World of Wuxia

[Grandkhan]

Option 1 for Wei Shen; infiltrate, then murder the lot of them.

 

[christos200]

Update 6:​

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Wei Shen​

Wei Shen and Lo Wei were overlooking the Qing military base, taking cover behind some trees. Although Wei Shen was a Qing Imperial Guard, in order to gain the trust of the rebels and learn more about them, he had to steal supplies from the Qing military base. The base was fortified with two walls, both wooden and manned by quite a lot of Qing soldiers.

"I will make a distraction and you should sneak into the base.", Lo Wei said and Wei Shen agreed, even though the plan was risky: the Qing soldiers did not know that he was an undercover agent and if he sneaked into the base, they would try to kill him as if he was a real rebel.

Lo Wei charged forward, shouting: "Long live the Ming! Death to the Manchus!!"

The Imperial Guards were surprised to see a lone rebel attacking the heavily fortified base but they charged forward to capture him. As they were running towards him, Lo Wei stopped the attack and retreated back into the forest, the Qing soldiers following shortly behind.

With most of the soldiers following Lo Wei into the woods, Wei Shen could sneak into the base. He quietly and stealthily walked into the base (Stealth successful). When he was inside the base, he headed for the supply depot to steal supplies. There he found tens of carts full of supplies. He would steal one of them and would set on fire the rest. He grabbed two stones from the ground and caused a fire to ignite, which engulfed the carts.

Wei Shen then charged out of the base, trying to be as fast as possible while pulling one of the carts. Suddenly, three soldiers appeared before him. One of them shouted, "He is a rebel! Attack him!"

Wei Shen pushed the cart forward, hitting with it the three soldiers (Attack successful). The impact of the cart was so powerful that the three soldiers were pushed back and fell on the ground. Before they could get up, Wei Shen and the cart were already away (Speed successful).

With the cart with him and the base in flames, Wei Shen returned back to the rebel military base where he got a hero's welcome.

"You are a fantastic fighter!", an excited Master Mai said. "I have good news for you. The Overseer is in a nearby village and since you are such a great fighter, I have decided to take you with me to meet him. He will surely promote you."

Option 1: Sneak out of the rebel military base and report to the nearest Qing officer the location of the Overseer, so that he would be ambushed by Imperials when you meet.
Option 2: Go to the meeting alone. If you sneak out, you may be discovered. You are so close to discovering the Overseer and you cannot blew this chance.

Stats changes: + 2 Attack, + 3 Stealth, + 1 Speed

Chen "Lanzui" Zheng​

A cold breeze cooled Chen Zheng. He was standing firm among the peach blossom trees. He tried to be calm and serene.

"Close your eyes.", the Old Beggar said. "Clear your mind of all thoughts. Calm yourself. Hear the sound of the birds chirping and of the wind."

"I though that you would teach me martial arts, not meditation.", Chen Zheng commented.

The Old Beggar laughed. Chen Zheng could not help but ask him, "Why are you laughing?"

"It's because you remind me of myself when I was young. I too was impatient and always preferred action. But don't worry, all young people are impatient."

Chen Zheng closed his eyes and cleared his mind of all thoughts. For five days, all Chen Zheng was doing was to clear his mind and be calm and serene. The sixth day, the Old Beggar said to him, "Calm yourself, close your eyes, feel your surroundings."

Chen Zheng did as the Old Beggar had instructed him to do.

“Use your palms to attack the peach blossom trees!” the Old Beggar ordered and Chen Zheng followed his instructions. His palms lashed out simultaneously with the force of an avalanche, splintering the trunks of two peach trees by the side of the path. The sky was briefly obscured by a shower of peach blossoms fluttering to the ground.

"Good. You have learned the ‘Dragon Palms’.", the Old Beggar commented. "That is a first step. I will teach you more when we have killed Governor Guo Jing."

The two heroes traveled to Jinan, the great capital of Shandong. As they were walking into the city, they saw some posters on the city's walls. They approached one of them and read it: Governor Guo Jing promised a great reward for martial artists who would agree to join him, although he did not state why exactly he needed them.

