[October 19, 2020. Time: 2:30 pm.] * Kirby is now known as Yvonne [The Ren/Edge rematch is on. Gathered on the oil rig are Lonava, Peter, Breaker, Mak, and the illusionist. Mak's still looking a bit worse for the wear, but is mostly healed up.] [Edge is of course also here. She's got a less personalized set of body armor. Looks like she doesn't want to waste customization on a suit likely to melt.] [Start] * Ren waves at Edge, a feral grin on his face. * Edge nods back. Where you want to do this? * Edge has her minimalist modern sword and her flachette gun. No calvary sword this time. ( It's got a half-inch blade. ) ( A real minimalist's sword. ) * Ren is just in his leather coat. He's not armored, either. ( Heh, in the not decorative sense. ) Volcano's good for me. * Edge thinks it over and readies both weapons. "Agreed." The power of a volcano is fearsome. Do you wish to consider a fall in the lava as an immediate ring out? * Ren shakes his head. "I think we're both got our ways out." ( we've ) * Edge nods and steps up to the illusionist's circle and the other watchers do as well. * Ren steps up himself. * Tim opens a door to somewhere inside the oil rig and walks out with his arm around Yvonne. "Good luck Ren! Oh, we didn't miss him compleatly." * Yvonne waves. "Hi everyone!" * Ren thumbs-up at Tim. * Tim returns the gesture with his free hand. [And when Tim and Yvonne step up the illusionist stamps his foot and the Kilauea materializes.] [Watchers go to #sabwatch. No trailer or the like, you're just observing ghostlike, invisible to the contenders and immaterial.] [ We'll start her: http://sab.zort.net/maps/volcano/kilauea_lava_flow.jpg ] [ Over the horizon, you've got the volcano in full eruption mode: http://sab.zort.net/maps/volcano/kilauea%27s_overflow2.jpg ] [The ground is warm, sharp, and feels delicate and unstable. ] [The mist coming off the water means +2 to ranged attacks if either fighter is near the water and you're at more than 10 meters range.] [Initiative roll!] (rolls) [Breaker is presently semi-visible and floating over the water. Edge starts off on the slanted surface on the right side of the picture. Ren on the knoll on the left.] Adjust your positions if you like. * Ren contemplates for a moment, then removes his boots, the ghostly fur taking the job, walking nimbly on it. The rest of the Chesire side manifests as well. * Breaker then seems to argue with someone invisible, but you guys can't hear it. * Ren glances around, then adjusts his position to give a slimmer target to Edge, pulling out a sniper rifle. Ready. Go! [Ren, Edge!] [Breaker fades from view.] [Ren] * Ren quickly sights and fires at Edge- he fires a bit lower than you'd expect. * Edge doesn't see the shot's aim in time to just jump out of the way so she rapidly spins her sword around, a move that seems to take a bit more energy than her reflexive swing blocks. However, the move is successful and she wards off the acid. [Edge!}\ * Edge fires back with her flachette gun on semi-automatic. [Three potential hits] * Ren flickers out and in, a small cloud of ghostly fur is all the bullets pass through. [As she does this she runs up to the lava flow seperating you two and leaps over it. However, she's not quite fast enough to close to melee range for this round.] [Ren!] * Ren grins, and takes a running start to meet her in the middle- this time with a different gun in hand than was just a moment before. * Edge pulls the same defensive maneuver, as it's tricky to do a straight block without her swing shield. (swinging) (Describe landing. No rolls needed.) * Ren lands on the spot Edge jumped from gracefully, hardly disturbing a pebble. I see you've learned a new technique. But still no patience. * Edge spins around runs after Ren again, firing the flachette, and then as she closes with Ren she takes a swing. [Three potential hits with the flachette gun (+2 to dodge) and then a melee defense roll.] [Ren successfully ducks out of the way of the bullets but is sliced by the sword for 28 damage.] [Ren!] (Oh.. forgot something) [Edge's landing is a bit closer to the lava flow this time and the ground under her feet shakes a bit, she leaps off it as the lava flow expands by a meter.] * Edge frowns slightly at Ren's resistance in taking the hit and adjusts her hold on the sword. * Tim has quit IRC (*.irc.sandwich.net *.irc.sandwich.net) * Ren has quit IRC (*.irc.sandwich.net *.irc.sandwich.net) (Oh, make that a 25, forgot that she's one handed weilding. Should have been 29 originally.) ( I, uh, don't think it matters. ) (There's a two handed bonus in tristat for +4 damage.) (On some weapons at least) * Ren has joined #SAB2020 (Oh, make that a 25, forgot that she's one handed weilding. Should have been 29 originally.) ( I, uh, don't think it matters. ) (There's a two handed bonus in tristat for +4 damage.) (On some weapons at least) (And Ren!) * Ardweden has joined #sab2020 * Ren looks a little miffed that Edge didn't respond to his comment, but that still doesn't keep him from firing- with another gun. * Ardweden has left #sab2020 * Edge brings up her swinging sword shield and manages to successfully ward off the attack, but her technique was a bit slow, so she still takes half damage. Give me that number please. [Edge!] * Hirameku has joined #sab2020 * Hirameku is now known as Tim * Edge grunts at the hit and feints another flachette attack before grabbing her