rpgBoss2

<h1 class=fancy>Against a Familiar Foe</h1> <center>A final boss fight.</center> <nav class=menu>[[Begin]] [[Credits]]</nav>

(enchant: ?passage's chars, via (t8n-delay:pos * 10) +(t8n-skip:100s) + (t8n:'instant'))(set:$actions_taken to 0)(set:$pal_hp to 110)(set:$pal_maxhp to 110)(set:$wiz_hp to 70)(set:$wiz_maxhp to 70)(set:$rog_hp to 75)(set:$rog_maxhp to 80)(set:$hb_hp to 100)(set:$hb_maxhp to 100)(set:$harb_name to "THE HARBINGER")[<blockquote class="top-quote"><center>**You had a quote about the End of Days all lined up, but somehow, you've already forgotten it.**</center></blockquote>]<t|[ [ There comes a time in your life where the world narrows down to the thinnest fraction of a moment, (after:time + 300ms)[the briefest split second before it all comes crashing down.] (after:time + 700ms)[ Right now, that moment is the worlds', and you're only living in it. [(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue|]](p1|]<t|(after:1s)[(show:?p1)][ [ Fate lies in the balance of your hands, but not yours alone. (after:time + 500ms)[You are one of three heroes shining at the edge of the end of everything, (after:time + 300ms)[standing between the world and devastation.]](after:time + 1000ms)[ (You were supposed to be four.) [(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue2|]](p2|(hide:?p2)]<t|[ [ The world holds its breath, but does not wait. (after:time + 500ms)[Step forward, and risk everything you have. (after:time + 500ms)[Take no action, and the world will be lost. (after:time + 700ms)[ What a choice. (after:time + 1000ms)[<blockquote class=battle>[The HARBINGER blocks your path!]<t|</blockquote> (after:time + 300ms)[(display: "Menu")]]]]]]<t|](p3|(hide:?p3)(click:?continue)[(hide:?p1)(show:?p2)](click:?continue2)[(hide:?p2)(show:?p3)]

<h1>Credits</h1> <b>Writing, CSS:</b> EGGRAMEN <b>Engine:</b> Twine <a href="https://twine2.neocities.org/">Harlowe</a> <b>Font:</b> <a href="https://www.dafont.com/pixel-operator.font">Pixel Operator</a> by Jayvee Enaguas. <b>Typewriter effect macro:</b> <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/twinegames/comments/ppzlt7/simple_solution_to_make_a_typewriter_effect_with/">CheerioMcNuggets</a> on Reddit. [[Return ->Splash]]

You survey your party. <nav class=menu>[[You]][[Onayan]][[Roane]][[$harb_name ->Harbinger Status]]</nav>

[Now's not typically the time to take inventory, but you inspect nonetheless.]<t|(after:time + 500ms)[ <h2>Equipment</h2> <nav class="inventory menu">[[A. Bastard Sword->Arnaugh's Bastard Sword]][[Birchwood Staff]][[Quick Dagger]][[Blessed Sabre]]<br>[[Myril Plate]][[Cerun Robes]][[Layered Jerkin]][[Shining Cuirass]]<br>[[Tower Shield]][[Painted Buckler]]<br>[[Shell Bracelet]][[Glass Ring]][[Coin Pendant]][[Gentle Flower]]</nav> <h2>Other Items</h2> <nav class="inventory menu">[[Letter of Permission]][[Stenciled Glyphs]][[Broken Watch]][[Oatmeal Cookie]][[Shuttlecrab Spine (x12)]][[Antifreeze Potion (x2)]][[Shiny Pebble]][[Red Kerchief]]</nav>]

[(if: visits < 2)[The earth itself has cracked around you, splintering away into nothing as it leaves $harb_name's radius. ]There is nowhere to run. (display:"Menu")]<t|

(set:$actions_taken to ($actions_taken + 1))(if:$actions_taken > 5)[(goto:"Harbinger's Turn")](else-if:$actions_taken > 4)[<span class=harbinger>[[My turn.->Harbinger's Turn]]</span>](else:)[<nav class=menu>[[Attack]] [[Actions]] [[Party]] [[Items]] [[Flee]]</nav>]

<blockquote class=battle>(if:$actions_taken > 5)[(either:"You don't even get the chance to try.", "Don't get greedy, now.", "'You can't ignore me,' it spits. 'Not anymore.'")</blockquote> ](set:$actions_taken to 0)(The harbinger does its thing.) [[At last, the onslaught ends.->Pre-Menu]]

