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>>37731816

“I don't know.” You shake your head. “I've got a feeling they didn't, but it might be a step in the right direction. Next question's this: you know Andor and Liza well, right? What do you think about the Disposable Heroes and the Crimson Guardians?”

“New-blood.” Yeah, she's back in character. “You expect me to sit here and play twenty questions with you?”

You nod confidently, expressionless. “Yes.”

She grits her teeth, turning a bit red in the face. “...I.”

“Well?”

“They're.” Ayla sighs, trying to regain her composure. It's easy to throw her off—when she gets serious, she's used to expecting everyone around her to do the same. “The Heroes are laid-back, but there's not a whole lot of leadership among them. Andor's been enforcing the neutrality policy around town, whereas the rest of the officers are pushing recruits toward the surface project. We've barely made progress, though the top Techs have been hashing out blueprints for some sort of excavator—it'll take more than what we've got to get it up and running.”

“And the Guardians?”

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>>37731832

“Liza is a girl of few words, and she runs a tight shift.” Ayla shrugs. “As the Alliance leaders, we've a private message board for the three of us and some of our guilds' officers. She doesn't really put her two cents in unless she thinks we're doing something wrong, or badly. You're thinking about them—is that why you're turning down my offer? You'd have to be more decorated, even now, for them to let you in the front door, and she'd see to it that you were properly humiliated before you left. You can't just—”

“I'm said I'm not turning down your offer, Ayla.” You shake your head. “I said I'm weighing my options. It's too early for me to decide. Now, I've got a couple of people waiting on me, so I believe I'll see you later.”

“Yeah,” she says, “Later.”

The call closes, the top and bottom of the video projection folding together with scan lines like an old-school television. You accept Ayla's contact request, and an image of her smiling face appears next to her name. Your list is in alphabetical order—Ayla, Nel, and Smith. Three friends already!

You're supposed to be meeting up with Nel and the rest of his new party near the warehouse district in just a few minutes; you dismissed them a moment ago to deal with Ayla, as well as handle some other responsibilities.

Seems you've made quite an impact already.

> Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.
> You're fine for now—log out and get a snack before your first dungeon run.
> Meet with Nel early. Let's get this show on the road!
> Other.

>>37731892
> Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.

>>37731892
>>37731938
I'm also going to say

> Invest XP into HP.

>>37731892
>Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.
In my opinion we must join the CG and then take every opportunity to tease Ayla whilst rising up ranks and becoming extra important

>>37731956
I figure that whilst we should spend our xp we should see what stat bonuses we get first. If it's only a couple hp we gain for 1xp then it might be more prudent to grab an ability first or something

>>37731892
>> Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.
while I consider where to spend the EXP

>>37731892
> Meet with Nel early. Let's get this show on the road!

>>37731999
Have you not read our sheet at all? We know for a fact we don't gain HP outside of soending XP at all. In fact, to advance anything, you need to spend your XP.

To get an ability (outside of our first level passive), we need to raise a mastery, but we currently do not have the points to invest into an ability, even if we unlock it. Therefore, it would be far more prudent to increase either Saber, and increase our damage, or increase our HP, and how many hits we can take.

>>37731816
while I doubleback to the archive, you might want to put the different job classes into a pastebin, too.

>>37732053
I'd rather increase movement mastery

>>37731892
> Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.

>>37732135
At this stage, especially with the prevalence of PvP disabled zones/PKers, it is far more prudent to invest in a skill that gives us an immediate benefit.

>>37732053
>>37732135
I think we should invest in HP if we focus on dealing with normal encounters. Need a buffer as we learn the ropes.

Movement is also good, but it comes with higher risks since a mistake could be costly. On the other hand, it would be more useful against a boss-type enemy.

Anything else would depend entirely on what we find in the market/from identifying.

>>37732053
I read it yesterday and forgot exactly how unlocking new abilities worked, hence 'or something'.

My point is that if we only get 1hp extra by spending our xp on hp I'd really rather see us put early points into more significant improvements.

Looking at it now, movement or offense mastery looks a good call so that we can potentially unlock some early abilties. The masteries also appear to stand in for strength, def and agility stats and so we might gain noticeable physical improvement by increasing them.

>>37732208
>1hp extra by spending our xp on hp
where did you hear that?

>>37732208
That's a really strong 'maybe' there, anon. It's better if we invest into something that we know will give us a boost -- like HP or a weapon skill.

Also, equating them to stats isn't necessarily valid, I don't think -- consider what other skills the other four jobs could have gotten. I think it's a bit erroneous to label them in such a way right now.

>>37732260
>>37732208
Additionally, I highly doubt we onlt get one hp per xp spent -- considering we get *no increase in hp otherwise, to our knowledge*, it would be a mistake on the QM's part to have it scale directly like that.

>>37732232
Nowhere, and we've not been told anything to the contrary either. I'm advocating waiting and evaluating our options after the QM tells us what stat raises we get for our xp.

>>37732260
I take your point, it's just speculation on that part, but the main thing is that it would pave the way for some abilities

>>37732288
Yeah, I'm expecting it to be somewhere in the 4-10hp gain area. I'm just saying that if it's particularly low it really isn't going to confer much of a benefit at this stage whereas we could do all sorts of things with abilities.

>>37732352
If it's even 6 extra HP, that would be a huge bonus at this point. For instance, the Gunner that attacked us at the beginning of the quest? She did six damage per shot, which, as our hp stands, is a quarter of our available health. At 30, that would be a fifth.

But I think I do agree that waiting for a little more info on how this works is probably the modt prudent course of action.

>>37732412
Yeah, at 6 and above I'd be seriously considering a hp boost. All along I've been advocating alternate routes on the premise the hp rise isn't significant.

>>37731892
>Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.

>>37731892
>Investigate the market stalls, and sell your unused items.

>>37732260
I'm pretty sure anything we leveled up would give us some sort of boost, I'm not sure why you think only health or weapon skills would

>>37731892

There's a general store where a few players are loitering, and you find an NPC behind the counter. As you begin cycling through your inventory, you recall the guardsman you met mentioning “cred-sinks”. It's unlikely that any player other than the newest would want any of the junk you're hauling around, but his statement implied that money delivered to NPCs leaves the economy—so much of what you've seen thus far involves players purchasing things from other players, whereas selling items to NPCs and finding loot in dungeons dumps credits into the economy... You're overthinking this for sure.

The NPC is about half your height: orange-furred, with a pair of thick glasses, a long dress, and a rat-like tail. “How can I help you?”

> [[ You have 176 credits. ]]

> [[ Buy ]]
exploring gear - 25#
herbs and poultices - 25#
bandages – 25#
backpack – 3#
rucksack - 5#
trail marker - 10#
fluorescent torch - 10#
lesser healing potion - 40#
hooded cloak - 75#
leather gloves – 75#

> [[ Sell ]]
scimitar (wielded, unidentified) – 45#
heavy mining pick (unidentified) - 40#
scimitar (unidentified) - 45#
patched leather armor - 50#
leather pants - 37#
heavy boots - 37#
comfortable shirt – 25#
lesser healing potion - 20#
rucksack - 2#
backpack - 26#
four-leaf clover (in backpack) - 1#
exploring gear, one use (in backpack) - 12#
herbs and poultices, one use (in backpack) – 12#

> [[ Ask about an Item ]]
> [[ Leave ]]

> Other

So once we become technoknight, what about making 3d maneuver gear?

