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(Finally) Responding to Aredfln Finch gives a smile and orders.
[Imperial]-"We sail behind our fellows and drive the Espiegels new prow into the galleons balloon. Signal our 'tensions to the 'federate vessels and we strike deep at the enemy!"
Finch turns his attention to the crew and begins his speech. Shouting as loud as he can so as many can hear as possible.
[Imperial]-"Look upon them ye scalawags! Do yer eyes see what I see? I see 'perials so scared ta face us they fight 'mongst themselves fer the first opportunity to flee! Look! They tie themselves to galleon thinking to hold them in line against their will! Behold as their Imperial unity falls under the courage of men and women who dare ta fight for their own future! Here the Espiegel bears a lance greater than any knight of legend ever carried and we will drive it right into that galleon to remind them to fear her mighty crew! Only when their vessel is sent plummeting to Haluso dragging the others down with it will they know ta dread the Espiegel, crew, and the name Finchroscuma! Onward! To glory and riches!!!"
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The Espiegel crosses the boundary of safety and sails ahead towards the constellation of flames and disparate cannon flashes. One of the orbiting Imperial vessels breaks off from the mess at the central boarding action and begins a on course for broadside fire against the Espiegel. The wayward Confederate scouting vessel moves to flank the first attacker whilst the Espiegel angles a closer approach that will allow the enchanters on board to wreak havoc on the enemy.
[Espiegel roll for narrow approach (17 souls and Finch): 3,3,6,8,9 Result: Success]
Try as the enemy might they cannot simultaneously create the distance and angle required to fire off their broadside barrage. The Espiegel capitalizes on their target's small mistakes and come in at an opposite direction with an approximately one hundred foot clearance between them.
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[Imperial]-"First mate! Bring us closer so our 'chanters may show them our strength! Rend them from the sky to remind them why they fear!"
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Orkan narrows his eyes as he begins cajoling the spirits of air. He’s looking for the highest ranked target he can zap with a Greater Lightning Stroke.
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Andrea struggles to maintain her composure as the battle is nearly joined. Her pulse runs high and her tail twitches without rest.
[Edmond] "Beee't tha vaian eye vrill taek'est, uned suirve us tha veeerie tippy tap top 'o tha la'ahnz-poin 'o the la'ahnzpoin." she chuckles at her own "joke".
"OLL BHU-UMS SHALTESTH FUIRE'T WHEEL!" Fully armed and armored she charges down the smoke lance to leap onto their targeted ship right before it hits.
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03-04-2020, 10:38 PM
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Judy creates a sheet of smoke that has the consistency of cloth upwind from the imperial ship and gets a few grunts to help aim it at the viewports/cannonports.
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The crew is swayed by Andrea's enthusiasm and turn the ship in towards the enemy as sharp as they can. The Espiegel closes in despite threat of cannonfire. The enemy broadsides crack and flash. The flanking scouting vessel prevents the foe from banking away from this perceived suicide charge. The party can see the enemy crew scrambling from side to side of the ship to confirm their suddenly desperate situation.
[Enemy volleys: 5,2,1 | 10,9,3 | 8,6,4 Result: Failure]
No one hears tears or impacts emanate from the Espiegel. Andrea, secured by the Espiegel's main line of rope, takes this as a sign and charges down the narrow prow lance as it veers towards the side of the enemy. Her steel clad four hooved form overwhelms the enemy crew. Rather than create a small phalanx to prevent her entry they break to the rails of the deck.
[Orkan roll for Sense+Scrutinize: 7 Result: Failure]
Orkan scans rapidly for someone of value but doesn't find one fast enough. He settles for roasting a single out of place crew member instead. Elsewhere on the Espiegel Judy and two supporting crew carefully unravel this massive enchanted cloth to float across the void between them. Her tactic is a resounding success. The cloth, mostly translucent, does not obscure sight but it does tangle up the near edge of their foe's vessel.
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Judy - [Imperial]: "Wah, the knight's charging! I think we should prepare for boarding action Captain!"
Judy attempts to smoke armor her more important allies.
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Andrea knocks down the nearest crewman with a mighty backhand swing of her shield, then rears up to crush them with a fearsome war-cry.
[Display Kill]
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03-06-2020, 01:15 AM
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Finch draws his sword as high as he can and shouts at the top of his lungs
[Imperial]-"Get those boarding nets in place! Bring us in close and rope us to them! Make space around the boatswain with arrows!"
Finch turns to Edmond and Judy
[Imperial]-"Keeping those canons from firin' is priority! The boatswain won't last long on her own so get scalawags over there!"
Finch draws his pistol and fires a shot almost certainly missing but hopefully spooking some people with his attempt.
