StickFig
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Matthias notices the new King, Boomingham, talking to Hoke, though he can't quite overhear their conversation. The gnome watches sadness cross their faces and looks into his own drink, wondering what will become of them all.
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Matthias strides back into the hall, tiny legs and tiny steps propelling more cannon and hat than should be possible. He stops at the quest board to sign up for Quest #158 before installing himself and his cannon at the end of the bar, a comically large tankard of cider in hand.
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The half-elf proprietor unable to give him a price, Matthias decides to keep the Dapper Hat. He departs the marketplace, but only a few minutes later is back in Fabian's boutique. "Master Fabian, would you be so kind as to merge this Scroll of Blindness into my Gentleman's Hat?" "Of course, my dear little man, it's what I do!" Half-elf, hat, scroll, and 50 gold disappear into the back room. Matthias hears a crash, a tiny explosion, a shriek of despair, and a bit of rummaging before Fabian returns, slightly disheveled and carrying the Gentleman's Hat with what appears to be a pair of googles attached, sitting above the brim. "Unfortunately, my dear little man, your scroll was destroyed before it could be properly imbued into the felt. However, I just happened to have this excellent example of eyewear on hand, which provide all the same benefits! I've attached them to your hat to make quite the spiffing Steampunk Stovepipe if I do say so myself!" He polishes out an imagined speck on one lens, giving a dramatic flourish before handing the hat to Matthias with a slightly anxious expression. "I paid good money for that scroll!" Matthias begins, but he can't help but think how dashing the goggles look strapped to the front of the hat. "You know what? I'll take it." He settles the stylish topper on his head and departs the market. 785 - 50 = 735 gold remaining
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Matthias slips the scroll into a pouch and slips bumblingly out the door towards the market.
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Matthias counts out 100 gold as he marches across the common room to a wicked looking hero in a wicked looking helmet. He offers the gold. "I will buy it. Thank you."
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Matthias enters the Hall as quietly as possible for a two-foot man with a four-foot cannon - which is not really all that quietly - and goes to the quest board. Seeing no upcoming operations, he finds a trade note. "Is someone here selling a Scroll of Blindness? I have 100 gold!"
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Matthias scurries through the market, stopping at Anwyl's smithy to sell his Pongcanis Crossbow before arriving at Fabian's boutique. He has the Aquamarine removed from his Crocodile Handbag, then sells it along with his Winged Sandals. As he walks out of the fashion parlor, a Gentleman's Hat on display catches his eye, and he is delighted to find a secrete hidden inside it, a hidden armor plate making the hat more than it seemed. Walking back through the shop, the gnome finds that Fabian's tricornes are equipped with even thicker armor, but they just aren't Matthias' style. "This is a beautiful hat," he remarks to Fabian, "but could you improve it more? What about adding these two gems to the armor?" Fabian is nonplussed at the prospect of doing work, but knowing he'll soon have the gnome's gold in his grasp, he takes the Ethereal Garnet and Aquamarine from Matthias and retrieves a set of jeweler's tools from his bench. Only a few seconds pass by before he presents the Ethereal Gentleman's Hat (SP:1; immunity to Earth and Water; protects from Sealed-effect; 1/2 chance to protect from Asleep-effect; suitable for men; headwear) to his customer. Matthias sweeps off his Dapper Hat and carefully settles the new chimney on his pate. It fits perfectly, with just the right weight, and as he admires his height in Fabian's mirror, he hands the half-elf a gob of coins. "What price could you give me for this Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear)? 10 gold?" 955 + 40 - 50 + 30 + 40 - 30 - 50 - 50 = 885 gold remaining
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+1 on both. Excellent!
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@Waterbrick Down, great quest, and all the more amazing that you're a parent now! Welcome to a whole new world! Can't say how happy I am for you. I'm just saying, @Zepher would have let them die, or the Santa dwarf boss guy would have resurrected three times, or something , and there's a time and a place for that, but with the Seuss-inspired feel of the quest, this was right. And I'm a parent, I need a happy ending in a story like that. Plus, druid gonna druid. I'm just mad at those dumb guardian angels - what kind of angel doesn't protect kids?! Thanks for the compliments - honestly I feel like I owe you all an apology. This semester has been a slog in all possible ways: classes, extended family drama, health issues... I haven't had the focus I really want to for this game but it has been a welcome escape. I will work on more thoughts later, but for now, thank you all, especially WBD, for making this another wonderful quest. Honestly, Matthias has never been on a bad one!
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Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
StickFig replied to Waterbrick Down's topic in The Heroica Archive
Matthias gratefully accepts his share of the coin, and the wonderful staff presented to him. During each evening of their long journey to each of the childrens' homes and back to Eubric, the gnome tinkers with his equipment (Bearer of the Anvil) and eventually finds his big cannon slightly improved (11 + 1 = 12 WP). Thanks for a really great quest, WBD! Merry Christmas(?)! Also congratulations again! -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias looks up, a tiny figure almost childlike, and smiles at the assembly around him. "Feast we shall, for these little ones were lost, and now are found." -
Hooray! Congratulations and God bless your family!
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Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias blushes a bit under his stovepipe hat and looks around for Grunch and Mux. "Without Master Grunch, I'm afraid we wouldn't be bringing the children back at all. This village owes him and Master Mux a debt of gratitude." -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias turns to head out to the third tunnel, but Grunch and Mux have beaten him to it. He checks around the cavern once more for anything interesting or useful, waiting to bring up the rear as Thalion leads their party of heroes, orcs, and children out of the gloom. -
A: 2 - 5 - 12 B: 4 - 3 - 6 C: 4 - 8 - 9 D: 10 - 6 - 7
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Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias looks up at Lindy and doffs his hat. "I do believe they are, Miss Lindy. We found you thanks to Master Grunch," he says, indicating the greenskin with a wave of the topper. "He was the one stealing the toys - because they were all poisoned with a drug that allowed you to be kidnapped. He saved many children." After giving her just a moment to ponder, the druid begins to question the children. "Have any of you seen any other dark dwarves or automatons here? Or are there any other children in these tunnels that you know of? Have you heard or seen any others who are not here now?" -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias tips his hat to Pretzel and repeats. > Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Tinkerer B -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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"Strike now, while the angel protects us!" Matthias attacks Tinkerer B. > Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Tinkerer B -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias rejoices as the pulsing earthen veins burst forth once more, but has a fleeting glimpse of his comrades' thoughts: They think I'm just a walking pile of phoenix essences with a gun, don't they. Unfazed, the druid nods to Grunch as the latter climbs back to his feet. Taking aim at Tinkerer B, he waits to ensure none of the party becomes injured. > Matthias: Heal vs first injured party member; if none, Extraordinaire v. Tinkerer B Some reason Mux didn't get a heal? -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias complies, attacking Dwarf A, continuing to pray for a miracle. > Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Dwarf A -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias gasps back to life and attacks Dwarf B. > Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Dwarf B Definitely didn't realize Dwarf A was ranged, y'all, that's my bad. -
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Matthias repeats. > Matthias: Extraordinaire v. Dwarf A -
Hooray! Congratulations!
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Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
StickFig replied to Waterbrick Down's topic in The Heroica Archive
Wondering about damage calculations - shouldn't Matthias have hit Automaton B instead of A, and done (11 + 29 + 12) * 2 - 30 = 74 damage? His weapon is Lightning-elemental. Matthias repeats, praying for another miracle for Grunch. -
Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas
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Matthias repeats.