#7 unlucky souls campaign

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Okay!

1. A favorite character you have played

ulundo

2. Your favorite character that someone else has played.

Honestly it’s probably @nolightsinthedark‘s character Devotion from Fantasy Scotland, because he really, REALLY fun to pour angst on, as a gm.

3. Your favorite side quest.

I don’t usually have a ton of side-quests in my campaigns, so IDK what my favorite side-quest would be as a GM. I guess I probably enjoyed the expedition to the vine-covered log cabin in the woods I ran for Fantasy Scotland, but that’s wasn’t really a “side-quest” as it was part of the MacGuffin-gathering adventure. In terms of games I played in, I also haven’t had a ton of side-quests that I can think of, so I guess probably the time we captured an evil sculptor and his magic monster in the Legacy of the Saints campaign

 5. Favorite NPC.

I answered this earlier!

7. Your favorite downtime activity.

As a GM, I love it when my characters do research; it lets me come up with more interesting things about a character or the world! I haven’t had much downtime as a player, but if I did I would probably enjoy carousing.

11. How often do you play and how often would you ideally like to play?

I play about once a week with the occasional break because people can’t make it, and honestly that’s exactly what I want.

13. Introduce your current party.

I’m kinda in two games at once right now: the one I’m playing in and the one I’m GMing, so I’m gonna introduce both!

“Hello, my name is Ulundo, I’m a high elf paladin and a tortured soul struggling on the path to redemption, these are my friends Ayefore, a technically-human fighter, don’t ever ask her to take off the helmet, and Wolf, elf druid, who I definitely only just met and who totally isn’t previous party member Red in disguise and is absolutely for sure a wood elf definitely.”

“Okay, meet the Children of Fate: Vardo, the biggest shyest sweetest firbolg druid you will ever meet, Lovell, snarky tiny cat-man sorcerer with magic angel powers, and Guy, ridiculous pink elf child pretending to be trickster because he’s a cleric of a trickster god and failing miserably at it.”

17. What are some house rules that your group has?

A Nat 20 in initiative earns you a surprise round. Getting hit with a critical hit gives you a chance of receiving lasting damage. I also recently implemented the “I know a guy” rule for my current campaign.

19. Do you or your party have any dice superstitions?

I have an “unlucky bison” - a little rubber bison about the size of a nickel which I keep in my dice bag. He absorbs the bad luck from my dice. Also pretty much all of us agree the electronic dice on Roll20 are rigged against the player so if someone is rolling really poorly digitally they’ll switch to using physical dice even though it’s less convenient.

23. Do you use premade modules or original campaigns?

Original campaigns all the way, baby. I think I’ve run ONE pre-made module in my entire life, and it was the first game I ever ran or played in, and it was the module that comes with the Pathfinder boxed set. My players were my brother and sister, and they ate part of the chest, outsmarted half the puzzled, and befriended the local goblin cleric.

29. Do you prefer RP heavy sessions or combat sessions?

I tend to prefer RP on either side of the DM screen, but I’ve found I really enjoy combat as a player! I don’t like combat as much as a GM, but I’ve tried to stage more combat scenarios in my games because I know how much *I* enjoy fighting off the monster with a clutch spell or special attack.

31. What is your favorite class? Favorite race?

I think at this point I’ve played so many Paladins I can safely say that Paladin is my favorite class. Full spellcasters have too many options for me to enjoy, and I tend to like getting up close and personal and smashing the SHIT out of my enemies! I guess I have to say my favorite race is dwarves, although honestly I don’t really have a favorite race, which is why I almost forgot to answer that part of the ask!

Send me more prompts! I love these things!

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Euro 2020: The 23-Man England Squad Predicted by experts

Anyway, this summer Southgate has got a job on his hands selecting a 23-man squad he’ll hope will go two better and win the whole damn thing. They couldn’t, could they? Euro 2020 fans can book England Vs Czech Republic Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

And the generous soul that I am, I’ve decided to give the man who filmed the best Pizza Hut advert ever some timely advice, using the odds from Paddy Power’s expert traders on who will make the initial 23-man England Euro 2020 squad.

PREDICTED ENGLAND EURO 2020 SQUAD

A problem area in the past, Jordan Pickford does have a gaffe in him but at 1/14 he’s as close to a shoo-in as you will get. Burnley keeper Nick Pope is not far behind at 1/12 while Dean Henderson looks to have sealed his spot after a cracking Premier League campaign with Sheffield United at 1/5.

That was pretty easy. Aaron Ramsdale of Bournemouth has an outside chance at 7/2 if one of those three suffers an injury, but Alex McCarthy (9/1) and Jack Butland (12/1) can probably start booking their summer holidays. Joe Hart is a 50/1 shot and one he wouldn’t even catch.

GOALKEEPERS: Pickford, Pope, Henderson

In defense, flying Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is nailed on at 1/25, the same odds as Harry Maguire. Then we’ve got a trio of players at 1/9 in Ben Chilwell, Joe Gomez and John Stones. That’s five in the bank. Now it gets a bit tricky.

Southgate needs cover for TAA at right-back and Chilwell on the left, so he’ll probably take Newcastle loanee Danny Rose and Manchester City’s Kyle Walker. He will want another centre-back but it’s a tossup between Fikayo Tomori (5/4) and Tyrone Mings (13/10) – I’m closing my eyes and saying Tomori. 

Others in with a shout include Kieran Trippier (5/4), Luke Shaw (5/2) and Aaron Wan Bissaka (3/1). But where is Phil Jones I hear you ask? Phil, just head to a beach and enjoy the time off fella. Euro 2020 fans can book England Euro Cup Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

DEFENDERS: Alexander-Arnold, Maguire, Chilwell, Gomez, Stones, Rose, Walker, Tomori

With eight defenders in the team we move into midfield – Jordan Henderson at 1/14 is confirming. James Maddison at 2/9, Dele Alli 3/10 and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1/3 have all done enough too. There’s no Paul Scholes to respect anymore but maybe there is an able agent in Jack Grealish.

He hasn’t got a call-up yet but given the season he’s having at Aston Villa his odds of 1/2 aren’t surprising me. Those five aren’t exactly defensive-minded and that’s where Declan Rice comes in at 4/7. He isn’t flawless, far from it but he’s the best England have have in that position.

Mason Mount (4/6) and Harry Winks will be unlucky but I think they’ll miss out. Jesse Lingard can focus on his social media accounts at 11/2 while Jack Wilshere is a 50/1 long shot. He won’t be fit anyway.

