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Please ask any questions you have. This game is still being tested and developed.

~Always yours, Dogguy~ V0.2


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

Bump for visibility. Don't be shy, folks!

Scaramogge has come at last to clean this town of vermin!

Sharpen your blades, stow your inhibitions, and fill your bellies full of meat and laughter, friends! Soon we face the absolute trials of wit and courage. And we shall face them not as mice, meekly scurrying away in the face of danger, but as Nobles, implacably lapping at the plentiful bowl of life - all the thrills and excitement life has to offer!

For we are Nobles, and this is our calling - to risk it all for the sake of justice and valour, with an unquenchable zest for adventure - till our very last breaths we breathe with laughter!

Huzzah!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Nothing

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Cane's vigil is over, and Scaramogge makes a boisterous entrance from the Halls of Acclaim.

It is time

>>856519
>It is time

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The Nobles find themselves on a narrow street, with no light to be seen but from the portal. It was no wayward soul reaching back to the light that brought you here. A dead Noble lies here, clutching a rifle.

>Explore. Observe.

>>856555
>Contest his soul
"What can you tell me old friend? How can we help you now that you are no longer with us"

>>856555
It is time indeed! Let me quickly scout the area, warm my joints up a bit. A [F]eline's best friend is his dexterity, yes, and that means his flexibility!

A=Move 4E
A=Prepare
B^^Catscratch
B^Attack

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Nothing

>>856578
I suppose I should specify that would be a /thrown/ prepared attack, rather than a melee one.

It's just a common civility to lay down the rules of combat!

>>856555
Ought I contest his soul while I move as well? Do you have to be adjacent, or only nearby?

>>856559
The Lade has no answer, though perhaps you imagine a sad regard in her face. To call to Answerer's Arch is to unwind one's story entirely, leaving only an essence and opportunity. Regrettably, this is a sacrifice made more often by Nobles than Corrupted.

She can be gathered when your mission is over.

>>856559 (You)
>>856555
>>856608
A^ I spent it constesting
A= Move 1s 3e
A^ Move 2e

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

>>856629
That's a sturdy-looking shield you have there, warrior.

Forgive a cat if he might appear to be hiding behind it as you forge a front line. It is but a tactical consideration.

Yet I promise you. I will slice any villain we meet to ribbons with my daggers, ere they touch with that shield! Watch and marvel - at the Scaramogge!

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You somewhat leave behind the smell of gunpowder behind you, but it pervasive nonetheless. A door is Cane's sight, and a sign can barely be made out above it. "Marion's Tailoring"

>>856650
>Cartwheel, ^: Pick up the cog-thing to the East of me, prior to moving
>A= Move 4W
>Cartwheel, ^: Pick up the gun to the South of me
>Cartwheel, ^: Prior to moving again pick up anything else that might be about our unfortunate friends's personage - any ammunition?
>A= Move back 4E to where I was before!

How do you want me to format these Cartwheels, Londry? Not sure how best to jot down simultuneous actions!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Nothing

>>856650
>>856637
"Yes, Yes just keep your eyes open, I don't want to see more Noble Souls depart"
>Proceed south
A = Move 4s
A = Guard

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

>>856664
Th-that's the Prepare icon. There are currently no skills for pilfering game abstractions! For Cartwheel you can cut out the
>Cartwheel^

We're not quite so big that I'll forget what your abilities are yet.

>>856695
That is a relief - taking such formalities with a routine combat manoeuvre would really cramp my style!

Speaking of which. Can we have plenty of... you know. Chandeliers to swing from, precipices to pounce from, tree branches to totter dauntlessly along (above an unsuspecting foe, no less!) That would fall under the category of general acrobatics, a firm speciality of mine, would it not?

Anyway, I'll go ahead and take my move. The door to the south piques my curiosity but I can entertain my whims at a later point. I do hope!

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Scaramogge finds only one shot left in the rifle and no loose ammunition but identifies a small cannonball to the west among scraps of wood.

Cane's movement is blocked by display platforms covered in fabric. Through the window a second-floor walkway can be seen. And this smell... There was death here once.

>>856760
My prayers. Answered!

Cane, cane, my good fellow. Do you hear something down there?

