[OOC: 22:26, Today: Nantas rolled 10 using 2d6 with rolls of 6,4.  damage.]
This means one damage and one effect - can I spend extra momentum to dispatch extra minions?

Yes, 3 injury to your target, eliminating him.  For 2 more Momentum you'll eliminate the remaining swordsmen leaving only the 5 with pistols on the level above you

Describe how Nantas cuts down the slavers around him!
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Nantas' twin blades dance in the air, while all his opponents at melee range fall. As he looks at the swordsmen that opposed him, Nantas maintains a respectful approach: these individuals were enemies due to their birth and their personal histories, but there was no personal resentment for them... Nantas was just a better, or luckier, swordsman on this occasion, and they fell. May they find rest.
Nantas instead looks in rage and disdain to the marksmen attacking dishonourably with ranged weapon an enemy that is wielding just melee weapons. May they rot eternally!

Momentum
1

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As the remaining swordsmen collapse at the feet of the savage Green Man, their brethren above cry out and fire another volley of shots but only a single round comes close to Nantas.

20:10, Today: Jeddak rolled 66 using 5d20 with rolls of 17,4,10,20,15.  Pistol Minions, 9/4- (D2 from adjacent zone).
- 1 success and a Complication

Nantas defend vs Ranged Attack (Daring + Empathy)

Hmmm for Complication...eh they're minions so

The group above recognizes that the distance is simply too great for their small firearms; with a shout the leader directs them towards a hallway....but one appears to break off from the rest.  Were one closer they might see the terror in eyes which had witnessed the destruction wrought by the duelist's blades.   He vanishes down a different corridor unnoticed by his companions and is not seen again.

Isalia screams as her lackey's fall and raises something to her lips once more.   Her blade is then freed from its scabbard and it is clear the captain is prepared to join in the battle.
20:27, Today: Jeddak rolled 20 using 2d20 with rolls of 10,10.  Isalia - GANG CAPTAIN, Daring + Empathy, 13/6-.
- 2 successes, 1 Threat generated
- I'll spend 3 Threat on.....something

Meanwhile the White Ape appears to ignore its wound and lunges towards Demetrius with all its mighty bulk....but a stabbing pain from its torn limb causes it's leg to collapse and the creature is throw off to the side and prone!
20:30, Today: Jeddak rolled 39 using 2d20 with rolls of 19,20.  17/7- Fearsome attack, D2.
- 0 successes and a Complication....&*$#@!

The beast is now prone and at +1D to defend until its next turn (in addition to the Wound it already has)

Demetrius you may choose to defend against a 0D attack and gain Momentum if you wish OR avoid any chance of rolling a Complication and end the turn instead.


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Demetrius springs over the falling beast's blind side, which sets him up perfectly...

Defense is my best offense! Three successes for three Momentum! Also sets up Thinks on His Feet.

Can I spend 2 Momentum right away for a free attack?

22:26, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 4,1 using 1d20,1d20 with rolls of 4,1.  Daring + Might to defend vs. D0.

Aren't both those under your lowest Stat?  Isn't that 4 successes/Momentum?

Yes you can pay 3 Momentum for Counterstrike (or less if you have a Talent that reduces the cost like Nantas does)

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...and Demetrius slashes at the thing's face, trying to wound a soft spot before landing his jump.

Quite right! Spend my 3 Momentum for Counterstrike. Adding my bonus d20 for Thinks Fast on His Feet, that's 4 successes attacking the ape! Sadly, only 2 damage from the initial roll (1 die +1 from effect), so will likely spend Momentum on damage if I get any.

16:49, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 4,4,3,6 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6 with rolls of 4,4,3,6.  Damage.
16:48, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 16,1,5 using 1d20,1d20,1d20 with rolls of 16,1,5.  Attack w/bonus d20 for Thinks Fast on His Feet.

00:53, Today: Jeddak rolled 22 using 2d20 with rolls of 18,4.  White Ape defend vs Demetrius, 11/4-.
- 0 successes on a D3 defends vs Demetrius' attack, you've 4 Momentum to either spend or add to your pool....though your lowest stat's a 3 so you'll lose 1 Momentum as you can only keep a max of 3

Declare your choice!
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[OOC: 21:25, Today: Nantas rolled 23 using 2d20 with rolls of 6,17.  Defence: Daring 9; Empathy 3.]

The radium bullet just misses you
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Spend 2 more Momentum for 4 more damage! That's a net 6 damage from the counter-strike. Bank 2 Momentum to max out at 3.

