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In theory we could just stay here the whole time, but I'm assuming that means a guaranteed loss. Unless it turns out there isn't a punishment at the end other than whatever is found on the road...

And chances of that are...? [he is also here.]

It is one of those games, I suppose. It involves exploring and we're probably encouraged to do so. The last time I played a game like this I got eaten by a giant sea monster.

[It was all very disappointing. She had been without the rest of the unit too.]

I absolutely do not want to be eaten by a giant sea monster. I'd need a lot of encouragement to risk getting eaten by a giant sea monster.

It wasn't fun, I can tell you that much. What if there's a swamp monster out there?

[Sigh.]

I vote we stay put.

I guess we can wait and see if anything happens...

[ scrounging around with Adaptability 13 ]

Furby
It's a gross, swampy furby that explodes spectacularly when thrown at an enemy, dealing an automatic 10HP damage. It cannot be dodged or protected against. One use only.

[ cursed...

but useful. ]

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I think that's what they usually do to "encourage" people to play, but Ren or Pink would know better than me.

And let me guess, punishment is more death.

Or other inconvenient things that aren't easily healed, like turning into glass that's easily shattered by moving.

[Looking around a little in case they can loot things but finding nothing due to getting an 8.]

Seriously? Just got over the dolljoints....

Then again, we still got stuck with that even when we won that game, so I suppose either way we might end up with strange effects like that.

Seriously? Punishments even if people win? What kind of system is that?

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I'm sorry what.

It was really annoying... I could barely move for a few days after that.

[Sigh.]

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[putting on the exposition hat]

There's several ways we can be punished for not engaging with a game. Sometimes it's just that the game itself will have rules that hurt ya if ya try 'n get around it. Sometimes if ya throw a game or flaunt the rules and die doin' it, ya get sent straight ta The Mother of Monsters--a title for a death demon I'm not gonna invoke here. She's the one people get sent to if people die outside a game and we don't get ta them ta revive 'em first. Trauma 'n corruption or possibly risk of eternal servitude ensue.

Not participating in a game isn't always punished though... Sometimes they give ya the option ta abstain, if ya look at the rules. A lotta times if the rules mention ways ya get punished for not engaging, that's technically just layin' out the consequences you can expect if ya make that choice, 'n so on. It can depend on the host.

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Host, like—that annoying blonde guy?

Mm, like that. You can expect that one ta be a shithead 99% of the time.

Sometimes ya don't get ta know who's hosting though, like this game... Mm, the bouncy slide kinda shows some of the personality that probably went inta designing this thing, but... [waggles hand] friendly 'n funny and traumatizing with bad taste are like directly next ta each other so often it just makes ya distrustful, ya know?

[She listens to all of that and is aware of it from past games, but...]

I just don't want to get eaten by a giant squid again, that's all.

The only way ta find out is ta forge ahead! Which I also don't really wanna learn.

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So when it's in question, the answer is all of the above for potential consequences?

We're all here. If instant death is the punishment...that means everyone whose dead by the end goes to that demon.

Edited 2021-10-23 19:45 (UTC)

Mm, well when it's in question it's definitely about what tone is bein' set I think. Hard ta tell with what we've seen so far though. I mean, I guess technically we could like... see how doin' the bare minimum goes.

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What do you want to do, Pink?

Go back up 'n hang out on the plaza? It's too.. buzzy here...

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