PCs: The Boulder, Div, Illuminant, Set Qaan Ra
Summary: The battle on the city walls is looking iffy there for a moment but the Boulder recovers just in time to deliver a crushing fatal blow to Set Qaan Ra. His reign of terror has been ended forever. Or has it? (Dun dun duuuuun dramatic reverb)
Previously on Exalted Ball Z:
Set has circled around walls, North of the main gate where the city walls overlook the raging river Kemb. He seems larger than life, the golden jackals swirling about him weakening your resolve. His green jade daiklave in one hand and a black jade baneclaw are held at ready as he faces you. You realize up close that his already impressive bulk in enhanced by the superheavy plate armor he's wearing. A look of deep sorrow is etched into his face. "We don't have to do this," he says. "We can be allies in defending creation from the Wyld and the weak! The cities breed decadence and weakness in the masses! This will not hold the borders of reality! Look what happened before! In the time of the great contagion! The masses died and CREATION itself, not just its people was almost obliterated. The gods need strength to hold the borders and the people need to be strong to stand before the whiles of the Raksha. We must put them through the crucible for the good of the many!
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We now return you to your regularly scheduled program in media res
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Wits + Awareness: [ 3 4 6 6 6 8 9 9 ]
Resulting in 3 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I'm presuming you guys are attacking when you get there, and AREN'T convinced by his words so I'm making the join battle roll :)"
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Wits + Awareness: [ -1- 2 3 4 5 8 8 8 8 9 ]
Resulting in 5 successes.
-= OOC =- Div should join as well, even if he isn't immediately lobbing an arrow. :D
(Judge) Div rolls Wits + Awareness: [ -1- 5 5 8 9 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Div is apparently hyper-aware.
(Judge) The Boulder rolls Wits + Awareness + Awareness +
Awareness/Saw_what_you_did_there! + Awareness/Saw_what_you_did_there! + 2: [ 2 2 2 2 2 3
3 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "The +2 is from stunts up to this point."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "oooh ok, so we're just assuming +2 stunts for everything yes? Ok then let me add that to my roll."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 2: [ 3 3 ]
Resulting in a failure.
(Judge) Illuminant rolls 2: [ 3 8 ]
Resulting in 1 successes.
(Judge) Div rolls 2: [ -1- 4 ]
Resulting in a Botch!
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + 4 + 2: [ 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 <10> <10>
<10> <10> ]
Resulting in 12 successes.
Illuminant rushes forward, running along the ramparts! His staff hums in the air as he spins, feinting with it, but the spin stops halfway and ends with him and thrusting his holden daiklaive at the evil fiend in a stabbing attack!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "pdv is 10 against you, or 12 if we're presuming +2 stunts"
Div frowns. Definitely the Dawn Caste. Definitely the monster that did all of this. Definitely /him/. He crouches down behind the pile of corpses, struggling against the smell, forcing it away from his mind. He can take this. He can take this.
He pulls off his pack and places it down...and concentrates. He can feel that power flowing again. Breathe in, breathe out.
He mutters to himself in Seatongue, preparing himself. He's not going to let this fiend escape! Justice is always victorious!
-= OOC =- Div says, "And, whilst all of this is going on, Div activates Infinite Archery Mastery.
(OOC) Div just spent 6 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Falling Rockslide Onslaught."
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent 6 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
You have spent 6 motes of Personal Essence
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "perfected!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "I should be going again on Tick 6."
The Boulder charges up the steps (as fast as he can, not that he's very fast) and races along the ramparts. With a roar, he hurls himself at the man, aiming to wrap his arms around him and crush the life out. His razor-sharp spiked harness, white jade glinting along it, is hungry for blood to avenge the many who died this day. Or maybe it was the day before?
Illuminant's blade slices into a shadowy form that offers no resistance. He blinks once, the shadow is gone and the real Set Qaan Ra standing beside golden daiklave. Likewise the Boulder's bone shattering attack passes through nothing but thin air. The man explodes into action lashing out with his weapons to strike his assailants, pained that he must kill such noble warriors.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I'll break order of attack declarations and just roll, to speed things up"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Melee + Dexterity + 5: [ -1- 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 7 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I'm presuming that misses?, Illuminant and boulder you're up again"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "No, that hits, actually."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Oh, wait, no."
-= OOC =- The Boulder 1st MA excellency.
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Parry'd!"
-= OOC =- Illuminant attacks! PDV or Perfect, SQR?
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "you subtract 1 for attacking, but add 2 for stunt remember"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "parry!"
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + 4 + 2: [ -1- 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "counterattacking?"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Melee + Dexterity + 5: [ -1- -1- 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 7 7 <10> <10>
<10> ]
Resulting in 8 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "Parried!"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Same thing as last time."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Falling Rockslide Onslaught."
Illuminant is extended from his thrust, but turns it into a cut at the Dawn's midsection, while swinging his bleached-wood staff to deflect the counterattack blow.
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Are you perfecting, Set?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes, because if I don't I will very rapidly die, crushed against your spikies ;)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Heh."
