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Post by Noa on May 22, 2021 14:20:27 GMT -6
Another month, another trip to the Pit. The same creatures were here with Noa this time, though he had done a little more work with them this time, to make sure that things went a little more smoothly than they had the last time. He didn't want a repeat of that fight against the Golossle, if he could help it. The other big change was that someone else had decided they wanted his... services, in helping them not get their creatures killed fighting these things. That would be interesting too, he supposed; and hey, if they were paying, why not give it a shot the once? (one more participant)
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Post by Alma on May 22, 2021 15:58:53 GMT -6
There were no words to describe her excitement as she half-led, half-lured her balgor to the pit, the ropes around their necks looking woefully inadequate compared to their bulk. A boss challenge, one of the Pits newer features that let citizens group up and try to take down the most powerful beasts available, and the reason she had trained the two balgor that followed behind her as they reached the doors to the namesake of the Pit. And today they would take down a bleeding pliathor!
Well, no, she did not expect that her pair of balgor could do much more than annoy something that size, but the person she hired with the pouch full of credits on her belt certainly could. She could see their two beasts now, the smaller of the two looking like they could eat both balgor and go back for seconds. Getting both balgor into the water-filled arena with those monstrous beasts was surprisingly easy, with both staying in place on the nearest raised platform with a whispered word as the door swung closed. Their apparent good behavior did not stop Alma from sprinting up to the place the challengers were supposed to stand, but a glance down into the lake of an arena showed the two balgor had not moved any closer to the other pair. The mercenary was there already, and she grinned as she said, "HowdysorryIwaslate,balgorwerebeingbalgorIhavethemoney," without a breath or pause between the words. She glanced back down at the arena, trying to pick out if the pliathor they had come to challenge was already lurking in the depths.
[Ready]
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Post by Jack on May 24, 2021 19:42:00 GMT -6
Squirt's head popped out of the water and she snarled a little, a low rumble that echoed throughout the arena.
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Post by Jack on May 24, 2021 19:48:45 GMT -6
Notes
- Azalea's Health is 24
- Nightshade's Health is 24
- Hektor's Health is 24
- Farida's Health is 24
- Azalea's Hardy cancels out Squirt's Intimidation
- Nightshade's Hardy cancels out Squirt's Intimidation
- Hektor's Hardy cancels out Squirt's Intimidation
- Farida's Hardy cancels out Squirt's Intimidation
- Squirt's Hardy cancels out all status affecting abilities from the challenging team
- Hektor and Farida have Pack Instincts and all stats have been increased by 2
Turn Tracker
1st - Azalea 2nd - Squirt 3rd - Nightshade 4th - Farida 5th - Hektor
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Post by Noa on May 24, 2021 19:56:46 GMT -6
Noa blinked at the woman who made her arrival, trying to decide whether to even try and parse the rapid string of syllables she fired off at him. He glanced down, noting her choice of pet - Balgor. Hmm. Middling strength with some reasonable magic capability when trained, if he remembered... At least these didn't look cowed out of their minds when the Pliathor made his appearance, which was a point in their favor.
"Don't worry about it," he said, if only to dismiss any further attempts on her part to engage him in conversation. The fight was starting, and he had work to do.
"Azalea, charge. Nightshade, shackle." The Pliathor would be faster than his Wiurn... for now. But unless it could down Nightshade in one go, that wouldn't be the case for long.
(Azalea uses Electric Charge Nightshade uses Shackle - Hardy, Crunch)
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Post by Alma on May 24, 2021 20:17:11 GMT -6
The man was politer than she had expected, and she met his words with a "Right," as she turned to look down at the pool with a smile that strained and broke under the appearance of the pliathor. That was just it's head? It was just as big as the one the other trained had brought, or bigger if the body hidden in the water happened to match its title. She hesitated, looking down to her two balgor, Hektor’s head facing the direction of the water bound beast as Farida watched their allies. Neither of them had moved yet, then the commands called out by the man beside her snapped her out of her silence.
Right, she had to command them. “Hektor, Farida!” she yelled down to her pair of balgor, perhaps a smidgen louder than strictly necessary she might later admit, pointing a finger in the direction of the surfaced pliathor. “Crunch!” came another shrill, half screamed command, and both balgor turned from her to run along the platforms nearest to the massive sea serpent, chasing after it to strike should it come close enough. She muttered a prayer to Light, trying to ignore how her balgor looked no bigger than an enileaf as they ran from platform to platform.
[Farida uses crunch Hektor uses crunch]
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Post by Jack on May 27, 2021 19:11:59 GMT -6
The Pliathor lashed about and roared as loud as she could before aiming herself at the white Balgor, jaws dripping.
