Heroica RPG - Quest #57: Green and Gone

[Zepher]

"I'd very much appreciate it, yes. Leave no man behind unless you can't afford to carry them, and in this case, we can. You right, however, we need to wait for another round, we should be attacking this one."

[Flare]

Round Eighteen of the Pond Scum Boss Battle!

Boomingham vs. Haman - Critical Hit / Critical Hit ((10*2)+21=41*2=82 damage)

Nagure vs. Haman - Damage / SHIELD: Frenzy (29*2=58 damage)

Sorrow vs. Haman - Damage / Critical Lethal Hit / Lethal Hit (20*2+18=58*2=116 damage, Haman KO'd)

Sorrow vs. Haman - 1 / 6 / 4

>Alexander vs. Haman - 6 / 5

>Thalion vs. Haman - 6 / 4

>Sancho vs. Haman - 5 / 3

The battle finishes as the expert assassin and businessman, Sorrow, swipes his steel fan at the possessed frog-eating enemy, cutting off one of his ears and mortally damaging him. In his dying breaths he hisses at the heroes.

"Just because... you... could beat me... doesn't... mean... *gasp* that you can beat... *gasp* all of us... this city will be destroyed one day... by the likes of... me... the simple... folk... the oppressed... *gasp*"

With his dying breath, Haman has only one thing left to say:

"I hope... *gasp* you all will be murdered in... your sleep very soon..."

With that, Haman passes away.

But there seems to be some strange effect on Sorrow.

He starts twisting and turning, seemingly not from his control. Perhaps the enemy they just defeated, has friends "higher-up"...

...

All of a sudden, Sorrow screams out in pain. A white orb seems to emerge from his body, and quickly disappears with a poof. Something strange has happened.

Very strange.

The blue glow that Sorrow had under his hood had now changed to green... it seems... that they were left with only Syntax.

...

Riley wakes up.

"Ow, my head... Are we all right? It seems like you didn't really need my help to take down that monster..." Riley looks to the side, disappointed.

Party:

Alexander Vandangant

(Wedge09)

Level 11.5 Ranger

Power:

16

Defense:

3

Health:

18/18

Gold:

43

Equipment:

Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 5,

Darkness

-elemental), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Artifact, bodywear, maximum health +2, SP: 2), Helmet (SP:1, borrowed from Nagure)

Inventory:

Bedroll, Shovel, Potion, 5 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2 Ice Bombs, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Shackles of War, 4 Bones

Lord Lawrence Boomingham

(Zepher)

Level 22 Paladin

*Immune to Fragile*

*Counterstriking*

Power

: 36

Defense

: 12

Health

: 37/44

Ether

: 21/22

Gold

: 74

(Owe 50 to Docken, 79 to Arthur, 110 to Sorrow)

Equipment

: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10,

Darkness

-

Fire

- Elemental, causes

Bleeding

Effect for 5 Damage until remedied or healed to full health) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves (On Free Hits, Deals damage to enemy equal to Boomingham's level), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, Immunity to

Fragile

), Tome of Affluence (

Generates 10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle, accessory

)

Inventory

: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9,

Light

-

Ice

- Elemental, stunned effect), Bedroll, 4 Bones, 5 Meads, Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immunity to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Marksman's Monocle, Scroll of Recklessness (

Encouraged and Fragile for rest of battle, 5 ether, 50/50 chance

),

Garnet

, 2 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether), 2 Deadly Venoms, Sapphire (

Wind

)

Nagure

(Costy)

*Party Leader!*

Level 15.5 Barbarian

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

*

*Counterstriking*

Power:

29

Defense:

12

Health:

22/22

Gold:

324

Equipment:

Stone Hammer (WP: 14,

Earth

-elemental, suitable for barbarians, clerics and alchemists),

Yeti Fur Coat (Artefact, bodywear, SP:12, immunity to ice; suitable for yetis only), Counterstrike Gloves (Artefact, handwear, After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level)

Inventory:

Ruby (

Fire

), Pickaxe, Axe of the Croise (WP: 10), Phoenix Essence, Mead x2, Potion x2, Remedy, Smoke Bomb x2, Deadly Venom, Tiger Balm, Grand Potion

Sorrow

Syntax

(Endgame)

Level 19 Assassin

Power:

39

Defense:

1

Health:

23/30

Gold:

2186

Equipment:

Steel fan (WP:20,

Ice

-elemental), Sticky Gloves, Armor of the Croise

Inventory:

Longsword (WP: 5), Bedroll, Tonic, Venom, Phoenix Essence x3, Archer's Hat (Artifact, headwear, Power +1, suitable for Rangers and their Advanced Classes), Ether Core x2, Mead x7, Smelling Salts x7, Nostrum x7, Health Core x2, Deadly Venom, Golden Scorpion Venom (??), Jinxy Juice x8

Thalion Dwinlas

(-obelix-)

Level 14.5 Mage

Power:

22

Defense

: 2

Health:

18/18

Ether:

18/18

Gold

: 120

Equipment:

Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, double-damage to vermin), Cloak of Espionage (Artefact, backwear, Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle), Orcish Helmet (SP:2, suitable for non-humans, headwear)

Inventory:

Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:5,

has a 1/6 chance to deal the "

Cursed"

effect on successful spells, and a 1/6 chance to deal the

"Blessed"

effect on successful healing), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Health Core, Grand Tonic, Remedy, Dirt Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2 Potions, 2 Venoms, Bone

Smiling Sancho

(NPC, battle actions controlled by Nagure)

Level 24.66 Wolfgang Tracker

*immune to all elements*

Power:

40

(24+14+2)

Health:

15/31

Gold:

??

Equipment:

Bonfire Bow (WP:14, causes the

stunned

effect to target when Shield is rolled,

fire

-elemental, bow), Hunter's Quiver (WP+2)

Inventory:

Neutralizer,

??

1 - Shield: DuoFire - Deals 19

fire

elemental damage and

stunned

-effect to the targeted enemy and the enemy next in turn.

2 - Critical Hit - WP*2+Lvl

Riley

(NPC, battle actions controlled by -obelix-)

Level 18.5 Alchemist

*weak to earth elemental*

Power:

27

Defense:

1

Health:

1/28

Gold:

10

Equipment:

Quick Dagger (WP:9, user is hastened on the first round of battle,

darkness

-elemental, dagger), Alchemist's Cape (Max Health -10, wearer is

lucky

on Shield rolls, suitable only for Alchemists), Leather Cap (SP:1, borrowed from Thalion)

Inventory:

Potion (x4), Tonic (x9), Remedy

LOOT!

Party leader, please divide up the loot between the party members.

Dark Cloak (Backwear, SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians)

Sterile Gloves (Handwear, protects from poisoned and badly poisoned effects)

Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage)

Snake Eye Charm (Protects from petrified-effect)

Hamantasch (consumable, lucky + blessed effects upon consumption for the length of one battle)

231 gold

Edited April 10, 2013 by Flare

[Costy]

"Ah, Sorr....I mean Syntax you aren't looking that good. It must be all that gold you have, maybe you should share the load....."

"Thalion, you always seem to get petrified, so have this snake eyes charm. Alexander, you can have the sterile gloves. Boomingham, you can have the bat-ear-Hamantasch-thingy. Syntax, you can have the Dark Cloak, it kinda suits your style, And that leaves me with the whip. As for gold, 60 for Thalion, 60 for Boomingham, 60 for Alexander, 50 for Me and 1 for the rich annoying guy.

I also dig a hole with Alexander's shovel, and if it's empty chuck the pile of corpses in it and bury them.

[Endgame]

There were no thoughts going through my head at that moment. only pain... I clutch my chest, my frail heart nearly about to burst. The entire world blurs around me as I spasm, on the verge of another fatal heart attack.

"OH GODS, OH GODS, OH GODS...!!"

[-obelix-]

"Great work everyone, especially master Sor... Syntax, Boomingham and Nagure. But there is someone I have to give special thanks to..." He looks around for Barty and replies with a bow "Thank you Barty, you saved us several of times this day. Master Boomingham is indeed lucky to have you as a protector."

Thalion helped Riley get up, "We won and we are alright. Don't diminish your and Sancho's role; your help was invaluable."

"OH GODS, OH GODS, OH GODS...!!"

Thalion rushed to Sorrow's side, "What's happening? Are you alright? Boomingham, Nagure come here, I don't know what is happening..."

As Nagure divided the loot Thalion smiled, "How did you know? Thanks, I can indeed use this charm! Lets see how this works..." Thalion equips the snake eye charm instead of his cloak. "Mind if I help you master Nagure?" Thalion asks as he digs around if Alexander is OK with lending his shovel and helps Nagure bury the bodies of their foes.

