Ryo

Fishing Roll
ID: 242038
CD: 11 (fish!)
LD: 3
Materials Fished: 2

Ryo recast his rod, hoping for another bite. That surge of adrenaline, that need for the rod to vibrate in his hands. To feel something struggle like it did, and have that test of strength against it. More minutes went by, and soon that feeling of needing the next chase were subsided by his own thoughts again. The peace came, and his thoughts leveled out. Was this, what fishing was about? The sudden high of getting a catch followed by your mind clearing and settling. Just like the surface of the water. More minutes went by before the bobber began to jiggle again. Ryo gripped his rod, ready for the bobber to sink completely. As the bobber did, he yanked the rob up catching the fish. Not the Rainbow, but still useful. If the bait was to believed, that rainbow fish would be his soon enough. But for now, another cast...

Fishing Roll
ID: 242035
CD: 12 (fish!)
LD: 8
Materials Fished: 1

Ryo took his rod and found an empty spot on the pier, and took a seat on one of the benches. Casting back into the water Ryo could already feel a difference. The bobber floated and he could see small shapes moving under the surface. He sat quietly, not wanting to disturb the fish anymore than he already had. Ryo took in a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. This was, relaxing? He didn't know how to put it into proper words, or properly explain it. But sitting here, alone was nice. No loud mobs attacking him, no NPCs shoving themselves into his face. There was no Butler to playfully chide him, no Teion to dote over. He could just sit here and, relax.

Until, his bobber danced. Ryo shot to attention as his bobber dipped below the surface. Ryo leaned forward and began to reel in. Was this the Rainbow fish? Whatever it was it was giving a good fight. Ryo pulled on the rod, yanking the fish into the air and it just clicked for him. It was the fish he was looking for, but that feeling he just had was worth it. A small fish was at the end of his line. Defintely not the Rainbow fish. He kept the small fish, adding 1 material to his inventory.

Fishing Roll
ID: 242033
CD: 6 (No fish)
LD: 14

Moving to the edge of the lake, Ryo checked his inventory and saw that a Beginner Rod had been added. Equipping it showed that it was, incredibly basic. A lightweight rod with barely any discernable features. Three rings to help guide the, string, what was it even called. And a spool with a handle, he thought this was called the reel. It was more plastic than metal and didn't seem very strong or durable. Ryo mimiced the action that Gill had done and found that the game had taken control of his body similar to using a sword art and allowed him to cast. A small 'plop' noise from his bobber hitting the water, disturbing the surface as it bobbed up and down.

Ryo stood for several minutes, waiting for something anything to happen. Having the tall and stoic man of Gill standing beside him was a bit off putting so Ryo reeled in his bobber and opted to change spots. Besides, maybe it would be better if he was on the dock.

Ryo laughed along with him, meeting the grip as best he could. Ryo matched the smile as his hand was released. “I’m honored that you would come to me for help. Since we’re now friends, I’ll let you in a little secret.” Ryo watched as the NPC reached into his pocket and produced a small tin, and then held it out to him. Bewildered as to what might be in the tin itself Ryo’s mind wandered. Could it be some sort of special bait, a golden coin for getting the biggest fish, or perhaps it was a hook fashioned from a rare metal. Ryo took the case from the NPC, and opened it only to be met with a tiny worm in a pad of loose dirt. Looking disappointed Gil spoke. “It’s special because the local priest prays over it in a top-secret ceremony. I'm the only one in the world who has it, so don't bother looking for it anywhere else. If you use it, you'll catch the rare any mysterious Rainbow Fish, which you can harvest for Gleaming Scales. Catch the fish, bring me a scale, and you'll know all there is to know about fishing."

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (Damage | Damage | Damage) »Fierce Deities Coat (Mitgation | Mitigation | Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (Accuracy | Accuracy | Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 »Heavy Armor R5 »Battle Healing R4 »Searching R3 » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 10% when brought below 25% | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) shift » ST-Shift buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Following directions this time, the first time he’d ever actually looked at them, so he wouldn’t get lost, Ryo found himself on the well made dock. Alongside the dock were several benches angled out to the large lake, and a humble fishing shack. It most likely sold beginning rods and bait he pondered. As Ryo approached the shack, assuming the find the NPC inside, he was surprised by a voice by the lakes edge. “Ahoy! Looking to pick up Fishing friend?” The voice asked. Ryo nodded his head. “Yes sir I am.” Ryo said, stepping down from the dock to meet the man. The man towered over Ryo, his boots wet and crusted with sand. The NPC held out a giant hand, encompassing all of his own in one giant grip. “Pleasure to meet you! I’m Anthony Gill!” He said, excitedly. “I bet you were looking for someone old, long beard, and a pipe.” He jested, laughing.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (Damage | Damage | Damage) »Fierce Deities Coat (Mitgation | Mitigation | Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (Accuracy | Accuracy | Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 »Heavy Armor R5 »Battle Healing R4 »Searching R3 » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 10% when brought below 25% | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) shift » ST-Shift buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

