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Arthur quickly uses the Ethertech Spyglass to search for spies and eavesdroppers in the area before passing the device to Skrall, also passing back the two Phoenix Incenses Skrall had loaned him. He takes a quick look through the book the Weather Mage had just given him. Hmm...I wonder... he looks to Miirym, still perched on Lady Shanxian's shoulder with all the arrogant regality as if she had been crowned ruler of Xu instead of the new Council. She's not ready for this, he sighs to himself. She's caught up in the glory of battle, neglecting the spiritual side of her training. Does she even hear me, I wonder? Miirym makes no sign to indicate she was listening to the Dragoon, preening her scaly wings lavishly without any care in the world. Her aloofness was not entirely genuine, however, and she begins to cough and gag when she inadvertently nips a few strands of Shanxian's hair instead of her own wing. Arthur smiles a little. Still a child, he reminds himself, even if Dragons do age differently from us. Still a child...and still unready for battle. He had a choice to make when he got back to the Hall--or, perhaps, when he visited Number 14, Heron Street... Yes. It's time. He pockets the book, calls Miirym--who, thankfully, responds this time--and turns his attention back to the others. "What, we're not taking the Azure Ark home?" Arthur jokes with a chuckle. "Home does indeed sound like a good idea. You've answered nearly all of my concerns, Lady Shanxian, and for that I am grateful. While perhaps we could have done more to spare the innocent, I think that ultimately our actions here today will prove to be for the best." "<I would have been happier with more shiny objects. Like an automaton. Or twelve.>" "Hush, Miirym. Show some humility." "<'Hush, Miirym.' Is that all you say?>" "Miirym. We are guardians of the world, not its conquerors. We are pieces in a larger game, not the players commanding the board. Perhaps when we return to Eubric, to the day-to-day life of the city, you will be reminded of how small we actually are." "<Small pieces that have a big impact on the game.> "Yes. We are. But think for a moment about what that means." Miirym falls silent for a moment, before spreading her wings and taking to the skies--hopefully, Arthur thinks, just returning to the Bounty on her own. But I will grant her that freedom. She needs the space. He sighs and continues forward with the rest of his party.

Ooh, nice, another Quest akin to Green and Gone, I like! (Green and Gone was probably my favorite of Flare's two Quests. )

Let's not forget Arthur--I plan to have him follow up on the letter he got from Valentine last year once he gets home from Xu. In fact, considering that Arthur wouldn't exist without the Zeigfrieds, I don't think I'd be too unjustified in saying that wizard House is best pony House. But yes, the Zeigfrieds are in sore need of some more development.

Bluurgh. I hate Stunned. It's so freaking obnoxious to keep track of.

QM Note: The counters do not need to be destroyed to win. Golem Huxley is Lucky as well. Round 10 of Key Combat: Bartholomew Docken recovers from Stun Thormanil Nihai (Gladiator Trident) vs. Golem Black Knight - SHIELD (Dragon's Wrath: Elemental Breath - Golem Black Knight, Right Rear Counter, Left Front Counter: 43*3=129/2=64 Ice-elemental damage (counters KO'd!); Golem Black Knight + Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Bleeding 15) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Martial Hit (Golem Lieutenant Huxley: 33*2=66+8=74*2*2/2=148-50=98 damage) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Special Damage (Phalanx - Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Phalanx extended by 3 Rounds) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Critical Hit (Golem Lieutenant Huxley: 13*2=26+30=56*2/2=56-50=6 damage + Poisoned 25) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - SHIELD (Roots of Life - All party members: 13+30=43 health restored + negative effects removed, Ellaria: -1 Ether) Golem Lieutenant Huxley vs. Docken: retrieves weapon Golem Lieutenant Huxley: -75 (Poison), -15 (Bleeding), +3 (Blessed) Left Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Black Knight: -15 (Bleeding), +3 (Blessed) Right Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Hybros: +3 (Blessed) Ellaria: +3 (Blessed) Though Huxley refused to roll over and die, the party continued to gain momentum against him. The Dragoon's Dragon once again interfered in his attack, smashing shelves and scattering shards and splinters spectacularly for massive injuries against the remaining foes. The Monk, too, landed a solid blow, weakened only by the Phalanx, as the Druid decided to heal herself after poking her poisoned staff past his defenses. One way or another, this would all be over within the next few Rounds. Only two enemies and four counters stood against the party! THE BATTLE CONTINUED! The Enemies: Golem Lieutenant Huxley *Immune to Weakened, Blinded, Fragile, and Jinxed* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Deals Stunned* *Assistance* *Poisoned by 75* *Bleeding by 15* *Reinforced* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Blessed* *Phalanx (12 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 54 Health: 221/710 Defense: 25 50 Special: Phalanx - The Skirmisher crouches behind his shield in close formation with the rest of his party, halving his and their damage taken during the next three Rounds. If Special Damage is rolled against him again while his Phalanx is in effect, his Phalanx is extended by another three Rounds. Drops: Security Room Key, Blood-stained note, Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned, halberd), Lieutenant's Sword (WP:6, longsword) Note: Golem Huxley attacks with a throwing weapon; after one roll of Damage or one Free Hit, he will move to the Front Row and will retrieve his weapon on the next roll of Damage or Free Hit. If for any reason he cannot retrieve his throwing weapon, Golem Huxley will attack from the Back Row and his attacks will no longer ignore Row. Left Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Black Knight *Immune to Darkness and Stunned* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Ignores SP* *Blessed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 90/340 Defense: 9 19 Special: Arrogant Prick - The black knight recklessly breaks through the target's defences, causing 31 damage ignoring SP. They also steal and (if suitable) equip one weapon or Artifact from the target's equipment. Drops: Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Guardian Halberd (WP: 5, target's defense is used as additional WP, halberd) Note: The Golem Black Knight attacks with three throwing weapons; after three rolls of Damage and/or Free Hits, they will move to the Front Row and their attacks will no longer ignore Row but will ignore SP. Right Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: no one). The Party: Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 30.75 *Immune to Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding, and Hexed* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* *Stunned* Power: 42 (30+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 48/48 96/96 (9+29+7+1+2) Ether: 28/42 (5+29+5+1+2) Gold: 253 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, poisoned by 10 (temporary) fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from hexed; accessory) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Quill Pen (WP:1, retrievable throwing weapon), Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to Darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.), Spear (WP:6), Halberd (WP:6) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, Emergency Essence, Meads, Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Blind Bomb, Currency: Gold Ore (worth 80 gold) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Quest Items: Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* *Natural Respite* *Life Drain* *Encouraged* *Inspired* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Dearly Beloved Party Second-in-Command* Level: 33.5 Power Bonus: 3 (8 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 54/54 108/108 (7+32+12+3*) Ether: 16/37 (32+3+2) Gold: 713 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow blade [nothing]; dagger), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Nimbus Broomstick (WP:5, long range, usable by mages and clerics; Broomstick, sells for double usual price), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Pan (WP: 1, +1 Health; suitable for all classes), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to STEAL gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold, in addition to hiding; suitable to rogues; footwear) • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Scroll of Luck (grants Lucky-effect for one battle, costs 10 ether) • 12 Potions, 13 Grand Potions, 17 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Grand Tonics, Soma, Feather of White, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2 Deadly Venoms, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Mulled Wine, Minimizing Dust, 2 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Bartholomew Docken, Dragonslayer (Brickdoctor) 34-year-old human male, Warden Level 48.8 *Gains Triple XP* *Takes Halved Damage from Free Hits* *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confused, Blinded, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Sudden Death* *Counterstriking* Power: 58 (Level 48 + WP: 10) (Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 23 (SP: 20 + SP: 3) Health: 82/82 (base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 47 + Class bonus: 8 + permanent boost: 21*) Gold: 541 (1 Gold loaned to Lord Lawrence Boomingham [Zepher]) GP: 27 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; inflicts the Blinded-effect; Crossbow), Mythril Shield (SP: 20; Shield), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confusion, Blindness, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, and Wind; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for anyone; Bodywear), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; suitable for anyone; Handwear) Inventory: • Pan (WP: 1; +1 Max HP; suitable for all classes), Fishstick (WP: 7; deals double Damage on ships; club), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts the Jinxed-effect; Throwing Weapon [borrowed from Arthur Justus Regulus VII (Flipz)]), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), • Large Water Canteen (Carries 6 portions of water; Accessory), Aqua Gear (Adds Water-element to physical attacks, immune to Water, Accessory) • Potions (4), Grand Potions (11), Health Cores (3), Remedies (10), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Meads (2), Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine, Feather of Lithe, Feather of White, Smoke Bombs (5), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (5), Bones (11), Venom (5), Deadly Venom, Skeleton Decoy, Teleportapple, Grating Stone, Adamantite Shards (3/4 Adamantite), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Inkwell (consumable, causes a weapon to deal the Blinded-effect for one battle) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • Silver Ore (60 Gold) • Incomplete Formula (Quest Item, note, found: Blacksmith), Portia Butcher's Diary Entry (Quest Item, note, found: General Store), Storekeeper's Note (Quest Item, note, found: General Store Cellar), Clerk's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Mayor's Office), Clara Butcher's Letter (Quest Item, note, found: Town Hall Meeting Room), Barkeep's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Inn of the Wayward Angel), Butcher's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Butcher's Shop), Baker's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Bakery) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Youngling (Ice) Level 43.6 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile,Slowed, and Weakened* *Gains Triple Experience* *Reflects physical damage* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 18 Health: 62/62 Gold: 1656 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Iris Shield (SP: 15; reflects physical Damage back to the attacker regardless of Row or Defense, if the user survives the attack.), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, and Lightning, and the Asleep,Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened-effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: • Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Repeater Crossbow (WP: 7, crossbow. Hastened for first round of combat while equipped.), Schoolyard Sword (WP: 8 great sword), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Crossbow (WP:5), Mercutio's Dagger of Mugging (WP:5, +5 gold from stealing; dagger) • Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots (Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water-elemental damage) • Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • 2x Amethyst (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Opal (Ice), • Potion, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Milk • Mead, 2x Nostrum, Smelling Salts, 2x Mulled Wine, Jinxy Juice, Feather of Lithe, • 2x Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, 3x Smoke Bomb, Ice Bomb, 5x Water Bomb • 3x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, • 2x Grating Stone, Bright Polish, Teleportapple

