Is she actually capable of wrapping her chains around Usotsuki in such a way that the doll either won't notice until its too late or won't be able to easily break when she notices immediately? Or more importantly, won't hinder Kyoko's own mobility and fighting potential? If so, that's exactly what we should do to get around Time Stop. Otherwise, her normal tactic for chains of trying to immobilize the enemy would be better. Try using illusions to sneak up behind Usotsuki and perform that move she used on Homura to save Sayaka in canon?
Is she actually capable of wrapping her chains around Usotsuki in such a way that the doll either won't notice until its too late or won't be able to easily break when she notices immediately? Or more importantly, won't hinder Kyoko's own mobility and fighting potential? If so, that's exactly what we should do to get around Time Stop. Otherwise, her normal tactic for chains of trying to immobilize the enemy would be better. Try using illusions to sneak up behind Usotsuki and perform that move she used on Homura to save Sayaka in canon?
Not really? If we're going melee and with solid clones we can focus on keeping the pressure on the Doll so she doesnt have time to break the chains. And once we get her we reel her in to put the hurt on her. The good thing is that Kyoko is a Melee monster while still having some ranged options. So the damage quickly ramps up once the mobility of Usotsuki is impaired enough.
We should seek to keep the doll chained and restricted so she cant evade nor time stop gank us basically. And it allow us to increase our damage output.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter.
-[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter.
-[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
Changing my vote because, well, this new vote from Crow and AnonymousRabbit attempts to put an end to Times Stop while mine doesn't. And its better to try something about your enemy's deadliest attack that has a slim chance of success and fail than to not attempt at all resulting in not even having that slim chance in the first place.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter.
-[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
Adhoc vote count started by Higure on Aug 3, 2019 at 3:08 PM, finished with 29 posts and 5 votes.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter. -[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter. -[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
[X] Protect Ruki and Slay the Demon
-[X] Engage it in melee. It's got some kinda weird Time Stop variant, but it seems to be time limited, and you're the better fighter.
-[X] Distract it with clones and seek an opportunity to lock down its movements with your chains, then put on the hurt with your body clones and keep your chains connected. Once you deal with its Time Stop its just a matter of killing it before it kills you. Easy.
You smile, turning to regard the Demon across from you. Your spear feels hot in your hand, and your eyes begin to brim with faint tears in spite of yourself.
The song of the rejoicing choir fills your ears, as you step onto this battlefield, and know that all is right with the world. The dance is corrupted no longer, and the order is as it should be.
The Demon stands against you, and Heaven is upon your heart. There is no need for games; the stage is set, and you stand exactly where you should.
"Hey, Doll! Today I'm gonna stop you. For Homura, and for everyone else you're gonna hurt if I don't."
The Doll looks at you, head quirking, "Liar?"
"What happened to you? You were speaking clear enough before."
The Demon wrests its needle across it's shoulders, shrugging, "I think there's a reason to talk to a Liar. I'm not doing this because Good-for-Nothing sent me. You have the right to fight me. The other girl didn't. She was the same as me, unlike you."
You quirk an eyebrow, "That...doesn't make any sense, you know? You treated Homura with a lot more respect than--oh, huh. You're lying. Well, who sent you doesn't matter to me. You're going to hurt them, so I'll protect them. For Homura, for me, and because it's the right thing to do. You understand?"
The Doll tilts its head again, pauses, and rotates it the rest of the way around, its eyes widening visibly, "You're a Liar. Don't kill me."
With those words, it charges forward recklessly, Needle aimed for your Soul Gem.
You flick your wrist and turn, spear spinning in your grasp, and knock the Needle upwards and away, "Sure thing, whatever you are."
You meet its painted eyes and smile and, as it raises a tomato-filled hand, you snap your free hand up into its jaw, snapping its head back with a loud crack. Unphased, with its neck apparently snapped and its eyes on the ceiling, it casually hurls the tomato at your chest, a great blast of red light filling the air around you as the tomato strikes the chain barrier you conjured up in that moment. You smile at that, the thrill of victory running up your spine as you thrust you hand out towards it, mentally calling your chains, and snap them into existence around it, binding it firmly to the ground.
Its head jerks back down, eyes focusing on the chains, and begins to strain against them. In it grasp, the needle turns into a serpent and lunges towards the chains, intent on biting them apart. A casually summoned spear bursts into existence and slams into it tip-first, sending the needle-snake flying across the lawn and out of the Demon's reach.
Linking one of the chains around your waist to prevent it from using Time Stop against you, you summon three solid clones around the Doll with a thought, incanting aloud in remembrance of Mami, "Rosso Phantasma: Soldatessa Materiale."
