[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210309/5689b6395b8279d1015505309adaa1f2.png[/img][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=#A84B5E][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Dungeon, The City-State of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color] [hr] [color=#A84B5E]“Mm.”[/color] Sudden dungeons made sense to Rael, at the very least, in applicable game design. Pariah had been out in Japan for a little over a year and internationally almost ten months. That kind of time made it reasonable to add new content. Conventional games would increase level caps and add a slew of new dungeons and quests. While Pariah was a simulation, it was still designed with the same principles as your usual virtual MMO. But sudden patches? Weird changes? Things like that Rael could accept except for one thing: there had been no formal announcement. Wouldn’t an attendant show up to announce the game changes if it were done on [i]purpose[/i]? Rael mulled over the thought, shrugging as she moved past Kazuki and Seele who appeared to be having their own conversation. [color=#A84B5E]“You think brown eyes can handle this?”[/color] She remarked casually to Benkei as she joined him as the main group went over their formation in lieu of the new information before setting off as Leaves gave Alja a cartoonish salute and Luci nodded to Kalie’s sentiment. [color=dc143c]“I'm sure they'll be fiiine.”[/color] Graves had moved forward, talking to the two of them. [color=dc143c]“All's we gotta worry about is gettin' these lowbies across the finish line, you can handle that, right? Y'know, if we fail, ol' Aag's will put it all on you. No pressure or anything.”[/color] Right, the big moron was still with them. Rael had convienatly forgotten about him, though now she was more lucid she wasn’t thinking at a half-step and doing something dumb like almost apologizing for being strong in the face of the tall… [i]muscular[/i] gaijin. She nearly grumbled as the thought crossed her mind again. She had to think straight. He wasn’t wrong though. If the dungeon didn’t work out the fault rested on the group leader and the tank. All of the rest were secondary. Not like Rael cared if Aaginim wanted to depend on her, anyway. She didn’t want a stupid guild invite. Player guilds were stupid, anyway. Rael had not needed one in her entire time of playing since the first week Pariah came out and she would not need one after this dungeon was dealt with, weird glitches or patches be damned. She let out a [b]‘Tch’[/b] from the click of her tongue before moving her free hand to her forehead as she peered down the right-side of the corridor. It was dimly lit by the natural lighting of the dungeon, but it wasn’t enough to get a complete tactical look at the secret tunnels and holes enemies could crawl out of. Support Dungeons were weird. They relied on tactical intelligence and guile. Combat intelligence was secondary. Brawn and Agility were secondary. Being [i]cool[/i] was secondary. She wondered if it wouldn’t have been easier to follow Group A, but then again a Support Dungeon relied on switches and mechanisms. To get to the true treasure they probably needed to complete both corridors. At least the treasure would be hers to hoard. [color=#A84B5E]“Hn. We got anybody with light or fire magic? or am I going to have to light a torch here?”[/color] Alja had said something behind her, about formations. Didn’t Benkei already go over this? Had she forgotten? Perhaps the alcohol and hot sun hadn’t done the tiny brain she had been born with any good. She didn’t respond, having no preference. Rael knew [i]her role[/i] and that was to be at front, causing diversions, maintaining threat, and dealing moderate damage. That’s all she needed to know. Rael did wonder about the question she asked Benkei, though. If they really had no utility illumination spells she wasn’t sure how her playstyle would be effective with a torch in one hand and a spear in the other. She was better with both hands on the ‘steering wheel’ so to speak. They could use lanterns as an alternative, but how much lantern oil did the party have? Was it enough to sustain lanterns throughout the whole run? She doubted it. But she was already doubting a lot of things about this run… [/indent][/indent][/indent]