[F21 - PP] Breaking out the Tackle - Nature's Treasure

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Using Gold Key

Opening Chest:

ID# 101639 LD:5+7=12 CD:8 2,600 Col, 5 T3 Materials, 2 T3 Rare Consumables, 1 T3 Rare Weapon
Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 29
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

The ring of keys was steadily becoming lighter, which was his goal to begin with. The lighter the ring became, the heavier his coin purse became. He smiled with a calm satisfaction as the key between his fingers vanished, opening the lock in the process. The haul this time around was very similar to the first, yielding yet another rare weapon and a similar load of materials and money. His finger tapped the option to 'Add All' to his inventory, depleting the chest of its contents and durability.

He straightened up and dusted off, hooking the ring of keys onto his belt. It felt like a good place for it to sit. If nothing else, it was a nice piece to show his dedication to treasure hunting. It was a hobby that dovetailed well with his business, so he saw no reason to hide his enthusiasm. After all, it was his last such mission that had given him the necessary resource to dedicate a full day to identifying loot and finding his first real unique addition to his build.

Edited June 27, 2018 by Shield

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Fishing: [CD 1-4: Nothing] [CD 5-6: 1 Mat] [CD 7-8: 2 Mats] [CD 9-10: 3 Mats] [CD 11-12: 4 Mats] [CD 12 & LD 15+: Treasure Chest]

ID# 101640 results: Craft: 10 - 3 Materials

Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 32
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

With the chest sorted, this seemed like as good of a spot as any to set up for fishing once again. He stretched his legs and settled down onto the hard ground. His fingers dutifully followed their familiar paths through his menus, summoning out his fishing rod. With a slow pull back and a swift swipe forward, he sent his lure flying out over the lake. It landed with a soft 'ploop' in the water.

There was a calm period where Shield got to enjoy a moment to himself, even finding a spot for Lilith to coil around a nearby stalagmite. However, as soon as she had wrapped her coils around its base, the pole in Shield's other hand jerked, and he felt before he fully formed the thought that this wasn't a small fish. His now free hand whipped across his body and grabbed the pole, which he used to fight his catch. It was the same moderately sized fish as before, the ones that separated into three cuts when captured, and this one was no exception.

Edited June 27, 2018 by Shield

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Fishing: [CD 1-4: Nothing] [CD 5-6: 1 Mat] [CD 7-8: 2 Mats] [CD 9-10: 3 Mats] [CD 11-12: 4 Mats] [CD 12 & LD 15+: Treasure Chest]

ID# 101641 results: Craft: 3 - Nothing

Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 32
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

His item and Col counts were beginning to mount now. It was a good feeling. For so much of his time working up to the front lines and even spending time on them, he had struggled to acquire all but the barest of minimums from his ventures. Now, however, he had turned the tides, sharpening his chest hunting skills and maximizing the output from such finds. Sure, it meant on occasion fishing through some dry spells, but it was something he was prepared for.

That was fortunate, it turns out, because a dry spell was exactly what followed. He almost opened his document to write more goodbyes just out of a need for something to occupy him, but he decided against it, at least for now. Instead, he set about organizing his shop inventory. If his luck continued, he was going to need to borrow a few more keys against himself. It was fine. He had already fixed his Col accounts, meaning that all he needed to do was move the equivalent amount of Col out of his inventory and into his shop coffers when the time came.

Edited June 27, 2018 by Shield

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Fishing: [CD 1-4: Nothing] [CD 5-6: 1 Mat] [CD 7-8: 2 Mats] [CD 9-10: 3 Mats] [CD 11-12: 4 Mats] [CD 12 & LD 15+: Treasure Chest]

ID# 101642 results: Craft: 1 - Nothing

Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 32
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

With his shop in order, now was a good time to plan out his skill point investment. As things currently sat, he had one open skill slot to make use of. Since the beginning, the plan had always been to use that slot for a weapon if and when it seemed appropriate. However, looking at the current state of the front lines, and more to the point, the way that battles were beginning to shape up, he would need to focus as much of his build as possible on maintaining his own health and energy stores. As it was, his familiar was his best way to heal for the moment. However, there was another option available to him, though it may dramatically shift his build and the course of his career path on the front lines.

"I could go into first aid," he thought aloud, looking at that empty skill slot. "It's a matter of whether I want to build for dungeon bosses or floor bosses."

Edited June 27, 2018 by Shield

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Fishing: [CD 1-4: Nothing] [CD 5-6: 1 Mat] [CD 7-8: 2 Mats] [CD 9-10: 3 Mats] [CD 11-12: 4 Mats] [CD 12 & LD 15+: Treasure Chest]

ID# 101643 results: Craft: 11 - 4 Materials

Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 36
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

The line yanked hard against his relaxed grip, so much so that he almost lost his grip. With one last desperate grab, he secured his hold on the pole and he squared up, feeling already that this was not going to be an easy fight. However, his skills as an angler seemed to be improving. Where once he would have needed to use stones or trees as a redirect, this time he was able to slowly fight the monster of a fish to the shore.

With a loud slap, it fell onto the smooth cavern floor and flapped loudly about, playing out the last of its catch animation before falling apart into four neat cuts of fish steak. Shield gave them a look and a nod before storing them away. He took his place back where he had sat a minute ago, settling back into his thoughts.

"Where was I?"

Edited June 27, 2018 by Shield

Shield · June 10, 2018

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Fishing: [CD 1-4: Nothing] [CD 5-6: 1 Mat] [CD 7-8: 2 Mats] [CD 9-10: 3 Mats] [CD 11-12: 4 Mats] [CD 12 & LD 15+: Treasure Chest]

ID# 101644 results: Craft: 6 - 1 Material

Totals:

Col: 7,150
T3 Materials: 37
T3 Rare Consumables: 8
T3 Rare Weapons: 2

Remaining Keys: 6

Shield returned to his contemplation, during which he caught and stored a small fish the likes of which barely even required his attention. "On the one hand, dungeon raids are essentially limitless. For all we know, Cardinal spawns them as quickly as they are completed, so they are a never ending source of loot. On the other hand, the boss raids are more pivotal to our escape."

He continued to chase rabbit holes, comparing one aspect of his build or another to each option. "It also bears mentioning that the quality of loot gained from boss raids is almost guaranteed better quality than anything else we'd see just from a little dungeon. There are chances at unique items there, but never demonic. And never intentionally designed for specific use. It's all up to chance there..." It was a thought he did not much like. It was true that he was a statistician, but he also knew that any gamble would be a loss at least some of the time. Taking sure things was often the wiser choice.