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bigalphillips 14 Mar 2012 02:42

A few fights I logged. Call the Rave seems well suited for Erenoth, with his 312 damage with a single attack!

Call the Rave

As you patrol The Quad, you come upon Erenoth from Hounds of Hameln.

He has gathered something of a crowd, although with the way they're jerking arrhythmically to music you can't hear… maybe "network" is a better word.

He looks ready for a fight.

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You lead with a strong jab for 10 damage, but golden light weighs down your attack, preventing all of the damage.
Erenoth opens his third eye, bathing the area in golden light.

You jab at Erenoth for 5 damage.
The crowd sways arrythmically. Erenoth's eyes glow with an overwhelming green light, casting the rest of the area into shadow and dealing 128 damage to you.

The crowd sways arrythmically. Erenoth makes a dismissive gesture at you, sending a hail of gemstone shards to deal 133 damage.

Streamers of emerald light reach up from the crowd towards Erenoth. Erenoth calls a chunk of you into his waiting mouth, leaving a gaping wound that deals 314 damage.

Gather a Crowd

As you patrol The Quad, you come upon Erenoth from Hounds of Hameln.

He has gathered quite a crowd. That will make the fight a bit… awkward. Your attacks won't do much good until they disperse.

He looks ready for a fight.

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You dive for cover.
Erenoth's eyes glow with an overwhelming green light, casting the rest of the area into shadow and dealing 10 damage to you. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

You try to catch Erenoth's reflection but you don't have a mirror handy.
Erenoth makes a dismissive gesture at you, sending a hail of gemstone shards to deal 11 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

Erenoth calls a chunk of you into his waiting mouth, leaving a gaping wound that deals 10 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

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You set your stance and prepare to block.
Erenoth opens his third eye, bathing the area in golden light.

You dive for cover.
Erenoth's eyes glow with an overwhelming green light, casting the rest of the area into shadow and dealing 152 damage to you.

Erenoth makes a dismissive gesture at you, sending a hail of gemstone shards to deal 116 damage.

Erenoth calls a chunk of you into his waiting mouth, leaving a gaping wound that deals 119 damage.

Gas leak

You hear a few pings and pops, then the entire tunnel starts to smell foul… more foul, like eggs that have gone so rotten that their scent cuts through the underlying smell of sewage.

You punch heriodule for 8 damage.
Heriodule makes a beckoning gesture at you. Spiders pour out of you, tearing wounds and biting you for 27 damage.

You jab at heriodule for 10 damage.
Heriodule gives you the Evil Eye and you burst into flames. The malefic green fire deals you 11 damage.

You get heriodule with a quick punch for 14 damage, but heriodule leaps nimbly out of the way, avoiding all but 8 damage.
Heriodule takes a great leap and tumbles to avoid incoming attacks.

Heriodule stops to wind his watch, murmuring "too late, too late." With each twist, you wither a little more, dealing 23 damage.
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You hurl a vial of Nitro at heriodule. It explodes with a resounding boom and deals 3 damage.
Heriodule gives you the Evil Eye and you burst into flames. The malefic green fire deals you 16 damage.

You punch heriodule for 12 damage, but heriodule leaps nimbly out of the way, avoiding all but 3 damage.
Heriodule takes a great leap and tumbles to avoid incoming attacks.

You close on heriodule, then jab him for 8 damage.
Heriodule stops for a moment to wind his watch. You shudder and wither, taking 17 damage.

Heriodule punches you, throwing the whole weight of his body behind it and dealing 17 damage.

penguinpyro 14 Mar 2012 05:42

Yeah, that does it. I'm never trying the Quad again :P

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Writing for the long-neglected GOC Casefiles canon.

xKiv 18 Mar 2012 16:19

When defending with stacked crates:

PenguinPyro takes advantage of long range to line up the perfect shot for 16 damage.
You pin PenguinPyro down with a crackling stream of electricity, dealing 40 damage, but PenguinPyro puts enough distance between you and him to avoid the attack.

