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Post by SpringForest on Feb 11, 2017 10:56:10 GMT -6
E, since we have no need to split up.
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 12, 2017 22:16:19 GMT -6
Rand orders everyone to assemble with Hyun'ji's group. He spurs Hector into the air, slowing to let Quinn get ahead. The massive Risen takes a swipe at him as he passes, but Rand ducks down against Hector to avoid it. He slams his axe into the Risen's arm, but it doesn't seem to actually do any damage.
Kurt and Fei take the opportunity to flee from the Risen behemoth. They try to clear the way of a few smaller Risen to help Rand and Quinn's escape. A fighter jumps at Kurt, and he twirls out of the way before stabbing a knife in its neck. Fei tackles one of the Risen mages and hacks away at it, before springing up and continuing onward.
Hyun'ji's group starts trying to clear out the area around the house. Judoc begins by attacking the nearby Risen outlaw, barely able to injure it. Hyun'ji and Eun'ji follow up the attack to slay it.
Nevyn and Mina have some trouble escaping from the Risen near the forts, as others bar their way. A fighter swings at Nevyn, who dodges under the attack and knocks him back with a vicious slash of his claws. A revenant claws at Mina. She throws up her new shield, but the force of the blow sends a sharp shock up her arm. She stabs back at him, doing some minor damage.
Everyone continues to move towards Hyun'ji's group. A mage attacks Kurt, only to take a throwing knife to the face. Kurt maneuvers around a tree, pokes around the other side, and throws another to bring it down. Kurt's starting to pant a bit. His curse is taking its toll, faster than he can regenerate.
A fighter leaps through a patch of trees towards Quinn. Quinn manages to kick him off with barely a scratch, while the fighter takes a serious wound for the effort. Quinn starts running again, with Rand right behind him.
Mina struggles to fight off the revenant as more of the monsters come shambling towards them from behind. It strikes her again, but this time she manages to turn the attack away and stab him. The Risen begins to dissolve.
Judoc charges at a revenant approaching their position. Eun'ji supports him, her arrow impacting just as he prepares to attack and creating a wide opening. He thrusts into the monster and impales it against the ground.
A few more of the corpses begin to rise... Rand's group, now gathered, are beginning to become surrounded. Most are slowly approaching them. A large group is gathered on the beach, but not moving. They seem to be waiting for a few more corpses to animate. The behemoth Risen slowly approaches them from the east.
(A) Move as a group to the east, attack the behemoth to put some distance from the large group
(B) Hold position
(C) Move to the south and relocate to the forts
(D) Attack the group on the beach while they're still assembling
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Post by Anna on Feb 15, 2017 10:33:54 GMT -6
B
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Post by empireoffire on Feb 15, 2017 17:44:11 GMT -6
C
You're welcome to ignore this vote for the sake of tie-break.
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 15, 2017 17:49:59 GMT -6
Remember, so long as any real human votes, Anna's vote gets trashed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2017 17:50:36 GMT -6
C
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Post by Neo on Feb 16, 2017 17:39:02 GMT -6
Yay, all caught up again! I'll jump on the bandwagon and say C. Also, ah Risen Behemoths... Those things bring back memories...
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 16, 2017 18:03:24 GMT -6
How different would SoS have been if Rowan hadn't died...? Well, fortunately, June isn't around. Though maybe keep Mina away from it.
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 16, 2017 20:01:29 GMT -6
Rand signals everyone to move towards the forts. You'll hole up there and let the enemy come to you.
Eun'ji and Judoc attack a revenant that's standing in the way and drive it into the ground. Nevyn and Mina team up against a fighter. Nevyn lands a glancing blow, but leaves him wide open for Mina to stab. The fighter continues to flail on the end of her spear, and she's forced to defend herself with her shield. Nevyn leaps back to help her, shredding the enemy before she loses her grip. Quinn and Fei take on one of the mercenaries. He manages to nick Fei's stomach before they take him down. Everyone uses the opening to move towards the fort, but the remnants of the enemy already there launch a counter-attack.
