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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 19:53:53 GMT -6
So... The Pit had come up with something interesting. The idea of a 'challenge battle' definitely piqued Noa's curiosity. Monsters as big as his favorites, available for his own beasts to take on as practice? That didn't sound half bad. Half the problem with training his lot was that it was hard to find a situation where they could get practical combat experience. Avander had plenty of it, and Azalea had a little, but not since she had become accustomed to her new form. And Nightshade had absolutely none, at least as far as Noa knew. From what information he had been able to find about the beasts, they seemed to be regular breeds from powerful species, so maybe bringing both a Wiurn and a Pliathor was a bit overkill... But he didn't know how strong or how well trained these creatures would be, so it was better safe than sorry. Losses taught important lessons, sure, but he didn't want to let them taste it so often that they became disheartened. Besides which, neither Azalea nor Nightshade were all that well trained by Noa's standards - at least, not yet. Still, it did feel pretty good, walking into the Pit flanked by the two of them, one on each side.
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 20:08:26 GMT -6
Kingly basked in the sun in his arena, wings out, tail flat on the ground before he looked up and saw the enemies. He rose up, pushing himself onto his back legs before giving out a hearty roar for effect. Stretching out, he challenged, slicing his tail through the air as he awaited their first move.
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 20:10:03 GMT -6
Notes
Azalea's Health is 24 for this fight
Nightshade's Health is 24 for this fight
Azalea's Hardy cancels out Kingly's Intimidation
Nightshade is under effect of Kingly's Intimidation, his Strength is now 3 and his Dexterity is now 3
Kingly's Hardy cancels out Azalea's Intimidation
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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 20:39:52 GMT -6
It was a Royal Wiurn alright, though much bigger than what Noa was used to seeing. That raised some questions, not that he expected anyone to answer them. The only way to find out was to engage, especially since the Wiurn in question had already become aware of their presence - though given the size of the challengers themselves, it would have been remiss of him not to.
Noa rushed up into the stands, eager to see this get underway.
The prospect of a group fight interested him for several reasons, and his curiosity about the creatures considered fit for such a challenge wasn't the only one. He didn't often have a chance to have his creatures fighting in tandem with one another... Azalea and Nightshade weren't particularly well acquainted, but neither of them had terribly bad personalities, and so far they seemed to be getting along okay.
Whether they could fight in coordination was another question, but once again there was only one way to find out.
"Azalea, screech. Nightshade, fire." It was hard to say whether this Wiurn had a penchant for dodging first strikes, but even if it didn't, the older Wiurn type were pretty powerful. He would rather not let either of his own creatures take a hit if he could avoid it.
(Azalea uses Screech Nightshade uses Balefire)
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 20:49:43 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Screech! Kingly will skip his next turn! Nightshade will skip his next turn!
Kingly skips his turn!
Nightshade skips his turn!
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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 21:14:37 GMT -6
Azalea did as she was told, and opened her mouth to emit an ear-piercing shriek. So far, so good. The opponent Wiurn was stunned... But the problem was, so was Nightshade. He didn't move, and no flames appeared to wreath the opponent.
Hmm. That wasn't good.
No harm no foul, since no one had managed to get a move in edgewise, but that tactic wouldn't work here, it seemed. Well, Azalea didn't have that much more in her repertoire at the moment, so it was probably best for her to start going on the offensive. And as for Nightshade... He had a few options, though Noa didn't know if it would be wiser for him to focus on attacking or if...
... No, come to think of it, there was something he wanted to try. Nightshade's skill set included a few more unusual things, and Noa had never seen some of them used on a live target.
"Azalea, bash," Noa said. She was capable of more now, but she had no experience with any of it, and at least this was an attack she knew. "Nightshade... Shackle." He wanted to see if Nightshade could manage to pin the other Wiurn's limbs to itself.
(Azalea uses Bash Nightshade uses Shackle - Fly and Rend)
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 21:19:38 GMT -6
Kingly shook his head and screamed in response, snarling as he tried to figure out what had happened. The noise was sudden and horrifying, but... he would be prepared. Pushing himself onto his back legs, he beat his wings furiously toward the Wiurn, attempting to take him down before focusing on the Pliathor.
[Wing Buff at Nightshade]
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 21:23:53 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Bash! Azalea's Dexterity of 11 + 5 rolled by staff = 16 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Kingly Azalea will deal the most damage possible! Azalea's Strength of 12 + 6 damage of Bash = 18 18 - 9 Resistance of Kingly = 9 damage Kingly's Health is now 56
Kingly uses Wing Buff toward Nightshade! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 + 2 rolled by staff = 7 vs. the 3 Dexterity of Nightshade Kingly will deal the most damage possible! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 = 5 5 - 8 Resistance of Nightshade = -3 Damage cannot be negated, Nightshade takes 1 point of damage Nightshade's Health is now 23
Nightshade uses Shackle! Kingly cannot use Fly or Rend for the remainder of the battle
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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 22:14:04 GMT -6
Azalea threw herself toward the opponent, and rammed into the big Wiurn. It was sort of curious watching a long-bodied creature do this, but she was fast enough that she still managed to build enough momentum to make it hurt. But the Wiurn still seemed pretty energetic - a lot more durable than most. This was going to be a longer fight than most, Noa thought.
The Wiurn went for Nightshade, which wasn't ideal, since he wasn't quite as durable as Azalea was... But the flapping of its wings barely fazed Nightshade, who looked more confused than hurt. Maybe they had gotten lucky with that one.
Well, whatever it was, it would give them the opportunity to retaliate. Nightshade's stakes flew out and pinned the Wiurn's limbs, just as Noa had been hoping. Its movements would be more restricted from now on, and from the looks of it, the big beast wouldn't be able to get airborne. That addressed the worst of their problems. Now they could go on a more steady offensive, which was just as well, since it seemed like they were going to have to if they meant to get anywhere.
