Post by Joe on Dec 14, 2005 12:57:57 GMT -5
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(01:30:24)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: -7'2 and built well from the years of looking after a farm and rowing serpents and ducking mugs from Nyah He moved over and stretched out His arms to wake the muscles and get His wits about Him...it had been a while and He smiled as He picked up His old long sword of 30 inch blade and gave it a quick swish making sure it was balanced right in the right hand and placed the blade flat on the right shoulder at the mid point of the blade the hand up high....He had a Torvaldian shield, of course, and it was standard of 30 inch diam in the left hand... pulled up close to the left side so the upper iron rim was under the chin guard of the Y helm....His legs out at shoulder width and the knees flexed down slightly as He rocked back and forth looking down and around checking His stance and seeing Nyah has a med kit may well let Ya sneak an inside thigh cut fer wounded hero job back at Home...He shifted so that His left side leads on to present the face of the shield to Erus and looked back up taking a long slow breath, d**n them ribs was nice..as He watched You just a pace away for combat range..
Ok so you’re a big guy.
Sword in right hand
Shield in left hand
Left side forward, right side back … Distance is 1 pace away unless he sets a different distance
Helmet on head
(01:36:45 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~watching You....not used to seeing many taller than I other than DC and Quillon ....moving out onto the sand with long even steps, booted feet barely making a sound….a 36 inch Gorean round shield of metal and backed with leather strapped firmly to My left forearm…a sheathed 8 inch quiva strapped to the outside of My right thigh….. drawing a 36” long sword into My right hand from My left hip...then removing the belt and scabbard and casting it to the side…resting the flat side of the sword upon My right shoulder….I stood 6 feet10 inches and weighed in at around 398lbs…clad in black leathers and a sleeveless tunic of the same….nodding to You and then taking position 10 feet from You….My feet shoulder width apart, left foot slightly forwards, My right foot back at about a 30 degree angle behind My left in an essentially square on stance….knees flexed slightly as I slowly brought the shield up before Me to cover from My left shoulder to mid thigh….dark gaze resting upon You from inside the Y slot helm nestled snugly on My head....waiting.....
Shield – Left arm
Sword – right hand
Helmet – Head
Quiva – who gives a f**k where it is you never use it
10 feet distance
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(01:39:56)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: He moved in to You till He was just a pace away and He sprung in at You with a rapid shuffle of His feet to bring the left shield in full against You in an aim to hold back Your sword as He came in close....
The right hand held sword was then flicked at the wrist to send the steel out to His right in a fast wide arc as He did so He pressed His right arm forth to get the reach for the shot as He aimed to send the mid section of the blade out and above Your shield and land the blade on the back of Your head just to try and rattle You for the first round and set up for later on in the combat...as soon as it may land He was flicking the blade back to His shoulder and scooting back out from the strike to the original distance and get the blade back on His right shoulder...
Defense: This works… You make it difficult for him to move his sword, but not impossible.
Attack: -2 Unclear, to many actions --You have to arc it out to your right then back in to your left… I get what you want to do, your description of it is just a bit off.
Doing a wrap shot, recoiling the wrap shot, and moving backwards seems just like to much for me. This is suppose to be quick paced in your face fighting.
(Cool
(01:45:29 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~as you came at Me I pivoted on My right foot, dropping My left foot back as I let My sword fall to My right side...the pivot having opened up the ditance on the left giving Me the time to lift My shield up and slightly to the left to absorb the blow of your sword on the face.....~
with My sword low on My right now I swung it so the tip would make a sharp arc to the left and cut the lower part of your left calf as you back away again....then pivoting back to face you once again as you backed up
Defense: This works fine.
Attack: This is iffy… Some judges might say that after you defend the blow you would have to close distance and then attack etc etc, instead of doing it as he completes the last part of his offensive posts… However, I don’t like the retreat + resetting of his weapons, so I’m going to say its acceptable.
(10)
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(01:49:14)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: seeing the shot was so low and You would have to perhaps stoop to get at My calf rather than waste time lugging a heavy shield all the way down there He lifts His left leg up sharp to let the blade swing under the sole of the boot before planting the foot back down again in the sands
He shifts His wieght forward now as He steps into combat range and snaps His right wrist down so the knuckles face the floor as He sends the mid section of the blade down in a strike aimed for the junction of Your left neck and shoulder joint shifting a little over with the right shoulder to add to the hacking power and hope to take You by surprise at the higher shot..as soon as the blade may hit He jerks back His right shoulder and snaps the blade back to sit again at the mid section of the blade on His right shoulder
Defense: -1 Cut left leg due to improper defense – He can reach from your foot to your head easily. If he were using a gladius instead of a sword that is three feet long, I would say he couldn’t do such, but he’s using a really big sword. This is how most judges will call it… As for why didn’t the defense work? He was aiming at your leg, not your ankle or foot. I don’t see you as quick enough to raise your leg over the strike, it’d just make the strike hit your ankle/foot area instead. So you’re weak on the left side and slow on the left side….
