[F1-SP] <<The Second Lesson, Is Also Free>> Getting Serious

[Volcanic 0]

Volcanic stared at her Col account at the table of her inn room, wondering how many more nights she could stay before running out of money. But really, did it matter? Realistically, Volcanic just had to make more. Then it was a nonissue. She sighed as she mulled over Lyle's words. Logically, his quest was the next step, but he had mentioned danger. That most likely meant fighting stuff. Could be the boars. Could be something worse. The thought made Volcanic's blood run cold. But the quest was for beginners, so it couldn't be so bad right? With another heavy sigh she pushed herself away from the table and stood up. She'd have to try it. At worst she died, right? She cursed herself for the morbid thought before making her way to the door and locking it behind her. She dropped the key off with the innkeeper as she made her way back to Lyle's workshop.

[Volcanic 0]

With this being her third trip to the blacksmith's shop, she had fairly well memorized the route to and from the inn. Or so she had thought. She forgot just how forgetful she was as she pulled up her map and found herself at least a few blocks away from the forge. At least she had been a little close? Ah, but who was she fooling? She followed her blip to the forge proper, and stood there taking deep breaths and telling herself that everything would be okay. Getting the quest from Lyle was the easy and least scary part. She mentally accepted this, but still found herself rooted to the ground. She frowned as she reached deep inside herself for what bravery she could muster, and pushed herself forward and through the door. Sure enough, it was just Lyle, working on what appeared the same lump of metal as she had seen him working on each time she was here.

[Volcanic 0]

The bell dinged as Volcanic entered, and sure enough, Lyle went through the normal response of dousing his molten metal and lumbering over to the girl. "I already told you girl, I'm not in the business of apprentices," he started, but Volcanic simply shook her head. "It's okay, sir. I'm here to help with your other problem," she stated. Lyle's eyes lit up with understanding and he grinned, "Ah, perfect then. I would go take care of it myself you see, but these old bones aren't what they used to be." As he finished speaking, a quest prompt appeared in front of Volcanic, which actually startled her a little. There were points where this world felt so real that she forgot she was playing a game. She accepted the quest, before looking back to the old man for instructions. "Boar pups have tusks that are just right for small parts of weapons you see. I need a few to finish some projects," he explained.

Edited July 23, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Volcanic couldn't help but sweat a bit at the idea of combat. It could spell death, after all. But he said boar pups. Baby boars couldn't be so bad. Perhaps that's why the quest was for beginners. She nodded to the blacksmith and asked, "Where can I find them?" Lyle stroked his beard in response as he thought of his answer, before answering, "Same place as the herbs you gathered for Zackariah I'll reckon. Just look for the small boars. Careful you don't anger any of the adult ones. They usually don't bother you adventurer types unless you strike first." Volcanic nodded at the man and he nodded back, heading back to his forge. As Volcanic turned to leave, she heard Lyle behind her say, "Three pup tusks, alright? That's all I need. Take care out there." The more he tried to assure her to be careful, the more nervous Volcanic got, but she tried not to let it bother her overmuch.

[Volcanic 0]

As Volcanic left, she heard the familiar bell ring. It's too bad Lyle was an NPC, at this point she could be considered a regular at his shop. She chuckled a bit at the thought as her boots hit the cobblestones making their way to the nearest city gate. Volcanic wasn't one to be a regular anywhere, so the thought of being one was a pleasant one. Now she'd just have to do the same with players and make real connections. She liked that idea as she reached the city gates and looked out at the rolling hills beyond. It honestly wasn't until now that she noticed that there were in fact different sized boars. Some large, some small. There were even some ones roaming around in the distance. The thought of fighting those was definitely a scary prospect. But thankfully for her sake, she didn't have to. With a shaky sigh, Volcanic made her way out into the hills to find some boar pups to slay.

[Volcanic 0]

Combat Stats:

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Stats
Level: 4
Hit Points: 80
Energy: 8
One-Handed Curved Sword Base Damage: 2
Unarmed Base Damage: 1

Sword Arts Known
One-Handed Curved Sword
Rank 1

• Reaver - 1x1 - (1 Energy) - A basic sword art slashing vertically.
• Fell Crescent - 1x1 - Stun - (4 Energy) - A charge-type sword art that delivers a downward blow and covers a distance of 4 meters in 0.4 seconds.
• Rage Blow - 2x1 - (2 Energy) - A basic sword art slashing horizontally.