The first floor was a nice change of pace in comparison. He had spent far too much time on the fifth floor, and was getting tired of being assaulted by sand and harsh winds. He had heard about something called sub-professions, or something similar that would allow him to get extra stuff. As a kid, he was never one for gardening, and he never got the chance to fish properly. May as well give that a shot and see if it was his kind of thing. He was always interested in it, it seemed like it could be relaxing. Or incredibly boring. Regardless, it seemed like a good way to make some spare Col on the side. And it was going to be a good way to get fresh ingredients. With that in mind, he steeled himself for whatever the game thought ‘Earning a Living:Fishing Edition’ would give him.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (Damage | Damage | Damage) »Fierce Deities Coat (Mitgation | Mitigation | Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (Accuracy | Accuracy | Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 »Heavy Armor R5 »Battle Healing R4 »Searching R3 » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 10% when brought below 25% | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) shift » ST-Shift buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Initial Application: Here
Room(s) Being Added: None
Room(s) Being Upgraded: None
Room(s) Being Re-Assigned: Assigning @Teion to:

Dining Room: Ryo | Teion
Living Room: Ryo | Teion

Total Cost: 0

"Master Ryo." The samurai's eyes fluttered, barely acknowledging the words. He wanted to sleep.
"Master Ryo." Louder this time words came, to take him from his slumber. He just wanted to keep dreaming.
"Master Ryo, if you do not awaken and leave that bed this moment I will have no choice but to fetch the pail." A fierce shove finally jolted him from his dreams. His eyes half open Ryo looked up. "Oh, good morning Pennyworth." He said speaking through a yawn and giving him a smile. Pennyworth returned the smile, and spoke again.
"Need I fetch the pail, sir? Again?" This caused Ryo to stir and sit up in bed. "No no no, not necessary. I'm awake." He said, swinging his feet out of the bed. He had no want to be soaked this early in the morning. Removing himself from bed, his bulter left the room no doubted please with himself. Ryo stepped into his bathroom and began to freshen up for the day.

Dressed for the day, Ryo made his way downstairs where he seen Teion already preparing for the day. "Hopefully I didn't keep you waiting too long." He said, half jesting knowing he was not a morning person. However, that didn't stop him from lighting up his stove. "Breakfast?" He asked, as he placed a pot onto a burner heating water and rice. Letting that cook, Ryo began preparing more bits and pieces of a breakfast. "So, what's the plan for today?" He asked, seeing the blank parchment out on the table.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 700/700 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:36 | ACC:3 | BH:31 | REC: 3 | LD:3 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (Damage | Damage | Damage) »Fierce Deities Coat (Mitgation | Mitigation | Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (Accuracy | Accuracy | Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 »Heavy Armor R5 »Battle Healing R4 »Searching R3 » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 10% when brought below 25% | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) shift » ST-Shift buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Name: @Kindling
Your Profession: cook
Your Rank: 1
Roll ID: 239701
CD: 12
LD: 14
Roll Result: 
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Prosperity | Prosperity | Prosperity
Description: a small bag of hand made, salt free crisps. Gold Edition. 
Post Link: Link

Ryo's boots dug into sand as he continued to run. "Carrying someone and running sucks!" He complained aloud, his feet kicking up more sand than usual. Ryo stopped in his tracks, leaning in on his tippy toes as a bandit tried to cut him off. In a panic, Ryo tossed the NPC into the air and then ducked under the bandits glaive before standing back up and catching the man. The NPC gave some complained mumbling, to which Ryo apologized for. Nym had to come in and intercept, giving Ryo ample time to escape the group. Ryo saw her hands move as she signed quickly at him. He gave a determined grin, and nodded. He turned his back to them and continued to run back to town. It was odd. Ryo had only met them earlier today, exchanged maybe at most a few sentences with them and he trusted them like family.

Ryo slid down the dune they had previously hiked, more than ensuring his full escape from the bandits. He was close enough to the city by now that they wouldn't follow him. He leaned over and set the NPC on the ground. Standing back up he stretched his back out and looked behind him. Yeah, bandits wouldn't be following him out this far. Especially with those two clearing every bandit that dared to try and follow him. Them as a pairing sure were trouble, he was glad to him them on his side. Ryo cupped his hands next to his mouth. "Oiiiiiii!" He shouted. "Hurry up! If we're gonna have dinner I'm gonna need spices and the shops close soon!" The samurai said, beaming a large smile.

Ryo helped Cassim to his feet. "You alright?" Ryo asked the NPC. The man coughed and sputtered, he was clearly injured. Who knows how long he was stuck in that bandit camp, being starved and beaten. Ryo opened his inventory and produced a waterskin. "Here, some water." He said offering it to him. The NPC took it midsentence and began to drink it. Ryo smiled again, it was nice to know that he was helping someone. Cassim thanked him, slapping a ring hand over his shoulder. "You saved me." He spoke through a scratched throat and a thick accent. "I don't know how I'll ever repay you!" The man said. Ryo took his empty waterskin. "It's alright. Just seeing you alive and happy makes it worthwhile." Ryo stood up, and helped the man to his feet. "Lets get you back to your brother." Ryo said.

