The Re-Conquest of Zeteginea: Interactive Ogre Battle Dynasty

[Vince]

So in a further effort to motivate me in my New Year's Resolution (beating a handful of video games before I'm allowed to buy any new ones), I've decided to make my latest endeavor interactive. The game is Ogre Battle, a tactical RPG that first debuted on Super Nintendo back in the mid-nineties, and was later ported over to the Playstation. I will be playing the Playstation version of the game.

The premise of the game is that the Zeteginean Empire has grown large and corrupted. You, the hero, have been chosen to lead a rebellion against the empire. As the hero, I will be commanding the troops, liberating towns, collecting tribute, and defeating the forces of the Empire. Throughout the game, our units will gain experience and level up. At times, certain classes have the option to choose different 'promotions' to change into other (usually better), classes. For example, a fighter can change into a Wizard at level 4, or a Knight at level 5, or a Samurai at level 7, among other options. This is where the interactive part comes into play.

While I will be controlling where you go and what you do in battle, YOU get to choose what career path your character will take. Will your fighter grow up to be a powerful wizard? Or will he learn the ways of the ninja, eventually graduating to a ninja master? It's up to you.

If you're interested, put your name down on the list, and when I start up the game in a few weeks, you can follow along and see how your soldier fares in the rebellion!

Update: Sign-ups are now on a first come, first served basis. Any of the remaining 'open' troops on the troop roster in the second post are fair game.

[Vince]

Troop Roster:

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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Eric</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Elliot</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Ninja</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gemini</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Rasberry</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Lipp</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Barkley</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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There are plenty of other characters available, so if you don't see something you like, feel free to ask about character availability!

[Vince]

The way this will work is as such. I'm going to post my troop roster, and people who sign up should post their preferences for characters. A list of three options should be fine. I won't start actually playing the game for a little while yet, so there's plenty of time to sign up. Once I decide to start, I'll randomly select the 'draft order' for your characters. The #1 person on the list will get their top priority. From there on down the list we will go until everyone is assigned a character. If you somehow don't get a role you would like, take heart. I am allowed to recruit new soldiers, and we acquire new people all the time as our adventure continues.

Unlike something like the X-Com Dynasty, if you die, I can resurrect you. So no worries on that count -- once you're in, you're in. We start with 52 troops on the roster (I've already played through the opening battle, so I have my army already assembled. I simply need to arrange them into units, which I will do once we have decided who is who), and I'm certain we'll go much higher than that as the campaign progresses. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, here are some nuances that might affect your decision making come hero-picking time:

Ogre Battle was a pretty intricate game...one of the major philosophies of the game is the concept of 'alignment.' Every unit in the game has an alignment rating that changes every time that unit kills another unit. If the attacker is of the same level or lower than the target, the attacking unit gains alignment. If the attacker is of a lower level than the target, the attacking unit loses alignment. For example...

Godzilla Blitz = Level 10
Kodos = Level 8
Blade6119 = Level 15

If Godzilla Blitz were to kill Kodos, he would lose alignment, since Kodos is of a lower level. However, if he were to kill Blade 6119, he would gain alignment. Think of it as the underdog vs. the bully. The higher level character is the bully, and the lower level character is the underdog. No on likes a bully, so he is perceived as 'evil.' There are other factors that affect alignment, but this is the main one.

There are two ways alignment affects the game. First is in the class change mechanism. When a character has gained sufficient level-ups to change to a new class, the character must conform to the alignment restrictions of that class. For example, Samurai are noted for their honor. Even if a fighter gets to level 7, they are only allowed to become a Samurai if they have an alignment of 50 or more.

Similarly, the citizens of Zenobia are also swayed by alignment. If we, the rebellion, liberate towns with high alignment, good characters, our reputation increases. However, if we use low alignment, evil characters, they will not be impressed, and our reputation will decrease.

Lastly, humans aren't the only ones on our side in this war. We also have beasts on our side as well -- Giants, Hell Hounds, Griffins and Octopi will start the adventure with us, and we might even pick up some new ones along the way: Dragons, Wyrms, Hawkmen, even the undead. It should be noted that MOST beasts do not have much choice when it comes time to class change -- humans are much more flexible in that regard.

That's about all you need to know...here's a list of the character classes available, so you can pick what you would like your character to be:

-Bold indicates a character class we have to begin the game.
-Normal text indicates a class we can either grow into or find along the way
-(Parenthesis) indicate a class that is only attainable through the use of an item, and there is no guarantee we will ever find the item necessary. A bonus, however, is that alignment doesn't matter when using an item to convert someone to a different class.

Fighter
---Knight (Fighter Level 5, High Alignment)
-----Paladin (Knight Level 15, Extremely High Alignment)
-----(Vampire) (Knight Item: Blood Kiss)
---Doll Mage (Fighter Level 5, Medium-High Alignment)
-----Enchanter (Doll Mage Level 14, High Alignment)
---Samurai (Fighter Level 7, High Alignment)
-----Samurai Master (Samurai Level 15, Extremely High Alignment)
---Wizard (Fighter Level 4, Low Alignment)
-----Mage (Wizard Level 10, Extremely Low Alignment)
-------(Sorceror) (Mage Item: Undead Staff)
---------(Lich) (Sorceror Item: Undead Ring)
---Ninja (Fighter Level 6?, Low Alignment)
-----Ninja Master (Ninja Level 15, Extremely Low Alignment)
---Beast Man (Fighter Level 5, Low Alignment)
-----Beast Master (Beast Man Level 12, Low Alignment)
-------(Dragoner) (Beast Master Item: Stone of Dragos)
---------(Dragon Master) (Dragoner Level 20, Neutral Alignment)
---Wild Man (Fighter Level 6, Low Alignment)
-----Black Knight (Wild Man Level 15?, Low Alignment)
---(Were-Tiger) (Fighter Item: Full-Moon Stone)
---(Were-wolf) (Fighter Item: Werewolf Virus)

Amazon
---Cleric (Amazon Level 4, High Alignment)
-----Shaman (Cleric Level 10, High Alignment)
-------Monk (Shaman Level 18, Extremely High Alignment)
---Valkyrie (Amazon Level 5, Mid-to-High Alignment)
-----Muse (Valkyrie Level 15, Extremely High Alignment)
---Witch (Amazon Level 5, Low Alignment)
---(Princess) (Amazon Item: Royal Crown)

Giant
---Ice Giant (Giant Level 8, Low Alignment)
---Fire Giant (Giant Level 10, Neutral Alignment)
---Titan (Giant Level 15, High Alignment)

Dragon
---Black Dragon (Dragon Level 7, Low Alignment)
-----Tiamat (Black Dragon Level 15, Low Alignment)
-------(Zombie Dragon) (Tiamat Item: Undead Ring)
---Red Dragon (Dragon Level 7, Neutral Alignment)
-----Salamander (Red Dragon Level 16, Neutral Alignment)
-------Flare Brass (Salamander Level 23, Neutral Alignment)
---Silver Dragon (Dragon Level 7, High Alignment)
-----Gold Dragon (Silver Dragon Level 17, High Alignment)
-------Platinum Dragon (Gold Dragon Level 24, High Alignment)

The rest of the development trees involve no choices, but here's a list anyways:

Wyrm---->Wyvern
Hell Hound---->Cerberus
Octopus---->Kraken
Hawk Man---->Eagle Man---->Raven Man
Imp---->Demon---->Devil
Gryphon---->Cockatrice
Faerie---->Pixie---->Sylph
Angel---->Cherubim---->Seraphim
Mermaid---->Nixie
Golem
Rock Golem
Iron Golem
Skeleton
Wraith
Ghost
Phantom

Remember, if you want to be a character class that we don't have, I can try to recruit them, or you can grow a fighter/amazon into the class if it is a human class. I expect to be able to find a Dragon, Hawk Man or Golem fairly early if need be. Other than that, I make no promises, and you might be waiting a while until we recruit one.

Post in this thread if you would like to join the rebellion!

[Vince]

Different format for class trees:

Fighter
Good Alignment Choices:



Knight (Paladin / Vampire*)
Doll Mage (Enchanter)
Samurai (Samurai Master)
Evil Alignment Choices:


Wizard (Mage/Sorceror*/Lich*)
Beast Man (Beast Master/Dragoner*/Dragon Master*)
Wild Man (Black Knight)
Ninja (Ninja Master)
Werewolf*
Weretiger*
Amazon
Good Alignment Choices:



Cleric (Shaman/Monk)

Valkyrie (Muse)

Princess*

Evil Alignment Choices:


Witch



Giant


Fire Giant (Neutral Alignment)

Ice Giant (Evil Alignment)

Titan (Good Alignment)





* = Special Item Required to create this class

[Vince]

And finally, the troop roster for our fledgling army:

1 Lord
16 Fighters
9 Amazons
3 Knights
1 Samurai
2 Valkyrie
3 Beast Tamers
5 Wizards
2 Clerics
2 Giants
4 Hell Hounds
2 Octopi
2 Griffons

So if you're interested in following along, post your intention to enlist, and pick your preferred character class from the list above. Since not everyone can be a Samurai (or fill in the blank cool class) right off the bat, please list two alternates in case you get unlucky in the random draw.

[tucker342]

I'm in:)

1. Samurai
2. Giant
3. Fighter

Need anything else?

[Izulde]

Um, are you sure it's the SNES port? cuz like the SNES/N64 ones were RTS based to a large extent, whereas the only PS ones I remember from the OB series were strictly turn-based.

[law90026]

Pick me :)


1. Beastman (Beast tamer?)
2. Octopi
3. Hell Hound

[Vince]

Um, are you sure it's the SNES port? cuz like the SNES/N64 ones were RTS based to a large extent, whereas the only PS ones I remember from the OB series were strictly turn-based.
Absolutely positive. I loved the original game so much I was almost accused of theft by my local video rental place. I was always disappointed that I could never find an original SNES cart. When it came out on PlayStation, I bought it immediately.

You might be thinking of Tactics Ogre, which is almost exactly like Final Fantasy Tactics -- turn based tactical combat.

Good to have my first two recruits already aboard, however :)

[Vince]

tucker, you're golden.

law -- yeah, in the SNES version it was Beastman...in the PS port it's Beast Tamer. Same difference.

[Blade6119]

Just like last time, ill take giant #1

1.Giant
2.Knight
3.Fighter

[sachmo71]

I'll be a Wizard!

[Katon]

1. WIzard
2. Knight
3. Griffon

[Travis]

1. Samurai
2. Fighter
3. Dragon

[Vince]

sach, want to give me two alternates in case you get unlucky in the draw?

[Godzilla Blitz]

Oh oh!

I want to be a HELL HOUND! Boo ya!

It's not every day you get to be a Hell Hound. This is a good day.

If I can't be a Hell Hound, I won't play.

Just kidding.

Alternates:
2. Octopus
3. Griffon

Good luck with this. I'll have to go see if I have this game. I thought that I did, but now that you mention Tactics Ogre, I'm not so sure which one I have. I didn't realize there were two.

[Godzilla Blitz]

dola...

And do I get to kill Blade6119 in this game?

[Vince]

Oh oh!

I want to be a HELL HOUND! Boo ya!

It's not every day you get to be a Hell Hound. This is a good day.

If I can't be a Hell Hound, I won't play.

Just kidding.

Alternates:
2. Octopus
3. Griffon

Good luck with this. I'll have to go see if I have this game. I thought that I did, but now that you mention Tactics Ogre, I'm not so sure which one I have. I didn't realize there were two. Great to have you! I'm probably not going to be starting the game for a little while, if only to give people an opportunity to sign up. The first set of promotions come fairly quickly (probably by about battle 4 or 5), so I want to have a pretty well-established group of players before I get too far into the game.

And no, you don't get to kill Blade6119 in this game. That's my job :)

[Godzilla Blitz]

Bummer on the not killing Blade6119 stuff. Oh well, I'm still in. I look forward to when you get around to starting it up.

I just took a look for the games. Turns out I have both:
A Japanese version of Tactics Ogre for the GBA and an English version of Orge Battle for the SNES. I'm guessing the SNES version and the PS version are basically the same?

Now that I think of it, I actually remember playing Ogre Battle for a bit, getting really confused, and...humm, I don't remember what happened after that, but I'm guessing that I must have just quit and not gone back. I vaguely remember some dark, grid-like battle fields with pieces at both ends. I remember dying a lot too.

[sachmo71]

sach, want to give me two alternates in case you get unlucky in the draw?


1. wizard
2. cleric
3. fighter

[Raven Hawk]

1. Hawkman (proceeding to Eagle Man and Raven Man)
2. Angel
3. Fighter/Weretiger route

[Blade6119]

dola...

And do I get to kill Blade6119 in this game?
And no, you don't get to kill Blade6119 in this game. That's my job :)
Bummer on the not killing Blade6119 stuff. Oh well
Thank you...now my nightmares about a dynasty can continue...and i was worried i was going to be ok mentally after X-com :(


:p

[Sublime 2]

I'm in!

1. Cleric
2. Wizard
3. Fighter

[Vince]

So I've been trying to mess with some HTML tables, but they don't seem to work here. Anyone have any ideas?

[kingfc22]

I'm in

1. Knight
2. Dragon
3. Wizard

[BYU 14]

I'm in too

Giant
Knight
Fighter

[Godzilla Blitz]

So I've been trying to mess with some HTML tables, but they don't seem to work here. Anyone have any ideas?

Not sure about HTML, but Excel tables have worked well for me in the past. You've got to turn on that WYSIWYG option in your FOFC profile in order to display them work properly.

[cschex]

I would like to play

1. Beast Man
2. Weretiger
3. Gryphon

[Vince]

Thanks for the heads-up GB...I'll see if my Excel stuff shows up over here correctly at all.

Troop roster updated through cschex. Glad to see we have a good deal of interest!

[MrBug708]

Cleric vincey

[Blade6119]

Godzilla Blitz = Level 10
Blade6119 = Level 15
See, even in examples im better ;)

[Godzilla Blitz]

See, even in examples im better ;)

He didn't post everything. The real post would have looked like this:

Godzilla Blitz = Level 10
Kodos = Level 8
Blade6119 = Level 15 (KIA)

[Blade6119]

He didn't post everything. The real post would have looked like this:

Godzilla Blitz = Level 10
Kodos = Level 8
Blade6119 = Level 15 (KIA)
Nay, it would have looked far more like this:

Godzilla Blitz = Level 10
Kodos = Level 8
Blade6119 = Level 15 (TKd by Godzilla Blitz, who just happens to be 5 levels lower)

[JeeberD]

I want in!

1. Wizard
2. Octopus
3. Knight

[Vince]

Start of the workweek bump. Kyle, I need alternates for you.

[Vince]

Bump again for the weekend crowd. Also, note the application 'deadline.'

I'll run the troop draft live on Sunday evening, probably around 4:00 PM PST. I'm babysitting my lil' sis on Sunday and Monday, so I'll have very little to do elsewise :)

[Vince]

And our draft is complete! Here's how it went...

I had my little sister assign each of you a number from 1-14. Then, I had http://www.random.org/sform.html generate a sequence of the numbers 1-14. Here's how it went...

The numbers SamiJo picked:

tucker342 11
law90026 8
Blade6119 2
sachmo71 4
katon 13
Travis 1
Godzilla Blitz 3
Raven Hawk 5
Sublime 2 14
kingfc22 12
BYU 14 7
cschex 10
MrBug708 9
JeeberD 6

And the random sequence:
9
14
10
4
3
2
7
1
8
6
12
5
11
13

So our draft order, and results are...

1. MrBug708 Cleric
2. Sublime 2 Cleric
3. cschex Beast Man
4. sachmo71 Wizard
5. Godzilla Blitz Hell Hound
6. Blade6119 Giant
7. BYU 14 Giant
8. Travis Samurai
9. law90026 Beast Man
10. JeeberD Wizard
11. kingfc22 Knight
12. Raven Hawk Fighter (Hawk Man)
13. tucker342 Fighter
14. katon Wizard

The only people who did not get their first choice were Raven Hawk (only because we don't have any Hawk Men yet) and tucker342 -- tucker got bumped all the way down to choice three, because Blade and BYU took up all the Giants. His fighter class is pretty flexible, though, and since he's the first, he'll already be at level 4 as one of our higher ranked fighters (tucker, if you want to do something different, say the word!). Stay tuned for your players' stats, unit assignments, and our first battle!

[Vince]

So I'm still unsure on tables...let's see if this comes out at all well:

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 650px; height: 398px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col span="2" style="width: 96pt;" width="128"> <col style="width: 69pt;" width="92"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 24pt;" width="32"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 27pt;" width="36"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 96pt;" height="17" width="128"> <table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 480pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="638"> <col span="2" style="width: 96pt;" width="128"> <col style="width: 110pt;" width="146"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 24pt;" width="32"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 27pt;" width="36"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 96pt;" height="17" width="128">Name</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 96pt;" width="128">In-Game</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 110pt;" width="146">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 22pt;" width="29">Str.</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 24pt;" width="32">Agi.</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 20pt;" width="27">Int.</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 27pt;" width="36">Cha.</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 21pt;" width="28">Ali.</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 23pt;" width="30">Luk</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Warren</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">102</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">49</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">75</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Lans</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Knight</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">98</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">53</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Iante</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hell Hound</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">109</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">70</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">17</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Walter</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">93</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">41</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Musashi</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">93</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Stanley</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">95</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">53</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">53</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Baron</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">92</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">53</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">MrBug708</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Jean</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cleric</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">49</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Pierre</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Samurai</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">99</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">58</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Clive</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">99</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Sublime 2</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Roni</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cleric</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">92</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">49</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Nusse</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">100</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">33</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">33</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Heckamete</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">32</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">33</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; 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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hrm, well I'm not sure how to get rid of this dead space, but the table doesn't look so bad. Here're some tidbits about the roster as we have it...


<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 512pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 72pt;" width="96"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 73pt;" width="97"> <col style="width: 17pt;" width="22"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 133pt;" height="17" width="177">Healthiest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 72pt;" width="96">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td style="width: 20pt;" width="27">
</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 133pt;" width="177">Smartest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 73pt;" width="97">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 17pt;" width="22">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 23pt;" width="30">Int</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">109</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">102</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">60</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td x:num="" align="right">100</td> <td>
</td> <td>3(t). Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">57</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>3(t). Katon</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">57</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3(t). JeeberD</td> <td class="xl25">Wizard</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">57</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td>
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</td> <td>1(t). Sublime</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">53</td> <td>
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[kingfc22]

Sweet. Lans is a freakin badass!

[Vince]

I have looked over our troop roster, and have separated our army into 11 units ready for battle. If you leaders want to, feel free to name your group -- I'm just going to give them vanilla names to describe what they do for now. Also, if anyone is unhappy with their role, please let me know -- I'm flexible, and have no problem changing things.

The Liberators, Part 1
We start with Knight Kingfc22 and his group of high-aligned warriors. Kingfc22 is joined in the front ranks of this group by the Fighter tucker342 and the Giant BYU 14. Supporting them from the back row is Cleric MrBug708. With three mighty swings from BYU's club, and two sword slashes from kingfc22 and tucker342 each, they have a potent attack. Bug's healing efforts from the back row should help them withstand enemy attacks.

Our highest-Aligned group, this will be our army's face, and will liberate towns, cities and Roshian Temples in the name of the rebellion. Putting a good face forward is key to having a good reputation, so we'll let these guys get it done.

The Liberators, Part Two
Our sole remaining Cleric, Sublime 2, leads a band of 4 Amazon women with their formidable bows and arrows from the back row. Also boasting a good reputation, they will help kingfc22's group liberate towns and cities. Although not too terribly strong, once the Amazons begin to level up, they should pack a pretty good punch.

The Brawlers
A good fighting force is led here by Samurai Travis. Shelling out damage in the form of devastating Sonic Strikes from the back row (only one per battle, sadly), Travis is flanked by 4 Fighters, including Raven Hawk. They will be a solid group of city defenders who will move in after the Liberators have turned the cities to our cause.

