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FM Note: Siercon's Bleeding output fixed; I'll edit his weapon description this Round just for clarity and try not to run Rounds while rushed/exhausted again . FM Note: I will be away again all day tomorrow; I will try to autorun if/when I can. Round 7 of Battle 2: Erik vs. Carrion Squirrels E - SHIELD (Circle of Might & Magic - Carrion Squirrels D + E: 12+25=37*2=74 damage (D KO'd!) + no Petrified; Creeping Hand: no effect, Immortal; Skeleton Knight: no effect, Skull Guard; Skeleton Mage: 12+25=37*2/2=37 damage + Petrified(!); Carrion Squirrels E: 12+25=37 Fire-elemental damage (KO!); Creeping Hand: no effect, Immortal; Skeleton Knight: no effect, Skull Guard; Skeleton Mage: 12+25=37 Fire-elemental damage (KO by Petrified!); Erik: -2 Ether) >William vs. Carrion Squirrels D Creeping Hand - Hit (Creeping Hand: no effect, Immortal) >William vs. Skeleton Mage Creeping Hand - Special Damage (Eye Poker: - William: 20/2=10-14=0 damage + Blind; Warlen: +1 Power) >Avalanche vs. Carrion Squirrels D Creeping Hand - Extra Critical Hit (Creeping Hand: no effect, Immortal) >Siercon (Light) vs. Skeleton Knight - Spell Counter (Siercon: 26/2=13-5=8 damage; Skeleton Knight: no effect, Skull Guard; Siercon: -1 Ether) >Alexander vs. Skeleton Knight - SHIELD (Marking the Favored - Skeleton Knight: no effect, Skull Guard) >Warlen vs. Erik - No Heal Inspired by his fellow Battle Mage, Erik goes on a rampage, killing the remaining Carrion Squirrels and shattering the Skeleton Mage into a thousand stone-crusted shards. Unfortunately, this leaves the rest of the party with no one to hit, with William being blinded and the rest of the party bashing themselves against the Skeleton Knight's shield. Siercon charges headlong into the Knight, and miraculously his guard falls; however, the shade is severely injured by his attack, and the force of the blow inadvertently knocks the Knight utterly out of the way of Alexander's near-perfect shot. Warlen fails to heal, but fortunately there are no Free Hits to deal with this Round thanks to everyone's efforts. Two enemies remain. THE BATTLE CONTINUES! The Enemies: Creeping Hand *Immortal!* Type: Undead Level: 20 Health: 254/254 Special I: Eye Poker – Causes 20 damage and the blinded-effect on the target Special II: Chokehold – Causes petrified-effect, but also makes the Creeping Hand unable to act as long as the target is petrified. Used only if the target is already blinded. Drops (varies by roll): 1-2: Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver) 3-4: Bone 5-6: nothing Skeleton Knight *Immune to bleeding and sudden death* Type: Undead Level: 26 Defense: 6 Health: 438/730 Special: Skull Guard – Protects self from all damage and negative effects for the next Round. Drops (varies by roll): 1-2: Skull Shield (SP:6, immune to darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only.) 3-6: Potion The Party: Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight (The Chosen Minifigure) 23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight Level 19 *Immune to Ether Reduction* *Cursed defense!* *+1 POWER whenever a party member rolls DAMAGE/SPECIAL DAMAGE* Power Bonus: 0 19 Health: 7/27 (18+1+3+5+7*) SP: 9 (5+4) Ether: 20/30 (18+3+5+1) Gold: 250 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand) (loaned from Erik), Eulalia Shield (SP: 5, prevents ether reduction), Vorpalis Diremail (SP: 4, enemies that inflict damage on the wearer become Cursed. Bodywear), Vorpalis Purgers (Power +0; goes up by 1 every time a someone in the hero's party/the hero themselves rolls damage/special damage. Resets to zero if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends. Legwear), Inventory: Weapons: The Cannonblade (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 8. Ignores SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Rusty Dagger (WP:2, poison 10, breaks after 3 uses).[/font] Artifacts: Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent), Counterstrike Gloves, Magician's Glove* (+10 spell power), Locustoid Greaves (+4 ether, suitable for ether users), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory), Spellbook: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet x2 Lent to Siercon, Opal, Topaz, Diamond, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Antimagic Must Be RPed: Lightning Ball (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Small Frost Ball (10 ice damage, bomb) Consumables: Potion x2, Grand Potion x3, First Aid Kit (Full Health and remove negative effects for the whole party), Health Core, Tonic x3, Grand Tonic x2, Remedy x7, Banana (Full Health), Smoke Bomb x3, Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether), Hurricane x3 (Grants *Drunk* effect. If user makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled), Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2x Mead, 4x Smelling Salts Other Junk: Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Bones x6, Shiny Gold Rocks x2 (Worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores), 10-gallon Hats x7 (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously, headwear), Viper Scale (worth 40 gold to a certain someone) For Sale: Wand of Enamouring (WP:6, deals *Enamoured*-effect, wand), Feathered Cap (SP: 1, headwear, immune to *Petrified*), *+1 to health from Rockapple Fruit, Quest #131 *Name changed from Magicians Gloves. Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human Battle Mage. Level: 25.33 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile, Fire, Water,* *Commands dogs* *Party Leader!* Power Bonus: +0 Defense: 14 (Heavy Armour 5 + Bright Polish 1 + Dog Fur Coat 5 + Tricorne 3) Health: 9/45 (Barbarian base 8 + Level bonus 24 + Battle Mage bonus 5 + Raw Meat 5 + Vampire Dust 3) Ether: 25/26 (Level bonus 25 + Battle Mage bonus 1) Gold: 566 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Titanic Axe (WP:12, Earth, fire, Light-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Brightly Polished Heavy Armour (SP: 6, immune to Fragile, fire, water, bodywear), Dog Fur Coat(SP:5, Grants Command over dogs, backwear), Tricorne(SP: 3). Inventory: Weapons: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand) loaned to Warlen, Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club) loaned to Avalanche, Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Twin Axe (WP: 5, dual strike-axe), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword). Artifacts: Peacekeepers totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment(Protects from hexed-effect; accessory), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, bodywear), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable for shamans; bodywear), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear) loaned to William, Helmet (Health +1), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; backwear.) Gems: Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz. Consumables: Milk (Restores 15 health and ether), Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 4*Tonics, Nostrum, Venom, Ether Core, 3x Potions, Health Core, Mulled Wine, Mead, Smelling Salts, Elixir, Grand Potion, Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Bone Other items: Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold), 3*Torches (WP:2, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Chair (WP:4, club), 2*Crystal Balls (worth 50 gold, except in magic shops where it is worth 100 gold.) Siercon (Siercon and Coral) Male, Age and species unknown (Visual appearance of hollow black smoke in human form.) Battlemage Level 18.5 *Natural Respite* *Darkness to all Attacks; Immune to Darkness and Asleep* Power Bonus: +10 spellpower Defense: 5 (Dark Phibbian Cloak +5) Health: 4/28 (5 base + 18 lvl + 5 class) Ether: 15/24 (5 base + 18 lvl + 1 class) Gold: 109 Glory Points (GP): 7 Equipment: Giant Spear (WP:17, causes Bleeding -5, Hollow [-]), Dark Phibbian Cloak (SP:5, Immune to Darkness and Sleep, adds Darkness-element to attacks; bodywear, suitable for magic users), Magicians Gloves(Spellpower +10; Handwear, suitable for Mages) Inventory: Weapons/Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (grants Animal Talk; headwear, suitable for anyone), Sanctified Rito Spear (WP:4, doubled against Flying enemies, Hollow upgrade [-]), 2x Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril) Gems: Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth) (loaned from Warlen) Bombs: Cataclysm Bomb 200 (200 damage to all enemies with all elements [except darkness], ignores row and SP), Muddy Bomb (deals blinded and poisoned by 3 to all foes), Confuse Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the confused-effect to all opponents), 5x Bone, Smoke Bomb Consumables: 6 Potions, 3 Remedies, 1 Grand Potion Tools: Magic Compass, Shovel, Magnifying Glass For Sale: (Message if interested): Chain Scythe (WP:6, appliesEnamored), Hood of the Dark Druid (wearer absorbs Wood- and Darkness-elemental damage; headwear, suitable for druids only), Quest: Good Rep: Shadeaux, Rito Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) 99 years old elf Hunter Level 27 *Natural Respite* *Immune to asleep and fast asleep* *Favors Undead- and Beast-type enemies* Power Bonus: +2 WP Defense: 6 (Chevalier of Charis armor + Dream Helm) Health: 39/39 (6 + 20 + 6 + 4 + 2 Chicken Drumstick) Gold: 280 Glory Points (GP): 59 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 14 16 due to Hunter's Quiver, darkness-, ice-elemental, Hollow Blade upgraded [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis armor (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Dream Helm (SP: 4, wearer immune to asleep and fast asleep, artifact, headwear), Hunter's Qiver (WP: +2 to bows and crossbows, allows the hunter to favour two typers at the same time) Inventory: •Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 7), Delfrin Master Bow (WP:8, inflicts Jinxed) • Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Bleeding; handwear), Ancient Spear (WP:5, Earth elemental), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap • Grand Potion (2), Potions (10), Remedies (2), Tonic (2), Venoms (6), Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb (2), Lightning Bob, Elven Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Meads (3), Weak potion (2), Weak Regeneration Potion (1), Weak Regeneration Tonic (1), Smelling Salt (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Big Apple, Bones (6), Skeleton Decoy, Charcoal, Phoenix Essence (2), (2) Grating Stone • Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Reputation: Ziegfrieds - Great (+2 Quest), Bonapartes - Great (+2 Quest) Name: William Harkenshire *Immune to Light and Fragile* *Counterstriking* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Level: 22 Warden Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 36/36 Gold: 559 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Croise Crossbow (WP: 12), Mirror Shield (SP:10, user is immune to light-elemental damage; shield), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear) (loaned from Erik), Quiver of Homing Arrows (Rolls of AIM become HIT; can only be used with a bow or a crossbow; backwear.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.) Inventory: * Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5 May not be upgraded; Fire; Hastened), Delfrin Sword (WP:3), Chain Whip (WP:7, causes Bound), Hand Cannon (WP: 5; Lightning , Wood), Handy Longsword (WP: 4, 1/6 chance to inflict poisoned), Norgh Shield (SP: 5, Immune to Fragile), Lion Knight Shield (SP: 4, suitable for Knights), Pauldrons (SP +2, suitable to Knights, Dragoons and Skirmishers; accessory), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (Power +1 on the front row, doubles movement), Chimera Armor (SP:2, +2 Max Health; bodywear, suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Wave Sword (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, deals Cursed Effect) * Sapphire, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Skeleton Decoy, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Venom x3, Elven Bomb, Bomb XX, 4 Fire Bombs, Water Bomb, Elixer, Military Grade Water Bomb, Military Grade Lightning Bomb, Bone x2, Magic Saucepan, Nostrum, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle), 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Mead, (Shard of Wood: WP 1 Dagger), Gold Bar, Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril) Avalanche, the Super Sleuth (Dragonfire) 30 years old male yeti Barbarian *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* *Counterstriking* Level 14 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 17/22 (8+13+1*) SP: 5 Gold: 5 Glory Points (GP): 2 Equipment: Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club) (loaned from Erik), Heavy Armour (immune to fragile, SP:5), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to the damage taken) Inventory: Frostbite (halberd, WP:8, damages undead), Trollsbane (club, WP:7, earth-elemental), 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Mulled Wine, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Nostrum, Mead, Smelling Salts, Pumpkin Bomb (causes the stunned-, blinded-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, sealed- and confused- effects to all opponents), Lightning Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Holy Bomb, 8x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with less than half of the wearer's level are scared and won't directly attack the wearer, bodywear) (*One Chicken Drumstick eaten) Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

