[BR-F29] Paving the Way to Floor 30 [Team 3: Jomei]

[Plot Master 0]

The Knight took it all in stride. A veritable army assembled before him. Struggling - desperately so - to topple him. But he had an answer for everything they could throw at him. A counter to their dominance. And they buckled. Panicked as his blights seared through their entire party. Scrambled, all six, to undo that which he had done so easily. Could he feel it, Belregor would be gleeful at his vexations. He suffered through their attacks, failing to buckle. They had not broken through. Not even close.

And it must have been killing them.

Belregor raised his sword aloft. A shaft of brilliant light crashed down from on high. Divine intervention? The unleashed rage of a wrathful god? It was disorienting, eyes must be averted for fear of searing them from their sockets. But one must never take their eyes off their enemy. For those who stuck fast to that adage, you would see - bleary-eyed through the corona - the faint outline of a different blade. Blazing white fire around a black core.

This was not divine intervention, or was it the unleashed rage of a wrathful god.

Belregor had slain them. Cast them down from their pinnacle, shattered their lofty throne.

The light was his to command. After all, how could shadows lengthen without the light?

That tenebrous barrier, black as obsidian yet contradictory translucent, manifested itself. As the light fades, the ground you stand upon has become slick and crystal clear. The raw heat from the blaze turns the sand beneath your very feet to glass. You see yourself in it. You witness your own struggle, set upon a backdrop of darkness that threatens to swallow you up.

And Belregor is gone. You stand only amidst friends.

-----

Man of Glass | Belregor takes on Arabelle's appearance! 2ara hours, lucky
Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Jomei}
Deadlock Team 1 | 248610- CD: 12, Veil of Sorrow Activates
Deadlock Team 2 | 248611 - CD: 8, Entropic Ward Activates
Deadlock Team 3 | 248612 - CD: 4 Practiced Veteran Activates.

Companion Event Total: 154
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Activity Strikes:
NIGHT 1/3

Practiced Veteran
DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

Attack vs Jomei
248615 | BD: 6+5-7, miss

[H:7] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 133/138 | DMG: 11 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 0/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1  | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/1 (S.C)
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 40 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 136/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 975/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:2] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 74/112 | DMG: 27+2 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | [HYPERACTIVE: 1/3] | [BLD: 96/1]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 25 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

«Belregor, Guardian of the Sword» | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 2 (0/4) | SHATTER (1/3) 

Round 4 has begun
Players will have 72 hours to make a post
[Countdown Timer]

Edited July 30 by Wulfrin

[Acanthus 0]

Light from an unknown source refracted against the Boss’s armor. As the light vanished, so did the knight. Now, there were seven players.

Acanthus had not paid attention to Morningstar when he had seen past the Knight’s reflection. She had cast aside the task as simple; find the person of which there were two, and look for the one attacking Jomei. A task so dull that it would hardly require a skill to accomplish. But Cardinal had anticipated her hubris.

Arabelle’s form fractured into dozens of possibilities. An arabelle strides towards the fray, clenching and unclenching her offhand. An arabelle, her neck snapped to the side at a gruesome angle even as she swung into the throng of players. An arabelle, yelling silently in the beating rain. Or was the chaos so loud that her anger washed away with the water? Maybe her words, Acanthus thought, but not her anger.

The tracking skill seared her eyes as Acanthus searched frantically for some indication of the real player. The skill wouldn’t stay active much longer; while it did not demand Energy, Acanthus found she could only keep the skill active for brief periods of time before the sensation morphed into staring at the sun. She had not yet learned how to push through the pain.

“Arabelle!” Acanthus yelled into the rain; it washed away her words as well. Even if they carried, it was a desperate tactic to see which arabelle might respond. They all appeared fixated, driven; above all, hateful.

AN EXEMPLAR. PERHAPS SHE WOULD SUFFICE, SHOULD YOU—

Her HUD chirped; Hatred had fled before finishing the thought. Acanthus snapped back into the rhythm of the fight, determined to revisit the conversation at a later date.

“Group 3, Belregor is in front of me and on my right, and looks like arabelle right now. Tracking is picking up a faint shimmering effect on the weapon, but it may be possible to notice without the skill as well. Kill her quickly.”
 

Spoiler

Reinforcements | +50 MIT (I think I saw a post saying we were allowed to choose our effect? No biggie if that isn't the case)

Recovery. +4 EN. +0 HP

DoT Damage. 40 + 48 + 48 + 66 = 202 damage. (DoT halved from Tainted Hide)

Post Action: Tracking -> Belregor
248653 | LD 8 + 6 + 1 (Multipurpose) | Success! Man of Glass disabled.

[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 897/1081 | EN: 102/126 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur (values should be correctly reverted from last turn's temporal distortion)

(Note: I did not include "Multipurpose" in my finalized stat block because I was not aware stat blocks listed housing buffs as well. Here's the eval link for proof.)

 

Edited August 3 by Acanthus

[Lessa 1]

"Jesus," Lessa breathed, swinging around to face the player indicated by Acanthus. "They do look super similar." When the boss had assumed her form, she'd been too shocked to truly study the likeness. Now, however, it was easy to compare the two side-by-side. It was the most difficult game of "find the differences between these two pictures" she had ever played, and she had been raised on Highlights magazines. Without help, she would have really struggled to differentiate between the two. Since there was no time for Arabelle to tell the party something only the real Arabelle would know, Lessa had to trust her party-mate.

She shot off a quick salute in Acanthus' direction. "Thanks for the help," Lessa told the other woman, lifting her voice to be heard over the general chaos surrounding them. Between the shrieks of mobs, the screams of players, the roll of thunder, the crash of waves, and the undeniably catchy chorus of the kpop song, it was difficult to hear much of anything. For that reason, when she turned to address the rest of her party, she practically shouted. "Press the Attack's back up! Go kill that creepy thing!"

