Life won't wait. (Day 4 Late Afternoon)

[Derrick]

Derrick didn't really want to spar today, he still wasn't in peak condition after all. He did need to though. The melee was tomorrow, and so he needed to test his limits. To see how much movement he had.

Arriving on the scene in his repaired leathers he looked around, hoping to find someone in the mood for some light exercise.

[Allard Terrick]

Once again Allard went to the sparring square to complete his daily training routine. He arrived with his complete assortment of weapons and in full armour.

He noticed Derrick training there and bowed to him respectfully. '' Good Afternoon, Ser. I suppose that I'm not the only one that thought about training, eh?'' He commented as he prepared for training.

This was one of the men that fought against Ser Lyonel. Wasn't he the one that Lady Alessia cut? He remembered the man.

[Derrick]

"Ah..." Derrick turned and offered the other man a polite bow. "I'm no Ser, Milord. Just Derrick a retainer of House Algood. I serve as a guard, and Man-at-arms." He offered in explanation.

"Good afternoon though, and no it seems you weren't alone there. Were you looking to spar? Or?"

[Allard Terrick]

'' An honor to meet you, Derrick. I'm Ser Allard Terrick '' He preseted himself. '' Hmm, I always try to keep myself in good form. Training daily is the only way to keep one prepared for the unexpected, eh? ''

He leaved some of his weapons in the nearby while he spoke with Derrick.

'' Lady Algood told me about you. And I saw you standing before the Laughing Storm. You are quite skilled, way more than a normal Men-at-arms '' He praised the man.

[Derrick]

"Aye, I try to train on the daily, if my duties allow that is. I regularly exercise as well, just to keep myself in a good condition. There is no use learning to fight if you're winded after the first few swings."

Derrick was a bit surprised he had been mentioned, and was honestly a bit curious as to why, in the end though he decided not to pry. "Thank you, Milord. I take my training very seriously and I've spent a lot of time at it."

[Allard Terrick]

Allard nods to the men-at-arms. '' Perhaps we can help each other with our training, eh? How about a friendly spar? Unless, of course, your wounds have not totally healed. I saw how you recieved quite dangerous strikes...''

[Derrick]

"I'm not at a hundred percent, but as long as I don't overly strain myself I should be fine." His lips curled into a small smirk. "I need to test my limits anyways. I'll be participating in the melee tomorrow after all."

[Allard Terrick]

'' Same as I. Practicing for the Grand Melee would be a great opportunity to see how tough will be the event'' He said.

'' Swords? Or other weapon?'' Allard asked about which will be the weapon of choice.


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[OOC]

How do sparring works in this game? and what about damage?

[Derrick]

"They have some sparring weapons over there." Derrick replied, indicating a rack to the side. "They're mainly just less dangerous versions of the Originals though." Of course the knight knew that though.

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(ooc)

Sparing weapons we have ruled as base weapons with one less damage. Long sword is just athletics for example, Damage is reduced by armor, but is really only fatigue. You might end up with a few bruises but nothing really bad. when you hit 0 you are too winded to continue.

We start with Initiative, which is your agility. You get bonus dice for ranks of quickness, and subtract a number equal to your armor penalty.

Combat defense is on Page 154 but is Agility+ Awareness + Athletics - Armor Peanlty + Any defensive from Off-hand weapon
Derrick is 3 + 3 + 4 - 0 + 4 Large Shield

Initiative = 15
Combat Defense = 14
Armor Rating = 4

[Allard Terrick]

Allard nods to the warrior. His weapon of choice was a sparring longsword and shield. It was not his normal choice for weapons in melee but for training it was enough.

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[OOC-Rolls]

Ini - 2 Nope!
Combat Defence: 8? [3 (Awa) + 3 (Agi) + 4 (Ath) - 5 (Armour Pen) + 2? (Shield)]
Armour Rating: 10 [ 9 (Half Plate) + 1 (Arm Mastery)]

[Derrick]

The man was rather bulky in his heavy armor, which was great in some way's but would cause other problems that would be more difficult to surmount. Still the young man was game for a fight, so approaching he decided to test the man's defenses.

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Lesser Action: Move to engage Allard.
Lesser Action: Attack Allard. = 19, dropping a 6 and a 1.
Three degrees of success: 4x3= 12 dmg (2 damage after armor)
((7-11 is 1 degree, 12-16 = 2 degree, 17 to 21 = 3 degree)

Initiative = 10

[Allard Terrick]

It was a powerful strike, no doubt about that, but the armour absorbed most of the impact. Allard was not very accustomed to fight with a sword but nevertheless he was skilled enough to aim successfully the blade and hit Derrick, although without much effect.

