Heroica RPG - Quest #64: Discord in Duplovia

[-obelix-]

You folks again? What now?

With Brickington as backup, Thalion turns to the smith, "We've spoken with the bartender, and he told us what happened. Seems like you are fatal for the bar furnishings when you drink, and so the bartender wishes only for you to compensate for his losses. Now, would you mind settling your debt with him so we can all get what we want!?"

[Pyrovisionary]

Sarge nods at everything Thalion says.

[The Legonater]

Oh, alright then. I'll pay up. Now would you be so kind as to go and get that venom?

[-obelix-]

"Sure. Do we have your word that everything will be paid for, and that, when you drink in the future, you would be careful?"

If the answer is positive, Thalion heads to the shopkeep to get the venom.

[The Legonater]

Yeah, sure, whatever.

You got it settled? Good. Here's your venom.

[-obelix-]

Thalion bows to the shopkeep, "Thank you!"

He then takes the venom to the smith and hands it to him, "Can you finish the dagger with this vial?"

Edited May 8, 2013 by -obelix-

[The Legonater]

I reckon so.

After an hour or so of pounding on his anvil, the smithy returns with the dagger.

Alright, here's Krinkins' blade.

'Glad that's finally over.

[-obelix-]

Thalion bows as he takes the dagger, "Thank you. A fine work, if I may say so... Goodbye for now!"

Thalion takes the dagger back to Krinkins and hands it to him, "Here's the dagger you requested. Now, what can you tell us about the crossbow?"

[The Legonater]

Krinkins examines the blade. Yes, you've done a fine job indeed, according to the others. Congratulations, Heroes, you've passed the test.

'Test'? What are you pulling, Krinkins?

Eyric, not even you realize all this war has cost. The Kings may try for peace, but the citizens have relinquished themselves to the fact that true peace shall never come - the High Kingdoms shall always be infighting. A few of us down here in the market have gathered together to bring out at least some peace - we're the Market Guild, a group of individuals who preserve the integrity of Duplovia's core, the trade. If need be, we would fight and die to do so.

That's a little extreme.

You folks have passed our little test, however, which is why I'm telling you of our existence now. It is a great honour, though you may not see it yet. Feel free to come back at any time during your quest.

Thanks, Krinkins, but what about the crossbow?

Ah, yes. Krinkins studies the bow for several minutes. Just as I though. These marking indicate this weapon was crafted in the underworlds of Delfrin. Whoever your assailer was, he doubtless came from there.

[-obelix-]

"Thank you Krinkins, I am honored that you would reveal your existence to us. Do not worry, your trust is not misplaced with us. But about that bow, from what you say, the only thing we can deduce is that there is someone from Delfrin who doesn't want the peace to be made OR that he is making/supplying the weapons to someone who doesn't want the peace... While useful, this information doesn't help us identify the culprit..." Thalion turns to Eyric and Quellir, "Do you know of anyone from Delfrin who might want a war to continue, here in Duplovia? Anyone who exhibits strange behavior at the peace negotiations... An ambassador, a general, someone who might be at the nagotiations and/or signing..."

Edited May 8, 2013 by -obelix-

[The Legonater]

None that come to mind...

As the Heroes discuss the matter, they find themselves surrounded by member of the Hidden Skulls.

Hey heroes. Remember me?

Krinkins!

I swear I know nothing of this, they must have been waiting for you.

You're surrounded. I suggest you come quietly.

[-obelix-]

"You again? Of course we remember... Didn't you have enough the first time?" Thalion says with a smirk as he takes scepter in his hands. "I dont think I, or any of us, will come quietly, especially sine you are the one suggesting it..."

Edited May 9, 2013 by -obelix-

[Pyrovisionary]

Sarge smiles gleefully. It had been too long. He feints left and then kicks the Hidden skull in the face with his pegleg, and draws his knives.

[Wedge09]

"Umpf, you again. As Thalion said I think no one of us will come quietly." says Alexander preparing himself for the battle.

[The Legonater]

How mildly disappointing.

Our orders, Vastin?

