Nothing special with the sailor's charm equipped.
In the beginning, men were mortal.
Old fight data:
Stats:
Perception: 34 (28)
Reflexes: 30
Strength: 27 (22)
Will: 29 (33)
Did 98 and it didn't die, killed it the next round and it did die but accidentally left the page before I could read how much damage I did that time. (got ink)
New day
Looks like 120 HP (119 to 127 so far)
Feb 10, 2012, fought some more:
Power
10 Etheric Power
3 Evasion Power
2 Melee Power
16 Ranged Power
4 Bonus Power when the Defender has no Technique
Defense
9 Etheric Defense
14 Melee Defense
10 Ranged Defense
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 20 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 12 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 19 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 18 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 6 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
—-
You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at it. The kraken takes 17 damage from the shot, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 8 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You flip to full auto and pump rounds into the kraken until the clip runs out. It takes 26 damage.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: massive tentacle
You found: kraken ink
You've earned 4 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
You've earned 2 XP in Will
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 12 damage.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
And you end it with a single explosive round for 17 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
The kraken squeezes down on you with its tentacles so hard you can feel your bones cracking, dealing 14 damage.
[9 energy of broken bone, -2 melee defense]
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 23 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 12 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You catch it with an explosive round. It deals 14 damage.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.
You flip to full auto and pump rounds into the kraken until the clip runs out. It takes 30 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 2 massive tentacles
You've earned 3 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 3 XP in Strength
—-
(still broken bone)
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 11 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 1 damage.
And you end it with a single explosive round for 15 damage.
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 23 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 12 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 17 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
—-
You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at it. The kraken takes 20 damage from the shot.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You flip to full auto and pump rounds into the kraken until the clip runs out. It takes 30 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: massive tentacle
You found: kraken ink
You've earned 3 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
You've earned 2 XP in Will
—-
(still broken bone)
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 8 damage.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
—-
You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
Your cyberware cracks open to reveal a gun, which shoots the kraken for 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.
—-
You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at it. The kraken takes 12 damage from the shot.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You flip to full auto and pump rounds into the kraken until the clip runs out. It takes 28 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 13 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
—-
You slot a long clip and fire a stream of ammunition into the kraken. It takes 11 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 3 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you with its tentacles so hard you can feel your bones cracking, dealing 14 damage.
—-
You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at it. The kraken takes 15 damage from the shot.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
You flip to full auto and pump rounds into the kraken until the clip runs out. It takes 20 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: massive tentacle
You found: kraken ink
You've earned 4 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Will
One oddity: the kraken has a Squeeze To Crush Bones attack:
The kraken squeezes down on you with its tentacles so hard you can feel your bones cracking, dealing 14 damage.
which I assumed was the same as the move that the Ghostly Hand does - but then I got the following combat round:
The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 3 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you with its tentacles so hard you can feel your bones cracking, dealing 14 damage.
So they are evidently different moves.
I'm almost sure that some of the techniques on the page are the same as others but when the kraken has/has not grabbed you.
Spading needed. EDIT: Spading complete!
If I did my calculations right, it looks like the kraken has some reactive defense. Or at least, I'm not getting numbers that make sense.
From the first and second round below:
With 10 melee power:
Opposed Brutality = 4+10 power for 6 damage = 8 to 11 melee defense
Crushing Punch = 5+10 power for 16 damage = -1 to 7 melee defense
Attr: 25,17,22,24
Etheric: Ocean Sight
10 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
6 Etheric Power
3 Evasion Power
18 Melee Defense
8 Ranged Defense
5 Etheric Defense
-1 Perception
-3 Reflexes
+3 Will
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 12 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all of the damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 3 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 2 damage.
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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 12 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 1 damage.
You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 8 damage.
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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.
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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
The kraken grabs at you, but you slip out of its grasp.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 10 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.
