CMP

Atramor doesn't even think about it before handing the massive flail over to Skrall, then kneeling down by the safe, examining it thoroughly. McCafferey landed on his shoulder once again as he peered over the lock, both of them looking deep in thought for entirely different reasons. "Damn. Locks have gotten much more troublesome over the past few years," he grumbles, scratching his chin. "These tumblers stiff as spears, these springs are coiled tighter than a black adder. Who the hell keeps supplyin' bastards like these with unbreakable locks? Boomingham, see if ya' can get your Scroll of Frailty to make things more manageable. Then we'll use some of those Knives Ellaria's holdin' on to to try and pop it open."

Heroica's Eleven?

Atramor stacks some small crates into stairs, grabbing the staff off of the column of them against the wall in the back of the room, then climbs down to examine (and apply his badass lockpicking skill to) the safe sitting to the side of it. "What do ya' know about this vault, and the Wolfgang tryin' to bust into it?"

I think you mentioned this before...I believe Ulfric turned his generals himself.

"I think Patricia has a bounty on out on the things, mate," remarked Atramor, stuffing the torn insignia offered to him down into his coat.

"What would you know about our honor, rogue? The Kingdom of the Four Boulders leaves no enemy alive!" Round One of Palace Penetration >Alexandre vs. Heavy B - Hide Shield: Arrogant Prick (65 x 2 = 120 damage, Grating Stone stolen, Heavy B poisoned by 10, +1 gold) Thormanil vs. Heavy A (Shishkebab) - Hit (50 x 2 - 10 = 90 x 2 = 180 damage) Olmstyr vs. Vanguard C - Aim (21 x 2 - 30 = 12 damage) Alexis vs. Vanguard A (Fan) - Satisfy (-10 levels) >Guts uses Clippard's Venom on Lifestealer >Guts vs. Aroughs - Special Damage Steal (No effect) >Dyric vs. Vanguard B - Special Damage Damage (40/2 - 3 = 17 damage) >Dyric vs. Vanguard B - Lethal Hit Lethal Critical Hit (64 x 4 - 30 = 226 damage, no assassination) Haldor vs. Vanguard D (Dualis) - Damage (40 - 2 = 38 damage) Heavy C vs. Alexandre - (Hidden, no effect) War Hound A vs. Thormanil - (30 - 8 = 22 damage) War Hound B vs. Olmstyr - (30 - 10 = 20 damage) Heavy B poisoned by 10 The party deals some good hits, and Guts prepares for the worst, but the enemy's armor is thick, and their dogs and blades cut into the heroes deeply. The Enemies: Commander Aroughs Level 80 Humanoid Health: 1396/1396 Defense: 50 Special Damage: Ground Pound - Aroughs slams the hero into the ground, petrifying them. Drops: Gold Chalice, Black Pearl, Gold Bar Four Boulder Vanguard A Level 30 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard B Level 40 Humanoid Health: 472/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard C Level 40 Humanoid Health: 686/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard D Level 40 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Heavy A Level 45 Humanoid Health: 250/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Nothing Four Boulder Heavy B *Poisoned by 10* Level 45 Humanoid Health: 320/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Grating Stone Four Boulder Heavy C Level 45 Humanoid Health: 450/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Grating Stone Four Boulder War Hound A Level 30 Beast Health: 349/349 Special: Iron Bite - The War Hound deals a nasty bite, dealing 30 damage, ignoring defense and row, and giving them the bleeding effect. Passive Special: Pack-less - The War Hound does not take damage from area of effect attacks. Drops: Bone Four Boulder War Hound B Level 30 Beast Health: 349/349 Special: Iron Bite - The War Hound deals a nasty bite, dealing 30 damage, ignoring defense and row, and giving them the bleeding effect. Passive Special: Pack-less - The War Hound does not take damage from area of effect attacks. Drops: Bone The Party: Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused and Blinded* *Immune to all elements* *Party Leader* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Encouraged* 44 year old male human Raider Level 29.66 Power Bonus: +2 Health: 43/43 Defense: 4 Gold: 860 Equipment: Lifestealer (WP: 32, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightningand Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear) Inventory: Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd), Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Ambrosia 5x Mead, 3x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, 4x Mythril Shard, 13x Grating Stone, Clippard's Poison (When applied to a weapon, all damage dealt will instantly KO enemies unless they are immune to poison or sudden death), Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Blessed Amulet, Beholder's Eye, Cosmic Essence, Agni Bomb, Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Bound, and Slowed* Level 33.75 Dragoon Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 44/56 Gold: 1583 Equipment: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects)., Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning, axe), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Shishkebab (WP: 16, darkness-elemental, dual-strike, lance) Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom(2), Remedy (2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(2), Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1), Neutralizer (1), Aquamarine, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst., Mulled Wine, Elixir Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Haldor Skovgaard (Played by Scorpiox) *Immune to Stunned and Blinded* 34 year old male human Nord Shaman Level 30.66 Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 2 Health: 13/51 Ether: 32/41 Gold: 156 Equipment: Zoot er Isen (WP: 15, Ice and Light Elemental) Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, +4 Ether, Protects from Blindness), Scarlet Hood (+4 Power, Protects from Stunning), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable to shamans only; bodywear) Weapons: Heavy Metal Rod (WP: 12, Water Elemental), Dualis Sceptres (WP: 13, darkness-elemental, Dual-Striking), Bear Claw Gloves (WP: 8, SP: 2) Artefacts: Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Protects from Weakening), Gladiator's Helmet (SP: 3), Ognar's Beard (+8 power, wearer enraged, headwear, suitable for men), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, Protects from Fragility), Consumables: Health Core (x2), Potion (x4), Remedy (x8), Venom, Tonic, Grand Tonic (x4), Ether Core, Smelling Salts, Mead, Grating Stone, Elixir, Cosmic Essence Inventory: Scutum Shield (SP: 9), Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Emerald Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 41.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 70/70 Gold: 627 GP: 9 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles) Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff),, Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, 3 Dirt Bombs, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Nostrum, 9 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2xTitan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile) Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* *Deals Poisoned by 10* *Encouraged* *Lucky* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 42/43 Gold: 147 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike, Poisoned -10), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects from Stunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Potions (7), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Fire Bomb, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Eyepatch (Headwear: 1/2 chance to prevent blinded-effect. Costs 20 gold. A hero cannot equip more than 1 eyepatch) Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x4, Mead 2x, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Grand Potion 2x, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Ambrosia, 3 Grating Stones, Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle), Remedy x2 Dyric Rone (Played by The Legonator) *Immune to all elements* *Steals 50% more gold* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *Hastened* Level 24 Assassin Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 19/36 Gold: 1920 Equipment: Requiem (WP: 20; wood, light and darkness-elemental, ranged), Lucky Die, Tricorne (SP:3, Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness - elemental) Sticky Gloves (Increases amount of gold stolen by 50%; handwear) Inventory: Double Chain Whip (WP:10), Throwing Knife (WP:4, ranged, retrievable), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 3 Meads, Nostrum, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril), Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Bone, Winged Sandals, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Banana (Restores full health to target), Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 Uses Left), Tonic, Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), 1 Military Grade Light Bomb, 1 Military Grade Darkness Bomb, 3 Cosmic Essences, Mulled Wine, Soma Olmstyr (NPC, uncontrollable/takes suggestions) *Encouraged* *Enraged* 33 years old male orc Warden Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 25/45 Gold: 0 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 21, light-elemental, longsword), Traveller’s Cloak (SP: 1, backwear), Orc-Made Chainmail (Suitable for Olmstyr, SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear) Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please list a battle order.

Or his walking cross, his walking flail, or his walking steak.

Current Sign-Ups for Quest #98: Dark of the Moon Oilan Graybeard, Level 1 Mage (vangar graybeard) Monk Pretzel, Level 27.66 Paladin (Palathadric) 'Sarge' Jon Mcency, Level 19 Black Knight (Pyrovisionary) Hybros, Level 29.66 Assassin (JimButcher) Grimwald Gjinko, Level 12.5 Cleric (LordoftheNoobs) Siercon, Level 6 Mage (Siercon and Coral)

Bombs is such an ugly word. How about 'robust problem-solving devices'?

