Open RPG-Quest: Beautiful Stranger

Kalin, having recently arrived in the village and in need of some coin, sees the quest hanging on the
noticeboard at the pub, and decides to take it! That night, he stalks in the bushes around the fishing pond until he hears a beautiful singing voice. A gorgeous girl appears in the moonlight, and by her outfit it's evident that she's a midara temptress: https://greenfeelings.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sea-siren-mermaid-costume.jpg

Hoping to solve the conflict peacefully as he's a kind guy at heart, Kalin comes out of his hiding place and tells the midara to find some other place to spend her evenings. The midara laughs at his request and says: "My, now I know such hunks sneak around her in the night, leaving is the last thing I want to do." She slowly walks closer to Kalin, who takes on a battle stance. Apparently this isn't going to be resolved nicely.

BATTLE START!

Adventurer: Kalin

Equipment:
Weapon: Worn Brass Knuckles(+1 Power)
Body: Common Travel Clothes(+1 Tougness)
Head: None
Feet: Leather Boots(+1 Reflex)
Accesoire: None

Stats:
St- 18
Wp- 15
P- 4(+1)
S- 1
T- 2(+1)
F- 1
A- 3
R- 3(+1)
Rec- 1

Abilities:
Dual Strike-action-costs 3 Stamina
Attack twice! The second attack has a -2 penalty to the total Aim score.

Opponent: Siren

Faction: The Wild Ones

Stats:
St- 20
Wp- 30
P- 2
S- 4
T- 1
F- 3
A- 3
R- 2
Rec- 1

Abilities:
Swansong-action-free
A basic Sensuality attack. Once it succesfully does Willpower damage and the user doesn't suffer any Stamina or Willpower damage until the next turn, this action automatically wins its Aim roll.
Mist-action-5 Willpower
Blankets the area in fog, given all combatants a -2 penalty to their total Aim score. This Field effect lasts 3 rounds, unless it is replaced by another Field effect in the meantime.
Flood-action-costs 6 Willpower
An attack that manipulates nearby water into a devastating torrent. It hits all opponents and adds +2 to the basic Power score. If the Aim roll is a 5 or higher, targets get Drenched(Ailment 6, targets must make an Aim roll of 3 or higher when using recovery items to make sure they aren't spoiled, and midara suffering from the Ailment get a wet look, doing 1 direct Willpower damage per turn to each opponent).

Siren's turn:
She smiles at Kalin. "You seem quite agitated. This might help you calm down." She starts singing a beautiful, alluring melody that has a fogging effect on Kalin's mind.
Siren's Aim- 3+(roll 5)=8
Kalin's Reflex-3+(equipment 1)+(roll 2)=6
Succes! Kalin shakes his head as he feels his hostility towards the Siren lessen.
Siren's Sensuality: 4
Kalin's Focus: 1
Succes! 3 Willpower damage! Kalin's Willpower is now 12!
Kalin calms done, and a clarity in his mind now makes him observe how ravishing the midara in front of him is.

Kalin's turn!
Your options are:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability(Dual Strike)
>Defend
>Flee

=Dynamic Entry=
Whenever a character joins a quest later, he can drop into battle, but must wait a turn before being able to take action. Appropriately, any midara outnumbered starts taking the battle much more seriously, and her available Abilities will receive a boost because of this.
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While Kalin is drooling at the midara, a hand grabs his shoulder and shakes him. A man dressed in hunter's garb tells him to pull himself together. "By the way, my name is Logan. I assume you're also here to take down this damsel? Then let's work together!" Kalin nods. The siren is practically bouncing now that she has not one, but two boytoys to play with.

Adventurer: Logan

Equipment:
Weapon: Worn Sword(+1 Power)
Body: Common Hunter's Garb(+1 Tougness)
Head: None
Feet: Leather Boots(+1 Reflex)
Accesoire: None

Item: Nostalgic Bow(+1 Attack, +2 on total Aim score against Flying midara) (any extra weapons you carry around can be equipped as an Item, so switching between them costs a turn).

St-18
Wp-15
P-3(+1)
S-1
T-2(+1)
F-1
A-4
R-3(+1)
Rec-1

Ability:
Sharpen Sight-action-costs 2 Willpower
You observe the movements of the opponent carefully, giving you a +2 bonus to your total Aim score on your next two turns!

Logan has just entered the battle and cannot take action this turn.

