Endgame

Any ETA on the rest of the Tidings, Sandy?

...I applaud your logic. It actually is a bit of a poor idea, though, since none of the enmies in 93 so far have been carrying gold. The consumables are becoming unprofitable.

I'm guessing that the party gets back without hindrance, but if not, disregard those lines and chalk them up to Sorrow's senility. "Catch, then." I throw Karie a bottle of mead, nostrums, and smelling salts.

Every time he takes one of those, though, he probably loses a week or two off his life. Truth be told, 94 reminded me to do it.

"Oh, and before I forget..." I down a mead, Smelling Salts, and Nostrum. Any consumable you want, Karie?" I look at the doorway, and see the rest of the party standing there. "Or any of you, for that matter?"

Round Two of the Final Onslaught! >Erdathcath heals herself (back): Damage Shield: Roots of Life (13+20=33 damage healed to all heroes) >Em VS Tentacle A (back): Special Damage (Suffocating Grip: 15/2=8-4=4 damage, Poison 7 transmitted) >Jeaux VS Black Tentacle A (back) (light): Critical Hit (11x2=22+16=38x2=76 damage) >Solon VS Black Tentacle B (back): Critical Hit (15x2=30+18=48+5=53/2=28 damage) >Fydelle VS Tentacle A (front): Shield: Arrogant Prick (15x4=60+28=88+6=94-3=91 damage) >Sarge VS Tentacle B (back): Special Damage (Destructive Blast: 27 damage to Sarge, Fydelle, Solon, Jeaux, Em, and Erdathcath) (27 damage to Tentacles A and B, + Iris) >Sarge VS Tentacle D (back): Critical Hit (18x2=36+18=54x2=108/2=54-3=51 damage) >Johon VS Tentacle B (back): Special Damage Critical Damage (15x3=45+26=71x4=284/2=142-3=139 damage) >Johon VS Tentacle C (back): Steal Shield: Ravage (15+26=31x4=124/2=62 damage to all enemies, 48x1.5=72 gold. Iris and Black Tentacle A made Fragile. Bricksandparts, it seems that for this battle, I forgot the very mugging clause I suggested. You should only be getting money from enemies with gold. I'll go back and adjust your Ravages. EDIT: I went back and recalculated your ravages. You lost 784 gold total, sorry. ) >Erdathcath VS Iris (back): Special Damage Critical Hit (13x2=26+20=46x4=186-2=184 damage) (No hex!) >Punii creates Destructive Grade Dark Bomb: Success! Given to Fydelle The battle continues, this skirmish being more than eventful. Erdathcath summons the Roots of Life in their dire moment, the healing tendrils crawling down from the cavern cielig to spray the party with their healing spores. However, distracted by his wounds being mended, Em gets caught in Iris' inky clutches. Jeaux, Sarge, and Solon go off on a frenzy on their enemies, but Sarge makes a mistake. The tentacle evades his reckless swing of the scissors, allowing it to unleash a magic burst that engulfs most of the party. Sarge, Johon, and Erdathcath pick up the pace, and managed to do moderate damage - Johon even severing one of Iris's several limbs. To cap it all off, Punii makes a Destructive Dark bomb. "My internship at the Guild of Invision sur ehas let me improve *wheeze*, right Johon? I can even make some *cough* domestic things with my skills... I made my adoptive mother, Ayla, who is paying for my internship, some jasmine perfume." "Jasmine perfume, you say...?" Iris bursts out cackling, even though she had gray, inky blood pouring out of the stump where her tentacle previously was. "You snivelling little... You managed to amputate an arm?! Two, even!" Iris, Level 48 Light *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* SP: 2 HP: 867/1200 Specials: Tentacle Thrashing: Iris Hastens herself for an amount of turns equal to the current amount of tentacles she has left. If she has no tentacles left, she deals 48 damage to the hero who rolled Special Damage instead. Soul Siphon: Iris attempts to suck out the souls of the heroes. Three random heroes lose 5 Max HP and take 34 damage each. Eye Beam: Shooting an ethereal beam out of her eye, Iris sweeps the battle field. All heroes take damage equal to their level +11, and the hero who rolled Special Damage loses their positive effects. Specials cycle through. Passive Specials: Tentacle Phalanx: Iris is constantly on the defense. Every round, when iris is attacked, any untargetted tentacle multiples her SP by 2. (Example: 3 untargetted