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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 2:16:52 GMT -4
Son of a bitch...
"I figured something like this would happen," I said, "but that's not what I was expecting at all. I'm already looking at this guy and he seems like the kind of person none of us should be taking lightly. We don't know anything about this person, so if we're going in here I think it'd be best to assume that we're up against someone who's seriously skilled in combat." Better to go in assuming the worst, at least in my opinion. Then we'll be pleasantly surprised if this guy actually turns out to be two kids in a cool costume.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 2:45:16 GMT -4
"Nothing we can do about it," Harsvold mutters anxiously. "Unless, you know, you want to just give them the quarry."
"I'd say that might be a smart thing to do, but I'm beginning to think that this was all that man's idea. What would a stranger try to be doing with all of this? It's worth an investigation," the knight says.
The village head looks uneasy. Perhaps you can talk him into just giving up on this whole matter and giving the other town the quarry. At the same time, you can easily chase away his doubts and proceed on with the duel.
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 3:17:48 GMT -4
I'm convinced that something is going to happen either way. The man wouldn't bring a mysterious person over without some sort of purpose behind it. With that being said, I'm afraid the blacksmith and I are going to have to bite the bullet on this one.
"Harsvold," I begin, "let's just go in there and get the duel going. We don't know what to expect, but I think it's best if we find this out now so the rest of the town has something they can work with if anything happens.
"They don't deserve this quarry. Let's prove it to them right now."
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 3:35:42 GMT -4
"Of course, let's get this started," Harsvord says.
"Careful you two. Don't get killed," the knight says as you both venture you meat your opponents.
As you approach the mysterious man, you could make out the symbol on his sword guards.: A carefully made spiral, reminiscent of some depictions of the wind. The man beamed at you.
"What is that?" the man says, a heavy accent of some foreign nature lining his words.
"No clue. It just walked in while I was challenging them to a duel," the village head shrugs.
"You told me of no outsiders," the stranger snaps.
"What? I hadn't expected it'd participate. Besides, doesn't look very strong. You could take it."
The man looks at you and says, "Outsider, leave now. Do not involve yourself in other's matters only to get killed. I'm not heartless enough to kill a fool, unless they are not wise enough to back out."
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 12:22:40 GMT -4
"I'm committed now," I respond. "We're doing this. If I die... then I guess I die. But I think it would be a really disappointing duel if I just walked out before we even got things started."
I'll either come out of this a fool, like the foreigner said, or I'll get the solid luck and present myself as adept in combat.
"So who's getting the first move?" I ask.
If these guys let us go first, then I guess that's fine. If I see them try to make any offensive moves right off the bat (assuming there's plenty of distance between us)... well, I've got my left hand raised in a defensive posture now, ready to reflexively take off the top hat and interrupt. Let's see what these guys are capable of.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 12:47:06 GMT -4
"First come, first serve," the stranger says.
"And? Your weapons are sheathed. I think you want us to go first," Harsvold snaps.
"They'll be unsheathed right about... now!"
The stranger moves his hands in a weird way, and like magic, which it probably was, the swords come flying out of their sheaths and start hovering in air. One of these blades come twirling right at Harsvold, while the other starts twirling and goes around the edge of the quarry.
Harsvold holds up the hilt of his weapon sideways and just barely manages to deflect it. However, you noticed that what struck the hilt of the back of the blade. As it bounced off it slowly shifted it's trajectory, carefully taking the full momentum from Harsvold's parry and going right for the blacksmith's neck. He'll either be beheaded or have a nasty, lethal gouge on his neck. Either way, he's dead unless you do something.
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 15:01:15 GMT -4
Aww, shit, I wasn't expecting an opening this strong. Fortunately, I do in fact have a trick ready for this one.
I'm gonna try and pull off a quick combo to save our good friend Harsvold. He seems like the most pleasant person in the town and I don't want to see him be the very first person to die.
I am going to take my regal top hat with my left hand having it at the ready. I am then going to make an emergency sprint right over to Harsvold, and shove him with the palm of my right hand, which hits him with a Featherfye cast a split second before the shove.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 15:13:28 GMT -4
Harsvold, and just about everyone else, were surprised when you threw him forward like a paperweight, just barely saving his life. However, it seems as if only the stanger realized what had happened.
"Mage!" He shouts, shooting a glare at you as his sword curves along a path right at you. From the movement of one of his two hands and the whirling sounds behind you, you can tell the other sword's coming your way as well.
Harsvold seems to have issues adjusting to his new weight, with the only thing keeping him anchored on the ground and not flying in the air being his hammer.
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 17:02:10 GMT -4
First thing I'm gonna do before anything else is just attempt to block the incoming attack with my shield, since I can block whenever I want. I don't care if anything happens to the shield as long as nothing happens to me. While that's happening, I'm gonna flip my hat in the air and use those deft hands of mine to pull a random spell out of it... which is Flock of RavensInstead of blocking, I'm gonna end up yelling "Magician!" and turn into 5 ravens that all spread out at once to hopefully not take a hit from the attack. |
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 17:26:27 GMT -4
You just narrowly avoid the first blade, as well as the second that came after. The mage looks at you, eyes in disbelief.
