Endgame

"And you say I'm chatty? As I said before, this beautiful blade is the Harvester. Though I will spare your addled brains the displeasure of hearing how it works, lets just say it can rob you of your senses. You learned this firsthand. And yes, this custom made uniform is quite nice! Who I work for is an odd subject. I suppose you could call him the Stealer of Senses. I am his apprentice, the Apprentice of the Stealer of Senses. Do bear in mind, however, we have not committed any wrongdoings quite yet. We wanted to test out the Harvester on somebody before we got to committing misdeeds. Thus, this is why we rounded up you sad lot to test out the Harvester on. When Master comes to collect the test data we've gathered, we can fine-tune the Harvester and continue to use it on you people. Get used to being a good little lab rat, my dear. Meals come at 12 PM and 12 AM sharp. Black leftover slop, anyone?"

QM Note: Sorry for the delay, folks! Like I said, huge blizzard rolling in. Round Twenty Six of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii makes jellies: Green jelly made! >Sylph heals Galen (back): Heal (9+20=29 HP healed!) >Alex heals Johon (back): No heal No heal >Sylph heals Johon (back): Greater Heal (9x2=18+20=38 HP healed) >Elgar seals Shattered Shambler (back): Failure! >Johon VS Shattered Shambler (front): Special Damage Hit (8+21=29x2=58/2=29-5=24 damage, 4 damage decay placed!) >Romulus VS Shattered Shambler (back): Miss Shield: Mug (14x3=42+13=55/2=28/2=14-5=9 damage, 9 gold earned, Combrys = WP: 15) >Galen VS Shattered Shambler (back): Special Damage Damage (27/2=14-1=13 damage) >Galen VS Progg Guardian (back): Miss Miss >Johon VS Progg Guardian (front): Damage Critical Hit (8x3=24+21=45x2=90/2=45-8=37 damage) Yet another mixed bag round - a common theme in this manor, it seems. The party give and take damage despite the Gaurdian's persistent sentinel. Despite the armored Progg's defensives stance, the party manages to strike him down, the smoldering flames in the ether lab consuming the Progg corspes. The Shambler mutters foul vitriol, cursing his bad luck - but still confident he could strike down the heroes before him. F͘Ǫ̀O̡̕L͘͢S̢̕!̛ ́́Ý͠Ò͟U̡̢͘ D̀Ǫ̴ ͜N̨͞O҉͡T ̛K̶̡͏N̶ÓW̛͠ ͠TH͝E̢̛͞ F̸Ǫ̕R͜͟C̷EŞ̴͞ ̕Y͢O͏U͘ AR͡E͟ ̕͠T͞͞A̸͜M͠P̧E͠R͘͞͞Į̧҉N͝G̴̨ ̶W͝I͝T͏H̷́͜!!̵̕ Enemies in the Ether Lab: "A̵̵͘ S̡HA͝M̀È͘͠ ̧̕͞I̶҉̧ ͢͞N̕͘Ǫ̷̧ ͏͝L̡Ò̴Ņ̶ǴÈR ̷H͠͡͠A̵V̵͠E͘͞ ̶I̵T̶̛͞ ̴̀IŅ̵̨ ̀M̡E̛͜ ̸̢͟T͏O̕ ͜͠C̛R̵̴͢ĘA̛͘TE ̀͠͏A͞N ̷̡À̵R̶MA̸̸G͟͞E͜D͢D̢͝O͏̸N̶̡ N̸̨OŢ͡E.҉.̵́͡.͡ ҉͘͝C̸҉͟U̴RS̵̀E ̴͟͠TH҉͜I̧̢͠S͘͝ ͠C͞OR͡PO̡R̷̴E͘͞Ą̛́Ĺ͘ R̡͞E̵͡Ą̵Ļ͡M̛͟҉.̴" Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon *Decay! 13 damage (3 rounds remaining)* *Plagued!* HP: 629/700 SP: 4 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 21/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 8/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 36/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 842 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 25/30 Ether: 12/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 34/38 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 53 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 10/17 15 Gold: 250 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14 15, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 13/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*wheeze* H-h-h-HAL!" Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x1, Blue x2, Green x1 "..." Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Knocked Out!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 0/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level

"Correct, correct, and you guessed it, correct. It is remarkable you fell for it, though! Allen Lias? Alias? My master will be most pleased with your assistance, so to speak." The green clad fiend snickers as Em checks behind him, the rogue expecting an entire team. "It will be 1 versus 5, but I will be the victor nonetheless! Oh, I've waited so long... me and Master toiled on this blade for nearly 2 years now, you know. Face the might of The Harvester!" With that, the man - seemingly an apprentice of sorts - rushes towards the heroes. The 5 raise their arms, but their weapons are ineffective against The Harvester's power. With a powerful swing, the dual-pronged weapon grazes the entire party in one feel swoop. The blades seem to leave a blue trail as they slice, as if leaving gashes in the air. The heroes hardly take any damage from the feeble graze, but they notice their vision beginning to fade... rapidly. In a matter of moments the party finds themselves completely blinded, their sense of sight swiped by The Harvester. Although their vision had vanished, the party retained their sense of hearing. As they stumble around, confused and shocked, they here the sense-snatching fiend speak... "Far, far too easy. My master will be most pleased... Please don't unnecessarily thrash about, there is nothing you can do. Just let me subude you like the good little lab rats you'll soon be." With that, the green menace begins to pummel the blinded party. He thrusts the Harvester into both Jeaux and Brickington at the same time, kicks Em in the gut, performs a nerve pinch on Karie, and slams Arnul's head into a tree. By the end of the beatdown the party is knocked unconscious, helpless against the sense stealer... When they stir awake, they find themselves in a completely different setting. Gone is the lush beauty of the Luminous Passage. Instead, when the heroes regain their vision and their consciousness, they find themselves in a dank prison cell. Made of dark stone and tar, the cell was a dismal place. A musty smell lingered as water periodically drips from the ceiling, and even mold grows in some corners. The green clad man who had assaulted them earlier still carries the formidable Harvester, the blade now thrumming with power. He makes mental notes as he observes the trapped party. "Hmm. They were out for 6 hours, so one can assume they had lost their vision for 4... Adequate, but not good enough for the final build. Seems the Harvester needs a bit more fine tuning, but at least now we have easily accessible lab rats, hm?" The man snickers and leans in, observing the caged heroes from the other side of the bars. "You'd like some answers, you daft little things, wouldn't you?"

