Tales from The Grid, Issue 1: Two Sides to Every Story (IC)

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Tales from The Grid, Issue 1: Two Sides to Every Story (IC)

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Mon May 03, 2021 10:13 pm

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Good evening. Tonight you will experience the trials and tribulations of a new group of wayward warriors. Don't expect all these tales to have a happy ending!

Character Bios will be revealed after the battle is completed, and edited into this post.
Released!


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-|- Amateur Adventurer -|-
==========================


Sage Preston was an avid Pokemon GO player, often being told to be more careful. He almost had collected every Pokemon, he only needed one more. It was something that hikers had occasionally spotted in the hills nearby on Route 46. He impressed himself by how much more physical that playing this game had made him, he never could have imagined himself out in nature like this. Yet here he was, and there it was. His battery was low, he needed to swap for another powerpack. He had to be fast before he missed his chance, but he fumbled the pack into the wet leaves.

As he dug around frantically for it, he was totally oblivious to the ledge nearby. His mud soaked sneakers kept slipping and still he didn't notice the ledge while he searched for the battery. Until he saw where it was, and reaching for it, disaster struck as the ground beneath him gave way completely. His last conscious observation was of falling...


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-|- Time Stream Slip -|-
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Another failed attempt. Gideon Quinn could only watch as hell's fury had come to claim the souls of this timeline. It was time to try again. But this time things were strange... Had he gone too far back?


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-|- Phantom in the Mist -|-
===========================


Lieutenant Riya Contreras was the rock in her squad. She was tough as nails to everyone under her command, but underneath her tough-guy facade she was full of pride, watching them become everything she always knew they could. She was obsessive with their well-being, always controlling the missions beyond her station. She spent countless hours in the simulations, going over worst-case scenarios. The AI began to adapt to her in order to increase the challenge, and even began including human opponents. There seemed to be one that was reoccurring, the file name for the entity was Aisha Welch, and she was fierce.

Contreras would often pull off the simulation goggles in a sweat, breathing laboriously. She took a break from the sims for a time. More and more the sirens went off, space had managed to once again produced some new kind of terror. One day while her squad was responding to an abduction, she had an encounter like nothing that had come before. With grim efficiency, the fighting was quickly over---she had finally given into her teammates' protests and gave them the space they deserved, and the results showed. But after everyone had reported in and were making their way back to the dropship, Contreras found herself alone. She found she had lost all communication with her team. The air was thick in the Bayous. The fog danced around the weird vegetation, and more and more Contreras became certain that the mist concealed one more invader. She called out to her squadmates, again and again. She grew more and more desperate...her pistol rapidly seeking a mark that surely eluded her. Then she saw it, and her heart sank...the limp bodies of her squadmates, and standing beside them was...was...

Was it a trick? No. It was her! It was pure spine crawling horror...Brought to life by some unfathomable dark magic, made flesh and blood. It was Riya Contreras! And by her feet was Aisha's beloved squadmates, forever still. The strange alien plants felt like they were closing in, and she couldn't breath. Then, in a blinding green pulse everything became nothing.


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-|- A Thief's Reward -|-
========================


Hugo Everett was a common thief. His friend Jimmy always said that he had no sense for his own safety. One day a gypsy came to town, and danced in the market like a pink pixie. She floated and swayed in her foreign dress, and she seemed to be dancing just for him. She was devastatingly beautiful, but more important to Hugo was that she was covered from head to toe in jewelry.

Later that night under a full moon he snuck in to her carriage. The threshold was marked by odors of exotic perfumes and incense. She was fast asleep, and he would not make a sound. As he hastily lined his pockets he took notice of the gypsy's many strange objects and talismans. He was just as surprised at how stupid his distracted state was: Of course a wondering gypsy would accumulate such baubles, it's in their nature to do so. Yet still his eyes lingered on them, especially a crystal ball. The last thing he saw was the gypsy's reflection...


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-|- Prologue: The King's Bodyguard -|-
======================================


Two equestrians made their way through a valley. King Izabelle Horne and Madame Trinity Chandler, her ace knight number one, and monster hunting specialist. Among the sun bathed hills, they took in the rich air of the fields surrounding them, now far and away from the harsh desert where they had met. The desert where they had encountered the giant snake that had designed to make a meal of them. Instead, thanks to a hurried alliance, they overcame the beast, and escaped the slain serpent's domain. Then, they had traveled across the land together, crossing paths with wizards and merchants. They had continued on towards the lush mountains where they prepared themselves for whatever this cruel land had in store for them next...

