"hm, seems like I've got a chance to requisition help from base."
"I guess I'll ask for the newer model trigger system."
[READ: +1 SPC, which improves my special obviously]
also I should have 10 SP,as I was in battle for 2 turns.
I go to the crossroads, use scorpion to create a temporary bowl-thing, and use it to collect sap. I use said sap on as many canteens as I can, improving their properties as much as is reasonable.
leftover power, if any, goes to helping mine the iron ore.

Originally posted on 2017-11-28 12:56:00

Teag puts his one skillpoint in STR, of course.
He also heads over and tries to pull some vines out for later usage.

Originally posted on 2017-11-28 12:56:00

Boshi counteracts his negative RES with his newly gained skill point.

---

The duo move around the safe areas for a bit, with everyone else doing whatever. However, soon after they enter the Untamed Woods, Hat Kid notices the bag. Her eyes widen (in the most adorable way possible) as she quickly remembers something, presumably from a hazy dream she had on her way here.

From the looks of her face, she's worried.

She darts off east [of the Untamed Woods], getting off of Boshi to do so. "(HEY! WHERE ARE YA GOIN'!?)" Boshi follows in hot pursuit, to no avail; Hat Kid is as fast as - if not faster than - Boshi himself.

Originally posted on 2017-11-28 14:48:00

Skillpoint into: AGIlity! I am going to be the BEST DODGER.

Quick reminder for future self, your next few skillpoints should be: STR, AGI, RES, STR, SKL... and at some point, start saving for 5 MOV!

Move to K19, and look down the path that says it leads to "???". "Where does this way go? Cool and exciting stuff, I'll bet!"

Originally posted on 2017-11-28 16:21:00

The man dude guy puts his one skillpoint into DEF.

He then moves into the Untamed Woods. At R6, to be exact. He then... pulls out a missing poster with a picture of a briefcase on it, and pins it to the stone spire.

Originally posted on 2017-11-28 21:24:00

The Artist, after the battle has finished, takes out a small bottle of oaken brown paint, and put a mark on theirself. It feels like their body is a little bit tougher to break now. [+1 point allocated towards DEF.]
The Artist goes on over to the Spring, collecting some water, putting it in some bottles and putting it in their inventory. They then use one bottle to clean themselves of the blood spilt on them, both Chairian and Iti blood.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 00:04:00

DCCCV feels slightly stronger after the battle.

> (+1) to STR

"...Weird."

Now that there wasn't anything trying to actively harm him, he takes a closer look at the sword he was using, and freezes. Matte black, nonmetallic, and with a downward-sweeping guard, it was a Force Blade. More importantly, it was his own.

He drops it, and it vanishes into the extradimensional inventory shared by the party.

How is this here?
Why is this here?
Why would it even work here?

These are all questions running through DCCCV's mind as he absentmindedly follows the rest of the group. He was so distracted that he continued to head north, even after the group stopped to ask the Chairian Archer questions.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 01:57:00

OK, so. I would have memed you so hard and jerbaited you about six times as to the identity of my character-but I am far too impatient and far too tired to drag myself through that routine. Instead, here he is-the mememaster general to end all mememaster generals and the king of all Thymium Memes, Mr. Krabs, Cosplaying as General Greivous, for money, wearing a block of ice on his head and crossdressing while he's at it.

"Hello. I like money," He says. He need not say anything else. Also I'm too busy to give him the inevitable backstory as to why he's here right now.

Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ey4...DGhU/edit#gid=0

For his first action, he INSPECTS the odd Stone Monolith at the Untamed Woods with an acceptable level of thoroughness.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 04:06:00

"Well, good thing this is wrapping up."

Brutishace attempts to scavenge any reptilian or serpentine items or ingredients that could see use in a crafting recipe if possible.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 04:27:00

The lightning crackling around Zedros becomes slightly more frequent.
(+1 SPC!)

Zedros attempts to scavenge electrical components from the bunker. Wires, lights, switches, anything like that.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 06:22:00

The Voice looks over at the hologram projector, seeming confused as to why the anime girls he killed once before are coming back to haunt him, before noticing the hologram projector creating the images. He shrugs. Fiction is a strange and wide place, after all.

The Voice shifts a point from RES into SPC, then puts his current skillpoint into SPC.

That care package from Mari probably has a tie in it. If so, the Voice equips the tie in place of one of his Manablooms.

The Voice then inspects the strange purple discoloration around the spring.

Originally posted on 2017-11-29 21:03:00

Irongutta puts his shiny new skillpoint into SPC. (SPC +1).

He then decides to explore west of the Forest Crossroads. On his way over there, he briefly thinks to himself. Weird buncha gits I've found myself wivv dis time. Maybe if I'm lucky they'll wander into another fight or somethin'.

