6-14-13: New Players

On Friday, June 14th at 6:00pm CST, I will be hosting a tutorial for any new ZURPG player. The tutorial session will cover the basics of the game, including an overview of stats, your profile, and how combat works. This should last roughly an hour. Upon completion of the tutorial, you'll get 20 Rupees.

• By this time, you should have at least set up your profile. Just prod WindStrike by PM or in chat, setting this up only takes a few minutes.

On Saturday, June 15th at 6:00pm CST, I'll be hosting an actual session for the new players. This should last 2-3 hours and will basically involve clearing a small dungeon composed of only a few rooms.

• You must have completed the basics tutorial in order to join in. If you have not, prod WindStrike ahead of time and he'll get you through it.
  
• You must be Level 2 to join. Anyone at a higher level will be shoo'd away, though welcome to observe.
  
• I'm disabling HLP interference for this one as well.

Orin's quest for the high level players is still on schedule to be run during this time, starting a little bit after the tutorial and new player quest sessions.

Stalfos (Level: 4)

[enemy Power=7 Courage=6 Wisdom=2 Hearts=5/5 Magic=0/0]

Description

Origin: The Ocarina of Time
The bigger brother to the Stalchild, the Stalfos enters the fray with a jagged edged sword and a shield. While it may not be as explosive or infectious, it does help resurrect its allies.

Affinities

Shadow (Level: 1)

Skills

Reanimate (Passive)

• If Stalfos is killed while there is a dead ally, Stalfos' energies reanimate a dead allied body to 2 Hearts.
  • Ally has -1 Power, Courage and Wisdom stats while reanimated.
    
  • Stalfos cannot reanimate each other or other Undead beings.

Replaced Drop (Passive)

• When Stalfos dies, any equipped items are dropped, replacing the random item drop.
  
  Add Jagged Edged Sword to your profile

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  [box=Jagged Edged Sword][list]
[*]A deadly blade with jagged edges, it causes its victims to bleed to death. Can hit one target.[list]
[*][dice type-a=Courage type-b=Courage] / Damage is halved
[*]If the attack is successful, target gets the [b]Bleeding[/b] [u]Affliction[/u]:[list]
[*]Target takes 1 bleed damage (neutral) at the start of each round.
[*][b]Bleeding[/b] stacks infinitely.[/list]
[*][b]Bleeding[/b] lasts for the remainder of the battle.[/list][/list][/box]
  Add Balanced Shield to your profile

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  [box=Balanced Shield][list]
[*]A well built shield that should help protect against most attacks.[list]
[*]When defending, your roll is increased by 2 dice.[/list][/list][/box]

Bash (Active)

• Requires a shield
  
• When you have your shield out, you can bash a target, effectively dealing some damage.
  • Roll your Power +2 dice vs. targets' Power dice / Damage is halved

Items

Jagged Edged Sword (Weapon)

• Stalfos wields a deadly blade with jagged edges, causing its victims to bleed to death. Can hit one target.
  • Roll your Courage dice vs. targets' Courage dice / Damage is halved
    
  • If the attack is successful, target gets the Bleeding Affliction:
    • Target takes 1 bleed damage (neutral) at the start of each round.
      
    • Bleeding stacks infinitely.
  • Bleeding lasts for the remainder of the battle.

Balanced Shield (Shield)

• A well built shield that should help protect against most attacks.
  • When defending, your roll is increased by 2 dice.

Moblin (Level: 4)

Description

Origin: The Legend of Zelda
Moblins are thuggish, unintelligent, porcine creatures that nonetheless can hold their own in a fight. However, they will submit to a higher command if they are ordered as such.

Affinities

Nature (Level: 1)

Skills

Mob Mentality (Passive)

• While Moblin is in the battle, Moblin and all of his allies have +1 bonus dice when attacking or defending.
  • Only one Mob Mentality can be active at a time.

Replaced Drop (Passive)

• When Moblin dies, any equipped items are dropped, replacing the random item drop.
  