Attack: This is some very poor description, but your intent is clear enough so I’ll let it go. Reset is to much man –1 Oh… and how are you getting around his shield which is sitting off on his high left?
(7)
(01:54:18 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~grunting as you lifted your foot....then not being such a bad thing as the sword goes to My left a little.....seeing you swinging high again...given I was already stooping slightly I lifted the sield and ducked My head at the same time so that your sword would find shield rim if anything and skim over to My right.........~
as your sword goes over Me....Mine being left of My center I rose back up to full height bringing the sword up swiftly looking to cut your bicep while your arm was extended, the natural motion taking the sword in a high arc heading back towards My right~
Defense: This works but is unnecessary since he did nothing to get around your shield, nice cover with the elevation change and such.
Attack: -1 Which arm are you attacking? Yes, it is implied. No, it is not stated in any clear fashion.
(9)
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(01:59:37)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: He had You stooped to the side now and with the Your blade coming up for My right bicep I just pushed My left shield out to open up from My body and cover My arm as You slap the steel on the face of the shield
as the sword now goes back to Your right position as Ya say and come back up and stay in close I note that your Your left leg forward, this gives rise to an attack and He aims His right blade from His right shoulder to sweep foward till it clears His helm and then soars the blade down across His body aiming the mid top section of His blade for the mid section of Your inside left thigh to try and cut past and sweep the blade in a full circle to bring His right blade back up from the strike to rest back to His right shoulder...
Defense: -1 This ends the fight. You’re right arm is across to your left from the missed shot. His blade is out to your right, not your left. Your sword arm is crossed over in front of your shield. I see “opening” your shield as meaning tilting it more to your left than your right. This would do nothing except possibly making the blow worse than it already is. A more appropiate defense would be simply lifting your arm sky high into the air, Drawing your arm further across to your left while rotating the tip down and out to your right to strike the tip near the hilt of opponents sword to hold it at bay and such…. This defense only further cuts the arm, which leaves me with no way to see you as still able to hold your sword… I’d say that’s a disabling blow since you not only lost your sword, but most likely your arm as well. (6)
Fight is over – Erus wins.
Joe : 6 – Cut left ankle/foot – Nearly severed right arm
Erus: 9 - Uninjured
(01:30:24)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: -7'2 and built well from the years of looking after a farm and rowing serpents and ducking mugs from Nyah He moved over and stretched out His arms to wake the muscles and get His wits about Him...it had been a while and He smiled as He picked up His old long sword of 30 inch blade and gave it a quick swish making sure it was balanced right in the right hand and placed the blade flat on the right shoulder at the mid point of the blade the hand up high....He had a Torvaldian shield, of course, and it was standard of 30 inch diam in the left hand... pulled up close to the left side so the upper iron rim was under the chin guard of the Y helm....His legs out at shoulder width and the knees flexed down slightly as He rocked back and forth looking down and around checking His stance and seeing Nyah has a med kit may well let Ya sneak an inside thigh cut fer wounded hero job back at Home...He shifted so that His left side leads on to present the face of the shield to Erus and looked back up taking a long slow breath, d**n them ribs was nice..as He watched You just a pace away for combat range..
Ok so you’re a big guy.
Sword in right hand
Shield in left hand
Left side forward, right side back … Distance is 1 pace away unless he sets a different distance
Helmet on head
(01:36:45 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~watching You....not used to seeing many taller than I other than DC and Quillon ....moving out onto the sand with long even steps, booted feet barely making a sound….a 36 inch Gorean round shield of metal and backed with leather strapped firmly to My left forearm…a sheathed 8 inch quiva strapped to the outside of My right thigh….. drawing a 36” long sword into My right hand from My left hip...then removing the belt and scabbard and casting it to the side…resting the flat side of the sword upon My right shoulder….I stood 6 feet10 inches and weighed in at around 398lbs…clad in black leathers and a sleeveless tunic of the same….nodding to You and then taking position 10 feet from You….My feet shoulder width apart, left foot slightly forwards, My right foot back at about a 30 degree angle behind My left in an essentially square on stance….knees flexed slightly as I slowly brought the shield up before Me to cover from My left shoulder to mid thigh….dark gaze resting upon You from inside the Y slot helm nestled snugly on My head....waiting.....
Shield – Left arm
Sword – right hand
Helmet – Head
Quiva – who gives a f**k where it is you never use it
10 feet distance
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(01:39:56)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: He moved in to You till He was just a pace away and He sprung in at You with a rapid shuffle of His feet to bring the left shield in full against You in an aim to hold back Your sword as He came in close....
The right hand held sword was then flicked at the wrist to send the steel out to His right in a fast wide arc as He did so He pressed His right arm forth to get the reach for the shot as He aimed to send the mid section of the blade out and above Your shield and land the blade on the back of Your head just to try and rattle You for the first round and set up for later on in the combat...as soon as it may land He was flicking the blade back to His shoulder and scooting back out from the strike to the original distance and get the blade back on His right shoulder...
