[F01- SP] Aggressive Gardening «Secret Medicine of the Forest»

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Log Entry Six

I kill a lot of plant monsters trying to get some medicine for a town of NPCs. That's right! Its a fetch quest!

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Cosi was practically brimming with excitement. He was on his way back from the fourth floor and his new shop! He had just gotten himself some sick gear (sick was a relative term)- a fancy sword and even fancier shield- and he was level seven now. He was still practically the lowest on this game's totem pole but he felt so much stronger and more prepared then he had been at level one. Right now Cosi was passing through the outskirts of the first floor heading back to the Town of Beginnings. He was passing through a town. A very sad looking town. All of the villagers looked haggard and worn with dark bags under they're eyes. Some were even coughing profusely. Cosi stopped one of the villagers and questioned her about it all. "What's going on here? What is wrong with all of you?" The woman stared at Cosi for a moment before answering, "We are all terribly sick. It is a disease that only a special herb from a special nepent can cure." she coughed into her hand causing Cosi to back away slightly. "This creature resides deep in the forest but all of our menfolk are too sick to pursue one. Would you, traveler, be kind enough to go get it?" The woman implored, her eyes full of hope. Cosi couldn't say no. So off he went into the forest to hunt nepents.

Edited August 9, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi journeyed into the dark forest where apparently he’d find evil plant monsters with special medicinal properties to them. All Cosi had to do was kill them till an extra big monster hopped out, kill that one, and harvest the flower fruit thing that grew on its head. Shouldn’t be too hard, Cosi thought to himself as he walked among the somber- and a little creepy looking- trees. This is still floor one. The boars here are hunks of meat so how much could a little... plant... monster do...

it was at this point that two nepents shambled out of the thicket of trees. Roughly five feet tall, with five vine tentacles for feet, and looking like the cross between a pitcher plant- those are not fun- and a mushroom the Nepents were- to put it lightly- highly unnerving and unusual. Especially with the mouth full of too human looking teeth that was where their head would be. And it looked like they didn’t like anyone trespassing in their forest. 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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Slinging his new shield, Rose Gold, off of his back and drawing his just as new sword, Messer, from from its sheath, Cosi charged the closest plant monstrosity. He slashed at the fiberous thing hoping to cut through it quickly. The plant monster scuttled away from Cosi’s blade with a surprising agility for its bulk and then struck out at Cosi with one of its five vine appendages. Cosi tried batting it away with his shield but couldn’t quite do it and found that the end of the appendage had razor sharp needles on it. 

Wincing slightly Cosi slashed away another striking vine and stabbed the Nepent in the bulk of its body. As the thing shuddered and dissolved into red particles, Cosi turned to see the next one scuttling towards him. Cosi quickly jumped out of its way and the way of its failing tentacle vines. Cosi brought up his shield then moved in for an attack. 

Spoiler

Combat

ID# 104340- BD: 4- miss

MD: 8- hit (regen activated, 3 turns)

[H: 0/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 12/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi charged in, using his shield to cover his head and torso from the monster’s razor lined tendrils and then thrust out his sword at its body. Again with amazing speed the thing scrambled away from Cosi’s attack then charged forward its forward two plant tendrils failing. Cosi retreated a step and took cover behind his shield to avoid the flaying vines. With Rose Gold, Cosi had plenty of armor to stop the full damage but Cosi didn’t even want to get nicked by them. Who knew what nasty poisons or toxins those plants extruded from those needle sharp thorns on their vines. Cosi certainly didn’t and he certainly didn’t want to find out. 

As the Nepent retreated from from Cosi, he pressed his advantage trying again to strike at the quick plant monster. As he did so he thought he could hear something crashing about in the forest’s undergrowth. Something large. 

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Combat

ID# 104343- BD: 2- miss

MD: 2- miss

[H: x/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

 Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi rushed the nepent, hoping this time to be faster than it, and hit it. He delivered a powerful mittelhau at the thing’s torso trying to cleave it in half

The strike sank deep into the leafy flesh of the nepent and while it didn’t cut it in twain Cosi swore that he heard a alien cry- a shriek of pain- come from the humanoid mouth as it retreated. That’s a little disturbing, Cosi though to himself as he batted away the warding plant tendrils and continued his implacable walk towards the creature. He didn’t care though. He wanted to kill this one, draw out the special nepent, and then collect the medicine for the townsfolk. They may just be NPCs but I hate to see anyone- virtual or not- like that. So as the nepent retreated, its tentacle like vines waving weakly trying to ward Cosi away, Cosi griped his sword rushed the plant monster. 

