Waterbrick Down

QM Note: Palathadric, in Zepher's absence can you assign a battle order?

"Kid? Bellanotte's only two minutes older than me!"

QM Note: It is indeed.

"So you mean a suicide mission? While they could potentially keep the guard and some paladins occupied, that white haired lady brought a dragon and a bunch of other wyrms with her, not to mention this Miracle Worker you keep referring to that sounds like can raise the dead. A frontal assault is a quick way to get yourselves killed."

QM Note: Still waiting on a battle order and actions form Zepher and Khorne

Hoke discerns that Umbra is definitely the most experienced of the group, but that Nuitan is more enthusiastic, while Bellanotte seems accomplished yet frail.

Umbra pauses, undecided, glancing at her brother and sister. "As much as wish to join you, I am not sure I can risk ze safety of my siblings nor what remains of my family's honor, not to mention what remains of this house." "Come on sis! Heroica's willing to lend us a hand and we're just going to spit in it? I can look after the house or even go myself!" "Umbra, you and our father came to this city as outcasts. Would father really want us leaving as such?" "Very well, two of us will stay to watch the house and wait for news of fazzer. Heroes, would you prefer my experience as a Marauder, Bellanotte's minstrel training, or Nuitan's clerical talents?"

"I'm unsure, my fazzer would know, but he's currently locked up in Fort Bonaparte."

"Did you not read ze paper? Ze house was destroyed when ze Golden Dragon and her mount came to apprehend ze Dragonlord for attempting to stop ze arrest of my fazzer. Ze entire city was witness to ze fight between Smaragdeau and Goudlumière, were you under a rock? And where is zis tomb you seek?" Outside, the spiked form of Torc watches over the house. In the kitchen, Matthias finds a Big Apple, but otherwise no prying eyes. Big Apple - Raises Power Bonus by 1 permanently. The cellar is unlit, but there are no sounds of movement and Matthias discerns the cellar is probably empty.

No problem at all, quite understandable.

"The tomb of the Golden Dragon? You think she's a fake?" Matthias notes two doors off of the sitting room, one which seems to lead to a kitchen and another the cellars.

"Master Ablesword, can't say zat we were you expecting you. What business do you have in zis house? If you're here to evict us, know that zis house was willed to my fazer in ze event of Master Tiamateus deaz." "Heroica's always looked after this city and our family. I'd hoped one day I might join you myself. Of course I'm with you." The young man removes and cleans his glasses. "You've heard the rumors about mother, right heroes?"

"The temple was to Zoot, apparently it was built back in the days of Nu Mercution. Quite a few of us were down there when we dealt with Wren and another expedition explored the area with Hybros the imp. After that last expedition most of the area was cutoff due to cave-ins. However we've still got patrols that skirt the area every once in a while." "At least a month old, least that's when the patrol found it. Said there was some weird portal type magics going on in the area when it popped into existence. Don't really think its from this plane."

QM Note: Correct.

"Good catch, which brings us to why I asked Kukulkan and Jacqs to bring you down here. You'll want to take a look at this." Ulric removes a polished white stone from a leather satchel. Glowing glyphs cover all sides of the rock in the elaborate Metasimian script. "Well below here there's catacombs to some ancient temple, they got buried a while back but my men still patrol near the area. This was found maybe a month or so ago. Skrall mentioned, this Byblos fellow was pretty close to your organization." "We're pretty spread thin at the moment. But Skrall and Kukulkan have a group of orcs, goblins, and other greenskins that we could maybe spare. What did you have in mind?" "Aye son, do you wish to once again walk the path of the Paladin?"

Thanks for being understanding folks, I had a great aunt pass away and she introduced me to and encouraged me in theater and by extension role-playing. We should be back on track for normal updates. I've got to say this quest has been amazing thus far and I'm so looking forward to when the parties start overlapping!

The Party tiptoes into the house as silently as they are able, though the Dragoon in full armor has to take extra care. In one room a half demolished fireplace still burns with three figures seated around it on stools and broken furniture deep in conversation. "...But if she is alive, wouldn't she want to see us?" "Bollucks, zis is simply a desperate rumor of ze Hinckwell's in hopes of restoring zere place in ze city." "Framing a man for murder? The Hinkwell's and us may have never seen eye to eye, but I can't believe Lyren or any of his family would ever..." "Wait... what was zat?" Umbra draws her sword and points it into the darkness. "Who goes zere?"

The fight begins as Germ dashes about splashing alchemical concoctions upon his team mates. Eric eyes begin to glow with a holy fervor striking fear into the undead's heart. With a flash the nord turns his blade upon one of the mushroom men nearly decapitating it. Boomingham running forward, smotes a fungus with a tremendous strike Scupperer glowing with a celestial light, killing it instantly before turning the fury of his blade upon the dark druid to devastating effect. Across the room, Petaldan stumbles back, his opponent seeming to grow in size. Ezeran focuses his sorcerous energies and delivers a Razzmatazzing spell of ball lightning that courses through the undead druid killing it and nearly dropping one of the rot summons. Torald meanwhile downs a mead and finishes off the summon, but is unable to shield his airways as a cloud of toxic spores invades his lungs. The party continues to smolder as the surrounding flora releases a poisonous wave, infecting Germ. Round 1 of Mushroom Melee: >Demon Germ uses Smelling Salts - Success - Eric Hastened >Demon Germ uses Smelling Salts - Success - Boomingham Hastened Eric vs. Dark Druid - Dread Visage - Dark Druid Fragile, Eric Oath? Eric vs. Fungal Fighter B - Critical Hit - 452 Damage, Blinded, Confused Boomingham - Rot Summon A - Supernal Smite - 772 Damage, KO'd, No Spore Cloud, Death Spore! Boomingham Doomed Boomingham - Dark Druid - Critical Hit - 896 Damage, Blinded, Fragile, Weakened, Poisoned 10, Bleeding 10, No Spore Cloud, Boomingham Oath? Petaldan vs. Fungal Fighter A - Special Damage: Super Shroom - Fungal Fighter A Level +15 Ezeran uses Smelling Salts - Success - Ezeran Hastened Ezeran vs. Rot Summon B - Razzmatazz - 36 Lightning Damage to Rot Summon B, 72 Lightning Damage to Dark Druid, -2 Ether, Stunned Ezeran vs. Rot Summon B - Razzmatazz - 36 Lightning Damage to Rot Summon B, 72 Lightning Damage to Dark Druid, KO'd -2 Ether, Stunned Skuld does Nothing Torald uses Mead - Success - Torald Encouraged Torald vs Rot Summon A B - Extra Critical Hit - 166 Damage, KO'd, Death Spore! Torald Doomed Spore Cluster - Free Hits (Germ) - Germ & Skuld Poisoned 10 Boomingham, Eric, Germ, Torald, Petaldan, Ezeran - Burning - 1 Damage Germ & Skuld - Poisoned - 10 Damage Battle Effects Spore Cloud - Usage of Fire Spells or Fire elemental weapons have a 1/2 chance to damage the user with damage equal to WP that ignores row. and SP. Enemy Party Fungal Fighter A Type: Plant Level: 20 35 Health: 600/600 Special: Super Shroom - Adds the target's level to Fungsl Fighter for the next round Passive Special I: Reckless - Attacks Ignore SP and Row against targets of a higher level Passive Special II: Death's Spore - When killed, target has a 50/50 chance of being Doomed Drops: 1: Growshroom Cap 2-6: Pickled Mushroom Fungal Fighter B *Blinded (1 Rounds Remaining)* *Confused (1 Rounds Remaining)* Type: Plant Level: 20 Health: 148/600 Special: Super Shroom - Adds the target's level to Fungal Fighter for the next round Passive Special I: Reckless - Attacks Ignore SP and Row against targets of a higher level Passive Special II: Death's Spore - When killed, target has a 50/50 chance of being Doomed Drops: 1: Growshroom Cap 2-6: Pickled Mushroom Spore Cluster *Immune to Effects* Type: Plant Level: 0 Hits: 4/4 Special: Pandemonium Puff - All heroes in the same row of the target are either Slowed, Confused, Asleep, Blinded, Sealed, or Poisoned for 10 for 3 rounds. (Die roll dependent) Passive Special I: Plentiful Spores - Pandemonium Puff is activated on rolls of Damage, Special Damage, and Free Hits Passive Special II: Comforting Aromatherapy - Negative Effects only last 1 turn against all enemies and AoE only effect targets equal to or greater of target. Drops: 1: Level Up Mushroom 5-6: Pickled Mushroom Hovel's Party Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 36.50 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *Affluence* *Zweihänder Grip* *Encouraged* *Burning 1* *Hastened* *Doomed (3 Rounds Remaining)* *PARTY LEADER* Power Bonus: +5 (+5 front row) Defense: 10 Health: 57/59 Ether: 36/36 Gold: 328 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:19; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:10, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: The Demon Germ (samurai-turtle) ??? years old ; Half Demon; Male Black Knight Level 21 2/3 *Immune to