Heroica RPG - Quest #113: Mystery in the Mines

[-obelix-]

Thalion casts a darkness spell at Troll (twice) from back row.

[Fred Daniel Yam]

William attacks the Cave Troll from the back

[The Legonater]

Results of Round Five of the

:

>William vs. Troll - Hit (12+20=32 damage; 109-32=77 health)

>Thalion vs. Troll - Shield: Razzmatazz ((13+30)x2=86 damage to all enemies; all enemies stunned dead)

William gets another good hit in, and Thalion finishes off the creatures.

The Party:

Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) *Party Leader*

99 years old elf Hunter

Level 25.66

Power

: 40 (LVL 25+WP 15)

Defense

: 6(Chevalier of Charis armor + Dream Helm)

Health

: 20/43 (6 + 25 + 6 + 4 + 2 Chicken Drumstick)

Gold

: 350

Equipment

: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP:

13

15 due to Hunter's Quiver

darkness-

,

ice-

elemental, Hollow Blade upgraded [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis armor- (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Dream Helm (SP: 4, wearer immune to

asleep

and

fast asleep

, artifact, headwear), Hunter's Qiver (WP: +2 to bows and crossbows, allows the hunter to favour two typers at the same time)

Inventory:

Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 7)

•

Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap, Sterile Gloves (Immune to

Poisoned

and

Bleeding

; handwear)

•

Grand Potion (2), Potions (9), Remedies (2), Tonic (2), Venoms (6), Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb (2), Military Grade Fire Bomb, Lightning Bob, Elven Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Meads (3), Weak potion (2), Weak Regeneration Potion (1), Weak Regeneration Tonic (1), Smelling Salt (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Big Apple, Bones (6), Skeleton Decoy, Charcoal, Phoenix Essence (2), Grating Stone

•

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass

Name:

William Harkenshire

Level:

20.66 Warden

Power:

32

Health:

68/34

Gold:

79

SP:

14

Equipment:

Croise Crossbow (WP: 12), Chimera Armor (Torsowear, Suitable for Knights and Barbarians, +2 SP, +2 Health), Pauldrons (SP +2, suitable to Knights, Dragoons and Skirmishers; accessory), Mirror Shield (SP:10, user is immune to light-elemental damage; shield)

Inventory:

Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5 May not be upgraded;

Fire

; Hastened), Hand Cannon (WP: 5;

Lightning

,

Wood

), Lion Knight Shield (SP: 4, suitable for Knights), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (Power +1 on the front row, doubles movement), Sapphire, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Skeleton Decoy, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Venom x3, Elven Bomb, Bomb XX, Wave Sword (WP: 11;

Darkness

; Cursed Effect), 4 Fire Bombs, Water Bomb, Elixer, Military Grade Water Bomb, Military Grade Lightning Bomb, Bone x2, Magic Saucepan, Nostrum, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle), 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Mead, (Shard of Wood: WP 1 Dagger)

Thalion Dwinlas, the Super Sleuth and School Inspector (-obelix-)

213 years old male elf Sorcerer

Level:

30.25 *Immune to

Fragile

,

Sealed

* *Causes

Jinxed

on successful hits*

Power:

43 (Level 30 + WP 13)

Defense

: 7

(3 + 4)

Health:

22/39

(5 + 30 + 4)

Ether:

37/46

(5 + 30 +

5

+ 1 + 5)

Gold

: 800

Equipment:

Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether,

staves

), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, Immunity to

Sealed,

bodywear

), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to

Fragile,

headwear

, Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including

Razzmatazz

and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional

Jinxed

effect, increasing their ether cost by 1;

suitable for sorcerers; accessory

)

Inventory

:

Gems:

Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Garnet (

Earth

), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Topaz (

Lightning

)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Blindness (2), Scroll of Frailty (2), Scroll of Weakening (2), Scroll of Confusion (2), Scroll of Sleep (2)

Weapons:

