Heroica RPG - Quest #159: An Unexpected Return - Hovels

[Khorne]

1 hour ago, Zepher said:

“My concern is that once things start to go south, they’re likely to go south fast. The longer we fight her the bigger the hill we have to climb grows. Still, press the advantage while we can.” Boomingham glances at Petaldan as he drags his shield out of his pack and holds it in front of him. “I think you and I are going to get roughed up a bit. You ready for that?”

"My thoughts exactly", Eric echoes. "This thing can turn bad, real quick", he said, eyeing the unconscious Germ on the ground. "My riches don't have value to me if I'm dead."

Eric attacks from the front row, using Conspirator.

[Zepher]

“We’ve got these handy dandy apples if things take a serious turn for the worst. Just a question how much effort and resource we want to expend on this lady when she’s got some friends we’ll have to take down later.” Boomingham glances at Lady Luck. “What was your deal again? Trying to capture us, or kill?”

[Palathadric]

On 3/31/2018 at 8:35 PM, Zepher said:

“I think you and I are going to get roughed up a bit. You ready for that?”

I gulp, but grit my teeth and cover my body with my shield, attacking from the Front Row.

On 3/31/2018 at 10:42 PM, Zepher said:

“We’ve got these handy dandy apples if things take a serious turn for the worst. Just a question how much effort and resource we want to expend on this lady when she’s got some friends we’ll have to take down later.” Boomingham glances at Lady Luck. “What was your deal again? Trying to capture us, or kill?”

"We have Smoke Bombs just in case." I whisper.

Edited April 2, 2018 by Palathadric

[Zepher]

“No point being shy, boy, she’ll get you with her knives just as bad back there.”

[Palathadric]

Oh, right. Silly me. Edited.

[MysticModulus]

Ezeran uses the amathyst to throw a dark spell with his ooze wand from the back row.

[Waterbrick Down]

Boomingham lines up a tremendous hit upon Lady Luck, but the nimble Founder dodges away at the last second, slamming a dagger to the hilt into Petaldan. Eric and Torald attempt to corner the acrobat, but can't seem to pin her down, only further encouraging her antics and discouraging themselves. Ezeran manages to stun Lady Luck for only a moment as Skuld recovers some of her precious Ether. The Founder circles the party dodging in and out flinging daggers in every direction. Petaldan goes down, a dagger in his side, Boomingham and Eric are also stabbed, but with each strike the Vindicators work in Tandem following up with precision parries.


"Is that enough of an answer for you, Vindicator?"

Round 3 of the Gazebo Scuffle
Boomingham vs. Lady Luck - Supernal Smite - Nimble, 0 Damage
Petaldan vs. Lady Luck - Critical Hit Deflected Damage - 22 Damage, 66 Smite Damage to Lady Luck
Eric vs. Lady Luck -  Supernal Smite Special Damage - Run the Table: Lady Luck steals Eric's Encouraged
Torald vs. Lady Luck - Counter Special Damage - Run the Table: Lady Luck steals Torald's Encouraged
>Ezeran vs. Lady Luck - Sleight of Hand Sleight of Hand - Lady Luck Stunned, -1 Ether
Elphaba vs. Lady Luck - Poison Hit Special Damage - Nothing Happens, Lady Luck Stunned
Skuld vs. Lady Luck - Meditate Critical Hit - +1 Ether

Lady Luck - Free Hit (Boomingham) - 46 Damage, 33 Smite Damage to Lady Luck
Lady Luck - Free Hit (Petaldan) - 62 Damage, KO'd, 66 Smite Damage to Lady Luck
Lady Luck - Free Hit (Eric) - 40 Damage, 33 Smite Damage to Lady Luck

The Enemy
 Lady Luck
*Permanently Nimble & Lucky* *Deals Jinxed* *Ignore Row* *Negative Effects last 1 round* *???* *???* *???* *Quickened 9* *Immune to Blinded, Sealed, Confused, Bleeding, Poisoned and Fragile* *Encouraged*
Type: Humanoid
Level: 40 80
Health: 5960/8000
Special I: Run the Table - Swaps all of the target's positive effects for Lady Luck's current negative effects. In case of no effects uses "All In".
Special II: All In - Lady Luck does damage to the party equal to the amount of Gold she currently has distributed equally amongst the party.
Passive Special I: Trick up her sleeve - Lady Luck's attacks deal Jinxed
Passive Special II: Slight of hand -  Lady Luck's attacks ignore Row
Passive Special III: Unexpected comeback - Negative Effects only last one round and then become immunities
Passive Special IV: ???
Passive Special V: ???
Passive Special VI: ???
Drops: Lucky Die (Makes the user permanently Lucky, Accessory), Robes of the Tumbling Acrobat (Makes the user permanently Nimble, Torsowear), Pick Pocket's Purse (Makes the user immune to having their equipment stolen, accessory), 100 Gold

