Tournament of Skill [Treasure Goblin] | Page 3

Prinny Launch Attempt

Eryl stepped up to the chalk line once more after giving the winner an appropriate, yet underwhelming applause. Her face was screwed in a grimace of irritation. She’d done poorly in her last attempt, and frankly, Eryl was pissed about that. She didn’t have to win, there were a lot of players here who had more skill and were better than her. All Eryl expected was to do her best. And apparently she hadn’t done that.


She looked over and saw @Destiny Divebird who had just finished her attempt. Eryl gave her a polite nod. She twisted her blade before her form a second time, the steel edge cutting though the air with a hiss. She was ready to go, not ready to go down without a fight. She bent at the knees, tensing and charging up for a heavy hit. The Penguin looked bouncy, Eryl bet if she hit it hard enough downward, it’d bounce off the ground and land somewhat near the zone. At least, she hoped so.


A flurry of wind emanated from her as Eryl launched at last. Her chainmail skirt caught wind on her flight as the redhead went high in the air. The crimson strands whipped around Eryl like a hurricane as she fell downward. She brought her blade in with a heavy contact, letting all of her weight, frustration, and momentum into the hit on the poor penguin.

Thrown die:

99

+ 5 [Slashing/Novice] + ​

 

Prinny Launch Attempt

‘It had to be a penguin…’​

Yukisa was the kind of person who enjoyed the feeling of triumph. Be it in video games or in real life, the feeling of victory made him content with himself, for once. Despite that, he did not participate in the first round of the Tournament of Skill, even though he was perfectly capable of doing so. And the reason for that?

He just couldn’t bring himself to hit a penguin.​

That might sound ridiculous, considering the penguin was a stuffed animal, however Prinny somehow managed to make Yukisa feel bad about trying to smack it.

Luckily, after watching the oversized toy get smacked about by a few of the other tournament goers and remaining fully intact, the silver-haired male managed to get a grip. One more smack wouldn’t cause harm, right?

And so he approached the stuffed animal, readying his loyal pointy stick for a well-placed hit. Utilizing it like a baseball bat, he wound himself up, moving his arms over his shoulder while holding the stick in both hands. Upon bringing the branch back down, he boosted it with aeromancy, adding a bit more force into his swing in order to really hit the mark.

Then, he shut his eyes, not ready quite yet to see himself fail.

Thrown die:

71

All natural ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_​

 

Prinny Launch Attempt

Well, she had done a pretty good job controlling her strength, seeing how close the penguin ended up to the bullseye. She was pretty sure that she was the second closest to it, someone else having managed to pull off the impressive feat of striking the bullseye dead centre. Credit where credit is due, Mizuki had to admit that she couldn't have replicated that. Even if it was just a stuffed penguin its weight and shape were too unusual for her to be able to know just exactly how to hit it, especially since she didn't usually use her Martial Arts mastery for launching things. Sure, if she got a good hit she could send an enemy backwards, but that was more brute force then precise aiming.

That said there was another chance, and Mizuki was certainly going to give it at least one more try. She had done well the previous round so as long as she kept her focus this round should also go pretty well. She also doubted that someone would once more manage to hit the bullseye (it was impressive that person had managed it once, but replicating a shot like that was easier said than done) so as long as she didn't do any worse than her previous attempt her chances of winning were pretty good.

Once again taking her low stance Mizuki narrowed her eyes, trying to gauge how much power to use this time. She'd overshot just a tad the last time, but she might also just have aimed too far upwards with her punch. If she had aimed a bit lower the penguin could have ended up right in the bullseye, so lowering the strength of her punch might not be the right solution here.

Nodding to reaffirm it Mizuki decided to go with her guts, raising her fist a bit higher so she could try to punch the penguin straight into the bullseye. She'd still have to hold back so she didn't make it roll beyond the bullseye, but she was pretty sure she had the right idea... She didn't give herself any more time to hesitate, once more striking fast to have the stuffed animal become airborne.