(10 people to shooting, 6 to boarding nets, 6 to swinging across to help Andrea, and Edmond and Arredfln keep doing what they were doing)
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Orkan stays on board the Espegiel but lashes out again and again with his magic, lightning tearing across the sky.
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Judy begins enchanting Orkan.
[Finch roll for Command+Inspire+1d: 3,5,6,6,9,10-1d Result: Success]
[Finch has to light his pistol before he can fire it]
Orkan blasts another tight formation of Imperial soldiers along the midship.
[Andrea roll for Body+Fight: 2,5,6,6,6,6,9 Result: Success]
After Andrea crashes through their ranks the enemy soldiers pause in sheer shock at the nature of their attacker. She builds up the tension in the moment of pause. She slowly looks from side to side. When she finishes surveying the meek and wanting she snaps her gaze to her right and releases a vicious roar. The soldiers are stunned in place in awe of this equine paragon.
The assigned bowmen let loose volleys of arrows that stop the Imperial defenders from fending off the boarding efforts of the assault team. Excited boarding members scream loudly as they leap from the deck of the Espiegel and land against the outer edge of the opposite hull. They begin climbing their way up. The nets and grappling hooks that form the boarding bridge find purchase on the enemy rails and the melee of the fight has begun in earnest.
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Into the melee Orkan hurls magical lightning without cease. He tries to aim first for sailors of rank, and second for large conglomerations of troops. Should he spy the captain himself, Orkan will not hesitate to toss him over the side.
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To Judy, Finch and ORkan who watch the unfolding combat from the safety of the Espiegel it appears the enemy is still fumbling with the conjured sheet of smokematter that entangles their broadsides.
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Finch yells across through the darkness at the Imperials
[Imperial]-"Ye fight Captain Finchroscuma Kokadamurinsapantuheno and I pillage and kill Imperials as my mood sees fit! Surrender now and ye will live! Continue this fight and ye invite my wrath and yer blood will soak the planks you stand on and yer coin I take used ta buy yer widows as whores! My crew commands the elements as playthings! What chance have any of ye?!"
(Intimidate against the enemy crew)
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Judy stops her movements and switches to sweeping up the smoke with her cloak(?).
She aims a scythe of smoke at those enemies who are manning the cannons.
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Andrea begins her assault in earnest, lancing out at the sword bearing crew members. [Imperial]"Send out thy strongest, that I may see what Imperial Sky Sailors art made of!"
[Attack/Attack on enemy crew, no penalty due to display move. Shield on 4 and 6]
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[Judy roll for Sorcery+Knowledge: 10,8,6,6,6,5,4,3+MD:6 Result: Success]
[Orkan roll for Knowledge+Sorcery: 8,7,5,5,4,3+MD:8 Result: Success+4 Killing Damage]
[Imperial sailors attack: 10,9,8,6,6,4,4,3,2,1 Result: 3 Killing Damage to Right Arm]
[Andrea roll for Body+Fight x2: 10,9,8,6,5,4,2 Result: Failure]
[Espeigel sailors attack -1d: 8,6,5,2,1 Result: Failure]
[Finch auto fails]
From the back of the Imperial deck a commanding voice yells out to focus point aim their blades at the equine invader. The efforts are hindered by a wide sweeping scythe of smoke and thundering lightning but not abated. Nearly the entirety of the Imperial has focused their attention on sending Andrea to her next life. One of the oncoming crowd closes distance from a blindspot and lands a blow against Andrea. Several of the Espiegel's crew clamber up from the side of the ship and join the combat from the rear.
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03-09-2020, 08:14 PM
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Finch yells out at the gunner crew
[Imperial]-"Cripple their guns! Fire! Fire! Fire!"
As the guns are being aimed Finch also yells out at the boarding crew
[Imperial]-"Cut their rigging! Slash any rope ye can find! Leave em stranded in the sky and easy pickings!"
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The attack on her arm is easily rebuffed by her shield, leaving her only slightly rattled. Andrea casts Leap of the Nightmare to jump 50 feet towards the back of the ship.
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Judy aims another scythe of smoke at the peons attempting to attack Andrea.
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[Enemy crew against boarding crew: 8,1,3,3,3,3,3,3 Result: wow]
[Judy roll for SMOKE: 8,8,5,4,3,3,2,1+MD: 8 Result: Yeha]
[Enemy crew fires cannons: 10,9,8,8,8,7,7,5,4,4 Result: Holes]
[Enemy crew against Andrea: 9,8,7,6,6,6,5,4,3,2 Result: no pained]
[Orkan roll for ZAP: 9,8,5,4,2,2+MD: 9 Result: WELCOME TO THE JAM]
[Andrea roll for LEAP: 8,5,4,3,1+MD: 8 Result: WHERE ALL WE DO IS SLAM]
[Finch roll for YELL: 8,5,2,1,1 Result: rawr?]