(OOC) The Boulder just spent 8 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
(OOC) The Boulder just spent 2 points of Willpower from his Willpower pool
Set Qaan Ra catches the blade with his parrying weapon. He nods approvingly at Illuminants attack and then is gone into a wisp of shadows as a huge mass of angry Ivory Dragon slams into the space he just occupied.
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent -1 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "thats net from the attack, where are you Ohnjay in the middle of town? We'll say you're at maximum range increments with the bow"
-= OOC =- Div says, "I! ...am going to take aim."
-= OOC =- Div says, "I will pose, and i'm going again on tick 9."
-= OOC =- Illuminant next acts on tick 10
Div finishes muttering to himself in Seatongue...and then he rises just enough to be able to see the enemy, so very far distant. He recognizes more than one, but he doesn't care. Only one matters to him right now. He takes an arrow from his pack and slots it into the bow, squinting along the length, staring. Getting it just right. He can do this.
He can /do this/.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "also all of you need to perception plus awareness"
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Perception + Awareness: [ -1- 2 4 5 5 6 9 ]
Resulting in 1 successes.
(Judge) The Boulder rolls Perception + Awareness + Awareness: [ -1- 2 2 2 3 5 5 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 4 successes.
(Judge) Div rolls Perception + Awareness: [ -1- 2 4 4 5 6 9 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 4 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "That is actually 10 successes."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 6 + 4: [ -1- -1- 2 2 4 5 9 9 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 5 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "Unsurpassed Sight doubles my successes, Keen Sight adds 2 automatic successes."
Set Qaan Ra readies both weapons, throwing defense to the wind he attempts to batter his opponents into submission. Meanwhile Div notices the ethereal wolf hound stalking toward him.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok anyways so the dog is going to make a join battle roll to see what tick it acts on and then we'll proceed from tick 8"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 6: [ -1- 6 6 7 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 5 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok so it acts on tick 9"
-= OOC =- Div says, "gorram dawg"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Question, what does the thing actually look like?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "like a giant wolf hound made of visible wind I guess"
-= OOC =- Divc.c
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "now what THAT looks like I have no idea"
Set Qaan Ra readies both weapons, throwing defense to the wind he attempts to batter his opponents into submission. Meanwhile Div notices the ethereal wolf hound stalking toward him.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok so thats a flurry against Illuminant of six attacks, 3 with the daiklave and 3 with the bane claw"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "I guess I'll perfect the first four. I imagine I can stunt-parry the last two baneclaw attacks."
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 12 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 7: [ -1- -1- 2 4 5 6 7 ]
Resulting in 1 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "oh wait you're perfecting the first 4"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "right"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "parrying number 5, and possibly perfecting number 6, we'll see."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 4: [ 6 <10> <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "not bad for 4 dice :)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "Parried! I regain 4 motes :)"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "hmm I guess I'll direct my last attack against boulder since it has no chance of hitting you"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 3: [ -1- -1- 5 ]
Resulting in a Botch!
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "oooh."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "gasp!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "hahaha"
-= OOC =- Div says, "And so the boulder survives"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "want to take an attack of opportunity or something?"
(OOC) Illuminant just spent -4 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
-= OOC =- Illuminant looks up botches
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok while he's doing that we'll move onto tick 9, dog and Ohnjay"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "you take an additional -2 DV, but that was like, a double botch :P"
-= OOC =- Div says, "I am going to..."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "that was a double botch?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "you rolled two ones man :)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "the book says that should encourage the ST to be "sadistic""
-= OOC =- Div says, "...DISARM SET QAAN RA."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "oh right, yeah that doesn't make a difference I don't think. You can't fail harder just because you have a bigger dice pool. Actually, I'm not sure which variant we use here"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so you may be right"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok take your shot ohnjay, the dog is going to try to clinch you"
-= OOC =- Div says, "My first attack, which i'm guessing is a surprise attack, is aimed at his hyooj sword. The...daiklave!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Actually, first I should note this is going to be a 2-shot flurry"
Illuminant twists out of the way of the incoming strikes, relying on the same shadowy essence doubles that Set Qaan Ra uses himself. The last sword-cut he intercepts with his own golden blade, hurling sparks into the air as the two magical materials meet with a resounding clang!
The great Wolf hound lunges for Div, trying to yank him to the ground with its massive jaws.
-= OOC =- Div says, "And the first shot of that 2-shot flurry is aimed at the Daiklave. +1 from the bow, +3 from aiming, -2 I think from maximum range, +0 from, presumably, botch and Dawn Caste anima ability cancelling each other out, -2 from flurrying...and +10 from First Archery Excellency."
-= OOC =- Div says, "As far as i know, it should be a surprise attack as well. :|a"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yeah, you can't DV it, because you have been perfecting attacks. Or are you activating Reflex Sidestep?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "the -2 from range is minus suxx, you roll with the normal dice pool"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Oh, and -4 from aiming to disarm. Second shot, of course, will be at the baneclaw. Same except presumably not a surprise attack and with a -3 from flurrying."