The Heavy Hitters
We have appointed Beast Tamer cschex with a daunting task -- keeping things civil between Hell Hound Godzilla Blitz and Giant Blade6119. With 6 devastating strikes between the two creatures manning the front lines alone, any opposing unit will be in a sad state after facing this brutish unit.

Forces of the Night
Master Wizard sachmo71 leads two fellow Wizards JeeberD and Katon from the back row, as they sling spells at our enemies behind a ferocious Hell Hound guard.

The Scouts & Envoys
Our second Beast Tamer law90026 takes flight with a pair of Griffons to be a combination scout/quick response unit, who will oftentimes be sent to find mercernary units in the field to win to our cause.

The Scourge of the Seven Seas
Led by the Valkyrie Natalie, our two Octopi will prowl any waterways we come across.

The Ground Crew 1 and 2
Two separate units, each led by a Knight, one with 4 fighters as support, the other with 3 fighters and an amazon.

The Dark Ground Crew
Our final Beast Tamer, two Wizards and two Fighters make for a formidable low-alignment team.

The Home Guard
I will lead the remainder of our troops (2 Fighters and a Hell Hound) from our base of operations -- keeping myself out of harm's way (game over if I die) and keeping my character from being completely overpowered due to extra experience. This story isn't about me -- it's about you guys!

[Vince]

Before we take the field for the first time at the Borders of Sharom District, we have acquired some Magical Items, and it is up to me to divvy them up. For the most part, I'll make sure things go to people they will help the most -- a Ring of Intelligence +25 isn't really going to help a Giant very much, nor is a Battle Axe of Kill Everything going to look too good in a Wizard's hands. That being said, I'm also going to try to be fair about rotating things around so that no one is neglected. After a few battles, we should have a bunch of pretty cool items, and unless this gets wildly more popular, I can see us all having items by the 6th battle.

We currently have in the Army's storehouses:

The King's Crown (Physical Defense +17)
The Black Axe (Strength +18, Intelligence -8)
The Thunder Ring (Thunder +15, Strength +3, White +6)

The Thunder Ring is really the only class-specific item we have, and it would obviously look best on a Valkyrie (who attacks using Thunder from the back row). So I gave that to Natalie, our local Octopi rider. Since tucker342 was the only person who didn't get his top choice of character, I've given him preference between the two next items. For now, I think the Crown is going to look better on him, but Tucker if you're out there and you would rather have that Axe, let me know.

That leaves the Black Axe. It lowers intelligence, so I don't want to give it to just about anyone. I narrowed it down to a few of our more brutish brawlers, and using a random number generator (my little sister :)), picked a name from our list. Congratulations Blade6119! You're now quite a bit stronger, and quite a bit stupider.

With that all finished up...it's off to battle for the first time!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Rawr!

I have the charisma of a...

...um...

Hell Hound!

I shall sunder all and mighty with my massive jaws of destruction! Let me at 'em, boss!

And even as a Hell Hound, I'm smarter than that fat ass giant Blade6119.

Rawr!

[JeeberD]

Well...at least I'm kinda smart.

[law90026]

Woosh ... that was me you just saw flying past you. Faster than a speeding bullet and all that :D

[Blade6119]

And even as a Hell Hound, I'm smarter than that fat ass giant Blade6119.

Rawr!
And now i am quite a bit stronger. When is the last time the science nerd beat the jock in a fight? Exactly :D

[tucker342]

That's too bad that I didn't get my top choice... but oh well I can take it:)

And I'll happily take the crown

[Godzilla Blitz]

And now i am quite a bit stronger. When is the last time the science nerd beat the jock in a fight? Exactly :D

You silly giant! I'm a Hell Hound, Blade6119, not a science nerd! Rawr!

Meat!

I want meat!

When do we start! I'll kill 'em all, and Blade6119, don't you be slowin' us all down. I'll claw my way over you if you can't keep the pace.

Rawr!

(Reminder to self: lay off the Hornsby Hard Cider from now on! Stuff has got a kick to it.)

[Vince]

Chapter 2: Sharom Border

Usar, formerly a bandit leader, has been made the ruler of Sharom Border for his help in establishing the Zeteginean Empire and murdering former King Gran. Defeating him will open up the Sharom District, and allow us access to the Empire.

I'm still trying to figure out a way to get pictures of the battlefields -- that would help tremendously, but I can't think of any way other than to use a digital camera and get creative...for now, we're stuck with my description.

The Sharom Border is basically a bay, with the opening to the Ocean to the North. We have established our base of operations at Svastpol, on the Southeast corner of the bay. Just north of our position is the town of Valna (which has a shop). To our southwest is the town of Abdella, and further along the coast is a Roshian Temple. As the coastline turns northwards along the rest of the bay, is another town called Valikesh, and finally Usar's base of operations in Jindark, all the way around the other side of the Bay. At the top of the bay is a chain of small islands, and there is another chain of larger islands across the middle of the bay, beginning at about Valna, and 'connecting' to Valikesh on the opposite side of the bay. This far out in the boondocks of the empire, we expect their troop organization and power to be rather weak, so we don't expect much opposition here.

To start with, we deploy kingfc22 and his liberators to the southwest, intending him to liberate the city of Abdella, then move on to liberate the Roshian Temple. We order them to hold position at the Roshian Temple, until we can assess the enemy's tactics -- if they follow the roads around the bay, the Roshian Temple will probably be where we make our stand.

Simultaneously, we send Sublime 2 and his Amazons north, to liberate Valna. From there, we order them to advance a position along the northern island chain, in case the enemy decides to approach from that side.

Along with the two liberating parties, we deploy cschex and the Heavy Hitters, law90026 and the Scouts, sachmo71 and the Creatures of the Night, Travis and the Brawlers, and finally Iva and the Ocean Dwellers as the main body of our army.

cschex, Godzilla Blitz and Blade6119 head to the north, to maintain a garrison at Valna so that once the town is liberated, it will not fall back to enemy hands.

law90026 begins canvassing the mountains to the South for potential recruits -- rumors of Dragons and Hawkmen with rebellious intent have been swirling around, and law and his griffons are just the people to find them.

Iva and the Octopi scope out the water, and check out the lower Island Chain -- but they aren't going to be much use on the islands, so they quickly head back to base.

sachmo71, JeeberD and Katon head south to garrison Abdella when kingfc22 and company move on to the Roshian Temple.

Travis and Raven Hawk head to the main island in the lower Island Chain -- if the enemy decides to approach our base straight across the Bay, this is where the majority of the action will be.

We press onward remarkably quickly -- in no time at all, Valna, Abdella and the Roshian Temple are ours, and there is no sign of the enemy anywhere. What's more is that we are fortuitous enough to discover an item at the Roshian Temple! We receive the Hydra's Fang, good for +4 Strength, +6 Physical Defense and +8 Fire. For the rest of the battle, BYU 14 will be wielding it, and after the battle we will divvy up the spoils accordingly. kingfc22, sachmo71 and cschex are all in position, fortifying the Roshian Temple, Abdella and Valna, respectively. With no sign of the enemy, we hold strong, and wait for Travis and Sublime 2 to get into position, and send us word of enemy troop movements. law90026 is scanning the mountains, but as of yet no word on potential recruits.

Travis and company finally make it to the central island, and set up shop momentarily, awaiting troop movement on the far bank. In their spare time, they find buried treasure! We have discovered a Flame Sword, good for Strength +6. Raven Hawk picks it up for the battle, and afterwards we will find a more suitable owner. Shortly after the discovery, we see our first sign of the enemy. Heading directly across the bay, right at Travis, Raven Hawk and the fighters, enemies are coming along in groups of two and three. They should be easy pickings for our boys, especially since we are in groups of 3, 4 or 5. Travis's group waits patiently on the island, letting the enemy come to them...and our first skirmish with the Zeteginean Empire has begun!

Setting our tactics to take on the strongest of the enemies first, Travis and Raven Hawk engage a Knight and two Fighters. Travis, the fastest on the draw, immediately lashes out at the opposing Knight with a Sonic Strike, a massive blow that is so powerful, it even hurts Travis a little. The Knight takes a severe wound for 39, as Travis takes 12 damage. The enemy strikes a few times, wounding Raven Hawk, but not severely. Raven Hawk and the fighters exchange blows, and the first skirmish ends in a rebellion victory! Chased away for now, the Knight and his two fighters regroup, and press on. Without a chance for respite, the Brawlers tense again as a Wizard and Giant are next to test their resolve. Another monster Sonic Strike from Travis puts the severe hurt on the Giant, as he takes 45 points of damage. Raven Hawk and the fighters follow for about 12-20 damage apiece, and the Giant is definitely reeling! After the enemy strikes back, Raven Hawk runs forward, and with a leap stabs the lumbering Giant right in the heart! Quickly removing his sword, Raven Hawk backpedals as the Giant topples over in a heap, dead! The first Empire Casualty lies at the hands of Raven Hawk! The Wizard manages to scurry away, but not for long. Eager after their first taste of action, Travis and the Brawlers press forward, and a Sonic Strike from Travis is more than enough to dispatch the already wounded Wizard.

With the Empire's force of about 5 units all concentrating on the island in the middle, our tactics focus switches -- instead of focusing so much on defending our cities, I decide we need to press the attack. kingfc22 and the Liberators press on along the road towards Valikesh, the last remaining Empire city on the map. sachmo71's garrison moves up from Abdella to replace kingfc22 at the Roshian Temple, while we dispatch Kurse and his fighters to replace sachmo71 and the rest of the Wizards at Abdella. With Sublime 2 and the Amazons continuing their press on the northern island chain, and tightening the noose around Usar's hideout at Jindark, I forsake the garrison at Valna, and cschex presses on across the lower island chain to engage the enemy. If all else fails, Valna is close enough to our home base at Svastpol that my own unit can rush up there to defend the city if need be.

The Brawlers are still holding off minor attacks at the middle island, but nothing major as the units of a Cleric and two Amazons are tough to kill because of the Cleric's healing power. Travis is able to throw down a monstrous blow of 65 (!) on one of the Clerics, however. After our garrisons have moved up, I call on Travis's unit to retreat south to the Roshian Temple, and sachmo71, JeeberD and Katon head north to replace them, as cschex, Godzilla Blitz and Blade6119 close in from the east. cschex and the Heavy Hitters get there first, and they are the next to enter battle.

The Heavy Hitters are aptly named, as both Godzilla Blitz and Blade6119 and his Black Axe each hit for 25+ damage almost every time. Godzilla Blitz crouches, and with a vicious dash forward ends the life of a foe with ease. Blade and his enormous club (yes, this game was too archaic to update the fact that he's wielding an axe) aren't quite as quick as his compatriots Godzilla Blitz and cschex, but he makes those hits count. Cschex himself is deadly with his whip, and two attacks from the back row are a great supplement to the hammering that the enemy takes at the hands of the frontliners. Amazingly enough, this game must have it out for Blade as much as we do -- in this entire first mission he is the ONLY one in this group to get hit with any sort of damage at all. Every single enemy concentrated their attacks on him (no joke -- and there's nothing I can do to influence that, I don't think). This group is so nice and powerful though, that they were able to dispatch people with ease, and Blade was never in danger of dying. Blade6119, Godzilla Blitz and cschex all picked up a kill in their rush through the lower island chain.

Meanwhile, kingfc22 and the Liberators have captured the city of Valikesh, and we now have a stranglehold on this area. Valikesh is close enough to Jindark (enemy HQ) that we can see the only troops back at the enemy base are Usar and his cronies -- if they manufacture any more troops, we'll know about it right away.

Similarly, Sublime 2 and company have reached the largest island in the northern chain, and found a hidden city! Ellery opens its doors to the Liberation, and Sublime and his Amazons take up residence, garrisoning the town themselves.

Travis and the Brawlers are licking their minor wounds at the Roshian Temple, and sachmo71 and the Wizards have entered the fray in the middle of the bay. Their group, made up of three wizards guarded by a Hell Hound, is quite formidable. In their first encounter, two spells is all it takes to fell a fully healthy Giant, as Katon's Ice Field is too much for it to withstand. A few blows later, and sachmo71 throws a tornado that literally blows the opposing Wizard away! Try as I may, JeeberD is the only one I can't manage to get a kill for, as sachmo71 and katon each pick up two kills in their quick run down of the enemy.

law90026 is still flying around the countryside with his Griffons, wondering who these people who are spreading rumors are, and how he is going to rend them limb from limb when he gets back.

The enemy seems to be regrouping at this point -- we have decimated their early charge, and there are only a few stragglers left at this point. New units are coming out of Jindark -- a Witch and an Octopus, a Valkyrie and a Griffon, and two Beast Tamers with a Hell Hound each. The Valkyrie-Griffon combo worries me -- they are a 'High Sky' group, and they can boogie across any type of terrain really fast. If they sneak around our defenses, they could get to Valna really quick. Unwilling to give up my defense of the central part of the map, I leave sachmo71 and the Wizards on the central island, order cschex and the Heavy Hitters up to Ellery, and send Sublime back across the northern island chain to get back to Valna. With all the intervening water for cschex and sachmo71, Sublime will probably make it back to Valna the quickest.

The stragglers from our initial confrontation in the middle of the Bay are limping back home, and instead of letting them get back to replenish themselves, I order kingfc22 to take a short trip out of Valikesh to finish them off. A few swipes of kingfc22's sword, and the last few stragglers are mopped up from the first wave. Kingfc22 picks up 3 kills for his trouble, and BYU 14 and tucker342 get in a few swipes so they aren't completely green anymore. They head back to Valikesh to maintain the garrison.

Usar sends his Beast Tamers towards Ellery and cschex and the Heavy Hitters...now that they are enjoying the benefit of city walls, the enemies are even less of a threat, and each of the Heavy Hitters gets their second kill of the battle.

With little left to do, we tighten the noose ever further, moving sachmo71 and the Wizards up onto the northwest coast of the bay. Suddenly, I get a message that Kurse's unit has engaged the enemy! What the hell? he's way back at Abdella...

...and sure enough, the Valkyrie and the Griffon slipped around our perimeter and tried to take a city. Though they only managed to weaken them at the first pass, Kurse and his Fighters made short work of the weakened unit the second time around. What is amazing is our stroke of luck -- we find a Dream Crown on one of the corpses! This amazing item will turn one of our Amazons into a Princess, quite possibly the most badass unit in the game. While the Princess is the leader of a unit, every single unit in the group gets an extra attack, including the Princess.

Usar seems to have no more units left to deploy, so I surround Valikesh by moving cschex and kingfc22 off their city garrison duties, making an impenetrable ring around the city so that there can be no more Griffon incidents. I send Sublime up to explore an island off the coast past the mouth of the bay, and I send Travis down the road to the southwest leading into the mountains. law90026 is going to ring my neck at the end of this battle, as he is STILL seemingly patrolling for no reason. Sublime finds a hidden Roshian Temple on the island, and they present us with a 'Star of Heroes,' supposedly the mark of a true hero, and a very important, valuable item. I suppose it can't hurt. Travis and the Brawlers find the city of Fallsala, where they lament the fact that war has started up again. Giving law90026 one more day to recruit, and making sure that Usar has no more units, we wait patiently...and when nothing comes of it, we collect our tribute for the day, and send kingfc22 to Valikesh to deal with Usar.

kingfc22 and Usar have dealt with each other before -- kingfc22 was a great friend of the late King Gran, and was quite upset when Gran was murdered, and Usar had a major role in that. Usar attacks at the head of his group, with two wizards supporting him from the back row. kingfc22 lands the first blow, a solid 32 to Usar. Usar responds in turn, wounding kingfc22 22, but MrBug708 is right there to heal him back up. BYU 14 and tucker342 get a few shots in at Usar, and he is reeling -- down to 42 health with quite a few attacks remaining. The Wizards get in a couple of good shots, and Usar tags kingfc22 one more time, but a quick slash by kingfc22 sends Usar reeling, and BYU 14 is right there to smash Usar's head in with his mighty club. Their leader fallen, the Wizards surrender, and Sharom Border is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul:

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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
The Hydra's Fang: +4 Strength, +6 Physical, +8 Fire
The Flame Sword: +6 Strength
Dream Crown

Level Ups:
Blade6119 (3)
cschex (4)
BYU 14 (3)
3 Fighters (3)

We returned to Sharom Border after the dust cleared to see if we could find anything -- the people at Falsalla gave us a Gnomish Nugget, as our peaceful manner after removing the Empire convinced them that we are good guys. We also ran into a man named Badista in Valna -- he claims that he will give us a great reward if we get him a Book of the Dead. Finally, law90026 was able to find a couple of new recruits; sachmo71 and the Wizards now welcome a Dragon to their frontline, and say goodbye to the Hell Hound that was at their bidding before. Also, Raven Hawk the Hawk Man joins Travis and the Brawlers, and the previous Raven Hawk the fighter is now available for anyone to take. Our next foray is into the Sharom District, where we expect to meet a bit firmer resistance, but still nothing excessive.

[law90026]

Cool, call me Drew Rosenhaus, I'll get the people you need ... for a price.

[Vince]

After generating some random numbers (both the items are fighter items, so the Wizards and Clerics were out of the equation), Godzilla Blitz and law90026 are the lucky recipients of the Hydra's Fang and the Flame Sword. My ancient coin of Valentinian II from Rome (http://www.random.org/cgi-bin/randflip?cur=antique.valentinian-ii) came up Heads, so Godzilla Blitz got the Hydra's Fang, and law90026 gets the Flame Sword. Here's our stat leaders after the first battle:

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 512pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 72pt;" width="96"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 73pt;" width="97"> <col style="width: 17pt;" width="22"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 133pt;" height="17" width="177">Healthiest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 72pt;" width="96">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> </td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 133pt;" width="177">Smartest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 73pt;" width="97">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 17pt;" width="22">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 23pt;" width="30">Int</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">109</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">78</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">108</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">62</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Cschex</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">105</td> <td>
</td> <td>3(t). Katon</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">61</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">105</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3(t). JeeberD</td> <td class="xl25">Wizard</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">61</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td> </td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">78</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">70</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">62</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Cschex</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3. cschex</td> <td class="xl25">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">60</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">70</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td>
</td> <td>2(t). Mrbug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td>
</td> <td>2(t). Sublime</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Vince</td> <td>Lord</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td>
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</td> </tr></tbody> </table>

[JeeberD]

What can I say? I'm a pacifist at heart...

[sachmo71]

Ohhh, we got a dragon! WHOOT!

[Vince]

So I also played through the second battle yesterday night (writeup coming later), and man do we have a horseshoe up our collective rear-ends. We have found another great Class-Change item, the Stone of Dragos. This brings up a question that I have been trying to figure out how to solve since the beginning, though. How to decide who gets it? Currently we have two characters, cschex and law90026, who could use the item in the future (it changes a Beast Master to a Dragon Tamer). How to decide between the two? I'd like there to be some sort of competition between the two of them, but I have no way to do that in-game (kills are a little too random, and it would be tough to be fair to the two of them, since they are in completely different groups). I'm going to continue to try to figure it out, but I would appreciate any suggestions -- we've probably got a good 5 or 6 battles before either of them is of a high enough level to use the Stone anyways.

[Travis]

Maybe as a first course of action, list the item and what it can do (and what it would take for the character to use it, if they'd have to follow a specific path, etc) and see if one, both, all characters involved would want to travel that road. If more than one ends up wanting it, then I would personally say it should be up to you to give it to whoever would most benefit the entire group the most in having it. If more than one character involved could use it to equal effectiveness/importance to the army's overall benefit, then a coin toss if those involved at least answer in the thread that they're still following along?

[kingfc22]

The Wizards didn't stand a chance.

