[F01 - SP] <<Earning a Living: Tailor>>

[Bahr 0]

Bahr rubbed the back of his head as he exited the tailor's shop, not really sure what he was getting himself into. Apparently, he had managed to get himself a quest, but did he really want to deal with that NPC - or worse yet, emulate him? He was quirky and... well, frankly, annoying. Still, the ability to craft light armors would undoubtedly become a valuable asset down the line. That clunky heavy armor never looked or felt good to him.

With a sigh, he started heading toward the edge of town. A quest to collect crafting materials couldn't be too difficult, could it? Of course not. If he truly aimed to reach the frontlines, he would need to complete a lot of quests far more difficult and dangerous than this, and the ability to create reliable armor would only aid him in that pursuit. As he neared the town exit, he brandished his weapon and prepared for whatever may lay in wait on the other side.

Spoiler

• LEVEL: 1
• HP: 20 / ENERGY: 2
• EVA: 0 / MIT: 0 / ACC: 0
• DMG: 5
•  
• SKILLS
• NON-COMBAT
  »
  
  PASSIVE
  »
  
  COMBAT
  »
  
  WEAPON SKILLS
  » TWO-HANDED WEAPONS (+3 DAMAGE)

 

INVENTORY

WEAPONS
» [EQUIPPED] "MINOR OCULUS" - TWO-HANDED STRAIGHT SWORD (RARE)
     ➥ +1 DMG
     ➥ BLEED

ARMOR
» [EQUIPPED] VANITY CRIMSON OVERCOAT

TOOLS
» 

ITEMS
» [BATTLE READY] STARTER HEALING POTIONS (3)
     ➥ HEALS 50 HP
» TIER 1 MATERIALS (10)

COL
» 2500

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr

[Bahr 0]

Spoiler

Encounter: Boar
HP: 10
DMG: 3

And there it stood. A boar, a creature detested by Bahr for sounding so similar to his own name. Yes, boars had been a nemesis of his for quite some time, even so far back as his Asda days. It huffed at him and dragged one of its hooves backward across the soil, kicking up tiny clouds of dust as it did so. Anticipating a charge, Bahr readied his weapon and braced himself. He watched the creature closely, keeping an eye on its movements, studying each and every twitch of its simulated muscles. Seemingly without warning, it lurched forward with speed, but Bahr was ready.

The thing about staying in town for two years was that it gave a guy a lot of time to practice. Unfortunately, there wasn't really a way to practice on moving targets. Not without getting into trouble, anyways. For this, Bahr had a plan. He had heard that using Sword Skills made it easier for someone to hit their mark. Whether this was true or not, he had no idea - but there was only one way to find out. As the boar drew near, Bahr's weapon began to glow, and at the height of the whistling sound it produced he let loose a duo of slashes toward the boar, praying they would connect.

Spoiler

BD: 4 (aww shucks)
MD: 7

Bahr takes 3 damage. Remaining HP: 17

 

[Bahr 0]

Miraculously, Bahr missed entirely and actually lost his balance a bit. The boar didn't care, of course, and proceeded to plow into his pelvic area. Even though the event was entirely simulated, Bahr couldn't help but feel the wind knocked out of him by the impact. It was fortunate that the NerveGear didn't send pain signals, or he would be writhing on the floor like a baby as the boar rounded for its second attack. Since he felt no more than a tingle, he was ready to carry on.

Without enough Energy to use another Sword Skill, Bahr was going to have to stick to the basics for this one. He actually almost felt too winded to even use a basic attack. Instead of waiting for the boar to charge him this time, he leapt forward and swung the slab of metal at the beast, praying that this time he would actually hit the damn thing.

 

Spoiler

BD: 1 (wow)
MD: 3

Everybody sucks and nothing happens.

 

[Bahr 0]

Somehow failing even more spectacularly than before, Bahr managed to completely slip and fall square on his rump. And wouldn't you believe it? The boar did the exact same thing.

He couldn't help but openly laugh at how ridiculous the situation was. In fact, he was so busy laughing he didn't even have it in him to attack right away. Nope, if the boar was that inept, he figured he didn't even need to rush to kill it. He would just wait for a moment, have a good laugh, and let his Energy build back up so he could use a Sword Skill again.

The boar wasn't laughing, however. It scrambled back into a standing position, huffing menacingly and glaring at Bahr with crimson eyes. This thing was absolutely livid. The spectacle made Bahr laugh even harder, kicking his feet as he became enamored by the creature's serious nature.

"Come on, then! I haven't got all day!"

With that, the boar charged once more.

 

Spoiler

BD: 2
MD: 3

Bahr laughs as the boar misses, recharging his Energy

 

[Bahr 0]

A swing and a miss. The boar sailed right past Bahr, forcing his laughter into a mighty crescendo. How on earth could combat in this game really be like this? He had fought a few of these things on launch day, and he didn't remember the battles being so downright awful. Perhaps it was because he was an amateur. Perhaps it was because the boar was a low level. Perhaps it was the RNG gods trying to tell him he wasn't welcome in combat. Whatever the case be, he was having a blast. 

Through the fit of laughter, he managed to clamor to his feet just in time to see the boar rounding for another attack. No longer intimidated by this thing by any reasonable stretch of the imagination, the wedge he was holding began to glow again. As the boar charged him again, he unleashed another duo of slashes, barely even caring if they hit or not. He could do this all day and never get bored.

Yet, it appeared he wouldn't have to. The attacked carved cleanly through the boar with minimal effort, and a second later the monster exploded into blue 2-D triangles of varying sized that dispersed and faded into oblivion. A menu popped up detailing the spoils of the battle, and Bahr perused its contents with a satisfied grin on his face.

 

Spoiler

BD: 9
MD: 10

Rage Spike hits and destroys boar. Boar roll mitigated because ded.

Roll for loot:
LD: 10
CD: 6

Bahr earns 80 col and <<Unidentified T1 Rare Trinket>>

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Though he had defeated the animal and earned himself some col and a small trinket, he was no closer to completing his quest than when he originally started. With no other boars within the immediate vicinity, he decided now might be a good time to look around for some materials using out-of-combat methods as the quest instructions had suggested. His eyes scanned the landscape looking for anything that appeared to be amiss, but to no avail. It seemed that to find anything, he would need to take a closer look. But where? making the correct decision could mean the difference between finding something and getting rammed in the back by a freshly spawned boar. He was on a timer of sorts.

He settled on some nearby foliage; a bush that barely even passed for a bush. It was the only thing in sight that looked completely out of the ordinary, due to some faulty texturing that made the shadow physics act wonky during a single frame of its animation for flowing with the breeze.

Spoiler

LD:13

Search for materials failed. HP restored to maximum.

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

The bush yielded no fruit, a result that Bahr wasn't particularly surprised by. He stood and scratched the back of his head, almost second guessing this whole leaving the Town of Beginnings thing. At least within the walls of the city, living was relatively easy and mediocre. Out here, he was having to endure several boar attacks just to get a hit of his own in and still coming up short. Who would have guessed that such an easy quest would be so time-consuming? It wasn't that it was difficult, per se. It was just that, well, he had expected to be on his way back to town by now. Certainly, he would already be done collecting the materials in any other MMO he had played before.

Speaking of boars, another one had spawned and taken notice of Bahr. With a groan, he prepared his weapon as the monster began to charge. The blade began to glow and produce a whistling sound before unleashing two slashes toward the beast the second that it was within range.

 

Spoiler

BD: 2
MD: 8

Bahr misses, boar hits. Remaining HP: 17

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

In a turn of events that surprised absolutely nobody, Bahr's attacks missed entirely and the boar thwacked right into his knees, knocking him over in spectacular fashion. He groaned and stood up, dusting himself off in a forceful fashion. He was really starting to become frustrated by all of this. All he wanted to do was craft himself some pants. Nothing special, or fancy, you know. Just something simple. Like jeans, or maybe a frilly skirt. Instead, his attacks continued to whiff in perpetuity, prolonging this quest far beyond its usual limits.

As the boar came around for another charge, he swung the slab of metal toward its snout. A good connection here might have helped him avoid some damage. That being said, he wasn't confident. Despite his best efforts to aim directly toward the creature he was fighting, it seemed that the system itself would force him to miss if certain RNG elements weren't satisfied.

 

Spoiler

BD: 4
MD: 4

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

As suspected, the system was forcing his attacks to miss. There was no reasonable way to expect that that swing would have missed its target. It just... missed. Likewise, the boar randomly veered off course at the end of its charge and bypassed Bahr entirely. Bahr was equally as impressed by the effectiveness of the system as he was annoyed by it. The good news was, since true accuracy didn't really matter and the system would interpret his actions as an attack and "roll the dice" on the probability of a hit anyways, he could afford to cut loose and really go all out. 

He sprinted after the boar and hopped on its back, clutching its coarse fur and hanging on for dear life as the animal went berzerk and started bucking violently. It was time to truly test the extent of the system's influence over his accuracy. Before the beast had a chance to buck him off, he swung his sword at its back.

 

 

 

1

Spoiler

BD: 8
MD: 8 

Both parties successful in dealing normal damage.
Boar remaining HP: 5
Bahr remaining HP: 14

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Woah! The attack actually hit! Perhaps Bahr was on to something with this. If he created a situation in which missing truly seemed impossible, would that improve his chances of the system allowing a hit? He would need to experiment further to find out.