Thrown die:

1

+ 35 [Mastered Martial Arts] + 25 [Rare Fist Weapon]​

 

Special Event Incomming

 

Special Event: Prinny Fire

The crowd watched in anticipation as @Ueno Mizuki stepped forward to the ticking stuffed animal preparing to launch it with an expertly aimed punch. However, little did she know a lollipop that had been dropped during @Alphabet Chocolate acrobatic shenanigans had hidden in the sands waiting for such an opportunity to cause havoc, and as Uneo moved forward to deliver her fateful strike, she slipped on the tasty treat falling face first into the soft penguin.

At first, nothing happened but the uproarious laughter from the audience, however, it was soon followed by a loud clanking sound erupting from the overstuff penguin as it began to vibrate.

"What's that? Is Prinny not feeling well? Everyone step back and give that penguin some space!"

Before anyone could move, the Penguin suddenly lurched upwards, propelled by a series of alternating red and blue fireworks that trailed the overstuffed penguin as it flew to the ceiling of the tent, slamming into the top of the canopy before exploding in a dazzling pyrotechnic display of purple colors. The crowd, stunned, stood still for a second before exploding in a loud cheer, as the penguin quickly descended back downwards slamming into the sand of the ring with a small thud.

All seemed well as Prinny miraculously looked to have only acquired a few burns from its journey, but Lacey for once wore an annoyed frown as she glared at the penguin. With a huff, she stomped over to the stuffed animal, giving it one swift kick. Another loud clacking sound was then heard before the Penguin suddenly erupted in flames

"Oh no!"

Lacey said casually walking away from the flames.

"With Prinny on fire, how can we continue! Is there anyone out there that can help~"

Fire Health
❰ 1500 / 1500 HP ❱

Special Event Rules

• Anyone can post during the special event​
• This includes people who have made a launch attempt this round​
• You can post twice per character (not OOC account)​
• Below is the list of actions you can perform. Carefully read what each one does.​
• Once you have decided on an action, go to the roll thread and roll what the action is telling you to roll.​
• In order to roll, you can just copy the template in the roll thread and post that. It will give you a number that you can apply modifiers too.​
• Next, you have to fill in a template, which I will talk about below.​
• If the fire is not put out in 24 hours, it will consume Prinny ending this round.​
• 100 Minimum, 500 words Max​
• You cannot post a launch attempt while Prinny is on fire​

Put out Fire :

1. You attempt to put out the fire using your highest mastery as a modifier.
2. Roll a d100
3. Modifier: add 5 per mastery tier excluding beginner (mastered get +10)
4. Modifier: also add 5 per mastery tier per weapon tier
5. If using Hydromancy, multiply total score by 2.

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Hug Prinny :

1. You attempt to put out the fire by snuffing it out with a big hug
2. Roll 2d100
3. Use no modifiers

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Hidden: Put Out Fire Template

Put out Fire:

Code:

[CENTER][d]Put Out Fire[/d]

Post Here

Link Roll Here
[score]Your roll + Modifier = Total[/score]
Fire's Health: 000/1500 HP[/CENTER]

Hidden: Hug Prinny Template

Hug Prinny:

Code:

[CENTER][d]Hug Prinny[/d]

Post Here

Link Roll Here
[score]Your roll total[/score]
Fire's Health: 000/1500 HP[/CENTER]

Roll Thread

 

Hug Prinny​

Well, she had missed, and she had cursed... and now everything was on fire.
Blinking, the rogue/healer looked about at the chaos as some little arsonist caused a conflagration to break out. Where had she been during the riddles? Whatever.

People began to run about looking for ways to put out the flames, but... Well, she'd always been told she had the personality and charm of a wet blanket. Bearing that in mind, and knowing that snuffing the air from a fire could help to put it out, the white mage threw herself onto the burning bird and initiated a dogpile, using her white magic to heal herself faster than the fire could burn her. She yawned and waited, hoping that that kid she'd been trying to freak out saw her immolating herself. Nothing made a carnival a carnival quite like mentally scarring people!

