Starring:
Noab, Kaido (briefly), Michiko, Etsu
Date: November 7, 2014
Summary:
Konoha nin with a visiting Kumo ally go after a rogue-nin band from Iwa, but luck is not with them this time. Especially Etsu. c.c
"Rock'n'Roller Gang"
A forest trail [Land of Fire]
C-A-rank: Rogue ninja from the land of Earth have been causing problems in northern regions of the Land of Fire. Too close to the capitol for the Daimyo's sake, he has issued a request to dispatch of this group, calling themselves the Rock'n'Roller gang, by any means necessary.
«o_o» Etsu greet.
«OOC» Noab salutes.
«IGA» Ayumu o/
«IGA» Ayumu Hands Etsu back her 2 luck.
«o_o» Etsu laughs.
"o/~ I will slap your stupid face, if you don't pick up the pace! Beat you 'till you're blue and black, bury you inside a sack! o/~"
That's the sound of Akimichi Noab leading a march through a wilderness zone on the Land of Fire. Of course, the lyrics aren't much of a threat really, considering the young ninja accompanying him can easily keep up with his own plodding movement, hindered by an old war wound in his leg. e.U They're out here on the trail of a band of rogue-nin from Iwagakure, who call themselves the Rock'n'Rollers. Considering Noab's shouting, stealthy ambush doesn't appear to be the plan of attack. c.c
Ayumu has left.
Rise has arrived.
Kaido and his nin-dog Bandit walk along with the singing Akimichi, wincing every time he opens his mouth. There's nothing like a tone-deaf ninja trying to sing to make a poor Inuzuka's ears bleed. But there's nothing he can really do about it, trying to tell the Akimichi clan head to shut up, not unless he wants to die. Still though, he hopes this mission won't take long, because his pain tolerance is not going to last much longer.
Michiko makes her way along the path behind the Akimichi, wondering idly what she got herself into /this/ time. Quite a number of adventures have been in Konoha lately, though she supposed that's nothing to complain about. Well, except the singing… She's managing to tune it out for now, but it's still a racket that is far too unhappy-making for her liking… "Does he always sing like this?" she asks Kaido quietly, the girl unable to recall if she's ever been on a mission with Noab. Maybe once long ago?
That's an appropriate song for this trip. Etsu would join in, but she was never quite as loud. She kept a lookout of the area, sipping at a small bottle of water every so often to quench her thirst. She had to wonder what this band of rogues were doing around here? She capped her bottle loudly and put it away. "Is this the last reported location of the group?" She questioned. "This is normal for him," she answered Michiko's question. "If he isn't, something is wrong."
«OOC» Noab could prepare CRS combat if nobody objects.
«OOC» Kaido says, "Go ahead?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Whee~"
Kaido has disconnected.
"No, no, NO!!!" A ninja in tattered Iwa garb with long bleached-blonde hair that partially obscures his face pops into view on a nearby ridge. "It's all WRONG, I can't stand it! No soul, no beat, no essence of rock at all! Shut up already!" D< Noab smirks and signals the group to be ready for action, though it'd be surprising if they weren't already preparing. "Figured you'd come out of hiding if you heard someone singing badly." >) Which Noab was obviously doing on purpose, not because he couldn't sing well. c.U The rogue-nin flicks back his hair. "Humph! Well, it doesn't make a difference anyway, but we'll show you how it's done before you die!
*thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH!*
A pair of other Iwa rogues come out of hiding behind the Konoha group, rising up from the ground. One is a feral-looking girl with a shocking black mane of hair, the other is a bald bruiser with an angry glint in his eye. They take stones from the ground and bang them together a couple times before violently smashing them into bits, repeating the action rhythmically as they circle around leaving a trail of pebbles. Meanwhile, the blonde guy on the ridge starts to sing. "o/~ Buddy you're an old man, dull man, couldn't keep a beat if you had a good drum to play! You'll get mud on your face, you big disgrace, if you don't hurry back into your place, singin' — "
" — we will, we will, ROCK YOU!!!" Suddenly a barrage of small stone chunks fly in at the Konoha group from all around.
«OOC» Noab says, "Base roll for Rock Leader, attacking Noab:"
RP: Noab rolled a 7 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He has A-rank Earth Manip skill and uses a D-rank attack:"
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Base roll for Rock Girl, attacking Michiko:"
RP: Noab rolled a 10 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Same tactic but her Earth Manip skill is B-rank level:"
RP: Noab rolled a 4 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Bruiser doing same thing against Kaido:"
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d10 die.
RP: Noab rolled a 2 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Hrm, forgot there are four of us here. e.Ua Oh well."
