Endgame

Pfft, everyone knows Spike Shield was the best badge in the game Looks good to me!

QM Note: I switched your row for you, since it would be the most logical thing.

Round Two of the Alley Brawl! >Boomingham heals himself (back): Heal (23+10=33 HP healed) >Arthur casts Weakening on Alley Gator (back): Success! >Arthur VS Alley Gator (ice) (back): Confuse Shield: Magnetic Mojo (141 gold earned, Stunned effect to all spiders) >Em VS ??? Peon Silver (back): Hit (5+9+1=15-2=13 damage) >Arnulf VS Spider C (front): Critical Hit (8x2=16+9=25x2=50x2=100 damage) >Karie VS ??? Peon Black (front): Damage (Catsuit: Dodge!) >Alley Gator VS Boomingham (front): 20/2=10-12=0 damage, 23x2=46/2=23 Counterstrike damage >Arrogant Spider A VS Arthur: Stunned >Arrogant Spider B VS Arther: Stunned The battle in the alley continues, Boomingham taking a step back to heal after his Alley Gator encounter. Arthur unrolls his scroll and chants it succesfully, weakening the Alley Gator to a far more manageable state. He then unleashes a magnetic mojo, siphoning gold and stunning all of the pompous arachnids . Em pumps an arrow into Peon Silver, while Arnulf attacks the stunned spider. His blow is nearly fatal, leaving the spider hanging by a both literal and metaphorical thread. Karie lunges at Peon Black with Sexy, but she almost gets an arrow in her shoulder. With the power of the catsuit she nimbly rolls away, just evading the arrow coming her way. The Alley Gator once again tries to take a chomp out of Boomingham, but cannot manage to do so in his weakened state. The Paladin simply swats the giant reptile away. The Arrogant Spiders twitch, wishing they could spill Arthur's blood... but the magnetic mojo had still not worn off yet. By the time they break out of their stupor, their opportunity of attack was gone. The battle rages on! "Gnrk." ??? Peon (Silver), Level 20 Humanoid HP: 220/250 SP: 2 Immune to Sleep, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Stab and Twist: The ??? Peon thrusts his Sai into the hero who rolled special damage's chest, doing 18 damage. Additionally, he twists it, cutting a third off of that hero's max HP for the rest of the battle. Chug: Downs the Mead in his inventory, Encouraging him for 3 rounds. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of a higher level than him. Drops: Mead, 50 gold "Dammit, why must they have her suit..." ??? Peon (Black), Level 12 Humanoid HP: 174/200 SP: 3 Immune to Sleep, Confusion, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Triple Shot: Hits the hero who rolled special damage, as well as the hero above and below him in the battle order, for 12 damage each. Predator and Prey: Marks the hero who rolled special damage, dealing 10 damage to them at the end of every round. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of higher level than him. Back-Row Fighter: This ??? Peon fights from the back row, taking half damage from all non-ranged attacks. Does full damage to heroes in the back row. Drops: Smelling Salts "GRrRrrrrRrrrrrrrRrr." <When I get my claws on you, Sorceror...> Alley Gator, Level 40 Beast *Hastened!* *Weakened! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 366/450 SP: 0 Immune to Sealing, Blindness, Stun and Sleep! Specials: Tail Swing: The Alley Gator swings his mighty tail, tripping up the party. The hero who rolled special damage takes 40 damage, and all other heroes have a 1/6 chance of tripping on the tail and being Stunned next round. Inner Beast: The Alley Gator roars and loses all restraint. The Alley Gator Hastens himself for 3 rounds, at the cost of permanently reducing his SP to 0. Drops: 35 gold "Snirk!" <What the devil was that?> Arrogant Spider A, Level ?? Beast HP: 95/120 Immune to Frailty! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Potion "Heeheesncikerclickclick." <This is getting kind of sad.> Arrogant Spider B, Level ?? Beast HP: 120/120 Immune to Blindness! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Tonic "...!" <...!> Arrogant Spider C, Level ?? Beast *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining* *Stunned!* HP: 20/120 Immune to Sealing! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: 35 gold The Party: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) Level 23 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Fragile, Sleep and Weakened* *Encouraged!* Power: 36 (+4**) Defense: 12 Health: 44/44 (+2*) Ether: 21/22 Gold: 23 Equipment: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10, Darkness Fire, 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, immunity to sleep and weakened, accessory) ****Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (Not an Artifact, +4 Power) Inventory: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9, Light Ice, stunned effect), Bedroll, 3 Meads, 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), Scroll of Blindness, 1 Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, Garnet, Sapphire, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether), Hamantasch (consumable, lucky + blessed effects upon consumption for the length of one battle), Admantite Shard, Everlasting Venom 46 Years Old, Human Debts: 128 Gold Arthur, 1 gold Docken, 75 gold Sorrow Arthur Justus Regulus VII (played by Flipz), Level 23 2/3 Sorcerer, 21-year-old male Human *Immune to Sealed* [ Currently in: Quest #70: The Syndicate] *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* Power: 36 (23 + WP:13) Health: 17/35 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 22 + Class Boost: 4 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 31/33 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 21 + Class Boost: 1 + Robe of the Archmagi: 5) Defense: 3 (Robe of the Archmagi) Gold: 269 (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: Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), 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: Potion, Grand Potion x5, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, Nostrum x 4, Smelling Salts x 5, Mead x 4, Jinxy Juice x2, 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 Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintobor) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 11 *Encouraged!* Power: 17 (lvl 11 + WP: 6) Health: 17/17 Gold: 89 Defence: 0 Equipment: Sexy (WP: 6, Rapier, Disregards SP, usable by Knights and Rogues), Catsuit (Wearer has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear. ), Lover's Locket (Protects from enamoured effect) Inventory: Potion (5), Mead (2), 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. ) Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male human Rogue *Encouraged!* Level 9 Power: 18 (9+8+1) Defense: 3 Health: 15/15 (7+8) Gold: 43 Equipment: Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, Double damage to vermin), Tricorne (SP:3) Inventory: Leather Armor(SP:1), 4 Potions, 3 Venoms, Remedy, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, 2 Meads Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. Unknown age male human ranger Level 9 Power: 15 Health: 14/14 Gold: 28 Equipment: Bow(WP:5), 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

