{SP-F1} Monotonous Gathering n' Stuff ~ COMPLETE!

[Pinball 1]

Pinball took a breath, and stepped into the fields. His goal for today was a simple one. Bring back enough materials so he could order what Perfect item from the Guild's Tailor and Blacksmith, Hei and Eatos. He was wearing his old guild's uniform, the Cloak of the Harbingers, that apparently increased his odds at finding materials. He wasn't sure how long it would take him to get these materials, but he knew he wanted at least gather 32. If that wasn't possible, then he would come back another time with others to help out. Either way, he would get these materials, and that was for sure. Whether it be via fighting mobs or just searching the bushes, he would get it done. "Well," he said, pulling up the hood on his cloak, "Let's do this." With those last words, he ran off, further into the plains of the first floor.

Edited October 16, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball decided that the best place to start would be the easiest place to start. And that easy way was by rummaging through the bushes. Pinball searched for a good two minutes, until he found something. His first T1 Mat! It must've been well hidden, because it seemed to be blended with it's surroundings, almost impossible to notice. Lucky me, he thought with a satisfied chuckle, or maybe it wasn't luck at all. Maybe it was the cloak that helped me find it. He pushed the thought aside. It didn't really matter, he gets the material anyways. He gathered the material, putting it in his inventory, then checked his surroundings. He managed to spot a dense patch of grass not too far away from him, perfect for concealing the odd Material. He decided that that patch of grass was the next place he would look. And if that didn't work, well... He cast a quick glance at the wild boars grazing the plains. There were always alternative solutions.

ID# 89356

LD: 13+3= 16 (Sucess!) 

1 T1 Mat Recovered.

Total T1 Mats: 1 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball took a few steps towards the patch of grass, and immediatly saw something twinkle. He rummaged through the grass faverishly, eager to get his hand on another material. T1 Material Recieved! "Yes!" Pinball exclaimed, pocketing the material. Both of his two attempts were successful, but he wondered how long that would last. Luck doesn't hold out forever. Maybe if he looked in a tree, try to rapidly change the areas he looked in. Maybe it would help him find the materials faster. He decided to give it ago. Pinball rushed over to the nearest tree (which was a good distance away), his footsteps landing hard and loud against the grass of the plains. He finally arrived at the tree, took a breather, and then straightened himself out again. "You're up next, buddy," he said to the tree. He felt like adding a vague pun, just to make the tree uncomfortable. Because you can totally bother trees, he thought sheepishly. Either way, he ended up saying, "Let's find out if your bark is worse than your bite!" That didn't even make sense. 

ID# 89357 

LD: 19 (Success!) 

1 T1 Material recieved. 

Total T1 Mats: 2

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

With more than a tiny bit of struggle, Pinball managed to climb the tree, and immediatly uncovered a material, hiding tucked away in between its trunk and branches. "Wow, I honestly didn't expect that one," he said aloud, genuinly surprised. His luck was holding out very well indeed. Which is why the next place I look is going to be completely barren of any materials whatsoever, he thought bitterly. He trudged into the plains again, his feet dragging against the dirt, kicking up dust. Where to look, where to look... There! Pinball pinpointed a thick, dense patch of grass much like the second place he looked. He couldn't see any other patches around, but Pinball attributed that to his general lack of direction. With my luck, it'll be the exact same patch I searched the first time. It also doesn't help my odds that I lucked out the past three searches. "Well, universe, let's see if you really are being nice to me today," he muttered, and walked over to the dense grass for a search. 

ID# 89358 

LD: 18 (Success!) 

1 T1 Material recieved. 

Total T1 Materials: 3

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball took a while to search the patch, because he wanted to make sure that there was absolutely nothing there. He took a few minutes to search, stopped, searched again. Nothing jumped out at him. "Damn," he cursed. Can't win 'em all, I guess. He placed his hands on his hips, looked up at the sky. He saw as far up as he was able, but the view was mostly blocked by the bottom of the Second Floor. I'll see this games sky. I'll make it to the top, and see the top of Aincrad. And then I'll go home, look at the sky, and I'll know that nothing beats the real sky. These weirdly optimistic thoughts put Pinball a bit off, and he shoved his hands in his pockets, clearly a sign of being uncomfortable. "Alright, back to searching I guess," he decided. Hopefully I'll find some more with this next search, I don't want to be here any longer than I have to. He took a quick look around, and started walking, without a clear destination in mind. 

ID# 89359

LD: 5 + 3= 8 (Failed!) 

