TIAMAT

[soulping]

[You're wading in a low river, trying to advance as fast as you can--is the apparent setup, anyways. There's a table in the center of the room with a die to roll--and as you do so the world moves around you like some kind of VR deal. Everything looks, smells, and even sounds real… but it can't actually hurt you.]

[A monitor is lit up on the table. It reads: '24 spaces remain.']

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

Re: ROUND 1

[tatsumi_textiles]

Huh.

Who's got actual luck and wants ta roll?

Re: ROUND 1

[ihatefishpanties]

[hi it's Aoko]

[he lifts a hand in a lazy, two-fingered wave]

Lady Luck and I do happen to be on good terms.

DICE ROLL

[ihatefishpanties]

[4 FOR TIAMAT]

OBSTACLE: RIVER RAPIDS

[fangirlitis]

[20 spaces remain]

[What's a river without rapids? The water rushes faster in this part of the river, beating against rocks and swirling in a chaotic pattern of white rapids and swift currents. It ends a short distance ahead, but getting through it unscathed might be hard. Since you left your white water gear at home--what do you do?]

> Slow down and proceed carefully
> Try to rush through using the rapids as leverage
> Don't change your pace at all
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

ROUND 2

[fangirlitis]

[21 spaces remain]

Re: ROUND 2

[tatsumi_textiles]

...oh.

Re: ROUND 2

[ihatefishpanties]

. . .

[PFFFFFF. he's snickering]

DICE ROLL

[tatsumi_textiles]

[ANOTHER 4 FOR TIAMAT]

OBSTACLE: BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT

[fangirlitis]

[17 spaces remain]

[Suddenly a whirlpool happens and sucks you all into the sewer. A giant anthropomorphic alligator appears out of nowhere, and begins singing a song about how if it's going to eat someone, it might as well be you. The entire thing seems like a lot of random, but--what do you do?]

> Wait for it to stop singing, end the scene, and never speak of it again
> Question the purpose of this event's existence
> Let forth an anguished cry to the editors
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

ROUND 3

[fangirlitis]

[14 spaces remain]

Re: ROUND 3

[ihatefishpanties]

Ha! So I guess we've all learned that we can't abuse the power of the guitar solo, huh?

Re: ROUND 3

[likebigboats]

Did you find drugs? You seem like you found drugs.

Re: ROUND 3

[withmyownfists]

Should I go ahead and roll this time?

Re: ROUND 3

[ihatefishpanties]

[a nod]

Go for it, Sabre. Let the luck roll from your fingers and into the dice.

DICE ROLL

[withmyownfists]

[ >5! Tiamat is on a roll!!! ]

OBSTACLE: CYBER OCTOPUS

[fangirlitis]

[9 spaces remain]

[In a particularly deep part of the river waits something insidious. You feel tentacles wrapping around a leg--suckers grabbing hold of you. Looking down, you can see a cybernetic octopus hiding in a pit. Circuitry runs down its tentacles as it squeezes and pulls upon you. You don't have time for this sucker--what do you do?]

> Panic and flail wildly
> Kiss it. On the beak.
> Try to fight it off with a convenient stick
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

ROUND 4

[fangirlitis]

[8 spaces remain]

Re: ROUND 4

[ihatefishpanties]

Callie, I think you're the only one of us who hasn't rolled yet.

[stares at the dice thoughtfully]

Re: ROUND 4

[likebigboats]

It's been a while since I got to do a bit of gambling.

[it doesn't go well]

DICE ROLL

[likebigboats]

[it's a 1]

OBSTACLE: AN INEXPLICABLE WATERFALL THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF PHYSICS

[fangirlitis]

[7 spaces remain]

[You're going across the river, but the current is suddenly pulling you towards a sharp cliff that's appeared right in front of you. You can't see the river past it, but you hear the familiar rushing of water, the crashing of it against the rocks below. Somehow, you're about to go down a waterfall. It seems like even the laws of physics are against you since this is clearly impossible, but--what do you do?]

> Question the validity of this waterfall's existence
> Ride down it in a barrel
> Grab the rocks near the cliff and try to find a safe way down
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

FINAL ROUND

[fangirlitis]

[4 spaces remain]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[withmyownfists]

We're so close!

[ WE MIGHT WIN THIS!? ]

Who should roll?

Re: FINAL ROUND

[withmyownfists]

[ > IT'S A FIVE CUZ RNG LOEV GIL ]