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Current I think watching fight scenes can help in general terms with writing combat, since it can give you an idea of flow and choreography.
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At least if you're writing something you know, with knights.
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I mean, depends on what you're writing, and the tone and theme of what you're writing. Trained armored knights were legitimately monstrous on the battlefield, so looking up how they fought helps.
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As much as there's a lot of reasons twitter sucks, I genuinely don't want to see it die for the sake of all the artists who now rely on it. Hoping the shithead stops trying to directly administrate.
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roleplayerguild.com/posts/5… If anyone's up for fighting some kaiju, why not try out my new RP, Godzilla: YATAGARUSU?

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Estelle Varianbec, Master of Rider


The moment Master and Servant entered the mansion, there were maids. Several greeted Estelle, but she waved them away. From that point they simply watched in silence, though several cringed when they saw Rider's shoes now resting on the coffee table. It seemed they couldn't hold back their dismay at such a sight.

Estelle, meaning, sat upon a large, rather fluffy armchair, that seemed to dwarf the tiny girl with its expanse. Needless to say, it seemed quite comfortable to sit upon, but the tan-skinned girl's expression was still rather sour. Tonight's course of events had irrevocably tainted her mood. She still didn't believe a single word that Johanna Faust had said, of course, but that didn't mean she would stop being angry about it any time soon. In fact, the falsehoods made her even angrier, but the anger at herself was still far greater.

"... My wish?" the white-haired magus hadn't been expecting such a question. For a moment, it took her out of her irritable mood. Her wish... Estelle hesitated for a few moments.

"... Once I've obtained the grail, I'll decide. I'll need to think long and hard about what my family would have desired," she said, finally. But deep down... was that really the truth?

Did she have a wish, or not?

@Blackstripe
Hmm, I'll get a post up for Estelle later.
Well, @Feyblue's post has been edited, at least, to a stronger, single-action attack that's meant to be more desperate then unavoidable.

As for @WanderingSpirit, I think blindfire makes more sense in this context with how those skills work.
Estelle Varianbec, Master of Rider


Estelle frowned, her eyes narrowing.

"Of course not," the tiny girl said with a huff. She still didn't understand what Johanna Faust was attempting to do by saying such things. They were obviously lies. They had to be. Perhaps she was attempting to get her to drop out of the War? As if that would work. Estelle would never, ever give up. "My family didn't place me here simply to die. I was born to uphold their memory. Even if they're all gone... I won't fail. In fact, because they're all gone it's more important that I don't."

The white-haired girl nodded firmly to herself as she spoke. Her resolve, even after her moment of panic, had only become strengthened by explaining to her Servant why it was so important she kept fighting. A family she never got to meet had left her so much so she could complete her task. Her catalyst... everything. Failing would be failing the memory of the ones who were the reason for her existence. As such, Estelle wouldn't surrender. She couldn't back down. This wouldn't be a world where Estelle Varianbec failed her family. It would be one where she succeeded, no matter what.

"Whatever she was trying to do, it won't work!"

@Blackstripe
@WanderingSpirit: While I'm still waiting on my co-GM to discuss a few other things and smooth everything out so we can move on...

Clairvoyance doesn't work quite in that way to let you see through the fog perfectly. ^^; @Raineh Daze was expressing her concerns to be about this and I have to agree in this case. He might be able to make out some shadows and movement, though.

Rather, I think it might make more sense for Archer to blindfire some shots into the fog in a bid to spook Assassin rather then know precisely where she is? He can figure out roughly where Saber and Mira are to avoid them, as per his goal.
We're going to be discussing stuff tomorrow when I can involve my co-GM in it. So just sit tight for now.
@Feyblue: Um, given the situation...

A couple things um, given she's supposed to be weaker outside of her mansion that seems like it's a bit too far, the way it's described puts it beyond Medea's skillset as Caster.

Also since the mist is in place it's impossible to really target anything and Saber really only intercepted the curse through sound, so trying to find anything is kind of useless.

Finally um was trying to reasonably get through this bit without anyone's characters having to die which meant this kind of not becoming another fight because someone will definitely die then um.