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 00:44:00

<ROUND SIX>
To start the very first round of exploration, Asuka decides to head up north to… let’s say, (I6), and inspects the airdropped package. It appears to be a bevelled white cube, with almost no indentations save for a small circle upon the top, a black ring encasing a slightly lowered plane of white. Asuka places her hand on the top of the crate, and it whirs to life. With a puff of air, several seams appear on the top of the box, before it folds into itself, revealing a slick metal interior.

A slick metal interior full of loot. From the box, Asuka pulls out a variety pack of goods. Inside the box was:

-200 Credits
-8 Samples
-2 Nano Remedies
-2 Rejuvenating Remedies
-50 Wire Scraps
-20 Circuit Boards
-10 Incendiary Scraps
-2 Central Processing Units
-Alpha Drive (Weapon)
-Goddess’s Servant (Weapon)
-Wireframe Visor (Hat)
-Scientist’s Coat (Armor)
-Mari’s Tie (Trinket)
-Folded Note

...Strangely enough, the Alpha Drive and Goddess’s Servant are in pieces… and have step-by-step guides on how to construct them, which Asuka promptly follows. Loopholes? Loopholes. Destiny then SAVEs the game, before talking with the Chairian Archer; namely, about cities.

ARCHER: A metropolis? Well, we do have the Citadel. Walled city. Pretty nice place.
ARCHER: It’s not terribly far, but given the amount of danger between here and there, it’d feel like a lifetime of travel.
ARCHER: And you certainly wouldn’t be accepted inside, either. The Chairheir has a tight grip on that place, and I don’t think he’d let any outsiders in. The security is immense, too. Can’t say more than that, though.

Comet strikes up a conversation about exactly what the archer is.

ARCHER: Hm…
ARCHER: I guess the simplest way to describe it would be to say that we’re trees. Plants.
ARCHER: While there’s a load of fundamental differences- sap channels, cores, decomposition chambers… there’s no way I’d be able to sum it up in time.
ARCHER: And I guess I could ask you the same question. All fleshy and such. Weird.

Comet then picks up a handful of the green sap flowing from the tree. Her hands are now covered in a sticky green fluid, and that’ll take centuries to wipe off. It seems to have slight medical properties, though. She shakes about 6 units of it off into the inventory. Nobu then drags out the body from under the package… and realizes that they’re dead. Their head has been flattened, and is actually a bunch of splinters at the moment.

ARCHER: That’s sadly not the worst thing I’ve seen. Probably a far more pleasant way to go than being eaten alive.

The Author then decides to use Valiance on the injured Chairian Fighter. One spell description later, and the fighter picks herself up.

FIGHTER: Hey, thanks! You're probably better than the medics we have back at base, y'know.
FIGHTER: The name's Willow! Maybe I could... see you later?
ARCHER: ...Seriously? Now's not the time to do this.
WILLOW: Hey, I mean... I've never seen an actual outsider before!
WILLOW: They're kinda cool and mysterious. You gotta agree!
ARCHER: I suppose... but really. Now's not the time.
WILLOW: I know, I know...

...There's a brief silence as people realize these random, potentially throw-away characters have obtained the right to have names.

ARCHER: Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves, have we?
ARCHER: I'm Salix, she's Willow, and the lancer back there is Clausa.
SALIX: Maybe we'll cross paths again. Who knows.

Verdana then goes over to the Untamed Woods, and tends to a Seeker pinned under a bag, whilst being followed by the Author and EN. He pushes the bag aside, freeing the trapped Iti. It looks at Verdana for a brief second... before tackling him to the ground and immediately making motions to rip out his throat. He manages to wrestle it off and throw it a short distance away. It doesn't look like a single Seeker is enough to start a strife, but it's still hostile. Somebody should probably put it down.

Toast sneaks past this potentially violent situation to get to the zone to the East. She stumbles upon a cavern in the woods. A gigantic mossy outcropping sticks like a sore thumb from out of the ground, a small carved passageway inviting her inside. Well, it'd be inviting her inside if it weren't for a horde of Iti that seem to be crowded there, trying to force their way down into the caves. Amidst their inhuman groans and cries, you can hear what sounds to be... a person? It's grating, corrupted, and horrible to the ear.

???: STUPID GIRL
???: gorilla-gorilla CAMPER
???: COME TO ME AND DIE LIKE THE gorilla YOU ARE

And then, another voice. Female.

