Heroica RPG - Quest #146: Red is the Bloodiest Color

[Kintobor]

Despite Annienal missing her swing she felt somewhat proud for her trainees.

"Good, um, defence Traci. That was a good move.

Um, Rex, that was a really good shot. Keep up with that, please!"

She was happy to be rid of Calamity, if even for a moment. Annienal took a moment to down a grand tonic from the back row.

[Dragonfire]

OOC: I'll be going away for a week starting tomorrow, with limited internet access. I'll be online from time to time, but not very often. If the battle continues, Avalanche will attack Traci from the front row until she is defeated, in which case he will attack a random enemy. If he loses half health, he will drink a potion. Chosen Minifigure can control his actions.

[Scubacarrot]

Calamity repeats.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

OOC: I'll be going away for a week starting tomorrow, with limited internet access. I'll be online from time to time, but not very often. If the battle continues, Avalanche will attack Traci from the front row until she is defeated, in which case he will attack a random enemy. If he loses half health, he will drink a potion. Chosen Minifigure can control his actions.

"Come on guys, keep it clean!"

Avalanche attacks Traci.

Warlen repeats, but doesn't cast Frail.

Same Battle Order

[Dragonfire]

"Come on guys, keep it clean!"

Avalanche attacks Traci.

Warlen repeats, but doesn't cast Frail.

Same Battle Order

I've already submitted my action to revive Calamity with a Phoenix Essence on this round...

[The Chosen Minifigure]

I've already submitted my action to revive Calamity with a Phoenix Essence on this round...

Ooc-Aah. Misinterpreted your post.

[KotZ]

Round 3 of Training

Annie drinks a Grand Tonic (back): Annie gains 15 ether (5+15=20. Full ether reached)

Avalanche uses a Phoenix Essence on Calamity (back): Calamity revived

Warlen vs Jackson: Deflected damage (needs to roll a six to deflect, rolled a 6; Warlen gains +1 power; avoids damage)

Calamity vs Rex (back): Hit (Nothing happens, enemies protected; 17-1=16ether)

Traci vs Annie: (16-17=0dmg)

Traci gains 7 health (19+7=26HP)

The party attempts to make do with the cards they had been dealt. Calamity makes an attack that would have brought Rex down if it wasn’t for Traci’s protection. The next few minutes of the battle could prove crucial for either side…

The Enemies

Jackson *Blessed* *Reinforced* *Inspired*

Type:

Humanoid

Level:

16

Health:

58/58

SP:

8

SPECIAL:

Aura -

Jackson's current health doubles for the rest of the round. He keeps whatever is not above the maximum at the end.

Drops

: Nothing

Traci

*1/2 chance to prevent blinded*

*Blessed* *Reinforced* *Inspired*

Type:

Humanoid

Level:

16

Health

26/72

Ether

:

18/18

SP:

8

SPECIAL:

Guardian Angel -

All party members are protected from damage and negative effects next round

Drops:

Nothing

Rex

*Immuned to weakened*

*Blessed* *Reinforced* *Inspired*

Type: Humanoid

Level:

16

Health:

52/52

SP

: 10

Power:

2

SPECIAL:

Barrage -

The Hero is struck by Rex three times

Drops:

Nothing

The Party

Annienal Anavir

(Kintobor)

"19" year old elven female Mystic Knight

*Bonaparte Reputation* *Immunity toSudden Death and

Fragile

* *Takes half damage from elemental attacks*

Level 19

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

17

Health:

32/34

Ether:

19/19

Gold:

175

Equipment:

Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:10, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 9, Halved Damage from elemental attacks; shield),

Heavy Armour (SP: 5, immunity to fragile, body wear, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators, and vindicators), Lethauros Fellwings (SP: 3, wearer is immune to Sudden Death, backwear

Inventory:

