Turn 8 – The Sparring Competition, The Troll, and The Trip to Araneomu (Part 2)Granite 2, 251
It is past dawn.
”I told you! I told you I can fight!”
”You didn’t beat me, though!”
“Yeah, but at least I didn’t have to waste four years in training!Stopping in your tracks, the statement cutting through you like a sword, you try to process what your sister just said.
It’s true that she has experience, but … perhaps years wasted on formal training…”I… I didn’t mean that. Sorry…”Nodding slowly, you slowly smile.
”No, I’m sorry. I should’ve treated my time better. All those years taken for granted, and all my time, too.”You still see the guilt on your sister’s face, and feel you own deep within yourself. The walk through the grounds didn’t hep much, until you got to the sparring grounds.
”Well, as I promised… the duelling grounds.”Picking up a wooden dagger as your sister did the same, tying your other hand behind your back as your sister did the same, you get ready to spar.
”Before we start, I’d like to say that it wasn’t all a waste. I’ve grown closer to one of my most reliable allies.””That would be… your wits? Your flexibility? Your patience?”Laughing, you say,
”No, silly!
“You.”You
Parries: 3
Strikes: 57
Dodges: 18
Misses: 32
Score: 46
Your Sister
Parries: 8
Strikes: 62
Dodges: 14
Misses: 22
Score: 62
You
Parries: 4
Strikes: 61
Dodges: 20
Misses: 29
Score: 56
Your Sister
Parries: 10
Strikes: 64
Dodges: 17
Misses: 23
Score: 68
You
Parries: 9
Strikes: 67
Dodges: 26
Misses: 27
Score: 75
Your Sister
Parries: 12
Strikes: 68
Dodges: 15
Misses: 34
Score: 61
”I’m getting tired… how about a nap?”You are pretty tired.
At Nishvukrig, “Trade Drifts”, Mountain Home
Fekod Sladeborn’s POV”Cero, I’m going to go to the first cavern, kill some more baddies.”You go to Cavern Layer 1.
[2] You encounter a Troll!
[62][48]
The Troll [24 vs. 14, 31] tries to punch you, but you block the attack after you fail to dodge!
[5] You counterstrike!
You [20 vs. 43] try to bash the Troll with your shield, but the Troll jumps away!
[44][45]
You [29 vs. 28] bash the Troll in the Upper Body with your shield, [18 dmg] bruising the stomach badly, and with enough force to open an artery!
You move back as the Troll vomits and retches × 24.
The Troll has bled to death.
You decide to go to the bath area and clean yourself up.
Cero Undulai’s POV”Cero, I’m going to go to the first cavern, kill some more baddies.”You rest.
[4]
Gregory Gianovich’s POV”Not to eventful, huh? Maybe it’s for the best,” Stalith remarked.
”Hey, we can always find a job where we’re going. Don’t worry, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of action soon eno–”[3]
”Huh? What’s wrong?””Oh, nothing. The grass was ruffling.”[4, 3, 5, 3, 4]
You don’t encounter anything.
You’ve walked 3,430 metres of 4,800 metres.
Stalith Ngirathil’s POV”Not to eventful, huh? Maybe it’s for the best,” you remark as you stretch as you look around.
”Hey, we can always find a job where we’re going. Don’t worry, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of action soon eno–”[3]
”Huh? What’s wrong?””Oh, nothing. The grass was ruffling.”[4, 3, 5, 3, 4]
You don’t encounter anything.
You’ve walked 3,430 metres of 4,800 metres.
Granite 2, 251
It is early morning.
Name: Fekod Sladeborn
Race: Dwarf
Home Civilization: Nethshem
Statistics:
Very Strong
Very Slow
Tough
Healthy
1 Mana
Needs:
Peckish
A bit Thirsty
Well Rested
Wounds:
N/A
Skills:
Shield User 7
Armor User 4
Reading 1
Inventory:
- Dwarven Clothes –
Suit of Steel Armor
2 Steel Shields
5 Beer
3 Plump Helmets
3 Chicken Wings
$100
Name: Alana Teucer
Race: Elf
Home Civilization: Inenagica
Statistics:
Weak
Very Fast
Extremely Flimsy
Healthy
7 Mana
Needs:
Well Rested
Wounds:
N/A
Skills:
Swimming 2
Carpentry 1
Archery 4
Dodging 1
Reading 3
Writing 2
Acting 1
Knife Using 1
Shield Using 1
Inventory:
- Elven Clothes –
Blank Book
Wooden Bow
100 Wooden Arrows (Quiver)
5 Wooden Blocks
Goblin Disguise
Presser
Mortar and Pestle
Bowl and Stick
3 Dry Herbs
2 Iron Needles
5 Numbness Herbs
7 Medicinal Herbs
5 Painkiller Herbs
15 Balls of Thread
25 Rolls of Cloth
<*Copper Dagger*>
Rope (10 m)
2 Scrolls
Writing Implements
Map of the Continent
Notes on Goblins and Kobolds
2 Sheets of paper
$0
Name: Stalith Ngirathil
Race: Human
Home Civilization: Satthaomon
Statistics:
Weak
Fast
Average Toughness
Healthy
1 Mana
Needs:
Kind of Hungry
Kind of Thirsty
Well Rested
Wounds:
N/A
Skills:
Swimming 1
Butcher 1
Dodger 1
Shield User 1
Sword User 1
Armor User 1
Reading 1
Carpentry 1
Clothesmaking 0
Archery 1
Inventory:
- Human Clothes –
Suit of Iron Armor
Iron Sword
Iron Shield
Knife
2 Loaves of Bread
10 Water
3 Rolls of Cloth
2 Balls of Thread
Iron Needle
3 Medicinal Herbs
Map of the Continent
Map of Jonicmon
Iron Saw
Iron Axe
+Wooden Bow+
100 Wooden Arrows
$75
Name: Gregory Gianovich
Race: Human
Home Civilization: Satthaomon
Statistics:
Weak
Slow
Flimsy
Healthy
1 Mana
Needs:
Kind of Hungry
Kind of Thirsty
Well Rested
Wounds:
N/A
Skills:
Reading 2
Writing 1
Swimming 1
Butcher 2
Dodging 1
Armor User 1
Shield User 1
Spear User 2
Observer 0
Inventory:
- Human Clothes –
Suit of Iron Armor
☼ Iron Spear ☼
Knife
Empty Book
Sketch of Continental Map (3)
2 Loaves of Bread
10 Water
3 Rolls of Cloth
2 Balls of Thread
Iron Needle
3 Medicinal Herbs
Medical Care Book (4)
Rope (10 meters)
Matchbox (100/100)
$40
Name: Cero Undulai
Race: Dwarf
Home Civilization: Nethshem
Statistics:
Very Strong
Extremely Slow
Tough
Very Lightly Wounded
1 Mana
Needs:
Not Hungry
Hydrated
Fully Rested
Wounds:
Left Leg, Internal Bleeding (Near Completely Healed)
Skills:
Metalsmithing 1
Mining 2
Smelting 1
Shield Using 3
Hammer Using 1
Reading 1
Inventory:
- Dwarven Clothes –
Suit of Steel Armor
Steel Hammer
Copper Pick
Steel Shield
5 Wine
3 Plump Helmets
1 Loaf of Cave Wheat Bread (10/10)
$110
Include
Shorten to make me do what the shorten makes me do, if I have time.
School starts tommorrow.