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@Kith: Give me an awesome description of Faile's descent towards the final ring.
@All: Feel free to describe your reactions to the race, interact with the NPCs, etc. Tonight I will be posting the finish of the race, followed by a wild, Ageless party in the streets.
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Woo Hoo! I didn't expect the race to be such an event. Sembas will be getting very nervous once the race is over, not like crowds and all...
And awwww. I didn't have a chance for Sembas to get all handsy with Archer while he was undressing :P
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And awwww. I didn't have a chance for Sembas to get all handsy with Archer while he was undressing :P
That's the after-party. :)
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Falcon Race concluded! Now, there's the matter of an enormous Ageless party on the streets. Please feel free to mingle with NPCs or pursue your individual interests.
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Hurrah!!
Sports-bird-ship ftw!
EDIT: Do you mean right after the post or wait for your next post describing the party before we post?
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@Nemo: Feel free to make mingle posts now. After Kith posts his reaction to the race, I'm going to make a big party post.
@All: I'll be on until Thursday, but I'm still going to attempt to post at least once a day. Keep the posts coming! :D
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My goodness. Poor Besnik.
This is a very fun battle. Even such that we haven't actually fought anyone yet!
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I think I've just set Fenwick, and by extension, myself, an impossible task.
Let's see how he manages to pull that off.
Also, love your description Kitharsis :D
Finally, Happy National Day Singapore!
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@Rethagos:
Still waiting on a reply from you. Please try to get one in soon. I'd like Depheir to get acquainted with his companions.
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@Kith: At this point, f you continue to pursue the relationship with Archer, you will progress to Level 2. Please let me know if this is your intention and I will respond accordingly.
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Terribly sorry. Have been extremely busy with work given one day and due the next. I'll probably be posting tonight... which will be your morning I suppose.
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Posted.
Faidth, if you feel that now isn't a good time to reveal Cardack to Hestia, or simply wish to hold it off to another time, feel free to get him interrupted by anything at all!
Also love your constellation description for Sembas. Not sure where you drew inspiration from, but they're awesome!
And Owls > Falcons :O
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In case its not apparent from my post. Yes, I think we'll be moving along to level 2.
Play some Sigur Ros while reading my post. Hauf/Heim, if you have the album ;)
Oh, and Owls drool, Falcons rule!
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Awesome post, Kith! Loved the "Two Lovers" background. :)
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Thanks! It was fun writing it.
I'll be on vacation for the next two days and won't be able to post until Tuesday night. Feel free to ferry things along if you wish to move the story forward.
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@Kith: You've been upgraded to Level 2 with Archer. Please create your new WISDOM spell and add it to your character sheet.
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Heh, thanks for writing something up for me Faidth. I really haven't had anything more to add to the party other than Faran's thoughts.
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I should be posting either tonight or early tomorrow morning. There will be individual posts for all of you, then we'll get you some practice with the system via sparring.
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Okay, here's how the sparring sessions are going to work. You will be engaging in battle, one at a time, with an Ageless of my choice. I am having Kith go first because he is a talented board battle veteran and will likely be able to provide an excellent example for those of you who are a bit more inexperienced.
A few key points to remember:
1.) Be sure to utilize your skills and attributes. For example, if someone levels a brutal attack at you, you might be able to say something like,
"________ fortifies his defenses by using his hardy Constitution. (Continue to give further description as to how this will work. Your skin might harden to stone, you might simply shrug off the effects, etc. Whatever you decide, make it awesome.)
You might continue by saying. "His Soak is quite advanced, and should the attack hit, he will likely be able to dispel its effects." After your description, please mention what Attribute/Skill you used by denoting it in parentheses. In this case. (Constitution- SOAK)
2. POST ONLY FOR YOUR CHARACTER.
3. Do not god-mod the actions or effects felt by the NPCs. Do not assume that your attack hits or that you have damaged your opponent. Instead, tell me what COULD happen if the attack hits.
"A gout of flame erupts from ____________'s fingertips as he calls upon his dominion over fire by using his Inferno spell. Should this attack hit, his target will be knocked backwards by the force of the flame and will continue to take fire damage for some time after."
4. The better your description, the better your results. Please bear in mind that this does not mean you should write a twelve paragraph description. It's quality over quantity. I'd rather have you write a few awesome sentences as opposed to several lackluster paragraphs.
