The tales of King Arthur’s brave knights


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Sir Kegstand has faded into the long dark after getting lost in the fog while gathering cattails. It is undetermined if the cause was fatigue, cold, or hunger.D4DFE78C-76D0-46B8-A614-82D4DED6DB2E.thumb.jpeg.be39a9d8a93ece5b1929d4d40d361c6f.jpeg5B3C42E4-63E4-4F6B-AE15-42385E853CAF.thumb.jpeg.a9565f9ebc474e4955907516fb71c03c.jpeg8978BEC5-FFFF-43A0-B798-9A71C47726F1.thumb.jpeg.ab017fb6bcde1b84379e46d0aec798e8.jpeg6EE305CA-8761-480E-A3D9-005A13292D44.thumb.jpeg.12d5e5fe3bb8514b9f0dcd546609b7c6.jpegDDCB537A-74D5-4CAC-96EB-2779F70AE518.thumb.jpeg.4c00b44d0ec1cb98fd1ba4b06472c1f4.jpegHowever, those three short days in the ‘Keg were among the most satisfying days I have ever had the joy to experience in The Long Dark.

Sir Kay of the Round/Cold Table started a new Interloper run late last night. By chance, he was dropped in the ‘Keg, in the same location as Sir Kegstand. Let’s see if he can do better!

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Just now, conanjaguar said:

In the ‘Keg? On ‘Loper? I doubt it, unless RNG is very kind to Kay, allowing a Heavy Hammer and Hacksaw to spawn. It’s not impossible but it would be VERY rare.

How about wolf butt?  If you don't find the tools of course. 

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2 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

Well I'm hoping you find something to at least defend yourself with..  ! 

Go get 'em😁

A little nonsense phrase I came up with a few years ago... still in my keyboard shortcuts! It is triggered by typing “hi”.

...and forthwith, the brave Sir Lancelot drew his trusty sword from his scabbard of black leather, and smote thrice fiercely at the dragon, hissing fire, and its blood poured in copious quantities, and it slashed back, tearing rents in his chainmail, wrecking his silken surcoat, so sir Lancelot redoubled his efforts&the dragon fell dead at long last, and he was paraded through the streets of Camelot in such fashion that befitted a knight of his class, and King Arthur gave him such lavish gifts that Lancelot’s horse’s back broke under the burden of gold and bountiful jewels, of such quality that they struck blind anyone who gazed at them unless it was nighttime. 

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6 hours ago, Drifter Man said:

Interesting things happening in your brain :) However, kicking bear butts in TLD is generally inadvisable.

Anyway, the knight is dead. Long live the knight!

Sir Kay will begin his adventures today. And he will stay away from the bears, regardless of how cuddly they look.

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So... erm... I’m rather ashamed now. Sir Kay had a series of nightmares. In the first, he got lost at night (still day 1) in the ‘Keg, and was jump scared and eaten by a wolf. Then, he dreamed that THE BROTHER kept calling him to Blackrock and HRV, forcing him to jump off cliffs and suicidally charge wolves. 

Then... he woke up, back where he originally started. He will conquer the ‘Keg... for real this time.

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Just now, conanjaguar said:

So... erm... I’m rather ashamed now. Sir Kay had a series of nightmares. In the first, he got lost at night (still day 1) in the ‘Keg, and was jump scared and eaten by a wolf. Then, he dreamed that THE BROTHER kept calling him to Blackrock and HRV, forcing him to jump off cliffs and suicidally charge wolves. 

Then... he woke up, back where he originally started. He will conquer the ‘Keg... for real this time.

No need for shame. Forlorn is a hard place on its own,on interloper it's a lot worse.  Lots of people die several times on loper early on. It's just a matter of perseverance and luck.   Show em what you're made of👍🙂 

 

 

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13 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

No need for shame. Forlorn is a hard place on its own,on interloper it's a lot worse.  Lots of people die several times on loper early on. It's just a matter of perseverance and luck.   Show em what you're made of👍🙂 

 

 

Thanks for the motivation! That, combined with whipping my siblings in a match of classic multiplayer Half-Life, should get me sufficiently pumped up.

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THE TALE OF SIR KAY:

DAY 1: Sir Kay had a terrible nightmare. He dreamt that, he had completely forgotten where the Spence place was, and so circumnavigated much of the perimeter of the region, before:928B7FE2-3C43-4E5C-BFC7-220DD3C3D15B.thumb.jpeg.8ee48ded1eda4c2f807e3fc9f6ae0f8f.jpegC87EF1C4-0B29-4730-AA88-0101C51A72C6.thumb.jpeg.edef11a0d4f949cfd1ea8d1f46143f78.jpeg7BB4A708-5C53-48D2-9E26-BAB88AAB4E56.thumb.jpeg.e7cae32b86e0f1a5920a1a70113a9889.jpegCDFCFC33-2F95-4A7D-AB59-E53BA92095FF.thumb.jpeg.78b5814bf61955dbea539d61f0dc41ef.jpeg3B64503C-9543-45B9-A5B3-96C57C33EA63.thumb.jpeg.240016d6d06f5bf869d2271b32b4236a.jpegD9DCABEB-89CF-47E6-8FCC-9DD1472BDB89.thumb.jpeg.9a99883e6f69473d8619209583b51eb3.jpeg

After waking up from this terrible dream, I am seriously considering trying this on Stalker. But... there is no shame in that... right?

