Scubacarrot

"See anything? Barely! Ha! But in all seriousness, no, I did not see anything suspicious. Not that I don't know what is going on... The guards are disappearing in the district, I heard! It does not matter, us civilians just have to hang low for a bit, while the gangs fight over who gets to be the boss, and then everything goes back to normal. I bet the watch did not tell you that it charges 'protection fees' to the people here? Bah! They are no better than any gang... But my throat is running dry, makes it hard to keep talking..."

You know, when heroes start talking in the middle of battle, and start having entire discussions, I always get a mental picture of the heroes running in circles, talking with the enemies chasing them.

"Well, I asked him for proof that he is here legit, which I seriously doubt he is."

Nyx examines the amulet, but nothing happens. Cronk looks through the boarded up windows. From what he can see, it looks like an empty warehouse Rufindel forces the man to drink one of his remedies, who gets up, and sits down to the wall! "What? Who are you? And why does it feel like someone kicked me in the stomach?"

The only viable adaptation would be a video game, in my opinion. Movie-games and Game-movies are 95% of the time bad. It should not be done. The biggest reason for this is that movie characters in a game are boring, interaction will be one-sided, the character is often designed around a 2 hour movie. The opposite is also very true, if you would turn Heroica RPG into a movie, you would have characters with so many aspects, that they would either lead to looking uninteresting, or unsympathetic, both of which are bad for a movie.

"'Scarf wearing momma's boy?' Really? Really? I must say I didn't see that one coming." Guts attacks from the front row.

You think she would prefer a rod imbued with the power of ice or fire? Somehow I doubt it

Does the new mead taste better or something? There goes my plan of buying a stockpile of mead after quest 20... pffff.

Disclaimer: not all things depicted are clues, some things are present as decoration, others are there because I ran out of 1x1 round plates. thank you.

Cronk picks up the shiny thing out of the puddle, his hands are now sticky with someone else's blood, it's pretty gross. The shiny seems to be an amulet of sorts, the size of a large, thick coin, covered with encravings, markings and symbols on all sides. Strange Amulet The man does not seem to be responding to the shouting, perhaps a different approach should be taken to remedy the situation?

"Hmph, I suddenly can't remember why we were talking about dwarves, who brought them up, again? "

"I knew it, and what are you implying, Valco, mistaking someone for a dwarf would be like mistaking someone for an elf, you take offense on that? Are you with the paladins, or something?"

True, but I was thinking more along the lines of things like the special weapons, or the scrolls... The items you mentioned, can be used by anyone, including the magic classes

So... No special things for physical classes, and mead has increased in price? Colour me a bit sceptical.

The bottles are all as good as empty, and the only clue Atramor got for what was inside, is the strong smell of alcohol. Cronk examines the puddle of blood, and notices something shiny in it. Atramor kicks the man again, and this time he mutters something that can, with a little interpretation, be deciphered as: "Just 5 more minutes, mommy."

Cronk picks up the helmet, it looks like a standard helmet, as used by the town watch. It is possible it found it's way to the ground after a struggle. He then tries to open the basement door, but it locked from the other side, there is no way the party could get through. Loot: Helmet - +1 health. Suitable for anyone. Atramor kicks the man on the floor, whose only response is a groan. He then tries to use his magical cloak to determine the man's combat prowess. The result he gets is a feeling that the man is no real threat to the party, and also that the man is *Intoxicated*. Good job.

The loot is divided, Cronk heals both himself and Atramor to full health at the cost of 2 ether, and Rufindel and Nyx take tonics, to restore 5 ether each. Updated Party: Cronk (played by Corneliusmurdock) Level 17 Paladin Power: 29 SP: 9 Health: 37/37 Ether: 10/18 Gold: 17 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (WP:12, Light), Healing Staff (WP:5 Healing effect), Sword of Bashing (WP:5), Bloody Pointy Stick (WP:1), Ennoc's Blessing (Shield, SP:7), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2), Heavy Crossbow(WP:8, Knockback), Potion x2, Holy Bomb, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Mead, Nyx (played by Pandora) Party Leader Level 16 Battle Mage Power: 25 SP: - Health: 25/25 Ether: 11/21 Gold: 40 Inventory: Dawnstar II (WP:9), Longsword (WP:6), Sandman's Parasol (grants immunity to sleep), Ruby(Fire), Amethyst(Darkness), Topaz(Lightning), Sapphire(Wind), Emerald(Wood), Potion x2, Remedy, Tonic x3, Holy Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x5 Atramor Gibbin (played by CallMePieOrDie) Level 15.5 Rogue Power: 23 SP: 2 Health: 22/22 Ether: - Gold: 230 Inventory: Leachfeather (WP:7 Fire, Wind, restores 2 health on hit), Shiv(WP: 4, can be used as both a melee and a throwing weapon.)Cloak of the Elven Spy(Allows wearer to see an NPC's stats from afar), Sand Worm Hide(SP:2), Bone, Nutritious Banana Rufindel Galadhras (played by Rufus) Level 12 Cleric Power: 24 SP: 2 Health: 20/20 Ether: 11/16 Gold: 37 Inventory: Malfunctioning Staff(WP:12 on successful roll, has 50% chance to do half of WP damage to self instead(ignoring row and SP), Warlord's Helmet( SP:2 grants 'Natural Respite', Fauxthril Staff(WP:7),Potion x2, Remedy x2, Bone x2, Pickaxe, Tonic x2, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Metasimian Ale The heroes then decide to move on, to the place pointed at by Captain Patricia. When the metasimians attacked, it was dark, but now, nearing the spot, the party can see the glow of dawn. The heroes can smell the saltiness of the sea(along with the mess of the city). The block described by Captain Patricia, turns out to be an unassuming one, consisting mostly of Warehouses and small living houses. The street makes a deserted impression on the heroes. For a while, the heroes wander the block, until they find the following scene: What does the party want to do?

