Sparrows in the Blizzard [Closed Training Topic]

Blizzardshine stretched as she walked out from the warrior’s den. It was still fairly early in the morning as she was fully aware of it, but she still had to take her newest apprentice out. She needed to get used to getting up early like the rest of the clan, she wasn’t a kit that could sleep to her heart’s content anymore.

As the soft orange light of dawn bathed the camp, she padded towards the apprentice’s den, looking inside and looking for Sparrowpaw between all the still sleeping apprentices before padding towards her and nudging her softly with her nose to make her wake, not daring to speak to not wake the others. She may had a way to train her own apprentices, but if the other mentors wanted their own apprentices to get some extra sleep instead she wouldn’t get on their way.

Sparrowpaw bat at the air, her paw nearing her mentor's face. Finally, the sleepy apprentice woke up. "Huh? Blizzardshine? Are you taking me out-" The brown tabby let out a yawn before continuing. "-to the forest?" She asked sleepily, blinking her eyes to adjust to the pretty light of dawn. The young apprentice stood up, expecting an early morning training session. Her older apprentice friends told her that their mentors woke them up first thing in the morning after their ceremonies to begin training. Sparrowpaw hoped that was the case. She was sleepy, but eager to begin training.

Blizzardshine smiled and nodded, not answering her verbally until they were outside from the apprentice’s den “Today I’ll teach you how to fight like a real warrior. However, keep in mind that knowing how to fight doesn’t means to go looking for trouble. Only fight if you absolutely need to” As she spoke, she walked out of camp, going slow to not force the still sleepy apprentice to run, heading towards one of her favorite clearings that she always used to train her apprentices.

She looked at the sky, though it wasn’t cloudless, the day itself was fairly pretty, and the clouds she could see soaring through the skies were fluffy and white, so there wasn’t a real danger of rain. If they advanced fast enough, maybe she could even teach her how to hunt as well.

Sparrowpaw's eyes lit up with excitement. In moments, her sleepiness was gone. Learning how to fight? Awesome! I can't wait. The newly appointed apprentice thought excitedly, looking around the territory. It was huge! She had no idea how she'd be able to navigate it all. Sparrowpaw bounded slightly ahead of her mentor once she saw their destination, gazing around the clearing. "Woah! This is gonna be so cool!" The apprentice meowed excitedly, eyes full of anticipation and excitement for her training session.

OOC: I’ll go Out of Character for a bit to explain this to you, if you have questions or get confused, just ask. I know you already read through some of this, but I think it would be a good idea if I try to be detailed, just in case:


The battle system is what you’ll use in any serious battle here. In the rank system (Link to Rank System) you’ll see that each rank has an HP number and an SP number:

-HP stands for “Hit Points”, or, in other words, your cat’s “life”. Now, if your HP hits “0” you won’t die, you simply get KO’ed, what means that a medicine cat can’t heal you and you can’t battle anymore. You can see how much damage each move does depending on your rank below the SP cost and effect Move Chart.
-SP stands for “Stamina Points”, now, the battle system (Link to Battle System) consists on many moves, some general for all the cats, others exclusive for each clan. Each move has a certain cost of SP, and if your SP hits “0” your cat is considered to be too tired to keep fighting anymore.

There are two kind of moves: The regular moves, that have no effect, and the special moves, in which you can find certain restrictions or effects where you have to roll a dice (You can find this option under the post area when making a regular post, so if you need to roll a dice you can’t just use the quick reply system) and, depending on the dice, it is how long the effect lasts. You can see which effect each move has, if any, and the numbers that you need to get from the dice roll so it lasts a certain time. Remember to read the rules above the moves as well.

Let’s try a regular move first, to see if you grasp that. Then we can try a dice-roll move so you see how it is done. I'll also use italics on the battle system I use to let you know what is each thing. This is only a “Battle System Training”, so the HP and SP refill themselves after each turn, given that Blizzardshine isn’t trying to hurt her apprentice and vice-versa. This won’t happen on a real fight though, so keep that in mind.

Also, worth mentioning: If a cat is KOed its completely up to you if your cat gets healed fully in their next thread or is it required to rp with the medicine cat to heal up. Most members just take for granted that their cat went back to full health between the fight and the next thread. However, if you want your cat to be healed or actually stay wounded for the next thread for whatever reason, like character development or a plot, you’re free to do so. Also, you can chose to run away or faint when your HP or SP hit “0”, it isn’t mandatory for you to just lose consciousness. BTW, every post is considered to be one turn during a battle.

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“I’ll show you a basic move right now, just so you get the idea” With that Blizzardshine used the most basic move on her arsenal, being careful to keep her claws sheathed to not harm the apprentice.


Blizzardshine used Front Paw Blow on Sparrowpaw, dealing 12 damage and using 5 stamina <~ (You must state which cat uses which move, and who are they attacking. After that you must first state the damage dealt and then the stamina taken away through the use of said move)

Sparrowpaw: <~ (The opponent/s usually go on top)
8/20 <~ (Opponent’s remaining HP Vs. Original HP, you must subtract the points of damage dealt on the left side)
80/80 <~ (Opponent’s SP, you can’t modify this)

Blizzardshine: <~ (Your attacking cat usually goes on the bottom)
100/100 <~ (Your HP, you can’t modify this)
275/280 <~ (Your remaining SP Vs. Original SP, you must subtract the SP used on the left side)

Sparrowpaw stumbled back a bit before using the same move on her mentor.

