[PT-PP-F1] A Necessary First Step

[Arbalest 0]

In the midst of panic after Kayaba's grand speech, Arbalest watched everyone break down into a panic. In all truth, she felt how they acted. Her dreams - her life - were at threat of not being realized. In that moment, she vowed that she would spend no longer than a couple months in this game. The full dive experience was something she truly enjoyed but she wasn't going to leave her father alone with no one.

Fast forward and it feels like it's been years. Several people have already died as indicated by the wall on the first floor and things are really starting to look bleak for them all. Arbalest broke down somewhat quickly. All of her dreams were shattered and she might as well be a breathing corpse at this point. A friend she met in between now and then had nearly lost her life on a quest and was now paralyzed in fear of leaving the safe zones. Everyday becomes another notch on the wall for the both of them and despite the other's constant pleas to not leave the safe zone, Arbalest is done wasting away in digital prison. It was time to claw her way to the top of this damn tower, even if it meant she did it completely by herself.
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After dragging herself away from her new best friend, Arbalest would finally see to the tutorial quests - One of the only quests she was told was safe to do by her friend. A weapon would be provided and the threat of death is extremely minimal, so the girl found her way to Zachariah's domain. Of course, the NPC was too busy to give her the time of day so she rushed through the dialogue and got her objective. The fondue was pretty good though.

Arbalest sighed as she walked out of the man's workshop and began heading towards the quest marker given to her. This was going to be the most boring part of this game but it was a necessary first step.

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ph stats coming soon to a post near you.

[Reytac 0]

"One, two Rey is coming for you, three four, gonna gather some godsbedamned materials so I can keep making things!" Reytac ran the fingers of one hand through his hair as he growled in frustration. He had fallen into the trap that many new crafters had, he felt - he had unlocked his shiny new profession, and in the space of.. a week or two, he had burnt through nearly all the resources he had gathered up to that point on his attempts at making his tools and consumables. And he still didn't have enough to actually stock his store and run it comfortably - oh he was sure he could probably get by on selling the handful of sparkstones and traps he'd crafted, but he wanted people to actually see all that Engineers could do!

So right now, he was back on the first floor, trying his hand at the old game of gathering things. The materials down here weren't necessarily as varied as the ones on higher floors, but at the very least he could gather things without worrying about a random mob deciding he looked like a juicy snack. He still had to get his longer-term weapon. He had an idea for it, but first he'd have to actually get used to his current one and his new skills. Reytac pushed through the stalks of grass and walked back onto the main path from the city gates, and blinked when he saw a green icon bobbing along towards him. That was - odd. Most people nowadays didn't come down this far, not unless they had some reason to. The ones who wanted homes made them up a bit higher, and he didn't think anyone was down here to attempt the dungeon that had been found down here.

Was - this someone like him? Someone who had gotten their act together after some time and was now getting started? He'd been there only a few months ago, and seeing someone else break free made his chest ache. Someone else was going to try climbing the tower in this damn death game to help get them out. If he was right, that was. "Hello there, Miss! I'm sorry if this is a bit rude, but, are you just getting started? If so, would you like a hand?"

 

Reytac: HP: 440/440 || EN: 62/62 || Dam: 20 || MIT: || ACC: 2 || EVA: 2 || LD: +2 (KS)

Spoiler

Tier 3 True Tier 3

{{PT SYSTEM ENGAGE: REFUNDING ALL SKILLS TEMPORARILY
TAKING:

Hammer R5: 30SP

Hammer Combat Shift: Tech: 10SP  {40}

Keen Sight: +2 LD to Searching, Gathering, Detection, and Loot Checks : 5SP {45}

Discerning: +1 CD to Crafting, Gathering, and Loot Checks :10SP {55}
Biting: +2 Base Damage 20 SP {75}

Lock Picking R3: 15 SP + 3 LD When picking locks on chests {90}
LockPicking Addon: Dismantling 5 SP +2 LD When Opening Chests {95}

Fighting Spirit: +1 Hate Gen, 10 SP {105}

Light Armor R3: Gives +18 MIT: 14 SP {119}

Meticulous: +1 Base Damage 4 SP {123}

 

Reflective
Cost: 10 SP {133}
Passive
Effect: Enemies take +7*Tier Thorns Damage on successful non-critical attacks made against you. [21 Thorns]

 

Combat Mastery R3: +1xtier, Obeys Damage Caps 13 SP {146}

Resolute: +Effect: Player gains +3*Tier Mitigation (+15 MIT)

Equipped Gear:

 

 

Spoiler

T2 Perfect Refined Battle Hammer DAM II, BLEED I

 

T1 Woodsman's Leather Guard: MIT I REC II

 

Amulet of the Four Winds ACC II EVA II

 

 

 

                                                                                                           

Edited 2 hours ago by Reytac