[OP-01] We Keep Hustlin' We Kept Grindin' (Grind Thread)

KnightessCiela · December 4, 2024

Today was the day. Ciela and Wulfrin had promised to take their new friend Astra out to farm enemies, a vital step for any aspiring adventurer in Aincrad. For Ciela, this was more than just another outing, it was a chance to prove how far she'd come and to finally take on her role as a tank with pride.

“This should be a cakewalk,” Ciela said with a playful grin, her voice brimming with confidence as she adjusted the straps of her gleaming armor. Her words carried an infectious energy, but her eyes sparkled with a mix of excitement and determination. Today wasn’t about sitting on the sidelines or playing it safe. Today, her armor would finally see real action. She was ready to step into the fray, shoulder-to-shoulder with her husband and their new ally.

Earlier that morning, Ciela had woken up with a renewed sense of purpose. With the major raid behind them and a semblance of peace returning to their lives, she and Wulfrin could finally enjoy the quiet moments they’d longed for. Their home, nestled near the serene lake on Floor 22, had become a sanctuary after the chaos. The gentle clanging of Wulfrin’s hammer on the anvil was a comforting sound she’d grown to cherish. Before heading out, Ciela stopped by her shop. She prepared a few tins of treats for their outing, homemade snacks and sweets she’d perfected over countless quiet afternoons. The smell of freshly baked pastries still lingered in the air as she carefully packed the tins into her inventory. Her shop had been her haven, but today, the battlefield would be.

Standing by the counter, she couldn’t help but smile as she imagined Astra’s reaction to the treats. He was new to adventuring, but his eagerness to learn reminded her of herself when Wulfrin had first found her, a timid woman too scared to step beyond the safety of the Town of Beginnings. How far she’d come since then. Ciela stood in the warmth of her shop, her fingers absently tracing the edge of the counter. The quiet hum of the morning surrounded her, broken only by the faint chirping of birds and the gentle lap of the lake’s water in the distance. The shop smelled of freshly baked bread, cinnamon, and a hint of chocolate, comforting scents that always managed to calm her nerves.

She selected a golden breakfast croissant from the display, its buttery layers glistening faintly under the soft sunlight streaming through the window. Pouring herself a steaming cup of coffee, she stepped out onto the balcony, savoring the gentle breeze that carried the scent of the lake. The air was crisp but carried the promise of warmth as the sun climbed higher into the sky.

Ciela settled into a cushioned chair, balancing her plate on one knee and her cup on the small side table. She took a bite of the croissant, the flaky layers melting on her tongue, and sipped her coffee, letting the warmth spread through her. The soft rustle of leaves and the faint ripple of the lake were her only companions for now, and she reveled in the calm. Her gaze drifted to the lake, its glassy surface reflecting the vibrant blues and greens of the world around it. The peaceful serenity of the scene filled her with a sense of gratitude. She smiled to herself, tapping her mug lightly against the table in thought as she waited for Wulfrin and Astra.

* * *

Ciela takes and offers portions of Gungnir:
The Very Innapropriately Shaped Glizzy | ID: 245863 | T4 Demonic Feast | MIT III | OH 1 (5/6)
[desc.] Too lewd and inappropriate for the System to render fully. You know what's hiding behind that mosiac. Ya nasty.

* * *

Spoiler

KnightessCiela | HP: 777/777 | EN: 86/86 | DMG: 8 | MIT:261 | ACC:3 | AA | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 8 | FR.AURA: 8 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:26 | HB: 17

Spoiler

"Name: KnightessCiela
True Tier: 4
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 1
HP: 777/777
EN: 86/86

Stats:
Damage: 8
Mitigation: 261
Accuracy: 3
Battle Healing: 26
Stealth Rating: -5
AA TAUNT FL.AURA: 8
FR.AURA: 8
FL.THORNS: 8/16 FR.THORNS: 8/16 HB: 17

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3

Combat Shift:
- TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Protector Familiar

Custom Skill:
-

Skills:
- Battle Healing R3
- Fighting Spirit
- Heavy Armor R5
- Howl
- Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
- Block R5
- Forgotten King's Authority
- Survival
- Frozen Hide
- Concentration

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focused Howl
- Iron Skin

Mods:

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Bear Trap x5
- Ordsea Crystal-B x1
- T1 Rare Health Potion: Heals 10% MAX HP x1
- Teleport Crystal x

Housing Buffs:
- Basic Kitchen: 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.
- Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
- Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
- Master Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
- Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
- Greenhouse: +2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts.
- Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:
- Resilient
Crafting Profession:
- Cooking[731exp] R7
Gathering Profession:
- Forager[66exp] R2"

"
Mitigation 3 Consumed [Filled]
Over-Health 1 Consumed

Immolation Potion 1 Consumed

"

Edited August 3 by KnightessCiela

Astra · December 4, 2024

The sun came through the nearly sheer white curtains that hung upon a window in Astra's room. As the warm sunlight hit his eyes, they slowly opened, and he began to stretch in bed, and sit himself up. Astra's hair could usually be desribed as bedhead, but right now it was looking a bit extra messy from his restless sleep. There was no time to lament his poor sleep though, because today would be a good day nonetheless. He was going to be accompanying Ciela and Wulfrin and taking down some bosses. The training was much needed, and Astra felt invigorated for it.

