Heroica RPG - Quest #104: Ace Assassin: Dual Dragoons

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Warlen's eyes started to glaze over, not being able to follow all that was going on.

Quarionfloated over to a nearby bench and rested.

[Flipz]

"If your people don't grow fast enough you will be crushed, and you know it. That's why you lost the rebellion. I'll see what I can do for you," Kiray whispered back to Tarban. She then raised her voice just slightly, just loud enough U'voros could hear if he was listening, "Just know, if you are asking me to kill the emperor for you, you better pay me well and give me some time to plan. We do have an Assassin with us." Kiray shoots her eyes to U'Voros, as if she was saying "This man is dangerous, we have to lead him on for now and arrest him."

Unfortunately, U'Voros does not quite get the hint.

"You plan to assassinate the Emperors?! I cannot allow you to walk free if you plan to assassinate the Emperors!"

"Grrraooowww gruhhh! You are a fool, girl, and you will lose."

PREPARE FOR BATTLE!

The Enemies:

Tarban the Rebel

*Immune to

Weakened

and

Fragile

*

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

12

Health:

75/75

Defense:

2

Special I:

Angered Slash

- Enraged, Tarban swings at his target, pushing the target back as part of the Afraid effect. Tarban's increasing rage raises his Level by 1.

Special II:

Call for Help

— Tarban summons a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle in 5 Rounds. If the battle ends before the Pongcanis arrives, the Pongcanis will flee instead.

Special III:

Headbutt

- Tarban gets in close and headbutts the target, dealing 3 Damage ignoring SP, but also taking damage equal to the target's Hit (ignoring SP) to himself. The target drops their weapon and shield and must spend a turn picking them back up.

Special IV:

Defensive Strike

– Tarban deals 5 damage to all opponents and is protected from all damage the following round.

Passive Special:

Leader of Pogs

— Every fifth Round, Tarban will summon a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle.

Specials determined by separate die roll

Drops: 40 gold, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew

The Party:

Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk),

A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something

*Immune to

Fire

*

*Temporary Party Leader*

24 year old female human

Level 5 Knight

Power:

8

Defense:

3

Health:

14/14

Gold:

5

Equipment:

Sword of the Kin (WP:3), Scutum Shield (SP:2; shield), Flameproof Armor (SP:1, immune to

Fire

; bodywear, suitable for anyone)

Inventory:

Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 elemental damage to all opponents), Phoenix Essence, Bedroll

U'Voros

(NPC, uncooperative/controlled by QM)

Level 11.5 Knight

*Confused*

Power:

18

Health:

20/20

Defense:

7

Gold:

37

Equipment:

Dastan Halberd (WP: 7), Not-so-fashionable Shield (SP: 7), Secondhand Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent)

Inventory:

Grand Potion

Temporary Party Leader, choose the order of action.

All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, 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 has acted.

Note: Two more Pongcanis warriors will arrive next Round. U'Voros will remain Confused (1/2 chance he will attack an ally instead of an opponent) until a Hero takes a turn to explain the situation to him.

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Hearing Tarban roar and seeing U'Voros and Kiray draw their weapons, Mallelio shouts to the party in alarm.

"Ms. Nastayo and U'Voros are in danger! We must hurry to their aid!"

QM Note: It will take one Round for the rest of the party to reach Kiray and U'Voros. You may take this time to prepare yourselves.

[KotZ]

".... Damnit..." Kiray said. Well, at least she expected this to happen, better than having to deal with actually agreeing to Tarban's request and then figuring out how to trick him. "U'Voros, I suggest you attack from the front row."

Kiray attacks from the front row.

"You guys better hurry up!" she shouted to her questmates.

Order of Attack:

U'Voros, front row attack

Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk) front row attack.

[Flipz]

QM Note: Be advised, U'Voros is confused, meaning there is a 1/2 chance he will attack you instead of Tarban. The Confused-effect cannot be removed until a Hero uses their turn to explain the situation to him; for the sake of fairness, I'll clarify that if this is not done before his attack, he will still be Confused when he attacks.

