Turn 21The axe held by Gunthar, the man in white, can open portals. One of the portals led here. Would it be acceptable to drink the water? If not, what would be Acceptable to do here?
If it’s acceptable, drink the water. If not, try doing what would be acceptable
6"I don't like these stalactites above us. Let us not risk drinking the water and go further instead."
We should go across the pond, deeper into the mountainous cavern.
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"To drink would be dangerous, perhaps... but does this place not spark a certain curiosity in you, friend Joshua?" Gunthar approaches the pool, looking back with a smile. "There is no need now for haste. What wonders might we behold, in the ancient perfection of these waters?"
And kneeling, Gunthar peers into the pool's crystal depths: at his own reflection, and at what may lie beneath.
4Rana, Joshua, and Gunthar face the pool. Rana decides to ask her host for advice.
The axe held by Gunthar, the man in white, can open portals. One of the portals led here. Would it be acceptable to drink the water? If not, what would be Acceptable to do here?"We...do not understand your choices, Thief Rana. You do not submit, yet you spend empathy on our kind. What do you want from us? Do you intend to fight us, or do you intend to serve? If you wish to serve, drown your companions in this pool, incorporate their corpses into your form, and merge with our Mind that we may learn what they learned, and your unnecessary personality shall be purged. That would be Acceptable.
But you won't do that, will you? You will act in a manner that is not Acceptable, and yet you will continue not to attempt to erase us. What do you want? What do you think is Acceptable?"
As they talk, Joshua and Gunthar disagree about what should be done with the pool.
"I don't like these stalactites above us. Let us not risk drinking the water and go further instead.""To drink would be dangerous, perhaps... but does this place not spark a certain curiosity in you, friend Joshua?" Gunthar approaches the pool, looking back with a smile.
"There is no need now for haste. What wonders might we behold, in the ancient perfection of these waters?"Joshua moves around the edge of the pool and reaches a tunnel on the opposite side without incident. He can leave, if he wants.
Meanwhile, Gunthar kneels and peers at his reflection in the water. His face peers back up at him, ornamented with a plastic and cardboard crown and lined with madness.
As he looks though, he sees deeper. In the pool, Gunthar sees his reflection eventually turn and leave the pool. A ripple stirs the surface of the lake. In the distorted reflections, the mirrored Gunthar meets with many fates. Some are tragic, a fatal fall or a cave-in claiming his life. An abandoned quest and a death in obscurity. A golden fist leaving a world of empty dust, and forging a new one atop the ashes.
Many though are much more hopeful. Gunthar standing on a burning throne, wielding the Axe of the Ginnungagap against countless foes until he is ushered into Valhalla. Serving as the guardian of Auðumbla, standing by her side as the world is born and reborn again. Simply eating a bowl of breakfast cereal with milk every morning in a healed version of his home.
Many more futures besides these are reflected in the pool. The ripples settle and the reflections almost fade. The fading imagery of the pool almost seems to ask him a question.
"What future do you hope to find at the dawn of all things, Gunthar Hornhelm?"[Processing, processing]
“...what, er, iss thisssss?”
Juainos will enter into the depths of the Moloko in search of the schematics of the Infinity Dearies, but not before shifting something to his pocket.
3If that was the milk I’ll feckin’ marmalize ya.
Explore the Molok and determine what from the actual ship survived and what didn’t.
5"Welcome to the wreckage of the Moloko. Way too much happened for me to properly explain, but we're here because the on-ship computer made scans of the infinity dairies that we can use to make more milk."
Scan for hostiles.
1"...ah.
Um, what are the 'infinity dairiesss'?"
Go search for any location from which I could access the records.
6The TARDIS crew look over the fallen spacecraft.
“...what, er, iss thisssss?”
"Welcome to the wreckage of the Moloko. Way too much happened for me to properly explain, but we're here because the on-ship computer made scans of the infinity dairies that we can use to make more milk.""...ah.
Um, what are the 'infinity dairiesss'?"
Adam remains behind to use the TARDIS scanners while the others go aboard the Moloko. Adam tries to scan for hostiles, but for some reason all the computer gives him is a massive "HOSTILE DETECTED" alarm centered on Juainos. Must be an error.
Speaking of Juainos, everyone's giant purple friend spends his time exploring the underbelly of the Moloko. He doesn't find the Infinity Milk scans, but he does come across something. A brief stumble over some rubble exposes a glint of metal, and he digs through the debris. Underneath is a golden gauntlet with six empty indentations.
