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  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Razia [21/21] [Build 7] [Iron Bow] [0 Exp] [1 RP]

    And just like that, Razia finds herself alone in the bottom of the wine cellar, again. She cautiously begins to traverse one of the aisles between the wine racks, making her way towards the eastern side of the basement. Her free hand drifts towards her father's sword as she realizes the light she was seeing by also made her the perfect target. And this would be why I don't ride alone at night.

    "Lowell? Rhade? Where did you guys run off to?"

    Rhapsody on
  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    Sardo [19/19] [Build 8] [Flux] [0 Experience]

    Sardo's mouth opens in a silent moan as the axe connects with his leg. Collapsing to his uninjured knee, Sardo does his best to stop the bleeding with the patch of cloak cut off by the axe strike. Sardo stops working on his makeshift bandage as he hears the crunch crunch of rapid footsteps from behind him. Sardo's hands inch towards the spellbook he dropped when he started to work on the bandage, but he is dismayed to feel a hand on his shoulder before he can reach it.

    Cassandra says, "Let me take help you with that, Sardo."

    Cassandra. Right. No enemies were behind us. That's what you get for forgetting the tactical situation. "Ah, right. Thank you."

    One soft glow later, Sardo picks up his spell book and hops up. A final nod of thanks, and Sardo and Jayson head towards the nearest mage.

    Sardo moves to F8 and attacks
    Jayson moves to E6 and attacks.

    Effective Speed 10 with Flux
    Base hit + Skill = 88
    Adept on 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88
    Base crit = 08
    Base damage = 18

    19 XP
    0 RP

  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Sorry for the delays. Been busy this week. Back aboard the update train!

    [Into the Dark]

    Lowell flings a hand out, halting Rhade. "Ah, er, yes," he whispers. "He's...right there." Looking up, Rhade can see the vague outline of a body slumped against one wall in the shadows. It shifts up and down gently with deep breaths. As the two seek to stay quiet, Razia comes up behind them.

    [Howling Winds]

    Allan finally breaks through, catching the mage out in the open with a second javelin toss. The mage stumbles a little and goes over backwards. [Mage B is defeated!]

    Cassandra heals Sardo back up to full health again. Woo.

    The second mage has been holed up pretty well so far- but another blast of shadow knocks him out of his foliage cover [Mage A takes 12 damage] before he can get more than one last shot off. [Sardo takes 6 damage! (13/19 health)] As the man searches frantically for his target, Jason darts in and smashes him over the head with the hilt of his sword. [Mage A is defeated!] The mage goes down like a sack of period-appropriate building materials (stone blocks?).

    Enemy Phase

    The group's leader accepts Allan's challenge, coming to a halt just a little more than a spear-length away from the knight. He keeps one hand on his hilt, shuffles back and forth a little to draw the knight into an attack- but after a few seconds with no hasty jabs from Allan, just decides to go all in. [Duelist Activated] The swordsman draws his sword and brings it up into a gap between Allan's plates in one full sweep. [4] Satisfied, he withdraws his blade and moves back, only to be tripped up by the knight's javelin on the way. [Allan takes 15 damage! (3/22) Enemy Myrmidon takes 8 damage. (15/25)]

    "Hah," the man says, instead of, well, laughing. "The bigger they are, right?" He grins. The leader seems to be...totally focused on Allan.


    Map
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    Enemy Units
    (G2: Soldier A Lv. 2 [20/20] [Javelin] [build 10])

    (D5: Myrmidon Lv.5 [17/25] [Wo Dao] [build 8] [Duelist])

    Allied Units
    (E6: Jason Lv.3 [18/18] [Iron Sword] [Elixir x1] [Vulnerary x2][Build 7] [En 6 - Skl 8 - Spd 8 - Def 4- Res 4])

    (C8 : Cassie Lv.3 [15/15] [Heal] [Elixir x1] [Vulnerary x1] [Build 4] [En 7 - Skl 2 - Spd 6- Def 5- Res 10])

    (H1: Cavalier Lv. 5 [23/23] [[Iron Sword] [Elixir x1] [build 8])

    Player Phase Begins

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  • Rawkking GoodguyRawkking Goodguy Registered User regular
    Rhade [16/16] [Build 8] [Stiletto] [0 Experience] [1 RP]

    "He's...sleeping?" Rhade faintly utters.

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Can Allan identify the rank of the wayward chevalier?

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [3/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    Cassandra rushes over to heal Allan back up again, and the tide of the battle seems to have quite suddenly turned against the swordsman. "Not sure how you were planning to end that," Allan replies, sneering. "Seeing as how you're the one about to fall. Incidentally, I sure hope you're the idiots who attacked the fort, because that means my job is done." He switches to his Steel Lance and waits for Sardo's attack before attempting the final blow. Meanwhile, he calls back to the horsewoman.

