[F1-SP] Learning to fish again. <<Earning a Living: Fisher>>

[Valentine 0]

Valentine could not escape the huff he made as he trudged along to a quaint little fishing shack. After waking up with a slight headache he spent the moment reorienting himself. Investing his skill points he noticed he fishing skill was no longer active. It was only after hours of investigating could he find out as to why. In order to gain it back he had to come along to a quest in the middle of nowhere.

“Hello! Anyone home.” Valentine gave a smile as he knocked on the door. “Outback!” Valentine followed the voice to a fisherman on the water. “How may I be of assistance.” The NPC gave Val a smile.

“I wanted to know if possible you can teach me about fishing.” The man gave Valentine a thoughtful looked as he reached into his bag. He pulled out some bait “This is a special bait, because a local priest prays over it in a top-secret ceremony.  I'm the only one in the world who has it, so don't bother looking for it anywhere else. If you use it, you'll catch the rare and mysterious Rainbow Fish, which you can harvest for Gleaming Scales. Catch the fish, bring me a scale, and you'll know all there is to know about fishing."

Valentine was prompted with the quest and gladly hit accept.
 

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

Name: Valentine
Level: 31 (Pargon +3)
HP: 620/620
EN: 80/80
 

Stats:
Damage: 20
Mitigation: 54
Evasion: 0
ACC: 1
REC: 2
LM: 2
V.D: 1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Blood Rights| Tier 4 Perfect Knife | 
Armor: Sanguine Necktie (Tier 4/Perfect/Light Armor)[Mit 1] [L.M I] [V. Def 1]
Trinket: Ring of clear heart (Tier 4/Perfect/Trinket)[LM 1][REC 2]

Skills:
Dagger [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 5]
First Aid [Rank 5]

Extra Skills:
First Aid [Rank 5]
Meditation 
Concentration

Mods:
Purify- Active: Post Action, Energy cost: 3 EN, Cooldown: 1 Turn, Effect: Remove all status conditions on one target party member. Can target the user.
Energize- Active: Post Action, Energy Cost: 10 Energy, Effect: Restore 8 Energy to target party member. Cannot target the user.
Barrier- Active: Post Action
Energy Cost: 15 EN, Cooldown: 2 turns, Effect: All party members gain a barrier effect that lasts until the beginning of the user's next turn. The barrier reduces final damage from all sources done to the party by 15 % for one turn.
Dagger Ferocity- Effect: Gain +2 base damage when using Sword Arts of the dagger type.  Players cannot use both Precision and Ferocity.
Meticulous- Effect: Gain +1 base damage

Ad-Ons:
Hyperactive- Active: Post Action
Energy Cost: 5 Energy, Cooldown: 3 Turns, Effect: Increase the passive energy regen of the target party member by 3 for three turns. Can target the user. [A player cannot be affected by Hyperactive more than once at a time.]
Field Medic- Active: Post Action
Energy Cost: 15 EN, Cooldown: 3 Turns, Effect: Heal your entire party (including yourself) for 25% of each party member’s maximum HP (rounded down).
Resolve- Effect: Gain +1 Accuracy and +10 * Tier HP.
 

Familiar Skills:
Protector Familiar-
Active: Free Action
Cooldown: 3 Posts
Effect: The next time you would take damage, your familiar rushes to your aid, reducing the final damage by 10%.

Combat Mastery:
Combat Mastery- Damage III
Passive
Effect: Gain +1 * Tier additional Base Damage per rank. Ranks of this Skill apply to Damage enhancement caps.

 

Battle Ready Inventory:

 

Housing Buffs:
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Working: +2 EXP to crafting attempts
Basic Training: 5% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.
Practiced Angler: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Valentine: HP: 620/620 | EN: 80/80 | DMG: 20 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 1 | MIT: 30 | REC: 2 (CD6:+8) | LM: 2 | V.D: 1 (CD9: 31)

 

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

He walked upstream to get a decent chance. The system may have taken away his ability to fish but it did not touch the knowledge in his head. Even with lowered chances he believed he would be better than any new comer that tried their hand at fishing against him.

Valentine sprinkled some of the special bait in the water, then he waited for seven minutes. Sprinkling some more this time he lowered the hook into the water. He did not move as his mind was calm. Even if he was confused about the recent event in Aincrad. Like needing to get through the tedium to get his time wasting skill back. Valentine felt a nibble with the grace of an experienced fisherman, he jacked the line out. The prettiest fish he had ever encountered popped out. It was a rainbow fish that looked like a trout. It shattered and a gleaming scale was dropped into his inventory.
 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187621	7	12	20	4	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Fishing (last one was an accidental button smash)	2021-04-04 21:49:03

CD: 12 , LD: 20 = Gleaming Scale gained

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

“This quest was remarkably easy. I may as well waste some time since I have such good bait.” Valentine threw the line back in. He figured anything else he kept out could be kept by him. As long as he met the quest objectives he believed he was good. The hook sunk into the murky depth with ease.

