The Adventure of R.U.N.G and Mule

It all started with this post, you probably remember it
Then the below happened, @kieeraan and @coerced started something and for the last three weeks that me and @Randomusernamegeneratedsir have had some fun in a D&D type scenario, bare in mind I've never done anything like this.

From this point on it's primarily Text as we switched to Private chat.
GamingMule
Suddenly you hear loud quick stomps from within the house and a scream that could rival a cockatrice. The shadowy figures laugh can be heard
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I have flashbacks to the animal fight rings that were in a back yard, in the slums I grew up in, i picture the laughter coming from a spectator, possibly a trainer. It doesn't make me feel at ease. I put my hand on the hilt of my blade and sneak inside, keeping to the shadows.

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GamingMule
Roll for stealth, roll for dexterity
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
9, 7
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GamingMule
Your attempts to go unnoticed by the Human Shaped Shadows fail, as they begin to run towards you the smell of sulfur and methane increases.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I stand my ground and introduce myself, trying not to show fear. "I am Clastar, who are You?" I proclaim, meanwhile wondering where I ended up.
I try to count the figures and judge whether they're a threat.

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GamingMule
The shadows ignore any words you speak, you start seeing large amounts of flies in the air and a smell most putrid.
At this point you should decide to flee outside or fight
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I'm going to go outside and hope they hate the light.

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GamingMule
The creatures follow you into the light, but are taken a back as the light hits them, they appear to be rotten corpses with a million flies and maggots covering their body. The flies disperse into the shadows and the corpses falls to the floor. Current time of day: late afternoon. The building you were in appears empty. Roll for perception.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
12.
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GamingMule
To the best of your abilities you cannot see anything moving in the house, go in or do something else?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I'm going back in, weapon drawn and ready, moving quickly as I don't want to lose all my light. First priority, find a light source. Torch, lantern, even a fireplace and something to burn. Not to mention, a way to light it.

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GamingMule
Once inside you see a set of stairs leading down somewhere, an iron chest with a weak looking lock and a fireplace with old moldy logs on it.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
K. Shit. I'm going for the stairs, as I don't have anything to try to start a fire with, and I'm hoping I find a key downstairs for the chest. I move as fast as safety allows.

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GamingMule
The stairs break as you move down them, for now you won't be able to climb back up. The basement is filled with all sorts of trinkets, a lifetime of family memories. It is not too dark as the building is full of holes allowing light to reach the basement.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I search the room, going through the trinkets to find anything useful. If there are notes, i scan over them. I open any boxes, play with trinkets, while looking for another way out.

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GamingMule
Roll for luck x 5
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Oooh, nice. 14,13,14,8,16.

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GamingMule
You search around and find an old iron pickaxe, a chest containing flint, an odd medallion with a sapphire inset in the middle, some old dungarees, and a leather sheath containing a well maintained steel sword.
Take items or leave alone?

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I take em all!!

I strap the sword to my belt, throw on my old levis, tuck the flint into my belt pouch , and inspect the medallion. The pick axe, probably a pain to try and tuck into my belt as its likely pretty heavy, gets put to the side during the inspection, to be carried afterward.

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GamingMule
As you pick up the medallion the sapphire in it falls onto the ground. Roll for luck.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Damnit.
no!!
it was a 1!!!!
I sit down and cry.

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GamingMule
The sapphire shatters as it hits the ground Several of its shards Land in spots of light and begins to scatter a beautiful blue light across the walls and ceiling, however the larger pieces focus the light too much and begin to burn the floor of the building and a fire erupts around you. ROLL FOR PERCEPTION AND HOPE TO GOD IT'S at least a 15.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Redemption!! 17!
Do I have time to gather pieces that aren't in the light?

