Part I: Into the deep dark cave
So it begins!
: Alright listen up people, I need fool.. err brave adventurers to join me on an adventure of epic proportions, much gold and lewts are promised to those that follow!
: Gold eh? Well then I'm interested.
: So whats your name and proffesion?
: Roxorowskis the name and fightings the game.
: Welcome aboard then. Any one else?
: I don't care for gold, in fact I hate it and the greed it causes in people. But I will join all the same as I long for a chance to get out of this wretched place. And before you ask I'm a mage and my Names Vitriol.
: Well a mage we could certainly use. Though we need some more people, did I mention adventures in deep dungeons?
: I long to get back underground, I'm a Drow I just can't stand this horrible sunlight.
: You don't look like a Drow.
: Well maybe I don't, but I am one all the same. I have known this since I was born. So do you want me along?
: Another bow is always welcome.
: Oh wonderful It's one of them trans-racial types...
: You want to get out of here or not?
: My hate for this place is greater than my hate for her... kind. I think we can cooperate.
: Excellent. Now a couple of more meat sh.. adventurers are needed. Did I mention gold by the way?
: Gold? I love gold, I just can't seem to keep my hand off it. Thats why I ended up in this place... Well any way if you need a sword arm and an "fetcher of items" then I'm your man.
: So your a fighter and a thief? How novel I suppose you don't sneak to steal but just walk right up to people and beat the crap out of them.
: Well I suppose you are correct even if you said it bluntly. I can find and disarm traps as well. Did I mention that?
: Well that certainly is useful. We could use one more person or so in this party? No one else wants to get out of here?
: You can err... bet yeah thats the word that I eh would like to do so. In fact I insist that we.. no thats not right. I suggest that we leave as soon as ehm possible, yes thats the word.
: And what can you bring for skills?
: Well I'm a what you call.. casts spells.. cleric!
: Well that is useful I'm the only one else with healing capabilities so far, though we could use something more.
: Well I'm also a .. eh hits things with swords...
: A fighter? Excellent we could use another meat sh... stout warrior.
: Oh I'm a man of many tal .. tal.. talents I'm also a cleric.
: Your name isn't jack by any chance?
: What? Err no.. at least I don't think so.. It's Slick.. since I'm so.. eh talka... no.. cha.. chari.. charismatic.
: Roxorowski has no use for puny words, I smash all that stand before me.
: Did some one say party? I'm Lord Paco and I
love to party!
: I would like to take you along but for some reason, I just can't I'm not sure why though but some sort of unwritten rule exists on the matter.
: Well whenever you need more to the party just call me!
: Yeah, I'll do that. Any way we're all set to go on what ever adventure we where heading off one. I'm not sure what, oh look over there there is a man coming this way and he looks like the type that hands out great quests, how convenient.
Alright so here is the initial party members, may there be many more to come!
: Alright lets head out, you heard the man. We now actually have an epic quest to go on so lets do it!
: But it's cold out there! I hate it.
: Cold? What are you a man or a kobold get moving
: If your just going to insult me, I'm just going to stay here.
: I belive other wise. You signed the adventuring contract, and that means you must honor it or be condemned to eternal hellfire, so says Aventuros the god of adventuring.
: You just made that up, there is no god called "Aventuros", nor did I sign a contract!
: It's another one of those unwritten rules or in this case a contract. And on the god part he does exist, you must simply be ignorant of him, after all you non-clerics tend to be in these matters.
: Eh yes maybe you right in this matter, you are the cleric after all...
: So get moving alright.
But before we do we talk to the barkeep, which has nothing of interest to say.
Outside.
: Ah a store how..umm.. convenient. One might it's a con.. con.. convenience store.
: A convenient store says you, free stuff says I.
Entering the store we find the shopkeeper.
He is a bit odd to say the least. And Roxorowski goes :extreme: on him.
Equipment is purchased.
: Damn that was expensive, I thought you guys were experienced adventurers, and already equipped.
: Drow weapons and armor are destroyed in sun light. So my equipment is no more.
: A real warrior needs no blade or shield to fight, he uses his bare fists!
: I ... Um .. hate .. stuff.. so I sold it.. and then threw away the gold since I hate it as well. Yeah thats right.
: And my.. items.. we ..we.. were destroyed in a.. magical.. dissast... eh no. ehm I mean accident.
: And My stuff was stolen by some filthy thief!
: Well a thief who had his belongings stolen, how ironic. Any way it doesn't matter we are all kitted out now. Lets head out, But first.. Sabeth you get to show us your skills.
We go the upper floor of the shop and find some stuff to
steal confiscate for the safety of the town. And then sell it back to the original owner.
: Even though that idiot of a shopkeeper may be deranged wouldn't he recognize stolen property especially his own?
: This my good man is fortunately not a world inhabited by psychic guards and mud crabs, thus we can get away with things like this. Much to my liking.
We find an inn and check it out.
The innkeeper has nothing of interest to say, continue on!
Out again, oh look lots and lots of fish hanging out to dry.
Continue to explore the town, oh look even fore fish!
: Whats with all the fish, I ha...
: Wait wait I'm getting a divine vision of clarity, the god of obviousness is speaking directly to me. You hate fish, so sayeth his godship.
:...
Entering the hut, we find some old man called Jed, who has had a bit to drink.
Nothing of interest was said so we head out again.
Outside we find a bunch of kids saying nothing but one liners stating the obvious. In another universe they would grow up to become patriotic codexers.
: Oh a fishmonger how
exciting...
: If you say so, then we go visit him. Me thinks it will bring you much enjoyment.
: Finnaly we got out of there, I was about to die from excitement.
: I'm glad you enjoyed it, in this adventuring party each day is more exciting than the last!
We head over to the Hrothgar guy, who has some interesting stuff in his house.
: Here it say:" inv-vis-i-ble stal-ker", but I see nothing. How is this so?
: Obviously it is of Drow origin, this causing it have turned to dust in this horrible sun light.
: Yeah like your equipment? Clearly we can't see it because some one stole it duh.
: Must I explain everything to you manboons? You can't see it because it is invisible. It even says so just read the plaque.
: Locating a lost caravan, well that shouldn't be to hard should it?
: If was easy to find it wouldn't be lost now would it?
: Maybe it is a Drow caravan and it has...
...
...
...
: What?
: Well lets go look for it, but first lets see the rest of the town, which we haven't seen despite spending several months here before, no sir.
The local temple. Here one can purchase such services as ressurections.
: Eh guys, just thinking but if say something should go wrong during our adventure, you guys would take those of us here that fell in battle here to be resurrected right? Right?!
: Nope.
WHAT!? WHY?
: It's against my religion.
: Oh bloody great, what else could go wrong.
: This man is all talk and no action, I can not stand him any more. Lets go.
First part of this update. I'll just post this now and start writing the second part now to keep each post more manageable. More is on it's way worry not!
Also about the avatars, I couldn't get the custom avatars to work for some reason. Any one got any exact image specifications? I used 8-bit BMP images and thought that would be what was required.