CMP

There was a discussion about in the Rules a while ago. I think it was changed to make it more balanced.

Dual-strike lets you damage the targetted enemy twice or the next enemy in order, not the enemy of your choosing. Round Ten of Observatory Battle A Battle Order >Eva attacks Crippled Shade A - Martial Hit Special Guard: Imperfection (No redirect, no effect) Jeaux attacks Crippled Shade A - Hit Special Damage: Imperfection (No redirect, no effect) Jeaux attacks Crippled Shade A - Critical Hit Hit (11 damage) Soryx attacks Shade B (and Shade B) - Hit (29 x 3 = 87 x 2 = 174 damage) Pretzel vs. Crippled Shade A - Deflected Damage Shield: Guardian Angel (Party protected) Pretzel vs. Shade C - Deflected Damage Shield: Guardian Angel (Party protected) >Em attacks Shade C - Critical Hit (30 damage) Wally attacks Shade B - Special Damage Bargain (No effect) Posco attacks Shade B (and Shade C) - Special Damage Lethal Aim (50 damage to Shades, Shade C turns into Void Husk C) Posco attacks Shade C B (and Shade C B) - Special Damage Lethal Aim (50 x 2 = 100 damage) Hybros attacks Crippled Shade A - Special Damage Lethal Hit (37 x 2 = 74 damage) Hybros attacks Crippled Shade A - Special Damage Lethal Hit (37 x 2 = 74 damage, Crippled Shade A KO'd) Melvin does nothing Crippled Shade A poisoned by 11 Pretzel's angel hovers around as the party kills two more enemies - one dissipates, the other's color ebbs away, leaving another void husk. Junction A Enemies Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 139/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Void Husk C Level 20 Ethereal Undead Health: 150/150 Special: Possession – The Void Husk attaches itself to the hero, seizing control of their actions for the duration of the round. Attacks made and items used on the Void Husk (disregarding conditions) will instead be redirected to the hero (the hero’s row does not reduce damage taken from allies, but defense does), and it will retaliate on rolls of Damage using the hero’s level added to the Void Husk’s. Rolls of Special Damage will cause the shadowed hero to use their Shield skill against the attacking hero and/or the party. Knocking out the hero will defeat the Void Husk. Passive Special: Gathering Dark – Void Husk will revert back to a Shade after one round with half the Shade’s maximum health if not defeated. Drops: Nothing Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 36/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 4/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1314 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 26/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

Damn that battle was fun.

Round Nine of Observatory Battle A Battle Order >Melvin plays Ballad of Bravery - (Everyone deals double damage, -3 ether) Jeaux uses Turdwing on Crippled Shade A Jeaux uses Turdwing on Crippled Shade B >Pretzel vs. Crippled Shade A - Critical Hit Shield: Guardian Angel (Party protected) >Pretzel vs. Crippled Shade B - Special Guard Shield: Guardian Angel (Party protected) Hybros attacks Imitation Gnome A - Special Damage Lethal Hit (76 x 2 x 2 = 304 damage, Gnome A KO'd) Hybros attacks Imitation Gnome A Crippled Shade B - Damage Lethal Hit (No effect) Posco attacks Shade B (and Shade C) - Special Damage Lethal Critical Hit (175 x 2 = 350 damage to Shades) Posco attacks Shade C (and Gnome A Crippled Shade B) - Lethal Hit Lethal Critical Hit (175 x 2 = 350 damage to Shade C and Crippled Shade B poisoned by 250) >Wally attacks Crippled Shade A - Enhancement Hit (32 x 2/2 = 32 damage) Soryx attacks Gnome A Crippled Shade B (and Crippled Shade B) - Aim (7 x 2 = 14 x 2 = 28 damage) >Em attacks Crippled Shade A - Aim (5 x 2 = 10 damage, Crippled Shade A poisoned by 10) >Eva attacks Crippled Shade B - Martial Hit Special Guard: Imperfection (Redirect to Crippled Shade A, max health halved, trap detonated, no effect) Crippled Shade A poisoned by 11 Crippled Shade B poisoned by 250, KO'd Pretzel's angel flies back in to provide cover while the party manages to dish out serious damage, taking down the gnome and one of the crippled shades. It withers away, rather than turning into the telltale void husk of ordinary, healthy shades. Junction A Enemies Crippled Shade A *Poisoned by 11* *Confused, 3 rounds* Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 259/415 119/208 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 463/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade C Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 44/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 36/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 4/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1314 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 26/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

Atramor, used to sleeping at the bar far more than a bedroll, merely used it to prop up his head while pulling his hat down over his eyes, snoozing quietly. McCafferey, eternally alert, perched herself on an empty torch bracket, observing everything silently.