tentacles when iris is attacked: 2(base SP)x2x2x2=16 SP) Hypnotic Gaze: All heroes who target Iris have a 1/6 chance of being Hexed. The chances increase by 1/6 for every 2 tentacles destroyed. Desperate Retaliation: After all of Iris' tentacles are destroyed, her level drops to 40, but she becomes Hastened for the rest of the battle. Nucleus: The battle ends when iris is defeated, regardless of how many tentacles are left. Drops: Crystal Sovereign, 200 gold, ??? Tentacle C, Level 36 Light HP: 162/300 SP: 3 Specials: Suffocating Grip: Iris lunges at the hero who rolled Special Damage, grabbing them in her inky clutches. That hero takes 15 damage and has a Poison 7 effect until the tentacle holding them is defeated. Destructive Blast: Iris discharges a large amount of ether. The hero who rolled Special Damage and all heroes above them in the battle order take 27 damage. Specials decided by die roll. Drops: Nostrum Tentacle D, Level 36 Light *Poisoned 10!* HP: 60/300 SP: 3 Specials: Suffocating Grip: Iris lunges at the hero who rolled Special Damage, grabbing them in her inky clutches. That hero takes 15 damage and has a Poison 7 effect until the tentacle holding them is defeated. Destructive Blast: Iris discharges a large amount of ether. The hero who rolled Special Damage and all heroes above them in the battle order take 27 damage. Specials decided by die roll. Drops: Ambrosia Black Tentacle A, Level 41 Dark *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 324/400 Specials: Dark Blast: Iris discharges a large amount of dark magic. The hero who rolled Special Damage and all heroes above them in the battle order take 16 damage disregarding row. Health Drain: Iris siphons the heroes' vitality does 11 damage to all heroes disregarding row and SP, and restores 200 HP to itself. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Defelction: Iris' Black Tentacles try to swat Punii's bombs out of the air - each Black Tentacle still alive halves a bomb's damage. (1/4 damage when both are active, 1/2 when 1 is) Drops: Jinxy Juice Black Tentacle B, Level 41 Dark *Poisoned 10!* HP: 308/400 Specials: Dark Blast: Iris discharges a large amount of dark magic. The hero who rolled Special Damage and all heroes above them in the battle order take 16 damage disregarding row. Health Drain: Iris siphons the heroes' vitality does 11 damage to all heroes disregarding row and SP, and restores 200 HP to itself. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: Defelction: Iris' Black Tentacles try to swat Punii's bombs out of the air - each Black Tentacle still alive halves a bomb's damage. (1/4 damage when both are active, 1/2 when 1 is) Drops: Jinxy Juice The Party: Sgt Jon. Mcency (Pyrovisionary) 54 years old male human witch Level 18.5 *Dual Strike* *Immune to blinded* *Hastened!* Power: 37 (18+17+2) Health: 24/38 (7+17+8+3+3) Ether: 7/19 (18+1) Gold: 317 (70 owed to Brickington) Equipment: Demonic Scissors (WP:18, dual strike, Light and Darkness-elemental, Hollow (empty) daggers), Witch's talisman (All attacks Cause the badly poisoned effect), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened-effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear) Conspirator (WP: 15, causes Blinded) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion x4, Grand Potion x3, Remedy x5, Venom x3, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying glass, Business Card, Bone x2, 2x Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Counterstrike gloves, Military Grade fire bomb Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old, Level 20 Druid *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Encouraged!