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Matthias yawns.

I decided I wanted something that made more sense on the forum. Thanks Brickdoctor! I bow to the superior memory of the Brickdoctor. In any case, the point is, there's an SP:10 cleric armor floating around out there. And Matthias is a few levels away from Druid.... Hahahahahahaha fat chance.

The loot is incredible... the cleric armor is the highest SP artefact in the game, tied with the iron knuckle armor if memory serves. P.S. - Yes, I like my fancy-schmancy cannon very much!

Look at the loot in #108... remind me to always send Matthias on @Waterbrick Down's quests!

"How dare you doubt us, bourgeois peasantDuke! We're heroes! Don't thank us, pay us!"

"I think we all are, whether we say it or not," the gnome agrees. Matthias, anxious that the party be on its way, speaks up again. "I try to maintain good relationships with all parties, so you may mention the name Matthias to your kin, should we find a way to clear you," he says, "but now I do agree it's time we were on our way." With that, the ranger drags himself out of the inn, once again looking for Alexis and the Shawes and hoping that at some point the party will chose to find a place to rest.

Matthias, having stumbled heavily downstairs, is glad that the party - and the Hinckwells - seem to have followed and put aside bloodshed, at least for the moment. The gnome's eyes twinkle just a little as the crab addresses him so apologetically. "I'm not angry with you, Master Russel," he says, "I'm just exhausted. The way we've been pushing the pace with no sleep, and all the fighting... it's just hard to keep up. I do hope Lady Purpearl's fight-first-questions-never attitude isn't rubbing off on you...." Hearing the older man's comments to the ladies, Matthias decides to interject. "I don't know that it's wise for use to insert ourselves into anything right now, Master... I don't think I caught your name? In any case, I'm sure we wouldn't mind helping, but our party has other matters to attend to - pressing matters that will not get better with time." Finally home - thanks all for your patience with me!

With all the commotion Matthias finally shakes himself awake enough to speak up. "I'm not really sure why our crab friend here didn't just knock," he glares at Ruffers, "and I'm terribly sorry to have disturbed you. We should be going." The gnome motions wearily to the rest of the party and walks away, wondering if the others will follow and whether, as tired as he is, he can find his way back to Fenral and the Shawes. P.S. - I should be home from my trip sometime in the next day or so; hopefully I can be slightly more active!

Matthias, too asleep to be emotionally invested in the confrontation and honestly not sure why they didn't just knock, remains at the back of the group, waiting to see whether Berthadhiell's bloodlust or Calmcacil's more conciliatory methods will prevail. His chin dips forward occasionally as he fights off weary drowsiness. How do the others do it? Three days without sleep! the gnome thinks to himself.

Matthias, too sleepy to really know what's going on, chooses to follow the majority. "Let's just get it over with," he mumbles. In case it wasn't clear, he's going with Purpearl and Nerwen to "help the Shawes".

Matthias doesn't even bother answering; it doesn't much matter to him if Berthadhiell chooses to accept the offer, decline and try to find their own way, or even outright attack the two Shawe men if the fit takes her - as long as a bed isn't too far away.

Why, it's the spitting image of Lord Lawrence Boomingham! Just noticed above, Matthias doesn't seem to have received his 2x Red Death Blood. Matthias, startled from a waking sleep, rubs his face and murmurs to the animals - loud enough that Calmcacil can understand. "I hope Lady Nerwen's friends are friendly, and I hope they can provide us a bed for the night..."

I know, I know, double post, but this is too funny: That was totally dope, dude!

Ehh, that more or less defeats the point of having Decamon throughout the Olegaia - and it doesn't help anyone who wants to play against NPCs. As a second problem, say Lind and Matthias go to the library to play. Matthias makes it a point to let Lind choose his cards first (which you then post to the library thread), and I simply have Matthias choose cards that can beat yours. And as a third problem, good luck getting a bunch of cash-strapped characters to donate cards or gold to establish the library in the first place.... P.S. - This applies directly to Heroica and everything in it.

