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"My name is Jeaux. I believe we have spoken once before in the hall regarding the combustibility of an individual. I would assume Sarge is your rank, what militia do you serve with?"

QM Note: Just to confirm since it was phrased as a question. Is Grimwald attacking or throwing a chaos bomb?

QM Note: WP added, also just a friendly reminder: The cart can be used to reduce any damage dealt to a hero by 50%, and Mac still has 9 strips of duck-tape to repair the cart if needed.

"There is no honor to be found in cowardice." "They were gone when I awoke the morning after the fight. I saw some hoof marks leading off into the forest, and I'd wager they woke during the night and with no strong leadership ventured off for greener pastures." "As it seems all of you are intent to resolve this issue with violence, than I have little choice but to fulfill your request." PREPARE FOR BATTLE! "Why must people always react with such violent tendencies." Clare, Level 30 Humanoid *Immune to Insta-kill and Stun* HP: 500/500 SP: 5 Special: Motivate - Increases the level of all allies by 1 Passive Special: Teamwork - If all allies are KO'ed, she will be Encouraged, Lucky and Hastened Drops: 40 gold, Tricorne (suitable for anyone, SP: 3, headwear) "Your souls are mine" Necromancer, Level 22 Dark Humanoid *Immune to Insta-kill and Stun* HP: 200/200 Ether: 13/13 Specials: Revive Dead - Revives fallen party member with 50% max health, consuming 5 ether Shadow Eclipse - Casts a darkness spell dealing 44 damage at the cost of 1 ether. Used if there are no dead party members. Meditate - Restores 2 Ether, used if Necromancer is out of ether. Passive Specials Health Drain - Absorbs any health lost due to Infection effect Enchant Weapon - While alive the Armored Knight has a darkness elemental counter-strike. Drops: Ammit (Greatsword, WP 6, gains 5 Ether for each kill) "I shall be like the wall" Armored Knight, Level 15 Humanoid *Immune to insta-kill* HP: 260/260 SP: 10 Special: Sentinel - Blocks all damage from next 4 attacks Passive Special: Guard - While alive the Barbaric Warrior has +5 SP Drops: Heavy Shield (SP 5) *ROAR* Barbaric Warrior, Level 20 Humanoid HP: 190/190 SP: 0 5 Special: Spinning Axe - Deals 15 damage to all opponents Passive Special: Assist - While alive the Crafy Assassin ignores SP Drops: Big Blockin Axe (WP 5) "..." Crafy Assassin, Level 16 Humanoid *Immune to Stun* HP: 170/170 Special: Dirty Cut - Inflicts infection on target dealing 3 points of damage per turn until the end of the battle or remedied. Drops: 20 gold, Neutralizer The Party: Sorrow(Endgame) *Party Leader* 428 years old undead Assassin Level 22 2/3 *Immune to Light and Blinded* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Hastened* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 6 Health: 29/33 (7+21+5) Gold: 1824 (Owed 200 gold by Karie) Equipment: Mockthril Longbow (WP: 25 Ice and Darkness Elemental), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear),Night’s Helmet (SP:6, immunity to light and blinded; headwear) Inventory: Longsword (WP: 5), Armor of the Croise (SP: 1, +2 power; bodywear), Dark Cloak (Backwear, SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians), Archer's Hat (Artifact, headwear, Power +1, suitable for Rangers and their Advanced Classes), Grand Potion x6, Health Core, Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x5, Phoenix Essence x3, Venom x2, Deadly Venom, Mead x8, Smelling Salts x7, Nostrum x4, Dragon Scale x1, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll Romulus Dean(TheBoyWonder) Level 17.5 Raider *Immune to Fragile* *Lucky* *Hastened* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 31/31 (7+16+7+1) Gold: 207 (30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP:15, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Sticky Gloves , Heavy Armour (SP5 protects from Fragile) Inventory: Bedroll, Venom x3, Potion, Nostrum x4, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Phoenix Essence, Throwing Dagger (WP: 6), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Meteor Blade (WP:10, Light), Spiked Club (WP:10, Earth) Grimwald Gjinko(LordoftheNoobs) 69 year old male gnome Cleric Level 6 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 14/14 (9+5) Ether: 9/10 (5+5) Gold: 0 (Owes Arthur 50 gold) Equipment: Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibiannoc's Blessing (protects from damage)), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Knotted Broom (WP: 5), Broomstick (WP: 3), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Remedy, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten, up to the user to choose how many are eaten at a time), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll. Mizuki Kimura(zakura) 21-year-old female human Assassin Level 17.5 *Lucky* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 29/29 (7+16+5+1) Gold: 197 Equipment: Explosive Handcannon (WP:8/16 to Rock Monsters), Sticky Gloves( Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Magic Viper Skin (accessory, heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle, unless knocked out) Inventory: Top Hat (WP: 14. 50% Stun chance, retrievable), Sylph Shuriken (WP:12, wind- and light-elemental, retrievable), Dagger (WP:10), Grand Potion, 2 Phoenix Essences, 3 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 6 Nostrums, 1 Remedy, 2 Holy Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Death Progg Claw, Trial Brew, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) Level 30 Raider *Natural Respite**Immune to Darkness, Bound, and Slowed* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Hastened* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 3 Health: 45/45 (8+29+7+1) Gold: 2182 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Stuns enemies), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound and slowed effects), Sticky Gloves( Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Wyvern's Tailblade (WP: 12, suitable for Barbarians & Knights), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, immune to wood elemental) Artifacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Fighter’s Boots(Footwear, +10 damage to melee attacks. Suitable for QMs only), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage), Consumables: Smelling Salts(1), Nostrum (1), Deadly Venom(2), Phoenix Essence(2), Remedy(5), 2pc&biscuit(1), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(3), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(1), Smoke Bomb(1), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1) Misc:Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Mac, Mechanic (Controlled by swils) Level 11 Mechanic Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 20/20 (10+9) Gold: 0 Equipment: Hammer (WP 3) Inventory: Duck Tape x9 Mac's Cart, Mechanic (Controlled by Endgame) Level 0 Cart Health: 65/65 Ability: Protect - The cart can protect 1 hero each round. Any damage dealt to the hero that round will be split evenly between the hero and the cart, rounding up for the cart. Notes: The cart must always be placed in the battle order, even if it is not protecting a hero. If the cart is protecting a hero, the cart will be in the same row as that hero. If the cart's Health reaches 0, the cargo will be damaged and you will have failed the quest. Edit: Correcting Inventories

