Paradise Lost: Clash of the Heavens - Choose Your Own Adventure

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Rahul: Dec 10, 2004

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Affi: Dec 18, 2005; Break bread wit the enemy

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

B. Go west with him.

Ask Rimush if he is going to open up the vaults.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:01

Diogines: Dec 22, 2007; Beaky the Tortoise says, click here to join our choose Your Own Adventure Game!

Paradise Lost: Clash of the Heavens!

Backlog of questions:

There Bias Two posted:

Can we use our senses when we leave the Kavodel region, just to make sure our blessing doesn't go away?

You did not know.

Affi posted:

Diog. Is it the altar that is the "big deal" in a temple (along with the sacred oils and ashes and items?)

Yes. The altar itself is a sacred object.

Affi posted:

Could you move the altar to the fort in case the city is threatened? Would that make it more okay to abandon it?[/b]

El's shrine or temple should be in the midst of a settlement. In a city, it is traditionally in the center. In other settlements or villages, it may be on the edges of the settlement but still a short walk away. It should be where the people are.

WhiteOutMouse posted:

What % is our population made up of Ilbeam guys and gals?

A substantial portion of Kavodel are Ibleamites. The rest are mostly poor people from Zepath, Tanaach and a few other places, as well as specialists you imported and craftsmen and traders who came on their own.

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Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

Voting B

Also, Diog, can we check our PIE meter. Let's see how we are doing after that run. It could be that boost was really only meant to warn Tanaach and prevent a terrible fight from taking place within the city, which would kill thousands.

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Affi: Dec 18, 2005; Break bread wit the enemy

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

Ask Rimush if he is going to open up his vaults. (Bring out the special gear)

Ask if the high priest of Taanach will send out a distress-call.

re: My question about the altar in our shrine. You are saying that if a monster attack comes and we decide to hole up inside our fortress. (at a future date when that fort is built) we can pick up the altar and the items and head there?

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:05

Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

B

Ask Rimush if he plans to break out the sacred ashes and oils? What is your battle plan if there is an army with siege units, trebuchets, a stealth unit of daemons backstabbing the city? How can we best communicate with you if we leave to scout right now? Where do you want us in the battle?

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:06

Diogines: Dec 22, 2007; Beaky the Tortoise says, click here to join our choose Your Own Adventure Game!

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You tell Rimush you will come with him and his Mighty Men. He shakes his head and says "No. You have done your part by giving us warning. If you wish to help more, then stay here. I have not forgotten what happened at Ibleam, we do not know exactly what is coming, part of it may get by us.

2. You....
E. Wish him luck, return to Kavodel.

F. Insist on going west with him to fight.
G. Go west with him to fight. This is not a request or a question, you are going.
H. Wait until they leave, then, catch up.

I. Remain Tanaach incase the battle reaches the city.

J. Something else. Fill in.

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Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

changed my vote

Lanky Coconut Tree fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Feb 1, 2015

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:07

Swedish Thaumocracy: Jul 11, 2006; Strength of >800 Men
Honor of 0; Grimey Drawer

1: B
It's what we came here for.

2: J, Scout ahead.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:08

Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

Diogines posted:

You tell Rimush you will come with him and his Mighty Men. He shakes his head and says "No. You have done your part by giving us warning. If you wish to help more, then stay here. I have not forgotten what happened at Ibleam, we do not know exactly what is coming, part of it may get by us.

2. You....
I. Remain Tanaach incase the battle reaches the city.

Ok. This is Rimush's city, so he runs the show.

2. I remain in the city

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:09

There Bias Two: Jan 13, 2009; I'm not a good person

2. I

The fact that he trusts us to defend his city is a great honor. Respect his request.

I don't think we'd be any faster than the Mighty Men at reaching the coast.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:10

Ralith: Jan 12, 2011; I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today

I It's his call, and it's not a bad one.

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Diogines: Dec 22, 2007; Beaky the Tortoise says, click here to join our choose Your Own Adventure Game!

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the_steve posted:

Question: Can we take a moment to check our power meter?[/b]

nuvan posted:

Did we use up any [???] during the run?

Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:

Also, Diog, can we check our PIE meter. Let's see how we are doing after that run. It could be that boost was really only meant to warn Tanaach and prevent a terrible fight from taking place within the city, which would kill thousands.

Give me a few minutes.

Affi posted:

Ask Rimush if he is going to open up the vaults.

Affi posted:

Ask Rimush if he is going to open up his vaults. (Bring out the special gear)

Rimush tells you "No. Things are not so dire, yet."

