Chapter 02: Combat System.

While Sketch is walking to the forest now is a good time to get in-depth about the basics of the combat system.

/* Definitely not because I don’t want to write a scene were Sketch walks to the forest./*

Because G.O. doesn’t have levels, monsters and players are put into a Scale of their power, with different ranks depending on how strong they are.

There are 4 main ranks, with each rank divided into 8 subcategories or tiers. The ranks being the Beginner, Adept, Expert, and Master ranks; And divided into the tiers of First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and so on until Eighth tier.

With every tier you go up the more dangerous a threat you or your enemy is. And when going up a Rank you get exponentially stronger than before. It is said that when you break though into the Master Rank you gain an Attunement to a specific element,

but no one has seen a Master Rank on the Isle of Sanctun in a very long time.

The Monsters on the Isle of Sanctun ranged from Beginner First tier to Adept Second tier. And players started as Beginner Second tier.

All players also start with the skill called Basic Combat. This skill is a general attack skill, and sums up punching, kicking, hitting, slashing, and stabbing in a skill.

This let all players have a skill to use early in the game before getting other skills. After using a certain weapon for long enough you get the Mastery skill for that specific weapon,

you can get the mastery for all weapons; but once you learn one Mastery, it gets more difficult to raise the mastery of any other weapon.

Other skills are divided into three groups. Class Skills, Custom Skills, and Miscellaneous Skills

Class Skills are skills that you get with a specific Class, for instance a Priest getting a Heal Spell, or a Thief getting a Stealth Skill.

Custom Skills are skills that a player can create on their own,

for example Combos and fighting techniques from the Real World.

If you create skill that’s part of the game already but undiscovered you could end up getting quests related to it.

Miscellaneous Skills are skills all classes, like the Bandage Skill, or Cooking.

Anyone can learn them, and they are useful to all classes without providing an edge to them.

All skills can be used at any moment at any time, so unless sealed by magic any skill could be used in combat. But there are some skills you wouldn’t use at certain times.

For instance using a mass destruction spell in the middle of a city, although you could use it the city guards would be very displeased.

Health is set as a percentage rather than a numerical value for Monsters and attacks do extra Damage based on where the weapon hits and its proximity to vital organs and such.

Technically a beginner sword could be used to kill the final boss if the wielder is skilled enough, however better weapons have different effects on them like The Holy Staff of Evilen, which does more damage against undead monsters.

/*now back to your regularly scheduled program/*

Sketch was around three minutes into the forest, keeping his eyes peeled for any signs of life.

Pushing through the brush, he stumbles into a clearing.

‘Well crap…’

With his hand and knees on the ground after breaking through the bush he stares eye to eye with a wild boar.

Wild Boar Beginner Second Tier :  Good Health

Rolling to the side, the boar’s back legs tense up, and with a sudden surge of power it darts forward,

driving its tusks into the place where Sketch was just moments ago. The beast’s flank collided with his shoulder

and he was knocked several feet back until he collided with a tree.

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Quickly jumping back to his feet, Sketch was able to avoid the second charge of the Boar by quickly jumping to the left.

Drawing his sword he swipes at the rear of the boar.

Miss!

Turning around the boar charges at him again and Sketch again jumps to the left and swipes at the passing Boar.

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Hit

Now standing exhausted, Sketch jumps forward and swipes three more times at the Boar

Hit

Hit

Hit

Then once it recovered it swung its head to face Sketch and hit his right leg with its tusks

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Hard Hit:  Lowered power on Right LegLowers reaction speed and causes pain when moved or hit.

Leaping back and landing hard on his left leg, Sketch looks down and sees that his Right Leg is bleeding and swollen with a throbbing pain.

However the boar is in worse shape than him.

With deep cuts down its flanks and bloodshot eyes it looked to be about half dead. Examining the boar again the box pops up

Wild Boar Beginner Second Tier :  Poor Health

The vague health didn’t do much except reinforce that Sketch was doing damage to it. Repeating the Doge, Counter, Attack process three more times the Boar finally collapses with a deep blow to back.

Other than the first two hits that he received Sketch was able to doge the charging attacks of the boar and retreated before the boar recovered enough to attack.

Collecting the loot from the he was able to collect some Boar bones, Boar Tusks, and Worthless Boar skin (Too cut up to be used by any craftsman).

Rank Up!Your abilities have been evaluated to rank of Beginner Second Tier

‘So this is how you improve; I guess if I defeat monster stronger than me I Rank up. That’s useful’

In the field there were several other Boars So Sketch decided to go attack them one by one.

After defeating five and resting after each battle to heal Sketch had two screens pop up in front of him.

New Skill: Sword MasteryAllows use of Swords special effects and increased familiarity with Swords : ]Beginner

Increased Familiarity: Wild BoarShows Health of Wild Boar in terms of Percentage.  Increased Drops of Common loot. : Second Tier

‘The Wild Boar familiarity is interesting, maybe if I advance it far enough it will show me it’s weak points or something…

but the Swords Mastery is fantastic, I wonder if my swords have any effects!’

Taking out his rusted Sword he examines the special Effect.

Special Effect: TetanusLow chance of Something Killed with this Sword of Respawning weaker than originally, High chance of Causing Muscle Spasms if Monster isn’t killed.

‘This is a unique effect. If I got cut with this it could give me the effect, but it’s also a good effect for grinding mobs,

especially if the Monster kills me it would die by the time I returned.’

“Hmm” Getting up and stretching Sketch started to walk up to another group of Wild Boars “Better keep killing these guys until a boss shows up.