[PT-PP-F02] A Demon In Name Only (Demon Of The Mountains)

[Reytac 0]

Reytac sent off a message to both Nari and Acanthus – the two ladies had expressed at least mild interest in continuing the quest chain, and while he had needed a little time to re-equip himself that was now finished. He fidgeted, adjusting some of the buckles on the riveted leather. It was entirely a psychosomatic thing, he knew, since the game ensured the fit was fine, but he still felt like there were places where the armor was a bit too snug, and others where it was too loose, so he was constantly making minor adjustments to it. The brunette still wasn’t geared to the same level as either Acanthus or Nari, but he didn’t feel quite as… lackluster, as he had before. 

 

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@nari
@acanthus
I’m on the second floor now, near the edge of the explored territories. The map for the second quest shows that the dragon nest is out in the wilderness – I’ll hold up a while if you’re still interested in joining. 
-Reytac

The trek out to the edge of the inhabitants territory hadn’t taken him as long as he’d expected, which was a good thing. He doubted either woman had just hung around, but there was also a chance that, as they’d shown before they at least knew the general area of the next nest, so they might be waiting on him. As he waited on their replies, he started bouncing one leg. This was a second chance at meeting dragons, and he hoped that this one was a bit smoother than the last. 

”And I wonder if there’s actually like, an overarching quest chain tying these together? I know there’s something with that gemstone I got from Fuziel, but – I can’t think of any other points that could tie to something more.” It would stand to reason that there would be something connecting the different levels of the quest chain, but for the life of him Rey couldn’t think of anything. Maybe there had been something influencing Carsar into attacking Fuziel and her mate? More than envy over their children. He’d have to ask the ladies if they knew anything, maybe something that he hadn’t gotten a chance to encounter since they – Acanthus, really – had rather expeditiously dispatched Carsar without even giving the egg thief a chance to talk. 

 

Reytac Stats:

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Reytac: Level 34

Tier 4

Stats:

Reytac | HP: 720/720 | EN: 86/86 | DMG: 21 | MIT:66 | ACC:3 | LM: 1 | EVA:2 | BH:7 | LD:3

 

Skills

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Searching R3

 

Lock Picking R3

 

Light Armor R5

 

Quick Charge R5

 

Straight Sword R5

 

Battle Healing R1

 

Meticulous

 

Resolve

 

Night Vision 

Sword Arts

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Rank 5

 

[x12] ST-I (12 EN) | A single-target sword art.

 

[x15] ST-II (15 EN) | A powerful single-target sword art. Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn.

 

[x20] ST-B (20 EN) | A devastating single-target sword art. Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, use only the first roll.

 

[x11] AOE-I (11 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once.

 

[x14] AOE-II (14 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A powerful sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed all intended targets the previous turn.

 

[x12] TECH-A (13 EN) | STUN | A single-target sword art that stuns an enemy.

 

[x12] TECH-B (12 EN) | DELAY | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Delay] on the enemy. [Delay] is a debuff that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn.

 

[x12] TECH-D (12 EN) | SHATTER | A single-target sword art that applies a stack of [Shatter] to an enemy for 3 turns. [Shatter] is a debuff that can stack up to a cap of 3, taking immediate effect on the attack it was applied on. Each stack of [Shatter] removes -20 MIT from an enemy, down to 0, if it has MIT. Refreshes duration upon application.

Equipment

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T3 Perfect Hammer: Impudent Hammer DAM II Keen I

 

T3 Light Armor: Reinforced Guard MIT II Light Momentum I

 

Amulet of the Four Winds ACC II EVA II

Consumables

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Perfect Tierless Potion | Healies | HP RECOVERY III | 252581

Perfect Tierless Potion | Healies | HP RECOVERY III | 252582

Tierless Salve | 'The Good Stuff' | Antidote III | 251848

Tierless Salve | 'The Good Stuff' | Antidote III | 251849

Perfect Tierless Potion 252045 | 'Ouchie Wa Wa' | Damage III

Perfect Tierless Potion 252049 | 'Ouchie Wa Wa' | Damage  III

Perfect Tierless Blade Oil 254615 | Hemophilic

Perfect Tierless Dessert 252953 | Apple Danish | Loot Die III

Perfect Tierless Dessert 252954 | Apple Danish | Loot Die III

 

 

Edited Monday at 03:40 PM by Reytac

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

The ping of the notification brought Nari’s eyes down towards the small flashing to her right side. She would’ve sighed, if she wasn’t preoccupied in the moment. She’d been receiving notifications all morning about various going-ons, events and other things that swore needed her attention. A single hour of peace would be nice. Too much to ask, I guess. She flipped open the notification, checking to see what she was invited to – or declined access to, as it may be – this time.

