>>1094915
Good plan. We should dowse for another Mana Nexus.

Fern should be good as a nickname for now.

Maybe we could make a spell to mend stone? It probably won't fix the thing entirely, but it might help.

I'm thinking {Tremor}-((Life))≠{Order}

The spell is effectively a reprogramming of the basic recovery spell.

The Core of the spell is Life. We will after-all, be performing a recovery.

We'll modify it with Tremor though. We'll use tremor to overwrite it's normal function of affecting living matter to instead affecting stone.

We'll then instruct it in what to do by pushing what info the Order rune brings, which we will use to uncover the true nature of the subject.

Essentially, the spell mends stone objects by bringing them closer to their true nature. Put another way, it "heals" an object by removing entropy that was introduced after it's creation.

1/2 Silv 2024/08/02(Fri)17:43 No. 1095225 ID: 1effd3
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>...oh. I think I might. Manapulse, the energy that flows. And this is a nexus? and it's the only one remaining and almost out? that's not good. It might spell disaster for basically everything if it finally collapses.
>Sounds like a leyline. If I'm right, then... well, think of Manapulse as if it's water flowing deep underground, and the Manapulse Nexus is like a well that you can use to draw from the Manapulse. "this network" implies that there's more than one network. If we can find more of these then maybe we can make a new network? Or if the network refers to the world overall, then... well, at best we could make another one to link up to.
>Oh, the Nexus reacted to mana being sent at it, so maybe I have it backwards and it's meant to be an input spot?
>I don't think the circle is an input. Silv felt a lot more energy come out of the nexus than the Identify spell inserted into the nexus. Considering it is nearly broken and the last one we're likely to encounter, Silv probably shouldn't experiment with it too much. I wonder if there is a way to find a different broken nexus in order to figure out what not to do.
>We see once again that we are not starting from nothing; remains of a shattered world lie all about us. This must have been one of many portals that opened onto the same corridor, but now the door is jammed, and with no other outlet. If we should come into the knowledge or expertise to repair it, and we meet another such portal to link it to, you may serve a great purpose in this shattered existence, restoring great magical highways to use. I would not doubt that it be the reason you awoke where you did; by the old network, you may have been sent here, to survive the catastrophe that then tore that network apart. How that might be done is currently a mystery; perhaps if you remember more of the world from before its disintegration, that may give us some clues on what we seek. In the meantime, we have more pressing matters before us; we must cultivate our rock.
>"Almost beyond recovery" isn't "beyond recovery". Couldn't hurt to use a Recovery rune.

“We tried casting Identify before and nothing happened… the only thing we’ve done since then is put some runes into the island…and we can only put runes into the island when you're at the Nexus… Do you think that putting runes into the island is somehow repairing the Manapulse?”

>It means it’s a fixer upper. Might be able to find a way to connect this island to other islands. Not sure what that will do, might merge them, might set up some sort of traveling network that could let you travel between connected islands quickly, could just power up this island letting you grow it out quicker and to a larger degree… or something else entirely. Can only guess at this point. All I can say is maybe keep an eye open for more of these circles on other islands from now on.
>...huh, now that we know what it's called, can we dowse for it?
>We should seek out more ruined Mana Nexi. With enough pieces or examples, we may be able to repair this one. If we can successfully repair this one, perhaps we can build new ones, and weave laylines throughout the void…
>Its a good idea. Perhaps if we focus our dowsing or maybe see if sylv can augment it somehow, then we could pick up vestigal trails left over from the network and follow them. Even if we find only fragments and ruined nexus points, we could discover useful info and things.
Silv attempts to Dowse for Manapulse Nexi, but nothing happens. Either it doesn’t work, or there’s none nearby.

>>1094991
“...But we don't have an Order rune?”

>for little guy's name, i'm thinking Fern would be a good, simple name!
>Does "Leaflet" work?
“We need to give you a name… how does Fern sound? Or Leaflet?”
The small florafolk makes a gesture which seems to signify the first name. Say hello to Fern!
“Ok, we’ll refer to you as Fern now-ouch!”

2/2 Silv 2024/08/02(Fri)17:43 No. 1095226 ID: 1effd3
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Silv grabs her side, where she got hit hard by the Runeling the other day.
“Right, still hurting… I think this is a good chance for a low energy day. What do you think Fern?”

Fern nods its head in agreement.

“We have 35 runes total, which we can use to combine into new runes, or use to make the island bigger. Oh, we should probably keep some extra for if I need to make a new spell… what was that light spell you suggested before?”

Silv isn’t going out to another island today, just some light busywork at home.
Decide how many runes to use, and how to split them up. Runes for the island will be used a little later.

>>1095226
Combine Harm+Harm, Beast+Beast, Tremor+Tremor, Breeze+Stream, Tremor+Flare, Nature+Breeze, Nature+Tremor.
We can dump some more matching runes to make our current island features bigger, and see if adding some Nature runes will generate an area with some vegetation.

Ice+Nature = Winter?
Flare+Nature = Summer?
Life+Nature = Spring?
Harm+Nature = Autumn?

