Fire Emblem Tropera

If anyone intends to heal Cassandra this turn, she goes after them. Cassandra attacks Ranger 7 with silver lance.

Move to I18 and heal Cassandra with Heal Staff.

Requesting that before Bette’s turn, Addelus moves to I18, uses his Vulnerary on Bette as a Bonus Action, continues to H19 and performs a Rally of Resilience (Res).

Aza laughs, primal joy sounding in her voice. “How?” she calls, pirouetting mid-stride, skidding backwards before kicking off to charge once again. “You can’t even catch me!”

And that power is mine alone!

Her axe ignites.

Azadokht dashes, moving to G16, attacking Ranger 8 with the Light Axe and continuing to L18.

Edited by Existential_Tempest on Mar 31st 2020 at 2:31:15 PM

Going before Cass, steal from Ranger 7.

Attack Ranger 3 with Nosferatu.

Bonus link to map.

Round 26: Player Phase

• Addelus' Resilience buff expires.
• Addelus moves to I18 and uses a Vulnerary (0/3) on Bette.
  • Addelus restores 10 hit points to Bette (31/31).
  • Addelus continues to H19 and performs a Rally of Resilience!
  • Astra, Bette, Cassanda, and Railen gain +5 bonus Resilience.
  • Addelus continues to H19.
• Astra moves to I18 and heals Cassandra (Heal Staff 6/10).
  • Astra restores 21 hit points to Cassandra (28/33).
• Railen steals Ranger 7's Zephyr Cloak!
  • Railen is carrying too many items and must send on to storage.
• Cassandra attacks Ranger 7 (Silver Lance)!
  • Cassandra's attack deals 26 damage to Ranger 7 (-15/37).
  • Ranger 7 dies!
• Azadokht dashes to G16 and attacks Ranger 8 (Light Axe)!
  • Azadokht's first attack deals 46 damage to Ranger 8 (0/46).
  • Ranger 8 dies!
• Bette attacks Ranger 3 (Nosferatu Tome)!
  • Bette's first attack misses.
  • Ranger 3's counterattack misses.
  • Bette's second attack misses.
• Sophia defends.

The tide was now fully turned in the Company's favor. Whatever answer the Ranger captain might have had for Azadokht's taunt died in her lips as Cassandra drove her lance through the captain's heart once and for all, leaving the dancer to revel in her own carnage by cutting down the remaining soldier with another single swing.

Bette, on the other hand, found no better luck in sinking her eldritch tendrils into the priest's flesh, as the light of his divine magic seemed to beat the tentacles back even as he cast his own spell, which impacted impotently on the stone column she hid behind.

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Round 26: Enemy Phase

• Vissan 38 defends.
• Ranger 3 moves to I11 and defends.
  • Ranger 3 recovers 4 hit points (26/37).
• Ranger 5 moves to G18 and attacks Astra!
  • Ranger 5's first attack deals 9 damage to Astra (22/31).
  • Astra's counterattack deals 20 damage to Ranger 5 (14/34).
  • Ranger 5 is blinded!
  • Ranger 5's second attack deals 9 damage to Astra (13/31).
  • Ranger 5's third attack misses.

Only the priest and the swift spear-fighter remained, cut off from one another by the Company's skirmish line. The priest's eyes darted back and forth across the line, seeing trying in vain to find some way to aid his trapped comrade. Before he could conjure a bolt of magic, though, the spear-fighter called out, "Go, go! Leave me and fall back!"

With a tortured look, the priest obeyed, the knowledge that he was abandoning his friend to die wrenching at his insides. He hurried back to take cover behind the rear row of columns, and prayed for the comrades who had already fallen, and who were about to join them.

"Eyes on me, you bastards!" the spear-fighter shouted, hoping to dissuade pursuit of his friend. His eyes flickered to a figure behind some of the others; a familiar, if smaller, set of blue wings. Hurling a spear at Astra, he cried, "I took you down once, dragon, I can do it again!"

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Round 27 Deadline: 9:00pm PST, 4/2.

"Son of a biscuit!"

Move to I13 and attack Ranger 3 with Lightdrinker Tome.

