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[IronyOwl]

"Okay, I have no idea where I am. This 'trading post' isn't on the friggin' map! Ugh. And it doesn't help that I'm always a bit lost."

Head BACK to the center. Chat with those nice hooded men looking for champions like I planned to do this turn.
Convince the GM to let me retcon this to last turn, since he somehow interpreted "Go to the Center" as "Go PAST the Center".

Trading Post is located in the Plains; I assumed you meant "battle" when you said "center," since you were already at the latter. "Go to the Center" does not equal "Do this particular thing at the Center," but you can retroactively remain there if you'd like.

[GreatWyrmGold]

((Sure. The hooded people sound a lot more interesting than the battle.))

Chat with the folks at the center.

[Nirur Torir]

Take companion, return to base and hide behind tower.

((Errol! Level up and use your gold to buy a level 3 troop building!))

[Dwarmin]

Action: Retreat behind tower! Level up twice, taking 2 ATT

[IronyOwl]

Turn 13: Dodge

((Sure. The hooded people sound a lot more interesting than the battle.))

Chat with the folks at the center.

[6] The hooded figures circle you ominously, looming and leering with what appear to be glowing eyes of different colors.

"The champion rises."
"The seeker comes."
"The master calls."

"Name your first challenge," they chime in unison, before returning to speaking separately.

"There are those who must succeed..."
"There are those who must prevail..."
"There are those who must triumph..."

They continue to circle, apparently waiting for an answer.

Take companion, return to base and hide behind tower.

((Errol! Level up and use your gold to buy a level 3 troop building!))

You flee the might of the Emperor's shock troops, hiding behind your armored tower.

Action: Retreat behind tower! Level up twice, taking 2 ATT

You retreat to the Plains and flex your arms.

+2 Att, -20 XP


Combat
Next Murmur wave has yet to spawn; no active Murmurs on field!
Guards move to M1, Murmurs spawn at M0


Trading Post
There's strange rumors of an underground club of fighters meeting at or near the trading post. The fights are apparently quite dangerous, and led by three ringmasters- a slag pit fighter, some sort of halfling rogue, and a masked wizard.

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-PLAINS-

Murmur Army M0
2/2 HP Murmur Infantry x3 [L2][+1]
2/2 Dokiryn [+1]
2/2 Shinja [+1]
5 Att
Reinforce: 2

Guard Army M1
1/2 HP Slag Infantry x10 [L2][+1]
11 Att
Reinforce: 1


Dokiryn the Abjurer [8/10 XP] (Nirur)
2/2 HP
1 Att
-
0 Gold Coins
Chicken Staff of Dazzle 1 [Activated Target: 1 HP worth of enemies fail to contribute their Att or skills to the current battle]
Heartwarm Cider [Potion: +2 HP]

Shinja Havoc [20/10 XP] (Errol)
2/2 HP
1 Att
-
3 Gold Coins


Murmur Reinforcements
2/2 HP Murmur Infantry x3 [L2][+1]

Guard Reinforcements
2/2 HP Slag Infantry x3 [L2][+1]


-GUARD BASE-
Throokor Siponai [4/10 XP] (Dumbo)
2/2 HP
0 Att


-PLAINS-
Nepthym Heliopsis [2/10 XP] (Dwarmin)
2/2 HP
2 Att
-
18 Gold Coins
Exotic Sampler Box [Potion: +1 HP, -1 Att this round]


-CENTER-
Gardenia [3/10 XP] (scapheap)
2/2 HP
0 Att

Kaybull [4/10 XP] (GWG)
2/2 HP
2 Att
-
9 Gold Coins
Steel Scimitar [Weapon: +1 Att]
Small Haunch [Potion: +1 HP]
+Warmbelly Hooch [Potion: +1 HP, -1 Att this round]
1 Gold Bid


-Auction House-
[Turn 15] Spinning Twirligig L1 [-/- XP]
2/2 HP
0 Att
Mesmerize 1 [Activated Target: 1 HP worth of enemies fail to contribute their Att or skills to the current battle, and are dealt damage only after all other active units]
1 Gold Coin: Kaybull


-Trading Post-
Techwitch Pumpkinhunters L4
4/4 HP
2 Att
Executioner 2 [Activated: Deals up to 2 additional damage to the final enemy unit receiving damage during damage assignment, but only if this is sufficient to finish it off. Will not deal damage to multiple units or units that have not received damage this battle.]
Condition: Finest tower built for their glory

There is apparently an underground fight club meeting here.