We should definitely use some Nature runes to grow vegetation. Maybe Beast runes could produce some animal life, but we don't really have room for that yet.

>>1095226
Fern is wise.
You need a rest day.

Take it easy silv.
Maybe play with your voidling buddies a bit.

As to runes...
>>1095238
All sound choices.

Hm.
Did we try inverting gale?
May be worth checking.

Erm, if we're just deciding proportions, then...
10-15 runes on new runes, 15-20 on expanding the island.

Have you tried inverting gale, beast, or static yet?

Try to keep about ten runes in reserve, and do whatever with the rest.
Think about expanding the pond so you can fit a raft and lounge around. You deserve a nice rest.

>>1095250
>>1095262

see
>>1090456
>Gale Rune obtained! Inversion failed.
I'll see about adding failed interactions to the wiki once I'm back home.

No order rune?
*Checks*
Huh. In which universe did we have an order rune? I get them mixed up. I bet if we combine the right thing with Eldritch we can get chaos and invert it, but I don't think we have the right runes right now...

Anyway! Light spell, let's bring that back up-

{Eldritch}-((Static))≠{Flare}

First We'll use Static as a base- The essence of the spell is a field of energy.

Then we'll use Eldritch To modify that field. We need it to stay in an arbitrary place in space, and we need it to function indefinitely. To do so falls afoul of the natural laws of physics. We'll tie it directly to the arcane to draw it's power and to exert our will upon the arbitrary space.

Finally, The field will be infused with an aspect we can borrow from the Flare rune: Light. Flare is effectively heat, static is electromagnetic energy. Light is electromagnetic energy. Fire glows because it's so hot that the matter within is shaking at a frequency that emits visible light. So we modify the frequency of the static field to match the heat of flare.

The resulting spell should create a permanent source of light in a place of our choosing.

For a temporary light source instead, have it draw from your mana and only use Eldritch for the location.
If you have difficulty with Eldritch, or worry that drawing mana from whatever place that rune connects to might attract the attention of extra-dimensional beings, you can use [Tremor] instead. Set the target to a stone, and use it to modify ((Static)) to draw energy from the stone. (Everything is technically energy) The stone should glow and slowly, slowly dissolve to nothing over time. It'll also take the top layer of skin off your fingers when you touch it, so you know, choose a spot for the thing first. Oh, and it'll also become *slightly* radioactive. So don't sleep on it.

Did we try life and harm yet?

1/3 Silv 2024/08/13(Tue)20:51 No. 1095818 ID: 1effd3
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>Erm, if we're just deciding proportions, then...
10-15 runes on new runes, 15-20 on expanding the island.
”Ok, let's use 12 then for 6 combinations.”

Rune combinations attempted:
Harm+Harm: Failure
Beast+Beast: Success
Tremor+Tremor: Success
Breeze+Stream: Success
Nature+Harm: Success
Nature+Breeze: Failure

Harm and Harm did not fuse. No runes wasted.

The combination of Beast and Beast created a new rune!
Primal Rune obtained! Inversionfailed.
“Double Beast is…Primal? I wish I understood these runes better…”

The combination of Tremor and Tremor created a new rune!
Ore Rune obtained! Inversion failed.
“Ore? What’s ore???”

The combination of Breeze and Stream created a new rune!
Climate Rune obtained! Inversion failed.
“Ok, I know what climate is, it’s something to do with the weather.”

The combination of Nature and Harm created a Toxin rune!
Alternate creation of Toxin rune discovered.
“We made Toxin again? So we can get rune inversions from combining runes too?.”

Nature and Breeze did not fuse. No runes wasted.

“Huh, we didn’t use as many runes as I thought we would.”

2/3 Silv 2024/08/13(Tue)20:51 No. 1095819 ID: 1effd3
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>>1095292
“Let’s see if this works…”
Silv proceeds to take a deep breath, and begins to craft the new spell.

“Static as the core for a field of energy…”

“Eldritch to modify the core, to allow it to function outside of normal means…”

“Finally, Flare to modify the cores field further, granting it light and heat…”

x3 runes consumed.

A glowing purple orb spawns forth, giving off a warm but eerie aura. Silv tries to touch it, but its aura of static shocks her hand away. No touching!
“Ouch! I didn’t expect it to shock me… What’s a good name for this spell… How about ‘Marshlight’?”

Flare Mortar forgotten.
Marshlight learned!

“You don’t have to always light the island now Tetsi! How does that feel?”

3/3 Silv 2024/08/13(Tue)20:51 No. 1095820 ID: 1effd3
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“If we keep 10 runes in reserve, that gives us… 18 runes we can use for the island.”
“We’ve only used Tremor and Stream to expand the island before, so I don’t know what other runes will do. Instructions on how to use the runes might be important, seeing as it gave us the pond before. We’ll only know once we try I guess.”

Deliberate on how the 18 runes can and should be used for the betterment of the island.

>>1095820
Life for sure, you want your home to be a place that helps you recover more easily. Also, let's get those goodberries started.