Never ceasing to make my internet speed seem ridiculously fast.

A link to Culture and Multimedia would work best, I think, but how long is it before you're just linking half your posts in the Hall there for walls of text with every other major NPC?

I honestly think that most of the soul searching stuff with NPCs should just be left implied. Is it really going to be relevant to anybody who reads it, and does anyone care enough about Arthur's inane logic to read a book about it? I generally expect either a blunt one-liner or a big roleplaying post whenever I open the Training Room, but nothing more than that.

Just edit out all the jumbled philosophy. Should clock in at maybe two or three paragraphs.

"Skrall, ya' might wanna get ready to catch this guy unless you think his head's hard enough to take a fall," suggested Atramor, climbing up the nearby barrels and using his dagger to cut the rockling down. "Mortimer, I assume?"

Olmstyr sighed, looking away from his burning capital, down at the ground. "I think this attack was prompted the moment Tarokai first set foot in human lands. It's taken over two hundred years, but now...only now do I think we'll pay for it all." Tarvalk growled into his beard. "We paid our price for the Invasion already. The Kingdoms were the victors that day, and so they took recompense from us while we fled from their lands. Today...no. Old wounds run deep, but it takes the blade of a new, living foe to open them again. They struck first, but this time, we will strike last." Tarvalk nodded, leading Tra-Serral and the heroes through the gap in the wall. The heroes found their boots almost an inch deep in ash, and the air smelled of gunpowder and soot. The old orc pointed out a palace just ahead of them - unlike almost every building in Baltarok, this one seemed new, fresh, its stone of good quality, and resembling a High Kingdoms castle. The buildings around it had been newly burned, lying in smoking ruin around it. "There is a side entry arch just nearby. It will be guarded as well, but you will not run into the ambush they will have set up at the front door. Come upstairs when you are finished with them. With Tarok's iron visage on our side, we should have Karstaal by then. Mar calm vohl et zark, heroes." The clan leader and his ever silent daughter went around to the back of the building. The party approached the building where Tarvalk directed, and indeed, they found an entryway. Three heavily armored men stood in it - one in particularly well-forged steel and holding an enormous axe - and over their heads, they had hung several tortured orcs from the ramparts. The guards hefted their weapons at the party's approach, but their dirt-caked leader pushed their blades away. "Relax, men. I was told we may into run into some heroes." He looked up at them, with a lopsided grin. "Prince Speros didn't think you'd show. After you took down Mint, he was sure you were getting all buddy-buddy with the 'pious Prince David' and his Lizards. But it looks like you wised up. Commander Aroughs, pleased to meet you. Like our handiwork? We've got a lot of time on our hands, the damn orcs just keep throwing themselves at us, but they can't strategize for shit. Now that you're here, though, maybe we can make some progre-" If the heroes had any chance to leverage this case of mistaken identity to do some diplomacy, it's gone now. Olmstyr pushes his way through Guts and Alexandre, sword drawn, a look of ferocity and hate on his face, something they haven't seen before. One of the soldiers lifts his weapon again, but in a flash, his head leaps into the air on a geyser of blood. The other steps backward, mouth agape, just in time to see Serstyr thrust into it, crumpling to the ground, blood streaming from his throat. "I promised myself I wouldn't spill the blood of any High Kingdoms soldiers if I could avoid it. That needless killing is what's brought us to the brink of war, time and time again." He raised his sword as more soldiers poured in from behind Aroughs. "But all I see here before me are animals." PREPARE FOR BATTLE! The Enemies: Commander Aroughs Level 80 Humanoid Health: 1396/1396 Defense: 50 Special Damage: Ground Pound - Aroughs slams the hero into the ground, petrifying them. Drops: Gold Chalice, Black Pearl, Gold Bar Four Boulder Vanguard A Level 40 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard B Level 40 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard C Level 40 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Vanguard D Level 40 Humanoid Health: 698/698 Defense: 30 Special Damage: Bulk Up - The Vanguard doubles their defense next round, and protects Aroughs from all damage during that time if he is alive. Drops: 25 gold Four Boulder Heavy A Level 45 Humanoid Health: 450/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Grating Stone Four Boulder Heavy B Level 45 Humanoid Health: 450/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Grating Stone Four Boulder Heavy C Level 45 Humanoid Health: 450/450 Defense: 10 Special Damage: Heavy Boulder - The Four Boulder Heavy deals a powerful strike, dealing the stunned, weakened and fragile effects. Drops: Grating Stone Four Boulder War Hound A Level 30 Beast Health: 349/349 Special: Iron Bite - The War Hound deals a nasty bite, dealing 30 damage, ignoring defense and row, and giving them the bleeding effect. Passive Special: Pack-less - The War Hound does not take damage from area of effect attacks. Drops: Bone Four Boulder War Hound B Level 30 Beast Health: 349/349 Special: Iron Bite - The War Hound deals a nasty bite, dealing 30 damage, ignoring defense and row, and giving them the bleeding effect. Passive Special: Pack-less - The War Hound does not take damage from area of effect attacks. Drops: Bone The Party: Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused and Blinded* *Immune to all elements* *Party Leader* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Encouraged* 44 year old male human Raider Level 29.66 Power Bonus: +2 Health: 43/43 Defense: 4 Gold: 860 Equipment: Lifestealer (WP: 32, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightningand Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear) Inventory: Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd), Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Ambrosia 5x Mead, 3x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, 4x Mythril Shard, 13x Grating Stone, Clippard's Poison (When applied to a weapon, all damage dealt will instantly KO enemies unless they are immune to poison, deadly poison, or sudden death. Can be applied 2 more times), Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Blessed Amulet, Beholder's Eye, Cosmic Essence, Agni Bomb, Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Bound, and Slowed* Level 33.75 Dragoon Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 56/56 Gold: 1583 Equipment: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects)., Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning, axe), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Shishkebab (WP: 16, darkness-elemental, dual-strike, lance) Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom(2), Remedy (2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(2), Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1), Neutralizer (1), Aquamarine, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst., Mulled Wine, Elixir Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Haldor Skovgaard (Played by Scorpiox) *Immune to Stunned and Blinded* 34 year old male human Nord Shaman Level 30.66 Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 2 Health: 51/51 Ether: 32/41 Gold: 156 Equipment: Zoot er Isen (WP: 15, Ice and Light Elemental) Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, +4 Ether, Protects from Blindness), Scarlet Hood (+4 Power, Protects from Stunning), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable to shamans only; bodywear) Weapons: Heavy Metal Rod (WP: 12, Water Elemental), Dualis Sceptres (WP: 13, darkness-elemental, Dual-Striking), Bear Claw Gloves (WP: 8, SP: 2) Artefacts: Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Protects from Weakening), Gladiator's Helmet (SP: 3), Ognar's Beard (+8 power, wearer enraged, headwear, suitable for men), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, Protects from Fragility), Consumables: Health Core (x2), Potion (x4), Remedy (x8), Venom, Tonic, Grand Tonic (x4), Ether Core, Smelling Salts, Mead, Grating Stone, Elixir, Cosmic Essence Inventory: Scutum Shield (SP: 9), Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Emerald Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 41.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 70/70 Gold: 627 GP: 9 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles) Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff),, Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, 3 Dirt Bombs, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Nostrum, 9 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2xTitan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile) Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* *Deals Poisoned by 10* *Encouraged* *Lucky* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 42/43 Gold: 147 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike, Poisoned -10), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects from Stunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Potions (7), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Fire Bomb, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Eyepatch (Headwear: 1/2 chance to prevent blinded-effect. Costs 20 gold. A hero cannot equip more than 1 eyepatch) Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x4, Mead 2x, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Grand Potion 2x, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Ambrosia, 3 Grating Stones, Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle), Remedy x2 Dyric Rone (Played by The Legonator) *Immune to all elements* *Steals 50% more gold* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *Hastened* Level 24 Assassin Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 36/36 Gold: 1920 Equipment: Requiem (WP: 20; wood, light and darkness-elemental, ranged), Lucky Die, Tricorne (SP:3, Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness - elemental) Sticky Gloves (Increases amount of gold stolen by 50%; handwear) Inventory: Double Chain Whip (WP:10), Throwing Knife (WP:4, ranged, retrievable), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 3 Meads, Nostrum, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril), Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Bone, Winged Sandals, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Banana (Restores full health to target), Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 Uses Left), Tonic, Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), 1 Military Grade Light Bomb, 1 Military Grade Darkness Bomb, 3 Cosmic Essences, Mulled Wine, Soma Olmstyr (NPC, uncontrollable/takes suggestions) *Encouraged* *Enraged* 33 years old male orc Warden Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 45/45 Gold: 0 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 21, light-elemental, longsword), Traveller’s Cloak (SP: 1, backwear), Orc-Made Chainmail (Suitable for Olmstyr, SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear) Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please list a battle order.

