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"Quickly, we must interrogate this sorcerer. He must know where J. Smith escaped to."

"This situation worries me as much as it does you, Tarn. My brothers should not have fallen so easily at the hands of these rats..." Meanwhile, the prisoner hollers at the heroes through the bars. "Hey, I know you, imp! And you, knight! It's me, Sham Poo, the Wandering Salesman! Gotten myself into another tough spot, as you see... Why do these things keep happening to me?!" "Shut it, swindler! You never should've tried to cheat the 108 Stars of Destiny!" "But it was just business!!!" Results of Round Fifty-Nine of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Banana Bladerang) vs. Ugly Prince - Damage (Hybros Namyrra: 61 health+10 SP-(31/2=16 dmg)=55 health) >Hybros (Banana Bladerang) vs. Ugly Prince - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: 33+29+31=93 gold) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Hairy Star - Great Spell (Hairy Star: 614 health-(60x4=240 dmg)=394 health; Cinna: -1 ether) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Ugly Prince - Great Spell (Prince: 773 health+8 SP-(64x4=256 dmg)=525 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) Tarn vs. Pale Gaoler - Defended Counter (Tarn Namyrra: 55 health+10 SP-(33/2=17 dmg)=48 health; Gaoler: 852 health-(34x2=68 dmg)=784 health+stunned) Tesni (Dryw ar Zoot) vs. Pale Gaoler - Special Damage (no effect; Gaoler: stunned removed) Christopher vs. Pale Gaoler - Defended Damage (Christopher Namyrra: 48 health+10 SP-(33/2=17 dmg)=41 health) Jun vs. Pale Gaoler & Hairy Star - Critical Dual Hit (Gaoler: 784 health-45 dmg=739 health; Hairy Star: 394 health-45 dmg=349 health) The party starts whacking the enemies in order to liberate Sham the merchant. Seeing an opportunity to make some purchases ahead, Hybros reaps more gold. The bandits manage to get a few hits on Namyrra, but her aura keeps her health up. 40/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Pale Gaoler (32nd Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid/Dark Level: 33 Health: 739/852 Special: Lockdown – Causes blinded-, sealed- and bound-effects on the target. Drops: Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Star Coin Note:The Pale Gaoler prevents anyone from fleeing. Hairy Star (62nd Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 349/614 Special: Haircut – Causes 29 damage and weakened-effect to the target. Drops: Grating Stone, Star Coin Ugly Prince (40th Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid Level: 31 Defense: 8 Health: 525/773 Special: Ugly Truth – De-equips all SP-giving equipment from the target. Drops: Robust Shield (SP:8), Star Coin Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Prison Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 38/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Prison Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 41/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 12/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Prison Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1518 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Chicken Drumsticks (max. health +1 upon consumption), 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), 15 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Prison Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* *Aura* Power: 44 (24+20) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 41/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 31/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; 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: 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), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 5 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), 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: Prison Room 22 year old human male Berserker *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 12 (5+6+1) Health: 39/39 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), 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), 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Prison Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 6 rounds* Power: 48 (27+14+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 46/46 (8+26+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), 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: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword),Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (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), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Prison Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria repeats, again.

The way I see it is that the time in-between quests is close to real time, but during quests it depends on what happens. So heroes on quests are in a sort of "time pocket". But yeah, you shouldn't think about this too hard, or you'll get a headache. No, nobody else has pitched me any quest ideas lately.

Ah, yes! Out of all the suggestions for the new Shield-skills, I choose... mine. Here's the revised rule page: If we take it like that, it's still November in Quest#50. I guess the party just got their Grogmas gifts early.

Well, yeah... I did say that, but I think I'd rather focus on getting the main plotline onwards. Sorry.

"Very well. I shall aim for the Crowkin, then."

Well, there are about 125 different enemies created for the Fields currently, so I think that's variation enough. But if need rises, of course I can always make more. Why do you ask? Do you wanna "catch'em all", like in Pokémon?

Feel free to use that special on other enemies as well, QMs.

I've always calculated it like this: (health+SP-(dmg/row)=current health)

