9. I Actually Feel Stronger!
Lance sat down on the couch, threw his arms behind his head, and laid back. "Ok, let us start with the quest. Better finish it and get my rewards."
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Quest Completed!
Added 500 Exp
Added 150 UAC
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"Good, Now, Vix, Can we go over class and levels?" Lance opens the menu for his stats and looks over at Vixen as she looks through them. His stats read:
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Name: Rene Knight
Level: 1
Rank: F
Race: Humanoid
Class: Squire
Sub Class: N/A
Sex: Male
HP: 80
Energy: 29
Stamina: 58
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 7
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 6
Mystic: 3
Luck: 1
Armor Rating: 0
Attack damage: 2-3
Stat points: 0
Potential Points: 1
Experience: 700
UAC: 200
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"Ok, let us start with class!" Vixen opens up a new window;
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Class: Squire (1/20)
+3 Strength
+2 Dexterity
Experience to the next level: 100
Next Level Bonus:
+3 Strength
+2 Dexterity
New skill:
Rush (1/5): Cost: 5 SP
- Rushes towards the target dealing 60% melee damage instantly. True damage skill.
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"Leveling up a class increases the stat bonus you get, as well as unlocking new skills. Once a class reaches the maximum level, you will be able to advance it to the next level. We will talk more about class advancements once you reach that point. For now, Why don't you level it up once." Vixen watches Lance passionately.
"Okay, here goes!" Lance instantly added 100 points of experience to his class.
*Trling Trling.*
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Class level up!
Squire (2/20)
+3 to Strength
+2 to Dexterity
+1 Potential Point!
New Skill Acquired:
Rush skill unlocked.
Experience to the next level: 250 Exp
Next Level Bonus:
+ 3 to Strength
+ 2 to Dexterity
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Adding just one level to his class, Lance felt a tiny bit stronger. The knowledge of the skill he just acquired filled his mind and he started to understand how the skill worked.
"Good, Now you may have noticed your level didn't increase. That's because your main level and class level are independent of one another. Maxing out a class while level 1 will just improve your Stats minimally, and give you both active and passive skills." Vixen continued explaining, trying not to skip over anything.
"So, in other words, while leveling a class is all well and good, the effect won't be nearly as good as increasing my actual level!" Lance was paying attention. He didn't want to miss anything Vixen was teaching him so that in the future he can do this all on his own.
"Correct. Classes will give you certain stats while equipped. The Main Level will give Potential points, used in leveling skills, and Attribute points, that you can add to stats you feel you need." Vixen closed the class window and opened the character level window.
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Player: Lance (Rene Knight)
Level: 1
Experience to the next level: 50
Next level bonus:
+ 5 Attribute Points
+ 1 Potential Points
+ 5 HP
+ 3 Energy
+ 5 Stamina
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"Go ahead and get your first level up!" Vixen was clearly anticipating this.
"Okay!"
*Trling Trling*
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Level up!
Player: Lance (Rene Knight)
Level: 2
Experience to the next level: 150 Exp
Next level Bonus:
+ 5 Attribute points
+ 1 Potential points
+ 5 HP
+ 3 Energy
+ 5 Stamina
New Passive Skill:
Battle Maniac (1/5):
When health falls below 50%, increase stats by 10%, and damage by 2 points till health goes over 50%.
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The increase in strength was minimal compared to the gains he got from leveling up the class. Had it not been for the screen saying he leveled up, he probably wouldn't have even known. Looking at the window in front of him, Lance started reading. "Passive skill?" Lance began looking at its description.
"Yes. There are two types of skills. Passive, which you don't need to do anything to activate. And Active, Which is usually battle-related skills like your Rush skill." Vixen was about to explain more, but before she had a chance to continue.
*Trling Trling*
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Level Up!
Player: Lance (Rene Knight)
Level: 3
Experience to the Next Level: 350
Next Level Bonus:
+ 5 Attribute points
+ 1 Potential points
+ 5 HP
+ 3 Energy
+ 5 Stamina
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"WHAT! Why did you just waste Experience like that?" Vixen was a little worried. Experience isn't easy to come by in the early stages. She felt he shouldn't be spending his experience so willy-nilly and think it through first.
"A new passive skill! It'll make me stronger when I get into a battle, So I figured it was worth it". He wasn't wrong. Passive skills can range from temporary buffs to permanent buffs, a fact he knew from the video games he use to play.
"Sigh, You're right. I'm sorry." Vixen hung her head down while thinking about it. She knew Lance was right, the passive he just gained will make him stronger if the fight dragged on.
"Hey, cheer up. We are a team, we will both make mistakes." Lance was smiling at her, trying his best to make her feel better. He didn't feel he did anything wrong, but he realized he should have talked to her first.
Vixen looks up at him and chuckles a little, "Yeah, that's true. Well, What's done is done. Let's go into the skill window." Vixen closed the level-up window and opened it to the skills. She opens up the rush skill.
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Rush (1/5) Cost: 5 SP
- Rushes towards the target dealing 60% melee damage instantly. True damage skill.
1 Potential point to Level up
Next Level Bonus:
- Rushes towards the target dealing 65% melee damage instantly. True damage skill.
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"First I'll Explain True damage. True Damage ignores all Armor Ratings, Usually, skills like this are rather weak. But because they Ignore 100% armor rating, they become invaluable in combat."
"I see. That's really good then, I'm glad I have this skill under my belt." Lance was nodding while understanding Vixen's explanation.
"Right, While normally it seems good, Currently you can only do the maximum of 3 damage. With this skill, you would only do at most, 2 damage. Unless we get you a weapon, then its strength will be added to yours. A short sword, like the one you used in the training grounds, usually has a base state of 14-17 damage." Vixen was rather enjoying the attention she was getting at the moment. Her cheeks started to go flush as she watched Lance keep his eyes on her while listening.
"Well, I have 4 Potential Points, 400 Experience, and 200 UAC. I'll divide the points between the skills, Level up my class, and maybe we should do some shopping?" Lance was hoping to get much stronger before tomorrow. Thinking, if he shows some promise, maybe he will get some more benefits from people.
*Trling Trling Trling Trling Trling Trling*
Lance added all his points to his skills, leveled up his class, and was now looking at his stats.
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Player: Lance (Rene Knight)
Level: 3
Rank: F
Race: Humanoid
Class: Squire (3/20)
Sub Class: N/A
Sex: Male
HP: 110
Energy: 31
Stamina: 80
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 9
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 6
Mystic: 3
Luck: 1
Armor Rating: 1
Attack damage: 3-4
Attribute Points: 10
Potential Points: 1
Experience: 150
UAC: 200
Skills:
- Rush (3/5)
- Rushes towards the target dealing 70% melee damage instantly. True damage skill.
- Battle Maniac (3/5)
- When health falls below 55%, increase stats by 15%, and damage by 3 points till health goes over 55%.
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"Hmmm, Seems like my stats are decent, and my skills are well-rounded. I'm gonna save my stat points for now. I may not stay a Squire the whole time." Lance was going through everything. Knowing what he does about video games, he best decided to save his points to better know how he wants to build his character.
"That's a pretty smart idea!" Vixen was taken aback by that. She assumed he would rush things and make mistakes, but he planned ahead instead.
*Trling Trling*
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New Quest!
Second Day Of Training!
Description: Arrive on time for training.
Rewards:
Experience: 500
UAC: 250
Rewards are based on efforts during the day.
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"Nice, I was hoping for more Experience and money. This is awesome!" Lance was getting ecstatic to start the next day.