OP are you back?

A

(I'm starting a thread for op cause its given him problems again. I tried posting the pastbin begining he had ready but the format's fucked and 4chan thinks its spam)

>>37141031
There's probably some text that needs to be changed then. Something's triggering the spam filter.

Brake it into bits and post paragraph by paragraph.

Lets see if this works

I'm back and hopefully the mods won't "warn" me again

Other threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=sword%20art%20online
Recap of Said Threads: http://pastebin.com/3AUnpBrS

As a friendly reminder that I'm gonna start posting each thread, you are in a video game. This world operates on video game logic.

arg, tried cutting it up but i got warned again

>>37141423
best of luck

>>37141499
Same here. Tried to paste the "no" dialogue but apparently it's considered spam.

>>37141423
You lead your party to the next door, trailing groans of horror and pain. Inside the stone building, a raised stone walkway leads up towards the counter. On both sides of the walkway is running water, tinged red by blood. From the ceiling hangs haunches and slabs of meat, drained of blood and salted down. A tall stone counter holds cuts of meat and a rack of knives ranging from an inch long to short sides. There's even an axe, it's thick and heavy head spotted with wet blood.

"Whose there? Oh, you girls again. With a boy now!" The blood splattered butcher says, looking up from his work. He focusing in one you. "Lucky man. What can I do for you?"
"Wait, I'm a gu-" Henry speaks up, but you interrupt him.
"Looking for more work sir. You wouldn't happen to need more meat, would you?"
"As a matter of fact, I do. Got a big buyer looking for Death Worm meat. Only the liver and gall bladder, thats the good stuff. Think you can get me five of each? I'll supply the tools to harvest the meat. If you can get me the organs, I'll pay each of you 500 Cor."
>Yes
>No

Unrelated, but please choose one
>Green
>Brown

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(Ok I think I know what the problem was)
"You guys want to do the butcher's quest again?"
"No!!" they say in a chorus.

"Okay, lets go. Gotta make that Cor."

You lead your party to the next door, trailing groans of horror and pain. Inside the stone building, a raised stone walkway leads up towards the counter. On both sides of the walkway is running water, tinged red by blood. From the ceiling hangs haunches and slabs of meat, drained of blood and salted down. A tall stone counter holds cuts of meat and a rack of knives ranging from an inch long to short sides. There's even an axe, it's thick and heavy head spotted with wet blood.

"Whose there? Oh, you girls again. With a boy now!"
The blood splattered butcher says, looking up from his work. He focusing in one you. "Lucky man. What can I do for you?"
"Wait, I'm a gu-" Henry speaks up, but you interrupt him.
"Looking for more work sir. You wouldn't happen to need more meat, would you?"
"As a matter of fact, I do. Got a big buyer looking for Death Worm meat. Only the liver and gall bladder, thats the good stuff. Think you can get me five of each? I'll supply the tools to harvest the meat. If you can get me the organs, I'll pay each of you 500 Cor."
>Yes
>No

Unrelated, but please choose one
>Green
>Brown

>>37141619
>Yes
>Brown

>>37141614
>>37141619
>Yes
>Green
Well then. I'm guessing it was all the "no"s being repeated over and over.

>>37141619
>Green

>>37141619
>Yes
>Green

Was it the repetition? I've posted "heh" before in a massive block of text...

anyway, back to the quest!

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>>37141634
Yeah. hope OP didn't give up for the night.

Incidentally ask where these worms are, and use what fund we have to armor up, and give Yuki her new hammer. So long as Chris doesn't object(don't see why he would)

>>37141653
well there he is. yeah, definitely the repetition, or rather the amount of repetition.

Anyway, armor up, and have everyone get at least one heal crystal for just in case.

>>37141733
Last thread wasnt archived, Chris set up as the apprentice and you gave the hammer to Yuki, it's in the pastebin.

Links that I pruned cause I though they were the problem
Pastebin:http://pastebin.com/JqykxAK8
Other threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=sword%20art%20online
Recap of Said Threads: http://pastebin.com/3AUnpBrS
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/KayabaAkihikoQM

"Sure, we're up to it. Where do they live?" You ask the butcher, who points to a map of the island that hangs from his wall. A glowing yellow piece of the map stands out, in the south eastern part of the island. You look at your own map, a free item given out to everyone at the start of the game, and find that the same spot is glowing on the canvas.

Your questlog pops up, the butcher's quest shining in blue above your other quest. Another notice comes up, of butchering tools. Fun!

Leaving the bloody building, Yuki's new hammer hits a goat leg and sets it swinging. The haunch of meat sets off a chain reaction, all of the hanging meats rocking like an Newton's cradle.

>Where do you want to go?
>Blacksmith's(Lee's, Chris works there)
>General Store
>Inn
>Write In

>>37142001
>General Store
Get supplies. pretty sure we that dragoon guy that we killed wasted some of our pots

>>37142001
>>37142068
This. Get some health pots before continuing with the quest.

>>37142001
>General Store
Suplies, antidotes, healing crystals for emergencies.
Also sell our mantis spawns if we haven't allready. C rank ingredients probably arent too difficult to use, but we don't have the luxery of grinding it or the Cor for the utensils at the moment.

>>37142001
>>Inn
always a quest at the inn

also you are the reason I read all 14 SAO books last week so thanks they were great

You check your map, which has shops marked in white and black symbols. The general store is about a five minutes walk across town. With the fight against the Dragonborn, you used up some of your potions. Time to restock.

Across town, the general store stands between a tailor and a house for sale. The store's a one story brick building, with a wagon wheel above the doorway. You enter it and the multitude of goods cover every inch of the floorspace. Racks on the walls hold potions, knives, clothing, and a few small wooden boxes.
>What do you want to look at?
>Clothes(look good, feel good)
>Potions and Crystals
>Mystery Boxes
>Write in(if it's reasonable, it might be there

>>37142354
What do the health pots/crystals and mystery boxes cost?

>>37142354
>Potions and Crystals

>>37142354
>Potions and Crystals
>Write in'
There might be a quest here, ask the shop keeper if he needs help or heard any rumors

>>37142441
Total Cor: 593
HP Potion: 25
HP Crystal: 50
Limber Potion(prevents paralysis): 30
Limber Potion(stops paralysis): 60
Paralysis Poison: 70
Poison: 50

Potions and Crystals are slightly different in their effects. HP potions function as artificial levels of Battle Healing that only last for a certain amount of time and only heals a certain amount of damage. Crystals are instant.

Poison is obvious, they can make the PC, NPC, or monster suffer the described effects

>>37142682
That poison's low level, I assume. Maybe Emily or Tori could use that, or even Henry with his spear.

Buy 2 health potions, one limber potion, and one healing crystal. (And sell spawns if we haven't already)

Also what parts of our body currently don't have any armor equipped?

>>37142682
2 pots, 2 Crystals,Limber Potion(prevents paralysis), and a Limber Potion(stops paralysis) incase we do something stupid

>>37142813
Nothing that I can see. Clothes are mainly for when you're not wearing armor. Currently, you have the starting, unadorned blue shirt and black pants.

>>37142889
so no free armor slots? I was thinking more of future armor purchases rather than clothes.

>>37142682
>>37142881
This.

>>37142813
Also sell the spawns as well.

>>37142682
Wait, if we are paralyzed, could we use the limber potion to end our paralysis or someone else had to administer them to us?

You grab hold of the following goods.
>2 Health Potions
>2 Healing Crystals
>1 Limber Potion
>1 Limber Crystal
Total Cost: 240 Cor

You look at the boxes, to find that they tents! Three different models sit on the selves, with small price tags made of wood and the cost branded into them.
>2 Man Tent
150
>4 Man Tent
200
>6 Man Tent
300

>>37143041
Rings, on slot on each hand are open

>>37143084
How many guys do we have, 3?

