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Except that the Dirge is 100% sure and not only revives everyone but keeps them alive for the remainder of the round, as well. But I'll consider lowering it back, if people are that shocked by the change.

"Here is a list of prices for the items you requested:" Potion - 5 gold Remedy - 10 gold Phoenix Essence - 50 gold

QM Note: Can you please elaborate which numbered door is which? Not that it matters much, but for the sake of the flavor text.

How is it still overpowered? Do you realize that Level 30 players have 40-50 points of ether, so if the Educated Hits worked the other way, they would get that big of a bonus to their attacks by default. This way around, they have to work to spend the ether to get a bigger bonus, and spending 50 ether isn't as easy as it sounds.

Seeing it used in Quest#93 made me realize how powerful the song is, so the higher ether costs prevents it from getting overused.

Oh Flare, is nothing ever good enough for you?

"That would be 100 gold, please. Thank you and have a wondrous evening in Vega!" The clerk takes 100 gold from Sarge, and two grating stones magically appear on the counter. "Now don't get cheeky with me, sir. Our instructions clearly say we can only sell items that exist in the world. As for the prices of the items you asked about... Letter of Recommendation - 1000 gold Fenghuang Essence - 60 gold Arc Potion - 50 gold Wyvern's Breath - 50 gold What would it be?"

"[After lingering between different planes of existence for a hundred years or so, you tend to pick up things. You are still too attached to living to know what I am babbling about, aren't you? Anyway, the Void Eaters are like the garbage disposal units of the rift between time and space - they eat up organic physical material that gets lost here. They are not evil, per se, just omnivorous.]"

And here's a new take on Minstrel's Battle Songs. Not much needed changing after all, just the fact that the Minstrel is always included in the turn order and is thus susceptible to Free Hits and AoE-damage. Does everything look okay now? Battle Songs: Instead of fighting, a minstrel can choose one song to sing for a varying cost of ether. The Minstrel must be listed in the order of action, and is susceptible to Free Hits and area-of-effect damage. Each song lasts at most until the end of the round, or if the Minstrel is hastened, until their second turn. Sealed-effect prevents singing. Nanny’s Lullaby – Makes all enemies fall asleep instantly. Costs 1 ether. Ballad of Bravery – Doubles the attack power of the rest of the party for the remainder of the round. Costs 3 ether. Rapid March – Allows two turns per round for the rest of the party for the remainder of the round. Costs 3 ether. Lucky Chant – Improves the battle results of the rest of the party for the remainder of the round (the die is rolled twice per turn, and the better result is used). Costs 3 ether. Love Serenade – Restores 10 health to the rest of the party instantly. Costs 5 ether. Esoteric Melody – Restores 5 ether to the rest of the party instantly. Costs 5 ether. Hard Rock Anthem – Gives 10 SP to the rest of the party for the remainder of the round. Costs 5 ether. Tango de Resistencia – Gives immunity to magic to the rest of the party for the remainder of the round. Costs 10 ether. Angelic Aria – Causes light-elemental damage equal to the minstrel’s level to all enemies instantly. Costs 10 ether. Dirge of the Phoenix – Revives all knocked out allies with 1 health for the remainder of the round. Costs 20 ether. Minstrels can learn new songs during their travels.

"Not yet, as the thing is only eating the end of East Wing. But we have to act fast, the destructive power of that beast seems remarkable."

