I demand more Firiblistar!

Firiblistar go!

Who can say no to a gentleman duelist?

Firiblistar 2011/05/21(Sat)09:19 No. 305655 ID: 77b087
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You can be as gentlemanly as possible, and sometimes people just don't see things your way.

Firiblistar 2011/05/21(Sat)09:20 No. 305656 ID: 77b087
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Maybe your accent gets in the way, or perhaps your point of view brushes them the wrong way.

Or maybe there is just a predisposition to kill your species on sight.

Firiblistar 2011/05/21(Sat)09:23 No. 305657 ID: 77b087
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((Author's Note: This is too hard don't make me try to draw this scene again))

There is nothing wrong with a tactical retreat at times, even if it is a bit embarassing.

Firiblistar 2011/05/21(Sat)09:26 No. 305658 ID: 77b087
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I am Firiblistar, Gentleman Duelist. And I seem to have wandered to the wrong side of town. Luckily my quick footing allowed me to lead them to the dark corridors of the local sewer system.

Dare not travel towards the guards, so do I go right towards TOWN, or do I take my leave at the moment and go down to the CAVES.

Let us venture forth into the CAVES.

Perhaps there are subterranean occupants that require heroics?

Are you a kobold with dark vision or without? If with, douse the torch to make it even harder to find you. If without, take the torch when you go to CAVES

>>305751
This.

Firiblistar 2011/05/22(Sun)18:15 No. 306076 ID: 77b087
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------SHADOW TYPE SWITCHED----------

Lest another set of dwarves comes by, its best that I get down to the CAVES. I better take the TORCH with me for lighting. After a bit of pipes for the sewer system I make it down. Under this particular hatch are three tunnels.

The LEFT TUNNEL has the sound of civilization still and a faint bit of light.

The MIDDLE TUNNEL also has some light comming from it, but moreso.

The RIGHT TUNNEL is completely dark.

The smell of alcohol is drifting from one of the tunnels. Normally I would be disturbed, but the dwarves don't stick their beards in this part of the underground, at least normally.

Well we were only trying to get away from those fellows who were chasing us (I'm assuming the dwarves), it's not like you're Wanted in general, so there's no specific need to avoid people. Except, however, pirates, smugglers, and other bandit-types. I'd say go down the lit tunnel that has sounds of people inside, as it's less likely to be some secret operation in which they must kill all witnesses if they're being so overt

Firiblistar 2011/05/25(Wed)12:06 No. 306659 ID: d8b606
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There's enough light this way, I put away the TORCH.

Apparently there's a...tavern...down in the caves? There's a crude sign saying "Underbar" over the doors. This would be the best place to find someth-

"Excuse me sir!"

A peckan has walked up to me. With a stack of papers.

"I represent a small clan of shadow dragon followers. Would you sign a petition granting us access to the catacombs under the main city? Or maybe you would like to join! I have some information here if you are interested!"

He fuddles through his papers and takes one out.

Do I take it or do I just go in the tavern already?

Ask why they want to see the catacombs. Are they looking for historic information? Do they have some kind of religious reason to visit them? Are they secret evil necromancers who want to raise the dead and destroy the world?

>>306659
May as well be polite and take the papers. You are, after all, a GENTLEMAN. They may be oppressed people in need of your silver tongue and flashing rapier!
Once you get past him and into the bar, order something classy like a claret.

Firiblistar...what are you doing?

I say you ought to kill him for his un-beauteous appearance. Besides, following Shadow Dragons? LOSERS. You're too cool for this clique.

>>306659
He is a Qurupeco. Disable his arms before he brings them together and creates devestating fireballs. Then try to break his snout. After that, capture or kill him at your leisure.

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)19:57 No. 307264 ID: 823015
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>>307220
Dammit I don't know you yet, don't cause a time paradox!

>>307224
Its hardly gentlemanly to randomly commit murder!

>>306735
>>306665
I'm hardly literate (I know all the big words tho!), but I can ask him directly if I still have any questions.

>>307225
Wait...Did you s..

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)19:58 No. 307265 ID: 823015
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>>307225
Q...Q...Qurupeco....

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)19:58 No. 307266 ID: 823015
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>>307225
I saw one once...when I was a small 'bold

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)19:59 No. 307267 ID: 823015
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>>307225
They gave everyone a big piece of wood for a shield and said go at it

I couldn't fight it.

