Mortambo

Mortambo lands and lowers his sword sighing to himself. "It really is just too easy." With that statement he turns and starts to head back towards Starting City. He walks about two steps before he hears an angry squeal behind him. He turns to see a Boar that is about twice as big as the others with coarse jet black hair and tusks nearly as long as his sword. The Boss Hog tosses his head and stamps angrily, before barreling towards Mortambo with no other warning. Mortambo readies himself to do the sidestep to <> maneuver that worked so well on the other Boars.

Mortambo (4/5)

Battle Dice: 1

Mortambo sidesteps, but his <> doesn't activate and he just stands there as the Boss Hog charges past.

Boss Hog (5/5)

Mortambo stumbles back from the Boar's attack and chuckles. Mortambo thinks "That's more like it, but It still seems just a little too easy. These guys are getting really boring. Hopefully I can hunt bigger game soon." He frowns to himself as sidesteps the Boar and activates <> to finish it off. "Easy as pie." Mortambo sighs to himself.

Mortambo (4/5)

Battle Dice: 10

Mortambo savagely slashes upwards sending the Boar flying into the air!

The Boar takes 4 damage!

Boar: (1/3 - 4)

The Boar flys upwards and squeals exploding in a burst of blue shards!

Loot roll (5): 15 Col gained!

The Boar squeals and scrambles away before turning and charging. "Oh, this tactic is just getting...boring...now. I mean, I suppose it could still kill me, but change it up a little bit guys" Mortambo thinks as he drops into a defensive stance prepared to try and dodge the attack. The Boar lowers it's head and then brings it up to use it's full body weight to overtake Mortambo, and rather than try and dodge Mortambo tries to meet the attack head on.

Mortambo (5/5 - 1 )

Boar (1/3)

Battle Dice:6

The Boar knocks Mortambo back a few steps and scores a solid hit to his calves.

Mortambo takes 1 damage!

The Boar is snuffling around in the grass seemingly unaware of Mortambo's approach. Seeing his chance to sneak up on it, Mort tries to be as quiet as possible. However, he trips over a root and inadvertently curses under his breath which causes the Boar to come on alert and squeal loudly. "Well, that was a bust!" Mortambo says as he pulls his sword back and does a <> at the Boar.

Mortambo (5/5)

Battle Dice: 6

Mortambo scores a solid downward slash on the Boar!

The Boar takes 2 damage!

Boar (3/3 - 2)

The sky bursts into a beautiful array of reds and oranges as the sunset, and Mortambo just sits and basks in the beauty. Once it is below the horizon, he stands up and brushes himself off. "Well, time to get back to work. I think I can manage one more fight before I go in for the night." The moon comes out and shines brightly enough to see by. "Luckily I'm not in the forest, or I would have to head back." Mortambo spots a Boar a little ways off and heads over to one last fight before going back to the City.

Mortambo(+1)

As the Boar dies, Mortambo cheers and then sways again. "This is surprisingly difficult." He lowers staggers to the top of the nearest hill and plops down on the ground. "At least now I can enjoy the sunset without feeling too guilty." He watches the beautiful the birds flying over head and the grass swaying in the wind. "This is seriously the most amazing game I've ever played. I mean, I know I could die, but it is seriously amazing. Obviously, Kayaba Akihiko is a genius. Or rather even more of a genius than anyone thought. I can't help but admire him." The sun slowly starts to dip towards the horizon as Mortambo watches.

Mortambo (+1)

"It's time to finish this!" Mortambo exclaims, and the Boar squeals. He draws back and does a <> trying to hit the Boar with a powerful forward slash. He then sidesteps the Boar and follows up with an <>. When he lands, he stumbles back exhausted, holding up his sword in defense, but swaying on his feet. "I'm not sure I can go on like this..." he thinks to himself.

Mortambo (3/5)

Battle Dice: 10

Mortambo does 4 damage to the Boar with his attack!

Boar (1/3 -4)

The Boar squeals one last time, and explodes in a shower of blue crystal shards.

Loot Roll (20): <> Plated Coat (+1 damage reduction)

Mortambo stumbles backwards as he gets slashed in the chest, and the Boar trots off to get distance to make another charge for him. Grimly, Mort readies himself and drops into a defensive stance. The Boar squeals and charges, it's eyes red and full of rage. "You're not the only one who wants bloody, Piggy," Mortambo thinks to himself, "one way or another, this fight will end soon!"

Mortambo (3/5)

Boar (2/3 - 1)

Battle Dice: 1

Mortambo manages to block the Boar's thrust with his horns and counter attack with a light slash to the Boar's snout!

The Boar takes 1 damage!

