Mack's Journal

[Mack 0]

Profile
Username: Mack
Real name: Stephen Mack
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Height: 6'8"

About: History/personality

While on deployment with the United States military Mack would frequently use video games as a means of escaping from his duties and deployment to parts of the world that he would never have chosen to visit, if he had been given any choice in the matter. Of course, due to the nature of his deployments, this meant that any kind of gaming system that Mack would bring along with him would, of necessity, have to be something that was small, portable, and easy to haul around from place to place. Preferably, it would also be something with the capability of having its own built in wireless internet capabilities. Being a somewhat anti-social person by nature, Mack tended to spend every moment when he wasn't on duty either sleeping, eating, or gaming.

Of course, being on deployment also meant that Mack was somewhat disconnected with the news going on in the outside world. Even when it came to matters of gaming. Because of his deployment, he was unaware of the news surrounding the release of SAO. It also meant that he didn't receive his copy of the game until a few weeks after the release, owing to the delay in time required for it to be purchased by a friend and then sent via the snail mail to him out in the field. On receiving the game Mack jacked it in and logged on at his first opportunity, not realizing that he was being sucked into a game from which the only escape was completion.

Virtues:

Lone Wolf - Mack tends to be a lone wolf type of player. He constructs the strongest possible character with the deepest possible HP pool and then works his way through the game following his own path. Part of this is because he prefers to do things on his own. But, another significant reason he tends to avoid guilds and parties is because he doesn't like being told what to do and how to play by others nor does he like feeling obligated to protect weaker players in the group. There's also the matter that, due to his deployment, his opportunities to game tend to be fewer and farther between than most players.

Honorable - Despite the fact that he is a lone wolf type of player, because of his background in the military and just his general rules and philosophies in life, Mack feels an obligation to help out other players. He is particularly against player killing and will intervene to prevent it. Therefore, he is willing to player kill under certain circumstances.  Though he doesn't parties, when he does he makes sure that all of the loot that is gained is equitably divided and if a rare item drops to him that he has no use for he will give it away to other players in the party that can use it.

Loyal - Once Mack has settled on someone as a friend, joined a party, or (most unlikely of all) joined a guild he is incredibly loyal to those individuals and groups, so long as they don't take any action that he would view as a personal betrayal. For those people and groups he will willingly, and happily, rush headlong into any situation, confrontation, or battle and fill any role that is required of him. So long as those people and groups don't betray him, he will not be swayed by any amount of gold, loot, items, station, or other form of bribe. Mack is fiercely loyal to his companions.

Flaws:
Reference: http://www.darkworldrpg.com/lore/flaws.html
Lone Wolf - Because he tends to prefer playing as a solo player and not joining up with parties and groups very often, Mack tends to not make very many friends in games. He also tends to be critical of players that opt for play styles other than the one that he prefers or who make bad decisions. His play style is also one that tends to not lend itself very well to having back-up in the form of other players around when he needs them.

Blunt - Mack is the type of person and player that will speak his mind and say exactly what he thinks in the most direct way possible. Part of this is due to the fact that he's used to taking orders from the military and dealing with people that make questionable decisions. Part of it is that he simply doesn't handle stupid people very well. Finally, part of it is that he has acknowledged that, sometimes, the truth hurts but it is better to speak the truth and hurt someone's feelings than to feel their heads with false delusions of grandeur.

Fierce - Because he makes friends in the online world, and even in the real world, so very infrequently Mack has a tendency to be a fierce individual. He is a very goal driven individual and once he's set his sights on a goal he will pursue it to the very best of his ability. He is extremely dedicated to his goals and to the handful of people that he calls friends. He is also inclined, in certain situations, to react with violence first rather than talking things out.