Her frustration drifted away as she saw the name, however. Reytac had accompanied her on a number of different quests at this point, and though she could hardly call the man a friend by any means, he was certainly something more than a stranger. She glanced over the message, before turning away from the shop keep she’d been bartering with, deciding that the items weren’t worth the value they were being sold for anyways.

”Not far away from where I’m at now…” She whispered to herself, double checking the information she had stored away long ago, before heading off. She moved her hands as she walked through the town, heading for the teleportation platform that would bring her down to the second. She sent a quick message off to Reytac and Acanthus in response, confirming her intention of attendance, before creating and sending a second message off to Onora to explain her sudden absence. It was only as the twinkling of the teleporter reached her mind that she realised she’d forgone the materials that had been the entire purpose of her trip here – a trip which would have to be repeated later that day.

She traversed through the inner areas of the second’s city, before finding herself along the outer corridors. The message had stated that Reytac would wait before heading out, though Nari doubted it would be beyond the safety of the walls itself. She spent almost half an hour pacing the outer edges of the town, checking each major causeway before deciding it was clear that Reytac hadn’t stayed within the safety of the town itself. Sighing to herself, she headed beyond the gates, spotting the man a short distance from the safe zone.

”Why aren’t you inside the town until we all arrive?’ Nari’s annoyance crept into her voice as she approached, the spear and shield shifting in a mannerism that was similar to her preparation for conflict. Not quite lowered and dangerous, but clearly held in a way that they could be. ’What would you have done if some major event occurred, and you were locked into a sudden fight for your life? Not to mention how much more difficult it is to find you outside the town itself. Next time, wait inside. At the teleporter pad if you can, at the gates themselves if you can’t.”

