Thank you for the nice words guys. Whether my little portion of those compliments is deserved or undeserved, this is really heartwarming nonetheless, it really is. What can I say, I'm stealing a bit of fun from Doc but I can't deny I'm having a blast along the way so it's pretty cool you're enjoying it as well :)

Osen appreciates the friendliness amongst fellow tavern-dwellers and promises to buy everyone a round should she make it to the top. Although knowing it's previous luck, it also gives that emptying beer keg a few concerned looks every now and then.
Now, time to put a towel over its nonexistent head and begin listening to 'Survivor'.

It's always been a dream of mine to have a message approved by <censored>, lol.

I've read this line a couple of times already and I don't know why I'm still laughing. Brilliant.

Huge fights I like em a lot :)
Even the friendility against Lily. Belly is full , nothing to worry.

Mama always said, "Three heads are better than one."
As three-headed Malicia watched three-headed Lily get treated to a tasty defeat by Axela The Lighthouse, she began to question Mama's words of wisdom.

I'm glad I wasn't actually holding the glass of water beside me or taking a sip when I read this. Thanks for making me laugh! XD

That was a lot of fun to read those last fights, I applaud the cleverness and humor Punington has in writing out the rounds. It's hard to tell it wasn't from Doc himself! Powerbomb's ready to go for the championship title soon, so it'll be a blast to see how he gets there!

;)

Fight 19

(92) Zonk enters the arena having taken the form of an obese gentleman he met while queuing at the insectoid and mucus doughnut stand. He sucks the remaining mucus from his fingertips "That was nice but now I'm hungry. Wonder if my opponent's fridge is well stocked?".
A disturbance in the force heralds the arrival of (41) Ben Kii Nobi. The crowd starts to chant in a monotone voice "Ben Kii, Ben Kii, Ben Kii".

* DICE ROLL 1 *
Zonk rolls 6
Ben Kii Nobi rolls 10

Having seen the insatiable aliens appetite from the previous round and not wanting it to get to his fridge and eat his Tatooine quiche, Ben Kii Nobi scans the crowd for the biggest, scariest being he can find.
He spots an 8 foot tall Mantis-Deatheater hybrid and uses his powers to cast an illusion making the creature look like a giant chocolate eclair, covered in sprinkles and bugs eyes.

Zonk's attention is drawn to the scrumptious looking morsel and coos "that looks tasty!". He charges across the arena, leaps into the crowd and bites down on the surprisingly hard and well armoured eclair.
Ben Kii's illusion dissipates to reveal the monstrous being. It's belly opens revealing rows of sharp teeth which grab hold of Zonk, tearing as they draw him in. Zonk wails "I knew my greed would be the death of me" as mandibles chomp down into his head.

Ben Kii bows as the audience cheers without his prompting and leaves the arena.
Zonk is in the tavern with a big smile on his (borrowed) face as plate after plate of food is brought out to him.

Fight 20

Cackling under her breath, the evil art hystorian and collector (42) Pat Ronizing enters the arena. She carries a sack containing her paintings that her powers are linked to.
Bounding in through the opposite gate comes (87) Malicia a three-headed cat hydra. Two heads lock onto her foe while the third cleans herself.

* Dice Roll 1 *
Pat Ronizing rolls 8
Malicia rolls 4

Malicia stalks her prey meowing while simultaneously hissing. Pat Ronizing smiles and reaches into her sack of paintings.
Just as Malicia is about to pounce, Pat yanks out Inforil of Oblodron's most famous work 'Sad kitty, no milk'.
She holds the painting aloft depicting a knocked over saucer of milk surrounded by six sad and hungry kittens. Malicia stares at the painting and feels the power of the work, the sad kitty eyes filling her with despair.

With a pitiful triple mewing noise, Malicia bounds out of the arena.
Pat Ronizing laughs, wallowing in the boos from the audience as she calmly puts the painting back in her sack and walks back out the gate.

Malicia feels better in the tavern, three saucers of milk in front of her. She eyes a plump hamster but is put off by the metal teeth it keeps flashing her.

Oh my... the last sentence almost killed me.

Poor cat will never get over of hungry kittens painting.

Fight 21

The limping, short-sighted goblin (6) Skreetch Bonefoot hobbles into the arena wondering what he is doing back there. A bit of jostling in the crowd ends with a Squidman shooting a stream of ink out in anger. The ink strikes Skreetch in the eyes and he stumbles around unable to see. -1 penalty to Skreetch Bonefoot for his first dice roll.

Leaving a trail of drool behind it, the misshapen monstrosity that is (11) Nexophorm observes its opponents struggles.

* DICE ROLL 1 *
Skreetch Bonefoot rolls 8 -1 = 7
Nexophorm rolls 4

Nexophorm nonchalantly awaits its foe, sensing no danger here. Multiple appendages practice karate moves while it waits.
The blinded Skreetch stumbles to the arenas edge and falls over the low wall to land in the lap of a buxom mage. The spellcaster stands up in outrage threatening all manner of pain and suffering on our hapless little goblin.
Skreetch flails his arms around, repeatedly smacking into body parts he shouldn't, while apologising repeatedly "So sorry, Miss, really am sorry, whoops, didn't mean to smack you there, sorry!".

In his kerfuffle, Skreetch smacks his hand against a sun pendant nestled between the mages breasts. The pendant turns bright yellow before firing out a beam of flame that scorches the tip of Skreetch's nose before striking Nexophorm dead centre. The alien just has time to gurgle "What the...?" before exploding in a shower of gore.

The crowd go wild with the offended mage particularly pleased at being involved in the days action. She lifts Skreetch off his feet, gives him a big wet kiss and plops him back down over the wall into the arena proper.

Blushing, the confused Skreetch Bonefoot wipes the last of the ink from his eyes and with a timid wave, walks out of the gate.
Nexophorm is in the tavern showing off his kung fu.

Ben Kii Nobi feels the power of the force flow through him after his victory against Zonk. He feels a sense of redemption from his fight with the "squirrel". He begins a deep meditation in preparation for round 3.

Great fight Doc. Using an illusion to trick Zonk is just the kind of intelligent tactic that the Jedi/Battle Mage would use. Can't wait for the next round. :)

My soul after reading those sentences was like: https://media.giphy.com/media/l9Tllo1thElT5gvVOU/giphy.gif

I guess we'll see whether he's able to keep up or ends up bombing it.

Cheers mate :)

That was...

...very cruel, actually ! XD