Sleeper (WP:5, deals

Asleep

to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Nostrum stored],

melee/throwing weapon

), Ratsbane (WP:10, absorbs 2 health on successful hits,

dagger

), Batarang (WP:13,

darkness

-elemental,

throwing weapon

Ribcage Shield (SP:9; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left)

Artifacts:

Sterile Gloves (Immunity to

Poisoned

and

Bleeding

,

handwear

), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to

Magic

and

Healing

,

headwear

), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent

Reinforced

-effect, doubling defense;

suitable to marauders; backwear

), Winged Sandals (Protects from

Bound

and

Slowed

effects,

footwear

), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding(SP: 3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies,

backwear

), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle,

backwear

Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer;

bodywear

), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons;

headwear

)

Tools

: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Magic Compass

Consumables

: Copy of

The Eubric Herald

(Gives the target the

transcended

and

inspired

effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants

hastened

and

reinforced

effects when consumed), Grand Potion (6), Potion (2), Smelling Salts (3), Nostrum (6), Mead, Elixir, Ether Core, Grand Tonic, Remedy (3), Phoenix Essence, Bone (2), Venom, Smoke Bomb, Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Skeleton Decoy

Siercon (Siercon and Coral)

Male, Age and species unknown

(Visual appearance of hollow black smoke in human form.)

Level 12.5 Mage

Power:

20

(12 levels + 8 WP) (+3 front row)

Defense:

0

front row or

3

back row. (Robe of the Dastanian Pongcanis Champion)

Health:

15/16

(4 base + 12 lvl)

Ether:

10/17

(5 base + 12 lvl)

Gold:

225

Equipment:

-Lullaby Wand

(WP:8, sleep effect)

-Robe of the Dastanian Pongcanis Champion (

Wearer gains Power +3 while on the front row or SP:3 while on the back row; bodywear, suitable for barbarians and mages)

-Sylvania's Cowl

(Artifact, Head Wear, Animal Talk)

Inventory:

Topaz

(

Lightning

)

, Diamond

(

Light

)

, Bedroll, Scroll of

Sleep

, Shield

(SP:1)

, Sanctified Rito Spear,

(WP:4, doubled against Flying enemies; spear)

, Hood of the Dark Druid

(wearer absorbs

Wood

- and Darkness

-elemental damage: headwear, suitable for druids only)

, Magic Compass, Shovel, Magnifying Glass

Consumables:

Potion (5), Remedy, Dragon Scale, Mead (2)

Quellir

Level 10 Knight

Health: 1/20

SP: 5

Inventory: Duplovian Broadsword (WP:10)

Shield:

Take Charge:

Becomes

Encouraged

for two rounds

Party Leader, please provide an Order of Actions.

Everyone, please state any actions and their targets that you plan to perform. Remember that you may move up to three squares in a turn, attacking or using an item once during those moves.

Any enemy left untargeted will receive a Free Action.

Drops:

Giant Spear (WP:15, causes

bleeding

)

Norgh Armour (SP:5, immune to

Earth

damage)

Ancient Spear (WP:5,

Earth

elemental)

Duplovian Sword (WP:3)

Delfrin Sword (WP:3)

Chain Whip (WP:7, 1/6 chance to cause

Bound

)

Potion (x3)

Quite the group of loot you've got there.

These bodies... they're Duplovian, and Delfrin.

[Siercon and Coral]

Siercon gives a low whistle. "Nice shots! Remind me to stay friends with all of you guys," he mumbles.

[Wedge09]

"Nice work, heroes!" finally the battle was over. "Anyone has some preferences on the loot?" he asks before going to dig the ground with his hovel and inspecting the dead bodies.

[-obelix-]

"Nice work, heroes!" finally the battle was over. "Anyone has some preferences on the loot?"

"Thank you my friend, everyone was great. As for the loot, I wouldn't mind that armor."

Thalion turns to Rone, "I suspected something like that might be the case... Any ideas if maybe those wild Norgh might have been deliberately placed here?"

[The Legonater]

Alexander digs in the area, and finds a Grating Stone.

Thalion turns to Rone, "I suspected something like that might be the case... Any ideas if maybe those wild Norgh might have been deliberately placed here?"

