dum Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Let's put this up to a vote by the party. I still think we should just capture them. Aye, capture them. "I say let'em go." "We should hand them to the Guild and let them sort this out." "I say we let them go." That's three against two. Ezeran's opinion is pretty clear, but do you wanna make an official vote?
Rider Raider Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 "If we aren't going to let them go, could we atleast hand them over to someone with a fair opinion, like the Town Watch?"
Waterbrick Down Posted May 1, 2016 Author Posted May 1, 2016 That's three against two. Ezeran's opinion is pretty clear, but do you wanna make an official vote? "Don't groups of heroes like you generally have Party Leaders?"
Rider Raider Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 "Don't groups of heroes like you generally have Party Leaders?" "We do. He's the kid knight, and he says to let you go."
dum Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 "If we aren't going to let them go, could we atleast hand them over to someone with a fair opinion, like the Town Watch?" That sounds reasonable. "Don't groups of heroes like you generally have Party Leaders?" If Petaldan wants to make a forced executive decision, then he can, and I won't stand in his way. But right now, he's complying to a democratic vote.
MysticModulus Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 Ezeran has been silent, listening to the discussion. He does not look pleased but finally he speaks. "If we let them go they at least have to compensate us all for our losses. That being: loss of reputation with our clients, with our fellow heroes at the hall and in my case: lost reputation with the guild itself. One bright polish might actually do something for me personally as I happen to have a great need for it but I doubt they habe riches like that for all of us?"
Rider Raider Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 "Ezeran, no one has to know. You can still get reputation with the Guild instead because we fixed the problem. We could just tell them that it was corrosion or something like that. No one has to know besides us. Your reputation is not at stake."
MysticModulus Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 "Ezeran, no one has to know. You can still get reputation with the Guild instead because we fixed the problem. We could just tell them that it was corrosion or something like that. No one has to know besides us. Your reputation is not at stake." "One can never be to sure and that risk has to be compensated. I'm willing to let them go, but as I said, it's going to cost them." Ezeran turns to the intruders "I want one piece of that bright polish for myself and fair compensation for my fellow heroes as well. It's your decision now."
Waterbrick Down Posted May 2, 2016 Author Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) "One can never be to sure and that risk has to be compensated. I'm willing to let them go, but as I said, it's going to cost them." Ezeran turns to the intruders "I want one piece of that bright polish for myself and fair compensation for my fellow heroes as well. It's your decision now." "I can give you the Bright Polish, but aside from about 100 Gold on me, the Reputation of the Ziegfried's is all I can offer. If I had more we would have hired heroes ourselves in the first place." At this point a familiar friendly big booming voice sounds out through the bowels of the equipment. "HEROETH, IT'TH BEEN NEARLY THIX HOURTH VE'RE GETTING YOU OUT OF THERE ATH THOON ATH VE FIGURE OUT VHERE YOU ARE, HOLD TIGHT!" "Master, we don't have a lot of time." "You're right Volatio." The mage turned to the heroes, "Well, what's it going to be? Hate to rush you, but it sounds like we're going to have company soon." QM Note: You'll need to decide whether to let them go or not. How you arrive at that decision is up to you, but there will not be any PvP. If you decide not to let them go, there will be a battle. Edited May 2, 2016 by Waterbrick Down
Alfadas Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 Alright. Enough chitchat. I certainly don't intend to lose my reputation with the Guild, and 100 gold is not an awful lot when divided by 6 heroes. So, who is with me? Let's fight!
MysticModulus Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 "Not good enough. I will not let you leave!" Ezeran prepares for battle and drinks a potion
Waterbrick Down Posted May 2, 2016 Author Posted May 2, 2016 Alright. Enough chitchat. I certainly don't intend to lose my reputation with the Guild, and 100 gold is not an awful lot when divided by 6 heroes. So, who is with me? Let's fight! "Not good enough. I will not let you leave!" Ezeran prepares for battle and drinks a potion "So morality is only good enough for you if it pays, right?"
