Turn 44Location: The Center (Aqua Resort)
Time: Afternoon
Weather: Shadowy
Light: Faint
Turn ActionsOomph: Take a breather."Oomph know NNNGUH-rocks are lazy- they drop very fast but get up very slow, like Oomph after ladies night... who want volunteer first? Oomph needs breather." Oomph rested against one of the walls before the bridge for a moment. He concentrated, waved his club around, and casted a healing spell on himself.
To his surprise, healing was much easier when not in the heat of battle. A warm light surrounded him, and he healed five damage. He was ready to take on the deathtrap. But first, he had an idea.
"Also, can ghost provide mushroom snack? Oomph trade useless not-a-weapon key, which is un-important to plot anyway." Oomph just knew Bradley was hoarding all those mushrooms for himself! Bradley was better with puzzles anyway, so Oomph offered to trade away to the key for one of them.
"OK," Bradley said, accepting the trade. He gave Oomph one of his red mushrooms and accepted the key in return.
Zachary: Get the light source."Hey Oomph, why don't you come have a rest under this torch here? It's nice and bright so you can see what's happening!" Zach said this, but he underestimated Oomph's meager intelligence, as Oomph was not going to fall for such a simple trick. Besides, even if he had, regular Koopa Troopas could swim. It would have been quite the fall, though!
Zach quickly considered his options for obtaining the light source. Bradley presented him with an idea.
"U-um, I could get that for you, if you w-want," said the ever-helpful ghost.
"Oh, well that simplifies matters. Sure, go grab it for me, please. It's gonna come in handy in this darkness." Zach was surprised that he hadn't already thought of this.
Bradley quickly retrieved the torch and handed it to Zachary, who took it upon himself to light the way through the dungeon.
Now it was Zach's turn to solve a problem. He knew that Oomph and Joe would probably go for the brute-force approach, so he walked up to - but not under - one of the Thwomps. It fell down in front of him, startling him. But he wouldn't be so easily distracted.
"So, giant Thwomp-looking guy... why are you here?" This approach was sure to work.
"NNNGUH!" The Thwomp rose up to the ceiling.
"Don't you want to do something with your life other than smash people into a fine powder?""NNNGUH!" The Thwomp hit the ground again, harder.
Zach already realized that his efforts weren't going anywhere. A darn shame. He studied the path for a few moments. He had to be careful when crossing such a bridge.
Bradley: Cheat death.Bradley knew that he could easily evade this obstacle.
He just flew around the side of the bridge, and before he knew it, he was looking across the bridge at Zach, Oomph and Amadeus. He could have gone on to the next room, but he stayed behind for a minute just to make sure his teammates crossed safely.
Joe: Go find yer team.Joe didn't notice which way his teammates headed,
but his intuition told him that they headed through the northwestern passageway. He walked across the remainder of the entrance hallway, felt his way through a darkened corridor and ended up in a grand kitchen with a crazy-looking white Shyguy in a chef's hat. The Shyguy was holding a large knife, and was surrounded by a faint purple/black aura. Joe readied his weapon.
The Shyguy jumped over a food-preparing table or two and advanced upon Joe. It was clear that whatever the shadow clone did to the Center was probably causing its inhabitants to be hostile. He could flee, but the Shyguy chef might follow him.
Amadeus: Completely bypass the Thwomps.Amadeus considered briefly that you probably cannot put out living fire by merely smashing it... but, at the same time, he was not fully aware of the disadvantages of his newer, more humanoid and corporeal form. He decided to risk it anyway.
Thankfully, Amadeus did not have to worry about being smashed into ash or some such horrible fate, as he timed his passage to evade
not one,
not two,
but all three Thwomps in quick succession. Amadeus waved at Oomph and Zach from across the bridge. There was no way they could top that.
Enemy ListName: Corrupted Chef Guy
Race: Corrupted Shy Guy
Bio: One of the Center's highly experienced Shy Guy chefs, turned evil.
HP: 15/15MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Meat CutterPassive skills/spells:Dark ResistanceFire ResistanceLight WeaknessEquipment:Chef's Knife (wielded)
Chef's attire (worn)
Name: Bradley Oliver Oakes
Race: Boo
Bio: A rather cowardly ghost even by Boo standards. However, he's always admired the story of Mario and Luigi, and when he learned they were captured, he decided to take a stand for once in his life and try to rescue them!
HP: 15/15MP: 10/10Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Darkness IFireflash IIFrostflash IISparkflash IIPassive skills/spells:FlyingChronic ShynessIce AffinityEquipment:Advanced Spellbook of FlashesRed mushroom x2
Small Golden KeyFrostknife (wielded)
Name: Oomph
Race: Koopa (Green)
Bio: A former football player who kicked out of the bowser leagues for falling in a pit chasing after Mario.
HP: 12/15MP: 9/10Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +1
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Shell CoverHeal I (2 natural 6's from upgrade)
Power Strike IPassive skills/spells:Thick Shell IEquipment:Spellbook of Healing (bound)
Koopaball Club (wielded)
Iron Armor (worn)
Forest FlowerRed mushroom Name: Zachary Jones
Race: Human
Bio: Used to be an ancient histories teacher and part time archaeologist and has never been shy of going out into the world to find artefacts and forgotten cultures. When the call for heroes came, naturally he answered as he saw it as his chance to explore the world!
HP: 10/10MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Fireball IPower Strike IPassive skills/spells:Quick LearnerSelective LightEquipment:100 coins
Refined Bronze Sword (wielded)
Flickering Torch (held in off-hand)
Bronze Armor (worn)
Name: Joe
Race: Toad
Bio: Having been kicked out of the military for excessive violence against a superior officer, Joe sees this as an opportunity to worm his way back into the military system.
HP: 10/10MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +1
Piercing +1
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Empowered Attack Passive skills/spells:Thick skinUncanny strengthKingdom TrainingShort and SquatSlash StunEquipment:Bronze Greatsword (wielded)
Name: Amadeus Septimus Jormund Flake Hanser Cook
Race: Podoboo (Humanoid)
Bio: Named Podoboo 3 at birth he changed his name to Amadeus Septimus Jormund Flake Hanser Cook at 13 when he was having problems with not being unique, after he set off to the world to clean the monsters out of the lava pipes. When he came back his friends Podoboo 1 and 2 told him about Bragely and Oomph, and like the unique Podoboo he was he set out to go with them!
HP: 4/8MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Podoboo Leap IPassive skills/spells:Podoboo DefensePodoboo ImmunityPodoboo DamagePodoboo Wielding (modified)Podoboo WeaknessEquipment:Iron Club (wielded)
As Amadeus and Bradley proved, bypassing the Thwomps was not nearly as difficult as it first seemed. But Zach was not so sure that they were not just merely lucky. Meanwhile, Joe found himself caught up in a kitchen duel with a hostile food-prep servant Shy Guy. How would he overcome such a foe?
I would like to point out that it's not ENTIRELY necessary to trade items in all cases. In this case, it might come in handy for Oomph in case Bradley is ever busy in a battle, but in most cases you can just use items on your other allies. Don't sweat it.
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