Update 18: Guild Tenebris vs. Vespiquen (Queen Bee)



It was then that I checked the tree that I placed the honey at, and found the largest bee in existence!
I'm real sure y' did, Quix.
Need I remind you all what I am capable of?
Please do not summon a monster again, Quixote.
I am done with fighting for a long while. Quixote, if you summon anything, even a sneeze, I will--



...
'Ey, Sigrid, remember what we talked about last night. Just breathe in, breathe--
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
Welp. I tried.
...You two discussed somethin'?
Long and personal story. How about we kill these bees first?
I refuse to believe that thing is capable of flying.

Queen Bee

HP: 3888STR: 32TEC: 29VIT: 25AGI: 20LUC: 26
EXP Given: 21000

Damage Vulnerabilities:
100% 100% 100%
150% 100% 100%

Disable Vulnerabilities:
50% 10% 10% 50% 75% 50% 50%
0.1% 0.1% 50%
50% 50% 50%
  • Royal Jelly: Restores Queen Bee's HP, for a small amount, at the end of each turn, for 4 turns. Average speed.
  • Mirage Pollen: Attempts to inflict panic on all party members, with a moderate chance. Very slightly slow.
  • Frustrated Rage: Attempts to stun and bind the heads of all party members, with a moderately low chance. Very fast.
  • Crushing Jaw: Deals severe cut damage to one party member. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. Slightly slow and slightly inaccurate.
  • Spread Shot: Deals heavy stab damage to 3-4 random party members. Attempts to inflict poison on hit targets, with a high chance. The poison ticks for low damage. Slightly slow.
  • Royal Jelly: Restores Queen Bee's HP, for about 263 to 274 HP, at the end of each turn, for 4 turns. Has no speed modifier.
  • Mirage Pollen: Attempts to inflict panic on all party members, with a 25% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 31% to 37% on average. Has a 90% speed modifier.
  • Frustrated Rage: Attempts to stun and bind the heads of all party members, with a 20% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 25% to 30% on average. Has a 150% speed modifier.
  • Crushing Jaw: Deals 140% melee STR-based cut damage to one party member. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. The damage ranges from 178 to 207 on average. Has an 80% speed modifier and a base accuracy of 80%.
  • Spread Shot: Deals 90% melee STR-based stab damage to 3-4 random party members. The damage ranges from 115 to 133 on average. Attempts to inflict poison on hit targets, with a 50% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 62% to 75% on average. The poison ticks for 54 to 64 damage. Has an 80% speed modifier and a base accuracy of 99%.
  • Queen Bee's AI is completely different based on if she's in the front row or back row.
    • In simple terms, her AI in the back row focuses on using defensive skills (the Defend command and Frustrated Rage), while her AI in the front row focuses on using offensive skills (the Attack command, Spread Shot, and Crushing Jaw).
    • Mirage Pollen is used in both phases.
    • Mirage Pollen has a cooldown of 5 turns when in the front row.
  • When Queen Bee first hits 30% HP or lower, she will use Royal Jelly. She does not use it again after that.
  • If Queen Bee's HP is at 30% or lower, and the Royal Jelly flag has not been set, use Royal Jelly, and set the Royal Jelly flag.
  • If Queen Bee is in the back row:
    • If Queen Bee's HP is at 50% or lower:
      • 39% chance to use Mirage Pollen.
      • Else, 40% chance to use Frustrated Rage.
      • Else, Defend.
    • If Queen Bee's HP is at 100% to 51%:
      • If the current turn is a multiple of 2, Defend.
      • Else, if the Frustrated Rage flag isn't set, use Frustrated Rage, and set the Frustrated Rage flag.
      • Else, use Mirage Pollen, and unset the Frustrated Rage flag.
  • Else:
    • If the Mirage Pollen cooldown is less than 0, use Mirage Pollen, and set the Mirage Pollen cooldown to 5.
    • If Queen Bee's HP is at 50% or lower:
      • If the Spread Shot flag is not set, use Spread Shot, and set the Spread Shot flag.
      • Else, 39% chance to use Crushing Jaw.
      • Else, 40% chance to use Spread Shot.
      • Else, Attack.
    • If Queen Bee's HP is at 100% to 51%:
      • 49% chance to use Crushing Jaw.
      • Else, Attack.
Drops:
  • Normal: Furcasternum. 100% chance. Sells for 1500 en.
    • Brunhild (+35 DEF, +10 TP): Made from 1 Furcasternum. Costs 2020 en.

