Heroica RPG - Quest #141: A Bone to Pick

[JimBee]

Jinnipher watches Terry freeze and shatter the Rat King with a single spell. "Hmph! I could've done it myself."

She winces from the poison, but attacks the Battle Ant Mob from the front row with the Brine Blade.

[Waterbrick Down]

Boris popped open a remedy and used it on Terry from the back row. "Not bad, you should do that more often."

[MysticModulus]

Ezeran opens a potion and drinks half of it before throwing the rest into the symbionts mouth.

[Waterbrick Down]

"Ezeran, why don't you wait for Mac to use a remedy on you?"

[Endgame]

Terry looks in amazement as he shatters the King, but clutches his chest as the poison takes hold.

He drinks a potion from the back row, same battle order.

"Thanks for the words, Mac, and thanks for the swig, Boris. The rest of you, uh... Keep it up!" Terry quite nearly gets the "enthusiastic party leader" voice right, but a slight voice crack ruins it.

Jinnipher watches Terry freeze and shatter the Rat King with a single spell. "Hmph! I could've done it myself."

"Not even gonna let me have that..." Terry sighs. "Y'know, when my uncle heard people say stuff like that, he'd tell them to "go and sling yer bloody hook". No idea what it means, if I can be frank, but I feel like it's fitting..."

"Kheyli, good hits there, by the way. Torald, Ezeran, how are you holding up?"

[MysticModulus]

"Ezeran, why don't you wait for Mac to use a remedy on you?"

Good point, wasn't sure I would last that long though!

[Alfadas]

"Ouch, that hurts!!" Torald feels the sting of the poison. "But I think I'll live... Who shall I attack next?"

[Waterbrick Down]

"Mac, get Torald some help with a remedy." Seeing Terry downing a potion, Boris paused and swung his mace at the Ebony Scorpion Mob from the front row. "Torald, see if you can hit the other scorpion."

[Alfadas]

"Aye! Thanks!" Torald attacks Baby Crimson Scorpion, Front row.

[Flipz]

QM Note: I'll run the Round soon as I have an action for Kheyli.

[K-Nut]

Kheyli swings at the Barbarian Rat again.

[Flipz]

Round 3 of Forest Fighting Frenzy

Mac Remedies Torald (Torald: negative effects removed)

>Terry drinks a Potion (Terry: +10 health)

>Jinnipher vs. Baby Battle Ant Mob - Special Damage (Itty-Bitty Bombard - Jinnipher: 4-8=0 Fire-elemental damage)

Boris vs. Baby Ebony Scorpion Mob - Hit (Baby Ebony Scorpion Mob: 3+8=11 damage)

Torald vs. Baby Crimson Scorpion - SHIELD (Frenzy - All enemies: 3+1=4 damage)

>Ezeran drinks a Potion

Kheyli vs. Big Rat Barbarian - Hit (Big Rat Barbarian: 3+1=4 damage)

Itsy-Bitsy Spider vs. Terry: 4/2=2-1=1 damage

Terry poisoned by 2: -2 health

Jinnipher poisoned by 2: -2 health

Ezeran poisoned by 2: -2 health

Kheyli poisoned by 2: -2 health

The party takes a moment to recover somewhat, the two Mages downing Potions while Mac remedies Torald of his ailment. Unfortunately, the poison marches on, draining everyone of a little more strength and putting poor Ezeran right back where he began. The Battle Ants try to Bombard Jinnipher, but her armor is more than a match for them; meanwhile, Boris and Torald both land solid hits, the latter spinning a single strike into a frenzy of blows against the enemy party. Kheyli beats down the murine Barbarian, but the Itsy-Bitsy spider manages to injure Terry regardless.

"Unless one of ya tells me different, I'm usin' a Remedy on Ezeran next."

Current Weather: Lush (Doubles Wood-elemental damage, halves Wind-elemental damage)

The Enemies

Big Barbarian Rat

*Immune to Poisoned*

Type:

Vermin

Level:

6

Health:

28/40

Special:

Foul Frenzy

- Causes the

Poisoned-by-1

-effect to all Heroes.