[Boarding crew sabotage roll: 10,9,5,4,4,2 Result: deader than black]
The boarding crew is impaled by a well coordinated assault. Blood spews forth and the Espiegel has six less crew. Scythes of smoke and bolts of lightning clear space for Andrea to make her magical leap to the back of the ship. Cannonfire breaks chunks off the bottom of the Espiegel and rake across the crew killing another three.
Andrea takes a quick look about her while the soldiers are yet again stunned by her feats of magiphysical prowess. There appears to be an elite quartet of guards prepared to keep her out from the captain's cabin. Through the open door behind them Andrea can see dressed up soldier peering through a window off the side off the cabin to study the fight as it unfolds.
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Orkan can see that his lightning, while impressive, is having limited effect. He switches to hurling foes off the ship, consigning them to their certain, screaming death.
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Finch watches as the six men sailors are brutally cut down and waves his sword for the next wave to go forward.
[Imperial]-"Get in there scalawags! Don't be lettin' 'em do that to yer fellows without recourse! Fire on them dammit gunners!"
(Same action as last time)
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Judy keeps scythin them cannon souls.
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Andrea once again casts Leap of the Nightmare to jump into the captain's cabin.
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[Elite guard roll for attack/restrain: 10,8,7,7,4,4,3 Result: Irrelevanto]
[They say she likes horses roll for Body+Sorcery+1d: 10,9,7,5,5,4+MD:10 Result: Success]
[Judy roll for Sorcery+Knowledge: 10,9,9,6,6,3,2,1,1+MD:9 Result: SmoOoOoKe]
[Orkan roll for blammo: 8,7,6,4,3,1+MD:8 Result: ShoOoOoCk]
[Finch roll for Inspire+Command-1d: 7,7,7,4 Result: Success]
Finch's force of character is more overpowering than the immediate threat of death his crew face. They throw caution to the wind and charge into the dwindling ranks of the enemy. Judy does her best to aim her lethal wide arcs of smoke at the enemy cannon crews to hinder their preparation of another volley. Lightning chars more and sends other cowering behind main support beams. The woman of the hour preempts the elite guard and leaps through them right into reach of the suspected captain. From inside the cabin Andrea sees ornamental weapons decorate the inside wall, a lavish bed occupies space on the left and the captain posted in front of a viewing window and a desk overloaded with maps on the right.
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[Imperial]-"Take vengeance scalawags! Blood for blood and eye for an eye!!!"
(just trying to be motivational)
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Andrea hastily kicks the door closed with her hind legs. [Imperial] "Thou must be this vessel's captain." She rushes forth in an attempt to pin the captain to the window or the wall if it is more feasible.
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Judy > smoke scythe > at people on cannon.
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Orkan stares at the melee before him. The blood spraying through air, smoke and fire so thick his eyes water. What is this life, he thinks to himself. We throw our bodies and our souls into a furnace, mere ants scrabbling on the bodies of giants, fighting over crumbs. A man dies and who will mourn him? He turns his head, seeking a shred of blue sky, something to give him hope, to show him the world has meaning. But everywhere he turns, the screams of the wounded haunt him, their hands bloody as they try and shove their own intestines back into their torn bellies, sliding across the slick deck. Even the dead cannot find rest, their faces frozen in grimaces of pain and terror. He can smell the stink of cooked flesh, clogging his nostrils, caking his lungs, and he knows that the blame rests solely on his bruised shoulders. Yet what else can a man do, he wonders, but struggle to push the boulder. This is the absurd. One action repeated, or changed, the uncaring universe does not change.
He spits, his mouth suddenly dry. He can feel the smooth guardrail of the Espegiel, gripped between his hands, warm and smooth as skin. He looks up, gazing once more into the abyss, as he opens up his tortured throat and screams.
[Buzz goes the bird man.]
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[Other actions besides Andrea's are unopposed and thus successful]
[Andrea roll for Body+Fight: 9,8,8,8,6,2,1 Result: Hogan smiles from above]
[Elite guards attack/attack against Andrea: 10,10,9,6,5,3,3 Result: Chop Chop for 3 killing damage to each of the locations]
In the storm of battle some rattle on words of inspiration long past their full effect, others angst against the reality of large overhead balloons and the monotony of ship to ship violence, some stay true to the course until victory is had.
The ropes and boarding beams scream and whine. The enemy ship is being set to turn away into the direction of the scouting vessel, perhaps to take its chances against the lesser of two perceived threats. Inside the captain's cabin Andrea slams the enemy commander against the wall and sharp blades follow after her.
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Finch continues his yelling and encouraging
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[Imperial] "I bid thee stand back and cease thy assault lest I rip the good captain's head off!" Andrea moves to put her quarry in a choke hold.
