Waterbrick Down

Dumora attempts to tackle Ellaria before she gives away the Party's currently unnoticed position. "You're just going to barge in there?"

The Party quietly heads further into the tunnels and as the noises draws nearer the group sees a large cavern ahead filled with dark dwarves. At one end stands a gigantic dual-headed drilling machine and a vessel of some sort submerged in an underground lake. More vessels appear to be being assembled by other dwarves within the cavern. "By Orrik's gonads, is that the High Priest?!?" What will the Party do? Party: Tesni Hightribe, Hero of the Northern Kingdoms Serpent Skinner (Peppermint M) *Party Leader* Human Female Beserker *Restoration* *Immune to Afraid* Level: 40 Power Bonus: 5 (+3 WP) Defense: 17 Health: 59/59 Gold: 1502 Equipment: Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:12, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear),Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear), Barbarian's Boots (Changes “Natural Respite” job trait into “Restoration”, restoring full health after every battle; suitable for barbarians, chi monks and beast warriors). Inventory: - Fàelàn (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, fire-elemental longsword)), Mellt (WP:10,ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Cysgodion (WP:14, darkness-elemental; greatsword), , Sharp Axe (WP: 14, fire- and ice- Elemental), Mod Rod (WP:10, causes the afraid-effect; lightning-elemental staff suitable for staff members only), Cryfder (WP:6), Rebel's Dagger (WP: 5), Qilin Blade (WP:16, damages undead, ignores row and SP; longsword), Wormtail Whip (WP: 15, earth elemental, whip) - 2 Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Red Dragon Plume (artifact, accessory, immunity to Weakened and Fire, suitable to Barbarians, Knights, Skirmishers, Winged Warriors), King's Crown (Headwear, protects against Doom and Petrified, Suitable for all classes), Goggles (Protects from blind-effect; accessory.) - Tiger Balm, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 9 Venoms, 4 Deadly Venoms, 6 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, 2x Smoke Bomb, Aquamarine Lamp of Summoning, Mulled Wine, 5 Potions, 2x Health Core, 7 Remedies, Grating Stone, 2x Remedy, 3x Bone, Tonic, 2x Grand Potion, 2x Water Bomb, Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2x Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), 2 Mythril Shard, Black Pearl (worth 75 gold), Mythril, 1 Elixer, Pickled Mushroom (Effect Unknown), Emerald, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Pick Axe, Rust Hopper Carapace (SP: 3, Immunity to SP Reduction, Torsowear) Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 24 years old female human Alchemist Level 34 1/4 *Three rolls for Mixture* *Transfer poisoned and bleeding upon being hit* *No Free Hits for 3 rounds* Power: 44 Defense: 6 Health: 53/53 Gold: 0 Equipment: Geppetto's Hammer (WP:10, wood-elemental hammer, hollow [Diluted Arc Potion (Restores 15 health to all allies)]; hammer), Rubber Gloves (For Mixture, the die is rolled three times instead of twice, and the highest two results determine the created item; suitable to alchemists; handwear.), Robe of the Magi (SP:1, suitable for mages, clerics, alchemists, chi monks, decamon drafters, necromancers, regulators, scholars and weather mages; bodywear.), Spider Helmet (SP:5, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear) Inventory: Weapons Ignis Fatuus (WP:13, permanently poisoned by 15, fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Wormtail Whip (WP: 15, earth elemental, whip) Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors; backwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers, scholars and weather mages, bodywear) Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire), Amethyst (Darkness) Consumables: 1 Potion, 2 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, Diluted Arc Tonic (Restores 10 ether to all allies), 3 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Hyper Arc Tonic (Restores full ether to all allies), Arc Elixir (Restores 60 health and 15 ether to all allies and removes negative effects.), 4 Remedies, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 1 Mead, 3 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 1 Ice Bomb, 1 Water Bomb, 2 Holy Bombs, Air Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Bad Breath (Poisoned by 1-effect to all enemies), Feather of White, 1 Elixer, Pristine Doll (Causes the Hexed-effect to one Light enemy, making it act against an ally instead of the heroes for 1 turn. Has 1/6 chance to break when used.); Alchemist's Acid (Reduces a target's SP to 0, consumable), Bad Breath (Caused the Poisoned 1 effect to all enemies), 1 Mythril Shard, 4 Greater Potions, 2 Phoenix Essences, Wyvern's Breath (Causes Poisoned 10 to all enemies); Hyper Arc Tonic (Restores Full Ether to all allies), 2 Henrys Awards (+1 to Power or HP, or can be sold for 200 Gold, consumable), Agni Bomb, 2 Skadi Bombs, Gaia Bomb Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Shovel Quest Items: Chief Kulbin's Letter, Letter from High Priest En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) 31 year old male human, Mystic Knight Level 32 1/2 *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Earth*, *Converts Ether to Health*, *Reflects