Climb The Tower

You've come a long way, but you can't stop now. Sanguis Tower looms ahead of you, you know what you need to do.

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HOW IS OUR HERO EQUIPPED?
What kind of weapon do they wield, or do they wield a weapon at all? Are they perhaps a magic user of some kind, and if so what kind of magic do they use? What other useful items might they be bringing with them on this perilous journey?

They wield small, easily-concealed, easily-thrown knives.

They can use blood magic, though their focus is more on small-scale Internal blood magic (to improve their stamina or the like) rather than the more popularised ritual-scale External blood magic.

They didn't have as much prep time as they would've liked, so they've got a a map, containers for water, and their Bag of Tricks, and that's about it.

You're armed with a small lute.
You're a lover not a fighter.

For weapons, you have your wit and some evasive maneuvers.

You don't have magic yourself but you got this nifty wand that creates water out of thin air. Really cuts down on the weight you have to lug around.

You also brought these little suction cup gloves for climbing straight up walls like a gecko.

They brought a flute that does not tame mice, but summons some to their location to aggress them.

They're just here to serve the tenant a notice of eviction. Why would they need any weapons for that?

They have the ever-essential Bag of Holding Lv.3, and a pointy stick as a weapon. In the bag are all sorts of potions and splash potions that have neat effects, but were a pain in the ass to get, so think carefully.

they remembered to bring all the essential mountain-climbing gear. also a minigun

They have no weapon. Weapons are the last resort of the incompetent, as far as they are concerned.

they have a block of wood that has the word 'GUN' scrawled on it

They can use blood magic, though their focus is more on small-scale Internal blood magic (to improve their stamina or the like) rather than the more popularised ritual-scale External blood magic.

I second this motion, because of all the evil assassin-things that can be done with it (burst a blood vessel in your target's brain, for instance).

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They wield small, easily-concealed, easily-thrown knives.

They can use blood magic, though their focus is more on small-scale Internal blood magic (to improve their stamina or the like) rather than the more popularised ritual-scale External blood magic.

In the bag are all sorts of potions and splash potions that have neat effects, but were a pain in the ass to get, so think carefully.

For weapons, you have your wit and some evasive maneuvers.

You also carry a rope with a hook on the end, for climbing, along with a few potions! Granted, you don't know what they do, but the salesman said they were great! Totally worth wasting all that cash.

> Go to the tower; you can't climb it from here.

You pick your way down the cliffside, across the waste and towards the tower.

In your backpack you have vital supplies: a grapple and rope, a small pile of potions, a flask of water and a few throwing knives. They're effective when used from a distance but up close they don't slice as well as a normal knife would, and if anything gets close enough that that becomes an option generally you wanna get out of there.

The potions have been mounting up since you learned to use blood magic, and you're not sure what many of these actually do. You could let them go if it became a necessity.



You press on to the foot of the tower. Someone's set up a stall here? It looks pretty recent too. You guess you're not the only person in this dead town after all.

Throw knife

Check stall for loot to take.

> Say hello to the inevitably hilarious shopkeeper.

Dismantle stall for poles and other tools to help with climbing.

Look behind the hanging that hasn't been torn down for hidden writing.

Knock