You guys mind if I wrap up Nawar's fight so we can continue the story? This fight is effectively done for what I wanted to be demonstrated and I already wrote up a nice little finishing post. We can make it a bit longer, but my writing may suffer and I may pull shit out of my ass.
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My body is ready. I hope there's a slot available for me? A little unclear, just from this thread.
Edit: Terribly sorry, reading through the thread made me realize I likely don't have the time for this. I hope you find people you guys like though, of course!
Edit: Terribly sorry, reading through the thread made me realize I likely don't have the time for this. I hope you find people you guys like though, of course!
Oh, alrighty then. I'll try to not do this from now on though, I sort of rustle my own jimmies when I feel I railroad my players too much.
Hey @agentmanatee I realized I dun goofed a little, letting your dude have only two obvious choices is pretty boring. Want me to change it a little so you have a bit more freedom or are you cool? I sorta got a better idea anyway.
Schulze aimed straight for the neck, a single quick, no-nonsense strike directly into the windpipe. Nawar could only try to quick-draw his blade, failing utterly in that, yet his shoulder nudged Schulze's attack just enough to make his blade go in underneath his helmet, stabbing into his jaw instead and cutting off a large chunk of his left chin, bringing along some of his teeth as well. He could only gurgle and try to scream as Schulze tried to rip off his helmet by raw instinct for a second slash, Tasket would try to roll Schulze off, but that only hindered his Masters' situation, making his head slam into the ground while Schulze jumped off in time, smacking away his flame-blade and its' specially modified scabbard.
Tasket threw off his master and went into a rage, blatantly and viciously going to maul Schulze, deflecting the first strike from the big cats' helmet-mounted horn, but now he was certainly trapped in such a horrible position... if he didn't think fast and stab the pussy (hah) straight in the chest with his own master's blade, not damaging the creature underneath, but making its' less armored underbelly even an easier target and saving himself from a trip to the morgue. It threw away the then stuck blade and took a precious moment to try and charge another swipe of its' claws.
Will Schulze dodge? Or use the opportunity to attempt a fatally risky riposte? After such a heads-on attack, he really should try to dodge... but the glory!
In any case, Nawar is definitely out of the fight, his helmet being thrown off, and missing a good portion of his lower face. He continued gurgling, attempting to re-regulate his own breathing (and likely check to see if his face was okay.. newsflash: it isn't.).
All the others heard and saw was insanely quick, all that happening in a scant few seconds at most. One second, Schulze was going in, the next Nawar was on the ground writhing in pain and Nickolaus was directly in the path of an incoming swipe from Taskets' mighty paws. Now would be a good time to start shooting the cat, the ranged fighters would see.
Tasket threw off his master and went into a rage, blatantly and viciously going to maul Schulze, deflecting the first strike from the big cats' helmet-mounted horn, but now he was certainly trapped in such a horrible position... if he didn't think fast and stab the pussy (hah) straight in the chest with his own master's blade, not damaging the creature underneath, but making its' less armored underbelly even an easier target and saving himself from a trip to the morgue. It threw away the then stuck blade and took a precious moment to try and charge another swipe of its' claws.
Will Schulze dodge? Or use the opportunity to attempt a fatally risky riposte? After such a heads-on attack, he really should try to dodge... but the glory!
In any case, Nawar is definitely out of the fight, his helmet being thrown off, and missing a good portion of his lower face. He continued gurgling, attempting to re-regulate his own breathing (and likely check to see if his face was okay.. newsflash: it isn't.).
All the others heard and saw was insanely quick, all that happening in a scant few seconds at most. One second, Schulze was going in, the next Nawar was on the ground writhing in pain and Nickolaus was directly in the path of an incoming swipe from Taskets' mighty paws. Now would be a good time to start shooting the cat, the ranged fighters would see.
The Prisoner replies to your inquiry, "I.. I may walk, yes." In between fits of light coughing. "I breathed in something...", she tries to notify you, but can't finish explaining in between more wheezing. Ruby, meanwhile, relayed information that Imgor is mildly spooked from the suddenness, but is now in that perfect position you requested. Indeed, Imgor would get a perfect shot almost immediately with assistance from his tracking spell, he could let out a decently accurate shot, probably hitting the chest. His armor would make it more of an annoyance if anything, but it'd make it more awkward for him to move as well.
Schulze would seemingly be on the sidelines, cooking something up in his mind. Nawar would load up another round of his Blunderbuss while continuing his stalking, distressingly close to disappearing entirely. Imgor would have to take the shot very soon. Fortunately, his Mole is also on the verge of bursting out of his little prison, waiting for Imgor to give the final order. It's still in a good position to surprise Nawar and his 'Tasket', but it could be directly attacked. Should it wait for a better moment or do it now?