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! Applies to pretty much every unlucky hero ever.

"What, the good ol' Sceleris paranoia setting in? Don't worry, it is temporary." "Drink poison every day and eventually it does nothing. God knows how many times we've walked through this alley, under one banner or another... That little myth has no effect on us now."

No, you gotta lynch Guffington. That's the least obvious, while most obvious, answer.

"Ah, yes, he is hysterical at parties." The Silver goon, despite hsi eyes being covered by black mesh, manages to glare at his friend. Effective. The Silver-masked goon speaks, grimly... he seemed pensive. "Sometimes your senses lie to you. Sometimes the only way to see through that is to lose them for a little bit."

"Wise decision." I'm honestly kinda glad you rolled Inner Beast on action 1... makes this battle far more interesting.

I read that as Plague first, admittedly. I find it astounding the state I live in is larger then several counties... combined. (And is still a rather small state, compared to others!)

The Silver-masked peon holds his hands up, palms outward- the universal symbol for "I have no weapons." Despite a sai clearly being held in is left hand. "Hey, hey, no need to get harsh. Just trying to assess friend or foe here."

Inception, then. Also, I'd rather buff up my party then endlessly grind out money.

Plot twist: In the last quest I host, it'll turn out my heroes were trapped in the Matrix all along.

Sorrow did it - Buffed up Nyx and Nagure to wipe the floor with the 'saurs.

"I take that as a "yes"."

Bam, Boomingham has officially socked an Alligator in the jaw.. Other names considered were "Crikey Dile" and "Reptar".

