/nep/ - Hyperdimension Neptunia

>>5594

Heh, I bet it's you. Anyway, where do we go from here in your opinion IF?

>>5594

>"Ouch, you should have told me earlier. Listen, here's 5000 credits just in case we end up separated and you need it in an emergency."

"Thanks."

>"What other signs do you need?!"

"Sorry, I was thinking about Avenir's one."

>"She likes to tinker with electronic stuff… I think she's secretly building a mecha robot."

"I see. It seems they all are weird."

>"No, it wasn't always like that. A couple of years ago they had normal business, like here in Planeptune, but as the console war kept Noire occupied, she didn't give her land enough attention and Avenir somehow managed to slowly destroy every rival, until it ended up in complete monopoly. … Actually, they had ties with Arfoire, so maybe that helped them too."

"It sounds like complete pain in ass."

"If you don't have any ideas I would like to train some more or to take simple quest from guild."

>>5595

>>5596

>"Ouch, you should have told me earlier. Listen, here's 5000 credits just in case we end up separated and you need it in an emergency."

"Thanks."

>"What other signs do you need?!"

"Sorry, I was thinking about Avenir's one."

"No, you mixed it up. Avenir is now temporarily under the control of Lastation Basilicom. With Ganache and Singe gone, I doubt they'd do anything bad right now."

>"She likes to tinker with electronic stuff… I think she's secretly building a mecha robot."

"I see. It seems they all are weird."

>"No, it wasn't always like that. A couple of years ago they had normal business, like here in Planeptune, but as the console war kept Noire occupied, she didn't give her land enough attention and Avenir somehow managed to slowly destroy every rival, until it ended up in complete monopoly. … Actually, they had ties with Arfoire, so maybe that helped them too."

"It sounds like complete pain in ass."

"It is. Noire is working all day and night to repair all the damage they did, but even with that, it'll take a while. … I hope Yumi doesn't cause too much trouble now, I feel sorry for her."

>"That's a secret."

"Heh, I bet it's you. Anyway, where do we go from here in your opinion IF? If you don't have any ideas I would like to train some more or to take simple quest from guild."

"No, I'm not that high in the hierarchy, yet. About what to do, I think it's about time we go and eat something, I know a good restaurant not far. But after that, I think we will have time for training."

>>5597

>"No, you mixed it up. Avenir is now temporarily under the control of Lastation Basilicom. With Ganache and Singe gone, I doubt they'd do anything bad right now."

"Alright. How do they look like and what they did anyway?"

>"It is. Noire is working all day and night to repair all the damage they did, but even with that, it'll take a while. … I hope Yumi doesn't cause too much trouble now, I feel sorry for her."

"So do I. She should sleep a little more though."

>"About what to do, I think it's about time we go and eat something, I know a good restaurant not far. But after that, I think we will have time for training."

"Sounds good."

>>5598

>"No, you mixed it up. Avenir is now temporarily under the control of Lastation Basilicom. With Ganache and Singe gone, I doubt they'd do anything bad right now."

"Alright. How do they look like and what they did anyway?"

"Ganache and Singe? They're the original masterminds behind Avenir, so I think you can figure out what they did. Singe is now at Chian's factory, I think you saw him there. Ganache, well, he fled the scene, probably to Lowee. He's a bit younger, and more handsome… but don't worry, he's not my type."

>"It is. Noire is working all day and night to repair all the damage they did, but even with that, it'll take a while. … I hope Yumi doesn't cause too much trouble now, I feel sorry for her."

"So do I. She should sleep a little more though."

"She's not that type. I don't think she'll have a normal amount of sleep time until everything is perfect."

>"About what to do, I think it's about time we go and eat something, I know a good restaurant not far. But after that, I think we will have time for training."

"Sounds good."

You follow IF to a small restaurant in a small corridor, which is packed with people, despite it's well hidden. You look at the menu.

Daily Menu

Soups

Miso soup - 140

Ramen soup - 110

Kitsune Udon - 100

Main dishes

Yakitori - 200

Grilled fish - 220

Natto - 180

Sashimi: salmon / tuna / octopus - 230 / 260 / 300

Side dishes

Rice - 50

Salad - 80

Desserts

Crepes - 90

Mochi (3 pcs) - 80

Drinks

Green Tea - 90

Black Tea - 90

Coffee - 70

Nep Bull - 100

Lemon Soda - 50

>>5599

>"Ganache and Singe? They're the original masterminds behind Avenir, so I think you can figure out what they did. Singe is now at Chian's factory, I think you saw him there.