[Vince]

Congratulations to tucker342, you are our first soldier up for promotion! As a Level 5 Fighter with 55 Alignment and 52 Charisma, you are eligible for promotion to the following classes:

Knight
Beast Tamer
Doll Mage
Wizard

If you choose not to promote at this time, you will have the following options at a later date:

Ninja (Level 6; we'll need to make you a bit more evil)
Wild Man (Level 6; we'll need to make you a bit more evil)
Samurai (Level 7)

Until we hear from you, you will remain a fighter, slashing at enemies with your sword.

[Raven Hawk]

*flex*

*squak*

[tucker342]

sweeeet, I would like to be promoted to a knight.

[Travis]

Excellent job in the first battle Raven Hawk, your promotion is both well earned and creepy at the same time ;)

Anything you'd like the unit to be called? Brawlers seems so......well.......hasty and uncouth.

[Vince]

Battle 3: Sharom District
The Warrior Gilbert is a reputable man, but he has bowed to the will of the Empire for the sake of his people. Granted an autonomy for his cooperation, he rules the Sharom District himself.

http://www.fof-gefl.com/upload/Vince/stage_3_sharom_district.bmp

Wow am I a terrible artist :)

As you can see, we start in Llwelyn in the North. Parcival is Gilbert's HQ, and we will face all threats coming from there. I expect most of the fighting to go on around Chang'Ga, and I'm not sure we will reach it to liberate it before engaging the enemy forces. Since some of our guys didn't get much action last battle, I'm going to try to get them involved this time around.

kingfc22 and his Liberators head South on the East fork of the road, liberating the Roshian Temple, and then heading towards Sagebard. cschex and the Heavy Hitters follow, and garrison the Roshian Temple when the Liberators move on. From there, they hold their positions.

Sublime 2 has a new addition to his unit, Princess Misha. She allows everyone in the group to gain an extra attack each battle, a tremendous advantage. Even with a mere three Amazons and a Cleric, she makes the group a tremendous asset. Since she's also highly aligned, Sublime's group is almost as good a Liberating unit as kingfc22. They head along the southwest road, Liberating Vannu and then pressing forward towards Chang'Ga. sachmo71 and the Wizards, with their new Dragon leading the way, follow Sublime to make the garrison at Vannu.

Travis and the Brawlers, with the promotion to Hawk Man of Raven Hawk, have become an incredibly versatile unit, as they now travel the Low Sky. Outside of mountain ranges, they can cover lots of ground very quickly now. They accompany Sublime in the assault towards Chang'Ga.

law90026, fresh off his recruiting mission, is going to be utilized as a High Flier this battle. Initially, he is ordered to fly west, to liberate the Roshian Temple and the town of Bah'Wahl on the western Island. Then, once they are liberated, he is to sweep south towards Parcival, and come upon Chang'Ga from the rear, where the heavy fighting should be going on. law90026 and his Griffons should be able to clean up any units straggling from the attacks of Sublime and Travis.

Even though the island to the west is far off, we don't want our reputation damaged by cities falling back into imperial hands. So we deploy Iva and her Octopi to lurk in the ocean arond Bah'Wahl -- if anyone approaches the city, they will strike, and it is incredibly difficult to defeat Octopi once they are in the water.

The battle starts off smoothly -- we again advance more quickly than I expected. We also start off with a bonus; kingfc22 and the Liberators discover the Honour Shield at the Roshian Temple, an item that provides excellent Physical protection and a slight benefit to White magic. BYU 14 equips it for the remainder of the battle. Vannu and Sagebard are both liberated, the Garrisons in place, and Travis and Sublime are both approaching the city of Chang'Ga with as yet no resistance. law90026 sweeps through the Roshian Temple and Bah'Wahl, finding some buried treasure along the way in the form of the Sword of Evil -- a +16 strength sword! Strangely enough, one of law's griffons seems to be content to swing it with his talons, and he equips it for the remainder of the battle. The citizens of Bah'Wahl tell of a legendary fighter called 'The Wind Rider' who lives there.

Meanwhile, Travis and Sublime have spotted the enemy. Though their units are put together a bit more intelligently, and we are facing some tougher characters like Ninja, we like our chances as Sublime engages the first of them...

Wow. Just, wow. I knew that a Princess would improve any group, but Sublime, Misha and the Amazons just tore the enemy to shreds. It usually only took one round of battle for an entire enemy unit to be wiped out, even though all the characters in our unit were only level 2 versus the Level 4 characters of the enemy. Sublime's 3 heals per battle kept the unit in tip-top shape, and we probably could have marched straight over to Parcival with them...but we realized that the rest of the army wouldn't like that very much. By the time we pushed our way to Chang'Ga, Sublime and all his cohorts had advanced two levels each, and the enemy was in dissarray already. In order to spread the fun around, we sent Sublime back to base. Since we had the enemy so well under control already, we ordered kingfc22 and the Liberators to move on to Lenikan, had cschex and the Heavy Hitters move on down to garrison Sagebard, and deployed some of our non-FOFC Units to try to get them some experience. Travis and the Brawlers held Chang'Ga as law90026 approached the remaining pieces of the enemy's first wave from the rear after finding their second treasure of the battle, the Thunder Gloves. They would later hand the gloves off to the Valkyrie Natalie, who was one of the support units dispatched late.

With a whole slew of enemy units still reeling, law90026 swooped in and made mincemeat of them. While the lead Griffon swooped and attacked with the Sword of Evil, the rear Griffon buffeted all the enemies with a wind storm. The snap of law90026's whip was enough to fell 4 separate enemies! Those that were not killed were forced to retreat towards Travis and Raven Hawk at Chang'Ga, where Raven Hawk was able to notch 3 more kills. The first wave of enemies had been successfully annihilated. With their newfound experience, we cleared the way for others to have some fun, and sent Travis and the Brawlers of exploring to the Southeast, and sent law90026 off to the road to the west of Parcival, which seemed to lead to nowhere. kingfc22 liberated Lenikan, where we found out that Canopus the Wind Rider was a great friend of Gilbert's, but he couldn't understand how Gilbert had given up his honor by bowing to the Empire. Someone suggests we should find Canopus' sister Yulia.

At this point, the enemy sends forth his second wave of units as Travis is replaced at Chang'Ga by two non-FOFC units. Strangely, this second set of enemies disregards Chang'Ga completely, and heads straight for kingfc22 at Lenikan! No match for the might of kingfc22, BYU 14, tucker342 and MrBug708, the enemy is quickly repelled, as BYU 14 picks up 3 kills and tucker342 notches his first kill as well. MrBug708 keeps the party's health up, and manages to get a level up in the process, along with everyone else in the group. However, now kingfc22 and tucker342 are at level 5 -- higher than that of our enemies. Worried about their Alignment, I order cschex and the Heavy Hitters to come relieve them as the lower-level non-FOFC units come straight across the river to engage the remaining enemies. With law90026 just to the west of Parcival, he is our eyes and can see what is going on there. Not only that, but he has found a hidden Roshian Temple, and Yulia, Canopus's sister. She gives us the Wing of Victory, and asks us to reunite her brother with his friend Gilbert. A return to Bah'Wahl (by Iva -- law90026 is too valuable as a pair of eyes on Parcival), and Canopus agrees to join! We deploy him immediately, and send him towards Parcival.

Our non-FOFC units get a little bit of experience, but are quite obviously over their heads against the higher-level opposition. Shortly thereafter, the Heavy Hitters step in, and make easy work of the tattered remaining enemy forces. Blade6119 gets one kill, while Godzilla Blitz and cschex pick up 2 each as the second wave of enemies is completely obliterated. Meanwhile, Travis has found a rare treasure indeed to the Southeast: the Boleas, the Axe of the South Wind God. Good for +17 strength, Raven Hawk equips it for the time being.

With nothing left to do, we patiently wait both for noon when we receive our tribute, and for Canopus to approach Gilbert in Parcival. We don't have long to wait, as Canopus defeats Gilbert and his two Wyrm guardians. After the battle, Canopus pleads with us to forgive Gilbert, which we of course do -- he shall be a staunch compatriot in the battles ahead. With that, the Sharom District is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul:
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</td> <td style="width: 30pt;" width="40">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
Level Ups:
Sublime 2 x2 (4)
kingfc22 (5)
Godzilla Blitz (5)
tucker342 (5)
MrBug708 (4)
Travis (4)
Blade6119 (4)
BYU 14 (4)
law90026 (3)

The Honour Shield -- +14 Physical Defense, +7 White
The Boleas -- +17 Strength
The Thunder Gloves -- +3 Physical, +4 Thunder
The Sword of Evil -- +15 Strength

The Stone of Dragos -- Turns a Beast Master into a Dragon Tamer
Tome of Knowledge -- Increases a Character's Intelligence
Rotten Pumpkin -- Turns a Pumpkin Head into a Halloween (I think we actually got this back in the first battle, I just didn't write it down. We'll probably never use it anyhow)

New Units:
Canopus, Level 5 Eagle Man
Gilbert, Level 6 Beast Tamer
2 Level 4 Hawk Men
2 Level 5 Wyrms
1 Level 4 Griffon
1 Level 4 Octopus (Neutral Encounter)

[Vince]

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 156pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="207"> <col style="width: 118pt;" width="157"> <col style="width: 13pt;" width="17"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <tbody><tr style="height: 18pt;" height="24"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 18pt; width: 118pt;" height="24" width="157">Overall Kills:</td> <td style="width: 13pt;" width="17">
</td> <td style="width: 25pt;" width="33">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
And our new stat leaders:

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 512pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 72pt;" width="96"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 73pt;" width="97"> <col style="width: 17pt;" width="22"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 133pt;" height="17" width="177">Healthiest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 72pt;" width="96">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td style="width: 20pt;" width="27">
</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 133pt;" width="177">Smartest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 73pt;" width="97">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 17pt;" width="22">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 23pt;" width="30">Int</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">115</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">78</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">115</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">68</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">113</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">64</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td class="xl25">
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</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">86</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">74</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">72</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3. cschex</td> <td class="xl25">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">69</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">71</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">70</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Mrbug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">68</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. Sublime</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3(t). Vince</td> <td>Lord</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
Our Beastmen, law90026 in particular, made HUGE strides in Charisma this go 'round, gaining 36 points in one battle.

Lastly, the item draw...

First, we managed to find a Tome of Learning off one of the opposing units during the last battle -- it will raise one character's intelligence. That means our spellcasters and healers are interested in it: sachmo71, katon, JeeberD, MrBug708 and Sublime 2. The lucky winner is...Sublime 2! We'll find the results of the Tome next time I fire the game up.

The Thunder Gloves obviously look best on a Valkyrie, so our other Valkyrie gets our second Thunder item.

The Honour Shield should go to a frontline fighter, since it provides great protection, which means these guys are eligible: kingfc22, Raven Hawk and BYU 14. The survey says...kingfc22!

The Boleas is an honorable, strong axe. One of our fighter types should have it: Raven Hawk, BYU 14, Travis, or cschex. And the winner is...Raven Hawk!

Last, and possibly least, is the Sword of Evil. Though the description doesn't mention any penalties, I find it hard to believe that a sword with that name doesn't affect Alignment in some way...anyhow, it's a powerful weapon, so the same group of people are up for it: BYU 14, Travis or cschex. Behind door #3 we have...Travis! If the sword has negative alignment properties, I'm probably going to hand it off to cschex, as his class is more suitable to evil-ness.

Coming up next, we have a decision to make. We can either assault the Pogrom Forest, or Lake Jansenia. I'm not sure if I'll do this battle today, or cool off for a little bit. Depends upon how bored I get, I guess :)

[Sublime 2]

Whoo! nice read so far....and good to see I'll smarten up a bit at the Tome.

[kingfc22]

Coming up next, we have a decision to make. We can either assault the Pogrom Forest, or Lake Jansenia.

I think a little swim would be nice.

[Travis]

I'll second the wet assault vote, more swinging room for my new sword.

[ntndeacon]

I wouldn't mind joining as either a fighter or the Dragon

[Vince]

ntndeacon you're in -- take your pick, fighter or Dragon works for me. If you want to be a Fighter, I'll PM you their stats, and you can pick one you want to be.

[Poli]

Just noticed this thread. Man, I love Ogre Battle.

[Poli]

BTW, I want in.

[ntndeacon]

Fighter is cool

[JeeberD]

Damn, I suck... :(

[cschex]

Man, my guys are great. Though you try keeping a Hell Hound and a Giant at peace all day and get any beauty sleep.....

[law90026]

Yep, that's me, 4 kills at the top of the board in Round 2 :)

As for the Dragon Tamer item, I'm fine whether or not I get it.

[Vince]

Damn, I suck... :(

Well, you guys were sort of chillin' on guard duty last battle. You Wizards started at level 4, which is already at the level of our opponents. Because of that, your alignment was dropping rapidly, and while Wizards aren't the most reputable lot in this game, there ARE minimum requirements to advance. I didn't want you guys to start bottoming out right away, so I've been holding you back.

BTW, I want in.

Cool! Just pick a troop off the roster in post two of the thread, and I'll attach your name to him, and start reporting on what you do.

Fighter is cool

Good times. I just realized there would be like 14 different guys I'd have to sort through and give you stats on, so I'm just going to pick the most well-rounded guy we have. I'll post your character later tonight, when I get home.

[Blade6119]

Gah, leaving us heavy hitters for mop-up duty? Somewhere that logic breaks down for me ;)

Congrats on the first two wins, lets keep it up!

PS:Is this an emulator or something, and if so can you PM me where to get it?

[Poli]

Can I be one of the 3 badass griffins, or do I have to settle for a fighter?

[Blade6119]

Can I be one of the 3 badass griffins, or do I have to settle for a fighter?
Didnt we get a princess role? I think that fits you far better buddy:D

[Godzilla Blitz]

Rawr!

If that pokey giant Blade6119 were any faster, we'd be in Parcival by now.

Hup hup, fatty!

And enough wit' the worryin' 'bout the pretty princesses. You ain't gettin' none of that action, that's for sure.

[Blade6119]

Rawr!

If that pokey giant Blade6119 were any faster, we'd be in Parcival by now.

Hup hup, fatty!

And enough wit' the worryin' 'bout the pretty princesses. You ain't gettin' none of that action, that's for sure.
You are a pathetic dog, i am a giant...any lady would obviously pick the giant. And im not fat, just big boned:(

[Godzilla Blitz]

You are a pathetic dog, i am a giant...any lady would obviously pick the giant. And im not fat, just big boned:(

Pathetic Dog? Humph.

I got a Hydra's Fang, there, Blade6119. You know what that does? It let's me breath FIRE! Rawr! And we all know that the ladies love fangs. Drives 'em wild. Oh, yeah! See, I get the good stuff, my fat boned friend.

And what'd you get so far, Blade6119? Huh? Sorry, I can't heeeeeeaaaaar you!!!! Let me say it for you: The Stupid Axe. That's right, you got an axe that makes you dumber. Try not to cut your toes off there, big guy.

Har!

/shows off Hydra's fang to one of the Amazons.

(Now if I could just control all this drooling...)

[Blade6119]

Pathetic Dog? Humph.

I got a Hydra's Fang, there, Blade6119. You know what that does? It let's me breath FIRE! Rawr! And we all know that the ladies love fangs. Drives 'em wild. Oh, yeah! See, I get the good stuff, my fat boned friend.

And what'd you get so far, Blade6119? Huh? Sorry, I can't heeeeeeaaaaar you!!!! Let me say it for you: The Stupid Axe. That's right, you got an axe that makes you dumber. Try not to cut your toes off there, big guy.

Har!

/shows off Hydra's fang to one of the Amazons.

(Now if I could just control all this drooling...)
I have a kick ass axe that makes me much stronger. Chicks dig biceps....you got hydras fangs...what do they do? You can bite them now? Oh wait, your a dog...you already do that. And just because im stupid doesnt mean im not better. Look at tom cruise :p

[Vince]

Can I be one of the 3 badass griffins, or do I have to settle for a fighter?

I'll sign you up as a Griffon.

My dad and I busted out Super Scrabble tonight, and our epic brawl didn't finish until about half an hour ago (3 and a half hour scrabble game...sheesh. I won 706 to 676 :)). So I'll update everything tomorrow afternoon when I get home from work (adding ntndeacon and ardent, and figuring out how much intelligence Sublime gained from the Tome of Learning).

Also -- Blade, this is the Playstation port of the Super Nintendo game. I'm playing the game on my PS2. Here's an E-Bay auction for the game: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ogre-Battle-Limited-edition-Playstation_W0QQitemZ8269701026QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I bought this as soon as it came out, so I have no idea how hard they are to find nowadays. I know that to this day, even though I have been actively looking since about 1998, I still can't find a SNES Cart.

[Raven Hawk]

Excellent job in the first battle Raven Hawk, your promotion is both well earned and creepy at the same time ;)

Anything you'd like the unit to be called? Brawlers seems so......well.......hasty and uncouth.

Hmmm . . . good question. There are many different paths that one can go with this. *squak* Although crass and effective, the name Brawlers infers that we are nothing more than second rate bar fighters. *squak* I would suggest the name of "Red Steel" is more befitting as it focuses more on our skills with the blade and our abilities to cover those blades with enemy blood. Yet, I defer to your preferences, Captain. *squak*

Many thanks for the fine axe that has been given to my care. I will use The Boleas with pride. May our enemies bathe in their own entrails! *SCREEEEEEEEECH*

[Raven Hawk]

That's right, you got an axe that makes you dumber.

I fail to find the logic in your statement, oh rabid one. *squak* If I you have no pigs ears to gnaw upon, I could not take any from you. *squak* Thus it is with the intelligence of a giant: You cannot take from the giant something that the good Lord did not give him. *squak*

[Blade6119]

Oh i see, lets all team up on blade...its x-com all over again

[Raven Hawk]

Oh i see, lets all team up on blade...its x-com all over again

Ahhh . . . pish! *squak* It's all in good fun, oh giant one. *squak* Besides, do you really take stock in the words of a being who spends half of the day licking his own testicles? *squak*

[Travis]

Hmmm . . . good question. There are many different paths that one can go with this. *squak* Although crass and effective, the name Brawlers infers that we are nothing more than second rate bar fighters. *squak* I would suggest the name of "Red Steel" is more befitting as it focuses more on our skills with the blade and our abilities to cover those blades with enemy blood. Yet, I defer to your preferences, Captain. *squak*

Many thanks for the fine axe that has been given to my care. I will use The Boleas with pride. May our enemies bathe in their own entrails! *SCREEEEEEEEECH*

How does the "Crimson Slayers" sound to you Man of the Skies? I appreciate the blood motif, and thought your idea of incorporating our specialty could possibly be taken just one step farther. Whether it's swords, axes, talons, hands or sonic energy, our foes will fall one by one or in hordes. It's their choice how they come to us, and ours as to how they'll leave.

[Tellistto]

Hey Vince, I'd like to take one of the fighters with a view to becoming a ninja master in the future. If you got one that has promise in that direction, I'd love to be in on this. Just wish I had this game myself, I remember playing it on SNES way back in the day, loved it.

Tell

[Poli]

Was there a creature greater than the golem?

I think not.

[Vince]

Tellistto -- consider yourself added!

As for the rest...I was going to post all the new guys' stats (Ardent the Griffon, ntndeacon the Fighter and Tellistto the Fighter...but my PS2 is having issues, and I'm off to my parents' house for dinner. So hopefully tonight my PS2 will work better than it is right now.

[Blade6119]

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!

[Vince]

Ok, a little doctoring of my OB Disc, and it's working again :) Here's the entire troop roster at the moment, with the new recruits bolded:
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Lans</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Knight</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">103</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">74</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">70</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">63</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">74</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Honour Shield</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Iante</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hell Hound</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">115</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">71</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">28</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">39</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hydra's Fang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Walter</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">93</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Musashi</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">93</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Stanley</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">100</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">59</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">King's Crown</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Collin</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hawk Man</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">98</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">59</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Boleas</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">MrBug708</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Jean</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cleric</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">102</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">59</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">68</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">68</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Pierre</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Samurai</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">104</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">62</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Sword of Evil</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Clive</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">105</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Sublime 2</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Roni</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cleric</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">102</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">49</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">59</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Nusse</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">115</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">34</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">58</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Black Axe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Heckamete</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">113</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">43</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">58</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Bruno</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">99</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">86</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Flame Sword</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ardent enthusiast</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Belecros</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Griffon</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">57</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">68</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">38</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Marco</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">91</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">58</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tellistto</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Steve</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">89</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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Look for battle three, which will be Lake Jansenia, by tomorrow evening.

