[F01/SP] To Forge or not to forge. <<Earning a Living: Blacksmith>>(COMPLETED)

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Reinholt yawns loudly, sitting on the edge of his bed, having just woke up. Today was the day he planned on taking the quest that taught him how to Blacksmith. His days had been busy now, which was a great change from before. After sitting there and gathering his thoughts he rises to his feet and starts to get dressed for the day, while eating some bread and dried meat for breakfast. After settling everything into place be exits his room at the Inn and makes his way out into the street.

He pulls up his map and studies it for a moment. From what information he could gather from the Quest boards and what not he was looking to a Smithy ran by a NPC by the name of Cedric Leighton. After a few moments he finds the shop he was looking for and marks it on his map. As he starts to head that way he begins to think about what he was going to make. A sword perhaps, But then again armor would be nice too. He weighs his options while walking toward Cedric’s shop.

Edited April 19, 2018 by Reinholt

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Approaching the street where Cedric shop was, Reinholt was walking with his arms in the air, his hands clasped behind his neck. It was early enough that many others hadn’t risen and the streets were pretty empty, so he enjoyed the cool morning air and tranquil time just after sun rise. He is actually saddened by the fact he had reached his destination. He could hear the hammers already hard at work inside.

 

Pushing the door open, he steps inside and is greeted by Cedric from behind his anvil. ”A blacksmith, Eh?” Cedric starts to spill off his dialog. Listening closely Reinholt nods once he’s done and a quest screen pops up on his menu, where he taps accept. ”Another gather and craft quest. Shouldn’t be too hard.” He mutters as he pushes his way back out of the door. He already knew where he was going to go. Northeast toward the lake region, he had heard about some interesting materials that could be found up there.

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Reinholt walks purposely through Town. It would take him some time to get to the Lake region and once there, he couldn't be sure how long it would take him to find the materials he needed. But he hoped the end product would be worth it. He had decided on making a sword, He already envisioned it in his minds eye. Now all that was to do is to make it. It would be nice to be able to put his efforts into something other than fighting.

He passes through the Gate and heads North easterly. The trip would more than likely be uneventful but this was SAO so there was no telling to be honest. So he walks, his body loose and ready to react if necessary. He had heard that completeing this quest would give him everything he needed not only to Blacksmith, but also to open his own shop, so he could sale the things he makes for Col or trade for Materials. "Honor's Flame. That doesn't sound half bad." He chuckles and runs his hand through his hair. He never thought he would actually be excited to open up a shop inside a game.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt had left the roads and cut across country in a straight line toward the Lake area. He walks with his hands clasped behind his head, humming a tune, without a worry in the world. The sun had risen well into the sky and cast a warm glow across the open grassland. "I wish the weather could be this nice all the time back home." He says as he drops his hands to his side and tucks his thumbs into his belt.

He had been walking long enough that landscape had begun to change. He was nearing the larger of the lakes in the region and paused, kneeling down near a small pool of water and reaches his hand into it. With a grin he pulls out some light purple/black material. A nice find to be honest. He stashes it into his inventory and rises to his feet. "Alrighty. Lets keep moving. Hopefully my luck holds." He says with a chuckle as he continues his walk.

 

(ID#99338 LD=17, One Material found 1/5 found.)

Edited April 5, 2018 by Reinholt

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After walking for a hours, the large lake finally appears in the distance. He was feeling good about this trip. He had already lucked into one material item he needed and with the diverse area before him it wouldn't be hard to find more. As he nears the Lake, he can see evidence of some kind of animal or something that must be in there area.

From tracks in the damp ground to marks in the various trees. Perhaps this trip would be more interesting than he thought. With the thought of fighting a monster he presses forward, his eyes and ears searching for reason to react. Finding nothing of concern other than tracks in the immediate area, he relaxes slightly. Now at the very edge of the water Reinholt kneels down, cups his hands and dips them into the water. Bringing the water to his mouth he slurps loudly. He almost didn't see the ripples in the water till it was too late.

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Reinholt leaps back out of the way just as decent sized crustacean monster leaps out of the water at him. Off balance, he stumbles backwards, almost falling but manages to keep his balance. The thing before him looked like a enormous crayfish, about three and a half foot tall, it scuttled around on its thin spiderlike legs snapping its heavy claws at Reinholt. It hisses and charges at Reinholt.

