The Infinite Tower

Ok, starting with Basic Evaluation. Going with Reflex. I have no idea if I'm doing this right.

Kaarik is particularly interested in the test in linguistic as it reminds him of the bases he has learned during his schooling, but he would also like to have a go at the Art & Craft test, by writing a poem in the elfic tradition.

He is really exited by the idea of being tested so he would like to pass both tests, even in the case only one was necessary

Arc starts the test as soon as possible, not willing to let their friends wait too long for him. Given that he enjoys specially some tests, he would start with focus these 4: (1) Puzzles, (2) Sensitivity, (3) Reflex and (4) Linguistics. The rest he is willing to take average results.

For the Simulation Test, Arc chooses to try the Communication Problem, and he will use the Insightful trait. Before Arc opens the boxes, he thinks about asking which plant do they need in two ways: trying to draw the plant in the ground (soil or dirt) and waiting for the healer to correct the drawing, or through mimic. Then he tries to ask the colours by pointing the parts of the drawed plant and then at several things with different colours. Finally he would try to complement that information with the 'beast speaker' trait to both understand the illness (for example asking a pet animal in town about the plant required, and speaking to animals in the wilderness to find and select one from it's appropiate growing spot). Then Arc opens the three blocks to reveil the three items.

After the simulation. Arc tells the voice that for Personalized Tests, he would like to be tested on Communication and Organization. Of course, he would try to use the Insightful trait in the process.

Ealdwig, would probably choose puzzles (maybe linguistics - he likes to read, but writing isn't a strong suit), athletics and reflex.

Test 1 Puzzles: Ealdwig feels he will do well with this. He's been playing games his whole life.
Test 2 Athletics: With his acrobat skills this should be easy, Ealdwig is very confident in his abilities
Test 3 Reflex: Dodging is something Ealdwig also does very well.

Basic Simulation
Test 1 Communication: I believe Ealdwig would select a picture of the plant he is looking for, a medical kit and map. He would then try to convey that he was looking for the plant, by pointing at the picture to heal a friend, using the med kit and a pat to the chest to reflect a loved one, plus the map to get a location of the plant. He will take his time and focus on this challenge.

Test 2 Broken well: Ealdwig grabs a rope, bucket and a pulley to create a new mechanism. By studying the broken one, Ealdwig feels that he would be able to work out the best way to install a new one. Can't have a village go without water, that's not good. He will certainly take his time and focus on the job at hand to do it correctly.

Personal Evaluation, Ealdwig would choose combat, to use his acrobatic skills and survival I would think, since he has been surviving on his own for most of his life.

I will start with just the Basic evaluation.

Skeeve selects Puzzles, Linguistics, and Sensitivity as his subjects.

Puzzles:
He is presented with the 16 tile slide that he solves fairly quickly. This is followed by a straightforward Towers of Hanoi problem, which he quickly solves with a single restart. He is then challenged with identifying the different object from a group of nine that look identical using a magic scale; he quickly passes that test. He is then challenged with a harder logic puzzle that he has to think harder on. (The roll for Test 1.)

Liguistics:
He is presented with reading comprehension for the local human tongue and for Sylvan, both of which he passes. (The presentation is both written and spoken and requires both written and spoken responses.) This is followed by giving him confusing passages in both languages to test his comprehension. While not perfect, he is able to follow along. It then presents him with the human language written in Sylvan, which gives him pause for a moment, but then he figures out. It then gives him Sylvan written in elvish script; this takes him a bit of time to figure out, and his solution isn't perfect. In both cases, the exercise is primarily written. It then starts presenting him with some very mixed up combinations of languages and scripts, both written and spoken, that he has to follow and explain. (The roll for Test 2.)

Sensitivity:
He is presented with multiple scenarios that force him to try and identify the presence of magic of various types, psychics, spirits, divine, and other otherworldly power. All of the items that detect as magic are identifiable as such. He is able to identify the types of magics used, and the presence of the spirit magic. The psychic effects are not familiar to him, and while he can identify the divine magic, it is alien to him. Likewise the otherworldly effects are equally alien. He displays no precognition or clairsentience. Once the test system figures out what he can sense, it then presents him with unusual combinations to force him to discern what it is with more precision. (The roll for Test 3.)

For all of the rolls, he Focuses. He does not waste time, but neither does he force himself to hurry.

Edit: My interpretation of the rolls are as follows:

With the puzzles, he has more successes than he expected. The Test must have just accidentally given him tests that fit his approach for longer than would have been expected.

