Before Emerald wastes his HP on Auth, who had literally prepared for this, Auth moves up to Doggo (K9). Then, the layer of ink he coated himself in explodes, followed by a purple liquid. It all forms an amalgam of ink, which Auth transfuses into himself, healing all his wounds.

AUTH USES INK PURGE ON HIMSELF, RESTORING ALL HP.

Originally posted on 2017-12-10 07:08:00

Comet volunteers to escort Chloe. She also hands Chloe her bag and everything that was in it.

Are you...from Earth?

She hesitates, then moves to offer Chloe a hand, but quickly takes it back.

...I have a better idea.

Comet puts on the Weaponized Aeroskates™, and offers Chloe the original pair.

Should still kinda work, even if you can't walk... Try them on?

Once Chloe gets used to the Aeroskates™, Comet offers her a hand again.

Hang on tight.

Comet starts speeding up toward, presumably, the Ashen Canopy.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 04:48:00

Teag does the obvious decision of putting his shiny skillpoint in to STR, and hands Chloe her bag back if nobody else has at this point.
In battle, Teag carefully considers his options, and decides to paint the elite spider rider's name on to the fire round he loads in to the railgun. After that, he moves to F16 and guards.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 05:11:00

Mr. Krabs L00TS the chest at the mouth of the Fortified Cavern and inspects the iron door going south in the interior of the Fortified cavern. He gains +1 STR from his newest skillpoint, attaining the ability to get +2 CRT on Alternating Weapon Attacks as well.

Mr. Krabs then beholds the majesty of the NaClestial shard, as well a bar of titanium. Perfect reason to eat his own sword, the shard and the bar of titanium with his eystalks, probably. That is exactly what he does, but first, he has to go now, his planet needs him.

He soars right back to his home planet, which turns out to be pluto, and not at all the bottom of some ocean that isn't texas. He uses the amazing power of strobe lights provided by his other weapon to murder the pants right off of an evil lucha libre dictator. The dictator flees in apathy. Meanwhile, the pants, freed via Mr. Krab's excessive violence, agrees to grant him the magical power of cereal to create a weapon that is slightly better than the weapon he previously possesses.

Mr. Krabs proceeds to go back to Sussui, or wherever he is right now, crash lands in the middle of the Ashen Canopy eyestalks-first, digs himself out of the ground, and as mentioned, eats the NaClestial shard, a bar of titanium, and his own Chainrapier with his eyestalks. He proceeds to use his claws to twist his nose, creating a loud grinding noise for about 4.2 seconds. Because 4.2 times 10 is 42, this means Mr. Krabs is a 10th of the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything, and this awesome revelation allows him to grow a new head of hair. Mr. Krabs shaves this hair with his own two legs, causing a whole new sword to grow out of his hair, which he then takes. The sword is the same in every conceivable way, except there's now like 8% more Titanium in the alloy, which automatically makes it do slightly more damage, and it is now eternally caked in salt, which makes it even better against weakened targets.

Salty Searapier-Tier something or other.-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ЯEDЯUM! Still extendable.
WEAPON SKILL: Lunge. Move 1 space, then attack a foe within range for (7-8) Piercing Damage (base), with Armorpierce1. Skip your Retreat Phase afterwards. Also passively grants a bonus of (2-3) damage against any target under half HP.
8-9 DMG (base). Range 1-2, 1 Retreat. 6 HIT. Stat Changes: +1 AGI (negated by Sailor's Grip Big Meaty Claws passive)

accounting for Mr. Krab's new STR, those values are 9-10 and 10-11, respectively.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 06:17:00

Terry takes out one point in DEF, and puts his two points into SPC.
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INPUT:
- Aimbot Scope
- Nill Scope
- Remedy Jewel
- Manabloom
- Zen Candle
- 1 Holy Dew
- 1 Soulblossom
- 1 Gold Ingot
- 3 units of Green Sap
- 2 Incendiary Scraps

PROCESS:
Terry gets a Nill Scope, and then pops out its lenses. He then gets a Remedy Jewel from all the way in the Abandoned Bunker, then carefully Aerobeams it into a pair of scope lenses. Don't worry, it's a weak af Aerobeam. He pastes one of the Remedy Jewel lenses into the scope with some Green Sap.

