Interesting character but might I suggest you take on a different skill rather then swarm tactics? Their is a similar skill you earn from wolves called pack tactics and it essentially does the same thing. From your past life you could instead gain a greed or merchant skill, at least if I'm reading your history right he seemed rather greedy for cash that feeling can transfer over to this world as well
Ok, how about this? "Dragon's greed": Krishna always feels an instinctive pull toward minerals. The greater the pull, the more abundant the material is. The drawback is that she must own the majority of said material. The shinier the material, the more she would want to have it.
Appearance - She has arms as many others do. She is bald, like her siblings. Her eyes are stark red, and her teeth are as sharp as her claws. She wears the same cloth as her brothers and sisters, rags used as a blanket or bed when the nights come. Her facial tattoos used to be the same color as her eyes, but she changed it to bone powder after realizing smearing blood on her face attract nothing but flies and itchiness.
Personality - Krishna is your normal goblin. Her greed is unbounded despite circumstances. She bullies the weak while hearing orders from the strong. Self-preservation is at the max level, which means she usually runs from a fight when it is at a disadvantage. Otherwise, the only noticeable thing that separates her from the rest of the green skin is her attention for flattery. She spends too much time grinding those bones for her daily tattoos.
Past Life History: When he had enough money, he will go to Dubai, he thinks as he watched a Lamborghini whisked away out of sight on a rainy night.
When he had enough money, he will spend more time with his family, he whispered to himself as he watched the last family leaving the restaurant, him cleaning the crumbs of their son's birthday cakes.
When he had enough money, he will enjoy the life he deserved, he whispered to himself before eating a subway sandwich while exiting the subway station, making his way to another job.
And he never had enough money. Or, you could say that he never feels like he had enough money. There are always things that required his salary. The students' loan. His renting. His future house. And he worked without complaining. The hope of richness carrying him over the hill of diarrhea, headache, and exhaustion, results from poor self-care. He was only 26. He still has time. He still has time to craft his resume. Time is on his side. Just not money.
And then he died. Skill: Mineral Sensing: Krishna always feels an instinctive pull toward minerals. The closer she is, the stronger the pull. The only drawback is that she must have a sample of said material in her hand to lock in toward the pull (ie: held a piece of iron to find an iron vein, iron vein size can be varied)
Type Arms-Guard, First Stage +20% HP, +20% STR, +10% END A set of tattoos branded upon your skin, which calls forth a flaming demon to your assistance when certain conditions are met.
Retaliation on the Brink
Activates upon receiving fatal damage. Survive attack with 1 HP, remove all status effects, and summon [Ashwatthama] with HP equal to the total amount of damage dealt to you by the attacker. All attacks and skills targeting you will target the [Ashwatthama]. Upon vanquishing the creature, recover HP equal to double the remaining HP of the [Ashwatthama].
Lv 14 - Low Class
Traveller’s Proficiency – Passive. 10% increase to STR, END, and AGI when out of combat.
Mountain Wind – Active. 30 SP cost per round. Recover HP equal to 10% of your END. Splitter – Active. 20% SP cost. Perform a powerful vertical strike. Damage is doubled against inanimate objects, such as terrain or equipment.
Klein can't move.
He can't dodge. He can't hide.
He can't even force quit.
Watching as the goblins pin him down with arrow, Klein couldn't help but to cringe at his situation. He should have been able to respond to that, but all Klein was able to do was watching himself slowly devour by the green goblins. These goblins were barely level 1 or 2 judging from their gears. Their heights equivalent to an eight or nine years old child, barely reaching his kneecaps. And that what's make its so embarrassing.
He spent four hours... He spend another twenty minutes to drag this tree. He spend all his money for the hatchet.
He wanted to cry for god sake. Like would someone just killed him already?
"What the actual fuck?" Klein shouted from the top of his lungs to no avail. And despite all his resistance, if he even manage to move at that point, Klein felt his gears being taken down as the goblins sliced his ankles for easier access... These gremlins, with their filthy fingernails... Their laughs and the way they speaks... Was so infuriating for Klein that in his attempt to hide from such embarrassment, he opened the option menu and turn off the main voice. This was super ineffective.
He watched these things slices his throat twice, felt the pain of having open wounds being applied for his passive to pop off, only for his throat to be slit 4 more times.
Finally, with a frustrated sigh, he welcomed the black screen. His head shaking from side to side, trying to process what the actual fuck just happened as he disappear into
You've died. Respawn in 23:59:48.
It took Klein the next day to finally calm down after spamming the report button and venting his frustration up with almost any social platforms known to men. But, the snooping around also brought his attention to the next event.
"A Guild war huh?" Klein mumbled to himself before logging on to Discord to see if anyone is willing to do some duo grinding with him. He had wasted so many times. With his normal grind, Klein should have been at least level 30 by now. Yet, here he is...
"I mean, if I have to consider...I think I will have to go with the Tanto here. They clearly have the advantage in smithing. And their lore clearly giving hints about them as some kind of conquerer. Maybe they can provide me with free gears..." Klein said, motioning his hands up and down against his barren body, equip with nothing but sticks and stones hang to the side he pick up from the river outside.
"But that is like 4 months away? I think I can get at least max level if we grind like 3 hours everyday." Klein suggest. Heck, if things goes smooth and they consistently fight against higher level enemies, they maybe even get a second class.
Type Arms-Guard, First Stage +20% HP, +20% STR, +10% END A set of tattoos branded upon your skin, which calls forth a flaming demon to your assistance when certain conditions are met.
