[Antinous Training Grounds] Snowbound Swordplay

Ball/Alex... Ball going to fight not using his fists? =O

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[Antinous Training Grounds] Snowbound Swordplay

Postby Ball on April 5th, 2016, 3:48 am

Ball watched calmly as Alex lifted the sword up and shifted the metal weapon in an arch. Ball tried to play along with the blade, it was too hard for the pycon to keep the massive weapon in his sight so once more Ball was watching the shadow it casted. The snow reflected the dark shadow a bit to starkly making it hard to concentrate – maybe it was the cold that did it, Ball wasn’t quite sure, but his nexus was registering the blade as a large blocky swatch of darkness looming above him. He tried to shift with it, but the snow shifted with him, unsettling in the bursts of speeds that him and the larger squire were producing.

The cold wasn’t helping him now either, it was biting into his nexus and making him sleepy, his arms were growing heavy and his rapier was dipped downward, his senses and reaction times dulled as the blade slapped Ball on the top of his head before the Pyken artist realized what was going on and he moved before the weight of the weapon alone could crush him. Gasping Ball shook his head and body like a small dog he knew and looked up at Alex.

“We should find one of the training settings with a fireplace and walls. I am getting too chilled to make this work for either of us.” Ball grimaced and tipped his sword to the ground before he nodded and pointed towards one of the wooden blocks that was supposed to be a room or something, a small chimney of stones ushered smoke from it spoke of a fire within. Warmth.
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Graders Please Note :
As Ball is getting closer and closer to maxing out Pyken as a skill, I would like to request that in places where Ball is not doing enough to constitute Pyken XP if Pyken technique lores could be issued instead.

Examples of proper XP level for Pyken would be: Ball developing or refining his technique by adding new thing against an actual moving target, not a dummy.

The use of basic skills alone are not enough to accomplish XP at Ball's current level of Pyken.

Thank you.

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[Antinous Training Grounds] Snowbound Swordplay

Postby Alexander Faircroft on April 5th, 2016, 11:44 am

There was an oddity to the way ball was moving at the moment. Compared to the speed and quite shocking display of skill she’d shown him earlier in the season it was very odd for him to be acting this way. Instead of leaping off or moving with the weapon coming his way he simply let it hit him. Smacking him upside the head. As he shook it off Alex began to wonder why Ball had simply slowed so much and then a small bell rang in his head. The moment ball mentioned fire it became readily apparent that the snow was causing it.

“Well then Ball…How about we head to one of the indoor training areas at the back of the grounds? Might help both of us a little, you with the heat and me learn to fight inside of a building?” It was a fair offer, though as Alex walked over and into the indoor section of the grounds the fire place for this area was out. Leaving the door open for Ball to enter Alex stepped over to the fire place. There was kindling in it with everything needed to start the fire up just…it hadn’t been started yet. Strange.

Taking the sharpening stone from the small pocket of his belt he scrapped it along his sword sending a few sparks jutting off of it and onto the kindling. Within seconds the dry lifeless wood was a smouldering blaze. The fires warming up the room and setting a stage for Ball to warm up at.
“So this any better?” Alex mused lightly whilst, taking a second to survey his surroundings. Right now perhaps this wasn’t the brightest idea for him to face Ball in an environment where the pycon had every advantage he could hope for. Small spots to hide in, areas of seclusion, minimal room for Alex to swing.

He made a large mistake and was actually hoping that there was some good sportsman ship in ball that he wouldn’t abuse the settings and completely wreck his day because of it.
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[Antinous Training Grounds] Snowbound Swordplay

Postby Samuel Longwell on April 30th, 2017, 9:06 pm

Grading Complete


Please edit your grade request thread so that it's obvious that it's been graded. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions/problems with your grade.


Name: Ball

XP Award:
  • Tactics 2
  • Weapon: Rapier 4
  • Socialisation 2
  • Acrobatics 2
  • Endurance 1
Lore:
  • Socialisation: Telling the truth builds bonds
  • Rapier: Deflecting strikes
  • Alex: Training even after a throttling
Rewards: +3 Shield points for training

Notes: A good training thread, always good to see the less arrogant side of Ball too. Enjoy your grades.
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