WC won't do anything to buy time - it doesn't stun the enemy. The best time to pop the Dance is the start of the battle, before it realizes we're hostile, since it takes an entire round to activate.
The Path Unending (A Cultivation Quest)
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WC won't do anything to buy time - it doesn't stun the enemy. The best time to pop the Dance is the start of the battle, before it realizes we're hostile, since it takes an entire round to activate.
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The narrative at the end of the chapter kind of reads like it's already about to attack us. Also, if WC doesn't stun or otherwise disorient - what does it do?
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[X] Plan Keep Away
Damage multiple foes. Possibly more, once we've leveled it up.
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It's reaching towards us, but not strictly as an attack.
WC at its current level effectively does AOE sonic damage with a dice pool of 12d10s7. WC is mainly good here if the animals end up attacking and we need to do AOE damage. Otherwise, VR is pretty much objectively better when targeting only the kukuni, since it has a higher dice pool.
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Knight-Radiant
Recovering Rageaholic
Updated my plan, added options for healing
SRLYWHYTHO
Tzeentchian Pragmatist, Deutaragonist of my Story
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You know how kids tend to screech like demons when they're pissed off? It's basically that, but instead of being Soul damage and Sanity damage, It's Sonic damage. Bust eardrums, make bloodvessels go pop, make his eyes shake inside their cavities, the usual.
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[X] Plan Keep Away
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Thanks to everyone clarifying WC's effects. Edited Cleanse and Purify slightly to account for that mistake.
Also, I'd like to point out that during our charmcrafter duel we've already seen charms having unintended interactions. So far Cleanse and Purify is the only plan that's trying to take advantage of that in the context of this enemy being a big ball of blood vessels. I really do think that this could get a pretty incredible result, especially as we already know that Blood anam can be used for healing and we need something to prevent it from just succing up more HP from its collection of bodies.
Also, I'd like to point out that during our charmcrafter duel we've already seen charms having unintended interactions. So far Cleanse and Purify is the only plan that's trying to take advantage of that in the context of this enemy being a big ball of blood vessels. I really do think that this could get a pretty incredible result, especially as we already know that Blood anam can be used for healing and we need something to prevent it from just succing up more HP from its collection of bodies.
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[X] Plan Keep Away
Van Ropen
Angry, angry about elves.
@firestorm440 - I think you need to rename it to "Plan Cleanse and Purify" to make sure things get tallied properly.
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@KinOfTheMountain , By your leave I request that you allow me to display the results of my many (shameful) years of experience with all things shōnen. you can tell it's srs bzns when I break out the macron
[X] Plan Don't LOSE YOUR WAAAAAAAY
-[X] This thing is massacring the local wildlife and has turned whatever its equivalent of eyes is towards you. It needs to be killed with fire. You don't have fire, but you have shadow, acid, hunger, and all the fire you'll ever need is within the BURNING FLAME OF YOUR HEART!
-[X] You will immediately activate Dance at Moonlight Crossroads and summon the Rakshasa. Once it is summoned, you will damage the Kukuni with your Vitriolic Retort, shouting out declarations of your will and all the friends you're fighting for! You will use Warhound's Cry to get rid of mooks, because this is a fight between Kong and Kukuni!
-[X] You will focus on ducking and dodging between attacks to avoid its tendrils, keeping an eye on the piles of gore to make sure it doesn't land a sneak attack. While shooting, you will use your sixth sense to try to locate the center of spiritual mass and aim for its weakpoint to deal massive damage!giant enemy crab ahead
-[X] To stop it from reaching you and to drive it farther from your presence if it comes near, you will use whatever you have: the Blooming Spear of the Auroch, all your pills, and anything else you can think of, and once you are out of anam and on your last legs, regretting that you didn't train your body more, you shall charge it, crying out against the injustice of this thing's every action. With every labored step, every choking breath, you empower your final strike with memories of your friends, your family, and your beloved creations. And you will be happy—BECAUSE YOU ARE A KONG!
-[X] "AND A KONG IS NEVER BORING!"
Edit: Damn, now I need to go read Oyasumi Punpun or watch The Tatami Galaxy or something to lower my bloodshōnen levels.
Edit2: If this plan wins I'm going to eat all the hats I own. For the sake of my digestive system and the thread's sanity, please do not vote for this plan.
[X] Plan Don't LOSE YOUR WAAAAAAAY
-[X] This thing is massacring the local wildlife and has turned whatever its equivalent of eyes is towards you. It needs to be killed with fire. You don't have fire, but you have shadow, acid, hunger, and all the fire you'll ever need is within the BURNING FLAME OF YOUR HEART!
-[X] You will immediately activate Dance at Moonlight Crossroads and summon the Rakshasa. Once it is summoned, you will damage the Kukuni with your Vitriolic Retort, shouting out declarations of your will and all the friends you're fighting for! You will use Warhound's Cry to get rid of mooks, because this is a fight between Kong and Kukuni!
