[ Have 1 Nerd Hangout | None | 600c ]
NISHAN: Addison! There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you!
ADDISON: Hey, Nishan, what’s up?
NISHAN: Okay, this is a little embarrassing to admit…
ADDISON: Go on…
NISHAN: But back at my old school, a few friends and I would always get together to play the latest expansion of Creatures and Caverns--
ADDISON: Oh, is that sort of like Dungeons and--?
NISHAN: Nope! Definitely not! CNC is 100 percent it’s own thing! Listen, I know you probably think of me as this suave, sophisticated guy, part genius, part debonair heartthrob.
ADDISON: ‘Probably’ is a strong word…
NISHAN: But the truth is, I can’t be that way all the time! Sometimes, I need to kick back, relax, and score some epic loot in Middlandia! Plus, I’m only one sword fragment away from forging the EverBlade!
ADDISON: ...and that’s good?
NISHAN: Does Nessy swim by the Deeprun Tram?
ADDISON: Uh…
NISHAN: She does.
ADDISON: Well, playing Creatures and Caverns sounds interesting, at least… I’m sure there are other people here that would love to play the game with us.
NISHAN: ...us?
ADDISON: You didn’t think I’d let you play without me, did you? Meet me at lunch, and I’ll see if we can get a group together!
[ Have a Nerd at Level 5+, Have a Nerd at Level 3+, Have a Gamer | None | 800c ]
NISHAN: Addison, you did it! I had no idea there were so many people willing to try Creatures and Caverns at this school!
ADDISON: Honestly, me either…
JULIAN: I heard there’d be snacks! Where do I get my grub on?
PAYTON: And where is all the treasure Addison was telling us about? Do we get to try on the jewelry?
ADDISON: Um, about that…
PAYTON: The treasure isn’t real, is it?
ADDISON: ...you’ll treasure these memories?
PAYTON: Not the same!
ADDISON: Maybe not, but Nishan promises we’ll have a good time! Isn’t that right, Nishan?
NISHAN: I know I will!
JULIAN: ...so no snacks?
NISHAN: Before we begin our quest for the final sword fragment of the Everblade, you’ll all need to create new characters. Look over your character sheets and decide what class you think you’d like to play as.
PAYTON: Ooh! Can I be a Cleric? I really like their outfits!
JULIAN: I’m thinking Warrior! Kinda fitting, if you think about it…
ADDISON: Because you’re a jock?
JULIAN: Because my dog is named Warrior… but actually, yeah, the jock thing makes sense too.
NISHAN: Addison, what do you want to be?
ADDISON: I’d like to be… A rogue.
NISHAN: Ooh! Good choice… a questing party can always use a good thief!
JULIAN: What about you, Nishan?
NISHAN: I’ll be playing as my character from previous campaigns, a Level 85 Knight!
PAYTON: Level 85! Cool! What level are we?
NISHAN: Well, you just started, so… one! But there’s nowhere to go but up, right? Now can we begin?
Nishan opens up his quest book.
NISHAN: ‘Your party journeys toward the fire-scarred plain of Rakehold and the volcanic mountain at its center. There, inside a remote castle, lies the final fragment of the EverBlade! Ahead of you rests a treacherous pass. You should send a few of your party to scout ahead.’
JULIAN: Eh, I got this one. Anything jumps out, I can beat on it with my greatsword.
PAYTON: Okay, that’s one. Addison, who else should go?
[ Julian, A Classmate except Addison and Nishan, A Classmate except Addison and Nishan (Connie, Greer) | 3h | 1000c ]
NISHAN: ‘Julian, Connie, and Greer scout the treacherous pass ahead of the rest of the party… Overhead, they can hear the screeching of ravenous creatures. The sounds are getting closer and closer.’
JULIAN: So about me being in front…
CONNIE: Aww… is the big Warrior a scaredy pants?
JULIAN: No! I’m a brave… uh… loincloth… thing… Let’s just keep moving!
GREER: Yeah, but let’s be extra careful. Something about this place doesn’t feel right…
Nishan flips to the next page of the quest book.
NISHAN: ‘Your party travels onward… after what seems like three hours, your party emerges on the other side of the pass! Suddenly, a hunting party of troll cannibals leaps down, attacking the three party members who were scouting ahead!’
CONNIE: Wait… does he mean US?
GREER: Do something!
NISHAN: ‘Connie and Greer hesitate! They are devoured by the ravenous trolls!’
ADDISON: ...that quick?!
PAYTON: Gross!
NISHAN: ‘Next, the trolls leap at Julian!’
JULIAN: I roll to attack!
NISHAN: ‘Julian rolls an 11 and drives the trolls back long enough for the rest of the party to join in the fracas. Outnumbered, the trolls retreat into the hills!’
PAYTON: So what happens now? Are we still heading toward the volcano after being attacked?
JULIAN: Seriously! I was almost eaten by troll cannibals! And I’m not even a troll!
NISHAN: Well, there is an inn nearby. We could rest up there… Plus, it might be a good place to collect info on the dragon guarding the final fragment of the EverBlade!
ADDISON: ...dragon?
NISHAN: Obviously! Mystical sword fragments are always guarded by Monsters of Legend!
