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Battle Related Forums => Board Battle Archives => Board Battles => OOC Archives => Topic started by: Cameron on June 23, 2010, 01:11:01 AM
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Here is the 6th official OOC thread for the Eye of Terror campaign. Threads 1 through 5 can be found in the Old Administorum Archives. This battle will start on Friday. Feel free to post here until then.
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First!
Sorry, always wanted to do that... Even though that Meme is quite old.
Exciting! It will be difficult for me to post until Sunday, though.
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Should we try to contact anyone who hasn't done a character yet? Or just let them do their own thing?
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My post in the other thread was sent to everyone's registered email as an announcement. They should have gotten the hint.
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The Eye of Terror campaign has officially restarted. A few notes before you dive in:
Remember, your character must be registered before you can be in this story, meaning you must have posted a character in the Creation forum and have had it approved by me before you can participate. If you haven't done this yet, DO NOT PANIC. Character creation is still open and will continue to be open until I state otherwise. You will have plenty of advance warning before I close it. If you have not created a character for this battle, DO NOT POST HERE. This thread is for players participating in the Epic Battle only.
if you haven't read the EoT recap thread in Battle Related Topics yet, do it now. I just updated it today, and it should bring you up to speed quickly. Do not post until you have read it.
If you have not read the Board Battle rules yet, do that now too. The rules are in effect as of now and will be enforced right from the get go, so don't blame me if you fuck up and don't read them.
Abbadon is your opponent. Let's finish him off, shall we?
Oh, and by the way... it's great to be back. 8)
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Just want to say: hooray!
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Time to get this party started. Slainte!
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Quick question for Danyael so that I don't screw this up: If I read your post correctly, other then the Nocturne Kenshi faking him out, you have not actually attacked Abbadon, correct?
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Right.
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Awesome. Thanks.
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Posted. Also, for clarification since questions are always asked when it comes to these kind of abilities. As well I have a question.
The shadows summoned are not on equal power of the people they were stripped from but do share similar traits and skills. Not abilities and supernatural powers beyond their nature. The companions would not know that their Shadow was yanked out from under them and pulled into pseudo-physical being. Well unless they looked down and saw they had no shadow.
Also, would stripping shadows from companions without their consent count as God Modding when used against an enemy? Or would I have to roll to attack the darkness underneath them? :p
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I do not believe that is god-modding, unless a person's character profile states that they have complete control over their shadow. If anyone has a problem with it, let me know.
I also have a question... Fei, that's not from the same source as your abyssal lightning, correct? If you recall, that backfired hardcore last time you used it here.
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If I recall, the lightning bolts didn't do much so Fei is resorting to manipulating shadows that are already available instead of just yanking out pure abyssal energy.
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I forget what the reasoning was behind the abyssal lightning not working. I know we discussed what would happen if he tried to use it.
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The lightning was too powerful due to how thin reality is within the Eye. If I recall correctly, it ended up hitting the party as well as your enemies. I wasn't sure if that would effect the power of other abyssal powers as well.
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So, are our characters suddenly matching our new introduction posts? Something feels a bit off with Kitharsis suddnely weilding a warhammer :-[
But I can go with it as long as thats how we're rollin.
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Ohhh yeah, thats right. I'm not sure how the weak fabrics of reality would affect the shadow play. They wouldn't really be stronger as they have no powers to amplify and they're under Fei's control. . Despite being able to make someone(s) shadow go stabby stabby and it's of the same nature and origin, it's not unleashing Essence and reality burning forks of negative energy.
I really just threw them out there for overwhelming/pile-in purposes.
:p
edit. And for something Abbadon to kill while Fei kicks him in his armored codpiece.
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Something feels a bit off with Kitharsis suddnely weilding a warhammer :-[
If it helps, I found the concept of Kith with a warhammer pretty badass.
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So, are our characters suddenly matching our new introduction posts? Something feels a bit off with Kitharsis suddnely weilding a warhammer :-[
But I can go with it as long as thats how we're rollin.
