With a snort, Orchid just watched as the goblins beat the dead badger and celebrated their victory. She didn’t care for it though. For them this was a major accomplishment. For her this was just another battle out of many more. Once they scattered she went about skinning the hide and plate and butchering the beast for meat and bones. Compared to the hex cat this badger was a bounty of raw materials. Maybe if she could get her troops to improve, she might actually be able to hunt down more beasts like this. And just as she thought about that she leveled up. And to her surprise, so did the others. It made some sense; surely Crispy and Rattleskull evolved in a similar way to her. By allowing her troops to grow stronger they too would evolve and gain more skill. But this also meant Orchid needed to carefully hone their expertise. No need to let them waste their potential on useless skills. Though she wasn’t sure if they had the same interface as she did. After she finished peeling the badger of flesh she turned to the goblins. [color=firebrick]”OI! Quit hollaring! So you all got stronger. What of it? We still gots lots of work to do if we wanna survive out here. Hunters, make sure you get skills that’ll help you fight. I’m sure some of you might be tempted to pick something like smash or slash, but if you can get something that’ll help you throw or shoot. Being goblins, the chances of us surviving a fight against a big monster ain’t big, even if we’re working together. Better that we can hit em hard from afar.”[/color] Then Orchid dragged the remains of the corpse near the flame, taking a few of the smaller sticks they had gathered to skewer the meat. She didn’t just choose meat from the badger, but also organs like the liver and kidneys. Full of fat, good for getting some meat on these scrawny goblins. She chopped up the heart too, and emptied out the stomach to stuff it with berries. Finally she cooked them by the fire. [color=firebrick]”Crafters need crafting skills of course. And learn more about what you’re working with, whether it’s plants or monsters or what. And gatherers need similar skills, maybe something that’ll also help you move faster or stronger so you can carry more stuff. If you can learn magic then do it.”[/color] Orchid lifted her hand and summoned a small orb of fire before she dismissed it harmlessly. [color=firebrick]”More firepower we got, the better.”[/color] As for herself Orchid decided to try and gather some new skills. One point into Warcry, two points into Fire Resistance, three into Defender. With her last four points she was debating if she should get another new skill or increasing her charisma. If she was really going to stick with the goblin party she would need to be able to sway them more easily. Then again there were plenty of other skills she wanted to raise too, though she felt maybe she could raise them with practice. [color=firebrick][i]”Charisma it is. So Warcry I, Fire Resistance 1, Defender 1, and Charisma 2.”[/i][/color] She wondered if she could somehow get information about these skills before she simply choose them and turned to the others. [color=firebrick]”Didn’t get much done as far as weapon crafting. Fuck, took us the whole damn day just to make some goddamn rope and one spiked club. I can’t be da only one crafting if we wanna raid the farm with more than just twigs and bushes. Wej! Crispy! Tomorrow we’re gonna focus on making shit for the tribe. Ready or not we’re gunna attack the farm at night, when they least expect it. Hunters, make sure you get us food and learn how ta hit hard with whatever ya got. Gatherers, get rocks and sticks wherever you can. But for now, we eat!”[/color] Orchid proudly displays the badger kebabs. They weren’t anything too fancy, but a step up from eating raw fruit and meat. [color=firebrick]”After we done eating we’ll go to sleep. Biggs, you got first watch. Den Sqwal. Third will be Wej, den wake me up so I can get the day started for us.”[/color] [hider=Stats] Health: Mostly Full Stamina: Mostly Full Magicka: Mostly Full Inventory - Hex Fur Shirt (Good) (Equipped) Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped) Loincloth (Equipped) Sharp Stone Club (Well-Made) (Equipped) Vine Bracer (Above Average) (Equipped) Torch (Good) (Stored) Rawhide Bag (1/12) (Equipped) [list][*]Antidote Fern [*]Bloody Garrote [/list] Current Skills: Demon Affinity (0.666) Use Light Equipment (--) Pacify Animal I (1.3) Stronger II (2.025) Crafting V (MAX) Material Analysis II (2.1) Monster Analysis I (1.3) Smash I (1.6) Charisma II (2.0) Taboo (0.3) Faster I (1.0) Fireball I (1.3) Hellish Fiend's Protection (Petty) Warcry I (1.0) Fire Resistance I (1.0) Defender I (1.0) Muffle (0.9) Deception (0.7) Charm (0.3) Alert (0.6) Stone Shot (0.4) Throw Item (0.4) Slash (0.8) Pierce Resistance (0.7) Blunt Resistance (0.3) Slash Resistance (0.1) Blood Drain (0.4) Skewer (0.4) Mental Resistance (0.4) Mana Orb (0.2) Focus (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.2) Overwork (0.4) Intercept (0.3) Rabid Fit (0.5) First Aid (0.3) Intimidate (0.7) Counter (0.5) Shield Slam (0.6) Poison Resistance (0.1) Dust Blow (0.1) Magic Resistance (0.3) Spell Chant (0.3) Fire Fist (0.3) [/hider]