[CYOA] D&D - The Ghost of Lion Castle

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clearly what we need to do is create a complicated political/bureaucratic structure

i would like to sell my vote in exchange for someone's future vote

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VOTE: zaygel

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soon enough, i will be able to take over the world! muahahaha

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normally id rest but the campaign just started

c3

yolo

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worst case scenario we die early best case scenario we ascend to godhood

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Do you smell that? That's the smell of cowardice

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c35

Ok hold up im going to go back and read stuff wtf

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Whats the catch a tiger thing

I think walls are poop the decision seems to be do we want to start the lion from the mouth or the butt

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Or is catch a tiger just a reference to eenie meenie and not some sekrit dnd

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I dont see a real difference on the map of lvl 1 dungeon tbh

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Omg wtf

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Unwnd u no vote?

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I love democracy

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Zaygel can go gaseous but do we want to burn a pot this early

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c37

I agree with lilith, we arent even deep inside yet

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is sneak = dex and run = strength? anyone a dnd nerd

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VOTE: c39

im gonna guess

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is sneak = dex and run = strength? anyone a dnd nerd

depends on the system but I’d think they’re both dex..? strength is usually like how much you can carry

ok welp idk the difference then

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c40

CHARGE FORWARD

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im scared hold me

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are we dead

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do u know dnd math unwnd

are we screwed

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why do i hear boss music?

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LMAO 2 DAMAGE

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we can speak hobgoblin
15 charisma

do we want a new best friend

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wait nvm thats not us we have 9 charisma

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wait this character sucks why do we have 5 hp

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presumably peta is not going to start spinning off his own campaign here since this cyoa seems to be one of those cyoa books where you kinda just are soloplay with no dm

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ok guessing
attack - strength?
speak to the monster - charisma?
retreat - dexterity?
throw food or treasure - ???

dex is highest stat so retreat probs an option here, idk dnd math fwiw but if his damage is a 1d4 we have a 50% chance of just dying on the next hit which seems uhoh

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ATTACK

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IF WE DIE

WE DIE

BUT WE DIE FOR VALHALLA OR SOMETHING

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YOU DONT NEED CHARISMA TO SPEAK?

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maybe we speak hmm

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some classic hearthstone rng rn

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attack

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no way the dice rolls screw us again right heh

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Take a break. Let's

rest

.

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we r so squishy

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Forward!

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Ok wtf

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Blacksmith smells like loot i play minecraft im a real gamer

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We have rations so idk

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lilith wants to go food to hopefully heal

i counter with blacksmith the hopefully get good gear

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VOTE: L17

K

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VOTE: L19

GEAR

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Take the hammer.

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L39

after

rooms r a scam

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l46

more floors in the upwards direction

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25

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l59

We must ascend

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L86

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27 hp?

Someone post the we're in danger image

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Throw food pls

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We r so fucked

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r18

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being a magic user seems to be... difficult

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Were we supposed to clear the lower levels or what

Or is zaygel just bad

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R18. Defeated characters: If a monster defeats you, go to your character sheet, cross out the character's name, and circle the possessions still held by that character when he was defeated.
In the magic journal next to the last entry you read, write the following notes: "Skeleton of (character's name). Refer to circled items on character sheet."
When you play the adventure as a new character, you may find a defeated character's possessions. You may take these possessions and use them in your new adventure. Add any items you find in this manner to your character sheet. You cannot read another magic-user's spell book.
For details on beginning the adventure, read entry R19.

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Wait i think we are supposed to die and over runs get stronger ala rogue legacy

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VOTE: nathel

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nathel is the play right? im ok with speededition on places we've covered

having hit points is op, magic is ass etc

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Wait i think we are supposed to die and over runs get stronger ala rogue legacy

yes but you don't actually get stronger you just learn how things go

i'll repost the characters i was just being lazy and wanted to PM people about choosing a new character first

there was a bit where we can find our dead characters' stuff but idk how that'd work

[OkaPoka]

ok if im understanding this correctly

this last entry we read was L86, so if we ever reach L86 again we can get zayghel's stuff which might be cool ig

[OkaPoka]

i want

nathel

summarizing what happened we went (in the lion), someone else can do outside
l4 ( first floor) -> l17 = nothing -> l19 (hammer, which is equivalent to the sword on the able 1d6) -> l39 -> l46 (floor 2) -> l25 (floor 3) -> l59 (floor 4) -> l86 (floor 5 = rip

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VOTE: cortayo

I think ur right, we need to scout it out because I don't even know if nathel can take on the tiger

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i think cortayo got outvoted but uhh i wont complain either way tbh this is probably a scouting run since we need to figure out how to beat a 27 hp tiger that hits you thrice and legit one shots half the roster

c6 resulted in losing rations and the chance of an encounter, maybe we want to try something else

VOTE: c3

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yeah c6 is probably the best play going blind but i think we want to see if maybe door number 1 has a BRAND NEW CAR!

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C2

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rest

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hmmmmmmmmmmmm

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We can philiam xd

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time for phil too i agree

we need more health than oneshottable if we want to actually scout lmao

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If we do long circle i think we can pick up cortayos shit

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Ye

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sure but also do you see the option of fleeing lol

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why is this different wtf

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actually wait i understand lol

VOTE: c26

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vote: c33

DO NOT FEAR

ONWARD EVER ONWARD

[OkaPoka]

indifferent to all options except c59

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nah

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c78 how was our first run the best run wtf

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B89

Heck yeah we do.

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GAME

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lets do the original path into the thingy

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I will let the dnd nerds calculate if there is an optimal pattern

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lets just beat the shit out of this guy u know what i mean

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what is going on wtf is this

first run i felt like we progressed too quickly and hit a difficulty wall but apparently uhhhhhhhhhhhh

84 advance ig

[OkaPoka]

hmm, fuck items just use em as we go maybe? i guess grinding out goblin fights is pretty bad and we should avoid as much combat as possible

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we r at 4 hp

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how many times can we rest in a row

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no healing potion i believe

Charm person. This spell may affect one living bugbear, gnoll, goblin, hobgoblin, ogre, or orc. The monster makes a saving throw vs. spells. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell has no effect. If the saving throw fails, the monster does not attack and hands over its treasure (if you ask for it). The monster does not answer questions, fight for you, or go with you. If you attack the monster with a weapon or another spell, this spell's effect is automatically broken. The spell's effect is also broken as soon as you enter another room or area.


just hit it i guess

also, if we can find a loop to force wandering monsters encounter it might be worth it? might be able to farm up health potions that - a - way

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