The undead mage hurls a fireball at Nevyn. It singes his fur. A revenant clumsily attacks Quinn, but Quinn hops back and leaps on his head, clawing into the rotten flesh.
The group begins to assault the forts they so recently cleared out. Mina twirls her lance and slashes a fighter. Judoc leaps in to finish it before it can attack her.
Fei charges at the mage that attacked Nevyn, trying to slam into him with her shoulder. She misses, but her momentum carries her past the mage's fireball. She swings wildly after she passes, clipping the mage's arm hard enough to stop him from using it. Eun'ji fires an arrow into the mage's back. Quinn finishes off the revenant he's been fighting. Rand and Hyun'ji attack the last revenant. Hector claws at it, leaving a serious injury. Hyun'ji slashes, but the monster refuses to die. It swipes at him, but he effortlessly turns its attack aside and stabs it again. It lets out a moan as it dissolves.
The massive Risen sinks into the ground and rushes forward as a gelatinous mass, splitting and reforming as it moves through the trees with surprising speed to attack the group scrambling for the forts. It rears out of the ground and brings a fetid claw around to swipe at Rand. He tries to escape into the air, but the claw still clips him. He chops at the offending arm, but the monster barely seems to notice the damage.
The handful of Risen throughout the town continue to shamble towards the group, now turning towards the forts. Almost all of the bodies are accounted for at this point. The group on the beach continues to wait for the last few bodies to reanimate. It won't be long now. Nevyn quickly darts into the forts and ensures there aren't any surprises waiting.
"Dammit... Why now!?" Kurt yells. Rand pulls out of reach of the giant monster and follows his gaze. A cavalier in bright, red armor appears on the eastern edge of town. At first, Rand thinks it's a member of the Meridian military for a moment before realizing the color's not quite right. Another cavalier appears, then another, as well as a few mounted archers and a pair of mounted healers.
It's the mercenary group that's been pursuing Kurt. The group you were hoping to ambush. The Risen don't seem to be acting hostile to them.
Mina: 12/14
Quinn: 11/12
Kurt: 11/12
Nevyn: 14/15
Rand: 11/14
(A) Hold position
(B) Move to attack the cavalry
(C) Move to attack the beach group
(D) Attack the enemies throughout town and retreat to the fort
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Post by empireoffire on Feb 16, 2017 21:21:38 GMT -6
D.
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Post by Neo on Feb 16, 2017 22:44:10 GMT -6
I'll back D.
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Post by Ultrawing on Feb 17, 2017 10:22:31 GMT -6
good ol' D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:23:02 GMT -6
Looks like its good old King DDD
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 17, 2017 17:51:22 GMT -6
Well, SOMEONE just earned MVP...
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Post by SummerCrow on Feb 18, 2017 1:21:25 GMT -6
"Winnow out the ones in town, then drop back and get ready to defend!" Rand orders.
Kurt fades into the shadows and creeps up behind a Risen mercenary. Rand pounces on the adjacent revenant and starts to shred it. As the revenant ineffectively rakes its claws across his armor, Mina stabs it in the back several times. As the mercenary moves to join in the fight, Kurt chucks a pair of knives into its back.
Quinn and Nevyn leap to either side of one of the mercenaries, then dive at it together and pull it apart between them. Judoc and Fei team up on the myrmidon. Judoc steps forward and stabs the myrmidon. Fei feels a sudden urge to impress Quinn. She hops and springboards off of Judoc, leaping into the air. She drops her axe into the myrmidon, leaving a grevious injury despite barely grazing him. Both Risen sink into the ground and dissolve.
