>>24874032
C) No sense in wandering the market like a poor man. Time to go visit our mother

>>24874032
C) Agreed, lets go see mother.

>>24874032
C

>>24874032
>C
We need to see Mother.

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D

Yup C, we got enough gear for now.

>>24874032
>C.

>>24874067
C. Leave the market.

You look at your dwindling pool of funds and decide it's time to head out.

You exit the market and catch a shuttle.

Where would you like to head next?

A. Go see your mentor
B. Go see your mother
C. Go see the Archivist

>>24874188
B. Go see your mother

>>24874188
b

>>24874188
B Also how late in the day is it?

>>24874188
>A. Go see your mentor
We need to A.) Help him train young ones and B.) Ask if there is anyone he recommends we get in contact with for our team.

>>24874188
If we have a chance afterwards we should head back to the archivist for her appraisal of the na'vi

>>24874209
It's late afternoon.

>>24874213
While our mentor is likely to know a few hunters - as one of the most powerful females of the clan and life-mate of apparently one of the former best warriors of the clan our mother the EXECUTRIX is also likely to know a few hunters too

>>24874188
B
We should really see mom.

>>24874208
You make your way to your mother's workplace.

She greets you warmly. You offer her the chestburster trophy as a gift. She accepts.

"Have you had a chance to examine your ship? I trust it was all to specification?"

You answer:

A. "Yes, it is in excellent condition."
B. "It was satisfactory."
C. "It is adequate, but I felt it could have used more improvements."

>>24874341
A. "Yes, it is in excellent condition."

>>24874341
A

>>24874341
A
Main cannons that can destroy mountains.

>>24874341
>A. "Yes, it is in excellent condition."

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another glorious day of predator quest.

soon...

>>24874341
A) I did spend a small bit improving it further though

>>24874413
Awesome.

>>24874413
You are the best drawfag greyscalefag.

>>24874413

fis roars with anger.
fis and his buddies sprouts wings.
fis.
no fis.
fis pls.
no.
fis.

>>24874349
>>A.

"Yes, it is in excellent condition," you reply.

"Glad to hear it."

You spend some time making small-talk with your mother, and manage to pick up a few bits here and there regarding clan administration and politics.

Soon, you begin talking about your mission, and what the Matriarch has planned for you. She is somewhat concerned at first, but you ally her fears and assure her that you're up to the task.

You decide to spend some time in seeking her advice.

Do you want to spend the time discussing:

A. Her advice on putting together a team of hunters, as per the Matriarch's request.
B. Her advice on working with other clans.
C. Her advice on Yautja females.

>>24874431
disclaimer: Im not the same drawfag as ops pic, that man is on a whole other level above me

>>24874453
>Then we just perform our best combat trick - fly the thing into space and shoot it at the sun

>>24874413
That... is awesome.

>>24874473
A. Her advice on putting together a team of hunters, as per the Matriarch's request.

>>24874473
A

>>24874473

I missed last session, what did we discuss with the Matriarch after our incident with the synthetic head?

>>24874473
A

>>24874488
You both draw in greyscale, you both draw awesome things.

>>24874498
Feels like A and B are most important with C being somewhat a comedy option. We do need to know who the best hunters that we can make use of though.

>>24874413
Damn that's nice.

>>24874473
>A. Her advice on putting together a team of hunters, as per the Matriarch's request.
>C. Her advice on Yautja females.

>>24874473
B
Need to know how to work with people outside our own clan.

>>24874488
Don't sell yourself short, hombre. You are pretty damn skilled.

>>24874473
C. "Moms, how is we supposed to get a fly girl if dey be breaking all our shit e'rry time we get nasty?"

>>24874473
>A. Her advice on putting together a team of hunters, as per the Matriarch's request.
>C. Her advice on Yautja females.

>>24874498
>>24874510
>A

You ask for her advice on putting together a team of hunters, as per the Matriarch's request.

She thinks about it for a moment, then says, "This is a delicate situation. Remember that these will be hunters and warriors who you must depend on to watch your back. I would recommend you choose hunters from our own clan, but that may not be in line with the Matriarch's diplomatic goals in this venture.

"Regardless, choose at least one hunter from our own clan. Make sure it's someone dependable and loyal to you - someone capable of watching your back in more ways than just in combat. As for the others... DON'T choose anyone from the Night-Prowlers. They're likely still sore, and while I'm certain their hunters will abide by codes of honor, you don't need that problem."

She pauses, taps at her computer, and adds, "If you'd like, I can approach a few of the elders within the clan on your behalf and send you a few promising candidates from their student rosters."

Do you:

A. Take her up on the offer
B. Politely refuse - you'll seek them out yourself.

>>24874659
B. Politely refuse - you'll seek them out yourself.

