Trial By Fire - Exalted 2e IC Thread

[Rykon]

Aredin swats the strike aside effortlessly, scowling and unimpressed. Should the Dragon-Blooded be unable to withstand the sudden forceful clash, Aredin would leave him stumbling into a mound of sawdust and shrapnel. "Just sit down, they're all already dead." When the man came in for a second swing however, the young king glared, stepping in closer to jab the man in the stomach with the pommel of his own Daiklave and twisted his blade upward to throw off the alignment of the last attack. "Listen, you're out of your league here. Back off and you might live."

Aredins PDV is 13 base and ignores penalties to his DV for the scene. Spending a will to raise the DV to 15 with both a stunt and the wp and parry both attacks.

 

[Psychie]

Darian smiles. This would be a true test of her mettle, pitting herself against these demons and their Abyssal master. Moving with sinuous grace, she is able to evade most of the demon's attacks, but one of the hammer strikes manage to hit home with bone stunning force. But, she is hopeful that her armor is going to be enough to brush off the worst of the damage.

Spoiler

DV boosts from First Excellency raises my base from 11 to 16. Activating Demure Carp Feint for 4m to raise my Dv to 21. Assuming a 1 die stunt, that puts me at at 22.

Soak is 20L

Active Charms: Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Form, Iron Kettle Body, and Infinite Martial Arts Mastery, Invoking the Chimera's Coils

Health Levels
-0 [X]
-1 [X][X][ ][ ][ ]
-2 [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] - [ ][ ][ ]
-4 [ ]
I [ ]
Dying [ ][ ]

Soak: 1L/2B - +5L/+5B from Infinite Resplendence Amulet, up to +5L/+10B from Pearlescent Filigree Defense (One Scene), +4A/+8L+8B from Iron Kettle Body (One Scene), +4A/+8L/+8B from Iron Skin Concentration (Instant)

20L/27B/4A

Willpower: 8 / 4

Essence: 5
Personal: 23 / 8
Peripheral: 53 (39) / 3
Committed: 14

Dodge DV: 7
Parry DV with War Fans: 8 (11)
Parry DV with Chain Daiklave: 8 (11)

Dodge MDV: 5

Join Battle: 7

Weapons and Armor
Chain Daiklave: Speed 5, Accuracy +1 (+6), Damage 5L/2O (+10L), Defense +3 (+8), Rate 3
Exceptional War Fans: Speed 4, Accuracy +3 (+8), Damage +3L (+8L), Defense +3 (+8), Rate 2 - Enhanced with a Fire benediction
Sash (Seven-Section Staff): Speed 5, Accuracy -2 (+3), Damage 7B (+12B), Defense +3 (+8), Rate 2

Clinch: Speed 6, Accuracy +0, Damage 0B, Defense +0, Rate 1
Kick: Speed 5, Accuracy +0, Damage +3B, Defense -2, Rate 2
Punch: Speed 5, Accuracy +1, Damage 0B, Defense +2, Rate 3

 

[Sherwood]

That one hit scores a solid blow, and Darian can feel a rib crack from the force of the impact. You take 3 Lethal from the hit.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Sirocco looks sharply at the coming Dragon-Blooded, and if looks could wither, this one would. It was a look that said You are so beneath me, as to not even merit a response, and with that she casually buffets the incoming attack with her wing, like a human mindlessly swatting at a fly.

Spending 3m on Gust Guards The Mountain, to increase Parry by 3, for a total parry of 15, even without a stunt.

Spoiler: Combat Stats

Because her anima is active, she doubles all movement, and doubles her Str from Feats of Strength purposes.

