Dice Shadows of the Setting Sun (OOC)

[Random Word]

Attempting a decisive attack (Dex + Brawl ) 5 + 3 + excellency + 2 stunt if a fail goes to 3 inactive, still higher than goddess 11 Dice, 6 success!

Leaping into melee combat, unarmed. Rush combat action? (Dex + Athletic) 5 + 3 + excellency + Lightning speed charm (1 auto pass and rerolling 5's and 6's until failure to appear ) 9 Dice 5 success!

Grappling to possibly grab the "core" or center of the Goddess? (Strength + Brawl) 3 + 3 + excellency + 2 stunt 9 Dice 4 success!

Pretty close again. You're at Close Range already, so no need for a Rush. You only need to Rush when you're chasing down an opponent who is trying to keep their distance.

Grapple gambits are definitely a thing, so let's go through them step by step:

1. All gambits start with a Decisive Attack, and 6 successes definitely beats the Goddess' DV, so you hit.
2. Next you roll your initiative, and if you get at least 2 hits you pass that little hurdle (and you lose 2i).
3. Then you roll opposed Brawl + Strength against the enemy, and your net successes is the number of rounds you can keep the enemy clinched for. Even if you lose this roll you get to grapple them for this turn, so you still go on to step 4.
4. Then you get to make an attack (withering or decisive, your choice) that hits automatically because you have them grappled.

These are the basics, there's more complexity to them that we don't need to get into right now. Grapples are Sigrdrífa's thing, so you'll see them a lot when she fights something. They're the most complex non-Charm combat mechanic in the game.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Aeliana, The Evervictor

A hefty sigh nearly interrupted Aeliana's performance on the embedded pole. Her enjoyment in what she thought was to be a spirited bout vanished into the ether as what remained of the River Goddess was reduced into a slick oily smear on the ground. Something that would accumulate in the corner of a dungeon over the course of a few decades, not quite solid, not quite liquid. Disgusting but interesting. Almost as interesting as what the Evervictor just noticed while hanging by her legs. The blob of a god was split in two, shrieking all the while. While her pitch was terrible and enough of a crime to be tossed into the Arena like a common noxii, something about the origin of the shriek managed to catch her attention.

Leaping from the pole and into the fray all the while grinning like a mad woman with her fingers outstretched, Aeliana goes for the voice. Tearing her fingers into the blob, attempting to rip chunks free at lighting speed. "Somethings screaming in here! Let's see if we can find a mouth behind all this bile!"

Spoiler: Mechanics

Attempting a decisive attack (Dex + Brawl ) 5 + 3 + excellency + 2 stunt if a fail goes to 3 inactive, still higher than goddess 11 Dice, 6 success!

Leaping into melee combat, unarmed. Rush combat action? (Dex + Athletic) 5 + 3 + excellency + Lightning speed charm (1 auto pass and rerolling 5's and 6's until failure to appear ) 9 Dice 5 success!

Grappling to possibly grab the "core" or center of the Goddess? (Strength + Brawl) 3 + 3 + excellency + 2 stunt 9 Dice 4 success!

I like the grapple idea a ton to be rooting around in this thing. It’s a gambit. So, you did the decisive attack perfectly, which you succeeded. Now you take your initiative and roll that as a dice pool (nothing added) to try and beat difficulty 2 for the grapple.

 

[Teh Frixz]

They're the most complex non-Charm combat mechanic in the game.

hahah and I dove right into them headfirst

Right, wits + awareness + 3 = 5 pool which I’ll roll in the main thread!

 

[Random Word]

Ah, sorry, you roll your current initiative, not your Join Battle pool. You only roll Join Battle once per battle - excepting all the exceptions.

 

[Teh Frixz]

Ooo then that would be I think actually the same amount? 5 since I passed and didn’t lose the dice on the attack?

 

[Random Word]

Yes, your current initiative is 5. You need to score 2 hits to succeed on the gambit. If you succeed, you'll drop down to 3i. Then you can choose to execute a Withering/Decisive Savaging Attack (which auto hits), Restrain/Drag, or Throw.

 

[Teh Frixz]

Got my two successes in, so I think what most accurately describes Aeliana rooting around inside a blob-ified god is probably restraining or possibly withering.

 

[WlfSamurai]

What a pain.

So, now that we have the mechanic figured out (thanks Exalted ), you’re rooting around in it. Are you trying destroy it or hold it . . . or something else? What’s the goal here?

 

[Teh Frixz]

The idea is to keep tearing the blob apart, in the hope that something of the original form/god is still in there somewhere. Yanking and ripping off corruption.

