[SP-F1] Lootin' Rockin' Rollin'

[Ronin 0]

The swordsman turned blacksmith slowly stepped out of his shop.  He sniffed at the air and peeked up at the sky.  It was overcast and rain was most certainly on the way.  He wondered if he might be able to get away with slipping out into the grassy fields for a little bit, before the brunt of the rain hit.  He still wanted to get that rare loot he was after and he had a feeling it was just out of reach.  If only he could put in a few more attempts today, he just might be able to get his hands on what he was looking for.  There had to be at least one wild boar closer to the edge of town, and he was going to find it.

[Ronin 0]

The blacksmith fired up a cigarette and immediately hit the trail leading toward the outside of town.  It was only a hop skip and a jump away from his little shanty and so he was there in minutes.  He sniffed at the air again as he reached the grassy fields and looked toward the sky once more.  "Man... hope I can get a couple rounds in before the rain comes..." he said, looking back toward the wild boars that were roaming in the area.  There were only four spawned at the moment, but Ronin only wanted to mess with one at a time today.   He had almost screwed up yesterday and liked to learn from his mistakes.  "Here goes!" he cried, racing out to engage the beast.

ID# 55683 results:

Battle: 5

MOB: 6

= -14 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 18/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 63/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Just like it always seemed to go, Ronin missed with his offensive strike, but was able to brace himself behind his shield and use the enhanced gear to defend himself rather nicely against the wild boar.  It was interesting that these creatures continued to spawn over and over and could be provoked and engaged each and every time.  He found himself wondering if they thought anything, or felt anything, or felt any pain when they were sliced, stabbed or killed?  He sighed, knowing Jambi wouldn't care for slaughtering them in such a way, but thankfully she wasn't here to witness this horror right now.

ID# 55685 results:

Battle: 10

MOB: 10

= -16 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 2/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 62/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

This time, Ronin landed a hard boot against the boar's head as it came charging in.  Both the swordsman and the creature took savage exchanges on this go around, each of them landing critical strikes against the other.  Fortunately for the smoker, his armor and shield made him almost invincible right now and he took but a measly point of damage to his HP bar.  The boar on the other hand received the full brunt of the shield's awesome enhancements and was knocked back in a cry out of pain and discomfort.  It would be over very soon...

As the boar charged in again, Ronin thrust his shield forward, not bothering to launch an offensive of his own this time.  The creature impacted, hard, and the sound of shattering glass filled the air as the creature's HP bar fell to zero.  Letting out a deep sigh of relief, Ronin turned toward the little pop up menu and examined his loot.  "Could it be...?"

ID# 55686 results:

Battle: 4

Craft: 6 = +1 Teleport Crystal

Loot: 20+6= 25+

MOB: 8

= -6 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 0/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT = dead

Ronin: 61/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Loot Acquired: +1 Teleport Crystal, +1 Material

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Ronin was stoked about his newest teleport crystal sure, but it still wasn't the loot he was looking for.  He would have to keep trying and hopefully he'd get the drop he desired soon.  If not, he would have to call it a day soon, before the rain came hard and he was forced to retreat back to the cover and safety of his little shanty.  "Man... this is so much harder than I thought it was going to be," he said, looking toward the next wild boar as it spawned nearby.  It was time to try again and so he charged in and engaged the beast to get it started.

ID# 55687 results:

Battle: 9

MOB: 1

= -2 HP boar, -0 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 30/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 61/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Ronin charged up, swinging his fist right at the boar's head.  His gloved knuckles cracked off the creature's skull, only dealing a pitiful one point of damage, but causing the boar to lash out in response.  As it charged back at him, he thrust his shield into its incoming tusks, blocking the damage and causing the creature to be injured by the thorns.  He smirked and kicked off the ground, lunging backward and preparing for their next exchange. "You're going down!"