BountyBeast Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 "Less talk, more fight. You'd better come with us or else." Hunkan also prepares for battle.
MysticModulus Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 "So morality is only good enough for you if it pays, right?" "I seldom take moral advice from trespassers, but yes: your freedom has a price and you couldn't pay it."
dum Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 Ezeran has been silent, listening to the discussion. He does not look pleased but finally he speaks. "If we let them go they at least have to compensate us all for our losses. That being: loss of reputation with our clients, with our fellow heroes at the hall and in my case: lost reputation with the guild itself. One bright polish might actually do something for me personally as I happen to have a great need for it but I doubt they habe riches like that for all of us?" What? You're changing your mind now? Don't you like, worship the guild or something? "HEROETH, IT'TH BEEN NEARLY THIX HOURTH VE'RE GETTING YOU OUT OF THERE ATH THOON ATH VE FIGURE OUT VHERE YOU ARE, HOLD TIGHT!" "Master, we don't have a lot of time." "You're right Volatio." The mage turned to the heroes, "Well, what's it going to be? Hate to rush you, but it sounds like we're going to have company soon." Well, thanks to Ezeran, it's a tie now. So I guess Petaldan makes the decision. Unless... rock paper scissors? "Not good enough. I will not let you leave!" Ezeran prepares for battle and drinks a potion Oh hey, you're sane again. Four against two. We battling? "So morality is only good enough for you if it pays, right?" Yes. Correct. We're mercenaries. I shove them through the portal. "Bye!" WHAT?OOC: Ballsy move! Though if I remember correctly, didn't Ezeran block the portal with some magic? Not sure if that actually succeeded, QM should decide I guess. If he can, Kid jumps into the portal after them. If not, he just shoots an arrow or two at them.
Rider Raider Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 WHAT? OOC: Ballsy move! Though if I remember correctly, didn't Ezeran block the portal with some magic? Not sure if that actually succeeded, QM should decide I guess. If he can, Kid jumps into the portal after them. If not, he just shoots an arrow or two at them. OoC: I know, real bad move, but it's the most IC thing he could do. Sorry. If Ezeran's spell succeeded, Timothy tries to destroy the blockage. If not, he lets gravity do it's work.
Waterbrick Down Posted May 2, 2016 Author Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) QM Note: Since some of the Party does not wish to battle with Marco, simply state your intention to sit out during the first round and you will be removed from the battle. Note that you can only do this during the first round and you cannot reenter at a later time. Timothy attempts to hasten the mage's escape, but Ezeran's spell from earlier creates a temporary barrier (-1 Ether). With a quick icy spell, Marco clears the obstacle, but Kid's arrows make some of the party's intentions crystal clear. "I do not wish to harm any of you, but I cannot allow you to sentence my family to such a world. Have at thee!" PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Enemy? Marco Malfron, Adjunct Artificer Type: Humanoid Level: 9 *Attacks ignore row* *Hastened 1 Round Remaining* Health: 200/200 Ether: 5/6 Special: Magic Burst - Marco casts a powerful spell dealing 9 Ice Elemental damage ignoring row to all targets for the cost of 1 ether. Passive Special: Abjurating Mirror - 50% chance Negative Effects are bounced back to the caster. Drops: Opal, Quick-draw Holster (The user is hastened for the first round of battle, Backwear, suitable for Mages, Necromancers, Decamon Drafters, and Weather Mages), 100 Gold, Bright Polish, Wand (WP 5) Volatio the Emerald Jinn Type: Ethereal *Immune to Bleeding, Poisoned, and Asleep* *Attacks ignore SP* Level: 8 Health: 150/150 Special: Arcane Gate (0/3) - Volatio attempts to ready his master's exit spending a round readying the escape portal. After 3 rounds focusing on the portal, Volatio and Marco will flee and the battle will end. Passive Special: Faithful Servent - While still standing, Volatio will take any damage that would reduce Marco to 0 Health. Drops: Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Research Notes (Quest Item), 3 Grand Tonics, 3 Grand Potions Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to Stunned, Bound, and Petrified* Level 11.