Welp, state of emergency has just been declared on my end: Blizzard! We're expecting two to three feet of snow, and my neighborhood is smack dab in the middle of the blizzard warning area. Hopefully I don't lose power, but if I go inactive, that is the reason. Time to break out the shovel!

QM Note: Yet another busy morning - I'll run this afternoon.

QM Note: Lets get this show on the road, shall we? Em scouts ahead, but still does not get any visual of their employer, Allen Lias. The footprints ahead seem to be nearly exactly the same shape and depth as the party's - clearly, whoever had passed by here was human. Finding no other notable evidence, the party regroups and presses forward, wondering who they'll meet ahead. After about 5 minutes of walking through the tranquil passage, their eyes dazzled by the natural light show around them, the heroes come across the man the spider described... Perhaps "hood" was a bit of an off descriptor, though; whoever this was, he was wearing a complete mask, even his eyes obscured by a black mesh. The huge, dual-pronged weapon he carries thrums softly, like a heartbeat. It glows, the two glowing disks on the front illuminating the weapon's deadly looking blades. The man himself was of average build, clad in green from head to toe. He chuckles softly at the sight of the heroes, then speaks. His voice almost sounded arrogant, and he had an an unshakable hint of malice laced into his words... "Excellent, the test subjects arrive. Bit more than I had originally asked for, but the more the merrier I suppose." What will the party say or do?

QM Note: Bolding will do quite alright, no need to make it bigger. The spider cocks his head in confusion, unable to understand the Rogue's tongue. Thankfully, the two rangers in the party kindly translated. "Ooohh, okay. Like I said, I don't understand human tongue very much. It seems like only rangers can speak to me." QM Note: Shoker, rangers have "Animal Talk", allowing them to speak to animals. As a Rogue, you are unable to do that - instead, your job trait is "Flee", allowing you to run from a battle if needed. "That green hooded guy was the only person I've seen pass by tonight. Maybe he is your employer?" What will the party do?

"Ooooh, more strangers! Better yet, strangers I can speak to! People I saw pass by? Well, there was a man in a green hood who walked by about 20 minutes ago. You're really lucky if he is on your side! There are so many crooks running around Eubric, it can make a spider sad... Luckily, they've mostly stayed out of this beautiful little nook of Eubric. Thank goodness for that!" QM Note: Excellent, you've all confirmed - within 3 hours, too! When you're chatting with the spider, just give me the cue and I'll move this along.

QM Note: Exactly how it should be done. The glowing little creature pauses momentarily, then turns to face Em. He speaks in a perky, upbeat voice - clearly, this 8-legged little critter had optimism to spare! "Hiya, stranger! I can't wrap my tongue around your complicated human tongue, and very few people seem to be able to speak Spider - always nice to have a little chat with you humans! What brings you to these parts?"

Round Twenty Five of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii mixes jellies: 1 is rolled: Nothing happens! >Sylph heals Johon (back): Greater Heal (9x2=18+20=38 HP healed) >Sylph heals Alex (back): Heal Less (20 HP healed!) >Alex heals Sylph (back): Heal Heal (10+18=28 HP healed) >Johon VS Shattered Shambler (front): Special Damage Damage (27-5=22 damage) >Hal lies unconscious on the floor >Hal lets out a slight moan, then goes back to being unconcious >Romulus VS Shattered Shambler (back): Damage Miss (Combrys drops back to base WP!) >Galen VS Shattered Shambler (back): Damage Damage (27/2=14-1=13 damage) >Elgar VS Progg Guardian (back): Special Damage Special Damage (Sentinel: All damage halved next round!) >Galen VS Progg Guardian (back): Miss Hit (10+16=26x2=52-8=44 damage) >Johon VS Progg Guardian (front): Hit Critical Hit (8x3=24+21=45x2=90=8=82 damage) The rounds proves abysmal, the party taking but not giving damage. Things look up by the round's end, however, as Galen and Johon score two hits on the Guardian. After his two bludgeonings, the Guardian goes into defensive mode, holding his massive shield in front of him. He stands alert, ready to repel any and all attacks. Enemies in the Ether Lab: "I̵̡̨'͡҉L̶̴L͏̀͝ ҉͝B̢̛̕U͞R͘͜Y͘͘ ͠YOU W̨̛I̕͠T̶̵͠H ̴̴M͏́Y͜ ͠͏B҉A͡͏R҉Ȩ H̴̛A̧͘N͘͡D̡S!" Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon HP: 677/700 SP: 5 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom "I fight on!" Progg Guardian, Level 25 Beast *Badly Poisoned!* *Decay! 20 damage (2 rounds remaining)* HP: 52/500 SP: 8 Specials: Sentinel: Cuts all damage to all enemies in half for the rest of the round and the next. Triple Jab: Assaults the hero who rolled Special Damage and the the heroes above and below him in the battle order, doing 17 damage to each. Immune to Sleep! Drops: Mead The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 21/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 10/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 14/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 842 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 25/30 Ether: 12/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 34/38 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 53 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 10/17 15 Gold: 241 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 8/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*wheeze* H-h-h-HAL!" Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x1, Blue x2 "..." Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Knocked Out!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 0/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level

Hm. I'll give him a bit more leeway in this confirmation period then - though I won't be holding up the rest of the newbies because of this. Thanks for the heads up, Legonator! Hope Em will be able to participate.