Ammit (WP: 6; greatsword, user gains 5 ether for every kill), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, deals damage undead; great sword), Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP: 4, Hits doubled against flying enemies, longsword), Training Sword (WP:4), Shark’s Tooth (Power increased by 5 against Aquatics, Accessory), Tridentian Cape (Max Ether +3; protects from Blinded effect; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers and scholars; backwear), ), Tobacco Pouch (1/2 Chance of

Blinding

with attacks, accessory),

Pauldrons (SP: 2, suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers; accessory), Plain Shield (SP: 5), Lethauros Mask (SP: 2, wearer deals double damage to Beasts and Vermin, headwear, suitable to everyone), Locustoid Greaves (Max Ether +4, immune to Earth, suitable to ether users, footwear), Tap Shoes (Footwear; Has a 1/6 chance of dealing the Enamored effect on each attack), Gnarled wand (WP: 7, deals Wood damage; Wand, suitable for ether users)

Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Mythril Shard, Ruby

Consumables:

2x Potions, 2x Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, Phoenix Essence, 4x Remedies, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope

,

Pickaxe, 4 Depleted Ether Cores (Restores half the user's max ether), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Tonic, Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Fire Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to fire for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Ice Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to ice for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Water Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to water for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Wood Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to wood for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether),

Lapis Lamp of Summoning (Summons the djinn Mayrene to conjure an Ethereal Barrier around the target at the cost of 5 ether, giving them a 50/50 chance to avoid Damage, Free Hits, and Special Damage. The barrier dissipates when the target takes damage from any source.)

Roleplay:

Underdeveloped Organ

Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight

(The Chosen Minifigure) *Party Leader*

23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight

Level 21.66

*Immune to

Ether Reduction

* *

Cursed

defense!* *

+1 POWER

whenever a party member rolls

DAMAGE

/

SPECIAL DAMAGE

*

*1/6 chance to redirect Free Hits*

Power Bonus: 5

Health:

33/33 (5+20+7+1

*

)

SP:

10 (6+4)

Ether:

9/27 (5+20+1+1)

Gold:

150

Glory Points (GP):

15

Equipment:

Healing Staff (WP: 7, staff, heals instead of damaging)

, Eulalia Shield (SP: 6, prevents ether reduction), Vorpalis Diremail (SP: 4, enemies that inflict damage on the wearer become Cursed, bodywear), Vorpalis Purgers (Power +0; goes up by 1 every time a someone in the hero's party/the hero themselves rolls damage/special damage. Resets to zero if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends. Legwear),

Wizard's Hat of Quick Reading

(SP:1; [

Scroll of

Frailty

]; one scroll can be attached to the hat outside of battle. During battle it can be used in addition to a normal action once per round; suitable to classes with ether;

headwear)

Inventory:

Weapons:

The Cannonblade (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 9. Ignores SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode),

Rusty Dagger (WP:2, poison 10, breaks after 3 uses).

Artifacts:

Counterstrike Gloves, Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power), Locustoid Greaves (+4 ether, suitable for ether users), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory),

Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent),

Spellbook:

Amethyst

,

Aquamarine

,

Emerald

,

Ruby

,

Sapphire

,

Garnet

,

Opal

,

Topaz

,

Diamond

,

Scroll of

Sleep

,

Scroll of

Antimagic,

Consumables:

Potion x2, Grand Potion x5, First Aid Kit (Full Health and remove negative effects for the whole party), Health Core, Tonic x5, Grand Tonic x2, Remedy x8, Banana (Full Health),

Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether),

Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense,

Hurricane x3 (Grants

*Drunk*

effect. If user makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled),

Mead x2, Smelling Salts x4

,

Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver),

Electro Bomb (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Frostbite Capsule (10 ice damage, bomb),

Smoke Bomb x3, Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed), Soma, Ether core

Other Junk:

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Decamodifier,

10-Gallon Hats x7 (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously, headwear),

Bones x8, Shiny Gold Rocks x2 (Worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores),

Avalanche

, the Super Sleuth

(Dragonfire)

30 years old male yeti Raider

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

*

*Counterstriking*

*Lucky*

Level 17

Power:

26

(17+9)

Health:

32/32

(17+14+1*)

SP:

12

Gold:

51

Equipment:

Frostbite (halberd, WP:9, damages undead), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to the damage taken), Yeti Fur Coat (SP:12; immunity to Ice, suitable for yetis only; bodywear.)

