[F30-PP-PT] Exploratory Encounters

[Eruda 0]

Putting a few outfits in her inventory, a towel, brush anything that she would think that was needed for a couple day trip. She would of course bring her gear because she had not a clue what to expect for floor 30. For all she knew it could be filled with horrific creatures that will attack her on the spot. She knew that she could handle herself but like Rai had drilled into her head, be prepared for anything.

Glancing at the bed, she was contemplating trying to bring a blanket or two but decided not to. A though came through that make her chuckle. Most morning she would find herself of Raidou's side of the bed with him a few inches from the edge. He says that he was okay with it be it didn't make her feel any less sorry even if she was not aware that she was doing it. Opening her HUD, she had been thinking about exploring the new floor for a couple days and fighting herself on whether or not she would invite Rai. Staring at the message menu, taking a huff of breath as she just types the message out.

Quote

To: Raidou
From: Eruda

I am going to explore the new floor. I don't know how long I will be gone, was wondering if you would want to come with me. If so I will be waiting at the first towns location on floor 30. Waveside if I recall right.

With the chime of her HUD the message was sent. She would grab a few rationed foods from the kitchen just in case she was sure that there had to be food in the area. Heading out, locking the door behind her. Raserei was with her father again. She has grown to like being there. Maybe it was the heat or her little friend there, whatever the case was she was fine with it. 

Arriving at floor 30, Waveside town, the first thing she sees is a bunch of building made of straw and wood. Palm trees where placed in crazy area's but the houses and a windmill? Bridges that lead to small area of the town and the smell of salt water filled the air around her. It a way it was exciting but before moving forward she would wait about ten or so minutes to either get a response from Rai or a body to show up. This was something new, she wanted to share it with him.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Eruda>>
Level: 35
Paragon: 79
Tier: 4
True Tier: 12

Final EXP reward: +0%

Guild Rank 5: +5% Final EXP reward, +5% Final Col Reward

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Custom Skill: Supernatural Fury

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Eruda | HP: 1060/1060 | EN: 118/118 | DMG: 8 | MIT:184 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 16 | FL.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:72 | BH:58 | REC: 8 | BRN: 56 | LD:4

Spoiler

Eruda, Unbridalled Fury
True Tier: 12
Level: 35
Paragon Level: 79
HP: 1060/1060
EN: 118/118

Stats:
Damage: 8
Mitigation: 184
Battle Healing: 58
Loot Die: 4
Stealth Rating: -5
TAUNT
BRN-IM 
FL.AURA: 16
FL.THORNS: 8/16
REC: 8
BRN: 56

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Consuming Pyre - Surt T4: (Burn 2, Taunt)
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Reinforced Plate - Lily T4 Demonic: Flame Aura 2, Flameproof, Recovery 1
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Stalwart Defender T4 Demonic: Thorns 2, Recovery 1, Flame Thorns 1

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3

Combat Shift:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - Supernatural Fury

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

Extra Skills:
  - Block R5
  - Concentration
  - Survival
  - Brawler

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Focus
  - Iron Skin
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Night Vision
  - Shield Bash
  - Tracking

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Rhino's Horn | [253007c] x1
  - Rhino's Horn | [253007d] x1
  - Rhino's Horn | [253007e] x1
  - Rhino's Horn | [253007f] x1
  - Teleport Crystal x1

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.
  - 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.
  - Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
  - 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:
  - 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:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
 - Tailoring[exp] R1
Gathering Profession:

 

[Raidou 1]

The message sent would be received, leaving the nomad in red to plan an excursion into the new floor. Half of any battle in Aincrad was won before a sword was drawn, and that came through knowledge. The newly opened floor left much to explore, learn and understand. The flash of a warp gate sees him entering the town, stepping down from the warp gate and scanning the sights. A sonar like pulse as his eyes become bloomed in green, a stark contrast to his usual orange. Conversations pour in like a droning, his perceptions dialed up strong enough to pick them out as if spoken feet from him. The glasses on his nose are pushed up to conceal his eyes and the skill painted on them.