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 22/22 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald, Fire Bomb, Shield (SP: 5; Shield) Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 14 *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* *Absorbs Darkness* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 18/18 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), , Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Potion, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ruby, Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 11.5 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 20/20 Gold: 76 Equipment: Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning & Wood elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: , Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, , 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.), Fire Bomb, Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 7 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/13 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy, Fire Bomb Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/10 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom, Fire Bomb Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 4 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 11/12 Ether: 6/7 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Potion, Mead, Phoenix Essence, Fiery Flamenco (Causes fire-elemental damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies instantly. Costs 3 ether per damaged enemy; Battle Song) Party Leader, please give a battle order or yield command to another member. The rest of you please declare your actions and from which row you are performing your them. Edited May 2, 2016 by Waterbrick Down
dum Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) Come with us and you will live. It doesn't have to be like this. Despite his peaceful words, Kid still attacks Marco from the back row. Edited May 2, 2016 by dum
MysticModulus Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 Ezeran casts a fire spell att Volatio the emerald jinn from the back row
Palathadric Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) "I seldom take moral advice from trespassers, but yes: your freedom has a price and you couldn't pay it." I look at Ezeran, utterly aghast. "Ezeran, I can't believe it. I...I thought you were a hero. How can you attack these men who have done nothing to you. Is it just that you support the Guild of Invision and don't care what happens to anyone else. When the Triffid attacked the mages, you didn't complain when the Guild didn't give us any money for returning the Triffid, even though we were contracted to remove it by the mages. This is the exact same situation. We are not contracted to kill these men or bring them to the Guild, so we have to let them go and be thankful for any present that they give us. Money cannot and should not decide whether they live or die. And who's to say what will happen if we fight them. We have to let them go, or will you fight on despite knowing that yo are in the wrong by attacking them?" Edited May 2, 2016 by Palathadric
Rider Raider Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) I look at Ezeran, utterly aghast. "Ezeran, I can't believe it. I...I thought you were a hero. How can you attack these men who have done nothing to you. Is it just that you support the Guild of Invision and don't care what happens to anyone else. When the Triffid attacked the mages, you didn't complain when the Guild didn't give us any money for returning the Triffid, even though we were contracted to remove it by the mages. This is the exact same situation. We are not contracted to kill these men or bring them to the Guild, so we have to let them go and be thankful for any present that they give us. Money cannot and should not decide whether they live or die. And who's to say what will happen if we fight them. We have to let them go, or will you fight on despite knowing that yo are in the wrong by attacking them?" "Petaldan, now is the time when you learn an important life lesson. Some have it told to them straight away, while others learn it over time. It is this; nobody is completely black or white. Even the noblest have their moments. Some catch you off guard, like Ezeran here. Not everyone can be trusted, but you can never know who those people are. If what you say is true, Ezeran certainly has changed. But people change. Nobody is a true hero for long." Timothy says, hoping his awkward speech skills atleast got his point through. Edited May 3, 2016 by Rider Raider
dum Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 "Petaldan, now is the time when you learn an important life lesson. Some have it told to them straight away, while others learn it over time. It is this; nobody is completely black or white. Even the noblest have their moments. Some catch you off guard, like Ezeran here. Not everyone can be trusted, but you can never know who those people are. If what you say is true, Ezeran certainly has changed. But people change. Nobody is a true hero for long." Timothy says, hoping his awkward speech skills atleast got his point through. So true heroes are the ones who just let criminals go?
Rider Raider Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 So true heroes are the ones who just let criminals go? "True heroes are the ones who don't kill mages who are just doing their job and not even hurting anyone."
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