>>37143124
7 people counting Chris, 6 in your current party(max). Chris likely won't be traveling much for a while, seeing as he's the blacksmith's apprentice

>>37143084
>Pool our cor and buy a 4 man tent and a 6 man tent.
Should be enough for our party and there is extra space for future recruits.

Wait, these tent could function as a temporary safe zone right?

>>37143084
I say hold off on tents for now, we seem to be doing alright without.

Also I propose we have watches in pairs from now on, now that we have the numbers. One person rotates out every two hours or so, to make sure everyone gets enough sleep.

>>37143212
Yes

Reminder that Yuki has a Yurt with three beds. The three girls pooled to buy it at the Town of Beginnings.

>>37143212
Second, but from the guys only

>>37143290
Didn't we all sleep in it at some point, though? It should be fine if we hold off on a tent.

>>37143212
Yes, but only for 9 hours every 24. The tent can also be locked from the inside, stopping anything or anyone from enteringUnless the person is very high level for Picking. They are unable to be deployed in the presence of monsters

>>37143290
Well then, postpone the tent buying for now. Buy the tent when we are going to travel for quite a bit.

>>37143212
Get the tent

Bit confused, reply to be counted. Must be only the link to this post and a quote
>2 Man Tent
>4 Man Tent
>6 Men Tent
>No Tent

>>37143450

>>37143212 anon here. Well, get just one 6 man tent since the girls have their own.
Can someone pk us when we are sleeping or they can only enter and steal whatever stuff we have lying around?

>>37143599
>2 man tent

>>37143599
>4 Man Tent

>>37143599
>6 man tent

>>37143625
Theres the old "move their hand so you can duel then kill them while they sleep" trick. They could also do the same move and manipulate your inventory. Theoretically, the person can steal everything excluding the tent. Again, this is unlikely to happen, as the picking skill to get inside a locked tent would need to be extremely high

>>37143599
>4 Man Tent

>>37143599
>4 Man Tent

-440 Cor
New Total: 153

You grab a medium sized tent from the shelf, piling it up on the shop counter. The female NPC transfers it into your inventory, and you give her your Cor. Easy as pie. Your friends place their purchases on the counter, in total buying 7 HP potions, 12 Health Crystals, 5 Limber Potions, 6 Limber Crystals, 4 Vials of PAR Poison, 4 Vials of Poison, and 1 Green and Gold Shirt.

With potions, crystals, and poisons hanging off your party's belts, you leave the brick building.
>Anywhere you want to go before the Hunt?

>>37143599
>4 Man Tent

>>37144103
Go check on Chris, he might have learned something good for our character or party

>>37144103
Somewhere we can sell our mantis spawns spawns
seriously, we don't need them
also see in there's any place that can improve our equipment(as in our current gear being +1'd)
lastly stop by whatever passes for the village square for any straggler players that might want to join up, either now or later.

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>>37144103
>Check up on Chris. Notify him that we are going away on a quest.

Before you leave the town, you stop by a place that you believe will be a good place to sell the Mantids. The chef at the restaurant gives you 7 Cor per mantid, for a total of 700 Cor.

After selling the mantids to the sleepy-eyed chef, you stop by Lee's Blacksmith shop. Chris is banging at a plate of glowing metal, slamming it into a small breastplate as you watch. "Hey guys, what's up?" Chris says, wiping away a bead of sweat on his forehead. He's wearing his clothing, a red shirt and tan pants, along with a leather smock thats covered in black dust.
"About to go out on a quest. What have you been doing?" Emily says, sitting down on a crafting bench. Chris smiles and puts his new breastplate in a rack of similar ones.
"Leveled up my smithing, twice since I started. Lee's been having me make these breastplates, seems they are our biggest seller." Chris shuts off his forge, pressing a button on the side to shut it off.

After ten minutes of talking, you leave the forge and set across town toward the road. You travel through the forest path, the green leaves painting the ground in a speckled pattern. Eventually, at 11:28, you pass out of the forest and into a plain. Small ridges move across the plains, forcing the grass up as the monster passes below. Now, how to draw them out...?
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

>>37144752
Everyone forms two parallel lines behind us, spaced apart. We run in, pull aggro, and run back through the gap. Everyone attacks once something comes into the gap, Yuki closes off the escape while Henry alternate from supporting her when fending off anything that comes from the outside. After the first one's dead, we switch with Yuki and the others envelope the next monster after we draw aggro again. Keep leapfrogging the formation, having anyone who gets to Yellow pulling back and regrouping.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>37144843
lets try that again with a roll

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>37144843
Rolling for the only option, since im to lazy to think of one

>>37144958
much appreciate the superior roll
also>>37144843
>alternate from supporting her when fending off anything that comes from the outside
add 'and attacking the surrounded monster'

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Rolled 40 (1d100)

"Okay, make two lines. I'll pull agro, you guys attack it's sides while it's between the lines. Look out for anything attacking from the outside." You watch as your party forms into two lines. Once you're set up, you start walking in formation into the plain. Almost instantly, the two closest ridges stop.

The hidden monsters disappear, their cursers the only indication of them. Well, thats not good. You Howl, the monsters shifting their course to head at your feet.

The first one comes close, it's red curser only ten feet away. Suddenly, the earth bursts open! Three tentacles shoot out at you from the hole, whipping at your shield. The painted wood holds up against the lashing tentacles, when you chop out at them with your Dwarven axe. Six inches of the monster's tentacle drops to the ground, staying in place.

You Howl again, then sprint back between the lines of your party. The monster bursts out of the ground, it's tubular body flying trough the air. It slams down on the grass, tiny legs pulling it forward. Your friends jump at it, their weapons digging white lines into it's brown skin.

With it's health falling with each strike, the monster writhes forward and lashes at you with it's tongues. You slice at it's tongues, then rush forward for a Shield Charge. The wooden shield glows green as it slams into the three piece beak, cracking it's upper piece.
>Death Worm HP: 57%
>What Do?
>Roll 1d100

>>37145467
> Stay on the defensive. Let the lowest leveled members finish it off.

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>37145467
Executer strike and
>>37145533

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>37145533
Whoops

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>37145467
Focus on dissorienting and crippling, keep an eye on everybodies' 6'

>>37145467
er, just going to ask now, do we need to do anything special to harvest their bits, or is that going to be an after effect of killing them?

>>37145655
special minigame

I have to go, I'll try to get back soon

"Low levels finish it!" You shout as you slam your axe down at the monster's head(?) in an Executioner's Strike. Your blade...catches somehow, blood spurting up at your armored body. Ew.

With a splash of greenish liquid blinding your right eye, you lift your shield up and block the monster's tentacles. Your friends keep wailing on the monster, leaving bloody wounds on it's brown sides. Finally, the monster dips down into the very low red. Yuki lifts her hammer, and drives the point into the monster's tail. Embedded in the ground, the monster is unable to move outside of a circle.

Machi rushes forward and swings her mace down at the monster's head. With her strike, the monster rolls over and it's HP bar breaks into pieces.

The monster doesn't.

Why are your friends smiling so much?

"Your turn Sam." Henry says through a giant grin. He opens his inventory, and removes a brown canvas roll. He hands it to you, and the roll unrolls. Seven knives and one axe are in the canvas, speckled with blood. "Enjoy butchering him."

>Minigame!

You remove the large knife from it's sheath, and step over to the monster.
>How do you want to do this?

Last post for a while, bit of an emergancy

>>37146115
>Spin!Spin!Spin!Spin!