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* (win)
--> You gained: 1 XP in Perc, 3 XP in Ref, 2 XP in Str, 1 XP in Will
--> You found: 2 massive tentacle
--> You found: 1 kraken ink
more condensed fights, including the above one:
S:Al|25,17,22,24|4|Waterfront|10,2,0,6,0,3,0,18,8,0,5,0,0,-1,-3,0,+3,
E:You dive in to the strangely inviting lake and begin swimming. The silvery oil smeared on your skin
D:S*5:
E:You plunge into the depths, fighting hard against the strange buoyancy of that silvery oil. As you p
F:Kraken
C:You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 12 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all of the damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.##The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 3 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 2 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 12 damage.#The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 1 damage.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 8 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken grabs at you, but you slip out of its grasp.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 10 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.###
F:---WON
D:P*1:R*3:S*2:W*1:I*2*907:I*1*911:
I:You apply the trauma bandage. Along with your natural healing, it seems to work pretty well.brbr
D:HP*15:
E:You plunge into the depths, fighting hard against the strange buoyancy of that silvery oil. As you p
F:Kraken
C:You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.##You slam into the kraken and deal 11 damage before it can fend off the attack, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 2 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##
C:You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##
C:You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 21 damage, but the kraken avoids all but 5 damage by darting underwater.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.##The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 18 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 3 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 10 damage.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##You slam into the kraken and deal 8 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 9 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 17 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 12 damage.###
F:---WON
D:P*1:R*2:S*1:W*3:I*2*907:I*1*911:
I:You apply the trauma bandage. Along with your natural healing, it seems to work pretty well.brbr
D:HP*9:
E:You plunge into the depths, fighting hard against the strange buoyancy of that silvery oil. As you p
F:Kraken
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 6 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 8 damage.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##
C:You slam into the kraken and deal 10 damage before it can fend off the attack, but the kraken avoids all of the damage by darting underwater.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 14 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all of the damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##
C:You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.##The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##
C:You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.###
F:---WON
D:P*2:R*1:S*4:I*3*907:
I:You apply the trauma bandage. Along with your natural healing, it seems to work pretty well.brbr
D:HP*5:
E:You plunge into the depths, fighting hard against the strange buoyancy of that silvery oil. As you p
F:Kraken
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 6 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 10 damage.##
C:You slam into the kraken and deal 15 damage before it can fend off the attack, but the kraken avoids all of the damage by darting underwater.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 14 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all of the damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.##The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##
C:You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##You slam into the kraken and deal 6 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 1 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 6 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 1 damage.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 12 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 8 damage.###
F:---WON
D:P*2:S*5:I*2*907:
S:Al|25,17,23,24|4|Waterfront|10,2,0,6,0,3,0,18,8,0,5,0,0,-1,-3,0,+3,
E:You plunge into the depths, fighting hard against the strange buoyancy of that silvery oil. As you p
F:Kraken
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 8 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 12 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken grabs at you, but you slip out of its grasp.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 8 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.##You hammer the kraken unrelentingly, dealing 9 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 7 damage.##
C:You duck behind the cover of your shield.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 15 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 6 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You slam into the kraken and deal 10 damage before it can fend off the attack.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 6 damage.###
F:---WON
D:P*1:R*1:S*3:W*2:I*2*907:I*1*911:
Before starting to fight krakens I did all of the available options on the lake. This includes the four XP gains, getting both Silver Flow and the Dance, as well as one fishing trip.
Channeling Matsuo (9)
Broken Bone (11)
Obvious Presence (31)
Burning Vision (67)
Red Lenses (139)
Silver Flow (161)
Ocean Sight (365)
Hat: red-lensed goggles
Weapon: scarred fishing pole
Offhand: tamed fire
Shirt: shark hide vest
Pants: shark hide pants
Gadget: Myers sampling kit
Edit:
Techniques used were Nitro, Molotov Cocktail, NitroX, and Frag Grenade.
First pearl came around Kraken #8 so you may need a good amount of body available unfortunately.
I asked Kinak if the pearl was either conditional or rare and he responded with the following:
"It's not just rare, although there's certainly an element of that as well."
So there is some form of condition(s) in place. My current hope is someone matching some of the more basic stuff like equips and effects will be able to reproduce the drop. We'll worry about anything else if it comes to that.
Gone fishin', be back at dark-thirty!
Got a pearl on my first try today. I had ~6 turns of Red Lenses, and silver flow as well, which might be key. I used 4 oils that day - 2 to get Silver flow and 2 to fight my first kraken.
