Super Smash Quest - Story - Chapter 164: C: Questers Run
Date: 12:29:12 PM, March 12th, 2005.
Ricky: "Only Locos may command me..."
Doopliss: "Oh, yeah. Thanks for distracting the idiot."
Aribar: "If you want a fair battle from me in the future... You may want to give me my spells back..."
Doopliss: *Shoots Aribar his magic back.*
Lynk: "You shall DIE for that!"
Charles Magellean has respect in many a place.
Aribar: "Thank you... Now..."
Metal Man (GM): Lynk runs over and attacks Doopliss psychotically.
Aribar steps away from Ricky... He attempts to cast Minor Healing on himself.
Metal Man (GM): It works. Doopliss is hit four times.
Aribar: "'tis good to feel the rush of magic in me again... Now..."
Doopliss: "Is that all you've got? Take this!"
Aribar attempts to aim a Terrorbolt at Lynk... He would try to charge it up to Level 3 before firing.
Metal Man (GM): Doopliss morphs into Mario and attacks Lynk with a hammer smash, some Fireballs, another hammer smash, and a final hammer smash. Lynk is overwhelmed by the attacks. He takes... 402 damage.
Aribar holds back from firing. "Lynk, you are no match for both of us."
Lynk: "Gaaaaaaahhhhhh! ...You may be correct... but... do you want Kuja to have the fighter remote? It's either Kuja or me!"
Aribar steals a quick glance at Ricky to make sure he's not doing anything before looking at Lynk.
Doopliss: "Kill him."
Aribar: "No, I don't want him to have the remote."
Metal Man (GM): Ricky is making sure nothing explodes.
Aribar: "But... ...Kuja is strong beyond belief. He killed one of my fellow Questers with just a snap of his fingers. I don't think our side can afford to anger him... Yet."
Lynk: "...Then... I must do this!"
Aribar: "Lynk, step down now and admit defeat... Surrender your position and leave this place at once!"
Metal Man (GM): Lynk summons a door.
Aribar fires the beam of electricity. "...Terrorbolt!"
Lynk: "Door to the past! Summon me a counter blast!"
Metal Man (GM): The Terrorbolt is instantly destroyed... and out comes Mr. T!
Mr. T: "I pity the fool who picks on Lynk!"
Aribar: "...What the... ?!"
Lynk: "Get him!"
Metal Man (GM): Mr. T then runs up to Aribar and starts punching him.
Aribar: "...Piffle."
Metal Man (GM): 36% damage per hit.
Aribar: *Punch, punch, overkill, more death, gravy...*
Metal Man (GM): Lynk, meanwhile, is looking weak. However he summoned Mr. T to attack you must have drained him.
Aribar comes back to life... Two lives left. "You don't know when to quit!"
Doopliss: "Well, Aribar. It's my cue to go." *Disappears through the ground.*
Aribar: "...Thank you, rival."
Lynk: "Now then. Surrender, or I'll continue to summon the true Questers to kill you!"
Mr. T: "I'm gonna smash you up, Aribar! You picked on Lynk!"
Aribar: "...Ah, but he picked on me first..."
Mr. T: "You don't look like a Quester anymore. I pity the fool who tries to trick T!"
Aribar: "...Look! A distraction!" *Points to the hallway outside the room. He then fires two Lightning Elemental Blasts at Lynk.*
Metal Man (GM): Lynk is blasted, losing another life. Mr. T pulls out a machinegun and opens fire on Aribar.
Aribar: "...Piffle!"
Mr. T: "You won't get away with hurting my friend!"
Metal Man (GM): 10 damage per hit. *Loud machinegun noises.*
Aribar is nailed 7 times.
Metal Man (GM): Your turn again.
Aribar: "..."
Mr. T: "I'm gonna mess you up, the Mr. T way!"
Metal Man (GM): It's almost like Lynk made Mr. T a smasher. All his moves are unique.
Aribar casts Minor Healing on himself and then a Jolt on the T of Mr.
Lynk: "Doubler, Activate!"
Lynks: "GENO BEAM! GENO BEAM! GENO BEAM! GENO BEAM! GENO BEAM! GENO BEAM!"
Aribar: "...I've had enough of your badg----"
Metal Man (GM): 25 damage per hit as Geno beams fly everywhere.
Aribar: "Gah! ... That the best you've got?"
Mr. T: "Take this, sucka!" *Trips on the floor as he's about to hit Aribar.*
Aribar casts a Badge Breaker on Lynk... He waits for the results to determine his next course of action.
Metal Man (GM): http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/gamecube/Ssbmalloy_warrior.mid You break his doubler.
Lynk: "Gah!"
Metal Man (GM): He goes back down to one person.
Aribar then casts an Electrical Elemental Blast on Lynk.
Metal Man (GM): He's zapped... his turn.
Aribar: "T, stop now! If you do I promise I shall revive Lynk if I kill him."
Lynk: "I won't go down so easily!"
Aribar: "I do not want to kill him, though!"
Mr. T: "You keep on hurting him, sucka! I have no choice but to take you down!"
Metal Man (GM): Lynk glows, looking angry... very angry...
Aribar: "...T, if you want a truce between---Oh no..."
Lynk: "GGGGGGGRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Aribar: "Stop it! Stop it, Lynk!"
Metal Man (GM): He fires a HUGE Geno beam at Aribar. Damage if hit: 75
Aribar is on his last life...
Metal Man (GM): He runs up and accosts you with a crowbar. He bashes a control panel.
Aribar jumps back, dodging the bar. "Hey! You break it you buy it..."
Ricky: "Could you please stop destroying the bridge? It's a miracle we haven't crashed into Zio himself!"
Aribar fires two more Electric Elemental Blasts at Lynk... 70% Electric times two. "Ricky, if you want to, you can help by telling the army to retreat you know!"
Lynk: "I'll destroy you!" *Lynk runs up and attacks Aribar with a Koopa Klaw.*
Aribar: "Gah!"
Metal Man (GM): 15 damage as he grabs you... 120 damage as he shreds you to bits in a fury. Lynk has gained three levels! Well, you black out. Luckily, Lynk decides not to kill you permanently.
Aribar falls to the floor, unconscious.
Metal Man (GM): However, you wake up in chains... in a prison. Kuja has the fighter remote... Lynk has Valhalla fortress... What a mess!
Aribar: "...I've failed... Damn!" *He sighs, his morale low...*
Metal Man (GM): The ship has apparently landed somewhere.... And that's where we continue on the other party. You guys are in the dome, which is filled with fancy electronics. There's a control console in the center, but it's glowing.
Esprinto: "Press everything!"
Digifanatic: "Oh come on..."
Trigger: "...yeah and end up blowing up."
Metal Man (GM): You have to walk to it.
Esprinto: "Hey... we will eventually have hit the right button."
Digifanatic walks to the console...
Esprinto pimp walks.
Trigger walks up to the console.
Metal Man (GM): You walk up to it... and hit a blue force field.
???: "Hmmm? Who's there?"
Trigger: "Ow!" *He hides.*
Metal Man (GM): What does Garrick, Digi, and Esprinto do?
Esprinto: "Hit the field of forces!"
Trigger starts shooting the force field.
Metal Man (GM): You hair a chair turning around.
Garrick Fy`aar: "...Trigger, stop..."
Trigger: "Ok."
Gerald Robotnik: "Leave my force field alone, you idiots!"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Gerald, what an awful surprise."
Gerald Robotnik: "This belongs to me... if you dare try to stop me... I'll kill you!"
Esprinto: "Can I kill you instead?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "...."
Digifanatic: "Now is not the time here..."
Trigger: "..."