I think if a House were to die, it would probably be the Bonapartes. Unlike, say, the Ji Pei with Hybros or the Guild of Invision with Guts, we haven't really seen them reach out to Heroes and form personal bonds (I mean, hell, the only player who's actively shown interest in Cannoneer just perma-killed her character, and I highly doubt any new contenders will be coming along soon), nor have they been portrayed in a particularly positive light. They always seem to be the first House people point to when the issue of "Houses are evil and cruel to the common people" comes up (i.e. in the Wolfgang plot). Thus, it would make sense for them to be the first target of the Wolfgang, which I think is what we're seeing in 119. What I expect to see in the wake of such an even, no matter which side Heroica ends up on, however, is the dark side of their choice; if the Heroes choose to preserve the Bonies, I expect them to come down hard on the city, launching a bloody and near-dictatorial purge of as many of their detractors as humanly possible, whereas if they kill the House off I'd expect to see crime and piracy shoot up drastically in Uland and the surrounding areas. As far as the fate of the Bonapartes go, no matter what happens--win, lose, or status quo--the city loses.

Yick. So glad I have Overkill gold available to help smooth out the loot distribution--it'd be much harder to keep the overall totals fair otherwise. For clarity's sake: not complaining about the loot! I'm complaining about how bad I am at dividing it.

OOC: I don't think the Chaotic Bomb was supposed to drop. Was it by any chance meant to be one of the other artifacts...? Loot Division: Skrall - Grating Stone (from Battle Flow), Smoke Bomb (from Battle Flow), Composite Bow, 30 Gold Atramor - Silver katana Arthur - Blue Hand Shield Miirym perches haughtily upon Lady Shanxian's shoulder, as if daring Arthur to make her return to his side. That's...not a good sign. What sort of example must I be setting for her? He sighs. "Many sacrifices have been made to bring about this end. Perhaps not all of them were necessary. But in the end, it would go against everything I hope the new Xu will stand for not to face up to the consequences of our actions. I am still with you at least, for good or for ill." OOC: WBD, Arthur gets a flat 1000 out of the Overkill, you and Pie get 1044 each. If either of you are disappointed with the loot, let me know and I'll try to come up with a fair solution.