If they want a fight, let's give them one. Remember though, we want them alive.

Quick, here! Krinkins tosses Alexander the Delfrin Crossbow (WP:6)

Here we go...

PREPARE FOR BATTLE!

Enemies:

Vastin

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 150/150

Special:

We Have Reserves

- Calls an additional five Ambushers to the battle.

Passive Special:

Fast Leaner

- Level is doubled whenever Vastin is attacked.

Drops: 50 Gold

Ambusher A

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher B

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher C

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher D

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher E

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

NOTE: Every round, two more Ambushers will join the battle. If the heroes flee the battle, they will be captured by the Ambushers, but still level.

Party:

Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) **Party Leader**

213 years old male elf Mage

Level:

16

*Immune to

Petrified

*

Power:

21

(Level 16 + WP 5)

Defense

: 2

Health:

20/20

(5 + 13)

Ether:

20/20

(5 + 13)

Gold

: 0

(Owes 50 gold to Alexander)

Equipment:

Scepter of Divine Afinity (WP: 5,

has a 1/6 chance to deal the "

Cursed"

effect on successful spells, and a 1/6 chance to deal the

"Blessed"

effect on successful healing), Orcish Helmet (SP:2, suitable for non-humans, headwear), Snake Eye Charm (Protects from

petrified

-effect), Scroll of Blindness

Inventory:

Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Garnet (

Earth

), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Scroll of Sealing (

Enables casting the

Sealed

-effect to the target, making it unable to use a special skill for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

), Scroll of Frailty (

Enables casting the

Fragile

-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

), Scroll of Weakening (

Enables casting the

Weakened

-effect to the target, halving its level for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

),

Cloak of Espionage (

Artefact, backwear, Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle

), Health Core, Potion x3, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy, Bone, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2x Mead, Engraved Crossbow (Quest Item)

Sgt Jon. Mcency

(Skyrimguy)

Level 14.5 Rogue

*Dual Strike*

Hastened

Power:

31

(Level 14 + Wp:17)

Health:

23/23

(Basic health 7 + Level bonus 12 + Porkchop 3)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Demonic scissors (WP:17, dual strike, Daggers),Sticky gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up) , Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent

hastened

-effect to the user; suitable to Sarge only; footwear)

Inventory:

Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Bedroll, Potion, Venom x3, Deadly Venom, Mead, Smokebomb, Phoenix Essence, Business Card, Remedy x3, Grand Potion x3, Mithril Shard (1/4), Lucky Stone (When applied to weapon, for one battle that weapon will give the Jinxed affect to all enemies it hits. Consumable)

Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09)

99 years old elf Ranger

Level 13

Power

: 19 (LVL 13+WP 6)

Defense

: 5 (Chevalier of Charis armor + Tricorne)

Health

: 19/19 (LVL 12 + 2 artifact)

Gold

: 65 (50 gold lent to Thalion)

Equipment

: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 6, darkness-elemental), Chevalier of Charis armor- (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Tricorne (SP: 3)

Inventory

: Bedroll, Shovel, 3 Potion, 4 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2 Ice Bombs, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), 4 Bones, Sterile Gloves (Handwear, protects from poisoned and badly poisoned effects), 2x Mead,Support Beam: WP:5 Can be used as melee or a throwing weapon. Deals

Asleep

to enemies it hits. Suitable for everyone

Sir Brickington (Brickington)

*Weakened*

19 year old human male knight

Level 9

Power:

14 (Level 9 + WP: 5)

Defense:

4

Health:

18/18

Gold:

2

Equipment:

Pirate Cutlass (WP:5, steals five gold every critical hit),

Great Sword (WP: 3), Triangle Shield (SP: 2), Great Sword Mk. II (WP: 4), Winged Helmet (SP:2)

Inventory

:

Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Soma, Water Bomb, Mead, Smelling Salts,

Duplovian Helmet of the Guard

- SP:2 Immunity to Magic, Potion

Quellir

Level 5 Knight

Power: 8

Health: 20/20

SP: 10

Inventory: Duplovian Broadsword (WP:3)

SHIELD:

Take Cover,

doubles his shield power for three rounds.

