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Consumables that give weapons effect for one battle are entirely okay by me.

OoC: sorry, been a busy weekend. Ellaria glances at the rookie alchemists with a bit of concern, but they seem to be faring pretty well. She turn her attention back to the vermin, repeating her attack.

QM Note: You are right, of course. The Beard is still stunned. Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros vs. Beautiful Beard & Purple-bearded Count - Critical Lethal Hit (Beard: 803 health-(37/2x2=37 dmg)=766 health; Count: sudden death) >Hybros vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman & Purple-bearded Count Beautiful Beard - Shield (Gold Reaper - Gentleman: sudden death; Hybros: 36+29=65 gold) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Beautiful Beard - Great Spell (Beard: 766 health-(64x4=256 dmg)=510 health; Cinna: -1 ether) Tarn vs. Beautiful Beard - Defended Counter (Beard: stunned removed, 510 health-(35x2=70 dmg)=440 health+stunned) Tesni vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman Beautiful Beard - Furious Hit (Beard: 440 health-(47x4=188 dmg)=252 health) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Beautiful Beard - Spell Aim (Beard: 252 health-(15x4=60 dmg)=192 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Jun vs. Purple-bearded Count & Fair-skinned Gentleman Beautiful Beard (twice) - Shield (Bound by Fate - no effect) Hybros assassinates both the Count and the Gentleman, and reaps some more gold as well. Hybros gets a Health Core, a Noble Mask and two Star Coins! The others turn to the Beautiful Beard, and manage to almost defeat her, but not quite. She remains stunned, though. 71/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-One of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros vs. Beautiful Beard (twice) - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: +36 gold) >Hybros vs. Beautiful Beard (twice) - Special Damage (Mirror Move - Hybros: no effect; Beard: stunned removed) >Cinna vs. Beautiful Beard - Hit (Beard: 192 health-(45x2=90 dmg)=102 health) >Tarn vs. Beautiful Beard - Damage (Tarn: 40 health+15 SP-(36/2=18 dmg)=37 health) Tesni vs. Beautiful Beard - Special Damage (Mirror Move - Tesni: no effect) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Beautiful Beard - Damage (Namyrra: 33 health+10 SP-(36/2=18 dmg)=25 health) >Jun vs. Beautiful Beard (twice) - Dual Damage (Jun: 41 health+5 SP-(36/2=18 dmg)=28 health) The Beautiful Beard goes on a vengeance streak. Only Cinna manages to hit her, but since she has ran out of ether, she cannot cast her devastating spells anymore. 71/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Beautiful Beard (12th Star) – Location: Tea Room *Sealed for 1 round* Type: Humanoid Level: 36 Health: 102/1004 Special: Mirror Move – Uses the target’s Shield-skill against the opponents. Drops: Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Tea Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Tea Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 31 (25+6) Defense: 2 Health: 39/39 (7+24+5+1+2) Gold: 2815 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Tea Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 13/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Tea Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 21 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 35 (21+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 37/40 (7+20+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Tea Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 8 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Tea Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 49 & 32 (17+32 & 17+15) Defense: 5 Health: 28/41 (25+16) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Sorry, I seem to have forgotten to answer that suggestion. I don't want that individual weapons have too many special effects, so I'm going to say no to honing stones. Again we come back to the issue that a single hero shouldn't be able to do everything, that's why we have parties and different job classes.

QM Note: I'll update the battle tomorrow morning, we got company tonight so I can't get the privacy to roll any dice.

"Alrighty then, the chest seems to be trapped. Lets see if we can find a way to tackle this problem..." Ellaria inspects the chest to see if there's any clue as to how to open it.

Woohoo! Great job portraying her, JimBee.

Ellaria agrees to Atramor's suggestion. "Lead us to the chest. I have something that may help..." Ellaria takes out her magnifying glass, and inspects the puzzling chest.

Ellaria hears the two men rummaging at the back of the cottage, and grows worried. "Guys... Be careful back there! And shout hard if you get in trouble, please!" She glances at the front door, and hopes they aren't attacked before her companions get back.

I don't know if you are having a bad day or something, but your behaviour is getting obnoxious. Please knock it out before anyone takes offense. You are entitled to your opinions, but please don't present them as the One and Only Truth.