[KotZ]

"Ignore that!" Kiray shouted to U'Voros. Kiray takes her turn to explain to U'Voros what is going on. "Tarban tried to get me to assassinate an emperor for him so he can try to take the throne. I was trying to convince him I would but betray him later. He wants the throne to himself, but I will not let that happen. Now, U'Voros, attack from the front row."

Kiray explains from the back row.

Battle Order:

Kiray explains to U'Voros from back row.

U'Voros targets Tarban from Front row.

[Actaeon]

OoC: Dang, I was going to approach before this happened, but I didn't comment in time :(

Actaeon sprints forward to Kiray's aid, "Follow me!" He stands behind the knight and attacks the only target from the back row with his bow.

"That was well handled," he says to her, annoyed, as he enters the battle, "Perhaps next time try not to anger the extremely powerful beast."

OoC: Should I do the order now that I am in battle?

Edited July 29, 2014 by Actaeon

[Flipz]

QM Note: I'm going to give the rest of the party the normal 24 hours to make their preparations (i.e. switch Artifacts, drink consumables, etc.). Do note that the rest of the party will not arrive until after Round 1 plays out.

Daeth should also note that this battle is his last chance to remain in the Quest.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Warlen jolts back to full consciousness, hurries to wake Quarion, and the pair hasten to join in the battle.

"Damn," says Warlen, "I better get some sleep soon, or I won't be much use in the next battle."

Ooc: when will we get a chance for rest? Soon, hopefully?

[samurai-turtle]

After hearing the yelling, and wondering what the hell is going on. Stating, "Did the Fur Ball try to rip her arms off?"

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Then hearing the assassination plot, "Great, we are going to help this guy get a promotion."

Then telling Diana, "It looks like you are going to get kill some one after all."

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I get my Wrench ready to hit Tarban from the back row.

OoC: You guys might have to auto run me for a round or two.

[Siercon and Coral]

"Without them," Tarban growls, "one of my kind might sit on the throne."

Seeing the struggle start from a distance, Siercon figured as much. It was clear from how he spoke that this one simply wanted the throne. Besides he was quite perturbed to have wasted his time coming up with a reasonable solution for an obviously dull brute. He was more than happy to kick in his fluffy skull.

Siercon drinks his Trial Brew.

This leaves him with 6 Ether, and 6 Health. He thinks to himself I MUST stay on my feet.

But he doubted that there would be a better opportunity than this 6 on 1.

He then rushes over to the battle and seeks to cast a lightning spell from the back row with his newly acquired topaz.

Edited July 29, 2014 by Siercon and Coral

[Actaeon]

Daeth also charges into the battle behind Actaeon, prepared to heal the weakest member from the back row.

[Flipz]

QM Note: I'll go ahead and run this a little early; Actaeon, now that you have joined the battle, you may provide the Battle Order; I'll also give you guys time to re-evaluate your strategy for the new enemies that have arrived.

>Kiray Nastayo explains herself to U'Voros (back): (U'Voros: no longer Confused)

U'Voros (Dastan Halberd) vs. Tarban the Rebel (front): Damage (No Deflection, U'Voros: 12-7=5 damage)

>Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior and Pongcanis Axeman join the battle

>Heroes and Mallelio join the battle

Kiray takes a few precious moments to explain the situation to U'Voros.

"Oh! That would explain your actions would be explained by that. You Heroes seem to lead complicated lives seem to be your lot. We should fight directly is how we ought to engage our enemies!"

Distracted by the conversation, however, U'Voros takes a claw to the snout from Tarban, though the U'kin's shield absorbs much of the follow-up blow. Despite the setback, Tarban growls and grins as his reinforcements show up...only for Kiray and U'Voros to receive backup of their own.

