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It was great do another one

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meh

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it was shit

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Total Members Voted: 20

[Solymr]

IC thread goes here!


Yes I made a game. Here's some fluff:

History of centuries ago has been lost in the desert, while the three current powers of the continent of Borealis maintain a delicate balance: the Theocracy of Alberal, the Kingdom of Ixion and the Republic of Kizamo.

However, recently prophets have appeared predicting the end of the world as we know it, caused by the opening of a waygate to the Otherworld, which will cause the dead to overtake the world of the living.

In most places, the prophets eventually made the people follow them, except in Ixion, where they are branded are lunatics or heretics and sent to prison. This presents more than a few problems, since the location of the waygate predicted by the prophets is in the middle of the mountains known as the Saxum Belt, controlled by Ixion.

The other nations are starting to feel nervous about Ixion's actions, fearing that the only way to reach the waygate and stop the end of the world will be an all-out war.

As the time predicted comes closer, one of the imprisoned prophets decides to take desperate measures...

Spoiler: Who are the players? (click to show/hide)

The first seven players are prisoners in Strohnban, jailed for fair or unfair reasons. After a little bit of progression other people from the rest of the world can join. You'll be starting as trainees

Spoiler: FLUFF (click to show/hide)

Places:

Kingdom of Ixion:
Heavy on discipline is the only way that the people of Ixion could live in the Central Mesa and defend the fertile but exposed coastline from pirates and monsters coming from the desert. Starting as a small mountain tribe, they expanded to the rest of the Mesa, and fought for fertile land to hunt and grow food.
The current King Rygar Ixion rules with an iron fist and a heavily trained army against the fervor of Alberal and the invention of Kizamo.

Theocracy of Alberal:
This nation started as various nomad tribes put their traditions together to start a religion under which the various clans scattered across the greenlands were united. Their religious fervor more than makes up for their lack of a real military, as the milicia was able to stand up against the better prepared Ixion army when they threatened to conquer their lands.
Headed by Archbishop Cedric, who heeds the warning of the prophets, Alberal is starting to organize themselves to launch an attack against Ixion if it proves necessary.

Republic of Kizamo:
In the desert of Kizamo life is difficult. Monsters are a common sight, and few things grow on the sand. But some crafty mages started their own independent cities where their creativeness aren't restricted by religion or conscription. Living in hidden underground cities, the mages experiment with new inventions on the local wildlife, hoping to improve their living conditions.
Lately, these cities contacted each other and sent a representative of each city to form the Council of Archmages that work to put in common the interests of every city.

Dargas Highlands:
Land of treacherous mountains, only few groups of people are strong or stubborn enough to keep living here. Some live next to the cliffs, finding a way to sail out to better places, while others have domesticated flying creatures to take them to safe places.
No one rules on this land, as it's too hard to rule over several groups of people with no means or will to communicate each other.

Warche Island:
An island created by very active volcanoes, nothing lives here for long before being charred by a volcanic eruption. Clouds of ashes coming from these eruptions are sometimes seen over the sky of the mainland, producing a very unpleasant rain.

Strohnban Island:
Technically part of Ixion, all this island is known for is that it's used as a prison for the Kingdom. Criminals from all parts of Ixion are sent here, eventually having to fight amongst themselves to survive.

Religion:
Alberal's main god is a representation of the Earth, which they call Bor. Other minor gods revered by a part of the people are representations of the sea, sun and sky. Ixion isn't preoccupied with religion as much as with training, while Kizamo only reveres their own genius, and each clan of Dargas has its own religion.

Spoiler: World Map (click to show/hide)

We're using a modified version of Player's Handbook 1.3, with these changes.

Spoiler: Changes, finally up to date (click to show/hide)

General:
-You can pick your affinities from 2 randomly rolled choices.
-Equipment slots are 5 for everyone regardless of their CON.
-You die when your KO counter reaches 0 and only then.
-Gold is party shared.
-Perform grants 2 XP.
-Healing grants half HP of what the book says.
-Hit and Crit rolls are separated.
-Effective Damage is x3. Crossbows deal x2 vs Flying.
-Poison deals 2-6 DMG and can reduce HP to 0.
-Sleeping units always wake up when hit.
-New status effect: Addle: unit is unable to use Physical Weapons or Use Items.
-Supports and Terrain grant DR instead of DEF.
-Supports that grant DMG also boost healing by the same amount.
-Swap moves are allowed. If two characters have the required MOV and both agree they can switch places.
-People who use staves/performances autoequip a weapon if they have it in their inventory and can use it, but suffer the weight penalty of the staff/performance last used if it's greater than the weapon's.