Turning around Ryo noticed that the two girl had arrived. "About time you two showed up." Ryo said, softly scolding them. "Let's get him home, this quest turned in, and I can pick up some stuff for dinner." He said, placing a hand on his chin. "I hope the shops have something good still. Ah, I'll make do with what I can find. I always do." He said, smiling. He still had some things left at his house, but it was always nice to pick up fresh when he needed it. Items in game never expired, but it was a habit at this point. He opened his inventory, and produced a pad of paper. He jotted down things he was going to need. "Cumin, cardamom, cayenne-oh!" He turned to face them, beaming a large smile. "Do you ladies like your curry spicy, or more mild? I can make it either way for you." He asked, touting his cooking skills. He turned back around, and added more to his list. "Man, hopefully the ending of this quest doesn't take too long." He said again, not wanting to miss the opportunity to buy some proper spices.

Make them fear? Would that work? Ryo watched as Acanthus lopped a bandits hand off and proceed to threaten him. Unsure of how to react, Ryo sheathed his blade and picked the NPC up. "C'mon, up you go." He said as he strained slightly as he lifted the man over his shoulders into a fireman's carry. Acanthus had cleared the one's closest to them, and he agreed with her. "I'll carry him. Acanthus, Nym." The two of them were much better at taking care of crowds than he was. He was used to going out with Teion, and with her giant axe she cleaved through enemies just the same. Ryo turned his face around so Nym could see his lips. "Cover me. I'm going to make a break for the city." He said, using his free hand to point to the glint in the distance. Carrying the man would mean that he'd be unable to use his weapon effectively but it would mean they'd be able to move faster.

As he moved,  he spoke. "Programs or not, they might start using bows if we're not carful. I don't want to get caught up with how ever many the game tries to spawn on me." He said, trying to move efficiently through the sane. It was difficult, but thanks to his Survival skill it wasn't to terrible. His feet dug into the loose sand thanks to the added weight and he slid more often but he always kept his balance. "Hey, we make it back alive. I'll do more than buy drinks." Ryo called out. "I'll make us all a nice meal." He offered. "I'll make some curry. It's a specialty of mine! How's that sound?" He said, kicking more sand behind him as he ran.

Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 85/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2  PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo smirked at the woman. "And yet, here I am." He said meeting her jest. He broke eye contact and looked ahead and answered her next comment. "We rarely do." He said, more somber than before. The feeling was brief and gone in an instant.

The city of Fortaleza was familiar to the samurai. It's market stalls and vendors a brief reminder of why he disliked this floor so much. He could only take having meats and spices shoved in his face so often before he contemplated drawing his blade against those NPC's. He let out a hearty sneeze as a blast of spice and sand kicked up in a wind gust and caught him off guard. It wasn't long until they passed the road that led to Teion's shop, as well as other potential player shops. He wondered how she was doing, or if she was even in. She might've been hanging out with Theo for all her knew. Good for her to be out and about regardless.

Ryo snapped back to attention as they had reached the gate. He'd been through this gate before, so many times. And out into the desert for many a thing. A trinket here, a bandit camp there. It was never too much for him, save his first time. He let out a small yawn, the heat of the constant sun making him warm and tired. "One step at a time." He repeated, following the woman out into the dunes.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 625/625 | EN: 91/91 | DMG: 18 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | BH:21 | REC: 3 | LD:2 [TIER LOCK] PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 625/625 | EN: 91/91 | DMG: 18 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | BH:21 | REC: 3 | LD:2 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Yui's Grace Used (+ 600% EXP for this thread) » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo sheathed his blade. That group was done, and with any luck that'd be the last of the usurpers. He looked behind them to see Cassim still alive. Good. Last thing they needed was this breaking the quest. Looking back Ryo was just able to catch Nym's hands prompting her voice to appear in his head. He whipped around to face the south seeing more of them coming. There was going to be too many of them to keep up with, and he wasn't practiced enough with wide arcs. He had been building and practicing for single target for duels, and bosses. Acanthus had already moved into position, and he would be close behind her. Ryo drew his blade and raised it, deflecting a scimitar to the side before being pressed back to back against Acanthus. Ryo sidestepped another slash down that was aiming for his shoulder. At least the mobs here were still slow enough to properly dodge.

Ryo spoke. "Doesn't matter who's been here before nor does it matter how this happened." He said. "What matters is that we're here and we need to figure out a way out of this." He continued to think as he quickly sliced his katana up slicing through an overzealous bandit. His blade cut through him entirely and revealed something shimmering in the distance. An idea sparked in his head. He brought his blade up and locked in place against another bandit. Throwing the bandit off Ryo spoke. "I've got an idea! The NPC's can't follow us into town. Wipe these bandits, carry Cassim and set up and repeat until we're back at town. Then the City Guard will take care of the rest." Ryo suggested.