  Add Spear to your Weapons

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  [box=Spear][list]
[*]A [i]Two-Handed[/i] spear with long that can hit one target from a safe distance, preventing the target from counterattacking by melee.[list]
[*][dice type-a=Courage amount-a=+1 type-b=Courage][/list]
[*]You can thrust forward at a target with the spear for increased [Power] at the cost of vulnerability.[list]
[*][dice type-a=Power amount-a=+3 type-b=Power]
[*]If the attack is unsuccessful, the target automatically gets to counterattack you.[/list][/list][/box]
  Add Leather Armor to your Armors

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[*]Damage taken is reduced by 1
[*]Leather Armor gets destroyed after the wearer takes a total of 1 burn damage.[/list][/box]

Spells

Guard (Support)

• Requires Nature (Level: 1)
  
• Costs 2 Magic
  
• Give yourself or an ally the Guard Buff:
  • Target's defending roll is increased by 3 dice.
• Guard lasts until the end of your turn two rounds later.

Items

Spear (Weapon)

• A Two-Handed spear with long that can hit one target from a safe distance, preventing the target from counterattacking by melee.
  • Roll your Courage +1 dice vs. targets' Courage dice
• Moblin can thrust forward at a target for increased power at the cost of vulnerability.
  • Roll your Power +3 dice vs. targets' Power dice
    
  • If the attack is unsuccessful, the target automatically gets to counterattack Moblin.

Leather Armor (Armor)

• Damage taken is reduced by 1
  
• Leather Armor gets destroyed after the wearer takes a total of 1 burn damage.

Moblin Archer (Level: 4)

Description

Origin: The Legend of Zelda
While many of their brethren prefer to fight in the savage front, Moblin Archers have enough sense to provide supporting fire with their makeshift bows and a small variety of arrows. They will also submit to a higher command.

Affinities

Nature (Level: 1)

Skills

Trueshot Aura (Passive)

• While Moblin Archer is in battle, Moblin Archer and all allies have +1 damage on all ranged attacks.
  • Multiple Trueshot Auras do not stack.

Replaced Drop (Passive)

• When Moblin Archer dies, any equipped items are dropped (except arrows), replacing the random item drop.
  
  Add Swarm Bow to your Weapons

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  [box=Swarm Bow][list]
[*]It's a normal bow with three strings.
[*]Arrows fired by this bow can only be counterattacked by range.
[*][b]Swarm Shot:[/b][list]
[*]Charge one turn. On your next turn, fire a swarm of arrows at up to 3 enemies.[list]
[*]You can only fire one type of arrow with [b]Swarm Shot[/b].[/list][/list][/box]
  Add Leather Armor to your profile

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  [box=Leather Armor][list]
[*]Damage taken is reduced by 1
[*]Leather Armor gets destroyed after the wearer takes a total of 1 burn damage.[/list][/box]

Items

Swarm Bow (Weapon)

• It's a normal bow with three strings.
  
• Arrows fired by this bow can only be counterattacked by range.
  
• Swarm Shot:
  • Charge one turn. On your next turn, fire a swarm of arrows at up to 3 enemies.
    • You can only fire one type of arrow with Swarm Shot.

Metal Tipped Arrows (Weapon)

• Requires a bow to shoot
  
• These arrows are fairly basic with metal tips. Can hit one target.
  • Roll your Courage +1 dice vs. targets' Courage dice

Leather Armor (Armor)

• Damage taken is reduced by 1
  
• Leather Armor gets destroyed after the wearer takes a total of 1 burn damage.

Hue (Level: 4)

Description

Origin: A Link to the Past
While not as aggressive as Poe spirits, Hues are just as harmful, and have caused great harm to many night-time wanderers simply by passing through them.

Affinities

Light (Level: 1)

Skills

Speedy (Passive)

• When Hue is attacked, it can convert part of its Courage stat into defending dice for an attack.
  • For each Courage converted, Hue gets 1 defending dice.
    