[Strangle on captain at no penalty, shield moves to cover 4(left arm) and 10(head)]
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Judy continues as before.
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[Captain roll to escape pin: 6,4,3,3 Result: Failure]
[Andrea roll for strangle: 10,9,8,6,6,3,3 Result: 2x Success]
[Enchanters wreak havoc]
Outisde the cabin several of the boarding beams are cut by the defending Imperial crew. The remaining six Finch sent across have been cut down (rendering your crew below half capacity as Andrea, Finch, Orkan and Judy are not assisting in ship operation). The few remaining Imperial forces are in the process of routing as well and have eschewed all efforts to fire their cannons or crossbows in favor of a full retreat.
Inside the captain fails to sputter out some command but waves his hands at his elite to stop their assault. He is still struggling against Andrea's hold.
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Finch bites his lip but waves his hand while shouting out t the Espiegel crew.
[Imperial]-"Hold yer fire this fight is over. First mate, status of the Espiegel?"
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Andrea releases her stranglehold. [Imperial] "I accept thy surrender! Let us proceed outside so my fellows know to halt their attacks as well." She escorts the captain out of the cabin.
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Orkan coughs, his throat dry, before walking up to the captain. [Ob'Lob] "Croikey, Cap'n, this is a fokken bloodbath. We gotta get ourselves some right proper fighters, not these pissy cock juggling yahoos. Bloody oath."
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[Captain roll to escape: 8,8,7,3 Result: Success]
Andrea slowly pulls the captain along as she chokes him. On the deck she is distracted for a short moment by the sight of her dying comrades gracelessly bleeding out. The captain seizes on the moment and breaks free of the grasp. He flees across the deck past the Imperial crew continuing their retreat efforts. There are estimated to be no more than thirty souls manning the deck (and there were at least sixty when this began).
The captain barks out "Full fleeing maneuvers, sink reverse thirty degrees!"
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Orkan shakes his head. [Imperial] "O Captain, my Captain, let me ignite the balloon of our foes. Should they wish to sink, I saw we let them, aye, and speed them in their retreat."
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Finch notes Andrea is visible once again on the enemy vessels deck and turns to Orkan and Edmond.
[Imperial]-"A grand idea my feathered fellow. Send them plummeting to the ground with canon and magic."
Shouting to Andrea on the other side
[Imperial]-"Boatswain come back aboard! There are more fights to be had this day!"
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[Frustration] "Tch!" Andrea would like nothing more than to recapture the captain, but there is no time. She casts one more Leap of the Nightmare to return to the Espiegel.
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Orkan nods in response to the Captain's command. He takes a deep breath before calling down a Greater Lightning Stroke upon the enemy balloon.
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Judy also follows through with a smoke scythe slash aimed through the entire balloon.
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[Judy roll for Scythe: 10,9,9,9,9,5,3,3,3+MD:9 Result: Hecka Cut]
[Orkan roll for big lightning: 8,8,5,3,1+MD: 8 Result: BrrrrappRapppRappp]
[Andrea roll for big leap: 8,7,5,3,2,1+MD:8 Result: Something like ET]
Light and darkness piecre and slash the Imperial baloon. The sudden ten foot and some hole torn open lets loose vast quantities of gaseous lift powder and their ship begins on an immediate decline. Andrea runs across the deck between confused and terrified Imperial marines too taken in by the situation to focus their attention on her. At the edge of the vessel she works her rippling muscles and releases her enchantment. She ascends through the air with unstoppable force and fumbles unceremoniously onto the deck of the Espiegel.
The moment of peace affords Finch the opportunity to update himself on the status of the rest of the battle at hand. It looks as though the enemy has clustered themselves into a massive multi way boarding action while two of the Confederate vessels are maintaining a distant patrol of the situation.
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03-29-2020, 06:49 PM
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Finch takes a moment to give a sarcastic salute to the sinking Imperial vessel despite the fact they most likely can't see him. Looking about to appreciate the damages to crew that the Espiegel has taken Finch turns his gaze to the crows nest (or whatever we call it on an airship). Finch shouts up at Aredfln
[Imperial]-"Navigator any signals from our fellows in the thick of it over yonder? Any Imperial vessels still skirting the main fight or is the enemy fully committed?"
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Aredfln-[Imperial]: "Perhaps it be'eth their unknown intent ta' abstain from making their stratagems known to us."
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Turning back to his assembled group of enchanters and officers Finch points at the giant smoke spear on the front of the ship.
[Imperial]-"Snuff the lights on deck and ascend. We will use the distraction of our fellows in the fight to bring the Espiegel close to the enemy galleon. Once close we descend and drive the spear straight into the galleons balloon and flee. Unless our doctor here can produce a shield around the Espiegel to prevent light from giving our position away we cannot afford to be spotted on approach."
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