Heroica RPG - Quest #36: The Voracious Vault

[Tachyon]

"Sure let's go through"

[Endgame]

The party, expecting the best but preparing for the worst, goes inside the room. In it they find not an adult, but 2 younglings watching over some Progg eggs. They eggs bob up and down in some sort of natural hot spring, shrinking and expanding as if they're about to hatch.

The blue youngling looks over his handiwork.

"Aren't I just plain BRILLIANT, little bro? I bet the Death Progg himself is going to congratulate me on finding a way to speed up the Progg hatching process. Who knew the answer all along was just hot water?"

"I'm not so sure about tha-"

"Wait, hold your tongue for a second. I know you don't have one, it's figurative. We're being watched."

Instinctively the small blue progg jumps off the podium he was one and turns around, his younger counterpart doing the same. A look of fear briefly crosses their faces but it is shortly replaced by deviousness.

"Oh goody, exterminators. Look, we're just hatchlings. Been out of the egg for 3 weeks in my case, for him: one. Are you really going to stomp us such little innocent animals and our little eggys? i know how much you love your gold, so I can offer you 20 gold to leave us alone. Deal?

But bro, we scrounged up more gold then th-

Before he could finish his sentence, his older brother gave him a reprimanding tail smack.

Let me do the talking here.

[Myrddyn]

Erik turns to the rest of the party.

"If it's all fine with you lot, I want some revenge. These creatures seem particularly vicious - they attacked us on sight last time, and the only reason they haven't done so now is because they don't stand a chance. Besides, we were hired to get rid of all of them. If we want the quest reward, we're going to have to kill these sooner or later. I vote we kill them now, and destroy those eggs before they get the chance to hatch."

[LEGOman273]

"Erik's right.

Wait - we may be able to get some information from them."

*I address the Proggs*

"Who is the 'Death Progg'? How many Proggs are in this vault?"

*I say to the rest of the Party*

"Do you have any other questions?"

Edited June 24, 2012 by LEGOman273

[Endgame]

"Taking the violent route, eh? Maybe I should practice my 'feigning innocence' skills more. Either way, you'll make a nice snack when the little guys hatch.

Since you're about to die anyway, I suppose I can indulge you a bit.

Death Progg is our patriarch, head of the clan. Ever seen 2 tons of walking death and malice? Heh heh... He makes the adults look insignificant by comparison.

Number of Proggs? What do you think, we keep a census or something? I have no clue!

But this conversation really servers no more purpose. Have at you!"

Prepare for battle!

"I'm not exactly a weakling."

Progg Pupa, Level 6 Nocturnal Beast.

HP: 60/60

SP: 2

Specials:

Brutal Bludgeon: Does damage equal to it's level and makes the target drop it's weapon, forcing him/her to retrieve it next round.

Drops: 16 gold

QM Note: Every enemy that dies will raise either his level or SP by 1. the two alternate.

"You'll crunch these eggs over my dead body!"

Progg Larva, Level 4 Nocturnal Beast

HP: 40/40

SP: 0

Specials:

Team Effort: Strikes a hero for 6 damage. Every other Larva on the field boosts this attack's power by 1.

Drops: 16 gold

Progg Egg A, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (2 turns until hatching)

HP: 25/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

Progg Egg B, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (2 turns until hatching)

HP: 25/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

Progg Egg C, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (2 turns until hatching)

HP: 25/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

Progg Egg D, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (2 turns until hatching)

HP: 25/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

The Party:

Monk Pretzel, Level 6 Cleric. 463-year-old male "hermit". (Played by Palathadric)*Party Leader!*

Power: 11

Health: 16/16(+1,+1)

Ether: 9/10

Gold: 36

Inventory: Cross (=Nimbus Broomstick) (WP: 5), Viking Helmet (+1 HP), Arm-Mounted Shield (+1 HP), Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb,

Potion (x2), Tonic (x4), Phoenix Essence, Remedy, Shovel, Bedroll, Key (Quest Item x2), Yellow Essence, Green Essence

Erik Tyrvarr, Level 5 Barbarian. Male Human, 18 years old. (Played by Myrrdn)