That's definitely a possibility. Let's take a closer look.

[Alexander goes] to inspect the dead bodies.

These people were definitely not killed by Wildmen or Trolls, these scars are too precise. Someone else was here.

You don't think this was the rescue group, do you?

It would definitely explain why we haven't heard from them.

Dovanna isn't here. That's a good sign.

Neither is Lachterson. I wonder why?

[Siercon and Coral]

Siercon spoke up "I'd be up for the spears, but I've no real preference past that. Still I'm fine to pass this time if it would serve others." Seeing Alexander find something with his shovel humorously irked Siercon as he'd been waiting to use his brand new shovel since he bought it! Taking it he chose a different spot and dug into the ground.

[Fred Daniel Yam]

"I wouldn't mind the armor" says William as he stretches his arms

Edited October 18, 2014 by Fred Daniel Yam

[Siercon and Coral]

"Well since several of you guys seem most interested in the armor, I personally hope to become a battlemage -> dragoon. So the Giant Spear would be awesome."

Edited October 18, 2014 by Siercon and Coral

[Wedge09]

OoC: I hope not to displease anyone with the loot division...

Alexander uses two potion from the loot on Quellir, and one on Siercon. Then he divides the loot:

Loot Division:

Siercon:

Giant Spear (WP:15, causes bleeding)

Duplovian Sword (WP:3)

William:

Delfrin Sword (WP:3)

Chain Whip (WP:7, 1/6 chance to cause Bound)

Thalion:

Norgh Armour (SP:5, immune to Earth damage)

Alexander:

Ancient Spear (WP:5, Earth elemental)

It seems that the dead bodies are the remains of a rescue party and Alexander decides make the party to move forward towards the Delfrin camp. "If there is nothing more, I think we should go forward."

[-obelix-]

Thalion bows as he receives and puts on the Norgh Armor instead of his robe and puts on Cloak of Necrotic Shielding too, then follows Alexander to Delfrin camp.

Edited October 18, 2014 by -obelix-

[The Legonater]

Are you sure you want to use one on Siercon? He's only missing one health.

Siercon comes up with a Ruby.

The Party:

Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) *Party Leader*

99 years old elf Hunter

Level 25.66

Power

: 40 (LVL 25+WP 15)

Defense

: 6(Chevalier of Charis armor + Dream Helm)

Health

: 20/43 (6 + 25 + 6 + 4 + 2 Chicken Drumstick)

Gold

: 350

Equipment

: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP:

13

15 due to Hunter's Quiver

darkness-

,

ice-

elemental, Hollow Blade upgraded [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis armor- (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Dream Helm (SP: 4, wearer immune to

asleep

and

fast asleep

, artifact, headwear), Hunter's Qiver (WP: +2 to bows and crossbows, allows the hunter to favour two typers at the same time)

Inventory:

Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 7)

•

Ancient Spear (WP:5,

Earth

elemental)

•

Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap, Sterile Gloves (Immune to

Poisoned

and

Bleeding

; handwear)

•

Grand Potion (2), Potions (9), Remedies (2), Tonic (2), Venoms (6), Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb (2), Military Grade Fire Bomb, Lightning Bob, Elven Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Meads (3), Weak potion (2), Weak Regeneration Potion (1), Weak Regeneration Tonic (1), Smelling Salt (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Big Apple, Bones (6), Skeleton Decoy, Charcoal, Phoenix Essence (2), Grating Stone (2)

•

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass

Name:

William Harkenshire

Level:

20.66 Warden

Power:

32

Health:

34/34

Gold:

79

SP:

14

Equipment:

Croise Crossbow (WP: 12), Chimera Armor (Torsowear, Suitable for Knights and Barbarians, +2 SP, +2 Health), Pauldrons (SP +2, suitable to Knights, Dragoons and Skirmishers; accessory), Mirror Shield (SP:10, user is immune to light-elemental damage; shield)

Inventory:

Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5 May not be upgraded;

