《And then they came》 The coming I remember watching the wildfires consuming the edges of the eastern cities of Australia, the bravery of the firefighters as struggledto limit the death of a city. Then shadow that fell across the land asif from aneclipse thoughnone was expected. From theshadow cloudsof mist stretched down from upon high. From within the mist, heavy dampness formed smothering all in its path with a cooling wetness that sucked the heat from the very stones of the land. and within hours the fires were gone, only embers remaining. Tobias resisted the drive from all and sundry, toparticipate in the suppliedonline world, previously a man of means, a man of importance. Now living as part of the masses in a tiny apartment. As time had passed he had become bitter and angry as one by one his friends and now his family disserted to the game world of the worlds online. The others had come and taken over the world, and his place was forfeit. His homes in the City Gone. The place in the country Gone. The Job that he had invested himself into Gone, those he had imagined being his friends had only been such for the power he wieldedwere Gone. His wife soon after him losing his assets and power had divorced him she was Gone. the children they stayed in contact for a time, but now even they were Gone. Suicide was not an option for Tobias throughout this time, his pride refused to be crushed. Then the Final Notice arrived. Unless he improved his status within the online worlds the authority would removing him from the apartment and placing him in a shelter for theincapable of society. This was the 7th time he had received a notice each time, he ignored the instructions, each time the quality level of hisaccommodation had been reduced. He was in the lowest level now, No windows, a living space where the couch became a bed, No kitchen, the lowest level of rations, and most shocking of a man of means he had to share the restrooms facilities. Back in the day even in his country club, all the facilities were private. Next came shared living and sleeping. With each reduction in circumstances, he had been able to maintain an illusion of control. Each morning he had breakfast at the fold-out table, had carefully folded the bed back into couchconfiguration, watch the business news, then after ordered his meals, prepared the table. once 1 pm arrived sat at the table and eat his main meal, watched the news again. this had become very much a chore recently as there was less and less news, and more a more gossip as he felt about that damn game. Often the afternoon news was only a repeat of the morning. Tobias craved control, he needed to matter. He had a weakness he had prided himself that he dealt with people, his Personal Assistantdealt with the Emails. the only concessionto technologywas a mobile phone. Even then everyone knew that you rang Tobias, you never messaged or Txt''d him as he would never respond. So it was with annoyance that he opened the wardrobedoor for the first time since he moved in. In the small wardrobe, there was a stool a helmet, a chest plate and a set of gloves, a far cry from the state of the art immersive system that he remembered his children used back in the days of the penthouse. Step by step, his feet dragging against the floor, Tobias approached the stool sat, clipped breastplate to his chest, placed his stocking feet in the overshoes, pulled the gloves on. A sigh escaped his lips, his head dropped towards his knees, Suddenly he noticed that the door had closed, he knew that had left it open, maybe the noise of the clasps had masked the door, without a choice he hands weremoving to grasp the helm, with a fit of fury he straightens his spine and accepted the helm over his head. The room lights turn off. and he finds himself formless darkness, then whisps of light flicker across his vision, faint sounds teaze his ears. Suddenly words form,Walkand the soles of his feet seem to feel graveland he seems to be moving towards the light. Something slaps him across his face, he raises his hands and feels twigs or small branches. Rapidly the light increases showing a small stone circle, with a glowing sphere floating at chest height. Tobias moves out of the forest and across a patch of grass. the Stone feels cold to his feet. Shocked he looks at himself gone is a late middle age man, he has been replaced by smoothed skin body. Looking at it it seems remarkable mostly due to that lack of any features. No hair, no muscles definition, justpartial formed body.