Not that he had much time to do that, though. The boar wise up and smacked its rump into a nearby tree, effectively flinging Bahr into said tree and taking a bit of damage in the process. He lost his grip on the boar and it sprinted a few paces away from him as he scooped himself up off of the ground. With a newfound strategy to exploit, Bahr let out a battle cry as he sprinted toward the boar, clinging to its back yet again. The boar, of course, went absolutely crazy again and started running all over the place. When Bahr had an opportunity, he raised his sword and brought the tip down hard, attempting to skewer the animal.

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

BD: 2
MD: 6

Remaining health: 11

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

How? How did that miss? Well, actually, Bahr could kinda see how that one might miss. After all, he was riding a rampaging boar and using a type of attack that required a certain degree of accuracy. In retrospect, it was a stupid plan. Bahr had only gotten lucky the first time.

Like clockwork, however, the boar easily bucked him off - this time into a rock. He hit the hard surface of the rock, and then the ground. He pulled himself up and rested on his knees, gasping for air as he watched the boar come around for another attack. Taking a look at his HP, it seemed Bahr could survive three more hits like that. A fourth, however, would put him out for good. If the boar could inflict more damage than him while dealing less damage per attack, certainly Bahr could find a way to make up the distance and put this thing out of its misery. He rose to his feet again, readying his weapon and swinging it as soon as the boar was within range.

This time, the hit connected, and the boar was no more. Pleased with himself, Bahr took a seat underneath the tree he had bee smacked against earlier to recover some HP.

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

BD: 8
MD: 1

Boar slain.
LD: 2
CD: 2

70 col earned.
 

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

After a few minutes, he could feel the vitality surging back into him. Both his Energy and HP were restoring themselves now that he was out of combat. It was amazing how quickly someone could get healthy again after a fight. As he was learning, it was also terrifying how quickly it could go in a fight. That last one almost had him panicking mentally for a bit there, as the board continued to land attacks and he continued to miss. What a cruel system - it was a wonder more players hadn't died already.

Opting to take a break from combat, Bahr figured now would be a good time to search around for some materials the old fashioned way again. He looked around the base of the tree, but didn't find anything there. Disappointed, he clung to the trunk of the tree and slowly worked his way up, checking between the leaves and branches there to see if he could find anything.

 

Spoiler

LD: 3

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

And, of course, there was nothing there. Bahr sat on one of the tree branches for a moment, peering down on the local part of the field. He witnessed a new boar spawn, and knew it would be waiting for him when he got down. With his HP and Energy now fully restored, he was going to try to be quick with this one and catch it by surprise so he could dispatch it quickly. Unsure of how exactly to do this while stuck in a tree, Bahr began to formulate a plan.

Moments later, a rustle could be heard coming from the branches. The boar's head shot up and studied the branches, its head cocking to the side as its little simulated brain tried to comprehend what had made the noise. While the boar was distracted, Bahr - who had slipped out of and away from the tree - approached from behind and swiped twice at the boar with a Rage Spike.

 

Spoiler

BD: 4
MD: 8

Remaining HP: 17

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

One of these times, Bahr was going to succeed in attacking one of these boars and actually hit it on the first try. One of these times. But not this time, apparently.

The Sword Skill missed entirely, once again wasting all of Bahr's SP and leaving him to wonder what the hell he was doing out in this field. The boar took advantage of Bahr's clumsiness and charged, striking the crimson knight directly in the stomach. This came as no surprise. In fact, it was beginning to become the norm. While he was sure it wasn't true, the trend was definitely making it appear as though his accuracy was far below that of the boar's. As low as 30%, actually, whereas the boar's accuracy was over 50%. Bahr couldn't help but be annoyed by this.

So instead of attacking this turn, he decided he was going to wait. By the numbers, he had a better chance of killing it in one turn with a sword skill than he had defeating the thing with two normal attacks. So he simply stood still, let his Energy recharge, and waited for the boar to attack.

 

Spoiler

MD: 8

Remaining HP: 14

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Of course, the boar hit. The boar always hit. The wind was knocked out of Bahr as he felt his feet give out from beneath him. He caught the ground with his hands, twisted and hopped to his feet all in one motion. His neck felt a little stiff after that one, though he wasn't sure if that was due to the attack, or due to the fact that he had been stuck in a game for two years and his neck was probably undoubtedly stiff on the outside. He stared down the boar with a venomous expression, readying his weapon with every intention of slaying the creature with only one move. He just prayed that it would actually hit this time.

The boar charged mindlessly, unyielding to the expressions of the player in front of it. Bahr's blade began to glow and whistle as the monster got closer, and just as it fell within his striking distance, he unleashed another Rage Spike into the creature's face.

