Chapter 155: My oblivious boyfriend in another world got bitten by a radioactive cow.
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Chapter 155: My oblivious boyfriend in another world got bitten by a radioactive cow.
With a great feeling of satisfaction, Suzette brought her adze down on the oak log and peeled away the last of the bark. She was tired from yet another day of hacking away at oak trees. This had better do it!
Huzzah!! You have raised your skill with an adze to Rank 5!
50% faster speed in killing weeds or creating a furrow.
50% faster speed when peeling bark and shaping wood.
Base chance to hit with the adze as a weapon:10+10% x level+5%x STR. At Level 10 and STR 4 you have a base chance to hit of 130% - creatures avoidance%.
Base damage with an adze: 10 + 5x STR + 5x Level = 80 damage
"Oh god, yes!" She flipped her adze in the air and caught it. "Level 5 and done with this skill." There were chuckles from nearby. Many of the other workers shared the feeling. Stripping the bark off of oak logs and turning them into rough timbers was hot and sweaty work.
But the gains were worth it. Many of the workers didn't have a skill that gave them experience in STR. Getting to level 5 in adze gave them five points of STR if they were in Tier 1, and four points if they were in Tier 2. They also finally had a weapon they could use. With a base damage of 10, an adze did the equivalent damage of a dull knife or small stick of wood. It wasn't great, but it wasn't classed as a 'default' weapon. Using one gave them experience. The additions to damage and accuracy from their Levels and STR turned it into a weapon that would let them fight in the Bunny Barrow or the top of the Lair.
For those with high STR, Tier 2 workers like Jorges, an adze became a much stronger weapon. Jon and Cham were pure murder-hobos with them, wielding one in each hand. Ozzy couldn't match their number of swings, but his over-sized adze hit extremely hard. Of course, his fists actually hit harder, so the adze wouldn't be used for much except for stripping bark.
Ozzy had been working nearby doing just that chore. He clapped along with the others and gave her a wink. He knew this wasn't an enjoyable job, but she'd kept at it.
He'd been able to level the tool much faster, having more spare time to work on it. A smoke pit could run without him after a couple of hours each morning. The tavern demanded a lot of Suzette's time.
Ozzy put the tip of his adze into the end of the log he was working on, two inches below the bark. Twisting his arm he cracked the wood along the grain, splitting off the outer two inches of wood along with the bark. Grabbing an edge with his hand, he pulled at the slab and moved the adze down along the cut. Within a half-minute he had peeled the entire slab off of twenty feet of log. He turned the log three times, repeating the process, reducing the round log to a squared beam lying beside the 4 slabs. This essence is securely nested within the heart of Nøv€lß¡n★
The village could always use more wood. Beams and boards for building projects. Firewood for their homes and charcoal for the forges. The slabs could be burned, but they often found a use as rough boards for animal pens and barn roofs. What wasn't immediately used would be stored in the barracks for later. And of course, the work on Rowan Keep would take a large amount of wood.
The War of the Oaks had given them a head start, but the lumberjacks would be busy for the rest of the year. Luckily, there was a lot of forest, and it grew back quickly. Whether that was an aspect of the game or some lingering magic of the druids, they weren't sure. Either way it was convenient.
Ozzy picked up all the parts of the log and headed to the wood piles, intending to pick up Suzette’s as well. She waved him off, "I can do this!" She'd been enjoying her increased strength. Like all the workers, each point of STR let her lift about 250 pounds, and that was tripled with the Haul III skill as long as they were just lifting or hauling the load. She could lift and carry over a ton and a half of weight. Of course, that assumed a good grip, even ground, and a balanced load. Heaving a twenty-foot-long beam onto her small shoulder had taken some practice. The other workers gave her space to move. She'd given some accidental bruises moving her first log after stumbling over an exposed root.
Most of the workers could handle the smaller logs that were less than three foot in diameter. They weighed between three and four thousand pounds. The huge boles of the treants and larger trees were much too large for even a team of workers, and their largest wagons couldn't carry the weight. Jorges had claimed the biggest and tallest of the trees for the rebuilding of Rowan Keep.
Jon and Cham were put to work cutting these trees and treants into massive timbers forty foot long and three-foot square. They were the only workers who had the strength and skill to work with the large trees, splitting the trunks with the use of sledgehammers and wedges. Ozzy often got called in to help with positioning the trees. After seeing how easily Ozzy could move and lift the massive trees, both put some of the CSP they had just earned into picking up Haul 4, 5 and 6. The skill was very cheap. Possibly another of the "ACME loves you and traded away all your normal skills for things that let you work harder." benefits.
