[Skirmish] Noble Magics

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Questions? Ask freely.

>>819751
So if I pick a Feline with Enterprise I have...

5 Hp 4 Move 2 A and 2 B?

And then with Cartwheel and Walk Stab Walk I have some skills.

It's a little unclear if the A pool is = or ^.

Actually how does that work?

The parallelogram is the same as the = sign, yes? There are only 2 types of action, not 4 types, right?

>>819982
You get A = = and B = ^. Basically 4 A and 3 B, except for the =/^ ^ exchange rate

Your A pool is what you usually use, while Preparing and certain skills let you make use of B.

>>819751
Ok lets do this, AWOO
do you have any template we can fill? how do def/guard work? why does my shield have 5dmg 1 def? what is full cover? Do I have to spend any ^ or = to use my skills or are they passive? how do cleave[U] interact with overkill? what do you test against HP when you use avalanche[U]? can you word overbear[U] a different way?
sorry for the question spam
>Canine
>Valor
>Toe-to-Toe
>???

>>820082
Thanks for the questions, I need to know where my explanations are weak.

Your shield can be used to hit, though your sword will usually serve you better. When Guarding, you the weapon you use to do so blocks its dmg worth of damage from enemies before you can be hurt. Your shield also has Brace, which doubles this value. You also add its Def score, bringing its Guard value to 11.

Since it has a defense score, a Guard performed with it suffers only normal damage from ranged attacks. Other weapons will suffer double.

Full cover has a 3/4 chance of being hit by a ranged attack instead of targets behind it.

For Canine, all skills but rally are passive, though you still need to spend on the appropriate actions.

If the first target of a Cleave attack dies, the overkill damage is passed on to the next target.

Tests will come up eventually. I'll look at Overbear.
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Just stick a [C] by your name for Noble type.
In your post, put your Virtue if you can't integrate it into your name, your current HP, 2 Skills, and inventory.

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

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The body slumps to the ground, corrupted still, but empty. From the sacrifice, a star steps forth.

Little is distinguishable beyond the lamp's light. Westward is a tall, windowed building. North and east are brick walls, and an alleyway leading between them. South is a wooden fence.

>Exploration phase. Declare intentions. Actions are not currently relevant.

>>820293
>Look at the building, try to figure out if I can go inside

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>>819710
>>820293

"It's getting cold and I'm getting hungry.
There had better be some food lying around here."

[Certitude] 8dmg, Execute
[Ursine] Judgement, Cleave
HP: 8/8, MOV: 3
A: ==, B: =

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Another light graces the world, inevitable as a falling star.

The building was white stone once, and ornamented. Through the window a few of the Corrupted can be seen milling slowly about on the open floor. This is the front of the building, The grand entrance must be further down the street.

>Break in
>Go down the street
>Explore elsewhere

>>820490
>Break in

"There's probably food in there.
Just some food for thought here."

>>820490
>>820507
>Follow my ursine friend
"I don't think you will find much food in there my friend"

>>820540
"It's better than staying out here in the cold and hungry.
Maybe we can grab a bite later."

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The room is wide. A stately dance tinkles from some corner. The room is filled with couples absorbed in each other, except for one whose attention is not so occupied.

>Combat, such as it is.

>>820671
A
^Toe to Toe, move half speed 3 towards the corrupted soul and attack it
^^^attack with swift weapon 3 times
Passive Rally
B
= Guard an attack
^ Contest soul if I manage to kill it

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

>>820697
Half your speed is actually 2, but you're in range anyway, so that's fine.

Rally is the only non-passive Canine has, and costs =.

To use your B actions, you must use = to Prepare first. So, in total, Preparing grants you an extra ^ at the cost of control.

>>820697
redoing my act

^Toe to Toe, move half speed 3 towards the corrupted soul and attack it
^^^attack with swift weapon 3 times

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

Calling turn in 10 minutes. Anyone else, feel free to jump in!

>>820671

[Grizzly Bear Intensifies]

> ^: Move N
> ^: Judgement
> =: Attack N
> Cleave N

[Certitude] 8dmg, Execute
[Ursine] Judgement, Cleave
HP: 8/8, MOV: 3
A: ==, B: =

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>>820837

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A soul passes into Arctos' keeping.

