Note: please be as cryptic as possible regarding any specific actions your character takes when discussing them in the game channel to avoid influencing everyone else!
The goblin is ready to attack, but not to defend. Cobalt's swing slashes at its shoulder and chest, and it snarls in pain and anger, thrusting its sword blindly at Cobalt. Luck is on its side as well, and it successfully draws blood. Sorry about your shirt, Cobalt, it's now torn at your right side... It will also be painful to move, but at least the pain is not incapacitating.
The second goblin is healing itself while the first one does this. Soon it will be able to back on its feet.
Your Life decreases by 300.
Cobalt!! Are you okay?!
[Sol was done and about to hurry back to his side, but. I rolled a 1 for this, so now he's engaged in a different fight with a newly arrived, bigger goblin who wasn't supposed to be here.]
[Between the adrenaline and his very high pain tolerance, the wound doesn't slow him down much. And if they can heal themselves, all the more reason to double-down and not give this one have a chance to undo Cobalt's work! Don't switch goblins mid-chop, as Mom always said.
Cobalt attacks the same goblin again, still at 4x movement speed, aiming for the side of its chest that's holding the sword arm.... but this time, TWAS I THAT ROLLED A 1]
The goblin takes one step back, effectively dodging Cobalt's swing! And while it's doing that, it holds its sword out to see if it's lucky and Cobalt accidentally hurts himself with it ?????
It works... Quick as a Wink is apparently a double-edged... sword.
Your Life decreases by 150.
Meanwhile, the second goblin is done healing itself and can stand again. It is, in fact, getting up and will be joining the fight in the next turn!
The second goblin is mobile again, so Cobalt needs to inconvenience this current goblin as fast as possible. Now that he's apparently parried the goblin's sword with his own damned body (HE MEANT TO DO THAT) there's an opening. He swings his axe at the goblin's throat with his full strength and ROLLS A 6!]
Cobalt gets a critical hit in and the head just... flies away, rolling in the air, now there's blood here blood there blood everywhere. The rest of the goblin's body is confused but falls on the ground soon after, and starts to dissolve into particles of light!
This is the other goblin's chance to attack, though. It kicks Cobalt (ouch, that was his wounded side) and then takes a stab at him, digging its dagger deep between Cobalt's shoulder and his arm.
Your Life decreases by 300.
[Meanwhile, there's the sound of a very heavy body falling on the ground not too far away. Not that Cobalt can afford to look, but.]
[The goblin was made of light! That was unexpected, but sure! Why not!
Then he gets kicked and stabbed, which feels pretty not great. With one hand, he grabs the goblin by the arm that's stabbing him. Now (theoretically) the goblin will have a harder time pulling back to stab him again or otherwise wield the dagger to defend itself.
With his other arm, Cobalt swings his axe at the goblin, but his momentum is thrown off by the whole Being Stabbed thing, so he only gets a 2.]
The goblin keeps trying to get away but guess who rolled another 2... So it keeps taking damage steadily from Cobalt's axe, maybe by next year it will die!
...Or maybe sooner, because by now Sol has made it here and he got a 6, so his sword shines brightly right before piercing the goblin's neck too fast for it to even notice he's there.
Needless to say, the struggle is over after this. There are no more goblins around!!
You've been out of food for that long?! Shoot, Sol! Does someone normally bring it to you, or do you usually get a chance to leave before things get to this point? How does your job work?
With those units-- ah, you mean because of the colors of the branches?
Nothing happened. They were just starting to stain the trunk. Letting it change colors is punishable by monochromatosis, so I have to be careful about which branches can stay.
That was a really scary time, wasn't it. But monochromatosis isn't a punishment...
I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job or anything, but doesn't the tree need its branches to stay healthy? It'll die if you remove too many, won't it?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
The second goblin is healing itself while the first one does this. Soon it will be able to back on its feet.
Your Life decreases by 300.
Cobalt!! Are you okay?!
