Author Topic: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 211508 times)

Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #570 on: August 02, 2017, 02:25:37 PM »
>Well, try at least to put the sinkhole between us and it and scramble away as fast as we can manage!

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #571 on: August 02, 2017, 02:34:46 PM »
>Well, try at least to put the sinkhole between us and it and scramble away as fast as we can manage!

>You scramble back and toward the house! The Limousine lands toward the back of the yard; you note that its wheels and undercarriage seem to have extended to absorb the shock of the fall. It rolls forward a bit at it lands, too, then but hardly seems to miss a beat as it accelerates smoothly and turns to move along the outer edge of the yard. You're not sure if it is avoiding the sinkhole, or trying to set itself up to run you down from the side without slamming into the house. You also not that Archer was right, the hubcaps are different, they  some kind of thing in the middle, but in this moment you aren't sure what function it might serve.

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Re: JoJo's Bizarre Grail War - A Fate/Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #572 on: August 02, 2017, 02:40:32 PM »
>They haven't added spikes to those thing by any chance, have they?
>Is the sinkhole between us and them or did they land on the other side of it?
>Are the cinder blocks between us, on the opposite side of the car, or closer to us?

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« Reply #573 on: August 02, 2017, 03:12:41 PM »
>They haven't added spikes to those thing by any chance, have they?
>Is the sinkhole between us and them or did they land on the other side of it?
>Are the cinder blocks between us, on the opposite side of the car, or closer to us?

>Maybe. You suppose it would be plausible if they're looking to murder someone on foot.
>It is somewhat between you and they, but they are definitely going around it. Whether that is intentional or not has been addressed.
>They are closer to you.

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« Reply #574 on: August 02, 2017, 03:22:23 PM »
>How plausible would it be for us to swing around such that the direct route between the car and us passed over that sinkhole? Like, force them to either drive over it or take an obviously evasive and longer route to us? Or does the geometry of the situation make that seem very risky to try?
>If we can do that with minimal additional risk, try it. Otherwise run for the cinder blocks (and past them) and be ready to create a Wall with them as soon as the underside of the limo is above to pass over them.

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« Reply #575 on: August 02, 2017, 03:34:38 PM »
>How plausible would it be for us to swing around such that the direct route between the car and us passed over that sinkhole? Like, force them to either drive over it or take an obviously evasive and longer route to us? Or does the geometry of the situation make that seem very risky to try?
>If we can do that with minimal additional risk, try it. Otherwise run for the cinder blocks (and past them) and be ready to create a Wall with them as soon as the underside of the limo is above to pass over them.

>It is going to be risky to try no matter what, because you have are going to have a Noble Phantasm barreling toward you and Archer is nowhere to be found as far as you can tell. You may be able to lure them over it, assuming they don't think you're up to something by doing something obviously dumb.

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« Reply #576 on: August 02, 2017, 03:36:27 PM »
>Well, if our positioning would make that look obviously dumb, let's not do that. No surer way to trip off a trap than act obviously dumb - they probably sensed the magic being cast in the first place, after all. Let's go with the Wall plan.

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« Reply #577 on: August 02, 2017, 03:43:30 PM »
>Well, if our positioning would make that look obviously dumb, let's not do that. No surer way to trip off a trap than act obviously dumb - they probably sensed the magic being cast in the first place, after all. Let's go with the Wall plan.

>You dash toward and past the cinderblocks. The limousine completes its circuits and speeds after you, and moves to swerve around the pile of cinder blocks as you flee into the neighboring yard.

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« Reply #578 on: August 02, 2017, 03:48:53 PM »
>Is it at least close enough to them for the Wall to grab them?

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« Reply #579 on: August 02, 2017, 04:04:02 PM »
>Is it at least close enough to them for the Wall to grab them?

>You imagine it would grab at least some of them.

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« Reply #580 on: August 02, 2017, 04:21:51 PM »
>Then if we think this is the best shot we're going to get in the short-term, let's take it! (And keep moving)

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« Reply #581 on: August 02, 2017, 05:15:43 PM »
>Then if we think this is the best shot we're going to get in the short-term, let's take it! (And keep moving)

>You toss out the proper stoene and chant the spell. You feel the mana flow through you and the wall starts to form.
>However, as you toss out the stone, the Limo suddenly springs upward! It soars overhead, landing a short ways in front of you, the vehicle's rear pointed toward you!

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« Reply #582 on: August 02, 2017, 05:38:48 PM »
>Turn around and make a break for the other side of that forming wall. If it can't strike the underside of the car, at least it's a barricade - just make sure not to stand between it and the car.
>Alternatively, if we have a better line for the sinkhole, run to that instead. Run across it, even, if we're still confident it will support our weight.

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« Reply #583 on: August 02, 2017, 05:55:50 PM »
>Turn around and make a break for the other side of that forming wall. If it can't strike the underside of the car, at least it's a barricade - just make sure not to stand between it and the car.
>Alternatively, if we have a better line for the sinkhole, run to that instead. Run across it, even, if we're still confident it will support our weight.

