Heroica RPG - Quest#148: Once Upon a Time in Goetia

[Quarryman]

"It's time for you to die now you pathetic creature. And calling him your friend? As if you even know the meaning of that word."

If Semyaza is still alive Namyrra repeats, else Namyrra does nothing.

OoC: and one question, what's the current weather?

[JimBee]

Hybros attacks Semyaza with Zoot's Reaper and the Heavy Flail in the front row first, then the back row. If she is dead, he slots a Health Core in his Hollow Dagger in place of the Purging Water.

"Ehem, we will need some way to fight this witch eventually, unless she keeps producing foes for us to fight..."

[Sandy]

19 hours ago, Quarryman said:

OoC: and one question, what's the current weather?

QM Note: None, since the "burning hot" weather was tied to Marilith.

[JimBee]

OOC: Since the game script for this round should be obvious, I'll just move things along here.

Atramor swings his Ball and Chain at Semyaza from the back row, doing nothing if she is killed. Althior swings his Scepter of Divine Affinity at Semyaza in the back row, or heals any injured heroes with his Boon Rod if she is killed. Byblos throws the Clock Cog at Semyaza or retrieves the Pandemonicon.

Battle Order:

Pretzel

Pretzel

Hybros

Atramor

Atramor

Namyrra

Hybros

Byblos

Althior

Althior

[Palathadric]

My electricity situation has been not very good over the past few days. I think I shouldn't have a problem keeping up with the thread, but in case I do, JimB or anyone else can feel free to post actions for me.

[K-Nut]

Sorry, I was waiting for all actions to be posted before I posted the battle order.

[Sandy]

Results of Round Five of the Ultimate Battle:
>Pretzel (Steak) vs. The Immortal Mindflayer - Damage (Pretzel: 148 health + 84 SP-(150x2/2=150 dmg)=82 health)
>Pretzel (Splinter Broom) vs. Semyaza - Damage/Special Damage (Pretzel: no effect)
Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & Heavy Flail) vs. Semyaza (twice) - Dual Hit/Riposte (Semyaza: 116 health-(80+55=135x2/2=135 dmg)=0 health; Hybros: 19 gold from overkill)
>Atramor does nothing
>Atramor does nothing
>Namyrra does nothing
>Hybros slots Health Core into Hollow Dagger
>Byblos retrieves Pandemonicon
>Byblos does nothing 
>Althior (Boon Rod) nurtures Pretzel - Nurture More/Nurture More (Pretzel: 78+22=100 health restored; Althior: -1 ether)
>Althior does nothing

The Immortal Mindflayer - Free Hit vs. Pretzel (Pretzel: 148 health + 84 SP-(150x2/2=150 dmg)=82 health)

Althior: transcended, blessed (+1 ether, +9 health)
Atramor: blessed (+9 health)
Hybros: blessed (+16 health)
Pretzel: blessed (+15 health)
Namyrra: blessed (+8 health)
Byblos: blessed (+5 health)

When Semyaza falls to Hybros' blades, the immortal Mindflayer known as Baba is left on her own. She seems impossible to beat, but her powers seem to be draining her as well, for suddenly she begins losing her human form, revealing the monster inside.

"You have fought well, but now you die."

Just when all hope of defeating the creature is lost, the air in front of the heroes flickers, and a dark figure materializes, holding an elaborate crown in his hands.

"So this is the Mindflayer who has eluded us for all these centuries. You have left an impressive imprint in the history of this world, I must say."

"It worked! My Z-mail went through!" Byblos cheered. "You must be from the Trine of Fenario, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am the head of the council of Fenarian sorcerers, known as the Trine. You may call me..."

"The Netherlord!" the mindflayer hissed. She seemed to be writhing in mental pain.

"You still remember me? I am impressed."

"You and your people hunted down and butchered all of my kind. I will never forget that!"

"Yet you feared us enough not to ever return to Fenario. You still remember this too, then." The Netherlord held up the crown. "The wearer of this Psycrown is immune to your mind-reading abilities, and even when not worn, the artifact prevents you from fleeing this site. You managed to avoid it all this time, but now your fate is sealed. 

