caughtinanetwork | Boss Fight

[Sunday afternoon, ready or not, the monster that attacked the mosasaur is after the city. Upon first glance it seems to be a gigantic purple octopus, but closer inspection reveals a sharp row of teeth across its face. It's no ordinary octopus, and not just due to its size. It swims up to the bubble with such force that it stirs up a temporary whirlpool that results in various undersea creatures smacking against the barrier. If the sudden blocking of the sunlight from above doesn't get people's attention, the clattering noises sure will. When it speaks, its voice is raspy, and it sounds as if it finds this whole situation to be just hilarious.]

Hello there boys and girls! Are you ready to play?

[It peers down into the bubble with one of its enormous yellow eyes, squinting up in a manner that makes it look as if it's smirking. Two tentacles attach themselves to the bubble and start pulling. There's an ominous groaning sound, and then...]

Oww! Hey, watch it!

[Divine lightning strikes down from some point on the island to hit the invader. It lets go of the barrier, swimming up to the island at top speed.

Seconds later, all characters holding the badges from the curse would find their communicators turning on suddenly. The cleric skill master is up on the island, her eyes trained on the shoreline by the bay.]

That thing is going to be up here any second. I can't last for long on my own, so get yourselves up here now! Clerics, pair yourselves with a warrior and snag all the damage dealing classes you can find! We're going to have to roll with a pick-up-group raid, here. So -

Well hello, pretty lady!

...just read this and hurry it up!

[A good cleric is always prepared. The skill master has provided a basic strategy for anyone feeling particularly lost, and she sends it out to everyone's communicators before cutting off the feed.]

You're all new to this, so I won't hold it against you if you screw this up. Here's some basics for you. I don't know what kind of monster we'll be facing just yet, but just in case, here's a little primer you can use no matter what you're up against.

Clerics - you know what you're in for by now. Bring some mana potions, bring your faith, and bring a megaphone to shout out warnings to your party. You'll be in the back, so you'll be able to see attacks coming. Pace yourselves. Don't heal every little boo-boo, this thing is big and we'll be in it for the long haul.

Warriors - strap in, because this won't be like fighting the little guys. You're likely to be riding this fight out half dead the whole time, and don't you dare blame that on your healer, that's just the nature of the beast. Watch yourself, and try to avoid blowing everything all at once. Hold back until you see a pattern of attack. Most importantly, keep the big thing's attention off your friends! You've got it in you, I know you do.

Mages - unfortunately I don't have any information on what this thing is gonna be weak against. All I know is "it's big and it's got suckers". Try to do low level spells until you figure out what's hurting it and what might be healing it. If you run out of mp, tell your party before you go running off to regenerate. Good luck.

Rogues - you're gonna want to pace yourselves. This sort of fight won't be over quickly. Try to get in and poison or confuse whatever this thing turns out to be, and hold off on attacking until you see openings or you'll tire yourselves out. You can move faster than anyone, so you might also want to keep an eye out for allies who have been knocked out. Bring 'em to me or to your cleric.

Beast Masters - I can't pretend to really understand the bond you guys have with your pets, but you can basically function as a little team all on your own. Try to look out for your pet and don't put too much of a burden on the clerics. Dive in behind the warriors so your pet doesn't get hurt too badly, and bring healing items for it. You're probably going to be on support a bit more than you're used to.

Bards - it's up to you guys to balance out the weaknesses of your party. That's going to be a little different for each one of you, so I can't help you too much. Keep an eye on party composition and be ready to switch up your song and dance on the fly. In a bad spot it can help if you distract the enemy while injured party members get out of the way, too.

I'm not going to pretend any of these strategies are perfect, so if anyone comes up with some better ideas while the fight is going on, I wish you all the best. I mostly wrote this up for anyone who might be panicking with no idea what to do. Oh, and the groups that fought the werewolf and the giant slime? Bring whatever you found. I bet we'll need it.

~ C

OOC: It's the big battle! This boss will have more than one phase and he will be played out by us, so hop in and get to fighting him!

Threaded | Flat

[The big guy's got himself suctioned down to the island nice and tight with two of his larger tentacles. Unfortunately, no one can even get close to those tentacles to expose his weak areas with the other six waving about! Each tentacle seems to hold a particular fondness for a different class, though all of them can have their attention snagged by a warrior after a few good hits. Still, maybe there's a reason they're focusing on specific classes like that? It might be a good idea to pay attention to just what they're trying to take out.]

[Now that his tentacles have been disabled, he's drawing in to himself! Somehow the smirking octopus has hardened himself up. Is there anything corrosive enough to get through that shell, or will everyone just have to gradually chip away at it?]

Nice try kiddies, but you'll have to do better than that!

[The smirking octopus has regained the use of his tentacles, and now he's in a frenzy! He's casting spells and using skills left and right. His movements aren't as coordinated though, and sometimes his center is exposed, though only briefly. If there was some way to focus all the attacks on his body, surely he must be weakened enough by now that he could be taken out!]

[ So if someone would look up at the area above the fracas, they would catch sight of what seems to be a flying couch with one particular demon sitting upon it and seemingly enjoying the show. He's treating it all like a movie, really, calmly sipping tea as a nearby tea tray laden with a few choice snacks floats alongside him.

He floats here and there, near a roof or two on occasion but definitely away from the crowd and the danger. A wary tentacle whips out to his direction but it barely misses him by a hair's breadth as he maneuvers his couch out of the way and to somewhere further and safer. ]

Bravo, Vatheon. Bravo indeed~ It seems you've chosen to end this with quite the show! But no thank you. I'd rather stay away from the crowd.

[ Care to join him? He can poof up more food if need be. ]

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

PEANUT GALLERY!