Noble Bee

HP: 1288STR: 24TEC: 23VIT: 20AGI: 26LUC: 22
EXP Given: 4000

Damage Vulnerabilities:
100% 150% 100%
100% 100% 150%

Disable Vulnerabilities:
50% 50% 10% 50% 100% 50% 50%
10% 10% 50%
50% 50% 100%
  • Stun Needle: Deals heavy stab damage to one party member. Attempts to inflict paralysis on the target, with a medium chance. Average speed.
  • Gale: Increases all enemies' evasion by 50% for 4 turns. Average speed.
  • Stun Needle: Deals 150% melee STR-based stab damage to one party member. The damage ranges from 113 to 130 on average. Attempts to inflict paralysis on the target, with a 40% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 43% to 52% on average. Has no speed modifier and a base accuracy of 99%.
  • Gale: Increases all enemies' evasion by 50% for 4 turns. Has no speed modifier.
  • Gale has a cooldown of 3 turns. When its cooldown is 0, Noble Bees are likely to use it, if no enemies have the Gale buff.
  • Noble Bees target party members that don't have paralysis with Stun Needle.
  • Stun Needle becomes much more likely when the Noble Bee is at 50% or less.
  • If this is the first turn, and Gale was not already used on this turn, use Gale. Set the Gale flag.
  • If the Gale cooldown is less than or equal to 0, and no enemies have the Gale buff, 69% chance to use Gale and set the Gale cooldown to 3.
  • If the Noble Bee's HP is at 100% to 51%:
    • 39% chance to use Stun Needle.
      • If any party members are paralyzed, target party members that aren't paralyzed.
      • Else, use standard targeting.
    • 61% chance to Attack.
  • If the Noble Bee's HP is at 51% or below:
    • 69% chance to use Stun Needle.
      • If any party members are paralyzed, target party members that aren't paralyzed.
      • Else, use standard targeting.
    • 31% chance to Attack.
  • Stun Needle: Deals stab damage to one enemy. Attempts to inflict paralysis on the target. Average speed.
  • Stun Needle: Deals melee STR-based stab damage to one enemy. Attempts to inflict paralysis on the target. Has no speed modifier and a base accuracy of 99% at all levels.
Hi, yeah, sorry, I had a boss fight without voting, there were a few extenuating circumstances working against me.

Queen Bee's a super fucking annoying fight. Enemies that get evasion buffs are fun, right? Bosses that get evasion buffs are fun, right? Bosses that have several disables, including poison and stun, are fun, right?

This rhetorical device has gotten seriously worn out, but I have no patience for this stupid bee.
I only have vague memories of extreme frustration with this boss. I never did touch Story very much.

I learned from my idiotic Queen Ant "battle plan" at least.

Sigrid...wasn't the best choice for this fight, to be honest, but she might as well inflict something. Sooner these stupid Noble Bees die, the sooner I can stop worrying about evasion.

The Noble Bees are weak to stab, so I guess Elowen can kinda hurt them here.

...Sleep was the name of my game for dealing with the Noble Bees, I guess. They are weak to it.

Trying to stop Gale.

It's amazin' how much less prone to dyin' I am when I actually use this thing.
Yes, but what of the lost fear--
No.


Eh.

Aaaaaaaaand fuck me.
sure shoooooooot

Wonderful start.


