Ellri

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

A nicely focused shockwave pattern meant to shatter a gate. then suddenly someone throws car battery into it, causing it to do more than it was supposed to, because the two relics involved had the same base material they affected. If you had not interfered like that, the gate would have been shattered, and that's it. Now the Kalesians will have to build a complete new wall section there after they finish taking the city.

The result of the two earth powers mixing was unpredictable, and thus it just can't easily be countered. You can't prepare completely for the wholly unpredictable.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

We mentioned the bottom armor in the recent IC post. We also made it clear in the post where the shell was first mentioned that it was impossible to see anything beneath it, including whether it was a roof or a box or what. Do you read IC posts before you make your stuff, or what?

Actually, the evoker's legs poked through the small holes in the shell. The rocks flying about underneath the shell started making a mess of said legs.

Lets see... A massive earthquake wave hits a wall built up of countless blocks of stone, toppling it and countless structures behind it. What do you think happens when that all falls down?

The reason your character is in this mess is because he started meddling in affairs without being sure he personally was safe. Blundering about is risky. sometimes it bites back. Hard.

We see one very simple solution to his otherwise certain death. Have another evoker on the Othean side. Not a powerful one, but one skilled with basic control of air. Have him (or her) catch your baron. Problem solved.

Alternatively, the nanosecond he touches the ground, he starts digging a tunnel. With space around himself. Sure, it might take a while to stop, and it might be troublesome to get back up out of the ground, but at least he'll live.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Yes, sep's advice is also fairly good. Use the ground to your advantage. Use it to escape. When anyone has got this much bad stuff happening to them at once, they'll be thinking about self-preservation, not about causing extra damage immediately. Unless, of course, they have no self-preservation instinct.

An earthslide (above or below ground) would negate most of the problem of such a tall drop.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

inescapable, no. You manipulate stone. Make yourself a cushion of some sort. Or perhaps throw dirt up rapidly enough to halt your drop. That's what Echo would've done. PCs have one distinct advantage. Cursed good luck in the worst situations. Enough to escape with their lives, but not necessarily unharmed.
If you'd read up on the lore and imagery, you would have seen that the walls were tall. And that there weren't any ramps up/down the walls. There are stairs inside the towers, though.

One tip. The shell was armor plated on the bottom too. your "lethal" rock spikes would roll it back, not perforate it. Besides, you'd have to see where it was, and unless the stone is funny, lots of dust/dirt/whatever would've been thrown up by the fall of the wall. You're trying to do too much at once, Free.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Sorry to burst your bubble... those were high-frequency waves. I.e. fast waves. Heard of resonant frequencies? That's what happened here. There's only one place someone can outrun earthquakes. Hollywood movies. only not even then can it be done afoot, only in cars. He might've run, but a good 200m or more of walls collapsed. Probably more. with a nice circle of rubbled around it. And the wall was level the entire way, so the drop would be the same.

Oh and how exactly did he cross through the entire Kalesian army to the command post several kilometers back that he couldn't even know where was, to find the officer he doesn't know the existence of? Kalesian military structure has changed a lot in the past few centuries. The idea of a Processus didn't exist before those reforms.
Only a fool sticks the command post near the front.

EDIT: We recommend reading the lore provided for Kalesia. It'll enlighten you, Freeshooter.

@Maki: Who were you speaking to about it not being Anime?

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

he's in a pile of rubble. Intricately worked stone, when it collapses like this, causes, all sorts of chaos. And we'd expect he has a broken bone or twenty. He did just fall fifteen meters or so down (or roughly fifty feet, if you're using the illogical imperial system). Drops above three times a person's height are considered to be high-risk of major injuries. With your character being the height he is, broken bones are fairly guaranteed. There's also the potential for spinal damage and internal bleeding, but that's probably more up to you to figure out.

Besides, you'll steadily drain yourself of energy. Unless your character is like Kheris, which yours isn't, you won't have ridiculous stores of it. And there's an entire army around you. To the Empress, may she live forever, the soldiers are worth sacrificing. If a thousand die to remove an obstacle, it is worth it. Mind you, knowing Echo's character, that won't be preferable.

At least we think the walls were that height mentioned above. We can't check the model now, but we did not decrease their height when we modified the model last. We may have changed it to twenty meters. We can't quite remember. If your character is 8 feet tall, and the walls are 50 feet, you fell roughly 6.25 times your own height. Not healthy.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Good.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Sparks, mind if we and/or Echo PM ya?

got some theories and such for outside OoC...

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

we'll probably be less around the next couple of days now... starting sometime tomorrow, we won't have a place to live for at least a couple of days. Probably going to borrow a sofa somewhere or pitch a tent. We'll come online occasionally, but not as much as normally.

Role Play Preferences

we'd recommend using the older thread for the same, Roleplayer Profile.