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Swing the torch like a hammer, Lovecraft strikes at the first bat.
The hammer rains upon the paradise; averts the offensive of the isle!
The hammer rains upon the paradise; averts the offensive of the isle!
(YBA) Lovecraft in the Cathayan Tombs
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Ciaran
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You misjudge your blow and swing wildly as the first bat dives down upon you. It knocks you back, and you take 1 hit as you slip and bruise yourself badly on the stone floor, dropping the torch. The second bat whirs past, but fails to strike you. The bats flit off into the shadows as the torch’s flame gutters low, then swoop back for another pass.
Bat #1 (3/3): The cherry blossom withers the village so it menacingly shreds Dancing Buddha's Shrine; shields against the blood of the crevice!
Bat #2 (3/3): The crane dodges underneath the sea; dodges the storm of the farm!
Bat #1 (3/3): The cherry blossom withers the village so it menacingly shreds Dancing Buddha's Shrine; shields against the blood of the crevice!
Bat #2 (3/3): The crane dodges underneath the sea; dodges the storm of the farm!
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Holding his dusty tome over his head for protection, Lovecraft swings at the first bat again.
The turtle eliminates the wastelands; leaps over the gaze of the isle!
The turtle eliminates the wastelands; leaps over the gaze of the isle!
Ciaran
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The first bat latches onto your book, and as its scrabbling claws shred the book's front cover, you set it afire with a swipe of your torch. Squealing, the bat lurches aloft, blazing brightly, then collapses into a burning, stinking heap. The remaining bat dodges out of your way, then sweeps back in again.
Bat #2: The mace beautifully scourges the village; dominates the offensive of the holy ground!
Bat #2: The mace beautifully scourges the village; dominates the offensive of the holy ground!
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Shocked at seeing his beloved book damage, Lovecraft yells "You flying rodent!! That is a signed first edition!! Take that!!" and swings his torch like a bat (lol) and tries to knock the vampire bat into next week.
The emerald sword effortlessly decimates the clearing; quells the energy of the club!
The emerald sword effortlessly decimates the clearing; quells the energy of the club!
Ciaran
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Your blow shatters the bat’s fragile bones. Its corpse tumbles to the ground, lifeless and smoldering, beside that of its mate.
You gain 2 hits defeated.
(You now have enough hits defeated to gain an additional natural hit. This gives you 5 experience points to spend. Let me know how you choose to allocate them. You may choose from the following signature styles at this level, if you wish to purchase one: Sword, Turtle, Kama, Scythe, Snake.)
You gain 2 hits defeated.
(You now have enough hits defeated to gain an additional natural hit. This gives you 5 experience points to spend. Let me know how you choose to allocate them. You may choose from the following signature styles at this level, if you wish to purchase one: Sword, Turtle, Kama, Scythe, Snake.)
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(OOC) Ok, I am going to buy Student of the Scythe (2pts) and then Expert of the Scythe (3 pts). Boy, I was sweating on that one. I thought those vampire bats had me. Bye the way, you are doing a excellent job. Great prose and story!
After defeating the bats, Lovecraft is going to examine the rest of this tomb.
After defeating the bats, Lovecraft is going to examine the rest of this tomb.
Ciaran
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This large, roughly octagonal chamber seems to occupy the entirety of the tomb. Its oddly angled walls bear strange inscriptions in many languages, of which you can only identify an ancient proto-Cathayan script and something resembling an ancestor of Sanskrit. A few flakes of paint on one wall marks the remnants of a mural, though what it may once have depicted can no longer be guessed. A low altar rests against the wall opposite the entrance. Light marks and rings of corrosion on the dark altar-stone reveal that an assortment of objects had once rested there, and were removed relatively recently.
Bits of rust clinging to the pillars show where iron objects, probably torch-holders, were once bolted to the stone. Between them, the sarcophagus stands closed, its granite lid carved with a lifelike effigy of an armored figure with the head of a tiger. The effigy’s vaguely reptilian hands clasp a vicious-looking stone axe. The whole sarcophagus radiates a sense of dread, and you feel uncomfortable just from looking at it.
(Thanks for the compliments!)
Bits of rust clinging to the pillars show where iron objects, probably torch-holders, were once bolted to the stone. Between them, the sarcophagus stands closed, its granite lid carved with a lifelike effigy of an armored figure with the head of a tiger. The effigy’s vaguely reptilian hands clasp a vicious-looking stone axe. The whole sarcophagus radiates a sense of dread, and you feel uncomfortable just from looking at it.
(Thanks for the compliments!)
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Uncomfortable but still curious, Lovecraft tries to push open the scarophagus. If he can't then he will go outside and try to find a piece of wood or something like that to use as a lever to try and open the scarophagaus.
