Heroica RPG - Quest #99: Six Thousand Feet Under

[Endgame]

Both demons give a raspy laugh.

"Laws!? Pah! Those are just your creations. Why would we abide by them?"

"Even the laws the gods themselves had set are being defiled by our legion, even now."

[The_Customizer]

"Agreed, you are defiling the laws, which is why you must die."

[LordoftheNoobs]

Without a word, Grimwald casts frailty on both Oculoids, then does the same with sleep.

[Endgame]

>Arthur uses grand Tonic on Grimwald (back)

>Arthur remedies Erdathcath (back):

>Erdathcath heals Brittany (back): Greater Heal Greater Heal (15x2=30+20=50 HP healed)

>Erdathcath heals Derrek (back): No heal No heal

>Grimwald casts Frailty on the Umbraloid (back): Success!

>Grimwald casts Frailty on the Photoloid (back): Success!

>Grimwald casts Sleep on the Umbraloid (back): Failure!

>Grimwald casts Sleep on the Photoloid (back): Failure!

>Minoid remedies Grimwald (hollow dagger, (back)

>Minoid remedies himself (back)

The battle rages on. The party focuses almost entirely on healing tactics, desperately trying to remedy the sickness spread to them by the Umbraloid. Erdathcath heals the brainwashed miners, and the Minoid is on healing duty, obeying Arthur's words to the letter.

"Gnnnrgh..."

Umbraloid, Level 55 Darkness *Poison 50!!* *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining*

HP: 193/575

SP: 7

Immune to Sealing, Blindness, and Jinxing!

Specials:

Shadowy Sludge: With a slash of its tentacle, the Umbraloid releases a surge of lethal ink. Alll heroes become Doomed.

Look Into My Eye...: The Umbraloid hijacks the mind of the hero who rolls Special Damage. That hero becomes Hexed and dequips all of their artifacts.

Razor Jab: The Umbraloid impales the hero who rolled Special damage, reducing their health to 1, disregarding row and SP.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Meat Shield: The Umbroaloid's defense is equal to Derrek's health divided by 4, rounded down.

Drops:

Phoenix Essence, Amethyst

"Join us! Join us!"

Brainwashed Derrek, Level 18 Humanoid

HP: 31/160

Specials:

Piercing Pickaxe: Jabs the hero who rolled Special Damage with his pickaxe, dealing 18 damage - disregarding row.

Passive Specials:

Glory To The Oculoids!: If left untargetted, instead of a free hit, Derrek transfers 50 of his own health to his captor, the Umbraloid.

Drops:

Memory of Combination 1 (Is destroyed if Derrek is killed)

"ENOUGH!"

Photoloid, Level 45 Light *Bleeding!* *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining*

HP: 535/550

SP: 24

Immune to Weakness and Sealing!

Specials:

Flood Of Light: In a flash of light, the hero who rolled Special Damage is blinded, and all other heroes take 24 damage.

Witness The Light: The Photoloid indoctrinates the hero who rolled Special Damage, flooding their head with mindless bliss. Their health and ether are halved, and they are Hexed for one turn.

Razor Jab: The Umbraloid impales the hero who rolled Special damage, reducing their health to 1, disregarding row and SP.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Meat Shield: The Photoloid's defense is equal to Brittany's health divided by 4, rounded down.

Drops:

Diamond, Bright Polish

"Please, Master, let me help you!"

Brainwashed Brittany, Level 18 Humanoid

HP: 98/160

Specials:

Model Miner: Brittany, under the complete control of the Photoloid, uses her looks to Enamor any male heroes for three rounds.

Passive Specials:

Glory To The Oculoids!: If left untargetted, instead of a free hit, Brittany transfers 50 of his own health to his captor, the Photoloid.

