[F??] <<Feeding Your Enemy>>

[Cardinal 0]

Any Floor
<<Feeding Your Enemy>>
Party Limit: 2 | 20+ Posts
Repeatable if you no longer have a Familiar, or to accompany someone else while they attempt to tame one.

Quest Rewards:

• 300 Experience Points
• A Familiar of your choice (within guidelines).
• Unlocks the <<Training Your Friend>> Quest

Requirements:

• Talk to the Traveling Gypsy and obtain the Familiar Food from her.
• Successfully tame a Familiar.
• Return the remaining Familiar Food to the Traveling Gypsy.
• Submit your familiar's description for evaluation, including the link to your thread summary.

Summary:

Legend tells of an old beast tamer who roams the floating castle Aincrad, unattached to any particular floor or location. Should a player find themselves fortunate enough to stumble upon her, they may ask to borrow the <<Familiar Food>> she uses to tame the beasts of the land. She will typically oblige, though players have reported getting an eerie feeling while accepting the <<Familiar Food>> she offers. As though they are now indebted to her in the form of a favor, and have no way of knowing how or when she will cash in.

Outline: 

Every 15th post (post #15, post #30, post #45, etc), the party leader may roll to search for a familiar as a post action. On a roll of LD 15+ (modifiers apply), the player will successfully locate a potential familiar. Because the player will gradually become accustomed to tracking potential familiars with each attempt, for every failed attempt to locate a potential familiar, the LD requirement is reduced by 3. The <<Tracking>> mod will also allow a player to bypass this step after they have encountered a potential familiar and failed to tame it.

Once a potential Familiar is found, the party leader has 4 attempts to tame it using the <<Familiar Food>>. Taming is a post action that is successful on a CD roll of 9+. If the party leader fails all 4 attempts, the potential familiar will flee, and the player will need to wait until the next corresponding available post (post #30, post #45, post #60, etc) to search again.

If the requirements for the tame roll are met, the player has successfully tamed the familiar. Return the <<Familiar Food>> to the <<Traveling Gypsy>> to complete the quest. Only one Familiar may be tamed per thread.

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NPCs:

<<Traveling Gypsy>>
The <<Traveling Gypsy>> is a legendary NPC that is capable of traversing the floors of Aincrad, untethered to any particular location. There is no telling where one might find her - but for those who do, an opportunity to tame a familiar presents itself.

With a natural affinity for the wildlife of Aincrad, the <<Traveling Gypsy>> is warm, gentle, and kind. Though she will speak softly and avoid sharp language, many who have encountered her had reported a strange feeling on unease that lingers far after she has gone. Though she will never claim as much, many swear that she keeps track of the players she has helped over the years, and aims to collect on the debt they owe her at an unknown time in the future. Many dismiss this as folklore, but some are so convinced that they will go out of their way to avoid the mysterious NPC and never accept favors from her, however small.

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Epilogue:

Upon returning the <<Familiar Food>> to the <<Traveling Gypsy>>:

Spoiler

The <<Traveling Gypsy>> will thank the player for being so kind as to return what is rightfully hers. Though she won't say anything more, she will eye the player expectantly, as though desiring something in return. When it becomes clear that she will not get anything, she will dismiss herself and continue roaming the expanse. A panel then appears, informing the players of the quest’s completion, listing the quest rewards and experience gained, and with an alert that states the <<Training Your Friend>> quest is now available to undertake.