No materials found. 

Total T1 Mats: 3/32 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball kept walking, not exactly focusing on anything in particular. His thoughts weren't of gathering Mats, they were of home. Of Florida, of it's beaches and cities, of Japan, of it's countryside and urbanized environment. He was about to let out a homesick sigh, but instead tripped over some lump on the ground. He fell directly forward, and with his hands in his pocket he had nothing to catch himself with. He hit the ground with a dull thump, a cloud of dirt following his landing. "Son of a..." He stood, dusted his clothes off. His black cloak had dirt marks on it, an impressive small detail when compared with the scale of the game. He wiped off the dirt on his armor and cloak as best he could, then turned to see what he had tripped over. "Oh!" It was a material, shining in the sunlight. He picked it up, put it in his inventory. "Well, that's one may to find materials." That's 4, 28 more to go. 

ID# 89390 

LD: 17 (Success!) 

T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 4/32 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

The discovery of the next material was much like the first one, except he didn't trip, and he almost missed seeing it. As Pinball was walking, a sparkle amongst a grove of trees caught his eye. Excited, he rushed towards the glimmer, hoping to find the materials. The problem was, he only saw it glimmer once, and after that there was nothing to use as reference. Therefore, he spent a good ten minutes digging around the dirt of the grove looking for the material. Just as he was about to give up, he had the strange inclination to look up. Resting in the branches, looking very out of place, was a Material. Pinball, after chuckling, climbed the tree, this time much easier than the first time he had attempted to do so. He retrieved the material, and lazily rolled off the branch, hitting the ground and rolling in an attempt to prevent fall damage. It really was an unwarranted move, however, as the tree wasn't nearly as high up as Pinball thought it was. But he himself was not aware of that. He pocketed the material. "Five down," was all he said as he left the grove.

ID# 89391 

LD: 13 + 3= 16 (Success!) 

T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 5/32 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball walked out into the fields, leaving the grove of trees far behind him. The breeze was lovely, a calming and comforting gust of air every so often, bringing a chill to his bones. The plains and the morning sky made a lovely picture, Pinball thought. Except... The mobs littered across the plains made Pinball uncomfortable. He told himself that when the next search he does fails, he would start fighting mobs. He was at a lack of Col, and he would need quite a bit if he was going to refund his dagger skill. In his thoughts, Pinball stumbled, tripped by a lump in the ground. This time, however, Pinball was prepared, and he managed to catch himself with a few backwards steps before he fell. "Jesus Christ," he let out, walking over to the lump and collecting the material. "Well, either way, that's one more down. Six, I think." Pinball put the material in his inventory, checking how many he had. Yep, six. Just 26 more to go. Pinball glared once more at the mobs in the plains, and then started walking again. 

ID# 89392

LD: 17 (Success!)

T1 Material Recieved! 

Total T1 Mats: 6/32 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball took a step forward, towards the boar, and immediatly, another material caught his eye. "Christ," he muttered, "any other day I wouldn't be finding anything." He smiled to himself, kind of offput by the fact that he was dissapointed by discovering materials. Well, the only reason you're out here in the first place is to be gathering materials anyways. Might as well follow through with what you said about continuing. He recieved the materials, albeit a bit dissapointed, and crouched, watching the boars. Bored, he traced lines into the dirt with his dagger, praying that the boar would somehow get hostile and attack him. He waited like that for a while, just waiting for something bad to happen. When nothing did, he stood, sheathed his dagger, and started walking again, passing the boars roaming the plains. Heading towards the trees again, Pinball thinks. I've had luck with the trees so far, my luck has to run out with this at some point. I really just want an excuse to fight a boar. 

ID# 89394 

LD: 20 (Success!)

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 7/32

Edited October 14, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Instead of actually looking for materials like he knew he should be, Pinball spent his time thinking about his player stats. As of now, his damage was pitifully low, even for a level 6. He didn't want to put any SP into his dagger skill yet, though, as he was saving it until he had enough COL to refund his dagger skill. He figured after investing into the Rapier skill, he would try invest in the light armor as well. But first, he would have to gather these materials to buy perfect items from his guild's blacksmith and tailor, Eatos and Hei. He would need approximatly 14 mats for Eatos, to order a Rapier and a shield, and he would need 9 mats for Light armor from Hei. Getting lost in his thoughts, Pinball wandered too deeply into the trees, and found no materials. "Damn it." Now he was going to have to find his way out. 