-[X] You will focus on ducking and dodging between attacks to avoid its tendrils, keeping an eye on the piles of gore to make sure it doesn't land a sneak attack. While shooting, you will use your sixth sense to try to locate the center of spiritual mass and aim for its weakpoint to deal massive damage!giant enemy crab ahead
-[X] To stop it from reaching you and to drive it farther from your presence if it comes near, you will use whatever you have: the Blooming Spear of the Auroch, all your pills, and anything else you can think of, and once you are out of anam and on your last legs, regretting that you didn't train your body more, you shall charge it, crying out against the injustice of this thing's every action. With every labored step, every choking breath, you empower your final strike with memories of your friends, your family, and your beloved creations. And you will be happy—BECAUSE YOU ARE A KONG!
-[X] "AND A KONG IS NEVER BORING!"
Edit: Damn, now I need to go read Oyasumi Punpun or watch The Tatami Galaxy or something to lower my bloodshōnen levels.
Edit2: If this plan wins I'm going to eat all the hats I own. For the sake of my digestive system and the thread's sanity, please do not vote for this plan.
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I was thinking the same thing, at least popping one off after the Rakshasha experimentally to see if it'd get outsize results, but sadly I'm virtually certain this is overestimating what Warhound's Cry can do. It's only at phase 1 of 6.
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[X] Plan Keep Away
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- NY
I've actually edited it to reflect that I was mistaken about what WC could do!
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[X] Plan Don't Be Boring
-[X] This thing is massacring the local wildlife and turning whatever it's equivalent of eyes towards you. It needs to be killed with fire; you don't have fire, but you have shadow and acid and raw hunger. You will immediately activate the box and summon the Rakshsa. Once it is summon, you will damage it with Vitriolic Retort and Warhound's Cry at a distance, while ducking and dodging between the pile of innocent animals turned corpses to avoid its tendrils. While shooting, you will use your sixth sense to try to locate the center of this mass and aim towards that. To stop it from reaching you and to drive it farther from your presence if it comes near, you will use whatever you have: the Blooming Spear of the Auroch, all your pills, and anything else you can think of, and once you are out of anam and on your last legs, regretting that you didn't train your body more, you shall charge it, screaming your anger and displeasure at this thing's very existence every step of your way, because YOU AREN'T BORING.
Plan Don't Be Boring, encourged us to keep a distance and look for a weak point. It emphasizes the fact that we are going to strike this thing down.
-[X] This thing is massacring the local wildlife and turning whatever it's equivalent of eyes towards you. It needs to be killed with fire; you don't have fire, but you have shadow and acid and raw hunger. You will immediately activate the box and summon the Rakshsa. Once it is summon, you will damage it with Vitriolic Retort and Warhound's Cry at a distance, while ducking and dodging between the pile of innocent animals turned corpses to avoid its tendrils. While shooting, you will use your sixth sense to try to locate the center of this mass and aim towards that. To stop it from reaching you and to drive it farther from your presence if it comes near, you will use whatever you have: the Blooming Spear of the Auroch, all your pills, and anything else you can think of, and once you are out of anam and on your last legs, regretting that you didn't train your body more, you shall charge it, screaming your anger and displeasure at this thing's very existence every step of your way, because YOU AREN'T BORING.
Plan Don't Be Boring, encourged us to keep a distance and look for a weak point. It emphasizes the fact that we are going to strike this thing down.
SRLYWHYTHO
Tzeentchian Pragmatist, Deutaragonist of my Story
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...you are very aware, that with your second edit I'm basically wrestling with my Schadenfreude addiction, right?
I'm a logical person, so I won't do it.
...but try to not temp everyone like that.
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@firestorm440 I just read over your revised plan; it looks excellent. It's almost exactly my current vote at this point, however, which is already winning - it might be better to integrate any necessary points into that plan instead.
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My master plan all along. I really will eat all the hats that I own. I am in the middle of sharpening my kitchen shears as we speak. I'll post photos.
[X] Plan Keep Away
What makes you say that?
Also as to the WC vs VR commentary, I still think we should open with the screech. Not only because it's fun, but seeing if it affects the various Blood-Anam /regular old blood colored bodies all over the floor could only help.
Just guessing but it's made out of blood basically, a sonic attack might do extra damage and burst some veins or something.
SRLYWHYTHO
Tzeentchian Pragmatist, Deutaragonist of my Story
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...lord almighty, why is it so hard to ignore that little voice in the back of my head? It's saying something along the lines of "omnomnom" "karma, pls" "a fedora tastes like cigar smoke, and a cowboy hat tasted like a well done steak" and so on and so forth.
Strong vibrations can play absolute merry hell with liquids, if they're contained inside something, and blood vessels, for how bendy they are, don't handle sudden changes all that well. Maybe it's gonna be real rattled by the technique, then it's gonna have a bloody bone to pick with us, as surely its blood is gonna be dancing with the wish to turn us into the XianXia version of The Scream.
Knight-Radiant
Recovering Rageaholic
I don't see why it would to be honest.
The reason I want to stick with VR, is because of it's debuff.
Meaning if we start with VR while we have the Rakshasa's help, we can Start dealing damage AND stacking debuffs on it at the same time.