His mind was calm. Combat was something he was very familiar with. Even as he grabs the hilt of his sword, he bends his knees and shifts his weight. As the Crayfish comes at him, he grabs his sword with both hands and lunges forward, the tip of his blade aimed at the monster. His blade being as long as it was, bit into the monsters thorax right at a joint of the carapace, rending deep into the monster. Having landed the blow, Reinholt is filled with excitement, but that feeling is replaced by pain as the monster rakes its claw across Reinholt’s chest. With a grunt he pushes off the monster, creating space between them again, wincing in pain from the claw marks on his chest.

 

(ID#99348 BD=9 MD=7 5+1x2=12 DMG -2Eng

Used Sword Art Straight V Crayfish monster

Claw Attack V Reinholt

Reinholt HP 51/60 Eng 4/6

Crayfish  18/30 DMG= 9  )

Edited April 6, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt grins toward the monster. Actually being in combat made him feel alive. That's one thing he missed about being a Cop, the pure adrenaline rushes he would get. He was definitely an adrenaline junkie. The monster hissed at him, staying back away from him now that he had done a decent chunk of damage.

Reinholt moves forward again, his blade held low in one hand with its tip back. At the last moment, he sets his feet, brings his sword across the front of him, grips the sword with both hands and slashes the monster. Another clean blow that carves off one of the monsters legs. The monster hissed in pain and then clamps it's large claw  onto Reinholt's leg. Grunting in pain Reinholt tries to step back but the monster had hold of his leg so he couldn't move.

(ID#99366 BD=9 MD=8 5+1x2=12 DMG -2Eng

Used Sword Art Straight V Crayfish monster

Vice grip V Reinholt

Reinholt HP 42/60 Eng 3/6

Crayfish  6/30 DMG= 9  )

Edited April 6, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt grits his teeth and grunts as he tries to pull away from the Crab monster to no avail. "Listen here ugly. You're gonna regret messin with me!" He says and the crab kisses in response. Reinholt swings his free leg out and grips his sword with both hands.

"Eat this!" He says and cranks his hips, and slashes horizontally, cleaving arm that held Reinholt off. With his leg free, he cranks his hips the opposite way and  follows the same horizontal line as the first slash only going the opposite way. This time he cleaves the monster in two. With a smirk he reverses his sword and drives the tip of it into the ground. "Let's see what kind of goodies you left me, Ugly." He says with a chuckle and kneels to loot the slain monster. He pulls four materials from the monster and grins. Well. There are the five materials I needed.

(ID#99367 BD=6 MD=1 5x2=10 DMG -4 Eng

Used Sword Art Blast V Crayfish monster

Reinholt HP 42/60 Eng 0/6

Crayfish  0/30

ID#99369 LD=20 CD=12 4 Materials found)

Edited April 7, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt chuckles to himself and flops onto the ground. Down eighteen HP? Not bad for my first real fight. He thinks to himself, leaning back on his hands and looking out over the lake before him.  It was a pretty day out and feeling pretty good about himself he decides to take a small break here before he headed back. He felt like he be much happier joining a Guild and he had been doing some research into which one he wanted to join. But he wanted to become stronger before he went to actually join anyone. He refused to be the weakest link.

 

After sitting there for a while he sighs contently. ”Guess I do need to get back so I can learn this whole blacksmithing thing.” He rises to his feet, grabs his sword from where he left it stuck in the ground and starts to make his way back the way he came. He couldn’t have asked for better luck.

 

(Healed 10 hp, 52/60 hp)

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Reinholt walks at a leisurely pace back toward the Town of Beginnings. It had taken him much less time than he thought it would take to get the materials he needed. But, he didn’t really expect to fight anything either. He made pretty quick work of that Crab thing. He got hit a couple times but it wasn’t nothing he couldn’t take. Granted now, more so than before he had a thirst for battle. The adrenaline rush was very similar to that of when he was a Cop and the fact that it was legitimately life or death it made it that much more real to him.

Though, he would feel awful dying in a video game after what he had been through IRL. Get blown up, live. Play a VRMMO, die. My dad would die just from the irony. He chuckles to himself and shakes his head. He often wondered what folks back IRL thought of his being stuck here. He would have to ask them himself when the game was beaten.

 

(Recovered 8 HP. 60/60.)

Edited April 8, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt begins to think about where he was going to set up shop. No way was it going to be here on the first Floor. He hadnt made his way to all of the floors, but the couple he had been to were widely diverse. Nimbus up on floor seven is pretty cool. Honor's Flame might have a place there.. He thinks to himself as he makes his way back toward Town. He sighs boredly. He had gathered this materials way too quickly, that fight however was pretty fun. With a mischievous twinkle in his eye he begins scanning the area, looking for other monsters to fight on his way back in. Seeing nothing in his immediate area, he decides to scavenge for materials instead.

