GUPS 001

Due to time restrictions and a lack of creativity, I have decided to amalgamate my Guttler, skill-up, quest, mission, and non-BST related updates together to create a new series of posts called "GUPS" (Guttler Updates and Other Stuff). So what is new, Khaki?

Other Stuff














After breaking the latent effects on my trial weapons, Fishing long periods for Devil Mantas, and dealing with some real life matters, I finally got around to earning my next Campaign Medal. It seems that the more you slack off towards earning your next medal, the more exp you will require to earn it in the end-- so get your evaluations done early! Frankly, I am still trying to use my BLM in Campaign effectively, but unfortunately, magic users do not seem to get much compensation for their efforts.

In regards to the new Allied Notes (A.N.) rewards, nothing seems to catch my eye at this time, so I will be stockpiling on A.N. for the next little while. In addition, I have decided to align myself with San d'Oria [S] because their rewards seem to be the most melee-oriented. If you ever decide to switch nations, you will need to surrender your two highest medals and some A.N. to make the switch.















So here I am investing in BLM merits in order to better serve my LS and standardize myself relative to other endgame BLMs. Essentially, I feel BLM is my weakest job, so merits are a good way to improve it without spending a lot of gil. So far, there has been a small but notable difference with my new BLM merits; I feel that I am finally starting to land spells accurately on various Sky gods. Hopefully, the merits will have a larger impact once I get them all, but if they do not, I will purchase some Elemental Skill items to further the cause.



I also managed to get Kearick (PLD) and Masani (RDM) to assist me with the Great Axe WSNM, Greenman (Treant), last weekend. Sani was running low on MP towards the end, but "Snarl" allowed both Kear and Sani to recover while Snippy took over tanking. Overall, it was done fairly well for a three-man fight. Hopefully, I will be finishing my BLM merits soon; I really want eleven more merit points to create a Rune Chopper build for my DRK (more on this later).

Guttler Updates















The results of two days worth of Fishing abuse with a Pelican Ring. I am still waiting for the Fish Ranking contest to reopen, and hopefully, I will earn more Pelican Rings for both of my Fishing mules. I have also bought my first Montiont Silverpiece thanks to an Angel Skin I sold a while back!








(I will be copying and pasting the lines below as a template for future GUPS posts)

Currently, I am working on Stage 2 -> 3 of my Guttler.

I have acquired:
[1/1] Leonine Axe
[0/1] Tabar
[1/1] Darksteel Tabar
[1/1] Tabarzin
[1/14] Montiont Silverpieces

Gil towards next 100-unit currency (subject to change):
[182,000/~900,000] Montiont Silverpiece
Status: 20.2% Complete


Crafting Status

Khaki
[62/100] Fishing Skill
[5/100] Woodworking Skill

Fishmule #1

[11/50] Fishing Skill
[0/100] Cooking Skill

Fishmule #2

[10/50] Fishing Skill
[15/100] Smithing Skill



Notes:
a) Allied Notes (A.N.) are credits that can be used to purchase various rewards. You can earn A.N. by partaking in Campaign Operations and/or Campaign Battles.