Active [Republic of Kuridan - Yale Village Outskirts] Whack 'A Mole 2: Dirtier Business

[Elvario]

This RP is part of the Isekai Hell setting. It is a continuation of this part. It is currently open to be joined. Late participation is allowed, but no guarantees of any customized interactions and/or worthwhile remaining plot to join in for will be given.

What to expect out of character:
Pacing will be every Wednesday and Sunday, around 11:00 (CET / UTC+1). Post before that or risk being skipped. Missing a round during non-combat rounds likely won't matter too much. Missing a round during combat will likely result in negative consequences for the character.

As the RP is being split into parts, it is meant to least around 30-ish days per part. One more part is estimated for the story to wrap up after this one.

The RP will focus on map-based exploration and combat, but will have room for social interactions amongst PC's (and possibly NCP's). For the combat, a 'light' version of the Effectiveness system will be used (3 actions per round, base effectiveness, Cooldowns, etc.).

What to expect in character:
A while ago, odd mole monsters were spotted in the Drider inhabited village of Yale in the Republic of Kuridan. Scouts from the Kuridan Adventurer's Guild have located a cave that they assume to be their nest, but they found signs of it being tempered with.

The Adventurers Guild is now sending in adventurers to go investigate and to deal with the monster moles, as well as any other trouble they might run into. The party will have likely found this quest on one of the Adventurer's Guilds notice boards, along with a description to an area near the cave in question. The path there was already marked by scouts, so finding the meeting-up spot should not be of issue.

The party entered the cave and fought some initial moles. Now they find two paths ahead of them. One a giant chasm with some pillars and undead. Another a rope-bridge. A fox on either side.

When joining, please let me know the following things in your first post:

• Asset goals. – By Novama's word, whether it is related to the RP or not doesn't matter, if you wish to obtain an asset during the duration of this RP or upgrade an existing one, let me know so we can formalise it. That's enough to achieve it.
• Narrative goals. - Any side-goals and quests related to the plot that you might wish to add for the sake of lore/flavour. Also if you wish for the obtained of an asset/skill to be an 'involved' part of the RP. I'll see what I can do in such cases. Due to the nature of this RP and the amount of participants, I won't give any guarantees of it working/being implemented.
• Character owned Point Boosters. - Attentive Student, Mentor, Devour, Narrative Booster. So that I know when/if to include them during narration or in grading.
• [Wanted] Titles – So that I know to involved the Hunters somehow to ensure it won't negatively affect the aftermath. Also let me know where to find information about the Hunting party to use for their involvement.
• [Criminal] or [Monster] Titles – Certain settings might be more difficult to access as a criminal or monster. If those are in possession of the character, they might need some extra/alternative routes to be worked into the story and might risk facing some serious hostility form (N)PC's if found out.
• Active Downtime | Buddy Skills | Masterwork Skills | Complex Assets – If your character has an asset they wish to upgrade using the [Downtime] function or if they have any of these skills with passive elements to them, let me know so I can add it to the grading sheet post-RP.

Tags and character goals:
Elvario Almeida – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Increase her reputation with the Kuridan Adventurer's Guild. | Using Downtime to have stories of her deeds spread her reputation in other Adventurer's Guilds as well.
Femboy Whizziemin the Greatest, Reborn! – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.
Maxxob Koralia Ironjaw – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.
Develius Jebidiah Boone – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.
IanThe170 Joshua Wincent – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.
Fantasy-Cat Kiyo – Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.
Maverick Six Martin - Deal with the [monster] Mole problem. | Will be updated if new/recurring goals are given.