Once trimmed, the beams still weighed in at eight tons. Jorges was making plans for some specialized wagons which could move the beams. He'd need one carriage at each end, and another in the middle. Ozzy saw him working on the plans and taking measurements, "New wagons?"
Jorges explained the need for them. "Yes, to move those beams. I need them for the pillars in the great hall and to support the wall above each of the big gates. It will be slow going to get these to the keep, even with the carriages." Ozzy looked at timbers and considered, "If you don't need them for a few weeks, I can just move them up there two at a time for you and make two or three trips a week."
Jorges shifted his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other, looked at the beams, did some calculations, and looked back at the butcher, "You've got a STR of over twenty now?"
And they needed to do every quest they could at the Butcher's and Hunter's guilds. With how limited they were in gaining skills, nothing was too silly. Ozzy had picked up both Shark Hunting and Fishing, for instance. The first would let him use a harpoon and give him more STR skill. Fishing for small trout in the deeper pools with a large spear was silly and mangled the fish too much to eat them, but if it gave him experience, he'd work on it. Regular fishing was much more relaxing. It was also one of the few ways he could earn WIS experience. He looked forward to sitting, half asleep, for hours next to a makeshift fishing pole and leveling the skill.
That said, he was not looking forward to raising his agility. The only way he currently knew how was through the Bull Leaping skill Suzette had found. She had worked hard at it while he'd been working on Bulldogging. They needed to switch, and neither was happy about it - especially since Rolly had mentioned 'A Surprise!' that he was setting up.
Deciding what to wear was easy. Other than work clothes he had one tunic that Adrianna had made for him. It was a dark grey that went well tucked into his kilt. The long sleeves were tight at the wrist but puffed out, giving him lots of room for his large arms. The fabric was heavy and very comfortable. She'd woven it from a blend of cotton thread and the fine silk that Squirmie spun for her nests. Adrianna said it was very difficult to work with and had given her several levels in her seamstress skills.
For Suzette she had made a similar top that went with a matching skirt, in a grey that was a shade lighter than Ozzy's tunic. This would be the first time they were wearing them together. Feeling an odd tingling, he turned around suddenly as Suzette was sneaking up from behind to tickle him. He caught her in a hug and gave her a kiss.
Suzette approved, "Wow. Nice start to a night off. But how the hell did you know I was there?"
Ozzy gave her a grin, "I took a chance with the enhanced sense from the Hunter's Guild."
"Really? Hearing or smell?"
"Herd sense actually - I talked to Rolly about it first; he had some good insight to it. He says that the bulls, especially Ferdinand, get an idea if any of the herd is in trouble. It has to be something that triggers a strong emotion like fear or anger. You were totally gleeful about sneaking up on me and I felt it."
That revelation made Suzette stop and think, "You know, I would never have considered something like that. I'll probably take smell, to help with brewing and alchemy, and Ben was thinking sight. But knowing when someone is in trouble sounds good. Do you get it from the whole town?"
"Not so far. I'm more aware of where you, Ben, and Rolly are right now. Maybe you’re the only people in my 'herd' right now?"
Suzette suddenly doubled over laughing, "Oh my, sorry, it just hit me. You have 'Cow-sense' instead of 'Spider-sense' like Spiderman."
Ozzy could tell with his 'cow-sense' that a member of his herd was highly amused, "Oh god, please don't tell that to Ben. I'll never hear the end of it."
She pointed at him, "You got bit by a radioactive cow! I can't wait to see you sprout horns."
It was only after a couple of minutes, and much difficulty, that Suzette managed to quit laughing. "Ok, here's the deal. You take me out for a nice dinner and some shopping, and I'll be quiet for a week."
Ozzy wasn't thrilled with that deal, "And in a week? What happens then?"
Suzette smiled over her shoulder as she got changed, "You take me out again. Of course."
Ozzy's Sheet
NameClassRaceLevelSkill EPBoss EPTotal Ozzy Pitmaster Human:80% 10 12800 3500 17800/15000 Heritage: Tough, Fire, Shadowed, Sculpted Base (200 per L) Special Benefits From Stats From CSP Total Health 2200 50,200,150 1020 50 3670 Stamina (x3) 6600 50 1050 9800 Mana 2200 50 720 2970 Characteristics Stat: T1 Base Rank Cap EP Bonus Total STR 15 9 10 7550 24 DEX 2 2 5 550 4 AGI 0 0 5 0 0 CON 15 6 8 3000 +1 22 INT 3 5 7 2800 8 WIS 0 2 5 350 2 CHR 10 4 5 1700 14 PER 0 0 5 0 0 COR 10 0 5 0 +1 11 RAD 5 4 5 1000 +2 11 Core SkillsRank One Fist of Iron3: Unarmed Combat with fists, based on STR.