Power: 14

Health: 12/12

Gold: 23

Inventory: Spear (WP9), Axe (WP3), Potion x4, Mead, Remedy, yellow Essence

Daxus Octavian, Level 7 Rogue. Male Human, 23 years old. (Played by LEGOman273

Power: 14

Health: 13/13

Gold: 12

Inventory: Draken's Fire (WP: 7) *envenomed!*, Raider Crossbow (WP: 5)(Ice), Belt, Bedroll, Shovel, Potion (4x), Venom (3x), Grand Potion (1x), Mead (1x), Fire Bomb (1x), Holy Bomb (1x), Blue Essence (1x), Green Essence (1x) (Quest Items)

Mizuki Kimura, Level 6 Rogue. 21 years old female human. (Played by Zakura)

Power: 11

Health: 12/12

Gold: 78

Inventory:Dagger (WP: 9), Potion x3, Venom, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Grand Potion, Shovel, Pick, Nostrum, Yellow Essence

Edited June 24, 2012 by Endgame

[Palathadric]

"Well done, Daxus! Pardon me for not taking the lead. I was rendered a bit speechless by these "proggs" "breeding grounds." This place is disgusting. Attack men. Let's get these Larvae out of the way as quickly as possible before the eggs hatch."

I fly over the larva on my broomstick turned cross and attack the Progg Larva from the back row.

Battle Order:

Erik

Daxus

Mizuki

Pretzel

[LEGOman273]

"I would suggest that one of us throws a Fire Bomb, as that will knock those eggs down to 15/25. We should focus on the eggs for this round, as you can handle two free hits. It would mean putting you first in the Battle Order, though. We only have two rounds until the eggs hatch. After the eggs are smashed, we can focus on the Larva and Pupa."

Edited June 24, 2012 by LEGOman273

[Palathadric]

"If we're going to attempt to slay the eggs, then I suggest we go all out with the bombs and throw both our fire bombs, but maybe that's not such a good idea. Otherwise, if we all target the two live ones, I think we may be able to defeat them before the eggs hatch, thus preventing the Pupa from gaining the extra SP. What do you think?"

[LEGOman273]

"If we're going to attempt to slay the eggs, then I suggest we go all out with the bombs and throw both our fire bombs, but maybe that's not such a good idea. Otherwise, if we all target the two live ones, I think we may be able to defeat them before the eggs hatch, thus preventing the Pupa from gaining the extra SP. What do you think?"

"We need to save some Bombs for the Death Progg. I realize that the Pupa would recieve extra levels and SP, but if the eggs are gone the battle will be four v.s. two. Thus bettering our odds. Additionally, the eggs cannot damage us, so we will not lose health for when we fight the Larva and Pupa. If we targer them first, the eggs may hatch, we will take damage (and free hits), and we may not be able to defeat all of them."

Suggested Battle Order and Actions:

1. Pretzel: Fire Bomb

2. Daxus: Egg A from Front Row

3. Erik: Egg B from Front Row

4. Mizuki: Egg C from Front Row

[Endgame]

"We need to save some Bombs for the Death Progg. I realize that the Pupa would recieve extra levels and SP, but if the eggs are gone the battle will be four v.s. two. Thus bettering our odds. Additionally, the eggs cannot damage us, so we will not lose health for when we fight the Larva and Pupa. If we targer them first, the eggs may hatch, we will take damage (and free hits), and we may not be able to defeat all of them."

Suggested Battle Order and Actions:

1. Pretzel: Fire Bomb

2. Daxus: Egg A from Front Row

3. Erik: Egg B from Front Row

4. Mizuki: Egg C from Front Row

"'Saving bombs for the Death Progg' implies that you'll actually get to the Death Progg - I'd be rolling on the floor laughing if we weren't doing battle! Good luck with that one, assuming I don't end you here and now."

Edited June 24, 2012 by Endgame

[LEGOman273]

"'Saving bombs for the Death Progg' implies that you'll actually get to the Death Progg - I'd be rolling on the floor laughing if we weren't doing battle! Good luck with that one, assuming I don't end you here and now."

"Yes, it does. Did you see what we did to your friends back there?"

