Raidou

Hello fellow Aincrad Residents, back around again to approach a new form of 'raid' content. These will take the shape of NIGHTMARE. Now you may wondering what that is, allow me to explain. NIGHTMARE are old floor bosses repurposed to create very hard content for players to really feel in danger. This is an answer to a lot of the community not wanting real difficulty in standard content, but inversely a desire for actual danger by some. Instead of global changes that effect all players, by creating these special raids for the minority we can have the best of both worlds! <<NIGHTMARE&

A flash of the warp gate would bring the man back to this strange chamber, allowing him again to peruse what it had to offer. That gleaming hall of gold so much to the point of eccentricity. Every step would echo off the walls, pronouncing the empty space and further validating its emptiness. To the receptacle again sat numerous items, and the nomads prior sample proved nothing. It was virtually similar. However, Raidou would see value in a confirmation. To the stone that sat upon a stone pedestal, eyeing carefully the statues on each side sporting poleaxes and shields. A deep slate color armo

Here's my loose interpretation: 1. Availability, not everyone wants to risk their neck given frontline fights are dangerous and even if most wanted to not more then the ones present are strong enough to participate 2. As far as I know, there is no way to see the username of a player without them being in your friends list or party. 3. Any that have blue flames on its perimeter, which if you look was the gleam eyes fight and canonically should also be where Sachi died. 4. Harassment as far as I know are any sort of physical altercation, like pick pocketing or punching someon

Thread Closure Nisahime | [Word Count: 6977/10 = 697.7] * [True Tier: 6] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 2637 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 395 col Raidou | [Word Count: 6977/10 = 697.7] * [True Tier: 14] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 6154 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 923 col Kasumi | [Word Count: 6977/10 = 697.7] * [True Tier: 8] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 3516 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 527 col Simmone | [Word Count: 6977/10 = 697.7] * [True Tier: 8] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 3516 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 527 col Gaius | [Word Count: 6977/10 = 697.7] * [Tr

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Battle Healing +46 HP, Recovery | 234736, CD: 10 (+8 EN) Raidou rips his weapon up toward the sky and with that gesture, a storm brews. Lightning would dance around in its white overcast, yellow flashes that forecast what was soon to come. A bolt screams out once its focused down upon that raised steel, casting a shadow over Raidou's face as its lost in the light produced. A turn of his body would see his left arm lance out, and in his best scorpion impression a set of three tendrils of black would fire out from beneath his robe sleeve. Latching upon the phantoms

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234717, CD: 5 (No Proc) Raidou would groan in a muted tone, his irritation clear only to those in direct proximity. She'd managed to slip into some odd pocket once again, and surely as Kasumi had pointed out it was going to be life threatening as many before it had been. The man quickly would close the distance to the entryway, turning to his other party members and offering a shared nod before diving inside. What comes to greet him is the field of grass the others had seen, which would provide a minor sense of relief but that is tainted by the sudden s

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234689, CD: 4 (No Proc), Charge Refreshed From beneath Raidou's feet as he'd look at her with the most stoic composure, listening and seeking eagerly faults in her logic or slips: Another array of tiny crabs. Her intentions seemed to reflect those of a standard player and yet her capabilities seemed to drastically dwarf their own, unbound by location, unaffected by monsters basically ignored by them, and very good at avoiding even his exceptional tracking ability. And she was looking for what? Weapons and armor? The very same equipment that was readily

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234676, CD: 11 (+8 EN), Charge CD {2/3} Raidou would look to Simmone, paying her a nod. He knew the strategy she was intending to employ, and would use it as well. But as her and the rest of their given party would start to scatter, looking for the small and insignificant creatures that would provide them 'combat' albeit the most pathetic and paltry sort Raidou would keep an eye peeled on the white haired woman. He would appear as though he was searching, yet he couldn't help his distraction. On his peripheral that woman would remain, and every so often

What an odd twist of fate, given this is likely the first time she had ever lead with her intentions. Raidou analyzed what might have changed, taking his best educated guess with a vocal acknowledgement: "You wanted us to be too tired to refute your claims." He'd adjust his lenses as the woman would pay him a brimming grin, with happiness that could easily be mistaken for genuine. "Exactly, you get a gold star." she'd lightly push a sticker onto his shoulder which would immediately fall from it given it could not stick well. Flimsily it falls like a leaf from a tree. "Your just like us, yet yo

A sharp contrasting figure standing but feet from the shore. The sense of familiarity would cling to him like glue. They were back into this little rodeo, this charade where she would stare off into the water and then about face and greet them as if they had some previous discussion prior. But that charade was nothing more then just that. How long would they keep this up? How long would they be able to keep this up? The woman never seemed to tire, or stop. They have been to all manner of places, rushing headlong into whatever zany obtuse place she'd muster herself into next. Despite that fact,

Relaxed (2/2) -> Full EN restore Taking the stack of parchment from Ciela curiously, the man would turn a bookshelf around and use the flat back as a form of board. One by one he'd quickly tack them to the flat surface, like a tapestry of white scrawling. A hand moves to his chin earnestly scanning the information on them in droves, eyes flipping back and forth readily. "As I suspected, Mary had no idea what she had found. Based on her faint understanding this is a gateway into 'somewhere' that she was convinced she could tap some newfound power. Yet everything contained here is nothin

Thread Closure: Nisahime | [Word Count: 6138/10 = 613.8] * [True Tier: 6] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 2320 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 348 col Raidou | [Word Count: 6138/10 = 613.8] * [True Tier: 14] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 5414 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 812 col Kasumi | [Word Count: 6138/10 = 613.8] * [True Tier: 8] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 3094 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 464 col Simmone | [Word Count: 6138/10 = 613.8] * [True Tier: 8] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.26] = 3094 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 464 col Gaius | [Word Count: 6138/10 = 613.8] * [T