Heroes of Heroica, the Trine struck a deal with your Veterans after they found out about the Psycrown from the mindflayer's former ally, a werewolf called Ulric. They promised to contact us if they ever came across this mindflayer, and we agreed to come with the Psycrown. However, I must ask you to finish the task for me, for my powers are not what they used to be." The Netherlord looks at Namyrra curiously. "Miss Uq here is young by our standards. I on the other hand have been alive since the reign of the first Fenarian king. Speaking of you, Namyrra, your aunt misses you and hopes you could one day forgive what happened with your parents and come back home."

"Will you stop this incessant blabbering and fight me, damn it!"

"Very well. Which of you will take the Psycrown and use it against this wretched creature?"

Psycrown (Allows the wearer to bypass Perfect Dodge with their actions; headwear)

Enemies:
The Immortal Mindflayer
*Immune to burned, poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* *Perfect Dodge* *Drain* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *Hastened*
Type: Ancient
Level: 150
Health: 9999/9999
Special I: Ambergaze – Causes stunned, blinded and sealed -effects to all opponents
Special II: Eatress – Depletes the target’s health and ether to 1.
Special III: Maeb – Makes all allies encouraged.
Special IV: Brahne – Causes doomed-effect to all opponents.
Special V: Songbird – Restores up to 1000 health to all allies.
Special VI: Baba – Causes minimized -effects to all opponents.
Special VII: Barbariccia – Causes enamored, confused and hexed -effects to all opponents.
Drops: ???
Note: Specials are used in order. The Immortal Mindflayer can sense every move that the heroes make and dodge them, including items used against it. A Psycrown is needed to be equipped to surpass the Perfect Dodge. The Immortal Mindflayer’s attacks transfer the damage done as health.

