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Thalion, suspicious of the smiling ranger and his ostrich, uses his cloak to investigate their statistics (thinking about causing a fight, eh?) Sancho and his ostrich's stats: Smiling Sancho *immune to all elements* Type: Humanoid Level: 38 Health: ???/??? Special: DuoFire - Deals 19 fire elemental damage and stunned-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops: Bonfire Bow (WP:??, causes the stunned effect to target when Shield is rolled, fire-elemental, bow), Hunter's Quiver, Neutralizer, ?? Pessimistic Ostrich Type: Flying (?) Level: 16 Health: 325/325 Special I: Peck Peck Squawk - Ostrich pecks target in the eyes causing blinded effect for the next three turns or until remedied. Special II: Sniff Sniff Poke - Ostrich looks you over, sniffs, blinks twice and steals a random item from your inventory. Item may or may not be retrieved, depending on if the ostrich swallows it or not. Special III: Head in Sand - Ostrich sticks its head in the ground for the next round and is immune to all attacks. Drops: Phoenix Essence x4 Note: Special is chosen by dice roll. "Yes, of course. How else would I have gained my reputation as a famous ranger, hunter, tracker, whichever you need???" "So, do you want my help or not? I'll do it for free, since I finished my last assignment yesterday and don't have anything else to do at the moment."

I suppose you're right. Anyways, which hero was Nerwen referencing to as a liar?? (q58)

Same for poisoning, I'd say.

Benji repeats his attack. Same BO!

Ok then, no worries, our beloved QM hasn't posted the battle yet (as usual ) Benji changes his mind about the battle order, he decides to keep it as it was last round.

QM Note: What kind of stats do you want, Sancho as an ally or Sancho as an enemy?

Smiling Sancho continues smiling grandly as he answers the heroes' questions. "Listen mates, I have seen some frogs today but I haven't talked to any. I did see one that hopped a little funny, I think I saw it near the Ziegfriend manor. If you want I can help you look for it, its my occupation after all, ranger, hunter, tracker, whichever you need!" He finishes this statement with an even larger grin than previously.

Benji attacks Shy Shell B from the back row. Battle order: Docken Carvenhall Un'thor Thormanil Emorith

If attacking the Tangleweed, you should just use your normal bow. Otherwise, use the Golden Handcannon that I lent to you.

"Looking for a frog, eh? Why? Did he swallow a special fly of one of your employers? I've seen a few frogs recently, dunno if they are the frogs you are looking for."

The ostrich rider is on the ground and prepares to lead his ostrich by foot. But the stubborn ostrich won't budge, as he has noticed the heroes whispering behind them... The stupid ostrich squawks loudly in alarm. "SQUAAAWWRRRKK!" <"Ack! Intruders! Thieves!! Assassins!!! Serial Killers!!!!"> The hooded figures quickly jumps around, but doesn't seem upset like his ostrich, and he doesn't seem dangerous like the party perhaps thought. Instead, he is smiling in a friendly manner, ignoring the insane squawkings of his ostrich. "Assassins? I doubt it. Serial killers you do not seem to me. But I must admit, friends, it is a bit suspicious that you've been following me. An explanation perhaps? I don't know who you are, but I can only assume from the looks of your group that perhaps you are heroes of Heroica? If so, then we are friends." The friendly ostrich-riding man lowers his hood, still with his previous friendly grin. "Well friends, the name everyone calls me by is Smiling Sancho, so you can feel free to call me that as well. Smiling Sancho - part-time ranger, tracker, hunter, whatever you need that involves animals or nature, I can help you out. Nice to meet you all. Can I just ask though... why were you following me? Or at least it seemed that way."

Darn, I've been caught!

Battle Order: Docken Carvenhall Nihai Un'thor Emorith Benji attacks Tangleweed A from the back row with the Pongcanis Crossbow. "Lets do it, men!!" Benji shouts as the group starts the battle.

"Fair enough." I lend my golden handcannon to Xander, and lead the party from the sanctuary to the broken bridge.

The party starts to follow the tracks, not knowing where they lead. Not paying attention to their surroundings, they intently follow the tracks through the city, and in 15 minutes they already have no clue where they were (next time, pay attention! ). The tracks surprising are very fresh and distinct, so they must be on the right path... A half hour later the intrepid party is still following the tracks. They have traveled to a muddy road which smells like singed hair and animal waste. But it doesn't seem that they are frog tracks that they were following! The party must've been following this hooded man on his... Ostrich. Wait, he's getting down now. Its not clear whether he has noticed the heroes or not, but it wont be long til he notices. What does the party wish to do?