>>37732572
Nah, the 3d maneuver gear was retarded enough in it's own setting where it mysteriously worked

>>37732547
> [[ Ask about an Item ]]Our unidentified pick and scimitars. Id em.

Then sell off the ruck sack, backpack, shirt, boots pants a armor.

>>37732591
We're in close quarters cave systems, any way some variant could work? In a way of dragging us around faster or more often than our skills can.

>>37732547
Buy
>bandages – 25#
>trail marker - 10#
>fluorescent torch -10#
>exploring gear - 25#
Sell
>scimitar (unidentified) - 45#
>heavy boots - 37#
>comfortable shirt – 25#
>rucksack - 2#

>>37732547
>> [[ Sell ]]
>patched leather armor - 50#
>leather pants - 37#
>heavy boots - 37#
>comfortable shirt – 25#
>rucksack - 2#

>> [[ Buy ]]
>torch

I don't see the need to buy much else, maybe a couple potions? I tend to horde my gold early in games since the stuff you can buy at the start isn't usually that good and the game's not difficult enough to need it.

Not sure how far that applies here mind you

>>37732610
Look at what we are wearing before selling the armour.
> Inventory [[ Ascheritte ]]
leather jerkin (worn)
loose cloth pants (worn)
heavy boots (worn)
scimitar (wielded, unidentified)
Unique Identifier: Ascheritte (worn, soulbound

>>37732547
Does the patched leather armor provide more protection than our current clothing?

>>37732634
>>scimitar (unidentified) - 45#
We have two, I figure keep both incase they're different after we identify them

>>37732656
Dang, you're right. I thought we'd voted to switch our loadout last thread

>>37732547
>BUY
fluorescent torch
Leather gloves

>SELL
patched leather armor
loose cloth pants(worn) (We'll wear the leather pants)
heavy boots
comfortable shirt

and then we should get an artificer to identify our gear, right? Maybe as a free service for what we buy from him?

>>37732610
Backpacks use up a lot of material, right? Maybe they'll be more profitable dismantled?

>>37732649
I think this game doesn't come with maps, plus i we would need healing potions.
> [[ Buy ]]
exploring gear - 25#
herbs and poultices - 25#
bandages – 25#
trail marker - 10#
fluorescent torch - 10#
hooded cloak - 75#(i like cloaks, but this can be ignored)
> [[ Sell ]]
scimitar (unidentified) - 45#
patched leather armor - 50#(maybe not, if its good enough)
heavy boots - 37#
comfortable shirt – 25#
rucksack - 2#

>>37732740
>>37732547
Forgot to link.

>>37732740
Well we already have an exploring gear, whatever that actually entails.

fyi, rucksacks filled with rocks and thrown are much more valuable than 2 credits.

>>37732771
Its one use, i figured that a normal one has multiple uses, its also why i voted for the herbs as well.

>>37732799
You raise a good point. We could probably kill someone if we dropped it on them from of those walkways...

>>37732547

You duck away from the merchant briefly and switch your gear out to see what you've got equipped currently. Rather than walk around in your underwear, you decide to equip the patched leather armor and leather pants.

The patched leather armor feels like it offers a little bit more protection. It covers a similar area, but is a lot thicker. The difference is probably negligible. The leather pants most definitely afford more armor than your cloth ones.

You decide to see what your current clothes are worth, under the vague assumption that items that cost more are better. You catalogue all of the wearables:

patched leather armor - 50#
leather pants - 37#
leather jerkin - 25#
loose cloth pants - 15#
comfortable shirt - 25#
heavy boots - 37#
heavy boots - 37#

The merchant doesn't seem to want your Unique Identifier.

[[ 1 ]]
> [[ You can sell: ]]
heavy boots, comfortable shirt, and rucksack, for a total of 64 credits
> [[ You can buy: ]]
bandages, trail marker, fluorescent torch, and exploring gear, for a total of 70 credits
> Make this transaction? Yes/No

[[ 2 ]]
> Sell scimitar (unidentified) for 45 credits? Yes/No

[[ 3 ]]
> Sell "inferior" equipment items? Yes/No

>>37732904
1
>Y
2
>N
3
>N

>>37732904
1
>y
2
>N
3
>y

>>37732960
supportan

>>37732904
1
Y
2
N later, though it might be a waste.
3
Y

>>37732904
Yes
No
Yes

>>37732904
[[ 1 ]]
>N
[[ 2 ]]
>N
3
>Y

we already HAVE exploring gear, and I just said that the rucksack is more useful than 2 credits.

I'm good with the torch, though. Not so sure about the trail marker, and neutral about the bandages.

>>37732960
>>37732987
>>37732993
>>37733018
>>37733026
>>37733044

> [[ Writing and updating inventory, please wait... ]]

>>37733044
>Not so sure about the trail marker
We can easily get lost in caves, and unless there is a map making skill or maps, it is a pretty useful item.
It can be used to help navigate places and tell people info about an area.

>>37733168
I don't think it's quite as useful when you aren't the first ones there, but it's fine.

Seriously though, we ALREADY HAVE an explorer's gear!

>>37732904

You sold heavy boots, comfortable shirt, rucksack, loose cloth pants, and leather jerkin, for a total of 104 credits. (280)
You bought bandages, trail marker, fluorescent torch, and exploring gear, for a total of 70 credits. (210)

> Inventory [[ Ascheritte ]]
patched leather armor (worn)
leather pants (worn)
heavy boots (worn)
scimitar (wielded, unidentified)
Unique Identifier: Ascheritte (worn, soulbound)
> Stored in [[ Unique Identifier: Ascheritte ]]
210 credits
heavy mining pick (unidentified)
scimitar (unidentified)
lesser healing potion x1 (consumable)
exploring gear x1 (consumable)
bandages x1 (consumable)
trail marker
fluorescent torch x1
rucksack
backpack
four-leaf clover (in backpack)
exploring gear x1 (consumable, in backpack)
herbs and poultices x1 (consumable, in backpack)

Looks like a "trail marker" is a pouch filled with stones that glow faintly, just enough to see in the dark. There's a fresh piece of chalk tangled up in the ribbon that holds it closed.

"Thank you!" The NPC smiles. "Come again."

> Time to rendezvous with the party.
> Other.

>>37733369
Id our unid'd stuff.

>>37733369
>Get items identified

>>37733369
> Time to rendezvous with the party.
None of our items will be that special, I don't think they're worth identifying right now. I'm ready for some action

>>37733369
info on our stuff first.

>>37733369
>Time to rendezvous with the party.

>>37733369
> Time to rendezvous with the party.

>>37733369

You choose to "ask about an item", but the NPC simply tilts her head inquisitively when you present the weapons.

"Can you identify these?" You ask.