QM Note: Rolling the Round now! Round 10 of Key Combat: Bartholomew Docken retrieves Unlucky Horseshoe - retrieved Thormanil Nihai (Gladiator Trident) vs. Golem Black Knight - SHIELD (Dragon's Wrath: Elemental Breath - Golem Black Knight, Right Rear Counter, Left Front Counter: 43*3=129/2=64 Ice-elemental damage) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Special Damage (Phalanx - Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Phalanx extended by 3 Rounds) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Special Damage (Phalanx - Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Phalanx extended by 3 Rounds) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley recovers from Stunned >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Special Damage (Phalanx - Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Phalanx extended by 3 Rounds) Golem Lieutenant Huxley vs. Docken: 54/2=27-23=4 damage + Stunned Golem Lieutenant Huxley: -50 (Poison), +3 (Blessed) Left Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Black Knight: +3 (Blessed) Right Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Berserker: +3 (Blessed) Left Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Right Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Hybros: +3 (Blessed) One thought crystallized in the party's minds like the Dragon's icy blast: Lieutenant Huxley's golem doppelganger was quite possibly the most stubborn creature on the face of Olegaia. Though the aforementioned blast ripped through monster and masonry alike, the Golem Lieutenant remained nearly untouched, only harmed at all by the Druid's previous poisoning. Only two enemies and four counters stood against the party! THE BATTLE CONTINUED! The Enemies: Golem Lieutenant Huxley *Immune to Weakened, Blinded, Fragile, and Jinxed* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Deals Stunned* *Assistance* *Poisoned by 50* *Reinforced* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Blessed* *Phalanx (10 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 54 Health: 412/710 Defense: 25 50 Special: Phalanx - The Skirmisher crouches behind his shield in close formation with the rest of his party, halving his and their damage taken during the next three Rounds. If Special Damage is rolled against him again while his Phalanx is in effect, his Phalanx is extended by another three Rounds. Drops: Security Room Key, Blood-stained note, Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned, halberd), Lieutenant's Sword (WP:6, longsword) Note: Golem Huxley attacks with a throwing weapon; after one roll of Damage or one Free Hit, he will move to the Front Row and will retrieve his weapon on the next roll of Damage or Free Hit. If for any reason he cannot retrieve his throwing weapon, Golem Huxley will attack from the Back Row and his attacks will no longer ignore Row. Left Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Black Knight *Immune to Darkness and Stunned* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Ignores SP* *Blessed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 147/340 Defense: 9 19 Special: Arrogant Prick - The black knight recklessly breaks through the target's defences, causing 31 damage ignoring SP. They also steal and (if suitable) equip one weapon or Artifact from the target's equipment. Drops: Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Guardian Halberd (WP: 5, target's defense is used as additional WP, halberd) Note: The Golem Black Knight attacks with three throwing weapons; after three rolls of Damage and/or Free Hits, they will move to the Front Row and their attacks will no longer ignore Row but will ignore SP. Right Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 29/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Black Knight). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Black Knight, Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Left Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 44/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Berserker). Right Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: no one). The Party: Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 30.75 *Immune to Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding, and Hexed* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* *Stunned* Power: 42 (30+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 48/48 49/96 (9+29+7+1+2) Ether: 29/42 (5+29+5+1+2) Gold: 253 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, poisoned by 10 (temporary) fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from hexed; accessory) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Quill Pen (WP:1, retrievable throwing weapon), Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to Darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.), Spear (WP:6), Halberd (WP:6) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, Emergency Essence, Meads, Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Blind Bomb, Currency: Gold Ore (worth 80 gold) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Quest Items: Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* *Natural Respite* *Life Drain* *Encouraged* *Inspired* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Dearly Beloved Party Second-in-Command* Level: 33.5 Power Bonus: 3 (8 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 54/54 108/108 (7+32+12+3*) Ether: 16/37 (32+3+2) Gold: 713 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow blade [nothing]; dagger), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Nimbus Broomstick (WP:5, long range, usable by mages and clerics; Broomstick, sells for double usual price), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Pan (WP: 1, +1 Health; suitable for all classes), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to STEAL gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold, in addition to hiding; suitable to rogues; footwear) • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Scroll of Luck (grants Lucky-effect for one battle, costs 10 ether) • 12 Potions, 13 Grand Potions, 17 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Grand Tonics, Soma, Feather of White, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2 Deadly Venoms, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Mulled Wine, Minimizing Dust, 2 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Bartholomew Docken, Dragonslayer (Brickdoctor) 34-year-old human male, Warden Level 48.8 *Gains Triple XP* *Takes Halved Damage from Free Hits* *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confused, Blinded, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Sudden Death* *Counterstriking* Power: 58 (Level 48 + WP: 10) (Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 23 (SP: 20 + SP: 3) Health: 82/82 (base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 47 + Class bonus: 8 + permanent boost: 21*) Gold: 541 (1 Gold loaned to Lord Lawrence Boomingham [Zepher]) GP: 27 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; inflicts the Blinded-effect; Crossbow), Mythril Shield (SP: 20; Shield), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confusion, Blindness, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, and Wind; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for anyone; Bodywear), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; suitable for anyone; Handwear) Inventory: • Pan (WP: 1; +1 Max HP; suitable for all classes), Fishstick (WP: 7; deals double Damage on ships; club), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts the Jinxed-effect; Throwing Weapon [borrowed from Arthur Justus Regulus VII (Flipz)]), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), • Large Water Canteen (Carries 6 portions of water; Accessory), Aqua Gear (Adds Water-element to physical attacks, immune to Water, Accessory) • Potions (4), Grand Potions (11), Health Cores (3), Remedies (10), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Meads (2), Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine, Feather of Lithe, Feather of White, Smoke Bombs (5), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (5), Bones (11), Venom (5), Deadly Venom, Skeleton Decoy, Teleportapple, Grating Stone, Adamantite Shards (3/4 Adamantite), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Inkwell (consumable, causes a weapon to deal the Blinded-effect for one battle) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • Silver Ore (60 Gold) • Incomplete Formula (Quest Item, note, found: Blacksmith), Portia Butcher's Diary Entry (Quest Item, note, found: General Store), Storekeeper's Note (Quest Item, note, found: General Store Cellar), Clerk's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Mayor's Office), Clara Butcher's Letter (Quest Item, note, found: Town Hall Meeting Room), Barkeep's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Inn of the Wayward Angel), Butcher's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Butcher's Shop), Baker's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Bakery) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Youngling (Ice) Level 43.6 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile,Slowed, and Weakened* *Gains Triple Experience* *Reflects physical damage* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 18 Health: 62/62 Gold: 1656 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Iris Shield (SP: 15; reflects physical Damage back to the attacker regardless of Row or Defense, if the user survives the attack.), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, and Lightning, and the Asleep,Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened-effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: • Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Repeater Crossbow (WP: 7, crossbow. Hastened for first round of combat while equipped.), Schoolyard Sword (WP: 8 great sword), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Crossbow (WP:5), Mercutio's Dagger of Mugging (WP:5, +5 gold from stealing; dagger) • Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots (Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water-elemental damage) • Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • 2x Amethyst (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Opal (Ice), • Potion, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Milk • Mead, 2x Nostrum, Smelling Salts, 2x Mulled Wine, Jinxy Juice, Feather of Lithe, • 2x Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, 3x Smoke Bomb, Ice Bomb, 5x Water Bomb • 3x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, • 2x Grating Stone, Bright Polish, Teleportapple

