Callie goes wide to the right () and re-starts her taunting poem (dirge of doom).
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Korriban, continuing standing in his Crane Style, attacks to try and knock out the purple clad thug sprawled on the ground.
Callie begins to taunt the Shinglesnipes--or is it just trash talk? Either way, she seems to be doing a great job throwing them off their game! Korriban aims a kick at the downed man, but slips on a patch of roof slime and nearly falls over himself. He manages to recover just in time, but as he does...
Devargo, seeing most of his teammates threatened by you all, hustles down the field and heads toward the Shinglesnipe getting ready to menace Korriban .
POINT!
A whistle blows and the Emperor erupts in cheers for a few seconds before calming down. Spectators clap with varying levels of enthusiasm, as you all disengage from each other and catch a quick breath. The Emperor seems to realize that he's shown an unseemly display of emotion, and restrains himself.
"Yes! Hem hem. Very well done, Shinglesnipes! We always knew you could do it. Well, the score stands at one to one, home and visitors! I'll ask you all to kindly take up your positions on the pitch once more...Jabbyr, the ball?"
The one-eyed gnome, grinning maniacally, scurries down to the field and jumps into your pit. You hear the sound of a brief scuffle and a yelping wolverine, and then the spiked ball sails out of your pit and back into the starting pen, followed quickly by the gnome. You all form up once more in the starting squares, and as Jabbyr scurries back to his post, Laori leans into you....
As Devargo heads up the field, the greased ball squirts out of his hands! The King of Spiders lets out a deeply sacrilegious oath as it bounces to the ground, and lunges for it again. But he misses. "GET THE BALL, YOU IDIOT!" he screams to the thug, who's winding up to punch Korriban. The surprised man turns and throws himself toward it, but it just squirts from his hands as well! As the man Matoska tripped clambers to his feet and backs away , another Shinglesnipe hurls himself at the ball...and fails as well! This area of the roof is rapidly becoming a scrum. The only ones to ignore it are the two Shinglesnipes flanking Matoska, who have apparently decided he's too much of a threat to ignore. One of them grabs Matoska in an attempted headlock. "Not so tough now, eh? Eh?" he shouts.
Laori charges down the pitch, easily dodging the flailing arms and legs, and hurls herself at the ball, but it's kicked and batted around the now four players attempting to grab it with no success.
"Someone get it before it bounces away!" she cries.
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage], Red Thug [14 damage, grappling Mat], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori
Lantressa, Matoska [grappled by red], Teodor<-----
Blue Thug [2 damage]
Callie, Korriban
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"Not so tough now, eh? Eh?"
An animalistic growl bursts from Matoska's throat and his lips peel back from his teeth in a feral grin behind his mask. "You tell me," the Shoanti chuckles.
Matoska rams his fists into the man again and again--he staggers, but (since the second blow was absorbed by his armor) he manages to hang on.
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Lantressa shifted back towards their goal stopping behind Korriban and waited in case one of the Shinglesnipes got the ball and broke through towards their goal.
Teodor moves towards the ball and then jukes, feinting to confuse his opponents.
Teodor feints, throwing the closest Shinglesnipes and Devargo off their game; the one near Matoska who's not grabbing the Shoanti takes off and manages to grab up the ball, and though Lantressa distracts him momentarily, he retains his grip on it. "Go! Go!" he shouts. "I've got it!"
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage], Red Thug [14 damage, grappling Mat], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori
Lantressa, Matoska [grappled by red], Teodor
Blue Thug [2 damage]
Callie, Korriban<---------
Still spouting humiliating poetry, Callie moves around the cluster of thugs and swipes at the ball with her crowbar, hoping to knock it out of the blue-clad thug's hands.
Korriban runs around the mob to the thug with the ball and punches him in the face.
Callie charges forward, swinging her crowbar, but the thug manages--just barely--to dodge her swipe. Korriban follows her and takes a swing at the man, but he's a wiry little fellow, and dodges that blow as well.
One of the Shinglesnipes seizes the ball from the one who has it now and carries it down the field, just barely managing to juggle the greasy thing in his hands. He passes it off to another Shinglesnipe, while a third throws himself between Lantressa and the ball and Devargo circles around to get into scoring position! On the other side of the field, the man grappling Matoska grunts in pain but attempts to tighten his grip; he's too slow, though, and Matoska slips free! The man takes a quick step back, out of arm's reach. Laori races down the field and grapples one of the Shinglesnipes. "C'mon! They're too close!" she hollers.
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage], Red Thug [14 damage], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori
Lantressa, Matoska, Teodor<---------
Blue Thug [2 damage]
Callie, Korriban
As the thugs release him to dart down the field Matoska growls and follows, edging around the scrum to steal away the Pig. "I'll take that," he rumbles at the fellow holding it.