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In an instant, Arthur is at Miirym's side, offering her an Elixir which she gratefully drinks.

We need more Clerics. Like, really really REALLY need more Clerics. Especially high-Level ones. It's only just now hit me that almost none of the original Clerics are still active, and we literally have TWO Ether-healing characters above Level 30 (Althior and Boomingham). That's...really not good.

OOC: Just realized, Miirym's health should be 69, not 68 (30+39). Out of compassion towards you and all future QMs (and all our OCD players like me), I'll probably be using one of my Henry awards on her to bump that up to an even 70 after this battle, so her health will always be Level+30. Also, Arthur's max HP is 66 (5+39=44+15=59+7=66). With Miirm recently revived, Arthur has a moment to pick through his weapons, eventually coming across his Metasimian Dory. He nods to himself; this would do. Springing up out of seemingly nowhere, Arthur launches a swift reprisal from the Back Row against Bellerai, the Dragon who had dared attack Miirym. Miirym, for her part, does her best to use her breath against the Right Wing from the Back Row.

Nope, I voted for Kirana.

Arthur and Miirym follow Hybros' suggestions.

The Party Terry Yelnats (played by Endgame) *Party Leader!* Male Human Mage Level 8 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/12 (5+6) Defense: 1 Ether: 2/12 (5+5) Gold: 23 Equipment: Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10), Leather Cap (SP: 1) Inventory: Ether Lash Wand: (WP 3 Wand, at the cost of 1 ether per WP the Wand becomes dual strike for one attack.), Cattle Prod Staff (WP: 3), 3x Potion, Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), 2x Bat Guano (can be thrown at an enemy to cause the Blind Effect), Bedroll, Robes of the Murine Chieftan (SP:2, Max Ether +2, grants Command over rats; bodywear, suitable to Ether-using classes), Ancient Amber (Makes a weapon deal double damage to Ancient-type enemies when merged into a weapon at a smithy; can only be merged once per weapon, and never into shields; the weapon must be renamed to include "ancient" and "amber" in the name.), Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Jinnipher Buchaire (JimBee) 76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight *Deals half damage to/takes half damage from Beasts, Plants, and Vermin* Level 8 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 9 Health: 17/17 Gold: 75 Equipment: Brine Blade (WP:5, deals Poison 5; greatsword), Natural Shield (SP:6, bearer deals half damage to and takes half damage from Beasts, Plants, and Vermin; shield), Moone Mail (SP:3; bodywear) Inventory: The Beheader (WP:15, defies SP; greatsword), Full Moon Shield (SP:5), Vorpalis Conquerors (Power +0; goes up by 2 for every enemy defeated, drops back down to 0 if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends; handwear), Paper Doll (protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Greater Tonic, 3x Remedy, Bedroll, Shovel, Letter of Recommendation, Venom, Bone, 4x Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Boris Bruhalv (Waterbrick Down) 38 year old male vampire Cleric *Immune to Stunned and Poisoned* Level 10 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 (2) Health: 16/18 (9+8) Ether: 8/14 (5+8) Gold: 103 Equipment: Simple Mace (WP: 3, mace), Rusty Chainmail (SP: 2, Immune to Stunned and Poison), Defender's Ring (Accessory, Rolls of "Heal Less" become "Heal"), Inventory: Scroll of Sleep (Enables casting the asleep-effect to the target, forcing them to miss its turn for three rounds or until woken up by an attack. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), 2 Potions, 2 Remedies, 4 Tonics, 1x Sleep Bomb, 3x Blind Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb (Deals 10 Fire damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Dirt Bomb (Deals 10 Ground damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Holy Bomb (Deals 10 Holy damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Lightning Bomb (Deals 10 Lightning damage to all opponents when used), Floral Bomb, 3x Bone, Grating Stone, Crimson Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Cursed; dagger), 4x Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 7/7 Ether: 4/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, Emerald (Wood), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 10/10 Gold: 10 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Inventory: Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 3x Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Kheyli (K-Nut) 327 years old female fairy Barbarian Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 2/10 Gold: 0 Equipment: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Inventory: Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword), 3x Potion, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 3x Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.), Mac (takes suggestions) Has a 1/6 chance to grant Inspired Has a 1/2 chance to grant Encouraged Inventory: 3x Tonic, 3x Potion, Note: Mac does not deal or take damage from enemies and cannot prevent Free Hits. "All right, now let's get back to Kiri before--" The party turns to head back the way they came, only to see their path blocked by four beings, seemingly some kind of spirits made of pure elemental power. "Auster spoke truth. The defiling mortals truly thought themselves quick enough to escape." "Indeed, brother Indrito. They show great arrogance to believe they may escape the spirits' wrath." "It matters not how they have earned it, sister Arayanita, we shall execute our wrath regardless." "Have a care, brother Agnito. Their punishment is inexorable, but perhaps they shall exhibit remorse before their demise. Even brother Indrito is not so hasty as to refuse Regret's due." "Indeed not, revered Varunata. But neither shall I wait forever. When I strike, it shall be swift and true, and shall be their end." Varunata gazes impassively down upon the assembled Heroes. "Speak swiftly, sinners. Your judgement awaits." What shall the party say or do?

