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Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Also, there's actually a small farming village right at the bottom of the mountain, near the dungeon. That's where I meant the man was living. Alakai and Kali rode through it when they were heading to the cave earlier. ^^;;

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Oh, max level. Max level would be 99. I thought of that at the beginning already, but apparently hadn't mentioned it. ^^;; At 99, you get a 'shine' around you, indicating that you're max level. Though there will also be an enchantment for 'hiding aura's', which also hides the shine. In the game it would be a big deal to have that shine in the beginning. Though in our rp, people might not want to attract that much attention.

Shiny! (New Request Thread)

I'd be interested in a Jaded Swordsman x Princess RP Is there even a vague idea for a plot/setting yet or not? I'm also all for magic. Heck, I'm even for women only having magic. So why not combine the two idea's? Jaded swordsman x Princess, where only women can learn magic. :) I will warn you though that my posting can be a bit...erratic. Sometimes I can post 2 times a day, sometimes I won't be able to come up with one in 4~5 days. But I can promise you this. I never abandon an RP unless I have the feeling that I'm doing my rp partner a disservice with my posting frequency. And I will always discuss/say so beforehand if that happens.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai shrugged at Kali's question. "Not really. My profession is cooking, remember? I can make better food than the starter ones already. I just need to buy the ingredients in town, which are pretty cheap. And we have the money now." Then he whispered the second part so the npc didn't hear. "Plus, I kinda feel not offering him food would make us jerks. It's like they're still npc's, but also people. It's weird." The three kept on moving, Alakai going in front in case there were already some respawns. Though even when they passed the resting area no monsters appeared. And then they came to a split in the road. And right away Kali started panicking. He wouldn't help but grin, putting a hand on her shoulder as she was pacing back and forth between the two entrances. "Don't worry, when we passed here I made sure to note from which side we came. Beside, I still remember what path to take from the beta." He pointed to the left entrance, and started walking again. "Also, reaching this point means that we're only another 10 away from the entrance, if we also had to fight in between. Meaning we should be out in five to seven minutes I think?" Then finally, just as they reached the small cave that held the cave entrance on the other side, one spider seemed to have respawned. That same spider Alakai had killed the moment they had entered the cave. "Seems this cave wants to pour a bit more salt into our wounds after that horrific encounter with the Queen Spider. Though for some reason, this one doesn't look so scary any more." Alakai spoke as he got into a fighting position, walking straight towards the creature and ready to finally finish this place of nightmares. Granted, he wouldn't by haunted by it as spiders didn't scare him, and this still felt like he was just playing a game. It was hard to see any of this as real after all, right? (I really felt like I should finish my post here, but feel free to have them all go back to the small farming village if you want.)

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Oh, that actually doesn't sound like too bad an idea. The npc names hiding at first, I mean. As for the guild thing, I was planning to have it be a guild of at most 10 people. People that were already friends outside of the game, or something. Guilds don't have to fill up after all. They can usually stay at 1 member even, as long as the Guild Master remains. I planned on them already being a guild, but them just being a group of friends is fine too. I'll think about it, since we haven't gotten to that point yet anyway. :)

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

(Couldn't you just have thought of a name? :P We're in this together remember? You can have your input as well. So when someone is unnamed or something similar, don't be afraid to just think of something yourself. :) ) "Sir, we were wondering, do the people of the land still give out rewards to adventurers?" Alakai asked, thinking he might as well ask this person directly. If the quest didn't exist any more he wouldn't leave this man in the cave of course. But it would at least give him an answer to the important question of quests still existing or not. "Wait...does that mean you're adventurers?" The man asked, looking more surprised about that knowledge than Alakai asking about rewards. "Ah...yes, we are. I think we're the first ones to come this far, right?" The monk decided to ask. "Well...not exactly. There have been adventurers before. But a month ago they all disappeared. Thank god that you people have finally returned!" The man, feeling better now that Kali had healed him, sat on his knees and gave the two a respectful bow. "As by the contract made between adventurers and people of the land, I will of course reward you two. But I don't have anything on me. My wife is an excellent tailor though, so I can offer you a set of clothes. Just, please don't leave me here." Alakai felt a little awkward now. The man treated him and Kali like they were nobility or something. No one had ever bowed to him before. "Ah, eh...please don't bow. It makes me feel uncomfortable." He spoke, rubbing the back of his neck. "Don't worry, we'll bring you back to your wife safely. And some new clothes will be just fine. Heck, we wouldn't leave you behind even without a reward. I'm just glad that the, eh, contract is still in effect. It would be hard to make a living for us otherwise." "Thank you kind strangers!" The man spoke, bowing once again. Alakai decided to help him up on his feet, as he still looked weakened. He then also gave the man a sandwich from a second lunchbox in his inventory, and one of his mana tea's. He didn't know if the regeneration effects worked for NPC's as well, but at the very least since this world was so real now, they had to eat as well right? It could help him regain some energy at the very least.