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Lol thanks, but I don't know about talented. We have been doing this for quite a while though so I suppose veteran is a fitting description :P
Sembas is used to sparring his mates in the militia so he's trying to feel out what sparring an Ageless is going to be like. I imagine he's in for quite a surprise... You've been doing a wonderful job with this battle so far, I'm sure this will be just as fun!
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Okay, some of you caster-types may have questions regarding use of spells in this format.
It seems appropriate to only have one spell per post. In most games, spellcasting takes time. Having a character instantaneously use two spells in the space of a sentence seems infinitely overpowered (at least at this level.) Rather than trying to cram a bunch of spells into one post, focus on one spell and describe it to the best of your abilities.
Let's take a look at a simple strength spell. For example, rather than simply saying, "________ casts a strength spell that causes his form to grow" something more fitting would be:
"________, not being very adept with use of physical prowess, knows that he must rely upon his magical abilities to guide him to victory in this match."
"The natural arcana that _______ commands surges through his form, creating a halo of faint blue light around him. His attention is firmly focused upon his target and as he draws his palms together in a gesture of concentration, he can feel his body begin to waver with the powerful magic that is coursing through his veins."
"A pulse of energy begins to emanate from ________'s form, and a faint sound, like the beating of a heart, can be heard throughout the sparring area. The pulse quickens, and as it does so, ________ begins to grow. The sinews of his muscles expand dramatically, and where there had once stood a rather unremarkable, young man of mediocre strength, stands an unstoppable juggernaut of unparalleled power."
"_________ explodes forward in a burst of motion, his large fist drawn back and ready to strike. With one devastating blow, he attempts to slam his herculean fist into the jaw of his target."
After you have formed your description, you should note in parentheses what spell you are using. For example, (Wisdom- Strength Spell) or (Intelligence- Pillar of Arcana) etc.
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Erp... If that counts as too many spells in one post let me know and I'll split up the fire breath into next post.
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While it isn't precisely in the same breath, can we use two spells as long as one is for attack and one is for defense? It gives a lot more options than "I dodge out of the way", since most of us lack decent dodge skills.
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I actually contemplated that, but decided upon one spell because, again, spells take time to cast. If you are focusing your energy upon protecting yourself (i.e. a defensive spell) then you likely won't have time to do that, and an offense-based action simultaneously.
Now if you use a skill to dodge out of the way, or are simply attempting to, for lack of better terms, "stunt a dodge," then proceed to use an offense spell, that is totally okay.
The only exceptions I can see to this rule that would make posting more than one spell okay are Haste spells or Slow-Time spells. How many actions you could feasibly perform while utilizing one of these types of spells would be at my discretion.
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@Kith: Having both you and Faile being able to use a spell on the same turn is perfectly admissible. Though you are bonded, she is essentially functioning as your familiar and thus would be able to act in conjunction with you. This does not violate the one spell rule. It would be the equivalent to Dennan making an attack, then Fensten making an attack.
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Are these homing arrows?
-As in if Sembas runs away will they still flying towards his hindquarters?
-Or will they just hit the ground where he was if he manages to squirm away?
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@Kith: Care to take your chances? ;) That is something that only Archer knows. If I tell you anything, then she'll shoot me in the backside with arrows, and it's a bit hard to Battle Host with arrows sticking out of your ass.
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Faile is such a little jerk sometimes...
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@Kith: At this point, you may either continue to spar with Archer or gracefully end the match.
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Just a quick heads-up for everyone. It's going to be a pretty busy week for me (I have an in-service tomorrow, then school begins again on Wednesday) so my posting may be a bit infrequent this week. During the school year, I will ATTEMPT to post once a day, or at the very least, every other day. Weekends will be a bit more productive for me because I'll have a little free time then.
During the next post, we'll wrap things up with Sembas and Archer. Faran and Jonas will be on deck, then Fenwick and Mystery Opponent(s) will be squaring off.
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Bring it on. 8)
Hurrah for school! Has it been 3 months already? Time really flies...
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Symphony that's one helluva battle! :o
And it all occured over the span of what, 24 hours or so. Wow!
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Heh.
Outtake: Faran: "Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week. Tip the veal, try the waitress! *falls over dead*"
Anyway, yeah. Faidth and I collaborated to finish my bit over the space of a day. It just worked for both of us.
