{PP-F1} Priming for War -Evander, Teayre and myself-

[Evander 0]

Evander picked up a branch. This was quite tedious, wasn't it. It was just picking up one branch after another, after another. He needed something to distract himself from the monotony of the task. He examined another branch, and put it under his arm. Maybe he could find some interesting train of thought to think about? What could he focus on to make this task less arduous? He cocked his head, and listened. He listened to the wind blowing through the trees, to the birds chirping in the distance, to Domarus' heavy footsteps as he approached a group of giant boar-wait what? Evander looked over at the clearing. Domarus was tackling some leveled mobs by himself, probably to loot some premium animal fat. Whoa. Well, if he thought he was able to, he wasn't going to stop him. He was still helping out a whole lot. But, wow, okay. He picked up a hefty piece of wood. He wished Domarus luck in his fight. Well, he had no doubt in his ability to fight the things, but he hoped he was able to finish it quickly. Evander looked at the ground. He had pretty much exhausted this area of loose branches. Time to move on to another location, he supposed.

 ID# 71265 results:

 Loot: 5+2(LD enhancement)=7 (nothing) (why, Lady Luck, why)

Total ship building materials count:

28 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 1 Bundle of Normal Wood

Edited November 24, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

Domarus made the first move.  He charged the four boar who attempted to scatter.  Attempted.  Domarus reached out and grabbed one of the fleeing boar and threw it at another one, hearing their bones crack among the other.  He then threw his weapon at a retreating boar which hit it's shoulder, keeping it from running any further.  Rhozarth dived toward the remaining one and clawed at it's face, forcing it to retreat.  With all four unable to retreat Domarus used Ordinal Cleave, hacking at the four creatures until their health dropped almost to halfway.    The four squealed in pain.  While players could not feel anything, npcs were designed to feel pain.  Which suited Domarus just fine.  One of the boar charged him and he kicked it into the air and when it came down he forced his heavy armored foot down, pressing it into the ground.  Rhozarth was gliding around, making sure the other three couldn't run away.

ID#  71268  BD:  9  CD:  4  MD:  3

Domarus:  360/360  -  20/36

Boar x 4:  100/180

Edited November 25, 2016 by Domarus

[Evander 0]

Evander tramped on heavily to the next patch of ground in the forest, listening to the leaves crackle under his feet. He hoped everything was going alright with his partners. Well, actually, he knew everything was alright with his partners- Domarus was fighting floor one mobs, and Teayre was picking up sticks too, for goodness' sake. The worst thing they could be suffering from was boredom. Evander rolled his shoulder, cracked his back, and stooped back down to start picking up branches again. When would the darn game recognize that he had finally picked up a bundle? Did he need to toss out some bad branches first, then be awarded with the menu popping up saying he had collected a bundle of wood? Or did he have to keep on picking up even more sticks? Who really knew? Evander picked up another branch. Why did they need to pick up twelve darn bundles of wood minimum anyway? He knew that was how it worked in real life and all, but that was a whole lot of sticks. He put another branch under his arm. Finally, the blessed, blessed noise from the menu rang, informing him that he had collected enough sticks for another bundle.

Obtained one <Bundle of Normal Wood>!

ID# 71277 results:

 Loot: 10+2(LD enhancement)=12

Total ship building materials count:

28 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 2 Bundles of Normal Wood

Edited November 24, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

The boar struggled beneath his foot but it did nothing to help the foolish boar.  The other three were tired of watching their pal being crushed to death and charged.  However Rhozarth darted down and clawed at them, forcing them to turn at the last moment and avoid hitting the black armored player.  They tried again but Rhozarth continued to force them off of their original track.  Domarus nodded to the flaming dragon and it struck at the boar's so they would get closer to Domarus but couldn't attack him.  Domarus then used the same sword art as before to strike all four boar, dropping them nearly into the red zone and causing them all to turn on him with utter hatred, charging and hoping he died.  He simply laughed and knocked them all away with the butt of his weapon's handle.

