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[freeformschooler]

Zachary jerked back in surprise from the question, then his eyes narrowed.

"You're speaking of the Neverwas, aren't you?"

He was silent for a moment before speaking.

"They are called Shapees, named after the traditional shapes that their bodies form."

: "Good guess! I have no idea what that is though."

: "Think about it: as a traveler, you have at most heard of three kingdoms while out here near the border area. Mushroom, Beanbean, and what else? Your kind has conquered all but the last two. What civilization would be so frightened of you - so motivated to protect their own kind - that they would hide underground? What race would hide well enough that only some Humans would know of them, and none would know where they reside?"

Momentarily, Zach and Guy Quizno are warped back to the grassy cliffside.

: "Well, you've won! And you've gained your choice of artifact. My top team of Goomba alchemists will have it ready in a jiffy. Just fill out the form and wait a few moments."

Artifact type: (Weapon, armor, consumable, something else)
Artifact effect: (Damaging, defending, assisting)
Artifact theme: (Flame, divinity, speed - be creative!)

[CJ1145]

"Darn. Who could've guessed bullets would be so fast?"

There must be some way to open that chest without getting close. Dirk nocked another arrow and drew it back before realizing something.

"Where... did I get this bow..?"

That isn't important! Angle a shot with the arrow so that it hits the top of the chest with enough force to swing it open!

[Ochita]

Shadow Ochita laughed, a joyous laughter laced with touchings of insanity.

"Aheheh.. Lets have some fun with these toys!"

Smiling slightly, Shaodw Ochita concentrated, and with a click of his fingers, he Travels though the cracks.

[TherosPherae]

Joe: Stop trying to be the tank. Run like hell.

[Zako]

Zach nodded and filled out the form:

Type: Armor
Effect: Assisting
Theme: Existance

[freeformschooler]

Okay I gotta get to bed, but a preview of tomorrow's turn (contains spoilers!):

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Toaster]

Oh, if I only had a gif maker...

[Yoink]

((For some reason I read that as "Oh, if I only had a gf maker..." ))

[freeformschooler]

Oh yeah, I was gonna say: since I'm still getting my feet wet here, for the next few battles I'd like to try a view variants of that combat system if the players are up for it. Just to see what works best and such My ideas are:

-Side view (like what's in the OP, but a little more free-form - think Paper Mario)
-Zone-based (like Acos)
-Top down but without the combat grid and relying more on rolls than ranges

[freeformschooler]

Turn 68!
Weather: Dank
Time: A couple weeks
Light: Wall torches

Type: Armor
Effect: Assisting
Theme: Existance

Zach fills out the form and hands it back. After waiting a minute or two, some a pipe pops out from the grass, spits something onto Guy Quizno's desk and retreats back into the ground. The host hands them to Zachary.

: "Catena Aevitas, gloves of dimensional stability. Hope you had fun with our QUIZ SHOOOW, visitor! See you around."

And with that, Guy Quizno and his desk spin around a few times then disappear.

Joe: Stop trying to be the tank. Run like hell.

"Darn. Who could've guessed bullets would be so fast?"

There must be some way to open that chest without getting close. Dirk nocked another arrow and drew it back before realizing something.

"Where... did I get this bow..?"

That isn't important! Angle a shot with the arrow so that it hits the top of the chest with enough force to swing it open!

Shadow Ochita laughed, a joyous laughter laced with touchings of insanity.

"Aheheh.. Let's have some fun with these toys!"

Smiling slightly, Shadow Ochita concentrated, and with a click of his fingers, he Travels though the cracks.

Oomph decided to give cover to his Ghost-bro as he swooped in to get the chest.

"Protege whimpus spiritum! Da ei fortis defensionem! Butcher latinam gaudio!" He intoned

Action: Castis Protectus on the Whimpus Spiritum (Bradely)

(What the hell, DH? Also, @Zako: if it isn't paper, then I don't have a clue.)

Bradley attempted to swoop down and get whatever was in the chest before retreating back to the ceiling. Also he fourth-walled and locked his initiative behind Oomph's and Dirk's.

((HOW CAN YOU LOCK YOUR INITIATIVE

WHEN THERE IS NO INITIATIVE TO LOCK??))

... Oomph casts Protectus Whimpus Spiritus on Bradley, but his little ghost buddy takes off before the Koopa can properly target his spell. No MP is consumed, but Oomph feels a little dizzy from casting all this magick.

... Bradley floats ever so carefully over to the chest as an arrow from Dirk whizzes by and ... totally misses its target, striking the wall near the cannons and causing a couple extra bullet bills to be launched! Luckily, Bradley manages to dodge, but Oomph is knocked back for a measly TWO DAMAGE by one of the bullets.

... Joe decides he's done with this deathtrap and starts running like crazy. He's a bit slow, but he manages to evade any oncoming angry bullets. ...Meanwhile, Ochita silently disappears near the group, staring intently at one of the cannons.

After all the commotion, Bradley uncovers his eyes and looks down toward the chest. A tiny gold plate indicates where the top is. He reaches down for it, and...

A shadowy ghast swaps places with the treasure inside, causing the chest to explode! Oh wait, it's just Ochita.

Luckily, the treasure isn't destroyed but merely moved to Ochita's original location: near Oomph, Dirk and Joe. They look down at the treasure to see that it's a red key with an M-shaped tip and a note beside it.