PenguinPyro compensates for his previous shot and fires a tight burst, dealing you 13 damage.
PenguinPyro catches on to your dirty tricks. You still toss the nearest sharp object at him for 24 damage, but PenguinPyro puts enough distance between you and him to avoid the attack.

PenguinPyro sprays you with wild shots intended mostly as cover fire, dealing 13 damage.
You hurl a flask of fuming acid at PenguinPyro, dealing 30 damage, but PenguinPyro puts enough distance between you and him to avoid the attack.

etc …

so either "substantially higher" is not 3 but 2, or it's different with higher numbers, or ranged gets a bonus, or what?
(also note that this helps the attacker)

bigalphillips 10 Apr 2012 03:37

Here's a handful of fights with Call the Crowd. The first round doesn't block all damage, just reduces somewhat.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird fires with a steady hand, shooting you for 2 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect you against his attack.

ThunderBird arcs bullets high above and into you for 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird channels a crackling beam of electricity in your general direction, dealing 11 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 10 damage.

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You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at him. ThunderBird takes 14 damage from the shot.
ThunderBird fires a microrocket. It homes in on you and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 7 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 6 damage.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird fires a microrocket. It homes in on you and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 14 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 5 damage.

ThunderBird tosses a grenade, landing just in front of you. It explodes, peppering you with hot shards of metal for 15 damage.

+ show block

You fire a stream of needles into ThunderBird, dealing 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird kicks wildly at you, connecting for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

You catch him with an explosive round. It deals 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird fires a shotgun blast into you. Although the pellets spread over the distance they still deal 2 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird fires a microrocket. It homes in on you and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 14 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 3 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 5 damage.
ThunderBird tosses a grenade, landing just in front of you. It explodes, peppering you with hot shards of metal for 9 damage.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 10 damage.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird distracts you then tosses the nearest sharp object at you, dealing 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird tosses a grenade, landing just in front of you. It explodes, peppering you with hot shards of metal for 3 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

ThunderBird fires a microrocket. It homes in on you and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird kicks wildly at you, connecting for 15 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 5 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.
His kick leaves ThunderBird momentarily off balance.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 10 damage.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird throws a Molotov cocktail onto you. You burst into flames, taking 5 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect you against his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 4 damage, but ThunderBird rolls with the hit like a pro, avoiding all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect him against your attack.
ThunderBird slides to the side in a practiced dodge.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird kicks wildly at you, connecting for 22 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 8 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.
His kick leaves ThunderBird momentarily off balance.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 11 damage.

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You fire a single, well-aimed explosive bullet at him. ThunderBird takes 10 damage from the shot.
ThunderBird fires with a steady hand, shooting you for 2 damage.

ThunderBird arcs bullets high above and into you for 12 damage.

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You fire a stream of needles into ThunderBird, dealing 10 damage.
ThunderBird fires a stream of needles into you, dealing 8 damage.

+ show block

You shoot ThunderBird for 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird fires a stream of needles into you, dealing 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird draws a careful bead on you and fires a narrowly focused stream of bullets, dealing 8 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.
ThunderBird fires a quick shot at you, dealing 3 damage.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 16 damage.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird arcs bullets high above and into you for 3 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect you against his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird fires with a steady hand, shooting you for 2 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird arcs bullets high above and into you for 4 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect you against his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

You catch him with an explosive round. It deals 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

You fire a stream of needles into ThunderBird, dealing 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird draws a careful bead on you and fires a narrowly focused stream of bullets, dealing 7 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.
ThunderBird fires a quick shot at you, dealing 3 damage.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 17 damage.
ThunderBird pins you down with a crackling stream of electricity, dealing 17 damage.

You shake violently from the current.

+ show block

You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird arcs bullets high above and into you for 3 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage. The crowd's chaos also helps protect you against his attack.

