Last time, everyone was sleepy. Today, they are not! Onwards!

The Evil Saga! ~ Chapter 16: Technologomagjickatronomancy

Golurk:

drufle is it a new day

Seishi Honekawa:

caw ca doodle doo

The Drufle:

Uhhhhh.

Ezra:

every fuckin day with this fuck

The Drufle:

Good quesiton actually.

The Drufle:

question*\

Ezra:

we're still travelling to the pyramid

Ezra:

or maybe we've reached it

Ezra:

maybe we went the wrong way

The Drufle:

You are just about there.

The Drufle:

Alright, I think I got my pogs.

The Drufle:

Yep.

The Drufle:

All better.

Ezra:

And you're now...back.

Ezra:

with pogs.

The Drufle:

I might just go ahead and shut off my laptop.

The Drufle:

Switch back to desktop irc.

The Drufle:

Alright!

The Drufle:

Are you all here again?

Ezra:

yer

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Ready for murdering.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Discriminate murder of course.

The Drufle:

Of course.

The Drufle:

Can't be evil without horrible murder.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Of course you can.

The Drufle:

I just realized I left my notebook back at school but I don't need it that badly.

The Drufle:

I know everything that should happen anyway.

Ezra:

its just KILL BRASS scrawled in blood over and over

Bernard Blackbrass:

That sounds like a really metal revolver.

The Drufle:

Something like that.

The Drufle:

So!

The Drufle:

The wagon has travelled quite a distance down the river.

The Drufle:

All of the elementals are now utterly terrified of the wagon and are staying way away.

Ezra:

We're not that bad, are we?

Bernard Blackbrass:

our breath stinks

Ezra:

Is Brass making faces at them again

Bernard Blackbrass:

you need to bathe, ezra

Bernard Blackbrass:

you can do so now

The Drufle:

Brass is kinda scary.

The Drufle:

Don't mess with him.

Ezra:

well I can go 0 to 50 in one round

Bernard Blackbrass:

I heard he eats metal

Ezra:

how about that

Bernard Blackbrass:

I heard he shits gold coins

Bernard Blackbrass:

like a dragon

Ezra:

Dragons don't shit gold!

Ezra:

that's a myth

The Drufle:

That's just silly.

Ezra:

they vomit it

The Drufle:

Soooooooooo yeah.

Seishi Honekawa:

caw

Seishi Honekawa:

i was reading spoilers

Ezra:

Gosh. Sure didn't notice Veilwar leave just now.

The Drufle:

Off in the distance you think you see some of the oread villages that you skipped last time.

Bernard Blackbrass:

aw yeah!

The Drufle:

Yeah, anyone observant may have noticed that Veilwar is missing.

Bernard Blackbrass:

we're level 4 now and some level 3s

Bernard Blackbrass:

what

The Drufle:

I doubt that's a problem.

The Drufle:

Right?

The Drufle:

Right.

Ezra:

Well

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Little guy?"

Ezra:

he had some of our potions

Bernard Blackbrass:

And he kept them.

Bernard Blackbrass:

As well as some of the pills.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Gotta have pills.

The Drufle:

Nope.

Seishi Honekawa:

"How did he get past me?"

The Drufle:

Oddly enough, there is a small pile of scrolls and potions on the ground behind the crates.

The Drufle:

Including his vials of magical flame.

The Drufle:

His clothes are not there, nor is he.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"..."

Ezra:

This is all well and good but how long have the Zhyens been in those crates?

* Bernard Blackbrass checks the first two crates before giving up.

The Drufle:

They're not in the crates.

The Drufle:

They're kinda hovering over them.

The Drufle:

Chatting to each other.

Ezra:

"He was acting odd lately."

Ezra:

"I thought it was just a goblin-thing thing."

The Drufle:

He's a wayang, silly.

Ezra:

"Where would he have gone, though?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"He was here when I got back inside."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"We should check."

Hina Takahashi:

"He didn't have another teleport scroll, did he?"

Seishi Honekawa:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 18 + 2 + 3 = 23 »

Ezra:

"We didn't have one in the cart."

Ezra:

"We checked quite thoroughly too."

Seishi Honekawa:

let's look for

Seishi Honekawa:

residues

The Drufle:

You see no physical residues anywhere, Seishi.

Ezra:

look at the pattern of the shoeprints here

Seishi Honekawa:

hrm

Ezra:

clearly the killer was 5ft8

Seishi Honekawa:

let's spray some LUMINOL

Ezra:

with blond hair

Ezra:

and here is his exact face

Bernard Blackbrass:

Knowledge (Psionics) Check At-Will • IntBonus Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + MiscSkill2 = 9 + 9 = 18 »

Ezra:

lets be attractive

Bernard Blackbrass:

I'm gonna keep making that check every session.

The Drufle:

There is no psionic trace, Brass.

The Drufle:

Also yeah, you don't see any sign of him other than the pile of stuff.

