Upward from Land's End

MacConnell · Feb 24, 2021

Posting for @Eitan Olevsky
Ignoring the antics of the Ansylin guard, Cormorant presses his advantage with the one he is fighting. He sees no reason to change an effective tactic. If he kills the guard he will take his javelin.

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75, 65

MacConnell · Feb 25, 2021

Dana said:
... Antapkos... makes the same assaults...

Eitan said:
... Cormorant... sees no reason to change an effective tactic...

Antapkos: 21(bending) + 18(shock) + 87(d100) = 126
Cormorant: 19 + 19 + 75 = 113

Javelineers: 14(conditioning) + 10(fury) + 78(d100) = 102

Cormorant: 19(aggression) + 18(accuracy) + 19(fury) + 65(d100) = 121
Antapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 82 = 138
Javelineers: 14(finesse) + 12(accuracy) + 10(clarity) + 69(d100) = 105
Lizard: 28(aggression) + 16 + 79 = 123

Cormorant: 17(defend) + 18(avoid) + 17(analysis) + 65(d100) = 117
Anatapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 82 = 138
Javelineers: 14 + 12 + 10 + 69 = 105
Lizard: 28 + 16 + 79 = 123

JS1: 126 - 102 = 24% * 2 = ~1. Body: 7 - 1 = 6, injured.
138 - 105 = 33%. Held. 33 - 12 = 21% * 4 = 1. Mind: 10 - 1 = 9
JS3: 113 - 102 = 11% * 2 = ~1. Body: 2 - 1 = 1, injured.
121 - 105 = 16% * 5 = 1 - 2(deflect), ineffective.
JA: 123 - 105 = 18% * 5 = 1 Body: 10 - 1 = 9. 18 - 12 = 6, Held.

Antapkos manages to successfully grip his opponent around the neck, initiating some loss of breathing. Additionally, he shocks more life from the foe, who is now held from behind. The Shimadow who had gained the shallows throws his javelin but misses badly, now having no weapon with which to continue an assault.

Cormorant heats his foe, nearly killing him, but his knife cut only contacts protective clothing.

Perhaps it was the noise of the conflict. Perhaps it was the smell of blood in the water. Perhaps it may have even been some fortuitous fulfillment of having tossed coins upon the water. Whatever caused it, a lizard, every bit as long as a man is tall, was disturbed from its sunning and launches itself at the nearest person, who happened to be the Ansylin guard. The lizard catches the man's leg in its toothed maw and holds on.

The violence of the encounter has just been multiplied by an unpredictable factor of danger. The men must contend with one another and a lizard.

Antapkos: full wellness
Cormorant: full wellness

2 clams: currency

Marsh Hen Feathers: 2 sets: ??
Marsh Hen Feet: 2 pair: ??
Marsh Hen Skulls: 2: ??
Marsh Rat Feet: 2 pars: ??
Marsh Rat Skulls: 2: ??

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP. State combat actions and provide two random rolls.

MacConnell · Mar 4, 2021

Posting for @Eitan Olevsky
Cormorant hopes to finish his guard with a heated knife. Afterward, since the body should float, he will push it toward the lizard that is attacking the Ansylin guard, to use it as a distraction.

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51, 68

MacConnell · Mar 4, 2021

Posting for @Dana McCoy
Since Antapkos has managed to get a hold on his Shimadow guard, he will continue to try to choke him but will manipulate mystical waylines to slow his mental function, instead of trying to shock him.

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48, 71

MacConnell · Mar 5, 2021

Eitan said:
Cormorant... heated knife...

Dana said:
... Antapkos... choke... slow his mental function...

Antapkos: 21(bending) + 18(muddle) + 48(d100) = 87
Cormorant: 19 + 19 + 51 = 89

Javelineers: 14(conditioning) + 10(fury) + 45(d100) = 69

Cormorant: 19(aggression) + 18(accuracy) + 19(fury) + 68(d100) = 124
Antapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 71 = 129 + 100(holding) = 229
Javelineers: 14(finesse) + 12(accuracy) + 10(clarity) + 65(d100) = 101
Lizard: 28(aggression) + 16 + 70 = 114 + 100(holding) = 214

Cormorant: 17(defend) + 18(avoid) + 17(analysis) + 68(d100) = 120
Anatapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 71 = 127
Javelineers: 14 + 12 + 10 + 65 = 101
Lizard: 28 + 16 + 70 = 114

JS1: Body: 7 - 1 = 6, injured.
229 - 101 = 128%. Held. - 12 = 116% * 4 = 5 x 2. Mind: 9 - 10 = -1, unconscious
87 - 69 = 18% * 2 = ~1. Mind: -1 - 1 = -2, unconscious.
JS3: 89 - 69 = 20% * 2 = ~1. Body: 1 - 1 = 0, incapacitated.
124 - 101 = 23% * 5 = 1 - 2(deflect), ineffective.
JA: 214 - 101 = 113% * 5 = 6 Body: 9 - 6 = 3, injured.
L: 201 - 114 = 87% * 2 = 2 - 1(soak) = 1. Mind: 2 - 1 = 1. irritated.

