Arabelle

[06/21/2020]

BGM: TOP.

10 hours ago, Oscar said:

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Name: Big Boy Dog
Profession/Rank: Rank 10 Cook
ID/Rolls: 154256 [2] CD11+1, LD11 | 154258 [2] CD10+1, LD12
Item Type: Meal
Tier: 3
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: 135 Overhealth
Description: Big Boy!
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/17990-f01grandmaster-cook/?do=findComment&comment=612368

 

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5 minutes ago, Zajcica said:

T1 LD III Dessert

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Name: Ice Cream Mochi
Profession/Rank: Cook/9
IDs[CD/LD]: 154357[12/7]; 154354[12/4]; 154350[12/6]; 154349[10/4]
Item Type: Desserts
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Loot Die III
Description: Dollops of ice cream wrapped in mochi skin. Because they're so small, one could eat multiple of these snacks at a time.
Post Link: [Here]

T1 ACC II Desserts

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Name: Strawberry Ice Cream
Profession/Rank: Cook/9
IDs[CD/LD]: 154356;-1[7/15]; 154358;-1;-2[8/17]
Item Type: Desserts
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: ACC II
Description: A bowl of Ice Cream with actual strawberries.
Post Link: [Here]

 

Approved.

Trading to Andromeda:

[x5] Der Flohwalzer
T2 Rare Debuff Song -- [x2] Hypnosis
[reference] Dance, and have your breath stolen away.
| [150507] [150510] [150512] [150654] [146349]

[x1] Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 6
T2 Uncommon Debuff Song -- [x1] Hypnosis
[reference] You must have been blind, to mistake the Big Bad Wolf for one of your dearest.
| [139656]

[06/20/2020]

BGM: your world will fail.

[order progress:]
[5/5] Dance of the Daring
[5/5] Waltz of the Damned

3 hours ago, Raidou said:

Familiar Skill Eval:

Familiar Name: Juiblex
Description: A dark like ink ball of gelatinous fluid, a purple shade barely visible in direct lighting. Can bend and stretch up to encompass a 9 square foot cube but usually is only about 2 square feet of matter. When augmenting its companion it attaches with web-like cables that create a weaved pattern that vanishes under armor and clothes, a symbiotic relationship with that which feeds it. When the host begins to show signs of weakness or heavier forms of aggression, it forms a protective barrier that looks akin to a skeletal lich in blackened color.

Familiar Mastery: Protector (Mitigation)
Thread Link: [F21-PP] Synthesis in the dark (Training your Friend)

Approved.

It would be expected, albeit a little awkward, if Ariel didn't. 

"Lovely," she said, a pleased smile pulling up the corners of her lips. "Any less time spent here is a welcome relief." 

—And were she not single-mindedly focused on ticking this quest off her list, she would have paid greater heed to the way the taller woman had seemed to appraise her. At the moment, she sought to capitalize on their mutual eagerness. "Oh, hm. That's... a part of it." In one smooth motion, Amaterasu was sheathed at her back, the girl remaining in her relaxed stance as her inventory windows appeared before her. "Finding the phoenix shouldn't be much of a problem. I had a scout give me its coordinates and respawn timer. The slow part comes before that."

The interface disappeared, and now an uneven metallic chunk recognized by the system as a [Quest Material] weighed her gloved hand down. "I found this nearby while I was waiting. We need to gather five of these in total for the NPC to craft into a [Name Tag]." And just as soon as her quick explanation was done, the item's model fractured and broke apart, its data registering back into her inventory. Arabelle folded her hands behind her back and smiled. "Reminds me of that one beginner quest. Did you ever take it? I hear some players just forwent the lesson chain completely."

Whichever way their small talk went, the small reaper would begin their stroll into the fiery wasteland after indicating the way they were headed.

Venturing into the depths of the tunnel. Their surroundings darkened, but as with most [Nature’s Treasure] locations, the way was lit with sets of glowing stones and fungi planted at the edges of their path. Torches provided by players who’d come before helped fill in the gaps; in the shallow area the party of three were in now, blind spots were few and far between. Low-light debuffs wouldn’t be a problem.

“I see. That’s some admirable dedication.” –Not to mention, a tank’s build was already fully functional without uniques. Following their shield’s instruction, she’d set an unhurried pace behind Yuki with their third companion trailing beside her. Fingers interlaced behind her back, Arabelle turned a cordial smile in NIGHT’s direction as the talk of dividing loot fell between the pair with similar builds. “I don’t need unidentified weapons,” she decided. “Really. All that I’m constantly running out of these days are materials. And I’d like to have a stock of consumables ready to use once I reach Tier 3, so if you don’t mind, I’ll take those too.”