 

[Rykon]

Had a sudden and miraculous breakthrough in the house hunt last night so I'm a bit occupied for the moment. I'll get an IC post in soon.

 

[jaydude]

Had a sudden and miraculous breakthrough in the house hunt last night so I'm a bit occupied for the moment. I'll get an IC post in soon.

Nice.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Had a sudden and miraculous breakthrough in the house hunt last night so I'm a bit occupied for the moment. I'll get an IC post in soon.

That’s great! Hope it works out. Take your time.

 

[Sherwood]

I can relate. My family and I have just signed the papers to buy the house we've been renting for the past few years. It is a great feeling, knowing that it is our house, not just the one we're living in for a while.

 

[Random Word]

Owning houses! So exotic. We don't do that here in San Francisco. Congratulations to both of you.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Congrats, Sherwood ! That’s awesome.

 

[Sherwood]

Owning houses! So exotic. We don't do that here in San Francisco. Congratulations to both of you.

Its not just the two of us here under this roof; we have my best friend and his wife, a woman that should have been my wife's sister since they are so close, and another friend of ours. Along with the kids, we have seven in our immediate family here. Always something going on with this many people.

 

[jaydude]

I can relate. My family and I have just signed the papers to buy the house we've been renting for the past few years. It is a great feeling, knowing that it is our house, not just the one we're living in for a while.

Speaking as someone who's owned his own flat for at least a year, I agree with this.

Its not just the two of us here under this roof; we have my best friend and his wife, a woman that should have been my wife's sister since they are so close, and another friend of ours. Along with the kids, we have seven in our immediate family here. Always something going on with this many people.

Heh. I feel like I'd go mad in a household like that. Then again, I don't do too well with over-stimulation.

 

[Rykon]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the support. This has been a chaotic process for the last few months given the state of the housing market nationwide. Once this is settled and closed I may finally have the time and resources seriously pursue running my own business again after having learned a few hard lessons last time.

I can relate. My family and I have just signed the papers to buy the house we've been renting for the past few years. It is a great feeling, knowing that it is our house, not just the one we're living in for a while.

That’s awesome to hear! I’m happy for you guys!

Owning houses! So exotic. We don't do that here in San Francisco. Congratulations to both of you.

It’s getting that way even here in Chattanooga too. Nationwide housing shortages combined with material shortages to stymie new construction only makes matters worse for our generation to actually own their living quarters these days. Hopefully things will stabilize to where more folks at least have the option of home ownership sometime soon.

Speaking as someone who's owned his own flat for at least a year, I agree with this.


Heh. I feel like I'd go mad in a household like that. Then again, I don't do too well with over-stimulation.

I can definitely relate to that last bit. I had to share a room with my older brother until I was 12 or so and we fought plenty just the two of us. I don’t know how my folks retained their sanity growing up in households with 4 siblings or more.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Rykon , definitely 2-point stunt that last. You killed-the-crap outta the thing, so it won’t matter for damage, but you get the rewards.

 

[Sherwood]

I didn't expect it to die so quick, but I shouldn't be surprised. We have some pretty bad-ass fighters in this group, even if Tyree didn't get into it.

 

[Rykon]

I didn't expect it to die so quick, but I shouldn't be surprised. We have some pretty bad-ass fighters in this group, even if Tyree didn't get into it.

The raw numbers a Full Moon Lunar can bring to the table in warform, even without adding charms, is nothing short of horrifying for most opponents. We probably could've been up against Ahlat and he'd be struggling to hold against one or two of us, much less a humble terrestrial river spirit.

 

[jaydude]

Plus, I think many of us tend to give our characters 5s in Dexterity + whatever ability we use for combat.

 

[WlfSamurai]

I didn't expect it to die so quick, but I shouldn't be surprised. We have some pretty bad-ass fighters in this group, even if Tyree didn't get into it.

Yes. The in-narrative reason is that this thing hadn’t yet fully corrupted the Essence of this goddess that was quite old, though not terribly powerful.

The “behind-the-curtain” reason is I wanted to introduce one of the threats and kind of feel out how combat plays and feels for us here.

 

[WlfSamurai]

ALSO! I didn’t want it to take up too much time!

That too.

 

[Sherwood]

The raw numbers a Full Moon Lunar can bring to the table in warform, even without adding charms, is nothing short of horrifying for most opponents. We probably could've been up against Ahlat and he'd be struggling to hold against one or two of us, much less a humble terrestrial river spirit.

That is the main reason why I didn't have Tyree jump into the mix with everyone. Unless the thing posed more of a threat, I thought it was well in hand with Toun.