>>856760
>>856753
"You got that gun? Good can you do something for me? I need you to light a torch, I'm not an expert but I know what happens when you fire a gun and we have enough fabric all around us so I'm sure you can improvise something"

>>856777
"I-I think hear something... let me look"

A=Move 3E 1S
A=Guard

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

>>856789
That it is. All you need is 2 skills, and you'll deploy next turn.

>>856760
>A= 4S
>A= Prepare
>B^ Half-move to get a good shot on any enemy that appears
>B^ Catscratch
>B^ Throw weapon

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Nothing

>>856783
That sounds right up my alley. Not that I'm an alley cat, don't get the wrong idea!

Fabric's to our west, strange and slightly horrifying cries are to our south east, so I'm going to hold off until invariably we are attacked from two sides and I have to unleash the SERIOUS heroics.

Speaking of which, let me add that to my inventory. Always pays to go properly arrayed into a scene of great peril and urgency!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>856804
For a Prepared Move to trigger on anything other than an enemy Attack or Move in melee range, you'll need to spend an extra ^. However, until I'm more familiar with all possible situations, it's possible I'll be flexible with this, so don't be afraid to ask.

>>856802
Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>856842
Oh okay, let me, uhhh, scratch the Catscratch then. I'll prepare to half-move and throw a basic non-scratchy dagger. The claws can come out for real next round!

Rolled 2 (1d4)

Scaramogge's only shot is through Cane's square. Over 1 is a hit.

>>856845
Now there's an [U]rsine of impeccable build, plus a great sense for the appropriate lethality in battle attire. Mighty fine and ferocious looking. I'd bet there's a hell of a fight in this one.

Scaramogge welcomes you, Ursine, to the front lines of adventure! Whatever you seek, be it riches, fame, the raw thrill of adventure, you'll not find it beyond the reach of our band of valiant Nobles!

We Guide souls into the next life by having no regrets in ours! For that is what a Noble must do!

(Isn't it, Londry...? Please, tell us more - just what is it we Nobles must do?)

>>856930
I am siegward Drak, you talk quite much don't you?

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Cane's advance toward the voice is interrupted by a flying needle. No great wound, but it stings. He finds stairs and an enemy.
>-1 Mov until removed at the cost of 1 HP.

Scaramogge seizes an opportunity.

Shine on, third star. There is a commotion to the east, and a window to your south.

>>856930
Whatever you deem right and survive.

>>857043
Prepare consumes an action by itself. You'll be preparing a single Attack.

>>857010
Haha! Got it! Hissss, that's a little close for comfort.

>A^ Move 2S
>A^ Throw weapon again at same target
>A= Prepare
>B^^ Catscratch
>B^ Throw weapon

>>857053
Ok
>=Move SSS
>==Prepare attack

Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>857060
>>857010
Forgetting things, always, in the excitement of combat! But oh, what excitement!

Come and test me, you villainous wretches, you! Come, test the claws of... IL SCARRAMOGGIO!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

Rolled 4, 1, 3 = 8 (3d4)

Cane:
A^^Attackx2
A=Prepare
B=Guard SW-SE
B^Attack NW-NE

(You can aim Prepared Actions in up to 3 adjacent directions.

>>857075
Forgetting profiles is quite forgivable for now. Keep track of your dagger count, though.

Possibly relevant rolls.

>>857109
Ah, sorry.

I always get confused when Skirmishing on 4chan because the input boxes are so small and you can't store persistent information on them (if you use the "reply to post" feature, at least.)

I'll try to think of a better way to manage things.

Dagger count is 3 currently btw.

Can I set my prepared throw to S-SE-E also please?

Roleplay: Scaramogge purrs in approval after getting attention!

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Siegward charges in, ready for action, but finds none in reach.

Cane and Scaramogge unstitch a tailor.

>Enemy turn incoming

Enemy phase incoming.

>>857228
I have an eerie feeling about the events in this place.

Are we really the good guys?

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The bullet Siegward is hit by is almost pathetic, but unlikely to be the last.

Sounds above, all.

>Noble Turn

>>857295
Sounds like we might be moving into some prepared fire if we move SE, my canine companion.

>>857335
You begin your turn with access only to A. You can draw on B by Preparing, but that's usually zero-sum for Ursines.

This is covered under the explanation of triangles and trapezoids, but looks like I need to make this more accessible too.

>>857346
I just read the comment "sounds above!"

