Honing Talons

[Weavebreaker]

Weavebreaker jaw clenched as she watched Animus' savage display. She did not have the ability to do a thing to him last time they fought, and he ended up ripping out her throat for it. Things change...

Weavebreaker's hand reached to touch upon the pendent beneath her shirt, with her eyes fixed upon Animus with determination. She drew in a deep breath and she drew down her connection to the supernal, lashing out to destroy the effects that Animus had laced into his pattern.

  Improvised Supernal Dispellation+WP vs Potency 3 w/4sux

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-12 18:10:45		Weavebreaker rolls 7 to Improvised Supernal Dispellation+WP (10 Again)		3, 9, 6, 7, 10, 4, 5, 10, 10, 5		4 successes

-1WP

[Avis]

A simple nod of recognition was given to Animus when he'd given thanks. There wasn't really much more to say. He'd offered piece of mind once when she'd needed it. Returning the favor was something she was happy to do. After that, though, she shut back down again. She'd been all bad jokes and smiles a minute before, but the weight of what was about to happen had begun to finally drag on her. It was training, sure, but there would be pain, and trauma, both physically and spiritually, and maybe even death. It was no insignificant matter. It wasn't so hard to understand why Animus was the way he was, or Leo for that matter, when she thought about the kinds of things Arrows had to do, even off the battlefield.

She hung back when violence suddenly erupted, contenting herself with just snatching up a dowel and snapping it into a stake at first, and then lashed out with her Will, trying to weave phantom reality over Striker's eyes. It was a clumsy imago, and didn't have much power, but it might still do something.

The Hallucination

Suddenly, Striker finds himself surrounded on all sides by brick walls, trapped, caged in an unbreakable prison.

  Try to best a 1 success hallucination! Also, hurray for stake

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-13 06:19:06		Avis rolls 7 to time out striker (mind4+gnos3) (10 Again)		7, 8, 2, 1, 6, 2, 7		1 success
2014-09-13 06:13:08		Avis rolls 6 to armory (wits+weap) (10 Again)		9, 4, 1, 1, 10, 8, 5		3 successes

Avis casts Hallucination* on Striker. He must resist with Resolve+Gnosis.

[Teeramus]

Striker feels a spell try to take hold on him, but fights back against it. Wouldn't get that on the streets, but typical sparrin' Arrows.

  1 suxx resistance

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-13 06:51:59		Striker rolls 4 to There is no brick wall (10 Again)		2, 6, 10, 1, 5		1 success

I believe Animus roadnottaken is up.

[Animus]

Swarming. Eyes widen in sudden panic fueled by old memories, before snapping shut.

A forcible reminder. Shadows. No form, no substance. If he couldn't see them, they couldn't do anything to him.

In the midst of controlling his panic, the slowing of reflexes goes unnoticed. Animus swings wildly, cuing entirely off of the First Talon's life force. Even so, there is little doubt that the shaman is off his game.

  silly dice roller, Trix are for kids

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-13 12:28:10		Animus rolls 12 to Str + Bra + sp + clw - 2 (fs) - 2 (10 Again)		9, 1, 4, 10, 2, 8, 10, 6, 3, 4, 2, 1, 1, 9		5 successes
2014-09-13 12:27:25		Animus rolls 12 to ... remaining dice (10 Again)		1, 5, 1, 3, 4, 4, 10, 1, 9, 4, 1, 9, 2		3 successes
2014-09-13 12:26:53		Animus rolls 1 to Str + Bra + sp + clw - 1 (fs) - 2 (10 Again)		2		failure
2014-09-13 12:26:39		Animus rolls 14 to Str + Bra + sp + clw - 0 (fs) - 2 (10 Again)		6, 5, 1, 4, 6, 6, 9, 8, 6, 2, 1, 2, 5, 6		2 successes

armor 5, Jonokuchi Forn Clakes

[Jonokuchi]

The fight had grown close and personal, and in the grip of a few seconds that Jonokuchi could sense perfectly, he dropped the improvised Ranged Blow spell from his pattern. It was time to unleash his weight and size advantage. But at what target? Asp had been his primary target, a cause of previous sparring sessions, he knew how dangerous she was but now, Animus, the Sentinel who seemed to be slightly unstable, had torn into a member of his squad.

It was no question.

The sumo charged at the legendary Shaman, slapping parts of his belly to unlock the rote he had learned, understanding that split second of perfection between now and....NOW!

Shouting out his intent, Jonokuchi attempted to smash into Animus and at least cease his brutal assault on Ephah.

-1 Mana for Perfect Timing, No Defence for turn, Armour 3. Asp Cross is up!

  Perfect Timing, 6 bashing before Defence/Armour

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-14 11:50:34		Jonokuchi rolls 13 to Strength + Brawl + AOA + BF2 + PT (10 Again)		8, 6, 7, 10, 9, 7, 6, 5, 10, 7, 3, 6, 2, 10, 8, 4		6 successes
2014-09-14 11:49:13		Jonokuchi rolls 7 to Intelligence + Composure + Time (10 Again)		7, 4, 9, 8, 2, 10, 3, 4		3 successes

[Teeramus]

Bloody hell. Asp's even quicker than before. And that bloody stick she's wielding!

He took another hit that threw his timing off. She out matched him like this, that was for sure.

"Little help." he called out, not in distress, it was a simple fact that if Avis started wailing on him as well he wouldn't last long before he hit the deck.

Dunno what to do, but I need Asp to stop BLOODY HITTING ME.

-1WP for defence / 2 bashing taken / Striker delays until after Avis. Next round his initiative is 10, though I don't know everyone's initiative mod so I can't work out where he'll slot in exactly. Xander Cross ? Also Metunoctis is up.

[Avis]

The temptation to try again, or to play with a different aspect of the mental patterns before her was hugely tempting, but Avis knew it would be stupid to ignore the physical realm, particularly when her previous willworking attempt had done so much nothing. Passionate Australian Sushi(tm) would have to wait for another time. For the moment, she would work with Asp to spill blood. Whether her blood would be spilled afterword, she didn't know.

Teeth gritted in a snarl, the Warlock lashed out with her wooden tool of death, her arm sending it driving towards Striker's chest with enough force to shatter the wood.

  4 Lethal before subtractions

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-16 04:27:15		Avis rolls 13 to Australian Skewers (str3+weap3+spec1+dam1+AoA2+Structure3) (10 Again)		2, 9, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 4, 2, 1, 1, 3, 7		4 successes

Avis has no defense (AoA), no armor, no weapon (due to FS: Imp Weaponry 3). Have fun.

Whisper