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. The sphere splits into two a male form and a female form made of Light,Choosethis was simple he was a Man. He placed his hand in the male form and his body changed, now male. A sense of relief flooded his spirits.Reward 5 Attribute points. Looking up at the light againChoose, this time there were 3 choices a bicep in a muscle pose, a brain, an eye, Oddly they all made sense, Strength, Intelligence, and Perception. somehow even though Tobias had never willing read anything about the game knowledge entered his mind. These were the first choices of many and while creating the basisto start the development of the avatar it was possible to override all choices made with the game just at a cost of effort. Body- Focus the development of physical attributes, such as strength, endurance, physicality Intellect - Focus development on the Mind, with attributes such as Intelligence, Spellcasting, Skill learning. Ego - the focusing on such things as self, resistance, Affinity. The player must select the order of the basic three, from there more choices become possible. With little thought, Tobias made his choice, Ego was touched first. -3 attribute points +3 Ego points Then Intellect -2 Attribute Points +2 Intellect points Reward +3 Aspect points, +1 Skills points New Aspects available Ego - Mental toughness (Rare)Strengthenedwillpower. Ego - Poison ResistanceAble to resist the effects of trivial poisons Ego - Affinity For FireYour enjoyment with fire boosts fire-related skills Intellect - Mana BoostAble to hold more hold more Mana Intellect - Weapon Accuracyincreasedthe chanceof critical damage Body - Hit PointsGains a bonus of 10% to Hitpoints New Skills Available SmiteAdds flame damage to any weaponless blow. at the cost of mana. Flame Aura- Whenever stuck the opponenttakes Fire damage uses mana to maintain The choice of skill was simple to Tobias, the flame aura struck him as just perfect, Anyone who hit him should be punished. Next choices came easily as well, Of course, the Rare skill was only his right, and then Affinity for Fire seemed to match the Skill. Extra hit points seemed to be the next best of the options yet anability to have extra mana was interesting as well. As he pondered the forest grew grimmer, The faint sounds were changing to those of some form of a predator, clearly, he was the prey. Hurried hechooses"Mana boost" since closer to the top of the list. The icons exploded and once his eyes had adjusted there was a path leading away from the stone circle. Tobias hurried down the path,branchesagain whip across his hands and face, suddenly he was splashing across a freezing stream. It was shallow and clearly no obstacle but soon after he reached another clearing at this point Tobias could no longer hear the predator. So he took the opportunity to log out.
Player Tobias? Male
Characteristics Strength 1
Agility? 1??
Intelligence 3
Ego 5????
Hit-points 10 1 per tick
Mana 13 3 per tick
Attributes Mental Toughness (Ego)?? 1 ???
Affinity For Fire (Ego) 1
Mana Boost (Intellect) 1
Skills Flame Aura 2 damage per tick Mana usage = 2 per tick
History
Day 2 - a taste of combat. ~ Day 2 ~ After getting a pass on having to move it was clear that a few hours in the interface was not going to satisfy the system. Sooner rather than later it was clear Tobias had to spend time in the game. After breakfast, Tobias hunted out his day planner if he had to spend his time, he was going to discover the rules Objectives Clear the threat of accommodation being downgraded. for a long time, he looked at the page that he had written on, and was unable to expand on the objective, it was too little, too small for the man that he had been. To have been diminished to this point shocked Tobias to his absolute core. He was not this small man trapped within an unacceptable life. He was a power, people feared him. Yet if he was honest to himself things had been allowed to drift. this realization made the next line. Become a Power. Little did Tobias understand how these three words were going to affect his life and so many other peoples. So it was back to the cupboard, and the nightmare of the AR suit. Everything went better, or at least faster this time, He willing placed the helm over his head and everything faded to Black Player Tobias, Male No Mail Location tiny isle 1431 Maladron. He was where he remembered, in a clearing in the early morning, with the sounds of a babbling brook in the near distance. To the right, he heard a hissing sound and as he looked, beneath a small shrub two beady eyes were following his movements the hissing sound did not seem to be limited to the single animal. Minor Predator Recognition Skill gained. Suddenly 5 rat bodies appear highlighted in red the words Minor rat nest (aggressive) appears over the outlines. Tobias glances to the clearing floor looking for anything able to be used