And if danced, just attack him again.

Bonus link to map.

Edited by nman on Apr 2nd 2020 at 10:01:51 AM

"Your loyalty is admirable, soldier. Your allegiance is not. Out of our way!"

Cassandra attacks Ranger 5 with silver lance.

If Railen opens the door at J20 and there are enemies that will not double or one-shot Astra inside: Go to J21; otherwise, go to G14. Heal self with Heal Staff either way.

Edited by Suttungr on Apr 2nd 2020 at 1:32:31 PM

Move to J19 and unlock the door.

Requesting that before Bette’s turn Addelus moves to H17 and performs a Rally of Endurance (Res) for Bette.

Before Bette’s turn, Azadokht dashes, moving to I16, performing a Dance of Stamina for Bette and continuing to M21.

Edited by Existential_Tempest on Apr 2nd 2020 at 12:46:08 PM

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Round 27: Player Phase

• Addeslus' Resilience bonus expires.
• Addelus moves to H17 and performs a Rally of Endurance for Bette!
  • Bette gains +10 Resistance.
• Azadokht dashes to I16 and performs a Dance of Stamina for Bette!
  • Bette gains an extra turn.
  • Azadokht continues to M21.
• Bette moves to I13 and attacks Ranger 3 (Lightdrinker Tome)!
  • Bette's first attack deals 20 damage to Ranger 3 (6/37).
  • Ranger 3's counterattack misses.
  • Bette's second attack misses.
• Bette attacks Ranger 3 (Lightdrinker Tome)!
  • Bette's first attack misses.
  • Ranger 3's counterattack misses.
  • Bette's second attack misses.
• Cassandra attacks Ranger 5 (Silver Lance)!
  • Cassandra's attack deals 32 damage to Ranger 5 (-18/34).
  • Ranger 5 dies!
• Railen moves to J19 and unlocks the door.
• Astra moves to G14 and heals themself (Heal Staff 5/10).
  • Astra restores 21 hit points to themself (31/31).
• Sophia moves to M20 and heals Azadokht (Heal Staff 8/10).
  • Sophia restores 28 hit points to Azadokht (20/20).

The door's locks yielded to Railen's skilled fingers in short order, and the door swung open to reveal a hall lined on one side with prison cells, all empty but for the largest along the back wall. There, a middle-aged man in blue robes puttered about his cell, grumbling to himself as he stroked his beard.

"Blasted cretins, late again with my supper. So what if the castle's under attack? Serves them right for stealing from me. Oh, but I'll be on top again one day, you wait and see. Soon as Leoran comes, then they'll be sorry."

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Round 27: Enemy Phase

• Vissan 38 defends.
• Ranger 3 heals himself (Mend Staff 5/8).
  • Ranger 3 restores 23 hit points to himself (29/37).
• Vissan 48 moves to J20 and defends.
  • Vissan 48 attacks Railen (Armorslayer)!
  • Vissan 48's attack misses.
  • Railen's counterattack deals 57 critical damage to Vissan 48 (-11/48).
  • Vissan 48 dies!
• Vissan 49 moves to J20 and attacks Railen (Silver Blade)!
  • Vissan 49's attack misses.
  • Railen's first counterattack deals 22 damage to Vissan 49 (14/36).
  • Railen's second counterattack deals 66 critical damage to Vissan 49 (-52/36).
  • Vissan 49 dies!
• Vissan 50 moves to J21 and attacks Railen!
  • Vissan 50 activates Overwhelm (1/2).
  • Vissan 50's first attack deals 26 damage to Railen (6/32).
  • Vissan 50's second attack deals 12 damage to Railen (0/32).
  • Railen is critically wounded (0/0)!
• Railen is crippled!

The jailkeeper had been about to yell at his obnoxious charge to shut up for the tenth time when the door creaked open and an unfamiliar figure appeared in its frame.

"Blast it, attack!" he ordered his assistants, and charged to defend his post. Unfortunately for him, Railen easily ducked his thrust and rose up blade-first, slipping right between the plates of his armor and skewering his heart in one go.

"You bastard!" the next soldier cried, only to meet the same fate as the wiry rogue proved vastly superior in skill and speed.

