Heroica RPG - Cruel Angel's Thesis ~ Day Five

**Sandy** · September 13, 2013

DAY FIVE ~ HASTY DECISIONS

Scheherazade wasn't surprised to find another corpse from the main hall when she awoke.

She began her day by moving the body of Jeddam Ashenbow to the cellar to be investigated by the Veterans and mopping up her blood.

"Another innocent hero's blood soaks these tiles."

Suddenly she heard a spine-chilling shriek and footsteps running towards her. She spun around to see her son at the verge of tears.

"Mother! You can't believe what they did now!"

"Sham, what's the matter? Are you hurt?"

"Not me, but my stuff! Those bastards managed to break into my enchanted backbag! Most of the items inside were smashed to pieces! Just think of all the potential income I lost - just like that!"

"Sham, you're hopeless! Get out of my sight or I'll make you finish this mopping!"

"Eep!"

The Veterans then gathered all the surviving heroes into the hall for an important announcement. A disgusting stench filled the room, as Sheherazade descended the stairs carrying a tray-full of steaming cups.

"May I have your attention, please! We fear that time is not on our side, so Scheherazade will be serving some special drinks for you today. Everyone must drink, make no mistake about that. These drinks will make you quicker, allowing you to take two actions each day and night from now on. However, the two actions must be different from each other, so you cannot take the same action twice in one phase. You also have to perform them at the same time. If I've made myself clear, please drink up!"

The heroes had no choice but to obey. As they gulped down the smelly liquid, the Dragonlord spoke once again.

"That's right, no more slacking around! From here-on out, if you don't state an action every day and night, I'll feed you to Smaragdea without a warning!"

The heroes were then called to the Library once more. It was a lot messier now, with piles of books all over the room.

"Sorry about the disorder! I was so busy last night that I would have probably passed out if I didn't have my secret stash of *cough* bananas. I did find an interesting passage from the Annals of Ennon, but its been tampered with magic as well. What's wrong with these books of mine nowadays...?"

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BYBLOS THE LIBRARIAN'S CHALLENGE #4:

Fit the words from the list to the sentence below. Send your answer to the host. You only have one try.

In the bitter - against -, the - and the - - of - with their - - fought against the - of - and the - known as the - that had taken over the - - -. The - of - succeeded in sealing away the - - of the -, but - had gained such a strong grip on - that they were forced to sink the entire - to the - of the -. Nowadays the only remains of it are the - - and -.

angels

bottom

continent

creator

cultists

demons

Elven

Ennon x2

evil

forces

Free

guardian

hordes

immortal

Islands

kingdom

Mercution x2

Moon

Moone

Nephilim x2

ocean

paladins

priests

war

wizard

RULES:

1. ALIGNMENTS: There are two sides in this game, trying to beat each other.

Heroica

wins if they manage to find and kill all of the Nephilim.

The Nephilim

win if they outnumber the heroes loyal to Heroica. The Nephilim know each other, but the others don’t know who the Nephilim are. There are also

neutral

players, who have their own special victory conditions.

2. PHASES: The game is played in two alternating phases - "Days" and "Nights", both lasting up to

48 hours

- during which the players can use their abilities on each other.

All players can

use two abilities per phase

, but the abilities must be different from one another.

During the

Night

-phase, the game is played through Private Messages between the host and the players, and all actions are private, revealed only to the target. During the

Day

-phase, all actions are public, and are shown in the Day-topic to everyone. Ranged attacks and spells are an

exception

, their performer is never revealed.

You must

send both of your actions at the same time

, as you only have one turn per phase.

If you

fail to send in an action

or do not state that you do nothing, you will be killed off.

3. RESULTS: The results of the abilities are tallied

at the beginning

(for Night-actions)

and the end

(for Day-actions)

of the Day-phase

. When a player’s health is completely depleted, they are

killed off

from the game. The player who delivered the killing blow will get all of the victim’s gold and items, and gain experience (see

Leveling Up

). The alignment of each killed player is revealed when they die. Anyone who kills a Nephilim will gain

50 extra gold

from the Veterans.

4. STATISTICS:

Level

signifies the player character’s overall experience.

Health

is initially equal to level, and attacks reduce it while healing restores it.

Ether

is equal to about a half of the level, and is used for spellcasting, healing and scroll-reading.

Defense

is gained from shields and most artefacts, and it reduces the damage taken.

WP

means weapon power, while

SP

means shield power. All statistics except Level are kept a secret from other players.

5. ABILITIES: All player characters have their

own sets

of 3-6 abilities they can use during the game, related to their job classes. These skills include (but are not limited to) attacks, spellcasting, healing, tracking, stealing items, blocking, buffing, debilitating and using items. To best make use of these varied skills, the players should consider forming alliances.

6. ITEMS: All players start out with

10 gold

, a

weapon

with 2-6 WP and a random array of

other items

, such as restorative potions, artefacts and tools. Like the statistics, these inventories are kept as a secret from other players. During the Day-phases of the game, upgrades and more items can be bought from

Sham Poo

in exchange for gold. You are free to discard items or trade them with other players, but you need to notify the host whenever you do that.

7. LEVELING UP: Gaining a

level

increases

the player character’s current and maximum

health and ether by 1

. When a player kills another player, they will gain experience according to this chart:

- Level 1-9: a full level

- Level 10-19: 1/2 of a level

- Level 20-29: 1/3 of a level

- Level 30-39: 1/4 of a level

- Level 40 onwards: 1/5 of a level

8. ELEMENTS & EFFECTS: There are five

elements

in the game: fire, ice, lighting, light and darkness. Elemental spells and attacks are twice as effective as normal attacks, but consume ether. They can also be blocked with the right piece of equipment. There are both

positive and negative effects

in the game as well, including encouraged, enforced, stunned, poison, sleep, blinded, sealed, confused and enamored. These can be inflicted by certain abilities and scrolls. Negative effects last until removed by a Remedy or a suitable ability.