As one, all four of you spin, thrusting your spears into the Doll in a cross formation.
"Rogo Funebre."
Fire burns down the lengths of the four spears and, as the flames unite within the Doll's heart, erupt into a pillar of flame. The Doll screams an unholy, twisted shriek that no human voice could replicate, but, somehow, you think it almost sounds relieved--as if the scream were something that it had been waiting to let out for a long, long time.
As the last of the Doll's pale flesh burns away, you close your eyes, praying silently for whatever poor Soul birthed such a creature.
"Requiescat in pace, Demon."
With that, you turn away, and walk towards Ruki and Nanoha. You're not quite sure when Homura will be ready to come back, so for now, you'll just have to deal with things.
Speaking of dealing with things, Homura's rookie seems busy trying to keep Nanoha alive. The girl's not exactly looking great, with the hole in her chest, but Ruki's a specialized healer as you recall. You figure she'll be able to get the girl patched up.
At least it buys you some time to think things over.
Summons corporeal clones of Kyouko to fight alongside her. They substantially weaker than Kyouko, are not able to use magic, and are fade away if significantly injured, but possess her own combat skills and can operate independently within reason.
Illusion (Variable)
Creates an illusion of some sort. Can be visible to anyone, or targeted. Small, simple visual illusions can cost as little as 1 EE per ten minutes. Very large or complicated illusions that target multiple senses can be as much as 200 EE per ten minutes.
Compel (100 EE/Day) [Locked by Kyouko]
The target is compelled to carry out an action or pursue an objective chosen by Kyouko. Objective or action may be changed at no cost. Only those with a stronger Ego than Kyouko can resist this.
Fire an energy ray from your Spear.
Instant Attack
100% Accuracy.
150 Power.
Very Low Damage.
Fairly easy to alter, with a little work.
Cost: 20 EE/Second, Rounded Up
Fires an energy ray from your spear.
Instant Attack
100% Accuracy
300 Power
Low Damage
Ignites target on contact.
Cost: 50 EE/Second; Rounded Up
Gloria Rosso (50 EE/30 minutes)
+100 Durability and Power. Increase Damage by one stage.
Remote Manipulation (Cost: 5 EE/minute)
Cannot be used to control complex systems, such as vehicles.
Requires conscious effort for every action.
Homing Spear (3 EE/spear)
Sets a spear to hunt a currently visible target for 15 seconds, without direct control.
Flaming Spear (5 EE/spear)
Cloaks a spear in fire to burn targets, among other things. Can be held safely.
Conjure Chain (1 EE/meter)
Durability 100
Conjure Chain Barrier (10 EE/square meter)
Durability 150
Conjure Spear (10 EE)
Durability 300
Conjure Giant Spear (100 EE)
Durability 500
Doubles Damage and Power of Magic Lance when used as a focus.
Rogo Fenebre
Requires the target be pierced in by the spears of four Kyoukos, such that they meet to form a cross within the target's body.
Summons corporeal clones of Kyouko to fight alongside her. They substantially weaker than Kyouko, are not able to use magic, and are fade away if significantly injured, but possess her own combat skills and can operate independently within reason.
Illusion (Variable)
Creates an illusion of some sort. Can be visible to anyone, or targeted. Small, simple visual illusions can cost as little as 1 EE per ten minutes. Very large or complicated illusions that target multiple senses can be as much as 200 EE per ten minutes.
Compel (100 EE/Day) [Locked by Kyouko]
The target is compelled to carry out an action or pursue an objective chosen by Kyouko. Objective or action may be changed at no cost. Only those with a stronger Ego than Kyouko can resist this.
Magic Lance
Fire an energy ray from your Spear.
Instant Attack
100% Accuracy.
150 Power.
Very Low Damage.
Fairly easy to alter, with a little work.
Cost: 20 EE/Second, Rounded Up
Magic Lance Variant: Lancia Rosso
Fires an energy ray from your spear.
Instant Attack
100% Accuracy
300 Power
Low Damage
Ignites target on contact.
Cost: 50 EE/Second; Rounded Up
Enchantment:
Gloria Rosso (50 EE/30 minutes)
+100 Durability and Power. Increase Damage by one stage.
Remote Manipulation (Cost: 5 EE/minute)
Cannot be used to control complex systems, such as vehicles.
Requires conscious effort for every action.
Homing Spear (3 EE/spear)
Sets a spear to hunt a currently visible target for 15 seconds, without direct control.
Flaming Spear (5 EE/spear)
Cloaks a spear in fire to burn targets, among other things. Can be held safely.