His routine behind him, Astra got dressed and made his way to Ciela's shop, where he was meeting his friends before their journey. Walking into Fondante's Inferno, he was immediately met with the aromas of pastry, coffee, tea, and other delicious foods. In truth, Ciela's shop was one of Astra's favorite places to be. He loved food, he loved helping around, and it had a great comforting vibe to it.

"Morning, Ciela!" He said with a smile and a wave. As he approached, he also grabbed a croissant (immediately inhaling it), and a cup of coffee that he began to sip on. "What's the game plan for today?" He said between bites of a second croissant. Maybe it would be Wulfrin who laid out the plans for the day, as that was usually his MO.
***

Spoiler

Astra | HP: 400/400 | EN: 56/56 | DMG: 13 | MIT: 54 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 2 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24

Spoiler

Name: Astra
True Tier: 2
Level: 19
Paragon Level: 1
HP: 400/400
EN: 56/56

Combat Mastery:
- N/A

Combat Shift:
- TECH

Familiar Skill:
- N/A

Custom Skill:
- N/A

Skills:
- Straight Sword R5
- Light Armor R5

Extra Skills:
- Concentration
Action: Free Action
Cooldown: 5 Turns
Effect: As a free action, gain Absolute Accuracy on your next attack. In the case Absolute Accuracy is already present, increase your Accuracy by 1 instead. Effect lasts until the start of next turn.

Inactive Extra Skills:

Sword Arts:

[x12] ST-I (12 EN) | A single-target sword art.
[x15] ST-II (15 EN) | A powerful single-target sword art. Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn.
[x20] ST-B (20 EN) | A devastating single-target sword art. Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, use only the first roll.
[x11] AOE-I (11 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once.
[x14] AOE-II (14 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A powerful sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed all intended targets the previous turn.
[x12] TECH-A (13 EN) | STUN | A single-target sword art that stuns an enemy.
[x12] TECH-B (12 EN) | DELAY | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Delay] on the enemy. [Delay] is a debuff that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn.

Addons:
- Stamina | Reduces EN of all attacks by 2
- Focus | Decreases minor critical threshold by 1. Also reduces DoT thresholds by 1.
- Precision | +1 ACC
- Resolve | +1 ACC and * 10 Tier HP

Mods:
- Meticulous | +1 Base DMG

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Starter Healing Potions (Restores 50HP) x2

Housing Buffs:
-Bedroom | "Rested" | -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
-Dining Hall | "Delicious" | Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
-Living Room | "Relaxed" | Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Crafting Profession:
-

Gathering Profession:
- Fishing

Edited August 3 by Astra

Wulfrin · December 4, 2024

"Not sure," Wulfrin replied as Astra seemed to pay mor attention to Ciela than himself. "I was promised treats in exchange for material gathering. Something about, running out of ingredients at the bakery."

Wulfrin stood next to his armor clad wife, Ciela, in his all black cowled coat, hands disappearing completely into his deep pockets. At his side, a gentle frigid mist rolled around his feet from his blade. They had returned to the familiar grounds of Floor 1, a place Wulfrin could escort players through with no issue considering how often he came down here for his own loot runs. As of late, his mind was more concerned with preparing for the upcoming raid on Floor 28. It would be his first and he was desperately trying to ensure it wasn't his last.

"I'm down for whatever," Wulfrin continued as the trio settled into their picnic. "This is Ciela's adventure so I'll leave that up to her."

* * *

NOTE: CS Shades of the Gemini is active. If a player objects, they should note such in their first post and the skill will be considered inactive.

Wulfrin | HP: 740/740 | EN: 108/108 | DMG: 21 | MIT:78 | ACC:5 | AA | BH:24 | REC: 8 | FRB: 40 | FRZ: 64 | LD:3

Spoiler

"Name: Wulfrin
True Tier: 5
Level: 33
Paragon Level: 14
HP: 740/740
EN: 108/108

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
- Shades of the Gemini

Skills:
- Battle Healing R3
- Charge
- Energist
- Light Armor R5
- Searching R3
- Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
- Disguise
- Forgotten King's Authority
- Survival
- Meditation

Inactive Extra Skills:
- Frozen Hide
- Brawler
- Assault Mode

Addons:
- Focus
- Precision
- Resolve
- Stamina

Mods:
- Meticulous
- Night Vision

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Imugi's Inspiration | Mass Healing x5
- Popcorn | T4 Vitality 2 x5
- TP Crystals x5

Housing Buffs:
- Basic Kitchen: 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.
- Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
- Attic (Storage): +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
- Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
- Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
- Master Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
- Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
- Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
- Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
- Mega Slime Farm: +10% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.

