2/18/2011: Besieged!

[Isawa Kinen]

Nah, the whole reason I have such a high Battle is because of the Winter Court competitions. My equipment gave me enough Battle at first to participate in the Go tournament, but not enough to participate in the athletic tournaments, and I didn't know where to get Sumi-e sets, so I didn't want to throw points into Art knowing I might only get to enter the tournament once or twice.

When I level up, I usually don't assign the experience points right away, to wait to see where I need it, this way I have enough skills to do whatever task I need to, and I can go anywhere I want. Around this time I had like 60-ish experience points.

All of it went into Battle. ALL OF IT.

Actually when I posted this, I didn't have 200 battle quite yet, but I had 50 more unsigned experience. Now my base Battle is around 120-ish with all my items giving at least +10 bonus to Battle.

Sadly, despite having stats this high, it was not enough high enough to do well in the Topaz Championship, and I was eventually knocked out of the top ten for the Winter Court Go Tournament.

Still, the fact that I am a Shugenja with a ridiculous Battle skill rank gives me immense pleasure when I sit down and look at my character sheet.

[Takezo]

I'm visualizing Gandalf at Helm's Deep...

[Kitsuki Yuushahime]

You're not the only one visualising that.

I do hope the yobanjin aren't as well trained as Uruk-hai though

[Ojii]

"What was that spell again...hum hum.... HO yes there it is : FIREBALL" (Zifnab in the Dead gate cycle) GREAT!

[Mirumoto Kenzo]

Feb 20, 2011 10:15:35 GMT -5 Kitsuki Yuushahime said:

You're not the only one visualising that.

I do hope the yobanjin aren't as well trained as Uruk-hai though

There are now new actions at the "Northern Steppes"?

[Isawa Kinen]

I think they took away a few jobs, actually. But most of them are still there. No new once at the very least.

[Agasha Shodai]

As a Tensai, I would like to have more to do at the Mountain Watch than to just tend to the wounded; though I abhore the necessity of this fight, a little bit of well placed magic could disrupt the Yobanjin's offensive.

[Kakita Kyoshi]

Feb 19, 2011 11:07:48 GMT -5 Kitsuki Yuushahime said:

Wow Kenshi, you sure did specialise... 0_o

Had to, how else I could make sure to beat players more than twenty levels above me?

[Bayushi Sasori]

Wow, 200 battle is a hard one. I'm able to get 120 with all items equipped, that's a lot of levels to go up before I can get in there.

[Bayushi Sasori]

Ok, so if there's no new jobs, it seems the reason to up the minimum battle requirement was to keep us away from the camp, without geting rid of the pages...

[Kakita Shinji]

While it would be cool to get extra jobs there, like chance to strike one of generals, or to get special intel on enemy forces, I think that 200 battle is excellent depiction of situation, where yobanjin are pressing hard.

[Isawa Kinen]

I'll be periodically sneaking into the Northern Steppes every once in a while to check for new jobs, so you guys don't have to waste your experience points trying to boost your Battle that high. It's not worth it, trust me.

[Bayushi Sasori]

Good to know Kinen, saves me wasting xp for nothing.

[Akodo Jereru]

Still waiting for a high Kenjutsu requirement No need of gaijin gear when you have Moulinex... xD

[Takezo]

Later tonight I'm going to try (finally) to do a RP thread relating to Takezo's and Kenshi's duel... and I'll do the job after that (at last).