Darkness Fire Earth Light & Slowed Hastened * *Lucky* *Burning 1* *Encouraged* *Poisoned 10* Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 21 Health: 26/38 Gold: 411 Equipment: Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20; Amethyst/Darkness-elemental; longsword), Crested Shield (SP: 13; shield), Spesialian Helmet (SP:2, SP:4 if wearer’s Star Elf, Health +2, Power +2, Suitable for anyone; headwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 4; Immune to Darkness/Amethyst Diamond/Light Garnet/Earth & Ruby/Fire; +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment; Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), Greaves (SP:2, immunity to Slowed and Hastened; footwear), Inventory: Torald Waruelf, Matchmaker (Alfadas) *Burning 1* *Encouraged* *Doomed (3 Rounds Remaining)*21 year old male human Battle MageLevel 15.5Power Bonus: +8Defense: 15Health: 27/29 Ether: 14/16Gold: 236Equipment: Torangu's Trident (WP: 20, SP: 5, cannot be used with Shield, Trident), Boots of Drunken Boxing (Power +2; if wearer is encouraged: power +8. Footwear. Suitable for Torald only), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear), Inventory: Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Paladin Level 15.5 *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, *Petrified* *Burning 1* Power Bonus: Defense: 20 Health: 35/37 Ether: 15/15 Gold: 248 Equipment: Mace (WP: 6, mace), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Cloak of Innocence (SP: 3; grants the wearer immunity to Darkness, if the health of the wearer is below 50% the wearer is also *Blessed*; Backwear; Suitable for Petaldan only), Inventory: Eric (Khorne), Self-proclaimed Siren-Slayer and Butcher of Basilisks 30 year old Human Nord Level 30 1/2 Vindicator *Evasion* *Protected from Fragile, Weakened, Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed + Immune to Darkness, Water and Earth* *Zweihänder Grip* *Encouraged* *Burning 1* *Hastened* Power Bonus: +3 Defense: 5 Health: 59/61 Gold: 1360 Equipment: Conspirator (WP: 20, causes Blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause Confused with each hit, Ice- and Darkness-elemental; longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from Fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to Darkness, Water, Earth and Asleep; footwear), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants Immunity to Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed; suitable for Periwinkle Eric only; headwear) Inventory: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus)42 year old male human SorcererLevel 24.25 *Immune to Wood and Fire, Sealed and Blindness* *Enemies that hit Ezeran become slowed* *Burning 1* *Hastened*Power Bonus: (+2 spellpower)Defense: 6Health: 35/37Ether: 24/32Gold: 552Equipment: Ooze Wand (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Slow), Sneezing Demon (SP:3; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood, fire and blindness, suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear), Etherium Pauldrons (SP:3, immune to sealed; backwear), Sedge hat (Max. Ether +4; headwear)Inventory: Sküld (NPC, controlled by Alfadas) 12 years old female nôrn Altar Girl *Immune to Burning* *Poisoned 10* Level 15 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 11/21 Ether: 24/24 Gold: 20 Equipment: Silk Fan (WP:10, wind-elemental, fan), Shrine Robes (Immune to Burning, +5HP) Scroll of Intellect, Scroll of Minor Dispel, Scroll of Shielding, Grand Tonic Party Leader, please determine the battle order.

Hi Folks, just as a head's up. My unexpected travel has now turned into a funeral. I expect to resume updates in 48hrs.

QM Note: So is the Party rushing into the Dragon House? Sneaking? Knocking?

"Here, I snagged a copy of their smug mugs on my way out of the Lady Luck."

Ulric shrugs, "These Founders are turning out to be a thorn in my side and if my suspicions are correct, they're giving the people of this city a false hope that they cannot fulfill on. I think we can both agree that's the last thing this city needs. Figure out what's going on and that we'll discuss politics afterwards." "Steerpike actually had a plot in the Cemetery. Donny wished to be buried in Triad Park, Kayla's in the Hanging Gardens." "Aye, the dead should stay dead."

QM Note: Need an action for Skuld.

QM Note: Typo on my part, I’ll fix it.