Somehow I get the feeling that since Decamon is about winning and losing cards, that might not work... for example, I "check out" a bunch of level 7 and 8 cards from the "library," then lose a bunch of them to a particularly well-played NPC, and bring back just one or two level 1 cards....

Whoops, did I type that out loud?

Yep, I'm excited. http://www.youtu.be/VAcUv5ROTSI P.S. - Duvors, I've always been confused by your signature of Throlar - is he two guys? Four? One?

While I agree with CK - I really don't like the instant death mechanism against players - I think if you go back and read what we said, no one complained about the toughness. It wasn't a "tough" enemy to begin with. There is a difference between "tough" (requires lots of consumables, different strategy than wade in and whack 'em, takes a while to kill) and "luck-based" (which is what this one was). The only thing we asked about here was whether you were trying to kill off some NPCs. I'll complain about this battle more in the QM Lounge after the quest. What we did complain about was this: Yes, three battles in three weeks is fine. Three battles, back-to-back-to-back, against the same enemy, with no plot or character development in between, is Endgame. Lind, I know he's a Munchkin, but you should realize that your character doesn't have to do and be everything hahaha. I know it's hard - I want Matthias to be the coolest, most hardcore character ever, and also hilarious to read, and the highest level character ever, and on and on... but what makes the game interesting is that not every character is all those things. For instance, Matthias is definitely too cool (too poor?) to play this silly Decamon game....

Matthias, bleary-eyed and quite at odds with the idea to push through another night, silently nods in agreement with Nerwen.

Matthias packs away the two blood tablets and looks ruefully at his bedroll, still against the wall from his ill-fated attempt to get a little shuteye. He's glad that Calmcacil has a plan to meet up with Berthadhiell at some point - he had begun to think the rest of the party had forgotten her. Holding Thistlethorp's helmet in one hand and Morrison's in the other, the gnome approaches Bert. "Won't you need to turn these in, or account for them somehow?" The ranger looks to Samuel. "By the same token, Master Samuel, if you're not coming with us, I'll need that sword back," he says. The gnome is slightly surprised that Calmcacil expects Midge to vanish or remain behind. "Midge, you're coming with us, right? At least you'll get to swing that axe around a bit more, and we should be meeting up with 'XX' at some point too..." he trails off. I did enjoy having the party's average height a little lower, Matthias thinks to himself. Once the matter of the helmets (and staff), sword, and axe are resolved, Matthias is ready to head out. I may not be able to post again for 24-36 hours, so we can move this along whenever, don't wait for me.

This post brought to you by a mobile device, sorry about the weird formatting, quotes, etc. What about CrabPig's second attack? Really? We've used 11 consumables just to kill Avery and get out of the safehouse - including both our available Phoenix Essences and all of Matthias' consumables - and Avery didn't even drop anything. You say that you balance your battles so that Heroes should use one consumable per battle. We've used three each... for three battles... plus the two Phoenix Essences. "> Alexis uses a Nostrum on Nerwen" "Alexis uses a Remedy on Russel and Pigley" "Alexis uses a Remedy on Nerwen Nerwen uses a Remedy on Midge" ">Matthias uses a Remedy on Midge" "Matthias uses a mead on Nerwen Matthias uses a mead on Alexis" "Russel & Pigley use a Phoenix Essence on Alexis" "> Alexis uses a Nostrum on Nerwen Samuel uses a Phoenix Essence on Alexis" "Matthias uses Smelling Salts on Alexis" Matthias, not terrifically happy with the poor results of his shooting, pulls a Smoke Bomb from his pouch, but when Calmcacil's angel appears once again, decides not to throw it - yet. He attacks. Suggested Battle Order: Variety Theme Bert: Halberd vs. Death > Matthias: Peashooter vs. Death Samuel: Sword of the Warrior Priest vs. Death Nerwen: Crowbar vs. Death CrabPig: Rebel's Sword vs. Death > Matthias: Peashooter vs. Death Alexis: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails vs. Death CrabPig: Rebel's Sword vs. Death Midge: Axe vs. Death One other option is someone uses a smelling salt on Nerwen, Nerwen attacks, Nerwen uses a Neutralizer, everyone else attacks (including Matthias and CrabPig twice each)....