It's a staff, actually.

Sorry. Busy and lazy is a pretty potent combination. You're in the final stretch here, so no worries. Round Nine of Observatory Battle A Battle Order Wally attacks Void Husk A - Special Damage Bargain (No effect) Posco attacks Void Husk A (and Abomination) - Lethal Aim Lethal Hit (125 damage to Husk and 100 to Abomination, both poisoned by 250) Posco attacks Void Husk A (and Abomination) - Damage Lethal Aim (50 damage to Husk and 25 to Abomination, Abomination poisoned by 250, Husk KO'd) Hybros attacks Crippled Shade A (Twin Kunai twice) - Lethal Critical Hit Shield: Grim Reaper (60 gold stolen) Hybros attacks Crippled Shade A (Twin Kunai twice) - Damage Lethal Critical Hit (43 x 2 = 86 damage) Soryx attacks Abomination - Shield: Marking the Favored - (91 x 4 x 3 - 25 = 1065 damage, Abomination KO'd) >Jeaux casts lightning at Abomination Crippled Shade A - Shield Spell Aim (No effect, -1 ether) >Jeaux casts lightning at Abomination Crippled Shade A - Damage Special Damage: Imperfection (No effect) Eva attacks Shade B - Critical Martial Hit Martial Counter (17 damage) >Em attacks Crippled Gnome A - Critical Hit (14 damage, Crippled Gnome A poisoned by 10) Pretzel vs. Elf Corpse A - Meditate Meditate (+1 ether) Pretzel vs. Elf Corpse A - Hit Critical Hit (49 x 4 - 3 = 193 damage to both Moon Elves, both KO'd) Melvin is slowed No effect on free hits Gnome poisoned by 10 Posco eliminates the husk with two well-placed blows. Hybros, Eva, and Em dish out some damage, and Pretzel destroys the moon elf corpses. Soryx punctuates that round by obliterating the AIUPIIUP in a single swipe - the monstrosity shrieks, resembling more defective gears than a vocal screech, and is vanquished. Junction A Enemies Crippled Shade A Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 291/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 813/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade C Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 744/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Imitation Gnome A *Poisoned by 10* Level 25 Dark Humanoid Health: 224/248 Special: Crippling Blow – Crippled Imitation Gnome halves the hero's power (after an attack has been calculated) for the duration of the battle. Drops: Potion Crippled Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 415/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 34/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 7/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Wally's Darkness Trap 100 darkness damage Buried at Junction A Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1314 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 26/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

Can you display the effects of the spell in our stats? Atramor nodded, scratching his increasingly scraggly chin. "Sounds good. By the looks of it we're all helpin' out Maxis. Let's hope he holds up his end of the bargain."

"Er, no. If it was just machinery, maybe. Not when it's got some shadow thing growing out of it."

Yeah, you'd figure with all the half-dead contingencies bosses have they would just be stabbing themselves constantly and just be complete badasses all the time.

