Let's Play Lone Wolf

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Hopefully our kai skills will help. Or more information will be added.

[pi4t 6]

By the way, I'll be away from tomorrow until Friday, so don't expect any more updates until then.

[CowsGoMoo 267]

Let's bet!

Gambling is always the best way to become dirt poor.

And don't sweat it, Pi4t. We're not going anywhere. ^u^

[James Undercroft 129]

We don't actually ever leave this forum. We are vengeful spirits, trapped inside the forums playing forum games to pass the time, DDOSing rival servers from time to time with our direct incorporeal connection to the INTERNET! dUN DUN DUUUUN!

[CowsGoMoo 267]

Yep.

I am the ghost of a guy who typed so much, he died from an extreme case of carpal tunnel.

Now, I give those who play other services carpal tunnel, so that they'll feel my pain!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAh---

Owch owch, carpal tunnel, owch. God damnit, You'd think being DEAD would cure carpal tunnel...

[pi4t 6]

I got back to discover that my internet provider had cut my internet due to a 'server error', and it took several days for it to come back. I then had a bunch of other things come up, so am only now able to post this.

 

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First, decide how many Gold Crowns you wish to wager and note this down in the margin of your Action Chart.
You consider the problem and decide that there can only be four possible combinations, and you repeat the conundrum under your breath before making your decision: ‘ “I’m a boy,” said the one with black hair. “I’m a girl,” said the one with blond hair.’

If you decide that they both spoke the truth, turn to 50.

If you decide that the first child spoke the truth and the second child lied, turn to 113.

If you decide that the first child lied and the second child spoke the truth, turn to 223.

If you decide that both children lied, turn to 62.

 

Well, we need to decide how much to wager. We currently have 37GC, so there's no point in betting more than 13GC or our winnings wouldn't fit in the belt pouch.

 

We also need to work out the answer, and I'll say that it is possible to work out from the information we were given. Remember that the showman told us that at least one of them lied.

[CowsGoMoo 267]

. . .

We... bet... 1 gold.

And... uh. I have a feeling... that both of them are lying, because uhhh... I don't know. What if they didn't have a gender?

That's right, those aren't kids! Those are trolls disguised as humans! Oh no! They're trying to turn us into half plant-half human hybrids, their favorite food!

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He said they are a boy and a girl and at least one of them is lying. Unless that wanabeemagician is lying..

Both are lying. Bet 8 gold.

Edit: And yes he wana be a bee. I can see it in his eyes.

[James Undercroft 129]

I'm pretty sure they are lying. Just seems like the lying type of game. And as previously mentioned, he did say one was a dude and one was a chick, so, yeah... I wonder what the outcome of this little game will determine... I go with lie. (62)

[CowsGoMoo 267]

Actually, I changed my mind.

Since I'm feeling frisky today, I'm going to bet 13 Gold Coins! That is RIGHT! 13 gold coins.

Oh man... if we win... we can buy soooo much icecream, like... soooooo much icecream.

Just think about it...

Mmmmmmnnnnnn.

[Akeron 55]

Long time no see, friend.

 

I'm going to wager they lied, but I'm not too keen on risking money on it.

[James Undercroft 129]

Welcome! Welcome back! (I think?)

[pi4t 6]

I averaged the two votes giving amounts of money to bet, so we're betting ten gc.

 

62

You are correct: the boy has blond hair and the girl has black hair.
Your logical thinking revealed they could not both have been speaking
the truth, for the conjurer had said that at least one of them was
lying—and if one was lying then the other could not have been speaking
the truth. Therefore, there was only one conclusion to be drawn: both
lied.

The conjurer pays you the number of Gold Crowns equal to that which
you wagered. Remember to add this sum to your current total of Gold
Crowns before approaching the bar and enquiring about a room for the
night.

Turn to 253.

 

We gain 10GC = 47/50GC

 

We were right.

 

253

‘Looks as like y’made it here jus’ in time,’ says the cheerful
innkeeper, pointing to a rain-streaked window pane. ‘It’s going t’be a
rough night t’night, no mistakin’.’

You discover that a room for the night costs 2 Gold Crowns, plus 1
Gold Crown for your horse’s keep. A meal of black bread and hard-boiled
eggs will cost you another Gold Crown, unless you choose to eat a Meal
from your Backpack: you must in any case eat a Meal now or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

If you wish to pay the innkeeper for a night’s lodging, turn to 35.

If you do not have enough Gold Crowns to pay for a room, turn to 54.

 

We spend 3GC=44/50GC

 

I'm assuming we buy food, as we don't have any of our own.

 

35

You collect your key and climb the stairs to your room at the top of
the tavern. You sleep deeply and at dawn rise from your narrow bed to
shiver in the fresh breeze whistling through a cracked window pane. As
the harsh light of morning floods the tiny garret, you see to your
dismay that your Backpack lies half-open on the floor. A gaping hole has
been gnawed from the flap: the unmistakable handiwork of rats. Any
Meals you had in your Backpack have been eaten or ruined. Erase them
from your Action Chart before leaving the tavern and collecting your horse.

Turn to 272.

 

Not that it would have made any difference if we had...

 

272

The air is sweet with the smell of wet grass. The sun rises above the
trees to the east, and mist steams from the hills on either side of the
highway. By noon you reach a small village, where brightly decorated
cottages line a cobblestoned square. A shrine with an enormous
onion-shaped dome stands in the middle of the square, and in its shadow
sit a group of old women. They are tending to some shrubs with bright
orange berries, which grow in the shade.

If you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, turn to 250.

If you wish to stop and investigate the shrine, turn to 342.

If you wish to continue on your way to Varetta, turn to 100.

 

What could Curing be useful for, I wonder?

[CowsGoMoo 267]

HAH! Lone Wolf does it again! Lone Wolf is too cunning to be fooled by such a simple trick! On the other hand, /I/ really had no idea what the answer was, and just guessed an EDUCATED guess! Yay!

Hrrrm, let's investigate those old women. Though, I feel like their going to offer us a berry, which we probably shouldn't eat. What if those old women are WITCHES? Do they have any broomsticks? Or pointy hats? Those are usually tell-tale signs of witchcraft! >:O

[James Undercroft 129]

WE FOUND A WITCH, MAY WE BURN HER?

 

 

 

I say we investigate the witches.