here is why i love Garanos:
she is a capable fighter WHO ISN’T AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP. i hate when heros are in the middle of an importrant fight and they tell their friends “no, don’t help me–this is my fight.”
when the stakes are more than your self–do whatever it takes to win-even if that means getting help from the sidelines. /end rant/
Mages in Caywien (i.e. Senberan) are trained in more extensive magic than soldiers, who mainly get short range defensive and offensive skills. Senbe can cast a far stronger shield than Garanos.
Ah, D&D flashback… Tanks get in close and mages pepper the baddies with spells from afar. :D
Hmmm… Just realized that he isn’t preparing to blast Gharsena but has put up a shield to protect Garanos. Guess the attack is next round. This looks like it’s gearing up to be an impressive boss fight.
I think (hope) the Red Moth is trying to heal Geilen? I dunno.
Bob, if you’re still reading this, the reason why throwing your arms back while rushing forward is purely a physics one. Firstly, this improves your aerodynamica, and hence your speed. Secondly, swinging your arms forward creates momentum, and thus force. The longer the swing, the greater the force (provided it is a single, uninterrupted swing, going at either a constant or increasing speed).
Charches like that usually end in a slight leap during which the swing(s) happen if they’re downward, thus adding to the momentum.
Hmmm… I thought that she was in trouble so she asked for help and Senberan stepped in, at which point we can see the attack ease off. Especially when I saw what Alex wrote. I could be wrong though… Nah, it’s not like that ever happens. ;D
Tyranna, I get the physics of it (Though I’m not sure aerodynamics come into play much when jumping like that.), it’s the headfirst “please-bonk-my-noggin” thing I’m questioning. Like I said on the previous page, I was always taught you attack or at least protect yourself when you jump, whereas Geil is jumping without blocking with the intent to attack at the end of the jump (And the results are rather predictable, given that Ghersena only has to step forward and raise her hands up a little to block and Geil has to swing her arms all the way forward). The comments back on the previous pages led me to believe that you know of this form of attack being used and I sort of want to find out in what context.
I’m also getting the impression that I’m not being clear on what I’m talking about and we’re going in circles over technicalities. Maybe I should ask this question: Would the jump normally be used at the same time as an attack or as an attack? (In the end this is sort of academic, since Geil clearly does it and we have plenty of reason to believe that she would throw all caution to the wind and go all out on an apparently unarmed person.)
In every form of real fighting that I^ve even been trained in; You NEVER leave the ground.
Only in theater and movie kung fu is that done. I always loved it when an opponent tried a spinning back roundhouse or some sort of ariel manouver (Also known as giving free points to your opponent).
Also, As I mentioned earlier, you never run with daggers IN FRONT. You don’t want to miss, or worse fall and then LAND ON THEM! At best you want to run, arms parallel to your torso, daggers pointing downward at your side. Geilen clearly was so PO’d at being infected deliberately and then used with a false promise of a cure that she threw all sense (and most of her caution) to the wind and attacked with just pure instinct. In this page though, it looks as if Garanos is surprised by Senbe’s assistance. Perhaps she was expecting help elsewhere. (Like the Red Moth perhaps, or is RM forbidden from fighting Ghersenna directly for some reason.)
Actually we did a lot of jump kicks in Tae Kwon Do. The important part was always be kicking and have your arms in a guard position. That being said, very very few of us would actually try something like that in a real fight, unless we saw a perfect opening. Such risky attacks are best left to the insanely good or particularly foolish. Most (or all I think) of the instructors actually advised not to try kicking above the waist in a real fight.
That parallels what I was taught. No leaving the ground and no kicking above the waist, as well as, never turning your back on your opponent (spinning back roundhouse) … ever!
BTW, I was soft style (Shaolinn Wing Chun) and not hard style like te kwan do.
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Is that a dark magic spell he’s reciting?
Is that Senberan? He has a few scores to settle with Gharsena and the sooner they get past Gharsena, the sooner Geilen can get help.
Given the hand gestures I doubt it is a prayer, which is probably what bright magic would be.
Besides, light/good and dark/evil magic are probably more about intents, goals, and means/components than language and efects.
I suddenly got this bad feeling that Gharsena is gonna go “oh no, this is between you and me,” and dispose of Senbe.
