Raidou

Tilting his head, he couldn't help but reciprocate her jubilance with a grin of his own. "Most fulfilling feeling in the world, doing something as trivial as picking apples out of a tree for someone else. Of course we're contributing, even if it seems small in the grand scheme it makes all the difference. The Philosophy of picking up trash in a park at its finest. It takes a small amount of effort, but if everyone did it then the park would be clean." The man takes to another lemon square from the plate, trying to sponge up some of this tea before he'd need a bathroom break. "Have you tried th

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Sliding open his inventory, Raidou produces a handful of small lemon squares as an offset to all the tea he'd drank up to this point. Paired well with pastries although the man wasn't exactly born with a sweet tooth. He'd slide the plate that was in the pocket with it closer to his conversation companion, because Aincrad was weird and you could carry an oil drum around in your pocket without a second thought. "Yeah, your probably right. Although I will say its only from an outside perspective that you can appreciate the nuance for someone's actions when they are normally taken for granted." Pl

As a result of our recent changes within the 3.1.2.5 New Mechanic Systems Release/Rework Patch, up until August 31, 2024 GMT all players will enjoy the following benefits: 1. Refunding Weapon Skills and their respective mods/addons will not incur a col cost or count toward your normal 50 SP per month limit. This is to allow players to make a swap to one of the new weapon types if they choose to. These refunds are undergone in the same skill refund evaluation process otherwise. 2. A player may re-evaluate an existing item into one of the new or altered Item Types (Rapier, Throwing Weapon

"And here I was going to charge you a fortune, guess I'll swing pro bono." Raidou jests with the most straight face and a gentle gesture toward the back of the bar with an extended finger. "I can't really say the same. Although you do have a bit of a 'teacher' aura." The wanderer gestures down to the yoga pants, with a sense of acknowledgement. "I wish I was half as brave as you back then. Truth was, I was very withdrawn. Used books as a way to divorce myself from the world. I can admire that bravery." But his focus locked to his cup, as with that remark his heartstrings stung just the slighte

The soft crunch of snow underfoot, a pleasant conversation had finally come to a close. With it, a few small bottles of caramel apple cider for a future gift. A ping on his HUD draws his attention. The footfalls stop and with a whisk of his hand from right to left sees the familiar menu opened. The tiny flashing blue icon denoting a message received and with a tap of his index it expands into a much larger window. Eyes scan the contents of the message, it seems as though Eruda was starting to get a little stir crazy. Understandable given they were always on the move up until now, and perhaps R

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NPC Compendium based on Floor: Floor 1 Marv Ol' Pete Floor 2 Anna, little girl who likes getting lost like Koko does (literally head canon'd name based on old Let there be Light) Floor 4 Alexander, tough bartender type with a sweetspot for his wife and frequent fliers (Lessa's head child, yet borrowed a few times for proofing) Margaret, Alexander's sweet-heart who can break that gruff man and wrap him around her finger Floor 6 Teoi Floor 18 Gyrard Floor 21 Nemo, the quest NPC for Nature's Treasure to which Raidou formed a Druidic style understandin

Raidou [Evaluated] Freyd [Evaluated] NIGHT [Evaluated]

Hello All, Its that time again for some QoL improvements. This time we are releasing something new and adjusting existing mechanics to link them in consistency. First off the frying pan.... Some keywords have been made for the sake of clarity: [True Level] = Player's Level + Player's Paragon Level (at the start of the thread) [True Tier] = [True Level] / 10, Rounded Up These should look familiar to you, given these are the same numbers used to calculate experience earned at the end of a thread. These values do not change regardless of what conditions a system may imply and are st

Custom Skill: ► Ill Omen in Red Cost: 10 SP Passive Restriction: Parry must be owned and equipped, usable only if the player is wearing only cloth armor Effect: Players with this skill ignore imposed mitigation enhancement caps on armor skills, the armor still must follow normal mitigation enhancement slot caps (I.E. Cloth Armor cannot have more then one on a single piece). All missed attacks against the player are now flavored as a "Parry" given you choose to stand your ground and make the opponent miss. Description: A good swordsman knows that a sword can be as effective a

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Overview: Hello Incarcerated Citizen's of Aincrad, Time to address one of the elephants in the room: Armor Skills. There has been noticed a small amount of confusion but a drastic amount of inconsistency across the board in regards to these passives. It has lead to a 'meta' in the shape of light armor and it discourages variety. This patch aims to rectify this. Original Skills: Originally our Armor skills looked like this: Change Reasoning: Now first lets look at the worst offender in overtuning, Light Armor by comparing the other two skills: Cloth Armor | Can

