Well, that was a nice update and I finally caught up with the discussion too!
The Captain breathes in deeply while closing his eyes. The lungful of air slowly escapes his mouth as he silently offers a prayer to the Gods on high.
Hm..... Centering/calming? Perhaps strategy simulation?
He takes a few steps back — a fresh evaluatory look in his eyes — just as Abjorn makes his appearance in the fight.
Hm..... Calm and collected, that is bad. Even worse, he learned not to get cocky and to not underestimate anyone.....
Danger screams in your ears as you once more dart forward with arm extended to stop his attack in its tracks. Halting Vortex whips into existence as the atgeir bounces off and away.
The Captain scowls. "You're rather annoying."
Hm.... Danger sense is working, huh?
Also, heh, that sums Halla up in a fight for sure.
Moments before contact is made, he tilts his head to the side and his body follows his slight movement as he sways out of the way.
.... wow. Alright.
It's personal now
"You really think that's gonna get through this?" Hubris overtakes your senses as a smug grin overtakes your face.
No, Halla, why???
The Captain says nothing, his face impassive, as the first layer of orthstirr on his atgeir explodes out as it makes contact with the whirlwind of stopping force.
The smirk leaves your face as it doesn't stop. The first layer of silver punches holes into your trusty shield as you jerk back — your mouth hanging open from fear and shock.
Huh? Explosive coating? That's.... Wow. Yeah, we gotta learn that.
The second layer shines bright as he brings it down on your body, only for your reflexes to kick in and you to Sidestep out of the way.
You stare wide-eyed at the weapon that could've dealt serious harm to you, if you hadn't been ready in more ways than one. You swallow a gulp as the Captain quirks his head and makes a mental note of something.
Hm.... I know it's stupid, but is he considering to recruit us?
Anyway, I do not like the look of this. Calm, analysing and adaptive.
I can only hope he isn't a pawn of the enemy.
The Captain pulls back and his atgeir twists into a rapid spin as a dozen iron daggers spray out from Sten's palm. The shining atgeir darts left and right, up and down as he's forced back from the onslaught — but not a one manages to slip past his defenses.
... Is this the pole rotation trick we were told by steinar for defensive tricks?
It's such a beautiful word~
Bringing down the house is an option. Not much walks away from a hill being dropped on them.
Good to hear.
We have prisoners and an unconscious comrade we'd have to move out...I'm dubious the logistics work out for this.
Hit him with the IAT but don't attack him? Sten is also winding up for a big move.
Also, I realize I never gave the mechanics for folding attacks.
So, you can spend 2 orthstirr to add an extra fold (a copy of the selected move) to the attack without having to re-spend anything. You can spend 3 to add a third, 4 to add a fourth, 5 to add a fifth, and so on.
This can be brutally effective, but once you start a folded attack, you can't stop until they're all done. Meaning that all you've got to defend yourself is your mundane (plus hone and reinforce) defenses.
Note: Odr does not fold easily.
..... So it's not a trick.
What would be the opposite of folding then? You mentioned my hack and slash idea was a good idea for a trick, but I assumed folding was a general trick at the time....
It's more that the Cave will collapse if anyone's dumbfool enough to start slinging around further high impact attacks. But it won't fall down right this second.
*Looks at Sten*
Yeah, you sure 'bout that, boss?
Neither do. Hone only works on weapons, Reinforce is defensive.
Hm... What about gauntlets? Would both work on them or just reinforce?
... Man. Viking Monk Build. Palm Strike: 64 strokes in one! (ENDLESS FOLDING)
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I want that.
Mix it with shapecrafter for extra hilarity
So, why are we, exactly, stressing the KGT?
Sten is already prepping a finisher, the cave might start collapsing, and he has shapeshifting and a mostly full tank.
Yes, I know it was effective every time so far, but if we don't kill while he is down (which I also have doubts about)...... He will be angry.
Just out of curiosity, really.
I spent so much time making it look pretty too.