Acanthus | Lvl 66 (34/32) | Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5
Nymoria | Lv. 33 | P. 7 | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1]
Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 77/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2

Desert Bandit 5 | 0/550 | 150 DMG | 
Desert Bandit 6 | 274/550 | 150 DMG | 
Desert Bandit 7 | 274/550 | 150 DMG | 
Desert Bandit 8 | 274/550 | 150 DMG | 

Post Action:ST-1 -> Desert Bandits 1
241510 | BD 7 | Hit! | 21 * 15 = 315 damage. Defeated
?????? | BD ? | - | 
?????? | BD ? | - | 
?????? | BD ? | - | 

Mob Loot: Col: 2750 Materials: 2 [241511a] T4 Rare Trinket

Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 85/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2  PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo nodded. "Yeah, a quest." He confirmed. He saw her wrap her arms around her legs, and suddenly Ryo was out of depth. He didn't know what to say or do, especially when she began to cry. He hated this. This, inability to just hit the thing that was causing the issue. The thing that was making his friend feel like this. But there was nothing he could do, nothing he could say. He couldn't imagine having someone so close then losing them over time. He couldn't fathom losing a family member. He couldn't believe a time where Teion and himself would grow apart. He couldn't do any of that.

So what could he do? As tears ran down Tel's face Ryo would shoulder it. Let her get it all out, every emotion that had been hiding inside her that was screaming to be let out Ryo would help her with it. He'd always be by her side when she would need him most. Maybe that was how he could help. Maybe, he didn't need to hit things to help people after all.

After some time, the emotions had completely ran their course. The red cheeked woman thanked him. Ryo smirked and waved it off. "Don't worry about it. Was the least I could do." He said. When their eyes met Ryo couldn't help but blush slightly. Unsure of what to take from the sudden intense eye contact. "Wh-what?" He said, breaking the eye contact and looking at the doorway while awkwardly chuckling to himself. "I just like listening. It's easier to do than talking." He said, smiling as she brought up that she was glad they met again. "Yeah. Always nice to have a drinking buddy." He admitted. Ryo patted his legs once before standing up. "Don't mention it." He said before turning to her. He offered her a hand to help her off the floor. "Storm's over and the sun's shining." He said. "Let's get out of here."

Ryo dusted off his hands. All they had to do was deliver Cassim back to his brother and and call it a day. Drinks were gonna be on him, or at least the first round was. Just as he was about to thank the bandit for doing buisness, his sixth sense went off at the same time as Nym’s. Ryos eyes narrowed as he grabbed Cassim by the collar and tossed him back a few feet into the sand behind them. As he did, the usurper bandit drove his blade through. Hands moved faster than mind and Ryo found himself gripping his Katana, ready to draw it.

he watched the objective change. This wasn’t normally part of the quest, was it? Was this a glitch like floor twenty-nine? Didn’t matter, he needed to protect himself, the two with him, and Cassim. Ryo didn’t say much of anything, other then preparing himself for a fight...

  ---------- Battle Stats ---------

ID: AOE Used | BD: - [-] | MD: - |
- 
-- Base Damage 21 
-- 21 * ? = 
-- Energy Used:  13 - 4 - [Katana] Stamina -2 = 15 energy used

Post Action: ROLLING
241436 | 8+3 | Hit! | 21 * 9 = 189 damage. Stunned.
241437 | 2+3 | MISS! |  Stunned.
241438 | 1 | MISS! |  Stunned.
241439 | 4+3| Hit! | 21 * 9 = 189 damage. Stunned.
---
Desert Bandit 1 | 85/550 | 150 DMG
Desert Bandit 2 | 274/550 | 150 DMG
Desert Bandit 3 | 274/550 | 150 DMG
Desert Bandit 4 | 85/550 | 150 DMG

Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 85/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2  PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo walked with his hands inside of his obi in a restful position. "Aha~, so such a combination isn't impossible." He said, nodding. A new goal had appeared in his mind. If it wasn't impossible, then he would work as hard as he could to achieve said item. "I've been planning on making a material run, but killing mobs over and over again kind of gets boring." He admitted. Ryo continued to follow the pair. At the conversation of paying for the mans release, Ryo thought about how much it could cost. And when closer inspection revealed that it would be 200k, Ryo flinched and looked dismayed. "Maybe, I should do that farming trip sooner than I thought. I'm afraid I cannot afford any of this. At least, if I am to purchase us drinks after." He said, hoping to dissuade his uneasiness with some humor. It worked only somewhat. "I could certainly try sneaking in should we choose, but I can't say that I'll fare any better than you two." He said going through the options again.

The samurai exhaled loudly through his nose at the joke. "Funny." He said. "I get it." He let out a small yawn and nodded as he continued to listen. "I also detest this floor, and would much rather spend time fighting nothing and leaving for greener pastures." He said nodding. He looked up at Nymoria. He held a hand up to his chest and took in a breath, feigning being taken aback. "Ah! I'll not have my honor tested in such a way. I'll have you know that despite my gear, and lack of willingness to fight on this dreadful floor I am quite the capable duelist. Acanthus can atest. I was there alongside the front liners assisting with the trap of floor twenty-nine." He said, putting his hand back into his obi.

