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Ladies, Gentlemen, cosmic anomalies, star vampires, embodied metaphors for natural phenomena, sentient shades of red, and otherwise, it's time for the bout of the eon! Tune your stations to Channel i and point your antennas at a right angle to your local plane of reality, 'cuz this one's coming from the heart of the metacosmos. In the red corner, he's been around the world, and all the other worlds, and all the possible iterations of those worlds, and boy are his arms tired! It's Poison Mushroom as Zaamassal Kett! And in the blue corner, repping the home turf advantage, because he IS the home turf! It's Shadow255 as Iaxus the Shattered!   Who will be the new continuity editor of reality (until the inevitable reboot with leather jackets and 90s hair)? HEAVEN OR HELL? LET'S ROCK!
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 The timelines are shifting, and reality is being rewritten! This bout will occur under special provisional rules, in anticipation of Trials of Indines! a) The Dash base will be replaced with the new Dodge base! quote:N/A N/A 3 b) We will be using a modified version of the Fate Force Gauge, to account for known changes pending for Trials. quote:Each player begins the duel with two Force. During the Recycle Step, each player gains an additional Force (or 2 Force if at or below 7 life), to a maximum of 10. Note that you can no longer Overcharge for Soak 2, and you cannot use the "Pulse" mechanic.
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Oct 21, 2016 22:13
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Zaamassal 20 | ** Discard 1: Sinuous Dodge Discard 2: Malicious Shot Finisher: Open the Gate Iaxus 20 | ** Discard 1: Force Special Dodge Discard 2: Diffuse Shot Finisher : Zone Eater   ANTE --The Sealing Plane grows! Each player loses one life. --Iaxus overcharges for +1 Power --Zaamassal overcharges for +2 Priority Zaamassal    Iaxus    REVEAL Zaamassal has priority 9. Iaxus has Priority 1. Zaamassal is the active player! START OF BEAT --Iaxus retreats 1 space  ACTIVE PLAYER BEFORE ACTIVATING --Zaamassal cannot advance! ATTACK --Urgent Grasp has a range of 1-2. At range 3, it misses! AFTER ACTIVATING --Zaamassal may assume the Paradigm of Haste. It doesn't matter. REACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Seismic Burst has a range of 2-4. At range 3, it hits! --Iaxus deals 5 damage. Zamassal is stunned and loses all Paradigms! RECYCLE --Both fighters gain 1 force. gutterdaughter fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Oct 21, 2016 22:23
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Plane image is broken.
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Oct 22, 2016 08:55
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Sorry, I was in the middle of planeswalking
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Oct 22, 2016 20:20
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Pairs are in! At the start of the ante phase, the plane grows! Each player loses one life. Coinflip says Poison Mushroom has first ante. Per PM's instructions, Zaam passes. Shadow, will you ante?
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Oct 22, 2016 21:57
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Sure, I ante 2 Force for da good power
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Oct 22, 2016 22:17
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I think I've got this, but just in case,I'll ante for +2 Prio.
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Oct 22, 2016 22:31
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Why isn't Shadow anteing back or passing, wonders the moderator, missing the obvious. Update coming gutterdaughter fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Oct 24, 2016 03:48
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Iaxus, how far do you retreat?
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Oct 24, 2016 18:22
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How did I miss that you have a style that prevents advancing? 
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Oct 24, 2016 18:27
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I'll retreat just one.
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Oct 24, 2016 19:23
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BEAT 2 Zaamassal 14 | * Discard 1: Urgent Grasp Discard 2: Sinuous Dodge Finisher: Open the Gate Iaxus 19 | * Discard 1: Seismic Burst Discard 2: Force Special Dodge Finisher : Zone Eater  ANTE --The Sealing Plane grows! Each player loses one life. --Neither player can ante anything. ZAAMASSAL  IAXUS  REVEAL Zaamassal has priority 1. Iaxus has priority 4. Iaxus is the active player! START OF BEAT --Zaamassal retreats 1 space.  ACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Minimized Grasp has a range of 2-3. At range 4, it misses! REACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Sturdy Burst has a range of 2-3. At range 4, it misses AFTER ACTIVATING --Zaamassal assumes the Paradigm of Resilience. RECYLE --Each player gains 1 force. gutterdaughter fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Oct 24, 2016 20:36
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This feels...familiar. Zaamassal, will you retreat, and how far?
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Oct 25, 2016 06:51
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Back one will do.
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Oct 25, 2016 08:08
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BEAT 3 Zaamassal 13 | ** Discard 1: Sturdy Burst Discard 2: Urgent Grasp Finisher: Open the Gate  Iaxus 18 | ** Discard 1: Minimized Grasp Discard 2: Seismic Burst Finisher : Zone Eater  ANTE --The Sealing Plane grows! Each player loses 1 life. ZAAMASSAL   IAXUS   REVEAL Zaamassal has priority 1. Iaxus has priority 4. Iaxus is the active player! START OF BEAT --Zaamassal gains Soak 2. ACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Diffuse has a range of 1-2 from the left edge of the arena. It hits! --Iaxus pulls Zaamassal 2 spaces. (There's not enough room to push!) --Iaxus deals 4 damage. Zaamassal soaks 2 and takes 2. His stun guard holds!  REACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Malicious Shot has range 1-4. At range 2, it hits! --Zaamassal deals 4 damage. Iaxus's stun guard holds. --The Sealing Plane grows! Each player loses 1 life, AFTER ACTIVATING --Zaamassal loses all Soak. --Zaamassal assumes the Paradigm of Pain RECYCLE --Each player gains 1 force. gutterdaughter fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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Oct 25, 2016 18:40
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Did Iaxus' discards not cycle?