ID# 89397

LD: 8+3= 11 (Failure) 

No T1 Materials Recovered.

Total T1 Mats: 7/32

 

 

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball was, in simple terms, quite lost. He spun around, panicking, which led to him losing which direction he had entered the wooded area. "Damn it," he kept repeating, stomping through the forest as fast as he could without actually starting to run. Stumbled when his foot tripped up on a tree root. "Damn it." Cloak gets caught on a treebranch. "Damn it." Keep walking, only to have ended up spending more than three minutes walking through what appeared to be the same thing over and over. "Damn it!" Pinball dropped to his knees, his head in his hands. I'm going to get killed out here. I have to find a way out. Now! He forced himself up, and chose a random direction. He ran as fast as he could, as far as he could, only stopping taking a few breaks to catch his breath. During one of his sprints, he could've sword he saw a material, but it ended up just being a fallen leaf. "Damn it."

ID# 89402

LD: 1 (Failure) 

No T1 Materials recovered. 

Total T1 Mats: 7/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball finally made it out of the forest, and was immediatly greeted with a Material, shining, in stark contrast to the green grass of the plains. "Oh God," he said, dropping to his knees. He had been legitamitely scared for his life. Though not for long, he had been lost in a forest, with no way out and a very low damage output. Instead of continuing to worry Pinball, all the experience was harden his resolve to get the material gathering finished. When he finally finishes, he'll be so well set that he won't have to worry about anything. At least, on Floor 1. Pinball put the material in his inventory, counted them up. "That makes eight. Twenty-four more, and I can be finished." Either that, or, he could just call it quits now, and order a weapon from Eatos. He shook his head. No, he would finish it now. He had already come too far. He stood, once again determined to finish his task. 

ID# 89404

LD: 14+3= 17 (Success!) 

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 8/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball took a look around the plains, trying to find where a material could potentially be hiding. He noticed a clump of rocks quite a ways into the field, and decided to pursue it. Pinball ran through the fields as fast as he can, his dagger out and in his hand, just in case a mob got it in it's head to attack him. After a bit of running, he made it to the clump of rocks, and he began his search. Unfortunatly, no matter how hard he looked, he could find no materials in, on, or among the clump of rocks. Well, that's a shame, Pinball thought, having run all this way for nothing. Can't win 'em all. He sat on one of the rocks, looking out at the fields. There was sure to be way more materials out there, he would just have to find out where exactly they were. 

ID# 89405

LD: 3+3== 6 (Failure)

No T1 Materials Recovered.

Total T1 MATS: 8/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

He hopped off the rock, still on the fence about how he felt about this material gathering. Yes, it will prove to be useful eventually, but the process is just really... monotonous, he finished, scratching the back of his head. He started walking, and then immediatly stopped, as something hiding in a dense patch of grass caught his eys. It was another material! Pinball ran up to the material, crouched, and put it in his inventory. "That's nine," he said out loud, with a smile There's my light armor, right there. Now I just need 14 more, to be able to pay for Eatos's services as well. That rapier and shield won't pay for itself, and I'm certainly not helping anyone by slacking like this. We closed his inventory, and stood once more. Then, he did what has so far been working for him: he just started walking, with his hands in his pockets. 

ID# 89406

LD: 20 (Success!)

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 9/32

 

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball, as seems to be the norm, tripped over yet another lump on the ground. "Oh," he exclaimed pleasantly. It didn't really come as a surprise this time, as he had uncovered 2 others in just this manner. Either way, as was customary, Pinball dropped a knee, picked it up, and placed it in his inventory. "Well, well, well, that makes ten," he continued, standing up again. He shook himself, wiping the dirt off his pants. Can't wait to get that new leather armor from Hei, he thought, imagining the man's reaction when Pinball orders the armor, but gives him 9 extra materials as a side donation to his shop. I've read the guy's sign, he offers free items to new players. That's super kind, and he let me have this cloak free of charge as well. Pinball, dismissing the thoughts, stuffed his hands in his pockets, and once again, he started walking, not a particular destination in mind. 

ID# 89412

LD: 15 (Success!) 