Take into account the edited Minstrel rules for next round. Round Eight of Observatory Battle A Battle Order >Jeaux attacks Shade A - Aim Damage (No effect) >Jeaux attacks Shade A - Aim Special Damage: Blackest Night (No effect) >Eva attacks Shade A - Damage Special Guard: Blackest Night (No effect) >Em attacks Shade A - Hit (25 damage) Hybros attacks Shade A - Lethal Aim Shield: Grim Reaper (No effect) Hybros attacks Shade A - Damage Lethal Hit (37 x 2 = 74 damage, Shade A turns into Void Husk A) Soryx attacks Void Husk A - Critical Hit (68 x 2 x 3 x 2 = 816 damage, Gnome A KO'd) >Pretzel seals Void Husk A - Success (Void Husk A sealed, -1 ether) >Pretzel vs. Void Husk A - Hit Shield: Guardian Angel (Junction A party protected) Wally attacks Void Husk A - Shield Shield: Toolkit - Finders Keepers! (Wally gains 100 gold) Posco attacks Void Husk A - Special Damage Special Damage: Possession (No effect, sealed) Posco attacks Void Husk A - Lethal Aim Shield: Grim Reaper (No assassination) >Melvin does nothing AIUPIIUP, Shade B, C, Crippled Shade A, B, C, Crippled Gnome A, and Crippled Moon Elf A move to Junction A Crippled Moon Elf B spawns at Junction D Pretzel's angel continues to entice Wally as Hybros cuts down the shade, revealing his vulnerable Void Husk form as the rest of their enemies come upon them. Pretzel manages to seal it before it can seize Posco. Junction A Enemies Void Husk A *Sealed, 3 rounds* Level 20 Ethereal Undead Health: 150/150 Special: Possession – The Void Husk attaches itself to the hero, seizing control of their actions until they revert back into a Shade. Attacks made and items used on the Void Husk (disregarding conditions) will instead be redirected to the hero (the hero’s row does not reduce damage taken from allies, but defense does), and it will retaliate on rolls of Damage using the hero’s level added to the Void Husk’s. Rolls of Special Damage will cause the shadowed hero to use their Shield skill against the attacking hero and/or the party. Knocking out the hero will defeat the Void Husk. Passive Special: Gathering Dark – Void Husk will revert back to a Shade after one round with half the Shade’s maximum health if not defeated. Drops: Nothing AIUPIIUP Abomination *Immune to instant kill* Level 70 Dark Mechanical Health: 840/934 Defense: 25 Special: Snapshot - The Abomination captures an image of the hero. At the end of the next round, instead of Spawn, they will produce an Imitation of the hero. Passive Special: Spawn - The Abomination will produce a Crippled enemy at the end of each round: 3/6 chance to spawn a Moon Elf Corpse, 2/6 chance to spawn an Imitation Gnome, 1/6 chance to spawn a Shade, until defeated. Drops: Diamond Crippled Shade A Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 377/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 830/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade C Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 744/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Imitation Gnome A Level 25 Dark Humanoid Health: 248/248 Special: Crippling Blow – Crippled Imitation Gnome halves the hero's power (after an attack has been calculated) for the duration of the battle. Drops: Potion Crippled Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 415/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Moon Elf Corpse A Level 30 Dark Undead Health: 84/84 Defense: 3 Special: Damned – Crippled Moon Elf Corpse deals the doomed effect to both the hero and itself. Drops: 10 gold Crippled Moon Elf Corpse B Level 30 Dark Undead Health: 84/84 Defense: 3 Special: Damned – Crippled Moon Elf Corpse deals the doomed effect to both the hero and itself. Drops: 10 gold Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 33/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 7/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Wally's Darkness Trap 100 darkness damage Buried at Junction A Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1224 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 25/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

She's been regenerating this whole time.

"What?? You're the one who called her here!"