I think this is a job better done in person rather than hiding behind our mothers skirt.

>>24874659

I-I feel so in the dark. We did we discuss with the Matriarch last time? What's the plan?

>>24874659
B. We need to make sure the hunters amount to our standards. We don't need no square pegs in round holes.

>>24874682
Technically it's within her duties as the executrix, there'd be 0 shame from it as this is a mission/hunt sanctioned by multiple clans.

>>24874691
We gonna go kill some punk as Weyland bitches, nuke their shit, and get a couple of trophies.

>>24874700
Fair enough. Well I'm not sure now. Im going to keep my vote for the time being I suppose.

>>24874691
We are going with two other hunters on a decapitation strike on the WY facilities on Pandora.

>>24874659
>A. Take her up on the offer

>>24874659
A It's probably within her duties although if we go for B can we at least ask her for advice on how to approach the elders?

>>24874659
C) Ask her for advice on which elders to approach.

>>24874659
A, it's not what you know, but who you know.

>>24874739
>>24874744
Seems like A is ahead.

You take her up on her offer. Your mother clicks thoughtfully. "Very good. Look out for a message from me. In the mean time, you should speak to your mentor. He may have a few recommendations of his own."

You thank her, and bid her farewell.

The day grows late. You should head home soon.

Do you:

A. Visit your mentor
B. Visit the archivist
C. Head home

>>24874804
A.

>>24874804
>A. Visit your mentor

>>24874804
Hmmm. Booty call or... mentor call?

A.

>>24874804
A

>>24874804
A

>>24874804

C.

Gotta get some shuteye.

>>24874804
A. Visit your mentor

afterwards we can go home.

>>24874841
It's a 6 day trip to fey'linn - we can sleep then. As for now talking to our mentor is pertinent, as is finding out what the archivist learned from na'vi head.

>>24874804
A)

>>24874814
>A

You make your way to the training grounds. You enter to dojo to find your mentor instructing a young male in disc combat.

He spots and greets you. "Ah, Three-Claw. Good. Have you come to help me train my students, or for other matters?"

You answer:

A. I am here to give you a hand with the training.
B. I was hoping to receive training, myself.
C. I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building.

>>24874895
C, that'll be the most important.

>>24874895
A

>>24874895
C.

But if the youngun's want to see how disc combat is done, show them the throw that straight decapitated a praetorian

>>24874895
A

>>24874895
A We can get advice after we help out.

>>24874895
A now, C later. We gots to help a brother out.

>>24874032

Why didn't you just check foolz?

http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/24857088

Do you not know about Foolz?

>>24874895
C. I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building.
A. I am here to give you a hand with the training.

Bothg if possible.

>>24874895
>A. I am here to give you a hand with the training.

We should ask our mentor/mother if they've heard of the hunter we met yesterday. He seems like a pretty cool bro, and might be good for our crack team of asskickers.

>>24875005
Because we fa/tg/uys got to stick to our own people. We don't need none of dem "other folk".

>>24875036

Quit making excuses for being retarded / and / or ignorant.

>>24874895
>A. I am here to give you a hand with the training.
"Hello youngbloods, I am Three-Claw. I will now demonstrate how to pleasure a woman."
And then we roll film from our crit success.

>>24875064
See students, this is the proper shape to curl up into when being thrown out a window.
If you missed it, don't worry, it'll come up again.

>>24874936
>>24874908
>>A.

"I am here to give you a hand with the training," you tell your mentor.

"Ah, good." He points to the young student beside him. "Three-Claw, meet Sharp-Strike." I'm convinced he is half blind. Today is disc day, and he is the only one of his class still here because he cannot seem to throw straight."

He taps the young hunter in the chest and points to a holo target in the distance, behind two plates with a thin slit in the middle. "Try it again."

You watch as Sharp-Strike readies the disc and clumsily throw it forwards. The disc wobbles as it leaves his flight and bounces off the metal plates with a sharp clang.

Do you:

A. Show him how it's done by example. (DC: Easy)
B. Critique his technique and explain to him gently on how it's done.
C. Scold him.

Rolled 17

>>24875131
ROLLAN

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>>24875050
People like you make me sad. It must be terrible to have no sense of humor.

Rolled 9

>>24875131
A

>>24875131
A.

We can do B after demonstrating.

Rolled 18

>>24875131
A

A good leader shows, he doesn't tell.

Rolled 9

>>24875139

That's for A right?

>>24875131

A!

>>24875139
Damn. You've been raking in a lot of good rolls, MM.

Rolled 29

>>24875131
A and then B

Rolled 7

>>24875131
A

Rolled 12

>>24875163
Woops, 1d20 incoming.

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>>24875140
SShh don't talk to him, he is clearly an outsider.

