>>36883613
Use the road, don't let the newbies get swamped. Still waiting on skill lists so we can arrange parties.

>>36883613
>Forest

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>36883613

>>36883613
>Forest. With the amount of people grinding, I doubt that there would be many prey left.

>>36883644

Road currently, engage any mobs on the way. Need to level up the girls some.

There is also a lack of tanks. We are Viking Awesome but 6 is a lot to cover for.

>>36883647
>>36883754
True but these girls are shit leveled atm, an alpha could stand a good chance of soloing them, more than one could kill them while we're tied up.

>>36883790
>What is Emily? What is Chris? What is Henry? What is teamwork?
As long we don't engage in combat recklessly, we should be fine.

>>36883613
>Road

>>36883846
I'd still rather not risk it.

>>36883644
>Emily(5)
Basic Leather Armor, Steel Scimitar
Beginning One-handed Curved Sword, Straining, Acrobatics
>Chris(4)
Lorica Segmentata, Beginning Two-Handed Sword, Silver Ring
Two-Handed Sword, Equipment Appraisal, Parry
>Henry(4)
Beginning Leather Armor, Beginning Spear, Linden Shield
Two-Handed Assault Spear, Parry, Acrobatics
>Machi(4)
Beginning Mace, Copper Scale Armor, Heater Shield, Flute
One Handed Mace, Familiar Recovery, Musical Instrument(flute)
>Tori(3)
Beginning One handed Sword, Beginning Leather Armor, Lockpicking Set
One Handed Straight Sword, Picking
>Yuki(3)
Beginning Two-Handed Hammer, Steel Maile
Two_Handed Hammer, Extended Weight Limit

>>36883846
What is one wandering field boss tying us up while its underlings rape the girl's faces off(dear god i hope its metaphorical)?

>>36883887
Well i'd say we party with the girls and teach one to tank while the others kick ass with Chris on point.

>>36883887
Didn't we give the mantis cuirass to Emily and the Wolf Leather Chestplate to Henry?

>>36883613
Forest.

>>36883887
Wait, Ithought we gave them armors?
>>You hand Henry the armor made from Alpha Dire Wolf pelts, a full shirt of leather and fur armor. Two thick pieces of leather cover the chest, studded with brass to hold it in place. Small hardened leather scales cover the upper arm, over a piece of conditioned and softened fur. A small fur cape covers the back plates, the wolf head on the right shoulder. A small metal wolf head hides a buckle on the belt. Henry smiles, thanks you, and replaces his basic armor with the Wolfsbane Armor.

Next, the man forms light armor from the Mantis carapaces. You hand it to Emily. The brown chitlin has been polished to a rich nutty brown, and formed into strips. These strips overlap, like Chris's lorica segmentata. Small pieces of green gemstone, made from the Mantis Jewel, line the shoulder pieces. Small spines from the arms tip the shoulders, pointed out from her neck in cascading lines. A rigid turtleneck made from chitlin covers her throat, a large green gem at the sternal notch. Emily turns around, and unequips her armor. She quickly replaces it with her new Mantis Segmental Armor.

>>36883917
Oh.THANKS FOR GIVING OP IDEAS ANON!

>>36883887
>>36883917
Yuki looks like she could tank. Two handed Hammer and steel maile.

Or she's just trying her best dorf impression.

>>36883922
This anon is correct btw

>>36883887


No second tank, no one has tank skill set yet. We are going full tank.

Need to update that Emily and Henry have new armor.

Need to really push the girls to level 3 on the way to the second town and then before moving on from there, push everyone to a min of 5.

Will give everyone a chance to get some armor too.

>>36883922
Copy and pasted it from the pastebin, forgot to update.

Updated:
>Emily(5)
Mantis Cuirass, Steel Scimitar
Beginning One-handed Curved Sword, Straining, Acrobatics
>Chris(4)
Lorica Segmentata, Beginning Two-Handed Sword, Silver Ring
Two-Handed Sword, Equipment Appraisal, Parry
>Henry(4)
Wolfsbane Armor, Beginning Spear, Linden Shield
Two-Handed Assault Spear, Parry, Acrobatics
>Machi(4)
Beginning Mace, Copper Scale Armor, Heater Shield, Flute
One Handed Mace, Familiar Recovery, Musical Instrument(flute)
>Tori(3)
Beginning One handed Sword, Beginning Leather Armor, Lockpicking Set
One Handed Straight Sword, Picking
>Yuki(3)
Beginning Two-Handed Hammer, Steel Maile
Two_Handed Hammer, Extended Weight Limit

>>36883939
Well, if you're using a 2h, you want the strongest armor you can get, since you can't have a shield as well. I'd bet on Machi for tanking more than Yuki.

>>36883917
hehehehehehehehehehe

>>36883917
Near the Town of Beginnings? Not very likely.
Although I agree with teaching the girl to tank. Probably Machi.

>>36883972
Anyways, our parties should like:
(1) Chris
Emily
Yuki

(2)Samuel
Henry
Tori
Machi

>>36884041
We're going through hostile terrain and qm laughed its happening

>>36884052
This could work, for now.

>>36884085
He just loves to fuck us up.

>>Your group of seven, split into two parties, exits the town through the main gate with a multitude of other players. Seems other people want to get to grinding already.

>>multitude of other players

If there is a field boss, we would be easily alerted by the sounds of combat.

>>36884206
Fores,t anon we'll be running into it at twilight or night at the earliest.

>>36884216
Road, it was a tie and I flipped a coin

>>36884265
why do we care about safety when they are literally almost the same level as half of our party

>>36884323
We're a level higher with a special snowflake skill tree like game maker or kirito. WE have plot armor, others don't.

"How far have you guys gone from the town of beginnings?" You ask the trio of girls.
"Just to the edge of the forest. Thats where Machi got Nadasa, we were grinding there and stopped for lunch." Yuki says, her steel shining in the sunlight. It's about April, from what you can figure out. The months are named differently, but theres no way you would forget the time in California when you went surfing. The weather was almost exactly like it is now.
"How 'bout we go to the next town over? We could grind to get your levels up." After some debate on if it's safe to stay outside the city at night, everyone agrees to the proposed action.

You walk slowly on the road, following the herd of people going off to grind. The herd slowly dwindles as people reach their desired hunting grounds, breaking away to grind in the grass. Thirty or so people remain on the road for the whole day, each in their own little groups. As you walk, you discuss battle strategy. Machi has been switching as the tank back and forth with Yuki as the main damage sponge.