Yes, that is how we're rollin'. :P
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Since everyone else is talking about what their attacks do: Soul Reaver is using Daemon magic (not the same type as Chaos Daemons though - we're talking Inferno Daemons). He's basically creating a mass of near-sentient spinning blade things - they're very very sharp, and composed of solidified magic.
Seen Matrix: Revolutions where thousands of sentinels attack in a giant swarm? It looks kind of like that (except the blades are obviously much smaller).
They won't be at their best against a heavily armoured opponent like Abaddon, but they're still sharp and numerous enough to make an impression.
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Shouldn't more people be here? Just wondering. ???
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It's their choice whether or not they create characters. I have enough people to run the Battle. That's all I care about.
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That wasn't precisely what I was asking about. But whatever. S'all good.
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So what were you asking about then? I'm confused.
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Just those who already created characters for the epic battle already. It's really nothing worth fretting over. Just idle curiosity.
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I've already contacted Jharm and Sepher. I think those are the only people we're missing who have created characters.
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*Ahem* Kith makes the world much brighter. ::)
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He's already posted once in the OOC thread. I wouldn't call that "missing". Slow, maybe. :P
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Sorry, sorry. Post is coming tomorrow. I can't get to the old boards at work and I want to read the last thread before jumping in.
And weekends are stupid busy for me anymore. Sometimes I wish I could say no to everyone and just stay home for 48 hours, but I may be an alcoholic so whatever.
Once I get all caught up I shouldn't take so long to post. Just, meh.
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Sorry, sorry. Post is coming tomorrow. I can't get to the old boards at work and I want to read the last thread before jumping in.
And weekends are stupid busy for me anymore. Sometimes I wish I could say no to everyone and just stay home for 48 hours, but I may be an alcoholic so whatever.
Once I get all caught up I shouldn't take so long to post. Just, meh.
Wait... you prioritize spending time with real life friends over posting on the boards?
Hang your head in shame!
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Kith, remember that there's been a time jump between the last post in the old thread and the first post in this one. Assume you guys have been fighting him for a while since that last post. Also, we had discussed that you had a plan in mind for removing Kelvack for the time being. Don't forget to include that into your post.
Also, Jharm... did you want me to edit a description into my first post to have Deravon removed from play, or did you have an idea for where he might have wandered off to?
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yeah that'll work, i didnt have anything special in mind.
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Okay. My next post is up. It was supposed to be longer then that and have more NPCs joining the fray, but I'd rather give you what I have now then make you guys wait another day. If I missed anyone's attacks, please let me know. Otherwise, keep hammering away.
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Looks good to me. I'm enjoying this already. :D
Here's a run-down of the two spells Soul Reaver used:
First spell is a modified 'Berserk' spell. It boosts strength, speed and combat ferocity, but it takes some force of will to retain control of one's actions. This particular version is progressive - that is, as Soul Reaver fights, the effects will strengthen.
The second spell is a type of destructive shielding spell, centered on the Black Steel Gauntlet. It protects the (already nigh-indestructible) gauntlet, while assisting in the destruction of anything it touches. If he were to punch a normal suit of armour right now, it would shatter into a million pieces. Magical/power weapons are considerably more resistant, but that doesn't mean they're immune (unless they too are basically indestructible). Soul Reaver intends to grab onto the Talon of Horus with this enchanted gauntlet to crush the talon and hopefully damage and/or destroy it. Faidth's attack, if successful, will expedite this considerably.
Also, the constructs Soul Reaver summoned are still present and poised to strike, but not attacking yet.
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Still waiting on people. I will be posting on Saturday regardless of whether or not everyone has posted yet.
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If there are any concerns with my post. Let me know and I'll edit it immediately.
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Sorry for not getting a post up yesterday. I'll attempt to remedy that today as soon as I get off work.
Sepher, I'd recommend posting soon. You're two posts behind.
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Right, posting tonight. Sorry.