<<Raidou uses Reveal>>

The smell of chocolate, of sugar and spice tickle his nose. The connection to a kitchen is immediately made. "Candy?" The man remarks quizzically, pressing his hand into one of the walls to check the consistency. Soft, almost brittle and yet standing strong. Tapping twice with his knuckle, the hollow sound rings back. It was unmistakable, and the man leans closer with the rub of a fingernail. His eyes set upon some of the denizens of the floor as they step off a small ferry covered in boxes. "Pardon." Raidou remarks to swipe the fellows attentions, to which the furred fellow smiles and adjusts a lime colored tie. "Hi stranger, welcome welcome." The guy offers a paw to which Raidou clutches firmly like a hand. "Name's Nick, what brings you to Waveside?" The charismatic encouragement in a charming and deep voice leaves Raidou scratching his head, matching the joy with some of his own in a grin. "Just getting a lay of the land, a pleasure Nick. You've answered at least one of my questions. Chocolate?" Releasing the cats paw, the guy flicks a nail up to give a thumbs up. "Sure is, got some rounds to run before I head back to the rig. Come see me some time. Sure we can make a trade or two."

With a wave the man separates, as Raidou wouldn't keep him. He could appreciate a man with errands to run and a mission. With that he returns a message to Eruda:

From: Raidou To: Eruda I'm already here, heard about it this morning. I'll meet you at the lower walks. X: 11.03, Y: 14.67

These NPC might seem a little strange, but Raidou was more then familiar with treeants, elves or the faun. This wasn't the first time non humans composed the birth of the floor and surely wouldn't be the last. What remained to decipher was amenity and specifics, stores quest boards, taverns etc. Perhaps even goods primed for export, potential needs or likewise. A new floor meant a lot of potential networking and logistics but also a symbiotic relationship between it and those below it. With the message sent the man would move to the location given, using his skill to begin the process of mapping with his photographic ironclad memory.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Eruda>>
Level: 35
Paragon: 79
Tier: 4
True Tier: 19

Final EXP reward: +5%

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Active:
Guild Rank 5 {+5% Final EXP reward, +5% Final Col Reward}
CS: Ill Omen in Red
CSA: [x1] Grand Mass Parry

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Raidou | HP: 1000/1000 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 24 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | F-SPIRIT | EVA:4 | BH:55 | VAMP-D: 110 | VAMP-O: 165 | LD:6

Spoiler

Name: Raidou, The Red Wanderer
True Tier: 19
Level: 35
Paragon Level: 76
HP: 1000/1000
EN: 138/138

Stats:
Damage: 24
Mitigation: 44
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 55
Loot Die: 6
AA
VAMP-D: 110
VAMP-O: 165

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Auric Sunlight - Finality of Faith [T4/Demonic/2HSS] +3 Damage, AA
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Red Wanderer's Resolve - Sympathy [T1/Demonic/Cloth] 2 Evasion, 2 Vampiric Defensive
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Tactician's Gaze - Ogma [T1/Perfect/Trinket]: +3 Accuracy

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R1

Combat Shift:
  - TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - Ill Omen in Red

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Charge
  - Cloth Armor R5
  - Energist
  - Fighting Spirit
  - Howl
  - Quick Change
  - Searching R5
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
  - Survival
  - Parry
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Concentration
  - 
  - 
  - 

Inactive Extra Skills:
PhotosynthesizeBrawlerFrozen Hide
Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Focused Howl
  - Nimble
  - Precision
  - Reveal
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Athletics
  - Detect
  - Justified Riposte
  - Tracking
  - Vengeful Riposte

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Crippling Composition - Lullaby [Tierless/Rare/Debuff/Instant] Hypnosis 2 | [224055] x1
  - Ebon Star - Vanguard Revenant [T4/Demonic/Straight Sword]: V.O 2, Taunt, Blight 1 x1
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [T1/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [200869-1][200876][200877][200878][200879] x5
  - Random Dungeon Map | [229967b] x5
  - Teleport Crystal x1
  - Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [Tierless/Perfect/Support/Instant] +15% HP [160898][161641][161642][162018][162529] x1

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
  - 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.
  - 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.
  - 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:
  - 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:
  - Kumatetsu
Wedding Ring:
  - -
Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

 

[Mari 1]

 Exiting from the floor below Mari winced, eyes burning from the sudden sunlight that pelted her face. She groaned as she turned her back on it and shut the door behind her - grumbling as she rubbed dancing spots away from her eyes. Mari fumbled around her inventory till she pulled out a pair of sunglasses then with a heavy sigh, repeated the process, pushing the door to the next floor open once again. Before her was a sprawl of glistening sandy beaches and soft salty waves that lapped at her feet. 