Character Skills:
-Blossom: gives a third preferred stat. Levels are granted to have a minimum of three +1 stats. Cap of first preferred stat raises by 2.
-Maturity: +5% growth to all stats.
-Daunt: Hit and Evade penalty reduced to 5.
-Disarm: only activates on attack, is now Cost. If an enemy has more than one weapon in their inventory, their equipped weapon is disabled for one turn and forced to autoequip their other weapon. Enemies with one weapon are functionally disabled from attacking for one turn.
-Gamble: halves your final hit rate and doubles your crit chance.
-Provoke: every enemy that can attack you has a 50% chance of being forced to do so.
-Stillness: enemies that attack you have a 50% chance of not being able to do so, is now Free.
-Weapon Saver: is Free.
-Ignis: SKL+LCK% chance of adding half STR to magic attacks and  half MAG to physical attacks. Free
-Sol: SKL+LCK% chance of recovering HP equal to half damage done in an attack or counterattack. Cost
-Luna: SKL+LCK% chance of ignoring half the respective defensive stat when making an attack or counterattack. Cost

Classes:
-Trainees: trainee skills initially deemed unnecessary, will not apply unless I change my mind. Exceptions: Performer, Rider and Thief trainees.
-Mage trainee: starting weapons are Wind/Lightning/Worm.

-Archer: Sidearm axed, they get Overwatch.
-Bandit: KotM gets axed. And they need 2 MOV to step on hills.
-Bard: With a Little Bit axed.
-Dancer: Boundless Stamina axed.
-Fencer: Indoor Combat axed. Sneaking now includes no MOV penalty for moving onto a pillar. They get Duelist: WTA vs enemies with the same weapon subcategory.
-Fighter: They promote to Forest Knights instead of Heroes.
-Knight: Weapons restricted to Lance.
-Mage: Nature Spirits changed to Meditate: use an action to heal HP equal to the Mage's CON.
-Mercenary: Get Your Weight On might get axed as it's biased towards Crushing weapons.
-Monk: Pious Veil changed to 1.2 version.
-Myrmidon: En Passant axed.
-Nomad: no change.
-Pegasus Rider: Magic Sink axed since enemies use no quality :v They get Anti-Levitation (+3 Bonus DMG and RES vs units with Levitation active).
-Pirate: Deflect axed.
-Priest: no change.
-Scavenger: Power of the Underdog axed at first. Might get something else.
-Shaman: Ancient Resolve axed. They get Ancient Gamble (choose points to move from CON to MAG, get CON back in 1/2/3/4... points per turn progression). Ancient Gamble can be used more than once, as long as the total CON exchanged doesn't go over the actual CON of the character.
-Social Knight: no change.
-Soldier: Spear Wall axed. They get Anti-Cavalry: WTA with +3 DMG vs mounted units plus counterattacks disable their canto. Prone to changes.
-Spy: They get traps. Still not sure what to do with Ambush. They only get one weapon proficiency (and one subcategory at C rank) now: Swords if promoted from Thief trainee, Bows if promoted from Archer trainee; Spies starting from First Class get to choose.
-Thief: Overdeveloped Sense of Self Preservation grants canto after a lock picked or successful steal.
-Troubadour: Minor Arcana axed.
-Wyvern Rider: no change.

