[F1-NK-PP] Beginning of a Bladesman

[Cyberlord 0]

Veritas was not amused about the situation he was in. The Death Game was, in fact, real, he realized after he had spent a week so far in the game doing nothing. There was little options now but to get himself strong enough to oppose the will of the Game Master. To do that, he was going to need training in the ways of this game as none of his tactics from other MMOs worked. There was no magic here, and he'd tried every spell he knew in other games just to be absolutely certain. Groaning as he walked through the Town of Beginnings, he realized that he needed someone to educate him about his game. Ideally, he'd have never have bought it, he shouldn't have bought the game. A mental note was made by him that if he ever encountered the Game Master he was going to punch the ignorant idiot in the face, with all of the violence that he could muster. For now, though he had to focus on the situation at hand, namely his lack of any useful abilities that could be used in the game. What was with the limit of swords, axes, spears, polearms and other weapons only? 

"To recap. I've been trapped in a death game by an insane psychopath. I have nothing, save a sword and the gear of a beginner. In other words, I'm royally messed up." said Veritas as he made his way to the exit of the Town of Beginnings. Ready or not, he was going to have to get some currency so that he could afford better equipment. Survival was the only thing that mattered in the long run, no matter how he did it. It was too bad that he was not a master swordsman back home. If he ever got out of the game alive, he made a mental note that he was going to put forth the effort to master the noble arts of the sword. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Aster 0]

At a brisk pace, Aster made for the eastern gate in the Town of Beginnings. The ginger's short orange hair bounced lightly with her step, and her fingers laced themselves together behind her as she walked with purpose. Out of materials, and with too much time on her hands, the alchemist had decided today would serve well for gathering some items to serve as fuel for more potions.

Making her way outside of the safe zone, the rolling hills and grassy fields of the first floor stood before her. The girl brought her heels together as she came to a stop, eyes scanning thoughtfully over the vast area. Wild boars grazed in static patterns, and she could spot another player here or there either roaming the fields or taking part in combat. She didn't wait very long before continuing to walk, the sides of her white shoes brushing against the tall grass. Quickly spotting a familiar herb amongst the grass, the healer knelt down to pick the item up and deposit it into her inventory.

@Cyberlord

Material Gathering:

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• ID#: 84635
  • LD: 19 - Success!
     
• Aster: (1) T1 material

 

Edited May 19, 2017 by Aster

[Cyberlord 0]

Approaching the Eastern Gate which was where he was headed to hunt for a mob to battle, because he knew he needed some opponents so that he could prepare himself in order to get strong enough to battle the Game Master. There was no other way to handle this situation,  he knew he needed to make himself become more powerful with his sword and get a better one. Some new clothes were probably in order as well, but he wasn't sure how to get new clothes. Given he was unfamiliar with the game, even though he'd read the little guide book that had been given out to him at the start, he sighed. Approaching the first player he noticed, who was bent down and gathering a herb Veritas asked her when he got close enough. 

"Would you mind too terribly helping me find some better equipment, including better clothes?" 

@Aster

 

[Aster 0]

Just as she straightened back up and the material had completely disappeared from her hand, Aster's attention was caught on an unfamiliar voice. The girl turned towards the source, her amber eyes resting on a player with fiery red hair. Boasting a couple of inches on her, the girl looked at the man for a moment before registering his question. "Oh," She looked thoughtful for a moment. "Sure, I don't mind." The words left the ginger with a faint British accent to them. She tapped an index finger to her chin before continuing. "Well, a shop is the most straight-forward way to get equipment, but you'd need some money." She trailed off a moment, assuming that wasn't an option available to the red-haired man. "You could also kill monsters." She stated plainly, turning slightly to look back over the field. Wild monsters were scattered about, following their programmed grazing routes until a player would get close enough to initiate combat.

@Cyberlord

[Cyberlord 0]

@Aster

Cyberlord nodded, and looked at the monsters. Noticing a group of five boars nearby,  he'd smile a bit. This was going to be fun, even though he hadn't used his sword before. Before he began the attack, he asked. "How does one use a Sword Skill?"  Veritas was clueless when it came to sword skills, as he'd never used them before. Of course, he'd never had a reason to play seriously before. Veritas was unsure about the game, given that he had only started actually playing it today, officially.  "I'll need to kill a lot of monsters probably to get myself skilled enough to dual wield curved swords, and then find myself a couple of good blades." 