-= OOC =- Div poses now!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "no he gets his shot"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "both shots are at surprise since you far them so rapidly one after the other. The first has not hit its mark by the time the second has left your bow :)"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok not perfecting then, I'll make my clinch roll with the dog"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 11: [ -1- -1- 4 4 6 7 7 8 9 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 7 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "That'll be a hit. I'm at -3 to DV just from the aiming+attacking. :D"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "thats also an option :)"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "well not really since if we were being strict about declarations and all that, but I don't give a crap since I'm going to die anyways so go ahead. Wedge that strip of wood between the beasts jaws!"
Div, for a moment, notices that hound. He can see it coming for him, that.../thing/. ...he turns his eyes back to Set and Illuminant. His mind has been racing, it feels like he's been struggling with his conscience and his desire to avenge the dead for days. Every second is tearing at him. And in the end, he...can't bring himself to do it. He just can't. Can he be /sure/ that this man deserves a painful death? Without any doubt in his mind?
He plants one foot on the pile of corpses he's half-hiding behind, ignoring this desecration, and fires a first broadhead arrow. And then a second. Both hurtling for Set Qaan Ra...but aimed, of all things, at his /hands/; at his weapons, trying to smash them off the wall as Div's body lights up with a terrible blaze, a blinding flash of ghostly purple light as his caste mark blazes like the sun itself, the form of an ethereal dolphin appearing around him, tinged with hints of gold. He can see the hound lunging. He doesn't care. He's done what he had to.
He accepts the consequences, that he has no time to save himself from what will happen next, as the creature bears down on him.
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 3 - 2 - 4: [ 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 ]
Resulting in 3 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "wow ;-;"
-= OOC =- Div says, "That was an impressively bad roll. only totals 1 once you take off the range increments."
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "first exellency DV is HRed to be 1 success per 2 motes he pumps into it"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Admittedly, if it's surprise then...1 suxx is enough to hit at least. :|"
-= OOC =- Div says, "(I think)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yeah, his daiklaive goes about three feet (which might actually be enough to drop it off the wall)"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "aaagh! so many HR, I can't keep up! Why would you ever take the 2nd ex then?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant no idea
-= OOC =- Div says, "Yeah, Set. Roll...Wits+Melee. If you /don't/ botch it, it's pretty much just 'you drop it at your feet' XD"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Which is a difficulty 1 dexterity+melee roll to just pick right back up again on your tick."
-= OOC =- Div says, "Nonetheless, ATTACK 2 (which I hope goes better)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "well, yeah but if he drops both he's screw-d!"
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 3 - 3 - 4: [ 2 2 2 2 2 4
5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 9 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "wait!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "-"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "you can reroll that, the disarm thing is ALSO an external penalty, like range. It subtracts from successes not dice pools"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "he should probably reroll both then :/"
-= OOC =- Div yeah. If he's going to reroll based on 'whoops', he doesn't get to keep the super-roll XD
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "thats fine"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, do I get stunt dice? :D"
-= OOC =- Div says, "(Should have asked that originally)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yes"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes 2 dice automatically"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "2"
-= OOC =- Div says, "yay"
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 3 + 2 - 2: [ -1- 2 2 3 3
4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 <10> <10> <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 12 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "also to your defense, does that make a difference of the dog hitting you?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "-"
-= OOC =- Div says, "better roll is better"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "no doubt"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Wits + Melee: [ -1- -1- -1- 3 4 4 5 7 8 <10> ]
Resulting in 4 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "Lesse, does it add 1 or 2 to dodge?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "2"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, I guess that goes flying...a whole two feet. Dunno' if you're /that/ close to the edge of the wall. XD"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "does he get the aiming dice for the second roll?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ys"
-= OOC =- Div says, "-whoa, actually"
-= OOC =- Div says, "That /does/ make a difference now that I look at it"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "cool!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Awesome <3"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Anyhow, second roll for 'dat baneclaw!"
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 3 + 2 - 3: [ -1- -1- 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "Hrm. Only 2 suxx."
-= OOC =- Div says, "So you'll have to botch for the baneclaw to even go as far as the daiklave. >X3"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Wits + Melee: [ 2 2 3 5 6 6 8 9 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "aaaand it pretty much just sort of drops at your feet"
-= OOC =- Div says, "'...*picks it back up on his tick* gee that was hard'"
-= OOC =- Illuminant goes before he does :P
The dogs slavering jaws slam down trying to wrench Div's leg and the body attached to it to the ground. Instead however it just plows its face into the pile of corpses as he nimbly dodges away. The beasts muzzle comes up spattered with blood, and prepares to lunge once again.
Meanwhile Div's first shot strikes true causing the unsuspecting Set to curse and drop his daiklave at his feet. He manages to keep his grip on baneclaw though as Illuminant readies another attack
-= OOC =- Illuminant thinks you drop both, SQR.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "oh, hmmm"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "that's not very clear"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I made the Wits roll for the second one"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Yeah. I'd have thought, when I read the thing, that 0 feet = keep it, but it seems to be saying 'did you beat the -4 suxx? WEAPON GONE hurr'"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "it can't go negative 4 feet out of my hand"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "heh, I guess"
-= OOC =- Illuminant is going to grab Set's Daiklaive and pitch it over the wall!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "and you'll have to drop your stick or daiklave to get a free hand, I presume the stick ;)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yes, the stick :)"
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + 2 - 2: [ 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 9 9 ]
Resulting in 3 successes.