Sparrowpaw used Front Paw Blow on Blizzardshine, dealing 4 damage and using 5 stamina

Blizzardshine:
96/100
275/280

Sparrowpaw:
8/20
75/80


((Like that?

OOC: Yes! Just like that! Now comes a more tricky part, though fairly simple once you get used to it: The dice roll attacks. These attacks are in the special attack rank, but what differences them from the rest special attacks is that the effects these can inflict on the opponent vary depending on the number the dice gives to you, you can check the effects on the Battle System as well. Here are the steps you need to follow to use them:

-Click the “Preview” button instead of the “Send” one after typing your post
-Right under the post box you'll see the "Dices Roll" one. In the Blank box, pick "Effect Dice"
-Click "Send"

You'll see that there will be an automatic generated post right after yours, there you'll see the number you got from the dice roll. Compare it with the Battle System table and you'll get the number of turns that the opponent will be under such effects. When a cat is under the effects of one of these moves they can't attack until the number of turns is up, meaning that if they are stunned for one turn, they must post but can't do anything to harm your cat or any other cat during that post (Remember: 1 Post = 1 Turn). Keep in mind that moves that leave a cat defenseless like this one can't be used in succession, this is to avoid stunning a cat over and over again, winning the fight because you didn't allowed them to hit back.

Since this isn't a real battle the effects from the dice get nullified, meaning that you're allowed to attack on your next turn regardless of what I may get in the Dices Roll.

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Blizzardshine let out a pleased chuckle when the apprentice hit her, clearly approving of the apprentice’s advance and happy with how fast she absorbed the knowledge she had to offer “Now I’ll teach you a more complicated attack, don’t worry, I won’t harm you” With that, Blizzardshine used her strong legs to spring onto the apprentice’s back, careful to keep her claws sheathed even if it caused her to not have a stable hold. She preferred to fall off because of that than scratch her, even if in the end it didn’t happened and she successfully pinned her to the ground.

“With this attack you’ll be able to keep attacking and not receive damage for as long as you keep the cat pinned down, it’s a bit tricky to use and you can get tired easily struggling to keep the opponent pinned down, but it can give you a guaranteed win if you know when and how to use it” After those words she got off Sparrowpaw’s back, freeing her from her grasp and getting on a defensive position so the apprentice could try the move as well.


Blizzardshine used Leap-and-hold on Sparrowpaw, dealing 14 damage and using 10 stamina. Snakepaw is pinned down for 1 turn <~ (The number of turns your opponent is affected must be edited in at the end of this phrase after you get the dice roll numbers. In this case I got a 2, what means that in a real battle your cat would be pinned down for one turn)

Sparrowpaw:
6/20
80/80

Blizzardshine:
100/100
270/280

The member 'Ink' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 2

Sparrowpaw shook her fur out, analyzing the move in her head before attacking Blizzardshine, making sure to keep her claws sheathed. "Like that?" The young apprentice asked curiously, hoping she did well.

Sparrowpaw used Leap-and-hold, dealing 6 damage and using 10 stamina

Blizzardshine
94/100
270/280

Sparrowpaw
6/20
70/80

The member 'CatNerd101' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 4

OOC: You forgot to edit the turns Blizzard would be pinned down in your post. Be careful next time, because doing this in a real battle means that the attack failed to stun the cat and they can attack you on their next turn. Want to try again or move on to hunting training?


Blizzardshine smiled and nodded “You did well, but you need to keep the cat pinned down for the attack to truly work. Keep that in mind, ok?” She purred with a soft smile, nuzzling her apprentice’s head “You should know how to defend yourself now, but we will keep training every once in a while. You never can be too prepared”.

OOC: Okay, since I rolled a 4, would Blizzard be pinned down for 3 turns? I'm a little confused.

Sparrowpaw nodded. "Okay, can I try again?" She asked, crouching. She wanted to get it perfectly.

OOC: Read the battle system link I gave to you ;) When using Leap-and-Hold a 1, 2 or 3 means the cat is pinned down or "stunned" for one turn, while a 4, 5 or 6 means the stun lasts for 2 full turns.


Blizzardshine chuckled softly and nodded, getting on a defensive position once more "Go ahead, we can repeat this move as many times as you need" She was glad the apprentice was taking the training seriously and wouldn't be satisfied with a regular outcome from her attacks.

Sparrowpaw grinned, crouching down low and narrowing her eyes. The apprentice leaped onto her mentor, pinning her down. "Like that?" Sparrowpaw asked with a tilt of her head.

Sparrowpaw used Leap-and-hold, dealing 6 damage and using 10 stamina. Blizzardshine is pinned down for one turn.

Blizzardshine
94/100
270/280

Sparrowpaw
20/20
70/80

The member 'CatNerd101' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 2