As a mages summoning skill improves, killing ronin becomes fairly easy.
The fatalities usually come from the inability to provide
summons because of low mana, or from player error.
Usually, player error involves summoning the creatures...
but forgeting to tell them to protect you.
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In this battle, I made a more unique error, resulting
in my death and loss of 1 million xp.
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Basically I 'jumped the gun' and told the summons to protect me...
before I even summoned them!
During the heat of battle - as the text was scrolling - I thought they had arrived.
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Anyways, I have the log below, split-up with different comments [yellow].
The fight text is grayed out, the important text is colorized.
score
Attributes of Golgi :-
You have :-
1860 hit points (3510 maximum),
227 mana (347 maximum), and
600 social points (600 maximum).
You have 1,104,831 experience points.
You are a member of the College of Twilight (level 368).
You have died forty-seven times, and can die two more times before
you can no longer be reincarnated.
You are 41 days, 4 hours, 7 minutes and 39 seconds old.
You will not run away from fights.
You are right-handed, burdened and goodness incarnate.
Your quests have made you well known.
You are a registered player killer who has killed 2 players.
A band of ronin is here.
A summoned lizardman and three summoned trolls follow you from the east.
> kill ronin
You attack a band of ronin.
You twirl your stone staff and ronin battler almost falls over in the torrent
of water that hits him.
The summoned lizardman valiantly protects you.
Ronin soldier cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
lizardman.
You hit ronin foot-guard hard with the side of your stone staff.
Suddenly a gust of violent wind coming from your stone staff blows ronin
fighter backwards hard.
Hp: 1860 Mana: 227
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As a summon dies [below], I notice I only have 3 left
and proceed to summon more.
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Ronin soldier throws back his head and howls with pleasure as he thrusts cold
iron into summoned troll.
Ronin battler exhales noisily with every stroke of its blade.
A summoned troll keels over and dies.
The summoned troll takes a fatal blow and sinks to the ground. The air seems to
shimmer slightly and when it clears, the body is gone.
> count summons
You can see three summons in crossing the downs.
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Ok, here is where my big mistake occured.
I proceed with the spell
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> cast monster summoning II
Ronin soldier's skin deflects your kick.
Summoned lizardman taps ronin foot-guard lightly with his bloody bone.
Summoned troll hits ronin soldier a light blow with his fist.
The summoned lizardman valiantly protects you.
Ronin battler cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
lizardman.
Summoned lizardman appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
You get a candle from a large component pouch.
> Hp: 1880 Mana: 180
Ronin combatant blocks a ponderous swing of summoned lizardman's bloody bone.
Ronin combatant's skin deflects summoned troll's punch.
A summoned troll valiantly protects the summoned troll.
Ronin bushi cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
You build a powerful calling force up inside you.
You can feel the presence of creatures nearby and will them here.
> You say: protect me, summons
> You say: follow me
Summoned troll hits ronin soldier a light blow with his fist.
Summoned troll punches ronin battler.
A summoned lizardman valiantly protects the summoned troll.
Ronin sword bearer throws back his head and howls with pleasure as he thrusts
cold iron into summoned lizardman.
You call out: By my will, you shall obey me!
The summoned troll protects you, a summoned troll and a summoned lizardman.
The summoned troll protects you, a summoned troll and a summoned lizardman.
The summoned lizardman protects you and two summoned trolls.
The summoned troll follows you.
The summoned troll follows you.
The summoned lizardman follows you.
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Right here [below] is when the 3 summoned lizardmen appear.
But notice the green text above - when I told them to protect and follow me.
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You summon three summoned lizardmen.
Summoned lizardman swings his bloody bone into ronin soldier, bruising him.
Summoned troll punches ronin foot-guard.
Summoned troll hits ronin fighter a light blow with his fist.
A summoned lizardman valiantly protects the summoned troll.
Ronin foot-guard cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through
summoned lizardman.
Summoned lizardman appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
> Summoned lizardman swishes his bloody bone past ronin soldier, glancing him.
Summoned troll punches ronin soldier.
Summoned troll strikes ronin fighter a glancing blow with his fist.
A summoned troll valiantly protects the summoned lizardman.
Ronin soldier cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
Your right hand and left hand stop feeling numb.
wield staff
You feel the stone shaping around your hands, and feel the elemental powers
which it controls and from which it is shaped!
You hold a Staff of Kilfir.
You are now holding a Staff of Kilfir in your right hand and left hand.
> You misses ronin fighter and the stone staff clangs hard against the ground.
Hp: 1888 Mana: 195
Summoned lizardman whallops ronin sword bearer a light blow with his bloody
bone.