WBD's probably used to it by now, I kinda did the same thing to Skrall on 120. Speaking of that robe, if you actually want to equip it, you have to say so, otherwise you'll be keeping the leather cap equipped.

I think Calamity's channeling Guts now. Poor Boris. Completely shafted for loot this Quest. I'll get the next update up as soon as I can.

Yeah, It's really great at making an enemy's health pool last longer without having to give them thousands of HP. It's also great for people who have poison/curse weapons, helps them feel useful to the party even if their WP is low. The big warning, though, is to do SP OR back row. You do NOT want to end up with this:

Miirym uses her Breath on Bellerai's foot from the Back Row.

OOC: Ahh, you listed it as a Critical Hit instead of a SHIELD, and then referred to it as High Assault (which was the old name for Jump Hit), that's where the confusion came from I think. Action is correct, SP is as follows: Shadeaux Cloak: 11*2=22, Tin Armor: 6*3=18, Blue Hand Shield: 15, Duplovian Helmet: 2; 22+18=40+15=55+2=57. "Miirym!" Arthur rushes to his companion's side, shielding her body with his own. "Someone get her up, now. Leave the tail alone, I can tank it until it bleeds out. Purpearl," Arthur says, holding up a brown bottle, "heads up." Arthur uses an Elixir on Purpearl from the Back Row.

The Conquerors really only work well in conjunction with the Purgers; the Purgers give you the initial boost to kill stuff, and the Conquerors then reward you for those kills by upping your Power to kill more stuff.

The Vorpalis stuff was never "meh", just "meh" for me personally thanks to my existing build. It was clear from the start that if someone managed to put together all six pieces, they'd be damn near unstoppable; Warlen's only drawing attention because he's demonstrating that just two of them together are still formidable.

These are also long battles with a large party, which helps increase the odds of multiple Damage/Special Damage rolls. Also if it weren't for Erik and William's high SP to let them actually live through the D/SD, the party would be in a lot more trouble, balancing out the advantage pretty squarely.