Strength ●●●●
Dexterity ●●●●●●
Stamina ●●●●●

Health Track
-0 [ ]
-1 [ ] [ ]
-2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4 [ ]
Inc [ ]
Dying [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Join Battle: 7 (9 if sight based)

Soak: 17B/13L/5A, Hardness: 2 (3B/5L/5A from Reinforced Breastplate, 1B/1L from Feathers, 8B/4L from Hide-Toughening Essence)

Parry DV: 11 (12 while flying)
Dodge DV: 9

Punch
-Speed 6, Accuracy 16 (19 while flying), Damage 4B, Rate 3

Kick
-Speed 4, Accuracy 15 (18 while flying), Damage 7B, Rate 2

Clinch
-Speed 6, Accuracy 15 (18 while flying), Damage 4B, Rate 1

Smashfist (Punch) (Wing Buffet)
-Speed 4, Accuracy 19 (22 while flying), Damage 13B/4, Rate 2

Smashfist (Clinch)
-Speed 7, Accuracy 17 (20 while flying), Damage 10B/4, Rate 1

Mutations:
Wings (6)
Feathers (1)
Enhanced Sense (Sight) (1)

 

[Sherwood]

Everyone has completed their defense maneuvers, and now D. Rex and Red Shadow Claws are up next

4 - [Hammer Demon (injured)], [Dragon Blood 2]
5 - Ragnar, Sirocco <====
6 - Aredin, Kuridin
7 - Darian, Annika, Abyssal, Tall Demon,
8 - Dragon Blood 1
9 - Hammer Demon (injured), Dragon Blood 2

 

[D. Rex]

As the iron pillar struck Ragnar across the face, Ragnar looked up at the aggressor. Spitting a small bit of blood onto the ground. "So it is a challenge you want?" Ragnar growled.

Ragnar and his Anima leaped forward, moving as one, the mark of his caste burning bright as he channeled a large portion of his essence.

He planted a foot on the tall demons stomach to get up to his level and slammed his hands against the sides of the Demons head as signified by the crushing jaws closing around its skull. "THEN SO BE IT!" Came a thunderous shout of Ragnars voice, that almost sounded like it came from the Crocodile itself.

Clinch attempt.
Die, 28
Successes 13

Spending
Hammer on Iron Technique, 3m 1wp
Fists of Iron Technique, 1m +1acc, +2damage
Channel Valor, 1wp +5die

Dragon Coil Technique, 3m (+essence to all die in clinch, +essence to crush damage


Note: forgot wound penalty. -1 die, no effect to successes.

Spoiler: Combat

Clinch base [str+ma]
Speed 6
Accuracy 0
Damage 0
Defense -
Rate 1
Tags: C, N, P

To hit
MA 5
Str 6
Specialty 3
Kata 5
Excellency 8
FoIT 1
Stunt 1
Wound penalty -1
Total 28


DDV 6
PDV 11
Soak 35/32
Hardness 10

Dodge DV: [Dex3+Dodge3+Ess5]/2 = 6
Parry DV: [Dex3 + Ma8 +WDef(+5kata)]/2 = 8
DV Bonus:
Infinite Mastery +4
Anima Effect +2 if enemy valor < 5
Wound penalty -1
Total: 11



Willpower: 10/8
Essence 5
Personal: 25/23
Peripheral: 34/0

Health Levels
-0: [X]
-1: (5) [/] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-2: (8) [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] - [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4: [ ]
I : [ ]

 

[Sherwood]

The tall demon is able to easily knock you back and keep you from being able to grapple him. "Tell me little man, is that really the best you can do?"

 

[D. Rex]

As his hands were knocked away, the Solar remained undaunted, and before falling backwards, reached out again with one hand to try grab its horn or hair or side of its head.

Clinch attempt
Die, 22
Succ 10

Spending
FoIT, 1m, +1acc, +2dam

 

[Sherwood]

Another grapple effort, another time that the Demon almost casually knocks you aside. "I had almost thought you to be a worthy opponent. I am starting to see that I was mistaken."

 

[D. Rex]

Attack3 +FoIT 1m
Before falling down, Ragnar curls his body forward, headbutting the demon as If to etch the mark of the Dawn onto the demons face.

Attack4 +FoIT 1m
Upon touching down once more he brought his fist around to drive it into the side of the demons belly.

