Neighbourhood Necromancer - Another fine CYOA from Choice of Games

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Seraphic Neoman: Jul 19, 2011

Phone before the place goes into ALERT status and our radar gets jammed!

# ? Oct 16, 2014 22:42

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# ? May 12, 2024 10:23

Fangz: Jul 5, 2007; Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!

Deal with the red button, we don't need this base to go into lockdown right now. Phone seems like it'd take time to do stuff.

# ? Oct 16, 2014 22:42

Night10194: Feb 13, 2012; We'll start,
like many good things,
with a bear.

Stop that phone!

# ? Oct 16, 2014 22:42

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009

Both the phone and button are likely to gently caress us, but the button is instant whe tree the phone takes a small bit of time take out button woman .

# ? Oct 16, 2014 22:52

Cry Havoc: May 10, 2004; This cyberpunk cartoon avatar is pretty dang ol' good, I tell you what.

Don't touch that button!

# ? Oct 16, 2014 23:17

Automatic Slim: Jul 1, 2007

No buttons.

# ? Oct 16, 2014 23:31

SystemLogoff: Feb 19, 2011; End Session?

Button that button!

# ? Oct 16, 2014 23:34

Kanthulhu: Apr 8, 2009; NO ONE SPOIL GAME OF THRONES FOR ME!

IF SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT OBERYN MARTELL AND THE MOUNTAIN DIE THIS SEASON, I'M GOING TO BE PISSED.

BUT NOT HALF AS PISSED AS I'D BE IF SOMEONE WERE TO SPOIL VARYS KILLING A LANISTER!!!

(Dany shits in a field)

Kill the phone dude.

# ? Oct 16, 2014 23:56

Word on the Wind: May 23, 2014

We've pressed our luck so far and our horde outnumbers them three to one, Drop them all at once.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:03

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

Your horde gets between the woman and whatever unwelcome emergency stop procedure the button initiates. Her friend with the axe swings and manages to take the head off a zombie before being overpowered. The man is on the verge of connecting his call when you seize a nearby reference book and fling it at his head. No cranium can resist the thousand pages of A Methodological Approach to Command-Directed Revivification Under the Neuberger Model. He goes down.

You and the horde can handle two of them between you. Soon you have the researchers on the floor against the bench.

quote:

The researchers stare up at you, glancing at the undead. The way they look tells you two things: they are not surprised to see the dead walking, and they all know who you are. You have the distinct feeling that they know why this is all happening.

You don't have long. You borrow some line from a gritty cop TV show about the first one to speak getting to keep their good looks. A skeleton's yellow teeth clack together one inch from the man's ear. A zombie leans close and drools directly into the ear cavity of one woman.

They all talk at once.

"It's an efficiency project, really�"

"We're not military, we're civilian contractors�"

"The project harnesses residual voltages, the body's magnetite, and established neural paths. Originally we thought cerebral implants would be necessary but it turns out that with chemical capture and a focused will in charge, the tissues of the deceased can be animated and controlled�"

You shut them all up and demand an explanation from the woman in the middle, who seems the most coherent.

quote:

"It comes down to resilience," she says, her eyes wide and clear. "The army expects a soldier to continue to fight upon equipment failure. If their vehicle is wrecked they proceed on foot. If their rifle breaks they switch to a sidearm or improvised weapon. The one failure which stops a combatant is�when the human's life is extinguished. So this project was set up to overcome that difficulty. With this technology, the soldier continues to fight beyond the point of death."

You stare at her.

"You have a bone filled with fluid, yes? It's a focus for command distribution, normally used by a commanding officer in theatre. It was one of our early, autonomous units and it went missing. One of our�fresher subjects managed to take it and go AWOL. They don't lose a lifetime of habits, even in death. But you've probably noticed that." She gives a hesitant smile. "They bond to strong personalities. You might have done well in the army."

This is a lot to think about. You want to stay and get every detail�but you know how that ends: guards flooding in and you becoming the latest test subject for the puppet makers here.

Spare the woman and kill the other two, as promised.
Kill all of them.
Spare them and leave the area.
Give the bone back.

Achievement Unlocked posted:

Beyond Death: You discovered the truth about the humerus. (100 points)

Stats posted:

A successful necromancer must manage an array of vital character statistics.

Control: 70%
Energy: 57%
Luck: 64% (+1)
Corruption: 12%
Humanity: 22%
You might as well have erected a sign on your house saying NECROMANCER BASE HERE.

Your undead army consists of:
Skeletons: 6
Zombies: 2 (-1)
and it has killed 6 people in total.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:13

moosecow333: Mar 15, 2007; Super-Duper Supermen!

Buttons can be pushed much faster than someone can dial a phone.

gently caress, too slow.

moosecow333 fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Oct 17, 2014

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:14

Word on the Wind: May 23, 2014

Let them live and leave. We got what we came for.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:18

Mrit: Sep 26, 2007; by exmarx; Grimey Drawer

Kill all of them and make fresh new zombies.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:19

Ghostwoods: May 9, 2013; Say "Cheese!"

Word on the Wind posted:

Let them live and leave. We got what we came for.

Works for me. We don't seem to get to add many kills to our army, sadly.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:20

Sindai: Jan 24, 2007; i want to achieve immortality through not dying

Spare them all. We're pretty nice.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:22

SystemLogoff: Feb 19, 2011; End Session?

Word on the Wind posted:

Let them live and leave. We got what we came for.

Since it seems people we kill don't become our zombies.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:24

Bobbin Threadbare: Jan 2, 2009; I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Spare them.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:24

Fangz: Jul 5, 2007; Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!

Spare them, we only kill bullies here.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:26

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Peace out.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:47

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

Undead instincts pull at you, urging murder, carnage. Perhaps these three deserve it for the forces they harnessed, the damage they did to your life. But they've looked death in the face, here and now. They will be thinking about this day for a long time, and they might never sleep well again.

You command a minion to lean close and gaze at each of them in turn. OK, now they've definitely looked death in the face. You pull with the humerus and your minion comes. The researchers huddle together on the floor, trembling. Their eyes follow you as you turn away.

quote:

You've pushed your luck and have somehow infiltrated a military establishment with no preparation or training. Do you have an escape plan, too?

That stream which conceals a gap in the wire is a possibility. You could also try to get out through the front gate. Or you could simply find a quiet spot and cut a hole in the wire.

Brave the freezing water of the stream.
Try to slip through the gate.
Go for the direct exit and cut yourself a hole.

Stats posted:

A successful necromancer must manage an array of vital character statistics.

Control: 70%
Energy: 57%
Luck: 64%
Corruption: 12%
Humanity: 32% (+10)
You might as well have erected a sign on your house saying NECROMANCER BASE HERE.

Your undead army consists of:
Skeletons: 6
Zombies: 2
and it has killed 6 people in total.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 00:55

Keeshhound: Jan 14, 2010; Mad Duck Swagger

Subtlety is for philosophers and politicians. Cut through the fence.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 01:14

Chard: Aug 24, 2010

Even if they hadn't been watching UsCam 24/7, it's not like we've concealed our presence here. We need to get out ASAP which means fence gets cut

# ? Oct 17, 2014 01:17

Nyaa: Jan 7, 2010; Like, Nyaa.

We are a duck. Stream.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 01:36

Word on the Wind: May 23, 2014

Nyaa posted:

We are a duck. Stream.

I can not argue with this logic.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 01:59

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Nyaa posted:

We are a duck. Stream.

Yep.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 01:59

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

Computer just blew up after a 3 second power outage, update will be delayed until the problem is resolved. Feel free to keep voting, though.

EDIT: And we're back! Apparently it just needed a bit of rest. !Technology!

Oblivion4568238 fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Oct 17, 2014

# ? Oct 17, 2014 02:17

Slaan: Mar 16, 2009; ASHERAH DEMANDS I FEAST, I VOTE FOR A FEAST OF FLESH

Nyaa posted:

We are a duck. Stream.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 03:07

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

It takes you ten minutes of looking�and five minutes of hiding from a passing patrol�to locate the stream in the dark. An engine roars behind you, drawing close, so you take a breath and plunge in. Aaugh! The cold finds every hidden corner of your body.

By the time you emerge on the other side of the wire, you are shivering uncontrollably. All you can do is run towards home and a hot shower.

quote:

The TV screen is the only illumination, its flickering images painting the room. A long, slow yawn escapes you. You meant to go to bed an hour ago but then a cookery show came on, dedicated to making your own ice cream. Every time you reached to turn it off, they would come up with a strange, new flavour like Avocado and Cashew or Spiced Pomegranate and you would give it five more minutes.

CRRRRRK. CRRRRRK. Somebody is walking on your concealed patch of early warning gravel. Nobody has approached the house in days, apart from one guy from out of town who wanted you to switch your gas and electricity provider.

You glance between the curtains without moving them. Two black-clad figures with assault rifles are crouched behind your garden wall. Ever since you found those surveillance photographs deep inside The Base, you've known they would come for you at home. This is that moment, but you are ready.

quote:

The TV turns itself off.

This confuses you for several seconds until you realise all the lights in other rooms are dead and you can't hear the hum of the fridge. Power is out to the entire house. You hear heavy boots rushing down your front path.

Wood splinters as the front door crashes in. The window beside you shatters, fragments of glass showering the sill. A gloved hand pulls the curtain aside and throws something short and cylindrical into the room.

Dive to grab the object.
Roll behind the sofa.
Drop and close your eyes.

Stats posted:

A successful necromancer must manage an array of vital character statistics.

Control: 70%
Energy: 54% (-3)
Luck: 64%
Corruption: 12%
Humanity: 32%
You might as well have erected a sign on your house saying NECROMANCER BASE HERE.

Your undead army consists of:
Skeletons: 6
Zombies: 2
and it has killed 6 people in total.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 04:57

Night10194: Feb 13, 2012; We'll start,
like many good things,
with a bear.

Roll behind the sofa for cover!

Action rolls always work!

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:01

FlocksOfMice: Feb 3, 2009

Roll behind the sofa because if we just sit there with our eyes closed we're still just sitting there with our eyes closed

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:22

Cry Havoc: May 10, 2004; This cyberpunk cartoon avatar is pretty dang ol' good, I tell you what.

Sofa time!

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:45

Chard: Aug 24, 2010

Make like Solid Snake and roll behind the sofa, knocking over several attackers and stunning them temporarily.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:52

where the red fern gropes: Aug 24, 2011

On a scale of 1, how hosed are we?

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:52

Sindai: Jan 24, 2007; i want to achieve immortality through not dying

It'll be fine. They may be expecting zombies and skeletons, but are they expecting a banshee and Dad?

Action roll.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 05:54

Bobbin Threadbare: Jan 2, 2009; I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

It's probably tear gas, but in case it isn't I suggest the sofa.

# ? Oct 17, 2014 06:05

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

You throw yourself over the padded back of the sofa. There is a reflected flash, a dull thump, and the sofa rams you up against the wall. A persistent whine blocks out every other sound.

You shove the sofa back and peer out.

A hefty, hooded figure leaps through the shattered window. Moonlight picks out his hazy silhouette as he advances through the room with slow, deliberate steps. That looks like an armoured vest, an automatic weapon. Some kind of goggles? His head turns and he scans the room. As he sees you, his weapon comes up�

Something soars through the air between you, a poised, ballistic shadow. It falls upon the intruder, pressing him to the floor, shrouding him in blackness. He barely has time to gasp before it plunges, ripping fabric from his neck, tearing the goggles from his face. It drinks.

It's Dad. He glances at you as the curtain swings, his pale face briefly revealed, his mouth brimming with blood. "Move," he hisses. "I'll cover you."

Mist spills across the carpet and flows to the door.

quote:

You stagger towards the hall. A cold breeze presses your face. You can sense somebody ahead, two people, moving, fluid and controlled. You hold the doorframe to steady yourself.

The wood reverberates with a sudden, devastating shriek that you feel through the palms of your hands. The hall blazes with light and you see the banshee at the top of the stairs, looking like an incensed boarding school teacher awakened in the middle of the night. Her demented, jagged hair trails behind her as she falls upon the invaders.

Her cry knocks you back against the wall, and you get one frozen glimpse of her attack. She thrusts spidery fingers directly into�and through�the men's heads. Blood droplets strobe through the air. Her head snaps round to look at you and you feel the touch of ice inside you at the fury etched on that ancient face.

quote:

"There's another one out there!" she snaps. "Move!"

Sure enough, there's another man advancing through the kitchen, coming fast through the gloom. Your hand grips the humerus.

Hit him with a zombie.
Hit him with a skeleton.
Just pile anything you have on top of him.
Pull back through the wrecked house.

Stats posted:

A successful necromancer must manage an array of vital character statistics.

Control: 70%
Energy: 54%
Luck: 65% (+1)
Corruption: 12%
Humanity: 32%
You might as well have erected a sign on your house saying NECROMANCER BASE HERE.

Your undead army consists of:
Skeletons: 6
Zombies: 2
and it has killed 6 people in total.