The remaining guard held back, letting her fallen comrades keep the foe at bay while she charged her spell. Blades of wind filled the doorway, giving Railen nowhere to dodge, and although her second blast lacked the charged punch of the first, it was enough to bring Railen to the floor.

Brushing with death one too many times today, Railen would need time to fully recover, even with magic. He could still fight through to the end of the battle, but his ability and reflexes would be impaired, and he would need additional time once it was over to rest.

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Round 28 Deadline: 4/4, 9:00pm PST.

Edited by Wryte on Apr 3rd 2020 at 12:43:31 PM

After being healed, move to I24.

Requesting that, as part of his turn, Addelus moves to H15 and performs a Rally of Inspiration.

Azadokht dashes, moving to I14, performing a Dance of Stamina for Bette and continuing to I18.

Edited by Existential_Tempest on Apr 4th 2020 at 7:33:10 PM

Before Bette's turn: Move to G11 and attack Ranger with Flash Tome.

Attack Ranger 3 with Lightdrinker Tome.

And if danced, just attack him again.

Bonus link to map.

Round 28: Player Phase

• Bette's Endurance bonus decays to 7.
• Addelus moves to H15 and performs a Rally of Inspiration!
  • Astra, Bette, and Cassandra gain +5 Hit.
  • Astra continues to J18.
• Azadokht moves to I14 and performs a Dance of Stamina for Bette!
  • Bette gains an extra turn.
  • Azadokht continues to I18.
• Astra moves to G11 and attacks Ranger 3 (Flash Tome)!
  • Astra's attack misses.
  • Ranger 3's counterattack misses.
• Bette attacks Ranger 3 (Lightdrinker Tome)!
  • Bette's first attack deals 20 damage to Ranger 3 (9/37).
  • Range 3's counterattack deals 16 damage to Bette (15/31).
  • Bette's second attack deals 20 damage to Ranger 3 (-11/37).
  • Ranger 3's Miracle preserves him at 1/37.
• Bette attacks Ranger 3 (Lightdrinker Tome)!
  • Bette's first attack deals 20 damage to Ranger 3 (-19/37).
  • Ranger 3 dies.
• Sophia moves to J20 and heals Railen (Heal Staff 7/10).
  • Sophia restores 28 hit points to Railen (28/32).
• Railen moves to I19.
• Cassandra defends.

As Bette rained down barrage after barrage of dark magic on the last ranger's defensive position, the magic began to eat around the edges of the pillar, draining the priest's strength. In desperation, he stepped out of cover and let loose with a vengeful ray of his own. Where it made contact with Bette's spell, the light was devoured by the darkness, but enough made it through to pierce through her chest like a holy arrow. Bette just grit her teeth and kept up her assault, and even the grace of the Goddess could not protect the ranger from her devastation. He fell to the floor, sapped of life. The hall was clear.

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Round 28: Enemy Phase

• Vissan 38 defends.
• Vissan 50 attacks Sophia!
  • Vissan 50 activates Overwhelm (0/2).
  • Vissan 50's attack deals 26 damage to Sophia (12/38).
  • Sophia's counterattack deals 21 damage to Vissan 50 (14/35).

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Round 29 Deadline: 9:00pm PST, 4/7.

If Sophia ends her turn in range to do so: Move adjacent to her (avoiding enemy attack range if at all possible) and heal her with Heal Staff. Otherwise, defend.

Going after everyone else: if the King hasn't been freed, Railen has stamina, and is able to reach the desired location then dash to I25 and use Unlock. If the King hasn't been freed and Railen doesn't have stamina then move to I23. If the King has been freed or Railen can't reach the desired locations then move to H14 and defend.

After Sophia's turn, pick her up and dash to I11.

Azadokht performs a Dance of Stamina for Addelus and moves to H12.

Requesting that, for his first turn, Addelus moves to I25 and uses the Unlock Staff on the door at I26.

Also requesting that, should Bette’s designated move be set to take her in range of it, for his second turn Addelus moves to J18 and prepares a heal for Bette with the Physic Staff.

