Endgame

I believe the first one is Alexis, and the second one Benji.

QM Note: I just rolled, and: Aim and Hit. Dodekka stays quite dead.

"I am doing the right thing here... When I'm inished with you, I'll strap you to the chair and start experimenting on you! You'll make a fine replacement for Lynne!" Round Six of the Primordial Pummel! >Arthur VS Dodekka (back): Critical Hit Hit (17+31=48x2=96/2=48=8=40 damage) >Grimwald VS Dodekka (back): Damage Critical Hit (6x2=12+14=26x4=104-8=96 damage) >Arthur VS Dodekka (back): Special Damage Critical Hit (20x2=40+31=71x2=142-8=134 damage) >Erdathcath VS Dodekka (back): Damage Aim Hit Critical Hit (15x2=30+21=51x4=204-8=196 damage, 23 gold Overkill) >Trian VS Grimwald (back): 5 HP healed >Pont VS Arthur (back): 30/2=15 -20 =0 damage The party unleashes a relentless barrage against Dodekka. He nearly flattens the heroes, but Arthur's lucky shot with the Sword of the Vampir triggers his mindless mimicry. Grimwald and Arthur launch a flurry of attacks that leave Dodekka weakened, Claire finishing him off with a savage cannonball through the body. It pierces through his armor, pulling out some of his smoky intestines in the process. "NO!" Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "Ohhh..." Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 42/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 11/35 Ether: 15/24 Gold: 805 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 11/22 Ether: 10/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "F-FATAL E...RROR..." Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton *Knocked Out!* HP: 0/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

I cringe and look away, with no interest in seeing how this progresses. "What part of 'Save it for Masson!' is so hard to get..." I hiss.

"Is there anything you will take in place of a hundred thousand gold?"

QM Note: Fair enough, I surrender. Round Five of the Primordial Pummel! >Minoid VS Dodekka (back): Special Damage (60+13=73/2=37-2=35 damage) >Arthur retrieves Zoot's Rebel (back) >Arthur VS Dodekka (back): Miss Damage (73/2=37-20=17 damage) >Claire heals Arthur (back): Heal Heal (15+21=36 HP healed) >Grimwald Weakens Dodekka (back): Success! >Grimwald VS Dodekka (back): Hit (5+14=19/2=10-8=2 HP healed) >Trian VS Grimwald (back): 5 HP healed >Pont VS Arthur (back): 30/2=15 -20 =0 damage The battle goes a bit downhill. The Minoid strikes, and is quickly countered by Dodekka. Using the robot's momentum,he delivers a crushing blow that knocks the Minoid out unconscious instantly. He clanks and whirrs as he hits the floor, chanting errors in a scratchy monotone. This round's only saving grace is Cliff's quick manuevers, weakening Dodekka and then rendering his normal physical attacks null. "What...?" Primordial Devil Dodekka, Level 60 Mechanical Humanoid *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining* *Weakened! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 443/700 SP: 8 Immune to Blindness and Sealing! Specials: Rising Rage: Dodekka grows more ferocious. He adds the WP of the weapon being used to attack him to his level, and uses his new level to attack the hero who rolled Special Damage. Scornful Slashing: Dodekka slashes at the heroes with the surgical axe left in the room. Two random heroes become Doomed due to the fatal wounds. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Dodekka's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Heavy Armor "Oh no..." Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "Huh?" Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 42/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 11/35 Ether: 15/24 Gold: 782 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 11/22 Ether: 10/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "F-FATAL E...RROR..." Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton *Knocked Out!* HP: 0/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

I wouldn't really consider him to be evil ever, really. Mentally ill due to loneliness and prior trauma, but not evil.

Well, no, you could beat him if you strategized well enough. But you wouldn't. (In all seriousness, though, the boss would be far from impossible. I actually posted his battle stats way back when, if you want to see what you evaded.)

You would've gotten wrecked by Masson, anyway.

70 actually had its boss battle avoided! (No other quests of mine have allowed it, though, unless you count 86 getting stomped.) If you want bosses, read Quest 48. Four multi-phase boss fights in one quest.

I'm surprised Masson hasn't been brought up.

"So, to clarify: The only two entrances to the Auditorium are this door and the currently devoured-by-void-light emergency exit, correct? Meaning we essentially only have this door?"