ID#  71289  BD:  8  CD:  8  MD:  1

Domarus:  360/360  -  4/36

Boar:  28/180

Edited November 25, 2016 by Domarus

[Evander 0]

Sounds of fighting rang off in the distance. Domarus must've been already beating up those mobs. It was probably a whole lot more enjoyable and thrilling than gathering up sticks. Evander leaned back against a tree. Alright, he was going to take a break for a bit. He took a deep breath, inhaling the crisp autumn air. There had to be an easier way to collect these bundles of branches. There was no way the game expected them to do all of this in such a short amount of time. Granted, the event had been going on before they started, and it was designed to be for more people to take part, instead of the bare minimum, and the game was trying to be as realistic as it could, but- yeah, he could see the game making them pick up these many branches. With a sigh, Evander knelt back down and got back to work. There was no use complaining, anyway. All he could do was just go with the flow. Eventually, he got a whole armful of branches. He waited expectantly for the system message. Five minutes passed. Nothing happened. Evander threw down the sticks and screamed to the heavens.

 ID# 71290 results:

 Loot: 1+2(LD enhancement)=3 (why)

Total ship building materials count:

28 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 2 Bundles of Normal Wood

Edited November 25, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

Foregoing Action

With his energy nearly depleted what he required now was the monsters to actually hit him and activate thorns.  Until that happened he didn't have the energy to finish them off.  Not yet at least.  The four boar tried to assault him but Rhozarth kept them from hitting Domarus.  Then Domarus shook his head at the dragon, and it was beginning to realize why.  It flew off and Domarus sheathed his two handed ax, his gauntlets poised to strike anything that came near him.  Unfortunately, even though the boars were stupid and reckless at this point, they weren't stupid enough.  The four of them began to circle him, looking for the right opportunity to strike.  Domarus was getting bored at this point and just wished they'd die already.

ID#  71291  CD:  1  MD:  5

Domarus:  360/360  -  5/36

Boar x 4:  28/180

Edited November 25, 2016 by Domarus

[Evander 0]

Why did this game have to be so cruel? He had wasted so much of his time just picking up branches for nothing. And that wasn't all the game had done- it had ripped away families, and taken away lives. Evander sobered up at the last thought. That was right- people had died in this game. And he had the gall, the audacity, to complain about picking up branches in a forest? Lives were being taken away every moment because of this horrid game. He had no right to curse the game for this. Though, it was pretty annoying, he could not deny that. Evander took a deep breath, focusing himself, and went back to picking up branches. Things didn't seem so bad when compared to death. One branch after another, just one branch after another. If he let his mind just become empty, time went by quickly. Before he knew it, he had another load of branches under his arm. Now, all that was left was to wait and see if the game would accept this as a bundle of wood. The notification popped up. Thank goodness. Though, he had best move onto another location- this one was devoid of branches now.

Obtained one <Bundle of Normal Wood>!

 ID# 71292 results:

 Loot: 8+2(LD enhancement)=10

Total ship building materials count:

28 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 3 Bundles of Normal Wood

Edited November 25, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

Domarus watched as the four boar charged forward and attempted to strike Domarus.  He swung his armored arm at the boar, smashing into it and received both minimal damage as well as dealing thorn damage.  The next boar came from behind and he did the same thing with his left hand.  The last two charged together and he placed his arms in front of him in a shield like manner and blocked them too.  He had two options.  He could wait and get some loot out of these idiots or just finish them off.  However their time was almost up and so he drew his ax again and used the smash sword art, his uppercut going through all four boar and finishing them off, receiving normal fat.  With that he sheathed his weapon and turned to the two to join them.