as a weapon, Noticing a large broken branch he grabs it, [Tick] 10/13 His movement triggered the rats and they charged. he swung the branch ad struck a rat, not the one he was aiming for but still a solid blow, he sees a red -2 float out of the rat body as it collapsed still snarling. When the rat he had aimed for took a bite out of his leg a red -2 floated out of his body. Damn these rats were large, and it was unharmed what the hell it should have been burnt. HP-2 [Tick] 8/13 Feeling shocked he realized that Flame Aura was an active skill and he yelled Flame on, instantly his body was covered in the glow of flames. a Mana-2 appeared and then disappeared. Two rats bit at his other leg and then were engulfed in flames curling up dead. The original rat bit him again and while it was also engulfed in flames it only looked angrier.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. HP-4. Mana-2[Tick] 4/11 The Large rat bites again squealing as the flames again coursed through its body. This time it dies. One rat left, It leaps at Tobias only to be met with the branch which is now covered in flame, the rat attempts to bite but as it collapses dead its teeth were able to clamp around Tobias'' throat, Still extracting the jaws from his neck results in a wound. HP-3.Mana-3[Tick] 1/8 The remaining Rat attempts to escape beneath the branches of a nearby bush but a quick clubbing does the trick. Tobias keeps swing the branch at various rats bodies as his club fragments into small pieces of charcoal. HP 0. Mana-2[Tick] 3/7 [Fight Summary] Damage taken 9, Damage given 11, Mana used -5. Duration 5 ticks Combat reward Agility +1, new Skill Minor Predator Recognition new Skill Flaming weapon. Recognition - Near-death experience. Bonus attribute point. One attribute point available to allocate Loot 5 rat bodies. Tobias sat on the ground shocked at the violence that he had just experienced, a voice sounds in his ear "Out of Combat". Mana-2,HP+1.[Tick] 2/7 Mana -1,HP+1.[Tick] 3/5 Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 4/3 Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 5/1 Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 6/1 Mana-1,HP-1[Tick], 7/0 . suddenly his vision became grey and he falls back unable to move. The Flaming Aura collapses. [Tick]blue +1,Green +1. Within 13 tick he returns to normal levels of mana and health. Going negative on mana seems to have a serious impact on survival chances. It was lucky that he was out of combat when he used more mana than he had. It appears that he used 2 HP for each point emergency mana. Running out of Mana could clearly have nasty effects. But the Flaming Aura was the only reason for his survival. So Tobias used the extra attribute point to increase the aura
Player Tobias Male
Characteristics Strength 1
Agility 2
Intelligence 3
Ego 5
Hit-points 10 1 per tick
Mana 13 2 per tick
Attributes Mental Toughness (Ego) 1
Affinity for Fire (Ego) 1
Mana Boost (Intellect) 1
Skills Flame Aura 2 damage per tick 2 per tick
Minor Predator Recognition 1
Flaming weapon 1
History
Near-death Experience Bonus Attribute 1
Making a base – part 1 Quests ¡°Time and tide wait for no man¡± Sitting shocked on a low rise. Tobias started to address the question of what next. His mind spun, the sheer realism of his experience seemed impossible how did the simple VR system sitting in the closet in the bedsit possibly cause the physical reactions that he was experiencing. A Question for another day. So what next, his mind kept wrapping back to that, looking about he could see a glow in the near distance, this reminded him of the orbs that he used to make the choices while setting up his toon. So somewhere to go towards. He had let life happen to him far too much over the last few years. And that was not going to continue. Standing he noticed in the corner of his vision a HUD had appeared, To the right 3 pairs of numbers had appeared a green 10/10 and beneath that a blue 13/13 beneath that a purple. glancing to the left the classic smiley face ??as he focused on the face a menu item appeared with the word status and that was all. He had expected the HUD to appear at some point but the limited features made it clear that he would need to earn the access that he needed. As he approached the glow as expected words appeared To Exit 75 Points are required and the purple number started to Blink. The words were replaced with ¡°New Skill (Basic Heads Up Display)¡±. ¡°Quests available¡± and the ?? started to blink. Focusing on the ?? displayed two menu options Status and Quests. Focusing on Quests displayed in the center of his vision with the background fogged out. Clearly, this would not be something to do in the middle of Combat.