Round 9 of Key Combat: Bartholomew Docken (Darksteel Crossbow) vs. Golem Black Knight - Hit (Golem Black Knight: 10+48=50/2=25-19=6 damage + Blinded) Thormanil Nihai (Shishkebab) vs. Golem Berserker - High Assault (Golem Berserker: 16*5=80+43+1=124*2/2=124-22=102+102=204 (KO!)) Hybros vs. Right Rear Counter - Martial Hit (Right Rear Counter: 33*2=66+8=74*2/2/2=18 damage; Hybros: 9 health restored) Hybros vs. Left Front Counter - SHIELD (Chakra - Hybros: full health restored, negative effects removed, Lucky, -1 Ether) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - SHIELD (Roots of Life - All party members: 12+30=42 health restored + negative effects removed, Ellaria: -1 Ether) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Damage (Ellaria: 54-7=47 damage + Stunned) Golem Lieutenant Huxley vs. Docken: retrieves weapon Golem Lieutenant Huxley: -50 (Poison), +3 (Blessed) Left Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Black Knight: +3 (Blessed) Right Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Berserker: +3 (Blessed) Left Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Right Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Hybros: +3 (Blessed) The Warden Blinded the Black Knight, just in time for the monk to mash his fists upon the counter, only for its distance and Huxley's Phalanx to reduce what would have easily been a destroying blow to a mediocre one. The Monk was again forced to meditate upon why his actions seemed less effective than they should have been, restoring his health in the process and bringing him Luck. The Dragoon fatally speared the Berserker, but when the Druid stopped to heal the party she took an unexpected blow from Huxley. Only two enemies and four counters stood against the party! THE BATTLE CONTINUED! The Enemies: Golem Lieutenant Huxley *Immune to Weakened, Blinded, Fragile, and Jinxed* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Deals Stunned* *Assistance* *Poisoned by 50* *Reinforced* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Blessed* *Phalanx (2 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 54 Health: 459/710 Defense: 25 50 Special: Phalanx - The Skirmisher crouches behind his shield in close formation with the rest of his party, halving his and their damage taken during the next three Rounds. If Special Damage is rolled against him again while his Phalanx is in effect, his Phalanx is extended by another three Rounds. Drops: Security Room Key, Blood-stained note, Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned, halberd), Lieutenant's Sword (WP:6, longsword) Note: Golem Huxley attacks with a throwing weapon; after one roll of Damage or one Free Hit, he will move to the Front Row and will retrieve his weapon on the next roll of Damage or Free Hit. If for any reason he cannot retrieve his throwing weapon, Golem Huxley will attack from the Back Row and his attacks will no longer ignore Row. Left Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Black Knight *Immune to Darkness and Stunned* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Ignores SP* *Blessed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 189/340 Defense: 9 19 Special: Arrogant Prick - The black knight recklessly breaks through the target's defences, causing 31 damage ignoring SP. They also steal and (if suitable) equip one weapon or Artifact from the target's equipment. Drops: Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Guardian Halberd (WP: 5, target's defense is used as additional WP, halberd) Note: The Golem Black Knight attacks with three throwing weapons; after three rolls of Damage and/or Free Hits, they will move to the Front Row and their attacks will no longer ignore Row but will ignore SP. Right Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 85/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Black Knight). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Black Knight, Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Left Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Berserker). Right Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: no one). The Party: Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 30.75 *Immune to Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding, and Hexed* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* *Stunned* Power: 42 (30+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 48/48 49/96 (9+29+7+1+2) Ether: 30/42 (5+29+5+1+2) Gold: 253 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, poisoned by 10 (temporary) fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from hexed; accessory) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Quill Pen (WP:1, retrievable throwing weapon), Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to Darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.), Spear (WP:6), Halberd (WP:6) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, Emergency Essence, Meads, Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Blind Bomb, Currency: Gold Ore (worth 80 gold) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Quest Items: Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* *Natural Respite* *Life Drain* *Encouraged* *Inspired* *Blessed* *Lucky* *Dearly Beloved Party Second-in-Command* Level: 33.5 Power Bonus: 3 (8 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 54/54 108/108 (7+32+12+3*) Ether: 16/37 (32+3+2) Gold: 713 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow blade [nothing]; dagger), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Nimbus Broomstick (WP:5, long range, usable by mages and clerics; Broomstick, sells for double usual price), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Pan (WP: 1, +1 Health; suitable for all classes), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to STEAL gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold, in addition to hiding; suitable to rogues; footwear) • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Scroll of Luck (grants Lucky-effect for one battle, costs 10 ether) • 12 Potions, 13 Grand Potions, 17 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Grand Tonics, Soma, Feather of White, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2 Deadly Venoms, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Mulled Wine, Minimizing Dust, 2 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Bartholomew Docken, Dragonslayer (Brickdoctor) 34-year-old human male, Warden Level 48.8 *Gains Triple XP* *Takes Halved Damage from Free Hits* *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confused, Blinded, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Sudden Death* *Counterstriking* Power: 58 (Level 48 + WP: 10) (Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 23 (SP: 20 + SP: 3) Health: 82/82 (base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 47 + Class bonus: 8 + permanent boost: 21*) Gold: 541 (1 Gold loaned to Lord Lawrence Boomingham [Zepher]) GP: 27 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; inflicts the Blinded-effect; Crossbow), Mythril Shield (SP: 20; Shield), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confusion, Blindness, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, and Wind; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for anyone; Bodywear), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; suitable for anyone; Handwear) Inventory: • Pan (WP: 1; +1 Max HP; suitable for all classes), Fishstick (WP: 7; deals double Damage on ships; club), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts the Jinxed-effect; Throwing Weapon [borrowed from Arthur Justus Regulus VII (Flipz)]), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), • Large Water Canteen (Carries 6 portions of water; Accessory), Aqua Gear (Adds Water-element to physical attacks, immune to Water, Accessory) • Potions (4), Grand Potions (11), Health Cores (3), Remedies (10), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Meads (2), Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine, Feather of Lithe, Feather of White, Smoke Bombs (5), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (5), Bones (11), Venom (5), Deadly Venom, Skeleton Decoy, Teleportapple, Grating Stone, Adamantite Shards (3/4 Adamantite), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Inkwell (consumable, causes a weapon to deal the Blinded-effect for one battle) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • Silver Ore (60 Gold) • Incomplete Formula (Quest Item, note, found: Blacksmith), Portia Butcher's Diary Entry (Quest Item, note, found: General Store), Storekeeper's Note (Quest Item, note, found: General Store Cellar), Clerk's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Mayor's Office), Clara Butcher's Letter (Quest Item, note, found: Town Hall Meeting Room), Barkeep's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Inn of the Wayward Angel), Butcher's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Butcher's Shop), Baker's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Bakery) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Youngling (Ice) Level 43.6 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile,Slowed, and Weakened* *Gains Triple Experience* *Reflects physical damage* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 18 Health: 62/62 Gold: 1656 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Iris Shield (SP: 15; reflects physical Damage back to the attacker regardless of Row or Defense, if the user survives the attack.), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, and Lightning, and the Asleep,Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened-effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: • Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Repeater Crossbow (WP: 7, crossbow. Hastened for first round of combat while equipped.), Schoolyard Sword (WP: 8 great sword), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Crossbow (WP:5), Mercutio's Dagger of Mugging (WP:5, +5 gold from stealing; dagger) • Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots (Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water-elemental damage) • Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • 2x Amethyst (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Opal (Ice), • Potion, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Milk • Mead, 2x Nostrum, Smelling Salts, 2x Mulled Wine, Jinxy Juice, Feather of Lithe, • 2x Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, 3x Smoke Bomb, Ice Bomb, 5x Water Bomb • 3x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, • 2x Grating Stone, Bright Polish, Teleportapple