Skills
Weapon skills

• One-Handed Curved Sword - Rank 1: Novice

Equipment

• One-Handed Iron Scimitar
• Basic Cloth Armor

Battle Ready Inventory

• 40 HP Health Potion (5)

 

Pre-turn Status:

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Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crit)

Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 8/8 Energy

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As Volcanic walked out into the hills, she realized that there was no shortage of boar pups near the wall. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did mean she had to be careful not to anger more than one at a time. Before heading towards a boar pup, Volcanic checked her equipment, making sure she had her scimitar equipped and her potions ready. With sword on hip and potions on her belt, she walked towards one of the boar pups. She nervously drew her scimitar and watched the smallish creature snuffle around in the grass before stopping and training one of its beady black eyes on the girl. Volcanic froze for a moment, and so did the boar pup, and for an instant it was as if time stood still. Volcanic was the first to break the standoff as she gave a battle cry and ran at the boar, swinging her scimitar wildly. The boar pup squealed and ran away, and Volcanic was sure she just looked like an utter fool.

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Turn Result:

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• Attack Roll ID: 87037
• BD: 5
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 3
  • Boar Pup Missed!

 

Status Changes:

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• Combat Begins
• Volcanic's Energy is now 6/8

 

Edited July 23, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crit)

Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 6/8 Energy

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As Volcanic and the Boar Pup stared at each other, and Volcanic stood out of breath from wildly swinging her sword, it was clear that she had no real clue what she was doing. The Boar Pup grunted at her, and instinctively Volcanic gave a grunt back, like a cave man having a conversation with an animal. The Boar Pup squealed at her, like her grunt had been an insult, and Volcanic ignored the thing for a second as she tried to think of what some of be beta players had told her while she waited in line for the game with her dad. What had they mentioned about combat? Focusing on the enemy and using... Sword Arts? She wasn't entirely certain she had that right, but at the very least the focus was something she could do.

Volcanic focused on the Boar Pup in front of her, which was still squealing at her mind you, as she thought about her next strike. As her breathing steadied, her scimitar began to glow with a silver hue as she ran forward, kicking up dirt behind her, eyes locked on the Boar Pup. As she reached the creature, it was as if her body had gone into autopilot, as her feet positioned for a clean slice across the nose of the Boar Pup before the creature could dodge. Right in front of her eyes, the creature's Health dropped to zero, and with one last dying squeal, exploded into pixels.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87049
• BD: 10
  • Volcanic Scored a Critical Hit! (+2 Damage)
  • Volcanic Uses the Sword Art Rage Blow for 8 Damage! (-2 Energy)
• The Boar Pup Has Been Slain!
• Loot Roll ID: 87052
• LD: 1
  • No Loot

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 5/8
• Boar Pup has been Slain!
• Combat Ends

Edited July 23, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 5/8 Energy

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As Volcanic watched the boar pup explode into pixels, for an instant she was incredibly afraid. That wasn't the outcome she had expected. She had expected something more gory and frightening. Her cutting into the creature's muzzle and having to dig the boar tusk out, or simply lopping its head off to take home or something grotesque. But no, the creature had exploded, and she was standing there with sword and hand, and a pop up window that said, "ENEMY DEFEATED!" with some experience and a confirmation button, and that was it. That was the only proof she had that she had done the deed. Not even a boar tusk. She also wasn't even sure how she beat the creature. She had focused on it, like the beta players had explained, and then it was almost as if the game had taken over her movements. She held up her sword and looked at the glint off of it in the sunlight. At least now she knew she could do this.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 6/8

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 6/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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In the hills, it didn't take Volcanic long to scout out another Boar Pup to go after, as she kept low to the ground and tried to be a little bit sneaky. She wasn't really sure how all that worked in this game, but she hoped it worked more like real life. Be quiet and soft, and catch the enemy unawares. She watched the Boar Pup snuffle around, before brandishing her blade and attempting to jump down on it from a nearby hill. The creature squealed and ran away in a zig zag pattern, unaware of where the assault had actually come from. Volcanic sighed and cursed herself for not focusing properly first. She hadn't felt the same power that the last blow had, and she needed to take the time to hone that power. Though she supposed that's what beginner combat was for. She watched the boar continue to run around in a mild circle, scared and confused, before readying her blade once again.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87269
• BD: 3
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 2
  • Boar Pup Missed!