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Combat

ID# 104351- BD: 10- major crit

3 base+ 2 maj crit= 5 damage

[H: x/ 1] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

 Nepent 2- Hp: 2/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi threw his overhead cut at the creature just as it went on the counterattack and swiped at Cosi with its barbed tendrils. Cosi side stepped the slashing vines and their razor thorns, and followed through with his Oberhau. Once again Cosi was too fast for the dexterous plant creature and his strike sang deep into the thing. The flesh of the nepent had a nearly root like texture, thick and sturdy on the outside but actually quite soft inside. Cosi yanked his sword from the nepent just as it began to dissolve into red particles. 

Then after a second of rest, Cosi heard it again. Something large crashing through the forest. Cosi gripped the hilt of his sword and shifted his shield some. He was on guard as he saw the undergrowth in front of him shake and quiver. Then out came an even bigger nepent. This one was definitely eight feet tall, it’s vine tendrils and entire body were covered in noticeable large thorns, and most noticeable of all was the flower on its head. A deep red color with five petals the flower on the creature’s head seemed twitched and moved like it was looking through them. Like the flower was the thing’s sensory organs. 

Spoiler

Combat 

 ID# 104352- BD: 8- hit

3 damage

[H: x/ x] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

  Nepent 2- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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Mostly undaunted, Cosi rushed the beast trying to give it no time to counterattack. With his newly acquired shield, Cosi couldn't really efficiently execute a murder-stroke- well not without dropping his shield which he didn't want to do- so he'd have to use his sword art a different way. He smirked as he thought of something and moved in for the attack. 

Cosi threw an underhanded cut, striking the plant monster, then  followed up with and Mittelhau across its torso, and finally he moved in close, grabbed his plate with his other hand for more control- this did make his shield loose and useless- and drove the blade deep into the extra big nepent's body. The blade was deflected by some of the large thorns but still it went deep into the creature. It shrieked its awful inhuman shriek and flailed its thorn covered tendrils. Without control of his shield Cosi had to try and evade the vines but he wasn't quick enough and took a cut across the jaw line. Cosi stared back at the plant creature in a rage and charged it. He bashed it with his shield- those gold thorns weren't just for decoration- and while it was off balance he switched to a hammer grip on his sword and drove into where a normal sized person's head would be. The nepent fell back and broke apart into red flickering code and particles. But Cosi didn't get the drop he wanted. Looks like he'd have to keep hunting. 

Spoiler

Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104353- BD: 8- hit

3 base* 3 sword art= 9 damage- 5 mit= 4 damage

MD: 8- hit (regen activated, 3 turns)

5 base- 30 mit= 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 8/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 0/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

Looting Variant Nepent- 

ID# 104354- LD: 7- failure

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Cosi

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And it seemed like he wouldn't have to go to far to find more nepents. Just as Cosi felled the big one, he heard shuffling in the bushes, turned, and saw two more normal sized plant monsters step out into the clearing. Cosi again wasted no time rushing them hoping to kill them quick and draw out another variant nepent. Both of the plant monsters came to meet him, their spiked tendrils flailing. Cosi ducked under the first monster's sweeping vines and slashed it across the midsection, a good hit but not a killing one, as he tried to fend off the other nepent's tendrils with his shield. Alas the grasping tendrils reached around Cosi's defense and stuck him in the upper arm, cutting himself slightly. Cosi winced as he pushed away the prodding vines, then quickly stabbed the second nepent twice in the torso, throwing up a small cloud of particles as Cosi shoved the evil plant creature away from him. Cosi turned back to the first creature- its wound glittered a crimson color from the code- and prepared to finish it off.

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Combat 

ID# 104355- BD: 7- hit

3 damage

MD: 1- miss

ID# 104356- MD: 9- crit (regen activated) 

3 base+ 1 crit= 4 damage- 30 mit= 1 min

[H: 1/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 8/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Seemingly enraged by the fall of its comrade the first nepent charged Cosi, its front two tendrils waving madly, trying to strike him. Cosi sliced one of the slashing tendrils, blocked the second with his shield, and then went for the main body of the creature. Again his sword sank into the fibrous flesh of the nepent but the blow did not kill the creature. Its tendrils writhed in pain and its entire body shuddered as it retreated from Cosi and his blade but the creature refused to die. The creature had backed a couple feet away and was currently cradling its injured tendril with the uninjured one. Particles slowly floated away from its two wounds. The thing was one hit away from death. So Cosi decided to oblige it. He stalked forward, Rose Gold held protectively out in front of him and his sword gripped tightly in his right hand. Just as he moved forward he was struck again by the second nepent, the one he had forgotten about.