At eight, you pass the "Y" intersection, that decides which town you go down. On the left, the road points to a lake and the island town Horunka. On the right, the road cuts a path in the forest towards Tolbana.
>To Tolbana!
>To Horunka!

>>36884346
>To Horunka!
More quests and loot available.

>>36884346
>To Horunka!

>>36884346
Horunka is, technically speaking, a lower level location than Tolbana. But, seeing as we've already cleared the content in Tolbana, we may as well go to Horunka.

>>36884455
We only did one quest from tolbana, we picked up the purple dye quest and that's it. Just easier to farm for mobs near it and stay at inn than get jumped.

>>36884342
> Chris and Henry are level 4
> Yuki and Tori are 3
> Machi is 4

The primary case that was made is that we didn't want to risk the "newbies"' lives, but they're not really that new, nor are we especially experienced at the game compared to them; we are only slightly more knowledgeable in some areas, while they are more knowledgeable in others.

In other words there's no reason as to why we should not have gone through the forest.

>>36884346
>To Tolbana!

>>36884346
>To Tolbana!
There is barely anything at Horunka. Also we missed meeting Kirito on the first day. So Tolbana it is.

>>36884517
>we are only slightly more knowledgeable in some areas, while they are more knowledgeable in others.
Along with that knowledge also comes experience with dealing in the mobs. They're scrubs who've been grinding the weakshits near ToB and Horunka. There would still have been a risk had we cut through the forest towards Tolbana and encountered the mobs around there.

>>36884589
>There is barely anything at Horunka.
Except the Anneal Blade quest, and since Tori uses 1-handed swords...

>>36884593
Isn't it better to push through the forest, as they will level and gain experience with dealing in the mobs faster. Therefore, they would be more ready for the mob in Tolbana

>>36884701
This
Also this >>36884630

To Horunka!

>>36884346
As this >>36884477 anon says, lets go to Tolbana.

>>36884745
Anneal Blade for Tori faggot

>>36884346
>To Tolbana!

>>36884346
Changing my vote to Tolbana deleting my old vote

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Rolled 97 (1d100)

You camp out in the road, sitting up against a large rock. You set up a watch schedule, each person getting a shift of about two hours. You draw a short straw, and are on the 12-2 shift. You roll up in your cloak, after taking off your armor pieces. With a rolled up Dire Wolf pelt for a pillow, you bed down for the night. Tori unpacks a small box from her inventory, about the size of a cell phone. She presses a button, and a round tent grows out of the box.

The girls disappear into the tent, calling out a goodnight. You roll over onto your side, and quickly fall asleep. Like every night you've spent in SAO, you don't dream. You are woken by Tori, and you take up your position as the guard. The night passes uneventfully, you going back to sleep at 2:01.

The next day, you start down the road to Horunka. The land is more lush than before, plants fed by the mists from the lake. Smaller trees line the hills, green and sparkling with morning dew.

As you walk past a field of flowers, you trip against a dark green root. The fall costs you a single health point, a beep coming from your health bar. Five red cursers glow in your vision, circled around your two parties. You've structured the parties like in >>36884052 you switching between being the tank and a striker. It's important to let Machi learn how to tank for her party, even if she's been doing it for a few days.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

waitingonop.jpg.mp4.webm

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>36885028
Howl and draw agro tis could be bad and plant monsters are axeing for us to kill them. Everyone get in cluster and fight them off.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>36885028
>97
Yeahno let's not have Machi tank for this one. Usual strategy, howl, get aggro, let the others gang up on em.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>36885078
This

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>36885028
Are we at Horunka? Go get the Anneal Blade for Tori. If not,
> Hunt.

>>36885087
>>36885091
Do we get anything for this, Kayaba? Dubs and all that.

>>36885091
We're just got attacked anon read description.

>>36885112
yeah, somethings gonna happen

>>36885028
that 97.
RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP
Howl, brace ourselves.

>>36885150
We got dubs. This should be okay. I think. I hope.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>36885150
also dice

>>36885168
We also hoped that we would be okay before. And then Paul dies.

>>36885209
We also didn't get dubs them. Who knows what will happen now, we might get a surprise guest appearance!

>>36885209
We didn't get dubs for that moment, though. And Kayaba didn't roll a crit like last time.

>>36885251
Bullshit. We can do this with our own ability.

>>36885251
>>36885262
I'll trust you guys. Hopefully no casualty, since it is just a few days ago we swore to not let any party members die.

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>>36885308
>Yfw someone dies even after making such a paramount promise

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Not knowing what is coming next, you call out to your friends. "Circle up, tanks at point. Machi, stay back a bit. I'm on point."

Everyone bunches up at the dirt road, Machi and Yuki on the opposite side of the circle from you. The root that tripped you slithers around, twisting around someone's ankle. Tori flies up, legfirst, being pulled by a thick green root. She waves her sword around blindly, holding her skirt closed with her off hand.

You bounce out of the circle, rushing toward the flying girl. You jump up, spinning around and swinging your blade. The blade glows orange and chops through the vine. A cry comes from behind you, and a curse when she lands in the flowers.

The red cursers rise up above giant plants with gaping green maws.

"Feed meee!" One of the monsters cries out, scuttling forward with it's mass of tentacles. It's vines whip out, slashing at you. You block one side of the assault with your new shield, then swing your axe up to cut the other two out of the air.

Your friends are being assaulted from four directions, by replicas of your adversary. They're holding their own against the plant monsters, Machi and Yuki swinging their heavy weapons at the monster's main bodies.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100
>HP: 500/500

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>36885510
Kill the one we have and HOWL like an angry motherfucker.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>36885510
> Rejoin circle. Play defensively.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>36885510
Carry Tori back to circle.
Assume defensive position.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>36885539
Punch a hole through the one we have while Howling

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>36885510
Feed you? I'll feed you my fist! Punch the abomination and carry Tori back to the rest of our party. Howl!

>>36885657
Or rather shield bash it. Forgot we currently use a shield.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

Let's do this

Rolled 39 (1d100)

You pull back your axe, the blade glowing gold as you start your Axe Spin. The skill takes over as you jump towards the monster. You start spinning, your blade cutting into the main body of the monster. It cuts three glowing white lines in the monster's mouth.

