CMP

Isn't roleplaying (generally) supposed to be realistic?

I meant that giant boss enemies such as this should be at least a little terrifying to the heroes.

It's comments like these that remind me how unfortunately hilariously human heroes really are, and should be.

Now that's a Progg.

Or a Druid. Do you know how much we could've benefit from a Druid with this perma-KO thing? And a Hastened Druid at that...oh well. It was decent roleplaying anyway.

That's definitely fake. None of those pieces are new. Looks like someone built off the base of this set.

Awesome work, those statues are fantastic! :thumbup:

Atramor nodded in thanks to Alexis, and the Ether Core dissolved almost immediately in his hands. He shuddered - he still wasn't entirely used to using the things, whatever the were. He then turned towards Nyx, and would've chuckled if he thought she was joking in the slightest. "Comin' back alive's pretty important to me too. And believe me, I have no intention of losin' this staff, it's probably the best chance I've got."

It's been 24 hours. Round Five of Raging Rapids Showdown Docken uses Darksteel Crossbow on Aepyornis B, back row - Damage (Drawn to Benji, 19/2 - 7 = 3 damage) Benji uses Golden Handcannon on Silver Carp B, back row - Special Damage: Reflection (23 = 23 damage) Xander uses Precision Bow on Aepyornis C, back row - Special Damage: Road Runner (Drawn to Benji, Benji is Slowed) Thormanil uses Frozen Sabre on Silver Carp A, back row - Shield: Ravage (33/2 = 17 damage to all opponents, all opponents stunned, Volt Ant C KO'd, 141 gold stolen) Althior heals himself - Shield: Magic Vortex (38 = 38 fire (lucky, that was random....) elemental damage to all opponents, 33 health restored to party, Volt Ants A, B, D, E, and White Rabbit A KO'd) Aepyorni A, B, and C no longer stunned Aepyornis A uses free hit on Benji - (0/2 - 7 = 0 damage) Benji counterstrikes Aepyornis A - (23/2 = 12 damage) Benji's shield is dented by the beak of an Aepyorni. It doesn't help that a bolt fired by accident rebounds off one of the carps' scales and lands right in his head, nor that he's trampled by another Aepyorni. Thormanil bravely jumps over his humiliated party leader and starts stunning every single opponent, reaping gold, and stomping on ants, covered by a storm of flame and healing energy generated by Althior. Luck may have been on Benji's side this round, but he's feeling awfully Slow nonetheless...he will be unable to act on Round Seven. Enemies Aepyornis A Type: Flying? *Hastened* *Blinded, 2 rounds* Level: 19 Health: 80/282 Special: Road Runner – Causes slowed-effect to the target. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: Aepyornis is permanently hastened. Aepyornis B Type: Flying? *Hastened* Level: 19 Health: 189/282 Special: Road Runner – Causes slowed-effect to the target. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: Aepyornis is permanently hastened. Aepyornis C Type: Flying? *Hastened* Level: 19 Health: 162/282 Special: Road Runner – Causes slowed-effect to the target. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: Aepyornis is permanently hastened. Silver Carp A Type: Aquatic Level: 16 Health: 37/116 Special: Reflection – Causes damage equal to the target’s level, regardless of row and SP. Drops: Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Silver Carp B *Stunned, 1 round* Type: Aquatic Level: 16 Health: 36/116 Special: Reflection – Causes damage equal to the target’s level, regardless of row and SP. Drops: Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Party Althior Emorith (And Finnegan) 33 years old male human Level: 23.33 Sage Power: 33 (38 for spells) Defense: 4 Health: 34/34 Ether: 27/29 Gold: 100 GP: 32 Equipment: Twin Sai Blades (WP:10, Dual Strike), Spellbound Gloves (+5 power when casting Spells, doubled if target is weak to Element), Robe of the Elven Necromancer (SP 4), Inventory: Dragoro (WP 8), Skeleton Decoy, Potion x2, Tonic x7, Grand Tonic, Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Ether Core, Venom x3, Shovel, Bedroll, Remedy x4, Lightning Bomb x2, Amulet of Elven Horse Rider (Accessory), Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), Opal (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood), Grand Potion Bartholomew Docken (Brickdoctor) 32-year old human male, Warden Level 26.33 *Scary* *Immune to Defense Reduction and Fragile* Power: 36 Defense: 25 Health: 55/55 Gold: 16 GP: 31 Equipment: Darksteel Crossbow (WP: 10; Blinded-effect), Mythril Shield (SP: 20), Dread Hat (permanent Scary effect; Immune to Defense Reduction; headwear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5; immune to Fragile; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, he counters with strength equal to his Level; handwear) Inventory: White Marksman's Hat (⅙ chance of Assassination vs. Flying monsters; headwear, lent to Thormanil Nihai), Lover's Locket (immune to Enamored; accessory), Potions (3), Grand Potions (2), Health Core, Remedy (2), Deadly Venom, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Grating Stone, Bedroll, Fire Bomb, Cobweb Cowl (immune to Instant-KO; backwear) Benji Carvenhall (Flare) 28 years old male half-elven Warden Level 23.33 *Counterstriking* *Deals Poisoned* *Double damage to Vermin* *Slowed* *Party Leader* Power: 36 Defense: 7 Health: 37/37 Gold: 1 GP: 14 Equipment: Crossbow of the Pongcanis (WP:13; darkness-, ice-, fire-, wind-elemental), Fauxthril Shield (SP:7), Ratmancer's Cowl (The wearer's physical attacks deal double damage against vermin; headgear), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Quiver of Poisoning (permanent Poisoned effect; backwear) Inventory: Grogmas Handcannon (WP:12 + the number of the round of battle) Golden Handcannon (WP:9; lightning-, light-elemental), 7 Grand Potions, Health Core x2, Remedy, x2 Phoenix Essence, 4 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 2 Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Shovel, 3 Bones, Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth), Skeleton Decoy Thormanil Nihai (Played by swils) Level 23.66 Raider *Natural Respite* *Immune to Darkness* Power: 33 Defense: 3 Health: 37/37 Gold: 622 GP: 11 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Stuns enemies), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness) Inventory: Wyvern's Tailblade (WP: 12, suitable for Barbarians & Knights), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, Phoenix Essence, 3x Remedy, Pickaxe, Shovel, Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Fighter’s Boots(Footwear, +10 damage to melee attacks. Suitable for QMs only), 2pc&biscuit, Jinxy Juice (Q35), Amethyst, Grating Stone, Fire Bomb, Milk, Potion, Venom Xander Unth'or (posades) 24 year-old male human Hunter Level 22*Natural Respite* *Immune to Blindness and Fragile* *Favours Vermin and Aquatic Monsters* Power: 36 Defense: 5 Health: 35/35 Gold: 2 GP: 32 Equipment: Precision Bow (WP:12; all 'Aim's become 'Hit's), Hunter's Quiver of Marksmanship (WP:2 to a bow, allows the hunter to favor two types at the same time; protects from blindness-effect), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect), White Marksman's Hat (1/6 chance to assassinate flying monsters, headwear, borrowed from Barty Docken) Inventory: Pongcanis Club (WP:8), Enigmatic Hammer (WP:3), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (WP +1 from the front row, grants speed within quests; accessory), Aquamarine (Water), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, 3 Remedies, Nostrum, 2 Smelling Salts, Venom, Deadly Venom, Fire Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, Phoenix Essence Heroes, please choose an action for this round. All untargetted opponents will get a Free Hit at the end of the round. Party leader, post the battle order for this round.

