Post by: Xantalos on December 21, 2012, 02:40:06 pm
He was gazing down at a tragic scene, for those who knew the backstory of this champion.
Onol Nekolurdim Uzolken Idok was one of the mightiest adventurers Armok had ever commanded, and the end that was coming for him was not worthy of someone so mighty; in fact, being killed by faulty oceans was not a death anyone deserved.
With a bellow, Armok sent his Valkyries to spirit the luck dwarf away.
Onol knew his time had come. The water was cold now, and sundown was fast approaching. Onol knew the wisdom of those who had passed on; the water froze with deadly swiftness here. Nevertheless, he swam on. Just as he felt the water about to snap-freeze, however, he felt arms wrap around his torso, fingers grasped his beard, what felt like legs grabbed his arms and lifted him free of the water.
"What is this madness," he cried, but he was hushed by the thrumming voice that practically burst his ears: "Armok is not yet done with you. We carry you to rest; on the morrow, resume the journey."
Exhausted from swimming the whole day, Onol hung his head and slept.
So yeah. This thread might not be updated very frequently, but it will chronicle the continued adventures of my best adventurer ever, saved from the jaws of death by the handy advice of Eric Blank. More details are in the 'How have you been dying recently' thread; I'll post a link later.
I will consult Bay12 for advice on what to battle next, but keep in mind that Onol can overcome pretty much anything at this point. First update to come sometime. Until then!
You can view the summary of his exploits here. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=73243.msg3884136#msg3884136)
Updates:
Chapter One: Landfall (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3897331#msg3897331)
First Combat (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3899719#msg3899719)
Chapter Two: Leaving the (First) Island (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3902544#msg3902544)
Fear The Night (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3904036#msg3904036)
Not a Smart Idea (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3911499#msg3911499)
Close to Home (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120769.msg3918307#msg3918307)
Memorable Quotes:
On bogeymen:
Now the night will know why it fears Onol.On wolves:
I chuckled when I realized that this massive wolf was probably warg-sized compared to Onol, and despite going berserk on him he's just going "meh" and kicking her to death.
Now with downloadable file! Note, requires Genesis 31.25.
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8133
Post by: WisdomThumbs on December 21, 2012, 05:32:54 pm
Truly this is a blessed day.
Post by: MrWillsauce on December 21, 2012, 10:52:21 pm
Post by: Xantalos on December 23, 2012, 05:14:53 am
EDIT: And here we are!
Chapter One: Landfall
Onol awoke damp. The sound of waves frothing filled his ears, interpersed with the rough cawing of seagulls. Coughing, spluttering, and vomiting up a considerable amunt of water, Onol staggered to his feet and cast his gaze around.
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Not much to look at, but it was enough to jog his memory. This was the beach he'd set out on that damnable swim from! Onol kicked some sand backwards in disgust and froze when he heard it hit something. He turned around very slowly.
(http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/9/9b/The_Emperor.jpg/180px-The_Emperor.jpg)
He took a step backward. Last he'd checked, there was no one there - and he was very good at observing. Legendary, in fact. So how had this glowing warrior appeared? He was paused in his contemplation by a voice that quite literally glowed:
Greetings, Onol. Well met.
Onol frowned, then asked, "How do you know my name?"
I know many things. For one, that you should be thankful.
"What for?"
Why, for preserving your existence. You must be skilful indeed, to move the Blood God to spare you from your icy fate.
"Well, I won't admit that I'm not great, but you say that Armok on high saved me? What are you, then?"
Call me an angel, a valkyrie, an ancient being of sword and fire; it makes no difference. What does matter is that you have been saved by Armok, but with one condition: that you go deep into the earth, and find the sword of adamantine Armok has placed to seal off the demons from entering the world. You must proceed into the depths of Hell itself and slaughter every demon in your path for His enjoyment.
The angel leaned closer, and its face took on a grim aspect.
And if you mess up, I will take it out on you, because Armok will allow for your mistakes on account of your mortality and punish ME instead. So DON'T MESS UP.
With that, the angel stepped back and vanished with a flash of light, leaving Onol with a headache, a threat hanging over his head, and a profound hatred of water.
It was a start.
Post by: Xantalos on December 23, 2012, 09:53:55 pm
Post by: MrWillsauce on December 23, 2012, 10:01:22 pm
Post by: Xantalos on December 23, 2012, 10:03:36 pm
Post by: MrWillsauce on December 23, 2012, 10:09:03 pm
In all honesty, there's nothing else to do by now; Onol practically oneshots BC's by now. I intend to showcase his badassery a little before I descend into te caverns, however.I recommend recruiting the dwarves to make a passage down to the 3rd level of caverns at least. It may feel like cheating or whatever, but you really wouldn't be proving anything by wasting your time wandering the depths on your own.