MIDFIELDERS: Henderson, Maddison, Alli, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Grealish, Rice

Tammy Abraham can relax at 1/5 along with Marcus Rashford (2/9), whose recent injury may actually help him get some rest before the summer. For the last spot I reckon Southgate will go with wide-man Callum Hudson-Odoi, although it’s certainly between him and fellow 6/4 price Danny Ings. 

Mason Greenwood and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (both 7/2) will both need to pray for injuries to make the cut and Jamie Vardy doesn’t look like reversing his decision to retire from England duty at 11/2.

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The Best Xbox One Games

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What are the Xbox One’s finest video games after practically 5 years available on the market? We rank the highest 25.

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In case you’re simply now getting your self an Xbox One, we’ve got excellent news: you’ve got bought a lot of implausible video games to play. These are one of the best 25 video games you’ll be able to play in your Xbox One, as ranked by a humble crew of IGN’s greatest and most educated Xbox One followers. Evaluation scores mattered, however we additionally factored in issues like methods every recreation took benefit of the Xbox One, design dangers taken that it’s best to see, curiosities, and so on. Take pleasure in!

[Note: Games had to be released by October 15, 2018 in order to be eligible for this list.]

Minecraft is superb for a lot of causes, however crucial is that it each encourages and encourages a way of surprise. That mountain within the distance? You may burrow into it. You may make your private home inside it and canopy it with lava so it’s spooky and funky. After which you’ll be able to dig deep into the bottom to seek out treasure and combat monsters. Minecraft might be performed as a do-what-you-want sandbox, however there are sufficient recreation techniques and guidelines to construction your time right into a “marketing campaign,” if that’s what you’re after. Few video games have set the world on fireplace like Minecraft, and it’s doubtless few ever will in the identical manner once more.

Lifeless Cells fuses breakneck movement with an emphasis on risk-and-reward for an extremely partaking action-platformer. It’s rewarding in its flexibility in a manner few video games are. Every simply digestible run via its superbly detailed and shifting ranges goads you to push the boundaries of your skill, and crushes you if you get too comfy. There are layers of technique and ways buried not solely within the quick decisions you make, however within the grander metagame, making it one of many perfect motion platformers you’ll be able to in your Xbox One.

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Halo: The Grasp Chief Assortment

Even with out its unlucky on-line troubles out of the gate, this assortment of the primary 4 mainline Halo shooters stands tall for the campaigns alone – significantly the utterly remastered Halo 2 Anniversary. And now that developer 343 has fastened the multiplayer suite, and up to date the entire bundle so as to add new options, enhancements, playlists, and a brand new general degree of polish, Halo: The Grasp Chief Assortment is an absolute must-own that simply retains getting higher.

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Diablo three: Final Evil Version

Diablo three Final Evil Version is without doubt one of the finest sofa co-op video games on the market proper now. Pushed by a relentless movement of smashable enemies and ever-more-powerful loot drops, you’ll be able to endlessly crawl via its marketing campaign ranges and randomized dungeons in quest of legendary weapons and armor. Every of its 5 courses has a definite model for smashing enemies to bits, like leaping via the air and smashing down a heavy ax because the Barbarian or blasting magical orbs of dying from afar because the Wizard, and coordinating your assaults and buffs to take down a demonic boss with most effectivity brings avid gamers collectively in a good way.

What can a teddy bear in glasses leaning over a e book let you know concerning the ghouls that dwell in a faculty? Or quite a few mannequins wielding machetes positioned round a skeleton that is mendacity in a bath? Although your character positive aspects a voice in Fallout four, the star of the sport is the Commonwealth. This wasteland is crammed with historical past from each pre- and post-war conveyed via implausible environmental storytelling. Pair that with the good companions and the power to craft any kind of participant character – be it a hammer-wielding saint or gunslinging thief – and you have got among the finest journey RPGs round.

Constructing upon the foundations of the primary recreation, Dishonored 2 delivers a tense stealth expertise, with a multifaceted, artistically distinctive world to make use of to your benefit. Other than artistic powers and passive talents, it actually shines in various and surprisingly artistic degree design, with distinct ideas that make totally different buildings really feel like they nearly belong in numerous video games – in a great way. There are such a lot of methods to method every degree that no two play-throughs in Dishonored 2 are the identical, and it constantly presents a world stuffed with selection and consequence.

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Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori harkens again to the glory days of Xbox Dwell Arcade by delivering difficult platformer gameplay wrapped in a fully lovely visible aesthetic and topped by a candy, somber story starring a captivating lead. It would take a look at your will at instances, however such trials are nicely value it. Ori is considered one of Xbox One’s finest digital-only recreation but.

Overwatch is an unbelievable achievement in multiplayer shooter design. It bobs and weaves nearly completely between being the quick-fix adrenaline hit you may want after a protracted day of labor, and the considerate, strategic multiplayer expertise that turns into the middle of evening-long binges with buddies. It may not have probably the most exhaustive record of maps and modes, but it surely gives practically countless alternatives for exhilarating, coordinated play. Blizzard’s trademark polish and dedication to group ought to maintain Overwatch one thing that we’ll all revisit frequently for years to return.

It is not arduous to see what makes Monster Hunter World so alluring. Towards imposing, fantastical monsters of staggering stature, you slowly achieve the information, ability, and tools wanted to topple all of them. That core loop is so partaking, and so rewarding, as you uncover every new beast extra complicated and mystifying than the final. It is a masterclass of action-RPG design and presentation, with a world that feels alive due to the unbelievable consideration to element within the environments and the numerous creatures that inhabit them. In case you’re on the lookout for an expertise to get misplaced inside as you slowly ascend every hyperlink of the meals chain, look no additional.

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Murderer’s Creed Odyssey

Murderer’s Creed Odyssey is a powerful achievement in world constructing, surroundings, and fascinating gameplay with occasional issues all through. Although the collection is now firmly letting go of its stealth-action roots in favor of a dynamic open-world RPG, Murderer’s Creed Odyssey’s journey via historic Greece is a beautiful thrill to discover. Its glorious techniques mesh collectively in a manner that’s arduous to beat. And whereas there are particular tough edges, Odyssey units a brand new bar for Murderer’s Creed as one of the best the collection has ever been.