Spoiler: Full images and Sources

Mole https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3gbm

Skeleton Warrior https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mqgZY

Mercenary Fox https://www.artstation.com/artwork/b569Va

Shaman Fox ]https://leossart.artstation.com/projects/1nD34o

Martin's [Comet] wouldn't strike the undead. Instead, their shields had started to glow... after which they deflected the energy projectiles back at where they came from. It wasn't entirely clear what magic they'd used, as it certainly wasn't something ordinary. To those with enough arcana or magic knowledge or perception, however, it'd be clear the magic stemmed from their shields. Not from them. Yet, oddly enough, they seemed to return to a more passive mode the moment they'd finished deflecting the attack. All the while, the Shaman fox's flute kept playing as the cave kept being lit up by magical lights.

Combat Mode is Active​

• Three actions per turn. (Including abilities, moving, attacking, long-winded speeches, dodging, aiming, switching weapons/gear, etc.)
• Cooldowns apply. Please keep track of them in your posts.
• Area specific debuffs and challenges may apply (limited light, loose rocks/gravel, narrow spaces, allies in the way).
• Effectiveness (light version) will be used when/where applicable.
• HP pool will be 3 + vitality (when using heavy armour) or speed (when using light armour) or character grade (when using no armour)

The party (Almeida, Kiyo, Martin and Koralia) are currently targeted by the following magic attack:

Comet - Gravity Affinity F, Magic E, Magic AOE F, Magic Range (E Metamagic), Homing F, Indirect F, Knockback F, Magic Targets F - Creates 5 "bolts" of gravitational energy that can come from and direction and seek out targets like missiles. Travel out to 100 feet and each individual comet explodes with a 15 foot AOE - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown (INT B + CAT C + ABL E = 11 BE + 1 Homing = 12)

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Mercenary Fox was willing to give a bit more away.

Mercenary Fox: “How about this. I'll let the small one cross and exchange some more information. If you bring back our Shaman, we might even help you get set-up with a better way to deal with the moles. They've been an annoyance to our goals here as well.”

He'd eventually call out to Whizzie and Jebidiah. He hadn't spotted Joshua yet. Perhaps for the better, as such a sight might not help with diplomacy.

Mercenary Fox: “I can't offer you any more without discussing it with our leader.”

He'd add, giving away that he, apparently, wasn't the one in charge.

 

[Femboy]

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Whizziemin the Greatest

Equipped Titles: Monster, Incubus
Point Booster: Attentive Student (F)
Character Sheet
Common | #Abyssal#

Goals: Obtain/Upgrade Republic Nobility Title, collect samples and research info
Luckily, Whizzie had diverted his attention from the matters going on with the others, so the danger of a projectile being reflected wasn't of the slightest concern to him. If his companions turned out to die from such an incident, he knew exactly the way to escape out right after he'd collect samples from their bodies for research purposes. It didn't feel like he was getting anywhere with the mercenary, up until he had suggested that Whizzie was allowed to come over. It felt like a suspicious offer more than anything, but Cassidy nearby would be a useful ally with a ranged attack. That, and he somewhat anticipated he wouldn't be abandoned down here by the rest of his party.

Sighing softly to himself, maybe this could be more beneficial after all.
"As long as you're willing to play nice, I'll be willing to cross on over to have a nice conversation about things, it'll be a nice time for the both of us~" he peacefully chimed, before stepping towards the bridge.
"You best not have any mean intentions now, I'm trusting you that we can get along just fine, maybe it'll be more fun than you realise" Whizzhe smiled, a small smug smirk forming on his face as his slender tail swished and flicked a little. Giving the benefit of the doubt to the mercenary, he'd go ahead to try and cross, giving a glance back to Cassidy.

"Keep an eye in case there's trouble, make sure you and the others don't forget about me depending on how long I'm over there for" he'd quietly add, going to cross over.
"So, my dear~, what might you want to talk about? I'm sure there's looots of good things we can discuss" the incubus hummed on his way.