Quickly editing that move.

>>857295
Of course there can't be enemies waiting for us to the SE - we're surrounded by solid walls. How preposterous!
>A^ Move 2E, to contest the soul.
>A^ Move 1E, 1N, picking up a single one of my knives on the way - not sure if this cancels my Contest Soul.
>A= Prepare!
>B^^ Catscratch, 2 stacks
>B^ Throw Weapon NW, N or NE


[Enterprise x2] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>857341
Oh!
...aww
>>857247
Drak turns his head, perking his ears for the slightest sounds.
"Be silent a moment,CAT, still your tongue!"
>>857295
>A=Move SSS
>A=MOVE WWW
>>>857341
Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

I really like this vibe, the ominousness, and the 'what are we doing, really?' vibe that scaramogge pointed at are delicious

>>857372
Scaramogge flicks his tail in acquiescence to your comments,ears pricked up in tense concentration - you may or may not catch a glimpse of this behaviour through the windows!

>>857372
Note also that you took 1 dmg for busting through a glass window like a maniac. No rush though.

>>857415
>Opening windows
I AM the opener

I'll call the session here to streamline and sleep. I return in 13-14 hours, and runtime will be around 4 hours, possibly more. That's when I've been trying to run this, sorry if it doesn't fit for you. Thanks for playing!

>>857368
It does indeed cancel the Contest, but the soul's under no other influence.

>>857431
You do have the HP for it for now. Just don't forget about, you know, pre-smashing the windows.

>>857443
Thanks, Londry.

Nice to see the developments you've added to this game. It's not the same one I signed up to!

See you tomorrow if you're still up for it! Don't let me lose that Soul!

>>857431
Siegward, don't forget - running into windows with your big impervious bear body is kind of fun, but with your sword, you can EXECUTE windows. How much more fun is that*?

*I know they don't have souls but that's beside the point - trust me, it's fun!

>>857295
A= Rally to heal my -1Mov
A= Move N WWW

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

>>857896
I'm going to treat the needle as a retrievable item, thus taking ^ to remove. Also, Rally only works on souls released the turn you use it.

>>858096
Rather, only Contests souls released the turn you use it.

Rolled 2, 4 = 6 (2d4)

Just gonna houserule it that an Ursine with Overbear can move into enemy squares, Applying Force per = used to get there. Hope you don't mind.

Also some rolls.

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>858181
And one more.

Scaramogge yearns to be back in the tumult of battle - fighting for Passion, surviving for Friendship, and winning for all that is Noble and Just!

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Cane extracts his needle and follows the sound of gunfire. Your intent seemed to be haste, so you've taken 1 dmg and moved = ^ worth of squares.

Scaramogge would have run into Cane while he was pulling the needle out, and has been redirected. He now has a dagger, but is at the bottom of the stairs.

Siegward knocks one back, but finds more Corrupted lying in wait.

>Enemy turn incoming

>>858253
A frustrating turn of events for the fate-spurned Scaramogge! Does this mean, however, that my attempt to contest this Soul has succeeded?

Also, I take it this is to mean we cannot move through our allies, no matter how deftly the mover is able to Cartwheel and Tumble around the battlefield?

(Also, have we got other players here?)

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Siegward hears things clatter down the stairs.

All is silent again in Marion's Tailoring.

The smell of spent gunpowder grows strong again for Cane.

>>858259
If it counted as a = Move, it would be possible. I didn't consider this, and just gave you a dagger since the soul's not in immediate danger.

>>858267
Ah! Alas, when Souls are at stake yet the lure of Battle calls you ever onward, it is always a hard choice to know what to do.

>Quickly cartwheel to pick the other knife up off the floor
>A= Move 4N, or wherever the stairs take me!
>A= Prepare
>B^ Catscratch
>B^ Thrown / melee attack
>B^ Thrown / melee attack

[Enterprise x3] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 5/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

Rolled 4, 4, 1, 1, 2 = 12 (5d4)

Possibly relevant dice.

>>858267
"this smell... I don't like this smell"
A = Move 4S
A = Guard

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

>>858267
"Rrrrhhaaaaah"
>=Attack W
>=Attack W
Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 6/8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

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Undaunted by mounting wounds, Siegward puts and end to the closest threat and claims the first soul.