Then he places the scope on the floor like a glass. He gets a Holy Dew, and carefully pours its contents into the scope. He then puts a Soulblossom into the dew in the scope. He then dumps a Zen Candle and a Manabloom into the scope.

Next, he pastes the second lens into place, also using some Green Sap. He carefully spreads the Incendiary Scraps all over the scope so that they look like some cool-looking runes or something.

Finally, he takes out and then Aerobeams a Gold Ingot into some cool ornamental augments for the scope, and places said augments on the scope, pasting them with some more Green Sap. The scope glows with a holy light.

Truly finally, he disassembles an Aimbot Scope, then transfers its parts to the new scope. He uses Fury on that scope, and its contents are dissipated into essence, flowing inside the scope.

He then attaches it onto the Goddess's Servant, and takes aim.

OUTPUT: Illuminant Scope: Illuminati is Illuminati confirmed.
Stats:
Hold Breath (Meditate is replaced by Hold Breath. Hold Breath gives +??% HIT to your next attack, and increases its damage by (?-?). And if it would have hit anyway with unmodified HIT, you gain ? MP back. If you got it, the HIT bonus is neutered to +? HIT, and the damage bonus and manasteal is nullified.)
+1 MP Regen
Unique: Zen
Resists:
Magical (10%) - set to Fire
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Terry unequips the Amethyst Core, and then equips the Illuminant Scope and How to Roll. He then aggressively rolls into the Forest Crossroads.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 08:51:00

Auth walks up to the door, and looks sad as the wounded Chloe appears before them.

uA: Greetings, Miss Chloe. We are glad that you have emerged from that ordeal in one piece, mostly.

Auth bows, with his fancy coat billowing in the nonexistent wind, and he looks worriedly at her wounded leg, before continuing.

uA: I am The Eternal Author. Most people just call me Auth. I am a dhampyr, a half-vampire. I believe it's best to get that out there promptly.

He rubs his hands nervously.

uA: Would you permit me to tend to your leg? I believe it would be best if it was taken care of promptly, yes? It's kind of my job to handle... that sort of thing.

With Chloe's assent, Auth swiftly and clinically brings his hand to her leg, and removes the makeshift bandage. He applies a layer of ink to the wound, which, with some talented manipulation, should relieve the pain some, and help to put the leg back in place if need be. Next, he grabs two sticks out of the inventory, and a medical kit. He places the sticks against the sides of her leg, then hands them .

uA: Hold these, please? I want to properly disinfect this, so it may sting just a smidgen.

Auth opens the medical kit, and removes a few bandages and some ethanol. He applies it quickly, and then recollects the sticks. He places them on either side of the leg and uses the bandage to tie them to the leg. After all that, a makeshift splint is created.

uA: Right, that should help with the pain a bit, and it will make that leg easier to walk on. If you need help walking I can try, but Comet appears to be handing you Aeroskates to get around.

Auth says that last sentence like he doesn't really think it's a good idea to get someone who can barely walk to skate, but he's not judging. He offers his hand to help Chloe to her feet.

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

Emerald waves to Chloe ”Yo. I’m Emerald.” That being said, he then searches around for any near dead or dead Iti to forcefeed his stick and upgrade it. He also tosses the new skill point in DEF. He realizes the inefficiency of bothering with two different heals, and swaps Heal for Manifest Stabby Thing.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 11:23:00

"That explains where my seeker went..."
"Probably for the best ya don't take it out just yet, eh? Suppose they run off or... somethin'?"


"..."

Calibri appears to have frozen upon actually seeing Chloe. It's clear he's not just trapped in some memory, his eyes are still very much where and how they ought to be. If one were to read his eyes, they'd find that- oop, he just closed them.

"Not feeling like sharing my thoughts right now, consciously or unconsciously. I can still see, though."

There's a long pause. He drifts his attention to take a look at Chloe properly now, apparently seeing right through his own eyelids during the process. Eventually, he notes the scarf she used to bandage her leg, his eyelids immediately snapping open.