Hooray for *Encouraged*, boo on not knowing who will die and who won't, and boo on not knowing what's happened to PPJB. Also, why didn't we think of having Nerwen and Samuel heal? Gotta remember that in the future. The racist comment and now this? I'm beginning to think Nerwen might be a redneck! That line is excellent. Matthias, still struggling slightly in the after-effects of almost needing a coffin, can't seem to find the right end of his weapon. He finally rights himself as Samuel's angel appears, and agrees wholeheartedly when Calmcacil orders them all forward under the angel's protective power. "Excellent work, Master Samuel! Everyone attack!" The ranger fires twice, almost savagely. > Matthias: Peashooter vs. Red Death > Matthias: Peashooter vs. Red Death P.S. - Shouldn't Matthias' health be 16/18, not 16/16?

Ok, this is beginning to get ridiculous... I suppose next we'll have to fight the door to get out, assuming we don't all roll sixes first.... This "Red Death Blood" better be worth it. But really, are you just trying to kill off Midge/Samuel/CrabPig/Bert? (30.5% chance of killing any hero that attacks, 2.8% chance of killing all three PCs if they attack....) I've been assuming that the "Elixer" in Thistlethorp's inventory/drops (and now Matthias') was just a misspelled "Elixir"... is that a good assumption or is it supposed to indicate something to us? I think Nerwen my need that mourning star, and CK probably wants the white cloak back too Does CrabPig have the Veterans' Protection Plan? Last question, did Matthias get *Encouraged* this battle? Matthias, horrified and nauseous at the blood pouring out everywhere, motions to Midge, Samuel, Bert, and the animals. "Stay back, this looks extremely dangerous. I don't want us to be responsible for dragging you all into your deaths." Pulling the Quickdraw Quiver back on (and losing his Dapper Hat once again in the process), the ranger shoves a tiny handful of powder into his leased cannon. He points it uncertainly at the bubbling blood and slams the striker. Suggested Battle Order Nerwen: Mourning Star vs. Red Death > Matthias: Change Dapper Hat for Quickdraw Quiver > Matthias: Peashooter vs. Red Death > Others: Do Nothing As noted above, there's a 2.8% chance of a total party kill (and quest failure, I assume) if we (PCs) all attack. At least one of us should sit out, and if the other two die while attacking, the remaining PC can sacrifice party NPCs as necessary to finish the battle. P.S. - If Nerwen manages a Shield (Guardian Angel), Matthias will do nothing with his second turn, and attack with everyone else next round.

I'm good with the pace, sorry I'm not around to update more often. And I'm not worried about the KO, CK - it's perfectly in character for Matthias to end a battle facedown in the dirt. But he won't say no to the loot. Reality painfully re-enters the gnome's mind, his body nothing but a memory of ice until Calmcacil's healing power warms him. Facedown in the dirt on top of his borrowed gonne, Matthias struggles to roll to one side and get upright. Shaking off the effects of another near-death experience, he leaves his weapon and the pile of loot and retrieves his stovepipe, carefully re-forming it and brushing off the dirt with his sleeve. Unslinging the Quickdraw Quiver from his back, the ranger settles the Dapper Hat on his head and gathers the loot, making careful note of which watchmen the particular elements once belonged to so he'll be able to return them. "Yes, Bert, I think we need to find the Lieutenant and Lady Purpearl right away."

Sorry all, I'm in the middle of nowhere still (until the end of the month) and I was deathly ill the last two days so I didn't have the energy to search out a connection. P.S. - Really, I'm gone for two days and Matthias kicks the bucket? Sheesh. Booo, couldn't have rounded down just this once? Well rats, if this had been taken into the battle order Matthias would have survived... Matthias' inert form lies fallen on top of his tiny cannon, testifying to the callous evil of Thistlethorp....