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Alright. I realized I said I would post last Saturday. Now it is this Saturday, and I still haven't posted. Between OT at work, 20 people in our house at one point, and water in our basement, I just haven't had the time to sit down and write out a big post. And I think that's the problem. So until my schedule evens out, here's how this is going to go down.
My next post will be the last post where I reply to everyone's actions in one big post. From this point on, until further notice, I will reply to everyone's post individually with a response from Abbadon directly at that character. This will allow me to make many short posts instead of having to make one big one, and should keep the plot moving at a respectable clip. Once my schedule evens out, I'll make a decision on whether or not it goes back to the old way. Out of combat posts will still be handled as normal.
I apologize for the huge delay. I will do everything I can to get a post up tonight or tomorrow.
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The man doesnt lie...leaky furnaces SUCK!
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Yes, thank you Jharm. Your help was welcomed and appreciated. :)
Thanks for finally joining us, Sepher. ;)
At this point, we're looking at a post up tomorrow.
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*A tumbleweed gently tumbles by*
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Hahaha, Soul. ::)
I am on vacation. In a hotel room right now, actually. Fortunately, that FINALLY gives me the free time I need to work on a post. So I'm doing that.
Right now.
Just a gentle reminder. Once I make this next post, we will be switching to the Battle Master replying individually to each post instead of waiting and replying to all the posts at once, at least for this combat. I just do not have the time lately to type huge posts, so this will allow me to hopefully keep this battle more active.
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My post is up. Make sure your reply lets me know how you plan on dodging Abbadon's attack, otherwise it will hit you.
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>.> Your a jerk clutch :p
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Info to help decipher my post:
The daemonic metal constructs Soul Reaver summoned early have formed a shield that's hovering shortly over the ground (after Soul Reaver jumped into the air) where the flame tendrils are going to emerge. However, they're not static, and will break into clumps if needed to intercept, suffocate and/or crush the tendrils as they emerge. This will probably destroy most of the constructs though.
Soul Reaver's Flesh Blister spell bypasses all types of physical armour. It will last for a while (unless dispelled) and causes some damage (though not all that serious) over that time. More importantly though, it causes excruciating pain, which would be enough to incapacitate most people - anyone overcome by the pain will find it pretty much impossible to attack or cast spells. The physically more robust an individual is, the better their chance of fighting on despite the agony. Someone with Abaddon's constitution would likely still be able to function, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't at least a dangerous (and painful) distraction.
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Sorry I didn't get any replies up yesterday. Soul and Kith, I'll get you taken care of today.
Still waiting on some people. Let me know what you guys are doing.
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Combining a Defense, Attack and if/then statement all in one XD
Sepher can control chaos energy, so he's pouring his will into redirecting the flames there.
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Okay. Sorry for the delay, hell week last week and then more OT this week and my free time continues to be at a premium. yadda, yadda, more excuses, no one cares. Moving on:
I will begin replying to posts to catch up tonight. Be aware that I will still be replying to everyone's posts individually, so if I don't get to you tonight, fear not. For those of you who I have already replied to, feel free to post again.
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Note that Soul Reaver's 'attack' is designed more to give him a chance to escape, rather than to actually harm Abaddon.
That said, it did result in a sheet of rock hurtling as high speed at Abaddon's face - he'll need to react somehow or take a solid thump to the face. It might be enough to distract him from his attack on Sepher.
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Well, this certainly hasn't happened in a long time, but I believe Soul and I have posted simultaneously. Soul, if you want to edit your post to account for anything that happened in my reply to Danyael, feel free. You do not have to, however. I'll work the effects into my next reply.
I've replied to everyone except for Jharm. I'll get to him and anyone else who replies tonight ASAP, probably tomorrow.
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Hmmm, I think I'll leave it as it is - I DID beat you to it, after all. :P
It's not like Soul Reaver's actions would have had terribly much impact on Abaddon anyway - it might be possible to account for it with little more than a minor edit to the post replying to Danyael. Just include a short bit about Abaddon jumping/teleporting/smashing it before it hits.
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Hmmm, I think I'll leave it as it is - I DID beat you to it, after all. :P
It's not like Soul Reaver's actions would have had terribly much impact on Abaddon anyway - it might be possible to account for it with little more than a minor edit to the post replying to Danyael. Just include a short bit about Abaddon jumping/teleporting/smashing it before it hits.
My primary reason for asking you to edit, as opposed to me, is that without you accounting for the wall of corpses or the fact that Abbadon is now in the air (as of the end of the post in reply to Danyael's attack), that means that Soul Reaver's rock attack technically happened before Danyael's in the chronological order, which would mean that Soul Reaver got two actions to Danyael's one. Granted, this is no one's fault but mine. If I'd just reply to everyone as they're posting instead of waiting and posting 10 times, this wouldn't have happened. I've taken care of it this time, and posted a reply to you before my reply to Danyael's, to fix the order. However, I don't really want this happening all the time.
I will do my best to make sure I reply to everyone individually in the future. But to ensure this does not happen again, I will be locking the thread while I am posting replies from now on. This way, no one can be posting at the same time as me, and I will be able to avoid situations like this in the future.
As it stands now, I have replied to everyone except Jharm. Everyone may feel free to post replies to the last actions directed at them. Jharm, I will get to you ASAP. Fei, you did not reply to my last post. You still need to let me know how you're defending against Abbadon's last attack. Please let me know soon, or the attack will hit you automatically.
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Ok. I'm going to hold off posting another post until all the other characters have posted theirs and received (yet another) reply. That should keep everything on track.
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Not going to make anyone edit or anything, since I apparently forgot to re-explain this. It was explained in the thread on the old boards, but I apparently never descriped it here. So this is just for future reference.
Be aware that the object you guys are on now is not a whole, living planet, but actually the top pole of a long-dead world, held into place by the warp energy streaming from the top and bottom of it. As far as any kind of spiritual presence of this world, their is none, as it was destroyed long ago.
As I said, no editing by anyone is required, as this was my mistake. Just keep it in mind for the remainder of the battle.
Have to go get a tux for a wedding this afternoon, but I'll try and get some posts up later this evening.
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Sorry for the delay this weekend. Sepher's wedding and the after-effects of such ate up most of my time. I'm back in the game now, though. I'll try and get some replies up tonight, and I'll finish the rest of tomorrow on my day off from work. (Jharm, still haven't gotten to you. Smack me next time you see me.)
Just an FYI. I will be god-modding Sepher through any posts required of him this week, as he is out of the country.
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Well, you asked for it, and you got it.
Effective IMMEDIATELY, I am relinquishing my position as Battle Master of the Epic Battle. This will last until I deem myself capable of resuming my duties.
Your new Battle Master is Faidth. Please treat her with the respect her new position deserves. Faidth has been authorized to take control of any and all Battle-related NPCs with the exception of Cameron, who has been withdrawn from the story until I return, if I return at all.
I will still be moderating this thread and enforcing the rules, but I will no longer be handling any Epic Battle-related requests. Please contact Faidth directly with any battle related questions.
Please reply to Faidth's posts with the utmost haste. The sooner we can end this Battle, the sooner we can move on and never look back.
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Working on a post now. I don't see any current posts from Fei or Sepher. If these people do not post by tomorrow, I will be god-modding their characters along.
For this post only, I will be replying to everyone at once to get everybody up to speed again, but after this point, I will be replying to people as they post. Should multiple people reply within a short amount of time, I may reserve the right to make one larger post as opposed to five individual posts.
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Posted again, at the request of Faidth.
Soul Reaver is using his innate Soul Control ability - since the target souls are not currently within a physical shell, and are not themselves a manifest entity (as a Wraith or Ghost or something), they are very vulnerable to this.