Kalin's glad he got snapped out of it, but he's also pretty angry that this guy interfered with his fight. "Lay off man, this is my gig. Appreciate the help, but next time go somewhere else or my fist is gonna meet your face". He turns back to the midara and says "Alrighty then, let's get it on!"

Uses Dual Strike Ability

Kalin jumps at the midara knuckles in hand!
Kalin's Aim- 3+(roll 6)+(good description 1)=10
Siren's Reflex-2+(roll 5)=7
Succes! Kalin's fist hits the midara in the gut, doubling her over.
Kalin's Power: 4+(equipment 1)=5
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 4 Stamina damage! Siren's Stamina is now 16!
While she heaves, Kalin follows up on the attack with another wild swing.
Kalin's Aim-3+(roll 4)+(good description 1)-(Dual Strike penalty 2)=6
Siren's Reflex-2+(roll 2)=4
Succes! The second swing hits her in the back, knocking her hard onto the ground!
Kalin's Power: 4+(equipment 1)=5
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 4 Stamina damage! Siren's Stamina is now 12!
The temptress lets out a pained groan, but stands up again. She looks a bit disheveled, though her dress and hair are still somehow in place.
Kalin likewise groans. He overstretched during that maneouvre!
-3 Stamina cost for the ability, Kalin's Stamina is now 15.

It's the Siren's turn now. Her eyes dart between the two adventurers. "Looks like you're a dangerous bunch. Let's play hide and seek instead!" She kisses her hand and blows, and a carpet of fog billows from her mouth.

Mist-action-5 Willpower
Blankets the area in fog, given all combatants a -2 penalty to their total Aim score. This Field effect lasts 3 rounds, unless it is replaced by another Field effect in the meantime.

The Siren disappears in the fog. Blanketing the entire clearing in mist sends a pang through her head.
-5 Willpower cost for the ability, Siren's Willpower is now 25!

It's the party's turn. Your options are:

Kalin:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Defend
>Flee

Logan:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Item(Equip Bow)
>Defend
>Flee

Kalin decides to attack hoping he'll make contact with her

Logan look around him "A fog field huh?". Logan equips his bow and prepare himself for a chance of a clean shot. "I prefer more direct attacks but in this case i'll be patient"

Logan and Kalin exchange a glance as the former sheathes his sword and equips his bow and arrow instead.

Kalin focuses on spotting where the temptress was last standing and carefully walks through the fog, until he hears a sound to the side of him. He strikes at the place....
Kalin's Aim- 3+(roll 5)-(Field Effect penalty 2)=6
Siren's Reflex-2+(roll 5)=7
Failure! Kalin misses the temptress by an inch, and she lets out a yelp, quickly ducking back into the fog.

The Siren bites her lip. Even in the blanket of the fog, they got so close to her. This calls for drastic measures. She begins chanting, feeling the water in the pond nearby using her magic. She wills it to life, creating a gushing torrent that sweeps across the clearing.

Flood-action-costs 6 Willpower
An attack that manipulates nearby water into a devastating torrent. It hits all opponents and adds +2 to the basic Power score. If the Aim roll is a 5 or higher, targets get Drenched(Ailment 6, targets must make an Aim roll of 3 or higher when using recovery items to make sure they aren't spoiled, and midara suffering from the Ailment get a wet look, doing 1 direct Willpower damage per turn to each opponent).

Her aim is rough...
Siren's Aim: 2+(roll 6)-(Field Effect Penalty 2)=6
Kalin's Reflex: 3+(equipment 1)+(dice roll 2)=6
Logan's Reflex: 3+(equipment 1)+(dice roll 5)=9
Partial succes! She misses Logan completely, and only Glances Kalin.
Siren's Power: 2+(ability 2)*(Glancing 0.5)=2
Kalin's Toughness: 2+(equipment 1)=3
Failure! Kalin dusts himself off and is none the worse for other than some Drenched clothes.
(since Kalin has no recovery items, we'll gloss over the Ailment for now)
The temptress struggles controlling the water.
-6 Willpower cost for the ability, Siren's Willpower is now 19!
The Field effect lasts 2 more rounds.

It's the party's turn. Your options are:

Kalin:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Defend
>Flee

Logan:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Item(Equip Sword)
>Defend
>Flee

"There" Logan shoot his arrow

Kalin rushes towards the source of the attack and uses his ability again

The way the attack came gave the two adventurers a hint to the position of the midara, and Logan is the first to react. He fires an arrow at where he thinks the siren is standing.
Logan's Aim: 4+(dice roll 2)-(Field Effect penalty 2)=4
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 5)=7
Failure! The arrow stabs into a tree fruitlessly. Logan curses once he hears the soft thud.