Some more edits. I considered it, and added wands as a usable weapon type for the scholar. The mechanics behind the Shield-skill Lecture are now better described, and the skill no longer uses any scroll "in vain". Scholar – This academic researcher wields the power of knowledge. Additional Health: 6 Additional Ether: 9 (+1 per level for classes without base ether) Weapons: Scholars can use throwing weapons and wands. They are also talented with scrolls. Job Trait: Arcane Wisdom - Scholars can spend ether to get a hint on any puzzle or riddle that they encounter - the more ether they spend, the more revealing the hint is; Well-read – Scholars can use any scroll with a 2/3 success rate; Glossolalia – Scholars can speak any language and communicate with any sentient being. Battle Style: Scholastic – Scholars are most efficient with a vast selection of scrolls at hand. 1. SHIELD: Lecture – The scholar gives the target a proper teaching, using all the scrolls in his inventory at the same time, each with a 2/3 chance of success. Scrolls granting negative effects are aimed to the target, while those granting positive effects are aimed at the scholar. The scholar can only use as many scrolls as his remaining ether allows, starting from the one listed first in their inventory. The scrolls that grant pre-existing effects or ones the target is immune to will not be used. 2. CRITICAL EDUCATED HIT: The scholar attacks the target with strength equal to two times their weapon power added to their level and the amount of ether they have spent. (e.g. WP 15 x 2 + Level 30 + 5 ether spent = 65 damage) 3. EDUCATED HIT: The scholar attacks the target with strength equal to their weapon power added to their level and the amount of ether they have spent. (e.g. WP 15 + Level 30 + 5 ether spent = 50 damage) 4. MEDITATE: The scholar concentrates to regain 1 ether. 5. DAMAGE: The scholar is struck by the opponent’s attack. 6. SPECIAL GUARD: The scholar is struck by the opponent’s special skill, but has a ½ chance to be protected from any negative effects caused by it.

QM Note: You can only request pre-existing consumables, Jebediahs. "Here are the prices of the items you requested: Grating Stone - 50 gold a piece Bright Polish - 100 gold a piece Magic Chicken Drumstick - 500 gold a piece I am sorry, but our service does not recognize any item called "Suede Spray". Now, how many would you like to purchase?"

"Ah, I forgot you norsemen have skewed views about the Goddess of Eternal Winter. For the record, I did not make that comment out of delight."