Quests Available
Name Reward Description
Burning Bright 5 Learn how to create a safe fire for cooking and warmth
Rat Hunt 5 Hunt for Rat nests. Kill Rats. Kill Big Black, the boss rat
Warm coverings 5 Create Chest covering Create Leggings Create shoes
Safe Lodging 5 Create somewhere safe to sleep.
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Architype Quest 25 Achieve 25 points ???
Leave Tutorial Isles 5 Complete Architype Quest (arrival location part of Architype quest) or Leave Isle once 100 points gained (choice of arrival town) Or Be teleported to random town once 100 points achieved.
A great one for list Tobias start with the first list, focusing on the title of the first quest, A green tick, and a Red cross appeared in the center of his vision, looking at the tick the quest moved beneath the Leave Tutorial Isles quest in the Active Quests, As he continued to focus on the new location a new section opened
Burning Bright
Step Description
1 Collect Tinder 0/5
2 Collect branches 0/10
3 Make fire pit 0/1
4 Start Fire 0/1
5 Fire is maintained for 1 hour.
Success 5 skill points
Failure Variable
Tinder, remembering his days camping by the lake with his friends they used leaves and dry grass as tinder, so he started looking under some of the nearby shrubs quite quickly there a was a small ping sound and Minor gathering Skill acquired. And close by one of his hands was a bunch of dry grass already made into a small bundle. Pleased he kept looking only to be shocked as he suffered an attack from 2 Rats. Starting his flame aura, he attacked the rats with his burning hands. Unfortunately, this failed to damage the rats. The aura succeeded in killing the rats before losing all his Hitpoints. Feeling very foolish he knew at an intellectual level that Animals seemed to have little or no fear so he should have expected the attack. The Rats has seemed to have gain initiative and had struck him first in each round, indeed just one more rat surprising him would have likely resulted in his death. This time remembering to cancel the aura, once his hit points reached maximum, the HUD reported the Combat summary. [Fight Summary] Damage taken 6, Damage given 8, Mana used 6. Duration 3 ticks Combat reward One Character point available to allocate Loot 2 rat bodies. Tobias focused on his status, in particular, his hit points. A formula appeared HP = Base + Constitution *5 + ???. Focusing on the question marks did not provide further information but focusing on Constitution displayed New Attribute Cannot exceed Strength. While he was able to Kill some of the local wildlife, he needed to survive so while the Characteristics were interesting, he had to put the point into the Constitution characteristic.
Player Tobias Male
Characteristics Strength 1
Constitution 1
Agility 2
Intelligence 3
Ego 5
Hit-points 15 1 per tick
Mana 13 2 per tick
Attributes Mental Toughness (Ego) 1
Affinity for Fire (Ego) 1
Mana Boost (Intellect) 1
Skills Flame Aura 3 damage per tick 2 per tick
Minor Predator Recognition 1
Flaming weapon 1
Minor Gathering 1
History
Near death Experience Bonus Skill point 1 used
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Making a base - part 3 Choices It had felt like success to Tobiaswhile active within the system, the only problem was that as he removed the helm from his head to find himself still in that small dark closet, he knew that success was eluding him. What had he actual achieved, the first quest of the tutorial?That was all. A bitter sense of irony engulfed him. Why was he being forced to play a game that created such feelings and felt so real. He could understand that the world had been saved by the aliens, but even at his previous levels of power he had been unable to discover much about the aliens, as he sat in that small dark closet a new sense of purpose started to form. He could not describe even to himself what he wanted, as he did not even know the questions that might lead to answers, all that echoed in his mind was ¡°Why¡±. Gathering himself it was clear that, the only solution, for now, was to proceed. One of the things Tobias had learnt in business that power attracted power. Until he was more able in the game it was necessary to what ever it took to become more powerful. So, a man that prided himself not every using a computer was faced that he needed to know what he was facing. The problem was that he did even know that his cell phone connected to the Internet, and his level of accommodation did not come with built in computing. He did have a pamphlet that had come with an eviction notice. reviewing this it was clear that he needed to upgrade his game status from ¡°Newbie¡± to ¡°Bait¡± and then ¡°Commoner¡± for his access rights included using the Television system as a browser. So, no time to waste. He had a feeling that he had made a mistake in only taking 1 quest at a time, as his memory was that at least one of the quests required killing spiders, and he also had a vague memory from an Advert for the game that choices in the game had consequences for decisions made and not made. He wondered if there was going to be enough rats to complete the quests that he still had to start. So, into the shower, a quick meal, an hour power nap and then back to the game. He saw no problem with spending 20 to 22 hours in the game if he managed his real-world time well. He quickly entered the closet and placed the helmet on his head. Accessing the he rapidly checked the quests and yes it looked like he had made a mistake. His only hope was that he would be able to correct the position. Therefore, enabling the quests as soon as possible seemed to be the correct strategy.The only quest that seemed to expand giving further details was the Safe lodgings quest. Tobias recognized that some quests were simple collect and use, while others could have quite complex requirements.Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Safe Lodgings