Drops:

Venom, Remedy, Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poison -3 to enemies of all types; club)

Baby Battle Ant Mob

*Mob 3!*

Type:

Vermin/Fiery

Level:

12 (4*3)

Health:

61/69 (23*3)

Special:

Itty-Bitty Bombard

- Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row.

Drops:

(varies by roll):

1-2: 3x Fire Bomb

3-4: 2x Fire Bomb

5-6: 1x Fire Bomb

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Type:

Vermin

Level:

4

Health:

40/48

Special:

Cobweb

– Causes the bound-effect.

Drops:

nothing

Baby Ebony Scorpion Mob

*Mob 3!*

*Attacks cause Poisoned-by-1*

*Immune to Poison*

Type:

Vermin

Level:

6 (2*3)

Health:

77/96 (32*3)

Special:

Deadly Poison Stinger

- Causes the

Poisoned-by-3

-effect to the target.

Drops:

2x Scorpion (??? item), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals poison -3; dagger), Remedy x3

Baby Crimson Scorpion

*Attacks cause Cursed*

*Immune to Poison and Cursed*

Type:

Vermin

Level:

3

Health:

80/88

Special:

Crimson Curse

- Causes the

Cursed

-effect to the target.

Drops:

Crimson Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Cursed; dagger), Poison Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the poisoned by 1-effect to all opponents when used)

The Party:

Terry Yelnats (played by Endgame)

*Party Leader!*

*Encouraged!*

*Poisoned by 2*

Level 6 Mage

Health:

7/10 (5+5)

Defense:

1

Ether:

9/10 (5+5)

Power:

9 (5 +4)

Gold:

23

Equipment:

Grumpy's Staff

(WP: 10),

Leather Cap

(SP: 1)

Inventory:

Ether Lash Wand: (WP 3 Wand, at the cost of 1 ether per WP the Wand becomes dual strike for one attack.), Cattle Prod Staff (WP: 3), 2x Potion, Remedy, Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), 2x Bat Guano (can be thrown at an enemy to cause the Blind Effect), Bedroll

Jinnipher Buchaire

(JimBee)

76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight

*Poisoned by 2*

Level 6

Power Bonus:

0

Health:

11/15

Defense:

8

Gold:

115

Equipment: Brine Blade

(WP:5, deals Poison 5; greatsword),

Full Moon Shield

(SP:5),

Moone Mail

(SP:3; bodywear)

Inventory:

The Beheader (WP:15, defies SP; greatsword), Vorpalis Conquerors (Power +0; goes up by 2 for every enemy defeated, drops back down to 0 if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends; footwear), 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Greater Tonic, 3x Remedy, Bedroll, Shovel, Letter of Recommendation

Boris Bruhalv (Waterbrick Down)

38 year old male vampire Cleric *Immune to

Stunned

and

Poisoned

*

Level 8

Power:

11

(8 + 3)

Defense:

2

(2)

Health:

16/16

(16)

Ether:

12/12

(10)

Gold:

103

Equipment:

Simple Mace (WP: 3, mace), Rusty Chainmail (SP: 2, Immune to Stunned and Poison)

Inventory:

Defender's Ring (Accessory, Rolls of "Heal Less" become "Heal"), Scroll of Sleep (Enables casting the asleep-effect to the target, forcing them to miss its turn for three rounds or until woken up by an attack. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), 2 Potions, 4 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 4 Tonics, 1x Sleep Bomb, 3x Blind Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb (Deals 10 Fire damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Dirt Bomb (Deals 10 Ground damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Holy Bomb (Deals 10 Holy damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Lightning Bomb (Deals 10 Lightning damage to all opponents when used), Floral Bomb, Bone, Grating Stone

Ezeran Yavarr

(MysticModulus)

*Poisoned by 2*

42 year old human mage

Level 1

Power:

4

Defense:

0

Health:

3/5

Ether:

4/5

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3)

Inventory:

2x Potion, Emerald (Wood)

Torald Waruelf

(Alfadas)

20 year old male Human Barbarian

Level 1

Power:

4

Health:

6/8

Gold:

10

Equipment:

Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3)

Inventory:

Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm

Kheyli

(K-Nut)

*Poisoned by 2*

327 years old female fairy

Level 1 Barbarian

Power:

4 (1+3)

Health:

4/8

Gold:

0

Equipment

: Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword)

Inventory:

3x Potion, Mead

Mac

(takes suggestions)

Has a 1/6 chance to grant Inspired

Has a 1/3 chance to grant Encouraged

Inventory:

3x Tonic, 3x Potion, 2x Remedy

Note: Mac does not deal or take damage from enemies and cannot prevent Free Hits.