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Wow... That last post was kind of painful to write. Probably one of the more grotesque things I've written. At any rate, just so the rest of you know, Faran and I had a discussion about the extent of Jonas's power beforehand. Jonas is not evil or anything (as most Ageless would not approve of the use of this particular ability) but he is attempting to help his would-be apprentice gain a considerable tolerance for pain. He doubts Faran would respect someone who intentionally holds back against him.
Also note that one of Jonas's special Skills (via Charisma) is called EMPATHY. It actually allows him to feel the same pain that his brethren are experiencing. He is actually muting the effect of this spell so it doesn't leave Faran in Hestia's recovery ward for months. Hence he is actually experiencing the same pain that Faran is feeling, but without the outward effects, and it is pretty damn EXCRUCIATING.
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Wow, what a powerful situation.
Sembas prefers solitude and likes his time to brood.
*Pulls hood up*
Don't look at me, gosh!
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@All:
Okay, Fenwick's fate is in your hands! Nemo, you have no say in this one. :-P We'll let your compadres decide upon who you're fighting. Here are your options. Let me know who you would like to see Fenwick fight.
1. Dethys
2. Constancy and Serenity (it's a two for one special)
3. Bran Thane
4. Corvus Virtue
5. Dennan Justice
6. and this would be a particularly difficult one... CARDACK! :-P
Anyway! Post and tell me what you think. I had it narrowed down to two or three I thought would be awesome, but I'd rather leave this one up to you guys.
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Holy crap that's evil! Choose Dethys or the duo, I have milk and cookies?
Actually Cardack would be kind of cool, he wouldn't even try to fight back... theoretically. Of course that's probably going to change, heh.
It's all yours guys :P
EDIT: I'm leaving what Fenwick says to Dethys there if it's ok? He doesn't know who he's going to fight, so he's just randomly asking a question. Sides, if it's not Dethys, he'll probably do something minor querky awesome and make plants fly (at last).
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1. Dethys would be fun to see.
2. Cardack might be particularly difficult but also particularly interesting.
3. Dennan would also be a good one.
Listed in order.
And PS, I wasn't trying to have Sembas steal the show after Faran's match. I was pretty shocked when you gave his reaction a whole post!
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@Kith: You weren't show-stealing. You had a perfectly in-character reaction, and the NPCs were simply responding to you. It was totally admissible that Sembas would have some kind of reaction to what he saw (what mostly normal person wouldn't?) and just as likely that Blood would get all "Hellfire and Brimstone" on him. Blood certainly isn't one to pull punches. Anyway, don't worry about it. You weren't stealing anyone's thunder.
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I keep laughing at the fallout from that fight. I love you guys.
I've kept saying to Faidth that a fight with Dethys would be funny. But to be fair it's probably more appropriate (in the interest of fairness) for Fenwick to fight someone younger, so I'm going to say either Dennan or Corvus, whoever's younger.
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They're the same age... They're twins, remember? :-P Albeit, not the identical type. Bran is the youngest of the brothers, though he is still a mortal.
As soon as Rethagos votes, we'll get started with Fenwick's sparring event. I'd like to get that started tomorrow, so if for some reason he doesn't vote by tomorrow, I'll go with the votes we have.
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Lol. Well they didn't come out at the same time. One of them has to be older.
Then again their mother is Ageless. Who knows with these people, they could have come out at the same time.
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-_- Damn it, Faran! Keep your hands out of my cookie jar and stop inadvertently stumbling upon plot hooks!
What's ironic is that they actually DID come out at the same time. That was written into their backstory when I initially formulated them as characters (several months before this BB began and I thought I might use the concept for a different RPG.) Don't you remember Dethys mentioning how they were exceptionally unusual and one should inquire after the story after their births?
In fact, here are the original notes that I typed up a few months ago regarding this situation:
When Fury went into labor, Hestia and Dethys were called to tend to her while Raven stood by her side. The first child was born breach, and as Hestia began to carefully pull him out, she found that the crying baby had his arms firmly wrapped around a second child, thus neither of the twins was really born first, but rather at the same time. (This is something the twins continue to argue about in jest.)
As Dennan is VERY protective of his brother, it was to be implied that he was the one that emerged with his arms wrapped around Corvus.