A pause in the music.Then the grim work begins in earnest.

Denied its partner, the survivor summons the rest of the revel, and attacks. Another couple swings by. There's always use for a third wheel here.

>Combat

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>>821165

"GRAH~! You'll pay for that!
WHERE'S THE FOOD?! ROAR~!"

> A^: Move N
> A^: Judgement
> A=: Attack W
> Cleave W
> B=: Prepare to Attack W

[Certitude] 8dmg, Execute
[Ursine] Judgement, Cleave
HP: 8/8, MOV: 3
A: ==, B: =

>>821197
Correction: -2HP to the angry grizzly.
>HP: 6/8

>>821197
When you prepare, you add your B to your A. You can Attack N and Prepare, gaining B = that will trigger on reaction.

>>821165
A= Rally (Contest soul and heal Arctos)
A= Prepare
B=Guard if the enemy is still alive
B^Toe-to-Toe to get close and attack the dancers if they are still in range

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

>>821197
>>821212
Ditch the prepare then, please.
So many skirmishes going on.

>>821226
Rally contests any souls that are purified on the turn you use it, but that soul's been around for a turn already.

You need to spend ^ to attach conditions to Prepares. As you've spent your actions currently, you will Guard immediately and exit it to Toe the dancers as soon as they move.

>>821278

Doesn't [Certitude]'s execute auto-contest?

>>821295
It bypasses contesting entirely. Shoulda written +1 soul on the Nobles turn.

Calling in 10.

>>821278
don't you get a condition for free? if no what happens when you prepare without a condition?
How do I hold advantage over a soul? what do I get for contesting a soul, is spending an act enough to contest them?

>>821226
>>821165
redoing turn If my new commands are wrong just use the old ones

A^Contest soul
A^Toe-to-Toe the bad guys
A=Prepare
B^Attack
B=Guard

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

>>821360
Sort of. Prepared actions have a few things they trigger on automatically. Moves upon enemy reaching melee range or attacking; Attacks upon enemy moving; Contests upon a soul becoming available. Guard occurs immediately though.

Provoking actions begin first, then the Prepare. A provoking attack will always hit first, and a provoking move goes 1 square before you respond.

Advantage is gained by more things contesting the soul, Corrupted vs Nobles. Hold advantage for 2 turns to win. If multiple units are on the winning side the first one to contest gets the soul.

Again, ^ to contest.

>>821387
This works. The prepared Guard has precedence until something provokes the attack.

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Another soul is claimed to match, and Cane steps in to contest his own.

Then the dance floor is swirls with motion, and heels and teeth find their way through guards.

Cane has been flanked!
The couple has advantage again this turn.

>Combat

>>821770
A^^^^ Attack x4

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

>>821770

"RAWR!
GIVE ME FOOD!"

>Take 1 damage

>A=: Attack W
>A=: Attack S
>Cleave

[Certitude] 8dmg, Execute
[Ursine] Judgement, Cleave
HP: 5/8, MOV: 3
A: ==, B: =

>>821829
Shoot, damage should say 4 on Cane's attack here.>>821770

You kill W in 2 hits either way. Working on last update tonight.

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A soul is abandoned for a flash of blades. Two Corrupted fall. And in their place comes the master of the dance.

>Cane is knocked down and must spend ^ to get up. Since he did not hit an obstacle, he takes no damage.

>We return tomorrow.

I have a fuller day today than I realized, so any updates are at least 6 hours in coming. Sorry to make you wait.

A more legible and comprehensive rules page is in the works, and it will be much enriched by any questions you ask here.

Otherwise, feel free to post actions, submit new characters, etc.

No response? Well, I plan to begin again in 9 hours.

Back and watching the thread.

>>822114
>>828438
A^Stand Up
A^Move 2N
A=Prepare
B^Attack
B^Attack
B^Attack

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 5/6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

Botting Arctos in 20 minutes, in interest of time.

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A mighty swing grievously wounds the master, but he rebuffs it, and regards all threats warily.