Ezra:

someone do a planes check

Seishi Honekawa:

Knowledge Planes Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgePlanes + IntBonus = 17 + 4 + 1 = 22 »

The Drufle:

Ah.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Maybe he flew

The Drufle:

There is a bit of shadow plane magic in the corner.

The Drufle:

Quite residual, but there.

Seishi Honekawa:

oh right i should've used detect magic

Ezra:

"He was from the shadow plane."

Seishi Honekawa:

let's pretend that's what i did

Ezra:

"Or at least, thats where he was last."

Seishi Honekawa:

"There is a bit of shadow plane magic in the corner."

Seishi Honekawa:

"Quite residual, but there."

Ezra:

"Held prisoner, I think."

Ezra:

"...I think it's fairly obvious what happened."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"House arrest."

Hina Takahashi:

"Can he even travel across planes?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"You think they got him under all of our noses?"

Seishi Honekawa:

"Maybe the darkness consumed him."

The Drufle:

That doesn't even make sense.

Ezra:

"Well, he did escape from the shadow plane in the first place."

Ezra:

"Maybe he found a way back?"

Ezra:

"Hrm..."

Ezra:

"Oh well!"

The Drufle:

Good response.

Seishi Honekawa:

"meh"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"..."

Ezra:

I'm going to practice long jumps

Ezra:

because i can do those better now

The Drufle:

Sure!

The Drufle:

Why not.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Can we go back a bit? And check?"

Seishi Honekawa:

"I should prepare the bones."

Ezra:

"I guess we can check."

Ezra:

"We're so close to the temple though."

The Drufle:

Back?

The Drufle:

Are you going to turn the wagon around?

Ezra:

"It's unlikely he just jumped off."

Hina Takahashi:

"I agree. Someone would have noticed, I think."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Either way, we can give him that much."

Seishi Honekawa:

"Well these wagons can form doorways from any spot"

Seishi Honekawa:

~evil~

The Drufle:

So are you going to turn around?

The Drufle:

Or go to the temple first?

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+20 => 5 + 20 = 25

The Drufle:

Let's have a vote.

Ezra:

long jumps

The Drufle:

That doesn't really help anyone.

Ezra:

I guess I'll vote for back

Ezra:

we can't take too long, though!

The Drufle:

Well, alright.

Ezra:

fate awaits......

The Drufle:

Hina slows the horses down and turns around the wagon.

The Drufle:

You are now going north again.

Ezra:

did duck vote

* Bernard Blackbrass keeps a good look about, but it's clear that it's a real strain on his attention.

The Drufle:

Well it's really more west, but whatever.

The Drufle:

Duck gets no votes.

The Drufle:

So how far will you go?

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+4 => 9 + 4 = 13

The Drufle:

Halfway back? Just a few miles?

Ezra:

thats perception

Ezra:

i guess

The Drufle:

You see sand.

Bernard Blackbrass:

let's roll 1d100 to see how many miles

The Drufle:

A significant amount of sand.

* Brass rolls: 1d1 => 1

Seishi Honekawa:

"*sigh* What will we look for?"

Ezra:

well thats conclusive

Bernard Blackbrass:

Are we by the village again?

Bernard Blackbrass:

We gotta raid those fuckers.

Bernard Blackbrass:

(later)

Bernard Blackbrass:

eh screw them

The Drufle:

No, you're going in the opposite direction.

The Drufle:

You're heading back towards the crazy lava rock lands.

Bernard Blackbrass:

That far huh.

The Drufle:

Well, you aren't there yet.

The Drufle:

But you're going in that direction now.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yeah we're not going back /that/ far.

Ezra:

"I'm not really seeing much."

The Drufle:

Alright.

Ezra:

"Except sand."

Ezra:

"Good sand, mind you."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"It's all sand."

Seishi Honekawa:

"Where did the dark one originate anyway?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

Wonder how far the river is.

Ezra:

"He stepped out of a giant world hole."

Ezra:

"Along with a giant angry butterfly that impregnated me."

The Drufle:

You're not actually near the river anymore.

The Drufle:

You're getting closer to it though.

The Drufle:

After a few hours, you're approaching the central bay.

Ezra:

if the brain counts as a device can i use disable device on them

The Drufle:

No.

The Drufle:

Anyway, it's been about 2 hours and there's no sign of him.

Ezra:

can i untie shoes

The Drufle:

Uh.

The Drufle:

Yes?

Ezra:

take this brass

The Drufle:

That's a dirty trick.

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+12 => 4 + 12 = 16

Seishi Honekawa:

wow that's fast

The Drufle:

You'd have to roll for CMB.

The Drufle:

Seishi: You haven't seen anything at all, to be fair.

The Drufle:

Sand.

The Drufle:

Rocks.

The Drufle:

More sand.

The Drufle:

A few oread villages far off in the distance.

The Drufle:

Even more sand.

Ezra:

We should just turn back

The Drufle:

Good idea!

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I agree."

Ezra:

u turn!!

Ezra:

skidding horses

The Drufle:

Not that quickly, no.

The Drufle:

But Hina sighs and turns the horses around again.

The Drufle:

Back to the temple, part two.