It flails it's vines, smacking the dirt into a cloud. You freeze for a moment, then activate another skill. Your axe pulls back into an Executioner's Strike, carving a line into the monster's face. It falls deep into the yellow, wailing from the pain. It springs forward on it's mass of vines, it's mouth spread open to swallow you whole.

You let it, the monster landing face first around your body. You activate an Axe Spin inside the monster, your attack hitting the monster. It disintegrates into light, and you step through the snowflakes.

You rush to rejoin your friends, who've been occupied defending against the storm of tentacles. Ten feet long, the monsters have a reach advantage against everyone on your team. Machi is at around 70% of her health, having taken much of the damage from the monsters. Yuki is even lower, her health in the yellow zone.
>What Do?
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>36885861
Howl and get ready to spin

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>36885861
>>36885892
This. Will Howl aggro a bunch of tentacles though?

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>36885892
3rd

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>36885861
Throw Yuki a health potion. Also seconding this>>36885892

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>36885861
Rejoin the circle. Have the circle move as a unit to each monster, and then pound the fuck out of it. Put Yuki in the middle of the circle, since her health is so low.

>>36885965
Health potions are slow acting. It's not going to do much.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>36885861
Seconding this >>36885998
Also while they dispatch the monster one- by one, We howl and kite the other monsters.
.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

You detach a health potion from your belt, the thin chain breaking when you rip it off the belt. "Catch," You toss the bottle to Yuki, who fumbles for it with both hands occupied by her hammer. She backs up into the middle of the circle, and leans her hammer onto a shoulder. She rips the cork off the bottle with her teeth, and spits it onto the dirt road. She drinks down the red potion, her health slowly building back up while she waits.

"Mob the left one. Tanks face out, keep the other monsters away." Your party sprints forward towards the monster, encircling it quickly. You face outward with Yuki and Machi, your other teammates cutting into the monster. It swings it's tentacles at it's attackers, trying to break through your line. It holds, while two of the monsters attack you.

You block and absorb the monster's blows, swinging your axe at the monster's exploring tentacles. You take a blow to the shield, the tip curling around to pull it back. You let it pull you outside the circle, and activate your Axe Spin.

The blade cuts off five tentacles, the ropey green vines breaking into light. The two monsters dip lower in health, one in yellow and the other in red. Henry stabs his spear into the red plant monster, cutting up through it's jaw and into it's "head". It dissolves, as does the one inside the circle. You pull back into the circle, tanking the blows of one of the remaining two monsters.
>What Do
>Roll 1d100

>Finish the monsters
>Let others finish them

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>36886271
Hit the yellow one with our best Skill

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>>36886271
Again!

>>36886315
A hero has appeared

>>36886315
Oh, also
>Let others finish them
After their both on the verge of death.

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>>36886271
>>36886315
Nice try, Kayaba.

>>36886271
> Let others finish them (Tori + Yuki)

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>36886271
Still needs more rolls.

>>36886349
Huh google fails me, where is she from?

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>36886271
Rip and tear

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>36886372
Whoops forgot my roll

>>36886386
Sorry man, can't help you there. She's just one of the many pictures I got from a smug pic thread on /a/.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>36886271

>>36886315
This is the only one that can win favourably. Let's just not kill it, okay?

You check your axe back and pull your shield up, loading up for a combination Shield/Axe Charge

>New Skill!
>Shield Charge

Activating Move: Hold up your shield and charge. Must reach a jogging pace to take effect. More speed equals more damage.
Damage type: Single target
Damage per hit: 40 base/4 glancing
Freeze period: .1 seconds
Cooldown: 15 seconds

"Get close, finish off the monsters after I hit them." You call out to your party, and the lower level players come to the front to get the bonus XP. You step back, letting your friends take the monsters on while you get ready."NOW!"

You leap over your friends, shield held high. You land and start running at the monster, closing the distance in three steps. You jolt against the monster's side, the shield boss slamming into the monster's mouth. You follow it up with a strike from your axe, both weapons glowing purple before impact. The yellow monster reels back, struggling for balance on it's tentacle nubs and the remaining vines. Yuki charges forward at the downed monster, rattling as she smacks the monster into the ground three times.

The remaining monster bites down on her, gulping her into the middle of it's mouth.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>36886665
Time to test out that charge

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>36886683
Seconding this.

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>36886665
CHARRRGE!

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>36886683
Das gutt mein negger.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>36886665
Charge!

Rolled 77 (1d100)

forgot to roll

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>36886683
I don't think it's as good as the regular charge in terms of damage. Probably trades that in for a boost to defense,but I can't access the pastebin to compare them.
>>36886665
Also rolling

>>36886773
Have you updated the pastebin yet?

>>36886821
Was working on it, computer restarted the browser. I'll finish it soon

No more.

That was your promise. No more deaths.

Never again.

You check your shield back, too early to use the same skill. Instead, you drop your shield in the flowers. Armed with your dwarven axe, you rush forward at the monster. Your teammates follow, screaming at the top of their lungs. You realize that you are also screaming, your weapon and hand glowing red.

You swing into the monster's body, chopping away at it's base. The health bar drops, and you notice your friends joining in.

Chris is alternating between a spin attack and his overhead strike on the monster, chopping away at it's woody body.
Emily is beneath the monster on her back, stabbing it's underbelly blindingly fast.
Henry is stabbing into the monster's mouth, trying to pry it open with his spear.
Machi is slamming the flanged mace into the upper jaw, digging a hole into the monster.
Tori is running circles around the monster, dragging her gladius through the monster.

You strike it a final time, the body beginning to dissolve. Chris takes a final blow with his claymore, the blade trailing silver light. The monster breaks apart, and something drops from it's mouth.

A white mass sits in the flurry of white flakes, a health bar with a single point left floating above it. You rip your healing potion from your belt, and go to remove the cork. Tori is too fast, and is already by her side with a healing crystal draining into Yuki. The health bar grows stronger, into the yellow, then the green. Yuki's white light fades away, replaced by her silver maile and copper hair. You drop to the ground in relief, releasing a breath you didn't know you were holding.
>What Do?

>>36887136
Take a moment to catch our breath and assess the situation.

>>36887136
Are the monsters gone?
> Continue to Horunka

>>36887136
That was too fucking close. Anyone else needs a potion? Everyone good? Anything nice drop? Ok guys take ten and then lets gets going.

>>36887136
>>36887152
This. Let's sit down and just relax first. That was pretty intense considering we almost lost another person.

>>36887136
Check our party member's condition and our surrounding. Heal up and rest.