The Enemies:

Tarban the Rebel

*Immune to

Weakened

and

Fragile

*

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

12

Health:

75/75

Defense:

2

Special I:

Angered Slash

- Enraged, Tarban swings at his target, pushing the target back as part of the Afraid effect. Tarban's increasing rage raises his Level by 1.

Special II:

Call for Help

— Tarban summons a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle in 5 Rounds. If the battle ends before the Pongcanis arrives, the Pongcanis will flee instead.

Special III:

Headbutt

- Tarban gets in close and headbutts the target, dealing 3 Damage ignoring SP, but also taking damage equal to the target's Hit (ignoring SP) to himself. The target drops their weapon and shield and must spend a turn picking them back up.

Special IV:

Defensive Strike

– Tarban deals 5 damage to all opponents and is protected from all damage the following round.

Passive Special:

Leader of Pogs

— Every fifth Round, Tarban will summon a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle.

Specials determined by separate die roll

Drops: 40 gold, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew

Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior

*Immune to

Weakened

and

Fragile

*

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

10

Health:

55/55

Special:

Unwise to Upset a Pongcanis

- The Pongcanis attempts to rip the targets arms off. 5 Damage ignoring Row is dealt, there is a 50% (1/2) chance that such Damage ignores SP as well, a 25% (1/4) chance that the target's weapon, shield, and any Handwear or Accessories are unequipped, and a 12.5% (1/8) chance that the target is instantly Knocked Out.

Drops:

5 gold

Pongcanis Axeman

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

10

Health:

40/40

Special:

Disarm

- The Pongcanis Axeman uses the incredible force of his axe to send the target's equipped weapon flying out of his hand, reducing the target's WP to 0 until the Hero takes a turn to pick up the weapon, unless the target has another weapon to equip.

Drops:

Robe of the Dastanian Pongcanis Champion

The Party:

Actaeon Artus (Actaeon)

*Party Leader*

21 year old male human

Level 2 Ranger

Power:

5

Health:

7/7

Gold:

30

Equipment:

Bow (WP:3)

Inventory:

Smoke Bomb, Potion, Dragon Scale, Remedy, Bedroll, Scroll of

Frailty

Siercon (Siercon and Coral)

*Trial*

Male, Age and species unknown

Level 7 Mage

Power:

15

(7 levels + 8 WP)

Defense:

1

1

(Robe of the Magi)

Health:

11/11

6/6

(5 base + 5 lvl)

Ether:

8/11

6/6

(5 base + 5 lvl)

Gold:

76

Equipment:

Lullaby Wand (WP:8, deals

sleep

-effect; wand), Robe of the Magi (SP:1),

Inventory:

*Sylvania's Cowl (Artifact, Head Wear, Animal Talk),

*Diamond (

Light

), Scroll of

Sleep

, Bedroll, Topaz (

Lightning

) (borrowed from Mallelio), Scroll of

Sealing

(borrowed from Mallelio)

*Potion x2, Remedy, Dragon Scale,

The Demon Germ (Samurai Turtle)

??? years old ; Half Demon; Male

Level 2 Rogue

Power:

5

Defense:

0

Health:

8/8

Ether:

0

Gold

28

Equipment:

Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1; throwing weapon)

Inventory:

Copper Dagger (WP:3; dagger), Venom, Potion x2, Remedy, Dragon Scale, Bedroll

Warlen Melimane

and

Quarion

the floating skull

(The Chosen Minifigure)

17 Year old Male Half-Elf

Level 2 Mage

Power:

5 (10 for spells)

Power Bonus:

+5 for spells

Health:

6/6

Ether:

2/6

Gold:

20

Equipment:

Gold-Coated bat staff (Wp:3), Spellbound Gloves (Power +5 to spells)

(Loaned by Siercon)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Amethyst (

Darkness

), Sapphire (

Wind

), bedroll

Yuji Daeth (Daeth)

34 year old male Croaken (Frog based race)

