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Ha aims his last bowel-raker at the bakemono dragging Souta:

BCS 12+1(level)+2(range)-2(arrow)=13

[1d20]=16

Toshizo aims his last bowel raker at the leading bakemono-sho.

BCS 12 - 2 for bowel raker. 23 yds, Short range, +0.
[1d20]=13 Damage [2d6]=7[1d3]=1
Yeah, Souta went down quick. It was the game store owner that I bought my Bushido rule books from who said just two words: "Bushido. Bloody." He wasn't wrong, was he?

Turn Order: (Round 5, Phase 9 and 5)
As the bakemono-sho splashes through the mud carrying Amano Souta, the broadheaded arrows fired by Toshizo and Ha thud into the wet grasses around him. Eiji has his shovel back last turn, and got to take an action on Phase 6 between the bow shots (run 6 yards in some direction, or some other choice).
Taka's action next, then we roll into their turn at the top of Round 6.

Edited: Checked sheets, look at the math in the spoiler above.

Taka's finger explores the slice in the arm of her kimono and she looks back at the two arrows lodged in the side of the building. The danger from the cave grows more real to her. She feels a growing sense of panic rise inside her and she instinctively passes into the kakuriyo.

Astral Senses (BCS 12)[1d20]=6

I'm not sure Eiji can get anywhere useful before the bakemono-sho get to the cave, but he will run towards them anyway.

ffilz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:49 pm I'm not sure Eiji can get anywhere useful before the bakemono-sho get to the cave, but he will run towards them anyway.

He's got to start somewhere, after all, six yards at a time.

jemmus wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:38 pm 6 yards per turn = 1 yard per second. 3,600 yards per hour. 1,760 yards are in a mile. So a little more than 2 mph. That makes Eiji the gakusho still more than three times faster than a tortoise (0.62 mph). Working as intended.

The next time I create a character, I will consider the attributes more carefully. A walk of about 1 mph is painfully slow. If I'm remembering the math, the daily travel rate for such a low BMA is pretty bad too.

Hmm, does the "average" person actually even have a reasonable movement rate? Attribute scores of 10 are average right? Oh wait, Eiji has Speed 10 and Deftness 12.

Hit Points	Power	Turn Order
Ha 9 / 32 Toshizo 21 / 24 Taka 9 / 9 Eiji 11 / 11 Jīva 10 / 10	Taka 27 / 38 Eiji 0 / 28	Phase 16: Jīva (Basic Action) Phase 12: Bakemono-sho (Basic Action) Phase 10: Souta (Basic Action) Phase 9: Toshizo (Basic Action) Phase 6: Eiji (Basic Action); Souta (Secondary Action) Phase 5: Ha (Basic Action) Phase 4: Toshizo (Secondary Action) Phase 3: Souta (Secondary Action) Phase 2: Taka (Basic Action)

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(Round 5, Phase 6)
Eiji sets off at a run to the cave mouth, where the bakemono-sho are escaping with Amano Souta's body. Jīva runs beside him, tongue lolling happily. (Round 5, Phase 2)
Ha sees Taka beside him, the noble woman standing with eyes closed, entering a trance and no longer seeing him...
(Taka will need to be led by the hand if she is to move in a trance.)

In the spirit world... (Round 6, Phase 14)
To the relief of Ha and Toshizo, no more powerful bowshots come from the cave mouth, a greater concern as Taka meditates passively before them.

(Round 6, Phase 12)
The sodden mud now takes its toll - the first bake carrying Amano Souta slips and goes down face first in the muck as he tries to evade the arrows flying around him. The third one, entering the mud at a dead run, also falls. Both struggle and splatter, trying to regain footing in the slippery conditions. The second bakemono-sho, however, splashes through the mud and dissappears into the cave mouth.

Amano Souta lies next to the bake, face up in the muck, still unconscious, but at least not carried as the bake worries about his own problems. Toshizo, Eiji,Ha, Taka!

Toshizo see the ground before the bake turn to mud and again marvels at the samurai lady Taka's wondrous mystical powers. He pulls a yanagi-ba arrow from his quiver and takes aim at the monster-beast lying prone in the mud next to Souta.