ID# 55689 results:

Battle: 9

MOB: 9

= -15 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 15/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 60/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Once again the two forces collided, and once again Ronin was able to make contact with the wild boar.  He smashed its head with the heel end of his weathered boot, performing an axe kick of sorts that came crashing down on the top of its snout from above.  The boar grumbled and snorted, before lunging at him and driving its tusks at him in an attempt to kill Ronin.  The blacksmith was too fast now for these boars and was easily able to bring his shield up in defense.  Now, the boar would be done in the next exchange or so...

ID# 55691 results:

Battle: 7

Craft: 7

Loot: 9

MOB: 9

= -8 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 7/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 59/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Now, it was time to finish this beast off for good.  Ronin licked his lips and raced inward, kicking off the ground and jumping up onto the back of the boar.  He landed atop it and booted it in the top of the head, hoping to bring it down.  He knew his unarmed damage wasn't that much yet, so he would have to hope that the boar would answer back.  Just as he suspected it, did, throwing him off and lunging at him with its massive tusks.  He blocked with his shield and the creature was slain, bursting into the crystalized shards and disappearing.  "Man... still not what I was looking for..."

ID# 55696 results:

Battle: 10

Loot: 13+6= 19 +160 Col, +1 Bonus Material

MOB: 8

= -16 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 0/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT = dead

Ronin: 58/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Loot Acquired: +160 Col, +2 Materials

Total Loot Acquired: +160 Col, +2 Materials, +1 Teleport Crystal

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Deciding he had time for maybe one or two more boars, the swordsman set his sights on another of the beasts roaming the grassy field nearby.  He sprang into action at once, racing across the field and swinging his shield wildly in the air.  "HEY!  I'm coming to get ya!" he cried out, taunting the creature.  The damn boar didn't seem to care one bit about Ronin and he wondered if all of them had been programmed the same.  No, certainly not he decided, since he recalled one such boar that seemed to have a personal vendetta against him in the past...  This one however, seemed docile and unsuspecting.  "YAAAHHH!" he cried, launching his attack on it from the side.

ID# 55698 results:

Battle: 9

MOB: 4

= -2 HP boar, -0 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 30/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 58/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

This time, both the wild boar and the blacksmith chain smoker missed one another.  It seemed that neither of them were really all that into this battle and were kind of just going through the motions.  The swordsman sighed, feeling tired and he took a glance toward the overcast sky, wondering if the rain was going to hit soon.  He sniffed at the fresh air, feeling like it might be any minute.  He looked back to the wild boar, wondering if this would be over soon.

ID# 55699 results:

Battle: 4

MOB: 4

= -0 HP boar, -0 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 30/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 58/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 7, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Ronin rocked his fist into the boar's head, trying to get the beast raring to go.  This fight hadn't been going anywhere fast and he wanted to get his loot and get on his way.  It was a shame that he was viewing these mobs as nothing more than loot at this point, but he had no other choice.  He needed to get some loot and get moving back to his shop before the rain came.  He sighed and held his shield at the ready for the boar's return fire, blocking its attack and helping  to damage the creature more.

ID# 55700 results:

Battle: 9

MOB: 9

= -16 HP boar, -1 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 14/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 57/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 9, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

"Damnit!  Stupid boar!" he fumed, missing again with his little kicks and seeing that he boar was growing tired and losing interest in this battle.  He needed to keep egging the creature on for some reason.  Was this the one passive creature in the entire game and he had spawned it and picked a fight with it?   [censored], this was just too annoying to deal with.  He knew that if they didn't meet in combat on the next exchange, he was probably just going to call it a day and head back to his shop.  "Come on already!"

ID# 55715 results:

Battle: 1

MOB: 3

= -0 HP boar, -0 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 14/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 57/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 10, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

"You've got to be kidding me..." sighed the blacksmith, shaking his head and rolling his eyes.  This was turning into another headache and Ronin was none too happy about it.  This wasn't the first time he had come out here to try and take these boars on for loot, only to end up kicking himself and heading back to hisshop feeling defeated.  He shook his head and spat at the ground, missing over and over again as he tried to combat this stupid beast.  "You suck," he spat at the boar.