    "What outfit are you, Captain? Why did these men attack?"

    Cassandra to D7 and Heal Allan, Allan waiting for Sardo to attack the boss (or just until Sardo ends his turn) to attack Boss with Steel Lance.

  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    [Into the Dark]

    Lowell glances over at Rhade and gives the thief a slow, careful shrug. He seems a little less gung-ho all of a sudden, although he offers no explanation as to why.

    Although the unconscious(?) figure is hard to make out, you notice his silhouette is, well, rather large. Maybe that has something to do with it?

    [Howling Winds]

    The enemy swordfighter just smiles a little wider. The man must have almost Allan-level reserves of self-confidence.

    The lead cavalier doesn't even look toward the knight. "Talk later, soldier," she yells, urging her horse onwards for another pass at her remaining opponent.
    "C'mon, you bastards! Try and keep up!"

    It's not clear whether the last comment was directed at the enemy forces or her men.


    Still to move: Allan (20/22, healed), Jason, Sardo

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  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    Razia [21/21] [Build 7] [Iron Bow] [0 Exp] [1 RP]

    Razia bumps into the duo with their newfound friend, and promptly hushes herself. "Fancy seeing you two here," she jests in a whisper, trying to dispel her own nervousness more than anything. She holds the torch towards the laguz, illuminating him with the faintest light. Please don't wake up, please don't wake up...

  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Sardo [19/19] [Build 8] [Flux] [0 Experience]

    Jason and Sardo decide that fair fights are for chumps and dogpile on the man squaring off with Allan.

    Sardo moves to C6 and attacks
    Jason moves to C5 and attacks.

    Effective Speed 10 with Flux
    Base hit + Skill = 88
    Adept on 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88
    Base crit = 08
    Base damage = 18

    19 XP
    0 RP

    Capfalcon on
  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    [Into the Dark]

    Illuminated, the figure isn't clearly a laguz- A hood covers the top and back of his head, and the tattered, patchwork clothes he wears reveal little about his body but the fact that they weren't joking about his size. Blood has recently run down his chest from a shallow tear in his neck and dried there. As the light washes over him, one eye flips open. It's yellow. Before either of you has time to react, the large man shoots forward and grabs Lowell with one hand, lifting him into the air by his neck.

    It doesn't look too comfortable.

    The yellow eyes blink almost a dozen times as he holds the laguz there. The man's free hand- bloody, you notice- grasps at his neck, seemingly feeling at the wound for the first time. "shit," he rasps, his voice steadily growing more panicked, "no no no no nonononono-"

    Lowell tugs at the man's huge hand and kicks at him, to no avail. The scout makes a series of noises that sound like a fish dealing with a sudden introduction to the wonderful world of oxygen.

    [Howling Winds]

    The enemy commander is focused on Allan. A little too focused, as it turns out. Sardo bowls the man over with a wave of energy [Myrmidon takes 12 damage] , and before he can get back up the unkempt swordsman steps in- [Duelist deactivated] - and finishes the job. [Myrmidon takes 5 damage and is defeated!]

    On the other end of the battlefield, the cavalry- the actual cavalry, that is, not the metaphorical cavalry, which would be you- have also finished with their opponents. It turns out a pincer strategy actually works pretty well. The leader of the group brings her horse over to you at a casual trot. "Thank you for the assist. Good to see we're churning out some competent officers these days." The woman shoots a meaningful glare back at her unit. "Give me your names and I'll put in a commendation later." She shakes her sword around a little, trying to get some of the blood off. Not a totally cold reception, but hardly a warm one either.

    The man on the ridge you came from is long gone.

    [Chapter Clear! Both players receive 150 experience (to be divided among your units as you wish]

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [3/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    Allan chuckles, offering a hand to assist her in the event that she chooses to dismount. "No thanks needed, Colonel. You merely detained the quarry we've been hunting. Furthermore, we're Irregulars, not really anyone you can suggest a commendation to. We were attached to Outpost Aurora until they were attacked by those men. Several of ours were slain in ambush, and we set off to track down the culprits."

    Allan pauses. "Did you happen to see any more, or was that all of them?"

  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    Razia [21/21] [Build 7] [Iron Bow] [0 Exp] [1 RP]

    Razia is startled and backs up immediately. "We're here to help you," she pleads to the man. "Please, put him down!" She places the torch on the ground and continues to back up further, though as she reaches the shadows her hands start to drift back toward her bow.

  • Rawkking GoodguyRawkking Goodguy Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Rhade [16/16] [Build 8] [Stiletto] [0 Experience] [1 RP]

    "We're working with this laguz to sneak you out alive and get you healing." Rhade emphatically states this technical truth.