Actions
1.
Alternate Identity (F) (Be really convincing when making friends with the fox mercenary)
Alternative Identity (F), Deception (F), Seduction (F), Persuasion (F) - Name: Wicke La'Kaia - Titles: Fae, Beast - Looks the same, maybe with hiding his wings, tail or horns, but has a thematical appearance that could be convincingly passed off as one of the other races - F Grade - 0 Turn Cooldown
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[Maxxob]

Koralia Ironjaw

Languages: "Common", "<Bestial>"
[Beastkin], [Native], [Thoroughly Petted], [Baby Eater], [Summoner Abducted], [Fish out of the Water], [Widersia Adventurer Guild F] - Color #876fd6
Point Booster: Attentive Student D
RP Goal: Obtain The Republic Adventurer Guild F asset; Downtime: None
Resilient [Surprised]

Elvario Maverick Six Fantasy-Cat

Koralia watched with narrowing eyes as smarty-farty-Martin used his hocus-pocus to try and take out the skelly-dudes. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to work all that well, so much so that whatever he had used was being launched back to the group. "Shit!" She exclaimed, as she readied her sword.

With her the muscles of her arms tensing and bulging, heart drumming in her chest, the shark would swing her sword in a half-arc in front of her, trying to destroy the incoming projectiles that sought to hit the whole group. The mercenary took care to limit its range, to not risk hitting the skelly-dudes again. [Action 1]

Not stopping her counter-attack, or perhaps better said protective offensive maneuver, she would slash, both horizontally and diagonally, at the magical projectiles with gritted teeth. [Action 2]

And, amidst all of it, her brows furrowed. "Ain't good to attack 'em from range! We need to get close and personal. Maybe push 'em off the ledges or somethin'!" That was the best she could think of it. And, while she had no idea if Almeida or Kiyo had ranged capabilities, she still warned them. "<Looks like attackin' from distance is bad. Maybe smashing 'em up and close will do the trick.>" [Action 3]

While she would rather not walk through that narrow-ass bridge, that seemed like the only option now.

Spoiler: Actions

1 - Zoom! - Fighting Style E + Deflect E + Penetrating E + Area E + Selective [Being used to shape the Area like a 180º half-circle in front of Koralia, sparring allies/environment as far as she can see, targeting only the incoming attack. Also being used to limit the range of it, so it doesn't reach the Undead.] E, Energized E - Grade E 0 Post Cooldown - Strength A (6) + Weapon B (5) + ABL E (2) = 13 Base Effectiveness, -2 to enemy stat if counter-attacking, -2 to enemy item
2 - Basic Attack +1
3 - Dropped some shark-wisdom

 

[Fantasy-Cat]

Character Sheet
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Kiyo quickly dashed behind Martin and Koraliain in an attempt to dodge the incoming missiles. “By the grand tree! That was close” he said with an excited look in his eyes. He then poked his head out from behind Koraliain to see what was attacking the group. A wave of rage and disgust swept the happiness and innocence from his face. “Undead!” He spat. “We need to destroy them!” he shouted to the two before him.

Vile monsters! A blight on the natural world. The voice said in pure anger.

“That’s something we can agree on” Kiyo responded with a whisper ass he extended his head forward while analysing the undead enemy. “I’ve read a lot about these monsters…” he told Martin and Koraliain. He tried to remember what he had learnt when studying the arcane…

Actions

Dodge the missiles [speed F]
Analyse the undead [arcane E]​

 

[Maverick Six]

Martin
Mentions: Elvario Maxxob Fantasy-Cat
Equipped Titles: Abomination, Human (Mundane), Construct, Expert Tinkerer, Isekai, Mad Scientist, Student of Higgs Boson F
Languages: |Common | %Analog% |

"Shit." Martin watched as the comets he summoned from above bounced off the creature's shields. Soon his own attack was headed for him. His face nearly like stone most of the time and as cold as others described -- widened with surprise.

"Incoming." He said at just about the same time as Koralia did.

"Accelerate." With that word came anothertwo spells. spell. Two gravitational waves manifest midair, spawning about 15 feet from Martin's person. Just as Koralian said, he'd seek to knock aside. [Accelerate]

They dare use my own attack against me?