QM Note: Bit of a crash course on how things work outside of battles! You can talk to and inspect pretty much anyone or anything you like. Just make sure to bold your actions like this when doing so. Also, remember to always keep your class's job traits in mind - they can be a huge help if used at the right time in the right place. If you need a refresher on how your class operates or what job traits you have, don't be afraid to either ask or check the first post of the Rules & Discussions for an explanation on the basic classes. There isn't much to do at this juncture, but there is someone you can talk to before you forge onwards... I'll move this along when you've all confirmed and do what you like. Feel free to roleplay as much as you like, too! I'm liking what I'm seeing so far.

The 5 chosen heroes, their confidence high but their experience little, begin their walk to the meeting place designated on the Quest Sheet. Those 5 chosen heroes are none other than... Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Party Leader!* Age: Unknown, Male Automaton Ranger Level 1 Power: 4 Health: 6/6 Gold: 5 Equipment: Sagitta (WP: 3, longbow) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll Sir Brickington (Brickington) 19 year old human male knight Level 1 Power: 4 (Level 1 + WP: 3) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Health: 10/10 Gold: 0 Equipment: Great Sword (WP: 3) and Triangle Shield (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Venom Name: Unknown. Most call him "Em," though his real name remains largely mysterious. (I just can't think of a good name, okay?) Age: Unknown. Presumably mid twenties. Gender: Male. Race: Human. Class: Ranger. Level 1 Power: 4 Health: 6/6 Gold: 10 Equipment: Bow(WP:3) Inventory: Smoke bomb, Potion Name: Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) 30 yrs old male Human Rogue Level: 1 Power:4 (1+3) Halth: 7/7 Ether: 0 Gold: 0 Equipment: Dagger(WP:3) Inventory: Potion x2, Venom, Bedroll Karie Alderflask (Played by Kintober) 22 year old Human Rogue, lvl 1 Power: 4 Health: 7/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Heirloom Dagger (WP:3) Inventory: Venom (1), Bedroll (1), Potion (1) The motley crew of rangers, rogues, and a single knight take a short moonlight walk through Eubric to their destination. Night had set, and with it, the meeting location looked more beautiful then ever... The Luminous Passage was an odd place, but a breathtaking one nonetheless. During the dark hours the forest was an eery, yet tranquil, place of wonder. Odd glowing bulbs dot all the foliage, lighting the way forward and illuminating he path ahead... Their contact, Allen Lias, was waiting for them just a bit deeper into the passage. The party notices a glowing spider, busily working away on his intricate web. Though most of the party merely heard him clicking his mouth as he worked, the rangers instead heard the illuminated little fellow whistling happily as he toiled away QM Note: Welcome to Quest 56, everybody! Please tell me if I somehow botched any of your inventories! I realize not all of you had a chance to prepare in the marketplace, but I may be busy for most of tonight, and I wanted to get this up. You all have 24 hours to confirm. Feel free to do some shopping in the marketplace before you post in here, if you wish - I'll edit your inventories accordingly with the new goods.

As night falls and most of the heroes are either retreating to their abodes, chatting quietly, or absolutely drunk out of their minds, a man clad in green enters the hall. Nobody takes notice of him - the fleetfooted figure simply strides in silently, takes a single glance at the Quest 56 sign up sheet, and posts a new one up. Walking out as quietly as he came in, the figure leaves the hall without a single soul ever seeing him. Come day, the heroes crowd around the quest board to see who had been picked... Chosen Heroes Quest 56: The Stealer of Senses -Sir Brickington (Brickington) -Jeaux (joeshmoe554) -Em (Emjajoas) -Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) -Karie Adlerflask (Kintobar) QM Note: The quest should be up in an hour or two! Make any necessary preparations in the marketplace and otherwise - your first quest is nigh, 56ers!