Lantressa stepped quickly back from the thug before her and spoke to the ball carrier again. "Think of what you're missing, I can be your plaything if you only given in to your desires, think about the pleasures that will bring."
Teodor tries to push the leader of the Snipes away.
Now that the game’s fully underway, you manage to start to turn the tide! Theodore puts his shoulder right into Devargo’s chest, and sends the other man stumbling back towards the goal pit. The man with the ball is distracted by Lantressa’s alluring voice and turns toward her—only to find Matoska barreling down on him! The Shoanti man seized the ball and turns, ready to take off again. ”Oooooh! Pass to me!” Laori hollers.
The man up by Callie and Korriban curses. ”Friggin’ incompetents!” He charges off and, not having the space to get in front of Laori, tries to grab her instead. She yelps as he seized the back of her collar.
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage, dazed during rd 4], Red Thug [14 damage], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori
Lantressa, Matoska, Teodor
Blue Thug [2 damage, grappling Laori]
Callie, Korriban <———-
Callie says to Korriban quietly, as he is next to her, "I need you to run interference between me and them," she nods to the thugs between purple and green.
She runs toward Matoska, safely on the side of the field, holding her arms wide to receive the ball.
She continues loud, mocking commentary in verse as she does so.
Korriban nods at Callie's strategy and moves in front of the thugs she indicated. He then fakes out the thug in front of him.
Devargo lets out an angry curse and, now wary of Teodor, circles wide around him before darting in and attempting to punch Matoska in the kidney. The Shoanti easily dodges him, though, even with the other thug next to him serving as a distraction. Korriban's feint works; the thug next to him takes a wild swing at him, throwing the man off balance for Korriban's counter-attack! One of the other thugs charges in and grabs Teodor in a chokehold, trying to shut down Matoska's options to pass, while the final one rushes in and attempts to help restrain Laori (but mostly gets in the way). Callie's taunting seems to be having a major effect on them--and she remains open for Matoska to pass to!
Laori attempts to wriggle free of the man grasping her collar, but she can't quite get out!
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage, dazed during rd 4], Red Thug [14 damage], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori [grappled by Blue]
Lantressa, Matoska, Teodor
Blue Thug [2 damage, grappling Laori]
Callie, Korriban
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Not feeling totally at-ease hurling the bladed lump of leather at an ally, Matoska steps closer to Callie and passes it off. "Go! I'll cover you!" he shouts, turning back to face Devargo and his thugs in an open-handed stance.
"Geez, buy me dinner first!" Teodor tries to escape the thug.
Seeing a chance for Callie to make it to the goal without interference Lantressa moved around and then spoke to the only goon between Callie and the goal, "Hey handsome, why don't you come here and play with me?" Again she weaved her magic into her words in an effort to leave the man dazed and unable to react.
As Matoska hustles toward Callie, a loose shingle turns under his foot, and the greased ball nearly squirts out of his hands as a blade whirls toward his face face and he’s forced to juggle it desperately!
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Fortunately, Matoska manages to dodge the blade, retain his grip on the ball, and shove it into Callie’s hands just as he regains his footing! Teodor struggles with his assailant, but is unable to free himself—Lantressa’s words, meanwhile, attract the remaining thug’s attention. ”Uh....I...” he mutters...at which point Laori pops out of his hold!
Devargo, Purple Thug [2 damage, dazed during rd 4], Red Thug [14 damage], Green Thug [3 damage], Yellow Thug [19 damage]
Laori
Lantressa, Matoska, Teodor
Blue Thug [2 damage]
Callie, Korriban
Callie wraps the ball in her cloak and starts running for the pit madly, taunting as she goes.
If she makes it, she uses the crowbar to help bat the ball into the nearby pit.
Unable to wriggle out, Teodor instead tries to kiss the thug full on the mouth.
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Seeing the green clad thug thrown off his game, Korriban throws a punch at him!
Lantressa moved up closer to try and control some of the area. She hoped that the fact she could use her claws and cause serious injuries would help dissuade anyone from getting too close to her.
Lantrssa readies herself for combat, and Korriban takes a wild swing at a thug, but it’s all immaterial—Callie hurls the spiky ball into your goalpit, and the bleachers erupt in cheers!
She turns around to see Teodor kissing a Shinglesnipe. This goes on for slightly longer than you’d expect, and when Teodor pulls away at the end, the man waggles an inquisitive eyebrow.
”All right, all right, break it up!” the Emperor calls, pounding the butt of his scepter on the floor. ”Well played, well played. Come on! Another round!” As you all take your places again, you see him beckon toward the gnome in the executioner’s hood.
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Callie takes the time between rounds to prestidigitate goo from the ball off her clothes and hands. She's also surreptitiously trying to see if she can get a sense of the communication between the Emperor and the gnome, even if she is too far to hear them.
Korriban smiles as they score the goal. "Yes! Two to zero! We're on fire!" He smirks at Devargo. Seeing the Emperor and the gnome speaking to each other, Korriban's brow raises. He tries to play it cool.