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GamingMule
As luck would have it, you notice the light from a shard disappearing as it hits the wall, as if there is no wall there at all. The fire is growing around you; you can pick up just a single large shard that is nowhere near the flames.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I grab the shard, slip it into my pouch and move toward the false wall, trying to walk through, but still being ready for an impact

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GamingMule
You pass through unharmed and a large cave sprawls out ahead of you, it would seem the smoke from the fire is incapable of passing through the "wall"
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir

I check the walls for a torch or other source of light. I'm thinking I left my pick axe behind in the rush. If so, I pull my sword out as I go

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GamingMule
You come across a fork in the cave, roll for perception.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
12
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GamingMule
With your +4 luck stat boosting your perception, you happen to hear the wind coming from the right tunnel.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I make my way down the right tunnel, sword at the ready.

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GamingMule
You come into a large cave; it smells putrid, bodies of what appear to be medieval soldiers everywhere wrapped in silk with a large hole in the ceiling with the evening sun coming in. In the centre of the room you spot a large chest with gems as large as a baby's head and enough gold to last a lifetime. Every now and then you feel a slight vibration in the floor.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Oh shit. I feel uneasy. I avoid the chest for now, wary of its contents. I quickly search some of the bodies, trying to understand what happened. I ready the sapphire shard to throw into the light, thinking the bodies may become animated, all the while paying attention to the vibration in the floor.
Do I have a source of fire anywhere? Torches, maybe some oil lanterns? I need to prepare some traps if this shit goes down. Firstly, i do a scan of the bodies to see if any stand out as a leader, or if there are any good weapons.
I keep having flashbacks to the animated bodies I first encountered as I entered the village, a gut feeling that something really bad is about to happen

As i work my way around the room I pay attention to the direction the sun beam travels, thinking I can set up the shard in its path to burn the room in an emergency.

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GamingMule
Roll for luck on the body search x 10 times, you have flint and a steel sword, depending on your luck you may find something to use with these two items.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir

10, 8, 12, 9, 19, 13, 15, 6, 10, 11.

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GamingMule
You search each body and find:
1.2 arrows and a very degraded set of leather armour and a broken bow.
2.Same as 1. With 3 arrows.
3. Same as 1. With 4 arrows. 4.same as 1.
5.With your boosted luck +23 you seem to find the captain of this group in remarkable condition. She has: chain mail plate. + 5 defence Steel helmet +10 defence A magically enhanced steel/Willow ShortBow Steel boots +2 stealth.
6. A civilian, with no armour all that is left is a dried out husk with cloth clinging to it.
7. At first it would appear to be another civilian, but upon closer inspection this corpse belonged to a mage, their garments while torn are still imbued with a magical energy.
8.You find the corpse of a dog, or what is left of it.
9. Same as 1.
10. Same as 3.

After searching night approaches and the cave becomes Dark and barely moonlit. The chest in the centre of the room sinks quickly into the ground and The shaking from underground appears to worsen when you hear loud crashes and booms from up above.
After a few minutes the shaking stops and the chest in the centre of the room returns to the surface.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I gather all the intact arrows, loot the captain and equip the armor. I take the mages garments and inspect them. I put my sword away and prep the bow, trying it out to get a feel for it.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I go to the dried up body and try to light it on fire with my flint and dagger.
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GamingMule
The civilians body?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Can I wear the mages garments over my armour?
Yeah, that one.
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GamingMule
You can wear the garments under your armour.
Doing so will give you a +10 magic defence.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
ha... shit. I very quickly change.
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GamingMule

Forgot to mention, I guess you are an archer.
You find the cloth on the civilian begins to burn, as it does the silk sets on fire resulting in a blaze of burning flesh and silk. A blue light engulfs the flame and as if said by the wind itself you hear "thank you"
The blaze lasts a few minutes.
And eventually extinguishes, leaving nothing but charred bones and ash.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
No! I was gonna use that body to light the other ones! :-) Nevertheless, i set about torching the rest of the bodies.
As i do, i keep an eye on the cave ceiling and the chest in the middle. I still have an uneasy feeling but my curiosity is getting the best of me.
I start with the captain's body.

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GamingMule
The silk begins to burn around the captain and the blue light appears again, this time however the flame forms into the shape of a man and it jumps towards you aggressively!
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Oh snap. it's on! I leap to the side, out of the way of the captains jump, ducking down and drawing my bow while notching an arrow!
rolled a 13 cause I know you’re going to ask me too.