A familiar tug was felt on the net as Val pulled out again. The fish landed on the ground with a thud before poofing. He gained useful material from the fish but was not satisfied. It was nowhere near the standard amount that he was making before. When he used to fish the catch would be bigger. What he just pulled out was the bear minimum of what he made before. He could not help but curse out Kayaba and his dastardly developers. He wished to put their heads on pikes for bringing him to a fresh level of hell.
 

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187623	6	11	13	5	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Fishing	2021-04-04 22:09:14

CD: 11 , LD: 13 = 1 material gained

 

Results: 1 material, 1 gleaming scale

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine was about to put his line back in the water when he felt a disturbance in the force. The disturbance was a loud splash of water that caught his attention. A baby looking crocodile popped out of the water. It was actually pretty cute in an odd reptilian way. It gazed at Valentine with warm eyes. Then rushed over like a deadbeat ex that needs money from you.

Valentine flourished his blade. He started to use a sword art from the sitting position. The babydile was already lower to the ground. His knife slid into the belly with ease. The babydile stood no chance as the life drained from its poor eyes. As it hit zero it shattered. Valentine would have liked to try taming it if he did not already have Sherry to worry about. His familiar has been his only companion for some time. It would have been sad to loose her as well.
 

Spoiler

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187626	6	3	16	6	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Tri Pierce vs Babydile	2021-04-04 22:23:29

BD: 6 + 1 = 7 (hit) = 20 * 3 = 60DMG

 

 

Valentine: HP: 620/620 | EN: 80/80 | DMG: 20 | EVA: 0 | ACC: 1 | MIT: 30 | REC: 2 (CD6:+8) | LM: 2 | V.D: 1 (CD9: 31)

Babydile: 0/50  | 15 DMG | ACC: 0 | EVA: 0

 

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Valentine took a recording crystal out of his bag. He found it easier to remain zen and focus on the task at hand as long as he had music. It was a blessing that none of his recording crystals took a hit when it came to the update. He decided it was time to play a good melancholy song. It would match the sadness in his heart from being dumped by his boyfriend. He did so much for the relationship to end.

“I wonder if I should ever try to move floors. I like the place but the cold bothers Sherry.” His line did not move. It was a sad thing that he could not even fish up the bare minimum of what he used to be able to do. A great amount of the fun in fishing was done when the stuff was fished up. Sitting here wasting time was otherwise a dull affair.
 

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187644	8	5	10	10	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Fishing	2021-04-05 12:29:09

CD: 5 , LD: 10 = nothing gained

 

Results: 1 material, 1 gleaming scale

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

Looking back on the relationship Val could not help but wonder as to where it went wrong. Was it because he was so weak Grimm could not stand the sight of him? Grimm was the second person Valentine had ever dated. As the young master with good looks and billions of dollars he was never lacking for suitors. Sage was the only one that caught his eye. After the man died Grimm was the second man able to accomplish such a feat.

Valentine was getting lost in the sauce as the kids say. His mind was not coping too well. It was only because of his reaction time that he pulled back when he felt a nibble. A small fish was pulled out of the water. It was another bare minimum of a fish when it came to his usual. The disappointment was marred by the dark clouds already inside his heart.
 

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187647	7	10	14	4	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Fishing	2021-04-05 13:00:17

CD: 10 , LD: 14 = 1 mat gained

 

Results: 2 materials, 1 gleaming scale

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Valentine

[Valentine 0]

“Sherry. You could not possibly do anything to help the odds of me catching more fish?" His white cobra familiar came out of his sigil. The white mist condensing into her stand form. The snake shook her head side to side, as if she was saying no. Valentine was unsure as he could not speak to the snake. He was sure the little lady was giving him a condescending look. If a snake was capable of doing such a thing.

Valentine felt his lip twitch. He averted his gaze from his snake as he felt his virtual blood pressure rise. At times he felt like the AI for his familiar was too advanced. It was one of the things he found annoying and endearing about his loving partner. She was the rock that was helping him get through the turbulent times. It was between that and the other members of his guild.
 

 

ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
187649	3	7	2	7	Valentine	http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png	Fishing	2021-04-05 13:08:58

CD: 7 , LD: 2 = nothing gained

 

Results: 2 materials, 1 gleaming scale

Edited April 8, 2021 by Valentine