Darkish Souls three continues down the path its predecessors blazed with its exacting fight and oppressive air of hazard, but it surely reaches past that acquainted id with a grand sense of scale, and a aptitude for making the destroyed and desolate really feel absorbing and magnetic. The Kingdom of Lothric elicits a sensation of curiosity simply sufficient to beat the dread of what may very well be ready across the subsequent nook although; the rewards of exploration, each materials and experiential, make Darkish Souls three tough to drag away from.

After years in growth hell – to not point out being a reboot of the particular best first-person shooter of all-time – the 2016 version of Doom has completely no enterprise being pretty much as good as it’s. Factor is, it isn’t simply good: it is among the finest single-player shooters in years. It efficiently modernized the fast-paced carnage of the unique recreation with out shedding its spirit. Its character improve system miraculously does not really feel pressured and as a substitute has you gleefully ripping into huge mobs of monsters by the tip of the meaty marketing campaign. Multiplayer is a little bit of a mixed-bag, however consider it because the non-compulsory aspect to an excellent major course.

Artwork in movement. That is what Cuphead, extra so than every other online game, actually is. However Cuphead’s brilliance goes a lot deeper than its hand-drawn, 1930’s-style cartoon aesthetic; it additionally occurs to be among the finest bullet-hell shooters in years, with exact controls, unbelievable problem, and genius Easter eggs like a black-and-white mode. It manages to stroll the high quality line of being tough with out being sadistic. That Cuphead was completed by a first-time growth group and is as good as it’s needs to be considered as nothing lower than a outstanding achievement by Studio MDHR.

Every little thing about Firewatch is good: the naturally-written characters; using humor, disappointment, drama, and rigidity; the daring and colourful Olly Moss artwork model, the outstanding voice appearing, and extra. Firewatch is sort of a nice e book in that you simply will not have the ability to put it down and it will stick to you for some time after you are completed. And the brand new developer commentary mode offers you an important motive to run again via it a second time.

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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a masterclass of ambiance, storytelling, and the wedding of mechanical and conceptual design. The care and a focus Ninja Concept has clearly poured into Senua and her story has created one thing wonderful. Hellblade’s lovely presentation and dense story reinforces its severe subject material on this vivid story of harrowing darkness.

You are able to do lots worse than to earn parallels to Star Wars Episode 7. Verify this out: Gears of Conflict four switches builders, palms the keys to a brand new technology of heroes, and efficiently reinvigorates the franchise within the course of. Sound acquainted? Gears four delivered a superb marketing campaign crammed with selection and likeable characters, a yes-this-is-still-totally-fun Versus mode, and revamped the groundbreaking Horde mode to make it higher than ever. It struck simply the fitting steadiness of nostalgia and development.

Sundown Overdrive might’ve simply gone incorrect at so many factors. As an alternative, it lands on the fitting aspect of all of them, making for probably the most authentic, enjoyable expertise you’ll be able to have on the Xbox One. Its colourful artwork model is attractive. Its humorousness is hilariously self-aware. Its traversal trumps nearly each different open-world recreation. Its missions all really feel recent and various even after they’re actually not. In brief, Sundown Overdrive is pure enjoyable, all bottled up as a caffeinated beverage that feels so good if you drink it.

The unique Titanfall was nice, however the sequel delivered all the things the primary recreation did not: an impressive single-player marketing campaign and a few meat on Titanfall’s sturdy however in any other case skinny multiplayer bones. The multiplayer half was apparent: extra Titans, extra recreation modes, extra maps, and so on. And Titanfall 2 delivered there. However that marketing campaign nearly got here out of nowhere. It might not have had a lot of a narrative, but it surely’s among the finest shooter campaigns of this technology on the again of its sensible, variety-is-king design. You may see after we imply if you get to *that* gameplay twist.

The Witness is greater than only a attractive island suffering from tons of of puzzles — it is a labyrinth of mysteries ready to be solved as you uncover increasingly more concerning the enigmatic island. Seemingly confounding puzzles challenged us to take a step again and discover the world to know new guidelines, and after we did, we at all times discovered one thing new to get pleasure from. The Witness’ cleverly designed puzzles are greater than only a guidelines, although. They create an journey that continually problem you to study new guidelines in an effort to discover the entire island’s superior secrets and techniques.

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Steel Gear Strong 5: The Phantom Ache

In a time seemingly all about varied genres and franchises stepping out into the open world format, Steel Gear Strong 5 stands tall above the remaining by way of adapting its gameplay to the brand new construction. The place another franchises battle to keep up their id inside a sandbox, Steel Gear’s thrives on it, turning all that open area right into a tactical espionage playground. It palms you a helpful set of weapons, devices, helpers, and help talents and incorporates all of them masterfully into the minute-to-minute gameplay, empowering you to conceive and execute a plan your manner. No recreation in current reminiscence has rewarded participant intelligence so generously.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider

Lara Croft’s first post-reboot sequel raises the bar for your complete action-adventure style. Freeform exploration sections plus a radical crafting and XP system imply you’ve got at all times bought a brand new purpose in thoughts. Mix it with Rise’s attractive set items and compelling human story and also you get one of the full, top-to-bottom glorious video games on Xbox One.

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The Witcher three: Wild Hunt

The Witcher three is a outstanding feat of open-world design savvy. Its two major sandbox areas are past huge, however their density really matches their breadth. You may’t go wherever inside its breathtaking landscapes with out operating into issues to do. The most effective half is that nearly each focal point you come throughout ties again into one of many deepest lore swimming pools in gaming, offering motivation, and context for its detailed RPG techniques and its brutal, responsive fight.

Forza Horizon four is not simply one of the best Forza recreation ever made, it is the one best automotive recreation of the final decade, and maybe of all-time. With its four-season fictionalization of gorgeous Nice Britain and deal with socially fueled enjoyable and driving reasonably than hardcore simulation racing, it’s the equal of an ideal, breezy, 72-degree summer time day distilled into online game kind. It has transformed individuals who do not sometimes play racing video games into followers. It has a big, numerous choice of vehicles (a lot of that are as soon as once more discoverable as hidden “barn finds”), its seasons change the feel and appear of the expertise, and its soundtrack is shiny, cheery, and sure to place you in a great temper. In some way, Forza Horizon retains getting higher, which appeared all however not possible after the chic Forza Horizon three.

It might be the identical core recreation as its Xbox 360 counterpart, however that does not make it any much less unbelievable. In reality, the Xbox One version of Grand Theft Auto V earns additional factors for taking an already big, deep recreation and including extra soundtrack songs, extra props to cutscenes, extra autos, and, greatest of all, an unbelievable first-person mode that makes the already seminal GTA V really feel like a very totally different recreation. The gauges of each automotive really work correctly. In a large open-world recreation! It is little issues like that combining collectively that make GTA V on Xbox One the definitive expertise on the console. To not point out the net heists!

