[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.

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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 yesterday at 10:19 AM 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.

[Raidou 1]

The man stands looking down at the seafoam blue water, as boats list by with more animal like bipedal folk stirring them ever forward. The 'wood' of the dock beneath his feet sounds just as hollow as the walls, showing that it wasn't what it appeared to be. The man adjusts his glasses as a message rings in a blinking blue envelope icon on the right side of vision. A wave of his hand opens his HUD and reveals it to be Mari. That necklace around her neck had really opened up doors for her, allowing her free passage around without having to walk for hours. Finally able to visit a floor moments after its arrival, although it begged the question how good her guess was. Given her coordinate data must have been a blindly tossed dart.

From: Raidou To: @Mari I am aware. I assume your already exploring the floor. I'm in some city called Waveside. Will branch out soon, need to get a concrete map first.

It was unlikely that Raidou needed to analyze his thoughts further, given Mari likely understood the reason for such a growth of information. Knowing locations or NPC's, or even potential quests earlier then later would provide a level of advantage to all that would come after. Word of mouth was strong, and the networking of a few well placed ledger could work to spread rumor and fact alike. A feminine bird pays the man a wave of a multicolored wing, to which he waves back in a show of shared acceptance. The chirp from his fiancé catches his attention, causing him to turn and glance at her over his shoulder while bordering the edge of the thick graham dock. "Been here long?" Raidou remarks before a slender finger is shoved into his sternum, which causes the man to raise a brow. "One of those kind of days? Yes, this is real. Can't be all that strange." The man returns his gaze to the water, and offers a wave of his hand as if presenting the evidence. "Glowing stones, massive dragons. Burning volcanoes and endless tundra. A void and a giant hole in an ocean. Aincrad is a strange place, so food is right for the course." A simple dose of unrealistic logic with a tussle of his glasses. "It would be wise to become familiar and introduce ourselves, build some connections and allies. Perhaps aiming to aid in whatever troubles them, preserve the floor and its potential sooner then later."

The swordsman turns and approaches the first building with a dangling sign, tapping it to find the 'chains' holding it up don't rattle. A closer glance shows that they are some sort of coiled licorice, playing the part of rope. "You coming?" He comments as he reaches for the handle and gently pushes it open. A pop as it opens, and staring back at him is a smaller feathered friend in a rainbow colored fuzz from behind a low counter. A glance around shows all manner of foodstuff hanging from strings and shelves, filling it with all manner of scents.

 

[Mari 1]

Raidou responded in the way she'd expected him to - prompt and with all the information, written with a dry precision. Of course he was already here. Why would Mari think otherwise? The raid party had barely cleared the floor a day ago and he was already here, no doubt he had probably already mapped out half the place. Mari snorted in amusement. Guess he didn't need her help after all. Mari opened up her menu, he was one of the few people she'd bother replying to in excess. She owed a lot to the man after all. He knew her at her worst, and she knew some of his most important secrets

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Mari --> @Raidou:
I'm by the door between floors- I camped out after the floor raid before coming up here. It'll take me a bit to get there but I can attempt to map out what is around me. I see an outpost looking place nearby, I'll head there.

An offer she would make to very few. Information was valuable, especially when it came to newer floors. Mari recalled how much work she put into the 10th floor, only to be rebuked, and hunted for mapping out the entire place. Mari still held information that she doubted any other had. As though she were the villian... for trying to lead the raid. She stopped bothering after that. One of the many reasons Mari didn't want to bother with the frontlines anymore. Mari's face soured. Even now, she was hesitant to continue forward. Especially seeing how the entire floor was edible. Mari loathed to see what kind of floor boss that would spawn. 

As she was typing and sending off the message, her foot stamped in something wet. "Ugh..." Mari looked down, her foot had fallen right into a ...a ....Mari lifted her leg, hopping a few times as she pulled off her boot. "The fuck is this?" She dropped her boot to the floor and knelt down to inspect it. Cream. It was buttercream that had been shaped into what looked like a bush. "You have got to be kidding me." Another message opened up again to her husband.

Mari --> Lancaster: Mi Amore, the bushes are made of cream, I fell in one. Not pleasant. Beaches of biscotti, is insane. Your flames would melt - imagine a whip made of strand of melted sugar? painful. No?
Lancaster --> Mari: Are you....covered in cream?

Mari snorted, laughing. She wouldn't call herself covered but..

Mari --> Lancaster: Yes. I'm an awful mess.

Mari closed her messenger, then pulled a flask of water out of her inventory to wash her foot off. She had to switch out to sandals, not trusting the 'water' on this floor enough to wash off her regular boots in it. Mari began to head toward the outpost she saw on the horizon, feet crunching down on chocolate roads. Mari paused as it came into view, using her <<Disguise>> skill to mask her orange cursor - and for an extra safe measure she threw a mask on over her face. As the woman stepped into the town she noticed it was a single building. A towering junk shack - with sheets of crystalized sugar - fondant, and who else knew what kind of foods. Cerulean eyes shifted to one of the passerbys - an NPC. Beastkin? Furries? Another flick of her hand to open up her messenger.

Mari --> Corvo: So the 30th floor. Good for furries.

She closed it again. How odd...this single trip she had used her messenger far more than she had the last month. 

"Hey." Mari grabbed a passing anthromorphic wolf-like creatures arm. "Whats this place called?" 

The creature stared at her for a few moments before clearing its throat, Mari assumed it was smiling, although it was hard to tell amidst all that fur. "This be the Galleyrig. Home of the best craftsmen in all of the isles!" 

Galleyrig. Single building - home to crafting beastkin. Mari made a mental note of it as she looked around, her hand still clasped around the NPCs arm. He seemed to be trying to squirm free. "Aight, and how do I get up there?" Mari asked as she pointed to the highest point of the jumbled together shack. The creature blinked, looked at her then at the highest point of the building. "Oh! Normally we don't have that -"

"Please?" Mari insisted, in a commanding tone. It wasn't exactly a threat- but it was also intended to be one, as she squeezed his arm.

"W-We can make an exception!" He quickly said, and with that confirmation Mari finally let go, following him up crusty bread stairs - with walls made of some kind of biscuit. They reached the top, and a billowing flag fluttered. Rails made of candy cane. "Thanks." Mari said as she pulled out her HUD - already typing up notes for the area, and with a notebook, drafting out a basic map of the terrain.

"Swiftclaw." Said the beastkin. "Call on me if you need miss...?" He'd pause awaiting Mari to introduce herself.

Mari paused, she could introduce herself as near anything to this tribe. A floor of creatures who didn't know her, nor her past. To them, all they saw was an orange clad person. "Gingersnap." Mari replied with amusement. 
 

Edited 14 minutes ago by Mari