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Ozpin ([personal profile] clocktowers) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-09-29 05:24 pm

12 . (player plot) the academy expedition

Who: Those who are joining Ozpin's expedition! Network post here, or handwave an invite. OPEN to all.
What: A dungeon crawl with optional dice rolls.
When: Throughout October. You can state when your character goes, or keep it vague.
Where: The forest past the eastern edge of Prufrock.

THE BASICS
At the easternmost edge of Prufrock is a stone fortress, abandoned and overgrown. This place was once a shelter for Hunters in times of rampant Beasthood: it is highly defensible and hewn from the same pale stone as the Gate. These days, it's fallen into disrepair, overrun with monsters and choked by hostile plant life.

If the road can be cleared, the monsters evicted, and the damage repaired, this place could become the site of Ozpin's new combat academy and hub for Hunters. That's why he's sending you in.

These prompts will span September 30 - October 30, 2022. Many different groups can tackle the same hazards until the danger is fully cleared out.
HOW TO PLAY
This part is optional. You can always ignore the rolls and just use the log like a normal log.

Each character gets three stats:
  • Might (ability to withstand physical damage)
  • Speed (ability to dodge hazards)
  • Stability (ability to resist Corruption)
  • If your character is average in a stat, +0.
  • If they're very skilled, +2.
  • If they're godlike at it, +4.
  • If they suck at something, -2.
  • If you're just being mean, -4.
At each step of the quest is a prompt with dice challenges. You roll a d20, add your character's stat bonus, then use your total to fail or succeed at the task.

Thanks for participating!
slightlytaller: (professor -- ruffled)

Water-- wanna do a rescue? The dice rolled badly here.

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-10-06 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you shouldn't be touching them unnecessarily,

[The man called Lord El Melloi II called from the safety of solid rock, where he had looked up from his note taking with Gray-- the sleek little black cat that was his Omen-- about the path they had taken and the overall terrain they had observed thus far. Scowling, Waver watched his fellow professor for a moment before cursing softly under his breath. His accent and diction were as muddy as the Thames, but that didn't mean he was uneducated and didn't know what to do.]

Let's take a break, Gray. Come on.

[And, standing up, shrugged off the sturdy backpack he had picked up to carry his gear and started rifling through. There was a little of everything inside, ranging from the mundane topical antibiotic salves to a selection of herbal poultices he had prepared from supplies he had spent much of his summer gathering through the trading hubs in town.]

We'll need to soak and debride that, Sir. Then, treat to prevent infection.

[He elaborated, making his way towards Ozpin once he had settled on the simplest solution: a decoction of plantain leaf mixed with honey, both substances known to have antibacterial properties that were plentiful in temperate climates and overall safe to use. It wasn't blood magic by any means. It wasn't even true magecraft. It was merely an herbalist's remedy put together with an alchemist's precision.

Good thing he was educated in both fields.]
slightlytaller: (professor -- soft)

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-10-07 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
We can't help what we can't help.

[His tone was mild as he picked his way closer, gladdened that he had chosen sensible books as opposed to his usual leather shoes. A misstep in this venture could be deadly.]

Honestly, I'm surprised we haven't run into more problems by now. The beach is riddled with crabs, massive moths have descended on the city, I swear there's something in the sewers...

[He was going to need gloves, probably a sterile solution. It was a good thing he had pocketed both.]
slightlytaller: (professor -- what?)

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-10-08 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I expect so--

[Waver's words cut off with a gasp as his sensible boots slipped on the wet rocks. For one heart rending instant he stared at the murkey depths of the water, pondering the relative safety of continuing without a guide rope or a walking stick for added stability.]

--that was close,

[He breathed, glancing between Ozpin by the water's edge and his Omen that was warily watching him from solid land.]

I think some mud got stuck to my boots, [he muttered, glaring at his feet.

This was going to be fun.]
slightlytaller: (professor -- wtf)

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-10-16 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh. You don't need to remind me twice!

[He cast a frustrated and dismayed glare at the murky depths before readjusting his bag. Gray, still safe along the shoreline, stood on alert and mewed at the two of them in a quiet alarm cry.

Were she more like her namesake, she would be able to help with this situation. As it was, she was but an omen... and a house cat.]


Let's just get you back to shore and clean up there. I've got some iodine tablets that I picked up in town to help purify what we use-- if we need it.
Edited 2022-10-16 03:00 (UTC)