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After what happened, Halmaldir approached Berling.
- Have you changed your mind about the journey? If these fanatics know where we are headed, they will either be waiting for us upon arrival or on our way back.
...don't get me wrong – I wouldn't want to "waste" Alex, no matter what, when there are NPCs available. But this option is just begging to be considered in our situation. Minus a soul, 0 intelligence, a cripple who jumped into space... I'm sure that in a "real" IRL situation, this option would be tried almost immediately, no matter how righteous the participants might be...
I've been suggesting this for a long time. It's a pity for Alex, of course, but if we're aiming for realism, it's the most effective option.
Castor L. Tselen said that it's "long overdue."
Guys, he should have been killed a long time ago. What are you waiting for?
By the way, you guys are doing some crazy stuff. I thought it was more important to kill the cyclops. But, in principle, it doesn't matter. Aretz is great. He missed everything, and in the end, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Are you sure that we need to cut out an eye? Maybe we should put a dragon's head there? I'm not really into this idea. Maybe just the palms of the hands?
Added 13 minutes ago I just imagine it like this: Revan is sitting there and thinking: "Hmm, what kind of difficult puzzle should I give them... Ah, I know! Let them cut out one of their companions' eyes! And let them put dragon heads on the statues. And let them sacrifice the hands of kings." I don't think he's that cruel.
In general, I have a small suspicion that all these torture instruments are not just for show. For example, "sweet memories." Look at the names of the stones: lust, death, despair, horror (am I wrong?). And now let's look at the priest and think about his "memories": chastity, life, hope, courage (or maybe bravery, self-confidence). Now let's think about what other stones might be dropped from the other trials.
Darkiria Kings demand the most important thing.
It could be about loyalty. If you think about it, the official who is so passionately devoted to the lord of the castle is the best candidate.
Larian The dead crave to see the light.
Maybe we need to consecrate this thing? I mean, give it sacred light?
Laithia A wise man never shares his experience.
And this one definitely requires someone else's head. I have two thoughts: 1) we need to put Alex's head there. Considering his wisdom and intelligence, he has nothing to share. But it might turn out that we get nothing. 2) we need to put someone who is really wise, and maybe he will even survive this. But I won't give up Lochen for this, and we've already used the priest for the stones.
And I still think that we need stones for all the statues. There should be things like "panic," "anxiety," "nightmare," "greed," "betrayal," and other sinful stuff, depending on the vocabulary and imagination of the GM.
Discuss?
Added 4 minutes ago By the way, has anyone tried putting the stones we already have into the pedestal with geometric symbols? There are some "spell slots" or something similar. Maybe we need to put them there? I can try to do this with my character, if it's my stupid idea. But what if it works? But before I do that, I'd like to hear the thoughts of other players, at least one or two. Revan is asleep anyway and won't be writing anything yet.
Well, before inserting the stones and wondering if the idea is correct, you can write this:
Livia left the panic behind, and Ayano's speech managed to clear her mind. The elf decided to carefully examine the pedestal she had looked at earlier to see how many holes it had. And whether the stones obtained from the sacrifice of Father Cynius would fit in shape.
It could be about loyalty. If you think about it, an official who is so passionately devoted to the Castle owner is the best candidate.
I don't think the candidate matters here.
Maybe we should consecrate this thing? I mean, give it sacred light?
Still, the first voiced option (by Plesom?) with the eyes seems the most plausible, considering that this hall is a BDSM torture chamber.
And this hat definitely needs someone else's head. I have two thoughts: 1) we should put Alex's head there. Considering his wisdom and intelligence, he has nothing to share. But it might turn out that we won't get anything. 2) we should put someone really wise there, and maybe they will even survive. But I won't give up Locken for this, and we've already used the priest for the stones.
Interesting point about not getting anything. I doubt they will survive.
Added 1 minute ago
Well, before sticking the stones in and thinking about whether the idea is right, we can write this:
Neyra, it seems that the character Ment put stones somewhere, and they fit perfectly.
I just want to believe in Revan!
Poor, naive Neyra.
Added 1 minute ago You just haven't played the previous expansions and don't know how our characters died and what happened to them.
Added 2 minutes ago But I'm not complaining. Okay, I am complaining, but nothing needs to be changed! Although, no, it should be a little softer.
Небо – мольбы не ждёт Небо – угроз не слышит Небо – ведёт особый счёт Небо – тебя найдёт
What I don't like about the eye situation is: As I understand it, the features of the Revant's palace were planned in advance. This means that the NPCs were also integrated right away, in accordance with the trials and other life difficulties. Therefore, we don't take into account the comatose Alex, whose condition no one anticipated. Castor and Father Cynius, it seems, are mandatory story NPCs. Perhaps there is another female character (I think it's Aria, but it could also be Anemone). The other two are just an addition, since they didn't come with the whole party. And here are all the trials. Perhaps the priest should have been given someone to shepherd, and the girl/official should have been put in a chair. Although, in my opinion, the official is best suited for the pedestal. I can't say for sure about this. And here's the catch. Which of the NPCs would voluntarily agree to sacrifice their eyes? There is also the option that one of the girls would fall into a coma instead of Alex, if he hadn't flown into outer space himself, so that we could do the same to her. In the end, what do we have: 1) The skull puzzle doesn't work like that; leave the comatose person alone or at least for another trial. 2) The skull puzzle works exactly like that; Revant planned everything, and Alex became a victim instead of a random NPC. If so, that's cruel, Revant! 3) Revant came up with all this after Alex fell into a coma and, in order to troll our hero, specifically introduced such a trial. This is unlikely, but then it's doubly cruel!
And accordingly, a question for Revant: were the puzzles of the castle devised in advance, before we got involved in the trial, or are you making it up as you go along?
Added 1 minute ago
Neyra, it seems that the character Ment was putting stones somewhere, and they fit perfectly.
He was putting them into the sculptures.
Added 1 minute ago And yes, there is also the thought that if we activate ALL the statues, they will come to life and beat us up.
Added 5 minutes ago By the way, another reason why I want to wait with the eye trial, where we ourselves guarantee to cripple a comrade. I don't think that if we activate this table, the next door will open. Otherwise, we wouldn't get random balls falling after the cutscenes. Otherwise, why aren't there two trials opposite the north door? There seems to be some sequence here, in the spirit of: "first, complete the eastern and western trials, and then the north door will open to you," but in that case, we still sacrifice someone else's hands and head. And yes, I still hope that the stones will fit the pedestal, and we can avoid the other trials.
You don't come up with something like this on the fly; it's planned in advance. Maybe Revan really wanted to put our characters in a situation where they have to sacrifice NPCs (or themselves), but not specific ones. This doesn't seem very logical. A group of people gathers, and it just so happens that among them is a wise man, a loyal dog, someone with excellent eyesight, and someone else. On the other hand, we can assume that the emperor designed this room so that it could only be passed by sacrificing people with specific qualities, and by a miraculous coincidence, we just happened to have those people. In short, you can argue about this endlessly and come up with a billion different theories. We can't get inside Revan's head and find out what logic he used when he came up with all this. When I created puzzles in my expansion, they seemed not very difficult and obvious to me. But when people started solving them, it turned out that this wasn't quite the case. This is the essence of any puzzle – guess what the author was thinking. Not just in the expansion, by the way, but in real life too.
Небо – мольбы не ждёт Небо – угроз не слышит Небо – ведёт особый счёт Небо – тебя найдёт
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