Mortambo stands there in a moment from shock that he didn't get hit. The Boar squeals and makes it to his feet but before he can Mortambo slashes quickly downward going for a shallow cut to the ribs. The Boar squeals and starts scrambling away from the swinging sword. Mortambo pulls back for another slash and feels that tingle that says he's activated another sword skill. His sword begins to glow and the System dashes him directly forward, delivering a powerful forward slash to the Boar.

Mortambo (4/5 -1 )

Battle Dice: 1

As Mortambo dashes forward the Boar turns at the exactly right moment and manages to slash Mort in the chest with one of it's tusks as well as bat his sword away from it's body.

Mortambo takes 1 damage!

Boar (2/3)

Mortambo stumbles a bit, and the Boar finishes his charge and make an angry squeal as it circles around and rushes him again. "Oh, no...I'm not ready this time, he's got me..." Mortambo thinks as the Boar's beady little eyes light up with rage. Time seems to slow, and Mortambo spends an eternity watching the Boar charge and feeling his muscles tensing to get his sword into a defensive stance that will be far too late to defend his body. He winces as the Boar lowers his head to gore him.

Mortambo (4/5)

Boar(3/3 -1 )

Battle DIce: 1

The Boar trips and somehow manages to slice himself on Mortambo's sword!

The Boar takes 1 damage!

He marvels at more of the beauty of the grasslands as the wind sweeps across the plains and he crosses the distance to get to the Boar. As he approaches it, he yells out a battle cry and tries to get the Boar to rush him like the other one did. "It worked so well once, why not try it again?" The Boar takes the bait and squeals in anger. Then it rushes full tilt at Mortambo who tries to dodge to the side and hit it with an <> like his finishing move on the last Boar.

Combat Begins!

Mortambo (5/5 -1)

Battle DIce: 1

Mortambo stumbles when he dodges to the side and the Boar slashes him in the calf!

The Boar does 1 damage to Mortambo!

Boar (3/3)

Mortambo looks around and not seeing any immediate danger, he sheathes his sword and sits down in the grass to rest. "All in all, that went pretty well. But I know I can do better..." He pulls out a piece of bread and munches on it while waiting for his health to regenerate. Then he stands back up, and looks around. He sees another boar in the distance and starts making his way towards it. Smiling to himself he thinks "This is a LOT of fun."

Mort cries out as the Boar slices open his arm, but quickly realizes he doesn't feel the pain. "Well that's certainly interesting." He watches his health drop with worry. "But this isn't as easy as I thought." He warily circles the Boar trying to find an opening. The Boar huffs and then squeals and charges him again. "If I wait, I should be able to get a clear shot from the side" he thinks to himself. At the last second, he tries dodging to the side and pulls his sword back to slash the boar. Feeling something take him over, his sword starts to glow as the System guides him through the basic Sword Manuever <>.

Mortambo(4/5)

Battle Dice: 6

As Mortambo jumps into the air doing an upward slash, he hits the Boar in the side one final time.

Boar(1/3 -2)

The Boar collapses on the ground, before exploding into blue shards and disappearing.

Loot Roll (19): <>Steel Longsword (+1 damage)

Mortambo scores a solid blow, and his momentum carries him past the boar. "Yes! I knew I'd be good at this!" Grinning at his success he spins around to see the Boar already charging full tilt after him. The Boar squeals in anger and pain as it bears down on him. As a desperate reaction, Mort throws himself to side to get out of the way of the rushing Boar.

Mortambo (5/5 - 1)

Boar(1/3)

Battle Dice: 6

The Boar slices Mortambo's arm with his tusk!

1 damage to Mortambo!

Mortambo quickly spotted his first Boar. He stopped far enough away to keep it in view but not get it's attention and took a few test swings with his sword. "It's a different way of fighting with this complete immersion in the game, I better be extra careful until I get the hang of it" he thought to himself. "I'm not even really sure how to use any of my skills yet..."

"No time like the present to get a little practice in, though! Hey! Boar! I'm coming for you!"

Combat begins!

Mort rushes at the boar and hacks at it wildly.

Mortambo (5/5)

Battle Dice: 6

Mortambo scores a solid hit to the Boar's rib cage!

2 damage to the Boar!

Boar (3/3 - 2)

Mort wandered aimlessly towards the Starting City gates trying to get a plan of action together. He finally shook his head "No way, man, you're over thinking this. You're level 1! First, level, then plan. Let's go find that Boar again." He started heading more purposefully for the gates, taking his time enjoying the scenery. "This game is seriously amazing. Although I've got to stop thinking of it like a game if I could die here. How did they even code this? It's fascinating!" he thought to himself as he arrived at the gates to the outside of the city.

"All right, world, here I come!" Mort thought as he drew his sword and strode into the plains confidently.

Really my main question right now is what gear do I start with?

I'm sure it's listed somewhere but I haven't been able to find it.

Hello world!

