Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas

**Waterbrick Down** · April 6, 2017

The Artisan chucks a sleep bomb as the Automatons advance on the Party. Matthias can't manage to heal Vindsval, but the Paladin prays to summon his spirit guardian as more dwarves join the fray.

Hostage Battle
Free Hits are dealt to the Prisoners at random until there are no more prisoners left.

Thalion will arrive in 3 Rounds

Round 3 of Hostage Hustle:
Monk Pretzel uses Sleep Bomb - Success - Dark Dwarf A & B asleep
Monk vs. Automaton B - Upgraded Hit - 406 Darkness Elemental Damage to Automaton B
>Matthias heals Vindsval - Special Damage - No Healing
>Vindsval vs. Automaton B - Guardian Angel
>Grunch uses Grand Potion - Success
>Mux vs. Automaton A - Special Damage - 10 Health & 10 Power Lost

Dark Dwarf B - Burning & Poisoned - 34 Damage

Dark Dwarf Tinkerers A & B join the Battle!

The Enemy

Automaton Guard A *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1950/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Automaton Guard B *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1406/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Dark Dwarf A *Fights from the Back Row* *Ranged Attacks* *Immune to Blinded* *Asleep (3 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 760/1000
Special: Piercing Shot – Dark Dwarf A does 40 damage to the target that ignores SP
Passive Special: Reinforcements - Dark Dwarf A will call for aid at the end of Round 3 and two more Dark Dwarves will join the fight.
Drops:
50 Gold

Dark Dwarf B *Attacks ignore SP* *Immune to Blinded* *Burning 10* *Poisoned 7* *Enraged* *Fragile (2 Rounds Remaining)* *Asleep (3 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 40
Health: 833/1000
Special: Take the Shinys – Dark Dwarf B steals 1/10 of the target's Gold
Passive Special: Coward - Dark Dwarf B has a 1/10 chance of fleeing at the end of the round if it has used its special once, a 2/10 chance if it has used its special twice, etc.
Drops:
60 Gold

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 750/750
Special: Keen Eye – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 750/570
Special: Stalwart Defense – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

The Prisoners

Orc A
Hits: 0/2

Orc B
Hits: 0/2

Elf A
Hits: 1/2

Elf B
Hits: 2/2

Lindy
Hits: 1/2

The Party
Vindsval Half-Born (Asphalt)

39 year old, Male, Half Giant,
Level: 37.25 Paladin *Gains Triple XP* *Immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened, Effects* *Immune to Dark & Demonic enemies*
Power Bonus: 8
Defense: 29
Health: 16/56
Ether: 31/41
Gold: 704
Equipment: Verkenner (WP:10, Broomstick,ranged), Shikokku's Stealth Suit (SP:6; Power +6, User is immune to Dark & Demonic enemies; Body, Head and Backwear counts as 1 Artifact), Mythril Shield (SP: 20 Shield), Mechanical Arm (Doubles WP for the equipped weapon; wearer cannot become disarmed; suitable for Vindsval only; handwear), Wonky Shoes (footwear, SP: 3, suitable for all classes)(lent by Benj), Medal of Glory (accessory, mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles, immunity toAsleep,Blinded,Confused, Fragile, and Weakened effects)(lent by Benji)
Inventory:
Consumables: 4X Mead, Smelling Salts, 2X Remedy, Potion, 6X Grand Potion, 3X Smoke Bomb, 3X Tonic, 4X Venom (poison -1), 3X Deadly Poison (Poison -10), Banana, Poison Bomb, 4X Hurricane - This exotic drink grants the Hilariously and Luckily Drunk-effect, doubling the power of every attack, provided the consumer can state a pun related to his attack with every attack for the duration of one battle, Bone, Fenghuang Essence, Agni Bomb, Elixir, Myrrh, Soma, 2X Phoenix Essence, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), Zoot's Cookie, Health Core, Bright Polish
Misc: Mythril Shard, 4X Grating Stone, Gold Bar (Collateral from the Demon Germ)
Weapons And Shields: Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burning 10, poison 7 and cursed; Darkness and Fire Elemental, lance), Ludeus (WP: 25 Glowing Blade forged from the body of Immortalis. Be free from your endless burden, argent lord of lightning, and allow this blade to carry on your legacy. Successful hits have a 1/3 chance of Awakening the blade's true power, doubling the sword's WP for the next round. Doubling does not compound. Greatsword/Longsword.), Crystal Blade: WP: 16, Greatsword. Imbued with a diamond, as is light-elemental as a result. A transparent blade that the fallen angel Glaz wielded), Very Pink Parasol: Broomstick, WP:1, Male enemies are Enamored with the hero, Xeno Whip (WP:4, poisoning the Xeno Whip doubles the poison output, whip), Leets d’Loc (WP:9, ice-elemental longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Simurgh Wingblade (WP:12, cannot be used with a shield; great-sword), Twin Sai (WP: 12, dual strike, dagger), Stygian Blade (WP: 12, Longsword: WP doubled when using it against an Ethereal or Ancient enemy. The aura it exudes seems to be very cold, very luminescent water, the blade of Charon, the Angel of Death.),
Artifacts: Toxic Hood: (Headwear. The green hood worn by the Rosalia Pestilence. Changes the poisoned effect, to Blessed for the duration of the battle if poisoned while wearing the hood, Usable by all.), Ten-Gallon Hat: Gives the wearer the "Tourist" effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Gloves of the Hypocritical/Hippocratic Oath, Handwear, (Adds +10 to healing for characters with the Healing job trait and + 10 Poisoning for characters with the Wicked (or future equivalent) fighting style ), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear), Anniversary Medal (Power +5, SP +5, Max Health +5, Max Ether +5. Values increase by 1 with each passing year; Accessory), Gauntlets of the Legionnaire (Power +5, immune to Petrified, Handwear), Wanderer's Seal (Vindicator's Seal, grants access to the Vindicator job class; suitable to followers of the Wanderer only)
Gems: Emerald X2, Aquamarine X2, Garnet X2, Opal, Topaz
Scrolls: Scroll of Poisoning. Can be cast on a weapon to give it Poison 10, for the duration of the battle at the cost of 5 Ether, Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the Fragile effect to one target for three round. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.)
Tools: Bed Roll, Shovel, Magic Compass

