Shin

Lack of communication Just as Serge sat himself down to drink in front of the fire, he could hear a heavy crash from beside him. It appeared that Baleros had taken, and possibly flattened, the chair next to him. Either by fate or by cruel intended happening, Baleros appeared to be wearing the same sweater as Serge, only perhaps several times larger than the mercenary's own. Turning his head to look at Serge through his helmet's eye holes, Baleros lifted up what appeared to be a small bucket full of eggnog. "Fire warm... smashes cold like hammer." he grunted, tipping his bucket back to drink from it. - Coma in a glass Nona staggered after Claire, holding a glass with a fluorescent green concoction that appeared to be giving off a thick smoke. "Wait, Claire!" she slurred, nearly spilling it on an unsuspecting Graham - who said nothing in response. "It's a lot better than it looks... or at least I think it is, I can't remember what happened last time I finished one!" - My precious Malaphar looked over at Emmet, the man possibly in the worst state of the party. "Tell me, Emmet. How many drinks have you consumed tonight?" he asked, taking a sip from his own glass. "I believe it is more than the number of savages I've murdered, you've probably lost count." Emmet's arrow landed squarely in the middle of the chandaliere, causing the lighting to sway wildly as its links began to loosen. Emily had appeared at Emmet's side, looking up at Emmet's target in awe. "Did the boss tell you to get rid of the light? I bet he did! I can help you if you like, I could probably even melt it!" she chirped, jumping up and down on the spot.

He's pretty decent before Holsety and pretty amazing with it - but he gets like a chapter at most to use it. He's a superior mage to Azel, and can do a few things in chapters 3 and 4. Having six move helps his mobility, but he's still stuck with the other foot units and does initially have a little trouble reliably finishing stuff. 4.5/10

25th December ??? (The contents of this thread are not considered canon to the main Angelcynn thread and thus does not occur within the timeline of the roleplay. Characters that never met physically will be present together. I implore you to have fun and be as SILLY as possible.) It was a fine Christmas afternoon, and all had gathered to celebrate the festivities. On top of a snowy hill in Magonsaete, the dastardly Malaphar had invited the entire cast to join his Christmas gathering. Nobody was excluded, from the noble Prince Owen to that old guy that made Serge paint his fence for some reason. With the halls decorated and the tables fully laid, Malaphar had cut no corners in preparing for the gathering. Standing at the front of his hall, he clapped his hands together to gain the attention of the room. "Thank you kindly for all being here. I, Malaphar, warmly welcome all of you to my Christmas gathering!" he announced, waving a searing flame through the air. "For some reason, it was felt that my world was deemed an unfitting venue for merriment, but this castle should be suitable! I wish you all the best and hope there are no hard feelings of the events that have transpired. I'm sure there are many of you that I had vapourised during the course of our tales... and I'm certain there are more of you yet to be burned to a crisp! May the festivities commence!" The audience applauded slowly, muttering to each other about who would actually survive into the later acts. However, which such a gathering, their host's oddity could be overlooked for the meantime. Every player may post! This thread is likely to remain active for a week!

You could always be a homeopathic doctor. As long as you're able to pour water homeopathic remedies from a jug medical containers, you should be fine.

"Ywein? I thought he had been delayed..." Laudine paused, looking down at Serge with a decisive glare. "You claim to apologise and blame the death of my brother, Ywein, on another... but you are the one who caused his death. Do you really think that returning his weapon and making a promise of supposed vengance is enough to emerge from the midnight sea? A group who is potent enough to eliminate Ywein and his men, and foolish enough to be tricked into doing so, if it is to be believed, should not be allowed to roam free on the continent. You are to surrender your steel immediately, life is a never ending wheel... it should not be stopped if it can be avoided. Your death would not bring the justice Ywein would have wanted."

Serge moves to 8,7! Serge places Steel Blade and Armourslayer into the convoy! Serge takes Wing Clipper and Holy Diver from the convoy! "Holy Diver? Its tip like shining diamonds... how does this man have the spear of light?" Laudine called out, pointing her own lance at Serge. "Speak, knave! From where have you procured the Holy Diver? Choose your words carefully. To possess it suggests several things, many of which unfavourable for you! You are the star of this masquerade, if I do not like your words... something shall be coming for you."

Beowulf is better than Turban and Nose when it comes to numbers, but he isn't that much better and their early game contributions are the best they've got. He would be a good candidate for the Hero Sword if everyone and their grandma wasn't ahead of him in the line. Swords are probably the best weapon to be locked into, but he's facing a whole bunch of competition for the good ones. I don't think he can actually talk properly to anyone other than Lachesis too. 4/10

Healthcare isn't just about what medication and treatments are available, it's about it being utilised and people being managed to prevent and manage disease. Also, it'd be worth checking facts before making claims like that. The US had its fair share of swine flu deaths. The spread of Ebola outside West Africa wasn't particularly substantial and not really representative of internal healthcare, but the US had two documented deaths from Ebola and a fair few number of resolved cases. Things like these aren't too hard to read up on! The US puts out the most research by a fair margin, but that's part of the advantage of being one of the largest countries in the western world.