Drops:

Memory of Combination 3 (Is destroyed if Brittany is killed)

The Party:

Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 31.5 Mystic Knight, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* *Reinforced!*

Power: 42 (31 + WP:11)

Health: 54/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*)

Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30)

Defense: 20 40 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1)

Gold: 198 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham)

Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

Inventory:

Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear),

(Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill),

Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

(Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) )

Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth),

Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass

Scrolls: All Lent!

Consumables:

*Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x10, Tonic, Grand Tonic x5, Ether Core, Remedy x7, Elixir x4, Sushi x3

*Status: Nostrum x3, Hurricane, Smelling Salts, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice x2,

*Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.),

*Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.),

*Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.),

*Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 21 Druid *Hastened!*

Power: 36

Health: 35/35

Ether: 21/24

Gold: 592

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental *Poison 25!*), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 5 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 4 Deadly Venoms, 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, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory)

69 year old male gnome Cleric (Immune to Weakened) *Lucky!* *Blessed!*

Level: 13.5

Power: 20 (13 + 6 + permanent boost of 1)

SP: 0

Health: 21/21

Ether: 11/17

Gold: 228

Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.),

Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP)

"To battle."

Minoid, Level 19 Drilling Automaton

HP: 31/31

Power: 29

SP: 2

Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight)

Inventory: Ether Core, Remedy x2, Grand Potion x2, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [empty]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

Edited May 12, 2014 by Endgame

[LordoftheNoobs]

Grimwald heals the two miners with the Healing Staff and attempts to cast sleep on both Oculoids again.

[Flipz]

"Time to focus mostly on healing Derrek, the Umbraloid is history."

Arthur drinks a Remedy from the Back Row, using a Grand Potion on Derrek his second turn.

Battle Order:

Arthur

Arthur

Erdathcath

Erdathcath

Grimwald

Minoid

Grimwald

Minoid uses a Grand Potion on Derrek from the Back Row, unless Grimwald was injured healing Derrick, in which case he uses the Grand Potion on Grimwald instead.

OOC: That was a Grand Tonic, which restores 15 Ether, so Grimwald should have at least 11 left.

Also, can we assume Grimwald is working from the Back Row? For his own sake.

EDIT: Shucking auto-correct.

Edited May 12, 2014 by Flipz

[Endgame]

QM Note: Since I may lose internet in an hour or two, should I assume Erdathcath shoots the Photoloid twice?

[Flipz]

OOC: No, assume she heals Derrek twice, with Ether.

EDIT: Dammit, autocorrect!

Edited May 12, 2014 by Flipz

[Endgame]

QM Note: Since you have a literal zero chance of taking damage here (besides the free hits, which I assume you've accounted for) any chance you can plan next round, too, so I can take both on in one fell swoop before I lose internet?

Edited May 12, 2014 by Endgame

[Flipz]

OOC: Sure, though technically this Round Grimwald has a chance to take damage from the miners (but I've accounted for that with Minoid's action).

Heal Derrek with Ether and Grand Potions until he's at max health, with one of Grimwald's actions being to heal Brittany. Once Umbraloid's dead, Ether-heal Brittany until Photoloid's dead from Bleeding as well.

Battle Order:

Arthur

Arthur

Erdathcath

Erdathcath

Grimwald

Grimwald

Minoid

OOC: Also note that we'll stop using Grand Potions once it's down to Brittany, since we'll totally be able to get her health to max before Photoloid bites it.

[Endgame]

QM Note: Not rolling 107 rounds, sorry. Also, I don't believe healing staves can recieve damage, although I may be wrong.

Edited May 12, 2014 by Endgame

[Flipz]

OOC: They don't receive damage when used on players, but against enemies (e.g. undead, or in this case the miners) they do.

OOC: Actually, once Umbraloid's down, Minoid retrieves the Unlucky Horseshoe and throws it at Photoloid exactly once.

[Endgame]

QM Note: How are you going to be generating 107 ether like that? It'll take 103 rounds for the Photoloid to kick the bucket, and therefore 103 ether.

21+11=32 ether. 103-32=71.

