[2025/12/02 14:23] Sapphire: /me rolls shoulders. "Let's see.... where did we leave off?
[2025/12/02 14:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha was about to get her ass kicked
[2025/12/02 14:25] Sapphire: ah yes, up against Vortex
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: Logs of previous session, predominantly the first duel round between Syra and First Frost
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: Logs: http://81.133.27.194/Dungeons&Kittens/logs-2025arm/20251124.html
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: --☼-- --♂-- --☼--
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: Syra and First Frost are ushered off the dueling markings, and offered rolls of bread and cups of ale. "That was quite the firm response you gave me, Syra, yes? And here I was all prepared to lecture you on the superiority of ice, but you've got me thinking that over some more."
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: Meanwhile, Vortex tips his hat to Sarah, walking over to the other side of the dueling markings, pointed shoes sticking out the edge of the triangle he stands in. "I -think- I gauntleted first?" he looks to the side at the mage referring the match, who then looks over to the record keeper, who flips back and forth through a few pages. "By two weeks, Sarah is the younger to graduate her apprenticeship, yes."
[2025/12/02 14:37] Sapphire: "Hah!" Vortex grins, "Well then, the choice of Form is to you, Sarah. Will you select the obvious pick?" He asks, considering what he would and would not veto.
[2025/12/02 14:40] Mecha: Sarah ponders for a moment. "I Will request Terram, though I have doubts about its approval."
[2025/12/02 14:41] Sapphire: "I would of course Veto that," he affirms. "It does seem rather like your masters best Art."
[2025/12/02 14:42] Mecha: *QUestion, I can still use something even if this one has a zero rank in it?*
[2025/12/02 14:43] Sapphire: you can!
[2025/12/02 14:43] Mecha: Then I pick... Imaginem
[2025/12/02 14:43] Mecha: I need to be able to branch out, and learn my limitations
[2025/12/02 14:44] Sapphire: "Interesting selection." He nods, veto expended anyway. "For the Technique I will select... Rego."
[2025/12/02 14:44] Sapphire: "And yes, don't we all?"
[2025/12/02 14:46] Mecha: Sarah nods."Then shall we begin?"
[2025/12/02 14:47] Sapphire: "You accept Rego? Excellent," He adjusts his robe and twists his hat slightly, before standing with a straight backed pose. "Ready."
[2025/12/02 14:48] Sapphire: Inititive: Quickness + Finesse + 1d10 (stress)
[2025/12/02 14:48] D10: Sapphire rolls 1
[2025/12/02 14:48] D10: Sapphire rolls 7
[2025/12/02 14:48] D10: Mecha rolls 9
[2025/12/02 14:48] Sapphire: 9 against 14+0+0
[2025/12/02 14:49] Mecha: so 13 for Sarah
[2025/12/02 14:49] Mecha: 9+stress of 4
[2025/12/02 14:49] Sapphire: oh wow, she was 1 slower, i didn't expect it to be so close
[2025/12/02 14:50] Sapphire: He forms his Rego Imaginem Phantasm, a hall of mirrors redirecting where they are each standing.
[2025/12/02 14:50] Sapphire: For his opening move, he shifts the mirrors with Rego to try and box in Sarah's image
[2025/12/02 14:51] Sapphire: Presence + Art + 1d10 (stress) for Attack,
[2025/12/02 14:51] Sapphire: State your defending art and roll Perception + Art + 1d10 (stress)
[2025/12/02 14:51] D10: Sapphire rolls 8
[2025/12/02 14:53] D10: Mecha rolls 9
[2025/12/02 14:53] Mecha: Defending art would be vibrations from a non existent avalance, designed to break the mirrors
[2025/12/02 14:53] Sapphire: he has +3 from his rego for 11
[2025/12/02 14:53] Mecha: 9-1+0 +4=12
[2025/12/02 14:54] Sapphire: The mirrors crack before they can complete their attack. Sarah's counter strike?
[2025/12/02 14:55] Sapphire: First Frost sips at his mug while watching. "Neither of them are particularly *skilled* at Imaginem are they? I'll have to remember that selection option. the Neutral Ground."
[2025/12/02 14:55] Mecha: Going to crate a phantasm of a rock, and counter strike have it open to make the rancid sulfer smell that can be found in some geodes. Since it's not a real geode the smell should be covered by the imaginem and the smell is designed to make him retch covering the Rego
[2025/12/02 14:57] Sapphire: clever! He tries to wave the smell away directly...