As quickly as the thunderstorm had rolled in, the floods were upon them like a raging bull. The riders raced to higher elevation, but in the wind and the rain and confusion they had gotten separated...


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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Mon May 03, 2021 10:14 pm

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Two doomed souls awaken in a thunderstorm. To the west at the foot of the hill a mist rises up from fast moving flood waters, what ever may lie beyond is obscured. To the south the sound of galloping comes to a halt. Neighing reverberates across the rain-swept fields. Flashes of lightning reveal the dim silhouette of a powerful creature rearing up on its' hind legs, and that of its' armored rider.


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|-|- Turn 1a -|-|
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0 = YLW Knight
0 = WHT Sniper
0 = BLK ?


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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Fri May 07, 2021 5:30 am

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I'll be moving north 1 space
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Fri May 07, 2021 8:00 am

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(Please
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your action next time.)
a1s wrote:Move to F6
Space Jawa wrote:Move to E8, Activate Laser Pistol Overwatch
dsjstr wrote:I'll be moving north 1 space
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Move Phase

The knight rides northwest.
(T)
The sniper walks south. In the rain, the south-most tree begins to...dance! It waddles northward a bit.


Range Phase

The sniper pulls out their pistol and silences their breathing...


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|-|- Turn 2a -|-|
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0 = YLW Knight
0 = WHT Sniper
0 = BLK Sudowoodo


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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Sat May 08, 2021 12:54 am

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Come at me ya'll dead.
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Sat May 08, 2021 3:33 am

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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Sat May 08, 2021 5:09 am

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In post 4, dsjstr wrote:Come at me ya'll dead.
Edit:
Image "Come at me ya'll dead."

Move A6

Kill anyone in my way

Except if they have something to say
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Sun May 09, 2021 5:22 am

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Image "What?"

Image "Now even my cover is moving on me?"
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Sun May 09, 2021 11:18 pm

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"Where did my King get to?"
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Sun May 09, 2021 11:18 pm

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dsjstr wrote:Move A6. Kill anyone in my way. Except if they have something to say.

GM Notes: 1) Conditional actions are not allowed. This will be interpreted as a basic attack on C6, before movement. 2) You cannot reach A6 with your movement, so you will instead go to B6.
Space Jawa wrote:Move to C8, Activate Laser Pistol Overwatch
a1s wrote:Move to D5
Melee Phase

The sudowoodo makes a frantic swipe towards anything hiding in the rain north-west of them, but as far as they can tell, they were the only one hiding this time.


Move Phase

The
fast moving flood waters
prove too choppy for the knight's horse to attempt to traverse, and the powerful animal begins to panic.
[d4=3]
The knight's
crusade
shall not be interrupted. The rider begins to move away from the rapids that were upsetting the horse, but in the commotion the sniper fires a red-hot laser! The knight raises their
heavy shield
just in time, agitated. It seems they are stuck here with this opponent for now.
(H)
The sudowoodo begins frantically flailing its' arms in the rain as it moves northward. The sniper similarly heads north and ducks behind another plant, and one that is hopefully less...lively.


Range Phase

The sniper points their laser pistol over their cover in anticipation.


Special Phase

The rain rapidly begins to thin and then the sun finally breaks through the bleak storm clouds. Sure enough sign, that the flood waters and mist should also clear up soon...


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|-|- Turn 3a -|-|
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0 = YLW Knight
0 = WHT Sniper
0 = BLK Sudowoodo


a1s, Space Jawa, and dsjstr, this is your
last action
(and last chance to choose final positions) before we switch over to the other side and eventually join both sides.
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Mon May 10, 2021 1:44 am

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*
Aisha glanced from her position at the two others nearby.
*

Image "So what's your guy's story?"
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Mon May 10, 2021 2:55 am

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"I am a knight errant, but I have been separated from my king."
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Mon May 10, 2021 3:30 pm

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Image "Game for some teamwork?"
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Sat May 15, 2021 3:36 am

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Actions for a1s, Space Jawa, and dsjstr are now final. Any edits beyond this point will not be accepted.