"I don't think so."

"Do you know who can?"

She pauses, as if computing a response, then points in a direction. "Go see the fortune teller, in the tent down the street."

You follow the stone road to a purple tent, hastily set up on wooden poles. Inside is full of fog, thick with an intoxicating scent. The place is empty, save for a table with a crystal ball on a pillow in the center. An NPC sits behind it, features obscured by a large hooded robe; a pair of glowing feline eyes stares at you from under the hood as you enter.

"Do you wish to know what lies beneath the beneath?" They ask.

> [[ Identify a weapon or artifact - 10# ]]
> [[ Ask for a consultation - 25# ]]
> [[ Ask for a prophecy - 1000# ]]
> No thanks

>>37733578
Fuck, left my trip on. Sorry about that.

>>37733600
>[[ Identify a weapon or artifact - 10# ]]
It's only ten creds.

>>37733600
> [[ Identify a weapon or artifact - 10# ]]
All 3

>>37733600
>> [[ Identify a weapon or artifact - 10# ]]
>> [[ Ask for a consultation - 25# ]]
Why not, I'm prepared to blow 25# on advice

>>37733600
>> [[ Identify a weapon or artifact - 10# ]]
>> [[ Ask for a consultation - 25# ]]

>>37733600
Identify our scimitar I guess

>>37733644
>implying we have 1000#

>>37733600
Identify the equipped scimitar, and get a consultation. Can't hurt to get sone in-game protips.

>>37733671
all three pieces of gear.

Basically 1k is a quest, but i wonder if we can lower it, or get it for free if we talk to the npc.

>>37733779
We've never actually completed a quest or seen how much money we get from doing anything.

>>37733887
I think he meant that we get given a quest via the prophecy purchase

>>37733600

You transfer ten credits to have your wielded weapon identified.

"Mm, yes. Blades like these have a long history." They say. "This one has neither artifice, nor Celestial magic about it. However, it is in good condition, and has been very lovingly crafted. It's not often..."

They trail off.

> iron scimitar (masterwork, wielded)

You shrug, passing a few more credits through for a consultation. What harm could it do?

"Ah, yes." They growl deeply, and you can see a row of sharp teeth smile wide behind the darkness of the hood. "Strange, that you would fancy this meeting when our futures are so murky. Dear child, what troubles you so?"

> Ask about the ruins.
> Ask about a player by name.
> Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
> It seems pretty rigid, but you could try to ask about something else. (Write-in)

Which guild is everyone interested in? I'm leaning towards joining the writ keepers sometime, it seems like they're doing the most interesting work so far.

>>37733964
**"Ask about an area by name, such as the ruins, or Averron City."

>>37733964
> Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
Ask about that unknown ability we have, the ??? one.

Also, can we identify our pickaxe and other scimitar?

>>37733964
>Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.

>>37733980
I'm still leaning towards getting into CG and becoming one of the main players in it.

And then keeping close contact with Ayla and teasing her whenever possible.

>>37733980
I'm leaning writ keepers personally, but that's because I'm a huge faggot who reads game lore and RPs in MMOs.

>>37733964
Ask about the ruins.

>>37733964
>> Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
Ask about the unknown ability.

Maybe advise Nel to ask about Circe later.

>>37733980
I'm for Writ Keepers. Getting to the surface without figuring the lore out might cause more harm than good.

Why doesn't anyone want to buddy up with an artificer and identify our stuff for us? We'll probably buy equipment from them, anyway.

>>37734128
Ditto. I'm a sucker for good RP, and RPers are usually on the ball and friendly by nature. We'll get the most info from them.

>>37734128
Yeah, but that's the thing. We can still be a lore junky even in CG and since they're pretty serious about everything I wouldn't be too surprised if they were decently into the lore anyway.

They certainly will be if the lore turns out to have profound consequences that can be used mechanically.

>>37734142
Can artificers identify?

>>37734191
artificer or technician, forgot. It was mentioned in the last thread; they can literally do it for free. And service type stuff breeds friendships.

>>37734142
funny enough we already are friends with one, and he even suggested we visit his shop.
>>37734191
>>37734056
Didn't ayla say that they wouldn't accept us until later on, and that the other guild would humiliate us?

>>37734238
Smith is a technician, although I forgot which one identifies and I'm not opposed to going to see him.

He seemed like the kind of guy who can start us on the path to techknight loadout early.

>>37734233
Fair, well, we should ask Ayla about that next time round.

>>37734238
Ayla wanted to accept us ASAP I think but she did say we needed more prestige than we had to make the CG.

But, it's not like we need to get into a guild immediately. I figure we can do a few beginner quests first with randoms or, hell, maybe with WK players and then give it a shot.

If we fail it simply means we know what we need to do to succeed next time.

>>37734291
>asking a goddamn guild leader to identify your stuff for you
Unless you use identification as a free service coupled with something else, I advise you to look for someone of similar experience to us.

>>37734291
>Ayla wanted to accept us ASAP I think but she did say we needed more prestige
It wasn't only her, the guard said the same thing, saying that it isn't an easy or exciting job, but it does give decent exp.

>>37734349
I just meant asking her to give us contact with her guildies that would be interested in doing it for us.

We give them business, they give us IDing.

>>37734387
that sounds...fair. Yeah, probably a good idea.

>>37733964

"This ability, the unknown one." You begin to ask about the unknown ability you have, but aren't sure how to vocalize it. You use your UI to project your skill menu onto the table, and point at it for the fortune teller.

"Mm, yes."

The conversation stalls. The NPC appears as if they're beginning to speak; then, their animations abruptly reset with a noticeable twitch.

They go through that same un-nerving smile from before, repeating the phrase, intoned the same way.

"Strange, that you would fancy this meeting when our futures are so murky."

You pause, instinctively blurting. "What?"

"One can see many things in the ether, and learn more from the Celestials. Uncover their artifacts by searching carefully in your travels through dangerous locations, and you will find the truth in a matter of time." They tilt their head. "My sight is much vaster than many. Clear your mind, child, and allow me to alleviate your worries. Where shall I direct my gaze?"

> Ask about the ruins below.
> Ask about a player by name.
> Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
> Ask about a Celestial Artifact by name or owner.
> It seems pretty rigid, but you could try to ask about something else. (Write-in)
> Ask for a refund.

>>37734380
The city guardsman you spoke to was a member of the Averron Guard, not the CGs.

>>37734444
>Ask about the ruins below.

>>37734444
>Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
about making maps, that shit can help you make bank, and also help navigate.

>>37734444
Just leave. Hit up Smith or Ayla about identifying/buying equipment.

>>37734444
Meet up with the group

>>37734444
>Ask about the ruins below.
Let's get some lore then.

Intrigueing response to that unknown ability, that's totally a glitch and whilst the game might be buggy since it's new it's still something we should ask Ayla about in case she's heard of any more instances.

Maybe hit up those chatboards and see if people in general have seen anything about it.

>>37734506
>>37734501
we already payed, and we can't ask for a refund.
>>37734523
Provably means we either have to specific as shit, or that it can't answer everything, since it had the rigid option twice.