An ether core can restore Erdathcath's 24 ether, bringing the total needed down to 47. 47/4 (rounded to the nearest mutliple of 15) equals 4 grand tonics, with Erdathcath having 13 ether remaining.

Shall I remove the items stated in your ctions, as well as the Ether Core from the Minoid and four grand Tonics, and end the battle?

[Flipz]

OOC: Just run up through Umbraloid's death and Minoid throwing the Unlucky Horseshoe, then.

[Endgame]

>Arthur remedies himself (back)

>Arthur uses a Grand Potion on Derrek (back)

>Erdathcath heals Derrek (back): No heal Heal (15+20=35 HP healed)

>Erdathcath heals Derrek (back): Heal Greater heal (15x2=30+20=50 HP healed)

>Grimwald heals Brittany (back): Heal Less Greater Heal (6x2=12+13=25 HP healed)

>Minoid uses a Grand Potion on Derrek (back)

"NO!"

Umbraloid, Level 55 Darkness *Poison 50!!* *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining*

HP: 93/575

SP: 7

Immune to Sealing, Blindness, and Jinxing!

Specials:

Shadowy Sludge: With a slash of its tentacle, the Umbraloid releases a surge of lethal ink. Alll heroes become Doomed.

Look Into My Eye...: The Umbraloid hijacks the mind of the hero who rolls Special Damage. That hero becomes Hexed and dequips all of their artifacts.

Razor Jab: The Umbraloid impales the hero who rolled Special damage, reducing their health to 1, disregarding row and SP.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Meat Shield: The Umbroaloid's defense is equal to Derrek's health divided by 4, rounded down.

Drops:

Phoenix Essence, Amethyst

"Join us! Join us!"

Brainwashed Derrek, Level 18 Humanoid

HP: 160/160

Specials:

Piercing Pickaxe: Jabs the hero who rolled Special Damage with his pickaxe, dealing 18 damage - disregarding row.

Passive Specials:

Glory To The Oculoids!: If left untargetted, instead of a free hit, Derrek transfers 50 of his own health to his captor, the Umbraloid.

Drops:

Memory of Combination 1 (Is destroyed if Derrek is killed)

"This is beyond stupid..."

Photoloid, Level 45 Light *Bleeding!* *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining*

HP: 525/550

SP: 24

Immune to Weakness and Sealing!

Specials:

Flood Of Light: In a flash of light, the hero who rolled Special Damage is blinded, and all other heroes take 24 damage.

Witness The Light: The Photoloid indoctrinates the hero who rolled Special Damage, flooding their head with mindless bliss. Their health and ether are halved, and they are Hexed for one turn.

Razor Jab: The Umbraloid impales the hero who rolled Special damage, reducing their health to 1, disregarding row and SP.

Specials decided by die roll.

Passive Specials:

Meat Shield: The Photoloid's defense is equal to Brittany's health divided by 4, rounded down.

Drops:

Diamond, Bright Polish

"Master...?"

Brainwashed Brittany, Level 18 Humanoid

HP: 123/160

Specials:

Model Miner: Brittany, under the complete control of the Photoloid, uses her looks to Enamor any male heroes for three rounds.

Passive Specials:

Glory To The Oculoids!: If left untargetted, instead of a free hit, Brittany transfers 50 of his own health to his captor, the Photoloid.

Drops:

Memory of Combination 3 (Is destroyed if Brittany is killed)

The Party:

Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 31.5 Mystic Knight, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* *Reinforced!*

Power: 42 (31 + WP:11)

Health: 54/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*)

Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30)

Defense: 20 40 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1)

Gold: 198 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham)

Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

Inventory:

Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear),

(Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill),

Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

(Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) )

Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth),

Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass

Scrolls: All Lent!