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. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Flipz

[MysticModulus]

Ezeran suddenly gets angry and fires off a wooden spell against the Baby crimson scorpion from the back row. "Taste that you so..."

Edited September 2, 2015 by MysticModulus

[Waterbrick Down]

"Took the words right out of my mouth, Mac" Boris pulls out a Remedy and uses it on Kheyli from the back row, "Hold fast pixie, we'll get that poison out of your system yet."

Edited September 2, 2015 by Waterbrick Down

[JimBee]

The ants slam uselessly against her shield, so Jinnipher repeats.

[Endgame]

Terry flings an ice spell at the Big Barbarian rat, back row.

Same battle order.

"Sounds good to me, Mac. Just, err... take care with which mouth you feed..."

[Alfadas]

Torald takes a step back and catches his breath. "That was a good hit, hehe!" Torald attacks Itsy Bitsy Spider, front row.

[JimBee]

Same battle order.

Jinnipher places a hand on Terry's shoulder. "Hey kid, maybe you should let me go first this time. We wouldn't want our party leader getting hurt, now would we?"

[Endgame]

Jinnipher places a hand on Terry's shoulder. "Hey kid, maybe you should let me go first this time. We wouldn't want our party leader getting hurt, now would we?"

"Uh, sure. No, we - I - won't want that..."

New Battle Order:

Mac

Jinnipher

Terry

Boris

Torald

Ezeran

Kheyli

[Flipz]

QM Note: Can someone give me an action for Kheyli?

[Waterbrick Down]

"Kheyli, can you handle those Ebony scorpions from the front? I'll get right back to them once I've finished with this remedy."

[Flipz]

Round 4 of Forest Fighting Frenzy

Mac Remedies Ezeran (Ezeran: negative effects removed)

Jinnipher vs. Baby Battle Ant Mob - Damage (Jinnipher: no deflection, 12-8=4 damage)

>Terry (Ice) vs. Big Rat Barbarian - Spell (Big Rat Barbarian: 10+6=16*2*2=64 Ice-elemental damage (KO!))

Boris vs.uses Remedy on Kheyli (Kheyli: negative effects removed)

Torald vs. Itsy-Bitsy Spider - Hit (Itsy-Bitsy Spider: 3+1=4 damage)

>Ezeran (Wood) vs. Baby Crimson Scorpion - Damage (Ezeran: 3/2=1 damage + Cursed)

Kheyli vs. Ebony Scorpion Mob - Miss (nothing happens)

Terry poisoned by 2: -2 health

Jinnipher poisoned by 2: -2 health

Ezeran cursed: -10% max health

With another mighty spell, Terry obliterates another foe, but it's not enough to turn the tide, as the rest of the party continues to take damage, with Boris the only Hero unharmed. Only Torald is successful in fending off his foe, but even that victory is dampened by Ezeran being Cursed. Mac frowns.

"Brace yourselves. This'll probably get worse before it gets better."

Current Weather: Lush (Doubles Wood-elemental damage, halves Wind-elemental damage)

The Enemies

Baby Battle Ant Mob

*Mob 3!*

Type:

Vermin/Fiery

Level:

12 (4*3)

Health:

61/69 (23*3)

Special:

Itty-Bitty Bombard

- Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row.

Drops:

(varies by roll):

1-2: 3x Fire Bomb

3-4: 2x Fire Bomb

5-6: 1x Fire Bomb

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Type:

Vermin

Level:

4

Health:

36/48

Special:

Cobweb

– Causes the bound-effect.

Drops:

nothing

Baby Ebony Scorpion Mob

*Mob 3!*

*Attacks cause Poisoned-by-1*

*Immune to Poison*

Type:

Vermin

Level:

6 (2*3)

Health:

77/96 (32*3)

Special:

Deadly Poison Stinger

- Causes the

Poisoned-by-3

-effect to the target.

