Day 75

Today I had my puppets spar against Par’s goblins. I made it a dull wooden sword, which was basically a glorified stick, so they wouldn’t get too injured.

At first, I did miserably, though my control over them has improved since yesterday, it is still really rough. As the day went on I went from swinging haphazardly too actually being able to hit occasionally. Though I never managed to make a goblin concede, I had fun. I was right yesterday when I said it would be like a game, it is like a game, a pretty fun one too. Maybe once I progress enough I’ll be able to take on Lord Parius The Magnificent himself, that’ll be the day.

I had Willow on the side cheering me for the first little while until she inevitably got bored. I believe she tried to get Par to teach her a bit about cooking. But I didn’t pay much attention.

After I got tired of playing with the goblins I just lounged around for a while. I fed the trees a bit, but didn’t really focus on it. Instead, I was thinking, though it was mostly just me getting excited about the loot Tiddol’s party will bring back. I hope they bring back something tasty, I want some good candy.

Anyway, it’s time to sleep. So Good Night Diary.

Day 76

Until lunch today I used my puppet to fight against the goblins. And they were improving, faster than I was. By lunch, I was hardly winning any fights. I hit a wall, not one of my own ability though, or at least my own ability was a minor problem. The design of the puppets themselves was flawed, which is no surprise considering I spent almost no time thinking about the design, simply going for something that has two arms and legs.

After lunch, I got to work refining the puppet. And it went about as well as Willow’s and my attempt at creating a miniature biome the other day. I found nothing that worked and dozens of things that didn't. It wasn’t until I watched a couple goblins butcher something they hunted that I had an inspiration.

My first successful improvement was putting small balls in the shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees, and hips. Before I was just bending the puppet with a generous application of mana, now it takes much less concentration and energy to move it. The only real downside was its increased vulnerability, though I have no idea how to fix that.

Testing it against goblins again it was alright, I definitely had more room for improvement now. I ended up winning roughly half the matches with the new model.

Thinking about it, it’s not immediately obvious why I enjoy this game so much, fighting is not something that usually interests me. Maybe it’s because I see it as a game that it is so much fun? Like there is no chance of pain for me, so who cares if I lose? I guess somewhere that lack of fear towards losing made me enjoy the challenge a little. But overall, who cares? It’s fun.

Anyway, today was satisfying, if tiring. So Good Night Diary.