Dance of Gold [Closed]

Flintshard had been on his way back toward where he had last seen his apprentice, ears perked as he tried to find something else to catch when a sudden yowl caught his ear. Goldenpaw. He could hear his apprentice shouting his name, a cry for help. He threw himself forward, breaking into a sprint with no care for remaining quiet as he charged through the marsh toward the she-cat. He broke into the clearing just in time to see the owl flare its wings, take off from the branch and swoop toward his apprentice. In a swift motion, Flintshard threw his weight backwards...And then launched himself, soaring over his apprentice's head to ram into the owl mid-swoop, sending the two crashing to the ground before it could lay a talon on his apprentice. He growled as he used his giant mass to pin it, shifting out of the way of its talons. "You alright, Goldenpaw?" he called, glancing over his shoulder. It looked like he had made it in time, relief flickering through him as he shook his head. "Come on, help me kill this owl."

Flintshard used Leap-and-Hold on the wild owl, dealing 14 damage and costing 10 stamina. Lasts for 1 turns.

The owl is no longer stunned.

Flintshard:
95/95 HP
230/250 SP (-10)

Owl:
36/50 HP (-14)
120/120 HP

OOC: Alright, battle requirement time! I've taken control of the owl for this fight - normally one who has rolled the ten would do so but this will make things a bit easier for you as a new member. But in short, the owl pretty much just acts like a character. Had Flint not ended up stunning it, the 'fighting' order would have been Flint, the owl, Golden and repeat, moving on my turn but after Flint makes his move.

As for how the battle system works (once again copy and pasting from a previous topic)

Much like for hunting, we have our own battle system here on WCC and it can certainly seem like a lot before you get used to it. There are two important 'rules sets' to keep in mind when battling using the system the Rank system, which elects how much health/stamina your character has depending on their rank, and then the Battle System of course.

Every character has a rank - of course you are already aware of your health and stamina from the stamina depletion from hunting. While kit, apprentice, deputy, leader have a single rank under their 'title'...Warriors and medicine cats have their own tiers - which you have to fill out requirements to go up on. You can use the Ranking System to figure out how much health/stamina you are suppose to have and also see what you have to do to climb the next rank.

Then we have the Battle System. Each rank has a list of moves that are open to them - as you climb up the ranks, the more moves are unlocked to be used by your character, with the damage of each move climbing as well as your skill in battle increases. There are three different types of moves - normal, Special Effect and Clan Moves. Normal are your standard moves and can be used as much as you want in battle. Special Effect moves, those with a special use in battle can only be used once in battle and cannot be done in succession (You must break them up with a normal attack.) And then there are the Clan Moves, a list of two special moves/abilities that each Clan have, often being only able to be used in territories that they are familiar with or have an advantage in. Thus, they are rarely used but very helpful.

There is a dice roll that is used for the battle system - the Effect dice. Certain moves require it to be rolled to decide your luck on how long your opponent is pinned/stunned for or if you managed to get an attack off if you dodge. Using the battle system is not that hard - you simply have to be mindful of your health and stamina. When using the battle system, you want to clearly state what move you are using and keep track of the stamina lost of those 'engaged' with you - allies and enemies....Well, tracking your allies isn't required but it deemed polite as a clear reminder that you are battle alongside them.

You can see an example of how people tend to 'track' this with my post. I hope this is helpful. We do also have a tutorial that you can look at if any part of this was confusing - it can be a bit hard to figure out extactly is needed to explain the battle system in full...Mostly when I've been on WCC so long that its just become second nature to understand how it works and thus fails to know where people can get lost/stuck on.

The member 'Honey Badger' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 3

Goldenpaw's heart drummed rapidly in her chest, threatening to burst. She heard equally frantic running behind her, not daring to turn around to see but sensing that it was Flintshard by the uneven gait. In a flash, her mentor was leaping over her head and pinning the owl down. He must have landed on his bad leg, because she could tell the huge bird wouldn't be still for long.

Shaking herself aware, she answered with a simple nod. This wasn't the time for talking, she'd do her fair share of that to the other apprentices when she returned. Instead, she rushed towards the struggling owl. Flintshard's attack had left it lying prone, belly up. Unsheathing her claws, she reached towards the great creature and dragged them down its exposed belly. It let out a haunting shriek as Goldenpaw drew away from it again to avoid its frighteningly large talons.
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Goldenpaw used Belly Rake on the wild owl, costing 10 stamina and dealing 7 damage.
Goldenpaw:
HP-20/20
SP-55/80(-10)

Owl
HP-29/50(-7)
SP-120/120

As Goldenpaw darted up to make her blow, the owl trashed its wings in an effort to free itself from its pin. Flintshard growled softly, the landing having been slightly awkward and having sent a fresh wave of pain from his injured leg. But he remained, that was until one of the wings flared dangerously close to his head. Feathers danced across his fur as he drew himself away, giving the owl an opportunity to scramble to its talons. Its wings flared as it moved to take off again, to get the advantage but Flintshard wasted no time in darting forward again with a growl. Rearing up to slice at its belly as well as it took off. With a hoot, it struck out with its talon, raking down the side of Flintshard's face - the unscarred side - before it settled back onto the ground. It lowered its head, wings flared as it snaked back and forth looking for another opportunity to strike as the deputy regathered himself from the blow.