Jun gives Tarn a sullen look. "Do you think my brotherhood gave up this pagoda willingly? They all gave their lives fighting these criminals! They were my friends... no, more than friends. My brothers... My family." Results of Round Fifty-Eight of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Tarn moves through the left door Tesni moves through the left door Cinna moves through the left door Christopher moves through the left door Hybros investigates the vegetable crate Hybros moves through the left door Namyrra moves through the left door Jun moves through the left door Hybros ravages the crate of fruit and vegetables, but does not find anything useful. Imps are not herbivores, after all. Moving through the left-hand door, the party comes to a room with a prison cell and a pile of crates and barrels. There are no other visible doors leading out of the room, but three very visible bandits. There's someone in the prison cell as well, shouting for help. 40/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Pale Gaoler (32nd Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid/Dark Level: 33 Health: 852/852 Special: Lockdown – Causes blinded-, sealed- and bound-effects on the target. Drops: Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Star Coin Note:The Pale Gaoler prevents anyone from fleeing. Hairy Star (62nd Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 614/614 Special: Haircut – Causes 29 damage and weakened-effect to the target. Drops: Grating Stone, Star Coin Ugly Prince (40th Star) – Location: Prison Room Type: Humanoid Level: 31 Defense: 8 Health: 773/773 Special: Ugly Truth – De-equips all SP-giving equipment from the target. Drops: Robust Shield (SP:8), Star Coin Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Prison Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 38/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Prison Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 41/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 13/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Prison Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Chicken Drumsticks (max. health +1 upon consumption), 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), 15 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Prison Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* *Aura* Power: 44 (24+20) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 61/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 31/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; 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: 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), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 5 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), 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: Prison Room 22 year old human male Berserker *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 12 (5+6+1) Health: 39/39 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), 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), 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Prison Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 46/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (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), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Prison Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

There was a plan for that event, but it got cancelled. I've been vague about it on purpose, because I want to keep my options open whether or not to tie the event into the main storyline better. As some of you have noticed, my plans for the storyline are in a constant state of change, and only when I get a plotpoint across in a quest it will become a permanent fixture to the story. For example, Baba was originally an inconsequential side-character created for Quest#14, but now she's slowly taking over my plans, that dastardly witch... And I did not plan for the Pandemonicon to fall into Byblos's hands beforehand, but when the thought occurred to me towards the end of Quest#44, I felt like it was meant to be. This evolution of the storyline is partially what keeps me motivated to run these quests. I'm not confined to a single ending, but the fate of Heroica is malleable, allowing you guys to affect it almost as much as I do. I'm loving this game sooo much!

Originally the Hunter's Shield-skill did no damage at all. The basic hit was added later to make it more useful on consecutive Shield-rolls. Now enough with the "my skills aren't powerful enough!"-talk and focus on levelling up to reach the expert and master classes.

"They are finally going down!" Ellaria cheers as she reloads her crossbow.

It's the same case as with rolling a passive "Shield", being "confused", or having "aura" active, etc. Only untargetted enemies get Free Hits, no matter if they get attacked. It's really a simple matter. As Scubacarrot said, there's a difference between a miss and a "MISS": the first is any attack that doesn't connect, the second is a battle result for certain basic classes.

The Unrestrained spits towards Tesni. "Dammit woman! I won't fall until I see the diamond eyes of my true love once again! *hiccup*" Results of Round Fifty-Seven of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Tarn vs. Unrestrained - Shield (War Cry - Unrestrained: 56 health-(47x2=94 dmg)=???) Tesni vs. Unrestrained Stumpy Tiger - Furious Hit/Damage (no effect) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Unrestrained Stumpy Tiger - Spell/Great Spell (Stumpy Tiger: 325 health-(42x4=168 dmg)=157 health; Cinna: -1 ether) Christopher vs. Stumpy Tiger - Hit/Special Damage (no effect) Hybros vs. Unrestrained Stumpy Tiger (twice) - Special Damage/Damage (no effect) Hybros vs. Unrestrained Stumpy Tiger (twice) - Lethal Hit/Shield (Stumpy Tiger: 157 health-(30x2=60+60=120 dmg)=37 health) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Stumpy Tiger - Shield/Spell (Stumpy Tiger: 37 health-(44x4=176 dmg)=0 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) Jun vs. Unrestrained Stumpy Tiger & Stumpy Tiger - Dual Hit/Special Damage Christopher's Guardian Angel protects the party this round. Tarn lunges his sword at the Unrestrained, but instead of dying, the bandit disappears. The others charge at the Stumpy Tiger, and it is Namyrra who finally brings him down. Namyrra gets a Nostrum and a Star Coin! The room is now empty of enemies, so the party can freely investigate it, or move through either of the two doors on the right-side wall. 40/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Kitchens 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 38/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Kitchens 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 41/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 13/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Kitchens 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Chicken Drumsticks (max. health +1 upon consumption), 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), 15 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Kitchens 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* *Aura* Power: 44 (24+20) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 61/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 31/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; 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: 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), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 5 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), 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: Kitchens 22 year old human male Berserker *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 12 (5+6+1) Health: 39/39 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), 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), 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Kitchens 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 8 rounds* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 46/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (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), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Kitchens 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria repeats.

Why? As said, hexed isn't really that powerful an effect, and it only lasts for one round. 1/6 is a really low chance, making the whole skill nigh useless. Assassins at least get the gold gain from their Shield-skill, should all their assassination attempts fail.

