[OOC] Gunnaya Njordsdottir vs Blithe Marrowdwell

[The 42nd Gecko]

@Jotunn Draugr Hey ho.

Before we start proper, we need to agree on the terrain of the battlefield and discuss if we want to have any story elements.

I would think the terrain would definitely need to allow you room to maneuver and summon your birds, as I loaded my character with enough mojo assuming I would have to deal with that.

[Jotunn Draugr]

Sure, if we're going ideal conditions. Let's say we're in the midst of a pine forest, on a snowy winter day. The ground is somewhat uneven, with logs and rocks strewn about, but no major cliffs or mountains. The occasional creek flows through, not yet frozen over by the falling snow. Rabbits and foxes dash about.

[Jotunn Draugr]

@Jotunn Draugr Hey ho.

Before we start proper, we need to agree on the terrain of the battlefield and discuss if we want to have any story elements.

I would think the terrain would definitely need to allow you room to maneuver and summon your birds, as I loaded my character with enough mojo assuming I would have to deal with that.

@The 42nd Gecko

As for story, I'm open to any ideas you have about how these two characters would meet. What is Blithe the guard of?

[The 42nd Gecko]

Probably some woodland realm the elves consider their own. A likely meeting between these two characters I could imagine would be that Gunnaya is in search of some particular ingredient, and Blithe stands between her and her goal because, "Neener neener, this is our land."

And, because this is an arena roleplay, it comes to blows. :P

*Sorry for the Delay, friends are having a star wars marathon in preparation for tomorrow. Between that and my finals, I may be out of useful communication for about another 16-17 hours.

[Jotunn Draugr]

Probably some woodland realm the elves consider their own. A likely meeting between these two characters I could imagine would be that Gunnaya is in search of some particular ingredient, and Blithe stands between her and her goal because, "Neener neener, this is our land."

And, because this is an arena roleplay, it comes to blows. :P

*Sorry for the Delay, friends are having a star wars marathon in preparation for tomorrow. Between that and my finals, I may be out of useful communication for about another 16-17 hours.

@The 42nd Gecko

Haha understandable. Well if it's alright by you, I'll set the stage IC, and you can hop in once the Star Wars hype has died down a bit XD

[The 42nd Gecko]

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Haha understandable. Well if it's alright by you, I'll set the stage IC, and you can hop in once the Star Wars hype has died down a bit XD

@Jotunn Draugr

That'd be wonderful.

[The 42nd Gecko]

Alright, so we're at a situation where we both need a little luck. It's practically a coin flip on Blithe's reaction of, "would I accidentally breath in from surprise". Meanwhile, pine trees are not exactly the most suited to jumping from one to another. They tend to have a phalanx of pine needles pointed out in most directions, and their branches get small rather quickly away from the center.

During the opening exchanges of a good-natured fight, it's generally assumed that both fighters can be a little lucky, just to keep things going so it's not, "Well, in all honesty, because you shot a bow at me while we were talking and I'm not a superhero, I have a pretty decent chance of dying right there, regardless of trying to duck for cover."

[The 42nd Gecko]

Question, what exactly are the birds "orders", are they aiming to pester me, attack me, blind me?

[Jotunn Draugr]

Question, what exactly are the birds "orders", are they aiming to pester me, attack me, blind me?

@The 42nd Gecko

Nothing yet. I'm just calling them to my side. After that, you'll have to see.

And thanks for the impute, the branches slipped my mind when writing the first bit (resting on one). As it happens, I've got some rather large pine trees in my yard. So long as the branches are grabbed near-ish to the trunk, as you say, they could easily support a person. I'm working under the assumption that some of these trees are quite close together in parts, as this is essentially an untouched forest, so I'm able to hop and climb near where the trunk is. Of course, if I land on a branch with my feet, with any amount of momentum, I'd expect it to crack without hesitation.

Edit: Any advice about stuff like that is very welcome, of course. Likewise, if I need to clarify.