We outline a 10 out of 10 as a “masterpiece,” and Inside is each bit of 1. The non-sequel follow-up to the chic Limbo took six years to make, and it appears to be like like 5 of these had been spent on polish. Each pixel, animation, ray of sunshine, and audio cue feels thought of – to not point out the puzzles themselves. Inside will not pressure your mind too arduous, however its impactful non-verbal story will go away you considering what all of it means for days after you end it. Inside is just unforgettable and shouldn’t be missed.

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The Dread Lands of Ravenloft - Mod Van Richten’s New England In-Table Campaign [Session 2]

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The Mists continue to lure the adventurers to Vallaki. Along the way, they cross paths with the well known seer that tells them what they need to do to start on course.

Side Note: Any art that I share of NPCs within these highlight posts is my (Mod Van Richten) original and fan art. Any art that I use as characters for my players that wasn’t created by myself but by other artists online is kept private and within our friend circle.

Abrascus Barbarian (3) Path of the Ancestral Guardian Race: Tortle Background: Haunted One

Direthorn Rogue (3) Swashbuckler Race: Drow Background: Urchin

Flopsy Barbarian (3) Path of Wild Magic Race: Rabbit Man Background: Experiment

Mangus  Monk (3) Way of the Open Hand Race: Half Elf Background: Urchin

Neracahne Wizard (3) School of Evocation Race: Eladrin Background: Noble

Nyra Rogue (3) Phantom Race: Fairy Background: Noble

Hear about the curious start to their newest quest under the cut:

The start of their trip to Vallaki goes without a hitch... until they’re suddenly halted at a crossroad. One of the wheels of the wagon is broken, nearly leveling the party that’s seated inside. After further investigation, they find that the wheel is knocked out of alignment by strange wooden needles. These needles come from needle blights.

As soon as they deduce this, they’re surrounded by two needle blights and eight twig blights. As they all try to figure out tactics, each member of the party (including the NPCs) shows each other just what they’re capable of (except poor Mangus, who didn’t get to hit a target). Their newest companion in particular, Escher, is a powerful spellcaster whose magic seems to be of a darker nature.

After the blights are killed, they’re confronted by a Vistana who offers to help them repair the wagon. While they wait, she does offer that they should go to Tser Pool for some food and to rest. At the encampment, they all hear an interesting story about a suspicion regarding red-headed women.

Girls born with red head are notoriously unlucky. This all started hundreds of years ago, when someone that the storyteller calls “The Devil” (which is also associated as a substitute for Strahd) lost the love of his life, who also had red hair. From that moment on, red heads were sought after, when they weren’t trying to conceal themselves or hide away. At hearing this story, Nyra insists that Ireena needs to cover hair in order to protect herself. Neracahne gives her her cloak to do this.

The adventurers are soon reminded of the person that Stanimir had told them to see if they were in trouble: Madam Eva. She resides at this encampment and was actually expecting them. When they see her, she tells them their fortunes by drawing Tarokka cards. They each get their own fun readings, some easily being interpreted as prophetic.

There is, however, a fortune that’s meant for all of them. This information is meant to help guide them, for they’ll need certain items and allies to aid them in their new journey.

The fortune goes as follows, with five Tarokka cards:

“This card tells of history. Knowledge of the Ancient will help you better understand your enemy.”

7 of Stars - Illusionist

“A man is not what he seems. He comes here in a carnival wagon. Therein lies what you seek.”

“This card tells of a powerful force for good and protection, a holy symbol of great hope.”

3 of Glyphs - Healer

“Look to the west. Find a pool blessed by the light of the white sun.”

“This is a card of power and strength. It tells of a weapon of vengeance: a sword of sunlight.”

8 of Stars - Necromancer

“A man of undeath locks away his gravest mistake in a place right under your noses. On a hearth made in delusion, among a web of lies and wrath, he relies on naivety to keep secrets locked away. But beware, your weapon is useless without a spark.”

“This card sheds light on one who will help you greatly in the battle against darkness.”

High Deck - Executioner

“Seek out the brother of the devil’s bride. They call him “the lesser,” his vision blinded by a river of wine, but he has a powerful soul and holds more worth about him beyond his understanding.”

“Your enemy is a creature of darkness, whose powers are beyond mortality. This card will lead you to him!”

High Deck - Marionette

“The devil sits on his dark throne, entertaining himself with a macabre reception of undeath.”

Madam Eva also warns the party to not expect creatures of undeath to be as easy to defeat as they are in the Material Plane. After all, this domain is owned by a vampire. Undead here are harder to keep dead after what one would assume is the killing blow.

Shortly after their fortune, their wagon is ready to go again. Mangus insists that he should be the one to drive now, since Escher has proven to be a terrible driver. Even with Escher arguing with him that the wheel breaking was not his fault, Mangus still ends up being the one driving to Vallaki from now on. Through that, however, the party now has a map to reference whenever they have somewhere they want to go to.

Through the fortune, they all realize that Ismark plays a bigger role in aiding them they realize, piecing together that he’s what the “Executioner” card represents. Meanwhile, Ismark looks uncomfortable at the notion that they need him, and he seems to want to dodge the idea that he has more purpose than he’s always made to believe.

Mangus proves to be a pretty good driver, even though he purposefully runs over a bump to startle Escher. The party also begins to aggressively interrogate Escher, after he’s caught smiling at Neracahne again in the wagon. They manage to make him talk about himself, even though he insists that he only knew of Neracahne after she’d told him her name.

They also question him over his magic, finding out that he’s a necromancer. They accuse him of being evil, but he insists that it’s just a stereotype. Flopsy agrees with him and says that being evil is relative. Flopsy’s a little flustered when Escher implies that he seems smarter than they all think he is.

By the time the traveling ends for the day, they pass through the gates at the crossroad that forks between the road to Vallaki and the road to Castle Ravenloft. Coming towards the gate from the other road, Mangus sees a young woman walking alone. Nyra also sees her from inside the wagon.

As soon as the woman’s known to the rest of the party, Escher is suddenly in a rush to get out and urges Mangus to stop the wagon. He runs outside to confront the woman, and they talk to each other about how he’s concerned about where she’s going and that it’s dangerous.