It does beg the question of who is better at drawing them in though - Abaddon or Soul Reaver. The souls were admittedly under Abaddon's control previously, but then this is Soul Reaver's namesake power and he is concentrating on using it at present... Abaddon has other concerns.
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I apologize if this first post isn't as awesome as Cam's usual posts. I hope you can all bear with me until I get the hang of this. :)
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Soul Reaver won't be affected by the pitiful state of these Souls. In fact, he's used to absorbing evil and/or corrupt souls (since those are the individuals he usually slays) - his ability allows him to exert complete control over them once absorbed. He usually puts them in a dormant, 'sleeping' state while within his body so that they serve as little more than spiritual batteries... although that's not the only thing he's planning on doing with these ones.
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Never said you'd be affected by them. Piteous was simply an adjective used to enhance the description. Don't take it so literally. I was more referring to the fact that these aren't simply your run-of-the-mill corrupted souls. These things have been tortured for an inordinate amount of time by an innately evil Chaos Lord. It is my understanding that Soul Reaver has been in a state of limbo regarding his sanity, which I could see being further affected by the fact he's taking these things into him, that and the presence of Bloodrinker. I was attempting to give you an opportunity to further expound upon your character's mental state not forcing a reaction.
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Yeah, no problem. Just pointing out that insanity is not going to follow from this. But plenty of things in the current battle aren't helping Soul Reaver with retaining control of that sword...
As for the current attack, it doesn't (chronologically) complete until Kitharsis does... whatever he plans to do.
If it hits, it's going to hit like a freight train. Soul Reaver's not only powered up, and about to swing with both hands, but if the assault makes contact with Abaddon, it's going to unleash a pulse of energy fueled by the souls' own suffering and desire for revenge against Abaddon.
If the blow misses or is blocked, the energy won't be unleashed (yet).
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Okay, Soul and Kith, you may feel free to either respond to this attack now, or wait until more people have posted. Either way, I won't get back around to you two until everyone else (or at least almost everybody) had had the opportunity to do so.
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Okay, Soul and Kith, you may feel free to either respond to this attack now, or wait until more people have posted. Either way, I won't get back around to you two until everyone else (or at least almost everybody) had had the opportunity to do so.
I'll wait for a little while - I've already posted twice today, and the others haven't had a chance to act yet.
Maybe someone will feel merciful and help Soul Reaver out? :P
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Weee! Kitharsis is literally going to explode. When his skin is punctured his energy makes a rush towards the opening and bursts out. Due to his super thick skin not all the bone spikes will pierce, but those that do will cause some trouble...
It might be prudent to shield yourself, Soul...
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Weee! Kitharsis is literally going to explode. When his skin is punctured his energy makes a rush towards the opening and bursts out. Due to his super thick skin not all the bone spikes will pierce, but those that do will cause some trouble...
It might be prudent to shield yourself, Soul...
Kinda tied up over here...
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Perhaps the warmaster didn’t appreciate the gravity of the situation he’d now dug himself into. The very bubble of gravity Danyael had formed around the Despoiler remained, likely from Abbadon being so occupied with the offense from the companions.
Ignored completely. :(
The face of Horus rippled and grimaced, trying to maintain its form in the physical world. It spit curses of betrayal at Abbadon, his voice accompanied by another stir of despoiled echoes; their voices, combined with the increasing screams of the living nightmare, taking on such intensity that they came to physical blows against Abbadon, sending wave upon wave upon wave one after another with the force of a meteor storm. All the while, the dead sphere spread in size over and over again.
Also ignored. :'(
I'll just have to improvise, then. :-\
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actually the face part was not ignored....abaddon blew it up and the gravity effect was actually avoided from what it looks like (this part copied directly from Starblade's direct reply to your post right after you did the gravity thing)
And as the nephilim’s attack washes over this corpse mound like a wave, Abbadon appears in the sky well behind him, held aloft by transparent glowing daemon wings that he has crafted out of chaos energy. He watches the living dead die their second death, feeding off the pain and suffering and re-absorbing the bound souls as they come back to him. He waits for the next of his opponents to be foolish enough to strike out at him, the words of dark magic already forming on his lips.