Note: The Quickened Effect is similar to the Hastened effect, with the number representing how many extra free hits will occur if the monster is not targeted, however these free hits can be cancelled if the monster is targeted as many times extra as that number.

Hovel's Party
 Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher)
48 year old male human Vindicator
Level 36.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *Affluence* *Zweihänder Grip* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Reinforced* *PARTY LEADER*
Power Bonus: +5 (+5 front row)
Defense: 14 34
Health: 12/59
Ether: 36/36
Stealth: 0
Gold: 358
Equipment: Scupperer (WP:19; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:10, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Round Metal Shield (SP:7),
Inventory:

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Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword),
Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear),
Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song)
Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 4x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone
Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard, Rose Bouquet

 The Demon Germ (samurai-turtle) 
??? years old ; Half Demon; Male Black Knight  
Level 22 *Immune to Slowed & Hastened * *KO'd*
Power Bonus: +4
Defense: 7
Health: 0/39
Stealth: +3
Gold: 151
Equipment: Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20; Amethyst/Darkness-elemental; longsword), Spesialian Helmet (SP:2, SP:4 if wearer’s Star Elf, Health +2, Power +2, Suitable for anyone; headwear), Greaves (SP:2, immunity to Slowed and Hastened; footwear), Shadow Cloak (SP:1; backwear), Winter Shield (SP:10; absorb Ice but takes double damage from Fire; shield), 
Inventory:

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Weapons: Flying Talon "of the Salamander" (WP:10; Ruby/Fire-elemental;  Steals one drop at Random from Enemy; whip), "Sporing" Brilliant Dagger (WP: 10; Emerald/Wood-elemental; 1/3 chance to Blind; dagger), Sword-Fish (WP:8; WP double if target has been attacked by Spear-Fish or Fail-Fish; longsword), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Dwarven Portable Catapult (WP:10; Double Damage to Enemies Visibly Larger than the User; Throwing Weapon), Fellcrest Hand Axe (WP: 8; deals bleeding 5 on successful hits; throwing weapon)
Shields: Crested Shield (SP: 13; shield), 
Artifacts: Demon Wings (Take to the Skies deals Darkness-elemental damage and Hexed instead of Wind-elemental damage and Stunned; backwear; suitable to The Demon Germ only), Snake Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Protects from Poisoned- and Bleeding- effects; handwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 4; Immune to Darkness/Amethyst Diamond/Light Garnet/Earth & Ruby/Fire; +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment; Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), 
Consumables: Bone (x6), Deadly Venom (x6), Remedy (x14), Potion (x2), Venom (x3), Grand Potion (x15), Smelling Salts (x6), Nostrum (x8), Fire Bomb (x5), Faerie Dust (Allows the user to change their age, size, and gender for a short period of time. +1 Stealth), Holy Bomb (x4), 
Tools: Crescent Seal (+2 Power, +1 free item usage during first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Candles (x3), Telescope, Magic Compass

 Torald Waruelf, Matchmaker (Alfadas)
21 year old male human Battle Mage
Level 16
Power Bonus: +19
Defense: 16
Health: 40/41
Ether: 21/28
Stealth: 0
Gold: 236
Abilities: Pact of the Tome (Torald may spend his action for a 1/6 chance to cause the Doomed effect on a Humanoid enemy or the Hexed effect on a Demon enemy).
Equipment: Torangu's Trident (WP: 20, SP: 5, cannot be used with Shield, Trident), Pandemonicon (+11 Power Bonus, HP, SP, Ether, Grants Pact of the Tome ability, accessory, Level 1, cannot be unequipped)
Inventory:

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Weapons - Broken Spear (WP: 3; Causes Bleeding and Poisoned by 2 every other round used), Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Whispering Greatsword (WP: 10, 1/3 Chance to Seal), Keen Axe (WP 15, Ignores SP)
Artifacts - Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield),  Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; footwear.), Pugilist's Gloves, Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear),
Consumables - 4 Potions, 8 Mead, 3 Venom, 3 Grand Tonics, Feather of White, Smoke Bomb, Bright Polish, Phoenix Essence, Tiny Shroom
Tools - Shovel, Pickaxe, Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle)
Gems - 2x Emerald (wood), Topaz (lightning), Aquamarine (water), Garnet (earth)

 Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric)
5-year-old male "wonder" Paladin *KO'd*
Level 16
Power Bonus: 0
Defense: 18
Health: 0/38
Ether: 16/16
Stealth: 0
Gold: 73
Equipment: Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Cloak of Innocence (SP: 3; grants the wearer immunity to Darkness, if the health of the wearer is below 50% the wearer is also *Blessed*; Backwear; Suitable for Petaldan only), Slimy Sword (WP:25, 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), 
Inventory:

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Weapons:  Brine Blade (WP: 5, 1/6 chance to trigger a Flood (see Weather Mage) when dealing damage, Longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Mace (WP: 6, mace)
Artifacts: Baron's Oversized Hat (wearer is permanently Encouraged and Slowed; headwear), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Rock), Paladin's Armour (SP:4, Ether +2; suitable to Knights, Clerics, Paladins; Bodywear),Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear),
Spell Items: Emerald, Topaz, Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether)
Consumables: Potion x 2, Grand Potion x 2, Remedy x 2, Phoenix Essence x 2, Ambrosia, Tiger Balm, Smoke Bomb x 6, Level-Up Mushroom, Health Core, Mead, Phoenix Incense, Pickled Mushroom, Tonic x2
Tools: Bedroll, Etherium Ore (may applied to one weapon to allow it to deal the Sealed-effect permanently), Letter of Recommendation (Increases reputation with one of the seven main factions depending on the user's choice.)

Eric (Khorne), Self-proclaimed Siren-Slayer and Butcher of Basilisks 
30 year old Human Nord
Level 30 3/4 Vindicator *Evasion* *Protected from Weakened, Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed + Immune to Darkness, Water and Earth* *Zweihänder Grip*
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 0
Health: 20/61
Stealth: 0
Gold: 1360
Equipment: Conspirator (WP: 20, causes Blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause Confused with each hit, Ice- and Darkness-elemental; longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened; handwear),Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to Darkness, Water, Earth and Asleep; footwear), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants Immunity to Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed; suitable for Periwinkle Eric only; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; Lightning-elemental; greatsword), 6 Silverfish Wings (WP:8, retrievable, throwing dagger), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers), Shield (SP:5), Natnail's Sword (WP:10 Longsword), 
Spell Items: Opal (from Hybros for Dyric)
Artifacts: Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently Blessed; accessory.), Flora Gear (adds Wood-element to physical attacks and protects from Wood-elemental damage, accessory), Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb Poison as Health; helmet), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from Fragile; bodywear),
Consumables: Potion, 13 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 8 Meads, 6 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, 2 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Genuine Nordic Mead (Grants the encouraged, hastened, inspired, reinforced, and enraged-effects; consumable), Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seal Bomb; Phoenix Essence, Pickled Mushroom
Tools etc.: Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Cornucopia (Increases the holder’s gold by 25% at the end of each quest.)

 Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus)
42 year old male human Sorcerer
Level 24.67 *Immune to Wood and Fire, Sealed and Blindness* *Enemies that hit Ezeran become slowed* *Transcended*
Power Bonus: (+2 spellpower)
Defense: 6
Health: 36/37
Ether: 8/32
Stealth: 1
Gold: 552
Equipment: Ooze Wand (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Slow), Sneezing Demon (SP:3; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood, fire  and blindness, suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear), Etherium Pauldrons (SP:3, immune to sealed; backwear), Sedge hat (Max. Ether +4; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Trickster’s Baubel (WP:6, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, staff), Simple Staff (WP: 10), Mockthril Spear (WP:4, spear)
Artifacts: Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone),  Pointy Hat, Mage's Muffler, Bad Luck Charm, White Ninja Cowl, Begone with the Winds (Allows access to the Weather Mage Class, Accessory)
Gems: Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Diamond (Light),  Sapphire (wind), Amethyst (Darkness)
Consumables: 5x grand potions, 5x grand tonics, 3x Remedy, ether core, 2x Smoke Bomb, venom, Pickled Mushroom, Soma, 2x Golden Lotus Flower (heals to full health upon consumption), 2x potions, phoenix essence, elixir, Tooth, Firebomb, Pickled Mushroom
Tools: Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel

 Sküld (NPC, controlled by Alfadas) 
12 years old female nôrn Altar Girl *Immune to Burning*
Level 15.5
Power Bonus: 0
Health: 21/21
Ether: 14/24
Defense: 0
Gold: 20
Equipment: Silk Fan (WP:10, wind-elemental, fan), Shrine Robes (Immune to Burning, +5 HP, Torsowear) Scroll of Intellect, Scroll of Minor Dispel, Scroll of Shielding, Grand Tonic

 Elphaba of Ozmath (NPC, takes suggestions from Zepher)
??? years old female Witch *Immune to Sealed, Bound, Blinded, Poisoned, Burning, Enamored, Cursed, Petrified, Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth*
Level 35
Power Bonus: 0
Health: 59/59
Ether: 46/46
Defense: 15
Stealth: +4
Gold: 100
Equipment: Ozmath Witch's Talisman (Makes the Witch's poisonous attacks deal poisoned 10 and additionally drop the target's level by 1, Accessory), Ozmath Witch's Cloak (SP 5, Immunity to Sealed, Bound, Blinded, Poisoned, Burning, Enamored, Cursed, Petrified, Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth, Backwear), Ozmath Witch's Gloves (Healing also restores the target's ether equal to user's WP, Handwear), Ozmath Witch's Robes (+10 Health, +10 Ether, +10 SP,  +1 Stealth, Torsowear), Hickory Broomstick (WP: 15, Broomstick), Roderick's Staff (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Confuse, Staff)

Party Leader, please determine the battle order. Everyone else, please state your action and the row from which you are performing it.

[Zepher]

“Pretty good answer, yeah,” groans Boomingham as the kid goes down hard. Fire blazes in his eyes and he turns to Eric. “What do you think? Rendez-vous with the others empty handed? Or with a captured Founder? If we’re going to win this fight we’re going to have to slow her down.” Boomingham eyes the Tiger Balm in Eric’s bag as he fishes for the apple in his own. “You know which way I want to go. Thoughts?” He keeps his eyes locked on his fellow Vindicator, aware he’s the most likely to agree with a hare-brained charge, almost willfully ignoring Torald and Ezeran afraid they’d urge caution, worried they might be right.

[Alfadas]

Torald looks powerless as Petaldan goes down too. He grinds his teeth so hard the others hear them cracking. If you want to continue fighting, I'll keep fighting. If you want to tactically retreat, I'll follow. 

[Zepher]

OoC: what do others think? I think we have a shot if we tiger balm her and restart the battle (essentially) on our end but it’ll still be tough. People who are KO’d let me know Boomingham obviously wants to fight her but I’m flexible.

[MysticModulus]

4 hours ago, Zepher said:

OoC: what do others think? I think we have a shot if we tiger balm her and restart the battle (essentially) on our end but it’ll still be tough. People who are KO’d let me know Boomingham obviously wants to fight her but I’m flexible.

OoC: I honestly don't know. I can go on as well but hard to figure how we are going to be able beat her.

[Khorne]

OoC: I don't think Eric should be KO'd, WBD. He still has 20 HP left.

"I hate to run away from a fight, but we have to think economical here. We can take her, sure, but at what cost? The marketplace has run out of supplies and I'm guessing she won't be the only obstacle on our trail we have to deal with so it's risky spending too much of our inventory on her. Not having immunity from death is a bitch right now", Eric eyed the fallen members of the party, "we're already down some numbers. A tactical retreat and regroup is probable our best bet for now."

[Zepher]

“We’re burning the apple no matter what at this point,” Boomingham grimaces. He didn’t like the answers, but he’d asked... “It’s not just a pride thing, either. We’ve already burned through some inventory. If we ditch now she may be even tougher next time around and we’ll be less prepared. I’m just trying to make calculations. One time in the Orcish War my troop got detached from the main force.” This he aims just a little at his sole fellow veteran of the war, the lady tossing daggers at him from across a flower patch. “We were stuck on the far side of a mountain, up in the High Kingdoms, with limited rations. We knew the supplytrain was on the other side of the mountain. So we had a question. Did we hike up the mountain, or loop around? Up the mountain was tougher, but if we looped around we may end up all starving. No good answers.”