-Several Minutes of Desert Hiking Later-

Traipsing through the loose sand almost made Ryo wish he didn't tag along for this. He knew about this bandit camp, and would often steer players away from it back in the day. But now he was actively walking towards it. "Alright, we're getting close which means that if they have scouts they've seen us already." He said matter of factly. He opened his inventory, and pulled out a small banner and waved it around. If the bandits didn't know they were there, they sure did now. "I'll talk to them about Hassim's release, if you two wanna transfer the funds to me right quick I'll make sure it's handled well. Or at least well enough that Cassim isn't killed outright." Ryo said. Stepping closer, it wasn't long before the bandit encampment was clear and in sight. Small huts made from tanned hides and large bones were surrounded by rocks and other debris. A makeshift wall left them open to people much like himself being able to sneak in, but that was the point wasn't it. But not today, Ryo had already flagged them down and it wasn't long until the three were surrounded by NPC bandits. Weapons trained on them, Ryo held up his hands.

"What is it you're here for travelers?" The man spoke through a heavy accent.

"Not much." Ryo replied. "Just looking for a man you have. Cassim." Upon mentioned Cassim's name the NPC's looked at eachother for a moment before looking back at the bandit who was speaking. "You are here to purchase him?" Ryo nodded, and sent the Col ahead. The man pulled out a small coin purse and began to count the coins inside of it. Nodding, the NPC spoke back to the group. "You wait here, I'll bring him out." He said before disappearing back into the encampment. Ryo let out a sigh. "Well, so far so good." He muttered, wondering when he'd be allowed to put his arms down. A few minutes later, the bandit returned dragging another through the sand. That must be Cassim. "This troublemaker is now yours. Be sure he stays out of trouble." The bandit threatened. Not saying anything, the bandits turned and left going back inside their safe little hole. Finaly able to drop his hand, Ryo spoke. "Phew, thought I was gonna have to hold them up forever. But hey, got the man of the hour." He said looking at the NPC.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo felt the pats and snapped back to attention to look at her. She insisted that the front lines weren't fun, and that there were other cool quests. But that wasn't the point. It wasn't that he wanted to go to the front lines, he wanted to do them to help save people. He couldn't do that doing quests, or by traipsing around doing whatever. Ryo opened his mouth to argue his drunken point, but stopped himself. He could see the tears welling in her eyes, and he listened. His mouth quivered for a moment, his eyes nearly overflowing themselves.

She began to cry, as she began to berate him for daring to talk poorly about himself. "Oi, wait-" Ryo said holding up his arms to attempt to prevent her from standing up so fast and try to help her fall. But it was too late. She stood, and stumbled causing Ryo to also rise from his position. "Wait wait! That's not what I was-" He said attempting to interject before either of them fell over like an idiot. Ryo jumped slightly as Tel grabbed her rapier, and threw it onto the floor. Ryo flinching caused him not to be able to reach out and prevent Tel from falling.

She fell backwards, slamming into the wooden floor. Ryo stumbled slightly, his mind not being able to catch up to his equilibrium and he swayed in place. He reached up and held his head. "I am, way to drunk for this." He whispered to himself, rubbing his eye. Ryo took a few steps forward and slunk down onto the floor in front of her. "Hey, you doing alright?" Ryo asked before scoffing and shaking his head. "No, of course you're not." He said, placing his face into his hand.

He took in a deep breath before peeking from behind his hand. "I think I have a small idea of what you might be going through. I-" Ryo thought about what he should say. "Had an ex before Teion. And, that break-up kinda fucked me up." Ryo said, understating the entire series of events. That 'break up' was the start of him leaving his former guild. "It left me feeling empty, aimless, and wondering if I would actually matter in the grand scope of the world." He said, before catching himself smirking. "But I met Teion, and you, and everyone else. And that helped a lot. But those thoughts kept creeping in." Ryo said, shifting his weight. "But," He began. "There's this quest, on floor six. It's gonna sound a bit cheesy but it's the best bit of therapy that I've had in a good while." Ryo said.

Ryo raised an arm arm to shield his eyes as the area around him went pitch black. Without wasting a moment, Ryo's eyes flashed his <Night Vision> activating. He tilted his head to the right narrowly avoid the missed attack meant for Freyd. The attack, whatever it was, fell harmlessly behind him. "They have ranged attacks!" Ryo called out. "Watch out for the cross-fire!" He said noting the still trapped portion of people. They'd be sitting ducks if this darkness didn't clear out soon. If they continued to hold the line as well as they did, the other players would soon all be out. And then they'd be able to follow suit.

Or, take this beasts down. Two glowing beacons cut through the darkness, almost negating his need for Night Vision. An easy target. Ryo drew his blade, and spun it slowly. "Ittōryū-" He said to himself, activating his sword art. He dashed forward, blinking past minions and allies alike. He stood underneath the Father, his blade poised and ready. Ryo shouted, "Full Moon Revel!" and as he did he leapt into the air dragging his blade upwards and slicing through the father and the darkness.

The violet blade's sword art cut into the air, slicing clean up the creature known as the father. The energy from the blade would pierce the heavens and cleave the sky in twain. The darkness was cleaved in both ways from his slice, revealing the previous sky. Where once there was choking black, there now was a sea of stars and nebulas. As Y'ha-nthlei fell and shattered into pixels, Ryo landed on his feet sheathing his blade the final pixels fading away as it clicked into place.