ID#  71293  BD:  8  CD:  9  LD:  4  MD:  9

Domarus:  360/360  -  1/36

Boarx4:  0/180

+4 Normal Animal Fat

Edited November 27, 2016 by Domarus

[Evander 0]

Evander strode quickly to another location. Time was running out. Off in the distance, he heard the sounds of fighting and grunting come to an end. Domarus must've finished up with those boar. Well, that was good- they needed more wood, not more animal fat. It was very easy to get animal fat, but wood, man, wood was horrible in trying to get. Evander stopped, and leaned back against a tree. Let's see here, they needed about, what, say, 9 more bundles of wood? Shoot, this was going to be difficult. Especially for him, without his LD enhancements. He felt like half the time, Domarus' charm thing was just pulling through for him in finding these materials, not even himself. And, to think, normal wood was supposed to be easy to get! He shook his head, and bent down to start picking up more branches. He would get there eventually, he supposed. Maybe it would be easier if he started a pile of the branches, instead of just carrying them under his arm. Evander dumped the branches he was carrying onto the ground, and tossed good sticks onto it. Hopefully the system would still count these as a bundle of wood. The system notification noise rang out. Thank goodness, he wasn't doing this all for nothing.

Obtained one <Bundle of Normal Wood>!

 ID# 71438 results:

 Loot: 10+2(LD enhancement)=12

Total ship building materials count:

32 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 4 Bundles of Normal Wood

Edited November 27, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

Domarus made his way over to the others and spotted Evander looking around and pull out some normal wood.  Domarus himself began to search, not waiting to join conversation with the player.  He'd have time to learn more about him later.  Right now their main priority was to gather as much as quickly as possible.  He glanced at Teayre who seemed to have simply watched the two of them during the entire event.  Curious as to what she was thinking he began to wonder.  He had seen that guild symbol before and knew where she belonged.  The guild was made up of the strongest players in Aincrad thus far.  Was she with them with a leash on her neck, or did they give her complete free will?  If it was the latter then she was either trustworthy, or they were very very stupid.  Either way, it seemed her venom thus far was all talk and no show.  Did she really have what it takes to murder someone in cold blood in front of others?  He didn't want to test this idea of course, but he needed to find out in case something went wrong in the future.  He stopped as he spotted some more normal wood and collected it.

ID#  71439  LD:  20

1 Bundle of Normal wood added.

32 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 5 Bundles of Normal Wood

Edited November 28, 2016 by Domarus

[Teayre 0]

Teayre watched the two boys fighting the various mobs of the floor securing animal fat. They were finally done and had begun to search for wood themselves. Her eyes flicked to one side as she realised that she hadn’t done any collecting. Instead she had found herself watching the boys fight the boars. Her thumb pressed against the hilt of her blade. Forcing herself to turn away she grits her teeth bringing her menu up the red head changes from her searching gear back to her fighting gear. The flames of her armor curled around her again striding towards the duo she calls out to them.

“Domarus, Evander.” Biting her lip she waited for a moment before continuing. “I’m afraid, I had some bad or perhaps good news.” Tapping the black leather on the hilt of her blade with different fingers in quick succession the girl continues. “This event quest, so far I’ve kept quiet about it. However I am taking the main event with my family. Since you two will be on your own. You’re more than welcome on our ship. We’ll probably be better if we get all the animal fat we need now, and I’ll get the wood with my husband later.”She fell silent waiting for their responses, swallowing Teayre stretched out all her fingers  before clenching them tightly around the handle of her blade.

[Domarus 0]

Domarus turned his attention to Teayre swiftly after she called to them.  When she began to speak he cocked his eyebrow inside the helmet at the mention of the word family.  So the guild was more than a guild to her eh?  Then she invited the two of them to join her and the strongest guild for the event.  Domarus looked at Evander.  He wasn't sure about this player but this chance was something he'd been looking for.  The chance to work with stronger players and make an impression and good reputation among them.  If this woman didn't screw things up for him, things might work out well.  Perhaps he might even be accepted into the guild, allowing him to gather intel on the players, how they work, what to do and what not to do, anything and everything he needed.  Perhaps even much harder dungeons and quests to grind him much much faster to the higher levels and skills.  She told them that if they did join they needed to gather meat while she gathered wood with her husband.  So the rumor that the 'mass murderer' Teayre was married was true then?  This guild would answer many questions of his.  He nodded.