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)20:00 No. 307268 ID: 823015
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*WHUMP*

I do believe I am falling unoncious...

Firiblistar 2011/05/27(Fri)20:01 No. 307269 ID: 823015
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Hey... HEY...

I seem to have woken up with the bird in front of me.

Stay very still. They sense movement.

>>307269
Regain your composure, and take a pamphlet.

>>307269
Oh, and if he vomits mucus on you just RUN. that stuff is insanely flammable.

What kind of gentleman faints like that? Be careful, he might think you've fallen for him. Anyway, being a gentleman duelist isn't necessarily about behaving in a certain way, it's about other people BELIEVING you believe in a certain way. So you can murder him and then, as there are no witnesses, make up whatever story you like about what happened.

Firiblistar 2011/05/28(Sat)07:54 No. 307332 ID: 823015
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>>307272
>>307292
He's not one of those...THINGS...I hope. But anyways stop talking about it

>>307298
I didn't faint! I um...greeted him too hard! That's it!

Bird: I heard the commotion up top. In a bit of trouble?
Frib: "Not momentarily, but where are we?"
Bird: We're in the back of the Underbar. It's one of our buisness fronts to keep the pallys out of our workings

This region IS known for the many religious centers located in it. So much that many major cities have pure paladin law enforcement.

Frib: "I do apologize sir for any trouble I may have caused during my spell of unconsciousness"
Bird: No problem. You woke up right about the time I managed to get you into the spare bed really.

Say...you look like a capable adventurer type. Would you like some work?

PLOT HOOK DETECTED.

sure ask him what kind of work it is. If it's not 'Throw babies into the gapping mouth of a Eldritch God' which wouldn't be gentlemanly, then you should do it. Always a good idea to be considered a friend of a group with assets.

Firiblistar 2011/05/28(Sat)10:49 No. 307356 ID: 823015
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YOU CHEATING BASTARDS, IT WAS MY TURN

You aren't supposed to come ba-

SAVE IT, YOU LOST YOUR CHANCE MY PLOT HOOK WAS NEXT! YOU CHEATERS!

Oh god I passed out and missed his scene entirely what do I do? At this rate the entire quest will be ruined from breaking the fourth wall!

Hide under the bed.

Shout "OK, do-over! I'm going to pretend I just woke up as you came through the door and then you can both subtly present your PLOT HOOKS to my currently PLOT HOOK free self."

Firiblistar 2011/05/29(Sun)20:19 No. 307736 ID: 823015
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Frib: "Look I'm sorry things tu-"

Guflan: NO, YOU CHEATED AND I HAD TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR MY SELF WHEN NO ONE WAS EVEN IN PLACE FOR THE BAR SCENE!

Bird: Wait, that isn't right...

Firiblistar 2011/05/29(Sun)20:20 No. 307737 ID: 823015
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Frib: "Where is everyone?"

*You may now control the Peckan Cleric, Yeck.*

*You may now control the Guflan Mage, Trace.*

What do we do NOW? Everyone is GONE.

>>307737
Trace: Punch Yeck in the beak.

Yeck: Take it like a man.

Frib: Demand to know what the fuck is going on.

>>307739
Second, with the slight alternation that Yeck instead breaks down in tears

raid the liquor stores. Things will make so much sense after you have done so.

Something strange is going on.
The chairs on the ground mean that either a confrontation had broken out, or the groups that were here wanted to get out fast.

Ask Yeck about the usual patrons of this bar. Have Trace snoop around to see if anything was left behind.

Trace 2011/05/30(Mon)13:15 No. 307886 ID: 823015
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>>307739
>>307740

GUFLAN SHORYUKEN!!

Yeck: "OW! What was that for!?"

Trace: Because you're stupid!

>>307746
The bar was full of actors today, except a couple of the bar regulars we couldn't convince to leave. Usual sort is chronic drunks or the occasional street thug trying to lay low.

>>307744
The owner was either smart enough to hide the good stuff or it's already been taken!

Firiblistar 2011/05/30(Mon)13:17 No. 307888 ID: 823015
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Frib: "Will you two cut it out?"

Trace: "COME ON I'LL GIVE YA ANOTHER ONE"

Yeck: "Stop hitting me!"