QM Note: I believe the Lens say scroll casting the action immediately after... Otherwise, the Lens would allow someone to frail an enemy and than attack on the same turn without being hastened. Forcing the attack --> scroll order fixes that. Round Four of the Primordial Pummel! >Grimwald heals himself (back): Greater Heal (8x2=16+14=30 HP healed) >Grimwald casts Fragility on Dodekka (back): Success! >Arthur VS Dodekka (back): Damage (60/2=30-20=10 damage) >Arthur VS Dodekka (back): Critical Hit (20x2=40+31=71x2=142-8=134 damage) >Minoid VS Dodekka (back): Critical Hit (13x2=26+20=46x4=184/2=92-8=84 damage) >Claire heals the Minoid (back): No heal Heal (21+15=36 HP healed) >Trian VS Grimwald (back): 5 HP healed >Pont VS Arthur (back): 30/2=15 -20 =0 damage Dodekka is next on the list Cliff succeeds in making the Devil fragile, Arthur attempting to impale him with a spiky tendril from his arm. Dodekka rolls out of the way and slashes at Arthur, splattering his inky blood all over the room. Arthur counterattacks, landing a powerful hit on the Devil. The Minoid does the same, further weakening the Devil leader. Claire heals the Minoid's wounds, purging the surplus electricity from his sytems. The rest of the Devils pounce, but are for the most part uneffective. However, static courses through the rest of the heroes, weakening them... "NNNNRRRGH!" Primordial Devil Dodekka, Level 60 Mechanical Humanoid *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 441/700 SP: 8 Immune to Blindness and Sealing! Specials: Rising Rage: Dodekka grows more ferocious. He adds the WP of the weapon being used to attack him to his level, and uses his new level to attack the hero who rolled Special Damage. Scornful Slashing: Dodekka slashes at the heroes with the surgical axe left in the room. Two random heroes become Doomed due to the fatal wounds. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Dodekka's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: Heavy Armor "We can still win with only three!" Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "Are you afraid?!" Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* *Electrified 8!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 23/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 19/35 Ether: 16/24 Gold: 782 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 14/22 Ether: 12/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "QUERY??" Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton HP: 32/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

"If the emergency exit is currently dangling into whatever void we're floating in, then is our only options are to somehow convince the Rogues, correct?"

QM Note: Understood, and don't worry about it. Academics are a wee bit more important than Heroica. Also: I had to switch the order of Grimwald's actions. His second action is strictly scrolls. Round Three of the Primordial Pummel! >Arthur retrieves Zoot's Rebel (back) >Minoid uses a Grand Potion on Arthur (back) >Cliff VS Pont (back): Miss >Cliff casts Sleep on Dodekka (back): Failure! >Arthur VS Lynne (back): Special Damage (Ether Bolt: All heroes recive the Electrified 8 effect) >Claire VS Lynne (back): Damage Critical Hit (15x2=30+21=51x4=204-10=194 damage, 80 gold overkill) The battle rages on. Arthur holds out his arm's stub, the gooey plasm of Zoot's Rebel soon gravitating back into position. It grapples with the remnants of Arthur's arm, soon melding back. The Minoid douses Arthur with a Grand Potion, the Skirmisher absorbing the healing fluid through his inky skin. Cliff swings at Pont, but misses when he Devil jaunts out of the way. Cliff proceeds to chant a scroll, but his ogre tongue fumbles the pronunciation, rendering the spell null. Arthur attempts to strike down the delirious Lynne, but the devil retaliates. She elctrocutes the entire party, making them jittery and charged with static. Claire aims true, however, and manages to knock Lynne unconscious. "Aiiiiiiigggghhh..." The Devil collapses to the ground, her armor cracking in the process. "Gah! We lost one..." Primordial Devil Dodekka, Level 60 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 659/700 SP: 8 Immune to Blindness and Sealing! Specials: Rising Rage: Dodekka grows more ferocious. He adds the WP of the weapon being used to attack him to his level, and uses his new level to attack the hero who rolled Special Damage. Scornful Slashing: Dodekka slashes at the heroes with the surgical axe left in the room. Two random heroes become Doomed due to the fatal wounds. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Dodekka's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: Heavy Armor "Your poison is gone." Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "You missed!" Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* *Electrified 8!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 41/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 27/35 Ether: 17/24 Gold: 782 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* *Electrified 8!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 14/22 Ether: 12/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "QUERY??" Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton *Electrified 8!* HP: 5/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