Attack5 +FoIT 1m, Heaven Thunder Hammer 3m
With his other hand he rears it way back, summon his essence into the blow, he drives it into the stomach of the demon, with full intent to knock it into the attack of the illustrious Lunar ( Red Shadow Claws )

Attack 6 FoIT 1m, Heaven Thunder Hammer 3m
With his other hand charged with the same essence, Ragnar would hammer his foe again with Heavens Thunder. (If attack 5 sent him into Sciroccos attack, then this aims to send him into the ship, if attack 5 failed, this will try to send him to Sciroccos attack again)

Attacks succ
3 . 11
4. 7
5. 10
6. 8

Intent to spend motes during step 7

Spoiler: Combat

Punch base
speed 5
Accuracy 1
Damage 0
Defense 2
Rate 3
Tags: N



FoIT x4 1acc, 2dam per attack

Heaven Thunder Hammer x2
Enemy sent 1 yard per presoak damage, +1 damage on impact for each yard not traveled. Typically bashing unless inpazt object is dangerous.

To hit
MA(5) + Dex(3) =8
Specialty = 3
Kata Bracers = Essence(5)
*Excellency = 8
*Fist of Iron = 1
WP -1

Total = 24

Spending, 10 mote

 

[Sherwood]

Ragnar's attacks batter away at the defense of the Demon, but it is able to keep you from hurting it by plying its staff with lightning speed.

Red Shadow Claws is up

4 - [Hammer Demon (injured)], [Dragon Blood 2]
5 - [Ragnar], Sirocco <====
6 - Aredin, Kuridin
7 - Darian, Annika, Abyssal, Tall Demon,
8 - Dragon Blood 1
9 - Hammer Demon (injured), Dragon Blood 2
10 -
11 - Ragnar
12 -

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Seeing Ragnar struggle to hit the tall demon, Sirocco smiles, and from her altitude, she swoops down at the demon, her wings outstretched, and suddenly they take on an icy sheen. As she gets close to the two combatants, a small piece of her essence forms a temporary bond with Ragnar, in case he would need her aid to defend himself, while she swings around the demon, and attempts to slide him with her icy wings, the ice forming a blade thin layer, that is capable of cutting deep. While the demon's staff manages to block her first attack, Sirocco's second attack connects.

Activating Vigilant Mastiff Technique on Ragnar, for 7m 1wp, so I can use Defend Other on him reflexively, and on each attack, activating Wing Blade Attack, and Mountain Stands Alone, for 5m for each attack.

Speed 4 action
2 attack flurry
Assumed a 1 die stunt

Attack 1: 8 successes
Attack 2: 17 successes

Spoiler: Combat Stats

Essence: ●●●●
Personal: 20/20
Peripheral: 30/67
Committed: 6
Willpower: ●●●●● ●●●

Because her anima is active, she doubles all movement, and doubles her Str from Feats of Strength purposes.

Strength ●●●●
Dexterity ●●●●●●
Stamina ●●●●●

Health Track
-0 [ ]
-1 [ ] [ ]
-2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4 [ ]
Inc [ ]
Dying [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Join Battle: 7 (9 if sight based)

Soak: 17B/13L/5A, Hardness: 2 (3B/5L/5A from Reinforced Breastplate, 1B/1L from Feathers, 8B/4L from Hide-Toughening Essence)

Parry DV: 11 (12 while flying)
Dodge DV: 9

Punch
-Speed 6, Accuracy 16 (19 while flying), Damage 4B, Rate 3

Kick
-Speed 4, Accuracy 15 (18 while flying), Damage 7B, Rate 2

Clinch
-Speed 6, Accuracy 15 (18 while flying), Damage 4B, Rate 1

Smashfist (Punch) (Wing Buffet)
-Speed 4, Accuracy 19 (22 while flying), Damage 13B/4, Rate 2

Smashfist (Clinch)
-Speed 7, Accuracy 17 (20 while flying), Damage 10B/4, Rate 1

Mutations:
Wings (6)
Feathers (1)
Enhanced Sense (Sight) (1) [/Spoilerr]

 

[Sherwood]

Attack 1 fails to connect
Attack 2 manages to hit with one success! Its soak is 19L/22B Go ahead and roll your soak.

4 - [Hammer Demon (injured)], [Dragon Blood 2]
5 - [Ragnar], Sirocco <====
6 - Aredin, Kuridin
7 - Darian, Annika, Abyssal, Tall Demon,
8 - Dragon Blood 1
9 - Hammer Demon (injured), Dragon Blood 2
10 -
11 - Ragnar
12 -

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Sirocco's second wing attack manages to hit the demon, but only scratch it. But that is enough for a powerful gust of wind to throw the demon back, in order to allow Ragnar some respite.