Boomingham digs out his Apple of Danab and uses it.

Battle Order

Boomingham

Eric

Petaldan

Torald

Everan

The Demon Germ

Elphaba

Skuld

OoC: I think we need to Tiger Balm her to have a shot. Without her lucky or Nimble or encouraged we’d have a chance, but again, I’m not petitioning because I really have no idea how good of a shot. I’m going to use the apple and just let everyone do what they think their character would do.

[Palathadric]

Just get the rest of us up before you kill or be killed. 

[Waterbrick Down]

30 minutes ago, Zepher said:

OoC: I think we need to Tiger Balm her to have a shot. Without her lucky or Nimble or encouraged we’d have a chance, but again, I’m not petitioning because I really have no idea how good of a shot. I’m going to use the apple and just let everyone do what they think their character would do.

QM Note: Just so there is no confusion, Tiger Balming Lady Luck will not get rid of Lucky or Nimble. They are permanent effects as long as she has those artifacts equipped, just like Dyric's Lucky Die. You'll be able to get rid of the Encouraged effect, but that's all. Also, just so no one unnecessarily worries, if anyone dies, they're not out of the quest, I do have something planned out. 

[Zepher]

43 minutes ago, Palathadric said:

Just get the rest of us up before you kill or be killed. 

I just did .

[Palathadric]

14 minutes ago, Zepher said:

I just did .

 

So what then? Do we drop it or should I Tiger Balm her?
I kind of think somebody else may prefer the role of "stealing a feel of her family jewelry."

Edited April 4, 2018 by Palathadric

[samurai-turtle]

OoC:

I am not sure what I want to do. Plus, It sounds like some confusion is going on at the moment. And Germ did mention not really wanting to fight her at this moment but getting forced in to the fight. Just to cover any bases...

 

Germ tries to attack her (again) from the front row unless directed otherwise 

[Alfadas]

Seeing the others are preparing themselves for an attack, Torald attacks Lady Luck, front row. 

[Khorne]

OoC: So, we're still attacking even though the Tiger Balm isn't going to help our case much? 

[Zepher]

OoC: Haha I don’t know! Boomingham isn’t going to throw the smoke bomb because in character he wouldn’t and also he doesn’t have one, so it’s really up to anyone with a smoke bomb! I don’t think we need to conference it - do whatever your character would do!

[Palathadric]

I throw a Smoke Bomb.

[Waterbrick Down]

Boomingham activates his vital Danab's Apple restoring Germ and Petaldan to life before Petaldan lets loose a smoke bomb. The gazebo fills with dark gray smoke.


"You won't be able to hide for long, 'heroes'."

Round 4 of Gazebo Scuffle
>Boomingham uses Danab's Apple - Success
>Eric does nothing - Success
>Petaldan uses Smoke Bomb - Success

The Battle is Abandoned!

Hovel's Party
 Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher)
48 year old male human Vindicator
Level 36.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *Affluence* *Zweihänder Grip* *PARTY LEADER*
Power Bonus: +5 (+5 front row)
Defense: 14
Health: 59/59
Stealth: 0
Gold: 358
Equipment: Scupperer (WP:19; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:10, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Round Metal Shield (SP:7),
Inventory:

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Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword),
Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear),
Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song)
Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 4x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone
Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard, Rose Bouquet

 The Demon Germ (samurai-turtle) 
??? years old ; Half Demon; Male Black Knight  
Level 22 *Immune to Slowed & Hastened *
Power Bonus: +4
Defense: 7
Health: 39/39
Stealth: +3
Gold: 151
Equipment: Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20; Amethyst/Darkness-elemental; longsword), Spesialian Helmet (SP:2, SP:4 if wearer’s Star Elf, Health +2, Power +2, Suitable for anyone; headwear), Greaves (SP:2, immunity to Slowed and Hastened; footwear), Shadow Cloak (SP:1; backwear), Winter Shield (SP:10; absorb Ice but takes double damage from Fire; shield), 
Inventory:

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Weapons: Flying Talon "of the Salamander" (WP:10; Ruby/Fire-elemental;  Steals one drop at Random from Enemy; whip), "Sporing" Brilliant Dagger (WP: 10; Emerald/Wood-elemental; 1/3 chance to Blind; dagger), Sword-Fish (WP:8; WP double if target has been attacked by Spear-Fish or Fail-Fish; longsword), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Dwarven Portable Catapult (WP:10; Double Damage to Enemies Visibly Larger than the User; Throwing Weapon), Fellcrest Hand Axe (WP: 8; deals bleeding 5 on successful hits; throwing weapon)
Shields: Crested Shield (SP: 13; shield), 
Artifacts: Demon Wings (Take to the Skies deals Darkness-elemental damage and Hexed instead of Wind-elemental damage and Stunned; backwear; suitable to The Demon Germ only), Snake Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Protects from Poisoned- and Bleeding- effects; handwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 4; Immune to Darkness/Amethyst Diamond/Light Garnet/Earth & Ruby/Fire; +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment; Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), 
Consumables: Bone (x6), Deadly Venom (x6), Remedy (x14), Potion (x2), Venom (x3), Grand Potion (x15), Smelling Salts (x6), Nostrum (x8), Fire Bomb (x5), Faerie Dust (Allows the user to change their age, size, and gender for a short period of time. +1 Stealth), Holy Bomb (x4), 
Tools: Crescent Seal (+2 Power, +1 free item usage during first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Candles (x3), Telescope, Magic Compass

 Torald Waruelf, Matchmaker (Alfadas)
21 year old male human Battle Mage
Level 16
Power Bonus: +19
Defense: 16
Health: 41/41
Ether: 28/28
Stealth: 0
Gold: 236
Abilities: Pact of the Tome (Torald may spend his action for a 1/6 chance to cause the Doomed effect on a Humanoid enemy or the Hexed effect on a Demon enemy).
Equipment: Torangu's Trident (WP: 20, SP: 5, cannot be used with Shield, Trident), Pandemonicon (+11 Power Bonus, HP, SP, Ether, Grants Pact of the Tome ability, accessory, Level 1, cannot be unequipped)
Inventory:

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Weapons - Broken Spear (WP: 3; Causes Bleeding and Poisoned by 2 every other round used), Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Whispering Greatsword (WP: 10, 1/3 Chance to Seal), Keen Axe (WP 15, Ignores SP)
Artifacts - Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield),  Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; footwear.), Pugilist's Gloves, Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear),
Consumables - 4 Potions, 8 Mead, 3 Venom, 3 Grand Tonics, Feather of White, Smoke Bomb, Bright Polish, Phoenix Essence, Tiny Shroom
Tools - Shovel, Pickaxe, Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle)
Gems - 2x Emerald (wood), Topaz (lightning), Aquamarine (water), Garnet (earth)

 Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric)
5-year-old male "wonder" Paladin
Level 16
Power Bonus: 0
Defense: 18
Health: 38/38
Ether: 16/16
Stealth: 0
Gold: 73
Equipment: Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Cloak of Innocence (SP: 3; grants the wearer immunity to Darkness, if the health of the wearer is below 50% the wearer is also *Blessed*; Backwear; Suitable for Petaldan only), Slimy Sword (WP:25, 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), 
Inventory:

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Weapons:  Brine Blade (WP: 5, 1/6 chance to trigger a Flood (see Weather Mage) when dealing damage, Longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Mace (WP: 6, mace)
Artifacts: Baron's Oversized Hat (wearer is permanently Encouraged and Slowed; headwear), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Rock), Paladin's Armour (SP:4, Ether +2; suitable to Knights, Clerics, Paladins; Bodywear),Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear),
Spell Items: Emerald, Topaz, Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether)
Consumables: Potion x 2, Grand Potion x 2, Remedy x 2, Phoenix Essence x 2, Ambrosia, Tiger Balm, Smoke Bomb x5, Level-Up Mushroom, Health Core, Mead, Phoenix Incense, Pickled Mushroom, Tonic x2
Tools: Bedroll, Etherium Ore (may applied to one weapon to allow it to deal the Sealed-effect permanently), Letter of Recommendation (Increases reputation with one of the seven main factions depending on the user's choice.)

