Baldur

Baldur chuckled at Alyss's comment that he could teach X manners. That sounded like a raid he wasn't capable of soloing.

"I think I would have a better chance of soloing a floor boss." His eyes laughed again as he did, "but as a knight, it may be a worthy quest."

He turned a moment, to reach over to his old table and grab his cup of tea, taking a sip of the still mostly warm beverage.

"Still, for all his flaws, he has an infectious mood."

Baldur cocked a wry grin towards Alyss, "Obvious the boy needs to take you and the young lady here," he gesticulated towards Olivia, "Over to a certain very generous tailor's shop," he indicated Ariel this time, "and buy you both brand new dresses. It's the only proper way to apologize, of course."

His blue eyes danced with laughter as he listened to the kid play old American tunes.

"He's pretty good though, I will say. It's been a long time since I listened to anything that wasn't J-pop."

Baldur bowed in return to Crozeph, "I am Baldur, I will be leading the group, and this is Tyger, she will be tanking for us."

Baldur looked at Tyger as he considered the situation, he was torn between wanting to maintain a wide margin of safety, and his confidence that they had a really solid plan. Finally deciding on it, Baldur swiped downward with his fingers and brought up the party window, tapping in the direction of both players and inviting them into the party.

"Excellent. Now we just need two more. I plan to go pretty deep into the forest, and even into the dungeon if we can. That's where the best stuff is."

Baldur tapped away at his menu and opened up a trade window with Raeyliff. "Here, take this potion just in case."

-1 Health Potion traded to Raeyliff

Baldur smiled and reached into the glass case, pulling out the pendant and laying it carefully on the counter.

"200 Col, that is correct.  If you're looking for any other prizes, I also have a couple of vouchers to exchange any uncommon or rare item for the same type with different enchantments."

Baldur swiped down with two fingers of his right hand in a practiced motion and brought up the trade window.

+200 Col

-1 Heart of the Forest

+1 XP

 

Name: Heart of the forest (200 Col)

Type: Pendant

Level: uncommon

Stats: +1LD

Description: A twisted wooden pendant that glows with the heart of the forest.

It seems to always give a strange reaction to treasures.

Link: http://www.sao-rpg.c...r-and-treasure/

"Wine? I'm sure they have something. I was enjoying tea just a minute ago."

With his height leaving him at least a head taller than almost everyone around him, Baldur waved towards a player, a serving girl

"Sorry, but the lady here would like to know if you serve wine."

Baldur gestured towards Alyss, and the young woman bowed eagerly to them all.

"Yes, we have a limited selection though. Red or white?"

((For future reference, with a Merchant, you can just subtract the Col and add any item from the "general store" section automatically))

Baldur smiled at the kid and placed three of the red potions on the counter.

"Can I interest you in any field rations, for +2 max HP, or a potion to grant you the Thorns buff?"

As he sold the 3 health potions to Natsu, he made an entry in his ledger

Sold 3 Health pots

0 Col gained

+1 XP

haha, sure, but I don't think there's anything as crazy

lol, I'm excited to see this play out  *goes to get popcorn*

The grind is real! Grats to Tyger for finishing it

Baldur held a hand up to shade his eyes as he looked around. It was difficult to see anything, and the heat haze in the distance made anything beyond a few hundred yards almost impossible to discern.

"There's gotta be better place around here to rest. I'd be worried about us getting buried in the sand if we camped here. Let's keep walking a waze and see if we can find somewhere better."

The two of them walked for what seemed like an eternity, but that was just due to the sucking of the sand they were walking on.

[iD: 8387 CD 8]

When the night slowly began to change colors, Baldur was relieved to see a bastion ahead of them. It was a small oasis, no wider than Baldur was tall, and the water there was probably only a foot deep, but the greenery growing there and the water would make the ground more solid, and for a much better camping place.

"Oh thank god." Baldur sighed as they trudged the last few steps to the water. Baldur took a handful and splashed it on his face and then took out one of his bottles of water and drank, quenching his thirst.

-1 Water

Baldur smiled down at Tyger from where he stood behind her.