>>36887152
Second

Your party is safe from monsters at the moment, having killed all the plant monsters. Tori and Yuki are surrounded by a glowing golden light, signaling a level up.

You stay sitting in the fragrant flowers, among the blue and red petals. The other players sit with you, flopping onto the ground. Yuki and Tori assign their points, then sit and crush the flower stems.
>Want to say something?

>>36887316
>"Any of you die and i won't forgive you! Understand?"

>>36887316
That was too close, no way we can tackle the dungeon like this. Let's get to Horunka, get the quests there, and find somewhere we can safely grind.

>>36887316
Be more careful guys, those plants are nothing compared to mantises. Also anyone not a tank shouldn't pull agro on monsters, we're designed to take hits most others can't. At least not often.

Your friends nod, and you take a look at the time. 10:56. The whole battle only lasted five minutes. 300 seconds, and a person almost died.

You sit in the flowers for a few minutes, until Henry starts unpacking sandwiches for the group. He passes them over to everyone, and you eat an early breakfast.

I have to go now, I'll either pick up the thread tomorrow or make a new one on monday with everything up to date.

>>36887316
I am proud of you guys. Instead of running away, you came thundering down to help your ally, despite being only a few hours you have met. Truly, if we, all of us, keep this up, clearing this game is not a dream. It's a must.

>>36887587
We won't clear the game; Kirito will Gary stu and cheese his way into "beating" the game by, against all game logic, kill the last boss after being killed himself.

>>36887633
Clearly, we must bring him into our fold, so that the dice can have their way with him.

>>36887667
Or, and this is just an idea, we kill Kirito before he gets strong.

Let's change the entire story.

>>36887667
I wouldn't mind this actually. The other quest involved getting Kirito into the MC's party and immediately afterwards the dice failed him. Clearly it's the best way to get rid of his plot bullshit.

>>36887696
There's really no way to do that without becoming a scumbag red player though.

>>36887700
But what if the RNG gods love him? He'll steal our quest and become the MC.

>>36887667
>>36887696
So instead of the Midnight Black Cats grabbing him and dying due to incompetence, we nab him at the boss battle when he gets called out?

>>36887696
Too out of character. Unless Kirito tried to attack us, we wouldn't kill him. We could still change the story by getting him into our group.

>>36887718
>RNG gods
>loving anybody

>>36887721
He doesn't even need to be called out. If we're involved, we could save that one guy that tried to take on the boss by himself and then prevent Kirito from going all DARK LONE WOLF mode.

>>36887721
Let's be honest here, those guys are pretty retarded regardless. I mean, come on. Even if you don't play games, a chest just sitting there - in the middle of a large empty room - is pretty damn suspicious.

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>>36887741
BRILLIANT! FUND IT!

>>36887715
Gah, if someone questions our red status we just claim it was self-defense. Doesn't the red status fade away in time?

>>36887721
No, just kill him before they even find the first boss. Kirito is at this stage killing all the high XP rewarding creatures and mobs that won't spawn again before anyone else, claiming it for himself.

>>36887741
One act of OOC and we'll be set up for the rest of the quest to do things IC.

>>36887763
Friend of mine opened a center casket in a formation of seven in an otherwise empty room with the justification of "muh treasure." My wizard was the only pc to live through it without getting a limb lopped off.

>>36887810
Nope, if you kill an innocent(green) player, you're a criminal for life. You can't do the absolution quest, and the NPC guards will be on your ass like they came from Cyrodiil.

>>36887849
>>36887849
Oh well, then
>>36887741
His plan is the best.

>>36887810
Mate just drop it.No need to hate endlessly.This is our quest not his afterall

Kirito won't be a problem.

Not if we do everything he does first.

>>36888580
Including Asuna?

>>36888624
Obviously.

>>36888640
[GLOPPING INTENSIFIES]

>>36888580
We've already failed once in that department though. Kirito's already got the Anneal Blade by this point, I think.

>>36888624
>>36888640
I don't see why not either. Kirito's already got like 4 other girls who are drooling over him. And I've seen the way he and Klein look at each other. That's true love right there.

>>36888624
Of course.We're going to get her in Ragnarok first!

>>36888670
>implying we won't steal them for our virtual harem

>>36888670
We must get Klein in the party, or join his guild. Then all will be swell.

>>36888734
Other quest got him already. OP said that there would be references to the other quest, so no Klein.

>>36888754
It's been a week since that quest appeared, though...

And considering how slow the OP is with updates, it'll be impossible for that quest to catch up now.

>>36888734
Pffft we're making our own guild.It was decided in one of the other threads

>>36888792
True. I figured he had midterms or something that stopped him from running

>>36888800
WE KILL KLEIN'S GUILD AND FORCE HIM INTO OUR VIRTUAL BONG-HOLE.

Then all will be swell.

>>36888670
well, we can try anyways

>>36888823
He was also trying to come up with a map for the dungeon, and I think KA would prefer to wait till he's done with that before putting us in the dungeon

>>36888862
Yeah, I was wondering about that. How is that gonna work in that quest? Is that OP gonna have votes for every intersection?

>>36888894
Probably, along with pics of where we are in the dungeon.

Wait......Fuck unless we encounter Asuna somewhere else we're going to have to hold off on killing the boss.....Shit....

>>36888862
>>36888894
One of the reasons I was against doing a co-op type quest. Conflicting schedules/update times. There's also plans of one quest being ruined by the actions of another. Both QMs would need to be working together to make sure nothing goes wrong and I doubt either could put in the effort because of school and work.

>>36889007
We're not really aiming to kill the boss right now. We're aiming more towards clearing a few floors. Considering it took them a month to find the boss room (and that was with dedicated raiding parties), I don't think we'll be going for the boss anytime soon. Well. Unless we roll a nat 100 or something.

>>36889072
They found the boss room sooner than that, its just that without a large enough group to take on the boss, everyone was twiddling their thumbs until xp started to dropoff. Diavel had to organize everyone together, and i dont think they even reached the raid limit on players.

>>36889156
Really, I thought it was just found when they had the meeting?

>>36889156
Then we shall use our mighty Viking public speaking, and assemble an army the likes of which this virtual world has never seen!

>>36889562
A day or three. They needed to announce the meeting and get that info to travel around. It's true that just one more competent party would speed yhings along, though.

>>36891316
>/tg/
>competent

It's like the anon who said something about wanting to play it safe in battles.