Profession: Blacksmith
Rank: High Mentor (1234/1280)

Skills
Non-combat:


Passive:
Survival: Immunity from Environmental Status Effects, Heal Bonus when out of combat (Bonus)
Meditation: 0 Ranks, Recover X Energy while in Combat on a CD of 10+, X = # of Ranks (Bonus)

Combat:
Heavy Armor: 5 Ranks (+30 Mit.)
Charge: 5 Ranks (+5 DMG on Opening Attack)
Battle Healing: 4 Ranks (+40 Total HP Healed on CD 10+)
Fighting Spirit: +1 Hate per post
Martial Arts: 0 Ranks (Bonus)
Concentration: +1 to BD for 1 attack, 5 turn cool down (Bonus)

Weapon skills:
Two-Handed Battle Axe: 5 Ranks

Mods:
Heavy Armor Athletics: +1 Dam., +15 HP
Heavy Armor Stonewall: +Active Mit to HP, -1 EVA

Inventory
Weapons/Tools:

Invictus (+6 Dam, - Two-Handed Battleaxe) - Equipped
Pertinax (+54 Mitigation) - Equipped
St. Michael's Fingers (+54 Regen.) - Equipped
Golden Axe Amulet (+3 ACC)
Trooper's Respite (+2 Recovery)
Antler Charm (+1 Acc) 
Angelic Lantern (Light Generation and +2 Heavy Momentum)
5 Teleport Crystals
Demonic Egg (Changes Type on Demonic Equipment)
Two-Handed Axe of the Fallen (+1 Acc., +4 DMG)
Banner of Command (0/3 +1 DMG/Battle)
Banner of Support (3/3, +20 HP)
100 Proof Potion
Werepotion
Beowolf Steak (+6 Mit/thread)
Somber Berry Split (-1 Status Dam./thread, +2 LD/thread)
Sand Armor Potion (+27 Mit./Thread)
1 +4 Dam. Potion
Cerberus Soul Potion (+2 Fire Damage on Crit./Thread)
Matriarch's Stinger (+1 DMG/Thread)
4 +4 Energy Drinks
3 Antidote Potions
1 Safeguard Potion
4 Dimensional Pouches
2 +15 HP Crystals
1 +5 Healing Potion
1 +15 & after a turn +5 Healing Potion
2 Snowfrost Potion (Half Fire Damage Potion)
40 Good Quality Food Items
3 Bread
6 Water
175 T1 Crafting Materials
8 T2 Crafting Mats
4007 Col
228 SP Total
4 Unused SP
Bandit's Guile Potion
Lightning Rod
Safeguard Pot


Roleplays
» Solo The Adventure Begins 
» Open Defeating the Pack
» Solo Earning a Living - Becoming a Blacksmith - Quest
» Solo The Tedious Nature of Smithing
» Private Feeding the Enemy-Quest
» Private Enclosed in SAO
» Open The Beginning
» Private Breaking the Unbreakable - Quest 
» Solo The Traveler - Quest
» Solo Gemini - Quest
» Open The Next Step to Freedom
» Private Test of Steel
» Solo Thrill of the Hunt 
» Solo Let There Be Light - Quest
» Open Fort Valmort - Mini Dungeon
» Solo Third Floor Hunting
» Private Feeding the Enemy - Beoreson
» Private Meeting of the Minds - Guild
» Private The Forlorn Castle - Guild 
» Private Beware of Giants Bearing Gifts 
» Open Transcending Planes
» Private Fists of Steel vs Rock of Rock (Quest)
» Open First Steps
» Private Recruit, Fall In (Guild)
» Open The Embarrassing Spoils of War - Guild
» Private Forged to Perfection (Quest-Guild) 
» Private Avalanche - Quest (Guild)
» Private Road to the Top
» Solo Search for the Hoya - Quest
» Private Our Fallen Comrade - (Guild) 
» Solo The Next Great Hunt
» Private Building Bridges - (Guild)
» Private Secret Medicine of the Forest (Guild-Quest)
» Solo Search for the Hoya (Quest-Repeat)
» Open The Re-Opening of the Iron Blade
» Private The Day After 
» Private Long Live the Queen (Quest-Guild)
» Open The Return of a Coward
» Open The Lake
» Private Guardian of Fire - (Quest)
» Private Wail of the Banshee - (Quest)
» Private Scouting the 11th Floor 