Monk Pretzel (Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *Reinforced* *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, Blinded, and Confused*
Level: 37.75
Power Bonus: 2 -8
Defense: 40 80
Health: ~~67/67~~ 57/57
Gold: 4350
Equipment: Heaven and Hell (WP: 27; Darkness; Dual-Strike; Whip), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), , Book of Artisan's Tricks (At the beginning of the quest, wearer may choose to copy another class' ability (the copied ability can be used at will until the end of the quest; Accessory; Suitable for Artisans), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP: 6 multiplied by the number of party members; Grants immunity to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, *Blinded*, and *Confused*; Backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Inventory:
Weapons: Dual Staff (WP: 13; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Tyrant's Maul (WP: 28; causes *Hexed*; Hammer), Quarterstaff (WP: 4/8 against Humanoids; Staff), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect; Mace), Glacial Mace (WP: 12; has 1/2 chance to cause *Slowed*; Ice-elemental; Mace), Shredding Star (WP: 13; removes all temporary effects from the target; Mace), Honed Axe (WP:10, cuts target's SP in half, Axe
Artifacts: Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partnerhas to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Bloody Skull Helmet (SP: 3; heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by *Bleeding* at the end of each round; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5; Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators; Bodywear), Infernal Armor (SP: 10; absorbs Fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; Accessory; Suitable for scroll users), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; Accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; Accessory), White Fur Coat (SP:4, grants immunity to ice and stunned; allows the user to hide to avoid Free Hits (the effect ends if the user targets an enemy); suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; backwear.)
Gems: Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Aquamarine, Ethereal Opal (Ice and Fragile)
Scrolls: Scroll of *Sealing*, Scroll of *Blindness*, Scroll of *Confusion*, Scroll of *Sleep*, Scroll of *Frailty*, Scroll of *Weakening*, Scroll of *Minimizing* (Has 1/2 chance of causing the *Minimizing*-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Arc *Sleep*, Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Consumables: 8 Potions, 20 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, 13 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 6 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, 2 Nostrum, 5 Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 1 *Blind* Bombs, 2 *Seal* Bombs, *Sleep* Bomb, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and *Poisoned* by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 2 *Stun* Bombs, 2 *Confuse* Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the *Poisoned* by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 *Poisoned* permanently), Grating Stone, Small Present, Milk
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quests)

Matthias (StickFig)
Level 29.33 Druid *⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle* *Immune to Ice* *Immune to Bound, Fragile, and Slowed* *Gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed*
Power Bonus: 12
Defense: 6
Health: 39/39
Ether: 8/30
Gold: 605
Abilities: Bearer of the Anvil (Matthias may sacrifice his turn to add his WP or SP to another heroes for the round. He may also improve one weapon at the end of each quest [+1 WP].), Immortal Waters (Once per quest, Matthias can heal himself to full health and remove all negative effects during combat. This does not take up an action.)
Equipment: Ethereal Restored Fireball Extraordinaire (WP:11; also hits enemies listed above and below the target; Darkness-, Ice-, and Lightning-elemental; deals Fragile; user is Slowed; hand cannon), Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear), Hunter's Plate (SP:4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors) (Dreyrugr), Ethereal Rocket Boots (SP:2; immunity to Ice; protects from Bound, Fragile, and Slowed effects; footwear)
Inventory: Ethereal XX Handcannon Replica (WP:12, pierces defense, Fire- and Light-elemental, deals Afraid, hand cannon), Peashooter (WP:2, deals Burning -2, hand cannon), Pongcanis Crossbow (WP:8, crossbow), Crocodile Handbag (Max. ether +2, immunity to water; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Human (Changes the wearer into a human of the same gender when worn, accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Garnet (Earth and Sealed), 2x Adamantite Shard (¼ of a full Adamantite ore, used for adamantizing weapons), 8x Bone (Distracts the target for the duration of 1 round, preventing Free Hits; worth 5 gold in magic shops), Deadly Venom, 2x Elixir, Grand Potion, Grating Stone, Potion, 2x Red Death Blood, 3x Remedy, 4x Shattering Arrow (Lowers enemy SP by 5, suitable for classes with bows and crossbows), 3x Tonic, Smoke Bomb, Zhar-ptitsa Incense (Revives all party members to full health and grants the Blessed, Reinforced, and Transcended effects, consumable), Bedroll, Magic Compass, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), 3x Firebomb, Skadi Bomb, Emergency Essence
Quest Items: Guffington's Seal (Proves the hero is a Friend of Guffington - the hero starts every quest with one Hero's Cocktail (Makes the hero Encouraged, Hastened, Lucky, and Inspired, consumable))

Grunch (Takes suggestions from Thalion) *Immune to Fragile & Ice* *Favored Humanoids*
Level: 30 Hunter
Power Bonus: 5
Defense: 11
Health: 44/44
Gold: 90
Equipment: Sylvan Circle Circlet (Allows the permanent taming of one monster while worn, Accessory), Heavy Armor (SP 5, Immunity to Fragile, Torsowear), Cloak of the Winterlands (SP 1, Immune to Ice, Backwear), Darksteel Cutlass (WP 15, 1/3 chance to Blind)
Inventory: Deadly Venom, Remedy

Mux *Permanently Tamed* *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Beast
Level: 15 5
Health: 124/~~175~~ 165
Special: Blood Fang – Transfers 15 health from the target to self and inflicts Bleeding 5
Passive Special: Blood Brother - Grants a +5 Power and SP Bonus to Grunch while Mux is still up.

Party Leader, please determine the battle order.

StickFig · April 6, 2017

This post will change significantly based on QM response: the Guardian Angel will protect both the party and the prisoners, right?
On a related note, Roots of Life would revive all the kiddos if Matthias had enough ether, right?

The gnome curses breathlessly as the nurturing fizzles, and begins to try again.

> Matthias: Heal (XX Replica) v. Vindsval

Edited April 7, 2017 by StickFig
welp, there went that idea

**Waterbrick Down** · April 6, 2017

53 minutes ago, StickFig said:

This post will change significantly based on QM response: the Guardian Angel will protect both the party and the prisoners, right?
On a related note, Roots of Life would revive all the kiddos if Matthias had enough ether, right?

QM Note: Roots of Life will revive the kiddos if Matthias has enough ether. The Guardian Angel will not protect the prisoners though, only the Party

Palathadric · April 6, 2017

So he calls for help despite being asleep? :sceptic: That was kind of the point of throwing the bomb, but I guess I should have asked first.

I look on in dismay as the Dark Dwarf yells in his sleep.
"Great! Big plans for nothing."
I repeat my attack. Mux Repeats from the Front Row due to Guardian angel. Grunch takes on Tinker A from the Front Row.

Edited April 7, 2017 by Palathadric

**Waterbrick Down** · April 6, 2017

14 minutes ago, Palathadric said:

So he calls for help despite being asleep? That was kind of the point of throwing the bomb, but I guess I should have asked first.

I look on in dismay as the Dark Dwarf yells in his sleep.
"Great! Big plans for nothing."
I repeat my attack. Mux Repeats. Grunch takes on Tinker A from the Front Row.

QM Note: There really isn't a way to block passive specials, it's why they're Passive. :wink: I wouldn't worry too much, you guys have got this. :classic:

StickFig · April 6, 2017

10 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

QM Note: The Guardian Angel will not protect the prisoners though, only the Party

1 hour ago, Waterbrick Down said:

QM Note: There really isn't a way to block passive specials, it's why they're Passive. I wouldn't worry too much, you guys have got this.

Booooooo.... and also booooo.

Matthias glares at the dark dwarves. Who could hurt children with such nonchalance?

Edited April 6, 2017 by StickFig

Palathadric · April 6, 2017

I suddenly realize that I can use a consumable as well as fighting. Quickly, I pour a Grand Tonic on Matthias.

Asphalt · April 6, 2017

Vindsval Attacks Tinker A from the Front Row with Ludeas.

Strike hard and true. We must use this time while we can.

