[OOC] Boss Battle: Diabolus

[Eklispe]

nerfed him, should be more resonable now.

[Lalliman]

1. Kitsune looks usable now, though Laios will have to give the final judgement on that. Unless anyone strongly objects, which i doubt they will, i think i'll skip the next 2 fights or so, let you take my place in the meanwhile, and come back when the powerlevels start to rise and it makes sense to have 4 players. There's other stuff i need to get done in the meanwhile anyways.

2. Soooo, apocalypse fires in a 45 degree cone and Free is assumably standing several hundred feet away from Diabolus. If he fires, isn't he gonna destroy like, everything?

[drallinix]

Pretty much lol he doesn't give a damn

[Laios]

Friendly Fire: It isn't.

But yes, Kitsune looks alright from my end as well.

[Schradinger]

You know, I never actually thought Ahven's ability to shift into another dimension would come in handy in a fight...

[Lalliman]

Laios said Friendly Fire: It isn't.

Are you saying there is no friendly fire? Your choice of sentence structure is somewhat confusing me.

Anyways, pardon me for the delay. You guys can expect my post soon.

[Eklispe]

So i'm good to replace Shen in the fight now?

[Schradinger]

He means that friendly fire isn't friendly.

The way I understand it, you'll be joining in the next battle, Eklipse.

[Lalliman]

Ah, that makes more sense.

And indeed we can't really change mid battle. But this one will be over soon enough and you can replace me upon the start of the next battle, which may or may not be in a separate thread, seeing as this one is called "Diabolus".

[Eklispe]

aight thanks i shall be waiting expectantly XD

[Laios]

Yes, I'll be making a new thread for each. It keeps the clutter down, and allows for two battles at a time if such a need arises. There is a link in the sixth post of this ooc where you can find a list of all eight and cast a vote on the next battle.

[Lalliman]

I believe i'm outside apocalypse' area of effect, as Shen is inside the building that Free is standing on. There's nothing i can contribute before apocalypse strikes, so i'll just skip my turn instead of wasting a post on doing nothing. So you're up again, Schradinger.

[Laios]

(Edited for math:)

Running the math through my head...I've run into a bit of an issue. If the particular building Free is on is about 800 feet high, and Diabolus is maybe 50 feet from the base of said building., taking into account Free would be standing on or near the edge to get a visual target, if he fired a 45 degree blast from that height centered on Diabolus, we are talking a nearly 300 foot blast radius. Given these parameters, the building Free is standing on would be well within the blast zone. I would be fine with altering the post to take the angle of the blast into account, centering instead on an area roughly 200 feet or so away from Diabolus. He would still be in the radius, but the Building wouldn't be. Otherwise, depending on how long the beam lasts, Free will probably fall into it when the building does.

[drallinix]

the beam lasts until free stops it which due to the magnitude is usually whenever the target has been turned to dust. However even if he falls free can save himself, and if not Ahven can materialize and help him or Shen can catch him.

[Schradinger]

Says the guy who was perfectly willing to obliterate both of us... ;)

[drallinix]

Hey man cmon he's a chaotic neutral mage you cant expect much else from him. However never fear I shall be using another character in the next battle ive already began writing him.

[Schradinger]

Oh? Is it a new character entirely or one I've already seen?

[drallinix]

A new one entirely, he is based off of my character in a manga me and a friend are making. Ill finish him somtime tomorrow.

[drallinix]

so did the beam hit the building Free was on or no?

[Lalliman]

Let's see, it says Diabolus slams his head into the same building he charged earlier shortly before apocalypse's activation. That would be the building Shen was standing on at the time, which is next to Free's building, within Shen's jump distance. Given that Shen did fall a few storeys to extend the distance, the two would be about 50-100 feet apart.

Because of the 45 degree cone, Free would have to fire at at least a 22.5 degree angle, where straight down is considered zero degrees, in order to not hit his own building. If Diabolus is standing at the base of a building that is, let's be generous, 100 feet away, Free's skyscraper can be up to 200 feet tall for him not to hit its base. If it's taller than that, which it almost certainly is, and Free didn't adjust his angle, then yes, you just destroyed the base of the sky scraper... and probably Shen too. It's a good thing we have respawn mechanics in this RP.