At this, the players are curious. They ask her what her name is, and she tells them: Adelaide. Escher is quick to try and shut down any personal questions that they try to ask her. He’s angry that they’re so bold to keep asking about the relationship between the two of them.

Finally, they make him cave in. He tried to lie and say that Adelaide was his sister, but in the end, he tells them the truth, after more and more questions. Adelaide is Escher’s daughter.

Escher doesn’t find the party the least bit favorable after being accosted for the most mundane things. The only one he still seems to have a good rapport with is Neracahne, who didn’t question him or accuse him of anything.

After the interrogation, it’s time for the party to rest. Direthorn sleeps outside in a tree, and Flopsy takes the first watch, with Direthorn taking the second so that Flopsy can sleep.

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Monster Hunter World: All Guild Card Titles

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Ever wondered how many titles are available in Monster Hunter World? Wonder no longer as this guide will list and detail how to obtain all the titles for your guild card.

Monster Hunter World: All Guild Card Titles

Players of Monster Hunter World can enjoy some extra fun by customizing their Guild Card with countless titles. Guild Cards can be customized by editing their titles, backgrounds, greeting, sticker, equipment, and poses. They play a small role in the realm of Monster Hunter World allowing hunters to give them out to players they have met.

First & Third Slot titles

Available from the beginning:

(None)

Newbie

First Year

Beginner

Fledgling

Rookie

Hunter

Fisher

Fighter

Sniper

Sword

Rapier

Blade

Great Sword

Lance

Spear

Hammer

Mallet

Dual Blades

Twin Swords

Light Bowgun

Crossbow

Heavy Bowgun

Ballista

Katana

Long Sword

Arrow

Bow

Gunlance

Blast Pike

Horn

Flute

Hatchet

Switch Axe

Glaive

Staff

Halberd

Charge Blade

Squad

Now Recruiting

Newcomer

Helper

Courageous

Meowster

Ms.

Knightly Order

Hunting Crew

Man

Girl

He

Me

Lone Wolf

Love

Stranger

Thrilling

Exciting

Solo

Duo

Trio

Party

Potion

Honey

Red

Blue

Green

Promising

Klutzy

Third-rate

Offense

Defense

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First Fleet

Second Fleet

Third Fleet

Fourth Fleet

Fifth Fleet

New World

Commission

Good

Bad

Expedition

A-Lister

Scoutfly

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Romance

Lemon

Head

Mask

Body

Mail

Vambraces

Guard

Waist

Coat

Leggings

Boots

Armor

Assassin

Grand

Buster

Strider

Saber

Slayer

Brave

First-Class

24/7

Self

Anima

Pure

(Self-)Trained

Instructor

Exaordinaire

Trooper

Adventurer

Frontier

Miss

Cheery

Oasis

Protector

Arcadia

Buddy

White

Black

Shadow

Gloom

Dark

Jade

Pink

Crimson

Vermillion

Yellow

Rainbow

Shiny

Ravine

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Raw

Rough

Family

Stubborn

Amphibious

Fang

Youngster

Shot

Debonair

Proven

Fresh

Ultraviolet

Unforgiven

Capable

Phoenix

Prodigy

Genius

Dashing

Vanguard

Amnesiac

Mushroom

Nectar

Vale Tudo

Diversion Team

Pied Piper

Gunslinger

Angler

Berserker

Mercenary

Assault

Bride

Rambling

Eagle Eye

Soldier

Entomologist

Bomber

War

Killer Bee

Bearer

Tragedy

Sweet

Tomorrow

Papa

Battalion

Peach

Diet

Army

Foreman

Original

Amateur

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Leader

Ace

Limitless

Veteran

Raid

Cleave

Melody

Cannon

Mutant

Spinning

Dancing

Stalwart

Romantic

Shooting Star

Quickdraw

Beautiful

Nostalgic

Powerful

Unrivaled

Kid

Dude

Best

Lucky

Challenge

Fleet

Lady

Mr.

New Land

Relaxing

Monthly

Artisan

First

Armed

Cunning

Punk

Technician

If Only

Painful

Slowpoke

Advanced

Pro

Beloved

Devoured

Hard-Boiled

Masterful

Giga

Strawberry

Cute

Nearly

Pretty

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Lord

Shinobi Freedom

Dream

Altair

Kunoichi

Vega

Vagrant

Iron

Breaker

Samurai

Model

Traveler

Slash

Wing

Break

All

Weapon

Anonymous

Fan

Crisis

Heroine

Finest

Natural

Heartthrob

Boy

So-called

Tiny

Former

Casual

Madam

Professor

Winner

Loser

Fever

Coward

Skilled

Singed

Beast

Free

Chicken

Bug

Silent

Kinda

Treasure

Full-Auto

Compound

First-Time

Soft

Fate

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Tail

Shaker

Sheathed

Headshot

Coordinated

Hardcore

Exacting

Divine

Very Stubborn

Salvo

Surefire

Strategist

Eco

Ebon

Unlucky

Slim

Unbelievable

Story

Cataclysm

Ore

Messy

Value

Derring-do

Country

Petit

End of an Era

Sealed

Graduate

Specialty

Apprentice

Neo

Sister

Acrobatic

Maiden Name

Myself

Walker

Alchemist

Thief

Captive

Mining Master

Transporter

Guardian

Grizzled

Safari

Trolley

Minion

Experienced

Mecha

Brand-new

Researcher

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Complete

Sage

Perfect

Ruler

Big Bang

Blademaster

Beastmaster

All-or-nothing

Indiscriminating

Machine Crew

One-shot

Gamble

Prism

Faint

Cocky

Exclusive

Team

Mostly

Reborn

Wonderful

Viva

Pseudo

Disciple

Not for Sale

Radiant

Beauty

(Temporary)

Ripe

Favorite

Squishy

Darling

Charmer

Big

Intermittent

Max

Fishmaster

Rodeo

Excellent

Regular

Stroll

Love-struck

At First Sight

Luv

Roving

Rare

Second-rate

Mascot

Partner

Like

Popular

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As Always!

Sufferer

Agent

Riled-up

Shuddering

Terra

Archdemon

Requiem

Ballad

Marvelous

Dauntless

Bushido

Avenger

Double

Hilarious

Role Model

Class Leader

President

Exhausted

Indestructible

Royal

Blushing

Chaos

Retired Number

Of All Time

Sexy

Awesome

Flex

Unbeaten

All-out

Joy

Group

No. 1

Mrs.