FM Note: I have updated the Skeleton Knight's Special to reflect recent clarification. Round 6 of Battle 2: >Warlen (Light) vs. Skeleton Mage - Deflected Damage (Warlen: no deflection, 26-9=17 damage, +1 Power) >Erik vs. Skeleton Knight - Special Damage (Skull Guard - Skeleton Knight: protected from all damage and effects next Round; Warlen: +1 Power) >William vs. Carrion Squirrels B - Special Damage (Bone Club - William: 10*2=20/2=10-14=0 damage; Warlen: +1 Power) >William vs. Carrion Squirrels C - Aim->Hit (Carrion Squirrels C: 12+22=34 damage) Avalanche vs. Carrion Squirrels C - Miss (nothing happens) >Siercon (Light) vs. Skeleton Knight - SHIELD (Circle of Might & Magic - Carrion Squirrels: no damage (Dark) + Bleeding 17; Skeleton Knight: 17+18=35/2=17-6=11 damage; Skeleton Mage: 17+18=35/2/2=8 damage; all enemies besides Creeping Hand: 17+18+10=45*2=90 damage; Siercon: -6 Ether) >Alexander vs. Skeleton Mage - Critical Hit (Skeleton Mage: 16*2=32+27=59*3=177 damage) Carrion Squirrels D Free Hit vs. Warlen - enemy Hexed! attacks Creeping Hand: no effect, Immortal Carrion Squirrels E Free Hit vs. Erik - 10/2=5-14=0 damage Creeping Hand Free Hit vs. William: 20/2=10-14=0 damage Carrion Squirrels D Cursed and Bleeding: -5 health, -10% max health Carrion Squirrels E Cursed and Bleeding: -5 health, -10% max health Warlen apparently enjoys being beaten over the head, as he grows stronger from the enemy Mage's spell. The Skull Knight prepares to protect itself, but not before Siercon finally gets a moment to shine. While the darkness of his cloak takes the sting out of his physical strikes, they still slice open the squirrels and make them bleed. Siercon swiftly solves this problem for several squirrels, searing them out of existence with a blast of magical light. Amidst the chaos, William quietly lands another hit, while Alexander's new Favoring serves him well as he strikes the enemy mage with near-maximum power. Five enemies remain. THE BATTLE CONTINUES! The Enemies: Carrion Squirrels D *Mob 1* *Cursed* *Bleeding by 5* Type: Vermin/Dark Level: 20 (10*1) Health: 15/105 95 (105*1) Special: Bone Club – Causes 10 damage to the target, multiplied by the amount of bones the target carries. Drops: Bone Carrion Squirrels E *Mob 1* *Cursed* *Bleeding by 5* Type: Vermin/Dark Level: 20 (10*1) Health: 83/105 95 (105*1) Special: Bone Club – Causes 10 damage to the target, multiplied by the amount of bones the target carries. Drops: Bone Creeping Hand *Immortal!* Type: Undead Level: 20 Health: 254/254 Special I: Eye Poker – Causes 20 damage and the blinded-effect on the target Special II: Chokehold – Causes petrified-effect, but also makes the Creeping Hand unable to act as long as the target is petrified. Used only if the target is already blinded. Drops (varies by roll): 1-2: Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver) 3-4: Bone 5-6: nothing Skeleton Knight *Immune to bleeding and sudden death* *Skull Guard (1 Round)* Type: Undead Level: 26 Defense: 6 Health: 438/730 Special: Skull Guard – Protects self from all damage and negative effects for the next Round. Drops (varies by roll): 1-2: Skull Shield (SP:6, immune to darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only.) 3-6: Potion Skeleton Mage *Ranged, fights from the back row* *Immune to bleeding and sudden death* Type: Undead Level: 26 Health: 75/579 Ether: 6/6 Special: Dark Magic Burst – Deals 13 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row at the cost of 1 ether. If ether is at zero, nothing happens. Drops (varies by roll): 1-2: Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics.) 3-6: Tonic The Party: Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight (The Chosen Minifigure) 23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight Level 19 *Immune to Ether Reduction* *Cursed defense!* *+1 POWER whenever a party member rolls DAMAGE/SPECIAL DAMAGE* Power Bonus: 0 19 Health: 7/27 (18+1+3+5+7*) SP: 9 (5+4) Ether: 20/30 (18+3+5+1) Gold: 250 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand) (loaned from Erik), Eulalia Shield (SP: 5, prevents ether reduction), Vorpalis Diremail (SP: 4, enemies that inflict damage on the wearer become Cursed. Bodywear), Vorpalis Purgers (Power +0; goes up by 1 every time a someone in the hero's party/the hero themselves rolls damage/special damage. Resets to zero if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends. Legwear), Inventory: Weapons: The Cannonblade (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 8. Ignores SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Rusty Dagger (WP:2, poison 10, breaks after 3 uses).[/font] Artifacts: Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent), Counterstrike Gloves, Magician's Glove* (+10 spell power), Locustoid Greaves (+4 ether, suitable for ether users), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory), Spellbook: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet x2 Lent to Siercon, Opal, Topaz, Diamond, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Antimagic Must Be RPed: Lightning Ball (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Small Frost Ball (10 ice damage, bomb) Consumables: Potion x2, Grand Potion x3, First Aid Kit (Full Health and remove negative effects for the whole party), Health Core, Tonic x3, Grand Tonic x2, Remedy x7, Banana (Full Health), Smoke Bomb x3, Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether), Hurricane x3 (Grants *Drunk* effect. If user makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled), Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2x Mead, 4x Smelling Salts Other Junk: Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Bones x6, Shiny Gold Rocks x2 (Worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores), 10-gallon Hats x7 (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously, headwear), Viper Scale (worth 40 gold to a certain someone) For Sale: Wand of Enamouring (WP:6, deals *Enamoured*-effect, wand), Feathered Cap (SP: 1, headwear, immune to *Petrified*), *+1 to health from Rockapple Fruit, Quest #131 *Name changed from Magicians Gloves. Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human Battle Mage. Level: 25.33 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile, Fire, Water,* *Commands dogs* *Party Leader!