CMP

The compass points east.

No figures will undoubtedly damage sales, if there aren't anyway. I'm still on the fence about the model as it is, that hood is just awful. The figures are the dealbreaker.

The party heads north, discovering another fork. Will they go south, north, or east?

The Great Carletta Maria Puerta has arrived. Anyone wanna see a card trick? It's gypsy tradition to read tarot cards. But I'm sure I can read regular ones, too. I see an Eight of Clubs in your future.

Shouldn't Russel be Encouraged from Tesni's War Cry a while ago? Atramor and Ellaria prepare to attack Cave Rat C, he from the back row, she in the front row. If any more rats are summoned, Ellaria will attack the one with the most health, Atramor will attack the one with the second most health. If no more rats are summoned, they will attack the Rat Queen. If Atramor ever falls below 50 health, Ellaria will heal him.

The compass needle swiveled to point north.

Ellaria takes a moment to heal Atramor, while he does nothing, both in the back row.

The party heads west, turns a right, and then a left before reaching another fork. West, east, or north?

Giant Rat Leader A should be KO'd as per Tesni's Furious Hit. Atramor pulls back as the rats start tearing eachother to pieces. "I think we should let Althior and Tesni handle this. The fewer people attack her, the smaller the chance of her callin' in more rats."

Yeah, we already killed him.

Something like that. I'll honestly say I've thought about the idea. A morally ambiguous mercenary type group offers a lot more possibilities. If anyone wants to be a bad guy in Heroica, they have to force schizophrenia.

I was always thought a sci-fi spiritual successor would be cool if Heroica ever did come to an end. It's about the only other time period would you could have as much flexibility as medieval fantasy. The Star Wars kind of sci-fi where actual science doesn't get in the way of chopping people up with laser swords, of course.

Hey, I didn't say I was one of them. What reason could Atramor have for not wanting another alcoholic rogue as king? Guts is just Lawful enough to not make a complete wreck of things but just Chaotic enough to let him slide if things go messy on a Quest for good.

Point is, I doubt everyone will be so accepting of his rule.

It wouldn't last long. How many Assassins do we have, again?

Erik could probably carve a message into the muddy ground. The compass spins and points west.

The party heads north, and reaches a crossroads. Will they go north, south, east, or west?

Atramor's just sick of Thothwick. Whatever Thothwick's opinion is, Atramor's not going to give a damn about it. He'll probably continue to consider himself a witch just out of spite.

They couldn't be bothered to even slope the hood?

Pretzel can detect nothing but solid, crusty wall in the heroes' vicinity.

Yes.

Pretzel finds a handful of rusted coins, four to be exact. Party Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, (Played by Palathdaric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Paladin *Party Leader* Level: 18 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 12 Health: 34/38 Ether: 23/27 Gold: 254 Equipment: Cross of Light (WP:10; Light; Staff), Fashionable Shield (SP:7), Ethereal Cloak (Backwear; SP:2; Max Ether +4), Tricorn (Headwear; SP:3) Inventory: Heavy Flail (WP: 5; deals "Fragile" effect; Mace), Flying Cross (WP:6; Darkness, Fire, Wind; Broomstick), Steak (WP:1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits, suitable for all), Potion (2), Grand Potion (4), Tonic, Grand Tonic (2), Ether Core (2), Remedy (2), Soma, Phoenix Essence, Neutralizer, Venom (2), Deadly Venom (5), Paralyzing Venom (2), Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Commerz Cannonball, Scroll of Sealing, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest), Bone (3), Tasty Pretzel (Consumable) - 1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened and encouraged-effects upon consumption., , Rito Feather (consumable, grants the hastened- and blessed-effects upon use for one battle), Soothing Slippers (Footwear, Meditate restores 5 ether), Scrap Metal, Impervious Shield (SP: 5, immune to fire) Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human barbarian. *Immune to Fragile* Level: 14.5 Power Bonus: 7 under a negative effect Defense: 4 Health: 21/21 Gold: 6 Equipment: Titanic Axe (WP:11, Earth-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Emerald Hood (SP: 4, headwear, protects from Fragile), Hide of The Suffering (Bodywear, Power +7 when under a negative status effect. Doesn't stack.) Inventory: Spear (WP: 9, spear), 2 Death Progg claws, 5 Bones, Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Mead, Peacekeepers totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, immune to water; bodywear), Twin Axe (WP: 5, dual strike-axe), Voltedge (WP: 13, Lightning-elemental; greatsword/longsword), Flash Bomb (Deals the Confused effect to the target for 3 turns.), Phoenix Essence, Smoke Bomb, Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to fragile, bodywear) Nessa Anárion 59 years old female elven Ranger Level: 15 Power Bonus: 1 WP Defense: 2 Health: 21/21 Gold: 13 Equipment: Darkness Silver Crossbow with Raven-Slayer Bolts and Newty Mag (WP: 8, darkness elemental (WP: +3 vs. werefolk (removable)) (WP: +4 vs. Aquatic vermin (removable) (usable by ex-Amphibians only)), Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1), Ranger's Cowl (Suitable to rangers, SP: 2, headwear) Inventory: Bedroll, Magic Compass, Venom (2), Nostrum (2), Mead, Smelling Salts, Phoenix Essence, 8 Potions, Merry Bow (WP:7, ranged, steals 1 gold with each successful hit except Shield-skills), Opal, Pseudos Hood (can damage undead with normal attacks), Smoke Bomb Sylph Solanum (Dannylonglegs) unknown age, unknown race Druid *Immune to Sealed* *Second Party Leader* Level: 24 Power Bonus: 1 WP Defense: 3 Health: 40/40 Ether: 12/32 Gold: 136 Equipment: Shrapnel Bow (WP: 10, Bow. Every successful hit drops the target's SP by 1) , Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows), 20-20 glasses (headwear, +1 turn of effect for scrolls), Robe of the Archmagi (Bodywear; SP: 3; Max Ether +5, immune to "Sealed") Inventory: Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Ice Armour, 2 Potions, 1 Grand Potion, 2 Tonics, 1 Venom, 2 Fire Bombs, 1 Ice Bomb, 3 Water Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Floral Bomb, 7 Bones, Trial Brew x3, Helmet (Max. health +1)), Emerald, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Signet Ring, Saber Teeth, Journal of The Bleeding,Tale of the Invincible King, Psych Documents, Journal of The Wound, Suffering's Journal, Robe of the Magi (Bodywear, SP: 1), Smoke Bomb

Sylph's Shrapnel Bow lowered the SP. Dreyrugr heads off in his own direction.

I'm pretty sure all the undead would kill the ROUS, K-Nut. Unless you're confusing the Captain with the Footsoldier, which would kill Bad Rat C and leave the ROUS very close to death, in which case you should put Russel before Tesni so that her power wouldn't be wasted on it. Atramor nodded toward Ellaria, and they both advanced on Giant Rat Leader B, him from the back row, she in the front row.