>>37734444
>Ask about the ruins below.

>>37734444
> Ask about the ruins below.

>>37734546
I'd agree that it would indicate it can't answer everything but it's totally missing a 'can't tell you that, ask something else' animation if that's the issue here.

Which again could just be a bug due to the game being new, but could well be something more interesting.

inb4 dual weild

>>37734444
>Ask about the ruins below.
If only so we don't immediately embarrass ourselves amongst the Writ Keepers.

Our character has a pretty great tan. How would you explain that?

>>37734546
oh, so we don't have to pay AGAIN.

>>37734444
>> Ask about a skill, ability, or archetype by name.
yeah, I'll second mapmaking.

>>37734444

You notice that the cat isn't charging you for a second consultation. It's as if showing them whatever you just showed them caused a reset, like the conversation never happened, and defaulted to you asking for a consultation.

"I'm about to go on a quest in the ruins below Averron. What can you tell me about them?" You ask.

The fortune-teller pauses. "Many believe that those old ruins were once a part of a higher civilization. Whether that's true: the answer lies below. Whoever lived down there worshipped the Celestials as well, though perhaps in different ways. With a close eye, you might find the artifacts of gods, the Celestial Gems. You could even encounter a Materialization Altar."

"Anything else?"

"Their technology was more advanced than you may think; you might find blueprints in unlikely places. Within the old cathedral lurks a powerful entity called Kjorikos. To reach this place, you must first find and defeat the Obsidian Pegasus."

> Ask for another consultation.
> Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.
> Other.

>>37734812
> Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.

>>37734812
this >>37734501

>>37734812
>Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.
Enough dawdling.

>>37734812
>Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.
That info sounds pretty darn handy actually. Temple raiders go!

>>37734812
> Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.

>>37734812
>Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.

>>37734812
Can we hold a vote for what to use our xp point on first?

>>37734985
Well, before that, can we see exactly what we get in terms of stat gains when we level them up?

>>37734812
>> Go meet the party; you've had enough of this.

>>37735022
Don't think I'm going to bullshit you on amounts when it comes to HP and PP; you'll get a reasonable, though possibly variable, amount per point, not something stupid like "1".

Most abilities will cost PP to use/activate, so bear that in mind. Beyond that, I can't say.

I'm back after a food run took longer than expected. Writing.

>>37734812
Party up.

>>37735325
Will you finally show us what we could unlock if we invest in a mastery?
I remember you saying that you would do that.

>>37735325
>Beyond that, I can't say
Oh, apologies, I thought you said last thread you'd let us know what potential upgrades we could make and their affects.

In that case I don't really mind what we pick first. I'd still lean towards offensive or movement mastery but it'd be good to see what a boost in hp does.

>>37735325
>>37735401
I'll vote towards HP, just so that we have a buffer since we have little in way of gear/defence/experience with the system.

>>37734812

It gets quiet, as you head for the warehouse district. The streets widen up a little bit, large, empty-looking buildings flanking you on either side. You were told not to come out here alone, but you're just going to the gate, and you can see a guard not terribly far away. You pick up the pace.

Nel waves at you, loitering nearby the outside of the city. There's a couple of unfamiliar figures standing around him, and he introduces you as you come within proximity.

"Everyone, this is Ascheritte." He smiles ear-to-ear.

"Going to introduce me to everyone else?" You ask.

"Well, if no one else wants to go first." There's a man with short brown hair and a bluish robe--it's short, and done up a bit so it looks like a duster. He's got a staff in one hand, and strikes you as seeming awfully generic. "I'm Rhett, an Artificer. Trying to find some cool elemental foci to put on things. I can't really take a hit, but I'll go wherever I'm needed."

"Mhm." He gestures to a short girl with facial markings, hair done up to look like cat ears; she's wearing a pair of studded leather gauntlets, and her forearms and chest are bound with bandages. "This is Tatsumaki. English isn't her first language, so she's not super talkative."

"Hi." Tatsumaki speaks quietly.

"Hello. Are you sure communication won't be an issue, Nel?" You ask.

"I've seen her fighting outside." Rhett interrupts. "She seems pretty good."

"Vision." The last man is about your height, with skin darker than yours, and a rifle--a longcaster--slung over his back. "Just trying to learn my way around this place."

"Now, then." Nel says. "If everyone's ready, let's head off to the lower quarter. Got what you wanted, Ash?"

> "Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.
> "Yeah." Tell the party about your consultation, and suggest heading deeper to the ruins.
> Ask someone about something. (Write-in.)

>>37735883
>"Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.
This is our first real NPC combat, so let's start simple.

>>37735883
> "Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.

Let's not tell them about the artifacts/gems immediately. Do tell them that you had a consultation, and ask them to be on the lookout for an altar, however.

>>37735883
>"Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.
Start out basic. Not sure what our party composition is really like

>>37735883
>> "Yeah." Tell the party about your consultation, and suggest heading deeper to the ruins.
these guys aren't newbs likes us.

>>37735883
> "Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.

>>37735962
I'd prefer not getting carried on our first adventure.

>>37735883
>> "Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.
>Tell Nel to ask a fortuneteller sometime about Circe.

>>37735883
On our way there, what if we asked Rhett about doing some Artificing on our scimitar? Or our gear in general, at least?

>>37735883
>> "Yeah." Suggest staying closer to the city and fighting some cave monsters to get acquainted.

>>37736060
except we got jack shit to add to it.

>>37736060
Sounds good. I think we should ask them what they know about general levelling mechanics and fights. Are there different damage types for example

>>37736085
We don't know what it needs, and he does. If we ask him about it and get him the materials, I'm sure he could do something.

>>37736138
I know, but since its said like that; we end up asking him to upgrade our stuff with out asking what he needs, or how much he will charge.

>>37735883
rhoughts about?
>>37735401
>>37735374
also you said this.
>>37697459
>When upgrading specializations, you'll usually be presented with a choice of abilities. As far as abilities themselves, it will usually be evident what the next level of an ability does.

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>>37735883

"Yeah. Let's fight some cave monsters before we dig too deep, eh?" You suggest. "Get a feel for our group dynamic."

"Sure." Nel responds. "Thinking ahead."

"I like." Rhett says. Tatsumaki just smiles and nods.

"I'm good for whatevs." Vision shrugs.

The five of you head out of the city, staying close together as you follow a series of spiraling caves downward, beneath Averron City. Below, it's noticeably colder, and bridges are shrouded by the white fog you saw from above.

"Low visibility here." Nel seems to have straightened up a bit. He's walking cautiously, knives drawn. "This route leads down to the ruins, but there's an area below that widens up where we should find some monsters, as well as a few spider caves if you're feeling up to it."

"Gotcha. By the by," You say, "Have you guys talked to the fortune teller in town? The consultations are interesting. He told me there might even be a Celestial Altar down here."

"Woah, woah. Really?" Nel halts and turns on a heel. "What if it's a Greater, like the one in the city?"

> [[ 1/2 ]]

>>37736526

"We could make another Averron." Rhett chuckles. "Y'know, under this one. Or anything else, assuming we're the first to find it."