COMBAT SYSTEM UPDATE THREAD BREAK

» Solo Back to the Basics
» Open PSA - Duel: Mack & Xion - Combat Tutorial (Guild)
» Private Light of the Sword Art 
» Private The Awaited Meeting 
» Private Blood in the Sand - Quest
» Private Another Day, Another Member 
» Private Goodbye Opal
» Private Trial and Error (Guild)
» Private And So It Begins (Guild)
» Private Helping Out - The Essence of Steel (Quest)
» Private Reminiscences 
» Private Breaking the Unbreakable (Quest)
» Private A Night of Freedom
» Private Becoming a Crimson Blader (Guild) 
» Private One Big Happy Family (Guild) 
» Private Trampling Some Foliage (Guild) 
» Solo Worn Out Welcome (Quest)
» Private Long Live the Queen (Guild Quest) 
» Open Now Recruiting: The Dapper Rogues
» Private Miriko Recruit Training (Guild) 
» Private An Unruly Plot (Quest)
» Private Butcher vs. Butchers (Quest)
» Private Mingling in the Maze (Quest) 
» Private I Don't Like Sand (Quest) 
» Open Pre-Raid Relaxation
» Private Paving the Way to Floor 12
» Private Following the Cries in the Dark (Quest Repeat) 
» Private Crimson Snow 
» Private Prologue: Forgotten in the Past (Guild) 
» Private The Temple of Doom
» Private Making Headway - Floor 12 Boss Raid Meeting 
» Private Paving the Way to Floor 12
» Solo Guardian of Fire (Quest)
» Open  Knights of the Blood Oath Recruiting and Guild Merger 
» Private Strike Team Assemble
» Private Third Time's the Charm
» Open Not All the Darkened Souls Were Monsters [F13 Boss Fight]
» Private Back At It
» Private Wail of the Banshee - Abandoned
» Private The Falling of Tagas (Guild Quest) 
» Private The Lord of the Seas (Quest) - Abandoned
» Solo Mats & Col
» Private Family Reunion - Abandoned
» Solo Bandit Camp (Quest)
» Private KOTB Social
» Private  The New Contender Has Gone Fishing
» Open Civil War - Abandoned
» Private The Ant Queen's Lair - Mini Dungeon - +1 SP
» Private Hunting the Essential 
» Open A Late Christmas - +1 SP
» Open  Planning, Plotting, and Possibly Even Scheming
» Private Iron Guardian - Quest Repeat
» Solo It's Not Parry Farming, But It Works For Me
» Private Just that Quick [Floor Boss Battle]
» Private A Dirge for Azide, a Hero of Aincrad - +1 SP
» Private Hot Springs Party - +1 SP
» Private Testing One's Mettle - +1 SP
» Private Queen Beedrill
» Private Spelunking Expedition - +1 SP, +133 Col
» Private Finding Her Voice - Abandoned
» Private Moving Forward, Part 2 
» Private The Climb, Part 1 
» Private The Climb, Part 2
» Private The Climb, Part 3 
» Private The Climb, Part 4 
» Private The Climb, Part 5 
» Private The Climb, Part 6
» Private The Climb, Part 7
» Private The Climb, Part 8 - +4 SP, +4 Dimensional Pouches
» Private The Climb, Part 9 - +4 SP
» Private The Climb, Part 10 - +3 SP, +30320 Col, +60 Mats
» Solo Es-Cha-Pay, That's Spelled Just Like Escape (Quest) - +3 SP, +400 Col, +8 T1 Mats, +Bandit's Guile Pot
» Private Fifteenth Floor Boss Raid Meeting - +1 SP, +Planning Table Bonus for F15 Boss Raid
» Private Meeting of the Two-Tone Knights - +1 SP
» Private Armored Up - Grandmaster Thread - +400 Col to KoB, +1 SP, +GM Heavy Armor
» Private Easter Event Boss - +4 SP, +1 Demonic Egg
» Private The Banshee's Curse - +5 SP (Quest + Intermediate Dungeon), +Bottled Banshee Scream
» Private Just That Slow - Floor Boss Battle - +4 SP, +3109 Col
» Private All Hands on Deck - KoB - +1 SP
» Private A Change in Pace - +1 SP, +200 Col
» Private Sixteenth Floor Raid Meeting - +1 SP, +40 Col
» Event Slaying Lyrica, the Werewolf Baroness - +1 SP
» Private Deforestation - Quest - +6 SP (Quest+Dungeon), +Tiger Rage Potion
» Private A Case of Wurms - Quest - Abandoned
» Private Seventeenth Floor Raid Meeting - +1 SP, +40 Col
» Private The Knights Raid Planning - Floor 17 - +1 SP
» Private Snow Day - IN PROGRESS
» Private Cultivate - Mini Dungeon - Abandoned
» Private Legendary Lightning Lizard-like Leviathan Lord - Quest - +4 SP, +Lightning Rod, +Safeguard, -Teleport Crystal
» Solo Calming the Soul - Quest - +3 SP, +Meditation Skill, +400 Col, +4 Mats
» Event Into the Fray [F17 Boss Raid] - +8 SP, +3142 Col
» Event Nerius, the Evil Treant - +6 SP, +2074 Col, +10 T2 Mats
» Open Christmas Comes But Once a Year - +2 SP, +800 Col
» Private Scorched Earth <Guardian of Fire> - IN PROGRESS
» Private Witch of the West and the Three Treasures - IN PROGRESS
» Private The Quest for Pajama Pants - IN PROGRESS
» Private Dragon Hunter Anthology: Emerald Hatchling (Quest) - IN PROGRESS
» Private Crush Enemies, See Them Driven Before You, Hear the Lamentations of the Women (F20 Labyrinth Search) - +1 SP, +200 Col, +2 T2 Mats
» Private Tip Toe Through the Window - IN PROGRESS
» Event Dance of the Crossed Paths - +3 SP
» Event True Love Strikes Harder - +6 SP, +Heart Sticker (Allows item to transform into a similar item of the same type)
» Event The Rovian Wars, Part II - +2 SP

