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Post by Vilicious on Jul 31, 2012 18:17:49 GMT -8
((New strategy: Coordinates for better understanding. They are not part of the map. Regarding your question: Using something in your Space (the teleporter, for instance) doesn't take any attacks unless I state so.)) [Rikaru enters at E5] Upon entering the archway, Rikaru's body peels away from itself and off to oblivon... for but a moment.
It reconstitutes at the center of a second room accompanied by a dizzying sensation of slowly (but perceptibly) spinning... and spinning... and spinning... and spinning. The flighty sky of the previous chamber is replaced by a sight that spins in tandem with... wait, no... the platform is spinning. Or is it the sky that's spinning? Out there in the darkness can be seen two seemingly identical images of this one platform except that on one of the other two, an unfamiliar figure stands where Rikaru himself stands, and on the other, two figures appear, one after another...
Down on the ground, visible closer than the constantly moving horizon, 8 pillars stand in a silent circle around the desert navi, markless but for some single square on the backside of each which cannot be read from this angle. Beyond them and running along the edge of the entire room are more teleportation pads.
In front of the navi, a single plaque stands with its marbled surface incribed with words...
Knowledge; Chapter 4: "Decision Making" "The best decision for you is not always what you deem correct, nor is it necessarily a conclusion to which normal logic succeeds."
...and upon finishing the reading, the voice from before suddenly booms from the space between chambers (or is it just the space above this?):[/color] ????: "Rikaru. Definitively short on work. Opportunities sought? His disposition indicated the third highest probability of early entry. In the interest of time and not watching the inane struggles of the incompetent, however, there will be granted one hint per floor until such a time as it is deemed prudent to deliver another. Alternatively, you may waive any future hint upon entering a floor and before you arrive on it: Should you do this, it may be lucrative for you even at the cost of those who have found their way to you. Here is your hint for the second floor: You stand at the center of a broken compass. In some ways, some points, however, remain unbroken. The true two exits to this floor lie along the paths of such points."[/color] Properties: Regeneration OFFLighting: Less DimStage: MetalExits: ? & ?Posting Time Limit: 48 hoursMap
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Post by Team Active Star on Aug 1, 2012 8:25:01 GMT -8
Rikaru appeared in the new area, and almost instantly shifted to a wider stance, a virtigo like sensation creeping up inside him as he looked into the darkness, and felt either it or him self was spinning. Possibly worse was the fact he coupdn't tell which was the case...perhaps they both were for all he knew. Either way as he fought the dizzying sensation, he looked to the plaque before him, reading the words out loud to him self, though what would be comsidered in a hushed voice.
The appearance of the voice again startled him, but he gave no outward sign of such, instead remaining still and listening to the words. 'Hints...what is this a game?' he mentally grumbled. When he was sure the voice had nothing more to add, he looked around once more, focusing his attention on what was in his immediate area rather then beyond in the spinning horizon. "Compass huh?" he said out loud, noting the various pillars forming a circle around him. He moved to his right, circling the pillar and examining for any sign of a clue, assuming if this platform was a compass, it should have a marking indicating what direction it represented.
3 of 4 attack slots spent to move to H5 and use Examine! Lol
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Post by Vilicious on Aug 2, 2012 12:29:40 GMT -8
The plaque reads simply "NW". Shortly after Rikaru enters the proximity of the pillar, however, it turns toward the center, and toward-[/i] [Iria enters at E5] -a new entry.Properties: Regeneration OFFLighting: Less DimStage: MetalExits: ? & ?Posting Time Limit: Appx. 55 HoursMap
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Post by Shast on Aug 2, 2012 16:51:47 GMT -8
[bgcolor=3d3d3d]Upon entering the room Iria took a moment to read the inscription on the plaque before taking her head up to gaze around the room. Rikaru and the pillar with "NW" were the only things to meet her disconnected stare. She knew him from the couple times he'd brought in joe schmoe navi's. While at the same time being completely oblivious that he himself was now ironically among the wanted.
