Amelie's Adventure (P/T)

[Amelie]

Fast Item Creation - Artisan
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has optimized their crafting techniques to save time.
Special: Bowyer/Fletcher
Drawback: ---
Description: User increases the rate of Crafting to their Artisan Skills by +10. This technique can be taken multiple times and stacks with itself. Each time learned, the user adds +10 to the Artisan Skill.
Limit: Must be an Artisan. Must know Craftsman.

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"Whee!" finally Amelie's feet touched the ground after a long two weeks ride on the little unstable sea cutter. "Uaaa." Amelie almost lost her footing, after all being so long on the sea gave her headaches even though she tried her utmost best to focus on one thing. She closed her eyes and took a large breath, basking in the hot sun and enjoying the breeze. Amelie tried to recall what she was doing on the sea cutter for the whole two weeks. If it was not for this, then the sea sickness surely would have rooted even deeper.

Ah, yes, she remembered the smell of wood. Before going on the journey thanks to the folks at the B.I.N.G.O agency, she has thought about working on some wood for a change. The girl was stranded for a year at an unknown island totally off the map where she perfected her tailoring craft and began exploring the allure of woodcraft. Yes, indeed there were many trees at that tropical island, one would think choosing a sturdy piece of wood a mere child's play, but that would have been a mistake.

Tropical areas indeed were bustling with wood, however find a sturdy one proved to be difficult. There were many types of wood perfectly agile, but when bending them too much, they would simply snap in half. From her previous studies of the fauna, she discovered the type of wood called 'Cambara' which was often confused with 'Mahogany'. They do share a bit of the same properties, that is most likely why. This wood had a reddish color and was of the open grain type, perfect for decking and even making furniture.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Learned

[Amelie]

Fast Item Creation - Artisan
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has optimized their crafting techniques to save time.
Special: Bowyer/Fletcher
Drawback: ---
Description: User increases the rate of Crafting to their Artisan Skills by +10. This technique can be taken multiple times and stacks with itself. Each time learned, the user adds +10 to the Artisan Skill.
Limit: Must be an Artisan. Must know Craftsman.

0/10

Amelie opened her eyes again, the smell of the sea salt still filled her lungs. She has not decided what to do once she has arrived, seems like this was just a small port city. Most of the houses around here were built using wood, "Ahh, is that Garapa, or Tigerwood?" she immediately spotted those variations. Though 'Goncalo Alves', another way of saying 'Tigerwood' was not very fit for house building. Again it was perfect for decking, its texture made everything look shiny and slippery.

This type of wood was usually hard to dry, however one had to start kiln drying process to make it stable. Amelie noticed that all the houses in this town were built with some kind of wood or the other, after she has wandered around its streets for a while now without seeing many tall buildings. The artisan was getting hungry, carrying a luggage with her was getting tiring, plus the sea voyage. She still shuddered over thinking about huge waves they encountered a few times. It was her first time ever being on the open sea.

The sea cutter she was riding on, was pretty small while the waves were ten times bigger. She thought, she was a goner for sure that night when the storm came over them. Miraculously, they have survived. Finally when Amelie thought there was no food store around, she smelled something very nice. Yes, it was the smell of food roasting over a fire. The girl looked around but nobody was around the stand with octopus sign. Was this some kind of octopus ball? They called it takoyaki, or something.

What else she noticed was the right usage of wood, the person setting up the fire used 'seasoned' wood. That kind of wood was always the best for roasting or cooking because it has been dried out long ago, making it burn easily with just the right heat. All of this made her mouth water. Where was this owner? she wondered and opted to wait for a little longer.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Learned

[Amelie]

Fast Item Creation - Artisan
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has optimized their crafting techniques to save time.
Special: Bowyer/Fletcher
Drawback: ---
Description: User increases the rate of Crafting to their Artisan Skills by +10. This technique can be taken multiple times and stacks with itself. Each time learned, the user adds +10 to the Artisan Skill.
Limit: Must be an Artisan. Must know Craftsman.

0/10

"That's it!" she decided and grabbed some of the octopus meatballs on a paper plate. Amelie ate them all, at least ten piece before someone screamed into her ears "Heeeeeeeyyy! That's my takoyaki." a little kid boy, could have been around twelve with a broom in hand waved with it like mad. He almost hit Amelie in the head but luckily for her, when she stumbled backwards, she tripped on a bucket.

