.:August Runs:.

[ganymed]

Who ⬤ Ganymede and Co.
What ⬤ Dungeon-crawlin' with four people pt. redux. What can go wrong?
When ⬤ Following this, and other times at misc. moments (accounting for the future.)
Where ⬤ Concealed Mourning Bulwark, Closed Failing Pilgrim, & Pulsating Black Old World
Content Warnings ⬤ None and not anticipating any!




[ Ganymede has spoken to at least...two of these people, once.

That's what probably makes it reasonable for him to come along on the party raid.

Following conversation on the network and elsewhere, all three responsible receive new emails bidding them to come to the Chaos Gate. Ganymede is already awaiting their appearances.

Fortunately, so is information regarding their keywords, which are "Concealed Mourning Bulwark".

Once the Chaos Gate warps them over, they'll find...

...That they are all in an area that's more or less a stormstruck plain stretching from end to end. Right in the middle of this field is a flesh wall dungeon, the beginning point of the actual dungeon itself. ]

RESULTS #1: For Concealed Mourning Bulwark!

RESULTS #2: For Pulsating Black Old World!

RESULTS #3: For Closed Failing Pilgrim!

Comments

Dungeon Run: Concealed Mourning Bulwark

[ganymed]

[ Ganymede has learned some things since "partying" a couple of times. Other than looking and checking that everyone is here, he will also be certain to be prepared himself. ]

It looks like we're all here.

Is everyone ready to go?

[ Just one last verbal question to the folks assembled here... ]

[threatmewted]

[Edgy Flick Reaper reporting for duty.]

All good to go here.

[Did she crash this party because she spotted them by the chaos gate? Yes. Is this going to stop her from continuing to casually insert herself like this was all according to the original plan? No.]

[insinning]

[Sinclair is about to say yes when he immediately gets distracted and looks at Shoka in surprise]

Oh, so we managed to get four people after all?

[The real question he wants to ask is WHO ARE YOU??? but maybe one of the others invited this person along]

[rosehecate]

I'm here!

[Just said so pleasantly because Anthy has no idea what kind of things will happen in a dungeon run, just that she finally gets to do one.]

[ganymed]

It looks like we did...

[ Ganymede has no problems with the last-minute addition even if he and Shoka are at two varying spectrums when it comes to things. He remembers she happens to apparently also have a lot of experience, last they spoke. ]

If everyone is ready, we should at least enter into the dungeon. And make sure your best equipment is ready, if you have it.

Those who will be drawing aggro should stay in the front, while the other spellcaster should be with me.

[ Since that will optimize the experience. But once people get moving, they will now be inside the flesh-wall dungeon! Right from the bat, awaiting them are...two Disco Knives nearby; y'all better hope you've got your stuff with you. ]

[threatmewted]

[Shoka continues to face absolutely no consequences for her actions, life is going great for her.]

Hey, pointy! Keep 'em distracted, will ya?

[She... apparently means Sinclair because polearm????

At any rate, she's swapping to Blade Brandier on the spot so she can Ogre Sword the two disco knives.]

[insinning]

[He'll just...roll with this. Sure.]

P-pointy?

[Well, that is better than the alternative. Checking her username and nodding as he lumbers in to take all the aggro he can take, swinging around his lance yantie viciously]

You two should stay behind me-!

Dungeon Run: Pulsating Black Old World

[ganymed]

[ You have new mail.

Ganymede has at some point posted a (handwaved) advertisement for a party run because he has zero fears, with him already discussing it beforehand with Uta. What better way to get to know people than to do more party runs?

After one familiar face (Hani) and a somewhat unfamiliar face (Anaido) pitch in, the blond immediately corrals them to the dungeon in particular.

It seems to be some sort of snowy tundra stretched from end to end, and located within the middle of it all is the stone wall, with its entry point, filled with treasure and monsters.

Once everyone is here, the blond will turn to face the fellow party-adventurers. ]

Does everyone have what they needed equipped?

[ Ganymede keeping mind to do present this question first as a just-in-case because it never hurts. ]

[tinged]

[ it's almost like there's a desire in hani to keep an eye on ganymede just in case he disappears again. hani vaguely recognizes that, but also isn't it normal to run dungeons with friends and family? it's fiiine. ]

I never come unprepared, Gani-kun. [ they turn to greet the others as they approach. ] Hello, everyone.

[ganymed]

[ Pointy?? At least Shoka has an interesting...way of going about things with her nicknames, though he doesn't think it's polite. Thoughts that don't hang around for long since they're occupied and Ganymede isn't exactly an incredible beacon of manners himself.

Also, due to certain reasons, it appears the user wiccerosa is no longer with them! ]

Right, we can...or, well, I can do that. [ Sigh! ] It looks like we lost our Shadow Warlock, but we can handle this just fine, can't we?

