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Magnus
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Hold on, I would have gone to look for the ninja on the third night when it became apparent that Edge wasn't coming to show the way. I would have thought "They're probably expecting me to find the clearing on my own."

I'm going to try to remember how to get to the clearing.
If that doesn't work, I'll wander around listening for the sounds of their training.
Until about 3 or 4 hours before sunrise, then I'll head back to the house to sleep.

OOC: Shouldn't the Aggressive Running Frontal Power, Aggressive Running Side Slide, Eli's Style, Back Kick, Elbow Strike, Back Kick, Power Front Kick, Flying Side Kick,and Roundhouse Kick be increased because of the new use mark I gained in the fight? And, Does that mark apply to the Steal Initiative Weaponless and Defensive Martial Dodging?

Tue Oct 5 2010 9:06 pm #
kyler
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(With professional sals, you gain what are called "skill marks." It takes one skill mark to advance a level 1 skill, 4 to advance a level 2 skill, and 9 to advance a level 3 skill. If you'd like to put a +1 after the applicable skills, by all means, be my guest.) (Intellect check: 14) (Intuition check: 19) (percentile= 47,15 21 14 = 50% success rate.) You are following landmarks, sure that you are on the right track, but when you are almost there, the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. You begin moving quietly, and approach the training ground. There's a lantern lit, and there are several dead men in ninja costumes. Three men are here, one clearly a samurai on horseback. "That looks like the last of them; can we go now?" one of the foot warriors asks. "No!" The samurai barks back, "Our informant said there would be many here tonight. This is an excellent chance for us to crush them." You do not see Edge, nor any older men, amongst the bodies.

Tue Oct 5 2010 9:34 pm #
Magnus
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I stand while trying to remain hidden.

I shift into My Style(And I continue trying until it works).
I try to activate my Defensive Martial Dodging
I also try to develop a technique based on the moves used in Ninja-do to reduce injury and add them to my style.
(OOC: I would want it to be a minute by minute defense that gives a RS = -1 DC / -2 DC / -3 DC penalty to incoming attacks but costs 2 attacks to use.)

I then show myself and try my Kiai and Steal Initiative Weaponless

My attacks will be

Aggressive Running Side Slide into a Flying Side Kick towards one of the foot soldiers.
Elbow Strike into the first foot soldier if the Flying Side Kick didn't kill him or the second foot soldier.

Tue Oct 5 2010 10:23 pm #
kyler
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(DC penalty is somewhat intense. Are you sure that's the way you want it, instead of a sitmod penalty or a reduction to the die roll for damage calculation?)

Tue Oct 5 2010 10:43 pm #
Magnus
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OOC:I can go for a reduction to the die roll for damage calculation.

Tue Oct 5 2010 10:47 pm #
kyler
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(OK, Active Evasion rf 1/2 success = -10/-20/-30, B7@4.) (Eli's unmodified bod skill use number: 14 21 = 35) (percentiles: 6, 10, 15, 24, 12, 19, 5, 20, 21, 18, 4, 13 -- wow, lucky, and not so much.) Style up, Defensive martial dodging up (-10), Active Evasion up (-10), (20 16 16) Kiai works, Steal initiative works, Aggressive running side slide works, Flying side kick (18 35 10 -10 -20 = 35 eff 15 for damage, +dc for style, +dc for msv, annihalting, 15 damage) connects, the guy seems hurt but not down, and the samurai yells, "You!" as the other warrior swings at you (-10 -10 -15 20 20 14, 2 intensities) He hits you squarely in the shoulder with his club. New round. Your initiative.

Tue Oct 5 2010 11:52 pm #
Magnus
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I was trying to activate Eli's Style B7@1 Fast Aggressive Weapon-utilizing style, kick- and punch-based, RF2, +10 Att SM +10 Att Dam Mod.

I throw two punches at the guy I hurt.
(base Annoying +DC for style, +DC for MSV, +DC for Professional SAL, +10 damage mod. from style = Dangerous +20 damage mod.)

I then attack the next foot soldier with a Elbow Strike
(base Dangerous +DC for style, +DC for MSV, +10 damage mod. from style = Fatal +10 damage mod.)