Actually, the US has one of the most inefficient healthcare services in the world. Despite spending the most per capita, the World Health Organisation (an international body for healthcare) ranked it 31st in the world. If people have money, they're generally fine, and charged up the wazoo, but a lot of the population simply don't have access to proper healthcare. It's not just about having money, it's about utilising it and maintaining public health to avoid having to treat people.

Angus banjoes over to 12,9! Angus attacks Brigand E with his Hand Axe! 17 Atk, 91% Hit, 6% Crit, Charge not possible (82 91) Dead! Angus gains 40 XP! Angus gains 2 Axe WEXP! Angus cantos to 10,11! Adele moves to 11,11! Adele attacks Brigand E with Nacht! (33 23) Lol. Adele gains 40 XP! Adele gains 2 Axe WEXP! Adele sends a Halberd to convoy! Adele grows to level 13! (64 46 14 71 84 16 14 59) HP up! Strength up! Skill up! Defense up! ALLY PHASE Marcus moves to 8,10! "Your chicken is huge! I wonder if the eggs are just as big!" ENEMY PHASE "I see a straggler! Time to clean up!" Thantes moves to 12,6! Thantes attacks Esclabor with his Siege Bow! 12 Atk, 100% Hit, 6% Crit (6 86) Esclabor takes 12 damage! (9/33 HP remaining) Esclabor gains 5 XP! "Talmot... I can't die here" Hunter C moves to 13,7! Hunter C attacks Esclabor with his Steel Bow! 12 Atk, 53% Hit, 6% Crit (76 23) Esclabor dodges! Esclabor gains 5 XP! "Get the bird! Ignore the people on the ground! We can see their stripes, they're clean! We have no business with them!" Wyvern #1 moves to 13,9! Wyvern #2 moves to 12,10! Wyvern #3 moves to 13,11! Laudine moves to 14,10! "How amusing, you think that hiding up a hill will prevent my magic from striking you?" Hippnos moves to 13,16! Hippnos attacks Sidney with Blizzard! 12 Atk, 77% Hit, 0% Crit, 12% Sol (55 32 60) Sidney takes 12 damage! (12/31 HP remaining) Sidney loses a point of move next player phase! Sidney counters with her Iron Bow! 12 Atk, 46% Hit, 14% Crit (75 12) (59 22) Sidney misses both shots! Sidney gains 5 XP! Sidney gains 2 Bow WEXP! Mage #2 moves to 11,16! Mage #2 attacks Cass with Elfire! 14 Atk, 49% Hit, 0% Crit (12 52) Cass takes 14 damage! (6/34 HP remaining) Cass gains 5 XP! Chapter 7 - Turn 6 SPREADSHEET Ride the Tiger Laudine called down at Owen's troops, raising her spear triumphantly. "Travellers! Do not fear, once we have completed our task, we shall aid you against these bandits! Justice shall prevail, for we are the Reliants! Life is a never ending wheel!" she shouted, her voice carrying across the plains. "We must apprehend the strange flying fowl, then we will be able to assist you!" Emily looked a little perplexed, not quite certain about Laudine's claims. "The Reliants? It seems like everyone's part of us... I didn't realise there were so many branches." she mused, unaware of the situation." Hello, Sweet Death The voice began to laugh, its tone deep and resonant. "Alain, there is far more to the afterlife than the deity you worship. Your prayers are but compliments to my name... the knowledge you thirst for is the dedication that pleases me. You have but only scratched the surface of the abyss that I reside in. Even the man you speak of has only waded into the ocean of darkness. There have been few who have truly been able to comprehend the existence I bring... and far more who have lost themselves within in searching for the truth." Belial remained silent for a few moments, before again letting out an amused laugh. "Your questions bring me pleasure, Alain. My goals are beyond your mortal comprehension yet you seek the answers regardless of the cost. Perhaps you have truly submitted your mind to me after all, grasping further into the darkness, even as it consumes you. You have been killed, Alain. The blow you received in battle was enough to shear your spirit from your mortal form. Your soul shall be delivered to me and reside in my domain for all eternity. Those who join me are subject to my world, does your curiosity implore you to see it for yourself? I am not an unreasonable entity, your desire to learn pleases me."

