BattleCON G13 - KingdomAces (Lixis) vs. Zorblag (Seth)

[Zorblag]

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

OK, looks like I win priority. I'll advance 1 and hit you for 4. You aren't stunned so you then hit me for 4 (which does stun me, though again, doesn't matter,) and you can pull me up to 2 spaces. I'll discard burst I think.

Sound right?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Are you sure you don't want to advance 2? It gets you out of the corner.

For about 5 seconds.

Yeah, that seems right. You can stay there. I'll get to my move later.

[Zorblag]

ooooLSo

Lixis 11/6
Vine Strike
Pruning Lance

Seth 13/6
Mimic's Drive, Burst
Wyrding Omen, Dodge

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 5 Attack Pair

Compelling Strike!

Spoiler: Opening Ante

Beyond Eyes Grasp

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 5

Venomous Shot

[KingdomAces]

Pass

[Zorblag]

Pass as well.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

OK, looks like I win priority. I'll pull you one, hit you for 4 (no stun) and then pull you one. You can advance one or not (I wonder which it'll be!) and then you'll hit me for 4 (no stun.) I'll discard Grasp.

I'm assuming we'll be looking at

ooooLSo

Lixis 7/7
Venomous Shot
Vine Strike

Seth 9/7
Compelling Strike, Grasp
Mimic's Drive, Burst

Let me know if you do want to advance 1 for your move though. Neither of us can pulse this beat.

This is playing out much differently than the first two games. I'm not sure who is more responsible for that.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Assuming that is right, here's my next move (remember that I have -2 priority this beat because you hit with Venomous when choosing your attack pair):

Spoiler: Beat 6 Attack Pair

How can this just be beat 6? Crazy game.
Wyrding Dodge!

Spoiler: Opening Ante

Beyond Eyes Lance

If you do choose to advance 1 I'll have to rethink everything.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

In the category of beats where Dodge is a much better option than Dash would have been...

I was actually considering advancing here, which was even part of the reason why I used Venomous, but Fool's makes doing that pointless since Fool's Dash is a free escape that I can't even try to clash with.

I'm going to have to think about this one a bit longer.

[Zorblag]

No hurry. It's an interesting game so far and I'm all for you making the choice you want to.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

I am thinking that maybe I'll play Cadenza next game though. I'm ready for a simpler character after Seth.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 6

If you don't Wyrding Dodge (Lance), then this turn is a true 50/50 between Pruning Lance and Grasp. So therefore, I'll take the third option, assuming you'll do the one move out of it. I don't care that I've never been right when I've tried to force a clash before, and that you're probably expecting it this time.
Rooted Dodge

[KingdomAces]

Pass

[Zorblag]

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

And you got the clash you wanted. Good work! Now I'm in dire straights. Let's see if this can save me (it can't of course):

Spoiler: Beat 6 Clash 1

Wyrding

Dodge

Omen

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Finally called one.

Spoiler: Beat 6 - Clash 1

Rooted

Dodge

Grasp

[KingdomAces]

Get in your corner.

[Zorblag]

Looks like you win priority there. Nice beat!

I think that you'll hit me for 3 and get to move me 1. I need to decide whether to pulse after that, but I need to see where you move me to first (and be a bit more sober,) so that'll have to wait.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

(AKA Push 1, if that wasn't obvious.) I think you also have to discard either Dodge or Shot.

[Zorblag]

OK, sorry about that delay.

I will discard Shot. Assuming that you don't pulse I will pulse and advance 2.

oooSLoo

Lixis 7/8
Rooted Grasp
Venomous Shot

Seth 6/2
Wyrding Omen, Shot
Compelling Strike, Grasp

And then I'll think about which of my options make the most sense.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 7 Attack Pair

Vanishing Dodge!

Spoiler: Reaction Ante

Beyond Eyes Burst

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Yeah, not pulsing.

Spoiler: Beat 7

Vine Lance
If you do anything Drive, then Pruning Strike kills you. I'm betting on the chance that you're not going to risk it. If you use Fool's or Vanishing Dodge, you avoid the attack, but I believe positioning favors me. Anything else and you get hit and stunned. Unless I'm missing something obvious, which isn't out of the question.

Spoiler: Ante

Priority +2

[KingdomAces]

Pass

Spoiler: Conditional action if you don't pass

Pass again. I'd at least try to pretend that if you Soak/Power, then I'd counter it though. If you follow this up with anything other than a pass, I don't know what it would be, so I'd want to see it.