* Power Bonus: +0 Defense: 14 (Heavy Armour 5 + Bright Polish 1 + Dog Fur Coat 5 + Tricorne 3) Health: 9/45 (Barbarian base 8 + Level bonus 24 + Battle Mage bonus 5 + Raw Meat 5 + Vampire Dust 3) Ether: 25/26 (Level bonus 25 + Battle Mage bonus 1) Gold: 566 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Titanic Axe (WP:12, Earth, fire, Light-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Brightly Polished Heavy Armour (SP: 6, immune to Fragile, fire, water, bodywear), Dog Fur Coat(SP:5, Grants Command over dogs, backwear), Tricorne(SP: 3). Inventory: Weapons: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand) loaned to Warlen, Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club) loaned to Avalanche, Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Twin Axe (WP: 5, dual strike-axe), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword). Artifacts: Peacekeepers totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment(Protects from hexed-effect; accessory), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, bodywear), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable for shamans; bodywear), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear) loaned to William, Helmet (Health +1), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; backwear.) Gems: Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz. Consumables: Milk (Restores 15 health and ether), Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 4*Tonics, Nostrum, Venom, Ether Core, 3x Potions, Health Core, Mulled Wine, Mead, Smelling Salts, Elixir, Grand Potion, Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Bone Other items: Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold), 3*Torches (WP:2, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Chair (WP:4, club), 2*Crystal Balls (worth 50 gold, except in magic shops where it is worth 100 gold.) Siercon (Siercon and Coral) Male, Age and species unknown (Visual appearance of hollow black smoke in human form.) Battlemage Level 18.5 *Natural Respite* *Darkness to all Attacks; Immune to Darkness and Asleep* Power Bonus: +10 spellpower Defense: 5 (Dark Phibbian Cloak +5) Health: 12/28 (5 base + 18 lvl + 5 class) Ether: 16/24 (5 base + 18 lvl + 1 class) Gold: 109 Glory Points (GP): 7 Equipment: Giant Spear (WP:17, causes Bleeding, Hollow [-]), Dark Phibbian Cloak (SP:5, Immune to Darkness and Sleep, adds Darkness-element to attacks; bodywear, suitable for magic users), Magicians Gloves(Spellpower +10; Handwear, suitable for Mages) Inventory: Weapons/Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (grants Animal Talk; headwear, suitable for anyone), Sanctified Rito Spear (WP:4, doubled against Flying enemies, Hollow upgrade [-]), 2x Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril) Gems: Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth) (loaned from Warlen) Bombs: Cataclysm Bomb 200 (200 damage to all enemies with all elements [except darkness], ignores row and SP), Muddy Bomb (deals blinded and poisoned by 3 to all foes), Confuse Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the confused-effect to all opponents), 5x Bone, Smoke Bomb Consumables: 6 Potions, 3 Remedies, 1 Grand Potion Tools: Magic Compass, Shovel, Magnifying Glass For Sale: (Message if interested): Chain Scythe (WP:6, appliesEnamored), Hood of the Dark Druid (wearer absorbs Wood- and Darkness-elemental damage; headwear, suitable for druids only), Quest: Good Rep: Shadeaux, Rito Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) 99 years old elf Hunter Level 27 *Natural Respite* *Immune to asleep and fast asleep* *Favors Undead- and Beast-type enemies* Power Bonus: +2 WP Defense: 6 (Chevalier of Charis armor + Dream Helm) Health: 39/39 (6 + 20 + 6 + 4 + 2 Chicken Drumstick) Gold: 280 Glory Points (GP): 59 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 14 16 due to Hunter's Quiver, darkness-, ice-elemental, Hollow Blade upgraded [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis armor (Artifact, bodywear) (Maximum health +2, SP: 2), Dream Helm (SP: 4, wearer immune to asleep and fast asleep, artifact, headwear), Hunter's Qiver (WP: +2 to bows and crossbows, allows the hunter to favour two typers at the same time) Inventory: •Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 7), Delfrin Master Bow (WP:8, inflicts Jinxed) • Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Bleeding; handwear), Ancient Spear (WP:5, Earth elemental), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap • Grand Potion (2), Potions (10), Remedies (2), Tonic (2), Venoms (6), Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb (2), Lightning Bob, Elven Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Meads (3), Weak potion (2), Weak Regeneration Potion (1), Weak Regeneration Tonic (1), Smelling Salt (2), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), Big Apple, Bones (6), Skeleton Decoy, Charcoal, Phoenix Essence (2), (2) Grating Stone • Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Reputation: Ziegfrieds - Great (+2 Quest), Bonapartes - Great (+2 Quest) Name: William Harkenshire *Immune to Light and Fragile* *Counterstriking* Level: 22 Warden Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 36/36 Gold: 559 Glory Points (GP): 1 Equipment: Croise Crossbow (WP: 12), Mirror Shield (SP:10, user is immune to light-elemental damage; shield), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear) (loaned from Erik), Quiver of Homing Arrows (Rolls of AIM become HIT; can only be used with a bow or a crossbow; backwear.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.) Inventory: * Repeating Crossbow (WP: 5 May not be upgraded; Fire; Hastened), Delfrin Sword (WP:3), Chain Whip (WP:7, causes Bound), Hand Cannon (WP: 5; Lightning , Wood), Handy Longsword (WP: 4, 1/6 chance to inflict poisoned), Norgh Shield (SP: 5, Immune to Fragile), Lion Knight Shield (SP: 4, suitable for Knights), Pauldrons (SP +2, suitable to Knights, Dragoons and Skirmishers; accessory), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (Power +1 on the front row, doubles movement), Chimera Armor (SP:2, +2 Max Health; bodywear, suitable for Knights and Barbarians), Wave Sword (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, deals Cursed Effect) * Sapphire, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Skeleton Decoy, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Venom x3, Elven Bomb, Bomb XX, 4 Fire Bombs, Water Bomb, Elixer, Military Grade Water Bomb, Military Grade Lightning Bomb, Bone x2, Magic Saucepan, Nostrum, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle), 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Mead, (Shard of Wood: WP 1 Dagger), Gold Bar, Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril) Avalanche, the Super Sleuth (Dragonfire) 30 years old male yeti Barbarian *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* *Counterstriking* Level 14 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 17/22 (8+13+1*) SP: 5 Gold: 5 Glory Points (GP): 2 Equipment: Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club) (loaned from Erik), Heavy Armour (immune to fragile, SP:5), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to the damage taken) Inventory: Frostbite (halberd, WP:8, damages undead), Trollsbane (club, WP:7, earth-elemental), 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Mulled Wine, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Nostrum, Mead, Smelling Salts, Pumpkin Bomb (causes the stunned-, blinded-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, sealed- and confused- effects to all opponents), Lightning Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Holy Bomb, 8x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with less than half of the wearer's level are scared and won't directly attack the wearer, bodywear) (*One Chicken Drumstick eaten) Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