You recall what Ayla said: that the offering was waiting for her when her and the other alliance leaders paved the way into what's now Averron City. "How many Celestial Gems do you think it took to make Averron? They aren't just going to leave that lying around, are they?"

"Hell, I'd first ask for a rocket launcher or somethin'." Vision chuckles. "Seems more useful than another city right under ours."

"So you're not planning on splitting the loot?" Nel asks.

"Fine, fine." Vision responds. "A rocket launcher for each of us."

There's a rumbling from overhead; you see a worm-like shape in the fog, wriggling its way into a distant cave wall.

"Crawlers." Nel says, assuming a fighting stance.

"Mm?" Rhett says. "I haven't seen one of those yet."

"Well, I think they see us, which means we're on a clock. I don't think they're special, but anything can go. Light on your feet, or they'll ambush from below."

> Lose 'em, and break for the spider caves.
> Brace for impact.
> Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.
> Have someone else move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.
> Use the lull to discuss formation. (Write-in.)
> Other.

>>37736553
> Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

Sure. Remember, light on your feet.

>>37736553
> Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

>>37736553
>Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

>>37736553
>Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you

>>37736553
>> Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

>>37736553
> Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

>>37736553
>Move ahead, and lure out potential attackers before they jump you.

>>37736581
>>37736592
>>37736604
>>37736618
>>37736633
>>37736638
>>37736692

Nel was right: this place does open up. You rush across the foggy bridge ahead onto a massive, suspended stone platform, similar to where Averron City is built. Rhett begins to call out to you, but pauses mid-sentence; rather than try to work out details, the rest of the party forms up and picks up step to remain a decent distance behind you.

"There!" You look over your shoulder, and hear the familiar sound of gunfire as Vision fires a bolt into the fog. "Above!"

"No, two! Or, three!" Nel shouts, and you see him make a rolling dive to one side. "Here, watch me!"

"Careful! Wait for them, and just don't get hit!"

There's rumbling from beneath your feet, and you see the ground start to crack.

> [[ 1d100 ]]

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>37736777

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>37736777
Rollan

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>37736777

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> [[ 67 ]]

It barely misses, bursting forth from the ground beneath you, and keeps coming, segmented body twice as long as you are tall, with more eyes than you can count at a glance, a pair of pincers, and gnashing mouth-parts. It's the same color as the cave stone you walk on. Gravel, bits and pieces of stone rain down around you, and you can feel each one on your skin, grit in your eyes.

You dive backwards as the crawler emerges, letting it skim past you, and flop heavily onto the stone floor. At a glance, the rest of the party is a bit scattered. It makes sense; cooperating is easy enough in a regular game, but here, you have to remain physically situationally aware of everything underway around you. You're almost overwhelmed for a moment as you swirl around, attempting to take everything in.

Rhett and Nel are scrambling apart, attempting to dodge a pair of creatures diving at them like a pincer attack. Counting your target and Vision's, there's a total of four crawlers. You don't see Tatsumaki anywhere, and don't have time to look without giving up your chance to counterattack; your assailant is crawling towards you quickly already.

> Dodge. Figure out where everyone is, and regroup.
> Attack, and try to finish it quickly.
> Attack, and order the group to focus fire on your target.
> Other.

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>37737062
>Attack, and try to finish it quickly.
Let's see if we can pull our own weight

>>37737062
> Attack, and try to finish it quickly.
After that, regroup.

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>37737062
>Attack, and try to finish it quickly.
Running around trying to regroup with everyone may just draw aggro from the other crawler, and agrroing too much is one of the leading killers of newbies in MMOs.

>>37737138
>>37737103
Doesn't he ask for rolls separately?

>>37737148
Yeah, I just forgot to remove my dice

>>37737062
> Attack, and try to finish it quickly.

>>37737138
Forgot to turn off dice.

>>37737062
>> Attack, and try to finish it quickly.

>>37737062
>Attack and try to finish it quickly.
>if it dives back down, don't run towards the others; Get ready to dodge and slash as it comes out.

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>37737062
>Attack, and try to finish it quickly.

>>37737062

"Stay calm! They go down in just a few hits! Just try to find an opening!" Nel's voice echoes from over your shoulder.

"One down!" Vision shouts; then, you hear him cry out in pain. You don't have time to look, as you're already on the move, eyes fixed on your target. A quick weave to the left as you draw within proximity, to dodge the first pincer, then the second. Quick on your feet.

There.

You raise your weapon, and dive in for a wide, sweeping slash.

> [[ 1d100 ]]

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>37737239

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>37737239

>>37737258
Aww yissss

>>37737258
awesome.
btw guys we should also try our ability, once we get the chance.

>>37737351
It's passive you dingus

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>37737239

>>37737392
* ??? [[ Unknown Effect ]]
That is what I am talking about.
We can try and activate it.
Considering we chose brawler, it should be a combat ability.

>>37737527
Right, and how do you propose we do that? Yell "Question mark! Question mark! Question mark!" and hope for the best?

>>37737239

> [[ 98 ]]

Straight through: your blade hits flesh, between body segments, a pair of exoskeleton plates. It continues through, and the creature screeches as you follow the swing into a dodging maneuver, diving sideways to avoid danger, or a final attack from the dying crawler.

You bisect the monster, purple blood spraying across the cave floor. It would have been enough, even without your boosted Saber skill.

> You defeated crawler. [[ Party: Nel, Tatsumaki, Vision, Rhett ]]

There's another gunshot as you recover from your roll and keep moving. A flash of light pierces the fog, and there's another screech, lower in pitch this time, and accompanied by a guttral growl.

> Vision defeated crawler. [[ Party: Nel, Tatsumaki, Ascheritt, Rhett ]]

Vision looks hurt; his shirt is bloodied, but he's still on his feet. There's screeching through the fog, and you turn towards the source. Tatsumaki is dancing circles around her crawler, and you notice she's still unarmed.

It misses a dive, and goes in for a charge, but she intercepts, punching its head into the ground with a gauntlet-clad fist, and following up with a painful looking stomp that lands heavy enough to crack the stone beneath.

The crawler flails, sweeping her legs out from under her, and she tumbles to the ground on the opposite side of it—"Oof!"

Nel and Rhett are still dealing with a pair, but doing a fine job avoiding damage; Nel is supporting, going for flanking dagger strikes that don't seem to be doing a whole lot, while Rhett isn't being terribly effective either. His staff is now tipped with a burning fireball, and he's waving and prodding it at the crawlers as they approach; he can't seem to land a hit, but he's keeping them at range as they shy away, frightened by the flames.

Then, you hear more rumbling from below. This time, louder, and lower in pitch.

> Help Tatsumaki.
> Go after Nel's target.
> Go after Rhett's target.
> Other.

>>37737583
...help Vision?

>>37737583
>Other.
Yell about the shit below us.
> Go after Rhett's target.

>>37737570
Better than doing nothing and never finding out.
>>37737583
>> Go after Rhett's target.

>>37737619
Reread the post.jesus i just felt a de'ja vu, about this

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>37737626
Seconded, scream at them about how something is coming up, and that we have to finish these guys fast.