On an unrelated note, whatever happened to making an elite craftsman's guild?

>>36891935
Nah.The name of the guild is Ragnarok.Doesn't exactly fit a crafting guild...Also it doesn't really fit our character

>>36892003
What I'm referring to is the first thread. That was one of the original things we were planning on doing. Hence "whatever happened to"

>>36892006
Oh.Then in that case no clue

>>36892006
Crafting under the SAO system is rather...boring. Item Strengthening is about the only bit that was fleshed out, the rest is vaguely dependent on materials, luck, and cosmetics.

Bump.

>>36892006
>>36892010
I think we changed our mind on being a peaceful crafter when shit got real.
I think any chance of going that path disappeared completely when we lost Paul and reality set in that for every moment this sick game goes on good people are dying for some asshole's amusement.

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After a short lunch, your party stands and starts down the road again. You set up the parties in a defensive formation, tanks on the outsides and lighter players in the centers. You end up marching in the front, with Machi and Henry on your sides.

As the day starts to dim, you reach Horunka lake. The setting sun glitters against the crystal waters, turning them to liquid fire. On the lake is a massive island, a few streams of smoke rising up from the other side of the island. Ducks and other waterfowl swim in the water, dipping into the water near the reeds. A wooden pier extends twenty feet into the lake, warped by time and exposure to constant moisture. There's no boat, and you can;t see any way to get across the water. You could swim, as it doesn't look too far.
>What Do?

>>36895074
Try to find a boat or a ford, armor is heavy and some of us may drown or get mobbed in the water.

>>36895112
Second.Also welcome back KA

>>36895120
thanks, working on the pastebin while i wait

>>36895074

Search the lake sure, also look into the lake to see if someone else has the boat out. Check for a crossing of some sort, or just circle it.

No reason to swim, armor is heavy and fighting i water sucks.

If you can see the boat, see if they are coming or going.

>>36895074
Go for a swim

You walk onto the pier, looking for anything like a boat. A note on a cork board says that the boat travels in a loop around the lake, stopping at the pier every three hours. It's past the ferry's run time, the boat shutting down and staying at the island for the night.

Looks like you don't have anything to do until the boat comes in the morning. A small chest sits at the base of the post,open to the public.
>What do you want to do?

>>36895249
>Set up camp

>>36895249
Open the chest

>>36895249
Check the chest*Mimic check it as well* then set up camp.

>>36895249

Prepare a camp, with a watch. Wonder if we can use our axe to make some simple traps/spike barricades for defense.

Check the surroundings then.

Inspect the chest. Prepare to open when everything is ready.

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You pull the chest open, and get a notification.
>+7 Fishing Rods

You send one to each person in your party, then pull it from your inventory. It's basically a stick, with a small leaf on a twig halfway up the rod. A small piece of string hangs off it, weighted down by a simple fish hook.

The girls unpack their yurt, and pull their rods out as well. They look at their new rods, testing the springiness of the rods.
>What do?

>>36895419
We got a while til the boat comes, might as well try some fishing.

>>36895419
Welp time to fish!

>>36895419
Fishing time have someone play sentry.

Rolled 75 (1d100)

rolling for fishing

>>36895469
Fish on! Fish on!

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>36895469

Fishing Roll.

Is there any rules allowing the setting of traps, or easy camp fortificaitons?

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>36895469
please just let this be did we catch something roll.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>36895499
Forgot roll

>>36895534
If you have woodworking or trap making skills, you could

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>36895469
Hope im not late

You look down at the rod, then back at the water, then back at the rod. When in Rome and all that.

You drop the line in the water, and switch off your Howl skill. You replace it with Fishing, and dip the unbaited hook in the water. Almost instantly, something bites onto the line. You rip the hook up, pulling a small fish from the lake. The fish didn't catch onto the hook enough, and your strength pulls the rod back insanely fast. The fish flies up and off your rod, arching into the sky. It plops down onto the yurt, flopping on the felt ceiling. You rush over to it as the girls inside shriek, and grab hold onto the fish.

It's blue, with fainter blue on it's belly. It appears in your inventory, leaving the physical realm. Your friends put their lines in soon after, and pull fish from the lake. You grab a torch from your inventory, dropping it in a pile of small branches and dry reeds. It burns with a bright flame, the cattails popping and throwing their fluff into the fire. Burning cinders drift up to the sky, floating up and over the lake.

You drop your fish in the fire after gutting it and descaling it with your axe, leveling up your Cooking skill as you make the fish ready for consumption. It darkens and browns in the flames, giving off a wonderful smell of fried fish. Your friends drop their catches in a pile next to the fire and you prep them for the fire.

Everyone takes their fish, pulling the flesh from the bones. You sit in the dirt around the fire, talking about nothing after the scare earlier today.
>What to say something

>>36895726
You know once we get some quests and all out of the way, i wouldn't mind just relaxing at the beach provided we could find one not crawling with monsters.

>>36895726
>Start to sing http://lyricstranslate.com/en/levenslot-fate-life-ragnar%C3%B6k.html

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And a pic for your salivary glands and immersion.

>>36895726
Say something about how it's nice to feel like we're in the real world and not playing a game when we do normal stuff like fishing and cooking

>>36895726

Did we find out more info on the new girls we joined up with? Maybe see if we can talk some about our life before hand, or what made everyone decide to play.

>>36895777
Feel like it'd be good to add in something like "We should do this again when we all get out of here."

>>36895736
Yay! Mandatory beach episode!
"I bet the island has some beaches on it!" Yuki says. Despite her heavy weapon and steel armor, she's still a seventeen year old schoolgirl. It's easy to forget about that when she's swinging that hammer effortlessly.
>>36895777
"Yeah, it's nice to be able to relax after having to fight." Tori says in English. She's messing with her lockpicks, picking a small padlock that she pulled from her inventory.
>>36895740
As the sun disappears and stars begin to form in the dark sky, you remember a song an army buddy would sing. He was Danish, and always talking about his old home in Denmark and the mythology. He's the one that really got you into Vikings, letting you test out his old axe during rec time.
"Eindeloze winter, de aarde zo koud
Onvree en oorlog zullen het einde baren
Broeders keren zich tegen elkaar
Geen mens zal de ander sparen

Hati verslindt de zon en Skalli de maan
Een diepe duisternis omsluit de werelden
De wolf breekt zijn ketenen en brult luidt
Zijn godenvader en het nagelschip naderen