???: N-No! S-Stay back!
???: I'm armed, a-and I won't hesitate t-to... t-to...
???: PATHETIC
???: GO BACK TO BRONZE

There's the sound of shearing metal coming from inside the cavern. The girl yelps. It probably won't be long before whatever's in that cave gets to her. Perhaps you should intervene? Terry then decides to unload his weapon into the Iron Ore at the Forest Crossroads, freeing 10 Ingots worth of metal from the rock. There's still some remaining. JOE then helps harvest some sap using Scorpion, and then dumps it into the inventory. 8 units of it. What is a unit? No idea. Teag opts to gather 4 coils of vines, while Boshi joins Toast to the east of the Untamed Woods.

Moniker however, decides to be unique and heads to the east of the Bunker. They find themselves within range of an empty set, surrounded by a canopy of dying trees, where the ground is full of pools of purple. Likely the work of the Iti. Despite the horrid landscape, it feels strangely calm. And yet, you feel something strong in the area. You'd probably need to do something incredibly specific to lure it out, though.

Meanwhile, the Man moves to to the Untamed Woods, and places a poster on the Stone Spire. Productive. The Artist then moves to the Springs, and bottles up about 4 bottles worth of water. Toast then decides to be "helpful" and bottles those bottles. He then struggles to open one of the bottle hybrids, and promptly washes sap and purple iti juice off of himself. DCCCV then meanders off north, eventually stumbling upon the checkpoint that Salix was talking about. The Chairians don't seem to notice him, thankfully. Of note is that it's decently defended; it won't be as big a pushover as the group you met before.

Then for some reason, Mr. Krabs joins the game. Welcome...? He then inspects the Stone Monolith in the Untamed Woods. It appears that the top of the monolith was deliberately carved, and with legendary precision. There's also no eyelashes on the singular eye that's there. Why is that a detail you noticed? Who knows? Brutishace then attempts to find reptiles. That's a very specific thing to look for, and sadly it seems that there are no reptile-type things in the area.

Zedros then rips apart what he can of the bunker, obtaining 4 Luminous Crystals, 10 Wire Scraps, and 1 Iron Ingot worth of switches. No lightbulbs. Weird. It is now also incredibly dark in the bunker. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. The Voice then examines some trees. "Those are some nice pink trees", he totally thinks. Irongutta then heads to the west of the Forest Crossroads, and watches as the forest decides to totally embrace the pink thing it has going. It's pretty... but the ground is burnt and charred. What happened here?

The trio of Chairians decide to leave for the Citadel Outskirts. They bid everyone adieu as they head up north, and out of sight.



...As per request, the battle at the Cavern has been pre-loaded. Be careful with who you decide to send into battle; there's only ten slots, and the hallways are narrow and crooked.

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Oh, we also have several skill point distributions. Let’s take a look at what people decided to do, shall we?

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 03:05:00

This place is wierdly familiar. Especially wierd, since I'm certain I've never been here before.

Toast suddenly faces crippling indecisiveness. As much as she wants to rek this salty nerd and meet a new NPC, The Set has an even more familiar vibe to it. She heads down there, and stares at the stage. She stares at the achievements tab. She stares back at the stage. And back at the achievements tab.

Is this how we...?

She doesn't finish her thought, and steps up onto the stage. Maybe she shouldn't be doing this, being a vulnerable splash mage- but hey, a girl's gotta live. She pulls out her MP3, scrolls down the list, and starts singing:

[flash=355,200]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMWL8cOeAU[/flash]

[small]you know if this fails this becomes really awkward[/small]

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 06:13:00

"Did someone say bronze? Someone is going to bronze? HANG ON LASS, I'MMA COMIN'!"

Mr. Krabs is already charging at the Iti horde (at the Fortified Cavern) with the promise of being lead to precious metals.

Krabs will spawn on C7 and fire upon the 5th Seeker (likely dying due to a 50% Light weakness) before moving to E8.

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 06:18:00

Auth's entire body shifts to an inky mass, which grabs the bag previously pinning the Seeker attacking Verdana.

uA: I'll save the "I told you so!" for later. Off you get, Seeker!

He swings his reformed leg in a wide arc, his shin contacting the Iti's face at some speed. Auth was about to open the bag, too, but then he hears a panicked voice in the adjacent area. He drops everything, the bag's contents spilling out, before dashing over into the area and glaring at the Iti Horde. Or, he would, but he instead turns around and collects everything into the Hammerspace-Sack of the Inventory. Then he runs off.

uA: Oh, of course it's Iti attacking someone.

Auth mutters quietly to himself, before bellowing...

uA: Excuse me, madam! We can hear you are in trouble, please permit us to aid you!

With the new battle, a shift begins. Auth's special gains a new fill condition; Reviving Allies (x10).

The new Handgun-Scanner goes off, as Auth spawns on C11 and moves to F12 and scans the Nest.

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 06:18:00

Comet wipes the sap off as best as she can. It's...an effort.

...gross. Let's hope this isn't a slow-acting poison...