Drops:

2x Scorpion (??? item), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals poison -3; dagger), Remedy x3

Baby Crimson Scorpion

*Attacks cause Cursed*

*Immune to Poison and Cursed*

Type:

Vermin

Level:

3

Health:

80/88

Special:

Crimson Curse

- Causes the

Cursed

-effect to the target.

Drops:

Crimson Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Cursed; dagger), Poison Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the poisoned by 1-effect to all opponents when used)

The Party:

Terry Yelnats (played by Endgame)

*Party Leader!*

*Encouraged!*

*Poisoned by 2*

Level 6 Mage

Health:

5/10 (5+5)

Defense:

1

Ether:

9/10 (5+5)

Power:

9 (5 +4)

Gold:

23

Equipment:

Grumpy's Staff

(WP: 10),

Leather Cap

(SP: 1)

Inventory:

Ether Lash Wand: (WP 3 Wand, at the cost of 1 ether per WP the Wand becomes dual strike for one attack.), Cattle Prod Staff (WP: 3), 3x Potion, Remedy, Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), 2x Bat Guano (can be thrown at an enemy to cause the Blind Effect), Bedroll

Jinnipher Buchaire

(JimBee)

76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight

*Poisoned by 2*

Level 6

Power Bonus:

0

Health:

5/15

Defense:

8

Gold:

115

Equipment: Brine Blade

(WP:5, deals Poison 5; greatsword),

Full Moon Shield

(SP:5),

Moone Mail

(SP:3; bodywear)

Inventory:

The Beheader (WP:15, defies SP; greatsword), Vorpalis Conquerors (Power +0; goes up by 2 for every enemy defeated, drops back down to 0 if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends; footwear), 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Greater Tonic, 3x Remedy, Bedroll, Shovel, Letter of Recommendation

Boris Bruhalv (Waterbrick Down)

38 year old male vampire Cleric *Immune to

Stunned

and

Poisoned

*

Level 8

Power:

11

(8 + 3)

Defense:

2

(2)

Health:

16/16

(16)

Ether:

12/12

(10)

Gold:

103

Equipment:

Simple Mace (WP: 3, mace), Rusty Chainmail (SP: 2, Immune to Stunned and Poison)

Inventory:

Defender's Ring (Accessory, Rolls of "Heal Less" become "Heal"), Scroll of Sleep (Enables casting the asleep-effect to the target, forcing them to miss its turn for three rounds or until woken up by an attack. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), 2 Potions, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 4 Tonics, 1x Sleep Bomb, 3x Blind Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb (Deals 10 Fire damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Dirt Bomb (Deals 10 Ground damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Holy Bomb (Deals 10 Holy damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Lightning Bomb (Deals 10 Lightning damage to all opponents when used), Floral Bomb, Bone, Grating Stone

Ezeran Yavarr

(MysticModulus)

42 year old human mage

*Cursed*

Level 1

Power:

4

Defense:

0

Health:

2/

5

4

Ether:

4/5

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3)

Inventory:

2x Potion, Emerald (Wood)

Torald Waruelf

(Alfadas)

20 year old male Human Barbarian

Level 1

Power:

4

Health:

6/8

Gold:

10

Equipment:

Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3)

Inventory:

Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm

Kheyli

(K-Nut)

327 years old female fairy

Level 1 Barbarian

Power:

4 (1+3)

Health:

4/8

Gold:

0

Equipment

: Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword)

Inventory:

3x Potion, Mead

Mac

(takes suggestions)

Has a 1/6 chance to grant Inspired

Has a 1/3 chance to grant Encouraged

Inventory:

3x Tonic, 3x Potion, 1x Remedy

Note: Mac does not deal or take damage from enemies and cannot prevent Free Hits.

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. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

[Alfadas]

Torald repeats.

[Waterbrick Down]

"Jinnipher, I'm on my way." The vampire pulls another remedy out of his pack and uses it on Jinnipher from the back row.

[MysticModulus]

"Ehm Mac can you give me a hand? I'm not feeling all that peachy..." Ezeran repeats.