Schulze would seemingly be on the sidelines, cooking something up in his mind. Nawar would load up another round of his Blunderbuss while continuing his stalking, distressingly close to disappearing entirely. Imgor would have to take the shot very soon. Fortunately, his Mole is also on the verge of bursting out of his little prison, waiting for Imgor to give the final order. It's still in a good position to surprise Nawar and his 'Tasket', but it could be directly attacked. Should it wait for a better moment or do it now?
Well it's lovely meeting you, I hope you have plenty of keks around here and whatnot.
Nawar Side-steps the arrow, and accidentally makes Alexander miss, amusingly. "I knew it!", he would say. He'd bluntly kick Larion away, 'dash' again towards where he thinks Sapphire would be, and fires off a spread from his shotgun at Alexander, the small, flat pellets he's using were mainly meant for stopping power, not outright killing ability. Thus, Alexander would be stunned for a moment as Nawar would get his bearings. "Tasket!", He'd scream for his Familiar, as it stopped looking for Sapphire to commit to Nawar's mental order. Tasket would quickly come up to Nawar as he jumped on his Familiar and began to ride its' back.
While putting some distance between themselves and the Quartet, the attempted kidnapper would prepare his last batch of molotovs to throw everywhere wildly, to snuff them out, as they returned to the forest to dissapear. The Molotovs landed in a very rough circle all around, being thrown far enough for some of them to land behind Sapphire and Imgor, almost a direct hit in the latters' case, by raw chance.
It's fairly evident what he's attempting to do... He's trying to divide and conquer, making sure the Quartet can't support eachother. His cocktails were the main issue: The flames were oddly long-lasting and produced large amounts of smoke. It was hard to see anything in this quickly developing fog. Quite clever, really. His attempted Prisoner would begin coughing and trying to stop herself from doing so, to not give away their position.
However... Schulze was trained for this. Much better then the others... His honed senses could easily see Nawar and Taskets' little outline even through the thick fog, circling the area and plotting a course of further action. He could just tell their guards were down... It'd be risky, but Nickolaus could do a surprise attack, eliminate one of them nearly immediately through a weakpoint in their armor, such as the neck in Nawar's case. But if Schulze made one mistake (which was a possibility), he'd easily be gutted like a fish.
Alexander was in a decent, if not stellar position... Even the now-burning carriage was a good defensive point, and that Musket near his feet would be highly useful. Imgor was in a much safer, yet a less offensively effective position himself, he could provide 'covering fire' for the others but he could barely do anything in this smoke, it'd be likely to accidentally hit one of his allies. Amaryllis got the victim in her grasp, however, she was likely to be found out with her struggled coughing and breathing, it'd be best for her to retreat, it seems. Or go all out, but her little new-found friend would almost surely be 'injured' at the very least.
Imgor's familiar was about to break free, Larion was watching Alexander's back, and Ruby was trying to pinpoint just where the hell this fierce feline and hunter duo was, after having to deposit Sapphire and the other woman.
So, fight or flight?
While putting some distance between themselves and the Quartet, the attempted kidnapper would prepare his last batch of molotovs to throw everywhere wildly, to snuff them out, as they returned to the forest to dissapear. The Molotovs landed in a very rough circle all around, being thrown far enough for some of them to land behind Sapphire and Imgor, almost a direct hit in the latters' case, by raw chance.
It's fairly evident what he's attempting to do... He's trying to divide and conquer, making sure the Quartet can't support eachother. His cocktails were the main issue: The flames were oddly long-lasting and produced large amounts of smoke. It was hard to see anything in this quickly developing fog. Quite clever, really. His attempted Prisoner would begin coughing and trying to stop herself from doing so, to not give away their position.
However... Schulze was trained for this. Much better then the others... His honed senses could easily see Nawar and Taskets' little outline even through the thick fog, circling the area and plotting a course of further action. He could just tell their guards were down... It'd be risky, but Nickolaus could do a surprise attack, eliminate one of them nearly immediately through a weakpoint in their armor, such as the neck in Nawar's case. But if Schulze made one mistake (which was a possibility), he'd easily be gutted like a fish.
Alexander was in a decent, if not stellar position... Even the now-burning carriage was a good defensive point, and that Musket near his feet would be highly useful. Imgor was in a much safer, yet a less offensively effective position himself, he could provide 'covering fire' for the others but he could barely do anything in this smoke, it'd be likely to accidentally hit one of his allies. Amaryllis got the victim in her grasp, however, she was likely to be found out with her struggled coughing and breathing, it'd be best for her to retreat, it seems. Or go all out, but her little new-found friend would almost surely be 'injured' at the very least.
Imgor's familiar was about to break free, Larion was watching Alexander's back, and Ruby was trying to pinpoint just where the hell this fierce feline and hunter duo was, after having to deposit Sapphire and the other woman.
So, fight or flight?
I think so too t2wave, I think the 'technopath' archetype is available.
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