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For such a tiny creature, Espurr would find a small set of stairs that would be juuust perfect for her to climb up the Extra tall stool, so she could properly see the game board and Table, as the Dealer would use his magic's to have his cards floating about in a massive ball of flying slips of Paper...Before they all simply fell into a neat Deck, Starting to shuffle itself Hands-free, as the Dealer met his gaze with the Espurr.

"I will ask once. Please, Dont try to read my mind, Little one." The Dealer would warn. "I know how your kind loves to play mind games, with your Abra's, Malmar's and Espeons...You'll find it wont aid your journey to a victory anymore than if you tried to bribe me." The Dealer would state, Before three cards would slip out of the deck, flipped over and presented before her. "But...Hm hm hm. I may be getting ahead of myself. You know better, right? Good. Then let us play." The Dealer would say, as the fourth Card would come to the Dealer, as options came before Espurr...

"Before you lie Three Aces. Pick one, and make it an excellent choice, for you may have it for quite some time."



"The Ace of Falcon. If i dont hear a single Falcon Punch from you, i want nothing with you."

(The Ace of Falcon gives you the Ace, Captain Falcon! Along with Stats, Moveset, and Appearance, You recieve the 'Blue Falcon' Passive Ability, in which you recieve a +2 DEX Bonus to any Non-Combat DEX Challenge! Basically, you dont get the bonus during any Dodging or Attack moments.)



"The Ace of Reincarnation. I'd Bite your tongue, You dont wanna spoil his future."

(The Ace of Reincarnation gives you the Ace, Soma Cruz! Along with Stats, Moveset, and Appearance, you get the Passive Ability, 'Visage of Darkness', In which you deal an extra 5% Damage to any and all 'Holy' Creatures and Characters!)



"The Ace of Divination. A Girl after my own heart...But we do differ on the aspect of prediction."

(The Ace of Divination gives you the Ace, Feli! Along with Stats, Move set and Appearance, you get the Skill, Astrological visage, Which allows you to temporarily gain a +1 to any stat of your choosing for 3 Turns! However, it can only be used Twice.)


"And for myself, I choose my own Ace..."




"The King of Torment...This Monster has lived a terrible life, And in its agonized state, It causes more chaos, out of its own control. End the Golem's Misery, if you can."



"And now, Cut the deck...Please, dont reach, Ill get it for you."




Cut the Deck low??
(The Game will be shortened, And will not feature as much Post-Game Loot to obtain. Means a more immediate reward, however.)


Cut the Deck in the middle??
(Standard Game Length.)


Cut the Deck High??
(Game will be much longer, and have rarer, Even grander loot, But will make the game take longer, and have more, and Wider maps. With more chance to lose everything, However...)

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Espurr giggled a bit at the Dealer's warning. "Don't worry. I'm not much for mind-reading anyway." Not a lie, exactly. Truth is, she just wasn't much good at it. If she could, a girl as inquisitive as her would surely take advantage of such a thing.

Her expression hardening a bit, she looked over the cards before her. Falcon, Reincarnation, Divination... Falcon didn't much interest her at all, but the art depicting Reincarnation... resonated with her, in a way.

Still, when she heard the word "Divination" her choice was sealed. Seeing the future... knowing what was in store for her... this appealed to her quite a bit. It could have been especially useful, back when...

She shook her head. "The Ace of Divination, please."

Finally, the deck. She opted to... keep things simple, for her first game. After all, if it appealed to her, there would be more games to come. "I'll cut the deck low."

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The Dealer would happily reach over, Cutting the deck low and setting aside the top half of the deck, before taking the little remaining at the bottom, And beginning to use his magic's to send the cards flying about the table in a certain art, Each card flying into there own neat decks of Weapons, Spells, Abilities, Armors, Events, and of course, Enemies and Allies, before a set of cards would form on the table as a Map, But not before a certain card emerges, settling itself before Espurr.

"The Paleblood Moon...Cruel and Brutal are the blades of the Beast, and through the withered we weave..."

As the Dealer says the words, a Sudden wisp of Mist seems to cover Espurr's eyes, as the Incense grows stronger and stronger...