Cane passes beneath a walkway, finding a window and a towering pile of debris blocking the alleyway. Among the tables, stools, crates, wagon wheels... There is a torso mannequin, still dressed in blue.

>second floor update incoming

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Scaramogge's movement up the stairs is blocked by a Corrupted with upper chest wrapped in green cloth. Another makes a break for the stairs and suffers dearly for it.

>enemy turns incoming

Goodness gracious me. I suppose I'd better start rerolling a wabbit!

It would have been a better idea to make that Prepare a move action to run away. Stuck thinking in Floors terms, natch!

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A bottle and a punch find their way to Siegward's unprotected self.

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Scaramogge's opponents seem to fare little better than their target. One is lamed by an awkward landing.

>>858539
You're currently at 2 HP. Also consider directing your guard in up to 3 adjacent directions.

>>858543
I can scarcely believe my whiskers!

Did I only suffer 1 HP damage there?

Also, Londry... think I'll be able to hop S over that silly fellow on the ground there?

>>858562
Sorry, 3 adjacent directions, including diagonals.

>>858553
2 dmg, and sure.

>>858549
It's ^ to stow an item in your inventory unless you're a Feline. You can drop items for free, though.

Also, that Prepared move isn't going to trigger unless an enemy moves into or attacks from melee range.

"None shall stand, COWARDS, face me!"
>=Attack N
>=Guard N, NW,W
Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 2 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>858543
Then this shall be my stratagem!
>A= Skip 3S over the poor mook on the ground, using Cartwheel to contest the soul once at the bottom of the stairs!
>I think it's 3S to get to my previous positon- if not, then consider it a move 4S.
>A= Guard facing NW, N, NE!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

Ah, friends, I don't think I shall successfully be able to contest this Soul. Any ideas?

>>858590
Kill them all!

>>858583
Maybe change that to move to the square NORTH of the Soul, hoping the enemies won't be able to move past me to get it.

I think that's a 2S move, but I can't tell because of the two separate layers.

Can I do that, Londry?

>>858543
drop shield for free
A^get blue clothes
A^equip blue clothes
A^equip shield
A^ Move 2N

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

>>858605
Ah, there's actually no point - since the enemies aren't going to get a chance to contest that soul at all now. Let's keep my original move which was:

>A= Move 3S (I THINK 3S, process generously if you can please) to move to the square I was on before, at the bottom of the stairs.
>Use Cartwheel to contest the soul of the poor tailor.
>A= Guard facing NW, N, NE

Calling turn in 5.

>>858616
Correcting to
>2S

Because voices I heard

>>858624
Because I heard a terrible, foreboding voice saying something very frightening.

It's... wmy grandmoggy used to tell me were "Whispers from the Aiar Sea", wherever that may be!

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With no others to Contest, the Marion passes easily to Scaramogge.

Siegward deals a grievous blow, but exercises some restraint.

Cane's new shirt was meant for more peaceful times. It stretches over his armor, but it holds.

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Another bottle flies. Only a punch gets through this time. Be brave, third star!

The lamed one attacks once more in defiance before succumbing to its wounds. His friends are ready to catch him as he falls.

>>858763
A=move 2S 2W
A^toe to toe 2W attack the corrupted
A^attack the corrupted

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

>>858813
I attacked that guy for like 8dmg so he should be kinda dead, maybe you should try to overbear the other corrupted soul?

>>858763
Too many. Friends, we win this one together, or not at all!
>A= Move 3W, 1N
>A= Move 1N, 3W

>>858837
Posting character sheet!

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>858837
>>858763
Ah, dang. I don't know if I can leave the stairs with this movement.

Gotta go do house-sitting duties. Last update today is at least 2 1/2 hours in coming.

>>858849
It works.

>>858763
>=Move WNN
>=Guard N,NW,W


We shall all fall, now come, LET US MEET OUR FATES!


Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>858855
Thanks Londry! Nice gaming with you again - how are you finding it?

Shame you don't have a laptop so you could carry this on at the other place.

I'll try to stay awake till later, but if I fall I shall trust the ever-faithful Cane to my actions!

Due to some time-sensitive stuff, I have to stay here a while longer. I set you all free til tomorrow. Worst to worst, I'll just have to use the scanner here for more hand-drawn updates.