Artefacts/Weapons:

Trollsbane (club, WP:7,

earth

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

, Heavy Armour (immune to fragile, SP:5), Whip(WP:5; suitable for rogues, artisans, beast warriors, harlots, marauders and necromancers.)

Consumables:

3x Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Mulled Wine, Phoenix Essence, 2x Phoenix Incense, 4x Venom, 2x Nostrum, Mead, Smelling Salts, Skeleton Decoy, 7x Bone, Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

Bombs:

2x Smoke Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Holy Bomb, Pumpkin Bomb (causes the stunned-, blinded-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, sealed- and confused- effects to all opponents), Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed),

Calamity

(Scubacarrot)

24 year old human Mage

Level 12

Power bonus:

10 (spell)

Health:

16/16

Ether:

16/18

Gold:

241

Equipment:

Renegade’s Crook

(WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff)

,

Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power)

(loaned from Warlen)

,

Devilish Pointy Hat

(Max Ether +2, demon-type enemies are automatically enamored with the wearer for 3 rounds at the start of battle, suitable for mages, necromancers, and weather mages, headwear)

Inventory:

Bedroll, 7x Potion, 3x Tonic, 3x Remedy, Scroll of Blindness (Enables casting the Blinded-effect to the target, making it unable to use a physical attack for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.),

Amethyst

, Skull-Topped Staff (WP: 3, staff), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Garnet (loaned from Warlen),

Gold skin Gloves

(Spell power +2, Usable by mages, Handwear), Topaz,

Focus Sash

(Gains +2 Defense for every successful hit, resets to zero when hit or when the battle ends, accessory, suitable for babarians, mages, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, regulators, vindicators, and winged warriors, and paragons), Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

Edited April 3, 2016 by KingoftheZempk

[Scubacarrot]

Calamity repeats, again.

[Kintobor]

Annienal blocks Traci's attack and comes back on her, swinging at her from the front row.

[Dragonfire]

Avalanche attacks Traci from the front row.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Ooc-Slow internet, no bolding.

Warlen Repeats

Same Battle Order

Ooc-Slow internet, no bolding.

Warlen Repeats

Same Battle Order

Ooc-Slow internet, no bolding.

Warlen Repeats

Same Battle Order

[KotZ]

Round 4 of Training

Annie vs Traci: Hit (20+19=39-8=31dmg; 26-31=0HP; Traci KO’d)

Avalanche vs Traci Rex: Shield (9x2=18+17=35dmg to all enemies; 35=10=25dmg for Rex, 52-25=27HP; 35-8=27dmg for Jackson, 58-27=31HP; no gold stolen)

Warlen vs Jackson: Shield (rolled a 1 and 3, so 4 hits overall; 7+21+5=33x2=66dmg using darkness; 66-8=58dmg to Jackson; 31-58=0HP, Jackson KO’d; 66-10=56 dmg to Rex, 27-56=0HP, Rex KO’d)

Calamity vs Rex (back):

Annie lands a strong hit on Traci, finally bringing the Paladin down. Avalanche does his part and injures the other two “enemies”. Warlen finishes it off with a strong hit on both Jackson and Rex and ending the training.

THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS!

Everyone gains half a level except for Warlen who gains 1/3.

