Astreya 0 Posted February 17, 2022 #1 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 "Like, it's gotta be around here somewhere, right?" she asked, glancing back over her shoulder at Bismuth. The young woman had offered to follow up on a rumor that she'd heard and that Bismuth had confirmed about this supposedly special dungeon that had all sorts of treasures and riches to be found deep within. It seemed like it was something that was going to be just a wild goose chase, and while the information Astreya had on it was pretty light aside from supposedly finding an NPC that would help to guide them there, it seemed that they were turning up with a lot of nothing, so far. She paused in her steps, spreading out her hands toward the other. "Sorry I like, led you way out here for nothing if we can't find it," the girl spoke, shaking her head. "I Just like, heard about this and it seemed like it'd totally be up your alley. I thought it'd make for, like, a fun little exploration thing," she continued, shaking her head. "I dunno though, maybe, like, we should just turn around?" she inquired, curious if that was the case, or not. They'd dealt with a few roving monsters, but so far Astreya was able to deal with them all fairly easily. "Unless, like, your cartographer intuition is like, telling you otherwise?" she asked, beaming him a grin of amusement. Despite herself, the young woman was mostly just frustrated they hadn't found anything yet. How hard could it be to find a super secret magical dungeon with goodies inside??? @Bismuth Current Battle Inventory: Spoiler -Divinity's Wait (Meal)| T3 Mitigation 3 "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. [177670-1] [177673-1] [178263] [178263-1] [178263-2] »Tier One Health Potions of Rare quality. (+10% HP) [3 Total] »T1 Uncommon HP Recovery Recording Crystal | 5% HP Recovery [1 Total] Astreya's Statblock: Spoiler -Level 32 | Paragon 6 -HP: 720 -- 640(Base) + 60 (Iron Skin) + 20 (Paragon) -NRG: 104 -- 82 (Base) + 20 (Energist) + 2 (Paragon) -Base Damage: 17 -- 1(Base) + 7 (Weapon Skill) + 1 (Impetus) + 8 (Weapon) -Mitigation: 122 -- 0(Base) + 35 (Armor Skill) + 15 (Iron Skin) + 72 (Armor) -Regeneration: 5% (Currently 35) -- 0(Base) + 5% (Battle Healing) -Accuracy: 3 -- 0(Base) + 1 (Weapon) + 2 (Combat Expertise) -Thorns: 0 -- 0(Base) -EN Recovery: 2 on CD rolls of 7+ -Taunt: 2 --0(Base) + 1 (Fighting Spirit) + 1 (Accessory) === Gear: Item name: Glacial Blade (ID# 203559) Item type: 2H Straight Sword Quality: T4 | Perfect Enhancement(s): [ACC][DMG][DMG] Description: A two-handed blade with what appears to be a hilt wrapped around a growth of icy crystal. A large central crystal comes from the center, with two smaller ones forming the guard. While it doesn't hold any Cold enhancements on its own, it nonetheless seems to give off a slight fog from the chilled blade. Item name: Battle Dress Mk III (ID# 203560) Item type: Heavy Armor Quality: T4 | Perfect Enhancement(s): [MIT][MIT][MIT] Description: Keeping in with the design of her previous armor, the heavy-yet-fashionable heavy plate keeps the young woman well-protected, allowing her to ignore blows from her opponents with ease! »Spotlight | Rare T2 Trinket [Taunt] - Adds 1 Hate generated from successful attacks, Howl and Furious Howl. [Recovery] - Regain 2 additional energy on natural CD rolls of 7+. === Skills: Combat: Spoiler ► Battle Healing - Master | 30 SP Passive Effect: While in combat, recover 1% per rank of your maximum HP (rounded down) at the beginning of your turn. - Currently: 5% (22 HP) Description: Passively recover health in battle. ► Energist Cost: 8 SP Passive Effect: Increase base Energy by 15. Description: You are more skilled with using energy, increasing your total energy available. ► Fighting Spirit Cost: 10 SP Passive Effect: Attacking and using Howl or Focused Howl generates +1 additional Hate. (Ex. Generate 1/2/3 Hate on a Miss/Hit/Critical attack. Generate 5 Hate when using Focused Howl.) Description: You become more intimidating when attacking enemies, making them even more likely to attack you. ► Howl Cost: 10 SP Active: Post Action Energy cost: 2 EN Cooldown: 2 turns Effect: Adds +2 Hate each against up to 4 targets. Description: Taunt nearby enemies to attack you, increasing your Hate against multiple creatures at once. [Howl Addon] Focused Howl Cost: 5 SP Active: Post Action Energy Cost: 4 EN Cooldown: 4 Turns Effect: Adds +4 Hate against a single target. Description: Focus the enemy’s attention on you to gain a larger amount of hate by taunting a single creature. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Weapon: Spoiler ► 2H Straight Sword - Master | 30 SP -- +7 Base Damage Stamina Mod | 4 SP --Reduces EN of all Attacks by 2. [Rank 5 Shift] ST Specialist | 10 SP Cost: 10 SP Passive Effect: For the following Sword Arts, +3 to multipliers and +2 to EN cost; ST-I, ST-II, ST-B. No other Shifts may be taken. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Armor: Spoiler »Heavy Armor - Grand Master | 30 SP -- +35 MIT --Rank 3 Heavy Armor Mod - Impetus | 4 SP ---- +1 Base Damage --Rank 5 Heavy Armor Mod - Iron Skin | 6 SP ---- +15 Mitigation | +45HP (15*Tier) data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Combat Masteries: Spoiler ► Combat Mastery: Accuracy Expert | 13 SP 3 Ranks Cost: [Unskilled] -> Rank 1 - Novice = Tier 2 [Novice] -> Rank 2 - Expert = 5 SP [Expert] -> Rank 3 - Grandmaster = 8 SP data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Familiar: Spoiler ► Hunting Familiar Cost: 10 SP Active: Free Action Cooldown: 5 Turns Effect: Your familiar has a nose for treasure. Roll LD/CD (without bonuses) as if you had slain a loot-minimum mob. Description: Where did all of this stuff come from? Some mysteries are best left unsolved. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Extra: Spoiler ► Concentration Cost: Complete <<The Gemini>> Action: Free Action Cooldown: 5 Turns Effect: As a free action, gain Absolute Accuracy on your next attack. Effect lasts until the start of next turn. Description: You’ve learned to temporarily boost your focus, making your blade sharp and your aim true. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 17, 2022 #2 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Bismuth just smiled at his companion, his tired eyes full of warmth, the sun coming through the thick overhead canopy glinting off of his glasses. Bismuth readjusted the sword he now carried on his hip, much longer than the dagger he was used to, and not something he was all that used to yet. "I have heard some rumors too, so it has to be here somewhere. Thankyou again for inviting me, it fells nice to have companions for once. Especially one who can take care of themselves easily. And me honestly" Bismuth reached into his inventory and pulled out a small snack, popping it in his mouth before continuing. "The two of us can find it for sure." Swallowing Bismuth couldn't actively feel a difference, but he knew that the snack he just ate was going to be able to increase his luck, and perceptiveness, and with that, he should be able to find what they were looking for all that much faster. Bismuth chuckled at her joke about cartographer's intuition, he had this floor mapped out already, and if that was going to help them at all here, then he would have already found this hidden dungeon. "No, no intuition, but I heard that the dungeon was on the edge of the floor around here, it shouldn't be too much longer until we get to the actual edge." Bismuth smiled again, his tired demeanor and the warm smile contrasted with each other, but none the less it was clear that Bismuth was enjoying himself here. "Once we get there we can skirt around the edge until we found something, this dungeon sounds like it is definitely worth finding." Bismuth shuddered at the thought of what might be protecting such a great dungeon, but he had Astreya with him, and he knew that she was more than capable, so he had nothing to worry about. Shaking the fear away Bismuth continued trekking through the underbrush as the spoke. Spoiler Bismuth, Level: 13 Paragon Level: 0 HP: 260/260 EN: 44/44 Stats: Damage: 8 Mitigation: 20 Evasion: 4 Accuracy: 1 Loot Dice: 6+3 BLD: 24 Equipped Gear: Weapon: T2 P OHCS <Tempest> BLD 1, DAM 2 Armor: T1 P Cloth Armor <Ryuusou> EVA 3 Misc: T1 P Trinket <Hikei> LD 3 Skills: Curved Sword R1 Cloth Armor R5 Searching R2 Lock Picking R1 Addons: Nimble Active Extra Skills: Hiding R2 Battle Ready Inventory: Starter Healing Potions x3 T1 P Trinket <Koumi> ACC 3 x1 T1 Uncommon Health Potion x5 T1 Rare Health Potion x1 Loot Dice: Gathering: 6(+3) Looting: 6(+3) Finding Chests: 6(+3) Looting Chests: 0 Finding Dungeons: 6(+3) Finding Labyrinths: 6(+3) Spoiler Consumed: T1 P Snack <Salmon Onigiri> LD 3 ID: 203779 Edited February 18, 2022 by Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 18, 2022 Author #3 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 The girl gave him a small nod and a grin. "Okay!" she cheered, moving along into the forest deeper within. There weren't as many creatures here, and while she didn't have anywhere near the perception that her companion did, all the same she felt as if she could feel something nearby. It was like a presence, of a kind. Something that just suffused the entire air and just made things feel different, more alive. It was like the morning after a rain, with all the air teeming with life. "You, like, feel that?" she asked as they came closer, beginning to move around the edge just as Bismuth had suggested. The edge of the floor wasn't too far away and she felt like there was definitely something else to all of this. "It's like... I dunno. I can like, smell even more vegetation and junk," she mused, taking another deep inhale. Honestly, she liked having Bismuth here to have her back. While she was great in social situations, when it came to adventuring in the wilds, the young woman often found herself lost and turned around... but she found that with Bismuth, she could rely on him to help guide her through this. Beyond that, he was a good friend to her. "You think that we're getting close?" she asked aloud, but before she could turn back to look, she gave a sudden startled yell, her hand going back to her weapon as she saw a silver-haired young man standing suddenly amidst the trees. "Kyaaaahhhh!" the girl shrieked, stumbling backward, surprised by the sudden new entrant. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 18, 2022 #4 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 "It definitely feels like there should be something more here, but I don't see anything at all." Bismuth kept his eyes looking around there surroundings as they talked, he figured that it was more important to be watching for any kind of entrance then it was to be polite, but as off right now he couldn't see anything at all. It definitely didn't help that practically everything in these woods looked identical, it was definitely a forest, which made it all that much harder for one to keep their bearings, though Bismuth wasn't having much trouble at all. "We have to be, and if we both fell somethings off. . ." Bismuth stopped short at the shout of his companion. Placing a stabilizing hand on her shoulder Bismuth squeezed slightly taking a step in front of her, he knew that she was far more competent then himself, but he still couldn't let a lady, no, a friend get hurt while he was there, no matter how much he was silently cursing himself, what if this was something dangerous, and he had just stepped in front of a tank, hopefully his levels would be enough to keep him alive. A silver haired, gardener, from the looks of his attire was standing before him, his hands held up at chest level, palms outward to show that he meant no harm "My name is Nemo, and it looks like you are looking for my garden? I can lead you there if you want?" The younger man looked very not threatening, and Bismuth let himself relax, "That would certainly be helpful, if my partner her agrees." Bismuth gestured to Astreya waiting for a response from her. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 19, 2022 Author #5 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 As the man introduced himself, and Bismuth stepped in to actually take point, chatting with the man that had appeared out of nowhere. She gave a small sound in response to the appearance of Nemo, and steadily began to get her breath back. Not that she was actually tired per se, when it came to this world, but she could still feel her pulse accelerated (even if it was starting to slow down) and she exhaled slowly, trying to take low, steady breaths to calm herself. At Bismuth's words, the young woman nodded in agreement. "Sure! That would be great!" she cheered, excited at the idea of being led by an NPC to the garden. Not that they couldn't find it without this person's help, but hopefully with having a guide, they could find it even quicker. "Wait- your garden? That's so cool! I tried gardening once and like it just didn't work at all. I'd love to see yours!" the woman cheered, excited at the idea of such. Nemo smiled at the pair of them, making a small gesture. "Follow me," he spoke, and turned, the figure moving to head deeper into the forest, but unlike the pair of them, it seemed that he knew where he was going. Beyond that, it seemed the NPC was actually starting to head toward the edge of the area. Astreya glanced toward Bismuth and shrugged slightly. "Let's like...follow him?" she asked, coming to move behind the man. It didn't take too much longer before things felt different. They passed through a steady line of thick trees which blocked out sight, which Astreya realized was the 'dungeon walls' and as they passed through, the girl couldn't help but to give a small sound back in her throat. "This is awesome!" she cheered. @Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 19, 2022 #6 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Bismuth chuckled at the thought of Astreya failing to garden, he wasn't trying to be mean, but it didn't particularly surprise him by any means. "I never had the chance to have a garden." Bismuth followed behind the recently dubbed Nemo and beside Astreya as they were lead deeper into the forest, towards the direction of the edge. Bismuth really knew the advantage that a guide would bring to finding things, having been one for multiple players before, and was glad that they were able to find one here and now. He was confident that they would have been able to find the dungeon eventually on their own, but having the caretaker himself bring them there would just make it all that much easier. Bismuth