How they would divide the remaining col was still up in the air when their first set of victims descended from the ceiling. 

“…Right when I nearly forgot how unpleasant some of these mobs are.” 

Small green lights danced atop her palm before shooting up in the air at a snap of her finger to form a thin black scythe easily larger than her person – the weaker of her two weapons. Arabelle followed close after the paladin’s attack, aiming to capitalize on their enemies’ current position. One large slash, then another barely a moment after, halved the health bars of all but one arachnid which remained at the edge of her reach. 

A decent start. The girl quietly tutted to herself in disappointment before clearing out of NIGHT’s range.

[06/19/2020]

BGM: off to the races.

[order progress:]
[5/5] Dance of the Daring
[3/5] Waltz of the Damned

My, she really was crafting a lot more these past few days, wasn’t she? Arabelle was certain she’d just paid a visit to the alchemist’s shop a few days prior, but today’s daily routine check yielded that she had only one [Crafter’s Respite] left. So off on her merry rounds she went, finding that though she had visited just before closing hours once again, the alchemist still had a considerable amount in stock.

She thought she should at least have the courtesy to restrain herself from taking everything off the shelf though. As… tempting as having more than a dozen at a time sounded.

[06/18/2020]

BGM: one-winged angel.

[order progress:]
[5/5] Dance of the Daring
[1/5] Waltz of the Damned

8 hours ago, Bistro said:

Item Name:	Divinity's Wait
Profession:	Alchemist | Rank 10
ID | Rolls:	153837 | CD: 7 | LD: 3
	153863 | CD: 10 | LD: 1
	153864 | CD: 7 | LD: 16 | Yield: 3
Item Type:	Tier 1 Rare Potion
Enhancements:	Mitigation II
Description:	"You see right through me." A bottle of white translucent liquid. It tastes like milk, though it flows like water. Its effects are unnoticeable until pain kicks in, numbing the sensation even further than the system had originally intended.
Post Link:	[18/6/20]

Approved.

"I burned through my earlier stock faster than expected! Here, I'll step my orders up a little bit so I won't have to bother you too often."

Trading to Andromeda:

150,000 col
[--attached is a written order form for 500 T1 materials.]

[06/17/2020]

BGM: serial killer.

[order progress:]
[5/5] Dance of the Daring
[0/5] Waltz of the Damned

Attacks tumbled down from all directions. Weapons simultaneously ignited with Sword Arts, lighting up the darkened outer zones in such a way that the blood moon’s descent went unnoticed. They may have completely surrounded the Kings, but their own numbers proved to be their undoing. Whether it be a lack of their bearings or presence of mind, Swine Jesus’s HP would remain at a comfortable green zone while players focused their bombardment on Rain Minion 12. 

“My, I overestimated them,” Arabelle breathed. 

Their apathetic god’s HP continued to drop with every weapon that struck it – until at some point, it stopped taking damage entirely.

Confusion with a slight dash of fear spread through their ranks. NIGHT returned to a panicking Yuki’s side. A cult formed around the towering lizard’s throne, singing its praises in a language they didn’t even understand. To confirm the new revelation, a symbol appeared beneath Rain Minion 12’s HP, and almost instantaneously, a string of message notifications flashed at the corner of her sights.

“With how we’re going about it now,” the small purple-haired girl summed up, continuing without pause after she dismissed the floating interface. “There’s basically no way to kill any of the three permanently.”

Quite the hopeless predicament.

“Yuki…” From her position atop the tall rock, Arabelle gave the paladin a small smile of reassurance. “You’re doing all that you can. Also, I’ll have you know that all of us understand there’s no shame in retreating if things really take a turn for the worse.”

Letting her fingers brush softly against the surface of her teleport crystal, she settled into a crouch and rested her scythe on her lap. The frontliners imitated Gob-Gob’s flex in a desperate bid to intimidate the three into submission. A blonde suggested a dance-off. And another blonde… appeared to join the Rain Minion 12 cult. There had to be some way to make that HP budge, they’d probably reasoned, but Arabelle wasn’t interested in joining the rabble.

–!

If it weren’t for the second string of alerts, she would’ve been content with enjoying her front-row seat to Aincrad’s largest freak show. Two fingers held the latest reply in front of her before the window was quickly minimized, her attention pulled to the far right of the outer zone. A crack in reality itself had formed where they weren’t looking, and from it, writhing abominations began to spill out like water bursting from an open dam. Neither the divine nor the demonic appeared hostile with each other, with one of the latter bending down to pick up a retreating player.

They shattered.

They shattered.

And after [Jim] inhaled the last specks of stardust, it began its steady amble towards the wall.

Arabelle rose to her feet. Despite her distance from the eldritch beings, her scythe was already coated with green. “Wave number two, on our right!” she called out. “Yuki! Let’s leave the Kings behind and see if you can grab their Hate instead. NIGHT, see if an AoE Stun works against them!” 

Had they said anything in response, it was immediately overpowered by a sound resembling a thunderclap. The reaper catapulted away from her vista, leaving an [Immortal Object] tag flashing above the rock, and when the leap didn’t take her far enough, she was a technicolor comet barreling mercilessly through a crowd of no-names. (It was a miracle no one died.) She weaved into every open space afforded to her, light steps carrying her forward into a final leap over some random collapsed player–

 Wreathed in green, she burst from a line of no-name players who were giving the horrors a wide berth.

“Don’t mind if I assist, Oscar!”

–She landed, her first swing cleaving its way through a mass of gruesome flesh. Quickly whirling around with her weapon momentarily locked in a tight grip, Arabelle slightly loosened it again to unleash a bombardment of heavy slashes upon the sinister beings before her, twirling between every motion and darting just outside of their approximate ranges. Another spin of her weapon, the momentum briefly carrying her up into the air, and she scored the rest of her damage with a final earth-shattering slam. 

Arabelle shot a glance back at the safezone and righted herself, leaping back before the shambling nightmares could catch her in turn.

“What a nasty surprise.”

[06/16/2020]

BGM: control.

[order progress:]
[5/5] Dance of the Daring
[0/5] Waltz of the Damned

[06/15/2020]

BGM: wildfire.

[order progress:]
[3/5] Dance of the Daring
[0/5] Waltz of the Damned

On 6/14/2020 at 2:17 AM, Bistro said:

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Item Name:	Dragon's Breath
Profession:	Alchemist | Rank 10
ID | Rolls:	153256 | CD: 11 | LD: 13 | Yield: 2
	153258 | CD: 12 | LD: 12 | Yield: 2
	153262 | CD: 11 | LD: 20 | Yield: 4
	153270 | CD: 12 | LD: 12 | Yield: 2
Item Type:	Potion
Tier:	1
Quality:	Perfect
Enhancements:	Crafter's Respite
Description:	A signature concoction of the Cintamani. There are no signs of liquid in this vial, only a swirl of periwinkle smoke seems to sit at the flask's center. When taken, however, it tastes of cool air, revitalizing the drinker's wakefulness and urges them to continue crafting; an alluring call from a foreign muse.
Post Link:	[14/6/20]

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Item Name:	Dragon's Breath
Profession:	Alchemist | Rank 10
ID | Rolls:	153385 | CD: 12 | LD: 15 | Yield: 2
	153395 | CD: 11 | LD: 9
	153397 | CD: 12 | LD: 2
	153407 | CD: 12 | LD: 2
	153409 | CD: 12 | LD: 16 | Yield: 3
Item Type:	Potion
Tier:	1
Quality:	Perfect
Enhancements:	Crafter's Respite
Description:	A signature concoction of the Cintamani. There are no signs of liquid in this vial, only a swirl of periwinkle smoke seems to sit at the flask's center. When taken, however, it tastes of cool air, revitalizing the drinker's wakefulness and urges them to continue crafting; an alluring call from a foreign muse.
Post Link:	[15/6/20]

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Item Name:	Fruit Infused Tea
Profession:	Alchemist | Rank 10
ID | Rolls:	153255 | CD: 12 | LD: 7
	153268 | CD: 12 | LD: 1
	153274 | CD: 11 | LD: 7
	153279 | CD: 12 | LD: 8
Item Type:	Potion
Tier:	1
Quality:	Perfect
Enhancements:	HP Recovery III
Description:	An unremarkable flask of fruit-infused tea. Comes in an assortment of flavours. Bistro's favourite is peaches and raspberries in sweetened chamomile.
Post Link:	[14/6/20]

 

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10 minutes ago, Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows said:

House Name: Liminal Blind

Location: Floor 13 / Angel’s Point

Description: 

Freyd’s paranoia has him convinced that the Cardinal system is out to get him.  He’s not even sure if the other players allegedly trapped in SAO with him are real, or just another layer of delusion inflicted upon him by his vile, digital jailor.  Where would he possibly build a home that could offer him even the slightest hint of peace of mind?  Within the winding machinations of his failing sanity, the answer seemed obvious: in a glitch beneath the unluckiest place in the word.

He found his way to floor thirteen, with its post-apocalyptic dystopia with tiny fragments of lost civilization clinging desperately to the ashes of lost glory.  It felt perfect!  Add to that the mysterious nature of the cathedral in Angel’s Point, and Freyd had found his ideal site.  He also conveniently convinced himself that the cathedral is actually a core processing hub for the Cardinal system and is irrationally insistent that it requires close monitoring.

