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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Soul Reaver on August 26, 2024, 10:55:16 PM »
Apologies for the late reply!

A lot of stuff happened in my post, so let me try to break it down:
- Daemonspawn (fat man-sized Daemons) are regenerating right now
- Blightwing (flying Daemon Prince) is trying to shatter the 5 smaller crystals one by one
- The Steelheart (big metal-covered Daemon with a mace) is attacking a golem
- Several Cruelbeasts (roughly man-sized muscly Daemons) are attacking golems with maces/hammers
- The rest of the Cruelbeasts are closing in on Nethalika's flanks
- The Fire Daemon (huge winged red devil type thing) has breathed fire on Nethalika
- Soul Reaver is charging straight at Nethalika, psychically asking her what exactly she meant by saying she was planning to 'protect' this plane (he'd chat more leisurely but she's charging up a spell)
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Soul Reaver on August 26, 2024, 10:33:31 PM »
Soul Reaver notes that the smaller crystals don't seem to be particularly well defended as Blightwing's attack shatters it into pieces.  He had expected them to be tougher.  Again, he is prepared for the pulse of dark energy they unleash and manages to retain control.

The Daemon Spawn, shields raised, take a pummeling from Nethalika's energy blasts, chunks of flesh and black ichor spattering around them and sending them reeling.  But the moment the barrage ends the creatures right themselves, their gaping wounds closing, a lost arm swiftly beginning to regrow.  Meanwhile, Soul Reaver's shockwave had cancelled out Nethalika's mirror images, and his Cruelbeasts and Greater Daemons has reached a flanking position.

But before they can close in, Nethalika speaks.  Something in her words gives Soul Reaver pause, enough to make him scowl.

Yet he is not given a chance to contemplate - four portals open and more Siege Golems step forth.  The Cruelbeasts are forced to scatter their formation to avoid being crushed by the hulking things.  The Steelheart however takes command of the Cruelbeast ranks, relaying orders to them via an unintelligible metallic screech.  It then hefts its enormous two-handed mace and lays into the nearest golem with ferocious, almost gleeful overhead swings.

Blightwing laughs manically and decides to continue attacking the new set of smaller crystals, diving at the nearest one and swinging his massive sword at it, then start streaking toward the next.

The Cruelbeasts rally - any that have bludgeoning weapons proceed to try and smash apart the knees and ankles of the golem nearest to them, while those with bladed weapons close in on Nethalika from the flanks in a defensive posture.

The Fire Daemon pushes off the ground with its cloven hooves and takes to the air, wings spread wide, to avoid the beams from one of the golems.

Soul Reaver, sensing the buildup of energy from Nethalika, sprints toward her with Blooddrinker drawn.  But as he runs, he sends a mental message her way, ensuring she can hear him over the din.

Why do you believe corrupting the Lightwell will "protect this universe"? What are you protecting it from?

To cover Soul Reaver's approach and hopefully disrupt Nethalika's casting, the Fire Daemon breathes a gout of orange flame from its mouth and nostrils, enveloping her position in roaring fire.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Fallen Templar on August 22, 2024, 05:06:09 PM »
Phaerys' carefully timed attack had yielded results - while not destroyed outright, the central crystal had taken a good hit for sure. Another ring of smaller crystals were summoned to shield it from further harm, and that wasn't all they had to contend with.

From beneath his shelter of reshaped flooring, Phaerys observed the golems' arrival. Two near the now-ruined throne, and another pair near the door that he was closer to. That Nethalika was only now summoning reinforcements seemed to indicate that she may have underestimated them at first.

The upper surface of the shield he'd made was holding strong for now, but a concentrated attack from one of the siege golems would have made short work of it. He broke cover when bolts of darkness hammered the area, preferring mobility over getting crushed underfoot.

The Ataran raised his hands and concentrated on the nearest golem, forming a random arrangement of gravitic distortions in the area around it, sharply pushing and pulling this way and that in an effort to throw off its balance. For all the golem's size and raw might, it wouldn't be worth much without proper coordination. But due to the chaotic nature of Phaerys' little ploy, he was in no position to control exactly which direction it would blunder in.
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on July 23, 2024, 06:59:08 PM »
Alrighty, so ya got 4 golems now on the field, basically same as the previous fight they were in.  The large crystal is still present (though damaged) with a fresh group of smaller crystals shielding it.  Nethalika is clearly charging up an attack and is obviously shielded.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Veldanya Venalla on July 23, 2024, 06:57:40 PM »
The combined assaults of the Companions barrel towards their respective targets.  The beam from Blightwing collides with the targeted crystal, the dark object pulsing and exploding, unleashing a small shockwave of Darkness.  Kitharsis' spears slam into the remaining crystals, exploding brilliantly against the dark surfaces.  A moment later each of the crystals seem to flicker before exploding, unleashing a small pulse just like the first one.  At the same time Phaerys' plasma beam slams into the larger crystal.  As with the smaller ones it too seems to flicker slightly before unleashing a larger explosion of Darkness. However unlike the small ones it remains standing after the explosion, a shield once more surrounding it and 5 new crystals floating in the air.  Cracks are now visible however along the dark surface of the large crystal.

