Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Spoiler Stats Level: 4 Health: 80 Energy: 8 Enchantments: +1 BD Roll [Accuracy x1] -9 Damage [Mitigation x1] Skill Bonuses: +1 Damage with Rapiers [Novice Rapier Wielder] Inventory Equipped: Main Hand - Iron Rapier [Uncommon T1 Rapier] Accuracy Enchant x1 Chest - Leather Jerkin [Uncommon T1 Light Armor] Mitigation Enchant x1 Battle Ready Inventory: 5 Starter Healing Potions - Heals 50 HP 5 Health Potions [Rare T1] (+40 HP) 1 Damage Potion [Uncommon T1] (+1 Damage) 1 Over-Health Potion [Special T1] (+50 HP to maximum HP for remainder of thread) Misc: 2,900 Col 10 Tier 1 Materials Skills Weapon skills: Novice Rapier Wielder Rank 1 [x2] Rip Ravine (2 Energy) - Two quick slashes into a target ~Continuation of Breaking Ground~ As everyone tried their best to get the engrossed blacksmith to start their quest, nobody seemed willing to do more than shout at the man in order to get him to actually respond. Honestly at this point, it felt like the man was intentionally ignoring all the shouting going on around him, and Bruin couldn't honestly blame him. The majority of players here were kids, or at the very least young adults. If he had this much of a ruckus in his classroom, Bruin probably would have just zipped up himself. But, despite all that, Bruin didn't want to wait for all the hubbub to settle down before he could get his quest started. So, risking the idea of being smashed with the blacksmith's hammer for interrupting, Bruin stepped forward to the anvil. Sparks flew from the sword that the man was working on, but Bruin pressed onward anyway. He placed a hand on the other man's shoulder, politely, to get his attention. Post Count: 1 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted February 23, 2021 As soon as Bruin placed his hand on the blacksmith's shoulder, he had to dodge the hammer swinging upwards at his face. He didn't think that the man meant to harm him intentionally, and Bruin even wondered if the blow would have done anything game wise, but he also didn't want to risk it. Yet, it seemed to make a difference, as Lyle held his hammer high without striking another blow, and slowly craned his neck to look at Bruin. Bruin flashed a winning smile, as the man stared, and slowly, Lyle flashed his own smile. "Yes, lad, can I help you?" the blacksmith asked, slowly lowering his hammer and placing it on the anvil besides the glowing metal. Bruin nodded, not wanting to lose this chance, and quickly admitted, "Yes, sorry, I've been told you need assistance with a matter. I was sent by Zackariah, he sends his regards." As he spoke, Bruin produced the note from Zackariah from his inventory, handing it to the blacksmith. Post Count: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted February 23, 2021 As soon as Bruin placed his hand on the blacksmith's shoulder, he had to dodge the hammer swinging upwards at his face. He didn't think that the man meant to harm him intentionally, and Bruin even wondered if the blow would have done anything game wise, but he also didn't want to risk it. Yet, it seemed to make a difference, as Lyle held his hammer high without striking another blow, and slowly craned his neck to look at Bruin. Bruin flashed a winning smile, as the man stared, and slowly, Lyle flashed his own smile. "Yes, lad, can I help you?" the blacksmith asked, slowly lowering his hammer and placing it on the anvil besides the glowing metal. Bruin nodded, not wanting to lose this chance, and quickly admitted, "Yes, sorry, I've been told you need assistance with a matter. I was sent by Zackariah, he sends his regards." As he spoke, Bruin produced the note from Zackariah from his inventory, handing it to the blacksmith. Post Count: 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted February 23, 2021 As Bruin spoke, Lyle rubbed his chin thoughtfully before reaching out to grab the note from Bruin. He opened it and gave it a quick read before nodding and giving a hearty chuckle. "Ah, I had almost forgotten that I had mentioned needing these to Zackariah over lunch the other day! How nice of him to remember." the blacksmith admitted before turning his face back to Bruin. "So, I need some boar tusks. Are you willing to get some for me?" As soon as Lyle finished speaking, a quest accept window popped up in front of Bruin, startling him a little. Quickly, he tapped the accept button, and he was off to the races. Bruin nodded, knowing that Lyle already knew his answer, but it just seemed impolite to not actually respond. "I'll be back in a flash!" Bruin told him, as he turned to the crowd around them, who had long since stopped shouting and just stared dumbfounded. Post Count: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Bruin chuckled to himself as he pushed through the crowd, all eyes on him. As he left, he said, "You all know what to do now, so hop to it." A part of him felt bad for the avalanche that was about to descend onto Lyle, but after watching Zackariah move seamlessly through