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Ugh... I keep coming up against co-incidences. Okay. I'll vote for Corvus, because alphabetically he comes before Dennan.
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It doesn't matter for my character, with who will he fight. He seeks for a worthy challenge only.
But...
With who can I fight?
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Lol, you misunderstand, hey were asking for your vote on who Fenwick will fight. I.E. not your character, but mine.
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Okay, i understand now.
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Alright, Nemo. Looks like you will be facing Dennan as he appeared on both sets of votes and Faran decided to show you some compassion by asking that you be put against a younger Ageless. Since you had no say in who you would be facing, I will at least let you pick the difficulty from 1-10.
1 being- He goes easy on you, roughs you up a bit, you walk away with a few scratches
10 being- That bloody smear on the ground USED to be Fenwick.
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I invoke my innate immunity to death (both because Fenwick's Ageless and because he can't die this early yet) to call a difficulty of 7!
Not 10. Because it's my first real game and first real campaign battle thingy. Heh.
Let's see what Fenwick can do with almost no offensive spells at all :D
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Question: are we allowed to link moves? I was initially planning to get Fenwick to cast HEIGHTENED INSTINCTS after jumping back, but I wasn't sure if that was allowed. My argument is that this would be cast in anticipation to Dennan's counterattack, plus the hurt to the privates AND the elbow would allow enough time to do so. Plus it would be casting the spell on his second turn, technically... since Dennan would be moving and all.
Of course a possible price to pay would be giving up the turns after that... and if he's wrong, then he hurts for the number of turns given up. How's that sound?
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You cannot cast any other spells until Dennan's attack is resolved. You already cast a spell, and took a physical action. One spell per post. Period.
Think of this as being turn-based. You just took your turn, now it's the opponent's turn. You can't take a second action until that person's attack is resolved. You're already getting a little bit of wiggle room in allowing you to cast AND physically attack, as casting takes TIME, hence the one spell rule. However, I'm hand-waving it because it's just a buff.
As for your justification, you are assuming WAY too much. You assume that Dennan is going to counterattack you and seem to be planning a bit far ahead. Though I enjoyed the description as to what your plan of action was, you need to be careful not to assume too much. You've already mentioned the next three things you intend upon doing, and haven't even hit the guy yet.
Try to focus on a single action, as it is never assured that your attacks will land.
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Oh, alright. Does that mean I have to edit?
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No. You may leave it as is. However, I was looking over your character sheet and noticed something that was a bit amiss. You chose Dexterity as one of your primary attributes, but you never expounded upon it.
Fighting Styles- If you chose DEXTERITY as a main attribute, you may choose THREE martial arts styles or ranged weapons for your use. You may consider a mix of both martial arts and ranged combat if it suits you.
You have to choose your martial arts styles or ranged weapons ASAP. If you don't have weapon/fighting proficiencies, your physical attacks will never do anything. You'll basically just be flailing at your opponent. Please post your three proficiencies as a reply in your character creation post.
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Oh crap, sorry I totally missed that part out during creation. Will do so! From what do I choose from though? Or do I make up my own styles?
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If you choose ranged weapons, that includes items such as bows, crossbows, slings, etc. (No guns, they don't exist yet.)
As far as fighting styles, you can either use an exact pre-existing style of martial arts, or create your own based upon a pre-existing style with a name of your choosing. You should reference what the strong points of that style are. For example, specify if your MA style is heavy in punching moves, kicking moves, grappling moves, etc. These will make specific attacks much more effective.
Let's say you're using something based upon Hapkido. Hapkido is heavy in close-combat moves such as joint locks and throws. You can only have one style active at a time. Thus, you cannot take an action that involves Hapkido and another one that involves kung-fu in the same turn.
Be realistic with your descriptions. Don't create some crazy form of mystic kung-fu that allows you to explode someone's heart in their chest. A fighting style is not a license for new spells/abilities.
If you specifically train in those styles (and there are a few people in Avalon who could aid you in that pursuit,) you may have the opportunity to learn new abilities to supplement that skill. These are called Style Tactics. They cannot be taken at character creation, but can be learned through the course of the game.
Melee fighters have a comparable tree that they can learn. It is called Combat Tactics and allows for more powerful Strength-based weapon attacks. Shapeshifters can eventually pick up Form Tactics which grant them additional bonuses when they are in specific forms.
