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“Amazing!” Dan says in awe. “Being a trader, I’m after treasure, especially magical treasure. But I wouldn’t be averse to doing some good deeds down here too. I do hope this pit has a bottom though. Every dungeon should have a goal. At least in my opinion.”

"I'm more inclined to believe that a good dungeon is the goal, but I can understand wanting the adventure to have a definable end. Most people don't seek out places like this purely for entertainment. I've been told I'm a bit of an outlier in that regard."

 Dan shrugs. “Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of fun dungeon crawling. I just think an adventure should have an altruistic goal beyond just hacking monsters and gathering treasure. Kind of funny to hear a trader say that, but that’s just me. But you do you dude. As long as you’re having fun, that’s what matters.”

”But I’m happy to have fun exploring this dungeon till I hit the end or die trying. I just think it would be cool to help someone out along the way too.”

Ise smiles off to one side, happy to let Dan do the talking. He's trying out his new weapon.

Andalus looks around at the band of aspiring explorers before him: His face is hidden by his helmet, but he seems happy going off of is posture and demeanor.

"Say, would you and your compatriots fancy a friendly spar? You all seem capable individuals, and I must say with your numbers, it would be an even fight. I'll make it worth your while, win or lose! What say you?"

Ise perks up. "Sounds fun to me, though I will warn you that we are no weak company."

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Ise perks up. "Sounds fun to me, though I will warn you that we are no weak company."

Andalus seems ecstatic, letting out a deep booming laugh. "How exciting! I should warn you that I am no weak company either, so this should be most exhilarating for all of us!"

"Now, let's begin, shall we?" Andalus draws his spear and enters a battle stance. "I'll let you make the first move. It is most exciting to start the battle at a deficit, after all! En garde!"

Players:

• Ella: 15/15 HP (musician's kit)
• Woods: 20/20 HP (guard's kit, burrowcaller staff)
• Drummer: 15/15 HP (thermomancer's kit, mandible cleaver)
• Baalz: 15/15 HP (hexweaver's kit)
• Trout: 15/15 HP (cleric's kit)
• Valhalla: 15/15 HP (scribe's kit)
• Archfey: 15/15 HP (musician's kit)
• Nikki: 15/15 HP (thermomancer's kit)
• Yondor: 15/15 HP (cleric's kit, strimagia)

Enemies:

Trialseeker Andalus: 80/80 HP, melee/magic attacker (1 ??? remaining)

"En garde!"

Ise attacks, trying out his new weapon, the mandible cleaver flavoured as a scythe! That's 3 damage, and armor crunch!

Dan uses the Burrowcaller staff to summon a friendly silverfish.

Phil's chest swells with excitement. "Guess we're usin our new equipment!" 

He lashes out with his Strigamia, dealing 3 damage and 10% chance of poisoning. (heres a d10 if you need it: 10) 

*How's everyone doing today?*

Andalus twirls his spear, almost hitting himself in the face, but he narrowly dodges it.

*this isn't his action, he's just staying idle while the rest of you act*

*Great! How about you?*

*So he’s holding his action till we’ve all gone?*

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*Great! How about you?*

*I'm doing great as well!*

*And to answer your question, yes, Andalus is waiting for at least a decent amount of players to act: He wants this to be a fair fight.*

*That’s cool*

Alrighty, power chord for two damage.

"If you're partaking, you can take your actions whenever you wish. Though, if you do not wish to fight, I won't push you to."

Andalus is raring to go, flourishing his spear and flashing a smile under his helm.

Dan attacks for four points of damage and orders the friendly silverfish to attack as well. He’s only trying to knock Andalus out, not kill him.

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Dan attacks for four points of damage and orders the friendly silverfish to attack as well. He’s only trying to knock Andalus out, not kill him.

*Oh, my bad, I should have specified that this isn't a new round. Andalus is just waiting to see who's afk.*

Tortureman suddenly remanifests and casts Weaken on Andalus.

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Dan attacks for four points of damage and orders the friendly silverfish to attack as well. He’s only trying to knock Andalus out, not kill him.

*Oh, my bad, I should have specified that this isn't a new round. Andalus is just waiting to see who's afk.*

 *Ok thanks. Then I’ll save that till next round.*

*Since over half the players have gone, I'm fine with benching the rest for now.*

Andalus laughs in delight when he sees Ise's attack with armor crunch. "Wise choice, friend! Armor can provide extra protection against foes, but armor crunch renders it useless for a time! Bravo!"

He twirls his spear. "Now, steel thyselves! Here I come!" Andalus lands three swift strikes against Ise, Phil, and Dan's new silverfish, who bites Andalus for an extra 2 damage.

Players:

• Ella: 15/15 HP (musician's kit) (afk)
• Woods: 20/20 HP (guard's kit, burrowcaller staff)
• Drummer: 12/15 HP (thermomancer's kit, mandible cleaver)
• Baalz: 15/15 HP (hexweaver's kit)
• Trout: 15/15 HP (cleric's kit) (afk)
• Valhalla: 15/15 HP (scribe's kit) (afk)
• Archfey: 15/15 HP (musician's kit)
• Nikki: 15/15 HP (thermomancer's kit) (afk)
• Yondor: 12/15 HP (cleric's kit, strimagia)

Baby Silverfish (summon): 7/10 HP, 2 melee damage.

Enemies:

Trialseeker Andalus: 73/80 HP (5 Armor HP), (5 - 2) x 3 melee damage, ??? magic damage (1 ??? remaining) (weakened: -2 attack for 1 more round)