Therefore it would seem he actually teleported outside of the gravity well area.
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Therefore it would seem he actually teleported outside of the gravity well area.
That is correct. Abbadon simply moved himself out of it. And Faidth directly addressed the other part of the attack. Nothing was ignored. Please reply as soon as possible so that we can keep this moving.
Also, Soul Reaver. After re-reading my last post, I've realized that Faidth missed the part where Danyael's attack killed the pile of living corpses and Abbadon re-absorbed the lost souls. Therefore, you would not have been able to absorb any of them, since he re-absorbed them first. Not going to make you edit as it was our mistake, but please do not utilize them for anything else.
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Danyael, just a warning. You are beginning to stray into Rule 7 (http://nerdramblingz.com/starforums/index.php?topic=97.0) violation territory. Try to keep that in check, please.
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I meant to post in the OOC thread and not the battle thread. I had too many tabs open. Chill out. And I think you might mean Rule 10 - no OOC's in the battles, which was an honest mistake that I quickly removed.
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I meant to post in the OOC thread and not the battle thread. I had too many tabs open. Chill out.
You meant to post your last attack in the OOC thread?
You might want to actually read Rule 7 so you know what I'm talking about. I linked to it in my post above.
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Also, Soul Reaver. After re-reading my last post, I've realized that Faidth missed the part where Danyael's attack killed the pile of living corpses and Abbadon re-absorbed the lost souls. Therefore, you would not have been able to absorb any of them, since he re-absorbed them first. Not going to make you edit as it was our mistake, but please do not utilize them for anything else.
I did read that part (which is what gave me the idea), but I assumed that Danyael hadn't killed all of the living corpses (it's not like he was aiming specifically for them), which is why I had Soul Reaver finish off what was left and absorb those souls.
I wasn't planning to use them for anything else anyway, so hopefully it shouldn't be a problem.
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Like I said, I completely forgot about it and therefore forgot to include it in my recap for Faidth when I handed this mess over. So it's not a big deal.
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Post translation: Danyael is trying to take the places of Soul and Kith. No attacks toward Abbadon.
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Thanks. I actually just PM'd you about that just as you posted this. Response coming. Could you PM me regarding how exactly the gangrels are managing to attempt to liberate them so I am clear on your meaning?
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Edited the post for clarity. Omitted a few things that didn't make sense at the time, while adding others that might.
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Next post translation: Danyael frees himself from the tendrils. Teleports in front of Abbadon and fires off a point blank explosion.
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Danyael: LOVED your most recent post. Very creative. :) I'll get around to responding to you as soon as a few more of these slackers get around to posting. (I'm looking at you Jharm and Fei :P)
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No attack... yet. Soul Reaver's gearing up for something nasty.
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Alright, Abbadon is about to unleash something nasty, specifically directed at the three characters that he did not attack during this post. PLEASE, NO ONE SHOULD POST YET. I am going to release part 2 of this post tomorrow, during which Abbadon's attack will go off.
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Per Faidth, the Eye of Terror thread is closed. It will re-open tomorrow.
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Okay, Part 2 of the post is up. You may commence with your Chaos Lord pummeling.
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Okay, Part 2 of the post is up. You may commence with your Chaos Lord pummeling.
Gladly.... ;D
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Alright, summary time:
Soul Reaver's flying now (thanks to a levitation spell) to escape the fiery earthquake.
He's currently above (and partially behind) Abaddon, and has thrown Blooddrinker. The sword is homing in on Abaddon (and can change trajectory if it needs to) from the other side. The blade is extremely sharp and would probably slice through his damaged armour at this point. It's also moving pretty fast, though under normal circumstances Abaddon would probably bat it out of the air without too much trouble.
Unfortunately it's timed so that it will strike around the same time Jharm will, so he'll have trouble contending with both attacks.
