Turn 19Location: Forest of Piranha Plants (various)
Time: Half-past Midnight
Weather: Cold
Light: Still black
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Grand Pipe Room (Oomph, Bradley)
Horrible Hallway
Basement Entrance
Underground Fountain
Grand Hallway (Fuzz, Red)
Turn IntroMidnight has come and gone, but the foes awaiting Our Heroes will not be so easily subdued. With the teams beginning to be reunited, though, they'll more easily be able to face their greatest challenge yet.
Out of combat
Turn resultsTaric: Screw this. Go the other way.You head back to the spear room, with a little more spring in your step. As you walk (more like jog) to the second clearing once again, you feel as though the frightening darkness is following you... slowly. When you get there, it looks exactly as you left it, except you notice that some of the weeds under your feet have been turned pitch black.
You see something in the distance. Is that... another pipe?Player listRace: Koopa (Yellow)
Bio: A defecting spearman from bowser's army.
HP: 5/10MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +0
Piercing +2
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Shell CoverSacrificial StarPassive skills/spells:Thick Shell IDouble jumpEquipment:200 Gold
Vine MaulBronze armor (worn)
Bronze spearHigh Cape (worn)
Starlance (wielded)
Straightforward Soldiers (Fuzz, Red)
vs.
Reborn Rock (Piranha Plant)
Piranha Plant (9)
Red: 8
Fuzz: 6
Battle ResultsPiranha Plant: Fireball Rain! Set them alight!The Piranha Plant lifts its head skyward, and belches forth three fireballs into the air! Before Red or Fuzz even have a chance to dodge or react, they're pelted with flame.
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Red's shell somehow makes the entire fireball just glance off. However, when he recovers from his minor fireball-induced daze, he's on fire!
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Fuzz doesn't have anything to protect him, and doesn't have time to dodge. He's struck in the chest with a fireball, and punted backwards from the force. When he gets up, he notices his clothes are flaming!
>RED: ATTACK STATUEYou fly towards the statue using your newfound wings... unfortunately for you, you're not used to them, and you just end up flying straight into a wall. Ow. You take one point of damage. At least you've got Fuzz to back you up.
Fuzz: Fireball!You appropriately shout "Fireball! and chuck a ball of flame at the Piranha Plant from below! Unfortunately for you, your fireball bounce pattern, plus the spot you're standing at, makes it so that the fireball hits the center of the pipe the Piranha Plant is standing in. It makes a "Fsshhh!" sound and disappears. So much for that plan of action.
Battle CombatantsName: Red
Race: Koopa Paratroopa (Red)
Bio: A swordsmen who got fed up with Bowser and left the army.
HP: 9/10 (BURNING! 2 damage per turn for the next turn) MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Shell CoverPassive skills/spells:Air FightingFlyingShine the WayThick Shell I (Two 6's from upgrade!)Equipment:200 Gold
Bronzelight (worn)
Bronze Shortsword (wielded)
Red key Name: Fuzz
Race: Human
Bio: A blacksmith recruited by the Mushroom Kingdom, he is tall and well built, with black hair and grey eyes.
HP: 6/10 (BURNING! 2 damage per turn for the next turn)MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Fireball I (Cooldown - 2 turns left)Power StrikePassive skills/spells:Quick LearnerEquipment:400 Gold
Steel maul. (wielded)
Name: Piranha Plant
Race: Piranha Plant
Bio: The Piranha Plants that hide in warp pipes are about as classic an enemy as you can get. They aren't part of Bowser's army -- they're far too dumb to be taught or ruled over. The only things they're concerned with are shelter, food and self-defense. However, outside forces may make them more aggressive...
HP: 10/10MP: 3/5Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Fireball Rain IFireball IChompPassive skills/spells:Slashing Weakness Bullies and Bradleys (Oomph, Bradley)
vs.
Flickering Duo (Podoboo 1, Podoboo 2)
Podoboo 2: 8
Bradley: 6
Podoboo 1: 5
Oomph: 1
Battle ResultsPodoboo 1: Charge towards the green-shelled one!The first Podoboo to come out of the lava makes a mad charge towards Oomph! However, it misses him entirely, and ends up on the other side of the platform. It looks a little frustrated, and maybe somewhat incompetent, like Oomph.