Born

Nameless

Giant

Sorta

Mini

Lad

Syndrome

Anti

Crew

Captain

Passion

Special

Half

Respect

Bargain

Mega

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Legend

Champion

Hero

Clear

Reincarnated

Strongest

Top-class

Unparalleled

Jet-black

Emperor

Robot

Baby

Gorgeous

Short

Foremost

Anger

Life

Witch

Person

Forbidden

Snowflake

Famed

Long

Audacious

Extreme

Constant

Gourmet

Maid

Magistrate

Weakling

Unthinkable

Huh

Macho

Research Team

Campaigner

Scholar

Bounty

Illusion

Intelligent

Sapphire Star

Blinding

Ultra

Disappointing

Human

Smart

Hunt

Flower

Right-hand

Men

Women

Super

Complimentary

Alias

Hope

Pioneer

Freed

Knight

General

Imperial

Supreme

Crack

Opportunistic

God

Terror

Squire

Mettle

Karma

Star

Dragon

Czar

Fearless

Brand

Drink

Egg

Dumpling

Friendly

Hunt-crazy

Monster Hunter

Nailed it

Tempered

Trailblazer

Challenger

BFF

Vibe

Tracker

Titan

Observer

Mission

Go

Handler

Quirk

Fly

Miracle

Fantasy

Chockablock

Big Sis

Specimen

Smitten

Aerial Battle

Charming

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Monster

World

Top

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Rathian

Rathian Hunted

Land Hunted

Duchess Hunted

Wyvern Princess Hunted

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Pink Rathian

Cherry Blossom

Valkyrie

Queen

Graceful

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Rathalos

Rathalos

Skies

Prince

King

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Azure Rathalos

Azure

Sapphire

Soul

Regent

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Diablos

Diablos

Berserk

Desert

Horned

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Black Diablos

Violent

Piercing

Devil

Demon

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Kirin

Kirin

Stormy

Thunder

Flash

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Kushala Daora

Kushala

Gale

Cyclone

Soaring

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Teostra

Teo

Shimmering

Kaiser

Flame Emperor

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Lavasioth

Lavasioth

Amber

Magma

Red-hot

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Barroth

Barroth

Charge

Tyrant

Strong

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Uragaan

Uragaan

Destruction

Rolling

Sledgehammer

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Anjanath

Anjanath

Bully Hunted

Wild Hunted

Brute Wyvern

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Great Jagras

Great Jagras

Gluttonous

Gobbling

Shaggy

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Pukei-Pukei

Pukei-Pukei

Venomous

Pop

Teacher

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Nergigante

Nergigante

Power

Rebirth

Consume

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Xeno’jiiva

Xeno’jiiva

Winged

Energy

Honcho

Guide Zorah Magdaros

Zorah

Volcano

Advance

Colossal

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku

Burglar

Dexterous

Raptor

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Jyuratodus

Jyuratodus

Mud

Water

Owner

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Tobi-Kadachi

Tobi-Kadachi

Fulgur

Flying Squirrel

Agile

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Paolumu

Paolumu

Balloon

Floaty

Pearly

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Legiana

Legiana

Elegant

Speedster

Twister

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Great Girros

Great Girros

Ravenous

Fear Hunted

Paralyzing

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Odogaron

Odogaron

Watchdog

Predator

Fierce

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Radobaan

Radobaan

Bone

Spiral

Thorns

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Vaal Hazak

Vaal Hazak

Zombie

Corpse

Destination

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Dodogama

Dodogama

Drill

Dignity

Bold

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Bazelgeuse

Bazelgeuse

Trickster

Trouble

Raider

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Flashy

Spotlight

Mirror

Hunt 50 Tempered Monsters

Adept

Commander

Charisma

Slay 50 Elder Dragons

Valiant

Mythic

Legendary

Already

Feral

Comet

Hunt 100 Large Monsters

Maniac

Tough

Enraged

Hunt 500 Large Monsters

Master

Fairy-tale

Unprecedented

Complete a quest in the Ancient Forest

Ancient Tree

Forest

Complete a quest in the Wildspire Waste

Wildspire

Wastes

Complete a quest in the Coral Highlands

Coral

Highlands

Complete a quest in the Rotten Vale

Rotten

Vale

Complete a quest in the Elder’s Recess

Elder

Recess

Complete 50 optional quests

Liberty

Guide

Guidance

Complete 50 Investigations

Seeker

Knowledgeable

Fair Wind

Complete 10, 30, and 50 Arena Quests

Black Belt

Arena

Chosen

Expert

Hardened

Decidedly

Gladiator

Glory

Admired

Respond to 10 SOS and complete the quest

Backup

Great

Interceptor

Complete 100 Multiplayer Quests

Comrade

Friend

Lonely

Collect 50 Guild Cards

Bond

Spread

Link

Recruit a Tailraider

Tailraider

Stray

Meow

Grimalkyne

Gajalaka

Obtain 100,000 research points

Insect

Plant

PhD

Earn 1 million zenny

Tycoon

Celebrity

Resort

Acquire 5 pieces of Rarity 8 gear

Gear

Obsession

Quintessential

Arm

Collector

Lofty

Join a Squad

Sensei

Prime

Business

Active-duty

Sweetheart

Real

Troupe

Princess

My

Trendy

Heir

Famous

Killer

Telepathic

Unmovable

Eternal

Service

History

Final

Homemade

Warrior

Archer

Bug-catcher

Farmer

Book

Dapper

Curmudgeon

Maiden

Moxie

Grillmaster

Fisherman

Tracks

Item

Prize

Specialist

Skill

Using

Wobbly

Rider

Schemer

Hide-and-Seek

Well-done

White Wind

Participate in the Kulve Taroth Siege

Kulve Taroth

Hoard

Exhilarating

Highly Prized

Obtain from Deviljho Update

Deviljho

Demonic

Destroy

Invader

Obtain from Lunastra Update

Lunastra

Flame

Regal

Incandescent

Obtain from Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Collaboration

Zero Dawn

Override

Machine

Nora Tribe

Outcast

Obtain from USJ Collaboration

Universal

Studios

Wonder

World’s

Cool Japan

Obtain from Street Fighter V Collaboration

Rival

Destined

Living Legend

Bandana

K.O.

Obtain from Devil May Cry Collaboration

Stylish

Must Die

Ebony

Ivory

Force Edge

Obtain from Mega Man Collaboration

Dr.