Erik quickly recovers from the blow he got thanks to his ability to rest anywhere. "Sorry about that, mate. I will surely join you, the fate of this prestigious Academy is on the line! I feel invincible!!!" "Hey, I can fight, too! I was known as 'Bloodnose Carrot' when I was a little gal at the Garbage Heap, after all." Both Doctor Brimstone and Carrot join the party, but they are weaponless. At that moment the whole building trembles, and a huge CRASH comes from the East Wing. The party rushes to see what caused it, but stop as they see an enormous monstrosity eating away the building. "Holy crap! There goes any chance of taking a nap at the Student's Lounge!" The little statue of the late Provost Bohring suddenly talks to them all. "[What are you lot gawking there?! That is a Void Eater, you will stand no chance against it! Fly, you fools!]" What will the party do? Party: Amorith Marvelo (legobodgers) 324 year old elven Sage Level 20 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Blinded, Sealed, Blessed and Light* *Circle of Mages* Power: 31 (19+11+1) Defense: 9 (6+3) Health: 30/30 (5+19+6) Ether: 7/31 (5+19+2+5) Gold: 31 Equipment: Staff of Light (WP:10), Crow Cursed Cloak (SP:6), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3 max ether +5, immune to sealed), Unholy Parasol (Grants immunity to light, stunned, blinded, sealed and blessed; accessory) Inventory: Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Aquamarine (Water), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Diamond (Light), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, 4 Potions, 7 Tonics, Ether Core, 4 Remedies, Elixir, Newtralizer (Like a neutralizer but with a 'w' instead of a 'u'), Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, 4 Mead, 2 Mulled Wines, Ambrosia, Venom, Ice Bomb, Fire Bomb, Shovel, Bedroll, Banana (Restores full health to the user; consumable) Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human Shaman Level 21 *Immune to Fragile* *Restoration* Power: 34 (21+13) Defense: 4 Health: 43/43 (8+20+9+5+1) Ether: 4/22 (1+20+1) Gold: 0 Equipment: Voltedge (WP: 13, Lightning-elemental; greatsword/longsword), Lighter Armor (SP:4, immune to fragile-effect; bodywear), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Helmet (Max. Health +1, headwear) Inventory: Twin Axe (WP:5, Darkness-elemental dual strike-axe), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Chair (WP:4, club), 3 Torches (WP:2, fire-elemental, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Peacekeeper's Totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory), 4 Tonics, Ether Core, Remedy, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Nostrum, Venom, Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster and the Super Sleuth (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer *Party Leader* Level 21 *Immune to Sealed* *Circle of Mages* Power: 27 (21+6) (Spellpower: 32 (21+6+5)) Defense: 3 Health: 29/29 (5+19+4) Ether: 11/32 (5+20+1+5+1) Gold: 199 Equipment: Lovelorn Wand (WP:6, deals enamored-effect), Spellbound Gloves (Spellpower +5, handwear), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Ruby Slippers (Can teleport the wearer anywhere they've already been to; footwear) Inventory: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; Darkness-elemental wand), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Earthen Drum (WP:9, earth-elemental instrument), Rat Scepter (WP:3, 4x damage to enemies named “rat”; wand), Pitchfork of Abomination (WP:1, pierces all defenses including SP but breaks after one use; suitable to all classes), Wyrd Shield (SP:4, prevents ether reduction; suitable to mystic knights and paladins), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Diamond (Light), Ruby (Fire), 2 Aquamarines (Water), Ether Core, Elixir, Neutralizer, Soma, Seth Bomb (Causes 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Shovel, Wicked Perfume (Makes all male humanoid enemies enamored to the user, but makes all female humanoid enemies encouraged; consumable), Blue Jelly, 6 Bones Karie Alderflask (Kintobor) 22 years old female human Witch *Party Second-in-Command* Level 24 *Money Maker* *Poisonous Attacks* *Immune to Hexed* Power: 35 (24+11) Defense: 2 Health: 40/40 (7+23+8+2) Ether: 19/30 (1+23+4+2) Gold: 639 Equipment: Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lowers the target's level by 1; coils around the user's arm and mimics a tattoo outside of battle; whip), Glittering Dress (The user's job traits are replaced with those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee and Money Maker; suitable to women only; bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP +2, Max. Ether +4), Paper Doll (immunity to hexed; accessory) Inventory: Spring Staff (WP:12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount; water-elemental staff), Grumpy's Staff (WP:10, fire-elemental staff), Sexy (WP: 8, disregards SP; longsword), Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3), Rusty Dagger (WP:2; deals Poisoned by 10 effect, breaks after 3 hits), Doppleganger (WP:10; Retribution: The user inflicts any negative effects he or she has on to the targeted enemy on successful hits; longsword), Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant’s Guitar (WP:5, user is lucky, instrument), Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; suitable to women only; bodywear), Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience from battles. accessory), Skull Mask (SP:1, wearer can pose as undead; headwear), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Changes user's appearance into an Elf; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Newtity (Turns target into a newt for 1 round; costs 10 ether; usable by ex-Amphibians only), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), 2 Grand Potions, Tonic, 3 Grand Tonics, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2 Nostrum, 9 Venoms, Pumpkin Bomb (causes stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed, and confused to all opponents when used), 2 Love Potions (Makes target enamoured with user for three rounds), Tasty Pretzel (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened and encouraged-effects upon consumption), 4 Herbal Infusions (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects), Telescope, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass Sorrow (Endgame) 428 years old undead Assassin Level 28 1/3 *Immune to Light and Blinded* *Encouraged* *Hastened* *Lucky* Power: 