Party:
Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut)
36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER*
Level 56 2/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Auto Revive* *Encouraged* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Inspired* *Hastened* 
Power: 78 (56+22) (Spellpower: 87 (56+22+10))
Defense: 17 (2+5+5+5)
Health: 88/88 (5+56+15+1+1+10)
Ether: 98/104 (5+56+15+10+10+4+2+2)
Gold: 806+762+1526+9900+263
Equipment: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Warlord’s Helmet (SP:5, healing through ether in a battle encourages targets as well, suitable to clerics and chi monks; headwear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Scorching Staff (WP:20, attacks and fire-elemental spells cause blinded; fire-elemental staff), Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Doom Axe (WP:19, has 1/6 chance to cause doomed; axe), Adamantine Staff (WP:50, can be transformed into an Adamantite Ore at a smithy for 500 gold; staff), Bone Saw (WP:17, causes weakened and fragile to humanoids, beasts, vermin and flying enemies; longsword), Tusk Shield (SP:10, enemies that hit the user are damaged equal to the shield’s SP; shield), Demon’s Fiddle (WP:12, causes enamored and cursed; instrument)
Artifacts: Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation), Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear), Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear), Helmet of Asmodeus (Makes SP randomly fluctuate between either 0 or 60 each round regardless of other equipment; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; headwear), Stella Polaris (Grants immunity to ice and doubles spellpower of ice-elemental spells; accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; accessory), Infernal Armor (SP:10, absorb fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; bodywear)
Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), 2x Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode
Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, Greater Potion (Restores 50 health to the target.), 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 9 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Kraken Fang (Grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed.), Smoke Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption), Sword of Asmodeus (Power +6 but max. health -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Rod of Asmodeus (Spellpower +6 but max. ether -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Cup of Asmodeus (Max. health +6 but power -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Pentacle of Asmodeus (Max. ether +6 but spellpower -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.)
Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest), , Rare Metal (Value 750 gold), 2x Crown (Worth 300 gold.)
Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie)
33 year old male human Rogue Thief
Level 44 4/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble* *Triple Exp* *Auto Revive* *Encouraged* *Blessed* *Hastened*
Power: 123 (44+79)
Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2)
Health: 87/87 (7+43+20+6+6+5)
Gold: 557
Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 79, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory),
Inventory
Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon), Bow of the Void (WP:10, each demon and ethereal enemy alive in the battle temporarily increases the WP by 1, longbow), Bloodied Poleaxe (WP:15, causes the bleeding by 5 -effect; halberd), Brain Drill (WP:20, damages the target’s ether as well; suitable to all classes), Phlegethon (WP:20, doubled by each knocked out party member, fire-elemental whip)
Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear), Vengeful Heart (Power +10, but the user cannot change target of attacks until the previous one is defeated; accessory)
Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 eth, er), Topaz, 2x Ruby, Amethyst, 2x Aquamarine, Archangel's Summonstone
Consumables: Health Core, 2 Elixirs, 3 Grand Tonics, Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), 3 Ether Cores, 4 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Dirt Bomb, Fire Bomb,Water Bomb, Doomsday Bomb (Deals 99 damage to all enemies.), Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Hexed Idol (Causes the hexed-effect to one humanoid enemy when consumed.), 6 Bones
Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 3 Mythril Shards
Decamon Deck (35): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9), Archdemon (Dark 10)
Hybros (played by JimButcher)
55-year-old male imp Marauder
Level 47 4/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized * *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Overkill* *Triple Exp* *Auto Revive x2* *Encouraged* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Inspired*
Power: 80 & 55 (47+30+3)  & (47+5+3)
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 3
Health: 78/78 156/156 (7+46+15+5+5)
Gold: 69
Equipment:  Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-,darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed andMinimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory)
Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects)
Inventory:
Weapons:  Rumble Mace (WP:25, causes stunned; lightning-elemental mace), Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth-elemental; dagger),  Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:50 2/4, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [Health Core], deals confused, water-elemental; dagger),  Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Batarang (WP:13, darkness-elemental throwing weapon.), Demon Skull Club (WP:18, double damage against humanoids, club), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield)
Artifacts: Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 3, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory)
Spell Items: Diamond
Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 9x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 10x Remedy, 4x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 4x Nostrum, 5x Mead, Soma, Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, Bravado Brew, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Aeolus Bomb, Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy
Others: Garnet, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Mythril Shards, Ancient Amber
Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan
Level 36 1/4 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* *Prevent Fleeing*  *Auto Revive* *Encouraged* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Inspired* *Hastened*
Power: 48 (36+10+2)
Power Bonus: +2
Defense: 84 (6x7=42x2)
Health: 74/74 82/148 (9+15+35+3+2+5+5)
Gold: 0
Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone),
Inventory:
Weapons: Tyrant’s Maul (WP:28, causes hexed, hammer.), Dual Staff (WP:8; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Glacial Mace (WP:12, has 1/2 chance to cause slowed; ice-elemental mace), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace), Heaven & Hell (WP:25, dual hit, light- and darkness-elemental whip), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing the battle; accessory),
Artifacts: Bloody Skull Helmet (SP:3, heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by bleeding at the end of each round; headwear.), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory),  Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear)
Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening
Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 9 Remedies, Vaccine (Removes virus-effect; consumable.), 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and poisoned by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest)
Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)
1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer
Level 52 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Hexed, Burned, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Lucky* *Blessed*
Power: 80 (52+28)
Defense: 10 20 (3+2+5)
Health: 71/71 (5+51+5+5+5)
Ether: 79/81 (5+51+1+5+4+5+10)
Gold: 0
Equipment: Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28, staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory)
Inventory: 
Weapons: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace),  Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20, darkness-elemental longsword), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield), Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield)
Artifacts: Demonic Pointy Hat (+13 maximum ether, -13 maximum health; suitable for suitable for mages, necromancers and weather mages; headwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear), Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear),
Spell Items: Amethyst, 2 Emeralds, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether)
Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Greater Tonic, Ether Cores (7), Remedies (9), Phoenix Essences (6), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (12), Nostrum (3), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17)
Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll
Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut)
30 years old male Metasimian Scholar
Level 33 1/4 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Immune to Fire* *Speed Reading* *Auto Revive* *Encouraged* *Blessed* *Hastened* *Fire Armor* *Ice Armor*
Power: 66 (33+33)
Defense: 5
Health: 48/48 (6+32+10)
Ether: 31/51 (9+32+10)
Gold: 250
Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP: equal to user's level; inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon)
Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening
Others: Ether Core, Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.)

