Fire Emblem Tropera

"I'll be back for this later," Gramps said, placing his flagon back on the bar - though taking one last sip from it. For good luck. "Alright, these bastards chose the wrong village to raid, let's give them hell," he said, patting the bear on his hood for a little bit more luck and then grabbing his magical staff in his hands.

Charging forwards, he positioned himself near a wall so that he could use his bulk to block off anyone from entering on that half of the entrance. "Give 'em hell, boy," he shouted at Eridan, and then cast a healing spell on the young man.

Move to F4, use heal on Eridan at E4.

I know he's at full health but there's literally no reason not to.

"Buckley Armstrong, at tha' service," said Buckley with a flourish of the lance. "Nae's too hot nor too heavy!"

Not completely true. The deer carcass was rather heavy and had started to smell a little in the heat, and Buckley was glad to unlash the travois frame and its cargo in front of the inn. "Hiya, Sir Tigra, sah!" he said, as formally as he could. "Ah beg your pardon, yin dinner took a little time."

Too many enemies, swarmed together too tightly, too far away. As tempting as it was to charge, this was a fortification.

Buck patted his horse. "Nae's to fear, Nixie," he said quietly. "The dust will be flyin', soon. Just thee wait."

Buckley to G3.

Nvm

edited 13th Nov '16 6:36:14 PM by RAlexa21th

Zeera paused to think. She had gone through mountains in her travels, and maybe she had done some of her ventures out at night but most of her travels were through forests and desert.

But if they did to it, without giving the bandit people any time to prepare, then it could work.

"Maybe..."

Just as Zeera tried to offer her suggestion, she saw Sir Tigra begin to head outside.

The fight has started.

Huh, maybe the bandits did know we were coming.

It was part of the reason why Zeera thought it might have been a good idea to attack the hideout as soon as possible. The longer they waited here, the more likely the bandits would be to learn about their mission. Zeera never gave any warnings whenever she needed to take what she needed.

This was likely an attempt to forestall their offensive, or just a raid plain and simple. If Zeera was a bandit, she would have likely tried to kill that guide person, or anyone else who might know where they're hiding.

Everyone else was bolting out the inn too. As Zeera headed out, she too could see figures off in the distance.

The lady in black uniform - Gertrude - suddenly ran off towards one of the gaps in the walls, and shortly after, the mustache man rode off on his wyvern.

Everything's happening so fast.

Zeera tried to survey her surroundings. There was an archer across the river, and a few more men coming in from farther away. A large tree stood nearby. Maybe if it was cut down, it could be used to bridge the wide gap.

There was a small group of bushes up ahead. She could hide there, blast the archer across the river, and then use it to help protect herself against the archers. The arrows could shoot over walls, after all, but so could her fire.

The boy Eridan beat her to it though.

Seems he knows what he's doing.

Zeera then looked around to see whether there were any other possible paths to the inn, though it didn't seem like there were that many.

Though, just as she was thinking that, she saw another man come riding in from the side on a horse.

What is he...

"Wah!"

Zeera jumped aside as she saw a giant, armored bear of a man step past, though she quickly regained her composure.

Gramps was his name, right?

Zeera looked around between all the various combatants. Usually, she had time to observe and think things through before acting. How else would she have gotten past all those guards and taken out all those people without getting captured or overwhelmed, even with magic?

Zeera stepped to the side, trying to get a better view of everything. She wanted to see what was going on with Gertrude, but she also wanted to be around for when the bandits came close.

Move to H3, do nothing else this turn.

edited 13th Nov '16 7:08:54 PM by CathariSarad

Player Turn

• Gertrude moves to L4 and attacks Bandit M4!
  • Gertrude's first attack deals 8 damage.
  • Gertrude's second attack deals 8 damage.
• Grendan moves to C3 and attacks Bandit C4!
  • Grendan's attack deals 10 damage.
• Eridan moves to E4 and attacks Bandit C4!
  • Eridan misses by the skin of his teeth!
• Gramps moves to F4 and heals Eridan!
  • Eridan feels warm and fuzzy inside!
• Buckley moves to G3.
• Zeera moves to H3.

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"What the... who're they?!" the bandit leader yelled at whoever was nearby.