[Sol was done and about to hurry back to his side, but. I rolled a 1 for this, so now he's engaged in a different fight with a newly arrived, bigger goblin who wasn't supposed to be here.]
no subject
[Between the adrenaline and his very high pain tolerance, the wound doesn't slow him down much. And if they can heal themselves, all the more reason to double-down and not give this one have a chance to undo Cobalt's work! Don't switch goblins mid-chop, as Mom always said.
Cobalt attacks the same goblin again, still at 4x movement speed, aiming for the side of its chest that's holding the sword arm.... but this time, TWAS I THAT ROLLED A 1]
no subject
The goblin takes one step back, effectively dodging Cobalt's swing! And while it's doing that, it holds its sword out to see if it's lucky and Cobalt accidentally hurts himself with it ?????
It works... Quick as a Wink is apparently a double-edged... sword.
Your Life decreases by 150.
Meanwhile, the second goblin is done healing itself and can stand again. It is, in fact, getting up and will be joining the fight in the next turn!
no subject
The second goblin is mobile again, so Cobalt needs to inconvenience this current goblin as fast as possible. Now that he's apparently parried the goblin's sword with his own damned body (HE MEANT TO DO THAT) there's an opening. He swings his axe at the goblin's throat with his full strength and ROLLS A 6!]
no subject
This is the other goblin's chance to attack, though. It kicks Cobalt (ouch, that was his wounded side) and then takes a stab at him, digging its dagger deep between Cobalt's shoulder and his arm.
Your Life decreases by 300.
[Meanwhile, there's the sound of a very heavy body falling on the ground not too far away. Not that Cobalt can afford to look, but.]
no subject
Then he gets kicked and stabbed, which feels pretty not great. With one hand, he grabs the goblin by the arm that's stabbing him. Now (theoretically) the goblin will have a harder time pulling back to stab him again or otherwise wield the dagger to defend itself.
With his other arm, Cobalt swings his axe at the goblin, but his momentum is thrown off by the whole Being Stabbed thing, so he only gets a 2.]
no subject
Sol is coming to help, but HE doesn't have a speed buff so his help is delayed by an extra turn.
no subject
BUT AT LEAST HE'S CAUSING THIS GOBLIN SOME INCONVENIENCE]
no subject
The goblin keeps trying to get away but guess who rolled another 2... So it keeps taking damage steadily from Cobalt's axe, maybe by next year it will die!
...Or maybe sooner, because by now Sol has made it here and he got a 6, so his sword shines brightly right before piercing the goblin's neck too fast for it to even notice he's there.
Needless to say, the struggle is over after this. There are no more goblins around!!
no subject
Yeah!! You were amazing!!
[Also, he's looking at Sol to see if he looks injured! SOL ARE U OK]
no subject
You too! Sorry I couldn't make it back here sooner, fighting goblins can be hard the first time. They're really persistent...
[Time to heal Cobalt with the spatial resources we have left.]
no subject
Wow, Sol, thank you! Sorry you had to use up all your flowers on me.
Are you okay?
no subject
They're not mine, they just grow here. And I'm fine-- more hungry than anything, to be honest.
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
[making his way back to the fire to take something from there... the pocky, maybe? OPENS IT AND EATS!!!]
. . . Thanks, Cobalt. I ran out of food yesterday, but I couldn't leave.
no subject
You've been out of food for that long?! Shoot, Sol! Does someone normally bring it to you, or do you usually get a chance to leave before things get to this point? How does your job work?
no subject
Well, it's... How to say it... It's a neverending job that no one wants to see.
no subject
no subject
no subject
What's with the branches you were burning? Did something happen with Heart Soldier or Future is Now?
no subject
Nothing happened. They were just starting to stain the trunk. Letting it change colors is punishable by monochromatosis, so I have to be careful about which branches can stay.
no subject
That was a really scary time, wasn't it. But monochromatosis isn't a punishment...
I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job or anything, but doesn't the tree need its branches to stay healthy? It'll die if you remove too many, won't it?
no subject
It's a demon tree. It will be fine regardless. The original Gigas Cedar was also a demon tree, except back home, that was a bad thing.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
1/2
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)