Post by: Xantalos on December 23, 2012, 10:16:07 pm
...You know what, that's true. And I don't think it'ss matter that I have no experience in fortressing, because I'll just be digging! First, however, comes some demonstrations.In all honesty, there's nothing else to do by now; Onol practically oneshots BC's by now. I intend to showcase his badassery a little before I descend into te caverns, however.I recommend recruiting the dwarves to make a passage down to the 3rd level of caverns at least. It may feel like cheating or whatever, but you really wouldn't be proving anything by wasting your time wandering the depths on your own.
EDIT: Quick question, would you folks like a long drawn-out wolf torture session or just killing them?
Post by: Bloax on December 24, 2012, 09:32:54 am
Post by: Xantalos on December 24, 2012, 03:58:34 pm
Combat Analysis
Prefight:
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Postfight:
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Onol basically curbstomped them, kicking out all their teeth and hacking off the one that remained's eyes, ears, and nose. He is currently slowly kicking her to death. After this I'll go searching for a hamlet to retire him in so I can
Post by: MrWillsauce on December 24, 2012, 03:59:04 pm
Post by: Xantalos on December 24, 2012, 04:01:20 pm
3 of those pictures don't work for me.Huh. I really don't know how to do this whole image thing.
Is there a better picture service thing than imgur? Because otherwise there'll have to be no pictures to cover the ADVENTURE. And that would suck.
Also, how would one prevent the pictures from being so damned bog?
Post by: WisdomThumbs on December 24, 2012, 07:15:02 pm
Also, all the pictures worked for me. I chuckled when I realized that this massive wolf was probably warg-sized compared to Onol, and despite going berserk on him he's just going "meh" and kicking her to death. "Her nose is gone." <<< Lolwhat? Like, her nose nose or her whole muzzle?
Post by: Xantalos on December 24, 2012, 07:24:35 pm
Post by: Bloax on December 24, 2012, 11:08:35 pm
If I'm to come with something known and not an underground image palettizer that I'm very fond of, I'd say use Paint.NET.
Just select what you need and go Image > Crop To Selection, bam.
Post by: Xantalos on December 25, 2012, 11:01:14 pm
2: Onol Leaves
Onol stood by the shore and watched the waves ride up, then fall down.
Over the past day he'd journeyed across the island he found himself on, fighting off multiple packs of wolves, horses, and even some lions at one point. The land seemed far more savage than he remembered, but then again he had been out at sea for a while. With a sigh, he gazed out at the distant shore. He was not going to enjoy this.
No need, creature.
Onol turned to see the angel before him, with his sword clapsed in both hands.
Armok has instructed me to carry you across, so as to not have a repeat of the last incident. It shall be so for any bodies of water you cross, save for rivers and such. I or another of Armok's chosen will be waiting for you. Now, let's go, shall we? Sooner this is over, the better.
And with that, the angel leapt at Onol, who readied himslef to deflect the blow. He was unprepared to feel an arm pass through his shields, grab him about the waist, and hoist him up into the air. With incredible speed, Onol rocketed into the air, toward the next island.
So! As the angel said, I'll be adding the [FLIER] tag to the raws whenever Onol has to cross a large body of water to avoid any further freezes. Apologies for the lack of images, but every imageservice I could find is being a complete dick, so you'll have to use those imaginations of yours. See you when Onol arrives on land again.
Post by: Orange Wizard on December 26, 2012, 12:46:59 am
Can we have a savefile for this guy at some point, or would you prefer to keep him hidden...?
Post by: Xantalos on December 26, 2012, 01:02:45 am
Post by: Xantalos on December 26, 2012, 02:20:32 am
--SURPRISE UPDATE--
It's BOGEYMAN TIME, EVERYBODY!
After trekking across the new island for about two days, fighting off wolves, sand antlions and a sea monster while Very Drowsy, Onol has been attacked by boogeymen. Just thought you should know. I'll post the combat logs in a spoiler. No pictures, I'm afraid.
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Post by: WisdomThumbs on December 26, 2012, 05:13:01 pm
Post by: Xantalos on December 26, 2012, 05:31:33 pm
Now the night will know why it fears Onol.I'm putting this in a list of memorable quotes.
Fear The Night
Onol wearily stumbled onward. He rememebred that he'd done a lot of walking, but not this much walking. Maybe it was the fact that he hadn't slept in 3 days.
Sleep...would be nice...
Onol slapped himself, the shock temporarily driving him alert. It was then that he heard the first giggle. Wafting among the trees, it twined it's way between his ears and out the other. He knew that sound, and as the singular giggle escalated to a cacauphony of sinister laughter, his suspicion was confirmed.
Bogeymen.