Summoned troll hits ronin battler a light blow with his fist.
Summoned troll strikes ronin fighter a glancing blow with his fist.
A summoned troll valiantly protects the summoned lizardman.
Ronin battler cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
A summoned troll falls to the ground. He makes a few desperate gasps, and then
stops breathing.
The summoned troll takes a fatal blow and sinks to the ground. The air seems to
shimmer slightly and when it clears, the body is gone.
count summons
You can see five summons in crossing the downs.
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Ok, 5 summons left. Atleast that's what I thought.
Because the 3 previously summoned lizardmen were not told to 'protect',
that only leaves me with 2 actual protectors.
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You hit ronin fighter hard with the side of your stone staff.
You knock ronin fighter lightly with a sweep of your stone staff.
Summoned lizardman taps ronin soldier lightly with his bloody bone.
Summoned troll taps ronin bushi with a light punch.
The summoned troll valiantly protects you.
Ronin bushi cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
count summons
You can see five summons in crossing the downs.
> count ronin
You count eleven ronin in the band.
> count summons
You tap ronin foot-guard with your stone staff.
Summoned lizardman swishes his bloody bone past ronin soldier, glancing him.
Ronin soldier blocks summoned troll's punch.
A summoned troll valiantly protects the summoned lizardman.
Ronin sword bearer bellows a berserker's yell and slices summoned troll to
ribbons with his cold blade.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
You can see five summons in crossing the downs.
> You tap ronin combatant lightly with your stone staff.
Ronin battler's skin absorbs the thump of summoned lizardman's bloody bone.
Summoned troll hits ronin sword bearer a light blow with his fist.
The summoned lizardman valiantly protects you.
Ronin foot-guard cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through
summoned lizardman.
Summoned lizardman appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
A summoned lizardman dies from his wounds.
The summoned lizardman takes a fatal blow and sinks to the ground. The air
seems to shimmer slightly and when it clears, the body is gone.
count summons
Hp: 1896 Mana: 208
Summoned troll barely hits ronin fighter with his fist.
The summoned troll valiantly protects you.
Ronin fighter cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
You can see four summons in crossing the downs.
> You bruise ronin soldier with a swipe of your stone staff.
Ronin soldier's skin deflects summoned troll's punch.
The summoned troll valiantly protects you.
Ronin fighter cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through summoned
troll.
Summoned troll appears bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being
swamped by the terrifying ronin.
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The last protecting summon dies [below] ...
I kill one, and am jumped by 10 other ronin
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A summoned troll dies from his wounds.
The summoned troll takes a fatal blow and sinks to the ground. The air seems to
shimmer slightly and when it clears, the body is gone.
You killed a fighter ronin.
A fighter ronin falls lifeless to the ground.
Suddenly a gust of violent wind coming from your stone staff blows ronin
fighter backwards hard.
Ronin soldier cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through you.
You appear bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being swamped by the
terrifying ronin.
You tap ronin foot-guard lightly with your stone staff.
Ronin soldier dodges the sweep of your stone staff.
Ronin sword bearer cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through
you.
Your skin tingles all over as the tightness fades away.
You appear bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being swamped by the
terrifying ronin.
count summons
You can see three summons in crossing the downs.
You bruise ronin combatant with a swipe of your stone staff.
Hp: 1189 Mana: 222
Ronin foot-guard throws back his head and howls with pleasure as he thrusts
cold iron into you.
You appear bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being swamped by the
terrifying ronin.
You sweep your stone staff under ronin soldier, tripping him.
Ronin sword bearer bellows a berserker's yell and slices you to ribbons with
his cold blade.
You appear bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being swamped by the
terrifying ronin.
Ronin fighter exhales noisily with every stroke of its blade.
Ronin soldier cackles manically as he runs his cold iron clean through you.
You appear bleeding profusely from countless wounds after being swamped by the
terrifying ronin.
Your mind is severely shocked!
You see how magical lights slip into the ether...
Oh no, you are dead.
I wonder what happens now?
count summons
You can see three summons in crossing the downs.
Summoned lizardman shimmers slightly before suddenly vanishing.
Death appears beside you, giving you an awful fright.
Death says: My my, you don't look too healthy...
Death says: Oh no, not you again! Really, I wonder if people like you have
nothing better to do than waste my time?
Death says wearily: I suppose so, but you'll only be back again...
Death sets your spirit free, then departs.
protectors
You're not being protected by anyone.
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At this point, I just stare at my corpse for a minute...or two.
Having absolutely no idea what went wrong...until this log was analyzed!
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