Skillful

by Matthew Husar

There’s no running from this feeling. The only way out is through.

The price is doubling every two Ranks.

“If you cannot care for a place, how can you express care for the people within it? Upkeep of a place is good practice.

Torchbearer: Hot damn. Your the real deal! The grammar error made James flinch,

I am changed-- a monster sent to hunt monsters.

Vincent ‘James’ MacAllister [DrunkenWizard] Human [Constellation] Climber of the Tower of Trials Stats Strength Endurance Celerity Flow (43) 32 (+5) Agility (33) 32 (+5) (51) 33 (+5) Spirit (93) 50 (+25) (37) 25 (+5) Tenacity (37) 25 (+5) (36) 24 (+5) Depth (36) 24 (+5) Bonus: 152

The Hope Diamond was the only Grade III Gem native to Earth. It was Flawless, its Size was 6/Gargantuan, but its Rank was only B-,

Vincent ‘James’ MacAllister [DrunkenWizard] [Constellation] The Stalwart Sentinel Climber of the Tower of Trials Stats Strength Endurance Celerity Flow (61) 48 (+5) Agility (72) 48 (+5) (75) 54 (+5) Spirit (118) 71 (+25) (55) 40 (+5) Tenacity (55) 40 (+5) (56) 41 (+5) Depth (56) 41 (+5) Bonus: 218

Kobolds were intensely territorial and destructive as a species. They had an arrogance to them that their Lizardman cousins didn’t, the type of inferiority complex that a small breed of dog might have-- too much fight in too small a body.

“It’s basically 8 dummy players set in the cube’s corners, to use a Magic crystal and spoof a monster’s Akashic inventory. The dummy players can then use Mana to access the first row of their Akashic inventories; meaning each dragon 2.0 has access to 64 inventory slots worth of space.”

Vincent ‘James’ MacAllister [DrunkenWizard] [Constellation] The Stalwart Sentinel Climber of the Tower of Trials Stats Strength Endurance Celerity Flow (110) 57 (+9) Agility (102) 57 (+9) (134) 63 (+9) Spirit (216) 87 (+29) (75) 49 (+9) Tenacity (75) 49 (+9) (77) 51 (+9) Depth (77) 51 (+9) Vim (47) 8 (+9) Vigor (34) 8 (+9) Bonus: 214

If I were a Space Wizard, this belt would count as ‘a disturbance in the force.’

past a certain point, luck is just applied Skill.

(64) FrostMaiden (9): How did you learn all this? (63) DrunkenWizard (17): Necromancy. Dead men tell tales.

He looked around at the station. There was an ‘Expense Multiplier’ dial on the fixture. It goes to 11?! James thought. He immediately set the device to ‘Legendary’ and cranked the multiplier knob all the way up.

Sslth’s head was still tilted. It had happened again: the wheel was spinning, but the hamster was dead. James finally said, “You’ll hurt yourself if you keep that up.” Sslth blinked, then licked his eye, not able to think.

The hill giants emerged with the equivalent of a Rebel Yell if it were conducted by inbred 14-foot-tall hill people.

“We get to jog, while he flies,” Alex complained, “Is this what a grunt feels like?”

“The System links Skill Acquisitions which occur within 15 minutes of each other to create ‘Boons.’

Vincent ‘James’ MacAllister [TSS] Human Climber [Constellation] The Stalwart Sentinel [Constellation] The Samsaran Sanctifier [Constellation] The Skilled Shaper Climber of the Tower of Trials Stats Strength Endurance Celerity Flow (332) 100 (+34) Agility (290) 100 (+34) (347) 100 (+9) Spirit (806) 338 (+155) (208) 100 (+9) Tenacity (37) 100 (+9) (333) 214 (+9) Depth (36) 100 (+9) Vim: (208) 100 (+9) Vigor: (333) 100 (+9) Bonus: 311