Bernard Blackbrass:

and no more distractions

Bernard Blackbrass:

Although Brass seems to have dozed off.

The Drufle:

You see a few mud elementals hovering around the sand dunes on your way back.

Ezra:

actually if you'd like i could bring up some distractions

The Drufle:

Distractions?

Ezra:

well i got a card

Bernard Blackbrass:

"...?"

Ezra:

we can do this later though

The Drufle:

?

The Drufle:

Card?

The Drufle:

Which card?

Ezra:

The little demiplane one.

The Drufle:

Ah, of course.

The Drufle:

You could go ahead and build that in the meantime if you wish.

Ezra:

I mean thats very distracting

Ezra:

isn't it already made

The Drufle:

Well yeah.

The Drufle:

I just meant if you wanted to like

Seishi Honekawa:

brb making sandwitch

The Drufle:

know exactly what you were doing.

The Drufle:

Although I guess you do?

Ezra:

I picked all the things i wanted

The Drufle:

By the way, the sun's going down as you get closer.

Ezra:

i copy pasted it into irc earlier

Ezra:

there it is again

The Drufle:

Right.

The Drufle:

I noticed.

Ezra:

Oh those lovely Malor sunsets.

The Drufle:

It's quite frightening, let me tell you.

The Drufle:

Malor sunsets are very, very red.

The Drufle:

They tend to look like the sky has literally caught fire.

Seishi Honekawa:

how many suns and moons does this planet have?

Ezra:

The sun sets over the charred ruined landscape, destroyed by god knows what

The Drufle:

Ok uh

Ezra:

i bet it has like, 20 suns

The Drufle:

It has two suns, I know that.

The Drufle:

I don't remember if I gave Enoa any moons.

The Drufle:

I don't believe it does.

Bernard Blackbrass:

How is that possible

Seishi Honekawa:

give it two

Bernard Blackbrass:

two suns

The Drufle:

It's a binary system!

The Drufle:

They're real things.

Seishi Honekawa:

one sun is a headmate

Seishi Honekawa:

there are even binary binaries

The Drufle:

Yeah, it gets weird.

Ezra:

shits fucked

The Drufle:

Anyway, you start to see the dangerous sand pits again.

The Drufle:

Remember those?

Ezra:

no

Seishi Honekawa:

no

Ezra:

skip em

The Drufle:

Of course you do.

Ezra:

you mean those light dark bits

The Drufle:

Yes!

The Drufle:

Are you going to drive around them to the temple?

Seishi Honekawa:

the sand where wild trapinch appear

Ezra:

of course

Ezra:

don't wanna drive on them

The Drufle:

Good idea.

Seishi Honekawa:

you totes should have put giant antlions

The Drufle:

Nah, that's fine.

The Drufle:

I enjoy plot far more.

Ezra:

lion, also ant

Ezra:

tiny lion

Seishi Honekawa:

did we spend a whole day searching

The Drufle:

No, you spent about four hours.

The Drufle:

This session started around noon.

The Drufle:

However, Malor tends to have early sunsets.

The Drufle:

Anyway, welcome back!

Ezra:

the zombie isn't coming?

The Drufle:

Does Seishi bring him?

Seishi Honekawa:

bring zombie tekton

The Drufle:

Very well.

Seishi Honekawa:

thank

Ezra:

hmm

Seishi Honekawa:

did i replenish my spells

The Drufle:

So, four of you recognize this place.

The Drufle:

Seishi: no.

Seishi Honekawa:

ok

The Drufle:

This place is entirely new to Seishi.

Seishi Honekawa:

"What is this place??"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"This is our hideout."

Ezra:

I catch him up

Seishi Honekawa:

"It looks... rectangular"

Ezra:

can we just say that from now on

Bernard Blackbrass:

no

Bernard Blackbrass:

no we can not

Seishi Honekawa:

no you have to explain everything

Bernard Blackbrass:

and he's a she

Seishi Honekawa:

in excruciating detail

Seishi Honekawa:

an im a she

The Drufle:

Begin explaining.

The Drufle:

Only I have the power to insta-summary.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"This is the temple of who gives a fuck."

Ezra:

oh yeah????

The Drufle:

Not a temple!

Seishi Honekawa:

"Odd name."

The Drufle:

You should be aware of that by now.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Tomb."

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+9 => 2 + 9 = 11

Ezra:

diplomacy!!

Ezra:

shit

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Something like that, it seemed real bullshit."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Traps in every room!"

Seishi Honekawa:

I get mad and peck you

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Electric walls too."

Ezra:

"We think its from the mainland

Ezra:

since its got a bunch of technology."

Ezra:

"Like robots, and shiny things."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yeah we found these stupid ass shiny rocks."

Hina Takahashi:

"Didn't some of us almost die here?"

Ezra:

wonder if we should take your weapon out brass

Bernard Blackbrass:

Not really.

Ezra:

"Well, Brass got hit by a dart and fell over."

Seishi Honekawa:

"How interesting."