"I see. It was that old man which talked to Chian."

>Ganache, well, he fled the scene, probably to Lowee. He's a bit younger, and more handsome… but don't worry, he's not my type."

"Why Lowee? So he does like some fag?"

>"She's not that type. I don't think she'll have a normal amount of sleep time until everything is perfect."

"Do you think she is workaholic?"

"I think I will have yakitori and black tea."

>>5599

What do you recommend from this place IF?

>>5600

>>5601

>"Ganache and Singe? They're the original masterminds behind Avenir, so I think you can figure out what they did. Singe is now at Chian's factory, I think you saw him there.

"I see. It was that old man which talked to Chian."

"Yes. Apparently he's very good craftsman."

>Ganache, well, he fled the scene, probably to Lowee. He's a bit younger, and more handsome… but don't worry, he's not my type."

"Why Lowee? So he does like some fag?"

"I think he was already a follower of White Heart… or, I mean, the fake White Heart, so that's why we think he's there, we haven't found him yet. He's probably plotting his revenge right now, so we'll have to watch out for that too, unfortunately he's pretty smart."

>"She's not that type. I don't think she'll have a normal amount of sleep time until everything is perfect."

"Do you think she is workaholic?"

"That's an understatement."

"What do you recommend from this place IF?"

"The miso soup is usually fine, the udon too. That ramen soup is also good, but I don't like it. Main dishes, let's see… hmm, everything is alright, just order what you like."

"I think I will have yakitori and black tea."

"No soup or dessert? That mochi is also delicious."

>>5602

Well, we'll get there when we get there. Let's just enjoy lunch for now. Some Mochi will pair well with the tea, so sure, I'll get some too.

>>5602

>"Apparently he's very good craftsman."

"I don't doubt this. He looks like he was CEO."

>"I think he was already a follower of White Heart… or, I mean, the fake White Heart, so that's why we think he's there, we haven't found him yet. He's probably plotting his revenge right now, so we'll have to watch out for that too, unfortunately he's pretty smart."

"I don't think think so. He will just go back to Lastation as soon as possible, when he sees too many fits of rage from local CPU. Because I assume her fake had gentler personality."

>"That's an understatement."

"I hope she won't overdo it."

>"No soup or dessert?"

"I fear if I eat too much I will make some excuses to just go back and sleep."

>>5603

>>5604

>"Apparently he's very good craftsman."

"I don't doubt this. He looks like he was CEO."

>"I think he was already a follower of White Heart… or, I mean, the fake White Heart, so that's why we think he's there, we haven't found him yet. He's probably plotting his revenge right now, so we'll have to watch out for that too, unfortunately he's pretty smart."

"I don't think so. He will just go back to Lastation as soon as possible, when he sees too many fits of rage from local CPU. Because I assume her fake had gentler personality."

"Maybe you're right, I didn't have time to think about this. Anyway, the sooner we can catch him the better."

>"That's an understatement."

"I hope she won't overdo it."

>"No soup or dessert?"

Now, should he eat anything or not?

>>5604

We're having dessert dangit

>>5605

>"Maybe you're right, I didn't have time to think about this. Anyway, the sooner we can catch him the better."

"At least we know where we going next. Is there something I should know about Lowee or get before going there."

>>5606

Ok. Let's have that mochi then.

>>5607

*get some item

>>5605

Let's enjoy our meal for now.

>>5606

>>5607

>>5608

>>5609

>"Maybe you're right, I didn't have time to think about this. Anyway, the sooner we can catch him the better."

"At least we know where we're going next. Is there something I should know about Lowee or get some item before going there?"

"It's very cold there, so you need warm clothes. But I don't think we should go there just yet, we have enough problems here."

"Let's just enjoy lunch for now. Some Mochi will pair well with the tea, so sure, I'll get some too."

You order your food, IF orders grilled fish with salad, mochi and black tea. You only have to wait a few minutes for your meal, you taste it and… it's very good. Of course, it's not as good as Compa's food, but it's almost as good. There's really no reason to complain, you can't pinpoint a single point where the yakitori is not perfect – it's just that Compa could cook it even better. About the mochi, it's indeed delicious, IF wasn't wrong about it.