Base 30%+5xSTR+10xLevel to hit. (165%)
Base 40 damage + 5xSTR (125 damage) 3 One Fist of Steel: You have a chance to stun T1 creatures. This is half as effective on T2 creatures and less effective on Bosses. You may use fists for weapon blocks. 1 If One doesn't get you, the other one will: Multiple attacks. Number is = Level. Stamina drain of 50xLevel. Usable once every three combat rounds. 1 Mitigation: You ignore 20 points of physical damage per blow. 2/3 Dark Vision: You have normal vision in normal darkness (some light) out to 20'. 1/3 Taunting Voice3: Tier 1, and many Tier 2 creatures will focus all of their attacks upon you, even when this is a poor strategy. 3/3 Don't Mess around with Jim3: You have an intimidating aura (active). Tier 1 monsters will not attack you unless in a group. You can easily intimidate those weaker than you. Effects vary on the individual, and your actions 3/3 Eyes of Magic1: You can see magical auras on T1 creatures and objects within 10'. 1/2 Playing with Fire (Fire Aspected) 1 Endless Breath 4 4 Resist Torture (Primary WIS) 1 Acid Resistance, passive. (Tertiary, Con) 1 Extra Health 1 1 Prodigy: Grilling (DEX) 1 Haul 5 (six times normal lifting.) 5 Dark Vision 2 2 Mitigation 3 3 Smoke of a Distant Fire (Smoke Aspect: fire+dark 1 Jumping Jack 1 Skills NameStatLevelEPP/S/T Pit Alchemy CHA 8 3000 Primary Butchering STR 7 3000 Primary Slaughter STR 6 2350 Primary Choice Cuts WIS 3 350 Primary Precision Cuts DEX 3 350 Primary Anatomy of a Monster INT 3 350 Primary Hack Undead STR 3 350 Tertiary Active Fire Resistance INT 6 1800 Primary Aspect of Fire INT 5 1000 Primary Poison Resistance CON 5 1000 Tertiary Caber STR 5 1000 Primary Billhook STR 7 2100 Primary Meat Hook DEX 0 0 Primary Demon Slaying RAD 5 1000 Primary Fire Eating CON 7 2100 Primary Boar Hunting STR 3 400 Primary Bulldogging STR 2 300 Primary Acid Resistance CON 2 200 Tertiary Grilling DEX 1 50 Tertiary Adze STR 5 1000 Primary Bear Hug STR 0 0 Primary Skinning DEX 0 0 Primary Skrimshaw DEX 1 100 Primary Shark Hunting STR 0 0 Primary Fishing WIS 0 0 Primary Hide Crafting DEX 1 50 Primary Dig ************ 2 Haul ************ 5 Herd Sense ************ 1 Butcher Shop Basics ************ 1 Enhanced Reputation ************ 1 Cantrip: Curse Dark 0 Cantrip: Clean Light 0
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Chapter 155: My oblivious boyfriend in another world got bitten by a radioactive cow.
With a great feeling of satisfaction, Suzette brought her adze down on the oak log and peeled away the last of the bark. She was tired from yet another day of hacking away at oak trees. This had better do it!
Huzzah!! You have raised your skill with an adze to Rank 5!
50% faster speed in killing weeds or creating a furrow.
50% faster speed when peeling bark and shaping wood.
Base chance to hit with the adze as a weapon:10+10% x level+5%x STR. At Level 10 and STR 4 you have a base chance to hit of 130% - creatures avoidance%.
Base damage with an adze: 10 + 5x STR + 5x Level = 80 damage
"Oh god, yes!" She flipped her adze in the air and caught it. "Level 5 and done with this skill." There were chuckles from nearby. Many of the other workers shared the feeling. Stripping the bark off of oak logs and turning them into rough timbers was hot and sweaty work.
But the gains were worth it. Many of the workers didn't have a skill that gave them experience in STR. Getting to level 5 in adze gave them five points of STR if they were in Tier 1, and four points if they were in Tier 2. They also finally had a weapon they could use. With a base damage of 10, an adze did the equivalent damage of a dull knife or small stick of wood. It wasn't great, but it wasn't classed as a 'default' weapon. Using one gave them experience. The additions to damage and accuracy from their Levels and STR turned it into a weapon that would let them fight in the Bunny Barrow or the top of the Lair.