Level 2 cleric

Power:

5

Defense:

0

Health:

10/10

Ether:

2/6

Gold:

15

Equipment:

Slightly Sharpened Croaken Staff (WP:3; staff)

Inventory:

Remedy, Potion x2

Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk),

A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something

*Immune to

Fire

*

*Secondary Party Leader*

24 year old female human

Level 5 Knight

Power:

8

Defense:

3

Health:

14/14

Gold:

5

Equipment:

Sword of the Kin (WP:3), Scutum Shield (SP:2; shield), Flameproof Armor (SP:1, immune to

Fire

; bodywear, suitable for anyone)

Inventory:

Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 elemental damage to all opponents), Phoenix Essence, Bedroll

Diana N. Justus

(NPC, Uncontrollable/takes suggestions)

17 years old female human Assassin

Level 2

Power:

5

Power Bonus:

+0

Defense:

0

Health:

13/13

Gold:

259

Equipment:

Ace Assassin's Crossbow (WP:3, crossbow), Belt of the Ace Assassin (Successful Assasination rolls on enemies immune to sudden death deal an extra Aim instead. Bodywear, Suitable for Assassins only.)

Inventory:

Potion x5, Mead x3, Smelling Salts x3, Nostrum x3, Remedy, Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors)

Mallelio

(NPC, Uncontrollable/takes suggestions)

Level 17 1/2 Sage

Power: 18

Health: 32/32

Ether: 18/24

Gold: 15

Equipped: Wooden Staff (WP: 1, staff),

Inventory: Remedy, Potion x2

U'Voros

(NPC, uncooperative/controlled by QM) *listens to Kiray*

Level 11.5 Knight

Power:

18

Health:

15/20

Defense:

7

Gold:

37

Equipment:

Dastan Halberd (WP: 7), Not-so-fashionable Shield (SP: 7), Secondhand Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent)

Inventory:

Grand Potion

Party Leader, choose the order of action.

All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, 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 has acted.

"I am not one for fighting myself. I will inform the palace of your situation."

"Grawgah wroah! Traitor! After her!"

Nemor sprints toward the palace before any of the Pogs can bring their weapons to bear.

"U'Voros, you are hurt! Please, allow me to heal you."

"That is all right, Master Mallelio, I am all right. You do not need to heal me would be unnecessary."

"Nonsense. Healing is all I can do. I will heal you, U'Voros."

"If you insist, even though it is unnecessary, I will accept at your insistence."

[KotZ]

"I'm real sorry about this, everyone," Kiray said. "I partially expected it to end up like this but I wanted to be sure he confessed to wanting to be an emperor first." Kiray looked at U'Voros and suggested, "U'Voros, target Tarban from the back row with your halberd."

Kiray targets Tarban from the front row with her sword of the kin.

[Actaeon]

"I'm real sorry about this, everyone," Kiray said. "I partially expected it to end up like this but I wanted to be sure he confessed to wanting to be an emperor first."

OoC: Mellelio is using his turn to heal U'voros, I assume?

Actaeon grits his teeth, "Next time, if you know a battle is about to begin, maybe inform us instead of going off by yourself to go talk to the one guy who will start the fight!"

He focuses on the battle, "As before, we need the big hitters on the leader. That means U'Voros, Kiray, Siecron and Mellelio when he's finished healing U'Voros. For this round, I suggest the first three target Tarban. Diana, I assumes you want the Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior due the gold and the chance of assassinating a larger target. The rest of us, just split up between the two others," he says, targeting the Pongcanis Axeman with his bow from the back row.

Order of Action

Actaeon

Germ

Warlen

Diana

Kiray

Siecron

U'Voros

Mellelio

Daeth

[Siercon and Coral]

"U'Voros, target Tarban from the back row with your halberd."

OOC You might want to consider pushing him forward. He's got 7 sp, lots of health, and 18 power.