  • Hue's converted Courage does not return.

Phase Through

• Hue goes through a target, attacking the target's soul on the way through. Ignores damage reduction.
  • Roll your Wisdom dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice

Spells

Light it up! (Offensive)

• Requires Light (Level: 1)
  
• Costs 1 Magic
  
• Hue can flee by the battle by firing a quick flash of Light. Roll against all enemies.
  • Roll your Courage dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice / Deals 1 burn damage (neutral)
    
  • If it's successful against all enemies, Hue escapes from the battle.

Poe (Level: 5)

Description

Origin: The Ocarina of Time
These mysterious phantoms drift about Hyrule, hidden to the naked eye. More chilling than their wrappings and deep, glowing eyes are their lanterns, which glow with the seething light of their souls.

Affinities

Shadow (Level: 2)

Skills

Drain Blast (Active)

• A blast of energy hits a target, draining his Magic.
  • Roll your Wisdom dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice
    
  • If the attack is successful, target loses 1 Magic.

Replaced Drop (Passive)

• When Edgar Allen Poe dies, any equipped items are dropped, replacing the random item drop.
  
  Add Soul Lantern to your Shields

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  [box=Soul Lantern][list]
[*]A lantern as a shield? Who does that?[list]
[*]When defending, your roll is increased by 1 dice.[/list]
[*]Gives you an extra line of defense that enables you to override any defending stat with [Wisdom].[list]
[*]Costs all of your remaining [Magic]
[*]You must have at least half of your Maximum [Magic] to use this.[/list]
[*]Soul Lantern can only be used once per battle.[/list][/box]

Spells

Repression (Offensive)

• Requires Shadow (Level: 1)
  
• Costs 3 Magic
  
• Attack a target's mind directly through telepathy, ignoring damage reduction and lowering the target's Wisdom.
  • Roll your Wisdom dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice / Damage is halved
    
  • If the attack is successful, target gets the Repressed Affliction:
    • Target's Wisdom stat is reduced by 3
  • Repressed lasts for the remainder of the battle.

Items

Soul Lantern (Shield)

• A lantern as a shield? Who does that?
  • When defending, your roll is increased by 1 dice.
• Gives you an extra line of defense that enables you to override any defending stat with Wisdom.
  • Costs all of your remaining Magic
    
  • You must have at least half of your Maximum Magic to use this.
• Soul Lantern can only be used once per battle.

Stalchild (Level: 3)

[enemy Power=5 Courage=6 Wisdom=1 Hearts=3/3 Magic=0/0]

Description

Origin: The Ocarina of Time
These undead, skeletal monsters could be mistaken for emaciated children, if they hadn't just burrowed from beneath your feet.

Affinities

Shadow (Level: 1)

Skills

Skeletal Structure (Passive)

• He's made of bones and... bones. No heart, no brain, just a stack of bones.
  • Stalchild's damage taken is reduced by 1
    
  • If Stalchild is destroyed by a spell, he explodes, sending bone fragments at everyone.
    • Roll your Courage dice vs. targets' Courage dice / Damage is halved

Bite (Active)

• Requires Shadow (Level: 1)
  
• Stalchild bites a target, lowering its stats and causing damage over time.
  • Roll your Power dice vs. targets' Courage dice
    
  • If the attack is successful, target has the Infected Affliction:
    • The target takes 1 poison damage (neutral) at the start of each round.
      
    • Target’s Courage, Power and Wisdom stats lower by 1 at the start of each round.
  • Infected lasts until the end of your turn two rounds later.

Poe Soul

When adding this to your profile, overwrite an empty bottle.

• You got a Poe soul! ... in a bottle. Drinking it doesn’t sound like a good idea.

Put Poe Soul in an empty bottle

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[box=Poe Soul][list]
[*]You got a Poe soul! ... in a bottle. Drinking it doesn’t sound like a good idea.[/list][/box]

Empty Bottle

• It's an empty bottle. Maybe you can store something inside of it?
  • One bottle = one item. No exceptions.
    
