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Behold the Rock of Throwing
Dec. 31st, 2024 07:17 amI haven't updated Over The Mountain in a few weeks because I not only hit a busy time in life, but I was also up against a species of writer's block. The same character shows up twice in one day, and she has items both times, AND one of the encounters is a side quest to find a lost item.
Just playing the game straight through is fun, but I may go back and rewrite some entries later to make the story make more sense. I may end up with Chekhov's Entire Armory. I rewrote my character's profile, making her special ability "finding lost things," though using that power is exhausting and I'm self-imposing an interaction penalty on the next day's rolls. The game suggests you have a collection that you can occasionally show off to get positive interactions, and I've made mine jewelry.
While trying to think up some of these items, I came up with some silly items, just for fun, that are more at home in a traditional fantasy RPG setting, but I'm sharing them here for laughs.
It rained off and on all night, a welcome sound. The road has been getting really badly rutted out in places, and without rain to help pack the sand down, the churned up sand just gets soft and fluffy. The dickhole who rides around on an ATV at night isn't helping, either. The digital weather station says .13" since midnight and I haven't looked at the standard gauge yet, my reading time is eight a.m.
While we're away at Marathon Weekend it's supposed to get freezing cold here, so now I have to try to figure out what to do about my citrus trees. I don't think I can leave them covered the entire time we're gone, but I also don't want to impose on Jamie's good will by asking her to cover them. And the younger trees may not withstand the cold as well. The yuzu is finally starting to come back healthy, and the key lime is actually giving some fruit, and I'd hate to lose all the money and work.
Just playing the game straight through is fun, but I may go back and rewrite some entries later to make the story make more sense. I may end up with Chekhov's Entire Armory. I rewrote my character's profile, making her special ability "finding lost things," though using that power is exhausting and I'm self-imposing an interaction penalty on the next day's rolls. The game suggests you have a collection that you can occasionally show off to get positive interactions, and I've made mine jewelry.
While trying to think up some of these items, I came up with some silly items, just for fun, that are more at home in a traditional fantasy RPG setting, but I'm sharing them here for laughs.
- Boots of Blistering Speed - doubles the wearer's movement speed when the wearer is on fire.
- Bag of Bobcats - looks like a normal traveler's bag but can be used to unleash a swarm of bobcats. Also not useful for storing anything, because whatever you take out of the bag is a bobcat. If you're the kind of person who likes precision, roll a d100 for how many bobcats, or two d6 for 11 - 66 cats.
- Potion of Insect Controlling - allows you to speak to and command one (1) insect, which could actually be pretty useful in the right circumstances.
- Potion of Uncomfortable Wakefulness - it's a Jolt Cola - increased movement speed and perception but roll a 1d6 for how many health points you'll lose.
- Potion Helmet - holds two potions and allows you to consume them without using an action, +1 armor but also -5 charisma because you look like a dork.
It rained off and on all night, a welcome sound. The road has been getting really badly rutted out in places, and without rain to help pack the sand down, the churned up sand just gets soft and fluffy. The dickhole who rides around on an ATV at night isn't helping, either. The digital weather station says .13" since midnight and I haven't looked at the standard gauge yet, my reading time is eight a.m.
While we're away at Marathon Weekend it's supposed to get freezing cold here, so now I have to try to figure out what to do about my citrus trees. I don't think I can leave them covered the entire time we're gone, but I also don't want to impose on Jamie's good will by asking her to cover them. And the younger trees may not withstand the cold as well. The yuzu is finally starting to come back healthy, and the key lime is actually giving some fruit, and I'd hate to lose all the money and work.