Edited April 10, 2013 by -obelix-

[Flare]

I also dig a hole with Alexander's shovel, and if it's empty chuck the pile of corpses in it and bury them.

QM Note: Can you please be more specific as to where you want to dig?

Party:

Alexander Vandangant

(Wedge09)

Level 11.5 Ranger

Power:

16

Defense:

3

Health:

18/18

Gold:

103

Equipment:

Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 5,

Darkness

-elemental), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Artifact, bodywear, maximum health +2, SP: 2), Helmet (SP:1, borrowed from Nagure)

Inventory:

Bedroll, Shovel, Potion, 5 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2 Ice Bombs, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Shackles of War, 4 Bones, Sterile Gloves (Handwear, protects from poisoned and badly poisoned effects)

Lord Lawrence Boomingham

(Zepher)

Level 22 Paladin

*Immune to Fragile*

*Counterstriking*

Power

: 36

Defense

: 12

Health

: 37/44

Ether

: 21/22

Gold

: 134

(Owe 50 to Docken, 79 to Arthur, 110 to Sorrow)

Equipment

: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10,

Darkness

-

Fire

- Elemental, causes

Bleeding

Effect for 5 Damage until remedied or healed to full health) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves (On Free Hits, Deals damage to enemy equal to Boomingham's level), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, Immunity to

Fragile

), Tome of Affluence (

Generates 10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle, accessory

)

Inventory

: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9,

Light

-

Ice

- Elemental, stunned effect), Bedroll, 4 Bones, 5 Meads, Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immunity to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Marksman's Monocle, Scroll of Recklessness (

Encouraged and Fragile for rest of battle, 5 ether, 50/50 chance

),

Garnet

, 2 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether), 2 Deadly Venoms, Sapphire (

Wind

), Hamantasch (consumable, lucky + blessed effects upon consumption for the length of one battle)

Nagure

(Costy)

*Party Leader!*

Level 15.5 Barbarian

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

*

*Counterstriking*

Power:

29

Defense:

12

Health:

22/22

Gold:

374

Equipment:

Stone Hammer (WP: 14,

Earth

-elemental, suitable for barbarians, clerics and alchemists),

Yeti Fur Coat (Artefact, bodywear, SP:12, immunity to ice; suitable for yetis only), Counterstrike Gloves (Artefact, handwear, After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level)

Inventory:

Ruby (

Fire

), Pickaxe, Axe of the Croise (WP: 10), Phoenix Essence, Mead x2, Potion x2, Remedy, Smoke Bomb x2, Deadly Venom, Tiger Balm, Grand Potion, Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage)

Sorrow

Syntax

(Endgame)

Level 19 Assassin

Power:

39

Defense:

1

Health:

23/30

Gold:

2187

Equipment:

Steel fan (WP:20,

Ice

-elemental), Sticky Gloves, Armor of the Croise

Inventory:

Longsword (WP: 5), Bedroll, Tonic, Venom, Phoenix Essence x3, Archer's Hat (Artifact, headwear, Power +1, suitable for Rangers and their Advanced Classes), Ether Core x2, Mead x7, Smelling Salts x7, Nostrum x7, Health Core x2, Deadly Venom, Golden Scorpion Venom (??), Jinxy Juice x8, Dark Cloak (Backwear, SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians)

Thalion Dwinlas

(-obelix-)

Level 14.5 Mage

Power:

22

Defense

: 2

Health:

18/18

Ether:

18/18

Gold

: 180

Equipment:

Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, double-damage to vermin), Cloak of Espionage (Artefact, backwear, Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle), Orcish Helmet (SP:2, suitable for non-humans, headwear)

Inventory:

Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:5,

has a 1/6 chance to deal the "

Cursed"

effect on successful spells, and a 1/6 chance to deal the

"Blessed"

effect on successful healing), Ruby (

Fire

), Opal (

Ice

), Health Core, Grand Tonic, Remedy, Dirt Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2 Potions, 2 Venoms, Bone, Snake Eye Charm (Protects from

petrified

-effect)

Smiling Sancho

(NPC, battle actions controlled by Nagure)

Level 24.66 Wolfgang Tracker

*immune to all elements*

Power:

40

(24+14+2)

Health:

15/31

Gold:

??

Equipment:

Bonfire Bow (WP:14, causes the

stunned

effect to target when Shield is rolled,

fire

-elemental, bow), Hunter's Quiver (WP+2)

Inventory:

Neutralizer,

??