Ezra:

"Can we go, then?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Anyway, it wasn't that long ago."

Hina Takahashi:

"True."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"We raided the place."

Seishi Honekawa:

"go ahead."

The Drufle:

Now, I don't actually remember what any of these traps were.

The Drufle:

Aside from the obvious ones.

The Drufle:

However, they're all deactivated anyway.

Ezra:

What does TEKTON think

The Drufle:

Tekton doesn't really seem to care.

The Drufle:

He's just kinda shambling behind, still trying to get used to his new body.

Bernard Blackbrass:

This is the best Tekton ever.

The Drufle:

Which way are you going?

The Drufle:

North and south are your choices.

Ezra:

Straight to the middle

Bernard Blackbrass:

Down

The Drufle:

Oh wait, this place is lit up isn't it.

The Drufle:

I forgot about that.

The Drufle:

There we go.

The Drufle:

That's a wall where Ezra is standing though.

The Drufle:

You can't go through that.

Ezra:

Strength check

* Ezra rolls: 1d20+1 => 3 + 1 = 4

The Drufle:

It's a solid rock wall.

The Drufle:

No.

Seishi Honekawa:

why is the entire thing visible

Ezra:

man glad im not fighting anything right now

The Drufle:

Why not? That's how I did it the first time.

Seishi Honekawa:

really

The Drufle:

The entire tomb lit up once Brass took out the hammer.

Seishi Honekawa:

i thought it was room by room

Seishi Honekawa:

oh right

Ezra:

We already completed this dungeon

Ezra:

we found the Map

Ezra:

and the Compass

The Drufle:

If you'd like, you can just go straight for the stairs.

Ezra:

Is that gas still there

Bernard Blackbrass:

I pour fire fire on this acid.

The Drufle:

Erm.

The Drufle:

Ok.

Seishi Honekawa:

*teleprot*

The Drufle:

It is quite sizzly.

The Drufle:

It makes small bursts here and there.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I sit there, watching it like a small curious child wou.d

Bernard Blackbrass:

would*

The Drufle:

Well, alright.

The Drufle:

Stare at your own leisure.

Ezra:

"I think we should inspect the downstair room some more."

Ezra:

"What are we looking for, though?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Controls."

The Drufle:

My, if only you had someone who knew where things were.

The Drufle:

That would be quite fortuitous.

Ezra:

pull out your stolen weapon

Seishi Honekawa:

oh drufle

Seishi Honekawa:

:P

Bernard Blackbrass:

I pull out my hammer.

Ezra:

i mean i said that earlier anyway

Bernard Blackbrass:

I wave it around.

Seishi Honekawa:

STOP

Bernard Blackbrass:

HAMMERTIME

The Drufle:

Well, alright.

Seishi Honekawa:

yeah!

The Drufle:

Nothing happens.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Now how do we get downstairs."

Ezra:

"Ask Targus!"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"And why is that acid still there?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Who?"

The Drufle:

What do you mean how you go downstairs?

The Drufle:

You go down the stairs.

Ezra:

"Your talking axe."

Hina Takahashi:

"Did you already forget about him?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I'm talking out of my ass?"

Ezra:

"I'm going to push him into the acid."

* Hina Takahashi facepalms.

Seishi Honekawa:

turn your demiplane into acid

The Drufle:

Hina's going to go ahead downstairs.

* Bernard Blackbrass switches for Big Sven's Greataxe.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Look, smart axe! We are in the tomb of the emperor!"

Targus:

"Ah, greetings again sir!"

Targus:

"Oh, are we?"

Targus:

"Hm, the architecture does indeed look familiar.

Targus:

"

Seishi Honekawa:

"What is this place, swordsman?"

Hina Takahashi:

"This is where we found all the robots last time.

Hina Takahashi:

"

* Seishi Honekawa casts Detect Magic

The Drufle:

There are enormous amounts of magic here.

* Bernard Blackbrass manifests Detect Psionics.

The Drufle:

Like, incredible amounts.

Seishi Honekawa:

what school

The Drufle:

Uh

The Drufle:

Let me go find out what the schools are again.

Ezra:

its black magic

Seishi Honekawa:

damnit druffle

Ezra:

and some blue magic

Ezra:

Goblin Punch!

The Drufle:

We don't have any wizards!

Seishi Honekawa:

you have failed the test

The Drufle:

Or anything that actually uses schools!

Bernard Blackbrass:

I wonder if I should be one.

Seishi Honekawa:

you should know everything about the game right now

Ezra:

which is actually more of a kick

Seishi Honekawa:

*by now

Ezra:

to the dick

The Drufle:

Ok, here.

Seishi Honekawa:

schools are an important classification

Seishi Honekawa:

what if this magic

The Drufle:

It's largely evocation with some significant enchantments as well.

Seishi Honekawa:

is too cool for schools???

Bernard Blackbrass:

Then I detect psychokinesis and telepathy.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I think.

Seishi Honekawa:

only you have psionics

Seishi Honekawa:

in this whole planet

Bernard Blackbrass:

There are equivalencies.