«OOC» Noab says, "Noab's base roll for defending:"
RP: Noab rolled a 4 with 1d13 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "I need at least 11 more than that to succeed, that'll be expensive…but oh well. Spending 2 chakra to do a C-rank Earth Manip defense, at which Noab has A-rank skill…"
RP: Noab rolled a 21 with 1d24 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "I succeeded."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Sweet."
Rise has partially disconnected.
«OOC» Noab says, "Kaido, at your current level of stats you're a +5 Ninja in the CRS system. That means you +roll 1d10 for your base in any action. Go ahead and do that for your defense."
«OOC» Noab says, "Oh wait, he's gone. e.U Let's just reassign the Rock Bruiser's attack to Etsu."
«OOC» Noab says, "Michiko, you're a +6 Ninja, so your base roll is +roll 1d11."
RP: Michiko rolled a 3 with 1d11 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Okay, you need 11 or better with your skill roll or you'll take 2 damage. What style do you want to use and what's the highest technique rank you have in it?"
«o_o» Etsu forgets what her number is.
«OOC» Noab says, "You're a +7 Ninja. Just divide your total stats in the normal system by 8 and round down."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Earth and B rank"
«OOC» Noab says, "Okay, by default, you'd +roll 1d6 with that, which isn't enough. For every point of chakra you spend, you can double the range. You start with 6 chakra, and you generate 2 chakra at the end of every round."
«FIRE» Michiko spends 2 chakra?
«o_o» Etsu says, "Would I still need to round down if it's a whole number?"
«o_o» Etsu came up with a result of 7.
«OOC» Noab says, "That'd give you +roll 1d24. I should note that 2 damage isn't /too/ bad at a fight of this level. But losing 2 chakra isn't too bad either."
«OOC» Noab says, "Negative, if it's a whole number you stay there."
RP: Michiko rolled a 22 with 1d24 die.
«o_o» Etsu nods.
«OOC» Noab says, "Your defense succeeds."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Hello, luck"
«OOC» Noab says, "Now you +roll 1d11 for your attack base, and figure out what to do with it from there."
RP: Michiko rolled a 10 with 1d11 die.
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "So a D rank fire"
RP: Etsu rolled a 2 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Nice. This would be a good time to get in a high-power hit."
«LDG» Rise says, "YES!"
«LDG» Rise says, "The transfer worked!"
«LDG» Rise aquiets now for good. >.>
«o_o» Etsu says, "Sigh. Lol."
«OOC» Noab says, "What's your highest rank in fire, Michiko?"
«FIRE» Michiko Hmm
RP: Michiko joins the roleplay.
COMBAT: It is now Michiko's turn.
RP: Michiko leaves the roleplay.
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "C"
«OOC» Noab says, "+bsheet would probably be the easiest way to check. ;)"
«o_o» Etsu will roll a c rank ability.
«o_o» Etsu forgets what I need to roll to do that. X3
«OOC» Noab says, "Okay, so if you used fire, an E-rank attack would be +roll 1d4 with 1 damage if you succeed, a D-rank would be +roll 1d6 with 2 damage, a C-rank would be +roll 1d8 with 3 damage."
«OOC» Noab says, "D-ranks cost 1 chakra, C-ranks cost 2."
«OOC» Noab says, "Etsu, you'll be using Insect Manip I imagine?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Kay. Wait, I gotta defend…"
«o_o» Etsu forgot about that.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Yeah, insect manip."
«OOC» Noab says, "That's B-rank, so it starts at +roll 1d6. You need an 8 or better to successfully defend."
RP: Michiko rolled a 2 with 1d6 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Michiko's fire attack totals 12. Who are you targeting, BTW?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "How do I get an 8 out of 6? Lol."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "The person that attacked Michiko"
RP: Etsu rolled a 6 with 1d6 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "You spend chakra to double it. 1 point would let you do 1d12, 2 points would let you do 1d24, 3 points would let you do 1d48. Though that last one is pretty definitely overkill."
«OOC» Noab says, "Etsu starts with 7 chakra, BTW, and as long as you don't go below 5 you'll be able to use tension level 1 in your attack this round."
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Girl's base roll for defending against Michiko's fire:"
RP: Noab rolled a 4 with 1d10 die.
«o_o» Etsu rolled a 2 from her 1d7.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Earlier."
«o_o» Etsu will just spend the 1 and roll.
RP: Etsu rolled a 11 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Lucky you. X)"
«OOC» Noab says, "Okay, Rock Girl needs 8 or better, so she'll spend 2 chakra for a C-rank Earth defense."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "brb. 10mij"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "min"
RP: Noab rolled a 11 with 1d24 die.
«o_o» Etsu chuckles. But now I gotta defend again since I think bruiser rolled twice.
«OOC» Noab says, "She makes it."
