Indoors. Not the best place for a kite fight.
Crystalwatcher's Magical Girl Quest!
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Indoors. Not the best place for a kite fight.
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My take on how things look:
A twelve meter by ten meter room means we can get at most 15 meters away from Black Knight, if it is so kind as to stand in the opposing corner. It is standing at the center right now, between that and the zombies we're stuck within five meters of that thing - no wonder we couldn't dodge X_X.
If we clean out the zombies we might be able to fly out the door and up out of easy stabbing range. I'm loath to leave our team to face Black Knight once it realizes that we've flown off to get back-up. Unless we use Core Purge or level Celestial Severance there's nothing Nepgear has that will scratch 3,500 resilience, so there's nothing to do but run for help in that situation.
Worth noting that Starshine is not the most accurate of things. While it's no long a certainty there is still a risk it will collapse the building on us and, as I mentioned before, it's Divinity affinity may or may not attract some attention.
Citation on accuracy:
added red for emphasis. Just because it's not likely don't mean it's not a threat.
Indeed. Personally I think the biggest bonus would be if by reaching Purifier Beam Level 5 we bump up to 2 attacks per turn.
As I mentioned later Purifier Beam Level 7 apparently isn't enough. It deals 225 + 1d40 in damage, average is 245, which would be reduced by Candy Heart's 150 Resilience + 1d45, average is 173, which leaves us dealing just 72 damage which is further reduces by Candy Heart's Auto Healing regenerating 50hp per turn to just 22 effective damage. That would take 46 turns to kill her and by that point Nepgear would have died from Candy Heart's attacks.
Level 8 is better mathematically speaking since 337 + 1d45 means we'd effectively be dealing 137 per turn so it would only take 8 turns to kill her but by then Team GEAR would likely be swamped by Zombies. Hence why I suggested going for broke and getting Level 9 since that drops the time down to 3 turns.
Of course this is assuming we don't upgrade to 2 attacks per turn by leveling up Purifier Beam but since we don't know if that's even possible I think we're better off assuming it won't happen.
Although, as you point out, we could just level up Starshine to Level 6 but there are still the issues I mentioned earlier.
I have to say the blocking is not something I had considered in my planning. It's actually quite a good bonus to improving Purifier Beam and certainly not something to be dismissed.
Ah but we don't have to stop Black Knight. We know from the previous update:
that Rei is either already coming to meet us or scrambles after Team GEAR gets the word out. So we just need to hold long enough for her to arrive.
So our best option, from my point of view anyway, is to quickly finish off Candy Heart, I doubt Black Knight has any idea how strong she is, then go and fight the Zombies. Note I said fight not slaughter. Basically we hold them off with Purifier Beam, and maybe some Starshine, so being overrun looks possible and the Black Knight will continue messing around until help arrives.
Eh. If we want to kill the Black Knight, which would be really hard to pull off, we'd be better off drawing it outside, probably using Core Purge to show we're a serious threat, then whacking it with an upgraded Celestial Severance.
With 334 XP we could get Celestial Severance up to Level 10 for a damage of 25,600 which is probably doubled by Double-Cast bringing it up to 51,200.
Of course killing the Black Knight is a Epically Terrible Idea because it would draw all the attention on Nepgear way before she's ready. That's how you end up like Juggernaut Core.
On reflection I agree. It's probably something that will only happen with Core Purge and is easily offset by the 25% health damage plus all the attention it would bring.
I'm not I just didn't think to look for Full Auto in an upgrade, because I was silly, so I didn't include it. Now that I've actually found it I tend to agree that it should provide around +500.
We know that in one specific circumstance the bonus was x2. We have no idea how it applies in general. The bonus might not apply because we don't have enough attacks to qualify, in that case it was 6 simultaneous attacks, or it might be different since "Hail of Lead" implies it mostly for bullets and magic attacks might have their own bonus.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Personally, I suspect that Black Knight as a super-move she can activate in response to an attack that could kill her.
I mean, hell, doesn't one of our own guys have a parry-counterattack trick that's basically unconditional and triggers any time he'd take enough damage to kill him? And works any time?
I mean, hell, doesn't one of our own guys have a parry-counterattack trick that's basically unconditional and triggers any time he'd take enough damage to kill him? And works any time?
