Bad Blood OOC

[Narsi]

Hey Guys, making this OOC in case we might need it, and to explain my recent postings.
@Korvo I'm sorry for skipping ya man, and I'm doubly sorry that I didn't at least send you a reminder. But I went ahead and posted as my clock was burning and cooked lizard is, in my opinion, rather disgusting.

@Gian Greydragon @Kaane

 

[Gian Greydragon]

What you got against roasted 'gator?
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[Korvo]

You're good, man. I meant to post Monday morning, but got assigned a project last minute. So... been a tad occupied. Should still have my post down tonight though.

 

[Kaane]

Don't roast your reptiles kids. They're too cute.

 

[Narsi]

So
@Gian Greydragon
I got some issues with your latest post.
It feels as if your retracting an action to make your defense, contradicting your earlier post, which is not valid.
I say this because my attack, the force wave, does nothing to interrupt or stop you from firing that fireball. It was stated in my post that the force wave would hit the fireball AFTER its release, just barely, but after nonetheless. Thus I don't see how/why this would cause the fireball/flames to dissipate.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Segovax didn't necessarily release it, in the sense like one throws a grenade, so it'd still be within his control. He still had control of it; that's what I meant by 'casting it forth at Gren. Instead of following through with it, he aborted, and took the push. Not only that, but for Gren to mass a Force Push in time for Segovax to just be launching his attack, in the way you described, it'd take a second to do, and Segovax would be able to get a hint at what she was about to do. I'm not trying to argue, I'll make an edit, if I need to, but that's my take on the whole deal.

 

[Narsi]

Hmm, when you explain it like that, it seems more feasible. Athough Im wary of the concept of a fireball charged to explode simply dissipating so easily and quickly. Additionally force push is probably one of the easiest fonce powers to use, requiring no finesse or real control and being only a rapid release of power in a general direction.

That said, it's good enough reasoning for me, No edits required for that part.
However, could I ask for some more description on what happened with my saber throw? As it is, I'm unsure of what exactly happened besides it moving out of kill range.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Basically, #sidestep, but he kinda just stepped and leaned with the cant of the blade, allowing it to pass, as it whirled by him, and then swung at the hilt when an opening presented itself.

 

[Narsi]

Oh, well your post doesn't really say that, at all.

He'd land, largely unscathed, back on his feet; an acrobatic landing attributed to his fundamental study of Ataru, bolstered from his knowledge of the Echani martial art. As he landed, he drew his primary saber, igniting it, as his feet touched the floor. With a grunt, the biting pain of a burn on his hand, he fought through it, using the pain to fuel his rage. Once the lightsaber was safely out of the kill-zone, Segovax dashed forward to meet the Barabel head-on, gripping his lightsaber with both hands, gritting and growling through his teeth, like a rabid animal.

@Narsi @Kaane @Korvo

It's just landing and drawing your saber, then suddenly pain in your hand and waiting for the saber to move out of kill range.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I must have skipped that bit, then. I'll edit.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Hey, @Narsi I hate to nitpick, man, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Gren could instantaneously ignite and telekinetically aim a lightsaber hilt directly into Segovax's midsection. Not after getting her tail sliced off. It's not a super important thing to a Barabel, but getting it sliced off would hurt like hell, and probably skew her grip on the Force, for a good teo or three seconds, at least, taking into account how resilient Barabel are.

 

[Narsi]

Hey, @Narsi I hate to nitpick, man, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Gren could instantaneously ignite and telekinetically aim a lightsaber hilt directly into Segovax's midsection. Not after getting her tail sliced off. It's not a super important thing to a Barabel, but getting it sliced off would hurt like hell, and probably skew her grip on the Force, for a good teo or three seconds, at least, taking into account how resilient Barabel are.

I agree completely, the pain of losing her tail would definitely make this move impossible, for a bit after least.
However, I'm not doing this attack AFTER THE tail strike, it's happening before. Unless I wrote it wrong, Gren is working in the mindset of "ok, this will cost me my tail, but I'll use this chance before he takes it". So my attack will be landing about the same time, maybe even before, yours does.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

You conveyed that fairly well, actually. I'm just a dolt and skipped over a line (again), lol, but I reread the post. My argument is, that the strike at your tail, as Gren had not moved at all, would reach, and slice through the tail before you could manipulate the lightsaber into position, considering you'd need to aim, and then hit the ignition switch, to some degree, and that'd take a little more than a second in and of itself, long enough to keep her from following through with it.

 

[Narsi]

You conveyed that fairly well, actually. I'm just a dolt and skipped over a line (again), lol, but I reread the post. My argument is, that the strike at your tail, as Gren had not moved at all, would reach, and slice through the tail before you could manipulate the lightsaber into position, considering you'd need to aim, and then hit the ignition switch, to some degree, and that'd take a little more than a second in and of itself, long enough to keep her from following through with it.

Fair enough, I shall make a quick edit to fix that
EDIT: Donsie, basically dialed back the time before she reacted, hence giving her a precious second more to get the lightsaber off her belt. Also made it seem more clumsy

 

[Narsi]

So, I've got a few issues with your post @Gian Greydragon
First, I'm not really sure a ROLL is viable in this situation. Segovax doesn't see the lightsaber until its already coming free, at which point its activating almost immediately after. So I think we can agree that, whatever's happening, Sego doesn't have a whole lot of time to do anything. And I don't think he has enough time to kneel forward into a roll, especially when the lighsaber is heading for his midsection, not some higher point like his head or shoulders. Honestly, I'd see even a sidestep or backwards leap as kinda DODGY at this point, but a movement that brings him through the path of attack is probably not realistic.
Second, how did Gren's tail end up in the path of @Kaane's strike. He's striking at your arms, which are at least a lightsaber length or so away from Gren's tail, and its a vertical strike as well. You'd have to move Gren's tail quite a bit to get it into position as I'm sure Nak would be careful about hitting his partner.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I was taking into account Sego's forward momentum off the charge. He hasn't exactly stopped moving forward and left, since his initial parry of Gren's mace. Albeit, it's a little dampened from the slight change in direction.

As for a roll, I think it is viable, because Segovax is a full foot and some inches shorter than Gren. It coming off her hip, would require at least a modicum of re-positioning to get at his midsection. And as I remember it, Gren was a little clumsy on the draw. That had to have bought him enough time, with his forward momentum, and minor delays in the draw would be enough for him to drop forward into a roll.

If you disagree, I'll make an edit. Also, I see what you're saying, with Kaane, I was kinda hasty on wrapping up the post.

 

[Narsi]

Mmmmmm
Okay then, I can see that happening as long as he isn't starting from a full stop.
Could you edit out the part about Kaane's strike being in line with Gren's tail though?

 

[Narsi]

Requesting a 24 hour extension to allow edits to be done
@Phoenix @Arclight @Malon

 

[GABA]

Woah? What am I? Chopped liver?

Not even tagged...lame...

Extension granted from the time of this post.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Yo, @Kaane, the line about Nak approaching Segovax's non-lightsaber side doesn't really work, because as of my last post, Segovax is wielding two lightsabers.