You shoot ThunderBird for 4 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.
ThunderBird fires with a steady hand, shooting you for 2 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with his attack.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 5 damage. The crowd's chaos interferes with your attack.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird draws a careful bead on you and fires a narrowly focused stream of bullets, dealing 8 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 10 damage.
ThunderBird fires a quick shot at you, dealing 4 damage.

You catch him with an explosive round. It deals 10 damage.
ThunderBird pins you down with a crackling stream of electricity, dealing 16 damage.

You shake violently from the current.

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You duck behind the cover of your shield.
ThunderBird kicks wildly at you, connecting for 19 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 3 damage.

You shoot ThunderBird for 9 damage.
His kick leaves ThunderBird momentarily off balance.

And you end it with a single explosive round for 16 damage.

My stats weren't the same through all the fights, but if you compare when the same technique was used in the first round and again later in the round you get the following reduction (more or less, this isn't accounting for the damage range):

Normal damage -> Crowd-reduced damage
5->5 (x1)
10->5 (x3)
10->4 (x2)
11->5 (x1)

Erenoth 24 Apr 2012 13:51

So Ive been trying vent the gas in the sewers, and it only seems to have an effect when both players are using fire. I get a message "The tunnel is filled completely by fire." wehn both players use fire and my attack gets a massive damage bonus. Of course, this hasn't happened that often so it needs more testing.

Arkaim 25 Apr 2012 01:41

Someone will need to ask Erenoth what his reactive and fire defense are. His reactive is pretty crazy, I know. So this Vent Gasses fortification must have upped my fire power by a huge amount as I only had 2 Fire Power.

Fire Power: 2
Fire Defense: 20
Reactive Defense: 5

You fire a microrocket. It homes in on Erenoth and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 18 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Erenoth gently tosses a grenade, landing just in front of you. It explodes, peppering you with white hot shards of metal for 12 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

You toss a grenade, landing just in front of Erenoth. It explodes, peppering him with hot shards of metal for 6 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Erenoth surveys the field and carefully throws a vial of NitroX. It lands precisely as it should, exploding to engulf you in flame and shower you with debris for 17 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

You hurl a vial of NitroX at Erenoth. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 18 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Erenoth swings his torch down at you. Its flames arc into your, becoming one massive conflagration dealing 30 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

You set Erenoth on fire with obvious glee, dealing 9 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Erenoth hurls a vial of Nitro at you. It explodes with surprising vigor, dealing you 14 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

You hurl a vial of NitroX at Erenoth. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 9 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Erenoth gently tosses a grenade, landing just in front of you. It explodes, peppering you with white hot shards of metal for 23 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

Erenoth surveys the field and carefully throws a vial of NitroX. It lands precisely as it should, exploding to engulf you in flame and shower you with debris for 10 damage.
Erenoth swings his torch down at you. Its flames arc into your, becoming one massive conflagration dealing 22 damage.


You've been beaten to hell!

Last edited on 25 Apr 2012 12:29 by Arkaim Show more

Erenoth 25 Apr 2012 15:00

As I recall I had 17 fire power, one fire defense, and 8 reactive defense. I also should be etheric and using a mislit torch, that effects the torch attack. I think the tunnel being filled with fire about doubles my damage, I got more then 100 done on DoctrZombie once. It seems odd that it only works when both players use it, and gives the message to each. I hope it dosn't help your opponent that much because a fortification that only works when your opponent is using it against you seems… underwhelming, to say the least. Could be missing something of course.

Last edited on 25 Apr 2012 15:02 by Erenoth Show more

penguinpyro 07 May 2012 00:05

You survey the field and carefully throw a vial of NitroX. It lands precisely as it should, exploding to engulf heriodule in flame and shower him with debris for 50 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.
Heriodule hurls a vial of NitroX at you. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 30 damage. The tunnel is filled completely by fire.

You calmly toss a vial at heriodule, engulfing him in flames that deal 13 damage and continue burning.