I think that might be a good idea, given the expenses for upgrading weapons increases as you upgrade it further. If some of the other expenses with improving a character (embedding gems and scrolls) also increased as the item became more powerful (example: 50 gold for the first gem, 75 gold for the second), then it would increase the gold gaining abilities of the character while the expense increases as well.

"And what of the other members of your group. Would you force our hand as well?" "I'm not one for fighting, but these men and women have protected me from many dangers already on this trip. I will stand by their decision."

"Look, I realize Henry may have taunted and antagonized you heroes when you met him earlier, but I am trying to resolve this peacefully. We cannot simply allow our members to e killed without seeking some form of recompense. I'll tell you what. I'll sweeten the deal a bit. If you turn over the contents of the cart, I'll put in a good word for you with some of the leaders of our organization."

Infinite bag of Easy-bake ovens.

Is there anything keeping a QM from specifying that an enemy cannot be stolen from? or perhaps giving that enemy a hidden coin-purse that limits the amount of gold that can be stolen to a theoretical maximum.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. It is my understanding you were attacked a couple days ago by a member of our order. I do humbly apologize for that, as he was acting without consent of our organization. Unfortunately, the wolfgang has a reputation for protecting their own, and if unable, avenging them later. Since Henry was acting without orders, I believe we can resolve this peacefully with a simple payment of what you are currently transporting in the cart there."

The party departs Bric'lin. They are greeted with good weather and a solid path, the journey is somewhat uneventful. As the cart nears the location where they had camped the night before, they find a group of individuals standing in the road. One of them is wearing a rather familiar crest across her chest." "Halt in the name of the Wolfgang."