The sun, whilst its brightness wasn't exactly welcomed - the warmth was - especially after the murkey cold and dreary darkness of the floor below. It wasn't the first time Aincrad would do such a thing; the stark difference between the frozen tundra of the 4th floor, and the heated desert of the 5th... but there was something slightly odd about this floor. Mari's nose wrinkled, as she waited for her eyes to adjust she kicked at the sand, it landed in the sea and the sea....fizzed?

Mari tilted her head. Was it dangerous? No - it was washing over her boots earlier and there was no indication of any form of burning. Mari leaned down and dipped a finger into the water and swirled it around. It...honestly felt like soda.  Mari pulled out her finger and shoved it in her mouth. It was. It was...carbonated soda water. That was weird. Mari shifted her gaze up to the clouds. They....didn't quite look like clouds.

"No fucking way..." Mari said as she opened up her HUD to send a message to her husband.

Mari --> Lancaster:  So...Floor 30. I think its all made of candy and food.

She closed her HUD then ran a hand through the 'sand' Mari had been dabbling quite a bit into baking and she could tell straight away...it was akin to biscuit crumbs, ground up so finely that it mimic'd the look and almost the texture of sand. Again, Mari would eat a little bit of it to confirm her suspicions.

Was...this entire floor edible? Another series of messages went out; first one to a friend she hadn't really gotten a chance to catch up with, and the second - with the most well informed broker she knew.

Mari --> @Macradon Floor 30. Is. Food. 

Mari --> Raidou: Stepping foot into Floor 30. Place seems to be made of food. Carbonated water ocean. Sand made of biscuits. Cloud of...I think cotton candy or marshmallow? too far away to tell.

The woman stood and dusted off her hands. Unsure of what to make of this entire floor, it seemed almost too much like a paradise. She didn't trust it.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Eruda>>
Level: 35
Paragon: 79
Tier: 4
True Tier: 14

Final EXP reward: +10%

 

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Mari | HP: 1060/1060 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 21 | MIT:143 | ACC:4 | AA  | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:58 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5                                                                                                                            

Edited 1 hour ago by Mari

[Eruda 0]

Standing there waiting, she realized that the ground was less solid than normal. Glancing down it was a brown color, leaning down she would place a hand on the rough surface and trace her fingers across it. Pulling he palm to her nose it smelt like cinnamon. "What the heck" saying in a very confused voice. Taking a small piece of the corner of the walkway she would put it in her mouth. It was a cinnamon graham cracker. Everything she thought she say when arriving was no longer correct. The fountain looked like dark chocolate, no it was legit a chocolate fountain made of chocolate. The house where made of the same content but lighter and the roof tops were some type of licorice that was packed together. The smell begin the linger properly into her senses as she began to realize that nothing was as it seemed. 

Receiving a message back from Rai, it actually jump scared her when her HUD chimed. Shaking her head as she reads the message, it had a location. She would put the coordinates in so that the little green nav marker would lead her to where she needed to be. She didn't know whether to be excited or weirded out by the fact that everything around her might be food and or candy.

Walking down the cracker path, she would see some of the folk people. Those were different too, what looked that a cat with a suit walks by her. She could swear that it had four eyes. Was she dreaming or better yet drunk, she was trying to think of when she drank last. A bunny walking on its back two legs like a person, ears held high. As they pass the thing smiles and waves at her, Eruda would wave back with a weak smile and wide eyes. Seeing Rai a few minutes later. "OH good okay so ah..." trying to wrap her head around everything that she had seen so far. "I'm not dreaming right, like you are real, this is real" saying as she would lightly poke at Raidou's chest to confirm that he was a solid being.