>>858868
Been fun. I keep finding ways to create more work for myself, and it's a challenge to think globally in order to reduce graphics management. Overall, it's been a joy to see what I've put together be set in motion (and with aplomb!), no matter the technical issues I have to muddle through.

Laptop would be nice.

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What light through yonder window breaks? It is Cane, and Siegward is the headlong fool.

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Stripped as they are of substance, portal souls seem only rarely to be desired by the Corrupted. But it is not unheard of in times of desperation.

>>860964
Ah, Londry - did the Overbear deal no actual damage?

If the enemy leeching the portal soul is damaged, I reckon I can kill it this turn. If it's undamaged, I don't think I have that option, and instead I moved south to regroup with my allies.

>>861275
Overbear only deals Force, +damage if used as an attack after a move. Bumping enemies with only Moves is a new feature that deals no damage.

>>861327
Oh nice! Actually, that will make contesting souls pretty complicated.

Is the ability dependent on stats in any way?

I'm thinking I can bump this mook away from that portal soul and into the path of Siegward.

>>861384
If you have Overbear, you can enter enemy squares, shoving them 1 and then dealing Force equal to = spent getting there. >>858253 is where I started with this, though I should have bumped the rifleman a square further than I did.

Lacking that, you'll have to protect the portal some other way.

>>860964
>=Move N E N
>=Move N N E
"I am not finished!"
Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>860964
"Siegward, my good if somewhat taciturn friend! The Scaramogge pounces into battle to fight by your side! Mwoargh!"

>A^ Move 2N
>B^^^ Catscratch!
>A^ Throw weapon at contesting enemy
>A^ Throw weapon at contesting enemy
>A^ Throw weapon at contesting enemy

[Enterprise x4] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>860964
A^Contest soul
A=Prepare
A^add condition to prepare (If I get the soul)
B=^Move EEENNN


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

>>861631
Oh, very good. I'll make a Noble lawyer out of you yet!

Rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9 (3d4)

Rolling for Cover.

Once again, next update will likely be late, so don't wait up for it.

>>861631
"Impressive stratagem, my stout-pawed fellow! Now we're fighting with style!"

>>861668
Ah, so the fallen soldier has actually stood up? I noticed that but thought it was an artifact of switching to pencil. I need to question these things more often.

>>861682
Nah, it's just the portal soul in the way.

>>861606
"Careful where you throw those!"

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By turn's end, Cane has won control of the soul. He must be adjacent at beginning of the next turn (the enemy's in this case) to claim it.

Perforated and then sent stumbling, one can only assume the other Lords' mark succumbs to its wounds on the other side.

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Three of Scaramogge's daggers return Answerer's Hall.

Soul in hand, Cane regroups with his fellows.
>Due to a mistake in the pencil update, Cane's location has been corrected to 1 tile further N.

The fighting has attracted attention from far west down the street.

>=Move WWW
>=Guard N,NW,W

Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1/8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>863359
>>863482
He used the soul as a portal?

And then disappeared through the portal taking 3 of my fine knives with him?

Pahaha! The ardours of these corrupted realms never cease to take me by surprise! Scaramogge will have to play things a little more safely from here on out.

>A= Move 3W
>Cartwheel to capture the soul
>A= Guard W, NW, N

[Enterprise x1] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>863482
>>863359
Of course, I am not sure if this soul can be captured.

Mayhap if that is not the case, it would be amenable to communication?

"I... reverently greet you, fellow Noble soul. Did that corrupted miscreant do you any harm? Are you going to leave us now? Can you feel or understand anything, anything at all?"

"Tell us one last request, if you have any breath left in you - and Scaramogge gives you his vow that this last wish will come to pass!"

>>864175
You get little more response than Cane did >>856559 >>856608, but there is some satisfaction in expelling the Corrupted's brief influence.

You can, of course, fully claim the soul. It would simply end her function as a way here and home.

>>864163
>>864175
>>864301
Ah, I assumed that we earlier had failed to make contact with the soul. Her rising from the ground in such an eerie hue had given me hope that something fundamental had changed about the situation.

And to that. When I read "She can be gathered when your mission is over," I was thinking of the body. Had I understood properly I would not have tried so vainly to communicate with her again.

Well, never mind! Better let her remain until we have fully avenged the fallen.

>Amend action not to fully claim the soul. Put her to rest on the ground back inside her body, if possible.