I have five more attacks this minute, I want to see what my situation is before I type up the rest of my actions.

OOC: Should I post like this or should I leave the math to you?

Wed Oct 6 2010 12:39 am #
kyler
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That's the style you're in -- I don't see the skill you're using. You mean that you're using regular style attacks? When you post that way, it's worlds of help for both of us; if I see any errors, I'll ask.

Wed Oct 6 2010 12:43 am #
Magnus
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Yes, they're style attacks. Should I post the SAL, BRA and sitmods too?

Wed Oct 6 2010 12:48 am #
kyler
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No, I can handle that. Here's the thing: no +DC for professional skill level with the style that I remember. Just +DC for the style, but professional level style DOES confer twice the attacks, so a style modifier of 4, with a 2@ msv is 8 style attacks a round. dangerous +10 from style. I believe. am I wrong?

Wed Oct 6 2010 12:55 am #
Magnus
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I've always thought that professional skill level confers +DC and doubles the number of Attacks.

I could look it up but I can't get to my Big Black Book(Mutiverser rule book) for another 30 to 40 minutes... I'll look it up when I get home.

Wed Oct 6 2010 1:04 am #
Magnus
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I looked it up. It's on page 66, under the combat skills

If the attacker's combat skills being used is at least skill ability level 2@1, the Attacker receives one damage category bonus. Usable combat skills include weapon skill , martial arts skill, martial arts weapon skill, and the skill ability level of skills used as attacks

Wed Oct 6 2010 2:07 am #
kyler
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((OK. That's all I needed to know. Thanks for clearing that up for me. It does indeed seem to be two damage category bonuses for a professional SAL in a style. See what happens when you quit playing for a while?))

Wed Oct 6 2010 2:16 am #
Magnus
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Your Welcome.

Wed Oct 6 2010 2:38 am #
kyler
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(I seem to have missed one of your statements, and was wondering how you count five more. You have 8 attacks with the style; the Active Dodging skills has a 1/2 rf factor, using two of those, down to six, and then you used the aggressive running side slide and the flying side kick, meaning that you drastically changed your positioning on top of only having used half the round solely with attacks; my judgment is that the round passed.) (37 84 66 72 36 99 70 7 46 4 80 100, that's a nice mix) (35 24 = 59, -20 = 39) your initiative. your first strike misses, the second connects (36 = 56, 5 intensities), he goes down. You go for the elbow, and miss badly enough to knock yourself off balance. (botch) The remaining warrior misses you, and the samurai is dismounting his horse. Round 3. Actions?

Wed Oct 6 2010 2:44 am #
Magnus
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So that's what rf 1/2 means.

actions:
try to regain balance
continue Defensive martial dodging and Active Evasion
Elbow Strike the foot soldier in front of me
If I miss with the first Elbow Strike, I throw a second Elbow Strike
If he is still alive after the elbow strike(s),I use style basic attacks on him until he is dead

let's see how far these actions go.

Wed Oct 6 2010 3:14 am #
kyler
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(Regaining balance is a given, that's what you spent the last round doing. 93, 19, 4, 98, 60, 74, 50 20 74 97 59. Eli's combined bod BRA and ABL: 35.) The defensive martial dodging was a failure, but not a botch. The active evasion is successful (-10). Your initiative. You miss with your first elbow strike, (18 35 20 -10) the second connects solidly! (30 intensities OHHHH) His eyes roll back in his head and he goes down like a ton of bricks with a broken sternum. The samurai sneers at you, holding his sword levelled to you in a practiced stance. And you... attack him immediately?

Wed Oct 6 2010 2:06 pm #
Magnus
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If the samurai is more than 5 feet away

I pick up the the weapon that the guy I killed had, and throw it at the samurai.
Then I use Aggressive Running Side Slide (+RS=SM to next side-arc kick-based attack)into a Flying Side Kick (base dangerous RF1 -10SM, on failure lose balance and forfeit next attack)
(dangerous +DC from style,+DC from MSV, +10 damage mod. from style= Fatal +10 damage mod.)