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Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 35 | P. 67 | HP [1,020/1,020] | EN [134/134] | ACC [3] | DMG [9] | MIT [224] | B.Healing [+55] | STEALTH [-5] |  FRSTBT [40 DMG | -1 ACC] | THORNS [72] | F.AURA [16 DMG] | PARA [8+] | HM [+4 B.DMG]   Hide contents Notes  [Theme] Tier 4 | Tier 11 [Laurel Wreath] Equipment Póg Deiridh [One-Handed Assault Spear | Tier 4] Enhancement: Frostbite [2 Slots] Enhancement: Accuracy [2 Slots] Glacadh Morríghan [H. Armour| Tier 4]  Enhancement: Frost Aura [2 Slots] Enhancement: Heavy Momentum [1 Slot]  [coPóg an Gheimhridh [Heater Shield| Tier 4] Enhancement: Paralyse [1 Slot] Enhancement: Taunt [1 Slot] Enhancement: Thorns [2 Slots] Battle-Ready Inventory Dimensional Backpack [+1 Battle-Ready Inventory] Teleport Crystal {3} [Crystal | Tierless | Post Action to Teleport to nearest Town.] Starter Healing Potion {4} [Potion | Tierless | Heals 50 HP] Siúil a Rún {5} [Support Song | Tier 3 | HP Recovery III] Sí do Mhaimeo Í {2} [Support Song | Tier 4 | Monsters' Fortune I [Instant]]  Níl Sé'n Lá {1} [Support Song | Tier 4 | Monsters' Favour III]  Immolation Potions {10} [Portion | Tier 4 | +40 DMG] Caramel Brownies {2} [Dessert | Tierless | Loot Die III]  Skills   Hide contents Utility Skills Extended Weight Limit [Active: Passive. Effect: +2 additional Battle-Ready inventory slots.] [Extended Weight Limit Mod] Large Pockets [Active: Passive. Effect: Increases the number of identical items you can carry in one Battle-Ready inventory slot to 15.] Combat Skills Battle Healing [Rank: 5. Active: Passive. Effect: While in combat, recover 1% per rank of your maximum HP (rounded down) at the beginning of your turn.] Energist [Active: Passive. Effect: Increase base Energy by 5*Tier.] Fighting Spirit [Active: Passive. Effect: Attacking and using Howl or Focused Howl generates +1 additional Hate. (Ex. Generate 1/2/3 Hate on a Miss/Hit/Critical attack. Generate 5 Hate when using Focused Howl.)] Howl [Active: Post Action. Energy: 2 EN. Cooldown: 2 turns. Effect: Adds +2 Hate each against up to 4 targets.] [Howl Add-on] Focused Howl [Active: Post Action. Energy: 4 EN. Cooldown: 4 turns. Effect: Adds +4 Hate against a single target.] Weapon Skills Polearm [Rank: 5. Active: Passive. Effect: +7 DMG] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] Stamina [Active: Passive. Effect: Reduces EN of all attacks by 2.] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] Precision [Active: Passive. Effect: Gain +1 ACC.] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] <<Weapon Type>> Focus [Active: Passive. Effect: Decreases minor critical threshold by 1. Also reduces DoT thresholds by 1. Players cannot use Focus and Ferocity at the same time for the same Weapon Type.] [Rank 5 Shift] TECH Specialist [Active: Passive. Effect: For TECH Sword Arts, +4 to multipliers, +3 to EN cost. No other Shifts may be taken.] Armour Skills Heavy Armour [Rank:5. Active: Passive. Effect: 35 MIT. Evasion is capped at 1 slot; -5 Stealth Rating.] [Heavy Armour Mod] Impetus [Active: Passive. Effect: Gain +1 base Damage.] [Heavy Armour Add-on] Iron Skin [Active: Passive. Effect: Gain +15 Mitigation and +15 x Tier HP.] Active Extra Skills Block [Rank: 5. Active: Passive. Effect: Requires an equipped shield. User’s evasion cannot be greater than 0 (can still be negative). Grants additional mitigation: 25 MIT.] [Rank 3 Block Mod] Shield Bash [Active: Post Action. Energy: 6 EN. Cooldown: 2 Turns. Effect: Make an attack with an equipped shield. On a hit, deals (Base * 10) damage, stuns the enemy for one turn, and applies status and thorns (and variants)  enhancements present on the shield. Note: When calculating Base Damage for Shield Bash, Weapon Skills do not apply.] [Rank 5 Block Add-on] Rampart [Active: Free Action. Energy: 10 EN. Cooldown: 5 Turns. Effect: Reduce final damage that would be dealt to you by 25% (rounded down). Effect lasts until the beginning of your next turn.] Brawler [Active: Free Action. Energy: 5 EN. Cooldown: 5 Turns. Effect: Increase mitigation by 10*tier until the start of your next turn.] Meditation [Active: Post Action. Cooldown: 3 turns. Effect: Recover an additional (4 * Tier) energy.] Survival [Active: Passive. Effect: Increases Healing effects received from all sources by 10%. Grants immunity to all damage dealing environmental attacks/effects.] Inactive Extra Skills  Assault Mode [Active: Free Action. Energy: 5 EN. Cooldown: 4 Turns. Effect:As a free action, switch your accuracy and evasion values until the start of your next turn.] Concentration [Active: Free Action. Cooldown: 5 turns. Effect: As a free action, gain Absolute Accuracy on your next attack. In the case Absolute Accuracy is already present, increase your Accuracy by 1 instead. Effect lasts until the start of next turn.] Frozen Hide [Active: Free Action. Energy: 5 EN. Cooldown: 4 Turns. Effect: As a free action, apply one slot of Frost Aura and one slot of Frost Thorns equal to your tier to yourself until the start of your next turn.] Lady Luck [Active: Free Action. Energy: 5 EN. Cooldown: 5 Turns. Effect: Replace a single enhancement slot on your weapon with a random enhancement using the Appraiser’s Identification roll until the start of your next turn.] Combat Mastery Mitigation [Rank: 3. Active: Passive. Effect: Gain +6*tier Mitigation per rank. Ranks of this Skill obey Mitigation enhancement caps.] Familiar Skills Protector Familiar [Active: Free Action. Cooldown: 3 Posts; Effect: The next time you would take damage, your familiar rushes to your aid, reducing the final damage by 10%.] Sword Arts   Hide contents [x12] ST-I (12 10 EN) | A single-target sword art. [x15] ST-II (15 13 EN) | A powerful single-target sword art. Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn. [x20] ST-B (20 18 EN) | A devastating single-target sword art. Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, use only the first roll. [x11] AOE-I (11 9 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. [x14] AOE-II (14 12 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A powerful sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed the previous turn. [x16] TECH-A (16 14 EN) | STUN | A single-target sword art that stuns an enemy. [x16] TECH-B (15 13 EN) | DELAY | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Delay] on the enemy. [Delay] is a status condition that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn. [x16] TECH-C (15 13 EN) | COUNTER | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, places [Counter] around the player. [Counter] reduces the final damage taken by its user by 25% (rounded down) for one turn. [x16] TECH-D (15 13 EN) | SHATTER | A single-target sword art that applies [Shatter] to an enemy for 3 turns. [Shatter] is a debuff that can stack up to a cap of 3. Each stack of [Shatter] removes -20 MIT from an enemy, down to 0, if it has MIT. [x16] TECH-E (17 15 EN) | RESTORATIVE STRIKE | A single-target sword art that restores HP to its user (10% of its final damage dealt as HP). [x12] TECH-F (11 9 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE STUN | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. All struck targets are stunned for one turn. [x16] TECH-G (15 13 EN) | BURN | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Burn] on the enemy. [Burn] is a DoT ailment that deals [14 * Player Tier] unmitigated Burn damage for 2 turns. [x2] RAW-A (10 8 EN) | A single-target sword art that utilizes the [Thorns] of the individual against the enemy. Other types of enhancements that apply damage upon contact with the individual are also considered in improving the damage of this sword art (e.g. Immolation Potion/Frost Aura, etc.). Outgoing damage is considered mitigatable. Must have a weapon equipped to activate this sword art. Estate Buffs   Hide contents [Home] Bedroom [-1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat.] Living Room [Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.] Storage Closet [+1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot.] Basement [Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll.] Extended Workshop [+2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt & +1 crafting attempt per day.] Greenhouse [+2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts.]