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GamingMule
Your luck stat and archery stat gives you the bonuses you need to pull of a matrix level dodge jump. Roll for attack?
Encounter music https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TlYEDJHmokQ
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Oh hell yes!
19!
Shit is getting real in the cave this evening! Headshot! Boom! Splatter! Booyah you undead motha fuckaaaa!
I was expecting a 3 or something.

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GamingMule
The arrow on fire changes element to Ice thanks to your magical garment and destroys the fire elemental in one shot. Upon its explosion it reforms into the captain’s spirit and she begins to speak. "Thank you brave archer, thanks to your skill and luck you have freed me, I will tell you how I died so you may avoid my fate. The treasure chest in the centre of the room is full of the treasures the creature absorbs from its victims; it is weak to fire, had we known that, we wouldn't have brought Kori the ice beam wizard. I mean seriously what kind of wizard knows just one spell, anyway if you go to the north west corner of this cave there is a secret tunnel if you take it you can enter the basement of one of the town buildings."

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir

"What can you tell me about the nearby village? I was surrounded by what appeared to be the undead. Does it have anything to do with your soldiers? Is there anything I can do to help you and your men pass to the other side?"

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GamingMule
"Those were not undead, undead don't drop to the floor in the light, they were infested, the creature absorbs fluid and treasure, we reckon the local bug population changed when they took nest in the creatures victims becoming a hive mind, an extension of the creature. We came because we received news of the infested; little did we know we were walking right into their master’s lair when we went to investigate the local caves. Just be wary not to carry anything shiny or golden and the creature should leave you alone. Oh and I shouldn't need to say this, but don't touch that chest in the middle of the room, you will be slaughtered by the creature. That chest is like a lantern fishes lantern, pure bait. You can set me and my soldiers free by burning our corpses, it will prevent us from becoming infested. Once all my men are on the other side i too will join them. Before you do so, they may try to attack you if they sense your trying to burn them, death has a strange way of turning the mind like that. Oh and if you survive to reach the capital, tell the Generals what happened here, the creature will only stay so long as there is gold in the ground. Once it absorbs it and the ground water it will move on.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
"I will do as you ask Captain. May you and your men rest well."
;-)
I go to one of the bodies and remove some silk, and fabricate a makeshift bag. After that, i remove the mages garment putting the 'shirt? tunic?' into the bag. The bodies, i gather together and step away. Notch an arrow, fire it at the pile of bodies.
then I rolled a 2.

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GamingMule
You miss The pile of body's and your arrow almost hits the chest, you hear a slight shake in the ground before it settles down again. Try again?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
yup.

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GamingMule
Roll!
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
19
can I i just save that one?

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GamingMule
Save it?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
My 19. keep it for am emergency:-)
lol, kidding.

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GamingMule
Roll for miracle!
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
13 :-)

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GamingMule
With your luck stat, that's boosted to 17, the arrow enters a portal and will stay there until it is truly needed.
Roll for attack on the bodies.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
8

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GamingMule
With your bow skill you ignite the silk around the bodies successfully. A large blue light engulfs the room and a beautiful harmony of thanks and applause fills the room.
The captain appears before you once more and approaches you, she leans in and kisses your
cheek, it's warm like a summer breeze.
She says "thank you, with this I can move on, please don't forget to tell the Generals, goodbye"
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
"Good bye Captain, may you rest well" I step back and salute her solemnly.
With that, i collect my belongings, ensure anything shiny is properly covered, and make my way to the northwest tunnel-toward the town, toward freedom!

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GamingMule
She smiles and disappears into the aether, as you head out, the tunnel seems oddly familiar, you come up to the end of the tunnel and find a wall.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I put my hand to the wall and push lightly
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GamingMule
Your hand passes through the wall.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir

I walk through the wall

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GamingMule
You find the destroyed basement you were in previously; all that remains is a pit in the ground with ash and smoldering wood, if you are careful you can climb over this to reach the surface. Roll for dexterity.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
5!
I got this.

