Author Topic: Sword Quest VIII - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 46516 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #600 on:** July 13, 2015, 10:45:15 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 13, 2015, 10:23:01 PM

> Is it aiming for either leg in particular?

>It's hard to tell at a glance, your instinct says she's aiming for your left.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #601 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:01:30 PM »

> Swing our sword from right to left to knock her stab far enough to our left that it goes by our leg entirely. Keep moving forward while doing this, with an added bit of an angle to the right, to help get our left leg away from the stab.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #602 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:01:54 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 13, 2015, 11:01:30 PM

> Swing our sword from right to left to knock her stab far enough to our left that it goes by our leg entirely. Keep moving forward while doing this, with an added bit of an angle to the right, to help get our left leg away from the stab.

>You bat her sword away and keep moving, turning a bit toward the right. The latter saves you, her incoming attack was too fast to fully deflect and even with the turn you swear you can almost feel its edge pass by you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #603 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:18:30 AM »

> Our sword is now closer to both of our bodies that Meira's sword, right?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #604 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:19:38 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 12:18:30 AM

> Our sword is now closer to both of our bodies that Meira's sword, right?

>Yes.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #605 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:23:20 AM »

> Good. Let's use that to our advantage.
> Continue on our altered dashing path so that we are aiming as if to run past Meira on her left. As we're running, level a horizontal slash at Meira's waist, since odds are she can't get her sword back to defend against it in time.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #606 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:32:48 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 12:23:20 AM

> Good. Let's use that to our advantage.
> Continue on our altered dashing path so that we are aiming as if to run past Meira on her left. As we're running, level a horizontal slash at Meira's waist, since odds are she can't get her sword back to defend against it in time.

>You continue moving, and she starts as well. You angle to the left and she mirrors it. Within an eyeblink, she has come much too close to be comfortable.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #607 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:53:01 AM »

> Our blade is still the closer of the two, though, right?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #608 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:30:26 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 12:53:01 AM

> Our blade is still the closer of the two, though, right?

>Yes.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #609 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:41:15 AM »

> Horizontal waist slice!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #610 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:50:10 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 01:41:15 AM

> Horizontal waist slice!

>You slice at her waist, as the two of you close on each other. She doesn't stop as your blade comes around. She turns her shoulder toward you, and your vision goes blurry as she slams it into your face! You stagger back, having a hard time seeing what is going on. It is a small miracle you don't fall over, but you manage to stay on your feet.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #611 on:** July 14, 2015, 02:17:56 AM »

> Can we tell if our slice hit home, at least?
> Stumble back and to the right to give us some space to regain our footing and vision.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #612 on:** July 14, 2015, 11:24:27 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 02:17:56 AM

> Can we tell if our slice hit home, at least?
> Stumble back and to the right to give us some space to regain our footing and vision.

>You don't feel that it did; she beat you to the punch.
>You stumble back and take control of it your motion, stepping back by your own volition and putting a few yards between the two of you. Your eyes clear, and you see that Meira has needed a moment to regather herself after ramming you as well as she has just finished resuming her stance, taking a one-handed grip and presenting a narrow profile again.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #613 on:** July 14, 2015, 11:47:17 AM »

> C'mon, Youmu, think. We're the best in the land at this. Drawing upon our experienceand know-how, based on what we've seen so far, what options do we have that stand a good chance of taking her down?

> Give another amused grunt and take up a defensive stance.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #614 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:04:40 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 11:47:17 AM

> C'mon, Youmu, think. We're the best in the land at this. Drawing upon our experienceand know-how, based on what we've seen so far, what options do we have that stand a good chance of taking her down?

> Give another amused grunt and take up a defensive stance.

>Her primary asset is her speed, you think. If you allow her to take too much control, it will be hard to reclaim it. At the same time, you cannot give her too much time to react. The fact she has taken as much damage as she has without flagging much is worrying...
>You take another defensive stand. Meira begins to make her way toward you, her poise confident.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #615 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:25:24 PM »

> Does it still seem that her two-handed swing speed is faster than ours?
> Taking her speed as a strength, has she shown any weakness areas?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #616 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:37:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 12:25:24 PM

> Does it still seem that her two-handed swing speed is faster than ours?
> Taking her speed as a strength, has she shown any weakness areas?

>Hard to tell, but it at least rivals yours.
>Her actual strength seems to be mediocre, thus far.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #617 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:44:33 PM »

> Are we physically stronger than her, perhaps? Maybe we could physically overpower her?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #618 on:** July 14, 2015, 12:50:22 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 14, 2015, 12:44:33 PM

> Are we physically stronger than her, perhaps? Maybe we could physically overpower her?

>You don't know for sure, but if you could secure leverage, it seems plausible. Then again, as she is taller than you, leverage will be difficult to obtain.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #619 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:13:31 PM »

> Does she still have that aura of death?
> Do we know any way we could interact with the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force? Maybe by siphoning it into ourselves?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #620 on:** July 14, 2015, 03:03:59 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 14, 2015, 01:13:31 PM

> Does she still have that aura of death?
> Do we know any way we could interact with the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force? Maybe by siphoning it into ourselves?

>Yes.
>Your abilities do not extend as far as siphoning,

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #621 on:** July 14, 2015, 04:23:18 PM »

> Is Miko's sword double-edged?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #622 on:** July 14, 2015, 06:02:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 04:23:18 PM

> Is Miko's sword double-edged?

>No.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #623 on:** July 14, 2015, 06:43:32 PM »

> If Meira stabs at us with the sharp edge of the sword downward (or possibly upward), could we conceivably catch the sword between our arm and our torso and pin it there? Or would it be little/no effort for her to wrench it out and/or cut us up from that position?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #624 on:** July 14, 2015, 06:59:16 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 14, 2015, 06:43:32 PM

> If Meira stabs at us with the sharp edge of the sword downward (or possibly upward), could we conceivably catch the sword between our arm and our torso and pin it there? Or would it be little/no effort for her to wrench it out and/or cut us up from that position?

>You would almost certainly get cut, and you don't think you have the grip strength there keep her from pulling it out.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #625 on:** July 14, 2015, 07:03:20 PM »

> How does one go about disarming an opponent with a sword?

> Let her approach. Keep eyes peeled for any openings.

EDIT: Despite the commands in this post, I'm beyond out of ideas here. Anyone else want to take a crack at swordfighting? Pun aside, it's clear that I'm not cut out for it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #626 on:** July 14, 2015, 08:50:32 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 07:03:20 PM

> How does one go about disarming an opponent with a sword?

> Let her approach. Keep eyes peeled for any openings.

>The most efficient way is to attack their hand until they can't hold it anymore, but hand strikes are the most difficult kind against a skilled opponent. The next best way is to fool them into getting it stuck into something. After that, catch their blade with yours and applying proper leverage.
>Meira approaches. Turned as she is, the left side of her body is safe, while the right side is a narrow target. It may be best to try to disrupt or invalidate the stance. That in mind, she would have the hardest time guarding her feet and lower legs, but the easiest time dodging there, while you would have some difficulty attack there safely.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #627 on:** July 14, 2015, 09:03:33 PM »

> Is she sidestepping her way toward us or something?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #628 on:** July 14, 2015, 09:11:02 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 14, 2015, 09:03:33 PM

> Is she sidestepping her way toward us or something?

>Essentially, moving a step at a time.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #629 on:** July 14, 2015, 09:56:00 PM »

> How might one 'invalidate' such a stance? Let's not consider angling around to her back, we're not yet in a position where we need to start attacking from behind. Perhaps angling around to her front would work for this? Or do we need to find ways to attack instead?
> Where is she holding Miko's sword?