>>37146115
Make an incision in the middle of its gut and pry it open slowly. First try to figure out where the liver and gallbladder is. Then try to get them out delicately as possible. ask the others for tips and instructions as you go.

Oh and make him whistle a song while butchering

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>37146115
>>37146382
Uh, this I guess. I have no idea how to butcher a giant tentacle worm.

Rolling for SUDDENLY REMEMBERING WE WERE A BUTCHER ONCE! What a coincidence!

>>37146115
I'm surprised I'm actually here for this.

Sever the head and de-tooth it for safety.

Make one long cut along the bottom side, opening the whole damn thing up.

Pry open the ribs, THEN we start figuring all the organs out. There might be a poison gland that we need to identify and quarantine first.

>>37148137
well, they might have taught us field dressing in basic, but that likely only went as in depth as 'pull the skin off the meat'

>>37148196
Bit of bad timing with KA being away though. Anyway, I'll change to this from >>37148137
because he sure as hell sounds more experienced with this stuff.

>>37148213
Well it's probably more experience than the others have at least...

>>37148213
>>37148355
Skinning is a good idea, but I don't know how to actually do that. I'm just fairly you only want a single cut so the skin remains in one piece.

I was considering opening it from the top and ripping out the spine with Unrelenting Force, but that would slurry the organs.

There's GOT to be someone who can craft stuff from spines, though.

Hey, do we still have that fishing rod from a whiles back?
We could totally stick some meat on it and bait worms onto favorable ground with it.

Remembering a lesson from Basic(it was really just a book with pictures), you decide to start with severing the head. Three blows from your Dwarven Axe, and the beak and about a foot of flesh is separated from the monster. Dear god, the smell. It's like rotting fish, mixed with the fake clean of a hospital. And thats just from cutting off the head!

You cut a line from it's neck, down to where Yuki's hammer stabbed a hole. With a pair of hooks, you peel away the leathery skin. The little legs twitch, the nerves still firing. You take a moment to make sure that it's just that, then cut away the fat and muscle from the monster's belly. You rupture something, as a spray of thin yellow fluid hits your chest. Fuck, some got on your cloak!

Shrugging(and wiping) the liquid off, you continue in your dissection. It would make sense for the poison sack to be near the front, so you start there. A few of the organs look familiar, the heart, lungs(three of them), and stomach. You cut away the heart and lungs, clearing the ribcage up a bit. While it helps, it also leads to your arms being drenched in it's blood. Why does it have such thick blood?

With the main organs removed, you're able to use your Search skill. The gallbladder and liver shine blue, encased in muscles and other organs. You begin the grisly business of removing them, being careful not to let the gallbladder spill on the carcass. Then off comes the liver, which it deep in the monster. The only way to remove it is to get in there, head first.

You emerge from the monster, clutching the knife between your teeth. In your hands, is a lump of flesh the size of a small dog. A corgi, perhaps. Blood coats you from the chest up, your blue shirt covered and made red. Thats one way to re-dye your shirt.
1/2

Leaving the carcass to dissolve into white light now that you removed the organs, you notice the ring of battle off to your right. Your friends have been protecting you, as the two Death Worm carcasses display. Dear god, you have to do this again?
>4 Death Worms Later

Finally! You have seen things better left unseen, but you finished the quest. Machi suggests that you stop at a small spring, from a few arms length. Then again, it's starting to get dark and you need to get paid.
>What do you want to do?

>>37149134
find a safe spot to clean off, because christ, man! you crawled inside a damn corpse!

>>37149134
> Stop at the spring.

We can get paid tomorrow. We should see how Chris's smithing is coming along when we get back, too. Make sure he doesn't focus on just smithing armor, but also weapons (though I'm sure he knows that).

>>37149134
Let's stop at that spring and clean up. We can just camp and head back to town tomorrow.

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You decide to go to the spring, seeing how no one will come within ten feet of you.

As the sun sets on the first level of Aincrad, you walk through the mossy forest. Luckily, the spring is a safe zone, so you can just relax in it. The sun is almost gone, and you step out onto the grass of the safezone. Rocks poke up from the water, which is gurgling slightly in the evening. A small waterfall is an arch sends the water into ripples, the lines of cool water hitting with a glopping sound.

You strip off your bloodsoaked shirt, and throw it into the water. The red blood slowly seeps out of the fabric, staining the waters. You follow it in, the cold water raising the hairs on your legs. Funny, Kayaba even thought to program in that tiny detail. He's an asshole, and you will beat his head into a pulp by the end of the game. But you have to give him props for building this world.

The waterfall serves as a shower, the first in a week. The game normally doesn't have you get dirty, but showering is just one of those familiar things you don't notice until it's gone.
>Timeskip or do something?

>>37150103
Timeskip

>>37150103
Invite the others in, relax a little. preferably away from your filth. small talk and general camaraderie.

Gonna go with a timeskip. For the next month, what do you want to focus on? Pick one(1)
>Level grinding
>Cash Money!
>New Gear
>Write In

>>37150613
>Write in
Quests. Or if not that then
>Level Grinding

>>37150613
>New Gear

>>37150613
> Quests and grinding.

>>37150613
>Write In
Skill grinding and/or looking for the more obscure skill quests.

>>37150723
Quests would mostly fall into new gear, wouldn't it? or money. I dunno

>>37150613
>Level grinding

Level Grinding takes the cake! How do you want to distribute points? You get five AP per level, they can be put into either STR or AGI
Current Stats
>STR: 22
>AGI: 8

>>37150940
3:2 ratio strength to agility(are those seriously the only attributes of the game?)
but every 3 levels change it to 2:3
very last level is 4:1

>>37150940
Put agi up to 12 we need the speed to keep up str get another point.

>>37150997
>>37150940
This

You guys don't like making this easy for me.
Level: 12
STR: 40
AGI: 20

And an updated version of your party's stats
>Emily(12)
Mantis Cuirass, Steel Scimitar
One-handed Curved Sword, Straining, Acrobatics
>Chris(10)
Lorica Segmentata, Beginning Two-Handed Sword, Silver Ring
Two-Handed Sword, Equipment Appraisal, Parry
>Henry(12)
Wolfsbane Armor, Beginning Spear, Linden Shield
Two-Handed Assault Spear, Parry, Acrobatics
>Machi(12)
Beginning Mace, Copper Scale Armor, Heater Shield, Flute, Sunshark Lvl. 3
One Handed Mace, Familiar Recovery, Musical Instrument(flute)
>Tori(11)
Beginning One handed Sword, Beginning Leather Armor, Lockpicking Set, Assorted Poisons, Lots of Healing Crystals
One Handed Straight Sword, Picking, Drug Mixing
>Yuki(11)
Dragon's Hammer, Steel Mail, 3 Bed Yurt
Two-Handed Hammer, Extended Weight Limit, Heavy Metal Equipment

Give me a moment to type up the next part

>>37151219
Well if you made the number of points more clear, I'd have gone for 45:15

>>37151219
> No new gear
,> Nothing from quests

What the fuck am I reading

>>37151283
everybody wanted levels mate. hopefully we'll have a little time before the Ilfang boss fight.

>>37151283
The gear was upgrade by Chris(who's become a pretty good smith), but no one bought anything. Getting upgrades is free after all, and it let you save your money for later

>>37151219
>>37151342
.....how the hell did you break level 10 on the first floor?

>>37151349
QM fiat, don't think too hard about it.

just imagine that we were really motivated.

>>37151316
>>37150888
One for grinding.
>>37150659
>>37150723
Two for quests.
>>37150703
One for gear.

Tell me how grinding won again?
Especially since I cast my vote, first and foremost, in favor of questing, as it would enable to: gain new equipment, which could then be enhanced to a degree better than the shit tier weapons half of our party has, acquire Cor, and also further our level gains.

