[PP-PT-F2-F5] Running Rampant

[Mari 1]

Mari yawned wide and rubbed her eyes. It was early...almost too damn early. 

She had messaged Freyd to help her grab some items to prepare for Redemption, and boy howdy did he want her prepared. They were going to do a gauntlet of the lower leveled bosses. He, in not so many words pretty much said, don't worry I got this. And now; at that ass-crack of dawn - Mari was standing in the fields of the second floor. She could hear faint buzzing from nearby hives. The first boss of many. It felt like such a long time ago since Mari last fought the wasp queen. Another time, another life - almost. She did have a single Matraich stinger in her inventory, but she'd be more comfortable with a small stack of them.

Mari sneezed and rubbed her arms, trying to stave off the bite of the cold morning air. At least she was doing this with someone whose company she genuinely enjoyed. The woman was not a coffee drinker, but a part of her had hoped that Freyd would bring her some - laced with his typical preference for vanilla.

That'd be nice.

 

 

Note: Mari has previously completed this quest.
Note: Tierlocked to T1

Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 121/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

Spoiler

Name: Mari
True Tier: 12
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 77
HP: 980/980
EN: 121/121

Stats:
Damage: 12
Mitigation: 26
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 54
Loot Die: 1
Stealth Rating: 5
AA BLI: 8/-5
ENV-O: 8
PARA-V

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
- Paralytic Contagion | T4 | Absolute ACC I | Paralytic Venom I | Envenom OFF I | Blight I
Armor/Trinket:
- Infernal Shadow-Redemption | T4 | EVA III | MIT I
Shield/Armor/Trinket:
- Glasses | T1 | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
-

Skills:
- Battle Healing R5
- Charge
- Cloth Armor R5
- Energist
- Polearm R5

Extra Skills:
- Survival
- Hiding R5
- First Aid R3

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focus
- Nimble
- Precision
- Stamina

Mods:
- Athletics
- Surprise Attack: Trickster
- Untraceable
- Vanish

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Overhealth Crystal II x5
- Teleport Crystal x5

Housing Buffs:
- Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
- Dining Room: Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
- 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)
- Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
- 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:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:
- Used?
Crafting Profession:
- Alchemist[890exp] R7
Gathering Profession:
- Fishing[313exp] R4

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

Not a far jaunt from his shop in Urbus, Freyd was either up early or just never went to bed.  It was tough to tell which, since the man never seemed to rest.  No wonder he drank so much coffee.  Or was that just another bit of theatre for the masses?  Truth was he actually drank it rather rarely, often saved for fireside chats or an occasional visit with Marv in the Town of Beginnings.  Those opportunities had grown sparse of late.  

After the shit show that had developed at Mari's home, he felt he owed it to her to repeat the ritual, maybe even make it one of their signature things.  She would like that.  He hoped.  By the little grimaces she made, hiding behind her cup, he wasn't quite convinced she actually liked the drink, but it had become part of their bond.  A quick glance through his spyglass set the stage for the monster hunting romp intended to follow.  Much of the day's hunting included bosses he frequented during raid preparations.  Redemption was no less a worthy foe.

"Here.  I brought num-nums," he offered, approaching their agreed upon meeting place.  Close enough for a quick meet, but not so close as to get the guards on her ass.  The poor woman had been through enough lately.  A familiar-scented carafe and pair of mugs soon joined his gungir's honey buns, the pairing proven to keep doctors away on the daily.  

***

Note: CS (Shades of the Gemini) is in use.  
Note: Freyd has previously completed this quest.
Note: Tierlocked to T1

GUILD RANK 5 (+5% col, +5% EXP)

Freyd consumes:

Imperial quarter blend | t1 potion | dmg 3 | 245194
Spyglass | source

Freyd hands Mari the following:

Grindstone
-3 Field Boss Post Count requirements; reduces this value to a minimum of 1 post. Stacks with Spyglass. Applicable for one Field Boss Spawn, after which the buff expires.    
248437a | 248437b

Freyd consumes and shares:

Gungir’s Shard (Untradeable/Unique/Reusable Consumable): Smokin' Hot Honey Bun Tray | ACC 2 | EVA 2 | Feast (6/6) - 1 portion [ACC filled]

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 155/155 | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5

Spoiler

Name: Freyd, Bara no kuro kishi
True Tier: 20
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 161
HP: 1335/1335
EN: 155/155

Stats:
Damage: 12+3
Mitigation: 98
Accuracy: 4+2+1+AA
Evasion: 2+2
Battle Healing: 73
Loot Die: 4
Stealth Rating: -5
AA TAUNT VAMP-D: 73 VAMP-O: 147
PARA-V

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Veritas | T4 Katana) | AA, PVO I, VO I, Taunt
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Negare Omnia | T4 HA | MIT III | VD I
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Night Shades | T3 Trinket | ACC III | EVA I

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - Grappling Familiar

Custom Skill:
  - Shades of the Gemini (CS)
  - Beckon the Void (CSA)

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Charge
  - Energist
  - Extended Mod Limit
  - Extended Weight Limit
  - Fighting Spirit
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Howl
  - Katana R5
  - Quick Change
  - Searching R4

Extra Skills:
  - Disguise
  - Survival
  - First Aid R5

Inactive Extra Skills:
  - Meditation
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Lady Luck
  - Photosynthesize
  - Brawler
  - Assault Mode
  - Frozen Hide
  - Hiding R2

Addons:
  - Field Medic
  - Focus
  - Focused Howl
  - Hyperactive
  - Iron Skin
  - Precision
  - Reveal
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Barrier
  - Detect
  - Emergency Recovery
  - Impetus
  - Night Vision
  - Purify
  - Tracking

Inactive Mods:
  - Untraceable

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Bear Trap (Reusable 1/combat) x1
  - Bear Trap (Reusable 1/combat) x1
  - Crystal of Divine Light (Reusable 1/thread) x1
  - Mass HP Rec [Inst] (+10% HP) x7
  - Meathook (Reusable 1/combat) x1
  - Ordsea Crystal-B (Reusable 1/combat) x1
  - Ordsea Crystal-B (Reusable 1/combat) x1
  - Samael's Pride | T4 Katana | Holy II | Fallen II x1
  - Teleport Crystals x7
  - Tue Light Lantern (+1 ACC, +1 LD to party) x1

Housing Buffs:

  - Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
  - Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (rounded down)
  - 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 (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.
  - Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
  - Guest Room: Players can have one «Amenity» in a «Guest Room» and the «Amenity» cannot be recovered. Players are allowed to change which «Amenity» is in the «Guest Room». Multiple instances of the same «Amenity» do not stack. This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members.
  - 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: [Firm Anima] 

  - Guild Hall II: Allows a Guild the ability to create up to two Guild Quests. Narratively, it also allows players to teleport back to the Guild Territory when using Teleport Crystals.  
  - Storage Vault: Allows a guild to create a Storage Vault in their Guild Page. Members can use this thread to store and withdraw items. Any items that have trading restrictions cannot be moved to a Storage Vault.
  - Trading Hall III: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (9+ 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 +5 crafting/identification attempts per day. Appraisers gain an initial additional reroll per identified item at no cost.
  - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.
  - Laboratory I: Once per charge, when receiving single-use consumables from Quest Rewards, if a Guild Treasurer were to receive additional tokens, one guild member may claim 1 x (Additional Token / 2) copies of the consumable.
  - Bureau II: Once per charge, if two or more Guild members are present in a thread, allow two dungeons to be spawned/explored in that thread, regardless of Dungeon-searching cooldowns. This buff may only apply once per thread.
  - Library I: Once per charge, if a Storyteller is eligible to claim a Guild Token, their character gains +10% bonus EXP at the end of the thread. This buff may only apply once per thread.
- Armory II: Once per charge, players may submit a Skill Refund evaluation regardless of the 30 day cooldown window. In addition to Armory buffs, when submitting a Skill Refund evaluation, guild members have the option to pay an additional Token to refund up to 30 additional SP.
- Menagerie III: Guild members undertaking <<Feeding Your Enemy>> gain +1 LD to familiar searching rolls and +1 to familiar taming rolls. In addition to Menagerie II buffs, the maximum number of familiars guild members can tame narratively is five (5). Guild officials may also appoint a familiar mascot, shared between their guild members to accompany them narratively in their threads.

Scents of the Wild Totem:
  - Tanos
Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
 - Appraising [3478 exp] R5
Gathering Profession:
 - Fishing [576 exp] R5
 - Forager [0 exp] R1
 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

Seeing the familiar salt and pepper sprinkled face approach filled Mari with a mixture of relief and trepidation. Things had been a little... terse lately but part of this outing was to reconcile, and to reassure both Freyd, and herself that she was still willing to do redemption. No man in her life, and in her bed, would change that determination and that resolve. If she failed it, then she'd cross that bridge when she came to it. But it was important for her to at least try.

"Freyd!" Mari offered with a small smile. She did enjoy his company, and still considered him family. "It's good to see you. You look about as tired as I feel." The man had been running himself ragged, Mari assumed, and she most certainly didn't help. She gratefully accepted the mug and pressed it first to her cheek to warm herself up, then she sipped it. Mari winced slightly at the bitter taste. It was something she'd need to get used to.

"Here.  I brought num-nums," 

Mari tossed the small bun in the air a few times to cool it down. It was much hotter than she expected. "Whoa. Thanks." She quickly realized that she forgot to eat this morning. The woman woke up and rolled out of bed and pretty much dragged herself to this floor. Thankfully it wasn't too far from her home and had only taken her the better part of an hour to walk. At least, if she managed to beat redemption...she wouldn't need to walk everywhere anymore. Mari tore off a part of the bun with her teeth. "Is good." She said as she held it up to him in a sign of thanks. The woman finished it off quickly then rubbed her hands on her scarf to rid herself of the sticky feeling.

"We got a lot to do, huh?" Mari mused as she watched him pull out his spyglass. She had one too; but had failed to bring it. "I ain't got much in terms of col, or anything but if you need me to reimburse you. Let me know, yeh?" Not that he'd accept the offer, but Mari had to make it at least.

Mari Receives the following:

Grindstone
-3 Field Boss Post Count requirements; reduces this value to a minimum of 1 post. Stacks with Spyglass. Applicable for one Field Boss Spawn, after which the buff expires.    
248437a | 248437b

Gungir’s Shard (Untradeable/Unique/Reusable Consumable): Smokin' Hot Honey Bun Tray | ACC 2 | EVA 2 | Feast (6/6) - 1 portion [ACC filled] -USED PORTION
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 121/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC:4+2 | AA | EVA:4+2 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

Edited 20 hours ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

"No more tired than any other day.  I take my breaks where I can find or make them, like this."  A quick salute with his mug saw him down half the scalding contents, a clenched hissing behind his teeth as if he was somehow enjoying the brisk burning torture.  Freyd wasn't entirely sure where things stood between them in the aftermath of the Lancaster debacle. Right now he didn't care, just being happy to spend time with his friend for the sake of offering her improved odds in her coming battle with Redemption.  No one had ever faced the mob, to his knowledge.  If anyone had ever tried, they'd certainly never returned.  Whatever tensions might still linger between them, he just wanted her to be safe.

"Whoa. Thanks.  Is good."

"My pleasure.  Glad you enjoy it."  His honey dun eagerly devoured, Freyd began planning their approach.  "Nothing too tricky for the bunch we'll hit today.  Those grindstones will help us get this done quickly.  I'll go in fast and hard, stunning them or... what?  Oh.  OH!  Err... yeah.  You know what I meant."

Rounding the rise to find the mega-wasp swarm busily buzzing around, it didn't take long for them to single out the queen.  Pulling a full Oscar, Freyd leapt high into the air, blade slamming full force into the thing's exoskeleton, slicing off half its wings and sending her majesty hurtling to the ground.

***

Spoiler

Post Action | TECH A (R3) (x12, 9 EN, +3 shift): 12 EN - (Rested 2/2; Stamina) = 9 EN.  
Free Action Item] | Rhino's Horn

ID #248439 | BD: 8 (Crit +1).  DMG (12*18=216-20=196) Paralyze applied | CD 6 | ST-B Locked

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 146/155 (155-9) | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 121/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC:4+2 | AA | EVA:4+2 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

[4,0] The Wasp Queen | HP: 119/315 (315-196) | MIT: 20 | DMG: 35 | ACC: 0 | EVA: 1 (0) | Paralyzed

Abilities:

• Royal Stinger | On CD 6+, the Queen’s attacks will ignore 50% of the target’s MIT (rounded up).
• Authority | Every two turns, the Queen’s DMG will increase by 5.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 3 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

 

Edited 20 hours ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

"I uh...." She watched as he downed his coffee, the hiss escaping from his lips and the way his hand twitched did not go unnoticed. "I'm not sure that's...how you relax." Mari said with a tilt of her head. Did he enjoy it that hot? She wasn't sure. "I thought you liked coffee but now I'm not entirely sure." She said with an amused snort. Things seemed a little tense between the two, not entirely in a bad sense - more in a way of they were trying to see where each other stood with each other. Which, perhaps was a testament to how they did still care.

Freyd was still her family.

The two walked, Mari still with mug in hand - choosing to take her time and enjoy the drink. "Yeh, I'm pretty sure I've done most of these before." She said between sips. "I know what you mean, don't worry!" 

And, as if on cue, the Wasp came looming over the horizon, heading straight for them. Mari glanced around and placed her coffee mug neatly nestled betwixt a tuft of grass. She'd retrieve it after.

Freyd made quick work of the Wasp Queens health, and with a flash and a slash of her own weapon Mari almost knocked it right out - with only a sliver of health remaining. The woman felt a little frustrated at that.

"Are you...." Mari stared down at her weapon. "I didn't even kill it? Seriously?" She turned to Freyd, "I really need to learn some of this stuff from you."

The man was an absolute force to be reckoned with, she had seen it quite a few times now - the man had literally cackled once, muttering about numbers. Mari had never really bothered to learn the battle systems, and all the intricacies they held. She simply dabbled in the creation of things, and finding new tools to tinker with. But maybe she should start. Because this..was absolutely abysmal. 

"This is why I need to stock up on items..." She muttered. Feeling a little frustrated with herself

 

 

Post Action | ST-I (8 EN) | A single-target sword art. (x8 -8EN): 
well rested 2/3 REMAIN   -1 energy cost=7en

ID #248440 (Limiting to T3) | BD: 3+6=7  DMG (12*8=96-20=76)

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 146/155 (155-9) | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 114/121  121-7=114 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC:4+2 | AA | EVA:4+2 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

[4,0] The Wasp Queen | HP: 43/315 (119-76) | MIT: 20 | DMG: 35 | ACC: 0 | EVA: 1 (0) | Paralyzed

Abilities:

• Royal Stinger | On CD 6+, the Queen’s attacks will ignore 50% of the target’s MIT (rounded up).
• Authority | Every two turns, the Queen’s DMG will increase by 5.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 3 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

Edited 19 hours ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

"Yeah.  Cardinal tries to trip you up by scaling down player power on the weaker bosses to keep them relevant.  Trick is to go for the sword arts without rank.  They bypass the suppression."  As if to demonstrate, Freyd pivoted on the spot, planting his foot forward as his charged his blade and unleashing the art in a wide arc of blue-black energy that swept the field, smashing every bug it touched, queen included. The rest of the swarm froze, droning in suddenly stillness as their matriarch was summarily executed and half their skin reduced to shattered pixels in an instant.

"See?"

Snaring the mug handle with the tip of his black blade, Freyd rotated his wrist slightly, locking the two together well enough to lift and return it to Mari without spilling its contents.  "I'm no Baldur, nor a Katoka, but I manage.  My mega-damage days are mostly behind me.  Since I started tanking the raids, I've come to appreciate the value of other approaches."  Cup returned to his partners hand, the weapon returned to its sheath with a subtle, but distinct, snikt.

"Two years off the field will build up a bit of rust.  Consider this a refresher.  Somehow, I suspect we could both learn a few things from each other."

***

Spoiler

Note: added 1 hate for Mari's hit last post.

Regains 1 EN

Post Action | TECH-D (x16, 12 EN, +3 shift): 15 EN - (Rested 1/2; Stamina) = 12 EN.  
Free Action | none

ID #248445 | BD: 3+8-1 (hit).  DMG (16*15=240) | CD 5 | ST-B Locked

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 135/155 (146+1-12)| TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 114/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

[7,1] The Wasp Queen | HP: 0/315 (43-240) | MIT: 20 (0) | Shatter 1 (0/3) | DMG: 35 | ACC: 0 | EVA: 1 

Abilities:

• Royal Stinger | On CD 6+, the Queen’s attacks will ignore 50% of the target’s MIT (rounded up).
• Authority | Every two turns, the Queen’s DMG will increase by 5.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 3 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

 

Edited 19 hours ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

"Scaling huh..."

that felt new...Mari recalled being able to haul weaker players through some of these field bosses with ease. Now, not so much she guessed. She watched as he pivoted - striking down the wasp queen and every other bug within the radius of the sweeping arc. 

He started listing off names, Baldur, and Katoka in particular. Mari snorted. "Oh, the Shinsengumi twins? yeh...Katoka's nice. Baldur too. I haven't really seen her fight, and its been far too long since I've seen him. I'm sure you hold your own well enough. I mean..." She didn't want to say that he kinda had to. So she simply shrugged as they headed toward the next floor.

The two took no longer than 15 minutes to shift to the 4th floor. Mari was very thankful she had chosen to keep her mug. It warmed her hands as they trudged through the snow. Mari didn't exactly have a lot of winter appropriate attire, ironic considering she lived on this floor. But most time she was here, was either in her home or workshop - and both were heated. So in lieu of a winter coat Mari simply had her plague treated leather jacket draped over her shoulders. "After this...remind me to try and find someone to buy me decent winter clothing." Mari said as she paused to down the last of the coffee. 

"I've beaten this boss too, a long time ago now though...do you do this guantlet often?" Mari asked. "It feels almost nostalgic."

 

----

-1x grindstone used

+1 EN

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 135/155 (146+1-12)| TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 115/121  114+1=115 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

Edited 10 hours ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

"Felt.  I can't even count the number of times I must have taken down this mob, or its alternate.  It was practically a favorite pastime, for a while."  Floor four had long felt familiar and welcoming to him, though Freyd couldn't say why.  Maybe it was the harsh serenity of the place that appealed, or the fact that his friend Haine had her home here too.  "I thought long and hard about making my home here, once, but was surprised by how many others already do.  Something about this level seems to attract people, like a warm cozy hearth in a storm."  Peering through shadow revealed the location of their quarry, at least approximately.  The mob had a permanent blizzard , like some sort of microclimate aura buzzing around itself.

"What was it that attracted you to hole up here?"  Isolation was an obvious benefit, though he wondered whether there might be more to it.  Mari had mentioned a number of names from her past - Beat, Oikawa, Shield, Baldur and others.  Some he knew.  Most he would recognize by name only, having heard little of them or their exploits.  If Mari was intending to find Redemption, she'd need to confront all of her past - especially the darkest bits.  From what he'd heard, the mob would single those out above all others and absolutely pound her feels with them.

***

Freyd uses Tracking on Avalanche.

Respawn Timer: 15 - 5 (tracking) - 5 (spyglass) -3 (grindstone) - 2 (posts) = 0

[Mari 1]

.

"A favourite past-time? Really? I....actually that's kinda like you." Mari thought it odd that fighting the same boss over and over was a favourite past time for someone ,but at the same time, it was so very typically Freyd. 

"A lot of people have their home here?" That actually surprised Mari, maybe she had hers further from others? There was something that was once appealing about the floor, it felt like a sort of secret and magical getaway from everything. So when Freyd asked why she wanted to hole up here, she wasn't entirely sure how to answer. There were many reasons. One, he probably already expected. "The isolation made it appealing, back then I was being actively hunted. Then...that particular lake." Mari sighed. "It's actually not very nice memories now. But it had to do with Alkor. Their first meeting had him threaten her, the next - "Avalance was the first quest I took with Alkor." her words were heavy with a type of long forgotten ache. "Despite everything I tended to be ....maybe a little too foolish back then."

Their conversation had cut short; Avalanche appearing quickly.

Mari pulled her halberd forward and kicked off - the snow too wet, and too deep to get any major height the woman had to settle with dragging her weapons blade vertically down the creatures torso.

 

ID:248456  BD:4+7=11

well rested 1/3 remain

[x10] ST-I (10 EN) | A single-target sword art. Vs Avalanche
120-50=70
 

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 135/155 (146+1-12)| TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc.AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 115/121 -9=101 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1 |Hate 1

AVALANCHE HP: 455/525 525-70 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 45 | FROSTBITE: 2 slots of T1 | ACC: 0 | EVA: -1

• Crystal Form | Avalanche will take no burn damage, but instead lose 5 MIT every time it would get burned. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Shard Sweep | On CD 6+, Avalanche will throw shards in a sweeping motion at its opponents, hitting everyone for 30 unmitigatable DMG.
• Clear Body | Immune to status conditions.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 4 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

Edited 3 hours ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

“Alkor?”  A familiar name more closely associated with Lessa, if memory served.  “We’ve been in a raid or two together.  Never on the same squad, that I can recall.  There was one time when we went to aid a blighted treant, but it was so long ago that I don’t really remember the details, or how it ended.”

"Despite everything I tended to be ....maybe a little too foolish back then."

The monster reared its mountainous head, roaring frozen spittle at them in the form of razor sharp shards, even as Mari launched herself up its frozen torso and making a disturbingly accurate impression of a Y-incision.

“Err… right.  Back then.”  

He couldn’t talk.  Freyd had once Fred Flinstone’d the back of a dragon to land on its nose and stab it.  The resulting sneeze had been most perturbing.  Blade charged with destronic sonic energies, Freyd lunged to miss the worst of its lethal loogeys and sliced near through its left knee.  Avalanche came tumbling down...

***

Freyd's Action

Spoiler

Regain 1 EN

Post Action | TECH-D (x16, 12 EN, +3 shift): 15 EN - (Rested 2/2; Stamina) = 12 EN.  
Free Action [item] | Rhino's Horn

ID #248491 | BD: 3+8+1=12 (hit).  DMG (16*18=288-50=238) | CD 12 | ST-B/BtV UNLOCKED

Shatter has no effect because of Clear Body.

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 | EN: 124/155 (135+1-12) | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc. AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 115/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1 

[3,1] AVALANCHE HP: 217/525 (455-238) | MIT: 50 | DMG: 45 | FROSTBITE: 2 slots of T1 | ACC: 0 | EVA: -1

• Crystal Form | Avalanche will take no burn damage, but instead lose 5 MIT every time it would get burned. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Shard Sweep | On CD 6+, Avalanche will throw shards in a sweeping motion at its opponents, hitting everyone for 30 unmitigatable DMG.
• Clear Body | Immune to status conditions.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 4 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

Enemy's Action:

Spoiler

ID #248492 | MD: 9 (Crit +1).  DMG (46-98=1).  CD 9 | Shard Sweep triggers dealing 30 unmitigated damage to all players

Freyd | HP: 1304/1335 (1335-1-30) | EN: 124/155 | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc. AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 950/980 (980-30) | EN: 115/121  | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1 

[3,1] AVALANCHE HP: 217/525 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 45 | FROSTBITE: 2 slots of T1 | ACC: 0 | EVA: -1

• Crystal Form | Avalanche will take no burn damage, but instead lose 5 MIT every time it would get burned. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Shard Sweep | On CD 6+, Avalanche will throw shards in a sweeping motion at its opponents, hitting everyone for 30 unmitigatable DMG.
• Clear Body | Immune to status conditions.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 4 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

Right....Freyd had wanted details on his death at one point didn't he? Mari shifted her gaze to him. Would it be fair to tell him their history...then again... was it fair for Mari to have kept that pain all those years? It was a delicate line. "I'm trusting you not to repeat this." Mari said. "But long story short - guy pretended to love me - died - I was incredibly upset - came back - told me it was all a lie - and that was that. We're cool now though, probably." Mari shrugged.  "That's the short of it. I'm over it now, obviously. But that lake meant a lot to us, well...I guess just to me back then. Hence the location of the house."

She paused as Freyd shifted to attack. The imposed nerf on their skills was proving to be rather annoying. "Yanno, I kept that hidden for so long. It's kinda nice to tell at least one person." Mari said to Freyd with a slight grin. It felt like a big weight had been removed from her chest, that a book had finally closed forever. The name bore little weight, and the memory no pain. 

“Err… right.  Back then.”  

Mari's brows furrowed. The third time. This was the third time since they'd met up that he had spoken with those awkward broken cadences. It was unlike him. The Avalanche roared, flurries of crystalized snow tearing around them, but Mari's questioning gaze didn't leave Freyd. Is he okay?

It wasn't till she got hit upside the face with a literal hunk of ice that her attention turned to the field boss. "Dammit." She hissed. Turning toward the ice laden beast Mari trudged forward - snow slowing her slightly - before she managed to heft the halberd right up underneath it - betwixt its legs. GOod thing the beast didn't have any nether regions to speak of, since right now it currently sported an angry red gash there.

 

 

ID #248493  BD: 6+7=13 |
[x10] ST-I (10 EN) | A single-target sword art.  
12x10=120-50=70 damage

Freyd | HP: 1304/1335 (1335-1-30) | EN: 124/155 | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc. AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 950/980  | EN: 101/121  115-9 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1  | HATE 1

[3,1] AVALANCHE HP: 147/525  217-70 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 45 | FROSTBITE: 2 slots of T1 | ACC: 0 | EVA: -1

• Crystal Form | Avalanche will take no burn damage, but instead lose 5 MIT every time it would get burned. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Shard Sweep | On CD 6+, Avalanche will throw shards in a sweeping motion at its opponents, hitting everyone for 30 unmitigatable DMG.
• Clear Body | Immune to status conditions.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 4 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

Edited 1 hour ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

Cringing with mild false sympathy at the placement of her blow, Freyd's blade flared with black flame as he channeled his next attack.  

"Died?  Oh, right.  Yes.  You did mention that was a thing."  Lunching into a flanking tumble up the curving surface of a nearby frozen embankment - impressive in heavy armor - Freyd's blade flared as it spiral cut the field boss' bulky torso.  The entire mob collapsed into disk-shaped lozenges the size of frozen kiddie pools, cascading down all around the meadow before bursting into puffy fractal clouds and joining the ambient flurries native to the floor.

"That all sounds very complicated, though I'm not sure what required that it be a secret?  Leading you on like that, then dropping your heart like a block of ice on the pavement seems especially shitty."

No need to pile on, but the Alkor he'd met had fit the bill.  Dour.  Moody.  Fickle.  

"Let's lighten the mood.  How about a honey cider in Snowfrost, before we head up to Fortaleza?  We're making good time."

***

Spoiler

Note: Added Mari's hate from last attack.  Mari healed by BH.

Regain 1 EN
Regain 73 hp from BH

Post Action | TECH-G (x16, 12 EN, +3 shift): 15 EN - (Rested 1/2; Stamina) = 12 EN.  
Free Action | None

ID #248496 | BD: 10 (Crit +3).  DMG (16*18=288-45=243) | CD 9 | ST-B/BtV UNLOCKED

Freyd | HP: 1335/1335 (1304+73) | EN: 113/155 (124+1-12) | TECH | FOCUS | DMG: 15 | MIT:98 | ACC: 8 (inc. AA) | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 (3) | BH:73 | VAMP-D: 73 | VAMP-O: 147 | PARA-V | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980  | EN: 101/121 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC: 7 (incl.| AA) | EVA: 6 | BH:54 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1 

[7,2] AVALANCHE HP: 0/525 (147-243) | MIT: 50 (-5, 1/3) | DMG: 45 | FROSTBITE: 2 slots of T1 | ACC: 0 | EVA: -1

• Crystal Form | Avalanche will take no burn damage, but instead lose 5 MIT every time it would get burned. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Shard Sweep | On CD 6+, Avalanche will throw shards in a sweeping motion at its opponents, hitting everyone for 30 unmitigatable DMG.
• Clear Body | Immune to status conditions.
• Weapon Lock | Only Sword Arts of Rank 4 or lower may be used against this boss.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 1. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.]

 

Edited 45 minutes ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

Freyd had a point, why was it a secret? "Hmmm...." Mari crossed her arms over her chest. "I guess. It's as you said, complicated. People talk. I didn't want his past to affect his decisions in the future. I didn't want people to judge him harshly because of it. It was very shitty. It messed me up real bad. One of the reasons I don't really trust people these days." Despite her being completely over the situation, her lack of faith in people was still quite prevalent, although that couldn't be attested to just the amber eyed man. There was a long list of people and events that had contributed to that. Mari barely flinched as disks of ice slammed into the ground around them.

"Let's lighten the mood.  How about a honey cider in Snowfrost, before we head up to Fortaleza?  We're making good time."

Mari offered Freyd a smile. "That does sound good Freyd but...There is the case of my marker. Sure I could cover my face and waltz right in but I try to avoid that where I can." Her smile faltered. "Frankly...I'm a little worried about you. What's going on? If you need to be elsewhere we can put a pin in this for now." Four times.

It had been four times now that she noticed how very distracted he was being. Once or twice, Mari could brush it off as a coincidence - three? cause for concern. any more than that? Yeh. No. Something was definitely up with the man.

 

1x grindstone used
 

 

Edited 34 minutes ago by Mari

[Freyd 0]

"I can run into town and fetch us drinks easily enough. No need to take unnecessary risks."  Always looking out for her, for everyone. The gentleness of Freyd's smile conflicted with the violence still cascading down around them, but the man was a walking paradox at the best of times.

"I understand." Referencing the strange tale of Alkor's plight, the man's legend was written under strange circumstances and possibly not of his own making. 

Something to relate to.

"Frankly...I'm a little worried about you. What's going on? If you need to be elsewhere we can put a pin in this for now."

"First, let me get the drinks.  These are a real treat, speaking from experience. Oscar, Elora and I stumbled into a local festival here once, where I first had a sample."  A slight pat and grip on her shoulder, pausing her concerns without overt dismissal.  Returning a few minutes later with two steaming flagon-sized beverages, he kept his unspoken word.  "Firm Anima has four internal branches, Mari.  The vanguard is mostly comprised of tanks and stalwarts.  Assault lives up to its name, filled with battle-ready warriors.  Provisions tend to logistical matters, especially crafting and business.  The guild has connections throughout every corner of the floating castle.  Each branch has a captain.  Mine keeps me very, very busy.  Even at the best of times.  It's also made me realize how important it is to make time for moments like these, and for the people I care about.  Death tends to lend added perspective too."

Flagons clanked and drinks jostled within before chugging as much as he was able. Face scrunching as the cider's foam clung to his mustache, he loosed the first unburdened laugh she'd heard from him in a long time at the absurdity of his own predicament.  So cold was the floor's chilling wind that half of it flash-froze into some sort of cider-flavored ice puff and had to be forcefully yanked off.

"I have a LOT of responsibilities, Mari.  Most of which I never mention because doing so would place people at risk. People who rely on me. Sometimes, that burden piles on pretty thick."  Tilting his head back and forth, she could see that he was trying to figure out another angle of attack on his drink without success, and it made him giggle like a schoolboy.

***

Freyd uses Tracking on Sand Shark

Respawn Timer: 15 - 5 (tracking) - 5 (spyglass) -3 (grindstone) - 2 (posts) = 0

Edited 2 minutes ago by Freyd

[Mari 1]

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