Heroica RPG - Quest #81: Home Sweet Home

[joeshmoe554]

"He was acting rather quiet and disconnected for a while, perhaps there is some deeper underlying issue that was triggered by the fungus. I've heard certain fungal spores can cause the most luminous hallucinations or other erratic behavior. He should really be examined by a professional so we may gather more information regarding the matter." It was at this time that Jeaux noticed the barbarian before him. "You weren't here before. Have we met?"

[Endgame]

"Actually, the broad working in the medbay says its the opposite. The smell was the only thing strong enough to wake his brain up - so it could tell his body to collapse. Honestly, if he hadn't gotten his head out of the clouds and finally fall unconscious, he could've very easily have killed himself from utter exhaustion."

[joeshmoe554]

"Most curious, I wonder what could have caused such an affliction."

[Bricksandparts]

OoC: Is the party split or something?

Johon arrives at the scene, looking around in all directions.

"Name's Johon. I believe we have met before, but your name eludes me right now. So what's going on right now and what has happened thus far?"

[joeshmoe554]

OOC:Yep, the party split into 3 and 2

"I go by the name of Jeaux. As to our current situation, I am unsure of what the proggs have told you so I'll just start from the beginning. Our party was hired to try and help the proggs colonize here under Eubric peacefully without enraging the citizens above. There is a man named Jetorix who has repeatedly tried to harm the proggs and the rest of the party is currently dealing with him. They also asked us to investigate apparent acts of sabotage to their construction site here in the deeps. Elgar and I were investigating when Elgar took ill and was escorted away. So far it seems the explosives expert they hired to clear the area went mad and is currently destroying the settlements, or at least that is what I have been told by a rather bright rodent. If what the rat said was true, the saboteur should be located somewhere below our current position. I think that just about covers it."

Edited December 4, 2013 by joeshmoe554

[The_Customizer]

OOC: Welcome Johon! Glad you could join the quest.

Erdathcath continues once again, attacking Jetorix from the Back Row.

"Come on guys, it is three against one, he can't possible be that difficult! Sarge, you might want to revive Em, we'll definitely need him."

[Bricksandparts]

"Ok, let's get moving." Johon says, looking around. "Do we have a map of the area that's been covered?" Johon asks, not sure which way to go. "What parts of the settlement have you searched at?" Johon asks, going outside the door and climbing up the rock to the third floor. "I'll check up here!" Johon shouts to Jeaux, then checks 2C.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Bricksandparts

[joeshmoe554]

OOC:2C seems to have a ramp in front of it? or at least the second floor, third room from the left.

"I have checked in the only open room on the base floor and the first room on the second floor. The rodent I mentioned makes his residence on the first floor, I didn't see anything of consequence in the first room on the second floor, and I was just inspecting the stair case in the last room on this floor when Elgar-" It was at this point Jeaux realized he was talking to himself as Johon had already left the room. Jeaux headed up the stairs to see what was on the floor above him.

[Pyrovisionary]

Sarge takes a grand potion and revives Em.

Battle order

Sarge

Sarg

Em

Erdathcath

[Bricksandparts]

OoC: Derp! Meant 3B

[Emjajoas]

Em grinds his teeth angrily after being revived and fires at Jetorix from the back row.

[Endgame]

QM Note: Hopefully this is the last round Flipz has to run for me - my schedue has let up signifcantly, so I should be able to take this battle from here. Thanks, Flipz!

Guest QM Note: Hmph. You lucked out.

Round Twelve of the Riot Battle!

>Sarde drinks Grand Potion (back)

>"Sarg" revives Em (back)

>Em VS Jetorix (back): Special Damage (Confused! Arc Slash: 28-5=23 damage Jetorix)

>Erdathcath VS Jetorix (back): Damage Damage (Confused! 48-5=43 damage Jetorix)

Jetorix prepares to crush the party with a final blow, but the power of Erdathcath's amulet finally overwhelms him, and he deals significant damage to himself. Sarge decides to forego his healing abilities and instead drinks a Grand Potion. He then revives Em.