>You turn as quickly as you can, but it is not as quickly as the Limousine can start reversing! You aren't able to easily outrun it, and there seems to be little to be done about the situation until something slams into your side like a ton of bricks and sends you almost flying into the grass and nearly conking your head on the house whose backyard this is.
>"Get up and hold on!" Archer's voice cries in your mind as you feel that ton of bricks shifting around your side.

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« Reply #584 on: August 02, 2017, 05:57:11 PM »
>Do as she says!

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« Reply #585 on: August 02, 2017, 06:07:06 PM »
>Do as she says!

>You do as she says, aching just about everywhere, it feels like. The Limousine has come to a stop, and is wasting little time in charging right at you! Then Archer's invisible arms grab you, and charge right at the machine! Then you're airborne, then there's a impact as you hear Archer's feet slam onto the vehicle's hood, then the roof! Then you're airborne again until you land on the roof of another house; maybe it's the one where you laid out the sinkhole? You don't know. But Archer isn't stopping, as she juggles you into a princess carry again.
>"I shouldn't have left your side like that," she sends, "And you shouldn't have just waited there. We both messed up."

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« Reply #586 on: August 02, 2017, 06:33:58 PM »
>I think one of them might have picked up on the spell I cast. Timing's suspicious, anyway. I made a sinkhole by [describe location]. Should collapse if they drive over it. I hope.

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« Reply #587 on: August 02, 2017, 06:43:21 PM »
>I think one of them might have picked up on the spell I cast. Timing's suspicious, anyway. I made a sinkhole by [describe location]. Should collapse if they drive over it. I hope.

>"We'll worry about that in a bit," Archer sends. as she crests the roof and reaches the end, leaping across to the next one in a heart-stopping instant. "Right now, we just need to get safe and get away!"
>The limousine is definitely following you two now, some yards behind but accelerating.

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« Reply #588 on: August 04, 2017, 05:18:57 PM »
>"Yeah, going on the offensive from two fronts was nearly a complete waste of time so far. We need to stay on the defensive and together..."
>Curse the name of Ayn Rand for creating people like Koch and thereby putting you in this situation.
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« Reply #589 on: August 04, 2017, 05:32:07 PM »
>"Yeah, going on the offensive from two fronts was nearly a complete waste of time so far. We need to stay on the defensive and together..."
>Curse the name of Ayn Rand for creating people like Koch and thereby putting you in this situation.

>"We learned some things," Archer sends, Then she leaps to the ground suddenly, changing directions and dashing toward the street. "But I we're going to have to think a few steps ahead from now on!"
>May she and Hayek strangle each other eternally in hell.

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« Reply #590 on: August 05, 2017, 04:42:10 AM »
>Is the river preserve far enough away from housing that we think we could safely use Archer's poison cloud without endangering civilians?

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« Reply #591 on: August 05, 2017, 04:53:31 AM »
>Is the river preserve far enough away from housing that we think we could safely use Archer's poison cloud without endangering civilians?

>It should be fine. It'll be hard on the prairie life, but better them than you.

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« Reply #592 on: August 05, 2017, 04:56:34 AM »
>I still think the river's our best bet at this point.

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« Reply #593 on: August 05, 2017, 05:04:25 AM »
>I still think the river's our best bet at this point.

>"Okay. Then we probably need to shake this guy, first," Archer sends as she reaches and dashes across the street. Behind you, you can see the limousine spring over a house, turning in midair as it hurtles forward.

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« Reply #594 on: August 05, 2017, 05:16:55 AM »
>There's not much we can do to help Archer run faster, so let's just hang on tight for now

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« Reply #595 on: August 05, 2017, 05:38:35 AM »
>There's not much we can do to help Archer run faster, so let's just hang on tight for now

>The limousine lands squarely in the yard, pointed at you, and accelerates. Dashes straight into the, nearest yard. and up onto the roof.
>"I'm only going to be able to stay half a step ahead like this," Archer sends.

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« Reply #596 on: August 05, 2017, 05:52:07 AM »
>Any ideas?
>Are there any malls or other public buildings somewhat nearby that would be open at this time of night? Maybe Koch wouldn't be too thrilled about running straight through a building with people in it. ...maybe?

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« Reply #597 on: August 05, 2017, 05:58:45 AM »
>Any ideas?
>Are there any malls or other public buildings somewhat nearby that would be open at this time of night? Maybe Koch wouldn't be too thrilled about running straight through a building with people in it. ...maybe?

>"Not just yet," Archer sends. as she dashes over the peak of the roof
>There aren't much of malls around here that you know of, but the main roads will probably have a some kind of traffic and restaurants that should be open for just a little while longer...

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« Reply #598 on: August 05, 2017, 06:06:57 AM »
>Would any of this be vaguely north of us or would we need to divert our direction entirely?

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« Reply #599 on: August 05, 2017, 06:11:00 AM »
>Would any of this be vaguely north of us or would we need to divert our direction entirely?

>"If you have your bearings correct, south would be more likely to be busy than north, but there is a main road both ways.

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