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Righto! Thanks. I'll do it tomorrow though, it's 1.31 AM and I really need to sleep.
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@Nemo:
"With Dennan on the ground, Fenwick quickly speaks the correct words. The end result was that he had a sensation of being split into two as a copy of himself stood right beside him to the left. (Wisdom--Spiritual magic: ILLUSIONARY DAZE)"
You made some assumptions again. When you posted, I never mentioned that Dennan would actually impact with the ground. You also assume that you effectively rolled out of the way. You probably should have focused more on how you were going to dodge any would-be attack as opposed to assuming that it worked.
Remember, the better the description of your dodge/defense, the less likely you are to get smeared. You're an awesome writer and a mundane "rolling, rolling, rolling" out of the way probably won't succeed against a target like this.
I'll give you an opportunity to modify your post. I know that this is a bit of a learning experience for a few of you, so be patient and don't try to rush the battle too much. Focus on one action, find out if it succeeds, then move on from there. Don't count your crabs before they're in the pot.
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Arrrgh, sorry. I'll work on that.
EDIT: Edited.
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In case you were curious, after the sparring is complete, I will be updating our Battle Related Topics with a new Attribute guide that allows you to see some of the advanced skills that the NPCs are using. These are all things you will have the opportunity to train in, should you desire to do so. I would HIGHLY suggest that some of you look into things like Spell Immunity and Willpower.
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Sorry, I've been MIA since friday afternoon. Weekends at a cabin are the best!
Fenwick, don't worry about the learning curve when fighting. It's real easy to want to post an elaborate attack and do a lot of stuff in one post. I used to be quite guilty of writing a flurry of attacks at once, and I still do it sometimes when I get all excited over a battle. Faidth is doing a great job of keeping us all in line though :D
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Thanks, Kith! I'm trying anyway. It helps that I have a live in Administrator who helps me make judgment calls on the gray areas.
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Thanks Kith :)
I didn't really take an attack this time. I figured the staggering like a buffalo and casting a spell would take up enough time. The idea was to get close enough to attack, but within that time I think Dennan could do tons of things.
Also, did you know that if you put a 'bull in a china shop', the bull will actually be quite elegant?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_zpMory-0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_zpMory-0)
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Terribly sorry for the late reply, I missed it up in my unread posts lists.
I guess this means the battle's over though?
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@John: You may want to edit your post. The sleeper hold is a grappling maneuver in which the aggressor places the target is a submission-style hold, only the point is to cause the victim to lose consciousness.
The actual move looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku2O-6Rvun4&feature=related
It's basically a rear-naked chokehold, but instead of taking the victim to the ground, it's a more basic version where you are still standing up. Dennan is not just making you sleepy by some magical means. He literally grappled you, placed you in a clinch, and now has you in a sleeper hold. You need to find a way out of it before you pass out.
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Edited, learnt something new today.
Apologies, i interpreted it as 'sleep getting a hold over me' sort of sleeper hold.
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Okay, gentlemen. This will be a three-on-two fight between Sembas, Depheir and Fenwick vs. Sig and Bran. This will be the last sparring event, then we will be proceeding with the main plot.
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I was on vacation this weekend, then got nice and sick for the past few days. If I can pull my head out of this grogginess soon I'll try and post. But, ugh. I feel like poo.
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K, I decided to get this moving since I've been away for so long. Feel free to add in any dialogue you want between Sembas's 'speech' and his attack.
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Hope you're feeling better! :) The pain just means you enjoyed yourself to the max over the weekends.
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Yes, it was a long, good weekend. Thats for sure. And thaks for the well wishes!
It seems that I've misinterpreted our new friend Sig here, eh Cameron?
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My post is up, as well as my character, though it hasn't been approved yet.
The spell in question, Striking Ballad, is as follows: Striking Ballad- (Single Target) This spell works much like Crescendo, but Sig sacrifices some of the power in favor of being able to get off a physical attack as well. Using his innate bond with Alviss, Sig keeps a single enemy at an arm’s length. He lets out a loud shout, causing the enemy to be knocked off of his feet. (*Instant. No cast time)
Oh, and in case you haven't figured it out, it appears that I will be joining this Board Battle. 8)
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@Cameron: Unless it is used against a boss, Striking Ballad automatically hits. That is the benefit of using this single target version vs. Crescendo. Go ahead and edit your post to take your physical attack.