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + 2 - 3: [ 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 4 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "what speed are misc actions?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "it's presently tick ten!"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "also: 8 motes for me yay."
-= OOC =- Div says, "5"
-= OOC =- Div says, "-oh yeah motes"
-= OOC =- Div says, "That reminds me"
(OOC) Illuminant just spent -8 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
(OOC) Div just spent 4 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
(OOC) Div just spent 16 motes of Essence from his Essence Peripheral pool
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "is that totemic?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Do i get any back for the two successful flurry-stunt actions? :D"
-= OOC =- Div says, "That it is"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "speed 5"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "you do, but its one stunt for both attacks"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Right"
(OOC) Div just spent -2 motes of Essence from his Essence Peripheral pool
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "2 die stunts give you 4"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, my action was /also/ 5 so I go on...tick 14!"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "so 4 motes for me, or 8?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Whoa seriously?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "That is awesome."
(OOC) Div just spent -2 motes of Essence from his Peripheral Essence pool
Illuminant spins his golden blade in front of him, creating a wall of death to force back Set Qaan Ra a few steps! It is just a feint, however! He stops the fend and grabs the fallen jade daiklaive, in a roll! He springs to his feet, already turning and hurls it, discus style, over the wall to splash into the river. He stands ready, both hands on the hilt of his weapon.
The boulder lets out a bellowing roar and lunges at Set screening Illuminant as he goes for the blade. Unfortunately Set once again fades to black and dodges away. Even more unfortunately, Boulder's momentum and angle carries him flying off the ramparts and towards the raging river below! If he yet lives to tell another tale is not immediately clear but both Illuminant and Div have more pressing issues at hand, their own lives!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "4 motes for you Ill, its one stunt I think"
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 4 motes of Essence from his Personal Essence pool
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent 3 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
You have spent 3 motes of Essence Personal
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok so 8+5=13, so I think I go next?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yeah, I'm on fifteen. When's the dog?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "I suspect it is on 14 like me since we both did an attack action. :3"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "15 (9+6)"
-= OOC =- Div says, "+6?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "-oh, durr"
-= OOC =- Div says, "different attacks, different speeds"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "clinches are +6, I thought bows were too?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yeah 6"
-= OOC =- Div says, "...you are correct! :D;"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Excuse me whilst I go 'durr' again."
Set Qaan Ra looks aghast as his blade goes hurling over the edge. Missing his primary means of offense he seems to go on guard, waiting for Illuminant's next move, as he backs slowly away.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "guarding, your move Ill"
-= OOC =- Illuminant will make an attack! Perfecting?
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "nope, just parrying"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Hrm, I see. :|a"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "melee excellency"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "see, now I need The Boulder here!"
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + 3: [ 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 7 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "parried! counter attack! perfect?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yes!"
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 3 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent -4 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
You have spent -4 motes of Essence Personal
-= OOC =- Div says, "Hey, does a bow count as 'gear' for the '+x dice' thing from being superior quality? :o"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "if we lose this fight because Div tried to /disarm the mass murderer/ I am going to have to make him personally apologize to the ghosts of everyone SQR kills after this."
After catching Illuminant's blade with his baneclaw and jerking it to the side, Set once again step back. He begins an arcane chant that is immediately recognizable to all as Sorcery!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "lol, ok Div, yours and the dogs turn. Your eyesight is good enough that you can tell he's casting a spell"
-= OOC =- Div says, "...I have only one option"
-= OOC =- Div says, "The greatest option"
The dog once again tries bite Div, but this time it seems less intent on subduing him and more on just ripping the man's arm off.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "can you use your PDV while making shape sorcery actions?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes"
-= OOC =- Div says, "the shot"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 12: [ -1- -1- 3 5 5 7 7 8 8 8 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 9 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "oh jesus that's a lot of successes"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "your DV is what now? (+2 from stunt -1 from shooting)"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Even with 2 stunt dice, fido is going to get a good meal."
-= OOC =- Div says, "Unless...wait"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "well theres glory in having your arm shattered"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Is fido an extra?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "no, but I'm also not giving him the auto stunt dice"
-= OOC =- Div aha.
-= OOC =- Div says, "Then yes, pain ensues"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "what's your soak?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Aha. Then...6L soak."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls: 1 [ 4 ]
Successes: 0
-= OOC =- Div says, "..."
The beasts jaws close briefly on Div before he manages to shake it off unarmed, his supernaturally enhanced physique aided by his armor protects from all but the most superficial damage (and weird ethereal slobber, that has completely saturated that part of the jacket).
-= OOC =- Div says, "ewwwww :("
-= OOC =- Div says, "Anyhow, they see me rolling."
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Dexterity + 2 + 1: [ -1- -1- 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 5 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "Accuracy Without Distance."
