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WOLVERINESEveryone takes a moment pay respect for the dead. Daniel tries to heal Greenmoore's wounds (3) and does so well enough to get him back on his feet, although it depletes the last of his medical supplies. Next, with some assistance from Daniel, Greenmoore climbs out through the roof and finds himself in the graveyard once more; the dog statues are still once again and the mists have vanished. (3) It takes him a moment to realize that he's standing where the shack once was; the spell had detonated all of the gasoline cans and utterly obliterated it. Rubble lies everywhere. With no reason to stay, he drops back into the hole and everyone heads to the end of the tunnel, Wymar leading.
NIGHTCRAWLERS(Initiative)NAZARAYou strike at the monster with your claymore! (7+2 vs 1+2; Minor Success, 1d4+1-2; 3 damage) It hits the demon solidly in the side and bites into the armor, requiring you to pull it free. It doesn't seem as effective as your warhammer.
CLOCK DEMONWith no recourse, the clock demon draws on his demonic powers once more! (-5 MP. 6 vs 4; 4 vs 4+2; 6 vs 3; 7 vs 2-1.) Hellfire explodes around the group, but Malleus avoids all of it! The rest of the party is unharmed, but at the expense of their ice shielding.
MALAKAI RITTCracking open your spellbook, you launch as many shards of winter as you can at the clockwork creation! (7 vs 3+2; -2 MP, Major Success, 2d6; 5) The sheer amount of ice sleeting past the armor forces it to step back, icicles embedded across its frame.
MALLEUS RAULATDucking and weaving through the hellfire, you close distance with a swing of your axe! (3 vs 4) But the demon blocks it with a shield in his lowest left hand!
PIERRE Dé GRASSE(6 vs 4; -1 MP, Massive Success, 2d4+1d4x2-2; 18 damage and kill) This is your time to shine. You pull out your trustiest dagger, the one that had been kissed by the noblewoman you had romanced before heading out 'for luck.' Raising it to catch the light dramatically, you throw it at the demon as it turns to block Malleus... and the knife flies straight and true, going straight into a chink in the armor and passing through into the demon. It roars, stumbles back, and falls, the force animating the armor dying. The armor itself collapses into it respective pieces.
You retrieve your daggers from the armor, and it occurs to you (and everyone else) that this armor was pretty sturdy. Maybe it could be fixed up and used by someone. There's also the possibility of taking the weaponry.
WOLVERINES
Wymar Sane: 6/10, 14/30
Friar Greenmoore: 5/15, 19/30
Daniel King: 15/25, 19/20
NIGHTCRAWLERS
Nazara: 15/30, 7/10
Malleus Raulat: 23/40, 1/5 - Ice Barrier
Pierre Dé Grassi: 19/30, 8/10
Malakai Ritt: 5/10, 7/30
Clock Demon: 7/80, 5/20
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Quest reward time! The armor and chainsaw are freebies. This is the standard list:
5 HP
5 MP
New or Improved Weapon
New or Improved Subweapon
New Skill
Random Artifact
Grimmjow6th and IronyOwl also get to choose something. ^^
Also, so the Wolverines know: The chainsaw is a limited use item, requiring gas for every attack made. For every unit of gas used, it deals additional damage; 1 unit is 1d6, 2 units is 1d8, 3 is 1d10, and 4 is 1d12. It only holds 5 units of gas at a time and has 3 in the tank at the moment. If used when empty, it functions as a Blunt weapon since you're probably just hitting enemies with the gas tank.
And for the Nightcrawlers; The armor is +2 defense, no movement penalty, but can only be worn by classes with High or Very High HP.
Finally, congratulations, Krath. Pierre's got 10 8's now. ^^ So you can choose from...
Elegant Mercenary: You outshine everyone even when you're not trying. (Pierre now counterstrikes on a Major Failure in addition to Massive Failures)
Precise Mercenary: Your ability to strike with throwing daggers and axes is inhuman. (Throwing Daggers/Axes now do 1d6/1d8 depending on enemy weaknesses)
Fabulous Mercenary: Everything you do is meant to get attention and attract the praises of the world. All hail Pierre! (Pierre can attempt to Charm female enemies/NPCs! Requires a Major or Massive Success)