chims: (steal from the rich and give to the poor)
ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴇ! ([personal profile] chims) wrote in [community profile] algagrass2012-06-20 02:00 pm

event four | can a chest that can't be opened really be called a chest?

CHARACTERS: Any and all!
DATE: 19th~22nd
RATING: PG for foul-mouthed NPCs
SUMMARY: The NPCs around town are spreading rumors of a dungeon chest that can't be opened. If you ask them nicely, they'll give you the area words Δ Choosing Superior Offerings. What you do or what you'll try from there is up to you!

The NPCs around town are busy murmuring to each other and eyeing the adventurers curiously, wondering aloud if anyone in Mac Anu would fall for such folly. Surely not, but who would ever know the root of the story if no one went to look? It spreads through the town like wildfire, this rumor of a dungeon chest that will not open for any who have tried. Some don't know the area words, but they know who will and will forward any eager or curious adventures to them.

Once at the dungeon, however, things are a little different. There are far less monsters to be found-- in fact, hardly any at all. It's a level 11 temple dungeon, with three floors. One needs only to reach the second floor to start hearing voices...


( ooc: As always, be sure to tag your chara name into the log when you reply! If you'd like a mod to NPC the townsfolk or NPCs in the dungeon for you, please just let us know with a subject title holler. :)

The NPC in the dungeon is squat and fat, shadowed in heavy robes. They'll threaten and harangue anyone who comes to them, and summon undead goblins to fight you after a while. Once you've defeated all six, he warps off and leaves the way to a new chest unbarred-- a chest which now opens and has unremarkable items inside. The event itself is the important part, though, and the first of three ongoing events. )
tank_sniper: (SKILL > Dramatics)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-23 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
You already sent messages to everyone?
greatcleavage: (talky man)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-23 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I left a note back at base with the Grunty, told him to tell anyone he sees. In the meantime, I think we should start clearing the way down. It might be rough without a healer but I have some potions, and we're going to have a lot of competition.
tank_sniper: (Default)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods. Sounds about as good a way to contact anybody as any other.]

I've got some potions too, so I'm good to go. Lead the way.
greatcleavage: (sometimes things do go right?)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-25 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Then it looks like we've got party!

[He produces his Relic to invite her, then gives the gate the code words to the field they seek!]
tank_sniper: (SKILL > Dramatics)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-25 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[She quickly accepts and waits to transfer to the new area. And once there, she takes out her bayonet and holds it loosely in both hands; she'll be able to bring it up in a snap once it's needed.]

I'll be staying back to avoid aggro, but I'll be sure to provide as much backup power as possible.
greatcleavage: (time to beat on a bard!)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-26 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods, drawing his stupid leaf-bladed sword with an expression of mild disgust. Don't worry, he knows how to keep creatures off the ranged DPS.]

[With more caution than will prove necessary, he enters the dungeon proper, looking out for foes.]


tank_sniper: (ATK > Snipe)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-27 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Shinon follows catlike with silent steps, always keeping a sharp gaze about for any sign of an enemy.]
greatcleavage: (frustrated)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-27 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[...And as they descend deeper into the cave, the lack of those is starting to grate quite visibly on Roy's nerves.]

Well, I certainly feel challenged, don't you?
tank_sniper: (ITEM > Hecate II)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-27 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
...I don't trust it. There's no way a dungeon should be this high level with no enemies in sight.

[Even now, she's on the alert. It's hard to really drop your guard much when you're used to sitting still for any given amount of time, waiting for a target to come by so you can snipe them.]

There has to be more to it. A trap, maybe?
greatcleavage: (alarmed)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-28 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's a trap, then it's one we're going to spring. Keep a close eye out behind you and move a little closer to me -- if they're going to surround us, it's going to be to get to you instead of me.
tank_sniper: (SKILL > Dramatics)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-29 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Got it.

[That's all that needs saying, really. She follows his directions, jogging to close the distance a little and raising her bayonet slightly as she keeps an eye on the area behind them.]
greatcleavage: (pow!)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-29 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[He slows in turn, jerking his head from left to right to keep an eye out for anything as they advance forward. Shinon probably wouldn't appreciate the sentiment, but he intended to look out for her and protect her to the best of his ability.]
tank_sniper: (ATK > Snipe)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-30 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that is kind of the job of the tank! She's glad at least that he seems to know what he's doing, since she's not exactly built for taking hits.

Still no sign of any monsters... Oh, look, stairs.
]

...No way. Did we miss something along the way?
greatcleavage: (as if anything could go right around her)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-30 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, he knows better than to think she'd mind the RESULTS; it's the reasons he expects she'd object to. More personal than professional.]

That can't be. Maybe someone else got here first.
tank_sniper: (PASSIVE SKILL > Determination)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-06-30 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
Think we can catch up to them before they get at the reward?

[She's definitely up for trying.]
greatcleavage: (sometimes things do go right?)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-06-30 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hefts his sword with a grin.]

I'm not above charging past them and taking it.

...unless they're actually in trouble and need help.
tank_sniper: (SKILL > Dramatics)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-07-02 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Even if they'll just respawn again anyway?

...Well, whatever. You're the leader here.
greatcleavage: (confused)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-07-02 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
...No, I meant, the other PCs that may have beaten us down here. If they're tied up in battle with the chest guardians, I don't mind charging past them and claiming the prize first.
tank_sniper: (PASSIVE SKILL > Determination)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-07-03 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
They'll still respawn even if there's trouble, though. I get the feeling there's no permanent death here.

[No real need to help them either way.]

Are we going to go, or not?
greatcleavage: (time to beat on a bard!)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-07-03 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe so, but aside from being a little too Chaotic for my tastes, I've also got a personal thing about people dying. It really isn't as fun as you'd think.

But let's go.

[He hefts his sword, then charges onward!]
tank_sniper: (Default)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-07-03 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

[And following! But still from a slight distance.]
greatcleavage: (pow!)

/summon MOD NPCS!

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-07-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Into the next chamber Roy bursts, looking left and right with quick snaps of the neck to spot whatever fiends might be lurking.]
tank_sniper: (ATK > Snipe)

[personal profile] tank_sniper 2012-07-19 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Here we go-!

[Shinon, for her part, will be putting as much distance as possible between herself and the enemies. In the interest of avoiding aggro, she'll wait for Roy to start attacking before she begins providing backup.]
greatcleavage: (time to beat on a bard!)

[personal profile] greatcleavage 2012-07-19 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Undead,huh?

[Roy grins with confidence as he lifts his sword.]

Perfect. I've got a lot of pent-up aggression to work out.

POWER ATTACK! [Roy charges into the fray quite literally, swinging his greatsword with punishing force.]