With the linguistics, he has some initial success, but quickly tapers off after that. He starts to get lost the more things are combined. If allowed to use his Trait, he would be able to progress much farther, but he isn't allowed to use it.

With the sensitivity, he again has some initial success, but starts to lose the distinction along the way as the mixtures and subtlety become more than he can follow.

For the Basic Simulation, he picks Communication and Crop Pest Infestation.

Communication:
For the three items picked, he chooses three illusions to show the locals. The first illusion shows the sick friend. The second illusion shows the desired plant. The third illusion shows a picked plant in a mortar and pedestal. He explains that he would ordinarily just use his own magic to show the illusions, but since he isn't allowed to use his magic for the test, he chooses the three items to show the illusions he would have shown on his own. The level of success of this is Test 1 roll.

Crop Pest:
For the three items picked, he chooses three anti-pest items he is familiar with due to his hermitage. He then explains that he would set up three tests in separate areas of the infestation to test with the pest control methods to determine which works and which does, and if multiple work, which work best. He would then record all of the successes and apply the one that worked the best. (The anti-pest items could be simple magic, particular animals, other pests, or some biological agent like separate plants.) The level of success of this is Test 2 roll. (I took advantage on this roll because it fits my background.)

Results:

I failed the first one abysmally. No chance of success. The attempts at communication were an utter failure and my friend apparently died.

I failed the second one pretty badly. Apparently, the three anti-pest items chosen all failed to fight the infestation and he barely manages to escape the situation with his life.

Skeeve does believe his approach in both cases was sound, but the simulations simple did not mesh with his approach.

Does this mean he is ejected from testing?

Combat:
Barley stands with his arms loose at his side. Staring out at the 3 figures slowly moving towards him. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees the harpy throw his javelin at him and jumps out of the way. At the same time the orc rushes, colliding bodily with Barely sending him staggering back.

The harpy dives again clawing at Barley's clothes, cutting deep gouges in his back. Barley screams and turns to find the lizard lunging at him from the wall.

Quick as an adder, Barley rolls backwards but it is too no avail for the lizard brandishing a wicked knife leaves a terrible wound in his leg.

"I'm not going to win this fight. The trial is lost. I might as well go out with a bang.", he thinks as his sensible nature is overtaken by battle rage. His hair starts to lift and twirl as the air around him heats up. He lets out a cry and then 3 assailants burst into flames. He sees them trying to put themselves out as the scene shifts and the trial ends.

Parley:
A moment later he is in a small cavern, kneeling in between two groups of creatures bickering in unknown tongues. The pause at his appearance. He takes a moment to focus and stands.

Once his head has cleared, he projects his spirit and offers his services.

It seems unbeknownst to the lizard men, they were tress pacing on ancestral burial grounds of the other tribe. This had angered the other tribe. The lizard men were using the passages to get to their hunting grounds for the other way was treacherous. Barley is able to convince the other tribe to act as guides for the lizard folk in the treacherous area in exchange for part of the spoils and guarantee that the Lizard people will not tress pass again. After much back and forth, both groups agree to the arrangement.

Once the arrangement is made, the scene fades away. "Well, one out of two isn't bad.", Barley thinks.

I assume I have my gear for this.

Ealdwig pulls out his pole, thinking it'll help keeping the creatures away from him and giving him a balance beam a vault if needed. He would try to stay wide, so as to not be surrounded, keeping all the creatures in front of him so he can see them. Using his pole he would strike at the first creature to come into range, dodge and slide to the outside of the room and strike again (hopefully bringing defeating the creature).

He may want to stay on the ground as the monkeys would have a great advantage up in the trees and rope bridges.

He would then evade and try to vault over the next one coming in, hitting it from behind and readying himself for the last one. This would be a wild battle.

Ealdwig, sweating and breathing heavily, hears the monkey coming from behind, spins and lashes out with his pole.

Oh, I meant to do the other sections, but not being sure I was doing it right, I waited.

For the Basic Simulation, Blornvid was going to repair the bridge, using metal braces and nails/spikes constructed in a forge to hold the pieces together, assuming the wood was salvageable. If it wasn't he'd start with fresh wood and add the metal braces to it. I figure that he's focused and his blacksmith skill gives him advantage.

For the personalized test, he can do either combat or craft something of metal. Having done both on the earlier tests, I'm not sure which.