[SP-23] Trolling the Trolls <<Ugzeke The Mighty>>

[Freyd 0]

The troll lashed out first, trusting its thick, warty hide to protect it from Freyd's twin-spirited blade.  It was a bad gambit.  Freyd darted left as the massive mushroom club smashed against the ground where he had just stood.  The stalk sundered from the impact, leaving the troll with a lessened defense.  Striking from the side, Samael's Pride cut deep and laid the giant creature low in a single blow.

Wandering beyond the campsite, Freyd could already see several more in the area.  His blade should have drunk it's fill from its last victim, but there was no sating that particular thirst.  Carefully, he made his way down towards the next nearest camp.  All were fairly boisterous, which had likely shielded his attack on the last one from notice.  He'd need to be far more careful on the next, or a dozen trolls would soon be breathing down his neck.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1530/1530 | EN:114/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd recoverd 76 HP from BH

Astral Hell (x7): 7 EN - (Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 3 EN.

ID #176485 | BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy +6).  Freyd deals (7*32=224) to Troll #11.

Vamp (Off) restores 112 HP to Freyd.

Troll #11: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (90-224)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #11: ID #177164 | LD 6+8=14 | CD 10

9450*Col
T3 Rare Armor/Shield #177164a
 

 

[Freyd 0]

The next group was, amazingly, sleeping.  Making his way forward, Freyd line up for a run through the middle of the camp, intending to slice as many throats as possible to prevent them raising an alarm.  It was a good idea that might have worked better if one of the trolls hadn't gotten up at the very same moment.  Managing to get in a few good hits, he had to turn and suddenly deflect a blow from the one already risen.  The sheer force the strike pushed him back against one of the other trolls that he had just attacked.  It promptly shoved him away, having not yet found its bearings.

From expecting to make a run-through strike, Freyd had suddenly found himself trapped between four very angry, if vaguely groggy trolls.  If he didn't act quickly, and they had any wits at all between them, he'd be in for a world of hurt.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1266/1530 | EN:98/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd activates Charge.

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +8 for hits): 20 EN - (rested, Finesse 3) = 16 EN

ID #176487 | BD: 8+4-1=11 (hit, Charge +5, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*36=432) damage to Troll #13
ID #176488 | BD: 6+4-1=9 (hit, Charge +5, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*36=432) damage to Troll #14
ID #176489 | BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Troll #15
ID #176490 | BD: 3+4-1=6 (hit, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*30=360) damage to Troll #16

ID #176487 | MD: 8-2=6 (hit).  Troll #13 deals (225-94=131) damage to Freyd.
ID #176488 | MD: 6-2=4 (miss).  Troll #14 misses Freyd.
ID #176489 | MD: 5-2=3 (miss).  Troll #15 misses Freyd.
ID #176490 | MD: 10 (Crit +2).  Troll #15 deals (227-94=133) damage to  Freyd.

Troll #13: HP 318/750 | DMG 225 (750-432)
Troll #14: HP 318/750 | DMG 225 (750-432)
Troll #15: HP 750/750 | DMG 225 
Troll #16: HP 390/750 | DMG 225 (750-360)

 

[Freyd 0]

Snatching the initiative before it was permanently lost, he stabbed the nearest wounded troll and put it down for good.

"WHOEVER CATCHES HIM GETS TO EAT HIM!"  called on one of the others.

"HE'S MINE!!!" Both of the others yelled together in response.

"No, actually, I'm hers," Freyd said in response, pointing to the darkness beyond.  All three trolls turned to look, which gave him the opportunity he needed to gouge at them with another vicious series of strikes.  Debate broke out between them as they continued to try and piece together who Freyd meant.  

'Thank goodness that they are such pathetically stupid creatures,' the Whisper thought to himself.  The first troll disintegrated at his side, providing him with an opportunity to vanish behind some nearby cover.  The trolls were still, surprisingly pre-occupied with the fictional she-troll he'd conjured.  It was staggering to him that the ruse had worked, let alone that it had completely derailed their fight.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1211/1530 | EN:83/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd regains 76 HP from BH.