the throngs of people in his shop, he doubted the blacksmith would have any trouble keeping up. What Bruin was now focused on was the fact that he had to get to those boars fast before anyone else could. As he walked to the outskirts of town to leave the safe zone, he looked at the stats of the monsters he would need to face alongside his own capabilities. His sword art was just too weak to take them out in one blow, but he wanted to be efficient, rounding up a large number of them since they did little damage. As he walked, he strategised, knowing there had to be a way. Post Count: 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Doing the first quest had given Bruin a significant boost in experience and levels, but it just wasn't enough to make a difference in anything but his health and energy pools. That was fine though, looking through his inventory, Bruin remembered that he had gotten that damage potion from Zackariah. That would boost his damage just enough to be able to take out all the boars in one blow each. So, as he walked into the early sunrise light, Bruin pulled out the potion and chugged it down, feeling the buff take effect immediately. He was ready to take on the boars. Now he just had to find a good group of them all clumped together to tag. It didn't take much searching, as most of the other players either were still figuring things out with Lyle, or had been grinding all night and had long since surpassed this level of monster. And there they were, a group of four boars pups, grazing on the same overgrown patch of grass. Spoiler Consumed Damage Potion +1, removed from inventory. Damage +1 for remainder of thread. New Total Base Damage: 3 Post Count: 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Spoiler Combat Start Turn Order and Stats Bruin | HP: 80 | EN: 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 5 | DMG: 3 [No-Crits] Boar Pup #2 | HP: 5 | DMG: 3 [No-Crits] Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 | DMG: 3 [No-Crits] Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 | DMG: 3 [No-Crits] Bruin held his rapier in his hand. He was ready for this. He knew he could do this. His first combat in SAO. He gripped the rapier tightly and stared down the four unaware boar pups. They had no idea what was about to hit them. At least, that was Bruin's plan. Instead, what really happened was Bruin charging forward, a battle cry that not even he knew he had in him, as he whiffed the first boar entirely. He hadn't even gotten activating his Sword Art properly. The display was laughable at best, as three of the four boars grunted angrily, and all charged the man at once. Bruin was thankful not only that he was wearing armor, minimizing the damage, but that the fourth boar seemed to just be there grazing, not a care in the world. Bruin thought it best not to get its attention as he readied his next attack. Spoiler Round 1 ID: 183649 BD: 2 Bruin rolls 2 + 1 = 3 Miss [-2 EN] ID: 183650 MD: 9 Boar Pup #1 rolls 9, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. ID: 183651 MD: 8 Boar Pup #2 rolls 8, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. ID: 183652 MD: 9 Boar Pup #3 rolls 9, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage ID: 183653 MD: 4 Boar Pup #4 rolls 4 Miss Result Bruin | HP: 77 / 80 | EN: 6 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #2 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 7 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Bruin was surrounded on all sides by the pups after his first attempt, even by the one still happily chewing on grass. He looked around, and pinpointed the boar he had originally taken a stab at, and he was sure that he could take it down this time. He readied his rapier, and charged at the animal, but he still managed to flub the activation of his sword art and the boar sidestepped the blow, albeit barely. Bruin grunted as he dug his feet into the soil and tried to turn himself around and dodge the pups as they made their own swipes at him. His legs were cut open by the tusks of the first two, but he managed to easily dance away from the third. He wasn't expecting the fourth one to suddenly decide to join the battle, and grunted as it charged in from behind. A part of him was regretting taking on a tougher challenge like this for his first combat, but looking at his health bar he wasn't all too worried on that front at least. Spoiler Round 2 Bruin regens 1 Energy ID: 183675 BD: 4 Bruin rolls 4 + 1 = 5 Miss [-2 EN] ID: 183676 MD: 7 Boar Pup #1 rolls 7, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. ID: 183677 MD: 7 Boar Pup #2 rolls 7, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. ID: 183678 MD: 1 Boar Pup #3 rolls 1 Critical Miss ID: 183679 MD: 6 Boar Pup #4 rolls 6, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. Result Bruin | HP: 74 / 80 | EN: 5 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #2 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 8 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Bruin