BCS 12, +0 Short Range, +2 Passive Target, +0 willow leaf arrow
[1d20]=8 [2d6+2]=9+2=11

(Round 6, Phase 9)
Toshizo see the ground before the bake turn to mud and again marvels at the samurai lady Taka's wondrous mystical powers. He pulls a yanagi-ba arrow from his quiver and takes aim at the already wounded monster-beast lying prone in the mud next to Souta. His arrow arcs upward in the night sky, coming down vertically through the bakemono-sho's chest, ending him. Skewered to the mud, he lies unmoving next to Souta. Only one bakemono-sho remains flailing in the mud, the cave mouth silent...
Eiji, Ha, Taka!

Taka's astral form struggles against the writhing chains. Vapor coalesces around the chains and head of the dai-bakemono filling the space between Taka with a dense fog. The chains begin to oxidize and the dai-bakemono is shrouded in a thick cloud.

Occult Duel [1d20]=11

The only thing that I can see for setting any additional stakes would be for an oath by the loser to be a servant. I don't think I have a good chance here so I might just leave the current stakes on the table.

If there is a power reduction for the dai-bakemono will depend on if it has a resistance to water, correct?

If it does go through it would be 1 effect number + 1 level for a reduction of 2 power

Only one bakemono-sho remains flailing in the mud, the cave mouth silent...

...but in the Astral realm, a flamboyant battle rages over the small mountain valley. A thick fog rolls off of Taka's sleeves, rolling across the valley floor and enveloping the dai-bakemono who stands, glowing in the astral, but in the darkness of the cave in the real world. The iron chains corrode to red-brown rust and fall away in the fog, the vapors causing her foe to choke and cough (-3). The thick fog then glows momentarily, illuminating red-orange as a sheet of flame tries to burn through it, but the thick moisture snuffs it, smothering it, leaving Taka's astral form standing above the cloud with the dai-bakemono within.

In the real world, the mud steams faintly, odd wisps of vapor appearing a moment, then gone.

Marullus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 2:30 pm TOSHIZO: Firing Dai-Kyu (BCS 12) at short range (+0) with a willow leaf arrow (+0) against Armor Class 3 (-3) and lightly encumbered (-1)when the target is Passive (+2) = BCS 10. You rolled a 8 for a hit! I see 9 damage... where are you getting the +2? Toshizo doesn't have a STR bonus.

For some reason I thought basic arrows are 1d6+1. Please disregard the +2 damage. Sorry, I forgot about the -1 to BCS for partial encumbrance.

Eiji will continue to run toward the mud.

I will assume Ha shoots the last, stuck goblin:
Ha [1d20]=4 [5d5+3]=15+3=18

Eiji continues to run towards Amano Souta.

Ha shoots another arrow, impaling the last goblin, currently sliding in the mud. (-18) It too falls still.

There is a moment of silence in the valley, just the odd steam rising for a moment from the pool of slick mud lying below the rich grasses.
(The Astral combat rages unseen. No bakemono-sho remain to act on their turn.

Toshizo, Eiji, Ha, Taka!

Eiji needs two more rounds of movement (with a speed save on the last turn for the mud) to reach Amano Souta.

Toshizo and Ha should state two rounds of action. (I am remainingin detailed turns because Taka's combat is still ongoing.

Sorry, I was out of town for the weekend.

Ha will walk to check out the seemingly dead bakemono, looking to see if any arrows are recoverable.

Revised
Seeing the last of the bakemono-sho drop with Ha's arrow in it, Toshizo lowered his bow. He was rather satisfied with his kyujutsu shooting. He looked around the area and observed everyone's position. The mage lady Taka seemed to be in deep meditation. He couldn't tell for sure, but it seemed that her face showed little reactions. Like she was in a bad dream, or maybe traveling somewhere in her mind.

The arrows had stopped flying from the cave. But whoever had been doing it was still unharmed, at least as far as Toshizo knew. Souta was very likely still in danger. He started running toward his prone body, dai-kyu still in hand.He ran into the house, took the best katana from the bandits' stash of loot and left his katana there. "I'll buy this from the group with my part of the reward, if they'll agree." He quickly grabbed six arrows to replace the ones he'd shot and dashed back outside.