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[Vince]

Non-FOFC Troop News: During the last battle, a Fighter in the Brawlers/Red Steel/Crimson Slayers named Baron promoted to a Doll Mage! He joins Travis the Samurai in the back row, throwing clouds of Acid at the entire enemy party once per battle.

Doesn't that attack sound WAY too cool to come from a character named a Doll Mage? Sheesh.

Also, new recruits Tellistto and ntndeacon the Fighters join the selfsame group of Brawlers/Red Steel/Crimson Slayers, flanking Raven Hawk in the front row with their sword strikes. Griffon ardent enthusiast joins the fray with law90026 as one of our Scouts!

[Vince]

Last, and most certainly least:

Anyone here have Excel-to-WYSIWYG Editor experience? My formatting on the cells (bold, color change, borders) are not showing up over here, and the tables are MUCH easier to read if they stay. I have to manually bold things for the moment, and that's annoying enough.

[Poli]

I got dibs on any golems.

[Travis]

Congratulations on being named to the Crimson Slayers Tellistto and ntndeacon. We welcome your efforts to the cause!

[cschex]

I would love to be a dragon master.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Last, and most certainly least:

Anyone here have Excel-to-WYSIWYG Editor experience? My formatting on the cells (bold, color change, borders) are not showing up over here, and the tables are MUCH easier to read if they stay. I have to manually bold things for the moment, and that's annoying enough.

Not sure if it still holds true, but the last time I messed around with this I had to use Internet Explorer to get the formatting to work correctly. It didn't work with Firefox.

[Vince]

I would love to be a dragon master.

Ok. Since you both are interested, I'll have to devise some sort of contest or something. We've got a bit of time before either of you will be able to use it, so I'll come up with something :)

[Vince]

Game on! I'll probably whip through both Lake Jansenia and the Pogrom Forest tonight, as it'll be the last time I get to goof around with the game until next week. I'm settling down now, so expect the results for battle one in an hour or two.

[BYU 14]

Sweet, hopefully we get some more good Melee weapons.....Surely my odds are getting better since almost all the other Fighters have one :)

[Tellistto]

I desire anything that will aid me in my goal of becoming a ninja master, so feel free to own lower level opponents with whatever group I'm in. Wee!

Tell

[kingfc22]

Has the liberation begun?

[Raven Hawk]

How does the "Crimson Slayers" sound to you Man of the Skies? I appreciate the blood motif, and thought your idea of incorporating our specialty could possibly be taken just one step farther. Whether it's swords, axes, talons, hands or sonic energy, our foes will fall one by one or in hordes. It's their choice how they come to us, and ours as to how they'll leave.

I'd be honored to be a member of the Crimson Slayers! *SCREEECH*

[Vince]

Ok, just tidying up the report on this end. This battle is sort of boring though, I had to get some of our non-FOFC soldiers some experience, 'cause they were falling behind (that's also why it took so damned long). I'm going to run through Pogrom Forest tonight as well, and that one should be much more interesting.

[Vince]

Battle 4: Lake Jansenia
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This battle, while not difficult, is going to be one of the last chances we get to level-up our puny units. For that reason, I'm only going to use our main units as backup/support. We have three units that we're going to focus on, and we'll send them to the small island at the mouth of the river by the lake, where I expect most of the fighting to be done. The boss is Sirius, the ruler of this area. While the Lake was beautiful before the assasination of King Gran, Sirius rules with blood and pain. Rumors of local village women being kidnapped and then fed to the dogs abound, and the local townsfolk are overjoyed to see us. Holed up in Elsrum, we will look to free Lake Jansenia from Sirius' cruel reign by defeating him there. Travis and the Crimson Slayers will head over to Antalya first -- their flying ability (thanks Raven Hawk) will get them over the river and through the woods faster than just about anyone. cschex and the Heavy Hitters will follow, as the fighting near Antalya and the little island might get bloody. I want to make sure we have a backup plan if our inexperienced troops get slaughtered. We'll send kingfc22 and the Liberators up the river, to liberate Krasno, Kaiselly and then the Roshian Temple, where they will form a garrison. sachmo71 and the Wizards will follow the rookies up to the island, to provide support and/or backup if needed. law90026 and ardent enthusiast will swing on down to the Southeast corner of the map and check the mountains -- there might be some buried treasure, or some new recruits up there. When they're done, they'll swing up to the mountain pass on the eastern shores of the lake...I don't know many roads in the middle of nowhere that don't have a hidden town or temple near them. Finally, Sublime and the Princess will head the long way to Allephal -- since they can't fly, it's going to take them a while to get there.

Things go smoothly, if slowly, and The Crimson Slayers are the first to spot the enemy after liberating Antalya. Tougher groups this time, with Knights, Giants, Hawk Men and even a Golem or two. They are also the first to engage the enemy, as the Hawk Men fly straight over the lake right at Antalya. Soundly repelled, Raven Hawk and ntndeacon pick up kills as the enemy is repulsed. After defeating half the enemy unit, The Crimson Slayers give way for the Heavy Hitters, the first to arrive at Antalya. Cleaning up after the Slayers, Godzilla Blitz and Blade each pick up kills in the fight, as the enemy unit is utterly destroyed.

sachmo71 and the Wizards are the first to arrive at the small island north of Antalya, and they are also the first to engage the enemy's ground forces, which were forced to go around the lake. Even though they are a solid level higher than our forces, they are cut to ribbons by the powerful magic of JeeberD, Katon and sachmo. JeeberD notches 2 kills, and sachmo and Katon get one apiece, as the Dragon goes up 2 levels and the Wizards all make it to level 5. That being done, they back off, so the rookies can get some playing time.

Kurse, Natalie and Barkley all trade off, whittling each unit down before making some kills. A few well placed Tarot cards helps them manage a few level-ups, and before you know it, we are pushing the enemy back off the island. Within a few hours, we hold the island, and as night begins to fall, we push onto the north bank.

kingfc22 and co. have liberated Krasno and Kaiselly, and are on their way to the Roshian Temple when the enemy does something I've never seen before -- they fall back to Giande, and change tack. Worried that they might be going after undefended Krasno, I quickly send the Crimson Slayers over to defend the town, leaving the Heavy Hitters in Antalya. To buy Travis and the rest some time, I charge forward with all three rookie units and the Wizards. The fighting is bloody, but we manage to hold them off long enough to get Krasno garrisoned, and our worry is over.

Meanwhile, law90026 and ardent have found a hidden Roshian Temple to the east, where the priests tell us that Sirius is in fact a Werewolf, and we would do best to fight him during the day. They also present us with a Rune Axe, which inflicts White Damage, and will be hell on any evil characters, such as Sirius. A great item, we hand it off to ntndeacon in preparation for our assault on Elsrum. law90026 heads up to the northeastern mountains, still searching for buried treasure. Sublime has finally liberated Allephal, but there doesn't seem to be much coming out of Elsrum. We control the entire map, and Sirius is stuck twiddling his thumbs in Elsrum, so we maneuver all of our forces to the outskirts of the island. Law90026 and ardent manage to find their buried treasure...and it's another Flame Sword. Cool, but nothing crazy good. We hand it off to ardent for now, and we'll divvy it up at the end of the mission.

Even though it's the middle of the night, when Sirius is at his strongest, I'm impatient, and we have a ton of firepower right outside. I send in Sublime and The Crimson Slayers in quick succession -- the Princess's Starlight attack weakens Sirius, and a quick few rune axe slashes from ntndeacon leave him wide open for a Sonic Strike from Travis, and down he goes! Lake Jansenia is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul:

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</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 118pt;" width="157">Overall Kills:</td> <td style="width: 13pt;" width="17">
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
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Level Ups:
sachmo71 (5)
katon (5)
JeeberD (5)
Raven Hawk (4)
cschex (5)
ntndeacon (4)
Tellistto (4)

Rune Axe -- +15 Strength
Flame Sword -- +6 Strength

Vitality Potion -- +10 Max HP

To hand out those items...two physical attack items. Here are our candidates: cschex, BYU 14, ardent enthusiast, ntndeacon and Tellistto. The results are...ntndeacon and cschex! A virtual coin flip, with cschex being heads and ntndeacon being tails comes up heads, so cschex gets the Rune Axe, while ntndeacon settles for the Flame Sword.

The Vitality Potion could be good for anyone, so I'm going to open it up to anyone who DOESN'T already have an item. Sorry Sublime, you won the tome of knowledge, so you're out too. That leaves...

sachmo71
katon
JeeberD
MrBug708
BYU 14
ardent enthusiast
Tellistto

The survey says...#5! Come on down, BYU 14, you've won a prize! +14 HP later, you're our new leader at 127!

What's even better, is that while re-visiting all the towns once we have cleared Sirius out, law90026 and ardent find a random wandering Werewolf, who wants to join our crew! A very powerful, quick fighter with three attacks in the front row, he'll make a great addition to a low-alignment group (at least at night he will).

Forrest, Lycanthrope (Werewolf)
Level 5
105 HP
65 Strength
68 Agility
50 Intelligence
31 Charisma
38 Alignment
49 Luck

[Vince]

Pre-items from this last battle stat leaders:

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</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">82</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">115</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">113</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">68</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">88</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">79</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">74</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3(t). Cschex</td> <td class="xl25">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3(t). Travis</td> <td class="xl25">Samurai</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">71</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">70</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">72</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td>
</td> <td>2(t). MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">66</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>2(t). Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td x:num="" align="right">66</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Luckiest S.O.B.'s</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Luk</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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[Vince]

Breaking News
Sharom District Chronicle

The Crimson Slayers, a popular military force within the new Zeteginean Rebellion, are experiencing some upheaval as new Fighter recruit Tellistto verbally assaulted a superior officer today. "Honor this, and alignment that," he shouted. "You bunch of goody-two-shoes know-nothings won't ever get anywhere! We're way more powerful than these other units, why aren't we doing the majority of the killing?" Though the rebellion has been wildly popular here on the outskirts of Zenobia, no one knows how this latest drama will play out. When asked to comment, Travis declined. "This is an internal affair. I am sure that things will be resolved shortly."

Sure enough, the orders came down from the top soon after, as Vince, the Opinion Leader, separated Tellistto from the Crimson Slayers. His current wherabouts are unkown -- speculation and rumor have linked his sudden 'disappearance' from the public eye with other rumors of diabolical, night-dwelling creatures swelling the ranks of the rebellion. "Nope, I shore wuddn't b'lieve that thurr rubbish," claimed one Lake Jansenia resident. "That Vance feller just cleared one o' them wolfies out o' dis place. He seen how bad they be. Iff'n he makes uh deal wi' one o' them, what's the diff'rence 'tween them and the empire?"

Others aren't so quick to poo-poo the idea of hitting the empire with their own medicine. "If I don't have to see it," claimed one Sharom District citizen, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, "what do I care how the rebellion gets rid of the empire? Life is already so much better now that they're out, I don't care how it happens."

Be that as it may, it seems that something is afoot. A talented warrior like Tellistto is an asset to the rebellion, and wouldn't simply disappear. Stay tuned for more information as it presents itself.

[Vince]

Well, drunken roommates coming home have precluded our assault on Pogrom Forrest. Hopefully I'll get it in tomorrow morning, but no promises.

[JeeberD]

Two kills, sweet! :)

[Tellistto]

Ah, the path commences! Me and new boy werewolf will be the terrors of the night!

Tell

[Vince]

This battle is taking longer than I thought...I've saved in the middle, as I need to get to work. Right now, though, Tellistto is trying to make a name for himself. He leads with 12 kills! We also have multiple others with 4 or more kills...stay tuned for the update this evening.

[Travis]

Crimson Slayers Address

Gentlemen, as you may be aware, we have lost one of our number. Not to enemy attacks or some sort of trap or trickery, but to his own choice and that of our unquestioned leader, Vince.

I've heard the rumors spreading about Tellistto's confrontational manner and his opinion of how we conduct our business. That is none of your worry or concern any longer. The situation has been rectified by those above, and now we can get back to what we do best, how we do it best. It is important that we continue to function as a unit and to capitalize on each other's strengths while protecting each other's weaknesses. It has been a successful , healthy journey thus far, and I would like it to continue that way.

Any of you that would like to discuss this further, or have issues with how you or the Slayers are being utilized, feel free to come and talk with me.

Dismissed.

[Vince]

Battle 5: Pogrom Forest
When King Gran was killed, the citizens rebelled initially. Routed, they ran to the forest. Ready to surrender, they gave in to the Empire -- but the Empire set fire to the forest, and killed many. Their souls still haunt the forest, controlled by the Mage Kapella.


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This map is big -- bigger than any we've seen so far (my crappy drawing does it no justice :)). Again, there aren't a lot of roads, so except for our fliers (Crimson Slayers, Scouts), it's going to be slow going. There are undead in this fight -- and they can't be harmed except by white magic, or a person wielding a white magic weapon. That will make Clerics especially valuable this go-around, and will definitely dictate our tactics.

To begin with, we send kingfc22 and the Liberators towards the heart of the map, where we expect most of the battle to take place near the central Roshian Temple. They will liberate the nearby temple on the way. law90026 and the Nightcrawlers, a new unit featuring Tellistto, our Werewolf, and two Wizards, will garrison the nearby temple, as they have no white magic users to defeat undead with, they will most likely need to stay out of the way. ardent enthusiast and the Scouts will search the northern coastline for treasure and/or cities and temples. Travis and the Crimson Slayers will head south to liberate the isolated towns of Lolaima and Alagoyas, and cschex and the Heavy Hitters will follow to garrison. Both of these units suffer from the 'lack of white magic' syndrome, so they'll be hanging back until we get the lay of the land. Joining kingfc22 in the main assault unit will be Sublime 2 and the Alternate Liberators, a non-FOFC squad of Amazons and a Cleric, and sachmo71 and the 3 Wizards and a Dragon unit.

Our units spread out, and the Crimson Slayers and Heavy Hitters encounter no resistance all the way to Alagoyas, so the Heavy Hitters take up residence there while the Slayers move on to the Roshian Temple by the small lake (that looks more like a river on my crappy drawing). As our main forces reach the center of the map, the enemy surprises us a little by heading straight over the mountains, instead of around them, using flying units with Imps, Ghosts and Wyrms. The strongest enemies we've faced, these guys are all level 5 and 6, while most of our troops are 3-5. Should make for some difficult battles...

kingfc22 and the Liberators are the first to engage the enemy, and we get our first taste of battle against the undead, facing a Wizard and two Ghosts. tucker342, BYU 14 and kingfc22's attacks are futile against the undead, they can't even hit them. But MrBug708's white magic is brutally effective, eliminating both ghosts at once! The wizard with no protection falls easily to BYU 14's huge club, and the tone is set for the battle. At first, the battle goes back and forth -- we aren't winning every fight like we have been in recent battles -- and every time we lose, our forces are pushed back. The Liberators and the Alternate Liberators take turns dishing out punishment, and Sublime 2 also picks up a pair of kills. BYU, tucker342 and kingfc22 each pick up a pair of kills, and we send them to rest at the Roshian Temple as night falls.

What we notice is that there aren't all that many units with undead in them -- there are a large number of Berserkers, Imps, Wyrms and Golems that we are fighting as well. Though they are tough, our troops CAN damage them without special items, so we call in the reinforcements towards the center of the map, sending The Alternate Liberators back towards the northeastern Roshian Temple, and moving the Nightcrawlers forward to dish out some punishment of their own. While the Liberators are resting and the Nightcrawlers are advancing, sachmo and company move in to hold the enemy at bay, picking up a few level-ups for their Dragon in the process.

Meanwhile, ardent has discovered Minas, a town which graciously gives us a Mystic Mace, which is holy enough to damage undead. We take it gladly, and ardent keeps moving westward, where he finds the city of Selshippe. Unsure of how the battle will go from here, we leave him stationed there. kingfc22's presence at the central Roshian Temple should give us warning if the enemy tries to advance on Minas. The Crimson Slayers also discover Houlou's Robe, some buried treasure, among the mountains. Good for Fire Protection, we give it to someone, and continue on.

Unable to hold the resistance up any longer, sachmo and the Wizards limp back across the river to the nearby Roshian Temple to lick their wounds, and a pair of units get by as they race towards Matt'Gro. The Nightcrawlers are more than up to the task though, as they mow through the weakened forces like a hot knife through butter. The Liberators press forward with the non-FOFC Amazon unit around the mountains to take Melanion, and with the Wizards to garrison the south-central Roshian Temple, the Crimson Slayers move on to Rhodnia.

A couple of fierce battles take place around Melanion, as Kapella sends wave after wave of enemies after us -- far more than we've seen to date. ardent and the scouts move south to Vyer, ready to offer support if necessary, and the non-FOFC Amason unit heads towards the western bay to keep an eye on units coming out of Goyas. Obviously unnecessary so far out, the Heavy Hitters press onward from Alagoyas towards the now liberated Rhodnia, while the Crimson Slayers rush over to support the Liberators in the heavy fighting around Melanion. The Liberators retreat a little from Melanion, happy for a respite as Raven Hawk, ntndeacon and Travis join the fray. Travis was having a field day with his Sonic Strike, wounding as much as 72 on one unwitting Hawk Man enemy, but his specialty was weakening the foes -- ntndeacon was crushing these 'soft-tossed' foes out of the park, as he picked up 6 kills in the battle! Raven Hawk, no slouch, picked up 4. The major destruction, however, was only just about to start. The Nightcrawlers finally reached Melanion, and the Crimson Slayers joined the Liberators in a small respite from the battle.

What followed was one of the most brutal things I have ever seen in this game. Tellistto, law90026 and the rest of the Nightcrawlers went on an absolute rampage, completely and totally demolishing any unit that they faced. Even when daylight struck, and Forrest turned back from a Werewolf into a fairly weak fighter-like character with only one attack, they carried on the carnage. When the dust settled, Tellistto had 13 kills, law90026 had 6, and there were very few enemy soldiers left, limping back to their base.

With the little bits and pieces left, ardent and the Scouts swooped in for some mop-up duty, and Sachmo and the Wizards pressed back on to pick up some extra kills. With everyone wiped out, Sachmo and the Wizards moved in for the battle with Kapella.

Though Kapella opened with an amazing shot of magic that wounded each unit in the party around 40, he never got a chance for a second shot, as sachmo, JeeberD and katon all hammered him with tornadoes, and then the dragon swooped in for the kill. Pogrom Forest is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul:

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</td> <td style="width: 25pt;" width="33">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> <td>
</td> <td>Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
Level-Ups:
sachmo71 (6)
JeeberD (6)
katon (6)
kingfc22 x2 (7)
BYU 14 x2 (6)
tucker342 x2 (7)
MrBug708 x2 (6)
Travis x3 (7)
Raven Hawk x3 (7)
ntndeacon x3 (7)
law90026 x5 (8)
Tellistto x4 (8)
Godzilla Blitz (6)
Blade6119 (5)
Sublime 2 x2 (6)
ardent enthusiast (4)

Houlou's Robe -- +7 Pysical Defense, +11 Fire
White Garb -- +4 Physical Defense, +3 White
Mystic Mace -- +2 Strength, +7 Intelligence
Burning Band -- +6 Fire, -4 Ice

Soul Mirror -- Raises Alignment -- I'll probably save this to use on someone who's going for a specific class change.

