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Having heard the noise, and seeing the Bakemono-O fall, Omi will hold his bow with his left hand, draw his katana, and look in the direction he just heard the yell come from.

Ito turns toward the voice and approaches the forest edge, katana still in hand.

OCC: Ito's current budo is 1, do I add 2 to that to get 3? IE: Level 3? On was straightforward, Ito went from 45 to 47.

spanningtree wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 5:21 pm Ito turns toward the voice and approaches the forest edge, katana still in hand.

OCC: Ito's current budo is 1, do I add 2 to that to get 3? IE: Level 3? On was straightforward, Ito went from 45 to 47.

Yes, please add 2 to Ito's budo. Where did the other 1 budo come from? Did I miss something in the rules?

Turn 6
There was a grunting yell of "yabai!" from the woods on the other side to the trail. It is immediately followed by the sound of swift crashing through foliage, moving away from the area of men and their horses.

No longer being worried about being jumped by the bakemono-sho, Taisho will break into a run. He won't catch up, but he doesn't know that quite yet...

I don't know if it's culturally appropriate, but if so, Taisho will call out warnings to not harass peaceful travelers, laced with curse if appropriate.

jemmus wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 7:07 pm

spanningtree wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 5:21 pm Ito turns toward the voice and approaches the forest edge, katana still in hand.

OCC: Ito's current budo is 1, do I add 2 to that to get 3? IE: Level 3? On was straightforward, Ito went from 45 to 47.

Yes, please add 2 to Ito's budo. Where did the other 1 budo come from? Did I miss something in the rules?

OCC: I left the value from the original sheet there, I assumed (like D&D) that folks start at level 1. Will update the value to level 2.

With his fear that the campsite was being robbed, Kentaro pivots and continues his sprint to chase the bakemono-sho, leaving the main fight to Ito and Omi (and having seen the ogre collapse).

Still unclear, so I'll let you and Pythagoras figure out what the new distance along the triangle's third side is. I believe I'm closer to the Bakemono-sho than I was to the original fight (and I was only 22 yards from that), and I'm faster than the my foe. Let me know what round I catch up and what the situation looks like on that round...

Seeing Taisho in pursuit as well, he redoubles his efforts.

If I understood Kentaro's moves correctly, here's his approximate position and path toward the yell sound. He's closer to Ito and Taisho than the sound. (Again, sorry for the imprecise map scale. I'm just eyeballing things. I've got the numbers of yds saved though.

(I assumed I was following the same path as Katsumi, and you showed him running along the path? That was my confusion. Wherever you place us at this point is fine.)

I suppose Kentaro chases until he catches up with the bakemono-sho or at least pulls even with Taisho, who can provide more details. I expect there's a limit to how far we chase if we don't catch him.

Marullus, I must have misunderstood one of your posts. I had you and Omi and running up the trail also. 22 yds from the fight puts Kentaro on the trail at the top edge of the map. The arrow on the map shows the direction to the approximate location of the yell.

Combat in Bushido turns out to be a lot like wargaming. I think we need visuals, not just text descriptions. I'll work on that over the weekend.

Reminder that we need Turn 6 actions for:
Ito
Katsumi
Omi

Omi will follow Kentaro, nocking another arrow.

Ito stops at the edge of the forest to wipe his katana clear on the foliage, without sheathing it.

I don't think giving chase is wise, the other creature followed the deceased bully... it won't be back anytime soon.

If my understanding is correct that the big one is down, the small one is fleeing, and nobody else seems to be interested in chasing it, neither will Katsumi.

As the smaller demon crashes through the woods, the disk at the end of Katsumi's weapon slows and eventually dangles from his left fist as he begins wrapping the weapon around his waist.

Turn 7
Katsumi turns and dashes toward the sound of the yell. He, Kentaro and Omi emerge at different points from the brush beside the trail. They see a squat human-shaped figure in the moonlight running as fast as its bow legs can carry it. It appears to be empty-handed. Weighted by his armor, Omi knows that he can only overtake the creature by angling to his left and intercepting it on its path. The scholar Taisho continues to hasten toward the sound of the warty tan monster, though he is no swift runner. Ito calmly sheathes his katana and lifts the shoulder flap of his armor to examine his injured shoulder.