Aw, you see, I assumed that it meant you just switch out the character the player's name was by for your's.

You could have pointed that out when I started asking if the magic my guy has can be used...

You don't have Iaijutsu skill, nor is your kenjutsu skill that high. Takeishi is a shiba yojimbo. he does have Iaijutsu, and he's good with a sword.

Puh, I don't remember anything about my character...

You're going to need to post again. Also you can focus 2 times are you going to want to do that. It's almost like betting in poker. the tn to hit starts at 5. everytime you focus it goes up by 5. You can also declare a strike however your opponent rolls on his higher TN then you roll yours at 5 less than his, unless you didn't focus and then you just roll the base tn of 5.

I knew I should have payed attention back during the sign up...

Hold on while I go figure out what TN is and how it works...

T.N. is Target Number. In this case target number to be hit. You have to roll that or over in order to hit the person.

Itworks like this. When you decide to hit each other you roll your Agility+ iaijutsu keeping agility vs the tn.

He's going first he focuses his tn goes up to 10
you focus your tn goes up to 15
he fcuses his tn goes to 20
you strike.
He rolls at tn 20 if he hits he wins, if he misses you roll your attack at tn 15.

Hm, I can either just do that, or I can use a void point and increase agility for a roll and try the first thing...

The focus thing is probably a bit safer in chances of winning though, so I'll probably go with that.

Is there any way for the higher reflex person to just plain go first? It seems kind of silly that the person with lower reflexes gets to go first unless they call a strike or the person with higher reflexes has more void.

What I'm trying to say is that you either need lower reflexes and equal void, or for both reflexes and void to be higher in order to ensure going first... and it seems silly that if you have lower reflexes you actually have a slight advantage in your chance to go first in an iaijutsu draw.

Unless I'm misunderstanding something. Which I probably am, because the way it seems, if when you call strike the other person goes first, there's absolutely no reason for you to call strike unless you run out of void, so giving the option seems equally silly.

Also... if both people have equal reflexes, who calls first?

higher reflexes does get to choose to focus or strike first, after that it moves to mental edge and agility. thus the lower tn if you call the strike.

If reflexes are tied you go by iaijutsu skill, if that's tied then void, if still tied flip a coin.

Am I supposed to do these rolls myself, or are you (Previously the GM rolls everything)?

Yah but if you choose strike, it says the other person gets to attack first... so yah.

And I just edited in above, so I'm not sure if you'll see it: who gets to declare first if reflexes are equal?

I'm doing the rolling. I'm trust worthy. I did kick my own ass after all.

FLip a coin? COmpare stats like Iaijutsu, Reflexes, Agility or Void?

And is there any dishonor if I lose in a duel?

no, just refusing to duel

Well, if it's flipping a coin, you might get to call first... otherwise I do. Higher Iaijutsu, Agility, and equal Void/Reflexes... I'd rather you do, though, because we have equal void, which means it will go like this:

Me: Focus.
You: Focus.
Me: Focus.
You: Focus.
Me: ...Strike, which means you get to hit first. With a paltry T.N. of 15... that should be easy to make even though you only get two die.

Although, I don't have access to your character after any improvements you made with your exp gathered thus far... so you may be far better than I'm thinking... maybe having 5 reflexes... or an extra point of void... or maybe more iajitsu... or agility... etc.

Edit: Just realized it goes up by five per focus for BOTH of us... so it'd be a tn of 25, not 15... woo! I have a far better chance!

If they are tied on the 3 main criteria then I flip.

So... how will we start this?

Krylo and dante your duel is coming soon.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the RP, but,

http://www.gametrailers.com/

In the Newest Trailers (5th one from the time I posted this), a Call of the Cthulu game.

Just felt like pointing that out...

Batgirl is going out of town so I'm moving up Krylo and Dante's duel. are you two ready to go?

MAke it quick, I have to go to work soon.I can hang around for about an hour from now onwards.

Krylo still seems to be absent so we'll do this on a time delay. Dante enter the arena and make your entrance.

I was working... I'll make my post as soon as I'm out of the shower, if you want, though...

Edit: OR, if you'll be on kind of late tonight, like after Dante gets back from work late... we could do it then.

I work 9:30 to 5:30 (central) again tomorrow... so I'll be gone during these same hours...

Well the advantage of doing this on a forum is We can space the one on one combat to suit your times. If you would like to step into the arena. I did your stance roll for what you'll learn from Dante and I'm about to pm it.

Also Krylo has option to focus firt in the duel.

Gah, I know I'll lose... I'll try to check back as often as possible. But work, damn work!

Well you can bow out now. But Krylo has to agree to it.

OK, I'll PM him.

No need to PM, I don't mind if you bow out. Removes the risk of you possibly making an 'incredible' roll and winning...

Edit: And I don't care how you bow out, just so long as it doesn't involve Taken going too easy on you. He'd be fighting to win.

So Dante what's it going to be?

Bow out. Give me a while, just need to kill those fuckers...

Here come the repercusions. Nothing. Krylo's glory rank is higher so it's expected he would win.

It's so good to be worthless...

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