The broom hit a hard wall and shattered in half, the boy was dumbfounded for a second before he got mad again. "Now look at what you have done." he pointed the now stick at her. "Ehehe, I am sorry. I was just too hungry and you weren't here." she stood up and dusted her clothing. "Don't worry, I will pay for those and fix your broom." or at least she believed she could. The boy was still mad but complied after Amelie gave him the money he deserved.

"Now, fix it!" he said snappily and handed her both parts. Amelie looked at the place the wood snapped in two, she could try layering those parts and connecting them together with it, or she could make him a new and a better broom. "I might as well just make you a new one." she decided that, that was the best option. Also the previous broom was a tad too long for the boy whose height was almost like hers. *sighs* she always got depressed when someone mentioned height around her, now it as her fault.

"Oi oi! What do you think that long face is for. Get to work." he seemed impatient, nobody could blame him though. "Not so fast young man." Amelie pulled out paper and a pen. Now she was drawing the outlines of a new broom. When she examined the wood structure, it was evident she could improve on it with that layering. "Fetch me a saw will you?" Amelie commanded, she actually left her own saw at the previous island due to all her tools being too heavy.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Learned

[Amelie]

"Are you mad?" he abruptly asked Amelie "Where am I supposed to take the tools for that?" she forgot that not everyone was carrying a saw around and even knew how to use it. "Ah, I cannot repair this broom without it. Do you know anyone who might have a saw?" she asked the boy. This boy thought for a while, he did indeed see a few adults using some tools to work with wood.

"I see, there is 'L'ttle Finger' who is the know it all person, he might help you out." this person was described as a person who knew everything and could do anything in this little town. Both Amelie and the boy decided to pay him a visit, 'L'ttle Finger' lived at the edge of the town. Before letting Amelie meet the man, the kid ran in ahead to tell the mans wife. One big woman all-round came to greet Amelie, she was really a sweet woman who tried to offer her some bread and cheese.

Amelie gladly took the food and began to chow down on it. "You want little Pete?" the woman asked both of her guests. Amelie explained to the woman who was called Marta about her little encounter with the kid merchant. The the kid introduced himself to Amelie as Al, the takoyaki chef boy. "You know, my little Pete has not come home from the woods since this morning and it is almost night time now. I am so worried about him." she told them.

From her explanation, her husband went into the woods to hunt some deer as they were running out of food and it was their month of game meat eating. The husband and wife have delicate pallets and had to switch food on regular base. "Alright! We will go find your husband." Amelie volunteered to go into the woods to find the man. "My my, you are so sweet Amelie. When you find my husband, I will have a reward ready for you." the woman was ready to pay Amelie for her efforts.

Name: Find my husband!
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2 days
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: Go into the woods to find 'L'ttle Finger' and return safely with him.
Description: 'L'ttle Finger' who is the husband of Marta has gone into the woods since morning to hunt some deer and has not returned yet. Since Marta is worried, Amelie volunteered to find him but was forced into also accepting a reward if she succeeds.
Reward: 17,500 Ryo

[Jin Gold [Geno]]

ooc: fuck wrong account.

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The wind blows hard into the red hair man face. He can barely keep his eyes open from this height in the air. He’s used to flying fast and high, but this is too much. The fire burning bird, a mystic Phoenix carries the poor man with its talons. For unknown reasons, she decided to fly beyond normal height! It is not in Blight comprehensive for her reasons.

Well no, that is a lie. Blight seldom knows what she intends to do. She wants to make Blight panic and annoy him since he has been so held up with his new project and not paid attention to her or the other beasts. Blight flails and breaks free from her grasp and begin falling. From this height, his wings can’t keep up with the wind speed.

So he instead, he lets himself dive straight down at an angle and then spread his wings out at the right moment, allowing him to go into gliding position and swoops upwards until everything back to normal. Slowly, he comes down to the ground safely and stands in front two women talking, something about a husband being missing. He hides his wings inside his jacket and cough to fill the silence. “A missing person you say? Would you like assistance?”

[Amelie]

Haggle
Rank: "D"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: Characters with the haggle skill know how to get the best deals.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Charisma Skill. Die Rolls: 5 Die Rolls. Check Requirement: Game Master/Described. User is well versed in the subtle art of obtaining the best quality items for the least amount of money, and how to sell what they have at the biggest profit. There are 2 ways to handle haggling in Naruto Forum Roleplay. The fastest way is to simply make a skill check. Using this method, the Game Master rolls a skill check for the character. If successful, the character with the haggling skill will roll their check and pay 1/3rd of said roll as a percentage less per item than others. For example, if user rolls a 6, they will pay 2% less. If user succeeds with a 50, user will pay 83.3% of the normal "list" price. When selling items, a character who makes a successful skill check can get between 1d100/2 percent more for any item. Any Point beyond 100 goes to the Die Roll after determining if the roll is under the Skill. The total however cannot go over 100. For Example: User has 102 Skill Points into Haggle. User rolls a 20 which is under the Skill. The total roll for calculating Percentage is 22 due to the 2 additional Skill Points beyond 100. If, however, a player would rather role-play their haggling attempt they may be able to get even better deals. Characters who wish to role-play haggling should keep in mind that there are strict protocols for haggling in the world. Sticking to the proper protocol is very important when haggling. If a character breaks protocol, they could offend the person they are haggling with. There are several things a character can do to improve their chances. Showing hard coin several things a character can do to improve their chances. Showing hard coin often helps seal a deal, convincing the person being haggled with that the character is serious about the offer and has what it takes to back it up.
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

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7 rolls due to able learner

Amelie was horrified that the woman would reward her for it, though she liked being given money in this case she could not accept that much. The woman was offering 100,000 ryo as a reward to her when her husband was missing. She wondered if this was all the money the couple had, from the looks of it Marta was really worried for Pete. "I am sorry Marta but I cannot accept so much, I will still go look for Pete even if there is no reward so don't worry." Amelie tried to stop the woman from making a mistake.

She still insisted though "Oh, no no! You are so sweet but do not be modest. My child, I have to give you something for your troubles after all. How about I give you half that much?" the woman was now counting the money in her pouch she has just conjured. Amelie still believed even half the money was still too much, she was beginning to falter was when the woman thrust the funds at her. "Please don't, if I am to take anything just leave me some change and after I find Pete." she saw just how generous the woman was.

She would look like she was taking advantage of the woman if she took any money before Marta's husband was found. In any case, the woman withdrew the funds when Amelie insisted she leave her just some change. "Alright my child, I will leave you 17,500 Ryo when you are done." Amelie was glad they could come to that conclusion. At that moment both women and the little kid were all startled by a sudden appearance of some strange winged guy. She drew her metallic staff in their defense while the kid armed itself with the two halves of the broom.

"Wh-what are you fiend? Did you kidnap Pete?" she tried to speak to the creature but her voice was failing. Oh no, what are we going to do? she thought, she was not really a fighter and this thing looked quite intelligent. Maybe it was some legendary beast from the tales she heard on the boat to this land. "Ddddo not approach!" there was not enough time to even look at the man closely.

[Skulking Shinzu]

Rolls

+10 TP. Learned once.
+40 SP.

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They grow into a panic the moment they lay their eyes on Blight as he landed onto the ground. He raises his hand in hopes to calm them down. “I come in peace, I did not mean to spook you two. That wasn’t my intention; I just wanted to be free from a Phoenix and couldn’t help over hear your conversation.”
He pushes his collar of his shirt away from his neck and cough. “If you two don’t mind my help, anyway.” Blight takes a few steps back, creating some distances between them in hopes to calm down. Behind Blight, there a soft thud noise, sounding as if something just landed.

Blights turns to the direction of the soft thud noise to find a young woman with crimson red hair. Blight realizes who it is right away as she approaches him with pouty lips. Her arms are cross over her chest and she says nothing once arrives. The silent treatment is it, Blight thinks to himself. Be a first time she stop talking.

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Blight looks at his watch and notice he is growing late. He looks at the girl and realizes she is very capable, including crafts by the callous on her hands, signs of a craftsman. “I’ll just go, I don’t want you two become distress from the sight of me.”

[/b] Blight politely bows and leave with junko.
/exit


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[Amelie]

Name: Find my husband!
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2 days
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: Go into the woods to find 'L'ttle Finger' and return safely with him.
Description: 'L'ttle Finger' who is the husband of Marta has gone into the woods since morning to hunt some deer and has not returned yet. Since Marta is worried, Amelie volunteered to find him but was forced into also accepting a reward if she succeeds.
Reward: 17,500 Ryo

Post 1:

“Ugh..” she grunted and looked at Martha. This whatever that person is, appeared out of nowhere offering to help, like that. Something seems strange about this person. She was not even sure if this was a person seeing it with wings and whatnot. Yet, they could use another pair of eyes in this search. While the being was also airborne could widen their search parameters. As if it was another being altogether, it changed its opinion to not help. That being has decided it had better things to do and that she, Amelia would do well alone in the search.