The Drufle:

Yeah, psionics aren't really a big thing on Enoa.

The Drufle:

They're a rare breed.

Seishi Honekawa:

see look

Seishi Honekawa:

brass is a hipster

The Drufle:

Also hey look, that coffin is still here.

Seishi Honekawa:

when psionics become popular

Ezra:

"This is the crypt room, I suppose."

Seishi Honekawa:

you can proudly exclaim

Seishi Honekawa:

"i was psionic before it was cool"

Seishi Honekawa:

"What's this container?"

Ezra:

"Take a good look around, everyone."

Ezra:

thats code for take 20

Seishi Honekawa:

on perception

The Drufle:

Sure, go ahead I guess.

Ezra:

of course

The Drufle:

Can't really stop you.

Zombie Tekton:

Perception Check At-Will • Wis Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Perception + WisBonus = 19 + 0 + 0 = 19 »

Ezra:

who's got the highest

Bernard Blackbrass:

I'd rather exclaim "I am the most metal thing ever, you don't even know Enoa."

Seishi Honekawa:

but instead of a die it's 20

The Drufle:

Granted you don't find anything aside from the coffin.

The Drufle:

Tomb.

The Drufle:

Thing.

Ezra:

i think tekton or seishi would be highest?

The Drufle:

There are some sconces on the walls, but nothing else.

Ezra:

mmm

The Drufle:

There are some indents where the gearsmen stood.

Seishi Honekawa:

there are scones??

Seishi Honekawa:

let's eat first

* Seishi Honekawa pecks at the wall

Seishi Honekawa:

"So, *chew*

The Drufle:

No, you dumb.

Ezra:

Let's ask the axe man if he knows anything about how they controlled their tech

Seishi Honekawa:

did you retrieve an artifact from this place?"

Ezra:

if similar things existed back then

Targus:

"My, this place is beautiful!"

Ezra:

"We found that glowy thing."

Targus:

"Just as the plans described."

Ezra:

"And the hammer."

Ezra:

"(also glowy)"

Targus:

"Now, I assume the key is still in here?"

Ezra:

"What does the key look like?"

Targus:

"I was hoping you would know, honestly."

Targus:

"I was never told what the key looked like."

Ezra:

-Either the hammer or the orb.-

Hina Takahashi:

-Most likely, yes.-

Ezra:

cough

Ezra:

Brass, of course, would take out the hammer.

Ezra:

And wave it around.

Ezra:

Thats So Brass.

The Drufle:

Probably hit something, honestly.

Ezra:

Tap the coffin with it

The Drufle:

Should we assume he does that?

Ezra:

maybe some of hte walls

The Drufle:

Clearly he would go tapping again.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Sure.

The Drufle:

Alright, Brass starts tapping things with the hammer.

The Drufle:

The coffin itself doesn't respond, and neither do most of the walls.

The Drufle:

However.

The Drufle:

Once he gets to the far wall, he hits a tile and it begins glowing.

The Drufle:

It flips over to show a bunch of circuitry like you saw on the bottom of some of the trap tiles.

The Drufle:

You remember those, right?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes.

Seishi Honekawa:

no

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes I do.

Ezra:

yes

Seishi Honekawa:

yes

The Drufle:

Seishi doesn't, of course.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Ezra remembers too.

The Drufle:

She wasn't there.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Ezra almost died over them.

* Seishi Honekawa still has no idea what's going on.

Ezra:

*smack*

Ezra:

she remembers now

Seishi Honekawa:

but that's in character so it's ok

Ezra:

>:[

Seishi Honekawa:

zombie tekton knows

Bernard Blackbrass:

Zombie Tekton doesn't have any INT!

The Drufle:

True.

Ezra:

eat his brain, gain knowledge

The Drufle:

Tekton recognizes it, but he is kinda bored.

The Drufle:

Anyway, Brass now has a tile of circuitry staring at him.

The Drufle:

What does he do?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Eidetic Memorization!

Bernard Blackbrass:

every detail.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Dig it up later.

Ezra:

Is there any slot?

Bernard Blackbrass:

(I can do that.)

Ezra:

Perhaps orb shaped.

The Drufle:

Here, let me actually draw the tile for you.

Ezra:

Where did it go on the trap one?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Draw every circuit.

The Drufle:

Right in the center.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Make it a minigame.

Ezra:

Surely Brass remembers that!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Cut the blue wire or the red wire.

The Drufle:

It's not a minigame, but it is a puzzle!

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes I would remember that

Bernard Blackbrass:

if I made this check.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Autohypnosis Check At-Will • WisBonus Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + MiscSkill1 = 14 + 7 = 21 »

Seishi Honekawa:

the puzzle is a sudoku puzzle

Bernard Blackbrass:

It's the "remember /everything/" skill.

Ezra:

its actually monopoly

Ezra:

we've all gotta play it for 8 hours

The Drufle:

One moment, let me finish drawing.