Gerald Robotnik: "No."
Esprinto: "Hey... I was just askin'..."
Metal Man (GM): Gerald pulls out a gun and shoots Esprinto. He's instantly stunned, and now stuck on the floor temporarily.
Esprinto: "OW!"
Metal Man (GM): And unable to speak for a short bit.
Gerald Robotnik: "Anyone else wish to taste stun lasers?"
Trigger: "Wow, sucks to be you."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Heh... we were told that this is place belonged to Zio. We're here to destroy it."
Gerald Robotnik: "Destroy one of Nova's modules? What a great plan! Next, you should throw gold into a volcano and burn down your own building."
Trigger: "Grr."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Trigger, calm down..."
Trigger: "He is really starting to piss me off!"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Now, I'm going to ask you to let us have the module back."
Gerald Robotnik: "No. Kuja needs this module and the fighter remote."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Well, Nova needs this module to keep the planet running. I'm going to ask you... NICELY... to let us have the module."
Metal Man (GM): He fires and misses Garrick with the stun ray.
Gerald Robotnik: "That is what I have to say."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Alright then. Gentlemen, shall we?"
Digifanatic: "Guess so."
Gerald Robotnik: *Laughs, safe behind his force field.*
Trigger: "Lets do this! Crap."
Digifanatic: "Who's got a Debarrier?"
Gerald Robotnik: "Yes... attack the invincible force field protecting me."
Trigger: "I don't."
Esprinto so wants to crack someone's head open now...
Garrick Fy`aar spins his gun up and fires a single piercing round.
Metal Man (GM): Gerald destroys it mid-air with lightning.
Gerald Robotnik: "Oh! How clever! I only have three chaos emeralds, after all."
Digifanatic: .oO(Yeah, but it's still three...)
Garrick Fy`aar glances around. He could blow out the console powering the forcefield... but he'd just kick their asses none the less...
Trigger fires a charge shot.
Metal Man (GM): The invincible force field eats it. Esprinto finally has the stun effects wear off.
Esprinto: "DOOM!"
Trigger: "I thought that was going to happen."
Gerald Robotnik: "If you want this so badly, I could do with a trade."
Garrick Fy`aar: "What exactly do you want?"
Digifanatic: "Okay then. What is it?"
Gerald Robotnik: "Well, let's see. I already have the fighter remote, three chaos emeralds... hmmmm... I could do with the move stealer. Or another chaos emerald."
Esprinto: "We could give him Trigger..."
Digifanatic: "Hey!"
Esprinto laughs.
Trigger: "WHAT?!"
Metal Man (GM): He shoots Esprinto with the stun gun again. Esprinto is stunned again.
Digifanatic: "You don't pick on others like that..."
Trigger: "Serves you right."
Gerald Robotnik: "Now then... it's either that or stealing one of Grunty's inventions. I know of a secret research and development base. Well... not a base..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...I'm listening."
Gerald Robotnik: "But an area in which a secret weapon is in place. Steal that weapon, and I shall give you this module. Until then, I shall be downloading all the information on Nova and experimenting with the Fighter Remote."
Garrick Fy`aar growls... "...location?"
Digifanatic: "Oh boy..."
Gerald Robotnik: "Simple."
Trigger: "Damn you."
Metal Man (GM): A warp appears, showing a picture of a forest, near the sea, full of redwood trees... and buildings.
Garrick Fy`aar: "...come on." *He steps into the warp.*
Trigger: "Ok."
Digifanatic: "I guess..."
Trigger follows Garrick in.
Esprinto is still here!!!!
Digifanatic heads to the warp, dragging the stunned Esprinto in as well.
Metal Man (GM): Back... You're all now in front of that place... even Esprinto, who is unstunned.
Esprinto: "What did you guys get us into?"
Garrick Fy`aar turns around and grabs Esprinto by the collar of the shirt.
Esprinto looks into Garrick's eyes. "What?" *The what is said rather angrily.*
Garrick Fy`aar: "Listen, slick, you need to get your priorities straight. Stop mouthing off and wanting to smash everything you see with your damn bat. Use your head and maybe we can get out of this situation without too much of a problem. Get me?"
Trigger: "Uh oh." *He looks away.*
Esprinto pushes away from Garrick.
Trigger comes back.
Esprinto: "Listen... I will do things how I do them... so get over yourself."
Garrick Fy`aar: "No, you will do things that are acceptable to the mission."
Trigger: "Dude, just STFU."
Garrick Fy`aar: "You are a Quester. You are going no where. Get used to the idea." *He turns at that and heads toward that base.*
Metal Man (GM): The door to the base is unlocked... there's only one door. There's a lot of bases on this planet!
Trigger follows Garrick.
Digifanatic follows them into the base.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Idiot..."
Esprinto: "Hmph... like I have anywhere to go..." *He follows.*
Metal Man (GM): You walk right into a room which is full of security robots... the door slams shut behind you.
Robots: "Freeze! You are surrounded."
Esprinto: "Great..."
Trigger: "Lets GET IT ON!"
Metal Man (GM): There's a lot of turrets on the ceiling, too.
Trigger: "Never mind."
Metal Man (GM): There are... 20 robots, 5 turrets, and two locked doors. The head robot walks out to you guys.
Robot: "What are you doing here for?"
Esprinto: "Well... this is a bit of a predicament..."
Garrick Fy`aar steps out to the front.
Trigger: "Dear god, GAME OVER MAN GAME OVER!!!!"
Digifanatic: "I was assuming this would happen."
Esprinto slaps Trigger.
Garrick Fy`aar: "I'm he--excuse me."
Esprinto: "CHILL!"
Garrick Fy`aar turns around "All of you, shut it! NOW!"
Trigger: "Gulps."
Garrick Fy`aar turns back around.
Esprinto: "Whatever..."
Trigger readies his blaster.
Robot: "...?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Anyway, my name is Garrick Fy`aar. Me and this little team of misfits are here to retrieve a weapon that Grunty developed in this base."
Robot: "There is no weapon."
Trigger: "Can we pass, please?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "We were told otherwise."
Robot: "By who?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "...an enemy of ours."
Robot: "You were tricked. This is a food processing plant."
Trigger: "..."
Esprinto: "You moron..."
Trigger: "Shut up."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...Nova, come in."
Digifanatic nods at Esprinto's comment. .oO(Nice try, robot...)
Garrick Fy`aar turns on his heel and starts walking out.
Nova: "Yes?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Do you have a bead on my location?"
Nova: "Yes."
Digifanatic: .oO(I'm pretty sure that's a counter-trick...)
Esprinto: "...Can robots lie...?"
Robot: "No."
Garrick Fy`aar: "What building am I standing in right now?"
Esprinto: "Liar..."
Digifanatic: .oO(That's two.)
Nova: "You are standing in Grunty's mysterious building of mysterious purposes. Near Phendrana Ocean."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...excuse me, sir." *He turns back around and walks up to the robot.*
Esprinto hums idly... examining his bat.
Trigger checks out his blaster.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Might I ask a question?"
Robot: "Yes?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "You said this was a food processing plant, correct?"
Robot: "Yes."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...then why such heavy resistance?"
Robot: "The food could be poisoned by those who hate Grunty."
Digifanatic: .oO(And... three.)
Garrick Fy`aar: "Unless I'm mistaken, Grunty is out of business. At least for the moment."
Robot: "I am not allowed to respond to that."
Esprinto: "Can we break them?"
Trigger: "..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Ah ha... so we've hit the point of no return, have we?"
Metal Man (GM): Various laser sights are trained on Esprinto.
Robot: "You can return if you want."