Eyric Rone

Level 10 Royal Guard

Power: 15

Health 30/30

SHIELD:

On the Offensive:

Because

Encouraged

for the next round.

Inventory: Duplovian Sword (WP:5)

Party Leader, choose the order of action.

All of you, choose your target and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee or if you want to use an item instead of attacking.

Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone have acted

QM Note: Battle music in link as always!

Edited May 9, 2013 by The Legonater

[-obelix-]

"Alright everyone here's what we are gonna do. For now, NO ONE target Vastin! Alexander, would you mind staying in the back and taking his free hits for now...? Everyone take an ambusher. After we are done with majority of them, since more will join every round, we'll go for Vastin the same way as we did in the last fight - seal and then fight."

Thalion attacks Ambusher A, with darkness spell, from the back row.

Quellir attacks Ambusher E from the front row.

Eyric attacks Ambusher E from the front row.

Battle Order:

Alexander

Sarge

Sarge

Thalion

Brickington

Quellir

Eyric

Note to QM: Battle music is awesome, as always!

Edited May 10, 2013 by -obelix-

[Brickington]

Sir Brickington attacks Ambusher A.

[Pyrovisionary]

Ooc: If we take the main force down, My dual strike can take the extra two that come every round But I think the Qm wants us to be captured so... .. By every time Vastin is attacked, do you mean every time he is targetted or damaged? But I do believe that we're gonna be overwhelmed.

Sarge attacks Ambusher B (&C) from the front row!

[The Legonater]

QM Note: ​Every time he's targeted.

[Wedge09]

Alexander attacks from the back row Ambusher D.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Wedge09

[-obelix-]

Alexander stays in the back row and prepares himself to take the free hit.

OOC: How about attacking Ambusher D so that we cover everyone, and free hit wont harm you.

[The Legonater]

QM Note: Sorry for the delay, I was out to see Iron Man 3 last night. I tried to update earlier, but there was some stupid post error. I blame Chrome.

Results of Round One of the Market Fight:

>Alexander vs Ambusher D: Shield (19 damage to D, E and Vastin)

>Sarge vs. Ambusher B : Miss

>Sarge vs. Ambusher B : Shield ((17x3)+14=65 damage + 98 Gold)

>Thalion vs Ambusher A: Overwhelm (Ambusher F joins the battle)

>Brickington vs Ambusher A: Critical Hit (((5x2)+9)/2=10 damage+5 gold)

>Quellir vs Ambusher E: Shield (Double SP)

>Eyric vs. Ambusher E: Hit (15 damage)

Vastin vs. Alexander (5-5=0 damage)

Ambusher C vs Sarge (5 damage)

Ambusher G and H join the battle.

The first round is a shaky one, with a few solid hits, but three more Ambushers joining the battle. Alexander gets a shot off at many of the attackers, as does Sarge, and Brickington and Eyric both land hits of their own.

Enemies:

Vastin

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 139/150

Special:

We Have Reserves

- Calls an additional five Ambushers to the battle.

Passive Special:

Fast Leaner

- Level is doubled whenever Vastin is attacked.

Drops: 50 Gold

Ambusher A

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 65/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher B

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 10/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher C

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 10/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher D

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 56/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher E

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 41/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher F

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher G

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

Ambusher H

Type: Humanoid

Level: 5

Health: 75/75

Special:

Overwhelm

- Calls another Ambusher into battle

Drops: 20 Gold

NOTE: Every round, two more Ambushers will join the battle. If the heroes flee the battle, they will be captured by the Ambushers, but still level.

