Floor 35
October 12
Bladescape sat at the table with Knightstar and Backbreaker. It was the Wondercolts' first official guild meeting in their Guild Headquarters. None of the others were attending. They could join, and they had some chairs for them, but none of them wanted to. The boss fight earlier that day had them tired or distracted.
“Well, statistically, the guild is regaining Col at a good pace,” Knightstar said. “If we balance things correctly, we will soon have this place furnished without sacrificing gear. The 38th Floor Boss Raid couldn’t have come at a better time for us as a guild. It was very lucrative for the guild. That is where the bulk of our income has been reaped from, the boss raids.”
“I still want to upgrade Doombunny’s knife,” Bladescape said. “It’s been a bit neglected and Kiefer still has a ways to go with his blacksmithing to build her a better knife.”
“All of our weapons are a bit lacking,” Knightstar confirmed. “We have been coasting on our gear. Thunderborne’s rapier came at the right time. She was needing an upgrade. Her last one was from Floor 20.”
“Let’s skip the rapier for now,” Backbreaker quietly said.
“What? Why? It was–”
“Bladescape’s been trying to get a LAB for floors now. That Beater almost always nabs it. A few times she almost got it, but mostly, that Beater comes out with the last one. He isn’t sniping them either, he just is that good.
“And the one time he isn’t there to get it, Thunderborne nabs it. Sugarcube, I get that it stings. I don’t blame you for your pain. You are getting stronger and faster, you will land a better score than Dash just did. I know it.”
“Thanks BB,” Bladescape smiled. “It’s good to vocalize it. I’ll get past it, but gear. Who needs what when it comes to weapons?”
“Well, outside of Thunderborne, everyone is overdue for an upgrade. From what I can tell, our weapons are about the same quality that the rest of the Assault Team members use. But we know our needs, which means that they are getting ready to upgrade as well.
“Smiths will be getting busy, and stores will run low on stock soon.”
“I’ll pay a visit to Agil in the morning,” Bladescape said. “Just get me a shopping list and an allowance. I’ll dip into my personal funds if I need to. I’m not doing much with it anyway. I don’t have a side skill I am training.”
“You should look at a side skill,” Backbreaker said. “Both of you should. I took up fishing. There are a ton of others, or you could do something another member is. We don’t have to only have one of us doing something.”
“I’m enjoying focusing on combat,” Bladescape chuckled. “Its my playing style. But thanks.”
“Thunder, Astro, and Blade all are 100% combat focused builds,” Knightstar said. “And its part of the reason we are so effective as a guild. We will need them to drive us forward and keep all our levels up. Soon, they will be above you, BB, if you don’t watch it.”
Backbreaker snorted. “I won’t let them pass me. I can fish and still keep ahead of them. But, I’m not so sure you can say they both are 100% combat builds. Have you see what they do for agility ‘training’? Its not very combative.”
The three of them chuckled. Astro and Thunderborne had once again gone to the first floor to ride the windmills. Astro still didn’t have the hang of going around once. It was training their agility, but the two of them did that and other things for fun as well.
“I have another point of business,” Knightstar said. “I know Diemond has a lot of skill, but she is on finite time being in the field as much as we need her to be. Her curtains and the tapestries she has been making have been divine. The outside of this building looks like a real guild headquarters because of her.
“But we should look at hiring a decorator. There are players who have focused their time in here on furniture crafting and decorating. Sure, Diemond can make the pillow covers, but she hasn’t even done a throw pillow. Making one isn’t easy. You need a varied amount of materials depending on what exactly you want.
“We can hire someone who, in game, is trained to put it all together. They can make it all the same, to the exact standards we want. It's the most logical choice since Diemond doesn’t have wood crafting skills, and hasn’t pursued putting it all together. In the real world, she can buy the base and customize it. Here, it isn’t like that. Its going to be almost the same cost to have someone make the pillows blue instead of a white cover that Diemond will just put another cover over.”
“Rarity, er I mean Diemond, will not like hearing that,” Backbreaker pointed out. “She is looking forward to personalizing this whole building.”
“Rarity will not,” Bladescape said. “But Diemond will have to face the differences of being in game, and being in real life. She can come to terms with it. Beside, she will be working with the craftsman to make sure her vision is achieved.”
“Did I not make that clear?” Knightstar asked.
“We figured that is what you meant,” Backbreaker said. “Both Diemond and Rarity would kill us if we didn’t.”
The three of them laughed.
“Does that conclude business?” Bladescape asked.
“Not quite,” Knightstar said. “I think for the next few days we need to split our parties, one to clear, the other to farm Col. That way we don’t lose any time on the front lines, or any face, and we can also gain more Col than what I am tracking that we can make here right now.”
“Sounds good,” Bladescape said. “Do you have a plan?”
“I do. You will lead the clearing party. Backbreaker and Joltron will be your Tanks. Thunder, Astro, and Lessa will join you. That gives you three shields. I’ll take the others to farm. Doombunny and Colorra are one killer combo for those Hill Giants. I think it's a safe enough place that we can put AFCK and Doombunny on their own while the rest of us tackle another. That is basically 3 on each Hill Giant.”
“I will take the party with me to visit Agil,” Bladescape said. “That way, we can head straight to the front lines, and hopefully with some new weapons.”
“Good idea,” Knightstar nodded. “I will have a list for you in twenty minutes or so.”
Bladescape headed to her room. It was still just her bed roll, but it was her own room. The rest would change soon enough.
Bladescape (SS): Lvl 55– Two-Handed Sword – Search – Weapon Defense – Leather Armor – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Sprint – Acrobatics
Knightstar (TS): Lvl 49 – One-Handed Sword – Shield – Equipment Appraisal – Parry – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Light Metal Armor
Thunderborne (RBD): Lvl 50 – Rapier – Sprint – Acrobatics – Armor Pierce – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Leather Armor – Weapon Defense
Backbreaker (AJ): Lvl 53 – Heavy Shield – One-Handed War Hammer – Extended Weight Carry – Heavy Metal Armor – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Fishing – Search
AFCK (PP): Lvl 49 – Two-Handed Axe – Parry – Cooking – Weapon Defense – Martial Arts – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Light Metal Armor
Diemond (R): Lvl 50 – Shield – Mace – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Heavy Metal Armor – Tailoring – Light Metal Armor Forging – Heavy Metal Armor Forging
Doombunny (FS): Lvl 49 – One-Handed Dagger – First Aid – Hide – Search – Listening – Battle Regeneration – Fighting Spirit – Familiar Communication (Colorra)
Astro (PS): Lvl 50 – Two-Handed Spear - Purchase Negotiation – Armor Pierce – Acrobatics – First Aid – Light Metal Armor – Battle Regeneration – Weapon Defense
Kiefer: Lvl 46 – One-Handed Curved Blade – Parry – Weapon Defense – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Light Metal Armor – Slash Weapon Forging
Lessa: Lvl 46 – One-Handed Sword – Shield – Light Metal Armor – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Equipment Repair – Metal Equipment Repairing
Joltron: Lvl 47 – One handed Axe – Shield – Heavy Metal Armor – First Aid – Battle Regeneration – Metal Refining – Blunt Weapon Forging