«OOC» Noab says, "…No, everybody can only attack once per round in this system."
«OOC» Noab says, "You get to attack now, Etsu. Start with 1d12 base roll."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Ah, okay, so now I have to attack."
«o_o» Etsu will roll a c against the bruiser.
«OOC» Noab says, "Well, do your base roll before deciding that. ;)"
RP: Etsu rolled a 2 with 1d12 die.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Awright. Lol."
«o_o» Etsu rolls c rank.
«OOC» Noab says, "…Again? I'm starting to think there really is some bias in the +roll command. X)"
RP: Etsu rolled a 7 with 1d8 die.
«o_o» Etsu grins.
«OOC» Noab says, "Actually that should've been a 1d10, but that's a decent outcome anyway. X)"
«OOC» Noab says, "Since you're at tension level 1, that only cost 1 chakra, and you're at 5 now (7 once the round ends)."
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Bruiser's base defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He can't fail to match your 9 once he does his skill roll, so he succeeds. :/"
«OOC» Noab says, "You guys can pose anytime, BTW. X) I don't think Kaido's coming back."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Kay."
"I see…" is Michiko's reply. If the bandits can't hear them coming form a mile away, then they must be deaf… She starts to build up her chakra, and likely just in time as the rogue shinobi show up. The girl erects a barrier of earth, stopping the flying rocks in their path and landing harmlessly to the ground. "Interesting song…" she comments, already making handseals to send a bolt of fire at the girl who had just attacked her.
«OOC» Noab Noab's base attack roll:
RP: Noab rolled a 9 with 1d13 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Noab uses a C-rank Fire skill against Rock Leader."
RP: Noab rolled a 4 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 13. Rock Leader's base defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 10 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He defends with earth:"
RP: Noab rolled a 6 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "And succeeds. Nobody's taken any hits yet. X)"
Etsu defended against the chunks as she extends her arm to send insects pouring out and over the field before her. She attempted to retaliate against the bruiser that sought her out, but he proved to be a bit tougher than her attack. Not a problem… "Whenever this sort of thing happens, it just gives me reason to be more aggressive." She had a beat of her own that she worked with, being largely a show of her own.
«o_o» Etsu chuckles.
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "BRB for another few minutes"
«OOC» Noab says, "New round, everybody gets 2 chakra."
«o_o» Etsu tries to remember what she had prior. I don't remember trying to boost my attacks.
«OOC» Noab says, "You spent 1 chakra on your defense and 1 on your attack, so you're back where you started with 7 chakra."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Okay, cool."
«OOC» Noab says, "In a sense, the enemy won that round — all that's changed is Noab and Michiko each have 1 less chakra than they started with. :o"
«OOC» Noab says, "Oh, and the Rock Leader didn't spend any so he actually gained 2."
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Leader's base attack roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 10 with 1d12 die.
«o_o» Etsu wonders if we can combine rolls to mae attacks stronger between team mates. Say, a combined effort between Michiko amd I could make a stronger attack.
«OOC» Noab says, "He's been lucky. X) He does a C-rank attack against Noab."
«o_o» Etsu says, "and*"
RP: Noab rolled a 1 with 1d12 die.
«o_o» Etsu was also wondering if the combined effort could cut costs between us too?
«OOC» Noab says, "Hrm, that's something I hadn't worked into the system yet. We could experiment with it."
«OOC» Noab says, "I would think the best way to do it would be to simply add the rolls for two chars together, much like how combining styles works for a single char. You'd spend 1 chakra just to add your rolls to your team-mate, but the damage doesn't increase."
«OOC» Noab says, "Plus you don't get to do an attack of your own, of course."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Ah, kay."
«OOC» Noab says, "Maybe that'd be enough, really, no need to spend chakra on it as well. e.Ua"
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Girl's base attack roll:"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Back"
RP: Noab rolled a 3 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Not very good, so she'll play conservatively, D-rank attack in her B-rank Earth style:"
RP: Noab rolled a 6 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 9 targeting Michiko."
«OOC» Noab says, "Earth Bruiser's base attack roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 9 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He'll do a C-rank attack against Etsu:"
RP: Noab rolled a 5 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 14."
«OOC» Noab says, "Noab's base defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 3 with 1d13 die.
RP: Michiko rolled a 2 with 1d11 die.
«FIRE» Michiko :|
«OOC» Noab does a D-rank defense:
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d16 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Just made it, phew."
«OOC» Noab says, "You need 7 or better to defend Michiko. I recommend spending 1 chakra to get +roll 1d16."
RP: Michiko rolled a 11 with 1d16 die.
«FIRE» Michiko spends 1 chakra for an earth defense
«OOC» Noab says, "Success."