The real Arabelle, it seemed, didn't need to be told twice. Glowing faintly with the newly applied buff, the woman dealt a devastating blow against her doppelganger, and Lessa nearly smiled with appreciation for the destruction. A glance at Arabelle's health bar, however, had her expression sobering again. "Shit," she hissed between clenched teeth. Topping Arabelle off would be her next focus, but in the meantime...

Her gaze swept down the rest of her party's stats, ensuring that everyone remained at least in the green. Satisfied, she shifted to the next order of business - preventative measures. She had already passed out one antidote, and had plenty more to distribute. Now might be the best time for it.

Call it bias, or favoritism, or love, but her eyes immediately sought out a familiar slash of emerald amid the sword arts and the raindrops. "Jomei!" she called out, hoping to give him some advance notice of her arrival - the twenty ninth floor was not the place to be sneaking up on people. Once she had his attention, she reached out to snag his hand, then pressed an antidote to his palm. She folded his fingers around the item, before bringing his hand to her lips, and pressing a quick kiss against his rain-slicked knuckles. "You're doing great."

Spoiler

Free Action: Give Antidote -> Jomei

Post Action: Press the Attack -> Entire Party
EN: 136 + 1 + 8 (REC ID: 248822 | CD: 9) - 10 = 135
HP: 1150 - 112 (BRN) = 1038

⚠︎ I increased everyone's damage by four in the statblock. It will last until I post again.

[H:7] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 133/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 0/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1  | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/1 (S.C)
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1038/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 975/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:2] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 74/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | [HYPERACTIVE: 1/3] | [BLD: 96/1]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Hyperactive (2/3), Barrier (1/2), Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Focused Howl(2/4) Parry(1/3) J.Riposte (1/4) (V.Riposte) (1/4) Howl (0/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (1/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (2/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (1/5) Concentration (1/5)

 

 

[Arabelle 0]

the light fades and so does everyone else.

arabelle walks toward her, holding a bright, burning blade.

margaret is rooted to the ground. her eyes drop to her empty offhand. she feels nothing — it’s not her — then everything — it’s not her — all at once. an angry, broken sound she can’t name rises up her throat. and she’s running forward to meet the other halfway before the wiser side of her can remind her that she’s here for a purpose.

we’ve answered this question before: her devotion is part iconoclasm.

it only looks bad, because along margaret’s path of destruction is jomei. ever the dutiful tank, he’d stuck himself between belregor’s last known position and the bulk of his team, and now both mirror images of his reaver appear to be charging him simultaneously. arabelle strikes first; dying embers fly between their blades as jomei parries her without taking damage. margaret bypasses him entirely and grabs arabelle the moment she staggers from the impact of damocles’ descending blade.

like this, she’s smaller. has a collar to hold onto. her head snaps to the side as margaret hits her with the shorter blade on the reverse side of her scythe, but she doesn’t stop fighting. it’s all she’s made for. margaret weathers her attacks as a channel flowers open between them, player to cardinal, cardinal to player, and the first thing she does is pour her ire and revulsion down its line until she’s choking on it.

 TURN BACK AND NEVER AGAIN SHROUD YOURSELF BEFORE US.  she yells against the rain. arabelle’s head lolls, hollow and uncomprehending, and her depthless eyes are fixed on jomei, still, as the target with the highest [hate]. a wound on margaret’s side throbs; she ignores it in favor of hitting her again. perhaps she hadn’t done it hard enough the first time. her hatred grows stronger the more she ignores her. they'll tell her she's turned [mad] herself, for how else could she have inflicted it upon others?  LOOK AT ME WHEN YOU INSULT THEM. 

 IF I COULD STAB THIS BLADE INTO YOUR HEAD AND CUT OUT EVERY PART OF YOU THAT HAS EVER GAZED UPON THEM, I WOULD! I AM ASKING SO LITTLE OF YOU. WHY AREN’T YOU LISTENING? YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN! 

she feels the line shudder. the connection between her and arabelle narrows and abruptly snaps. but before it does, she hears the echo of her own words. there was a wall at the other end, she knows now, without having perceived it.

cardinal had never intended to listen to her in the first place.

helpless, loathing herself, arabelle lets arabelle go. acanthus' [tracking] pieces her back into belregor. whatever hurt she had inflicted vanishes beneath the armor, or perhaps it hadn't existed at all.

---

-> POST ACTION: ST-B vs Belregor.

Spoiler

DoT: -96 HP; RISKY triggered

PASSIVE: 42 + 0 (248825: CD 7) = +42 HP
PASSIVE: 4 + 3 = +7 EN

POST ACTION: ST-B vs Belregor [-18 EN]
248826: BD 9: (27+2 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 16) * 20 = 1160 - (200 - 20) = 980 * 0.75 = 735 DMG; MADNESS applied: 980 * 0.25 = -245 HP; RISKY triggered

[H:7] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 133/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 0/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1  | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/1 (S.C)
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 975/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 559/858 | EN 63/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [HYPERACTIVE: 2/3] | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

«Belregor, Guardian of the Sword» | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) 

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Hyperactive (2/3), Barrier (1/2), Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Focused Howl(2/4) Parry(1/3) J.Riposte (1/4) (V.Riposte) (1/4) Howl (0/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (1/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (3/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (1/5) Concentration (1/5)

 

Edited August 2 by Arabelle

[Morningstar 0]

The fight is chaotic. Belregor has taken a new form. This time, his face matches Arabelle's, and at first glance, Morningstar can't tell who is who. His focus is diverted, not only by the raid boss that manages to blend in with his friends, but by the sudden influx of damaging ailments that attack him. Panic rushes in. Dodging a sword is no trouble for Morningstar, but burn, bleed, and blight are another story.

His display is cluttered with effects, predominantly negative. His health bar ticks down, at first due solely to frostbite. A trade request appears centerfold. It's from Lessa. He accepts it and an antidote is transferred from her inventory to his. He drinks it in a hurry and is cured of three quarters of the ailments.

Acanthus calls out to the group as a whole. She has pinpointed which Arabelle is the fraud. To her right, she tells them, and Morningstar locks on from afar. He moves in close to join his real party members.