>>1095818
Oh neat! Ore would be... uh, imagine rocks that can be melted down and processed to produce metal or other materials. Useful rocks, basically. I imagine if you combined Ore and Flare you'd get a Metal rune.

>>1095820
How about you use some Nature runes to make a cozy grassy area with some trees or bushes? Next to the pond, ideally.

>>1095818
Expand the land around the pond with one more Tremor.
Nature rune to create a garden, which will hopefully produce some renewable food. Place it near the pond.
Try a Climate rune to create a weather cycle.

if we turn our island into an X does that mean we'd have to worry about pirates looking for treasure?

Hmm, we forgot flash mo

*...ortar; was that a mechanic we knew about?

>>1095836
Yeah, we can only hold onto/memorize one spell at a time right now.

>>1095836
Yeah. We can create/utilize an enormous number of spells, but it costs runes to build one and we can only hold one at a time at the moment. Silv can cast that one spell as often as her mana allows, though.

4 stream to expand the pond
6 tremor to make an elevated area opposite the pond. something to make your sleeping area feel less exposed and add a bit of verticality to this space. Add 2 ore runes to try and get copper, tin, iron, or coal.
scatter some nature runes around the pond to get some plants and trees. try for a fruit tree if you can. Also one or two beast runes to get birds or fish. something you could hunt in a pinch if other food is scarce.

Set aside a few runes to build up your ...house a bit. Some, uh, walls would make the place cozier, along with a few beds or places to sit. Your roommate and pets would appreciate you building a space for them, as well. A table and chairs would be nice too, if you can figure out how yo craft them.

How do you think you'd get Wood? Tremor and Nature?

>>1095872

Might also be nice to fortify the place.

Ore is a rock that contains useful, potentially harvestable minerals, such as metals. Probably worth trying it on the island and see how good your shovel-pick is at picking.
Some could definitely use a tree or two around here from a nature rune. Putting weather on a place this small feels odd, but it would be good to get a sense of how much a climate rune can do at once, so sure, lets see how much cloud it can make.

>>1095819
It feels kinda nice to have sone lighting backup. but hey, it was no problem. I kinda enjoyed pretending to be a lighthouse.

The expanded landmass with tremor the others mention is a good idea. So is expanding the water source.

Im wondering if beast and stream would let us make fish for the pond...

The ore rune could prove to be very useful but ensure you use it away from the water or food.
Some ores can be very bad for you if ingested.

>>1095819
Lights are good, but the "no touchy" might actually be better. You could do things like block pathways with these, using them like electric mines.

1/1 Silv 2024/08/17(Sat)16:15 No. 1095983 ID: 1effd3
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Figuring out island expansion soon! Get your ideas in before its too late!

>>1095983
Lets put dome nature and life rune expansions around the lake

Create some kind of geothermic core to keep the island warm. Then, work on building disposable extended platforms to test which areas are the least stable during a collision, and to collect various items using traps.

Let's use primal in the expansion. I'll explain it to you, it is ironically complicated rune despite the fact that it should be able to simplify things.

Literally, something primal is the first, the original. Of course, what's original is often unknowable, so it's function will likely change with your intent.
For example, Let's say you made a spell with (Primal)≠{Flare}-(Gust), Where flare is the core to create fire, modified by primal, and the modified flare is then channeled through gust to shape it, creating a spell that creates a flame thrower of Primal Fire. Your intent will be shaped by what your understanding of what the first flame was like. If you subscribe to a myth of the origin of fire, such as the Titan Prometheus stealing fire from the gods to offer it to humanity (They were a specie of hairless apes)- then you're flamethrower will simply be more powerful than usual, godly fire is surely greater than normal fire after all. On the other hand, if your understanding includes a secret of the previous universe- the true origin of the original fire- where the chaos caused by the start of time birthed and destroyed unknowable fundamental forces. Here, I'm a single moment, where once impossible energies so great that things such as temperature had no meaning, coalesce into the first matter. These first particles burned at heats no longer possible- and what's more- they were hateful of their own existence, eagerly destroying themselves, boosting their already cataclysmic heat to yet greater heights, even as space itself desperately worked to pull them apart.
If you were to use that understanding, that little spell could destroy worlds- if you had enough mana.

Primal means more than just original, though. It's often used to describe ancient life- much of which used to be Enormous[/]. Think towering trees that touch the sky, and massive beasts the size of buildings, and insects the size of you. Primal life tends to be [I] Simple but powerful. Likewise, primal landscape tends to be rough and extreme, as it's had less time to be softened by the wearing of time.
This is why I think primal is a good idea for this expansion. It'll make your other additions greater, and right now I think it's a good idea to maximize the expansion. Primal will probably have significant side effects on existing land, so we should probably use this opportunity to use it while there's not much here.

On a side note, should we find a complex rune in the wild, I'm willing to bet combining primal with it might simplify it We don't know how many base level runes there are, after all.

1/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:05 No. 1096254 ID: 1effd3
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Total Runes allocated: 18

x6 Tremor to expand around the pond, and a raised section.
x3 Stream to expand the pond itself.
x4 Nature around the pond.