Yep, I already hate these bees.
sure shoooooooot

Oh, so that's where my missin' en went.
Give Vince his coin back, Quixote.
No!


Soul Liberator on a sleeping enemy oughta be good.

Ngh. Not enough...
Oh, it's the herald of EO2U's pattern of adds with way too much goddamned HP!
Given that Sigrid has no buffs or debuffs working for her here, that's pretty nice damage.

Ah-wah-wah-wah-wah...~
Ah, now that's a...nice song-- OW!
No slackin' off, Vicious Vinny.


...On second thought, go back to sleep.
What a waste...

...Elowen? Why are you shaking?
My ears-- Are sensitive-- To that kind of noise--


Gck--
...Poor girl.


Ass.

FEAR THE GREAT AND MIGHTY QUIXOTE!
...
Well, it was worth a shot.
Y'know the bees can't-- Bah, why am I botherin'?
Maybe he just knows somethin' we don't. Y' run into all kinds'a types in my line'a work.
...I somehow doubt he's anything, much less privy to--
Bee-- Still alive--


We need-- T'stop talkin' to each other-- During battles--


Fly no more.
Well, that's one of those stupid sky blue irritants down.

What is the point?! Why am I bothering with any of this?! I don't matter, nothing in my life matters, why am I not dead?!
...
First time I've seen someone panic by just standin' there.


Hey-- How about you-- Don't do that again?


You! Why did you do this?!
PAIN AND HURT!




Stupid evasion buffs, ugh.

Well, at least I get a brief reprieve from that.

Hey, hold still, this ammo ain't cheap.


These arrows take a while to make, too...


And you!
Nrgh! The heck did I do?!
Leave me to wallow in my hopelessness next time!


...Please tell me I didn't say anything--
Let's talk when the bee's dead.


That's...going to be a while.


Thank god for accumulative resistance.

it's almost turn 10 and this fucking bee is still alive

finally

Let's give this a shot.

Hit yourself! And when I say "stop hitting yourself," do not stop hitting yourself!


...It's better at higher levels. I think there may also be some weird stuff with melee attacks going on here.

I want to cry.


12 turns

And goodbye fear, I didn't really get to capitalize on you.

Panic for me. Can you do that? Please? I've had a really long month.
You're talkin' to the bee again--
Shut up for a bit, Vicious Vinny.


...Sigh.


'Ey, how's that even work when we're indoors?
...I... I don't really know.


Great use of 30 TP.

MUNCH.
That's gotta taste disgustin'.
It does! Ptooie!


That cost 22 TP.

There we go.

OOGA BOOGA BOOGA!
Get that mask away from me oh gods


...Just stop already.


I like that.

What an ordeal.



Stupid bees and their stupid fucking evasion.
sure shoooooooot


Abyss (+76 ATK, +3 AGI) is made from 1 Pink Wing (Noble Bee/Blue Patroller normal). Costs 4260 en.

Brunhild (+35 DEF, +10 TP) is made from 1 Furcasternum (Queen Bee normal). Costs 2020 en.
TP's good, especially on classes that equip heavy armor--namely, Landsknecht and Protector.

And, well, that's it. Next time: we continue our journey of pain, as I go through B13F.
Still not as bad as this crap.


















...Ladette?
What?
Was... Was that screaming last night you, or Sigrid?
...Helluva set of ears you've got. Thought the walls in this place were pretty thick.
They are, it's just that scream was...kinda loud.
Point taken. Well, I won't beat around the bush, then: it was Sigrid.
Ah...crap. I knew she'd been stressed lately.
Perceptive. Well, more like "even a dead fish would see that," but still.
...Do you know where she is right now? I haven't seen her all day, and I'm kinda worried...
Holed up in one'a the studies, I think. I haven't seen her since we got back from that annoyin' bee.
Ah... I-I'll go look for her, then.
...If those two would just kiss already, it'd be a load offa both their minds.

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