Posts from 🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks Auto-translated

“I didn’t take into account the issue with supplies, or with the roads. It’s clear that this person has real combat experience,” notes Ushumgalich in his comment. “I’m not sure if we can choose the teleportation zone, or if this will save us. Hmm, I’ve heard stories about brave heroes making plans against an endless horde of enemies, when all they needed to do was simply fly away. I wouldn’t want to end up in the same situation, but with endless enemy ships.”

I can determine his conviction if needed... but I would like to buy something, otherwise it will be like in '98.
Maybe we'll teleport to Sizki, maybe we'll meet that ugly guy in a car there...

Ferus seemed to observe the recent events from the outside, despite being a participant in them. Everything that was happening seemed like a bad dream or someone's story. The illness, the Black Knight, the obelisk, the gods, the strange people around, the war, and all of this is accompanied by mortal danger, although not so long ago he was completing a task for the guild and doing routine things. And if it weren't for the war and the events around, he could easily consider the story with the obelisk as a prank or something similar, even despite the red stains. Where has it ever been seen that such things happen to ordinary people? But now was not the time for reflection, and it was necessary to solve more pressing issues, making a choice that could affect his future life.
- The second option seems dangerous, like the first, only without a chance for a ship, - said the journalist. - Although it's not far from Sugara... I wish I could go home and buy something for a safer journey. You probably can't buy anything for rems in Calcite, right?

Does the guy have all magical rings? Can we inspect him for interesting items? Or the room itself?

I just remember how Kiven saved us in Calcite, and I'd like to keep such an ultimate "get out of jail free" card... I see this situation as Revan giving a choice between using a scroll and having a fun journey with percentages.

- The situation is a mess, no matter how you look at it,” Genza emerges from the dark corner of the room, having not yet spotted a single cannibal. “Have you ever been to Barsin, Ush? Or anywhere else besides Shina? If our unusually generous colleague agreed to lend us the ring for a longer period, out of pure, noble, research-aristocratic spirit – provided it works as advertised – then perhaps we could quickly arrange something and disappear... And in general, the operational module available to us would expand many times over. I would like to believe that our actions are capable of influencing the war effort, as the missing one tried to convince us, but this option seems like a fantasy. To carry out a brilliant special military operation? To bow to the concussed dwarf in the hope of some kind of mocking benevolence? Nonsense. Even just doing what we have to do there, somehow, and getting out alive would be wonderful. Therefore, for now, we can only rely on the strength of the walls, the ingenuity of the generals, and at least a grain of interest in victory on the part of the Tsar. And getting out of Shina will be difficult – there is no arguing with that. *If* we assume the optimistic scenario that Asuguh still has a few tricks up his sleeve and will hold out (no matter how much we all become “citizens of the world” in the near future), then perhaps there will be more chances in other places. As long as we are alive, there is hope. I would like to fantasize about how we gain the support of someone else on a global scale, but we are nobody. But perhaps, in these very places, we could acquire something that would help us. If not... Your call, gentlemen organizers,” he shrugs. “My blade doesn’t care where it collects heads.


Heroist, generate an immortal globetrotter with a bunch of tricks, magical items, such a ring, and numerous souvenirs from all countries 🤓

-- I've been to Barsina, but even if I had something from there, I would never go for something like that. Most likely, the Felician dome will simply incinerate us on approach. You can only work there discreetly.

I had an order to "be on standby" and a promise to my grandfather and Asuguh; I wonder if they would give us some new information and options in Sizzik now... you can go there, even if it's just for a quick trip to Linshi-Photo or to light a match.
Kamistellu and Erika would be sent to the front lines to reinforce the walls; Ferrus would be sent to the trenches as a military journalist; Asmidushka would be sent to the research institute to work on an atomic bomb; Kir would drag Ush into the meat grinder, and they would send me and my one and a half cripples to die in the desert.

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-- I've been to Barsin, but even if I had something from there, I would never go for it. Most likely, the Felician dome would simply incinerate us on approach. You can only work there secretly.

- Or maybe that rem came from there, who knows (the rem turns out to be from Ginza's wallet, who is currently catching boiling oil on his face from the Sushin wall, or maybe it was looted by a pirate on the Groza or found in the middle of the desert)? - flipping a random coin on his finger, he tosses it, quietly designating heads as Calcite and tails as Margel in his mind.

- What kind of country is this? - Erika asked.

- Liberis.

