The Guildhall seems to be a old warehouse. Even the party enters, their HUDs are hit with a message.

Safezone! You cannot enter combat within this area.

Guildhall! You may open lootboxes and spend experience in this zone!

Please consult the local guildmaster for more details.

As soon as the door closes behind them, the scene is changed from broken warehouse to the same guildhall you have seen before. Sure enough, Trevik in his tortle from is still moving about, fiddling with potions and lab equipment. Very, very slowly.

"Welcome...back...all...of...you." He says, barely able to croak out the words.

At spotting the familiar figure of Trevik she had first met in the previous Guildhall, and hearing his greeting (much) later, she waved back at him in reply.

- "Hey Trevik, good to see you. What're you working on?"

In the meantime, she was already fiddling with her HUD, opening the lootboxes she had received in what she mentally called the Mushroom level.

OOC: To summarize:
+1 Silver Smarty box
Possibly a +1 Platinum Questor loot box (repelling the invasion of the Mushroom Village)
+1 Platinum gardener's box (killing the Bloat)
Boons

• Someone is thinking ahead!
• Official Quest taker!
• Shroom SLAYER!
• Big mouth!
• Tougher than expired fruitcake!
• Patty Cake!

Connor looks around the Guildhouse, and sighs with relief when he sees Trevik.

"Trevik! You're okay? How are you doing since we last spoke?" the wizard asked.

"We did it by the way. We killed the Bloat Apex!" he exclaimed excitedly.

At the same time, Connor sent a quick mental command to his HUD to activate all unopened boxes and boons, and to identify and inspect them!


OOC: Here are my unopened/unexamined boxes and boons. I have no idea if the boons are different from the boxes, so I recorded them both this time around.

10.) 8/30/22: Sliver Pyro Loot Box (Presumably Silver?) Unopened
11.) 10/3/22: 'Can't we just think of the children' loot box (Bronze) Unopened
12: 12/29/22: "Great Balls of Fire" - Gold Pyro Loot box Unopened
13.) 1/2/2024: Platinum Gardener's Box (from Floor 2 Apex). | Also, as an aside, now has permanent resistance to plant infections. Unopened

Connor has Gained the Following Boons
1.) 1/2/2024: Boon - Shroom Slayer. From Floor 2 Apex. Unopened
2.) 1/9/2023: Boon - Flash in the pan! - Gained After Floor 2 Apex. Unopened
3.) 1/9/2023: Boon - Juggler! Unopened
4.) 1/9/2023: Boon - Wetnurse! Unopened

As Nathan trudges in the Guildhall he will remark "I am in need of a shower, or do I need to be steamed cleaned at this point?"

He will greet the Guildmaster "Glad to see you. I was hoping they would give you an upgrade by now."

As he was catching his breath he accessed his latest gains.

Loot gain this level

New Boon! Official quest taker! You have received your first official quest! If you successfully accomplish this quest, you will gain a platinum Questor loot box!"
"NEW BOON!

Shroom SLAYER!"

"Wanderer Nathan, you have earned a NEW BOON!

Touchable!

Wanderer Nathan, you have earned a NEW BOON!

Deadeye...mk II!

Wanderer Nathan, you have earned a NEW BOON!

Glass Cannon...mk II!"
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Trevik answers each wanderer in turn...slowly.



"How...to...talk...normally." Trevik replied, clearly annoying himself as well as others.



"I...saw...on...recap. Well...done!" He manages to croak out.



"Not...until...next...floor." He says with almost a normal sounding sigh.

Trevik hits a few things on his own HUD, seeming to press invisible buttons in the air.

Sure enough, the AI proceeds to open each loot box.

Chalei'nh
+1 Silver Smarty box
"You gain 100 gold and +1 to recall knowledge checks!"

+1 Platinum Questor loot box (repelling the invasion of the Mushroom Village)
"You gain 200 gold and the Belt of good Health(You gain 4 max hp)

+1 Platinum gardener's box (killing the Bloat)
"You gain 200 gold and The Bewitching Bloom(White Poppy) tattoo!"
(Ally of your choice within 30 feet gets calm emotions or Sanctuary for 1 turn, 1/day!"

Boons
Someone is thinking ahead!
"You get +1 to any skill when you delay one round or more!"

Official Quest taker!
"You gain +1 to attacks and damage while directly on a quest!"

Shroom SLAYER!
"You get +1 to hit and damage all Fungi foes!"

Big mouth!
"You get the ability to talk to players via group chat when they are out of line of sight!"

Tougher than expired fruitcake!
"You get +1 to ALL saves!"

Patty Cake!
"You get +1 to hit anyone you already struck this round!"