"What kind of magic is that?"
The mage calls his blades to him, leaving them to hover above his open palms.
Harsvold figures out his weight, but peculiarly enough he uses it to charge at the side of the quarry away from the stranger. For now, it looks like Harsvold could get killed from getting in contact with the man, so it's probably better he avoids that.
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 17:42:04 GMT -4
I'm immediately going to transform back into myself, and I haven't really moved at all from that. I simply respond, "I'm a magician." Like apparently this guy has never been to the circus or fair before.
I quickly yell at Harsvold that "I'm going to sub you out for a few rounds, alright?" since he's definitely going to be ineffective against flying swords here.
With that being said, I waste no time in multitasking as usual, picking my hat back up and shuffling through it for a companion (Hocus Pocus) as I'm telling Harsvold what's going to happen.
Person? Animal? Elemental? You tell me what I've just pulled out.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 17:57:08 GMT -4
Harsvold nods and continues his run. You have no clue what he's doing.
Out of the hat you pull out a person. He has armor and elf ears.
The stranger gasps, "You summoned a person? You're crazy!"
"I am not 'a person.' I am Derius Skyblade!" your elf says. "Surrender fool, and I may avoid having to beat you!"
A mysterious voice in your head tells you that this companion is an elven paladin who pulled the Narcissistic attribute for his personality.
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 19:03:58 GMT -4
(Holy shit, Elven Paladins are gooooood.
I'll be able to respond within half an hour, but I first need to know how close my two opponents are to each other.)
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 19:10:31 GMT -4
(Pretty close. If you need a reference, imagine a teacher's sitting at their desk and calls you to the front of the room for your project. The distance between you and the teacher would be equivalent to the distance between the village head and the stranger.)
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 19:24:56 GMT -4
(Alright, so he's just been standing next to the guy the whole time. Perfect.
Also, the way companions work in that world we aren't currently in is that I either have to spend my action to do something myself, or to order the companion to do something. If you prefer to have it that both can do stuff, that's fine, but it's quite similar to how the village head is doing nothing, instead letting the swordsman do his thing.)
"Alright, Derius," I shout to the paladin, "show these two how much superior you are! Throw out your-" Yep. He's throwing out those Honor Chains (EX) at both targets.
(Stunned - you can't perform actions. Just for this ability, the stun is easy to break because otherwise it would be amazing.
Burning - Imagine if you have a burning feeling on your skin. Doesn't actually hurt you, but it feels unpleasant enough to mess with your concentration, dropping your guard a little. You can't interrupt, and consumables and once-per-combat abilities are out of the question for you. You're essentially open to an attack.)
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 20:05:46 GMT -4
(Alright, so he's just been standing next to the guy the whole time. Perfect. Also, the way companions work in that world we aren't currently in is that I either have to spend my action to do something myself, or to order the companion to do something. If you prefer to have it that both can do stuff, that's fine, but it's quite similar to how the village head is doing nothing, instead letting the swordsman do his thing.) "Alright, Derius," I shout to the paladin, "show these two how much superior you are! Throw out your-" Yep. He's throwing out those Honor Chains (EX) at both targets. (Stunned - you can't perform actions. Just for this ability, the stun is easy to break because otherwise it would be amazing. Burning - Imagine if you have a burning feeling on your skin. Doesn't actually hurt you, but it feels unpleasant enough to mess with your concentration, dropping your guard a little. You can't interrupt, and consumables and once-per-combat abilities are out of the question for you. You're essentially open to an attack.) (Hmm... Nah. These guys be people too. I'll just set it up to where you can order them, but whether or not they listen is up to them. However, their access to your own two companion abilities is up to you decide via your own magic.) "Hahahahahaha! None can stop Derius Skyblade!" Rather than your recommendation, Derius goes AWOL and spits out Purify EX at the enemy. The mage pushes the village head out of the way, and cuts off Derius's attack with a sudden gale of wind. Seems sword's weren't the only method of attack this guy had. |
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 21:01:16 GMT -4
Well, at least Derius has gotten the swordsman's attention for now. Not that it matters if he's a fighter worth his salt. I'm going to whip another spell out of my hat and hope it's something good. Before I do this, I'm going to take a deck of cards and perform a fancy Card Trick, discarding half the deck afterwards. (Fucking hell I don't want to type this out on my phone again the site literally just made me redo the whole thing. The one time I don't copy my posts for safety.) With my left hand, I have Empowered Dreams ready. With my right hand, I hold the Bloom EX spell. Of course, I'm going to go with Bloom because if you have a clear view on the former's effects, you'll see that is not the kind of spell I want to be casting right now. Extinguishing the spell in my left hand, I whip Bloom at Derius, unleashing his strength to the point where his size is at least equal to his ego. (People or creatures who are large or have been enlarged are immune to pretty much all bullshit status effects and they hit twice as hard with their weapons as long as they aren't already able to do that. Why you gotta take away my joy, Bannanachair? Why now?) |
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 21:56:57 GMT -4
"HAHAHA! Surrender fool!"