«OOC» Noab says, "Etsu, you need to match 14 or you'll take 3 damage."
«OOC» Noab says, "Start with 1d12."
RP: Etsu rolled a 1 with 1d12 die.
«o_o» Etsu snickers.
«o_o» Etsu says, "This is Rise's fault. :P"
«o_o» Etsu dunno what it is, but I can't break even. X3
«OOC» Noab says, "Joy. X) Well, you'd need to spend at least 2 chakra to even have a chance, and that chance would be just under 50/50…or you could spend 3 chakra to have close to 3/4s chance."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Nope. I'm taking the hit. X3"
«OOC» Noab says, "Acknowledged. That brings you down to +4 Ninja, and all your base rolls from now on will be 1d9."
«o_o» Etsu nods.
«FIRE» Michiko just hides with no chakra?
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Wait… What costs 0 chakra? ._."
«OOC» Noab says, "E-rank techniques. Or D-rank attacks if you're at tension level 1, but you're just below that at the moment. You have 4 chakra."
«OOC» Noab says, "At any rate, your attack starts with a base roll no matter what, then you decide what to do with it."
RP: Michiko rolled a 6 with 1d11 die.
«FIRE» Michiko uses earth trip as an attack? >.>
«OOC» Noab says, "Not bad, but I'd stick with E-rank, which would be 1d8 for you."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Earth trip is an E rank defense"
RP: Michiko rolled a 5 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "The CRS system is only concerned with your overall mastery of a given style. You can even make up techniques on the fly within reason."
Noab brings up a half-dome of earth on his side of the huddle, making the stones clatter harmlessly aside. "You're sorely mistaken if you think you have a monopoly on rocks. In fact, you ought to diversify a bit!" Noab forms seals and spews a gout of flame up at the blonde-haired rogue-nin. Unfortunately the rogue seems to be in very fine form, flipping effortlessly aside to avoid the blast. "Holey moley, great balls of fire! You can't make me any hotter than I already am, though!" >D He slams his palms down against the ridge he's standing on, and spear-like chunks of rock shoot out of the cliff face at Noab. Noab hunkers down beneath another earthen shield to avoid the assault. >.U;
The female Rocker uses a similar earth-turtling strategy to weather Michiko's fire. "Hey mousey, I'm not supposed to set my hair on fire until the end of the concert!" >P She places a hand against her earth barrier and blind-fires a chunk of it at the spot where she thinks Michiko is. The bruiser sinks into the ground to avoid Etsu's bugs, then resurfaces beside her and swings a rock-covered arm at her knee. >[
«OOC» Noab says, "Rocker Girl's base defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 10 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Good grief, the enemy's been lucky this encounter. X) She can't fail to defend once she puts a skill roll into that."
«OOC» Noab says, "Etsu, I'm guessing you should do a D-rank attack, since you've got enough chakra to make that free."
«OOC» Noab says, "Oh wait, that 1 you rolled earlier was for defense. You need to do base roll for attack first."
«OOC» Noab rolls for Etsu since she seems idle, and in the hopes that the Noab bit will roll better. X)
RP: Noab rolled a 2 with 1d9 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "THE CURSE CANNOT BE AVOIDED! XD"
«OOC» Noab says, "D-rank bug attack:"
RP: Noab rolled a 3 with 1d8 die.
«o_o» Etsu was working out her pose since she took damage. X3
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 5. Bruiser's base defense roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 7 with 1d10 die.
«o_o» Etsu didn't know she was free to attack. Lol.
«OOC» Noab says, "Go ahead and reroll your attack, this is getting ridiculous. X)"
«o_o» Etsu grins.
RP: Etsu rolled a 2 with 1d9 die.
«o_o» Etsu XD
«OOC» Noab says, "NUUUUUOOOOOOO! XD"
RP: Etsu rolled a 7 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "That's better at least. Bruiser's base defense:"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Well, that's a bit better, but not by much. Hahaha."
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Gaaaaah. XD"
«o_o» Etsu does not know why this happens. X3
«OOC» Noab says, "Bruiser can't fail defense. I need to go make dinner, would you two mind pausing for about an hour? Although you can work on your poses in the meantime."
Michiko tsks unhappily as her attack is blocked, raising another barrier of earth to defend against the female Rocker. "But it's nice to do things out of order sometimes," she comments, listening to the thud as the chunk of earth hits her shield. Then she makes a handseal and sends a slight raise of earth flying toward the girl, hoping to knock her off-balance. "Next time I'll get her good…" she mutter. Well, hopefully…
Etsu takes a crack right into the knee and she collapses to the ground. She looked up to the one responsible and sneered mildly. That was a painful hit, bit she'd be alright. "It appears I'm not up to snuff which is a bit frustrating to admit. This seems to happen more often than I'd like." She shook her head. "I have yet to do anything significant, but I am not down yet…"
«OOC» Noab returns with spaghetti, gets to work on next round.
