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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-04-19 11:46 pm
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DUNGEON LOG: AMESTA FOREST

Hello everyone!

Up and the others think that we have enough stabilizers ready for the next expedition! We're going to the forest to the south this time, but it shouldn't be too far for anyone to walk. If you're REALLY going to complain, you can talk to Top on the roof and catch a ride on one of the drones like before.

The scenery's really nice, but there's definitely some kind of magical effect going on in there - as far as we can tell, the day doesn't progress inside the forest. It's stuck a little while after sunset - probably when the Fissure first appeared? (°ヘ°)

Be careful out there! Don't be afraid to call for help if you need it and we'll send a drone your way! o(^▽^)o And Strange says no stupid stunts this time, got it? (;¬д¬)

You'll probably see a big tree on your way there, before you're under the cover of the forest! That's the Infinity Tree, it's a really big willow. Charm can probably tell you more about the mythology if you're interested. He's gonna meet you guys there at the end of the expedition, so try to work your way in that direction as you go!

(。・ω・。)ノ See you when you get back!


After Down's message, characters will find things set up much the way they were last time on the roof. Top is making last-minute adjustments to the drones, and there's tables with food and medical supplies set out - the latter a little sparse compared to last time, so hopefully you kept your first aid kits from before. The table of stabilizers, on the other hand, is much more full.

On your way, you might also see some of what the construction drones have been putting together so noisily these last few days - there's the metal shell of a building, similar to but smaller than the Station, to the immediate west, just off your path to the forest in the distance. Nothing much indicates its function as of yet, though there are significantly more windows.

To the southwest stretches the border of Amesta Forest - about a mile distant, though still easily within sight. As promised, the Infinity Tree sticks up from the far edge, easily visible for those who need a landmark either now or later in the dungeon. If you get lost, you can probably find your way up a tree somewhere to get a perspective on it, and which direction to head in.

The silver mist doesn't begin until some distance into the forest, the time of day gradually changing to the eternal twilight mentioned as you approach the boundary of the Fissure itself. There's no distinct border, just a slow shading towards late afternoon and then sunset while the mist increases around you.

And as the mist wraps around you, and exhaustion you might have felt from the walk out here starts to evaporate... You've well and truly arrived, now. Better keep your eyes open.
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[personal profile] honededge 2018-05-08 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell me about it.

[Talon rubs his temples, staring down at the bowl of noodles like it has answers for him. He casts a sidelong glance at the man beside him, at the scar behind his glasses. It's a fairly fresh one, it seems. Well, fresh for scar tissue.]

[Unfortunately he lost the concept of "tact" somewhere along the way up to this godforsaken noodle tree.]


Hey, I'm obligated by magical law to offer you help with that scarring. I can accelerate the healing process if you need or want it.
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[personal profile] promittere 2018-05-11 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Ah- I appreciate the offer.

[And he does, even if it's one he's going to deny. He's not someone who believes in dishonesty.]

But I'll have to decline. They don't bother me very much, though I'm sure it looks dreadful. Worse than it is, at any rate.
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[personal profile] honededge 2018-05-11 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Take a firebolt to the face or something?

[He realizes later that night that this is not a tactful or nice question. He loses a little sleep over it.]
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[personal profile] promittere 2018-05-16 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not quite, though I suppose it's not too far off.

[The bluntness is refreshing, at least, even if he's not sure how much to explain or what he should explain.]

Some of the magic in my home is not meant to be channeled by your average man.
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[personal profile] honededge 2018-05-17 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Bit off more than you could chew, huh? Mm. Magic's technically exclusive where I come from, too, but so many people can use it that it's hardly unique.

[He shrugs.]

Dunno whether I'm lucky or cursed to be able to wield it myself.