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> Shit, that's not as powerful as expected. Damn durable wolves. Dave, Hatchet Throw diagonally at it. If that doesn't kill it, head to B6, lure it over to you, and Sarah, finish it off with Ether Light.

> Looks like these battles are going to get more strategic from now on. Sarah, are there any ways for you to learn new skills? Like hitting things with your staff for physical damage? Or healing, that would be excellent.

Dave throws his hatchet at point-blank range, and it connects. The last wolf finally goes down.

You find some more fur (Wolf Fur x2) and a few teeth (Wolf Tooth x3) from these wolves.

"Haah...phew. Sorry, I wasn't careful enough," says Dave. "Really should've heard those guys coming.
"It's really not your fault," you say. He seems slightly tired after all that.

You wonder if there's some way you could be more helpful in battle. At a time like this, the words of your Master come back to you:
"Sarah, other people use things like special techniques or magic powers to fight. But an alchemist's strongest weapon is the items she makes herself! Never forget that."
What followed was an argument because she still wasn't acutally letting you make anything yourself at the time, after which she decided to teach you Ether Light. You know you need to turn in some salves for the assignment, but in absence of other ways to heal wounds it might not be a bad idea to take some with you next time. And, if you could just get good enough to make bombs, that would be a great way to hurt monsters without tiring yourself out as much.

For now, you need to decide what to do with the rest of today.

>

Date: 1/8
Time: About one quarter

Status & Inventory:

1626 Cole

Location: Nearby Forest - Wolf Territory

Character Status:

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SpoilerSarah Kennigan: Barely Scratched, Just Okay
Weapon: Basic Staff
Armor: Normal Clothes
Accessory: None
Skills:

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SpoilerEther Light: A self-defense technique from Master. Non-elemental magic attack, any 1 square.

Dave Barrett: Slightly Injured, Just Okay
Weapon: Hatchets
Armor: Normal Clothes
Accessory: None
Skills:

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• Hatchet Throw: Throw a hatchet in any of 8 directions. Does physical damage to whatever it hits first.
  
• Slice & Dice: Chop-chop-chop-chop! Attempts 5-10 normal attacks, all on the same target, at reduced accuracy.

Fee: 0 Cole

Miranda (???): Uninjured, Fine
Weapon: Knight's Sword
Armor: Knight's Armor
Accessory: None
Skills:

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• Zero Motivation (passive): Eh. Miranda has less energy states than normal (Exhausted, Okay, Fine). It costs energy to perform regular move and attack actions in battle. Active skills require a large percentage of her maximum energy.
  
• Chill (passive): Whatever, it's fine. Miranda regains a small amount of energy anytime she isn't doing anything, regardless of if it's out of town or even in the middle of a battle.
  
• Spin Slash: Gotta respect the classics. Slashes everything in the 8 tiles surrounding Miranda for physical damage.
  
• Lazy Combo: Way too much effort. Performs six normal attacks in a row (which can have distinct targets), and then lacks the motivation to do anything at all for the next two turns (Chill is disabled during these turns).
  
• Slack Off (3/3): Miranda's favorite activity. Doesn't accomplish anything immediate, but restores a moderate amount of energy instead of spending it. Has a 2-turn cooldown and only works 3 times per battle.

Fee: 500 Cole

Dual Techs:

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SpoilerSarah & Dave:
Ether Hatchet (Hatchet Throw + Ether Light): Do the thing! Targets any enemy on a straight line from Dave which he could hit with Hatchet Throw. Deals physical damage to the target and then magical damage to anything in the 3x3 square centered on the target.

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SpoilerProcrastinated since it sounded like the only reader at the moment wouldn't be around until a week from even today. Maybe I'll PM InfuratingCrimson and see if that does anything.