45 (28+15+2) Defense: 7 (1+6) Health: 39/39 (7+27+5) Gold: 667 Equipment: Shark Jaw Scythe (WP 15/30 vs. aquatic monsters), Armor of the Croise (SP:1, +2 power; bodywear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear), Night’s Helmet (SP:6, immunity to light and blinded; headwear) Inventory: Reaper’s Scythe (WP:33, damages only humanoids; suitable to assassins only; scythe), Longsword (WP: 5), Mockthril Longbow (WP: 27 Ice and Darkness Elemental), Archer's Hat (Power +1, suitable for rangers; headwear), Disguise Kit (Allows the user to disguise them self as the opposite gender; accessory), Helmet (Max. Health +1, headwear), 2x Greaves (SP:2, immunity to slowed and hastened; footwear), Ruby (Fire), 2 Grand Potions, 2 Health Cores, 2 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 5 Remedies, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 6 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, 2 Ambrosia, 2 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll, Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Sunset Shimmer (quest item),Djinnifer's Magic Lamp (quest item) Thalion Dwinlas, the Super Sleuth (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Sorcerer Level 25 2/3 *Immune to Fragile, Sealed, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Circle of Mages* Power: 38 (25+13) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 33/33 (5+24+4) Ether: 24/40 (5+24+1+5+5) Gold: 36 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether; staves), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, Immunity to Sealed; bodywear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile; headwear), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned andBleeding; handwear) Inventory: Weapons: Ratsbane (WP:10, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, dagger), Batarang (WP:13 darkness-elemental, throwing weapon), Sleeper (WP:5, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow [-], melee/throwing weapon), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Ribcage Shield (SP:9; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to doomed and sudden death for as long the shield has SP left) Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle; backwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear) Gems: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment) Scrolls: Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep Consumables: Ether Core, 3 Remedies, Elixir, Mead, 2 Nostrums, Smelling Salts, Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended- and inspired-effects for the duration of one battle), Venom, Smoke Bomb Tools: Magic Compass, Shovel, Bedroll Noel Ziegfried, male "Gothic"(NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 15 years old male half-elven Mage Level 13 *Immune to Free Hits and Water* Power: 22 (13+9) Defense: 1 Health: 18/18 (5+12+1) Ether: 8/18 (5+12+1) Gold: 274 Equipment: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, immune to Water; bodywear) Inventory: Pointy Cap (Max. health +1, Max. ether +1; immunity to sealed; usable by Noel only; headwear), Amethyst (Darkness), Garnet (Earth), Opal (Ice), Scroll of Blinding, Potion, Big Box (Summon to cause 50 damage and stunned-effect to the target at the cost of 5 ether), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee a battle once), Herbal Infusion (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects) Sorsha the Savage, female student (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 16 years old female human Barbarian Level 13 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Ice, Wind and Water* Power: 25 (13+11+1) Defense: 3 (2+1) Health: 21/21 (8+12+1) Gold: 15 Equipment: Titanic Axe (WP:11, Earth- abd Light-elemental, has 1/6 chance of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Woolly Hat (SP:2, immunity to ice, wind and water; suitable to Sorsha only; headwear), Dark Cloak (SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians; backwear) Inventory: Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club), Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Potion, Herbal Infusion (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects) Carrot, female "Midget" (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 15 years old female Grumpkin Rogue Level 5 Power: 5 Health: 11/11 (7+4) Gold: 7 Equipment: Inventory: Pumpkin Bomb (causes stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed, and confused to all opponents when used) Professor Drucilla Eldritch, Magic & Healing (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 31 years old female human Archmage Level 43 1/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 33/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Ether Core, Laterna Magica (Pierces through enchanted darkness, causing blindness to whoever it hits at the cost of 1 ether) Aunt Hymnessamine, Music & Religion (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 44 years old female human Minstrel Level 36 2/4 *Hits Restore Ether* *Immune to Poisoned, Cursed, Blinded and Darkness* Power: 46 (36+10) Defense: 2 Health: 55/55 (9+35+11) Ether: 38/44 (5+35+4) Gold: 426 Equipment: Epic Saxophone (WP:10, each successful hit restores 1 ether, instrument), Sister's Hood (SP:2, immune to poisoned and cursed; suitable to Sisters of Danab only; headwear), Blue-rimmed Glasses (Immune to darkness and blinded; suitable to near-sighted people only; accessory) Inventory: Hundred Hero Hymn (Battle Song that gives Inspired-effect to all allies for as long as the song is sung at the cost of 10 ether per round), Grand Potion Syrio Fioretto, Combat & Warfare (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 62 years old male Ombrazzi Marauder Level 45 2/5 *Agility* *Nimble* *Immune to Darkness and Light* Power: 62 & 57 (45+17 & 45+12) Defense: 3 Health: 69/69 (10+44+15) Gold: 948 Equipment: Crepuscolo (WP:17 longsword), Alba (WP:12 longsword), Ombracian Hat (SP:3, immunity to darkness and light, suitable to Syrio only; headwear), Mist Cape (Wearer becomes nimble and has 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits; backwear) Inventory: Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out) Doctor Hugin Brimstone, Arithmetics & Alchemy (NPC, controlled by Cutcobra) 198 years old male dwarven Alchemist Level 38 *Encouraged* *Hastened* *Lucky* *Blessed* *Inspired* *Reinforced* Power: 38 Health: 56/56 112/112 (9+37+10) Gold: 322 Equipment: Inventory: Missing: 0/73 Found: 73/73 Saved: 60/73 Dead: 6/73