The Red-haired Demon glares at Tarn. "NEMESIS IS YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE! IT WILL HAUNT YOU UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE - THIS DAY!" Results of Round Two Hundred and Nineteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Twin Kunai) vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman & Beautiful Beard - Lethal Hit/Lethal Hit (Gentleman: 819 health-(31/2=16 dmg)=803 health; Beard: 1004 health-(31/2=16 dmg)=988 health) >Hybros (Twin Kunai) vs. Purple-bearded Count & Red-haired Demon - Damage/Lethal Aim (Count: 1131 health-(6/2=3 dmg)=1128 health, Demon: sudden death) >Tarn vs. Red-haired Demon Beautiful Beard - Furious Hit (Beard: 988 health-(35/2=18 dmg)=970 health+stunned) >Cinna (Light through Mauryl) vs. Red-haired Demon Beautiful Beard - Enchantment (Cinna: not enough ether) Tesni vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman - Shield (War Cry - All heroes: encouraged) >Namyrra uses Scroll of Sealing on Beautiful Beard - Success (Beard: sealed; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Jun (Orochi & Yindao) vs. Beautiful Beard & Fair-skinned Gentleman - Shield (Bound by Fate - 970-803=167 dmg; Beard: 970 health-167 dmg=803 health; Gentleman: 803 health-167 dmg=636 health) Hybros pokes his two kunai around, dealing damage to all enemies and hitting a weak spot in the demoness, turning her to ashes. Hybros gains a Phoenix Essence and a Star Coin! Tarn's strike stuns the female dwarf. Tesni's war cry encourages everyone. Namyrra successfully seals the dwarf who is still recovering from being stunned. Jun binds the fates his two targets with a mystic move, dealing 167 damage to them both. 69/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Beautiful Beard (12th Star) – Location: Tea Room *Stunned* *Sealed for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 36 Health: 803/1004 Special: Mirror Move – Uses the target’s Shield-skill against the opponents. Drops: Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect. Fair-skinned Gentleman (74th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 636/819 Special: Ladies First! – Deals 29 damage to all female opponents. Drops: Health Core, Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded-effect. Purple-bearded Count (57th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid/Electric Level: 37 Health: 1128/1131 Special: Culture Shock – Causes 37 lightning-elemental damage and blinded- and sealed-effects to all opponents. Drops: Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded- and sealed-effects. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Tea Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 10 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 1/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Tea Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 10 rounds* Power: 31 (25+6) Defense: 2 Health: 39/39 (7+24+5+1+2) Gold: 2714 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear) 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 29 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Tea Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 10 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 33/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 14/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Tea Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 21 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 10 rounds* Power: 35 (21+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 40/40 (7+20+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Tea Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 10 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 8 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Tea Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 49 & 32 (17+32 & 17+15) Defense: 5 Health: 41/41 (25+16) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

It would suck to you. There are people who enjoy combat over roleplaying. Or so I've heard. The Fields was also something that was asked for on several occassions, and I delivered. People play this game for different reasons, and we should respect that. Not every QM has only boss battles in their quest like you, Endgame. I've used "trash mobs" in most of my quests, and I encourage other QMs to plan for some "inconsequential" battles as well. If only to help the players to lighten their inventories... The level-locked items are actually a great idea. I have to remember to make some in the future.

I hear you. We can probably implement giving out experience for actions done outside of battles better into this game as well, to reward those of you who like solving puzzles and searching each nook and crevice. I don't mean you sould level up every time you open a drawer, but QMs could easily plan some problems and puzzles that give experience to the solver for each quest. Would that be a fun solution? The second character is something I really want to leave to the point where the player has exhausted most of the options with their first character. I could keep on inventing "super duper godly job classes" ad infinitum to this game for players with high levels, but what's the fun in playing a character that's good at everything and can easily kill any enemy and survive any situation? Of course, I cannot see the future or where it takes us, but that's exactly why I want to hold back planning too far ahead. As you yourself pointed out, Scuba, Level 50 feels like years away, so there's definitely enough to reach for for now. I might lower the experience curve in the future, but right now the pace is actually fine to me. I remember when some people complained it would take years for anyone to reach Level 30 - and yet, here we are, with our first player over that marker. Gives you hope, doesn't it? Sounds like somebody's jealous...

Just you wait until you see the Threshold Monsters and what lies beyond them! I think the Field-players can attest that the orange areas have not been any walks in the park, either.

Here we go again, with you "I want it all and I want it NOW!" people. When planning this game, the experience curve was a distinct wish from those involved in the planning, so that the statistics wouldn't bloat too soon. It also ensures that players who join at different times can still quest together, and "cliques" are left to a minimum. I will not touch the experience curve, or the level when a second character can be implemented. Sorry. I have been lenient with QMs awarding experience from other stuff done in their quests aside from combat, and giving out levels as quest rewards as well - isn't that enough? You just have to be patient with this game. I want to reward dedication and effort, not powerplaying and "breezing through". Even if it means that you will have to keep on playing for years to come. Is that really such a horrible thought? Not according to my calculations, at least. But we all know I suck at maths.