QM Note: And here we go. Round Twenty Four of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii makes jellies: No jellies made >Alex heals Johon (back): No heal No heal >Sylph heals Johon (back): Heal less (20 HP healed) >Sylph heals Hal (back): No heal! >Johon VS Inky (front): Special Damage Damage (27-5=22 damage) >Hal VS Chaos Abomination (front): Special Damage Critical Hit (10x2=20+18=38x2=76 damage) >Hal VS Progg C (front): Special Damage Damage (16-3=13 damage) >Galen VS Progg Bomber (back): Critical Hit Shield: Mug (10x3=30+16=46x2=92-3=89 damage, 89 gold earned, Badly Poisoned transfered!) >Romulus VS Progg A (back): Hit Shield: Mug (15x3=45+13=58/2=29-3=26 damage, 26 gold earned, Combrys = WP: 16) >Elgar VS Progg C (back): Hit Hit (11+20=31x2=62-3=59 damage) >Galen VS Progg Sniper (back): Shield Shield: Mug (10x3=30+16=46x2=92-3=89 damage, 89 gold earned) >Johon VS Progg Guardian (front): Special Damage Critical Hit (8x3=24+21=45x2=90-8=82 damage, 20 damage deacy placed!) The party mows down the enemies guarding the way forward, the laboratory fire raging around them. By the round's end only two enemies remain, a heavily armored guardian and the Shattered Shambler. They stand defiantly in front of the party - this battle wasn't over yet! Hal lays unconcious, knocked out by the now-deceased Progg C. Enemies in the Ether Lab: "I̸͡ ̧W̢I̧͝ĻĹ̡ ̵͜҉C̀͞Ŗ̕U̷̧͝S͠H͏͠ ̡T̸̴HĘ ̸͞L͏͝I͝F̡͘͞E̕҉̧ ͝O͡U͝T ̸O͘͝F̕ ̛͢YO̡Ú̶!" Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon *Sealed! 1 rounds remaining* HP: 677/700 SP: 5 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom "Fight me!" Progg Guardian, Level 25 Beast *Badly Poisoned!* *Decay! 20 damage (3 rounds remaining)* HP: 208/500 SP: 8 Specials: Sentinel: Cuts all damage to all enemies in half for the rest of the round and the next. Triple Jab: Assaults the hero who rolled Special Damage and the the heroes above and below him in the battle order, doing 17 damage to each. Immune to Sleep! Drops: Mead The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 21/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 12/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 4/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 842 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 25/30 Ether: 12/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 14/38 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 51 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 10/17 15 Gold: 241 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14 16, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 21/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*wheeze* H-h-h-HAL!" Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x2, Blue x3 "..." Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Knocked Out!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 0/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level

"SILENCE. YOUR IMPUDENCE WILL SOON FALL ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN HEARING THE CLAMOR OF THOSE WHO OPPOSE CHAOS, MERELY IN SPILLING THEIR BLOOD." QM Note: I simply don't have enough time to run a round of battle tonight, sorry folks! I'll get one up in the morning - I'd like to allow a bit more input anyway.

Round Twenty Three of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii makes jellies: Blue jelly made! >Sylph heals Johon (back): Heal (10+19=29 HP healed) >Sylph heals Galen (back): Greater Heal (10x2=20+19=39 HP healed) >Alex VS Ink Shambler (front): Special Damage Damage (27-13=14 damage) >Johon VS Chaos Abomination (front): Steal Critical Hit (8x3=24+21=45x2=90x2=180 damage) >Hal VS Chaos Abomination (front): Special Damage Shield: Charge! (10+10+10+9+11+14+8=72x2=144 damage) >Hal VS Progg A (front): Miss Miss >Galen VS Progg B (back): Miss Critical Hit (10x2=20+16=36x2=72-3=69 damage) >Romulus VS Progg C (back): Miss Shield: Mug (14x3=42+13=55/2=27-3=24+4+2=30, 30 gold earned, Combrys = WP: 15) >Elgar VS Progg Bomber (back): Special Damage (10 damage to entire party disregarding SP) -Sylph: No stun! -Galen: No stun! -Johon: No stun! -Elgar: No stun! -Romulus: No stun! -Alex: No stun! -Hal: No stun! >Galen VS Progg Sniper (back): Damage Miss >Johon VS Progg Guardian (front): Damage Damage (25-5=20 damage) >Chaos Abomination: Level 21. The battle rages on, Punii finally producing a jelly. The heroes, healed to their prime by their stoic leader, all do some decent damage on their opposition - until, that is, Elgar stands against the Progg Bomber. The evoker, a frigid ball of ice in hand, tries to blast the Bomber into the next ice age, but the Progg seems none to ahppy with that. In a blur the Bomber pulls out a couples of bombs, fuses them together, and chcuks it at the party. The piercing bomb goes off, the entire party getting burned by the pyrotechnic display. Johon, disoreinted by the blast, gets pummeled by the Progg Guardian. The Chaos Abomination recovers some strength, still weary. Enemies in the Ether Lab: "C͝U̴̡R̷̛͢S̷E̸ ͘Ỳ͟OÙ͠!̛͢͜ " Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon *Sealed! 2 rounds remaining* HP: 677/700 SP: 5 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom "DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, ALL OF YOU!" Chaos Abomination, Level ?? (20) Demon *Fragile! 1 rounds remaining* *Decay! 45 damage (2 rounds remaining)* HP: 70/800 SP: 0 Immune to Sleep, Sealing, and Blindness! Specials: Utter Chaos: A die is rolled to decide the effects of this special. (1: Hero is reduced to 1 HP. 2: Hero has SP disabled for the rest of the area. 3: Hero has their max HP dropped by 4 for the rest of the battle. 4: The Chaos Abomination gains back 200 HP. 5: Does damage equal to the Abomination's current level. 6: Hero's WP is raised by 1.) Passive Specials: Chaotic Strength: The Abomination's level is automatically picked by a RNG at the end of every round, the minimum being level 20 and the highest 40. Drops: 30 gold. "I'm way better than that poor runt you tote around." Progg Bomber, Level 19 Beast HP: 92/320 SP: 3 Specials: Fireworks Show: Does 10 damage to the entire party, each hero having a 1/6 chance of being Stunned for a round. Passive Specials: Piercing: Defies SP when doing damage to heroes. Volatile Artillery: Using any bomb while the Progg Bomber is still alive will ignite the Bomber's own ammo, causing him to do 50 damage to himself (disregarding SP) and 13 damage to all heroes. (disregarding SP and Row, but not Guardian Angels) Can only work once per round. Drops: 20 gold "Fight me!" Progg Guardian, Level 25 Beast *Badly Poisoned!* HP: 320/500 SP: 8 Specials: Sentinel: Cuts alldamage to all enmies in half for the rest of the round and the next. Triple Jab: Assaults the hero who rolled Special Damage and the the heroes above and below him in the battle order, doing 17 damage to each. Immune to Sleep! Drops: Mead "Hah hah hah." Progg Sniper, Level 24 Beast HP: 97/330 SP: 3 Specials: Crippling Shot: Fires off a powerful shot that dos 25 damage and drops the hero's max HP by 2 until the battle's end. Wartime, Snacktime: Ducks and gobbles up a ration, that undoes half of the damage done to him and remedies all negative effects. Specials alternate. Drops: 10 gold. "Owww." Progg A Level 16 Beast HP: 29/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. "Not patheitc, not pathetic!" Progg C Level 16 Beast *Plagued!* HP: 45/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 21/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 13/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* *Badly Poisoned!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 6/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 842 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 25/30 Ether: 12/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 14/38 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 51 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 10/17 15 Gold: 215 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14 15, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 21/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1336 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*whistles, wheeze* But Iiiiiii'm stilll... In aaaa dreeaaaammm..." Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x2, Blue x3 "One thing after another... will this ever end?!" Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 12/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level