"De zon wordt zwart
In zee zinkt de aarde
Uit de hemel vallen
Heldere sterren
Damp en vuur
Dringen dooreen
Hoog tot de hemel
Stijgt een hete vlam"

Heimdalls hoorn luidt voor Goden en mensen
Met brandende haat zullen Reuzen naderen
Wodan rijdt uit met het leger der gevallenen
Het kwaad wordt bestreden door zonen en vaderen

De eindstrijd nabij, Wolftijd, Zwaardtijd
de aarde brand, de maatboom schudt
Dag van duister, dag van bloed
Dag van leven en heldenmoed

"De zon wordt zwart
In zee zinkt de aarde
Uit de hemel vallen
Heldere sterren
Damp en vuur
Dringen dooreen
Hoog tot de hemel
Stijgt een hete vlam"

Levenslot, portret van het einde
Eenzaamheid en razernij
Ondergang der Goden
De aarde brand
Einde en het Begin
Een nieuwe zon verreist
Goden herleven
De aarde bloeit weder"
You start singing Leif's song, your party members lapsing into silence as you start the second stanza. Once you finish, they look at you oddly.

>>36896046
>"What? I can like to sing can't i?"

>>36896046
Maybe this is a good time to bounce off the idea of a guild name? The name of the song has to do with Ragnarok, right? Maybe bring it up.

"Where'd you learn that song?" Henry finally says.
"Just something from bootcamp that a friend taught me. This kinda reminded me of him."
"So, what's it mean? The NerveGear translated it, but I've never heard about some of those things." Machi asks, her copper scales taken off to reveal her green clothes.
"Just something from myths." You sit in silence as your friends assault you with questions. You try to answer them, but many are about things you don't know the answer to.

Finally, the fire starts to die down to embers. You throw dirt onto them to bank the fire, hoping to keep the fire alive till tomorrow. The three girls stand and pull the flap of their yurt open.
"You guys want to come in? Theres plenty of room inside the tent." The blue haired Machi calls from the felt tent.
>Well?

>>36896227
>"Sure"
>36896193 yes the guild name was going to be Ranarok

>>36896227
"Thanks"

>>36896240
Ragnarok*

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>36896227
Yes and a roll for shenanigans

>>36896263
>69
GUARANTEED SHENANIGANS

>>36896263
heh, perfect roll for the situation

>>36896268
Only problem is I doubt they know the hack to let them strip.

>>36896263
L-lewd

>>36896288
Isn't a hack just turn off a certain mode, i'm pretty sure we already have ours off, we can teach them.

>>36896046
>You start singing Leif's song, your party members lapsing into silence as you start the second stanza. Once you finish, they look at you oddly.

They are going to eventually realize we are likely one of the nicest scary guys there is out here in SAO.

They will realize how true the George Orwell quote is in this new SAO world eventually.

“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”

And then they will realize we are one of those rough men.

>>36896240
It really should be the Einherjar though, they're the fallen warriors taken to Valhalla to prepare for battle when Ragnarok comes, and it fits our intention to be there at the very end, fighting against whatever monstrosities Kayaba has to throw at us, and the bastard himself.

>>36896340
But we're trying to end this world.Therefore Ragnarok fits better if you ask me.Plus we all agreed on it last time

>>36896227
Stand watch you gay

>>36896372
with a 69 i think not anon. We're about to teach a schoolgirl a lesson. a long hard well developed lesson.

>>36896372
How about you go fuck off?

>>36896370
I dunno, I kinda agree with him. Besides, Ragnarok are the events themselves. Einherjar would fit us better as warriors. Unless we can combine them as a compromise or something. Something like "Einherjar of Ragnarok" though that may just be redundant.

>>36896258
its perfect because our goal is the destruction of this world

>>36896455
But Ragnarok sounds cooler and fits well with our goal.Say both Einherjar and Ragnarok outloud and honestly tell me which sounds cooler

>>36896515
Well I can't pronounce Einherjar so Ragnarok wins. Not many people would know what an Einherjar is a lot more people would understand Ragnarok

>>36896536
This very true

>>36896548
Annnnnnd i've been up to long if i'm not spelling words already.....Meh fuck it i'll stick around still

>>36896515
>>36896536
"I can't pronounce Einherjar so Ragnarok wins."
You guys are joking, right? Maybe I'm just dreaming or something.

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"Sure, give me a minute to grab something." You say, a voice among many from your original party.while they head into the yurt, you step off to the side of the lake. You look over at the horizon, the world ending in an arch. What ever happens, you have to remember that this world isn't real. Everything you touch or do here is just ones and zeros, tricking your brain.

You walk back into the camp, ducking into the felt tent. Beds line half the walls, the rest of the tent empty except three wooden chests. You already took off your Jewel Cuirass, placing it in your inventory. Wearing your beginning set of clothes and your wolfsbane cloak, you look around the yurt.

The three Japanese girls are sitting on top the blankets of three of the beds, occupying three of the five beds. You take off the cloak and place it up against one of the chests.
>Slumber Party Time!
>What do/say?

>>36896574
But anon..... YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS A DREAM

>>36896515
>But Ragnarok sounds cooler and fits well with our goal
So does Einherjar, since we're preparing for the final battle.
>Well I can't pronounce Einherjar
You pronounce it the way it's spelled, ein-her-jar, with the j as a y because it's norse.

>>36896574
If I don't know what something is without a good understanding of Nordic myths it isn't a good name for a Japanese game.

>>36896586
>Slumber Party Time!
>"Damn no pillows for a pillow fight...."

>>36896586
>Slumber Party Time!
> How about a game of truth and dare to get to know everyone better?

>>36896586
>>36896623
This!

>>36896612
With us involved that could easily kill someone.

>>36896623
This sounds good.

>>36896623
I cringe every time someone suggests truth or dare in a quest. It's like a shitty code word for asking the QM to get lewd

>>36896657
But you'll get a Pillow Skill tree!

>>36896667
We are in a tent with three Japanese school girls. What do you think will happen?

>>36896609
First you guys say it's meant to represent our goals which is a pretty damn inspiring thing. Then now it's about how it sounds cooler than Einherjar and how other people wouldn't understand it. It doesn't matter if people don't understand it anyway. We're all planning on being a big-name guild, the name Einherjar will spread just as Ragnarok will and the meaning will be carried with it.

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>>36896685
Okay KA....You can take my sides i didn't need them anyways.....

