Posts from Pursuit of the Sun 1.2

What does paralysis mean?

Does paralysis wear off after being hit? I didn't expect that. Usually, sleep works that way... Oh well.

It seems the Master of Tentacles wasn't prepared for capturing...

Seeing that the creature couldn't reach Gus with four attacks, Ottar let out a malicious laugh. And delivered another blow.

Usually, it's a turn skip with the inability to dodge, parry, or block. But since the tentacles move independently of everything else, it's a bit different here.

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Ottar attacks Tentacle
Tentacle takes 45 damage (230/350)
Tentacle attacks Gus
Tentacle Strike 1: miss
Tentacle Strike 2: miss
Tentacle Strike 3: miss
Tentacle Strike 4: miss
Gus attacks Tentacle
Tentacle takes 29 damage
Tentacle takes 29 damage (172/300)
Ottar attacks Tentacle
Tentacle takes 45 damage (127/350)
Tentacle attacks Gus
Tentacle Strike 1: miss
Tentacle Strike 2: miss
Tentacle Strike 3: miss
Tentacle Strike 4: miss
Gus attacks Tentacle
Gus uses "Crippling Blow": Tentacle takes 40 damage, Tentacle's SP, accuracy, and dodge are halved for 2 rounds, paralysis (87/350)
Tentacle attacks Gus
Tentacle Strike 1: miss
Tentacle Strike 2: miss
Tentacle Strike 3: miss
Tentacle Strike 4: miss
Ottar attacks Tentacle
Tentacle takes 45 damage (42/350)
Gus attacks Tentacle
Tentacle takes 29 damage
Tentacle takes 29 damage

The tentacled monster no longer shows any signs of life; all its pathetic attempts to escape the series of grabs and throws have failed.
-- Pfft, what a disgusting creature. I wish it would end up in the bath, -- Gus wipes his hands on his cloak. -- Well done, Ottar. It would have been difficult alone.

The creatures never even managed to scratch the master. What a pathetic sight...

– Ugh! This is what happens to those who hide their ugliness behind other faces! – Ottar spat on the remains of the tentacles. – What should we do with it? We can’t just leave it here... maybe we can cook something interesting from its corpse...

Or burn it... that’s also a good option. With collective effort, the villagers could have fought off this creature, but it seems nature didn’t endow the villagers with strategic thinking.

-- We'll hand it over to the Academy; they'll figure it out. We also need to warn the class monitor and distribute medicine to everyone.

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For successfully completing the investigation and achieving this magnificent victory, Ottar receives 1 Experience Point.

Ah, yes... we also need to please our friends from the Academy. Ottar completely forgot about that.

– We have a good chance to find out who the creature was disguised as in the village, – Krovopiyetsa noted. – And, perhaps, even search its lair. It's a pity that we will probably not find out where it came from. So close to the capital, and such a creature... it's a bad thing.

And somewhere, there might be whole groups of them... in his childhood, Ottar read about various monsters in his father's library. About vampires, ghouls, altushniks... half of it is obviously a fairy tale. But some of them really exist... like this creature from the village...

– Exactly. Will you check on the healer? I’ll talk to the elder in the meantime.

Ottar nods and walks towards the healer’s house. He once promised to share any news he found with her. Either she won’t be home, or he’ll bring her good news late at night.

The house turns out to be open and empty...

As predictable as it is... the simpleton could have easily dealt with this trouble on his own. He just lacked the intelligence.

Ottar decides to search the house.

All he manages to find is some old rags, a knife, and 6 coppers. And a variety of different herbs, of which perhaps only mint would be useful to him.

Ottar decides to search the house.

Don't forget to read the diary and burn the house.

No suspicious tracks... Disappointing.

Ottar decides not to touch anything and goes to Gase.

You can't use fists in the fistfight, but you can in a regular fight.

Well, maybe I can beat someone without magic...

-- There will be rewards for first to third place, -- says Sigeber. -- But such a fight happens in this city only once a year... Participating in the overseas tournament – isn't that reward enough?

- Yes, of course, but after the fight, I'd like to eat something, - Sandar explained. - Maybe some job will come up, but there wasn't anything suitable on the notice board. Unless the Academy needs some help, but that's more likely to be a different kind of work than what I'm used to.
- Are you also participating in the tournament? - Aidan asked his new acquaintances.

Meanwhile, while Yashur is waiting for the list of initiatives, Voldemar stands there, scratching his head, wondering if they can handle Arno against five opponents together. And if not, how many of these crazies he can grab and take with him into the Void...