Esprinto: "...slash that last comment..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Your turrets suggest otherwise..."
Metal Man (GM): They stop aiming at Esprinto.
Robot: "They are to protect the food."
Esprinto: "What if they hit the food?"
Metal Man (GM): The robot opens a window. It shows a huge food processing plant.
Robot: "Then we need better software."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...could I have a closer look?"
Robot: "No. Please leave."
Esprinto: "Can we at least have some free samples?"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Not until we're sure... you see, I have this thing here..." *He presses a button on his Mark 5 and out pops a strange silver box* "Do you know what this is?"
Trigger: "Man, I'm hungry."
Robot: "No."
Garrick Fy`aar walks a little bit closer to the lead bot, holding the box in his left hand, his gun in his right. "...don't tell anyone I told you this... but..." *He leans in closer to him and whispers.*
Esprinto: "Two turn tables and a microphone..."
Trigger: "..."
Digifanatic turns to Esprinto. "What?"
Robot: "???"
Esprinto: "What?"
Digifanatic: "Never mind."
Garrick Fy`aar: "It's a... grenade." *Garrick instantly squeezes the box and tosses into the mass of robots*
Metal Man (GM): Roll it.
Esprinto: "...hehe..."
Metal Man (GM): Garrick finds himself the target of 20 robots and 5 security turrets... 15 damage per hit. Either way, they all tracked you. It's like it's raining plasma at you.
Esprinto: "...oooh... aah... oooh."
Trigger: "Augh!"
Garrick Fy`aar is dead, either way. He manages to yell out "MOVE!" to the others before he's annihilated.
Metal Man (GM): What do you other three do while Garrick is shredded by lasers?
Esprinto hides.
Trigger runs like hell.
Digifanatic runs for cover as well... we aren't fighting yet.
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto manages to hide outside from the lasers. Trigger flees out the door... and Digi manages to hide as well. When the dust clears, Garrick reappears, now being held hostage by all the laser-gun armed robots.
Esprinto: "Crap... we gotta save him..."
Robot: "You will stand still and surrender."
Garrick Fy`aar: "What? What?? Can't you give a guy a break for trying?"
Robot: "Or die again. This is a food processing plant."
Trigger: "We should save him."
Esprinto: "I may not like him, but we gotta do something..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Alright, alright, I give up." *He gently sets his gun on the floor.*
Robot: "Give us all of your items."
Digifanatic: "Phew."
Metal Man (GM): The robot takes the gun.
Trigger: "What should we do?"
Robot: "This shall be sent for analysis."
Garrick Fy`aar: "All I have on me, sorry."
Digifanatic: "Just be quiet for now."
Metal Man (GM): The robot puts the gun on the conveyor belt.
Trigger: "Okay."
Garrick Fy`aar holds out his wrists for cuffs.
Esprinto: "But... he is an ally... we need to help him..."
Robot: "...Get the marbles and the rope... and the plastic explosives."
Trigger: "Still we don't want to end up like him."
Digifanatic: "We'll get to him--plastic explosives?!"
Robot: "If you don't tell us what you were doing here, various horrible things shall be done to you with those items..."
Trigger: "?!"
Esprinto: "Crap... screw it... I'm gonna help!"
Trigger: "Me too."
Digifanatic: "We were here to take the factory tour."
Garrick Fy`aar: "And we don't take 'no' for an answer."
Digifanatic facepalms. "Wrong thing!"
Esprinto: "..."
Robot: "Of course we don't."
Trigger: "Oh crap."
Metal Man (GM): You other three are outside, right now.
Esprinto: "A goody... a tour." ><
Trigger: "YAY!"
Metal Man (GM): You'll have to enter to do anything. There's some other windows and stuff, too...
Trigger swaggers on in the front.
Metal Man (GM): Trigger: The minute you walk in, lasers overwhelm you.
Trigger: "Oh, ****."
Metal Man (GM): ...You're mowed down, losing a life... and join Garrick as being held hostage.
Garrick Fy`aar takes that time to run and leap on the belt leading to where ever his gun went.
Esprinto sheathes-yes, I said sheathes-his baseball bat in a scabbard on his back and elbows a window.
Metal Man (GM): Garrick: You leap onto the belt... but the clearance is too small... what do you do?
Digifanatic: "Espy, what are you going to do?"
Esprinto: "I'm bustin' in..."
Metal Man (GM): A window breaks... Esprinto can be seen from inside.
Esprinto ducks down. "Well... that won't work..."
Metal Man (GM): Lasers blast through where Esprinto was seconds ago, barely missing him.
Esprinto: "I got an idea... I think..."
Trigger: "Wow, this was gone completely fubar."
Garrick Fy`aar is instantly back where he was in all the confusion "You're telling me."
Esprinto: "Digi... can you shoot long ranged attacks?"
Digifanatic: "Yeah, I have a couple. And Quake Smash."
Robot: "Now then... your other two friends, once captured, will make this a profitable venture."
Digifanatic: "Can't forget that..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Where will you take us?"
Esprinto: "Maybe we could shoot through the win-quake smash?"
Trigger: "WE ARE GONNA BE SOLD INTO SLAVERY?!"
Robot: "Drop you in the middle of the Ocean without a single item on you."
Trigger: "Oh."
Digifanatic: "Badge."
Esprinto: "Hmmm..."
Trigger: "Craptasic."
Garrick Fy`aar: "You seem really protective of this food processing plant, slick."
Trigger: "What's up with that?"
Robot: "Grunty likes her food."
Garrick Fy`aar mutters something.
Trigger: "What?"
Metal Man (GM): Digi, Esp: You have your dexes, too. Remember that.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Alright, what if I told you that if you DON'T let us through... the world is going to blow up?"
Robot: "Let the world explode. Grunty can find another one."
Editor's Note: Whoa. Gettin' ice burned by the robot.
Esprinto: "Maybe you could do that quake smash and mess em up and I could open fire with my dark bat gun..."
Trigger: "..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Ah, but what about you?"
Digifanatic: "I dunno man. Too risky if I miss..."
Robot: "I must serve Grunty."
Esprinto: "Then don't miss..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "So you feel nothing for yourself?"
Digifanatic: "But we'll see what happens."
Robot: "I do not have feelings. I am a robot."
Esprinto: "Alright..."
Robot: "I must do as I am told."
Esprinto hmmms... then walks to a window and smashes it, immediately ducking back down.
Garrick Fy`aar nods softly... what he would give to have Locos here...
Metal Man (GM): More lasers fly out the window.
Esprinto: "Well... that plan won't work..."
Digifanatic ducks through the window, and then tries to use a Fire Punch Quake Smash on all the robots AND the turrets (seen as how those are on the ceiling) except the one robot Garrick and Trigger are talking with.
Trigger wonders if he will get out of thins alive.
Metal Man (GM): miss hit hit hit hit hit hit hit miss hit hit hit miss hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit. 21 hits. The 4 who are not hit attack you. 15 damage per hit.
Robot: "Keep them back."
Metal Man (GM): The ones who were hit are also alive. Damaged, but alive. http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/n64/sf64chaos.mid
Robot: "Keep them back! destroy them!"
Metal Man (GM): You survive that... and the door is still locked. The two windows are broken open, though. There's also a window open to the food processing plant. Alarms go off.
Garrick Fy`aar goes to the window into the plant and leaps through it.
Trigger follows.
Digifanatic: *All of a sudden, Ian's D-3 comes flying out of his pants pocket and directs a maroonish ray straight at him. He grows a few inches and his clothes now match the color (OVERDRIVE).*
Metal Man (GM): Somehow, you move slow enough to not get there before being blocked.
