PEP

[idolpro]

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ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[idolpro]

It's a swamp. A wet, marshy, dank, miserable swamp, wreathed in thick, drifting patches of cold fog. While there is solid ground here and there, a single unlucky step in the wrong direction could see you sinking waist-deep into gross swamp water.

Frogs bellow and insects buzz, and from time to time you might notice something a little … unsettling. Glowing eyes in a patch of shadow; a sinuous ripple of Something beneath the otherwise still water; a long, low gurgle …

On Square 11, just before murky swamplands transitions into a spring forest in full bloom, you find a rope-bridge … on a dauntingly steep but not completely unreasonable incline. Good thing it looks sturdy! If you're lucky enough to stop on this square, you may choose to take this shortcut instead of continuing on.

DISCUSSION

[quickpersuader]

...This feels like a wish granted, but only in an ironic twist...

[Shaking their head a little before looking to the others.]

Well? What should we do?

Re: DISCUSSION

[identitypolitics]

...exploring, huh.

It seems like there's only one way through.

Re: DISCUSSION

[quickpersuader]

We just need someone to roll a die, right?

Re: ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[worldlyafflictions]

[WELL ANYWAY peppep was having a chill discussion in the swamp, carefully weighing the pros and cons on charging through a danger-ridden map vs just staying in one place and just running out the clock...



...But then a dragonfly landed on Pink's nose--]

--GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[romanticlove]

[Hahaha guess who's jumpy? Her, after that scream.]

Don't scream like that!

[Shooing the dragonfly away from him.]

Re: ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[quickpersuader]

[?!]

Re: ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[identitypolitics]

[ wh ]

Re: ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[worldlyafflictions]

[sorry Ren, can't hear you over his phobia]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--

[whoever has the dice, Pink is grabbing it and THROWING IT AT THE GROUND (3, Space 3)]

ZONE 2 - FOREST

[idolpro]

The ground rises gently, and as it does, a verdant forest springs up around you. The ground is solid but springy beneath your feet, and a huge variety of colourful flowers bloom all around you. Bright sunlight filters through the canopy. The warm, pleasantly scented air is probably a relief after the swamp.

Square 17 marks the beginning of a steep hill, cresting at Square 20, where you'll find the other end of the rope bridge you saw earlier. By the time you reach Square 21, the trees are starting to thin, going from lush, dense forest to steadily more scraggly woodlands.

REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[quickpersuader]

There's some luck, finally.

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[worldlyafflictions]

Let's just stay here on this nice grassy hill.

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[quickpersuader]

So you still want to go with that plan?

[Looking around and finding nothing with a 7, boo.]

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[thisismagrave]

That was annoying.

Didn't even get to see a frog....

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[identitypolitics]

Whew. Finally.

[ only Adaptability 7 to scrounge around, alas, but— ]

At least this isn't a bad place to rest.

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[quickpersuader]

It's a nice change after all of those pools.

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[thisismagrave]

Finally free of the water.

Re: REACT TO TURN 5 IN WHICH WE ARE ON SQUARE 19

[quickpersuader]

And we got to skip over whatever strange things they may have put in the forest, too.

Re: ZONE 2 - FOREST

[romanticlove]

[Just laying here in the grass. She is tired.]

Finally... no water.

[Maybe shivering a little after taking two dips into the water now.]

Re: ZONE 2 - FOREST

[thisismagrave]

Are you okay?

Re: ZONE 2 - FOREST

[romanticlove]

Oh, I'm fine. Just soaking wet after all that.

[She's being sarcastic when saying she's fine.]

Re: ZONE 2 - FOREST

[worldlyafflictions]

[also flop]

No bugs...

[if there are still bugs nobody tell him]

ZONE 3 - CANYON

[idolpro]

As you emerge from the trees out into the bottom of a magnificent canyon, the air goes from "warm" and "pleasant" to … "wow I sure am in a desert" and "yikes why is the sun so bright". Here and there you may find some cute cacti or patches of hardy desert shrubs, or skeletons of long-dead creatures. There's a few small ridges you'll need to scramble over as you make your way forward, but overall this section is fairly level.

Square 27 is an interesting one, in that it's a huge skeletal spine laying across a ravine with a river rushing down below. It looks like there used to be a bridge, but, uh. Not anymore. Anyone just scampering along the spine will be fine, but those who have to roll here may be in for an Interesting Time.

ZONE 4 - MOUNTAIN

[idolpro]

The canyon widens out into the foothills of a miniature mountain range. The sun has disappeared behind roiling dark clouds, and the temperature has dropped significantly. It feels like it could snow at any moment.

There's a steep drop to the west of Square 34 — if you look down, you can see the river from the canyon. Square 35 is a steep, icy staircase leading up into the mountain proper. From there, it's a wintery trail along winding paths, peaking at Square 40. The descent on the other side is rapid, except for Square 42, which is a short but very, very, very dark tunnel.

ZONE 5 - TOWN

[idolpro]

You've made it through the mountain range! Heck yes! The weather out here is (mostly) mild but drizzly, and the terrain is pleasantly flat and grassy. All that's left is to follow the cobbled country road to and through the town. By Square 48 you'll have reached the town proper — it's pretty and quaint, and seems almost abandoned except for the occasional cat or dog.

Just … watch out around Square 52. The ancient mine shaft may have been paved over, but the workmanship was a little on the shoddy side …