The Gods Speak...

Jan 20, 2022 6:01 pm
(This game is to test out the new feature where the public can comment on games they are 'not in'. It uses The Sundered Land --an inverted game of one player and many GMs-- by the Bakers of PbtA fame.)

I'm a warrior seeking peace and an end to bloodshed. I'm on pilgrimage to the Temple to No Gods in the distant City of Gulls. My pilgrimage has brought me to [a random, bad place], inhabited by [random enemies]. My goal is to pass safely through and continue my pilgrimage.

You, my friends online, play the world. Your goal is to see me to my doom, instead of safely on my way. You're allowed only to directly answer my direct questions, though, so you might not be able to do it.

The rules:
1. Only answer my questions.
2. If you don't already know the answer, make something up.
3. Keep your answers short.
4. If your answer's disruptive, I'm allowed to delete it.
5. Otherwise, I have to go with the first answer somebody gives.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:03 pm
By RAW I take the first answer. But if time has passed in the real, I will look at the end of the thread to see if a majority have picked another, and use that instead.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:16 pm
These "Open to the Public Threads" --for games you are not in-- disappear from the screen quite fast, so it might behoove you to subscribe to maintain the appearance of godly awareness. :)
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Jan 20, 2022 6:18 pm
vagueGM says:
Something warns me of approaching danger.
What warns me?
The hyenas fall silent.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:19 pm
The gods have spoken.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:26 pm
This question might be too complex for the format.

Let's see what comes of it. We may need to put a few answers together.
OOC:
Everyone should answer!
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Jan 20, 2022 6:27 pm
I also don't know about having two threads. But things can get messy in this one and make it very hard for newcomers to read the story and catch up if it is mixed in.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:39 pm
vagueGM says:
This question might be too complex for the format.

Let's see what comes of it. We may need to put a few answers together.
OOC:
Everyone should answer!
It has not come, but it is coming. You should gather allies.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:41 pm
The Hyenas are attacking something but it's not you it's something larger and it might kill both of you a truce might be your only option.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:45 pm
The gods have spoken.
(Going with the first answer since it covers all bases.)
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Jan 20, 2022 6:51 pm
Yes but only to answer yes or no questions.
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Jan 20, 2022 6:54 pm
Damn you gods!! :)

The gods have spoken.
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Jan 20, 2022 7:13 pm
They will join forces only if you first bring them the tears of the shadow mother.
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Jan 20, 2022 7:14 pm
Well, damn!

The gods have spoken.
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Jan 20, 2022 9:23 pm
You find a vast shadow plain where the ghosts of those slain here wander eternally.
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Jan 20, 2022 9:42 pm
Surrounding you are the shades of those you have slain. These shadowy ghosts are your children.
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Jan 20, 2022 9:43 pm
Oops. I think Verrain beat me to the punch there.
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Jan 20, 2022 9:43 pm
Yeah, similar answers, both are true.

What comes next?
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Jan 20, 2022 9:50 pm
A blazing sun rises in the east, casting stark shadows. The shadow mother! Your target. Now to get its tears.
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Jan 21, 2022 5:41 am
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Have they noticed me?
Will they let me pass, onward to the shadow mother... and tears?
Anyone should answer.
The ghosts have noticed you but do not hinder you. They sing a plaintive lament. And you realize the hyenas are conduits; their songs are echoes from this shadow realm.
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