[OOC] Monster hunter,

[tex]

The story in MH4 made it a little more interesting, admittedly, but it's always the monster designs and weapon/armor that attracts me.

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@tex

I was honestly planning on not sticking to one game. Mostly bringing out anything that could have been brought from that environment. Like how the Najarala is from mh4 and is in a marsh or grassland, and the royal ludroth is from mh3 but from the same type of environment, you'd be able to find both of them on the same job.

[tex]

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AS LONG AS NARGA ARE AROUND I'M HAPPY.

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@tex

That bat dragon of fluff and terror? Why not!

[Gravislayer]

Do you know why he is so awesome!?

Because he's BATMAN NARGACUGA

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@Gravislayer

Can't see him the same way again. I killed the batman....twice...

[tex]

I killed the batman a grand total of 400 times o.0

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@tex

we found the joker!

[Nevix]

Mind if I hop in, might be a bit before I write the CS though. Have to read up on the games.

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@Nevix
more than welcome to join in. We have veteran players, myself included. And I will be posting every monster that shows up and its lore in the hunter guide book at top so everyone is on the same page.

[Nevix]

Are the Dios Slicers+ acceptable as weapons? monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Dios_Slic..

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@Nevix

not as a starting weapon dios slicers are made by having to hunt the brachydios which is arguably one of the most powerful monsters. Your aloud to get weapons and armour like that in the future but you have to start with weapons your hunter could have acquired. Duel blades themselves could be things like matched slicers, jaggid shotels, matched hatches, pretty much anything that is under a 180 starting attack power.
You can have your character customize his or hers existing blades though, like painting it or adding to its appearance to make it really fit that character and your weapons can and would have to be upgraded and changed to eventually being able to get a dio slicer set. The tougher things you kill, the better weapons and armour you get.

You can find every kind of duel blade set that have been brought to monster hunter. Anything that is 180 or under is fair game as a starting weapon.http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/..

[MonsieurShade]

I'm currently in the process of writing up a sheet, but I have to ask something while I brainstorm a bit: Will underwater combat play a role here?

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@MonsieurShade

if there is a job with a monster that is sometimes underwater and you take it, than you can expect yourself to be fighting underwater.

[MonsieurShade]

So gobul is free to send me screaming into it's maw once more? Good to know. Currently in the process of scribbling up a sheet. May take a minute since i'm doing a bit of brushing up due to the fact that it's been a while since i've actually a played monster hunter game.

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@MonsieurShade

Yep, we're trying to have a strong feel of the games by putting in as much freedom during jobs as we can. While still having elements that could make a job fail so that the players really have to work to advance. Yet at the same time are still able to create a story that could not have been made with the games lack of one.

If you ever have questions on monsters just ask and I or one of the other players who are still knee deep in hunting will gladly give you a hand in remembering everything.

[MonsieurShade]

And she is finished! Apologies for the wait, had to run some last minute errands.

Name: Jacque Baila
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Appearance: Jacque stands just slightly above the average male height at approximately 191cm and weighs 83kg. Jacque's skin is a light shade of brown that is pockmarked darker freckles around his shoulders and on the back of his neck, and by old scar tissue in various forms on his torso, hips, and upper back. His physique is that of a man accustomed to doing manual labor: Strong and sturdy with muscles that more easily resemble taut cables than they do flesh. Jacque is a bit thick around his midsection where his core muscles lie, but he is by no means fat. The best way to describe his body type would be "bear mode fit". As far as facial appearances go Jacque is relatively average in appearance: He sports a slightly rounded face with average sized lips set under a slightly flat nose, pockmarked along the bridge with a small group of fainter colored freckles that are set under a pair of dark grey eyes. Jacque keeps his shoulder length black hair dreadlocked and pulled back into a pony tail during hunts to prevent it getting in his eyes, but allows it to otherwise hang freely.

Personality: A pretty easy going dude who is as home in the wilds as he is at a bar, Jacque is a pretty free spirited individual who sees the hunting of monsters as a time honored tradition and the testing of a man's strength rather than the removal of pests and threats. He treats the beasts that he fights against with the same amount of respect that he shows his companions, never being one to underestimate a monster's strength and intelligence. Jacque knows his limits and does what he can to plan around them accordingly, often preferring to try and drag out his fights a bit to and learn a monster's patterns before fully engaging his foe.