The crinkling of burned leaves sounds off on your shoes, as you seem to be wandering through a courtyard of some kind, massive stone blocks guiding a path of your journey, as overhead thick black clouds could only be seen, with the sight of a Massive, Pale Red Moon overhead acting as your solitary light source, as Espurr would find that her body was...

Well, You weren't *that* much taller than what you were originally, as Feli herself was only four foot even. However, Lucky for you, it was still just a bit taller than espur's usual self! Asides from that, you clutched two divination rods in each hand, and wore a poofy, Gothic Lolita dress with a ribbon top to complete, settling that you were, in fact Feli! But As you Look around the Victorian architecture, suddenly, the sounds of leaves crunching following behind you is heard, as it seems something is close to running up upon you! But when you turn to look...Nothing.

However, Once you return your gaze, A sudden emerging would appear, as  the brush before Espurr/Feli would burst open as a figure ran out of the brush!

It looked...Hideous. A Monster of come kind, Wearing an old, Raggedy hood, with its face consumed by tentacles of come kind, as it looked around for a brief moment, Seemingly not seeing Feli/Espurr just yet...Until eventually, Making its gaze to the Girl, Staring in silence for a brief moment. What would Espurr do now?

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Espurr was... more than satisfied with her new height. Four times as tall as she was normally, she marveled for a moment at how much smaller everything seemed in this... courtyard. She was quickly brought to attention, however, by the sight of the red moon overhead... And then something else. Espurr, or perhaps, Felispurr, drew back from the creature emerging from the brush, divining rods raised... Wait. Could she see the future now, she wondered? She turned her mind's eye inward, hoping to get some idea of this thing's intentions. She didn't want to fight if she didn't need to.

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The Brain Sucker would stare at Felispurr, Tilting his head and sunken eyes at Feli as she seemed to try and read into the Future.And in the Future, Feli could see the vision of what seemed to be a tall, pale figure, Grabbing her and using a long tendril to-- And hey, Look at that, Here he comes! The Brain Sucker would suddenly extend its arms outward, Running at full speed to grab Felispurr, As its head burst open, as massive tentacle with a teethed sucker at the end emerged in a bloody burst, Seeking to get ready to break ground into Feli's skull and begin, Well, Sucking out her brain!

Brain Sucking! Felispurr, Take a DEX Check of 12, Or else get grappled, And suffer 10 Damage of Brain-slurping-goodness for each turn you fail to break out, with a Grapple break check of 10!

Brain Sucker

HP; 00/67%

 Status: All he wants to do is eat your brains. He's not Unreasonable, I mean, He's not gonna eat your eyes...

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Rhr28ly3p_1d20+1(Felispurr's DEX check: succeeded!)

Felispurr jumped back with a yelp. Well, looks like divination couldn't do everything, especially in combat situations. She could feel this... thing's remaining strength, at least, seeing well about how long it would take for it to fall. And suddenly... she felt far more in tune with the stars. She could feel that the stars were right... for her attack! "Stellium!"

p_1d20+3(Stellium, deals p_1d10+13damage)

Hit or miss, the magic blasts filled Felispurr with an unfamiliar... and quite exhilarating power. She could get used to this. "Another!"

p_1d20+3(Stellium, deals same damage as before)

Much better. And now, she felt confident enough for something... bigger. "Horary!"

p_1d20+3(Horary, gravestone falling onto foe (targets DEX), p_1d20+15damage)

...Not great. Even so, these powers... excited Felispurr, as shown by the huge grin across her face.

Felispurr

HP: 170/170

Shield: 60/60

Status: Very happy with this new form

1d20+1·1d20+3·1d10+13·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+15

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As the Brain Suckers grab would miss, and he would simply wrap his long, Lanky arms against himself, The Brain Sucking monster would swing around, Long tendrilous mouth seeking to reach for Feli still...But was blasted back, as the first and second stellium hits would shine bright, blasting back the lovecraftian horror as it squelched in agony, stepping back with its lanky legs, covering its sunken eyes in terror, as sadly the falling gravestone slipped by, breaking against the ground!