Status Changes:

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• Combat Begins
• Volcanic's Energy is now 5/8

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 5/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Despite not being entirely sure how it all worked, Volcanic tried to focus her energy once again on the Boar Pup running in a circle. It was difficult, because of the creature's incessant fearful squealing and it's seeming inability to recognize that Volcanic was attacking it so it wouldn't sit still and focus on her in return. But Volcanic took a deep breath, and as before, her sword began to glow, as she dashed towards the creature and managed to slice it along the flank. It wasn't a killing blow, but the creature's health bar dropped dramatically as it finally realized that Volcanic was the culprit of its demise. It didn't take this lightly, as it turned and gave a high pitched squeal and headbutted the woman in the chest, nearly knocking her on her butt. She grunted as the boar's beady eyes stared at her and she stumbled back from the blow.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87271
• BD: 7
  • Volcanic Uses the Sword Art Rage Blow for 4 Damage! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 6
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 4/8 Energy
• Volcanic's HP is now 77/80
• Boar Pup's HP is now 1/5

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 77/80 HP
• 4/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 1/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic had taken hardly any damage from the beast, and so was feeling a bit more brave about these creatures. So long as she could keep a level head while fighting them, she didn't seem to have as much risk of death on this quest. And so she stared the creature down, and focused her gaze on the Pup, locking eyes with it as her sword glowed once again and she leapt into the air. With a clean slice, she brought her sword down hard on the creature before it had any chance to think about what Volcanic had been doing, and with a pained squeal the creature exploded into pixels in front of hte woman. Another creature down, another victory, and Volcanic was starting to get the hang of this. Unfortunately, as the loot window popped up with her congratulations and experience, she found that she still hadn't found any of the tusks she needed.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87272
• BD: 10
  • Volcanic Scored a Critical Hit! (+2 Damage)
  • Volcanic Uses the Sword Art Reaver for 3 Damage! (-1 Energy)
• Boar Pup is Slain!
• Loot Roll ID: 87273
• LD: 6
  • No Loot

Status Changes:

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• Combat Ends

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 77/80 HP
• 4/8 Energy

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As Volcanic walked up a nearby hill to survey for another suitable target, she wondered idly if she was doing anything wrong in killing the creatures. Perhaps her targetting the head of the creature was damaging the tusks, and thus making them not drop? That was the only thing she could consider. She had hit the snout of the creature with killing blows twice now, only to not receive any loot from the drop. So she decided to take a different approach. Perhaps she could focus on the creature's rear to take it out, catch it from behind to get the loot from the tusks. It would be a bit more difficult, but perhaps that's what the quest was aiming for? There was no way for Volcanic to know until she tried, at the very least. And then she spotted her prey, as she crouched down in the grass, kneeling to watch the creature walk through the swaying grass of the windy plains.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Volcanic Regains 3 HP

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 5/8
• Volcanic's HP is now 80/80

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 80/80 HP
• 5/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic had tried her best to focus and get the best of the Boar Pup, but this one seemed far more aware than the other pups she had attacked. This one lifted its head as Volcanic leapt from the hill above, only to dodge out of the way, with its rear facing the girl as she landed. Volcanic's sword struck the ground with a thud as she looked up to the creature, only to have it plant it's rear hoof directly into her face. Volcanic reflexively held her face as she stumbled backwards, despite the lack of pain. She groaned as she felt herself fall on her butt, and closed her eyes for a second. She felt like the world was vibrating for a second, before it finally started to settle down and she saw the Boar Pup scratching at the dirt as if it was going to charge her. She had found one itching for a fight it seemed.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87275
• BD: 1
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 8
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Combat Begins
• Volcanic's Energy is now 4/8
• Volcanic's HP is now 77/80

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 77/80 HP
• 4/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic watched the boar as it readied it charge. She knew if she rolled out of the way she could dodge the creature, and might even be able to use that to her advantage to reach its rear for an attack. Provided it didn't end up with another kick to the face of course. Suddenly, the boar was off, kicking up dirt behind it, and Volcanic managed to roll to her left just in time to dodge the attack. But much to her dismay the boar was too fast and too far out of reach for the girl as she rolled onto a knee and swung her sword around. The creature lifted its head and sniffed the air, confused by the lack of contact, as Volcanic sighed and slowly made her way to her feet. Stupid though the creatures may be, Volcanic didn't feel much smarter in this instant, at least against this particular boar.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87277
• BD: 5
  • Volcanic Misses! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 1
  • Boar Pup Misses!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 3/8

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 77/80 HP
• 3/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic stood with her sword at the ready, and despite her focus, the boar was too aware of its opponent. The boar would dodge, and Volcanic would do the same, and the two danced, evenly matched in the worst of ways. Neither party could land a blow, and the battle was quickly going nowhere. Volcanic sighed as she sat down in the grass and watched the creature. The creature squealed, and Volcanic almost wondered if she could hear the creature asking why she was doing this. And for a moment she wondered herself. If she couldn't kill the boar, what was the point? She doubted that unless she sat completely still for a good half hour, this creature wouldn't really be able to beat her either, and it would probably run away long before that if she was doing nothing to combat it. Beginner quest indeed. With a sigh, she stood up again. She promised Lyle, after all. That would have to be enough.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87278
• BD: 2
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 2
  • Boar Pup Missed!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 2/8