16:33, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 2,6 using 1d6,1d6 with rolls of 2,6.  Extra damage.

And that's the end of the turn, so I think I lose one Momentum from my pool, correct?

The Ape's clumsy attack is doubly tragic for the brutal beast as it leaves it wide open for Demetrius' blades backstroke.  Another roar of pain reverberates throughout the building and is surely heard outside as well.  Leaping back Demetrius can see a horrid gash across the cheek and eye of the White Ape which will surely affect its ability to fight.....

but to assume it is already defeated could be a tragic mistake.

White Ape takes another Affliction for taking 5 or more Stress in a single attack, all actions are now +2D

But this time there is an answering cry from above.  As you both look up your hearts pause a beat in recognition of the second of the Apes you had trailed here accompanying Isalia.  Through the broken skylight where the first entered, so now comes it's mate.   Though it surely sees Nantas it appears intent upon its companion and the one who threatens it!

The call of the second Ape elicits a response from the 1st as it rises and beats its own chest in a display of might.

I'm going to spend 3 Thread to remove 1 Affliction from the 1st Ape.  Let's say it still has the gash along its face but the previous wound to its leg will no longer hamper it.




Next Round!
Just as the battle seemed poised to swing in your favor now all is thrown in question!   A 2nd mighty White Ape appears intent to descend to crush Demetrius if its wounded mate does not do so first!  Meanwhile Isalia, slave captain and captor of your friend Patterson Boon is poised to attack Demetrius when an opening presents itself should her savage Apes not dispose of the upstart Jasoomian immediately.  Though Nantas is free of threat for the moment it remains to be seen where the group of pistol wielding slavers have disappeared to.  Will they appear soon and resume their attack upon the Green Man with blade or pistol?

Demetrius, can you withstand the assault that gathers?

Nantas, what will you do to assist your companion?

Declare your actions!

Note the 1st Ape has still taken 11 Stress and is close to filling its Stress track
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Nantas jumps and attacks Italia.

[OOC: am I close enough to roll my attack?]

Your Move Action will allow you to drop down 1 zone to join Demetrius and the White Ape he is battling.

For 1 Momentum you can move an extra zone to where Isalia is.

You can then use your Conflict Action to attack Isalia.

Will leave you with 0 Momentum in your pool when you attack but you can always choose to add Threat to my pool for some extra dice....
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[OOC: so be it :)
22:07, Today: Nantas rolled 22 using 2d20 with rolls of 14,8.  Cunning 9; Daring 9.]

Momentum
0

18:54, Today: Jeddak rolled 32 using 2d20 with rolls of 16,16.  Isalia defend vs Nantas, 10/4-.
- 0 successes, yikes

Nantas you have hit (3 successes) and generate 2 Momentum...perhaps more as I think you may have a Talent that applies here!

Your base damage roll with a sword is 2d6.   Let me know if you wish to spend any Momentum and on what (see Reference thread for options) and roll away!
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[OOC: 06:38, Today: Nantas rolled 9 using 2d6 with rolls of 3,6.  damage 3.
06:38, Today: Nantas rolled 4 using 2d6 with rolls of 2,2.  damage 2.
06:38, Today: Nantas rolled 5 using 2d6 with rolls of 1,4.  damage 1.

On this round I'll go for normal damage and I'll refill my Momentum. When I'll be on defence I'll try to disarm her, maybe using more momentum to roll more dices.]

Momentum
3

Why'd you roll for damage 3 time?  Just need 1 roll.

Also, you only generated 2 Momentum from your attack:
   - 3 successes
   - needed 1 success to actually hit
   - extra 2 successes become Momentum

Looks like this was your 1st roll for 1 damage:
00:38, Today: Nantas rolled 5 using 2d6 with rolls of 1,4.  damage 1

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[OOC: sorry, when I replied I was tired...]

cool, just wanted to check if you had intended to spend extra Momentun for extra damage dice.  Was going to point out that had to be declared before you roll.

BUT...I just realized that you did get an extra Momentum from your 4 Armed for War Talent, just like I'd mentioned in previous post, so 3 Momentum in your personal pool is correct :)

[OOC: yes, that was my intention]
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Demetrius had studied the apes of his world, specifically the gorilla. He had always been fascinated about how vulnerable the great apes really were when they beat their breast, as they raised their heads up and exposed their neck.

Demetrius' legs tensed like coiled steel and then Demetrius tumbled up, slashing at the ape's exposed neck. He fell backward gracefully...