"Yea, this quest is kinda sucky, but it looked like the sun won't be up for much longer. I don't know if that means its about to get really cold or not."

He smiled down at Icarus as the little guy leaned against her leg. "Do you see any Ents walking around we could turn into firewood?"

He laughed softly, hoping the memory of their fire on the snowy fourth floor would help her.

[iD: 8385 CD: 3]

Baldur looked around from where they were at, and then nodded. It seemed like her HP bar wasn't going up, and that was odd. Were ginger's weak to the desert? He guessed so. Moving around behind her, he stood between her and the sun, letting his shadow give her what ease it could.

He wanted to ask her if she was okay, but he could see that. He wanted to ask her if he could do anything, but he knew there wasn't. He knew she struggled to have to ask for help, and always worked hard to never be in that position, so he kept quiet about it.

"I don't know what I'd do without this map. We'd be totally lost. It looks the same in all directions."

[iD: CD3]

The lizard, after clawing him and being hit by Tyger, crashed back into the sand and disappeared. Baldur looked around, but with how much the sand was blowing, and the bright sun reflecting off of it, it was difficult to track the creatures movements. For a moment, Baldur was completely lost, then he saw Icarus face a new direction and start growling. This time Baldur didn't hesitate. He spun in the direction the creature was coming, towards Tyger now. Suddenly the <<Sand Lizard>> leaped out of the sand and it looked like Tyger was going to be able to deflect the blow, but its spiked tail lashed around and grazed her. The blow from her shield seemed to shock the creature as it crashed sideways into the sand, giving Baldur the opportunity to attack it.

Baldur's katana bit into the neck of the lizards, and while there should have been sparks, they blended in with the sand and he could only tell it disappeared when its body shattered into nothingness.

"Well that was fun." Baldur said as he looked back at Tyger. He wanted to put the blade away, but sand was blowing everywhere and he didn't want to damage the blade, so instead he rested it on his shoulder and pressed forward.

[iD: 8369 BD: 7 CD: 8 LD: 1 MD: 8]

<<Sand Lizard>> Hits Tyger for 1 DMG

<<Sand Lizard>> Takes 2 DMG from Tyger's Thorns

<<Baldur>> Hits for  7 DMG

<<Sand Lizard>> 0/13 HP - drops 1 mat

<<Baldur>> 22/22 HP

<<Tyger>> 19/22 HP

Baldur frowned at Icarus playing happily in the sand.

"Honey..." He called to her over his shoulder.

"It's really hard to be grumpy when your put is having the time of his life and looking way too damn cute"

He sighed and kept trudging on, when suddenly they seemed to cross a barrier, and the sun and the sand got even worse.

[iD: 8354 CD: 10] ((These need to be rolled every turn now. On a CD roll of 1, you take 1 DMG. 3 Rounds out of combat with no dmg taken regains 5 HP)

Baldur was alerted that something was wrong when the tiny but furious little Icarus suddenly knelt down like he was going to pounce on something, this little sharp tail going taunt. Baldur couldn't see much, but he drew Tsurugi just the same.

"What is it little guy?"

Then Baldur could see it. A row of what looked like shark fins moving through the sand. Gripping his katana tightly in both hands, he readied himself.

"Incoming!" He called to Tyger when suddenly a giant sand... creature lunged at him. He tried to move out of the way, but the sand was making him slow and the claws raked at his shoulder.

[iD: 8354 BD: 2 CD: 10 MD: 7]

<<Sand Lizard>> Hits Baldur for 1 DMG

<<Baldur>> Misses but regens 1 HP due to <<Battle Healing>>

<<Tyger>>

<<Sand Lizard>> 13/13 HP

<<Baldur>> 22/22 HP

<<Tyger>> 20/22 HP

"<<Survival>>" 

Baldur removed his haori, and then wrapped it around his head.

"It boosts our health and lets us survive inhospitable regions." He voice was muffled as he finished wrapping the coat around his head, "I said, like the one we're about to go into."