However, he smile turned to something of a smirk.

"Quite interesting." From Martin's eyes, mythical energies enhanced his so called "appraisal" as an equal to his scanners. Using this, Martin sought to scan the surrounding area. His glowed dimly as he used mana to augment the radius of his scan. The targets of the scan were both the undead themselves and the strange weapons they carried. He leaned quite a great degree onto his knowledge of crafting and his knowledge of mythical forces. [Quite Interesting] However, his eyes would look through incoming data to find anything else that he might stumble upon.

Assuming Martin managed to aid in nullifying the kinetic forces of his own attacks and being tossed like a ragdoll by them.

"Almeida, I recall you wanting to have at the moles. Now's your chance. I'll aid you in your next attack. And I may decide to collapse structures if they decide to flood the place. Perhaps attacking from multiple angles might make this easier." Martin said, trying to coax the eager-seeming woman into going first.

In truth, this was hardly a mission worth dying for.

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Spoiler: Actions

Actions: 3/3

HP: 6/6 (D Grade Vitality + 3 HP BUFF)
Armor: 2/2 (E Grade Heavy)

1. and 2. Accelerate - Gravity Affinity F, Magic F, Indirect F, Energized F, Magic School F, Metamagic Range F, Knockback F, Telekinesis F - Martin spawns a gravitational wave out of thin air to throw a target in any direction. Can appear from anywhere within 30 feet. - Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown (INT B + CAT C + ABL F = 10 BE + 1 Homing + 1 Combo = 12) (Counter Reflected attack)

3. Quite Interesting C.... - Artisan: Tinkerer C, Appraisal E, Magic E, Magic Range F, Metamagic AOE (E), Magic School F, Physics F, Arcana F, Engineering F - Martin dedicates his knowledge and areas of expertise to gather information on something. Using magic, he extends the range and area of his appraisal to encompass multiple targets of interest. Range of 30 feet and radius of 100 feet - Grade C - 3 Post Cooldown [Analyze Skeletons + Their Weapons]

Cooldowns:
Martin
F - 0 Posts Remaining
E - 0 Posts Remaining
D- 0 Posts Remaining
C- 3 Posts Remaining
B- 0 Posts Remaining


Text: #7DF9FF

 

[IanThe170]

Character - CharactersJoshua Wincent
Languages: %Analog%; Common
Titles: Construct; Born for This; BIV
RP Specific:

Spoiler

• Asset Goals: Obtain metals or minerals which could eventually be used to enhance his body.
• Narrative Goals: Asset Goals, with the addition of finding any neat hobbies from the other characters involved.
• Character Owned Point Boosters: N/A
• [Wanted] Titles: N/A
• [Criminal] or [Monster] Titles: N/A
• Active Downtime | Buddy Skills | Masterwork Skills | Complex Assets: Masterwork: Gatherer(Ores and Minerals)

Miscellaneous:

Spoiler

• Spoiler: Stats

  Strength - F
  Precision - D
  Intelligence - E
  Vitality - D
  Speed - D
  Character Grade - F
• Spoiler: Skills

  Resilient E (Fatigue - doesn’t need food, water, sleep; suffocation)
  Engineering F
  Survival F
  Barrier F
  Electric Affinity F
  Magic F
  Artisan Tinkerer F
  Masterwork: Harvester F
• Spoiler: Abilities

  • Electromagnetic Shield - Barrier F, Electric Affinity F, Magic F - Creates an electric Force Field around a target, which protects from damage, but may cause a slight shock when touched - Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown - 1 Post Duration
  • Look, don’t touch - Electric Affinity F - Shocks upon will anyone or anything that comes into contact with it - Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown
  • Mobile Battery - Electric Affinity F, Engineering F - If an electronic device can be charged, Joshua can charge it - Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown - Narrator Discretion
• Spoiler: Equipment

  Built-in toolkit required for robotics/engineering of own body.
  Central Core F(Natural Catalyst)
  Gathering Set for Ores and Minerals

The gang over at the bridge near the graveyard seemed to be having fun, that was for sure. Based on what Joshua saw of the fellow constructs offensive power, perhaps it was for the best to stay near the skeleton and boy-toy. At least until it's figure out exactly how the magic deflection works. He already had one near death experience due to unlikely chance, he did not wish for another one.