Now it's Kalin's turn, and this time he is sure he has found the temptress.
He strikes into the fog!
Kalin's Aim: 3+(dice roll 2)-(Field Effect penalty 2)=3
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 1)=3
Partial succes! Kalin's aim was off by a bit, but the attack still Glances the Siren.
Kalin's Power: 4+(equipment 1)*(Glanced 0.5)=2.5>3
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 2 Stamina damage! Siren's Stamina is now 10!
Wasting no time now he has discovered her, Kalin attacks again!
Kalin's Aim: 3+(dice roll 3)-(Field Effect penalty 2)=4
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 5)=7
Failure! In the mist, Kalin's feet get caught in a root sticking out of the ground he didn't spot, and he trips while attacking.
He smacks into the ground!
-3 Stamina cost for the ability, Kalin's Stamina is now 12.

The Siren lets out a haughty laugh. "Whyever did I think I needed to match you boys in straight combat? My talents are elsewhere." She begins to sing to Kalin once more.
Siren's Aim- 3+(roll 6)-(Field Effect penalty 2)=7
Kalin's Reflex-3+(equipment 1)+(roll 3)=7
Partial succes! The attack still does half damage.
Kalin shoves his fingers in his ears, but it does not drown out her singing completely.
Siren's Sensuality: 4*(Glancing 0.5)=2
Kalin's Focus: 1
Succes! 1 Willpower damage! Kalin's Willpower is now 11!
Kalin feels pangs of desire tug at his heartstrings to hear her sing fully once more.

The Field Effect lasts 1 more round!

It's the party's turn. Your options are:

Kalin:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Defend
>Flee

Logan:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Item(Equip Sword)
>Defend
>Flee

"Tsk i won't fail again" Logan uses Sharpen Sigh

"Che. This isn't really my style but I guess I have no choice" Kalin defends

Logan focuses and uses Sharpen Sight! His hawk eyes begin to pierce the fog.
+2 to Aim for the next two rounds!
-2 Willpower cost for the ability, Logan's Willpower is now 13!

Kalin defends, trying to clear his mind of the Siren's song. Toughness and Focus are doubled this turn!

The Siren moves around so that Kalin can't help but look at her, and continues singing!
Swansong-A basic Sensuality attack. Once it succesfully does Willpower damage and the user doesn't suffer any Stamina or Willpower damage until the next turn, this action automatically wins its Aim roll.
Succes! Kalin closes his eyes to get the picture of the beautiful woman out of his head!
Siren's Sensuality: 4
Kalin's Focus: 1*(Defending 2)=2
Succes! 2 Willpower damage! Kalin's Willpower is now 9!
It's all in vain, as the beauty of her body and her voice is still burned in his mind.

The fog slowly dissolves! The Field Effect is gone!

It's the party's turn. Your options are:

Kalin:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Defend
>Flee

Logan:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Item(Equip Sword)
>Defend
>Flee

With the fog gone, Kalin rushes in with another Dual Strike to try and finish her off before his willpower fades

Another shoot from Logan's bow now that the fog is gone

The Siren mounts a silent "whoops" when she sees her protective fog has faded. Kalin seizes the moment and once again attacks.
Kalin's Aim: 3+(dice roll 3)=6
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 6)=8
Failure! More on luck than wisdom, the Siren dives out of the way at precisely the right moment.
Kalin strikes again while the Siren is still in her dodging maneouvre!
Kalin's Aim: 3+(dice roll 3)-(Dual Strike penalty 2)=4
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 1)=3
Succes! Kalin's fist pounds into the Siren.
Kalin's Power: 4+(equipment 1)=5
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 4 Stamina damage! Siren's Stamina is now 6!
All the wild attacks are taking a toll on Kalin's stamina.
-3 Stamina cost for the ability, Kalin's Stamina is now 9.

With the Siren now sprawled on the forest ground, Logan has an excellent opportunity to pin the temptress.
Logan's Aim: 4+(dice roll 5)+(Sharpen Sight bonus 2)=11
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 3)=5
Succes! The arrow hits the Siren in the shoulder!
Logan's Power: 3+(equipment 1)=4
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 3 Stamina damage! Siren's Stamina is now 3!

