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At Tarn's mention of Ella's gift, Arthur starts. "Visions..." Arthur murmured in wonder. "Another piece to the puzzle...Heroes, quickly, what sort of visions has Ella told you about? Has she seen anything of Chaos, anything of Wren?" Anything of me? he silently wonders.

As Arthur arrives in the East Hall with Cronk and William, he quickly uncorks his Mead and gives it to William from the Back Row. "William, if you'd use your Smelling Salts on Sir Cronk, he should be able to heal both of us before the Chaos Beasts arrive." OOC: To repeat my question from just before the round was posted: If by some miracle all Chaos Beasts in the corridor are asleep, can Ella flee back upstairs, or can one of us Heroes pick her up? By my calculations, there is a 1 in 12 chance of this happening; Beast 3 would be asleep for 3 more rounds, Beast 2 would be asleep for 2 more rounds, and Beast 1 would be asleep for one more round, giving Ella a free round to run or giving us Heroes a free round to pick her up and take her to safety.

"Agreed, Sir Cronk. When the beasts do arrive, would thee prefer I put them to Sleep, Confuse them, Blind them, or Seal them? My preference would be Sleep, but William's Tripleshot might awaken them, unless he specifically avoids shooting sleeping Chaos Beasts." OOC: If by some miracle all Chaos Beasts in the corridor are asleep, can Ella flee back upstairs, or can one of us Heroes pick her up? By my calculations, there is a 1 in 12 chance of this happening; Beast 3 would be asleep for 3 more rounds, Beast 2 would be asleep for 2 more rounds, and Beast 1 would be asleep for one more round, giving Ella a free round to run or giving us Heroes a free round to pick her up and take her to safety.

Tomorrow is August 1st...hooray! Looking forward to what Sandy has in store for us! EDIT: Unfortunately, no, you can't drink just half of a potion; it's all or nothing.

"You'll have to fight past Blackenord and XX, but if you survive, William and I will be glad to have you, you'll likely arrive just in time for one of us to fall. But won't the Heroes in the Throne Room miss you?"

I'm between servers now. I used to play on a server with a bunch of friends from various LEGO fan sites, but two server restarts, trolling ops and admins, an obnoxious money system, and a complete theft-grief of my home base later and I decided I was done with it. If anyone knows of a good server with a Eurobricks-quality community, please PM me! I'm sort of displeased with the idea of the 1.3 update; sure, there are a lot of things in there that I've been waiting for, but somewhere along the way I lost my enthusiasm for the update for some reason, I'm not entirely sure why. Part of it might have to do with the HORRID performance issues the SSP/SMP merge causes on my system. That said, I'm tossing around the idea of making a Complete-The-Monument style Survival map at some point, provided I can come up with some decent ideas.

OOC: Also, I don't see where Arthur took damage, even in the description and notations. Oh, never mind, I see it, Blackenord's special. good thing Cronk has a Guardian, huh? "De'kra, brother, throw that Smoke Bomb and we'll all retreat! William, if you'd come East with me, I'd be much obliged. It's your call, though. Either way, I'm going to retreat East from the Back Row." "Also, Count Knyghton, why the Nether are you using your sword? Your crossbow only does 2 less damage, and you have Back Row protection at the same time!"

"Skrall, no, put me first in this section of the Battle Order, so I take a Free Hit from one of the weak Imperial Guards instead of one of the Elites or the Archers."

Not far away, Arthur, too, was wondering about corruption. "This land is cursed," he murumured, almost too quietly to hear. "A spreading darkness looms, even amidst our feeble victories. My magicks, blocked, my thoughts, muddled, my heart, blackened. This land...this land is not safe for mortals, nay, not even for gods. This darkness lingers, even after the Chimaera's demise, against my own thought. A darkness so bitter, and yet so sweet..." The world seems to slow as Arthur ducks an Imperial Guard's sword as he makes for the South Hall. "Remember the old ways...no fear...no hesitation...action...decisiveness...victory..."

