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3 phased boss fight within ancient Rome

“Conspiracy Re-covered.”

     You and a few members of your phalanx unit have uncovered conspiracy within the executive arm of the military. The captain of the Praetorian Guard has ordered the death of you and your fellows in order to cover up your findings. As you attempt to escape Rome with your friends you find yourself trapped in a square facing the captain and his mounted guard.

* Special abilities helpful in this phase: Concentration, (increases parry chance) Rage, (focuses your anger into increased strength) Guile, (pulls enemy aggro) Sprint, (increases running speed.)

* Zone layout:
You are in a circular central square with a fountain at its center. The square snakes off into a number of alleyways that surround it. You can fight the captain only in the square, but the mounted guard can be fought in both the square and the alleyways.

PHASE 1 (rising action)

• You must stand and fight the captain of the Praetorian Guard. He fights with a weighted pilum, (spear). He will melee attack those within range and throw his pilum like a javelin when his enemies are at a distance.
• You are also attacked by the captains mounted soldiers. Some members of the group can lure the mounted guard (using Guile) into the alleyways, where they cannot maneuver as effectively and are easily killed. The absence of the mounted guard leaves the other players plenty of space to combat the captain.

IF PLAYERS FAIL:
A corpse that looks like their avatar is placed on a stake in front of the city.

PHASE 2 (climax)

• The captain flees into the city’s alleys.
• It is the job of the players to give chase and “herd” the captain into an inescapable corner.

• Phase 2 Zone layout:

The chase area is open ended, with many ways to choose that loop and lead back to each other. Within this maze there are corners where the captain can be trapped. The players must coordinate to push the captain into one of these corners.

   IF PLAYERS FAIL:
They must go back to phase one.

PHASE 3 (falling action)

• The captain is cornered and has nowhere to run; he turns and draws his sword. He tells you, “you may indeed kill me, but I wager it on the slavery of my wife that I will take one of you with me. Come at me.”
• The guard draws a thick gladius and slashes at the air in front of him.
• The guard is tired and only rarely attacks with long sweeping attacks from his gladius (every 5 seconds). Each hit takes off nearly 20% of hp. and causes players to bleed. Players must alternate who attacks in order to avoid loosing too much hp and bleeding to death.

IF PLAYERS FAIL:
The players watch as the captain beheads their avatars one by one.

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