Armour: Jacque wears a full set of low rank blade master velociprey armor
Weapon: Jacque's weapon of choice is the great sword, he's currently in possession of a

Vile serpentblade

Attack: 480
Special: N/A
Affinity: 0%
Sharpness: Yellow/Green

Backstory: Born the son of a fisherman and a barmaid, Jacque's upbringing was about as simple as one could get for a child growing up in a seaside village. Like his father before him Jacque became took up the life of a fisherman at the age of sixteen, taking along with his father and the ten man crew that worked under him to set out to sea in search of a bountiful harvest. For years everything remained simple: Wake up before dawn, go out to the docks, grab a bite to eat, ship out until dusk or until the fish quota was met.

During this time Jacque found out that one of the crew happened to be a retired hunter, and after several weeks of begging and pestering managed to weasel the rare story (and even rarer lesson) out of the old man. One day the fishermen decided to turn in early after an unusually successful fishing trip found them with enough food to see a nice income and feed the small village for at least two months. Unfortunately for everyone aboard the ship, that much fish in one place attracted some very unwelcome visitors. Before anyone could process what was going on the ship was being swarmed by a group of ludroths in search of an easy meal. When the initial shock wore off the crew immediately went about trying to protect their haul from the would be scavengers, beating them back with oars, harpoons, or anything else they could get their hands on.

The commotion of the battle would draw an even bigger threat to the motley crew in the form of a massive lagiacrus unlike any the crew had ever seen before. The beast's hide shone a briny white color, and from its throat came a torrent of lightening that ripped the smaller boat apart in minutes. The last thing Jacque saw before he slipped under the waves and blacked out was the ivory shaded monster's hellish red eyes boring into his. When he awoke again Jacque found himself in an infirmary back in his village alongside the retired hunter and one other crew member. When asked about what happened the hunter admitted to grabbing hold of Jacque and swimming until they were picked up by another fishing boat. A bit more pressing by Jacque would reveal that his father and the remaining seven of the crew never made it bag, having been lost either to the sea or to the ludroths and lagiacrus that had attacked the vessel.
Time went on and Jacque healed and underwent the grieving process alongside his mother, but no matter what he did from that point he always found himself relieving that final moment with the ivory lagiacrus. Initially obsessed with revenge Jacque managed to convince the old hunter from his crew to train him to slay monsters. The next few years of Jacque's life were filled with grueling training comprised of backbreaking physical exercise and countless hours of reading about monsters. In time Jacque would find his desire for revenge beginning to dull as a newfound respect for the beasts he would fight, and it is this respect that would spur him on when he finally began to hunt on his own.

Other: Though it does nothing to stop him from actually hunting them Jacque views monsters to be beings of divine power, or in some cases, literal gods. He mentally ranks each species based on which family it belongs to, with elder dragons and leviathans being at the top of his list in terms of reverence. Although he no longer desires revenge for what the ivory lagiacrus did to his father Jacque still harbors an obsession with hunting it down, viewing the beast as a challenge directed to him specifically by the gods.

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@MonsieurShade

Ohhh, an obsession with not just a lagiacrus but an ivory one? I like him, room for improvement but not starting out at the vary bottom. Accepted.

Looks like we're getting a lot of verity in hunters.

[Gravislayer]

Seems like he would do a dynamic duo with my character!

"The weird and the odd one!"

While one charges in and draws the attention with overall damage and explosive attacks, the other examines the monster's movement and reactions and lands the timed critical blows with his great sword.

It's like the hammer and dual blade combo in the game!
Or hunting horn and Tachi!
Always found those useful combinations~

[MonsieurShade]

@Gravislayer
It does indeed seem as though they'd make a good pair in a fight, but I feel as though we may need someone speedy to come in since both the great sword and gunlance tend to favor high damage output over swiftness. Excellent when dealing with the beefier, slower monsters, but not quite as useful when facing something as quick as a nargacuga or as sporadic as tigrex. With any luck someone may come in with dual blades or an insect glaive to add a flurry of quick blows to the mix in between the strong blows.