BattleCON G21 - Accountant (Seth) vs. Zorblag (Mikhail)

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 5 Attack Pair

Force Special Grasp!

Spoiler: Opening Ante

Soak 1

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Spoiler: Beat 5 attack pair

Vanishing Shot!

Ante Scroll!

[Zorblag]

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Pass.

[Zorblag]

OK, I win priority, but it doesn't matter much beyond not being a clash. Do you want to retreat 1 at the start of beat? Whether you do or not I'll miss and then you'll hit me for 2. I regain a seal token at the end of the beat.

Also, because it's not fully clear from Mikhail's UA, the Force Special Action does still give me an extra force (and would let me use a finisher if it was used when I had as much force as I do life.) I had to look that up, but fortunately the game's creator had answered that particular question on BGG.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Yep, that seems good.

[Zorblag]

So retreat 1 or not?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Oh, shite, sorry. I'll retreat 1.

[Zorblag]

No worries, I buried the question mid ramble.

END OF BEAT 5

oMooooS

Seth 9/7
Discard 1: Vanishing Shot
Discard 2: Compelling Dodge
Finisher: Reading Fate

Mikhail - 17/4
Discard 1: Force Special Grasp
Discard 2: Hallowed Strike
Finisher: Magnus Malleus
Seal Tokens: 1

Sound right?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 6 Attack Pair

Immutable Scroll!

Spoiler: Opening Ante

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Spoiler: Beat 6 Attack Pair

Wyrding Grasp

Beyond Eyes Drive

[Zorblag]

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Pass.

[Zorblag]

OK, so the biggest thing that happens this beat is that you can pulse at the end of it if you want to.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

I choose not to pulse.

[Zorblag]

*nods* I didn't expect you to, but it's easy to forget the option.

END OF BEAT 6

oMooooS

Seth 9/7
Discard 1: Wyrding Grasp
Discard 2: Vanishing Shot
Finisher: Reading Fate

Mikhail - 17/4
Discard 1: Immutable Scroll
Discard 2: Force Special Grasp
Finisher: Magnus Malleus
Seal Tokens: 2

Sound right?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 7 Attack Pair

Apocalyptic Strike!

Spoiler: Reaction Ante

Seal Token

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Yeah.

Also, Zorblag, you should consider not using reaction antes. Since your reaction ante is almost always a Seal, it tells me you're planning on using one of your Styles before I pick my Attack Pair.

Spoiler: Beat 7 Attack Pair

Compelling Omen

Ante shot

[Zorblag]

I'd use a reaction ante to pass as well if I knew I was going to. I would have done that beat 6 if you had the first ante.

*shrugs* I guess I'm willing to give that information to you.

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

pass

[Zorblag]

And you win priority. You get to move me with Compelling before I act.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

I'll shove you away so you're just out of attack range.

[Zorblag]

You need to move me 1 with both the before and after activating (neither is optional,) so sadly that isn't an option.

Oh, and for what it's worth, I'd also be totally willing to put the following spoiler in:

Spoiler: Reaction Ante

Pass if you pass.

Or, more insidiously, if I thought you were using the reaction antes against me:

Spoiler: Reaction Ante

I need to see what you ante first, sorry.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Accountant]

Oh my lord, I've fucked myself over. Gah. I'll pull you two spaces towards me.

[Zorblag]

The first forum game is the learning game, right? I should hit you for 7 and that should be about it. You can again pulse if you like, but if you don't the game should look like this:

END OF BEAT 6

oooMooS

Seth 2/9
Discard 1: Compelling Omen
Discard 2: Wyrding Grasp
Finisher: Reading Fate

Mikhail - 17/5
Discard 1: Apocalyptic Strike
Discard 2: Immutable Scroll
Finisher: Magnus Malleus
Seal Tokens: 1

Sound right?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh