Heroica RPG - Quest #90: A Trip to the Circus

[Costy]

"Fought some demon under Eubric, dealt with some war problem in Charis, tried to deal with some cloth market problem in Brendeton and tried to solve the murder of a man. Not much came out of that last one, well we 'found' the murderer but it still gives me a funny feeling so I don't really think much came out of that. But we found an underground gnomish city and....somewhat introduced them to our society. You?"

"I saved some kids, caused some war problem in Charis, helped knock down a big tower, saved a frog who was actually a kid, killed some of the Wolfgang and ended the lives of some stars."

"Forgive me, I mistook you for... hope you don't mind. You do look well travelled, however. Have you been to the High Kingdoms before?"

"People mistake me for a sheep more than you might expect. I don't ever remember going to the High Kingdoms, but I always forget the name of places I have been."

[Waterbrick Down]

QM Note: Just waiting on nstickney before we move on. Feel free to interact with anyone on board or explore anything though.

[StickFig]

QM Note: Just waiting on nstickney before we move on. Feel free to interact with anyone on board or explore anything though.

OOC: Sorry, newbie here, didn't realize I needed to respond.

The sheep shuddered uncomfortably under Baradock's petting before lowering it's head and ramming it into the barbarian's skull, Stunning him.

"I think the merchandise is damaging us, but we'll be more careful next time."

Matthias watches Baradock's untimely fall from beside the deck railing, then begins to wander through the herd of sheep, carefully scanning the animals' eyes for any sign of hostile intent and speaking softly in his bass voice. Finally he's lost to sight between the bleating balls of fluff, only to reappear as he climbs onto the back of one of the larger sheep at the middle of the flock.

"This is nice cushy ride!"

Edited May 13, 2014 by nstickney

[Purpearljellyblob]

The sharkling piped up from tending his fishing pole.

"Indeed tis grim for those who can not swim."

"Grim it is, for a seafarer and sailor. Have you reeled in anything so far?"

[Waterbrick Down]

"Ah, I set myself up for a fight, but as of yet haven't had a bite. If you'd like to spare 10 Gold, my fishing pole I'll let you hold."

[Purpearljellyblob]

"Ah, I set myself up for a fight, but as of yet haven't had a bite. If you'd like to spare 10 Gold, my fishing pole I'll let you hold."

"A shark like yourself should rule the seas with your predator instincts, not with a fishing pole. I guess you must be hungry. Why don't I hold your pole for free and we share the catch, hmm?"

Edited December 6, 2013 by Purpearljellyblob

[Vash the Stampede]

"I saved some kids, caused some war problem in Charis, helped knock down a big tower, saved a frog who was actually a kid, killed some of the Wolfgang and ended the lives of some stars."

Dreyrugr raised his eyebrow at this statement. "I guess heroes don't always end up being helpful."

Dreyrugr then left to climb up to the Crow's Nest.

[Waterbrick Down]

"A shark like yourself should rule the seas with your predator instincts, not with a fishing pole. I guess you must be hungry. Why don't I hold your pole for free and we share the catch, hmm?"

"Not sure what skill you'd add to my own, so I'm afraid I can't give you this pole on a loan. Perhaps you've got magic you can use on this rod, to help it catch fishes like halibut or cod?"

Dreyrugr raised his eyebrow at this statement. "I guess heroes don't always end up being helpful."

Dreyrugr then left to climb up to the Crow's Nest.

Dreyrugr observes that there is no Crow's Nest on the ship, but he does manage to shimmy up the mast. Looking out across the sea Dreyrugr spots what looks like rain clouds heading their direction.

[Vash the Stampede]

What type of ship has no crow's nest?

Dreyrugr pondered as he shimmied up the mast. Looking around he noticed some rain clouds. Oh, great.

Dreyrugr yelled down, "I THINK YOU'LL ALL WANT TO PREPARE FOR A BUMPY RIDE SOON."

[Purpearljellyblob]

"Not sure what skill you'd add to my own, so I'm afraid I can't give you this pole on a loan. Perhaps you've got magic you can use on this rod, to help it catch fishes like halibut or cod?"

"As you wish."

The shark's fishing pole starts to jiggle, an occassional spark flying off and landing rapidly into the waters beneath. Everything turns eeriely still for a moment. The pole suddenly jolts, as Purpearl casts a lightning bolt through the centre of the fishing pole and travels into the ocean.

[Waterbrick Down]

The water around the pole surges with power as Purpearl expends 1 ether in her lightning casting. Dead fish start to rise to the surface as the Sharkling swiftly withdraws his fishing rod a glass vial with it's cork caught in the hook swinging freely.