-Center-
Three hooded figures have appeared. They seek champions, though they will not say what for.

[scapheap]

To the figures
"At the moment, ripe."
"You can see them right here."
"Wisdom come with age."

[Dwarmin]

Action: Head back to guard base to use all these coins for construction...is that it works?/b]

((Note, will be off line for awhile. Auto me to do something useful.))

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Wait, I can choose my challenge? What's stopping me from, say, selecting 'Stab the ground' as my challenge? This doesn't seem to be a very well-thought-out system..."

Attempt to get a between-turn response/clarification.

[IronyOwl]

Action: Head back to guard base to use all these coins for construction...is that it works?/b]

((Note, will be off line for awhile. Auto me to do something useful.))

((Noted, and yes. I'll try to figure something out if you're already gone, but do you know what you want?


More generally, the OP has been updated. It's still awful to read in places, but it's better and features a few pictures.))

"Wait, I can choose my challenge? What's stopping me from, say, selecting 'Stab the ground' as my challenge? This doesn't seem to be a very well-thought-out system..."

Attempt to get a between-turn response/clarification.

"Oh? Is that your purpose?"
"Is that your decision?"
"Is that your desire?"

You get the feeling "choose your challenge" means "accidentally pick one heroic quest or another," not "say you'll do something easy and then get paid for it."

[Dwarmin]

Action: Head back to guard base to use all these coins for construction...is that it works?/b]

((Note, will be off line for awhile. Auto me to do something useful.))

((Just to spend all my loot on something to upgrade our base-no reason to let all dem coins go to waste. And then keep on fighting, of course))

[Nirur Torir]

Take Shinja's gold, tell him to level up both attack and HP, then buy a LiveWood¹ Protector's Hut² from some of the layabout Ferretujn mages. Return to cowering behind the tower afterwards, if possible.

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1 - LiveWood buildings are made by Ferretujn mages who supersaturate seeds or saplings (usually of the sturdiest trees they can find) with magic to grow at an extremely rapidly pace, and carefully control the growth, eventually creating a usable building. Once they are satisfied with the results, they return the growth standard levels. The buildings technically still grow, at an equivalent speed to normal trees, and need steady, if light, maintenance.
The living wood retains a slight amount of the magic used during its growth, and the buildings have more impact resistance than their stone counterparts, but are easier to hack down.
The Ferretujn get edgy when asked where they learned the methods used to form LiveWood buildings, and vehemently deny any accusations of having stolen them.
LiveWood is a Tier 3 material.

2 - Ferretujn Protectors dedicate themselves to creating magical shields to defend their more offensively-focused allies. Protector Apprentices can scarcely raise shields strong enough to absorb a single sword strike, but desperate times ...

((Hey, you updated the first post with useful graphics and more info without telling us!)) NinjaOwl!

[GreatWyrmGold]

((Ironic.))

"Well, why didn't you say...not that, per se, but something less confusing? Alright, I'll see what I can find. By the way, any quests off-limits?"

[IronyOwl]

((Ironic.))

"Well, why didn't you say...not that, per se, but something less confusing? Alright, I'll see what I can find. By the way, any quests off-limits?"

"Confusing?"

"Do you need an arm to guide you?"
"A hand to lead you?"
"A finger to direct you?"

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Here's a couple fingers to direct you." He points the back of his hand at them before raising his index and middle fingers.
(This gesture is considered rude in some countries, in case you didn't know. I figured it would be classier than just flipping the bird.)

Head to the Plains.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

Alrighty, forgot about this and everything for a week or so, let's see if I can get back into the game!
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