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Amon Larethian rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 5, 6
Total: 12 (3-18)
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 Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:16 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW!Arrg! It was almost enough to make him want to snap the bow in frustration and anger, almost. But doing so would have accomplished nothing, and doing so in battle could have meant certain death. And yet it seemed he was back where he had started. The arrow striking the dummy and bouncing off the hard head to sail into the trees beyond. Had he only been lucky the last time? Sigh, he really hoped he wasn't going to have to go after all those arrows... Opponent's HP: 11/15 Damage Dealt: 0 Opponent's Distance: 54 ft Knockback Dealt: yes Previous Posts: post 1post 2post 3post 4post 5
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
5, 3, 1
Total: 9 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:17 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! At least Riley was getting the hang of this. Her arrow screeched through the air a second time, once more aimed for the heart, but this time hitting the side of the mannequin too far to the right, and simply scraping off a piece of it. The mannequin continued to rumble along, heading straight for her, and she sagged her shoulders a bit, troubled by how long this was taking. She guessed her instructor could level the mannequin in two shots, easily.. but the clanswoman had a lifetime of experience and training in the art of bow and arrow behind her.
Riley regretted not taking the dagger.Opponent's HP: 9 Damage Dealt: 2 Opponent's Distance: 48 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3
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ramenli rolled 3 6-sided dice:
5, 6, 3
Total: 14 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:17 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Well. That was certainly not how he had wanted that shot to go. He was letting himself relax a bit too much perhaps. He closed his eyes, not caring that his opponent was getting closer. Let it get closer, he would have a better target to aim at. Meditation was what they wanted them to use and so he searched inward, finding himself, centering When he opened his eyes he looked straight at his opponent. In one smooth movement he brought up his bow, pulled back on the string, exhaled, and fired. Somehow it was just completely natural, he had not thought about it, and he had just acted. The arrow sailed through the air, striking the dummy square in the chest. It did not fall back and it did not fall, but it's advance did falter, Even from this distance he could tell that he had delivered a seriously blow, and it did not bother him that the mannequin was advancing. He had not missed a single shot to this point, and there was no reason to now. Opponent's HP: 5/15 Damage Dealt: 5 Opponent's Distance: 48 Knockback Dealt: No Previous Posts: Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 This Post
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 6, 3
Total: 10 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:18 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! As if her regret could show itself in tangible form, Riley's next arrow barely scraped the mannequin across the side, and the doll seemed completely unafffected. Riley had already plucked another arrow out before it had hit, but when the doll continued to charge forward, she snapped the arrow in her hand, and dropped it in frustration. This was not the best way to prove herself worthy of the clan..Opponent's HP: 8 Damage Dealt: 1 Opponent's Distance: 42 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4
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ramenli rolled 3 6-sided dice:
4, 6, 3
Total: 13 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:18 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Now that he had made an almost perfect shot once he felt fairly comfortable in the process. But he doubted he could repeat that shot. He fitted the arrow to the string easily enough and pulled back, holding it even though his muscles protested lightly. The mannequin was still advancing. Still getting into range. So he sighed down the arrow, aiming for throat. He released his breath in a calming manner and fired, watching in satisfaction as the arrow seemed to sprout from its chest. It certainly seemed to be in trouble now. What movements it had were jerky and it was still headed straight toward him. But it did not bother him. He would send arrows until he ran out, and then he was fairly confident that he could he could end its misery before it ever became an issue. But in some small way he did want to get his hands on one and just fight a normal battle. Opponent's HP: 1/15 Damage Dealt: 4 Opponent's Distance: 42 Knockback Dealt: No Previous Posts: Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4 This Post
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
5, 5, 6
Total: 16 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:19 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Riley was determined to do something worthy of the instructor's attention. She picked up a new arrow after her moment of frustration, and leveled it on her bow. The mannequin was charging forward, but still quite far away - and yet, since it had gotten closer, it became an easier target. Riley focused, aiming once more for it's heart, and compensated this time. It seemed her arrows kept drifting to the right - perhaps the wind was affecting it? So she compensated for whatever the affecting factor was, and waited for the perfect shot. She exhaled, and held her breath there, until her finger released the arrow and it soared through the air. The mannequin's chest received a sound arrow through the heart, and it dropped back onto it's rear, stunned from the impact.
Dropping her arms down and taking in a deep breath, Riley looked content. She was finally happy with a shot, but it took a lot of effort and time to get it right. It was nothing like those quick, easy arrows the instructor had loosed onto her example target, hitting the mark every time. When she returned to Amity, she would fashion herself a bow, and practice until her fingers bled. If she was allowed to return, she would be ready.Opponent's HP: 4 Damage Dealt: 4 Opponent's Distance: 42 Knockback Dealt: yes Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5
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Amon Larethian rolled 3 6-sided dice:
3, 6, 5
Total: 14 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:19 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW!He tried to relax, to concentrate, focusing his mind to calm his thoughts as he notched another arrow into his bow. He could do this, he knew he could, he only had to concentrate, to aim, and let the arrow fly true. The string pulled back, he aimed, and let the arrow fly. This time it stuck, piercing through the dummy's chest and cutting cleanly through the fabric, the point slicing through the backside of the target, embedding the shaft within its body. But in that strike, the dummy made it clear it felt no pain, continuing its advance unhindered. Opponent's HP: 8/15 Damage Dealt: 3 Opponent's Distance: 48 ft Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: post 1post 2post 3post 4post 5post 6
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ramenli rolled 3 6-sided dice:
3, 5, 6
Total: 14 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:19 pm
SWEET VICTORY! YOU HAVE MY BOW! The mannequin really just looked pathetic now. He must have somehow damaged it as it was lurching along. He glanced over until his eyes landed on Alexander, reminded of the lurching gait of some of his family members before turning his attention back to the mannequin. For some reason he just seemed to know that one more hit would knock it down. He fitted an arrow to the string, taking one last chance to examine the materials and craftsmanship before aiming with his bow. A wind decided to gust and he waited for it to die somewhat before exhaling and attempting to shoot. He landed a blow, thought it was not as good as he would have liked and it still felt odd to use a weapon to fell another. It stumbled back a bit and crumpled into a heap on the field. Lowering the weapon he looked around, curious how others were doing, remaining calm as he went to put away his weapon. But inwardly? Inwardly he was elated. He had not missed a single shot. Naturally some were better than others but he had not missed. He could do this. He could take the training from the War clan and combine it with Nurse Cricket's lessons. And he could find a weapon that seemed to work for him. He would hate to shoot someone from afar and not face them properly, but if it was to project his bonded? He could do it. He would do it. For now though he would go wait by the elevators for the zomboil, far too thrilled to bother being worried about the ride down. Opponent's HP: -1/15 Damage Dealt: 2 Opponent's Distance: 42 Knockback Dealt: Yes Previous Posts: Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4 Post 5 This Post
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
4, 2, 1
Total: 7 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:20 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Out of sheer smugness, Riley tried to loose a bow the way the instructor had, with a quick motion. It flew high and out, not even coming close to the mannequin. She snickered at her failure - there had been no real chance for a hit there. Just a bit of fun.Opponent's HP: 4 Damage Dealt: 0 Opponent's Distance: 36 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 4, 5
Total: 10 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:20 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! For the sheer fact that someone edited a cannon cat into this post, Riley missed her target by miles. This time, she was not so amused, and her foot dug into the ground, determined to stop mucking around and return to serious, carefully planned shots. Opponent's HP: 4 Damage Dealt: 0 Opponent's Distance: 32 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 4, 3
Total: 8 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:21 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! .. but she didn't.
Riley was starting to lose focus and sensibility. In her frustration, she let another wild arrow fly, and it landed somewhere several feet before the mannequin had even gotten to. She let out a growl, and her hands clenched in anger. It wasn't natural for her to lose her patience this quickly, and the worst part of all was that at the height of her frustration, the world had shimmered to a dull grey color, for just a second.
She was losing it, and she knew why.
Opponent's HP: 4 Damage Dealt: 0 Opponent's Distance: 26 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
4, 4, 2
Total: 10 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:22 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Riley put down the bow and arrows, and spent a few moments getting her bearings back. She was easily starting to lose it, and she realized that she was going to stand there and shoot arrows all day until the mannequin came to slam her down, if she didn't focus. So she took a page from the lessons of the first class, and closed her eyes to meditate. It was far more difficult to center herself when she'd already become frustrated, so to anyone around her, Riley was standing still with her eyes closed for at least a minute, and it was awkward. But the moment she found peace, her eyes snapped open, and she picked up the bow and arrow. She strung, and let fly, but only after attempting at least a modicum of aiming. The arrow sunk solidly into the thick of the mannequin, sending it flying back onto it's rear in knockback. She took a deep, cleansing breath, and nodded.
That was better.Opponent's HP: 2 Damage Dealt: 2 Opponent's Distance: 26 Knockback Dealt: yes Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 6, 6
Total: 13 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:23 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW! Centered, and focused, Riley's only true obstacle now was her inexperience with a bow. She understood how to aim, and the power behind her shots were usually forceful enough to reach the target, but only just. She nicked the mannequin right in the leg, making it drop to one knee for a moment, and pause in it's tirade towards her. It was halfway there already, but it was moving slow, and sluggish. She supposed that hit to the heart was still keeping it from running full speed towards her, but it rose up and started to jog forwards regardless of it's chipped and broken body.
She eyed it carefully, and calculated it's injuries. One more shot, perhaps..Opponent's HP: 1 Damage Dealt: 1 Opponent's Distance: 26 Knockback Dealt: yes Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Nio Love rolled 3 6-sided dice:
1, 6, 3
Total: 10 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:24 pm
SWEET VICTORY! YOU HAVE MY BOW! And she was right.
Riley's last shot whistled through the air, nicking the mannequin's other leg. The force was light, and no knockback occurred, but the mannequin paused regardless. Riley set her bow down at her side and watched it carefully, waiting to see why it had stopped, when suddenly it faceplanted into the ground, lifeless. Assuming that she had succeeded, she began to count how many arrows she'd used to bring the mannequin down, and felt humbled by her lack of prowess. Sheer experience with a bow and arrow would be needed to impress a true master, and she respected that. She set her bow down, and walked directly to the instructor, bending her head in a low bow of respect.
I will practice further, my teacher, in hopes I may one day be worthy of your respect. It was an apology of sorts, but also a promise. If anything, she would use her greatest weapon to impress the clan of War - her words.
She offered another bow, before turning and walking off the platform, floating off the canopy and back to the dorms.Opponent's HP: 0 Damage Dealt: 1 Opponent's Distance: 20 Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Amon Larethian rolled 3 6-sided dice:
4, 5, 1
Total: 10 (3-18)
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:27 pm
YOU HAVE MY BOW!Another arrow, a deep breath, this time he was quicker to aim, releasing the arrow in a fraction of the time it had taken him prior. Maybe he had been over thinking it, maybe he had been aiming for the wrong spot, maybe he hadn't pulled the string taut enough. This time however, the arrow flew true, striking the dummy and embedding itself in the target's neck. A sound shot, but still the dummy moved toward him. It had already advanced nearly 20 feet, he was not liking that. Opponent's HP: 5/15 Damage Dealt: 3 Opponent's Distance: 42 ft Knockback Dealt: no Previous Posts: post 1post 2post 3post 4post 5post 6post 7
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