Up for Promotion:
ntndeacon -- As a level 7 Fighter with 100 Charisma and 73 Alignment, you may change into either a Knight or a Samurai right now. I can always lower your alignment, if you would rather. Here's a full list of your possibilities:

Knight
Samurai
Doll Mage
Berserker
Beast Tamer
Ninja
Wizard

[Vince]

Our statistical leaders after our first major battle:

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</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">88</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">128</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">83</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">123</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td> </td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">92</td> <td>
</td> <td>1(t). law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">100</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">87</td> <td>
</td> <td>1(t). Ntndeacon</td> <td>Fighter</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">100</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">86</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3. MrBug708</td> <td class="xl25">Cleric</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">91</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td> </td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">88</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">77</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Raven Hawk</td> <td>Hawk Man</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Luckiest S.O.B.'s</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Luk</td> <td> </td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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[Vince]

And finally, I have whipped up a new, improved troop roster sorted by Unit. Here you go:

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 748pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="996"> <col style="width: 128pt;" width="171"> <col style="width: 103pt;" width="137"> <col style="width: 113pt;" width="151"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 22pt;" width="29"> <col style="width: 24pt;" width="32"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 27pt;" width="36"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <col style="width: 124pt;" width="165"> <col style="width: 102pt;" width="136"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 128pt;" height="17" width="171">Name</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 103pt;" width="137">In-Game</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 113pt;" width="151">Class</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 22pt;" width="29">Str.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 24pt;" width="32">Agi.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 20pt;" width="27">Int.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 27pt;" width="36">Cha.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 21pt;" width="28">Ali.</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 23pt;" width="30">Luk</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 124pt;" width="165">Group Name</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 102pt;" width="136">Item?</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Warren</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">106</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">88</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">73</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">35</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Wizards</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Walter</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">98</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">41</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Wizards</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Musashi</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">71</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">62</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Wizards</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Kapelila</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Dragon</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Wizards</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Lans</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Knight</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">114</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">83</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">77</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">The Liberators</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Honour Shield</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Heckamete</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">142</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">75</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">60</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">77</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Liberators</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Stanley</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Knight</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">111</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">67</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Liberators</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">King's Crown</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">MrBug708</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Jean</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cleric</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">111</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">62</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">64</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">75</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">91</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">88</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">51</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Liberators</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Pierre</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Samurai</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">121</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">92</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">74</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">75</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">68</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">The Crimson Slayers</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Sword of Evil</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Collin</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hawk Man</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">119</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">59</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">83</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">63</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">42</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Crimson Slayers</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Boleas</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Marco</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">111</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">66</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">65</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">54</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">100</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">73</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Crimson Slayers</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Flame Sword</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Nelson</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Samurai</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Crimson Slayers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Baron</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Doll Mage</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Crimson Slayers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Bruno</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">128</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">86</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">100</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">61</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Flame Sword</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tellistto</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Steve</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Fighter</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">117</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">70</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Forrest</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Werewolf</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Eric</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Cid</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Wizard</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Nightcrawlers</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Clive</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">110</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">84</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">46</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">75</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">The Heavy Hitters</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Rune Axe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Iante</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hell Hound</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">121</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">69</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">76</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">44</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">33</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">52</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Heavy Hitters</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Hydra's Fang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Nusse</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Giant</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">123</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">87</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">50</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">37</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">58</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">45</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Heavy Hitters</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Black Axe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Misha</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Princess</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gemini</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Rasberry</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Lipp</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Valkyrie</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Alternate Liberators</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ardent enthusiast</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Belecros</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">Griffon</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">107</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">63</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">72</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">48</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">47</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">The Scouts</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Barkley</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Scouts</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17">(Available)</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Bakis</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Griffon</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
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</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">The Scouts</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

[Vince]

I'll do the item draw when I get back into town, either Sunday night or Monday night. Have a good weekend all!

[law90026]

Mm hmm, that's how you get it done. Put me in a real fighting unit with a real fighter and we'll get it done :)

[Tellistto]

:D Now we just need to lower that alignment and we'll be golden for ninja! Time to whale on some lowbie characters to get the evilness flowing!

Tell

P.S. @Vince. I was reading some on this game, as in guides and such. I saw an interesting bit of advice, it said to not liberate towns until you've killed all the enemies minus the boss, due to the fact that it means you have to defend at all cost. The only reasons they said to liberate towns(temples) was to have a base of operations. Food for thought, I suppose.

[Poli]

Hmm. I thought I heard that beast tamers always screw up units with animals.

[BYU 14]

Geez Tell, you went off in this battle, 13 friggin kills.....Leave some for us Big guys.

[Tellistto]

Well, you see...I gotta be higher level than my opponents if I want to be a ninja, cause the alignment has to come down. Only way to do that is to get kills, on both counts. Believe me, there is plenty of killing left to do. :D

Tell

[ntndeacon]

I think I would like to be a Doll Mage.

[Tellistto]

Hmm, you know. I've been thinking about this a bit, and I'm thinking that ninja master isn't the best thing to be, considering they are apparently somewhat weak. Maybe I could go the samurai master route instead? Especially considering how having evil characters can affect the ending you get.

Oh, and AE. You are correct, animals don't like whips, so beast tamers + animals isn't the best thing to do.

Tell

[TonyR]

Hey Vince, I'm a bit late, but I'll sign up.
I'll join ardent as another Griffon.

[Vince]

Ok, back in town, and trying to catch up on what happened at work (supposedly two people quit/got fired over the weekend), at the house (some bastard broke into my stash of girl scout cookies...if I find out who, it's on) and in the real world (George Mason?!!!!???). Hopefully I can get my stuff done before I have to work this evening, but I'm guessing there will be no significant update here until tomorrow night.

Tell -- yeah, I kind of forgot that killing undead jacks up your alignment like nobodies business. So you're high on the 'good' list right now. If you would like to be a ninja, that's fine, it'll just take me a battle or two to get you low enough in alignment. On the other hand, if you would like to be a Samurai, say the word, and you can be one now. Don't worry about screwing with my ending by being evil though -- I'm totally allowed to have evil characters, as long as they stay away from the towns :) Also, as for the liberating towns thing...I haven't yet gotten to a truly huge level, so I haven't had a problem with town fortification. The hang-up is that I get tribute based on the towns I have liberated, so leaving them all in Empirical hands costs me money. Once the battles start getting more difficult (we have one more 'easy' battle at Deneb's Garden, and the Slums of Zenobia are where it starts getting a little tougher), I'll probably modify my tactics.

ntndeacon -- congratulations on your promotion to Doll Mage! When I update, I'll let you know your new stats (if any).

TonyR -- welcome to the fold! You'll be included in the next update.

ae/Tell -- Beast Tamers tend to wring better use out of beasts, so Griffons/Hell Hounds/Octopi/Dragons/Wyrms/Giants wound more with a Beast Tamer as their leader. Beast Tamers also get attack bonuses if they are attacking a beast. At least, this is how I have understood what I have read on the game, and my (statistically insignificant) experience seems to back up this claim.

[Tellistto]

I'll go with the samurai master route, I think. Since I can hop over to samurai now, it's just a matter of levels and keeping the alignment up.

Tell

[Vince]

The Item Draw:

First up, we have Houlou's Robe, which adds to Physical Defense, and Fire Defense/Attack. Since we only have a handful of people who use fire, the Wizards get a shot at this item. sachmo71, JeeberD and katon are available...and katon pulls the lucky number!

Next is the White Garb, a pretty weak item if you ask me. Boosts the White element of a character, as well as a slight physical defense boost. Unless someone wants to request this, I'm actually going to give it to a non-FOFC character. So if you want this, feel free to ask for it (Note: I'm not going to let people 'exchange' items until everyone has one. If you want to give up an item, and make yourself eligible for new items, that's fine...but you can't pick and choose until we're all on the same ground).

Third up is the Mystic Mace -- +2 Strength and +7 Intelligence. Good for healers and magic users, here are the eligible characters for the Mace: sachmo71, JeeberD, MrBug708, ntndeacon, Sublime 2. Drum roll please...Sublime 2 is the winner!

Fourth on the list is the Burning Band, a bonus to Fire and a detriment to Ice. Again, a magic-user's item, so sachmo71 and JeeberD are in the running...and sachmo71 wins the coin flip.

Finally, we close with a Flame Sword that formerly belonged to ntndeacon -- as a newly promoted Doll Mage, his focus switches from Strength to Intelligence, so this item is useless with him. A melee weapon, the candidates are: BYU 14, Tellistto and ardent enthusiast. My Magic 8 ball says that BYU is still unlucky, and Tellistto gets the sword.

I'm still quite amped about the way the game is progressing, so I'll probably get to the next battle at Deneb's Garden soon. If not tonight after work, then almost certainly tomorrow evening (since I work in the morning).

[Vince]

I'll go with the samurai master route, I think. Since I can hop over to samurai now, it's just a matter of levels and keeping the alignment up.

Tell

You might have to apologize to the Crimson Slayers then :)

I'll have you updated and changed by the next battle, though you'll probably be in a different group than the Nightcrawlers.

[BYU 14]

The Item Draw:

Finally, we close with a Flame Sword that formerly belonged to ntndeacon -- as a newly promoted Doll Mage, his focus switches from Strength to Intelligence, so this item is useless with him. A melee weapon, the candidates are: BYU 14, Tellistto and ardent enthusiast. My Magic 8 ball says that BYU is still unlucky, and Tellistto gets the sword.



Arghh, grumble, grumble!!!

Please shake your Monitor at this point to simulate a crybaby Giant jumping up and down stomping his feet... :)

[Vince]

Ok, ntndeacon is a little too highly aligned to become a Doll Mage (He has 73 Alignment, the cap is 70), so he'll have to remain a fighter for another battle or two. Tellistto has become a Samurai, and he will join a second scouting unit comprised of Gilbert, a Wyrm and a Fighter. ntndeacon enlists in the Nightcrawlers temporarily, to sully his reputation a slight bit. He'll be back with the Crimson Slayers soon, however.

[Travis]

Thank goodness, I need a fix of this soon!

[Vince]

Battle 6: Deneb's Garden
Deneb is a young, beautiful Witch who is incredibly talented, and incredibly ambitious. She has allied herself with the Empire in hopes of gaining access to their extensive collection of spell books. She has also been doing gruesome experiments in her castle on live men, and generally terrorizing the neighborhood. She has moved on to pillage gardens now, leaving pumpkins scattered around...

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/Vince/denebs_garden.bmp (http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/Vince/denebs_garden.bmp)

Mountains, Mountains and more mountains. Not a lot of roads in this stage. Our forces will likely engage the enemy near the bend in the river near the center of the map.

To start with, we send kingfc22 and the Liberators Northwest to liberate Talka, Roseanhe and the Roshian Temple on the Island. They will then fortify Roseanhe, and should be able to defend the Roshian Temple as well. Travis and a depleted Crimson Slayers unit head to Baljib and then Peltmont to liberate them, and then they will fall back to Baljib to fortify. The Heavy Hitters will follow, pausing at Baljib while Peltmont is liberated, and then pushing on to Peltmont to fortify there. Once the fighting has commenced, the Heavy Hitters will sweep west through the mountains to assault the enemy's main force as they have engaged our first strike. Sublime and the Alternate Liberators will head out at a later time to fortify Peltmont. Our main strike force this battle will be sachmo71 and the Wizards and law90026, ntndeacon and the Nightcrawlers. The Heavy Hitters will be a supplement later. Our two scouting units head in opposite directions, as Tellistto and company head Northwest, while ardent and TonyR head Southeast. Both groups will canvass the outer areas of this map, looking for buried treasure and potential recruits.

As usual, we push on quickly, and all the towns but Anquard (which was a hidden town) fall to us rapidly. We don't get our first sight of the enemy until very near the middle of the map, almost to the valley where Valparin is. The enemy this time around is made up of some sterner units than we are used to seeing -- Berzerkers, Hell Hounds and Ninja make up the most of the enemy, and they are mostly in the back row. This gives them the ability to target our characters how they want (Ninjas use ninjitsu and Hell Hounds breath fire from the back row), instead of hitting our beefed up front-line enemies. An interesting alternative is the Cleric/Faerie unit, in which the Clerics are in the front row. They should provide a good chance to lower the alignment of some of our units, as Healers always have extremely high alignment.

The Wizards are the first to engage the enemy, and quickly beat them back in a series of short skirmishes. These enemies are quite resilient, though, and it takes multiple fights to start killing them off. Sachmo71 earns our first kill of the battle, and things start to heat up from there. The Nightcrawlers start whalloping on the enemies -- they're beginning to have quite an advantage in terms of levels over the enemy, and law90026 in particular is starting to bring the hurt, especially against enemy Hell Hounds. ntndeacon is doing a very good job of finishing off the enemies weakened by the opening attacks of law90026 and Forrest the Werewolf, and he starts piling up the kills quickly. Soon, the mountains are ours, and we send the Heavy Hitters towards the southwest valley as the Nightcrawlers and Wizards push forward as well.

Somehow, one of the enemy units that had been weakened by the Wizards managed to sneak by our front lines, and made a beeline for Talka, which was garrisoned by Kurse and some non-FOFC Fighters. Though the enemy unit was severely weakened, the level difference was too much, and Kurse's unit was forced to retreat, even though they had wounded the final enemy Berzerker unit to 30 health. Regrouping immediately, they rushed back to Talka, but it was too late -- the empire had retaken the town, giving our reputation a slight hit. Kurse easily defeated the unit on their return, and re-liberated the town. Our resolve stiffened to not let any of the enemy pass us again!

The Wizards continued the assault on the enemy, but were taking some solid punishment from a particular group of Hell Hounds. They fell back, as the Nightcrawlers continued forward into the Valley. Purely by accident, the Nightcrawlers stumbled across the town of Anquard, which we had no idea was even there! Also by accident, and since I was not quick enough to change their course, the Nightcrawlers liberated the town. Now, forced to hold the town, the Nightcrawlers were on their own until the Heavy Hitters and Wizards could regroup and meet them at Anquard. They were more than up to the task, and ntndeacon and law90026 continued to rack up the kills, with ntndeacon finally ending up with 11 when all was said and done! This sufficiently lowered his alignment, so he immediately promoted to a Doll Mage! Similarly, the Wizard Eric in their group was able to promote to a Mage, who loses a magic attack, but his single attack now hits all the enemies in the group rather than just one. About this time, cschex and the Heavy Hitters arrived, so the Nightcrawlers fell back to give the others a piece of the action.

Their first taste of battle was against a group of Hellhounds and a Beast Tamer, all in the back row. The Hell Hounds were relentless in their pursuit of cschex, blasting him with their firey breath with every single attack! Though Godzilla Blitz and Blade6119 were dishing out heavy punishment and we ended up winning the fight, cschex fell victim to the devastating attacks of the Hell Hounds. Cschex is our first casualty of war! Undaunted, we use an ethereal flute to revive him, and the Heavy Hitters continue on the fight with sachmo71 and the Wizards close behind as their relief.

Around this time, both sets of scouts stumbled upon buried treasure! One was another set of Thunder Gloves, rather useless, and given to a Valkyrie immediately, but the other was a Fire Staff, good for +6 Intelligence. We pass it off to JeeberD for use in the upcoming battles, and continue on. Ardent and TonyR were sent back to help garrison Peltmont, while Tellistto and his group took up a position in the mountains just across the river from Vaparin to keep an eye on Deneb and her minions.

Immediately, an enemy unit is sent after Tellistto and the alternate scouts! Surprised, but curious to see how the group fares, we let them fight it out. Though the unit took their lumps (the fighter was a measly level 3 character), and were forced to retreat at first, they were finally able to send the unit packing back to Valparin. Meanwhile, The Wizards and Heavy Hitters were trading off battles, beating the enemy forces further and further back, until The Wizards were finally able to engage Deneb herself!

Flanked by a bunch of men who had pumpkins for heads, Deneb attacked us from the front row of her unit. With the measley defense value of a witch, sachmo71, JeeberD and katon all blasted Deneb with tornado spells, leaving her easy prey for the swooping attack of Kapelila our dragon. It didn't even take more than a single round of attacks to defeat her!

Cowering after the battle, Deneb asks us to forgive her, as she already regrets what she has done. Unswayed, we cannot forgive her vile acts, and put her to death.

[JeeberD]

Yay! I'm smarter now!

[Katon]

Excellent. Always fun, taking the enemy capital.

[Vince]

The Haul:
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td>
</td> <td>ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">18</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">14</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">12</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
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</td> <td>Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr></tbody> </table> Level Ups:
sachmo71 x3 (9)
JeeberD x3 (9)
katon x3 (9)
ntndeacon x3 (10)
law90026 x3 (11)
cschex x3 (8)
Godzilla Blitz x3 (9)
Blade6119 x3 (8)

Thunder Gloves -- +3 Physical Defense, +4 Thunder
Fire Staff -- +3 Intelligence

Blood Kiss -- Transforms a Knight into a Vampire

Promotions/Class Changes:
ntndeacon: Fighter --> Doll Mage
Nelson: Samurai --> Knight
Eric: Wizard --> Mage
Baron: Doll Mage --> Berzerker
Elliot: Fighter --> Ninja

New Unit Makeup:
Crimson Slayers:
Travis (Samurai)
ntndeacon (Doll Mage)
Tellistto (Samurai)
Raven Hawk (Hawk Man)
Nelson (Knight)

Nightcrawlers:
law90026 (Beast Tamer)
Eric (Mage)
Forrest (Werewolf)
Elliot (Ninja)
Baron (Berzerker)

Stat Leaders:
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</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">104</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">146</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">90</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">144</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. JeeberD</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">88</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td class="xl25">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td></td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">101</td> <td>
</td> <td>1(t). Sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. cschex</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">98</td> <td>
</td> <td>1(t). Cschex</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3. law90026</td> <td class="xl25">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">98</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td></td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">87</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">86</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">82</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">78</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">78</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Luckiest S.O.B.'s</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Luk</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1(t). kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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[kingfc22]

The Liberators demand more action ;)

[Tellistto]

Mm, nice battle that. Having that mage is really nice too, especially if you somehow find an undead staff to make him a sorceror, two area magic attacks a battle. Now the real fun begins in the slums!

Tell

[Vince]

That was a pretty quick, weak battle. I can't believe I let the enemy retake a city. Foolish. Anyhow, we've gotten through most of the 'easy' battles. The next battle, Slums of Zenobia, is where the game takes a turn for the more difficult, if I remember correctly. We'll see how it goes :)

[Vince]

Ok -- we have two knights in our army: kingfc22 and tucker342. We just got a Blood Kiss off the corpse of an enemy -- it will transform a knight into a Vampire. A considerably more unsavory person, their alignment will more than likely drop considerably, and they become rather useless during the day. However, they do get to be a pretty cool character. Are either of you interested in becoming a vampire? Let me know via PM or in the thread!

[JeeberD]

Oh hell yeah! I totally kicked ass!

[Sublime 2]

The Liberators demand more action ;)

As do the Alternate Liberators!

[Vince]

Ok, we're plowing ahead! I'm bored, and I just did my chores for the day, so I'm going to run through the next stage tonight as well. kingfc22 has declined the invitation to be a Vampire, so tucker342's the only one left. Methinks he'll decline too, but just in case, I'll save the Blood Kiss for one more battle. We're getting close to the point where our Beast Tamers will be at level 12, as well, so be on the lookout for a contest to see who gets to be a Dragoner soon!

[Vince]

Quick item draw: The Fire Staff is an intelligence raising item, that means our magicians are on the hot seat. JeeberD, MrBug708 and ntndeacon are the options...and our number is 1! JeeberD, you're going to keep the Fire Staff for the foreseeable future.

For the next battle, we look to keep the Liberators, Alternate Liberators and Scouts quite busy (Tell's gotten a lot of work lately, so the Alternate Scouts will probably just be on a treasure hunt again). That being said, this is a long level, so everyone should get some play!

[Poli]

AE and TonyR for more action!

