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Encounter Conditions
Initial Text
You find someone wandering the maze. She's definitely here for the party, complete with spiky hair or maybe a wig and equally spiky foam polearm. The whole costume looks handmade, but whoever made it did a good job.
Summary of Choices
- Talk to her - information
- Talk costumes - information
- Follow her - gain 4 XP Perception, and with a spear weapon, 4 XP Will
- Rush her - fight Dragon Hunter
- Leave her be - walk away
Choice Text and Results
Talk to her
"I'm hunting dragons," she says in all possible seriousness. "Unfortunately I've yet to find them because of this accursed maze. I assure you, soon they will taste my steel," she shakes her foam weapon menacingly.
Talk costumes
She gives you an exaggerated sigh. "I'm trying to stay in character. People aren't too into it this year, but I know people really get into it sometimes at these parties."
"Ah well. I always wanted to be a Dragon Slayer when I grew up." You can hear the emphasis in her voice, as though saying the words seriously enough will make them real.
"Turns out they don't offer that major here, so now I just do cosplay."
Follow her
You follow her through the maze. She falls into the habit pretty quickly, motioning for you when she slips around corners.
She… seems to know the layout pretty well. You learn quite a bit about it just following her.
You've earned 4 XP in Perception
Or, with a spear weapon equipped
She motions for you to fall in line behind her. "Come, noble squire."
You're not entirely sure when you became her squire, even if it's a promotion or demotion, but she shows you the ropes, complaining theatrically that there aren't any dragons here. It's weird, but informative.
You've earned 4 XP in Perception
You've earned 4 XP in Will
Rush her
She seems surprised, but lowers her spear… thing into a solid stance. She's definitely practiced looking impressive with the spear, but you're about to find out if she's managed to make her foam weapon into something dangerous.
(Fight Dragon Hunter)
Leave her be
Yeah, she seems pretty wrapped up in her own world. You might as well leave her be.