For those with high STR, Tier 2 workers like Jorges, an adze became a much stronger weapon. Jon and Cham were pure murder-hobos with them, wielding one in each hand. Ozzy couldn't match their number of swings, but his over-sized adze hit extremely hard. Of course, his fists actually hit harder, so the adze wouldn't be used for much except for stripping bark.
Ozzy had been working nearby doing just that chore. He clapped along with the others and gave her a wink. He knew this wasn't an enjoyable job, but she'd kept at it.
He'd been able to level the tool much faster, having more spare time to work on it. A smoke pit could run without him after a couple of hours each morning. The tavern demanded a lot of Suzette's time.
Ozzy put the tip of his adze into the end of the log he was working on, two inches below the bark. Twisting his arm he cracked the wood along the grain, splitting off the outer two inches of wood along with the bark. Grabbing an edge with his hand, he pulled at the slab and moved the adze down along the cut. Within a half-minute he had peeled the entire slab off of twenty feet of log. He turned the log three times, repeating the process, reducing the round log to a squared beam lying beside the 4 slabs. This essence is securely nested within the heart of Nøv€lß¡n★
The village could always use more wood. Beams and boards for building projects. Firewood for their homes and charcoal for the forges. The slabs could be burned, but they often found a use as rough boards for animal pens and barn roofs. What wasn't immediately used would be stored in the barracks for later. And of course, the work on Rowan Keep would take a large amount of wood.
The War of the Oaks had given them a head start, but the lumberjacks would be busy for the rest of the year. Luckily, there was a lot of forest, and it grew back quickly. Whether that was an aspect of the game or some lingering magic of the druids, they weren't sure. Either way it was convenient.
Ozzy picked up all the parts of the log and headed to the wood piles, intending to pick up Suzette’s as well. She waved him off, "I can do this!" She'd been enjoying her increased strength. Like all the workers, each point of STR let her lift about 250 pounds, and that was tripled with the Haul III skill as long as they were just lifting or hauling the load. She could lift and carry over a ton and a half of weight. Of course, that assumed a good grip, even ground, and a balanced load. Heaving a twenty-foot-long beam onto her small shoulder had taken some practice. The other workers gave her space to move. She'd given some accidental bruises moving her first log after stumbling over an exposed root.
Most of the workers could handle the smaller logs that were less than three foot in diameter. They weighed between three and four thousand pounds. The huge boles of the treants and larger trees were much too large for even a team of workers, and their largest wagons couldn't carry the weight. Jorges had claimed the biggest and tallest of the trees for the rebuilding of Rowan Keep.
Jon and Cham were put to work cutting these trees and treants into massive timbers forty foot long and three-foot square. They were the only workers who had the strength and skill to work with the large trees, splitting the trunks with the use of sledgehammers and wedges. Ozzy often got called in to help with positioning the trees. After seeing how easily Ozzy could move and lift the massive trees, both put some of the CSP they had just earned into picking up Haul 4, 5 and 6. The skill was very cheap. Possibly another of the "ACME loves you and traded away all your normal skills for things that let you work harder." benefits.
Once trimmed, the beams still weighed in at eight tons. Jorges was making plans for some specialized wagons which could move the beams. He'd need one carriage at each end, and another in the middle. Ozzy saw him working on the plans and taking measurements, "New wagons?"
Jorges explained the need for them. "Yes, to move those beams. I need them for the pillars in the great hall and to support the wall above each of the big gates. It will be slow going to get these to the keep, even with the carriages." Ozzy looked at timbers and considered, "If you don't need them for a few weeks, I can just move them up there two at a time for you and make two or three trips a week."
Jorges shifted his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other, looked at the beams, did some calculations, and looked back at the butcher, "You've got a STR of over twenty now?"
And they needed to do every quest they could at the Butcher's and Hunter's guilds. With how limited they were in gaining skills, nothing was too silly. Ozzy had picked up both Shark Hunting and Fishing, for instance. The first would let him use a harpoon and give him more STR skill. Fishing for small trout in the deeper pools with a large spear was silly and mangled the fish too much to eat them, but if it gave him experience, he'd work on it. Regular fishing was much more relaxing. It was also one of the few ways he could earn WIS experience. He looked forward to sitting, half asleep, for hours next to a makeshift fishing pole and leveling the skill.
That said, he was not looking forward to raising his agility. The only way he currently knew how was through the Bull Leaping skill Suzette had found. She had worked hard at it while he'd been working on Bulldogging. They needed to switch, and neither was happy about it - especially since Rolly had mentioned 'A Surprise!' that he was setting up.