"This may be the chance we are looking for.", the Old Beggar said.

Option 1: Pretend to join Guo Jing. This way, it will be easier for you to kill him.
Option 2: It is too risky. Try to find an other way to assassinate him.

Stats changes: + 4 Attack, + 3 Defense

Leifang Tzu​

After assassinating Yang Kang, Leifang Tzu and Duan Yu headed to the Wudang Mountains to escape from the Imperial Guards. The way up to the Wudang Mountains was a difficult path to take. The cold wind, the icy roads and the heavy snowing made the journey upwards a risky and challenging task. The Wudang Mountains were home to a series of Taoist Temples. The two young heroes decided to seek refuge in one of them.

Duan Yu knocked the door of one of the Taoist Temples. An old Taoist monk opened the door and politely said, "Welcome visitors, please come inside."

"We wish to stay here for a few days.", Leifang Tzu said.

"I already know of this.", the old man replied. "I have been meditating the past few weeks in an icy cave and during that time I was able to foresee everything. I was waiting for you."

He then led them to their rooms. "Here you will stay. If you need anything, my name is Master Jianwei. Just call me."

As soon as the Master left, Duan Yu wondered, "What did he foresee? Is he crazy or is he truly able to tell the future?"

"Don't know, but we should be able to avoid Imperials in this place.", Leifang Tzu said.

The two young people stayed there for a few days. On the seventh day, they heard some weird noises and screaming and woke up, despite the fact that it was early in the morning. "What is that noise?", a terrified Duan Yu asked.

"Don't know.", Leifang Tzu replied. "Let's go and see."

What they saw was a young man with long black hair, a handsome face and wearing a full golden armor leading Qing troops into the Temple. Meeting him were Master Jianwei along with a few other Taoist elders and more than a few Taoist students.

"Lord Tsao, I have been waiting for you.", Master Jianwei said.

"How so?", the young man named Tsao wondered.

"I had foreseen during my meditation that a great disaster would befall this Ancient Temple and destroy it. So, I expected that the Imperials would soon come into this place."

"You can avoid this disaster if you give up the two rebels."

Master Jianwei laughed. "No. Those two have a different destiny from this Temple. They will not be destroyed."

"So be it! Men, attack!"

The Imperial soldiers charged forward, holding swords and wooden shields. The Taoist monks moved forward to meet them, most of them unarmed. At the same time, Qing archers fired their flaming arrows at the Temple and the ancient buildings were gradually being engulfed by the fire.

The Taoist Elders, led by Master Jianwei, pulled their swords and attacked Lord Tsao. But Tsao was able to beat them easily. With a swift kick he kicked an Elder's chest, killing him instantly. He then avoided a sword attack by an other Elder and used his middle and index fingers to gouge out his eyes, blinding him. A third Elder was punched on the face by Tsao and died while Master Jianwei was forced to retreat by a few steps.

Option 1: Intervene in the fight and attack the Imperials.
Option 2: Run away.

Ru Bai​

"Why did you attack me?", Ru Bai asked the man. "I am not a Shaolin."

"Don't try to fool me!", the man shouted, his face red with anger. "I was a Shaolin student too and I can recognize fellow Shaolin. But you are right in a way. You are not Shaolin anymore. I saw you in the city and was about to greet you, when you entered the Governor's office. I followed you and found out that you gave to the Governor a jar of diamonds."

"That's true.", Ru Bai replied.

"From that moment on, I knew that you had betrayed Shaolin. You now work for the Qing. You ungrateful dog, how could you betray Shaolin and work for the Qing?!"

"I did not betray Shaolin. I merely returned a stolen jar to--"

Before Ru Bai could explain what happened, the man attacked. With a swift kick, he kicked Ru Bai's face, breaking his nose (defense failure). His nose bleeding, Ru Bai tried to fight back but his attack was intercepted by the man (attack failure). The man then attempted to kick again Ru Bai, but Ru Bai was able to dodge the attack (defense successful).

