Author Topic: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 211663 times)

Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #390 on: July 28, 2017, 06:54:13 PM »
>Strange surface? Are we not on a roof or something?

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #391 on: July 28, 2017, 08:25:25 PM »
>Strange surface? Are we not on a roof or something?

>Now that you have a moment to collect yourself, you are on a roof. It turns out shingles feel very different than sidewalk or grass! Especially when you are suddenly hijacked from one to the other.

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #392 on: July 28, 2017, 08:47:24 PM »
I'd normally hesitate on immediately ordering her to shoot someone we haven't even seen, but under the circumstances I'm not so confident that attempting to have her puncture the tires instead would be more productive. Who knows what magic might be involved here.

>Take out the driver!
>Let's ready a Wall spell if the car keeps barreling forward anyway. Try to block it from ramming the structure beneath our feet, if it looks like it's going to come to that.

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« Reply #393 on: July 28, 2017, 09:00:05 PM »
>Take out the driver!
>Let's ready a Wall spell if the car keeps barreling forward anyway. Try to block it from ramming the structure beneath our feet, if it looks like it's going to come to that.

>"Got it!" Archer's sends back.
>The limo barrels toward your position; it seems very much like it's planning to ram the garage you're standing on. You get ready to place your wall. As you do, Archer sends a few arrows into its windshield; leaving little white pits on it as they bounce off.
>You are just about to saw the words and place your wall when the vehicle suddenly springs into the air, barreling right for you! You barely have time to process that before something snakes around your waist, and you are falling! Then you land on something soft, but not soft enough to keep them impact from hurting a bit. "You didn't tell me those things could jump!" Archer cries, almost right in your ear!

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #394 on: July 28, 2017, 09:24:35 PM »
>"Because they can't ! At least not normally !"
>Scan the situation !

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« Reply #395 on: July 28, 2017, 09:32:53 PM »
>"Because they can't ! At least not normally !"
>Scan the situation !

>"Not reassuring, Master!"
>At a glance, you think the limousine landed in the back yard of this house. You seem to be on the ground again, prone and held by Archer. And laying on her, by the feel of it. Though she lets you go, and immediately pushes you off of her.

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« Reply #396 on: July 28, 2017, 09:35:33 PM »
>Did the limo seem to have any maneuverability in the air? ie: was it flying or just jumping?
>Presumably all the windows were up, right?
>And the arrows barely scratched them?

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« Reply #397 on: July 28, 2017, 09:50:23 PM »
>Did the limo seem to have any maneuverability in the air? ie: was it flying or just jumping?
>Presumably all the windows were up, right?
>And the arrows barely scratched them?

>You think it was the latter, not that you had much time to see before Archer pushed you off of the roof.
>They were all up, and the arrow only seemed to do about as much damage as a kicked up rock might do to your windshield. You aren't sure if that's due to some kind of magic, or if the glass is protective.

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #398 on: July 28, 2017, 10:22:56 PM »
>Does the Wall stone have to be thrown by US? Could we give the incantation and then have Archer land the stone somewhere more precisely?
>If we created a Wall in a narrow space, could it theoretically be used to push something apart with the force of it growing?

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« Reply #399 on: July 28, 2017, 10:24:52 PM »
>Does the Wall stone have to be thrown by US? Could we give the incantation and then have Archer land the stone somewhere more precisely?
>If we created a Wall in a narrow space, could it theoretically be used to push something apart with the force of it growing?

>Yes. And it can't be placed too far away from you.
>If the components of the wall are strong enough, it may push apart weaker barriers.

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« Reply #400 on: July 28, 2017, 10:26:50 PM »
>What about throwing the stone and then having an arrow knock it somewhere as a form of course-correction? Would that prevent the magic from taking hold properly?

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« Reply #401 on: July 28, 2017, 10:31:35 PM »
>What about throwing the stone and then having an arrow knock it somewhere as a form of course-correction? Would that prevent the magic from taking hold properly?

>You...have no idea. It doesn't feel like it should work, but...maybe?

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« Reply #402 on: July 28, 2017, 10:38:46 PM »
>If we were to form a wall on the hood of this limo, would it in an way be anchored to that surface or would it just topple over again for not actually being physically adjacent to 'earth'?
>Are these walls always purely/primarily vertical, or do we get some control over angle?

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« Reply #403 on: July 28, 2017, 10:41:42 PM »
>If we were to form a wall on the hood of this limo, would it in an way be anchored to that surface or would it just topple over again for not actually being physically adjacent to 'earth'?
>Are these walls always purely/primarily vertical, or do we get some control over angle?

>It wouldn't form, due to being separated from the surrounding earth.
>They are perpendicular to the surface they form on. You may be able to slant the angle a few degrees, though.

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« Reply #404 on: July 28, 2017, 10:46:42 PM »
>Oh, so it always has to be formed on earth, and not just 'close enough to draw nearby materials into itself'?

Because that probably tosses multiple ideas out the window here....

>The 'line of sight' requirement for Blind, does this require us to be able to clearly make out our target or just 'point in the right direction with no opaque obstructions in the way'?