-= OOC =- Div says, "Since I would have missed if I hadn't been perfecting, it counts as 0 suxx for damage."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Wits + Awareness: [ -1- 2 2 4 4 6 7 7 ]
Resulting in 2 successes.
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent 15 motes of Essence from his Peripheral Essence pool
You have spent 15 motes of Peripheral Essence
-= OOC =- Div says, "So, can I assume your soak, even halved, is not less than 3? :D"
You say, "that is correct"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Therefore, the deliciousness of PING DAMAGE"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "which amusingly enough might be enough to make him lose his mojo."
-= OOC =- Div says, "'oh jesus what was that plinking noise, i better stop and find out'"
You say, "and subtract 1 suxx from damage as an external penalty, since (big reveal Illuminant) it's starmetal!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "dun dun dun"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "so, wait, you have a jade daiklaive, starmetal armor, and a jade baneclaw, how many motes do you have attuned?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "you should have.. 22 motes attuned by my count"
(Judge) Div rolls: 3 [ 1 3 10 ]
Successes: 1
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "4+10+8 (the armor has a harmonic adapter) from artifacts +5 +6 +10 from charms"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Which promptly does 0 damage"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "he still needs to roll or fail the spell"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Wits + Occult: [ -1- 2 2 3 3 5 8 <10> ]
Resulting in 3 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "nope I'm good, ok tick 19! Illuminant your go"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 6: [ 2 2 7 7 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 6 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "what's that for?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "I guess I'll use the first melee excellency to make a super big attack :/"
(OOC) Set Qaan Ra just spent 1 points of Willpower from his Willpower pool
You have spent 1 points of Willpower
Div growls in frustration as one of his arrows fails to take out the baneclaw, even if the daiklave is dealt with. He tried...and he failed. Dammit...DAMMIT! And then, of course, the hound. His body moves, almost without his permission, to slide out of the way of it. And then as it comes around again it fails to get through his buff jacket, causing him to frown mightily as he manages to pull away. This thing is dangerous. Even so, he pulls up his bow again, still flaring with essence, burning through his energy wildly to empower a single, piercing arrow...which still fails to penetrate that armour. This is impossible! He has to come up with...
...a /plan/.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "since you are still shaping sorcery, right?"
(OOC) Div just spent -3 motes of Essence from his Essence Peripheral pool
(OOC) Div just spent 1 points of Willpower from his Willpower pool
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "the /new/ dog (which I just summoned as of tick 19), also goes on tick 19, Set goes on on tick 23 (since I only got 2 on my rejoin battle roll ;-;)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "you need to take a Cast Sorcery action after the Shape Sorcery action."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I did, thats what the wits+awareness roll was. It has a variable speed
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "ok, so you still can't use reflexive charms until tick 23?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "as far as I can tell yes"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "I guess I'll stick to my plan then, of Stabbination."
-= OOC =- Illuminant will channel Conviction and use the First Melee Excellency to stabbinate you with 14 extra dice :P
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 5 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 5 motes of Essence from his Essence Peripheral pool
As Illuminant moves in for the attack Set finishes his spell. The winds swirl together and new hound of the five winds interposes itself, lunging for him as the golden daiklave seeks to end the beasts master.
(OOC) Illuminant just spent 1 points of Willpower from his Willpower pool
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "you spending against the dog too?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "we'll see, I do that when it attacks me, it might just botch or something."
(Judge) Illuminant rolls Dexterity + Melee + Dexterity + Melee + 2 + 4 + 4: [ 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 14 successes.
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 11: [ 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 8 <10> ]
Resulting in 4 successes.
-= OOC =- Illuminant's PDV eats the dog.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "so, what is your PDV?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "against you its 12, because you're scared of my glowing jackals"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so you hit"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Oh, also, I'm on tick...21, I believe."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "correct you can go ahead while he number crunches"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "ok, so raw damage is 10L, so ping :/"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "but I get my counter attack still because I still benefit from ongoing charms :)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "yes"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "so roll it"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls Melee + Dexterity + 3 + 2: [ -1- -1- 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 <10>
<10> ]
Resulting in 7 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "nurts!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ah the joys of super heavy!"
(OOC) Illuminant just spent -8 motes of Essence from his Essence Personal pool
(Judge) Illuminant rolls: 2 [ 9 9 ]
Successes: 2
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "eat it! First blood!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I don't know how to spend out of my health pool, but I'm keeping track of it here"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok go ahead Div"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "dog is attack you"
-= OOC =- Div says, "god dammit dog"
[editors note: this where it all goes down hill for me >.<]
The Boulder walks out of a long dark tunnel that shimmers away to nothingness a moment later.
The Boulder has arrived.
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "hurray!"
-= OOC =- Div says, "oh hey a boulder"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "finally!"
-= OOC =- The Boulder DYNAMIC ENTRY!!!!!!
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "grab him, TB, he can't perfect until his next turn :P"
Illuminant springes forward, blade arcing down perfectly! With a mighty crash it impacts the armor, sending sparks into the air and he spins suddenly to deflect the dog and the stabbing baneclaw! He has a little glow about him now, and his own caste mark is on him now. After all that, there is a tiny trickle of blood on Set Qaan Ra's face. First blood!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "we're currently at 21, you may act on 21 as well"
-= OOC =- Div says, "So first up, might as well have yon dog attack me!"