Conjuration:
Conjure Chain (1 EE/meter)
Durability 100
Conjure Chain Barrier (10 EE/square meter)
Durability 150
Conjure Spear (10 EE)
Durability 300
Conjure Giant Spear (100 EE)
Durability 500
Doubles Damage and Power of Magic Lance when used as a focus.
Rogo Fenebre
Requires the target be pierced in by the spears of four Kyoukos, such that they meet to form a cross within the target's body.
Slow Attack
500 Power
Massive Damage
Cost: 100 Grief
Weapons:
Durability: 500
Maximum Number: 1
Attack Types:
Stab: Effective Power = Power * 1.2, Standard Damage
Armor:
Durability: 50
Special Abilities
Multiplies Speed and Strength by 10
Accessories:
Durability: 15
Special Abilities
Contains your Soul
How do you handle things?
[ ] Just stroll up and act like everything's normal. Appeared from nowhere? No Homura around? Another Kyouko? Not worth talking about.
[ ] Try to explain things. That'll go over well.
[ ] Lie your ass off. You're just Kyouko--Homura ran off to get you in Time Stop, but you convinced her to hide out and heal herself for now. She'll be back later.
[ ] Get the hell out of here. Homura can figure this out later.
-[ ] Go where and do what?
[ ] Write-In [ ] "Thank you, Koko. That's my rookie, though."
So Ruki's probably keeping Nanoha stabilized and healing her at the same time, Kyouko could probably take the former over at least cause Ruki kinda lost half of her face earlier.
Or we could tag out and let Homura head-pat the Kouhai.
Oh right, also we're apparently playing Lost Love and need to beat the crap out of Homucifier at some point? Unless this one showing up was part of the random shit falling into the universe, but her opposite-day speech implied its not.
Oh right, also we're apparently playing Lost Love and need to beat the crap out of Homucifier at some point? Unless this one showing up was part of the random shit falling into the universe, but her opposite-day speech implied its not.
[x] Go check on how Ruki and Nanoha are doing and try helping out on the healing process so as not to leave it all the heavy lifting to the Rookie.
-[x] Inspect the extent of Ruki's injuries and see if you can patch her up a bit
[X] "Homura will explain! Promise!" You're not equipped to deal with this amount of explaining. Well you probably are but you do have the uncanny ability to put foot in mouths.
I'm giving myself a headache trying to figure out when Doll is using Opposite day speech and when she's not. At the very least the second half of this:
"I think there's a reason to talk to a Liar. I'm not doing this because Good-for-Nothing sent me. You have the right to fight me. The other girl didn't. She was the same as me, unlike you."
Seems to imply that this was just a Clara Doll that fell into our dimension. Assuming that she's talking about Nanoha in that second part. Anyways, vote time.
This being, Vessel, the players of Renascence, a forum Game known as a Quest within the website Sufficient Velocity are controlling, directing and guiding, is a unique facet of the many existences known as "Akemi Homura".
This being, Vessel, the players of Renascence, a forum Game known as a Quest within the website Sufficient Velocity are controlling, directing and guiding, is a unique facet of the many existences known as "Akemi Homura".
This being, Vessel, the players of Renascence, a forum Game known as a Quest within the website Sufficient Velocity are controlling, directing and guiding, is a unique facet of the many existences known as "Akemi Homura". "Vessel" is henceforth defined accordingly.
Alright then... I think there's something weird about Renascence Homura. While I don't think it'll help with the current vote, this is too weird and I feel like I'm on to something.
The Vessel has an unknown nature differing from other magical girls that are similar to "Akemi Homura" that we (The Players) and she (The Vessel) don't know yet.
Alright then... I think there's something weird about Renascence Homura. While I don't think it'll help with the current vote, this is too weird and I feel like I'm on to something.
The Vessel has an unknown nature differing from other magical girls or entities that are similar to "Akemi Homura" that we (The Players) and she (The Vessel) don't know yet.
The Vessel has an unknown nature differing from other Puella Magi (henceforth defined as "individuals who have obtained the ability to use Magic overtly through the formation of a Contract with Kyubey in a manner similar to that depicted in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"") that The Players (referring to the SV users participating in this Quest) and The Vessel don't know yet.
The Vessel has an unknown nature differing from the instances of "Homura Akemi" that serve as the protagonists of the quests known as "Veritable" and "Ersatz" that The Players (referring to the SV users participating in this Quest) and The Vessel don't know yet.
The Vessel has an unknown nature differing from the instance of "Homura Akemi" that appears in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion" that The Players (referring to the SV users participating in this Quest) and The Vessel don't know yet.
