Post by james p on Jan 5, 2023 16:36:01 GMT
Anåbæl travels to Port Ffirst with Kelnè andyw (light DTA), talking along the way about the nascent temple for Tymora (which Kelnè is finally going to commence work on in Port Ffirst - with the help of some Kuo-Toa, and a lot of personal expense!). They also discuss the respective merits of being a Cleric vs being a Barbarian (and a few other things besides!).
Anåbæl agrees to spar with Kelnè in the ring to help them to build their strength up [narrative only]. Ana chooses to use her remaining light slot to demonstrate some Pit Fighting to her friend ...
Anåbæl Two-Stœp Mareridt/Nightmare vs. Billy Bagshot Drummond
Wishing to put on a good show for her new 'student', Kelnè, Anåbæl warms up carefully as she thinks through how best to demonstrate some of the moves that they had been working on together. She hopes that long walk from Daring Heights has invigorated her more than it has tired her out.
[+2 CON for inspiration]
Her Opponent: Billy Bagshot Drummond.
Monk Guild Artisan A drunk who can take hits as good as he can give them.
The Outcome: A Successful Victory, with plenty of (unusual) teaching points along the way
A successful demonstration for Kelnè, although not quite as she had originally planned ... Anåbæl really had to pull her punches quite significantly to allow a very surprised Billy to land a suitable sequence of blows on the lithe goliath - to act as demonstration for her training.
"... and this is how we can mitigate that same incoming damage.", she continues - as she pivots once again, absorbing another blow (to demonstrate her own take on unarmoured defensive rage) ... to the increasing surprise and frustration of her inebriated monk opponent.
"We can work on this together in a few months from now, if that still appeals - once you've made some more good progress on building those muscles."
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Ana happily goes to rejoin her cleric friend, 14 GP richer, although reflecting that she should perhaps have tried to demonstrate a bit more of her offensive capabilities in her tussle with Mister Drummond.