Rolled 20

>>24875131

A AND B!

>>24875163
>Whisper whisper : we roll d20's in this quest, not d100's.

Rolled 1

>>24875131
>A. Show him how it's done by example. (DC: Easy)
>inb4 nat 1
>inb4 stab self.

Rolled 19

>>24875163
That's, what, a supercrit? A 3?

Rolled 12

>>24875157
Yep
>>24875159
Yeah, it's not too long till I botch something really important, like dodging fis.

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>>24875169


Whelp, we've just created a legendary disc thrower.

>>24875174
Yeah I forgot.

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>>24875169
>>24875175
Welp!

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>>24875175

>>24875189
>>24875183
They're not in the first three.

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>>24875175
HOOOW DID YOU KNOOOW.

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>>24875175
you know what to do

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>>24875189
>>24875196
>>24875208
>>24875209
>>24875183

C-Can I have a funny face too guys?

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>>24875228
No.
Fuck you.

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>>24875228
No

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>>24875228
No

>>24875152
>>24875152
>>24875143
>>A. Show him how it's done by example. (Pass)

You take a second practice disc from the weapons rack and flex your arm. You bend your elbow and flick your wrist in one smooth motion. The disc sails forward with blinding speed, passes through the metal slit, strikes the holo-target, and returns smoothly to your hand.

Sharp-Strike looks at you with awe. "How did you do that?"

You take some time to guide him through it and explain in detail the full process. After a few practice throws, he finally manages to nail the holo-target. You still notice quite a bit of wobbling in flight, and you tell him that to keep practicing.

Your mentor claps your shoulder and leads you to his ready room, while the student continues his practice.

"Not a bad lad, that one. Good endurance, fast runner, good climber... but half blind sometimes. Now, what's next?"

Do you say:

A. I was hoping to receive training, myself.
B. I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building.

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>>24875228

>>24875265
B.

>>24875265
>B. I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building.

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>>24875244
>>24875257
>>24875259
>>24875273

Fuck all of you, I am a skeleton.

>>24875265
B

>>24875265
B. We must become better leaders through beating the crap out of newbies.

>>24875265
B

>>24875265
B. I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building.

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>>24875286

So am I, you punk bitch-ass nigga.

>>24875265
B

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>>24875286
2spooky4me

>>24875265
B

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>>24875307
>>24875307

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>>24875355
>>24875307

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>>24875286
YOU MAY NOT HAVE A HEART, OR A BRAIN. BUT YOU TOO CAN KNOW LOVE - CHAAAAAARM

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>>24875355

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>>24875372
>>24875382
You are right guys. We are forgetting the real enemy, The Fis.

>>24875317
>B

"I was hoping for your wisdom in leadership and team building," You tell him.

He clicks in acknowledgement, and speaks to you about his experiences as a hunting team leader. You listen carefully. He concludes by saying, "Well, it all comes down to trust. You need to build trust. Generally, there are two ways to go about this. You can either form a mentor-apprentice relationship with your teammates, and lead by virtue of seniority, or you can choose to lead by personality and charisma. Seek the best of both. Take one of my students with you, we'll consider it to be a blooding, and a more senior hunter from another clan, that would be my advice."

Do you:

A. Thank him for the lesson and leave.
B. Ask him to recommend one of his students.

>>24875405
B, let's see how our mentors new students fare.
And to everyone else, holy shit, stay on topic.

>>24875405
B, he's never led us wrong before. And maybe we can get the dude from the last thread that got us the deals on the ship upgrades and our third.

>>24875405
B. Ask him to recommend one of his students.

I'm thinking one of his students and the bro from early if he isnt taking his own ship.

>>24875405
B.

also, heres the foolz archive of the last thread
http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/24857088

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>>24875399
Okay, let us end this blood feud.

Numfar! Do the Dance of Joy.

>>24875405
>B. Ask him to recommend one of his students.

>>24875405
other
ask if there is anyone he would recommend and not just students.

>>24875405
B
We should totally get Sharp-strike and that other clan dude

>>24875405
B) Does sharp-strike the half-blind carry his weight?

>>24875405
B

>>24875405
B

I mean, we were one of his students, and our first mission was wildly successful.

So clearly he's good at his job.

>>24875440
>>24875438
>>B. Ask him to recommend one of his students.

You thank your mentor and ask him to recommend one of his students.

Your mentor thinks for a moment, and says,

"Well, there's Sharp-Strike, the lad with the bad throw. Despite his aiming abilities, he's got the knack for being a scout. He can run for hours without tiring, is very observant, and can hold his own with a combi-stick. Don't let him near anything ranged and he should be fine. Plus, he's a humble lad, and good at taking orders."