"I would be honored to join you and your family Tearye.  I shall do as you say and gather more animal fat.  Allow me to recover my energy first and it shall be done."  While Domarus was born and destined to rule and dominate over others, as was his namesake, or usernamesake, he knew how to follow as well.

@Teayre @Evander

[Evander 0]

Evander picked up a couple more branches, then heard Teayre call out to Domarus and him. Huh, what could this be about? He set his sticks gently down, and walked on over to the two of them. Oh no, bad news, which could be good news. Whatever the case, news implied change. He had a feeling a whole lot was about to change in the next few moments. Wait, wait, what? Teayre was already doing this quest with her "family"? Alright, family could mean two things- either she was literally in Aincrad, with her family, or she was part of a tight-knit guild. Apparently, they were welcome on the ship with her guild/family. They just needed to get as much fat as they could now, and her and her husband would get the wood. Husband, huh? Interesting. He supposed that in a life or death game people were more eager to get married at a younger age. But, back to the main topic at hand. He didn't really know this guild at all, and to be honest, he didn't really know Domarus or Teayre at all. They'd never even had a real conversation before. He needed to find out more about the situation before agreeing. Though, apparently Domarus didn't think so. He just jumped right in. Evander scratched his head. "So, um, before I agree to this, how many people, exactly, are in your "family"? And, uh, how big of a ship would we have to build? We have, right now, altogether, 32 bundles of normal animal fat and 5 bundles of normal wood. Is that enough fat? How many supplies do you have with your family?"

Total ship building materials count:

32 Bundles of Normal Animal Fat, 5 Bundles of Normal Wood

[Domarus 0]

Foregoing Action

Domarus heard Evander but didn't really concern himself with what the player was saying.  One way or another they'd need more fat and wood.  Thus they needed to get right on it as time was almost out.  He made his way over to another group of boar, this time their hide seemed thicker.  Excellent.  Their fat would be a high quality then.  Domarus pounded the ground with his massive weapon, calling the attention of the four.  He gave a rude gesture that taunted them into charging him.  Domarus grabbed his weapon with both hands, preparing to destroy the four.  However when they approached they seemed to alter their direction so that they would be just outside of his range of attack.  So he stopped his movement and did nothing as the Boar ran around him.  They didn't stop either.  They just kept on running around and around and around in a large circle.

"Normally I'd do it myself but due to the sake of time I need you're assistance Evander."

Mob stats:  4 boar:  180 hp,  32 MIT, 10 dmg

ID#  71491  MD:  3

Domarus:  360/360  -  25/36

Boar x 4:  180/180

@Evander

 

Edited November 29, 2016 by Domarus

[Evander 0]

Evander scratched his head. Any way they looked at it, they would need more wood. He didn't know how much wood Teayre's family had, but he had doubts that she and her husband could get every single piece of wood they needed for a ship for all of them. And, he didn't know if he would join at all yet- he still had unanswered questions. So, it was best to add to their meager stockpile of wood. It was a win in any situation. Evander nodded to Teayre, and headed off to pick up some more branches. He glanced over to Domarus. It seemed he was off killing more boar. The man really loved killing his boar, didn't he. Well, all of that animal fat would just go to waste if they didn't have enough wood. It would be a horrible shame if they had done all of this, only to miss the event and have accomplished nothing. Evander crouched down and picked up good sized branches. They needed to get moving if they wanted to be done on time. The event would be closing soon. He just hoped he could get these branches fast enough. Then, he heard Domarus calling for him off in the distance. Ah, he wanted his help in fighting the boar. Well, he would try to help out as best he could. He rushed on over, leaving the pile of sticks behind, and activated Rage Spike. A pretty good hit, if he did say so himself. Only, he did the bare minimum damage against these armored mobs. "Shoot, sorry, man, I don't think I'll be of much help here. My damage is too low for these armored mobs."