Eun'ji points her bow at the behemoth. A Risen fighter charges at her, and Hyun'ji throws himself in the way. While Hyun'ji deals with the fighter, Eun'ji takes the time to line up a shot at the Risen behemoth. She breathes in, out... In a moment of clarity, she feels a force guiding her hand. "Naga, guide me..." she whispers as she looses her arrow. It flies straight, piercing straight through the Risen between two of the many faces and erupting out the other side. The Risen lets out a hideous shriek, then begins to fall to pieces; large chunks and faces crash to the ground, continuing to let out that same hideous yell as they dissolve.
Everyone falls back to the forts to heal while the enemies advance. The last of the Risen on the beach finish reanimating, and they begin shambling south, ready to curve in to attack the forts. One final corpse revives within the town, too late to attack - the enemy's former leader, the last to have been killed. The cavalry wait for a moment, then begin to charge. Rand's group threatens to be caught in a pincer attack.
Rand growls as he considers his options. The piercing screech of a hawk to the east momentarily draws everyone's attention. A giant bird swoops down, carrying a young woman in a blue dress. The hawk drops the woman in the dress and transforms into a young, winged woman herself. The blue-dress woman falls to the ground, slowing her fall in the last few feet with a powerful gust of wind. "We made it..." she says softly.
"Mina! That girl... and that hawk. Is that...?"
A troubadour carrying a knight is shortly behind them, and a giant, humanoid wolf carrying an inexperienced-looking young man with an axe. A female fox that looks suspiciously like Quinn runs the last bit, then transforms into a tome-wielding woman in a heavy cloak.
Suddenly, the cavalry find themselves surrounded... but so is Rand's group. Neither seems entirely sure what to do. Mixed infantry to the west, cavalry to the east, and a lone thief to the north. And allies to the far east...
Rand 11/14
Mina 12/14
Kurt 10/12
(A) Attack west
(B) Attack north
(C) Attack east
(D) Hold position
Partner units:
(1) Attack
(2) Hold position
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Post by Anna on Feb 21, 2017 14:36:07 GMT -6
A1! Emmpy's favorite!
...Emmpy...
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Post by empireoffire on Mar 3, 2017 22:29:25 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 13:08:29 GMT -6
A1! Emmpy's favorite! ...Emmpy... In honor of Emmpy A1 |
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Post by SummerCrow on Mar 4, 2017 23:39:36 GMT -6
I went to do the combat round (which is done and went kinda not great) but I'll have to do the writing sometime tomorrow. But... Duck. Did I put down that duck and forget about it, or did someone else add a duck?
By the way, roll up the "Kurt activates Corona except he doesn't have a tome equipped" counter again.
In 4 attacks there were 3 crit threats and 2 successful crits.
Jesus Christ.
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Post by SummerCrow on Mar 5, 2017 23:56:46 GMT -6
Allune is the first to attack. She dives down at one of the troubadours. She turns and raises her staff, blocking Allune's talons and swatting back at her. Allune pulls back out of her reach. Rhett attacks the other troubadour, tossing his hatchet and missing horribly.
Sorina and Suarrure attack one of the nomads. Sorina's thrust doesn't hit, while Suarrure only manages to clip his leg. Sylvia and Alice go after the other nomad. Sylvia fires a large fireball that bursts beside him, doing a bit of damage. Alice follows up with a ball of wind. The nomad's horse moves with unexpected agility and leaps out of the way while the archer nocks an arrow. He fires at Alice. It thuds into her chest. She gasps in pain.
"Alice!" Carin calls out. She charges forward with her heal stave as Alice reels back. "Don't worry, I've got you..."
Alice pants as the healing takes hold, struggling to call out. "A... Allune...!" she manages to choke out.
Her bodyguard, distracted by her charge's injury, turns just in time to see the nomad readying another arrow. Allune rolls out of the way and barely avoids the arrow. The other nomad fires at Sylvia. The arrow impacts her armor and she rips it out harmlessly. She throws a fireball back at him, but, distracted by the cavalier, misses.