* Power: 30 Health: 20/34 Ether: 16/23 Gold: 359 Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:13), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; suitable to Erdathcath only; accessory) Inventory: Longbow (WP:7), Quick bow (WP: 6, Suitable to rangers, provides hastened effect for one round each battle), Helmet (+1 max. health), 6 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 6 Mead, 8 Smelling Salts, 15 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venoms, 1 Super Deadly Venom, 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, Grand Tonic, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Saber teeth, Scroll of Weakening, Ruby, Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified), Mage's muffler (protects from sealing), Jinxy Juice, Grand Tonic, Love Potion, Blind Fury Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. Unknown age male human ranger Level 15 Power: 24 SP: 4 Health: 8/22 (6+14+2) Gold: 70 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x2, Remedy x4, Venom, Grand Potion, Mead, Ambrosia, Crystal Sovereign Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment:White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level: 26.33 Power: 38 Health: 41/41 (23+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5+1) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned* ), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 2971 (0CB(50)) Equipment: Weapon - Sword of Decay (WP:8) - (once the target is inflicted with damage they lose a quarter of the power of the strike each following turn for three turns. the effect cannot be compounded with more strikes. Suitable to Mages, Knights and Barbarians.) Shield - None Artefact 1 (L1-9) - Heavy Armour - SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights Artefact 2 (L10-19) - Hide of The Bleeding - restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone Artefact 3 (L20-29) - Sticky Gloves - Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors.[ Artefact 4 (L30-39) - Artefact 5 (L40-49) - Artefact 6 (L50+) - Extra Artefacts: Helmet (+1 max health), Blessed Amulet – Protects from cursed-effect. Dog Statuette - (suitable for anyone, SP: 1, once named (Rover), speaking the name summons a dog almost certainly to tag along on madcap adventures and make snippy comments.), Scarlet Hood - +4 to power, immunity to stunned, Bravado Boots - 1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages),Gladius (WP: 15, Darkness elemental, 1/3 chance of Fragile on succesful hits), Stalker’s Mallet (WP: 8, usable by Knights, Barbarians, and Harlots. Has a 1/2 chance to seal the enemy), Lullaby Wand (WP: 6, causes asleep-effect), Lovelorn Wand (WP: 6, causes enamored-effect.), Scaridy Wand (WP: 6 causes afraid-effect.), Wand of Wrath (WP: 6, causes enraged-effect.) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (2), Grand Tonic (1), Remedy (0), Mead (9), Smelling Salts (19), Nostrum 19), Venom (2), Deadly Poison (1), Trial Brew (1), Ambrosia (1), Ectoplasm (1) Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1), Garnet (1), Opal (1), Ruby (1), Sapphire (1), Topaz (1), Diamond (2), Amethyst (2) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (1), Scroll of Confusion (1), Scroll of Frailty (1), Scroll of Weakening (1) Quest/RP/Misc. items: Blue Rose, Fifty Shades of Bley Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) Automaton male, Evoker Level 16 *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* Power: 27 (Level 15 + WP: 11) Defense: 2 Health: 15/24 (6 + 3 + 15) Ether: 13/17 (16 + 1) Gold: 97 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Serpenthead Shield (SP:2, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x3, Phoenix Essence, Remedy, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x3, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Turdwing (fly familiar; causes confused to one opponent whenever used), Amethyst and Diamond(Borrowed from Johon) Summons: Thunder Mode "Hhhnnrgh..." Fydelle Dos, Level 28 Black Knight *Stunned!* Power Bonus: 6 SP: 3 Health: 11/35 Equipment: The Patriot (WP: 15), Captain's Carapace (SP + 3, +6 Power) Inventory: Smelling Salts, Remedy, Grand Potion, 6 gold, Military Light Bomb, Remedy, 15 gold, Mead x2, Dark Destructive Bomb NOTE: Due to previous wounds, if Solon or Fydelle remains Knocked Out for 2 whole turns, they will perish. "Keep it up!" Solon, Level 35 Mime *Sealed! 1 rounds remaining* Power Bonus: 5 SP: 5 Health: 34/43 Equipment: Psuedo-Gladius (WP: 18), Regent's Carapace (SP + 5, +5 Power) Inventory: Crystal Sovereign, Mead, NOTE: Due to previous wounds, if Solon or Fydelle remains Knocked Out for 2 whole turns, they will perish. "Another bomb, *cough* made to order!" Punii, Beast Bomber Extraordinaire