Consumables:

*Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x1, Tonic, Grand Tonic x5, Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3

*Status: Nostrum x3, Hurricane, Smelling Salts, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice x2,

*Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.),

*Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.),

*Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.),

*Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 21 Druid *Hastened!*

Power: 36

Health: 35/35

Ether: 19/24

Gold: 592

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental *Poison 25!*), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 5 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 4 Deadly Venoms, 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, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory)

69 year old male gnome Cleric (Immune to Weakened) *Lucky!* *Blessed!*

Level: 13.5

Power: 20 (13 + 6 + permanent boost of 1)

SP: 0

Health: 21/21

Ether: 11/17

Gold: 228

Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.),

Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP)

"To battle."

Minoid, Level 19 Drilling Automaton

HP: 31/31

Power: 29

SP: 2

Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight)

Inventory: Ether Core, Remedy x2, Grand Potion, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [empty]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

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QM Note: Derrek is at full HP, and since there is absolutely no way 107 heals won't get Brittany to 160 HP...

>A bunch of silly autorolling happens (4 Grand Tonics/1 Ether Core later...)

Both oculoids succumb to their inflicted wounds, melting away to nothing. They sputter and shot foul expletives as the poison takes their toll, both demons ramming hoplessly at Arthur's armor, trying to break through the shield. The battle had been won; the Oculoids had been cornered without them even realizing it, and now they had to suffer a slow and painful death for their ignorance. They leave their captives rleatively unhamred and with free will, their minds recovering from the thorough brainwashing the Oculoids had cast onto them.

"NNNNAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOO!"

"Oh... feel soo... lightheaded... no blood... losing consciousness..."

Both demons burst into piles of elemental goo, the puddles quickly dissolving.

The Battle Is Victorious! All heroes gain the proper amount of EXP.

Party Leader, please ditribute the Loot:

-Opal

-Diamond

-Amethyst

-Bright Polish

Elixir

Phoenix Essence

The Party:

Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 31.75 Mystic Knight, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!*

Power: 42 (31 + WP:11)

Health: 54/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*)

Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30)

Defense: 20 40 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1)

Gold: 198 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham)

Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

Inventory:

Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear),

(Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill),

Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

(Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) )

Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth),

Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass

Scrolls: All Lent!

Consumables:

*Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x1, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3

*Status: Nostrum x3, Hurricane, Smelling Salts, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice x2,

*Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.),

*Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.),

*Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.),

*Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 21.33 Druid

Power: 36

Health: 35/35

Ether: 11/24

Gold: 592

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 5 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 4 Deadly Venoms, 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, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory)

69 year old male gnome Cleric (Immune to Weakened)

Level: 14

Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1)

SP: 0

Health: 22/22

Ether: 12/18

Gold: 228

Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.),

Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP)

"VICTORY: Achieved."

Minoid, Level 19.5 Drilling Automaton

HP: 31/31

Power: 29

SP: 2

Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight)

Inventory: Remedy x2, Grand Potion, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [empty]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

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"OBSERVATION: The miners are returning to their senses. STATISITC: Cross referencing my knowledge of body language with their movmenets, I detect a 98% that they are free from the brainwashing brought onto them by the demons."

Sure enough, the miners begin to awake.

"Uuuurgh... feels like I just woke up from a bad dream."

"Splitting migraine over here..."

Brittany practically springs to her feet.

"I'm feeling fine! I'll try to hunt down some of your migraine meds, Charles, I think you left them somehwere around here. But first..."

Brittasny does the exact same thing she did before the battle: plant her hands on Arthur's shoulders affectionately, and give a dazzling smile. This time, though, it was of her own free will - and there was life in her eyes, not a dreary glow.

"You're the dashing hero that rescued me, aren't you?"

[Flipz]

Loot Distribution:

Arthur--Bright Polish

Erdathcath--Elixir

Grimwald--Opal, Amethyst, Diamond

Minoid--Phoenix Essence "Minoid, slot that into the dagger's Hollow Blade. If Lady Erdathcath goes down in battle, we'll need that to revive her."