Edited by Existential_Tempest on Apr 7th 2020 at 12:48:18 PM

Attack Vissan 50 with Anima Axe.

Round 29: Player Phase

• Addelus' Inspiration buff expires.
• Bette's Endurance bonus decays to 4.
• Azadokht performs a Dance of Stamina for Addelus and continues to H12.
• Sophia attacks Vissan 50 (Anima Axe)!
  • Sophia's attack deals 25 damage to Vissan 50 (-11/35).
  • Vissan 50 dies!
• Cassandra dashes to J19 and picks up Sophia.
  • Cassandra continues to I11.
• Astra defends.
• Addelus dashes to I25 and visits King Frael.
  • Addelus continues to J18.
• Addelus moves to H13 and heals Bette (Heal Staff 6/10).
  • Addelus restores 13 hit points to Bette (28/31).
• Bette defends.
• Railen moves to H14 and defends.

Hearing a familiar voice coming from beyond the door, once the final prison guard was dispatched by Sophia's axe, Addelus raced inside to find his father, the King of Frael, pacing and muttering to himself inside his cell.

"Father!" he cried in relief, rushing up to the bars. "I feared I'd never see you again!"

The king paused in his tracks, and squinted at the prince, gears of recognition turning slowly. "Boy? Is that you?"

"Yes, father! My friends and I are fighting to liberate the castle as we speak." Addelus looked around the dungeon, searching for more faces. "Where are mother and my sisters?"

The king scoffed. "Pah! Bloody Vissans let them go as soon as the invasion was over, while I've been stuck in here ever since the trial. Can you believe the nerve of them? Putting a king on trial?"

Addelus blinked a few times, as if trying to cleanse the confusion from his mind's eye. "But... but then where are they?"

"The Vissans let them keep the summer palace. They were staying there, last we spoke some months ago."

"They stopped letting you have visitors?"

"No, I told her to stop bothering me if all she was going to do was fret about where the bo- where you had disappeared to."

Addelus started to speak, but the words caught on a nagging hook in his mind. For a moment he thought the last year of imprisonment must have changed his father, but on reflection, he had always been like this. The last year hadn't changed the king, it had changed Addelus. His time with the Company, with people like Tigra and Malia, experiencing the way they treated him and others with respect and compassion, he had at some point come to expect such common courtesy for himself. Even his enemies like Greham and... Diane... had given him more regard than the King of Frael ever had.

He shook his head, focusing on the here and now. There would be time to deal with his family's demons later. There were more pressing matters here.

"Father, we have to find the fragment of the Fire Emblem. With it, we can defeat Vissan, and free the kingdom. Do you know where it is?"

The king yawned and scratched his beard. "That old legend? Pshaw, nonsense. My grandfather kept such relics as curiosities in the treasury. I should have had them all thrown out ages ago."

"The treasury?" Addelus groaned. "Then we're too late. Vissan surely cleared it out."

"Ah," the King said, "not so fast. Of course I expected the Vissans to covet our riches, so I hid the keys before they seized the castle. They're hidden in secret panels in the war room and the archers' nest."

A glimmer of hope sparked in Addelus. "Then, you believe in us? That we can really defeat Vissan?"

The king blew a raspberry. "Leave that to Leoran. Get me out of here, we'll escape with our treasure, and then sit back and relax in Calderia while Leoran and his mages deal with the problem."

Addelus let go of the bars and stepped back from the cell. The staff of unlocking was slung across his back, but he returned it to the holster on Tess's saddle and swung back atop her. "Actually, you're probably safest in there until we're done doing all the work for you," he said, coldly. "I'll be back when I have time."

"Yes, good idea," the king nodded, blithely deaf to his son's tone. "Get to it, then."

Addelus turned his mount back toward the door, and rode off to support his family.

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Round 29: Enemy Phase

• Vissan 38 defends.
• Vissan 57 moves to J10 and attacks Cassandra (Abyss Tome)!
  • Vissan 57's attack deals 14 damage to Cassandra (14/33).
• Vissan 58 moves to K9 and defends.

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Round 30 Deadline: 9:00pm PST, 4/9.

Move to I10 and attack Vissan 57.