«OOC» Noab says, "The Rock Leader just got 11 chakra, meaning he's at tension level 2. :o Phear."
«OOC» Noab says, "Noab's base attack roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 3 with 1d13 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Anybody want to experiment with combining their roll with mine? X)"
«OOC» Noab says, "It'll cost your attack opportunity, but I can do a strong attack and maybe finally hit one of these guys."
«FIRE» Michiko handraise
RP: Michiko rolled a 7 with 1d11 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Not bad. I'll do an A-rank Earth Manip attack against the Rock Leader, and you can add another 1d8 roll to me."
RP: Noab rolled a 3 with 1d16 die.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Oh, snap. Haha."
«OOC» Noab does that 1d8 for Michiko adding her Earth skill.
RP: Noab rolled a 5 with 1d8 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 18. Not as much as I'd hoped, but it's something."
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Leader's base defense roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 1 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Finally things go our way. XD"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Yes!"
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Leader spends 2 chakra to attempt C-rank earth defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 18 with 1d32 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "And succeeds. XD"
«o_o» Etsu X3
«OOC» Noab says, "Y'know what, forget that, I'm invoking GM fiddling rights. X) He gets pasted."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Whoo!"
«o_o» Etsu has crs curse. At least it doesn't spread to team mates. Lol.
«OOC» Noab says, "It did when I rolled for you. X)"
«o_o» Etsu says, "No surprise it takes crs to spell curse. XD"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "XD"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Listening to piano ^^;"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Ah yeah, it did that one time. Rolling for me invokes the curse. XD"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Otherwise, rolling for yourselves is just fine! :D"
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Leader takes 5 damage and is dropped to a +2 Ninja."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Yay"
«OOC» Noab says, "Rock Leader's base attack roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 1 with 1d7 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He tries to take revenge on Michiko with a D-rank earth attack:"
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 9, not unbeatable."
«OOC» Noab says, "Base roll for Rock Girl:"
RP: Noab rolled a 7 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "She goes after Noab with a C-rank Earth attack:"
RP: Noab rolled a 5 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 12."
RP: Michiko rolled a 4 with 1d11 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Bruiser's base roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 9 with 1d10 die.
RP: Michiko rolled a 3 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He continues attacking Etsu with C-rank Earth stuff:"
RP: Noab rolled a 7 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Total of 16."
«OOC» Noab says, "What was that 1d12 exactly, Michiko? -.Ua"
«FIRE» Michiko can't remember anymore
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "What am I going against? o.o"
«OOC» Noab says, "You have to match a 9, and your base roll was 3. If you used 1 chakra to double your best style, that would be 1d16, not 1d12."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Oh"
RP: Michiko rolled a 3 with 1d16 die.
«FIRE» Michiko :|
«OOC» Noab says, "Oh well. X) You take 2 damage, dropping you to +5 Ninja."
RP: Michiko rolled a 5 with 1d10 die.
«FIRE» Michiko attacks people »
«OOC» Noab says, "No wait, +4 Ninja. You were +6 to begin with."
RP: Michiko rolled a 8 with 1d9 die.
«FIRE» Michiko still attacks people
«OOC» Noab says, "And unfortunately you can't attack because you were helping me. X)"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Oh right. That's for that round"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Hmm… Is there a way to heal in this system?"
«OOC» Noab says, "Nope."
«FIRE» Michiko passes the roll to Other
«OOC» Noab says, "Noab's base defense roll:"
RP: Noab rolled a 10 with 1d13 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Oversized Weapon defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 5 with 1d6 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Success."
«OOC» Noab says, "Etsu, you've got a 16 coming at you."
«OOC» Noab says, "And it'll do 3 damage if it hits."
«OOC» Noab says, "Michiko, mind if I pose that your contribution to Noab's attack is grabbing the Rock Leader's foot with an earth trip kinda thing?"
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Go ahead"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Whoo!"
RP: Etsu rolled a 2 with 1d9 die.
«o_o» Etsu can't. XD
«o_o» Etsu says, "2 is my number."
«o_o» Etsu will need to expend a lot of effort to avoid that, but what the heck. :P
«OOC» Noab shakes Rise! "You couldn't have held onto it for one more day!?!?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "What's the maximum I can roll as far as rank right now?"
«o_o» Etsu snickers.
«OOC» Noab says, "B, since that's the highest your Insect Manip goes. That'd be 3 chakra and a roll of 1d48."
«o_o» Etsu hmm. Okay and what does a boost of d or c give again? Haha.
«OOC» Noab says, "1d12 and 1d24."