"OBSERVATION: The miners are returning to their senses. STATISITC: Cross referencing my knowledge of body language with their movements, I detect a 98% that they are free from the brainwashing brought onto them by the demons."

Sure enough, the miners begin to awake.

"Uuuurgh... feels like I just woke up from a bad dream."

"Splitting migraine over here..."

Brittany practically springs to her feet.

"I'm feeling fine! I'll try to hunt down some of your migraine meds, Charles, I think you left them somewhere around here. But first..."

Brittany does the exact same thing she did before the battle: plant her hands on Arthur's shoulders affectionately, and give a dazzling smile. This time, though, it was of her own free will - and there was life in her eyes, not a dreary glow.

"You're the dashing hero that rescued me, aren't you?"

"Er--I suppose you could put it that way, yes. My name's Arthur." Arthur tries to ignore the memory of the despair he'd felt the last time she'd looked into his eyes, when he thought he'd have to choose between enslaving her or killing her. There had been trust in those eyes, even then, and in truth that frightened him more than the Oculoids ever could. "Though I hope you realize I couldn't have done it alone. You also have Lady Erdathcath, Master Grimwald, and Minoid to thank...as do I."

He turns to the others. "Thank you for the support back there, friends. Especially you, Lady Erdathcath, even when..." Arthur looks down, troubled. "I...there are secrets, regarding me. Things I can't...it's not the time. It's not the time for these secrets to be revealed. I hope you can understand--can trust that I will do everything in my power to keep these secrets from hurting our party or our mission--which in this case, means keeping them under wraps. Can you handle that?" He takes a deep breath, hesitating--but he owed these people. They deserved at least the choice. "If you really want to know, of course, I'll tell you. But be warned--you may not like what you hear."

[Endgame]

"You, uh, okay, Mr. Dashing Hero?"

"I know you've always wanted to be a princess, Brittany, but - "

"Ah, come on, come off it, Derrek."

"Best listen to your boss, Derrek!

I, uh... knew I did some weird stuff while under those damn demon's spell, but I guess it was only because I trusted you, even then. And you proved me right."

The black haired man approaches Grimwald.

"Hey, I've seenchealing staves like that; one of our clients is a priest who always purchases diamonds for his church. Trade you it for something?"

Edited May 12, 2014 by Endgame

[Flipz]

"You, uh, okay, Mr. Dashing Hero?"

"I know you've always wanted to be a princess, Brittany, but - "

"Ah, come on, come off it, Derrek."

"Best listen to your boss, Derrek!

I, uh... knew I did some weird stuff while under those damn demon's spell, but I guess it was only because I trusted you, even then. And you proved me right."

"Well..." Arthur sighs. "To tell the truth, I haven't been 'OK' in a very, very long time. Hero-ing is...nasty business. Honestly, there are days when I wish I'd stayed back home and stayed a miner. But thank you. Your trust right now means a lot more than you know."

The black haired man approaches Grimwald.

"Hey, I've seen healing staves like that; one of our clients is a priest who always purchases diamonds for his church. Trade you it for something?"

"Pardon me for butting in, but the healing staves my friends carry are mine. And with all due respect, they're not for sale. They have too much...sentimental value, if you will." And they're both rare and damned useful, he adds mentally, trying not to offend the miner.

[Endgame]

"Well..." Arthur sighs. "To tell the truth, I haven't been 'OK' in a very, very long time. Hero-ing is...nasty business. Honestly, there are days when I wish I'd stayed back home and stayed a miner. But thank you. Your trust right now means a lot more than you know."

"Since you saved me, and I'm more than grateful for that, I'm gonna give you a bit of a tip: You're walking in a minefield here, this is her behavior when she has a crush on someo-"

"Knock it off!"

"Pardon me for butting in, but the healing staves my friends carry are mine. And with all due respect, they're not for sale. They have too much...sentimental value, if you will." And they're both rare and damned useful, he adds mentally, trying not to offend the miner.

