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Encounter Conditions
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Turning this way and that, exploring various corners of the room, you find your reflection near a leafy tree dotted with fruit… apples, if you don't miss your bet.
(If you carved in your name):
A large '<Letter>' is carved into the tree, like you're Zorro… but, well, <Letter>orro. (Letter = first character of your character's nick)
(If you carved in your name which starts with the letter Z)
A large 'Z' is carved into the tree, but it's not Zorro's 'Z'. It's totally your 'Z'.
Summary of Choices
- Go for the apples - (apple - if a snake crashed in beforehand and no apple collected yet)
- Rest in the shade - (healing. Perception XP w/out initials or Will XP w/)
- Carve your initials into the tree - (Does that, adds text)
- Apply some tendril ointment - (removes your initial; only available if tree is "initialised")
- Leave the tree - (just that)
Choice Text and Results
Go for the apples
(If no snake recently crashed in and shook down some apples:)
You peer around your reflection, trying to pick out the apples among the foliage. You find a few, but "climbing" your reflection up into the tree… suffice it to say it's an interesting enterprise in furniture rearrangement and out-of-the-box thinking, but you doubt it'll do the trick.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
(If a snake just shook down some apples. Apples must be picked up on the same day they are shaken down:)
You peer around your reflection, trying to pick out the apples among the foliage. There are a few that look like you might be able to climb to, but at least one that's just fallen to the ground. Bonus!
You reach for it and the shard of mirror breaks off in your hand. Uhhhh, hopefully that's a good thing.
Well, the shard keeps reflecting the apple, despite there not being one sitting around… so at least it's a weird thing if not a good one.
You found: reflected apple
Rest in the shade
(Without initials:)
You kick back and rest in the tree's shade. Well, your reflection rests in the tree's shade, you're just lying on your floor.
It does seem more comfortable than usual somehow, though. The shifting specks of light filtering through the leaves don't hurt either, providing nature's own light show for you to watch as you rest.
You regain 39 hit points!
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
All energy of Serpent Venom removed
(With initials:)
You kick back and rest in your tree's shade. Well, your reflection rests in the tree's shade, you're just lying on your floor.
It does seem more comfortable than usual somehow, though. This tree? Definitely better than everyone else's trees… if they even have trees.
You regain 35-40 hit points!
You've earned 2 XP in Will
All energy of Serpent Venom removed
Carve your initials into the tree
It takes a bit of practice, with your reflection moving this way and that to pick up a sharp rock, but you get back to the tree and carve your initials into it.
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
Apply some tendril ointment
You open up your jar of ointment and try to apply it to the tree where you carved your initials. You can't apply it to the mirror, really, but you manage to maneuver your reflection to apply it to the tree.
You manage it after a few tries, but you end up with ointment smeared all over your walls. Your effort is rewarded a moment later, though, with the tree's scars healing.
Man, this stuff works on everything.
Leave the tree
You turn your back on the mirror for a moment, ignoring the reflections.
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