POST ACTION -> CONSUMING ANTIDOTE. BLEED, BLIGHT, AND BURN FADE.

Spoiler

DoT: -80 HP

BH: +61 HP
RECOVERY: ID248854 CD3: Failed; +4 EN

POST ACTION: Antidote

[H:7] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 133/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 0/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1  | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/1 (S.C)
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1036/1104 | EN: 124/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/1
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 559/858 | EN 63/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [HYPERACTIVE: 2/3] | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

«Belregor, Guardian of the Sword» | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) 

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Hyperactive (2/3), Barrier (1/2), Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Focused Howl(2/4) Parry(1/3) J.Riposte (1/4) (V.Riposte) (1/4) Howl (0/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (2/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (3/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (1/5) Concentration (1/5)

 

[NIGHT 0]

night was swallowed whole.

 

in the dark, she could only tap her blade for light. just her and belregor: an arena isolated suited to just the two of them. ahead of her, the knight didn't even appear to move very much, towering as it was. that brief respite, the claw of reality away from their immediate fold, but bore fruit into a momentary suspension of disbelief, and she weaned the sword to speak.

... was this thing on?

oathkeeper only sputtered to life, but it mattered none. the world flooded her senses, washing away vanta, night's vision tiding over to stormy skies and scent of brine whole once the combatants had been freed from the brink of void. night hadn't even clashed with belregor, then, almost forgetting the skirmish turned duel to even occur. and just as the knight vanished from her sights, taken away by the breath of reality, it appeared once more with a flash, an aftereffect: its failed transformation, dispelled by a party member. now it staggered from arabelle's immediate onslaught, but appeared none the worse for wear.

up to this point, everything past had felt like it had been but a momentary distraction. night shook her head as she gripped her sword in her hand. in the midst of a fight with a floor boss, she had no time to waste -- so she brought down the full force of her vengeance for its deliberate machinations against her upon belregor, brushing aside leniency for her blade to shout in her stead.

Spoiler

-> FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 applied. Removed by DOTE: 3/3.
-> BRN: 112/2 applied. Affected by SQUEAKY CLEAN; changed to [BRN: 84/2].

---

1334 - 84 = 1250 HP
 | BRN: 84/2-> BRN: 84/1

> POST ACTION: ST-B

 | [ST-B READY] removed.

ID248851 | bd8+7-3 = 12 | -> vs Belregor

29 x 20 = 580 DMG
580 - (200 - 20) = 400 DMG

125 + 4 = 129 EN
129 - (20 - 2 ^stamina - 1 ^rested) = 117 EN

3 + 1 = 4 HATE

[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1250/1334 | EN: 117/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 84/1

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Hyperactive (2/3), Barrier (1/2), Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Focused Howl(2/4) Parry(1/3) J.Riposte (1/4) (V.Riposte) (1/4) Howl (0/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (1/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (3/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (2/5) Concentration (2/5)

 

[Jomei 0]

Again? 

A hand rose to shield his eyes from the pillar of radiant light that broke through the storm above. On a floor where the ever consuming void held any light within a death grip, the sudden contrast as their foe lifted their weapon high above nearly blinded them. 

He couldn't, as much as he tried to fight it, any longer and he feared he would lose his sight. Whether such damage could be done to their avatars or not, he was not sure, but he was not ready to take any chances. Eyes would shut for just a moment, just until he was sure the light had faded. Once his vision readjusted, the onyx clad knight was nowhere to be seen. Instead, a familiar face, one of ashen white hair wielding a scythe rushed towards him. Arabelle. Jomei thought to himself. With no reason for her to attack him, the figure charging towards him must have been Belregor, using the same tricks it had to take on Lessa's form earlier. 

Certainty was quick to fade, however, as he noticed the same individual closing in from behind. There was no time to look for his squadmates for reassurance, the blades of each of the Arabelles scythes were just inches away. A swift parry caught the first of the strikes - from the front. Center of his rapier rose and struck the apex where the blade met the beard of the weapon. Not even a second later, he would anticipate where the strike from behind would land. Tossing his body out of the way, he would barely dodge the Arabelle behind him.. though their target was not him, but his attacker. Real Arabelle. he nodded to himself as he flipped back to his feet. 

"Jomei!"

The familiar voice caught his attention, and he spared no moment to look over his shoulder as the two Arabelles duked it out. Antidote in hand, she would pass it off to him and the added kiss to his knuckles warmed his rain soaked chest. "Now this kind of PDA, I can roll with." Beaming a grin at her he would pop the top off of the elixir and rose it to his lips. "Thanks, love." he'd say with a wink before tilting his chin and downing the contents. 

Spoiler

DoT: 112 -25% = 84 BRN DMG (Burn  fades)
Recovery: +4 EN, +74 BH +59 HB
Free Actions: Jomei receives Antidote from Lessa

Flash of Rejuvenation Crystal ( Group Heal +10%) (3/5)

• Jomei +149 HP (survival)
• Acanthus +119 HP (survival)
• Lessa +115 HP
• Morningstar +121 HP (survival)
• Arabelle +89 HP
• NIGHT +124 HP (survival)

Post Action: Jomei consumes Antidote

[H:7] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 137/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 648/858 | EN 63/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [HYPERACTIVE: 2/3] | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

«Belregor, Guardian of the Sword» | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) 

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Hyperactive (3/3), Barrier (2/2), Press The Attack (1/3)
Jomei -> Focused Howl(4/4) Parry(3/3) J.Riposte (3/4) (V.Riposte) (3/4) Howl (2/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (3/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (4/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (3/5) Concentration (3/5)

 

 

[Plot Master 0]

Enough

With no more than a shout that causes the ground at your feet to tremble, all who crowd around Belregor are knocked back by an invisible force. A bellowing roar spawned from untethered rage resonates across the beach.. and the entire floor. No discernable words, but a harrowing message for all nonetheless. 

All of you that stand before Belregor will perish.

And the others will shortly follow. 