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GamingMule
With your Dex stat, 9 you stumble up the wood, your hands are slightly burnt on the way up. Introducing Vitality. 4x your next roll.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Comin up Beefcake! 15.
so 60
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GamingMule
Cool, you take 3 damage from the wood. As you reach the surface, the town is unrecognisable, the buildings destroyed and the infested roaming, there is at least 20 of them. You see silk web in the buildings remains. It wasn't visible earlier in the sunlight, but in the moonlight you see a dome around the town made of energy.
There is a forest to the east of you, the town square to the north, the fields to the west and the dome border to the south.
It is early morning, but because of the smoke and debris there is no sunlight yet
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I survey the area for cover, and prepare for a fight. I notch an arrow, watching the shamblers. I do my best to sneak toward the forest to wait for the sun to break through and potentially weaken the spider beast

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GamingMule
Roll for stealth. Roll for speed.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
lol
1, 16
"I quickly run into a tree"
I don't have the best luck with stealth apparently.
Instead of an archer, can i be a ranger?

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GamingMule
You wish, you run as fast as you can into the forest but your chain mail clinks and clangs, the infested do not seem to notice, but a large black bear notices you

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
lol! Awesome.
I stop running and face the bear, trying to face it down without killing it. As a ranger, i am one with the wild! I try to charm it to be my companion.
I rolled a 14.

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GamingMule
Let's say rangers gain a +5 to charisma. In return you will sacrifice the archer bonus . Do you wish to go ahead?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
... yes. yes I will. I accept that. I like the arrow thing

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GamingMule
Cool, with your bonus your otherworldly pheromones kick in and charm the bear.
The arrow stored in the other dimension is destroyed.
You will need to sacrifice something of great value to change class again.
The temperature in the shade of the trees is quite low. You are getting hungry. You are getting thirsty.
13 arrows remaining
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I look around for a source of water, listening for the sound of wildlife

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GamingMule
Roll for perception/luck
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
16, 12

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GamingMule
you hear a stream further east You here several birds and a rooster in the same direction.
Cockadoodledoo
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I head easy
lol! you made me fuck up! haha
I head east.

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GamingMule

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I move quitly to avoid notice
quietly... omg

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GamingMule
You know what to roll for, with your bear you will need to roll twice
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
17, 12. finally

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GamingMule
That's with boosts 22,17 you sneak to the river and find deer,cows,chickens, and several farm animals drinking from a river which is flowing through the dome and then back out again.
They do not notice you or your bear’s presence.
You roll well when you’re not trying to kill a flower girl or be killed by walking fly hives.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I'm gonna kill a deer. Baloo has to eat too
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GamingMule
How do you want to kill the deer?
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
Oh, with an arrow.

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GamingMule
Roll for dexterity.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
and I rolled a 3
*facepalm*
When your done laughing you can explain how I failed.

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GamingMule
With your bow skill that is a seven, it clips the deer and hits it's eye, half blinded it begins to panic and crushes the rooster and several chickens beneath it, roll again once for luck and once for attack.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
lol!
19, 18...

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GamingMule
Your lucky nature allows you to hit the back of the deer's head with your sword almost perfectly. The deer dies a near painless death.
All the other animals flee into the forest, there are 5 dead chickens and a rooster near the river, you notice your arrow in the river had skewered a fish.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I clean my sword and allow my bear friend to begin his feast as I have a big drink of water, collect wood for a fire, then gather the animals together and begin skinning them.

I set up a spit over the fire and begin roasting a couple chickens. While they cook I look around for some vegetation cause I know a good balanced diet is best for a hard working ranger such as myself.

During my preparations I keep an eye on the dome to see what effect it has on other creatures and whether they can cross through
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GamingMule
Roll for cooking skill, luck and dexterity. Bear rolls for increased friendliness. 15.
The bear will now attack enemies that approach you.

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I sit down with the bear and scratch behind his ear as I chow down on a chicken.

17, 12, 15.