He used combat magic on the ship too. It seems the “Red Moth” has been teaching more than just healing spells.
here is why i love Garanos:
she is a capable fighter WHO ISN’T AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP. i hate when heros are in the middle of an importrant fight and they tell their friends “no, don’t help me–this is my fight.”
when the stakes are more than your self–do whatever it takes to win-even if that means getting help from the sidelines. /end rant/
I agree a real Hero is someone who knows that asking for help makes you stronger not weaker
Mages in Caywien (i.e. Senberan) are trained in more extensive magic than soldiers, who mainly get short range defensive and offensive skills. Senbe can cast a far stronger shield than Garanos.
She’s noble, but she ain’t stupid. :D
I’m waiting to see the light magic pimp slap from Senbe…
Ah, D&D flashback… Tanks get in close and mages pepper the baddies with spells from afar. :D
Hmmm… Just realized that he isn’t preparing to blast Gharsena but has put up a shield to protect Garanos. Guess the attack is next round. This looks like it’s gearing up to be an impressive boss fight.
Bob, look again; that’s Garanos’ shield. She has all the Harbingers powers. They came with the extra legs.
Where has the red moth gone?
I think (hope) the Red Moth is trying to heal Geilen? I dunno.
Bob, if you’re still reading this, the reason why throwing your arms back while rushing forward is purely a physics one. Firstly, this improves your aerodynamica, and hence your speed. Secondly, swinging your arms forward creates momentum, and thus force. The longer the swing, the greater the force (provided it is a single, uninterrupted swing, going at either a constant or increasing speed).
Charches like that usually end in a slight leap during which the swing(s) happen if they’re downward, thus adding to the momentum.
Hmmm… I thought that she was in trouble so she asked for help and Senberan stepped in, at which point we can see the attack ease off. Especially when I saw what Alex wrote. I could be wrong though… Nah, it’s not like that ever happens. ;D
Tyranna, I get the physics of it (Though I’m not sure aerodynamics come into play much when jumping like that.), it’s the headfirst “please-bonk-my-noggin” thing I’m questioning. Like I said on the previous page, I was always taught you attack or at least protect yourself when you jump, whereas Geil is jumping without blocking with the intent to attack at the end of the jump (And the results are rather predictable, given that Ghersena only has to step forward and raise her hands up a little to block and Geil has to swing her arms all the way forward). The comments back on the previous pages led me to believe that you know of this form of attack being used and I sort of want to find out in what context.
I’m also getting the impression that I’m not being clear on what I’m talking about and we’re going in circles over technicalities. Maybe I should ask this question: Would the jump normally be used at the same time as an attack or as an attack? (In the end this is sort of academic, since Geil clearly does it and we have plenty of reason to believe that she would throw all caution to the wind and go all out on an apparently unarmed person.)
In every form of real fighting that I^ve even been trained in; You NEVER leave the ground.
Only in theater and movie kung fu is that done. I always loved it when an opponent tried a spinning back roundhouse or some sort of ariel manouver (Also known as giving free points to your opponent).
Also, As I mentioned earlier, you never run with daggers IN FRONT. You don’t want to miss, or worse fall and then LAND ON THEM! At best you want to run, arms parallel to your torso, daggers pointing downward at your side. Geilen clearly was so PO’d at being infected deliberately and then used with a false promise of a cure that she threw all sense (and most of her caution) to the wind and attacked with just pure instinct. In this page though, it looks as if Garanos is surprised by Senbe’s assistance. Perhaps she was expecting help elsewhere. (Like the Red Moth perhaps, or is RM forbidden from fighting Ghersenna directly for some reason.)
Actually we did a lot of jump kicks in Tae Kwon Do. The important part was always be kicking and have your arms in a guard position. That being said, very very few of us would actually try something like that in a real fight, unless we saw a perfect opening. Such risky attacks are best left to the insanely good or particularly foolish. Most (or all I think) of the instructors actually advised not to try kicking above the waist in a real fight.
That parallels what I was taught. No leaving the ground and no kicking above the waist, as well as, never turning your back on your opponent (spinning back roundhouse) … ever!
BTW, I was soft style (Shaolinn Wing Chun) and not hard style like te kwan do.