Round Two of the Primordial Pummel! >Arthur uses a Grand Tonic on Grimwald (back) >Grimwald casts Frailty on Lynne (back): Success! >Grimwald casts Sleep on Dodekka (back): Failure! >Minoid VS Lynne (back): Critical Hit (6+20=26x4=104-10=94 damage) >Arthur VS Lynne (back): Hit (20+31=52x2=104-10=94 damage) >Minoid VS Lynne (back): Miss >Erdathcath VS Lynne (back): Damage Critical Hit (15x2=30+21=51x4=204-10=194 damage) >Dodekka and Pont VS Arthur (back): 30+60=90/2=45-20=25 damage >Trian VS Grimwald (back): 5 HP healed! >Lynne VS Minoid (back): 42/2=21-2=19 damage The battle continues - Lynne is whittled down, nearly at the point of collapse. "Lynne, stand strong!" Primordial Devil Dodekka, Level 60 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 659/700 SP: 8 Immune to Blindness and Sealing! Specials: Rising Rage: Dodekka grows more ferocious. He adds the WP of the weapon being used to attack him to his level, and uses his new level to attack the hero who rolled Special Damage. Scornful Slashing: Dodekka slashes at the heroes with the surgical axe left in the room. Two random heroes become Doomed due to the fatal wounds. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Dodekka's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: Heavy Armor "I don't feel... well..." Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human *Jinxed! 1 rounds remaining* HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "Uugggggh..." Primordial Devil Lynne, Level 42 Mechanical Humanoid *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining* *Hastened!* HP: 125/550 SP: 10 Immune to Sleep and Jinxed! Specials: Ether Bolt: Lynne uses some of her ehtereal might to zap all of the heors, giving them all the *Electrified 8* effect. (Functions like poison.) Passive Pulse: Lynne releases a ring of ether, which inflicts 20 damage to all heroes, and uses all of Lynne's acquired passives. Specials deicded by die roll. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Lynne's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Antidote Aura: Lynne's powers are running wild, causing Lynne to release a healing aura. All negative effects on all enemies last only 2 rounds. Hastened: Lynne is Hastened. Drops: 60 gold "Die...!" Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 19/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 35/35 Ether: 18/24 Gold: 702 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 22/22 Ether: 13/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "QUERY??" Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton HP: 13/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Grand Potion, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

QM Note: You are indeed. I'll start rolling ASAP.

It's not happening in my finale, I can assure you that.

QM Note: Right on the first count, wrong on the second. Lynne gained a new passive when she become infuriated by Dodekka's injection.

My boss fight just got several times harder. For you. Also, not completely broken, Mr. Flipz. Those specials aren't going anywhere.

Oh, so I guess you're enlightened then, huh? This isn't the 38 Healing Staff strategy, I know that much - that requires hitting teammates, not enemies.

I must admit I don't follow your startegy of using healing staves on them, Flipz.