The Brain sucker made a Slimy, hideous noise with its mouth, seemingly to be Chanting some form of Enchantment, as its hands suddenly glew a whispy white color, and it launched forth a white orb, that seemed to create a whispy aura of binding along with it!

Capturing Bind! Feli, Roll a 13 in Dex to avoid the Binding attack, or else, Be Grappled by a Whispy white magical force, with a STR Break check of 15!

Brain Sucker 

HP; 38%/67% 

Status: All he wants to do is eat your brains. He's not Unreasonable, I mean, He's not gonna eat your eyes...

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Felispurr grinned at the impact of her attacks, in spite of the gravestone missing its mark. Seeing the white orb of energy approach, she yelped and leapt out of the way...

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...or, at least, tried. She still took the brunt of the attack, wispy tendrils wrapping around her. She could tell that, in spite of everything else, this body wasn't strong enough to break free from brute force... but she figured if she took out the source, things would resolve themselves one way or another. "Luminary!"

p_1d20+3(Felispurr's Luminary, 22% damage, 40% chance to inflict Burned)

Not great. She decided to finish things off simply. "Double Stellium!"

p_1d20+3

p_1d20+3(Felispurr's Stellium x2, deals  p_1d10+13 damage)

...For a fortune teller, she wasn't feeling very lucky.

Felispurr

HP: 170/170

Shield: 60/60

Status: Grappled, underwhelmed

CDs: Horary 0 turns, Luminary 2 turns

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Luckily for Felispurr, the first Luminary suddenly making the creature Screech and turn away, As its attempts to slink closer were stopped as it was blinded by the bright light. Seeming to do just the trick as well, as the White whisps were suddenly vanished, allowing Felispurr freedom to move! But unluckily, the other two attacks, Seemed not so lucky as the monster would quickly squirm away, suddenly hitting the floor and-- crawling at Feli?! What kind of insane monster was this?! Regardless, the beast would lunge forward, swinging its claws down to try and get a great big cut at Feli!

Claw! Feli, Roll a Dex check of 10 to Avoid it, or take a simple 10 Damage!

The monster seemed every closer to death, Panicked and gasping wildly, as if it were feebly trying to stay alive. A Sense that someone is watching fills you!

Brain Sucker  

HP; 60%/67%  

Status: All he wanted was some brains!

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Felispurr grimaced at the creature's strange movements... but smirked, realizing it didn't have much strength left.

Cx|AANWzp_1d20+1(Felispurr's dodge)

She swiftly backstepped from the claw, and began to channel magic. "It's over! Stellium!"

p_1d20+3(Felispurr's Stellium, deals p_1d10+13 damage)

Sighing as the creature finally fell, the hair on the back of her neck began to prick up as she felt something watching her. "Who's there?" she demanded, glancing around furtively.

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With one strong blast, The Brain Sucker was burned and bleached even whiter with the powerful blast of magic, Making the monster screech and flop aside, long tongue lulling over out of its mouth, as the monster was left unable to even move...


Battle Won!


However, Victory could not be savored just yet, as soon, a Rustling came from the thicket asides Feli, as soon, a Man dressed in a thick leather outfit would come, Looking at Feli with raised brow.



"...Girl. You best make your way inside. Dark times come." The Hunter would say, coming closer, and looking upon the Dead Brain Sucker. "...Your magics, draw from the stars, do they not? It is well that you have the skills to fight these monsters...But the moon can not be trusted in these times. Here..." The Man would say, Before producing a Mechanical Arm-mounted weapon, and soon, slipping it onti Felispurr's wrist.



"This is a Stake Driver. It is no Toy, But it will protect you on your way home. Run along now girl...Before The Hunt Continues." The Good Hunter would suggest, before walking off, as the mists of the land grew stronger...

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Feli has a new Special Attack;

-Stake Driver-

A Trick weapon, Designed to pierce thick hides and impact deep bleeding into a target. Thankfully, Due to its mechanical nature, It does not need force or strength to weild it, only proper aim. DEX, Deals 28% Damage, 2 Turn cooldown.

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"Well, Seems that was a beginning to a fine Monster Hunt...Will your path always take such a dark role? Hm hm hm....We shall see. Let us move your chip forward."