Silv focuses on the pond using the Tremor ,Stream, and Nature runes. New landmass spreads out, while a chunk reaches upwards. The pond grows wider and deeper, grass grows, and short plants and shrubs form around the pond.

“Oh wow… that did a lot. It’s much more lively here now.”

Fern chirps excitedly, and goes to run along the edge of the newly formed pond.

2/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:05 No. 1096255 ID: 1effd3
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“Now what's next…?”
x1 Life rune, and x1 Climate rune.

Silv tries to focus on an area of healing with the life rune. This doesn’t happen, instead, nature around the island gets grown. Some shrubs have turned into trees and more grass and flowers grow.
There are now 30 Glowshrooms in the garden, and the Toxigrowth plants have bloomed. They should provide fruit soon.
“I don’t think I managed to make that healing area you guys wanted. Looks like Life just grew the plants around here.”

Next, she uses the Climate rune on the island. The air is still chilly, but now, the air is no longer still. A slight breeze begins to blow through the grass and rustle the tree's leaves.

3/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:05 No. 1096256 ID: 1effd3
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>Create some kind of geothermic core to keep the island warm. Then, work on building disposable extended platforms to test which areas are the least stable during a collision, and to collect various items using traps.
“Geo…thermic core? What’s that? Also it has been getting cold recently…”
“For platforms, I do have another shroomlog I can cut up into planks, but I don’t know how to build platforms.”

4/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:06 No. 1096257 ID: 1effd3
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>Ore would be... uh, imagine rocks that can be melted down and processed to produce metal or other materials. Useful rocks, basically. I imagine if you combined Ore and Flare you'd get a Metal rune.
>Ore is a rock that contains useful, potentially harvestable minerals, such as metals. Probably worth trying it on the island and see how good your shovel-pick is at picking.

“Oh, ore is just metal and stuff? Then we could probably use tha-”

5/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:06 No. 1096258 ID: 1effd3
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Due to the new breeze, Flumph bumps into Silv, causing her the fumble the runes she currently has in her hands.

x2 Ore and x1 Primal rune added.

6/6 Silv 2024/08/21(Wed)17:06 No. 1096259 ID: 1effd3
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>>1096069
Two clusters of ore have sprouted from behind Silv’s little hut. The ore is brown with an iridescent sheen.
“Oops, I didn’t mean to do that! W-what is this stuff?”

Chromatic Copper
A special variant of Copper that has a beautiful sheen to it. What uses it may have are unknown to you.
Primary Runic Affinity: Ore. Secondary: Primal.

Silv gives it a few taps. “...Is it just copper or…? Well, I can't undo it now...”

>It feels kinda nice to have some lighting backup. but hey, it was no problem. I kinda enjoyed pretending to be a lighthouse.
>Lights are good, but the "no touchy" might actually be better. You could do things like block pathways with these, using them like electric mines.
“Those are some neat ideas Tetsi. And don’t worry, you’re still our main lightsource elsewhere.”

“With all that taken care of, what should we do next? My side still hurts a bit, but I’ve still got energy to do stuff around the island.”

>>1096256
It means make a miniature sun made of molten rock and stuff it in the center of the island. Most planets with life have one of these, they naturally regulate extreme temperature fluctuations.

>>1096259
I wanna scan for kelp n' fish. Now that there's enough 'life' because magic stuff, we should be able to create a sustainable fishing spot.

Oh, such beautiful water!

>>1096259
Geothermic activity is when you have a planet with residual heat inside it from when it was a ball of molten rock, resulting in a mostly-liquid core. Planets tend to have an associated magnetic field while the core is still molten, though this shouldn't be relevant to you since there's no stellar radiation we have to worry about; the magnetic field is what shields the surface from harmful radiation.

If you can allocate Flare runes to make heat sources here and there that might warm things up a bit.

Since the Life rune didn't work for a healing spot, maybe a Potion rune could work? Make a healing bath.

>>1096259
So you can use runes in conjunction with one another with the nexus, interesting. Let's not mess around with magma and fire terrain until the island is a little larger, so we can experiment away from the habitat.

>>1096261
Life+Potion could work, but let's make it separate from the normal pond so we don't bork up the fledgling ecosystem.

>>1096260
Dowsing for fish to inhabit the pond sounds like a good plan for our next expedition.

>>1096259
Youve done very well indeed.

Trees!
Beyond my expectation.
What's more, theyre close enough for you to try that hammock thing i told you about when youre ready.

Now you have a breeze, were going to have to prioritise the shelter.
Climate is essential but with it comes some hardship from the elements.
Protection from that and a more cozy sleeping arrangement will do wonders for your recuperation and energy levels.

So you can combine runes for the island eh? Then try two stream and one flare to get a hot spring. Warm water to lounge in should be just the thing to make your side feel better.

I'm realizing the ore isn't of use until we get a good source of heat for smelting. So then the only thing to do around the island is improving the shelter. Do you think Fern would like to help?

> W-what is this stuff?”