"Blimey, you can't go throwing bolts into the ocean, but I'll be dazed we've caught a potion."

The sharkling removes the potion and hands it to Purpearl.

Purpearl Berthadhiell (Purpearljellyblob)

Level 3 Mage

Power Bonus: 0

Health: 7/7

Ether: 6/7

Gold: 0

Equipment: Crimson Arcanon (Wand WP:3)

Inventory: Bedroll, 2x Potion, Tonic, Party Bomb (x2) (20 damage to all enemies, 1/3 chance to stun every enemy), Ruby (Fire), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness)

Edited December 6, 2013 by Waterbrick Down

[StickFig]

"This is nice cushy ride!"

Dreyrugr yelled down, "I THINK YOU'LL ALL WANT TO PREPARE FOR A BUMPY RIDE SOON."

"Blimey, you can't go throwing bolts into the ocean...

"One minute I'm settling in on a fluffy walking bed, next minute it's about to get bumpy, and now you're throwing your own lightning bolts into the ocean?"

Matthias shakes his head at Purpearl, then hops down from his wooly perch and looks around to find Mr. Finn.

"Is there anything we should do to prepare for the weather?"

Edited May 13, 2014 by nstickney

[Waterbrick Down]

"My, my, my, I'd recommend you try and string up a few tarps or tents or something across the deck. We won't be into it until nightfall it seems."

[Darkdragon]

Cinna heads over to the commotion on the fishing deck.

"Nice catch there Purpearl. That will probably come in handy later."

Turning to address Mr.Finn.

"I don't think any of us brought tarps or tents, do you have any we can borrow?"

[Waterbrick Down]

"I'm sure I could scrounge something up."

After a bit of searching, the crew erects a miniature shelter on the deck of the barge made from bedrolls and tents.

[Purpearljellyblob]

Purpearl slides the potion into her bag, and turns to the shark,

"I shall leave you to it,"

and Purpearl rests on her bedroll.

"Nice catch there Purpearl. That will probably come in handy later."

"Beginner's luck, I suppose." smiles Purpearl.

[Waterbrick Down]

Night comes on and the heroes head for cover under their respective tents as the rain begins to fall. As the night goes on several heroes are awoken by soft whispers from the rear of the ship.

"So when... should do it?"

"...move quickly,... heroes to..."

"...plan Bisma,... job."

"imagine... of fluff these past days."

A comedy of errors unfolds as Baradock attempts to wake up the already awoken Matthias who attempts to wake up the already awake Cinna. The mystic knight listens for further conversation, but unable to hear anything returns to sleep making note to tell the ship's captain in the morning. Baradock grabs Matthias and slowly crawls forward to get closer to the noise as an awaken Dreyrugr tumbles and sneaks his way dodging behind barrels and hiding in crates unseen by his fellow heroes. Purpearl's elf ears pick up on the voices and she slowly moves to investigate not noticing the impossibly large but oblivious Yeti creeping behind her in the dark to investigate as well. The five heroes make their way to the edge of their makeshift lean-to the rain slows off and the moon comes out just as the four werecreatures begin moving swiftly toward the heroe's position with weapons drawn.

"Make it quick boys, looks like we've lost the element of surprise."

The Enemies:

Bisma the Brigand

"I think I'll enjoy this."

Level 40 Beast Humanoid

Health: 200/200

Defense: 0

Special: Circle of Life - Bisma rallies his compatriots all of them restoring up to half their maximum health before doing damage to the heroes that target them equal to their level.

Passive Special: Riposte - Bisma has a 1/6 chance of dealing 20 damage regardless of row when hit by a physical attack.

Drops: 120 Gold

Sawj the Scallywag

"T'would have been easier should you have stayed asleep, now awake your lives we must reap."

Level 35 Beast Humanoid

Health: 140/140

Defense: 0

Special: You're gonna need a bigger boat - Sawj barrels into the target, Stunning them and the hero after them in the battle order.

Passive Special: Just a mouthful - Sawj has a 1/6 chance of temporarily lowering the heroes SP by half when hit by a physical attack.

Drops: 2x Smelling Salts

Grimmau the Goons

"Does this mean we'll get off this stinkin' boat soon, Bisma?"

Level 40 Beast Humanoid

Health: 190/190

Defense: 0

Special: You're gonna die like a dog - Grimmau lunges at the target, Weakening them and the hero after them in the battle order for 3 rounds.

Passive Special: Riposte - Bisma has a 1/6 chance of dealing 20 damage regardless of row when hit by a physical attack.

