[OOC] Black Mountain Tournament: Sigurd vs Gigue

[MelonHead]

It would still require Gigue to effectively strike over his own body, Sigurd strafed to Gigue's right when he was in mid-air, so unless Gigue first ensured he compensated for that side-step before running forward he would be approaching from Sigurd's right and attacking his shield in his left hand, at least as far as I understand the scene. Unless he was aiming for the very far right edge of Sigurd's shield, which wasn't really the vibe I got.

[Vordak]

Experiencing a few technical issues - namely, my computer crashing - but i'll try to have a post up within the day.

[MelonHead]

Experiencing a few technical issues - namely, my computer crashing - but i'll try to have a post up within the day.

@Vordak

That's fine, I know the pain of a computer crashing all too well.

[MelonHead]

Any luck getting things fixed @Vordak?

[Vordak]

@MelonHead Yup, i've managed to have it done myself after a bit of tinkering. Had to consult someone in the know before doing so, since i'm not too tech savvy. But either way, i will get to posting in short time.

[MelonHead]

Nice, looking forward to getting down to it. If Gigue wasn't such a beast at grappling (or to Sigurd's eye, big as hell) I might have tried throwing him in the stream or something funnier.

[MelonHead]

I bestow upon you the title of Grand Procrastinator, use your new powers wisely.

[Vordak]

Hey, that's the first name with 'Grand' in it that people have called me throughout my fighting career. Now, hopes are i manage to add a second one to my collection, hopefully, a bit more dignified than that as well.

[Vordak]

The right foot brought him forward

@MelonHead

You dun goofed. You really dun goofed now.

First i have to do the dishes, but right afterwards, i shall bring your doom upon you, Melonhead. Beware!

[MelonHead]

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You dun goofed. You really dun goofed now.

First i have to do the dishes, but right afterwards, i shall bring your doom upon you, Melonhead. Beware!

@Vordak

It was pretty obvious Sigurd always intended to step forward again on his right foot while seemingly retreating, hence the end of my last post. Ironically it's exactly what I critiqued earlier (passing footwork) but the difference is that Sigurd has an axe throw and the element of surprise on his side, nothing would indicate he would suddenly take the fight to his larger opponent.

Still, I'm rooting for you anyway, so prove me wrong.

[Vordak]

@MelonHead Posted. Hope there's nothing about my post that would make you want to tear it apart with criticism. :P

[MelonHead]

Hmm, I understand the sentiment but I'm not entirely sure Gigue could dive under the axe-throw. If he mistimed his leap it's unlikely Sigurd would still be throwing into thin-air, so he must have waited until the axe left Sigurd's hand (which gave him what, half a second?) To clear his pretty large body out the way of an axe-throw aimed at his centre, so not particularly high on his body either. If Sigurd had just been stepping forward and drawing his sword he'd be more than a little fucked, but the axe-throw to my mind would still pose a significant threat to Gigue even if he did leap forward into a dive.

I'll have another few reads before I reserve any judgement, but I'm not entirely sure the axe-throw would be nullified.

Not saying the axe-throw would change very much, by all accounts it would probably bounce hilt-first off his mask if he dived forward straight into it, but I can't see it flying over-head considering the range and whatnot. As Sigurd aimed dead-centre for this exact sort of reason (not going to pretend I or he guessed Gigue would dive towards him, but he certainly expected some form of evasion) the axe would be probably hurtling towards his lower abdomen, about three and a half feet up his body at any rate, which would leave Gigue having to clear half his body in the time it took the axe to reach him, no easy feat.

What's your take on my reservations?

[Vordak]

@MelonHead Entirely reasonable. Though i'd say it'd probably hit the rear (right) shoulder, since i imagine Gigue would try and lean slightly to the left if he sees the axe hurtling straight towards his head, or even preemptively make sure it is of off the line of attack, angling the dive itself slightly leftwards.

[MelonHead]

@MelonHead Entirely reasonable. Though i'd say it'd probably hit the rear (right) shoulder, since i imagine Gigue would try and lean slightly to the left if he sees the axe hurtling straight towards his head.

@Vordak

Depends how much he trusts in his mask I suppose, though human reflex would dictate he'd try and move to avoid it so fair enough.

[MelonHead]

Oh, one other thing, what leg is Gigue grabbing? He seems to be relying on touch which is to his benefit, if he dived with the intent of seizing the left leg because it was up front he'd probably have ran into trouble when Sigurd advanced, but it's never actually specified which leg Gigue grabs as far as I can tell.

[Vordak]

I'll edit it in if you'd like; although that will have to wait until later, since it's already well past midnight for me.

[MelonHead]

I'll edit it in if you'd like; although that will have to wait until later, since it's already well past midnight for me.

@Vordak

Fair, leave it for tomorrow if you want, I'll accept any edits and make my next post when you post in OOC saying you're all done.

[Vordak]

Oh, one other thing, what leg is Gigue grabbing? He seems to be relying on touch which is to his benefit, if he dived with the intent of seizing the left leg because it was up front he'd probably have ran into trouble when Sigurd advanced, but it's never actually specified which leg Gigue grabs as far as I can tell.

@MelonHead

He's grappling the leg he had just bumped into, so that would be Sigurd's right.

[MelonHead]

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He's grappling the leg he had just bumped into, so that would be Sigurd's right.

@Vordak

Ah, so Sigurd's sword is probably about half drawn by the time the pommel hits Gigue in the head? Muahahahhaa.

Also reminds me I need to equip Sigurd with a seax when the tournament is done and some more historic equipment.

[Vordak]

@MelonHead And done.

What i do like roleplay fighting for is its unpredictability. Even when it seems that you've got the upper hand, there's always this feeling that your opponent can and will dick you over. Good thing you don't have that seax yet. :P