Deciding what to wear was easy. Other than work clothes he had one tunic that Adrianna had made for him. It was a dark grey that went well tucked into his kilt. The long sleeves were tight at the wrist but puffed out, giving him lots of room for his large arms. The fabric was heavy and very comfortable. She'd woven it from a blend of cotton thread and the fine silk that Squirmie spun for her nests. Adrianna said it was very difficult to work with and had given her several levels in her seamstress skills.
For Suzette she had made a similar top that went with a matching skirt, in a grey that was a shade lighter than Ozzy's tunic. This would be the first time they were wearing them together. Feeling an odd tingling, he turned around suddenly as Suzette was sneaking up from behind to tickle him. He caught her in a hug and gave her a kiss.
Suzette approved, "Wow. Nice start to a night off. But how the hell did you know I was there?"
Ozzy gave her a grin, "I took a chance with the enhanced sense from the Hunter's Guild."
"Really? Hearing or smell?"
"Herd sense actually - I talked to Rolly about it first; he had some good insight to it. He says that the bulls, especially Ferdinand, get an idea if any of the herd is in trouble. It has to be something that triggers a strong emotion like fear or anger. You were totally gleeful about sneaking up on me and I felt it."
That revelation made Suzette stop and think, "You know, I would never have considered something like that. I'll probably take smell, to help with brewing and alchemy, and Ben was thinking sight. But knowing when someone is in trouble sounds good. Do you get it from the whole town?"
"Not so far. I'm more aware of where you, Ben, and Rolly are right now. Maybe you’re the only people in my 'herd' right now?"
Suzette suddenly doubled over laughing, "Oh my, sorry, it just hit me. You have 'Cow-sense' instead of 'Spider-sense' like Spiderman."
Ozzy could tell with his 'cow-sense' that a member of his herd was highly amused, "Oh god, please don't tell that to Ben. I'll never hear the end of it."
She pointed at him, "You got bit by a radioactive cow! I can't wait to see you sprout horns."
It was only after a couple of minutes, and much difficulty, that Suzette managed to quit laughing. "Ok, here's the deal. You take me out for a nice dinner and some shopping, and I'll be quiet for a week."
Ozzy wasn't thrilled with that deal, "And in a week? What happens then?"
Suzette smiled over her shoulder as she got changed, "You take me out again. Of course."
Ozzy's Sheet
NameClassRaceLevelSkill EPBoss EPTotal Ozzy Pitmaster Human:80% 10 12800 3500 17800/15000 Heritage: Tough, Fire, Shadowed, Sculpted Base (200 per L) Special Benefits From Stats From CSP Total Health 2200 50,200,150 1020 50 3670 Stamina (x3) 6600 50 1050 9800 Mana 2200 50 720 2970 Characteristics Stat: T1 Base Rank Cap EP Bonus Total STR 15 9 10 7550 24 DEX 2 2 5 550 4 AGI 0 0 5 0 0 CON 15 6 8 3000 +1 22 INT 3 5 7 2800 8 WIS 0 2 5 350 2 CHR 10 4 5 1700 14 PER 0 0 5 0 0 COR 10 0 5 0 +1 11 RAD 5 4 5 1000 +2 11 Core SkillsRank One Fist of Iron3: Unarmed Combat with fists, based on STR.