You talk a bit with IF while you both finish your tea about uninteresting things. When finished, IF asks for the receipt, and it looks like she's about to pay it alone.

>>5610

>"It's very cold there, so you need warm clothes."

"It's that bad. Anything else?"

"But I don't think we should go there just yet, we have enough problems here."

"I guess. Anything specific and easy enough to do for me?"

>When finished, IF asks for the receipt, and it looks like she's about to pay it alone.

Allow her to pay for it, because it wouldn't make any difference this time. Especially when you received 5.000 Credits from her after you said you were broke.

>>5610

Thank you IF.

>>5613

Let's fill out this sheet with everything we know…

Mentor would be: IF

Fighting Experience: Some, preferred range with a bow, no magic nor potion knowledge

>>5613

>"Not really, it's a cozy and nice country, unless you meet Ram or a pissed Blanc."

"Sounds simple enough, just by avoiding Basilicom there."

>"I think we should go to a Guild post, we have a few things to take care of and it looks like we have nothing urgent to do right now."

"Alright."

>"So Anon, here are two forms, you'll have to fill them before you can accept jobs from the Guild. Also, here is the" she bends over the counter and picks up a thick book, thicker than some encyclopedia, "terms and conditions. I mean, if you have 2 years to spare, because it would take that long to read it. … So just fill the forms then you can select a quest from this screen."

"I will just fill forms. Besides who the fuck thought that making "terms and conditions" book this big was good idea?"

>You look at the forms, the first form is mostly about basic personal data, like name, birthday, ID number, education, etc.

Write it as is.

>The second form is more complicated, first it requires you to write down your fighting experience; weapon, magic and potion knowledge, then there's a place to list special abilities.

<bow experience:novice

<magic experience:none

<potion knowledge:none

<special abilities: nothing worth mentioning.

It's better to write it truthfully, so guild won't demand too much from you.

>At the bottom of the page they require you to name your mentor.

Write "IF". She won't get angry from doing this, because she was already doing it.

>four quests

<one involves fucking dragon

Ask IF about how strong Horsebirds are and how hard exhausted jellies are to get. Depending on her answer pick first, second and fourth quest.

>>5614

>>5615

>"Not really, it's a cozy and nice country, unless you meet Ram or a pissed Blanc."

"Sounds simple enough, just by avoiding Basilicom there."

"It's not that bad, you just have to look out a bit."

>"I think we should go to a Guild post, we have a few things to take care of and it looks like we have nothing urgent to do right now."

"Alright."

>"So Anon, here are two forms, […]"

"I will just fill the forms. Besides who the fuck thought that making "terms and conditions" book this big was good idea?"

"Officials I think? They started to write it at the beginning of the Console wars, and they just kept adding and adding new entries without ever revising the old ones. What you see here is the result of hundreds of years of diligent work."

You fill in the form about your basic info, you have to pick up your ID card from your inventory to write in its number… Moving on to the second form,

<fighting experience: Some, preferred range with a bow.

<magic experience: none

<potion knowledge: none

<special abilities: nothing worth mentioning.

<mentor: IF

"Ugh, you'll really need my letter of recommendation… don't worry, I'll handle it, just select a quest in the meantime."

Now that I tried to search for it, it turns out Exhausted Jelly is an enemy and not an item. Fuck. Anyways, this time it's going to be an item.

"About the quests… how strong Horsebirds are? And are exhausted jellies hard to get?"

"Horsebirds, they're a bit tougher that Dogoos but not much, should be able to deal with them. Exhausted jellies are dropped by Expired Dogoos sometimes, they're not hard to find, but item collecting quests are always a gamble."

>>5617

>"It's not that bad, you just have to look out a bit."

"If you say so."

>"Officials I think? They started to write it at the beginning of the Console wars, and they just kept adding and adding new entries without ever revising the old ones. What you see here is the result of hundreds of years of diligent work."

"It's that old? I am sure some oldest paragraphs don't really matter anymore. Also I wouldn't count writing more paragraphs to some old book as work."

>"Ugh, you'll really need my letter of recommendation… don't worry, I'll handle it, just select a quest in the meantime."

"Sorry, but I don't know what you expected from someone who just started in this week."