[2025/12/02 14:57] D10: Sapphire rolls 8
[2025/12/02 14:57] D10: Mecha rolls 4
[2025/12/02 14:58] Mecha: *Presence plus tech or form +stress plus d10?*
[2025/12/02 14:59] Sapphire: on attack yes
[2025/12/02 14:59] Mecha: *Also would concentration count into it?*
[2025/12/02 15:01] Mecha: if not then 4+4-1+0 = 7
[2025/12/02 15:01] Sapphire: not in a dueling context
[2025/12/02 15:01] Sapphire: he similarly manages to just barely catch the attack
[2025/12/02 15:01] Sapphire: the 4 is from your Rego?
[2025/12/02 15:02] Mecha: oh crap forgot the rego was looking at the imaginem
[2025/12/02 15:03] Sapphire: He pulls the mirror shards up and tries to focus the morning light from the windows into Sarah's eyes for the next attack, again focusing his rego on offence
[2025/12/02 15:03] Mecha: 4 from dice roll +5 from Rego +4 from Stress -1 presence.
[2025/12/02 15:03] Sapphire: when i say (stress) i'm indicating that the d10 uses stress die rules
[2025/12/02 15:04] Mecha: ah okay, then 4+5-1
[2025/12/02 15:04] Mecha: 8
[2025/12/02 15:04] Mecha: +0 still 8
[2025/12/02 15:04] Sapphire: yeah
[2025/12/02 15:05] Sapphire: he makes his round 2 attack...
[2025/12/02 15:05] D10: Sapphire rolls 9
[2025/12/02 15:05] Sapphire: 12
[2025/12/02 15:06] Mecha: Moves said Geode to block that
[2025/12/02 15:06] D10: Mecha rolls 1
[2025/12/02 15:06] D10: Mecha rolls 2
[2025/12/02 15:06] Sapphire: so 2, doubled to 4
[2025/12/02 15:07] Sapphire: how many other bonuses do you have on that?
[2025/12/02 15:07] Sapphire: perception and art?
[2025/12/02 15:08] Mecha: ... Yeah Sarah blinded -1 for perception
[2025/12/02 15:09] Mecha: -1 for perception though +5 for reg
[2025/12/02 15:10] Sapphire: so 8 against 12, he has 4 advantage
[2025/12/02 15:11] Sapphire: which is one level of fatigue before damage totals
[2025/12/02 15:11] Sapphire: what's your Stamina + Parma Magica ?
[2025/12/02 15:12] Mecha: Stamina is +4 and parma is 1
[2025/12/02 15:13] Sapphire: and he has Intellect +5 but 0 penetration so they cancel out
[2025/12/02 15:13] Sapphire: you take just the one level of Fatigue, so -1 to your actions
[2025/12/02 15:13] Sapphire: bottom of round 2, Sarah's counter move
[2025/12/02 15:16] Mecha: Going to move the phantasmal geode at his head as a mask to try and put him to sleep by way of placebo effect. He rbelieves it happens hard enough that it does
[2025/12/02 15:17] Sapphire: hehehe, roll it, including fatigue
[2025/12/02 15:17] D10: Mecha rolls 4
[2025/12/02 15:17] D10: Sapphire rolls 5
[2025/12/02 15:17] Mecha: 4+5 -1
[2025/12/02 15:17] Sapphire: what bonuses do you have
[2025/12/02 15:18] Sapphire: so that's 8 against his 5, 3 advntage.
[2025/12/02 15:18] Sapphire: what's your Intelelct + Penetration ?
[2025/12/02 15:19] Mecha: +3 intellect penetration is +2 so 5 total
[2025/12/02 15:22] Sapphire: 5 on top of the 3, meaning you get above the breakpoint... and deal 2 levels of Fatigue to him
[2025/12/02 15:23] Sapphire: "Gah!" he bats his hand through the mask, failing to clear the illusion
[2025/12/02 15:24] Sapphire: He makes one more attempt to raise a new set of mirrors around Sarah, trying to trap her in a circle of them.
[2025/12/02 15:24] D10: Sapphire rolls 2
[2025/12/02 15:25] Sapphire: he was adding 3-2 to that, but you can probably beat 5
[2025/12/02 15:26] Mecha: Stupid question can Sarah just step out of the mirror circle?
[2025/12/02 15:26] Sapphire: erm, beat 3
[2025/12/02 15:26] Sapphire: that would be fleeing the match
[2025/12/02 15:26] Mecha: *Ah okay*
[2025/12/02 15:27] Mecha: Still have half the geode. It did split for the smell from earlier so shatter it to send shards through the mirror
[2025/12/02 15:27] Mecha: Illusion to defeat illusion
[2025/12/02 15:27] D10: Mecha rolls 8
[2025/12/02 15:28] Sapphire: Sarah catches the assault with the geo fragments.