Spoiler

Combat

ID# 104361- BD: 7- hit

3 damage

MD: 2- miss

ID# 105336- MD: 9- hit (regen activated)

3 - 30 = 1

[2/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 8/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 1/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi struck with his sword, throwing an oberhau, while keeping his shield tight to his arm and shoulder to protect as much of his body as he could. The nepent scrambled backwards, out of the reach of the glinting blade, its tentacles swiping at Cosi more in defense than in an actual attempt at an attack. Cosi tried to press his advantage, move up, and attack again but the creature's wildly swinging tentacles kept him at bay. Cosi cursed and raised his shield to block an incoming thorny appendage. This nepent didn't want to die and was not going to give up easily. Cosi tried to force the attack, pushing the slashing vines away with his sword and shield, just trying to get close enough to deal a killing blow to the nepent. If he killed this one it should draw in another variant for Cosi to kill. Then he could get the herb.

Spoiler

Combat

ID# 104362- BD: 2- miss MD: 2- miss

ID# 105337- MD: 3- miss

[H: 2/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 7/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 1/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi pressed through the nepent's last ditch attack, looking for a weakness to exploit, waiting for any kind of opening where he could strike. There! He said to himself as the creature's barrage of vines, and tendrils faltered for a moment giving Cosi just enough time to thrust at its leafy body. The sword sank nearly hilt deep into the already cut and torn fiber, and even though the nepent's vine like arms pulled at the sword trying to remove the deadly blade the damage had already been done. Cosi pulled his sword out with a yank as the final plant monster turned into nothing but shimmering red particles. And as soon as the that nepent died Cosi heard a shriek from the other nepent. He turned back towards it and brought up his sword. Now he just had to deal with this one. Before Cosi could attack though the nepent charged, spiked tentacles flailing. Cosi retreated a step and brought up his shield to block the incoming blows but still one tendril got through a hit Cosi. Cosi stumbled back with the force of the blow but he didnt feel too hurt.

Spoiler

Combat

ID# 104363- BD: 8- hit 

3 damage

MD: 5- miss

ID# 105338- MD: 9- hit (regen activated)

[H: 3/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 7/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Combat

ID# 105339- BD: 7- hit

3 damage

MD: 2- miss

[H: 3/ 1] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 7/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi let out a heavy breath. He wasn't necessarily tired but he had been fighting these creepy plant things for a good while. Cosi moved, circling counter clockwise around the thing, then Cosi lunged with his sword for the nepent's body. 

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Combat

ID# 105341- BD: 2- miss

MD: 7- hit (regen activated)

3 - 30 = 1 min

[H: 3/ 1] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 6/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent a- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent b- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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last one faded into the forest gloom, Cosi heard the unmistakable sound of the variant nepent moving towards him through the trees. Cosi turned to the noise and watched as the second variant nepent crashed out of the under growth, tendrils whipping about like they were living snakes. There was a hiss coming from the plant as if it knew Cosi had been killing its kin. Cosi stuck his sword point first into the ground and relaxed his grip on Rose Gold. He rolled out both of his shoulders and shook out his sword arm, trying to remove some of the worn feeling from them. Then as the variant nepent charged Cosi, its thorn studded tentacles trying to take off his head, Cosi picked Messer back up and brought up his shield. He swung at the large moving plant with Messer, charging up a sword art but the creature's vines batted away all three of Cosi's strikes. Although since it was preoccupied with Cosi's attacks the variant nepent couldn't make a real attack of its own and its other tendrils just bounced off of Cosi's shield.

Cosi backed up and out of the reach of the flailing plant arms and tried to maneuver around the creature, looking for an opening. The flower on top of the nepent followed Cosi's movements, twitching sporadically. 

Spoiler

Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104367- BD: 3- miss MD: 2- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 5/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 15/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi let out a heavy breath. He wasn't necessarily tired but he had been fighting these creepy plant things for a good while. Cosi moved, circling counter clockwise around the thing, then Cosi lunged with his sword for the nepent's body. The thrust struck true, piercing the nepent's root like skin. Cosi then quickly pulled out his blade and attacked again. The blade sank even deeper and Cosi could hear the plant creature scream its inhuman scream. Then Cosi struck true throwing a half-sword strike with all his weight behind it as the cherry on top. The nepent screamed and scuttled backwards throwing a parting blow with its vines that struck Cosi on his upper leg. Cosi winced in shock more then pain then advanced on the fleeing creature. Cosi seethed. He took powerful strides- nearly leaping- and caught up to the creature. Once on top of it Cosi didn't even bother to throw a cut. He just took the fist gripping his sword and smashed it into the variant nepent. The thing fell and exploded into code and particles.