Siercon still attacks Tarban from the back row with a lightning spell.

OOC Sorry guys, I didn't quite expect them all to be able to 1 hit KO me from the front row. Currently I can survive a round against any of them from the back row. Except for these two scenarios, while in the back row.

1. I get hit by any of them + get hit by Tarban's special IV

2. I get hit by Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior's special (12%*1/6=KO)

Resulting preference is continually fighting Tarban from the back row. This will ensure that I wont get KO in one round (as long as he stays at lvl 12 or below.)

Last suggestion is to just pile on everyone but 2 people on Tarban due to his SP2. We only have to take into account his SP once per round, and would be nice to deal out added damage, and delete his call for aid. Of course we'd have to leave a person each on the others to avoid free hits.

Also, am I correct in assuming from what Mallelio said, that he will ONLY be there to heal for us, and cannot be used in offense at all?

Edited July 29, 2014 by Siercon and Coral

[KotZ]

"U'Voros, nevermind, we need you to attack Tarban from the front row." Kiray said.

[Flipz]

OOC You might want to consider pushing him forward. He's got 7 sp, lots of health, and 18 power.

Siercon still attacks Tarban from the back row with a lightning spell.

OOC Sorry guys, I didn't quite expect them all to be able to 1 hit KO me from the front row. Currently I can survive a round against any of them from the back row. Except for these two scenarios, while in the back row.

1. I get hit by any of them + get hit by Tarban's special IV

2. I get hit by Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior's special (12%*1/6=KO)

Resulting preference is continually fighting Tarban from the back row. This will ensure that I wont get KO in one round (as long as he stays at lvl 12 or below.)

Last suggestion is to just pile on everyone but 2 people on Tarban due to his SP2. We only have to take into account his SP once per round, and would be nice to deal out added damage, and delete his call for aid. Of course we'd have to leave a person each on the others to avoid free hits.

Also, am I correct in assuming from what Mallelio said, that he will ONLY be there to heal for us, and cannot be used in offense at all?

QM Note: SP is applied to every attack, reducing the strength of the hit by 2 AFTER row and elemental modifiers.

You are correct--Mallelio is a Sage, and is therefore incapable of attacking physically; moreover, without a gem or scroll he is incapable of casting spells, meaning he is only capable of healing. On the plus side, he's got hella Ether, meaning he's pretty sustainable as a healbot.

You were also a bit unlucky--I'm drawing these reinforcements randomly from other Quests with Pongcanis enemies, and you just so happened to roll on the high end of the scale stat-wise. Do also note that that "5 damage to all enemies" IS affected by Row and SP, so Siercon in particular would take 5/2=3-1=2 damage from it. You could also just Seal them--the Sealed-effect, when cast on enemies, will render them unable to perform their Special(s) until the effect wears off (3 Rounds), provided they are not immune to Sealing (which these enemies are not). As an added bonus, someone casting a Scroll will not take Damage or Special Damage if their Scroll casting fails (Scrolls have a 50/50 chance of success), though it will still cost Ether either way.

Apologies for the infodump, I just wanted to make sure you know all your options--I somehow managed to bundle several of the most common Mage misconceptions into one fight.

Ooc: when will we get a chance for rest? Soon, hopefully?

QM Note: Soon^tm.

Edited July 30, 2014 by Flipz

[Siercon and Coral]

OOC: So when I read this in the rules and facts:

Q: What does it mean that when several enemies get Free Hits on the same hero, their attacks are combined?

A: It means that when two or more enemies attack one hero during the Free Hit phase, their damage input is added together. The hero's Shield Points (SP) are only taken into a count once. For example, when two Level 5 enemies attack a hero with 5 SP, their combined attacks allow 5 damage to surpass the defense. This way even low level enemies have a chance of damaging a hero with high SP.

From what you're saying, this would only be applied from enemies to heroes, not from heroes to enemies? i.e. heroes don't get free hits? Sorry for all the extra questions :P

Thanks so much for all the clarifications!