“Alright…..” the creature has left both women dumbfounded at what has transpired. “Well, I’ll get going then….” Amelie tried to break the silence that killed the mood making it awkward. She did not have any maps of the local forest but being a good crafter gave her a high chance of not getting lost. Moreover, she knew how to make some tracks which could help her double back at any time. The sun was beginning to shine the most intense. Those shades under the trees did well to shield her from the scorching rays. Not much light got through that thick forest of crowns.

Amelie had a parchment of paper and a pen with her. Crafting a crude map was crucial in a search where only a solo person applied. The ground she noticed was still pretty wet in these parts, there must have been a rainfall recently. Thinking about the environment, she got an advantage. Anyone entering these grounds would have left some pretty messy footprints. Although Amelie was not a huntress, even she could spot those in this condition. After entering the forest she has made her way along an artificial path. The folks created the path with frequent use during the years.

[Amelie]

Post 2:

The girl walked deeper into the forest with the only aim to find one man. Before going into the woods, Martha has shown Amelia her husbands photograph. The man was definitely older than Martha herself, his beard reminded her of a beehive. According to his wife, the day he got lost, the man wore his usual blue jeans work overalls.

From what she gathered, the man was some sort of a town crafter. All sorts of people relied on his skills to help them out with menial work or even repairing their damaged iron tools. This could mean the house she visited was also fitted with a smithy. That was all she needed for her usual work.

Amelie had no skills in tracking whatsoever but even she noticed the muddied footprints. They were going off the main path leading to what sounded like water splashing direction. "Could he have gone off the road to rest at the river?" it was quite safe to think the sound she heard was of the river.

When she thought of a "river" of course the girl did not imagine such a huge one as she stumbled upon. "Woah!" this was a very wide plane of water with a strong current. Crossing this large body of water was night impossible in its current state.

Out of the blue, she heard a howl. This sound almost froze her blood in place since she recognized it. The wolves were no plaything, especially thirsty ones. Amelie stumbled upon a pack coming to drink the water. She looked around to get some cover but spotted only trees.

[Amelie]

Post 3:

She nodded, as those would do quite well and chose one with a wider base. Amelie was not all defenseless, her bow was more than capable of dispatching a few wolves. But how long would she last against the whole pack? Once at the top, she heard some more noises, they have finally arrived. All she should do at this situation is wait it out, be silent as a stone.

This plan would have worked well for her in normal circumstance but this was not it. The man she was searching for was striding in the distance, he was going to meet the wolves. She froze in shock while holding on the large base. Would she do something? The four wolves were about to devour a man so of course, she should do something.

Amelie was sure the man was who she was looking for once he came in closer. The pack began to notice something was coming their way. The larger beast among the pack sniffed the air and howled. The man has heard the howling as well, quite sharply he picked up a large twig to defend himself with. A few pieces of mushroom we spilled on the ground once his basket hit the ground.

This did not bode well for him, the twig was no weapon that could stop a grown wolf. The largest one was almost as big as the old man if it stood on its back feet. Being a gentle person, Amelie could not be idle in this situation. She had a bow and a few arrows. While on the tree, she slowly reached the bow on her back, her palms sweating.

Next, she reached for an arrow but it slipped past her fingers and fell. She almost did too as her reflexes told her to reach for the arrow to stop its fall. Luckily her thighs managed to clamp on tree saving her. "Uff...." her relief was a momentary thing, the wolves have heard the sound of the arrow and came to snoop around. At least the old man was safe now, for how long though?

[Amelie]

Post 4:

The pack sniffed around but could not find anyone. The largest beast focused on the previous direction once more. With all the wolves focusing in all different directions she could try to at least take out one of them. Amelie has successfully reached for an arrow already. She was placing it on the tether when something flew past one wolf.

Looking carefully, it was an arrow which hit the ground next to the target. More arrows came flying and the pack ran away. She wasn't sure if she would be able to stop the pack from doing some damage but was lucky in the end. A young man in a green camouflage outfit greeted her once she was on the ground. He really blended well with the surroundings.