Retaliation on the Brink
Activates upon receiving fatal damage. Survive attack with 1 HP, remove all status effects, and summon [Ashwatthama] with HP equal to the total amount of damage dealt to you by the attacker. All attacks and skills targeting you will target the [Ashwatthama]. Upon vanquishing the creature, recover HP equal to double the remaining HP of the [Ashwatthama].
Lv 14 - Low Class
Traveller’s Proficiency – Passive. 10% increase to STR, END, and AGI when out of combat.
Mountain Wind – Active. 30 SP cost per round. Recover HP equal to 10% of your END. Splitter – Active. 20% SP cost. Perform a powerful vertical strike. Damage is doubled against inanimate objects, such as terrain or equipment.
This was the first time that Klein ever see damage being negate due to END stats. Just to make sure he wasn't missing anything, Klein quickly ramped up the sensitivity. At 10%, he felt nothing. At 50%, if it wasn't because of the roots and the winds accompanied by each swing Klein would not have been able to tell he was being attacked. Only at 75% does he felt something, like his body hair being moved by a cold night breeze.
This only put more excitement into Klein, as he quickly chops the few roots that are hanging him in the air and landed right in front of the haunted tree. Now that he knew this tree is so quick, Klein intended to uproot the tree from the ground, something that he wasn't able to accomplish in his previous trial. He grabs the most prominent root of the tree and just starts dragging the tree toward the Goblin Burrow. To his surprise, there wasn't much resistance. Even if there is any resistance, Klein doubts if it could really stop him in his track.
So, with a living tree behind his back, Klein headed for the Goldspurn Field, eager to see what would happen when this tree take roots at the place.
Type Arms-Guard, First Stage +20% HP, +20% STR, +10% END A set of tattoos branded upon your skin, which calls forth a flaming demon to your assistance when certain conditions are met.
Retaliation on the Brink
Activates upon receiving fatal damage. Survive attack with 1 HP, remove all status effects, and summon [Ashwatthama] with HP equal to the total amount of damage dealt to you by the attacker. All attacks and skills targeting you will target the [Ashwatthama]. Upon vanquishing the creature, recover HP equal to double the remaining HP of the [Ashwatthama].
Lv 12 - Low Class
Traveller’s Proficiency – Passive. 10% increase to STR, END, and AGI when out of combat.
Mountain Wind – Active. 30 SP cost per round. Recover HP equal to 10% of your END. Splitter – Active. 20% SP cost. Perform a powerful vertical strike. Damage is doubled against inanimate objects, such as terrain or equipment.
It took Klein quite a while to find the cursed tree, especially when all trees look just the same. But, after five minutes of playing the game of "is this you?", Klein was able to locate the cursed tree. It is honestly much shorter compared to the previous one, and it felt like it could be uprooted just by a strong wind. Still, judging from the way it lures him in, shouldn't this one is more dangerous?
"Look. I'm here to test out a theory. What would happen if I introduce something un-natural to this land? Something that should never exist from the local fauna?" Unarmed and determined to stay that way, Klein attempted to give a shot at diplomacy as he slowly approached the cursed tree ahead.
"So. To test my theory out, I'm currently trying to test it out on your species. I understand that it would provide no immediate benefit to you..." Klein gestured at the size of the tree. It's too large for Klein to transport it without damaging the branch and roots through the journey. "But it would provide huge benefits for your 'children'. Just think about it."
Type Arms-Guard, First Stage +20% HP, +20% STR, +10% END A set of tattoos branded upon your skin, which calls forth a flaming demon to your assistance when certain conditions are met.
Retaliation on the Brink
Activates upon receiving fatal damage. Survive attack with 1 HP, remove all status effects, and summon [Ashwatthama] with HP equal to the total amount of damage dealt to you by the attacker. All attacks and skills targeting you will target the [Ashwatthama]. Upon vanquishing the creature, recover HP equal to double the remaining HP of the [Ashwatthama].
Lv 12 - Low Class
Traveller’s Proficiency – Passive. 10% increase to STR, END, and AGI when out of combat.
Mountain Wind – Active. 30 SP cost per round. Recover HP equal to 10% of your END. Splitter – Active. 20% SP cost. Perform a powerful vertical strike. Damage is doubled against inanimate objects, such as terrain or equipment.
In Thunderstruck Grove, where screaming noises echoes in the background and the lightning flashes inside the heavy clouds, Klein was slowly making his way out of this place. The battle was not very challenging except for the final part where he was almost executed if it was not because of his passive. Usually, Klein would have gone for another hour or two of farming, now that he knows how to defeat these trees. But, he just wanted to see what would happen if he plants the demonic tree down in the goblin area? Like... He is just curious about what would happen next. Like, would the tree wither due to it is not supposed to be there? Is he going to get an error code as the developers never envision such a thing being done? Or the tree would become a new invasive species?
With these thoughts in mind, Klein begins to search for another demonic tree, preferably a weaker one so he could beat it close to death then carry it back. He can't kill it because it would dissipate into pieces of equipment and that is not what Klein needs. With a gleeful look and a beaming smile slowly spreading on his face, the humanoid beefcake search for his next target, determine to find the answer to his question.
"Any demonic tree nearby? Please speak up..." And with that, Klein continues to venture into the mist.
Klein is going to search for a demonic tree (an infant, if they even have that).
I notice that I calculate wrong the Str where its was suppose to be 78 and 72, but somehow I type it into 72. It is fixed now but I don't think I will fix the other post. Just a notify as why do you see a sudden jump from 68 to 80 when not in combat.
Having some personal issue. If I am due for something, know I do not wish to ghost. My sincere apology nevertheless
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Having some personal issue. If I am due for something, know I do not wish to ghost. My sincere apology nevertheless</div>