Trial By Fire - Exalted 2e IC Thread

[Sherwood]

Db3 sees the stricken condition of the Sidereal, and he leaps up into the air and hurls his Infinite Chakram at Ragnar three times, hoping you'll drop your victim. The three attacks score 11, 8, and 10 successes to hit. Remember, you are at a -4 to your DVs while inside the Essence-web of the Sidereal.

Red Shadow Claws is up, and will be put on a delay action if we don't hear from you shortly.

D. Rex needs to declare what defense you wish to use

11 - Sirocco, [Ragnar], [Heaven], [Db3], <====
12 - Annika, DB6, Db7 - retreating
13 - DB1, Db10
14 - Db4/Sidereal (clinched), Aredin
15 - Darian, Demons (2)
16 - DB3
17 - Heaven, Ragnar


The numbers in parenthesis behind the Demons and the mortal troops are the number of them currently in the fight.
DB 1 is a Fire Aspect in Heavy Plate and carrying a Grand Daiklave
DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave
DB 10 is a Wood Aspect with a Wrackstaff - critically injured

 

[D. Rex]

The crocodile had its prey and it would refuse to let go. Whatever may come. The death roll soon cometh.

Ragnar tugged on the broken arm, bringing the sidereal closer, grabbing his body with both hands. The small size of a humanoid was nothing to his strength of legend. The giant man would lift him off his feet with a small spin, into the air to block the chakrams like a shield.




Will be using Parry.

DDV 3
PDV 15
Stunt +1
Bonus +2 (if enemy valor < 5)
Penalties -5

Parry Total 13

Spoiler: Defense

Penalties
-1 onslaught
-4Sidereal Goo
Total -5

Dodge
5
-2 mobility
Total 3

Parry
6
Kata bracers +4
Infinite MA Mastery (7+1BFF) +5
Total 15

Defense L/B
Tough +2/2
Natural +3/5
Manse +5/0
Kata Bracers +4/4
Armor +15/15

Total= 29L/26B
Hardness 10L/10B

Battle Fury Focus =BFF (+1 die to all combat related rolls)

Essence
Committed 25
Available 15/45

Willpower 7/8

Health Levels
-0:
-1: (4) O O O O
-2: (8) O O O O O O O O
-4: O
Incapacitated

BFF: +1 to all combat related dice pools. Ignore -1 from all wound penalty levels.

 

[Sherwood]

The three Chakrams fly out with deadly intent. If they hit, it will cause you terrible harm. But, that is a pretty big 'if'. Especially when Ragnar uses the hapless Sidereal in his hands to block the incoming blows. The Chakrams hit the grappled man hard in the back, causing another scream of pain that is suddenly cut off by the last of the flying blades.

The Air Immaculate lets out a scream of rage, knowing that he was the one that is responsible for ending his life. "You filthy Anathama! You will pay for that!"

jaydude is up with Annika

11 - Sirocco, [Ragnar], [Heaven], [Db3], <====
12 - Annika, DB6, Db7 - retreating <====
13 - DB1, Db10
14 - Aredin
15 - Darian, Demons (2)
16 - DB3
17 - Heaven, Ragnar


The numbers in parenthesis behind the Demons and the mortal troops are the number of them currently in the fight.
DB 1 is a Fire Aspect in Heavy Plate and carrying a Grand Daiklave
DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave
DB 10 is a Wood Aspect with a Wrackstaff - critically injured

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

At the curses spewed by the Air Aspect, Sirocco looks at him, her eyes seeing him as a treat to be enjoyed, and played with, but played hard, and rough. She closes the distance between them, her wings flapping hard, and her claws extended, but at the last moment, with a surge of essence, and her silvery anima rising around her, a mighty flap of her wings launches her up, and in rapid succession, the wings dart out to slice at the Dragon-Blooded.

Spending 5 motes on First Dexterity Excellency, and doing a 2 attack flurry.
So have 19 dice on first attack, and 18 on second attack, assuming a 1-die stunt

9 Suxxes on First Attack
7 Suxxes on second attack

 

[Sherwood]

Both attacks hit, the first with 2 successes, the second with just one. Soak is 8L. Go ahead and roll your damage.
Red Shadow Claws

11 - [Sirocco], [Ragnar], [Heaven], [Db3],
12 - Annika, DB6, Db7 - retreating <====
13 - DB1, Db10
14 - Aredin
15 - Darian, Demons (2)
16 - DB3, Sirocco
17 - Heaven, Ragnar


The numbers in parenthesis behind the Demons and the mortal troops are the number of them currently in the fight.
DB 1 is a Fire Aspect in Heavy Plate and carrying a Grand Daiklave
DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave
DB 10 is a Wood Aspect with a Wrackstaff - critically injured

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Damage

Total of 1 damage.

