DAWON + RATATOSKR

[soulping]

There is a large gust of wind, and you blink. When you open your eyes you find you're no longer on top of the mountain...

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STARTER

[soulping]

... but in what would appear to be a thick, lush forest. Around you as far as you can see are massive trees with canopies that blot out the sky. The hum of bugs fills the air. It's hot, or at least considerably warmer than it was on top of the mountain, but not oppressively humid, at least.

Looking to your left, you can see the forest begins to clear out.
Looking to your right, you can see that the forest appears as dark and thick as where you are now. It is also possible that you can choose a member of your party to climb a tree to check to see which way you should go. Or maybe you could check out your perimeter on foot?

Climb a tree.
Choose the left path.
Choose the right path.
Check out the immediate area on foot.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bismarcksman]

Hm.

. . . Hello? Is there anyone there?

TURN IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN IN

[secretofthefox]

[Sol is going to climb that tree to look around.

Oak will be spotting him to make sure he doesn't fall or anything.]

CLIMBING THE TREE

[soulping]

You chose a nice, solid, sturdy tree to climb, and managed to climb all the way to the top. Congratulations! From here, you can see that to the left there is a coast line and a large body of water in the distance; to the right is a tall mountain that becomes submerged in low-lying clouds.

Go back down, now, and confer with your team to choose which path you wish to proceed along.

Choose the left path.
Choose the right path.

Re: CLIMBING THE TREE

[secretofthefox]

[We will be going down the right path toward the mountain. o/]

THE RIGHT PATH

[soulping]

The path is dark as you go along, with only the rare shaft of light making it through the dense canopy overhead, and it's possible that you may find it difficult to keep your footing: thick tree roots and rocks impede the way, making it difficult to proceed.

Deep into your travels, there is a soft rustling sound in the thick bushes to your left, followed by a snapping sound.

Investigate the sounds in the bushes.
Ignore the sounds and continue forward.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bismarcksman]

I can check it out.

TURN IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN IN

[bismarcksman]

[ Oak is going to check out the noise, while Sol clears the roots and stuff because wooden swords are mundane and therefore cool as fuq ]

THE DEAD TREE

[soulping]

You decide to ignore the sounds. Continuing, you find a very large, dead tree--or what remains of it, anyway. It's a stump by now, covered in what looks to be a green moss. The other trees around it are too thin to support your weight should you choose to try to climb them for a better vantage point, but something tells you that you've reached another "fork in the road" despite there not even being a proper walking path.

Investigate the tree.
Go left at the tree.
Go right at the tree.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[secretofthefox]

Wonder what happened here.

TURN IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN IN

[bismarcksman]

[ WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE TREE ]

THE BABOON TROOP

[soulping]

It would seem you've managed to find a whole troop of baboons. What do you do?

Go closer to investigate.
Avoid them.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bismarcksman]

Uhhhh, no. Nnnnnope. No.

turn in

[soulping]

Re: turn in

[secretofthefox]

[We're going to avoid them, then.

And for the record, no, not eating the mushrooms. We're supposed to be collecting stuff. Eating them would kind of defeat the purpose.]

THE BOTTOM OF A SLOPE

[soulping]

Your hike is a very long one, but it's very clear that your are slowly but surely ascending. Even better, it's a gradual enough climb that it's pretty much entirely safe.

Along the way, you see a couple of wild goats. They look up as you approach.

Approach the goats.
Don't approach the goats.

Re: THE BOTTOM OF A SLOPE

[secretofthefox]

[Approaching the goats slowly and quietly, attempting to be non-threatening but curious.

Surely nothing can go wrong with this.]

Proceed to Endgame

[soulping]

Although you didn't make it to the top, there is another strong gust of wind that forces you to close your eyes again. When it's passed...