Name That Merc!
Competition
Lore
Name the Show
The Outside World.
100
Recruited near Constantinople, this gun-type mercenary is based on the soldiers who served as the Sultan's bodyguards in the Ottoman Empire. F: What is the effect of the Janisarry's only skill, Shooting Stance?
Janisarry F: Increase of Attack Power
100
What can't a mercenary be hit by while guarding? F: How much AP does it cost to guard?
Critical hits. F:50
100
This zone is home to many Gnomes, Frost Trolls, and Basilisks, as well as the fearsome dragon boss Jormungand. Oh, and lots of seals. F: Name another boss who lives here.
Yggdrasil or The World Tree F: Senile Frost Giant, Hel, Fenrir
100
In this AMC Drama, advertising executives successfully drink, smoke, and womanize their way through the 1960's. F: What cigarette company was the agency's first client shown, for whom they come up with the phrase "It's toasted"?
Mad Men F: Lucky Strike
100
What country opened the world's first museum devoted entirely to snails? F: What is the French word for 'snails'
France F: Escargot
200
Isabel is the hero name for which mercenary? F: Who is the only other mercenary besides this one that boasts 5 skills?
Princess F: Prophet
200
Name 2 actions a mercenary under the effect can of Vital Seal can perform.
Guard/Scroll/Wait
200
What was the name of the item needed to open the quiz room, that I wish I could be using now? F: What was the only way to obtain this item?
Book of the Sphinx F: Market, fixed price.
200
This Showtime series follows the escapades of a widowed housewife who must keep her family afloat by selling marijuana in her conventional suburban neighborhood. F: What is the name of the theme song for this show?
Weeds F: Little Boxes
200
What was a 17-year-old Amish boy driviing recklessly through Pennsylvania when police nabbed him on DUI charges in 1996? F: Why don't the Amish grow mustaches?
A horse-and-buggy F: They associate mustaches with military, and they are pacifists.
300
Name three Class B mercenaries that can equip an Orb in the off-hand slot. F: The warlord is one of two mercenaries whose off-hand/main-hand combination cannot be used by any main class. Name the other.
Warlord, Elementalist, Goddess F: Spartan [Spear + Shield]
300
There are three ways to remove a "bloody strings" buff from a an enemy mercenary. Name 2. F: Name all 6 effects received by a mercenary or main character under the effect of the "bloody strings" buff [3 initially, 3 each turn][numbers irrelevant]
Purifying path, Salvation, Scroll of Dispel. F: +Critical, +Attack Power, + Multi-hit rate, +HP, Combo -1, +AP.
300
This was the name of the NPC arena combatant whose formation sported six cannons besides him or herself. F: Who was the only arena combatant whose first name was the same as the hero name of the mercenary of the same class.
Beatrice F: Frank
300
This BBC sci-fi series depicts the adventures of a crafty universe-saving protagonist, his companion of choice, and his time-travelling phone booth "The Tartis." F: What is the collective name for his chief nemeses, a group of robotic aliens intent on destruction?
Doctor Who F: Dalek
300
What west coast US city boasted the first "Starbucks" F: What was the first nation outside of North America to host a Starbucks branch?
Seattle F: Japan
400
On which turn does a player's formation start losing health by default from the "Timer DoT" F:
turn 13
400
This wandering NPC can teach you to craft guitars! Sadly, he will not share his world-renowned violin crafting skill.
Stradivari
400
This depression-era series follows Ben Hawkins, a healer and reluctant hero who finds himself working for a travelling carnival on his path to a greater destiny. F: What is the name of his nemesis, a powerful priest who dubs himself "the left hand of god"
Carnivale Brother Justin / Alexei Belukoff
400
What animals did the British stop executing for witchcraft in 1712? F: What is the term assigned to an animal sent from the Devil to be an to be a messenger or adviser for a Witch?
Cats F: A Familiar
500
This mercenary has both the lowest AND the highest possible natural AP gain per turn in battle. (Ignore equipment.) F: Through which NPC can you begin her recruitment quest?
Witch F: Vivian
500
Name 3 skills that can boost AP in a free league battle.
Empowering control/Burning Essence/Quickening/Seth's Will/ Speed Cast
500
Originally a character from "One Thousand and One Nights" (AKA "Arabian knights"), this NPC saves herself from be-heading by enamoring her king and husband with captivating folktales. In Atlantica, she asks the player gather more stories for her to tell...and eventually, to slay the chaos monster Tiamat, who haunts the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Hint: One of the oldest of the Item Mall boxes is named after her. [It can drop Ahammad's mount box] Follow-up: This NPC serves as Queen to which empire?
Scheherazade F: Persian
500
This jazzy anime series follows a group of bounty hunters and their "data dog" Ein in the year 2071.
Cowboy Bebop
500
In Star Trek, TNG, What was the name of Data's long-lost confrontational brother? F: Who was the first human to design a Warp Drive system?
Lore F: Zefram Cochrane
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