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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:59 am
Weapon CraftingWhile the Horsemen of War can summon their Clan weapon to them at any point, many take pride in mastering a variety of mundane weaponry as well, both combat and manufacture - no sense in limiting oneself to only one mode of battle, after all! Even 'decorative' weapons bear a brutal edge. The Crafters' Den is a sheltered platform halfway up a massive pine, with all the materials one might want, other than metal. The head Crafter, a sharp-eyed older Horsewoman, carefully watches all students under her care to ensure a.) nothing goes missing and b.) nobody gets stupid. "You can have enough to make one knife," she grumbles. "And don't waste it, either!" Can you impress her with your craftsmanship? ... Probably not. But it's worth a try. Phase One: Weapon Creation Create a weapon of War and test its mettle. If your craftsmanship is good, you may be victorious and gain the head Crafter's favor. For a minute or two, anyway. In your first post, roll 3d4 to determine what your knife is made of, how well it is made, and how it is decorated.First Dice: Material - 1: Wood (+1 point) - 2: Seashell (+2 points) - 3: Bone (+3 points) - 4: Stone (think flint or obsidian; +4 points) Second Dice: Craftsmanship - 1: You're in a bit of a hurry, so... (Shoddy: +1 point) - 2: You throw something together. It looks kinda close? (Mediocre: +2 points) - 3: You spend a bit of time on it, and come up with something okay. (Acceptable: +3 points) - 4: You throw yourself into your work with passion, paying close attention to detail! (Awesome: +4 points) Third Dice: Artistry - 1: It's a knife. Does it really matter if it's pretty or not? (Ugly: +1 point) - 2: You wrap the hilt in leather. Good enough. (Decent: +2 points) - 3: You wrap the hilt in leather and add a feather. Pretty! (Shiny: +3 points) - 4: You wrap the hilt in leather and add stylish strands of beads and feathering. That is one cool knife. (Stylish: +4 points) Roleplay out your knife's creation! At the end of your post, put the specifics of your knife's creation (i.e. Shoddy Stylish Wood Knife) along with the total score (the total of your dice roll).Phase Two: Weapon Testing In the Clan of War, there is no such thing as a decorative blade! Even weapons destined to hang on the walls of huts are finished to battle-ready quality. You must test your knife and prove its worth, attacking the simple leathery mannequin kept in the Den for that purpose. Take your knife's point score from the creation post. This is your knife's HP. You must now do battle until your knife breaks! The number of posts your knife survives determines the number of points you get. To Do Battle:Roll 2d4 in each post. The first dice indicates the number of damage your knife does to the test target (for RP flavor!). The second dice indicates the amount of damage your knife takes from the attack. Battle ends when your knife shatters. Aw. (And yes, this means you can't take it with you. Sorry!) Point Distribution [ Horsemen Points Distribution: ] (Select only one option based on your results) You win one point if: You finish your knife (with filled-out RP) and last one or two rounds of testing. You win two points if: You finish your knife (with filled-out RP) and last three or four rounds of testing. You win three points if: You finish your knife (with filled-out RP) and last over five rounds of testing.
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Zyphiris rolled 3 4-sided dice:
2, 3, 3
Total: 8 (3-12)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:00 pm
Certain that she was not game for any more sparring or venturing into the toxic cave only to get knocked out immediately again, the ghoul decided that she would much like to do something a little bit more .... relaxing .... less strenuous or taxing for that matter.
She didn't recall doing too well at the weapons crafting class she took the first time, so she decided it was time to give it a go again.
Being more prudent with her choices of materials this time, the ghoul selected a fine piece of shell for the blade, carefully carving out a sharp edge. Deciding that it was pretty decent, and that it look deadly enough without it needing to be perfectly polished, the ghoul moved on to wrapping the hilt with a strip of leather and binding it so that it was snug and tidy. She even attached a feather to the knife just for fun, an action she sniggered at after she completed.
So there it was, she had created a brand new knife ready for testing.
((shell, acceptable, pretty))
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
1, 1
Total: 2 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:02 pm
The ghoul took a light swing at the dummy just to warm up to the testing process. A small scratch was all it inflicted, but the edge of the shell blade had chipped slightly in some places. Edel ran her finger along the side of the blade, inspecting the damage. It was a little disappointing really.
Still, could be worse.
Damage: 1
Knife HP: 7
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
3, 3
Total: 6 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:03 pm
Wielding the knife once again, Edel struck out at the dummy, using a little bit more force this time. The knife yielded a nice, deep cut into the side of the dummy's face, but at the expense of chipping off the entire tip of the blade.
That wasn't so good was it? The ghoul was starting to wonder if the wooden blade had been better, at least that one didn't chip as much.
Damage: 3
Knife HP: 4
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
1, 2
Total: 3 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:04 pm
More and more of the blade was chipping and flaking away, leading the ghoul to wonder if she had cut the piece of shell the right way. What was left of the blade was now a row of jagged edges capable of doing more harm to the wielder than to the opponent. Workmanship wise, she could say that at least she had wrapped the leather around the hilt more tightly this time and that that was holding up well.