In addition, please describe Sig's reaction to Depheir's successful post. The effect of CONFUSION will only be active for your next post.
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Previous post edited, and the new post is up. Hope the confusion effect was okay.
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If that is too many skills in one post just remove calling out the (DEXTERITY - Dodge) at the end and I'll use it next post for Sembas's reaction. Or if he won't have a chance to use it just forget I even mentioned anything.
Wasn't sure if I could post an attack in the same post as casting an enchantment on Faile, as the Familiar thing is still a bit new.
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Pleasant surprise! I knew you were coming, but didn't know it was as an NPC, or seemed like an NPC.
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@Kitharsis: Your post is fine as is. You can always use a skill to attempt to preemptively protect yourself. As for Faile's action, this is also fine. You basically treat Faile's actions as another member of the party. Basically, you get your attack, and she can have hers.
@Nemo:
An edit is probably needed here.
A force akin to a punch knocked Fenwick off his feet, dazing him. Before he is allowed to recover, he barely realises Sig about to punish him for his naive, drastic action, his Axe raised and aimed for his head. Fenwick quickly starts to cast a protective barrier...
But the words die out as Sig seems to doubt himself, unsure of what he is doing or what he's about to do. This sudden change startles even Fenwick, and it is only when Sig finally strikes that he realises he wasn't out of danger yet, and that Depheir had just saved his skull.
You might want to edit your post. Fenwick does get knocked off his feet, but in addition, he DOES get slammed in the dome by the attack that follows. Part of the spell that Sig uses means that he gets a free attack immediately after casting the spell. This attack actually DID hit you. It's Sig's SECOND action that fails to hit you because of Depheir's Confusion spell.
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I was just thinking of the fact that Sembas actually invokes the spell to enable Faile to do the magic attacks. He loads the gun by chanting or concentrating on the enchantment, then Faile can fire the gun whenever she chooses afterwards.
I was going to add more into the my last post. Sembas was going to feign an attack to draw Bran's attention while Faile crashed down from his blindside to try and knock him off his feet. It seemed like a lot of actions in one post so I left it as it is now. Would this have been within the limits?
Sembas casts buff / Faile activates buff at Sembas's call: 1
Sembas attacks: 1
Faile attacks: 1
So it would be 1 spell between the two of them and 1 attack each.
Sorry if I'm overanalyzing, I just want to get this sorted out for the future
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Sembas casts buff / Faile activates buff at Sembas's call: 1
Sembas attacks: 1
Faile attacks: 1
So it would be 1 spell between the two of them and 1 attack each.
Sorry if I'm overanalyzing, I just want to get this sorted out for the future
Because casting takes time, Sembas casting a spell would not allow him any time for a physical action as well. However, because Faile is not casting (merely being buffed) she could still act. It would basically amount to:
Sembas casts spell allowing Faile to receive the buff
Faile would then use her action to attack
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My fault, sorry. :-[
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@Kith:
Since you only buffed Faile during your action, you may edit your post to allow her to attack if you would like. I'll give you until tomorrow to edit if you want to, and at that point, I will post Bran's next action.
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I was planning a combo attack. So I'll leave the post as it is. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to modify it though!
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Just a quick heads-up on the topic of multiple posts. When engaged in combat with another PC or a NPC, be sure to wait for that character to respond to your action before you post again.
@All: Tomorrow I'll be throwing up a post for Sembas and Depheir. As soon as Sig posts, I'll resolve the next action between him and Fenwick as well.
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So sorry for the delay. Busy weekend. Getting a post up now.
EDIT: Post is up. Let me know if there are any problems.
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@Rethagos:
Just a quick heads-up. You're attacking with your swords, however you did not take Strength as one of your attributes, so you will be fairly ineffective with any melee weapons. This can be improved by your Presence of the Arcane Master spell as that directly affects your ability to attack, but it still won't be as effective as having the Strength Attribute.
Also, your Dexterity will allow you to have a total of three combat styles (you may choose between ranged weapons, or martial arts styles, or a combination of the two.) Though you may occasionally get lucky with your swords, bear in mind that you will miss quite often as you are not proficient enough to use them.
