Jackpot

time to get to work

Jackpot accepts the armor with a smile on his face and a twirl of the fake mustache he is wearing for some reason.

ID: 225509-3 Tier: 4 Type: Rapier Quality: Perfect 233366 = LD: 15 ACC 233367 = LD: 8 Bleed Holy [Mystic Essences used: 224511-1, 224511-3, 224534-2] Name: Fusion Component 1 Your Profession: Merchant Your Rank: 5 Acquisition Roll ID: 225509-3 Identification Roll ID: 233366 = LD: 15 ACC 233367 = LD: 8 Bleed Holy [Mystic Essences used: 224511-1, 224511-3, 224534-2] Item Type: Rapier Tier: 4 Quality: Perfect Enhancements: Holy | ACC | Bleed Description: "To be fused with Scintillating Sabre." Post Link: https://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/18214-f10-grandmaster-appraiser-youve-

Enough was enough. It was time to end this. Time to identify a blade so holy and magnificent that it was sure to have a name and description like no other. Something like Stormquard Spellblade. Or Spiteblade, Etcher of the West. There was no way in hell that Jackpot could dump nine Mystic Essences into a rapier and have it come out with some basic ass name and description that only seemed to serve the powers that be, who were the ones pulling the strings behind the veil all along. So when he saw it was labeled "Fusion Component," he almost wept.

There will be two parts to this eval, or rather two calendar dates of identifications. The first date had no items to evaluate (all items were junked or melted down into Mystic Essences). The second has an item that needs evaluation. Rolling both into one post. IDENTIFICATION ATTEMPS 1-24 (09/06/2024) Using Crafter's Respite - ID: 192098-C 24 Identification attempts. ID: 224557-2 Tier: 4 Type: Rapier Quality: Perfect 230161 = LD: 1 230162 = LD: 6 230163 = LD: 13 Junking Ident ID: 224557-2 - - - ID: 224557-3 Tier: 4 Type: Rapier Quality: Perfect 230164

There Jackpot stood with yet another pile of rapiers. And just as with the last, most of these ones were useless. Most of them. There was one standout in particular - a golden little thing with a glimmer that seemed otherworldly. Even in the dimly lit cavern in which Jackpot carried out his work, its thin blade refracted light in a multicolored mosaic against the walls. He gave the artifact a few swings, appreciating its balance and the whistle it made while carving through the tepid air. After a few swings, he placed the rapier on the counter in preparation for Oscar's eventual retu

Another day, another gargantuan pile of identifications to sift through. Although it was more work than Jackpot was used to, he was beginning to find that he was stepping back into his old stride. A pile like this would have taken him a considerable length of time to push through only a couple of weeks ago, but now his fingers slid over the artifacts and identified their worth with ease. The vast majority were junk, but occasionally he would find a diamond in the rough. This particular batch had a few, but none that filled the criteria for what the customer was looking for. Jackpot melted

ID: 227101C Tier: 1 Type: Cloth Armor Quality: Perfect 229297 = LD: 11 229298 = LD: 5 229299 = LD: 9 Rerolling Slot 1 (1) | 229322 = LD: 20 Rerolling Slot 1 (2) | 229323 = LD: 3 Junking Ident ID: 227101C - - - ID: 227101D Tier: 1 Type: Cloth Armor Quality: Perfect 229300 = LD: 19 229301 = LD: 5 EVA 229302 = BD: 10 | CD: 12+1=13 | LD: 8 Bloodclot Rerolling Slot 1 (1) | 229324 = LD: 18 Rerolling Slot 1 (2) | 229325 = LD: 11 Recovery Name: Simple Armor (+2) Your Profession: Merchant Your Rank: 5 Acquisition Roll ID: 227101D Identification Roll ID: #

On of these days, Jackpot would actually be awake when someone strolled into his shop. One of these days, he would learn not to fall asleep leaning over the counter. Were they in the real world, no doubt he'd have developed some serious contortion in his spine which would have perplexed doctors and shamans alike. But here, in his virtual form, he was enabled to fall asleep all manner of ways. One of these days, he would learn better. But that day was not today. Startled awake, Jackpot started with an unseemly salute. "I'll have these ready in a jiffy, sir."

Using Crafter's Respite - ID: 192098-B 22 Identification attempts. ID: 193886A Tier: 4 Type: Heavy Armor Quality: Perfect 228543 = LD: 2 228544 = LD: 15 228545 = LD: 12 Junking Ident ID: 193886A - - - ID: 193969A Tier: 4 Type: Heavy Armor Quality: Perfect 228546 = LD: 11 228547 = LD: 1 228548 = LD: 13 Junking Ident ID: 193969A - - - ID: 193969B Tier: 4 Type: Heavy Armor Quality: Perfect 228549 = LD: 4 228550 = LD: 2 228551 = LD: 3 Junking Ident ID: 193969B - - - ID: 224421-1 Tier: 4 Type: Heavy Armor Quality: Perfect 228

Jackpot stared at the pile left behind by Oscar for a long, long time. How'd he gone from no business to too much business to know what to do with? Although the coin was nice. Real nice. And Oscar had said to take his time on it. And so he did. So much time, in fact, that he completely forgot it. Several things occupied the forefront of his mind, instead. That beautiful sandwich that had been sitting in his inventory for some time. A lovely nap, not much unlike the one he'd been taking before Oscar arrived. An enthusiastic session of solo ping-pong paddling. All at once, the knowledg

Using Crafter's Respite - ID: 192098-A 22 Identification attempts. ID: 224495-1 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228419 = LD: 1 228420 = LD: 15 228421 = LD: 10 Junking Ident ID: 224495-1 - - - ID: 224495-2 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228422 = LD: 12 228423 = LD: 6 228424 = LD: 18 Junking Ident ID: 224495-2 - - - ID: 224495-3 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228425 = LD: 8 228426 = LD: 5 228427 = LD: 12 Junking Ident ID: 224495-3 - - - ID: 224504-1 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228428 = LD: 17

No sooner had Jackpot finished a batch of identifications for the man than he heaved another pile onto the counter. He looked at the pile, then to Oscar, and then back to the pile. A click of the tongue prefaced his following declaration. "If I didn't need the business, I might tell you to fuck off. But I do, and I sorta owe you for getting this shop up and running in the first place. Alright, let's do this." Another round of identifications later, and the pile was a mystery no longer. "Slightly more uniques in this one than the last," Jackpot observed. "Think you'll be able to make good

Using Crafter's Respite - ID: 192096 22 Identification attempts. ID: 224408-1 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228352 = LD: 18 228353 = LD: 19 228354 = LD: 7 Junking Ident ID: 224408-1 - - - ID: 224408-2 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228355 = LD: 2 228356 = LD: 5 228357 = LD: 14 Junking Ident ID: 224408-2 - - - ID: 224408-3 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228358 = LD: 9 228359 = LD: 18 228360 = LD: 16 Junking Ident ID: 224408-3 - - - ID: 224416-1 Tier: 4 Type: Katana Quality: Perfect 228361 = LD: 14 -

And just like that, Jackpot's traffic was starting to ramp up once more. All it took was one, truly. Perhaps that weirdo with the hat the other day truly had passed word along. Oh, nevermind. It was just Oscar. "Long time no see," Jackpot would pipe up as the wares were presented to him. "These shouldn't take too long, honestly. Kinda looks like you have a few good ones here. Should be pretty easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Just give me a few." True to his word, Jackpot had the identifications done in a matter of minutes. "Got a few goodies here," he remarked, "Good h