PREQUEL - Or Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure -

[keybounce]

Ok, I'm past the meeting at the mage guild, in the stone building catching fire, and Katia both being better at magic and more down in the dumps.

Does it get better?

I mean, right now it is depressing as bleep. It looks like she missed the guided trip home, her mission is a failure, and ...

[Fralex]

Ok, I'm past the meeting at the mage guild, in the stone building catching fire, and Katia both being better at magic and more down in the dumps.

Does it get better?

I mean, right now it is depressing as bleep. It looks like she missed the guided trip home, her mission is a failure, and ...

It fluctuates, but I've noticed that each time she gets brought low, she's a little better off than she was before, she's a little more confident, and she's gained a few things that can never be taken away from her (befriending Quill-Weave, learning magic, etc.)

The part following the aftermath of the Mage's Guild fiasco is some of the most weirdly, genuinely uplifting stuff I've read/played anywhere, though. Like, there's a mini-game coming up that actually made me feel a little better when I was depressed.

Basically, it's sad but not hopeless.

[Fralex]

Also, here are links to the previous two threads, feel free to add them to the OP:

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...hlight=PREQUEL

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...-The-Adventure

Man, it's going to bug me that we now have two PREQUEL threads with the same tagline. Oh, well.

Also, it's really strange to think that for a bunch of people, they've been following this comic for a year and this is the first time they've seen it update.

[Yuki Akuma]

Ok, I'm past the meeting at the mage guild, in the stone building catching fire, and Katia both being better at magic and more down in the dumps.

Does it get better?

I mean, right now it is depressing as bleep. It looks like she missed the guided trip home, her mission is a failure, and ...

Well, this is the story of how Katia eventually ends up imprisoned without anything to her name.

So I've been re-reading the comic to get back up to speed and... wow. I'd totally forgotten about Katia: Enter. Is it weird I'm amazed at the consistency? Even the rusty key is in Katia: Enter.

[keybounce]

So why is this thread not titled "Prequel 3: Making a cat cry (again)"?

(why no three?)
(y no 3?)

[Lethologica]

So why is this thread not titled "Prequel 3: Making a cat cry (again)"?

(why no three?)
(y no 3?)

Because it's not like we've had thread continuity, haha.

[DigoDragon]

Yeah, that update is better as just a video. I got eyestrain trying to parse some of the tiny objects on the screen.

[Cikomyr]

Ya know. I feel embarassed that it took me so long to realize the plot is merely explaining how the PC starts off with certain basic skills; like the fire spell.

[Yuki Akuma]

If Katia ends up with the ability to save and reload using CHIM I'm gonna scream.

In a good way, possibly.

[Lethologica]

It's gonna happen. It wouldn't necessarily help her here, though, since she's already in the cage.

[Lethologica]

PSA: How to get each route.

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There are three routes--wall (barracks at bottom left), castle (top left), and dungeon (tower at top right). The first time you walk past an entrance to one of these routes, it will be locked and the other two routes will open. Whichever of those you trigger first will be initiated. Note: The dungeon route's trigger is more specific than the other two. See below.

Wall route trigger: Walk past either the castle or the tower entrance, then walk past the barracks before triggering the other route.

Castle trigger: Walk past either the barracks or the tower entrance, then walk past the castle before triggering the other route.

Dungeon trigger: Walk past either the barracks or the castle, then open the door to the tower. Simply walking past the tower is not enough to trigger the route--you have to actually click on the door. So you can walk past the castle, walk past the tower, and still trigger the wall route by walking past the barracks.

[Spojaz]

Update, and so soon! Invisible cats are quick to draw apparently.
This is a perfect time to panic.

[Lethologica]

wao

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So I don't necessarily see any novice witchhunter skills that are applicable here, but I'm making a game effort to figure out what Katia might need to learn to get out of this situation (assuming getting out of this situation is the point). Cold touch, Shocking touch, probably not. Soul Trap is in Katia's specialty and the subject came up, but it's not clearly either useful or relevant to a learnable skill. Hm.

[DigoDragon]

PSA: How to get each route.

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There are three routes--wall (barracks at bottom left), castle (top left), and dungeon (tower at top right). The first time you walk past an entrance to one of these routes, it will be locked and the other two routes will open. Whichever of those you trigger first will be initiated. Note: The dungeon route's trigger is more specific than the other two. See below.

Wall route trigger: Walk past either the castle or the tower entrance, then walk past the barracks before triggering the other route.

Castle trigger: Walk past either the barracks or the tower entrance, then walk past the castle before triggering the other route.

Dungeon trigger: Walk past either the barracks or the castle, then open the door to the tower. Simply walking past the tower is not enough to trigger the route--you have to actually click on the door. So you can walk past the castle, walk past the tower, and still trigger the wall route by walking past the barracks.

Okay, so got the castle front door and the tower basement routes. Haven't done the third yet. Between the two I did do, I rather like the castle entrance cause it's fun watching one guard beat the snot out of the other. XD


Hmm, so how much does this bowling ball weigh? Case that varies a good bit. XD

[Doran]

Katia: Panic

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If it is her, will Katia fall back under her charisma?

[DigoDragon]

Katia: Panic

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If it is her, will Katia fall back under her charisma?

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More than likely. Unless that grubby weird potato thing has properties we don't know about, our little kitten is pretty much cooked.

[guttering flame]

This is Katia the Witch-hunter moment to shine. Iron bars are a bit much but her nemesis is witchy.

[Doran]

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I wonder if Sigrid is using detect living? Even if she thinks Katia is the only suspect, she’d need to know she’s in the cage.

Or this could be a fake out to get Katia to speak

[DigoDragon]

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I wonder if Sigrid is using detect living? Even if she thinks Katia is the only suspect, she’d need to know she’s in the cage.

Or this could be a fake out to get Katia to speak

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I was thinking detect Living, and the assumption no one else in the town would dare come mess with her. Well, hope that weird potato was worth bringing along.

[Doran]

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So Sigrid CAN see Katia, and has prepped specially for her.

[Mith]

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So Sigrid CAN see Katia, and has prepped specially for her.

On one hand, this wouldn't be enjoyable without the screwups. On the other hand, I hope something successful comes out of this.