The Party

Annienal Anavir

(Kintobor)

"19" year old elven female Mystic Knight

*Bonaparte Reputation* *Immunity toSudden Death and

Fragile

* *Takes half damage from elemental attacks*

Level 19.5

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

17

Health:

32/34

Ether:

19/19

Gold:

175

Equipment:

Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:10, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 9, Halved Damage from elemental attacks; shield),

Heavy Armour (SP: 5, immunity to fragile, body wear, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators, and vindicators), Lethauros Fellwings (SP: 3, wearer is immune to Sudden Death, backwear

Inventory:

Ammit (WP: 6; greatsword, user gains 5 ether for every kill), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, deals damage undead; great sword), Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP: 4, Hits doubled against flying enemies, longsword), Training Sword (WP:4), Shark’s Tooth (Power increased by 5 against Aquatics, Accessory), Tridentian Cape (Max Ether +3; protects from Blinded effect; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers and scholars; backwear), ), Tobacco Pouch (1/2 Chance of

Blinding

with attacks, accessory),

Pauldrons (SP: 2, suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers; accessory), Plain Shield (SP: 5), Lethauros Mask (SP: 2, wearer deals double damage to Beasts and Vermin, headwear, suitable to everyone), Locustoid Greaves (Max Ether +4, immune to Earth, suitable to ether users, footwear), Tap Shoes (Footwear; Has a 1/6 chance of dealing the Enamored effect on each attack), Gnarled wand (WP: 7, deals Wood damage; Wand, suitable for ether users)

Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Mythril Shard, Ruby

Consumables:

2x Potions, 2x Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, Phoenix Essence, 4x Remedies, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope

,

Pickaxe, 4 Depleted Ether Cores (Restores half the user's max ether), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Tonic, Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Fire Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to fire for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Ice Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to ice for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Water Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to water for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Wood Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to wood for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether),

Lapis Lamp of Summoning (Summons the djinn Mayrene to conjure an Ethereal Barrier around the target at the cost of 5 ether, giving them a 50/50 chance to avoid Damage, Free Hits, and Special Damage. The barrier dissipates when the target takes damage from any source.)

Roleplay:

Underdeveloped Organ

Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight

(The Chosen Minifigure) *Party Leader*

23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight

Level 22

*Immune to

Ether Reduction

* *

Cursed

defense!* *

+1 POWER

whenever a party member rolls

DAMAGE

/

SPECIAL DAMAGE

*

*1/6 chance to redirect Free Hits*

Power Bonus: 0

Health:

33/33 (5+20+7+1

*

)

SP:

10 (6+4)

Ether:

9/27 (5+20+1+1)

Gold:

150

Glory Points (GP):

15

Equipment:

Healing Staff (WP: 7, staff, heals instead of damaging)

, Eulalia Shield (SP: 6, prevents ether reduction), Vorpalis Diremail (SP: 4, enemies that inflict damage on the wearer become Cursed, bodywear), Vorpalis Purgers (Power +0; goes up by 1 every time a someone in the hero's party/the hero themselves rolls damage/special damage. Resets to zero if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends. Legwear),

Wizard's Hat of Quick Reading

(SP:1; [

Scroll of

Frailty

]; one scroll can be attached to the hat outside of battle. During battle it can be used in addition to a normal action once per round; suitable to classes with ether;

headwear)

Inventory:

Weapons:

The Cannonblade (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 9. Ignores SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode),

Rusty Dagger (WP:2, poison 10, breaks after 3 uses).

Artifacts:

Counterstrike Gloves, Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power), Locustoid Greaves (+4 ether, suitable for ether users), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory),

Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent),

Spellbook:

Amethyst

,

Aquamarine

,

Emerald

,

Ruby

,

Sapphire

,

Garnet

,

Opal

,

Topaz

,

Diamond

,

Scroll of

Sleep

,

Scroll of

Antimagic,

Consumables:

Potion x2, Grand Potion x5, First Aid Kit (Full Health and remove negative effects for the whole party), Health Core, Tonic x5, Grand Tonic x2, Remedy x8, Banana (Full Health),

Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether),

Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense,

Hurricane x3 (Grants

*Drunk*

effect. If user makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled),

Mead x2, Smelling Salts x4

,

Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver),

Electro Bomb (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Frostbite Capsule (10 ice damage, bomb),

Smoke Bomb x3, Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed), Soma, Ether core

Other Junk:

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Decamodifier,

10-Gallon Hats x7 (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously, headwear),

Bones x8, Shiny Gold Rocks x2 (Worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores),

Avalanche

, the Super Sleuth

(Dragonfire)

30 years old male yeti Raider

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

*

*Counterstriking*

*Lucky*

Level 17.5

Power:

26

(17+9)

Health:

32/32

(17+14+1*)

SP:

12

Gold:

51

Equipment:

Frostbite (halberd, WP:9, damages undead), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to the damage taken), Yeti Fur Coat (SP:12; immunity to Ice, suitable for yetis only; bodywear.)

Artefacts/Weapons:

Trollsbane (club, WP:7,

earth

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

, Heavy Armour (immune to fragile, SP:5), Whip(WP:5; suitable for rogues, artisans, beast warriors, harlots, marauders and necromancers.)

Consumables:

3x Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Mulled Wine, Phoenix Essence, 2x Phoenix Incense, 4x Venom, 2x Nostrum, Mead, Smelling Salts, Skeleton Decoy, 7x Bone, Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

Bombs:

2x Smoke Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Holy Bomb, Pumpkin Bomb (causes the stunned-, blinded-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, sealed- and confused- effects to all opponents), Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed),

Calamity

(Scubacarrot)

24 year old human Mage

Level 12.5

Power bonus:

10 (spell)

Health:

16/16

Ether:

16/18

Gold:

241

Equipment:

Renegade’s Crook

(WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff)

,

Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power)

(loaned from Warlen)

,

Devilish Pointy Hat

(Max Ether +2, demon-type enemies are automatically enamored with the wearer for 3 rounds at the start of battle, suitable for mages, necromancers, and weather mages, headwear)

Inventory:

Bedroll, 7x Potion, 3x Tonic, 3x Remedy, Scroll of Blindness (Enables casting the Blinded-effect to the target, making it unable to use a physical attack for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.),

Amethyst

, Skull-Topped Staff (WP: 3, staff), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Garnet (loaned from Warlen),

Gold skin Gloves

(Spell power +2, Usable by mages, Handwear), Topaz,

Focus Sash

(Gains +2 Defense for every successful hit, resets to zero when hit or when the battle ends, accessory, suitable for babarians, mages, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, regulators, vindicators, and winged warriors, and paragons), Wine from the Vine (Consumable, restores full health, but causes Confused effect)

"Good job, Heroes!" the captain exclaims as he runs into the ring to help his troops wobbily get back to their feet. He hands each of them potions that they gulp down, restoring them to full health. "You four held up well."

"Oh, what happened?" Luke asks as he rubs his head.

"I didn't even see those last hits coming!" Rex shouts, a smile forming at the edge of his lips even though he had just been trounced. "You were really fast, Warlen and Avalanche."

"So what do you think, Heroes?"

[Kintobor]

Annienal helps Traci of and passes her a cloth. "It's, um, you know... to wash your armour off. You should strive to keep your armour clean."

Annienal shifts about in her armour. "Warlen? I guess you should give the feedback, seeing how you're party leader."

[KotZ]

Annienal helps Traci of and passes her a cloth. "It's, um, you know... to wash your armour off. You should strive to keep your armour clean."

"Thanks," she replies as she begins to wipe down her armor. "I'll keep that in mind."

[The Chosen Minifigure]

"Right then. Let's see... overall, I think that you need to focus on defense. Luke, you went down far too early to help the others, and although the rest of you fought well, you were not so adept at defending. Take you, Jackson. You landed a few very strong hits on me, but none of them were enough to get past my armour. Admittedly, I specialise in defense, so there's no shame there, but I think I can give you all few pointers on how to better avoid hits."