OoC: Exactly what I was going to ask. Had to even go back to check the picture of the room, but couldn't find anything like that... "Yes, Zoë, it is exactly as my companions explained", Ellaria said, grabbing the infiltrator by the arm. "We must get out of here quickly, I do not like losing my touch on the ethereal flow at all..." The lack of magic was palpable to the druid. It surprised her, since she had lived with the presence of the ether flow all her life. It felt like one of her senses had suddenly been robbed from her.

The heroes decide to visit Unikitty's Dream Shoppe first. Inside, they are greeted by a woman wearing a pink mask resembling some hideous creature. "Good evening, gentlemen! I am Jolene, but you can just call me Jo. Is this your first time visiting Vega and Unikitty's world-famous Dream Shoppe? Then allow me to explain how things work around here."

Sigh... This discussion is running in circles. The whole point of me posting the class to this topic was to get suggestions on how to make the class more interesting. All ether-based classes can use Scrolls, so having a class that doesn't do much else is useless. That's why I grabbed onto Cutcobra's suggestion about the hit bonus. That's right, I did not take the rare positive effect scrolls into consideration. You're right, but on the other hand, an expert class shouldn't be good at every situation. But maybe I'll make some amends to the Shield-roll....

The NPC Walbartan rolled a successful Special Guard in the mutant battle in Quest#100.

Nope, the way it works is that hastened heroes do not suffer from any more Free Hits than others. The logic behind it is that Free Hits are divided as evenly as possible between all heroes, and there's not "two Arthurs" in the battle, Arthur is just fast enough to act twice.

Umm, you do realize they would be more powerful if the attack bonus was their remaining ether? Since that would be the default situation.

The shake does nothing to a dwarf that has passed out, but the slap finally wakes him up. The doctor's eyes fly open, and at the same moment his fist hits Erik on the nose, dealing a whopping 38 damage and sending the shaman flying across the room. "Ha! That's what you get for disturbing my slumber!" the doctor says gleefully and bounces up. "But now I feel better than ever! Ready to face whatever demon or ghoul comes my way!" "Man, what did you drink? Cause I want some of that too!" "My apologies, Miss Carrot, but I think the storage is in desperate need of a refill. I had to take a few swipes to settle my nerves, you see." "Hohoho! Hugin, you old drunk!" What will the party do now that the alchemist has been woken up?