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Just now, conanjaguar said:

THE TALE OF SIR KAY:

DAY 1: Sir Kay had a terrible nightmare. He dreamt that, he had completely forgotten where the Spence place was, and so circumnavigated much of the perimeter of the region, before:928B7FE2-3C43-4E5C-BFC7-220DD3C3D15B.thumb.jpeg.8ee48ded1eda4c2f807e3fc9f6ae0f8f.jpegC87EF1C4-0B29-4730-AA88-0101C51A72C6.thumb.jpeg.edef11a0d4f949cfd1ea8d1f46143f78.jpeg7BB4A708-5C53-48D2-9E26-BAB88AAB4E56.thumb.jpeg.e7cae32b86e0f1a5920a1a70113a9889.jpegCDFCFC33-2F95-4A7D-AB59-E53BA92095FF.thumb.jpeg.78b5814bf61955dbea539d61f0dc41ef.jpeg3B64503C-9543-45B9-A5B3-96C57C33EA63.thumb.jpeg.240016d6d06f5bf869d2271b32b4236a.jpegD9DCABEB-89CF-47E6-8FCC-9DD1472BDB89.thumb.jpeg.9a99883e6f69473d8619209583b51eb3.jpeg

After waking up from this terrible dream, I am seriously considering trying this on Stalker. But... there is no shame in that... right?

No shame whatsoever.  

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THE TALE OF SIR KAY: This time around on the Kegstand, Sir Kay is on Stalker... with a twist. This is a slightly toned-down version of @Gun Tech.’s Neo-Native challenge:
The rules: One feat (Free Runner). Using the hacksaw and hammer for breaking stuff is allowed, and the improvised hat and hand wrap are allowed. No other clothes or items are allowed except for what I craft (matches are obviously allowed), and canned food is ok, as is reclaimed wood. Sadly, the rifle and revolver are off limits. These restrictions will be lifted after day 50, when I will be allowed to leave the ‘Keg. Let’s begin!

 

DAY 1: Sir Kay awoke in the ‘Keg, dropped in some field of stumps by a shortwave tower. Now suddenly recovering from his amnesia/nightmares and gathering his bearings, Kay made a beeline for the Spence Homestead, having to avoid some rather unsavory company the whole way:909C3B5F-3B16-4606-9F52-05E7D757BFF2.thumb.jpeg.d9453374fb1517f48d7bfabb3bf37163.jpegI think I’ll call them Moony and Swoony.
Upon arrival, Kay stoked up the forge (after FIVE tries) and commenced breaking stuff, as well as reading the note:4A1E8C65-49D3-4039-951F-CD9958E84501.thumb.jpeg.d164002ec9a94de40943b2655fef3c8b.jpeg
”Do you see the stars? Do you see that you are there? It’s a fault of the mind to perceive separation. The same fault creates time. Look around, observe. Your father was trying to preserve what we have. The boxes hold the seeds of the universe. (hm.) Breathe deep and persist. Fix that goal in your mind. Concentrate on a single flower. You’ll feel that warmth on your cheeks again. This is just a signal from beyond. (eerie, now that I think about it) It’s just a passing cloud from another world. The songs of birds will fill pink skies. Remember, the weakest light breaks the deepest darkness.”
Contributed by Backer #4783.

After reading this moving poetic note (who has time to wax poetic in the apocalypse, anyway?), Kay then went in the crate room (for want of a better name), and was pleasantly surprised by no fewer than FIVE cans of dog food.098EBECA-0DAA-474B-86D3-EFFF85A797B2.thumb.jpeg.987a1f278bb7c8c3c28aef9e54df2a07.jpegAs a pea-soup fog was rolling in, Sir Kay killed some time doing a more thorough search. The final tally was a pair of Ragged Mukluks, a pair of New Combat Boots, a Decent Simple Parka, a New Hoodie, the dog food, a sewing kit, and some matches. As night was now approaching, Kay went out and broke enough scrub bushes to sleep the whole night, in between sessions of boiling water, and admiring the starry sky after the fog went away.02D3D12A-9185-41A1-9D4D-EC60C3B9815D.thumb.jpeg.face6f4e2e9195ffafe820eb4e539586.jpeg

 

DAY 2: Today, while pulling torches from the furnace, Sir Kay decided to go up to the broken Shortwave Tower (torch walking of course). While there was nothing at the tower itself, he did manage to find a lot of sticks and enough Reishi Mushrooms to make eleven cups of tea.622C65DB-DE6E-410D-83BD-017E39E02D69.thumb.jpeg.c2e8dbd3c7ccc4de187eabc61e2b064e.jpegAs there was still lots of time in the day, Sir Kay went out to one of the broken bunkhouses, finding some coal, a hacksaw and (MUST... RESIST... TEMPTATION!!!) a thick wool sweater, and taking note of a ravaged deer carcass. Kay then went back to the Homestead, finding the heavy hammer laying in the snow! So, this came about...4926A802-EC13-4BE7-A52F-ADD7572C3038.thumb.jpeg.15940fd0698e1884bb5e8dd6c7a5274a.jpegArmed with his new toy, Sir Kay went out and harvested a whole kilo off that deer, along with the guts and hide. After returning to the Homeland, Kay passed time by smashing boxes to tiny pieces with the heavy hammer, and then went to bed.