At the same time this is happening, the bullets unleashed by Vees guns scream through the air towards the Nethalikas even as Soul Reavers shockwave approaches from the other direction.  With all else going on the figures seem unable to properly defend themselves.  Knocked backwards by the shockwave they are practically propelled back into the spray of bullets.  Each figure cries out in pain, two of them seeming to almost liquify into a black shape before seeming to explode and flow back into the remaining Nethalika, the shockwave rolling through and obliterating the throne causing Vee to shift back to the other side of the room closer to the other Companions. 

The Shaiton seems a bit winded before she glances back at the crystal and scowls upon seeing the cracks.

"I must say Seraphim...your friends are certainly quite powerful.  We both know that were it just you and your ilk you could never have come this far.  She still has not returned.  Left you and yours to fend for yourselves like the vile betrayer that she is.  Accept the truth Seraphim.  He shall return momentarily and will embrace your kind and then we can do what needs done to protect this universe."

From under his helm, the Seraphims eyes flare up brightly as he flies through the air towards Nethalika.

"Liar!"

His hammer comes swinging down, slamming against a shield of Darkness forming around Nethalika as she holds her staff in front of her.  The two figures seem to struggle for a moment before in a pulse of both Darkness and Light the two are launched backwards a few steps.  Nethalika scowls at the group once more.

"Very well..."

She then gestures down towards the doorway and behind her to where the obliterated throne once was.  Two portals at each area appear (that's 4 total) and a Siege golem steps out of each one.

"Face the full power of Darkness!"

She slams her staff down into the ground and kneels down as a shield of Darkness appears around her and all can sense significant power flowing into her as she seems to start charging an attack.  At the same time the golems let out a screech as they move to attack the nearest Companion to them, unleashing clouds of toxin and bolts of Darkness.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Fallen Templar on July 08, 2024, 08:14:45 PM »
Phaerys rallied to Jharm's call to press onward and into the breach. He took up the position of a rearguard within the group, watchful for any foes who would attempt to ambush them from behind as they invaded the second fortress. But the lack of any real opposition suggested that the Shaiton had committed everything they could spare to repel the assault outside.

All save the master of this fortress, of course.

Phaerys regarded Nethalika with due caution. Her appearance bore curious similarities to the Seraphim the Companions were fighting alongside, and the crystal she guarded was wreathed in an energy barrier.

When the purple smoke began to fill the room, Phaerys planted all four hands on the floor. His palms were suffused with an amber glow, and he rearranged some of the matter in the floor to twist up and curl over him, acting as a shield against the raining orbs of darkness. Whatever purpose the smoke served, he felt no ill effects that would deter him from making a counterattack.

As he looked out from under the makeshift barrier, he noticed Kitharsis preparing to unleash a barrage of spears at the smaller crystals while the rest of the Companions battled Nethalika's duplicated selves. He recognised the daring ploy for what it was.

He held out one of his arms, the air around it shimmering from the build-up of heat. When Kitharsis' spears impacted the outlying crystals, Phaerys followed up with a narrow beam of superheated plasma aimed at the central crystal. Provided the barrier would be brought down in time, the beam was quite capable of melting through ordinary solid rock.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Kitharsis on July 08, 2024, 09:15:29 AM »
Kitharsis follows quickly after Jharm as he rallies them behind him.  The Companions filter into the fort, finding no one to greet them until farther inside.

Someone beckons them further into the fort, whom Jharm confirms is Nethalika, a proficient wielder of the Darkness.  Kitharsis continues on, following Jharm deeper into the fort.  No doubt toward the room housing the crystal.

They are greeted by who he must presume is Nethalika, sitting on a throne.  Her fleshy wings unfurl as she stands.  She is perched in front of the Crystal, which is protected by a faint purple dome.  Kitharsis notes that the five floating crystals seem to power the dome. 

Dark purple smoke flows through the room and threatens to engulf them.  Meanwhile dark orbs scream down from above, targeting each of them.

The mass of sand building around him springs to life and raises above his head, shielding him from the orbs.

He sheathes his sword, while the three floating ones stay aloft.  Soul Reaver has released a shockwave to deflect the smoke, and Vee has begin firing a barrage at the backs of the three Nethalikas.

Kitharsis stretches out his arms to either side and summons long sandstone spears in the air around him.  Five in total.  They each glow a faint pulsing amber as they float in the air above him.  He pushes his palm forward, and the spears go streaking forward also.  Amber trails stream behind them as they pierce through the air.