???

>>37151379
ALL of those choices were quests. The decision was on which types of quests to do based on rewards.

>>37151379
Quests are a means to an end dude, they either give you money or gear, and you naturally grind doing them.
chill.

>>37151349
Most players are around level 10. Some higher, some lower. As you tend to solo at least one monster per battle, you level slightly faster then normal. If it helps, the blue haired guy is level 12 too. Kirito is 15.
>>37151370

>>37151485
>15
Goddamn.

>>37151485
Diabel died in two hits, so, uh, let's be careful, guys.
maybe we should start preemptively drinking potions before diving into a fight, even at full health.

>>37151485
didn't xp rates exponentially decrease after a certain level, in this case level 10? Even Kirito was level 10 by the Ilfang bossfight, as far as I recall.

>>37151542
he had to grind that edge
>rimshot

It's been one month since you started playing SAO. And it's been strangely...normal. Sure, you don't usually kill monsters for a living, but the people. The friendships. Thats the stuff that is real. Nothing else is this sick little world, but still you soldier on. For Chris. For Emily. For Henry. For Paul. For everyone in the Town of Beginnings, the people that are too scared to leave the walls because their friends died at the hands of a wolf or mantis.

News has been circulating for the last few days, of a meeting at Tolbana for everyone willing to fight. You were nearby, camping a monster spawn point. And literally camping, in a little tent with Henry. So, you walked over to the Inn and booked rooms in advance. Ever since someone found out about the tavern girls' special programing, renting a room is almost impossible.

Now, you're sitting in a tight knit bunch among a group of maybe thirty five players. A blue haired guy just explained that he found the Boss room with his party, and wants to set up a raid group. Some guy with a stupid haircut just bounded down the stairs and said that all Beta players should hand over their money. A black guy, about your height, put him down and stopped the guy's little moneymaking scheme.

Now, you have a day before you head out to the Labyrinth to fight the boss. What do you want to do before it?
>Go to...
>Say...
>Write In

Also, just so you guys know, you have a lot of cash on hand. Not as much as if you'd focused on it, but a lot.

>>37151676
What we do is get everyone out of their beginning shit, and into new shit (which Chris can then enhance)

And then we should be ready.

>>37151676
buy better armor all around the party that can be upgraded in a day, and upgrade weapons iether buying and upgrading or upgrading what you already have
and health crystals, lots of health crystals

>>37151676
Also buy the best two hander we can for when its time to 'get dangerous'

(is it me, or is the thread a bit dead this time around?)

>>37151924
It's been ages since the last thread and it's 2 AM EST.

To the armory!

You follow the flood of high level players, passing through the muddy streets into the different shops. About ten people, including your party, enter the blacksmith's. It's the one from about three weeks ago, with the burly blond shop keeper.

Now, where to begin?
>1-handed axes
>2-handed axes
>Armor
>Trowing Weapons
>Write In

>>37152059
>2-handed axes
>Throwing Weapons

>>37152059
> Two-Handed Axes

Our axe and shield have served us well, but now, it is time...

>>37152059
oh hey, do we have any more skill slots? If so I vote equipping parry at this junction, so we can deflect better

>>37152157
Sadly, no new slots. Level 15 has the next one

>Total Cor: 6895
Two Handed Axes

>Dwarven 2H Axe+12
800
>Lost Axe+13
1000
>Winged 2H Axe+14
1200
>Axe of the Titans+30
3000

Throwing Weapons

>Dart+2
30
>Axe +4
50

>>37152279
> Buy the Axe of the Titans

Let's hold off on throwing weapons for right now; we've never even trained that skill.

Let's see what armor we can get now.

>>37152279
is this even a question?(thats our personal Cor, right?)
Axe of the Titans and 3-4 axes.
(let's not sell our Dwarf ax just yet)

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>>37152279
>6895 Cor
AXE OF TITANS

>>37152307
Yeah, personal Cor

>>37152307
I'll agree with 4 Throwing Axes.

>>37152325
can throwing weapons be upgraded? just curios. be fun to nail something across the the room with a plus 4 ax of fuck you

>>37152444
Yes, but they are one use weapons.

Made from the sickle of Chronos, forged by the god Hephestus, then lost in the battle that claimed Achilles, the Axe of the Titans is fit for a god. And what are you, but one?

With a blade as dark as night and the celestial bronze worked into staff, the Axe of the Titans stands six feet tall and weighs fifty pounds. Nothing for you, really. Most people would struggle to use it, but you can work the blade masterfully.

You pay for the axe, sliding your smaller axe and shield into your inventory.
>-3000 Cor

You look at the throwing weapons next, the three inch darts and the small axes. As there are no real ranged weapons in SAO, these weak ones are the only thing that can be thrown(excluding rocks). As such, you want some. You grab four of the throwing axes, and trade 200 Cor for them.
>-200


>+Axe of the Titans
>+4 Throwing Axes
Total Cor: 3695
>What else?

>>37152279
I'm torn between getting a two handed axe or a one-handed axe.
...
Fuckit.jpg
Going for Axe of the Titans.

No throwing, though. I doubt we can learn to use throwing weapons well enough in one day.

>>37152592
Updgrade Grieves, otherwise hold out for potions and crystals

>>37152592
>Armor
We're about to face a boss, I don't think we can be stingy with our money.

>>37152592
Armor.

And, if we have cash left over, help our less rich players.

Guild's gotta share.

>>37152592
Armor. Then crystals and potions.

>>37152667
>>37152592
This

What kind of armor? Torso, leg, gauntlets, etc

>>37152716
Grieves. I doubt there's any torso armor superioir to our jewel armor, and if there was we probably can't afford it now
if there are gauntlets/bracers superior to our mantis one in defense, I say we go ahead and sacrifice the slight boost to melee and sell them to buy those instead.

>>37152716
What do we currently have?

>>37152716
Torso.

Also, did we level our skill? Battle healing, unrelenting force, howl?

Sam's pastebin: http://pastebin.com/4mr470eh

>>37152716
Let's look at gauntlets/bracers first, then helmets.

>>37152763
Every slot is filled
>>37152772
Yes, working on the pastebin

Updated pastebin, still need to add anything you buy from here on out
http://pastebin.com/MjZ1Zc3V

Gonna go to bed now, I'll pick it up tomorrow if it's still up

>>37153086
Thanks for runnning, KA.

>>37153086
think you'll get the boss in this thread?

>>37153086
Archived in case it drops off the board.

>>37153170
maybe, after shopping is the boss battle

>>37152911
>>37152911
Is this a player shop or do we have access to one?

I want to see if someone picked up Greaves of the Mantis for some knee spike glory.

I guess we should check if there are better cloaks as well. Maybe one with racial bonuses against kobolds, or just plain dodge bonuses.

If there was some sort of loudspeaker or whistle, that would be nice too. Anything that would get everyone's attention and keep them from panicking.


....It's a bit late to ask, but aren't healing crystals something that's only available in the 20+ floors?

>>37154172
QM fiat, don't think about it too hard.
he's made some other mistakes, but no need to call him on it since we're all having fun

>>37152911
Also, takeout from a restaurant. Bring enough for the party if we can.

Nothing like a semi-hot meal before a battle, and who knows, maybe the restaurant buffs still take effect.

bump

>>37154172
damn it, I thought Kirito used one at the boss. Just re-watched it, and it's a potion. My bad.

give me a moment to write

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Everyone in the store, your friends and the other players, blows their reserves on new items. You got the Axe of the Titans and throwing axes. It's a shame you don't have the throwing weapon skill leveled. You can still throw them, they just won't be as strong(though Unrelenting Force will help). Henry buys a new spear, with a needle-like blade. A small hole is in the tip, leading to a well for poisons.