With an awful screech of metal tearing, the armor protecting Belregor’s back would burst open. Flames of deep purples and violets poured form the rupture like an unfurling cape. The seams of their armor pulse with that same glow, as if the suit of armor is struggling to contain the pure evil that grows within. 

After ripping and tearing their blade through any that stood in their way, Belregor ascends to hover above your heads. An imposing force that looks down at you all like pests, ripe for the slaughter. A gauntleted hand would rise above their head, where it began to absorb raw power from The Black. Violet flame and jet-black, swirling energy gathered within the palm of Belregor’s hand. The more that power gathered, it would begin to spill over fingers, down their forearm before completely encompassing the gauntlet.. Making it a devastating weapon in of itself. 

What is in store for you, you are unsure. 

But it may be best to not find out.

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Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Jomei}
Deadlock Team 1: ID 248995 | CD 6 | Entropic Ward Activates
Deadlock Team 2: ID 248996 | CD 10 | Veil of Sorrow and Veil of Treachery Activates
Deadlock Team 3: ID 248997 | CD 1 | No Activation

Break Bar: [- - - - - -]

Companion Event Total: 164
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Corrections:
NIGHT takes 100 Damage from Entropic Ward

Activity Strikes:
NIGHT 1/3

Attack vs Jomei
248967 | BD: 8+5-7=6 Minor Crit w/ Focus | 451-184= 267 DMG to Jomei. Blight Applied via focus. Dropped via Dote
Belregor takes 40 from Thorns

Veil of Treachery | Players will have one turn to use their post action to ‘Dodge’. Any player that fails to Dodge in all available parties before the start of Belregor’s next turn will sustain 750 unmitigated damage.

ENTERING PHASE 2 PLEASE REVIEW THE NEW ABILITIES OF BELREGOR

Spoiler

Deadlock | All CD values for Belregor’s abilities are made separately before he rolls to determine the effects.
Adaptability | Belregor can add +1/-1 to any CD roll, after the roll is made
Horrifying Visage | When an attack aimed at Belregor would critically hit (BD:9-10) the attacker must reroll and take the lower of the two rolls.
Composed | Belregor has activated his 'break bar', which once it fills completely by adding 4 'points' will remove a single stack of entropic ward. The bar resets back to 0 points each time its filled. This effect updates on a player’s turn and is global so parties should communicate the current state of Entropic Ward stacks and Break bar.
Practiced Veteran | When Belregor rolls a CD 3-5, he will change his weapon to better suit the circumstances. This alters his stat blocks to the following (which Belregor chooses before the attack is made):

• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | VAMP-O 2: 150 [6-10 Activation] | FOCUS
• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS
• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | BH:50 | PHASE | FRB 4 [80/2] | BLD 4 [96/2] | BLGT 4 [64/2] | BRN 4 [112/2] | FRCT: 60 | FOCUS

FRACTAL [FRCT] | Effect: Single Target critical attack rolls of BD 9-10 deal an additional +60 unmitigated damage and can choose to have their damage split equally up to 6 enemies. The enemy mitigation used to calculate damage is the lowest among applicable targets.

Entropic Ward | When Belregor rolls a CD 6-9, he will enact a defensive translucent barrier around himself. All successful attacks made against Belregor deal -25% final damage and deal the amount reduced back to the attacker. This is treated as thorns.
Veil of Sorrow | When Belregor rolls a CD 10-12, he will fill the room with an opaque black field. Light cannot be seen and players in your party are effectively blind within. Attacks cannot be made directly to Belregor in this state, as players have no applicable target. While this effect is active, Belregor does not need to follow hatred on his next turn and instead will target based on a rolled CD made before he uses his post action. This effect fades after this attack.
Veil of Treachery | When Belregor rolls a CD 10-12, he will begin to hover. Players will have one turn to use their post action to ‘Dodge’. Any player that fails to Dodge in all available parties before the start of Belregor’s next turn will sustain 750 unmitigated damage. This triggers in addition to Veil of Sorrow.
Know thy Enemy | Belregor’s prior knowledge knows who to target:

• The Highest Hatred in each party decays by -1 every turn. 
• Healing done by sources outside of skills/enhancements (such as VO, VD, HB) from a target who does not have the highest hatred will yield +4 hatred provided that target has no effects that would improve hatred generation (such as Howl or Taunt). 
• If this secondary effect would occur more than once per round for each player, only the first source adds +4 hatred.

Awakened Mind | Belregor’s current attunement with the dark reduces fallen and blight damage by half (-50%).

Status Ailment Effects:
DoT | Belregor is a single entity despite being pitted against multiple parties, and as a result can only be inflicted with a single instance of each damage over time effect with the largest taking precedence. However, whenever a DoT is refreshed Belregor sustains 25% of a single turn's worth of damage from the refreshed DoT.
Rending Familiar | Does not apply its Damage over time to Belregor, instead it will 3 points to his break bar after damage calculation. The damage calculated is based off the post action attack that occurs in the same post.
Shatter | Only affects players in your party when applied.
Stun | When Belregor would be stunned, instead his weapon is dropped briefly, reducing his damage by 100 as he must will his weapon to return to him. This effect cannot occur more than once per party, and is party specific.
Freeze | Belregor cannot be frozen, instead if he is in the process of using the Veil of Treachery and a player applies freeze on a non stealthed attack from any party the effect ends and he will attack as normal his next turn. Trickster auto activations will not prevent Veil of Treachery.
Paralyze | Belregor cannot be paralyzed, instead it will remove a stack of Entropic Ward.
Focus | The critical threat range increase obtained from focus will not proc Horrifying Visage (aka the player rolls an 8 which becomes a critical through focus, it will not activate Horrifying Visage)
Bull Rush | When Belregor would be stunned, instead add 3 points to his break bar after damage calculation.
Delay | Applying Delay adds a 1 point to his break bar after damage calculation. 