Roll
22 + 82
Fire's Health: 1396/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny
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"Damn..!" How did all of this even happen? The fire began before he could even understand what was going on. He needed to put that thing in check, but how..? He held no magics of the material world that could snuff a flame out. On the contrary, all he could do with his nature magic at his level of skill was add fuel to the fire. He was absolutely not going to put Headwind in danger in danger for something like this, either. Then...
"...I'll just do it myself!" He could heal his own burns later, anyway. Haru uses himself to snuff our fire by hugging onto the big penguin. He gives a grin to Temperance, who seems to be doing the same.​

Link Roll Here
165
Fire's Health: 1231/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny

Alpha's eyes widened as the penguin burst in flames. Was this the mythical spontaneous combustion she had heard about in her Book of Cryptids? Was this a sign from the deities above that penguins were not to be trusted under any circumstances?! Did the Prinny commit a grievous crime against natural law?! Alpha began to fret, breathing heavily as she eyed the spectacle, a feeling of panic beginning to overwhelm her...until she spotted it.

A lollipop buried in the dirt below that made Alpha's tongue salivate, her stomach hunger, and her eyes gleam. "I got it!" she exclaimed, letting her fist hit her open palm. Without a second of hesitation, she launched herself to the lollipop and, grabbing the tasty treat, jumped straight towards the burning Prinny. "Cannonball!"

Her limbs were stretched out like a hopping spider and, as Temperance and Haru were already hugging the life out of the Prinny, Alpha stuck herself to its back like a sticky hand. Quickly, she opened the bird's beak, ignoring the flames around her, and stuck the lollipop through its throat. "Eat, penguin! Eat and consume this yummy, fruity goodness!" she cackled. "Eat as much as your inanimate self can and, with your newfound strength, GROW! BECOME A GOLIATH! PUT OUT THESE FLAMES WITH YOUR POWER OF WILL!"

(Roll) Tournament of Skill [Treasure Goblin]
141
Fire's Health: 1090/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny
​

Alkaid was in the midst of distraction when everything started to go wrong. Egging on a customer to give a love forecast a try and all the while noting a couple familiar faces in the crowd. Meanwhile, she'd received that ominous feeling that something was about to go wrong, but she mostly ignored it.

Spider senses tingling! Bad omen star, just overhead! But money!

Oh wait. The Prinny!

She abandoned her post at that moment's notice, but the flames had already started. Instead of Illusion Magic or Incognito, she was instead wishing for Hydromancy at that particular moment, up until she noticed people hugging the Prinny, at which point she decided to say screw usinig magic. Like hell she was going to pass up a chance to rely upon the all-cure: hugs!

Alkaid quickly joined the building dogpile / group hug with Temperance and Haru, an impish grin taking place on her features as she recalled the latter's heal for Savannah, "Nothing like a loving touch to raise Prinny's spirits, eh?" The fireworks burned near her. "Ow! Well, okay, maybe I deserved that."

​

Roll
83
Fire's Health: 1007/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny​

Apparently everyone was wanting to hug the prinny's hurt away, or perhaps the goal was to choke out the fire to death? Either way it was ridiculous, and as more people piled into the burning mob, Temperance tried to squeeze all the harder. True, it would have been smarter to actually magic the fire away... But this was a festival, and that would cheat the spirit of the occasion.

Roll
60+32
Fire's Health: 915/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny
​

"Aha ha ha ha..." Holy hell, it was so hot. Haru knew this was the right thing to do as they didn't have water, but this was still so painful. At least he was having fun. Kind of. Feeling dazed, he looks around at the spectators, who all look mildly horrified or have vacated the place. He wonders why some of them left. Perhaps they were frightened, or maybe even went to go get help..? Help sounded like a good prospect right now. He kept inhaling smoke, and could feel his grip weakening from the sweat on his hands. This thing better get put out soon..!

Link Roll Here
25
Fire's Health: 890/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny
​

As the double-eyed woof person stepped up to the plate, Celly was practically hopping up and down. So many people. Such a line. She wanted to try again noooooow! Her impatience took a brief break - however - as the woof person tripped straight into the penguin. Joining the crowd in letting out a little chuckle, it was quickly interrupted by the dazzling and - more importantly - unexpected display of pyrotechnics.