    "...But you don't want me to choose between you and Lowell. Calm down and drop the fella now" the glint of his dagger is plain to see.

    "One.

    Two."

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  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    Oh right, this thread.

    [Blue]

    The cavalry commander doesn't deign to get off her high horse. "We've been harried by these men twice now. Only suffered a few casualties, but... I assumed they were just particularly stupid bandits, but you say they attacked an outpost as well?"

    The woman is silent for a few seconds. "...right. I'm reassigning you to this unit until further notice. Unless you've been hiding horses very well, you'll need to get on board the supply wagon towards the rear. We'll be moving on as soon as possible, so get your asses moving. VIP caravan guard. I'll make sure you get hefty bonuses." Without a further word, she wheels around and starts belting out commands to the other horsemen.

    The party is... a little larger than initially observed. Aside from the cavalry unit, there are several covered wagons- one of which has been overturned in a ditch, a few soldiers desperately trying to right it - and a rather fancier, bigger, dark blue coach wagon surrounded by edgy-looking guardsmen.

    The supply wagon is easy enough to find. A few stray arrows stick out of one side. A lone armored figure is going around and removing them one by one, sighing dramatically with each one.

    [Into the Dark]

    The big man doesn't seem to even hear you. His eyes drift towards Razia, but he staggers toward Rhade, dragging Lowell along the ground without any apparent difficulty. "Help?" he asks, apparently replying to the archer. "HELP?" He lunges forward, reaching for Rhade.

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [3/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    Allan squints briefly. Perhaps he hadn't made it sufficiently clear to her that they weren't exactly working for her? Then again, it's not as though they had a lot of options at the moment, and it was likely that whatever she was doing was important. Furthermore, whether or not they were officially employed by the guard, she was a colonel.

    He waits for the commander to depart, then turns to Sardo. "What do you think? Ditch these chaps or stick around?"

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    @Capfalcon Waitin' on you bro

  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Sardo [19/19] [Build 8] [Flux] [0 Experience]

    Sardo's eyes light up at the mention of bonuses, but he quickly regains his composure. Pulling Allan over to the side, he says, "Well, they sure seem like they need the help, and if they've been having trouble with the group we've been tracking, more bandits may show up. I think it's a good idea to stick with them for now."

    Sardo then looks over at the fancy carrage and wonders who's inside.

    Sardo moves to C6 and attacks
    Jason moves to C5 and attacks.

    Effective Speed 10 with Fluxotre
    Base hit + Skill = 88
    Adept on 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88
    Base crit = 08
    Base damage = 18

    19 XP
    0 RP

    Capfalcon on
  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [22/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    "Works for me," Allan says with just a hint of a sigh. He turns back to Cassandra and gives her a 'we will have a talk about your behavior later' look as he walks over to assist the other men in righting the overturned cart.

  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    [Blue]

    Cassandra gives Allan a look that says 'Hmmm.'

    The guards clustered around the fanciest carriage show no sign of moving or even speaking without a prompt. In fact, they eye Sardo suspiciously until he breaks eye contact. Or never, should he decide to not break eye contact.

    With the big knight helping, the overturned cart is quickly righted. "Hey, thanks about that," one of the exhausted soldiers says, clapping Allan on the back. "Yer a pretty stand-up guy, fella." He and the others get back to restocking the uprighted cart with some boxes and bags that had fallen out into the snow.

  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    Sorry for the delay, gents. I've been out of town the last week without stable internet.

    Razia [21/21] [Build 7] [Iron Bow] [0 Exp] [1 RP]
    Razia takes a quick breath and an even quicker hold of her bow. She picks her mark, aiming to stop her target and hopefully not kill him: the upper part of the laguz's planted leg, right in the hamstring. As she exhales, a small flash of light darts above the grounded torch.

    Don't know if I need to roll or what all, but I got a 4 on a d100. :3

  • Rawkking GoodguyRawkking Goodguy Registered User regular
    edited November 2012
    Rhade [16/16] [Build 8] [Stiletto] [0 Experience] [1 RP]

    "...three."

    Rhade lunges, putting a lot of flair into what is really just a feint, trying to get the laguz to drop Lowell in response to the threat.

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  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    [Into the Dark]

    Unfortunately for Rhade, the large, Lowell-grabbing man is still showing total disdain for threats, bodily harm, alcoholism, etc, etc. His grab misses as Rhade feints to the side, but he doesn't drop the struggling scout either- until Razia's arrow hits him in the shoulder. He stares at the new wound in disbelief, and feels at it with both hands.

    From the floor, Lowell sputters, gasps and is generally incoherent.

    The larger of the two laguz tears the arrow out and lets it clatter to the floor, pale. He staggers back- and coughs. And coughs. He doubles over, hacking and choking, and then- he shifts.