Affi posted:

Ask if the high priest of Taanach will send out a distress-call.

Consider that a write in vote I suppose? You have a vague awareness that apparently temples can communicate in some way? The details are very fuzzy and you don't truly know their capacity to do such or how it works.

Affi posted:

re: My question about the altar in our shrine. You are saying that if a monster attack comes and we decide to hole up inside our fortress. (at a future date when that fort is built) we can pick up the altar and the items and head there?

The land El's shrine is in, is sacred. It should not be abandoned.

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Diogines: Dec 22, 2007; Beaky the Tortoise says, click here to join our choose Your Own Adventure Game!

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Scouting ahead is probably futile? Given the fact Rimush is dressing for war as you speak to him and that he could smoke you in a foot race, you probably won't reach danger before him.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:11

Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

Our skill set alone is best used for skirmishing and scouting. We don't have the Balls so defending the city alone might be a bit tricky.

Diogines posted:

Scouting ahead is probably futile? Given the fact Rimush is dressing for war as you speak to him and that he could smoke you in a foot race, you probably won't reach danger before him.

Ask Rimush if he truly intends to take on an army with nothing but Mighty Men? Remind him of Ibleam, where Mighty Men were tied down by Norc Mighty Men, and the rest of the army hosed things up

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:12

Affi: Dec 18, 2005; Break bread wit the enemy

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

wedited

Affi fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Feb 1, 2015

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:13

Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

Lanky Coconut Tree posted:

Our skill set alone is best used for skirmishing and scouting. We don't have the Balls so defending the city alone might be a bit tricky.

We won't be alone. There will be House Men of Tanaach, all the regular people. Rimush is only going with his Mighty Men.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:13

FoxTerrier: Feb 15, 2012; Perfectly logical poster who uses the tools available to him to come to solid conclusions

Can we check in with Snarls again (since time has passed) to see how things are, as well as make sure he doesn't smell anything weird coming to Kavodel?

Can we sense whatever is coming?

FoxTerrier fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Feb 1, 2015

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:14

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Affi posted:

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2. You....

F. Insist on going west with him to fight.

Call upon our kinship, do not imply that he needs our help, but insist that you wish to fight this demon. We did receivbe a vision and we believe that it means we are supposed to fight it alongside you.

We did receive a boost. Is it still there? If they just wanted us to deliver the message then they wouldn't have boosted us too.

(also I am afraid that you will miss my question since I always post at the same time as you. Would you please look back a bit?)

Plan Affi

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:16

dyzzy: Dec 22, 2009; argh

Okay fine. If we can't keep up we'll be useless anyways.

2 I

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Volmarias: Dec 31, 2002; EMAIL... THE INTERNET... SEARCH ENGINES...

I

Also, Distress Beacon

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:17

FoxTerrier: Feb 15, 2012; Perfectly logical poster who uses the tools available to him to come to solid conclusions

Lanky Coconut Tree posted:

Our skill set alone is best used for skirmishing and scouting. We don't have the Balls so defending the city alone might be a bit tricky.

Ask Rimush if he truly intends to take on an army with nothing but Mighty Men? Remind him of Ibleam, where Mighty Men were tied down by Norc Mighty Men, and the rest of the army hosed things up

I think that's exactly what he's thinking of, and counting on the walls and house men to protect the city while they're entangled. And possibly us as well.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:18

Mr Apollo: Jan 1, 2013

2. I

I would feel more comfortable joining him in the battle but it looks like we can't keep up, so let's not pull a Uriah and follow his wishes. However ask:

Could we have access to the vault and those special items? If the worst happens and we are the strongest man left in the city, those artifacts could come in handy. Of course, we would only use them if things were so dire, in order to prevent another Ibleam.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:19

Althair: Jul 26, 2006; words are weapons

2. I It is a great honor to be asked to defend Tanaach! Don't worry Rimsuh Bro. We're gonna do our best to keep your people safe.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:19

Tax Inductions: Jul 9, 2007; I carry refreshments to the good guys
I made the good guys some home fries

I - I am a bit worried we might be 'wasting' our buff by staying here, but then I remember the centipede demons at Ibleam. Somebody needs to protect the populance.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:23

Tomn: Aug 23, 2007; And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands

Diog, remind me, is Rimush aware of our usual, true strength?

~~2. I, plus tell him "Give thanks to El, cousin. He gave me wings today that I might come in time."~~ Changed my vote, see below.

Affi posted:

We did receive a boost. Is it still there? If they just wanted us to deliver the message then they wouldn't have boosted us too.