Each one targets one of the five smaller floating crystals surrounding the larger one.  The spears are imbued with Kitharsis's pure energy, which should be quite effective against the Darkness.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Shadow Chorus on July 07, 2024, 12:38:56 PM »
Gulgrim almost seems to grow bored of the banter until it becomes clear that the fight is beginning. Even afterward, as orbs of darkness rain down, Gulgrim remains uncommonly still, especially for the hulking Warboss. But though Gulgrim seemed eerily restrained, writhing around him was the energy of the WAAAGH!!!, tasting of the darkness in the air and growing more agitated and excited for the fight. Whenever an orb of darkness would close on Gulgrim and detonate, he would seem not to be there, instead being somewhere just to the side of the blast radius, just as still, though the energies around him grow ever more violent.

The prospect of an Ork, even one as unique as Gulgrim, delaying the thrill of violence could only be a buildup for something greater. As the energies of raw Orky power begin to build, the air around the Avatar of Gork and Mork starts to crackle. Despite the unnatural silence from the greatest of all Orks, the surrounding environs begin to echo with distant war drums and bellowed war cries as if closing in from far away.

Something is coming. Whether anyone outside of Gulgrim knew just how dangerous that something would be was unclear, but such a buildup of raw violent energy could only be gathered for so long before being unleashed into something truly devastating.

On the edge of hearing, as if shouted from miles away, the distant chorus began to repeat.

waaagh!!!, waaagh!!!, waaagh!!!
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Board Battle OOC Threads / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: OOC Thread
« Last post by Soul Reaver on June 24, 2024, 08:22:25 PM »
Blightwing's spell is a potent daemonic attack spell with the potential to do a good amount of damage, but it's nothing like a Sphere of Annihilation or the like.  It would probably break through mid-range shields or defenses but powerful ones would block it.

Soul Reaver's Shockwave spell is very damaging to the environment and his foes and has a wide horizontal reach.  It won't hurt his allies - it'll like of just 'fizzle' around them if they end up in its path - but it could blast apart the stuff they're standing on (eg, the throne that Vee is currently perched on, if the Nethalika's aren't blocking the wave).

The Daemonspawn's defense against the orbs quite straightforwardly consist of them making sure they get hit instead of Soul Reaver by blocking them and tanking any of the damage they might inflict.  Their shields aren't magical, but Daemonspawn are very resilient.
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Board Battles / Re: The Three-Edged Sword: Rallying to War
« Last post by Soul Reaver on June 24, 2024, 08:14:05 PM »
The razor winds and tremors continue to wreak havoc amongst the remaining Shaiton forces as Soul Reaver and his retinue advance largely unopposed.  He hears Jharm yell:

"With me my friends!  We have little time!"

With nothing to stop him, Soul Reaver follows swiftly through the breach.  As he leaves the battlefield, his spell, too, gradually comes to an end.

Soul Reaver takes point, with the daemons following him in close formation.  He arrives just behind Jharm and Vee when they come to stop outside the doors to Nethalika's lair, her voice echoing through the air.  He nods silently in response to Jharm's warning.

The doors are thrown open and Soul Reaver springs into action.  He take stock of the battlefield and his opponent, noting the apparent shielding over the crystals.

Blightwing, test the defenses!

Blightwing rises from the ground, hovering even without using his wings, and points at one of the smaller crystals.  A shimmering, reddish distortion forms around his hand and a bolt of destructive, warping energy screams from his fingertip.  The results of the attack would inform Soul Reaver of the strength, and perhaps source, of the shielding.

Nethalika however was busy herself, sending a cloud of purple smoke rolling towards the companions and orbs of darkness hurtling from the air.

Soul Reaver leaves the defense against the orbs to the Daemonspawn, who, with surprising swiftness for their blubbery bulk, waddle into position to block the attacks, raising the round shields they are carrying in preparation.

Soul Reaver meanwhile focuses on a different problem.  There were three Nethalika images in front of him - were they illusions?

Blooddrinker, which one is real?

The Daemonic sword answers, sounding oddly muted.

They all are, at least to some degree.  There is no illusion here.

Frustrated, and with the purple mist rapidly approaching, Soul Reaver chants a spell to try and counter both problems at once.

Extending his palm toward Nethalika, there is a bright flash of white and blue as he weaves a mighty Shockwave spell.  A wave of pure energy blasts from his hand, extending outward in a cone-shaped arc.  The white blast drives the air before it and tears at the very rocks that it passes over.

Soul Reaver was hoping to blow the mist backwards with the kinetic force of the spell, while simultaneously catching all three instances of Nethalika in the blast.

The Cruelbeasts meanwhile fan out around both sides of the room with military precision, one team accompanied by the Steelheart, the other by the Fire Daemon.
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