The escort takes five more gold from Throlar. "Thank you, kind sir. This way, please." Periwinkle motioned the heroes to follow her. First she took them to a peculiar, pastel-colored house with a glittering roof. "Here is Unikitty's Dream Shoppe, a shop unlike anything else. There you can wish for any consumable item in the world, and your wish will come true! With a price, of course. Say hi to Jolene for me if you visit there." She then took the party next door to a house that oddly resembled a bearded wizard. "Next we have The False Wizard, the favourite tavern of witches and magi alike. Drink your belly's full of butterbeer and druid fluid, served along with a hearty laugh from the matron Grimelda." Then they walked to the largest building on the square, which was made from all green bricks. "This is Vega's main attraction, The Emerald Palace Casino. Enjoy a game of Triple Magic or Lucky Clams there, or get wild with the new craze, a card game called Decamon. All courtesy of the Emerald Emperor himself." Finally they came to a stone mansion with a big heart on top of the door. "And our final stop is Château des Coeurs. That is Charisian for 'the Castle of Hearts'. There you can indulge in carnal delights with me or one of my many sisters and brothers." Periwinkle winked at Eric. "Our own Queen of Hearts, Glimda La Rouge, makes sure you will get your money's worth of enjoyment." The escort took the party back to where they started from. "That concludes our tour. If you want a private tour later, you can catch me at the Château. I have to warn you, the fee is not going to be just 10 gold then. Have a wonderful time at the City of Sin!" She blows the party a kiss as she sashays away. "I have to ask, have I died and gone to Helvetia?" "If only my dear Krool was here with me... She wanted to see this place so bad." Party: Althior Emorith (K-Nut) *Party Leader* 32 years old male human Necromancer Level 40 2/5 *Gain Triple Experience* Power: 56 (40+16) (Spellpower: 61 (40+16+5)) Defense: 6 (4+2) Health: 51/51 (5+39+5+1) Ether: 31/55 (5+39+5+4+2) Gold: 65 Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:16, Has ⅙ chance to deal Cursed effect on attacks and ⅙ chance to deal Blessed effect on successful healing, Staff), Spellbound Gloves (+5 spellpower, Handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4, Backwear), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience, Accessory), Robe of the Elven Necromancer (SP: 4, Body Wear) Inventory: Weapons: Oculoid Claw (WP: 13, Club, 1/6 chance of infecting the targeted enemy on successful hits.) Artifacts: The Rat Queen's Cape (Backwear, all Vermin type are Enamored with the wearer for the first three rounds of combat, Suitable for Alchemists, Beast Warriors, Chi Monks, and Witches), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear) Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness) x2, Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), Opal (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood) Consumables: 5 Potions, Grand Potion, 11 Tonics, 5 Grand Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, Emergency Essence, Mead, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Dragon Scale ,Garnet Lamp of Summoning, 2 Grating Stones, Skeleton Decoy Tools & Treasure: Bedroll, Pickaxe, 3 Bones Loewe the Coward (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 32 Dorothea Cansassy (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 31 Skinny Joe (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 29 Reptilian Mutant (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 15 Red-clad Mutant (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 14 Scaly Mutant (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 14 Barghest (Undead) Element: Darkness Power: 10 Eric (Khorne) 30 year old Human Nord Level 24 Raider *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile and Weakened* *Evasion* Power: 48 (24+22+2) Defense: 5 Health: 42/42 (8+23+7+4) Gold: 29 Equipment: Godricsleif (WP: 22; Ice-, Lightning-, Darkness-elemental; longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect) Inventory: Conspirator (WP: 15, causes blinded; longsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 6 Silverfish Wings (WP:8, retrievable, throwing dagger), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Leather Whip (WP:7, makes target enraged; whip), Small Spiked Club (WP:5, earth-elemental club), Pitchfork of Abomination (WP:1, pierces all defenses but breaks after one use; suitable to all classes), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Crocodile Belt (Max. health +2, immunity to water; accessory), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 9 Grand Potions, Health Core, 2 Remedies, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 7 Meads, 6 Smelling Salts, 4 Nostrum, 3 Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale, Venom, Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Bone Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 20 *Gain Triple Experience* *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Hastened* Power: 42 (20+18+2+2) Defense: 14 (10+4) Health: 44/44 (7+19+9+3+3+3) Gold: 224 Equipment: Zoidberg Gauntlets (WP:19, dual strike, Light and Darkness elemental, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Serpenthead Shield (SP:10, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent Hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Medal of Glory (Allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles, accessory) Inventory: Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Spark Hammer (WP:8, lightning-elemental hammer), Wooden Spear (WP:4, wood-elemental spear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), 5 Potions, Grand Potion, Health Core, 5 Remedies, 3 