Two doomed souls awaken in a thunderstorm. To the east at the foot of the hill a mist rises up from fast moving flood waters, what ever may lie beyond is obscured. To the south the sound of galloping comes to a halt. Neighing reverberates across the rain-swept fields. Flashes of lightning reveal the dim silhouette of a gallant creature rearing up on its' hind legs, and that of its' regal rider.

These souls collectively have an odd sense of deja vu, followed by a vivid premonition of some battle that took place...no...is taking place east across the flood rapids. But they have only a moment to consider this vision. The ground shakes and there to the sound of heavy impacts. Some of which splash-down heavily into the water at distant sites, and an electric surge arcs between them. These massive
power pylons
can be seen through the heavy rain by their cryptic soft blue gleam. Something massive to the north is standing up on four legs...


=================
|-|- Turn 1b -|-|
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Score:
0 = BLU Valkyrie King* (*benefits disabled until Knight is reactivated)
0 = YLW Assault
0 = BLK Thief
0 = WHT Boulder Mech

Forest Tiles (E3, G1, H3)
- Grants +25% evasion, unless attacks would have 0% chance.
- Reduce incoming damage by 1, unless it would be 0.
- When entering, SMALL units must end their movement, BIG units must end their turn, and MASSIVE units are unaffected but gain no benefits.


The thunderstorm is too loud to talk right now, please only post your spoiler.

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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 5:21 am

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(HadesTheReaper replaces Boohoo the 3rd, NotAJumbleOfNumbers timed-out without replacement)

Quote from: TricMagic
Melee: Reload Plasma Rifle.
Movement: RUN&GUN Dashing Southward.
Ranged: Plasma Rifle: Target H3.

GM Note: Reload would end your turn. However your rifle is full so this part will be dismissed.
Quote from: Accrovideogames
Move to G1
Quote from: HadesTheReaper
Throw boulder to G1. Move ->A2->B2

GM Note: Throwing is a ranged attack, which happens after movement. So movement component will be dismissed.
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Special Phase

Having just been discovered in their night errand, the thief was already panicked before his transport to this new alien setting. A setting where a loud thunderstorm now enveloped him, causing him to drop miscellaneous baubles and fine jewelry as their quaking legs threatened to give out. He looked around frantically as strangers were closing in on him with weapons drawn. Lightning flashed over and over like a blacksmith marrying hammer to anvil, and the terror rattled his bones. His jaw dropped as he gazed upon a menacing machine as big as a castle, lifting up a small mountain. It then clamped shut as he clenched his chest and doubled down. It was there that Hugo Everett, common thief with grand ambitions had succumb to a fatal heart attack, on a nameless rainswept valley in The Grid.


Move Phase

The valkyrie king continued to ride north, turning to stop at a small patch of forest to the west. The assault
ran
south, stopping to look suspiciously between two nearby patches of forest.


Range Phase

The assault raised their rifle and sprayed bullets into the trees in two volleys. The king saw the gun flashes from across the rainy plains that separates them. Above something impossibly big was moving through the air. The rider galloped
back to where they were
and out of harms way just in time. The boulder crashes down, the shockwave expelled a wave of various rock and wood debris throwing the assault eastward.


=================
|-|- Turn 2b -|-|
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Score:
0 = BLU Valkyrie King
0 = YLW Assault
0 = WHT Boulder Mech


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The THIEF was eliminated.


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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 6:28 am

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They look to the dude on the horse.
Is this a medieval world or something? Hopefully they can understand.


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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 11:09 am

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The Valkyrie is amazed at the sight of that mechanized dragon.

Image "Yes, but have you seen a knight on a horse? I got separated from him after we slew a giant snake."

He flips a few switches, engaging the onboard speaker system.
these don't look like the aliens. Perhaps I can get their aid. Of course, they still need to hear me from all the way over here.


Image "You are not my enemy. We can work together, save humanity, even. I am running diagnostics on the stability of the temporal effects that brought us here. We need not fight."
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 1:17 pm

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The Valkyrie has no idea what the dragon is talking about. She's also curious about the strange weaponry her newfound ally uses.