It's possible that the Melachim aren't capable of giving us SPECIFIC boosts without seriously loving us up somehow. Perhaps the super strength and such was a package deal with the super speed, and they figured it wasn't worthwhile to block it off as it wasn't as potentially dangerous as Ball Trancing.

Tomn fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Feb 1, 2015

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Grognan: Jan 23, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

2.I No to distress beacon and vaults

Grognan fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Feb 1, 2015

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Rahul: Dec 10, 2004

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Coq au Nandos: Nov 7, 2006; I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

Tomn posted:

Diog, remind me, is Rimush aware of our usual, true strength?

2. I, plus tell him "Give thanks to El, cousin. He gave me wings today that I might come in time."

This may be as good as we get. I really hope Rimush doesn't regret this though.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:27

Arkanomen: May 6, 2007; All he wants is a hug

E
Lets get back to protect our town.

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Tomn: Aug 23, 2007; And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands

On a side note, I'm not sure? But if we got to Tanaach in the space of a day, and that thing took three days to cross what would normally take ten, I think we're actually a good bit faster than the thing. If it breaks off from Tanaach to hit Kavodel, we could catch up to it or outrun it to Kavodel.

Actually, come to think of it, changing my vote.

2: J: Request to follow just long enough to see what the thing actually is and guess at what it might be capable of, before going back to Tanaach to defend it and be sure that the people are ready for whatever might come. If he says no, stay in Tanaach to defend it.

Part of it is just plain curiosity, but it does actually make some tactical sense to know our enemy. If we're fast enough, we should be able to make it out and back in time to ensure that Tanaach is ready to go - or even in a worst-case scenario, to break open the vaults if Rimush suddenly decides he needs that poo poo once he gets a look at it.

Tomn fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Feb 1, 2015

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JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

We've notified Tanaach in enough time to give them a full day to wake up from their hangovers. We might, might, have a fighting chance here.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:31

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

"I understand. Taanach shall not fall."
And give him a manly hug, just in case. :magical:

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:34

Task Manager: Sep 5, 2008; A weird time in which we are alive. We can travel anywhere we want, even to other planets. And for what? To sit day after day, declining in morale and hope.

2) I - we will aid in the last line of defense. If anything, hopefully Rimush and his MM tie up the large demon, and we aid the men of Tanaach against whatever army slips by.

Ibleam fell because siege weapons got within range. This is actually a good plan -he's going to tackle the big guns head on away from the city, and when the auxiliary forces slip by, they have a big, black, buff, supercharged Enkidel and the remaining forces of Tanaach to deal with.

Ask Rimush if he would have us lead the defense of Tanaach ourselves if we stay, or is there someone he would have us defer to?

Task Manager fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Feb 1, 2015

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:37

Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

He isn't taking all of his Mighty Men. Just most of them. There is going to be some Mighty Men here, so they will probably be in charge.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:37

Task Manager: Sep 5, 2008; A weird time in which we are alive. We can travel anywhere we want, even to other planets. And for what? To sit day after day, declining in morale and hope.

Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:

He isn't taking all of his Mighty Men. Just most of them. There is going to be some Mighty Men here, so they will probably be in charge.

True, but we very well might be more powerful than most MM at this time. It's worth asking if he wishes us to lead the defense or someone else, if just to avoid any silly chain of command issues.

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:39

Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:

He isn't taking all of his Mighty Men. Just most of them. There is going to be some Mighty Men here, so they will probably be in charge.

He hasn't said fuckall about his plans, for all we know he could be planning to run into the centre of the army and ellahuelbar it up

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:40

Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

Diogines posted:

What will you do?

Rimush says "Take most my Mighty Men and engage them in the field. If a demon has risen from the depths, even a victory beneath the walls of our city would cause many deaths."

It would just be really weird to put the defense of the city in Enkidel's hands. Enkidel isn't from Tanaach, and he doesn't know anything about how to run it's defenses or guards. The job is better suited to some hundred year old Mighty Man with experience in leading Tanaach's people.

Deadly Ham Sandwich fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Feb 1, 2015

# ? Feb 1, 2015 21:42

hollylolly: Jun 5, 2009; Do you like superheroes? Check out my CYOA Mutants: Uprising

How about weird historical fiction? Try Vampires of the Caribbean

Edit: changed to G

hollylolly fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Feb 1, 2015

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There Bias Two: Jan 13, 2009; I'm not a good person

Mention that we've also sent a messenger to Zepath.

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