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I know that Cameron hasn't taken his turn yet, but I wasn't sure if this was considered taking an action since he's 'lying in wait, waiting to strike' sort of thing. If it's not ok, just delete it. I'll model my reply according to the updated actions.
Also, what does happen to an Ageless who's been disembodied? And let's say... their parts have been scattered across the globe!
Frankenstein 2? :o
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No biggie, if I have any say in the matter. Your post doesn't actually effect what I had in mind to do anyway.
I'll have a post up in a bit here.
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Sorry. Pretty sick yesterday, didn't get this post up till today.
As the spell description suggests, this song will make everyone except for Sig's designated target (Bran) start dancing uncontrollably. How effective it actually is in doing this is at the whim of the Battle Master. :)
Sig can make no other actions while he is maintaining this effect.
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Would huge willpower enable the affected to regain his mental faculties? I'm assuming that the affected is aware of what he's doing though, since it only stimulates the body into a dance?
Also, hope you're well! whatever doesn't kill you... doesn't kill you. :D
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Not exactly. People who have the basic Wisdom stat.- Willpower, have a 50% chance of resisting the spell (basically, I flip a coin to determine whether or not they resist it.) If they do not resist it, they are only affected for one turn. There are certain NPCs (both Ageless and Forsaken) who have Exceptional Willpower. Their chance to resist the effect is significantly increased.
However, for those that do not have Willpower (i.e. all current party members,) I roll a d6 (six-sided dice) and cut the number in half (rounded up to the closest number) for each PC that is affected by the spell. That also applies to individual essential enemies and NPCs. If it is a group of lesser enemies, I only make one roll. Whatever the roll amounts to that is the amount of turns that the target will be affected by the spell, so it can be anywhere from 1-3 turns.
Currently, the only combatants who will not be affected by this spell are Sig, Bran and the Elemental. Tomorrow, I will be posting to let you know how many turns the spell is affecting you for. In addition, Bran will take his action.
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This is sweet. Wonder how Faile will dance!
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Sooo... Here are the results:
Sembas- 3 turns
Depheir- 2 turns
Fenwick- 1 turn
Faile- 3 turns
Interestingly enough, I rolled for Sembas and Faile separately, and the die still came up the same! Must be one hell of a bond!
Feel free to elaborate upon your dance or the thoughts that are currently running through your head. Please keep in mind, that though you are being compelled to dance, you are actually enjoying yourself. It should be expressed that the manifestations of this spell are being drawn from the All-Father himself (basically, Sig is channeling the will of his deity.)
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Oh poo...
This is such a interesting and fun situation to write out!
But... This weekend really put a downer on my mood and I couldn't get in the right state of mind to type such a fun post.
Hearing the same speech that you've used in the past coming back at you is quite an experience. I couldn't help but smile when she pulled lines seemingly directly from my past. But in the end, being on the other side sucks.
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Ouch ouch ouch ooooouch. I can only guess what happened. If I were you I'd have fired up and been very pissed off in trying to reject the situation.
If it's of any help, acceptance means acknowledgement, which means that everything will get better soon :)
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Thanks for the support. I'll be right as rain by the weekend, don't worry ;D
Meh, thats the last I'll speak of it on here. No reason to air my dirty laundry in this place. And no reason for you all to have to smell it :P
I wanted to make my last post more cheerful and bouncy and innocent, but meh thats all I got right now. And now I gotta wait 2 more turns to whack something with my spear!
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Just waiting for Sig to post, after which, Bran will take his action, then all of you PCs! :)
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Oh crap. Were you waiting on me? Let me throw up a post quick.
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Quick, someone revive me!! Get me back in the game, back in the game!!!! I'm too young to die, or get knocked unconcious by a general's son!!
Also, is it 'sparred' or 'spared'? I'm not very sure on that point...
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I would if I could! Two more turns of dancing for Sembas and Faile, it seems...
I must say it is pretty peculiar that they ended up with the same amount of turns to be stuck under the song.
And hopefully their acrobatic dance makes it a bit harder for Bran to give them a pounding... :-\
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Yeah. It was pretty weird. I made your roll first, then Fenwick's, then Depheir's, then Faile's. Despite the fact I rolled separately for Faile, you still ended up with the same number. On a positive note, you and Faile both come off on the same turn, so Bran isn't going to be able to attack both of you by himself.
Btw, love the dancing in "wing and hand" description.
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Closed due to length.