Maybe if the battles were a little less difficult, we'd be a little less compelled to change inventories every other battle?

I should have the Ancient Crown equipped and be Lucky. Everything else looks good. And yay, Pongcanis! I half expected more undead. That would not have gone well. "I'll be with 'ya, Triad. And hopefully that'll be enough," Atramor muttered to himself. He nodded his thanks to Arthur, and held the staff with a vengeance. He'd grown quite sick of the Pongcanis already. "Like I said Alexis, unless you're gonna give it to Arthur, I'd like to use that Ether Core. I understand if 'ya don't wanna give it to me, but seein' as how 'ya can't even sell it at the moment, I was kinda hopin'...and every last thing's gonna be countin'." McCafferey ruffled her feathers angrily. Her thoughts became quite clear to him, as if they were not already. 'This is not a noble or necessary sacrifice. This is pointless, absolutely meaningless. Your demise would....I can't even begin to express how much that contradicts your fate, nor how ironic.' "It'd be worth dyin' to disprove this fate crap," growled the witch audibly. He noted his mistake, and elaborate in thoughtful silence. 'If this is so damn dangerous, then just don't come, nobody's forcin' you.' 'Hmph. Unfortunately, my life means little if yours is extinguished so early. At the very least, I would be stripped of purpose entirely...if we had free will, believe me, I would have left long ago.' Her last remark left Atramor feeling quite empty.

"Aye, I know, Cronk."

He made a scabbard out of that Scarab from Quest 8?

You're only down one member, I think you'll do fine.

I figured it would, it's not like I'm casting a spell.

Atramor nodded to Felton. "I'd rather ya' be finishin' Wren than buryin' me anyway."

"Don't think I'm gonna just show up to let them kill me. I'm only goin' to try and save Triad, not to make a pointless last stand."

It deals damage to all enemies, and 6 to the user if a 4 is rolled, which means I'll be dealing Badly Poisoned, Paralyzed, and Cursed to all enemies, assuming I land a hit. And it's only a suicide mission if Atramor dies, he's got a chance...

"Thanks for all the optimism, mates," mumbled Atramor, shaking his head, but with a grin. McCafferey was less than amused. 'Where in the world did I go wrong? This is a waste,' she hissed. Her remarks were again met with silence.

"Aye, I know how suicidal this sounds - Steward of Suicide...hmm.... - but I'll always be able to bail if....things don't go as well as planned. I don't wanna give that bastard somethin' for me to regret, so I figure it's at least worth tryin'."

Okay, thanks for clarifying.

Like all other venoms, isn't it supposed to last the entirety of one battle, like it did in Dastan?

Atramor nodded, taking the vial and thinking for a moment how to apply it to the Explosive Staff. In the end, he just splattered the Paralyzing Venom all over it and hoped it would work. "That'd help, mate."

Atramor's eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned to face Arthur. "Give me one of those Paralyzing Venoms and I'll do it. I ain't leavin' anyone behind if I've got the chance to help it. Alexis, can I have that Ether Core? And that Scroll of Luck might help too, if ya' can spare it." McCafferey's head snapped sideways to stare straight at Atramor. 'What?' her voice rang out in his mind incredulously. She got about as much attention as he'd jut paid to Wren.

OOC: Even if we're perfectly okay to let the spire fall, we can't save the person?