Seishi Honekawa:

it's actually a game of d&d 3.5

Seishi Honekawa:

we need to play a campaign in it

Seishi Honekawa:

and win

Ezra:

sounds like a good time

Ezra:

for man adventures

Bernard Blackbrass:

I play a Expert

Seishi Honekawa:

manventurees

The Drufle:

Alright, over here.

Bernard Blackbrass:

- pro

Ezra:

woah

(Note: The mistakes mentioned later are not present here. This is the correct set-up.)

The Drufle:

This is about what it looks like.

Seishi Honekawa:

the heck si that

Seishi Honekawa:

mlg pro

Seishi Honekawa:

it's a tangram

Ezra:

is duck in there

Seishi Honekawa:

clearly

The Drufle:

You see a tile covered with two circular tiles, pulsing with electricity.

The Drufle:

A glowing blue sphere in the upper right, like the one Brass has.

Seishi Honekawa:

Knowledge Arcana Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeArcana + IntBonus = 12 + 4 + 1 = 17 »

The Drufle:

There are six colored wires connecting different parts of the tile.

Ezra:

tekton, he is so bored

Seishi Honekawa:

in a hot tub

The Drufle:

Seishi: you haven't the slightest clue what this thing is.

The Drufle:

This is so alien to you.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Knowledge Engineering Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeEngineering + IntBonus = 1 + 0 + 5 = 6 »

Bernard Blackbrass:

I thought I put ranks in that.

Ezra:

Knowledge Nobility Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNobility + IntBonus = 5 + 0 + 2 = 7 »

The Drufle:

Clearly, you should cut the yellow wire.

The Drufle:

Clearly.

Ezra:

"Brass, that orb."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"What's this blue spot."

Ezra:

"What size is it?"

Seishi Honekawa:

is this even solvable

Seishi Honekawa:

what's the objective

The Drufle:

One second, I need to write this up again since I forgot my notebook.

Ezra:

"In fact, don't you have two?"

Bernard Blackbrass:

I feel useful with my 21 INT.

Ezra:

im real smart

Ezra:

i got 14 int

Ezra:

ill assist your checks!!

Ezra:

can you even do that

Seishi Honekawa:

i have 12

Seishi Honekawa:

what is algebra

Bernard Blackbrass:

21 is 12 with the numbers flipped.

The Drufle:

Alright, I got it.

The Drufle:

Brass, despite his atrocious roll, remembers some of the circuitry from earlier.

The Drufle:

Because otherwise you guys would have literally no idea what to do.

Ezra:

stick the orbs in i bet we do that

Ezra:

or try taking that one out

Bernard Blackbrass:

I could just keep checking.

Ezra:

man experiment a bit

The Drufle:

No, it has to do with the wires.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Not like it makes me 'forget'.

The Drufle:

Brass realizes that there are too many wires here.

* Bernard Blackbrass just stands there a while, thinking. "Shut up", he might mutter until he comes to a conclusion.

Seishi Honekawa:

what's the goal

Bernard Blackbrass:

"There are way too many wires than necessary."

Seishi Honekawa:

actually dont tell us that would be weird

The Drufle:

He remembers that the old circuitry was able to run in a single line through all of the wires without having to pass through a wire more than once.

Ezra:

man screw this im off to do cartwheels

Seishi Honekawa:

ooh

The Drufle:

However, there are too many wires here.

The Drufle:

Specifically, two too many.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Think of it like rivers."

The Drufle:

The question is, which ones should be removed?

Bernard Blackbrass:

"If you cross the streams, it's bad news."

The Drufle:

Note: The circles are not wires.

The Drufle:

Only the black lines and colored lines are.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"This idiot crossed the streams."

Ezra:

what aobut the outside lines

The Drufle:

The outside square is circuitry, yes.

The Drufle:

Actually, wait.

Seishi Honekawa:

reverse the polarity of the neutron streams

The Drufle:

I just realized I put one wire in the wrong spot.

The Drufle:

That purple wire needs to be moved.

Seishi Honekawa:

where

The Drufle:

I'm trying to remember.

The Drufle:

Wish I had my notebook right now.

Ezra:

'KILL BRASS'

The Drufle:

Right there.

Seishi Honekawa:

did you find this on the internet

The Drufle:

Nope.

Ezra:

'MORE LIKE BRASSHOLE HEH HEH'

The Drufle:

Made it myself.

Seishi Honekawa:

im still gonna google it

Seishi Honekawa:

hehehe

Ezra:

in blood of course

The Drufle:

Ok yes, this is now solvable.

The Drufle:

Whether or not you guys can actually solve it, I dunno.

The Drufle:

I'll give you time to figure it out.

Seishi Honekawa:

only colored ones can be cut?

The Drufle:

Only the six colored ones, yes.

Seishi Honekawa:

ok

Bernard Blackbrass:

Welp

The Drufle:

The black lines are inlaid circuitry.

The Drufle:

Not actual wires.

Bernard Blackbrass:

i'm gonna let you two figure it out a while

Bernard Blackbrass:

then i'll tell you my answer

Bernard Blackbrass:

because i've got something to see to.