Combrys... Also, Sandy, could you lease replace my mughsot in the hall's first post with Scuba's awesome real-life rendition of Sorrow? I have it in my statistics page now. Also, gah! When looking through the marketplace, I thought that the suit of armor standing behind him was a Chaos Beast...

QM Note: Tuesdays are my busy days, so I won't be able to run until later tonight - probably for the best, considering that you currently are having a bit of a potion dispute.

Current Sign-ups for Quest 56: The Stealer of Senses -Drake (xxlrocka) -Sir Brickington (Brickington) -Jeaux (joeshmoe554) -Em (Emjajoas) -Arnulf Bishop (Shoker86) -Stigveladi Kotturin; "Amma" (Pyskater) -Karie Adlerflask (Kintobar) QM Note: Woah, huge influx of new players - not that that is a bad thing! Welcome to Heroica, all of you - chances are I'll be bringing all of you Level 1s along for 56, even if it means I have to breach the set player limit; it'd be a shame to not let everybody go. Remember, Quest 56 ships out Wednesday!

Nope, just create a character and you're in! Though just opening the doors will do quite nicely.

Round Twenty Two of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii makes jellies: No jellies made! >Sylph heals Johon (back): No heal! >Elgar seals the Shattered Shambler (back): Success! >Alex heals himself (back): No heal Heal (10+18=28 HP healed) >Johon VS Chaos Abomination (front): Hit Critical Hit (8x3=24+21=45x2=90x2=180 damage, 45 damage decay placed.) Woah! >Hal VS Shattered Shambler (back): Damage Hit (10+18=28-5=23 damage) >Hal VS Progg A (front): Special Damage Critical Hit (10x3=30+18=48-3=45 damage) >Galen VS Progg B (front): Special Damage Damage (16-1=15 damage) >Romulus VS Progg C (back): Miss Miss >Galen VS Progg Sniper (back): Special Damage Hit (10+16=26x2=52-3=49 damage) >Sylph VS Progg Bomber (back): Hit (9+20=29-4=25 damage, -1 SP) >Johon VS Progg Guardian (front): Special Damage Steal (25 gold earned) >Chaos Abomination: Level 20. Woohoo! Punii remains unable to make jellies, and Sylph fails in his feeling duties - though Elgar and Alex have more success in ethereal matter. Johon, despite being unhealed, stands up to the mighty Chaos Abomination. Wtih his Sword of Decay in hand, he ducks underneath the Abomination's slashing hands and thrusts his blade into the Abomination's gut, the monster screeching in pure agony. Pulling it out with a spurt of ghastly black blood, the Abomination staggers backwards, awestruck by the raider's collosal hit. Hal scores two good hits on his targets, deftly jumping back to avoid the Proggs' attacks and counterattacking with a swift cleave of his halberd. Galen, feeling daring, ventures to the front row - only to recive a sharp Progg tail to the ribs! Romulus misses in his assault, but Galen retreats back to the back row and score a clean hit on the Sniper. Sylph shoots an arrow at the bomber, the sharpnel tipped arrow plunging into the creature and breaking his armor a bit. Johon, amazed by his previous attack but wounded nonetheless, only manages to pocket some gold from the guardian. The party watches as the Abomination, still groaning in pain, seems to lose nearly all of the fight in him due to Johon's previous attack. His formerly proud stance devolves into a hunch posture, his arms drooping. The beast seems to have lost all of its swagger, now weaker then a good portion of the Proggs on the field. The odds were changing in the heroes' favor! Enemies in the Ether Lab: "̸̢̡̢͝P̨͘͝Ú̵̧͠L̶̢̡Ĺ̷̴̨͝ ̢̛͠Y̵̶̡Ò̕͜U̵̕͜͠͞R̢ ̧̕͜A͏̕͟C̢̧͘T̨͡͞ ̴͘T̶̡͡O̴̡̧͟͡Ǵ̶̛̕E҉̧͢͝͏T̵͜͜͡H̷̛͘͏͢E̸̛͡R҉̨́̕,̴̸͘͡ ́͢B́Ę̷̵̛I͟҉͠Ǹ̢̡͡͞G̕͞ ̶́̕͝͞O̵҉҉̴F̡̧ ̵̢͝͏̸C͡H̵̶Á̶O̸͏S̵̡҉̧.̧̛͢͏ ̸̵͘͝Ẁ̢͞E̶̵͠͠ ̨̧̡͟͝Ş̴͠͏T̵̡͘͝I̶L̴̀̀̕͡L̀͟͡ ̶͝͡H̵̨͟Á͟͜͝V͏̴̢͢҉E҉ ̀H̢͘͘̕E͟͞͡R̶Ớ͢E̸̢͠S̡̛͢ ͝͏̷͡T͘͏͏́O̴̶̡ ̀͠C͡҉R̵̴̀U͡Ş̕H̸̸.̧͜͜͜" Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon *Sealed! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 677/700 SP: 5 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom "HOW COULD A PITIFUL MORTAL IKE YOU DO THAT...?" Chaos Abomination, Level ?? (20) Demon *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining* *Decay! 45 damage (3 rounds remaining)* HP: 484/800 SP: 0 Immune to Sleep, Sealing, and Blindness! Specials: Utter Chaos: A die is rolled to decide the effects of this special. (1: Hero is reduced to 1 HP. 2: Hero has SP disabled for the rest of the area. 3: Hero has their max HP dropped by 4 for the rest of the battle. 4: The Chaos Abomination gains back 200 HP. 5: Does damage equal to the Abomination's current level. 6: Hero's WP is raised by 1.) Passive Specials: Chaotic Strength: The Abomination's level is automatically picked by a RNG at the end of every round, the minimum being level 20 and the highest 40. Drops: 30 gold. "Not feeling too good here...!" Progg Bomber, Level 19 Beast *Decay! 21 damage (1 rounds remaining)* HP: 113/320 SP: 3 Specials: Fireworks Show: Does 10 damage to the entire party, each hero having a 1/6 chance of being Stunned for a round. Passive Specials: Piercing: Defies SP when doing damage to heroes. Volatile Artillery: Using any bomb while the Progg Bomber is still alive will ignite the Bomber's own ammo, causing him to do 50 damage to himself (disregarding SP) and 13 damage to all heroes. (disregarding SP and Row, but not Guardian Angels) Can only work once per round. Drops: 20 gold "Oohh, you stole the money I was going to spend on take-out tonight. Scary." Progg Guardian, Level 25 Beast *Badly Poisoned!* HP: 330/500 SP: 8 Specials: Sentinel: Cuts alldamage to all enmies in half for the rest of the round and the next. Triple Jab: Assaults the hero who rolled Special Damage and the the heroes above and below him in the battle order, doing 17 damage to each. Immune to Sleep! Drops: Mead "Hold still!" Progg Sniper, Level 24 Beast *Decay! 13 damage (1 rounds remaining)* *Badly Poisoned!* HP: 118/330 SP: 3 Specials: Crippling Shot: Fires off a powerful shot that dos 25 damage and drops the hero's max HP by 2 until the battle's end. Wartime, Snacktime: Ducks and gobbles up a ration, that undoes half of the damage done to him and remedies all negative effects. Specials alternate. Drops: 10 gold. "Gack!" Progg A Level 16 Beast HP: 29/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. "Not feeling too hot..." Progg B Level 16 Beast HP: 35/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. "Pathetic!" Progg C Level 16 Beast HP: 90/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 26/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 15/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* *Badly Poisoned!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 14/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 842 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 30/30 Ether: 12/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 38/38 Ether: 9/18 Gold: 51 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 15/17 15 Gold: 185 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 9/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1336 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*whistles, wheeze* But Iiiiiii'm stilll... In aaaa dreeaaaammm..." Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x2, Blue x2 "One thing after another... will this ever end?!" Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 22/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level

Recommendation to all QMs: Listen to music while you are running a round of battle! Makes it much easier and pretty much cathartic... even if your heroes are finding a murderer, going through a cave, tussling with some vermin, cleaving their way through a species to assassinate a crazed emperor, or stopping the summon of the king of demons himself.