Digifanatic: "Whoa!"
Metal Man (GM): Trigger, Digi, Esprinto: SPD checks to follow Garrick, if you choose. Of course, I doubt you want to be in the same room with all those robots. Digi leaps into the processing area. Digi: It's a corn processing thing...
Esprinto dives into the processing plant.
Metal Man (GM): Garrick's gun is heading towards the 'Corn Shredder 2000' SPD check, Esprinto.
Digifanatic: "Whoa, what's with the corn?"
Metal Man (GM): You see corn on conveyor belts being shredded by the corn shredder and packaged into cans. There's a door on the other end of the room.
Digifanatic sees Gar's gun and leaps for it.
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto leaps... and bounces off of the window frame... Digi leaps onto the belt and grabs the gun...
Digifanatic hops back off.
Metal Man (GM): Trigger leaps into the processing room.
Esprinto: "Dammit!"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Out the other window!"
Digifanatic: "Grunty would NOT want to bite into that."
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto and Garrick are attacked.
Garrick Fy`aar backpedals and rushes for the other window out.
Digifanatic jumps out the window.
Esprinto follows Garrick.
Metal Man (GM): 15 damage per hit.
Digifanatic exhales very deeply, shaking a bit.
Metal Man (GM): Digi, Trigger: You're safe in this room... there's sacks of corn all around. You hear laser fire in the previous room.
Trigger: "We should go help."
Digifanatic: "Yeah... where are they, though?"
Garrick Fy`aar is still moving toward that window out like nuts.
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto takes 3 tons of damage and gets captured by the robots. He loses a life.
Esprinto: "Lemme go!"
Metal Man (GM): Which window, Garrick?
Digifanatic: "Oh man, this is crazy."
Metal Man (GM): SPD check again.
Trigger comes up to Garrick.
Metal Man (GM): Trigger: STR check to grab Garrick.
Esprinto: "Damn useless robots... I swear to god... I'm gonna..."
Digifanatic: "So we gotta get Espy then... this is not right. I swear, this is a food processing plant... that's what makes it not right."
Metal Man (GM): You pull Garrick in... he's now safe. The only person not safe is Esprinto.
Trigger: "You OK?"
Garrick Fy`aar instantly pulls out a Max Mushroom and downs it.
Metal Man (GM): Who is now in the middle of a room with 25 guns pointed at him.
Garrick Fy`aar: "I am now. Digi!" *He holds out his hand.*
Metal Man (GM): ... make that 30.
Esprinto: "I'm gonna blow you all to hell if I escape this...!!!"
Digifanatic takes Garrick's hand.
Garrick Fy`aar: "...my gun, Digi."
Robot: "You are already in hell. You do not need to blow us there."
Digifanatic: "Right."
Esprinto: "Hmph..."
Digifanatic gives Garrick back his gun.
Metal Man (GM): There's another door at the back of the food processing area.
Digifanatic exhales again, shaking on the inside...
Trigger: "where is my gun"?
Metal Man (GM): Trigger's gun is on the floor in the corn processing room.
Garrick Fy`aar spins up and around and unloads a whole bunch of flaming machinegun rounds at all the first 20 targets he sees.
Esprinto starts to pout.
Metal Man (GM): Do you do so through the window?
Trigger go back to the corn processor room.
Esprinto: "Why'd I have to okay that attack... I could have just said no... and Durania would still be here..."
Metal Man (GM): hit hit hit miss hit hit hit hit hit hit miss hit hit hit hit miss hit hit hit hit hit.
Trigger gets his gun and goes back to the others.
Metal Man (GM): The robots open fire on Garrick.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Esprinto! RUN!"
Esprinto dashes for the window.
Metal Man (GM): 15 damage per hit... SPD check, Esprinto.
Trigger enters the room where Garrick and the others are.
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto leaps into the processing room as Garrick is hit with a hail of laser fire.
Digifanatic: "Oh, good to see you're back..."
Esprinto: "That... idiot..."
Trigger: "Thanks."
Garrick Fy`aar fades back in. "Move, NOW!"
Digifanatic: "K."
Esprinto doesn't have to be told twice.
Trigger starts running.
Metal Man (GM): You hear banging... they're shooting down the wall which keeps them from following you.
Garrick Fy`aar runs for the door out the back of the plant.
Metal Man (GM): The next door is unlocked.
Digifanatic opens the door and runs to the next room.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Go go go go!"
Esprinto follows.
Trigger follows.
Digifanatic: "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Metal Man (GM): It opens, revealing... a single conveyor belt which winds over a bottomless pit.
Digifanatic: "Oh man... good, we're back to all 4 of us."
Trigger: "Oh, crap."
Metal Man (GM): This is the 'Corn Masher 10,0000'
Esprinto: "If I knew I'd be doin' this fer a living... I would have never became a Duranian knight!"
Garrick Fy`aar: "...oh my god, you've got to be kidding me..."
Trigger: "DEAR GOD."
Metal Man (GM): Corn on the belt is attacked by lasers, mashers, flames, and ice. It's then shrunk into a tiny cube and packed into a can.
Digifanatic: "Okay then, who's hurting the most?"
Esprinto: "I am not sure I wanna be a cube guys..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Bust all the machinery! Do it from here! Quick!"
Digifanatic: "Me neither..."
Metal Man (GM): You hear the previous room exploding.
Garrick Fy`aar unloads clip after clip of machine gun fire into the machines doing lasers and fire and ice and stuff.
Esprinto: "Lets blast it!"
Metal Man (GM): Roll it.
Digifanatic tries sending out a Quake Smash OD Thunderstorm at all the machinery.
Esprinto does his dark bat gun repeatedly.
Metal Man (GM): For all the attacks, roll it... just need to hit it. All but the crit misses hit. All but the rolls below 10 hit there. The machine explodes.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Move!"
Metal Man (GM): Now you just have to run across the conveyor belts.
Esprinto moves like hell.
Garrick Fy`aar starts moving over the conveyor belts, keeping his balance as best he can.
Digifanatic carefully runs down the belts.
Metal Man (GM): *BAM* You're halfway across the room as the robots board the conveyor belt.
Digifanatic: "Oh man, faster guys!"
Esprinto: "So... you guys having fun yet?"
Metal Man (GM): The 20 remaining robots divvy up their fire.
Digifanatic: "I dunno."
Garrick Fy`aar: "SHUT UP!"
Esprinto runs mucho faster.
Digifanatic keeps going pretty fast. He loses his first life in the gunfire.
Metal Man (GM): Let's see... Esprinto is hit 7 times, taking 105 damage... Esprinto: Str check.
Digifanatic is also rid of his OD ability.
Metal Man (GM): You must defeat a 5. Esprinto barely survives.
Esprinto: "...ow..."
Metal Man (GM): That leaves... what happens to Garrick. Digi: You appear in the middle of the conveyor belts. All of you get across... to the next room!
Digifanatic keeps running down as fast as possible.
Esprinto: "...I shoulda bought healing items..."
Garrick Fy`aar turns RIGHT AWAY and unloads a whole crap load of shots to blow up the conveyor belts.
Metal Man (GM): ...Welcome to the blockade room. You see 10 different force fields.
Garrick Fy`aar then BOOKS.
Digifanatic: "Oh nice..."
Metal Man (GM): A set of controls control each one.
Esprinto: "...I hate this job..."
Metal Man (GM): The first one is in front of you... it has three buttons.
Garrick Fy`aar slides it.
Metal Man (GM): Button 1: 'Up'. It's red.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Can't keep them away forever. Hurry through it."
Metal Man (GM): Button 2: 'Newt.' It's green. Button 3: 'Down' . It's purple. Pick your button!