Suddenly, Qing troops appeared, almost out of nowhere. "So, if you don't work with the Qing, why did they came here to rescue you when I was about to kill you?", the man asked.

"I did not call them to come here.", Ru Bai tried to explain.

But the man ignored Ru Bai's explanation. "You are traitor to your nation!", he said. He then charged at the Qing troops unarmed, shouting, "Die, Manchus!!"

Option 1: Attack the Qing too. This way, you might be able to persuade the man that you did not betray Shaolin.
Option 2: Flee.
Option 3: Help the Qing kill the man.

Stats changes: +1 Defense.

Jin Lun​

"I...I will join you.", Jin Lun said, trying to sound as sincere as she could. "I've had enough of this corrupt government."

"Alright.", the man said and smiling he walked away.

Night fell and even the moon was covered by the clouds. It would be impossible for anyone to see anything in this dark pitch darkness. That's why Jin Lun chose this time to make her escape. Although she was certainly not a Manchu patriot, being a Han Chinese after all, she had no desire to leave her post as an Imperial Guard to join the rebels, especially as all odds were against the rebellion. The Qing Empire encompassed all of China and could muster hundreds of thousands of soldiers while the rebels had only a few thousand volunteers as fighters. Jin Lun was able to escape the village with ease (stealth successful).

Only two men noticed her. A rebel soldier and the mysterious man who had led her to the village in the first place.

"Should I go after her?", the soldier said.

"No.", the man replied. "I promised not to force her to remain here and I will keep my word. Not to say that she may prove useful to our cause, even though she does not know about it. Send letters to all regional rebel leaders to come here."

"As you wish, Master Fong Sai-yuk."

When Jin Lun returned back to the Qing military base, she reported everything to Commander Wu.

"Good. I am proud of you.", Commander Wu said. "You will surely get a promotion. I will lead immediately my troops to that village and burn it the ground! The rebellion shall be crushed!"

"But what if-", Jin Lun was about to warn the Commander that the rebels may be preparing an ambush, but Commander Wu had already left.

The Qing army, led by Commander Wu and Jin Lun, marched to the village three days later. When they entered the village, the soldiers were all surprised to see that no one was there. Not even a single peasant. Suddenly, they heard some men screaming: "Death to the Manchus!"

Almost out of nowhere, dozens of rebels appeared from the surrounding trees, where they had been hiding, and began firing flaming arrows at the village, setting it ablaze. They then charged, with swords at their hands, at the Imperials. Jin Lun sighed. "I knew this!", she thought. If only Commander Wu was not so overconfident and had heard Jin Lun's advice...

Soldiers on both sides fought bravely but the rebels had the advantage of surprise. Fong Sai-yuk killed countless Imperial soldiers with his white hand fan, which he elegantly used as a weapon. Among those killed was Commander Wu, the price for his overconfidence.

Jin Lun saw before her three rebel soldiers. They had not seen her yet, as she was taking cover behind a wooden hut.

Option 1: Charge at the rebels.
Option 2: Flee.
Option 3: Hide in the hut.
Option 4: Attempt to ambush the rebels.

Stats changes: +3 Stealth.

Yang Wenli​

"Ah! Wokou captured my betrothed, sir, and they told me to come to this beach tomorrow night to pay her ransom. I wanted to scope out the beach to see if there was anywhere to launch a surprise attack from, as I fear they will not honor their word."

That was the excuse Yang Wenli used to persuade the Officer that he was not watching on purpose the Governor's daughter bathing (charisma successful).

"Alright, but go away now or I shall crush your head!"

"Thank you, Officer.", Yang Wenli replied and was about to leave when the Officer screamed and fell on the ground, dead.

Yang Wenli approached the Officer to find out what had happened, but suddenly five Imperial soldiers appeared and their leader said, "You damn rebel, you killed the Officer! I will take revenge for him. Catch him!"

Yang Wenli knew that the soldiers would not wait to listen his side of the story and so began running. He ran quite fast, leaving behind the enemy soldiers (Speed successful). He found a carriage on the side of the road and decided to mount the carriage's horse and escape.