Perhaps the murky water or just its physical presence hinders Cormorant's assault, but his knife does not find flesh, only clothing. The generated heat, though, is enough to incapacitate the man. As his body floats, Cormorant eases it across the water toward the combat with the lizard and the Ansylin.

Having inflicted enough harm already, Antapkos manages to squeeze on the javelineers neck twice, taking his consciousness, before the guard can act.

Despite having his leg in the lizards mouth and having sustained significant harm, the Ansylin guard manages to hit the lizard with his bare fist with enough force to almost knock it out.

Antapkos: full wellness
Cormorant: full wellness

2 clams: currency

Marsh Hen Feathers: 2 sets: ??
Marsh Hen Feet: 2 pair: ??
Marsh Hen Skulls: 2: ??
Marsh Rat Feet: 2 pars: ??
Marsh Rat Skulls: 2: ??

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP. State combat actions and provide two random rolls.

MacConnell · Mar 11, 2021

Posting for @Eitan Olevsky
Cormorant grabs the javelin from the guard he incapacitated and swims through the water to the right flank of the floating guard to stand up in the shallows to the side of the combat with the lizard and the Ansylin guard. He will approach close enough to stab the guard with the javelin. He will worry about the lizard after.

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MacConnell · Mar 11, 2021

Posting for @Dana McCoy
Since it stands to reason that the porcelain blades on the javelins will not completely sink the wooden shafts, Antapkos hopes to grab both, the one from his melee and the one thrown by the other, before he ducks under the murky water so that the remaining Shimadow guard cannot see him as he swims toward shallow water to the left of his quarry. Once he surfaces, he will stalk the guard with a javelin in each hand. He will not throw one, only use them for melee.

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MacConnell · Mar 17, 2021

Eitan said:
Cormorant grabs the javelin... swims... right flank... stab the guard with the javelin...

Dana said:
... Antapkos hopes... ducks under the murky water... stalk the guard... melee.

Antapkos: 21(bending) + 18(muddle) +
Cormorant: 19 + 19 +

Javelineers: 14(conditioning) + 10(fury) +

Cormorant: 19(aggression) + 18(accuracy) + 19(fury) + 80(d100) = 136
Antapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 85 = 143
Javelineers: 14(finesse) + 12(accuracy) + 10(clarity) + 73(d100) = 109
Lizard: 28(aggression) + 16 + 83 = 127 + 100(holding) = 227

Cormorant: 17(defend) + 18(avoid) + 17(analysis) + 80(d100) = 132
Anatapkos: 19 + 19 + 18 + 85 = 141
Javelineers: 14 + 12 + 10 + 73 = 109
Lizard: 28 + 16 + 83 = 127

JS1: Body: 7 - 1 = 6, injured. Mind: -1 - 1 = -2, unconscious.
JS2: 143 - 109 = 34% * 8 = 3 - 2(tunic) = 1. Body: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated.
JS3: Body: 1 - 1 = 0, incapacitated.
JA: 136 - 109 = 27% * 8 = 2 - 2(tunic), ineffective
227 - 109 = 118% * 5 = 6 Body: 3 - 6 = -3, incapacitated.
L: 209 - 127 = 82% * 2 = 2 - 1(soak) = 1. Mind: 1 + 1(recover) - 1 = 1. irritated.

Both Cormorant and Antapkos recover javelins before Antapkos disappears from sight, beneath the water. The Ansylin guard is necessarily focussed on the lizard biting his leg and barely notices the movement of Cormorant, who is unable to poke a javelin through the guard's tunic.

The lizard clamps down on the Ansylin guard's leg a third time, incapacitating the man, though he punched the lizard again causing it to remain slightly dazed after almost instantly recovering from the first punch. The guard screams madly and begins to choke and spit on the muddy water as the lizard starts to drag him deeper into it. If freed, at this point, the guard will likely recover.

Antapkos surfaces and goes directly at the remaining Shimadow guard. Having no weapon the guard can only try to back away through the mud. Only sustaining a nick from the assault of Antapkos, he tries to turn in the mud to run to his left toward the fight with the lizard.

Antapkos: full wellness
Cormorant: full wellness

2 clams: currency

Marsh Hen Feathers: 2 sets: ??
Marsh Hen Feet: 2 pair: ??
Marsh Hen Skulls: 2: ??
Marsh Rat Feet: 2 pars: ??
Marsh Rat Skulls: 2: ??

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP. State combat actions and provide a random rolls for each assault.

MacConnell · Mar 31, 2021

Posting for @Eitan Olevsky
Seeing the sad shape of the Ansylin guard, Cormorant changes tactics. He switches the javelin to his left hand and tries to punch the lizard in the head with his right fist. He focuses his will to render the beast unconscious. He feels no sympathy toward the corrupt guard. He suspects that the lizard will turn on him as soon as the guard quits moving. He figures the guard should be no more trouble for him to finish.

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71, 32