He's inactive, but technically in the Hall. Today may be a bit rough, folks; I'll try to get a UQ update out, but it may be delayed. Tomorrow will be even more busy, so expect another late update if I can get one out at all.

The Dragoon part obeys Row, but the Dragon part ignores it. Jump Hit obeys row as normal.

"Hang back, Purpearl, no sense in you going down too. I'll see if I can patch you up next Round."

...you mean like the Fields of Glory? Shouldn't both Althior and Throlar be able to understand the dog, because Animal Talk and Gossolalia?

Oh, so is this the part in 141 where the party devolves into PvP? It's a Flipz Quest, so I was wondering where the PvP would show up.

Round 1 of Foggy Flight Jinnipher vs. Mirage Knight F - SHIELD (Sentinel - Party: protected from damage next Round >Terry (Ice) vs. Mirage Knight A - SHIELD (Magic Burst of Ice - Mirage Knight A: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight B: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight C: no effect, Immortal; Mirage Knight D: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight E: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight F: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight G: illusion disrupted; Mirage Knight H: illusion disrupted; Terry: -1 Ether) >Ezeran (Wood) vs. Mirage Knight E C - SHIELD (Magic Burst of Wood - Mirage Knight C: no effect, Immortal; Ezeran: -1 Ether) Torald vs. Mirage Knight B C - Miss (nothing happens) Mac does nothing Kheyli vs. Mirage Knight C - Damage (Kheyli: 8 damage) >Boris vs. Mirage Knight D C - Hit (Mirage Knight C: no effect, Immortal) Sakurai throws a Smoke Bomb Jinnipher raises her shield just in case the party can't punch through, but the party's Mages quickly prove themselves more than up to the task. Terry summons a massive ice crystal that hits the ground and bursts, shattering into several shards that slice through all of the illusions before hitting the ground and growing into a great ice wall. Ezeran follows up, his own magic bursting forth from the ground in a flurry of thorned vines that wrap over and reinforce the ice wall. "No! None shall escape my wrath!" The Mirage Knight takes a swing at Kheyli, who, due to her proximity to the real enemy, gets stabbed by its scythe. It hurts. A lot. As the ice and vines close in of their own accord, Boris rushes in, bashing their foe back behind the wall and pulling Kheyli to safety just in time. Sakurai throws the Smoke Bomb, and the Mirage Knight howls as his own mists are thwarted by the hazy, polluted smoke, his physical form likewise penned in by the mages' wall. He swings his scythe, seeking to sever and shatter the elemental obstacle. "RUN!" THE BATTLE IS SUCCESSFULLY DISCONTINUED! ------------------------- After five minutes of frenzied flight, the scattered party eventually begins to find their bearings, reconvening not far from the site of their first battle. Mac leans against a tree, panting heavily. "All right. We shouldn't stay long, but I think now's as good a time as any to catch our breaths, regroup, and divide up this loot. ...five, six, seven--Where's Sakurai?" Indeed, as Mac stated, the Sorcerer was nowhere to be seen. "Hmm...must have bolted a different direction in all the chaos. I'm...sure he'll be fine. He's wily. More importantly, our own wonder wizards made it out. That was amazin' what you managed back there. Well done. You, too, Mr. Bruhalv. Beatin' him off at the last second--I don't think I could've managed that even when I was half my age. Hel, Torald and Kheyli were pretty impressive against the little lizards, too. You lot are somethin' special, that's for sure. I wish I had somethin' more for ya, but for now I can only give you what's already yours." Mac spreads out the loot from the party's previous battle. The Party Terry Yelnats (played by Endgame) *Party Leader!* Male Human Mage Level 8 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/12 (5+6) Defense: 1 Ether: 2/12 (5+5) Gold: 23 Equipment: Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10), Leather Cap (SP: 1) Inventory: Ether Lash Wand: (WP 3 Wand, at the cost of 1 ether per WP the Wand becomes dual strike for one attack.), Cattle Prod Staff (WP: 3), 3x Potion, Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), 2x Bat Guano (can be thrown at an enemy to cause the Blind Effect), Bedroll, Robes of the Murine Chieftan (SP:2, Max Ether +2, grants Command over rats; bodywear, suitable to Ether-using classes), Jinnipher Buchaire (JimBee) 76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight *Deals half damage to/takes half damage from Beasts, Plants, and Vermin* Level 8 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 9 Health: 17/17 Gold: 75 Equipment: Brine Blade (WP:5, deals Poison 5; greatsword), Natural Shield (SP:6, bearer deals half damage to and takes half damage from Beasts, Plants, and Vermin; shield), Moone Mail (SP:3; bodywear) Inventory: The Beheader (WP:15, defies SP; greatsword), Full Moon Shield (SP:5), Vorpalis Conquerors (Power +0; goes up by 2 for every enemy defeated, drops back down to 0 if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends; footwear), Paper Doll (protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Greater Tonic, 3x Remedy, Bedroll, Shovel, Letter of Recommendation, Venom, Boris Bruhalv (Waterbrick Down) 38 year old male vampire Cleric *Immune to Stunned and Poisoned* Level 10 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 (2) Health: 16/18 (9+8) Ether: 8/14 (5+8) Gold: 103 Equipment: Simple Mace (WP: 3, mace), Rusty Chainmail (SP: 2, Immune to Stunned and Poison) Inventory: Defender's Ring (Accessory, Rolls of "Heal Less" become "Heal"), Scroll of Sleep (Enables casting the asleep-effect to the target, forcing them to miss its turn for three rounds or until woken up by an attack. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), 2 Potions, 2 Remedies, 4 Tonics, 1x Sleep Bomb, 3x Blind Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb (Deals 10 Fire damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Dirt Bomb (Deals 10 Ground damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Holy Bomb (Deals 10 Holy damage to all opponents when used), Military Grade Lightning Bomb (Deals 10 Lightning damage to all opponents when used), Floral Bomb, Bone, Grating Stone, Crimson Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Cursed; dagger), Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 7/7 Ether: 4/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, Emerald (Wood) Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 10/10 Gold: 10 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Inventory: Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Kheyli (K-Nut) 327 years old female fairy Barbarian Level 3 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 2/10 Gold: 0 Equipment: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Inventory: Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword), 3x Potion, Mead, Poison Bomb Mac (takes suggestions) Has a 1/6 chance to grant Inspired Has a 1/2 chance to grant Encouraged Inventory: 3x Tonic, 3x Potion, Remedy, *Previous battle's loot* Note: Mac does not deal or take damage from enemies and cannot prevent Free Hits. Party Leader, please divide the spoils of battle: Ancient Amber (Makes a weapon deal double damage to Ancient-type enemies when merged into a weapon at a smithy; can only be merged once per weapon, and never into shields; the weapon must be renamed to include "ancient" and "amber" in the name.) 2x Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.) 16x Ancient Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for 3 turns. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 50 gold.) 3x Bone (Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for a turn. Worth nothing, except in magic shops where it is worth 5 gold.) Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff)