«OOC» Noab says, "You need a 14 or better."
Etsu has reconnected.
«o_o» Etsu goes with c and hopes she rolls another two. :|
RP: Etsu rolled a 4 with 1d24 die.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Yes! :D"
«o_o» Etsu got 2 times another 2!
«OOC» Noab says, "That takes you down to +1 Ninja. X) You're barely hanging in there."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Yep. X3"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Even better. This system has issues. Hahaha."
«o_o» Etsu is not this baf in combat, she promises. X3
«o_o» Etsu says, "bad*"
«FIRE» Michiko believes
«o_o» Etsu knows this thing has it out for her. I always roll terribly on crs. XD
«OOC» Noab says, "Well, in a way, it's a good thing that we can have trouble against a group that nearly matches ours. e.U But I'm starting to suspect there really is something in the +roll command that is biased against Etsu somehow."
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Heh"
«OOC» Noab is thinking he'll call a retreat next round, but meantime, wanna attack Etsu?
«o_o» Etsu understands random, but that's a bit too consistent over all.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Sure, might as well waste my last attack with damage potential. :P"
«o_o» Etsu has another c rank left in her, right?
«OOC» Noab says, "Affirmative, you've got 7 chakra so you could pull a B-rank /and/ combine some other styles into it for roll boosts if you wanted."
«OOC» Noab says, "First base roll, 1d6."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Sure, let's do earth. I think I have up to c rank in that style."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Oh, wait. There's my special style. It's up to b rank."
«o_o» Etsu and comes with poison. :P
«OOC» Noab says, "Then that would be 1d6 for base, 1d12 for Insect, and 1d6 for Poison. Would cost 3 chakra."
RP: Etsu rolled a 2 with 1d6 die.
«o_o» Etsu says, "My favorite even number."
RP: Etsu rolled a 11 with 1d12 die.
RP: Etsu rolled a 5 with 1d6 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Okay. That's against Bruiser I'm guessing?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Yep."
«OOC» Noab says, "Bruiser's base defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 7 with 1d10 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "He spends 1 chakra for earth defense:"
RP: Noab rolled a 8 with 1d12 die.
«OOC» Noab says, "Fails and takes 4 damage."
«o_o» Etsu yarr!
«o_o» Etsu celebrates.
Noab puts his palms to the ground, and a huge pillar of earth starts rising up. The top of it becomes bulbous as it rises, and forms into a giant mallet. "All right, hippy boy, let's see you dodge THIS!" The Lead Rocker on the ledge scoffs. "Are you soft in the head?! An attack that slow will be a cinch to — oof!" The Rocker sprawls on the ground as the hammer descends, noticing too late the tendril of earth that mysteriously snaked over his foot. c.c; *WHAM*
Moments later, the Lead Rocker crawls out from the shattered remains of the rock mallet, much the worse for wear but not quite down for the count yet. "You…that was YOUR trick, wasn't it, little girl!?" D< Unable to marshal his real strength, he indulges his vindictiveness with a chakra-infused rock hurl at Michiko.
The Rocker Girl decides to switch her attention to Noab, since the Lead Rocker is attacking Michiko. She breaks down her barrier and sends it at Noab in a series of whizzing chunks, but Noab deflects them with the broad blade of his axe. The Bruiser, sensing blood, continues pressing his advantage against Etsu. He turns a big lump of earth into a crude imitation of a guitar and swings it down at Etsu's head. >D
«o_o» Etsu X3
Michiko acks, scrambling to raise a defense in time. She tries to erect another earthen barrier, but it isn't quite strong enough, and she ends up getting knocked back. She's gasping for air as she tries to get up from the attack, coughing a bit as well. "Hardly…" she rasps to the leader, though she doubts that he heard her.
«o_o» Etsu says, "Did I defend successfully? X3"
«OOC» Noab says, "No, you took another hit. You hit him back hard, though."
«o_o» Etsu says, "Sweet. Hahahaha. Oh right, I rolled a 4. :P"
«OOC» Noab says, "Hmmm…technically, we /are/ winning at this point…do you guys want to fight it out to the bitter end, or just prove that not every mission scene has to end with success?"
«OOC» Noab says, "We have a +8, a +4, and a +1; they have a +2, a +5, and a +1."
A hard rock guitar…Etsu inhaled deeply and sighed as she took the strike from the guitar. Left cratered with notes spinning round her head, she raised up her fury in the form of a mass of venomous nano insects and sent them forward in a massive jet to roll and crush the bruiser that bore down upon her body with the likeness of an instrument. She was still dizzy, but otherwise executed her attack well enough. "I think that's about all I can accomplish for now," she offered as she sifted her way through the rubble to surface more properly.