Guild Hall Buffs:
- Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
- Blacksmith[1896exp] R8
Gathering Profession:
- Fishing[509exp] R5"

Edited July 30 by Wulfrin

KnightessCiela · July 6

Ciela stood with her hands on her hips, wind ruffling her hair like a dramatic anime protagonist. The corner of her lips curled into a sly grin as she glanced back at Wulfrin, her eyes alight with determination and just the faintest bit of mischief. “You bet your sweet ass this is my adventure,” she quipped, winking at him before turning to march confidently ahead. She led them down a winding path to a grand valley nestled on Floor One, sunlight bathing the hills, birds chirping, the whole picture perfect thing. But Ciela was not here for the sightseeing.

“We’re gonna do a few rounds of combat on each floor,” she said, her voice shifting into full-on commander mode. “We finish today on Floor Ten. Then, we rest. After that? It’s go time for the rest of the floors. Got it?” She didn’t wait for a response, this was a woman on a mission. Just as she finished her speech, a group of small, multicolored slimes began oozing their way toward the group, wobbling like jiggly little desserts with murder on their minds. Ciela’s eyes lit up.

“Look at them, look at their beady little eyes,” she muttered with affection, before letting out a sudden, guttural war cry that echoed through the valley like a barbarian queen about to throw down. “Do your thing, guys! You bring the pain, and I get all the attention.”

* * *

Combat:
KnightessCiela is at full EN and HP
KnightessCiela gains 0 EN

KnightessCiela's Turn:

Post Action: Howl (2 EN) [2 Turn Cooldown]
Free Action: none

Stats:

KnightessCiela | HP: 777/777 | EN: 86/86 | DMG: 8 | MIT:261 | ACC:3 | AA | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 8 | FR.AURA: 8 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:26 | HB: 17 | Howl (0/2)
Astra | HP: 400/400 | EN: 56/56 | DMG: 13 | MIT: 54 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 2 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24
Wulfrin | HP: 740/740 | EN: 108/108 | DMG: 21 | MIT:78 | ACC:5 | AA | BH:24 | REC: 8 | FRB: 40 | FRZ: 64 | LD:3

[4,0,0] Slime #1 | HP: 408/408 | DMG: 136
[4,0,0] Slime #2 | HP: 408/408 | DMG: 136
[4,0,0] Slime #3 | HP: 408/408 | DMG: 136
[4,0,0] Slime #4 | HP: 408/408 | DMG: 136

Edited August 3 by KnightessCiela

Astra · August 6

"An adventure? Sounds good to me!" Astra said with a smile and a thumbs up. Following his companions back to Floor 1, Astra began to ready himself for what was to come. Ciela laid out the gameplan, and Astra nodded along listening intently. It seemed like their day was going to consist of slaughtering mobs and gathering materials, which Astra had no qualms with. If he was ever going to risk his life on the frontlines, he'd need to continue to gather more combat experience, and more loot never hurt either.

When they arrived at their first destination, Astra equipped his combat attire. His hooded white coat shrouding his frame, and his sword materializing in his hand. Not long after they arrived, a group of slimes began to slither their way towards them. It was hard to find them menacing, when all Astra could imagine were the cute slimes from Dragon Quest, or MapleStory, but he knew all too well that in Aincrad anything could be a threat. As the slimes grew closer, oozing and bubbling along the way, Astra took up his combat stance.

Quote

“Do your thing, guys! You bring the pain, and I get all the attention.”

Ciela's rallying war cry had kicked off the battle, and Astra instantly rushed into action. "Say no more! Sorry, slimes..." Barreling towards the four slimes, the blade of his sword began to illuminate, a sword art ready to be performed on the mob. Astra knew he wouldn't be able to pull off the same amount of damage as Wulfrin would, but he could at least start the battle off strong. The slimes were still grouped close together at this point, so Astra figured that an AOE attack to hit them all would do the trick. Nearing the slimes, Astra twisted his body, and turned quickly on his heels. Performing a large spinning slash, Astra's blade sliced through the four slimes, leaving trails of glittering light and damage effects. The slash left behind a sort of gaping wound in the slimes, who slowly began to form themselves around it and cover the wound. It wasn't much, but they were looking weak.

"Alright master, you're up!"