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In fairness, if that guy is actually fully human then I will be very surprised.
But, yeah, contingencies against being oneshotted aren't unheard of even within the MGs we already know of. BK having something that lets it mitigate a deathblow is... very Black Knight like.
'Whenever an attack would kill you, instead lose one limb to a maximum of 4 lost limbs'.
Anyway looking at our enemies and our skills, priorities are simple:
1) Do not aggro Black Knight. Divinity attribute attacks are probably safe if not hitting something particularly durable(because as far as I can tell, barring a specific sensory ability, you can't recognize the affinities of an attack until it hits).
2) Killing zombies are fine. They are fodder. Black Knight expects them to keep our human buddies occupied, block the door and little more. Even if you oneshot them, most magical girls can oneshot them.
3) Killing Candy Heart too fast is not fine. She's a magical girl, so killing her quickly elevates us on the Black Knight threat-o-meter.
4) Letting Candy Heart hit us is fine. Going by her sheet, she has Knuckle Duster(Justice, Myth Maker, 300 damage base) and Candy Crush(Love, Myth Maker, 200 damage base, 50 modifier, double cast)...which translated to non math terms means that if we upgrade our durability at ALL, she's going to be doing scratch damage to Nepgear barring a major Affinity clash. She's more of a danger to our team, however, it was explained earlier that reanimated magical girls retain their general personality and values, only with a change of perspective, so unless they pose an immediate threat to her, she is going to prioritize Nepgear.
5) Getting outside is a mixed bag. It allows us to use our bigger attacks, but is certain to attract Black Knight's attention, though if she's still in a playing mood, she might simply kick Nepgear back inside to toy with her a bit more. We have a Big Gun incoming, so if we get outside at all, Rei WILL act, and Nepgear can shift to Touhou - Perfect Cherry Blossom play mode and shoot lots of undead.
6) It's unclear if Candy Heart can be salvaged, but, as her offensive capability is managable, PROVIDED Black Knight is not a problem, Nepgear can stonewall her long enough for Rei to effect a capture. It might be worthwhile simply to learn how the fuck these undead work. We don't have any idea how they work, so a live capture might give more information on what the fuck.
1) Do not aggro Black Knight. Divinity attribute attacks are probably safe if not hitting something particularly durable(because as far as I can tell, barring a specific sensory ability, you can't recognize the affinities of an attack until it hits).
2) Killing zombies are fine. They are fodder. Black Knight expects them to keep our human buddies occupied, block the door and little more. Even if you oneshot them, most magical girls can oneshot them.
3) Killing Candy Heart too fast is not fine. She's a magical girl, so killing her quickly elevates us on the Black Knight threat-o-meter.
4) Letting Candy Heart hit us is fine. Going by her sheet, she has Knuckle Duster(Justice, Myth Maker, 300 damage base) and Candy Crush(Love, Myth Maker, 200 damage base, 50 modifier, double cast)...which translated to non math terms means that if we upgrade our durability at ALL, she's going to be doing scratch damage to Nepgear barring a major Affinity clash. She's more of a danger to our team, however, it was explained earlier that reanimated magical girls retain their general personality and values, only with a change of perspective, so unless they pose an immediate threat to her, she is going to prioritize Nepgear.
5) Getting outside is a mixed bag. It allows us to use our bigger attacks, but is certain to attract Black Knight's attention, though if she's still in a playing mood, she might simply kick Nepgear back inside to toy with her a bit more. We have a Big Gun incoming, so if we get outside at all, Rei WILL act, and Nepgear can shift to Touhou - Perfect Cherry Blossom play mode and shoot lots of undead.
6) It's unclear if Candy Heart can be salvaged, but, as her offensive capability is managable, PROVIDED Black Knight is not a problem, Nepgear can stonewall her long enough for Rei to effect a capture. It might be worthwhile simply to learn how the fuck these undead work. We don't have any idea how they work, so a live capture might give more information on what the fuck.
Crystalwatcher
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I will point out to you guys how your flight ability is Boosted.