Turning to his party, Warlen adds "What do you guys think?"

[Kintobor]

"Thanks," she replies as she begins to wipe down her armor. "I'll keep that in mind."

"That includes weapons too. It ensures they don't rust, as well." Annienal states, trying to push Traci in the right direction. She considered doing so for Luke, but didn't want to impede on Calamity's toes. "Also, um, Rex... I, um, think you're good to go. Just keep hitting people with your artillery like you did Calamity and I think we'll be good."

"What do you guys think?"

Annienal crossed her arms. "Well, better armour would go a long way." Annienal grabbed her plain shield (SP: 5) off her back and hands it to Traci. "You, um, should really use a shield, and while this one's not too flashy, it'll help in a pinch."

[Dragonfire]

Avalanche nods his agreement, "Defense is definitely your target. Jackson, how about you put this on?" He hands Jackson his spare Heavy Armour (SP:5), "You can keep it until we're done with those bandits."

[KotZ]

"Right then. Let's see... overall, I think that you need to focus on defense. Luke, you went down far too early to help the others, and although the rest of you fought well, you were not so adept at defending. Take you, Jackson. You landed a few very strong hits on me, but none of them were enough to get past my armour. Admittedly, I specialise in defense, so there's no shame there, but I think I can give you all few pointers on how to better avoid hits."

Turning to his party, Warlen adds "What do you guys think?"

"Defense, got it." The captain rests a hand on the hilt of his sword. "Seems as if I had been focusing on attack with them too much."

"That includes weapons too. It ensures they don't rust, as well." Annienal states, trying to push Traci in the right direction. She considered doing so for Luke, but didn't want to impede on Calamity's toes. "Also, um, Rex... I, um, think you're good to go. Just keep hitting people with your artillery like you did Calamity and I think we'll be good."

Annienal crossed her arms. "Well, better armour would go a long way." Annienal grabbed her plain shield (SP: 5) off her back and hands it to Traci. "You, um, should really use a shield, and while this one's not too flashy, it'll help in a pinch."

"Guess I'll stick to the walls like we planned then."

Traci gives a wicked grin as she accepts the shield for a time.

Avalanche nods his agreement, "Defense is definitely your target. Jackson, how about you put this on?" He hands Jackson his spare Heavy Armour (SP:5), "You can keep it until we're done with those bandits."

"Thank you, Avalanche." Jackson equips the armor.

"If that's all for now, Rex and I are going to go into town to start recruiting defenders for the walls and begin to organize building supplies. Traci and Jackson will stay with you for now. Since you have a little down time on our end, you can do anything else you need to for other villagers."

[Dragonfire]

"Maybe we should carry on with the task Lacy set us," Avalanche suggests, then has another idea, "Traci and Jackson, how much do you know about the Shrine of Ennoc here? How would one... put a poster up on its walls?"

[KotZ]

"I can help you with that. What seems to be the problem with these posters?"

[Kintobor]

"I can help you with that. What seems to be the problem with these posters?"

"Well, it seems we're having trouble putting posters up in a few spots. I remember back at the ranch there being a horse that keeps knocking down the posters we put up. The equine's, um... rather irritating."

[KotZ]

"Well, it seems we're having trouble putting posters up in a few spots. I remember back at the ranch there being a horse that keeps knocking down the posters we put up. The equine's, um... rather irritating."

"Wait, can you not talk to horses...?"

[Kintobor]

"Wait, can you not talk to horses...?"

"...should I be able too?" Annienal began to worry that the others around her could speak to equines and she somehow couldn't.

[Dragonfire]

"Don't worry, I can't either...." Avalanche trails off, wondering how on earth these Tridentians are able to speak the language of horses.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Rifling through his pack, Warlen pulls out a Cloak of Decption, double checking to make sure it's there. "Anyone who wants to use this can", he offers.

He grins at all the talk of Horsing around. "Neigh, last time I tried to talk equine I got a Horse throat."