If the samurai is more than 5 feet away

I bum-rush him with style attacks.
(Can I gust say "dangerous +20 damage mod." and call it a day?)

Thu Oct 7 2010 12:36 am #
kyler
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(Sure, what would be more helpful in making it faster would be the SAL of the skill instead of the modifications for damage. But I remember your style is 24.) (35 24 = 59, +10 for style 69) (random integers= 58 42 80 06 80 40 34 47 96 43 03) (samurai cover -40, tv -23, you have a 6% chance to hit as will become readily apparent) (I just realized you didn't say you're trying for your defenses: an oversight on your part I'll assume;) Your defensive martial dodging still eludes you, but your active evasion is still there for you (providing you a much needed penalty to his damage). Your first swing goes wild; your second connects extremely solidly (roll 6, effective dangerous, 16 (damage category penalty conferred), 1 damage/2 = 1 intensity) -- and he laughs pitilessly in your face. That's when you feel that this fight is probably not a great idea.

Thu Oct 7 2010 1:04 am #
Magnus
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You forgot to add my 2@1 MSV
I assumed it was still the third minute.

I'm running in the direction away from the village.
When I am far enough away from the samurai I hide.

Thu Oct 7 2010 1:30 am #
kyler
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(You are right, I forgot your MSV. My mistake entirely. The number to beat is 27, much different than 6. Still doesn't change much about the round. It still is round three, but I was giving you a chance to modify your actions). You begin to run, and he stops laughing. He yells, "Get back here, coward!" He turns and goes for his horse. You hear him ride past your hiding place; he has his bullseye lantern with him, and is shining it around looking for you. He asks loudly, "Where are you?" When he gets no answer, he continues his search, painfully close to you; then, "Aha, I've found you!" and he goes off galloping in another direction.

Thu Oct 7 2010 1:47 am #
Magnus
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I sneak back to the clearing.
How many soldiers are there?
What do they here on them?(weapons?money?other interesting things?)
I'm spending 15 minutes searching.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:02 am #
kyler
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It was only the two bushi and the one samurai. Twelve ninja are dead, and there are the two bushi who were wielding clubs. (You could get a completely dark green outfit if you were to rummage through your fallen comrades' clothing, but you may have a bit of difficulty in the darkness.) The ninja did not bring anything with them other than their clothes; they all seem to be in training, and to have been killed by the Samurai's blade. The bushi each have a small amount of money on them (has the world's currency been yet established in this session? rice? dollars? yen? yuan fen tael chi'en?) They have no armor and each had clubs; peasant warriors, by the look of them, hired by the samurai for some fodder. Judging by the samurai's behavior, this was clearly a trap, and someone clearly told where the meeting location was for some reason. You do not see Edge among those fallen, nor any women, nor any older men.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:21 am #
Magnus
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(No, MJ hasn't mentioned money yet.)
I grab the money and head towards the village.
I'm using the sriff sense to help keep my bearings.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:40 am #
kyler
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We will say it is rice; you would know this as your character, and not mistake the pouches of rice on the persons of the bushi as their lunch. You make it back to your village without incident.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:43 am #
Magnus
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I sneak to the herbalist guest house and change into my civilian clothes.
I try to follow my routine until Edge or some other ninja shows up

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:55 am #
kyler
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OK. (GE: 14) Some time passes. A week, then two. Life in the village is as pleasant as could be. Then, one night, you are woken by Edge in the usual manner. He says to you, "Come, Mantis, we must move from here again. Our training location has been compromised, and many of the teachers have fled. We will travel to a new training ground; it will be several days travel from here."

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:06 am #
Magnus
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I switch to my ninja garb, grab my things and follow him.

as we travel
"How was it compromised?"