[JimBee]

22 hours ago, K-Nut said:

Sorry, I was waiting for all actions to be posted before I posted the battle order.

OOC: My bad. I thought it would be fairly obvious so no need to wait for everyone to get their actions in. Sandy, I should've gotten a little overkill gold.

"...I will take it. I am just glad we have some way to fight her." Hybros equips the Psycrown in place of the Crystal Shoes, then dumps his Minimizing Dust all over the Mindflayer. "Take this!"

With the witch weakened, the opportunity to end her reign is wide open. Hybros prepares to attack her twice in the front row with Zoot's Reaper and the Sword of Ancestral Hatred (next round - barring any surprises I think we can just autoroll into that).

 

[K-Nut]

Battle Order

Hybros

Byblos

Atramor

Althior

Namyrra

Pretzel

[Sandy]

Results of Round Six of the Ultimate Battle:
>Hybros equips Psycrown instead of Crystal Shoes
>Hybros uses Minimizing Dust on The Immortal Mindflayer - (T.I.M: minimized for 3 rounds)
>Byblos does nothing
>Atramor does nothing
>Althior does nothing
>Namyrra does nothing
>Pretzel does nothing

The Immortal Mindflayer - Free Hit vs. Hybros (Hybros: 156 health+3 SP-(15x2/2=15 dmg)=144 health)
The Immortal Mindflayer - Free Hit vs. Byblos (Byblos: 48 health+5 SP-(15x2/2=15 dmg)=38 health)

Althior: transcended, blessed (+1 ether, +9 health)
Atramor: blessed (+9 health)
Hybros: blessed (+16 health)
Pretzel: blessed (+15 health)
Namyrra: blessed (+8 health)
Byblos: blessed (+5 health)

Results of Round Seven of the Ultimate Battle:
Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & SoAH) vs. The Immortal Mindflayer - Shield (Slice & Dice - T.I.M.: 999 health-((30+50=80x3=240)+50=290x2=580 dmg)=419 health+fragile+cursed)
Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & SoAH) vs. The Immortal Mindflayer - Damage (Hybros: 156 health+3 SP-(15x2=30 dmg)=129 health)
>Byblos does nothing
>Atramor does nothing
>Althior does nothing
>Namyrra does nothing
>Pretzel does nothing

The Immortal Mindflayer - Free Hit vs. Hybros (Hybros: 129 health+3 SP-(15x2=30 dmg)=102 health)

The Immortal Mindflayer: cursed (-99 max health)
Althior: transcended, blessed (+1 ether, +9 health)
Atramor: blessed (+9 health)
Hybros: blessed (+16 health)
Pretzel: blessed (+15 health)
Namyrra: blessed (+8 health)
Byblos: blessed (+5 health)

Results of Round Eight of the Ultimate Battle:
Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & SoAH) vs. The Immortal Mindflayer - Critical Dual Hit (T.I.M.: 419 health-(80+30+100+50=260x2=520 dmg)=0 health; Hybros: 101 gold from overkill)
Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & SoAH) vs. The Immortal Mindflayer 
>Byblos does nothing
>Atramor does nothing
>Althior does nothing
>Namyrra does nothing
>Pretzel does nothing

"Gyaaaaahhhhh!!!"

The death cry of the mindflayer was otherwordly. All the power she had gathered throughout thousands of years were nullified in a fleeting moment. Being a true loner, she had made the fatal error of underestimating the effectiveness of cooperation. With the whole world against her, all the might and all the magic in the universe could not save her, for she was just one among billions. That realization struck her at the moment of her death.

One fatal error, and Baba was erased from history.