Blooddrinker is mainly just a distraction though, designed to force Abaddon's attentions elsewhere and to increase the chances of something (either Jharm or the blade) hitting him. The moment something hits (or Abaddon does something that clearly distracts his attention), Soul Reaver is going to hurtle diagonally downwards and punch him in the middle of the torso REALLY HARD - thanks to Soul Reaver's speed and strength, it'll be like being hit by a point-blank cannonball.
The attack will leave Soul Reaver somewhat open to a counterattack if it doesn't smash Abaddon away (or at least daze him) though.
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Due to an inability to keep up with the boards for personal reasons, Fei has requested that I remove his character from the current battle. I have complied. His character will be retired until such time as he deems himself able to post regularly again and the Battle Master can write his character back in.
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Due to an inability to keep up with the boards for personal reasons, Fei has requested that I remove his character from the current battle. I have complied. His character will be retired until such time as he deems himself able to post regularly again and the Battle Master can write his character back in.
I hope he'll be back soon. :(
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Faidth has requested that I handle the initial post for bringing back some missing NPCs that have been inexplicably missing up until now. I am making this post with Battle Master authority, but I will not be replying to any of your attacks. Faidth will handle that later.
Well... except that's not entirely true. There is one character post that I will address.
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Faidth, you have an amazing memory :P Thanks for the save!
Buh, Kitharsis is focused on Abbadon's back. Otherwise he would have freaked at Danyael nearly falling into the magma. And I couldn't make it so the timing seemed right without Kitharsis standing still for too long like a dolt.
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He then closed his eyes, lifted his head, outstretched his arms and resigned himself to his fate, leaning back and letting himself fall into the depths below where the torrents of magma consumed him, leaving nothing left.
As Danyael falls towards the molten rock, a flash of blue lights the area just below him. A crackling hiss fills the air as the superheated magma suddenly solidifies in a burst of intense, bone chilling cold. The rocky maw created by Abbadon to swallow up the companions freezes in place. Massive crystals of ice form over the structure, making it look more like a glacier.
Danyael is caught just before he smashes into the now solid magma. Garr, the lunar Elemental, sets him neatly on the frozen surface. Kari, the water Elemental, stands close by. She is winded from expending a large amount of energy. But her ice pulse did it's job and the Despoiler's attack has been foiled. Garr nods to the seraphim.
Seriously? Just going to disregard what I wrote? Just like that? ???
And I may be wrong.. but I don't think Danyael's a seraphim. :-\
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He then closed his eyes, lifted his head, outstretched his arms and resigned himself to his fate, leaning back and letting himself fall into the depths below where the torrents of magma consumed him, leaving nothing left.
As Danyael falls towards the molten rock, a flash of blue lights the area just below him. A crackling hiss fills the air as the superheated magma suddenly solidifies in a burst of intense, bone chilling cold. The rocky maw created by Abbadon to swallow up the companions freezes in place. Massive crystals of ice form over the structure, making it look more like a glacier.
Danyael is caught just before he smashes into the now solid magma. Garr, the lunar Elemental, sets him neatly on the frozen surface. Kari, the water Elemental, stands close by. She is winded from expending a large amount of energy. But her ice pulse did it's job and the Despoiler's attack has been foiled. Garr nods to the seraphim.
Seriously? Just going to disregard what I wrote? Just like that? ???
And I may be wrong.. but I don't think Danyael's a seraphim. :-\
No but Jharm is and he said that if he dies today may his death be worth it. He was speaking towards me.
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Seriously? Just going to disregard what I wrote? Just like that? ???
And I may be wrong.. but I don't think Danyael's a seraphim. :-\
You don't decide what happens. The Battle Master does. And as that post was made with the authority of the Battle Master, I am allowed to decide if you land in the lava or not. It's the same as if you say you dodge an attack. Just because you SAY you dodge it, doesn't mean it can't still hit if the Battle Master decides the dodge was insufficient.