Edited April 7, 2017 by Asphalt

Asphalt · April 6, 2017

Battle ORder
Monk
Matthias
Vindsval
Grunch
Mux

**Waterbrick Down** · April 8, 2017

Vindsval's angel proves useful keeping the party from further damages as Matthias uses all of the extra ether afforded him by Monk Pretzel to revive the fallen children and restore the half-giant to full strength. Meanwhile Monk Pretzel buries a trap and moments later manages to snare one of the tinkerers.

Hostage Battle
Free Hits are dealt to the Prisoners at random until there are no more prisoners left.

Thalion will arrive in 1 Rounds

Round 4 of Hostage Hustle:
Monk Pretzel uses Grand Tonic on Matthias - Success - 15 Ether restored
Monk vs. Automaton B - Toolkit: Shovel - Earth Trap set
>Matthias heals Vindsval - Roots of Life - Orc A & B raised, 41 HP restored to Orc A, Orc B, Elf A, Lindy, Vindsval, and Mux, -15 Ether
Vindsval vs. Tinkerer A - Hit - 95 Damage, No awakening
Grunch vs. Tinkerer A - Damage - 0 Damage, Guardian Angel, triggers trap
Mux vs. Automaton A - Blood Fang - 0 Damage

Dark Dwarf B - Burning & Poisoned - 34 Damage

Monk Pretzel - Free Hits (Tinkerer B) - Orc B -1 Hit

The Enemy

Automaton Guard A *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1950/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Automaton Guard B *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1406/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Dark Dwarf A *Fights from the Back Row* *Ranged Attacks* *Immune to Blinded* *Asleep (2 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 760/1000
Special: Piercing Shot – Dark Dwarf A does 40 damage to the target that ignores SP
Passive Special: Reinforcements - Dark Dwarf A will call for aid at the end of Round 3 and two more Dark Dwarves will join the fight.
Drops:
50 Gold

Dark Dwarf B *Attacks ignore SP* *Immune to Blinded* *Burning 10* *Poisoned 7* *Enraged* *Fragile (1 Rounds Remaining)* *Asleep (2 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 40
Health: 799/1000
Special: Take the Shinys – Dark Dwarf B steals 1/10 of the target's Gold
Passive Special: Coward - Dark Dwarf B has a 1/10 chance of fleeing at the end of the round if it has used its special once, a 2/10 chance if it has used its special twice, etc.
Drops:
60 Gold

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 555/750
Special: Keen Eye – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 750/570
Special: Stalwart Defense – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

The Prisoners

Orc A
Hits: 2/2

Orc B
Hits: 1/2

Elf A
Hits: 2/2

Elf B
Hits: 2/2

Lindy
Hits: 2/2

The Party
Vindsval Half-Born (Asphalt)

39 year old, Male, Half Giant,
Level: 37.25 Paladin *Gains Triple XP* *Immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened, Effects* *Immune to Dark & Demonic enemies*
Power Bonus: 8
Defense: 29
Health: 56/56
Ether: 31/41
Gold: 704
Equipment: Ludeus (WP: 25 Glowing Blade forged from the body of Immortalis. Be free from your endless burden, argent lord of lightning, and allow this blade to carry on your legacy. Successful hits have a 1/3 chance of Awakening the blade's true power, doubling the sword's WP for the next round. Doubling does not compound. Greatsword/Longsword.) Shikokku's Stealth Suit (SP:6; Power +6, User is immune to Dark & Demonic enemies; Body, Head and Backwear counts as 1 Artifact), Mythril Shield (SP: 20 Shield), Mechanical Arm (Doubles WP for the equipped weapon; wearer cannot become disarmed; suitable for Vindsval only; handwear), Wonky Shoes (footwear, SP: 3, suitable for all classes)(lent by Benj), Medal of Glory (accessory, mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles, immunity toAsleep,Blinded,Confused, Fragile, and Weakened effects)(lent by Benji)
Inventory:
Consumables: 4X Mead, Smelling Salts, 2X Remedy, Potion, 6X Grand Potion, 3X Smoke Bomb, 3X Tonic, 4X Venom (poison -1), 3X Deadly Poison (Poison -10), Banana, Poison Bomb, 4X Hurricane - This exotic drink grants the Hilariously and Luckily Drunk-effect, doubling the power of every attack, provided the consumer can state a pun related to his attack with every attack for the duration of one battle, Bone, Fenghuang Essence, Agni Bomb, Elixir, Myrrh, Soma, 2X Phoenix Essence, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), Zoot's Cookie, Health Core, Bright Polish
Misc: Mythril Shard, 4X Grating Stone, Gold Bar (Collateral from the Demon Germ)
Weapons And Shields: Verkenner (WP:10, Broomstick,ranged), Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burning 10, poison 7 and cursed; Darkness and Fire Elemental, lance), , Crystal Blade: WP: 16, Greatsword. Imbued with a diamond, as is light-elemental as a result. A transparent blade that the fallen angel Glaz wielded), Very Pink Parasol: Broomstick, WP:1, Male enemies are Enamored with the hero, Xeno Whip (WP:4, poisoning the Xeno Whip doubles the poison output, whip), Leets d’Loc (WP:9, ice-elemental longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Simurgh Wingblade (WP:12, cannot be used with a shield; great-sword), Twin Sai (WP: 12, dual strike, dagger), Stygian Blade (WP: 12, Longsword: WP doubled when using it against an Ethereal or Ancient enemy. The aura it exudes seems to be very cold, very luminescent water, the blade of Charon, the Angel of Death.),
Artifacts: Toxic Hood: (Headwear. The green hood worn by the Rosalia Pestilence. Changes the poisoned effect, to Blessed for the duration of the battle if poisoned while wearing the hood, Usable by all.), Ten-Gallon Hat: Gives the wearer the "Tourist" effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Gloves of the Hypocritical/Hippocratic Oath, Handwear, (Adds +10 to healing for characters with the Healing job trait and + 10 Poisoning for characters with the Wicked (or future equivalent) fighting style ), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear), Anniversary Medal (Power +5, SP +5, Max Health +5, Max Ether +5. Values increase by 1 with each passing year; Accessory), Gauntlets of the Legionnaire (Power +5, immune to Petrified, Handwear), Wanderer's Seal (Vindicator's Seal, grants access to the Vindicator job class; suitable to followers of the Wanderer only)
Gems: Emerald X2, Aquamarine X2, Garnet X2, Opal, Topaz
Scrolls: Scroll of Poisoning. Can be cast on a weapon to give it Poison 10, for the duration of the battle at the cost of 5 Ether, Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the Fragile effect to one target for three round. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.)
Tools: Bed Roll, Shovel, Magic Compass

