The next obstacle is- Long Jump: Hurl yourself over a long trench lined with spikes! Difficulty: Normal, 3 successes
Iffa manages to pull this off with three successes exactly, but again the Hsrik falls behind, snagging his large scaly self on the edge of the pit and nearly falling in.
Iffa pulls ahead further.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6
Obstacle 5
Obstacle 4
Obstacle 3
Iffa (A6): 12
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Hsrik: 5
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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Iffa pitches himself forward into the Crawl: Throw yourself down underneath a series of poisonous barbed ropes and combat crawl your way across. Difficulty: Hard, 2 successes
Iffa gets stalled here. Only gathering successes on 6s and showing none, he finds himself stuck trying to make his way past the low-strung ropes.
The Hsrik manages to pull himself up over the edge of the pit this time.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6
Obstacle 5
Obstacle 4
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Iffa (A6): 12
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Hsrik: 8
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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You manage to roll one success this time, pushing yourself toward the end of the painful rope mess. The Hsrik comes racing up to throw himself under the ropes... but the ropes are slightly raised on his side and he passes under all too easily.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6
Obstacle 5
Obstacle 4
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Iffa (A6): 13
Hsrik: 10
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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The Hsrik catches up to you as he shuffles through the raised wires, while you finally crawl out from underneath the low ones.
Next up will be- Pits: Hop through alternating pits as a test of your footing. Difficulty: Normal, accumulate 3 successes.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6
Obstacle 5
Obstacle 4- Pits
Iffa (A6): 14
Hsrik: 14
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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Iffa starts hop hop hopping through the pits, dipping one foot in the first then next foot in the next. He only rolls two successes and trips in one of the pits.
The Hsrik just tramples through with four successes, passing you by and coming to the next obstacle- the Long Jump: Hurl yourself over a stretch of mud to pass this obstacle. Diffuctly: Normal, pass in one roll with 2 successes.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6
Obstacle 5- Long Jump
Hsrik: 18
Obstacle 4- Pits
Iffa (A6): 16
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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I blame the dice!
Iffa gets up and gets going, reaching the end of the pits and coming to the start of the long jump.
With a mighty heave, the Hsrik throws himself across the line and over the stretch of mud with surprising agility. He tumbles down at the end and comes to the next obstacle, the Balance Beam: Walk quickly along a narrow log, slick with sap. Difficulty: Hard, accumulate 3 successes.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6- Balance Beam
Hsrik: 20
Obstacle 5- Long Jump
Iffa (A6): 17
Obstacle 4- Pits
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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Three successes... perfect! Iffa sticks his landing as he hops over the muddy pit.
The Hsrik is making his way across the slippery log.
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7
Obstacle 6- Balance Beam
Hsrik: 22
Iffa (A6): 20
Obstacle 5- Long Jump
Obstacle 4- Pits
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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The dice just have not been on your side, Iffa. But they seem to have a change of heart this time, as you gather three successes and make it across the beam just as the Hsrik drops off. You are neck and neck once more!
Next, another set of hurdles!
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8
Obstacle 7- Hurdles
Hsrik: 23
Iffa (A6): 23
Obstacle 6- Balance Beam
Obstacle 5- Long Jump
Obstacle 4- Pits
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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You leap those hurdles just fine, gathering eight successes in your triple roll to jump repeatedly.
You now come to... The Wall- An enormous wall covered in spikes and thorn that you must ascend and drop down the other side. Diffculty: Normal, 10 successes
This will be fun...
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Finish
Obstacle 9
Obstacle 8- The Wall
Hsrik: 28
Iffa (A6): 31
Obstacle 7- Hurdles
Obstacle 6- Balance Beam
Obstacle 5- Long Jump
Obstacle 4- Pits
Obstacle 3- Crawl
Obstacle 2- Long Jump
Obstacle 1- Hurdles
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