You should poke the Iron Builder organizers, convince them to host an Iron Builder Heroica RPG Edition.

"Hang in there, Skrall! Atramor, think you can heal him up?" Arthur mentally berates himself for not using a more immediately useful weapon. Battle Order: Arthur Atramor Skrall Skrall

More, actually--Skrall has killed every single one of the enemies so far. Keep in mind, though, it's not all his--we're splitting it evenly across the party. Level-Up Mushrooms have been sold for 325+ Gold in the past, though that was before the Fields were a source of them. Still, there's not a huge market for them even at the higher levels--most of the people currently in that range have Medals of Glory already, and those that aren't are still at a level where it's still somewhat bearable to take life one battle at a time. I'm thinking it should probably be a power thing as well. As it stands, the current max damage a Decamon Drafter can put out with their summon is 100, IF the elemental matchup is right; even as a Skirmisher, I was putting out roughly half that amount with an unimbued weapon, and I had the option of drinking a Mead to double the output if I wanted to as well. Something to keep in mind is that Decamon Drafter has a flat scaling curve; no matter what, your summon damage is limited to the level of your card (which itself has a set-in-stone max of 10) multiplied by the summon roll. A DD at 50 won't be dealing much more summon damage than a DD at 30, so it won't hurt to let the summon roll multipliers be a little high for Level 30 (since they'll start getting matched and outmatched by other summoning classes later on at Levels 40-50 and beyond).

I'd prefer it to be at a time other than Grogmas; I've always really enjoyed the gifting events for the sense of community camaraderie surrounding them, whereas this year we ended up with a competition (and moreover a competition in which most of the participants were quickly eliminated). Maybe sometime in Spring or Summer?

Actually, Level-Up Mushrooms already have a fixed marketable value of ~250 Gold, as defined by the Fields of Glory (one Glory Point is roughly analogous to 10 Gold, based on the 500 Gold reward for 50 GP). It's not absolute, of course--I'd argue that they're a little closer to 200 even, maybe even less, since they aren't nearly as useful at lower levels (they're basically not worth using prior to Level 20 unless you're exactly Level 14 or Level 14.5 at the end of a Quest, and even at the Level 20-29 range it's an enormous expense for what you get out of it). I'd actually argue that experience-boosters like the Medal of Glory and Trial Brew and Level-Up Mushrooms are actively detrimental to players prior to roughly the Expert Class level; by using experience boosts to shoot up through the early levels, you deny yourself valuable real-world experience of compensating for your relative weakness, managing a limited budget, and generally learning the ins and outs of the Heroica system so you can play effectively as the Quests you play in become progressively more complex. I'd actually argue that, despite what the Levels say, Actaeon and Kiray are more skilled players than Lind, because they've been through more battles, more varied battles (of all the things the Fields are good for, teaching the nuances of the Heroica mechanics are not one of them), and battles more suited to both character and player skill level. (No offense to Lind, of course--you're not a bad player, you just still have a whole lot to learn, some of which Act and Kiray have already learned despite being of lower Level.) TL;DR, prior to Expert Class level, experience-boosters do players a disservice by desynchronizing player experience and character experience--not to mention all the Medal of Glory users who've found themselves unable to take Veteran Classes at Level 40 and above due to not having successfully completed enough Quests to earn the class. To be clear: I'm not saying we should do anything to restrict or discourage less-experienced players from using experience boosts, I'm saying these players should think twice before actively pursuing them.

Make them write out the full text of the fictional books on the wiki for bonus gold and experience. ...I say that as a joke, but actually that's not a half-bad idea if implemented with care...

"Say, Atramor, why don't you join me against the Jun-Chi, if it's still Stunned? You'd hit hard against it, and if we could halve its health a couple times I'm pretty sure you could get another card out of it."

No. Being a Mary Sue is a bad thing. I've been trying for years to try and tone all of Arthur's excess baggage down (without outright retconning too much) so as to improve him, but I still have a long ways to go. (Hell, it's one of the reasons I had him get fired from the Town Watch--yes, he's had a significant impact on the Wolfgang storyline, and I'll continue to leverage his experiences with his time in the Watch, but it shouldn't be about him, which being part of the Watch came dangerously close to becoming at a couple of points.) A character's special abilities need to be earned through good writing, not just tacked on so as to justify trying to take over a QM's storyline, which unfortunately I've tried more than once in the past. And if you need an example of how badly written all of my pre-66 stuff was... When the most oblivious character in the game (not player, mind you, just the character) recognizes how ridiculous your superfluous self-serving roleplaying bit was, you know you've got a problem. I, unfortunately, failed to recognize this, and ended up sticking my nose unnecessarily into the Progg/Regret storyline as a result. (Not that Arthur interacting with The Regret or Roni's inclusion in 48 were bad things per se, but Endgame and I both definitely overblew them and gave Arthur's Mary Sue storyline way too much influence over a Quest he wasn't even on. )

I'd say that a Level-Up Mushroom grants you a full Level's worth of experience for the Level you were at when you ate it; thus, a LUM eaten at Levels 1-9 gives 1 battle's experience, a LUM eaten at 10-19 gives 2 battles' experience (so someone at 19.5 becomes Level 20.33), a LUM eaten at 20-29 gives 3 battles' experience (so 29.33 becomes 30.25 or at 29.66 becomes 30.5), a LUM eaten at 30-39 gives 4 battles' experience (39.25 -> 40.2, 39.5 -> 40.4, 39.75 -> 40.6), and a LUM eaten at 40+ gives 5 battles' experience (but at that point the scaling stops, so it's not an issue anymore).