Party:

Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) **Party Leader**

213 years old male elf Mage

Level:

16

*Immune to

Petrified

*

Power:

21

(Level 16 + WP 5)

Defense

: 2

Health:

20/20

(5 + 13)

Ether:

20/20

(5 + 13)

Gold

: 0

(Owes 50 gold to Alexander)

Equipment:

Scepter of Divine Afinity (WP: 5,

has a 1/6 chance to deal the "

Cursed"

effect on successful spells, and a 1/6 chance to deal the

"Blessed"

effect on successful healing), Orcish Helmet (SP:2, suitable for non-humans, headwear), Snake Eye Charm (Protects from

petrified

-effect), Scroll of Blindness

Inventory:

Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Garnet (

Earth

), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Scroll of Sealing (

Enables casting the

Sealed

-effect to the target, making it unable to use a special skill for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

), Scroll of Frailty (

Enables casting the

Fragile

-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

), Scroll of Weakening (

Enables casting the

Weakened

-effect to the target, halving its level for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether

),

Cloak of Espionage (

Artefact, backwear, Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle

), Health Core, Potion x3, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy, Bone, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2x Mead, Engraved Crossbow (Quest Item)

Sgt Jon. Mcency

(Skyrimguy)

Level 14.5 Rogue

*Dual Strike*

Hastened

Power:

31

(Level 14 + Wp:17)

Health:

18/23

(Basic health 7 + Level bonus 12 + Porkchop 3)

Gold:

130

Equipment:

Demonic scissors (WP:17, dual strike, Daggers),Sticky gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up) , Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent

hastened

-effect to the user; suitable to Sarge only; footwear)

Inventory:

Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Bedroll, Potion, Venom x3, Deadly Venom, Mead, Smokebomb, Phoenix Essence, Business Card, Remedy x3, Grand Potion x3, Mithril Shard (1/4), Lucky Stone (When applied to weapon, for one battle that weapon will give the Jinxed affect to all enemies it hits. Consumable

Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09)

99 years old elf Ranger

Level 13

Power

: 19 (LVL 13+WP 6)

Defense

: 5 (Chevalier of Charis armor + Tricorne)

Health

: 19/19 (LVL 12 + 2 artifact)

Gold

: 65 (50 gold lent to Thalion)

Equipment

: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 6, darkness-elemental), Chevalier of Charis armor- (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Tricorne (SP: 3)

Inventory

: Bedroll, Shovel, 3 Potion, 4 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2 Ice Bombs, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), 4 Bones, Sterile Gloves (Handwear, protects from poisoned and badly poisoned effects), 2x Mead,Support Beam: WP:5 Can be used as melee or a throwing weapon. Deals

Asleep

to enemies it hits. Suitable for everyone

Sir Brickington (Brickington)

*Weakened*

19 year old human male knight

Level 9

Power:

14 (Level 9 + WP: 5)

Defense:

4

Health:

18/18

Gold:

2

Equipment:

Pirate Cutlass (WP:5, steals five gold every critical hit),

Great Sword (WP: 3), Triangle Shield (SP: 2), Great Sword Mk. II (WP: 4), Winged Helmet (SP:2)

Inventory

:

Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Soma, Water Bomb, Mead, Smelling Salts,

Duplovian Helmet of the Guard

- SP:2 Immunity to Magic, Potion

Quellir

Level 5 Knight

Power: 8

Health: 20/20

SP: 20

Inventory: Duplovian Broadsword (WP:3)

SHIELD:

Take Cover,

doubles his shield power for three rounds.

Eyric Rone

Level 10 Royal Guard

Power: 15

Health 30/30

SHIELD:

On the Offensive:

Because

Encouraged

for the next round.

Inventory: Duplovian Sword (WP:5)

Party Leader, choose the order of action.

All of you, choose your target and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee or if you want to use an item instead of attacking.

Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone have acted

Edited May 11, 2013 by The Legonater

[Pyrovisionary]

Ooc: Because of dualstrike I should have got 130 gold and why is my gold 0? It should be 130. I say we should flee, or give in!

Sarge repeats his action!

[Wedge09]

Alexander attacks again from the back row Ambushed D.

[-obelix-]

Thalion attacks Ambusher E, with darkness spell, from the back row.

Quellir attacks Ambusher F from the front row.

Eyric attacks Ambusher A from the front row.

Battle Order:

Alexander

Brickington

Quellir

Eyric

Sarge

Sarge

Thalion

Edited May 11, 2013 by -obelix-