Ryo turned to face the other beings, seeing that they had been swapped for new creatures. "Stand strong, another is more than likely on its way." Ryo said, readying for more things to spawn.

 ---------- Battle Stats ---------

ID: 241404 | BD: 7+3=10 [Hit!] | MD: 4 |
- Sword Art ST-1 used!
-- Base Damage 21 = 21
-- 21 * 12 = 252 - 0 mit = 252 Damage
-- Energy Used: 12 - [Katana] Stamina -2 = 10 energy used

<<Y'ha-nthlei - Father of the Deep>> -51/1200 HP | No MIT | 2 EVA | 3 ACC | 200 DMG

Ryo | HP: 624/680 | EN: 75/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2  PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Freyd | HP: 1300/1300  | EN: 150/162 | DMG: 24 | MIT:197 177 | ACC: 7  | F-SPIRIT | EVA:4 | DOTE: 1/1 | BH:72 | VAMP-D: 72 | HLY 16 | FLN 16 | LD:5  Lessa | HP: 910/960 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 13 | MIT:127 107 | THORNS:72 | BH:29 | HB: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo's eyes sparkled upon the mention of a 'Cave of Wonders'. "Cave of Wonders." Ryo said thinking of what may be in said cave. Stacks of col, a mountain of rare items, a horde of demonic weaponry? Ryo shook his head free of the fantasy. "I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't hurting for money." He admitted. "But I know that what I need for the front lines, can't simply be bought. Or at the least cheaply. I need a weapon that's blessed with Holy, and possible that one enhancement that ignores somethings mitigation. Can't remember the name." He said tapping his chin. Upon entering the tavern it was clear to see that it was lively. Not as lively as it was outside in the bustling market streets, but still pretty packed with only a few tables and booths to be empty. It always impressed him that so many NPC's could be in one spot.

Ryo stepped inside, his eyes suddenly shifting to the darkness. Thanks to his Night Vision mod, the sudden change in lighting didn't bother him so much. The inside somehow smelled less of raw spices and cured meats, but of smoke and wines. More pleasurable he wagered then some of the other market stalls just outside at least in here it didn't make his eyes water. Ryo noted the man sitting in the back, two spots open to speak to him. "I mean, if I were a quest giving NPC that's where I'd sit." He said, getting closer to the NPC. Ryo sighed as it began to spout out nonsensical drivel about this and that. Ryo simply nodded his head, only half listening along. It wasn't until the mention of familial bonds was brought up that Ryo turned his head to pay attention. This, Cassim, was some sort of family member that needed to be rescued. And in turn, would give them the location of the Cave of Wonders. Now that was interesting. Ryo turned to Nymoria at her request of getting something to drink. He smiled, and raised a hand for someone to come over and bring drinks.

But before Ryo could ask the NPC any follow up question's or receive the drinks he ordered, he received notice from Acanthus to buy Nymoria something later, and move on to the fortress now. The samurai's face scrunched a bit as it made sense to go out and save Hassim now, but it wasn't like this was a time gated quest. And he just ordered. Surely they had time to be out of the sun for a moment's reprieve. Ryo opened his map, seeing where the Bandit Camp was. Familiar with bandit camps himself, he could already see a few spots that could be exploited if someone was sneaky enough. But knowing himself, and looking at his party it was probably safe to say that none of them would be sneaking in. Closing his map, he would follow his compatriots back outside into the blazing sun. "Right then, so what's the plan?" Ryo asked. "Do we just, charge in and kill every bandit we see?" He asked, then saying another option. "Because the quest says we could pay for his release, but I know I am completely out of Col at the moment." He said, his face turning red not from just the sun. He raised a hand as the trio took their first steps out into the desert.

<Quest Info>

Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo hacked a cough as he continued to laugh, his hand slapping against his leg. The previous feeling of dread and unease was washed away and gone replaced with the fun jovial energy of the pairs laughter. "I can't believe that you just, used it!" He said, cackling. "Hestia must've been livid!" He said cackling some more. The drink was hitting him fairly well at this point. He was never a heavy drinker outside of the game, but he had never drank this much. He didn't exactly believe the manga or shows that showed how easy going people became.

Ryo covered his mouth with a fist as he kept his cough in check, and took another drink. "Hm? No I don't think- NO I WAS!" He said, almost spitting his drink and laughing. Ryo slammed his drink back on the counter, the small glass tipping over. "And when Spencer was chasing her she just kept saying 'Spencer-dono, yamate'!" Ryo said, before sputtering out. "And and and, 'No Pantsu'" He said before doubling over and slapping his leg again, nearly tipping out of his stool. Ryo rubbed his chin. "Was that, after Jomei stole you away for the dragon quest thing?" He asked. He face turned a bit cross, and before Telrenya could answer Ryo spoke up again. "Man, I never get to go out and do cool mission sutff. I was never invited, and I dunno why." Ryo said, setting his empty glass back up. It glitched, and replaced itself. He took another drink. "It has to be because I'm weak." He said solemnly. "And that's my fault. Every time I felt I was ready to do something great I would just look ahead and see that the gap grew wider and those I admired grew further away." He looked up at the ceiling, looking up and a hole in the ceiling. "And I grew, disheartened. To know that my greatest efforts weren't enough." He said, before setting his head on the counter.