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GamingMule
All your food is cooked to perfection, In your search you come across an abandoned caravan with some well preserved pickled vegetables and jams. 2xjam 4xvegetable preserves
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I eat some, save some. Gotta ration this shit, im gonna be hungry after I kill all these shamblers and fight a giant beast! I get up, pack my things away and head back to the town, stealthy like.
My bow at the ready, arrow notched. I have my bear follow me as I move in.
I stop when I see the first shambler, remembering the hive mind comment.

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GamingMule
Roll for stealth Roll for bowskill

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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
14, 17

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GamingMule
Your arrow flies straight and ignites mid air it goes straight into the infested and ignites the methane produced by the rotting corpse creating a fireball The flies that survived scatter, all the other infested in the area begin to run towards the assaulted infested, Unaware of your presence. The ground begins to shake.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I crouch down and watch, waiting for the beast, or my next opportunity
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GamingMule
The infested somehow produce a high pitch scream and then scatter randomly, you have 3 running in your direction.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
19, 8, 11
I shoot them as fast as possible, drawing my sword if they get too close before I kill em.
I command Thaddeus to hold back and not charge the shamblers

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GamingMule
Your arrows hit the three shambling infested, the corpses explode one after the other. The ground begins to violently shake and a giant necrotic disembodied hand wrapped in silk explodes out of the ground, its fingers covered with golden nails, and a tail that extends over the top of its body it doesn't have any eyes you can see. At the top of the tail you see the treasure chest from earlier.
The creature is about 200 bananas high
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I keep to the shadows as I bring out the sapphire shard and tie it to the end of an arrow. I take careful aim at the monster and loose the arrow
13
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GamingMule
Yet again your arrow ignites mid air, you hit the silk on the creature and it ignites, the silk burns away revealing a grotesque leathery surface, you can hear the infested scream.
The sapphire shard stuck in the creature starts to glow brightly and a bright blue light engulfs the area. A dome of blue fire surrounds the creature.
"Strike its fingers" you hear the captains voice.
More infested begin to run towards you.
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I draw another arrow, turn to the hand and let loose an arrow on the hand. As i do i shout "Thaddeus, take em down!"

I rapid fire 4 arrows toward the hand, aiming specifically for the fingers.
8, 4, 20, 15

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GamingMule
First arrow hits the index finger's first joint and lodges into the leathery skin,
Second arrow hits the finger nails and breaks,
Third arrow hits the little finger and severs it, the hand does not bleed but you notice silk begin to drip like liquid from the wound, your last arrow hits the tail chest igniting it, A large spherical ruby begins to glow brightly. The creature points it's tail in your direction.
15:43
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
I aim for the ruby and fire, then begin running toward the hand. As i run, i sling my bow across my back and draw my blades.
18!

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GamingMule
You hear a blood curdling scream, the creature begins to use its tail and it lifts to show its underbelly, a giant Squid like mouth. The creature then starts attacking and devouring the infested.
Thaddeus comes to your side covered in bites from the infested flies.
The infested that attacked earlier are torn to spreads.
16:25
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Randomusernamegeneratedsir
oh shit.
I shoulda saved the sapphire.
I begin shooting arrows in the monsters mouth. Getting close with my blade doesn't seem like a good idea now.
17, 15, 10

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GamingMule
You had two arrows, you let them lose, they ignite and as they do your bow breaks and shatters in a mystical red light, the arrows land in the beast’s mouth.

You hear a laugh as a green light envelopes the area, you are brought back to the forest with the necrotic bee queen. You have kept all of your equipment. Roll for absolute victory. ____________________________________________________________ Randomusernamegeneratedsir 16! Do I get to challenge the bee queen for the right to rule her hive again? ;-) Man, what a ride. ____________________________________________________________ GamingMule With your natural luck that is 20, you decimate the necrotic queen and the hive returns to your body, nesting nicely in the chain mail. Your bear friend from Deaths reality appears next to you, your other bear begins to lick you and Thaddeus.

At this point we are now starting out from fresh.
Those of you who stuck around this log Hope you enjoyed

TL:DR
a guy get's bee armour, get's bear, gets stabbed by undead bee queen, gets offered a challenge by death, finds fly zombies, loots stuff, gets bear, kills giant undead hand, lives again.