Nandesu Ka - Leafcull

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Hello again, girl friend!   I *love* your new Runway section.  So much so  that I just had to send along an entry of my own.  (Me? Camera shy?  “I’m  ready for my close-up now, Mr. DeMille.”)

There’s a story behind this particular outfit I’m wearing.  As you might   remember, Obunaga - my dingbat brother - was out questing for Shadow Specks and Crystal Fragments with the idea of getting some of that too-cool Shadow Armor. The idea was; as soon as he had his armor I’d get his Matty Hide Coat as a hand-me-down.

As you can see from the picture, I’m still waiting for my coat!

For the past month, Obunaga has wandered the countryside, molesting enough Shadows that somewhere, somebody must be running short of black paint.  And he’s STILL two specks short.  Sigh.  Seeing that this was probably going to take some time - that if I wanted some nice ‘interim armor’, I’d have to take matters into my own hands - I did want any girl does in a crisis situation.  I went shopping!

Pretty disappointing.   Lots of over-priced gold chain mail.  AL: 50.   Big deal.  And heavy?!  “Okay.  Somebody drag me over there so I can fight that Bandie.”  I was on the verge of tears.  I needed a new toy to cheer me up.  I figured if I couldn’t get armor, at least I’d find some nice ‘street clothes’ so I didn’t look like a complete ditz in town.  I wandered into that lovely little shop in Arwic.  (Oh, what’s his name?  The tailor?)  Anyway . . . in the back of the shop he had a whole rack of those hooded, Faran robes.  Remember them?

Now, before you say it, I know what you’re thinking;  “Come on, Nan!   Why would I post a picture of some tacky old Faran robe any newbie could buy for the price of killing a few Gnawers?”  Don’t be too hasty, girlfriend!   You see, this is one of those outfits that’s ‘made’ by accessorizing.  

Please note the tastefully matching Brass Wand in my hands.   ***The one I used to cast Impenetrability III on the robe.***  Oh ho!  Now it’s not just some tacky rag.  Now it’s a head-to-toes set of AL:80 armor! Weight: a mere 200!

Clever?  (Devious grin)

Okay.  I admit as armor goes it’s not the best in the world.  The protection categories are all ‘Poor’.  Still, I’ve been using it to annoy Tou Tou’s local fauna and it works pretty well against just about everything roaming the area.  (Including Bandie Ravers, Azure Grommies, and the occasional Water Golem.)

Umm . . . I would, however, be less than honest if I didn’t mention there are two distinct drawbacks to my brilliant invention.

The first is; you get some strange looks, running around, fighting monsters in an evening gown.  (You in the evening gown, that is.  Not the monsters.  Hmm . . . a Crude Monogua in a cling-y, off-the-shoulder . . . *shudder*  Whoa!  Be gone bad image!)  

And you can pretty much count on every passing big-shoulders, no-brains knuckle-dragger dashing in to rescue ‘the poor, defenseless, damsel in distress’.   (Actually, that one’s not so bad.  Provided the rescuer is a ‘package’ and his chest-beating victory dance takes long enough for me to search the corpse while he isn‘t looking.  “Oh!  My hero!”  ka-CHING!)

The second drawback - and this one’s a major one -  is; when that Impenetrability spell expires, you really are fighting monsters wearing only an evening gown for protection.  To handle this, I’ve learned a little trick from one of the best vassals a girl could ever want: the noble, brilliant, generous-to-his-patron, Ha’ak al-Qulus.  What ever level of Impenetrability spell you’re casting, cast something else (like Bludgeon Bane) at one level lower.   (So - Impenetrability III and Bludgeon Bane II, for example.)  When that Bludgeon Bane expires, you know you’re running out of time on the Impenetrability and that it’s time to excuse yourself from the fight to go powder your nose.  (Or just plain ‘take a powder’.)

I’ve learned from bitter experience using that if you’re going to use this method, you really want to employ Ha’ak’s trick as well.  Believe me; if you’re standing there, toe-to-toe with some Raver and your protective magic suddenly heads south, well . . . your slip (or should I say ‘slip-up’)  will really be showing.

Okay, enough for now.  I’m all dressed up so I might as well head out and ‘dance’ with some of those Ravers.  As always, please keep up the *great* work on your site.

Your Constant Fan,
Nandesu Ka
Leafcull Server.

Nandesu Ka is modeling:
Type	Faran Robe with Hood	Reedshark Studded   Gloves	Brass Wand
Craftsmanship		well
Value	50	884	?
Burden	200	450	50
Armor Level		62
Spells		Imp II	Fr Bolt II, Item III
Spellcraft
Max Mana		156	367
Duration		1/60	1/30
Difficulty		15	105
Restrictions/ Comments	Covers: Ch, Ab, UA, LA, UL, LL, Feet	Missile 71+

Maggie's addendum -- I wrote to Nan asking her to please forward the stats for her gloves as well. She responded with:

Gloves!  How could I have forgotten the gloves?  What's a nice evening gown without gloves?  Stiff . . . smelly . . . metal-studded gloves.

Hoo boy . . . a barefoot girl in evening gown wearing metal-studded leather gloves.   And I was worried about what kind of a statement tight leather pants made. >;)

Nandesu Ka -  Leafcull

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