As Callie cleans herself off, she and Korrian both keep one eye on the conversation. The Emperor seems to be making urgent requests of the gnome, and occasionally punching one fist into another, hard. The gnome is grinning maniacally.
The Emperor straightens and the gnome begins to descend to the court. "We have decided that, to provide the better sport, our right hand, Jabbyr, will take to the field as well! A round of applause from all!" The onlookers on the roofs clap, but it sounds a little ragged--clearly Jabbyr isn't hugely popular. The Emperor enjoys it for a moment as Jabbyr struts, then waves his hand for silence. "Also! We hereby clarify a rule that has not heretofore been successfully enumerated. There shall be no use of cheaty claws in blood pig! That means you, hot stuff." He leers at Lantressa. Clearly, he's not looking to hear any counter-arguments.
Stepping back slightly from the balcony ledge, he raises his hand as another ball is raised into the pit behind the Shinglesnipes, now led by Jabbyr. "Ready...? GO GET YOUR PIG!"
As you square off and the Emperor gives his signal, the gnome surges forward with a surprisingly loud roar. He launches himself at Matoska and nearly catches the Shoanti around the waist, but Matoska manages to wriggle out of the hold, leaving a surprised-looking Jabbyr clutching only air! One of the Shinglesnipes darts back and scoops up the ball, but your team is already in motion.
Initiative
Jabbyr, Blue
Lantressa, Matoska<------
Devargo
Callie
Purple
Teo
Red
Korriban
Yellow
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Sidestepping Jabbyr's lunge, Matoska throws a halfhearted sweep at the gnome's knees, most of his attention focused on the knot of rival players as they retrieved the ball.
Lantressa, needing to be more careful now that she'd been called out on her claws, decided it would be best to wait and see what happened before reacting. If one of those she hadn't yet dazed got that ball she was going to try and affect them too.
Matoska attempts to trip Jabbyr, but the gnome skips out of the way with a growl. Lantressa watches closely , as Devargo hurries back toward the Shinglesnipes' end of the court and grabs the ball.
Initiative
Jabbyr, Blue
Lantressa [DELAYED], Matoska
Devargo
Callie<-------
Purple
Teo
Red
Korriban
Yellow
Callie goes to the edge of the field to the right to begin complicating the paths forward for the other team, carefully avoiding Jabbyr as she moves.
As Callie moves east, one of the Shinglesnipes dodges past her, taking up position near Jabbyr!
Initiative
Jabbyr, Blue
Lantressa [DELAYED], Matoska
Devargo
Callie
Purple
Teo<----------
Red
Korriban
Yellow
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Teodor moves back to play "goalie."
Teodor moves backwards, guarding the goals, as one of the other Shinglesnipes sets himself up in passing position...
Initiative
Initiative
Jabbyr, Blue
Lantressa [DELAYED], Matoska
Devargo
Callie
Purple
Teo
Red
Korriban<----------
Yellow
Korriban decides to bolt past the group and to get closer to the ball. He moves past Jabbyr and around the thugs to set up a position.
Korriban nimbly darts past Jabbyr the gnome and into position. One of the Shinglesnipes crowds him, trying to block his access to the ball, as Jabbyr does the same to Matoska. Korriban dodges the grasping hands of his competitor, but Matoska finds himself surprisingly firmly held down as the gnome latches onto his legs! At the far end of the field, the Shinglesnipe next to Devargo calls out, gets the ball back from him, and hustles down toward his team!
Initiative
Jabbyr [grappling], Blue
Lantressa, Matoska [grappled] <------
Devargo
Callie
Purple
Teo
Red
Korriban
Yellow
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The muscular Shoanti smiles indulgently at Jabbyr, like one humoring a child during play-wrestling. "Yes, yes, very good," he chides the gnome. "But I need to get that ball now."
Trying to turn away, a look of surprise and mild concern crosses his face as the gnome clings tenaciously to his leg and digs in his heels. "He's stronger than he looks," Matoska grunts to no one in particular as he tries to wrench himself free.
Seeing Matoska immobilized Lantressa decided to do something about it. She focused on the gnome and said softly, "The sun is getting real low, time for a lullaby." She laced her words with magic and let the soporific affect wash over the gnome. Then she moved, putting Laori between herself and the approaching Shinglesnipe.
Lantressa attempts to soothe Jabbyr, but if he’s child-like he’s a recalcitrant child; he simply lets out a snarl in her direction and clings more tightly to Matoska’s leg! Devargo, meanwhile, streaks down the left side of the field toward Laori.
Initiative
Jabbyr [grappling], Blue
Lantressa, Matoska [grappled]
Devargo
Callie<——
Purple
Teo
Red
Korriban
Laori, Green, Yellow
Callie moves to try to block anyone moving down the field.