~THE ULTIMATE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS!~

Experience:
Althior: +1/5 
Atramor: +3/5
Hybros: +3/5
Pretzel: +1/4
Namyrra: +1/5
Byblos: +1/4

Loot:
The Title of the Mindflayer Slayer (to Hybros)
Garuda Wings (Makes the user permanently hastened; Power +50 to winged warriors; backwear)
Phlegethon (WP:20, doubled by each knocked out party member, fire-elemental whip) (Stolen by Atramor)
Vengeful Heart (Power +10, but the user cannot change target of attacks until the previous one is defeated; accessory) (Stolen by Atramor)
Pandemonicon (WP: equal to user's level; inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to scholars only)
Wide-brimmed Hat (Protects from all negative effects except sudden death and virus; headwear)
Hexed Idol (Causes the hexed-effect to one humanoid enemy when consumed.) (Stolen by Atramor)

Party:
Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut)
36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER*
Level 56 3/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness*
Power: 78 (56+22) (Spellpower: 87 (56+22+10))
Defense: 17 (2+5+5+5)
Health: 88/88 (5+56+15+1+1+10)
Ether: 99/104 (5+56+15+10+10+4+2+2)
Gold: 806+762+1526+9900+263
Equipment: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Warlord’s Helmet (SP:5, healing through ether in a battle encourages targets as well, suitable to clerics and chi monks; headwear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Scorching Staff (WP:20, attacks and fire-elemental spells cause blinded; fire-elemental staff), Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Doom Axe (WP:19, has 1/6 chance to cause doomed; axe), Adamantine Staff (WP:50, can be transformed into an Adamantite Ore at a smithy for 500 gold; staff), Bone Saw (WP:17, causes weakened and fragile to humanoids, beasts, vermin and flying enemies; longsword), Tusk Shield (SP:10, enemies that hit the user are damaged equal to the shield’s SP; shield), Demon’s Fiddle (WP:12, causes enamored and cursed; instrument)
Artifacts: Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation), Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear), Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear), Helmet of Asmodeus (Makes SP randomly fluctuate between either 0 or 60 each round regardless of other equipment; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; headwear), Stella Polaris (Grants immunity to ice and doubles spellpower of ice-elemental spells; accessory), Scholar’s Codex (Makes negative effect scrolls deal non-elemental damage equal to the user’s level when successfully used, but also cost 1 ether more; suitable to scholars only; accessory), Infernal Armor (SP:10, absorb fire; suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, skirmishers and vindicators; bodywear)
Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), 2x Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode
Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, Greater Potion (Restores 50 health to the target.), 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 9 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Kraken Fang (Grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed.), Smoke Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption), Sword of Asmodeus (Power +6 but max. health -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Rod of Asmodeus (Spellpower +6 but max. ether -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Cup of Asmodeus (Max. health +6 but power -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.), Pentacle of Asmodeus (Max. ether +6 but spellpower -6 when merged into an artifact at a smithy.)
Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest), , Rare Metal (Value 750 gold), 2x Crown (Worth 300 gold.)
Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie)
33 year old male human Rogue Thief
Level 45 2/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble* *Triple Exp*
Power: 124 (45+79)
Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2)
Health: 88/88 (7+44+20+6+6+5)
Gold: 557
Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 79, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory),
Inventory
Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon), Bow of the Void (WP:10, each demon and ethereal enemy alive in the battle temporarily increases the WP by 1, longbow), Bloodied Poleaxe (WP:15, causes the bleeding by 5 -effect; halberd), Brain Drill (WP:20, damages the target’s ether as well; suitable to all classes), Phlegethon (WP:20, doubled by each knocked out party member, fire-elemental whip)
Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear), Vengeful Heart (Power +10, but the user cannot change target of attacks until the previous one is defeated; accessory)
Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 eth, er), Topaz, 2x Ruby, Amethyst, 2x Aquamarine, Archangel's Summonstone
Consumables: Health Core, 2 Elixirs, 3 Grand Tonics, Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), 3 Ether Cores, 4 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Dirt Bomb, Fire Bomb,Water Bomb, Doomsday Bomb (Deals 99 damage to all enemies.), Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Hexed Idol (Causes the hexed-effect to one humanoid enemy when consumed.), 6 Bones
Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 3 Mythril Shards
Decamon Deck (35): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9), Archdemon (Dark 10)
Hybros (played by JimButcher), the Mindflayer Slayer
55-year-old male imp Marauder