Like wraiths they glided out of the shadows, small, twisted mockeries of every bipedal being, with cruel smiles and mirth in their eyes. As they crept closer, they began chanting.
Now you know why you fear the night
Now you know why you fear the night
The chant accelarated.
Now you know why you fear the night!
Now you know why you fear the night!
Nowyouknowwhyyoufearthenight!
As the bogeymen chanted, faster and faster, they worked themselves up into a frenzy. Drool gushed from their jaws, wings fluttered in anticipation of the kill, and claws twitched eagerly.
Nowyouknowwhyyoufearthenight
Nowyouknowwhyyoufearthenigh
NOWYOUKNOWWHYYOUFEARTHENIGHT
And with that, the first bogeyman leapt towards Onol to begin the slaughter.
Only to be met by Onol's copper pick, already swinging toward the head. It impacted with a heavy thunk, and the bogeymen wailed and leapt at him. Onol was filled with the rush of combat, and rather than remove his pick from where it had stuck in the bogeyman's head, he wrenched it up by the neck in one mighty fist and bit it's head in half. By the time the next bogeyman reached him, his pick had swung toward it, and met it in midair, punching straight through the head, and struck the next one in the head on the followthrough. Shaking the corpse off the end, Onol spun around and impacted the bogeyman with such force that it's head was sent flying from it's shoulders. The rest of them, cowed by this display, had tried a few wary punches at him, but they were halfhearted and missed entirely. With a roar, Onol strode forward and crushed on'es skull beneath his pick, though it still twitched. Wrenching the blade out, Onol swung once more, and when this bogeyman proved to be more thick-skulled than the rest of them, he punched a hole through it's throat. It bled out moments later, and the ring of bogeymen let out a trememdous wail ... and vanished, turning into smoke and seeping back into the shadows. Onol roared his triumph to the sky.
"YES! NOW YOU KNOW WHY YOU FEAR ONOL!"
It then occurred to him that he was very tired, and he fell flat on his face and was asleep before he hit the ground.
Post by: random_odd_guy on December 27, 2012, 08:46:50 pm
Post by: Xantalos on December 29, 2012, 04:31:33 pm
Not a Smart Idea
Onol paused as he strode through the forest. Something was not quite right in these woods.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, the birds were still chirping awa annoyingly, nothing was ominously quiet, so what was wrong? Onol got his answer with a shrill cry of the creature he was most easily annoyed by in the world: kobolds.
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Sorry this update was waiting, folks, but family stuff.
Post by: Bloax on December 29, 2012, 04:40:59 pm
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Post by: Eric Blank on December 29, 2012, 05:03:29 pm
The hell did you do to her? :o
Better than some of my enemies come out of it. Sometimes I bite their breast/dick off and beat them with it. :P
Post by: Bloax on December 29, 2012, 05:05:18 pm
The hell did you do to her? :o;D
Post by: Xantalos on January 01, 2013, 05:47:47 am
Remembrances
Onol knew that it was nearby.
He could still taste the blood on his face, the way the blows ached deep in the bone. You tended to remember things from when you nearly died.
All the same, though, he needed to see it again. See the collossus' head up close and reassure himself that it was dead. With his resolve strengthened, Onol strode onward, and after some time, arived at the shrine. He could still see the arrows scattered all over the place from where he flung them; he could see the bunch of wolves that had foolishly tried to attack him once he had awoke.
It looked different in the shrine - Onol remembered it as a temple to ancient things from before time, the stones of the place unnaturally aged and the whole place emitting a sense of unnatural stillness. Now that the collossus was dead, however, the previously untouched stones were being grown over, he could see animals moving into the ruins and even a little nest.
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GAZE UPON THE PLACE WHERE ONOL DID BATTLE WITH THE MIGHTY BRONZE COLOSSI.
Not much to look at, I know, but it marks an important part of Onol's journey: a hamlet is near. I will save just before retiring, upload it to the DFFD if I can ever figure out how to put the save file into a zip folder, and then retire for a while and do the 'digging down to Hell' thing. No matter how long it takes, I will do this.
Of course, this stage of Onol's adventure has been coming for a while now, but I hope you all enjoyed his journey while it lasted. And I hope you enjoy my rantings on demons and stuff when we actually meet the buggers.
See you in Hell (literally),
Xantalos
Post by: Bloax on January 01, 2013, 06:31:33 am
Otherwise I'd copy it (the whole folder) to somewhere else, delete all the save/region(x)'s that aren't Onol's, and then stuff the folder into an archive and upload it.
Post by: Xantalos on January 01, 2013, 06:35:27 am
Post by: Bloax on January 01, 2013, 06:39:40 am
Post by: Xantalos on January 01, 2013, 06:41:42 am
Oh those fools.Yeah, it's not like it's the first time Onol has had to contend with angey elves. Or angry elf peasants. Specifically, this village; I think I've massacred it twice now, leaving the king alive each time.