1 - Shield: DuoFire - Deals 19

fire

elemental damage and

stunned

-effect to the targeted enemy and the enemy next in turn.

2 - Critical Hit - WP*2+Lvl

Riley

(NPC, battle actions controlled by -obelix-)

Level 18.5 Alchemist

*weak to earth elemental*

Power:

27

Defense:

1

Health:

1/28

Gold:

10

Equipment:

Quick Dagger (WP:9, user is hastened on the first round of battle,

darkness

-elemental, dagger), Alchemist's Cape (Max Health -10, wearer is

lucky

on Shield rolls, suitable only for Alchemists), Leather Cap (SP:1, borrowed from Thalion)

Inventory:

Potion (x4), Tonic (x9), Remedy

[-obelix-]

QM Note: Can you please be more specific as to where you want to dig?

OOC: I suppose we will dig somewhere in the woods surrounding the pond, as far away from water as possible, to keep it from polluting. Both IC and OOC, we are ECO-friendly people (as much as we can be under the circumstances)...

Edited April 10, 2013 by -obelix-

[Wedge09]

"Thank you all companions to win this battle, thank you for the loot." Alexander says, to Thalion "Of course you can use my shovel." then "Where is Merlyn? We have to return him to her sister."

[Flare]

"Where is Merlyn? We have to return him to her sister."

Merlyn is located on the ground, next to Thalion, munching on a fly.

[Zepher]

Boomingham pockets the gold and nods his thanks to the Yeti.

"Great work everyone, especially master Sor... Syntax, Boomingham and Nagure. But there is someone I have to give special thanks to..." He looks around for Barty and replies with a bow "Thank you Barty, you saved us several of times this day. Master Boomingham is indeed lucky to have you as a protector."

"Don't I know it. Tell it to him. At least he killed the evil doers without much flinching this time around, though he still keeps some pretty poor company." Barty shoots an evil look at Sorrow and Sancho. "It was nice to serve alongside someone who respects the Gods, for a change."

"Thank you all companions to win this battle, thank you for the loot."

"Would have won it quicker if you'd helped out, boy-o. Sometimes you're outmatched. Doesn't mean you stop fighting. If you'd gone down, I would have made Sorrow get you back up again. If you and I serve together again and you sit in the back doing nothing while we all fight, I will have stronger words for you." Boomingham shakes his head. He then turns to Thalion. "It was a pleasure to serve with you, Thalion. Pass me that shovel when you're done and I'll dredge up some of the pond."

Finally, Boomingham waddles over to the keeled over Sorrow. "How are you, chap?" Boomingham grabs the undead and straitens him up, supporting him on his shoulder. The hefty Paladin can easily support the rotting undead. "Best thing to do sometimes, Sorrow, is to just go ahead and walk it off."

[-obelix-]

"Would have won it quicker if you'd helped out, boy-o. Sometimes you're outmatched. Doesn't mean you stop fighting. If you'd gone down, I would have made Sorrow get you back up again. If you and I serve together again and you sit in the back doing nothing while we all fight, I will have stronger words for you." Boomingham shakes his head. He then turns to Thalion. "It was a pleasure to serve with you, Thalion. Pass me that shovel when you're done and I'll dredge up some of the pond."

Thalion bowed to Boomingham, "The pleasure is all mine master Boomingham. And I see now the point you were making in our earlier conversation; you fought valiantly. I only hope I softened your opinion of us, mages. Even if just a little bit... And don't judge Alexander too harshly, he is still very young for our people and was just being cautious."

Afterwords, Thalion looked at Merlyn and, with Alexander's help in translating, asked him with a smile, "Merlyn, before we get you back home, would you mind telling us your sister's name? We just need to be sure we have the right person..." He waited for Alexander to translate Merlyn's answeer.

Note to QM: This last bit is only to eliminate the risk of failing a quest because we ended up with a wrong frog in the heat of battle.

[Wedge09]

To the accusations of the Boomingham, Alexander remains offended and responding with an icy tone "Not all of us are prepared for hand to hand combat, some of us prefered the ranged combat. Secondly, not all are experienced as "worship". Finally, I prefer to stay alive than having someone a favor for letting me resurrect." Then he turns away from Boomingham and he translate Thalion's words to the frog.

[Flare]

OOC: I suppose we will dig somewhere in the woods surrounding the pond, as far away from water as possible, to keep it from polluting. Both IC and OOC, we are ECO-friendly people (as much as we can be under the circumstances)...