"Oh, no problem. It was something I found from the weird, crypt thingy we unearthed.

"That place gives me the creeps, brr..."

[Flipz]

"Yeah, in my experience, mining into weird crypts tends to result in bad things happening. Fun fact: there were actually people in the world who thought it was a good idea to invent stone that tries to dig into the miner if you try to dig into it...and then make it indistinguishable from ordinary granite. So much 'fun'." The last word is dripping with sarcasm. "I, uh, don't suppose you could explain a little more about this mysterious crypt? Where you found it, and when, that sort of thing?"

[LordoftheNoobs]

"Oh, thank the gods we were able to save you good people, and stick it to those inky devils....!"

With that, Grimwald falls to the floor, exhausted. He slowly puts his hand in the air, signalling that he was alright.

"I-I'm fine, j-j-just give me f-five minutes... ZZzzzZZZzz....."

[Endgame]

"...But... what? The hell? How does that even work?"

"I think I had a nightmare about something like that, once."

"I, uh, don't suppose you could explain a little more about this mysterious crypt? Where you found it, and when, that sort of thing?"

"Crypt isn't that word, honestly... It seems more like an... Entryway, or something. We found it about 3 or 4 months ago... It took half of our explosives to blast open the entry, and the next door seems almost impregnable."

"It's on the other side of the large cavern you had to traverse to get here. We can draw a map, if you want..."

"STATEMENT: That is the same direction the Giant went when it cut the bridge."

[Flipz]

"...But... what? The hell? How does that even work?"

"I think I had a nightmare about something like that, once."

"Crypt isn't that word, honestly... It seems more like an... Entryway, or something. We found it about 3 or 4 months ago... It took half of our explosives to blast open the entry, and the next door seems almost impregnable."

"It's on the other side of the large cavern you had to traverse to get here. We can draw a map, if you want..."

"STATEMENT: That is the same direction the Giant went when it cut the bridge."

"That would be most helpful, thank y--"

"Oh, thank the gods we were able to save you good people, and stick it to those inky devils....!"

With that, Grimwald falls to the floor, exhausted. He slowly puts his hand in the air, signalling that he was alright.

"I-I'm fine, j-j-just give me f-five minutes... ZZzzzZZZzz....."

"...on second thought, do you folks know if this is a suitable place to rest for a bit? My companions seem to need a moment to restore their vitality." Been a while since I've had to pay that much attention to my Ether...and now I don't have to do it at all. Funny how things change.

[Endgame]

"Uhh... Go ahead?"

The party retreats into their bedrolls, even the Minoid stopping for a recharge.

The Party:

Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 31.75 Mystic Knight, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!*

Power: 42 (31 + WP:11)

Health: 54/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*)

Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30)

Defense: 20 40 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1)

Gold: 198 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham)

Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

Inventory:

Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear),

(Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill),

Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent

(Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) )

Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth),

Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass

Scrolls: All Lent!

Consumables:

*Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x1, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3

*Status: Nostrum x3, Hurricane, Smelling Salts, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice x2,

*Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.),

*Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.),

*Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.),

*Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old,

Level 21.33 Druid

Power: 36

Health: 35/35

Ether: 24/24

Gold: 592

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing)

Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 5 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 4 Deadly Venoms, 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, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir

69 year old male gnome Cleric (Immune to Weakened)

Level: 14

Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1)

SP: 0

Health: 22/22

Ether: 18/18

Gold: 228

Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.),

Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond

"VICTORY: Achieved."

Minoid, Level 19.5 Drilling Automaton

HP: 31/31

Power: 29

SP: 2

Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight)

Inventory: Remedy x2, Grand Potion, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [empty]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

The party emerges from their slumber, fully healed.

"...Enjoy your rest?"

"You were out for, like, 30 minutes or so."

[LordoftheNoobs]

"Ahem, yes, sorry about that. My age catching up with me, I think."