The Hound attacking Div once again tries to crush the life out of him with its mighty jaws!
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls 12: [ -1- -1- 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 <10> ]
Resulting in 7 successes.
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Hm. What's the odds that attacking you would give me an unexpected attack?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Anyhow, being the madman I am, I only have one option"
-= OOC =- Div says, "one option...of justice"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "about zero since I watch you climb up, but you can try for a stealth roll if you want to reestablish surprise. I can't use a perfect right now though anyways so I'm not sure why you'd want to"
The Boulder grips the ledge on the edge of the wall, hanging down at full extension, listening to the sounds of the fight. When he hears a lull in the combat, he sees his chance. With a mighty heave, he surges upwards, flying into the air, seeming to float there for a moment, before the full weight of his armored form falls like a landslide towards Set Qaan Ra's armored back, arms spread wide to embrace the man in a deadly hug and crush the life out of him. His razor sharp spikes glimmer in the light, the heavy stone plates on his body looking quite dangerous indeed as he drops like...well, like a rock.
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "I'm totemic, I think. No stealth possible. ;)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder will grapple with 1st MA and Falling Rockslide Onslaught.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "take a 3 die stunt for that. I'm picturing it with a lense flare while you "float" and lense flares are awesome :)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder :D
(Judge) The Boulder rolls Strength + Martial_arts + Martial_arts +
Martial_arts/The_boulder_is_stronger! + Martial_arts/The_boulder_is_stronger! + Essence + 3
+ 3: [ -1- -1- 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 <10> <10> <10> <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 20 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yeah so this is gonna hurt."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "What is your bashing piercing soak?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I counter attack too, which is resolved at the same time"
-= OOC =- The Boulder nods.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "piercing is rounded up or down?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Down."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Oh, and what was your DV, so I can calculate overage."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok 8 then"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "the DV is 12"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "12 against the likes of you, since you too are afraid of my glowing jackal things"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "alright so I'm countering you boosting DV with MA excellency?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "DV is 9."
Resulting in 5 successes.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "well it helps it certainly dramatically reduces my potential damage output, but I still have to hit"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Plus, I think that damn daiklave was giving you motes back or something wasn't it?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "only on actual hits"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "of course I cast sorcery because I didn't have a daiklave to hit with, which apparently is going to be my down fall"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so it all works out in the end"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "ah, I thought he'd just stab with the baneclaw :P"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "pfft, the baneclaw is pitiful. Its a defensive weapon"
-= OOC =- Div says, "So, now that i'm back"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "it's all in the wielder!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "thats true, but +3L vs +8L drains 1 mote is quite a difference"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Set, what's your piercing lethal soak?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant's soak is crap :P
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "7"
-= OOC =- The Boulder nods.
(Judge) The Boulder rolls: 43 [ 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 ]
Successes: 20
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so this is gonna hurt isn't it"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Take 20 lethal levels."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ah yep"
-= OOC =- Div says, "did set just explode"
-= OOC =- Div says, "in a spray of gore"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "I think so."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Did that kill you?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "its more of a squelchy leaky thing but yes. Holy crap you do a lot of damage"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "it kills me severely"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Even with the incap level and the...what is it, 3 levels of dying?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Falling Rockslide Onslaught. Doubles my damage before soak."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "go ahead and pose it :), remember I'm 12 feet tall"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ah ok"
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, do the angry dogs still stay in existence?"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "do your dogs pop or do they still need to be killed?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "jinx >:|"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes I'm actually looking that up right now :)"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "they remain"
-= OOC =- Div says, "well in that case, in the /name of justice/, it's time for animal cruelty"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "Once the hound appears, only killing it gets rid of it." (or the duration expires obviously)"
-= OOC =- Div promptly first excellencies, since he still hasn't went on this tick yet, an arrow at yonder dog. Broadhead.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok tick 21 still needs to happen, go ahead and shoot your dog div, then tick 23, the dog that attacked Illum, then tick 25 Illuminant, then tick 27, Boulder, Divs dog and Div all go again"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "the dogs are unarmored, might I suggest frog catchers?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "clearly that would be unsporting"
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 2 + 1: [ -1- -1- -1- -1- 2 2
3 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 14 successes.
(OOC) Div just spent 10 motes of Essence from his Peripheral Essence pool
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "dog has a DV of 4"
The Boulder manages to wrap his armored arms around the massive man's torso, shouting his warcry as he does. He slowly, inexorably, impossibly, forces Set to bend backwards with his weight, until The Boulder's feet are resting on the ground. Then, with another blood-curdling cry that echoes across the city, he heaves upwards, actually lifting the other man bodily from the ground. He poises there for a moment, grunting in effort, and slams backward, bending almost in half to smash Set Qaan face-first into the battlements. At the same time, he flexes mightily, and the razor spikes dig far into the other man's torso, rending and ripping and tearing. His brawny arms almost disappear as they squeeze together, and the unmistakable sound of ribs snapping carries clearly. Any screams are muffled by the overabundance of face-in-rock that Set is suffering from. After a long moment of squeezing and straining, The Boulder rolls, dropping the now-lifeless body to the stones, a neat divot across Set's chest, the size and shape of The Boulder's arms.