You lay into heriodule for 10 damage.

You tear at heriodule, applying all your leverage and dealing 6 damage.

Heriodule continues bleeding from the jagged wounds, taking 6 damage.

The clinging mixture continues to burn heriodule for 20 damage.

8 fire power, 6 reactive defense, no fire defense.

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Writing for the long-neglected GOC Casefiles canon.

penguinpyro 09 May 2012 01:00

Rigged Collapse:

+ show block

You rigged the ceiling to collapse. It'll just need one missed attack to come down.

Round 1 (HP 3):
Al dives for cover.
You dive and tumble like an action hero.

Al punches you for 7 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
You duck behind the cover of your shield.

The ceiling collapses on Al for 10 damage.

Round 2 (HP 3):
Al dives for cover.
You dive and tumble like an action hero.

Al punches you for 7 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all of the damage.
You duck behind the cover of your shield.

Al closes on you, then slashes you for 9 damage with his bladed gauntlet.

You were driven back!

+ show block

You rigged the ceiling to collapse. It'll just need one missed attack to come down.

Round 1 (HP 37):
Heriodule hurls a vial of NitroX at you. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 10 damage, but you tumble out of the way, avoiding all but 8 damage.
You dive and tumble like an action hero.

Round 2 (HP 29):
Heriodule hurls a vial of NitroX at you. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 16 damage, but you tumble out of the way, avoiding all but 14 damage.
You dive and tumble like an action hero.

Heriodule desperately fans your flames, dealing 12 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 1 damage.
You duck behind the cover of your shield.

Heriodule lines up a powerful strike, crushing you for 9 damage.

Heriodule punches you, throwing the whole weight of his body behind it and dealing 13 damage.

You were driven back!

+ show block

You rigged the ceiling to collapse. It'll just need one missed attack to come down.

Round 1 (HP 27):
Heriodule punches you, throwing the whole weight of his body behind it and dealing 16 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 7 damage.
You duck behind the cover of your shield.

Heriodule hurls a vial of Nitro at you. It explodes with a resounding boom and deals 8 damage.

Heriodule desperately fans your flames, dealing 9 damage.

Round 2 (HP 3):
Heriodule hurls a vial of Nitro at you. It explodes with a resounding boom and deals 9 damage.
You raise your shield to block.

You were driven back!

+ show block

You defended Dockside Sewers against Heriodule from Hounds of Hameln.

You rigged the ceiling to collapse. It'll just need one missed attack to come down.

Round 1 (HP 60):
Heriodule hurls a vial of NitroX at you. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 12 damage, but you duck behind your shield, which absorbs all but 5 damage.
You duck behind the cover of your shield.

A cascade of flames emerges from heriodule's hands, scorching you for 11 damage, but you tumble out of the way, avoiding all but 9 damage.
You dive and tumble like an action hero.

Heriodule hurls a vial of Nitro at you. It explodes with a resounding boom and deals 9 damage.

Heriodule punches you, throwing the whole weight of his body behind it and dealing 14 damage.

Round 2 (HP 23):
Heriodule hurls a vial of NitroX at you. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 12 damage.
You lay into heriodule for 12 damage.

A cascade of flames emerges from heriodule's hands, scorching you for 8 damage.
You calmly toss a vial at heriodule, engulfing him in flames that deal 8 damage and continue burning.

You survey the field and carefully throw a vial of NitroX. It lands precisely as it should, exploding to engulf heriodule in flame and shower him with debris for 17 damage.

You gently toss a grenade, landing just in front of heriodule. It explodes, peppering him with white hot shards of metal for 14 damage.

The clinging mixture continues to burn heriodule for 12 damage.

You were victorious!

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Writing for the long-neglected GOC Casefiles canon.

Arkaim 09 May 2012 06:57

I got a new text from the improvised armor defender. But, didn't think to log it. Something about the armor not yet being ready yet. Maybe because I had a variety of techs I had available?

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