>"Horsebirds, they're a bit tougher that Dogoos but not much, should be able to deal with them. Exhausted jellies are dropped by Expired Dogoos sometimes, they're not hard to find, but item collecting quests are always a gamble."

"Alright. Just in case I picked 3 quests from 4 available. Defeating 10 Doggos, defeating 5 Horsebirds and getting 5 Exhausted Jellies. The one I skipped was about defeating Ancient Dragon."

>>5618

>"It's not that bad, you just have to look out a bit."

"If you say so."

>"Officials I think? They started to write it at the beginning of the Console wars, and they just kept adding and adding new entries without ever revising the old ones. What you see here is the result of hundreds of years of diligent work."

"It's that old? I am sure some oldest paragraphs don't really matter anymore. Also, I wouldn't count writing more paragraphs to some old book as work."

"Newer paragraphs override older ones, so yeah, older paragraphs don't really matter. I heard to remove paragraphs, you need the approval of the CPU, and well, Neptune is not that kind of person who likes to work… plus all they have been doing during the who knows how many hundred years of console wars was fighting…"

>"Ugh, you'll really need my letter of recommendation… don't worry, I'll handle it, just select a quest in the meantime."

"Sorry, but I don't know what you expected from someone who just started in this week."

"I mean usually people who want to sign up as a guild agent have at least a minimal experience… but don't fret it."

>"Horsebirds, they're a bit tougher that Dogoos but not much, should be able to deal with them. Exhausted jellies are dropped by Expired Dogoos sometimes, they're not hard to find, but item collecting quests are always a gamble."

"Alright. Just in case I picked 3 quests from 4 available. Defeating 10 Dogoos, defeating 5 Horsebirds and getting 5 Exhausted Jellies. The one I skipped was about defeating Ancient Dragon."

"Huh, immediately picking 3 quests? It's alright, this way we'll have to come back less often, but it's not what beginners usually do… Anyway, let's go."

"Where?"

"To the dungeon! There are a few Dogoos around Haneda Station, alternatively we can find a few Expired Dogoos at Noma Cave. There are no Horsebirds in Planeptune currently, we'd have to go back to Lastation for that. So what's your choice?"

>>5619

>"Newer paragraphs override older ones, so yeah, older paragraphs don't really matter. I heard to remove paragraphs, you need the approval of the CPU, and well, Neptune is not that kind of person who likes to work… plus all they have been doing during the who knows how many hundred years of console wars was fighting…"

"Do you seriously mean that she is that lazy? Sounds like they should just throw it all away and start it from beginning, because it would be faster."

>"I mean usually people who want to sign up as a guild agent have at least a minimal experience… but don't fret it."

"Ok."

>"To the dungeon! There are a few Dogoos around Haneda Station, alternatively we can find a few Expired Dogoos at Noma Cave. There are no Horsebirds in Planeptune currently, we'd have to go back to Lastation for that. So what's your choice?"

"I would start with Haneda Station, after that to Noma Cave and then Lastation as last one."

>>5619

Hold on, where do we turn the quest in? If it has to be back in Planeptune, the best path would be to go back to Lastation first.

>>5621

No, you can turn it in anywhere.

>>5622

Planeptune dungeons first then Lastation dungeons then.

>>5624

DEJA VU I'VE BEEN HERE IN THIS PLACE BEFORE

This feels … eerily familiar. Uh, anyway I'll go for the single one.

>>5624

>"Yes, she's *that* lazy. She won't do anything unless you promise some pudding beforehand."

"That sounds awful."

>"So here we are, there are plenty of Dogoos here. Do you need any preparation? I think you should be able to handle them, I'll stay here of course, but try to defeat them alone. You can try that lonely Dogoo to the left, unless you're confident enough to try that group of three over there."

"I feel I shouldn't fight more than two monsters at same time, unless I will learn some area attack."

Rolled 5, 20 = 25 (2d20)

>>5626

>"Yes, she's *that* lazy. She won't do anything unless you promise some pudding beforehand."

"That sounds awful."

>"So here we are, …"

"I feel I shouldn't fight more than two monsters at same time, unless I will learn some area attack."

"Area attack, using a bow, hmm. You don't know magic, right? Unless you can somehow shoot 100 arrows at the same time, I don't know… Okay, just shoot at this lonely Dogoo and I'll try to think of something."