The battlements of an ancient, vacant fortress monastery form part of the walls barely securing the survivor’s enclave.  In its lowest cellar, he found what he was searching for: the placeholder entrance for a dungeon that was never created – his glitch.  There, he dreamed he could hide from Cardinal itself.  Whether this is actually even possible will make great fodder for future RPs, but Freyd has rationalized it exhaustively to himself.

Internally, the Liminal Blind is designed as a place between places: a series of functional, interconnected chambers deliberately crafted to appear like a developer’s work in progress.  Reminder notes with statements like 'add spike trap here', 'decorative gargoyle with the face of Freddy Mercury' and 'remember to pick up milk on the way home' litter every room, and are perfectly visible to anyone whom Freyd grants access, which is currently ABSOLUTELY NO ONE.  Several of the notes adamantly remind him to maintain this status.  The entire complex is accessed by climbing down a well in the monastery’s lowest level, which appears capped with a label attached to it that reads:

To be unlocked in the next patch.

Love and hugs to all.

-The Management

The bottom of the well has a secret door that (Freyd believes) can only be opened by saying “BEEP, BOOP, BLIP BLIP, MEHHH!” out loud while depressing the right symbols on a keypad that only he can actually see.  In actuality, there is a sealed metal hatch in the floor that requires access privileges by the owner to open, and the well can be filled with water through various mechanisms that draw on condensing floor thirteen’s perpetual fog to conceal its presence.

The yard slots are both deliberately obvious features on the surface.  One is a ramshackle shed that Freyd uses as a storefront for his merchant services.  False living quarters are attached to keep up appearances.  He keeps a dummy in the rafters to place in the bed whenever he’s not around.  The monastery gardens have been converted into a mega slime farm, which blends in so perfectly with the moist and overgrown environment of this floor as to be virtually undetectable.  A rickety wooden shingle hangs over the door to the workshop, marked “Freyd Edges”.

Plot Size: Estate
Rooms (7/15): Basement, Basic Kitchen, Storage Closet, Bathroom, Living Room, Bedroom, Attic (Storage)
Yards (2/3): Slime Farm, Basic Workshop
Room Upgrades: Mega Slime Farm, Extended Workshop

Total Cost: 244,000 col (Note: Freyd is paranoid.  He could never consider placing his home in PK territory, even if it is less optimal economically.)

Cost Breakdown (all non-PK):

Estate plot:    124,000
Add: Slime Farm    +10,000
Upgrade: Mega Slime Farm    +15,000
Add: Basic Workshop (Storage Shed)    +10,000
Upgrade: Extended Workshop    +15,000
Add: Basement    +10,000
Add: Bedroom (Freyd)    +10,000
Add: Bathroom    +10,000
Add: Basic Kitchen    +10,000
Add: Storage Closet    +10,000
Add: Attic (Storage)    +10,000
Add: Living Room    +10,000

 

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Name: Liebestraum No. 3
Your Profession: Performer
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 148585
Roll Result: CD: 7 | LD: 16
Item Type: Support Song
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon (Masterpiece)
Enhancements: [x1] HP Recovery (Instant Effect)
Description: [reference] "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst." 
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16480-f11-r4-performer-magnolia/?do=findComment&comment=607884

Name: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Your Profession: Performer
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 148587
Roll Result: CD: 10 | LD: 7
Item Type: Support Song
Tier: 1
Quality: Rare
Enhancements: [x2] Monster's Fortune
Description: [reference] A merry little serenade to luck.
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16480-f11-r4-performer-magnolia/?do=findComment&comment=607884

Name: Liebestraum No. 3
Your Profession: Performer
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 148590
Roll Result: CD: 7 | LD: 10
Item Type: Support Song
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: [x1] HP Recovery
Description: [reference] "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst." 
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16480-f11-r4-performer-magnolia/?do=findComment&comment=607884

Name: Liebestraum No. 3
Your Profession: Performer
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 148592
Roll Result: CD: 7 | LD: 8
Item Type: Support Song
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: [x1] HP Recovery
Description: [reference] "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst." 
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16480-f11-r4-performer-magnolia/?do=findComment&comment=607884

Name: Turkish March
Your Profession: Performer
Your Rank: 4
Roll ID: 148595
Roll Result: CD: 12 | LD: 12
Item Type: Support Song
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: [x3] Monster's Fortune
Description: [reference] Round and around, on this endless charade.
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16480-f11-r4-performer-magnolia/?do=findComment&comment=607884