Eric (Khorne), Self-proclaimed Siren-Slayer and Butcher of Basilisks 
30 year old Human Nord
Level 30 3/4 Vindicator *Evasion* *Protected from Weakened, Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed + Immune to Darkness, Water and Earth* *Zweihänder Grip*
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 0
Health: 61/61
Stealth: 0
Gold: 1360
Equipment: Conspirator (WP: 20, causes Blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause Confused with each hit, Ice- and Darkness-elemental; longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened; handwear),Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to Darkness, Water, Earth and Asleep; footwear), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants Immunity to Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed; suitable for Periwinkle Eric only; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; Lightning-elemental; greatsword), 6 Silverfish Wings (WP:8, retrievable, throwing dagger), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers), Shield (SP:5), Natnail's Sword (WP:10 Longsword), 
Spell Items: Opal (from Hybros for Dyric)
Artifacts: Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently Blessed; accessory.), Flora Gear (adds Wood-element to physical attacks and protects from Wood-elemental damage, accessory), Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb Poison as Health; helmet), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from Fragile; bodywear),
Consumables: Potion, 13 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 8 Meads, 6 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, 2 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Genuine Nordic Mead (Grants the encouraged, hastened, inspired, reinforced, and enraged-effects; consumable), Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seal Bomb; Phoenix Essence, Pickled Mushroom
Tools etc.: Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Cornucopia (Increases the holder’s gold by 25% at the end of each quest.)

 Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus)
42 year old male human Sorcerer
Level 24.67 *Immune to Wood and Fire, Sealed and Blindness* *Enemies that hit Ezeran become slowed*
Power Bonus: (+2 spellpower)
Defense: 6
Health: 37/37
Ether: 32/32
Stealth: 1
Gold: 552
Equipment: Ooze Wand (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Slow), Sneezing Demon (SP:3; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood, fire  and blindness, suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear), Etherium Pauldrons (SP:3, immune to sealed; backwear), Sedge hat (Max. Ether +4; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Trickster’s Baubel (WP:6, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, staff), Simple Staff (WP: 10), Mockthril Spear (WP:4, spear)
Artifacts: Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone),  Pointy Hat, Mage's Muffler, Bad Luck Charm, White Ninja Cowl, Begone with the Winds (Allows access to the Weather Mage Class, Accessory)
Gems: Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Diamond (Light),  Sapphire (wind), Amethyst (Darkness)
Consumables: 5x grand potions, 5x grand tonics, 3x Remedy, ether core, 2x Smoke Bomb, venom, Pickled Mushroom, Soma, 2x Golden Lotus Flower (heals to full health upon consumption), 2x potions, phoenix essence, elixir, Tooth, Firebomb, Pickled Mushroom
Tools: Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel

 Sküld (NPC, controlled by Alfadas) 
12 years old female nôrn Altar Girl *Immune to Burning*
Level 15.5
Power Bonus: 0
Health: 21/21
Ether: 24/24
Defense: 0
Gold: 20
Equipment: Silk Fan (WP:10, wind-elemental, fan), Shrine Robes (Immune to Burning, +5 HP, Torsowear) Scroll of Intellect, Scroll of Minor Dispel, Scroll of Shielding, Grand Tonic

 Elphaba of Ozmath (NPC, takes suggestions from Zepher)
??? years old female Witch *Immune to Sealed, Bound, Blinded, Poisoned, Burning, Enamored, Cursed, Petrified, Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth*
Level 35
Power Bonus: 0
Health: 59/59
Ether: 46/46
Defense: 15
Stealth: +4
Gold: 100
Equipment: Ozmath Witch's Talisman (Makes the Witch's poisonous attacks deal poisoned 10 and additionally drop the target's level by 1, Accessory), Ozmath Witch's Cloak (SP 5, Immunity to Sealed, Bound, Blinded, Poisoned, Burning, Enamored, Cursed, Petrified, Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth, Backwear), Ozmath Witch's Gloves (Healing also restores the target's ether equal to user's WP, Handwear), Ozmath Witch's Robes (+10 Health, +10 Ether, +10 SP,  +1 Stealth, Torsowear), Hickory Broomstick (WP: 15, Broomstick), Roderick's Staff (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Confuse, Staff)

Where will the Party flee to?

[Alfadas]

I don't think Torald magically grew 40141 hp, so... 

 

Uhm whereto next? This lady will try to find us. 

[samurai-turtle]

Head throbbing back sore, Hearing what he thought was voices. Couldn't tell if they are in his head or far off or even close by or even they are voices, maybe just noises. Feeling slightly disoriented and hopeing the cooler air will make his back feel better. Germ takes off his Shadow Cloak and puts on his Distan Armor. Even slinging his Winter Shield onto his back like a backpack and drinking a Nostrum. 

2 hours ago, Alfadas said:

Uhm whereto next? This lady will try to find us. 

I feel like going somewhere far, like the Fields of Glory. At least their I might have a chance...