Does this mean we face the burden of guarding our Portal Soul on each of our missions? This definitely makes our forays a little more dangerous than I had anticipated.

>>863482
londry are you sure I moved there? since I think I moved EEENNN

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>>864403
shieet. All right, that'll put you 2S of Scaramogge.
>>863482
Correction.

>>864468
A^toe to toe 2E and attack whatever is there
A^attack
A=Guard

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

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The darkness blinds and confounds.

Another pile of debris comes into view, splintered in patches and pocked with holes.

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>Noble turn

>>864616
Siegward - this is your moment of destiny! Step in and slay the gunners that lie in wait, or retreat to fight another day. Either way, Scaramogge will stand by your side in combat. Scaramogge will follow you toward whatever fate awaits!

>>864616
A=toe to toe 2N 2E
A=Guard

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

>>864682
Cane! Watch for the thing that went "plink", now!

>>864616
>Mv N N W
>Attack W
*Somewhat weaker roarings*

Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1/8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>864616
>A= Move W, W, W, N
>B^^^ Catscratch
>A^ Throw my last dagger if Siegward has revealed a suitable target!

>>864616
>>864744
Panicked and forgot this:

[Enterprise x1] Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Gun, loaded with 1 round.

>>864744
Actually, override, if still possible:
>A^ Move W, W
>A^ Switch to gun
>A= Fire gun at revealed enemy target!

Rolled 1 (1d4)

Rolling for cover.

>>864814
Sorry guys!

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As Cane rounds the corner, he finds the street showered in the glass of the second-floor window of Marion's Tailoring. Both enemies in sight are wrapped in bandages, but one has consumed a soul, while the other is helplessly trapped beneath it.

>Attack big one
>Attack fallen

Need an answer here to complete the update. Gotta go to Thanksgiving with family now, sorry to keep you in suspense. Don't worry about any friendly fire, though.

>>864900
>Attack big one

>>864900
>Don't worry about any friendly fire, though.

A-A-Absolutely not, Londry!

Actually. That's how I've played it all along!

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Cane makes a stand alone.

As Scaramogge and Siegward move up, they see nothing but a flash through a ragged gap in the debris. Siegward is spared a direct hit, but the shrapnel of the cannonball's impact deals him a mortal wound. His body can hold his soul only to the end of his next turn.

>Enemy turn

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Cane's guard holds firm.

The rigor of activity costs the empowered Corrupted just as much as its fellows, but its suffering is no longer without use. One of the lessers stands straighter from its fall and its chest wound seeps a little less.

Far beyond the shambles of the debris, another shot is being prepared.

The dying and death rules are written as intended in the rules, but there's some important rulings on Prepared action resolution that I wrongly thought I included.

Prepared actions react just after, not simultaneously to, the provoking action. So, a provoking Attack will finish first. If a Move provokes, it travels 1 square before the reaction begins.

>>866038
I see no way to not get killed by cannonfire
"Ah. I think I'll just...have a nap, you go on, fellow nobles, I'll catch up"
>Guard Sw, S, SE

Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp Dying |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>866038
>>866045
Londry, can you please advise me - how strict do we have to be when it comes to targeting enemies uncovered in the fog of war?

I'm comparing this to Floors, where Monday is extremely strict and you must specify a direction.

I'm going to try and attack the cannoneer this turn but I need to know if I can do it with an A action or need to prepare a B action first.

Ah. You said "far beyond" the debris! That means I might not get 'em!

>>866038
>>866045
Londry, am I not going to have the chance to use "Rescue a dying friend" on Siegward this time? :/

>>866805
Stating intent when entering fog of war is generally enough.

>>866814
>End of his next turn.

>>866829
Ah, thanks. You made it sound so final!

>>866765
"Siegward! I need you to hold steadfast - well, excuse me - I mean steadfast in the face of despair, not steadfast in the face of cannonfire! Run back into the building, into cover, and I'll move in to aid you."

"You must trust Scaramogge on this account. I know little of the sacred medicine that binds souls to bodies beyond mortal wounds - but I believe I know enough!"

>>866038
A^^Attack blue corrupted x2
A^^Attack white corrupted x2
>-pray

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

>>848818
>Pick Feline
>Pick Enterprise
>Pick Walk Stab Walk
>Pick Cartwheel

>>866038
>A= Move 1W, 3N
>A= Rescue a Dying Friend!