Edited July 30, 2014 by Siercon and Coral

[Flipz]

OOC: So when I read this in the rules and facts:

Q: What does it mean that when several enemies get Free Hits on the same hero, their attacks are combined?

A: It means that when two or more enemies attack one hero during the Free Hit phase, their damage input is added together. The hero's Shield Points (SP) are only taken into a count once. For example, when two Level 5 enemies attack a hero with 5 SP, their combined attacks allow 5 damage to surpass the defense. This way even low level enemies have a chance of damaging a hero with high SP.

From what you're saying, this would only be applied from enemies to heroes, not from heroes to enemies? i.e. heroes don't get free hits? Sorry for all the extra questions :P

Thanks so much for all the clarifications!

QM Note: Correct, Heroes do not get Free Hits on the enemies, but rather each enemy left untargeted by the Heroes get a Free Hit on the party. These Free Hits go down the Battle Order starting from the top (see the first Round of the last fight), and if there are more untargeted enemies than there are conscious Heroes, then the Free Hits cycle back around to the top of the Battle Order (see most of the recent battles in the Fields of Glory). This second situation (where some or all Heroes are taking multiple Free Hits) is the only one in which the rule you're quoting is applied.

To completely clarify, an attack and a Free Hit are completely separate things: when a Hero attacks an enemy, a die is rolled to determine the result; when an enemy is left untargeted and gets a Free Hit on a Hero, they simply deal damage to the Hero equal to the enemy's Level just as if the Hero had rolled "Damage" but without actually having to roll.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Warlen casts a darkness sell at the pongasis axeman.

"Hah, glad for once that I'm dark."

"Don't get cocky..." says Quarion, Biting the axeman.

Ooc: I know Q can't do anything, but it seem kinda odd to jus ignore him, so I'm just gonna have him "Bite."

[Flipz]

"Diana, I assumes you want the Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior due the gold and the chance of assassinating a larger target."

"Actually, I'd prefer to take on Tarban. Better to take out the guy before he can summon reinforcements if I can manage it. Leave the unarmed guy for Germ so he can Mug him to death."

Strangely, Diana does not remark on Tarban himself. She had remained uncharacteristically silent during the previous conversation as well. Was there a reason?

"I will do my best to stop Tarban I will try my hardest."

[samurai-turtle]

"Actually, I'd prefer to take on Tarban. Better to take out the guy before he can summon reinforcements if I can manage it. Leave the unarmed guy for Germ so he can Mug him to death."

Sounds good to me. I will use my Wrench on the Unarmed Pongcanis from the back row. I do not think I want to fight him up close. I will get my Wrench on the next turn, then rinse lather and repeat untill he is gone. Then I will go after Tarban, the same way.

OoC: Just go ahead and auto run me for a little bit. I do not think I will be back untill Friday.

@ The Chosen Minifigure - Quarion could always headbutt the guy.

[KotZ]

Kiray listened to Diana's words, making a mental note of the only other female in the party.

[Actaeon]

"Actually, I'd prefer to take on Tarban. Better to take out the guy before he can summon reinforcements if I can manage it. Leave the unarmed guy for Germ so he can Mug him to death."

Come on! Actaeon thinks, I'm the party leader, do what I say!

"We don't want the brute to kill us all with his special! I'm sure we can kill him in five rounds with Siercon, Kiray, and U'Voros on him!"

[Flipz]

"Re-lax, I can do this! Believe in me for once, 'Dad'." Diana's last word drips with bitter sarcasm as she pulls the trigger on her crossbow.