Spoiler: Zachary (Zako) (click to show/hide)

Name: Zachary "Zach" Jones
Level: 2 (0/20)
Race: Human
Element: Neutral
Health: 10/10
Magick: 6/6
Status:
Attributes: STR 10 (+0), DEX 10 (+0), INT 12 (+2), WIS 10 (+0), CON 10 (+0), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary attributes: Armor Class 10, Move 3, Damage Resistance 1
Inventory: Flickering Torch, Unsettling Papers, Catena Aevitus
Equipped: Refined Bronze Sword, Bronze Armor
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Power Strike I
Fireball I
Inspection I
Passive abilities:

Spoiler: Shadow Ochita (Ochita) (click to show/hide)

Name: Ochita
Level: 2 (0/20)
Race: Human
Element: Dark
Limit Points: 14/20
Status:
Attributes: STR 8 (-1), DEX 10 (+0), INT 14 (+2), WIS 10 (+0), CON 8 (-1), CHR 12 (+1)
Secondary attributes: Armor Class 10+3, Move 3, Damage Resistance 3
Inventory: 400 coins
Equipped: Transmogriphic Limb
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Through The Cracks
Call Chaos
Tamperer's Trick
Passive abilities:
LIMIT BREAK: LINGERING DARKNESS!
Corrupted Quickening

Spoiler: Bradley (Serious Concentrate) (click to show/hide)

Name: Bradley Oliver Oakes
Level: 2 (0/20)
Race: Boo
Element: Dark
Health: 10/10
Magick: 13/13
Bonuses/penalties:
Attributes: STR 8 (-1), DEX 12 (+1), INT 13 (+1), WIS 10 (+0), CON 8 (-1), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 11, Move 3
Inventory: 400 coins, Red Mushroom x2, The Origin Story
Equipped: Flashing Spellbook, Frostknife, Shy Guy Mask
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Darkness I
Magiflash I
Passive abilities:
Star Boon
EEEK!
Ambient Siphon
Special abilities:
Bowling Boo

Spoiler: Joe (TherosPherae) (click to show/hide)

Name: Joe
Level: 2 (0/20)
Race: Toad
Element: Earth
Health: 8/12
Magick: 5/5
Bonuses/penalties: Weapon bonus: any
Attributes: STR 12 (+1), DEX 8 (-1), INT 10 (+0), WIS 10 (+0), CON 14 (+2), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 10-1, Move 3
Inventory:
Equipped: Bronze Greatsword
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Slash Stun
Empowered Attack
Passive abilities:
Thick Skin
Kingdom Training

Spoiler: OOMPH (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Oomph
Level: 2 (0/20)
Race: Koopa
Element: Ice
Health: 7/9
Magick: 6/12
Bonuses/penalties:
Attributes: STR 14 (+2), DEX 10-1 (-1), INT 10 (+0), WIS 8 (-1), CON 14 (+2), CHR 8 (-1)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 10-1, Move 3, Damage Resistance 3
Inventory: Red Mushroom, Blooper Whip, Forest Flower, Wall Torch
Equipped: Koopaball Club, Iron Armor, White Wizard's Handbook, Power Helmet
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Shell Cover
Cure-all I
Protect I
Drain I
Passive abilities:
Star Boon
OOMPH STRONG!
Special abilities:
Bowling Boo

Spoiler: Dirk (CJ1145) (click to show/hide)

Name: Dirk Valio
Level: 1 (6/10)
Race: Human?
Element: Null
Bio: A young, down on his luck cabbage salesman from Boston, Dirk was taking an ordinary trip to the bathroom when he slipped on a banana peel and fell in, spiraling down into the Mushroom Kingdom.
Health: 10/10
Magick: 0/0
Status: Cooldown: Longshot (Three turns remaining)
Attributes: STR 10 (+0), DEX 10 (+0), INT 10 (+0), WIS 10 (+0), CON 10 (+0), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary attributes: Armor Class 10, Move 3
Inventory: Wall Torch
Equipped: Wooden bow
Active abilities:
Longshot I
Passive abilities:
Run Like the Wind

[TherosPherae]

Joe: Boggle vacantly at shenanigans letter. Then let someone else figure it out and go explorin'.

[Dwarmin]

"Be coming back now Bradely!" Oomph said, whirling around a bit. Oomph magic hard!

Action: Try to cast shield on Bradely again as he and I retreat from the cannon blasts. Stay in between the cannons again!

[SeriousConcentrate]

Bradley, terrified beyond all belief by the jump scare/springloaded Ochita, retreated straight for the 'To Cliffside' door and attempted to open it and pass through it while screaming like his life was in danger. Technically it was due to the Bullet Bills, but nevertheless.

[Zako]

Zachary inspected his new artefact closely, looking at the runes and running his hands over the pair of gloves. Without a second thought he slipped them on, hoping for the best.

Equip my new gloves and go find the group again. Maybe through that big door they went through?

[CJ1145]

Dirk leaned in and carefully observed the note, reading every note with rapt attention. "Mm-hmm, yes, I see... very interesting."

He looked at the others and with a confident smile said, "I have no idea what any of this means."

The next Bullet Bill to fire reminds him he should probably get to safety. What's that thing to the north? Is that a door? Looks like one. Well, better take this key if nobody else does, and check out that door.