Level 48 2/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, and all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Overkill* *Triple Exp*
Power: 81 & 101 (48+30+3)  & (48+50+3)
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 3
Health: 79/79 (7+47+15+5+5)
Gold: 69
Equipment:  Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:50 2/4, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-,darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory),  Psycrown (Allows the wearer to bypass Perfect Dodge; headwear)
Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects)
Inventory:
Weapons:  Rumble Mace (WP:25, causes stunned; lightning-elemental mace), Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth-elemental; dagger),   Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [Health Core], deals confused, water-elemental; dagger),  Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Batarang (WP:13, darkness-elemental throwing weapon.), Demon Skull Club (WP:18, double damage against humanoids, club), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace),  Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield)
Artifacts: Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 3, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed andMinimized; footwear),
Spell Items: Diamond
Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 9x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 10x Remedy, 4x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 4x Nostrum, 5x Mead, Soma, Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, Bravado Brew, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Aeolus Bomb, Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy
Others: Garnet, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Mythril Shards, Ancient Amber
Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan
Level 36 2/4 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* *Prevent Fleeing*
Power: 48 (36+10+2)
Power Bonus: +2
Defense: 84 (6x7=42x2)
Health: 74/74 (9+15+35+3+2+5+5)
Gold: 0
Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone),
Inventory:
Weapons: Tyrant’s Maul (WP:28, causes hexed, hammer.), Dual Staff (WP:8; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Glacial Mace (WP:12, has 1/2 chance to cause slowed; ice-elemental mace), Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace), Heaven & Hell (WP:25, dual hit, light- and darkness-elemental whip), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing the battle; accessory),
Artifacts: Bloody Skull Helmet (SP:3, heals wearer by the amount of health other combatants lose by bleeding at the end of each round; headwear.), The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), White Ninja Cowl (Once per battle, the wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory),  Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear)
Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening
Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 9 Remedies, Vaccine (Removes virus-effect; consumable.), 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, Smelling Salts, Soma, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, Plague Bomb (Causes 15 damage and poisoned by 15 -effect to all opponents when used.), 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest)
Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)
1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer
Level 52 1/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Hexed, Burned, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* 
Power: 80 (52+28)
Defense: 10 (3+2+5)
Health: 71/71 (5+51+5+5+5)
Ether: 79/81 (5+51+1+5+4+5+10)
Gold: 0
Equipment: Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28, staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory)
Inventory: 
Weapons: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace),  Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20, darkness-elemental longsword), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield), Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield)
Artifacts: Demonic Pointy Hat (+13 maximum ether, -13 maximum health; suitable for suitable for mages, necromancers and weather mages; headwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear), Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear),
Spell Items: Amethyst, 2 Emeralds, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether)
Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Greater Tonic, Ether Cores (7), Remedies (9), Phoenix Essences (6), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (12), Nostrum (3), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17)
Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll
Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut)
30 years old male Metasimian Scholar
Level 33 2/4 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Immune to Fire* *Speed Reading*
Power: 66 (33+33)
Defense: 5
Health: 43/48 (6+32+10)
Ether: 31/51 (9+32+10)
Gold: 250
Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP: equal to user's level; inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon)
Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening
Others: Ether Core, Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.)

[JimBee]

Hybros lowered his weapons. It was finally over. "Heh... Well from all that I've heard about this witch she certainly was not much of a match for us. Boomingham, Guts and Eric would be impressed, I think, heheheh."

OOC: Sandy, did you mean Winged Warrior the class in regards to the Garuda Wings, or any flying character?

