Chapter 3: The Cold Wind Blows

After defeating Nuz's Humonculus, you are still facing a couple of problems, the first being the cold wind blows that takes away squishies! The second being how to power the incubator so that you can keep the squishy eggs warm. You got to think, think, think! Time for a spark of inspiration!

You feel victorious from defeating Nuz's Humonculus. You want to take a break, but Nuz comes over quickly and tells the adventurers that he'll keep the eggs warm while you go exploring.

When the robot sentry destroyed the rock wall, the wind seems to be more and more turbulent. The wind is coming from above, but first, time to defeat some baddies!

A giant tornado!!!

Whoa!

(In the voice of Volvulus) "What are you doing here? Are you here to take my treasures!? Or are you here to feed me squishies!?!?"

Have Volvulus Tornado spin, when it spins, switch back to The Mountain Pass and remove the bottom boulders from the map. The adventurers should travel here in Chapter 4.

The adventurers test strength to hang onto the pegs

• 1 is rolled: Epic Failure: You make a feeble attempt to hang onto the peg, you attempt to grab it, hit your head, and then get sucked into Volvulus, hitting a sword and rocks. Lose down to 1 health.

• 2 is rolled: Failure: You manage to hold on tightly, but not tight enough, eventually, you run out of strength, and get sucked into Volvulus. Lose 2 health.

• 3 to 4 is rolled: Success: With glue on your hands, you manage to hold on for your dear life and not get sucked in.

• 5 or 6 is rolled: Epic Success: Your hands hold the peg tightly. The peg shakes and drops a healing potion (or essence of life, or some gold).

Volvulus explodes and disappears without a trace like the wind. There is no more sign of Volvulus, just the wake from its disaster.

The air now is still, and the atmosphere is quiet. Is this a good thing? Maybe.

In the debris, you find a sparking object that continuously sparks and flashes. This can potentially power the incubator this is the essence of thundercloud!

Not only this, but amongst the debris, you also find some relics which will aid you on your journey! You gain the following relics:

Ranger:

• Phase Cloak – roll D4 every time you get attacked, if you roll 4, the attack deals you no damage!

Warrior:

• Critical Ring: Everytime you attack, D4, if you roll 4, attack does double.

Wizard:

• Boom-mallow Ring: Once per map, move to anywhere on the map, immediately deal 3 damage to adjacent enemies.

Back at camp, you place the essence of thundercloud in the incubator, it requires some delicate handling.

The adventurers test dexterity to put the essence of thundercloud in the incubator. The ranger tests with a D6, all others test with a D4.

• 1 or 2 is rolled: Epic Failure: Zap! The spark backfires and hits you. Your hair catches on fire! Lose 1 health. Perhaps next time if you need a haircut, have someone cut your hair instead?

• 3 is rolled: Failed: Buzztttt! The incubator hisses but doesn’t start up.

• 4 or more is rolled: Success! Zap!

  1. On the first critical hit: The incubator whirls up, you feel the warmth coming from it, and then shuts down. Perhaps it needs another zap.

  2. The incubator whirls up! Hmmm hmmmm, it seems to be up! Nuz gets off the eggs, and you feel that it's nice and warm. You place the eggs inside the incubator.