"Uhh...what just happened?"

The Battle Rages On!

"Heh...looks like the only one who can hurt me...is me. Ugh..."

Jetorix, Level 48 Humanoid *Badly Poisoned!* *Confused! 2 rounds remaining*

HP: 238/999

SP: 5

Specials:

Arc Slash: In a wide swing, all heroes take 28 damage from Jetorix.

Bonebreaker: Jetorix crushes the hero who rolled Special Damage with his axe, dropping their level, max HP, and max Ether by 4 each for the rest of the battle.

Mob Stampede: The hero who rolled Special Damage is assaulted by the combined strength of the mob, taking damage to all of their levels added together divided by 2.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Defensive Postion: Jetorix has a 1/6 chanc eof Countersriking at the end of every round he is succesfully hit.

Drops: Jinxy Juice, Frost Helmet, 40 gold.

Riot Party:

Sgt Jon. Mcency (Pyrovisionary)

54 years old male human witch

Level 18 *Dual Strike* *Immune to blinded* *Hastened!*

Power: 37 (18+17+2)

Health: 27/38 (7+17+8+3+3)

Ether: 10/19 (18+1)

Gold: 277 (70 owed to Brickington)

Equipment: Demonic Scissors (WP:17, dual strike, Light and Darkness-elemental, Hollow (empty) daggers), Witch's talisman (All attacks Cause the badly poisoned effect), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened-effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear)

Inventory: Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow (-) halberd), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Phoenix Essence, Potion x4, Grand Potion x4, Remedy x5, Venom x3, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying glass, Business Card, Bone x2, 2x Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Counterstrike gloves

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 19.5 Druid *Lucky!*

Power: 29

Health: 33/33

Ether: 21/22

Gold: 299

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:13), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 7 Mead, 9 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 1 Super Deadly Venom, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Grand Tonic, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Ruby, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious.

Unknown age male human ranger

Level 14.5

Power: 23

SP: 4

Health: 21/21 (6+13+2)

Gold: 30

Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect)

Inventory:

Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x4, Venom, Grand Potion, Mead, Ambrosia, Crystal Sovereign

Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5)

Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe,

Equipment:White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies)

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Jeaux and Johon walk into 3B after ascending a mound of black rocks. They step into a spacious room, empty except for some boxes: all of them had padlocks on them.

[joeshmoe554]

Jeaux looked back at the mound of rocks he had just climbed. I could have sworn I was walking up the staircase I had found. This place is far stranger than I had first thought. He saw a few boxes in the room with locks on each of them. Jeaux checked the boxes to see if any of the padlocks were open.

[Pyrovisionary]

Sarge attacks jetorix (Double) from the back row!

Battle order

Sarge

Sarge

Em

Erdathcath

Edited December 5, 2013 by Pyrovisionary

[The_Customizer]

Erdathcath continues attacking Jetorix from the back row. (Handcannon)

[Bricksandparts]

"You see if you can open that, I'll check these other two rooms." Johon says, leaving and examining 3C and 3D.

[Emjajoas]

Em attacks Jetorix again from the back row.

[Bricksandparts]

looking through the apartments, Johon decides to make conversation.

"So are you an experienced hero?"

[Endgame]

Round Thirteen of the Riot Battle!

>Sarge VS Jetorix (back): Hit (17+18=35x2=70/2=35-5=30 damage)

>Sarge VS Jetorix (back): Miss

>Em VS Jetorix (back): Miss

>Erdathcath VS Jetorix (back): Special Damage Critical Hit (13x2=26+19=45-5=40 damage)

Jetorix and the party continue to spar.

The Battle Rages On!

"JUST DIE ALREADY!"

Jetorix, Level 48 Humanoid *Badly Poisoned!* *Confused! 2 rounds remaining*

HP: 158/999

SP: 5

Specials:

Arc Slash: In a wide swing, all heroes take 28 damage from Jetorix.