She's basically a healbot for the first half of her existence. She only really has chapters 4 and 5 to shine, if she's promoted, but she's one of the few units that stay relevant. Sigurd doesn't really need the charisma boost but it's pretty neat to have. Her main issue is that you need to do some work to get her promoted by chapter 4, otherwise she ends up pretty unremarkable. 5/10

Cass moves to 11,14! Cass warps Adele to 12,12! Cass gains 40 XP! Cass gains 3 Staff WEXP! Cass grows to level 13! (98 84 15 28 95 94 32 76) Magic up! Skill up! Defense up! Sidney moves to 12,15! Sidney attacks Mage #1 with her Iron Bow! 11 Atk, 100% Hit, 11% Crit (38 95) (9) Sidney's arrow veres off to the side! Mage #1 attacks back! 8 Atk, 11% Hit, 25% Crit (18 7) Nice try, bub. (83 51) Sidney gains 30 XP! Sidney gains 3 Bow WEXP!

Emmet moves to 9,10! Emmet attacks Brigand E with Pinaka! 20 Atk, 81% Hit, 3% Crit (21 31) Brigand E takes 20 damage! (15/35 HP remaining) Emmet gains 10 XP! Emmet gains 1 Bow WEXP! Claire moves to 7,5! Claire attacks Hunter B with Fire! 18 Atk, 100% Hit, 18% Crit (75 17) Kaboom! Claire gains 33 XP! Claire gains 2 Tome WEXP! "Her stance is a little off, she needs to use her knees more!" Emily moves to 8,11! "Leave him to me, Prince Owen. Malaphar's goons aren't worth your time." Esclabor moves to 11,7! Esclabor attacks Brigand D with his Iron Axe! 18 Atk, 79% Hit, 7% Crit, Charge possible (65 99) Esclabor deals 18 damage! (17/35 HP remaining) Brigand D counters! 12 Atk, 34% Hit, 5% Crit (12 80) Esclabor takes 12 damage! (21/33 HP remaining) Esclabor charges! (92 22) Esclabor misses! (53 90) So does Brigand D! Esclabor gains 10 XP! Esclabor gains 2 Axe WEXP!

Behold the second update of SHIN. Last time we got a pokemon from some old dude and beat Horace who probably has both ADHD and Diabetes.

He's slightly more reliable than Ayra, but he suffers just as much as she does. He is fantastically easy to recruit though, it's really funny to recruit him with the likes of Dierdre or Sylvia. I think it's actually possible for new players to miss him entirely which is pretty hilarious. 3.5/10

Serge moves to 8,3! Serge attacks Brigand B with his Iron Sword! 12 Atk, 100% Hit, 5% Crit, 10% Adept (84 87) Serge deals 12 damage! (11/35 HP remains) (15) Brigand B attacks back with his Halberd (99 31) Lol. Even Serge begins to charge! (78 41) Dead! Serge gains 43 XP! Serge gains 3 Sword WEXP!

Tarquin's heart sank, he thought she would have stopped talking after that. His attempts to be polite had backfired, all he was met with were more unnecessary details. Was this really what conversation was about? He wouldn't have been surprised if his unit had to be completely overhauled, the ejection mechanism and most of the minor subsystems had been ruined. The models they were using were mass produced, they were specifically designed to be easily replaceable - Melissa's bizarre romanticism made no sense at all to him. There were so many things wrong with what she'd said, but he still couldn't find the energy to argue - she reminded him of one particularly obsessive recruit he'd been trained alongside. All he wanted right now was one of his books and a glass of milk. "I see... my unit was fairly badly damaged during the mission. I think the repairs might take a while." Tarquin replied, regretting that none of his books had prepared him for a situation like this. There was one way out, surely Colt was able to take some of the burden of the conversation? "Colt? Which division were you working before?" Books were still definitely better than people.

Thantes laughed, shaking his head as he grinned foolishly at Owen. "You don't really have a choice in the matter. If you want to stop us, you'll have to try harder than trying to act so high and mighty!" he retorted, clearly having no intentions of surrendering. Freya moves to 9,5! Freya attacks Hunter B with her Steel Lance! 15 Atk, 79% Hit, 33% Crit (37 87) Freya deals 15 damage! (5/33 HP remaining) Freya gains 10 XP! Freya gains 2 Lance WEXP!

Owen moves to 8,6! Owen attacks Hunter B with his Killing Edge! 13 Atk, 84% Hit, 36% Crit, 12% Astra (41 44 20) Owen deals 13 damage! (20/33 HP remaining) Owen gains 10 XP! Owen gains 1 Sword WEXP!

We'll swap you for the last person who made one of these threads! On second thought, it'd be less hassle just to keep you!