Monk Pretzel (Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *Reinforced* *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, Blinded, and Confused*
Level: 37.75
Power Bonus: 2 -8
Defense: 40 80
Health: ~~67/67~~ 57/57
Gold: 4350
Equipment: Heaven and Hell (WP: 27; Darkness; Dual-Strike; Whip), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), , Book of Artisan's Tricks (At the beginning of the quest, wearer may choose to copy another class' ability (the copied ability can be used at will until the end of the quest; Accessory; Suitable for Artisans), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP: 6 multiplied by the number of party members; Grants immunity to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, *Blinded*, and *Confused*; Backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Inventory:
Weapons: Dual Staff (WP: 13; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Tyrant's Maul (WP: 28; causes *Hexed*; Hammer), Quarterstaff (WP: 4/8 against Humanoids; Staff), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect; Mace), Glacial Mace (WP: 12; has 1/2 chance to cause *Slowed*; Ice-elemental; Mace), Shredding Star (WP: 13; removes all temporary effects from the target; Mace), Honed Axe (WP:10, cuts target's SP in half, Axe
Artifacts: Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partnerhas to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Bloody Skull Helmet (SP: 3; heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by *Bleeding* at the end of each round; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5; Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators; Bodywear), Infernal Armor (SP: 10; absorbs Fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; Accessory; Suitable for scroll users), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; Accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; Accessory), White Fur Coat (SP:4, grants immunity to ice and stunned; allows the user to hide to avoid Free Hits (the effect ends if the user targets an enemy); suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; backwear.)
Gems: Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Aquamarine, Ethereal Opal (Ice and Fragile)
Scrolls: Scroll of *Sealing*, Scroll of *Blindness*, Scroll of *Confusion*, Scroll of *Sleep*, Scroll of *Frailty*, Scroll of *Weakening*, Scroll of *Minimizing* (Has 1/2 chance of causing the *Minimizing*-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Arc *Sleep*, Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Consumables: 8 Potions, 20 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, 3 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, 13 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 6 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, 2 Nostrum, 5 Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 1 *Blind* Bombs, 2 *Seal* Bombs, *Sleep* Bomb, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and *Poisoned* by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 2 *Stun* Bombs, 2 *Confuse* Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the *Poisoned* by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 *Poisoned* permanently), Grating Stone, Small Present, Milk
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quests)

Matthias (StickFig)
Level 29.33 Druid *⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle* *Immune to Ice* *Immune to Bound, Fragile, and Slowed* *Gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed*
Power Bonus: 12
Defense: 6
Health: 39/39
Ether: 8/30
Gold: 605
Abilities: Bearer of the Anvil (Matthias may sacrifice his turn to add his WP or SP to another heroes for the round. He may also improve one weapon at the end of each quest [+1 WP].), Immortal Waters (Once per quest, Matthias can heal himself to full health and remove all negative effects during combat. This does not take up an action.)
Equipment: Ethereal Restored Fireball Extraordinaire (WP:11; also hits enemies listed above and below the target; Darkness-, Ice-, and Lightning-elemental; deals Fragile; user is Slowed; hand cannon), Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear), Hunter's Plate (SP:4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors) (Dreyrugr), Ethereal Rocket Boots (SP:2; immunity to Ice; protects from Bound, Fragile, and Slowed effects; footwear)
Inventory: Ethereal XX Handcannon Replica (WP:12, pierces defense, Fire- and Light-elemental, deals Afraid, hand cannon), Peashooter (WP:2, deals Burning -2, hand cannon), Pongcanis Crossbow (WP:8, crossbow), Crocodile Handbag (Max. ether +2, immunity to water; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Human (Changes the wearer into a human of the same gender when worn, accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Garnet (Earth and Sealed), 2x Adamantite Shard (¼ of a full Adamantite ore, used for adamantizing weapons), 8x Bone (Distracts the target for the duration of 1 round, preventing Free Hits; worth 5 gold in magic shops), Deadly Venom, 2x Elixir, Grand Potion, Grating Stone, Potion, 2x Red Death Blood, 3x Remedy, 4x Shattering Arrow (Lowers enemy SP by 5, suitable for classes with bows and crossbows), 3x Tonic, Smoke Bomb, Zhar-ptitsa Incense (Revives all party members to full health and grants the Blessed, Reinforced, and Transcended effects, consumable), Bedroll, Magic Compass, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), 3x Firebomb, Skadi Bomb, Emergency Essence
Quest Items: Guffington's Seal (Proves the hero is a Friend of Guffington - the hero starts every quest with one Hero's Cocktail (Makes the hero Encouraged, Hastened, Lucky, and Inspired, consumable))

Grunch (Takes suggestions from Thalion) *Immune to Fragile & Ice* *Favored Humanoids*
Level: 30 Hunter
Power Bonus: 5
Defense: 11
Health: 44/44
Gold: 90
Equipment: Sylvan Circle Circlet (Allows the permanent taming of one monster while worn, Accessory), Heavy Armor (SP 5, Immunity to Fragile, Torsowear), Cloak of the Winterlands (SP 1, Immune to Ice, Backwear), Darksteel Cutlass (WP 15, 1/3 chance to Blind)
Inventory: Deadly Venom, Remedy

Mux *Permanently Tamed* *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Beast
Level: 15 5
Health: 165/~~175~~ 165
Special: Blood Fang – Transfers 15 health from the target to self and inflicts Bleeding 5
Passive Special: Blood Brother - Grants a +5 Power and SP Bonus to Grunch while Mux is still up.

Party Leader, please determine the battle order.

Palathadric · April 8, 2017

"Nice job, gnome! I could never connect with the earth as you."

I use another Grand Tonic on Matthias before repeating my attack. Mux repeats from the back row. Grunch repeats from the Front.

"Giant, please take on Tinker B so he doesn't get another free hit.

Asphalt · April 8, 2017

OOC: A hit with Ludeas should have been 25X2 (Arm) +37+8=95 I think you forgot his arm again.

Yes, Allow me to make him bleed for his callousness.

Vindsval Attacks Tinker B, with the Wrath Lance, from the Front Row.

Edited April 8, 2017 by Asphalt

StickFig · April 8, 2017

A smile invades the gnome's face as the two children begin to cough, then breathe, then rise on beds of shimmering earthen veins. He switches back to his Extraordinaire and attacks dwarf tinkerer B.

> Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Dwarf Tinkerer B

**Waterbrick Down** · April 9, 2017

12 hours ago, Asphalt said:

OOC: A hit with Ludeas should have been 25X2 (Arm) +37+8=95 I think you forgot his arm again.

QM Note: Fixed, still need a battle order.

Palathadric · April 9, 2017

Monk
>Mux
Vind
Grunch
>Matthias

**Waterbrick Down** · April 10, 2017

Monk Pretzel again restores Matthias's ether reserves just as the gnome takes an axe to the side from one of the dark dwarves. Mux grows frustratingly as he fails to pierce the automaton's armor. Vindsval fails to avoid a tinkerer who rapidly dismantles some of the half-giant's armor. Grunch unfazed, moves forward blade in hand and deals a mighty blow to the tinkerer that sends him reeling. Thalion at long last joins the battle.

Hostage Battle
Free Hits are dealt to the Prisoners at random until there are no more prisoners left.