Hmm? I see someone in the corner of the bar

Firiblistar 2011/05/30(Mon)13:22 No. 307889 ID: 823015
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Frib: "hey, whats going o-"

Gnoll: "FUCK, no one was supposed to be in here! Back off!"

Frib: "I just want to kn-"

Gnoll: "Your one of those mercenary punks they hired! I won't lose to you!"

Firiblistar 2011/05/30(Mon)13:23 No. 307892 ID: 823015
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Frib: "If thats the way you want it, so be it"

**DUEL INITIATED**

I guess I need to explain how to do fights then don't I? We can consider this petty thug a tutorial fight of sorts. Normally I would just cut this guy down in a cutscene.

Firiblistar 2011/05/30(Mon)13:25 No. 307894 ID: 823015
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So heres the duel system. Every time I can take different actions I'll have them lined up as so.

Do I attack from his left or his right?

his right.

>>307894
hmmmm interesting; he appears to be left handed.
You should attack from the left, where he is more open. If he's left handed and you're right handed and you're to the left of him then your WEPON is closer to him than his is to you... I hope that made some form of sense somehow.

>>307899
This is correct. You're better off attacking from the left.

>>307907
>>307899
HIS left? or
OUR left?

>>307910
OUR left. His right.

Firiblistar 2011/05/31(Tue)22:15 No. 308193 ID: 823015
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>>307899
>>307907
Good Job, couldn't do a better deduction myself. See the big green checkmark? That's for picking a "good" option. Green Check is for good, Red X is for bad, and Purple Square is for neither.



Gnoll: "CRAP"

Hit. Stabbed him in the side.


Our next bit of tutorial is Hazard Icons. These show up as little red exclamation points and could be anywhere at any time. When these show up, you need to give me a heads up on whats about to happen so I can react accordingly. This hazard mark here is very clear, with no distractions, so lets practice shall we? What is about to happen here?

looks like he is trying to punch you in the snout to establish winning. but you wont take that.

Ah Yes, I forgot to say that I wont have another update until Monday night or Tuesday due to a lack of being home (with my mouse, tablet, and paint.net). I get to do my annual camping trip.

I'm not sure we should encourage this kobold to beat the gnoll. It rather seems to be violating the natural order of things.

>>308204
The natural order is Gentlemen > Everything Else
>>308193
His sword isnt pointed at you or in a position to swing at you so I'd say he's going to try and uppercut you. When he strikes lean back out of his reach, pull out your sword then stab him in the armpit for CRITICAL DAMAGE.

Firiblistar 2011/06/06(Mon)11:39 No. 309567 ID: 823015
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Camping trip is....purple square!

>>308195
>>308247
Correct! Such an attack is easily dodged by a combatant such as me! (did I do that right guys?) and now it's time for part third!

Severity selection! Here we select the way I act for my next set of movements. I have two up here.

Should we go Aggressive or should we go Not Deadly? We still have one more part of the tutorial to cover so don't expect a finishing blow yet!

>>309567
ENSURE HE NEVER HAS CHILDREN!

uppercut.

Firiblistar 2011/06/07(Tue)19:55 No. 310453 ID: 823015
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>>309791
A what?...Oh that's the word in the punch box.

NOSE PUNCH!

Gnoll: AWW FUCK MY NOSE

Silly guy dropped his weapon.

Firiblistar 2011/06/07(Tue)20:00 No. 310454 ID: 823015
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Heh, I have to give the last piece of tutorial yet.

Frib: "Hey Trace, give me something cool!"
Trace: "What?! You had him!"
Frib: "Just do it!"

Our last part of the tutorial is Ally events. Any action box with blue inside of it is considered an ally's possible action. This includes normal actions, hazard icons, and special Freeform actions.

When you see a gold border around an action square, that's basically a big "You decides" button.

Trace's hat is in the freeform ally attack choice on here. He's a wizard guy so suggest something cool!

Put him on ICE!

>>310454
>>310455
yeah I think this guy needs to COOL DOWN. He seems to be a little too HOT HEADED. You should tell him to CHILL OUT with a voice thats ICE COLD. This guys chances of winning were SUB-ZERO.

Trace 2011/06/09(Thu)11:18 No. 310930 ID: d5df55
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>>310455
>>310461
Looks like things are going to get a bit FROSTY!

Yeck: Just hearing all of those puns puts a chill down my spine.

Trace 2011/06/09(Thu)11:19 No. 310932 ID: d5df55
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Gnoll: NOT THE FACE!