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +8 for hits): 20 EN - (rested, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 15 EN

ID #176491 | BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Troll #13
ID #176492 | BD: 7+4=11 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*31=372) damage to Troll #14
ID #176493 | BD: 6+4=10 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*31=372) damage to Troll #15
ID #176494 | BD: 3+4=7 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #16

ID #176491 | MD: 8-2=6 (hit).  Troll #13 deals (225-94=131) damage to Freyd.
ID #176493 | MD: 1 (miss).  Troll #15 misses Freyd.
ID #176494 | MD: 6-2=4 (miss).  Troll #16 misses Freyd.

Troll #13: HP 318/750 | DMG 225 
Troll #14: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (318-372)
Troll #15: HP 378/750 | DMG 225  (750-372)
Troll #16: HP 90/750 | DMG 225 (390-300)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #14: ID #177165 | LD 8+8=16 | CD 11

8662*Col
2*T3 Materials
T3 Rare Trinket #177165a
 

 

[Freyd 0]

A series of quick acrobatic jumps landed him on one of the trolls' shoulders.

"Do you guys mind if we get back to the part where I was stabbing you?  As amusing as this is to watch, it really doesn't seem fair to take advantage of it."  Without waiting for a reply, Freyd drove his sword deep into the neck of the troll upon which he was standing.  Its eyes went wide, but it never got a chance to reply as its body shattered to shards.

Ducking and rolling, Freyd came up swinging, striking at both other targets and leaving their health bars deep in the red.  Neither would survive another hit, and he planned to deliver them as quickly as possible.  The last two trolls got their tiny brains back in the game, but not with enough effort to make any difference.  Even as his shoulders jarred while he barely deflected the brute strength of their blows, Freyd knew that he had this one in the bag.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1154/1530 | EN:69/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd regains 76 HP from BH.

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +6 for hits): 18 EN - (Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 14 EN

ID #176495 | BD: 4+4=8 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #13
ID #176496 | BD: 5+4=9 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #15
ID #176497 | BD: 8+4=12 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*31=372) damage to Troll #16

ID #176495 | MD: 10 (Crit +2).  Troll #13 deals (227-94=133) damage to Freyd.
ID #176496 | MD: 7-2=5 (miss).  Troll #15 misses Freyd.

Troll #13: HP 18/750 | DMG 225 (318-300)
Troll #15: HP 78/750 | DMG 225  (378-300)
Troll #16: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (90-372)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #16: ID #177166 | LD 11+8=19 | CD 3

4725*Col
4*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Consumable #177166a
T3 Rare Trinket #177166b

 

[Freyd 0]

The two remaining trolls collided with each other as both attempted to reach down and grab Freyd, who kept darting and dancing between them.  Their heads made a distinctive *clop* type sound, like you might expect to hear from the impact of two large and mostly empty objects.  It would prove to be their undoing.  As both trolls grasped their aching noggins, Freyd cut them to pieces from the bottom up.  Both went down at nearly the same moment, collapsing under their own massive weight, their sinews having been skewered and severed in to many places that they could not longer support them.

Shadows silhouetted against another nearby campfire were looming larger.  The battle had attracted more unwanted attention.  Another group of lumbering idiots was making its way over.

"Well, this fight's over, so why not?"  Dousing the dregs of the nearby flames, Freyd maneuvered back into shadow himself, and took the fight to them.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1230/1530 | EN:61/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd regains 76 HP from BH.

Tempest (x8 AoE, +4 for hits): 12 EN - (Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 8 EN

ID #176499 | BD: 2+4=6 (hit).  Freyd deals (8*25=200) damage to Troll #13
ID #176500 | BD: 6+4=10 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (8*31=248) damage to Troll #15

Troll #13: HP 18/750 | DMG 225 (18-200)
Troll #15: HP 78/750 | DMG 225  (78-248)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #13: ID #177167 | LD 13+8=21 | CD 6

6300*Col
2*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177167a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167b
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167c

Troll #15: ID #177168 | LD 14+8=22 | CD 12

11812*Col
T3 Perfect Trinket #177168a
 

 

[Freyd 0]

Samael's Pride blazed in glorious, brilliant wrath as Freyd charged up the hill towards his unsuspecting enemy.  The sword bit deep into troll flesh once more, causing roars of anger and confusion to echo in the hollow darkness of the caverns.  The resulting battery of club falls made it sound like an earthquake was rumbling through the area, or an artillery barrage was underway.  One managed to strike him in the leg, but healing from his blade offset most of the injury.  