«o_o» Etsu can try and gamble with crs.
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Try one round and retreat if it sucks?"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Then again. Nope."
«o_o» Etsu can't do it. Crs proves me wrong.
RP: Michiko rolled a 1 with 1d2 die.
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Retreat!"
«o_o» Etsu says, "Whoo!"
The Bruiser wasn't expecting his victim to strike back after that. o.O After all, when you smash the guitar, that's supposed to be the end of the performance! D: He goes down under a suffocating and toxic cloud of bugs. Noab eyes the Lead Rocker. One more good shot should put him out of commission, probably the Bruiser too…but the risk to his own troops is too great also at this point. :/ In a real war he'd probably keep pressing the advantage, but this is a small group of nuisances who probably won't be able to recover and cause significant trouble before the next Konoha posse tracks them down. "Retreat!" Noab barks. He tosses down a flashbang tag, then scoops up Etsu in an expanded hand and hustles away from the field of conflict. Fortunately the Rock'n'Rollers are beat up enough that their aches overcome any foolishly angry ideas they might have about pursuing. XP
MISSION FAILED!
«FIRE» Michiko blazes, "Thanks for the mission! Even if we failed >.>"
"o/~ I will slap your stupid face, if you don't pick up the pace! Beat you 'till you're blue and black, bury you inside a sack! o/~"
That's the sound of Akimichi Noab leading a march through a wilderness zone on the Land of Fire. Of course, the lyrics aren't much of a threat really, considering the young ninja accompanying him can easily keep up with his own plodding movement, hindered by an old war wound in his leg. e.U They're out here on the trail of a band of rogue-nin from Iwagakure, who call themselves the Rock'n'Rollers. Considering Noab's shouting, stealthy ambush doesn't appear to be the plan of attack. c.c
Kaido and his nin-dog Bandit walk along with the singing Akimichi, wincing every time he opens his mouth. There's nothing like a tone-deaf ninja trying to sing to make a poor Inuzuka's ears bleed. But there's nothing he can really do about it, trying to tell the Akimichi clan head to shut up, not unless he wants to die. Still though, he hopes this mission won't take long, because his pain tolerance is not going to last much longer.
Michiko makes her way along the path behind the Akimichi, wondering idly what she got herself into /this/ time. Quite a number of adventures have been in Konoha lately, though she supposed that's nothing to complain about. Well, except the singing… She's managing to tune it out for now, but it's still a racket that is far too unhappy-making for her liking… "Does he always sing like this?" she asks Kaido quietly, the girl unable to recall if she's ever been on a mission with Noab. Maybe once long ago?
That's an appropriate song for this trip. Etsu would join in, but she was never quite as loud. She kept a lookout of the area, sipping at a small bottle of water every so often to quench her thirst. She had to wonder what this band of rogues were doing around here? She capped her bottle loudly and put it away. "Is this the last reported location of the group?" She questioned. "This is normal for him," she answered Michiko's question. "If he isn't, something is wrong."
Kaido has disconnected.
"No, no, NO!!!" A ninja in tattered Iwa garb with long bleached-blonde hair that partially obscures his face pops into view on a nearby ridge. "It's all WRONG, I can't stand it! No soul, no beat, no essence of rock at all! Shut up already!" D< Noab smirks and signals the group to be ready for action, though it'd be surprising if they weren't already preparing. "Figured you'd come out of hiding if you heard someone singing badly." >) Which Noab was obviously doing on purpose, not because he couldn't sing well. c.U The rogue-nin flicks back his hair. "Humph! Well, it doesn't make a difference anyway, but we'll show you how it's done before you die!
*thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH! thump-thump-CRUNCH!*
A pair of other Iwa rogues come out of hiding behind the Konoha group, rising up from the ground. One is a feral-looking girl with a shocking black mane of hair, the other is a bald bruiser with an angry glint in his eye. They take stones from the ground and bang them together a couple times before violently smashing them into bits, repeating the action rhythmically as they circle around leaving a trail of pebbles. Meanwhile, the blonde guy on the ridge starts to sing. "o/~ Buddy you're an old man, dull man, couldn't keep a beat if you had a good drum to play! You'll get mud on your face, you big disgrace, if you don't hurry back into your place, singin' — "
" — we will, we will, ROCK YOU!!!" Suddenly a barrage of small stone chunks fly in at the Konoha group from all around.
"I see…" is Michiko's reply. If the bandits can't hear them coming form a mile away, then they must be deaf… She starts to build up her chakra, and likely just in time as the rogue shinobi show up. The girl erects a barrier of earth, stopping the flying rocks in their path and landing harmlessly to the ground. "Interesting song…" she comments, already making handseals to send a bolt of fire at the girl who had just attacked her.