Relationships (optional)

Magda - Twin Sister
Michiko - Little Sister
Samriel - On Friends List
Mayuri - On Friends List
Piera - On Friends List
Hirru - Guildmate
Macradon - Guildmate
Grave - Guildmate
Beoreson - Guildmate
Xion - Guildmate
Lawfer - Guildmate
Lindow - Guildmate (Deceased)
Jevi - Acquaintance
Abalasster - Acquaintance
Alex - Acquaintance
Aramail - Acquaintance
Freddy - Acquaintance
Shirosu - Acquaintance
Vasth - Acquaintance
Red_Rose - Acquaintance
Koumori - Pain in the Butt
Opal - Enemy (Deceased)

Story Thus Far (optional)

[Mack 0]

Col and Mat Transaction Log - Begun 5 April 2016 (Beginning #'s [Circa 1900 Hours CST on 5 April 2016]: 145,058 Col, 295 Mats)

174,517 Total Col, 297 Total Mats

+3 Antidote, -25 Mats - 5 April 16
+Golden Axe Amulet (+3 ACC), +1000 Col - 5 April 16
-1 Charge (Banner of Command), -1 Safeguard Potion, -1 Antidote, -1 T2 Perfect Mit. Pot, -1 T2 Perfect Overhealth Pot, -1 T2 DMG Pot - 5 April 16
-5000 Col - 6 April 16
+40 Good Quality Food Items - 7 April 16
+1 T2 Perfect Mit Pot, DMG Pot, and Overhealth Pot - 8 April 16
+1 T2 Perfect Mit Pot, DMG Pot, and Overhealth Pot - 10 April 16
+2000 Col, -2000 Col to KoB - 10 April 16
+4 Dimensional Pouches - 13 April 16
+200 Col - 24 April 16
+3109 Col - 1 May 16
-50 Col - 1 May 16
+30320 Col, +60 Mats - 3 May 16
+400 Col - 9 May 16
+40 Col - 18 May 2016
+Tiger Rage Potion - 11 June 2016
+Lightning Rod & Safeguard, -Teleport Crystal - 15 June 2016