"Azalea, bash again. Nightshade, fire." Hopefully this time Nightshade would actually be able to get his attack off.
(Azalea uses Bash Nightshade uses Balefire)
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 22:20:57 GMT -6
Kingly snarled as his attack barely fazed the other Wiurn and he screamed again before slashing his tail toward him again, ready to try and take him down as best as he could.
[Poison Sting on Nightshade]
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 22:29:05 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Bash! Azalea's Dexterity of 11 + 3 rolled by staff = 14 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Kingly Azalea will deal the most damage possible! Azalea's Strength of 12 + 6 damage of Bash = 18 18 - 9 Resistance of Kingly = 9 damage Kingly's Health is now 47
Kingly strikes back! Kingly uses Bite against Azalea! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 + 8 rolled by staff = 13 vs. the 11 Dexterity of Azalea Kingly will deal the most damage possible! Kingly's Strength of 10 + 3 damage of Bite = 13 13 - 7 Resistance of Azalea = 6 damage Azalea's Health is now 18
Kingly uses Poison Sting on Nightshade! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 + 6 rolled by staff = 11 vs. the 3 Dexterity of Nightshade Kingly will deal the most damage possible! Kingly's Strength of 10 + 2 damage of Poison Sting = 12 12 - 8 Resistance of Nightshade = 4 damage Nightshade's Health is now 19 Nightshade is poisoned!
Nightshade uses Balefire! Staff rolled a 1! Nightshade misses his attack!
Azalea has Chlorophyll! Azalea's Health is now 21
Nightshade is poisoned! Nightshade's Health is now 16
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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 22:44:44 GMT -6
Azalea went in for another attack, slamming into the Wiurn a second time. But the Wiurn lashed out in retaliation, catching her with its claws. She hissed in pain - nothing that would incapacitate her, but still inconvenient nonetheless, sharp pinpricks from the teeth that bled sluggish trails down her bluish hide.
Then it came for Nightshade, with an attack that Noa recognized, having taught the same maneuver to Avander not too long ago. Well, that was going to be inconvenient, but Noa had hope that they might be able to take the Wiurn down before it got too much worse.
... They wouldn't get anywhere if Nightshade kept missing his attacks like that though. It seemed like the Wiurn was really getting to him. They would have to work on that, preferably before they came back here again.
For now though, they had to keep going, since they were already here. The situation wasn't bad enough for Noa to consider forfeiting just yet.
Unfortunately, this was the boring part - ordering his creatures to attack again and again, until one or the other party was brought down at last. There were a lot of interesting aspects about the fight, but this wasn't one of them. Noa gave the same commands, and watched to see whether they would hit home.
(Azalea uses Bash Nightshade uses Balefire)
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 22:47:54 GMT -6
The taste of blood was lovely, and he relished in it for a moment before skittering to the side of the orbs of pain and lashing out once more to the Wiurn. At least he was hurting now, they both seemed to be, and Kingly was pleased.
[Bite on Nightshade]
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Post by Jack on Apr 9, 2021 22:52:40 GMT -6
Calculations
Azalea uses Bash! Azalea's Dexterity of 11 + 9 rolled by staff = 20 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Kingly Azalea will deal the most damage possible! Azalea's Strength of 12 + 6 damage of Bash = 18 18 - 9 Resistance of Kingly = 9 damage Kingly's Health is now 38
Kingly strikes back! Kingly uses Bite against Azalea! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 + 7 rolled by staff = 12 vs. the 11 Dexterity of Azalea Kingly will deal the most damage possible! Kingly's Strength of 10 + 3 damage of Bite = 13 13 - 7 Resistance of Azalea = 6 damage Azalea's Health is now 15
Kingly uses Bite against Nightshade! Kingly's Dexterity of 5 + 5 rolled by staff = 10 vs. the 3 Dexterity of Nightshade Kingly will deal the most damage possible! Kingly's Strength of 10 + 3 damage of Bite = 13 13 - 8 Resistance of Nightshade = 5 damage Nightshade's Health is now 11
Nightshade uses Balefire! Nightshade's Dexterity of 3 + 3 rolled by staff = 6 vs. the 5 Dexterity of Kingly Nightshade will deal the most damage possible! Balefire deals 5 Cold and 5 Fire damage = 10 Kingly's Health is now 28
Azalea has Chlorophyll! Azalea's Health is now 18
Nightshade is poisoned! Nightshade's Health is now 8
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Post by Noa on Apr 9, 2021 23:03:42 GMT -6
Nightshade's stakes had limited the Wiurn's mobility, but it was still managing to hassle Nightshade and Azalea using its stinger and teeth. Mostly the teeth, really. Azalea was taking the brunt of it, since her attacks required her to get up close to the Wiurn. She was the sturdier one, but the bites were still taking their toll.
The good news was, this time Nightshade managed to hit with his strange purple flames, and at last the Wiurn was starting to show some signs of being worn down by their offensive. Noa didn't think they would manage to land a decisive blow this time around, but they were getting closer. Just as well too, since the poison seemed to be sapping more of Nightshade's energy, and now Nightshade didn't look to be in very good shape at all.
The repetitiveness of the fight simply drove home the fact that he needed to expand the range of things he had taught them to do. Already Noa had new things he wanted to teach, and to address... But he could think about that after the fight was over.
"Azalea, bash again. Nightshade, fire," he said, but Azalea started to move even before he finished speaking. She had more or less guessed what was coming, by this point.
(Azalea uses Bash Nightshade uses Balefire)
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