[Aster 0]

"Dual wield?" Aster mumbled aloud, her head tilting slightly at the concept. She hadn't seen any player with more than a single one-handed weapon equipped, so the thought of wielding two at once was surprising. The ginger immediately began wondering whether or not such a thing was a function of the game, how that changed a player's damage output, and other intricacies around the idea as her thoughts wandered.

"Oh," She soon pulled herself back to reality, realizing that the man had asked her a different question. Her shoulders tensed up a bit before she gave her answer. "Well, I wouldn't be able to show you..." Her first words were a bit quiet before she spoke up a bit. "But everything is connected to your thoughts and movements. Basically, if you think about using a sword skill--err, sword art--" she corrected her terminology, "the system should take care of the rest." The girl nodded matter-of-factly. Most of her explanation had come from the details in their beginner handbook with a few holes filled in from word-of-mouth that she'd gotten from other players. Without any points in her own weapon skill, Aster had never been able to put the action into practice.

"Oh, here." The girl hurriedly opened her menus and materialized a single glass vial in each hand, filled with an identical orange liquid. "Drink this. They're not very high quality, but it will give you a bonus to your damage." She explained briefly, handing over one of the vials before drinking the contents of the other herself.

Trade Confirmation:

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• -Minor Potion of Damage (Traded to @Cyberlord)

Item Used:

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• Minor Potion of Damage (Consumed)

Equipment & Stats:

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Level 17
HP: 340
Energy: 34
DMG: (3 Base) + (1 Consumable) = 4
MIT: 27 (Equipment)

»[Equipped] [Perfect] Orange Lightning +2 Paralyze, +1 Bleed
»[Equipped] [Perfect] Ring of Life +3 Combat Craft
»[Equipped] [Perfect] Sabatons of the Bulwark - +27 MIT

 

[Cyberlord 0]

@Aster

"So this potion buffs up my damage somehow?" asked Veritas, as he put the potion to his lips. While he normally wouldn't accept potions from strangers she seemed kind enough and didn't seem like the type to poison him. Hopefully, he was right about her, and he was in no danger. The potion was drained by him in one gulp, and down the hatch, it went. Once he had ingested the potion he could feel his power increase slightly.  "And by merely thinking about it, one can perform this sword art?"  This was news to him as he had never heard of Sword Arts, or how to perform them properly before. Truth be told he was about to try them for the first time. 

His eyes darted around, and then he noticed a suitable target. Said target was a group of five boars that were just sitting there, and minding their own business. Collecting some of the materials from killing them would allow him to use the materials to earn Col, to buy better equipment for his own personal use. Eventually, he did need something that was more suited to his fighting style than the beginner weapons. Chances are these wouldn't provide him much in the way of actual protection, should it come down to a fight. As he considered his options, and how best to attack he finally came close to the boars. Sighing he couldn't think of how best to attack. 

"We'll have to wait a few minutes, and formulate a plan." 

 

 

[Aster 0]

"Mm, that's right," Aster nodded as the redhead summed up the functions. "There are a lot of items that boost certain stats. Potions and food give you temporary bonuses, and if you get better equipment those are permanent increases." A small smile settled on her features. It was nice to be able to explain things to someone else, something she hadn't had the opportunity to do in quite a while. Lately, she had been the one being taught about the different systems of the game and how it functioned. She spoke up again, continuing on. "Combat is almost the same as fighting in real life," Her fingertips nudged at the rim of her glasses. "Your physical capabilities are set to a standard, though. So is doesn't matter if you aren't athletic. Everything about your avatar is controlled through your mind," she prattled on, "so when you when to use a sword art, just think about activating it. This system had some way of guiding your movements and the ability will trigger for more damage." The ginger nodded matter-of-factly.

Spotting the same pack of boars that the red-haired man seemed to lay his eyes on, Aster's eyebrows narrowed slightly in a serious expression. "Don't take on more than one at a time. See if you can just fight against one. I can heal you if necessary."