What was this feeling in his chest? A sense of pride? Overwhelming fear? No, it wasn't anything like those. He felt those before, in good places in his memory and in bad. He knew what those felt like, this was new and different. He gripped the handle of his katana, feeling the silk dig into his palm. His breath hung in the air as the temperature drastically dropped. He could see his HP drop slightly, but the cold didn't bother him. He had experienced colder on the fourth floor, and here was on the twenty-ninth. He knew what this feeling was, it was excitement. His limbs weren't shaking, yet he was afraid of what was in front of him. He could almost feel everything around him. Was this what it was like to be a front liner? To face the possibility of death like this. It was exhilarating.

He readied himself, ready to strike. He sliced into minions left and right, cutting each one down with a single blow. His head perked up as he heard conversation directed towards him. "You remember that?" Ryo called out. "I'm honored you remember me at the least" He said, recalling the events. "Not a one will get past me." The samurai called out, his katana slicing through yet another minion. "I've got something for this guy. Cover me!" He said as he sheathed his blade and took in a deep breath.

Ryo moved as a blur as he sped to his destination, passing through the minions left and right. In the blink of an eye Ryo was at his target, the Father. "Ittōryū-" Ryo began, his hand gripping his katana as he leapt in the air towards his foe. "Violet Slash!" Ryo quick drew his blade out, letting out a solid purple beam trace his blade and cut across his foe. Ryo placed a foot against the father, and kicked off backwards flipping through the air. Ryo kicked off a minion, and landed back to where he started. "Damn. He's thicker than I assumed." Ryo said flourishing his blade and readying for another onslaught. Ryo looked ahead as he cut down another minion. It was soft, just thick. He could cut as deep as he wanted, but he didn't have the damage it seemed to cut through it's health bar.

 ---------- Battle Stats ---------

ID: 241138 | BD: 8+3-2=9 [Hit!] | MD: 2 |
- ST-2 used!
-- Base Damage 21 = 21
-- 21*15= 315 damage!
-- Energy Used: 15 * [Katana] Stamina -2 = 13 energy used

<<Y'ha-nthlei - Father of the Deep>> 621/1200 HP | No MIT | 2 EVA | 3 ACC | 200 DMG

Ryo | HP: 652/680 | EN: 81/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2  PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Freyd | HP: 1300/1300  | EN: 150/162 | DMG: 24 | MIT:197 177 | ACC: 7  | F-SPIRIT | EVA:4 | DOTE: 1/1 | BH:72 | VAMP-D: 72 | HLY 16 | FLN 16 | LD:5  Lessa | HP: 910/960 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 13 | MIT:127 107 | THORNS:72 | BH:29 | HB: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo stood still as he was used as a handle to make sure the laughing woman didn't fall over. He looked up, not making eye contact with her, or her companion. Just looking for, something or someone to get him out of this situation he put himself in. When the laughing ended a few seconds later, though it felt like an eternity, Ryo adjusted his clothing and let the woman speak. Ryo rubbed the back of his neck, as he was invited to their group. "If it's no problem. I would love to actually." He said as he opened his menu and would either send them the request, or accept the invite himself. "He's gotta be in this area somewhere." Ryo said, looking over the crowd.

"I know his name, but I didn't consult the info broker like I should." He said, absentmindedly rubbing the back of his neck again. "I should probably do that more often, maybe I'd end up loss a little less." He said, mostly to himself but aloud none the less. Ryo rubbed his chin in thought. "I think the Searing Winds is a decent enough bet to check first. With it being right out the gate, makes sense to slap a quest there." The samurai said, explaining his thought process. "I agree! It's nice to have things work out mysteriously like that." He said, letting out a laugh.

Walking for a short while, doing his best to not slow the group down too much to deal with the crowd he answered the question posed to him. "It's on my list, because it's on my list. Wait, this is a chain?" He asked, not sure . "When the game started I spent a good time doing, some other things before getting into this whole 'adventuring' thing I guess. I haven't done a lot of quests, I think I've done like three?" He said, counting in his head. He did the waterfall, the job one, and the other desert one. And that was pretty much all the ones he could remember doing. "I'm just looking to get some quests done so I can get some better gear and make my way into the front lines. My stuff is, kind of outdate for that kind of work." He said, patting the sword on his hip. That sword had been with him for a long time. He couldn't think about selling it. Perhaps he'd have a display or something like that in his home. He'd need to ask Pennyworth. "What about you two? What brings you to always sunny floor five?" He asked.

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Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 Acanthus | HP: 840/840 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 23 | MIT:95 | ACC:5 | AA  | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:46 | HB: 37 | VAMP-D: 46 | REC: 4 | LD:5 Nymoria | HP [700/700] | EN [108/108] | ACC [5] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | BH [+37] | Bleed [36] | Keen [+1 BD] | LD [+1] THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Did she not know? Had she even been drunk before, or at least tipsy. The revelation have sobered him up somewhat at the least, making more easier to understand his slurring. “Tel, we’re getting drunk.” Ryo said, before letting out a small laugh. “I didn’t think it was possible but this quest seems to unlock that ability, to drink. To drunk. To get drunk.” He said repeating the failed part of his sentence until it was correct.