Round 6 of Hostage Hustle:
Monk Pretzel uses Grand Tonic on Matthias - Success - 15 Ether restored
Monk vs. Automaton B - Upgraded Hit - 406 Darkness Elemental Damage
Mux vs. Automaton A - Critical Hit - 0 Damage
Vindsval vs. Tinkerer A - Special Damage - SP cut in half
Grunch vs. Tinkerer A - Hit - 150 Damage
>Matthias heals Vindsval - Damage - 19 Damage

Dark Dwarf B - Burning & Poisoned - 34 Damage

Thalion Joins the Battle

The Enemy

Automaton Guard A *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1950/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Automaton Guard B *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1000/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Dark Dwarf A *Fights from the Back Row* *Ranged Attacks* *Immune to Blinded* *Asleep (1 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 760/1000
Special: Piercing Shot – Dark Dwarf A does 40 damage to the target that ignores SP
Passive Special: Reinforcements - Dark Dwarf A will call for aid at the end of Round 3 and two more Dark Dwarves will join the fight.
Drops:
50 Gold

Dark Dwarf B *Attacks ignore SP* *Immune to Blinded* *Burning 10* *Poisoned 7* *Enraged* *Asleep (1 Rounds Remaining)*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 40
Health: 765/1000
Special: Take the Shinys – Dark Dwarf B steals 1/10 of the target's Gold
Passive Special: Coward - Dark Dwarf B has a 1/10 chance of fleeing at the end of the round if it has used its special once, a 2/10 chance if it has used its special twice, etc.
Drops:
60 Gold

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 405/750
Special: Keen Eye – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 750/570
Special: Stalwart Defense – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

The Prisoners

Orc A
Hits: 2/2

Orc B
Hits: 1/2

Elf A
Hits: 2/2

Elf B
Hits: 2/2

Lindy
Hits: 2/2

The Party
Vindsval Half-Born (Asphalt)

39 year old, Male, Half Giant,
Level: 37.25 Paladin *Gains Triple XP* *Immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened, Effects* *Immune to Dark & Demonic enemies*
Power Bonus: 8
Defense: 29 14
Health: 56/56
Ether: 31/41
Gold: 704
Equipment: Ludeus (WP: 25 Glowing Blade forged from the body of Immortalis. Be free from your endless burden, argent lord of lightning, and allow this blade to carry on your legacy. Successful hits have a 1/3 chance of Awakening the blade's true power, doubling the sword's WP for the next round. Doubling does not compound. Greatsword/Longsword.) Shikokku's Stealth Suit (SP:6; Power +6, User is immune to Dark & Demonic enemies; Body, Head and Backwear counts as 1 Artifact), Mythril Shield (SP: 20 Shield), Mechanical Arm (Doubles WP for the equipped weapon; wearer cannot become disarmed; suitable for Vindsval only; handwear), Wonky Shoes (footwear, SP: 3, suitable for all classes)(lent by Benj), Medal of Glory (accessory, mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles, immunity toAsleep,Blinded,Confused, Fragile, and Weakened effects)(lent by Benji)
Inventory:
Consumables: 4X Mead, Smelling Salts, 2X Remedy, Potion, 6X Grand Potion, 3X Smoke Bomb, 3X Tonic, 4X Venom (poison -1), 3X Deadly Poison (Poison -10), Banana, Poison Bomb, 4X Hurricane - This exotic drink grants the Hilariously and Luckily Drunk-effect, doubling the power of every attack, provided the consumer can state a pun related to his attack with every attack for the duration of one battle, Bone, Fenghuang Essence, Agni Bomb, Elixir, Myrrh, Soma, 2X Phoenix Essence, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), Zoot's Cookie, Health Core, Bright Polish
Misc: Mythril Shard, 4X Grating Stone, Gold Bar (Collateral from the Demon Germ)
Weapons And Shields: Verkenner (WP:10, Broomstick,ranged), Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burning 10, poison 7 and cursed; Darkness and Fire Elemental, lance), , Crystal Blade: WP: 16, Greatsword. Imbued with a diamond, as is light-elemental as a result. A transparent blade that the fallen angel Glaz wielded), Very Pink Parasol: Broomstick, WP:1, Male enemies are Enamored with the hero, Xeno Whip (WP:4, poisoning the Xeno Whip doubles the poison output, whip), Leets d’Loc (WP:9, ice-elemental longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Simurgh Wingblade (WP:12, cannot be used with a shield; great-sword), Twin Sai (WP: 12, dual strike, dagger), Stygian Blade (WP: 12, Longsword: WP doubled when using it against an Ethereal or Ancient enemy. The aura it exudes seems to be very cold, very luminescent water, the blade of Charon, the Angel of Death.),
Artifacts: Toxic Hood: (Headwear. The green hood worn by the Rosalia Pestilence. Changes the poisoned effect, to Blessed for the duration of the battle if poisoned while wearing the hood, Usable by all.), Ten-Gallon Hat: Gives the wearer the "Tourist" effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Gloves of the Hypocritical/Hippocratic Oath, Handwear, (Adds +10 to healing for characters with the Healing job trait and + 10 Poisoning for characters with the Wicked (or future equivalent) fighting style ), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear), Anniversary Medal (Power +5, SP +5, Max Health +5, Max Ether +5. Values increase by 1 with each passing year; Accessory), Gauntlets of the Legionnaire (Power +5, immune to Petrified, Handwear), Wanderer's Seal (Vindicator's Seal, grants access to the Vindicator job class; suitable to followers of the Wanderer only)
Gems: Emerald X2, Aquamarine X2, Garnet X2, Opal, Topaz
Scrolls: Scroll of Poisoning. Can be cast on a weapon to give it Poison 10, for the duration of the battle at the cost of 5 Ether, Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the Fragile effect to one target for three round. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.)
Tools: Bed Roll, Shovel, Magic Compass

Monk Pretzel (Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *Reinforced* *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, Blinded, and Confused*
Level: 37.75
Power Bonus: 2 -8
Defense: 40 80
Health: ~~67/67~~ 57/57
Gold: 4350
Equipment: Heaven and Hell (WP: 27; Darkness; Dual-Strike; Whip), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), , Book of Artisan's Tricks (At the beginning of the quest, wearer may choose to copy another class' ability (the copied ability can be used at will until the end of the quest; Accessory; Suitable for Artisans), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP: 6 multiplied by the number of party members; Grants immunity to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, *Blinded*, and *Confused*; Backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Inventory:
Weapons: Dual Staff (WP: 13; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Tyrant's Maul (WP: 28; causes *Hexed*; Hammer), Quarterstaff (WP: 4/8 against Humanoids; Staff), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect; Mace), Glacial Mace (WP: 12; has 1/2 chance to cause *Slowed*; Ice-elemental; Mace), Shredding Star (WP: 13; removes all temporary effects from the target; Mace), Honed Axe (WP:10, cuts target's SP in half, Axe
Artifacts: Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partnerhas to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Bloody Skull Helmet (SP: 3; heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by *Bleeding* at the end of each round; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5; Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators; Bodywear), Infernal Armor (SP: 10; absorbs Fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; Accessory; Suitable for scroll users), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; Accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; Accessory), White Fur Coat (SP:4, grants immunity to ice and stunned; allows the user to hide to avoid Free Hits (the effect ends if the user targets an enemy); suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; backwear.)
Gems: Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Aquamarine, Ethereal Opal (Ice and Fragile)
Scrolls: Scroll of *Sealing*, Scroll of *Blindness*, Scroll of *Confusion*, Scroll of *Sleep*, Scroll of *Frailty*, Scroll of *Weakening*, Scroll of *Minimizing* (Has 1/2 chance of causing the *Minimizing*-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Arc *Sleep*, Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Consumables: 8 Potions, 20 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, 2 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, 13 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 6 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, 2 Nostrum, 5 Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 1 *Blind* Bombs, 2 *Seal* Bombs, *Sleep* Bomb, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and *Poisoned* by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 2 *Stun* Bombs, 2 *Confuse* Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the *Poisoned* by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 *Poisoned* permanently), Grating Stone, Small Present, Milk
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quests)