It's been 24 hours, plus I feel bad for the delay yesterday, so I'll assume you use the same battle order. Round Seven of Observatory Battle D Battle Order >Pretzel runs Junction A >Hybros runs to Junction A A Battle Order >Eva Heals Em - Heal Less No Heal (No effect) >Jeaux attacks Gnome A - Shield Damage (No effect, asleep) >Jeaux attacks Gnome A - Hit Special Damage: Underhanded (No effect, asleep) Wally attacks Gnome A - Bargain (No effect, asleep) Soryx attacks Gnome A - Critical Hit (68 x 2 x 3 x 2 = 816 damage, Gnome A KO'd) Posco attacks Gnome A Shade A (and Shade A) - Damage Shield: Grim Reaper (No effect) Posco attacks Shade A (twice) - Lethal Critical Hit Shield: Grim Reaper (No effect) >Em attacks Shade A - Aim (No effect) >Hybros uses Remedy on Wally >Pretzel vs. Shade A - Shield: Guardian Angel (Junction A party protected) AIUPIIUP, Shade B, C, Crippled Shade A, B, C, and Crippled Gnome A move to Junction D Crippled Moon Elf A spawns at Junction D Hybros and Pretzel arrive just in time for Soryx to finish off the last gnome. The party begins to chip away at the Shade before the next horde of enemies arrives, as Pretzel's angel comes in to provide some cover. "Wow." "Shut up." Junction A Enemies Shade A Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 80/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Junction D Enemies AIUPIIUP Abomination *Immune to instant kill* Level 70 Dark Mechanical Health: 840/934 Defense: 25 Special: Snapshot - The Abomination captures an image of the hero. At the end of the next round, instead of Spawn, they will produce an Imitation of the hero. Passive Special: Spawn - The Abomination will produce a Crippled enemy at the end of each round: 3/6 chance to spawn a Moon Elf Corpse, 2/6 chance to spawn an Imitation Gnome, 1/6 chance to spawn a Shade, until defeated. Drops: Diamond Crippled Shade A *Fragile, 1 round* Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 377/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 830/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade C Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 744/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Imitation Gnome A Level 25 Dark Humanoid Health: 248/248 Special: Crippling Blow – Crippled Imitation Gnome halves the hero's power (after an attack has been calculated) for the duration of the battle. Drops: Potion Crippled Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 415/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Moon Elf Corpse A Level 30 Dark Undead Health: 84/84 Defense: 3 Special: Damned – Crippled Moon Elf Corpse deals the doomed effect to both the hero and itself. Drops: 10 gold Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 32/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 7/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Wally's Darkness Trap 100 darkness damage Buried at Junction A Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1224 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 26/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

It was ruled Health Cores do 50 damage. I don't know if a ruling was made regarding Phoenix Essences, but I think it would work the same way.

I personally try and tailor enemy immunities to their character. Enemies in heavy armor are generally immune to fragile or weakened, mages or healers are often immune to sealed, archers are immune to blinded, and enemies that are already dead I often make immune to instant kill, too.

"His presentation included killin' the guy responsible for Zoe's imprisonment, Boomin'ham. And I doubt we would have found her at all without his help. For the record Maxis, aye, maybe we're sellswords, but don't think we're called heroes for no reason." McCafferey fluttered down from the rooftop back onto Atramor's shoulder. The regulator cross his arms. "I for one would be happy to help ya' out. Your brother's got the soldiers of Strivvi under his control, aye? The one squad of soldiers we've run into - and this was after us killin' a horde of insane, murderous beggars, and clearin' out a warehouse full of Wolfgang scum just nearby, mind ya' - seems to have some sort of agreement with the Wolfgang leaders, where you at least seem to have some grasp of what's going on in your district."

I'm assuming he means the one gray square on the wall in the very back corner of the room.

I always roll for Special Guard.

"Oh. Well things went to shit. Roman got killed, you got captured, and Purple went into hiding. Evidently they brainwashed you and turned those other girls into copies to throw us off if we ever got here. Far as we knew you've been workin' in this brothel ever since then. The manager probably has some Wolfgang connections. We're back to finish the job, take them out, and open the Vault, but Purple wouldn't let us go ahead 'til we saved you. So here we are."

Atramor has arcane strength?? Atramor blinked, and shook his head as the energy washed out of him thanks to Maxis' spell. "We're gettin' you the hell outta here, what does it look like?"