(Judge) Div rolls: 9 [ 2 3 3 4 4 6 7 9 10 ]
Successes: 3
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "is that a German suplex boulder? I'm not really up to date on my wrestling move terminology"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "I think so. Perhaps it's an Anglo-Saxon suplex?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Since I smashed you into a castle wall."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "Set goes bravely into the long night! He does not scream!"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "it's the Rockalanche!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I really wish you would say that IC :)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "The Boulderalanche!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "we've got plenty of cstles here on the continent ;)"
Illuminant cheers, busy fighting the dog, "The Rockalanche! Yea!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "3 die stunt! for your next attack div!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "damnit I mean Ill"
Div frowns. He needs to line up a perfect shot, but he can't do it with this DAMN DOG COMING AT HIM! He can feel anger burning! Burning in his heart! It's burning rage tells him to defeat this villain! And so...
He leaps out of the way as the dog comes at him once more, deftly rolling aside and coming up, bow at the ready, an arrow alredy nocked, and fires it straight at the vicious, malicious mutt! And he's screaming in rage and passion the entire time. He's flaring at maximum anima banner, a purple dolphin tinged with gold around him, the caste mark of the Night blazing on his forehead...
And music is playing. It's pretty metal, passionate music. Suits him!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "wait no, its attacking Boulder since boulder just killed its master"
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls: 12 [ 1 1 2 2 3 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 ]
Successes: 7
-= OOC =- Div notes to Boulder in case it matters, he's about a mile away but there's a clear line of sight to him fighting amongst the corpses in the city center. :D
-= OOC =- Div says, "Especially what with the 'holy crap 16+ anima banner' thing"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I'm using droll since they've reverted to extras now that Set is a ghost"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "Div is also blazing his anima banner. My caste mark is showing, but I'm not glowing yet."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so does 7 hit you boulder, with the -1 penalty?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "That hits me."
-= OOC =- Div says, "On the upside, it's unlikely you guys can actually see who I am this far away without some pretty hardcore awareness :|a"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "even with DV stunt?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "2 Overage."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes! Finally I get to do some damage! maybe...what's your soak?"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Bashing or lethal?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "lethal, its a doggy bite"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "10."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I hate you..."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "But, I'm gonna stop it."
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls: 1 [ 8 ]
Successes: 1
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "success!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "noooooo!"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Yeah. Just gonna spend the 1m to get rid of that before you do. ;)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "White flash sends the damage into the ground. I'm unharmed. ;)"
The hound on the battlements lunges at the monster of a man who just killed its master. Its teeth sink in but begin cracking as the Boulder's flesh is as hard as his namesake
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, you guys presumably cannot hear the awesome music, but it sounds
something like.../this/: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NAPyNJyLQ&feature=related"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "aside from the fighting the town is dead silent so they probably can actually"
-= OOC =- Div hahaha.
-= OOC =- Div says, "Awesome :D"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "I guess I'll attack!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "its an extra now remember"
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "oh, in that case, The Boulder can just squash it. I need to hide my Daiklaive and get my stick!"
(OOC) Illuminant just attuned Peripheral Essence
-= OOC =- Div says, "Also, I already shot it once. I guess I shall SHOOT IT AGAIN if it's my tick again"
Illuminant espies the squished Set Qaan Ra, and does not really rate the dog as a bigger threat. His golden sword vanishes and he picks up his staff, bleached white by the doused anima of the dead Dawn Caste, and he waves it, cheering, "Yeah! Crush him!"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok tick 27! 1 Dog goes as do Div and Boulder"
Limping and whining from the arrow sticking out of its leg the Hound once more lunges at Div
(Judge) Set Qaan Ra rolls: 11 [ 1 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 9 10 10 ]
Successes: 4
-= OOC =- Div says, "By the way, when it comes to DV penalties on simultaneous actions -- although that misses anyway -- do you have the DV penalty from your last action still or are you 'refreshed'?"
The Boulder rolls back to his feet, shaking his head at the man below him, sad at having to kill him, even though he was evil. He bows slightly, acknowledging a worthy opponent. He seems to not even notice as the dog attacks him, a white flash of essence travelling from his bit shoulder down to the ground, slamming into the stone hard enough to send a spiderweb of cracks through it. After he pays his respects to the man, he reaches back without looking, grabbing for the muzzle of the dog. If he connects, a simple twist of his wrist snaps its neck.
(OOC) Div just spent -4 motes of Essence from his Peripheral Essence pool
-= OOC =- Div says, "from stunt before"
-= OOC =- Div says, "AND NOW"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "go ahead and roll boulder"
(Judge) The Boulder rolls Strength + Martial_arts + Martial_arts/The_boulder_is_stronger! +
3 + 2 + Essence: [ -1- -1- 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 <10> <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 11 successes.