Drops: Grimmau's Clothes Pin (Headwear, prevents the first negative effect inflicted on the wearer during the battle.)

Mr. Ring the Ruffian

"Hmmm, never tried Yeti before."

Level 35 Beast Humanoid

Health: 150/150

Defense: 0

Special: Lover of Codfish - Mr. Ring snaps at the target doing 20 damage regardless of SP and recovers all of his health.

Passive Special: Crocodile Tears - Mr. Ring has a 1/6 chance of Jinxing the target when hit by a physical attack.

Drops: 2x Meads

The Party:

Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) *Party Leader*

Level 25 1/3

*Immune to Stunned,

Lightning

and

Earth

*

*

Asleep

*

Power Bonus:

2

Defense:

11

Health:

44/44

Ether:

38/38

Gold:

89

Equipment:

Mauryl (WP:19 +

Darkness

, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to

earth

; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y2 (+2 to all stats per year; accessory)

Inventory:

Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Lumber Axe (WP: 8,

wood

-elemental axe), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Opal (

Ice

), Ruby (

Fire

), Emerald (

Wood

), Diamond(

Light

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Garnet (

Earth

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Scroll of Sleep,]Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Sealing, 2 Ether Cores, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Bedroll, 2 Pumpkin Bombs

Dreyrugr

(Vash the Stampede)

Level 19.5 Black Knight

*Immune to

Stunned

,

Water

,

Wind

, and

Fire

*

Power Bonus:

0

Defense

: 12

Health:

38/38

Gold:

152

Equipment:

Sharkjaw Scythe (WP:15, WP x2 against Aquatic type enemies,

Darkness,

Ice

), Gloves of the Undead Assassin (For every enemy the wearer kills, it gains 5 HP, Immunity to

Water

, Usable by anyone, Handgear), Dragonbrand Shield (SP: 8, immune to

wind

and

fire

, shield), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from

stunned

-effect)

Inventory:

Venom x6, Bedroll, Remedy, Smelling Salts, Mead x2, Net (if used in combat, 1/3 chance to slow enemy, 1/3 chance to be useless, 1/3 chance slow self, lasts 3 rounds, retrievable), Nostrum x2, Throwing Dagger (WP:3), Fauxthril Scythe (WP:5), 4 Bones, Bow (WP: 4), Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence x2, Soma, Mulled Wine, Crow-Claw Dagger (WP: 6, 50/50 chance to stun enemy on successful attack), Shuriken (WP:5,

Wind

), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP: 1, backwear, suitable for anyone), Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Pseudos Hood (can damage undead with normal attacks), Deadly Venom, Scroll of Ice Armour

Nagure

(Costy)

Level 21.33 Berserker

*Natural Respite* *Trap Evasion*

*Immune to

Ice

,

Fire

,

Earth

,

Petrified

,

Fragile

,

Blinded

,

Confused

and

Asleep

*

*Counterstrike*

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

25

Health:

43/43

Gold:

5

GP:

4

Equipment:

Xiaolin's Bident

(WP:16; instantly kills Aoi;

ice

- and

lightning

-elemental spear),

Yeti Fur Coat

(SP:12, immunity to

Ice

,

Fire

,

Fragile

Blinded,

Confused

and

Asleep

; suitable for yetis only, bodywear),

Counterstrike Gloves

; handwear), White Dragon's Greaves (SP:3, avoid traps on the ground, immunity to

earth

and

petrified

; suitable to knights, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; footwear), Shield (SP:10)

Inventory:

Stone Hammer (WP: 15,

Earth

&

Darkness

-elemental, hammer), Tiger Slayer (WP:10/20 against enemies with “tiger” in their name; spear), Axe of the Croise (WP: 10,

Light

-elemental axe),Helmet (SP:1), Potion x2, Grand Potion x8, Remedy x4, Elixir, Phoenix Essences x2, Mead x2, Deadly Venom x2, Smoke Bomb x5, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pickaxe, Lightning Bomb x2, Smelling Salts, Venom, Phoenix Incense x2, Teleportapple

Purpearl Berthadhiell

(Purpearljellyblob)

Level 3 Mage

Power Bonus:

0

Health:

7/7

Ether:

7/7

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Crimson Arcanon (Wand WP:3)

Inventory:

Bedroll, 2x Potion, Tonic, Party Bomb (x2) (20 damage to all enemies, 1/3 chance to stun every enemy), Ruby (

Fire

), Topaz (

Lightning

)

, Amethyst (

Darkness

), Scroll of Weakening

Baradok Segul Cannari

(Cryos)

Level 4 Barbarian

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

2

Health:

10/10

Gold:

250

Equipment:

Calcified Club (WP: 5,

Earth

-Elemental) Light Armor (SP:2)

Inventory:

Potion x3, Remedy, Phenoix Essence, Blind Fury (Causes enemy to become Blinded and Enraged), Smelling Salts, Starter Halberd (WP:3), Doppel Vial

Matthias

(nstickney)

Level 1 Ranger

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

4

Health:

6/6

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Tinker's Crossbow (WP: 3), Hunter's Plate (SP: 4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Deadly Venom

Everyone please choose an action even if it is no action and state which row you are performing it in, Party Leader post a battle order.

