Duvors

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  1. Posted

    I’ve been quiet all day because I haven’t been able to get on a computer. That and I simply don’t really care abut this game anymore. I wanted to have fun playacting as a ridiculously creepy weirdo as a relaxing pastime, and everyone thinks I’m scum because I’m deliberately being as creepy as possible. Do you have the slightest conception how stupid that is? What person would actually take that as a strategy?

    5 hours ago, Tariq j said:

    I will also Vote: Sam (Duvors) for his behaviour yesterday. Looking back,  I also think his vote on Jerry yesterday (kill him just because he hadn’t said anything) was a little odd too. 

    Liar. Voting for people who haven’t said anything is standard day one behavior, and everything else I said was fluff and you know it.

    Vote: Lilly (Tariq j) for copying everyone else’s reasons and waiting until everyone else had voted.

  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

    S. . . Sam. . . you're scaring me! You can't be. . . Can you?? Oh, dear! 

    Just trying to stay upbeat and happy! I find caring about death to be far too stressful to be worth it. Do you want to pet one of my dogs? They’re very cute and fluffy, and trained to violently maul home invaders!

    Also, it’s been long enough since he put in an appearance, so I think I’ll just go and Unvote: Jerry (mostlytechnic). I will however vote Heather: (Shadows), because their vote is inexplicable. If they suspect me, why jump on my bandwagon?

  4. Posted

    19 minutes ago, mostlytechnic said:

    Man this town is quiet... guess that's what happens when there's only 6 of us hunting those mafia goons. When I've been on these hunts in the past there have been so many more people around. Guess all these lynchings and other hits have killed off too many people in this world :) 

    I like to look on the bright side of things. The fewer people there are around, the less competition there is for the remaining resources!

  5. Posted

    3 minutes ago, KotZ said:

    I’m glad Phil has made an appearance. It would be a shame to vote someone off who never showed. I don’t think it’s worth having a no lynch day and in the interest of getting a lynch in this very first day, I…

    Vote: Phil (classic_spaceman)

    As I said, going for someone who hadn’t shown up yet feels like a wash and he has shown up now. 

    I think you’re getting mixed up, Phil’s been here since the beginning and been pretty active too. It’s Jerry that hasn’t done much.

  7. Posted

    2 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

    Murders. . . "yet"??! What are you talking about, Sam?? I. . . I thought this was just going to be a game! Oh, dear. . . oh, dear! 

    Of course it’s a game Phil, a game of life and death!

     

    24 minutes ago, KotZ said:

    Now now now I would like to state I would prefer no whacking or lynching in my place of business. That would be terrible for my restaurant. Could you imagine if people thought the blood of the meat was the blood of people?

    I don’t think my animals would mind.

  12. Posted

    On 9/9/2022 at 12:37 AM, Waterbrick Down said:

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    "Right then, off you go."

    As the hired thugs ushered the group out, Enson paused for a moment, addressing their leader.
    "Thank you for doing us this courtesy," he said with a bow, "I assure you, if our positions are ever reversed I will offer you the same."  Then, without further ado, he turned and followed his companions.

    On 9/9/2022 at 2:50 AM, Scubacarrot said:

    "If by taking care of her you mean her fleeing, us losing all our credits with very little to show for it after some rash decision making, yes!'

    @Peppermint_M

    "On that note," Enson said, speaking for the first time since leaving the vault, "I have some things for you."  As he spoke he kelt down and laid out the Void Star Hammer, Crude Machete, Exo Suit, Plasma Pistol, Felthorn, and the Ceremonial Sword before his companions.  "I know it's not much, but hopefully the proceeds from the sale of these items should help you two recoup some of your losses."  He paused for a moment, as if hesitant to continue.  "Aysu," he finally said, "I know... I know you wanted the Flowing Font, and I said you could have it, and I have no real right to ask this of you, but... may I have it?"  He held up a hand.  "I won't be upset if you say no but... it's a piece of my history and for the first time in years I... I remember how much that matters to me."  As he finished his gaze lowered to meet the floor, his expression unreadable.