Garrick Fy`aar: "I suggest the second one..."
Digifanatic hits the green button.
Esprinto: "I say third..."
Metal Man (GM): The shield goes down.
Digifanatic: "Yes!"
Garrick Fy`aar pulls out another fire cube and tosses it through the door blindly, hoping to hit something.
Esprinto: "Phew..."
Metal Man (GM): It then goes back up after you run to the next set of controls. This one is weird.
Digifanatic runs to the second.
Garrick Fy`aar goes too, quickly.
Metal Man (GM): It has all of the letters in the alphabet. You can type whatever you want.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Dex, scan!"
Smash Dex: "This is a keyboard."
Garrick Fy`aar: "Search for any keywords."
Smash Dex: "It is suggested you type commands into it."
Esprinto: "Dex... scan for correct password."
Digifanatic: "Okay."
Garrick Fy`aar walks up and types "FORCE FIELD DOWN."
Metal Man (GM): You see the following:
Digifanatic: "Come on come on come on..."
C:: *FORCE FIELD DOWN.*
Metal Man (GM): Invalid file name or command
Garrick Fy`aar: "...DOS... had to be in DOS..."
Esprinto: "Dex... scan the keyboard for correct commands..."
Digifanatic: "Nice plan... just as fast as possible..."
Smash Dex: "It is suggested you ask the computer instead."
Garrick Fy`aar types HELP.
Esprinto: "Dex... scan computer for correct commands!"
Metal Man (GM): It blinks a bit... and shows a large list of commands.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Esprinto, SHUT UP!"
Metal Man (GM): What first letter of commands do you look through?
Esprinto: "I'm just tryin to help!"
Garrick Fy`aar: "Jeez... ummm... P."
Metal Man (GM): You see the following commands: Ping Power {On/Off} And... Pong
Digifanatic looks at the screen. "Power Off! Power Off!"
Esprinto: "Cut the power..."
Garrick Fy`aar quickly types Power OFF.
Metal Man (GM): It beeps at you. It's still in the help screen.
Digifanatic: "Oh..."
Garrick Fy`aar types MAIN.
Metal Man (GM): Robots start coming from the rear door.
Garrick Fy`aar: "Come on, COME ON!"
Metal Man (GM): It beeps again, but goes to the main prompt.
Garrick Fy`aar quickly types Power OFF.
Esprinto shoots at the robots with dark bat gun.
C:: *Power OFF.*
Digifanatic: "Too bad they know how to get through here..."
Metal Man (GM): This will turn off the computer. Any applications or attached peripherals will remain functioning. Is this okay? (Yes/No)
Digifanatic punches in "YES."
Metal Man (GM): Esprinto shoots the force field... the robots are distracted and stupidly shoot back at the force field.
Esprinto: "Sweet..."
Metal Man (GM): The computer turns off... leaving you with the force field still there.
Digifanatic: "OH CRAP!"
Esprinto: "See... I'm not totally useless..."
Metal Man (GM): You can still turn it back on... but those idiot robots are gaining on you.
Digifanatic types POWER ON.
Metal Man (GM): They're now trying to figure out how to use the buttons. The computer starts slowly booting up. The robots try to down one force field.
Esprinto shoots at the robots again to see what they do.
Digifanatic types in BARRIER OFF.
Metal Man (GM): They press the right button.... Barrier Offline. You just BARELY run to the next barrier before the robots can get you.
Digifanatic: "Yes!"
Esprinto: "I suggest we run..."
Metal Man (GM): The next control thing is a crank...
Digifanatic heads to the next blockade.
Esprinto: "Uh... What do ya make of this."
Digifanatic: "I guess you gotta turn it to make the barrier go down."
Esprinto: "I sure hope so..."
Digifanatic starts turning the crank clockwise, hoping it'll shut off the force field. "Alright now... come on!"
Esprinto: "...hmmm... turn twice to the left and three times to the right..."
Metal Man (GM): The crank seems to glow as you spin it. The shield doesn't seem to be going down, though.
Esprinto: "Hmm?"
Digifanatic growls and turns it counter-clockwise. "Maybe this'll work."
Metal Man (GM): It starts fading... the robots try to shut down the other field. They activate pong.
Digifanatic: "It's working!
Robot: "Worthless machine."
Metal Man (GM): This field goes down, revealing barrier no. 4.
Esprinto: "Twice left, three times right!"
Digifanatic runs to #4
Esprinto runs.
Metal Man (GM): This barrier is simple... there's three slots and three items.
Digifanatic: "You're probably right... now this next one."
Esprinto: "What now..."
Digifanatic: "Oh boy..."
Metal Man (GM): A mushroom, a red essence, and a fire cube.
Digifanatic: "Shouldn't be too bad." *He inserts the order Cube-Shroom-Essence.*
Metal Man (GM): It buzzes and spits the items out. the robots try to defeat the other barrier again.
Digifanatic: "Hmm..."
Metal Man (GM): They get through it!
Digifanatic: "Dah, they're gaining back." *He inserts the order Essence-Cube-Shroom.*
Smash Dex: "Try inserting some of your own items."
Metal Man (GM): It buzzes again, flinging the items at you.
Digifanatic: "Really?"
Smash Dex: "Yes."
Esprinto: "All I have is two badges and a bat..."
Smash Dex: "One of yours... one of Garrick's... one of Esprinto's."
Digifanatic: "Okay." *He inserts one of his Pieces of Power.*
Esprinto inserts safety badges.
Metal Man (GM): The robots begin fighting with the crank behind you... we wait for Garrick to get back. *Short pause* Garrick: You must stick an item into a slot, one of your own, to continue. You're on barrier 4 of 10.
Garrick Fy`aar pulls out a fire cube and places it in.
Metal Man (GM): It glows.... ..And morphs into a huge cube with eyes, legs, arms, and a head of fire!
Digifanatic: "Oh, great..."
Garrick Fy`aar: "...okay, let's hurry through this."
Metal Man (GM): It's prominently wearing a huge version of the safety badge and glowing with the power of the piece of power. BATTLE!
Digifanatic: "DAH!"
Metal Man (GM): Your SPD, Esprinto? The evil cube-monster spits a fire cube at Digi. 25% fire damage if that hits.
Digifanatic: "Yowch!"
Metal Man (GM): We wait for him. This is a good time to say Aribar gained 300 EXP for his fight earlier... And you guys gained 200 EXP for surviving the robot room. And now, something completely different.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: place yourself anywhere within reason within Melee Stadium.
Esprinto: *Uh... translation... He appears in the melee stadium. He appears at the HQ...*
Wolfman (GM): HQ = general area
Esprinto hops out of the warp and looks around.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: well, outside the door is a hallway. The hallway splits between left, and right choose a path
Esprinto goes left.
Wolfman (GM): You end up now at R&R. This is the Rest and Relaxation room, a common hangout for Smashers (SSBM guys) and Questers (us) alike. right now, you see Wolfman there, watching TV.
Esprinto wanders up to Wolfman. "Hey... I think I recognize you..."
Wolfman gets a look at the guy... he recalls his data files. "Likewise... you are the new guy I believe. Esprinto, right?"
Esprinto: "Heh... not the new new guy but one of the newer guys."
Wolfman: "True... but I won't argue with that. In any case, how can I help you?"
Esprinto: "I dunno... just kickin' back until some more action falls my way"
Wolfman: "Hmm... now that I think about it..."
Esprinto: "Yeah?"
Wolfman double-checks his Dex, then looks under the notes/memos section. "Ah yes... now I remember. You haven't really gotten much battle experience out there, have you?"