[Palathadric]

"We need to save some Bombs for the Death Progg. I realize that the Pupa would recieve extra levels and SP, but if the eggs are gone the battle will be four v.s. two. Thus bettering our odds. Additionally, the eggs cannot damage us, so we will not lose health for when we fight the Larva and Pupa. If we targer them first, the eggs may hatch, we will take damage (and free hits), and we may not be able to defeat all of them."

Suggested Battle Order and Actions:

1. Pretzel: Fire Bomb

2. Daxus: Egg A from Front Row

3. Erik: Egg B from Front Row

4. Mizuki: Egg C from Front Row

"Okay, all, follow Daxus' course of action, if you please. Daxus, I promote you to second in command."

[Endgame]

"Yes, it does. Did you see what we did to your friends back there?"

"That proggslaughter? Yes, and I'm a bit irked about it. There are Proggs here with some rather nasty tricks up their sleeve. If you swords-for-hire somehow reach the Patriarch, he'd smear you in record time and use your blood to repaint his chambers."

Edited June 24, 2012 by Endgame

[Palathadric]

"We're not 'swords for hire.' Take myself, as an example. I don't wield a sword.

"If you'd be so kind as to tell us where this 'Patriarch' is, I think we may take you up on your offer, but I don't think it will be as quick a fight as you made it out to be."

[Endgame]

"We're not 'swords for hire.' Take myself, as an example. I don't wield a sword.

"If you'd be so kind as to tell us where this 'Patriarch' is, I think we may take you up on your offer, but I don't think it will be as quick a fight as you made it out to be."

"You must be a truly dim monk to not understand 'figurative expression.'

And no, I will not show you where the Patriarch - the Death Progg - is. I'm doing this out of kindness: you'd surely die."

[Palathadric]

"Ummm...no. But I don't argue with random, annoying creatures."

[LEGOman273]

*In response to my promotion*

"Thank you."

OOC: As the actions have been chosen, there is no need for the others to restate them. We can begin the battle.

Battle Order and Actions:

1. Pretzel: Fire Bomb

2. Daxus: Egg A from Front Row

3. Erik: Egg B from Front Row

4. Mizuki: Egg C from Front Row

[Endgame]

*In response to my promotion*

"Thank you."

OOC: As the actions have been chosen, there is no need for the others to restate them. We can begin the battle.

Battle Order and Actions:

1. Pretzel: Fire Bomb

2. Daxus: Egg A from Front Row

3. Erik: Egg B from Front Row

4. Mizuki: Egg C from Front Row

QM Note: Erik and Mizuki may not agree with your plan.

[LEGOman273]

QM Note: Erik and Mizuki may not agree with your plan.

OOC: True, but Pretzel already ordered the Party to follow my plan.

[Endgame]

OOC: True, but Pretzel already ordered the Party to follow my plan.

QM Note: The Party Leader can't actually force an order, just suggest it - however, that actually is the best (and intended) strategy I had expected for this fight. Thus, I'll roll it this one time, mostly for the sake of time.

>Monk Pretzel VS All: Fire Bomb (5 damage, doubled)

>Daxus VS Egg A (Front): Damage (Miss)

>Erik VS Egg B (Front) Shield (Battle Frenzy: 9+5 = 14 damage to all eggs)

>Mizuki VS Egg C: Hit (WP: 9 + 6 = 14 damage)

>Progg Pupa: Free hit against Monk Pretzel (7 damage)

>Prgg Larva: Free hit against Daxus (4 damage)

Monk Pretzel strives to end the battle quickly, detonating a fire bomb. All enemies on the filed are scorched for 10 damage, except the Pupa, who takes 8 due to his hard shell. Daxus swigs at an egg but somehow manages to miss! Erik, on a vendetta of revenge, goes haywire, activating a battle frenzy of his own. Mizuki smashes one egg into smithereens with a swift dagger hit. Tortured by the lost life of his soon-to-be sibling, the Pupa goes up a level.

"No...! How DARE you?!"

Progg Pupa, Level 7 Nocturnal Beast.

HP: 40/60

SP: 2

Specials:

Brutal Bludgeon: Does damage equal to it's level and makes the target drop it's weapon, forcing him/her to retrieve it next round.

Drops: 16 gold

QM Note: Every enemy that dies will raise either his level or SP by 1. the two alternate.

"Ooogh... hang in there, little eggys..."

