Back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, I got started with writing online on the Spore forums. Man, those were the days. We're talking like 12 years ago 2010-ish!
I've been here on and off for almost as long, and have GM'd a bunch of different things to varying success.
It's just that you referred to him having Sauranath's power. I know dragons are strong, but Sauranath is even stronger. For one dragon to have most of Sauranath's power is a bit much, don't you think? And dragons are already impossible to kill by humans - no dragons have been killed at all so far, just attacked by Dyuns and Cimexes.
The beast's appendage cut through the air in the same manner as an animals teeth might tear through beat: frenzied and brutally. The powerful limb was already bloodied, and not from any injuries of its own. Flying through the towards Ialu as it attempted to eviscerate yet another victim, the Cimex's limb was stopped by the haft of the Wanderer's spear. Having had that first attack successfully blocked, the insectoid moved to try its luck once again. Too slow, it would seem, as the hero exploited an opening and drove the point of his spear through the thing's chitinous chest. The body of the last attacker have gone limp and slumped to the ground, Ialu now turned to the humans.
Bewilderment and panic was just as evident on their faces now as it had been when he first arrived on the scene. Their screams had alerted Ialu as he wandered through the forest, and though he had rushed to the scene, he was too late to save four of the helpless humans. Still, more than a dozen had survived the ordeal thanks to him alone. The group of survivors stared directly at Ialu now with the same terrified look that they had gazed at the Cimex with.
The hero turned around, expecting to see that there was another beast creeping up behind him, but to his confusion there wasn't. So what was it that the people were looking at that inspired such horror? After a moment, Ialu realized that they were afraid of him. He rarely felt any emotions save loneliness of the thrill of a fight, but now he felt dejected. That feeling was both disturbing and confusing; it was undoubtedly awful, but at the same time it was something curiously strange and new, and beyond his understanding. He had never before experienced anything like it, after all.
Eventually the situation was defused once the group realized that Ialu was not going to attack them; their angst made way to calm, and then gratitude. Perhaps in time, the men of Galbar would become the masters of other beings, whether through dominating other races or simply becoming the masters of mere livestock. But for now, they existed only to be lorded over; they were sheep, willing to follow anything that they associated with safety or happiness. And Ialu was the sheeps' shepherd, their only hope at survival when the monsters of the wood came to attack. After that chanced encounter on that fateful day, that group followed Ialu everywhere that he went.
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For many weeks now, Ialu had known peace and tranquility in his slumber, having had no more dreams since that first and only one. However, tonight it would seem that he was to be plagued once more. To his dismay he found himself once again in that land of black and white, clutching onto the rocky face of a mountain for all his life. Now, however, he did not feel quite so exhausted as he had by the end of his last dream. He scaled the cliff face some ways higher, and with a mighty heave, pulled himself up onto a small ledge. Here he could have respite, without fear of losing his strength and plummeting down into the nothingness below. After a few moments of rest, he turned his gaze upwards to see what might await him at the top of this mountain. Once again, he felt it, that same feeling of dejection from when the humans had peered at him with terror: utter dejection, for when he had looked up he saw nothing but clouds. Clouds, and of course that bleak stone face that he was destined to climb.
It was funny how from his new perspective the mountain somehow seemed even taller than it had from the bottom. Of course, even from the base of the mountain its summit had seemed impossibly high. A new emotion crept into Ialu's mind. The emotion was terror, and his visage bore the same awful look that had been plastered upon the fearful faces of the humans earlier that day. Ialu was afraid that he would be climbing for ages, or more likely, that his strength would fail him and he plummet to the bottom like a mere pebble rolling off the mighty mountain...
-Gained 14 Khookies from last post -Used 5 for level 2 -Used 6 more for level 3 -3 Khookies remain
Sure. I assume you're just talking about some robes, a few magical items, alchemical ingredients maybe? The Dungeon Keeper mostly lets his minions do what they want; he only intercedes in extreme scenarios where they're actively fighting inside the dungeon and blowing stuff up, and things along those lines.
He wouldn't particularly care if you take somebody else's stuff, whether they were dead or not, unless that person just so happened to be one of his favorites or you were creating a massive disruption doing so.
That's what he is FOR NOW. But what will happen when other Heroes appear on the scene? Being a Hero isn't going to be JUST hunting Dyuns and Cimexes, or even just leading Mankind (at least not ALL of Mankind, little Zerabil needs his own Kingdom too, and other Heroes to wage relentless wars justified crusades against >DD)
But of course! Eventually he'll go from junior monster hunter to Hercules, and then he can kill dragons.
But in seriousness, if other heroes pop up they could perhaps interact with Ialu. And @LokiLeo789, what are your thoughts on a unified Cimex kingdom (Hive? I don't know what to call a nation of bug people XD) going to war against a human kingdom led by Ialu? Or at least a human village or tribe. I don't know if Ialu will literally rule over all of humanity.
I wasn't planning on having any real interaction with gods until demigod status, at which point Ialu would embark on a series of epic quests. In the meantime, he's just the monster hunter that's going around cleaning up the messes that the gods leave everywhere
That's the math assuming that levels 10-11, 11-12, and so on are all the same as level 9-10 and that I don't keep going beyond 20. Because you only had the levels go up to 10. If it continues to increase with each level we're probably looking at an abusrdly high number of Khookies.
Thought I'd forgotten something ^^' I think that with your writing skill and the Khookie requirements to reach level 10, I would say that level 10 is a tad low to become a demigod. I mean, with the 14 Khookies you just earned, he's already level 3. So I'd say something closer to level 20 would be reasonable for him to ascend to demigodhood, if not higher. Make sure you place his level and Khookies available at the beginning of each post, like I do with Might and Free Points.
Well, this is gonna take a while. 14 Khookies down, 361 to go
@CycloneAy, I can't remember when you said you'd try to get the IC up. Not impatient, just really curious and excited. :)
See Kangutso's post below yours. Some people still haven't made their sheets or transferred them over. That's the main roadblock; I'm giving them some time before we start.
Back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, I got started with writing online on the Spore forums. Man, those were the days. We're talking like [s]12 years ago[/s] 2010-ish!
I've been here on and off for almost as long, and have GM'd a bunch of different things to varying success.
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