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For the purposes of this exercise, you don't need to wait for those with the lowest HP to roll -- that's only for battle/sparring scenarios whenever you guys go to fight 1vs1. :3 For now, go ahead and roll and RP throwing a punch~

Punching eh? He had only recently gotten used to standing on two feet, so inflicting damage with his fore legs--err... Hands, was still something new to the black dog. Nevertheless, it was an interesting lesson and he wanted to know more about this FEAR that had been mentioned. So like the others, he obediently followed and positioned himself like Professor Red had instructed.

At first, all he did was watch. Maybe by observing the others, he could get a better idea on how to do this exercise? Hopefully it would. Tybalt was never the patient kind, so repeating the process multiple times would only annoy him.

Curling his fingers into a ball; careful not to wrap his fingers over his thumb ( not that he really had to worry about crushing it ), he pulled his arm back and imagined his fear enveloping his fist, before he quickly thrust it forward in one quick, throw.

((Rolling~
Will post after I know what I roll. ))

Sin moved to line up and tried to make sure she had space on either side of her. She planted her feet firmly and let her legs loosen up a bit, her body was naturally limber. She relaxed and felt the tension ease away from her shoulders even as she brought up her hands and curled them into fists. Her long nails gave her a moments pause before she managed to get her hands into proper fists. The first punch she threw was firm and steady, not very strong but well formed.

She closed her eyes then and took in a deep breath, she wasn't sure what her fear was exactly but she tried to imagine something dark like her shadow covering her fist. She exhaled and threw the punch, this one was quite a bit weaker, mainly because Sin was still a tad clueless as to what exactly her fear enhanced punch was supposed to do.

At least her form was still straight and relaxed, if something hit her she would probably be able to block it, or try. She looked at the professor hoping for some more helpful tips.

Red paced in front of them, nodding at their attempts. "In Halloweentown, there are some folk who, when in a disagreement, prefer to come to blows. The sooner you know how to tap into your Fear to fight back, the less likely you'll wind up on a cold slab in the cemetery waiting for someone to come claim you." The werewolf stopped to stare before adding, "Death does not walk in Halloweentown often. When you collapse and there is no Fear-Healer around, you are brought to the cemetery and are laid there to rest. Your Fear usually will slowly recuperate and restore you, however if someone interferes..." A clawed hand was waved in a careless gesture. "In the end, you are better off sticking to sparring only on-campus where a professor, your friends, or the gnomes will haul you to Nurse Cricket's office." Sure she was repeating herself, but perhaps the seriousness of it would sink in?

As she neared the end of the line, she winced. "No, no -- I understand that you Reapers prefer to use weapons, but what will happen when you're seperated from them? Lilura, bend your knees a bit more and focus. Valkjo... er, can I just call you Valk? Valk and Sin, fold your wings in tighter to your bodies and keep your chins up. Your wings can easily be used against you in battle -- try to keep them as close to your body as possible, but don't be afraid to unfurl them for a quick strike. You can focus your Fear around your wings just like your fist and do the same amount of damage -- that goes for all of you. When you are armed with a weapon, your weapon itself will not harm anyone. It is the Fear you focus that will."

"So even if you have the best axe on sale," Red added as she turned around to walk down the line again, "You can do less damage than with it than you can punch. When fighting in a spar, the natural Fear of Halloweentown interferes with logic. For instance, an axe is used to fell a tree, yes? When in a spar or battle, that same axe that can fell a tree with one blow might not also chop off someone's limb. That's just how Fear works -- don't hurt yourselves trying to figure it out, trust me."

"Good, now do it again. Focus this time! Like this!" The teacher stood sideways to her students and threw a punch. "Don't let your arm linger in the open air -- that's an invitation for your opponent to grab it."

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MISSES, DAMAGE, AND YOU:

All right! Now that you know how to start a battle and what the HP values are, it's time to learn how to get rid of your opponent's HP value. Become familiar with rolling two, six-sided dice: that's the meat and potatoes of this battle system.

Now, go look at your post. Specifically, look at the total.
If the total is equal to or less than 6, your character was unable to focus their Fear and damage their opponent. Or perhaps your character missed. Or your opponent was able to block/dodge the damage. Either way, you did a grand total of 0 damage.
If the total is 7 or higher, you did damage!

How to figure out damage:
All first year students can hit their target at 6. To figure out the damage, subtract 6 from your total.
If I rolled 11. 11 - 6 = 5 damage.
If I rolled a 6, then 6 - 6 = 0 damage.
If I rolled a 2, then 2 - 6 = -4 damage. Negative damage = 0.

Please roll a two six-sided dice. Calculate the damage your punch would have done. In addition, calculate your previous dice roll's damage.

Roll result: 2, 1. Total of 3. That's -3, meaning Red is an awful teacher and didn't focus her Fear for that punch. Good job, Red. 8D

Hmm.. First punch hadn't been so bad. In fact, it was much better than he could expect from someone like himself. However, the second time..?

Ahh, there! Yep! That was more the results he was expecting! He had lost his concentration completely and as a result, failed in his attempt of a second FEAR enhanced punch. Oops...

Still angry just thinking about Abacus and his jerkface smile, and trying to keep her momentum going, Emily threw another punch.