Turn 27Location: Forest of Piranha Plants (various)
Time: Morning
Weather: Shadows over the Kingdom
Light: Some more
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Grand Pipe Room
Rat Trap
Horrible Hallway
Basement Entrance
Underground Fountain
Grand Hallway
King Piranha's Stomping Ground (Taric, Red, Bradley, Oomph, Fuzz)
Turn IntroThe scales may be tipped, but the battle is still a standoff. The King is perhaps a bit craftier than the players had imagined, too, so there's no telling what he'll do!
Heroes Minus One (Taric, Red, Bradley, Oomph, Fuzz)
VS
Shadowy Forest King (Corrupted King Piranha, Left Tendril, Right Tendril)
Bradley: 7
Fuzz: 6
Corrupted King Piranha: 5
Taric: 2
Oomph: 2
Red: 1
Turn resultsBradley: Shield Taric from damage and attack with your wand!You strengthen your Geometry Field as high as it can go, and float in front of Taric to keep him safe. This works out very well for you -- most attacks on Taric will be targeted at you instead, and you get +1 to AV for the turn. This cost you 1 EX.
Additionally, you make a regular attack,
with aim that's a little bit off due to focusing on defense. You wave your wand high and low at the mental reading you recognize as Corrupted King Piranha. A
burst of geometry shoots forth from the wand, but it goes right around the King in an arc! Thankfully, instead of harming your friends, it just shoots off into the trees and disappears.Fuzz: Giant hammer. Evil root system. We're making this happen.Being already in a position to easily whack the King's roots with your oversized not-hammer, you take your best swing. The King's tough roots
deflect your attack entirely! They're just too tough! But perhaps, now, you could try something a little more fiery again...
Corrupted King Piranha: Shadowball Rain!Corrupted King Piranha tilts his mighty head up and spits forth three balls of of pure shadow!-
Bradley takes a minor hit, but his pumped-up geometry field protects him. He only takes 1 damage!-
Fuzz also takes only a minor hit, suffering merely 1 damage.-
Taric is unable to protect himself, and Bradley's protection fails him. He takes 3 damage...Taric has DIED!Taric has been transported to the NeverwasTaric has left the gameOomph: Whack at its roots.Filled with fiery rage at the sight of your dead friend and how you couldn't bring him back,
you lash out in anger at the King! He killed Taric! It's his fault!
The King is clearly not prepared for such a close-range attack on his weak point! He takes 4 damage and is unable to use active abilities next turn!Red: Midair attack.You were already mid-flight when you saw Taric die.
You suffer a Heroic BSOD, and clatter to the ground. Your world starts spinning. You can't beat the King now. You've lost two of your most powerful party members. You can't do it. You can't do anything.
Battle CombatantsName: Red
Race: Koopa Paratroopa (Red)
Bio: A swordsman who got fed up with Bowser and left the army.
HP: 10/10 MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Shell Cover (Two 6's away from upgrade!)Passive skills/spells:Air FightingFlyingShine the WayThick Shell I (One 6 from upgrade!)Equipment:200 Gold
Bronzelight (worn)
Bronze Shortsword (wielded)
Piranha Plant thorns 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!
Form: Blind BoogicianEX: 1/10Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Darkness IFire IIce ILightning IGeometry BlastBradley's Lifestream BeamPassive skills/spells:FlyingElemental Enhancement IGeometry FieldSuper ModeEquipment:Star Blindfold (worn) Wizard Garb (worn)
Boogician Wand (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: 7/10MP: 3/5Other 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: Fuzz
Race: Human
Bio: A blacksmith recruited by the Mushroom Kingdom, he is tall and well built, with black hair and grey eyes.
HP: 6/10MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Fireball I (Cooldown - 1 turns left)Power Strike (Cooldown - 2 turns left)Passive skills/spells:Quick LearnerEquipment:400 Gold
Steel maul. (wielded)
Name: Corrupted King Piranha
Race: King Piranha (Shadow creature)
Bio: What was once a friendly king of the forest has now become a deadly monster, out for blood. He once had power of nature and flame, but now he holds the power of living darkness in his maw. The only thing he wants is the death of every hero in the Mushroom Kingdom!
HP: 14/25MP: 5/10Other stats:Armor Value +1
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Shadowball RainWall of ShadowSummon TendrilsShadow Drain(Cooldown - 3 turns left)Passive skills/spells:Light WeaknessShadow ReflectionShadow ArmorEquipment: Turn OutroThe Hero is dead, and morale is at an all time low. The others must carry on without him and his power. Meanwhile, the King is strong as ever. How could they possibly succeed now?
Yeah, the dice rolls lining up just right to kill Taric was not what I expected at all, but probably not as much as you guys didn't expect the death of the strongest party member. Interesting how things work out, ain't it? No music in the Flash this time. I couldn't come up with anything fitting.