Matthias (StickFig)
Level 29.33 Druid *⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle* *Immune to Ice* *Immune to Bound, Fragile, and Slowed* *Gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed*
Power Bonus: 12
Defense: 6
Health: 20/39
Ether: 23/30
Gold: 605
Abilities: Bearer of the Anvil (Matthias may sacrifice his turn to add his WP or SP to another heroes for the round. He may also improve one weapon at the end of each quest [+1 WP].), Immortal Waters (Once per quest, Matthias can heal himself to full health and remove all negative effects during combat. This does not take up an action.)
Equipment: Ethereal Restored Fireball Extraordinaire (WP:11; also hits enemies listed above and below the target; Darkness-, Ice-, and Lightning-elemental; deals Fragile; user is Slowed; hand cannon), Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear), Hunter's Plate (SP:4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors) (Dreyrugr), Ethereal Rocket Boots (SP:2; immunity to Ice; protects from Bound, Fragile, and Slowed effects; footwear)
Inventory: Ethereal XX Handcannon Replica (WP:12, pierces defense, Fire- and Light-elemental, deals Afraid, hand cannon),  Peashooter (WP:2, deals Burning -2, hand cannon), Pongcanis Crossbow (WP:8, crossbow), Crocodile Handbag (Max. ether +2, immunity to water; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Human (Changes the wearer into a human of the same gender when worn, accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Garnet (Earth and Sealed), 2x Adamantite Shard (¼ of a full Adamantite ore, used for adamantizing weapons), 8x Bone (Distracts the target for the duration of 1 round, preventing Free Hits; worth 5 gold in magic shops), Deadly Venom, 2x Elixir, Grand Potion, Grating Stone, Potion, 2x Red Death Blood, 3x Remedy, 4x Shattering Arrow (Lowers enemy SP by 5, suitable for classes with bows and crossbows), 3x Tonic, Smoke Bomb, Zhar-ptitsa Incense (Revives all party members to full health and grants the Blessed, Reinforced, and Transcended effects, consumable), Bedroll, Magic Compass, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), 3x Firebomb, Skadi Bomb, Emergency Essence
Quest Items: Guffington's Seal (Proves the hero is a Friend of Guffington - the hero starts every quest with one Hero's Cocktail (Makes the hero Encouraged, Hastened, Lucky, and Inspired, consumable))

Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) *Party Leader*
213 years old male elf Mystic Knight
Level: 36 *Nimble* *Restores 1 ether whenever damage is taken* *Immune to All Elements, Sealed, Blind, Weakened, Confused, Sleep, Fragile, Cursed, Poisoned and Bleeding* *Lucky*
Power Bonus: 0
Defense: 15
Health: 47/47
Ether: 46/46
Gold: 1363
Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 17, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear)
Inventory:
Gems: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (Darkness) x3, Diamond (Light), Aquamarine (Water), Opal (Ice) Garnet (Earth),
Scrolls: Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep,  Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Weapons:  Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Shield of Elvenkind (SP:11, restores 1 ether to wielder every time they take damage; shield), Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), War Blade (WP: 17, double WP against lower level enemies; greatsword), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Nothing stored], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Nothing stored], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [nothing stored]) , Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded), Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5, Dual Strike, Bow), Winter's Whip (WP: 10, Ice Elemental, 1/3 chance to cause Slow, Whip), Undead Antlers (WP: 10, Grants Intimidation, Darkness Elemental, Halberd), Undead Antlers (WP: 10, Grants Intimidation, Darkness Elemental, Halberd)
Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Ribcage Shield (SP:11; 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), Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), , Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), 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), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks)
Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 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 (8), Potion (4), Remedy (23), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core, Grand Tonic (2), Phoenix Essence (4), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (3), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal, Small Present, Crystal Ball, Bright Polish, Bag of Wonder (Summons a random Decamon that joins the battle for 5 rounds. 10 uses remaining, Consumable)

Grunch (Takes suggestions from Thalion) *Immune to Fragile & Ice* *Favored Humanoids*
Level: 30 Hunter
Power Bonus: 5
Defense: 11
Health: 44/44
Gold: 90
Equipment: Sylvan Circle Circlet (Allows the permanent taming of one monster while worn, Accessory), Heavy Armor (SP 5, Immunity to Fragile, Torsowear), Cloak of the Winterlands (SP 1, Immune to Ice, Backwear), Darksteel Cutlass (WP 15, 1/3 chance to Blind)
Inventory: Deadly Venom, Remedy

Mux *Permanently Tamed* *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Beast
Level: 15 5
Health: 165/~~175~~ 165
Special: Blood Fang – Transfers 15 health from the target to self and inflicts Bleeding 5
Passive Special: Blood Brother - Grants a +5 Power and SP Bonus to Grunch while Mux is still up.

Party Leader, please determine the battle order.

StickFig · April 10, 2017

Matthias steps back and calls ether to heal himself.

> Matthias: Heal (XX Replica) v. Self

Palathadric · April 10, 2017

There should only be 1 round remaining on the dwarfs' blindedness, though I don't mind. :wink: Also, just a question. Could I build the Skeleton decoy I have as a "use of a consumable?

I repeat my attack as do Grunch and Mux.

Asphalt · April 10, 2017

OOC: I dont suppose a remedy would fix that problem with Vind's armor, would it?

Thrice cursed Rock Biter.

Vindsval attacks Tinker A from the Back Row with the Wrath Lance.

-obelix- · April 10, 2017

Thalion finally catches up with the party and running in, aims a lightning spell at Automaton A (twice) form back row.

If Enchantment is rolled, he will enchant his weapon.

"Grunch and Mux, you can help out Vindsval with the other one of those tinkerers (B)."

Battle order:
Monk

Thalion

Vindsval

Mux

Grunch

Matthias

Edited April 10, 2017 by -obelix-

**Waterbrick Down** · April 10, 2017

2 hours ago, Palathadric said:

There should only be 1 round remaining on the dwarfs' blindedness, though I don't mind. Also, just a question. Could I build the Skeleton decoy I have as a "use of a consumable?

QM Note: Fixed and yes, though Free Hits to the Decoy will still be calculated normally, i.e. = enemy's level

1 hour ago, Asphalt said:

OOC: I dont suppose a remedy would fix that problem with Vind's armor, would it?

Thrice cursed Rock Biter.

Vindsval attacks Tinker A from the Back Row with the Wrath Lance.

QM Note: A Remedy will not fix the problem with Vind's armor, as the SP reduction is not a Negative Effect.

**Waterbrick Down** · April 11, 2017

Sensing that the tide of battle would soon turn, Monk Pretzel upgrades his weapon. Thalion unleashes a lightning bolt zapping one of the Automatons as Vindsval pauses to recover some of his ether. Mux and Grunch both manage to damage their enemies as Matthias fails to heal himself.

Hostage Battle
Free Hits are dealt to the Prisoners at random until there are no more prisoners left.