Comet jumps into the cave battle, spawning in at C10. She then moves to H10, uses Discharge on the Raider, and retreats to E10.


Originally posted on 2017-11-30 07:12:00

Terry crafts.
--Crafting: Reinforced Finalspark Jacket--
Terry takes off his jacket, and inspects it. He leaves it on the ground for now, and grabs 5 Iron Ingots. He hits them with a hammer of energy until they're thin sheets of metal. He ties those sheets to the jacket with about 2 coils of Sturdy Vines, and glues them together with 2 units of Green Sap.

He carefully places 4 Luminous Crystals on the ground, and then... hits them with the hammer, breaking them into smaller pieces. He carefully places those Luminous Crystal Shards on the jacket.

He then attaches a Circuit Board to the plate on the back of the jacket. And then he connects it to the Luminous Crystal Shards using 10 Wire Scraps.

Wait.

"(T1) Luminous Crystals (x4): Crystals that glow dimly if given an electrical surge. Smaller fragments of the crystal can grow more violent and even explode with smaller jolts."

Finally, he puts a Central Processing Unit into the Circuit Board, programmed to make it so the jacket only blows up when he dies. Somehow.

INPUT:
- 5 Iron Ingots
- 2 Sturdy Vines
- 2 Green Sap
- 4 Luminous Crystals
- 1 Circuit Board
- 10 Wire Scraps
- 1 Central Processing Unit
- Blue Jacket (Tactical Vest Reskin)

OUTPUT:
Reinforced Finalspark Jacket - This is what peak absolute madman looks like.
+1 MHP
+2 STR
NEW! - +? DEF (more DEF)
+1 SPC
NEW! - (Penultimate Flipout) - When you are killed, deal (?-?) Fire damage to all foes within Range 1.
20% Physical Resistance (set to Crushing)
NEW! - -??% Electric Resistance (Please read the channel description of the Luminous Crystals.)
----
Terry equips the Reinforced Finalspark Jacket, spawns into the cavern battle at C11, moves to E12, uses Transfer Drone on Auth, and spawns a Hailstorm on G12.

"Don't worry ma'am! That door won't break for about 10 more rounds!"

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 07:17:00

"How rude!"

Verdana seems more annoyed than anything else by the fact that the Iti Seeker repaid his kindness by trying to attack him. Still, even as Calibri and EN both move to intervene, it seems he has his own way of settling things. A flicker in the air is all the warning people get to clear the area before suddenly, almost-unexpectedly, a huge gravitational surge pulses near Verdana's body. The strength of that surge could probably have snapped a regular person's legs off if it were much more intense, although as-is, it mostly seems to have been done to force the Iti Seeker to the ground and keep it there. It seems he's actually a lot stronger than Calibri's paranoia would lead someone to believe...

"Do not take me for an easy pick just because I come clad as a medic! Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, also shame on me, fool me three times... and Calibri would probably disassemble you really painfully."
"He's right, you know."

In the meantime, EN turns to greet Auth.

"Heh, fancy meeting ya here, eh. How've ya been before we got here?"

Then, the voice from the caverns... EN turns to glance in that direction, pauses for a moment, then realizes her long-range weaponry wouldn't be of use here, and there isn't even a chance she'd get enough SP in time for a better option. Calibri just shrugs at seeing EN hesitate like that.

"Can't figure out how that gun would help you in the caverns? Heh... I'll go instead."
"No, I-"

Too late. The world already turned pitch-black out of nowhere for a split-second, and when vision is restored to all, Calibri is gone. EN just stares for a moment, then facepalms.

"Guess I'm stuck babysitting doctor dimwit..."
[small][small]"Oi!"[/small][/small]



Over by the fortified caves, there's a sudden moment where the world turns pitch-black, followed by Calibri appearing at C10. He then rather calmly strolls towards the cave entrance, stopping at G10 and taking a look at the Iti for a few seconds... Another flash of pitch-black, followed by there now suddenly being another Calibri. Sort of. There's still the Calibri standing around in the same area, but it looks like there's another Calibri hanging out at I10. The Calibri at G10 just stands there with a smile on his face...

"Well... heh."

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 07:58:00

I pick some fruit from the fruit tree ('...Some glowing pink fruits are growing off of this tree. They might be worth a try!'), specifically 12. using the leach shield, I leach most of the life out of 6 of the fruit.
first, I try placing a (leached) fruit in the middle of the ash spiral, and waiting.
then,I go to the purple stage thing if nothing happens, and place 5 leached fruit in semirandom patterns until either something happens or I accidentally step on one.
I then repeat the process with non-drained fruit.
if nothing has happened yet, I give up for now and go mine the gold ore in the corner by hitting it with the shield repeatedly.

Originally posted on 2017-11-30 11:51:00