[ PP-F5 ] Sand Scales | <<Bloodstained Land>>

[Zajcica 0]

How many times did she have to teach the mutated land shark this lesson? This quest monster had seen the best of the pink paladin, more-so than any other mob in the entire game. Half time it had felt like she spent more time in this sandy waste than she had with Crozeph.

In any case, Yuki would sit quietly near the quest giver in Fortaleza the meet-up spot she had set for the group. She had done her usual of inviting any random players to join her on a quest that boasted no difficulty for tag along players so long as she could keep aggro on the boss. Of course the boss she had to relentlessly murder every time they were gearing up for a floor boss had to be on a dumb floor like this: Hot sand and hot heat. It didn't help that she fully clad in plate armor.

Glancing to the system's clock in her menu as she checked her messages for any updates on her upcoming party, Yuki noticed they were only about three minutes out from the scheduled time. Hopefully someone had responded to her join request.

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Spoiler

Name: Zajcica, Paladin Reborn
True Tier: 8
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 40
HP: 900/900
EN: 102/102

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 241
Accuracy: 1
Battle Healing: 50
Loot Die: 4
Stealth Rating: -5
FL.AURA: 16
FR.AURA: 16
FR.THORNS: 8/16
Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Trap of Argalia - T4 Polearm Perfect | DMG III
Armor/Trinket: 
  - A Paladin's Journey - T4 Heavy Armor Demonic | Fl. Aura II; Fr. Aura II
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Casseur de Logistille(T4/Sh./Per) | Thorns II; Fr. Thorns

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3

Combat Shift:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Fighting Spirit
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Howl
  - Polearm R5
  - Searching R4

Extra Skills:
  - Block R5
  - Meditation
  - Survival

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Focus
  - Iron Skin
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Impetus
  - Night Vision

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Imugi's Inspiration x1
  - Imugi's Inspiration  x5
  - Teleportation Crystal 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.
  - Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
  - Attic (Bedroom): +1 Expertise to declared utility skill. Cannot boost a skill without ranks, or increase a skill past its maximum rank. Cannot boost a skill the user has not learned yet. Ranks obtained using this buff will make the mods of that rank available for purchase. Mods obtained this way are unusable if this buff is removed until the skill is returned to the appropriate rank by way of SP purchase.
  - 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:
  - Meeting Room: If guild members held a completed Boss Meeting thread, participants receive +1 ACC for the first two turns in combat against a Floor, Event, or Field Boss. Limit one use per thread.
  - Dueling Arena: +3 to initiative. Limit one use per thread.
  - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day.
  - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild Totem:
  - Tanos
Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
 - Cooking[10000exp] R10
Gathering Profession:

Zajcica | HP: 900/900 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:241 | ACC:1 | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:50 | LD:4

Edited Saturday at 11:15 PM by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Samantha was nervous. She had suddenly been launched into the next tier of levels and with that came the responsibility of allocating all her new skill points. With the tutelage of the much more experienced players like Morningstar and, the newest member of the trackers alliance who's name she could not pronounce if she tried, Zajcica. If she remembered correctly though, the pink haired knight had said that her name was Yuki? A Japanese name that she was probably missing mispronouncing.

Now on floor five, Firefly walked quietly to the meet up spot laid out by her new guild-mate. At least now she would be able to survive and perhaps even help in the fight instead being a side-line cheerleader. Soon she would meet the pink paladin waiting in the place she said she would be, a familiar sight. "H-Hello? Yuki, right? I'm Firefly and I'm a member of the Tracker's Alliance."

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Spoiler

Name: Scarlet Firefly, The Blinded Light
True Tier: 2
Level: 12
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 240/240
EN: 42/42

Stats:
Damage: 14
Mitigation: 24
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 2
Stealth Rating: -1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Butterfly Cross-Blade - T1 Str. Sword | DMG III
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Emerald Cape - Tier 1 Light Armor Perfect | EVA II; MIT
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - basalt - T1 Trinket Perfect | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R2

Combat Shift:
  - 

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Light Armor R3
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Starter Healing Potion x3

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 240/240 | EN: 42/42 | DMG: 15 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2

Edited Saturday at 11:08 PM by Scarlet Firefly

[Acanthus 0]

“Yuki. It’s good to see you again. I hope everything has been good since we met.”