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[OOC-Rolls]

Lesser Action: Aim (+1B)
Lesser Action: Attack - 18

Damage: 0 [4 (Athletics) - Armour rating (4)]

Round 2 Ini - 4

Allard Health: 7/9

[Derrick]

It was a solid blow, but Derrick's armor absorbed the bulk of it, he did try to take a more defensive approach though to see how good the older man might be.

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Lesser Action: Cautious Attack: +3 to Combat defense - 1d
Lesser action: Attack = 17 Drop 1,2,3
Three degrees of success = 12 dmg

Combat Defense = 17
Armor rating = 4

initiative = 5

[Allard Terrick]

Once again the armour protected Allard from the impact and once again he tried to enter into Derrick's defensive position. Allard's offense again managed to strike against Derrick, but his armour softened the hit. He was a skilled fighter.

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[OOC- Rolls]

Lesser Action: Aim
Lesser Action: Attack - 19

Damage to Derrick: 0 [4 (Ath) - 4 (Armour Rating)

Round 3 Ini: 5

Allard's Health: 5/9

[Derrick]

There was a grunt from Derrick as the blow landed, but he had manged to take the brunt of hit on his armor. Wanting to test the older man a bit he moved in, his leg behind the other's as he tried to force the armored man to the ground. He didn't press the attack though, backing away to see what his opponent would do.

Lesser Action: Knockdown = 11 vs 7
Lesser Action: Move back

initiative = 8

[Allard Terrick]

Allard went right down to the floor. Not an unexpected type of attack against a fully armoured oponent. He got up as quickly as he could. He laughed as he looked at Derrick.

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Greater Action: Stand Up!
Free Action: Laugh!

Round 4 Ini - 4

Allard Health: 5/9

[Derrick]

"Enjoy the tumble?" The young man asked with a smile, as he watched the older man. A moment later he was approaching again, his practice blade lashing out.

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Lesser action: move to engage.
Lesser Action: attack. 13
2 degrees 8 dmg = 0 dmg

Combat defense =14
Armor 4

Initiative = 12

[Allard Terrick]

Allard's armour completely negates Derrick's strike. He then proceeded to recklessly attack Derrick, throwing away any intention to defend himself. His attack would seem that this time was effective. He was really enjoying this spar.

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[OOC-Rolls]

Greater Action: Reckless Attack (+1D) vs 14 - 21 |Pass [2 Degress of Success]

Damage to Derrick: 4 [Longsword (4) x2 - Armour Rating (4)]

Allard's Health: 5/9
Combat Defence for next round: -5

Round 5 Ini: 7

[Derrick]

That actually hurt. Still the older knight had left himself open, and Derrick wasn't about to let the chance go. His sword darted forward delivering a vicious blow against the other man's armor. Before he once again stepped back.

Lesser action: attack =24
4 degree of success =16 dmg
Lesser action: move back

[Allard Terrick]

Derrick's strike was not an unexpected one, without any sense of defense it was obvious that he would try to finish this spar. The hit threw Allard into his knees. It was quite a powerful blow.

Allard raised one hand to signal that he yielded as he tried to recover his breath and let the pain pass.

'' Ha!...*cough*... that last strike... was a good one...'' He said as he stood up. '' Phew, well fought. Your skill is very impressive Derrick. Thanks for the bout.'' He bowed to the man as a sign of respect.

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[OOC]

Yield! I Yield!

[Derrick]

"Thank you for the bout, Milord." Was Derricks reply as he offered his hand to help Allard up. "That last blow you struck was quite good."

"Are swords your speciality?"

[Allard Terrick]

'' No, they are not. I prefer the mace and the maul and I have trained and feel more confortable using them than a sword. As a side weapon of course I learned how to use a sword but I'm not as proficient with them than with bludgeoning weapons'' He told as he accepted the man's help.

'' Have you trained in other weapons' styles?'' He asked.

[Derrick]

"Swords are my main, I know a bit about spears as well though. I recently acquired a mace as well though, I hope to get a little practice in with it, improve my skills as I can." After the other man was up he moved across the field to store his practice weapons away. "It's a shame I didn't bring it with me, or I might ask for some pointers."

[Allard Terrick]

'' Well using bludgeoning weapons are pretty straight forward. Hit your opponent and hit them hard so that he cannot make a counter-attack.'' Allard said. '' A strike on your opponent's shield could break his arm or even the shield itself. A hit on the hips could send him to the groud and of course a direct hit in the head could break his neck or at the very least daze him. '' He explained.

[Derrick]

That wasn't exactly what he was talking about, but it would do. "I'll keep that in mind when I'm training with them. Seems like I'll have to be careful though. Is that why you didn't spar with them then? Because the damage the can do?"