"So, show of hands, which of you have had an encounter with the boss?" Round One of the Alley Brawl! >Boomingham VS Alley Gator (front): Special Damage (Inner Beast: Alley Gator Hastened, SP: 0) >Arthur casts Frailty on Arrogant Spider C (back): Success! >Arthur VS Arrogant Spider C (ice) (back): Damage Damage (23/2=12-3=9 damage) >Karie VS ??? Peon Black (front): Hit (11+6=17x2=34/2=17 damage) >Em VS ??? Peon Silver (back): Shield: Triple Shot (13 to damage to Silver, 12 to Black, 15 to Alley Gator) >Arnulf VS Arrogant Spider A (back): Critical Hit (8x2=16+9=25x2=50/2=25 damage) >Alley Gator VS Boomingham (front): 40-12=28 damage to Boomingham, 23x2=46 damage to Alley Gator >Arrogant Spider B VS Arthur (back): 23/2=12-3=9 damage The battle begins! Boomignham swings Scupperer at the Alley Gator, but the paladin proves infuriating enough to realse its inner beast. It gnashes its teeth wildly, ready to take a bite out of some poor hero. Arthur succeeds in casting Frailty on one of the spiders, but recieves a harsh bite from the arachnid for his troubles. Karie shoves Sexy into Black's shoulder blade, Em releasing a volley of arrows that strikes the 3 toughtest opponents. Arnulf nearly crushes one of the spiders with his dagger. The Alley Gator rushes Boomignahm, but the Paladin uses his quick thinking to deliver a punch to its jaw. The beast won't be discouraged so easily, however, and whacks Boomingham with his tail before retreating. A spider swings over and takes a quick nibble out of Arthur. The battle rages on! "Thatta boy, scales!" ??? Peon (Silver), Level 20 Humanoid HP: 233/250 SP: 2 Immune to Sleep, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Stab and Twist: The ??? Peon thrusts his Sai into the hero who rolled special damage's chest, doing 18 damage. Additionally, he twists it, cutting a third off of that hero's max HP for the rest of the battle. Chug: Downs the Mead in his inventory, Encouraging him for 3 rounds. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of a higher level than him. Drops: Mead, 50 gold "Gnrk. Not a bad archer, yourself." ??? Peon (Black), Level 12 Humanoid HP: 174/200 SP: 3 Immune to Sleep, Confusion, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Triple Shot: Hits the hero who rolled special damage, as well as the hero above and below him in the battle order, for 12 damage each. Predator and Prey: Marks the hero who rolled special damage, dealing 10 damage to them at the end of every round. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of higher level than him. Back-Row Fighter: This ??? Peon fights from the back row, taking half damage from all non-ranged attacks. Does full damage to heroes in the back row. Drops: Smelling Salts "GROOOAARR!" <GROOOAARR!> Alley Gator, Level 40 Beast *Hastened!* HP: 389/450 SP: 0 Immune to Sealing, Blindness, Stun and Sleep! Specials: Tail Swing: The Alley Gator swings his mighty tail, tripping up the party. The hero who rolled special damage takes 40 damage, and all other heroes have a 1/6 chance of tripping on the tail and being Stunned next round. Inner Beast: The Alley Gator roars and loses all restraint. The Alley Gator Hastens himself for 3 rounds, at the cost of permanently reducing his SP to 0. Drops: 35 gold "Snickerdysnipclickclick." <Not bad for a neanderthal.> Arrogant Spider A, Level ?? Beast HP: 95/120 Immune to Frailty! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Potion "Snipsnipclickclicksnickheehee!" <And they said our hubris would be our downfall... fools!> Arrogant Spider B, Level ?? Beast HP: 120/120 Immune to Blindness! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Tonic "Clickncikerclicksnip." <Your voodoo is amtuer at best.> Arrogant Spider C, Level ?? Beast *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 120/120 Immune to Sealing! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: 35 gold The Party: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) Level 23 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Fragile, Sleep and Weakened* *Encouraged!* Power: 36 (+4**) Defense: 12 Health: 44/44 (+2*) Ether: 22/22 Gold: 23 Equipment: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10, Darkness Fire, 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, immunity to sleep and weakened, accessory) ****Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (Not an Artifact, +4 Power) Inventory: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9, Light Ice, stunned effect), Bedroll, 3 Meads, 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), Scroll of Blindness, 1 Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, Garnet, Sapphire, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether), Hamantasch (consumable, lucky + blessed effects upon consumption for the length of one battle), Admantite Shard, Everlasting Venom 46 Years Old, Human Debts: 128 Gold Arthur, 1 gold Docken, 75 gold Sorrow Arthur Justus Regulus VII (played by Flipz), Level 23 2/3 Sorcerer, 21-year-old male Human *Immune to Sealed* [ Currently in: Quest #70: The Syndicate] *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* Power: 36 (23 + WP:13) Health: 17/35 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 22 + Class Boost: 4 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 32/33 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 21 + Class Boost: 1 + Robe of the Archmagi: 5) Defense: 3 (Robe of the Archmagi) Gold: 128 (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: Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), 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: Potion, Grand Potion x5, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, Nostrum x 4, Smelling Salts x 5, Mead x 4, Jinxy Juice x2, 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 Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintobor) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 11 *Encouraged!* Power: 17 (lvl 11 + WP: 6) Health: 17/17 Gold: 89 Defence: 0 Equipment: Sexy (WP: 6, Rapier, Disregards SP, usable by Knights and Rogues), Catsuit (Wearer has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear. ), Lover's Locket (Protects from enamoured effect) Inventory: Potion (5), Mead (2), 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. ) Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male human Rogue *Encouraged!* Level 9 Power: 18 (9+8+1) Defense: 3 Health: 15/15 (7+8) Gold: 43 Equipment: Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, Double damage to vermin), Tricorne (SP:3) Inventory: Leather Armor(SP:1), 4 Potions, 3 Venoms, Remedy, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, 2 Meads Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. Unknown age male human ranger Level 9 Power: 15 Health: 14/14 Gold: 28 Equipment: Bow(WP:5), 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