Esprinto: "Nah..."
Wolfman: "I think I have a way to help. Have you ever been to the Arena?"
Esprinto: "Nope."
Wolfman: "Well... you've got a long way to come if you are to become a successful Quester. Follow me." *He gets up off of the couch, and starts heading to the Arena at a slow pace.*
Esprinto shrugs and does as he is told.
Wolfman: "This Stadium is not just a place where we make plans to help save the world and stuff you know. Various active and inactive heroes also often come here, giving various shows and fights."
Esprinto: "Oi... good... I was beginning to think all you guys cared about was that whole heroic bit."
Wolfman: "You could be surprised as to the amount of fans that show up for these matches... there is even a whole Jigglypuff fanbase. Oh no no no... Granted, most of the Questers are greedy to some extent..."
Esprinto recalls the puffball. "Grrr..."
Wolfman: "But the original purpose of the Stadiums was to be a hero gathering to see who was, is, or will be, the best. ...and here we are."
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you arrive at an "outdoor" part of the Stadium... the Arena.
Esprinto looks around curiously.
Wolfman (GM): think of the scene as kind of like the Roman... well, the famous Roman stadium structure thing in the center is the actual Arena itself
Esprinto: "Hmm... kinda reminds me of the training arena in Durania."
Wolfman (GM): Right now, it's set at Big Blue, where Captain Falcon and Samus are having a friendly rivalry. Of course, with all of the cars going in and out of the "range of vision", it's tough to get solid footing. *jump one minute later.*
Lakitu: "Game Set! This game's winner is...Captain Falcon!"
Wolfman (GM): Applause from the Falcon fanbase, Samus fanbase, and neutral fanbase is loud you see both of them now on the Arena floor, below the actual "battle platform" thing where the fights take place
Esprinto: "Hmmm... so... are we up now?"
Wolfman (GM): Captain Falcon comes towards you.
Esprinto: "Yo..."
Captain Falcon: "Well... not exactly the both of you..."
Esprinto: "Hm?"
Samus: "Someone has requested a match with you, in case you didn't hear."
Esprinto: "Who... was it that puffball?"
Captain Falcon: "You mean Jigglypuff?" *Chuckles.*
Esprinto: "Yeah."
Samus: "She's not exactly... the most popular. It was actually a Quester that challenged you."
Esprinto: "And whom would that be?"
???: "Me."
Wolfman (GM): The voice is from behind you
Esprinto: "Well hello... who the heck are you?" *He says that as he spins around.*
Wolfman (GM): you see... a three foot mushroom
Esprinto: "Son of a..."
VG: "Let me guess; you haven't been in the Mushroom Kingdom that long?"
Wolfman (GM): Captain Falcon and Samus both chuckle at that.
Esprinto: "What the heck is that thing?!?!?!"
VG: "I feel insulted..."
Esprinto: "Sorry... its just... you're weird looking!"
VG: "How can you be in the Mushroom Kingdom and not have seen any variety of Toad around here?!?"
Esprinto: "I dunno..."
Samus: "When did you join the Questers again, Esprinto?"
Esprinto: "A week ago..."
VG: "Well, we're going to have to get you up to speed quickly. I'm known as VG."
Esprinto: "...I am Esprinto..." *He gets a lens flare behind him.*
VG: "I know; I was the one that asked for this match."
Esprinto: "The last knight of Durania! *Ahem* Alrighty then..."
VG: "Basically, I'm going to make sure you get to earn the right to say that line. Not all of the guys you face appreciate the bragging."
Esprinto: "Uh... was the lens flare a bit much?"
VG: *facefaults.*
Esprinto looks around. "What's wrong?"
VG: "...anyway, I'm going to see how tough you can be. Do you have any questions before we get this started?"
Esprinto: "Nah... I pretty much know what to do... Still figurin' a few things out though..."
VG: "I suggest you ask before the arena guy chooses three random arenas." *He waits for questions; Wolfman sticks around; Captain Falcon and Samus head to their locker rooms.*
Esprinto: "Hmm...*Looks through the notes written on his hand.* Scratch that... I got this."
VG: "Very well. You are the one being challenged, so you will get more say than normal in terms of options this time around. First, choose the stage..."
Wolfman (GM): Fountain of Dreams, Glitzville Pit, Subcon Subcon = Mushroom Kingdom II
Esprinto: "Alrighty... lets do this..."
VG: "Choose one of those three."
Esprinto: "Fountain of dreams sounds good."
VG: "Very well. Get a look at the location so you are familiar with it."
Esprinto does that... "Hmmm... seems simple..."
Wolfman (GM): Fountain of Dreams: the location of the legendary Star Rod... according to legend. The center platform always stays high, while the left and right platforms can be anywhere from on the ground to just 5 feet below the height of the center platform a rather simple arena, it's medium size should get you warmed up
Esprinto: "Reminds me of the God Shrine in Durania. Although... we didn't have the moving platforms..."
VG: "It shouldn't make that much difference. Now, do you want items in this or not?"
Esprinto: "Hmmm... lets do with items."
VG: "Item frequency will be very low. There is a possibility that items might not come at all."
Esprinto: "Better than nothing."
VG: "Now... how do you want this match to be determined?"
Esprinto: "Uh... how about by lives."
VG: "Simple enough. Two lives with you is alright, right?"
Esprinto: "Sounds good."
VG: "Anything else you think I'm forgetting?"
Esprinto: "Nothing that I can think of."
Wolfman goes to the special Arena Box to set the rest of this stuff up.
VG: "I'll even be nice to you for your first round out."
Esprinto: "Uh... thanks... I guess."
VG gets out his Lucky Day badge... and presses a button on it. "I won't be using Lucky Day to help me."
Esprinto: "Alright." *He has wonder badge and safety badge equipped... just in case anyone needed to know.*
VG: "With that in mind... get ready to get on the Arena." *He goes into a special warp pipe to his left... there is a warp pipe for you on YOUR left (his right)*
Esprinto walks through the warp pipe.
Wolfman (GM): Suddenly, various ticket fans somehow start to come in
Metal Man walks into the stands,thinking.
Wolfman (GM): BTW: If anyone wants to do some betting on this match... hmm... what ARE the odds, anyway?
SIMBER: "Odds: Esprinto 1 in 40, VG 1 in 2."
Esprinto: "..."
Lakitu: "Welcome once again to the Arena, ladies and gentlemen! Now, we will have two of the Questers dueling it out on the Fountain of Dreams."
Trigger gets a ticket, sits down, and gets ready to watch this slobberknocker of a fight.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: think up a semi-fancy intro, kind of like how SSB did it yes Azure; betting is open to all
Esprinto reaches and grabs the handle sticking out of a scabbard on his back and, in a very dramatic manner, draws his bat.
Wolfman (GM): ...so you are appearing int he arena by somehow appearing there and arming a bat?
Esprinto he then swings it twice, twirls once, and takes his stance.
Wolfman (GM): ...good enough
Metal Man has 0 coins... he lost all his money to betting.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you see a treasure chest appear on the ground. It's similar to the ones like on SMB3. suddenly, it opens... out pops up VG. The chest disappears.
Metal Man: "I really should stop betting on things... it's like I have horrible luck at that."
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you are on the rightmost platform. I am on the leftmost.
Azure enters the in a spectator area. Before doing so he puts 2000 on VG and 3000 on Esprinto. He sits down and makes himself comfy as the mach gets ready to begin.
Wolfman (GM): Azure: remember those bets if you can
Metal Man is sitting next to Azure.
Lakitu: "Esprinto, are you ready?"
Metal Man: "I'd bet, but I lost all my money on the last match."