"Look like heroes, boss," one replied, holding his hand up to his eyes.

"Who asked you?" the leader shouted, thumping the other bandit over the head. "Just get in there and kill 'em all!"

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Enemy Turn

• Bandit M4 attacks Gertrude!
  • Bandit M4 misses.
• Bandit C4 attacks Eridan!
  • Bandit C4 misses.
• Bandit C8 moves to C11.
• Bandit F10 moves to F6.
• Bandit I9 moves to G6.
• Bandit G10 moves to G5.
• Bandit H10 moves to G7.
• Bandit K9 moves to L5 and attacks Gertrude!
  • Bandit L5's attack deals 6 damage.

Gertrude let out a gasp in pain. Her fight with the axe bandit was going well. But another bandit jumped out of nowhere and slashed at her ribs. As the two bandits closed into her, she quickly glanced behind her. Gertrude saw many bandits creeping up on her comrades. Gertrude gritted her teeth. I was careless again. Stupid! Useless! She rushed back to the group, her head filled with what happened the last time she made a mistake.

L4-G4 attack G5 with Iron Sword.

edited 13th Nov '16 10:32:29 PM by RAlexa21th

Zeera looked back and forth on the battlefield. The archer wasn't completely dead, though there was little she could do about it. More bandits were coming up from the middle.

Gertrude however, seemed to have taken a hit from a swordsman coming up from the side, though the axeman looked like he was beaten pretty bad.

Now that she thought of it, Gertrude looked a lot better equipped to hold off the guys near the front. There was also that Buckley guy that just showed up, and he might do better against that swordsman.

Zeera glanced over at the newly arrived horseman, and then ran for the opening in the wall, pulling her tattered tome out of her sack.

"Get back!"

As she said this, however, she already saw the warrior running back towards the center.

Once she stood within the opening, Zeera proceeded to conjure a ball of fire with her tome, and then lobbed it over at the axeman. Once she was sure the spell no longer required her attention, she looked behind her, ready to jump out of the way if and when one of the others chose to charge past her.

Move to K4. Use Fire Tome on Axeman at M4.

edited 13th Nov '16 10:13:06 PM by CathariSarad

Grendan glanced back to assess the situation, then turned more completely for a better look. "I think we'd better reinforce the center, Heath..." he whispered to his mount before doubling back, timing his strike to avoid getting in Gertrude's way.

Move to F5, attack G5.

edited 13th Nov '16 10:18:57 PM by Suttungr

Buck smiled. "Ye're doon well," he shouted at Gertrude. "See yon hero, 'twon't let a clout like that stop her!"

He patted Nixie, who accelerated from walk to canter, passing by Zeera with an exuberant "on yer left!" and then breaking rightward, hard, thrusting out with the lance at an angle at a sword-wielding bandit. It wasn't a particularly good shot; he pulled the lance back to try to deflect the inevitable counterstroke when it came, bracing hard.

Buckley to L4, engaging bandit at L5.

"Don't worry, Lass, nobody's going to die on my watch!" Gramps roared. He twirled his mighty healing staff above his head, then slammed it into the ground. "Powers of creation, aid me!" he shouted, causing a wave of healing magic to fly from his staff towards Gertrude.

Move to G5 if the dude is dead, otherwise stay at F4. Heal Gertrude after she reaches G4.

edited 14th Nov '16 12:00:18 AM by nman

"Ah... sorry... for... troubling you..." Gertrude mumbled.

Eridan sighed as his magic missed their mark.

"Well, that's just lovely..." Despite his disappointment, he felt a surge of warmth. When he turned to see where it was coming from, he saw the gargantuan man from earlier wielding a Heal staff.

"Oh, a healer. Fantastic, at least now we'll have someone to stitch our limbs back together if we get careless."

He then turned back to see the archer draw his bow, and narrowly avoided getting his eye shot out as he ducked into the bushes.

"Speaking of getting careless.." Eridan muttered as he crawled out with leaves stuck to his capelet. Then, brushing the dirt off his tome and his person, rushed to one of the bandits and held his hands out once more. Dark energy coursed through his body as his hands gave off an eerie glow, and he once again launched several orbs at an opposing bandit.