QM Note: Gah, how'd I make that mistake? Fixed, Zeph. "Thank Ennoc... someone with a little common sense. We don't consider ourselves evil, but... were the drawn weapons not enough? How about the hoods?" The archer draws back an arrow, preparing to fire at the heroes. The wildlife behind him hisses and snickers, preparing to pounce on the party. Some heroes were resolute, others scared out of their minds.... "Engarde! May the best team win." Prepare for Battle! "This should be interesting." ??? Peon (Silver), Level 20 Humanoid HP: 250/250 SP: 2 Immune to Sleep, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Stab and Twist: The ??? Peon thrusts his Sai into the hero who rolled special damage's chest, doing 18 damage. Additionally, he twists it, cutting a third off of that hero's max HP for the rest of the battle. Chug: Downs the Mead in his inventory, Encouraging him for 3 rounds. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of a higher level than him. Drops: Mead, 50 gold "Nothing too personal... but one does not simply skip into the armory." ??? Peon (Black), Level 12 Humanoid HP: 200/200 SP: 3 Immune to Sleep, Confusion, Stun and Sealing! Specials: Triple Shot: Hits the hero who rolled special damage, as well as the hero above and below him in the battle order, for 12 damage each. Predator and Prey: Marks the hero who rolled special damage, dealing 10 damage to them at the end of every round. Passive Specials: Lust: This ??? Peon seeks his master's favor, defying the SP of heroes of higher level than him. Back-Row Fighter: This ??? Peon fights from the back row, taking half damage from all non-ranged attacks. Does full damage to heroes in the back row. Drops: Smelling Salts "Graaaawwblrghd!" <Fighting time!> Alley Gator, Level 40 Beast HP: 450/450 SP: 7 Immune to Sealing, Blindness, Stun and Sleep! Specials: Tail Swing: The Alley Gator swings his mighty tail, tripping up the party. The hero who rolled special damage takes 40 damage, and all other heroes have a 1/6 chance of tripping on the tail and being Stunned next round. Inner Beast: The Alley Gator roars and loses all restraint. The Alley Gator Hastens himself for 3 rounds, at the cost of permanently reducing his SP to 0. Drops: 35 gold "Skirtsnickerskritsnip!" <Is this a joke? Please tell me it's a joke!> Arrogant Spider A, Level ?? Beast HP: 120/120 Immune to Frailty! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Potion "Skirtsnickersnickerheehee!" <Must be, I can hardly stop laughing!> Arrogant Spider B, Level ?? Beast HP: 120/120 Immune to Blindness! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: Grand Tonic "Skirtskittersnipsnip." <Why fight those better then you, heroes?> Arrogant Spider C, Level ?? Beast HP: 120/120 Immune to Sealing! Specials: Venomous Bite: Bites the Hero who rolled special damage, injecting them with his own special blend of venom. The hero is Weakened and Blind for the next 3 rounds. Passive Special: Arrogance: This Spider has an ego bigger than itself. The Arrogant Spider's level matches the level of the hero attacking it. Drops: 35 gold The Party: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) Level 23 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Fragile, Sleep and Weakened* *Encouraged!