  

[Acanthus 0]

Boop!

Another cheerful reminder from her menu that she was not home, and would not be for some time. Acanthus rolled over in bed, her head pounding from an evening swapping information with Argent on floor 22. Kayaba could have at least blotted out the side effects.

Groaning, she pushed through two missed system alarms and three unread notifications to glimpse the new message. Reytac again.

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@nari
@acanthus
I’m on the second floor now, near the edge of the explored territories. The map for the second quest shows that the dragon nest is out in the wilderness – I’ll hold up a while if you’re still interested in joining. 
-Reytac

Her mind caught up slowly. They had already completed the first leg… Was he really so keen on finishing this questline? It was only natural for his excitement to stay fresh for this long. But it could have come at a better time. Acanthus summoned two raw eggs and tomato juice into a short glass, and downed the concoction with a reluctant swig. After the shudder traveled all the way down her body and through her feet, she responded.

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Reytac,
I’ll be there in ten.

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”And I wonder if there’s actually like, an overarching quest chain tying these together? I know there’s something with that gemstone I got from Fuziel, but – I can’t think of any other points that could tie to something more.”

He was already so full of… whatever those motivational speakers were full of. She filtered out as much of the negativity her headache bestowed.

“I… Am not sure. It’s an interesting question. Keep an eye out for any information and let me know.” Acanthus had no intention of looking for any information herself. And she seemed to recall an optional part of the quest involving a search for loose pages that told a story. But if Reytac learned about those… She worried the quest would never end.

“Nari, it’s a pleasure to see you too.” Acanthus had arrived too late to hear Nari chastise the new player, but her stance once again indicated a preparedness that seemed unwarranted for the second floor. Her thoughts departed from the group as her head throbbed once more. She pulled her tattered cloak up and around her tired eyes.

“Right. Still your quest, Reytac. Lead on.”