Round Twenty One of the "Fungeon" Battle! >Punii makes jellies: No jellies made! >Sylph logic bombs confuses Shattered Shambler (back): Failure! >Sylph chugs a grand tonic (back) >Alex VS Chaos Abomination (front): Special Damage Damage (39-13=26 damage) >Johon VS Ink Shambler (front): Special Damage Damage (27-2=22 damage) >Hal VS Progg A (back): Special Damage Shield: Charge! (10+10+10+9+11+8=58/2=29-3=26 damage) >Hal VS Progg B (front): Damage Shield: Charge! (10+10+10+9+11+8=58-3=55 damage) >Johon VS Progg Bomber (front): Steal Hit (8+21=29x2=58-4=54 damage) >Galen revives Romulus (back) >Romulus VS Progg C (back): Miss >Galen VS Progg Sniper (back): Miss Hit (10+16=26x2=52-3=49 damage) >Elgar VS Progg Guardian (back): Hit Critical Hit (11x2=22+20=42x2=84 >Chaos Abomination: Level 38. Punii is too shocked by the appearance of the abominable colossi to do anything. Sylph attempts to read a scroll and confuse the Shattered Shambler at once, but the result is that the druid simply ties his own tongue. With his recent failure in mind, Sylph sips on a Grand Tonic. Alex stands toe to toe with the massive Chaos Abomination, the beast surging with raw power. Alex swings at the monster's feet, but it merely raises it out of the way... and steps right on Alex! Alex, with the help of his sturdy shield, wriggles his way out from beneath the abomination's foot. Johon stands up against the other gigantic beast, but is not swift enough to dodge the whipping tentacles of the Shambler. For his troubles, the Raider receives a harsh lash to the noggin. Hal, in an incredible stroke of luck, uses his tactical prowess to order not one, but two charges.The party, short Romulus, bombard Hal's two enemies. As a wounded Johon tussles with the Progg Bomber, Fugazi revives Romulus with his glistening Phoenix Essence. The lycantrhope, still weary from his previous beating, misses in his assault against the Progg. Elgar capitalizes the bittersweet round by lobbing a massive ball of ice at the Guardian. The Chaos Abomination, drunk on the success of quite nearly crushing Alex, still stands strong... though his power seems to have waned slightly. The battle rages on - would they ever make it to Eidolon?? Enemies in the Ether Lab: "̢̡͝Y̴O͏̷U̵̴̷̸͟ ̶̸̢̛̀À̷̡̕ŖT҉̡̛͘Ȩ̷̕͘͘ ͜͡N͠O͢͏̵̀Ţ̶̧͘͡H̵͘͡I̡͝͠N̨̡͞G̸̀ ̨̡̛͏B̵̨U͜͝Ţ̸ ͏̶̧̛̀F̡͢͞҉L̕͢Į̡́͜͟E̶̡͘͘͞S͘͟͞͠͞ ̕͠͞T̸͞Ó͜ ̧͡҉̕͟Ư̡͡S͝҉̷̴.҉̸̧̕͟ ̷҉͠A̸̸̢͡N̸̸͠͝Ḑ̢̀͡ ̡Ą̴̛͘͠S̵̶̕ ͏̢́͟F̀҉L͘͜I͏̵̡E̸͜S͟͞,͏ ̨̀Y̸̷͠͞O͜͡U̵ ̧̡S̸҉́҉͏H̸̛́͞A̷̡̕Ļ̧͢͡L̡ ́̀ ͟͡B̢̀͢͠Ȩ̵͘͜͝ ̷́́S̡̧̧Ẁ̵̡͝Á̧̛͝T̢̕T̷̛È̛͢D҉̨͢͏̶.̴̶̀̀͜" Shattered Shambler, Level 27 Demon HP: 700/700 SP: 5 Immune to Fragile, Sleep, and Blindness! Specials: Death Note: The Shambler writes an incantation of death on the floor, the incantation marking the hero who rolled Special Damage for doom. If the Death Note is not destroyed in the next 2 rounds, the forsaken hero is KOed instantly, regardless of any artifacts, SP, HP, row, Guardian Angel, etc. Inksweep: The Shambler sweeps his inky tentacle across the ground, hitting the hero who rolled Special Damage and all the heroes in his row for 19 damage each. Drops: Feather Duster of Doom "HE WHO REBELS AGAINST THE FORCES OF CHAOS. THOU ARE A FOOL." Chaos Abomination, Level ?? (38) Demon *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 754/800 SP: 0 Immune to Sleep, Sealing, and Blindness! Specials: Utter Chaos: A die is rolled to decide the effects of this special. (1: Hero is reduced to 1 HP. 2: Hero has SP disabled for the rest of the area. 3: Hero has their max HP dropped by 4 for the rest of the battle. 4: The Chaos Abomination gains back 200 HP. 5: Does damage equal to the Abomination's current level. 6: Hero's WP is raised by 1.) Passive Specials: Chaotic Strength: The Abomination's level is automatically picked by a RNG at the end of every round, the minimum being level 20 and the highest 40. Drops: 30 gold. "Haccck, horrrf... Progg Bomber, Level 19 Beast *Decay! 21 damage (2 rounds remaining)* HP: 159/320 SP: 4 Specials: Fireworks Show: Does 10 damage to the entire party, each hero having a 1/6 chance of being Stunned for a round. Passive Specials: Piercing: Defies SP when doing damage to heroes. Volatile Artillery: Using any bomb while the Progg Bomber is still alive will ignite the Bomber's own ammo, causing him to do 50 damage to himself (disregarding SP) and 13 damage to all heroes. (disregarding SP and Row, but not Guardian Angels) Can only work once per round. Drops: 20 gold "Gah! S-s-s-so cold!" Progg Guardian, Level 25 Beast *Badly Poisoned!* HP: 340/500 SP: 8 Specials: Sentinel: Cuts alldamage to all enmies in half for the rest of the round and the next. Triple Jab: Assaults the hero who rolled Special Damage and the the heroes above and below him in the battle order, doing 17 damage to each. Immune to Sleep! Drops: Mead "Hold still!" Progg Sniper, Level 24 Beast *Decay! 13 damage (2 rounds remaining)* *Badly Poisoned!* HP: 190/330 SP: 3 Specials: Crippling Shot: Fires off a powerful shot that dos 25 damage and drops the hero's max HP by 2 until the battle's end. Wartime, Snacktime: Ducks and gobbles up a ration, that undoes half of the damage done to him and remedies all negative effects. Specials alternate. Drops: 10 gold. "Ouch..." Progg A Level 16 Beast HP: 74/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. "Keep it up, guys - I'll lick my wounds after these "heroes" are dead!" Progg B Level 16 Beast HP: 35/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. "I remain unscathed. Is that all you got, heroes?!" Progg C Level 16 Beast HP: 90/90 SP: 3 Specials: Battle Frenzy: 11 damage to all heroes. Passive Specials: Lust: This Progg wants to prove himself. When doing damage to heroes that are of higher level then him, he will defy SP. Drops: 5 gold. The Party: Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) *Party Leader!* *Hastened!