>>37737659
I meant help as in see if he's alright health wise. It's not unthinkable that he'd be suffering a DoT and not have a potion or herbs

>>37737583
> Help Tatsumaki.

>>37737626
Seconding.

>>37737626
>>37737658
>>37737682
>>37737731

"Rhett, I'm coming!" You shout. "There's something else below! We have to finish this quickly!"

"We'll double team 'em!" Nel responds. He draws the attention of the adjacent crawlers, which turn toward him, pincers gnashing. Vision's joining you in combat, already firing screaming bolts of blue light at your target from a safe distance.

> [[ 1d100 ]]

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>37737762

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>37737762

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>37737762

>>37737583
> Help Tatsumaki.

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>37737762

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>37737777
lmao

>>37737777
well this sucked..

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>37737762

>>37737777

> [[ 2 ]]

"No good, Nel! Get back, now!" There's a sudden shift in the ground, throwing your balance as you draw within proximity.

It's already here.

The earth in front of you cracks, and bends up into a mound before shattering. A blast of light. You're bombarded by sharp bits of rock from in front, and bring your arms up to shield your face. It hits you head on, mouth-parts clamping together around your ankle, and throws you skyward with a barreling, rag-doll swing.

You see blood. It hurts—not real pain, but that same dull feeling you got when you were last hit.

[[ Ascheritte: 13 / 24 HP ]]

It's below you, and much larger than the other three, about as big as a van, were you in real life. It's created a massive, angry barrier between Nel and Rhett, and Tatsumaki and Vision; the former two are still struggling with a pair of crawlers, while the latter two have defeated their targets and are scrambling to make some distance.

You're ten or fifteen feet in the air, tumbling, and are unsure of if you're falling yet or still ascending. The giant crawler is below you on the ground, turning towards Nel and Rhett. You don't know if there's fall damage.

> Other

>>37737994
time to use our blade to abate our fall by slamming it in the worm and dragging it down.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>37737994
Do a downward strike using the fall to add momentum.
Our weapon can't pierce for shit.

>>37738017
Downward stab with the scimitar.

>>37738017
Sounds as good as anything. Can we control our fall direction through bullshitting physics in this game QM?

If not, little to do but see where we land. I don't think we have any gear that we could use to catch ourselves on something

>>37738056
Better than taking fall damage.

>>37737994
Use ability.

>>37738056
>scimitar
>doing a stab
google what the weapon looks like anon.

>>37738060
We don't have grappling hooks, last I checked.

>>37738091
We're potentially directly above an enemy. We have nothing to cushion ourselves with but the enemy. And you want to slash, which could potentially whiff if we mistime it.

We have a point on our sword, and we have gravity.

>>37738045
>>37738017
Second, try and slash it as we are falling down, maybe add a spin to it.

>>37738091
real ones had points

>>37738079
we should try using our ability.

>>37738125
So trying to stab it is better?
You do know slashing it gives us a wider area of attack instead of a stab right?
>>37738152
Also seriously look up the weapon, and its uses.

>>37738184
I did you stupid bitch it has a point the thing would stab better than some roman swords

>>37738246
It's also curved meaning stabbing with it can break it. We need to hit the thing either way.

>>37737994
Lets use our ability.
Better to find out what kind of ability we haveor had.
Rather than have died and never used our ability at all.

>>37738246
its made to for slashing where the curved bit makes stabbing horrible, and if it is the one handed version it can break the weapon.

>>37738272
Yeah, or not? Let's not use our concentration dicking around with soemthing unlikely to do shit when we can be spending it making sure our plunge attack does soemthing

>>37737994
How fast can we take stuff out of our UI?

>>37738079
>>37738170
>>37738272
>Trying to use an ability we have no idea on how to activate
>While we're busy trying to not die from falling

>>37738294
no it just makes it slightly worse so what we stab in 4 inches instead or 4.5?

>>37738343
>>37738300
We know nothing about it.
Far as we know it spits warm water at an enemy to relax it.
Or unleashs a powerful attack.
There should be an easy way to activate a skill.
Via thinking about it or something. Or it would be retarded.
When you play a game you don't have to go on a mission to find out how to use an activate skill.
It should be implemented in your being. Like our passive.

>>37738408
Eh why not.
>use abilty

>>37738408
fuck it activate skill.

>>37738408
M8
Stop.
We know nothing about that skill. It might not even be an active one. It could just be another passive.

And how do you plan to activate it when we've never activated one before? Are they based on our thoughts? Our posture? Do we have a headsup display we can interact with?

So many questions and SO LITTLE TIME WHILST WE ARE FALLING THROUGH THE AIR.

We can shout angrily and think 'gee whiz I hope our mysterious ability activates' but we shouldn't focus on it when it almost certainly won't.

Everything so far points towards it being glitched in some way for crying out loud.

>>37738499
>Everything so far points towards it being glitched in some way for crying out loud.
Reread the pastebin please.

>>37738499
We focus on skill. And think about activating it.
>>37738056
We can do this. Or any other thing you guys want to do.
it's not mutually exclusive.

>>37738532
no u

If you're gonna tell me I've not noticed something in it then at least fucking quote the relevant section you blithering muppet.

>>37738565
> Untrained skills are hidden until used

>>37737994

What will you do?
> Attempt to activate ???
> Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.
> Try to maneuver aside. Take the fall, and roll.
> Yell for help.

>>37738607
>> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738601
Doesn't look very hidden to me, in fact it's plainly there with question marks and all.

>>37738607
> Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.

>>37738607
> Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.

>>37738607
> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738607
>Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.

>>37738607
> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738607
>Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.
>>37738627
>Doesn't look very hidden to me, in fact it's plainly there with question marks and all.
Thats what hidden means anon, hell the vote even lets you try and use it..

>>37738601
Allow me to interrupt:

If there's any confusion about that, skills aren't abilities. If you have an ability, it should definitely tell you what it does. Same thing in regards to >>37736415. If you learned an ability called "Power Attack", I'm saying it would be evident what Level 2 Power Attack does--not that you'll necessarily know what lurks in the following levels of your masteries without diving in. There are some people who are very on the right track, so I know that this isn't all just coming out of left field.

Anything that seems nebulous isn't that way for no reason.

>>37738607
> Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.

>>37738607
>Slash the crawler as you fall, attempting to hook your blade into its back.

>>37738607
> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738607
> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738649
>hell the vote even lets you try and use it..
Doesn't mean anything will happen. It wasn't an original choice either.

>>37738607
> Attempt to activate ???

>>37738607
Try to slash it as you fall.

>>37738607

> Nel defeated crawler. [[ Party: Vision, Tatsumaki, Ascheritt, Rhett ]]

"Come on!" Nel shouts. He pulls both of his blades from between the dead crawler's eyes, and lunges to the side of the giant one, repeatedly striking its exoskeleton. He's trying to get its attention, pull it away from the group.

He moves it into position for you, and you swing at it as you come down, hooking your blade into its back and swinging into its hard body: better than hitting the ground. You feel something give, and worry that your sword might have been damaged, but don't have time to think about it.