 

[Sherwood]

The Air Aspect Exalt is quite nimble, and is able to twist away from the worst of your claw attack.

jaydude is up next with Annika

11 - [Sirocco], [Ragnar], [Heaven], [Db3],
12 - Annika, DB6, Db7 - retreating <====
13 - DB1, Db10
14 - Aredin
15 - Darian, Demons (2)
16 - DB3, Sirocco
17 - Heaven, Ragnar


The numbers in parenthesis behind the Demons and the mortal troops are the number of them currently in the fight.
DB 1 is a Fire Aspect in Heavy Plate and carrying a Grand Daiklave
DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor - light wound
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave
DB 10 is a Wood Aspect with a Wrackstaff - critically injured

 

[jaydude]

After watching Ragnar dispatch the Sidereal - with the unintentional help of the Air Aspect Dragon-blood - Annika too would go after the Air Aspect as the Dragon-blood dodged out of the way of Sirocco's attack. She swung at the Dragon-blood with both of her daiklaves, hoping to take advantage of her opponent being distracted by Sirocco.

(Attacking DB3 twice, no charms used, stunt assumed. 9 successes on first attack, 5 on the second.)

Spoiler: Annika stats

Health:
-0: XX
-1: XX0
-2: 0000
-4: 0
Incapacitated
Willpower: 3/5
Personal Essence: 17/17
Peripheral Essence: 14/42

Buffs: Infinite Melee Mastery (6 extra dice), Flow like Blood (No DV penalties from onslaught or co-ordinated attack)
Debuffs: Wound Penalty (-1 dice)

 

[Sherwood]

You hit the Air Aspect both times, with 3 successes on the first, and zero extra on the second. Soak is 8L.

 

[jaydude]

Damage roll. 1 success on first roll, 3 on second roll.

 

[Sherwood]

Don't forget that you get to roll at a minimum your Essence on damage, giving you a better chance to score some real harm.

 

[jaydude]

Thanks. Wasn't sure of the rules.
Okay, done.

 

[Sherwood]

You did hit twice. Go ahead and roll the second set of damage.

 

[Psychie]

jaydude , isn't Annika Essence 4? You should be rolling 4 dice for your minimum effect.

 

[jaydude]

jaydude , isn't Annika Essence 4? You should be rolling 4 dice for your minimum effect.

Dang, I can't believe I forgot that! Thanks for catching it.

You did hit twice. Go ahead and roll the second set of damage.

Thanks again. With the 3E game I'm running, I haven't looked at the 2E rules for a while.

 

[Psychie]

Dang, I can't believe I forgot that! Thanks for catching it.

Glad to help!

 

[Sherwood]

DB 6 sees the writing on the wall, and he turns to flee, wrapping one arm around the waist of Db 7 as they go.

Db 1 pulls out a multicolored gemstone and races over to the critically wounded DB 10. With a look of poisonous hatred directed at the Exalts that have been trashing his allies, he focuses some Essence into the gemstone and the two vanish in a flash of light! Obviously, the stone in his hand was some sort of hearthstone, and he activated it to escape from the battlefield.

Rykon is now up with Aredin.

11 - [Sirocco], [Ragnar], [Heaven], [Db3],
12 - [Annika], DB6 - retreating, Db7 - retreating
13 - DB1, Db10 teleported out
14 - Aredin <====
15 - Darian, Demons (2)
16 - DB3, Sirocco
17 - Heaven, Ragnar, Annika


The numbers in parenthesis behind the Demons and the mortal troops are the number of them currently in the fight.
DB 1 is a Fire Aspect in Heavy Plate and carrying a Grand Daiklave - Teleported out
DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor - seriously wounded
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave
DB 10 is a Wood Aspect with a Wrackstaff - critically injured, teleported out

 

[Rykon]

Aredin looks rather bored for a man with a burning radiant blade in hand. With a couple of apathetic swats of the Daiklave, he'd scatter the two remaining demons into heaps of gore atop the already mounting pile of corpses before turning to the Air Immaculate with a heart burdened of pity. With yet another pair of swipes, he'd scatter the man to the ground in ash before turning to his allies with a tired voice. "This farce is over, take the two there prisoner and prepare the wounded for treatment." The resolve in his voice blended with the soulsteel chains he dropped on the ground to imply, he did not care if they were taken willingly or not.

