'Deron 'Deron: OOC

[Valen Pelora]

Hey guys,

Since this involves a fairly prominent Jedi planet please let me know what happens with this thread. If it continues, I would ask that all participants continue until the end because of the critical nature of Onderon. If a replacement is needed I am sure we can find one. At this point, I would suggest voiding the thread.

Let me know what happens either way!

@Undine @Ulysses @Gian Greydragon @Cainhurst Crow

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I was aiming at @Cainhurst Crow , which I think you worked out.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to dictate the nature of the PvP without you - my comments were primarily about an auto hit scenario.

Finally, I'm not sure how your character @Gian Greydragon can turn his mind to a) a falling grenade; b) lifting that grenade with the force long enough to make sure it's clear; c) an attack from the air; d) where his auxiliary weapons are and what his weapon of choice is; e) parrying the attack from the sky; and f) warning his comrade about a flank attack.

In any event, the warning will come too late as the force push was explicitly due to come with the grenade explosion i.e. as @Undine 's character fell, before you would be parrying.

Calpernia will need to have extraordinary discipline not to react to the falling grenade or the aerial attack to see Al-Ric's coming; and if I was being picky, Gian's post served to fix that attack as coming from the rear.

He didn't really 'lift' the grenade, he kinda grabbed it and threw it upward, rather quickly, and with enough force, to make sure it didn't fall back to the earth and then detonate, and be a danger to him and his teammate. In doing that, it's pretty safe to say he could see Kesiya falling toward him, by looking upward, and his lightsabers wouldn't be too hard to get to, and deploy before being cleaved in two.


As for spotting Kesiya in my post, Nilus simply saw something moving in the tree canopy. A human-sized individual would rustle several branches. Especially seeing as she waasn't even in a tree in her post beforehand.

 

[Undine]

So, @Gian Greydragon, to start off, your second statement is incorrect.
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As for spotting Kesiya in my post, Nilus simply saw something moving in the tree canopy. A human-sized individual would rustle several branches. Especially seeing as she wasn't even in a tree in her post beforehand.

She turned to her fellow Jedi and put a finger over the breathing slits of her mask before motioning towards the treetops above. Kesiya jumped onto a larger branch and made her way higher into the canopy above as she began to dampen her presence within the Force. If they needed to communicate from here on out they could do so telepathically. Kesiya continued to make her way towards the two presences within the Force, skipping her way from one tree to the next with deft and silent movements as the two presences began to grow darker and darker in her mind's eye. Her stomach flipped into a knot as the dread of it set in, sith, there were sith on Onderon. The day had come, it was time for her to perform her most sacred of duties as a guardian of the Jedi Order.​

It didn't take but a few dozen seconds for the two Jedi to close in on the Imperial bastards. Kesiya sat squatting on a thick tree branch overlooking the two individuals about 20 meters high and 15 meters away from them. She cast a sideways glance to make sure her companion was in position as well before she took one of the Smackdown grenades off her utility belt and threw it at the two would be arsonists. Without knowing of her presence before hand there would be little the two individuals would be able to do to defend against the surprise attack. At least for their sake the grenade in question was non-lethal.​

On the one hand, Kesiya has been in the trees for two posts, on the other, I specifically stated she was moving silently. Considering how far she is from your character, 20 meters high, as the trees of Onderon are larger than your normal tree IRL, as well as 15 meters away. From the ground up, she is 20 meters high, from your character to the base of the tree, she is 15 meters away. Because of the distance and her movements being silent, your not likely to be able to hear anything at all. Of course, there's also the issue of how she had come to a rest before throwing the grenade, so saying you heard movements in the trees and then turned around to send the grenade back towards her simply isn't feasible as there's no way that I can see that Nilus would have known Kesiya was there before she made to attack him.​

He didn't really 'lift' the grenade, he kinda grabbed it and threw it upward, rather quickly, and with enough force, to make sure it didn't fall back to the earth and then detonate, and be a danger to him and his teammate. In doing that, it's pretty safe to say he could see Kesiya falling toward him, by looking upward, and his lightsabers wouldn't be too hard to get to, and deploy before being cleaved in two.

Again, Nilus is simply too far away to be able to "grab" an object roughly the size of a baseball with any accuracy and then send it back towards Kesiya before went off, not to mention Force pushing Kesiya immediately following the grenade, because if your "grabbing" the grenade rather than using a simply Force push, then you'd have to reconcentrate and use the Force in a second attack immediately following the first. And again, considering the distance between them, it'd have to be a powerful Force push to reach her with any real power behind it.​

Moving quickly, Nilus allowed his rifle to fall to his side, in it's sling, and drew one of his dual-bladed lightsabers, blocking and staving off the attacking Jedi's Falling Leaf strike. Nilus then ignited the second blade of his dual-saber, and with a flick of his wrist, struck inward at Kesiya's dominant arm. "You," he shouted, at his companion, "Behind you!" he said, as the second Jedi erupted out of the treeline.

Lastly, in regards to the quoted section of your last post, you seem to have been confused as to the timing of events. Kesiya and Al-Ric both attacked at the same time, so if your character is blocking Keisya's falling leaf attack, then 1.) why is he warring his companion of an attack that they themselves are already dealing with, and 2.) when exactly did Nilus become aware of the second Jedi? You never made any mention to him noticing two Jedi at all, only Kesiya, which as I pointed out above, isn't really feasible to begin with. Also, as more of a side note, Al-Ric was never in the treetops, he remained on the ground and that is where he attacked from.​

@Cainhurst Crow @Ulysses​

 

[Ulysses]

Can I have an extension until @Undine and @Gian Greydragon resolve their differences?