Step Description
1 Collects saplings 0/11
2 Collect lengths of vine 0/11
3 Make Side frame 0/2
4 Make back wall frame
5 Collect Palm Leaves 0/12
6 Cover Frames with palm leaves
7 Create Lean to.
Success 5 Characteristic points
Failure Variable
Quests Available
Name Reward Description
Active Quests
Warm coverings 5 trade-skill points Create Chest covering 0/1 Create Leggings 0/1 Create shoes 0/1
Safe Lodgings 5 Characteristic points Create shelter 0/1
Rat hunt 5 skill points Find 0/5 rat nests Kill 0/25 Rats Kill Big Black, the boss rat 0/1
Archetype Quest 10 skill points 10 Attribute points 5 Characteristic points Achieve 50 points
Leave Tutorial Isles 5 Characteristic points Complete Architype Quest (arrival location part of Architype quest) or Leave Isle once 100 points gained (choice of arrival town) Or Be teleported to random town once 150 points achieved.
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Making a base - part 7 Lets kill that boss. Tobias plan was to Kill, Survive, Regen and repeat... It sounded so simple in his mind when he built the plan. But there were so many moving parts and places that it could go wrong. Uncertainty gripped his body. It was as if the air had become solid and the ground its self was projecting a powerful sense that his plan was fatally flawed. Death was coming and not for the rats but for Him. Ping new attribute Resistance 1 Tobias sense of self overwhelmed the fear that was not his but emanating from the environment. If death comes let it be, but he had a plan and was going to deliver on it. Taking a previously created touch he tossed towards the closest nest in the group that needed to be cleared. The rats leaped into attack mode without a transition. From passive to 100% committed to attacking to no time at all, a learning experience for Tobias. While with 2 points of attack He was still able to ignite his aura of flame and ready his club. The other nests that were within the group also leaped into action, but because of the distance were not able to close in that first round. However, within that first round, the 4 nests that he had been able to double trap lost 9 out of the 20 rats that sprang from them, with the last trapped nest surprisingly one off the level 0 rats died while the level 1 rats were damaged but were able to continue its charge. So while Tobias has failed to craft as many traps as he planned the success rate was far higher. He had expected only expected to kill 4 or 5 rats, but with 10 already dead, and one wounded he was very pleased. The first group arrived and was quickly dealt with. In the next round, the remained arrived and swamped him. Even with the new defense Characteristic, he took damage. Due to the sheer aggressive nature of his attack on the rats, the amount of loot that was dropped was minimal. Collecting the traps was simple however the collisions had been too much for all the spikes to take and he had lost 5 spikes so, he was down 2 traps at this point. Not wanting to risk waiting, He moved forward to the final contest. This group only had 5 nests but the second on the left clearly contained the Boss rat. Sneaking forward as far as he felt safe he was able to place 5 of the seven traps in line with a cluster of 3 nests that were to the right-hand side of the group. Ping Stealth +1 Then moving back, he added the remain traps in line with that cluster as well. The last 2 spikes he just dug into the right of where he planned to stand. Grabbing a torch, lighting it, and tossing it at the closest nest, he started the last stage of the conflict. Again the stake traps performed admirably and out of the 5 nests 28 normal and large rats spawned, Additionally the rat lord Big Black appeared from the central tree which was a surprise, meaning he was not targeted by any of the traps. From the left 11 rats, from the right 16 rats that were cut down to 9 by the time the rats arrived. As the Rats arrived it was clear that they were not the same rats as before, Tobias minor predator recognition identified them as forest rats and they were all stronger than he had previously encountered. Tick 1 Tobias activates the Flame Aura, and charges on of the large rats swing his club and killing his first rat. 4 small forest rats arrive and as they bite their fur catches on fire and they take ? their HP in damage. 