Atramor does nothing. Actually, since the battle's still going for some reason, we're going to have to dish out some damage to finish them off. The regulator watches the explosion - far less potent than expected - and noticed several enemies still standing. He slashes at Rogue Knight twice with his Tiger Claws from the front row.

"We're not the ones slaughtering civilians and razing cities. We're saving lives." "No. You kill them. If they were smart enough to run, they would have by now. That would just delay their inevitable deaths."

Olmstyr leads his party quickly out of the palace, walking through the chaotic scene of the riot without hesitation and to the stables, speaking to the stablemaster briefly, and soon enough, the heroes are speeding out of Vim-Lhzar, across the dry plains of Baltarok at an almost breakneck pace. Their guide seems considerably distressed - and for good reason. A few hours of riding brings them back to Clan Musalnav's territory just as the sun sets. The night's lit with the dim glow of the moon, yes, but on the horizon, a far brighter light looms. The party gallops up to the western wall of the burning capital of Imaestym. The 'culture center' of Baltarok, as Karstaal would have it, was now consumed in a raging flame. The heroes passed marching orc soldiers, then some hastily erected tents, then finally to the wall of the city. Tarvalk and Tra-Serral stood in front of it. The former was yelling orders to various captains, who hurried to carry them out. The latter was characteristically silent, fingering her katar, unfazed by the smell of ash and death in the hot night air. The orc chieftain noticed the heroes, beckoning them over. Olmstyr dismounts, but he walks right past Tarvalk, staring transfixed with silent, grim horror through a gap in the aged wall, at the slowly burning city's streets. The old orc instead addresses the party. "Heroes. Was beginning to think that you wouldn't turn up. Or that you were at the center of all this and burning half the city alive." Tarvalk looks at the gap, then back at the heroes. "Ironic. Imaestym's wall was only designed to face west, to protect Clan Musalnav from the other orc tribes, hundreds of years ago. Now it's what's keeping those very same tribes from getting inside and saving them from the enemy in the east. We haven't been able to get our full force inside the city yet because of it, but that's not relevant now. The worst of the attack is past. We've killed the majority of the attackers - High Kingdoms soldiers, of course - and have driven most of them into the commercial district. My men can handle them. We've reduced civilian casualties as much as we're able, and well on our way to ensuring every last human inside pays for what they've done. What concerns me is Karstaal." "We've had no formal contact with him or any of Musalnav's other leaders. His palace and the rest of the ruling district was built right behind this damn wall, and we've had to take the long way round just to get inside the city. What few of my men that have made it that far report there are some highly trained soldiers holding down the fort. Between them and the wall, we haven't been able to get inside. Karstaal has to be inside there somewhere. If we take too long, they might wise up and kill him. They'll have to realize at some point we're not taking prisoners. We need to get in there and extract him as quickly as possible. We managed to get some durmzar out here - explosive powder, pillaged during the Invasion and later reverse engineered - and blew a hole into the wall. It's not much, and if we start filing in the entire army they'll notice and plug it up, so we need to go light." He gestured to his daughter. "Tra-Serral and I will infiltrate the palace and attempt to find Karstaal, while you draw off those soldiers. If you have questions, ask them." The Party: Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused and Blinded* *Immune to all elements* *Party Leader* *Lucky* *Hastened* *Encouraged* 44 year old male human Raider Level 29.66 Power Bonus: +2 Health: 43/43 Defense: 4 Gold: 860 Equipment: Lifestealer (WP: 32, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightningand Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear) Inventory: Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd), Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Ambrosia 5x Mead, 3x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, 4x Mythril Shard, 13x Grating Stone, Clippard's Poison (When applied to a weapon, all damage dealt will instantly KO enemies unless they are immune to poison, deadly poison, or sudden death. Can be applied 2 more times), Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Blessed Amulet, Beholder's Eye, Cosmic Essence, Agni Bomb, Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Bound, and Slowed* Level 33.75 Dragoon Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 56/56 Gold: 1583 