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 Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:19 pm
 Sun Hunter
SHADOW RUN
The Shadow Run is both the simplest and most dangerous training course that can be run without a golem. A flurry of continuous attacks is what the Sun Division holds in highest respect, and the course reflects that. The course itself is a simple tunnel, reached via portal. Within the tunnel await hundreds of weak, hungry shadowlings. Nothing to worry about on their own, but capable of overwhelming a Hunter through sheer numbers at the first moment of weakness. At the other end of the tunnel is another portal, leading back to the course observation booth.
If you fail: your character is KO'd, but there's always a senior hunter in the observation booth with enhanced bandages at the ready. They should reach you in time. Really. Trained and trusty professionals on-hand 24/7.
If you win: peen points and bragging rights to those who take out the greatest number of shadowlings and go the most turns without needing to attempt a recovery maneuver.
Mechanics
You must get through 5 waves of attacks to make it through the tunnel.
Simply roll for attack as you would in battle.
If you miss, your character falters in their attacking and is overwhelmed by shadowlings.
After 3 successful hits, you may use your weapon's charge attack.
Bonus Mechanics
This bonus is consumable.
The bonus in this course is in the form of "recoveries" ~ these are would-be missed attacks that are quickly recovered and turned into a successful hit. Basically, they can miss once and roll again for an extra try. If you keep consecutively missing, though, and run out of recoveries, it's lights out. These do not equal an automatic pass for a round, you still have to land a successful hit to proceed.
Trainees: 0 recovery
Sun Trainees: 1 recovery
Hunters: 1 recovery
Sun Hunters: 2 recoveries
Status Wave: (current wave number)Attack Dmg:Total Shadowlings taken out:Recoveries left: [quote="Status"]
[size=14][color=#00BFFF][b]Wave: (current wave number)[/b][/color][/size]
[b]Attack Dmg:[/b]
[b]Total Shadowlings taken out:[/b]
[b]Recoveries left:[/b]
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 8
Total: 14 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:24 pm
Bix hadn't done training since before training mattered. Mina was getting on him, badgering him. Others were training, getting promoted, carrying runic weapons as support. He was just there with his bow, never progressing. Shadow Run was meant for Sun division. He'd start there. The writhing masses in front of him reached and grabbed as he stepped through the portal. Ready?
Are you?Bix took a deep breath and started strong, a volley of arrows burned through the first wave of shadows, letting the sun hunter breeze cleanly through the gap. So far so good! Status Wave: 1 Attack Dmg: 8 Total Shadowlings taken out: 8 Recoveries left: 2
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 5
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:29 pm
Bix was light on his feet, running as fast as he could while still firing. The shadows surged in front of him, roiling like a torrent of oily shadows. Their claws tore through the air for him, their mouths gaping. Their glowing eyes widened hungrily at the sight of him and threw themselves at the sun hunter. Bix hopped back as they hit the ground in front of him, scattering like M&Ms on a kitchen floor. The extra second of their own chaos was enough for Bix to line up shots, pinning them and burning them away. The shadows fled a moment, letting him push further on. Status Wave: 2 Attack Dmg: 7 Total Shadowlings taken out: 15 Recoveries left: 2
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
9, 9
Total: 18 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:33 pm
The next shot was perfect, the shadows had pulled away enough that all he could see ahead was blackness. A perfect wall of shadows, impossible to miss. He even had a few seconds to breathe, shooting himself a perfect circle in the wall of shadowlings. His arrows flared, burning the shadows away and clearing him a perfect path. Mina hissed hungrily as she reached full charge. Status Wave: 3 Attack Dmg: 12 Total Shadowlings taken out: 27 Recoveries left: 2
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iloveyouDIE rolled 11 4-sided dice:
3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2
Total: 20 (11-44)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:38 pm
Bix crouched, aiming at a large mass of shadows headed his way. His charge grew, runic bow glowing as the FEAR was pulled into his arrow. The shot went off above his enemies' heads raining on them, impossible to miss. Bix took a heavy breathe and exploded through the hole. The exit was ahead. He could see it! Status Wave: 4 Attack Dmg: 9 Total Shadowlings taken out: 36 Recoveries left: 2
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 3
Total: 4 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:43 pm
-- USING RECOVERY -- Apparently the shadows didn't want to let him go so easily. The mass of shadowlings behind him hit him hard, slamming into him like a wave. Shadows wrapped around his arms and legs and began to pull him backwards into their fold. Status Wave: 5 Attack Dmg: -- Total Shadowlings taken out: 36 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
3, 10
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:45 pm
Bix tore himself free of the shadows. The door was to his back, nothing between him and freedom. But he wondered, how long could he last? How many could he take out? Normally he would throw himself through, panting and checking that he was in one piece. Not today. He wanted to improve, get better. He wanted it on record that he wasn't just working for the bare minimum. He fired into the shadows behind him, tearing holes in their mass. Status Wave: 5 Attack Dmg: 7 Total Shadowlings taken out: 43 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 4
Total: 10 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:51 pm
The shadows slammed forward into his legs, Bix stumbling and pinning their reaching tendrils with arrows. The screeched, leaping away from him again. The albino hunter readjusted, shooting any stray shadow he saw come near. Status Wave: 6 Attack Dmg: 4 Total Shadowlings taken out: 47 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 9
Total: 10 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:00 pm
Bix began to fall into a rhythm, when the shadows would shift he'd hit them again. Each bulging promise of attack was met with more pinions of red energy. Mina roiled in his mind, working again towards a charge as he tore the shadow ranks apart. Status Wave: 7 Attack Dmg: 4 Total Shadowlings taken out: 51 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 8
Total: 16 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:03 pm
Mina pulsed with a charge, ready to go, but Bix wasn't prepared to use it yet. He wasn't as good with his new attack and even though the shadows seemed impossible to hit, a doubt ate in the back of his brain. Instead, he loosed another volley of arrows, tearing their ranks to shreds further. The exit was still at his back, ready for his victory escape, but he continued to hold his ground and work to keep the shadowlings at bay. Status Wave: 8 Attack Dmg: 10 Total Shadowlings taken out: 61 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 7 4-sided dice:
4, 2, 2, 4, 2, 1, 3
Total: 18 (7-28)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:13 pm
--USED ALL CHARGES-- Bix couldn't resist Mina's urging. He aimed carefully into the wall of shadows. His arrow pulsed and glowed, growing longer and brighter. It was huge, crackling, as he let it fly into the mass of shadows. It blew a hole in them and he was pleased to finally be successful with his new attack. Status Wave: 9 Attack Dmg: 14 Total Shadowlings taken out: 75 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
5, 6
Total: 11 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:17 pm
Mina was spent now. Her charges were done for today and so he was restricted to normal fire. Pull-fire. Pull-fire. Faster and faster he laid into the shadows. They would come for him, he'd pin them, they would screech and retreat. How long could his luck last? Status Wave: 10 Attack Dmg: 5 Total Shadowlings taken out: 80 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 10
Total: 18 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:23 pm
He was still going strong. Bix's determination shone through as he decimated the shadowlings and held his position in front of the exit portal. Status Wave: 11 Attack Dmg: 12 Total Shadowlings taken out: 94 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 5
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:25 pm
The sea of shadowlings parted under his onslaught. The came at him from each side, forcing him to duck and dodge, driving them back with his bow. He weilded it like a club, beating them into another momentary submission. Status Wave: 12 Attack Dmg: 7 Total Shadowlings taken out: 101 Recoveries left: 1
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
4, 6
Total: 10 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:28 pm
His arm was grabbed! Bix yanked free, stabbing into the mass with his bow and tearing out a chunk of them. Another arrow was sent into the mass, sizzling through and making them screech and retreat again. Status Wave: 13 Attack Dmg: 4 Total Shadowlings taken out: 105 Recoveries left: 1
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