7 large forest rats arrive, and while their starts smoking they don¡¯t catch fire, but they do take 1/3 damage. Combined They are unable to Damage Tobias as his movement and defense skill meant that their swarming attack just brought them into contact with the aura without causing any damage Mana 15-3 HP 20 Tick 2 Tobias moves towards the right and swings and attacks one of the newly arrived rats. This time the rat fails to Die is significantly damaged. Again his movement and the sheer numbers of Rats surrounding him work in his favor and none of the small rats and only 1 of the large rats were able to damage him The 4 small rats consumed by the Aura, the large rats that were first to arrive are now on fire, all the rats other than the Boss arrive and start smoking. While the attempted bites and scratches had failed to damage Tobias, his clothing was shredded, and his skin felt as someone had rubbed coarse sandpaper across large patches. Tobias was shocked by the experience. Mana 12-3(aura)+1(regen) HP 20-2 Tick 3 Tobias tumbles as he attempts to swing the club, and fails to come close to hitting anything. With all the small rats now dead, the first 5 large rats attacked and did 4 points of damage as they died. The rat that was hit during tick 2 died without causing further damage, the last 5 rats have flames dancing across there coat. These caused a further 3 points of damage. Bick Black has arrived, the only reason that anyone could consider it a Rat if it was possible to ignore the size of the creature. The quote normal rats were large enough, and then the forest rats were a size up. But the Bos Rat was just impossible, how could a rat be the height of my waist. It stopped just outside Tobias¡¯ range and roared at him. The spittle and snot sprayed across the gap and splattered against Tobias'' chest. Mana 9-3(aura)+1(regen) HP 18-7 Tick 4 Tobias waits until the rats have died before activating the aura of pain. As he attempted this the aura of flame started to turn off. Swearing Tobias forced his mind to hold both concepts in his mind and both auras stayed active. This clearly was not normal as it took an extreme amount of will to hold aggressive auras active. Ping new skill Aura, Ping Mental toughness + 1 All the forest rats were now dead, their corpses littering the clearing. While they were not going to attack anyone, the footing had now become much more problematic for Tobias. The boss rat with four feet on the ground seemed much more secure although it was clearly less than pleased that its minions had been killed. Big Black shudders when it swipes at Tobias and encounters the flame aura for the first At the same time the aura of pain added its impact. The rat has never encountered such pain and is stunned by the shock. This gives Tobias an extra chance of swinging his club which crashes into the rat¡¯s shoulder putting that limb out of action (5 damage). But even that brief contact Tobias takes 2 points of damage. Mana 7-4(aura)-1(pain) HP 11-2 Tick 5 Tobias recalls the impact of exhausting his mana and cancels the aura of flame. Taking a defensive stance Tobias prepares to counterattack. The boss is so large and fast, he identified that the only way he was going to defeat this monster was to chip away at its strengths. His first blow had reduced it agility, next was to focus on its vision. The plan was to ignite the club while swiping at the rats left eye. The boss rat, shocked by the accumulated damage taken, regrouped and lunged at Tobias. Attempting to knock him and tear out his throat. In the end, neither plan worked perfectly, Tobias certainly came out a little ahead. As the rat lunged Tobias step back and swung his club at the rat¡¯s face. As it approached Tobias attempted to ignite the club, it failed to ignite doubling the cost of the spell. There was a flash of flame which startled the rat allowing the club to land squarely on the side of the face. This resulted in the rat failing to knock Tobias down but it struck Tobias left arm putting the arm out of action. The blow spins Tobias and caused 4 points of damage. In return, the club caused critical damage to the face of the rat knocking the eye out of its socket and causing 8 points of damage. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. Mana 3-2(flaming weapon) HP 9-4+1(regen) Tick 6 Tobias completes the spin and sees an opportunity to hit the right hip of the boss, this is successful but fails to break the hip which was Tobias¡¯s dearest wish at this point, but a further 4 points damage land on the Rat. Unable to turn the rat uses it¡¯s tail as a whip and snags Tobias ankle pulling to the ground and causing 2 points of damage. Mana 1+1(regen) HP 6-2 Tick 7 The Rat spins to face Tobias and while in a great deal of pain does what it knows best and charges at Tobias, planning to plant it claws into the belly of its¡¯ prey and disembowel it. Tobias unable to react first finds his only option is to roll to ensure that the boss misses as it is so large that even if it was to collapse on him, he would likely be killed. Again, neither plan really succeeds Tobias right leg gets clipped but a hind foot, and somehow he rolls up against one of the stake traps and takes a further point of damage. The rat at this point has not been damaged Tobias but has created a gap between itself and its target. At the end of it¡¯s charge it spins and readies for the next attack. Mana 2 HP 4-2 Tick 8 All Tobias can do at this point is to roll on to his back and shuffle back so that the spike trap points reach out above his shoulders. The Bos rat has become totally enraged and has become totally tunnel vision and leaped at Tobias¡¯ head. Tobias ducked and rolled, Big Black the boss Rat crashed down onto the spike trap expiring, While Tobas leg gets smashed by the rat''s body. Mana 2 HP 1 [Fight Summary] Damage taken 19, Damage given 227, Mana used 15. Duration 8 ticks Skills Gained Resistance to Pain +1 Flame Aura +1 Titles Updated Tutorial innovator, (First person to solo Big Black Boss encounter) 1 Characteristic skill point. Fast Growth 2 Bonus Skill Choose between +2 basic trade-skill Harden Skin (10% increase in HP) (capped at level 10) Mana Boost (10% increase in mana) (capped at level 10) Given how hard it was to level trade-skill that was definite option for Tobias, and while mana boost was attractive. It was not going to help if he was dead so Harden Skin, was very attractive as well. Survival won. Too many times Tobias had ended up with only 1 point or less of health, If he was to continue the passive attack strategy of using Aura''s then being able to take some damage was critical.
Player Tobias Male
Characteristics Strength 1
Constitution 2
Endurance 2
Agility 2
Intelligence 3
Ego 6
Perception 1
Attack 2
Defence 1
Hit-points 22 2 per Round
Mana 15 3 per Round
Stamina 20 .2 per Round
Attributes Mental Toughness (Ego) 2 + 1
Affinity for Fire (Ego) 1
Mana Boost (Intellect) 1
Resistance (Ego) +1
Auras(Intellect) +1
Harden Skin +1
Resistance to pain +1
Skills Flame Aura 3 4 damage per tick 3 per tick
Pain Aura 1 Reduce attack 1 per attacker
Minor Predator Recognition 2
Flaming weapon 1
Minor Gathering 2
Minor Item recognition 2
Basic Trade-skill 1
Perception 1
Stealth 1
History
Near death Experience Bonus Skill point 1 used
Near death lover Bonus Characteristic 1 used
Fast Growth Bonus Characteristic 1 Used
Quests Available
Name Reward Description
Completed
Rat Hunt 5 Skill Points
Active Quests
Warm coverings 5 trade-skill points Create Chest covering 0/1 Create Leggings 0/1 Create shoes 0/1
Safe Lodgings 5 Characteristic points Create shelter 0/1
Archetype Quest 10 skill points 10 Attribute points 5 Characteristic points Achieve 50 points
Leave Tutorial Isles 5 Characteristic points Complete Architype Quest (arrival location part of Architype quest) or Leave Isle once 100 points gained (choice of arrival town) Or Be teleported to random town once 150 points achieved.