Round 6 of Hostage Hustle:
Monk vs. Automaton B - Enhancement - Heaven & Hell +1 WP
Thalion vs. Automaton A - Critical Hit ~~Damage~~ - 250 Lightning Damage, -2 Ether
>Vindsval vs. Tinkerer A - Meditate - +1 Ether
Mux vs. Automaton A - Hit - 0 Damage
Grunch vs. Tinkerer A - Critical Hit - 195 Damage
>Matthias heals himself - No Healing

Dark Dwarf B - Burning & Poisoned - 17 Damage

Monk Pretzel - Free Hits (Tinkerer B) - Elf A 1 Hit

The Enemy

Automaton Guard A *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1700/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Automaton Guard B *Immune to bleeding, poisoned, asleep, fast asleep, hexed, petrified and doomed*
Type: Mechanical
Level: 60
Defense: 30
Health: 1000/2000
Special: Tri-Dazer – Removes 10 health, 10 ether and 10 power from the target regardless of row. Lost power will be restored after the battle.
Passive Special I: Adaptive Defense - Automaton Guard A becomes immune to any Negative Effect it survives
Passive Special II: Defensive Adaptation - Automaton Guard A has 1/2 chance to copy a Positive Effect the Party receives from a consumable
Drops (varies by roll):
1-3: Elixir
4-6: Scrap Metal (Worth 25 gold)

Dark Dwarf A *Fights from the Back Row* *Ranged Attacks* *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 760/1000
Special: Piercing Shot – Dark Dwarf A does 40 damage to the target that ignores SP
Passive Special: Reinforcements - Dark Dwarf A will call for aid at the end of Round 3 and two more Dark Dwarves will join the fight.
Drops:
50 Gold

Dark Dwarf B *Attacks ignore SP* *Immune to Blinded* *Burning 10* *Poisoned 7* *Enraged*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 40
Health: 748/1000
Special: Take the Shinys – Dark Dwarf B steals 1/10 of the target's Gold
Passive Special: Coward - Dark Dwarf B has a 1/10 chance of fleeing at the end of the round if it has used its special once, a 2/10 chance if it has used its special twice, etc.
Drops:
60 Gold

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 210/750
Special: Keen Eye – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer A finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 50
Health: 750/570
Special: Stalwart Defense – Dark Dwarf Tinkerer B finds a vulnerability in the target's armor and reduces their SP by 1/2
Drops:
Grating Stone

The Prisoners

Orc A
Hits: 2/2

Orc B
Hits: 1/2

Elf A
Hits: 1/2

Elf B
Hits: 2/2

Lindy
Hits: 2/2

The Party
Vindsval Half-Born (Asphalt)

39 year old, Male, Half Giant,
Level: 37.25 Paladin *Gains Triple XP* *Immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened, Effects* *Immune to Dark & Demonic enemies*
Power Bonus: 8
Defense: 29 14
Health: 56/56
Ether: 32/41
Gold: 704
Equipment: Ludeus (WP: 25 Glowing Blade forged from the body of Immortalis. Be free from your endless burden, argent lord of lightning, and allow this blade to carry on your legacy. Successful hits have a 1/3 chance of Awakening the blade's true power, doubling the sword's WP for the next round. Doubling does not compound. Greatsword/Longsword.) Shikokku's Stealth Suit (SP:6; Power +6, User is immune to Dark & Demonic enemies; Body, Head and Backwear counts as 1 Artifact), Mythril Shield (SP: 20 Shield), Mechanical Arm (Doubles WP for the equipped weapon; wearer cannot become disarmed; suitable for Vindsval only; handwear), Wonky Shoes (footwear, SP: 3, suitable for all classes)(lent by Benj), Medal of Glory (accessory, mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles, immunity toAsleep,Blinded,Confused, Fragile, and Weakened effects)(lent by Benji)
Inventory:
Consumables: 4X Mead, Smelling Salts, 2X Remedy, Potion, 6X Grand Potion, 3X Smoke Bomb, 3X Tonic, 4X Venom (poison -1), 3X Deadly Poison (Poison -10), Banana, Poison Bomb, 4X Hurricane - This exotic drink grants the Hilariously and Luckily Drunk-effect, doubling the power of every attack, provided the consumer can state a pun related to his attack with every attack for the duration of one battle, Bone, Fenghuang Essence, Agni Bomb, Elixir, Myrrh, Soma, 2X Phoenix Essence, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), Zoot's Cookie, Health Core, Bright Polish
Misc: Mythril Shard, 4X Grating Stone, Gold Bar (Collateral from the Demon Germ)
Weapons And Shields: Verkenner (WP:10, Broomstick,ranged), Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burning 10, poison 7 and cursed; Darkness and Fire Elemental, lance), , Crystal Blade: WP: 16, Greatsword. Imbued with a diamond, as is light-elemental as a result. A transparent blade that the fallen angel Glaz wielded), Very Pink Parasol: Broomstick, WP:1, Male enemies are Enamored with the hero, Xeno Whip (WP:4, poisoning the Xeno Whip doubles the poison output, whip), Leets d’Loc (WP:9, ice-elemental longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Simurgh Wingblade (WP:12, cannot be used with a shield; great-sword), Twin Sai (WP: 12, dual strike, dagger), Stygian Blade (WP: 12, Longsword: WP doubled when using it against an Ethereal or Ancient enemy. The aura it exudes seems to be very cold, very luminescent water, the blade of Charon, the Angel of Death.),
Artifacts: Toxic Hood: (Headwear. The green hood worn by the Rosalia Pestilence. Changes the poisoned effect, to Blessed for the duration of the battle if poisoned while wearing the hood, Usable by all.), Ten-Gallon Hat: Gives the wearer the "Tourist" effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Gloves of the Hypocritical/Hippocratic Oath, Handwear, (Adds +10 to healing for characters with the Healing job trait and + 10 Poisoning for characters with the Wicked (or future equivalent) fighting style ), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear), Anniversary Medal (Power +5, SP +5, Max Health +5, Max Ether +5. Values increase by 1 with each passing year; Accessory), Gauntlets of the Legionnaire (Power +5, immune to Petrified, Handwear), Wanderer's Seal (Vindicator's Seal, grants access to the Vindicator job class; suitable to followers of the Wanderer only)
Gems: Emerald X2, Aquamarine X2, Garnet X2, Opal, Topaz
Scrolls: Scroll of Poisoning. Can be cast on a weapon to give it Poison 10, for the duration of the battle at the cost of 5 Ether, Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the Fragile effect to one target for three round. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.)
Tools: Bed Roll, Shovel, Magic Compass