[StickFig]

Baradock grabs Matthias and slowly crawls forward to get closer to the noise... The five heroes make their way to the edge of their makeshift lean-to the rain slows off and the moon comes out just as the four werecreatures begin moving swiftly toward the heroes' position with weapons drawn.

Matthias applies his Deadly Venom to his Tinker's Crossbow in the back row.

"I think I'd feel more comfortable if this wasn't a maiden voyage, and if Mr. Finn knew his crew..."

"I knew something didn't feel right about Mr. Finn trusting a bunch of creatures he'd only just met. Where is he?!"

Edited May 13, 2014 by nstickney

[Vash the Stampede]

Do I get any type of bonus for being hidden?

Dreyrugr gets up to attack Sawj from the front row.

[Waterbrick Down]

Matthias applies his Deadly Venom to his Tinker's Crossbow in the back row.

"I knew something didn't feel right about Mr. Finn trusting a bunch of creatures he'd only just met. Where is he?!"

Matthias hears a faint call for help from the cabin in the rear of the barge for it appears the door has been barred.

At this point the water on either side of the ship begins to bubble and churn.

Do I get any type of bonus for being hidden?

QM Note: Yes, if you roll damage or special damage this round it will miss.

[Purpearljellyblob]

Mr. Ring the Ruffian "Hmmm, never tried Yeti before."

Purpearl downs several mouthfuls of green liquid from her bottle.

"Such poisonous words."

<Visions of turbidity, vessel of lunacy. Cauldron of darkness, boil forth and deny!>

Purpearl casts a darkness spell at Mr. Ring the Ruffian from the back row.

Edited December 8, 2013 by Purpearljellyblob

[Cryos]

Baradock slowly stands up. "Crocodile-man." He roared over the downpour, "Being killed by me is greater honor than you deserve." He began unslinging his club. "I'm not a very honorable man, yes?" His voice seemed to reverb from each part of the ship, echoing intimidation from all directions. His questionable grammar being forgotten in the voice that seemed it could bludgeon you itself.

He held his weapon at his side, walking up to the forefront of the party. His overarching brow concealing his eyes. But a brash bend in the ship sends Baradock to the railing before he could begin his assault. Hanging over it now he notices something about the water. 'what is this...?' The water below was beginning to...bubble up?

"The water!" He exploded over his shoulder at the party. "It is..." He trailed off staring into the depths of the writhing water around the ship. He balances himself, looking at the crocodile man. His crash into the railing also slipped out a potion onto the floor of the ship. 'Blind fury!' he thought, he reaches down to pick it up, pressing the bottle to his mouth. Flecks of anger began to swarm in his iris. His eyes changing from a dark brown to a burning white. His vision becoming victim to the luminous light, he lost sight of most things except the crocodile. He began to withdraw to the back row.

"I am going to eat you alive!" he thundered at the werecrocodile.

Edited December 8, 2013 by Cryos

[Vash the Stampede]

"The water!" He exploded over his shoulder at the party. "It is..."

Dreyrugr took a moment to notice the strange actions of the water.

Strange, they don't seem to have a mage.

[Costy]

"It would be nice if our party leader woke up."

Nagure stabs at Grimmau from the back row, using his Bident.

[Waterbrick Down]

"The water!" He exploded over his shoulder at the party. "It is..." He trailed off staring into the depths of the writhing water around the ship. He balances himself, looking at the crocodile man. His crash into the railing also slipped out a potion onto the floor of the ship. 'Blind fury!' he thought, he reaches down to pick it up, pressing the bottle to his mouth. Flecks of anger began to swarm in his iris. His eyes changing from a dark brown to a burning white. His vision becoming victim to the luminous light, he lost sight of most things except the crocodile. He began to withdraw to the back row.

QM Note: Just as a point of clarification, the Blind Fury will make Baradok Blind and Enraged, you need to use it on a weapon like a poison for it to apply to enemies.

Edited December 8, 2013 by Waterbrick Down