If G5 mercenary is dead, Eridan moves to F4 and attacks F6 bandit with Flux.

If G5 mercenary is not dead, Eridan moves to H4 (preferably before Gramps takes his turn) and attacks G5 mercenary with Flux.

Round Two: Player Turn

• Gertrude moves to G4 and attacks Bandit G5!
  • Gertrude's first attack hits for 7 damage.
  • Gertrude's second attack hits for 7 damage.
• Zeera moves to K4 and attacks Bandit M4!
  • Zeera's first attack CRITS for 30 damage!
  • Bandit M4 is burnt toast!
• Grendan moves to F5 and attacks Bandit G5!
  • Grendan's attack deals 7 damage.
  • Bandit G5 goes down!
• Buckley moves to L4 and attacks Bandit L5!
  • Buckley's attack deals 7 damage.
• Gramps moves to G5 and heals Gertrude.
  • Gramps heals Gertrude for 15 hit points.
• Eridan moves to F4 and attakc Bandit F6!
  • Eridan's first attack hits for 16 damage.
  • Eridan's second attack misses.

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The bandits attacking the village watched as two of their number fell to the defenders' blades and blasts, in particular the fiery explosion that reduced one to cinders. Buckley and Eridan took advantage of the distraction, Buckley driving his spear into a nearby swordsman as he stared dumbstruck at the crater that had used to be his comrade. With a look of horror on his face, he turned and fled back toward the houses he had come from.

Eridan's salvo of dark energy similarly took its target off guard, the first dark orb making the bandit howl in pain, though the second missed.

"Forget this!" the bandit cried, dropping his axe as he fled from the wall of blades and magic, only to find himself met halfway by his leader, and more particularly, his leader's axe.

"Either die to them, or die to me!" Borgos shouted, wrenching his axe free of his follower's corpse, and a few other bandits who looked to have been about to retreat as well grimaced and turned back toward the defenders.

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Round Two: Enemy Turn

• Bandit 2 moves to G10.
• Bandit 8 moves to K8.
• Borgos moves to G11 and attacks Bandit 2!
  • Borgos's attack deals 11 damage to Bandit 2.
  • Bandit 2 dies!
• Bandit 10 moves to F7 and attacks Grendan!
  • Bandit 10's attack misses.
• Bandit 3 attacks Gramps!
  • Bandit 3's attack deals 5 damage.
• Bandit 1 moves to F10.
• Bandit 4 moves to F9.
• Bandit 6 moves to C7.
• Bandit 9 moves to C6.

Round 3 Time Limit: 11:59 PM, 11/16

"You call that a swing?" Gramps shouted at the bandit who had dared to hit him. He slammed his healing staff against the armor on his chest.

Move to H3. Gramps heals himself with a staff if that's legal. If not he just looks imposing.

edited 14th Nov '16 1:40:36 PM by nman

Ah, yes, it wasn't a battle until Grendan had to duck an arrow. Fortunately Eridan hadn't been standing where it wound up landing.

Grendan considered the approaching enemy forces for a moment before deciding he didn't like the idea of advancing to engage again. Sure, these axemen were clumsy and inaccurate, but swing enough of them at once and they might actually manage to hit someone.

Grendan stays at F5.

Every instinct Buck possessed urged him to chase down the wounded swordsman. A few hits more and he would certainly go down; better yet, it would place him and the quiet-looking girl in an excellent position to crash down on the flank of the axemen.

He glanced at her. Certainly she looked too frail to be on the battlefield, but there was a quiet alertness about her, the same sense that hung about some of the older reivers back home that hinted at years and experience untold, and of course there was the way she had effortlessly flung those fireballs earlier. On second thought, Zeera would be an excellent second in a scrap.

"Raidy to go an' give them a guid—" Buck cut himself off as he noticed the movement on the far side of the river, and the great dead tree there.

Reluctantly he concluded that the three would-be infiltrators were a much greater threat than a single half-dead swordsman. It didn't make him happy; he settled for waving his lance to attract Zeera's attention, pointing at them, and turning about to retrace his steps, ending up near Sir Tigra.

"Men on the flank," he shouted he went by.