* unknown age, unknown race Druid Level 20 Power: 28 (20+7+1) Defense: 0 Health: 26/36c(20+17+7+1) Ether: 15/23 (5+16+1) Gold: 49 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 9, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls) Inventory: Mockthril Rod (WP:7), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, 1 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, Tonic x2, Venom, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 7 Bones, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Crumbling Venom, Journal of The Bleeding, Sword Fragment (1), Smelling Salts x2, Helmet (Max. health +1), Quartz, Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Journal of The Wound, Sword Fragment (2), Emerald, Trial Brew, Nostrum Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* *Badly Poisoned!* Level: 21.33 Power: 33 (21+8+4) Health: 14/36 (19+8+1+7+0) Shield Power: (5) Ether: ~/0 Positive effects: *Immune to:* (*Fragile*, *Cursed* *Stunned*), *Natural Respite* Negative effects: (none) Gold: 817 (186G(1), 0GB(50), 0CB(50), 0GO(80), 0CC(70), 0GC(100), 0M) Equipment: Sword of Decay (WP:8 *Badly Poisoned!*)(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.) Heavy Armour – SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians and knights, Bravado Boots (1/6 chance of being Lucky at the beginning of every battle), Scarlet Hood (+4 to power, immunity to stunned) 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.), Hide of The Bleeding (Backwear, restores 10 HP and 5 ether for every enemy the wearer kills, suitable for anyone) Extra Weapons: Greatsword (WP:3), Meteor Blade (WP:8, Light elemental), Focal Staff (WP:5, Focus Fire-Roll a 3 for 5 ether Suitable for clerics and mages) Tools: Shovel (1), Pick-axe (2), Magnifying Glass (1), Magic Compass (1) Consumables: Potion (5), Venom (2), Ice Bomb (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Trial Brew (1), Dragon Scale (Lucky and blessed effects upon consumption), Remedy. Smelling Salts, Mead Elements: Aquamarine (1), Emerald (1) Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep (1), Scroll of Blindness (1), Scroll of Sealing (2), Scroll of Confusion (1) Quest items: (None) Elgar Gligin (played by Jedi master Brick) *Lucky!* Level 20.33 Evoker *Immune to Fragile!* Power: 31 Defense: 6 Health: 30/30 Ether: 13/19 Gold: 263 Equipment: Mockthril Crossbow (WP:11), Chainmail (SP: 2, Bodywear: half damage from Fire elemental enemies and double from Electric elemental enemies) Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile) Inventory: Fauxthril Longbow (WP: 5),Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Opal, (Borrowed) Garnet, Venom x4, Spade,Pickaxe,3 Potions, Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory, Changes user's appearance into an Elf),Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the badly poisoned effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether) ,Goblin's Wrench(WP:10,retrievable), Needlessly Large Rod (Non-Artifact Item, Curses a random enemy. Usable once per battle.) Does not prevent free hits. Grand Potion x2, Grand Tonic x2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Fireworks, Remedy, Tonic x4, Dualis Scepters (WP: 8, Club/Staff, Dual-striking), Tonic Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) Level 18.5 Paladin, 20 year old elf male *Lucky!* *Encouraged!* Power: 28 Defense: 13 Health: 12/38 Ether: 10/18 Gold: 51 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 *Badly Poisoned!*; ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10) (Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle) Inventory: Potions (4), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Tonic x4, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Potion, Grand Tonic, Scroll of Sealing, Elixir, Mead, Deadly Venom Lycan Romulus Dean (played by theBoyWonder) Level 13.5 Rogue *Immune to weakened* *Immune to Stunned* Power: 33 Health: 15/17 15 Gold: 185 (95 gold owed to Thormanil and 30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP: 14, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Pugilist Gloves(Power +2, protects from weakened) Inventory: Bedroll, Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibianocs Blessing (protects from damage)), Throwing Dagger (WP6), Deadly Venom, Venom x3, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Garnet, Potion x2, Nostrum Galen Woodward (Fugazi) *Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!* 36 year old male human Rogue Level 16 Power: 26 (16+10) Defense: 1 (+1) Health: 24/26 (7+15+4) Gold: 1336 Equipment: Murkwood Thread (WP: 10), Chimera Headdress (Headwear, Suitable for Rangers and Rogues, +1 SP +4 Health), Stretchy Rubber Band (Accessory, returns thrown weapons immediately) Inventory: Fauxthril Shuriken (WP:5, ranged), Throwing Dagger (WP:4, ranged), Bedroll, Venom x2, Smoke Bomb, Bomb XX, Grand Potion x4, Nostrum x1, Mead x2, Fire Bomb, Deadly Venom, Crumbling Venom, Goblin's Wrench(WP:10 *Badly Poisoned!* ,retrievable), Black Katana (WP:8), Smelling Salts x1, Trial Brew, Goblin's Wrench (WP:10,retrievable), Cast, Soma, Leather Armour (SP:1), Potion, Hide of The Wound (+6 power to throwing weapons), Phoenix Essence x2, Smokebomb "*whistles, wheeze* But Iiiiiii'm stilll... In aaaa dreeaaaammm..." Punii, 2 month year old Progg Alchemist Jellies: Red x2, Blue x2 "One thing after another... will this ever end?!" Hal Bohrd, Luosh Guard Captain *Hastened!* *Lucky!* Level 18 Power: 28 Defense: 3 Health: 22/35 Gold: 50 Equipment: Halberd (WP: 10) Luoshian Armor (SP: 3, Bodywear) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Potion Rolls: 6: Charge! Does damage to the target equal to all conscious party member's WP added together. The special effects in the weapon (such as decay) are not transmitted. 5: Critical Hit: WPx3+Level