You aim at the Dogoo and shoot. It has 20HP, damage 1d20-6 except if 1->hit IF, 20->critical hit, instant kill.

>>5627

You shoot the Dogoo, but you barely miss it. Since it's still far away, you have time to shoot a second time. Critical hit! You hit the Dogoo right in his eye, killing it on the spot. It drops 5 Credits upon death.

"Nice shot. So, say, are you feeling adventurous? Do you want to experiment with some magic?"

>>5628

Sure. I'll try it out.

>>5627

>>5628

>You don't know magic, right?

"The only magic I know was simple spell that made sure that my quiver won't run out of arrows in middle of fight."

>So, say, are you feeling adventurous?

"Yes."

>Do you want to experiment with some magic?"

"What do you have in mind?"

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5629

>>5630

>You don't know magic, right?

"The only magic I know was simple spell that made sure that my quiver won't run out of arrows in middle of fight."

"That's useful… Interestingly, Uni has something similar with bullets."

>So, say, are you feeling adventurous?

"Yes."

>"Do you want to experiment with some magic?"

"Sure. I'll try it out. What do you have in mind?"

"Something basic… Do you have a staff? No? Me neither. Don't worry, you don't need a staff to cast spells, it just makes it a little easier. So just do what I say. Look at that Dogoo, focus on it. Now imagine fires creeping up from the ground, roasting that enemy alive. How raise your hand, feel the power flowing through body, concentrating in your hands, ready to fire off. Do you feel the warmth in your arms?"

"…no?"

"Don't worry, just concentrate. Imagine the power leaving your hands as a big sphere of fire, directed toward the Dogoo; upon impact it detonates, setting nearby objects on fire. Are you ready? 3, 2, 1, fire!"

Huh? You don't have time to think about it, you try to concentrate and imagine that fireball and…

Roll: 1-14 nothing happens, 15-20 success.

>>5633

"Not this shit again."

>"What's this!? Hey, Anon, stand back, it's too dangerous for you!"

"I know!"

You stand back to the end of the alley and you try to imagine a big lightning, which strikes the big Dogoo. You try to concentrate the power in your body, just like you did it before, getting ready to unleash it at the right moment.

The Dogoo attacks and hits IF, dealing 70 HP damage. Due to the sudden rage you release every bit of your power, hitting the Dogoo with your magic attack. It's so bright that it almost blinds you, it's so hot that it almost burns you as the electric discharge hits the monster.

It's a success, the massive impact sent the huge Dogoo flying toward the wall on the other side, but you can't rejoice yet. Your legs suddenly became heavy, you can't stand on your own, you collapse on the ground. You catch a glimpse of IF dealing a final blow to the Dogoo before you lose your consciousness.

End of Chapter Three

One random question, what should I do about the battles? It's pretty random and arbitrary how it works right now. Some proper system for stats with character sheets and d20 and shit would help probably, but I don't think I'm qualified for that.

>>5634

Let's put it this way, if we do combat via ala-DnD we'll take forever. Just rolling a d20 to determine how well combat goes is good enough.

I host a weekly game, and it takes us maybe 2 hours to get through a single encounter… maybe because I have 6 players.

>>5634

>what should I do about the battles?

I agree on this with >>5635

>Some proper system for stats with character sheets and d20 and shit would help probably, but I don't think I'm qualified for that.

I doubt that this is good idea.

Just using dices to determine how combat goes, story branching and maybe some ability checks is good enough.

Rolled 5 + 13 (1d20)

To add to my comment about the d20, depending on our choices you can add in modifiers to make things easier or harder.

If we've been mostly focusing on magical abilities, if the situation calls for physical prowess, we have zero for a modifier, or god forbid a negative modifier, on the flip side if it calls for magic, we might have additional modifiers. The modifiers would help even out the innate randomness of a d20.

Hello?

>>5639

Hi

>>5640

Where is OP and does he has awful case of writing block right now?

Nevermind, my ID changing.

>>5641

We're at the end of a chapter, that's usually a couple of days for him to not post, he'll post again maybe in a few more days

>>5642

Alright.

Hey, I'm still alive, new thread here: >>5644

This chapter didn't end at the best time, since I think there will be a period around the end of October when I won't be able to post too much, but I didn't want to wait with the next chapter that long. Welp.

>>5645

>I think there will be a period around the end of October when I won't be able to post too much

Fug. Good luck.