Trace 2011/06/09(Thu)11:21 No. 310934 ID: d5df55
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WHAM

Trace: Lootin' time!


Frib: Yeah...what should we do with him?

>>310934
What.

>>310934
Tie him up. When he comes back around you can interrogate him. If he's very badly hurt you should have Trace stablize him.

Firiblistar 2011/06/09(Thu)12:25 No. 310968 ID: d5df55
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Gnoll: Hey jackasses I'm still conscious. I just...

He's looking a bit limp. I think we might have crippled him?

Yeck: Oh I know this guy. He's in charge of the costume department. Asshole wanted me all creepy looking.

Gnoll: YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE A CULTIST RIGHT?

Yeck: Anyways, I have a few que-

Gnoll: Nope. Not a word.

Trace: I bet I can fix that!

Gnoll: Not really, Imma be as sure as dead in a couple minutes

Firiblistar 2011/06/09(Thu)12:31 No. 310973 ID: d5df55
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Gnoll: You see...Have any of you played MGS 3?

Trace: Yeah. You got a cardboard box on you or something?

Gnoll: No. But I do have poison in my tooth. When that block hit me I kinda ended up biting my lip on accident. I didn't expect to lose control from the neck down so fast.

I kinda did it because I wanted to avoid exactly what happened here. If that 'bold hadn't of attacked me so soon I would have grabbed the antidote from my back pocket and popped it to make fake suicide.

Except now I can't move my arm. Also I still won't tell you anything.

frisk his pants and antidote him.

>>310973
Derp. Force him to eat the antidote from his back pocket.

Firiblistar 2011/06/09(Thu)13:00 No. 310989 ID: d5df55
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I dig out the contents of his back pockets.

There's a pill back here and holy shit the key to the costume room.

Frib: "This it?"

Gnoll: "Yeah...that's it

I stuff it in his mouth. I think he swallowed it.

Gnoll: "I still won't tell you anything. Besides my partner is probably done tal-"

He fell unconscious... It really must work fast.

Anyways. Should we loot the costume department first or go try to find security?

>>310989
COSTUME ROOM. GET A CAPE.

Firiblistar 2011/06/09(Thu)18:29 No. 311266 ID: d5df55
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Heh, Costume room. I tried to get in here for a cape earlier but the director chased me off! Something about detectives and natural looks.

Anyways now that we are here I can finally get that cape I wanted! And maybe something that fits my special feather better!

Actually...

Firiblistar 2011/06/09(Thu)18:34 No. 311273 ID: d5df55
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..How about I let you design ALL our costumes.

You guys like that right?

Yeck: "wait Frib I don't want a new cos-"

Frib: "Too late I gave them the...temple plate thing!"

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Frib: "I like capes, but really make sure to have a place for my feather. Its special to me. I wonder if they have a cool rapier holder?"

Trace: "I worked hard on my color scheme! Also, I WILL PERSONALLY IGNORE YOU IF YOU MAKE A STEVE JOKE. IT IS OLD."

Yeck: "What are you so worked up about? I probably won't take anything anyways. I like my lucky scarf and my shadow dragon robes go well with it."

Suggestion 2011/06/09(Thu)18:43 No. 311276 ID: 0d7a83
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Complementary Steve joke.

Suggestion 2011/06/09(Thu)19:47 No. 311299 ID: f6f7ed
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It started as a noir gangster thing but then Yeck became some sort of indian bandit.

Firiblistar 2011/06/11(Sat)20:24 No. 312207 ID: d5df55
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>>311299
Oh I get it, architect movie clothes! Like India Joans! I'm not good with whips but I will keep it in mind in case we end up at a sand dune!

Yeck: I...yeah. I think I will stick to some of the plot armor I picked up in here. Also Trace you see the filename there? you WERE asking for it.

Trace: *grumble* I'm still keeping the shades.


Oh and guys I got a cape! It even has a cool little pin on it its so awesome!

Firiblistar 2011/06/11(Sat)20:25 No. 312208 ID: d5df55
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*SLAM*

Set designer: THERE YOU THREE ARE.

THE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!
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Also chapter end because I need to work the next part a little more before it is fit for release

guh, what? What is this quest even about? So confused.

Suggestion 2011/06/23(Thu)22:08 No. 316984 ID: 7bd007
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Behold! Under one hour of MS Paint!