Etsu defended against the chunks as she extends her arm to send insects pouring out and over the field before her. She attempted to retaliate against the bruiser that sought her out, but he proved to be a bit tougher than her attack. Not a problem… "Whenever this sort of thing happens, it just gives me reason to be more aggressive." She had a beat of her own that she worked with, being largely a show of her own.
Noab brings up a half-dome of earth on his side of the huddle, making the stones clatter harmlessly aside. "You're sorely mistaken if you think you have a monopoly on rocks. In fact, you ought to diversify a bit!" Noab forms seals and spews a gout of flame up at the blonde-haired rogue-nin. Unfortunately the rogue seems to be in very fine form, flipping effortlessly aside to avoid the blast. "Holey moley, great balls of fire! You can't make me any hotter than I already am, though!" >D He slams his palms down against the ridge he's standing on, and spear-like chunks of rock shoot out of the cliff face at Noab. Noab hunkers down beneath another earthen shield to avoid the assault. >.U;
The female Rocker uses a similar earth-turtling strategy to weather Michiko's fire. "Hey mousey, I'm not supposed to set my hair on fire until the end of the concert!" >P She places a hand against her earth barrier and blind-fires a chunk of it at the spot where she thinks Michiko is. The bruiser sinks into the ground to avoid Etsu's bugs, then resurfaces beside her and swings a rock-covered arm at her knee. >[
Michiko tsks unhappily as her attack is blocked, raising another barrier of earth to defend against the female Rocker. "But it's nice to do things out of order sometimes," she comments, listening to the thud as the chunk of earth hits her shield. Then she makes a handseal and sends a slight raise of earth flying toward the girl, hoping to knock her off-balance. "Next time I'll get her good…" she mutter. Well, hopefully…
Etsu takes a crack right into the knee and she collapses to the ground. She looked up to the one responsible and sneered mildly. That was a painful hit, bit she'd be alright. "It appears I'm not up to snuff which is a bit frustrating to admit. This seems to happen more often than I'd like." She shook her head. "I have yet to do anything significant, but I am not down yet…"
Noab puts his palms to the ground, and a huge pillar of earth starts rising up. The top of it becomes bulbous as it rises, and forms into a giant mallet. "All right, hippy boy, let's see you dodge THIS!" The Lead Rocker on the ledge scoffs. "Are you soft in the head?! An attack that slow will be a cinch to — oof!" The Rocker sprawls on the ground as the hammer descends, noticing too late the tendril of earth that mysteriously snaked over his foot. c.c; *WHAM*
Moments later, the Lead Rocker crawls out from the shattered remains of the rock mallet, much the worse for wear but not quite down for the count yet. "You…that was YOUR trick, wasn't it, little girl!?" D< Unable to marshal his real strength, he indulges his vindictiveness with a chakra-infused rock hurl at Michiko.
The Rocker Girl decides to switch her attention to Noab, since the Lead Rocker is attacking Michiko. She breaks down her barrier and sends it at Noab in a series of whizzing chunks, but Noab deflects them with the broad blade of his axe. The Bruiser, sensing blood, continues pressing his advantage against Etsu. He turns a big lump of earth into a crude imitation of a guitar and swings it down at Etsu's head. >D
Michiko acks, scrambling to raise a defense in time. She tries to erect another earthen barrier, but it isn't quite strong enough, and she ends up getting knocked back. She's gasping for air as she tries to get up from the attack, coughing a bit as well. "Hardly…" she rasps to the leader, though she doubts that he heard her.
A hard rock guitar…Etsu inhaled deeply and sighed as she took the strike from the guitar. Left cratered with notes spinning round her head, she raised up her fury in the form of a mass of venomous nano insects and sent them forward in a massive jet to roll and crush the bruiser that bore down upon her body with the likeness of an instrument. She was still dizzy, but otherwise executed her attack well enough. "I think that's about all I can accomplish for now," she offered as she sifted her way through the rubble to surface more properly.
The Bruiser wasn't expecting his victim to strike back after that. o.O After all, when you smash the guitar, that's supposed to be the end of the performance! D: He goes down under a suffocating and toxic cloud of bugs. Noab eyes the Lead Rocker. One more good shot should put him out of commission, probably the Bruiser too…but the risk to his own troops is too great also at this point. :/ In a real war he'd probably keep pressing the advantage, but this is a small group of nuisances who probably won't be able to recover and cause significant trouble before the next Konoha posse tracks them down. "Retreat!" Noab barks. He tosses down a flashbang tag, then scoops up Etsu in an expanded hand and hustles away from the field of conflict. Fortunately the Rock'n'Rollers are beat up enough that their aches overcome any foolishly angry ideas they might have about pursuing. XP
MISSION FAILED!
