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Jul 10, 2017 14:28:40 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 10, 2017 14:28:40 GMT -7
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Jul 12, 2017 12:44:10 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 12, 2017 12:44:10 GMT -7
“Where?!”
She brought the car to a jolting stop and all but kicked the door open. And people said the wasteland was barren - here they were, hardly even beginning an exploration and Alicia had already spotted something. Etude didn’t hesitate to jump out out of the stopped vehicle - but did a moment after to pop back and dig her sword out of the trunk - and was off jogging in the general direction of where Alicia had pointed before she had enough time to register that the ground in the wider area around them wasn’t exactly strong footing.
As such, Etude wasn’t expecting any danger until one wrong foot in the wrong place gave the ground reason to give out beneath her, and she was suddenly moving downward very, very quickly. She let out a yell of surprise as she was eaten by the ground.
The dust settled and she pulled herself to her feet, and found herself alone in what appeared to be a cave. She looked up, trying to spot her travel companion or the car.
“Hey, Alicia! I’m fine, I’ll head out through the exit over there!” She called to someone who may not be able to hear, pointing in a direction she probably couldn’t see. She had to try.
But! This was just a minor setback. She’d been expecting to explore the wasteland on her own today anyway. The car wasn’t much of a loss; she traveled almost exclusively by foot every day, and had come pretty close to flipping the vehicle at least once on the drive here. Walking was good for the heart so more of it now wouldn’t be a bad thing.
She picked up her sword and threw it over her shoulder, marched out of the cave, glanced back in the direction of the city, and headed deeper into the wasteland. The day had only just begun!
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Jul 12, 2017 15:55:26 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 12, 2017 15:55:26 GMT -7
The land continues to be featureless, sand an rock as far as the eye can see. The sand is soft, and anything heavy will sink into it, so the rocks are a bit easier to walk on even if they're a little uneven. Unfortunately, the rocks have their own hazards. Sometimes, they're covered with a thin layer of sand, making them a bit slippery. The unprepared could easily slip and fall out of sight.
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The party has 55 energy. No one is injured.
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Jul 14, 2017 2:19:46 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 14, 2017 2:19:46 GMT -7
Etude made it as far as the exit of the cave before the ground, again, got the better of her and she slipped and fell on a rock. It was all so unassuming, the dastardly identical rocks and sand, and she couldn’t tell which were going to give her feet out from under her until she stepped on them and saw.
She, again, let out a surprised yell as what she thought would be a big solid rock and respite from the constantly shifting (not to mention burning) sand beneath her feet was actually quite slick, and she was very soon no longer on the rock. She laid in the soft sand to have caught her in somewhat of a daze, unsure why the wastelands would betray her in such an anticlimactic manner. Until she realized her bare arms were burning, sand was getting in her pockets, and she was sinking.
Etude kipped herself back up to her feet, dusted herself off (and emptied the sand out of her pockets and sword sheath), and… picked a direction. ‘Not the city’ had been right last she checked, so right she was going again.
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Jul 14, 2017 15:32:49 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 14, 2017 15:32:49 GMT -7
The land continues to be featureless, sand an rock as far as the eye can see. It makes it difficult to spot anything, but for the observant, sometimes valuable things can be found. In this case, it's the fossilized bones of several very small creatures. Most of them resemble some kind of fish, and some of them are a little harder to identify. They're all small and light enough that with a little work to get them up, they can easily be carried.
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There is no hazard in this room. Loot from this room: 3 Bonus from loot room: 3 Total loot so far: 11
The party has 45 energy. No one is injured.
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Jul 16, 2017 2:28:56 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 16, 2017 2:28:56 GMT -7
Her efforts and first assumptions were rewarded. Fancy rocks she had expected, and fancy rocks she found; in staring at the surrounding landscape like that would set it on fire (and add a bit of variety to it all), she spotted a small number of rocks that didn’t look quite like the other rocks. In approaching to investigate, she found they were not so much rocks as the rock-like remains of animals.
She’d been hoping for something a little more living, or at least a little more self-propelling, but the scientists back home liked rock animals, right? Scientists definitely liked rock animals.
She scooped up all the fossils she could find, searched the area for any more rocks of interest - even going so far as to dig in suspicious looking areas of sand a bit with the sheath of her sword - but ultimately decided it was time to move on and forward.
With the feeling of accomplishment in her step, she headed further out into the wasteland. This was only the start to many more great finds, she was sure.
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Jul 16, 2017 17:39:06 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 16, 2017 17:39:06 GMT -7
The land continues to be featureless, sand an rock as far as the eye can see. The path ahead is even more featureless. Hard and completely flat, with salt baked into it and cracks running through it because of the salt. The shade from the hill the city is on is gone, leaving only the white ground and the sun beating down.
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Exhaustion terrain feature was successfully bypassed Loot from this room: 1 Total loot so far: 12
The party has 35 energy. No one is injured.
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Jul 18, 2017 18:06:01 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 18, 2017 18:06:01 GMT -7
When there was nothing to see, poke at, or hit with the sword, there was little more to do than keep on going. Etude picked a steady jog, a direction, and kept on keeping on, whistling that tune they were playing everywhere now to fight against the heat and keep a consistent pace. This was just like her morning walks, if one replaced the friendly people with heat and the buildings with a whole lot of nothing.