Cheers

 

[Undine]

@Phoenix Nevermind, @Gian Greydragon has edited his post.​

Can I have an extension until @Undine and @Gian Greydragon resolve their differences?

Cheers

You'll have 48 hours to post after I time out. You're in the clear.
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@Cainhurst Crow​

 

[Ulysses]

Oh yeah, my bad - I'd got confused with another thread where it was my turn to post

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I've made edits according to the information that I've missed. It did change my post up a bit, @Undine so if there are any further problems with my post, do let me know.

 

[Undine]

I've made edits according to the information that I've missed. It did change my post up a bit, @Undine so if there are any further problems with my post, do let me know.

Works for me.​

 

[Undine]

@Gian Greydragon just two minor things I want to clarify, no edits will be needed though. First, Kesiya is wearing a set of armor that covers every inch of her skin and appearance, unless you knock off her helmet or she tells you, your not gonna know what species or skin color she is. I forgot to mention this in my post, meant to add an OOC tidbit at the bottom of my post. Only other thing is that Kesiya isn't wounded, the armor on her left thigh is degraded beyond usefulness, but she wasn't wounded. This one's on me since I said "tore through" when I meant that the blaster tore apart her armor. Apologies, though since her left thigh is still exposed to damage, Nilus aiming for it still works. Again, I'm not asking for any edits or anything, just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page.

I do have a question though, now that I think about it, would Nilus shooting at Kesiya break her chain of events, thus allowing her to deflect the attacks, or is she using the Force to pull his legs out from under him as he's shooting? If he's shooting first then it breaks Kesiya's chain of events, but if she's using the Force first then technically you didn't defend against the Force attack. You might want to do that if that's the case. Just a friendly reminder. Or don't, I won't mind. :P​

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I didn't get a notification for the above post. But to answer you, yes, that would interrupt her Force use, as that was the intention, as it would effectively break her concentration. I do feel that @Ulysses misread something in my post. Nilus didn't leap forward at any point, he's standing stationary, out of melee range of both Jedi, before Kesiya pressed forward, facing both of your and Undine's Jedi. I would like to know what you believe the sequence of events are, before I make my post.

 

[Undine]

@Gian Greydragon are you asking me or @Ulysses ?​

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I was asking @Ulysses

 

[Ulysses]

She lunged forward onto her hands and knees and with a sudden leap,

Sorry for not being clear, @Gian Greydragon , it was all meant to be an instinctive reaction to this in context

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Ahh, gotcha, gotcha. I thought it was directed at Nilus. I'll have my post up tonight.

 

[Cainhurst Crow]

So i've got a really tough shift at work today so i won't be able to post. I'll get a post up tomorrow but I just wanted you guys to know my situation atm.

 

[Undine]

So i've got a really tough shift at work today so i won't be able to post. I'll get a post up tomorrow but I just wanted you guys to know my situation atm.

Your good, I actually have some questions for @Gian Greydragon about his latest post, as I don't fully understand what his character is doing.

So, Gian, assuming I'm not getting anything wrong the only thing I'd request that you change is the mentioning of Kesiya having her back turned towards Nilus, as that never happens. She turns on her heel, starting off facing Nilus directly, then turns roughly 90 degrees so her left side is facing him. I apologize if my meaning was vague in my post, if you ever find yourself unsure of my meaning or intent always feel free to ask. I take no issue clarifying a post. Other than that your good as far as edits go, so awsome.

As for clarifications, I have two questions, the first, when Nilus is launching his pinching attack, I'm assuming it's "pinching" as in forming half of an X, towards her center mass, which since she's crouching would be her chest. I'm also assuming his top saber comes down at a 45 degree angle above Kesiya's, as I mentioned she's currently crouching, so her lightsaber pike would be under Nilus' top blade. As for his lower blade, I'm unsure if it's meant to be under Kesiya's shoto or above it. I'm assuming above since Kesiya's shoto is aimed at cutting his ankle(s) off and that'd be a very awkward maneuver.

Second and final clarification needed, and this is more for you than me, though it is mildly confusing... If Nilus is attacking in a "pinching" maneuver towards someone directly in front of him, wouldn't the lightsaber blades on the opposite end of the weapons currently be imbedding themselves in Nilus' upper chest and lower extremities? He's have to be standing at an odd angle to be able to attack in that way without injuring himself in the process, or be pinching horizontally, which now that I typed that last bit I think might be what you meant. This whole time I was thinking you were going in like this > towards Kesiya when your most likely going like this ^.​

 

[Gian Greydragon]

I'll edit to accommodate your requests, sorry for the delayed response. As for your questions, no the secondary lades wouldn't jab him in the chest, as he's angled them away from his body for this maneuver.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

@Undine Havent' made the edits yet, your requests kinda change up my post quite considerably, so you might wanna wait.

 

[Undine]

Apologies, I misread your previous post. Consider my post void for the time being.​

 

[Undine]

@Gian Greydragon I have less than 24 hours left until I time out. What's the 411 on those edits? Personally, I'm willing to forgo the edits and leave my post as it is since you just archived your characters. Doesn't really matter what happens to Nilus at this point, so if you want to have him go down epicly or something let me know and I'll see what can be done.​