Approved (Ticket #0033)

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Overview: Given the state that support archetypes are currently in (we know, staff as a whole is trying to find a good way to approach the problem) we've discovered that most supports have little to use their post actions on. We'd like to address that by looking to one of their only non-heal based post actions (action economy is everything, and we want players to spend it in a meaningful way.) Likewise, we'd also like to address the difficulty of obtaining equipment. As it sits we feel as though our current avenues for gearing and preparing a 'frontline ready' character is a little t

"Vague threats with little proven backing, in stark colors on a stranger..." Raidou remarks taking in the sunshine that bled through the window pane, gesturing a bright morning toward an afternoon. Everclear skies peaked past, not a cloud in view. His attention peeled to Bahr, finding a curiosity in the near lack of recollection on his demeanor. Perhaps the man was forgetful, or perhaps something had disjointed his memory. "That I do, and what I understand the Tarot share the same sentiment." He'd nurse a kettle to refresh his cup. "That's why we are allies. You do remember?" Placing

Now that all is said and done, we'd like to plug the community and see how the material was received. This is an attempt to cater future content to the desires of the community. Below is the outline of the design process behind Wushen and the Ronbaru Roundtable companion event. Wushen: Too big to hurt, he was supposed to embody the idea of facing a titanic monster that easily dwarfed the players involved. Based around the Wuxing cycle, he was the embodiment of a Boss that had access to Incarcerate/Trickster builds and was really DoT heavy. Phase 1: Does low damage, attacks ava

The glimmering white floor of marble glared in light from a round sunroof of muraled glass, that stunk of the sun elves ode to extravagancy. A centralized statue in feminine form embraced a garden beneath its feet held fast in a gate. A seat beyond his tastes, but the furnishings were provided so he'd accept them and stave off the need to do any shopping. The man wasn't the sort to furnish a building, his last being so gracefully bare and empty for the longest time. The sudden inclusion of a man he'd not seen in some time. A voice spoke over the classical music that seemed to ring from th

Offering a handful of silver coins to the countertop, for another round for this has had to been one of his longest running conversations up to this point. It was an ode to simply being a person instead of anything else, and strangely Raidou clung to it. "I appreciate the compliment, I think." The man remarked nervously as he'd rake the hair on the back of his head, remembering a time where he would have fled the room with every ounce of his being under such scrutiny. "There isn't harm in being realistic, and the fact is two things are true. One: this is a game that teeters on the brink of act

Offering a hand on the Shin's shoulder, although perhaps such a thing was not wanted she appeared to be in need of some comfort. However, her response could be either one of dismay or safety. Those pieces would fall where they may. "Radical..." A simple decree while locking eyes with the woman before his hand slides free. "And yet, match my own." The few footfalls that grace crimson carpet. Bold, yes but the façade could soon fall away. "There is no reason to lose heart now, Brienne. Your ideals were challenged by a turn coat, the fault lies not in your view but those that would conspire

Raidou cannot help but chuckle, as Alexander started to pour liquids in each of their respective cups. A bit spilled as it clearly startled the man given how abrupt it was. The wanderer begins to rub his eyebrows "You wouldn't be the first woman I had to drag kicking and screaming to reality." Taking a piece of cloth from his coat, he starts to aid in efforts to mop up the mess. "The answer is simple, importance is a perspective." He looks to Alexander, with a smile. "To me, Alexander here is important." Getting a raised eyebrow from the man. "But you know how many players probably treat him l

Sliding up from his seat, clearly the game was limiting his involvement. The sheer gravity of the amount of damage this disturbance between territories could cause was his only primary concern. Even still, it was as though the cardinal was limiting his attempts to aid in their efforts. Not once had a leader bit, nor shown the interest in biting. Akin to fishing without any bait, they'd eye the hook as if it was only a weapon. Slowly pushing in the chair, then a different approach was in order. "If that will make this easier, then I can manage." The nomad would not struggle to face Fu

Another player had approached but it appeared as most did not claim the invitation. The boy he recognized from a small campsite from the outskirts of floor 3, he was silent then but now he spoke with a voice of reason. Despite obvious objections which the nomad expected. "A fair point, but the point stands." His gaze shifts as he scans the others within their seats. "If such threats were true, would you be able to defend against them in your current state?" His tone still adamant but clearly lacked vitriol. The shock tactic had bought silence, and finally facts were starting to find themselves