-Assassin: Assassinate has half crit% chance of triggering on a crit. It also beats Big Shield.
-Battle Mage: Jump axed. Imbue Arrow uses stats of weaker weapon and targets lower of DEF or RES.
-Berserker: Instead of axing Berserker Barrage, Critical Eye gets removed and Berserker Barrage gives 3 Crit in exchange for each 1 DEF AND RES reduced.
-Bishop: Revitalize axed. Sanctuary reworked to giving an adjacent ally a bonus shield equal to the Bishop's MAG.
-Bounty Hunter: the total WT of weapons stolen can't exceed CON*2.
-Commander: Command Chance gives 7 Hit, Evade, Crit and Dodge for 1 turn.
-Crusader: Heroic Light RES bonus reduced to 5.
-Dancing Blade: Sword Wall axed. Or something.
-Druid: Call Magic only gets one new spell per 2 levels, the Druid chooses one of the two available or one they didn't pick before.
-Duke Knight: Hot Start axed.
-Enchanter: Enchant works as a staff with 20 base hit that inflicts Turncoat for 1 turn: HIT=(20+5*(MAG-RES)+SKL-DST*2), Range=MAG/2. Each subsequent enchanting on the same enemy has 10 less final hit. The Enchanter can then control the affected enemy in the same turn.
-Falcon Knight: Back Line Sweep axed. Charge changed to activated effect: the character can choose to go another full round if their SPD is higher than the enemy's.
-General: Half Luck on Big Shield gets axed.
-Great Knight: Momentum axed.
-Hero: Can only promote from Mercenaries. Shield and Sword axed. Lend Me Your Strenght gives DR or DMG on the Hero's command.
-Holy Guard: Aura of Vitality axed. Heroic Advance can change from 3 RES to 3 DEF on command, and RES bonus vs Light is reduced to 5.
-Inquisitor: Critical Eye removed. Benediction activates before Miracle.
-Lore Master: Call Magic only gets one new spell per 2 levels, the Lore Master chooses one of the two available or one they didn't pick before. They can't have Center or Imbue.
-Mage Knight: Critical Eye removed. They get Nature Spirits: add STR to CON.
-Master Spy: may get even more traps.
-Mountain Warrior: Critical Eye removed. Mountain Fighting changed to Mountain Sprint: no mov penalty when moving to Hills and reduced mov penalty by 2 when moving to Mountains. Giant Swing ratio rebalanced to 5 hit per 1 DMG.
-Nomad Medic: Vulneraries and Antidotes spend 100 G.
-Nomad Ranger: Untouchable axed. Master of the Plains limited to bonus MOV.
-Paladin: Holy Shield axed.
-Rogue: Critical Eye removed. Bag of Holding now can also hold the weapons the Rogue is unable to use.
-Sage: Call Magic only gets one new spell per 2 levels, the Sage chooses one of the two available or one they didn't pick before.
-Saint: Overflow instead heals an adjacent ally by the amount of overhealing done. Staves that heal to full HP are considered to heal the target's max HP worth of HP.
-Samurai: Critical Eye removed. Iaijutsu axed. Musou now gives bonus crit equal to full MAG to all weapons.
-Sentinel: Retaliation axed.
-Shadow Sword: Magic Hunter removed. They get Marked For Death: designate one enemy per map. All allies get +3 DMG, +15 Hit and +10 Crit when fighting against this enemy until either the enemy or the Shadow Sword get knocked down to 0 HP.
-Sniper: no change.
-Summoner: Critical Eye removed.
-Swashbuckler: Grog Soaked Blade axed. Perfect Balance makes it so that battles that would have the Weapon Triangle against them, neither battler gets affected (enemy doesn't get WTA, Swashbuckler doesn't get WTD). Sea Fighting changed to Sea Sprint: no mov penalty when moving through water.
-Swordmaster: Faster Than the Eye axed.
-Valkyrie: Anti-Magic axed.
-Wanderer: no change. (they should get something tho)
-Warrior: YSMRR axed. They get Rough and Tumble.
-Wyvern Hunter: Critical Eye removed. Half Luck and +2 damage on Pierce gets removed.
-Wyvern Knight: Armoured removed. Dragonheart DEF bonus reduced to 3.

-Forest Knight: they come back in all their v1.20 glory! Their special is Bear Traps, they can be placed 3 times per map in adjacent tiles, and they immobilize for 3 turns and end the turn of the first enemy to step on them while dealing 15 DMG. Traps can be recovered by killing the trapped enemy.