"Uh, that guy is totally not a dwarf, Ill bet 5 gold on it!"

Is'nt that Volcanicpanik's character?

Guts makes some movements with his hands behind his back, it is very obvious that he means 'watch this': "And that reminds me.... You say this is your 'claim'? Can we see some documents to confirm that? As far as we know, this mine is owned by Eubric's Miner's Guild, you see. If you could show us that, we will be on our way. "

Guts whispers to Knifk: "Uh, I don't think he is a dwarf..."

Nyx realizes they are in the middle of an alley, on the edge of the Harbour District in Eubric. In the distance the party can hear the occasional scream, as is usual in cities like this. Resting is not really an option.

I completely forgot to level you guys up, my apologies, fixing now.

Nope, if you eat it now, you will get 1 extra health (For simplicity's sake)

Results of Round 10 of the Metasimian-Gang Battle Cronk vs. Metasimian (Sword) - Shield Guardian Angel Atramor vs. Metasimian (Sword) - Damage Nyx vs. Metasimian (Sword) - Greater Spell Ryfindel heals Nyx - No Healing. Cronk stops underestimating his opponent, and instead of attacking, he figures he is better safe than sorry, and calls forth his Guardian Angel, to protect the party from all harm in the next round. Atramor tries to throw his Shiv on the swordsman from behind, but he is noticed, and is slashed for 6 damage. Nyx is not amused by this display, and sends a vicious bolt of darkness towards the metasimian, which hits full on, dealing enough damage to knock the swordsman unconscious. All three gang-members now lay on the floor, not moving, but still breathing. THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Party: Cronk (played by Corneliusmurdock) Level 17 Paladin Power: 29 SP: 9 Health: 16/37 Ether: 12/18 Gold: 10 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (WP:12, Light), Healing Staff (WP:5 Healing effect), Sword of Bashing (WP:5), Bloody Pointy Stick (WP:1), Ennoc's Blessing (Shield, SP:7), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2), Potion x2, Holy Bomb, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Mead Nyx (played by Pandora) Party Leader Level 16 Battle Mage Power: 25 SP: - Health: 25/25 Ether: 6/21 Gold: 32 Inventory: Dawnstar II (WP:9), Sandman's Parasol (grants immunity to sleep), Ruby(Fire), Amethyst(Darkness), Topaz(Lightning), Sapphire(Wind), Emerald(Wood), Potion x2, Remedy, Tonic x4, Holy Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x5 Atramor Gibbin (played by CallMePieOrDie) Level 15.5 Rogue Power: 23 SP: 2 Health: 10/22 Ether: - Gold: 222 Inventory: Leachfeather (WP:7 Fire, Wind, restores 2 health on hit), Shiv(WP: 4, can be used as both a melee and a throwing weapon.)Cloak of the Elven Spy(Allows wearer to see an NPC's stats from afar), Sand Worm Hide(SP:2), Bone Rufindel Galadhras (played by Rufus) Level 12 Cleric Power: 24 SP: 2 Health: 20/20 Ether: 6/16 Gold: 30 Inventory: Malfunctioning Staff(WP:12 on successful roll, has 50% chance to do half of WP damage to self instead(ignoring row and SP), Warlord's Helmet( SP:2 grants 'Natural Respite', Fauxthril Staff(WP:7),Potion x2, Remedy x2, Bone x2, Pickaxe, Tonic x3, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing Party Leader, how will the loot be divided?: Longsword - WP:6 Suitable for Barbarians and Knights. Nutritious Banana - Permantly grants 3 more Health, but at the permanent cost of 3 ether, grants 1 health to classes that don't have ether. Metasimian Ale - Has a 50% chance to either Poison, or Encourage. Heavy Crossbow - WP:8 On successful hit, knocks the target to the back row, halving both incoming and outgoing damage for the next turn. Suitable for Rangers. 30 gold