Emily gets a new sword, the blade continuing her Lawrence of Arabia theme. Black ripples cover the blade, shifting as she places it in a blue felt sheath. Machi got a new enchantment on her circlet, upping her Sunshark's power. She also got a new mace, that looks like someone put a GoT dragon egg on a stick. Yuki is wearing a new set of mail, this one made of the same bronzy ore as your Dwarven Axe. It contrasts well with her copper hair that cascades down her back.

Having spent over half of your money, you leave the shop. A drifting scent sends your mouth into overdrive. Smells like fried mantid! Since you sold them, you had to try at least one dish with them. Friend mantis seemed the most normal, so you ate the little crispy buggers. They. Are. Amazing! Somehow, Kayaba managed to combine all the best fried foods into one delicious dish. Ever since, you've craved the little monsters and eaten them once a week.

You walk across the muddy street to the restaurant, where a smiling NPC man is serving three couples dinner. You order eight boxes of the fried mantids, placing the food into your inventory so it stays warm.
>Anything else you want to do?

Link to the pastebin that has everyone's upgraded gear
>http://pastebin.com/MjZ1Zc3V

>>37159150
>>Anything else you want to do?
Give the new axe a spin, if it's still light out.

Also need to talk to the party about what's going on tomorrow.

>>37159150
Try to take their minds off stuff, maybe another truth or dare game, lots of fun and excitement before we go into the dungeon. Test out our axe make sure we can use it right as well.

You take the Stygian iron and Celestial Bronze axe from your back, holding it up in the street. An old women walks by you with a curious look, then gets back to her programing. You lift the blade up in an Executioner's Strike, the black head encased in green light. The heavy blade falls with a disturbing slowness, until it hits the ground. A small ripple goes through the mud.

In SAO, weapon speeds follow a set of rules. Much like the Skyrim system, swords are fastest. Then axes, then maces. Two handed weapons are the slow weapons, hammers the slowest of all. They trade off speed for power, dealing more damage but being easier to bock. The force can still send the target flying, but will do little damage when blocked. A shield slows down the one handed weapons by one class, swords being as fast as axes, axes as fast as maces, etc. As such, rapiers or onehanded swords with an open hand slot are the fastest weapons in the game.

This is all just a general rule, as high level War hammer users might be faster than a low level axe user.

You run through all of your possible Sword Skills, NPCs moving around you in a large circle. Once you're done, you sit against the shop's wall to wait for your friends. After a few minutes of resting, your party exits the building in their new gear. Chris, who couldn't make it in time to get to the meeting, said that he would get the news from Emily. She's armed with a pair of teleport crystals, the blue boxes clipped to her belt.

You lead the party to the inn, where every room is either booked or in use along with the tavern wenches. Only the barkeep, an old man that's still oddly muscular and a player working as the cook are at the tavern part of the inn. You sit and get served by the harried cook, who places two racks of boar ribs on the table for your party.
>What do you want to say?
>Please write out the response in character, it's just easier for me that way

>>37159632
So since tomorrow is a big boss fight, how about we enjoy ourselves tonight? No need to go into a dungeon run tenser than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

>>37159632
>They trade off speed for power, dealing more damage but being easier to bock.
Good thing we have a skill that makes attacks potentially unblockable.

>tfw can't think of anything to say that won't trip a death flag

>>37159768
Soooo....

shots?

>>37159801
Yeah sure. Just make sure to stock up on antidotes first.

Well, you might die tomorrow. Might as well go out like your viking ancestors.

"Barkeep, mead for the table!" You shout, and the player nods to you. Seems a lot of people have the same idea, as he carries out a giant barrel on his shoulder. The thing must weigh over two hundred pounds, yet the small asian boy carries it with ease. He must have put a lot of his points into strength.

>Tomorrow Morning

What the fuck happened?

The last thing you remember is the asian guy pouring mead from the barrel like it was a wine bottle. After that, things get fuzzy. And you're not just talking about your cloak.

Anyway, you've been walking through the dungeon for about two hours now. The hangover is gone, a greasy breakfast serving as an antidote. Diavel is in the front of the group, his blue head bobbing with each step. He lifts his fist up, the sign that was beat into you at Basic, and you stop instantly. A greasy looking guy that reminds you of the person you bumped into on the first day is slower to react, and slams into you. He bounces off your back, hitting a wall of fur and chitlin.

"Okay people, the boss here is named Illfang the kobold lord. We are gonna go in, remember to stay in your squads.
>What role are you?
>Tank
>DPS
>Healer
>Write In

>>37160101
We switch off to dps when another tank has agro by using our big axe. Shield when we're being focused, on 2 hand axe when we aren't.

>>37160101
Tank/DPS

>>37160165
sounds good

>>37160165
Switching weapons takes about five to ten seconds, just so you know.

>>37160222
Focus on tanking then, it's our skill set after all.

Ka is kill

You chose to tank for this battle, arming yourself with your shield and +19 Dwarven Axe. It's not as strong as your new weapon, but as a tank, being able to block attacks is more important. Anyway, your axe is still pretty strong.

It's 12:31, and the blue haired guy is talking strategy. You listen with half an ear, eating the succulent friend mantis with your normal party. They've split up into the different squads, depending on their skill set. Machi is tanking with you, in Squad B. Diavel says that squads A and B will draw agro, with squads C through E are the main damage dealers. F and G are ranged weapons, spears and polearms. They'll be fighting the minions. A lone girl stands off to the side, clutching a thin sword. Her face is obscured by a cloak.

Diavel finishes his speech, and it's time to move out. HURA!

The doors open in, sweeping across the floor, which is made of shifting light. A network of grey lines cover the floor, breaking the light into pieces. A rotund red monster roars, holding a massive axe. You want it. Three small monsters in helmets and plate stand at it's flanks, menacing crude war hammers. The monster doesn't do anything at first, letting you set up.
1/2

You are in the reserves of the squad B, with a black guy who holds a two handed are. He introduced himself as Agil earlier. He twirls the axe in nervous anticipation, the twin heads spinning into a block of steel.

The monster roars once more, and it's three Kobold Sentinels rush forward. Spear points, one of them Henry's, form a hedge and stab holes into the monsters. One monster falls to the ground instantly, twitching with white foam coming out of it's helmet. Tori really worked on her drug mixing skill, and gave Henry some of her best poison. sadly, she was only able to collect enough to make three vials.

The Boss, Illfang, is charging forward. The ground trembles with each step, and it swings it's axe at two Howling players. They duck under it, being built as dodge-tanks, and three people in Squad A block the blow on their scutums.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

>>37160689
I think you mean kirito

>>37160761
block and strike at the blade

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37160697
> Rush it. Draw aggro onto yourself, rip and tear. Watch your health, and keep t focused on you.

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>37160761
>>37160804
Actually this nvm my vote >>37160811

Rolled 98 (1d100)

Forgot to roll

>>37160848
Rest in peace, yee who fight.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>37160848
that roll is not meant to happen till the bosses health is down to 1/3.

>>37160879
"that roll"

implying illfang drawing a wakizashi isn't scripted

implying we're not rolling to see what happens in this round of combat.

Rolled 75 (1d100)

The three roman styled players topple over with the blow, one flying into a support column. Agil looks at you and nods, and you rush forward while Howling to draw the monster away from the fallen tanks. It turns, snarling as it's eyes burn red with anger. Maybe this was a mistake.

The monster flicks it's axe back at you, the blade grabbing hold of your shield. you fly away from Agil, who ducked under the blow. A stone column crumbles behind you, and you slam into the wall of light. With your HP already at 628/1200, you thank god for battle healing and potions. The monster is facing the min body of players, a bit of white spit covering it's muzzle. Seems Tori put some poison on darts and has been throwing them at the monster boss.