Flintshard used Rear-up to Slash on wild owl, dealing 17 damage and costing 15 stamina
Wild owl used Talon Strike on Flintshard, dealing 10 Damage and costing 10 stamina.

Flintshard:
85/95 HP (-10)
215/250 SP (-15)

Owl:
12/50 HP (-17)
110/120 HP (-10)

The frightened, but slightly more composed, apprentice watched as the owl broke free of its attacker. She winced when it raked its enormous talons down Flintshard's cheek in response to the deputy's own attack. As her mentor recovered, she rushed towards the bird and delivered as hard a blow to its abdomen as she could with her claws unsheathed. She was dangerously close to the bird's natural weapons, but she hoped her mentor would stop the owl from injuring her.
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Goldenpaw used Front Paw Strike on the wild owl, dealing 6 damage and costing 10 stamina.
Goldenpaw:
HP-20/20
SP-45/80(-10)

Owl:
HP-6/50(-6)
SP-110/120

Goldenpaw's blow served as the distraction that Flintshard needed. The owl's gaze shifted away from him, wings flaring as it prepared to take into the air so it could dive toward the pair. Its attention was taken however when Flintshard came barreling past Goldenpaw, throwing himself at the owl once again with a snarl as he tackled it to the ground. He shoved his paw onto the owl's bleeding stomach, causing it to squawk in pain before he raised his uninjured paw and brought it down onto its throat...Silencing the bird for good. Once he was certain it was dead, he slowly took a step backwards and shook the blood from his paws, grimacing at the sight.

"...You did good, Goldenpaw," he huffed, glancing to his apprentice to break the silence following the vicious fight. While he was annoyed he had failed to catch anything, he had a feeling that Goldenpaw wouldn't be up for any more hunting following that. Which was fine. His leg was aching from his wild leap and he knew he ought to go rest and let it recover. "...Grab whatever prey you caught. I think we are done for tonight. We'll bring the owl as well, no sense in wasting it," he added, slowly sitting down as he waited for Goldenpaw to gather up her prey.

Flintshard used Jumping Strike on the wild owl, dealing 15 damage and costing 20 stamina.

Flintshard:
85/95 HP
195/250 SP (-20)

Owl:
0/50 HP (-15)
110/120 SP

Goldenpaw nodded slowly, too stunned to appreciate the praise. She wasn't thinking about how she'd show off about this to her Clanmates as she usually did, either. All she was thinking about was I survived that. I'm alive. She didn't dare to dwell on the how, afraid it would overload her brain. Instead, she did as she was told and dug up the two nearby mice she'd caught and buried. Grabbing them both in her mouth by their tails, she turned around again to Flintshard. As they started walking back to camp, she noticed his limp was a lot more pronounced than it had been in the morning. "Hey, uh, Flintshard? Are you okay? I-" she took a moment to compose herself, "I really appreciate what you did back there, you- er- saved my life." Her expression of gratitude was very awkward. She wasn't used to thanking others, and the two mice hanging from her jaws and muffling her speech didn't help. But she hoped he'd pick up on her sincere undertones nevertheless.

Flintshard watched as Goldenpaw quickly turned to gather up her caught prey, taking the time to study the limb corpse of the owl. It was a curious creature, he supposed, so unlike a cat with its wings and feathers. It could have been something to marvel...If it hadn't tried to strike down his apprentice. His ear twitched as Goldenpaw spoke up, voice muffled by the two mice she had caught. "Hm?" he said, glancing toward her before the faint flicker of pain on his face reminded him of his injury. "Oh. I'll be fine," he said, brushing off the concern as he shrugged his shoulders. "I've had worst. And...It was no problem," he said, perhaps finding himself a little awkward at the thankfulness that his apprentice was expressing. "It was my duty. Its our duty to protect one another. I would expect you would do the same for any of our Clanmates in my stead."

It was...Curious. He had such a strong belief on that the world was one thing - cruel. Death happened, it couldn't be avoided forever. But...At the same time, he did find it somewhat pointless to take that to assume that one should just...Give up in the wake of danger. Death would happen but if you could fight tooth and nail to live another moonrise - to protect a Clanmate from an early grave - then that was you had to do. There was just no point in mourning those who met their demise in cold, unforgiving ways...But there was also no point in just laying down and accepting your fate. He sighed softly, leaning down to pick up the owl by its wing as he motioned for Goldenpaw to fall into line behind him. He was proud of his apprentice - Goldenpaw had acted well in the face of danger. She had kept his word in mind and had called for help - there were plenty of apprentices who would think themselves as strong enough to perhaps take a creature one-on-one...A good head on her shoulders would take Goldenpaw far...He had good faith in his apprentice.

OOC: Annnnnd topic over~