    The laguz that emerges is similar to the wolves you've seen before- but, well, a lot larger and in worse shape. The arrow wound is still bleeding above his left front leg, but in addition to that a series of long, barely-healed cuts run up and down the creature's back, seemingly at random if not for a few perpendicular to the the others. Six lines, four of which are crossed by a diagonal. He opens his mouth to growl, but what comes out is almost a hiss. His eyes flip from one of you to the other- and then he bolts for the entrance.

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [22/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    Ever the team player, Allan gives the man a hearty pat on the back. "Team effort, my friend." He assists in loading up the cart, and then gathers Cassandra and heads into the supply cart for a discussion.

    He levels an even glare at her. "So... you left Aurora. You're a civilian, far as I'm concerned. What were you thinking?"

  • CapfalconCapfalcon Tunnel Snakes Rule Capital WastelandRegistered User regular
    Sardo [19/19] [Build 8] [Flux] [0 Experience]

    Jason wipes the blood off his sword in the snow, and then follows Sardo to towards the fancy carriage.

    Sardo joins back up with Allan and asks one of the unoccupied soldiers who aren't complete creepers who's in the big carriage.

    Effective Speed 10 with Flux
    Base hit + Skill = 88
    Adept on 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88
    Base crit = 08
    Base damage = 18

    169 XP
    0 RP

  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    Razia [21/21] [Build 7] [Iron Bow] [0 Exp] [1 RP]
    "Dammit," Razia mutters, as she dashes forward to grab the torch off the floor. Snatching it with a clump of dirt, she runs over to Rhade. "I don't suppose the cellar doors are going to hold..." She looks to him, hoping his quick wit will serve a smart plan. She turns to Lowell, kneeling next to where he lie on the cellar floor. She rests a hand upon his shoulder, checking him for wounds. "Think you can walk?" she asks, hopeful that his runin with the larger laguz hasn't caused any permanent damage.

  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    [Blue]

    Cassandra is not particularly amenable to being "gathered." She's practically fuming. "H-hey! Wasn't that the argument you used to justify doing whatever it is you wanted to? Huh? Civilians being able to go wherever they want?" She is not very intimidating, but she does have a point. "I thought you id- you three were getting in over your heads, so I'd help out! You should be grateful, if anything. I mean, uh. Y-yeah!" After a second's hesitation, she pokes Allan in the chestplate.

    "Eh?" The soldier by the last supply cart... interjects, scratching his head. "You guys don't know?" This guy may have even less of an idea about what's going on than Jason. "seriously?" He waves a handful of recently plucked arrows for emphasis, almost stabbing them back into the cart.

    By the fanciest carriage, the guards seem to have gotten in a panic over something. One's yelling at the others, and they're hurrying off in all directions, except for one who's looking around inside the carriage. Weird.

    The arrow-waving soldier continues to gesture wildly. "It's-"

    "-the king," Cassandra gasps, pausing mid-poke. She drops to one knee.

    The man standing in front of you is young, thin, and pale. By most definitions, he would not be 'kingly,' but in this case the clothes do make the man. Specifically, the thin, silver crown perched atop a mess of black hair. The dark blue velvet cloak doesn't hurt either. He inspects Allan for a few seconds, totally unresponsive to the repeated shouting of his now slightly-less-panicked guards. Then he places one hand on the knight's forehead. "Stop fidgeting," the young man says, patiently. "Aaaaand-"

    A surge of energy washes through the knight, bringing him back to full strength in an instant. [Allan recovers all hp!]

    "Perfect!" The king grins.

  • Rawkking GoodguyRawkking Goodguy Registered User regular
    Rhade [16/16] [Build 8] [Stiletto] [0 Experience] [1 RP]

    Right, next tactic.

    "Get a hold of yourself! Yes, help! Did you look at the Laguz you were just choking?!? Did you realize who he was?? Now calm down and think before the two humans you're facing now become the several others waiting outside that cellar..."

    Rhade rushes to the door, trying to scramble up faster than the creature. Just like old times.

  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    Allan [22/22] [Build 12] [Steel Lance] [9 Experience] [0 RP]

    The desire to continue his quarrel with Cassandra notwithstanding, as soon as Allan recognizes the king, he is on his knees. "My... Lord! My lance is at your disposal." He quickly looks down. It's unlikely that the king would have been paying close enough to the tourneys a few years ago that he'd recognize Allan's face, but it never hurts to be cautious. If the king did learn who he was, it would raise some uncomfortable questions.

  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    Alright it's probably pretty obvious but:

    I am super burnt out on this, and am gonna have to take a break. If you're still interested a month from now bug me then, when I'm off for winter break and can collect my thoughts and make system changes and such, and we'll see what happens. Later, y'all.

  • RhapsodyRhapsody Registered User regular
    :(

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