Connor
Sliver Pyro Loot Box
"You gain the wand of oil flasks!" OOC-The AI fails to tell you what this is, but it is in your inventory.

'Can't we just think of the children'
"You gain 50 gp and the knowledge your Mommy thinks you are a very nice boy!"

"Great Balls of Fire"
"You gain the amulet of the dual fireballs!" OOC-The weird amulet looked like two burning orbs made of gold is in your inventory. Again, no info.

Platinum Gardener's Box (from Floor 2 Apex).
"You gain the Sleeves of Storage! Your sleeves can now hold up to five bulk worth of items, and said items can be withdrawn with a gesture!"

Permanent resistance to plant infections.
"You gain Resistance=to level vs all plant poisons!"

Boons
Shroom SLAYER!
"You get +1 to hit and damage all Fungi foes!"

Flash in the pan!
"You do +1 damage when a target is on fire!"

Juggler!
"You gain +1 free interact action when with drawling a new object from your inventory"

Wetnurse!
"You heal others +1 extra HP when using potions and healing gear!"

Nathan
You gain gain a platinum Questor loot box!
"You gain 200 gold and the Boots of free running!
While wearing the boots, you get +1 to acrobatics and can run across or up any surface regardless of your weight."

+1 Platinum gardener's box (killing the Bloat)
"You gain 200 gold and the Hunter's bullet! Worn like an amulet, the hunter's bullet give you +1 to track and hit any target you have hit before! Once a day, the hunter's bullet can be used as a free action to give you +2 to hit any missed target, making it a possible hit!"

Boons
Official Quest taker!
"You gain +1 to attacks and damage while directly on a quest!"

Shroom SLAYER!
"You get +1 to hit and damage all Fungi foes!"

Permanent resistance to plant infections.
"You gain Resistance=to level vs all plant poisons!"

Touchable!
"You get +1 to hit if someone is grabbing you!"

Deadeye...mk II!
"You get +1 to hit if you attack someone you have already attacked this round!"

Glass Cannon...mk II!
"You get +1 to hit while you are damaged!"

Trevik then speaks up and says "You... all...are...now...level 4! We...need...to...adjust...you!"

OOC-Everybody levels up to 4!
This message was last edited by the player at 14:46, Wed 07 Feb.

After receiving her rewards, Chalei'nh did the logical thing after getting a wad of money from the system: Look for an ingame store icon where the game currency could be spent on things that would be of use in their attempts to clear the next few levels. Putting aside that the coins were made of metal, bludgeoning the enemies to death with a bag of money did seem a little inefficient.

The fight with the Bloat gave her the impression her punches could use a little more oomph, and so a portion of her funds were set aside for an item she had been eyeing for a while, whereas the rest of the money would be going towards increasing how long she could last in a fight. She finished up by picking her newest abilities, and changing some notes on how best to chart her future progress. As she was writing -- and crossing out previous entries -- she spoke out loud, addressing the party in general.

- "Mmkay, i'm going to invest in party survivability a little, that last level showed how weak we are against anything with poisons and diseases. You guys got pretty infected back there and i feel we got way too close to ending up like that other party, let's not do that again."

Apparently satisfied, she saved her notes before looking up at the others.

- "So did you have anything in mind for your new abilities yet? Seen anything you like, or want to discuss?"

[Private to GM: OOC: Buying the following items:
100 gp: Handwraps of Mighty Blows (+1 Striking)
 80 gp: Wayfinder of Rescue
 60 gp: Aeon Stone (Pearly White Spindle), slotted in Wayfinder
 50 gp: Healer's Tools (Extended)]
This message was last edited by the player at 21:33, Wed 07 Feb.

In reply to Chalei'nh (msg # 6):

OOC-Sadly, you can't buy anything in the guildhall. You suspect shops may be available elsewhere.

OOC: Ah okay, i'll edit my post. For future reference, how do purchases work then? Are the shops limited to what we run into during levels, or do we get the intergalactic version of Amazon?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:31, Wed 07 Feb.

In reply to Chalei'nh (msg # 8):

OOC-You don't know...yet.

OCC: on the same line of inquiry. I am thinking of getting magic or snare crafting. Will I eventually get access to tools or workshops?

OOC-you think it should be next level.

Eventually you all go through the molecular re-arrangement via the Guildmaster's machines. Trevik once again tells you all something similar he said at the end of the last level. "I...can't...tell...you...anything...until...you...all...reach...the...next...level. I...can...say...you...will...be...on...talk...show...again. A...new...one." He says, now unable give you any more info than that. He gestures to the doors-the same you came in. He waves fair well, but you know you will see him again in a new form. Once you leave through the doors, your environment changes once more.

OOC-Transferring to new thread.