Ryo nodded, thinking. “I could always sent a message to Jomei. He’s a front liner and he could come get us, oh wait.” Ryo said absent mindedly before giving an apologizing look over to Tel. “Sorry. I don’t really know anyone else who could come up this far.” He said, looking at his cup. “Or,” He began, a mischievous grin appearing. “We could get even more wasted. Forget we’re stuck in a death game for a few hours. Just keep chatting. If there’s anything I’ve learned here it’s that talking things out works a lot.” He said tempering his waterfall quest he did a few days back.

"Hisaschmia! Niiiiiice!" Ryo said, slurring the words a bit. " I've never been, but I've got some cushions who live there. They're kinda boring, don't really play the schame games I do. They juscht want to keep playing the schame game over and over again. Well, I guessch the jokesch on me." He rambled, letting out a laugh. He raised an eyebrow when she mentioned that she was a student. "Teaching schounds scho cool. I remember my teachers, and they were pretty neat. Schaped me into who I isch today." He said, letting out a small burp as he ended his sentence. He nodded his head and listened to Tel as she mentioned playing the violin. So that was why she was such a good fit for Jomei. He smiled softly as he fantasized about the two of them playing instruments together and being romantic. He rubbed his eyes, and pinched his temple.

He snapped back to attention, having missed the entire last half of her conversation. "Wha-?" He said, looking at his empty glass. How many had he had, about 4 now. Right? Maybe he had a few more sips here and there before the cup refilled itself. He let out a noise, before speaking. "Pfshaw, I'm fine." He said before letting out hiccup. "Schee? Perfectly fi-" He said before wobbling in his stool. He panic grabbed the bar, and managed to stay seated. Maybe, he wasn't fine. But, how was the drink messing with him? It wasn't mechanically possible. He looked over at Tel, noticed her flushed look then he looked back at his filling drink. It was then, he noticed the de-buff just under his healthbar. "Oh, schit."

Ryo | HP: 625/625 | EN: 91/91 | DMG: 18 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | BH:21 | REC: 3 | LD:2 [TIER LOCK] PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 625/625 | EN: 91/91 | DMG: 18 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | BH:21 | REC: 3 | LD:2 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Yui's Grace Used (+ 600% EXP for this thread) » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Ryo watched as hands moved. It was, sign language. At least, he thought it was. The monotone voice in his head startled him, and caused him to look around a bit until he realized it was the game's translator. "Oh I see. The game auto translate any language. Interesting." He thought aloud, thinking back to when he was testing it with Teion. "Wait, not my type?" He said, it finally clicking for him. His face went red and he quickly waved his hands in front of him. "No no no, uh not like that kind of drink. I mean, it's a desert town so drinks just sound more appetizing?" He said, fumbling over his words. "Uh, no, what I mean is that I uh." He let out a sigh before recollecting himself. "What I'm trying to say is that I'm not trying to flirt with you. I'm just trying to be polite and make up for accidentally running into you." He said, hopefully clearing that up. It was then he noticed the other woman there. "Oh. Hello there. Sorry that I ran into your, friend?" He asked.

This was going well. At least he cleaned out his boot of sand before promptly shoving it into his mouth. "Truth be told, I'm actually a little lost? I'm trying to start up this Arabian Nights quest, but I can't seem to find where." He said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I'll get out of your hair, and back to what I was doing. Sorry again for running into you." He said before giving a polite bow, and turning to leave and figure out where he was meant to start the quest.

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Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 PARTY STATS Spoiler Ryo | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 21 | MIT:75 | ACC:3 | BH:22 | REC: 3 | LD:2 THREAD INFO Spoiler equipped »Gin Kin (+9 DMG) »Fierce Deities Coat (+36 MIT, +3EN Recovery) »Accuracy Charm (+3 Accuracy) battle-ready inventory » » » » » skills »Katana R5 (+7 DMG) »Heavy Armor R5 (+40 MIT, -5 Stealth) »Battle Healing R3 (18 healing per turn) »Searching R2 (+2 LD, +2 Stealth Detection) » extra skills »Survival (Healing effects 10% more, immune to environmental effects) »Leadership R1 (Grants access to Leadership Arts, takes 2 Extra Slots) »Leadership R1 » » addons »[Katana] Focus (Minor Crit on BD 8, reduce DoT threshold by 1) »[Katana] Stamina (-2 EN) »[Heavy Armor] Iron Skin (+15 MIT, +45 HP) mods »Impetus (+1 DMG) »Emergency Recovery (Heal 62 when brought below 156 | Once per thread | 10EN) »Night Vision (No penalties from low light/darkness) buffs » Dining Room: "Tasty" - Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread. » Basic Kitchen: "Filling" - Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps.(Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.) » Living Room: "Relaxed" - Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.