[SP-F1] Prologue: The New Reality

[Ravenoa 0]

"Link... START!!!" Hikaru shouted as he rested himself comfortably on his bed as the Nerve Gear on his head separated his senses from his body and instead were now attached to a new body in this virtual world: His avatar, Ravenoa. The first thing he noticed was the sound of other people talking about quests and adventuring, as well as the hustle and bustle of a busy town. Opening his bright yellow eyes, he took in the view. It was hard to believe that they were in a virtual world as he watched all the other players excitedly run by. He could smell the water of the salt water fountain behind him as it splashed into the basin. Turning to the fountain, he reaches into it and swirls his hands in the water, smiling as he felt the water rush between his fingers.

"Kaiyaba... You have truly outdone yourself..." Ravenoa complimented as he thought of the creator of Sword Art Online. He was truly in another world and he was ready to explore it. As he tried to walk off, he noticed his health and name in the top left corner, as well as a flashing icon. Curious, he tried to tap it only to feel dumb as it continued to flash. Letting his hand drop from the air, the main menu appeared before him. Swiping his hand downward again, it disappeared. 

"So that's how it works..." He mumbled to himself ans he swiped his hand downward again to bring the main menu back. Searching for the source of the flashing icon, he notices that his inbox was flashing. Tapping it, he found one message:

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"Greetings, player.

Welcome to Sword Art Online! Please select one of the following packages to help you get started on your adventure.

{Basic Package}
{Tank Package}
{DPS Package}
{Support Package}

We hope you enjoy your time in Sword Art Online and are looking forward to seeing you in the future.

Best regards, Akihiko Kaiyaba."

"Hmm... Tough call... Do I want to be offensive or defensive..." He thought as he pondered the idea of being an offensive samurai rather than a protector kind of samurai, as he had always played in the past. "Then again... I always go defensive, so let's have a little fun this time." He laughed as he picked the DPS package, making several items appear in his inventory. 

The first thing he equipped was his new weapon, the Quicksilver Falchion. Bright silver in color, the blade shined brilliantly in the sun. Ravenoa took immediately to this weapon as admired its fine edge and slight curve with an edge on both sides of the blade. Giving it a few swings, he was surprised, yet pleased to know it had the weight of a real weapon.

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As he placed the blade into the buckle at his hip that materialized onto his belt, he also equipped the Traveler's Coat that came with the sword, which formed to fit his body: A white overcoat that had the SAO emblem on the back. 

"Now then... guess I should get started, eh?"

Stats

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Level 1
HP: 20/20
En: 2/2
Dmg: 2
Acc: +1
Tier 1 Bleed: BD 9-10 (12 Dmg per turn for 2 turns)

Skills:
Curved Sword - Novice (Curved Sword damage +1)

Items
Quicksilver Falchion Rare Tier 1 Curved Sword [Bleed] [Accuracy]
(3) Health Potion Tier 1 Potion [Heals 50 HP when consumed]
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Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Walking around the Town of Beginnings, Ravenoa made it a point to know exactly where everything was so he could find it with ease later. The first thing he noticed was the Inn and Tavern that was right next to him.

"Good. I can use this fountain as a landmark to find it later. Now what about some shops?" He muttered to himself as he continued to explore the town. Turns out that shops, inns and taverns were all plentiful, so sticking to one in particular wasn't necessary... Though he did come to find out that the Inns were all cramped, but had everything he would need to at least find seclusion for whenever he had to log out. The shops also had lower-grade armor and gear, and none of them had anything that was better than his current weapon, which he had expected. To receive a Rare weapon as his starting weapon was pretty nice, even if it did mean sacrificing some defense since he only received vanity armor, which had no beneficial stats at all. Though he wasn't going t o complain. He would just get some regular armor later.

Finding everything that he would need, he decided to head to the gates of town in search of something to test his weapon out on. 

"Better not wander out too far... I don't want to have to wait to be revived or anything..." He said to himself as he crossed through the gates and took in the landscape of the grasslands before him.