9. BEHAVIOR: When you play this game, you are bound by honor to your alignment – even if it changes mid-game. That is why you

must not discuss the game

outside of the topics and PMs related to it, under the threat that you are instantly killed off if you do. Sharing information via PMs and forming alliances between the players is allowed, but must be done by knowing the risk that the other might be lying or deceiving you. Things will get brutal and cut-throat in this game, and you can get killed off at any time, but any of that is not to be taken as a personal insult. Please

post

in-character

at all times to ensure that your player persona is separated from your real self. Remember that

the dead don't talk

, so once you are out of the game, you must not speak of what you know to anyone until the whole game is over.

You are free to roleplay with your character, and most of all, have fun!

PLAYER CHARACTERS:

Brienne Deercourt (Brickdoctor) ~ 29 years old female human Paladin

Capriccia Gianpaolo (Capt.JohnPaul) ~ 123 years old female vampire Cleric

Corelin Moordog (CorneliusMurdock) ~ 282 years old female dwarf Warden

Cromeo Nightingale (Chromeknight) ~ 22 years old male half-elf Harlot

Ein Surefoot (Esurient) ~ 397 years old male dwarf Cleric

Emmanuelle Janus (emjajoas) ~ 33 years old female human Knight

Fleyra (Flare) ~ 29 years old female Rito Winged Warrior

Geosmos Phiephyrphoe (joeshmoe554) ~ 52 years old male cyclops Infiltrator

Heron Jujube (herrJJ) ~ 19 years old male human Cleric (killed on Night One, raised as an undead on Night Two but perished again on Day Three, then resurrected on Day Four)

Jinnipher Buchaire (JimButcher) ~ 71 years old female elf Knight

Kharybdis (Kadabra) ~ 26 years old female Octopial Beast Warrior

Lorth-Anoob (LordoftheNoobs) ~ 42 years old female Pantanan Witch

Luridan Voros (Lord Duvors) ~ 53 years old male gremlin Alchemist

O’Blix (-obelix-) ~ 27 years old male goblin Regulator

Pallas Thaddicus (Palathadric) ~ 103 years old male Lucustoid Druid

Panduin Oreheart (Pandora) ~ 148 years old male dwarf Barbarian

Percival Montmartre (Peppermint_M) ~ 24 years old male human Ranger

Piro the Visionary (Pyrovisionary) ~ 227 years old male wereturtle Battle Mage (killed on Day Two but resurrected on Day Three)

Sir Rubinstein (Rumble Strike) ~ 47 years old male human Skirmisher

Scamander Taurros (Scubacarrot) ~ 34 years old male satyr Minstrel

Swinehurst (swils) ~ 31 years old male porc Berserker

Theodor Legion (The Legonater) ~ 73 years old male human Cannoneer

Usharnam Madima (UsernameMDM) ~ 38 years old male Naga Chi Monk

Werther Brickton (Waterbrick Down) ~ 49 years old male zombie Assassin

Weyrdág (Wedge09) ~ 341 years old female Nôrn Hunter

Zarissa Curie (Zakura) ~ 58 years old female gnome Sage

Zelphie (Zepher) ~ 815 years old female fairy Artisan

Zpilf (Flipz) ~ 85 years old male ogre Black Knight

DEAD CHARACTERS:

Kob (Kintobor) ~ 21 years old male orc Mage ~ Heroica (killed on Day One, raised as an undead on Night One but perished again on Day Three)

Pauline Jillian Boyle (Purpearljellyblob) ~ 18 years old female Mopag Mage ~ Heroica (killed on Day One)

Eris (Eric Su) ~ 26 years old female orc Sorcerer ~ Heroica (killed on Day Two)

Ezeal (Etzel) ~ 28 years old male werelion Barbarian ~ Nephilim (killed on Day Two)

Skrupp Oxstrong (Scorpiox) ~ 30 years old male norseman Raider ~ Heroica (killed on Day Two)

U’dargan (Darkdragon) ~ 29 years old male U’kin Dragoon ~ Heroica (killed on Day Two)

Calico Meatpie (CallMePie) ~ 16 years old female halfling Rogue ~ Heroica (killed on Day Three)

Doranee Grandeur (Dragonator) ~ 44 years old female elf Ranger ~ Heroica (killed on Day Three)

Retak Ysp (PsyKater) ~ 2013 years old male Fenarian Necromancer ~ Nephilim (killed on Day Three)

Enya Dorgamel (Endgame) ~ 23 years old female human Evoker ~ Heroica (killed on Night Three)

Fernandu Elysiam (Fred Daniel Yam) ~ 36 years old male minotaur Shaman ~ Nephilim (killed on Day Four)

Maxi Ebdul (Masked Builder) ~ 35 years old male Asteriad Rogue ~ Heroica (killed on Day Four)

Shadir Oswain (Shadows) ~ 466 years old male elf Mystic Knight ~ Nephilim (killed on Day Four)

Jeddam Ashenbow (Jedi master Brick) ~ 25 years old female hobgoblin Ranger ~ Heroica (killed on Night Four)

SHAM POO’S EMERGENCY SHOP FOR HEROES IN NEED:

"Boohoo! I'm so devastated for the break-in that I'll give you all a discount on all of my remaining items. Buy them all while you still have the chance!"

Weapons:

Axe