I guess it's just we kind of talked this over to keep this making sense and giving stuff to do while also avoiding anything that would lead to a full-on engagement or successful assassination attempt or anything um.
Saber


For a few moments, Saber stared at the sudden appearance of another Master in confusion. Why would she reveal herself now? What was the purpose? Her Servant wasn't in sight. Did that perhaps mean that it was a long-ranged attacker? Both Rider and Berserker were accounted for, but Archer, Caster, Lancer, and Assassin were all as of yet unseen. Though, certainly, the Master of Assassin wouldn't do anything like this, would they? This was far too forward for anyone who would summon the embodiment of underhanded killing.

And then...

There was a strange creaking sound, and... nothing. Nothing was the best way to explain what had just happened, for even Saber's keen eyes couldn't pierce the fog that had abruptly rolled in. On top of this matter, while she didn't appear to move any more slowly, there was a strange weight upon Saber's body... This fog was suffocating. She could feel it. Not to her, and her Master could likely resist it as a Mage, but it was an oppressive atmosphere that felt as if it sought to choke the life out of anyone trapped within it. Perhaps, for a person without skill in Magecraft, such a terrible, choking mist would lead to almost immediate death. No matter where the black-haired warrior looked, she couldn't see a single thing. As such, she immediately pulled her Master close, and attempted to guard Mira with her body. She had no idea what Servant could be causing this and where they were.

"... Master, stay close. This mist is toxic, and it hides everything," Saber warned, as she glanced back at Mira. And it was in that moment that she glanced back towards her Master that she heard it. The voice of a girl, a young girl, crying out... There was no mistaking that! It was the invocation of a Noble Phantasm!

She could just barely detect the direction in which the assault was coming from, going only off of the sound of the girl's voice. There was no time to seek them out. No time to attempt to counter. The only shield she had for her Master was her body.

And so she moved, placing herself between the sound of that voice and Mira. She wouldn't fail. She wouldn't allow herself to fail. Saber had not been summoned, she had not sought a place in the Holy Grail War as a Servant, she had not responded to the voice of this girl just to allow her to die so quickly!

And her desire to protect her Master was answered by agony beyond anything she had ever experienced before. Not once in battle had she ever felt such excruciating pain, as a set of knives materialized in her body and cut their way through her flesh, tearing her up inside. Her dark green eyes bulged and she let out a strangled gasp, nearly dropping her sword as one hand clutched at her stomach and she bent double. She could feel something rising in her throat. Clasping her hand over her mouth, gurgling, she couldn't stop a torrent of blood from pouring from between her fingers and splattering on the concrete ground. And yet...

Magic Resistance: B

Saber fell to her knees, spitting blood as she felt her insides torn apart by the knives, but they did not complete their deadly curse. They weren't able to. The final step of their horrific duty was halted, at the last possible second. But in spite of that, the Saber class Servant was still vomiting blood. Had she been human, she would likely have died on the spot.

But she wasn't. She couldn't fail. In her position, now... Her Master was vulnerable! No matter what happened, she wouldn't fail. She couldn't fail again. She wouldn't allow herself to ever fail again!

Blood dribbling from her mouth, Saber gripped her nodachi and forced herself up. Her legs were shaking. Her grip wasn't as tight as it once was. Her body was damaged from the inside. And yet...

"... I... I won't die... not so soon."

Her left hand snapped up and joined her right in gripping her katana's hilt, even as her body trembled with the agony that burned through her entire frame.

"I won't abandon my Master like this!" she cried, even though simply speaking brought her pain, "Reveal yourself, you cur!"




Estelle Varianbec, Master of Rider


Estelle leaned on the side of the chariot and sighed, watching the scenery pass by. She was still angry with herself. How could someone like her, the Varianbec family's greatest achievement, have let herself give in to panic so easily? She felt so angry about it she didn't say a single thing as they returned to her manor. It was particularly a long time until both Master and Servant arrived, passing the bounded field in place around her Mansion's grounds. Quietly, in quite a contrast to her cocky attitude before, Estelle hopped off the chariot and began to quietly approach the doors.

A few moments before she simply entered her home, the tan-skinned girl paused, and turned towards her Servant.

"... Next time I won't allow myself to do something so... so stupid," she said, simply, frowning, before she turned back towards the doors...

@Blackstripe@Raineh Daze@Feyblue@Crusader Lord@WanderingSpirit
@Crusader Lord: I don't actually recall the name of the RP. Aside from... something Fate-based obviously.
@Crusader Lord: Incidentally, I was playing Jack in the story Rain was sharing!
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