  13. Posted

    "I am not- eurgh... not unconscious.  Excuse me."
    Enson slowly stood up, stowing his sword and holding his hands out to show he meant no harm.
    "Listen, I have no interest in fighting any of you.  I have sworn an Oath to the Dead that the Archivist would pay for what they have done, but I have no intention of doing more killing than necessary."
    Carefully reaching into a pocket, he withdrew 62 credits and tossed them onto the table.
    "That is all the money I have.  If it is not sufficient, I am also willing to help you break into the artifact vault so you can take whatever you want.  After all," he spread his hands "I doubt your employer will come back to pay you now."

    Persuasion?

  15. Posted

    OoC: @Waterbrick Down, I think you've made a mistake. Warding Bond works off the number of attacks taken, not a round-by-round duration. Aysu's attack would still have removed a use of it, but if the Archivist had been attacked twice last round she wouldn't have had any remaining uses.

    Enson will move to G4 and attack the Archivist.

    As such, once I've taken this action, the Archivist would have no armor remaining if-

    Aysu will move to D5 and attack the Archivist.

  19. Posted · Edited by Duvors

    I think there's been a misunderstanding. When I said that Enson was to the right of the archivist I meant that he was standing immediately adjacent to them (E2 on the map), not sitting at the table. I should also like to play that even though I'm fine with the persuasion check being replaced by deception I don't think the performance check should have been rolled into that. The purpose of that check was to make the other checks easier as stated, not to deceive the Archivist directly (essentially what I did with Bertram and tried earlier with the guards).

  20. Posted

     Enson stood over the Archivist, his body language tense and with a blank expression. 'I have to look like I'm considering her offer.' he thought, 'that I'm about to break down and accept. That should fit her worldview.'
    He let out a shuddering sigh, his shoulders slumping as he relaxed and let the tension slough off him. He looked down for a moment, breaking eye contact. After a moment he looked up and said "Yes, I understand."

    Enson will attempt the following:

    1. Performance check to distract the Archivist, the intent being to make the following checks easier.
    2. Persuasion check to convince her he has accepted her offer, the intent being to make her drop her guard.
    3. Sleight of Hand check to surreptitiously draw his Falchion under the table.
    4. Attack the Archivist.

  21. Posted

    OOC: I really don't want to commit to a response without some indication of how binding it is. Will agreeing with the deal actually oblige us to go along with it? Will it end the mission or will it continue? I'm genuinely at something of a loss here because I don't know what it is we're supposed to do at this juncture. You've told us that the Archivist is obsessive and vulnerable when distracted, but we've received no clue as to what to distract her with. And I still don't understand why you wanted someone on this mission with explosives proficiency. I thought it would be for breaking Jippo out of his prison, but we've accomplished that already and now I have no idea what the point of that is. I also have no idea what all these mission items we've been picking up are for. I know they're important because we can interact with them, but I have no clue what we're supposed to do with them. In all honesty, apart from the 'curing Jippo's disease' and 'rescue Bertram from the chair of death' segments I've had no clear indication as to what our goals are or how we can accomplish them. And frankly both of those felt more like irritating distractions than anything else.

  22. Posted

    11 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

    "Did you try more pamphlets? All jokes aside Enson, that sounds horrid, if you need someone to talk to, we're here mate. Drink your tea, it's not as good as you'd think, but it's alright."

    Enson broke eye contact with the Archivist. In spite of his need to maintain the intensity of manner before the Cladrasith, he found he could not face this sincere offer of sympathy with equanimity.
    "Th- thank you, Jonk." he said. He reached for the teapot and carefully poured himself a cup, noting with some surprise that his hands were shaking. He'd been intentionally playing up his own anger, and was somewhat surprised that the strength of his emotion had not been as feigned as he believed.
    Some of the old fire still burns, then. he thought as he raised the cup to his lips.