Effect after the fight:
Broken Bone (6)
Ocean Song (9)
Red Lenses (9)
Fearsome Strength (9)
No Pain (14)
Silver Flow (19)
Inspired Force (19)
Ocean Sight (51)
Sugar Rush (99)
Hat: red-lensed goggles
Weapon: achromatic rifle
Offhand: gel shield
Shirt: achromatic vest
Pants: achromatic slacks
Gadget: Myers sampling kit
You toss a grenade, landing just in front of the kraken. It explodes, peppering it with hot shards of metal for 8 damage.#The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.##You fire a tightly clustered burst at the kraken for 12 damage.#The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 1 damage.
You splash the kraken, but it's washed off too quickly to have much effect.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You take a few careful shots at the kraken with silver bullets, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.##The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 9 damage.
You fire a tightly clustered burst at the kraken for 20 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 6 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.##The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 6 damage.##The kraken squeezes down on you with its tentacles so hard you can feel your bones cracking, dealing 10 damage.
You splash the kraken, but it's washed off too quickly to have much effect.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##You take a few careful shots at the kraken with silver bullets, dealing 6 damage.#The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 7 damage.
You slot a long clip and fire a stream of ammunition into the kraken. It takes 6 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.##You arc bullets high above and into the kraken for 13 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all of the damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You take a few careful shots at the kraken with silver bullets, dealing 7 damage.#The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.##You slot a long clip and fire a stream of ammunition into the kraken. It takes 16 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.#The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.##You masterfully compensate for your previous shots and fire another burst at the kraken for 18 damage.#The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 4 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
You found: kraken's pearl
You survey the results through your goggles. That was an interesting experiment. You feel quietly inspired.
You've earned 5 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
Also - I don't think that I did any crafting under the effect of red lenses this run, but can't say for sure. It was a few weeks ago if I did do any.
So, I managed to get a pearl, after making my way through about 9 krakens. The fight in which I finally got one ended in a science two-chain with Molotov Cocktail and Nitro.
I had:
Bone Scales
Pumped Up
Fae Sight
Red Lenses
Silver Flow
High Brow
Bone Spikes
Burning Vision
Outfit was:
red-lensed goggles
mislit torch
shock shield
shark hide vest
shark hide pants
Myers sampling kit
I finally got a pearl after many krakens.
Puzzled Out (1)
Bone Scales (7)
Silver Flow (7)
Fearsome Strength (7)
Inspired Force (7)
Ocean Sight (17)
Red Lenses (37)
Hat: red-lensed goggles
Weapon: mislit torch
Offhand: shock shield
Shirt: shark hide vest
Pants: shark hide pants
Gadget: Myers sampling kit
You hurl a vial of Nitro at the kraken. It explodes with surprising vigor, dealing it 12 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
You splash the kraken, but it's washed off too quickly to have much effect.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 2 damage.
You survey the field and carefully throw a vial of NitroX. It lands precisely as it should, exploding to engulf the kraken in flame and shower it with debris for 23 damage.
You glare at the kraken. Red liquid pools on it, burning like a powerful acid for 25 damage.
Power
12 Etheric Power
7 Evasion Power
2 Fire Power
16 Melee Power
-2 Ranged Power
4 Stealth Power
Defense
6 Etheric Defense
14 Melee Defense
-1 Ranged Defense
7 Stealth Defense
Attributes
+10 Perception
+2 Reflexes
+11 Will
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of PvP Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Other
3 First Aid
+1 XP each Combat
Hat: red-lensed goggles
Weapon: twisting silver blade
Offhand: rolling eyeball
Shirt: shark hide jacket
Pants: shark hide pants
Gadget: Myers sampling kit
Effects
Artist's Perspective (1)
Channeling Matsuo (4)
Calcified Organs (9)
Inspired Movements (9)
Puzzled Out (9)
Bone Scales (9)
Personal Certainty (11)
Silver Flow (18)
Ocean Song (18)
Ocean Sight (214)
Perception: 34 (44)
Reflexes: 28 (30)
Strength: 29
Will: 32 (43)
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 13 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 5 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You slam into the kraken and deal 16 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 11 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
You grab the kraken to shake it for 11 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 1 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 21 damage, but the kraken avoids all of the damage by darting underwater.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 22 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 9 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.
The kraken squeezes down on you, crushing your bones for 6 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 22 damage, but the kraken avoids all but 5 damage by darting underwater.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You viciously slash the kraken for 21 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 6 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 16 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 3 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 5 XP in Strength
You punch the kraken, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 17 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 6 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You slam into the kraken and deal 12 damage before it can fend off the attack.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 16 damage.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
You grab the kraken to shake it for 14 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 1 damage.
