Just a Passing Assassin...

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 Spiral: Pick something interesting, I’m down.



Cabinetta: That’s so broad, there's a lot of things I think are interesting..

Spiral: Hmm well...

You think back to the types of games you played in life.

Spiral: Maybe something story rich with fancy long combo moves and buck-wild character designs?

Cabinetta: Well… there’s certainly something.

Cabinetta: My assistant makes fun of me for a game I’ve been quite fond of lately but…



Cabinetta: I do have something. It’s only designed for one person to play at a time though…



Steady: Wouldn’t mind watching for a bit while we talk personally.

Cabinetta: Mm, and we can take turns. I should start a new file I think, otherwise you’d be missing a lot of context.

Spiral: Sounds good honestly.

Cabinetta: Follow me then…



Fiddle: What of me?

Cabinetta: Ah, right! My assistant shall be here for you shortly, hope you do not mind waiting.

Fiddle: Not in a rush for anything no..

Cabinetta: They’ll be here anytime now to check up on your friend, we’ve been doing our best to take care of them.

Fiddle: Mm.. Thank you.

Fiddle: All of you have fun for now, and catch me up on any details before bed.

Steady: Easy.

Spiral: Mm.

Cabinetta: Absolutely, I do hope your evening research goes well…

You give the construct a little wave as the spider leads you around the castle.

Admittedly you’re a bit overwhelmed. It's massive and maze-like and you swear you've seen the same vase several times now

Eventually you come across a cozy room with a television setup and shelves filled with media. Films, books, and unsurprisingly games both of the analog and digital variety. She walks up ahead to fiddle with the fireplace, setting it up with little effort.



Cabinetta: Get comfortable.

There’s a couch and a number of large comfortable looking chairs around the television setup.

Steady immediately dives onto one of the big chairs. She looks very smug about it.

You go for the couch yourself, leaving room just in case.

Cabinetta goes for the shelf and pulls out a box, one that she opens up to reveal a disc.



Cabinetta: Games such as these are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine… people are always so thrown off when they find out…

Steady: It’s all cool, sometimes you gotta have fun.

Cabinetta: Mm.. Still, people assume that because I live in an old timey castle I’m a fossil who’d be frightened by a lightbulb.. And while it’s true my kind is quite long lived, I’m far from being an ancient hermit.

She puts in the disc and boots up the game. A series of logos load up.

She sits herself next to you on the couch, getting comfortable.

She speeds through the starting menu, you barely register anything. She’s clearly played this a few times by now, you’re able to catch that she has a long list of saves.

Steady: Feel like I’ve seen something like this before.

Cabinetta: Have you? I mean I suppose it’s pretty popular, certainly has a fanbase across a large number of regions.

Steady: Yeah.

The first screen after the menu boots.



The game text pops up. It’s a little cryptic, accompanied by incredibly ominous music.

A youth descends onto a stained glass floor at the bottom of the ocean.

"A long way to travel for a lonely grave, one that’ll be unmarked.

But it’s not your time yet, you’ve a certain luck on your side.

Regardless, it’s not much without the power to protect yourself…

Perhaps you carry that in you…"


Three pillars pop up, on top a tool on each of them.


"To gain is to lose. Pick one and forfeit another. "


The first item pops up.

A large sword.



THE POWER OF “THE EXECUTIONER”.

THE NOBLE BLADE OF THE OPPRESSED

ASPECT OF THE BODY, THE ABILITY TO DEFEAT ALL

A PATH OF HIGH, A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION.

YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A TRUE HERO

YOU WILL BE FEARED AND DESPISED LONG AFTER YOU’RE GONE.



The second item, a staff.

THE POWER OF “THE MYSTIC”

THE HOLY ROD OF THE FALLEN

ASPECT OF THE MIND, THE ABILITY TO SEE ALL

A PATH OF DIVINITY, A TRAIL OF FATE

YOUR WORK WILL SAVE MANY LONG AFTER YOU’RE GONE

YOU WILL UNLEASH INCOMPREHENSIBLE HORRORS ON THE WORLD.


Finally, a axe.



THE POWER OF “THE CHAMPION"

THE LOYAL GUARDIAN OF THE WEAK

ASPECT OF THE SOUL, THE ABILITY TO PROTECT ALL

A PATH OF MOST SUFFERING, A TRAIL OF SACRIFICE

YOU WILL BE SURROUNDED BY THOSE WHO LOVE YOU TO THE VERY END

YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO THE VERY END.

Cabinetta: Done this plenty of times, would the two of you like to pick?



Steady: Maybe, seems tricky. What does it do?

Cabinetta: Pick a power you want, and one to give up. It’ll impact playstyle a good amount.



Steady: Hmm… I dunno. They all sound kind of scary. Spiral?