* Power: 36 (+4**) Defense: 12 Health: 44/44 (+2*) Ether: 22/22 Gold: 23 Equipment: Scupperer (Great Sword, WP: 10, Darkness Fire, 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, immunity to sleep and weakened, accessory) ****Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (Not an Artifact, +4 Power) Inventory: Frozen Saber (Great Sword, WP: 9, Light Ice, stunned effect), Bedroll, 3 Meads, 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), Scroll of Blindness, 1 Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, Garnet, Sapphire, Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (+4 to Power, -6 to Ether), Hamantasch (consumable, lucky + blessed effects upon consumption for the length of one battle), Admantite Shard, Everlasting Venom 46 Years Old, Human Debts: 128 Gold Arthur, 1 gold Docken, 75 gold Sorrow Arthur Justus Regulus VII (played by Flipz), Level 23 2/3 Sorcerer, 21-year-old male Human *Immune to Sealed* [ Currently in: Quest #70: The Syndicate] *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* Power: 36 (23 + WP:13) Health: 35/35 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 22 + Class Boost: 4 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 33/33 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 21 + Class Boost: 1 + Robe of the Archmagi: 5) Defense: 3 (Robe of the Archmagi) Gold: 128 (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: Scarf of Misfortune (Accessory, Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round), 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: Potion, Grand Potion x5, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, Nostrum x 4, Smelling Salts x 5, Mead x 4, Jinxy Juice x2, 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 Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintobor) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 11 *Encouraged!* Power: 17 (lvl 11 + WP: 6) Health: 17/17 Gold: 89 Defence: 0 Equipment: Sexy (WP: 6, Rapier, Disregards SP, usable by Knights and Rogues), Catsuit (Wearer has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear. ), Lover's Locket (Protects from enamoured effect) Inventory: Potion (5), Mead (2), 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. ) Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male human Rogue *Encouraged!* Level 9 Power: 18 (9+8+1) Defense: 3 Health: 15/15 (7+8) Gold: 43 Equipment: Cheesy Dagger (WP:8, Double damage to vermin), Tricorne (SP:3) Inventory: Leather Armor(SP:1), 4 Potions, 3 Venoms, Remedy, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, 2 Meads Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. Unknown age male human ranger Level 9 Power: 15 Health: 14/14 Gold: 28 Equipment: Bow(WP:5), 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

Scubacarrot, here is what Zepher means: Sorrow: I murdered my granddaughter. Guts: Oh, don't worry, I may have killed some of your family too. Sorrow: ...

"Is this the part where we don eyepatches and cackle as we spoil our entire plan?" They can almost hear the black-hooded man cringe. "There is no need to be that sarcastic, friend."

"The Wolfgang aren't going to be the Wolfgang much longer, m'lady." "Returning the suit so soon? Heh heh... You'd probably be the only one who could distract him from his work in that cat suit... For about all of 3 seconds. The boss is quite the workaholic. From what I've seen the poor guy hasn't slept in 48 hours." The black-masked goon elbows his silver-masked cohort.

QM Note: Gonna let some RP/ohgodthestealerisherewhy, as well as let Em prepare, before I kick this battle off.

I simply stated dryly: "Well, considering I have recently murdered my granddaughter in cold blood, I think I'll keep this as a memento."

I speak up from the other end of the bar, cupping my voice (with my not-barbed hand.) "Willing to take this old thing along for the ride, Guts?"