Seishi Honekawa:

the red and purple ones

The Drufle:

There may be more than one answer, honestly.

The Drufle:

No.

The Drufle:

Red and purple would not work.

The Drufle:

Actually, I won't tell you which ones won't work until you come to a concensus.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Purple and blue?"

Seishi Honekawa:

we need blue it touches that black wire at the top

Bernard Blackbrass:

"The blue wire."

Bernard Blackbrass:

oh

Seishi Honekawa:

what happen

The Drufle:

Don't mind me.

The Drufle:

Fixing more mistakes I made.

The Drufle:

That should hopefully be the last one.

Seishi Honekawa:

this figure looks like

Seishi Honekawa:

my mother

Ezra:

Purple and Green.

Seishi Honekawa:

can electricty pass through the square borders

The Drufle:

Square borders?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Can I hit it with the hammer?

Seishi Honekawa:

the square

The Drufle:

Yes.

The Drufle:

It goes along the edges as well.

Seishi Honekawa:

hit it with the adamantine club

The Drufle:

Can you hit it with the hammer?

Seishi Honekawa:

yes

Seishi Honekawa:

edges

Seishi Honekawa:

thats the word

The Drufle:

You can, yes.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I don't think I can do it.

The Drufle:

Not sure if I'd recommend it.

Seishi Honekawa:

no dont

Ezra:

From the bottom right, up and then right, through yellow, then right, through orange, then right, up, right, through red, down, left, through blue, up, right and then down.

Ezra:

I'm pretty sure that goes through all of them?

Seishi Honekawa:

yeah it can

The Drufle:

How do you go up and right from the bottom right?

Ezra:

oh sorry

Ezra:

Bottom Left

Ezra:

:X

Seishi Honekawa:

purple

Seishi Honekawa:

cut the purple

The Drufle:

You have to cut two wires, remember.

Ezra:

(and the green)

Seishi Honekawa:

oh

Seishi Honekawa:

but it works with just one

Seishi Honekawa:

hmhmm

The Drufle:

True, but the circuitboard can't actually handle six wires.

Seishi Honekawa:

hm

The Drufle:

Two were placed as a failsafe to ensure it wouldn't turn on.

The Drufle:

Without the right person doing it, of course.

Seishi Honekawa:

red and purple then

Ezra:

no???

Ezra:

purple and green

Seishi Honekawa:

there

Ezra:

either are fine

Bernard Blackbrass:

To be honest i'm not sure how this puzzle works.

The Drufle:

Man, I'm checking this myself and I didn't realize how many solutions there are.

Seishi Honekawa:

lemme draw something

Seishi Honekawa:

oop

Bernard Blackbrass:

A Triforce.

Bernard Blackbrass:

gj seishi

Bernard Blackbrass:

hammer it

Seishi Honekawa:

why does it fill

Seishi Honekawa:

dumb program

The Drufle:

I'll redraw it without the circles if that makes it easier.

Ezra:

http://i.imgur.com/Rxsmn0m.png

Ezra:

look i solved it

Ezra:

cut purple nad green

The Drufle:

Is that the party's final answer?

The Drufle:

Purple and green?

Seishi Honekawa:

i think ew cant cut any two anyway

Bernard Blackbrass:

What were we trying to accomplish?

Bernard Blackbrass:

Undo a short circuit?

The Drufle:

You have to cut two colored wires such that you can draw a line through the entire thing without passing over yourself.

Ezra:

Go through all lines (bar 2 of the coloured ones) without passing through one twice

The Drufle:

Ezra' solution is purple and green.

The Drufle:

Ezra's

Bernard Blackbrass:

Oh really...

The Drufle:

Who's drawing pink?

Ezra:

There's more than one, it would seem

Seishi Honekawa:

purple and red

Bernard Blackbrass:

When you say 'through the entire thing'

The Drufle:

Yes, as it turns out there are actually a bunch of solutions.

Bernard Blackbrass:

what do you mean?

Ezra:

golurk you didn't go through every wire

The Drufle:

Through the edges of the square, the colored wires, and the black wires.

Seishi Honekawa:

oh

Ezra:

Mine does that

Seishi Honekawa:

i thought only the wires

The Drufle:

And yes, you have to go through the entire thing.

Seishi Honekawa:

then ezra did it

The Drufle:

Ezra is confident in her solution.

The Drufle:

Does the party agree?

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Let's try it."

Ezra:

this is like that travelling saleman thing

Seishi Honekawa:

we dont have to agree

Ezra:

i think

Seishi Honekawa:

its not like it's subjective

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I'll do it."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Stand back a bit."

Seishi Honekawa:

Ezra sould throw shurikens

Seishi Honekawa:

"Let the ninja have the honor of doing it."

Ezra:

i pull out my giant sword

Ezra:

and with one mighty swipe

Seishi Honekawa:

"Preferably, from a distance."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Yeah i've got it. Got any tools though?"

Ezra:

i cut all the wires

Ezra:

because im so cool

Seishi Honekawa:

"We do not know what will happen."