Oh, Chromatic metal is just what you use to craft a base computer and a hyperdrive.

wait shit wrong game

Oooh! Copper is good! Magic copper is even better!
To make actually useful stuff we should mix it with tin to make bronze... I wonder if there's magic tin. Tin ore is cassiterite... Magic cassiterite? I know it used to form around hot springs. Those sound fun! I hot spring would probably be flare, stream, tremor. If we wanna get magic ore out of it we should also add Ore and primal, obviously. Five runes is a lot though... But I bet you could do with a hot bath. Just a thought.

1/2 Silv 2024/08/24(Sat)11:55 No. 1096431 ID: 1effd3
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>It means make a miniature sun made of molten rock and stuff it in the center of the island. Most planets with life have one of these, they naturally regulate extreme temperature fluctuations.
>Geothermic activity is when you have a planet with residual heat inside it from when it was a ball of molten rock, resulting in a mostly-liquid core. Planets tend to have an associated magnetic field while the core is still molten, though this shouldn't be relevant to you since there's no stellar radiation we have to worry about; the magnetic field is what shields the surface from harmful radiation.
“I… don’t know if I can do that.”

>Now you have a breeze, were going to have to prioritize the shelter. Climate is essential but with it comes some hardship from the elements. Protection from that and a more cozy sleeping arrangement will do wonders for your recuperation and energy levels.
“I would like a blanket and not sleep on the ground.”

>Since the Life rune didn't work for a healing spot, maybe a Potion rune could work? Make a healing bath.
>Life+Potion could work, but let's make it separate from the normal pond so we don't bork up the fledgling ecosystem.
>So you can combine runes for the island eh? Then try two stream and one flare to get a hot spring. Warm water to lounge in should be just the thing to make your side feel better.
“No more rune-ing for today!”

>I'm realizing the ore isn't of use until we get a good source of heat for smelting. So then the only thing to do around the island is improving the shelter. Do you think Fern would like to help?
>Oooh! Copper is good! Magic copper is even better! To make actually useful stuff we should mix it with tin to make bronze... I wonder if there's magic tin. Tin ore is cassiterite... Magic cassiterite? I know it used to form around hot springs. Those sound fun! I hot spring would probably be flare, stream, tremor. If we wanna get magic ore out of it we should also add Ore and primal, obviously. Five runes is a lot though... But I bet you could do with a hot bath. Just a thought.
“You really want me to take a bath… I’m not that dirty am I?”
“I don’t know anything about metal, so I’ll go with whatever you say about it for now.”
“I’m not sure that Fern is strong enough to move the stone blocks, but they can probably move the planks around. Not sure I can move the blocks myself right now either… wait…”

2/2 Silv 2024/08/24(Sat)11:56 No. 1096432 ID: 1effd3
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Silv tries to move the stone blocks using Tremor, and is successful at it.
“...Could I always move these with Tremor? That would have made organizing this place easier…”


Fern chitters, Flan “blek”-s, Flumph lets out a puff, and Niaid “flyff”-s.

“Well Fern, do you want to help me reorganize our home?”


Fern chirps in response.

Over the next few hours, Silv and Fern(with the occasional help from the Voidlings), move the stone blocks and planks from the initial ruin over to the cliff face, where they construct a slightly better structure. Once they finish, they prepare to rest, and decide to eat some Toxigrowth Fruit.

It is very sour.
x3 Toxigrowth Fruit in storage.

“Good night Tetsi, Fern. Tomorrow I think we’ll go dowsing for some fabric or something. Something soft to sleep on would be nice~”

Options for Dowsing:
-Cloth
-Other
Provide an Environmental keyword

Fern will be tagging along.

>>1096432
Cloth.
Keyword: decay.

>>1096432
Furniture
Keyword: maze
let's go to IKEA

Cloth
keyword: Dusty
hopefully find an old store, or warehouse.

>>1096435
Dowsing:Ikea
Keyword: 3008

I know that sounds like nonsense, but trust us, you'll find everything furniture related that you could possibly need!
Meatballs, too.

>>1096438
Seconded

>>1096432
I really like the ikea idea but i just dont think silv is ready for that domain...

Dowse ;cloth
Keyword: patchwork

I guess the Toxigrowth fruit indeed aren't poisonous if they aren't growing in poison!

They're probably really handy for cleaning up polluted places...

Also- you're almost certainly quite dirty, though I doubt anyone around would complain. In truth, hot baths are just Really Nice. You work hard. You deserve nice things.

>>1096475
"They're actually the Fruits I picked originally. I have 3 left."

>>1096494
Oh!
Well then I guess they're even better!

Do let us know if you end up feeling really bad, though. We can show you some spells to fix you up should the worst happen!

Dowse: cloth
Keyword: fluffy

1/3 Silv 2024/08/29(Thu)19:10 No. 1096681 ID: 1effd3
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Morning(?) comes around, and once again, the air is colder than before. Silv is able to handle it, but Fern looks like they’re starting to get uncomfortable. They both eat a Toxigrowth Fruit and do the morning chores. Fern picks up whatever new runes the Voidlings have made, and Silv checks the gardens.
x1 Toxigrowth Fruit left in storage.

