[OOC] [Ranked] 2 v 2 battle! Reapers Vs Champions; A Dance of Blades!

[Vordak]

Yes, i will be ruling this out in MelonHead's favor.

Since the first strike was aimed at Itsuki's waistline, this means that she has to move her whole body above it, and very fast - which means she generates a strong upwards momentum that she cannot counteract with her body, having to rely only on gravity, the latter being too slow to get her feet on the ground in time.

Judgement, however, still has his whole body to use, meaning that unless he swings his sword around like a baseball bat (which i think he doesn't), he'll be able to unleash a follow-up slash and connect it before Itsuki drops low enough to have it swing above her head.

However, as Grevious has already hinted at, all of the above doesn't mean that DJ has to take the hit. Not at all.

@MelonHead; @DJAtomika

[DJAtomika]

I still don't know what evasive manoeuvre you meant, Khan.

I'm horrible at taking hints and horrible at visualising shit like that.

[GreivousKhan]

I still don't know what evasive manoeuvre you meant, Khan.

I'm horrible at taking hints and horrible at visualising shit like that.

@DJAtomika

The better way (one of the ways) out is not really an evasive maneuver at all really. I'd probably take the fact I'm air-born as an advantage (along with the fact that attack does not have near as much oomf).

I don't know if I should actually say it. I don't want to make it seem like I'm patronizing you or something. :(

[MelonHead]

I wouldn't try and contest the strike though, even as Khan said his strike is less powerful than usual, but less powerful for Judgement is still devastating in human terms.

There's pretty much one thing I can think of that would outright surprise Judgement enough that he couldn't react and allow you to cleanly dodge, it's also in my opinion the most effective tool you could have if you're going to go jumping into the air.

[Vordak]

DJAtomika, always pay attention to you characters' surroundings. You may never know when that may come in handy - like, right now, for example.

[ImportantNobody]

I was there for the horse knife incident of 2013 (or 14) as well. I didn't think it would be horribly unreasonable to hit with at least the handle or something as it was spinning, but I forgot the distance and how skilled of a character he was at knife throwing, both of which would be very important.

[MelonHead]

I was there for the horse knife incident of 2013 (or 14) as well. I didn't think it would be horribly unreasonable to hit with at least the handle or something as it was spinning, but I forgot the distance and how skilled of a character he was at knife throwing, both of which would be very important.

@ImportantNobody

No one is all that skilled at knife throwing though, it's an unreliable skill at best, especially in that particular RP where we were supposed to be rag-tag mercenaries.

[GreivousKhan]

I wouldn't try and contest the strike though, even as Khan said his strike is less powerful than usual, but less powerful for Judgement is still devastating in human terms.

@MelonHead

Impossible to contest it from a none standing position anyway.

Though excess kinetic energy tends to send thing's flying when they meet resistence. One of the many things you learn from throwing fruit into the air and trying to cut it. Not as effective as when its stationary.

One day I'll try cutting a melon...

[Vordak]

Liklely excess kinetic energy tends to send thing's flying when they meet resistence. One the many things you learn from throwing fruit into the air and trying to cut it. Not as effective as when its stationary.

@GreivousKhan

Mmmm. This reminds me of my first fight of the guild, when my character got blasted with a shotgun powerful enough to shred a small car into pieces.

[MelonHead]

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Impossible to contest it from a none standing position anyway.

Liklely excess kinetic energy tends to send thing's flying when they meet resistence. One the many things you learn from throwing fruit into the air and trying to cut it. Not as effective as when its stationary.

One day I'll try cutting a melon...

@GreivousKhan

I wonder what effect Judgement's specific strike would have though, as it isn't thrown in that overarm fashion of most strikes, it's more of a hooking motion, it could potentially impale the point into the target as the blade moves inwards towards the target.

You'll have to stab some fruit and let us know.

[DJAtomika]

@GreivousKhan Just say it.

Also is there a proper description of the chamber we're in right now? Have I missed it?

[MelonHead]

Well, it's about 40 feet diameter, circular, with a coridoor on the far side that Judgement popped out of and a staircase off to one side you guys came up. It has huge glass-less windows all around the area and statues dotted about the edges.

[DJAtomika]

Ah, okay. I guess in all the posting I missed it. Thanks.

[DJAtomika]

I think it's safe to say that the hallway and staircase are ninety degrees to each other?

So like, from a top down perspective with north straight up, maybe the hallway is at the six o clock and the staircase is at the nine o clock?

[MelonHead]

I think it's safe to say that the hallway and staircase are ninety degrees to each other?

So like, from a top down perspective with north straight up, maybe the hallway is at the six o clock and the staircase is at the nine o clock?

@DJAtomika

Yeah that's how I imagined it.

[GreivousKhan]

Ya, the top floor of the tower is kind of like the CNN tower in Toronto only without windows.

[Dolerman]

@GreivousKhan hey, not sure if you saw but I'm back :)

hopefully you'll forgive me!

[DJAtomika]

Edit made.

[MelonHead]

Technically the strike should have landed before your character touched the ground, especially if she moved swords to block it effectively speeding up the collision time, but ultimately I feel the result would have been the same, so I'm happy for IN to post and for us all to continue as long as Vordak is.

[GreivousKhan]

One advantage of a single bladed weapon is the more forgiving blocking potential. No double edge sword self injury and all that.