"Well, uh... well. Leg hurting much? Looks like you might be having a bit of trouble there... Hmm. Maybe Verdana could have a look at it. He's a medic, so maybe he'll be able to help."

Beat.

"Course, that means going to see him, not dragging him in here. The caves look too vulnerable to another potential ambush by those things. The... Iti, I think they were called. Want me to be part of the escort?"

YES


[b]NO
[/b]



"Hm... Yanno, that battle over at the crossroads... The others're prolly needing a bit a' help."
"Wait, don't-"
"Ey, I ain't gonna run off outta nowhere... Once yer brother's back, I'm heading on over there, though."

And, true to what she says, the moment Calibri has made a return to the Untamed Woods, EN proceeds to run off to the Forest Checkpoint and spawn in at G15. Does she have enough mana to Demolishing Punch? If yes, she goes to H13 and punches the Elite Spider Rider. If no, she moves to E12 (or F11 if she can't get there) and fires a shot at Chairian Lancer 1.

"I'd take a gaping shield instead, but I kinda don't have the speed for it."

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

[small]"(mph)"[/small]
"(A human, huh? From Earth I'm guessing.)"
"(Ya probably know my species if you played any video games before. Again, name's Boshi.)

While Boshi was distracted, Hat Kid changes hats from her signature purple tophat w/ yellow ribbon, to a transparent teal ribbon with a black and teal clock for a hairpin. A single badge that looks like the picture of a camera is also on it. Before anyone could do anything, she runs off in a blur.

"(I'd offer to carry ya on my back, but it seems like the rest have that done for me.)"
"(Unless you want to sit and be comfortable. I ain't judgin'.)"

-----

Hat Kid stops at the Ashen Canopy, and takes a picture of the area; the burnt grass and the fact there's no portal in an area filled with pink trees should give it away immediately.
The portal's gone.
The resulting picture comes out of the badge for some reason. So that's a thing.
Hat Kid does the thing again, darting back to Chloe and Boshi in record time.

-----

Hat kid skids to a halt, picture in hand. She shows it to Boshi (and Chloe, and maybe the rest of them as well).
"(Whatcha got-)" Boshi grows pale. "(oh)"
He turns to Chloe. "(The kid has something to show ya. It ain't pretty.)"
Hat Kid gives the picture of the Ashen Canopy to Chloe, while changing her hat back to her classic tophat.
"(I know you want to go back to prepare, but that might not be possible now. Not that it matters much for weapons anyway; see your sword? For whatever reason weapons not from this planet don't work here.)"
"(Though we've got a large supply of weapons and armor from the planet we've found after we got here like... an hour ago, so it's not all bad!...right?)"

-----

Boshi puts a point in STR.

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

I quickly greet Chloe, offer to aid her. I also put a point into MOV. Playing the long game, baby.

Bergilmir then offers to join Chloe's escort. Loudly, no accident of his own.

cA: I shall lend you my aid! My strength is yours.

He then looks around, notices people wincing, and apologizes hastily, and quieter.

@Irecreeper I also ask Ire about that trinket. I was considering weakening it to only hit one adjacent ally or only for partial healing. The original was too strong...

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 16:27:00

Toast retroactively buys a Mana Drop and Luminous Crystal from the Drone. Somehow. Anyway, moneys are spent.

i t s t i m e t o c r a f t

She takes the following from the inventory:
- 1 Manabloom.
- 1 Luminous Crystal.
- 1 Mana Drop.
- 1 Zen Ribbon
- 1 Iron Ingot.

First of all, Toast magically superheats the iron, having placed the molten metal in her crystal hand. She reshapes this into a small mold (mould?)- a vaguely round shape with an indentation in the centre. Once this has cooled, she takes it out and polishes it a little.

Toast shapes her crystal arm into a bowl, and picks up a rock, creating a sort of mortar-and-pestle arrangement. She takes the Manabloom, and crushes it using this, leaving a blue powder. Next, she adds the Mana Drop into this, creating a dark blue paste which glows with magical energy. This she places into the aforementioned indentation. Finally she manipulates the Luminous Crystal over this, sealing the glowing paste behind the glowing crystal.