Nearly exhausted, the Siren tries one desperate last attempt to use her charms on Kalin. "Right, warrior, you've clearly won. Are you going to have your way with me now?"
Siren's Aim- 3+(roll 4)=7
Kalin's Reflex-3+(equipment 1)+(roll 3)=7
Partial succes! The attack still does half damage.
Kalin hesitates briefly, and the Siren seizes the moment to strategically expose a part of her cleavage. However, her bruised body sort of breaks the whole picture.
Siren's Sensuality: 4*(Glancing 0.5)=2
Kalin's Focus: 1
Succes! 1 Willpower damage! Kalin's Willpower is now 8!
A blush appears on Kalin's face as his eyes lower towards her ample bosom.

Kalin:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Defend
>Flee

Logan:
>Attack(Power or Sensual)
>Use Ability
>Item(Equip Sword)
>Defend
>Flee

Kalin tries to brush it off and continues with another Dual Strike now that she's cornered

"Time to finish this" Logan shoot once more

Kalin raises his fist once more....
Kalin's Aim: 3+(dice roll 5)=8
Siren's Reflex: 2+(dice roll 2)=4
Succes! He gathers the willpower to strike her despite her charming appearance!
Kalin's Power: 4+(equipment 1)=5
Siren's Toughness: 1
Succes! 4 Stamina damage! The Siren is defeated! As Kalin's fist strikes her, she burst into water, which slowly flows into the stream that feeds the fishing pond. You're not sure if you killed her, but she probably won't show up for a while now either way.

==Beautiful Stranger cleared!==
==New Quest unlocked: Who Hunts Whom==
Each adventurer:
+1 Level(you may choose another ability from your class, and gain two stat points to divide)
+100 coins
+1 Minor Potion(recovers 1/3 of your Stamina)

You congratulate each other, and go to the mayor to collect your reward. He gives you each a 100 coins and a Minor Potion for your troubles. You go to the inn to rest and recover, and tell stories about your encounter to the rest of the village!

~You can now shop at the village store and smith. Make a post with your updated character attributes, abilities and inventory in the Hub thread~

Duke entered the village with his head held high. He finally made it to the corner of world that was plagued by these "midara".

"Well you look like your brimming with confidence." A man stated. "You won't happen to be an Adventurer, would you?"

"I'd like to fancy myself as one, yes." Duke answered.

"Then maybe you can help me out." The man said. "I work at the flourmill down by the river. A midara showed up a while ago and has been distracting the workers. She used to live in a fishing pond in the next town over, but they chased her out and she fled up river." He explained.

"A midara?"

Duke turned to see that a dark skinned beauty had joined the conversation.

"Allow me to help." Aizelia said as she gripped her tonfa.

"The more the merrier, right?" Duke joked, his heart a flutter. A land full of temptresses and captivating women that opposed them?

Why had no one told him of this place sooner!

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It didn't take too long for the unlikely duo to make it to the flourmill. As they approached the river, a light fog drifted in and they started to hear a beautiful melody. Sitting on the riverside next tot eh waterwheel was a beautiful maiden:[url=: https://greenfeelings.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sea-siren-mermaid-costume.jpg]: https://greenfeelings.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sea-siren-mermaid-costume.jpg[/url]

"Oh?" The Siren said as she noticed the pair of Adventurers. "I'm flattered that a young couple would come all the way out here on a date to be serenaded by me." A blush began to tint her cheeks.

BATTLE START!

Adventurer: Duke Steel

Journeyman(Lv. 1)

Weapon: Worn Whip(Power +1)
Body: Threadbare Nobleman's Outfit(Toughness +1)
Head: none
Feet: Leather Boots(Reflex +1)
Accessory: none

Stats:
St-15
Wp-15
P-3(+1)
S-4
T-2(+1)
F-1
A-3
R-2(+1)
Rec-1

Abilities:
Temper-passive-
If you suffer Stamina damage, you'll gain a +2 bonus to the total Power score of your next attack.

Adventurer: Aizelia Airalinde

Journeyman(Lv.1)

Weapon: Tree bark tonfa (Power +1)
Body: Plant weaved shirt (Toughness +1)
Head: Laurel of flowers
Feet: Leather Boots(Reflex +1)
Accessory: none

St-15
Wp-15
P-3(+1)
S-1
T-2(+1)
F-1
A-3
R-5(+1)
Rec-1

Abilities:
Nimble-passive-
Whenever you roll a 5 or higher on a Reflex roll, add one to you next total reflex.