[Ravenoa 0]

As he walked away from the town, Ravenoa took the time to enjoy the gentle breeze and the warm sun, as well as the sight of the fields of grass swaying with the breeze. As far as the eye could see, it looked like an ocean of grass and the breeze created a type of wave effect on it all. 

"Seriously... The amount of time and effort to bring weather effects to this game must be extensive indeed... It's incredible." Ravenoa mused to himself as he kept an eye out for any boars or wolves, which were always common low level spawns in any MMO. Sadly, there were none to be found this close to the town.

"Guess I gotta move out a little farther..." He sighed as he walked off down the nearest path, keeping an eye out all the while to prevent an ambush from anything that might find him tasty. After about twenty minutes of searching, Ravenoa happens across two boars. Feeling that taking on two of them at once wouldn't be a wise idea, he waited patiently behind a nearby boulder, watching them carefully.

[Ravenoa 0]

Silently, Ravenoa grabbed his falchion from its buckle and waited patiently for an opportunity to attack. He wasn't strong enough to take both of them by himself without any armor or armor skills and he knew it. 

"The first principle of Bushido: Rectitude. 'To die when it is right to die... to strike when it is right to strike...'"He recited to himself as he continued to watch the boars. He knew this would be a bad time for him to fall, so he waited for the right chance to strike instead. Suddenly, a gray blur streaks over towards the boars, one of them vanishing in a flash of pixels as the wolf that rushed in bit at its neck. It then turned to the other boar and jumped out of the way as it was charged at, then leaped towards the boar and bit down on its leg, crippling it, then bit into its neck as well, causing it to burst apart in a flash of pixels as well. 

Now's my chance! He thought as he eyed the surrounding area and found that he was alone with the wolf. Scrambling to his feet, he ran out from behind the boulder. 
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Ravenoa
Health: [20/20] {////////////////////}
Energy: [ 2 / 2 ] {//}
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Wolf
Health: [10/10] {//////////}
Damage: 3

Edited December 14, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Dashing forward, Ravenoa runs up to the wolf while its back was turned, its attention still fixated on where the boars just were.

Good. It hasn't noticed me yet! Ravenoa smirked as he readied his blade for a cross slash to the wolf's hind legs. As he got closer, the wolf seemed to hear him coming and started to turn around to face him, but it was too late as Ravenoa leaped forward and cut the wolf clean through its hip, leaving a deep digital gash in the blade's wake. As he regained his footing, the wolf spun around and managed to bite his arm before Ravenoa could get far enough away. Regaining his composure, he watched the teeth marks slowly disappear from his arm, but was curious to see that the wound he had inflicted on the wolf was still there, pixels rising out of it. 

"That must be the special property that this weapon has... It's over." Ravenoa said, smirking as he watched patiently for the Bleed effect to finish off his target.

 

Dice Roll

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ID: 92298

• BD: 9 (Critical Hit)
• CD: 11
• LD: 14
• MD: 6 (Hit)

Result:

• Ravenoa takes 3 damage
• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Wolf takes 2 (+1) damage
• Wolf is now inflicted with T1 Bleed.

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Ravenoa
Health: [17/20] {////////////////////} (-3)
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Wolf
Health: [ 7 /10] {//////////} (-3)
Damage: 3
Status: T1 Bleed (0/2 Turns)

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Ravenoa watched closely as the wolf's health bar slowly decreased and its movements becoming weak. As its health dipped into the red and continued to drain, he knew the battle was over and returned the falchion to its buckle on his hip. Crossing his arms, he watched as the wolf's health finally drained completely and it burst into pixels, just as the boars did prior to this battle. In its wake, a small loot screen appeared before him. 

Loot (With Roll)

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 ID# 92315:
 Battle: 7
 Craft: 3
 Loot: 13
 MOB: 10

• (30) col
• (2) T1 Materials

Accepting the loot, Ravenoa moved on in search of another monster to face.

"That one was a little on the weak side... but then again, this IS the first floor and I DO have a pretty decent weapon to start out with. Speaking of weapon... I should probably read what this thing can do..." He muttered as he opened his menu and checked the info of the Quicksilver Falchion. "Bleed, huh? That would explain that health drop... and Accuracy, too... That will come in handy against evasive opponents..." Dismissing the menu, he continued to walk a little farther out hoping to find more monsters to get used to combat. 