"Good day to you M'am." he said. He introduced himself as Greck, the hunter. "Say, what were you doing in these woods?" he asked her a question. "Uhh, well I am looking for a man named L'tle Finger. Do you know him?" she was interested to see if Greck was of the same town as Martha and her husband. "Coz I do M'am. As a matter of fact, I was told to help you."

He then continued to explain how the little merchant boy asked him to help her find the old man. Hearing human voices the man came to meet them as well. Soon everything would be explained to everyone concerned. A worried Martha greeted them once the group returned to the farm safely.

She came in running to hug her husband. "Don't you ever make me worry like that." she belittled him a bit until he gave her a wide smile "Look what I have brought you Martha!" both looked so happy that Amelie got a little tear in her eyes. "Oh, Amelie." the old woman noticed and gave her a smile. "Why don't you two come in for dinner? My mushroom soup is quite good and all this searching must have been stressful."

[Amelie]

Post 5:

The woman was right, Amelie noticed her stomach growling again. "Martha, thank you but I have to get back in there." Greck pointed at the forest. "There is still the matter of those wolves. If they get closer to the farm, who knows what can happen." he was quite a responsible person. "Oh my! Wolves?" she looked at her husband with worry. "Don't worry Martha, Greck knows how to deal with them."

Soon the hunter Greck left and Amelie was left with the old pair. She was wondering what to say next but nothing came to her. These situations were always awkward to her. After a fulfilling dinner, she was well rewarded with the money Martha promised. Her husband had no problem with that, he even let her stay with them for a while. The package came in with the use of his tools and a smithy.

{Mission end}

[Skulking Shinzu]

Mission complete.

+17,500 Ryo.

[Amelie]

Using my 30TP from here into:

Skill Focus (Haggling)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Choose a skill. User is particularly adept at that skill.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gets a +15 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If the user has 50 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +30. User can learn this technique multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time the user learns this technique, it applies to a new skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

Unlocked Potential 2x (Haggling)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has an incredible potential for improvement with 1 of their skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose a Skill. The Point limit for that skill is increased by 15. (Thus, the first time user applies this technique to a skill, its point limit becomes 140 instead of 125). User may learn this technique multiple times. User may apply this same technique to the same skill multiple times.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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Then using 30TP from going through crafting for heero:

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Apr 28, 2018 8:14:51 GMT -7 👺 Usiel said:

Well for going through all of them (didn't expect you to go practically all of them) give yourself 30 TP. Not much but you did help quite a bit.

Skill Concentration (Haggle)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Choose a skill user has a special mastery over.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +20 on all skill checks with the skill selected. User may learn this technique multiple times. It effects do not stack with Skill Focus or itself. Each time user learns this technique, it applies to a new skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous. Must know Skill Focus (Specify Skill).

2x Haggle (7 Rolls due to able learner) 40SP
Rank: "D"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: Characters with the haggle skill know how to get the best deals.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Charisma Skill. Die Rolls: 5 Die Rolls. Check Requirement: Game Master/Described. User is well versed in the subtle art of obtaining the best quality items for the least amount of money, and how to sell what they have at the biggest profit. There are 2 ways to handle haggling in Naruto Forum Roleplay. The fastest way is to simply make a skill check. Using this method, the Game Master rolls a skill check for the character. If successful, the character with the haggling skill will roll their check and pay 1/3rd of said roll as a percentage less per item than others. For example, if user rolls a 6, they will pay 2% less. If user succeeds with a 50, user will pay 83.3% of the normal "list" price. When selling items, a character who makes a successful skill check can get between 1d100/2 percent more for any item. Any Point beyond 100 goes to the Die Roll after determining if the roll is under the Skill. The total however cannot go over 100. For Example: User has 102 Skill Points into Haggle. User rolls a 20 which is under the Skill. The total roll for calculating Percentage is 22 due to the 2 additional Skill Points beyond 100. If, however, a player would rather role-play their haggling attempt they may be able to get even better deals. Characters who wish to role-play haggling should keep in mind that there are strict protocols for haggling in the world. Sticking to the proper protocol is very important when haggling. If a character breaks protocol, they could offend the person they are haggling with. There are several things a character can do to improve their chances. Showing hard coin several things a character can do to improve their chances. Showing hard coin often helps seal a deal, convincing the person being haggled with that the character is serious about the offer and has what it takes to back it up.
Limit: Must learn from Skills.