Bonebreaker: Jetorix crushes the hero who rolled Special Damage with his axe, dropping their level, max HP, and max Ether by 4 each for the rest of the battle.

Mob Stampede: The hero who rolled Special Damage is assaulted by the combined strength of the mob, taking damage to all of their levels added together divided by 2.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Defensive Postion: Jetorix has a 1/6 chanc eof Countersriking at the end of every round he is succesfully hit.

Drops: Jinxy Juice, Frost Helmet, 40 gold.

Riot Party:

Sgt Jon. Mcency (Pyrovisionary)

54 years old male human witch

Level 18 *Dual Strike* *Immune to blinded* *Hastened!*

Power: 37 (18+17+2)

Health: 27/38 (7+17+8+3+3)

Ether: 10/19 (18+1)

Gold: 277 (70 owed to Brickington)

Equipment: Demonic Scissors (WP:17, dual strike, Light and Darkness-elemental, Hollow (empty) daggers), Witch's talisman (All attacks Cause the badly poisoned effect), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened-effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear)

Inventory: Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow (-) halberd), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Phoenix Essence, Potion x4, Grand Potion x4, Remedy x5, Venom x3, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying glass, Business Card, Bone x2, 2x Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Counterstrike gloves

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 19.5 Druid *Lucky!*

Power: 29

Health: 33/33

Ether: 21/22

Gold: 299

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:13), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 7 Mead, 9 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 1 Super Deadly Venom, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Grand Tonic, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Ruby, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious.

Unknown age male human ranger

Level 14.5

Power: 23

SP: 4

Health: 21/21 (6+13+2)

Gold: 30

Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect)

Inventory:

Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x4, Venom, Grand Potion, Mead, Ambrosia, Crystal Sovereign

Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5)

Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe,

Equipment:White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies)

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QM Note: I apologize, Joeshmoe - I'll have Johon and jeaux split up temporarily.

The two new heroes split up and continue their search. Jeaux checks the padlocks and sees they are soundly locked, one of them having 5 digits, one 6 digits, and one 4 digits - and only numbers. The other padlocks used letters only.

Jeaux descends down a floor and head sback into 2D. He ascends up the steps, and enters into 3D by climbing up. He sees that, for the most part, 3D was destroyed - the floor near the doorway had collapsed entirely.

An odd blue jelly sits on the stoop.

Meanwhile, Johon peers into 3C, and finds a half baked office of sorts.

Next, he peers into 3D's doorway - and nearly steps out. Due to the disastrous state, he would've stepped out onto thin air and plummeted to his death. Thankfully, he catches himself. He sees Jeaux clambering up the steps, the two seperated by a chasm.

If the party is done investiagating the building, they could ascend to the roof at any time.

[Bricksandparts]

"Get that bottle of whatever it is. It could be of use." Johon says, heading back into 3C. He takes the papers on the table and looks through the drawers, taking anything he can find. "Don't think anyone will mind if I take this stuff. It'd be gone in a few hours anyways..." He then pushes the desk to check if anything fell under or behind it.

[Emjajoas]

Em fires at Jetorix again from the back row, hoping he would finally go down.

[joeshmoe554]

OOC: No worries, the story moved along all the same.

Jeaux picks up the blue vial before him, and heads back down the stairs and up the ramp to 3C

"So are you an experienced hero?"

"It would depend on your definition of experienced I suppose. I believe I have been with Heroica for about a year now, or perhaps a month. I've always had difficult keeping track of time. The padlocks were all secured, so unless you have skills at lockbreaking or breaking locks I don't see us getting into any of the crates. I also found this odd blue jelly in the room next door, ever seen anything like it?"

[The_Customizer]

Erdathcath once again attacks Jetorix from the back row.

[Pyrovisionary]

Sarge repeats!

Battle order

Sarge

Sarge

Em

Erdathcath

[Bricksandparts]

"Couldn't tell from there." Johon replies loudly enough to get through the wall. "I'll go pull those crates outside of here once I'm done inspecting this room. That way, in case this place falls down, whatever is in those crates will be ok."