E-Tank

Classic

Rush

Rock n’ Roll

Complete “A Visitor from Eorzea (Extreme)”

Warrior of Light Completed

Slay Behemoth to complete the Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration

Fantasy

Crystal

Dragoon

Behemoth

XIV

Obtain Bayek Layered armor or Assassin’s Hood from the Assassin Creed Collaboration

Origins

Assassins

Bayek

Scarab

Pharaoh

Stealth

Slay a Leshen from The Witcher 3 Collaboration

Witcher

Geralt

Ciri

Leshen

White Wolf

Igni

Solved all of the mysteries in Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest

Wild Hunt

Partake in the Spring Blossom Fest

Spring

Bloom

March

April

May

Partake in the Summer Twilight Fest

Summer

Ocean

June

July

August

Partake in the Autumn Harvest Fest

Autumn

Pumpkin

September

October

November

Partake in the Winter Star Fest

Winter

Snow

December

January

February

Partake in the Appreciation Fest

Anniversary

One Year

Congrats

Celebrate

Birthday

Second Slot titles

(None)

By

An

For

And

Plus

On

With

Is

No

To

From

Per

Who

What

When

Are

Why

His

Her

Upon

Our

Your

Until

But

Colored

Lacking

Shrouded

Called

Dancer

Swift

Town

City

Using

Looking

Gang

Devotee

Type

Ally

Or

Boss

Assistant

Teacher

Limited

Occasional

Vs.

Worker

Fusion

Minus

Circle

In

Of

Less

The

At

Around

Across

Division

&

+

–

x

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!

=

~

.

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:

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$

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W

X

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α

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Meaning

If

Pre

Post

Only

During

Again

Also

Since

Use

So

Very

Wait

Try

☆

Just

Hate

Else

Besides

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[perfect-corroscience]

Chapter 32: The Bridgehead

“It seems there’s no longer any way to stop Animata’s rampage.”

In the last chapter, the crew got warped to yet another strange planet. They fought alien creatures, ran into a robot soldier, and were led to his king - who turns out to be 54B2. Needless to say, everyone is... very confused.

32-1 We never imagined we would really find survivors.

“You are kindred, fellow citizens of this world. To us, you are a beacon of hope.”

Concluding thus, the Oxsecian king welcomes you with open arms.

Not long ago the Oxsecians were bitter enemies. Now they surround you – but they’re disarmingly friendly. Eerily so.

Still, here you can finally settle down and rest. Unable to resist that temptation, you decide to stay a while.

So the god of the planet turns out to be a sentient technological lifeform, the party has traveled to several other worlds, but time travel? 

Pfffffft, that’s only in stories

              “A supply run to the bridgehead…”

              According to Proto, the troops stationed there are setting up a critical operation as a foothold in the campaign against Animata.

              “Well, no point in just sitting around here, after all. Let’s lend a hand.”

              And so you join the Oxsecian ranks.

 Someone in one of the irc channels noted it was weird that nobody was saying a thing about supposedly joining the king’s army and destroying Animata. I think the general gist is that the party is still very bewildered about what just happened, only just able to begin recouping, nobody beyond the wildlife are attacking, and it’d be good to find out more. 

And how better than to help Proto and the king?

The first battle introduces this enemy, whose notable for its de-leveling skill. It has a fairly large range, and basically means taking it out ASAP is a priority. Otherwise, stay out of their AOE. 

It’s worth noting that they’re quite vulnerable to being confused… that being said, the only units who can cause confusion are Kana, R’zonand, and Yukken(^); of the three I can see people using Yukken, though the confusion comes from her Chaos Arrows skill(s). I guess you could use Kana or R’zonand if you really wanted to use their confusion inducing skills while being so extraordinarily unlucky you never managed to pull any adventurer that specialized in healing?

The next four battles introduce these two goblin enemies. Their skills are self-explanatory and all but say that this chapter mainly has sword enemies in the same way chapter 31 had spear enemies.

My team for this chapter was Olber/Bajanna/Ma’curi/Koko/Sorman/Odin. Olber provides some damage while being a tank/support for the team, while Bajanna, Ma’curi, and Odin dish out the damage. Koko is probably the one unit I personally could take or leave for this team. I took her mainly because I hadn’t invested in a lot of spear users – I’d have otherwise taken Djugan or Clara if I bothered with Vengeful Heart.

Other possible units:

·        Kem and Djugan (or, since it’s now at update 5.5.x, their recodes) can be brought along, as they provide the same function for spear units as Pahrl/Korin and Ka’pori/Manmer, respectively.

·        Suoh in his third job gets Phys Attack x1.2, which makes him a pretty good damage dealer. Camellia(^) is a decent spear unit, and you could probably make an interesting team with her and a bunch of male units to take advantage of her Femme Fatale equip skills. Clara is free from Vengeful Heart and seriously useful + her recode gives her some good range.

·        If you don’t have a ton of these units, it’s perfectly viable to recode Odin, then recruit and SB/level another one, then put both in the party.

·        Jaguna^ makes a fairly interesting spear user while being able to provide healing – which can come in handy for 32-10, and like Suoh and Camellia she can be SB’d using PoF.

·        Beyond that I guess if you’re lacking in spear units just ply on any good sword units you have.

 32-2 The scars of battle are everywhere.

Four battles. These two are introduced. I like how the Kirusk is a Gnorusk except with frickin’ laser beams. As an anon on the Terra Battle wiki sums it up:

I didn’t bother setting up for the last floor, which is unfortunate since I can’t really make any good pincers that chain everyone together. Nor would I have enough time to.

Ow. Olber’s Self-Sacrifice skill (he takes all damage inflicted upon allies until he’s at 1HP) is a bit of a blessing and curse. Still, he’s amazingly tanky – and he’ll become even more of a tank when recoded.

32-3 You trek all day and night, yet your destination is still a long way off.

              You trek all day and night, yet your destination is still a long way off. The remains of wrecked and ruined machines litter your path.

This stage has only three battles. In each we see a bunch of sleeping Bloblins. Naturally, they’re asleep until a couple turns pass or they’re attacked.

If you maneuver carefully, you can pincer them in smaller groups and not have to worry about waking them up. This picture was after I took out the Bloblins in a column, then the upper row.

The last floor is interesting in that it throws a pair of Sands of Time at you. I prioritized taking them out, waking up the Blobins be damned, and pincered them with Odin (85+ SB%) and Ma’curi (100%) to ensure I killed them. Spear units sure get a lot of good AOE in their attacks.