Was going through my (utterly cringe-worthy) early posts while attempting to write a cohesive biography of Arthur that makes him seem like less of a Mary Sue, when I came across this fantastic typo: In other news...it's really, really hard to try to undo some of the Mary Sue-ism in Arthur's backstory. It's downright depressing, actually. Also, WOW I sucked at writing Caroline. Like, seriously, I don't even think the "still a better love story than Twilight" meme applies here.

Arthur, seeing that Skrall was preparing to attack Jun-Chi, tries one last time to Slow the beast. Repeat. Battle Order: Arthur Skrall Skrall Atramor

Round 8 of Key Combat: Bartholomew Docken (Darksteel Crossbow) - recovers from Stunned Thormanil Nihai (Shishkebab) vs. Golem Berserker - High Assault (Thormanil: avoiding all action) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Alchemist B - Special Damage (Mixture - Golem Alchemist B: 6, 3, Hyper Arc Tonic created) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Alchemist B - Martial Counter (Hybros: 5/2=3 damage; Golem Alchemist B: 33+8=41*2*2/2=82-10=62 damage (KO! Finally!); Hybros: -1 Ether) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Special Damage (Phalanx - Golem Lieutenant Huxley: Phalanx active, all party members take half damage for next 3 Rounds) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Hit (Golem Lieutenant Huxley: 12+30=42*2=84-50=34 damage + Poison 25) Golem Lieutenant Huxley vs. Docken: retrieves weapon Golem Black Knight vs. Hybros: 25 damage Golem Lieutenant Huxley: -25 (Poison), +3 (Blessed) Left Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Black Knight: +3 (Blessed) Right Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Berserker: +3 (Blessed) Left Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Right Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Hybros: +3 (Blessed) As the Warden recovered, the Dragoon leaped into the air to prepare a lethal blow to the Berserker. Seeing this, the Monk's foe prepared a powerful potion, but prepared not for the deadly kick fueled by the Darkness of the Monk's frustration. Seeing two of his party doomed to death, Golem Huxley desperately tried to defend his party with a Phalanx, but the Druid struck switfly, hitting hard before his defense could come into play. Three enemies, one beyond help, and four counters stood against the party. THE BATTLE CONTINUED! The Enemies: Golem Lieutenant Huxley *Immune to Weakened, Blinded, Fragile, and Jinxed* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Deals Stunned* *Assistance* *Poisoned by 50* *Reinforced* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 54 Health: 506/710 Defense: 25 50 Special: Phalanx - The Skirmisher crouches behind his shield in close formation with the rest of his party, halving his and their damage taken during the next three Rounds. If Special Damage is rolled against him again while his Phalanx is in effect, his Phalanx is extended by another three Rounds. Drops: Security Room Key, Blood-stained note, Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned, halberd), Lieutenant's Sword (WP:6, longsword) Note: Golem Huxley attacks with a throwing weapon; after one roll of Damage or one Free Hit, he will move to the Front Row and will retrieve his weapon on the next roll of Damage or Free Hit. If for any reason he cannot retrieve his throwing weapon, Golem Huxley will attack from the Back Row and his attacks will no longer ignore Row. Left Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Black Knight *Immune to Darkness and Stunned* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Ignores SP* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 192/340 Defense: 9 19 Special: Arrogant Prick - The black knight recklessly breaks through the target's defences, causing 31 damage ignoring SP. They also steal and (if suitable) equip one weapon or Artifact from the target's equipment. Drops: Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Guardian Halberd (WP: 5, target's defense is used as additional WP, halberd) Note: The Golem Black Knight attacks with three throwing weapons; after three rolls of Damage and/or Free Hits, they will move to the Front Row and their attacks will no longer ignore Row but will ignore SP. Right Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Alchemist B, Golem Black Knight). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Alchemist B, Golem Black Knight, Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Berserker *Focused on Hybros* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 26 Health: 178/330 Defense: 12 22 Special: War Cry - The berserker fears nothing, and hits her target for 36 damage. Drops: Notched Greatsword (WP:5), Mead Note: The Golem Berserker will focus her attacks on whichever party member she attacks first, until that party member is Knocked Out. Left Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Berserker). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Berserker). Right Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: no one). The Party: Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 30.75 *Immune to Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding, and Hexed* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* Power: 42 (30+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 48/48 96/96 (9+29+7+1+2) Ether: 30/42 (5+29+5+1+2) Gold: 253 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, poisoned by 10 (temporary) fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from hexed; accessory) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Quill Pen (WP:1, retrievable throwing weapon), Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to Darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.), Spear (WP:6), Halberd (WP:6) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, Emergency Essence, Meads, Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Blind Bomb, Currency: Gold Ore (worth 80 gold) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Quest Items: Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* *Natural Respite* *Life Drain* *Encouraged* *Inspired* *Dearly Beloved Party Second-in-Command* Level: 33.5 Power Bonus: 3 (8 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 54/54 66/108 (7+32+12+3*) Ether: 17/37 (32+3+2) Gold: 713 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow blade [nothing]; dagger), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Nimbus Broomstick (WP:5, long range, usable by mages and clerics; Broomstick, sells for double usual price), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Pan (WP: 1, +1 Health; suitable for all classes), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to STEAL gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold, in addition to hiding; suitable to rogues; footwear) • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Scroll of Luck (grants Lucky-effect for one battle, costs 10 ether) • 12 Potions, 13 Grand Potions, 17 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Grand Tonics, Soma, Feather of White, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2 Deadly Venoms, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Mulled Wine, Minimizing Dust, 2 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Bartholomew Docken, Dragonslayer (Brickdoctor) 34-year-old human male, Warden Level 48.8 *Gains Triple XP* *Takes Halved Damage from Free Hits* *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confused, Blinded, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Sudden Death* *Counterstriking* Power: 58 (Level 48 + WP: 10) (Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 23 (SP: 20 + SP: 3) Health: 78/82 (base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 47 + Class bonus: 8 + permanent boost: 21*) Gold: 541 (1 Gold loaned to Lord Lawrence Boomingham [Zepher]) GP: 27 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; inflicts the Blinded-effect; Crossbow), Mythril Shield (SP: 20; Shield), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confusion, Blindness, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, and Wind; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for anyone; Bodywear), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; suitable for anyone; Handwear) Inventory: • Pan (WP: 1; +1 Max HP; suitable for all classes), Fishstick (WP: 7; deals double Damage on ships; club), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts the Jinxed-effect; Throwing Weapon [borrowed from Arthur Justus Regulus VII (Flipz)]), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), • Large Water Canteen (Carries 6 portions of water; Accessory), Aqua Gear (Adds Water-element to physical attacks, immune to Water, Accessory) • Potions (4), Grand Potions (11), Health Cores (3), Remedies (10), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Meads (2), Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine, Feather of Lithe, Feather of White, Smoke Bombs (5), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (5), Bones (11), Venom (5), Deadly Venom, Skeleton Decoy, Teleportapple, Grating Stone, Adamantite Shards (3/4 Adamantite), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Inkwell (consumable, causes a weapon to deal the Blinded-effect for one battle) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • Silver Ore (60 Gold) • Incomplete Formula (Quest Item, note, found: Blacksmith), Portia Butcher's Diary Entry (Quest Item, note, found: General Store), Storekeeper's Note (Quest Item, note, found: General Store Cellar), Clerk's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Mayor's Office), Clara Butcher's Letter (Quest Item, note, found: Town Hall Meeting Room), Barkeep's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Inn of the Wayward Angel), Butcher's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Butcher's Shop), Baker's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Bakery) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Youngling (Ice) Level 43.6 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile,Slowed, and Weakened* *Gains Triple Experience* *Reflects physical damage* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 18 Health: 62/62 Gold: 1656 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Iris Shield (SP: 15; reflects physical Damage back to the attacker regardless of Row or Defense, if the user survives the attack.), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, and Lightning, and the Asleep,Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened-effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: • Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Repeater Crossbow (WP: 7, crossbow. Hastened for first round of combat while equipped.), Schoolyard Sword (WP: 8 great sword), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Crossbow (WP:5), Mercutio's Dagger of Mugging (WP:5, +5 gold from stealing; dagger) • Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots (Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water-elemental damage) • Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • 2x Amethyst (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Opal (Ice), • Potion, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Milk • Mead, 2x Nostrum, Smelling Salts, 2x Mulled Wine, Jinxy Juice, Feather of Lithe, • 2x Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, 3x Smoke Bomb, Ice Bomb, 5x Water Bomb • 3x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, • 2x Grating Stone, Bright Polish, Teleportapple