Fire

; Hastened), Delfrin Sword (WP:3), Chain Whip (WP:7, causes

Bound

), Hand Cannon (WP: 5;

Lightning

,

Wood

), Lion Knight Shield (SP: 4, suitable for Knights), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (Power +1 on the front row, doubles movement), Sapphire, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Skeleton Decoy, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Venom x3, Elven Bomb, Bomb XX, Wave Sword (WP: 11;

Darkness

; Cursed Effect), 4 Fire Bombs, Water Bomb, Elixer, Military Grade Water Bomb, Military Grade Lightning Bomb, Bone x2, Magic Saucepan, Nostrum, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle), 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Mead, (Shard of Wood: WP 1 Dagger)

Thalion Dwinlas, the Super Sleuth and School Inspector (-obelix-)

213 years old male elf Sorcerer

Level:

30.25 *Immune to

Fragile

,

Sealed

* *Causes

Jinxed

on successful hits*

Power:

43 (Level 30 + WP 13)

Defense

: 12

(5 + 4 + 3)

Health:

22/39

(5 + 30 + 4)

Ether:

37/46

(5 + 30 +

5

+ 1 + 5)

Gold

: 800

Equipment:

Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether,

staves

),

Norgh Armour (SP: 5, Immune to

Earth

damage)

, Max. Ether +5, Immunity to

Sealed,

bodywear

), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to

Fragile,

headwear

, Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including

Razzmatazz

and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional

Jinxed

effect, increasing their ether cost by 1;

suitable for sorcerers; accessory

),

Cloak of Necrotic Shielding(SP: 3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies,

backwear

)

Inventory

:

Gems:

Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Garnet (

Earth

), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Topaz (

Lightning

)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Blindness (2), Scroll of Frailty (2), Scroll of Weakening (2), Scroll of Confusion (2), Scroll of Sleep (2)

Weapons:

Sleeper (WP:5, deals

Asleep

to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Nostrum stored],

melee/throwing weapon

), Ratsbane (WP:10, absorbs 2 health on successful hits,

dagger

), Batarang (WP:13,

darkness

-elemental,

throwing weapon

Ribcage Shield (SP:9; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left)

Artifacts:

Sterile Gloves (Immunity to

Poisoned

and

Bleeding

,

handwear

), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to

Magic

and

Healing

,

headwear

),

Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3)

, Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent

Reinforced

-effect, doubling defense;

suitable to marauders; backwear

), Winged Sandals (Protects from

Bound

and

Slowed

effects,

footwear

)

, Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle,

backwear

Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer;

bodywear

), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons;

headwear

)

Tools

: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Magic Compass

Consumables

: Copy of

The Eubric Herald

(Gives the target the

transcended

and

inspired

effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants

hastened

and

reinforced

effects when consumed), Grand Potion (6), Potion (2), Smelling Salts (3), Nostrum (6), Mead, Elixir, Ether Core, Grand Tonic, Remedy (3), Phoenix Essence, Bone (2), Venom, Smoke Bomb, Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Skeleton Decoy

Siercon (Siercon and Coral)

Male, Age and species unknown

(Visual appearance of hollow black smoke in human form.)

Level 12.5 Mage

Power:

20

(12 levels + 8 WP) (+3 front row)

Defense:

0

front row or

3

back row. (Robe of the Dastanian Pongcanis Champion)

Health:

15/16

(4 base + 12 lvl)

Ether:

10/17

(5 base + 12 lvl)

Gold:

225

Equipment:

-Lullaby Wand

(WP:8, sleep effect)

-Robe of the Dastanian Pongcanis Champion (

Wearer gains Power +3 while on the front row or SP:3 while on the back row; bodywear, suitable for barbarians and mages)

-Sylvania's Cowl

(Artifact, Head Wear, Animal Talk)

Inventory:

Topaz

(

Lightning

)

, Diamond

(

Light

)

, Ruby

(

Fire

)

, Bedroll, Scroll of

Sleep

, Shield

(SP:1)

, Sanctified Rito Spear,

(WP:4, doubled against Flying enemies; spear)