Ellaria, who was keeping the alchemists company, hears a crashing sound from the room that Guts went into, and goes to check it out. She bumps into Guts on the way. "What happened there? We heard something crash. Are you alright? Do you need help searching?"

Results of Round Two Hundred and Ten of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Jun teleports to the Kitchen Cinna teleports to the Kitchen Namyrra teleports to the Kitchen Tesni teleports to the Kitchen Tarn teleports to the Kitchen Hybros teleports to the Kitchen Hybros does nothing Hybros quickly leads the wounded party to safety through the Gate Vajra. They end up in the Kitchens, which is devoid of enemies. 68/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Eleven of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Jun uses Remedy on Cinna - (Cinna: blinded & sealed removed) Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Cinna - Enchantment (Cinna: Healing Staff +1 WP, -8 ether) Jun applies his only remedy on Cinna, removing her negative effects. Cinna then tries to heal herself, but ends up empowering her Healing Staff instead. 68/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Twelve of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Cinna - Critical Hit (Cinna: +42 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Thirteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Hybros - Critical Hit (Hybros: +42 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Fourteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Namyrra - Shield (Spellspin of Healing - 4 hits; Namyrra: +34 health; Tarn: +34 health; Tesni: +34 health; Jun: +34 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Fifteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Tarn - Hit (Tarn: +34 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Sixteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Tesni - Enchantment (Cinna: Healing Staff +1 WP, -9 ether) Results of Round Two Hundred and Seventeen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Tesni - Hit (Tesni: +34 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Eighteen of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Jun teleports to the Tea Room Cinna teleports to the Tea Room Namyrra teleports to the Tea Room Tesni teleports to the Tea Room Tarn teleports to the Tea Room Hybros teleports to the Tea Room Hybros does nothing With everyone back to full health, the heroes return to the Tea Room, only to find out that the enemies have not wasted time either, but have recovered their health as well. 68/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Beautiful Beard (12th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 36 Health: 1004/1004 Special: Mirror Move – Uses the target’s Shield-skill against the opponents. Drops: Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect. Fair-skinned Gentleman (74th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 819/819 Special: Ladies First! – Deals 29 damage to all female opponents. Drops: Health Core, Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded-effect. Purple-bearded Count (57th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid/Electric Level: 37 Health: 1131/1131 Special: Culture Shock – Causes 37 lightning-elemental damage and blinded- and sealed-effects to all opponents. Drops: Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded- and sealed-effects. Red-haired Demon (21st Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Demon Level: 42 Health: 1626/1626 Special: Nemesis – The Red-haired Demon marks the target, and each time she gets to attack someone, she causes damage to the marked target as well. She can mark several targets. Drops: Phoenix Essence, Star Coin Note: Immune to asleep- and stunned-effects. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Tea Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* Power: 35 (25+9+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 1/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Tea Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Lucky for 1 round* Power: 33 (25+8) Defense: 2 Health: 39/39 (7+24+5+1+2) Gold: 2714 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear) 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 28 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Tea Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 33/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 15/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Tea Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 21 2/3 *Natural Respite* Power: 35 (21+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 40/40 (7+20+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Tea Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 8 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Tea Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 49 & 32 (17+32 & 17+15) Defense: 5 Health: 41/41 (25+16) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

The true culprit was never found, and it is unlikely that he ever will be. That quest wasn't actually a "whodunnit", but a portrayal of the blatant inequality and oppression in Eubric.

"Well, that was fast and uneventful", Ellaria commented as they arrived to the safehouse. She turned to the young alchemists again, with a benevolent smile. "Don't move a muscle before my colleagues have secured the place, alright?" She then walked to John, the older alchemist that had escorted them, and addressed her with a doe-eyed look on her face. "Say, John. How long have you been a member of the guild? That's a mighty big scythe you have there..."

QM Note: Exactly. Tarn did not hit the Gentleman because he was blinded, so the weapon effect did not connect, either. QM: You crafty imp. But remember that if you keep the same Battle Order, you will only teleport Hybros.

