TIAMAT/ALECTRYON

[soulping]

( roots twist around your legs to yank through the swamp water into. . . oh yes, another swamp. wonderful!! everyone loves the swamp! at least there is civilisation here. you've found yourself in a quaint little village with a fancy new set of duds and. . .?

ah, yes. this stranger that you immediately recognise as your squad captain. )

Comments

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

[ Your squad captain, an older woman with scars on her face, leads you into a shack set on stilts above the mirelands. On the door, a symbol has been carved into the wood: ⏃, and all of the tapestries and flags are BLACK. Inside on a large table, weapons have been grouped together: swords and shields, bows and arrows, and magic staves. ]

Listen up, pups. The first stage of your mission is to explore the village yonder. But just because we've been assigned to protect them doesn't mean all those natives are going to be friendly. This is a war zone. Arm yourselves accordingly—as a unit.

[ And just in case it isn't immediately clear what she means by that, it would seem that there's exactly the same number of weapons as there are people in your squad. ]

Re: ROUND ONE

[fuhrinkaed]

...So I guess we need to have weaponry.

[:T]

I remember a thing or two about fighting with a staff...

Re: ROUND ONE

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Ochre will take a shield.

Just a shield.]

Re: ROUND ONE

[suzinkazan]

[Gimme the staff.]

Re: ROUND ONE

[hyanaimne]

[HAHAHAHA WARZONE HAHAHAHAHA

I mean, she's taking a sword]

Re: ROUND ONE

[carptricks]

["just and fair. . ."]

Arm ourselves accordingly as a unit, huh.

Re: ROUND ONE

[abetternight]

[ Uuuuuuuuuggggh. ]

...This is really heavy.

[ Also, weapons?????? ]

Re: ROUND ONE

[timedog]

[ WHY IS THERE A DOG

why is it trying to pull a sword off the table with its mouth ]

Re: ROUND ONE

[tatsumi_textiles]

We've got th' most mages, so I'm voin' the staffs.

ROUND ONE: DECISION

[soulping]

ROUND TWO

[soulping]

[ Having made your selection as a team, the commanding officer gathers your attention to make an announcement. ]

We have received intelligence from one of our scouts that the red and yellow armies have made camp near the village. Word has gotten to the villagers, and the people are frightened: rumors abound that an attack is imminent. I ask that you all agree, as a unit, upon what you believe is the best course of action to use against these forces: will you attack or defend?

Should you choose to defend, you may either station four guards around the village or place a magical barrier there using a talisman. If you wish to attack, you may cast blind, petrify, thunder, or blizzard on our enemy. The effects are self-explanatory. Be forewarned—once you have committed an action once, you may not repeat it again later, as our enemies will be aware of our tactics and talismans may be used only once.

Re: ROUND TWO

[tatsumi_textiles]

So, wait, if we defend this time, does that mean we gotta attack next time?

Re: ROUND TWO

[fuhrinkaed]

[THINKING.]

Three things.

Firstly: how may armies are there, in total?

Secondly: what happens if it turns out their armies just defend and ours just defend?

And thirdly: Can we only defend once?

Re: ROUND TWO

[hyanaimne]

This is the most ridiculous warzone I have ever had the misfortune to be apart of.

We should attack.

Re: ROUND TWO

[gateofbabbylon]

Is there any chance of these other armies attacking each other or are they clear allies against us?

Re: ROUND TWO

[carptricks]

[is quiet for a moment, before he speaks up with a question of his own]

The spell-- petrify. How does it work? Is it just a basic paralysis spell?

[that would suck but at least it's non-lethal???]

Re: ROUND TWO

[fuhrinkaed]

Guys, there's six teams. Leaving out cats, that means we're looking at two teams like us, teamed up among each one. That also means that we're making decisions for them like they are for us.

We don't know much about who is on any of the other teams, but they also don't know the same for us.

And the weapons, consider: Swords, bows and arrows, magic. Three choices. In a fight, we're probably playing rock paper scissors with live ammo.

I don't think we should attack anyone, since if we all just guard, we all won't hit each other. And if we do get hit, we can piece together who did it later.

DECISION

[soulping]

ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[soulping]

[ You succeed in blinding the yellow army, however the red army has escaped unscathed. Luckily for you, though, you make it through the night similarly unharmed. The villagers are still quite nervous, however, given the proximity of the armies... and now there are rumors of raiding parties of bandits attacking similar nearby villages. You are once again faced with the decision of how to defend the village. ]

Re: ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[tatsumi_textiles]

So, uh- Anyone else think those bandits sounds more important?

Re: ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[fuhrinkaed]

...Okay guys, I think we should use the talisman this turn, to ensure perfect safety.

Then, we should discuss how exactly we're going to approach turn three. I think we should figure out how to break the game, given the time we have.

Re: ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[carptricks]

[BANDITS. . .]

. . . hey, commander! Why are we at war with the other camps, anyway? Has anyone tried to enter into peace talks with the enemy?

[a beat]

And if we choose to use the talisman against the red and yellow armies, can we still attack the bandits?

Re: ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[hyanaimne]

[bandits]

Re: ROUND THREE / ROUND TWO RESULTS

[likebigboats]

[Eh, bandits. Callie's just finding things to prod with her staff.]

ROUND FOUR / THREE'S RESULTS

[soulping]

[ Using the talisman against the red forces proves successful. Furthermore, you're able to soundly defeat the bandits with your magic spells. The villagers are thrilled with your success and seem happy with your presence. Unfortunately, you are all feeling quite drained of energy now after using so much magic. You must yet again decide how you will defend the village this third night, but will you even be able to defend or attack this time around? ]

Re: ROUND FOUR / THREE'S RESULTS

[suzinkazan]

....Ed your plan better work because I don't think we can do anything else.