It screeches, and you pull your blade free, you and Nel running in the same direction on opposite sides of the thing. Your ankle looks torn, and you're not sure how you can still run as well as you are. Rhett is still struggling with the last of the crawlers that emerged earlier; you see him miss a swing, and then, things take a quick turn for the worse as it tackles him to the ground and begins thrashing on top of him.

It's slithering toward you and Nel, body undulating, sending reverberations through the ground with each minute movement of its massive, segmented body. On one side, Tatsumaki and Vision look for a way inside. On the other, the last of four Crawlers appears to be crushing Rhett to death.

> Other

>>37738339

You kind of have to fiddle with it a bit. You could definitely take something out in combat, but not necessarily while under attack, and probably not while falling toward uncertain doom.

>>37739089
>Chug potion
Massive priority, cannot risk another surprise attack
>Switch our damaged scimitar out for the other one
Might be quick to do if we've already grabbed a potion from our UI, otherwise not important
>Go save Rhett

>>37739089
Nice knowing you rhett.
Keep slashing at it and have it draw agro between us and nel.
Tell the other two to help rhett, if they can.

>>37739089
>Get Nel to help Rhett
>Distract the big one for Asian Girl and Brown Man to attack it.

>>37739151
>putting your back towards the giant crawler, and abandoning Nel.
>thinking we have enough time to do all that
>>37739180
Seconded.

>>37739089
Lets chug a potion, while running away.
Give Nel enough time and spaceto help out Rhett. Then we can all focus on the giant crawler. with out having our attention divided.

>>37739089
> Go save Rhett.

>>37739156
This is me, i 'll third this option.
>>37739180
Also after this fight, i don't think we should raise our hp, but instead our defense mastery.

>>37739089

"Nel! Help Rhett!" You shout, already producing a potion from your UI. "Tatsumaki, Vision! On my target!"

"I'm going!" Nel replies. For a bit, as he jumps back, he's cloaked in a blue light; then, it fades, and he transcends the impending danger, moving toward Rhett and leaving shimmering after-images in his path.

You throw back the potion, noting a faint, heady flavor. Aside from that sensation, it doesn't taste like most of anything, or even feel like you're really swallowing any liquid.

> [[ Ascheritt: 23 / 24 HP ]]

With a sickening crack, your ankle bends back into place, and bands of rubbery flesh reach across the bloodied gap to close the wound, leaving nothing more than a small gash. Then, you ready your sword, as the crawler is upon you.

> Try to strike first.
> Defend, and keep its attention while Tatsumaki and Vision deal the damage.

>>37739480
QM going out for food. Will wrap up this battle when I return, end thread shortly afterward.

>>37739480
>Defend, and keep its attention while Tatsumaki and Vision deal the damage.
Team playa for real

>>37739480
>> Try to strike first.

>>37739480
>Try to strike first.
weapon is not in good condition.

>>37739480
> Try to strike first

>>37739480
>> Try to strike first.

>>37739480Vision and Tatsumaki
>Feint
>And then attack with Vision and Tatsumaki

>>37739480
>Try to strike first.

>>37739480
> Attack, but try to keep its attention.

>>37739480
> Defend, and keep its attention while Tatsumaki and Vision deal the damage.

Come on, we told them we'd be the distraction

>>37739658
No we didn't.
But attacking it is enough to distract the monster.

>>37739658
Because attacking something isn't a distraction?

>>37739515
>>37739534
>>37739537
>>37739547
>>37739571

> [[ 1d100 ]]

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>37740002

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>37740002

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>37740002

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>37740002

>>37740015
>>37740018
well fuck gg guys

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37740060
>we could have defended

>>37740089
we'd still be fucked with that 1

>>37740089
A plan could be amazing.
When you get a crit failure. it's not going to succeed.
We may be able to lessen the blow, with a good write in.
So STFU with that.

>>37740182
How about we use three shields? One for each hand and one on our head/

>>37740222
Where are the shields?

>>37740222
On your back, not your head

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>>37740592
Get a load of this guy

>>37740018
Back, writing.

>>37740768
please go easy on our asshole, bso

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>37740803
We have full health.
so he can't kill us, but he can destroy our weapon and cripple the character, until he heals himself(again gaining mastery in either movement or defense is sounding pretty good since our attack is decent right now).

>>37740937
except it isn't.

>>37740018

> [[ 1 ]]

Another swiping claw, and you can't move in time to dodge this one. You sidestep, bringing your blade around to parry the strike.

Your guard breaks, and doesn't slow the attack in the slightest. A pincer, exoskeleton cold and hard like cave stone bites into your ribcage, and you wince, stumbling out of the way to avoid further harm. Tatsumaki and Vision are inflicting damage, breaking chunks off the crawler's armor.

> [[ Ascheritt: 16 / 24 HP ]]

It's losing your attention, swirling around to swipe at more interesting targets.

Then you hear Nel's voice, a shrill, plaintive cry like a screaming child.

"RHETT! RHEEETTTT!"

> Stay inside. Keep on the offensive; now Tatsumaki and Vision can make room for you.
> Circle around front and go in when you've got an opening.
> Other.

>>37740973
>Stay inside. Keep on the offensive; now Tatsumaki and Vision can make room for you.

>>37740973
> Circle around front and go in when you've got an opening.


Call the worm every foul name you can think of.

>>37740967
we are killing things in one or two hits.
Thats pretty decent in my book.
>>37740973
>Stay inside. Keep on the offensive; now Tatsumaki and Vision can make room for you.
> Other.
Use the hidden skill

>>37740973
>> Stay inside. Keep on the offensive; now Tatsumaki and Vision can make room for you.

>>37740992
>>37741014
>>37741027

Vision hasn't stopped shooting since he first opened fire, blasting off chunks of exoskeleton and blue-grey flesh. Tatsumaki's still pounding away at it, and doesn't notice that it's turned to face her until too late. It dives forward, shattering her guard and throwing her to the ground several feet away.

> Nel defeated crawler. [[ Party: Vision, Tatsumaki, Ascheritte ]]

There's one name fewer on your list. Nel hasn't stopped shouting, and you can barely understand him now.

You give a battle cry, driving your blade deep and charging the length of the creature's body, dragging a jagged scar along the length of its side. Then, it turns to you, partly shifting its attention, partly thrown wide by another salvo of Vision's attacks.

It charges, mandibles spread wide, but you're ready this time, taking a wide slash upward through the roof of its gaping maw.

> Ascheritte defeated giant crawler. [[ Party: Vision, Tatsumaki, Nel ]]

The cave falls silent, the sounds of skittering and burrowing growing more distant.

What will you do?
> Other

>>37741356
>Inquire about Rhett
>Loot everything
>Check everyone's status
>Press on?

>>37741356
check on our party members.
and loot.

>>37741400
Also did we get enough exp to level from all that? We still need to spend our 1xp too

>>37741356
Loot and cheer up nel.
>>37741400
Its pretty obvious, there is no need to ask.