"You guys aren't getting any better at this, you know?  I might have to call it quits after this group if you can't manage to give me a real fight."

The only response was increases roaring and a rapid resumption of thundering clatter all around him.  Apparently, this group wasn't as conversational as the last one.

"Aww... come on, guys.  I thought we were really starting to connect with each other for a moment."  He stabbed one of them in the thigh for good measure, and he moved back away from them to recover and re-assess.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1327/1530 | EN:45/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd recovers 76 HP from BH

Freyd activates Charge.

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +8 for hits): 20 EN - (rested, Finesse 3) = 16 EN

ID #176501 | BD: 3+4-1=6 (hit, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*30=360) damage to Troll #17
ID #176502 | BD: 10 (Crit +2, Holy +6, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*38=456) damage to Troll #18
ID #176503 | BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy +6, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*37=444) damage to Troll #19
ID #176504 | BD: 4+4-1=7 (hit, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*30=360) damage to Troll #20

Vamp (off) restores 153 HP to Freyd.

ID #176501 | MD: 9 (Crit +1).  Troll #17 deals (226-94=132) damage to Freyd.
ID #176502 | MD: 6-2=X (miss).  Troll #18 misses Freyd.
ID #176503 | MD: 2-2=X (miss).  Troll #19 misses Freyd.
ID #176504 | MD: 4-2=X (miss).  Troll #20 misses Freyd.

Troll #17: HP 390/750 | DMG 225 (750-360)
Troll #18: HP 294/750 | DMG 225 (750-456)
Troll #19: HP 306/750 | DMG 225 (750-444)
Troll #20: HP 390/750 | DMG 225 (750-360)

 

[Freyd 0]

"Yup.  Shouldn't have said that."

Freyd watched, and then felt, three large angry fists come crashing down on top of him.  It had been quite a while since he'd taken that much damage in one round.  He'd gotten cocky and immediately admitted that this was his own damned fault.  Swinging his blade in a wide arc as he recovered managed to force the trolls back enough to give him a bit of breathing room, and time enough to activate a healing crystal.  It was the first time he'd ever had to do it, and was grateful that he'd just fitted them out in his Gungnir Shard for ease and convenience.  

Instantly rejuvenated, he resumed his attack without a drop in ferocity or accuracy.  One troll fell dead instantly, and the remainder clung to life by the slightest of slivers on their health bars.  If they wanted to play rough, he was perfectly happy to oblige.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1307/1530 | EN:30/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd recovers 76 HP from BH

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +8 for hits): 20 EN - (rested, Finesse 3, turn recovery) = 15 EN

Note: labeled roll 177143 as 'galaxy destroyer' by mistake.  Re-rolled, as I intended to keep using Calamity Disaster.  

ID #177144 | BD: 7+4=11 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*31=372) damage to Troll #17
ID #177145 | BD: 6+4=10 (hit, Fallen +6).  Freyd deals (12*31=372) damage to Troll #18
ID #177146 | BD: 4+4=8 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #19
ID #177147 | BD: 5+4=9 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #20

ID #177144 | MD: 10 (Crit +2).  Troll #17 deals (227-94=133) damage to Freyd.
ID #177146 | MD: 9 (Crit +1).  Troll #19 deals (226-94=132) damage to Freyd.
ID #177147 | MD: 8-2=6 (hit).  Troll #20 deals (225-94=131) damage to Freyd.

Freyd uses Gungnir Shard: Haniel's Modesty (T3 Perfect HP Rec [Instant])*1 (+180 HP)

Troll #17: HP 18/750 | DMG 225 (390-372)
Troll #18: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (294-372)
Troll #19: HP 6/750 | DMG 225 (306-300)
Troll #20: HP 90/750 | DMG 225 (390-300)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #18: ID #177169 | LD 12+8=20 | CD 5

6300*Col
2*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield 177169a
T3 Perfect Trinket #177169b
 

 

[Freyd 0]

The last of the trolls fell within seconds.   As their shards swept over and around him, Freyd knew that it was time to go.  He'd had his 'fun' and needed to move on.  The caverns leading back to Kalanaes were just as silent and abandoned as they had been when he crossed them to reach Ugzeke's haven.  How long would it take for that brute and his brood to respawn?  Minutes?  Hours?  It was unlikely to be much longer than that.  Freyd realized that the most permanent impact players had upon this world was in their passing and growth through their experiences.  Most of Aincrad simply reset to defaults in their wake.  