Next time, if you have a plan and don't want the Battle Master to interfere with it, post an OOC about it. You basically left Faidth with no idea what you were trying to do, which lead to the misread reaction from me. The OOC that you DID post, which you proceeded to delete after I had already read it, also lead me to misread what you were trying to do.
I meant to say nephilim, not seraphim. I'll fix that now.
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Seriously? Just going to disregard what I wrote? Just like that? ???
Eh, it's all part of the fun. I've had some of my awesome attacks ruined by ill-thought-out attempts by other characters too. If we all knew how everything was going to turn out we might as well be writing the story all by ourselves.
By the way, should I be posting the results of Soul Reaver's attack yet (which, from what I can tell, is actually going to result in something quite different than you guys are expecting)? Cameron's last post kind of makes it sound like I should, but Abaddon hasn't posted a reaction yet...
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Soul, wait until Abbadon responds, then should the attack be executed as you wish, you may then post the resulting effect.
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Soul, wait until Abbadon responds, then should the attack be executed as you wish, you may then post the resulting effect.
Ok, I'll wait.
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I'm in the process of working up the next post. Really, it's just a matter of how I am going to coordinate all your attacks. I'm looking at having the post up by Sunday, but I won't promise anything for certain. I can assure you that it will be up no later than Monday night.
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Soul, please post the results of your successful attack.
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Hey Cameron, I just noticed in your previous post that you said Kalana enchanted Soul Reaver's right hand (which you said he had pulled back in preparation for his punch) with psychic runes - but if you read my previous post, you'll see it was actually his left hand that he had pulled back (for reasons that should now be clear) and he was just using his right hand to guard. I assumed Kalana wouldn't make such an obvious mistake so I assumed it was the punch-ready hand that she enchanted. Might want to edit your previous post to say 'left' hand though, if you don't mind.
Anyway, on to what just happened:
Soul Reaver just socked Abbadon with a very powerful punch (what with Soul Reaver's strength and his big run-up), but other than the effect of Kalana's runes, the force of the punch isn't augmented in any other magical way.
What it did achieve was to deliver a Seeker rune into Abaddon. He's now cursed/enchanted in such a way that the caster of the rune will be able to make almost any projectiles or spells target (and track) the cursed individual.
Because Abaddon is thus cursed, Soul Reaver can now unleash his real attack (which he cast with the help of Blooddrinker's energies): those motes of light floating around him can project powerful destructive beams, but normally fire very inaccurately. Due to the Seeker rune though, they're all focussed with dead accuracy on Abaddon. Oh, and after a brief recharge, they'll be able to fire again. Needless to say, it's going to hurt.
For the closest approximation of what the beams would normally do/look like, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xkNyzzn-ss
EDIT: Forgot to mention: in theory, other spellcasters in the area, if skilled enough, may be able to attune their attacks to the Seeker rune too and use it to help their own targeting. It would depend on how powerful they are and how much they know about runic magic though, and would require a few moments to initially pull off.
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Hey Cameron, I just noticed in your previous post that you said Kalana enchanted Soul Reaver's right hand (which you said he had pulled back in preparation for his punch) with psychic runes - but if you read my previous post, you'll see it was actually his left hand that he had pulled back (for reasons that should now be clear) and he was just using his right hand to guard. I assumed Kalana wouldn't make such an obvious mistake so I assumed it was the punch-ready hand that she enchanted. Might want to edit your previous post to say 'left' hand though, if you don't mind.
Semantics. I will remove any indicator of what hand it was.
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Thanks for the visual, Soul. :)
As you can all tell, this battle just rapidly turned against Abbadon, thus it will begin to wind down. I want to ensure a huge finish for this section of the battle, so I will be working with Cameron to ensure that the last bit of Abbadon's actions in this part of the BB are truly in vein with his character. I ask that you please be patient as we formulate the next post. I intend on having it up no later than Sunday, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
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Thread closed due to length.