Weapons:
-Slim Sword and Slim Lance have 5 Crit.
-Steel Lance has 12 WT, Steel Halberd has 13 WT.
-Thrusting Swords of A/S rank have 1 less MT.
-Claymore can hit range 2 in a straight line if there isn't an enemy at range 1 in that line.
-Judgement magic reverted to v1.22. Instead of MTx3, they get (5+User's Total Level-MT) bonus MT up to 25 total MT.
-Judgement magic is effective vs Class trees:
*Flash is effective vs Archer trainee tree except Spy tree.
*Prelude is effective vs Soldier trainees except Social Knight tree.
*Thani is effective vs Performer trainee tree.
*Ray is effective vs Rider trainee tree.
*Leviathan is effective vs Priest trainee tree.
*Sleppnir is effective vs Thief trainee tree.
*Valaura is now named Inquisition and is effective vs Mage trainee tree except Monk tree.
*God Hand is effective vs Fighter trainee tree.
*Avalon is effective vs Swordsman trainee tree.
*Inquisition is now named Valaura and is effective vs Monk tree.
*White Lightning is effective vs Humans.
*Creiddylad is effective vs Non-humans.
-Druidic magic, instead of MTx3, they get (5+User's Total Level-MT) bonus MT up to 25 total MT. Also Black Physique renamed to Dark Matter.
-Aum heals to full HP and gives Reraise status to an ally. The ally gets healed to full HP immediately after suffering fatal damage. QL buffed to 5.
-Soothe removes Sleep, Berserk and Fear, while Kia removes Addle, Silence and Paralyze.
-Paralyze staff now named Addle and causes Addle status, Stone staff now named Paralyze and causes Paralyze status.
-Problem with Hidden Blade and Hidden Gun rank solved. WT of Hidden Blade reduced to 14. They attack once per round.
-Soliferrum has 1-2 range.
-Ballistas and Siege Magic attack once per round regardless of AS.
-Lyrics and Instruments affect up to 2 allies in range and last for 3 turns unless noted otherwise.
-Soldier's Drum makes the target ignore the weapon triangle period.
-Glory Chime makes the target ignore the weapon triangle unless it's in their favor.

Spoiler: Terrain Clarification (click to show/hide)

Plains/Road/Sand: 1 MOV cost. No defensive bonuses.
Forest/Pillar/Other stuff: 2 MOV cost, 3 for Horseback. +1 DR and +15 Evade.
Thick Forest: 3 MOV cost, impassable for Horseback. +1 DR and +20 Evade.
Hill: 3 MOV cost, 5 for Horseback. +1 DR and +20 Evade.
Small Mountain/Mountain Ladder: Impassable for units without Mountain Walk/Sprint. 4/2 MOV cost. +2 DR and +30 Evade.
Cliff: Impassable by default.
Fort: 1 MOV cost. +10 Evade and 10% HP healed at start of turn.
Sea/River: Impassable to units without Sea Walk/Sprint. 3/1 MOV cost. +5 Evade.
Desert: -1 MOV for foot units starting the turn on this tile. Horseback loses its MOV bonus.

Special tiles will be noted apart. Flying units aren't affected by terrain as long as they're mounted and outside.

Spoiler: Sample sheet, post this to join (click to show/hide)

Name:
Mug: (optional but recommended)
Sprite: (optional)
Class: (include planned promotion if you have them clear)
Character Skill:
Affinity: (leave this blank until I give you choices)
Personal Fault:
Personal Skills:

Preferred Stats:

Weapon Profs:

Total Level:
Level/Tier:

HP: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
STR: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
MAG: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
SKL: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
LCK: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
DEF: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
RES: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
SPD: Base (+Bonus) (Prog%)
CON: Base (+Bonus)
AID: CON-1
MOV: Base

Bio: (optional but very much recommended)

Player List:
1. Harlan Coronas, Rogue (Sirus)
2. Tomik Cizek, Wyvern Knight (swordstar)
3. Senija Cizek, Wyvern Hunter (Powder Miner)
4. Lillian Rose, Lore Master (SeriousConcentrate)
5. Albert Rudolph, Bishop (Ochita)
6. Laura Silfursverd, General (Haspen)
7. Lamden, Holy Guard (CrimsonEon)
8. Ketsuki, Samurai (GiglameshDespair)
9. Kyle Johnson, Mountain Warrior (kj1225)
10. Catherine Hirana, Sage (Twinwolf)

Allies:
Mason the Inquisitor! Prologue to Chapter 1. Rejoined in Intermission.
Harold Coronas the Treasure Hunter! Chapter 3 to Chapter 5. Rejoined in Chapter 7.
Lady Anne-Laude the Sun Lord! Chapter 5 only. Rejoined in Chapter 7.

Away/Expired:
Isbilya Baetica, Shaman (Khaiel) Prologue to Chapter 2.
Clare Redwing, Pegasus Knight (darkpaladin109) Prologue to Chapter 3x.
Alessa Cathhock, Archer (Tiruin) Chapter 3 to Chapter 3x.
Zane Severus, Mage (mastahcheese) Chapter 3 to Chapter 3x.
Abel Leid, Shaman (UXLZ) Chapter 3x to Chapter 4.
Asher Sangrey, Summoner (FOE) Chapter 6 to Chapter 7x

Player Gold: 2490

Spoiler: FANARTS (click to show/hide)

More archiving.