>>36896697
We'll vote on it later. We have a slumber party to enjoy.

>>36896586
Play some game to determine who gets a bed and who has to share

>>36896667
This is /tg/, one of the girls called dibs on us, there are signs of a beach episode, we were invited to their tent. There's no way you didn't see this coming.

>>36896722
Indeed

"Why don't we play truth or dare? Might as well get to know each other." The girls giggle to themselves, speaking in Japanese and too quietly for you to hear.
"Okay, but you have to go first. Truth or dare?" Machi says from between her friends
"Truth."
"Okay, what's your real name?"
>What say?
>Samuel Lastname
>Other

>>36896882
>Samuel Kingston

>>36896882
>Samual Lastname
We can't lie yet.

>>36896882
>Samuel Surnam

>>36896882
>Samuel Smithson

>>36896882
>Samuel Erikson
Erikson is the only norse-esque name I know.

>>36896882
Samuel Wolfe

>>36896882
>"Okay, what's your real name?"
Goddamn, what a weak question.

>>36896933
Since most of their names for guys are (insert dad's name here)son its pretty easy to make them up.

>>36896897

>private no insingnia Samuel Erikson

>>36896933
Second

"Samuel Erikson. Now it's my turn."
>Insert vict-I mean subject
>Insert question/dare

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>36897005
forgot my roll
1=truth
2=dare

>>36897005
>Machi
>Real name
Turnabout's fair play.

>>36897005
Machi
What's the weirdest thing you have ever done?

Start small guys don't want to scare her off.

>>36897005
>Emily
>Biggest Fear

>>36897064
This

I really hope that eventually our friends start calling us Sammy.
It's incredibly endearing to see a fuckhueg bruiser with such a cute pet-name.

>>36897064
Second

>>36897110
I kinda want some guys to think it's a girl's name just so we can see their reaction at finding out it's an army guy with 50000+ STR.

>>36897135
"Hey you, where the guild leader, Sammy, or what's it"
"Right here"
"Where, behind the wall of steel and muscle?"
"Nope"

"Okay Machi, I told you mine so you tell me yours. What's your real name?
"Machi Minamoto. So, ha. No new name for me." Machi says, then turns over to look at Henry. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to... make out with Sammy" Screw you Machi.

Henry gets a nervous look on his face, then stands up. "No home." Henry shoves his closed mouth against yours for a millisecond. He pulls back and grabs a skin of water from his inventory.
"No offense Sam, but I don't like you that much." He turns over to face Tori, whose been fiddling with her lock while blushing heavily. "Tori. Truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Okay, how long have you been reading yaoi?"
"W-what? Um, never. What's that?"
"No lying Tori. Tell the truth." Yuki says across her bed with a huge smile on her face.
"A year! You happy?" Tori shouts, then buries her red face into a pillow.
>Time skip until you get called on

"Sam, truth or dare?" Yuki says

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>>36897391
Kek.Guys face would probably be pic related

>>36897397
>Truth

>>36897397
Who's asking?

>>36897397
Truth.
Its a great way to flesh out our character.

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>>36897397
Dare

>>36897397
Truth

>>36897397
dare.

You know I gotta say as someone who was around in the first thread I didn't think this would be a successful quest. I'm glad Op has been proving me wrong. He is doing a fantastic job at keeping this fun and interesting.

Truth.

>>36897397
Dare.

Also henry romance route when?

>>36897397
>Dare

"Whats the worst thing you've ever done?"

>>36897560
>"Killed a man in bootcamp by accident"

>>36897560
>"Fucked the family dog"

>>36897569
Eh fuck it.Second

>>36897560
>>36897569
"I killed a man...
Put a gun against his head...
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead."

>>36897560
I let a friend die.

>>36897397
Truth. Also as odd as this situation may be, the more I think about it, it's the perfect way to learn about the party.

>>36897569
How about, nearly beat to death a man in boot camp that snapped.

>>36897560
Ok. Its either
>Paul
or
>some prank we played on a fellow member at bootcamp. Like duct-taping a man to the barrel of a tank and joyriding with it.

>>36897560
Let a friend die

>>36897560
>>36897594
I'll go for this. Killing a guy... just no.

>>36897560
Fucking hell Yuki, good way to ruin the lighthearted mood, shit.

>>36897594
second

>>36897594

Our recklessness let our friend die here.

It sucked

>>36897642
I expected shit like >>36897608. I got >>36897569 instead

>>36897690
I regret nothing!

>>36897690
I'm pretty sure most people meant Paul when they voted that.

>>36897690
Killing some dude is a bit dark for this story, but I like the touch.

>>36897690

I think a lot of people have Sam blaming himself for Paul's death.

If we were more careful, Paul would likely still be alive.

"I let my friend die"

Well, fuck. That killed the mood.

Everyone goes silent, your original teammates remembering their lost comrade. After that, theres no way to get back into the groove and relax. You lean up against the chest, and go to sleep in the crowded yurt.

The next day, you wake up and go outside to watch for the boat. You throw a line into the water, passing the time while you wait for the boat. At 9:00, you board a small ferry that sits low on the water. A trio of NPCs work the rudder and oars, a short red haired man at the rudder.
"Well, looks like we have quite a job cut out for us, eh boys?" The two oarsmen have the look of the captain, likely his sons. "Come aboard, why don't you. We have a schedule to keep."

You pile onto the ferry, traveling across the water towards the island. An hour later, you step out onto the island's pier.
>What do/where go?

.>>36897770
Honestly, that death was unplanned. The nat100 did him in.

>>36897929
>Go looking for quests

>>36897929
Find the «Anneal Blade» quest.

>>36897929
>Well, fuck. That killed the mood.
And now I feel completely justified in having chosen dare over truth.

>Horunka
That was the plan, right? In town, look for quests.

>>36897929
>Quest searching

>>36897929
Look for quests

>>36897929
>Honestly, that death was unplanned. The nat100 did him in.

We were still way too reckless.

It is the type of things that a bunch of noobs do. We instinctively back off, as we have combat sense beaten into us by our Drill Instructor.

We should of had everyone back off when we knew that hundred was there. Then we might of been better off.

I wonder if there is such a thing as out of combat training, or it has an effect here? I know RL it does, but I am not familiar with the SAO world, so I can't say.

You step off of the wooden ferry onto the oaken pier, and re-equip your armor. You took it off, just in case the boat sank or you fell off the side. Your party climbs onto the pier and you walk down it to a forest path.