Let's see if our prayers will be answered - just this once, come on now!

>>866899
Welcome! You'll deploy next turn.

>>866038
>Spawn (East)

"Raw-w! Find warm, find soft."


[Providence] 4.Dmg; 6 Rng; 3 Mag; Forceful 1
HP: 3/3 | MOV: 4 | A: = = = | B: ^ =
Inventory:
Skills: Care, Featherlight

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Siegward is brought back from the brink.

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Emboldened by their champion, the Corrupted fear their bleeding no longer. Cane is dying.

But more light floods in. Judgement's door is not so easily closed.

>>867117
More questions, questmaster Londry!

Does Siegward need another heal?

If Siegward does need another heal - supposing I use a Rescue on him this turn, will that allow him to move at full speed this turn?

Also, Catspaw has Scaramogge's lost Enterprise in his inventory.

>>867184
Look at the rules sheet, mang.

>>867200
a shiny and pretty object for a cat to have thank you
but this cat is not sure where to go to help

>>867229
Sorry, Londry. And thanks for enduring my constant mewling about the rules here! I was looking at the rules sheet as I read that - poring over it, I tell you! - but because I asked the questions plainly it probably didn't look like I was to you.

Please don't think I'm not trying to pay attention!

What it is, is that I read we need 2 turns to heal an ally - but the red + icon over Siegward already seems to have disappeared. I healed him once. I wasn't sure if that was intentional or an oversight on your part, because I fully expected him to need a second turn of healing.

How does that work? Did my standing next to him during the enemy phase count as a second heal?

Also, what HP is a character at after being rescued? 1 HP? Healed to full? The rules sheet literally says nothing on this.

>>867365
I see. More to rewrite, then.

The Dying condition lasts as long as you're at 0. You die if you stay at 0 HP for 2 full turns. Rescuing can only heal from 0 to 1. So, Siegward is at 1 HP and can act as usual now.

>>867240
Welcome among us, Catspaw! A fine name for one newly inducted to the ways of feline finagling! Have you heard the fable of "The Simian and the Feline?"

Scaramogge shall tell you of it some other day, for today we have a greater task to confont. Today we test if we are fit to bear the name Noble in battle!

Ahem. Here is how we will seize our glory for the day! You, Catspaw, must move toward the enemy on our Eastern flank and destroy them swiftly with your daggers at range. Do not relent for a second! For they are far gone beyond death and will not yield to the voice of reason. The valorous Pump-a-rump will move ahead of you and attempt to heal our most reliable fighter, Cane. That is. If I have correctly judged this Pump-a-rump to be a bird of valour.

Now pay heed to this advice, friends! We are under attack from the cannon to our West. The next time we move, we must all be prepared to dash for cover - or one of us will be obliterated by its blast. Move southward into cover and use Prepared actions or a Guarded stance as you see fit. As soon as the Cane's courage is renewed, you will see there is no one fitter to hold the line in battle. And at that moment Catspaw, you should resume your all-out attack!

How does that sound to you?

>>866994
I forgot to mention - one very important thing to appreciate, when it comes to the Noble art of dagger throwing, is that it is all too easy to set your ally in your sights, when you mean to attack your enemy. Careful positioning is of the essence, in these hectic skirmishes!

Speaking of which! You didn't see any of poor Scaramogge's lost daggers on your way here... did you?

i did, i did but to work together needs effort
can i bring you your weapons of virtue while attacking still? i am trying to learn

a good plan to follow will do

>>867117
"Delicate paws for a warrior, my feline companion"
*Huff-wheeze* "I suppose I cannot embrace my deserved rest just yet, but I know this to be temporary."
>==Move 6E

Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1/8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>867699
Damn and blast! It's not as simple as I thought!

See here, new recruit. The creature to the north is a Martyr, and absorbs damage, while the abomination behind Il Cane receives all that damage as healing.

To break this unholy linkage, we need to ignore the Martyr while striking at the regular Corrupted behind Cane. However, while Il Cane is wounded, he cannot move out to give us a clear shot.

It'd a difficult call, but Catspaw's best move might be to scurry forth and position himself, so that he can throw as many daggers as possible at the first opportunity! But it all depends on the coordination of Cane and Rump-a-pump. Also, if you move East, and then South now, you will not have to move to avoid the cannon later.

