Sandy

"Yes, the sooner we move out the less time there is for this madman to strike."

Great discussion, everyone! There really is a fine line between giving players options and keeping the storyline consistent. This game is not a "free roaming sandbox RPG", after all, although the real-time interaction allows us more options than a videogame would, for example. I think you will realize what it is like from a QM's perspective if you ever host a quest of your own, Flipz. Speaking of QM'ing, more quests are offered at the Hall! Yay!

~Two new quests have been posted on the Quest Board (#65 by Waterbrick Down and #66 by Sandy)!~

Results of Round Two Hundred and Five of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Cinna - Hit (Cinna: +33 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Six of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Namyrra - Hit (Namyrra: +33 health) Results of Round Two Hundred and Seven of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Tesni - Hit (Tesni: +33 health) Cinna restores all the women back to full health, and the party is ready to move on. 67/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Eight of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Hybros moves through the big door Hybros does nothing Tarn moves through the big door Jun moves through the big door Cinna moves through the big door Tesni moves through the big door Namyrra moves through the big door The heroes move through the large metal door that was so tricky to open, and arrive to a crowded room with low tables and a small performing stage. The aroma of spiced tea floats in the air. The five bandits in the room look up from their cups, obviously disappointed at what they are seeing. "Hey, you're not tonight's performer!" "Yeah! Where's Heavenly Vision, we want to hear her!" "Pip pip! Ladies and gentlemen, I do not believe these ladies and gentlemen are here to entertain us, but to slaughter us without mercy." "Is that so? Well, let 'em try!" 67/108 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. Flower-necked Tiger (78th Star) – Location: Tea Room Type: Humanoid Level: 28 Health: 784/784 Special: Aromatherapy – Causes one random positive effect to all allies: encouraged, hastened, lucky, blessed or inspired. Drops: Neutralizer, Star Coin Note: Immune to sealed-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: 33 (25+7+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 18/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Healing Staff (WP:7, 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* 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, Neutralizer, 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), 10 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), 27 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), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria nods. She understands the severity of their mission. Insane mages are not to be taken lightly, after all... "Sorry to hear that three young lives have been snuffed out so soon." She then turns to the three young alchemists. "I am Ellaria Arbour, a druid of Sylvania. I will make sure no harm comes to you. What are your names, if I may ask?"

QM Note: I can answer this: Constrict means that the hero is now carrying the rattlesnake around his neck, and is free to move around and attack other enemies freely, but if he wants to attack the rattlesnake, he can only do it with melee weapons. Long-ranged weapons are logically inoperable, and nobody wants to fire a spell at one's own face.

Yes! How clearly must I say it: a minstrel can EITHER attack OR sing a battle song per round, no matter if he is hastened, accelerated, quickified, time-travelling and running all at the same time.

QM Note: As I said, solving the puzzle cost the whole party the round. I'll make you trade on this turn. Next room will be up tomorrow. I've been sorting and building all day, must sleep now. Results of Round Two Hundred and Four of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Hybros investigates the tool rack Hybros investigates the tool rack Tarn investigates the lamp Jun investigates the tool rack Cinna (Healing Staff) vs. Cinna - Failure Tesni gives the Composite Bow to Namyrra Namyrra takes the Composite Bow from Tesni Hybros looks through the intricate tools hanging on the wooden rack, but does not know how they operate, so he sees it best to just leave them be. Jun is not interested in the tools, either. Tarn looks at the lamp on the table, finding out that it's only a lamp. Cinna miraculously fails to hit herself with the Healing Staff. Tesni tosses her newly-gained Composite Bow to Namyrra, not being able to wield it herself. 67/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Engine Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 33 (25+7+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 33/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 18/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Healing Staff (WP:7, 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: Engine Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* 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, Neutralizer, 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), 10 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), 27 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Engine Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/33 (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: Engine 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: Engine Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 38/48 (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: Engine 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, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

That's right - even if the Minstrel is hastened, he can only sing one song per round. That's because he will be singing the whole time the others are fighting.

Ellaria walks up to Portia, and purchases one Grand Tonic from her (75-30=45 gold). She then visits Elphaba, and buys two Health Cores (45-20-20=5 gold). She hopes she's ready for another adventure now, whenever it might be...

Results of Round Two Hundred and Three of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Party attempts to solve the puzzle - Success On their third attempt, the heroes manage to fit the metal tiles correctly. The power from the Topaz starts flowing through the pathway, accelerating as it passes each tile. Finally it connects to the gears, and they start turning, opening the locks on the large door. The heroes can now advance further into the pagoda, but what will await them on the other side of the door...? 67/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Engine Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 3 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 33/43 (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: Engine Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* 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, Neutralizer, 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), 10 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), 27 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Engine Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 3 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/33 (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), 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: Engine 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: Engine Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 3 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 38/48 (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), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), 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: Engine 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, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Results of Round Two Hundred and Two of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: The party attempts to solve the puzzle - Failure Hybros takes a shot with the puzzling machine. However, he arranges the tiles so that the pathway touches itself at certain points, making the power spread and short-circuit itself. The machine does not function still. QM Note: I apologize about the non-sensical technospeak, as I know nothing about electrical appliances. The point is that there should be a single pathway that does not cross or intertwine at any point. I'll give you more hints after your next attempt. You're getting there!

No, they do not stack, since it's the same effects in a different form. Sounds like I have to make some rewording to the expert job rules...

~Scheherazade has some new rumours to share!~

How can you tell I have spare time on my hands? It's when I come up with new game mechanics! Well, it's just a new effect this time: Reinforced – The target’s SP is doubled for the duration of one battle.

Byblos peeks out of the backroom, and points the shelf that is labeled "Sailing". He then retreats back to solitude.

~A new quest has been posted on the Quest Board (#64 by The Legonater)!~ Alexis did not get a chance to reply to Ellaria before a young man interrupted them, giving the elf a kiss. Ellaria blinked, struggling to come up with something to say to the couple. "Oh, so you have... Nevermind. I am Ellaria Arbour. I... will not bother you any longer." She turned around with red cheeks, and rushed out of the Hall. She felt out of breath and dizzy. All her old friends felt like strangers to her. What could she do about that?

Results of Round Two Hundred and One of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: The party attempts to solve the puzzle - Failure Tesni tries the metal tiles on the machine. They fit, and the electricity starts crawling along the conducting pathway, but there are too many crossroads on it. The amount of power that reaches the other side isn't enough to turn the wheel. The power needs to run through a single line, it seems.

QM Note: Of course they can be rotated. I know there's like a bazillion options on how they could be arranged, but I think you can use your human deduction skills to figure out the correct answer. There should only be one possible way to put them right, if you follow Jun's hints.

Results of Round Two Hundred of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Cinna uses Phoenix Essence on Hybros - (Hybros: revived with full health) Tesni investigates the Topaz Namyrra investigates the parchment Hybros uses Phoenix Essence on Tarn - (Tarn: revived with full health) Hybros uses Phoenix Essence on Jun - (Jun: revived with full health) Tarn does nothing Jun does nothing The heroes spend some of their precious few Phoenix Essences to get the men back up to their feet. Meanwhile, Tesni takes a closer look at the machine, being especially intrigued by the topaz attached to it. Upon touching the gem, she quickly pulls her hand back, having suffered 10 lightning-elemental damage. Electrical power is surging from the gem, so the machine is operating. It seems to be missing something, though. Namyrra takes a gander on the parchment lying on the table. She recognizes the pictures on it as the machine in the room, but she does not understand the writing. Jun peeks over her shoulder. "Let me have a look.... Uh, this text is hard to read. It has so many terms I do not know, but it seems to be some sort of manual to that machine. It says here that the power from the topaz - electricity - needs to pass through nine... amplifiers, I think?... along a single... conducting path?... in order to reach the potency needed to operate the gears that open the metal doors. Can you people make any sense of this?" Upon hearing this, Hybros takes a look at the metal tile he found from the Armoury. It seems to fit into the machine, and there are eight similar tiles on the table. The party grabs them, and all together they start to solve how to fit them all in. QM Note: Have fun solving this puzzle! I promise you it won't be easy. Each guess you make will cost you one entire round, but you are of course free to work this out together before proposing your guess to me. 67/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Engine Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 33/43 (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: Engine Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* 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, Neutralizer, 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), 10 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), 27 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Engine Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/33 (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), 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: Engine 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: Engine Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 38/48 (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), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), 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: Engine 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, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria is startled when Hoke addresses her. "Oh, Hoke! I did not see you there. I saw your name among the sign-ups there... Well, I have been preoccupied with things lately. Sorry I have not been around to help you guys. Let us hope we get on this quest together, for old times sakes. Eh?" Seeing familiar faces was almost too much for Ellaria. She felt overwhelmed by the situation, having never been a social butterfly. She greeted Haldor politely but shortly, and shook Sarge's hand out of courteousness. Then she saw Alexis in the crowd, and decided it was about time to settle things with the elven woman. "Hey, Alexis! It has been a long while, hasn't it? Listen, I need to correct the misunderstanding you have had about me and Atramor. After I lost Elpis, I lost most of my judgment, but I never intended to get in-between you and your man. Atramor offered me a dinner out of friendship, not for any romantic purposes. I have never felt anything beyond friendship towards him either. Can't you see that? I am truly sorry for not thinking straight at that time, but I was just too messed up. Can you hope to forgive me, Lexie?" Ellaria hoped that Alexis would at least speak to her, even if only to shout and scream. Her cold silence felt the worst.