could feel the change around them as Astreya cheered, it almost seemed like they were walking through the edge of the world for a second, which maybe they were. Thick wide trees surrounded them almost completely for a brief moment before they broke through into a both beautiful, and lush landscape, where previously the sounds of the forest were loud, in here they were almost cacophonous, birds and insects chirping, the sounds of streams running over rocks, everything one would imagine a fairytale forest to have. The sounds however, only added to the beauty, on every side Bismuth could see an array of plants he had never seen before, things that he had ever seen in Aincrad, which means that they had to have been grabbed from some of the much higher floors, trees, flowers, vines, bushes, every type of plant that could be imagined filled his view as he walked forward, a big grin appearing on his face. "This truly is amazing Nemo, how do you do it?" Bismuth wasn't really talking to Nemo, more focused on the awe inspiring display than actually talking. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 19, 2022 Author #7 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 ((OOC: For my Reference for the rest of this thread- Forager 3: LD12+ (1 Material) | CD 4-7 (+1 Material) | CD 8-12 (+2 Materials + 1500 Col) NT: LD11-14 (1 Material) | LD15+ (2 Materials))) Post Action: Foraging! ID: 203847 | 8 EXP | 198 / 299 LD: 15! (Success! +3 Materials!) CD: 8! (Critical Success! +2 Materials, +1500 Col!) ------ At the response to Bismuth, Nemo couldn't help but to smile slightly, a little happy despite himself. Astreya didn't miss that- the fact that he was an NPC didn't mean he couldn't have complex emotions. She'd seen it before with other characters too, and so the fact that Nemo just seemed to draw happiness there meant he was proud of the garden that he'd developed. "It's nothing special, really. I just keep everyone out that tries to do it harm. That includes the monsters. It just sort of flourishes on its own so long as I'm around," the man responded, clearly happy that someone was taking an interest in it. "Oh hey!" Astreya spoke suddenly as she paused in her walk, looking over toward something that seemed to be glimmering. "This like, making my Forager radar just go off the handle," she cheered as she reached over toward it, before glancing back at Nemo. He had just said he'd kept people out that tried to do the garden harm and while this wasn't really anything major, she didn't know if it would be something negative in his eyes or not. NPC or not, she didn't really like going around making people mad. "Is it okay if like, anything is picked? Or should we not?" The man gave a small sound in response to her words, clearly not looking happy about it, but all the same, he wasn't one to actively speak out against the players, it seemed like. "No, no. As long as you don't go overboard, it would be fine. Just try not to do too much, if that's okay," she continued, and Astreya nodded in response, giving him a wide grin as she put the materials into her bag. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 25, 2022 #8 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) "I would never want to harm this place, but these materials." Bismuth's eyes were wide with awe, he was like a kid in a candy shop for the very first time, Bismuth pulled out the journal that he had on his thigh, this one was the newest one, one that he always documented things he had never seen before. "I have never seen anything like some of these." Bismuth looked over towards Nemo as he pulled the pencil in its pouch as well. "May I?" the small nod that Nemo gave was enough for Bismuth to begin, drawing what was, apparently a new material for Bismuth, almost completely ignoring his friend and companion. Lifting his head from his quick sketch almost as if surprised Bismuth closed his book with a dull thud before replacing it. "Where are my manners, if I start sketching now, I am going to spend no time with you." Bismuth looks over at Astreya smiling as he leans down to grab what appeared to be an inverted mushroom, two in fact, placing them in his inventory as he stood up fully straight again, readjusting his golden glasses, which were almost blinding at this point with all of the materials around him, it was like everywhere he looked was glowing blue, the glasses helped him notice materials, but it seemed like here it would be almost impossible to not run into any. "How'd you come to be the caretaker of such a magnificent garden." Nemo's small look of annoyance diminished a bit, but was still clearly there at the friends taking from his garden "I just always have been, though I don't do much, for the most part the plants do the work, I just protect it from any ill intent." Spoiler Gathering: LD: 9+9 = 18 = success +2 material Edited February 25, 