Trigger sits next to Metal Man.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: all you really missed was VG's intro and Azure's betting.
Lakitu: "Esprinto, are you ready?"
Azure: "Um... sorry about that." *He rubs the back of his head with a smirk.*
Esprinto: "Bring it."
Lakitu: "VG, are you ready?"
VG: "You bet."
Azure: "Well let's watch." *He gaze fixes to the fight.*
Lakitu: "3... 2... 1... GO!!!."
Metal Man: "This should be interesting."
VG jumps on top of the center platform easily, and then concludes his first action by jumping into the air, and getting his leg extended for a kung fu style kick. (Metal, reducing some of my stats here for this fight) He aims the kick at Esprinto, of course. "HIYAH!"
Wolfman (GM): does that 10 beat your AC number?
VG is apparently rusty from that kick... he only lands on the edge of the rightmost platform. He then uses his second action... he decides to go for grabbing Esprinto; he's certainly close enough to. He almost trips up while going for the grab... he manages to steady himself though.
Wolfman (GM): Your go Esprinto: unfortunately, you only get one action due to your level.
VG suddenly... LOSES a crowd point... they wouldn't expect VG to miss that badly for his first attack.
Esprinto Jumps up onto the higher platform and aims his bat at VG. "Dark gun bat!"
VG turns around to see... a flying bat?
Wolfman (GM): Hmm... crit miss... time to teach you about these. your first shot... well, you are kind of in danger in shooting yourself in the FOOT there. Roll a SPD check (d20 + SPD mod) and attempt to beat your AC. crit miss: that means you rolled a natural 1
Esprinto: *and that means...*
Wolfman (GM): congrats: you manage to correct yourself, AND tag me with the last energy ball. Er... how much damage does that do anyway?
Esprinto: *15 damage.*
Wolfman (GM): Trust me: natural 1s are NOT what you want depending on the GM, it can be from nothing at all to a counter attack to getting a weapon broken to perhaps even death
VG gets knocked off of the upper platform and lands on the ground. Man, he's got good aim.
Wolfman (GM): New round comes along: do items come as well?
Metal Man (GM): Nope. No items.
Wolfman (GM): The platforms... left platform sinks just a little bit... right platform stays the same max height
VG: "Alright, nice shot."
Esprinto: "Heh... that sucked, but thanks anyhow..."
VG jumps onto the right platform again, and steadies himself for the first action... he wants to get this right. He then jumps up vertically, gets horizontally lined up with Esprinto on the center platform, and attempts to ZIP-through him, then ZIP-back through him, landing back on the same platform. Quick Attack.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: looks like you get hit twice, right? hit-hit you stay relatively at the same spot, sans 15%
Esprinto: "...ow... that was weird..."
VG is now on the right platform.
Wolfman (GM): Your go Esprinto
Esprinto: "What to do what to... ah... I know..." *He rolls up and launches himself at VG.*
Wolfman (GM): I'm going to get hit... but explain the nature of the move to me projectiles are simple... but are you trying to impersonate Jigglypuff's Rollout, or Yoshi's Egg Roll, or what?
Esprinto: *more like pikachu's headbutt... the once where he shoots across the field.*
Wolfman (GM): Well... elevation aside, you catch me on the fall. However, I'm still... relatively healthy here; I just get knocked towards the right edge... again. crowd support: Esprinto is at 11, VG just got back up to 10 new round Esprinto's % is 15%, VG's 30% Metal Man, need to get your attention. Item time?
Metal Man (GM): No items.
VG jumps on top of the rightmost-platform so that he's facing Esprinto... facing left. He then decides to get quirky... He goes for a regular right jab... a right jab that seems... well, strange.....
Wolfman (GM): ...Well, now we're in strange territory ...but I'm going to try to avoid that issue... Luck Quirk number 1, coming up! ...let's try that again. Number 2! The jab "hits"...but actually misses wide right! Esprinto: you have the condition "surprised". That means the next attack I do will auto hit.
Esprinto: "Huh..."
Wolfman (GM): ...a condition that I will use right now.
VG managed to get the Feinter punch to work. He then grabs Esprinto, grabs him, and DUNKS him towards the left side.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you lose 22%; you are now on the ground, kind of in between the left and center platforms
Esprinto: "Lets go something a little simpler." *Runs at VG and uppercuts.*
Wolfman (GM): Not again... dice roll minus mod what does that equal?
Esprinto: *looked at the wrong roll.*
Wolfman (GM): ...Just making sure your punch catches my bum; I get knocked upwards, but not by much.
Esprinto: *45 damage.*
Wolfman (GM): Er... okay, let me adjust that your punch catches my bum; I get knocked upwards and outwards as well. That punch has some power! I'm already in danger of being sent to the Pit of Doom here... jeez! Metal, do the item thing as I basically use a whole action to recover from this mess.
Metal Man (GM): No items.
VG won't need much to get back up on the platform... really, a 5 on the dice roll should do it. Here is to hoping a midair jump will still let me use a move for action #1
Trigger: *When I'm done here I'm gonna break out my N64 and play some Super Smash Bros.*
VG clearly gets back onto the main platform; he lands just a little to the left of Esprinto... He then immediately faces to the right, and lets loose a Headbutt of his own at Esprinto! And he's in the way!
Trigger: *Wouldn't it be cool if the next SSB would be like this except its not text based? What I mean is like it could be SSB3 and SMRPG2 all in one.*
Esprinto: *what happened?*
Wolfman (GM): it's your turn to come back from possible death what is your character build? It's obviously not a caster... is it a Smasher or Overdriver? first, toss in 20% more damage second, smashers get to midair jump... something you need to do now jumps and midair jumps are usually done by STR checks here, all you need to beat is 5, since your total damage isn't that high... if your STR mod is 2, then yes well, you certainly clear that; now you are just a TINY bit to the right of me both side platforms are staying fully up as you come back.
VG has a second action to use now He adjusts his head so that his own hat is facing Esprinto.
Wolfman (GM): Okay, all done.
Esprinto: "Hmmmm... BASEBALL BAT OF DOOM!" *He runs at VG and swings his bat.*
Wolfman (GM): How much damage normally per swing? ...okay, Metal, if this isn't how this move fully works, forgive me here you have good aim... you hit the hat. Most of that swing comes back at YOU, though (the crit). congratulations: your move got Reflectored instead of me taking 14 and being sent a little farther left... I only take 2 of that, you take 12, and YOU get sent... well, pretend I didn't reflector. About how far would that have hit me? I was basically under the right platform's right edge
Esprinto: *halfway across the arena.*
Wolfman (GM): ...well, that was a crit hit due to your Wonder Badge you are sent in midair once again
Esprinto: "Whee..."
Wolfman (GM): Your target number on midair and comeback move: 15 do midair jump first you land on the edge, and gain a few oohs and aws from the crowd new round Metal
Esprinto waves.
Wolfman (GM): Crowd rating: VG 12, Esprinto 12 actually, VG 11 Percent: VG 77%, Esprinto 69% Metal Man, item time! how much we've taken it's just like Melee
Metal Man (GM): No items
VG: "For a new Quester, you sure are good... even if I didn't hold back on some of my abilities, you can still keep up."
Esprinto nods to VG. "Thanks."
VG uses his first action to... change sides? He is now under the LEFT platform. He then gets out his little projectile weapon... think of it as a modified Super Scope. It's called the Deathzooka, and a projectile is coming your way! (rolling at a -1 penalty due to possible range issues)
Wolfman (GM): ...Even without the penalty, it fizzled out beforehand. your go... if you don't have a good ranged/running attack, you can't realistically hit me in one action.