20m for Hungry Tiger Technique, Sun Sword Concentration, and One Weapon Two Blows on each of the 4 strikes in the flurry. So all 4 are piercing and ignore armor hardness.

Pools: 23, 22, 21, 20

Successes: 12, 11, 8, 11

[Kinda counting on onslaught and wound penalties to keep the Air Immaculate vulnerable for the sake of resolving this quickly.]

 

[Sherwood]

The two demons are easily dispatched, along with the Air Immaculate. He stood no chance against the force of your blows.

Moving out of combat time.

When faced with the overwhelming force leveled at them, even though the Earth Aspect is not wounded, they both put up no fight as the soulsteel chains are locked around their wrists, binding their Essence to keep them from using their abilities.

With the mortal troops scattered and on the run, there is no longer any fighters left to face you on the field.

DB 2 is a Wood Immaculate packing a Powerbow and light armor
DB 3 is a Air Immaculate with a Infinite Chakram and no armor - seriously wounded
DB 4 is actually a Sidereal with no visible weapons or armor - wounded/arm crippled
DB 5 is a Fire Immaculate with medium armor and paired hook Dailkaves
DB 6 is a Earth Aspect with a Goremaul and Heavy Plate
DB 7 is a Wood Aspect with a Powerbow and Heavy Armor - critically injured
DB 8 is a Air Aspect with no visible armor or weapons
DB 9 is a Fire Aspect with medium armor and a Daiklave

 

[Rykon]

Aredin moved over his wife in her transformed state, placing a hand onto her pearlescent skin, "Are you alright, my love?" He asked quietly, still somewhat hindered by the strikes he took before.

The globe remained in his pocket with him now mostly depleted of essence. Still, the circle had the prize of thoroughly humiliating the realm for their trespasses. Even an elder star child fell to their teamwork. "I know we've gone to the trouble of taking prisoners, but I could use a rest. Anyone want to volunteer for piloting the globe back home?" He asked, back popping audibly as he turned to look at the circle. "Ah... that... feels a little better."

 

[Psychie]

Darian's long, serpentine body coils around into a tight bundle, then in a flash of light, she suddenly returns to her human form. Kneeling on the ground, her breath is coming in ragged gasps as if the slim Exalt had just run a sprint. Slowly standing, Darian holds her side where a stain of blood can be seen spreading out. Turning to Aredin, she says with a wince, "I have had worse, my love. You seem to be hurt yourself." She draws him into a gentle hug, resting her head on her husband's chest. In a soft voice, she whispers, "I was afraid I would lose you."

 

[Rykon]

Running a hand through his queen's hair, Aredin gave her a soft kiss then smiled, "That's what I get for holding back and risking the hit." He pulled her close to comfort her. "I'll do better next time, Darian. I promise." Idly, he glanced down at his wounds to see how bad they were. It was rather hard to notice them due to the Collar of Dawn's Cleansing Light, but the pain was sure to draw his attention. Ah, well...they don't look that bad at least. "I'm just glad you're here with me. We'll take care of things from here."

 

[jaydude]

Aredin moved over his wife in her transformed state, placing a hand onto her pearlescent skin, "Are you alright, my love?" He asked quietly, still somewhat hindered by the strikes he took before.

The globe remained in his pocket with him now mostly depleted of essence. Still, the circle had the prize of thoroughly humiliating the realm for their trespasses. Even an elder star child fell to their teamwork. "I know we've gone to the trouble of taking prisoners, but I could use a rest. Anyone want to volunteer for piloting the globe back home?" He asked, back popping audibly as he turned to look at the circle. "Ah... that... feels a little better."

"I can take us back." volunteered Annika while panting slightly, grinning despite everything. "I felt like I was getting the hang of it the last time I borrowed it."

 

[Rykon]

Aredin looked to Annika with a smile and tossed her the globe, "Thanks friend, you've done us proud today. Everyone here has."

 

[jaydude]

Annika returned Aredin's smile as she caught the globe. "You're welcome. I only hope I can do more. Somehow this place has ended up growing on me."

She turns her attention towards Ragnar and Sirocco. "You two want to ride in the globe with the rest of us?"