Base 30%+5xSTR+10xLevel to hit. (165%)
Base 40 damage + 5xSTR (125 damage) 3 One Fist of Steel: You have a chance to stun T1 creatures. This is half as effective on T2 creatures and less effective on Bosses. You may use fists for weapon blocks. 1 If One doesn't get you, the other one will: Multiple attacks. Number is = Level. Stamina drain of 50xLevel. Usable once every three combat rounds. 1 Mitigation: You ignore 20 points of physical damage per blow. 2/3 Dark Vision: You have normal vision in normal darkness (some light) out to 20'. 1/3 Taunting Voice3: Tier 1, and many Tier 2 creatures will focus all of their attacks upon you, even when this is a poor strategy. 3/3 Don't Mess around with Jim3: You have an intimidating aura (active). Tier 1 monsters will not attack you unless in a group. You can easily intimidate those weaker than you. Effects vary on the individual, and your actions 3/3 Eyes of Magic1: You can see magical auras on T1 creatures and objects within 10'. 1/2 Playing with Fire (Fire Aspected) 1 Endless Breath 4 4 Resist Torture (Primary WIS) 1 Acid Resistance, passive. (Tertiary, Con) 1 Extra Health 1 1 Prodigy: Grilling (DEX) 1 Haul 5 (six times normal lifting.) 5 Dark Vision 2 2 Mitigation 3 3 Smoke of a Distant Fire (Smoke Aspect: fire+dark 1 Jumping Jack 1 Skills NameStatLevelEPP/S/T Pit Alchemy CHA 8 3000 Primary Butchering STR 7 3000 Primary Slaughter STR 6 2350 Primary Choice Cuts WIS 3 350 Primary Precision Cuts DEX 3 350 Primary Anatomy of a Monster INT 3 350 Primary Hack Undead STR 3 350 Tertiary Active Fire Resistance INT 6 1800 Primary Aspect of Fire INT 5 1000 Primary Poison Resistance CON 5 1000 Tertiary Caber STR 5 1000 Primary Billhook STR 7 2100 Primary Meat Hook DEX 0 0 Primary Demon Slaying RAD 5 1000 Primary Fire Eating CON 7 2100 Primary Boar Hunting STR 3 400 Primary Bulldogging STR 2 300 Primary Acid Resistance CON 2 200 Tertiary Grilling DEX 1 50 Tertiary Adze STR 5 1000 Primary Bear Hug STR 0 0 Primary Skinning DEX 0 0 Primary Skrimshaw DEX 1 100 Primary Shark Hunting STR 0 0 Primary Fishing WIS 0 0 Primary Hide Crafting DEX 1 50 Primary Dig ************ 2 Haul ************ 5 Herd Sense ************ 1 Butcher Shop Basics ************ 1 Enhanced Reputation ************ 1 Cantrip: Curse Dark 0 Cantrip: Clean Light 0
Chapter 155: My oblivious boyfriend in another world got bitten by a radioactive cow.With a great feeling of satisfaction, Suzette brought her adze down on the oak log and peeled away the last of the bark. She was tired from yet another day of hacking away at oak trees. This had better do it!Huzzah!! You have raised your skill with an adze to Rank 5!50% faster speed in killing weeds or creating a furrow.50% faster speed when peeling bark and shaping wood. Base chance to hit with the adze as a weapon:10+10% x level+5%x STR. At Level 10 and STR 4 you have a base chance to hit of 130% - creatures avoidance%.Base damage with an adze: 10 + 5x STR + 5x Level = 80 damage"Oh god, yes!" She flipped her adze in the air and caught it. "Level 5 and done with this skill." There were chuckles from nearby. Many of the other workers shared the feeling. Stripping the bark off of oak logs and turning them into rough timbers was hot and sweaty work.But the gains were worth it. Many of the workers didn't have a skill that gave them experience in STR. Getting to level 5 in adze gave them five points of STR if they were in Tier 1, and four points if they were in Tier 2. They also finally had a weapon they could use. With a base damage of 10, an adze did the equivalent damage of a dull knife or small stick of wood. It wasn't great, but it wasn't classed as a 'default' weapon. Using one gave them experience. The additions to damage and accuracy from their Levels and STR turned it into a weapon that would let them fight in the Bunny Barrow or the top of the Lair. For those with high STR, Tier 2 workers like Jorges, an adze became a much stronger weapon. Jon and Cham were pure murder-hobos with them, wielding one in each hand. Ozzy couldn't match their number of swings, but his over-sized adze hit extremely hard. Of course, his fists actually hit harder, so the adze wouldn't be used for much except for stripping bark.Ozzy had been working nearby doing just that chore. He clapped along with the others and gave her a wink. He knew this wasn't an enjoyable job, but she'd kept at it.He'd been able to level the tool much faster, having more spare time to work on it. A smoke pit could run without him after a couple of hours each morning. The tavern demanded a lot of Suzette's time.Ozzy put the tip of his adze into the end of the log he was working on, two inches below the bark. Twisting his arm he cracked the wood along the grain, splitting off the outer two inches of wood along with the bark. Grabbing an edge with his hand, he pulled at the slab and moved the adze down along the cut. Within a half-minute he had peeled the entire