So you've read through the Battle System Information thread, and maybe even taken a peek at the spell books... But its always nice to see something in action before actually doing it yourself. This thread acts as an example for how all battles using the Battle System should operate.
Your battle will need the following things in it:
Title stating the names of all NMs/DDs battling like so: [BATT] Suzume vs. Ava Certs for all NMs/DDs battling in one post Spell books for all NMs/DDs battling in another post - clearly labeled as to which book belongs to which participant.
If your battle thread does not have all of the things listed above, it is not following the proper procedure and you may not be able to use it to get prizes!
If you have not already decided who goes first, you and your battle partner may utilize the next two posts to decide who starts via RNG. Typically whomever rolls highest gets to choose whether they make the first move or not. You may use whatever method of RNG that you like to decide this.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:10 pm
Suzume vs. Ava
Your first post should have certs for all participants in the battle. Failure to post the certs will automatically render your battle invalid for turning it in to get rewards. Be sure to remember this step! This is so that when you turn in your battle, staff knows which characters are participating and who is playing them.
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:22 pm
Your second post will host all participants spell books, as well as any items they may have that they can use throughout the battle. All participants should be posting the specifics of their spells as well as their inventory in each post - this post is a quick reference to see what everyone is equipped with. Inventory items can be acquired through the Magical Items Emporium. Looking at Suzume's spell book, you can see that she knows how to create Mage's Tonic, and that she currently has one in her inventory. She cannot create Mage's Tonic during a battle, but since she knows the spell she can use her battle points to create one herself rather that buy it from the store.
Suzume:
Name: Suzume Race: Imp/Fey Hybrid (Using Fey stats) Stage: Senior - Career HP: 380 MP: 185 Maximum Specialization: -40 (applied to: -10 Herbal, -20 Casting, -10 Atmospheric)[Note: This section denotes what Suzume has studied! These Buffs are separate from Racial Buffs] Racial Buffs: Herbal has -10 Buff, Atmospheric has -10 Buff, Runic has -10 Buff, Stewardship casting Method spells have -5 Buff
Racial Debuffs: Temporal has +20 Debuff, Aether has +20 Debuff
Protection: (Warding) Bonus: -20 Cost: 10 MP Effect: HP + ||| MP + (caster must specify what they are protected against, this total worth of added protection before their natural HP/MP is affected) Method: Casting ||| Source: Arcane
Mage's Tonic: (Alchemy) Bonus: 0 Cost: 10 MP Effect: HP 0 ||| MP + (Increases MP by this total so long as it doesn't exceed cap) Method: Focus ||| Source: Arcane
Inventory: Mage's Tonic lv1 (+10MP) - 1/1 Use Enyo Idol lv1 (+5 to Effect Score) - 1/1 Use
Ava:
Name: Ava Race: Demon Stage: Senior - Career HP: 380 MP: 125 Maximum Specialization: -40 (applied to: -10 Transmutation, -20 Casting, -10 Atmospheric) Racial Buffs: Emotive has -15 Buff, earn double points for RP logs
Racial Debuffs:+5 Debuff on all Stewardship Method Spells
Counter-Spell: (Binding) Bonus: -10 Cost: 5 MP Effect: HP 0 ||| MP 0 (must exceed the original cast percentage to break the magic, meaning 100 scores cannot be prematurely broken) Method: Transmutation ||| Source: Arcane
Conduit: (Summoning) Bonus: 0 Cost: 20 MP Effect: HP - (-10 Difficulty on following actions (max of 5)) ||| MP 0 Method: Invocation ||| Source: Nature
Mage's Tonic: (Alchemy) Bonus: 0 Cost: 10 MP Effect: HP 0 ||| MP + (Increases MP by this total so long as it doesn't exceed cap) Method: Focus ||| Source: Arcane
Inventory: None
Every time a participant posts, they must list the details of the spell they are using as well as their inventory, even if it is empty. This helps everyone keep track of what is going on.
For this battle, Suzume will start first! Suzume will choose what spell she wants to cast, and roll two d100s. The first number is her Success Rating. The second number is her Effect.
Each post in a battle must have a roleplay response to it. This should cover what the person rolling is doing, and how they've been affected by another person's roll. Since Suzume is starting, she doesn't have to react to anything.
Suzume has chosen to use Thunderbolt, and with her applied bonuses, she gets a -40 Buff to her roll. Any spell that does not have any bonuses applied to it must roll a 50 or higher to succeed. But since Suzume has a -40, she only needs to roll a 10 or higher. She rolled a 42, so its a success! Now, her second die dictates how much damage she does to Ava. Turns out she only does 21 damage. Even the most powerful mages cannot always dictate how effective their spells are going to be!
Each time a participant posts, they need to list their character's name, current HP, current MP, and how much damage OR healing they're dealing/deflecting. Normally, Suzume would also quote Ava to let her know that she's been hit, but in this example thread we will leave that out. You must always list your character's stats in your post, no exceptions!
Name: Suzume Current HP: 380/380 Current MP: 170/185 Damage Dealt: 21 to Ava
Suzume smiled at her opponent, Ava. She knew the Academy's headmistress would make an excellent partner for the example duel she wanted to show her future students. To start, she let her mind reach out to the world around her, then gestured a harsh striking motion to call down a bolt of lightning at Ava. Since this was a practice duel, she didn't want to start off too strong right off the bat!
Now, it's Ava's turn to post. Suzume has chosen to attack Ava, and has succeeded in her roll! Now Ava must choose what she would like to do. She could decide to do a few different things... Attack, Counter-attack, Defend, or Heal. Of course, there could be various other actions that she may be able to do if she had the spells for them. For this battle, Ava is going to attempt a counter-attack using her Counter-Spell.
Unfortunately, it looks like Ava didn't roll high enough to succeed! Ava only has a -10 Buff to her Counter-Spell, so she must roll a 40 or higher to succeed in casting. Additionally, she must have also rolled a 21 or higher to cancel out Suzume's spell, or turn it around and do damage to her.
Additionally, because Ava rolled a Success Rating of 10 or lower, her spell has Critically Failed. A critical fail blows up in the caster's face. Any damage that would have been dealt to the target is instead done to the caster! Ava has dealt 81 damage to herself instead of Suzume.
Pay attention to your character's race, as some races have extra notes concerning Critical Failures or Critical Successes. These can all be found in the stats information post in the Battle System Information thread.
Name: Ava Current HP: 278/380 Current MP: 180/185 Damage Dealt: 81 to Self
Ava raised her hands to deflect the thunderbolt that Suzume had sent her way, however a flash of light from the crowd watching distracted her. Her mental circle required to cast the counter-spell dissolved in her mind's eye, causing the entire thing to backfire. A terrible crackling sound erupted through the arena as the thunderbolt and Ava's failed spell collided. The demoness went flying, barely managing to regain her balance before hitting the ground. Well, wasn't this embarrassing!
Spell & Inventory
Counter-Spell: (Binding) Bonus: -10 Cost: 5 MP Effect: HP 0 ||| MP 0 (must exceed the original cast percentage to break the magic, meaning 100 scores cannot be prematurely broken) Method: Transmutation ||| Source: Arcane
Now that it's Suzume's turn again, a new round has started. For any spells that have lasting effects based off of rounds, this would mean that the spell is one round closer to being over. Since Ava is looking like she's down on her luck, Suzume will continue on the offensive.
Name: Suzume Current HP: 380/380 Current MP: 155/185 Damage Dealt: 38 to Ava
Whoops! It looked like something distracted Ava from the crowd... perhaps she should've made it more clear that flash photography wasn't permitted in the arena... No mind! Suzume gestured again, calling down another flash as she stepped forward to lessen the distance between herself and Ava. This practice match would probably be over soon.
Ava's turn once more. She could choose to try her luck with the Counter-Spell again, or decide to try something else. Rather than risk a roll that's likely not going to succeed, she's going to choose to attack and just take the brunt of Suzume's damage head on.
Name: Ava Current HP: 240/380 Current MP: 165/185 Damage Dealt: 82 to Suzume
A new lash of light- she knew she didn't have the time to cast a proper counter, and so Ava bore the attack head on. She decided she'd give Suzume a taste of her own magic, and gestured her own flash of lightning to descend upon the hybrid as she drew closer. This may be a practice duel, but she had no intention of looking like a complete fool.
Suzume doesn't know a Counter-Spell, but she does know a Protection spell. This would allow her to defend if she wanted, but instead Suzume is going to attack and use an item. Items are purchasable through redeeming self-studies or completed battles, and have a one-time use. You can have multiples of each item, and must keep track of their use in your battle for all participants to see. Suzume can only use one item of a certain type per turn. In this case, she's using a potion. Mage's Tonic and the Enyo Idol are two different types of items- one is a potion, and one is a magical artifact. If she wanted, she could use them both in this turn because they are different types of items, but she could only use one of each type. If Suzume had two potion items, she would have to pick between the two. You can only use a maximum of threeitems per turn, regardless of item type.
Name: Suzume Current HP: 298/380 Current MP: 150/185 Damage Dealt: 49 to Ava
Oh! Suzume winced as the thunderbolt spell hit her directly. She backed up a few paces, managing to fire off another thunderbolt spell of her own as she did so. The effects of the practice battle were starting to wear on her, but rather than let that continue she opted to take one of her Mage's Tonics and drink it. She uncorked the small potion and quickly downed its contents, immediately feeling its effects. She had a lot more energy now! "What do you say we call it an end here, Ava? I think that's enough!"
So now you get the basics of how to use the Battle System! If you have any questions, head on over to the Questions Thread. Normally, battles end when someone reaches 0 HP, or 0 MP. If multiple people are battling, the person with the highest HP/MP is declared the "winner." If two people are battling and they both run out of MP before either of them reaches 0 HP, the person with the highest HP is the "winner." Participating in battles earns you 1 point, but winning a battle gets you 2!
Now go forth and battle to your heart's content!
Name: Ava Current HP: 191/380 Current MP: 150/185 Damage Dealt: 45 to Suzume
Despite attempting to dodge, Suzume's spell hit its target. Ava winced as the electricity surged through her. She fired off another spell and readied herself for a retaliation when-- Suzume was calling it off. They'd barely exchanged blows, but apparently this was enough for students to learn from. She straightened herself out and nodded in agreement. This should suffice!