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Ravenoa
Health: [17/20] {////////////////////}
Energy: [ 2 / 2 ] {//} (+1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Wolf (Deceased)
Health: [ 0 /10] {//////////} (-12)
Damage: 3
Status: T1 Bleed (1/2 Turns)

Edited December 14, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

As he continued to walk along the path, he kept a close eye over his shoulder to ensure that the Town of Beginnings was still within eyesight. He didn't want to press his luck and venture out too far. Looking back to his arm where he was bitten by the wolf, he couldn't help but feel disturbed that he couldn't feel the pain. Glad, but disturbed...

"Instead of wounds, it's just digital gashes that fade after a few seconds... and in place of blood, it's just pixels... That much I expected... but to have pain replaced with a slight tingling sensation... I can see some people rushing head-first into battle feeling invincible and causing an error that can result in the failure of a boss fight or a dungeon raid..." Ravenoa contemplated, his left arm across his chest and his right resting on top of it, his hand scratching his chin in frustration. He knew that this feature would lead to trouble later down the road.

For about another five minutes, he continued to walk around, finally finding a boar to fight. Grabbing the handle of his weapon, he unbuckled it from his waist and prepared to strike.

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Ravenoa
Health: [20/20] {////////////////////} (+3)
Energy: [ 2 / 2 ] {//}
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar
Health: [10/10] {//////////}
Damage: 3

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Rushing straight into the battle, Ravenoa goes for the same starting tactic as he went for with the wolf and aimed for the boar's hind leg. Unfortunately, he was spotted and the boar had already began to turn before he swung his sword. Improvising, he pushed off with his right foot, altering the course of his leap slightly to the left and sliced the boar on its side, leaving a slight gash in the blade's wake. Unable to react, the boar just squealed angrily at him as he turned to face the boar, his eyes only leaving his target to check for other potential targets. He wasn't about to be blindsided. Slowly, the gash on the boar disappeared. 

"Guess my bleed effect didn't work... Oh well, that means I'll have some fun this time." Ravenoa smirked as he prepared himself to retaliate should the boar attack, bringing his weapon arm back with the tip of his falchion pointed directly at the boar, his off hand along the flat of the blade as if guiding it to his target. 

Dice Roll (Combat)

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 ID# 92346:

•  Battle: 6 +1 (Hit)
•  Craft: 12
•  Loot: 8
•  MOB: 2 (Fail)

Results:

• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Boar takes 2 damage

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Ravenoa
Health: [20/20] {////////////////////}
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar
Health: [ 8 /10] {//////////} (-2)
Damage: 3

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Patiently, Ravenoa stared down the boar, which was grunting at him and scratching at the dirt. With a mighty squeal, it charged at him. its mouth gaping as it aimed to bite at his leg, Stepping to the side, Ravenoa prepared to strike. However, the boar seemed to anticipate his action and leaped at him, biting his left leg. In reaction to this, Ravenoa flipped the falchion around in his hand and stabbed downward, piercing through the boar's back, which made it release his leg, allowing Ravenoa to kick it away from him and put some distance between the both of them.

"Crafty little sucker, huh? Guess I better up my game a bit if I don't want to visit the respawn point on my first day." Ravenoa joked, getting a squealing grunt from the boar as a reply. Looking down to his leg, he watched as the bite marks slowly faded away and returned his attention to the task at hand.

Dice Roll (Combat)

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ID# 92347 results:

•  Battle: 6 +1 (Hit)
•  Craft: 5
•  Loot: 4
•  MOB: 8 (Hit)

Results:

• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Ravenoa takes 3 damage
• Boar takes 2 damage

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Ravenoa
Health: {17/20] {////////////////////} (-3)
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (+1)(-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar
Health: [ 6 /10] {//////////} (-2) 
Damage: 3

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Deciding to take the initiative this time, Ravenoa dashes forward, his blade trained on the boar as he closed the gap. Slashing to the side, he misses as the boar rolled to the side. Thinking quickly, Ravenoa stops short and spins around in an attempt to hit the boar's stomach, but misjudged the distance and missed that one as well. Unable to recover from the swing in time, the boar used that opportunity to strike Ravenoa in his stomach with a headbutt, knocking the wind out of him. Taking advantage of the boar's inability to dodge, he swings his blade sown hard and slashes the boar in the shoulder before pushing it away from him. collapsing to his knees, Ravenoa tries to take a deep breath, which proved difficult. It was a solid hit. After a few seconds, he manages to finally get some air in his lungs, coughing at the sudden rush of air. 