Alternate Conditions:
Crystal of Divine Light | Expending a use of a Crystal of Divine Light in a player's BRI will remove the effects of Veil of Sorrow for your party, ending it.
Lullaby | Has no effect on Belregor, however if used on a party member it will remove the effects of Horrifying Visage for their next attack instead of reducing their evasion.
Hiding | Attempting to hide while your party is under the effects of Veil of Sorrow will auto succeed.
Detect | Having Detect equipped allows Belregor to be targeted by you while under the effects of Veil of Sorrow

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1083/1350 | EN: 137/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 648/858 | EN 63/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [HYPERACTIVE: 2/3] | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1234/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

Round 5 has begun
Players will have 72 hours to make a post
[Countdown Timer]

Edited August 13 by KnightessCiela

[Jomei 0]

The intensity of the battle had shifted drastically. Jomei stood stunned as the beach illuminated with hues of purples and blues, originating from the crackling energy that poured from Belregor's back. The flames would lash out at any who got too close, but it was a risk they knew they needed to take to put an end to the onyx knight's tyrannical hold over the floor. Jomei dug his boots into the dirt and sand as the massive blade tore through player after player. As the blazing red gaze fell upon him once more, he readied himself. 

Jomei was hardly able to keep up with Belregor's speed as they unleashed an onslaught of attacks against the ginger. Each strike with more rage and power behind it, until the ginger was no longer able to keep up his defense. Tearing through his chest, Jomei was thrown to the ground by the weight of Belregor's sword. While his rapier fell to his side, his instrument had catapulted behind them, and crashed into the ground where it sat partially buried by the sand. Before he could pick himself back up to counter, their foe had already retreated; to the sky above them. 

What little life this floor had clung to felt as thought it were being sucked from the air as Belregor powered up some sort of attack. Their gauntlet, free of weapon, raised high over them pulsed with that same energy that flowed freely from their back.. but much more concentrated. Assumedly much more deadly. 

The others readied themselves to move, to get out of the way, forgoing their attacks to get to safety. That would have been their smartest option, retreat and regroup while Belregor's impending attack fizzled.

Yet, something deep within him told him not to run, to face this head on. 

The tips of his fingers ran through the wet sand as they searched for Vicious Mockery's grip. As he closed his hand around the weapon, he took a deep breath and rose to his feet. Instead of running away, he walked forward. The tip of his rapier dragged through the earth, drawing a line in his wake. He knew what he was attempting was stupid, especially now. Now that he had so much more to live for..

Looking over his shoulder, he would catch Lessa's cerulean gaze. He held it there for a moment, a long moment. 

Do you trust me?

His own words echoed in his mind. Lips curling into a smirk, as if he wasn't afraid of what he was about to attempt. 

You probably shouldn't 

Taking a stance similar to that of a dear friend of his, Jomei brought his rapier across his body to his opposite hip. Blade pointed behind him, like a samurai waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Everything seemed to go silent, except for his own breathing. 

Inhale.. exhale.. Inhale.. Exhale

Spoiler

Recovery: VAMP D | ID 249123 | CD 12 | +149 HP +74 BH +59 HB + 4 EN

Post Action: Parry (Justified Riposte + Vengeful Riposte Prepared) [50% Damage Negated, 50% Damage Returned, Stun 1 Round, -9 EN on Proc.)

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PARRY (V.R, J.R) 3/3
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 648/858 | EN 63/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [HYPERACTIVE: 2/3] | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1234/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

 

Edited August 10 by Jomei

[Arabelle 0]

arabelle blinks the rain out of her eyes. there’s acanthus with team 3, harried and desperate, directing everyone to attack the correct target as cardinal melts off belregor’s disguise. night lunges forward to execute her orders, and glimpsing the girl’s stoic mien in the aftermath of her failure, arabelle feels cold. hollow, then overflowingly hateful. 

to what, she can no longer tell.

the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. arabelle rushes after her teammate, but they misalign each other. night, now withdrawing, jerks to the left to avoid something arabelle did not see and arabelle underestimates how fast she was moving — her shoulder knocks against arabelle’s collarbone, and while she just barely catches herself at the cost of her momentum, night falls into the mud.

arabelle is yelling at her before she can even think. “fils de pute, regarde où tu vas!” they glare at each other, as if debating where best to assign blame, then their heads snap in belregor’s direction at his soul-piercing roar.

the armor on his back is broken. on wings of flame, belregor takes to the sky and the malevolent energies of the black gather in his palm.

even through the haze of her madness, arabelle is wise enough to distinguish an attack that will kill her. she grabs night by the elbow and hauls her up, greatsword and all, one-handed without asking. once the girl is vertical, arabelle lets go and they both flee the throng.

---

-> POST ACTION: Dodging Veil of Treachery.

Spoiler

PASSIVE: 42 + 0 (249204: CD 2) + 34 = +76 HP
PASSIVE: 4 + 3 = +7 EN

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PARRY (V.R, J.R) 3/3
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 120/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 724/858 | EN 70/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1234/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

 

Edited August 8 by Arabelle

[Morningstar 0]

Arabelle disengaged, cradling NIGHT. Logically, Morningstar thought that he should do the same. The boss was high in the air, a spiral of flame and energy enveloping him like a cocoon. Any second now, Morningstar was going to be blown up by whatever the hell Belregor was charging. It was time to move.

And yet, he stayed put.

In contrast to the others, Jomei's feet were planted firmly. The violinist showed no signs of moving. If he wasn't to dodge, then what gave Morningstar the right?

Belregor drained power from the Black, channeling it into a could-be raid wiping attack. Seconds slipped off the clock. Morningstar had to make a choice.

If he didn't dodge and somehow managed to survive the blast, he would still face the wrath of Willow at home after she inevitably found out how recklessly he played. With a growl, he kicked his feet off the ground and dashed away.

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-> POST ACTION: Dodging Veil of Treachery.

Spoiler

RECOVERY: 249205 CD8 | +12 EN

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PARRY (V.R, J.R) 3/3
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 98/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 0/1 | WELL RESTED 0/3 | FRB 80/1 | BLD: 96/1 | BLGT: 96/1 | BRN: 112/1
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 135/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 724/858 | EN 70/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [RISKY]
[H:3] NIGHT | HP: 1234/1334 | EN: 125/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

 

[Acanthus 0]

Belregor rose in the air, weapon preparing to strike the ground. The ground around the boss glowed with a faint red warning.