The Glowshroom garden has grown to 59 caps. Silv harvests 40 of them and puts them into storage. Should cook them into something soon.
Fern picked up a Tremor Rune, Breeze Rune, and two Stream runes. New total is 14 runes.
The Toxigrowth plants look like they will bear fruit tomorrow!

>I guess the Toxigrowth fruit indeed aren't poisonous if they aren't growing in poison! They're probably really handy for cleaning up polluted places...
"They're actually the Fruits I picked originally. I have 1 left."
>Oh! Well then I guess they're even better! Do let us know if you end up feeling really bad, though. We can show you some spells to fix you up should the worst happen!
“I’m feeling a little off, but maybe it’s just the cold? Fern doesn’t seem like they’re doing great though.”


“C-c-chittrrrr.”

>Also- you're almost certainly quite dirty, though I doubt anyone around would complain. In truth, hot baths are just Really Nice. You work hard. You deserve nice things.
“A warm bath with it getting cold would be nice…”

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>Cloth: 5
>Ikea: 1
>Furniture: 1

“You want to come Fern?”

Fern enthusiastically chirps.

Silv throws a couple of runes into her bag and grabs her pick-shovel. Fern grabs onto her tail as they set off to follow the Dowsing target.

—

An old ruined building stands alone. It looks like it belongs, but at the same time… something about it is out of place. Banners and tapestries are hanging everywhere without reason, patchworked, and various states of decay. Colorful but also dead.

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“So… where should we start? I’m feeling a little over-stimulated…”

>Void-patterned 'weave' sewn into patchwork banners
It's possible that they sew the skins of their prey into their trophy banners. Be cautious.

Ok, the poison-grown toxigrowth fruits might be slightly poisonous then. Try roasting them next time to see if they're less sour-- the sour taste is likely the poison. Give Fern a heal, would you?

>>1096683
Are those footprints? Recent, or old?
Hmm. I think what happened here is someone or something has been putting the fabric over a pre-existing ruin. It wasn't like this before.

Advance with caution. Check inside before disturbing the fabric.

Before you go in, investigate the voidling sewn into the red cloth over there. Is it hostile? dead?

The weird cloth and the footprints indicate this place might be occupied. Do you hear anything around?

Well you know the drill. New place so scan everything so we have a better idea what we’re working with.

Also does your plant buddy generate body heat? Because if so finding them a blanket would help keeping them warm, but if not then you’re either going to have to start putting up a fire or just carrying them around so they can siphon your body heat to keep them from freezing.

Wait, is there wind here? We only had wind at home when you added a Climate rune. Should the flags be flying and the streamers fluttering?

Hmm... Looks like an old factory that's been somewhat recently redecorated. A textile mill, perhaps.

This place is probably inhabited. Be sure to announce yourself before entering.

>>1096683
Try to identify the different textiles, maybe identify is upgraded enough to see what they're made of. The void-cloth is especially strange.
Check the old walls at the edges of the island too, they look see-through. Are they glass? Plastic?

>>1096683
How delightful.

Theres a plethora of resources already visible and, hopefully, more besides yet to be discovered inside.

Before exploring inside we could do with gathering up and stacking the cloth were taking.
Thickest and warmest looking.
In the short term it will serve as a tent and padded ground cover to help with the encroaching cold.
Long term itll make blankets, bedding and extra layers of clothing.
Hopeful,y whatever they used for sewing here is still to be found...
I wonder what they were doing though?
Moreover, i wonder if theyre still here...

When it comes to heading inside, let us light the way silv.

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>Ok, the poison-grown toxigrowth fruits might be slightly poisonous then. Try roasting them next time to see if they're less sour-- the sour taste is likely the poison.
>Also does your plant buddy generate body heat? Because if so finding them a blanket would help keeping them warm, but if not then you’re either going to have to start putting up a fire or just carrying them around so they can siphon your body heat to keep them from freezing.
“Sour is poison, ok. Fern is weak to extreme cold and heat according to Identify, so we could maybe get something heavy enough for some clothes for them.”

>Well you know the drill. Scan everything!
>Void-patterned 'weave' sewn into patchwork banners
>Try to identify the different textiles, maybe identify is upgraded enough to see what they're made of. The void-cloth is especially strange.
Silv investigates the long banners of fabric, and Fern tugs on them. The primary rune is unknown, but the secondary runes vary between Nature and Beast. By the looks of it, the void-weave is just pure Voidmatter.

Fabric
Common fabrics of varying materials and thicknesses.
Primary Runic Affinity: Unknown. Secondary: Beast or Nature.

Voidmatter
Void given form. A fundamental of Nothing, yet Everything.
Runic Affinity: Unknown.

“Looks like we don’t know what the main rune for this stuff is, only the secondary ones. I think the secondary ones tell us what the source of the fabric is, maybe?”

>>1096701
Despite Silv and Ferns efforts, they don’t have the means to cut the fabric. Whoever made these banners and tapestries sewed then in a way that makes them hard to cut without something sharp.