 

NOTE: Custom Skill (Disabuse System) is active. The skill will be considered inactive once any player requests in a subsequent post.

Acanthus | True Tier 11 | Lvl 101 (34/67) | HP: 1000/1000 | EN: 132/132 | DMG: 23 | MIT:160 | ACC:7 | AA  | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:532 | BH:53 | HB: 42 | LD:6

 

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Equipment and Consumables

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All enhancements reflected in the stat block unless otherwise specified.

Equipment
Weapon. botan. AA | ACC 3
Armor (Heavy). Corpse Flower's Kiss  MIT II | Thorns II
Shield. Fractured Heart | Holy Blessing 2 | Flame Aura 2

Consumables
Creme Brulee | ACC 2 Filled!
Immolation Potion | +40 Thorns

Abilities (Skills, Shifts, Masteries, Add-ons, and Mods)

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Custom Skill
>run_cmd swap(int *x int *y) (Disabuse System) | Whenever you activate [Assault Mode], instead swap two of your core stats as though you just activated Temporal Distortion (Quest Reward from <<Down the Rabbit Hole>>).
A skill that can only be learned when the truth of the game is confronted: you are lines of code in the same way that your enemies are living, breathing creatures. Did Kayaba foresee the denial of his reality blossoming into its confirmation?

Totem (bold indicates in use)
Kumatetsu Totem: +1 base DMG.
Yamata no Orochi Totem: +1 LD.
Mōretsuna Totem: +50 Overhealth.
Tanos Totem: +25 MIT.
Mothra Totem: +0.5 * Tier (rounded down, minimum 1) Energy recovery per turn.
Bialas Totem: +1 Taunt.

Combat Mastery and Shift
No Shift or Mastery Taken

Skills

• Straight Sword R1 (4 SP)
• Heavy Armor R5 (30 SP)
  • Impetus (4 SP)
  • Iron Skin (6 SP)
• Battle Healing R5 (30 SP)
• Energist (8 SP)

Extra Skills

• Survival
• Forgotten King's Authority
• Photosynthesize
• Assault Mode

Inactive Extra Skills

Addons

• Impetus

Mods

• Iron Skin

82 SP Spent before specializations.

Specializations
Reflective x15 (150 SP)

232 SP total.

Battle Ready Inventory (7 Slots)
Dimensional Backpack + Item Stash

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1. Lama Sabachthani | 236687 | Consumable - Soundtrack | Hypnosis 2 | Lullaby 2 (Instant)
   Pain deeper than words, engraved by a hand that does not know its own heart.
2. Edict's Threnody | 236686 | Consumable - Soundtrack | Perpetuate (Instant)
   If my suffering will not end, then neither will yours.
3. Bear Trap | Consumable - Reusable | As a free action, set target's evasion to 0 for one turn.
4. Meat Hook | Consumable - Reusable | As a free action once per combat, apply a single stack of [Shatter] to one target of your choosing (No roll required).
5. [Empty]
6. [Empty]
7. [Empty]

Housing

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House Name: Villa of Coruscating Flowers (The Villa)
Location: Floor 24 - Paradise Islands
Description: See above
Plot Size: Estate - PK Accessible
Rooms: Listed below. All rooms are assigned to Acanthus.

• Master Bedroom
  • Well Rested | -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat.
• Greenhouse
  • Green Thumb | +2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts.
• Extended Workshop: Recording Studio (25,000 col)
  • Hard Working | +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day.
• Mega Slime Farm
  • Advanced Training | +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.
• Living Room:
  • Relaxed | Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
• Attic (Bedroom)
  • Skylight (Searching) | +1 Expertise to declared utility skill (Searching). 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:
  • Multipurpose | Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll.
• Storage Closet: (10,000 col)
  • Item Stash | +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
• Master Bathroom: (25,000 col)
  • Squeaky Clean | The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
• Basic Kitchen (15,000 col)
  • Filling | 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.

Crafting and Gathering

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Performer | Rank 5
Apollo’s Metronome | Crafting Tool | Meticulous: +1 CD when crafting in one’s workshop.

Forager | Rank 5
Demeter's Cornucopia | Gathering Tool | Bountiful: +1 CD to gathering attempts.

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Acanthus