Quest Blog Post 16
Alright, guys. Let's finish this up quickly, shall we? I'm ready to begin Expansion Number 1! We will make progress on the quest for the goblins and make preparations for the final battle today. The last battle will begin in Post 17.
Continuing where we left off...
Vlad had crossed the wall. Now he headed south, hugging the wall. He followed it south and even found a small opening in it with some potions and scrolls inside! (awesome little stash Redshift)
He killed a couple more witches in a skirmish and even killed a swamp goblin which had probably been enslaved by the witches. He drank an antidote after the fight and found a manhole on the peninsula. He descended after marking a spot outside as a precaution.
Inside, he was instantly attacked by a witch adept. He cut her down and followed the south wall to a cobweb, which he cut down, followed by another witch. After that, he came to a wooden door, which he opened cautiously. He stepped in and was attacked by a witch and an eye. He advanced a little bit before hiding in a side hallway. He drank an and idiots and cast a healing charm on himself before charging the two things and killing them. He also found a Spellbook of Cure Poison. Very handy, eh? After killing them he found himself in a garden. He ducked aside when he saw another witch approaching, then smashed her face in. After killing that witch he took a passage to the north, coming to a sign that read: "Garden of the Queen". He entered through the huge vaulted doors and found himself in a room with an expert witch and a fountain of human blood. He hid behind the fountain before jumping out and cleaving her face off with his axe. However, as he kills her another jumped out. He was hit by a near fatal fireball but took her down too. Now, he rested for a while in the garden before continuing. One dropped a Spellbook of drain mana! Not bad! Refreshed slightly, he found that there was no more food in his pack. He growled and continued north through another door. He turned right and found himself at a pit with 2 witches on the other side . He attached a rope, swung across, and killed them both. Another witch ambushed him around a corner and he killed her too. He had to heal on the third one, however.
He read a sign. It said plainly:
"Gateway". He had a bad feeling about this, but opened the gate on the west side of the chamber. There were 2 evil eyes directly in front of him- he slew them both. He looted some items off the shelves to sell later. Then he stepped into a portal. There was an evil eye and a blood in the place he arrived in- a solid red room with blood everywhere. He killed them both and searched the room. Finally, he found a lever, which he flipped. He stepped back into the portal and found himself in the Witch Base again. He took the teleporter on the north side of the room and found himself in a crypt. He put down 2 skeletons and 2 ancient ghouls before exploring. He found a key, a book relating to mind magic, and a huge locked door, which he didn't bother to open. He instead sat down and read all the spellbooks he had collected this far. Now he drank a potion of healing and a potion of mana before continuing. He went west and found it to be a dead end with water too deep for him to swim in, so he turned back east and took the left side of the hallway he had previously been in. He came to a spike pit and stepped over it. No big deal. He came to the "torture room" and tried to unlock the door. It wouldn't budge. He backtracked a bit and found no alternative way. Then he thought about going to Mithria and enchanting something to increase his Environmental Magic to try and unlock the door, but remembered that he was here to make money, not lose it trying to help the goblins. Reluctantly, he turned back. (Give Vlad all the evil fame you want, this was about him, not some goblins.)
He returned to Mithria and sold all his loot, totaling 7616 gold pieces. Damn. So close. So, like any sensible person, he went to the inn in Mithria's port district and played cards, betting 500 gold pieces at a time, always choosing the Necromancer deck. He won five games straight, basically stealing 2,500 gold coins from the reluctant innkeeper before the idiot accused him of cheating. Vlad walked out with his pockets feeling full and headed to the magic shop to enchant his breastplate.
Vlad had the thing enchanted with +30% magic resistance, bringing his total to 73%. Not bad, though his cost was 9,000 gold pieces. Ridiculous! He had little over 1,000 gold pieces left over.
Vlad walked outside and sat down on the plaza. He supposed it was about time to get ready for the last battle. His weapon was OK, but not great, but his real strength lay in his defenses. He was like a walking tank, infallible by most melee fighters due to his sheer stamina. If he played to his strengths, he thought, maybe the battle could be won. He would buy as many potions of resist magic as possible and repair his gear before he moved out. The total cost to repair his equipment was 1,900 gold, so he went and played three rounds at the tavern in the city walls (he had been "banned" from the other one which was in the port) before repairing his gear completely. He then bought 3 small potions of resist magic from the shop in Matras ( he had 73% magic resistance so drinking a +25% potion brought him up to 98%- close enough
).
He also filled three canteens with water and bought some bread in Matras' inn before staying the night there- just like his first night on the island. This marked his 30th day on the island of Freymore- a whole month! In the morning he purchased 3 intermediate repair hammers before teleporting to Mithria- this was it! The beginning of the end!
He prepared for the walk north...
End of Post
End of Chapter 4
Detailed Stats
Level- 14 XP:142k/180k
Max Hp:142 Max Mp:180 AC:72
Melee Damage:32-60
Gold: 12
Resistances:
Magic:73%, Poison: 67%, Paralysis:16%, Disease:77%
Fame :Good
Outfit:Dressy (78)
Quests completed (solved,failed):19
About a third of all the quests in the core game! We still may have some work after the final battle!
Anyways, it's been a real pleasure to write and post this blog so far about such a great game.