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 10/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball crouched, placing the newly found material in his inventory. This one had been a bit harder to find, as it was in a bush, wrapped up in the branches, and... the thorns. Pinball stood, the breeze blowing his hair to the side. He was by the edge of the same grove of trees he had left earlier, looking out at the plains. Boars still littered the plains, and they still made Pinball a bit uncomfortable. However, he didn't feel like fighting anything at the moment, since he had only just made it out of a sticky situation. He turned, looking back into the forest. The next time I can't find anything, he decided, I'll go and fight something in there. He nodded, now set on doing so. His damage might be exceptionally low, but he might be able to defeat a monster for loot if he uses his stun sword skill. It made him uncomfortable to think about, but he might be caught in a bad situation if he isn't able to kill it fast enough. 

ID# 89413

LD: 17 (Success!)

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 11/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

After that inner-monologue, Pinball straightened out and started walking again. He had not taken more than three steps, when he immediatly found another material. "Wow," he said to himself, "that's eleven, I guess." He was making good time, and he was certainly getting materials at a decent rate. His thoughts drifted back to the boar. I'm sure that if it drops any loot, then I'll be able to get even more materials faster. But is it worth the risk? He was going to find out soon enough. Pinball crouched, and picked up the material, putting it in his inventory. Well, I'll stay true to my word. Next failed search, I'll fight one. He spotted a particular type of boar, who instead of the usual color, was a jet black. Must be stronger than the usual. Certainly looks that way. He decided that that was the boar he was going to go after. 

ID# 89420 

LD: 20 (Success!) 

1 T1 Material Recovered! 

Total T1 Mats: 11/32

 

 

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball started walking again, his hands in his pockets, as per usual. He stopped when he couldn't find anything on the immediate floor, he decided to head to the edge of the forest grove. He walked alongside that edge for a while, and still couldn't find anything that screamed, "Hey, I'm a material, pick me up!" He finally stopped, and stared up at the boars roaming the fields. Particularly, the black variant. Alright, he thought, a grim determination swelling in his belly. I guess it's time. He pulled out his dagger, the green blade catching the sunlight and shining. "Alright, black boar, it's your time to die." He pointed at the black boar, who still hadn't taken notice of the teenager. The boar lumbered around, wandering around without much of a goal in mind. Kinda like Pinball was, not too long ago, when he was out looking for materials. But the time for material gathering was over. It was time to fight. "Let's get this over with." 

ID# 89421 

LD: 4+3= 7 (Failure!) 

No T1 Materials Recovered.

Total T1 Materials: 11/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball stopped mid-stride, as a material caught his eye. He crouched, sheathed his dagger, and picked up the material, just to make sure it was a material. It sure was. He put it in his inventory, suddenly losing all interest in fighting the boar. "That's twelve," he said aloud. He yelled at himself for being stupid. He had no idea why he thought he would be able to beat the Black Boar. He didn't even know the boar's stats, after all. It could end up killing him. But then again... He needed the COL. Not as enthusiastic as the last time he decided to do this, he gripped his dagger.He was going to kill this mob, and then he was going to walk away, alive, with his rewards for killing it. "Alright boarsie pie, it's your time to die." He stood up, walked up to the boar, who had yet to notice it's presence. "Let's get it done, for real this time." 

ID# 89422

LD: 15 

1 T1 Materials Recovered!

Total T1 Mats: 12/32

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball

[Pinball 1]

Pinball ran up to the boar, and the boar immediatly noticed, becoming hostile. The Black Boar charged, landing a strike on his calf, but Pinball immediatly followed up with <Side Bite> which he had activated before hand, and landed on the boar's side as he charged pass. The boar spun around, then froze as the stunn effect took effect. Pinball glanced at his HP bar, that had taken a tiny dip. My armor is the only thing saving me here, he thought uncomfortably. If I can't land good hits on this thing soon, it might actually be able to kill me... Pinball hopped back, his dagger in hand. The boar was now stunned, but he would have to follow up with another attack soon if he wanted to take full advantage of the stun. "Alright," he muttered. He would have to end this quick. Otherwise, Pinball might not be making it out here in in one piece, judging from the boar's health and damage. 

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ID# 89423 

BD: 5+1=6 (Hit!) MD: 7 (Hit!)

COMBAT: 

Spoiler

Pinball uses <Side Bite>, stunning Black Boar and dealing 6 DMG! 

Dmg= 1b + 1r + 1e= 3*2= 6 DMG & Stun

Black Boar attacks Pinball for 9 DMG! 

Dmg= 18--9 (MIT) = 9 DMG

HEALTH/STATS: 

Spoiler

Pinball: HP- 111/120 EN- 7/12  MIT- 9 

Black Boar: HP- 54/60 {Stunned} 

 

Edited October 15, 2017 by Pinball