As soon as the carriage got moving, leaving behind the Imperials, Yang Wenli was surprised to hear a woman's scream. "Please, let me go!", the woman shouted.

The voice was coming from inside the carriage and it was the voice of the second daughter of Governor Guo Jing. She had come along with her sister to the beach, but decided to get back to the carriage to get going back to the city. Although she was even more beautiful than her sister, she meant trouble as now Yang Wenli was not only (falsely) accused of killing the Officer, but of also kidnapping the Governor's daughter. And Governor Guo Jing would surely send all of his forces to capture Yang Wenli.

Yang Wenli had to decide what to do with the Governor's daughter before thinking of a plan to escape arrest and clear his name.

Option 1: Kill the woman to silence her.
Option 2: Let her go.
Option 3: Keep her with you as a hostage.

Stats changes: +1 Charisma, +2 Speed.

 

[Logica]

Leifang Tzu​

After assassinating Yang Kang, Leifang Tzu and Duan Yu headed to the Wudang Mountains to escape from the Imperial Guards. The way up to the Wudang Mountains was a difficult path to take. The cold wind, the icy roads and the heavy snowing made the journey upwards a risky and challenging task. The Wudang Mountains were home to a series of Taoist Temples. The two young heroes decided to seek refuge in one of them.

Duan Yu knocked the door of one of the Taoist Temples. An old Taoist monk opened the door and politely said, "Welcome visitors, please come inside."

"We wish to stay here for a few days.", Leifang Tzu said.

"I already know of this.", the old man replied. "I have been meditating the past few weeks in an icy cave and during that time I was able to foresee everything. I was waiting for you."

He then led them to their rooms. "Here you will stay. If you need anything, my name is Master Jianwei. Just call me."

As soon as the Master left, Duan Yu wondered, "What did he foresee? Is he crazy or is he truly able to tell the future?"

"Don't know, but we should be able to avoid Imperials in this place.", Leifang Tzu said.

The two young people stayed there for a few days. On the seventh day, they heard some weird noises and screaming and woke up, despite the fact that it was early in the morning. "What is that noise?", a terrified Duan Yu asked.

"Don't know.", Leifang Tzu replied. "Let's go and see."

What they saw was a young man with long black hair, a handsome face and wearing a full golden armor leading Qing troops into the Temple. Meeting him were Master Jianwei along with a few other Taoist elders and more than a few Taoist students.

"Lord Tsao, I have been waiting for you.", Master Jianwei said.

"How so?", the young man named Tsao wondered.

"I had foreseen during my meditation that a great disaster would befall this Ancient Temple and destroy it. So, I expected that the Imperials would soon come into this place."

"You can avoid this disaster if you give up the two rebels."

Master Jianwei laughed. "No. Those two have a different destiny from this Temple. They will not be destroyed."

"So be it! Men, attack!"

The Imperial soldiers charged forward, holding swords and wooden shields. The Taoist monks moved forward to meet them, most of them unarmed. At the same time, Qing archers fired their flaming arrows at the Temple and the ancient buildings were gradually being engulfed by the fire.

The Taoist Elders, led by Master Jianwei, pulled their swords and attacked Lord Tsao. But Tsao was able to beat them easily. With a swift kick he kicked an Elder's chest, killing him instantly. He then avoided a sword attack by an other Elder and used his middle and index fingers to gouge out his eyes, blinding him. A third Elder was punched on the face by Tsao and died while Master Jianwei was forced to retreat by a few steps.

Option 1: Intervene in the fight and attack the Imperials.
Option 2: Run away.

Attacking Taoist masters? Um, no. Intervene in the fight and attack the Imperials.

 

[bonefang]

Chen "Lanzui" Zheng
Option : 1

 

[Everblack]

"Sigh this guy is to rash" said Ru Bai as he help he man defend against the Qing and figure out a way for them to escape.

Option 1: Attack the Qing too. This way, you might be able to persuade the man that you did not betray Shaolin.

 

[Omega124]

Commander Wu is dead? Option 3 lol I got nothing keeping me there on the battlefield. I won't take part in a genocide of villagers.

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