[Vince]

Battle 7: Slums of Zenobia
Once a beautiful city, Zenobia has fallen into dissarray as the Empire's tyranny continues. Citizens fleeing their own homeland to find a better life in the city find that things are as bad or worse in Zenobia, and the city is in a downward spiral. One of Empress Endora's four 'Devas,' Kaus Debonair, has been 'demoted' to Zenobia, and rumors are flying that it is because he is beginning to lose faith in her...

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Ahhhh...roads. And open plains. It'll be nice to fight through normal terrain again. However, there are city walls -- and they are shut to keep us out. Only flying units will be able to get over the walls, unless we can find a way to bring them down. The forest Southeast of Zenobia itself is going to be a huge battlefield.

We begin by sending the Liberators, the Alternate Liberators, and the Scouts right out into the fray -- kingfc22 and the Liberators will free the Roshian Temple in the center of the map from the Empire's regime, and will hold there while we take stock of the situation. Sublime will follow the western branch of the main road up towards Anberg, and hold just north of the mouth of the river. Ardent and Tony will continue to the heart of the forest; their speed will give us a quick first look at the enemy.

Travis and the Crimson Slayers, back to full strength with ntndeacon back, and a little disgruntled to take Tellistto back as well, head along the southern branch of the road, to liberate Pruzen, the Roshian Temple, and then to hole up at Fillia, in case the enemy breaks through our front lines. Sachmo71 and the Wizards will follow and fortify at Pruzen. Gilbert and our alternate scouts, now without Tellistto, will head north to the mountain pass just northeast of our home base at Mulnique -- roads to nowhere usually mean a hidden temple or city. From there, they will head north to By'Roit -- their flying ability will allow them to liberate the city, as the walls there are also shutting us out. They will fortify there until we get a handle on our enemy's troop movements.

The Nightcrawlers, already far outstripping the rest of our forces in levels, will remain at base this battle (sorry law90026). The Heavy Hitters, however, will follow the main force as our reserves -- once the main force advances past the Roshian Temple towards Elrangen and Anberg, they will take over the garrison at the Roshian Temple. Lastly, we dispatch a Valkyrie/Amazon/Cleric non-FOFC unit to liberate Post Ina and then return to Mulnique, acting as a rear guard in case the enemy breaks through to our home base. My unit is stationed at the base, but my unit is also woefully inexperienced -- this way I won't be afraid to cut and run, leaving Mulnique undefended, if things go south.

The battle opens smoothly, as Gilbert does indeed find the town of Palma just to the north. With no unit available to garrison it yet, we leave it in Empire hands for now, and Gilbert continues on towards By'Roit. Kingfc22 and the Liberators take the Roshian Temple with no trouble, and we are still awaiting our first look at the enemy. Sublime has reached the mouth of the river, and with no enemies in sight, the Alternate Liberators begin to advance up the western road. Ardent and Tony are our eyes and ears, and they continue to advance right up the gullet of the forest -- and it's not long until we catch our first glimpse of the enemy. With LOTS of flyers. Since the gates are closed, the enemy is also forced to cross the walls with flying units. Cockatris, Griffons and Wyrms abound, all at level 7, 8 or 9. Should make for some tough battles -- these enemies are quick, and quite resilient. The Scouts, our advance force, are also only at level 4 -- they've got a difficult assignment ahead of themselves. Undaunted, they enter the fray.

With TonyR manning the front line and ardent and Barkley holding up the back, the Scouts are our fastest unit. Even at a lower level, they get off the first couple of attacks almost every time. Barkley snaps his whip, ardent sends gale force winds damaging every enemy, and TonyR swoops in with a vicious beak swipe. Knowing that they are outgunned in a prolonged battle, the Scouts make good use of their speed, striking quickly and retreating before the enemy can get a shot off. Quickly modifying their angle, the Scouts can continue to intercept the same enemy unit over and over again, slowly working them down before finishing them off completely. Though they do slowly give up ground to the enemy in this fashion, we are well defended behind them, and have no problem giving up this ground. ardent and TonyR each pick up a pair of kills quickly as the enemy advances along the eastern branch of the road towards the Roshian Temple. Seeing a tactical opportunity, the Scouts retreat for now, allowing the Liberators to take the brunt of the assault.

Much better suited for a toe-to-toe battle with these foes, kingfc22, BYU 14 and tucker342 are relishing the idea of holding the enemy off. Bolstered by MrBug708's healing abilities, the trio avoids the deadly stone gaze of the Cockatris, withstands the Beast Tamers and Wyrms, and puts down the attacks of the Valkyries and Griffons. kingfc22 seems to have not eaten his Wheaties before the battle, however, as he is missing quite a few attacks -- tucker342 is happy to help, however, as he picks up 3 kills quickly.

With the brunt of the attack coming along the Eastern Road, Sublime 2 and the Alternate Liberators move north, flanking the opposition. Similarly, The Scouts are flying northeast, sweeping around the rear of the foes across the plain to the east of Elrangen. When both units are in place, a quick three-fold pincer move with the Alternate Liberators sweeping in from the West, the Scouts from the northeast and the Liberators advancing Northwest from the Roshian Temple decimates the initial enemy assault -- as one group wins a minor victory, the enemy is forced to retreat right into the teeth of another advancing unit, and there is no respite for them.

Meanwhile, Travis and the Crimson Slayers have liberated Pruzen, and moved off towards the southwestern Roshian Temple. sachmo71 and the Wizards station themselves in Pruzen, just in case...and it turns out that's a good thing. The triple advance to the north was almost a 100% success...but one enemy unit managed to retreat south past the Liberators, and they head straight for Pruzen! Already weakened, they have no idea what they are getting themselves into, and the Wizards make short work of the injured unit as JeeberD and Katon earn a kill each.

The enemy is already attempting to mount a second charge, but in the brief respite, our main fighting force advances further north. Opting to leave Elrangen and Anberg in Empire hands for the time being, our three units spread out to cover any possible advance by the enemy to the Southeast, picking defensible positions on each road, and one in the middle of the forest.

Gilbert has now reached By'Roit, and we discover an old knight named Ashe, who is seemingly waiting to die. He asks if we will take him along with us on the rebellion, and we agree. However, shortly afterwards, we learn from the people of Pruzen that he might have been the one to slay king Gran and his family...not exactly comforting words. Ashe is a level 9 Knight, and he brings along two level 7 Knights and one level 8 Stone Golem. We dispatch him, and send him along the western road for now, not exactly sure what to do with him as of yet. Without a clear look at Zenobia yet, we can't be sure what our enemy is up to, so we leave Gilbert in Zenobia at the moment. Simultaneously, our non-FOFC Valkyrie unit has liberated Palma, and the Heavy Hitters have taken up a fortified position at the central Roshian Temple.

The second wave of enemies is upon us now, and the fighting is fast and furious. Having picked up three level-ups already, Ardent, Tony and Barkley are definitely holding their own, no longer having to resort to hit-and-run tactics to win battles. With 4 kills each, the Scouts back out of the battle, and fly east to relieve Gilbert of guard duty at By'Roit, letting the Liberators and Alternate Liberators handle the remaining flying creatures.

An interesting, and somewhat annoying, side effect of the enemy having 100% flying units is that if they retreat in an odd direction after a fight, our units are not quick enough to catch them to finish them off. Due to that fact, many severely weakened units would slip by one of our two sentinel groups, only to be demolished by the Heavy Hitters at the Roshian Temple. Though Godzilla Blitz must have been eating the same pre-battle meal that kingfc22 did with all the misses he had, the unit was still able to make mincemeat of the stragglers that made it through. Somehow, even with all the misses, Godzilla Blitz was able to pick up 3 kills, the same amount as Blade6119. cschex accrued 4 himself.

Fighting off the second wave of attackers, the Liberators made good their group's name and freed Elrangen of Empirical oppression, making the city their home base. Similarly, the Alternate Liberators took over Anberg, where we met Lyon, the self-proclaimed 'King of Beasts.' For a mere 20,000 goth, he will join our rebellion. Since we have plenty of cash for now, we agree, and Lyon the level 9 Beast Tamer joins our army, along with his two level 7 Dragons. With no need for him this battle, we leave him back at the base...but not before he tells us about his termites that he loaned to a priest -- he says they could take down the walls for us.

At almost exactly the same time (coincidence is great), The Crimson Slayers liberate the southern Roshian Temple, where they tell us of a castle that should be on the northern island. With the Liberators in a good position to watch the eastern gate of Zenobia, we switch the Scouts over to search mode, and forsake By'Roit of a garrison. They are to search the many peninsulae to the north, and also the northern island. Meanwhile, Travis and company head north to Fillia, and from there they will examine the islands in the small bay.

By this time, Gilbert has arrived near Zenobia, and is helping the Liberators and Alternate Liberators take care of the remaining flying units. Gilbert's Wyrm is a tremendous asset -- it's got a lot of HP and pretty good defense, making it a nice tank, while at the same time wounding a lot and giving the unit flying ability. Great character to have.

After a bit of searching, The Crimson Slayers find a hidden Roshian Temple on an island in the middle of the bay, where a priest gives us the termites! We waste no time in using them, and the walls come a tumbling down. We immediately advance our three main assault units (now Gilbert, the Liberators and Alternate Liberators) inside the city walls, to see what awaits us.

Dragons! Everywhere. Now that the enemy's units don't need to fly, they throw all kinds of dragons at us. From Dragons with a Dragon Tamer to Dragons with a Wizard, to Dragons with a Beast Tamer. And man, are they tough. Great defense, huge hit points, and very potent attacks (especially breathing fire from the back row), they give even the Alternate Liberators and Princess Misha some trouble. With the battle obviously winding down, however, we send the majority of our units towards Zenobia to bring this one home. The Scouts continue to search to the north, swinging around to end up on the Western Island, while the Crimson Slayers do a quick search of the southern and eastern parts of the map. While Gilbert, kingfc22 and Sublime deal with the remaining enemy units, Ashe slowly makes his way north towards Zenobia...and our units start finding treasure. Everywhere. SIX buried treasures, to be exact, and we have a bunch of great new items. The Evil Blade (+8 Strength, +3 Intelligence), the White Cape (+5 Physical, +13 White), the Elder Sign (+11 Strength, +5 Intelligence, +16 Black, +14 White...wow), the Euros (+15 Strength, +3 Intelligence), the Ice Scimitar (+3 Strength) and another White Garb (+4 Physical Defense, +3 White). Jeez...that's a lot! We hand it out mostly at random for now, and we'll divvy it up for good later.

The battle inside the city walls of Zenobia is rather brutal -- though we aren't actually using the hit-and-run tactics the Scouts were earlier, the tremendous amount of punishment the Dragons the enemy is throwing at us can take is making the battle long and drawn out. Finally, after a couple more level-ups, the Alternate Liberators start making some progress, and begin mowing down the enemies. As we're about to finish off the last of them, The Scouts discover the town of Kal Robs on the Western Island -- where they tell us that it WASN'T Ashe who killed Gran -- it was the dark knight Gares who was disguised as Ashe by a spell from Rashidi. So Ashe is a good guy afterall. At this news, we send him in to deal with Debonair once the enemies are all cleared out.

Ashe calls out Debonair (whom the townsfolk in this area have somewhat supported, as he is very morally correct -- arresting a guy who tried to bribe him, etc), asking how he can feel good about serving a 'greater good' that allows the city of Zenobia to fall to such filth? Enraged, Debonair threatens to have Ashe's head, and they battle. And it is ugly.

Debonair has two Red Dragons as guards, and for the first time, the boss is protected by his hirelings. We're going to have to get through the dragons to get to Debonair. Unless, of course, I use my Fool tarot card. Which I do. Even with the two Dragons out of the way, however, Debonair absolutely tears into us. Three attacks, two for 60 damage, and one for 75, severely weaken Ashe's unit, and the knights and Golem can only manage to wound Debonair about 40 of his 150 HP. Realizing that Ashe is rather inferior, we quickly follow up with The Alternate Liberators and the Liberators in quick succession -- except the Alternate Liberators are even weaker than Ashe in terms of damage. The Valkyries can barely wound him, and Debonair has amazing white defense, so the Princess's starlight attacks barely wound him. The only significant damage is the Valkyrie lightning attack, and Debonair is absolutely thrashing the Valkyries in the front row -- the only thing keeping them alive is Sublime 2's new 4 heals, as he has promoted to a Shaman. The Alternate Liberators manage to somehow take Debonair down to about 50 HP, and the Liberators swoop in for the kill.

Even though Debonair is severely weakened, and I have used my third and final Fool Tarot Card to get rid of the Red Dragons, it takes everything the Liberators have to take down Debonair. Debonair concentrates on BYU 14 for attacks, and is "only" managing to wound 35 per shot -- not very significant considering BYU's 159 HP, and even less so when MrBug708 is able to put about 30 back on BYU's total with a heal. Kingfc22 is still not feeling up to it, as he misses BOTH of his attacks on Debonair. Tucker342 manages to wound him, though, and BYU 14 puts in the final club attack to put Debonair down for the count! At long last, Zenobia is ours!

After the battle, Debonair questions Endora's motives..."what's the use in fighting for her if she's not the same? We'll meet again..." he mutters as he retreats.

[Vince]

The Haul:
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</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 118pt;" width="157">Overall Kills:</td> <td style="width: 13pt;" width="17">
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</td> <td>ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">18</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">17</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">14</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">14</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">12</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
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Level Ups:
kingfc22 x2 (9)
BYU 14 x2 (8)
tucker342 x2 (9)
MrBug708 x2 (8)
cschex (9)
Godzilla Blitz (10)
Blade6119 (9)
Sublime 2 x4 (10)
ardent enthusiast x3 (7)
TonyR x3 (7)

Items:
Evil Blade -- +8 Strength, +3 Intelligence
White Cape -- +5 Physical Defense, +13 White
Elder Sign -- +11 Strength, +5 Intelligence, +16 Black, +14 White
Euros -- +15 Strength, +3 Intelligence
Ice Scimitar -- +3 Strength
White Garb -- +4 Physical Defense, +3 White

Promotions/Class Changes:
Sublime 2: Cleric --> Shaman

New Units:
Ashe -- Level 9 Knight
2 Level 7 Knights
1 Level 8 Stone Golem
Lyon -- Level 9 Beast Tamer
3 Level 7 Dragons

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</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 133pt;" width="177">Smartest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 73pt;" width="97">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 17pt;" width="22">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 23pt;" width="30">Int</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">159</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. Sublime 2</td> <td>Shaman</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">106</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">154</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">104</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">148</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. JeeberD</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">91</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">104</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. cschex</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">100</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">103</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. law90026</td> <td>Beast Tamer</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">97</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">3. law90026</td> <td class="xl25">Beast Tamer</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="right">98</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">90</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. MrBug708</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td x:num="" align="right">87</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">85</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">84</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. TonyR</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">84</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. Sublime 2</td> <td>Cleric</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td x:num="" align="right">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t).sachmo71</td> <td>Wizard</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). Ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). TonyR</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
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[cschex]

All I can say is, thank god for resurrection spells. Second in kills, baby.

[TonyR]

Nice to see the Griffons get some action.
Maybe now we can be more useful in future battles.

[Sublime 2]

Now that's the action i'm talkin about!!

[kingfc22]

I was rusty. Yea, that's what happened.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Rawr!

Lots of food lately. Good good! Food makes me hungry.

Great job, Leader Vince! We're bowling 'em over.

[TonyR]

Giving our fearless leader a bump.

[Vince]

Had a lot of stuff to do on my day off this week, translated to no Ogre Battle. We should be able to take on the Island Avalon before the weekend is over.

[Travis]

As assault of vibrant green forest canopy rushes by, no break in it big enough to expose any glimpse of the forest floor far below. A grouping of large hills break the landscape, rising far above the canopy we soar just above.

Swirling down the far side of the hill and rapidly into the valley beyond, a break in the forest top can be seen. Aged and crumbling pillars fight a losing battle against the encroaching forest, but there is enough of them left to recognize this for a decaying temple of some sort. This appears to be our destination as with one final stomach lurching dive, we slow down and focus on the temple, or more appropriately, the figure within.

A man kneels in the middle of the ruins. Scars criss cross the man's back and appear to wrap around his torso while the deep red pants he wears obscure any such observations of his lower body. We swing around and see him from the front, eyes closed, his face a mask of calm. His hands rest on his legs while an obviously often used and well cared after sword rests on the ground in front of him.

A figure appears behind him, moving with obvious effort to remain quiet. Pausing with a hand on one of the pillars, the person appears nervous, starting to speak and then stopping numerous times.

"Sir, it's time."

The man in red's eyes snap open, and without a word or a look his hand grasps his sword even as he starts to rise.

"Rouse the rest of the Crimson Slayers."

Needing no more encouragement, the second man is gone, and as he leaves, the smallest of smiles appears on the Samurai's face.

[Vince]

Item Draw:

First up is the Evil Blade -- it provides a bonus to Strength (+8) and Intelligence (+3). The strength bonus will be nice for one of our offensive units -- BYU 14, ardent or TonyR. ardent gets the lucky number here, and he'll somehow manage to keep his Griffon talons on the sword.

Next in the draw is the White Cape, providing +5 to Physical Defense and +13 to White Magic. Good for one of our Clerics, MrBug will take this one as Sublime already has an item.

Third up is the Elder Sign, a mystic pendant which confers an unbelievable amount of statistical goodness to one of our troops: +11 Strength, +5 Intelligence, +16 Black, +14 White. That strength bonus is too much to ignore, and the magic defense will be quite nice to one of our front-line fighters. That means that BYU 14 or TonyR are eligible for this one...and TonyR manages to score the Elder Sign. BYU's streak continues...

...but it will end here, and with a pretty nice item to boot. We have the Euros, a sword of one of the wind Gods, with a +15 Strength bonus, and a +3 Intelligence bonus. With no opposition, BYU takes down the Euros.

The Ice Scimitar confers only a +3 Strength bonus, but adds Ice damage. Since all of our offensive units have items, I'll drop it on one of our support units (probably Forrest the Lycanthrope).

The White Garb is a slight physical boost and some White boost, so I'll drop it on one of our non-FOFC Clerics.

So now that all of our physical offensive units have items, I'm going to institute a waiver claim system for new items that we acquire. If you want to swap your current item out for a new item, let me know. If multiple people claim the item, whoever has the higher waiver priority wins, and their waiver priority is dropped down to the lowest possible. Everyone inbetween moves up one slot. Rinse, repeat. Waiver order will be in reverse order of acquiring items, so here's the offensive Waiver order:

1. BYU 14 (Euros, +15 Str. +3 Int.)
2. TonyR (Elder Sign, +11 Str. +5 Int. +16 Black +14 White)
3. ardent enthusiast (Evil Blade, +8 Str. +3 Int.)
4. Tellistto (Flame Sword, +6 Str.)
5. Travis (Sword of Evil, +15 Str.)
6. Raven Hawk (Boleas, +17 Str.)
7. kingfc22 (Honour Shield, +14 Physical Defense, +7 White)
8. law90026 (Flame Sword, +6 Str.)
9. Godzilla Blitz (Hydra's Fang, +4 Str. +6 Physical Defense +8 Fire)
10. blade6119 (Black Axe, +18 Str. -8 Int.)
11. tucker342 (King's Crown, +17 Physical Defense)

Item Bin (unclaimed Items):
Ice Scimitar, +3 Str.

[Vince]

Tucker's had a while to respond to whether or not he wants to be a Vampire, so I'm going to pass the blood kiss off to one of our non-FOFC Knights. I'm still trying to come up with something to choose between cschex and law90026 for the Stone of Dragos, as both are approaching level 12 and Beast Master status. I'm not going to be able to finish the Island Avalon today, as I have to work tonight, but I'll get it started, and hopefully finish tomorrow or Monday.

[Vince]

Battle rages across the Mountains of Avalon...the Crimson Slayers have notched 7 kills amongst themselves, while the Nightcrawlers have annihilated 2 entire units while on fortification duty.