My next quest will feature Shadeaux rep, and my super-ultra-mega-duper final boss may drop a letter of recommendation or two (or something similar, if I can get it to fit thematically). So perhaps you won't mind doing a bit of a double with Endy?

QM Note: Someone can post an action for Solon, if they want.

One will appear eventually. It usually takes about 2 years to even come close to an Expert Class, so I wouldn't worry.

"...Okay. Heroica hasn't been too kind to you, has it, Karie? Anything good come from your questing?"

"That's... Another reason why I objected so much to the dress. I knew what you were planning, to a degree. I knew you wanted to marry that man, and yet... Here you were, walking around with that dress on. He seems more than devoted to you, and I just see harlotry as the inability to be devoted to any one person. It just reminded me of what I did to Sarah far too much. I'm not saying you're not devoted to Masson, Karie. In fact, I'm guessing if a woman is willing to propose to the man, you must like him quite a bit, huh? Does the rest of your family know about him at all? No... No, you never told me about your first quest. Do you want to?"

I give a small, sorrowful smile. With my hood off it looked absolutely grotesque, but at least recognizable now. "Only a 'little' too skimpy, huh?" My expression hardens as I continue. "It's just... So unlike me. I rarely get frustrated. My patience never just vanishes at the drop of a hat like this...And this constant memory loss, both short-term and longterm? Brand new. When I die, I want to die as Sorrow. I don't want my mind to wither and decay, and my body to just expire after. Do you understand what I mean? I want to be aware when I perish, I want to be able to remember the people I've met and the things I've done. I'm more afraid of the senility than death, to be perfectly honest." "Karie, I still have a year left in me, minimum. I'll be around for a while. It may not seem like a long time, but in my over four hundred centuries, the ages just seem to drag on by now. Time was never really an object to me, before. As long as I didn't let some racist stab me, I could keep chugging along. But now? Not so much. I've got a bucket list of sorts. 1. Get a roof over my head, maybe just a tiny little room in some tavern. 2. Become a necromancer. 3. See the Wolfgang fall, or at least weakened. 4. Be there for whenever you choose to get married... Which I'm guessing isn't too far off, is it?

QM Note: Sealed only applies to magic.

Oh, no, I'm not upset, I forget a tongue smiley - heck, I already gave you permission in PM, didn't I, Kintobor? Here, have three tongue smileys to compensate for their previous omission. :tongue: (For future reference, any battle style, passive, special, and loot is perfectly fine to take for all QMs. Steal as you please! ) Well, it may not be a 100 enemy onslaught. It may be 5 20 enemy onslaughts.

"Lovingly Stolen"", huh? I still need to get around to planning that 100 enemy onslaught...

Gah, this thing was a nightmare in the first MGS... Very nice representation of the boss, though! However, it seems just a bit too squat... Everywhere, really. It seems too short in the legs and the cockpit seems a bit shorter than usual. Other then that, great representation of the mech. Care to attempt to build a MG Excelsus?

I was under the impression that Zepher not only had several more quests left, but also is on a slight hiatus on new quests due to being away from his collection. Fortunately, I have the power of the Internet and LDD, meaning I am able to build whenever.

"I've been feeling... Irritable. I've been pretty leveleheaded for most of my adult life. I would get sarcastic easily, sure, but that really ha dno true emotion assocaied with it. The only thing that could really anger me was discrimination against undead. But now... Here i am, glaring at my only flesh and blood with contempt just because of some dress, brimming with frustration just because of some adolescents. I cannot remember the last time I was so drained of patience, and this quest is probably just beginning. I've beginning to foret things as well. Not just the past, but the present, as well. I can hardly remewmber the layout of ths confounded place - I'm starting to struggle with remembering what's on my personage. This hasn't happened before. The anger, frustration, lack of patience, memory loss... None of it has occured in the past. Do I seem like I'm going senile, Karie? Don't be afraid to tell the truth."

It'll be anywhere from 8 to 10 heroes. (+1 NPC fighter)

This is indeed the end. Re-read the epilogue to 79, it actually introduced Iris in text form. After 81, one last quest... And then the finale is upon us.

After 81 concludes I'll be hosting a quest for 4-5 heroes, but It'll be higher level advanced classes primarily.

Go on Shadeaux quests that offer reputation.