Edit 2: Added a bit to my last IC post, to clarify where I'm standing on the branch.

[Jotunn Draugr]

Hey how big is Blith's shield? From the tip of her head to her crotch? Her knees? I'd think a shield going all the way to her toes would be pretty damn heavy, unless it's really thin or something.

[The 42nd Gecko]

Hey how big is Blith's shield? From the tip of her head to her crotch? Her knees? I'd think a shield going all the way to her toes would be pretty damn heavy, unless it's really thin or something.

@Jotunn Draugr

It is indeed pretty heavy, it tapers as goes down to a point, designed to be rested in the ground whenever she stops and takes cover behind it. While she's moving, it won't cover all of her, she has to duck and crouch behind it to be short enough to hide behind it.

Basically, it's full size shield from her shoulders to a little below her waist, then it tapers down in width to her toes. She can take full cover behind it, but has to crouch down a little as well as set one leg behind the other. It's definitely not full cover while moving. It's also why she likes to combine it with tree cover when she can.

[The 42nd Gecko]

What kinda poundage you got on that longbow?

Cause I be doing research on shields vs bows now. :P

[Jotunn Draugr]

What kinda poundage you got on that longbow?

Cause I be doing research on shields vs bows now. :P

@The 42nd Gecko

Haha cool. I'd say it draws about 120 lbs. Not Mary Rose English-bowman levels, but it's a proper 5-6ft longbow and she's a strong girl.

[The 42nd Gecko]

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Haha cool. I'd say it draws about 120 lbs. Not Mary Rose English-bowman levels, but it's a proper 5-6ft longbow and she's a strong girl.

@Jotunn Draugr

Hmmm... This is harder than I thought. Everyone who wants to show off how much bows rock fires their bow against a crappy flat non-composite shield. Everyone who wants to show off how much shields rocks fires a crappy 30-40 lb draw bow.

[Jotunn Draugr]

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Hmmm... This is harder than I thought. Everyone who wants to show off how much bows rock fires their bow against a crappy flat non-composite shield. Everyone who wants to show off how much shields rocks fires a crappy 30-40 lb draw bow.

@The 42nd Gecko

Haha alright, well extrapolating from Wikipedia (English Longbow), I think it's safe to assume that Gunnaya's arrows would go clean through Jack-of-Plate (Scale) armour, and mail armour, but would only dent plate armour.

How far does the 40 lb bow penetrate into the shields? What's the range? If they stay stuck in with any amount of dempth, at 30-40 lbs, from more than 10 yards, I think it's safe to assume a 120 lb bow would go pretty deep, if not clean through, from a comparable distance. Again according to Wikipedia, 75 lbs at 10 yards (30 feet) is roughly equal to 110 lbs at 250 yards (750 feet). I'm using a 120 lb bow, at around 10 (or less) yards of distance.

Edit: Of course, if the shield took the arrow (not bodkin by the way) from an angle, it might get stuck in, but you'd be fine.

[The 42nd Gecko]

So, between the shield AND the armor, Blithe probably isn't going to get injured?

How far does the 40 lb bow penetrate into the shields?
At point blank vs a proper shield (not some flat set of planks), not at all. Doesn't pierce through the other side.

[Jotunn Draugr]

So, between the shield AND the armor, Blithe probably isn't going to get injured?

How far does the 40 lb bow penetrate into the shields?
At point blank vs a proper shield (not some flat set of planks), not at all. Doesn't pierce through the other side.

@The 42nd Gecko

Ah, in that case, I'd expect my arrows to still go through your shield, but probably get stuck, sticking through the other side by a few inches. Your plate armour alone will deflect my arrows without any problem (leaving a small dent). If I hit you where you've got mail, however, it'll probably go into your flesh by at least an inch.

[The 42nd Gecko]

Merry Christmas!

[Jotunn Draugr]

Haha Merry Christmas to you too!

[The 42nd Gecko]

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