Endgame

Karie hears the sound of sleep behind the door. Best to allow their party leader to get his rest before they get to the bottom of this...

"He faked it, it would seem. Even hacked off his wounded hand and replaced it with a stalagmite."

"From what I heard, that monstrosity lived on and nearly decimated the rest of Luosh with his elder brothers... only to get snuffed out again. Just deserts, I suppose."

QM Note: Fixed. Oddly enough, the door downstairs was locked tight, and they lacked the key. What was going on here...?

~9 hours after retiring to their inn rooms...~ Arthur Justus Regulus VII (played by Flipz), Level 25 1/3 Sorcerer, 21-year-old male Human *Immune to Sealed* [ Currently in: Quest #70: The Syndicate] *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* Power: 38 (25 + WP:13) Health: 37/37 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 23 + Class Boost: 4 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 35/35 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 23 + Class Boost: 1 + Robe of the Archmagi: 5) Defense: 3 (Robe of the Archmagi) Gold: 1435 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham; owed 50 gold by Grimwald Gjinko; owed 70 gold by En Sabah Nur,) Equipment: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes Jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Robe of the Archmagi (Bodywear, SP:3, Max Ether +5, Immune to Sealed), Lens of Speed Reading (Accessory, Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action. Suitable for scroll users.), Overkill Gloves Inventory: Weapons: Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [Mulled Wine]), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff (WP:5; heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff (WP:5; heals instead of damaging), Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear; unsuitable) Artifacts: Shackles of War (Accessory, Prevents anyone from fleeing battles), Cloak of Deception (Backwear, Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent), Ancient Crown (Headwear, First successful strike of battle deals Cursed-effect), Jester's Hat (Headwear, Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy), Stingy Gloves, Sticky Gloves Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Scrolls: Scroll of Blindness, 2x Scroll of Sealing (1x Lent to De'kra), Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, 2x Scroll of Frailty (1x Lent to Nyx), 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 Badly Poisoned 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, Consumables: Grand Potion x4, Remedy x8, Elixir x2, Nostrum x 3, Smelling Salts x 4, Mead x 3, Jinxy Juice, Ether Core, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Badly Poisoned effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Zoot's Plaything, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Tesla Bomb, Grand Tonic, Double Rainbow, Bright Polish Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintobor) *Lucky!* 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 13 Power: 18 (lvl 13 + WP: 6) Health: 19/19 Gold: 224 Defence: 1 Equipment: Sexy (WP: 6, Rapier, Disregards SP, usable by Knights and Rogues), Lover's Locket (Protects from enamoured effect), Leather Armor (Bodywear, SP: 1) Inventory: Potion (3), Mead (4), Remedy (2), Venom (1), Smoke bomb (1), Telescope (1), Bedroll (1), Heirloom Dagger (WP:3), Map of Brendenton (1), Spider Coin (worth 1 gp) (1),, Topaz, Scroll of Newtity (costs 10 ether)(usable by ex-Amphibians only), Ethereal Cloak (SP +2, Max. Ether +4), Catsuit (Wearer has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear), Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Mulled Wine (2) Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male human Rogue Level 11.5 Power: 20 (10+9+1) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 (7+9) Gold: 265 Equipment: Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, Double damage to vermin), Tricorne (SP:3), Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round) Inventory: Leather Armor(SP:1), 4 Potions, 3 Venoms, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, 3 Meads, Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. Unknown age male human ranger Level 11.5 Power: 19 Health: 16/16 Gold: 70 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7 *Badly Poisoned!*, Water-elemental), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), White Marksman's Hat - (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear) Inventory: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone, Nostrum, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Potion x5, Remedy x3, Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by Asleep.), Venom, Ice Bomb, Grand Potion, Bow(WP:5), Mead x2 The party staggers out of the inn rooms, having a rather eventful night. Some heroes appeared haunted... Others frightened, and some more determined then ever. only their leader, Lord Boomingham, has yet to stir out of his room... The party looks a each other, and similar emotions were ethced on all of their faces. Perhaps now would be a good time to share what happened last night... QM Note: This takes place after all of the sidequests have concluded. Just wanted to let you guys roleplay a bit while the last sidequest finishes up.

Hey, if you go into an inn room because you want to sleep... naturally, I made the solution to just go to sleep.

Now would be a lovely time to pick a gender for Sylph, DLL.

Since I know Zepher works triple shifts on weekends (Man, Zepher, that sounds brutal. ) I'll let the rest of the party reconvene soon (few hours tops) for some group RP while Boomingham goes through his sidequest.

"Far from it. Really, we just end up being paid undertakers. We go in, kill, make a tough decision down the line. And at the end of the day, the only thing left for us to do is sit down and enjoy a few cold drinks with friends."

Also, to those who have completed their sidequests already in 70: hang in there! 1 or 2 more days, tops, I hope.

What, I'm not allowed to spednt time with my father on father's day?

I didn't see that requirement, sorry.

Not his fault he walked in with Arthur in his pajamas.

I shake my head as Thormanil offers me the boots. "No thanks, Raider. I simply assasinate - the boots are better fitted for someone built to deal damage." "Lets go."

Druid with a Phoenix Incense as his Shield skill. That is all. Heck, we didn't have a healer in 37 at all.

The difference being my bosses were completed, where anyone fighting the Fantome lost 2 out of 3 times?

Hey, I think you're the first person to place her! Yeah, me and Danny collaborated on that one.

It was your choice to slice up the princess - you could've let her live and maintain Benji's sanity.

"I... dispatched two of their generals." I look at my mutilated hand, and banish that train of thought. "Time to go, then?"

Everyone in heroica just seems to be a horribly broken soul. it's when they break enough they transcend from "hero" to "villain", it seems.

Oh, by the way, The Stealer's theme is probably "Boulevard of Broken Dreams": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGzgoSg5OZg Fits him quite nicely.

Close. Also: Sorry if I fall behind on any of these side quests, 70ers. I got 5 to manage.

Once again, it is a shame my maniacal laughter can't be properly captured with text.

I'm loving these sidequests thus far, 70ers.