[kingfc22]

The Liberators want to pillage and plunder

[Vince]

Ok, I just polished off the battle, but I'm tired. Write up tomorrow or tomorrow evening.

Our luck continues to hold, however -- we landed a famed Undead Staff. That item will transform one of our Mages into a hugely powerful Sorceror. Should make for an incredibly potent unit.

[Vince]

Battle 8: Island Avalon
Black Knight Gares is the only son of Empress Endora. Rumors abound that he is immortal, and that he sold his soul...his black armor gleams, and the only view of the man inside are his cruelly burning eyes through the visor on his helmet. He has been sent to Avalon to rule the Roshian Temples...

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More rough terrain...I don't like these battles with no roads. The enemies are starting to ramp up in difficulty -- no longer are we seeing incomplete units being thrown at us; each unit has a full complement of characters in it, and the characters are usually in a position where they will do the most damage to us. Should make our strategy in the upcoming battles much more important than the usual "send everyone to the middle and duke it out" tactic. Baingoin (in the Southwest) is our home base this battle, while Gares is holed up in Amad.

We start off by deploying our units -- Sublime 2 and his Alternate Liberators will be sitting this one out, but just about everyone else should get in on the action. We deploy the Crimson Slayers, and after stopping at the Roshian Temple to liberate it, we send them to the center of the island -- the mountain pass there seems to be a pretty good spot for a hidden town or temple. They will be the initial assault crew this battle, and will be supported by a few non-FOFC units to begin with. sachmo71 and the Wizards will garrison the Roshian Temple, and will probably advance once the enemy has been engaged. Once the battle begins in earnest, ardent and the Scouts will fly in to relieve the non-FOFC units, as will kingfc22 and the Liberators. To start with, however, the Scouts will fly to the southeast island chain, to see if they can find any hidden cities or treasure, then will head straight towards the middle of the map to apply pressure. The Liberators will head East, liberating Gontak, Mang and Taljin, where they will form the Garrison until we have a good idea of what we are facing this battle. The Nightcrawlers will follow the Liberators, and end up fortifying themselves at Mang. The Heavy Hitters will form the garrison for Gontak, while sachmo71 and the Wizards will take the Roshian Temple just to the north of our home base at Baingoin. Our two non-FOFC units supporting the Crimson Slayers at the beginning of the battle are Gilbert's unit, a Beast Tamer, Wyrm, Mage and Vampire, and Lyon's unit, a Beast Tamer, Dragon and Red Dragon. Gilbert's unit can fly, while Lyon's dragon unit moves quite quickly through Mountainous terrain, so they both should prove flexible and quick through the mountain ranges in the middle of this map.

As usual, we move quickly, and liberate the three towns and Roshian Temple before night falls. Gilbert was sent north towards Galyasa (though not to liberate it), then towards the middle of the map to scout out the north-western range of mountains, while the Crimson Slayers and Lyon were sent right up the gut. Travis and company spot the enemy first, and we note that it will indeed be difficult this time around -- Ninjas, Knights, Berzerkers, and even some undead smatter the enemy troops. The Crimson Slayers engage the enemy front line, and battle began in earnest.

We quickly learned quite a few things. First off, fighting logically put together enemy units is much more difficult than hodgepodge units in dissarray. Second off, with 3 of the 5 units in the Crimson Slayers getting only one attack (1 Sonic Strike from Travis, 1 from Tellistto, 1 Acid Cloud from ntndeacon), they had better not miss. Even though Travis and Tellistto hit REALLY hard, if they miss, that's a huge chunk out of our potential damage. Third off, fighting in the mountains isn't easy with ground troops. The enemy ninja threw all sorts of ninjitsu at us from the back row, while the knights soaked up the damage long enough to make sure they hit us hard. The Crimson Slayers, though wounded, were still up to the task. After a few battles of softening up the enemy, they quickly began to fall to the heavy Sonic Strikes of Travis, and a suitably weakened unit even allowed ntndeacon to kill three enemies with one blow. Rotating out with Gilbert and Lyon, the enemy's first wave was suitably repelled from the center of the map. During the battle, however, the Crimson Slayers did indeed find a Roshian Temple -- inside was the Shaman Aisha. Apparently her mother Foris was a high priest in Avalon, and Gares has killed her because the Roshian Temples refuse to bend to his will. When asked if we will allow her to accompany us, we agree immediately, and deploy Aisha's unit towards Gelze. Sadly, her unit of 2 Knights, 2 Mermaids and Aisha the Shaman seems rather weak, so we'll keep her at liberation duty until we can give her a crack at Gares.

At this point, the Scouts have discovered the Lightning Bow (+7 Strength) down on the southeastern island chain, and head towards the center of the map to relieve Lyon. Gilbert is sent to Taljin to garrison the town, while kingfc22 and the Liberators are called towards the center of the map to support the Crimson Slayers for the second wave of attackers. On the way towards the middle of the map, the Scouts discover the Pristine Sword (+8 Strength, +10 Intelligence) on the southeastern cliffs.

Somehow, an enemy unit skirted around the center of the map, and made its way south towards Mang, where the Nightcrawlers are stationed. Made up of a Shaman and three Angels, we're not really too worried about their ability to take the town -- they get three attacks and three heals. And Angels aren't exactly known for their powerful attacks. The unsuspecting unit is absolutely cut to shreds by the ferocious attack of our Nightcrawlers.

Back to the task at hand, the battle in the middle of the map. By the time the enemy's second wave has reached us, the Scouts and the Liberators are there to join the fray. The Liberators run into some of the same problems that the Crimson Slayers did -- in the mountains (and at night -- they're highly aligned, so they don't perform as well then), the footsoldiers are limited. Kingfc22 and tucker342 are limited to attacks of 15-20, rather than the 20-35 that we're used to seeing. BYU 14 seems unaffected, and is still walloping people at will -- but tucker342 misses many opportunities to notch kills, and BYU is left to clean up after him, collecting quite a few kills that by all rights should have been tucker's. When the Scouts finally enter the fray, I'm worried -- they only get 5 attacks as a unit, our other troops have been having problems wounding the enemy significantly, and the Scouts are a level or two lower than most of our units.

Boy was I wrong to worry.

The Scouts absolutely demolished just about everyone they faced. ardent's Wind Storm attack from the back row, which hits every enemy, was wounding from 25-45 on each enemy, while TonyR was happy to score kill after kill on the units weakened by ardent's shot and their Beast Tamer Berkeley's whip. After the first few fights, when we realized how potent they were, we had them swing northeast, and then came upon the second wave's rear -- when the Scouts would invariably demolish the enemy, they'd be sent right into the Liberators or Crimson Slayers, who happily dispatched those few remaining enemies. The center of the battlefield turned into a bloodbath for the enemies, as they fell quickly and easily to our massed troops.

With all three units getting plenty of experience, we sent sachmo71 and the Wizards to clean up the stragglers and deal with a potential 3rd wave of enemy troops. The Scouts were sent to the sea between Avalon and the northern island, to spy on the enemy's home base at Amad. We let kingfc22 and the Liberators remain at the central Roshian Temple as a garrison, while Travis and the Crimson Slayers were sent on Liberation clean-up duty, liberating Jisshian, the northeastern Roshian Temple and Tomayang.

While sachmo and the Wizards were making their way through the mountains, the enemy sent a pretty solid flying task force after the Scouts, who were stationed in the ocean. At first, I didn't notice it -- with nothing of strategic value in the ocean, I figured the enemy wouldn't challenge the Scouts' position. But the Scouts continued to blow through the enemy, with TonyR picking up his sixth kill of the battle, and ardent getting his fourth. Deterred, the enemy picked up its old battle path, towards the central Roshian Temple. By this time, however, sachmo, Jeeber and Katon were prepared for them.

Though not with the same methodical efficiency as the Scouts, the Wizards were more than a match for the enemy's third wave, which had been somewhat weakened by an attack on the Scouts. Katon and sachmo quickly picked up 4 kills each, with JeeberD tacking on 3 of his own, and the wizards all levelled up -- at level 10, they were all eligible for promotion to Mage, and they all immediately promoted. Instead of their two targetted magic attacks from the back row, they now each fire off a single spell which blasts the entire enemy party. In a completely fortuitous move, the first unit they were able to dispatch after their promotion was carrying an Undead Staff -- which will enable one of them to promote to a hugely powerful Sorceror!

With the battle in hand, we moved the remainder of our troops forward, sending Aisha towards Gares at Amad. As support, the Nightcrawlers and the Wizards were prepared to move in if Aisha could not get the job done. Meanwhile, the Scouts and the Crimson Slayers were sent to Rajin and Gelze, respectively, to finish off the liberation. Aisha arrived, the final two towns were liberated, and we moved in on Gares.

With two Black Dragons -- one in front, one at his side -- Gares posed a significant challenge. Without any Fool Tarot cards (which eliminate all units but the boss from the enemy party), we would have to either bull our way through the 190-HP dragon in the front row, or use targetted attacks to get there. Aisha confronted Gares, and he laughed at her, amazed that someone so puny would even consider being able to defeat him. Sadly...he was right. The Dragons and Gares made short work of BOTH knights in Aisha's party in one battle, and they quickly retreated to lick their wounds. The Wizards were the first in after Aisha, and their magic attacks were able to strike at Gares while hitting the Black Dragons simultaneously. Doing immense amounts of damage, the Dragons were weakened considerably, but the Wizards were just shy of defeating Gares -- and to compound the mistake, I failed to realize that Gares got 3 attacks in the battle -- and he took his wrath out on Katon, who became our second casualty of the war. After reviving Katon, the Nightcrawlers stepped in.

Though already considerably weakened, the front row Black Dragon took an attack from everyone in the Nightcrawlers' party before succumbing to our onslaught. A hit-all attack by the Nightcrawlers' mage, however, was able to further weaken Gares, and as soon as the Black Dragon fell, law90026 dashed forward with his Whip, earning his first and only kill of the battle by defeating Gares! Amazed at his defeat (yet not killed), Gares retreats. Island Avalon is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul:

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 524pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="697"> <col style="width: 107pt;" width="143"> <col style="width: 12pt;" width="16"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 118pt;" width="157"> <col style="width: 13pt;" width="17"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 14pt;" width="18"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody><tr style="height: 18pt;" height="24"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 18pt; width: 107pt;" height="24" width="143">Battle 8 Kills:</td> <td style="width: 12pt;" width="16">
</td> <td style="width: 30pt;" width="40">
</td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">
</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 118pt;" width="157">Overall Kills:</td> <td style="width: 13pt;" width="17">
</td> <td style="width: 25pt;" width="33">
</td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">
</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 61pt;" width="81">Deaths:</td> <td style="width: 14pt;" width="18">
</td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">22</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">20</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">17</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">15</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">14</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">13</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">12</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">7</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr></tbody> </table>
Level Ups:
sachmo71 x2 (11)
katon x2 (11)
JeeberD x2 (11)
kingfc22 (10)
BYU 14 x2 (10)
tucker342 (10)
MrBug708 x2 (10)
Travis x3 (10)
Raven Hawk x3 (10)
ntndeacon x2 (12)
Tellistto x3 (11)
ardent enthusiast x2 (9)
TonyR x2 (9)

Class Changes:
sachmo71, Wizard -->Mage
katon, Wizard -->Mage
JeeberD, Wizard -->Mage
MrBug708, Cleric --> Shaman
Kapelila, Dragon --> Silver Dragon (rotates out of the Wizards' group, new Dragon Ratynos joins)

Items:
Golden Armor, +12 Physical Defense
Ice Blade, +7 Strength
Lightning Bow, +7 Strength
Pristine Sword, +8 Strength, +10 Intelligence

Undead Staff -- Converts a Mage to a Sorceror

These will all go to the Item bin, except for the Pristine Sword. Since all of our Intelligence guys already have items (all the wizards and both healers), ntndeacon gets the Sword immediately.

1. BYU 14 (Euros, +15 Str. +3 Int.)
2. TonyR (Elder Sign, +11 Str. +5 Int. +16 Black +14 White)
3. ardent enthusiast (Evil Blade, +8 Str. +3 Int.)
4. Tellistto (Flame Sword, +6 Str.)
5. Travis (Sword of Evil, +15 Str.)
6. cschex (Rune Axe, +16 Str.)
7. Raven Hawk (Boleas, +17 Str.)
8. kingfc22 (Honour Shield, +14 Physical Defense, +7 White)
9. law90026 (Flame Sword, +6 Str.)
10. Godzilla Blitz (Hydra's Fang, +4 Str. +6 Physical Defense +8 Fire)
11. blade6119 (Black Axe, +18 Str. -8 Int.)
12. tucker342 (King's Crown, +17 Physical Defense)

Item Bin (unclaimed Items):
Ice Scimitar, +3 Str.
Golden Armor, +12 Physical Defense
Ice Blade, +7 Strength
Lightning Bow, +7 Strength

Potential Class Changes:
Raven Hawk: Eagleman
TonyR: Cockatrice
ardent: Stone Golem (you said you were interested in a Golem, and we now have one -- if you want to stay a Gryffon, that's fine. If you want to promote to a Cockatrice, we're going to have to lower your alignment)

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 512pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 72pt;" width="96"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="26"> <col style="width: 21pt;" width="28"> <col style="width: 20pt;" width="27"> <col style="width: 133pt;" width="177"> <col style="width: 73pt;" width="97"> <col style="width: 17pt;" width="22"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="30"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 133pt;" height="17" width="177">Healthiest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 72pt;" width="96">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 20pt;" width="26">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 21pt;" width="28">HP</td> <td style="width: 20pt;" width="27">
</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 133pt;" width="177">Smartest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 73pt;" width="97">Class</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 17pt;" width="22">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 23pt;" width="30">Int</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">176</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. sachmo71</td> <td>Mage</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">116</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">154</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. Sublime2</td> <td>Shaman</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">106</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">148</td> <td>
</td> <td>3. JeeberD</td> <td>Mage</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Strongest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Str</td> <td> </td> <td class="xl24">Charismatic</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Cha</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. BYU 14</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">105</td> <td>
</td> <td>Ten Tied at 100</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). Blade6119</td> <td>Giant</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">104</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">104</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> <td class="xl25">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Quickest Soldiers</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Agi</td> <td>
</td> <td class="xl24">Highest Aligned</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Ali</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">93</td> <td>
</td> <td>1. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">91</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2. TonyR</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">92</td> <td>
</td> <td>2. MrBug708</td> <td>Shaman</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">87</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3. Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>Hell Hound</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">90</td> <td>
</td> <td>2(t). Travis</td> <td>Samurai</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">87</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Luckiest S.O.B.'s</td> <td class="xl24">Class</td> <td class="xl24">Lvl</td> <td class="xl24">Luk</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1. kingfc22</td> <td>Knight</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td x:num="" align="right">56</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t).sachmo71</td> <td>Mage</td> <td x:num="" align="right">11</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). Ardent enthusiast</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2(t). TonyR</td> <td>Griffon</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td x:num="" align="right">55</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr></tbody> </table>

Look tomorrow to see a pair of Ogre Battle related contests to determine who gets the class upgrading items -- the Stone of Dragos and the Undead Staff!

[Tellistto]

Nice battle! Good to see nearly everyone getting into the action too.

Tell

[Sublime 2]

Everyone but the Alternate Liberators!!

[Vince]

Come one, come all, to our item draw contest! With a Stone of Dragos and Undead Staff to auction off, I've come up with a little word game for our contestants to play. First, the contestants:

Group 1:
cschex
law90026

Group 2:
sachmo71
JeeberD
Katon

The winner from group one will win the Stone of Dragos, while the winner from group two will win the Undead Staff. Since we don't want this to be an exclusive thing, anyone can enter the contest. However, to keep things competitive, please do not post your answers in the thread...PM them to me.

I like word games, so I have concoted a group of anagrams comprising of names from throughout the dynasty thus far. PM me answers to each of the Anagrams, and whoever gets the most correct wins. The ninth question is a tie-breaker. Deadline for entries is 12:00 AM PST on Thursday (so Wednesday night). If I get entries from all the main contestants before hand, I'll post the results of the major prizes. With no further ado, here are the anagrams:

1. Roman Lodger
2. Pogo From Rest
3. Beat Stream
4. One Tribal Ears Rattle
5. Thy Three, Shave It
6. Dare At Stunt Shine
7. Should No Hire
8. Slight Crane Threw
9. (Tiebreaker) What is the grand total of strength for the entire army (not just the FOFC characters)?

Remember, PM your answers to me, and entries are due by 12:00 AM Pacific on Thursday morning (Wednesday night).

[Vince]

So it's more than 24 hours after the deadline, and the participation has been decidedly...lacking. We do have our two winners, however, so that's a good thing. If you're still looking to compete, feel free to turn in an entry. I'll come up with some sort of prize other than the two already advertised.

Congratulations to cschex and Katon (with a perfect entry, no less)! Katon wins the Undead Staff, and will be a sorceror by our next battle. cschex wins the Stone of Dragos, and upon reaching level 12 will go straight from Beast Master to Dragon Tamer.

We've had a bit of depressing news in my family, so I'm going to be out of town this weekend, and working a ton before I leave to make up for the time I'll miss. I probably won't get to the next battle until next week, but for now, I'll let you all discuss where we should go next.

There are two paths of entry to the heart of the Empire -- North, through the Kastolation Sea, or West, through Diaspola. Either way, we'll eventually get to Fort Allamoot, and we'll probably go back through the way we don't choose initially, just to clear out the Empire's presence. Discuss!

[Blade6119]

Go west young man, go west!

[Poli]

http://www.purplealien.net/lightdwarf/latest_greatest/fishmen/snorks.gif

[JeeberD]

Sorry, word puzzles really aren't my thing... :(

[Vince]

No worries. I was hoping for a little more than two entries though :)

[Poli]

I would have entered...that was kind of fun and easy, but I heart OB.

[Vince]

So battle nine is finished (has been for two days, actually), I just can't find the time to finish the write-up. I have some errands to run today, and I work this evening, but I should be off early. So hopefully the write up will be finished by tonight.

[TonyR]

w00t !!

[Vince]

Well, Thursday's shift turned into a 6 hour long marathon, when I was expecting maybe 2 hours (stupid new hires not knowing what they are doing). Then I worked doubles the last two days. Now, however, I'm posting this on my new computer, which is really exciting. I'll get to that write-up soon, I promise!

[Vince]

Battle 9: Diaspola
Norn was a high-ranking monk in the Roshian Temple, but was demoted because she questioned Rashidi's motives. With the demotion came a move to Diaspola -- a prison for political enemies of the Empire. Though not a prisoner, Norn has fallen to the rank of Shaman and is not in the empire's good graces. With her support for Rashidi and Endora waning, her vehement opposition of the rebellion is surprising...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/fantasybandit/Diaspola.jpg

Well, there are roads, but it's a tight pass through the mountains, and no shortcuts. The cliffs following the rivers are also going to make trouble with our assault. With the problems we had at Avalon, I'm loathe to get into another mountain war. This time, I think we'll follow the roads. In case the enemy decides to come straight over the top, we'll send a unit or two over the mountains, but otherwise, our main forces will follow the road.

We've readjusted some of our units for the upcoming battle. Raven Hawk, with his desire to become a Raven Man (surprise, surprise), has stepped down from his role in the Crimson Slayers. Replacing him will be Sublime 2, formerly of the Alternate Liberators. The group's new alignment will be a back row of Travis (1 Sonic Strike for heavy damage), ntndeacon (1 Acid Cloud, damaging all units of the enemy), Sublime 2 (3 Heals); and a front row of Tellistto (2 Slashes of his sword) and Nelson (2 Sword Slashes). The Alternate Liberators are no longer an FOFC group, so will get less publicity in the reports. The addition of a healer to the Crimson Slayers, however, will make them much more stand-alone -- I won't have to meddle in their affairs after every battle, and they should be able to win more fights, even if they are ineffective at damaging the other unit. Raven Hawk joins the Nightcrawlers (replacing Berzerker Baron), and immediately makes them one of our most formidable groups -- now not only are they powerful, but they fly, so they are incredibly quick and versatile as well. Our only other notable changes are ardent enthusiast's change from a Griffon to a Stone Golem -- amazingly enough, TonyR is buff enough to carry a Stone Golem AND a Beast Tamer, so they will still be the Scouts as they fly around -- and TonyR from a Griffon to a Cockatrice.

