Zeroth

Monster Hunter: The New Rookies

So we have several players, it looks like there's at least an inkling of a story (which is all Monster Hunter really ever has)...Will this start any time soon?

AcadeMMO: First Semester

You're approved, Ostarion!

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i have the feeling like -AcadeMMO has engaged Liferusher staying up till 4 am each night god damnit not this again

liferusher

Haha, no need to stay up so late. Now that everyone's broken into groups and it's not just characters doing a back-and-forth anymore, the posting will probably slow down a bit. And I'll eventually get around to adding a recap section in the google document.

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If I'm not mistaken, doesn't Needle Spray move at the same speed as Hazel? 15 base speed + 5 from the skill?

Diggerton

Yeah, I must've still be looking at the Twig Blight in my other tab, sorry. Lemme edit. edit: Done.

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maybe you should assign some people to control the enemies since you can't be on all the time

liferusher

If we have a large number of enemies or I won't be on for an extended period of time, I'll probably do that, but for right now I think it's fine.

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Joe vs Twig Blight

As the Striker came down on the transforming Exbeast, its shrubby body had half warped into a humanoid form. His first attack came down hard, slamming it to the earth with a crackle; its body, though changed by magic, still held the natural properties of wood. Like a stick cracked across one's knee, Joe's attack had broken pieces of its body. However, the creature's skinny form and small size made it much faster and more agile than its attacker, and with a howl like wind whistling through trees it clawed at the ground to scramble away from his combo. When its legs had fully formed it jumped to its feet, and now at full speed darted back at Joe. Its claws raked across his chest, though with his own reactions it was only a glancing blow that failed to draw blood. The Exbeast kept up the attack, once more trying to claw him with sharpened woody fingers...

Hazel vs Needle Blight

Against Hazel's sheer speed and power the Needle Blight was caught off guard, and though it raised its thorny forearms to try and block, her sword came down with a sharp crack. The creature squealed as its arms dropped to the forest floor like so much firewood; whereas Joe's attack was blunt in nature, Hazel's was a cutting force, and thus more effective against these plant like creatures. [Discovery: Blights suffer extra damage from cutting attacks!] Falling backwards, the Needle Blight scrambled backwards while shrieking at its comrades, no doubt searching for help. In addition, it raised the stumps of its arms and fired a hail of softly glowing needles at Hazel, the projectiles moving equally as fast as she had before... [Needle Blight used Needle Spray!]

Soka vs 2 Vine Blights and Needle Blight

One of the Vine Blights simply lashed out like twin whips with its arms, attempting to strike Soka's arms and legs. The other, gurgling some odd sound that might have passed for a language, sent its lower body's tendrils into the ground. A few moments later, new vines pulsing with a green magic, erupted from the earth beneath Soka's feet and began to wrap around his legs. Try as he might, he couldn't pull free! [Vine Blight used Entangle! Soka's Speed drops by 10!] The Needle Blight raised both hands with a laugh that sounded like a dead tree limb cracking under a strong wind. Its arms were just beginning to glow when Hayato darted in from the side, mimicking Hazel with both arms brought far back, as if he were swinging a baseball bat instead of a sword. Just as the Needle Blight noticed him, he planted one foot and torqued his hips for all the power he could muster. At the same time his sword flashed black and blue. "Flash Blade!" The Needle Blight tried to step back, but in an arc of light one leg was severed entirely from its body, the limb flying end over end before collapsing to the ground, spurting some kind of sap. "They cut easy! If you have any magic or Skills that do that, go for it!" Hayato shouted, moving in on the downed enemy...

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So how does the PvE battle system work?

XNoBrainX

Basically, I'll control the enemies to attack, and you guys react or initiate your own attacks, same as before. There's one thing that'll be important to note, though: You guys will, in most cases, need to use the usual RP adage of "attempt to hit," while if I think it's reasonable based on stats/makes a better narrative/etc I might use GM power to auto-hit. Just keep in mind my intention isn't to achieve a total party kill, it's to raise a bit of tension so the heroes aren't just steamrolling everything in their path. If anyone's HP ever does drop to zero, it just means they're unconscious, not dead.

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Do we have a team name ; _ ; ?

Water Akira

Team HIDEBU XD

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BLIGHTED WOODS Hazel, Hayato, Joe, John, Soka

As the group moved across the clearing, Hayato took in their surroundings. This clearing hadn't always been such; stumps and piles of sawdust just beginning to sprout grass were clear signs that construction had only recently begun here. The bunkers looked too smooth for regular concrete, so they had probably been raised with earth magic. The way they just sort of melded into the ground at their bases cemented that theory. There weren't any paths leading into or out of the forest to this clearing, at least none that had been often traveled by anything other than native creatures. So the researchers probably had their own telepad, or had set up some kind of rendezvous schedule with the MMO Corps--the para-military organization that was basically the "grown up" version of the Academy. So they were, quite literally, surrounded. But if this place was so dangerous normally, surely they wouldn't have built an outpost here. Could something have caused the Exbeasts to become more aggressive? Were these some of the intelligent kinds who could coordinate attacks? Hayato and the others were no doubt keeping their eyes peeled with every step they took, but even as they crossed over the treeline into the forest proper, all they could see were the normal plants of the forest. Low, woody shrubs with spindly limbs clawed at their clothes as they pushed past, and thick tangles of snake-like vines hung from larger trees, obscuring their vision. Small conifer-like trees, their needles sharp and prickly, only grew about head height every once in a while, a stark contrast to the larger, oak-like trees that made up the majority of the forest. As he poked a group of the vines out of his way with his sheathed katana, Hayato sighed. "Did the things see us coming and run off or what?" he began to ask, but his stride was brought to an abrupt halt when his sword refused to come out of the vines. Grumbling, he started trying to untangle it and pull the sheathed weapon free--only for one of the vines to suddenly lash out at him! As Hayato reflexively ducked and yanked his blade free of the sheath, leaving the scabbard in the monster's grip, other strange figures began to rise up out of the very earth, all around the group...

Blighted Woods Exbeasts

Twig Blight - Small imp like creature made from twisted woody shrubs, disguises itself as low brush. HP - 40 MP - 30 Attack - 16 Magic - 4 Speed - 20 Accuracy - 13 Defense - 12 Evasion - 20 Resistance - 8 Vine Blight - Medium sized mass of vines and brush, hides in brush and canopies and waits for prey. Once discovered, it takes a humanoid shape formed of entwined plantlife, with a mass of vines below the torso serving as tentacles for locomotion and attacking. HP - 80 MP - 50 Attack - 15 Magic - 15 Speed - 7 Accuracy - 18 Defense - 14 Evasion - 8 Resistance - 10 Spell: Entangle - Vines that entangle an opponent's feet. If your attack isn't higher than 12, you won't have the strength to pull away and your speed drops by 10 points. 10 MP Needle Blight - Like Twig Blights but covered in thorns and coniferous needles they can launch at enemies. HP - 100 MP - 100 Attack - 5 Magic - 20 Speed - 15 Accuracy - 15 Defense - 5 Evasion - 10 Resistance - 10 Spell: Needle Spray - A ranged attack of plant element magic, travels 30 feet at max, can hit up to three targets. Adds 5 speed and 10 magic. 20 MP

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Sorry guys, was kind of distracted today! I'm about to introduce the enemies for the blighted woods group.