The heroes, having had their fill of shopping, joined Mac at the campsite just outside of town. They slept the full night uninterrupted, feeling completely refreshed come morning. Mac set to work packing up the camping supplies and readying his horse for the journey home. Once everything was properly secured he turned the heroes to see if they were ready to leave. "Alright, I think we're all set here. Anything else you need to do in town before we head back?"

Sorrow and Thormanil headed over to the Bric'Lin Emporium to inspect what goods were available for sale there. Items for Sale: Bone - Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for a turn. Costs 10 Gold. Potion – Restores 10 health to the target. Costs 4 Gold. Tonic – Restores 5 ether to the target. Costs 18 Gold. Elixir – Restores 50 health and 10 ether to the target and removes all negative effects from the target during a battle. Costs 48 Gold. Smelling Salts - Causes the hastened-effect, allowing the target to act twice in one round for the duration of one battle. Costs 28 gold. Nostrum - Causes the lucky-effect, allowing the target to roll the battle die twice and get the better result of the two for the duration of one battle. Costs 42 gold. Soma - Causes the blessed-effect, allowing the target to recover 3 health at the end of each round for the duration of one battle. Costs 42 gold. Remedy – Removes all negative effects from the target during a battle. Costs 12 Gold. Phoenix Essence – Revives a fallen ally with full health during a battle. Costs 75 Gold. Venom – Use on a weapon to make it cause a poisoned-effect on any enemy it hits for the duration of one battle. A poisoned enemy loses 1 health each turn. Costs 3 Gold. Smoke Bomb – Allows the party to escape the battle. Costs 5 Gold. Fire Bomb – Causes 5 points of fire-elemental damage to all enemies, doubled if the target is weak to fire. Costs 15 Gold. Ice Bomb – Causes 5 points of ice-elemental damage to all enemies, doubled if the target is weak to ice. Costs 8 Gold. Holy Bomb – Causes 5 points of light-elemental damage to all enemies, doubled if the target is weak to light. Costs 10 Gold. Bedroll – Allows the hero to rest and regain health in a safe place. Costs 7 Gold. Shovel – Allows the hero to dig the ground in search of a treasure. Costs 10 Gold. Pickaxe – Allows the hero to dig through a breakable wall or obstacle. Costs 15 Gold. Magnifying Glass - Allows the hero to see trap triggers. Costs 30 Gold. Telescope – Allows the hero to see far. Costs 40 Gold. Magic Compass - Allows the hero to know the right direction. Costs 50 Gold. Ebony Longbow - (WP: 5, suitable for Rangers) Costs 85 Gold Knotted Broom - (WP: 5, suitable for Clerics or Mages) Costs 50 Gold Bone Shield - (SP: 4, suitable for Knights) Costs 40 Gold Thank you to Brickdoctor for the picture

"Thank you very much for the assistance." Mac opened the chest to reveal a rather substantial pile of gold inside. "I believe this is what you were looking for" "Yes indeed it is. Jon, give him the package." The other man picked up the parcel and carried it over to Mac. "Where do you want it?" "Just set it down next to the large barrel. The other boxes and crates should keep it from moving, and if that is all, I guess we should be on our way. As always, it's a pleasure doing business with you." The two men each grabbed a side of the treasure chest and carried it back down the alley they had arrived in. Mac went to work loading the crates and barrels back into the cart, taking care not to damage the parcel they had just received. Once he was confident everything was secured and the parcel was well hidden, he turned to the heroes accompanying him. "It's always nice when a deal goes well. The sun seems to be getting a bit low in the sky, so we'll want to rest here tonight. We'll head out come morning and we'll be back in Eubric in two days time."