Monk Pretzel (Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *Reinforced* *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, Blinded, and Confused*
Level: 37.75
Power Bonus: 2 -8
Defense: 40 80
Health: ~~67/67~~ 57/57
Gold: 4350
Equipment: Heaven and Hell (WP: 28; Darkness; Dual-Strike; Whip), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), , Book of Artisan's Tricks (At the beginning of the quest, wearer may choose to copy another class' ability (the copied ability can be used at will until the end of the quest; Accessory; Suitable for Artisans), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP: 6 multiplied by the number of party members; Grants immunity to Darkness, Wood, Earth, Water, Light, Fire, Lightning, Wind, *Blinded*, and *Confused*; Backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Inventory:
Weapons: Dual Staff (WP: 13; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Tyrant's Maul (WP: 28; causes *Hexed*; Hammer), Quarterstaff (WP: 4/8 against Humanoids; Staff), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect; Mace), Glacial Mace (WP: 12; has 1/2 chance to cause *Slowed*; Ice-elemental; Mace), Shredding Star (WP: 13; removes all temporary effects from the target; Mace), Honed Axe (WP:10, cuts target's SP in half, Axe
Artifacts: Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partnerhas to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Bloody Skull Helmet (SP: 3; heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by *Bleeding* at the end of each round; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5; Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators; Bodywear), Infernal Armor (SP: 10; absorbs Fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; Accessory; Suitable for scroll users), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; Accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; Accessory), White Fur Coat (SP:4, grants immunity to ice and stunned; allows the user to hide to avoid Free Hits (the effect ends if the user targets an enemy); suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; backwear.)
Gems: Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Aquamarine, Ethereal Opal (Ice and Fragile)
Scrolls: Scroll of *Sealing*, Scroll of *Blindness*, Scroll of *Confusion*, Scroll of *Sleep*, Scroll of *Frailty*, Scroll of *Weakening*, Scroll of *Minimizing* (Has 1/2 chance of causing the *Minimizing*-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Arc *Sleep*, Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Consumables: 8 Potions, 20 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, 2 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, 13 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 6 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, 2 Nostrum, 5 Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 1 *Blind* Bombs, 2 *Seal* Bombs, *Sleep* Bomb, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and *Poisoned* by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 2 *Stun* Bombs, 2 *Confuse* Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the *Poisoned* by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 *Poisoned* permanently), Grating Stone, Small Present, Milk
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quests)

Matthias (StickFig)
Level 29.33 Druid *⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle* *Immune to Ice* *Immune to Bound, Fragile, and Slowed* *Gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed*
Power Bonus: 12
Defense: 6
Health: 20/39
Ether: 23/30
Gold: 605
Abilities: Bearer of the Anvil (Matthias may sacrifice his turn to add his WP or SP to another heroes for the round. He may also improve one weapon at the end of each quest [+1 WP].), Immortal Waters (Once per quest, Matthias can heal himself to full health and remove all negative effects during combat. This does not take up an action.)
Equipment: Ethereal Restored Fireball Extraordinaire (WP:11; also hits enemies listed above and below the target; Darkness-, Ice-, and Lightning-elemental; deals Fragile; user is Slowed; hand cannon), Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear), Hunter's Plate (SP:4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors) (Dreyrugr), Ethereal Rocket Boots (SP:2; immunity to Ice; protects from Bound, Fragile, and Slowed effects; footwear)
Inventory: Ethereal XX Handcannon Replica (WP:12, pierces defense, Fire- and Light-elemental, deals Afraid, hand cannon),  Peashooter (WP:2, deals Burning -2, hand cannon), Pongcanis Crossbow (WP:8, crossbow), Crocodile Handbag (Max. ether +2, immunity to water; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Human (Changes the wearer into a human of the same gender when worn, accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Garnet (Earth and Sealed), 2x Adamantite Shard (¼ of a full Adamantite ore, used for adamantizing weapons), 8x Bone (Distracts the target for the duration of 1 round, preventing Free Hits; worth 5 gold in magic shops), Deadly Venom, 2x Elixir, Grand Potion, Grating Stone, Potion, 2x Red Death Blood, 3x Remedy, 4x Shattering Arrow (Lowers enemy SP by 5, suitable for classes with bows and crossbows), 3x Tonic, Smoke Bomb, Zhar-ptitsa Incense (Revives all party members to full health and grants the Blessed, Reinforced, and Transcended effects, consumable), Bedroll, Magic Compass, Candy Cane (Restores 10 Health and 5 Ether), 3x Firebomb, Skadi Bomb, Emergency Essence
Quest Items: Guffington's Seal (Proves the hero is a Friend of Guffington - the hero starts every quest with one Hero's Cocktail (Makes the hero Encouraged, Hastened, Lucky, and Inspired, consumable))

Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) *Party Leader*
213 years old male elf Mystic Knight
Level: 36 *Nimble* *Restores 1 ether whenever damage is taken* *Immune to All Elements, Sealed, Blind, Weakened, Confused, Sleep, Fragile, Cursed, Poisoned and Bleeding* *Lucky*
Power Bonus: 0
Defense: 15
Health: 47/47
Ether: 44/46
Gold: 1363
Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 17, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear)
Inventory:
Gems: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (Darkness) x3, Diamond (Light), Aquamarine (Water), Opal (Ice) Garnet (Earth),
Scrolls: Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep,  Scroll of Elemental Aura (Enables the user to cause the target's attacks deal only elemental damage corresponding to a gem available to the user for the duration of one battle. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 5 ether)
Weapons:  Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Shield of Elvenkind (SP:11, restores 1 ether to wielder every time they take damage; shield), Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), War Blade (WP: 17, double WP against lower level enemies; greatsword), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Nothing stored], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Nothing stored], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [nothing stored]) , Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded), Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5, Dual Strike, Bow), Winter's Whip (WP: 10, Ice Elemental, 1/3 chance to cause Slow, Whip), Undead Antlers (WP: 10, Grants Intimidation, Darkness Elemental, Halberd), Undead Antlers (WP: 10, Grants Intimidation, Darkness Elemental, Halberd)
Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Ribcage Shield (SP:11; 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), Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), , Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), 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), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks)
Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 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 (8), Potion (4), Remedy (23), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core, Grand Tonic (2), Phoenix Essence (4), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (3), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal, Small Present, Crystal Ball, Bright Polish, Bag of Wonder (Summons a random Decamon that joins the battle for 5 rounds. 10 uses remaining, Consumable)

Grunch (Takes suggestions from Thalion) *Immune to Fragile & Ice* *Favored Humanoids*
Level: 30 Hunter
Power Bonus: 5
Defense: 11
Health: 44/44
Gold: 90
Equipment: Sylvan Circle Circlet (Allows the permanent taming of one monster while worn, Accessory), Heavy Armor (SP 5, Immunity to Fragile, Torsowear), Cloak of the Winterlands (SP 1, Immune to Ice, Backwear), Darksteel Cutlass (WP 15, 1/3 chance to Blind)
Inventory: Deadly Venom, Remedy

Mux *Permanently Tamed* *Immune to Blinded*
Type: Beast
Level: 15 5
Health: 165/~~175~~ 165
Special: Blood Fang – Transfers 15 health from the target to self and inflicts Bleeding 5
Passive Special: Blood Brother - Grants a +5 Power and SP Bonus to Grunch while Mux is still up.

Party Leader, please determine the battle order.

Palathadric · April 11, 2017

I attack Automaton B and Dual-Strike Dark Dwarf A with Heaven and Hell from the Front Row.

"Make sure that everyone is targeted. We can't let those kids keep getting hit. Useless enemies, fight us like men instead of using every opportunity to slash at the children!"

-obelix- · April 11, 2017

Thalion repeats his attack.

"Grunch and Mux, you can attack Tinkerers A and B."

Same battle order.

Asphalt · April 12, 2017

It is good that we are all in one place again. Let us force these cowards back into the darkness.

Vindsval Attacks Dwarf B from the Back Row with The Wrath Lance.

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