Cass moves to 8,15! Cass uses Barrier on Sidney! Cass gains 15 XP! Cass gains 2 Staff WEXP! Sidney moves to 10,15! ALLY PHASE Marcus moves to 13,12! ENEMY PHASE "Now's my chance! Time to show Lord Malaphar that I'm far more valuable than my stupid brother!" Thantes moves to 9,4! Thantes attacks Freya with his Siege Bow! 8 Atk, 100% Hit, 3% Crit (56 12) Freya takes 8 damage! (24/38 HP remaining) Freya gains 5 XP! Hunter B moves to 8,5! Hunter B attacks Serge with his Gattling Bow! 6 Atk, 40% Hit, 13% Crit (18 98) Serge takes 6 damage! (30/36 HP remaining) (54 91) Miss! (4 28) Serge takes 6 damage! (24/36 HP remaining) Serge gains 5 XP! Brigand B moves to 8,4! Brigand B attacks Freya with their Halberd! 6 Atk, 48% Hit, 10% Crit (45 59) Freya takes 6 damage! (18/38 HP remaining) Freya's Wrath becomes active! Freya counters with her Iron Sword! 12 Atk, 100% Hit, 36% Crit (18 96) Brigand B takes 12 damage! (23/35 HP remaining) Freya gains 11 XP! Freya gains 1 Sword WEXP! Freya reaches D Swords! Brigand E moves to 11,10! Brigand D attacks Angus with his Halberd! 24 Atk, 46% Hit, 3% Crit (25 85) Angus takes 24 damage! (15/39 HP remaining) Angus counters with his Iron Axe! 17 Atk, 93% Hit, 5% Crit, Charge not possible (99 1) Fate is cruel! Angus gains 5 XP! Angus gains 1 Axe WEXP! Hunter C moves to 12,8! Mage #1 moves to 11,16! Mage #1 attacks Sidney with Razorwind! 7 Atk, 49% Hit, 25% Crit (18 30) Sidney takes 7 damage! (24/31 HP remaining) Sidney counters with her Iron Bow! 10 Atk, 100% Hit, 6% Crit (6 58) (15 67) Sidney deals 22 damage in total! (7/29 HP remaining) Sidney gains 10 XP! Sidney gains 2 Bow WEXP! Mage #2 moves to 18,11! "Bring them to me, they won't be able to harm you without running the risk of facing me." Enemies appear from the east! "Some light can never be seen, life's a never ending wheel... reclaim the spear, I pray it shall be all right." Chapter 7 Turn 5 SPREADSHEET Whispers in the dark It had felt like hours, if not an entire day for Alain. He was surrounded by a great void of nothingness, the darkness spreading in all directions - yet there was the unsettling sense that he was not alone. Echoes of the battle whispered into his ears, the sounds of arrows firing and steel against steel seemed so far away from him. A gentle coldness spread across his body, his sense of gravity suggesting he was heading downwards into the abyss. "Alain... come to me, your heart and soul are already mine, I desire for your mind and mortal flesh." a deep echoing voice soothed, drawing Alain towards itself. "Is your time with the living already complete? Are there no mysteries of the world that you yearn to know?"

She silences people and... maybe burns RN's? Aura is a horrible tome and she doesn't quite oneshot enemies - and has no way of doubling or dodging. She's essentially a spare staff bot but she only really has one chapter to do anything. I don't believe in giving her any credit for Celice or the Light Sword, Celice would have much preferred someone like Ayra to be his mother! 2/10

Angus moves to 11,11! Angus equips his Iron Axe! "What kind of plan do you call that, Kearney?" Esclabor makes his own move! Esclabor moves to 8,8! Esclabor equips his Hand Axe! "Hey, where did everyone go?" Emily moves to 4,12! Emmet moves to 7,9! Serge moves to 6,5! Serge attacks Hunter A with his Steel Sword! (67 61) Hunter A kicks the bucket! Serge gains 36 XP! Serge gains 2 Sword WEXP!

Adele equips her Round Shield! Adele attacks Hunter #2 with her Hand Axe! 18 Atk, 70% Hit, 32% Crit (53 31) Another one bites the dust! Adele gains 27 XP! Adele gains 2 Axe WEXP! Adele sends a Signal Bow to convoy! The pants always take precidence! Owen moves to 5,4! Owen attacks Hunter A with his Iron Sword! 9 Atk, 97% Hit, 6% Crit, 12% Astra (10 9 92) Owen deals 9 damage! (24/33 HP remaining) Owen gains 10 XP! Owen gains 1 Sword WEXP! Freya moves to 7,4! Freya attacks Hunter A with her Iron Sword! 10 Atk, 99% Hit, 3% Crit (0 89) Freya deals 10 damage! (14/33 HP remaining) Freya gains 10 XP! Freya gains 1 Sword WEXP!

Who are you again?