    2 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

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    "So you were a member of the Mar'viosh, or something akin to it I presume?" The Archivist focuses upon Enson, "My race continuously experience the memories of our elders in The Remembering, we recall the O'Kor'uk's rise to power and their downfall and subsequent subjugation, the days the great Groves were burned and felled... I believe I have something in my archive that you may indeed find of use. During the Pluravian conquest of Vin'quo, a number of artifacts were captured by the Ytaxxi and relocated to Hi-Pluvvon. During the most recent war with the League a number of the Imperial museums were shuttered and their private collections auctioned off to help fund the fighting. So saying, this vault now houses the Ri'viod, The Children of the Delta, scrolls detailing the genealogical history of Quo'ri generations stretching back before the invasion of the planet. I assume they were taken so that no-one could question the legitimacy of the installed aristocracy. I'd imagine in the right hands, these scrolls could be used to bring instability to certain established governmental structures of Vin'quo, no? A culture so steeped in tradition and honor, would find it difficult to tolerate such deception on a wide scale."

    Enson jerked back in shock. While he'd been aware that most of the aristocrats that had gone over to the invaders had been second sons and distant cousins, that idea that they'd had no legitimate claim at all was a genuine surprise. He'd come to believe that aristocracy was a sham, but he'd always thought that its adherents at least believed in it themselves.
    Steadying himself, he swallowed his mouthful of tea and spoke. "Such a thing, employed judiciously, would be certain to have great effect." He set down his cup. "At the moment the empire is too strong, but at a moment of weakness it could shatter their authority forever."
    And not just on Vin'Quo, he thought, the idea of such cynical double-dealing with the strictures of the caste system, even so long ago, would significantly reduce the Throne's moral authority throughout the Empire.
    "What you have offered me," he said slowly, "is one of the greatest weapons one could ask for against the Empire. Such a thing is almost beyond price."

  23. Posted · Edited by Duvors

    2 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

    The archivist's eyes narrow as she studies Enson trying to ascertain his motives.
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    "Perhaps, though I'm sure you'd find parts of the collection better suited to such an undertaking itself rather than as fodder for the coffers of a war. Though, rebellions do have a tendency to bury history, something I'm sure you know I like avoiding. Why, are you intending to lead one?"

    "I have led one," Enson said, sidling closer, "in part at least. Tell me, have you ever lived under a foreign ruler? Have you lived from birth with an alien language in place of your own, with the values of an invader's culture replacing yours? Have you seen your tradition cast into the fire and destroyed?" Enson was now immediately to the right of the Archivist, his inscrutable orange eyes locked on her in an unblinking gaze. "My planet has been lucky enough to retain some of itself, but that only makes the awareness of our losses more acute. We are ruled by traitors and the descendants of traitors, and every day we are forced confront our own slavery. Tell me, can you promise freedom for my people? Can you offer that price for my compliance? And if not, what can you contribute?"

  24. Posted

    "The sapling sounds... beautiful, but I could not accept responsibility for such a thing. I have no interest in religious apocrypha, and the gate seems of limited usefulness." He leaned forward, taking another step towards the archivist. "Let me get down to brass tacks, as they say. What are the limits of the resources you have at your disposal? Could you, for instance, fund a planetary rebellion?"

  25. Posted

    12 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

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    "Of course you don't. The Quo'ri are rarely ones to hoard wealth. That part of the collection was donated from a sect of the Thaumaturgic Society, most of the containment units are spell powered. You have to understand, while this is a collection, there is a good amount that others would have preferred destroyed than preserved. Remnants of civilizations, lost species, artifacts from bygone ages. You only breached the Western Vault, where the living specimens are stored. The Eastern Vault houses the true valuables of the collection. Substances from around the galaxy. Examples of all artistry and creativity from across the millennia. Tell me, what excites you? What mysteries still puzzle you?"

    Enson looked pensive. "I... cannot say. My younger self might have said 'everything, all of them', but that part of me is dead. All my pleasures are simple and my goals immediate." He locked eyes with his interlocutor. "Save perhaps one, but that can wait."
    "Tell me," he continued, moving down the right side of the table before stopping halfway down its length, "what do you think would interest me? What knowledge do you have to offer? Please, pique my interest."