2022 by Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 25, 2022 Author #9 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 ((OOC: For my Reference for the rest of this thread- Forager 3: LD12+ (1 Material) | CD 4-7 (+1 Material) | CD 8-12 (+2 Materials + 1500 Col) NT: LD11-14 (1 Material) | LD15+ (2 Materials))) Post Action: Foraging! ID: 204810 | 8 EXP | 206 / 299 LD: 17! (Success! +3 Materials!) CD: 4+1! (Critical Success! +1 Materials) -------------- Astreya nodded in response to the caretaker's words to not go overboard, even though she found herself having a small difficulty in not doing so. It felt like there was a ton of options here, and no matter which way she turned, there was something else to see. Much like Bismuth, she felt like she was just overwhelmed with everything that there was to see, here. "Oh man...some of these would like... be really good for some instruments," she murmured under her breath as she eyed some of the fallen wood that was clearly food for some of the insects that were abound, given how they moved over it. She hesitated only for a moment before she reached down, picking up the long material and beginning to look it over. "Huh?" the girl responded, glancing back over her shoulder at Bismuth, before she realized what he'd said, leading the woman to grin. "I know, right? There's so many cool things here. I've never, like, seen wood like this before. I'm kinda trying to figure out the flute so like..." she spoke, her head moving this way and that, almost swaying as if she were deciding, looking over at Nemo as if to ask permission. "So like, you've never seen this sorta stuff before, Bis? That's gotta be really cool! Whatever Nemo says it's okay for us to use we can like... keep in our inventory? Then afterward you can sketch them all?" she asked, clearly excited about these items they were finding. "Man, maybe like, the first steps quest should just like, be here instead?" she asked, giving a small grin toward Bismuth. "How'd yours go, anyway? With like the potions and Zakariah and all that?" she continued, curious to see what experience he had. Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 25, 2022 #10 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Bismuth listened to Astreya's murmur, he was too aware of his surroundings to really not hear it, but he didn't feel the need to respond to that, though the same thing was going through his mind, there were so many things here that he could use as ingredients in his cooking, and Bismuth didn't even know where to begin. There were so many options that Bismuth was honestly completely overwhelmed, walking over to a fruit the size of his fist, blue and covered in swirl like bumps Bismuth spoke up "I can't believe I never knew about this, and I call myself an explorer of the wilds." Bismuth shook his head as he picked the fruit and placed it in his inventory "All of these ingredients would be an amazing addition to my Bistro, and the paints I can make with some of these would be so vibrant." Bismuth was losing himself in all the possibilities, it took everything he had to not take out his book as they gathered, he could spend the rest of his life in here, and he would probably never stop finding new things to collect and draw out. "I am going to have to have a section of my compendium just for this dungeon, it looks massive. I might have to go on an expedition here myself some time, so I can map and sketch this all out." Bismuth's smile faltered at Astreya's last question, the tired look in his eyes seeming to just grow more tired as he thought about his first quest, he made a new friend there, one of only two, but the rest, with how Nari and NIGHT interacted, and Koga's kiss, and just the thought about having to leave Aincrad "Not as expected that's for sure, but I made a friend, and I had a very, very passionate kiss with a straight man." Bismuth's smile returned as he tried to make fun at the situation, but it was something that he still thought about, used again, it was clear with how badly Koga wanted Nari to see, that the kiss meant nothing, and therefore Bismuth meant nothing, again. Spoiler Gathering: LD: 2 + 9 = 11 = success +1 Material Edited February 25, 2022 by Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 26, 2022 Author #11 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 The woman could tell that Bismuth was incredibly excited about all of the random items and materials that were here in this little sub dungeon, and the fact that he was showing this much excitement was amusing and endearing both. She smiled at him, nodding softly in response to the man's words, before she blinked slightly as he mentioned that he had a bistro. "Waaaait! What do you mean you, like have a bistro? Do you have sweets?" the girl spoke, moving progressively closer with each and every word as she wanted to know if he did, indeed