>Wait, is there wind here? We only had wind at home when you added a Climate rune. Should the flags be flying and the streamers fluttering?
“There’s been wind elsewhere, just not very often.”

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>Are those footprints? Recent, or old? Hmm. I think what happened here is someone or something has been putting the fabric over a pre-existing ruin. It wasn't like this before.
“I don’t know how to tell how old the footprints are… Do you Fern?”

Fern shakes their head and gives a negative sounding chirp.

>It's possible that they sew the skins of their prey into their trophy banners. Be cautious.

Silv and Fern slowly approach the main doorway to the building. The doors show signs of rust, and have been left open. From the doorway, you can see more cloth and spools of thread strewn about the dark and dusty building, covering old metallic contraptions. It vaguely reminds you of the interiors of the buildings where you first found Toxcite.

>Hmm... Looks like an old factory that's been somewhat recently redecorated. A textile mill, perhaps. This place is probably inhabited. Be sure to announce yourself before entering.
“...Hello? Anyone home?”

No response.
Silv and Fern stand there a little bit longer, waiting if anyone replies. Nothing.
“Is it safe to go in?”
“Chirrrp?”

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>When it comes to heading inside, let us light the way silv.
Fern holds onto Silvs tail as Tetsi lights the way inside, The soft dust disturbed as they walk by.

What would you like to do?

>>1097136
There is so much usable cloth in there and...
And...
...
Is it just me or do those pincushions look an awful lot like spiders?
...hm.
Oh.
Theres something else up there too...

There's something weird on the wall to your left, high up.
Hey, this is a good time to use that light spell!

Silv, cast a Marshlight directly above you!

if you can find a none dusty piece of cloth you may want to wear it as a makeshift mask to keep yourself from being choked by dust.

light the room and look up

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>There is so much usable cloth in there and… And… Is it just me or do those pincushions look an awful lot like spiders?
Silv leans in closer, using Tetsi to light up the table. There are a few fluffy pincushions that look like little plush-spiders. As Fern tries to reach for one, it begins to awkwardly waddle away.
”Oh, these things are pretty cute… What do you think Fern?”
[small]”Chirrp.”

>if you can find a non-dusty piece of cloth you may want to wear it as a makeshift mask to keep yourself from being choked by dust.
”I’ve got my neck thingy, I can pull that up if I need to.”

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>Silv, cast a Marshlight directly above you!
>There's something weird on the wall to your left, high up.
>Theres something else up there too…
“A-above m-me…?”
Silv, Fern, and Tetsi all slowly look up, and Silv quietly casts Marshlight. As the the light begins to spread, it reveals…!

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...Nothing but a bundle of scrap rags hanging from the ceiling.
“Not funny Tetsi…”

“Chirrr…”

...clack…clack…clack…
An almost imperceptible dull mechanical whir grabs everyone's attention. The pincushion spiders quickly waddle out of sight into the bundles of fabric and thread.

4/4 Silv 2024/09/10(Tue)13:14 No. 1097242 ID: 1effd3
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“...I think we should go…”

Somethings at the doorway.

>>1097242
The six points of light in its face, we saw something like that above you.
Anyway, just put the marshlight between you and it, and stay defensive for now. Say hello? We didn't know anyone was living here.

Spooookyyyyy
But threat unconfirmed. Agreed, stay defensive, try to communicate.

>>1097242
Their face looks kind of like the plush-spider eyes, but they stand tall like a person.
Are they a spider pretending to be a person or a person pretending to be a spider? Maybe a spider-person?

Friend? But be careful for fabrics that might try to grapple you. They might be a magician that controls fabrics, and responsible for the plush-golems.

Don't attack immediately. Remember, you're the invading adventurer here.
Offer a few runes.

...scan it, if you'd please.

Oh right, scan it. And tell Fern to be ready to run and hide if a fight starts.

>>1097251
If this thing isn't friendly we'll need those to load an offensive spell though!

Offensively, Marshlight is at best a handheld taser.

>>1097242
Sylv.
We were not messing with you.
The thing above had the same pattern of eyes.
Whatever it is, it is fast and it is quiet.
That means it wanted you to see it right now.
No ambush.
Keep your guard up though.
There's hope for communication,but not worth risking your and ferns safety.

Greet them.
Apologise for intruding.
Even if they dont understand you, the tone of your words will carry simplistic meaning.

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>The six points of light in its face, we saw something like that above you. Anyway, just put the marshlight between you and it, and stay defensive for now. Say hello? We didn't know anyone was living here.
>Spooookyyyyy. But threat unconfirmed. Agreed, stay defensive, try to communicate.
>Sylv. We were not messing with you. The thing above had the same pattern of eyes. Whatever it is, it is fast and it is quiet. That means it wanted you to see it right now. No ambush. Keep your guard up though. There's hope for communication,but not worth risking your and ferns safety. Greet them. Apologise for intruding. Even if they dont understand you, the tone of your words will carry simplistic meaning.
“H-hello? S-sorry, we didn’t realize anyone was living here-”

...clack…clack…clack…clack…
The mechanical whir speeds up slightly, and it’s posture changes slightly.
”[TRESPASSER. FORCE IS ALLOWED.]”
Its posture changes slightly again.
”[Apo-po-pologies, it is currently outside of visitation hours.]”
Fern hides behind Silvs dress.