A "C" of polearms is on the monster's side, stabbing up at it while protected by tanks with one handed spears. Agil and Diavel are in the front, chopping at the monster with an axe and sword. It's health is dropping, the first bar already gone. However, most of the tanks are at 75% or below of their health. At this rate, all the tanks will be dead before you can kill the Boss. And this is Level 1!

As you watch, three Kobold Sentinels materialize. They instantly assault the two handed weapon uses, who've been doing the most damage. One comes up behind a tank, and smashes it's hammer into her undefended back. The girl crumples, but not before pulling her scutum over her body. The monster wails at the wood, hollow thuds echoing across the boss room.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>37161137
Howl draw all the Aggro and Focus on defense.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>37161137
charge get a good running start for max damage

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>37161137
> Guzzle potion.
Draw aggro from the sentinels, and and start picking them off. When the sentinels are down, swap out with Agil.

>>37161137
Jump on the bosses back and steal the sword he has sheathed

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>37161285

>>37161285
If you get above 85 on a roll, you can do this.

You get one shot

>>37161341
Yeaaaah....Let's not do that......

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>37161341
well no guts no glory !

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>37161415
That's not how you roll.
You ruined it.

>>37161341
RIP

>>37161415
>Well no guts no gore!
Ftfy

>>37161341
Nope that's stupid.

>>37161415
>>37161447
Just because we can doesn't mean we should.

>>37161496
who the fuck are you and why are you on /tg/?

Don't worry, you wouldn't attempt it unless you passed the roll.

I'm not that mean

Also, did I mention a sword? No I didn't

>>37161496
>button
>not pushing it

It's the dice's fault, is all.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>37161341
Fuck it.ERE WE GO!

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>>37161568
You all can praise me now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0uBU5ddX4U

>>37161568
Singular roll was already failed.

>>37161594
Well....That rains on my parade....

>>37161615
It's OK. Just don't use up all of our luck; we don't have much today.

>Leave the chick to die
>real classy guys

With your health at about half, you sit in the ruins of the of the column while your health regenerates. In a few seconds, you're back up to 80%. God, leveling Battle Healing was the best thing possible.

You stand up again, the multicolored light making your Jewel Cuirass changes color rapidly. The Boss slams it's axe down at the block of pole arms, taking numerous cuts to the legs and body from the other thirty or so players. The bone blade chops one player's left arm and leg off, leaving them to be dragged off the the side. Someone with a kite shield and a war pick uses a healing crystal on him, new limbs growing in a few seconds.

You stay silent and start running at the Kobold Lord, the round shield streaming blue light that originates from the shield boss.You leap over a fallen halberd, and lean into the shield as it hits the monster.

Off balance from an attack, the monster's knee buckles when you hit it. You freeze for a moment, the giant monster falling in slow motion. At the last millisecond, you dive to the side and perform a cartwheel while holding your shield and axe. That year in gymnastics paid off. Totally worth being called gay by your brother. What? No, I''m not projecting. Why do you ask?

Everyone rushes in on the fallen monster, a few people staying back to hold of it's guards. It's health drops to the second to last bar, the color changing into red.
1/2

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Suddenly, the monster jerks upwards like it's pulled by a string. Everyone goes flying, you included. The monster roars once more, veins popping beneath it's fur. It's weapons fall to the floor, clattering against the stone-like pixels.

A new weapon appears in it's hands, a long shaft with an six foot blade. Diavel screams.
"Thats not a talwar!"

You land and skid across the smooth floor, accompanied most of the strike team. You stand, as the monster cuts a glowing swath in the floor and fallen players. Diavel stands next to you, with his sword and buckler raised.
>What do?

SURPRISE MOTHAFUCKA! Both Kayabas are assholes, who knew?

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>37161811
Howling Charge keep that fucking shield up.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>37161811
>RAGe and CHAAAARGE MOTHAFUCKA!

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>37161811
ur a bit of a cheeky cunt arent u m8

wreck his shit.

"You are huge! Therefore, you have huge guts! RIP AND TEAR!!!"

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>37161811
>Swap on out for our twohander and charge the mofo!

Rolled 31, 74 = 105 (2d100)

forgot my roll

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37161899
>>37161811
This. It doesn't even matter if our attacks are weaker; we never even had our weapon skill equipped, so there's not even going to be a difference.

you guys want to switch to the Axe of the Titans?
>Y
>N

>>37161982
I think those rolls speak for themselves KA...So yes!

>>37161982
N we'd lose too many people during the switch, we'd lose a friend most likely.

>>37161982
>N
If we were going to switch, it should have been while it was down.

As it is now, we need the shield even more.

People got caught up on the stonking hueg axe and forgot about our need to protect.

>>37161982
> Y

We can take him out quicker if we switch to the axe.

>>37162038
>>37162101
10 seconds to switch minimum, he could kill half the party in that time.

>>37162101
It doesn't matter how fast he dies if we lose people.

You guys got a 100, no one is gonna die

probably

>>37162195
Better safe than sorry.

>>37162195
Idleness begets heresy.

>>37162212
And you're saying that the 53 19 and 39 are safer then the 92 and 100?

>>37162243
100 is a crit override isn't it? Better to use what we have.

>>37161775
gymnastics is gay, now ballet that shit is hard core.

>>37161982
Y

Diavel rushes forward with you, his bastard sword shining silver. You split up as the monster focuses on Diavel, sweeping the polearm at his feet then his head. The blue haired player leaps and rolls over the blade, coming up for a spinning Sword Skill at the monster's side. With three stripes on it's belly, the monster bats at Diavel with the butt of it's staff. The wood hits Diavel's shield, glancing off while dealing a bit of damage as it clips his shoulder.

You cut into the monster with your one handed axe, shield bashing the monster to knock him off balance. Diavel blocks the monster's stab, parrying it into the ground. He leaps from the floor to the monster's head height, and grasps his sword with two hands. The blade drives into the monster's eye, and the player's weight pulls him through the monster.

A glowing stripe passes from the monster's eye to it's thigh, and it's HP is almost gone. You use an Axe Spin, dealing more damage to the dying monster. A needle shoots out of the crowd of fallen players, and embeds itself in the monsters remaining eye.

The monster fractures, breaking into pieces from Tori's dart. A +2 weapon killed the boss. Your health is at 262/1200, your nerves are fried, and you want some thing to drink. The boss battle lasted seven minutes.
>What do you want to do?

>>37161982
>Y
chop his leg off

>>37162511
>Victory roar while raising our axe up!

>>37162511
Recover our hp and check to see if everyone from our party survived

>>37162511
head count, pats on the back if no deaths, rib at Tori for the kill steal.

>>37162511
Secure friends, Secure others, Get casualty report, roar in victory get drinks.

>>37162569
Second

ok, Kayaba, here's the thing, now that the dust has settled.
going by the novels i was reading between updates, you're suppose to have the skill for whatever weapon your using equipped in a skill slot to use it or skills for it.
so instead of your slots being Battle healing, Howl, and Unstopable force, it would be Axes, Healing and Howl/UF for the last slot.

this is me being a huge nitpicking faggot and if you purposely did that, than feel free to keep doing so, but if you want to go ahead and fix change it from here on, that's fine too.

Diavel looks at his troops, one of which just equipped a new item. Tori's wearing a black coat that reaches below her knees, one of which is missing.

"Everyone okay? Did anyone get killed?" Everyone looks around at their friends, checking for them. No one calls out so Diavel smiles broadly and continues. "Good job everyone. If we keep this up, we'll be home soon. Let me know if you need anything."