PAYTON: ...but how are we supposed to fight a dragon?
JULIAN: Remember the part where lame trolls almost turned me into Troll-burger Helper? I’m guessing dragons are worse!
NISHAN: Well, yeah… but that’s the whole point! If the quest wasn’t totally impossible, we wouldn’t be REAL adventurers, would we?
Nishan flips to the next page in the quest book.
NISHAN: Now about the inn… ‘It turns out the innkeeper is refusing to open the door for strangers after dark… Through the peek hole, you can see that the innkeeper is young, beautiful, and wary.’
JULIAN: Forget that! I’m not pretend-sleeping in some pretend-woods. Tell her to open the door or else!
PAYTON: Or… just flirt with her! People always give me what I want when I turn on the charm!
NISHAN: Addison, what do you think we should do?
ADDISON: I think we’ve been standing around long enough. I’m going to… threaten her!
NISHAN: ‘Addison storms over to the door and kicks it down! Inside, the innkeeper reaches for her sword, but before she can raise it--Addison draws a dagger and aims the business end right at her!’
ADDISON: Now then… about that vacancy!
NISHAN: ‘The innkeeper sighs, waves your group in, and then crosses over to the chest behind the counter.’
ADDISON: She’s not going to let us stay for free, guys. Loosen your purse strings!
[ Spend 10000 coins | None | 35b ]
NISHAN: ‘Your party pays the innkeeper for food and lodging and then settles in for a hearty meal of mutton and mead.’
JULIAN: Grog me, wench! Then tell me what grog is!
NISHAN: ‘After you’ve had your fill, the innkeeper wanders back over bearing a tattered treasure map… a gift!’
ADDISON: A treasure map! What does it say?
Nishan consults the quest book.
NISHAN: ‘The map shows the exact location of the final fragment of the EverBlade! It also tells of the Earthtremor Drake, the shard’s fearsome guardian!’ Good work, Addison! This will definitely come in handy!
Nishan flips to the next page in the quest guide.
NISHAN: ‘Using the map as a guide, the questing party travels through a magma-filled corridor on the way to an ancient throne room filled with treasure! Sitting atop a heap of gold is the massive Earthtremor Drake… And glinting at its feet lies the final sword fragment of the legendary EverBlade!’
JULIAN: Whoa! That’s the big boss monster, right?
PAYTON: Ick! Why is pretty treasure always guarded by gross things?!
NISHAN: This is it! Adventurers, with me… ATTACK!
JULIAN: Um… should we follow the weird, little dude or what?
ADDISON: Actually, I was looking at the map, and I saw a hidden passage off to the side. You two come with me. Everybody else, follow NIshan!
[ Addison, Julian, Payton | 9h | 5r ]
PAYTON: Okay, Addison, so what’s the plan?
ADDISON: We’re going to go around back and flank the dragon’s behind. Are you both cool with that?
JULIAN: Heh… dragon’s behind. Is that like dragon butt?
ADDISON: I meant to say… we’re going to attack the dragon’s rear!
JULIAN: BWAHAHA!
ADDISON: Never mind! This way!
Your group takes a hidden passageway, while the remainder of your party attacks the dragon head-on, dodging fireballs and hiding behind piles of treasure!
ADDISON: This is it! We’re behind the dragon, and it hasn’t noticed us yet! ...CHARGE!
Your group joins the battle from the back, while the rest of the party attacks the dragon head-on!
PAYTON: I cast Healzies! Oh wait… is anybody hurt yet?
JULIAN: AFK!
ADDISON: Julian, you do know this isn’t a computer game?
JULIAN: Sorry… AFKKKKK… a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto just went down the wrong pipe!
You rush forward!
ADDISON: Using my Expert Pickpocket skill, my Rogue steals the sword shard undetected!
Treasure gone, the dragon flies up and away, bursting through the stone roof of the cavern!
NISHAN: Yes! We did it! Now give me the sword shard!
The throne room shakes violently, and a fissure opens up through the center of the room! The sword shard falls in… and so does Julian!
JULIAN: Uh… little help here!
NISHAN: But I can’t reach you AND the sword shard!
JULIAN: Yeah, yeah… just let me fall to my untimely death, so you can have your sword already.
Nishan lifts Julian to safety, and the Shard of the EverBlade splashes into the lava below!
JULIAN: You… you saved me… haven’t you been after that sword shard for, like, ten billion years?
NISHAN: Yeah… But there will be other swords. Good traveling companions… those are hard to come by!
JULIAN: Thanks, Nishan! And I gotta admit, this nerd-game wasn’t as nerd-awful as I expected.
NISHAN: Really? So you want to play again?
JULIAN: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves…
NISHAN: Well, that’s the end of the campaign. Addison, thank you for helping me organize this event!
ADDISON: My pleasure!
NISHAN: So Addison, are you ready for more wild adventures in the realm of Creatures and Caverns?
ADDISON: Sure, maybe when the next update comes out.
NISHAN: Oh, the next update is going to be great! It’s called Legend of the Minotortoise!
ADDISON: Like a minotaur… and a tortoise? How does that even work?
NISHAN: You’ll have to find out!
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