was getting frustrated. He couldn't remember exactly what the manual had said on how to activate sword arts, mostly because it was Japanese and he was only just fluent enough in it to get by in a work and conversational capacity. All the technical terms and more obscure stuff was lost on him, and that's what he figured was holding him up now. But whether he was nearly at full health or not, him missing forever would ultimately still lead to his death if he wasn't careful. He needed to figure this out, and fast. Drawing on his spotty memory of what the manual said, he readied his rapier again, before charging the boar he had been after this whole time. To his delight, and honest surprise, the rapier began to glow an amber orange, and the game seemed to take over his body as it guided two stabs directly to the heart of the boar, and with a loud squeal, it popped into a shower of pixels. He couldn't believe he had done it. And he couldn't help the boyish glee that suddenly overtook him as he cheered openly at his success. The remaining boars seemed incredibly confused and a little scared of the man who was celebrating their brother's murder. Spoiler Round 3 Bruin regens 1 Energy ID: 183680 BD: 6 Bruin rolls 6 + 1 = 7 Sword Art Activated: Rip Ravine [-2 EN] - 3 x 2 = 6 Damage to Boar #1 ID: 183682 MD: 1 Boar Pup #2 rolls 1 Critical Miss ID: 183683 MD: 4 Boar Pup #3 rolls 4 Miss ID: 183679 MD: 2 Boar Pup #4 rolls 2 Miss Result Bruin | HP: 74 / 80 | EN: 4 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183681 LD: 6 No Loot Boar Pup #2 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 9 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Alright, so now Bruin was starting to get the hang of things. He was a lot more confident now that he had actually managed to kill one of the pups, and now all he had to do was the exact same thing he just did. Unfortunately, he was only partially aware of how he actually did it. He took a deep breath, and tried to let his giddy excitement subside a bit, so that he could find his center. Trying not to give it too much thought, he stabbed at the nearby, still confused, boar pup. Sure enough, not thinking too hard seemed to actually help him, as the amber glow engulfed his rapier once again, and the creature was summarily dispatched. The remaining two boars seemed to shake themselves from their stupor at this point, and charged at Bruin. But Bruin easily danced away from them, readying his rapier for his next strike. Spoiler Round 4 Bruin regens 1 Energy ID: 183685 BD: 7 Bruin rolls 7 + 1 = 8 Sword Art Activated: Rip Ravine [-2 EN] - 3 x 2 = 6 Damage to Boar #2 ID: 183687 MD: 4 Boar Pup #3 rolls 4 Miss ID: 183688 MD: 1 Boar Pup #4 rolls 1 Critical Miss Result Bruin | HP: 74 / 80 | EN: 3 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183681 LD: 6 No Loot Boar Pup #2 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183686 LD: 8 No Loot Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 10 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Bruin was silently celebrating his victory already as he prepared to strike the boar that had just charged past him. He dived at it instinctively, but unlike before the amber glow didn't engulf his rapier and he ended up nearly falling face first into the grass as the boar pup squealed and dodged the blow. As Brun stumbled, he watched the two boars turn and dig their hooves in for a charge of their own. Bruin barely managed to catch his balance in time to do a forward roll away from them, only barely missing their blows against him, leaving both sides of the encounter with nary an additional scratch. Bruin huffed a bit, and looked at his energy bar. He was starting to get a bit tired from all this. He had two attempts to kill the two boars left in the tank, before he ran out of energy entirely. He had to make them count. Spoiler Round 5 Bruin regens 1 Energy ID: 183697 BD: 1 Bruin rolls 1 Critical Miss ID: 183698 MD: 5 Boar Pup #3 rolls 5 Miss ID: 183700 MD: 4 Boar Pup #4 rolls 4 Miss Result Bruin | HP: 74 / 80 | EN: 2 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183681 LD: 6 No Loot Boar Pup #2 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183686 LD: 8 No Loot Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 11 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
Ironside 0 Posted February 23, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) [Placeholder] Spoiler Round 6 Bruin regens 1 Energy ID: 183701 BD: 1 Bruin rolls 1 Critical Miss ID: 183703 MD: 9 Boar Pup #3 rolls 9, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. ID: 183704 MD: 7 Boar Pup #4 rolls 7, deals 3 - 9 = 1 Damage. Result Bruin | HP: 72 / 80 | EN: 1 / 8 Boar Pup #1 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183681 LD: 6 No Loot Boar Pup #2 | HP: 0 / 5 ID: 183686 LD: 8 No Loot Boar Pup #3 | HP: 5 / 5 Boar Pup #4 | HP: 5 / 5 Post Count: 12 Edited February 23, 2021 by Ironside Link to post Share on other sites
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