The party watched as two men approached the cart from the dark alley they were parked next to. One of the men had a generic looking face and long hair. His partner sported an impressive looking mustache and quite a bit of stubble on his chin, indicating he had not shaved in several days. They were carrying a large flat box with them, the kind a person would traditionally transport an expensive frame inside. As the neared the cart, one of them called out to Mac. "Ah Mr. Mac, how good to see you again. Do you have our payment?" "Of course, I've got it in the back of the cart. Just let me fetch it for you." Mac walked around to the back of the cart and started removing some of the boxes and barrels that contained the camping supplies they had used the previous night. Underneath the various containers there was a large treasure chest. "Do you any of you heroes think you could give me a hand with this. It is a bit heavy."

Just as Mac was about to leap into the back of the cart for protection, a small jack rabbit hopped onto the path. It twitched its nose a couple times before hopping off, most likely in the direction of some food. "Sorry sir dwarf, This is the most action I've seen on one of these trips and it isn't quite what I expected. It would seem my nerves are all alight, but hopefully it will pass before too long." They continued down the road, entering Bric'lin in the afternoon while the sun was still high in the sky. The city seemed to bustle with activity as traders from all over the free islands and beyond had come to this hub of commerce. Mac took the cart through the city, down one of the back roads. They were now traveling around some of the less frequented shops and some of the more residential neighborhoods. As Mac approached an alleyway between two wooden buildings he stopped the cart. "This is where we are supposed to meet our contacts. They should be along shortly."

The hard part is a knight isn't all that effective of a tank, since an enemy can damage anyone who attacks it. As a result, any enemy that is a threat to the tank will likely kill anyone else who attacks it, restricting the only member attacking that opponent to the tank until a sentinel, aura, or guardian angel is rolled.

The heroes and Mac departed the campsite while the sun was still low in the sky. Mac wasn't nearly as talkative as he had been on the previous day. It would seem being attacked twice in the same day had rattled him somewhat and as a result silenced his tongue. The journey was starting to get rather dull as there was not much along the way to catch the eye. As the sun neared the high point of the sky they could see Bric'lin in the distance. Mac began to think they would finally go a day without being attacked by random bandits or equestrian liberation armies, when he heard a rustling from the bushes. The nervous look on his face was echo'ed in the horse's exp<b></b>ression as there was a visible air of panic about him.

The rest of the night passed without incident. As the sun began to rise over the horizon, Mac started to packing up the tent and other supplies in the campsite. He wanted to get an early start so they would not miss their scheduled rendezvous in Bric'lin. After the cart was packed he checked to see if the heroes were ready to depart. "So, everyone ready to depart?"