What we do matters, and nothing else.  That thought alone made the entire endeavor worthwhile.  He tucked that one aside in a prominent nook inside his memories for ease of access and recollection.  Something told him that he would need it again, before long.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1383/1530 | EN:30/165 | DMG:25 | MIT:94 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:153 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:9 | Prosp 3 | BH:76

Freyd recovers 76 HP from BH

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE, +6 for hits): 18 EN - (Finesse 3, turn recovery) = 14 EN

Note: Roller froze and ended up creating triplicate rolls.  Taking first roll and voiding the second and third rolls: 177150, 177151

ID #177148 | BD: 9 (Crit +1 , Holy +6).  Freyd deals (12*32=384) damage to Troll #17
ID #177149 | BD: 3+4=7 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #19
ID #177152 | BD: 5+4=9 (hit).  Freyd deals (12*25=300) damage to Troll #20

Troll #17: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (18-384)
Troll #19: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (6-300)
Troll #20: HP 0/750 | DMG 225 (90-300)

Loot Rolls:

Troll #17: ID #177170 | LD 17+8=25 | CD 1

Note: Accidentally noted roll 177170 as looting troll 13, but this was the next in the series.  Applying roll unless told otherwise.

4725*Col
4*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170d

Troll #19: ID #177171 | LD 6+8=14 | CD 4

7875*Col
T3 Rare Trinket #177171a

Troll #20: ID #177172 | LD 9+8=17 | CD 4

6300*Col
2*T3 Materials
T3 Rare Consumable #177172a
T3 Rare Weapon177172b

 

[Freyd 0]

Thread Summary:

5 SP (1 page, +1 event, +3 quest)

Troll's Blood: A unique consumable that, when applied to a weapon, adds +2 DMG for the thread

Disregard (left for comparison alone)

Spoiler

147011*Col (Loot + 400 from page + 2,500 from quest)
36*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Consumable #177153a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177153b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177153c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177153d
T3 Perfect Consumable #177154a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177154b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177154c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177154d
T3 Rare Trinket #177155a
T3 Rare Consumable #177156a
T3 Rare Weapon #177156b
T3 Rare Trinket #177157a
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177158a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177158b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177158c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177159a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177159b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177159c
T3 Rare Trinket #177160a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161c
T3 Rare Armor/Shield #177162a
T3 Perfect Trinket #177163a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177163b
T3 Rare Armor/Shield #177164a
T3 Rare Trinket #177165a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177166a
T3 Rare Trinket #177166b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177167a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167b
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167c
T3 Perfect Trinket #177168a
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield 177169a
T3 Perfect Trinket #177169b
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170d
T3 Rare Trinket #177171a
T3 Rare Consumable #177172a
T3 Rare Weapon177172b

 

Actual (Found more loot given +1 Searching modifier from Skylight)

147799*Col (Looted, +2500 Quest Completion, +400 Thread Length)
36*T3 Materials
T3 Perfect Consumable #177153a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177153b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177153c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177153d
T3 Perfect Consumable #177154a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177154b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177154c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177154d
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177155a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177155b
T3 Rare Consumable #177156a
T3 Rare Weapon177156b
T3 Rare Trinket #177157a
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177158a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177158b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177158c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177159a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177159b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177159c
T3 Rare Trinket #177160a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161a
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161b
T3 Perfect Weapon #177161c
T3 Rare Armor/Shield #177162a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177163a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177163b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177163c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177163d
T3 Rare Armor/Shield #177164a
T3 Rare Trinket #177165a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177166a
T3 Rare Trinket #177166b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177167a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167b
T3 Perfect Consumable #177167c
T3 Perfect Consumable #177168a
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177169a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177169b
T3 Perfect Consumable #177169c
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170a
T3 Perfect Consumable #177170b
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170c
T3 Perfect Armor/Shield #177170d
T3 Rare Trinket #177171a
T3 Rare Consumable #177172a
T3 Rare Weapon #177172b