Defense: This works… You make it difficult for him to move his sword, but not impossible.
Attack: -2 Unclear, to many actions --You have to arc it out to your right then back in to your left… I get what you want to do, your description of it is just a bit off.
Doing a wrap shot, recoiling the wrap shot, and moving backwards seems just like to much for me. This is suppose to be quick paced in your face fighting.
(Cool
(01:45:29 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~as you came at Me I pivoted on My right foot, dropping My left foot back as I let My sword fall to My right side...the pivot having opened up the ditance on the left giving Me the time to lift My shield up and slightly to the left to absorb the blow of your sword on the face.....~
with My sword low on My right now I swung it so the tip would make a sharp arc to the left and cut the lower part of your left calf as you back away again....then pivoting back to face you once again as you backed up
Defense: This works fine.
Attack: This is iffy… Some judges might say that after you defend the blow you would have to close distance and then attack etc etc, instead of doing it as he completes the last part of his offensive posts… However, I don’t like the retreat + resetting of his weapons, so I’m going to say its acceptable.
(10)
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(01:49:14)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: seeing the shot was so low and You would have to perhaps stoop to get at My calf rather than waste time lugging a heavy shield all the way down there He lifts His left leg up sharp to let the blade swing under the sole of the boot before planting the foot back down again in the sands
He shifts His wieght forward now as He steps into combat range and snaps His right wrist down so the knuckles face the floor as He sends the mid section of the blade down in a strike aimed for the junction of Your left neck and shoulder joint shifting a little over with the right shoulder to add to the hacking power and hope to take You by surprise at the higher shot..as soon as the blade may hit He jerks back His right shoulder and snaps the blade back to sit again at the mid section of the blade on His right shoulder
Defense: -1 Cut left leg due to improper defense – He can reach from your foot to your head easily. If he were using a gladius instead of a sword that is three feet long, I would say he couldn’t do such, but he’s using a really big sword. This is how most judges will call it… As for why didn’t the defense work? He was aiming at your leg, not your ankle or foot. I don’t see you as quick enough to raise your leg over the strike, it’d just make the strike hit your ankle/foot area instead. So you’re weak on the left side and slow on the left side….
Attack: This is some very poor description, but your intent is clear enough so I’ll let it go. Reset is to much man –1 Oh… and how are you getting around his shield which is sitting off on his high left?
(7)
(01:54:18 ® M )
Erus
<~Erus Dnyperion~
~Retired Physician~
||- Administrator -||
Moons End Trading Post SC
is in the spar pit says to MJarl Joe MacBain Companion ...:
~grunting as you lifted your foot....then not being such a bad thing as the sword goes to My left a little.....seeing you swinging high again...given I was already stooping slightly I lifted the sield and ducked My head at the same time so that your sword would find shield rim if anything and skim over to My right.........~
as your sword goes over Me....Mine being left of My center I rose back up to full height bringing the sword up swiftly looking to cut your bicep while your arm was extended, the natural motion taking the sword in a high arc heading back towards My right~
Defense: This works but is unnecessary since he did nothing to get around your shield, nice cover with the elevation change and such.
Attack: -1 Which arm are you attacking? Yes, it is implied. No, it is not stated in any clear fashion.
(9)
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(01:59:37)
M
Jarl Joe MacBain
Companion of Lady Nyah
The Steading GRP
HOUSE OF DESPOILER
is in the spar pit says to Erus: He had You stooped to the side now and with the Your blade coming up for My right bicep I just pushed My left shield out to open up from My body and cover My arm as You slap the steel on the face of the shield
as the sword now goes back to Your right position as Ya say and come back up and stay in close I note that your Your left leg forward, this gives rise to an attack and He aims His right blade from His right shoulder to sweep foward till it clears His helm and then soars the blade down across His body aiming the mid top section of His blade for the mid section of Your inside left thigh to try and cut past and sweep the blade in a full circle to bring His right blade back up from the strike to rest back to His right shoulder...
Defense: -1 This ends the fight. You’re right arm is across to your left from the missed shot. His blade is out to your right, not your left. Your sword arm is crossed over in front of your shield. I see “opening” your shield as meaning tilting it more to your left than your right. This would do nothing except possibly making the blow worse than it already is. A more appropiate defense would be simply lifting your arm sky high into the air, Drawing your arm further across to your left while rotating the tip down and out to your right to strike the tip near the hilt of opponents sword to hold it at bay and such…. This defense only further cuts the arm, which leaves me with no way to see you as still able to hold your sword… I’d say that’s a disabling blow since you not only lost your sword, but most likely your arm as well. (6)
Fight is over – Erus wins.
Joe : 6 – Cut left ankle/foot – Nearly severed right arm
Erus: 9 - Uninjured