[LUPO SOLITARIO] Libro VIII: The Jungle of Horrors

COntando le abilità di Paido dobbian sperare di pescare il turno di guardia in cui accadranno i casini (che accadranno di sicuro) visto che se ci affidiamo a lui sicuro ci risvegliamo all'altro mondo...

gogo Testa

testa!

Notare che in sta orribile giungla che non c'e' manco una volta ha chiesto se avevamo animal coso.

Coda

Giustamente la scelta è 3 a 3, quindi tiro una moneta per decidere :nod:

I 50c hanno fatto uscire l'arpa, quindi croce! (o coda lol :D)

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Originally Posted by 66

Paido opens his palm to reveal the small gold coin: it shows heads. ‘Bad luck!’ he exclaims with a grin. ‘You take the first watch.’ He settles himself down on the mound of spongy earth and is soon asleep, snoring softly. You sit beside him, your eyes scouring the black spaces between the ghostly grey trees.

The first half of the night passes uneventfully. In need of rest, you are about to awaken Paido when you sense something moving in the shadows off to your right. Two tiny pinpoints of yellow light blink in the darkness. You draw your weapon, expecting an attack, but you can no longer see the eyes of the shadow creature. Paido wakes and takes over the watch, but the lingering feeling that you are being observed makes you uneasy and disturbs your rest (lose 2 ENDURANCE points). Four hours later, you wake to the gloomy grey of dawn and prepare to set off once more.

Turn to 138.

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Oh povero super guerriero ariano coi brutti sogni, povero lui! E fanculo a Paido lol :D

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Originally Posted by 138.

Your sense of time slips away as you trek through the seemingly endless expanse of bleak grey trees. Slowly you become aware that you are on an incline, and as your passage becomes steeper, you notice large outcrops of pitted volcanic rock.

‘We’re approaching the Danarg crater,’ says Paido, his quietly spoken words echoing loudly through the eerie forest. Suddenly you recall the words of Lord Rimoah during your period of preparation in Elzian: ‘The Danarg occupies the crater of an ancient and massive volcano. Once it was a lush jungle of fertile vegetation, but now it is a cancerous wound that poisons all who dwell there…’

By noon you have climbed to the lip of the crater and begun your descent. Gradually the tall, straight trees of the Mordril Forest thin out giving way to twisted trunks and stunted saplings as the land sinks deeper and deeper. Imperceptibly the forest ends and the swamp begins. The ground is softer, and tall, black rushes appear in clumps around misty pools of stagnant water. From tortured husks of trees hang thorny vines, as tough and as cruel as sharpened steel wire. So thickly are they entwined around some trees that they have strangled them, leaving empty coils where the trunks have rotted away. The stench of decay fills your nostrils in the humid yet cold air.

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You wade through ankle-deep slime for nearly an hour before reaching the edge of a huge, murky pool. Whirls and eddies disturb its surface, warning of the creatures that lurk below.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship and have reached the rank of Tutelary, turn to 203.

If you wish to skirt around this pool to the north, turn to 36.

If you wish to skirt around it to the south, turn to 300.

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Abbiamo Pathmanship e il rank!

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Originally Posted by 203.

Your improved Kai skill warns you that to the north a tribe of hungry swamp creatures are lurking at the edge of the pool in search of prey. You and Paido would provide an excellent meal for these beasts. To the south the track takes you away from the heart of the swamp, and consequently further away from your goal.

If you wish to go north and brave the swamp creatures, turn to 36.

If you decide to go south, turn to 300.

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Che scegliamo :D?

sud, come minimo paido si fa inchiappettare e ricrepiamo

braviamo la creatura

Sud

andiamo a nord

Nord! Mica ci facciamo spaventare da un gruppo di robe strane :nod:

Sud

pigliamola larga... sud...

site tutti diventati froci di colpo ? go left > kill > loot questa e' la via :dumb:

Dobbiamo andare nel mezzo della palude putrescente, non girarci intorno! Nord!

Jesper è stato inghiottito dal Danarg :afraid:

Update più tardi del solito? La gente lavora a volte!

A volte, ma non oggi: ho un giorno di ferie :nod:

Ed è per questo che l'update è più tardi del solito :lol:

Comunque sia, il Nord vince 5 a 4, andiamo a bravare delle creature!

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Originally Posted by 36.

The withered trees are grouped more densely around the northern edge of the pool. A ceiling of vines criss-crosses above your head, and creatures slither against your ankles as you wade through the foul-smelling mud. Progress is very slow.

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Suddenly fearful screams, like the baying of rabid dogs, sound from the mist-enshrouded trees ahead. A host of creeping creatures, each an arm’s length taller than a man, rise from their hiding places. Black water drips from their corpse-green hides, and their toad-like faces betray their evil intent as they slither and shuffle towards you.