Things surely couldn’t be worse. The floor boss had been an unpleasant fight, and Acanthus figured that wading through that bog in armor that would stop an actual bullet might be cumbersome.

“I hope you don’t mind, but I’m bringing a friend… Or maybe coworker is a better term. His name is 3ulogy, and I’m coaxing him out of his remote shop to get him more involved with the other players. Maybe an easy quest will do the trick.”

How long had it been since Acanthus had been down here as a fresh-faced recruit? Back then, she was holding on for dear life. Today, checking her stats, she wondered if she could solo the shark herself.

Part of that confidence was due to Wulfrin’s work on her new old blade. The glossy oaken blade had been reforged stronger and more powerful. The flat of the blade was slick with a mix of green and black films, swirling like the top of oily water. It felt poetic to be taking Wormwood out here. This quest had been the first stop for the old Wormwood as well.

 Acanthus | Lvl 77 (34/43) | HP: 900/900 | EN: 122/122 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:50 | HB: 40 | LD:6

 

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Equipment and Consumables

Spoiler

All enhancements reflected in the stat block unless otherwise specified.

Equipment
Weapon. Wormwood, the Fallen Star | Blight 2 | Env. (O) 2
Armor (Heavy). Corpse Flower's Kiss  MIT II | Thorns II
Trinket. Vow of Return | ACC 3

Consumables
TEXT

Abilities (Skills, Shifts, Masteries, Add-ons, and Mods)

Spoiler

Combat Mastery and Shift
Combat Mastery: Damage R3
AoE Shift

Skills

• Battle Healing R5
• Energist
• Heavy Armor R5
  • Addon: Precision
  • Addon: Iron Skin
  • Mod: Impetus (1/5)
• Searching R4 + 1 (Skylight: Searching)
  • Mod: Night Vision (2/5)
  • Mod: Tracking (3/5)
• Straight Sword R5
  • Addon: Ferocity
  • Addon: Stamina

Extra Skills

• Forgotten King's Authority
• Survival
• Assault Mode
• Disguise

Inactive Extra Skills

• Photosynthesize
• Block
  • Mod: Shield Bash (4/5)

Addons

• Ferocity
• Iron Skin
• Precision
• Reveal
• Stamina

Mods

• Shield Bash
• Meticulous
• Night Vision
• Tracking

Battle Ready Inventory (7 Slots)
Dimensional Backpack + Item Stash

Spoiler

1. Lama Sabachthani | 236687 | Consumable - Soundtrack | Hypnosis 2 | Lullaby 2 (Instant)
   Pain deeper than words, engraved by a hand that does not know its own heart.
2. Edict's Threnody | 236686 | Consumable - Soundtrack | Perpetuate (Instant)
   If my suffering will not end, then neither will yours.
3. Bear Trap | Consumable | Set target's evasion to 0.
4. [Empty]
5. [Empty]
6. [Empty]
7. [Empty]

Housing

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House Name: Villa of Coruscating Flowers (The Villa)
Location: Floor 24 - Paradise Islands
Description: See above
Plot Size: Estate - PK Accessible
Rooms: Listed below. All rooms are assigned to Acanthus.

• Master Bedroom
  • Well Rested | -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat.
• Greenhouse
  • Green Thumb | +2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts.
• Extended Workshop: Recording Studio (25,000 col)
  • Hard Working | +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day.
• Mega Slime Farm
  • Advanced Training | +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.
• Living Room:
  • Relaxed | Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
• Attic (Bedroom)
  • Skylight (Searching) | +1 Expertise to declared utility skill (Searching). Cannot boost a skill without ranks, or increase a skill past its maximum rank. Cannot boost a skill the user has not learned yet. Ranks obtained using this buff will make the mods of that rank available for purchase. Mods obtained this way are unusable if this buff is removed until the skill is returned to the appropriate rank by way of SP purchase.
• Basement:
  • Multipurpose | Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll.
• Storage Closet: (10,000 col)
  • Item Stash | +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
• Master Bathroom: (25,000 col)
  • Squeaky Clean | The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
• Basic Kitchen (15,000 col)
  • Filling | Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.

Crafting and Gathering

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Performer | Rank 5
Apollo’s Metronome | Crafting Tool | Meticulous: +1 CD when crafting in one’s workshop.

Forager | Rank 5
Demeter's Cornucopia | Gathering Tool | Bountiful: +1 CD to gathering attempts.

 

 

Edited Saturday at 10:41 PM by Acanthus

[3ulogy 0]

“Oh, Jesus f—are you kidding me?”

Her last message had just said “meet me on floor five. I need to talk about something urgent.” But meeting with two strangers, next the NPC that started <<Bloodstained Land>> was all he needed to hear.

“Acanthus, talk to me about this shit. I’ve already done Bloodstained Land. You really pulled me from appraisals for this?"

Acanthus seemed surprised, but her voice remained flat. “Good on you for the initiative. Now we can fish for the extra skill.”

“I have that already, as well.”

“Really.” The conversation briefly died with an awkward pause. “I’ll pay you double for your appraisals this month then.”

“Whatever. It’s not like I had anywhere to be today.” Not entirely true. But it wasn’t her business. Taking a deep breath, 3ulogy prepared himself for strangers.

“Hey you two! My name’s 3ulogy. I bet you’ve already met Acanthus. Are we doing names, or going with some icebreakers as well? I’ve got a few to toss around if we’re feeling chatty!”

3ulogy | Lvl 5 | HP: 100/100 | EN: 28/28 | DMG: 8 | ACC:3 | LD:1

[Zajcica 0]

Yuki stood her from her seat on the ground and observed the group before her. Acanthus had shown up, though it had been some time since the two last saw each other. The last time the two had seen each other was probably during the last boss fight? Yuki couldn't always remember, she was always doing something. "Good to see you again, glad you haven't forgotten that name. Also, no problem, bring anyone who wants to come. I have solo’d this boss more than a dozen times."

She inspected the other two: A girl, a member of the guild she had just joined. Unfortunately, she did not know her very well yet. The other she didn't know at all but they introduced themself as 3ulogy. "Sure, my name is Yuki, you can ignore the username in the party list. I’m a cook who makes lots of authentic Japanese foods." The Paladin would start with introductions as she started walking towards the location of the sand shark. "I am also your tank so you'd be wise to listen up: Stay out of my way and the enemy will not harm you. If I tell you to leave, you do so without question."

Soon they would arrive in the arena. A place Yuki had spent too much time in and soon she would be welcomed by the sounds of shifting sand. “Can’t you ever say hello first?” She asked and drew her fist back at the ground before launching it forward just as the shark jumped for her. Its head met her fist while its teeth caught her arm. “Critical hit? You seriously never change. This relationship is insanely toxic.” The Paladin woes were voiced comedically to mock the monster.

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Yuki uses howl and generates 3 hate.

Terra Firm attacks Yuki! 
245172 | MD: 10+1

[3]Zajcica | HP: 841/900 -(300-241) | EN: 100/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:241 | ACC:1 | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:50 | LD:4
Scarlet Firefly | HP: 240/240 | EN: 42/42 | DMG: 15 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 
Acanthus | HP: 900/900 | EN: 122/122 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:50 | HB: 40 | LD:6
3ulogy | Lvl 5 | HP: 100/100 | EN: 28/28 | DMG: 8 | ACC:3 | LD:1

Terra Firma | HP: 950/950 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 150 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 4

Spoiler

Move Swiftly | This boss is impervious to benefits provided by the Concentration skill. Additionally, all players suffer a -1 penalty to BD when attacking this boss.
Hard-Scaled | Paralysis, Paralytic Venom, and Freeze are ineffectual against this boss.
Deaf | This mob has no ears, and therefore is immune to the effects of debuff songs.
Weak Spots | On a Player's natural BD of 9 or 10 when attacking this creature, they will gain 50% Phase for that attack. This does not stack with the Phase enhancement.
Assault Mode | If a Player has exploited one of Terra Firma's <<Weak Spots>> during the battle, Terra Firma will activate <<Assault Mode>>. On an LD of 11+, this mob will identify stealthed Players. Its ACC and EVA will swap for the duration of its attack, then revert to normal. It will gain 50% Phase on a BD of 9, and 100% Phase on a BD of 10 or higher. BD modifiers such as ACC can activate these Phase attributes.

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Scarlet Firefly

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Yuki was quick to get things across, that was something Firefly was learning very quickly. She reminded herself of how terrified she was to go outside of the safe zones… Comparing herself to Yuki, the paladin’s confidence was insanely impressive. It was almost contagious.

Once Yuki had introduced herself, Firefly would wave to the two strangers. “H-Hey there! I’m Firefly. I’m, uh- a bit of a weakling but-“

The Paladin would interrupt her by throwing her arm around her guild mate. “Oi oi! Senpai, you can’t say things like that! You’re learning and growing!” Yuki smiled to the others.

”Oh, haha… Right! I’ll do everything I can to help!” Firefly tried to pump herself up. “I was blind before I came to SAO, so I unfortunately don’t have any major hobbies beyond reading.”

Once they arrived at the bosses arena, Firefly drew her blade. It was mostly only sand like the rest of the floor but Yuki would end up finding the beast. Her perception skills were insane, or her experience was showing. Quickly the sword-wielder jumped into the fray. Yuki would notice her guild mate moving in so she reached and grabbed the boss. It quickly squirmed free, though, leaving the Butterfly Cross-Blade with no purchase — Not even a discount!

“He’s a slippery fella, sorry.” Yuki would grin and wink.

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Firefly casts ST-I 

245173 | BD: (5-1)+4-4 =4 Miss!

[3]Zajcica | HP: 841/900 | EN: 100/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:241 | ACC:1 | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:50 | LD:4
[0]Scarlet Firefly | HP: 240/240 | EN: 42/42 | DMG: 15 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 
Acanthus | HP: 900/900 | EN: 122/122 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:50 | HB: 40 | LD:6
3ulogy | Lvl 5 | HP: 100/100 | EN: 28/28 | DMG: 8 | ACC:3 | LD:1

Terra Firma | HP: 950/950 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 150 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 4

Edited 13 hours ago by Scarlet Firefly

[Acanthus 0]

Smack

Note: My equipment in the stat block is correct: my stat block is not. botan (ACC 3 | AA) Should be replaced with Wormwood (Blight 2 | Env. (O) 2)

Spoiler

Post Action: AOE I -> Terra Firma (-2 EN)
245178 | BD 2 + 3 - 4 | Miss.

[3]Zajcica | HP: 841/900 | EN: 100/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:241 | ACC:1 | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:50 | LD:4
[0]Scarlet Firefly | HP: 240/240 | EN: 42/42 | DMG: 15 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 
[0]Acanthus | HP: 900/900 | EN: 122/122 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:50 | HB: 40 | LD:6
3ulogy | Lvl 5 | HP: 100/100 | EN: 28/28 | DMG: 8 | ACC:3 | LD:1

Terra Firma | HP: 950/950 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 150 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 4

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Acanthus

[3ulogy 0]

smack

Spoiler

Post Action: ST I -> Terra Firma (-6 EN)
245179 | BD 10 | Critical Hit! 10 * 6 = 60 - 75. 1 damage.

[3]Zajcica | HP: 841/900 | EN: 100/102 | DMG: 21 | MIT:241 | ACC:1 | F-SPIRIT | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:50 | LD:4
[0]Scarlet Firefly | HP: 240/240 | EN: 42/42 | DMG: 15 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 
[0]Acanthus | HP: 900/900 | EN: 120/122 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:50 | HB: 40 | LD:6
[2]3ulogy | Lvl 5 | HP: 100/100 | EN: 22/28 | DMG: 8 | ACC:3 | LD:1

Terra Firma | HP: 949/950 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 150 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 4

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by 3ulogy