Alright.

Both Nagure and Thalion dig in the dirt far away from the water, in order to avoid causing pollution. They both find nothing.

Afterwords, Thalion looked at Merlyn and, with Alexander's help in translating, asked him with a smile, "Merlyn, before we get you back home, would you mind telling us your sister's name? We just need to be sure we have the right person..." He waited for Alexander to translate Merlyn's answeer.

The frog didn't need Alexander's help to understand the question, but did need translation help for his response.

<"Morgan. She is the one who sent you guys searching after me, didn't she?">

...Pass me that shovel when you're done and I'll dredge up some of the pond."

Boomingham, not caring about nature as some of his other friends, takes the shovel, wades into the pond pushing aside a couple lillypads and starts digging.

Quickly the shovel hits something hard. Ignoring the annoyed displaced frogs, he quickly finds out what is hidden underneath the pond, and a few minutes later extracts a rusty looking treasure chest. Perhaps the frogs were not the reason why Haman and his gang were so anxious about the pond.

Chest - what could be inside??

[-obelix-]

<"Morgan. She is the one who sent you guys searching after me, didn't she?">

Thalion smiled and nodded "Yes she did. Tell me, how did this happen to you? And how did you manage to wander so far away from home?"

[Flare]

Thalion smiled and nodded "Yes she did. Tell me, how did this happen to you? And how did you manage to wander so far away from home?"

<"I was trying to escape from a nasty fellow that was trying to catch me, and in the end I found this place to hide in. I won't say any more, I hate to retell things twice. But I'm awful glad you guys fouund me. A mean hairy guy almost ate me once.">

Edited April 11, 2013 by Flare

[-obelix-]

"Aright. I suppose we should get you home now." Thalion lowered his hand, palm up, to Merlyn, "Hop on, and we can get going."

[Endgame]

I clutch my heart as the party surrounds me. The ravaging feeling inside my undead body was dying down for some reason, as if whatever demon that was inside me was on the verge of defeat... My voice is still laced with traces of pain.

"Eh... heh heh heh... I... Don't have the strongest of hearts, fellows. Sorry about this, something just went... wrong... Can you lean me against that tree there while you guys plunder that treasure chest?"

[Costy]

"Alright, lets get this bad boy opened..."

OOC: To clarify, the chest, not the frog.

[Zepher]

Boomingham nods thanks to the Yeti for his help with the chest, but then waits for everyone to step back. He slides his Frozen Sabre out of its sheath and rams it down onto the chest's decaying lock. He then throws open the lid....

[-obelix-]

With Merlyn safely out of the way, Thalion puts his right hand on the dagger and gets the Opal ready in left...

[Flare]

Sorry for the delay! Even I have to sleep sometimes

Boomingham flips open the lid, to find a near-empty chest. He finds something wrapped in a piece of cloth. Picking it up, he unwraps it, finding... a very precious shard of a very precious mineral!

Adamantite Shard - 1/4 of a whole Adamantite ore.

Edited April 12, 2013 by Flare

[-obelix-]

Thalion sheets his dagger with a relieved look on his face. "All right, that's a nice piece master Boomingham, no wonder those scummy fellows have guarded this place so fiercly... Can we continue to the Ziegfried manor now?" He checked to see where Merlyn was... I like to think he is on Thalion's shoulder, but he can be in his bag, on his head, wherever you say Flare.

Edited April 12, 2013 by -obelix-

[Flare]

Thalion sheets his dagger with a relieved look on his face. "All right, that's a nice piece master Boomingham, no wonder those scumm have guarded this place so fiercly... Can we continue to the Ziegfried manor now?" He check to see where Merlyn was... I like to think he is on Thalion's shoulder, but he can be in his bag, on his head, wherever you say Flare.

In your hand

[Costy]

"All right, that's a nice piece master Boomingham, no wonder those scummy fellows have guarded this place so fiercly... Can we continue to the Ziegfried manor now?"

"Ah, yes, we better get this little fella home. To the Manor!"

[Endgame]

Despite the fact a treasure of immense beauty had just emerged, my heart said otherwise. It beats like a dynamo, the sound of it pounding incessantly on my ribcage audible. I slump and my limbs convulse, sharp, laboring breaths emitting from my skull. It felt as if the world around me was crumbling around me.

"Helvetia, WHY...?! Why is it coming back...?!"

Got a phase 2 of the boss battle to wrap up - Sorrow will see you then!