sword with both hands as she slices at Ren's right armed [called shot]. [She's just barely on target, but margin 0 is enough. +4 to defense Ren.] (Actually no, my mistake, that's a miss. Was looking at the wrong number.) [Ren] * Edges feint throws off her swing a bit. * Ren backflips back, skidding and then sprinting and hovering along the ground in a high-velocity dash/jump. Right past Edge. [As Ren finds his footing on the other side, the ground gives way. Give me a body (acorbatics) roll to react in time. I'd also accepted ranged personal.] * RowynMS has joined #sab2020 [Ren easily gets out of the way as the lava flow expands again.] * Edge looks over the widened flow and frowns. She then runs *across* the lava, and is quite fleet of foot only touching briefly and not sinking into the molten liquid at all. Even so, it still burns her. She switch backs to both weapons and fires and swings. [One potential gun hit. Her melee is another called shot to the arm, but this time no feint so no melee penalty.] [The melee cut is vicious and sinks deep into Ren's arm, his flesh proving no obstacle. Give me a +4 body roll Ren.] (+2 rather) [Ren's right arm can still move, but with a +3 penalty unless he makes a pain roll when using it.] [Doesn't count againt his HP total.] [Ren!] * Ren flinches. Some. He still jumps across -again-, this time with only a pistol in hand, doing some acrobatics to end up facing backwards in the jump just long enough to fire with the other arm. * Edge successfully brings her blade up to block. She runs across the lava again and that does look like it is rather hurting her. She shoots again and this time swings her sword for Ren's vitals. [called] [+2 from auto fire and normal melee defense.] * RowynMS has quit IRC (*.irc.sandwich.net *.irc.sandwich.net) [38 from flachette, 40 from swipe. 78 total.] ( :o ) * RowynMS has joined #sab2020 * Ren snarls a little, firing back at one of her wrists, then JUMPS across the lava again. He's not landing at just the edge to bait her this time, going well past that. * Edge successfully blocks that one. She she notes the target of the firing and bares her teeth, firing back at Ren without trying to approach. [Three potential hits. +2 to ranged defense.] [Ren successfully ducks out of the way of the bullets/] [Ren] * Ren gets some cover, and pulls out the sniper rifle again. He takes a moment to spot her first. [Edge is presently catching her breath. Her present situation doesn't allow for any easy cover. However, she's keeping her attention on Ren, so not an easy chance for sneak attacks.] [She's moving around a bit, as per ranged personal, but not changing her location in any big ways.] * Ren takes a moment to get a fix on her, then fires again. The crack of the sniper rifle precedes the actual enhanced bullet. * Edge switches back to doing the twirly sword block. She's slowing a bit, but isn't quite on the cusp of energy penalties yet.] [And if there's no penalties, it works.] * Edge then goes flush against the rising hill behind her, taking herself out of view as she fires at Ren. The flachettes easily rip through the cover and give a +2 trick shot penalty, assuming she hits. [I've been forgetting mist affects. She gets a +2 to this. Ren's fine with the sniper rifle, but pistols will matter.] [She's spot on. 3 potential hits, +2 to ranged personal.] [She misses] [Ren! Edge presently has cover, so I'll say +4 to hit unless you're trying to blast through. Accuracy helps.] [The sound of erruptions suddenly heightens substantially. You can both see the lava being shot up in the area in the distance to greater heights. The lava flow in the middle further widens and small streams begin to break out across the shoreline.] * Ren is now known as Renless * Renless has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Renless has joined #SAB2020 * Renless is now known as Ren * Ren is now known as Renless * Renless is now known as Ren * Ren sniffs the air for a moment, then moves quickly to a better-protected spot with the eruption. He hunkers down, and tried to draw a bead on Edge again. * Edge blocks and returns fire. She tries to catch Ren off guard by firing through his cover this time. [Feint +2] [Three potential hits. +2 to block. And she blocked with the swinging thing.] (+4 total to block rather. 2 feint) [38 damage.] [And Ren collapses as the flachettes rip through the cover. The ground under him give way causing his body to begin to fall down towards the water until the volcano fades from view and everyone stands again on the oil platform. Ren quickly gets care from Peter and comes to.] * Tim waits for Ren to come to. "What was that? You started off so well." * Ren knuckles himself up to a sitting position, and chuckles softly. * Lonava smiles. "So did I, then it was overturned. Sorry, bit of a joke." * Yvonne boggles. * Ren looks for Edge. "I guess the win's yours." * Edge sheaths her sword. She nods. She looks at Peter. "You can heal the arm cut, right?" * Peter nods. "More quickly since your leader seems to be offering her support." [Ren's still quite wounded, but the pain as faded for now.] * Yvonne nudges Mak. "I guess Edge didn't need a miracle, eh?" * Ren isn't using that arm too much yet, either. * Mak scowls. "Apparently not." (Last lines.) Soo, beer? ( I'm done. I can't think of anything better than that one :P ) And fish. * Breaker smiles. "Good fight, both of you." [End!]