Opponent: Siren

Faction: The Wild Ones

Stats:
St- 20
Wp- 30
P- 2
S- 4
T- 1
F- 3
A- 3
R- 2
Rec- 1

Abilities:
Swansong-action-free
A basic Sensuality attack. Once it succesfully does Willpower damage and the user doesn't suffer any Stamina or Willpower damage until the next turn, this action automatically wins its Aim roll.
Mist-action-5 Willpower
Blankets the area in fog, given all combatants a -2 penalty to their total Aim score. This Field effect lasts 3 rounds, unless it is replaced by another Field effect in the meantime.
Flood-action-costs 6 Willpower
An attack that manipulates nearby water into a devastating torrent. It hits all opponents and adds +2 to the basic Power score. If the Aim roll is a 5 or higher, targets get Drenched(Ailment 6, targets must make an Aim roll of 3 or higher when using recovery items to make sure they aren't spoiled, and midara suffering from the Ailment get a wet look, doing 1 direct Willpower damage per turn to each opponent).

The Siren winked at Aizelia "Just don't be mad when he falls head over heels for me, okay?"

The Siren began to sing!
Siren's Aim: 3+(roll 6)=9
Duke's Reflex: 3+(roll 4)=7
Success! Duke is captivated by the Siren's song!
Siren's Sensuality: 4
Duke's Focus: 1
Success! Duke begin's to feel lightheaded as the song takes effect!

Willpower Damage! Duke's Willpower is now 12!

Party's turn!
Duke's Options are:
Attack(Power or Sensual)
Defend
Flee

Aizelia's Options are:
Attack(Power or Sensual)
Defend
Flee

(I see that I screwed up on reverting my Focus stat, it should be 1 instead of 2 cos I put all my starting points into Sensuality)

Duke gazed upon the beauty and felt a wave of inspiration!
To the tune of her song, he began to recite:
"To you, fair maiden, I want to belong!
With your sparkling eyes and pretty song!
Oh, you maiden in the mist
Won't you join me for a tryst?"
(Sensual Attack)

(Sorry for being late, i forgot to put up a tab of the site today >.>)

"We seem to be at a misunderstanding on a few points, but i can't have my fellow adventurer under your control!" Aizelia emphasizes that last word by dashing in for a quick strike with her tonfa.
(attack)

(Alright, C_C, fixed. And in light of that I also noticed that you accidentally gave yourself and extra Toughness. So, I fixed that as well)

Duke attempts to serenade the Siren!
Duke's Aim: 3+(roll 4)+(Great Description 2)=9
Siren's Reflex: 2+(roll 1)=3
Success! The Duke's words ring in the Siren's ears!
Duke's Sensuality: 4
Siren's Focus: 3
Success! The Siren blushes at the thought of doing this and that with Duke!

Willpower Damage! Siren's Willpower is now 29!

Aizelia rushes at the Siren!
Aizelia's Aim: 3+(roll 3)+(good Description 1)=7
Siren's Reflex: 2+(roll 5)=7
Partial Success! Aizelia strikes the Siren's head, but the singer manages to roll with the blow!
Aizelia's Power:4*(Glance 0.5)=2
Siren's Toughness: 1
Success! A bruise forms on the Siren's cheek!

Stamina Damage! Siren's Stamina is now 19!

"Meanie." The Siren says with a pout as she rubs her cheek. She then turns to Duke and begins to sing again.

"I would be happy to come along!
Once you have succumbed to my song!"

Siren's Aim:3+(roll 6)=9
Duke's Reflex: 3+(roll 4)=7
Success! Duke can't help but taking the Siren's beautiful voice!
Siren's Sensuality:4
Duke's Focus:1
Success! Once again, Duke's thought's become as misty as the battlefield as the Siren's song takes hold!

Willpower Damage! Duke's Willpower is now 9!

Party's Turn!
Duke's Options are:
Attack(Power or Sensual)
Defend
Flee

Aizelia's Options are:
Attack(Power or Sensual)
Defend
Flee

Seeing the opening as she serenades duke, aizelia keeps up her assault, aiming for her midriff to catch her breath (power attack)

(on a side note, aren't you supposed to do a roll for power/toughness and sensuality/focus?)

(nvrm, looked at the guidelines, my bad)