have such things. However, as she came closer toward him, the conversation had of course changed to how he had dealt with the first quest, and as he mentioned that he had kissed a straight man, the girl paused, flashbacks of the Christmas Party flashing through her head. "Wait! Wait. Was it...Koga?" she asked, her eyes widening slightly as she began to feel some pieces starting to fall into place in her head. Of course, Bismuth didn't need to worry about the answer to the question as suddenly a set of growls came from the distance, and Astreya turned, gripping her blade, even as she saw Nemo frowned. "Oh dear. Some of the locals believe you might be...invading their home." "What!?" Astreya responded as the creatures began to approach. She cursed, seeing a set of four wolves approaching and the girl gripped her blade, narrowing her eyes. "Back up Bis! I'll, like, get 'em!" she called, even as she shifted, the fog on her blade starting to grow stronger as she sprinted forward toward the nearest wolf and as she did, she kicked it off to the side before slamming her blade into it and as she did, a burst of ice erupted from it, traveling across the other three as well. "I got this!" she called back. Post Action: AoE-1 vs 4 Moss Wolves | 19 EN Spoiler Roll ID: 204194 vs Moss Wolf 1 BD: 7 (hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt! MD: 9 (Crit! 129 - 122 = 7 Damage Taken!) Roll ID: 204195 vs Moss Wolf 2 BD: 8 (hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt! MD: 2 (Miss!) Roll ID: 204196 vs Moss Wolf 3 BD: 3+3 (hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt! MD: 7 (Hit! 128 - 122 = 6 Damage Taken!) Roll ID: 204197 vs Moss Wolf 4 BD: 9 (hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt! MD: 4 (Miss!) ALLIES- Astreya | HP: 707/720 | EN: 85/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 ENEMIES- Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 201/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted February 27, 2022 #12 Report Share Posted February 27, 2022 Bismuth chuckled at his friends words "It isn't open just yet, but I have it bought, on the third floor in the town of flora, my own little tavern." It was his new home, it wasn't big, and he didn't honestly cook in there very often, but it was his, and it definitely beat sleeping in the overpriced inns on the beginner floor, hopefully someday he would be able to actually have a home, but for now his tavern would do. The chuckle died down though as he thought about his lessons quest, Koga wasn't at fault, but a grudge was easy to hold, used again, by someone he was hoping would be a friend. A look of surprise covered his face as Astreya guessed Koga, did she know, did other people know? Bismuth could feel his heart up in his throat as he simply nodded, though the nod was lost as four wolves stalked out of the bushes, and a yell from Astreya for him to stay back. Bismuth could feel the fear flowing through his veins, his heart picking up pace as the greenish wolves came out of the trees around them, Bismuth knew that Astreya was strong, and could handle herself, but he couldn't help the fear, and the flashbacks, shaking Bismuth took a few steps backward, holding his blade in front of him hard, his knuckles turning white, it was moments like these where he forgot he was in a game, felt like he was transported back to one of his many homes, back to being a scared kid. Astreya was here though, and that would be enough to keep Bismuth from completely falling to the fear. Spoiler Astreya | HP: 707/720 | EN: 85/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 201/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 200/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted February 28, 2022 Author #13 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 The young woman saw Bismuth stepping backward as she called for him to do so- good. She didn't reallyw ant him to get hurt. As he'd said before, he wasn't really all that keen on fighting. She wasn't either, which is exactly why she had built her armaments to be just as it was. She wanted to have as much Mitigation as possible so that there was almost no harm that could ever come to her. That had been her plan from the start, and yet now that she'd reached her leveling cap, that had started to fall off a little bit. She frowned slightly as she looked back at the wolves, noting that they were all encircling her. She felt her heart up in her throat, fear pounding in her ears, even as she watched her health refill faster than these things were dealing damage to her. She exhaled slowly, trying to get her pulse to settle down as she focused, and she shifted her stance slightly... before darting forward, and one of the creatures dodged out of the way as she whirled the frosty blade all around, cutting through three of the others, and she used the momentum to tuck into a roll, avoiding