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:13 am #
kyler
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He responds, "We do not fully know. It is apparent that one of us was discovered and tortured into disclosing the location of the meeting place, and a soldier was waiting in ambush and killed several stupid enough to attack him." (So they tarried away and were married next day by the turkey who lived in the hill... oh, sorry, wrong story.)(GE: 26) The journey takes several days, with the two of you resting in shifts during the day and travelling by night away from commonly used footpaths: unfortunately, this often means wading through waist-deep rice paddies, and your soreness is not being helped by your wetness. On your fourth day of travel, during Edge's watch, you are woken up by him yelling, "Ambush! Run!" He doesn't seem to be waiting for you. There are 4 samurai on horseback in several directions, but none in the direction he is running.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:23 am #
Magnus
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I follow him until I find a good hiding place.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:28 am #
kyler
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Unfortunately, there aren't too many of those in the rice paddies in broad daylight. You might be able to disappear under the water, but the question would be "for how long". Edge is running like a madman through waist deep water, then ground, then water, then ground, etc. and the samurai are having some difficulty coaxing the horses through the uneven terrain, so are not keeping up with your speed, let alone his. After about six hours of constant running, you and he have both collapsed in the same place, panting heavily and feeling that your hearts are about to explode; the samurai are out of sight behind you. After catching breath, Edge turns to you and says, "The day is coming to a close. We will both sleep until nightfall and continue onward; better we both risk it now and be sharp tonight than we both be dead tired tonight." He begins to go to sleep where he lays.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:36 am #
Magnus
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I pass out.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:38 am #
kyler
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You awaken again; thankfully, this time Edge has awakened you during the night. "We continue," he breathes, his voice somewhat hoarse from the exertion earlier. He is walking a bit more slowly than usual; you, also, feel the burn caused by the lactic acid eating away at your muscles. The travel tonight seems especially long./// (ge: 15) You find a plant growing in the wild, the seeds of which you know to have a natural analgesic effect; the most notable side effect is a feeling of euphoria. Do with it as you will.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:45 am #
Magnus
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I grab a hand full and put them in one of my pockets.
I'll continue following Edge and tough out the pain.

Thu Oct 7 2010 3:57 am #
kyler
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OK. /// The end of the night's travel comes, and Edge again insists on taking first watch. He wakes you for yours in the middle of the day and passes out himself. /// Once night falls, he awakens, and stands. You are still feeling stiff, but not nearly as bad as you felt twenty four hours ago. The night's travel wears on. /// Two days later and he points, saying to you, "That star in the sky; follow that star, and you will find the village in another day or so. I will find you in several days to bring you to the new training ground." He starts to walk away, then turns back towards you. "You did good, Mantis. You run very fast." Then he disappears into the night.

Thu Oct 7 2010 4:05 am #
Magnus
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I follow his directions until I can see the village.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:06 pm #
kyler
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You -- you are changing your clothes, yes?

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:10 pm #
Magnus
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Yes, that is why I stopped when I could see it.

Do I find a hiding place to change cloths in?

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:15 pm #
kyler
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Well, not necessarily a hiding place, but you are far enough away from any sign of people that you know of that you doubt anyone would notice.

Thu Oct 7 2010 2:26 pm #
Magnus
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I change into my civilian clothes and try to put my ninja clothes inside the ninja shirt.
I'm trying to make it look like a traveling bag.

Thu Oct 7 2010 10:09 pm #
kyler
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Any particular destination in mind? This isn't exactly a bustling city, but it's not dead calm, either.

Thu Oct 7 2010 10:18 pm #
Magnus
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I'm going to the residential section.

I'm going to try to convince somebody to let me stay with them in exchange for me to work in the field. I also mention that I just finished my apprenticeship as a herbalist, so I can assist them if they get sick.

Thu Oct 7 2010 10:43 pm #
kyler
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(ge roll: 10) Most of the people you ask are suspicious of strangers; you ask a young man, and he tells you, "Yeah, I guess I could use a hand out here... no funny business, though, alright?" You help him for the day, hard, sometimes wet work, but it's a hot meal (plain rice) at the end of the day and a nice bed of straw to sleep on; your host is faring no better.

Thu Oct 7 2010 11:12 pm #
Magnus
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I continue helping him and trying to make myself useful.

Thu Oct 7 2010 11:17 pm #
kyler
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OK. Time passes, a week or so. Are you continuing with your training on your own? If so, how and when?

Thu Oct 7 2010 11:24 pm #

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