“They… fly now?” She watched in disbelief as Belregor gained height, the circle growing with every meter he rose. Her attempts to blink away the oddity confirmed her suspicion. “They fly now.”

A slew of irate french whizzed by Acanthus faster than she could process the words—insults, judging by the tone. The foreign language gave her some pause. Was the temporal distortion still working its ersatz magic? She could hear the rest of the party just fine. And see them. Jomei appeared to brace himself while NIGHT and Morningstar withdrew.

Hang on, NIGHT was falling back?

Acanthus broke into a dead sprint, cognizant of nothing else. If the team’s power house was falling back, then Acanthus would too. The few game mechanics she had learned all preached a very simple lesson: the easier it was to see the attack, the harder it hit. So when Belregor’s sword had wound into position only after the entire party was able to fall back, Acanthus knew this would hit harder than anything else.

Except the entire party hadn’t fallen back. Jomei stood practically underneath the boss, preparing to parry a pure wall of force.

“Jomei, get back!” She shouted across the distance. Whether her voice actually carried that far or not, the bard didn’t move. He appeared totally absorbed in his personal quest. A quest that would leave their party incomplete.

Her voice rose higher, and panic began to unbridle her thoughts. “Jomei, you dumb motherfucker, stop playing hero all the time and get back here! This is real life, and in real life, martyrs don’t get back up to tank the rest of the fucking fight! JOM—”

Belregor connected with the ground, and the world turned white.
 

Spoiler

Recovery. +4 EN

Post Action: Dodge
Alright, I think it's 'bout time we blow this joint. Get everybody and his stuff together. Ok, three, two, one...

[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 102/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur

 

Edited August 8 by Acanthus

[NIGHT 0]

she had landed just as belregor craned his neck skyward underneath that pile of armor. night shifted, tilting, blind to her positioning in the midst of the battle -- one moment she'd been ready to strike; the next, her reflexes abiding his telegraph lead her to back off. seconds later, she'd fallen, colliding with a figure unseen, and she swears bistro has no reason to be anywhere near her but there's an onslaught of french civility that greets her on the way down. 

"fuck--"

she nearly rolls. is stopped only by friction, the grain mix of mud and sand below. groaning, night's immediate reaction is to snap her gaze towards her would-be assailant, a curse spat through prepared growls in her throat, but a beat skipped between them as she hesitated elaborating, buffering, registering the words having originated from arabelle before the roar that shook the world stole both their attention instead. 

now was not the best occasion to start a dispute, so she understood quickly. but arabelle processed this fact faster than night did, and the latter found herself hauled, to her surprise, up on her feet. blade be damned in their jettison away from the immediate vicinity -- when there is a knight afloat in the air, sparking danger from the gathered darkness swarmed forth from energies emerging from the black, you lose everything you can to get the hell away from it as fast as possible.

arabelle went first. night could only catch her tailwind, smudging dirt off her cheek, shooting a glance over her shoulder as she awaited belregor's ultimate move.

Spoiler

i yoinked my statblock individual to fix from a prior turn: 

1250 - (400 * 0.25) = 1150 HP

[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1150/1334 | EN: 117/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80[-20] | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | [ST-B READY] | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 84/1

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> POST ACTION: DODGING VEIL OF TREACHERY.

1150 + (73+59) = 1282 HP
1282 - 84 = 1198 HP

117 + 4 = 121 EN

[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1198/1334 | EN: 121/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | BRN: 84/1

 

[Lessa 1]

Lessa hadn't played too many RPGs prior to donning the headgear, but even she knew the one universal truth - when the boss floated up into the sky, you got the hell out of dodge. And when he starts glowing? When he starts absorbing power from his surroundings? When his literal clothes burst off? Unless it's one of those games, only an idiot would stick around to see what comes next. And Lessa didn't fancy herself an idiot. With a very ladylike, "Shit shit shit shit shit," she swung around in a clank of armor and a swirl of blue fabric. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her party-mates doing the same, diving for cover, or putting as much distance between themselves and Belregor as humanly possible. Good, she thought. No idiots there, either.

Well, except for one.

As Lessa sprinted away from the water, something streaked by her, going the other direction. She had only enough time to register the brown fur, but she'd spent enough time with her fingers buried in it to know exactly which idiot was currently charging the boss.

"No, Riker!" Lessa shrieked, her boots slipping in the sand as she spun to take chase. She went down hard in the dark dunes, and she struggled to find her feet again as her gaze remained glued to her familiar. "Riker, stop! Please stop! Come back!" The wolf ignored her pleas, which came as no surprise - he had always played by his own rules. He wasn't even supposed to be in this fight - she'd left him behind the help with managing the mobs. A part of her had loved him for his free spirit. Now she felt only horror, wet and heavy as oil, settling in the pit of her stomach as Riker launched himself into the air, jaws snapping shut around Belregor's ankle. She didn't think it could get any worse.

And then it did.

A second figure drew her attention. His tall frame was silhouetted by the boss' vibrant purple lights, but like Riker, she knew him well enough to recognize him anywhere.

Her blood froze.

When she howled, her voice sounded alien even to her own ears. "What are you doing?!"

Spoiler

Familiar Action: Rending Attack -> Belregor

Post Action: Dodge
EN: ID: 249453 | CD: 11 | +12

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PARRY (V.R, J.R) 3/3
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 102/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 147/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 724/858 | EN 70/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [RISKY]
[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1198/1334 | EN: 121/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1 | BRN: 84/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]| MADNESS 3 (0/4) | SHATTER (2/3) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

 

 

[Plot Master 0]

In one swift move, Belregor shifted his raised arm backwards, pulling his body along. The mass of gathered energy, dark and seething, overflowed from the grasp of his palm to the ether through the gaps of his fist. His other arm, held horizontally out front, reflected the glow of the burning wings onto matte steel. Then, in another shift sudden, he extends his fingers, withdrawing his front arm, allowing The Black trapped within his gauntlet to be unleashed as a laser, the beam of shadows morphed with hellfire poured from his armor's gaps.