>Actaeon (Bow) vs. Pongcanis Axeman (back): SHIELD (Tripleshot: All enemies: 3+2=5 damage; Tarban: 3+2=5-2=3 damage)

>Germ (Wrench) vs. Unarmed Pongcanis (back): Critical Hit (Unarmed Pongcanis: 3*2=6+2=8 damage, Level -1; Germ: wrench thrown, must be retrieved)

>Warlen (Darkness, Gold-Coated bat staff) vs. Pongcanis Axeman (back): SHIELD (Magic Burst: All enemies: 3+2=5+5=10 Wind-elemental damage; Tarban: 3+2=5+5=10-2=8 damage; Warlen: -1 Ether)

>Diana (Ace Assassin's Crossbow) vs. Tarban (back): SHIELD (Grim Reaper: 5,5,1 [Pongcanis Axeman: Assassination!]; Diana: 12+10= +22 Gold)

Kiray (Sword of the Kin) vs. Tarban (front): Miss (nothing hapens)

>Siercon (Lightning, Lullaby Wand) vs. Tarban (back): Spell (Tarban: 8+7=15 Lightning-elemental damage; Siercon: -1 Ether)

U'Voros (Dastan Halberd) vs. Tarban (front): Special Damage (Defensive Strike: Actaeon, Germ, Warlen, Daeth, Diana, Mallelio: 5/2=3 damage, Siercon: 5/2=3-1=2 damage, Kiray: 5-3=2 damage, U'Voros: 5-7=0 damage)

>Mallelio heals U'Voros: No Heal (nothing hapens)

>Daeth heals Siercon: Heal More (Siercon: 3*2=6+2=8 HP restored; Daeth: -1 Ether)

The party starts off well again, with Actaeon batting the enemies back with a volley of arrows and Germ's wrench smashing into his opponent's face. Quarion's biting gives Warlen an opening to charge a powerful attack, but the energy that bursts forth is wild and unconstrained and ends up coming out as the wrong element. Diana lets off a volley of arrows of her own, one of which explodes, blowing the axeman's head clean off his shoulders. Diana shields her face as she darts between the enemies, plucking hidden pouches of gold from their belts. Siercon electrocutes Tarban, but he stumbles back, causing Kiray to miss; furious with the turn of events, Tarban swipes furiously at the party and then steps back to recover, protecting himself from all damage for the next Round. Mallelio fails to heal U'Voros, but Daeth manages to heal Siercon.

The Enemies:

Tarban the Rebel

*Immune to

Weakened

and

Fragile

*

*Protected (1 Round)*

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

12

Health:

51/75

Defense:

2

Special I:

Angered Slash

- Enraged, Tarban swings at his target, pushing the target back as part of the Afraid effect. Tarban's increasing rage raises his Level by 1.

Special II:

Call for Help

— Tarban summons a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle in 5 Rounds. If the battle ends before the Pongcanis arrives, the Pongcanis will flee instead.

Special III:

Headbutt

- Tarban gets in close and headbutts the target, dealing 3 Damage ignoring SP, but also taking damage equal to the target's Hit (ignoring SP) to himself. The target drops their weapon and shield and must spend a turn picking them back up.

Special IV:

Defensive Strike

– Tarban deals 5 damage to all opponents and is protected from all damage the following round.

Passive Special:

Leader of Pogs

— Every fifth Round, Tarban will summon a random Pongcanis warrior to join the battle.

Specials determined by separate die roll

Drops: 40 gold, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew

Unarmed Pongcanis Warrior

*Immune to

Weakened

and

Fragile

*

Type:

Humanoid/Beast

Level:

9

Health:

32/55

Special:

Unwise to Upset a Pongcanis

- The Pongcanis attempts to rip the targets arms off. 5 Damage ignoring Row is dealt, there is a 50% (1/2) chance that such Damage ignores SP as well, a 25% (1/4) chance that the target's weapon, shield, and any Handwear or Accessories are unequipped, and a 12.5% (1/8) chance that the target is instantly Knocked Out.