Ezra:

jk lolol

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I don't want to touch this crap directly."

Bernard Blackbrass:

wait

Bernard Blackbrass:

i'm a crafter

Bernard Blackbrass:

I should have tools.

Bernard Blackbrass:

(I should.)

Seishi Honekawa:

they're not in your stuff

The Drufle:

Go ahead and cut then, someone.

Bernard Blackbrass:

I cut the wire.

Seishi Honekawa:

ezra

Ezra:

I wouldn't worry, you've got resistance.

The Drufle:

Brass snips the purple and green wires, and there's a slight pause before the blue sphere sparks to life and begins coursing electricity throughout the tile.

The Drufle:

The circular boards lift off the tile and begin spinning wildly before slowing down and hovering over the tile, now showing some buttons.

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Hey! You're sharp!"

The Drufle:

The upper circle has what appears to be a small map of Enoa, and the lower circle has three buttons.

Ezra:

"They'd use logic puzzles at Ninja High School to sharpen our minds."

Seishi Honekawa:

commit sudoku erryday

Ezra:

"ever heard of sudoku"

Bernard Blackbrass:

"I just kind of cheated at school."

Ezra:

"its pretty boring."

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Bullied and tricked people into giving me answers."

Seishi Honekawa:

"Isn't that how samurai commit suidice"

Seishi Honekawa:

suidice

Seishi Honekawa:

kill dice

Ezra:

"Well, I dunno. Ask the samurai over there."

Hina Takahashi:

"I've never met someone who actually understand that, to be honest.

Hina Takahashi:

"Also, what's with all the lights?"

Ezra:

"I think we may have found the controls to this place."

Ezra:

what does brass think of them

Targus:

"Have you then? Splendid!"

Targus:

"Come now, let's make this thing move!"

Ezra:

better yet, what does duck think

Bernard Blackbrass:

I start pouring over the buttons.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Memorization.

The Drufle:

One button is blue, and has an arrow pointing up on it.

The Drufle:

One is red, and has an arrow pointing down.

The Drufle:

The third is small and white, and has what looks like a crown on it.

Seishi Honekawa:

my mouse isnt working :I

Seishi Honekawa:

oh there we go

Seishi Honekawa:

must have been

Seishi Honekawa:

love

Seishi Honekawa:

i mean lag

Ezra:

three whole buttons

The Drufle:

Yep!

The Drufle:

Also, a map.

The Drufle:

The map is kinda glowy.

Seishi Honekawa:

where's the autopilot

Seishi Honekawa:

draw the console

The Drufle:

Alright.

Seishi Honekawa:

on the map with the puzzle

Bernard Blackbrass:

"Where is the Start button?"

The Drufle:

That upper circle has a map of Enoa.

Seishi Honekawa:

wehre's a and b

Seishi Honekawa:

and select

The Drufle:

I'm not going to bother drawing the map because you know what it looks like.

Seishi Honekawa:

and up down left and right

Bernard Blackbrass:

I press the crown button.

Bernard Blackbrass:

But first I put a crown on.

Ezra:

up up down down crown crown crown crown

Bernard Blackbrass:

But not Jack's crown.

Seishi Honekawa:

the heck are you talking about

Ezra:

brb

The Drufle:

You press the crown?

Bernard Blackbrass:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(nursery_rhyme)

Bernard Blackbrass:

Yes.

The Drufle:

Alright.

The Drufle:

The coffin behind you suddenly rises.

The Drufle:

It continues rising and disappears into an opening hole in the ceiling.

Seishi Honekawa:

aaa

The Drufle:

Below it, where it used to be, is a skeleton.

Seishi Honekawa:

let's be star trek

Bernard Blackbrass:

Knowledge (Psionics) Check At-Will • IntBonus Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + MiscSkill2 = 9 + 9 = 18 »

Seishi Honekawa:

:o

The Drufle:

As far as you can tell, this is not psionic.

The Drufle:

It is, however, quite lavish.

Ezra:

Knowledge Nobility Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + KnowledgeNobility + IntBonus = 3 + 0 + 2 = 5 »

Bernard Blackbrass:

Spellcraft Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Spellcraft + IntBonus = 13 + 4 + 5 = 22 »

The Drufle:

Ooh, shiny!

The Drufle:

There do not appear to be any spells on the skeleton.

The Drufle:

There is a fancy robe and some jewelry, however.

Bernard Blackbrass:

Appraise Check At-Will • Int Roll: (GM Only) « d20 + Appraise + IntBonus = 12 + 0 + 5 = 17 »

Bernard Blackbrass:

I trigger Detect Whatever

The Drufle:

This jewelry is incredibly expensive!

Bernard Blackbrass:

-Turn your Deathwatch on-

Bernard Blackbrass:

-Right f*cking now, nobody touch that.-

Seishi Honekawa:

oh great another skeleton

The Drufle:

It's made of very pure gold braced with iron and diamonds, with various other gemstones studded in it.

The Drufle:

The robe itself is made of a fine silk, and is a beautiful violet color with silver trim.