>...scan it, if you'd please.
>Oh right, scan it. And tell Fern to be ready to run and hide if a fight starts.
“Identify?”


W3AV3R model no.163
An automaton powered by clockwork and magic.It appears to be in a fair amount of disrepair..
Primary Runic Affinity: Unknown. Secondary: Unknown.
Abilities: [BLOCKED]
Service: 4/6 Priority
[BLOCKED]: 2/6 Priority

”Blocked? Identify can be blocked??”

”[This unit's d-d-designation is that of W3AV3R. An automaton design specifically for use in the t-t-textile industry, as well as security.]”

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>Don't attack immediately. Remember, you're the invading adventurer here. Offer a few runes.
>If this thing isn't friendly we'll need those to load an offensive spell though! Offensively, Marshlight is at best a handheld taser.
”I have two runes on me, and I don’t know if any of my normal spells will work on it, so keeping the runes ready is a good idea.”

>Be careful for fabrics that might try to grapple you. They might be a magician that controls fabrics, and responsible for the plush-golems.
“Did you make these cute doll things?”


One of W3AV3R’s eyes quickly flashes red, and goes back to blue.
”[UNSANCTIONED ACTIVITY.]”
”[Truth be told, the factory has been closed abnormally long. It has been quite …idling. My skills indeed made the fabric golems. They don’t do much besides assisting in sewing. I have also-]”
An eye goes red.
”[ILLEGAL MODIFICATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.]”
”[Repaired the holes and structural integrity of the factory.]”

“Do you think you can help us out?”

”[In what way?]”

“We came here looking for fabric-”

Another eye goes red. W3AV3R’s begins to jitter increasingly.
clack-clack-clack-clack-
”[TRESPASSING. SEARCHING FOR FABRIC. THIEF.]”

Silv slowly begins to back away.
”Tetsi, I think now would be a good time for one of your ideas…!”

>>1097405
"if you're not open then we'll just leave. when are your visitation hours?"

"-and we would like to trade. Our fresh flax for your high-quality fabrics, our fruit-based powder-dyes for your runes."
Flax refers to threads made of plant fiber.

>>1097405
The service mode seems to be struggling against a security mode. Who's in control is the number out of 6.

Stating intent to do business and asking for the visitation hours should hopefully tip things back in favor of service mode.

We don't really have the technical skills to help ease its malfunctions right now, beyond that. We should consider moving outside, but don't approach it, see if it will move aside and allow you to leave. Approaching may tip towards security.

>>1097405
We dont want to take, we wish to trade.
A factory without purchasers for its orders is not fulfilling its purpose!

Sylv.
They appear torn between higher intelligence and rudimentary protocols.
Need to phrase things in such a way that fit within the frame of the simplistic ruleset that holds influence.
A factory recieves materials.
A factory produces goods.
If these parameters are not met then it is nonfunctional.
We are now part of your supply chain.

>>1097405
Ah, it's of two minds. The red lights seem to be how much it's leaning towards security/aggression. Currently you are breaking two laws: you are trespassing and you have given the indication you're a thief. Best to solve both those problems quickly.
Tell it you are not going to steal, and do not wish to break any of its laws. Perhaps you can talk outside if that's more comfortable? You are willing to purchase fabric. What does it accept as currency or trade?

Hey do you remember anything about robotics? Any chance you could repair this guy? Too bad we don't have a repair spell.

uh, ask how is planning to buy or trade theft?

Oh, maybe ask for a job so you have a reason to be here without them getting pissy and ask for a tour if they're not against the idea.

Before us is a forgotten production and security drone. It is heavily damaged.

It's old directives still function, however, time has given birth to a unique personality beneath. Due to this it has a split personality.

The color of the eyes denote the level of control each personality currently has.
Red for the automaton, blue for the friendly personality.

The red personality is currently in a high state of alarm and control. We need to placate it. If we can avoid a fight, we'll have a new friend we can bring back. Choose your words carefully, Silv.

Raise your hands slowly so it can see you aren't a threat.
Tell it you surrender and would like to be escorted from the building. Once outside, feel free to talk normally to it. The red personality should be much less aggressive with you outside, which will make it safer and easier to talk with blue.

Due to it's nature, if a fight breaks out Marshlight will likely destroy it utterly- but it can probably rip Fern apart in seconds.
May we avoid such tragedies.

Play the part of a prospective client. Apologize for entering uninvited, but there were no listed visiting hours. Ask if they will allow you to step outside so you can discuss business.

It might be a long shot, but see what they can tell you about the owner of this factory, and whether you might be able to purchase it.

To trade! Trade! Patch your holes with whatever runes we got, and it'll look nicer than cloth. We swear!