, Giant Spear

(WP:15, causes

Bleeding

)

, Duplovian Sword

(WP:3)

, Hood of the Dark Druid

(wearer absorbs

Wood

- and Darkness

-elemental damage: headwear, suitable for druids only)

, Magic Compass, Shovel, Magnifying Glass

Consumables:

Potion (5), Remedy, Dragon Scale, Mead (2)

Quellir

Level 10 Knight

Health: 20/20

SP: 5

Inventory: Duplovian Broadsword (WP:10)

Shield:

Take Charge:

Becomes

Encouraged

for two rounds

I figure from here we should check either the Delfrin Camp or the Norgh Miner camp, unless you want to stick around for any reason.

Edited October 18, 2014 by The Legonater

[Siercon and Coral]

"Thank you, this will be exceedingly useful. As for the potion, I'm feeling pretty well, just a couple scrapes." Siercon gratefully accepts the spear. He dead lifted it with both hands wondering how he's gonna manage it such a ridiculously heavy spear. 'Perhaps' he thought 'when I get back, I can train hard to wield such a tool' ... Mid thought... "A Ruby! Awesome!" He then hurries to follow the others to the Delfrin Camp. Saves the potion (In Quellir's inventory, as he has a good amount for himself already)

Edited October 18, 2014 by Siercon and Coral

[The Legonater]

You ought to come back here once you're finished. A human with a spear like that? Ha, that's a sight I'd love to see.

The heroes continue on, and make their way to the Delfrin camp.

Who are you?

[-obelix-]

"We are from Heroica accompanied by two Duplovians, and we came here to investigate what has happened in these mines. Would you mind introducing yourselves to us as well?"

[The Legonater]

Duplovians, huh? Then you must be Eyric Rone.

The one and only.

Well I suppose I should be introducing you to our project leader, but he's missing.

As well as, you know, must other people around here. Though I guess that's why you guys showed up.

I'm Pierce. I'm second-in-command around here. Or, first-in-command now, I guess.

Dmitri, just another miner.

I'm Selene.

I wish I could say I knew what was going on around here, but I don't. A month ago, people starting disappearing. We sent someone out to Delfrin, but he never came back. Then Bardrick - that's our leader - set out with a couple guys to find out what exactly's going on. He didn't come back either. Lachterson stopped through here with his rescue party, asked us a few questions. They left, same sob story.

[Siercon and Coral]

OOC: Looking for some clarification. We are currently in the Delfrin Camp right? So Pierce says they sent someone out to Delfrin... So where does that put us currently? Or was Bardrick sent out to the Norgh camp?

Lastly, sorry to be picky but are/did we travel through the central mine shaft or the southern passage?

[The Legonater]

They sent a messenger to the city of Delfrin.

You passed along the central shaft, though you can always return to investigate.

[-obelix-]

"Then I guess we have to search the rest of the mine too. Who is Lachterson? Is he the leader of the search party sent from Delfrin?"

[The Legonater]

Yeah. Seemed like a pretty nice guy, but we didn't see him very long. Out of curiosity, what have you guys discovered?

[-obelix-]

"Not much yet. Apparently there are a lot of wild Norgh in these mines - a lot more then I would have thought actually, and that both Duplovia and Delfrin have been affected by whatever is happening here."

[Wedge09]

"In what directions Bardrick and Larcheston went? And you miners, there should be others miners not far from here, you can reach them, if not you can join us, as you want..."

[The Legonater]

Bardrick went north, I think. I didn't catch where Lachterson went.

I think he said they were going to group up with the other rescue team at the Duplovian camp.

Speaking of which, you're absolutely right - it'll be a lot safer over there than with you guys. If you don't have anymore questions, I think we'll head out.

We should get going, too. Where to next, heroes?

[Siercon and Coral]

I'd be up for going to the Norgh Camp. Though part of me wonders if we should escort them halfway through the southern passage way to check out this tiny cavern opening before heading to the Norgh Camp. Thoughts?" Siercon suggested.