Ellaria returned to the Hall after yet another long absence. It took her a long time to get in touch with the captain of the Town Watch again. When she finally met Patricia Cousland again, she took Ellaria to an orphanage to see a fair-haired baby girl that had been found from the streets some months ago. Her heart had sunk when she had seen that the baby was not Elpis after all, and she had walked out of the orphanage in tears. After that incident, she had not left the apothecary - not until the day she had found Old Spriggan dead on the floor of the shop. The old woman had left the house to her, but she had no interest in continuing the business, so she had sold whatever stock there had been left to the Eubric Apothecary on Eldritch Lane and kept the house as her private lodgings. She soon ran out of funds, so returning to Heroica was something of a necessity for Ellaria. She was pleased to see a quest posted on the board. She had not had dealings with the alchemists' guild before, but maybe her knowledge in medicine would please them. Shrugging her shoulders, Ellaria signed in to Quest #63.

Since revisiting previously seen locations in Eubric was mentioned, I decided to update the Eubric map again. Plenty of options for revisits, eh? And many unvisited places as well...

For future reference, the rivaling families are listed both in the Library and the Training Room topic (in the latter's case, you can find it under the "Expert Job Classes" headline).

QM Note: I wouldn't count Gold Reaper as an attack with the weapon, since it cannot cause damage. That's why its effect does not work on the enemies either. On another note, I forgot to tally the Tiger's Free Hit on Hybros on the previous round. It has been edited in now. Results of Round One Hundred and Ninety-Eight of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Divine Mathematician - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: 31+40=71 gold) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Divine Mathematician - Critical Lethal Hit (Mathematician: 254 health-(33x2/2=33 dmg)=221 health+blinded) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Divine Mathematician - Spell (Mathematician: 221 health-(44x4=176 dmg)=45 health; Cinna: -1 ether) Tesni vs. Divine Mathematician - Furious Hit (Mathematician: 45 health-(47x4=188 dmg)=0 health) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Aimed Spell (Tiger: 299 health-(15x4=60 dmg)=239 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) Hybros gets richer by the minute, but he also finally gets a good strike on the Mathematician, rendering him blind. Cinna also damages the old man, but Tesni finishes him off. Tesni gets Cannon Parts and a Star Coin! THE STANDING PARTY MEMBERS LEVEL UP! Namyrra's spell scrapes the Arrow-hit Tiger, who is left alone to fend off the party. "For the Tiger Tribe!!! For Mother Tigress!!!" 66/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round One Hundred and Ninety-Nine of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Special Damage (True Arrow - Hybros: 10 health-31 dmg=0 health) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Special Damage >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Enchantment (Cinna: not enough ether) Tesni vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Extra Critical Furious Hit (Tiger: 239 health-(69x4=276 dmg)=0 health) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Arrow-hit Tiger - Shield (Summon - Xut the Daemon joins the battle!) The Arrow-hit Tiger shoots a marked arrow that hits Hybros hard, knocking him out. Mauryl tries to sap Cinna's ether, but she does not have enough resources. Tesni's furious blow takes out the bandit. Tesni gets a Composite Bow and a Star Coin! Namyrra summons Daemon in preparation for upcoming battles. With the men all lying unconscious on the floor, the women in the party must figure out what to do by themselves. The large mechanic door ahead of them won't budge no matter how hard they try to push it. Maybe the weird machine in the room is the key... 67/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Engine Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 33/43 (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, 2 Phoenix Essences, 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: Engine Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 25 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Knocked Out* Power: 33 (25+8) Defense: 2 Health: 0/39 (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, Neutralizer, 3 Elixirs, 4 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 10 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), 27 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Engine Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 41 (26+14) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/33 (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), 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: Engine Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 21 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Knocked Out* Power: 35 (21+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 0/40 (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: Engine Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 7 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), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), 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: Engine Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 49 & 32 (17+32 & 17+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/41 (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, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.