Doing minimum damage, as I have only 21 lethal damage on this attack.

One Lethal damage to the Tall Demon, AKA Octavian (If I recognized him correctly)

He is pushed back 14 Yards.

 

[Sherwood]

I make a mistake on the onslaught penalty. Sirocco hits with 7 successes, not just one. Go ahead and add the extra dice to your roll.

 

[Sherwood]

The force of the wing buffet knocks the tall figure back away from Ragnar, but it crouches down and digs into the earth and manages to keep its footing instead of being knocked off of its feet.

Rykon and Neopilot are up

5 - [Ragnar], [Sirocco]
6 - Aredin, Kuridin <====
7 - Darian, Annika, Abyssal, Tall Demon (injured),
8 - Dragon Blood 1
9 - Hammer Demon (injured), Dragon Blood 2, Sirocco
10 -
11 - Ragnar
12 -

 

[Rykon]

At the sight of Darian's injury, the king glared with overwhelming malice at the Hammer wielding demon. His anima erupted to it's iconic form. The blackened silhouette of a falcon came over him wreathed in a rim of piercing white light. "Listen, you worthless harlot. No one injures her and lives to tell about it. Do so again and I will make sure you, your siblings, your progeny, your master, and your master's master experience the same death your brethren did at the start of time. Remember your place wretch, we cast you down once. It will be far easier a second time. This I promise you."

Aredin launched himself into the air, leaping off a fallen mast of the ruined airboat. With his daiklave overhead, he brings down the gleaming edge like a guillotine and repeated his thundering strike twice more to dribble the disgusting scum of a demon off the ground as if she were a child's toy.

Spoiler

Action: Flurry of 3 Attacks and a Defend Other on Darian. Gonna roll these one at a time cause they are big hits. Note all of these are Lethal and Piercing, Speed is 4.
Charms:
Attack 1 HTT, SSC 2m
Attack 2 HTT, SSC, TBA, OWTB, 8m 1w
Attack 3 HTT, SSC, TBA, OWTB, 8m 1w

Attack 1: 16 Successes

Committed Motes-Artifacts: 11
Personal motes: 2 | 20
Peripheral Motes: 23 | 36/47
Willpower: 7| 10

PDV: 13 +Fivefold Bulwark Stance

Soaks: 8B/7L/5A

Health Levels:
-0x [L]
-1x [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-2x [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4x [ ]
Ix [ ]

 

[Sherwood]

Her Parry DV is only 14. So you hit with two successes on the first attack. Soak is 18L.

 

[Rykon]

Is that after accounting for action/multiaction penalties, wound penalty and the piercing effect on soak?

 

[Sherwood]

Damn, you are right. That drops her DV to 13, and her soak is lowered by 4 due to the Piercing.

 

[Sherwood]

The rest of your hits will lower her DV even more.

 

[Rykon]

First one's only going to ping then it looks like. Thought the piercing would get a little more mileage.

No damage. Rolling attack 2.

10 successes on attack 2, that's a whiff.
15 successes on attack 3. let's roll those numbers real quick...

 

[Sherwood]

Ok, roll damage, then go ahead and resolve your other hits.

 

[Rykon]

Damage on the last one, 6 + 8 is still 14, so post soak is 4, TBA brings it to 8, OWTB brings that to 16.

11L damage

Spoiler

Committed Motes-Artifacts: 11
Personal motes: 2 | 20
Peripheral Motes: 7 | 36/47
Willpower: 5| 10

PDV: 13 +Fivefold Bulwark Stance

Soaks: 8B/7L/5A

Health Levels:
-0x [L]
-1x [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-2x [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4x [ ]
Ix [ ]

 

[Sherwood]

Thanks to the damage done earlier by Darian, the final sword strike is able to pierce the demon woman and run her through, causing her to collapse to the ground and dissipate. Just enough done to kill her.

Neopilot is up now

5 - [Ragnar], [Sirocco]
6 - [Aredin], Kuridin <====
7 - Darian, Annika, Abyssal, Tall Demon (injured),
8 - Dragon Blood 1
9 - Dragon Blood 2, Sirocco
10 - Aredin
11 - Ragnar
12 -