 

[Palathadric]

I clench my fists in fury as the party elects Hybros to fight and kill the mindflayer. Will this be the moment when he betrays us all at last? Have all his years with Heroica been for this final betrayal.

Hence, I am more than relieved when, after pouring his dust on her, he stamps her into the ground.

"Good riddance!" I say, spitting on her tiny frame.

"Good work!" I manage to say to Hybros.

[Sandy]

On 13.10.2016 at 10:31 PM, JimBee said:

OOC: Sandy, did you mean Winged Warrior the class in regards to the Garuda Wings, or any flying character?

QM Note: I meant winged warrior, sorry. It's corrected now.

The heroes looked at each other, panting and out of breath. The battle was over. Their enemies were either dead or banished back to the dimension they came from. The body of the one who started this all lied next to his former lover who was now relieved from the burden of vengeance.

But the rift was still looming in the sky above them.

"You are a bearer of the Pandemonicon", the Netherlord said to Byblos. "You must close that rift before more demons pour out of it."

Byblos gazed up with a serious expression.

"I am aware. But this book, it has brought nothing good to the world. It cannot be destroyed or lost, it will eventually resurface somewhere. I know this because I have formed a strong bond with the book, and I know what it is capable of. What I am capable of through using it. That is why I have decided to close the rift, but from the other side. I only would like to request that you give me Solomon's copy of the Pandemonicon too, Althior. That way the world would be rid of two volumes of the devilish codex, leaving only one behind - gods know where it is. What do you say?"

Would Althior comply?

[Palathadric]

"Hmm...as much as I'd like you to take them over there, so we can be rid of these horrid books once and for all, will we be able to combat the remaining Pandemonicon without having one ourselves?"

[Quarryman]

"Master Pretzel, you do have a good point, but remember that we had no Pandemonicon when we got hold of the first one, so I'm confident that we can do it again. Master Emorith, I think you definitely should accept master Byblos' proposal."

[K-Nut]

Althior hesitates, the words flying by him seeming like a blur. "What will become of you, then, Byblos? However odd it may sound, Heroica still needs you,"

[Palathadric]

4 hours ago, Quarryman said:

"Master Pretzel, you do have a good point, but remember that we had no Pandemonicon when we got hold of the first one, so I'm confident that we can do it again. Master Emorith, I think you definitely should accept master Byblos' proposal."

"I suppose so."

[JimBee]

Hybros sheathed his weapons, and paused. "...No. Byblos, my people have endured in the void for many years. I would not wish the same fate upon you or anyone else. That is why I need that Pandemonicon. There are still some of us imps in that void. I figured out how to get them out once, and I can do it again. I must do it again. And the Monk is right. Perhaps the final Pandemonicon is in the hands of someone even more dangerous. We will not know until we face him. Until then, we must learn what we can from this book."

He held out a hand to take the Pandemonicon from Althior. "Please."

[CMP]

3 minutes ago, JimBee said:

Hybros sheathed his weapons, and paused. "...No. Byblos, my people have endured in the void for many years. I would not wish the same fate upon you or anyone else. That is why I need that Pandemonicon. There are still some of us imps in that void. I figured out how to get them out once, and I can do it again. I must do it again. And the Monk is right. Perhaps the final Pandemonicon is in the hands of someone even more dangerous. We will not know until we face him. Until then, we must learn what we can from this book."

He held out a hand to take the Pandemonicon from Althior. "Please."

Atramor stared down at the archdemon playing card in his hand, and then briefly at Baba's corpse, then Catnip's, then finally back at Hybros.

"Hell. No."

The rogue steps between Althior and Byblos with the Pandemonicons, and Hybros. His mythril claws, moving and shimmering and very alive underneath a fresh coat of black demon's blood, are still in hand.

"I appreciate you wantin' to help your people, mate, but look around you. Byblos, Namyrra, back me the hell up here, you both were in Azzurat, you know what these things are capable. I'll take these two back through that damn portal myself if I need to, but they're NOT stayin' in this world, Hybros. Not after all this." 

Atramor drops his stolen loot in the pile and gives all his gold to Althior.