QM Note: Good music choices, Flipz - I chose Running Wild originally for the battle! Round One of the Primordial Pummel! >Arthur consumes a Smelling Salts (back) >Arthur uses Jinxy Juice on Trian (back) >Minoid VS Lynne (back): Shield: Dance of Drills (20+13=33x2=66/3=33 damage + SP of each enemy to every enemy!) >Claire VS Trian (back): Damage Hit (5+21=26 HP healed) >Grimwald VS Pont (back): Miss >Grimwald casts Sleep on Dodekka (back): Failure! >Dodekka VS Arthur (back): 60/2=30-2=0=10 damage The party fails to accomplish much. The Minoid goes on a drilling frenzy, and that's about it... "QUERY: What do you hope to accomplish weilding healing staves? Even Lynne must be knocked out if we seek to help her. Using those accomplish nothing and put us at a disadvantage." "Hrrrrm..." Primordial Devil Dodekka, Level 60 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 659/700 SP: 8 Immune to Blindness and Sealing! Specials: Rising Rage: Dodekka grows more ferocious. He adds the WP of the weapon being used to attack him to his level, and uses his new level to attack the hero who rolled Special Damage. Scornful Slashing: Dodekka slashes at the heroes with the surgical axe left in the room. Two random heroes become Doomed due to the fatal wounds. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Dodekka's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: Heavy Armor "What did you do?!" Primordial Devil Trian, Level 50 Mechanical Human *Jinxed! 2 rounds remaining* HP: 587/600 SP: 6 Immune to Sealing and Sleep! Specials: Battle Frenzy: In a delirious frenzy, Trian hits all heroes for damage equal to their level, disregarding SP. Calculated Risk: Trian puts all of his effort into one attack, halving his current HP but instantly knocking out the hero who rolled Special Damage. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Trian's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Healing: Heals 5 HP on rolls of Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts x2 "Hisssssss..." Primordial Devil Lynne, Level 42 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 507/550 SP: 10 Immune to Sleep and Jinxed! Specials: Ether Bolt: Lynne uses some of her ehtereal might to zap all of the heors, giving them all the *Electrified 8* effect. (Functions like poison.) Passive Pulse: Lynne releases a ring of ether, which inflicts 20 damage to all heroes, and uses all of Lynne's acquired passives. Specials deicded by die roll. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Lynne's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Antidote Aura: Lynne's powers are running wild, causing Lynne to release a healing aura. All negative effects on all enemies last only 2 rounds. Drops: 60 gold "We... must win..." Primordial Devil Pont, Level 30 Mechanical Humanoid HP: 261/300 SP: 6 Immune to Jinxing and Fragile! Specials: Hand To Hand: Pont delivers a swift punch to the gut to the hero who rolled Special Damage, dealing 40 damage and making them dequip their artifacts. Battle Cry: With a roar, Pont makes all Devils Counterstrike for 1 round. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Mimicry: If hit with a weapon with a passive trait, that trait is added into Pont's list of passive specials for the rest of the battle, which are activated on rolls of damage and free hits. Drops: 60 gold The Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Six Thousand Feet Under] *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 44/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 233 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Arm Shield (SP:14), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (Protects against Fragile and all Poisons, SP; 5, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators; bodywear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors; headwear), Zap-Tap Badge (Artefact, Accessory. Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level.), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent Inventory: Weapons: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 broomstick, suitable to Arthur only), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Ambrosia] halberd),Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (Spear, WP: 8, WP dobuled against humanoids) (Unsuitable weapons: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves (Handwear, wearable by everybody. Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you.), Minoid Card Key, Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent (Unsuitable Artifacts: Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors) (sent to Isaac Shawe) ) Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: All Lent! Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x1, Tonic, Grand Tonic , Ether Core, Remedy x6, Elixir x4, Sushi x3 *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia x2, Dragon Scale, Jinxy Juice, Blind Fury, Love Potion *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round) *Permanent Improvement: Bright Polish x2, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Bookmark is hitching a ride. Claire, 23 Year Old Northern Human *Immersed!* Level 21.66 Druid Power: 36 Health: 35/35 Ether: 18/24 Gold: 702 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:15, Fire-elemental), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Overkill Gloves, Mage's muffler (protects from sealing) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), , Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic x2, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Jinxy Juice, Mythril Shard, Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Silver Ore, Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory), Elixir, Emergency Essence, Qlice (WP: 8, permanent Poison 4, Club), Agni Bomb Cliff, 42 Year Old Ogre *Immersed!* Level: 14.5 Power: 23 (14 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 22/22 Ether: 0/18 Gold: 271 Equipment: Knotted Broom (WP: 6), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Inventory: Shovel, Pickaxe, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Mead, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, Healing Staff (WP: 5), Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear), Grand Tonic x2, Pugilist's Gloves (+2 power/immune to Weakened), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), Splinter Broom (WP: 8, defies SP), Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Nostrum "QUERY??" Minoid, Level 20 Drilling Automaton HP: 32/32 Power: 33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 13), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: Remedy x2, Grand Potion, Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Phoenix Essence]), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

"Since it seems like we're all in agreement, lets head to the auditoroium, shall we?"

QM Note: I don't quite understand what you mean by Claire's "twitching", Arthur. Alos, Claire is not hastened. Question: Can you recieve damage if you use a healing staff on an enemy?