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Phoenix Essences, Mead, Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, 2 Bones, Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver) En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) 31 year old male human Evoker Level 30 2/4 *Immune to Darkness* *Converts Ether to Health* *Reflects Ether-Based Attacks* Power: 48 (30+18) (66 against Humanoids (30+36)) Defense: 1 Health: 47/47 (5+29+3+5+5) Ether: 36/41 (5+29+1+2+4) Gold: 30 Equipment: Quarterstaff (WP:18/36 against humanoids, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers), Traveler's Cloak (SP:1, backwear), Lichen Armour (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted, Darkness Immunity, suitable to classes with ether, bodywear), Sedge Hat (+4 Max. Ether, headwear), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them, accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Unlucky Horseshoe *Poisoned by 1* (WP:13, retrievable, causes jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Sangriste Dagger (WP:5), En & Sabah & Nur (WP:5, Shurikens 3/3), Poisonous Rod (WP:5, causes poisoned by 5-effect; staff), Wooden Shield (SP:5, immunity to wood) Artefacts: Cobra Nemes (Absorbs poison, recovering health instead of taking damage from poisoning, suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks and necromancers, headwear), Fire Amulet (Makes physical attacks do double damage to all enemies that are weak to fire, accessory), Sealed Heavy Armour of Brilliance (SP:5,Immune: fragile, blinded, sealed effects, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators, bodywear), Little Jane's Muff (Protects from sealed-effect, accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles, accessory), Lock & Chain (prevents items in the inventory from getting stolen; accessory) Spell Items: Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Topaz (Lightning), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Confusion Consumables: 6 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, Tonic, Grand Tonic, 3 Ether Cores, Milk (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption), 5 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, Smelling Salts, Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), 4 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Fire Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 8 Water Bombs, 3 Dirt Bombs, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass Summons: Earthen Shield (Garnet), Emerald the Rockling (Ruby), Chidoris Obelisk (Topaz), B.A.S.H. (Aquamarine) Decamon Deck: Shy Shell (Aquatic 2), Demon Ray (Aquatic 3), Sahuagin (Aquatic 5), Will-o'-the-Wisp (Fiery 1), Barghest (Electric 2), Automaton (Electric 5), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Specter (Icy 2), White Widow (Icy 3), Golden Scorpion (Luminous 2), Toxic Toad (Plant 1), Mandragora (Plant 2), Tangleweed (Plant 3), Scarab (Rock 1), Mud Frog (Rock 2) Throlar Wineghilm (Lord Duvors) 135 year old male dwarven Knight Level 12 Power: 12 Defense: 0 Health: 21/21 (10+11) Gold: 520 Equipment: Mopagsaber (WP:12, ice elemental longsword), Poncanis Shield (SP 5, immunity to ice) Crow Helmet (SP:1, flying enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer, suitable for knights and dragoons; headwear), Lion’s Plate (Max. Health +5, Power +1, immune to weakened; suitable to barbarians and knights only; bodywear) Inventory: Mace and Chain (WP 3, mace), Elven Sword (WP 5, longsword), Elven Shield (SP 3, All elves in the party gain an equal amount of SP so long as the wielder is standing), Armor of the Draugr (Max Health +2, bodywear), Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mulled Wine, Hint Coin, Bedroll, Skeleton Decoy, Bone Decamon Deck: 2x Magic Carp (Aquatic 1), Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), Ursa Minor (Ethereal 1) Walbartan (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 45 years old female pongcanis Druid Level 43 2/5 Power: 50 (43+7) Defense: 3 Health: 60/60 (9+42+7+2) Ether: 42/49 (5+42+1+1) Gold: 204 Equipment: Oaken Mace (WP:7, wood-elemental mace), Crinkah Tribal Armor (SP:3, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +1; suitable to pongcanae only; bodywear) Inventory: Herbal Infusion (Remove negative effects and cause blessed- and transcended-effects) Orokai (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 27 years old male "greenskin" Hunter Level 45 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoids* Power: 57 (45+12) Defense: 10 Health: 58/58 (8+44+6) Gold: 52 Equipment: Simurgh Wingblade (WP:12, cannot be used with a shield; greatsword), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear) Inventory: Mead, Mulled Wine

QM Note: The calculations are correct. There's only 7 NPCs remaining alive in the Academy. When they get to the lavatory, the party finds out that the pipes have run dry because of Rusalka flooding another lavatory with the water. "I am certain that either a remedy or a good old smack in the face will wake our drunkard colleague right up." "Actually, Hugin Brimstone belongs to the Guild of Invision. He is a prominent alchemist, so he might be useful for our cause." "Well, I don't know how send myself in the box, so I'm kinda stuck here with you guys." "I MADE A PROMISE TO MISS KARIE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU..."

I already explained that Scholar's speciality is the scrolls, so we want to encourage their use. Thanks for all the suggestions on the weapons, but creating a whole new mechanic for a weapon type that just one class can use sounds way too much for me. I think I'll keep just the throwing weapons, and books can be a kind of a throwing weapon.

"Oh, right! Here you go..." Ellaria hands Maxis two tonics and one grand tonic. "That should cover it."