I haven't edited last round for those corrections, but I took them into effect in this one, joeshmoe. And I rolled for it, JimB. Also, your luck with enemy spawns really sucks. Round Six of Observatory Battle A Battle Order >Eva Heals Posco - Shield Heal Less (19 health restored, -1 ether) >Jeaux uses Turdwing on Gnome A >Jeaux attacks Gnome A - Shield Special Damage: Underhanded (No effect, asleep) Wally attacks Gnome A - Upgraded Hit (100 damage) Soryx attacks Gnome C - Shield: Marking the Favored (91 x 2 x 3 = 546 damage, Gnome C KO'd) Posco attacks Shade A (and Gnome A) - Lethal Critical Hit Shield: Grim Reaper (Gnome A fragile) Posco attacks Shade A (twice) - Damage Lethal Critical Hit (175 x 2 = 350 damage) >Em attacks Shade A - Shield: Aura (Draws all attacks) Q Battle Order >Pretzel runs Junction I >Pretzel runs Junction D >Hybros runs to Junction I >Hybros runs to Junction D AIUPIIUP, Shade B, C, Crippled A, B, and Crippled Gnome A move to Junction I Crippled Shade C spawns at Junction I Gnome A poisoned by 2 x 2 = 4 Posco and Soryx clean house at Junction A while Pretzel and Hybros start to become overwhelmed by enemies, yet another shade spilling out of the AIUPIIUP and taking form. Junction A Enemies Imitation Gnome A*Poisoned by 2* *Asleep, 2 rounds* *Confused, 3 rounds* *Fragile, 3 rounds* Level 25 Dark Humanoid Health: 96/498 Special: Underhanded – Imitation Gnome knocks the hero’s weapon out of their hand, forcing them to take a turn to pick it up again. Drops: Grand Potion Shade A Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 80/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Junction I Enemies AIUPIIUP Abomination *Immune to instant kill* Level 70 Dark Mechanical Health: 840/934 Defense: 25 Special: Snapshot - The Abomination captures an image of the hero. At the end of the next round, instead of Spawn, they will produce an Imitation of the hero. Passive Special: Spawn - The Abomination will produce a Crippled enemy at the end of each round: 3/6 chance to spawn a Moon Elf Corpse, 2/6 chance to spawn an Imitation Gnome, 1/6 chance to spawn a Shade, until defeated. Drops: Diamond Crippled Shade A *Fragile, 2 rounds* Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 377/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 830/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Shade C Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill and negative effects* Health: 744/830 Special: Blackest Night – Shade deals 10 darkness damage 1-6 times plus the jinxed and blinded effect to each hero. They then vanish, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Crippled Imitation Gnome A Level 25 Dark Humanoid Health: 248/248 Special: Crippling Blow – Crippled Imitation Gnome halves the hero's power (after an attack has been calculated) for the duration of the battle. Drops: Potion Crippled Shade B Level 50 Dark Ethereal *Immune to instant kill* Health: 415/415 Special: Imperfection – Crippled Shade halves the hero's maximum health for the duration of the battle. It then vanishes, avoiding all actions and damage for the remainder of the round. Drops: Nothing Junction A Party Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554) *Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused* *Party Leader* *Hastened* *Jinxed* Unknown age automaton male Evoker Level 17.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 25/25 Ether: 18/18 Gold: 615 Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:11; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; hollow; handcannon), Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear) Inventory: Eminus (WP: 5; bow), Ranger's Quiver (WP+1; backwear), Topaz, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x2, Grand Potion x6, Remedy x2, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory), Amethyst, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), 3 Health Cores, Phoenix Essence, Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) Summons: Nilrem Soryx Dourskull (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) *Favors Dark* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Darkness, Ice, Hexed, and Confused* 43 years old male wereviper Hunter Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 37/37 Gold: 26 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 23, light, ice, and lightning elemental, greatsword), Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (Suitable for Soryx, SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level), Frost Helmet (SP: 3, ice immune) Inventory: Dastan Dual Axes (WP: 7, 1/6 chance to seal dragons, dual-strike, axes), Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon) Erveka "Eva" (NPC, controlled by joeshmoe554) *Regenerating* *Jinxed* 19 years old female kobold Chi Monk Level 17 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 31/36 Ether: 18/20 Equipment: Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory) Inventory: Amethyst, Pointy Teeth (Suitable for kobolds, martial hits deal the bleeding effect, accessory) Em (emjajoas) *Lucky* *Jinxed* *Aura* Unknown age human male Warden Level 16.5 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 19 Health: 34/34 68/68 Gold: 56 Equipment: Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental, poisoned by 10), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +2, SP +2, Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year) Inventory: Consumables: Smoke bomb, Grating Stone x2, Nostrum x2, Potion x3, Remedy x2, Venom, Grand Potion x3, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Phoenix Incense Weapons: Quality Cutlass (WP:6, Dagger), Bow(WP:5), Aging Starbeam Blade (WP: 9, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword) Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Equipment: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; Headwear), Gentleman's Hat (SP: 1, suitable for men, headgear. The wearer has a 1/2 chance to not be affected by (Asleep), Ranger's Quiver (+1 WP to all Bows/Crossbows), x2 Crescent Shields (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Posco Padfoot (NPC, controlled by emjajoas) *Immune to blinded* *Explodes when knocked out* *Lucky* *Hastened* 111 year old male halfling Assassin Level 75.2 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 69/90 Gold: 29172 Equipment: Hellfire and Damnation (WP: 50, dual strike, deals damage to undead, deals poisoned by 250, daggers), Cloak of the Ex-Blue Assassin (Suitable for former blue assassins, immune to blinded SP: 10, backwear), Tattered Hood (Suitable for Posco, attacks deal the fragile effect if assassination fails, headwear), Peasant’s Robe (Suitable for anyone, +4 maximum health, bodywear), Talisman of the Last Resort (Suitable for suicidal old men, wearer explodes on being knocked out, dealing 200 damage to all enemies, accessory) Inventory: 82 Spoiled Nostrums (Deals the doomed and lucky effects), 85 Spoiled Smelling Salts (Deals the bleeding and hastened effects), 89 Spoiled Meads (Deals the poisoned by 25 and encouraged effects), 55 Deadly Venoms, 45 Venoms Melvin (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) *Civilian* *Slowed* *Jinxed* 82 years old male dwarf Minstrel Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 16/16 Ether: 7/9 Gold: 0 Equipment: Out of Tune Slidewhistle (WP: 1, instrument), Spare Mirror (Suitable for anyone, carrier is slowed, accessory) Inventory: Phoenix Incense Note: As a civilian, the NPC dies when knocked out at the end of battle. Wally (NPC, controlled by Palathadric) 11 years old male gnomish Artisan *Immune to Blinded, Doomed, Fire, and Light* *Lucky* *Jinxed* Level 15.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 2 Health: 26/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: All-Purpose Wrench (WP: 17, damages undead, hammer), Neat-o Goggles (Immune to blinded, light, and fire, accessory, suitable for Wally), Syndicate Cowl (SP: 2, Immune to Doomed effect) Inventory: Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Bedroll, 2 Pickaxes, 2 Shovels, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, 5 Health Cores, Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 Items; accessory) Wally's Darkness Trap 100 darkness damage Buried at Junction A Junction D Party Hybros (JimButcher)*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements* *Bonded with Pretzel* (*Immune to Fragile*) 53-year-old male imp Assassin Level: 30.25 Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 0 Health: 45/45 Gold: 1224 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it, light-, darkness-, fire-, ice-, and wind-elemental; longsword, poisoned by 10), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, wood-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental; scythe), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), Minuet of the Forest (Causes Wood 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. Minstrel Song), 8 Potions, Grand Potion, 6 Health Cores, Tiger Balm, 12 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 4 Nostrums, 3 Meads, 3 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 4 Mythril Shards, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), x2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Pauldrons (suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers, SP: 2, accessory), Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), Ancient Starbeam Dagger (WP: 12, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs) Monk Pretzel (Played by Palathadric) *Immune to Fragile* *Bonded with Hybros* (*Hastened* *Lucky* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened* *Immune to all elements*) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 5 in front Defense: 25 (30 in back) Health: 41/49 Ether: 26/37 Gold: 936 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP:8, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Mythril Shield (SP:20), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP:5, causes fragile; mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness; broomstick), Steak (WP: 1; instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Impervious Shield (SP: 5; grants immunity to Fire), Duplovian Helmet (SP: 2; Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1; Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Shackles of War (accessory), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, 3 Potions, 7 Grand Potions, 5 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), Phoenix Incense, 2 Smelling Salts, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, Fire Bomb, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), 10 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Archaic Starbeam Blade (WP: 15, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, longsword), 2 Health Cores, Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear)

That's a good point. Maybe if the enemy is immune to negative effects they deal damage with level + WP multiplied by the number of scrolls in their inventory?

"I think they prefer raw meat to the carrots. Beyond that, no." Atramor turns to Ellaria. "I don't keep that stuff on me anymore, you'll have to supply the tonics for this one. Then I guess we gotta go find Nyx and Boomin'ham and see what their deal is."

The class might benefit from wands or daggers. There's so few decent throwing weapons at the moment. Unless you plan to flood the market with them like you did instruments.