Near the bridge where he himself had stayed, things were progressing rather smoothly between the mercenary and the boy-toy. Well, as smoothly as walking towards the mercenary on the safety hazard that could be referred to as a bridge could go. Regardless, they had no clue if and when the moles would pop out again, nor the mercenaries intentions, so he'd still and try to observe the situation, prepared to rush in and deploy his [Electromagnetic Shield] or just zap with [Look, don't touch], if necessary. Hopefully and most likely it would not come to that, but you never know.

Since it appeared he wasn't exactly noticed either, due to lack of presence and conversation, he'd keep it this way.

 

[Develius]

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"CURRENTLY DISGUISED AS 'CASSIDY B. FLINT'"
Languages:
| Common | #Abyssal# |
Mentions:
| Elvario [Fox Mercenary + Almeida] | Femboy [Whizzie] | IanThe170 [Joshua] | Maverick Six [Martin] | Maxxob [Corallia] | Fantasy-Cat [Kiyo]​

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Cassidy squinted cautiously upon hearing the mercenary's request to let one of their own across, which in this case would be Whizzie. In addition should they bring back the shaman to them, they might help his possy with their mole problems given they were annoying them as well. But anything more would be something for their boss to speak on. Something wasn't terribly sit right with the gunslinger with this whole exchange. "Now hol' up just a lip-smackin' min!" the gunslinger growled leerily. It was evident that he was getting concerned and mildly-aggravated by all this dillydallying, "Ya'll jus' expect us to continue with this lil tradin' game for info with one of our own as damn collateral like dis? When we hardly be trustin' yas in the first place? Just what n' tarnation is the point of all dis for whatever sus-"

He'd be interrupted as Whizzie would willingly agree to the trade as he walked across the bridge to be beside them. Cassidy was absolutely dumbstruck by this display. "Wut?" he called out to Whizzie, "Ya serious? What if he-?"

He clicked his teeth in frustration as Whizzie ensured he had this under control, only asking they all keep an eye out for trouble if any arise. Of course, he should see about asking the others whether or not they've seen a shaman... but neither did he want to loose a potential employer like Whizzie if the opposing force decided it was best to kill him. If only he knew for sure they could trust their word. Truly... he had to force himself to truly trust these strangers. Hopefully their research friend got it all covered.

"Ah shiet..." he mumbled defeatedly before calling out, "A'ight fine. I'll be back in a jiffy though to let the rest know..." He then glared directly at the fox mercenary, "Ya'll both stay RIGHT here now. If you HURT 'im... or if I don't see ya two 'ere once I git back... I'll skin ya alive. Ya hear?"

With that, Cassidy proceeds to exit the cavern and make his way towards where the rest of the group are - missing sight of Joshua who had been silently watching them the whole time. Though by the time he reached them he'd notice that they were already in combat. Already there was mole carcass was standing right next to Martin and Kiyo. "Oi Martin!" Cassidy called out to Martin, "What's happenin' over there? That foxy guy be askin' if we can git em back their fox shaman for more info. Meanwhile he got that Whizz-kid with em in exchange for more info and while Whizzle claims he got dis covered, I dun think we canz let em be fer long! Sumthin' mighty sketchy about all this I tell ya what!"

He readied his revolver in the meantime, preparing to engage the current situation before them if needed...

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Actions:

1. Moves towards Martin.
2. Explains situation to Martin.
3. Readies revolver if needed.