You rush over to your friends, who've clustered around Tori. A few other people are there as well, looking on in jealousy over her rare item. One, the guy with silly hair from the meeting looks especially pissed about it. Whatever, he wasn't at the front fighting so he has no right to the coat.
>Say something
>Go to the next floor
>Go to level 1(where?)
>Write in

>>37162720
Having the skill in place amps up the power and lets you level it to get new and better moves. The ones you have right now are the basic, starter skills. Also, those are just the things equipped. Sam leveled a few others(like fishing, cooking, etc), but doesn't have them on most the time.

>>37162795
>Give Tori a noogie and jokingly say"Next time don't steal my kill"
>>Go to the next floor

>>37162795
yell
"DAMMIT I WANTED HIS AXE"

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37162893
edit:
do this then kick down the door to next level

>>37162795
far enough, we should work on leveling that next then

Go around and see if there's any pairs not afiliated who wants to join your future guild

We really need another tank, a proper turtle one, so we can be more free to switch between damage tank and viking rage
>>37162795
far enough, we should work on leveling that next then

>>37162795
>>Go to the next floor

>>37162795
>her knees, one of which is missing
Get that bitch a healing crystal.

>>37162795
>Say something
Good job guys, Glad you're all ok. Tori You do realize kill stealing is a dick move right?
>Go to the next floor

Also give Diavel a brofist for setting this up like a boss.

>>37162927
Second
Asuna isn't in a guild yet....

>>37163050
>wanting worst girl
pls

we should also apologize to that girl we didn't help

So, when are we gonna fuck Machi?

You sit down next to Tori and the rest of your friends, then reach over to the black swordswoman. Her leg is almost fully healed, just the foot missing. "Next time, don't steal my kills." You noogie her, then turn it into head pats.
"You already have that cloak. I need this more than you." Tori runs her hands across the smooth black fabric. You laugh, along with your party. Finally, Diavel comes over, after handing out healing crystals to people who really need them.

"Hey, good job man." The blue haired knight says. You bump fists with him and thank him for setting this up. If only a party had attacked it, they would have been slaughtered. He turns to Tori. "Nice throw, by the way. You probably did the most damage to the boss with that poison of yours. Could I buy some for the next battle?
"Umm. Yeah. I'll need to get some more venom, but I can get it for you. "

You leave the blushing girl with your party, heading to the back of the Boss room. A large circular stone sits above ground level, glowing with a green marking. You step onto it, and watch the world disappear.

A town surrounds you, made of a uniform brown stone. A square pillar in front of you holds today's date and the time of Illfang's death. A small carving, weathered by age, depicts the legless Tori throwing a poison dart into Illfang's eye.
>Time skip to level three, simply because level 2 is boring and kinda fluffed out.

You step out onto the teleport pad, and see a replica of the pillar on the floor below. This one, instead of Tori, has a carving of a young player with whiskers killing the Minotaur with an gladius.

The air is thick with moisture, and a steady buzz fills the air. A thumping draws your attention, so you climb one of the houses. The forest is dense and hides the ground, but a few plains dot the landscape. You look over toward the walled city's entrance and see something from your childhood.
Welcome to Level 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlmYh27MHg

>>37163345
Er what about recruiting some of the single player's...Pretty sure that had that most votes...

>>37163345
> skipping to level 3
Did we get the mighty leather or is that kirito

either way, let's make our guild asap

>>37163407
Kirito died. So, you had the possibility to get it.I rolled, someone else got it. You might see her some other time.

>>37163394
Sorry, started writing kinda early.
>Timeskip backwards!

You're back at the level 1 boss room. A few tanks are sitting up against a column, their three roman scutum stored away. The cloaked girl is off by herself, eating a roll with something on it. A pair of players, who look like siblings, are armed and armored in the same things. The guy isn't in a skirt of course, but the color and patterns are the same. They already stored their weapons, so you can't tell what they have.

>>37163531
>Go talk to the cloaked gal
She can do quite a bit of dps

>>37163531
may as well make a general invite to all of them. even if they aren't exactly what we were looking for, more people is always good. Ideally 12 people for 2 whole parties

>>37163531
Talk to the cloaked girl after inviting the others.

>>37163531
>Kirito died.
When? Where? How?

>>37163683
WHO CARES! FUCKER'S DEAD FINALLY! DRINK WITH ME FRIEND! AHAHHAHAAH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzcEG_JoVuo

>>37163683
OOC, but he tried fighting the boss with another guy. Died in the attempt, got the boss down to the red too

guys, i know you didn't like him, but you didn't have to demonize him so much
remember, there are no bad characters, just bad writing.

>>37163345
>A small carving, weathered by age, depicts the legless Tori throwing a poison dart into Illfang's eye.

epic and lol.

>>37163748
Fictional characters don't have feelings anon. Especially not dead ones.

>>37163744
So, the other quest after it died, I guess? Fair enough.

>>37163531
Forgot to say, pick one
>Legionaries
>Siblings
>Cloak

>>37163833
> Cloak

>>37163833
>Cloak

>>37163833
>Legionaries
>Siblings

>>37163833
>Cloak

>You fucks want worst girl do you?

You walk over to the cloaked figure, whose just finished her roll. She looks up at the viking that towers over her.
"What do you want?" She asks. Her hair looks like Yuki's, but slightly more red.
"You were sitting off alone, I figured you'd want someone to talk to after this."
"I'm fine."
>Wow, she is kinda annoying
>What do?

>>37164068
Well fine then, but you don't find a group you're going to end up very dead, very quickly. Even with a group you cans till die. We got lucky this time being on your own is not conducive to living here. If you don't want to talk to me talk to someone , for your own sake if nothing else. Then we walk away.

>>37164068
"Well, see you around. Take care."
go talk to siblings and Legionares

>>37164115
yea, my sentiments exactly

>>37164115
SecondMaybe she'll come after us...I CAN HOPE DAMNIT!

>>37164068
>>37164115
>>37164181

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"Fine. But just so you know, you need a party. You can die without them, and you can die even with one. But it is necessary to talk to people. If not me, than someone. For your own good."

You leave the girl, and walk over to the nearest group of players. Which is the legionaries, who've been snacking on boxes of food. "Hey guys, you okay? I say you block that attack in the beginning."
The one in the center, a muscular teenager with brown hair, answers. "Yeah. You're the guy that almost killed the boss with Diavel. Too bad, some chick stole your kill."
>Insert words

>>37164385
"That "some chick" is a party member of mine. We're starting a guild when we can; you guys should join up."

>>37164385
"I'll just have to steal one from her later. You guys part of a group? We're aiming to start a proper guild, and we could use some gutsy guys like you."

>>37164385
That girl is partying with me, we're going to start a guild once we hit the right floor, we've already go 7 people, you guys wanna join up?

>>37164441
Deleting old vote.Seconding this

"I'll just have to steal one from her later. Seeing how we're in the same party, I'll probably have a good chance to get one." You motion back at your party, pointing out the (largely female) group. "You guys part of a group? We're aiming to start a proper guild, and we could use some gutsy guys like you to tank."
The legionary on your left speaks, "I'm a girl"
"Good. It was starting to be too much of a sausage party." You say. She doesn't seem to understand, but the other two start snicker.
The muscular guy stands up, moving the box off his lap. Looks like it's a burger and fries. He looks at his partners, who nod. "Sounds good to me. When you planning to make the guild?"
"Well, as soon as we can. The guidebook says it's possible at the third level."
"Huh. Guess I missed that. Anyway, sure. I'm Hector, this is Jason, and Octavia. We go-went to the same school at the embassy."
>+3 Roman/Greek inspired people
>Back to the 3rd level?
>What do?