(00:06:17) PowderMiner: SIRUS WE FIGURED OUT WHO WINS THE ALBERTBOWL
(00:06:21) PowderMiner: IT'S LAMDEN
(00:06:40) Gigla: lamden takes home the prizzzzeee
(00:06:53) Hatkitty: it's the beard
(00:06:55) Ochita: 2 BAD
(00:06:56) Hatkitty: isn't it
(00:06:58) ***Sirus flails
(00:06:59) Hatkitty: Laura needs beard?

(00:12:15) Hatkitty: 'ALBERT! ALBERT I GOT A BEARD LIKE LAMDEN, ALBERT PLS COME BACK TO MEEEE'
(00:12:32) PowderMiner: HAHAHAHAHA
(00:12:34) Gigla: oh jesus
(00:12:42) PowderMiner: that is BEAUTIFUL
(00:12:57) Ochita: FYCJ

I think freeformschooler is better at that. I mean Candy actually HAS an awesomeface.jpg mug.

"♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!! ♫"

~~PIMP ALBERTO~~

"Ayy girls, form a line please!"

[Haspen]

* Haspen grabs popcorn and PTWs :3

[Powder Miner]

Oh, excellent, I'm definitely in on this.

[Sirus]

* Sirus cracks fingers

* Sirus brings a character back from the waitlist

Calling Thief trainee >:3

[darkpaladin109]

Making Rider Trainee->Peg Knight-> Falco Knight

[Furtuka]

ptw

[Swordstar]

POWDER!

WYVERN TWINS Y/N

[Haspen]

Mug on da way v:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Laura Silfursverd
Class: Soldier Trainee
Character Specific Skill: Luna
Affinity: ?
Personal Fault: Overwhelmed: If there's more than 7 units in 3 tile radius, -10 Hit and Evasion
Personal Skill: Such Mundane Skills: When using healing item, +5 HP restored
//Personal Skill: Hidden Grace: When wielding Piercing subcategory, +15 Evasion
////Personal Skill: Bloodflow: When under 50%HP, +2 STR

Preferred stats: HP, DEF
 
Weapon profs: Lances (E)
 
Level: 1 (0/100)
Total Level: 1
 
Progression spent: 300%
 
HP: 20 (60%)
STR: 4+2 (45%)
MAG: 0 (0%)
SKL: 3 (55%)
CON: 5
AID: 4
LCK: 1 (25%)
DEF: 5 (45%)
RES: 0+2 (20%)
SPD: 2 (50%)
MOV: 4

Code: [Select]

Inventory:
Name            Type () RNG MT WT CR Hit QL
Slim Lance      Pier (E) 1  5  4  10 85  35/35 [E]
Vulnerary (3/3)

Battle Stats (with Slim Lance):
AT: 11
Hit: 91
AS: 2
Eva: 5
Crt: 11
DG: 1

Bio:
Laura is the ninth child of somewhat succesful captain in Ixionan army. With the proud military traditions running deep in the family, she, just like her eight siblings, all ended in military jobs; her eldest sibling, Jacob, became a sergeant!

Of course, Laura, being the youngest (currently 19), of course had to start on the bottom of the ladder. At first, her job was helping the military executioner who was busy executing various deserters and thieves and such who winded up in the ranks of the army. Then, she was relegated to cleaning of the officers' quarters. Then, after a brief argument with one of them, she was sent to the local prison.

There she has been assigned with the noble task of bringing food and water to those who would be soon executed or were sentenced to rot in the prison for the remainder of their lives. Obviously, this is best way for a girl from military family to learn the inside works from the very bottom, so she takes on her job very, very seriously and with a happy smile all the time plastered on her face. After all, who wouldn't want to have her job?

[Khaiel]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Isbilya Baetica
Mug:
Class: Mage Trainee -> Shaman -> Summoner
Character Skill: Stillness
Affinity: Fire
Personal Fault: (Just a girl in the end) Whenever Isbilya is below 50% HP, -15 to Hit.
Personal Skills:
(Playfulness) Whenever Isbilya is at more than 50% HP, +15 to Evade.
/(Ain't she cute?) Whenever Isbilya suffers damage, +50% Support bonuses until the end of the phase.
//(My Little Villain) Whenever Isbilya wields a Dread Tome, +15 to Hit.