all but one of their attacks, giving a small sound as she came back up to her feet, holding her weapon at the ready. They were now all facing her, and none of them were looking at Bismuth. Good. "I've, like, almost got them I think!" she called out to him, not wanting him to worry about having to engage in combat if he didn't want to. If he was too terrified then that was fine. She was strong enough to handle them without needing to worry, even as the misplaced fear pounded in her ears... having someone to defend actually made it easier for her to manage. ----------- Post Action: AoE-1 vs 4 Moss Wolves | 19 EN Spoiler Roll ID: 204306 BD: 9(Hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt!) MD: 5 (Miss!) Roll ID: 204307 BD: 1 (Critical Missssss) MD: 7 (HIt!) 128 - 122 = 6 Damage Dealt! Roll ID: 204308 BD: 4+4(Hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt!) MD: 2 (Miss!) Roll ID: 204309 BD: 7(Hit! 11*17 = 184 Damage Dealt!) MD: 1 (Miss!) ALLIES- Astreya | HP: 714/720 | EN: 70/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 ENEMIES- Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 17/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 201/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A4 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 17/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B0 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 16/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B0 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted March 4, 2022 #14 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) Bismuth watched as Astreya nearly decimated the four moss wolves that had launched themselves at the duo, Astreya was full of grace as the frost from her blade glistened all around her, like a frozen warrior at home in battle. Bismuth was, in this situation, the princess who needed protecting, and Astreya was the prince charming. His legs locked as he stared at the snarling maw of the wolves around him, feeling the helplessness envelop him as he stares, memories of the past flooding his mind. But why, was all Bismuth could think, this was nothing like that, in here he could fight back, in here he wasn't helpless, Bismuth shook his head somewhat clearing his thoughts. Before he gave himself a moment to think about what he was doing, Bismuth launched himself at the three wolves that were mostly hurt, trying to alleviate some of the pressure off of his knight in shining armor, of sorts. His curved sword danced around him as he spun through the enemies his blade meeting it's mark on two of them, as one dodged out of the way snarling at him for but a moment before turning back to the more worrisome enemy, Astreya. Bismuth turned back to charge in, not letting himself think for even a moment, running completely based off of the knowledge and instinct that he had garnered in all of his research. Spoiler Astreya | HP: 714/720 | EN: 70/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 BD 1: 10 + 1 = 11 = Major Crit = 8 * 3 = 24 + 24 BLD BD 2: 2 + 1 = 3 = Miss BD 3: 6 + 1 = 7 = Hit = 8 * 3 = 24 Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 201/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 17/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B1 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Looting: Moss Wolf 1: LD: 11 (2+9) | CD: 10 = 2,688 Col (1,152 Base + 768 CD Even +768 Roll), 2 Material (LD Odd), Unidentified Rare T4 Armor Moss Wolf 4: LD: 12 (3+9) | CD: 2 = 3,456 Col (1,152 Base + 768 CD Even + 768 LD Even + 768 Roll), Unidentified Rare T4 Armor Total: 6,144 Col, 2 Material, 2 T4 Rare Armor Unidentified Edited March 5, 2022 by Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted March 6, 2022 Author #15 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 What she hadn't expected was Bismuth coming in to try and fight as well- that hadn't at all been part of the plan. Not that she minded, of course, keeping the wolves off of her was a nice thing for him to do as that would lighten the load on what she'd have to fight up against. She shifted her stance, her sapphire gaze watching as he went for three of them, and her rapid flailing around had missed one, but the other two had gotten hit, taking them down. "Nice one, Bis!" she called out, even as she turned, putting her gaze back onto the creature that was before her. There were now only two wolves, and distantly, she could see Nemo watching her with a small frown on his features. Turned out he didn't much care for her taking out the creatures here. But hey- they'd attacked first. The injured wolf hung back, and due to that, Astreya really could only reach the closer one that was healthier. "Come on you!" she called as she moved again, her blade chilling with frost again as she stepped in, striking it- but the wolf didn't seem to even notice as it lunged toward her, its fangs