[Crunch at Farida]
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Post by Jack on May 27, 2021 19:26:17 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Electric Charge! Her next electric attack will do 2x damage
Squirt uses Crunch at Farida! Squirt's Dexterity of 10 + 7 rolled by staff = 17 vs. the 6 Dexterity of Farida Squirt will deal the most damage possible! Squirt's Strength of 12 + 6 damage of Crunch = 18 18 - 7 Resistance of Farida = 11 damage Farida's Health is now 13
Nightshade Shackles Squirt's Hardy and Crunch! Squirt's Strength is 6 and Dexterity is 5
Farida uses Crunch! Farida's Dexterity of 6 + 7 rolled by staff = 13 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Squirt Farida will deal the most damage possible! Farida's Strength of 8 + 6 damage of Crunch = 14 damage 14 - 7 Resistance of Squirt = 7 damage Squirt's Health is now 33
Hektor uses Crunch! Hektor's Dexterity of 6 + 8 rolled by staff = 14 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Squirt Hektor will deal the most damage possible! Hektor's Strength of 8 + 6 damage of Crunch = 14 damage 14 - 7 Resistance of Squirt = 7 damage Squirt's Health is now 26
Squirt hits back! Squirt uses Tail Slap against Hektor! Squirt's Dexterity of 5 + 8 rolled by staff = 13 vs. the 6 Dexterity of Hektor Squirt will deal the most damage possible! Squirt's Strength of 6 + 2 damage of Tail Slap = 8 damage 8 - 7 Resistance of Hektor = 1 damage Hektor's Health is now 23
Health Tracker
Azalea's Health is 24
Nightshade's Health is 24
Squirt's Health is 26
Hektor's Health is 23
Farida's Health is 13
Turn Tracker
1st - Azalea 2nd - Nightshade 3rd - Farida 4th - Hektor 5th - Squirt
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Post by Noa on May 27, 2021 19:38:34 GMT -6
Azalea circled in the water, gathering energy and biding her time. Nightshade's stakes hit home one after the other, sapping some of the strength from the other Pliathor. Noa watched, with a calm detachment that came from having overseen fights of similar scale time and time again.
The Balgor weren't doing half bad, considering they were taking on a creature that was so much bigger than they were. They seemed to feed off one another, working in tandem. It wasn't a bad strategy.
"Not that I won't take the money, but I don't know why you hired me," he said. "Those two could probably have managed on their own, the way this is going."
Still, he was here, and since he was here he might as well expedite the process. "Azalea, lightning. Nightshade, fire." He didn't want either of them getting close if they could help it. Nightshade's stakes were taking the edge off the Pliathor's blows now, but there was no need to risk a backlash if they could attack from afar.
Azalea made a low, reverberating rumble, eyes locked on the opponent. Nightshade, too, zeroed in on the opposing Pliathor's movements, and wisps of purple flame began to coalesce.
(Azalea uses Call Lightning Nightshade uses Balefire)
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Post by Alma on May 27, 2021 20:44:22 GMT -6
Alma had taken brown drakes into pit fights before. The creatures, mad with rage, would inevitably fall to better drakes, and Alma would collect a few points before leaving. It was more like a business transaction than anything serious, and she had thought herself rather immune to the horrors of pit fighting.
All that experience did nothing to prepare her as the pliathor’s head rose out of the water, and Farida disappeared into it's jaws.
Alma’s breath caught in her throat as she instantly regretted even considering entering an actual fight. The pliathor did not so much seem to release Farida as spit her out, the balgor stumbling across the platform into Hektor as the custom stood beside the temblor. A heartbeat later, before Alma could scream or forfeit or do anything to get her stupid pair of balgor out of the pit, Farida appeared to almost bounce off of Hektor as she lunged for the pliathor, Hektor striking an instant later as they both bit deep into the pliathor’s skin. Then they had released an instant before their target could drag them into the water, both backing away as they watched the pliathor. Then the thing’s tail had risen above the water, swatting against Hektor as though she was no more than a fly, but the custom stood her ground.
Alma barely heard the words of the man. Hells, she had not even seen the result of whatever commands he had called out or attacks the pliathor made against his beasts, her eyes having been firmly locked on the red staining Farida’s white fur. He said some kind words from what she caught, words that made no sense to her as Farida stood bloody before her. She managed a weak laugh and a shrug, never taking her eyes away from the balgor as they tried to back away from the water. She wasn’t sure even an army of balgor could take on something like that.
Then the new commands were called, and she followed with her own. “Hektor, F-farida,” she stumbled over the temblor’s name, did not want to command the wounded to do anything but stay away from the water, “crunch!” To take them out now wouldn’t help them, she reasoned, hands curled into white-knuckled fists beneath her gloves. The balgor, as though they agreed, charged after the pliathor with the same vigor as before, red dripping from Farida as she led the pair.
Her eyes slid away from them for only a moment as a low rumble seemed to emerge from nowhere, eyes widening as she caught sight of purple flames licking into existence. The hells was that?
[Farida uses crunch Hektor uses crunch]
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Post by Kadin on May 30, 2021 17:58:39 GMT -6
Frustrating! These things kept attacking no matter what she did! She quickly flailed out with her tail, trying to push one of them away! She didn't like the look of whatever it was preparing!
[Squirt uses tail slap on Azalea!]
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Post by Kadin on May 30, 2021 18:01:47 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Call Lightening! Azalea's 12 dex + 4 rolled by staff = 16 v Squirt's 5 dexterity Azalea will do the most damage possible! Call Lightening's 10 damage x2 due to Azalea's Electric Charge = 20 Damage total Squirt has 6 Health remaining!
Squirt hits back! Squirt uses Crunch! Squirt's 5 dex + 10 rolled by staff = 15 v Azalea's 12 dex Squirt will do the most damage possible! Squirt's 6 strength + Crunch's 6 damage = 12 - Azalea's 7 resistance = 5 damage Azalea has 19 Health remaining
Nightshade uses Balefire! Nightshade's 8 dex + 3 rolled by staff = 11 v Squirts 5 dex Nightshade will do the most damage possible! Squirt takes 5 Fire and 5 Cold Damage Squirts Health is now -4!
You team wins!
Results Azalea gains 2 levels Nightshade gains 2 levels Hektor gains 2 levels Farida gains 2 levels
Noa gains 8 pit prize points Alma gains 8 pit prize points
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