If you have a Bow and wish to use it, turn to 182.

If you have a Fireseed and wish to use it, turn to 225.

If you wish to draw a hand weapon and prepare for combat, turn to 265.

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Quale sarà la nostra scelta :D?

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 30 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +1 Solaris)

EP: 37/37 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Meal, Meal, Meal, Argento, Argento, Argento, Argento

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (5), Pass, Fireseeds (3), Lodestone

Money (50): 37

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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By the fire be purged!

fireseed

Granata incendiaria GO!

225

225 usiamo sti fireseed almeno servono a qualcosa, finalmente, che non si capisce perchè stiano in saccoccia al posto di oggetti più meritori che abbiamo buttato.

Firseed a volontà! Bruciamo tuttooooh!

Kill it with fire

Fireseed in the hole!

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Originally Posted by 225.

Snatching the seed from your pocket, you throw it with all your strength at a crawling lizard-beast that is slithering towards you on its belly. You watch with dismay as the Fireseed bounces off its soft, fibroid skull and plops harmlessly into the mire. (Remember to tick this lost Fireseed off your Action Chart.)

Cursing your luck you unsheathe your weapon as the creature rears up to attack.

Turn to 265.

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:nod:

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When thrown against a hard surface, these Fireseeds explode and burn fiercely.

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:nod:

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Originally Posted by 265.

You are faced by a monstrous reptile. Its webbed, claw-tipped hands are poised to rend you in two.

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Illustration XIII—You are faced by a monstrous reptile.

Xlorg: COMBAT SKILL 22 ENDURANCE 30

You cannot evade combat and must fight the creature to the death.

If you win the combat, turn to 313.

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AAAaa un cazzo mannaro! Fortunatamente sappiamo gia che è "soft" :sara:

COMBAT RATING +8

Roll...8 :metal:
Lupo Solitario -0
Uomo Cazzo -16 (14)

Roll...8 :sara2:
Lupo Solitario -0
Uomo Cazzo -16 (morto!)

Il Dio dei dadi è tornato a proteggerci!

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Originally Posted by 313.

You leap over the twitching body of the Xlorg and help Paido, who is being forced perilously close to the pool’s edge by three more of the growling swamp creatures. You strike from behind, breaking the back of one with your downstroke and opening the side of another as you swing your weapon clear.

Paido falls, clutching an arm deeply torn by needle-sharp talons. His attacker turns on you, darting its head towards your throat with lightning speed. Its jaws gape wide as it lashes out with a sticky tongue, spraying your eyes with stinging saliva. Instinctively you bend forward, your hands wiping the spittle from your face, a reflex action which saves you from the creature’s grip as it leaps forward to strangle you. Suddenly it lets out a gurgling croak and falls forward with a thick splash. You stagger back and open your bloodshot eyes to see it lying face down in the mire with Paido’s dagger embedded in its back. ‘Look out!’ screams your companion, as the last of the Xlorg attacks you from behind.

Xlorg: COMBAT SKILL 23 ENDURANCE 32

Unless you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 4 points for the duration of the combat.

If you win the fight, turn to 160.

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Ehy, Paido è marginalmente utile! Comunque sia c'è un ultimo Minchiosauro da smazzare...

COMBAT RATING: +7 grazie ad Huntmastery!

Roll...1 :(
Lupo Solitario -4 (33)
Rospo-Ceppa -7 (25)

Roll...2 :( ho parlato troppo presto cazzo
Lupo Solitario -3 (30)
Rospo-Ceppa -8 (17)

Roll...1 :( cioè...
Lupo Solitario -4 (26)
Rospo-Ceppa -7 (10)

Roll...4 <.<
Lupo Solitario -2 (24)
Rospo-Ceppa -10 (morto!)

E' colpa di Paido che si è mostrato vagamente utile e a fratelli del Klan non è andata giu -.- Se non avessimo avuto Huntmastery sarebbe andata parecchio a schifio...

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Originally Posted by 160.

The Xlorg gurgles its last breath and falls dead, writhing briefly in the mud before becoming still with an uncanny abruptness. You turn to Paido and drag him away from the pool’s edge, where his bleeding arm is attracting a crawling horde of hungry leeches.

You leave the pool and press on along the muddy trail, glancing back once. No sign remains of the dead Xlorg; their bodies have already been claimed by the creatures of the pool.

Turn to 192.

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Che evidentemente sono molto golose di Ranacazza Gigante :sara:

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You tend to Paido’s wound, using your basic Kai knowledge of healing to prevent an infection from taking hold, before continuing deeper into the swamp. The ankle-deep ooze that borders the pool gives way to firmer ground, and you arrive shortly at a place where a tree bearing blood-red fruit overhangs a pool of clear water. You stop here to rest and dislodge the tiny leeches that are feasting on your legs.