slab off of twenty feet of log. He turned the log three times, repeating the process, reducing the round log to a squared beam lying beside the 4 slabs. This essence is securely nested within the heart of NvlnThe village could always use more wood. Beams and boards for building projects. Firewood for their homes and charcoal for the forges. The slabs could be burned, but they often found a use as rough boards for animal pens and barn roofs. What wasn't immediately used would be stored in the barracks for later. And of course, the work on Rowan Keep would take a large amount of wood.The War of the Oaks had given them a head start, but the lumberjacks would be busy for the rest of the year. Luckily, there was a lot of forest, and it grew back quickly. Whether that was an aspect of the game or some lingering magic of the druids, they weren't sure. Either way it was convenient.Ozzy picked up all the parts of the log and headed to the wood piles, intending to pick up Suzette's as well. She waved him off, "I can do this!" She'd been enjoying her increased strength. Like all the workers, each point of STR let her lift about 250 pounds, and that was tripled with the Haul III skill as long as they were just lifting or hauling the load. She could lift and carry over a ton and a half of weight. Of course, that assumed a good grip, even ground, and a balanced load. Heaving a twenty-foot-long beam onto her small shoulder had taken some practice. The other workers gave her space to move. She'd given some accidental bruises moving her first log after stumbling over an exposed root. Most of the workers could handle the smaller logs that were less than three foot in diameter. They weighed between three and four thousand pounds. The huge boles of the treants and larger trees were much too large for even a team of workers, and their largest wagons couldn't carry the weight. Jorges had claimed the biggest and tallest of the trees for the rebuilding of Rowan Keep.Jon and Cham were put to work cutting these trees and treants into massive timbers forty foot long and three-foot square. They were the only workers who had the strength and skill to work with the large trees, splitting the trunks with the use of sledgehammers and wedges. Ozzy often got called in to help with positioning the trees. After seeing how easily Ozzy could move and lift the massive trees, both put some of the CSP they had just earned into picking up Haul 4, 5 and 6. The skill was very cheap. Possibly another of the "ACME loves you and traded away all your normal skills for things that let you work harder." benefits.Once trimmed, the beams still weighed in at eight tons. Jorges was making plans for some specialized wagons which could move the beams. He'd need one carriage at each end, and another in the middle. Ozzy saw him working on the plans and taking measurements, "New wagons?"Jorges explained the need for them. "Yes, to move those beams. I need them for the pillars in the great hall and to support the wall above each of the big gates. It will be slow going to get these to the keep, even with the carriages." Ozzy looked at timbers and considered, "If you don't need them for a few weeks, I can just move them up there two at a time for you and make two or three trips a week."Jorges shifted his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other, looked at the beams, did some calculations, and looked back at the butcher, "You've got a STR of over twenty now?" And they needed to do every quest they could at the Butcher's and Hunter's guilds. With how limited they were in gaining skills, nothing was too silly. Ozzy had picked up both Shark Hunting and Fishing, for instance. The first would let him use a harpoon and give him more STR skill. Fishing for small trout in the deeper pools with a large spear was silly and mangled the fish too much to eat them, but if it gave him experience, he'd work on it. Regular fishing was much more relaxing. It was also one of the few ways he could earn WIS experience. He looked forward to sitting, half asleep, for hours next to a makeshift fishing pole and leveling the skill. That said, he was not looking forward to raising his agility. The only way he currently knew how was through the Bull Leaping skill Suzette had found. She had worked hard at it while he'd been working on Bulldogging. They needed to switch, and neither was happy about it - especially since Rolly had mentioned 'A Surprise!' that he was setting up.Deciding what to wear was easy. Other than work clothes he had one tunic that Adrianna had made for him. It was a dark grey that went well tucked into his kilt. The long sleeves were tight at the wrist but puffed out, giving him lots of room for his large arms. The fabric was heavy and very comfortable. She'd woven it from a blend of cotton thread and the fine silk that Squirmie spun for her nests. Adrianna said it was very difficult to work with and