"DIE, YOU PARTY-POOPERS!!!" Results of Round Two Hundred and Nine of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros uses a Nostrum on himself - (Hybros: lucky) >Hybros (Banana Bladerang) vs. Purple-bearded Count - Damage/Lethal Hit (Beard: 1004 health-34 dmg=970 health; Gentleman: 819 health-34 dmg=785 health; Flower-neck: sudden death; Count: 1131 health-34 dmg=1097 health; Demon: 1626 health-34 dmg=1592 health) >Cinna (Light through Mauryl) vs. Red-haired Demon - Damage (Cinna: 43 health+10 SP-(42/2=21 dmg)=32 health) Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Flower-necked Tiger Purple-bearded Count - Special Damage (Culture Shock - Cinna: 0 dmg + blinded & sealed; Hybros: 39 health+2 SP-(37/2=19 dmg)=22 health + blinded & sealed; Namyrra: 33 health+10 SP-(37/2=19 dmg)=24 health + blinded; Tarn: 40 health+15 SP-37 dmg=18 health + blinded & sealed; Tesni: 48 health+12 SP-37 dmg=23 health + blinded & sealed; Jun: no effect) Tesni vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman - Special Damage (Ladies First! - Cinna: 32 health+10 SP-(29/2=15 dmg)=27 health; Namyrra: 24 health+10 SP-(29/2=15 dmg)=19 health; Tesni: 23 health+12 SP-29 dmg=6 health) Tarn vs. Fair-skinned Gentleman - Defended Counter (Tarn: 18 health+15 SP-29 dmg=4 health; Gentleman: no effect) >Jun (Orochi & Jindao) vs. Beautiful Beard & Flower-necked Tiger Purple-bearded Count - Dual Hit (Beard: 970 health-(49x2=98 dmg)=872 health; Count: no effect) Hybros makes himself lucky again, and successfully throws his Bladerang, assassinating the Flower-necked Tiger and damaging the other opponents. Hybros gains a Neutralizer and a Star Coin! Then things start to get downhill once more. Cinna is damaged by the Red-haired Demon, and the Count and the Gentleman rip through the heroes with their devastating special skills. Almost everyone in the party is left wounded, blinded and sealed. The Gentleman punishes Tarn some more. Jun gets a solid hit on the Beautiful Beard with his newly-gained Orochi Katana, but the lightning-elemental Jindao has no effect on the Purple-bearded Count. 68/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Beautiful Beard (12th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 36 Health: 872/1004 Special: Mirror Move – Uses the target’s Shield-skill against the opponents. Drops: Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect. Fair-skinned Gentleman (74th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 785/819 Special: Ladies First! – Deals 29 damage to all female opponents. Drops: Health Core, Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded-effect. Purple-bearded Count (57th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid/Electric Level: 37 Health: 1097/1131 Special: Culture Shock – Causes 37 lightning-elemental damage and blinded- and sealed-effects to all opponents. Drops: Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Star Coin Note: Immune to blinded- and sealed-effects. Red-haired Demon (21st Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Demon Level: 42 Health: 1592/1626 Special: Nemesis – The Red-haired Demon marks the target, and each time she gets to attack someone, she causes damage to the marked target as well. She can mark several targets. Drops: Phoenix Essence, Star Coin Note: Immune to asleep- and stunned-effects. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Tea Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 3 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 27/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 18/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Healing Staff (WP:7, heals target; staff), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Tea Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Lucky for 10 rounds* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 3 rounds* Power: 33 (25+8) Defense: 2 Health: 22/39 (7+24+5+1+2) Gold: 2714 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear) 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 28 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Tea Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Blinded for 3 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 19/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 15/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Tea Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 21 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 3 rounds* Power: 35 (21+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 4/40 (7+20+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Tea Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 3 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 6/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 8 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Tea Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 49 & 32 (17+32 & 17+15) Defense: 5 Health: 41/41 (25+16) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

It's going to be a short one, actually. Yes you did, way back before Quest #4. After seeing the images of the villages that you prepared for it, I was thoroughly convinced and didn't need to see more ever again.

Ellaria nods to her companions. "Thank you for the offer, Mr. Holla. I am used to carrying other people's scrolls for them during quests, so I will take it. Say, I'm an old acquaintance of Atramor here, but this is the first time I've quested with you, Mr. Holla. I must say that you have a certain reputation in the Hall... Um, what I mean is that I hope that everything goes smoothly in this quest. I would hate to see anything bad happen to these people." Ellaria puts on a wary smile. She doesn't quite know how to handle the gruff bald man.

Current sign-ups for Quest #66: 1. Jon “Sarge” Mcency, Level 13 Rogue (Skyrimguy) 2. Hoke Ablesword, Level 22 1/3 Mystic Knight (Username MDM) 3. Alexis Fenral, Level 28 2/3 Assassin (Masked Builder) 4. Kiray Nastayo, Level 1 Knight (KingoftheZempk) 5. Nerwen Calmcacil, Level 18 1/2 Shaman 6. Grimwald Gjinko, Level 1 Cleric (LordoftheNoobs) 7. Sir Brickington, Level 6 Knight (Brickington) 8. Nyx, Level 25 2/3 Battle Mage (Pandora) Note: The quest is truly open to players of all levels. You will be split up according to your respective level range (below 10, between 10-20, above 20) at the start of the quest.

I will award it automatically after the end of the quest. But a full level means a full level: if you're Level 23 2/3, you will become Level 24 2/3. The party will be split from the get-go, sorry.