And you are more than welcome to practice with my daggers, but they should be just the same as yours!

>>867678
"See not shine, sought no edge."

>>868640
(Oh dear. I meant that reply for Catspaw! I hate 4chan's reply feature sometimes. Well, I enjoyed your roleplayed response to it, anyway, Pump-a-rump!)

>>867117
"Will this work... I won't know unless I try..."

A= Attempt to use the soul I claimed in the previous nightmare to heal myself
A=Guard


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

>>869940
As you began this round dying, you have only a single action available to you, even if you receive any healing.

>A= Move 4E
>A= Move 2E, 2S

"Cane! I won't let you go this way! This is... too damn boring a way to die for a true Noble like you!"

[Fallen Noble's Gun] Dmg ???, Rng 6, loaded with 1 round
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Enterprise x1: Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift

>>867117
>>870380
((Linking posts.))

(Do we need someone to bot Rump-a-Pump? He truly is the key to saving Cane right now!)

(Fenster's usually around this time or a little later, so I'd be glad to wait.)

>>867117
"Raw-w~"

[Providence] 4.Dmg; 6 Rng; 3 Mag; Forceful 1
HP: 3/3 | MOV: 4 | A: = = = | B: ^ =
Inventory:
Skills: Care, Featherlight

A= Shoot 5E
A^ Negate Force
A= Shoot 5E

B^ Negate Force
B= Reload

>>870486
I'll be cutting out the B actions here, since nothing is Prepared.

>>867699
I'd like an actions post from you, if you're still around. You currently hold your own daggers and Scaramogge's 3. Felines move items between hand and inventory for free, and dropping things is free as well. If you do so adjacent to Scaramogge's path, his Cartwheel can pick them up.

Rolled 4, 4, 4 = 12 (3d4)

Calling turn in 20. Dice may become relevant.

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Catspaw drops daggers in Scaramogge's reach.

Pump-a-Rump's shots fly true, but the second unchecked shot sends him back whence he came.

One martyr falls. Another rises.

Cane draws on the soul of a giant he slew in an old dance hall. He is still dying, but will expire at the end of his next turn instead of the enemy's.

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Pump-a-Rump must spend A= to deploy before acting this turn.

Got an old friend in town, so next update's at least 3 hours. Thanksgiving rush, sorry everyone!

Meant to say:

>Noble turn

>>871255
>=Move 3E
>=Move 2S, 1E


Ursine
Certitude (8dmg, execute)
Hp 1/8 |Mv3 |A ==| B=
Skills:
Cleave
Overbear

>>871255
The avine pokes their head out before flittering back through the entry.


[Providence] 4.Dmg; 6 Rng; 3 Mag; Forceful 1
HP: 3/3 | MOV: 4 | A: = = = | B: ^ =
Inventory:
Skills: Care, Featherlight

A= Deploy East
A= Prepare
A= Reload

B= Move 3 East, 1 North
B^ Move 1 North

>>871255
"Friends, brave friends! We must make a stand here!""

"As much as we need cover from their artillery, if we make our retreat here then the enemy will move in to take our Portal Soul, leaving us stranded. Don't stand still and be shot to pieces by cannonfire, but still, somehow, we must stop them capturing our Portal Soul at all costs!"

>A= Move 4E
>A= Use "Rescue a Friend" on Cane!

[Fallen Noble's Gun] Dmg ???, Rng 6, loaded with 1 round
HP 3/5 | Mov 4 | A = = | B ^ =
Cartwheel, Catscratch
Inventory: Enterprise x4: Dmg 3, Rng 3 (thrown), Swift

>>867240
Catspaw, are you still with us? Don't you shirk from the Noble cause now, I see a hero's spirit within you!

Scramble east and take out the Corrupted with your daggers. Glory is but a leap ahead - so pounce!

>>875620
Good to see you back, Pump-a-rump. It appears I judged you true - you are a bird of valour. Come, fly proudly in our flock, for tonight - tonight we will shit in the eye of infamy!

Got a family emergency that requires travel. Updates are doubtful til Friday, lacking a scanner.

Various rewrites, uses for souls and "advancement" are in the works. Input and questions are welcome. Thanks as always for bringing Noble Magics to life.