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Oct 25, 2016 19:02
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Poison Mushroom posted:Did Iaxus' discards not cycle? Correct, due to an oft overlooked but very crucial rule called "The Moderator is half awake."  Fixed.
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Oct 25, 2016 19:12
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No worries. (And thanks for modding, GO, it's been too long since I played!) My sent in move is based on the actual discards, btw, so no need to clarify there.
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Oct 25, 2016 19:31
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Man, is this match as hard for you as it is for me?
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Oct 25, 2016 21:33
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A little bit! Iaxus is a very complex character, and trying to read what you'll do next and respond to it (which is my normal style) is pretty drat hard. There's very few situations where I get a good catch-all solution, both because of Iaxus and because that's not really how Zaa works. So I have to exhaustively consider options. It's a very brain-burny game, and in a tournament, I'd probably block Iaxus just to avoid that, even if I thought I could win (which I'm very much not sure I can). See: Me entirely forgetting you have Seismic.
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Oct 25, 2016 23:08
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Pairs are in! Each player loses 1 life to Sealing. Iaxus, you have first ante or pass.
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Oct 26, 2016 01:36
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Pass
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Oct 26, 2016 02:13
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Also pass
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Oct 26, 2016 02:15
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Zaam, do you want to assume the Paradigm of Pain?
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Oct 26, 2016 19:29
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P A I N
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Oct 26, 2016 19:49
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BEAT 4 Zaamassal 9 | *** Discard 1: Malicious Shot Discard 2: Sturdy Burst Finisher: Open the Gate  Iaxus 12 | *** Discard 1: Diffuse Strike Discard 2: Minimized Grasp Finisher : Zone Eater  ANTE --The Sealing Plane collapses! Iaxus gains Soak 2 for the beat and warps us to the Tidal Plane. --Iaxus overcharges for +1 power --Zaamassal overcharges for +2 priority!  ZAAMASSAL   IAXUS    REVEAL Zaamassal has priority 6. Iaxus has priority 3. Zaamassal is the active player ACTIVE PLAYER ATTACK --Sinuous Paradigm Shift has a range of 2-3. At range 2, it hits! --Zaamassal deals 3 damage, but Iaxus soaks all 3! --Paradigm of Pain is sad. AFTER ACTIVATING --Zaamassal may assume the Paradigm of his choice. I'm sure it's a good choice, and he's happy to have made it. --He'll also assume the Paradigm of Fluidity, because he's a good boy and deserves to be happy. REACTIVE PLAYER BEFORE ACTIVATING --The Tidal Plane grows! Iaxus pulls Zaamassal 1 space.  ATTACK --Exemplary Plane Step has a range of 1 and a range of 4-5. At range 1, it hits! --Iaxus deals 5 damage. Zaamassal is stunned and loses his paradigms! AFTER ACTIVATING --Iaxus teleports to range 4.  END OF BEAT --Zaamassal moves to any space. gutterdaughter fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Oct 26, 2016 19:53
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Pairs are in! The Sealing Plane collapses! Iaxus has Soak 2 this beat, and shifts us to the Tidal Plane! Ante starts with Iaxus.
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Oct 27, 2016 02:15
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...sure, I'm a gamblin' man. +1 Power
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Oct 27, 2016 03:41
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All or nothing!  +2 Priority
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Oct 27, 2016 03:54
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Flip that Urgent Strike, leggo
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Oct 27, 2016 04:04
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Sinuous Paradigm Shift, actually. Your read might still have you come out on top, though.
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Oct 27, 2016 04:07
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That might be better for me, if I'm reading right. I'm on Exemplary Plane Step. Entire universes are collapsing to the rhythm of our fists!
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Oct 27, 2016 04:09
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I think it works better for me if I won prio. 1 & 4~5 is an interesting range.
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Oct 27, 2016 04:14
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I think you probably have this game, honestly. It feels really hard to evade Iaxus without prediction, which means I have to rely on my rusty skill of guessing exactly what you're going to do. And you seem to be much better at that than me! 
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Oct 27, 2016 04:23
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Okay. Lotta choices for this one. Iaxus: Where do you move Zaam? Iaxus: Where do you move to after the attack? Zaam: Where do you want to move EoB. Also, Zaam gets his choice of Paradigm, but Iaxus will probably knock you right out of it, so.
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Oct 27, 2016 04:30
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Okay, yeah, after a misplay like that, I deserve this loss.
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Oct 27, 2016 04:37
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I have never won with Zaam.
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Oct 27, 2016 04:38
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Oh. 
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Move Zaam to Range 1, such that the attack lands. Move Iaxus to Range 4. Zaam seems really powerful. I was talking to my friend (pantherbrujah), and he said Zaam was a top flight character, but he's also known for talking out of his depth. I have a few more thoughts I'll share in the general thread after the match is done.
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