With a smirk he immediately finds some material and stashes it away. "Wonder if i get to keep the extra materials I find or if anything i find goes to Cedric." He says aloud as he continues on his path toward home. That makes six materials found, quest only called for 5, leaving him with at least one extra after the quest and if he wanted to get this Blacksmithing deal going he would have to have plenty of materials to work with.

(LD=20 1 Material found. 6/5 total.)

Edited April 10, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt hears it well before it was close enough to actually be a threat. A boar rummaged around the grassland and once Reinholt puts eyes on it he smirks. It shouldn't be too hard to deal with this guy and it would give him some more entertainment. He draws his sword and starts forward, his blade held low and ready. Once close he sets his feet and smirks. "C'mere Bacon! Let me see what you got." Reinholt shouts at the boar. The Boar sees Reinholt and starts to paw at the dirt, squealing loudly. From the tall grass near the first boar a second one rises to its feet. Crap. There's two of em. I should be able to take them. No problem. He was confident, but would fight smarter that he would of if just one of them. Together the Boar's rush Reinholt who holds his ground. Moments before they both hit him he starts his attack. Swinging in a wide horizontal arc, he misses the first boar, which causes the boar to miss him as well. His second slash however hits true, but the boar gores Reinholt with its tusk.

Spoiler

ID#99414 v boar1
ID#99415 v boar2
Attacks with Sword Art Blast
BD v boar1=5
Miss
BD v Boar2=8
Hit
DMG:5×2=10

Boar1 MD=4
Miss
Boar2 MD=6
Hit
DMG: 9

Summary:

Reinholt:
HP:51/60
ENG: 2/6 (6-4=2)

Boar1:
HP: 15/15

Boar2:
HP: 5/15

 

Edited April 10, 2018 by Reinholt

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Grunting, Reinholt back peddles away from the two boar. One was nearly dead, the other had full health and so far he had only lost nine Hp. No big deal. Grinning, he starts to move forward, his sword held low, point toward the Boars. The two animals charge forward too, squealing loudly. Reinholt swings his sword back and slashes diagonally at the boar he had already hit. The blow lands true and sends the boar tumbling into the dirt, before it fades into digitized death. He brings his sword up to high guard to deliver an overhead blow to the other boar, but just as he begins the swing the boar leaps at him. Hitting him full force in the chest, they both tumble to the ground.

Grunting and uttering curses under his breath, Reinholt watches his health bar drop. That was a big hit and he would have to be more careful, else he could be in serious trouble. Rising to his feet he glares at the boar. "Now you're gonna die pig." He said through clenched teeth but then immediately starts to chuckle. The irony of what he just said was too much.

 

Spoiler

ID#99452 v boar1
ID#99451 v boar2
Attacks
BD v boar1= 3
Miss
BD v Boar2=8
Hit
DMG: 5

Boar1 MD=10
Hit   DMG:9+2=11
 

Summary:

Reinholt:
HP:40/60
ENG: 2/6 (3-1=2)

Boar1:
HP: 15/15

Boar2:
DEAD

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Reinholt

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Gritting his teeth Reinholt readies himself for the next attack. Hoping to make quick work of this last boar so he could get back to Town and finish his quest. Granted, he choose to fight these beasts, but he didn't expect it to take as much time. With a shake of his head he puts his head back into the fight. He lunges at the boar, his sword held high. The blade begins to glow as he initiates his Sword art. He strikes at the boar, hitting him with the Sword Art. The boar squeals in pain and slashes at Reinholt with its tusk. Not being able to escape the blow, Reinholt takes another hit to the side and grunts. He moves backward, panting slightly. This was probably the roughest fight he's been. It was his fault for underestimating the boars, but it was close to being over now. He holds his blade low, waiting for the boar to make its move.

 

Spoiler

ID#99455 v boar1
Attacks with Sword Art Straight
BD v boar1= 8

Hit    DMG:5*2=10

Boar1 MD=7
Hit   DMG:9
 

Summary:

Reinholt:
HP:31/60
ENG: 1/6 (3-2=)

Boar1:
HP: 5/15

Boar2:
DEAD

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt calms his mind and raises his sword high again. Exhailing a deep breath and watches the boar. It tore at the dirt with its front hooves and foamed at the mouth. The boar charges forward, leaving a small dust trail behind it. Reinholt sidesteps the boar and delivers a powerful veritcal slash to the boar that lands just  at the base of the beast's skull. The force of the blow cleaves the head of the boar off and a second later both the head and body fade into digital death. Reinholt sighs in relief. "Well, that was fun. But I guess i need to get back now." He sheathes his sword across his back and turns back toward his quest marker. He was disappointed that after all that work those Boar hadn't even dropped any loot. Shrugging his shoulders he presses on No more distractions. Complete the quest and move on. He thinks to himself as he walks.