Ether-Based Attacks* Power: 53 (73 vs. Humanoids) Defense: 8 Health: 33/54 Ether: 25/43 Gold: 16 Equipment: Quarterstaff (WP:22/44 against humanoids, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers ), Earthy Wooden Shield (SP:6, grants immunity to wood and earth-elemental attacks), Traveler's Cloak (SP: 1, Backwear ), Lichen Armour (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted and Darkness Immunity, suitable to classes with ether, Bodywear ), Sedge Hat (+4 Ether, Headwear ), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them, Accessory ) Inventory: Weapons: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable, causes jinxed-effect; throwing weapon), Sangriste Dagger (WP: 5), En, Sabah, Nur (Shurikens 3/3, WP: 5), Poisonous Rod (WP:5, causes poisoned by 5-effect; staff) Artefacts: Cobra Nemes (Absorbs poison, recovering health instead of taking damage from poisoning, suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks and necromancers, Headwear ), Fire Amulet (Makes physical attacks do double damage to all enemies that are weak to fire, Accessory ), Sealed Heavy Armour of Brilliance(SP:5,Immune: fragile, blinded, sealed effects, suitable for suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators, Bodywear, ), Little Jane's Muff (Mage's Muffler, Protects from sealed-effect, Accessory ), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles, Accessory ), Lock & Chain (Prevents items in the inventory from getting stolen; Accessory ), Flexible Grieves (SP 1, imparts the Nimble effect during the first round of combat; Footwear ), Carapace (SP: 3, Immunity to SP Reduction, Torsowear) Spell Items: Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), 2 Topaz (Lightning), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Confusion Consumables: 5 Potions, 1 Grand Potions, Tonic, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Alfred (Nur can call his golem minion twice per battle to protect him from all damage and effects for the remainder of the round or once per battle to protect him and another party member from all damage and effects for the remainder of the round.), Agni Bomb (Deals 100 fire-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Gaia Bomb (Deals 100 earth-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 2 Elixer, 1 Croise Croissant (Grants a Random Positive effect and the Doomed Effect.), 1 Mythril Shard, Henrys Award (+1 to Power or HP, or can be sold for 200 Gold, consumable) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass Decamon Deck: Shy Shell (Aquatic 2), Demon Ray (Aquatic 3), Will-o'-the-Wisp (Fiery 1), Barghest (Electric 2), Automaton (Electric 5), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Specter (Icy 2), White Widow (Icy 3), Golden Scorpion (Luminous 2), Gold Golem (Luminous 6), Toxic Toad (Plant 1), Tangleweed (Plant 3), Scarab (Rock 1), Mud Frog (Rock 2), Stone Golem (Rock 8) Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery Champion (CallMePie) 32 year old male human Decamon Drafter Level 42 1/5 *Immune to all elements, poisoned, and doomed* *Negative effects last one round* Power: 71 Defense: 14 Health: 69/69 Ether: 38/48 Gold: 162 Equipment: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, darkness elemental dagger), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone) Inventory Weapons: Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Silver Katana (WP: 15, longsword), Mythril Claws (WP: 30, double WP against humanoids, fire and darkness elemental, dual strike, daggers) Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Canary (Remedies Poisoned when used on target, Bird familiar.) Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies), Scroll of Fire Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of fiery armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the burned by 10-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Ice Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of ice armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the stunned-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether) Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, Ether Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, Jinxy Juice (Deals the jinxed-effect to the target), 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 3 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, 2 Elixer, 1 Remedy, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Mythril Shard, Topaz Tools: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), 2x Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Aquaphant (Aquatic 6), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9) Dumora Copperstrike Dwarven Female Vindicator *Immune to Cursed and Fragile* Level: 35 Power Bonus: (+5 from front Row) Defense: 5 Health: 43/49 Gold: 0 Equipment: Foe Smiter (WP 20, Light Elemental, Axe), Heavy Armor (SP: 5; torsowear; immune to Fragile), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; footwear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from cursed-effect; accessory), Gloves of Devotion (Healing restores 1.5x HP to the wearer, handwear) Inventory: Living Mythril Longsword (WP 20, WP increases with each successful hit), Pick-ax, Magnifying Glass, Smoke Bomb, Remedy, Tremor Spike (WP 20, earth elemental, Great Sword), Mythril Shield (SP:15)