"What does this make?', you might ask. Toast raises the trinket up, revealing a pin in the style of the charms in Hollow Knight. It resembles a blue firefly, where the glowing section is the thorax. She pins it to her sleeve. Well. After the battle, presumably.

Replica Anima.
Flavor text change: Is she only wearing one now or did the earrings somehow condense into one slot?
Effect change: 1 MP Regen.

Firefly Charm. (Tier 2).
Hollow? Cloudy? Who knows.
Effect: +1 MP Regen. [Sanctuary]. [Unique: Zen]
Resist: +20% Dark. +10% Light.

[Sanctuary]: After a successful meditation, your next spell is cast as if it has Selective Augment (You may exclude any number of entities from the targeting of the spell.)

~~
Toast stares at the fallen Charian.
"...Why didn't you just back off when you could?" she asks, in a solemn voice only she can hear.

She meditates where she is.

Originally posted on 2017-12-11 21:31:00

Brutishace snaps out of whatever trance he is in to find that he has been gravely injured! As he collapses, his prostrate body fades in and out of red.

"Oh, hell, how did I end up here?! I should know better than this!" He thinks to himself. He tries to flee to the nearest Nexus, but whatever magic he relied on to get him out of a bad spot such as this no longer works.

Brutishace calls out to his teammates who have moved in around him:
"Please help me to safety! It's almost over for me!"

Brutishace then hears the encouraging words of JOE fill his ears, and he rouses to the fight.

"Thank you immensely! Let's make this count!"

Brutishace backs up to J14 and casts Drain Life on the Elite Spider Rider, cost-effectiveness be damned. Hopefully this will heal both Brutishace and Destiny up to more comfortable levels.

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 01:26:00

Asuka drops another skillpoint into STR, rushes into the Forest Checkpoint battle, spawns at J16, and fires at the Elite Spider Rider with her standard attack. That is, if there are any player spots left, which there probably aren't. Dang.


Originally posted on 2017-12-12 04:05:00

Altria moves to C9 and stabs the second Chairian Lancer, deliberately restraining from a fatal blow. She normally wouldn't, but it's orders. If for some reason they are already dead, Altria self-casts Fury (the scaling only says it can also be done to yourself as well, after all, not that it's impossible). Either way, she also retreats to D7 to get a look into the cabin proper. The commotion must make it a noteworthy thing, after all.

"I...we will not be defeated here! My rights to victory exceed yours!"

Bragging all the way, Nobu moves to D13 and fires upon the Elite Spider Rider!

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 04:08:00

I'm sorry, Destiny says to Brutishace, But I'm not very, uh, encouraging. I mean, I could yell 'GET THE GORILLA UP', but that's not very nice.
Regardless, helping you up would just get both of us killed.

Destiny shanks the Elite Spider Rider before moving to K12.

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 04:23:00

move to M13 and encourage Brutishface.
Also, stat point goes in SPC if I can do so without losing my action.

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 11:36:00

Point into STR, please! I am just too weak right now. I'm going to have trouble making killing blows if I can't scratch the foes!

Loot the chest at AT-29. If that's done, open the door at BA-32. If the door won't open, grab the AT-29 chest and use it to bash down the BA-32 door!

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 14:52:00

The Man fires his gun into the air, and then points it at the Elite Spider Rider.

"Okay buddy, put the weapon down, or you'll go the way of that dodo I just shot."

(aka: he uses Ridiculously Loud Gunshot, and then Intimidate)

Originally posted on 2017-12-12 21:16:00

Irongutta moves all the way to F8, carefully avoiding Lancer2's Zone of Control, and uses Overpowering Smash on Lancer1. This movement will activate Unstoppable Force!

Originally posted on 2017-12-13 23:58:00

Zedros performs a tactical stroll to L11 and points at the Terarobe and CFighter2.
"Zoop." 👉⚡😎👉⚡
He casts Twin Jolts on the two targets.

Originally posted on 2017-12-14 00:10:00