 

Spoiler

BD: 3
MD: 8

Remaining HP: 11

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Another miss. The blades just followed a curved path right around the boar as though it were an immortal object and the system was protecting it. As the attack whiffed, the boar smacked into his legs and sent him tumbling to the ground again. He pounded the ground with his fist, then pounded it again. He couldn't believe this. 

"You're just one stupid boar!" he yelled, "How can this possibly be so difficult!?"

His eyes flickered to his health bar, noting that it was edging on the halfway point. Bahr didn't have time to sit around and mope. He rose to his feet and charged the animal, putting everything he had into his next swing. 

 

Spoiler

BD: 8

MD: 3

Remaining boar HP: 5

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr

[Bahr 0]

Through the grace of RNG Jesus, Bahr's attack had actually managed to hit its mark. Marvelous. He was almost so surprised when the attack connected that he forgot what he was supposed to do next. The boar recoiled back from the attack and stared at Bahr, bewildered. Seemed it was surprised that its punching bag had finally managed to bite back. Bahr stood tall with a triumphant grin stretched across his face. 

"That's right!" he taunted, "You're just a boar! You were designed to be killed. Let's finish this!"

Bahr readied his weapon once more and charged, using both hands and all of his body weight to put as much force as possible into what would hopefully be the final attack of this little duel. He couldn't bear the thought of putting any more time into this fight. He was tired. His arms felt like overcooked noodles. But if he stopped now and ran, would he ever be able to live down the shame of running from a level one boar?

It was a perfect hit, splitting the boar right between the eyes. It exploded into fractals on spluttered blue energy which cascaded to the ground in front of Bahr, much to his pleasure. 

Spoiler

BD: 10 / MD: 4

LE BOAR DEFEATED.

Loot roll:

LD: 3 / CD: 11

Bahr earns 30 col and 4 T1 materials.

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Bahr simply blinked as he gazed upon the loot panel. Four T1 materials. He couldn't stop himself from practically prancing around with joy. After having made absolutely zero headway thus far and struggling through every step, his most worthy adversary thus far had awarded him most of the materials he needed for the quest. Oh, joyous day. Still, he made a mental note to do something about his ACC after he was done here. Missing so many times against such basic enemies was... embarrassing, to say the least. 

Without any more boars around at the moment, and with sky beginning to adopt a tangerine shade, Bahr knew he needed to hurry up and get the last of these materials before it got too late. Nearby was a ledge for a small elevated patch that he couldn't see over from where he was standing. With gusto, he leapt upward and grabbed the edge of the ledge, pulling himself over so he could get a look at the top. Perhaps here he would find the material he was looking for. 

Spoiler

LD: 6

No materials found

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

As his eyes scanned the top of the patch, he was disappointed to find that there were no materials there, either. No materials found, but Bahr was feeling better since his last fight. It seemed that his HP and EN had fully recovered, and just in time for the next boar arrival, too. As with all of the boars before it, it huffed and dragged one of its front hooves back, kicking up small clouds of dust as it did so. Bahr groaned as his eyes met with the animal, adopting a faux exhausted stance. 

"Look, I already killed your buddies. You wanna be next?"

The boar squealed defiantly in response, kicking back all of its feet and beginning its charge. With a sigh, Bahr readied his weapon once more. 

"Alright, then. Your funeral."

As the boar approached, Bahr couldn't help but feel like something was different about this time. If by different, he mean exactly the freaking same. High level players had been grinding like this for two years. Over seven-hundred days. The mere thought shook him to the bone. His sword began to glow and a familiar whistle rang through the air as he unleashed a duo of slashes toward the boar.

Spoiler

BD: 9 / MD: 8

Boar defeated.

Loot roll:

LD: 12 / CD: 4

Bahr earns 70 col and an <<Unidentified T1 Rare Trinket>>

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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[Bahr 0]

Bahr couldn't believe his freaking eyes. In one majestic motion, both hits from his Sword Skill carved through the boar like butter, and the creature instantly combusted in a display of blue pixelated glory. He felt like the digital incarnation of Middle Earth Keanu Reeves. 

"Did, uh, did that actually just happen?" he asked nobody as he stood up straight and examined the loot panel. No materials, but he had managed to score some bonus col and another rare trinket for his convincing victory. Glorious. He started jumping around and yelling cheers of joy for himself. He knew those lowly boars couldn't outplay him forever. 

As pleased as he was, his work wasn't over yet. He still had at least one more material to gather. He searched high and low, sauntering through the plains with newfound confidence. Eventually, he came across a tiny hole of some kind - just big enough to fit his arm into. He stuffed it into the hole and felt around for anything he could retrieve. 

Spoiler

LD: 17

1 <<T1 Material>> acquired. 

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Bahr
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