Alright, some rulings are desperately needed, it seems: Lucky and Jinxed negate each other's effects, but they do not cancel each other out. So if one gets removed, the other stays. I've edited the FAQ to confirm this. Lucky and Jinxed only affect the battle result roll, not any other roll (unless otherwise specified). This includes scrolls, special guard, assassination odds, etc. However, the Alchemist's "Mixture" is affected by lucky and jinxed, as stated in the rules. I actually want to avoid Shield-skills causing effects that last longer than a round, because "Shields" rolled on consecutive rounds would be pointless - and "Shield" is something everyone should want to see, at least in most cases. I already had to change "War Cry" because of that. I'm leaning towards changing "Hex" to "Mass Illusion" where each enemy faced gets 1/2 chance of getting hexed for a round. That way the skill will be more powerful than now, but also has a chance to be less powerful. Doesn't that sound like a compromise to everyone?

"Damnit, we lost the main culprit! But we'll get him for sure..." Ellaria shoots the Crowkin Thug from the back row.

Results of Round Fifty-Six of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Xut (Darkness) vs. Unrestrained - (Unrestrained: 414 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=366 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Unrestrained - Spell (Unrestrained: 366 health-(42x4=168 dmg)=198 health; Cinna: -1 ether) Hybros investigates big barrel - (Stumpy Tiger joins the battle!) Hybros investigates shelves Tarn (Lion's Heart) vs. Unrestrained - Shield (War Cry - Unrestrained: 198 health-(47x2=94 dmg)=104 health+stunned) Tesni vs. Unrestrained - Special Damage (no effect; Unrestrained: stunned removed) Christopher vs. Unrestrained - Shield (Guardian Angel) >Jun vs. Unrestrained (twice) - Yin & Yang (Jun: -10 health) >Namyrra (Darkness) vs. Unrestrained - Shield (Summon Burst - Unrestrained: 104 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=56 health; Stumpy Tiger: 373 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=325 health; Xut leaves the battle!) Stumpy Tiger - Free Hit vs. Cinna Namyrra (Namyrra: 62 health+10 SP-(21/2=11 dmg)=61 health) Xut and Cinna continue to cast their dark magics. Hybros peeks into the big barrel, and out jumps another bandit - albeit a rather stumpy one. Unphased by this, Hybros walks to the shelves, but doesn't find anything interesting amongst the cups and pans. Tarn stuns the Unrestrained with his strike, but he quickly recovers. Christopher calls out for his Guardian Angel to protect them for the next round. Jun's inner turmoil makes him lose 10 health. Xut bursts, showering the enemies with damage, and then leaving the physical plane of existence. The Stumpy Tiger causes a minor dent on Namyrra's armor. 39/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Unrestrained (24th Star) – Location: Kitchens Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 56/485 Special: Loosen Up – The Unrestrained transfers all his effects unto the target. Drops: Neutralizer (removes all temporary effects from all allies and all opponents upon consumption), Star Coin Stumpy Tiger (58th Star) – Location: Kitchens *Lucky for 10 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 21 Health: 325/373 Special: Ankle Bite – Causes 21 damage and the bound-effect to the target. Drops: Nostrum, Star Coin Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Kitchens 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Encouraged for 9 rounds* *Guardian Angel* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 38/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: Angelic Trumpet (WP:5, user is blessed, instrument), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Kitchens 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Encouraged for 9 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 41/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 14/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Kitchens 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* *Encouraged for 9 rounds* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Chicken Drumsticks (max. health +1 upon consumption), 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), 15 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Kitchens 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 9 rounds* *Aura* Power: 44 (24+20) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 61/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 32/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; 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: 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), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 4 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), 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: Kitchens 22 year old human male Berserker *Encouraged for 9 rounds* Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 12 (5+6+1) Health: 39/39 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), 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), 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Kitchens 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 9 rounds* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 46/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (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), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Kitchens 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

I might have hosted it differently sometime in the past as well, I can't really remember, but the clarified effects on enemies are now listed in the FAQ, and as such are the norms. I'm sorry if the changes/clarifications cause confusion and irritation, but in most cases I have a solid reason for doing them (and sometimes I'm just caught up in a creative craze ).

Yes, I suppose it would be too powerful. Which option of the following is preferred? 1. Keep the Witch's Shield-skill as it is. 2. Change it so that hexed-effect applies to all enemies. 3. Change it so that the hexed enemy also gives gold equal to its level. 4. Change it so that all enemies have 1/2 chance of being hexed, and all enemies successfully hexed give gold equal to their level.

Actually, the description of the stunned-effect was clarified, and not just because of Sorcerers. The effect costs one turn for a hero to recover from, why should it be more detrimental to an enemy? And the very fact that different QMs hosted it differently proved that a clarification was in order. Originally turns and rounds were quite synonymous, but nowadays it makes all the difference whether you're talking about a turn or the whole round (as you yourself said). And a newsflash: the battles are supposed to be hard, or at least challenging. Why else would we even play this game?

Alright, what would CMP and the rest of you think about changing the Witch's Shield-skill "Hex" to "Mass Illusion", that would cause hexed-effect to all enemies as well as gain gold from each of them equal to their level? Would that be too powerful?