Spice is bad OOC

[Sreeya]

@Clayton I'm too confused so can you just reply in response to Caz's last defense? I think that'll catch us all up since this has gotten very wonky in terms of timing.

 

[Phoenix]

So, this seems like a pretty straightforward ruling: there are people in front of Grug and people behind Grug and Grug is being attacked.

Grug hasn't escaped yet.

As for the Wook, well, he wasn't doing anything while Grug made his run, so there's no reason he can't do an interrupt. Posting (especially if you're doing an interrupt) doesn't automatically lock everything after the interrupting action in. That's the definition of an interrupt. Everything before the interrupt is locked in, but what comes after is not.

Grug is running for the exit (no one is contesting that), but then there's an interruption (Wook tripping him). So nothing after that is locked in. Saying Wook can't do that makes.... well, it makes no sense given that the Wook is literally doing nothing but standing there up until that time.

In order for Grug to have already escaped down the alleyway, we would have to invalidate the entirety of post 9 where the building has already fallen and Grug is still there "Grug watched the building tumble due to his efforts" and "Grug and the other Jedi were already getting ready to leave once the building fell." So post 12 can't go back and change that to say that now Grug is running away just when the building starts to fall. @GABA @Clayton @Sreeya @Cazar @Logan @Faster Than Light

 

[Cazar]

@GABA Your timing seems to be a bit off here. You say you fire as Grug prepares to fart which makes little sense. His fart is as he trips which means it was unexpected and sudden. It wouldn't be track and shoot as he farts. He also only does it for about a second before turning a corner completely out of sight from you. By the time you fire a single shot he is already moving quickly and away from you. Unloading would be pretty impossible and reloading to shoot more is insane considering the tiny amount of time that passes before he is away. Plus the wording feels very autohit-like as if an attack was ignored rather than an attempt.

 

[GABA]

To be honest, how he is not dead makes little sense, but here we are.

Marcella is firing as Grug is farting, he makes no defense to prepare from my character and is at the mercy of being locked in an action because of this. A lot of things can happen within a few seconds, including the actions of my character which you did not prepare for.

 

[Cazar]

That does not mean you can post as an autohit. You were not ignored he chose to turn a corner to avoid you and the other newcomer. No combat was started by her until this post the rules do not allow for an autohit.

It makes plenty of sense that he isn't dead yet. No one has even tried to make a lethal attack besides the grenade. Running away is not some miracle.

 

[Phoenix]

So I've received another report about this thread.

So @GABA your post does read like an autohit. Frankly, you should know better. You'll need to change your wording to allow a chance for your opponent to post.

That being said @Cazar, Gaba has a point about Grug. He is moving toward her and her gun is out - both of which are locked in from post 14. He continues going forward for another 1-2 seconds per your post, which is plenty of time to fire shots and interrupt the escape. Given the fact that Grug's actions are already committed for this entire period of time, I'm not seeing a realistic way to avoid the shots. You have a chance to respond, but if you write something unreasonable, I'm sure I'm going to be called back in.

 

[GABA]

Edited! @Phoenix @Cazar

 

[Phoenix]

I've received another report and the final one for this thread. Given that I've already detailed I don't see a reasonable way to avoid the shots as is but was going to let a defense be attempted, the fact that the person who should be making the defense post has repeatedly tried to report this thread for a ruled conclusion rather than actually write that defense, and the fact that the amount of time that Grug is in the line of fire is now being lengthened by his legs being grabbed (and yes, that would slow him down. Claiming that being grabbed while moving away from someone wouldn't slow you down is ludicrous), there's only one reasonable way that I can rule this.

Grug is killed by the blaster fire. Asher has already escaped without anyone contesting it. Vanyel has not engaged in combat so he can get away (he hasn't even really detailed which team he was going to fight for). The remaining individuals are all attacking the same target and not fighting one another, so there's no reason that they could not get away as well.

This ruling is absolutely not up for debate.

I'm also going to take this moment to say that I am absolutely appalled by the OOC behavior in this thread. This will absolutely not be eligible for PvP credits, and I would highly advise those of you at the heart of this behavior to evaluate how you act because you can be assured that I will be keeping my eye on this behavior in the future.

@Clayton @Faster Than Light @Cazar @Sreeya @GABA @Aurius @Relent

 

[The Good Doctor]

Thank you for the ruling @Phoenix

I had no idea this was even under report. /shrug

So, what happens to the bounty?

@Sreeya @Phoenix @Clayton? @GABA