~ Day 2 ~
After getting a pass on having to move it was clear that a few hours in the interface was not going to satisfy the system. Sooner rather than later it was clear Tobias had to spend time in the game. After breakfast, Tobias hunted out his day planner if he had to spend his time, he was going to discover the rules
Objectives
Clear the threat of accommodation being downgraded.
for a long time, he looked at the page that he had written on, and was unable to expand on the objective, it was too little, too small for the man that he had been. To have been diminished to this point shocked Tobias to his absolute core. He was not this small man trapped within an unacceptable life. He was a power, people feared him. Yet if he was honest to himself things had been allowed to drift. this realization made the next line.
Become a Power.
Little did Tobias understand how these three words were going to affect his life and so many other peoples.
So it was back to the cupboard, and the nightmare of the AR suit. Everything went better, or at least faster this time, He willing placed the helm over his head and everything faded to Black
Player Tobias, Male
No Mail
Location tiny isle 1431 Maladron.
He was where he remembered, in a clearing in the early morning, with the sounds of a babbling brook in the near distance. To the right, he heard a hissing sound and as he looked, beneath a small shrub two beady eyes were following his movements the hissing sound did not seem to be limited to the single animal.
Minor Predator Recognition Skill gained.
Suddenly 5 rat bodies appear highlighted in red the words Minor rat nest (aggressive) appears over the outlines. Tobias glances to the clearing floor looking for anything able to be used as a weapon, Noticing a large broken branch he grabs it,
[Tick] 10/13
His movement triggered the rats and they charged. he swung the branch ad struck a rat, not the one he was aiming for but still a solid blow, he sees a red -2 float out of the rat body as it collapsed still snarling. When the rat he had aimed for took a bite out of his leg a red -2 floated out of his body. Damn these rats were large, and it was unharmed what the hell it should have been burnt.
HP-2 [Tick] 8/13
Feeling shocked he realized that Flame Aura was an active skill and he yelled Flame on, instantly his body was covered in the glow of flames. a Mana-2 appeared and then disappeared. Two rats bit at his other leg and then were engulfed in flames curling up dead. The original rat bit him again and while it was also engulfed in flames it only looked angrier.
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HP-4. Mana-2[Tick] 4/11
The Large rat bites again squealing as the flames again coursed through its body. This time it dies. One rat left, It leaps at Tobias only to be met with the branch which is now covered in flame, the rat attempts to bite but as it collapses dead its teeth were able to clamp around Tobias' throat, Still extracting the jaws from his neck results in a wound.
HP-3.Mana-3[Tick] 1/8
The remaining Rat attempts to escape beneath the branches of a nearby bush but a quick clubbing does the trick.
Tobias keeps swing the branch at various rats bodies as his club fragments into small pieces of charcoal.
HP 0. Mana-2[Tick] 3/7
[Fight Summary]
Damage taken 9, Damage given 11, Mana used -5. Duration 5 ticks
Combat reward
Agility +1,
new Skill Minor Predator Recognition
new Skill Flaming weapon.
Recognition - Near-death experience. Bonus attribute point.
One attribute point available to allocate
Loot 5 rat bodies.
Tobias sat on the ground shocked at the violence that he had just experienced, a voice sounds in his ear "Out of Combat".
Mana-2,HP+1.[Tick] 2/7
Mana -1,HP+1.[Tick] 3/5
Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 4/3
Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 5/1
Mana-2,HP+1[Tick], 6/1
Mana-1,HP-1[Tick], 7/0
. suddenly his vision became grey and he falls back unable to move. The Flaming Aura collapses. [Tick]blue +1,Green +1. Within 13 tick he returns to normal levels of mana and health. Going negative on mana seems to have a serious impact on survival chances. It was lucky that he was out of combat when he used more mana than he had. It appears that he used 2 HP for each point emergency mana. Running out of Mana could clearly have nasty effects. But the Flaming Aura was the only reason for his survival. So Tobias used the extra attribute point to increase the aura
Player Tobias
Male
Characteristics
Strength
1
Agility
2
Intelligence
3
Ego
5
Hit-points
10
1 per tick
Mana
13
2 per tick
Attributes
Mental Toughness (Ego)
1
Affinity for Fire (Ego)
1
Mana Boost (Intellect)
1
Skills
Flame Aura
2 damage per tick
2 per tick
Minor Predator Recognition
1
Flaming weapon
1
History
Near-death Experience
Bonus Attribute
1