32-4 Not a soul in sight…

It must’ve been quite disheartening to King 54B2 and the Oxsecians to go about, day after day, seeing their land destroyed and decimated…

First enemy medic of the chapter! The tried and true method of going for the healer first will be useful.

32-5 You’re already surrounded.

              As the sun sinks towards the horizon, the alien beasts’ madness only grows with the darkness. A rank odor arises as well.

              Proto keeps a sharp lookout. An unsettling presence looms.

              “It feels like we’re being cornered…”

              Taking the lead, Proto forges ahead in an attempt to dispel the air of unease. The rest of you trail behind like magnets.

              But you’re already surrounded.

Three battles, the last of which is against a boss. There’s Carrion Cutters, and this thing,

…a greener and more poisonous version of the Mudcrawler. Same mechanics apply; it leaves behind a space of toxic slime that poisons any non-levitating unit that goes over it. The slime won’t disappear immediately when it’s killed.

Maybe it’s just me, but that green shade makes it look more adorable.

The boss of the stage, who is accompanied by two Toxicrawlers and Carrion Cutters each (he can occasionally resummon the latter). His noteworthy skill is One-Eyed Counter. Its description says it all – any unit that he can “see” will be hit with a counterattack. This can make double pincers (he’s a 2x2 boss) dangerous, especially with weak units and bow units. Rake will ruin their day.

It’s a good idea to put bulkier (ideally non-bow) units on his right side so they can sponge the counter, and keep HP topped off. Olber’s Evasive Arts, Chain came in handy for me.

Units can/will be displaced during counters, but on the bright side, if they were positioned to pincer, said pincer will still fire off. Wouldn’t it be annoying if that weren’t the case?

I wonder how he got that scar.

32-6 The alien beasts prowl even the most roundabout paths.

              No matter how many you sweep away, they keep coming like endlessly propagating dust. No matter how many fall, more rise to take their place.

              There’s no avoiding them, either. The alien beasts prowl even the most roundabout paths, patiently waiting.

 That’s a good simile.

So, before I started this stage, I tossed on a partially leveled Shadowy Rod (an A-class companion I got from using a Companion Ticket a while back; passively grants +20% HP and +20 Def/MDef at max level) onto Olber. At level 84, his HP is 4897.

Almost 1000 HP! That’s very nice. Though I’d gotten it from the CoT, it’s worth noting this otomo can be obtained from evolving a Twilight Wand (D-class and dropped from a few stages – 9-4/12-8/15-7/25-3) and/or a Darkling Wand (evo of the former, dropped from 14-5 and 31-6). The evo path goes Twilight Wand > Darkling Wand > Gloomy Wand > Shadowy Rod.

Anyway, this stage has four battles against Slash Goblins.

32-7 You’ve come across a perfect hiding place.

I’m not surprised the party has gotten lost. They’ve been hounded all the way since they left, they probably had to detour at some point.

The last battle is notable for having a pair of Revivers, safely hidden in a ring of Goblins. Luckily, everyone is strong enough that I can pincer each part of the ring and, with the aid of a Powered Point, clear them out.  

From there, the Revivers are easy pickings. It helps that you have four turns to kill them.

32-8 Everyone is distracted by the same thought.

The Sands of Time make a return, and that’s about all that’s notable for this stage. The story’s more interesting. How come we never hear about Oxsecian mothers?

32-9 The horizon blazes red, bleeding crimson into the atmosphere.

There’s a question that goes unasked: just who or what was capable of reducing a camp to smoking ruins? Not only quickly, but to the point that the party doesn’t notice anything?

Snoozing, or genuinely sleeping, since it’s dark?

There’s a few different approaches that can be done here – I prioritized the Bloblins since there’s no harm in Ma’curi’s and Odin’s AOE Spear skills hitting the Kirusks and those horizontal laser attacks won’t hit the party. Since Bajanna’s closer to the Bloblins, I kept her out of the pincer chain (though if I could’ve she’d be beside Odin or at the very bottom) and had Olber and Sorman lead the pincers.

One of the battles sticks a bunch of these guys together. Vertical pincers are the way to go. Finally, it’s in this stage, but there’s some slightly higher-leveled version that have a chance of dropping a Stalwart Sword.

32-10 That lovely gradient fractures, splitting straight down the middle!

It’s not a bad idea to bring two healers for this battle, or otherwise someone with decent healing abilities. Olber was really useful here, his Lambda form would be moreso, Jaguna^ as mentioned is another possible choice, and there’s a ton of healing otomos. The other slots are packed with your hardest-hitting units.  

I kind of wish there’d be a change in the background to reflect what the party’s seeing, but this is a relatively inoffensive example of the background not really showing much. I’ve... got a lot of gripes with the backgrounds for chapter 37...

Meet Apirath.

It starts by teleporting the units you have in slots 4-6 away and fleeing.

I apparently didn’t have screencaps of these guys when I first did this, so I went back and redid the stage to grab some. You’ll see these Magic/Power Amps in each battle (there’s just one Amp in each fight, but not 1 Magic Amp and 1 Power Amp). You have two turns to take them out before they retreat, and you will want to do that ASAP.

Battle two and four bring you to whatever weird warphole your other units got transported to, where some mini-Apiraths accompany the Amp.

What potentially makes this stage tricky is that you have half a team, with one slot likely dedicated toward a Healing character. If your units have low SB, that could be annoying too.

On the bright side, you’re evenly matched.

The party rejoins for the final battle, and the boss shows itself. If there were any Amps left alive, they will buff Apirath’s relevant stat by 50%. This is a permanent boost; if too many Amps were left alive, then it’s pretty much a total party kill whenever it attacks – and its other skills are pretty annoying too.

Goes without saying it’s good to clear the mooks first.

When it does the customary glowing-to-signify-it’s-charging-up, it’s preparing to use Breath Attack. Horizontal double pincers are the best way to handle it. It’s got beefy defenses, but with time it goes down.

              Your companions are all back and all accounted for. The bizarre phenomenon you experienced is new even to Proto. He relates all that has happened to the king.

              The king listens with a look of agony. It seems there’s no longer any way to stop Animata’s rampage. There are few options left. The Oxsecian king must make a choice.

              “Gather the people.”

              “You’ve decided to tell the people, then, sire?” The royal advisor’s voice is a mixture of chagrin and resignation.

              “Aye. This world has no place for us anymore. We’ve lost.”

              The Oxsecian king grits his teeth, steeling himself. Then…

And on that bittersweet note, so ends chapter 32. I don’t think anyone really knows what the hell Apirath even is.