"That ain't good." Boris swung his mace at Agnito from the front row.

Feel free, I'm always interested in new PC or NPC just because they offer more opportunity for the world to expand.

"You're the wizard."

"Eh, if they're spirits, not much blood to take." Boris smiled, "I'm still learning, but wouldn't Ezeran's spell work in this Lush environment?"

Trust us, Amnesiacs are funny for their first quest while they're experiencing everything for the first time and you can play the whole ignorance is bliss thing, but after that they're simply annoying. You're free to try one, but you probably won't get a lot of people interested in playing with him/her/it.

QM Note: You're still party leader, so you can still hand out the loot.

There you go Hoke nice and simple, have at 'em. The only one I think you'll have to worry about siding with them is Calamity.

"For an omniscient being, he sure doesn't do a lot of good with that. Sod, seems like Ulric's done more good than him."

Hey Boris does very good for himself, snagging a downed thug every now and again. You'll run into that plenty in the real-world, it lends itself to making Heroica RPG such a distinctly diverse community and thus a distinctly diverse game.

Skrall shrugged his shoulders, "Could have fooled me, lookin' at who's joined up with the Sungold and Crescents."

And I completely agree with you in that's it's interesting and it has it's place in storytelling, the issue arises when people play RPG's to escape from that, they want the plain cut where there is right and wrong and a line drawn clearly in the sand. Both styles are tropes and each have their appeal to different types of players and both are valid and the one great thing about Heroica RPG as we as a community have always been able to accommodate both styles via different QM's. I guess this comes into more of the spot light due to the amount of content being focused on the one aspect of the game (your storyline, Sandy).

This too.

"Just 'cause he ain't human doesn't mean he's without those things. 'Sides, ya just said yerself ya haven't met Ulric."

True, but again I think it comes from the QM's wanting something to fill that roll and the Wolfgang is the closest thing to it. If Sandy forbids QM's from portraying them in that light, then it won't take long for another group to fill the niche whether it be the Crimson Crown, the Cold Circle, or some other group. We tend to categorize things into good vs evil, black vs white, we don't like it when no matter what side you choose you're going to get a mixed bag of morally gray ideals and characters (i.e. Wolfgang, Crescent Union, or Sungold Alliance).

We've seen plenty of LEGO theme factions displayed in this game that have little correlation to their real world counter-parts.

"My apologies Lind, but ya considered a fallen soddin' celestial with plans for world micromanagement to be charismatic."

I think you just described all of Endgame's quests. Apart from when he tries to make it into a complex backstory about immortal and all powerful beings.

I think it comes from QM's wanting an antagonist that doesn't take a whole lot of setup in order for PC's to be familiar with them. The Wolfgang always used to be the standard "bad guys" that everyone knew about and QM's could always use as a foil. I know we've recently been trying to portray them in a different light, but old habits die hard.

"So I've heard, never had the pleasure of seein' him face to face though. Had a run in with once with one of his "generals" though." Skrall took another drink. "Biased opinion?"

"Don't know what they were expectin' hashing all this out in the middle of the hall." Skrall glanced down at a letter that had appeared in his satchel after perusing the note he took another drink and settled into his seat. "So Karie, what's yer thoughts on the Wolfgang?" Skrall scratched his head, "I still ain't got no idea what yer talkin' about, Lind. Sounds to me like he had a telepath in his head."

All these arguments over political ideologies seem like perfect points to be shared in the Hall.

"Not quite sure how ya came to that conclusion Whisperer."

OoC: Is Indrito's 2nd special supposed to do 45 damage? "Spirits and souls, I don't know where you got your theology, but I definitely think you missed your catechism." Boris charged at Varunata from the front row.