"Uhhh wuzzat!? What do you mean I fell asleep, that is absolute rubbish. I'm more surprised at the fact that Docken was damaged!" Loot Division: Althior - 2 remedies, 3 water bombs, smoke bomb Bart - remedy, 3 water bombs, smoke bomb Benji - 2 remedies, 4 water bombs Thormanil - remedy, 3 water bombs Xander - 2 remedies, 3 water bombs, smoke bomb Benji leads the party to rest in the central sanctuary. "Ok guys, think we should take a nostrum or mead or smelling salts or something in preparation for the upcoming hard battle?"

Benji attacks Gloom Widow B from the back row. Same battle order. "Good work so far, guys! Soon these spiders will be out of our way, and we can beat the owls to death."

No worries WBD, thanks for fixing it, although it was character optimization not min/max Overall, pretty nice, good work

Historica?

My sigfig is named Flare for reasons that I hope are obvious

The guy has tan pants on The heroes leave the Ziegfried estate. Despite the lack of wind, the gates eerily close shut as they walk out. Outside of the gate, the party turns right. They look around on the ground. Miracle of miracles! Tracks! They seem to be too small to be a person's footprints, so perhaps these are the frog tracks they were looking for...? The Party: Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) Level 10 Ranger Power: 15 Defense: 3 Health: 17/17 Gold: 28 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 5, darkness-elemental), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Artifact, bodywear, maximum health +2, SP: 2), Helmet (SP:1, borrowed from Nagure) Inventory: Bedroll, Shovel, Potion, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2 Ice Bombs, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable) Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) Level 21 Paladin *Immune to Fragile* Power: 35 Defense: 12 Health: 43/43 Ether: 21/21 Gold: 5 (Owe 50 to Docken, 79 to Arthur) Equipment: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10, Darkness- Fire- Elemental, causes Bleeding Effect for 5 Damage until remedied or healed to full health) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves (On Free Hits, Deals damage to enemy equal to Boomingham's level), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, Immunity to Fragile), Tome of Affluence (Generates 10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle, accessory) Inventory: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9, Light- Ice- Elemental, stunned effect), Bedroll, 4 Bones, 5 Meads, Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immunity to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Marksman's Monocle, Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile for rest of battle, 5 ether, 50/50 chance), Garnet, 2 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether) Nagure (Costy) *Party Leader!* Level 14 Barbarian *Immune to Ice* *Counterstriking* Power: 28 Defense: 12 Health: 21/21 Gold: 304 Equipment: Stone Hammer (WP: 14, Earth-elemental, suitable for barbarians, clerics and alchemists), Yeti Fur Coat ((Artefact) - SP:12, immunity to ice; suitable for yetis only; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves ((Artefact)After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; handwear) Inventory: Ruby, Pickaxe, Axe of the Croise(WP: 10), Phoenix Essence x2, Mead x2, Potion x2, Remedy, Smoke Bomb x2 Sorrow (Endgame) Level 17.5 Assassin Power: 37 Defense: 1 Health: 28/28 Gold: 656 Equipment: Steel fan (WP:20, Ice-elemental), Sticky Gloves, Armor of the Croise Inventory: Longsword (WP: 5), Bedroll, Tonic, Venom, Phoenix Essence x3, Archer's Hat (Artifact, headwear, Power +1, suitable for Rangers and their Advanced Classes), Ether Core, Mead x10, Smelling Salts x10, Nostrum x10 Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) Level 13 Mage Power: 18 Defense: 1 Health: 17/17 Ether: 17/17 Gold: 110 Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP: 5, has a 1/6 chance to deal the "Cursed" effect on successful spells, and a 1/6 chance to deal the "Blessed" effect on successful healing), Cloack of Espionage (Artefact, backwear, Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle), Leather Cap (SP:1) Inventory: Ruby (Fire), Opal (Ice), Health Core, Grand Tonic, Remedy, Dirt Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Potions

Unlikely...

Benji attacks Gloom Widow A from the back row. Same Battle Order "Ok men, everyone target the first spider so that we can knock him out. Althior, good thing you've taken the second spider, let's try to avoid unnecessary Free Hits. Onwards gentleman, we fight! "

Wait, but counterstriking is according to the level... so shouldn't that just mean that the floor will always damage you with 25 damage unless you roll Special Damage??