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234587, CD: 6 (No Proc), Charge CD {2/3} Not far behind the others, Raidou would slide to a halt in front of Ugzeke who seemed to be downed by Kasumi, pink petals would show that she was just here. Before the beast got up, Raidou’s sword would be raised up and slammed against its shoulder causing whatever armor it had to break away from the shatter from the thunder that came crashing down upon impact. You could hear a groan coming from the thing. Raidou would get in a defensive position as it tries to grab his leg. He would shift backwards just a bit be

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234578, CD: 9 (+8 EN) Raidou had lost Nisahime again, this thick annoying fog, thicker than the Forest of Memories. That and he knew the place like the back of his hand. This place was just a mess, snow fell with violent winds crashing against his team and in some regard it felt like Gaius’s winds but much colder. It was fine though, his robe was warm. He had his future wife to thank for that. The creatures around were different from what he had faced but they all still had the same weakness, death. Seeing something at the corner of his eye, pulling tha

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234552, CD: 7 (+8 EN), Charge Refreshed Taking his hand out from his pocket, finding everyone gathered around them. Turning toward the remaining creatures, no matter how harmless they were, they still had to be put down. Smashing his weapon against the ground sending electric shock waves down the fractured line burst everything in its wake. Pulling his sword, setting the tip on the sands holding it up. Pulling out the map and looking at his team. “We don’t know what to expect, stay close, stay alert.” Waiting for each of them to give him a nod. Eyes mee

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234533, CD: 10 (+8 EN), Charge CD {2/3} Throwing the remaining claw away with a violent strike to the left. Pulling his weapon up and throwing it down against the crabs shell, shattering it. Entire back expose, twisting his blade downward piercing right into where the creature's spine would be. It bursts into nothing, holding his sword in the ground. Pulling that blade up swiftly, in one motion putting it on his back. Eyes fixated on Nisahime. Not walking, just watching. Raidou wanted to know what she knew. How could he know that they were in the same a

His team knocked it off its feet, but the claws kept banging off his sword. Maybe he could take care of one, less to worry about in the near future. As one of the pincers flails at Raidou, twisting his huge metal, catching it in between its clamper. Rotating in a 180 circle, its arm couldn’t handle the pressure and snap clean. Clambering to the water with a decent size splash that gets both Raidou and Gaius drenched. Looks back to the man as the crab seemed to be limp now unable to move from where it lay. “Sorry” Gaius just shrugs but has the look of why?. Raidou actively looks for Nisa now, c

A new day, another task to be done. Today would be different though, they would frequent the sands that Nisahime would likely be at. This time they were going to follow the woman. Raidou knows that the other attempts came to nothing more than enemies but he had to try. The woman was vanishing somewhere and coming back with new stuff attached to her. He wanted to know where she was going and why. Keeping a close eye on her would be the only way to follow. Raidou was pretty good at multitasking so that part would be easy, it's just catching up that was the problem. Maybe if the others were not w

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Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 234258, CD:5 (No Proc), Charge CD {2/3} A turn toward the beach as he'd internalize the current description provided by Nisa, clearly Freyd had a way of actually permeating her defensive answering patterns. A hammer? that was a new one. Finding a worming pile of small crabs breaking free from the sand, Raidou knew that this was an omen much like the wall masters from legend of zelda. Letting these things escape could easily lead to another batch of 6 giant crabs to annoy the hell out of the party. He'd offer a sharp whistle, and point them out to the gr

Oh boy, here comes another big boy hot out of the presses. Staff has been hard at work on some big doozies and I'm here bringing it out full swing. Without further of due: Guild Rework: The main focus of this change is to make the system a more active part of the game and allow players who are not intending to make a 'non combat capable' character able to interact or benefit further from the system. Maybe its a book club, or a small conglomerate of farmers? This will allow narrative only characters to really dig into guilds and form a fun community for their characters. The changes

Relaxed (1/2) "That's a thought." The nomad spurned on by the chatter between his team, beginning to ruffle through the papers scanning for notes and formula. The various glassware seeming to glare under the burning candlelight, he'd eye the doorway pointed out by Freyd. "Unlikely, Francine has some skill but a lot of it seems like a facsimile of expertise. Its half the reason why I cant crack the code on her damn potion... Its 'magic logic'" the man actually performs the air quotes with both hands, a new one for him. Lenses glare as he shift and answers the prior conversation with possib

Thread Closure: Nisahime | [Word Count: 7286/10 = 728.6] * [True Tier: 6] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.25] = 2732 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 409 col Raidou | [Word Count: 7286/10 = 728.6] * [True Tier: 14] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.25] = 6375 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 956 col Celeste | [Word Count: 7286/10 = 728.6] * [True Tier: 7] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.25] = 3188 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 478 col Griswold | [Word Count: 7286/10 = 728.6] * [True Tier: 8] * [Group Factor: 0.5]* [Exp Bonus: 0.25] = 3643 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 546 col Gaius | [Word Count: 7286/10 = 728.6] *

Standard Recovery +4 EN, Recovery | 233741, CD: 2 (No Proc), Charge Refreshed, Concentration CD {3/5} A single finalized swing would lop of the head of its foe, sending that hunk flying off and skipping in the water a couple times before it pops into digital stardust. It would be at this moment Raidou would take a final look back toward their guide up to this point, who had since turned and raised a hand to the coming forces. They seem to not be passing where she stood, and with her arm held high she'd look back at them. The red wanderer pays her a nod and looks to his party. "I suggest w