Buckley to F3.

Gertrude watched as Gramps moved past her, still boisterous despite his wounds. She glared at the bandit who wounded him. With a yell she thrusted her sword into the bandit's chest.

Gertrude G4-G5 Attack G6 with Iron Sword.

Zeera watched as the horseman spun around, and then moved for the river.

Her first instinct was to chase after the swordsman, but it looked like he was pretty badly hurt.

I guess I'll follow him.

Zeera ran back towards the group clustered in the center. She then saw the axeman standing in front of Gertrude and readied another spell to lob at him.

There were three more axemen further out, though it was unlikely they would all fit.

Move to G4. Use Fire Tome on axeman at G6.

"Really? 1 for 3? This is not my day."

Eridan closed the tome in his hand, and retreated back, hoping to get a better grip on his bearings.

Move to G3, Wait.

Round 3: Player Turn

• Gramps moves to H3 and heals himself.
  • Gramps recovers 15 hit points.
• Grendan holds his ground.
• Buckley moves to F3.
• Gertrude moves to G5 and attacks Bandit 3!
  • Gertrude's first attack deals 8 damage.
  • Gertrude's second attack deals 8 damage.
• Zeera moves to G4 and attacks Bandit 3!
  • Zeera's first attack deal 10 damage.
  • Bandit 3 dies!
• Eridan moves to G3,

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Another bandit fell to the combination of Gertrude's blade and Zeera's fire, but the remaining bandits were not deterred. At least, not by more than fear of their boss drove them forward, throwing themselves at the front line defenders. On the other side of the river, a trio of bandits seemed to have gotten clever, and the swordsman among them started chopping at its base.

"This is stupid!" Borgos shouted at anything that was within earshot. "Everybody, attack!"

"Who?" asked one of his axemen.

"EVERYBODY!"

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Round 3: Enemy Turn

• Bandit 1 moves to G6 and attacks Gertrude!
  • Bandit 1 misses.
• Bandit 4 moves to F6 and attacks Grendan!
  • Bandit 4 deals 9 damage to Grendan.
• Bandit 10 attacks Grendan!
  • Bandit 10 deals 4 damage to Grendan.
• Bandit 6 moves to B3 and attacks the dead tree!
  • The tree takes 13 damage.
• Bandit 9 moves to A3.
• Borgos moves to G9.
• Bandit 12 appears at A11.
• Bandit 13 appears at A12.
• Bandit 14 appears at M9.
• Bandit 15 appears at M10.

Round 4 Time Limit: 11:59 PM 11/16

edited 14th Nov '16 7:53:10 PM by Wryte

"Don't worry kid, I'm coming!" Gramps shouted. He charged off towards the young wyvernrider, his staff held up high. "You bandits have no honor, attacking this village," he roared at the nearby bandits. "I will mend that which you seek to destroy!" He hit both the wyvern and the rider with his magical staff, sending its energy into the duo.

If Gertrude moves, then move to G5. If she doesn't, then move to F4. Then heal Grendan at F5.

Grendan reeled from the axe strike, and Heath shrieked in rage at the arrow that struck him. Still, though, he was alive and would thus keep fighting for as long as needed, as evidenced by him ignoring his wounds to slash at the nearest bandit.

Hold position, attack F6 with Iron Sword.

One after another another Gertrude thought. Just how many are there?

As she battled the bandit, she took a brief glimpse at a bandit draped in fur. The chief, maybe? He was reasonably within her reach. But the bandit was blocking her.

edited 15th Nov '16 10:14:02 AM by RAlexa21th

Two of the bandits moved to the front, and several more were incoming along the sides.

Zeera moved to the side and lobbed a ball of fire over Grendan to strike at the next bandit over.

Move to F4. Use Fire Tome against axeman on F6.

edited 16th Nov '16 9:21:38 AM by CathariSarad

Gertrude saw the fire engulfed the bandit. Will he die this time? The charred corpse of the last one was still under their feet. His burnt fat made her skin and lips irritated. She poised for the chance to lunge at the chief.

Gertrude attack G6. G5-F9 attack G9 if G6 is already dead.

edited 15th Nov '16 10:48:03 AM by RAlexa21th