You walk along the sun-spotted path, the many leaves filtering the light. The green light reflects off your exposed armor, which changes between green and red as you move. The conversation drifts as to what you're gonna do while your here.

"We should get some quests here. That way, we can grind and get extra cash."
"Sounds good. I heard there was a quest here for a special weapon." Tori says. She's been quiet, absorbing the constant ribbing of Henry.

You come to a stop at the city's gate, waiting for the NPCs to open the gate. You step onto the cobbled street, looking around for NPCs that could give out quests.
>Where do you want to go?

>>36898192
Look for the house with the Anneal Blade quest

>>36898171
>We should of had everyone back off when we knew that hundred was there. Then we might of been better off.
No, probably not. It was a crit, there were a few strong enemies, we were already in the middle of combat. If we had backed off before we even started fighting then yeah, we probably would've been better off.

>>36898192
Inn. Or a bar or something. Those places usually have people who have information to give out.

>>36898192
Wander around until we find a quest

>>36898218
This

>>36898218
OOC knowledge, please remember that you aren't a damn dirty beater

>>36898384
Fine then, check the houses, there's bound to be a quest in one of them.

>>36898384
Inn or Bar sounds good. Maybe the armory for some fetch quests for some new armor and weapons.

>>36898407
We don't use swords and won't be using them any time soon. Also Kirito probably already has the blade. He is a dirty beater unlike us.

>>36898407
You're still trying to do an action using your meta knowledge. We haven't done that in any of the other towns so far, why would we start now?

>>36898431
It's for Tori.

>>36898447
>checking NPC houses for quests
>meta knowledge
News flash anon, not every questgiver is in a place PCs are expected to visit.

>>36898431
Implying quest in Sao can only be done once

>>36898431

The blade looks like it is not unique, however the issue is the rare spawn to get it.

Is it worth trying to get it, or just moving on from there?

Reminds me of some of the stupid camps needed to get quest items in Everquest.

Especially when some of them of them were not worth the time, that could be more effectively used elsewhere.

>>36898431
> tori uses 1h straight swords
I guess you just want our parties to be under geared

>>36898488
Then why the fuck haven't we done that so far in any of the other towns? The reason that you want to check the houses for quests is because you fucking know the Anneal Blade quest is in one of them. You're using meta knowledge. If you can't understand that then I have no idea what to do to make it more clear.

You start canvasing the town for quests, noting the number of players that are in town. These so many, seems like other people are planning to get quests here. From your time playing video games, you can remember that bars and inns are the best places to get quests.

You follow the roads to a smaller inn, built between two a butcher's and a library. You enter through the two doors, pushing past a pair of guys. At the bar, is an older NPC with a ring of white hair set around his ears.
"What can I for for ya. Looking for some drinks, or maybe a late breakfast?"
"Actually, we're looking for work if you have any."
"Can't say I need anything. I get most of my supplies from the ferry or the butcher next door. You could check with him, if you're determined to make some money. The blacksmith is looking for an apprentice too, he lives down by the cove.
>What do?

>>36898523
I think it's worth trying tbh. I mean, if tori has it, it'll last her a while, I think.

>>36898630
>Apprentice
TIME TO FORGE GLORIOUS VIKING STEEL WEAPONRY. Who would fit as a blacksmith better, though? We can send that person over to the blacksmith while the others go for the butcher.

>>36898630
> Start looking **everywhere.**
> See if Chris wants to do the smithing quest.

>>36898630
Go to the blacksmith

>>36898670
Supported

>>36898660
I think Chris would be the best fit, since he's already training appraisal.

>>36898637

At least we could get xp while doing so.

>>36898630

What is crafting like in SAO?

Can we share quests also?

And do we follow the open every damned door by everyone gathering quests and meet up later?

>>36898670
Second

>>36898630
Fuck yeah, become the blacksmiths apprentice

>>36898630
>look for more quests
>>36898600
>Then why the fuck haven't we done that so far in any of the other towns?
Because we were just looking for cor and XP, and there are plenty of quests with that in plain sight. Quests that offer rarer rewards, like a nice weapon, will naturally have questgivers in out-of-the-way locations, so we're gonna have to look in locations other than the inn and shops, like houses that otherwise would have nothing for a player.
You don't have to be a metagamer to think that quests with rare rewards are found in less-than-obvious locations.

>>36898750
>Because we were just looking for cor and XP, and there are plenty of quests with that in plain sight
No we weren't at all. We only said that we were looking for quests. We obviously weren't just looking for Cor and XP when we went for the Special Armor rewards over the Cor for most of our quests.

>You don't have to be a metagamer to think that quests with rare rewards are found in less-than-obvious locations.
I never said that you do. You just don't normally enter a town for the first time and immediately think to search the houses for quests rather than the more obvious locations like the inn/bar. This is especially more so when we haven't done that for the other towns.

You thank the NPC, then leave the inn. Outside, you look over to Chris. "Hey Chris, wanna head down to the blacksmith with me? You already have the appraisal skill, and I was thinking about learning how to smith."
"Yeah, sure. I was planning to learn a skill so I didn't have to spend all my time at dungeons."

"While you guys go to the blacksmith's, we'll go check out the butcher's for a quest. Meet back here tonight or when you finish the quests." Henry says, then leads the four girls into the butcher shop.

You and Chris walk down the hill, taking a couple turns as you walk towards the cove. A ringing of an anvil echos across the road, coming from inside a stone building that puffs out black smoke from three chimneys. You walk into the smithy, and knock your fist against the door.

A golden head pokes out from the back room, streaks of soot maring the man's tan face. "What can I help you with?"
>What say?

>>36898989
>Actually, what can WE help you with?

>>36898989
>"How do you feel about axes?"

>>36898989
We here too apprentice for blacksmithing sir.

>>36898989
>>36899004
>>36899006
These.

"We heard that you were looking for apprentices," You say to the man, who steps out from behind the door. He's dressed in a black leather smock and tan shirt, with dust covering both.
"Well, looks like I've got plenty of applicants. Why don't you come with me to get some more ore? I've been running low with how many people are buying my gear. Can you go today, or do you have other plans?"
>Insert Words

>>36899113
>Consider us ore-ready on it!

>>36899138
this

>>36899113
>>36899138
Oh god, I can hear the blacksmith facepalming already.

Yes. Let's do this.

>>36899113
>>36899138
The pun it burns so good! like whiskey after the day has peatered you out.