Sure, it's allowed.

I'll use my attribute to read Pax's body language, anticipate his murderous intentions, tackle and restrain him. (Body + Attribute)

Or, Pax could not try to kill a victim of the big bad, and we could try something productive.

Given Pax's rather aggressive attitude thus far, I'm doubting we'll be able to talk him down like that easily any time soon.

Pax really need to reign back on the chaotic neutral.

I'm the only one accomplishing our major objectives, so clearly I'm Lawful Good and ya'll are Chaotic Evil.

In the world of Jackassterson, Yellow is Puce!

I'd position us at Neutral Good and you at Chaotic Good.

At best.

You can accomplish major goals and still be a crazy individual.

I seriously doubt Pax's good intentions. And I really don't see how he figures he is "the only one accomplishing our major objectives." Seeing as how our major objective is to recover the powers of reality. Which we don't know how to do. All you've managed to do is attack unprovoked, and now attempt to murder helpless victims.

"What the hell, hero?"

We have no way to know if we are accomplishing our goals, because we haven't been able to have a conversation with anyone. And now you want to kill the first person we have encountered in this world who is traditionally good? #### that. Lets free Mario and Luigi, see whats up with the hulking figure and the cage bird, and see if we can't get a little back story.

By the way, I think I've figured out where this storyline is going, but I'm not saying more, as it will inevitably change if I do. Hell, it's probably changed already just from what I've said.

CharlesX does some thinkin'.

"Hey, guys," he says. "These plumber types look like they're hypnotized the same way that Goomba was way back at the beginning, and talking to it didn't help...now, defeating them in combat MAY snap 'em out of it, but they look like their Body attribute's pretty high from years of fighting Koopas. We might want to find out what's controlling them and knock it out of commission.

Oh, and if someone can figure out a way up there, we may want to help who's captured in that cage."

With that, Pax bellows a warcry and charges straight at the red clad plumber, whilst JK sidles up to greenie.

"Your hypnosis makes absolutely no sense," says JK. "Given that hypnosis is a state of wakeful state of focused attention with decreased peripheral awareness and greater levels of suggestibility,"

"I'ma Luigi!"

"Yes, you're Luigi. As I was saying, and that one cannot truly be hypnotized to do something they're diametrically opposed to..."

"I'ma gonna kick you in the shins!"

"Instead of doing that, why don't you attack Mario? He'd garnered more of the praise, more of the accodales, is more worthy of attack..."

"You make a good-a point-a. Mario is a glory hogga. (Woohoo!) Excepta for onna thing."

"And what's that?"

"I'ma hypnotized!" shouts Luigi gleefully as he kicks JK in the shins, ignoring all logic and science in favor of petulance.

Pax charges straight at Mario. "DUBBA BUBBA DROPKICK!" he yells.

Boing! Mario jumps and Pax hurtles beyond where the spritely plumber once stood. Pax is saved from either a brisk burning or a trip into a pit by Boy Bunder's tackle.

Space Jawa is looking after the welfare of Mario and Luigi. Which, given that Mario and Luigi are doing pretty well right now, is a pretty easy job.

Wade points his minions towards the cage.

"For kommunism!" he cries.

But none of his minions can fly!


And the figure in the shadows chuckles...


Boy Blunder and Space Jawa get an XP. (I'll give SJ a point for "ensuring that neither Mario or Luigi die if they are defeated" because, well, neither of them died...in the future, though, I'll allow conditional actions like that but only give the XP if the condition is met and the player ends up having to do something)

Geez, why am I the only one who does the thinking around here???

If I plant the bean, do I need to water it in order to grow a beanstalk that will reach the cage? If I need to water it and there is no water around here, can I pee on it? Thanks.

It's a magic bean. If you can think of any other stories where magic beans were used, it's probably about the same process.

And yes, you can pee on it. If you really, really want to.

Well, I plant the bean in the ground. I look around for water. If I don't find any water, I will pee on it so that it may grow into a beanstalk and allow us to get to the cage.

What kind of roll do I need to make?

Let's go with Body. For the planting and the...watering...

Body roll.

2d6 = 10. Woo hoo!!

Rats. I was hoping you'd crit miss.

No way, dude! I pee like a champion - no splashing my shoes or nuthin'!]



Let's see if this will help get up to the cage and save the poor chappie!