Equipment: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects)., Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning, axe), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Shishkebab (WP: 16, darkness-elemental, dual-strike, lance) Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom(2), Remedy (2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(2), Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1), Neutralizer (1), Aquamarine, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst., Mulled Wine, Elixir Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Haldor Skovgaard (Played by Scorpiox) *Immune to Stunned and Blinded* 34 year old male human Nord Shaman Level 30.66 Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 2 Health: 51/51 Ether: 32/41 Gold: 156 Equipment: Zoot er Isen (WP: 15, Ice and Light Elemental) Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, +4 Ether, Protects from Blindness), Scarlet Hood (+4 Power, Protects from Stunning), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable to shamans only; bodywear) Weapons: Heavy Metal Rod (WP: 12, Water Elemental), Dualis Sceptres (WP: 13, darkness-elemental, Dual-Striking), Bear Claw Gloves (WP: 8, SP: 2) Artefacts: Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Protects from Weakening), Gladiator's Helmet (SP: 3), Ognar's Beard (+8 power, wearer enraged, headwear, suitable for men), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, Protects from Fragility), Consumables: Health Core (x2), Potion (x4), Remedy (x8), Venom, Tonic, Grand Tonic (x4), Ether Core, Smelling Salts, Mead, Grating Stone, Elixir, Cosmic Essence Inventory: Scutum Shield (SP: 9), Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Emerald Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 41.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 70/70 Gold: 627 GP: 9 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles) Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff),, Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, 3 Dirt Bombs, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Nostrum, 9 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2xTitan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile) Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 42/43 Gold: 147 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike, Poisoned -10), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects from Stunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Potions (7), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Fire Bomb, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Eyepatch (Headwear: 1/2 chance to prevent blinded-effect. Costs 20 gold. A hero cannot equip more than 1 eyepatch) Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x5, Mead 3x, Nostrum 2x, Smelling Salts, Grand Potion 2x, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Ambrosia, 3 Grating Stones, Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle), Remedy x2 Dyric Rone (Played by The Legonator) *Immune to all elements* *Steals 50% more gold* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *Hastened* Level 24 Assassin Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 36/36 Gold: 1920 Equipment: Requiem (WP: 20; wood, light and darkness-elemental, ranged), Lucky Die, Tricorne (SP:3, Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness - elemental) Sticky Gloves (Increases amount of gold stolen by 50%; handwear) Inventory: Double Chain Whip (WP:10), Throwing Knife (WP:4, ranged, retrievable), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 3 Meads, Nostrum, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril), Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Bone, Winged Sandals, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Banana (Restores full health to target), Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 Uses Left), Tonic, Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), 1 Military Grade Light Bomb, 1 Military Grade Darkness Bomb, 3 Cosmic Essences, Mulled Wine, Soma Olmstyr (NPC, uncontrollable/takes suggestions) 33 years old male orc Warden Level 28.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 45/45 Gold: 0 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 21, light-elemental, longsword), Traveller’s Cloak (SP: 1, backwear), Orc-Made Chainmail (Suitable for Olmstyr, SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion

That suit is almost sure to be mostly for motion capture. It resembles bulky Iron Man armor. Interesting.

250 for the Quickdraw Quiver is pretty crazy, too.

But that's not how it works.

Bastala smiled. "I hope to meet you again someday. These are the kind of manners I have come to truly value over the years." "My father's approval means nothing, nor does the admiration of my people when the Kingdoms razes Baltarok to the ground." I'll move things along for you guys tomorrow.

It's been used without taking a turn before. It's more like a modification to the bomb than a bomb in itself.

"That'd work, mate."