had given her several levels in her seamstress skills. For Suzette she had made a similar top that went with a matching skirt, in a grey that was a shade lighter than Ozzy's tunic. This would be the first time they were wearing them together. Feeling an odd tingling, he turned around suddenly as Suzette was sneaking up from behind to tickle him. He caught her in a hug and gave her a kiss.Suzette approved, "Wow. Nice start to a night off. But how the hell did you know I was there?"Ozzy gave her a grin, "I took a chance with the enhanced sense from the Hunter's Guild.""Really? Hearing or smell?""Herd sense actually - I talked to Rolly about it first; he had some good insight to it. He says that the bulls, especially Ferdinand, get an idea if any of the herd is in trouble. It has to be something that triggers a strong emotion like fear or anger. You were totally gleeful about sneaking up on me and I felt it." That revelation made Suzette stop and think, "You know, I would never have considered something like that. I'll probably take smell, to help with brewing and alchemy, and Ben was thinking sight. But knowing when someone is in trouble sounds good. Do you get it from the whole town?""Not so far. I'm more aware of where you, Ben, and Rolly are right now. Maybe you're the only people in my 'herd' right now?"Suzette suddenly doubled over laughing, "Oh my, sorry, it just hit me. You have 'Cow-sense' instead of 'Spider-sense' like Spiderman."Ozzy could tell with his 'cow-sense' that a member of his herd was highly amused, "Oh god, please don't tell that to Ben. I'll never hear the end of it."She pointed at him, "You got bit by a radioactive cow! I can't wait to see you sprout horns."It was only after a couple of minutes, and much difficulty, that Suzette managed to quit laughing. "Ok, here's the deal. You take me out for a nice dinner and some shopping, and I'll be quiet for a week."Ozzy wasn't thrilled with that deal, "And in a week? What happens then?"Suzette smiled over her shoulder as she got changed, "You take me out again. Of course."Ozzy's SheetNameClassRaceLevelSkill EPBoss EPTotal Ozzy Pitmaster Human:80% 10 12800 3500 17800/15000 Heritage: Tough, Fire, Shadowed, Sculpted Base 200 per L Special Benefits From Stats From CSP Total Health 2200 50,200,150 1020 50 3670 Stamina x3 6600 50 1050 9800 Mana 2200 50 720 2970 Characteristics Stat: T1 Base Rank Cap EP Bonus Total STR 15 9 10 7550 24 DEX 2 2 5 550 4 AGI 0 0 5 0 0 CON 15 6 8 3000 +1 22 INT 3 5 7 2800 8 WIS 0 2 5 350 2 CHR 10 4 5 1700 14 PER 0 0 5 0 0 COR 10 0 5 0 +1 11 RAD 5 4 5 1000 +2 11 Core SkillsRank One Fist of Iron3: Unarmed Combat with fists, based on STR.Base 30%+5xSTR+10xLevel to hit. 165%Base 40 damage + 5xSTR 125 damage 3 One Fist of Steel: You have a chance to stun T1 creatures. This is half as effective on T2 creatures and less effective on Bosses. You may use fists for weapon blocks. 1 If One doesn't get you, the other one will: Multiple attacks. Number is = Level. Stamina drain of 50xLevel. Usable once every three combat rounds. 1 Mitigation: You ignore 20 points of physical damage per blow. 2/3 Dark Vision: You have normal vision in normal darkness some light out to 20'. 1/3 Taunting Voice3: Tier 1, and many Tier 2 creatures will focus all of their attacks upon you, even when this is a poor strategy. 3/3 Don't Mess around with Jim3: You have an intimidating aura active. Tier 1 monsters will not attack you unless in a group. You can easily intimidate those weaker than you. Effects vary on the individual, and your actions 3/3 Eyes of Magic1: You can see magical auras on T1 creatures and objects within 10'. 1/2 Playing with Fire Fire Aspected 1 Endless Breath 4 4 Resist Torture Primary WIS 1 Acid Resistance, passive. Tertiary, Con 1 Extra Health 1 1 Prodigy: Grilling DEX 1 Haul 5 six times normal lifting. 5 Dark Vision 2 2 Mitigation 3 3 Smoke of a Distant Fire Smoke Aspect: fire+dark 1 Jumping Jack 1 Skills NameStatLevelEPP/S/T Pit Alchemy CHA 8 3000 Primary Butchering STR 7 3000 Primary Slaughter STR 6 2350 Primary Choice Cuts WIS 3 350 Primary Precision Cuts DEX 3 350 Primary Anatomy of a Monster INT 3 350 Primary Hack Undead STR 3 350 Tertiary Active Fire Resistance INT 6 1800 Primary Aspect of Fire INT 5 1000 Primary Poison Resistance CON 5 1000 Tertiary Caber STR 5 1000 Primary Billhook STR 7 2100 Primary Meat Hook DEX 0 0 Primary Demon Slaying RAD 5 1000 Primary Fire Eating CON 7 2100 Primary Boar Hunting STR 3 400 Primary Bulldogging STR 2 300 Primary Acid Resistance CON 2 200 Tertiary Grilling DEX 1 50 Tertiary Adze STR 5 1000 Primary Bear Hug STR 0 0 Primary Skinning DEX 0 0 Primary Skrimshaw DEX 1 100 Primary Shark Hunting STR 0 0 Primary Fishing WIS 0 0 Primary Hide Crafting DEX 1 50 Primary Dig ************ 2 Haul ************ 5 Herd Sense ************ 1 Butcher Shop Basics ************ 1 Enhanced Reputation ************ 1 Cantrip: Curse Dark 0 Cantrip: Clean Light 0