biting down on her armor, even as the other one watched. "Almost done, Bis! Sorry!" she called. Post Action: AoE-1 vs Moss Wolf 2 | 13 EN Spoiler ID: 205019 BD: 7+4(Hit!) | 187 Damage Dealt! MD: 10 (Crit!) 130 - 122 = 8 Damage | 1 HP Recovered! Moss Wolf 3 Attack- ID: 205020 MD: 3 (Miss!) ALLIES- Astreya | HP: 712/720 | EN: 61/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 ENEMIES- Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 15/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A7 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 17/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B1 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A6 B0 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Bismuth 0 Posted March 7, 2022 #16 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Bismuth didn't hear any of Astreya's support, too busy focusing on, well, not focusing. Bismuth knew that the moment that he stopped to think about what he was doing, that he wouldn't be able to fight anymore, If Bismuth was thinking logically instead of running on pure instinct, then he would have noticed that their gnashing teeth would be able to snap him in two in a mere few seconds if he wasn't careful. There were only two of the mossy wolves left, and it was very clear that Astreya had done a significant amount of damage to the two monsters, enough that even Bismuth's meager damage could put an end to them. Bismuth continued his charge spinning his blade around himself in an arc to hit both of the remaining wolves in their flanks, dealing enough damage to fell the beasts, a satisfying explosion of blue particles replacing their snarling forms. Bismuth looks around in the calm of the battle, and at the loot that had fallen, letting his heart rate drop Bismuth looked over towards Astreya, rubbing the back of his neck "Sorry, I wasn't much help, I hope it wasn't too much trouble protecting me." Bismuth was still holding his blade, and realizing this quickly sheathed it, holding the blade made him feel awkward a lot of the time. At least when he had his dagger he could use it for foraging, but this cutlass was designed to fight things, and that concept was the part that bothered him. "Thankyou for it though." Spoiler Astreya | HP: 714/720 | EN: 70/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 BD 1: 10 + 1 = 11 = Major Crit = 8 * 3 = 24 + 24 BLD BD 2: 6 + 1 = 7 = Hit = 8 * 3 = 24 Moss Wolf 1 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 2 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Moss Wolf 3 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B1 Moss Wolf 4 | HP: 0/384 | Damage: 128 | (Restore 10% of damage dealt on MD 9-10) | A3 B0 Looting: Moss Wolf 2: LD: 13 (4 + 9) | CD: 3 = 1,152 Col (1,152 Base), 4 Material (LD Odd + CD Odd), 1 Unidentified Rare T4 Trinket Moss Wolf 3: LD: 15 (6 + 9) | CD: 8 = 2,688 Col (1,152 Base + 768 CD Even + 768 Roll), 2 Material (LD Odd), 1 Unidentified Rare T4 Shield Total: 3,840 Col, 6 Material, 1 Unidentified Rare T4 Trinket, 1 Unidentified Rare T4 Shield Edited March 7, 2022 by Bismuth Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
Astreya 0 Posted March 8, 2022 Author #17 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 Post Action: Foraging ID: 205248 LD: 9 (Fail! | +3 EXP) CD: N/A ----- "Heyyy, nice job!" Astreya called over toward Bismuth as he managed to take out the two remaining ones, leaving her with an amused look on her face. She wasn't entirely sure that he had been aware of what he was doing- he'd just jumped into help without really realizing what was going on. That was fine- she didn't much mind that at all. It was nice to have someone to count on, even if they weren't too sure of themselves in combat. "Looks like you got all the cool loot though!" she cheered, giving him a wide grin. She didn't really mind, herself. It was fine if he did- he was way lower level than she was so anything that he could get might help to get him further along. "No problem at all!" she agreed, beaming a smile his way, before she glanced over to where Nemo was still standing, and the man seemed to be more than a little...frustrated. "I'd like to ask that you try not to harm any more of the creatures here." "Well like...so long as they don't attack first, that's fine," the girl spoke, tilting her head to the side slightly as she looked at the man, unsure if he was serious or not. He definitely seemed serious, and she wasn't sure why. He didn't really expect them to just let the monsters keep going to town on them, did he? Astreya | HP: 720/720 | EN: 65/104 | DMG: 17 | MIT: 122 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 3 | Taunt: 2 | BH: 35 Bismuth | HP: 280/280 | EN: 46/46 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 1 | LD: 6 | BLD: 24 Quote Report Link to post Share on other sites
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