Flight (Boosted):
Level 3
-Solid Core is able to fly nearly twice as fast as she is capable of running - about 20mph. (Solid Core is capable of creating magical platforms mid-air that she is capable of pushing off of, or using to arrest her movement when necessary.)
So, inertia is less of a thing to you, and not a much a worry. Used right you can turn on a dime at full speed.
Due to my own lazy I'll simply put a link to this on page 1 for ease of access. As for things you've missed: No Longer Human for the abilities tab.
Otherwise it sounds like everything.
I've already stated how the x2 circumstance bonus applies during a fight when alongside Human soldiers.
I've also spoken about how you fit into the synergy bonus yourself.
Crystalwatcher
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I'm sorry, but when I aw this I couldn't help but laugh. You made my day.My take on how things look:
A twelve meter by ten meter room means we can get at most 15 meters away from Black Knight, if it is so kind as to stand in the opposing corner. It is standing at the center right now, between that and the zombies we're stuck within five meters of that thing - no wonder we couldn't dodge X_X.
If we clean out the zombies we might be able to fly out the door and up out of easy stabbing range. I'm loath to leave our team to face Black Knight once it realizes that we've flown off to get back-up. Unless we use Core Purge or level Celestial Severance there's nothing Nepgear has that will scratch 3,500 resilience, so there's nothing to do but run for help in that situation.
[X] Plan We're a Baby Tiger
-[X] White Knight handles the Knight, while we handle Candy Heart and the zombies outside.
-[X] Team GEAR fires on the zombies from within the mausoleum, while radioing to request backup and detailing the situation, with specific mention to Goddess Red's Black Knight.
-[X] Engage Candy Heart with Purifier Beam. Put her back to rest as fast as possible.
--[X] Once Candy Heart is down join Team GEAR in holding off the zombies while awaiting Reinforcements.
---[X] Switch to aiding White Knight if she needs it.
[X] XP Plan Purifier
-[X] Raise Purifier Beam's level to 9 (330XP)
-[X] White Knight handles the Knight, while we handle Candy Heart and the zombies outside.
-[X] Team GEAR fires on the zombies from within the mausoleum, while radioing to request backup and detailing the situation, with specific mention to Goddess Red's Black Knight.
-[X] Engage Candy Heart with Purifier Beam. Put her back to rest as fast as possible.
--[X] Once Candy Heart is down join Team GEAR in holding off the zombies while awaiting Reinforcements.
---[X] Switch to aiding White Knight if she needs it.
[X] XP Plan Purifier
-[X] Raise Purifier Beam's level to 9 (330XP)
Crystalwatcher
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Any other questions anybody?
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
If we wanted to troll Anastasia, could we give her a dream involving a lot of running water?
Crystalwatcher
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... Sure?If we wanted to troll Anastasia, could we give her a dream involving a lot of running water?
If we wanted to troll Anastasia, could we give her a dream involving a lot of running water?
Don't worry Crystal, I don't get it either.
It's commonly believed that the sound of running water makes you want to pee.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Dream-bathrooms are traps. Horrible, horrible traps.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Oh, right, Rei decided that she was going to sleep in her bed that we had mistakenly believed to be ours.
Welp, no regrets now!
*whips out my writer's pen that only refills itself during Calibration*
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Dragonloli123
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I though the punishment for dieing would be that that exp bonus we got for dieing would decrease with each death and keep decreasing after hitting zero and start taking exp away from us.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
In a quest where the GM keeps a pwn counter? No, it'll just be the general thread panic and a healthy dose of inexplicable PTSD that'll keep Rei up at night while we cry ourselves back to sleep. Assuming we even sleep by the time I'm through with our dreams
Hmm, I wonder if our artificial body feels really soft when it isn't being Divinely Awesome?...
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Crystalwatcher
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Lets not go there... I only want the Overlords here if they feel like joining in on the
You want to hug that? Go ahead. Just make sure to double check the writing of the segment before you do so you don't get vaped along with everything else.
Crystalwatcher
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Closing Voting tomorrow after I get up. Please have votes and omakes in by then, thank you.
@OverReactionGuy, Friendly reminder: double check to make sure you've voted. Not sure if you care or not, so I decided you might appreciate the reminder. If not let me know.