[2025/12/02 15:28] Sapphire: bottom of round 3, your turn
[2025/12/02 15:28] Mecha: Send the fragments to give him the physical illusion of pain where they might hit?
[2025/12/02 15:29] D10: Mecha rolls 2
[2025/12/02 15:30] D10: Sapphire rolls 3
[2025/12/02 15:30] Sapphire: um, he is at... -2
[2025/12/02 15:31] Sapphire: and what are you at?
[2025/12/02 15:31] Mecha: I think we tie with 1
[2025/12/02 15:32] Sapphire: so the defense holds
[2025/12/02 15:32] Sapphire: top of round threee
[2025/12/02 15:34] Sapphire: Vortex is slowing down, weakening and thinking about how long in the tourney he wants to try and get through... he really wants a better match up for himself too. "I... I'm going to yeild, I think. For this round at least."
[2025/12/02 15:34] Mecha: Sarah opens her mouth to speak."I believe you beat me to it. I have learned that I need to be stronger in other areas and this was a good learning experience
[2025/12/02 15:35] Mecha: *Ruined my surprise and everything*
[2025/12/02 15:35] Mecha: *Er ruined this ones surprise*
[2025/12/02 15:35] Sapphire: ( Oh was she about to yeild too? )
[2025/12/02 15:36] Mecha: *Yep*
[2025/12/02 15:36] Sapphire: Pythagora cackles. "Didn't even think to offer each other a draw?"
[2025/12/02 15:36] Mecha: Is it too late to do so?
[2025/12/02 15:38] Sapphire: "Oh! Yes, let us both offer each other a draw, that's much smarter!" Vortex protests, prompting some debate amoung the wizards about how to handle this sort of case. "Should we let them?"
[2025/12/02 15:39] Sapphire: does Syra or Sarah have any arguments they'd like to offer?
[2025/12/02 15:40] Mecha: I believe a draw would be most effective as it admits there is much to learn and understand, and does not have any bad marks that may impact our studies on either side
[2025/12/02 15:42] Sapphire: "And demonstrates our mutual respect!" Vortex adds. Pythagora counters, "Understanding the rules and being harmed my failing to know them is a strong lesson as well."
[2025/12/02 15:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: draw my ass, I'll burn their asses to toast
[2025/12/02 15:43] Mecha: Sarah Looks at her. The draw is for me and Vortex. you already finished yours. DO you think us having a draw is okay?
[2025/12/02 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: oh yeah, I let the other guy walk away.
[2025/12/02 15:45] Sapphire: "A show of hands, all in favor," First frost says, holding his hand up.
[2025/12/02 15:45] Mecha: Sarah raises her hand
[2025/12/02 15:45] Sapphire: ( what social skills do you have that you'd like to roll to convince the gathered mages? )
[2025/12/02 15:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: I have social skills?
[2025/12/02 15:46] Mecha: *None / Nada*
[2025/12/02 15:47] Sapphire: raw Presence at the least?
[2025/12/02 15:47] Mecha: *Presence is a -1 but what the heck*
[2025/12/02 15:47] D10: Mecha rolls 9
[2025/12/02 15:47] Mecha: that makes it an 8
[2025/12/02 15:49] Sapphire: There are some holdouts, Pyra, some of the older Tytalus magi around, but a count is taken and more than half of the wizards agree to let the draw stand despite earlier mis-speaking
[2025/12/02 15:49] Sapphire: "Alright alright, we'll mark that as... 1 and 1, and move on to the other matches up next...."
[2025/12/02 15:50] Sapphire: "Pythagora! You're up against Sandglass next!"
[2025/12/02 15:53] Sapphire: Vortex heads off the markings, visibly tired and moving to take an actual seat at the dining bench.
[2025/12/02 15:54] Mecha: Sarah does the same.. Are there any eggs left?
[2025/12/02 15:55] Mecha: *This one will brb. She is getting hungry*
[2025/12/02 15:55] Sapphire: there are eggs as well
[2025/12/02 15:55] Sapphire: Sounds Next Time, we'll have some time to watch other peoples matches (without making a bunch of rolls) and chat with yourselves and others.
[2025/12/02 15:56] Sapphire: Any questions or comments before we wrap?
[2025/12/02 15:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: no
[2025/12/02 15:58] Sapphire: -🌓︎- -🌓︎- -🌓︎-
[2025/12/02 15:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: going to sy goodnigt here
[2025/12/02 15:59] Sapphire: night night