Does this guy have all magical rings? Can I examine him for interesting items? Or maybe the room itself?

Can I use Entrepreneurship and get an item from him? Maybe a ring or something for teleportation, in case he has it...

It is not yet known if that's all or not... He is richly dressed, but it is impossible to determine his inventory at a glance. In the room itself, nothing stands out except for household items and cabinets with books and research materials. The ability itself does not activate and depends on how you describe it.

Revan, can you recognize pure-blooded Asuguhs just by their appearance in Calcite?

Well, if you look very closely, you can.

- In Shina, they'll recognize me no matter what, - she sighed, answering as the "runner-up" of the last tournament in history. - I drew a lot of attention to myself at that tournament... I'm afraid no disguise will help...

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After thinking for a moment, Erika whispered to Genze: - Listen, Zibaba, let's step aside and talk?

Well, if you look very closely, you might.

How can GM be so wrong... and will they be able to tell me and Erika apart?

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- Let's move on.

Moving away from everyone, Eric whispers:
- I hope you won't deny it now? These Zenus and the masked man, they weren't just your companions, were they? And I suspect that guy didn't just fly into Calcite. And they didn't carry those legs out of Calcite through the "front door." You must know something. Come on, tell me the "secret path." If we're headed to Calcite, it's better not to teleport directly into Ginza's clutches. I have a different vision for our next meeting with him...

With a heavy heart, he gazes intently into her eyes.
- May I ask, on what basis do you believe that? I thought I had explained everything as it happened. Is it my face again? Sometimes I look in the mirror and think the same thing – how is it that I haven't been chased out of every place I go? It must be ingrained politeness.

He gazes into her eyes for a long time, with a feeling of unease.
- Just to clarify, on what basis do you think so?

- I'm not asking why you need that flower girl! - Erika smirked.
- It doesn't matter. No one knows about you. I don't even want to tell the others. Ginza didn't hear anything about you from me, except that you were hanging out together at the tournament.
- If there are problems with the ship, we'll go to Calcite. Come up with a story for "the others" about how you know about the "secret passage." Where is it located?
- There's also the option that it's better not to go to the capital. Who knows what they'll do with us. Although, it would be good to read about the cities with obelisks before the "trip."
- But the teleport option directly to Shin is also not great... There, almost everyone will recognize us...

- I have no idea what "you" you're talking about, or what else you might want to say to Ginza, - Genza demonstratively picked at his ear with his little finger and blew away the extracted debris. - But if we assume for a microsecond that some "you" exist, then I would probably say in this situation that I cannot predict how the situation will turn out for you, for me, or for anyone else, if it becomes more widely known, but it certainly won't be in a favorable way. Perhaps I would add that I am very sorry for everything that has happened, the feeling of guilt is eating me alive when I look at your faces, and I would most like you - and we - to succeed in our common cause and prove to the universe that we are capable of overcoming such difficulties. Maybe I would even want to have some epic death that would be the deciding factor in our cause. Although, of course, it would be better without it. I would definitely find a whole bunch of excuses, dilute the responsibility throughout the chain, bring in the inevitability of fate, and express my gratitude from the bottom of my heart, not only mine, but also collective, for the fact that Ginza didn't find out anything. But... since none of this exists and never has, we can safely remain at the same level, without fear of worsening our precarious situation.

Crossing his arms over his chest and gloomily surveying the room, he raises his voice (in a masterful way, so that only the party can hear, and not some random erudite passerby):
- There is another way in Calcite, if this option is still on the table, but it is also not easy. A week ago, I overheard a conversation between a couple of Dathian mercenaries in a bar, in elaborate officer uniforms. A tunnel has been dug under the northern wall, dating back to the old Calcite, from which it is a short journey to Shina through the sands, requiring equipment, but at least it should lead somewhere in its remote outskirts, and not to the square in the middle of a group of soldiers. Perhaps the enemy does not yet know about it, since they are attacking Sushka, although "some" of them certainly know. And it is unclear whether it has already been collapsed on our side. Either way, information is needed.

Will they distinguish me from Erika?

🤔

Genza crawls into the tunnel from one side, and Ginza crawls in from the other. And then they meet in the middle and bump heads...

"Of course, of course... It goes without saying that 'there's nothing like that and there never was.' I'm very glad that I was able to refresh your memory and help you remember the conversation between the 'dlaniks'..." - Erika waits silently for her old acquaintance to tell her what the 'dlaniks' said about the location of the tunnel.