Derius charges forward flaunting his new size and takes a giant swing at the stranger. In reflex, the stranger bounces back, and sends a blade straight to Derius's neck. However, it stopped when...
"We surrender!"
"Huh?" the mage and elf say unanimously only to witness a most amusing event: The village head who the stranger had pushed was on the ground, with Harsvold standing on him like Napoleon, using the enemy's body to rest his hammer.
"I figured there was an easier way to end this," Harsvold says. "After all, looked like things were about to get dicey."
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 22:20:48 GMT -4
Uh, is combat over now? Guess we'll find out!
"Wait, are we done now?" I ask, a little surprised that things went in this direction. "We were all at our throats and the next second you've got the village head in a rather unfortunate position. So I guess he's forfeited the duel now?"
I don't have much else to say here, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see it's the village shithead who's in danger for once. Don't really have any problems with the swordsman, personally, because he's probably a mercenary and money is money.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 22:31:24 GMT -4
"Well, he speaks for both people, so yeah. I'd take his forfeit as a sign that we won," Harsvold replies. "Looks like we keep the quarry."
"Tch. That puts me in an awkward spot," the stranger mumbles.
"It was all his idea! He said that I should challenge you guys and break that guy's leg to get rid of any challenges! Said I could get the quarry if I did as was told!" the village head cries desperately, pointing at the mysterious man you had just fought.
"And why would he do that?" the knight asks, approaching the four of you with the other head's arm slung over his shoulder.
"I dunno! He said something about trade rights, I had to sign a contract or the like. It was good money, that's all I cared about!"
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 22:47:32 GMT -4
Yeah, definitely looks like we stopped fighting then. I guess we're going to be lawyers instead of fighters for this one?
I shrug. "Alright, I definitely don't think I'll be able to predict what happens after this. We're definitely going to want to start with an explanation from the swordsman here."
He didn't get the quarry, and he forfeit the duel he didn't really do anything in. Presumably this one's all on the swordsman, this foreign stranger who must have some sort of unexpected motive as far as the quarry and the two villages are concerned.
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 22:54:42 GMT -4
"If you want me to justify myself, well then good luck. You'd need to catch me first," the stranger replies.
"Think you can outrun us?" the knight glares.
"Easily. Watch."
The man's swords fly into their sheaths, and then a great gust of win flows around him. Before you knew it he was in the air flying. There was a strange white glow at the bottom of his boots.
"Windstone!? That clever little fool," the knight remarks.
"Windstone? What's that?" Harsvold asks.
"Magical metal, found in the lairs of great dragons aligned with the wind. Channel magic of it's element through it and you can do a great many things."
"Including flying?"
"Yes, including flying."
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Post by official clown business on May 28, 2017 23:23:56 GMT -4
Later, Derius. "Explains why he was able to do what he was doing with the whole flying swords deal," I note. "But he's gone for now, so the problem's over for the time being, and you guys still have the quarry. I'm guessing the newly defeated village head is going to be at the mercy of you guys now." "But, uh, I hear there are wind-aligned dragons?" I ask curiously, because the only six elements I can really think of don't include wind. Well, actually, wind is with the earth element for some reason, so I'm going to continue with "So that was basically earth magic, that he was using? I might have to look for some of those windstones some day." (You don't have to use this... but you can if you ever feel like it.) |
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Post by Tikobe on May 28, 2017 23:39:09 GMT -4
(Something about the message in it combined with that beady eye character was far more funny than it should have been.)
"Earth magic? No, I'm afraid not. Wind and earth are two different things. We should know: There's a great dragon of earth in Thesland. And a great dragon of wind right next to us in Valiese. Two completely different things," the head of the village whom you just fought for explains.
Clearly this world uses a sense of logic completely different from the world you made your character for.
You see another man running from the distance. He tries to whisper into the ear of the village head, but he was so loud that everyone heard him say that the gold in the mines disappeared into thin air. Just a little before the duel began, by the sounds of it. Apparently, it was all an illusion.
"Ah well, enough talk about dragons or gold. Those aren't our biggest problems right now," the knight says. "I need two people to come with me to Rembes. I need witnesses to testify to the baron about what happened here."
"I can't promise any of our men," the village head says. "We need a lot of ourselves here to make up for all of the work we lost."
"I can go," Harsvold says.
"Good, then I suppose I'll take the other one," the knight says, looking at you. "My apologies, but you seem unfamiliar with this corner of the world. It'd be best for you to travel with those who know things.
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Post by official clown business on May 29, 2017 0:27:41 GMT -4
(Here's a more serious effort at making a custom card. We're going to go with that fancy Windstone stuff the swordsman was using.) "That's not a problem for me," I respond. "You're right about me not being too familiar with this place, and it'd definitely be good for me to accompany you to Rembes. Sometime before we go, though, I ought to get your name. We've been taking care of this whole situation here and I feel like we should've all introduced each other by now. The name is Zynna, if I didn't mention that to anyone else other than Harsvold already." I'm pretty sure there's no differences in logic there. We've gone around doing all this stuff and no one's bothered asking for a name to go by. |
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