The first strike was heavy, tracing the shore of the coast. What fury was built up in that hand punched through sand that gave way to dirt, unearthing stone and hashing the ground in soot. It nicked two figures in the dust, would be defiers of their fate, as it chased the rest of the infidels back, Belregor rotating from right to left on a pivot.

Only against one more did the orbital cannon clash against: its strike true, the strength of the world but rallied against the blade of a rapier unremarkable. White light burned off the point of impact as it pushed back against emptiness and rage combined. Belregor made no show of its strained efforts as it continued its onslaught, until finally he relinquished his fury, pulling back his cast as he ran on empty. The suit of armor almost seemed to stagger, wounded from a shot unknown, before it stretched itself, chest pumped, erupting with yet another ungodly howl.

Now, with the land cleansed in repugnant flames, Belregor raised his other arm, calling back its weapon of mass destruction from below.

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Break Points Team 1 | 1
Break Points Team 2 | 0
Break Points Team 3 | 3

Break Bar: [- - - -]

Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Jomei}
Deadlock Team 1: ID 249463 | CD 8 | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 2
Deadlock Team 2: ID 249464 | CD 6 | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 3
Deadlock Team 3: ID 249465 | CD 10-1= 9 | Adaptability (-1) | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 4

Companion Event Total: 162
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Veil of Treachery -> Jomei
750 x .5 = 375 to Jomei. Belregor takes 375 from Parry. Stun Applied. Belregor Damage Reduced by 100. Takes 40 Thorns

Attack vs Jomei
ID 249469 | BD: 6+5-7= 4 | Miss | Damage returns to 450

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 975/1350 | EN: 129/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PARRY (V.R, J.R) 3/3
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 102/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 147/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 724/858 | EN 70/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [RISKY]
[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1198/1334 | EN: 121/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | MADNESS 3 (2/4) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 3

Round 6 has begun
Players will have 72 hours to make a post
[Countdown Timer]

Edited August 13 by KnightessCiela

[Jomei 0]

A beam of pure energy shot out from Belregor's extended hand, carving into the beach and sending sand and debris into the air. Players from all parties rushed and scattered in an attempt to avoid being caught in the attack, in fear of its devastating power. The sound of his name being called out from behind him, pleading for him to move to safety was soon drowned out as the destruction drew closer to Jomei. But by then, it was too late to back down. 

Its my job to keep you all safe. 

Ripping his rapier from where he held it at his hip, Jomei met the laser ray head on. He struggled against the sheer power of the ultimate attack, drawing lines in the sand with his boots as he was pushed back. Yet the duelist held strong, every muscle in his body straining as he fought back the laser from colliding with his body. If this demonstration of power was meant to kill, then it could be used to their advantage and sent back at Belregor. At least, that's what he hoped. 

Fueled by adrenaline, Jomei shouted as he swung his blade, his voice cracking as he fought back with every ounce of strength he could muster. It felt as if he was trying to parry a speeding train, using only the thin blade to redirect the locomotive. He watched as his health bar began to drop, his attempt to fend off the beam not without sacrifice. His limbs threatened to buckle under the weight, his skin burned as if engulfed in flame.

Acanthus was right, he was a dumb motherfucker. But a dumb motherfucker with something worth living for.

The force of Belregor's attack finally lifted from the ginger as he sent the beam careening back into Belregor's chest, the hovering knight stumbling and howling as the attack finally subsided. 

Jomei was still standing. He was still alive. 

His cloak was shredded, tattered pieces of fabric falling down his back, his armor not in much better condition. His shirt hung off of only a single shoulder, leaving his right arm bare and damaged. Bright red marks like scorch marks littered his face, arms, and body. He looked rough.. but he was alright.

Breathing heavy, olive eyes glared across at Belregor as their feet hit overturned earth below. There was no need for words or music to catch Belregor's attention. The smirk he wore as he stood there was enough to enrage the knight.

Extending an arm out to his side, he would give his teammates behind him a confident thumbs up. 

Spoiler

Recovery: VAMP D | ID 549763 | CD 5 , +74BH, +59HB, +EN

Post Action: Focused Howl +6 Hate (-4 EN) (-9 EN from Parry)

[H:12] Jomei | HP: 1108/1350 | EN: 120/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 102/126 | DMG: 44 | MIT: 198[-20] | ACC:6 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur
[H:4] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 147/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:4] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | FRB 80/2 | BLD: 96/2 | BLGT: 96/2 | BRN: 112/2
[H:4] Arabelle | HP: 724/858 | EN 70/112 | DMG: 33 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | [RISKY]
[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1198/1334 | EN: 121/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | MADNESS 3 (2/4) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 2

Break Bar [- - - -] (BREAK: 0)

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (2/3)
Jomei ->Parry(2/3) J.Riposte (2/4) (V.Riposte) (2/4) Focused Howl (1/4) Howl (1/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (4/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (5/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (4/5) Concentration (4/5)

 

Edited August 13 by Jomei

[Acanthus 0]

Even the wake of Belregor’s attack was too much to handle. A foul wind from the black sea ripped through her body, and she forced botan into the ground to stay in place. The wind seemed endless, battering her body as she fought to stay upright. With a whisper, the wind ceased. Acanthus peered into the blast radius.

A battered Jomei flashed the team a thumbs up. Acanthus wasn’t sure whether to yell at him or not. Eyeing Lessa’s panicked sprint, Acanthus decided that their healer would know just what to do. And seeing what medicine she’d decided on, Acanthus was glad Lessa had volunteered.

The air around Belregor shimmered and crackled with a strange ozone. It had been present earlier in the fight, but not to this effect. “This must be the entropic ward.” It would be her responsibility to keep Belregor occupied and dispel the ward around him. Someone else might get hurt.