Tossing a silent stare to him Iria took a couple steps off the platform; ignoring the pillars hint of "North west" and instead taking the direction the object pointed as the next destination.
Iria was no puzzle solver, preferring to let Chillman and his logical programming handle these things. This however was not an option and the hotheaded enforcer wasn't about to be bested by a riddle.
[Iria moves 3 spaces to the left[E5->B5], to read the Western Pillar.]
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Post by Team Active Star on Aug 3, 2012 8:11:05 GMT -8
Rikaru watched as the pillar spun, the plaque now facing the newly emerged Iria, who was one of the last people he wanted to see at the time. "...of all people to be stuck with..." He just hoped she either didn't know he was now wanted, though that was unlikely, or at that she at least would ignore that fact while they were in here.
He turned his attention back to the pillars, and started moving down to his left, to the next pillar and examined it, after doing so he would repeat the process to examine the next in the line. He needed to know more of the pillars markings before he could make an accurate guess as to which way would be their ticket out of here. As he finished examining his second pillar though he called out to Iria, as it was faster then checking himself. "What does your pillar say?"
3/3 attack slots and his Natural dodge used to move first to G3 and examine pillar, then E2 and examine.
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Post by Vilicious on Aug 5, 2012 19:18:00 GMT -8
In humorous misdirection, the room answers for them: The pillar Iria approached, as if in answer to Rikaru's query, turns inward to reveal "S", while Rikaru's first pillar shows them a "NE" and his second showcases that which Iria had thought to approach: "W"Properties: Regeneration OFFLighting: Less DimStage: MetalExits: ? & ?Posting Time Limit: Appx. 48 HoursMap
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Post by Shast on Aug 6, 2012 13:07:43 GMT -8
[bgcolor=3d3d3d](I don't actually remember her text color off hand.)
South.
Iria stepped away from the pillar and towards the one 'above' her, briefly placing her hand on it and letting it begin its rotation while moving onto the next one.
In a sightly perturbed voice Iria "whines" to the only other one in the room, Rik.
All of the points are wrong and the only hint we have on the pedestal is written in cryptinese. You're the adventurous type right? Is there something I'm not getting? --- [Iria moves B5->B6->C7->D8->E8; Expending 4 attack slots] [Iria checks the pillars at C7, and E8]
(Also, I now think of Rik with a Link outfit)
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Post by Vilicious on Aug 7, 2012 20:16:47 GMT -8
Again pillars turn. In one of the overhead discs, a red streak makes its way around over half of the circle in one effort, and then that disc fades from view.Properties: Regeneration OFFLighting: Less DimStage: MetalExits: ? & ?Posting Time Limit: Appx. 48 HoursMap
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Post by Team Active Star on Aug 8, 2012 11:44:19 GMT -8
Rikaru had stood still and was thinking about what the plaque and the voice had said, so far they hadn't really found any solid clue as far as he was conserned to the right answer to this puzzle. but maybe that was his problem, thinking to logically about this whole thing. When Iria began whining about not getting it, he shruged as he started moving to the last pillar olnear him they hadn't inspected. "You weren't here yet...but that voice from before said that in some ways, two points of this broken compass are unbroken. And that the exits from this place is beyond those points..."
Rikau had trailed off as he stopped walking towards the pillar he was heading for, a thought now struck him. "Originally I thought it would be polar opposites that remained unbroken. But if it is only relitive to each other, then they could even be next to each other..." he trailed off again as he looked at the pillars they had examined this far. The only two directions they hadn't seen were North and East, but as he looked at rhe positions of the other pillars he felt they were irrelivent at this point. "For example. Look at the pillar you are at now, marked South west, and the one I had started at, North West. On a normal compass that pillar between them should be marked West, thus they are still technically in their correct positions. My money is on the teleporters behind those pillars are our ticket out."
As Rikaru finished speaking, he began walking towards the North west pillar, fairly confident he had solved the puzzle, as regardless of which pillar was north or east, no other correct combination would result from what he could tell. He stopped when he arrived at the pillar marked North west, amd shrugged as he looked at Iria. "I will go first I suppose, as it is my theory. Feel free to try yours as well or wait to see if I am wrong, doesn't matter to me." and with those parting words he moved towards the teleporter, and stepped onto it, hoping he was right.