ID# 55752 results:

Battle: 3

MOB: 4

= -0 HP boar, -0 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 14/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT

Ronin: 57/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Edited April 10, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

With a fire of desperation and annoyance burning in his eyes, the chain smoker decided this was going to end now, one way or another.  He spat at the ground once again before rushing to meet the boar head on.  He knew he wouldn't do [censored] for damage with his offensive attacks, so he would have to rely on his enhanced shield to help him win this one once again.  He smirked, jamming the bottom of his shield into the ground as the boar thrashed out against his defense and was killed in the process.  As the loot menu popped up, Ronin's eyes grew wide and a [censored] eating grin ripped across his face.  "Finally!  I finally got it!!!" he cried out in joy.

ID# 55932 results:

Battle: 5

Craft: 8 = [Mini Glort Toy]

Loot: 20+6= 25+

MOB: 9

= -14 HP boar, -4 HP ronin

Wild Boar: 0/32 HP, 3 DMG, 8 MIT = dead

Ronin: 53/64 HP, 1 DMG, 27 MIT, 14 THRNS

Total Loot Acquired: +160 Col, +3 Materials, +1 Teleport Crystal, +Mini Glort Toy

Edited April 9, 2016 by Ronin

[Ronin 0]

Once the boar was slain and his loot was collected, Ronin slouched and let out a heavy sigh.  "Man, that was tough..." he said, closing his eyes.  He sparked up a fresh ciggy and took a long satisfying drag.  "Didn't think I'd ever get that rare loot... glad that's over," he admitted, slowly opening his eyes and peering down at his lit cigarette.  The smoke was rising up into the air and the swordsman watched it swirl and dance its way toward the heavens.  Now all he had to do was get back to his shop and perhaps he could get his new rare item installed to allow him an extra craft attempt each day!

[Ronin 0]

Lifting himself back to a stand, Ronin staggered his way back to his shop, feeling a little exhausted.  He spat at the ground and smoked at his cigarette as he went, wondering what he might grab for dinner once he returned to town.  He was excited about what he had been able to achieve and couldn't wait to put his new rare item to the test.  Hopefully it would help him to improve his blacksmith skill even more than he had been doing already.  He couldn't wait to get going and start trying out some new crafts right away!

[Ronin 0]

Once he returned to his shop, he kicked the toes of his boots against the exterior wall before stepping inside.  This had become something of a habit for him lately and had started as a simple way to remove excess dirt and filth from the soles of his weathered kicks before entering into his little shanty.  Though the inside was already dirty and messed up, he didn't want to make it any worse or more disgusting, if he could help it.  Once he went about with his usual kicking at the wall, he entered and looked around.  "Damn it feels good to be home..."

[Ronin 0]

Deciding it was due time to kick his boots off, sit down and take a load off, the swordsman moved over to the beat up wooden chair in the corner and popped a squat.  As he sat down, a heavy breath escaped his lungs.  "OMPH!" he exhaled, closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair.  The wooden chair creaked under his weight and as he leaned back, the chair's legs wobbled.  He wondered if it would hold up, but he didn't really care right now.  He was too damn tired to give a damn, so he was going to roll with it, however it turned out.

[Ronin 0]

Fortunately the chair's legs and the chair itself held up and Ronin was able to find his moment of rest and relaxation.  He sat quietly, breathing and allowing is mind to slow down.  Eventually, he would find peace and quiet inside the small shop.  The dusty little shanty was quite the nice escape from the rest of this o' so perfect virtual world.  The swordsman took in a deep breath and his chest rose.  "Jambi..." he sighed, wondering where the girl was.  He slowly opened his eyes, feeling his hunger beginning to grow.  It was time to find something for dinner.

[Ronin 0]

Sniffing his way down the street, the swordsman decided he was doing well enough lately with his Col intake, that he could afford to splurge a little bit on some delicious grub.   He sniffed out a little thai joint and stepped inside to place his order.  If only Jambi were around to have some good grub with him, he'd be glad.  At least then, he'd be able to split the cost with her.  He smirked as he stepped up to the counter and ordered a veggie sushi roll, some green curry and some tom yum soup.  He licked his lips as he waited for his food to be ready.