Turn 78
"HAY DRAGON! Did you not hear me!? I even planed to give you him after I smashed his head!"
If I have any wounds, bandage them with a piece of cloth from what I am wearing.
If not create 3 metal essences
CMP [4+1=5]
POT [1+1=2]
CMP [4]
POT [3]
CMP [4+1-2=3]
POT [2+1-2=1]Dragons care little for others, a fact that Flare experienced firsthand as after that swipe that sent him flying dragon completely ignored his presence. But Flare did not want to go back in just now; after all, with his weapon broken he had lesser chance to kill No before dragon attacks again. This flight left feromancer with no more than bruises, and he did not want to test his own aerodynamics again.
"I'm fighting a losing battle. Hey dragon, are you certain you want to kill me? My abilities might be useful to you, I could aid you until I am the only one left."
If the dragon speaks to me and allows me to become his chief minion, high priest, second in command mook, whatnot, then sit down and make 3 Evil Eye essences.
If anything else... use 1 shard for Potency and 2 for Competency and cast a curse on the dragon that causes him to take any damage I would take. ((It's worth a shot.))
PREPARE TO USE LIGHTNING ON DRAGON
LUCK [10]
CMP [6+1=7]
POT [4+1=5]
CMP [2]
POT [6]
CMP [1+1-2=0]
LUCK [8]CMP [2]
POT [3+2=5]Dragon leaned in carefully towards pleading mage. It carefully positioned its head right next to No and did something seemingly impossible. It whispered something to No, who was almost too surprised by being larger than a house whispering to listen, yet anyone else would had had hard time discerning that anything was even said, let alone what exactly. As dragon proudly raised its head towards the sky once more, something seemingly exploded just to the right. Dragon turned its head to see Romanticarnus, seemingly leaking lightning from his hands into the ground. Dragon moved its head towards No again.
"Is this some sort of local greeting or welcoming ritual? Because I honestly can't tell." No did not answer immediately, partially because he too was surprised by Sorceror appearing out of nowhere and partially because he was too busy experiencing sight of magical auras from failed essense.
{No, Can see magic 3,turns}
At this rate, everyone's going to be the dragon's minion and nobody who is hostile to the dragon will be left on the map.
Also, either that dragon is an albino, or this world does not correlate scale color to breath type.
Sit against a tree near NAV. Make two more control essences.
"So, you're the mage in the forest the oracle was talking about?"
James sits next to Marcus.
"Yep, I'm the mage in the forest. Helped grow it, some even say I can speak to the trees. Don't know about any oracles though. The name's James, healer and summoner."
James shakes Marcus' hand.
"You need anything?"
3 more summoning essences.
CMP [6+1=7]
POT [4+2=6]
CMP [2]
POT [5+2-1=6]CMP [1+1+1=3]
POT [1+1+1=3]
CMP [3+1+1-1=4]
POT [1+1+1-1=2]
CMP [6]
POT [4]James and Marcus watched as the strange sorceror wandered off towards the dragon, before deciding that it was not for them to judge his actions and returning to discussing strange weapons and tools.
Debuff=0
While True:
if in_danger or character_interaction:
react_accordingly()
else:
If Debuff<7:
Make_one_essence()
Debuff=Debuff+1
else:
Make_two_essences()
Gambler began the ritual of purging, one specifically attuned to such occasions. He had learned it well over the years, he had to. Toying with luck was far more art than science, it was only a matter of time before the tide turned and winds changed. Speaking in a specific code was the hardest part to learn, it allowed one to cast even while suffering such a disadvantage, yet it was not foolproof either. Gambler sighed, as essense evaporated into nothingness.
Maybe get a bit of distance from Crimson. Or more than a bit. Actually, I'm headed to the hex James is on. Make two essences on the way.
"Alright, I'll follow."
Follow Jase. Two essences.
"Okay. Guess I'll decrease the number by one.
Follow Jase and create four essences instead.
SPD [(3+1)/2+1=3]
CMP [1+1=2]
POT [3+1=4]
CMP [2]
POT [5]SPD [(1->2+1)/2+1=2.5]
CMP [1->1+1=2]
POT [6+1=7]
CMP [1->5]
POT [4]SPD [(5-1-1=3)/2+1=2.5]
CMP [3+1=4]
POT [2+1=3]
CMP [5]
POT [2]
CMP [3+1-2=2]
POT [4+1-2=3]
CMP [1+1-3=-2]
LUCK [10] {Power}
LUCK [10] {Chaos}Jase went on first, as three agreed on not going all at once to minimize the chance of dragon noticing them sneaking behind it. The beast had its head near No, possibly pondering which hand to eat first, allowing Jase to sneak by undetected. Kahel was next, and he managed to go almost the whole way before dragon turned, distracted by Romanticarnus escapades. Thermomancer was forced to dive to the ground and hide to avoid detection.
Crimson was last, his metallic body and remnants of frost slowing him down, yet not impeding his mind, something he was making full use of, focusing and storing his power. He chose to get as close as he could without dragon noticing, to be able to beat the distance in short sprint over next distraction, yet it was not to be. Just as he began looking for a place to hide and was finishing his last essense, it collapsed with great fury and power. Magic blasted away dirt and stones in all directions, pushing even weighty body of force mage around. Wind howled being pushed away with great speed; it seemed as if a hurricane had manifested itself from nothingness. When magic finally ceased, Crimson noticed a very confused dragon looking right at him.