[ Ganymede is a stubborn kind of person who's unwilling to give up so easily, after all. He's casting La Corv on his two other allies, to boost their battle capabilities.

It looks like they're doing good damage already, keeping the aggro off of their remaining spellcaster will be enough. The enemies are already teering at half health. So they direct their stabbies at Sinclair! ]

[threatmewted]

[Maybe she DC'd :c While Shoka does take note of it briefly, it just encourages her to keep up the attack.]

Oh, no you don't!

[SP regenerates eventually anyway, so she'll hit them with a couple more Ogre Blades, trying to kill them before Sinclair has to endure too much more damage.]

[insinning]

Thank you--

[He'll acknowledge that support boost, and he charges forward too, slamming his lance into one over and over with a Triple Wield.

Have they cleaned up enough?? It's a shame they lost their Shadow Warlock though...]

[ganymed]

[ With the combination of teamwork from the two, those duo of Disco Knives, quite frankly, eat shit.

Insert victory theme here or something. ]

...Looks like everyone's doing as well as I thought they might.

Everyone ready to go forward? Or does anyone think they might need a heal...?

[ He asks, because otherwise there's no point in sticking in one place. He's not about to get careless because he's sure that said tank has endured some hits. ]

[threatmewted]

All good here. Let's get going, Pointy~

[insinning]

[P-Pointy]

Lets save your heals for later. I think my HP bar is still in good condition.

[ONWARDS]

[ganymed]

...Alright. Let's get going.

[ Ganymede isn't exactly going to say much else otherwise. At least this group is very efficient! Though, with just two enemies to take care of, it's arguably difficult for them to act otherwise.

There isn't much else to talk about from Ganymede's side of things.

But, it shouldn't take very long for them to make a turn around this flesh dungeon labyrinth, finding what appears to be another set of enemies; though a bit out of their immediate encounter zone. This time, unfortunately, a trio of Grand Electrics.

Wizards with their pointy hats, and thunder magic. ]

Do we use the same strategy as before? Regardless...Vogel, Swallow, you two will be up again.

[tot]

Hi hi everyone!

[ uta is here to just have some fun(?) but either way, she'll find it kind of funny that the check is being done after they've entered. there's no point to it in the end, so uta places her hands on her hips and gives a firm nod. ]

But, of course! There's no way that I'd ever enter a dungeon unprepared.

[ though most importantly: ]

I hope everyone has enough time set aside to take care of this dungeon in case it's longer than we expect.

[threatmewted]

Hmm... Looks like a magic user type.

[She'll switch back to blade brandier.]

Pointy, you take all the aggro again, but try to focus more of your damage on just one of them. The faster we take them down, even if it's one by one, the less spells we're going to have to deal with.

[insinning]

Got it--Ganymede, could I get a buff?

[He's got enough HP to tank quite a bit and he uses brandish to draw all three wizards to him. Then it's a matter of wailing on the middle one with some normal attacks while Shoka gets set up.

Very efficient team! This is what happens with you have an experienced and semi-experienced mmorpg mambers with you. No nonsense from them!]

[ganymed]

Right! Be careful.

[ Ganymede does a little hip dance and a twirl, and there you go! Since it probably wore off by now...another dosage of La Corv on his two fellow attackees. Say hello to your temporary increased stats again!

He doesn't have any defense buffs, but that should do it for now. ]

[threatmewted]

[She really is an efficient fighter - she tosses in a Sword Flash early on to help down the middle wizard asap, before switching her focus to the one on Sinclair's right.

They're getting close to done casting...]

[insinning]

Thanks-!

[As soon as the middle wizard goes down, Sinclair focuses on the one on the left. He charges in, with a Thorn Dance, driving it through--hopefully before the spell is cast??]

[ganymed]

[ One down, two more to go!

Given the amount of time that it takes for these skillful mages, normally that wouldn't be the case for both of the remaining two. But, Ganymede has learned a thing or two. Yes, that means he's choosing to throw at least one Dek do straight on over to the mage Sinclair is striking so that he doesn't get an annoying volley of lightning.

The Thorn Dance strikes true, felling this Grand Electric, but leaving one open to direct a lightning strike at Shoka as she is the closest. Even when Ganymede directed his hindering spell at it, the remaining mage had enough HP to cast a spell.

...But, does it land? ]

[threatmewted]

[She keeps an eye on the monster's animation as she continues to whale on it, and at the last possible second - jumps way, way back, lighting striking where she stood just a moment before.]

One more hit, Pointy!

[insinning]

[Sinclair moves, armor clanking as he pierces through the last monster, aiming for its chest]

It's down!

[And the last grand electric explodes into little pixels. Phew. That was close. Good team? Good team]