RUMINATIONS: It has been three real life days since I have survived long enough to ruminate! Tomorrow, Kay will go and harvest cattails, and then he can begin the murder of the saplings. Who knows, maybe he will live long enough to make a bow, and then begin the murder of animals, to make clothing from. I feel confident of Sir Kay’s chances.

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DAY 3: Sir Kay slept in today, as he was thoroughly exhausted from his earlier misadventures. He had his heart set on those three limbs that were very near the Homestead, and so set about collecting enough firewood to harvest them. However, even with a piece of coal, the fire’s warmth only reached two of the limbs. Still, the net gain was five extra hours of burn time. 
After harvesting these limbs and picking the nearby mushrooms, Kay went back into the homestead, intent on breaking stuff. And, it turns out that the note left behind was right was right; the boxes do indeed contain the seeds of the universe:23B6BED3-908E-4945-995C-2D1E94A72E74.thumb.jpeg.08407cc441cdb8abfb789728c31a1061.jpeg

After this smashfest, Kay turned in, waking up to find the sky on fire. E6C0C58F-88FF-4BB8-9E9A-84CB54FA45B3.thumb.jpeg.bb05c4194706db2edb71add0060b4822.jpegView through the roof
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Not exactly ideal conditions for gathering firewood, and yet he did manage to break enough shrubs and branches to sleep the remainder of the night, with some left over.

DAY 4: Sir Kay awoke fairly early, and made plans for the day while sipping (and preparing lots of) hot Reishi tea, and, of course, taking torches from the forge. After gulping two cups of the refreshing warm beverage, he decided to head out to the Poacher’s Camp. The weather was fairly good, and the wolves were not much of a problem (Sir Kay even managed to pick rose hips under one’s nose!), but... I misjudged, taking only three torches for what should have been a five-torch trip. And, there was no flare there. ARGH! After using another match to get the fire barrel going, I made a shocking discovery whilst going through Kays’ inventory: the total yield of firestarting materials is six matches and a 17% Firestriker. As the fire barrel was burning low, Sir Kay heated up two cups of tea and went to chop the big (five pieces) cedar log right outside the doorBAE301EB-4A4A-4A2B-961F-B65C5EE2510C.thumb.jpeg.25c811c84c30d6875281fe198f3ed1a1.jpegKudos to THE BROTHER for this terribly low quality picture,
getting the job done just as hypothermia risk announced itself, and getting enough firewood to last the remainder of the night. As Sir Kay drifts off to sleep, I drift off to ruminate.

RUMINATIONS: While Sir Kay is hanging on at the moment, all that will change when the matches run out. I think this would be a good time to start up an “everflame”, with fires and  torches galore, in the spirit of all true torchbearers. While we’re doing that, I think Kay will head over to the various blinds, operating from the Poacher’s camp for the next few days, while picking every cattail he comes across.

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I promised, and now I deliver.

DAY 5: After a pretty unrefreshing sleep, Kay awoke to a bright, clear morning. While pulling torches from the fire barrel, he decided to go over to one of the radio towers, visible on a clear. However, he stopped about a third of the way there to break shrub bushes to make a fire from which to pull more torches, and while he did this, a fog rolled in over the ‘Keg.
However, the fog was not that heavy, and Kay was able to torch-walk his way to the Hat Creek Waterfall Cave, noting a disappointing lack of cattails. As he went in, Kay was able to explore almost the entirety of the cave, finding, in various locations, a grape soda, a rope, a pack of jerky, over ten pieces of coal, and the ravaged deer carcass. DE721DB7-DB14-43BE-A81D-44724BD848CF.thumb.jpeg.f1ebe80bbc717335048f8147db2ff1c4.jpegThe deer had nearly two kilos of meat on it, and a half-starved Kay eagerly cooked and devoured it, going to explore while it was cooking. He found... this!2F88340A-F24A-4687-9615-BDC565E89420.thumb.jpeg.d25eda20d8f1a8b6d921948b228eb3ba.jpeg
And even with ten more bullets! The temptation here was very great indeed, but I resisted. It was taken into the overflowing backpack, but I swore to not use it until Day 51, at the very least.
After cutting up enough fuel to last all night, Sir Kay harvested the spare bedroll, paused to admire the dust motes,042DC597-FED5-46B5-9D49-26A3A98FD1DE.thumb.jpeg.331b144e7fdbb8d2a582d7c7e8bf5c36.jpeg and slept for ten hours.

RUMINATIONS: Well, today was the day of temptation. I think that Kay will go and check out the corpse that I noticed on the way up to the cave, and then break all the boxes at the shortwave tower. From there, I guess we will go on a stick crusade, and try to find the High Blind.

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