Attack! Spend 2 Momentum for 6 successes! Woot :-) Total of 7 damage before Momentum. If a (likely) Harm from a full Stress track and one more Harm from 5 damage don't kill it, I'll use Momentum for more damage. Otherwise, need to see how many Momentum I have to play with.

08:04, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 1,5,2,6 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6 with rolls of 1,5,2,6.  Damage before Momentum.
08:03, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 6,7,4,9 using 1d20,1d20,1d20,1d20 with rolls of 6,7,4,9.  Attack wounded ape w/2 Momentum 13/6.

These things are all about attack, not so much on defense.

10:30, Today: Jeddak rolled 29 using 2d20 with rolls of 13,16.  White Ape defend vs Demetrius, 11/4- D2
- 0 successes

+1 Affliction for Stress reaching 0
+1 Affliction for taking >5 Stress

Demetrius describe the great Ape's death!

You may also choose what to do with any remaining Momentum that cannot fit in your personal pool

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....and as he arced backward, his blade slashed across the beast's neck. Hot blood sprayed everywhere as the beast teetered back and forth, as if it were doing a tap-dance, before tumbling to the ground. He continues his upward momentum, where he lands for a moment on a bed, which he sends sliding into the other ape, pinning it against the wall for a moment...

Spend 4 Momentum to Create an Obstacle to its next Might-basted roll, increasing it 2 Difficulties. Bank 2 Momentum to restore my cache.

Isalia
The slaver captain appears to hardly notice the probing scratch from Nantas' blade and launches an attack of her own at the Green Man...

21:22, Today: Jeddak rolled 17 using 2d20 with rolls of 14,3.  Isalia attack Nantas
12/6-.
- 2 successes

Nantas defend vs melee with Daring + Passion, need 2 successes to Defend against it

White Ape
Blinded by rage at the death cry of its companion, the mighty brute drops to the floor of the warehouse....just as the bed kicked by Demetrius slams into its foreleg.  The impact is just enough to throw off its balance.   The savage claw pass all to near to the Jasoomian but thankfully do not touch.

21:25, Today: Jeddak rolled 19 using 2d20 with rolls of 18,1.  White Ape attack Demetrius, 17/7- D3.
- only 2 successes, miss

Nantas struggles to defend, but then he immediately launches a counterstrike and disarms Isalia!!!

[OOC: Defence roll: 20:56, Today: Nantas rolled 24 using 2d20 with rolls of 15,9.  Daring 9; Passion 4.
Need to spend one extra Momentum to roll one more dice...
20:59, Today: Nantas rolled 13 using 1d20 with rolls of 13.  Extra roll - Daring 9; Passion 4.
...and that's just enough!

Then Nantas can roll for a quick disarm:
21:01, Today: Nantas rolled 12 using 2d20 with rolls of 2,10.  Counterstrike Cunning 9; Daring 9.
With three successes, a quick disarm is served!]

Momentum
3

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In typical duelist fashion Nantas quickly knocks the blade from Isalia's hand and receives a scathing look of hate in return from the slave captain (and perhaps a hint of fear as well).  Standing before her the Green Man recognizes her beauty is beyond that of any red Martian he has seen before.

Only a few ads away (~30 feet) Demetrius prepares to meet the new Ape that has dropped into the battle.   The bed which hampered its previous attack is crushed under its great weight as it readies to meet the Jasoomian in a battle to the death!

Declare your actions!

Demetrius sprints and then springs forward, slashing at the closest arm of the beast....

Attack w/2 Momentum. 3 successes for 4 damage should that hit. If I get any Momentum, spending on damage!

21:52, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 3,6,3,2 using 1d6,1d6,1d6,1d6 with rolls of 3,6,3,2.  Damage before Momentum.
21:52, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 9,12,10,16 using 1d20,1d20,1d20,1d20 with rolls of 9,12,10,16.  Attack w/2 Momentum 13/6.

14:50, Today: Jeddak rolled 29 using 2d20 with rolls of 10,19.  White Ape defend vs Demetrius, 11/4-.
- 1 success, Demetrius you generate 1 Momentum
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"Time to surrender!" Nantas looks straight into her eyes with both his independently moving eyes, as he points the tip of one of his sabres to her neck.

Nantas this seems like a Threaten/Insult action.   Roll Cunning + Passion or Might.  Since you have an advantageous position having already disarmed her, the difficulty will be D0 so any successes rolled will count for Momentum
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:54, Sun 31 Oct 2021.

2 more damage, so a total of 6 for one Affliction, I believe!

16:58, Today: Demetrius Esper rolled 2 using 1d6 with rolls of 2.  1 Momentum for damage.

Exactly so, the Ape now has 1 Affliction
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In reply to Nantas (msg # 134):

[OOC: 00:08, Today: Nantas rolled 20 using 2d20 with rolls of 14,6.  Cunning 9; Might 6.
Three successes.]

By default your Threaten attack does 1d6.  You can spend Momentum to Roll Extra Damage (see Reference thread), each point of Momentum spent adds an extra damage die to roll.  Determine if you'll add any extra die and roll for damage.
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[OOC: 22:20, Today: Nantas rolled 4 using 1d6 with rolls of 4.  threaten attack damage.

I would also like to spend one Momentum to increase the quality of the success and another Momentum to increase the scope of the success.]

Momentum
1

hmmmm, any thoughts on how the quality or scope could be increased?  These are rather arbitrary so open to suggestions.

Scope is tough, not anyone else here but the Ape at the moment.  How would the action you describe impact it?

Quality...honestly with an attack like this paying for extra die to roll for damage would be a better indicator of quality of success.

Currently your roll of 4 is 0 Stress damage.
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[OOC: my hope is that my threat will have the best possible success (i.e. she surrenders, as she has been disarmed) and that her (dishonourable) minions that used to shoot at me will surrender as well]

Okay then you need the extra damage dice to roll and try to give her a Fear affliction.  It's basically just like when you roll for an Injury (from sword or pistol) but instead of applying to her Wounds stress track it will apply to her Trauma stress track.  As a Villain she has separate tracks for Stress just like you do.

You wouldn't roll damage for a sword and then try to increase quality of success for greater damage, you'd just spend it on more damage dice to roll.  Same thing here.

If you do want to increase scope of success I'll let you affect 1 extra target for each Momentum spent and, since the Minions from above will arrive this round, I'll let you apply any Fear Stress to one of them as they appear (assuming you roll some Stress, so far your attack has not done any).  So you'll still need to roll at least 1 or more Combat Die and hope for anything other than a 3 or 4.

[OOC: here is the extra roll: 21:32, Today: Nantas rolled 5 using 1d6 with rolls of 5.  extra damage.]
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Isalia
Nantas knows he holds the advantageous position, his blade is in had(s) and the slave captian's lies on the floor.  There is still the pistol at her side but his threat upon her should make her wary to reach for it.  And she does not but....instead lifts her hand to her scantly clad chest in an display of weakness.

"And would you strike me down, unarmed as I am?  Are you so savage that only blood delights you?"

Again her beauty strikes Nantas and for a moment he questions his own actions.

Okay Isalia is going to try a Threaten/Intimidation attack of her own, trying to use her beauty to Confuse Nantas.   But he's a savage Green Man and likely less vulnerable to such tactics from a Red Martian so will make this a D2 test for her.

20:09, Today: Jeddak rolled 16 using 2d20 with rolls of 6,10.  Isalia Insult/Threaten Nantas 10/4-.
- she just succeeds

Nantas attempt to see through her feminine wiles using Daring + Passion or Might.  You need only 1 success

White Ape
The hairy brute is enraged from the wound Demetrius has dealt it and attempts to overrun and crush the Jasoomian beneath its great bulk.

20:13, Today: Jeddak rolled 33 using 2d20 with rolls of 15,18.  White Ape attack Demetrius, 17/7-
- only 1 success

Demetrius defend yourself

Slavers
Into this scene then come those slavers who had fire upon Nantas from above, intending to charge at the Green Man on the second level but now finding him no longer there.  In their confusion they gaze down upon the floor, the brutal struggle between Demetrius and the White Ape so close to where their mistress Isalia stands before the giant Green Man Nantas in apparent weakness.  It is too much for one of their number who cries, "Isalia is taken, it was foolish to follow her."  Before any of his companions can stop him he disappears from the railing, presumably to exit the building and find other employment elsewhere.

As for the rest, they yell, threaten and taunt Nantas but their position is weak and their words do not cause the Green Man any doubt.

3 Slavers remain in this group now.
Between the distance and the poor position they are in, with Isalia nearly unarmed and showing weakness to Nantas, not even going to roll for their Threaten attacks.
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[OOC: 14:33, Today: Nantas rolled 12 using 2d20 with rolls of 5,7.  Daring 9; Might 6.]

"You make appeals to honour only after losing your fight, while your followers repeatedly shoot at me while I was fighting with my sabres and you didn't care about that lack of honour."