OOC:
Melee can't reach the apprentice this turn. They have to move once to hit the lead goblins and move twice to get to the apprentice (which means they can't strike this turn). Also, since he had to move first, this was just a normal attack. (He had to Move and Attack, not Focus and Attack.)
Same for Ander BTW, he had to Move, then Attack.
The part below for Ishzu I should probably put in a private note, but since it be fast enough, it shouldn't matter.
Ishzu successfully makes a "connection" to the crystal, but, rather than freeing the goblins, he finds himself opposed. He senses what he assumes is the presence of the apprentice who is fighting him to maintain control. He quickly finds himself in a form of combat that is taking place purely between their minds, which are now connected through the crystal.
OOC:
Yes, I am making this up as I go. There is no "metal combat" directly in TD2e, but I am just representing it as normal combat with rounds that happen at double-speed. It is all anthropomorphized, but the preferred weapon for both is psychic bolts, so that's how it appears to play out in the representation they have in their minds. That said, all options available in normal combat are available here: Evade, Focus, Move, things like that. If you want to try something fancy, go for it.
In Ishzu's mind, the presence he felt materializes into the apprentice. "You will not stop me that easily! This is mine now!" With that, she immediately launches her attacks. While this would ordinarily be a completely equal fight (while their strengths and weaknesses are different, it would have evened out), she is fighting at a disadvantage due to just taken wounds affecting her.
She attacks first with two psychic bolts.
Last edited March 30, 2024 3:54 pm
