[F21] <<Trouble in the Mines>>

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Floor 21
<<Trouble in the Mines>>
Party Limit: 4 | 20+ Posts
Repeatable for standard thread rewards, and bonus col (only) from potential rewards.

 

Quest Rewards:

• 1,500 Experience Points
• 2,500 col
• POTENTIAL REWARDS | Complete the Hunt Drakelings quest path 
  • +100 Experience Points for each additional <<Drakeling Skin>> you bring back past the goal - for a maximum of 1500 bonus Experience Points.
  • Five of the collected <<Drake hides>> are consumed upon returning to the Foreman.
  • The Foreman will pay an additional +500 col for each additional <<Drakeling Skin>> the party brings back past the goal - no cap.
• POTENTIAL REWARDS | Complete the Lure Drakelings Away quest path
  • +500 Experience Points
  • Seven of the gathered <<Iridescent Drag Caps>> are consumed luring the Drakelings away.
  • The Foreman will pay +250 col for each additional <<Iridescent Dragon Cap>> you bring back past the goal - no cap.
• POTENTIAL REWARDS | Complete the Destroy the Drakeling Nests quest path
  • +2,000 Experience Points
  • +10,000 col

Requirements:

• Speak with NPC Mining Foreman.
• The group as a whole must choose one of the following:
  • Hunt Drakelings
    • Enter Mines and fight Drakelings.
    • Collect 5 <<Drakeling Skin>> hides.
  • Lure Drakelings Away
    • Gather 7 <<Iridescent Dragon Cap>> in nearby caves through typical gathering means.
    • Take mushrooms to a separate cave to lure Drakelings.
    • Blow the entrance and trap them inside.
  • Destroy Drakeling Nests
    • Enter mines and destroy 2 Drake Nests.
    • Kill 2 Drake Matriarchs (must be fought together)
• Return to Foreman to collect rewards.

Summary:

Mining is the lifeblood in the town of Tomoika, and were it to completely stop, then it’s residents would waste away. An infestation of Drakelings has disrupted operations after miners discovered a previously n undisturbed cave system. This area is not only rich with ores and gems, but with a mushroom dubbed the Iridescent Dragon Cap that the Drake’s devour like never before seen. After cleaning the material rich area out of the Dragon Caps, the beasts began to roost there permanently. The Foreman of the Mines has offered you payment in return for exterminating the Drakes, and even has a lead on a cave nearby with more of the Dragon Caps for you to use as bait.

Outline: 

Players must speak with the Foreman of the Mines to begin the quest. They are tasked with ridding the mines of the infestation of Drakelings and have multiple options for how they might do so. Different outcomes and rewards will apply, depending on the option selected.

Hunt Drakelings

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Hunting the Drakelings requires gathering their hides to show as proof of their defeat. The players need simply enter the mine and kill the beasts, after each Drakeling death the players receives one <<Drakeling Skin>> hide. Once 5 hides are collected the remaining Drakelings will flee and the party may return to the Mining Foreman for their reward.

Players may also choose to continue their hunt for Drakelings through the cave systems, obtaining more hides for additional rewards.

Lure Drakelings Away

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Instead of hunting and killing the Drakelings, a less confrontational approach is also available. The Foreman mentioned before that the beasts are attracted to the Dragon Cap mushrooms, it affects them like cats on catnip. Pointing you in the direction of a recently discovered area with a few Dragon Caps, the Foreman tells you to be careful, as there are some mushrooms that are more dangerous than they look.

The players must roll a LD (modifiers apply).  An LD 15+ the Player receives one Dragon Cap, however on an LD 1-2 the players will stumble upon a Widows Cap. This mushroom will release a cloud of spores that cause the player to be stunned for one post as well as take 150 unmitigated damage. On their next post they may resume searching. 

After the party collects at least 7 Dragon Caps, they may return to the Mining Foreman. He will lead them to an abandoned mining area rigged with explosives, "This area was due for demolition anyways, we could trap them inside and they'll starve after a time."

The players must create a trail of Dragon Caps leading to the old mines.  A horde of Drakelings and Drake Matriarchs will follow it into the depths. Soon after the charges are detonated and the creatures are trapped for good. The Mining Foreman will then give the players their reward.

Destroy Drakeling Nests

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The Foreman mentions seeing a few Drake Matriarchs in the cave, he's certain that if you destroy their nests and fight them off that the Drakelings will follow them. Players must enter the mines and locate a nest. On an LD 12+ (modifiers apply) the players can locate a nest and destroy it with a Post Action. The first nest will be unguarded.  Once the second nest has been destroyed, two angry Drake Matriarchs will spawn and attack.  Upon defeat, each Matriarch will drop a Matriarch's Tooth.  The party can return and claim their rewards by handing the Matriarch Teeth to the Mining Foreman.

 

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NPCs:

<<Foreman of the Mines>>
A rough and grizzled man that isn’t afraid to fight for himself. He does know when to ask for help when the safety of his workers are on the line.
 

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Enemies:

<<Drakeling>>
Drakelings always spawn in groups of matching the size of the party (ex. Party of 2 vs. 2 Drakelings)

HP: 350/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

Abilities:

• Breath of Fire | On their second turn, each Drakeling will attack with an AoE dealing 100 unmitigatable damage. After a 4 turn cooldown, each Drakeling will use Breath of Fire again. 

 

<<Drake Matriarch>>
Drake Matriarchs will only spawn once their nests are destroyed.

HP: 1250/1250 | DMG: 275 | MIT: 125 | ACC: 2

Abilities:

• Divide and Conquer | Drake Matriarchs will always move to surround their opponents and attack from both sides. Because of this behavioral pattern, it is impossible to attack both at the same time by way of AoE. Additionally, Hate acquisition skills and mods such as Howl and Focused Howl will only affect one Drake Matriarch at a time.
• Metamorphosis | When one Drake Matriarch dies, the other will sprout wings and take flight. This provides +25 DMG and +3 EVA.  This effect is permanent, once triggered.
   

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Epilogue:

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Upon speaking with the Mining Foreman the players receive a hardy laugh, "Well I wasn't sure you could handle it at first, but I'm glad I was wrong. I can't say I would have handled the situation that way, but a job's a job." He grins and slaps a player on the back nearly knocking them over. 

"Well, time for us to get back to work and for you to leave my work site. Get along now!" The Foreman shoos the players away and begins barking orders to his remaining workers.