He headed off into the desert. It all looked the same to him, so the best bet was to keep a close eye on their map to make sure they were walking in a straight line. He didn't know where the cargo was, but he knew the region it was in. Once there, they'd have to search for it.

Unfortunately, once they left the town, the sand wasn't compacted as well and Baldur's feet sank in much deeper, making each step a labor. He sighed in resignation and then noticed Icarus just prancing around on top of the sand, having the time of his life.

Baldur waggled his eyebrows at her and gave her a patronizing look, "Yes, yes she is."

He smile was teasing and playful at the same time, but after a moment he gave in to answering her more pertinent question as he swiped downward and opened up his quest log.

"I spoke with an NPC who said we needed to recover her goods. But they're at the far side of the floor. From what the info broker says, because the terrain is so difficult and seems to change, it can take people a day or two to complete the quest. So make sure you have your bread and water."
 

He pressed the button in his menu to share the quest with her.

"it's got a timer of 48 hours, but while it may sound annoying, the skill it grants is really good."

Baldur has levels of class that I cannot even measure.

It's quite measurable. I'm the Earl of Kent. That puts me below a Duke, but above a baron. :P

That's awesome, I love going to Renaissance festivals. In fact I go happen to go the Georgia Festival at the last weekend of when it is open.

 

Indeed Keith, I feel ya on that one lol

Ah! Awesome. It's way too ungodly hot there, so I avoid going out in leather on the last weekend wherever possible, but everyone there knows me by name. If you say you know "Sir Clark" someone can point me out.

Class level rankings

1. The dos Equis guy

2. James Gatsby

3. Baldur

That may be the nicest thing anyone's ever said *wipes away a single perfect tear*

I want one, but I don't have a definitive RP I can point to and be like "THAT ONE" hopefully if you come along for my hunting trip you'll get an idea.

BTW, love the song for Azide.

The light around Baldur and Tyger resolved into the Fifth Floor. He had avoided this floor because... well... sand. It gets EVERYWHERE, even in a video game. The village of Armadillo was appropriately named, since all of its buildings were made of stone and mud and shaped to look like Armadillos with no heads or tails. That is to say they were domed. Almost Tatooine like. The light must have been raised on this level, because while the floor above them still had that ominous presence, the sun seemed hotter here. It beat down heavier upon him, and the air was drying to the tongue with swirls of sand spinning about the town. He had heard there were even sandstorms, woah to any player who found themselves caught in it. It made him feel much better that he and Tyger had Teleportation Crystals.

((background music))

My lady (Tyger, in case that needed clarification) and I are all over this.

The picture you see is of Sir Clark of Kent, currently Supreme Protector of her majesty's court of justice at both the Carolina renaissance festival and the Georgia renaissance festival

I imagine Daeron x Mari having a kid who's like Honey Boo Boo.. XD

 

OMFG bwhahahahahahahaha!

Baldur smiles and he picks up the scales and winks at her.

"I weighted -" he waved the scales at her, "- my options. I'll stick to the bargain. You've given me so much stuff, I just hope this helps balance things out."

His grin split his face wide open until his smile touched his eyes.

"Thanks my love!"

-1,200 Col

-1 [F7] Flower

-1 Giant Heart  (much larger than, say, 2 hearts combined)

So I made an excel spreadsheet, and if the DMG of a Katana were bumped up by 2pts (e.g. base dmg of 2, and it could go up to +4 enhancement) it would deal and equal amount of damage per skill point as a 1 hand weapon, since it takes 36 points to reach Katana rank 5, vs 30 points to reach 1H rank 5

So over a 20 post solo thread, with unmodified accuracy:

1 Hand deals 96 DMG

2 Hand (with base 2) deals 106 DMG

Katana (with base 2 and +4) deals 116 DMG

On floor 9 that would be a difference of a single mob, depending on how the dice fall.

On a single hit, this would only be a difference of 9 vs 10 vs 11 DMG (with a max damage weapon)

Tyger x Baldur.

 

We have some of the funniest arguments in character :P

Zel X Lessa... it seems like Mr & Mrs Smith 2?