Damage: 1
Knife HP: 2
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
2, 1
Total: 3 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:05 pm
Nervous about damaging the knife any further, the ghoul took a small slash at the dummy, only to see another piece of the blade flake away.
It took a while for her to finally realise that she shouldn't be so worried about the knife being destroyed – here it was being tested for a purpose. It it couldn't even make it past a few strikes at a simply dummy .... well, then it was no good at all wasn't it?
Damage: 2
Knife HP: 1
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
1, 2
Total: 3 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:08 pm
And with the lightest of blows, the knife simply just gave way, the blade shattering into pieces with no hopes of salvaging it. The nearby Horsewoman didn't give her a smile or a frown, simply looking at the frost demon before going back to her work. Edel swept up the remaining pieces of the shards and put the away as indicated.
She'd be better off sticking to creating ice weapons, she thought.
((Lasted to round 5))
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Ice Queen rolled 3 4-sided dice:
2, 1, 2
Total: 5 (3-12)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:21 pm
Hardheaded punk boil was hardheaded. This time he went straight for the shell again, intent on getting it to work again--and failing. It was as shoddy looking as the first one he'd made, so he stared at it for a moment before--and this was logical enough to him--he wrapped leather around the hilt.
Although that was more because he didn't want it shattering in his hand again than because of how it looked.
(Shell, shoddy, decent)
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Ice Queen rolled 2 4-sided dice:
4, 4
Total: 8 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:44 pm
And Roch, who was slightly sadistic when it came to these things, slammed the knife into the target, blinking in surprise as it didn't quite shatter at the first hit. Maybe that leather handle was a good thing after all!
HP: 1/5
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Ice Queen rolled 2 4-sided dice:
2, 2
Total: 4 (2-8)
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:45 pm
He stared at the knife for a moment, then shrugged and hit the target again--
This time it shattered. With a sigh he shrugged and handed the bit of leather that had been the handle back to the lady running the class. "Thanks!" he said cheerfully before walking away.
HP: 0/5
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Ice Queen rolled 3 4-sided dice:
1, 2, 2
Total: 5 (3-12)
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:31 am
Roch stepped into the weapons crafting area again, his hands in his pockets and a frown on his face as he thought back to the dagger he'd spent time examining when in class. If he could figure out how to make one like that, he thought, he could make one when he got back to school. Course he wouldn't be able to use it until after he graduated, but--
Well, it was worth learning how to do, right? From the WAR CLAN, nonetheless! With that in mind, he picked out a material he was certain he could get in Amity--wood.
He worked a little more this time on the shape, then wrapped a piece of leather around the hilt again, since it had helped the last time.
(Wood, Mediocre, Decent. HP: 5)
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Ice Queen rolled 2 4-sided dice:
3, 3
Total: 6 (2-8)
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:36 am
Roch shrugged, taking his latest... nah, not even he could call it a piece of art. Taking his latest attempt at blade making and hitting the target with it. It didn't shatter, but he saw a tiny crack in the edge.
Maybe wood wasn't such a good idea after all.
HP: 2/5
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Ice Queen rolled 2 4-sided dice:
1, 4
Total: 5 (2-8)
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:37 am
He stabbed the target again, almost satisfied as the wood splintered into pieces. Was there like, a recipe to make a good blade? Eh, he knew what he'd do, honestly--he was gonna BUY a dagger when he could carry it, then he wouldn't have to worry about it splintering.
He handed the leather hilt over again and thanked her before running off to do other stuff.
HP: 0/5
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Zyphiris rolled 3 4-sided dice:
1, 2, 1
Total: 4 (3-12)
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:33 pm
It had been a very bad day for the ghoul that day. She had gotten herself so beat up and worn out just from her morning class with Cybele and she was now sporting bandages and plasters everywhere. The salve the medical horsewoman applied onto her wounds stung terribly, but by the time she had arrived at the weapon crafting class most of it had faded. On top of that, she had just been through what was possibly the most life-threatening experience since arriving on the isle in that secret room.
Clearly, the ghoul wasn't in any state to do any strenuous training ... or even attend a training class at all. It showed in the knife she had thrown together while half-unconscious. Again she had picked wood to work with for some strange reason, the work thrown into carving out a blade was o-kay at most and the ghoul had decided that beauty held no place for a tool which main purpose was functionality.
It was probably the worst piece of work she had created. Ever.
((Wood, Mediocre, Ugly))
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Zyphiris rolled 2 4-sided dice:
3, 1
Total: 4 (2-8)
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:34 pm
From where she sat, the ghoul threw the knife out at the nearby dummy, mildly surprised that it stuck on. Elsewhere in the room, the horsemen craftswoman was throwing her a disapproving look for her half heartedness in creating and testing the knife. Well ... the ghoul was too tired and too out of it to care.
Knife HP: 3
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