Spoiler

Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104368- BD: 10- crit

3 base+ 2 maj crit* 3 sword art= 15 damage- 5 mit= 10 damage

MD: 9- crit (regen activated, 3 turns)

10 base+ 1 crit= 11 damage- 30 mit= 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 3/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 0/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

Looting Variant Nepent- 

ID# 104369- LD: 10- failure

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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No sooner had he disposed of the variant nepent, too more regular one's emerged from the brush behind him. "Oh come on!" he shouted to himself. Its like these things were being drawn to this one clearing. the dumb things probably have some sort of have mind and they're all coming to kill me, Cosi thought to himself as he prepared to face these next two. The first one, surprisingly, charged Cosi its tendril legs scuttling towards him. Cosi brought up his shield blocking the two leaf like arms and pushed the fast moving creature away. However, Cosi's return strike was too slow and he missed the first nepent. Just as he was turning around to face the second one, He was thrown forward as the nepent's powerful tendrils raked across his back. 

Cosi steadied himself and turned to the creature. Rose Gold glowed softly as it began healing Cosi's wounds, even though they were very small and unconcerning. Cosi then charged the second plant, bracing his shield against his left shoulder, and ramming into the nepent. The creature was thrown back with the force of his shield bash.

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Combat

ID# 104370- BD: 1- miss MD: 3- miss

ID# 104371- MD: 10- crit (regen activated, 3 turns)

3 base+ 2 maj crit= 5 damage- 30 mit= 1 min

[H: 0/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 2/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi moved back to engage the first plant monster. He could feel the cool energy from his shield wash through him healing the scrapes and bruises from the other evil plant's attack. He rushed the first one, his plate and armor clanking, and attempted to strike at it before it could crawl away. Cosi's Oberhau connected with the nepent, actually slicing through a tenril thrown up in defense. Messer chopped into the fibrous skin, then Cosi yanked it back out and took a couple evasive steps back to avoid the onslaught of vines that came his way. These things were at the same time easy to wound but tenacious. They held onto their weird plant lives as long as they could. 

Cosi tried to get past the striking tendrils of both nepents to attack. All were easily avoided. He still needed the herb from the variant nepent and Cosi did not want to be here in the dark forest all day.

Spoiler

Combat

ID# 104372- BD: 8- hit

3 damage

MD: 1- miss

ID# 105342: MD: 3- miss

[H: 1/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 2/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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combat

ID# 105343- BD: 4- miss

MD: 10- hit (regen activated)

3 + 2 -30 = 1 min

ID# 105344- MD: 8- hit (regen activated)

3 -30 = 1 min 

[H: 1/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 138/140- ENG: 1/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Spoiler

Combat 

ID# 105345- BD: 6- hit

3 damage

MD: 6- hit (regen activated)

3 - 30 = 1 min

[H: 2/ 0] Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 1/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi ducked under one vine whip and blocked the other with his shield as he charged towards the large, flowered nepent. He charged up a sword art, ready to kill this thing in one fell swoop- well three technically it would be three fell swoops?- but Cosi did not get the chance. Both arms of the nepent snaked past his defenses and- before Cosi could finish his first swing- struck. One wrapped around Cosi's leg, the other slashed him across the chest knocking him off balance. in that moment of vulnerability, the nepent swept Cosi off his feet- and not in the romantic way- then slammed him onto the forest floor. 

Cosi felt his breath catch in his throat then he violently coughed it up. He rolled onto his stomach, and out of the way of the thorny tendrils, then struck behind him with his sword at where the nepent should be. Cosi heard the unnerving scream as he scrambled to his feet, turned, and saw the plant creature clutching its stomach area where crimson code ebbed from. Cosi watched as the thing dissolved into particles and thought to himself, lucky shot.

Spoiler

Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104376- BD: 2- miss

MD: 7- hit (regen activated, 3 turns)

10 damage- 30 mit= 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 0/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 0/15- DMG: 10- MIT: 5

Looting the Variant Nepent-

ID# 104377- LD: 11- failure

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cosi