Paido climbs the tree to scan the horizon. He carries with him a starguider, a homing device invented by the Elder Magi to enable their flying ships to navigate in the dark. It is sensitive to the vibrations of korlinium crystals. The spire of the Temple of Ohrido is solid korlinium, and the Elder Magi have set Paido’s starguider to home in on the vibrations emitted by the spire. By following the direction of these vibrations, you should find the lost temple.

While Paido is busy adjusting the starguider, you decide to take a closer look at your surroundings.

If you wish to examine the red fruit, turn to 301.

If you wish to examine the clear pool, turn to 2.

If you decide to sit and wait for Paido to finish taking his readings, turn to 177.

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Mentre Paido cerca di giustificare la sua presenza, noi che facciamo :D?

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 30 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +1 Solaris)

EP: 26/37 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Meal, Meal, Meal, Argento, Argento, Argento, Argento

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (5), Pass, Fireseeds (2), Lodestone

Money (50): 37

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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Esaminiamo il frutto proibito!!

Il frutto dell'ammmooore!

Ci facciamo ingolosire!

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Originally Posted by 301.

The red-skinned fruit is the size of an orange and its peel is similar in texture to orange peel.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, turn to 148.

If you wish to pick one of these juicy-looking fruits, turn to 290.

If you decide not to touch the fruits, turn to 177.

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"Le tue avanzate discipline Kai ti dicono che è un'arancia rossa" :nod:

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Originally Posted by 148.

Your Magnakai Discipline reveals to your experienced eye that these fruits are not what they appear. The tree is dead and incapable of producing fruit. They are carnivorous animals that have taken on the outward appearance of juicy ripe fruits in order to snare the unwary.

If you wish to attack one of these ‘fruits’, turn to 245.

If you choose not to disturb them, turn to 177.

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Hai capito l'arancia rossa assassina :nod: La smazziamo o la lasciamo stare?

nouuuu 177 daje ahah

e' la seconda volta che ci da la possibilita di evita questi "frutti" , lasciamoli dove stanno :S

Minchia paido,senza di te non so come avremmo fatto ad arrivare sin qui :facepalm:

btw namosene va!:sara2:

Sticazzi del frutto carinivoro, meglio non cercare rogne che ne abbiamo già abbastanza...

177

Evitiamo Dever avverte 2 volte.

lasciamo in pace i frutti carnivori

MAh delle arance dubito abbiano qualcosa di lootabile addosso quindi per questa volta magnanimamente le lasciamo vivere!

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(gambe!!!)

Siamo magnanimi oltre che magnakai :hidenod:

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Originally Posted by 177.

When Paido finally climbs down from the tree, his face betrays his anxiety. ‘What is wrong?’ you ask impatiently.

‘There is no signal,’ he replies. ‘I have scanned every direction with the starguider, but it can detect no korlinium signal. It isn’t damaged, of that I’m sure. It’s simply as if the temple has disappeared.’

You take the device from Paido’s hand and climb the twisted tree trunk. He shouts instructions and you set the starguider into operation, scanning the distant horizon and waiting for the tell-tale click that will reveal the direction of the lost temple of the Elder Magi. But Paido is right—there is no signal; and without a signal there is no hope of finding the Lorestone of Ohrido.

You are about to abandon the search and jump down from the tree when you see something on the northern horizon that you hadn’t noticed before. An island of red volcanic rock rises out of the mire, one of four flat-topped islands grouped in a diamond close to the eastern edge of the crater. Perhaps the temple is on the other side of that island. Perhaps that is why the starguider will emit no signal?

You climb down and ask Paido what he thinks. He stares to the north and ponders the problem. ‘Yes, it is possible,’ he says thoughtfully, ‘it is just possible.’

Turn to 292.

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Ok, quindi l'unica ragione per cui Paido è qua (oltre che forse per ucciderci in ritorsione per suo fratello) è utilizzare sto congegno, e il congegno non funge :nod: Speriamo sia colpa delle rocce va :D

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Originally Posted by 292.

Hope returns and your spirits rise with the expectation of finding the lost temple beyond the isle of red rock. You set off without delay, anxious to cover the ten-mile trek before the sun sets and darkness engulfs the Danarg.

For the most part the swamp mire is firm underfoot and the inhabitants pose no problems that cannot be solved by a few shouts or well-placed weapon blows. But, as the sky darkens and you draw nearer to the plateau, the going becomes more difficult. A carpet of vines, thick with mould, covers a surface of muddy holes and hollows. Often a seeming puddle proves to be a bottomless fissure. Progress becomes so slow that you fear you will never reach the island before dark.

Turn to 307.

