Change of Attitude

I can’t believe it. Cra is actually buying equipment. She always insisted on making it, even we had no time for hunting.

Recently she made some fortune. I have no idea how she managed to do it, as in the past couple of months we had no time for anything besides breeding. And now she is spending this money on buying materials for equipment and even equipment pieces. The new set for sadida is almost done. The set for eniripsa is the next in the list, according to cra. And she even promised to get some new equipment for me, but the equipment I want is highly overpriced at the moment, so I want to persuade her to wait till prices drop. If I have to I’ll get the heavy artillery, namely Petrovna. Old lady is incredibly good in negotiating budget solutions, she always has 1001 argument against spending even 1 kama.

The most surprising thing is, however, the set cra is putting together for herself. For months she was working on mastering water magic. But the pieces she is getting now are no good for water magic wielder. It looks like she is going to change her preferences in magic back to air and fire. Well, we’ll see it soon.

The one thing hasn’t changed. Cra is still buying the cheapest stuff she can find. She is relying on Drelas in making all the items look good. Considering the amount of runes in the chests it shouldn’t be that big problem, even I dislike the idea of maging amulets and boots.

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

The fourth Goultarminator challenge for teams’ supporters was a treechnid hunt. I genuinely  dislike treechnids, and not without a reason: Nechto was in need of Ancestral set, so we hunted them, Petrovna was in need of Ancestral set, so we hunted them, Kanni was in need of Ancestral set, so we hunted them, Viisas was in need of Ancestral set, so we hunted them. My guildmates, friends, all at some point were in need of Ancestral sets, so we had to go and hunt treechnids again and again… Even old lady was sick of them and suggested to buy two Ancestral sets for pandawa and xelor.

The Goultarminator challenge seemed like a nightmare: hunting treechnids once again. I thought cra would refuse to participate, even she was intended to support our teams. To my surprise she decided to go to the Treechnid dungeon.

“We will kill four birds with one stone” — was her explanation. “First of all, we’ll help our teams, secondly, we’ll get materials for the Ancestral sets, thirdly, we’ll get the Ancestral Treechnid souls someone has promised to bring to Otomai,” — she glanced meaningfully at our younger friends, — “and the last but not the least we’ll show Ki…”

“Ha-ha-ha” — enu said. “Now we all know what’s it all about. You just can’t allow Ki to look better than you. Ok, let’s visit our old woody friends.”

That’s how I found myself in a company with treechnids… However, it wasn’t as bad as it used to be: no transformations, no maze, more, but fast to kill, treechnids, better drops, etc. In fact it felt almost as a beach walk. Still sram managed to shirk one of the dungeon runs. Moreover she was impertinent enough to demand rescue and blame us for “the unfortunate concurrence of circumstances that prevented her from helping Rosal teams”. Well, she didn’t have much time to talk — cra wanted to be done with the trees as soon as possible.

As a result of participation in this event we got enough materials to craft two Ancestral sets. That was really nice, especially considering that we didn’t have to hunt treechnids outside the dungeon as it used to be.

The last thing that should be decided about the panda and xelor’s equipment is the choice of weapon. Xelor is going to opt for the Axel, as it will increase her abilities to restrain the enemies. And panda, probably, will go for the axe. Axes are the favourite weapon of pandas, and they even have inherited predisposition to axes, so they can use them more effectively than others.

Hail Sceptre

While Rosal teams use mainly Ougaammers, many teams from the older realms are equipped with Hail Sceptres — weapons that can be crafted using the resources from newly rediscovered Sakai island. I wonder if this sceptre is really that good.

Hail Sceptre	Ougaammer
Damage 10 to 15 (neutral) 8 to 12 (fire) 8 to 12 (air)	Damage 19 to 35 (neutral)
Special effects Lost AP for the target: 1	Special effects Steals 2 to 7 HP (water)
Statistics +301 to 350 vitality +41 to 60 strength +41 to 60 chance +31 to 50 wisdom +5 to 7 damage +1 range +301 to 400 initiative +21 to 30 prospecting +6 to 10 neutral resistance +6 to 10 % fire resistance	Statistics +301 to 400 vitality +31 to 40 wisdom +6 to 10 damage Increases damage by 31 to 40% +6 to 10 prospecting

I know cra wants this sceptre, but she prefers staves to any other weapon, not to mention she is an expert in water and air magic.

 

Seeking for Explosives

Who could think that explosives can be used in craft of the shoes? Despite all the logic ten measures of Gourlo’s Explosive Powder are needed for each pair of Pierced Boots, and we want at least two pairs (one for me and one for eni). We managed to collect 10 measures during the Dungeon Race, but we need 10 more, which means more fights with Gourlo the Fearsome, and he is very stingy when it comes to the explosives. Not to be unjust to this brave captain I have to say that he generously treat guests with rum, each time he has an opportunity he offers them a barrel.

In our previous visits Gourlo tried to avoid contact with barrels, but if we could somehow immobilise him near one of them he would become weaker, I guess he just didn’t know where to stop when drinking. Nowadays he is affected by barrels only if he shares them with someone. And this someone should be real, he refuses to see summons as appropriate company. So, these days we always have to have someone drinking with Gourlo and sometimes it ends with both of them being dead, although, with a team like ours it’s not crucial.

I think in a couple of days we’ll be back to the pirate’s boat. It’s always nice to talk to an old friend, and captain is one of them.