Training Grounds - Page 3

June 16, 2007, 1:42 PM

FFGuy sees the phoenix and considers it a holy beast so it should be destroyed but before challenging it he thought he might gather information about who had the power and strength to even match his darkness so he started searching the grounds for evidence

June 17, 2007, 1:10 AM

Atristus sat in the phoenix's healing bubble waiting for Shenorai to arrive in the tent. He saw a stranger with a dark aura permeating from around him. Atristus eyed the stranger carefully, anticipating the worst that could happen.

June 17, 2007, 4:18 AM

Shenorai tossed the ball of wet snow aside and ducked inside the tent, blowing onto her hands to warm her fingers. She pulled up one of the chairs and took a seat backwards, resting her crossed arms on the back of the chair. Her gaze shifted from the other visitors to the healing contenders.

"Now," Shen began, a bit of instruction in her tone, "who here can offer Artristus and Arthvader some advice about their last bout? Any takers?"

My Character Profiles · June 18, 2007, 1:47 AM

"Ehmm..." Eldon cleared his throat and approached Shenorai as she entered the tent and announced a call for suggestions. He sat his drinking mug down on a small table nearby and tilted his head from side to side, making a few stiff cracking noises in the process. He shifted his weight to one side, and placed his hand on his hip. "I can offer a few tips and pointers here and there. I came in time to see the end of that last match, but I've seen enough to make a clear judgement about the fighters."

He turned around and faced the two trainees, then crossed his arms in a leisurely manner. "Arthvader here seems to have his moves in order; seems to me like he knows which moves to make before he even ensues them. But he didn't have enough down time."
Eldon stopped to push a few strands of hair out of his face, and rubbed the back of his head in the meantime. "You can plan your moves ahead of time, but you have to give yourself time to breathe. Taking a hit from an enemy isn't a bad thing; it gives you an opportunity to observe their methods of approach and tactical style. Next time, try letting your opponent attack you; then guard, and watch...You can learn a lot just from observing."

(OOC: Arthvader has solid posts...just like his character is quick to attack and formulates his moves ahead of time...Arthvader seems to know exactly what it is that he wants to describe...Try writing in paragraph form though, and refrain from using colons ":" to introduce speech.)

Eldon stopped in the middle of his speech, and made a slight turn so that he faced Aristus. "Aristus seems to have spent the majority of the match using the observatory technique. You took more hits from your opponent, but you never failed to keep up your guard. While you would have lost this match by standing around and guarding the whole time, you may have studied your opponent enough to understand his techniques. Arthvader is fast paced, and he plans his moves ahead of time, but he's using all of his stamina at once...eventually, he would have grown weary, and you would have had an opportunity to take him down."

(OOC: ZodiacPotato's character fought fair. You took a decent share of hits, which is actually a big bonus in RPBs. It takes guts to take a hit from an oppopent, especially when you have to give your own character that dissadvantage. Arthvader may or may not have given his character a fair disadvantage by allowing him to run out of stamina.
If Arthvader had eventually been plagued by down time, as I said, then you would have had an opportunity to take him out. If Arthvader chose not to give his character a fair disadvantage in the long run...he would have lost points for fighting unfairly, and you would have been likely to win anyway.)

June 18, 2007, 3:10 AM

Julius Argexis, recently promoted to instructor of the Knights of the Round, arrived shortly after Eldon's speach about battles. He walked slowly towards the battlefield, his iron boots crushing small stones and grass as he stared at the warriors that were previously fighting. He suddenly noticed that Shenorai was also here, so he took of his helm and placed it besides the left side of his torso, holding it with his left arm. After that he bowed respectfully to both Shenorai and Eldon.

He grinned, his expression and his toughts were clear enough. Sure they were prominent fighters with quite some potential, but their moves were rather reckless, risking themselves amd becoming more and more vulnerable to receive a fatal blow with each move.

He turned to face FFGuy to give him some advice, since he noticed that this warrior was the most reckless of the three.

"FFGuy, you may have swift moves and plenty of skills with the swords. However your desperation to finish an opponent quickly make your moves predictable and less accurate."

((FFGuy in other words be more descriptive and please, use punctuation))

Julius then turned arround to speak directly with Arthvader, his cold stare was much of an answer to Arthvader though Julius decided to fully express himself freely.

He lowered his face while closing his eyes, his hair soon fell over his forehead covering his eyes. He sighed while openning his eyes and quickly turning his sight again to Arthvader.

"Arthvader, I don't have to remind you what happened the last time you used all your stamina against Gilgamesh without allowing yourself to rest. Sure dodging attacks is important, but remember that with each dodge you must spend some energy. Sometimes deciding which hit is better to be taken instead of quickly avoiding it is better. Is far worse to run out of stamina during a battle and fainting due to exhaustion."

June 24, 2007, 3:35 PM

shrugging off julius's advice FFGuy walked around questioning everyone on the appearance of the phoenix, when he had pumped all the possible information dry he walked over to a corner and started absorbing his aura of darkness.

June 26, 2007, 1:13 AM

Shenorai gave a scowl towards the inquisitive fellow, deciding not to reply to questions that she had no answers to. As he walked off to collect energy, the bounty hunter sighed and shook her head. She turned to the first fighters and gave a nod to both of them.

"I hope you two have taken the advice from Julius and Eldon to mind as well as to heart. Here, we need to keep open minds and open ears as we are given our critiques. To be ignorant of such advice could very well be your downfall."

As she said this, she cast a sidelong glance at the one in the corner, as though pointing him out as a prime example of such ignorance.

((FFGuy, you're failing to read the first post yet again. I know you're probably here for the battles, but if you are not going to take advice, then what the hell are you doing here? This thread is meant for practice and using the advice given to you.))

Leaning against the chair she was sitting in, Shen looked at everyone else and asked, "Well, anyone else care to spar? It's probably still muddy out there, but a little mud never hurt anyone. Remember, there's a barrel out there with wooden weapons so we don't kill our opponents."

June 26, 2007, 1:23 AM

Arthvader "I'll take up another battle. Phoenix, let's go."

Arthvader had his phoenix remove the barrier and followed him as He picks up two wooden swords from the barrel. He waits for his opponent at the muddy field.

Arthvader "Now, who's next?"

June 28, 2007, 11:52 PM

Julius smiled as he leaned his back, his eyes were closed as he heard the open challenge that Arthvader has made. Julius fought Arthvader once, or at least his dark side, so Julius wasn't sure if it would be best to allow Arthvader to go all out near the others. Julius knew that he would have to use most of his skills to battle against both Arthvader and his summon, but it should be a nice way to tests Arthvader's skills.

Julius then pushed himself slightly towards the battlefield and walked slowly into the center, feeling how his footwear crushed tiny rocks and small branches underneath. Julius then stopped suddenly and sighed turning his sight to the ground staring to a small puddle of clear water.

"FFGuy, your desperation will become your downfall someday...sometimes it's best to have some patience and await for the right moment to strike."
(use periods please....)

Julius change his sight to the opponent he had in front, staring at both Arthvader and his summon. Julius kept staring to both Arthvader and his Phoenix until suddenly the silence was broken by the sound of his own voice.

"Arthvader, I would gladly accept your challenge, though it's up to you if you wish to fight me or not."

Julius snaps his fingers and one of the guards grabbed a wooden sword and threw it to Julius. Without removing his sight from both Arthvader and Phoenix, Julius caught the wooden sword in mid air and quickly aimed it to Arthvader.

"Very well, what say you?"