E2 starting. Moved to F3, then G4, then H5 with 3 attack slots. Expends one skill use of nimble reflexes to natural dodge move to I5 teleporter.
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Post by Shast on Aug 8, 2012 12:06:22 GMT -8
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...Ahuh. The response came after a long pause for thought. This was something she hadn't even though of, and as if being swayed by some politician Rikaru made it sound perfectly sane.
So she went along with it, not bothering to wait if his was correct or not. ---
[Iria moves E8->E9] [Iria enters the teleporter at E9]
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Post by Vilicious on Aug 10, 2012 19:51:23 GMT -8
((It may begin changing to a 24 hour limit with occasional exception, but not this turn.)) As each takes a step into their chosen portals, each, in return, experiences the feeling of reality itself peeling away...[Rikaru exits at I5] [Iria exits at E9] [Rikaru appears at E5] ...and then Rikaru returns. Alone. But only for a moment:[Iria appears at E5] [/b] [BZZT!]-[Elementless]-[C/S-Attack] - Unavoidable, Cuts Undershirts, Cuts DS - Deals damage equal to any HP gained over their Max HP. - Deals additional damage equal to [10]% of the target's Max HP. - Deals additional damage equal to [10]% of the target's Max HP for each previous time they've been struck by "BZZT!"[/ul][/ul] Pain wracks them both, simultaneously, a strike of malice driven to their very core, imprinted with strips of an image of a metallic face on which the mouth, despite appearing emotionless, twitches at one corner in the suggestion of a smile.
Again the voice makes itself present:????: "Curious attempt by Rikaru and Iria. Not the first such by any party, but clearly incorrect. And now they are even made wary of the truth of concept, the proof of constraint, the purpose of an open field: Incorrect attempts will only be tolerated to such an extent as their bodies can tolerate it before being terminated." Properties: Regeneration OFFLighting: Less DimStage: MetalExits: ? & ?Posting Time Limit: Appx. 48 HoursMap
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Post by Team Active Star on Aug 11, 2012 8:42:28 GMT -8
Rikaru thought all was going well as he felt that similar sensation of the warp working, but soon he appeared at the same place as before, a moment later Iria joining him by his side. Apparently she decided to try to teleporter as well and like his was wro-
Suddenly pain coursed through his body, leaving him temporarily paralyzed as the image of the strange face intruded his mind. It was not a pleasant feeling at all, and as sudden as it began, the pain stopped, leaving him gasping for breath after as the voice spoke once again. 'As if the sudden pain wasn't clue enough we were wrong...' he kept that to himself though as the voice faded away. Now they were back to square one in essence, the clue on the plaque staring at them mockingly.
"Well then...now that the voice is done mocking us, lets try to figure this out then..." he said to Iria. He assumed she would have a few choice words for him being wrong, though then again she coulda waited to make sure it was safe...oh well. He read the plaque in front of them once more, out loud this time, for both their benefit. " "The best decision for you is not always what you deem correct, nor is it necessarily a conclusion to which normal logic succeeds."...Guess I should have figured that was too logical to be right. We can at least safely mark those two as not part of the solution..." he trailed off as he looked around at the pillars again, trying to see if anything jumped out at him so to speak as a clue.
"An ideas of a out side of the box type of solution?" he asked, finally moving to one of the unchecked pillars, as it would be best if they knew exactly which was which to help figure this out now.
Rikaru uses two attack slots to move to G7 pillar and examine it
2722/3025 HP
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Post by Shast on Aug 11, 2012 17:06:52 GMT -8
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...I hate this place. I guess an 'out of the box' solution could be going West from the 'south' labeled pillar and South from the 'west' labeled pillar.
Iria meandered over to last unrevealed pillar and nice it a nice pat, to start the turning process. ---
[Iria moves to C3 to check out dat pillar.] Bad post, long day, eat me. x.x
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