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OOC: For the record: In-character only, in-character only. Also, for later reference, which Chaos Beast is holding Ella? "Twit! Hope for thy own sake that Emperor Septrine did not hear you; if he knew how willing you are to abandon his daughter, he'd likely destroy you himself. Where is your honor? Where is your reason? She is no common slave-girl, she is a princess of high blood. No matter whose side you are on, she is a woman of great value, not some worthless trifle to be cast aside. As I said, I will attend to the girl's safety, even if no one else will." "Thank you De'kra. If even one of you accompanied me, we would have a much better chance. Perhaps William? He can take two enemies per Round, and in this fight we'll need to be able to attack more than one foe if we are to save the princess."

Hey, Dastan QMs, on future map updates can we have some sort of visual indication of where the enemies can exit the palace? It feels like I'm the only one that remembers we have two exits to guard.

"Skrall, I don't know about you, but I for one don't intend to let Wren have her way with Ella; whatever she has planned, it bodes ill." Though I'd be very interested to know how the girl fits into her plans... he thought to himself... "I don't care if I'm the only Hero who does it, I will not let her be taken without a fight."

Seeing his opening, Arthur darts to the South Corridor from the Back Row. OOC: Thanks, QMs! "Skrall, put me early in the Battle Order, I can handle a Back Row Free Hit from one of the normal Imperial Guards."

"Hmm...it all depends on whether or not I can flee via the Back Row, if I cannot, then the Free Hits of virtually all the enemies in here would be enough to take me out. In addition, I'm not certain if Cronk's Guardian Angel would protect me from the Free Hits of the Chimaera Guards, if not, they could Free Hit me out of existence in the South Hall. Don't get me wrong, I sorely wish to test my power against the Chaos Beasts again, but I don't know if I can actually make it there. If I see an opening, though, I'll take it." OOC: QMs, I'd greatly appreciate an answer to these questions; can I move rooms via the Back Row, and would I take multiple Free Hits from the Chimaera Guards upon re-entering the South Hall?

Quest ##: The Nightmare Before Christmas has been added to the Hall! Sign-ups will end October 29, 1993 I actually haven't heard of this "Wheatley Song", though, did I miss something in my Portal 2 playthrough?

OOC: The map shows three Elite Guards still alive, but Skrall killed one last Round. "Nice one, Xander!" Arthur pauses. "I'm going to try and blind Roland from the Back Row again, unless someone has a better plan. Heroes in the South Hall," he calls, "if you flee next Round, flee to Ella. She needs you more than we do, remember that there is an entrance off of the East Hall."

Arthur opens his mouth to tell Skrall that the winged creature had Elite A covered, but reconsidered. "Perhaps it would be best to take out one or two of these clowns so we can focus on the Emperor himself later," he mused aloud.

Doc's style encourages a LOT of role-playing--I know I've blathered away a fair number of those pages, and at times hijacked the plot in the process.

"Heroes in the West Hall! Ignore the regular Imperial Guards, focus your attention on the Elite Guards and Archers. By my calculations, in addition to my attack, one more of us should be able to attack Emperor Roland without fear of reprisal, I'd suggest Skrall should use his Heavy Crossbow on him for maximum effect." Arthur again attempts to Blind Roland from the Back Row.

I've learned from Wren and Loren that it's impossible to out-orate NPCs. From now on, Arthur will find other ways to display his wit and arrogance. :P

For Monk Pretzel's reference: TV Tropes Link. Also, Doc, out of curiosity, did you use Hexographer for the hex battles? I've been playing with it, and it looks like a LOT of fun to work with.

Arthur pauses. "Ah, I somehow thought the Chaos Beasts would move quicker than that, and would be on their way back out within a Round. Never mind, then!"

Link please!

"Spast!" Arthur cries. "Someone from the South Hall Team, quickly, run to the East Hall, or else we will lose the girl; there is an exit off of that hall, after all!"