Preferred Stats: Skill, Magic

Weapon Profs: Dark (E)

Total Level:
Level/Tier:

HP: 17  (60%)
STR: 2 (0%)
MAG: 5 (60%)
SKL: 4 (50%)
LCK: 2 (25%)
DEF: 0 (+2) (35%)
RES: 3 (40%)
SPD: 4 (60%)
CON: 3 (+2)
AID: 4
MOV: 4

Bio: A 16 years old girl from Ixion, Isbilya's life was anything but normal. She was born as the only child of an scholar obsessed with the end of the world. Her mother died giving her birth, and her father was her only family. She grew up almost alone, with very little attention from her father, until she showed some talent with magic.

Seeing her talent, he sent her to learn with a friend of his, an old druid and alchemist obsessed with discovering the most basic elements of matter and existance. She started helping him with his experiments, seeing things a girl of her age shouldn't have seen. Her mind started to fracture, as the experiments turned bloody and dark and his father's letters started to be only about the imminent end of the world.

Finally, she developed a second personality, a cruel and evil version of herself, who used her own twisted logic and ended up thinking that she would be to blame for the end of the world, as in her search for world's most basic elements (as she had taken her master's search as her own) she would have to destroy the world and turn it into small pieces for better examination.

A few months ago her father was executed, and his letters were tracked. Isbilya was found and sent to prison, while her master was killed on the spot for trying to resist. Right now she is taking it very well, as her "second self" is quite sure she will get out. How is she going to end the world if she doesn't?

[Solymr]

Hatkitty: all good.

1, 10

Fire or Earth?

Khaiel: can't allow two PS with the same effect.

[Swordstar]

Mrrr, less liking the idea of wyvern twins with dealing with how much crap is effective against them, will still do it if you're up for it I guess Powder. Also, we should discuss builds at some point or something

[Haspen]

Laura obviously will be superleveled leading female character and thusly requires that Fire affinity.

[Solymr]

Khaiel:

1, 8

Fire or Water?

[Sirus]

Spoiler: Solymr oughta remember this guy :v (click to show/hide)

: "..."

Name: Harlan Coronas
Class: Thief Trainee -> Thief -> Rogue
Character Specific Skill: Stillness
Affinity: ? ? ?
Personal Fault: Reduced Lung Capacity: If Harlan uses all of his MOV, -1 MOV next turn.
Personal Skill: Run-Thru: When attacking an enemy, if the enemy attacked a different unit in the last enemy phase, +10 Crit
     
Preferred stats: SPD, LUK
     
Weapon profs: Sword (E)
     
Level: 1
Total Level: 1

Starting Stats:     
HP: 16 (40%)
STR: 4 (50%) (+1)
MAG: 1 (0%)
SKL: 5 (60%)
CON: 4
AID: 3
LCK: 2 (60%) (+2)
DEF: 3 (30%)
RES: 1 (30%)
SPD: 4 (60%) (+1)
MOV: 4
     
Inventory:
Name            Type () RNG MT WT CR Hit   QL
Slim Sword     Thru (E)  1    4   3   5  100  35/35
Vulnerary (3/3)
     
Bio:
    Scoundrel. Low-life. Petty crook. Criminal scum. All of these and more have been applied to Harlan over the years. A cutthroat and enforcer for the highest bidder, there are very few crimes that he has not committed during his checkered past. He did not do these things out of maliciousness, it was simply the best way to survive the kill-or-be-killed slums of Ixiom.
    Harlan's health has been steadily worsening for the past two years. No doctor has been able to explain this strange wasting disease, but everyone agrees that the man will die young, even if he manages to avoid the hangman's noose or the knife in the back that so many of his fellow knaves end up getting. It is this slow but steady weakening that caused him to get captured and sent to Strohnban Island in the first place. He rarely speaks louder than a conversational volume, coughs on occasion, and has difficulty moving quickly for extended periods of time.
    Harlan prefers to stay in the background whenever possible, and fade away at the first sign of trouble. Some might call this cowardice, but Harlan prefers to think of it as tactical thinking. He might have a point, considering that his specialty is piercing vital organs from behind while his target is concentrating on a more obvious threat.

[Powder Miner]

I wouldn't worry too much about getting effective'd. Having played Alexander, who until the very late game died whenever mages so much as looked at him, it can be surprisingly easy to avoid getting slaughtered. It's just a matter of strategy.

Plus against everyone else wyverns are kickass. (And if you really are worried, Nullify exists!)