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« Reply #405 on: July 28, 2017, 10:51:43 PM »
>Oh, so it always has to be formed on earth, and not just 'close enough to draw nearby materials into itself'?
>The 'line of sight' requirement for Blind, does this require us to be able to clearly make out our target or just 'point in the right direction with no opaque obstructions in the way'?

>It has to be in contact with the planet. Though you get some wiggle room for stuff like blacktop, concrete, and whatnot. Though without loose earth nearby, the results can be disappointing.
>You have to see the target, enough to distinguish an outline of them. Seeing someone in the fog from a distance will do.

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« Reply #406 on: July 28, 2017, 10:55:04 PM »
>'This is the work of an enemy stand!
>'I think this car might have something to do with a Servant. It's doing things that should be impossible.'
« Last Edit: July 28, 2017, 11:03:40 PM by Yaersulf »

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« Reply #407 on: July 28, 2017, 11:06:38 PM »
>'This is the work of an enemy stand!
>'I think this car might have something to do with a Servant. It's doing things that should be impossible.'

>YOU FOOL! Do you not know a Pillar Man when you see him!?
>"I'm pretty sure that's a Noble Phantasm!" she says above you, you must have gotten to her feet. "I'd bet anything that's Rider in there! Now get up!"

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« Reply #408 on: July 28, 2017, 11:18:21 PM »
>Get up! And get ready to move quickly
>Normal cars have air intakes. Could you localize a poison cloud to the path it's driving? Maybe some might seep inside.

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« Reply #409 on: July 28, 2017, 11:24:55 PM »
>Get up! And get ready to move quickly
>Normal cars have air intakes. Could you localize a poison cloud to the path it's driving? Maybe some might seep inside.

>You scramble to your feet, as you hear the limo moving around in the back yard, knocking things over.
>"It's spreads out," Archer sends. You have no idea where she is now. Hopefully she's still with you? "That's what it does. Probably bad news for this neighborhood if I used it here."

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #410 on: July 28, 2017, 11:29:38 PM »
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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #411 on: July 28, 2017, 11:31:49 PM »
>Could we use Forbidden Zone to create a sinkhole that might collapse beneath the car when it drove over it? Sure, it can jump, but maybe it still needs forward momentum for that?
>Are there other houses/walls we could duck behind before the limo tears out of that back yard? Someplace where our location might not be immediately obvious once it does so?

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« Reply #412 on: July 28, 2017, 11:37:48 PM »
You fool, I would only draw upon Stringfellow Hawke!

>Could we use Forbidden Zone to create a sinkhole that might collapse beneath the car when it drove over it? Sure, it can jump, but maybe it still needs forward momentum for that?
>Are there other houses/walls we could duck behind before the limo tears out of that back yard? Someplace where our location might not be immediately obvious once it does so?

>Plausibly, but it would take some effort.
>Yes, but you aren't sure if you could reach any of them before the limo reaches the front yard of this house.

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« Reply #413 on: July 28, 2017, 11:41:05 PM »
>Effort, sure, but how much time? More than it would take the limo to reach our present position?

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« Reply #414 on: July 28, 2017, 11:41:43 PM »
>Effort, sure, but how much time? More than it would take the limo to reach our present position?

>Definitely. You would need probably half a minute at least.

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« Reply #415 on: July 28, 2017, 11:44:23 PM »
>Scramble for the nearest house cover that would break line of sight with where the limo is expected to emerge and see if we can manage it before it spots us
>See if you can puncture the tires!

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« Reply #416 on: July 28, 2017, 11:54:02 PM »
>Scramble for the nearest house cover that would break line of sight with where the limo is expected to emerge and see if we can manage it before it spots us
>See if you can puncture the tires!

>You scramble to put the house you were just on between the limo and yourself, then head further down the street. You now have two options, continue on toward the next house, or circle around this one.
>"Got it!" Archer sends back as you flee. You hear a chainlink fence get knocked over!

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« Reply #417 on: July 29, 2017, 12:01:02 AM »
>Try to circle around this one, so long as the sound doesn't make us think that means moving towards where the car currently us; no matter how good its turning radius, it has to be slower at that than driving in a straight line

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« Reply #418 on: July 29, 2017, 12:10:44 AM »
>Try to circle around this one, so long as the sound doesn't make us think that means moving towards where the car currently us; no matter how good its turning radius, it has to be slower at that than driving in a straight line

>You around the side of the house. You can hear the limo reach the front lawn, and a odd sort of ripping noise. You hear several thuds as well.
>Ahead is the back yard, which is cut off by a chain link fence. The neighboring back yard, though, is open.
>"I put a few in the tires!" Archer sends. "No luck, they just sank right in and didn't do anything! And they damn near hit me when they whipped the stupid thing around to turn! They're heading east!"
>You just realized you have no idea which direction you are going.

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #419 on: July 29, 2017, 12:39:34 AM »
>Which way is east?!
>Are there any capabilities of Archer which we are aware of that have not already been explicated in-game?