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[King Zultan]

I say we go along with the plan we already established.

[IronyOwl]

I say we go along with the plan we already established.

Trust the plan!

This is a lot of effort to not get one-shot, but for a team this heavy not dying instantly is halfway there!

[NJW2000]

I say we go along with the plan we already established.

Trust the plan!

This is a lot of effort to not get one-shot, but for a team this heavy not dying instantly is halfway there!

+1

[Devastator]

Going with the plan, you exchange your existing armour for custom-made armour intended to let you stand up to the Sword Valterre without dying instantly.  It looks lovely.  It's also not the strongest armour, given the rather important need for resistance to all primary elements.

Still, it does look fabulous at least.  Valterre the city really does know it's equipment producers.

You are still left with three upgrades worth of equipment, and the big open choices.

Do you want to go on any more adventures before the final event?  You do have protection for Alice against godly smites, and you do have protection against Valterre, but you do have three upgrades of cash left.  And you could use more.. either for better gear, consumables, or just more help with the assault.  The forces of the Isle Perilous have been quiet, so you should have time.. but do you have enough time?  Everyone knows they haven't given up.

Spoiler: Trence (click to show/hide)

Trence Colunstin, Venom Dragon Champion.

(+4) Dwarven Masterwork Steel Spear
Rainbow Diamond-infused Crysophase Cuirass. (+5)  Low physical defense, resistance to all primary elements
Haste Boots
Ring of Elemental Armour

Resistances:
F++/C++/W++/D++/L++/E++
N/P++++
V-
Immune to instant death

8 armour (6 armour +2 Dragon Scales), 2 magic damage resistance (0 armour + 2 Dragon Scales)

Can use swords, large swords, spears, polearms.
Can wear medium armour.

Spoiler: Willis (click to show/hide)

Willis Naver, Blaster Mage.

Silverwood Bow (+3)
Warded Octadine Breastplate w Lightning Emblem (+5).  Low physical defense, resistance to all primary elements, except Earth.
Web Shooters
Death Warded Ring of Elemental Armour

Resistances:
F++/C++/W++/D++/L++/E++
N/P
V
Immune to instant death

6 armour (5 armour + 1 Web Shooters), 0 magic damage resistance

Can use swords, bows, and crossbows.
Can wear medium armour.

Spoiler: Sessha (click to show/hide)

Sessha Naver, Assassin of Klamati.

Mithril Hawkeye Daggers (+5) Crit chance maxed.
Enchanted Tuscan Boarhide Armour w Water Emblem.  Resists all primary elements.  Low defense.
--
Death Warded Ring of Elemental Armour

Resistances:
F++/C++/W++/D++/L++/E++
N/P
V
Immune to instant death

5 armour, 0 magic damage resistance

Can use Swords, Daggers, Throwing Weapons, Seige Weapons, and some magic wands.
Can wear Light Armour

Spoiler: Alice Nepenthe (click to show/hide)

Alice Nepenthe, Paladin of Blackstone.

Alice:
(+4) Antique Losoan Weapon Crystal. (Lance, Mace, Pike.)
(+5) Rainbow Plate of Gaia w Lightning Emblem.  Low defense, strong against fire, cold, water, lightning, and earth.
--
Death Warded Ring of Elemental Armour
Masterful Mithril Seawalking Horse Barding ~(+5)

7 armour, 0 magic damage resistance

Can use Spears, Pikes, Lances, and Maces.
Can wear Heavy Armour

Resistances:
F++/C++/W++/D++/L++/E++
N/P
V

[King Zultan]

I think we should do some more adventuring so we can get some more cash for additional potions and the like.

[NJW2000]

Yep... looking at our stats, the defense downgrade doesn't bode well - it'd be good to at least increase our damage to compensate.

There's also the fact that we don't have the option for maximum elemental damage in dragon form... we'd need wind or fire for that to combine with ice and water. Although I suppose Large, Blade and possibly Imperial are nice enough.

I guess the main question is what the fastest way to make money would be.

Before we forget:

Alice needs to buy a hat.

[King Zultan]

Alice needs to buy a hat.

+1

[Devastator]

Alice needs to buy a hat.

You could just buy a hat to replace your helmet.

But that might be thinking too inside-the-box for a devotee to the god of hat magic.  Aren't you supposed to do something unusual or unexpected?

..

..You can buy a hat for Talent!

Are you willing to spend enough money to count as an upgrade on said hat?

[Egan_BW]

1 Upgrade worth fancy horse tophat.

[NJW2000]

1 Upgrade worth fancy horse tophat.

+1

[IronyOwl]

1 Upgrade worth fancy horse tophat.

+1

+1, but I'm willing to go further.

[King Zultan]

1 Upgrade worth fancy horse tophat.

+1

+1, but I'm willing to go further.

+1

[Devastator]

"A hat?  For your horse?"

"Yes."

"Sounds great!"


The end result is an odd mixture of styles.  It is, at its most basic, a straw hat with holes in it for Talent's ears.  However, the ribbon is purple-dyed Demon Spider silk, and the straw is "sumfin funny that came out of the Pit of Borlia.  Don't worry.  It won't cause problems.  Well, it might if it wasn't a hat for your horse."

It's not perfect, but nobody will take anyone who is riding a horse that itself is wearing a straw boater seriously.

Choices!

High-level, and extremely dangerous.

The Pink Land, Western Continent North.
The Pits of Borlia, Eastern Continent, the ruins north of Temoris

Main Quest!
Plan out the assault on the Castle Perilous.

Important Sidequests!
None!  But you can find all sorts of trouble if you look for it.  Or maybe someone in town will have something for you to do?

Less important sidequests!
-Go exploring.  You have some free time and might as well go to a strange and profitable location.
-Robot Antarctica
-The Eastern Isles
-That dungeon full key.  You can find out where it unlocks at Losoa, where the head temple to Klamati, god of secrets, is found.
-Track down locations from the ancient bronze wall map.
  -Snowpack Island
  -Far Eastern Desert Ruins
  -Western Continent Buried Swamp City.
-Pick up a fourth advanced dragon form for Trence.
  -Western Continent, the northern ice island, just northeast of the top of the continent.
  -Western Continent, the swamps north of the ruins of Daenor.
  -Eastern Continent, near the volcano east of the Cleft south of Valterre.
-Find another elemental dragon form for Trence.  You can find a shrine to the element of your choice, go there, and get directions to an elemental form.  Probably.  You can't be 100% certain the full set is available.
  -Fire form is a sand desert with tan sands.  It's not obvious where this actually is.

Always open:
-Go shopping at one of the big cities.  This can include standard training, to learn new skills or improve them.
-Look for specialists in one or more types of equipment.  Consumables, weapons, accessories, etcetera.
-Ruins, dungeons, such.  Everywhere has stuff available if you poke around in the area.
-Other map locations.  The world is open to you.. for now.

[King Zultan]

I think we should go after another dragon, but I'm not sure if we should go after one of the advanced ones or try to get the fire one.

[Egan_BW]

Fuck it we ball, all pre-final main quests compete time for optional postgame dungeons. To the Pits of Borlia!