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Originally Posted by 307.

Paido is leading the way across a tangled mat of barbed vines when a wave disturbs the muddy ooze below. Suddenly the great head of a silver swamp python bursts through the rotting creepers and raises its tree-thick coils high in the air. Awesome jaws set with double-tiered fangs tower above you, glistening in the fading light. A drop of venom falls from the fangs and sets the quagmire boiling.

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Illustration XVII—Suddenly the great head of a silver swamp python bursts through the rotting creepers.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and have reached the rank of Primate, turn to 45.

If you do not have this skill or have yet to reach this level of Magnakai training, turn to 155.

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SE NE E' RICORDATO! PRAISE DEVER!

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Originally Posted by 45.

You draw on your skill to repel the awesome snake, but it is very hungry and the smell of Paido’s warm flesh draws it closer despite your success at masking your own scent.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, add 3 to the number you have picked.

If your total is now 0–6 turn to 155.

If your total is now 7 or more, turn to 167.

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Ok, ovviamente funziona per noi ma non per Paido :pokerfacen:

Però abbiamo Invisibility, quindi +3 al Roll: ci serve 4+!

Roll...9!

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Originally Posted by 167.

Reluctantly the great snake accepts defeat and slips silently back to its murky lair beneath the vines and floating vegetation.

Turn to 62.

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Siamo meglio di Tarzan :nod:

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Originally Posted by 62.

The arrival of the swamp python frightened away the crawling denizens of the mire, but now they are returning to satisfy their curiosity. Hordes of slithering lizard-beasts gather at the edge of the floating morass, inching their way nearer as they assess your strengths and weaknesses. Relentlessly you push your way through the soggy vegetation until you reach the jagged rock wall of the island, urged on all the way by a hissing chorus of swamp creatures.

Turn to 58.

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Originally Posted by 58.

Long streamers of moss-covered vines hang down the red rock wall in huge numbers, inviting you to climb onto the plateau above. After the uncertain ground of the swamp, the hard, jagged rock is a welcome relief. You make good progress, reaching the top just as the sun is sinking into a sea of scarlet mist that shrouds the eastern Danarg. In the failing light, you discover a trail that winds northwards through the knee-high foliage.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, turn to 108.

If you do not possess this skill, turn to 335.

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Pathmanship è veramente il Sesto Senso della serie Magnakai :D

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Originally Posted by 108.

Even in the failing light, you can see that this trail is frequently used: the spongy vegetation is crushed flat, and a profusion of tracks are imprinted on the loamy soil. The tracks were made by man-sized creatures, bare-footed and web-toed. Close to the main trail winds another, less obvious, track. For some reason someone or something has gone to great lengths to keep this trail secret.

If you wish to follow the well-trodden trail, turn to 335.

If you wish to follow the secret trail, turn to 330.

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Mmm, quale percorso ci sconfinfera di più? :D

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 30 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +1 Solaris)

EP: 36/37 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Meal, Meal, Meal, Argento, Argento, Argento, Argento

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (5), Pass, Fireseeds (2), Lodestone

Money (50): 37

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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Andiamo sul secret trail (sa di mistero misterioso e a lupo piace) 330

Percorso seggrecio!

Dai che magari troviamo un altro posto con più campo, qua il segnale del marchingegno di Paido non prende... :sneer:

330

Seguiamo l'Oregon Trail! (PS: ho appena visto un giochino indie su steam che si chiama Organ Trail lol :D praticamente è come Oregon Trail ma con gli zombie :nod:)

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Originally Posted by 330.

A full moon and a cloudless sky make your passage along this secret path much easier. It follows a tortuous route through the tall plants, around mossy mounds full of crawling insects, past the dark entrances to underground warrens, and skirts the fringe of a thicket of trees. Paido halts and crouches down, ignoring the bloated spiders that scuttle around his knees, and points through a gap in the trees to a settlement of crudely made huts. Dark shapes move between them, human once, but far from human now. ‘Ghagrim,’ whispers Paido, with fear in his voice. ‘The man-beasts of the Danarg.’

In the distant past the Ghagrim were a gentle, primitive folk, who lived as one with the animals and the birds, cared for by the Elder Magi in their jungle paradise. But the Danarg has changed and so too have the Ghagrim, poisoned by the evil that conquered the land.

If you wish to approach the huts, turn to 172.

If you choose to avoid the Ghagrim and continue along the secret track, turn to 229.

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Che si fa ora? :D

Uomini-bestia diventati malvagissimi perchè la palude putrescente gli ha invaso le capanne?

Thanks, not interested.

229

lasciamo stare sti barbari cannibali, continuiamo sulla pista

"salve, sono Lone wolf, super maestro Kai e vengo in pace. che si dice da queste parti?"

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