>>37164763
Talk to the siblings! We'll have enough for two whole parties then!

>>37164763
>>37164786
This hopefully.

>>37164786
Second

Write out what you want to say to speed up my posting

>>37164896
We kinda need to know their initial reaction to us first though....

>>37164896
"That was some impressivw fighting, you two," you say, gesturing towards the rest of your soon-to-be guild. "What do you say about joining up with the ten of us?"

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The three tanks finish their burgers, then walk over to the your party. They go through the introductions, pointing over at you once.

You walk over to the siblings. They look about the same age, so they might be twins. Fraternal, not identical obviously. "Hey, guys. What squad were you in?"
The male looks up from where he's fiddling with a lock. Funny, Tori does the same thing. "D. You were with the tanks, right? Yeah. You body slammed Illfang. That was awesome dude! YOu just rammed him and he was all like-"
His twin plays the role of Illfang. "Aw shit! My knee!"
Back to the boy. "Then we came in started stabbing the shit out of him!...What were you saying again?"

"We're trying to make a guild. You want to join?"
The twins speak together. "Sure."
"I'm Ty" The guy says.
"I'm Rin" The girl says.

You walk with the twins(who walk in step with each other) over to your growing group, that now holds about a fourth of the players that fought Illfang.
>Back to Level 3!

Your guild, made up of five tanks(including you), five DPS'es, one smith/DPS and one healer. The twins wield rapiers, and have started dressing with silly hats and odd clothes. The legionaries act as tanks, their shields upgraded by Chris to deal more damage. Their armor is styled after greek cuirasses and roman lorica segmentata. Everyone is level fourteen. They pop up on the teleport plaza, fresh from the last boss battle.
>What do?

>>37165383
Make the guild.

>>37165383
>Go make that guild asap!

>>37165383
> only gained two levels between floor 1 and 3
im sorry what

anyways ignoring our ridiculously low exp gain, lets start scouting for quests.

>>37165442
As levels get higher, the more XP is needed. From now on, an average of 1-2 levels per floor is normal.

Kinda like pokemon, the first gym is when you grind a huge amount to get on the leader's level. After that, you can just go with the flow and battle as the story goes on.

>>37165537
I think we should be a completion guild.
After a boss fights we sweep the level 4-5 down for completion for exp grinding and money making slow and steady wins the race.

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The guide book said that theres a quest to make a guild, that is needed to be finished before the guild is recognized by the game. Says you need to go to the main square and read the bulletin board there.

As such, you jump down from the building(sending a puff of dust up) as you hit the road. You call out to the potential guild, made up of the weirdoes. Most people are dressed in Japanese style armor. You look like a Viking, accompanied by Roman legionaries, a Greek Hoplite, the Princess of Persia, and a few normal people.

They follow you through the street, until you reach a large square dominated by a trio of fountains. A small cork board is filled with requests and advertisements. One, a large poster with a painted shield, stands out with the word "guild".

"Slay a Swordmouth. Warning! This should not be undertaken without a minimum of ten players."

The hell is a Swordtooth? Oh, cool. The backside has a picture. Oh, thats what it is.
>Well. Fuck.
>What do?

>>37165891
Ask our friends if the think we're up to killing a t-rex.

>>37165891
grind for a week we don't need to be the first guild.

>>37165891
Looks like it'd enjoy a good axe-fucking.

>>37166032
Second

>>37165891
Fuck it up.

>>37165891
Show everyone what we're fighting. Find one of them and Break its jaw off

>>37166046
How many times do I have to say that i'm not writing lewds?

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>>37166122

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>>37166122
Bollocks.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

"You guys want to kill a rex?" The twins' faces light up, giant smiles covering their faces below their feathered hats. The others look a bit more apprehensive about fighting the greatest killers that have graced Earth with it's presence.

To prepare with the hunt, you decide to grind for a little while. After four days of grinding against small dinosaurs(including Iguanodons and a Concavenator[a smaller trex-like monster]), you decide to venture into the deep forest.

Armed with both of your axes and shield, and accompanied by your up-armored parties, you step out into the undergrowth. The air is filled with the buzz of giant insects and the light footfalls of small dinosaurs. The ground is wet, your boots planting in the soil and leaving holes that start to fill with a small amount of water.

A shriek goes out from a small cluster of fallen trees and tangled ferns, a bundle of red lights looking out from the brush.
>What Do?
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>37166362
Tanks set up a shield wall! Dps flank around after we have agro!

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>37166362
It calls that a roar? We can do better.
Howl.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>37166362
Draw the Tanks into a shield wall. Howl. Then every tank shield charges at the monster's legs to topple it, and it will struggle long and hard to get up.Dps Guys will Flank.

>>37166362
>>37166415
>>37166122
It's axe-fucking time, KA.

>>37166362
throw an ax at it just for because, then gauge how much damage it does to its health bar.
I'm assuming Unstoppable force boosts thrown weapons too?

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Rolled 37 (1d100)

The trio of legionaries, led by Hector, line up after Hector shouts out; "Ad aciem!" Their shields interlock, and the other shield users(you included) extend the line in an arc. Shaped like a "C", you stand at ready as the rest of your guild sets up. Tori pulls out crystals and poison darts, hopefully she doesn't mix them up. That poison of hers is strong. The twins separate and draw their rapiers from their narrow sheathes. Yuki follow Ty, resting her bone hammer on her shoulder.

"Tori, fire at ready." You call out to the black clad girl. She nods and flicks the glowing needle at the brush. Instantly, one of the lights winks out. What kinda monster are you fighting?

The monster bursts from the bushes, multiple mouthes open. "Hydra!" Hector shouts. He quickly resends his claim, as the monster breaks into seven dog sized raptors. Why do they look so familiar? Kinda like velociraptors, but small.

One flies up, sinking it's small claws into Octavia's shield. The monster's head darts over the shield's lip, biting into her face. Hector's sword cleaves the monster in two.

One flies at your face, it's small claws finding purchase on your shield's boss. A dart of yellow throws the monster off you, then turns around to return to Machi. Three of the monsters are already dead, though none by your hand. There are four left.
>What do?
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>37166822
Eat one

>>37166822
Continue to utilize the shield wall defense, when a compy gets close grab it and wring its neck.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>37166897
Too funny not to support.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>37166908
>>37166822
Roll

>>37166822
>>37166908
I support this action

>>37166822
>>37166897
>>37166908
Why not both? When one gets close, grab it and eat it.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>37166897
Hell.Might demoralize the raptors.I'll vote for it aswell

>>37166822
If there this puny just bash them with your shield till they die, like mudcrabs in Skyrim

>>37166897
Let's not, we want everyone to think we're crzy awesome, not a fucking lunatic. that's PoH's modus operendus

>>37166990
>we want everyone to think we're crzy awesome, not a fucking lunatic
During our first days in the game, we used our bare hands to rip giant mantises apart while laughing maniacally. I'm pretty sure those stories have been passed around the party and they all think we're pretty crazy.

>>37166990
Any character controlled by /tg/ IS crazy.

A monster rushes you after you howl, followed by another of it's kind. You take the weight of the monsters on your shield, easily seventy pounds of meat and bone. Or pixels, if you think about it.

They're too close for you to use your axe, so you do the rational thing. You drop the axe, and grab hold of the next weapon closest to you.

Which proves to be a Compy.

The monster wails as you rip it off your shield. It's screams die down after you smack it against your shield and it's sibling. The monster being beaten by a monster drops to the ground, darting between your legs.

The monster's running off with your axe!
>What do?
Roll 1d100

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>37167210
>Howl
That should attract it, right?

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>37167210
Catch it and grab it by is motherfucking throat, wring it and have a nice compy corpse.