Progg Larva, Level 4 Nocturnal Beast

HP: 16/40

SP: 0

Specials:

Team Effort: Strikes a hero for 6 damage. Every other Larva on the field boosts this attack's power by 1.

Drops: 16 gold

Progg Egg A, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (1 turns until hatching)

HP: 1/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

Progg Egg B, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (1 turns until hatching)

HP: 1/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

Progg Egg D, Level 0 Nocturnal Beast (1 turns until hatching)

HP: 1/25

SP: 0

Specials:

Hatch Instantly: Hatches the egg instantly.

Drops: 5 gold (if it hatches, nothing)

QM Note: The Progg Egg can't actually do damage until it hatches into a larva. Rolling a "damage" results in a "miss".

The Party:

Monk Pretzel, Level 6 Cleric. 463-year-old male "hermit". (Played by Palathadric)*Party Leader!*

Power: 11

Health: 9/16(+1,+1)

Ether: 9/10

Gold: 36

Inventory: Cross (=Nimbus Broomstick) (WP: 5), Viking Helmet (+1 HP), Arm-Mounted Shield (+1 HP), Smoke Bomb,

Potion (x2), Tonic (x4), Phoenix Essence, Remedy, Shovel, Bedroll, Key (Quest Item x2), Yellow Essence, Green Essence

Erik Tyrvarr, Level 5 Barbarian. Male Human, 18 years old. (Played by Myrrdn)

Power: 14

Health: 12/12

Gold: 23

Inventory: Spear (WP9), Axe (WP3), Potion x4, Mead, Remedy, yellow Essence

Daxus Octavian, Level 7 Rogue. Male Human, 23 years old. (Played by LEGOman273

Power: 14

Health: 9/13

Gold: 12

Inventory: Draken's Fire (WP: 7) *envenomed!*, Raider Crossbow (WP: 5)(Ice), Belt, Bedroll, Shovel, Potion (4x), Venom (3x), Grand Potion (1x), Mead (1x), Fire Bomb (1x), Holy Bomb (1x), Blue Essence (1x), Green Essence (1x) (Quest Items)

Mizuki Kimura, Level 6 Rogue. 21 years old female human. (Played by Zakura)

Power: 11

Health: 12/12

Gold: 78

Inventory:Dagger (WP: 9), Potion x3, Venom, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Grand Potion, Shovel, Pick, Nostrum, Yellow Essence

Edited June 24, 2012 by Endgame

[LEGOman273]

"Good work! Now let's finish them."

Proposed Battle Order and Actions:

1. Erik: Larva from Back Row

2. Mizuki: Egg A from Back Row

3. Daxus: Egg B from Front Row

4. Pretzel: Egg C from Front Row

OOC Note: This is simply a suggestion.

OOC: Why were the free hits divided?

Edited June 25, 2012 by LEGOman273

[Endgame]

"Good work! Now let's finish them."

Proposed Battle Order and Actions:

1. Erik: Larva from Back Row

2. Mizuki: Egg A from Back Row

3. Daxus: Egg B from Front Row

4. Pretzel: Egg C from Front Row

OOC Note: This is simply a suggestion.

OOC: Why were the free hits divided?

QM Note: You go down the battle order for free hits.

[LEGOman273]

OOC: Shouldn't Egg A be poisoned, and die before it can hatch?

If that is the case:

Proposed Battle Order and Actions:

1. Erik: Pupa from either Row

2. Mizuki: Larva from either Row

3. Daxus: Egg B from Front Row

4. Pretzel: Egg C from Front Row

Disregard this^^

Edited June 24, 2012 by LEGOman273

[Endgame]

OOC: Shouldn't Egg A be poisoned, and die before it can hatch?

If that is the case:

Proposed Battle Order and Actions:

1. Erik: Pupa from either Row

2. Mizuki: Larva from either Row

3. Daxus: Egg B from Front Row

4. Pretzel: Egg C from Front Row

QM Note: You rolled damage. Normally this would result in you getting hit by the opponents attack, but since it's an egg, you simply missed. No venom transferred.

[LEGOman273]

QM Note: You rolled damage. Normally this would result in you getting hit by the opponents attack, but since it's an egg, you simply missed. No venom transferred.

OOC: I forgot about that.