Shaun walks into the ship's main level through a faded "postal carrier" sign left over from some old battle over the cosmetic design just before the Event. An inspection of the ship reveals that it's actually in surprisingly good condition. It looks like the ship was finally brought down by the sudden deaths of half the crew, followed by an attack from Thainos' army of assembled villains that destroyed the engines. The nanobots have also been permanently deactivated due to time and decay, and there's hull breaches and relatively minor damage all throughout the ship. If the engine could be repaired or replaced however, the ship could possibly fly again.
Finally, Ssarscel boards the unfamiliar vessel in search of the ship's records. After finding his way through an oddly large wardrobe of mime apparel and a church filled with Roombas with drained batteries, Ssarscel locates the hallway to the ship's computer core. However, the way is completely filled with a hive of surviving vacuum vermin.
Try to locate the leader and carve a bloody path towards it.
If I fail to locate the leader just keep killing Okapis until I can make a wall with their corpses.
ENGAGE CHIMERA AND ITS RIDER IN SINGLE COMBAT BEFORE IT KILL ANY MORE OF MY CHILDREN
HURL A SPEAR, AIMING TO SKEWER AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE PESKY HEADS (MAYBE MORE IF ATTACK FROM SIDE), THEN CLOSE IN AND HAVE MY STEED KNOCK IT DOWN WITH A KICK OF ITS HOOVES - OR, BETTER YET, MAYBE KICK THEM STRAIGHT THROUGH FORTRESS WALLS!
"DIE, EVILDOER! YOU SHALL SHARE IN THE SAME FATE OF THE VILE DAIRY QUEEN HERSELF! NO LONGER SHALL THIS FOREST BE OPPRESSED!"
ALSO REST OF ARMY CAN GO ON ATTACKING DQ FORCES, I GUESS
Yoink vs Adam:5 vs 2
Okapi mutant vs chimera:3 vs 3-1
Okapis vs Dairy Queen forces:1 vs 6
The battle rages on. Yoink and Adam Smith identify each other from across the battlefield and charge with lances in hand. Everything seems to go silent for a brief moment as the two rush together.
Then, Yoink breaks from the charge with an unexpected wheel to the side on his mounts twisted legs. A spear flies from his hand and strikes through the head of the serpent tail. The chimera rears up in pain, an opening Yoink's mount uses to kick the chimera to the ground. Adam is knocked down alongside his mount, looking up at Yoink and his monster as they prepare for the kill.
The Dreamer hasn't abandoned his servant yet, however. From the castle comes a joyous whinnying. The Unicorn is standing in the gates, the sun shining off her horn and her long white mane flowing in the breeze. The Unicorn trots in place, signalling a challenge to the okapi army. An okapi partisan immediately charges the Unicorn with spear in hand. The Unicorn waves her mane in the breeze once more, turns as if to run, and when the partisan approaches, snaps out a hoof. The okapi warrior drops to his knees, gagging silently on a burst throat. The Unicorn's perfect white pelt is immediately stained red as she wheels around and chomps eagerly on the spilling blood. Other okapis see the display and charge to defend their wounded companion. Their valor doesn't help. The Unicorn rips the first okapi's head and spine from his shoulders, flings it at the others to break their charge, and then puts her sharp horn to work.
There are no survivors, and no wounds that might grant the mercy of a quick death. The Unicorn hungers.
"Aw yeah back to full strength, now it is time to use the items in this building against the government that created it!"
Search the bunker under the capital building for the war room, then see how many nukes are still armed and ready.
(So at first I was worried, then I was rooting for you, and then I rolled and was just disappointed. Sorry about that result, I wanted to see you nuke something.)
1You check the remains of the war room, but unfortunately it looks like the United States has no nuclear missile supply. Historical records indicate that it used to have one, but the peaceful era of the Earth Alliance lead to disarmament.
Typical Government, dismantling all the nuclear weapons before you can use them.
If there is still smaller settlements to raid then keep raiding. If none left, then march onto Genricville itself.
5You expand your Network, ensuring that no village is too small to miss their chance to become part of your extended consciousness. After some time, you end up even more powerful than before your ill-fated attack on Genericville. No villages remain, but your army will get a +1 bonus on further mass combat.
start taking the bones and using them to reinforce my body
4+1 for finding the bones.You work with the skeletons you've recovered, building yourself up into a terrifying amalgamation of bone. You now get a +1 on rolls involving physical strength, and your added connections gives you both the ability to preform skeleton magic and a +1 on your spells.
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