Spoiler

ID#99456 v boar1
Attacks
BD v boar1= 10

Hit    DMG:5+2=7
 

Summary:

Reinholt:
HP:31/60
ENG: 1/6 (2-1=1)

Boar1:
DEAD

Boar2:
DEAD

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Reinholt

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The rest of Reinholt's trip back to the Town was pretty uneventful. He avoided fighting anything else and decided it was best to focus on the task at hand. He hooks his thumbs into his belt as he walks through town back towards Cedrics Shop. He can't help but to feel excitement, as he had always wanted to learn how to blacksmith and even though this would be completely different than IRL blacksmithing it would still be fun. Plus this would give him a way to earn some spare Col and trade for other gear.

He arrives at Cedric's shop and walks toward the quest giver. "I'm back with the materials." Reinholt says to Cedric who offers a smile and beckons him to the forge. "Come forward and learn what I have to teach you." With a determined nod, Reinholt moves forward to the forge and picks up the hammer.

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Cedric begins instructing Reinholt in the craft of Blacksmithing. He listened closely to what Cedric taught and soon it was time to try it out for himself. He gets his materials ready and begins the process of forging it into a sword and is soon hammering on it to shape it into the item he wanted to craft. The rhythmic tune of the hammer actually relaxes Reinholt a great deal. He could feel his stress level drastically decrease. Only, he loses focus on the craft and winds up with  a twisted hunk of nothing. With a sigh, Reinholt turns to Cedric. ”Don’t worry. All is not loss yet, that piece of material can be salvaged.” Reinholt nods and sets the hammer down. ”I need a moment.” Reinholt says and closes his eyes and begins trying to focus himself on the task at hand. He was lucky that he hadn’t blown his material with his shoddy workmanship. With a sigh he nods. ”Let’s try this again.”  

Spoiler

CD=7 Fail

LD=16 Material scavenged

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt hammers on the material before him. He watched as the material started to glow and excitement started to build in him. This is it. Its going to work this time. He thinks to himself as the material shifts and then suddenly implodes  in a shower of sparks. Sighing, Reinholt looks at Cedric. "This is harder than I thought. But I can do this." He says and starts to pull another material out of his inventory. Placing it on the anvil before him, he raises the hammer up but Cedric stops him. "You must visualize what it is you're making. Focus. Try again." Reinholt nods and lifts the hammer again. Lost That all together that time. Got to get this right or I won't have any left soon. With a renewed focus he begins to shape his desired sword in his minds eye, picturing it as clear as if he held it in his hands. Once ready he starts to swing his hammer again.

(ID#99458 CD=4 Lost 1 material.)

Edited April 11, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt hammers on the material before him. He watched as the material started to glow and excitement started to build in him. The material shifts and then suddenly implodes in a shower of sparks. He resists the urge to hurl the hammer across the room. Instead he sets the hammer head on the anvil and closes his eyes. This was proving to be much harder than He thought it would be. He attempts to center himself, inhaling and exhaling slowly. After a couple moments he opens his eyes and nods his head. That was two prices if material lost completely. Thankfully he had gathered an extra material on his way back. Either way if he couldn't get this down he would run out of materials, no matter how many he found before coming. With a deep breath he takes another material and places it onto the anvil. Maybe lucky number three would be the winner.

 

(LD# 99465 CD=3)

Edited April 16, 2018 by Reinholt

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Reinholt was determined to forge this blade and become a blacksmith. The ting of his hammer on the material feels the room. The material begins to glow and begins to form, but the glow fades and Reinholt sighs. The process left him a hunk and twisted -something-. It wasn't the materials it once was but it certainly wasn't a sword. "Well, its not a sword, but at least i didn't lose the material." He mutters as he examines the material that was able to be saved. He turns it over in his hand, then lays it back down on the anvil. With a sigh he sets down his hammer and walks away from the anvil. He leans against the wall and slides to the floor, ignoring Cedric's words of wisdom. He didn't need to hear it. He knew what needed to happen it was just not working for him. After a few moments, he rises back to his feet and walks back to the anvil. "Alright, lets get this done with already."

 

(LD#99682 CD=7 LD=13)

Edited April 16, 2018 by Reinholt