Esprinto uppercuts.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: we are under different platforms
Esprinto: "Cannon ball Spin!"
Wolfman (GM): ...Let me guess; rev up and attempt to hit me with... a roll I doubt you can roll? ...or is that your real roll?
Esprinto: *remember the move I did with earlier that I compared to Pikachu... that is it.*
Wolfman (GM): You didn't roll that high last time ...even if you did, to get the distance you want there... you'd have to charge it up if you can do that otherwise, it would most likely fall short.
Esprinto: *Cannonball spin is D20+15...and Digifanantic looked over all my rolls earlier today.*
Wolfman (GM): ...What was the d20+6 from earlier then? you said d20+15, then oops-fixed to d20+6
Esprinto: *the uppercut.*
Wolfman (GM): I'm not questioning that what's the normal damage for the spin? since you wonder critted it, I'll pull strings you JUST hit me as you were starting to lose steam and boy... that's some steam... with the crit, I could very well be going out on my first life already! ...could, but doesn't; I recover control in midair in time. Metal, new round as I have to get back on the ground.
VG starts falling right, towards the platform... but also towards the pit.
Metal Man (GM): No items
VG makes a first midair jump to see how close he can get back... stupid cannonball spin having extra power on crit... He has to use his comeback move... Quick Attack. net total of 15 will be needed. He lands safely on the ground without having to grab onto the ledge; however, his first action was used.
Wolfman (GM): Second action now:
VG goes to grab Esprinto again.
Wolfman (GM): ...Only fair
VG trips over his own two feet! He basically lands in front of Esprinto's legs... slightly dazed.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: if you attack VG this round, add a +1 to your roll.
Esprinto uppercuts.
Wolfman (GM): That's the 45% damage one, right? well, I'm being sent to the upper-left corner... no way I can recover here... but which barrier do I hit first? ...the upper one!
VG doesn't get Poomed out. Instead, he gets STARRED out!
Esprinto waves to the crowd.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: crowd support for you jumps to 15! another congratulations; you knocked off someone's first life but there is still one more to knock out...
VG gets off of the "return platform", and is a little bit... mad.
Wolfman (GM): Metal, new round.
Esprinto: "Heh... that was kinda cool..."
Metal Man (GM): No items.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto, pray you can dodge here... this round, I'm invincible due to just getting off of that platform
Esprinto wipes some sweat and waits.
VG gets off the platform, and lands on the center spot. He goes down the platform, and starts to charge up a move. That is the first action.
Wolfman (GM): Crowd: VG 12, Esprinto 15 Percent: VG 0% L1, Esprinto 69 L2 Esprinto: you recognize the charge as a head butt charge.
Esprinto: "Oh goodie..."
Wolfman (GM): Second action...
VG releases the headbutt charge. He's so blinded by being knocked off so quickly... he isn't fully thinking!
Wolfman (GM): ...SUPER crit right there
Esprinto: *I go bye bye I believe...*
Wolfman (GM): ...Yes Esprinto: you do go bye bye however, the move is more horizontal than vertical, so I can't get a Star KO *POOM* Metal, new round as Esprinto gets ready to get off of the platform
Metal Man (GM): Items... oh my God! NOOOOOO!!!!
Wolfman (GM): about darn time!
Metal Man (GM): I mean... items... yeah... 2 items! AHHHH!!!
Wolfman (GM): LOL one will appear on the left platform
Metal Man (GM): One appears on the right-most platform... another on the left-most.
Wolfman (GM): Those platforms LOVE to stay up this time ...I'm sensing a madman again
Metal Man (GM): Hammer on the right-most platform...
Wolfman is having trouble in the Arena Box... he can't get those side platforms to fall down!
Metal Man (GM): Bumper on the left-most platform.
VG uses his turn to grab the bumper.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you have fallen on the center platform now. There is a hammer available if you want it. you will be invincible until your next goaround
Esprinto grabs the hammer.
Wolfman (GM): He's in reach alright for it.. ..but is it real, or fake? Metal? actually... Esprinto, you do this one you have the real deal! you will have that hammer for... let's say, two rounds I can't attack you for this first round due to your invincibility... which reminds me; item check again Metal
Metal Man (GM): No items.
Wolfman (GM): Whatever music the crowd was listening to has been replaced with the old Donkey Kong style hammer music... I thought Esprinto handled the hammer roll; oh well.
VG goes for strategy this time. He gets on the ground floor, and throws the bumper so that it lands right under the center platform.
Trigger: *DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO!!*
Wolfman (GM): ...Well, now it gets interesting ...but I'm going to luck this one out
VG manages to get the bumper under the center platform... creating a potential trap.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: you have two choices here for your go you can either take the short path, jump the bumper, and basically get a +5 on attacking with your hammer swinging or, you can take the high platform road, but due to your jumping and platform dropping at the end, I can "maybe" just get away from you through a SPD check
Esprinto hmms... and takes choice two.
VG notes that he's avoiding the bumper... he looks up. Uh oh.
Wolfman (GM): Metal, item time as I have to cheat death or something.
VG has to get away FAST... he attempts to roll out of the way to the right... which might put him close to the bumper, but he has no choice.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto: SPD check +2 due to hammer range ...your SPD mod is 0? ...that's the same darn thing!
VG barely avoids the hammer... but now has to jump the Bumper... otherwise, he could very well be knocked into the hammer!
Wolfman (GM): *BUMP* *BONK.*
VG didn't recover from the roll fast enough to jump... he hits the bumper, and gets knocked back... to Esprinto's hammer.
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto's crowd control goes up to 16 now!
VG takes 31% total from that... uh oh; before your turn comes, I'm falling too soon from that!
Wolfman (GM): *BONK* there goes another 30%
Esprinto: "That looked painful..."
Wolfman (GM): Esprinto, you still have this round with the hammer... if you can get one or two clean hits... I could be knocked out. I'm kind of high up, and pretty dazed. all you have to do is jump up, and roll STR check +6 (+5 hammer, +1 morale)
Esprinto jumps.
Wolfman (GM): Pseudo mortality check.. ..I visit another star.
Wolfman just has his jaw DROP to the ground.
Esprinto slicks back his hair, twirls the bat, sheaths it and gives a peace sign to the crowd.
Lakitu: "Game Set! This Game's winner is...Esprinto!"
Esprinto bows.
Metal Man: "Good thing I didn't bet anything."
Wolfman (GM): Before you do anything else Esprinto... time for bonuses and stuff
Azure: *Is normally a content individual but he simply can't hold himself.* "GREAT JOB!!!"
Wolfman (GM): ...that, and some bad luck, and some GM honestly intervention.
Azure: *Goes to collect his earnings.*
Wolfman (GM): Anyway... Esprinto, you didn't just earn recognition like Melee, awards are handed out
Trigger: *Wow, Esprinto won?*
Wolfman (GM): Keep note of the crowd rating here: you ended up at 17 (hammer kills always wow them), I only got up to 13 as for specific KOs... Metal, keep tabs of the awards I give here.
Esprinto: "Looks like I proved that I am truly worthy of the title, last knight of Durania."
Wolfman (GM): Don't add these coins yet Esprinto: let me say when your awards... Darkhorse: I think that was 500 coins. Old School KO: 1981 coins
Metal Man (GM): Azure is about to get all of those coins... when.... An atomic plot hole eats all but 8,000 of them! ...anyway...
Wolfman (GM): ...does Azure really only get 8000 of them?!?
Editor's Note: Yes, he only got 8000. He also lost his Iron Fist badge when it was found to be so cheap, even cheap Illian wasn't as cheap as it was. Oh well.