Recovery. +4 EN

Post Action: TECH-B -> Belregor (-11 EN)
249797 | BD 9 (no reroll; Horrifying Visage disabled) | Minor Critical! 31 * 12 = 372 - 200 = 172 * .25 (entropic ward) = 43 damage. Acanthus takes 129 damage. Delay (alternate effect) applied: break bar increases by one.

[H:5] Acanthus | HP: 952/1081 | EN: 95/126 | DMG: 28 + 2 (Reinforcements) | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur (my stats from the last boss post appear to be incorrect; I've corrected them to the best of my knowledge)

Edited Saturday at 12:00 AM by Acanthus

[Morningstar 0]

Morningstar was quite positive he could not have tanked the hit as well as Jomei had. The man had taken the brunt of it without flinching, and still had the nerve to stand tall, flashing a cool thumbs up like nothing had happened. Now he was just showing off. Amused laughter escaped him as he rejoined the fight. It took only an instant for the party's tank to reinvigorate his determination.

He launched himself forward, fitting in an attack right after Acanthus'. Entropic Ward, as he had heard Acanthus mutter to herself, seemed to require more than just a single strike before it would break. He copied her attack pattern. His wrist rings glowed, dissolving into a shimmer of light. A ruby-adorned, silver longsword materialized in his grip. He struck Belregor hard and quick, and the aura surrounding him crackled again.

He announced himself to Acanthus, committed to helping her break down the ward. "I'm with you!" he told her.

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-> POST ACTION: [QC] TECH-B -> Belregor (-13 EN).

Spoiler

RECOVERY: 249804 CD3 | +4 EN

Quick Change: Yellow Dragon, Red Tiger -> Dying Sun

249805 | BD6+8-3=11 | 32+8 * 16 - 200 = 440 DMG | Delay Applied; +1 to Break Bar

[H:5] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 119/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | PARA-V: 1 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1

 

[Arabelle 0]

they’re running. running as fast as they can, the ground shaking beneath their feet. belregor had only drawn in the breath of the sea but the imbalance is felt, the land protests and shudders at the weight of the power that is being pointed at it from above. from the safer distance, acanthus is facing both arabelle and night and she’s screaming someone’s name. lessa is sliding down the hill they are climbing, her boots muddied, her face stricken in horror.

they are asking nothing of her. so anyone else’s safety bedamned, arabelle only whirls around at the last moment. her eyes widen at the blossoming white light. “hey! what is he—”

as if frontliners can die.

the coalescence of the black impacts and the waves almost flatten her to the ground.

again arabelle just barely catches herself. forced to a half-kneel, she clings to damocles, stabbed upright before her. she blinks the light out of her seared eyes. no damage taken. jomei predictably alive. belregor is visibly staggering and arabelle does not spare a moment to wonder why. she only sees a vulnerable, useless, target. fodder for the wrathful cries of her blade.

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-> POST ACTION: AOE-I (Charge) vs Belregor.

Spoiler

All Entropic Ward stacks removed at time of posting.

PASSIVE: 42 + 0 (249890: CD 1) = +42 HP
PASSIVE: +4 EN

POST ACTION: AOE-I (Charge) vs Belregor [(11 + 2) + 8 = -21 EN]
249891: BD 6 + 5 = 11 - 3 = 8: (27+2 + 8 + 3) * 15 = 600 - 200 = 400 DMG: CD 6.

[H:5] Arabelle | HP: 766/858 | EN 53/112 | DMG: 27+2 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1

 

Edited August 15 by Arabelle

[Lessa 1]

She was moving before Belregor's attack finished. Heat, light, and energy washed over her, and though they were only a fraction of what Jomei and Riker experienced, every muscle in her body screamed. Her hair blasted back from her face, now flushed with pain and panic, but her steps didn't slow. By the time the effect faded, allowing darkness to spill back across the beach once more, she was running.

Jomei squared off against the boss, his shredded clothes hanging limply from his muscular body. Later, she'd look back on that moment, and decide that he looked just like Hercules after the Hydra fight. But there, on that beach, surrounded by death, her brain was empty. Her mouth was dry. Her vision was tinged with red as she stepped up in front of him.

Jomei squared off against the boss, and Lessa squared off against Jomei.

With one hand, she reached up to grab him by the back of the neck, dragging him down to her level. She slammed her lips to his, a hard kiss that spoke not of passion and promise, but sheer, unadulterated fear. There hadn't even been time for relief yet, and her blue eyes were still wide as they met his green ones. Pressing her sweat and rain-slicked forehead against his, she ground out, "We're going to talk about this later."

Her other hand snaked between their bodies, steel-covered palm pressing flush against Jomei's chest. It glowed fainting, illuminating their faces in a gentle green light, as <<First Aid>> activated.

Then she peeled away from him, turning to run the few feet to where Riker stood. He panted, and his furry body trembled, but he appeared otherwise unharmed. Finally, Lessa felt like she could draw a full breath. "I'm mad at you too," she told him, jabbing one finger in his direction, but that same hand then reached out to scratch him behind the ear. "My stupid idiots."

Spoiler

Energy: ID: 250014 | CD: 1 Failed | +4 EN - 15 EN

Post Action: First Aid -> Jomei
1350 * .20 = 270 HP returned.

[H:12] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 120/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20 | LD:1 | DOTE: 2/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:5] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 95/126 | DMG: 28 + 2 (Reinforcements) | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur
[H:8] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 136/157 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187| EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:5] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 119/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8[-1] | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:5] Arabelle | HP: 766/858 | EN 53/112 | DMG: 27+2 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 42 | VD: 85 | HB: 34 | PROB: 36 | LD: 8 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:4] NIGHT | HP: 1198/1334 | EN: 121/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | MADNESS 3 (2/4) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 2

Break Bar [- - -] (BREAK: 1)

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (3/3), Rending Familiar (2/?)
Jomei ->Parry(2/3) J.Riposte (2/4) (V.Riposte) (2/4) Focused Howl (1/4) Howl (1/2)
Morningstar -> Charge (4/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (5/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (4/5) Concentration (4/5)