[JimBee]

Hybros frowns. Zoot's Reaper was still buzzing in it's sheath, now whispering wildly into Hybros' head. He rested a hand on the hilt to quiet it. "In the wrong hands. If we send the Pandemonicon copies back to their homes they are only more likely to be found by those who want to escape and back into this world. These archdemons can never be killed, and they will never stop trying to escape. The book is safest in my hands."

[CMP]

14 minutes ago, JimBee said:

Hybros frowns. Zoot's Reaper was still buzzing in it's sheath, now whispering wildly into Hybros' head. He rested a hand on the hilt to quiet it. "In the wrong hands. If we send the Pandemonicon copies back to their homes they are only more likely to be found by those who want to escape and back into this world. These archdemons can never be killed, and they will never stop trying to escape. The book is safest in my hands."

"There are no right hands for this thing. The Pandemonicons are useless in Azazot, and they clearly need mortals to be used. You're one of them. Who's to say it'll even work for you?"

Atramor glared at the scythe in Hybros' hands. Phlegethon and its twin the Pheles Kris might've had a similar effect on him, once. No more.

 "You're not thinkin' straight, mate. Every one of them in our world is another Azzurat waitin' to happen - another million people waitin' to die for someone's world domination attempt. Sorry, mate, but your people aren't worth that risk."

Edited October 17, 2016 by CMP

[Palathadric]

"Atramor and Namyrra are right. We've gotten possession of these books without the books help. We will do it again if we have to. If we don't succeed the first time, we will do it a second time until we do succeed. We are Heroes, we will be successful in the end."

[Sandy]

On 16.10.2016 at 6:20 PM, K-Nut said:

Althior hesitates, the words flying by him seeming like a blur. "What will become of you, then, Byblos? However odd it may sound, Heroica still needs you,"

"I have aspirations beyond this world, and the Pandemonicon has promised to show me the way - and that way leads into the Void and to the countless planes of existence beyond. You are wrong, Althior, Heroica does not need me. It never has. I was given the job of a librarian for being too useless for anything else. I have taught Bookmark to continue my work, and I believe it can do it even better that me. No, my future is in the Void and I will take my own Pandemonicon with me. The only question remains, will you give me the other one?"

11 hours ago, JimBee said:

Hybros frowns. Zoot's Reaper was still buzzing in it's sheath, now whispering wildly into Hybros' head. He rested a hand on the hilt to quiet it. "In the wrong hands. If we send the Pandemonicon copies back to their homes they are only more likely to be found by those who want to escape and back into this world. These archdemons can never be killed, and they will never stop trying to escape. The book is safest in my hands."

"Demons cannot use the Pandemonicon - they are slaves to it. I will make sure the copies will not return to Olegaia, so you would have two less problems to worry about. And Hybros, if I meet your kind while in the Void, I will surely help them find their way back here. It's a slim chance at best, but I will make that promise."

[JimBee]

The whispering from Zoot's Reaper finally stopped. Hybros lowered his head so the rim of his hat covered his eyes. "...Perhaps... there is another way. I do not know, but what you say is true. I... I cannot risk something like this happening again. It is no use if my people do not have a world to come back to."

He raised his head to look at Byblos. "Then we will see each other again someday." He held out a hand. "Thank you for assistance with the book the first time around. If anyone can be trusted with it, it is you." 

[K-Nut]

Loot

Althior: Garuda Wings, Crown, Rudra Bomb, Cup of Asmodeus, Bone Saw, Aquamarine

Atramor: Wide-Brammed Hat, Heaven and Hell, Sword of Asmodeus, Kraken Fang

Hybros: Helmet of Asmodeus, Tusk Shield, Scholar's Codex,

Namyrra: Adamantite Rod, Rod of Asmodeus, Stella Polaris

Pretzel: Crown, Pentacle of Asmodeus, Phoenix Essence, Demon's Fiddle, Infernal Armor

 

Althior hands the copy of the pandemonican to Byblos. "I suppose this is the only option. Farewell Byblos; may you find peace in the next world,"