The cavaliers turn and rush back at the newcomers. A cavalier chops at Sorina as he passes, his sword clanging uselessly off her armor. She manages to clip him with her spear as he passes. Another attacks Suarrure, but doesn't commit to the attack and neither hits. Another manages to clip Sylvia. She slashes at him, but only finds air.
The last cavalier moves for Carin, but the freshly-healed Alice puts herself in the way. She takes a slash across the chest. She's staggering a bit as she tries to attack, missing horribly.
"Alice...! Please, be careful!" Carin calls out.
Rand's team rushes towards the Risen assembled on the beach. Judoc attacks the outlaw, and Fei follows up behind him.
Kurt tosses a knife into a myrmidon's arm. Eun'ji fires at a fighter as Quinn dashes in and tries to finish him off. The fighter manages to avoid a killing blow and throw Quinn off. He tries to bring his axe down on the fox, but Quinn easily rolls out of the way as Rand and Hector crash into the fighter from above.
The last of the cavaliers carries on with his mission, trying to attack Rand's group from the rear. Mina intercepts him with a sudden lunge. The cavalier pulls back and avoids the attack, swinging wildly at Mina. She knocks it away with her shield.
The Risen rally and finally begin to attack.
A pirate attacks Hyun'ji. Hyun'ji parries the attack, then rapidly slashes the pirate twice. As it collapses, a mage tries to use Hyun'ji's distraction to burn him. Hyun'ji's far out of the way before the fireball impacts the ground and erupts into a pillar of fire.
The reanimated thief that was leading the mercenaries leaps at Mina and tries to stab her in the back. She sees the movement out of the corner of her eye and shifts an armored plate to block the knife. It scratches along what should have been her exposed neck. Mina tries to bash him with her shield, but the thief leaps back with unexpected speed.
A pirate goes after Quinn, grazing his back. Quinn snaps back at him, inflicting a similarly small wound. A myrmidon stabs Fei, leaving a small wound on her flank. She barely seems to notice as she swings back at him, but misses. A mercenary tries to attack her, as well, but Judoc moves to protect her flank. The Risen chooses to attack Judoc instead. The mercenary points his sword, then tosses it into the air.
"Wha-!?" Judoc gasps. He manages to throw up his shield and catch the sword, but still grunts in pain as the shock shoots up his arm. He stabs back at the mercenary, futilely striking the mercenary's armor.
A revenant sinks into the ground, popping up underneath Nevyn and clawing at his legs. Nevyn yelps, then grabs the jiggling mass in his teeth. He rips it out of the ground and into the air. "Awoooo!" he howls, leaping into the air after it and shredding through it.
A fighter and a mage both attack Rand. He barely manages to avoid the bolt of lightning, and the fighter manages to land a glancing blow. Rand's unable to answer the attack.
Rand: 11/14
Quinn: 10/12
Kurt: 9/12
Nevyn: 13/15
Judoc: 11/14
Fei: 15/16
Mina: 12/14
Alice: 5/11
Sylvia: 11/13
Mina's been split off and surrounded...
(A) Break through the thief towards Rand's group
(B) Try to push towards Alice's group
(C) Move towards the forts and stand her ground
(D) Keep fighting as-is
Rand's group is outnumbered, but still seem to have the upper hand.
(1) Keep fighting the abominations. Kill. Them. All.
(2) Drop back and draw the enemy further off the beach to unsure good footing
(3) Move into the forts and wait
(4) Send some reinforcements towards Alice's group (choose who)
(5) Send someone to help Mina (choose who)
Alice's group is quickly becoming surrounded around that desolate fort. These cavaliers are hard to hit...
(Q) Try to fall back before they're surrounded completely
(R) Circle up with Carin in the center
(S) Try to break through in one direction (N/S/W)
(T) Try to force the battle into several individual 1-on-1 fights
(X) Have Alice retreat into the fort
(Y) Let Carin handle healing her
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