OOC: Unfortunately, I believe Skrall's attack would have healed the Jun-Chi to maximum health, since his bow is also Fire- and Wind-elemental. "Miirym!" Arthur scowls at the willful reptile, but the expression is hidden as usual by his concealing helmet. "Atramor, think you can finish off Chie? I'd like to put Skrall on Bangu next." Arthur switches to his Clockwork Lance from the Back Row, realizing that a Slow here could mean the difference between life and death for the party. Battle Order: Arthur Atramor Skrall Skrall

Round 7 of Key Combat: Bartholomew Docken (Darksteel Crossbow) vs Golem Black Knight - Aim Critical Hit (Golem Black Knight: 10*2=20+48=68-19=49 damage + Blinded) Thormanil Nihai (Shishkebab) vs. Golem Berserker - Damage (Thormanil Hybros: 26 damage) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Alchemist B - Special Damage (Mixture - Golem Alchemist B: 1, 2, Diluted Arc Potion created) Hybros (Darkness) vs. Golem Alchemist B - Damage (Instant Items - Golem Alchemist B: Purifying Water used, all enemies: negative effects removed; Hybros: 5/2=3 damage) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - Critical Hit (Golem Lieutenant Huxley: 12*2=24+30=54*2/2=54-50=4 damage + Poisoned 25) >Ellaria Arbour (Ignis Fatuus) vs. Golem Lieutenant Huxley - SHIELD (Roots of Life - All party members: 12+30=42 health restored + negative effects removed, Ellaria: -1 Ether) Golem Lieutenant Huxley vs. Docken: 54/2=27-23=4 damage + Stunned Golem Lieutenant Huxley: -25 (Poison), +3 (Blessed) Left Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Alchemist B: +3 (Blessed) Golem Black Knight: +3 (Blessed) Right Rear Counter: +3 (Blessed) Golem Berserker: -51 (Poison), +3 (Blessed) Left Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Right Front Counter: +3 (Blessed) Hybros: +3 (Blessed) The Warden landed a solid, Blindingly painful hit on the Black Knight, but then disaster struck; the Monk, beat down by Berserker, left B the Alchemist room to cook up a concoction and then spread Purifying Water over its own party, undoing much of the efforts to keep the enemies down. The Druid quickly renewed both the poison on her opponent and some of her allies' stamina, but not in time to remedy their Warden from Huxley's Stunning blow. Four rejuvenated enemies and four counters stood against the party, one of whom would be Stunned for the remainder of the Round. THE BATTLE CONTINUED! The Enemies: Golem Lieutenant Huxley *Immune to Weakened, Blinded, Fragile, and Jinxed* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Deals Stunned* *Assistance* *Poisoned by 25* *Reinforced* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 54 Health: 553/710 Defense: 25 50 Special: Phalanx - The Skirmisher crouches behind his shield in close formation with the rest of his party, halving his and their damage taken during the next three Rounds. If Special Damage is rolled against him again while his Phalanx is in effect, his Phalanx is extended by another three Rounds. Drops: Security Room Key, Blood-stained note, Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned, halberd), Lieutenant's Sword (WP:6, longsword) Note: Golem Huxley attacks with a throwing weapon; after one roll of Damage or one Free Hit, he will move to the Front Row and will retrieve his weapon on the next roll of Damage or Free Hit. If for any reason he cannot retrieve his throwing weapon, Golem Huxley will attack from the Back Row and his attacks will no longer ignore Row. Left Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Alchemist B *Immune to Sealed and Poisoned* *Back Row* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 5 Health: 32/220 Defense: 0 10 Special I: Instant Items - The Golem Alchemist uses an item from their drops, then attacks the target with strength equal to their Level. If the Golem Alchemist has no items in their inventory, Mixture is used instead. Used in place of Damage rolls and Free Hits. Special II: Mixture - The Golem Alchemist mixes random ingredients together and creates surprising new items. (See the List of Items in the Alchemist rules for details.) The outcome of the Golem Alchemist's mixture is determined by rolling a die twice. The created item is added to Golem Alchemist's drops. Drops: Enchanted Bracelet (protects from Sealed, accessory), Diluted Arc Tonic, Bad Breath, Purifying Water, Diluted Arc Potion Golem Black Knight *Immune to Darkness and Stunned* *Back Row* *Ignores Row* *Ignores SP* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 192/340 Defense: 9 19 Special: Arrogant Prick - The black knight recklessly breaks through the target's defences, causing 31 damage ignoring SP. They also steal and (if suitable) equip one weapon or Artifact from the target's equipment. Drops: Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Throwing Knife (WP:3, retrievable throwing weapon), Guardian Halberd (WP: 5, target's defense is used as additional WP, halberd) Note: The Golem Black Knight attacks with three throwing weapons; after three rolls of Damage and/or Free Hits, they will move to the Front Row and their attacks will no longer ignore Row but will ignore SP. Right Rear Counter *Back Row* *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Alchemist B, Golem Black Knight). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Alchemist B, Golem Black Knight, Golem Lieutenant Huxley). Golem Berserker *Focused on Hybros* *Blessed* Type: Humanoid Level: 26 Health: 175/330 Defense: 12 22 Special: War Cry - The berserker fears nothing, and hits her target for 36 damage. Drops: Notched Greatsword (WP:5), Mead Note: The Golem Berserker will focus her attacks on whichever party member she attacks first, until that party member is Knocked Out. Left Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: Golem Berserker). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: Golem Berserker). Right Front Counter *Counter-Striking* *Does Not Deal Free Hits* *Blessed* Type: Counter Level: 0 Health: 100/100 Defense: 5 Special: Floor – This is a floor counter. Nothing happens. Drops: nothing Note: Increases the SP of anyone hiding behind it by 10 (currently: no one). The flying glass shards and splinters cause Bleeding 15 to anyone near it when destroyed (currently: no one). The Party: Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 30.75 *Immune to Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding, and Hexed* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* Power: 42 (30+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 48/48 96/96 (9+29+7+1+2) Ether: 30/42 (5+29+5+1+2) Gold: 253 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, poisoned by 10 (temporary) fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from hexed; accessory) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Quill Pen (WP:1, retrievable throwing weapon), Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to Darkness-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.), Spear (WP:6), Halberd (WP:6) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, Emergency Essence, Meads, Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Blind Bomb, Currency: Gold Ore (worth 80 gold) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Quest Items: Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* *Natural Respite* *Life Drain* *Encouraged* *Inspired* *Dearly Beloved Party Second-in-Command* Level: 33.5 Power Bonus: 3 (8 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 54/54 66/108 (7+32+12+3*) Ether: 18/37 (32+3+2) Gold: 713 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow blade [nothing]; dagger), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Nimbus Broomstick (WP:5, long range, usable by mages and clerics; Broomstick, sells for double usual price), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Pan (WP: 1, +1 Health; suitable for all classes), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to STEAL gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold, in addition to hiding; suitable to rogues; footwear) • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Scroll of Luck (grants Lucky-effect for one battle, costs 10 ether) • 12 Potions, 13 Grand Potions, 17 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Grand Tonics, Soma, Feather of White, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2 Deadly Venoms, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Mulled Wine, Minimizing Dust, 2 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Bartholomew Docken, Dragonslayer (Brickdoctor) 34-year-old human male, Warden Level 48.8 *Gains Triple XP* *Takes Halved Damage from Free Hits* *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confused, Blinded, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Sudden Death* *Counterstriking* *Stunned* Power: 58 (Level 48 + WP: 10) (Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 23 (SP: 20 + SP: 3) Health: 78/82 (base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 47 + Class bonus: 8 + permanent boost: 21*) Gold: 541 (1 Gold loaned to Lord Lawrence Boomingham [Zepher]) GP: 27 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; inflicts the Blinded-effect; Crossbow), Mythril Shield (SP: 20; Shield), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; immune to Defense Reduction, Removal of Positive Effects, Confusion, Blindness, Poison, Fragile, Fire, Earth, and Wind; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Mail of the Renegade Commander (SP: 3; Damage of all Free Hits is halved; suitable for anyone; Bodywear), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; suitable for anyone; Handwear) Inventory: • Pan (WP: 1; +1 Max HP; suitable for all classes), Fishstick (WP: 7; deals double Damage on ships; club), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts the Jinxed-effect; Throwing Weapon [borrowed from Arthur Justus Regulus VII (Flipz)]), Training Longsword (WP:5, Longsword), • Large Water Canteen (Carries 6 portions of water; Accessory), Aqua Gear (Adds Water-element to physical attacks, immune to Water, Accessory) • Potions (4), Grand Potions (11), Health Cores (3), Remedies (10), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Meads (2), Smelling Salts, Mulled Wine, Feather of Lithe, Feather of White, Smoke Bombs (5), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (5), Bones (11), Venom (5), Deadly Venom, Skeleton Decoy, Teleportapple, Grating Stone, Adamantite Shards (3/4 Adamantite), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Inkwell (consumable, causes a weapon to deal the Blinded-effect for one battle) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • Silver Ore (60 Gold) • Incomplete Formula (Quest Item, note, found: Blacksmith), Portia Butcher's Diary Entry (Quest Item, note, found: General Store), Storekeeper's Note (Quest Item, note, found: General Store Cellar), Clerk's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Mayor's Office), Clara Butcher's Letter (Quest Item, note, found: Town Hall Meeting Room), Barkeep's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Inn of the Wayward Angel), Butcher's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Butcher's Shop), Baker's Note (Quest Item, note, found: Bakery) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Youngling (Ice) Level 43.6 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile,Slowed, and Weakened* *Gains Triple Experience* *Reflects physical damage* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 18 Health: 62/62 Gold: 1656 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Iris Shield (SP: 15; reflects physical Damage back to the attacker regardless of Row or Defense, if the user survives the attack.), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, and Lightning, and the Asleep,Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened-effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: • Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Repeater Crossbow (WP: 7, crossbow. Hastened for first round of combat while equipped.), Schoolyard Sword (WP: 8 great sword), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10, shield), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Crossbow (WP:5), Mercutio's Dagger of Mugging (WP:5, +5 gold from stealing; dagger) • Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots (Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Handwear, Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water-elemental damage) • Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass • 2x Amethyst (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Opal (Ice), • Potion, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Milk • Mead, 2x Nostrum, Smelling Salts, 2x Mulled Wine, Jinxy Juice, Feather of Lithe, • 2x Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, 3x Smoke Bomb, Ice Bomb, 5x Water Bomb • 3x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, • 2x Grating Stone, Bright Polish, Teleportapple

Oh gods...I had enough trouble with just the first Slingshot mission...