So Mortambo or Mort is a name I use in a lot of games. It was the name of my first character in an MMO that got to the max level. I use it a lot as a handle on various forums and so I thought since it already crossed over between the two forms of media in my real life I would use it here.

I'm a bit new to forum roleplaying, although I have experience in being part of a large forum community as well as experience in roleplaying, just not the two together.

I'm friend IRL with Tokusie, and she is kind of dragging me along to see what this is all about.

I'm looking forward to having fun RPing with you all! :D

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History: Mortambo is a very intense, intelligent, and dedicated person most of the time. However, when he was in the real world he had periods of complete and utter distraction and boredom and is plagued at other times by crippling self-doubt. He is a lab researcher, or was until he got trapped inside SAO. The gaming was what he did at the end of long, late nights to unwind before collapsing into fitful and exhausted sleep next to his wife to get up and do it all again early the next morning. The only thing that kept him going was his absolute love of MMOs. 

The Story So Far: His first few days in SAO, fighting boars outside the Town of Beginnings, taught him that to survive in this world armor and a shield are the way to go.  Now this game is his life and he has dedicated himself to learning every aspect of it that he can to advance as far as he can. He has no doubt in his mind that if he can just survive enough that he can easily master the intricacies of this new game. Realizing how easily he could die in this game, he has decided the most logical course of action is to search for a group of people that he can trust to watch his back. His reasoning is that his ability to protect others from harm will make him too valuable to the group and they will be as dedicated to his well being as he will be to theirs. 

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Virtues:

Unflinching Resolve - When he puts his mind to something, he will see it through to the end no matter what. He will work tirelessly to complete whatever task he has decided is necessary. He will only abandon a task if it is clear that it is impossible for him to complete and even then he may return later when he is stronger to see it through. 

Analytical - One of his primary goals is learning all the strategies and tactics he can to be an effective group and party leader when it is time. He has a highly analytical mind and will tend to be able to break down enemy attack patterns very easily. Also, he takes his role as a tank very seriously and will tend to give orders even if he is not the officially established leader. 

Guardian Spirit - He is very protective of anyone he groups with he will gladly lend aid, or shield them with his own body. He hopes that this selflessness will be repaid by kindness and favors in the future. This generosity extends outside of combat situations to most aspects of his life in SAO. 

Flaws:

Anxious - When he feels out of his depth he often gets very jumpy and nervous. This might lead to hesitation or caution when swift action is necessary. While he won't out and out run from battle, he might get distracted or lose his cool if it starts going badly. 

Perfectionist - He holds himself to ridiculously high standards that could never be achieved. What other people see as a smashing success he will most likely see as utter failure. He especially berates himself when he does something needless and reckless without a good cause. 

Gullible - It's rather easy for his generosity to be taken advantage of. He doesn't usually give out more than he can afford to, but if pressed he just might. He will definitely take risks he shouldn't just to protect someone else from harm.  

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PLAYER SKILLS

Total SP: 38 | Used SP: 35 | Unused SP: 3

Skill Slots: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Utility Skills:

Extended Weight Limit - Unskilled

Passive

[00/15]

Gives the user more Battle Ready Inventory slots. 

Fishing - Unskilled

Active

[00/10]

Allows the user to fish, attracting enemies, gathering materials, or fishing up treasure chests. 

Gatherer 

Passive

[10/10]

Allows the user to gather more materials based on their CD roll.

Picking - Unskilled

Passive

[00/15]

Adds to LD when opening chests

Search - Unskilled

Passive

[00/50]

Adds to LD and Stealth Detection

Combat Skills:

Battle Healing - Unskilled

Passive

[00/50]

Allows the user to passively regenerate damage every turn in battle.

First Aid - Unskilled

Active

[00/50]

Allows the user to heal others for a percentage of their health. 

Weapon skills :

N/A

Armor Skills:

Heavy Armor - Rank 1

Passive

[05/50]

Extra MIT when wearing heavy armor. 

Extra Skills:

Familiar Mastery: Protector - Rank 2

Passive

[08/18]

Grants Rank*Tier*9 MIT

Meditation - Locked

Active

[00/08]

Recover additional energy through a post action in battle.

Martial Arts - Rank 2

Active

[13/50]

Increases base damage by 3 at rank 1, and by 1 at all other ranks. Also unlocks Sword Arts. 