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

"Oh god, I'm so sorry that I'm not an expert on how you think." She spoke, the tone dripping with sarcasm. "Or did you expect me to be some mindless drone, just doing as she was ordered without thinking for herself?" She smirked, shaking her head a little. But she left it at that, leaving the captain to his stress relieving. At least it was clear now that he was making her steer because he was actually busy with other things, not because he was just trying to get to her. "Brace for impact!" Ceres shouted just before their ship crashed into the other. She herself let go of the wheel for a moment, grabbing onto it's stand instead. As an impact like this could send you flying forwards if you braced yourself half-heartedly. And it wasn't as if any course corrections would still make a difference by now. First came a loud bang, together with the ship going from around 40 knots to 10 in less than half a second. Following that, the creaking and breaking started. At first both sides gave way, the Albatross having several planks and beams at the front broken or damaged. But then the other ship's hull tore open, giving way for the Albatross. Immediately one of the sailors aboard the smaller ship fell off during the impact. The other seven that hadn't fled in the row boat were still standing though. "All yours cap'n!" Ceres shouted as she regained her composure, deciding to sit this one out. It wasn't like Octavius needed her help with a ship so small after all.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Just had a funny idea. What if, in a while, the two become 'well known' for being pioneers and and a strong team in a fight. So guilds will tyr to recruit them. But of course Alakai refuses. But he would say this. "I won't join a guild. But I'd be willing to join dungeons and raids, for an equal share of the loot, if we can get along." Since, you know, it sucks having to party with people you can't get along with. Even more so in real life. So, since having them join in on a dungeon/raid would improve chances of it being cleared, the usual gaming 'convincing' would start. "Here, have lots of gold!" "I have these rare items you can have!" "We'll hold you a welcome party!" Except Alakai at least doesn't like people that try to bribe him, and he gets nervous around crowds. (even if he tries to hide it) So the guilds start a 'battle' of who can win the favour of the two. And eventually the first guild who actually manages to do so is a 'casual guild' that does want to progress, but feels like they don't have a chance. Why? Because when our two characters met people from their guild didn't care about who they were. Instead they just...offered a place at their campfire, or something else. Bit cheesy, but I thought it would be fun to see where we could take that idea in the RP, eventually.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai handed over the legs, and put the rest away in his own inventory. "No no, it's an escort quest. There should be an npc somewhere here that, when you bring him back outside, will give you a reward. A cloth chest armour piece that looks like a finely woven clerical garment. It should have a 5 percent damage reduction and 2 armor on it, which will give an extra 1%. So 6% damage reduction total. One of the best starter light armors, not counting the first dungeon at level 24." First the man checked two of the rooms, which were both empty. Kali suggested combing through the entire place, but he was against it for a good reason. "We could, but that would just waste time. The gear we can find here will be useless to us in another few levels. And the plan is to level fast. So we should only take what we find on the way, sell valuable items to players to earn money, and mostly focus on leveling when we're out here. We'll be able to earn a lot more money from just killing monsters later on anyway." Finally in the third chamber Alakai spotted something. "I...think I found something." He spoke a little unsure. "There's a cocoon of some kind over here, and it's moving. And...well, by gaming logic a cocoon like that usually holds something quest related, or some trash loot." There was only one way to find out. Using his strength as a monk, the man ripped the silken cocoon away piece by piece. And, as expected, inside was a man. He looked like a farmer or miner, though not too muscular. Not only that though. He looked wounded as well. "Kali, he's wounded! Maybe you can heal him?" In the game, this npc had just been standing at the back of the cave in the open. So it was clear that at least not everything was like the game. The spiders had probably attacked and captured him.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Will be gone for 3 days on a LARP again. Though considering my current posting speed I don't think much would be missed. ^^;;