Adventures of Your Avatar - Dungeon Squad - finding the pirates

[Jolly Steve]

This thread is for those who are playing 'The Adventures of Your Avatar', and are going off to find the pirates rather than staying at the camp.

[MrEdwardNigma]

MrE follows those heading for the pirates camp to the beach, where they will turn left.

[Jolly Steve]

Leaving Koga and Ichneumon to try and get some sleep, MrE, Altharis and Jarlsberg, Rotheld, Lars, and 'Zom' leave the village, and try to follow the path.

The contents of Lars' backpack clink like a cat's bell in the darkness.

It's not that easy to tell the difference between trail and jungle.

[rockdeworld]

Being used to this sort of thing as an explorer, Rock confidently follows the trail through the darkness, keeping his eyes focused on the trail to avoid losing his way and going off it, until he comes to the beach.

[I_am_an_undead]

"Do you have a name?"

The undead pondered the question while following Rock, slipping out of the cloak and handing it to its original owner. Slowly, carefully, still trying to make the peices of memory come together, he spoke.

"Do you still have a name, after your death? Does it really matter, when it's all ended, who you were? I... I don't remember much. I guess I had a name when I lived, but I cannot remember. I don't remember much. Edward, my creator, is not of much help in the matter, he found me dead somewhere, on the side of a road. I think I was a slave or a prisonner, when I lived, because the only things I can remember... just feelings mind you, not real memories... were pain, sorrow, hunger, cold, sickness, and tiredness... so much tired..."

The zombie stared at the sky for a while, his mind a bit hazy, as it always was, as if in a state of half-slumber.

"... I guess that's why I had no problem adaptating to this state, because I cannot remember the good side of living, and you cannot miss what you know nothing of, can you? I never felt hatred for the living, which is what an undead is supposed to feel, right? In fact, sometimes, I feel pity for them. Weird, isn't it?"

[Mordokai]

Overhearing Rock's and zombie's conversation, Lars pops in.

"You are truly interesting undead. Well, you're interesting just by merely being able to speak and not eating others people brain on spot. But what you just said... it intrigues me. And it makes me feel sorry for you. Nobody should be treated like this. I wish it was in my power to somehow help you. Alas, I can think of nothing that I can do for you."

Moving ahead, Lars looks like he is deep in thoughts. Whether he is thinking about Lania or the talk he has just witnessed is hard to say.

[MrEdwardNigma]

The wizard listens to the undead speak.
"...Yes, I found you, dead, along the road somewhere. You were totally dead when I got there, I didn't poke you with a pitchfork or anything to make sure. Nope, did no such thing"

((I guess this is one of those cases where the human turns out to be the monster, and the hideous monster the good guy...))

[Jolly Steve]

Being used to this sort of thing as an explorer, Rock confidently follows the trail through the darkness, keeping his eyes focused on the trail to avoid losing his way and going off it, until he comes to the beach.

Rock does indeed follow the trail, as does Zom. The others manage to follow by keeping their eyes on them.

[Jolly Steve]

But before you get to the beach, you find three pure white wolves blocking your path.

They howl at you: 'wooooe, wooooe'.

[MrEdwardNigma]

"I say we zap these buggers..."

[rockdeworld]

The explorer, now cloaked again, agrees.

"Monsters blocking our path... It seems an easy choice." He says, swinging his sword at the nearest one.

[Mordokai]

"I'm guessing we could use some practice before facing the pirates." says Lars as he joins his friends at destroying the wolves.

[I_am_an_undead]

Well, here it goes...

Zom slouched, slowly advancing toward the wolves, and as he produced a death rattle, he started flailing his arms wildly at the nearest one, trying to connect at least one fist.

[Jolly Steve]

Lars swings his sword at the nearest wolf (as seen in the movie 'Lars Attacks!'). It slashes across the wolf's face. The wolf's claws scrape harmlessly across Lar's armour.

Zom and Rock strike at the other wolves, but they're too fast for them.

The wolf's wound closes up, the blood disappears, and it appears 'as good as new'.

[rockdeworld]

Zom and Rock strike at the other wolves, but they're too fast for them.

((OOC: Who was too fast for who? Since I don't see any numbers, I can assume the wolves dodged our attacks, but could you please use better grammar in the future?))

Rock watches in shock as the wolf immediately heals the wound given to it by Lars, then quickly understands. "Get out of the way!" He tells Lars and the zombie. Turning to the wizard, the explorer calls out to him.

"They're all yours Nigma! Show us some of your magic!" He retreats from the close fighting with the wolves, moving back to protect Edward from them in case they get too close to the wizard.

[MrEdwardNigma]

"Oh, I'd like nothing better"
The wizard grins, and unleashes a powerfull burst of lightning onto the wolves.

[Jolly Steve]

(OOC: Enigma, you have five points of damage to distribute among the wolves)

[MrEdwardNigma]

Hmmm, I suppose I'll throw it all on one wolf, hoping it's enough to kill it. But probably not.

[Jolly Steve]

The same wolf as Lars hit, or one of the other two?

[rockdeworld]

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Since he said it generically, I suppose he meant "it doesn't matter which one", so let's put it this way:
There are 3 wolves:
Wolf A
Wolf B
Wolf C
Now, say I swung my sword at Wolf A, Lars attacked Wolf B, and I_am_an_Undead flailed at Wolf C. The wolf attacked by Lars healed itself (or so it seems), and so its hp is unimportant.
Knowing the nature of lightning and attackers, E.Nigma may as well have attacked any of the wolves, but he probably hit the one closest to him. For the sake of discussion, lets say it was wolf B. Wolf B just took 5 damage.

[Jolly Steve]

Lightning arcs from MrE's hand to the lead wolf. It howls in pain as smoke rises off its fur.

[Mordokai]

After Mr.E is finished with his spell, Lars decides to once again strike at the wolf that was hit by the lighting.

"This should be enought to finish you off."

[Jolly Steve]

The wolves back off. But then one of the wolves catches the scent of Zom. Intoxicates by the ripe, pungent smell it leaps forward, and bites him for 2 damage.

[Jolly Steve]

Lars manages to slice the ear of the wolf as it leaps for Zom.

[rockdeworld]

Rock stands guard over the spellcaster, readying himself to attack and push back a wolf in case one of them should decide to make E.Nigma one of their targets.

[I_am_an_undead]

Zom emited a low gurgle, his face showing no sign of pain, but a cold fury instead. He pounded as strongly as he could his fists at the beast, trying to dislodge it.

[Jolly Steve]

A wolf makes as if to attack Enigma, but thinks better of it.

Zom beats and bites the wolf, who is confused to find this carrion fighting back.

[Jolly Steve]

Two of the wolves are now wounded.

Again, their wounds heal in front of your eyes, but not completely.

All three wolves whimper, and try to run into the forest.

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[MrEdwardNigma]

The wizard quickly tries to send another jolt of lighting at the wolves as they attempt to escape.
Damage divided equally for 6 or above, 6-3 divided among two wolves and 3-1 dumped on the wolf I shocked before.

"Get them, guys, while they're weak!"

[Jolly Steve]

Again the lead wolf, still leading in retreat, is burnt by Enigma's lightning.