Edited July 27, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 77/80 HP
• 2/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic tried to focus, but her mind was elsewhere as she thought about this pointless dance between herself and the boar. It was all she could do not to scream in rage and charge at the thing in a frenzy, but she knew that would just end up being less than helpful. Instead, she opted for a quick charge and slash, but the boar managed to parry the blow with its tusks as she caught them with the flat of her blade. The boar grunted and thrust her sword to the side as she staggered, and it whipped around and kicked her again, this time in the butt. She crumpled to the ground and groaned as she rubbed her butt where it had managed to land the blow, before standing up and brushing the dirt off of her with an even louder groan. This was getting her nowhere, and for a moment she wondered if she had picked the wrong monster to fight.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87279
• BD: 1
  • Volcanic Misses! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 8
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 1/8
• Volcanic's HP is now 74/80

Edited July 30, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 74/80 HP
• 1/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 5/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic told herself she needed to focus. She was tired now, this fight having dragged on much longer than he others. She felt like she had been fighting this boar for hours, but as she looked up to the sun it was almost as if it hadn't moved the slightest bit. She grumbled, before locking eyes with the boar. It continued to scratch at the dirt for another charge. Volcanic frowned, before readying her stance. She held the sword out to her side and it began to glow once more. The boar charged and she smirked and sidestepped the creature easily, as if she were a matador for a bull. As it ran past her she brought her sword around to the flank of the creature and watched as a red line drew across the creature's rear as it squealed in pain. She had gotten it! Finally! But she watched as the heath bar dropped very nearly to the end but not all the way. The boar turned and growled. Not over yet.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87371
• BD: 8
  • Volcanic Uses the Sword Art Rage Blow for 4 Damage! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 1
  • Boar Pup Missed!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's Energy is now 0/8
• Boar Pup's HP is now 1/5

Edited August 10, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 74/80 HP
• 0/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 1/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic thought she had the boar on the ropes, but this one was not like the others. This one was clearly just very angry by the attack, and didn't care in the slightest about its remaining health. Sure, maybe it was huffing a bit more than the last charge, but all Volcanic knew is that she needed to get out of the way and fast. But the boar didn't give her the chance as it charged headlong right into her legs, sending the girl flipping forward through the air. She landed flat on her back with a hard thud and stared at the world as it rattled. She blinked, trying to clear her head before the boar decided to charge again, but that had been too vicious of a blow. She reminded herself once more to pick her targets more carefully next time. Slowly brought herself to her elbow to look at the boar, who was still upset. Of course.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87372
• BD: 2
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 10
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's HP is now 71/80

Edited August 10, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 71/80 HP
• 0/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 1/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic wasn't sure what to do. She was out of energy, she was exhausted, and this boar refused to go down quietly. She grunted as she tried to find her footing, only to get charged by the boar once again. Another dust cloud was thrown up as she hit the ground with a thud, and she groaned. Should she just run? Fighting this boar wasn't doing much good in the way of actually killing it. If this continued, if she couldn't even do a simple task like standing up, she was bound to die. She looked to her health, noticing that she was realistically nowhere near death. But that was the effect the very real prospect of death had on one's mentality. She found herself continuing to worry about that unrealistic prospect in this situation as she finally managed to find her feet and face the boar in front of her. She needed to end this.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87373
• BD: 2
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 8
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's HP is now 68/80

Edited August 10, 2017 by Volcanic

[Volcanic 0]

Pre-turn Status:

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Volcanic:

• 68/80 HP
• 0/8 Energy

Boar Pup:

• 1/5 HP
• 3 Damage (No Crits)

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Volcanic couldn't find her focus. She wasn't even entirely sure if her magical glowing sword attacks would work if she had no energy. She wasn't sure if she could win this now, and she had to consider that running was a very real possibility. But would the boar pup let her leave? The thing seemed very adamant to kill her now that she had ruined its day. She couldn't even say she blamed it. She watched the boar pup carefully for its next move. As expected, the creature charged her once again, and she had made an attempt to put her blade in the path of the creature to try to cleave the last remainder of its health, only to find it sidestepping her and slamming her with its hip and back leg, knocking her sword to the side. She spun around and did her best to keep her footing after the attack, and stumbled backwards from the creature.

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Turn Result:

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• Volcanic Regains 1 Energy
• Attack Roll ID: 87716
• BD: 3
  • Volcanic Missed! (-2 Energy)
• MD: 10
  • Boar Pup Attacks Volcanic for 3 Damage!

Status Changes:

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• Volcanic's HP is now 65/80

Edited August 10, 2017 by Volcanic