  • When a bottled item is used, overwrite the item with an empty bottle..
• You can have a maximum of 5 bottles.

Buy this bottle

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[box=Empty Bottle][list]
[*]It's an empty bottle. Maybe you can store something inside of it?[list]
[*]One bottle = one item. No exceptions.
[*]When a bottled item is used, overwrite the item with an empty bottle.[/list]
[*]You can have a maximum of 5 bottles.[/list][/box]

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Reaper Poe (Boss)

[enemy Power=5 Courage=10 Wisdom=13 Hearts=16/16 Magic=6/6]

Description

Origin: The Ocarina of Time
It’s a Poe with a black cape and a scythe. His soul should be quite a treat for Ghost Hunter! Well, assuming he doesn’t take your soul first.

Affinities

Shadow (Level: 2)

Skills

Double Turn (Passive)

• Roll $init 2d9 for your initiative.

Replaced Drop (Passive)

• When Edgar Allen Poe dies, any equipped items are dropped, replacing the random item drop.
  
  Add Short Scythe to your Weapons

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  [box=Short Scythe][list]
[*]A small scythe that negates healing effects.[list]
[*][dice type-a=Courage amount-a=+2 type-b=Courage]
[*]If the attack is successful, target gets the [b]Null[/b] [u]Affliction[/u]:[list]
[*]The next recovery effect either cast by the target or to affect the target is nullified.
[*][b]Null[/b] is then removed.[/list]
[*][b]Null[/b] lasts until the end of your turn one round later.[/list][/list][/box]
  Add Soul Lantern to your Shields

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  [box=Soul Lantern][list]
[*]A lantern as a shield? Who does that?[list]
[*]When defending, your roll is increased by 1 dice.[/list]
[*]Gives you an extra line of defense that enables you to override any defending stat with [Wisdom].[list]
[*]Costs all of your remaining [Magic]
[*]You must have at least half of your Maximum [Magic] to use this.[/list]
[*]Soul Lantern can only be used once per battle.[/list][/box]

Drain Blast (Active)

• A blast of energy hits a target, draining his Magic.
  • Roll your Wisdom dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice
    
  • If the attack is successful, target loses 1 Magic.

Spells

Repression (Offensive)

• Requires Shadow (Level: 1)
  
• Costs 3 Magic
  
• Attack a target's mind directly through telepathy, ignoring damage reduction and lowering the target's Wisdom.
  • Roll your Wisdom dice vs. targets' Wisdom dice / Damage is halved
    
  • If the attack is successful, target gets the Repressed Affliction:
    • Target's Wisdom stat is reduced by 3
  • Repressed lasts for the remainder of the battle.

Items

Short Scythe (Weapon)

• A small scythe that negates healing effects.
  • Roll your Courage +2 dice vs. targets' Courage dice
    
  • If the attack is successful, target gets the Null Affliction:
    • The next recovery effect either cast by the target or to affect the target is nullified.
      
    • Null is then removed.
  • Null lasts until the end of your turn one round later.

Soul Lantern (Shield)

• A lantern as a shield? Who does that?
  • When defending, your roll is increased by 1 dice.
• Gives you an extra line of defense that enables you to override any defending stat with Wisdom.
  • Costs all of your remaining Magic
    
  • You must have at least half of your Maximum Magic to use this.
• Soul Lantern can only be used once per battle.

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Quest Results

An offer from Ghost Hunter sent a group of four - Vincent, Dex, Kirran, and Red - into Hyrule Field to search for Poe Souls. While searching for Poes, they found a whiny kid that kept covering his eyes. Eventually, the kid uncovered his eyes, and it turned out he was a Poe of some kind. With ease, they annihilated the backstabbing Poe, and then found his brother and killed that Poe too. Everyone got a nice sum of Rupees at the end. Ghost Hunter was quite pleased.