***

Post Action: AOE-I vs. Slime (1,2,3,4)
Free Action: N/A

ID 249119 | BD: 9 (minor crit) +7= 16 hit!
AOE-I 11 + 8 (2*4) - 2 (stamina) = 17 EN
11*14 (13+1) = 154 DMG vs. Slime #1

ID 249455 | BD: 4 + 7 = 11 hit!
11*13 = 143 DMG vs. Slime #2

ID 249457 | BD: 9 (minor crit) +7 = 16 hit!
11*14 (13+1) = 154 DMG vs. Slime #3

ID 249458 | BD: 2+7= 9 hit!
11*13 = 143 DMG vs. Slime #4

Stats:

KnightessCiela | HP: 777/777 | EN: 86/86 | DMG: 8 | MIT:261 | ACC:3 | AA | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 8 | FR.AURA: 8 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:26 | HB: 17 | Howl (0/2)
Astra | HP: 400/400 | EN: 39/56 | DMG: 13 | MIT: 54 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 2 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24
Wulfrin | HP: 740/740 | EN: 108/108 | DMG: 21 | MIT:78 | ACC:5 | AA | BH:24 | REC: 8 | FRB: 40 | FRZ: 64 | LD:3

[4,2,0] Slime #1 | HP: 254/408 | DMG: 136 | Bleed 24 (0/2)
[4,1,0] Slime #2 | HP: 263/408 | DMG: 136
[4,2,0] Slime #3 | HP: 254/408 | DMG: 136 | Bleed 24 (0/2)
[4,1,0] Slime #4 | HP: 263/408 | DMG: 136

Edited August 10 by Astra

Wulfrin · August 8

"Right," Wulfrin nodded as Ciela and Astra each moved in to attack the small group of slimes. "Slimes are easy peasy."

Icingdeath's frigid mist filled their immediate area. It clung to the ground as crystals began to form behind Wulfrin. Mimicing, Astra's opening Wulfrin darted around the battlefield corraling the slimes into a nice centralized location. His combo finished with a cerulean square that burst outward horizontally form the group. Two slimes got it worse than the others, turning into solid ice before shatteirng into shards of light from Wulfrin's lingering effects. The other two seemed unphased and left their cute little grouping and lashed out at Ciela. The one that actually managed to hit Ciela was forced to recoil from the attack as her thorns damaged it further leading to its death. The last lonely slime was left on its own, having missed its target.

"Damn," Wulfrin muttered. "Must be losing my touch."

* * *

Recovery?: Not Needed
Wulfrin is at full HP and EN
Cooldowns:

Post Action: [x11]AoE-I vs Slimes (19 En) -2 Stamina -1 Well Rested (3/3)
Free Action:

Enemy Actions:
Slime 1 takes 24 damage form Bleed. Dies

Slime 2 is Frozen takes 40 damage from Forstbite. Dies

Slime 3 is Frozen takes 40 damage from Frostbite. Dies

Slime 4 attacks KnightessCiela
ID 249328 | MD 3 | Miss

Stats:

KnightessCiela | HP: 776/777 | EN: 86/86 | DMG: 8 | MIT:261 | ACC:3 | AA | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 8 | FR.AURA: 8 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:26 | HB: 17 | Howl (0/2)
Astra | HP: 400/400 | EN: 39/56 | DMG: 13 | MIT: 54 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 2 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24
Wulfrin | HP: 740/740 | EN: 92/108 | DMG: 21 | MIT:78 | ACC:5 | AA | BH:24 | REC: 8 | FRB: 40 | FRZ: 64 | LD:3

[4,2,0] Slime #1 | HP: 0/408 | DMG: 136 | Bleed 24 (0/2)
[4,1,0] Slime #2 | HP: 0/408 | DMG: 136
[4,2,0] Slime #3 | HP: 0/408 | DMG: 136 | Bleed 24 (0/2)
[4,1,0] Slime #4 | HP: 32/408 | DMG: 136

Loot Rolls:

Slime 1: (Astra)
ID 249325 | CD 1 | LD 9
1285 Col: (HP*3 + 5% Col Deposit)
4 Mats: CD/LD Odd
T4 Uncommon Consumable | 249325

Slime 2: (Wulfrin)
ID 249326 | CD 4 | LD 9+3+1=13
2244 Col: (HP * 5, incl CD Even + 10% Col Stash/Deposit)
2 Mats: LD Odd
T4 Rare Trinket | 249326

Slime 1: (Wulfrin)
ID 249327 | CD 11 | LD 8+3+1=12
3141 Col: (HP*7, incl LD even, roll + 10% Col Stash/Deposit)
2 Mats: CD Odd
T4 Rare Armor/Shield | 249327

Loot Totals:

Astra
1285 Col
4 Mats
T4 Uncommon Consumables | 249325

Wulfrin
5385 Col
4 Mats
T4 Rare Trinkets | 249326
T4 Rare Armor/Shields | 249327

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Edited August 10 by Wulfrin

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