Exploration Passages

Subject: Exploration Passages Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:34 am

First topic message reminder :

Opened to the public, but discouraged to all but the bravest and most battle-ready of warriors, the lower depths of the castle are beautiful in their ancient architecture and filled with treasures untold. However, be warned. There are stories of creatures which lurk down here that would best be left undisturbed; venture too far and you might find yourself an unwelcome guest.

RULES AND NOTIFICATIONS!

★ All RPers must be in the same party.

▪ no more than five players per party
▪ first come first serve
▪ party leaders {first player to post} must declare all party members in an OOC statement to avoid confusion

– EXAMPLE : {Party A: Chimitsu, Mael, Osamu}

★ Every n posts, where n is the number of people in your party for parties of three members or more, brings your party to a new “floor.”

▪ for parties of less than three members, it requires 2n posts to get through a single floor
▪ acceptable posts include every role-playing post made by the party members

– excludes treasure chest and monster posts made by staff
– excludes decision posts {open, run, fight, leave}
– should be at least a solid paragraph; this isn’t a spam topic

★ Throughout your journey you may encounter random monsters.

▪ before knowing the monster’s level or HP, you will be given the option to FIGHT or RUN; be sure your entire party is clear on the choice because everyone will be affected
▪ if you FIGHT, you will gain EXP for winning!

– to win, your party’s collective HP or level must be greater than the monster’s HP or level

– collective HP is determined by adding up all the HP of the party’s members; collective level is determined similarly

▪ if you LOSE, you will be sent back to the first floor!
▪ if you RUN, you will only be reset one floor!

★ You may also find treasure chests at various points.

▪ without knowing the contents of the chest, you will be asked if you want to OPEN IT or LEAVE IT
▪ there is no penalty for leaving a treasure chest
▪ when you open a treasure chest, there may or may not be enough treasure for the whole party

– you may choose for yourself who gets what
– in some cases, treasure may “choose” its owner among multiplayer parties {i.e. an admin may dictate who gets what}

★ Some treasure chests may be trapped.

▪ trapped treasure chests look exactly like normal treasure chests and offer the same options: OPEN or LEAVE
▪ no penalty for leaving a treasure chest
▪ if you open a trapped chest, you will be faced with an extraordinarily strong monster

– you cannot run or refuse to fight
– to win, both your collective HP and level must exceed that of the monster in the chest
– if you lose, you will be reset to the beginning floor and you will not be able to revisit this floor or claim the treasure or EXP
– if you win, you will get double the EXP of a random encounter and maybe a special item

★ At the end of the passage, you will be teleported out to the ballroom and forbidden from re-entering the passage.

▪ all prizes and EXP are permanent unless stated otherwise
▪ the passage ends on floor 3n, wheren is the number of persons in your party
▪ if you are reset, all the floors and their treasure chests will be scrambled so that you cannot gain double treasure
▪ the number of times you are able to retake the passage after being reset to the beginning is equal to the number n persons in your party and may not exceed that limit

created by CAIRO & steal and you will be trolled

Maximum Capacity: Five; must be a collective group with one communal RP rather than one or more RPs in the same thread.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:48 am

System: You open the chest and...

Gold!

48 pieces each, how nice!

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:50 am

*Lifting the lid of the chest, Toby once again splits the gold into equal piles of three.*

"And the guy's practically giving money away like this, doesn't it all seem.... strange? I'll take the money, but i'm still going to question the motives. Catch my drift?"

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:53 am

Makes sense.

*Aurion pockets the gold and walks cautiously, standing next to Chimitsu in a slightly protective manner*

To be cautious that is. Always be wary of those giving things away. Makes me wonder if there wasn't something more to the old man disappearing here...on this night..

*Aurion shook his head*

Probably just..imagining things.

*obviously still bothered, Aurion gestured for Toby to lead the way to the next path*

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:55 am

*flinches minutely as Aurion mentions Mael, though her pace remains steady*
Mm....
*closes her eyes and walks forward, allowing her senses to guide her*
The old man...he was...he was going for a while...I've known for a month or so. I just...