@Everyone Else: Please, note if the vote is a tie, I'll go with the one that closest resembles the last one for simplicity.
If anyone has a question, I'll be happy to answer so long as it doesn't lead to spoilers.
@OverReactionGuy, Friendly reminder: double check to make sure you've voted. Not sure if you care or not, so I decided you might appreciate the reminder. If not let me know.
@Everyone Else: Please, note if the vote is a tie, I'll go with the one that closest resembles the last one for simplicity.
If anyone has a question, I'll be happy to answer so long as it doesn't lead to spoilers.
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"It can't be hopeless."
Two nights ago, just before the Indianapolis reprisal, a magical girl said those words. She'd joined United Light only two weeks earlier, and seemed to take it upon herself to proclaim our victory. If she wanted reassurance she came up empty-handed neither I or any of the new Team Gear responded.
Tonight I wait at a staging area near Louisville, remembering the way she shrieked while a Hell Beast tore her to pieces.
I never got her name.
It's been seven weeks since the loss of the first Team Gear, and I've written little but line after line of defeats. The order to maintain a journal was never rescinded, and it already feels like a habit, a way to rage at uncaring fortune that has doomed my home. The Indianapolis reprisal involved a dozen nukes to soften the defending forces up, followed by hundreds of tanks, thousands of men, and dozens of magical girls. For all of that it can only be described as inconclusive.
If burning our own cities to ash isn't enough to decisively dislodge the armies of Hell what chance does Earth have? I suspect this question will be on the minds of the next group they find for Team Gear.
During the battle I received healing and unasked-for advice from an angelic researcher. She claimed that I would soon be able to render judgment upon all who struggle for the Ashakic Pillar. I don't feel like a being that can change the course of the war, I've yet to engage in a fight where I wasn't at risk of being immediately killed by my foes. She made made feel uncomfortable rather than reassured. After I left her post it was flattened by a Spawn of Mayhem. I never got her name either.
Rei is getting worried, she puts on a brave face, but her demeanor towards me has changed. Where before she found my inexperience amusing or charming, now I am told. "You need to fight with all your strength." She's worried, about me if nothing else.
My power has kept up it's frantic pace of growth. If it keeps increasing in power and in rate of growth as it has, I may soon be able to withstand one of Rei's presence attack. Maybe.
I'm still getting stronger.
It can't be hopeless.
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It should be pretty obvious that I cribbed most of this from somewhere else.
Two nights ago, just before the Indianapolis reprisal, a magical girl said those words. She'd joined United Light only two weeks earlier, and seemed to take it upon herself to proclaim our victory. If she wanted reassurance she came up empty-handed neither I or any of the new Team Gear responded.
Tonight I wait at a staging area near Louisville, remembering the way she shrieked while a Hell Beast tore her to pieces.
I never got her name.
It's been seven weeks since the loss of the first Team Gear, and I've written little but line after line of defeats. The order to maintain a journal was never rescinded, and it already feels like a habit, a way to rage at uncaring fortune that has doomed my home. The Indianapolis reprisal involved a dozen nukes to soften the defending forces up, followed by hundreds of tanks, thousands of men, and dozens of magical girls. For all of that it can only be described as inconclusive.
If burning our own cities to ash isn't enough to decisively dislodge the armies of Hell what chance does Earth have? I suspect this question will be on the minds of the next group they find for Team Gear.
During the battle I received healing and unasked-for advice from an angelic researcher. She claimed that I would soon be able to render judgment upon all who struggle for the Ashakic Pillar. I don't feel like a being that can change the course of the war, I've yet to engage in a fight where I wasn't at risk of being immediately killed by my foes. She made made feel uncomfortable rather than reassured. After I left her post it was flattened by a Spawn of Mayhem. I never got her name either.
Rei is getting worried, she puts on a brave face, but her demeanor towards me has changed. Where before she found my inexperience amusing or charming, now I am told. "You need to fight with all your strength." She's worried, about me if nothing else.
My power has kept up it's frantic pace of growth. If it keeps increasing in power and in rate of growth as it has, I may soon be able to withstand one of Rei's presence attack. Maybe.
I'm still getting stronger.
It can't be hopeless.
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It should be pretty obvious that I cribbed most of this from somewhere else.