Excerpt 2 Of My Colossus Playthrough

This is my second excerpt of my actual play of Colossus. I hope you enjoy and it gives you some ideas for your own game!

 

Iris goes to the market and sells two befuddled tonics and her Alenka Doll. She also uses a Scroll of Fireball to learn the Miracle Fireball. Iris convinces Tulip and Hummingbird to join her party. She also buys 5 Rations. They need to go to Crystal Heights and report in to HQ. Iris hires an airship to take them there for 200 credits. They board the airship and it takes them to Crystal Heights in South Spire. They leave the airship and head to HQ. When they get there, a Lotus scientist speaking on behalf of the three leaders says an important artifact being transferred to HQ was waylaid by bandits. The Scouts are ordered to retrieve the artifact. Iris heads to the tavern to recruit one more member into the party. They recruit Dove.

The bandits’ hideout is three days away. On day one the weather is a little cloudy. They find a corpse with one arrow sticking out of it. That night at camp they are accosted by a Mad Android. Iris attacks its shield. She misses. Tulip attacks its shield. Her attack bounces off the shield. Hummingbird attacks the shield. His attack bounces off the shield. The android attacks Iris. He misses. Grelon attacks the shield. His attack bounces off the shield. Iris attacks. She misses. Tulip attacks. She hits the android for 2 HP. Hummingbird attacks with Mental Blast. He hits the android for 2 HP. The android attacks Hummingbird. It hits him for 6 HP. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He hits the android for 1 HP. Iris attacks. She misses. Tulip attacks. She hits the android for 5 HP. Hummingbird attacks. He misses. The android flees. They find a golden locket. They sleep and heal that night.

On day two the weather is a little cloudy. They find a pouch in the road with 100 credits inside. That night at camp they are accosted by a Giant Roach. Dove throws his club at the roach. He misses. Hummingbird attacks with Mental Blast. He hits the roach for 2 HP. The roach lands. It attacks Dove. It misses. Iris attacks. She kills the roach. They find bomb powder.

On day three they reach the bandit hideout. It is in a dilapidated old mansion. A bandit is guarding the door. He hasn’t noticed the Scouts yet. Iris attacks. She kills the bandit. They find a medikit. They enter the mansion.

The first room has three hallways going north. They encounter a bandit. Dove attacks. He hits the bandit for 4 HP. Tulip attacks. She hits the bandit for 1 HP. The bandit attacks Dove with his machete. His attack bounces off Dove’s armor. Iris and Grelon attack and miss. Hummingbird misses. Dove attacks. He kills the bandit. They find a Scroll of Pacify. They take the hall on the right and enter the first room on the right, which is a dining room. In the dining room, they find 3 Rations. They also encounter a Psychic Slime locked in a cage. Iris unlocks it successfully. The slime divulges 4 credits to Iris before it slithers away.

They leave this room and head further down the hall into the kitchen.

They encounter two bandits eating. Iris attacks and misses. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He hits Bandit One for 4 HP. Tulip attacks. She misses. Hummingbird uses Mental Blast. He hits both Bandits for 7 HP, killing both of them. They find a Scroll of Poison. They also find 2 Rations in the kitchen.

They go back to the entrance and down the left hall, which leads to stairs going down. They are ambushed by two Bandits. Bandit One attacks Tulip. He hits her for 2 HP. Iris attacks. She hits Bandit One for 5 HP. Grelon attacks. He kills Bandit One. Tulip uses her Healing Tonic to heal for 6 HP. Hummingbird attacks. His attack bounces off the Bandit’s armor. The Bandit attacks Dove. The Bandit fumbles and hits himself for 1 HP. Iris attacks. She misses. Grelon attacks. His attack bounces off the Bandit’s armor. Dove attacks. He misses. Tulip attacks. Her attack bounces off the Bandit’s armor. Hummingbird attacks. He misses. The Bandit attacks Hummingbird. He hits Hummingbird for 4 HP. Iris attacks. She hits the Bandit for 3 HP. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He misses. Tulip attacks. She hits the Bandit for 1 HP. Hummingbird attacks. He misses. The Bandit attacks Dove. He misses. Iris attacks. She kills the Bandit. They find a Lucky Charm.

They enter the basement. Inside is an alchemy station. They encounter a Bandit. Iris attacks. She fumbles and hits herself for 1 HP. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He misses. The Bandit attacks Iris. His attack bounces off of her armor. Tulip attacks. She misses. Hummingbird attacks. He hits the Bandit for 3 HP. Iris attacks. She hits the Bandit for 1 HP. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He misses. The Bandit attacks Iris. He hits her for 2 HP. Tulip attacks. She hits the Bandit for 1 HP. Hummingbird uses Restoration on himself. He heals himself for 2 HP. Iris attacks. She misses. Grelon attacks. He kills the Bandit. They find Coffee Beans.

They search the room and find: Crushed bones, Sparkling water, Crushed bones, Essence of ice, Essence of fire, and Salty water. They go back to the entrance and head down the middle hallway and reach stairs going up. They ascend the stairs.

There are three rooms connected to this hallway. They go in the room to the right. They encounter a Bandit. Grelon attacks. He kills the Bandit. They find a torch. They go across the hall to the opposite room. They encounter a Bandit. Iris attacks. She misses. Grelon attacks. He hits the Bandit for 4 HP. Tulip attacks. She misses. Hummingbird attacks. He hits the Bandit for 2 HP. The Bandit attacks Tulip. He misses. Dove attacks. He misses. Iris attacks. She misses. Grelon attacks. He kills the Bandit. They find a Cybernetic Eye.

There is one room left to search. They go to the room at the end of the hall and find the Bandit Leader. Iris attacks. She hits the Leader for 4 HP. She binds him for this round. Grelon attacks. He misses. Dove attacks. He hits the Leader for 5 HP. Tulip attacks with Mental Blast. She kills the Leader. They find a recording disc and the artifact.

They leave the mansion. It will take three days to return to Crystal Heights. On day one the weather is a little cloudy. On their journey they find a treasure map detailing the location of a great treasure. That night at camp they heal and rest peacefully.

On day two the weather is a little cloudy. They get a letter from Lotus by bird urging them to hurry back. Something has happened. That night at camp they sleep peacefully. On day three they reach Crystal Heights.

When they arrive at HQ, the building is in chaos. Iris is ordered to talk to the leaders immediately after returning the artifact. The leaders hide behind three mechanical dragon heads. They inform Iris that Noah, the former Phoenix, just stole The Chariot, Lotus’s premier airship, as well as some sensitive technology. He headed north. Iris is to assemble a team and head after him. He is to be either captured or killed, as the situation demands, and the airship is to be returned to Lotus. Iris agrees to the mission. Violet, Hawk, and Phoenix are to travel with her.

 

That’s the end of Excerpt Two of my actual play of Colossus. I’ll be back with more on Iris’s mission to capture or kill Noah.

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