Div curses, leaping aside again as the animal comes at him, constantly nimbly picking his way over stray corpses, focused entirely on the beast before him. He hasn't even noticed what happened over at Set; he's just assuming Illuminant is keeping him busy. However, he needs to deal with this dog before he can deal with the true villain! The creature...he hesitates, just for a moment, and then whips out a frog crotch arrow, nocking it and loosing it straight at the beast's head. And then doing the same barely a moment later with a second, trying to end it's suffering.
Yeah, he's kind of like that. Even with the metal music going and all. On the other hand, with the way his anima continues to blaze, it suggets he's still burning his power crazily...
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Lethal piercing soak, Set?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "flurrying two shots, first excellency on both, frog crotch arrows both"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "4"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "so its dead since you don't have to roll for damage"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Yeah."
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "It takes 7 levels of damage."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "its an extra so yeah..."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "roll to hit Div"
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 2 - 2: [ -1- 2 2 2 3 3 5
6 7 7 8 8 9 <10> <10> <10> <10> <10> <10> <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 21 successes.
(Judge) Div rolls Archery + Archery + Dexterity + Dexterity + 1 + 2 - 3: [ 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5
5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 <10> <10> ]
Resulting in 8 successes.
-= OOC =- Div says, "The other one ends up more reasonable, it seems."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "lol, yeah so you probably punch a hole through it in the 1st one"
-= OOC =- Div says, "well"
-= OOC =- Div says, "It's 7l soak"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yes, but you don't roll for damage if you don't want to"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "just divide by 3, it has 1 hl left, its dead"
(OOC) Div just spent 16 motes of Essence from his Peripheral Essence pool
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "so what's your totem, Div?"
-= OOC =- Div says, "dolphin :3"
No longer bolstered by Set Qaan Ra's sorcerous powers the two hounds are easily dispatched, returning to the wind from whence they came. The conquering heroes have been successful, but as they look out across the devastated ruins of the city they still get the sense it is pyrrhic victory they have won. The lives of 20,000 people lost to bring this would be conqueror to their attention.
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "ok so thats it basically! Set is squashed and off to ghost landia. If you're looting the corpse he has a black jade baneclaw, an orichalcum harmonic adapter and starmetal superheavy plate. Otherwise you can sell the stuff to help rebuild and resettle the city"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "I'm taking the platemail. I needed some."
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "you earned it!"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Illuminant, you need a better weapon. Take the claw and adapter."
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "Yeah. You need an adaptor, that is the wrong kind for you."
-= OOC =- Div says, "Alas, there is only death here. I'll leave such distasteful things to the other fighters. I, however, shall spread word to surrounding towns and cities to let them know that the people here need burial with honour (since if nothing else I think /not/ doing that results in hungry ghosts or something)"
-= OOC =- Div says, "(which would be bad)"
-= OOC =- Illuminant notes we pay full xp cost for phat lewt
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "they've all been honorably offered to Gaia and the Incarnae! What more do you people want?!"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Well, Illuminant. I'm gonna go get a jade one."
Illuminant keeps his face, with it's golden caste mark, turned from the Boulder and says, somberly, "We need to find a village and get some help to bury these bodies. I don't think even you can move that much earth. I know the proper appeasement rites; if we work fast we can keep this city from sinking into the Underworld."
-= OOC =- Div says, "Boulder is a DB, yeah?"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "yeah"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "who just gave a Solar a spanking :)"
-= OOC =- The Boulder says, "Starting DB, actually."
-= OOC =- The Boulder could've done what he did with 0 xp.
-= OOC =- Illuminant buys a freedom stone!
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "like I said, Set was not the most well designed guy"
-= OOC =- Set Qaan Ra says, "I hate those things, they completely negate entire charm trees across multiple Exalt types. I’m picking one up though since they haven’t been nerfed!"
Div looks around...and he realizes there is a lack of Set and once again a presence of Boulder, so far in the distance. He narrows his eyes, squinting into the distance with his enhanced sight, and quickly realizes how things went. He sags, the music stopping and the anima banner lessening very slightly as he no longer continually burns vast amounts of raw energy.
He looks around this devestated city. At the corpses that surround him, at the stench of death, at the ruin. This is not a place for him. He would stay, try to help bury the bodies, but he doesn't know how such things are done and...as much as it pains him, he can't be sure that showing his face to that Dragonblooded and his all-too-familiar assistant would be wise. He can't take the chance. He'll spread word, he'll try and get people here as fast as they can to deal with this place, but there's nothing here for him. Just a mockery of life.
Blazing with the glory of a Champion of the Unconquered Sun, he stalks away from where Set died, heading for the rear wall of the city at his own pace. He'll head back out that way, and...try and rid the sights here from his mind.
The Boulder looks around, nodding slowly, then shakes his head. "So much death. It is unnecessary. You are right, we need to do that. First, though." He looks down at the man, lip twisting a little in a snarl. "This man doesn't deserve to be buried with the rest of them. He won't have that honor. He also will not be going into the Underworld with a panopoly. Help me remove his weapon and armor, Illuminant. It can be put to much better use by the living."
-= OOC =- Illuminant says, "poor Set. He was not evil, but he was /extremely/ misinformed."
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