OOC: Hoke should be in the air right now, and will complete his strike next Round. Arthur stabs toward the wing, but his blow goes wide. The massive limb rushes towards him-- Miirym is there in an instant, hissing and spitting her wrath at the one who would harm her partner. As Miirym spits, a plume of smoke blooms forth, seemingly to no avail. Miirym gnashes her teeth and hisses her hatred-- A faint spark. An ember. A manifestation of the darkness in a fiery heart. The fog explodes in a magical burst, its energy dark and piercing as it saps the wing of some of its strength. Bellerai is a Dragon, a hardy creature of an ancient race--what damage would such a blow cause against mere humans? The mind boggles. Arthur is surprised--and, perhaps, a little worried--but he recovers as quickly as he can. "I'm...not completely sure what strategy to use here. Miirym?" <Take the tail, if Vipera's will aids your own, otherwise repeat. Torc, my sister, can you take the Left wing? I will hold back Bellerai's leg.> If Arthur is Lucky, he stabs with the Clockwork Lance at Bellerai's Tail; if not, he attacks the Right Wing. In both cases, he fights from the Back Row. Miirym uses her Breath on the Left Foot from the Back Row. Suggested Battle Order: Vipera Arthur Hoke Hybros Purpearl Torc Miirym Felix OOC: also, I swapped out my Unicorn Helmet for my Duplovian Helmet of the Guard, so my Defense should be 57 and I should be *Immune to Magic and Healing* instead of *One Effect At A Time*. Arthur suddenly notices an opening, and charges for it. He uses the Phoenix Essence from his Duplovian Swift Halberd's Hollow Blade on Hybros, then attacks the Right Wing with the weapon from the Back Row.

Pretty much the same here, though I'm also hoping I can somehow engineer a situation where I can join Crescent and then immediately re-earn some Ziegfried rep. I'm not! Well, I mean, I sort of am, but only insofar as I want to hit the point where I can read the other party's exploits in Duplovia and Baltarok so I can hastily rewrite my own Quests to accommodate the events there. The battles are really intense, though. At this point, I'd be happy if the rest of the Quest was nothing but cryptic anagrams. Is it bad that I'm more proud of these item pics than I am of any set pic in my entire Quest? These turned out really, really well. Something about the angle of the sunlight just worked, and for once brightening the background wasn't a total pain in the megablocks.