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:56 am

System: Level 5! A monster blocks your path:

Fight

or

Run.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:58 am

Fight.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:02 am

System: Fight!

Monster level: 17

Monster HP:347

Congratulations! You each have recieved :47 Exp!

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:04 am

The mood becoming heavy, Toby flicked his wrist, causing the eclipse energy particles to elongate and skewer the abomination in front of them, causing it to keel over.

"I'm sorry for your loss." toby said quietly as he carried on walking, stepping over the still warm corpse that had begun to leak a horrible purple blood.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:12 am

*Aurion held Chi's hand and gently moved forward in steps that teleported them from place to place*

It's been a long day. Perhaps we should give the benefit of the doubt for the moment and press on. Maybe we'll find some more money for you two.

*He kept teleporting from spot to spot as he brought Chimitsu with him*

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:16 am

"I Think I see the next flight of stairs. be prepared for anything." Toby said quietly, knowing he didn't really need to say it

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:18 am

System: Floor 6. A chest has been spotted:

Open

or

Leave?

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:21 am

*Aurion stepped towards the chest and tapped it with his Ragnarok*

Sure..why not?

Open.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:28 am

System: Chest opened. An enemy was hiding within the chest!

Enemy level: 15

Enemy HP: 446

The enemy is slain.

Congratulations! you have each earned 59 Exp!

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:35 am

Reacting quickly, Toby implants another eclipse energy particle within one of the glowing eclipse energy particle, unstabilising both particles causing an explosion, incinerating the monster.

"Well, I guess I did need to say it..." Toby said with a slightly demented grin on his face.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:42 am

*Aurion removed his blade from the base of the spine of the monster, having paralyzed it momentarily by reflex before Toby incinerated it*

Good thing you did. I was about to relax.

*he joked as he continued to teleport the silent Chi*

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:45 am

"This place sure goes deep, I wonder how far down it goes..." Toby said as he spotted the next staircase leading downwards.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:53 am

System: floor 7! A monster blocks your path. will you:

Fight

or

Run.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:55 am

Kill.

*Aurion said as he rushed towards it with his naginata held out to his side and lightning charging down the polearm part of it*

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:58 am

System: Fight!

Monster level: 11

Monster Hp: 422

You win: 52 exp!

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:59 am

*glances at the chest, narrowing her eyes, and speaks after a long silence*
"And trapped treasure chests...how RPG..."
*kicks the chest aside and continues forward*
"This place smells like rotting corpses..."
I'm going to vomit...This is horrid.
*notes the monster and reacts reflexively, throwing her shorter blade into the creature's open maw, allowing Aurion's lightning to travel up her electrosensitive staff*
"Boom. Headshot."

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:01 am

That was simple.

*Aurion stretched as he peered forward and inhaled deeply, his inner stallion telling him that the way out lay shortly ahead*

I can't say whether or not the exit is a short distance away..but there's grass in at least two floors or less.

*Aurion chuckled and walked forward, leading the party down the stairs*

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:05 am

"Grass?"
*tests for a response, frowning as she recieves none*
"I'm not sure it's what you think it is...I feel nothing from it. Perhaps it's the distance."
*leaps down the set of stairs, landing in a crouch, careful not to twist her ankle*
So much for not ruining my dress....

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:14 am

System post! Floor 8!

A treasure chest is spotted in the distance!

Will you

Open

or

Leave?

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:16 am

*tapping the chest, Chimitsu frowned*
Hn...Something tells me we ought to leave this.
*shakes her head and passes it on with a frown*
We don't need any more money, and the last time we opened a chest, it contained a monster that nearly killed us. This journey keeps getting tougher as it goes; we're almost through.

Leave it.

Subject: Re: Exploration Passages Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:17 am

*Aurion laughed as he stepped down the stairs*

You know..grass is one thing I'm hardly ever wrong about.

*He walked up to Chimitsu, kissing her lightly on the back of her head*

I know it won't help much, but that should be enough of a peaceful gesture to put you at least a little at rest.
Come. We're almost out of here.

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