Labalyn's memorial

[Nephrite]

Last time he went up, so... this time, he will reach up to cut the noose off around his neck, the same way he freed the woman.

[Anastasia]

The noose does not give. Instead your dagger snaps and breaks, the broken blade tumbling to the ground where it fragments into several pieces.

[Nephrite]

Ah, that would've been too easy, wouldn't it?

Ah... wait a minute. Forget, huh?

No, that's not happening today.

Here's hoping he has the right idea...!

[20:39] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+36
[20:39] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{45} CL check.

Moore is casting a slightly boosted Modify Memory into the noose via alter reality.

He is trying to simply solidify the memory of the woman - except instead of her hung on the noose, her being free from the prison, walking through an open door.

[Anastasia]

Nothing happens - and the noose digs in tighter, tighter and tighter.

50 damage. This damage bypasses damage reduction or similar measures, as well counts as lethal damage if you have regeneration or something that would convert it to nonlethal damage. Go.

[Nephrite]

A dagger, a tear, a key...

Is there anything common about them?

All the other times, it's been something about the figurative act... this is the noose, the punishment.

Atonement, dreaming, understanding...

Freedom?

He looks down at the shards of the dagger... maybe that's it...?

[20:49] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+36
[20:49] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{40}

Let's try Unbinding. He's going for the theme of it opening doors / locks / freeing things.

[Anastasia]

Nothing happens except your noose  tightening, as the dagger lies broken on the ground.

50 more damage. Note your HP, please.

[Nephrite]

623/723

No, he's still missing something. There's another piece of this puzzle...

"It... looks like... I need... some help... again." Moore chokes out as he tries to look around the cell.

There has to be something different, something he missed... the tear? The key, maybe? How could those help?

[Anastasia]

Neither is there. All you see is the broken dagger before you. The pain makes your head swim, something about it cutting through your toughness like a knife.

50 more damage.

[Nephrite]

573

Turning into something else probably wouldn't work here, either...

The dagger, the pieces of it are still there... maybe, something about those?

He won't give up - he won't forget.

He has to find his way out of this, he has to tell the story of this place that was forgotten, because someone needs to remember it all.

I guess he's just going to try and see if there's anything in the dagger pieces, maybe a message, a letter, or a reflection on a tiny bit of it or something like that, I've not really got anything else to go on here.

[Anastasia]

Nothing. The dagger pieces lie there, broken. Nothing is within them, only the shards of the dagger and the intact hilt there. No secret message, no reflection, nothing like that.

The pain intensifies, as you feel blood start to trickle out from beneath the rope.

50 more damage.

[Nephrite]

523

He looked around, but... never up. Can he...?

He'll try and look up and see if there's anything upward, maybe there's something he missed upwards.

No matter what, he'll stay true to his beliefs - there is always hope.

[Anastasia]

There is nothing but a ceiling above you, as you feel hot blood trickle down your throat.

50 damage.

[Nephrite]

473

"Is this... part of... the trial... too?" Moore coughs out, barely able to talk at this point.

...Healing? It's a bit of a strange idea, but he'll try...

Let's try throwing a Heal spell at the rope, maybe this is something about harm and punishment. After this I give up.

[Anastasia]

Concentration check.

[Nephrite]

[21:30] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+36
[21:30] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{41}

Don't remember what concentration checks fall under so here's a CL check.