Evander: HP: 260/260 Energy: 22/26 MIT: 12 Base DMG: 5

4x Boar:  HP: 179/180  MIT: 32  DMG: 10

ID# 71493 results:

 Battle: 8+1=9(effective 8)

Sword Art Activated: Rage Spike (AOE)

DMG: 5x(1x2)=10-32(MIT)=1 DMG done to mobs

@Domarus

Edited November 29, 2016 by Evander

[Domarus 0]

Foregoing Action

Domarus watched as Evander attempted to help him out by landing a hit on them, but ended up just dealing one bit of damage.  Unfortunately he had gained their hate.  Before Domarus could strike them the four boar charged and struck Evander.  Luckily he had some good MIT to keep the damage to a minimum.  Domarus rushed over to the four boar but they kept running from him and staying out of his strike zone.  Clearly they saw him fight earlier and knew not to underestimate him.  Domarus growled at the cowards and tried to cut them off but they simply changed directions.  This was getting nowhere.  He needed to land a hit on them fast and then he'd have no problem with them hitting him over and over again as he had thorns.  If they didn't turn to fight him he'd be really pissed.

ID#  71509  MD:  6

Domarus:  360/360  -  26/36

Evander:  232/260  -  22/26

Boar x 4:  180/180

@Evander

Edited November 29, 2016 by Domarus

[Teayre 0]

edits

[Evander 0]

Evander rolled his neck. He wasn't going to be able to contribute much at all to this fight, so he had best get out of their way. Evander glanced at the time. Oh, shoot! Time for the event was running out. They needed to get up and turn in their supplies quickly. "Yo, Domarus, time's really running out. We need to get away from these mobs as fast as we can and go turn in our stuff for the event. I don't think we can get enough stuff for the special feature thing. Since I'm faster, I'll go turn in our stuff, okay?" Evander sheathed his sword, and looked straight into the mobs' red, beady eyes. The boar had no regard for time, or whether they were late or not. They didn't even care if they impeded them or not. They were just unthinking AI, with only one thing programmed into them- kill. Evander slowly backed away. Alright, on the count of three, he would try to run from the fight, and shoot for the Town of Beginnings. It might be a bit tough with their hate focused on him, but he could probably make it. When he got there, he would rush to the teleport plaza, go up to the eighteenth floor, and turn in their stuff. Alright. He had the whole plan outlined in his head. Now, to put it into action. One... two...

Prepared to run!

Evander: HP: 256/260 Energy: 23/26 MIT: 12 Base DMG: 5

4x Boar:  HP: 172/180  MIT: 32  DMG: 10

Total DMG: 7(thorns)

Mob DMG (explaining Domarus' post): 10-12(MIT)=1 DMGx4(boar)= 4 DMG done

[Domarus 0]

Domarus heard Evander's words and checked the setting sun.  He cursed their luck but he was right, they were out of time and needed to get away from these mobs.  He sheathed his weapon and the boar's came at him.  Domarus swung at them, sending them flying and dealing damage to both parties with his thorned gauntlets and then broke into a run, Evander fast enough to stay ahead of them.  Domarus was able to keep up with the player even with his very heavy equipment.  He hated the very idea of running away but when it was your best option and you literally had no time to spare what else could you do?  As he ran he glanced at Evander.  Would he accept Teayre's offer?  Domarus would accept it without hesitation.  They had enough materials to make a ship of their own so that should be enough to turn the guild's ship into a large enough ship to add two other players he was assuming.  If not, well he'd have to repay Teayre in the future for the offer.  Either way he wanted their attention and get a good enough reputation to be initiated into their guild...  Temporarily.

ID#  71598 cd:  12

Edited November 30, 2016 by Domarus