We begin by dispatching the Liberators, and sending them north along the road. They will spearhead our initial assault, and liberate Poache, Romorant and Rimorge, where they will remain until we figure out what the enemy is going to do. Two non-FOFC units will follow as Garrisons, one for Me'Mak, and one for Romorant. The Crimson Slayers, now sans Raven Hawk, will liberate the Roshian Temple just to the northwest of our base of operations at Me'Mak, then follow along behind the main assault group. The Wizards will follow them, and form a garrison at the Roshian Temple -- they should be able to spot any enemies breaking through, and could conceivably cover Poache as well. The Nightcrawlers, now flying in the low skies with Raven Hawk, will branch out over the cliffs on the west bank of the river, acting as scouts for the main attack force who will be following the road. The Scouts will scout out the Southwestern corner of the map, looking for buried treasure, hidden towns, and eventually sneaking around the back of the enemy forces. Finally, the Heavy Hitters will be our brute force unit, attacking straight over the mountains. Initially, they will head towards Somyul, but will stop shy of the city. They should be able to handle any attackers heading straight over the mountains.

As usual, things proceed smoothly for the first part of the battle. We easily take Poache and Romorant, the Wizards have the Roshian Temple under guard, and the Heavy Hitters have begun to scale the mountains. They stumble upon the town of Ajan in a mountain pass, but leave it in Empire hands for now -- liberating the town would only handcuff them, eliminating their flexibility in stemming the flow of enemies as they would have to hold the town. Instead, they press on towards the cliffs, and they are the first to notice our enemies.

The enemy has obviously noted the usefulness of flying units -- again we are facing quite a few flying enemies. They are flying over the mountains, between Alkyston and Somyul, so the Heavy Hitters move slightly East of their current target to intercept. The early skirmishes bode well, as the powerful blows of cschex, Blade and Godzilla Blitz are enough to send most opponents reeling. However, Blade seems to be missing quite frequently, and would-be kills are turning into severe woundings, and the enemy keeps retreating to Somyul to replenish its units. Since the Heavy Hitters are the only force at the pass at the moment, they can't assault Somyul without leaving a clear path to our base. Though the Wizards would easily be able to handle anything thrown at them, we'd rather keep the fighting in the pass, just in case. So the Heavy Hitters continue to battle, while the Liberators, Nightcrawlers and Crimson Slayers continue to liberate towns. By the time Rimorge is Liberated, the Heavy Hitters have racked up 11 kills amongst themselves!

With the Heavy Hitters performing admirably, we strike forth with the Nightcrawlers, sending them through the pass while we send the Heavy Hitters towards Somyul. Since the majority of the enemy's forces are coming down through the mountains between Somyul and Alkyston, we plan to use the Hammer and Anvil tactic -- the Heavy Hitters will stay put just East of Somyul, while the Nightcrawlers move west from Alkyston. As the Nightcrawlers punish the enemy forces, they will be forced towards the Heavy Hitters, who will easily polish off the weakened enemy units.

The tactic worked like a charm -- though the Heavy Hitters got less action than I anticipated. The Nightcrawlers mowed through the enemy's forces like a hot knife through butter, leaving very little for the Heavy Hitters to clean up. Though the unit as a whole must have garnered 20 kills in the sortie, Raven Hawk and law90026 only managed a couple, as they were very well distributed amongst the characters in the unit. With lots of experience earned, we send the Nightcrawlers back towards Rimorge, and move the Crimson Slayers and Liberators to liberate the Roshian Temple, Alkyston, and to make the push towards Somyul. The Heavy Hitters, now with 19 kills to their name (and a bunch by Blade, who seems to have figured out that you're supposed to HIT the other guys again), are also retired towards Alkyston, to garrison the town once we have liberated it.

The Scouts are busy down south, liberating Pelegue and finding a completely useless item in the Iron Gloves. +2 to Physical Defense. Woo-hoo! They head up the coast to attack the enemy's flank.

About this time, the second wave of enemy troops has begun to meander over and around the mountains. Now that we seem to have a firm grip on the pass (though Somyul is still in enemy hands), they are a little more reluctant to come over the top of the mountains at us. The Liberators and the Crimson Slayers alternate in forcing the enemy back out of the pass altogether as they push towards Somyul. The Slayers space the kills out quite evenly, as everyone gets at least two kills. The Liberators, on the other hand, are suffering from Can'thitthebroadsideofabarnitis. It's a rare disease. Amazingly, even though they won many small battles, the Liberators managed to get ZERO kills in the mountain pass. It was pretty amazing, actually, and I'm thinking of naming an award in their honor. "The Blindfolded Drunk With a Stick" award -- for flailing around at everything, and hitting nothing. In any case, we push through, and capture Somyul. From here, we decide to press on -- The Scouts have arrived, and will support the Liberators as they move towards the Roshian Temple, while the Crimson Slayers will head west to Raloshel.

The Liberators have figured out how to kill people again, but they are still struggling mightily to put the enemies out of their misery. Tucker will finish the battle with zero kills, while Kingfc22 and BYU will only manage 2 and 3 respectively, even though they were involved in MANY battles. The Scouts do a better job, as ardent enthusiast and TonyR simply pummel the enemy with some tremendous physical attacks. As a Golem, ardent is quite slow, but packs a mean punch. Literally -- he punches enemies. Tony, much quicker to act, is good at picking off weakened enemies before ardent has a chance to attack, gaining him a few more kills than ardent. Though they do so without killing many enemy units, the Liberators and Scouts push on towards the Roshian Temple, and take it in the name of the Liberation!

The Roshian Temple gives us insight into Norn's hatred of the Liberation -- her lover was Debonair, the General we defeated in Zenobia. Norn thinks that Debonair was killed at our hands, and therefore wants revenge. Maybe we can talk her out of it...

With the struggles of the Liberators, we decide to move the Wizards forward -- we want to see how they do, especially with new sorceror Katon. Seven League boots transport them to the front of the battle quickly, and they appear at the Roshian Temple with the Liberators in the blink of an eye. They move forward, and give new meaning to the phrase "open up a can of whoop-ass."

With the tank of a Dragon in front of them, the Wizards can sit back and let him soak up all the physical damage, while they toss spells at the entire enemy unit from behind. With FOUR magic attacks each battle, which hit every enemy for about 40-60 damage each, the Wizards are officially our most powerful unit. In the space of 5 battles, they picked up 21 kills. Huge! We sent them forward to take on Norn in Diaspola, and they absolutely annihilate her and her two Titan guards. Norn asks if we will kill her, and I step forward to tell her that Debonair is not dead, and that she should join us. Impressed by our high reputation, Norn joins our forces, with her two Titan Guards! Diaspola is ours!

[Vince]

The Haul

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 524pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="697"><col style="width: 107pt;" width="143"> <col style="width: 12pt;" width="16"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 118pt;" width="157"> <col style="width: 13pt;" width="17"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 14pt;" width="18"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody><tr style="height: 18pt;" height="24"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 18pt; width: 107pt;" height="24" width="143">Battle 9 Kills:</td> <td style="width: 12pt;" width="16"></td> <td style="width: 30pt;" width="40"></td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 118pt;" width="157">Overall Kills:</td> <td style="width: 13pt;" width="17"></td> <td style="width: 25pt;" width="33"></td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 61pt;" width="81">Deaths:</td> <td style="width: 14pt;" width="18">
</td> <td style="width: 48pt;" width="64">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">25</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>Godzilla Blitz</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">24</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">23</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">8</td> <td>
</td> <td>katon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">23</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">6</td> <td>
</td> <td>JeeberD</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">22</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>blade6119</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">21</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">5</td> <td>
</td> <td>law90026</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">20</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>sachmo71</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">20</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">BYU 14</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">18</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>Raven Hawk</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">18</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ntndeacon</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>Tellistto</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">17</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">3</td> <td>
</td> <td>TonyR</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">16</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>ardent enthusiast</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">12</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">2</td> <td>
</td> <td>kingfc22</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">10</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cschex</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">1</td> <td>
</td> <td>tucker342</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Travis</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">9</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>MrBug708</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>Sublime 2</td> <td>
</td> <td x:num="" align="right">4</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

Level Ups:
sachmo71 x2 (13)
JeeberD x2 (13)
Katon x2 (13)
kingfc22 (11)
BYU 14 (11)
tucker342 (11)
MrBug708 (11)
Travis x2 (12)
Sublime 2 x2 (12)
ntndeacon (13)
Tellistto (12)
law90026 x3 (14)
Raven Hawk x3 (13)
Godzilla Blitz x2 (12)
Blade6009 x3 (12)
TonyR x2 (11)
cschex x3 (12)

Class Changes
Law90026 --> Beast Tamer to Beast Master
cschex --> Beast Tamer to Beast Master to Dragon Tamer
Blade6009 --> Giant to Ice Giant
ardent enthusiast --> Griffon to Stone Golem
TonyR --> Griffon to Cockatrice

Items:
Iron Gauntlets, +2 Physical
Flame Sword, +6 Strength
Thunder Helm, +X Thunder

Pretty weak item draw. They all go into the bin to random characters.

This writeup is pretty weak -- I did this battle about a week ago, and can't remember some specifics. Sublime got to kill a few undead with the Crimson Slayers, the Nightcrawlers had a gambit over the Northern mountains, but nothing really happened, and that's about it. The next writeup should be a bit better, as I expect to do it shortly after I finish the battle.

[Blade6119]

Ice Giant? Lets see godzilla whine now, ill just freeze his hell torn soul. Nice win, and thanks for getting the heavy hitters the action we had been craving the last few missions

[JeeberD]

Nine kills and I can't even get my name in the write-up? Damn, what am I paying my PR guy to do? ;)

[Vince]

Nine kills and I can't even get my name in the write-up? Damn, what am I paying my PR guy to do? ;)

Sorry 'bout that :)

I think I figured out why you got many fewer kills in the previous battles -- you're slow. sachmo71 and Katon both get to attack before you, in almost every battle (every once in a while you get a shot in before them, but it's really rare). When you guys were single-enemy targetting guys, the first three shots would usually put a guy on his last legs, and sachmo71 or Katon would finish him off before you'd get your second shot on him. Now, you guys all wound an absolute ton, and in the first three battles you guys had on this map, you had 7 kills (to sachmo's 1 and Katon's 3), since instead of just weakening the guys, you were finishing them off.

[TonyR]

w00t! Nice to see the Cockatrice get 6 kills in small battles.

Carrying around a stone golem is mighty hard work.

[JeeberD]

you're slow

And art immitates life. Beautiful... :)

[Vince]

Meet...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/fantasybandit/TheCrimsonSlayers.jpg

Vitals:
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</td> <td style="width: 38pt;" width="51">
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Class Changes:
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</td> <td style="width: 97pt;" width="129">
</td> <td style="width: 38pt;" width="51">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl29" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">Character</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Change To</td> <td class="xl30" style="border-left: medium none;">Lvl?</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">Tellistto</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Samurai Master</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">15</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">Travis</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Samurai Master</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">15</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">ntndeacon</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Enchanter</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">14</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">Sublime 2</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Monk</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">18</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 86pt;" height="17" width="115">Nelson</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Paladin</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">15</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
The Crimson Slayers, with an average Alignment above 96 are one of our premier Liberation units. With only 6 attacks, they aren't the most powerful unit we have, but they do make those hits count. Travis' Sonic Strike hits for around 60-80 each time, and ntndeacon's Acid Cloud is good for 20-30 damage on each character in the enemy unit. Tellistto and Nelson provide supporting attacks at 20-40 damage per strike, and Sublime 2 recovers around 35 damage per heal. The Crimson Slayers are an incredibly well-balanced unit.

[Raven Hawk]

Travis wields a mighty sword between his legs.

[Vince]

Battle 10: Kastolation Sea
The Kastolation Sea is the ages old home of the Mermaids. With rumors circulating that eating mermaid flesh grants immortality, the Mermaids have been hunted mercilessly for years. Promised protection from Empress Endora, Porkyus, the Mermaid Leader, entered an alliance with the Empire in hopes of protecting her people.

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Water, water and more water. Our home base is Fanning, while Porkyus is holed up in Palmirra. Seemingly a deserted area (Pittokya, Tokelau, Malden, Pahpehte, Fakarabh, Salay Gom and Bipoah are all hidden cities that we discovered while exploring the area), holding towns seems to be of little importance in this battle. With very few (ok, only one) water units, we will be relying on our flying units for flexibility in this battle while we send our landward units on the slow trek towards Palmirra.

The water is really going to hamper movement in this battle, so we're going to focus mainly on our flying units. We begin by deploying The Liberators, the Heavy Hitters and the unit formerly known as the alternate liberators on the long trek through the ocean towards Maaksaz -- they will island hop to avoid the tremendous hindrance that travelling through the ocean does for land-based units. The Nightcrawlers and Scouts will take the forward positions, along with a handful of non-FOFC flying units who will mostly explore.

The Nightcrawlers head east, while the Scouts head north, and we're really not sure what to expect from the enemy this time around. The Scouts camp out near the island of Pahpehte (though they leave the city in Empire hands for now), hoping to catch a glimpse of the enemy travelling down the road. The Nightcrawlers take up a position over the ocean south of the Roshian Temple. The Scouts find the enemy first, as we see a group of two wizards and two knights coming over the mountains. Perhaps we've taken a regression in enemy unit construction logic, as one of the Wizards is in the front row, where he can only flail at us with his staff. In any case, battle is joined, and ardent and TonyR do a good job of tearing apart the Wizard in the front row. Tony takes credit for our first kill, and the enemy adjusts their path to pass by the Scouts. With plenty of units behind them, we allow the enemy to continue by, hoping to catch a glimpse of more enemy units -- of which there are surprisingly few. A Berzerker and Red Dragon, then a Knight and two Dragons, and a Cleric and two Valkyries. Very shoddily constructed groups, and only 4 of them total...something is up. The Scouts have a few more skirmishes, pick up a few kills (no thanks to Ardent, who is having a hard time connecting on his punch), and then the enemy's main force is behind them.

With our main battle force still traversing the ocean, the Nightcrawlers are the next unit to face the enemy, and the poorly constructed enemies have little chance as the Nightcrawlers tear through the weakened units like wet tissue paper. The first enemy 'assault' has been turned away, though it was decidedly weak...

...and we soon discover why, as our non-FOFC unit with Octopi, stationed just outside of Fanning, our base, notices a group of Mermaids and a Kraken streaking low along the islands to the south straight for Fanning. We've never seen the enemy pull a tactic like this -- though we've also never been on a nearly all-water map. Though we have two units there to protect Fanning, both are severely lacking in the experience department -- the Octopi and Valkyrie unit is at level 2 (versus the level 11 and 12 foes we face in this battle), and my unit, the Opinion Leader, is comprised of level 3-8 characters. With this in mind, I send the Nightcrawlers down to support, though they will not get there quickly enough to intercept the Mermaids. We use some hit and run tactics, and some well-placed tarot cards to deflect the attacks of the rogue enemy unit that slipped past us, and after defeating the leader, the enemy unit retreats right into the Nightcrawlers, who make short work of the Kraken and Mermaid left. These battles do show us something, however -- Octopi are a pain in the ass to fight in the water. The Nightcrawlers have a new mission -- to traverse the southern waterway towards Bipoah to find any other enemy units who might be taking the same route. Similarly, we move the Scouts north around the main island to see if there might be any enemy units coming through the Ocean in the other direction.

With little action on the main island, once the Liberators and the main land forces reach land, we push them up quickly, liberating the Roshian Temple, Malden and Maaksaz. With very little opposition, the Liberators push ahead to Tongaleb, seeing as the only enemy land units have come over the mountains, rather than around. They should be able to stop any further land assaults before they begin. While The Scouts and Nightcrawlers hunt down any rogue ocean-going enemies, we move the Heavy Hitters north towards Palmirra, to keep any further Ocean attacks from materializing by heading them off before they can get to the Ocean.

The Nightcrawlers see a lot of action along the southern sea -- but the Octopi are tough nuts to crack when they are in the ocean, and it takes multiple fights with each unit to dispatch them, even for a powerful unit like the Nightcrawlers. As such, Law90026, the quickest character in the group, gets quite a few kills to lead off battles, as they are repeatedly facing already weakened units. Hunting down each of the sea-going units is tough, and when it becomes apparent that there is no one in the Northwestern sea, the Scouts come around the main island to catch the remnants of the enemy's ocean forces from behind.

Meanwhile, the Liberators are seeing their fair share of action at Tongaleb -- the enemy has sent another land force over the mountains, and they head straight for Tongaleb. BYU, kingfc22 and tucker continually repel the enemy's assault -- though it takes them a few battles (the enemy's units are comprised of a lot of 'tank' units like Dragons and Giants that can take a lot of punishment), the Liberators are hardly fazed, as with MrBug's 3 heals, they rarely finish a battle with any damage taken. Tucker loses three easy kills by missing his attacks -- BYU 14 is happy to pick them up, however, and leads all liberation soldiers with 8 kills for the battle!

During the battle, one of our scouting non-FOFC units discovers a Roshian Temple on the farthest northwest island, where a monk bestows upon us the Brunhild -- the legendary sword of the Gods! It's worth +20 Strength, and for the battle we give it to Canopus, our Eagleman. According to a monk in Tongaleb, the Brunhild is the key to finding the Chaos Gates...which Mango, a witch who lives in Bipoah, tells us lead to the Sky Islands, three floating islands where the three Knights from the legendary Ogre Battle live. Supposedly, the empire has sent troops to the islands to keep the knights from helping the liberation.

Once the Scouts and Nightcrawlers have cleaned up the ocean attacks, the Heavy Hitters team up with a non-FOFC unit featuring our Vampire to surround Palmirra. They both move in in a pincer attack, and bounce enemy units back and forth between the two of them, annihilating the final three enemy units. With nothing left to do, the Heavy Hitters move in, where Porkyus vehemently declares that she will not allow the Liberation to remove the 'protection' of Empress Endora. The massive blows of Godzilla Blitz and Blade6119 are more than enough to take down the mermaid, however, and Godzilla Blitz, newly promoted to the ranks of Cerberos, puts the final nail in Porkyus' coffin, and the Kastolation Sea is ours!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Take that, Porky! Rawr.

Nice writeup!

[Vince]

As an added benefit, we found another Undead Staff and a Full Moon Stone during the battle -- so we have another promotion from Mage to Sorceror, and we also have acquired a Were-Tiger, if anyone would like to change characters.

For the Mage-to-Sorceror transformation, we have JeeberD and sachmo71 -- so if the two of you would like, here's a short and sweet contest between the two of you. Before I print out the stats from the last battle, what is the total number of kills by FOFC units in our campaign so far, including the battle at Kastolation Sea? Closest to the correct number wins the Undead Staff. PM me your answers -- tiebreaker will be the response I receive first.

[Vince]

Tick, tock, tick, tock...

I'm going to run the next battle either Tuesday or Wednesday, so get those entries in for the contest!

[Vince]

So real life has rudely intruded on my video game playing habits. Hopefully I'll be able to get a battle in over the weekend, but I make no promises.

[Tellistto]

I'll be around whenever we're ready to go fighting again. Just send the word!

Tell

[TonyR]

Who won the contest to become a sorcerer?

[Vince]

Jeebs did, missing his guess by only 3 kills. It was a pretty impressive guess. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to this before the next weekend...lord knows I could do with some relaxation.