Profession:

Blacksmith

Shop: [F09 Blacksmith Shop] The Skyforge

 

Skill Points Earned: 

 

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Inventory:

VANITY | UNCOMMON | RARE | PERFECT | DEMONIC

Weapons:

• Bloody Handwraps (T1)(+1 Damage, +2 Bleed) -  Good solid hand-wraps that look normal, although once they have tasted blood they begin to glow red.  
• Handwraps of the Sands (T1)(+2 Damage, +1 Bleed) - These wraps create small winds that blow desert sand in whirlwinds as you punch with them. 
• Unidentified T1 Perfect Weapon [111053C] 
• 2x Unidentified T1 Rare Weapon [111567A] [111572A]

Armor:

 

• Armored Coat of the Warrior (T1)(+3 MIT) - A heavily armored long coat which seems like it is made of just cloth but actually is made of sturdy enough stuff to protect the wearer from major harm. 
• Greaves of Retaliation (T1)(+2 Thorns, +1 Regen) - These steel greaves have a gold inlay of ornate thorns and are covered in small metal spikes. This allows the user the ability to easily return damage when struck.
• Prickly Pauldron (T1)(+2 Heavy Momentum, +1 Thorns) - A shining steel shoulder guard with a shield insignia on the front and a single sharpened spine protruding from the side.
• Dhampir's Bite (T1)(+2 Regen, +1 Thorns) - A round black steel shield with an assortment of fangs embedded in the face. In the center of them all is a round, polished silver plate with an etched design of a heater shield.
• 1x Perfect T1 unidentified Armor/Shield [111730A]

Other:

• Lucky Shirt (T1)(+2 LD) - A standard tunic like shirt that seems uniformly blue, but as you get closer there are very beautiful and intricate designs woven into it in various shades.
• Sharp Shooter (T1)(+2 ACC, +1 Recovery) - A single eyepiece with a crosshair on the lens and a leather strap to bind it to the wearer's head like an eye patch. The buckle for the strap is shaped like a silver shield.
• Honor Among Thieves (T1)(+1 EVA, +1 LD, +1 Recovery) - A brass ring with a small concealed razor blade, useless in combat, but perfect for secretly slicing through purse strings. The inlaid design is a repeating pattern of shields.
• Hammer of Hephaestus (+1 Ambition) 

Consumables:

• 5 Tier 1 Uncommon Health Potions (+40 HP)
• 1 Tier 1 Uncommon Damage Potion (+1 Damage)
• 1 T1 Uncommon Cooked Fish Snack (+1 Vitality)
• 2 Yui's Grace - +1 SP in a thread if posted at the beginning of the thread
• Beginner Dungeon Map
• Intermediate Dungeon Map
• Advanced Dungeon Map
• 1 Unidentified Uncommon Consumable [111567B]
• 6 x Unidentified Rare Consumables [111572B][111572C][111730B] [111730C] [111747A][111747B]

House:

Roleplaying:

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Single Player Threads:

 [sP-F1] Testing the Waters (Completed) (+1 SP)

 [sP-F1] Earning a Living (Completed) (+2 SP)

[F01-SP] <<The First Few Lessons Are Free>> Starting Out (Completed) (+3 SP)

[F01-SP] <<The Second Lesson Is Also Free>> A Favor for Lyle (Completed) (+3 SP)

[F01-SP] <<Nature's Treasure>> A Nice Walk In the Garden (Completed) (+1 SP)

[F02-SP] <<Training Your Friend>> And Into the Fire (Completed) (+3 SP)

[F01-SP] <<The Third Lesson, Is Just As Free>> A Beautiful Jewel (Completed) (+4 SP) 

[F01-SP] <<The Fourth Lesson, Is Actually Free>> Gone Fishin' (Completed) (+4 SP)

[F02-SP] <<The Venomous Warg>> Hunting the Pack (Completed) (+3 SP)

[F06-SP] <<The Gemini>> The Dark MIrror (In Progress)

[F06-SP] <<Calming the Soul>> Finding The Balance (In Progress)

[F01-SP] <<Earning a Living: Tailor>> From Mail to Leather (In Progress)

Private Party Threads:

[F09-PP] <<Feeding Your Enemy>> Out of the Frying Pan (Completed) (+2 SP)

[F03-PP] The Hunt is On! (Completed) (+1 SP)

[F02-PP] <<Breaking the Unbreakable>> Fists of Iron [RESTARTED] (Completed) (+2 SP)

[F7-PP] <<Butcher of the Sands>> Searching for a Place to Belong (Completed) (+4 SP)

[F01-PP] <<Nature's Treasure>> A Walk in the Garden with Friends (In Progress)

[F21-PP] <<Nature's Treasure>> Into the Caverns! (In Progress)

[ PP - F01 ] Fair Fight <<Secret Medicine of the Forest>> w/ Ptolemy, Mortambo (In Progress)

 

 

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Social:

Familiar:

Relationships:

Neopolitan - An interesting if rather strange girl with two toned hair that doesn't speak. She helped me find my familiar. 

Kirbs - A friend who I went on my first hunt with on floor 3. It was an enjoyable experience even if a little frustrating because I didn't help out much. 

Dustin - A friend who helped me out with the Breaking the Unbreakable quest. Seems like a pretty good guy and he taught me a lot about how the System works with Martial Arts. 

 

Junk To Sell: