Lancaster 1 Posted 15 hours ago #1 Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) The players were still rather smitten given they'd never done anything like this or even considered it. Both of them normally ran alone, save the odd inclusion into their affairs that was fleeting like smoke. To Lancaster it was an entirely different vibe, where he had to constantly threaten or cater to idiots. Mari was like a breath of fresh air, more then capable of pulling her weight and certainly carrying his. Scanning the rumored caverns, like a pair of treasure hunters yet neither was putting too much stock into it. It was just an excuse to enjoy one another's company. His hand raised with a globule of flame in his palm, the man slid a hand against the top of a big stone brick that seemed to have words etched into its surface. "Hmm..." He'd glance from it upward with the handheld torch growing brighter, scanning the area to see a larger door with matching symbols. "What do you make of it, mi amore?" Lancaster keeps his hand above it to allow visibility, stirring concepts and possibilities behind tired eyes. Quest Objective | Explore the cavern and find the tablet <<Assist System Engaged: Lancaster>> Level: 34 Paragon: 2 Tier: 4 True Tier: 5 {Cough transposed his shet from Slimin'} Final EXP Reward: +0% PT: Removed | Battle Healing R5 Added | Keen Sight (16) -> +32 LD Lancaster | HP: 680/680 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 22 | MIT:56 | ACC:4 | BRN-IM | FL.AURA: 16 | FL.THORNS: 16/32 | BLI: 32/-20 | BRN: 56 | LD: 32 Spoiler Name: Lancaster, The Emberheart True Tier: 5 Level: 34 Paragon Level: 2 Tier: 4 HP: 680/680 EN: 106/106 Stats: Damage: 22 Mitigation: 56 Accuracy: 4 Battle Healing: 34 Stealth Rating: -3 BRN-IM FL.AURA: 16 FL.THORNS: 16/32 BLI: 32/-20 BRN: 56 Equipped Gear: Weapon/Armor/Trinket: - All Consuming Pyre - Hades [T4/Demonic/Throwing/200384n] | BRN 2, BLI 2 Armor/Trinket: - Hydra Hide Jacket - Erebus [T4/Demonic/Heavy Armor] Flame Aura 2, Flame Thorns 2 Shield/Armor/Trinket: - Inset Etching Tongue Piercing - Cerberus [Tierless/Demonic/Trinket] Accuracy 3, Fireproof Combat Mastery: - Combat Mastery: Damage R3 Combat Shift: - AOE Shift Familiar Skill: - Custom Skill: - Skills: - Battle Healing R5 - Energist - Heavy Armor R3 - Thrown Weaponry R5 Extra Skills: Inactive Extra Skills: Addons: - Focus - Precision - Stamina Mods: - Impetus Inactive Mods: Battle Ready Inventory: - Anthem of Finality - Destruction [Tierless/Perfect/Debuff/Instant] Catalyst | 230758, 230778, 230779, 230780, 230781 x5 - Anthem of Finality - Destruction [Tierless/Perfect/Debuff/Instant] Catalyst | 230782, 230783, 230784, 230785 x4 - Resonance of the Grave [Tierless/Perfect/Debuff/Instant] Incarceration | 186790, 191009, 191013, 198351, 181560, x5 - Teleport Crystal x1 Housing Buffs: Guild Hall Buffs: Scents of the Wild Totem: Wedding Ring: - Strong Will Crafting Profession: Gathering Profession: Edited 6 hours ago by Lancaster Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted 15 hours ago #2 Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) With a blink Mari's eyes flashed a soft green hue; her Night Vision in full effect. She shuffled in closer to Lancaster, wrapping an arm around his waist, staying close to him. The two hadn't really rested - opting to go on a series of quests in some form of a 'honeymoon' rather than retire for days. It just wasn't in their nature to rest. Or maybe...they couldn't. Both so wound up from prior events - both still unable to fully sleep without the fear of losing each other. The two had already tried to brute force open the door, singed outlines of where the both of them had thrown all their firepower at it to no avail. Mari had tried to lockpick it, and even tried melting the hinges - but nothing. "I think....I see something..." Mari began as she stepped back to get a better view of it all. She noticed 6 small indents, something she couldn't see before with just the flame that Lancaster held. "Here..." Mari would shift her arm to grab his free hand, and pressed it into one of the holes. "There's six of these. All different shapes." It was obvious really...the two would need to put something in them, but what those things were - Mari didn't know. But what else was etched on the door? A giant tree. "A tree huh...?" Mari turned around to see the giant tree behind them, something the two carelessly walked past before - beelining straight to the door. With a light tug of his hand Mari would pull Lancaster forward toward the tree, there at it's base was a podium. How the hell did I miss this? Mari thought to herself as she stepped up to it. "So...these markings match the ones on the door." Mari began. "But - the fuck does the rest of it say?" She wasn't normally one for puzzles, maybe she'd be more excited for this one, if she wasn't so tired. Mari would lean toward Lancaster, offering him a kiss. Decipher the tablet on the tree bark ID:251339: LD:13+25=38/60 <<Assist System Engaged: Lancaster>> Level: 34 Paragon: 2 Tier: 4 True Tier: 14 Final EXP Reward: +5% PT: Removed | Battle Healing R5 + 30SP Removed | Rending Familiar +10 SP Removed | Charge +10 SP Added | Keen Sight R10 -50SP | +20 LD Effect: +2 LD to Searching, Gathering, Detection, and Loot Checks Consuming: Regretful Memories - Draught of the Pink PK'er (Gungir's - DMG 3 | MITI 1 [Crate - 245931]) {Mari} [1/6] Mari | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:25 Spoiler "Name: Mari True Tier: 14 Level: 34 Paragon Level: 2 HP: 740/740 EN: 106/106 Stats: Damage: 21 Mitigation: 143 Accuracy: 4 Loot Die: 7 AA FL.AURA: 8 BRN: 56 ENV-O: 32 PARA-V Equipped Gear: Weapon/Armor/Trinket: - Paralytic Contagion | T4 | Absolute ACC I | Paralytic Venom I | Envenom OFF I | BRN I Armor/Trinket: - WILDFIRE | 251266 | T4 PERFECT HEAVY ARMOR | FLAME AURA | MIT 3 Shield/Armor/Trinket: - Concerto Fiamma | 251265 | PERFECT TRINKET | FIREPROOF | ACC III Combat Mastery: - Combat Mastery: Damage R3 Combat Shift: - AOE Shift Familiar Skill: - Custom Skill: - Squabble Up Skills: - Charge - Energist - Heavy Armor R5 - Polearm R5 - Searching R5 Extra Skills: - Survival - Hiding R5 - Disguise Inactive Extra Skills: Addons: - Focus - Iron Skin - Precision - Reveal - Stamina Mods: - Detect - Impetus - Night Vision - Tracking - Untraceable Inactive Mods: Battle Ready Inventory: - Overhealth Crystal II x5 - Teleport 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. - 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. - 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) - 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: Crafting Profession: - Alchemist[1028exp] R7 Gathering Profession: - Artisan[0exp] R1" Edited 15 hours ago by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Lancaster 1 Posted 6 hours ago Author #3 Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) A thought as he'd scan the impressions trying to see it as any real language, making out only a couple of words by using comparisons to the door. The thought of dragging the whole damn slab out crosses the mans mind, but seemed utterly impractical. Mari's wrap around his waist has him seek out her hand with his left, the man clearly had gears turning in his head. Allowing Mari to lead with his thoughts racing, puzzling out exactly how this mechanism was supposed to function. It was rare the door he couldn't just burn down, melt through, or otherwise. Ironically Lancaster welcomed the challenge of it. "Six shapes...?" The man remarks limply parroting her words rubbing his jawline, looking up and back to the structure. His attentions shift almost immediately as Mari pays him a kiss, to which he happily obliges. The mental break helps the gears stop and debris clear, proving that a little change in perspective led to new answers. A wag of his finger toward his beloved, the man would reach up a low hanging branch of the tree. "It seems to refer to some 'key'. The grooves suggest it. Thank you mia fiamma." He snaps off a branch and tucks it under his arm. "A kiss... is just what I needed, do you have any paper?" Spoken as he clutched her hand in his own. That bit of branch sparks and burns hotter then hades, a few seconds pass before he waves it to snuff out the flame leaving it charred black. Breaking off pieces, the charcoal is offered to Mari. "Take a rubbing, we bring it along. The first looks like 8, see the lines like tallies or roman numerals. Perhaps floor 8?" It wasn't much to go off of, but they could translate more on the way. Post Action | Deciphering the Tablet | ID: 251428, LD: 6 + 32 = 38 (76/60) {COMPLETE} Thread Closure: Lancaster | [Word Count: 818/5 = 163.6] * [True Tier: 5] * [Group Factor: 1]* [Final Exp Modifier: 1.05] = 859 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 128 col, 1*Mon Mari | [Word Count: 818/5 = 163.6] * [True Tier: 14] * [Group Factor: 1]* [Final Exp Modifier: 1.05] = 2405 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 360 col, 1*Mon 128 + 360 = 488 Col {Mari} Quest Reward: 500 x 1.05 = 525 EXP {ea.} Nature’s Tablet {ea.} Final Rewards: Lancaster: 1384 EXP 1*Mon Nature’s Tablet {ea.} Mari: 2930 EXP 1*Mon Nature’s Tablet {ea.} 488*Col Edited 6 hours ago by Lancaster Link to post Share on other sites
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