Drops:

5 gold

The Party:

Actaeon Artus (Actaeon)

*Party Leader*

21 year old male human

Level 2 Ranger

Power:

5

Health:

4/7

Gold:

30

Equipment:

Bow (WP:3)

Inventory:

Smoke Bomb, Potion, Dragon Scale, Remedy, Bedroll, Scroll of

Frailty

Siercon (Siercon and Coral)

*Trial*

Male, Age and species unknown

Level 7 Mage

Power:

15

(7 levels + 8 WP)

Defense:

1

1

(Robe of the Magi)

Health:

11/11

6/6

(5 base + 5 lvl)

Ether:

8/11

5/6

(5 base + 5 lvl)

Gold:

76

Equipment:

Lullaby Wand (WP:8, deals

sleep

-effect; wand), Robe of the Magi (SP:1),

Inventory:

*Sylvania's Cowl (Artifact, Head Wear, Animal Talk),

*Diamond (

Light

), Scroll of

Sleep

, Bedroll, Topaz (

Lightning

) (borrowed from Mallelio), Scroll of

Sealing

(borrowed from Mallelio)

*Potion x2, Remedy, Dragon Scale,

The Demon Germ (Samurai Turtle)

??? years old ; Half Demon; Male

Level 2 Rogue

Power:

5

Defense:

0

Health:

5/8

Ether:

0

Gold

28

Equipment:

Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1; throwing weapon)

Inventory:

Copper Dagger (WP:3; dagger), Venom, Potion x2, Remedy, Dragon Scale, Bedroll

Warlen Melimane

and

Quarion

the floating skull

(The Chosen Minifigure)

17 Year old Male Half-Elf

Level 2 Mage

Power:

5 (10 for spells)

Power Bonus:

+5 for spells

Health:

3/6

Ether:

1/6

Gold:

20

Equipment:

Gold-Coated bat staff (Wp:3), Spellbound Gloves (Power +5 to spells)

(Loaned by Siercon)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Amethyst (

Darkness

), Sapphire (

Wind

), bedroll

Yuji Daeth (Daeth)

34 year old male Croaken (Frog based race)

Level 2 cleric

Power:

5

Defense:

0

Health:

7/10

Ether:

1/6

Gold:

15

Equipment:

Slightly Sharpened Croaken Staff (WP:3; staff)

Inventory:

Remedy, Potion x2

Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk),

A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something

*Immune to

Fire

*

*Secondary Party Leader*

24 year old female human

Level 5 Knight

Power:

8

Defense:

3

Health:

12/14

Gold:

5

Equipment:

Sword of the Kin (WP:3), Scutum Shield (SP:2; shield), Flameproof Armor (SP:1, immune to

Fire

; bodywear, suitable for anyone)

Inventory:

Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 elemental damage to all opponents), Phoenix Essence, Bedroll

Diana N. Justus

(NPC, Uncontrollable/takes suggestions)

17 years old female human Assassin

Level 2

Power:

5

Power Bonus:

+0

Defense:

0

Health:

10/13

Gold:

281

Equipment:

Ace Assassin's Crossbow (WP:3, crossbow), Belt of the Ace Assassin (Successful Assasination rolls on enemies immune to sudden death deal an extra Aim instead. Bodywear, Suitable for Assassins only.)

Inventory:

Potion x5, Mead x3, Smelling Salts x3, Nostrum x3, Remedy, Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors)

Mallelio

(NPC, Uncontrollable/takes suggestions)

Level 17 1/2 Sage

Power: 18

Health: 29/32

Ether: 18/24

Gold: 15

Equipped: Wooden Staff (WP: 1, staff),

Inventory: Remedy, Potion x2

U'Voros

(NPC, uncooperative/controlled by QM) *listens to Kiray*

Level 11.5 Knight

Power:

18

Health:

15/20

Defense:

7

Gold:

37

Equipment:

Dastan Halberd (WP: 7), Not-so-fashionable Shield (SP: 7), Secondhand Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent)

Inventory:

Grand Potion

Party Leader, choose the order of action.

All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, 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 has acted.