The Party: Sorrow(Endgame) *Party Leader* 428 years old undead Assassin Level 22 2/3 *Immune to Light and Blinded* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Hastened* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 6 Health: 29/33 (7+21+5) Gold: 1824 (Owed 200 gold by Karie) Equipment: Mockthril Longbow (WP: 25 Ice and Darkness Elemental), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear),Night’s Helmet (SP:6, immunity to light and blinded; headwear) Inventory: Longsword (WP: 5), Armor of the Croise (SP: 1, +2 power; bodywear), Dark Cloak (Backwear, SP:1, Max Health +1, Power +1, suitable for rogues and barbarians), Archer's Hat (Artifact, headwear, Power +1, suitable for Rangers and their Advanced Classes), Grand Potion x6, Health Core, Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x5, Phoenix Essence x3, Venom x2, Deadly Venom, Mead x8, Smelling Salts x7, Nostrum x4, Dragon Scale x1, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll Romulus Dean(TheBoyWonder) Level 17.5 Raider *Immune to Fragile* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 31/31 (7+16+7+1) Gold: 417 (30 to Loreal) Equipment: Combrys (WP:15, consecutive successful strikes raise Combry's WP by 1, unsuccessful strikes drop it to it's base WP), Sticky Gloves , Heavy Armour (SP5 protects from Fragile) Inventory: Bedroll, Venom x3, Potion, Smelling Salts, Sylvania's Cowl(grants Animal Talk to Wearer), Phoenix Essence, Throwing Dagger (WP: 6), Scarlet Hood (Headwear, Power +4, Protects from Stunned), Meteor Blade (WP:10, Light), Spiked Club (WP:10, Earth) Grimwald Gjinko(LordoftheNoobs) 69 year old male gnome Cleric Level 6 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 12/14 (9+5) Ether: 9/10 (5+5) Gold: 50 (Owes Arthur 50 gold) Equipment: Staff of The Frog Paladin (WP:6, 1/6 chance of Amphibiannoc's Blessing (protects from damage)), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Broomstick (WP: 3), Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Remedy, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten, up to the user to choose how many are eaten at a time), Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Bedroll. Mizuki Kimura(zakura) 21-year-old female human Assassin Level 17.5 *Lucky* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 15/29 (7+16+5+1) Gold: 197 Equipment: Explosive Handcannon (WP:8/16 to Rock Monsters), Sticky Gloves( Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Magic Viper Skin (accessory, heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle, unless knocked out) Inventory: Top Hat (WP: 14. 50% Stun chance, retrievable), Sylph Shuriken (WP:12, wind- and light-elemental, retrievable), Dagger (WP:10), Grand Potion, Potion, 2 Phoenix Essences, 3 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 6 Nostrums, 1 Remedy, 2 Holy Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Death Progg Claw, Trial Brew, Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) Level 30 Raider *Natural Respite**Immune to Darkness, Bound, and Slowed* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 3 Health: 45/45 (8+29+7+1) Gold: 2266 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Stuns enemies), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound and slowed effects), Sticky Gloves( Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Wyvern's Tailblade (WP: 12, suitable for Barbarians & Knights), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, immune to wood elemental) Artifacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Fighter’s Boots(Footwear, +10 damage to melee attacks. Suitable for QMs only), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage), Consumables: Smelling Salts(2), Deadly Venom(2), Phoenix Essence(2), Remedy(5), 2pc&biscuit(1), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(3), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(1), Smoke Bomb(1), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(3), Tiger Balm(1) Misc:Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Mac, Mechanic (Controlled by swils) Level 11 Mechanic Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 12/20 (10+9) Gold: 0 Equipment: Hammer (WP 3) Inventory: Duck Tape x9 Mac's Cart, Mechanic (Controlled by Endgame) Level 0 Cart Health: 65/65 Ability: Protect - The cart can protect 1 hero each round. Any damage dealt to the hero that round will be split evenly between the hero and the cart, rounding up for the cart. Notes: The cart must always be placed in the battle order, even if it is not protecting a hero. If the cart is protecting a hero, the cart will be in the same row as that hero. If the cart's Health reaches 0, the cargo will be damaged and you will have failed the quest. "Well, we've got another long day tomorrow so I'm going to hit the sack. Try to get some rest before we set out in the morning." Mac retreated to the tent for the night. Edit: Thormanil ate his apple, Correcting Inventories

Sir Edward Equine the first fell to the ground as the arrow pierced his heart. The remaining horses were still unconscious after the recent fight, but it seemed they would survive the battle thanks in part to the work Mizuki had done healing them. Just as Sorrow was lowering his bow, Mac walked back into the camp from among the trees. "You guys will never guess what I found out in the forest. There's an apple tree just over yonder, I picked a few apples for supper. Just let me know which one you'd like." Each player gets to pick 1 apple Healthy Apple (permanently raises maximum health by one) Big Apple (permanently raises attack power by one) Green Apple (permanently raises ether by one) "I suppose we could bring them with us. We might be able to fetch a small profit in town by selling them, or perhaps try to return them to their original owners."

"I suppose you may be right. Change isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it may be wise to evaluate it for what it is before making judgments as to the benefits or drawbacks it brings."

<"See! See how they oppress us! I'm saying things he doesn't like and he threatens to murder me as a result.">

<"We were dispensing justice for the enslavement of the equine species. Do not try to deny your involvement as I can clearly see a fellow horse tried to a tree nearby. I may be unable to stop you for the moment, but my crusade will resume once I am able, of that you have my word.">

"I understand better than you'd think. So you have simply accepted that your new form? You spent your entire life as a half-elf and now that you are a ... wereptilian you say, you can just accept it. How? How can you simply accept the thing you are now, instead of pursing a means to reverse the change, to become what you once were?"