Image "Sir, do you have any idea what this mechanized dragon is talking about?"
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 1:46 pm

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Image"Is that what it's supposed to be? Either way it just threw a rocks at us. And I'm far more inclined to trust a human than some alien. Even if the part of being warped to a strange plain is true."
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Sun May 23, 2021 10:35 pm

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Smacking his head, he remembers that fact that this seems to be the past.

Image "I am not a dragon. In your terms, I am a paladin granted immense magical power. I was sent back in time before this to save humans from invaders. I had nothing to do with this. If we want to escape this, we must work together. The rock was a warning. I will not hesitate to stop you if you try to stop me."
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 6:31 am

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TricMagic wrote:Move Up 1, left 1.
Reload.
Accrovideogames wrote:Move to D1.
HadesTheReaper wrote:move A-2 -> B2
Move Phase

The valkyrie king continues north and the assault heads that way aswell, while the boulder mech walks southeast a bit. Their previously thrown boulder quickly becomes riddled in cracks from the trembling steps.


Special Phase

The assault
reloads
their rifle. The rain rapidly begins to thin and then the sun finally breaks through the bleak storm clouds. Sure enough sign, that the flood waters and mist should also clear up soon...


=================
|-|- Turn 3b -|-|
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0 = BLU Valkyrie King
0 = YLW Assault
0 = WHT Boulder Mech


Accrovideogames, HadesTheReaper, and TricMagic, this is your last chance to choose final positions before we join both sides.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 11:58 am

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Image "What kind of invaders? And if you're human, prove it by getting out of your—whatever that vehicle is. Show your face!"
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Tue May 25, 2021 10:50 pm

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Image "This thing doesn't have a fast re-entry system. Uh, it's hard to get back into the massive suit of armor if I get out of it. I think I have a display system somewhere in here... ahA! Got it! Alright, wiring helmet diagnostic feed into the 3d modeling program, uh... buffering?! What do you mean, buffer, oh, it's done. Alright, uh, wiring that to the external projector system, then... viola!"

A picture of my handsome mug displays from the legs of the mech onto the rock it's carrying, helping create the 3-d image.

Image "How do I look? Alright, ok, so, invaders. There's these nasty bug things that attacked Earth, uh, the planet, hmmm, the land and they came from... beyond the horizon. Now, bugs we can deal with, but these things were the size of castles, sometimes. I've never seen one smaller than a small building. And there were millions, or maybe even billions of those nasty bugs. Our tech guys, uh, scientist, wait, medieval era, WIZARDS! Our wizards couldn't divine how many there were exactly, but there were a lot. More than we had people. I can figure out what brought us here, see if I can still contact my wizard people, and maybe use that to bring us back to where we were, and use this new info to better fight the Vex. Uh, the Vex is our name for the bugs, since they were like the biblical plagues, so they 'vex' us. Yeah, I didn't come up with the name. Anyways, we can worl together. But, frankly, my mission is too important to just ignore it."
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 7:23 am

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The Valkyrie doesn't understand many of the words she heard, but she thinks she understands the general message.

Image "So you call this massive machine a suit of armor?! Interesting magic you have there by the way, being able to project your image like that. I also know what a scientist and a planet are. Please, I'm not a caveman. So what you're saying is that the Vex come from beyond the stars? And here I thought you were the alien, those Vex sound much worse. Anyway, do you know what those strange pillars are?"

Out of game note: People in the middle ages and even way before that knew, if they received proper education, that the Earth isn't flat. The word alien also existed. It actually means something foreign and unknown. Until recently, it was mostly used to describe immigrants.
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Wed May 26, 2021 9:06 am

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Image "Sorry, most times I go back to the past there aren't any people around. This is the first time I've talked to someone from the medieval ages. Anyways, yeah, we had to build suits of armor like this one to deal with the Vex. Also, those pillars seem to be the source of electricity my armor is receiving. They seem harmless, but if they are injured, odds are the containment would fail then a bunch of lightning would strike
everywhere.
Not much fun. Though, there is this one guy back at base who loved being electrified. Yeah, nobody really likes him. Regardless, I have a feeling this electrical storm will subside, then I can get a better reading on how we got here and how to get back."
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