In essence, Onol be trolling. And killing a whole village again.
Post by: Bloax on January 01, 2013, 06:46:04 am
Post by: Xantalos on January 01, 2013, 06:50:02 am
The prophets have spoken that Onol is destined to be slain by the least suited enemy who manages to stab him in the face with a copper bonecarving knife.Actually, the one time that Onol actually DID die without my stupid being a factor was when he somehow got shot in the throat by a goblin while sleeping. He woke up with a slahsed throat, killed every single goblin there, and died.
Of course I savescummed because I wanted to actually have a chance to fight my enemy before being mortally wounded, of course, but still.
Post by: Orange Wizard on January 01, 2013, 08:29:05 pm
That sort of thing often happens with my adventurers. But it's more often my lungs getting torn apart, so I just charge into battle carelessly and die to an arrow in the face, suffocation be damned.The prophets have spoken that Onol is destined to be slain by the least suited enemy who manages to stab him in the face with a copper bonecarving knife.Actually, the one time that Onol actually DID die without my stupid being a factor was when he somehow got shot in the throat by a goblin while sleeping. He woke up with a slahsed throat, killed every single goblin there, and died.
Of course I savescummed because I wanted to actually have a chance to fight my enemy before being mortally wounded, of course, but still.
Post by: Bloax on January 01, 2013, 09:53:03 pm
Post by: Xantalos on January 14, 2013, 09:10:02 am
All they said about demons was a lie
For with enough <<copper pick>> even death may die
Post by: Freshmaniscoolman on January 14, 2013, 12:39:42 pm
(Apologies for the double post)
--SURPRISE UPDATE--
It's BOGEYMAN TIME, EVERYBODY!
After trekking across the new island for about two days, fighting off wolves, sand antlions and a sea monster while Very Drowsy, Onol has been attacked by boogeymen. Just thought you should know. I'll post the combat logs in a spoiler. No pictures, I'm afraid.If you wish I'll do an awesome in-character account of the fight.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I think those logs are fake, seeing as there is "YOu" instead of "You".
Post by: Bloax on January 14, 2013, 02:57:38 pm
And I have no doubt in the legitimacy of it, considering we're talking about this guy:
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?/?Post by: Xantalos on January 14, 2013, 02:59:42 pm
Huh.
Post by: Zavvnao on January 15, 2013, 12:32:05 pm
Post by: Orange Wizard on January 15, 2013, 06:58:55 pm
Post by: Xantalos on January 16, 2013, 02:22:51 am
I think it's on a normal map with water.Large Island.
Post by: Orange Wizard on January 16, 2013, 03:47:12 am
A normal map with water. (I class all of the default params as normal.)I think it's on a normal map with water.Large Island.
Post by: Zavvnao on January 16, 2013, 10:57:46 am
Large Island.
thank you :3
Post by: Loud Whispers on January 16, 2013, 07:24:30 pm
Post by: Xantalos on January 16, 2013, 08:56:37 pm
Onol's dealings with bogeymen sounds a lot like he was really just looking for a cup of tea or coffee, and resorted to the next best thing. Murder in a cup.Best thing to wake you up is murdering your cup!
Also, I'm told drinking bogeyman blood tastes sweet.
Post by: Urist McDruid on January 17, 2013, 11:08:53 am
Combat Analysis
Prefight:Spoiler: Huge image that I can't figure out how to shrink (click to show/hide)
Postfight:Spoiler: Also huge (click to show/hide)Spoiler: Also huge (click to show/hide)Spoiler: Also huge (click to show/hide)
Onol basically curbstomped them, kicking out all their teeth and hacking off the one that remained's eyes, ears, and nose. He is currently slowly kicking her to death. After this I'll go searching for a hamlet to retire him in so I canbuild a fortress that goes down to HFSInvestigate these rumors of a fortress dedicated entrely to going down to the HFS.
On the last image, it says size 50. WHERE,WHAT,HOW!!! It seems like it would be very useful to know.
Post by: Xantalos on January 17, 2013, 11:18:32 pm
Post by: Orange Wizard on January 18, 2013, 04:09:46 am
Post by: Xantalos on March 10, 2013, 04:35:33 pm
Post by: Xantalos on November 14, 2013, 04:22:23 am
IT TOOK ME FAR TOO LONG, BUT I FINALLY UPLOADED ONOL TO DFFD!
I'm not going to bother with any narrative since I don't really remember what I was doing here, but point is I uploaded him. If you want to dig down to hell I'm pretty sure he's a few day's travel from a civ, so that'll be good.
Enjoy: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8133