>>829227
A^Toe-to-toe 1N small shadow
A^^^Attack x3 big shadow

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 5/6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

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Cane surges forth and strikes in one, and the master can make only an abortive escape before he is struck down.

>As combat is over, Cane claims the soul for free.

The hall stands silent. Will you:
>Seek out the music that was playing earlier
>Go home, Arctos is getting hungry

>>829522
>Lend a hand to my ursine Friend
"We should go back, it seems like there is no food left here, but don't worry I'm sure we will find something sooner or later"

The battered pair leave, and the portal closes behind them. The come home a little wiser, and satisfied that somewhere out there in the dark, the shadows creep a little less.

>You have encountered Twirling enemies. As a free action, they can rotate as far as they wish around a single square they occupy.

If we can get some more players or someone to take up Arctos, we can embark once more.

>>819751
>>829571
Ill be waiting when you get more players
>Avine
>Care
>Featherlight

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Need a little time before I deploy. Still trying to grok the rules and am busy atm


Hare E. Bounder
[L]apine
HP:4
Mov:5
A: ^ = , B: = =

Vigilance (2+^ Dmg Reach 2)
Urgency (3 Dmg, Rng 5)

Skills:
Flinch: Choose: Prepare against Move/Attack at no ^ cost. Your own resolves first.
Dilution: A loses ^, B gains ==

>>819710
With Vigilance, it's 2 + however many ^ I choose to invest into the attack?

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>>819751
New, hopefully clearer rulesheet. Prepare and Action pool rules should be a little better. Healing abilities now center around souls.

>>835075
>>835211
Welcome! Cute drawing.

Vigilance's damage is based on unspent actions and untriggered Prepares before the attack action is spent. So, if prepared with Dilation, its first attack deals 10 dmg. You need to choose either Vigilance or Urgency.

For Flinch, you need to choose now whether it applies to Moves or Attacks. I think the new sheet explains its working a bit better.

>>835353
There should be a line under Feline that says they can move items between inventory and hand for free. Not sure what happened to it.

Also, I'll be using templates provided by the original Noble Magics DM for combat. The drawings have a nice atmosphere, but we have more to gain from quick updates than what liveness I can provide to the fights. I'll still draw in exploration phase when appropriate.

For now, Answerer's Hall stands silent. The hour is late. The grand arch has been known to be an empty stonework for months at a time.

Yet some must always remain watchful, for passage, answered or not, is dearly paid for.

>Trying out the new format. Post if you wish to deploy.

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>>835854

Hopping off for around 2 hours, but once I'm back, I'm prepared to begin if anyone comes by.

>>836168
I'm here

>>837436
Unfortunately, I ought to be sleeping now. Back in 6 hours or so.

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>As a note, I take everyone's posts as a sign of taking part, not commitment. I can work with botted characters, but I can't work with nothing at all.

>>837842
~Always yours, Dogguy~
A= heal back to full with [rally]

[Valor] 5.Dmg 1.Def Brace | 4.Dmg Swift
HP: 6/6 | MOV: 4 | A: = = | B: ^ =
Inventory: Nada
Skills: Toe-to-Toe, Rally

>>837945
Healing so handily now requires you to be Contesting a soul.

But you've had time to heal since your last venture. Your return was celebrated, and your small take understandable, given your comrade's capabilities.

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>Was hoping others would show up, but Cane can do a little exploring if he'd like. Otherwise, I'm making a new thread on Saturday.

>>835353
Okay thanks

>>838470
Checking in if anything's going on


Hare E. Bounder
[L]apine
HP:4
Mov:5
A: ^ = , B: = =

Vigilance (2+^ Dmg Reach 2)

Skills:
Flinch: Prepare against Attack at no ^ cost. Your own resolves first.
Dilution: A loses ^, B gains ==

>>840132
I'd usually go right ahead, but I'll be busy for two days and won't be able to update. Earliest possible is 2AM Sunday GMT, which is Saturday evening for me. There'll be a new thread. Glad if you can make it.

>>841051
Okay. I'm not sure what my schedule is like. We'll have to wait and see.