100
This... This is a nightmare. This place defies physics. Crystal spires hang from nowhere. A gaping blue vortex swirls above - no, below - wait, sideways... okay, so it's SOMEWHERE around here, just on the corner of your vision. Cackling grey flames - yes, CACKLING - leap and dance from crystal to crystal. Webs of... um... bloody hell, what is that? Anyway, webs of... stuff span crevasses that aren't there. And in the biggest crystal... something moves.
wolfchild: Sarin, CrafterCraft A Geode Fragment into a highly polished sphereAttempt roll: 73 + 20 = 93
Quality roll: 71
Influence roll: 14 + 71 + 18 (geode fragment) = 144
After handing over your sunset rock and drinking horn to Ramington, you wonder what you should do today. Deciding to try your luck with the gems again, you select another chunk - this one a deep translucent green - and set to work smoothing, poilishing and reshaping. Finally, you end up with a beautiful emerald sphere. However... you just aren't satisfied with it. You think for a minute...
how to improve it?With a flicker of inspiration, you have your answer. You create small cracks throughout the centre of the orb, and suddenly it glitters like a brilliant-cut diamond.
+93 gemshaping exp (LEVEL UP)
+1 brilliant emerald orb !base influence 144!Personal inventory:
- 1 unit of otherworldly, iridescent liquid metal !base influence 153!
- 1 brilliant emerald orb !base influence 144!
- 0.5L water !base influence 1!
Influence: 381
Skills:
- Lv. 1 Refining - 61/100
- Lv. 0 Stoneworking - 78/100
- Lv. 1 Gemshaping - 51/100
- Lv. 1 Liquid Manipulation - 15/100
Criptfeind: Jorn, GathererI will gather.Attempt roll: 95 + 20 + 2 - 10 (world penalty) = 107 (HOOOOOOOOOOLY CRAP.)
Quality roll: 47
Quantity roll: 86
After much mental preparation, you assert yourself, step through the door and promptly fall in a direction I'm not quite sure what to call. It seems to involve time, as you end up looking through your shoulder to see your ship flash into existence behind you. Seems you've got an extra day gathering. Lucky you! You put it to good use, gathering the strange webby substance from the crevasses you can see out of the back of your eyes. No, not your brain-cobwebs.
Shortly afterwards, you slip and fall...someway. Which happens to be towards the vortex. You grab some swirly blue as you fall, because why not? Somehow, you open your eyes and you're back in the ship. You decide not to think about anything too hard for a while.
+54 gathering exp (LEVEL UP)
+21 units of otherworldly webbing !base influence 24 each!
+4 units of swirly blue !base influence 17 each!Personal inventory:
- 3 unusual aurora-like gems !base influence 65 each!
- 1 vein of blue metal !base influence 100!
- 1 stone-skinned sandworm (biologically asexual) !base influence 75!
- 1 unit of fire ant paste !base influence 10!
- 21 units of otherworldly webbing !base influence 24 each!
- 4 units of swirly blue !base influence 17 each!
Influence: 634
Skills:
LAAT501legion: LAAT, GathererI will grab 2kg of black sand, drop the rest of the sand on the group inventory, and make a sand statue.Attempt roll: 28 - 10 - 5 = 13
You decide to make a sculpture out of sand. How hard could it be? It's just like making a sandcastle!
Then you remember you were never any good at sandcastles either.
+13 earthcrafting expPersonal inventory:
- 1 shimmering statue of Ptah's glory !base influence 151
- 1 immaculate statue of Ptah's brilliance !base influence 134
- 2kg black sand !base influence 3/kg!
- 2kg raw glass !base influence 10/kg!
- 3 sandworm eggs !base influence 30 each!
- 20 marble sandworm teeth !base influence 15 each!
Influence: 394
Skills:
- Lv. 1 Liquid Manipulation - 81/100
- Lv. 0 Gathering - 82/100
- Lv. 0 Hidecrafting - 27/100
- Lv. 0 Earthcrafting - 13/100
RAM: Ramington, TraderI blow all my influence on buying trading equipment. I grab 1 ever-molten bowl of liquid glass !base influence 90! and 4 multicoloured geode fragments !base influence 36 each!.
Then I'll charge out and try to gather some of those Flame beasties again.Attempt roll: 89 + 1 - 10 - 10 (world penalty) - 5 (specific penalty) = 65
Quality roll: 80
Quantity roll: 51
Taking a few items from the hold, and buying a fancy briefcase from the ship, you set out to catch the flame creatures again. After staying in this mockery of nature for a day, you are much more accustomed to the oddities of this world - even if it means seeing your own livers from time to time - and are able to easily catch up with the nimble little beasts.
+33 gathering exp
+5 grey flame beings (biologically asexual) !base influence 40 each!Personal inventory:
- 1 beautiful red garnet recursive drinking horn !base influence 83!
- 1 beautiful polished sunset rock !base influence 175!
- 1 ever-molten bowl of liquid glass !base influence 90!
- 4 multicoloured geode fragments !base influence 36 each!
- 5 grey flame beings (biologically asexual) !base influence 40 each!
Influence: 301
Skills:
- Lv. 1 Gathering - 84/100
- Lv. 0 Trading (+1) - 49/100
The Ark's maintenance systems have deducted 500 influence from Desmond Blue's account for continued refusal of duty. The Ark would like to remind you all that three consecutive turns of inactivity will result in removal from the current Cycle's roster.- 6L water !base influence 2 (per litre)!
- 34 multicoloured geode fragments !base influence 36 each!
- 3 unusual aurora-like gems !base influence 65 each!
- 1 deep black gem !base influence 30!
- 2 lampreys (1M, 1F) !base influence 40 each!
- 12 lamprey eggs !base influence 20 each!
- 7 iron rods !base influence 25 each!
- 1 lightning sphere !base influence 45!
- 1 bumpy engraved wooden box !base influence 61!
- 1 clumsily crafted teak statuette !base influence 73!
- 1 jar of lightning flies (20) !base influence 50!
- 5kg raw iron !base influence 25/kg!
- 1 rubber bouncy ball !base influence 2!
- 36m2 of sandworm hide !base influence 25/m2!
[li]3L red, viscous liquid mineral
!base influence 20/L![/li]
[li]2 giant moles (1M, 1F)
!base influence 20 each![/li]
[li]18kg black sand
!base influence 3/kg![/li]
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Machine parts: 1Many more successes today. How do you guys keep having such good luck?