>>37741356
>"Alright so you guys ready to go to the ruins now?"

>>37741356
"Ok seriously...what the fuck was that?"

>>37741356

"Is everyone alright?" You ask.

On the other side of the enormous crawler corpse in front of you, Nel is slumped over Rhett's broken, motionless body. His ribcage is collapsed, and his dim, dented UI lies under him.

"Fuck... I wasn't fast enough..."

At some point, you leveled up. You didn't even notice.

Vision is silent, and Tatsumaki seems to bear a frown. There's a long pause, where you just look and listen to the cave around you. It's still too real. You don't want to be the one to break the silence, but otherwise you'd all just stand here for the rest of the night. It's just a game. You take a deep breath before speaking. "Should we go ahead and loot them?"

"Yeah," Vision says, with a sigh. "Let's see what we've got, and how we want to split it. Everyone good?"

Nel doesn't respond, leaving the rest of you to mull over inventory.

As the three of you stumble over the giant crawler's broken body, you see a faint glint of light, and everything changes. It appeals to you in a way you don't understand, but you might remember: a familiar scent, a warm touch, something you've lost, and thought you'd never see again.

You struggle, forcing yourself to take your eyes off it. Vision appears transfixed, slowly reaching to grab the loot, while Tatsumaki just stands slack-jawed, quivering, a bit red-faced.

"I think... I'm gonna go ahead and take that..." Vision says. "...if no one minds."

> [[ Inventory - Rhett, artificer ]]
wrought iron staff (incendiary weapon 1, two uses)
indigo greatcoat
loose cloth pants
wooden sandals
bandages x1
bandana, "Disposable Heroes"
221 credits
worm tooth
Unique Identifier: Rhett (broken)

> [[ Inventory - giant crawler ]]
Celestial Gem
worm tooth x2
fractalline crystal

> [[ Inventory - crawlers ]]
fractalline crystal
worm tooth x4
earthen orb

>>37741784
>Nonononono
>We take that, the celestial gem, to the altar, and then we put Rhett's UI and the Celestial Gem in there.
>No selfish bullshit, just reviving Rhett.

>>37741784
>Comfort Tatsu since her Rhett got glomped
>Ask if there's a fair way to share a celestial gem around
Did Vision pull his weight? He wasn't really in as much danger being a ranger though he somehow managed to take damage all the same.

Dunno what his damage output was like

>>37741784
>Celestial Gem
Is ours
Nigga we got the killing blow, and the most damaging attack.
>fractalline crystal
No clue about the orb or the tooths tough.
Also ask Nel if he wants to see if we can put rhetts body in the altar as well?

>>37741864
we have no idea how that would work.
So stop being a bitch.
Celestial Gem
is our indeed.

>>37741923
>Being a bitch
>Reviving a guy who we've known for 15 minutes
Choose one

>>37741784
>Celestial Gem
>fractalline crystal
>earthen orb
Ours
They can split the 6 teeth, crystal and whats left of rehtts loot.
>>37741864
I rather save the crystal instead of using it right away.

>>37741784
>Celestial Gem
if we only get that I am fine with that.
they can split everything else evenly.
Or we can decide later. and split everything evenly now.
And take gems based on turns.
our turn first

>>37741784
Can we spend exp right now?
Will there be a time where we can tell how much it would take until the next level?

>>37741949
exactly you want to revive a guy we met today.
Using one of the most powerful items in game.
That may be useless. Since we've no way to confirm if it works like that.

>>37741980
You can spend EXP at any time.

>>37741999
>Using one of the most powerful items in game.
What makes you think that? It's pretty much just a premium currency without having to pay real money for it.

>>37742019
Been asked multiple times actually.
Also can we mention dragging the body to the alter and seeing if putting it inside be said as well?

>>37742024
You're joking right?
That can be used to make some of the most powerful gear ever created.
>Being this fucking stupid

>>37742042
This is likely the last update or close.
So it would be a good time to use it at the end once we sort shit out. If we can.
>>37742019
> [[ Increasing the levels of your Masteries will grant you, and allow you to learn new abilities. ]]
> [[ At some Mastery levels, you may be offered a choice between multiple abilities depending on your specialization. ]]

Does it give us anything else other than abilities?
Say could offence give us more strength in general.
Movement make us faster/more stamina?

>>37742110
You can assume that you will become stronger/faster as a composite effect of your new abilities.
There are also abilities with passive benefits.

>>37742056
It takes a-fucking-lot to make the most powerful gear ever created dumbass, said so when talking about the Guardian's leader.
If we can already get a Celestial Gem at the level we're at, a single Celestial Gem won't mean as much as you think.

>>37742170
If this is taking as much inspiration from Arcadia as I think it is, it'll take many gems to get something super powerful.
One will let you add a useful effect, and the more you shove into the same bit of gear the more effects you get, or the effects you have get stronger.

>>37742214
Or we can save until we go find an alter.

>>37742170
When someone dies, for sonething. And that's exactly what happend. Someone died, trying to kill a monster that had one.
shut is important.
so the gem is not one of the most sought after things in this game?
It IS used to make the strongest gear possible.
how is it not one of the more single important pieces of the game?

>>37742246
What does that have to do with what I said?

>>37742261
Just adding on to it, i'm in favor of hoarding a small bit and using it all on the first alter we find.

>>37742276
This is what I would do

>>37742019
Can you make an official vote so we can get some concensus?

>>37742249
You're not understanding this
A single gem is NOT emphasis on the NOT going to make good gear.
It's not gonna make ANY gear in fact, because it is a single fucking gem.
What you are talking about would require HUNDREDS maybe THOUSANDS of gems, not ONE.
It could provide buffs to certain gear (maybe), but with our current get up, which is all low-tier stuff, I'd advise against it.
And AGAIN. If we can get gems at the low level we're at, more gems will follow soon.

>>37742320
>What you are talking about would require HUNDREDS maybe THOUSANDS of gems
Actually it was stated that only one or a few gems can be used to make them(you have to remember the game is only a few days old, and almost everyone is a beginner).
Also i suspect there is qualities and different types of gems, but right now they are pretty valuable since ti seems they drop from strong/mid boss monsters.

>>37742214
I am down with this.
But we can't use it on shit gear. We should save up cash. And stuff we find till we can make a decent sword. That we can upgrade from there.

>>37742320
I think you're focusing to much on gear and using the gem for that.
his original point is, it is important. Lets not use it on a random guy we aren't very connected to.
which is an asshole move since he kinda died so we could live.
because he was weak or just bad timing/place
Where are you pulling thousands..and hundreds?
isn't the game only about a week or two old? doubt they have had the time to collect that much.

>>37742320
Look you retard.
it's only been out (the game) for a week.
your pulling shit out of your throat. That's how deep in your ass you are.

>>37742301
personally I am up for one point into Offensive Mastery 0
and if we have to buy abilities. we should get the ability.
if it's just given, which I doubt since
>allow you to learn new abilities.
I would go into movement.
Speed and power.
I wouldn't want to increase a weapon yet. cause we may find a different weapon we may like more. Especially while we're dungeon diving.