He then looks up to see the boar already up and ready to continue their fight.

Dice Roll (Combat)

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 ID# 92348 results:

•  Battle: 5 +1 (Hit)
•  Craft: 8
•  Loot: 14
•  MOB: 7 (Hit)

Results:

• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Ravenoa takes 3 damage
• Boar takes 2 damage

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Ravenoa
Health: {14/20] {////////////////////} (-3)
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (+1)(-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar
Health: [ 4 /10] {//////////} (-2) 
Damage: 3

Edited December 15, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Catching his breath, Ravenoa rolls to the side as the boar charged him head on. Pushing himself up to his feet with his free hand, he watched as the boar sharply twisted around and charged him again. This time, he was ready and waited for it to get close. As it closed the gap between them, Ravenoa stepped forward with his blade at his side, taking care to side step the oncoming boar's attack, and slashed upward at the boar's side, leaving a decent sized gash in the falchion's wake. Turning to face the boar, Ravenoa noticed that its health bar was now in the red and it seemed to be a little weak on its legs. 

"Almost finished, are we?" He asked, twirling his blade in his hand once before resuming his stance. "Don't worry... I'll be sure to end it quickly..." He continued to stare the boar down for a good minute before rushing forward, blade poised back ready for one last slash and hopefully victory.

Dice Roll (Combat)

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 ID# 92349 results:

•  Battle: 7 +1 (Hit)
•  Craft: 5
•  Loot: 7
•  MOB: 5 (Fail)

Result:

• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Boar takes 2 damage

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Ravenoa
Health: {14/20] {////////////////////}
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (+1)(-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar
Health: [ 2 /10] {//////////} (-2) 
Damage: 3

Edited December 18, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

Leaving the boar no time to react, Ravenoa closed the gap without hesitation, setting his sights on the boar's head as his intended target. With a push off the ground from his left foot, he gained that extra little bit of distance before the boar could make a move. In one clean movement, he twisted his body around and slashed through the boar's face before he landed behind it as it exploded in a flash of pixels. Like before, a little Loot screen appeared in front of him. Accepting it, he buckled the falchion to his waist again.

"Definitely a much better battle than the wolf. I got to at least get a feel for combat in this game after all that..." Ravenoa sighed, stretching his arms as he turned to set his sights on the town. "Well... Guess that's enough fun for now... Let's try our hand at gathering on the way back." He mused as he began to walk back to the Town of Beginnings.

Dice Roll (Combat)

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 ID# 92543 results:

•  Battle: 10 (Critical)
•  Craft: 5
•  Loot: 8
•  MOB: 2 (Fail)

Result:

• Ravenoa uses 1 Energy
• Boar takes 2 (+2) damage
• Boar is deceased

Dice Roll (Loot: Boar)

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 ID# 92544 results:

•  Battle: 5
•  Craft: 9
•  Loot: 10
•  MOB: 7

Result:

• (40) col
• (1) Tier 1 Crafting Material

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Ravenoa
Health: {14/20] {////////////////////}
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ] {//} (+1)(-1)
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Boar (Deceased)
Health: [ 0 /10] {//////////}
Damage: 3

Edited December 19, 2017 by Ravenoa

[Ravenoa 0]

 

Dice Roll (Gathering)

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 ID# 92720 results:

•  Battle: 2
•  Craft: 10
•  Loot: 12
•  MOB: 8

Result: Failed to gather

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Ravenoa
Health: [20/20]                      (+10)
Energy: [ 1 / 2 ]   
Damage: 2
Accuracy: 1
Bleed: BD 9-10

Edited December 28, 2017 by Ravenoa