(if:$boss_hp > ($boss_maxhp / 2))[The Harbinger stands before you(either:", eyes aglow with a terrible light.", ". The ground itself trembles in fear.")](else:)[(either:"The Harbinger sways on its feet in an invisible wind.", "The ground shudders underfoot. The very sky above you is burning.")] (display: "Menu")

<h2>Charis</h2> $pal_hp / $pal_maxhp HP <h2>Equipment</h2> WEAPON: [[Arnaugh's Bastard Sword]] ARMOR: [[Myril Plate]] SHIELD: [[Tower Shield]] SPECIAL: [[Shell Bracelet]][(if:visits is 1)[ You're strong, and you know it, the party's arm and tower of defense. You're the only one in full plate, and the other two don't carry swords. (after:time + 0ms)[] Though none of you are dedicated combat healers, you've come the closest, with your god's blessings in your hands and your shield standing tall between the fallen and the enemy.(after:time + 0ms)[]](else-if:visits is 2)[ You're the party's defender, and the closest thing you have to a dedicated healer.(after:time + 0ms)[]](else-if:visits < 4)[ The party's defender, and the closest thing you have to a dedicated healer.(after:time + 0ms)[]](if:($fallen > 0) and (visits < 4))[ Great job you're doing at that, now.] You don't see much else about yourself worth commenting on. (after:time + 0ms)[Back to the fight. (display: "Menu")]<t|]

<h2>Onayan</h2> $wiz_hp / $wiz_maxhp HP <h2>Equipment</h2> WEAPON: [[Birchwood Staff]] ARMOR: [[Cerun Robes]] SPECIAL: [[Glass Ring]] Your party's (if:visits is 1)[best spellcaster, by a significant margin. You met at the ruins around the Northwest Anchor, a strange well at the bottom of a deep, underground temple. He was taking stencils of the wall-carvings, glasses sliding down in that deep trance of concentration, and [[Almina]] nearly startled him off the ledge into one of the temple's bottomless pits.[(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue|[ He jumped at the chance to travel with the Bringer of Renewal and her assigned guardian. It was, after all, a literal once-in-a-millenium opportunity.](p2|(click:?continue)[(show:?p2)(hide:?continue)]](else:)[spellcaster.(show:?p2)][(if:$wiz_hp < ($wiz_maxhp / 2))[ He's looking worse for wear(if:visits > 1)[, now].] You turn your attention back to the fight. (display: "Menu")](p2|

<h2>Roane</h2> $rog_hp / $rog_maxhp HP <h2>Equipment</h2> WEAPON: [[Quick Dagger]] ARMOR: [[Layered Jerkin]] SPECIAL: [[Coin Pendant]] Your party rogue.(if:visits is 1)[ An absurd little scoundrel and consummate pickpocket. The first time you met, they tricked you into helping them stage a jailbreak from the holding cells in the Silver City, then disappeared along with the priceless Keystone Pearl you needed to get into the labyrinth around the Southwest Anchor. It took nearly a week to find them again, and you only got that far by [[Onayan]]'s divining spells guiding you to the little brat's hideout looking for the Pearl.[(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue|[ You say 'brat' fondly now. It was less funny at the time. Holding up the renewal of the world's bindings is not exactly the time and place for shenanigans. [[Almina]] liked them more than you.[(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue2|](p2|[ (It feels wrong to talk about her like that.)](p3|(click:?continue)[(show:?p2)(hide:?continue)](click:?continue2)[(show:?p3)(hide:?continue2)]](else:)[(show:?p3)][(if:$rog_hp < ($rog_hp / 2))[(if:visits is 1)[ ](else:)[ ]They're putting on a brave face, but you see the stumble in their step. You should be careful about that.(if:visits > 1)[, now].] You turn your attention back to the fight. (display: "Menu")](p3|

<h2>$harb_name</h2> $hb_hp / $hb_maxhp HP <h2>Equipment</h2> WEAPON: [[Blessed Sabre]] ARMOR: [[Shining Cuirass]] SHIELD: [[Painted Buckler]] SPECIAL: [[Gentle Flower]] [Not yours anymore. (display:"Menu")]<t|

(display:"Menu")

(enchant:?t, (char-style: via (t8n-delay:pos*15)+(t8n:'instant')))

(enchant: ?passage's chars, via (t8n-delay:pos * 10) +(t8n-skip:100s) + (t8n:'instant'))

(if:visits is 1)[...[(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue|[ You can't do this. [(text-style: "buoy")[▾]]<continue2|(click:?continue2)[(go-to:"Harbinger Status")]](p|(click:?continue)[(show:?p)(hide:?continue)]](else:)[(go-to:"Harbinger Status")]