Bradley: Head back through the pipe.Tucking your magical mini-forge in Bradleyspace, you head back through the warp pipe. When you come out on the other side, you're highly surprised to see a battle raging between two fire spirits and your pal Oomph! Oh, it's good to see him again, even if he is a little bit mean! For some reason, he makes a really excited wave towards you with his non-wielding arm. It's almost like you're exactly the person he wanted to see this very minute.
Podoboo 2: Podoboo Leap! Knock the white one out of the sky!The other Podoboo, seeing a new face, leaps straight towards Bradley, interrupting his warm welcome! Bradley gets hit dead center,
and is knocked straight out of the sky, taking 5 damage! Bradley looks entirely surprised by this new development, and is stunned. He falls to the ground, also known as the lava platform.
Oomph: MAKE DIPLOMACY.Oomph stops fighting, holds out his left arm forward, motions everybody to stop, and shouts:"WAIT!"Everyone looks surprised. Even the Podoboos stop what they were doing.
"Why we fight? What done wrong? Have we intruded?" continues Oomph, being as assertive and heroic as possible.
Time ticks on for a moment or so, and the Podoboos look visibly startled. Bradley is still reeling.
"Why everyone so hostile? Can't we get along? We're saving Mushroom Kingdoom here! No intention of fighting!" says Oomph. He looks disconcerted. Even the Koopaball champion has clearly had enough for one day.
The Podoboos look to each other, look back to Oomph, and nod. Oomph hears them in his mind: "Intruders. Helping. Not hurting. Understood. Help out. Allies!"
Before Oomph or Bradley can make out what they meant, the Podoboos have leapt back into the lava. Suddenly, with a great shaking, the pipe in the room lowers to an easily climbable level! Meanwhile, in the grand hallway, the pipe the Piranha Plant is fighting out of also lowers, leaving it defenseless.
The fight has been won... but for once, with peace. Just as Mario and Luigi would have wanted it.
The two Podoboos look on just above the surface of the lava. Oomph gets the feeling that they want the kingdom saved too. He also gets the feeling that they're hiding... from something they can't understand.
Battle CombatantsName: 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: 5/10 (Stunned! 1 turn left)MP: 3/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Darkness IFire IIce ILightning IPassive skills/spells:FlyingChronic ShynessEquipment:Spellbook of the Elements (bound)
Iron Club (wielded)
Red mushroom x3
Smithy's Mini-anvil 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: 10/10MP: 4/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Shell CoverHeal I (2 natural 6's from upgrade)
Passive skills/spells:Thick Shell ISpookEquipment:Bronze Shortsword Haunting Club (wielded)Spellbook of Healing (bound)
Name: Podoboo 1
Race: Podoboo
Bio: Podoboos are living flame, nearly invincible by some standards. They're part of the reason people avoid crossing lava -- a jump over a lava pit that would have otherwise resulted in landing on the other side can end in catastrophe by way of a well-honed Podoboo tackle, aiming to knock you out of the air and into the fire.
HP: 5/5MP: 4/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Podoboo Leap IPassive skills/spells:Podoboo DefensePodoboo ImmunityPodoboo DamagePodoboo WieldingPodoboo Weakness Name: Podoboo 2
Race: Podoboo
Bio: Podoboos are living flame, nearly invincible by some standards. They're part of the reason people avoid crossing lava -- a jump over a lava pit that would have otherwise resulted in landing on the other side can end in catastrophe by way of a well-honed Podoboo tackle, aiming to knock you out of the air and into the fire.
HP: 5/5MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Podoboo Leap IPassive skills/spells:Podoboo DefensePodoboo ImmunityPodoboo DamagePodoboo WieldingPodoboo Weakness Turn OutroWhat turned out to be one of the most successful, and also least successful, rounds of battle lead to multiple things, including a new alliance. Taric only has one route of escape, but Bradley, Oomph, Fuzz and Red know what they have to now do.
Congratulations! You can now select "Podoboo" as a playable race when creating a character!
I'll get around to updating the first post... soon. Maybe.