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Jul 18, 2017 18:24:58 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 18, 2017 18:24:58 GMT -7
The area continues to be open with no safety from the sun, so when such an opportunity presents itself it's important to take it to get some relief. In this case, it's a long cave in one of the large hills, similar to those that New Sumatra itself lies on. The cave is cool and dry, though dark the further in the explorers go. Once the explorers are a ways in, part of the ceiling collapses, separating them.
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Splitting terrain hazard was not bypassed. The party is split. The party cannot be further split, so the one participant is moved to a different room. Loot from this room: 1 Total loot so far: 13
The party has 25 energy. No one is injured.
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Jul 20, 2017 13:14:12 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 20, 2017 13:14:12 GMT -7
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Jul 20, 2017 18:52:10 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 20, 2017 18:52:10 GMT -7
Under some of the tall plateaus, those similar to the one New Sumatra itself is on, are some cave networks. Some of them are winding and expansive, and some of them don't always have the most stable of ground. In the darkness of the caves, it can be easy to miss faults, or even outright holes if the explorers aren't careful.
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Jul 22, 2017 15:43:29 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 22, 2017 15:43:29 GMT -7
Steady pace or not, jogging in the open, shadeless heat without water was not as easy as it looked. All the reasons doctors said it was important to stay hydrated and why maybe putting all her supplies in the back of the car was probably a bad call were ringing loud and clear.
But! She would not be bested by a flat chunk of land that didn’t even have anything interesting to look at. She would keep going, and keep going she did.
Her efforts were rewarded. Finally, a hint of something came into view; a cave, more specifically. It was still a bunch of rocks, but at least they weren’t flat rocks. Etude finally slowed to a walk - not a stagger, a walk - at the mouth of the cave and wandered in. As she dropped down on the the first vaguely-chair like rock, the warnings of ‘the wasteland kills with fatigue’ was really starting to set in. She’d be fine, of course - she couldn’t possibly die over something like this - but this wasn’t like any walk in the park. Her throat felt like the sand outside and she hadn’t anything to fix that, besides maybe trying to chew on the sea fossils she picked up earlier. She couldn’t afford to just sit around for long without supplies. She’d only just gotten here! She had to keep exploring!
She could stand to sit for just a few minutes, though. Just a few. The cave itself seemed to be in agreeance, as, not long after she settles down, the cave thought it could best her by falling down on her head. Falling rocks? Those were nothing.
No, it was the crevice in the floor immediately following that did her in.
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Jul 22, 2017 18:52:00 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 22, 2017 18:52:00 GMT -7
Under some of the tall plateaus, those similar to the one New Sumatra itself is on, are some cave networks. Exploring them gives explorers a break from the sun and heat, even if they are a bit dark. This cave system is particularly complex with several winding passages and branches. In one of the branches, observant explorers can see a small glimmer of something shiny. On closer inspection, it looks like there are several diamonds here. Several can be picked up and brought back, and perhaps in the future a mine can be built here.
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There is no hazard in this room. Loot from this room: 1 Bonus from loot room: 1 Total loot so far: 17
The party has 5 energy. No one is injured.
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Jul 24, 2017 16:09:51 GMT -7
Post by Etude Amaryllis on Jul 24, 2017 16:09:51 GMT -7
Etude, again, picked herself up, dusted herself off, and continued down whatever pathway nature had dumped her in this time. She returned to a steady jogging rhythm, setting herself to a sort of autopilot that took her down the intricate passageways with the careful reasoning of ‘mostly at random’.
Her efforts were rewarded in the form of more rocks, but this time they were shiny. She was so focused on moving forward, putting one foot in front of the other and ignoring any protest from her legs or lungs, that she nearly missed the small scatterings of diamonds on the floor.
Her momentum caught up with her again even in the short stop she took to scoop the diamonds into her bag and make a vague note of the location she was sure she’d read perfectly later. If she stopped for too long now, she knew she wouldn't be able to get going again. She had to keep moving.
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Jul 24, 2017 17:14:20 GMT -7
Post by Kitten4u on Jul 24, 2017 17:14:20 GMT -7
Much of the land features deep sand that, because of its soft malleable surface, makes anything even remotely heavy sink into it. The terrain doesn't change much, and gradually the sinking feeling with every movement becomes normal, expected. It makes it so sinking just a little bit further than expected takes longer to notice. Most of the sand is safe to walk on, but sometimes the sand collapses under peoples' feet. In this case, the hole created is deep enough to completely bury the person once the sand starts refilling the hole. Because of the featureless nature of the wasteland, finding them again is nigh impossible. --- Splitting terrain feature was not bypassed. The party is split. The party cannot be further split, so the one participant is moved to a different room. Party is out of energy, and terrain feature was not bypassed, no loot gained. The party has 0 energy. No one is injured. --- The expedition is over The party has run out of energy. This expedition has ended. Everyone has 17 loot to spread around to their personal GLORY, Industry, the Surveying Association, and/or Science!
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