"Ooooooo~"

Celestine gazed up at it all in disbelief. What was that thing filled with anyway? Gunpowder? And she'd smacked the thing WHILE HUGGING IT!? It was concerning, but as an immortal player character, what was the worst that could happen? Probably just a long and agonizing session of bleeding out vital organs.

...

Whatever! She'd follow her heart to where it led her, and right now it was screaming: HUG THE ADORABLE GIANT FLAMING PENGUIN! Breaking into a mad dash, Celestine lept forward and attached herself to the giant penguin, squeezing tight as if her love for cute things alone could extinguish the flames.

"Priiinnnnyyyyy~! Do a feeling of the love and you should be able to do the pulling through! Do not you do a death on me, Prinny!" Cel rubbed her cheek affectionately over the strange penguin.​

Roll
71+27 = 98
Fire's Health: 792/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny

Eryl saw the poor penguin burst into flames like some sort of magical fireplace. She saw a ton of people hop on it like some sort of heroic pile of blades, magic, armor, and love.


The real question was not what to do but if she believed in the power of love. And Eryl most certainly did believe in its power. Charging headlong, the redhead threw herself on the smoldering birdie. The flames burned and hurt, but they Weren’t physical flames. They were the flames of love.


“Take this you big freakin baby,” she shouted at the stuffed penguin. “Take it and love it, damnit! Get better ya damn flightless bird!”

Roll
79
Fire's Health: 713/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny​

“Why for christ's sake are y’all hugging it?” Destiny demanded, backing the hell away from the flaming, firework-spewing plush toy. How was that everyone’s first impulse? Was she seriously the only person here with any sense of self-preservation? Maybe they have their pain setting turned down. Mm. That’d do it. She supposed if she couldn’t actually feel a live burn, her body’d be as good as anything else for beating out a stray fire. What the hell, why not.

Swiping up on her palm menu, Destiny adjusted her settings and squared her shoulders before making a run at the penguin. She started out with enough speed, but the closer she got, the less inclined she felt to actually throw herself on a burning pyre of bird-shaped stuffing. By the time she reached Prinny (and the many other people already attempting to snuff out the flames with their physical affection) Destiny just slowed, looked the dogpile up and down, and threw herself on top of it. “This workin’?” she asked, propping up her head by digging her elbow into somebody else’s back. That fire just wouldn't quit. What had the toyshop made the damn plushie out of, matchsticks?​

Roll
145
Fire's Health: 568/1500 HP​

 

Hug Prinny​

Getting to see Temperance again was a pleasant surprise, in quite the literal sense, once Freja got past nearly choking on the candy that was popped into her mouth. “I did see! Nice shot. As for that game of Luxor—” God, did she really just say that? “—Nah, sorry. I prefer marks that fight back, y’know? But tell you what: we’ll go find the ritziest bar we can and raise some hell when we find the time! We can get our share of lobbing these things at the lords and ladies and a good amount of liquor that way. Sound good?”

Turns went and gone. Freja started to notice something strange, keeping her from joining in. Either termites were burrowing into her skull or something was ticking.

And then, the Prinny burst into flame. “Good Lord!! How did that happen?!” There were several other questions to be raised too, but for now, priority one was getting that fire out.

A sane person would have looked for a bucket of water or used hydromancy to douse the flames. Instead, Freja had a mind to smother them, much the same as the other players of the game had in mind: with their bosom. Hers being especially ample (in her humble opinion!), Freja decided it would be an easy task, ending the flames before they got out of hand.

In her case, it just ended up with first degree burns in a very sensitive area and a patch of smouldered cloth in a rather embarrassing place. Freja held on tight to the Prinny for all over six seconds before giving in, hopping away, whooping, and rolling on the ground to kill the fire that had set on her clothes, with minimal impact on the bird’s own immolation.

Roll
44
Fire's Health: 524/1500 HP​