You latch onto the kraken and tear a chunk out of it with your teeth, dealing 8 damage.
The kraken rams into you for 2 damage.
You viciously slash the kraken for 21 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 12 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You've won the battle!
You found: 5 massive tentacles
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 4 hit points.
Wow, what a rush. You totally feel just like Matsuo and it's awesome.
You learned a new Technique: Leaping Dodge
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 4 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
Perception: 34 (44)
Reflexes: 28 (30)
Strength: 29
Will: 32 (43)
Hat: red-lensed goggles
Weapon: charred head
Offhand: tamed fire
Shirt: shark hide jacket
Pants: shark hide pants
Gadget: Myers sampling kit
Effects
Channeling Matsuo (3)
Bone Scales (8)
Puzzled Out (8)
Calcified Organs (8)
Inspired Movements (8)
Personal Certainty (10)
Ocean Song (17)
Silver Flow (17)
Ocean Sight (213)
Power
15 Etheric Power
4 Evasion Power
12 Fire Power
4 Melee Power
-2 Ranged Power
4 Stealth Power
Defense
5 Etheric Defense
10 Melee Defense
-1 Ranged Defense
7 Stealth Defense
-12 Fire Defense
Attributes
+10 Perception
+2 Reflexes
+11 Will
Encounters
Impressively Increased Chance of PvP Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Other
3 First Aid
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 34 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 29 damage, but the kraken is already underwater. The water absorbs all but 21 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 21 damage.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 2 damage.
You pin the kraken down with a crackling stream of electricity, dealing 14 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 4 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 5 hit points.
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 5 XP in Perception
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Will
(The following combats also have Red Lens active)
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 48 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 14 damage.
The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 24 damage.
You pin the kraken down with a crackling stream of electricity, dealing 12 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 3 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 4 hit points.
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 3 XP in Strength
You've earned 3 XP in Will
The following combats do not have Channeling Matsuo
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 47 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 29 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 3 damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 15 damage.
You glare at the kraken. Red liquid pools on it, burning like a powerful acid for 59 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 5 massive tentacles
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 5 hit points.
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
You've earned 4 XP in Will
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 33 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 21 damage.
The kraken rams into you for 1 damage.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 50 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken darts underwater with surprising grace.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 23 damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 20 damage.
You glare at the kraken. Red liquid pools on it, burning like a powerful acid for 37 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 4 massive tentacles
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 4 hit points.
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 3 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
You glare at the kraken. A faint red mist pours from your eyes, etching into it for 37 damage.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 20 damage.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 1 damage.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 30 damage.
The kraken grabs you and holds on tight.
You've won the battle!
You found: 3 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 5 hit points.
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 3 XP in Perception
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
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A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 54 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken grabs you with a tentacle and pulls you nearer to its snapping maw.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 30 damage.
The kraken bears down on you with its tentacles, dealing 4 damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 15 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 4 massive tentacles
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 1 hit point.
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 4 XP in Will
The following do not have Bone Scales, Calcified Organs, Personal Certainty, or Inspired Movements
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds the kraken. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt the kraken 51 damage by the time it's cleared.
The kraken lurks under water, waiting for an opening.
You throw a Molotov cocktail onto the kraken. It bursts into flames, taking 12 damage.
The kraken lashes you with a tentacle, dealing 3 damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the kraken. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 12 damage.
You glare at the kraken. Red liquid pools on it, burning like a powerful acid for 37 damage.
You've won the battle!
You found: 2 massive tentacles
You found: kraken ink
You survey the aftermath, tinted blood red by the goggles' lenses. That was a fine experiment indeed! You throw back your head and laugh with glee.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 3 XP in Strength
You've earned 2 XP in Will
9 kraken, no pearl yet
EDIT: miscellaneous spading: nothing special with sashimi knife; no interaction with squirming heart + Channel the Deep + kraken fight
In the beginning, men were mortal.
The kraken has very little or even negative etheric defense. Dreamslayer tore it up. Also, got the pearl once (silver flow active, etheric active, wore goggles, all sciency attacks against it, myers sampling kit), on the 3rd out of 6 combats against it. Got the ink every time.
Tome of binding, unsurprisingly, did not bind the kraken.
Writing for the long-neglected GOC Casefiles canon.