He thinks about it some more. "Well, there's also Spear-Eye, a cocky upstart with an awful sense of humor. A decent brawler, that one. Very strong. Very agile. But he's always looking for approval, and chances to prove himself. Not a bad choice, and if you can get him to look up to you, well, you'll have a hard time getting him to leave you alone."

"Ah, also, Blade-Tip. Good, quiet lad. Excellent marksman, but has an awful case of tunnel vision. Give him a target and he'll take it down for certain, ignoring everything else. Has a likeable personality, but might require some babysitting in the field to be useful."

Now, which one of these would you like me to arrange a one-on-one meeting for?

A. Sharp-Strike
B. Spear-Eye
C. Blade-Tip

>>24875585
Sharp Strike seems to be the most responsible and needs the least babysitting, let's get him.

>>24875585
>B Spear-Eye

Get his approval and he should watch our back real good

>>24875585
>>24875607
A
I agree he seems like a good lad

>>24875585
A. Sharp-Strike should do ok. No ranged weapons for him though. Also we have already started building a rapport with him

>>24875611

Problem is getting that approval, and if this hunt is to be considering a bloodhunt for them, he WILL try to pull some shit to make himself seem impressive.

>>24875585
I reckon they are all too inexperienced to be taking on multiple mutated hives and the stakes that this mission has, so my vote is for none of them.

we can keep them in mind as possible choices but I would prefer to see all my options before choosing

>>24875585
A

>>24875585
Hmm.
Sharp would be good, but it would be a problem if we were trying to go ranged.

Spear could be good, but we don't want him doing any stupid shit and compromising the whole empire.

Blade would be awesome, but if he's too focused on one target we could get flanked.

A is the best choice to meet, for now.

>>24875585
>A. Sharp-Strike

>>24875585
A

>>24875585
D. None

this is way too hot for a bloodhunt, we need experienced people with us

>>24875585
Hmmmm...i'm gonna say A. Sharpie sounds like a Yajuta we can work well with, and we can always beat proper marksmanship into him

>>24875647
I sort of feel the same way but then again look at how well we did.

>>24875673
because we are Opredator

>>24875673

Three-Claw is hardly a normal Predator.

>>24875647
It's okay, I'll be sure to have a few more choices before confirming our team member.

Both Blade and Spear could be fun and useful, but we'll take them out on a regular hunt sometime, not something as important and potentially challenging as this.

>>24875585
so what happened to Mothers recommendations?

seeign as we're going to take Ashen-Blade with us, that leaves 1 spot, and I sure as shit ain't filling that 1 crucial spot with unblodded

>>24875647
That's true, but this next mission sounds like just a simple scouting run. Though are last one was supposed to be that too :P

A.

Sharp Strike should do fine. We don't plan to get into any major shooting battles and 2-3 preds is still a shitton of ranged firepower. We can definitely teach him the most.

>>24875700
>Though are last one was supposed to be that too
and now we know how fucked shit is on pandora, imagine a scouting run to discover the rest of the hives and xeno-FIS

>>24875585
A. He'll work best with what we do.

>>24875692

Ashen-Blade has his own ship.

>>24875717
This is true, so that means we can have a team of 4, with 3 on our ship, Ashen as wingmate

>>24875723

We are only taking two others with us, a standard 3 man team.

>>24875731
Indeed, Ashen-Blade is likely to have his own team.

>>24875731
we only chose to take 3 with our ship, we never said we were limited to 3, only that we would take 3 with our ship, Ashen has his own ship, so he can come to

>>24875739
>his own team.
exactly, our team

>>24875739
Ah well, if that's true we'll just have to team up with him later on.

>>24875739
the dude is a bro, and has experience dealing wit da humies, we are not letting him get snapped up by another team, he is coming with us

>>24875741

No, our ship HAS four escape pods, we are taking only TWO people with us, using up THREE Escape pods with one extra.

THREE MAN TEAMS (Us included) are the OPTIMUM METHOD OF DOING WHAT WE DO.

We don't NEED a third hunter with us, TWO is EFFICIENT and OPTIMAL.

>>24875692
Ashen blade has his own ship and will be representing his own clan. Now that we own our own ship (not just a loaner) we are responsible for bringing younger hunters on hunts with us *if* we want to, Sharp-strike has a level head and that's the most important quality in something that's going to be a real shitshow like this likely will be.

Fey'linn is too dangerous for ego driven glory-hounds, and may well get an unblooded with tunnel vision killed. Given that the general state of most young yaujta is 'cocky and arrogant to extremes' a humble unblooded is *very* rare.

>>24875650
>>24875654
>>A. Sharp-Strike

You ask your mentor to arrange a meeting between you and Sharp-Strike.

Your mentor agrees. You notice the day is getting late, and so you bid your master farewell and return home.

You sleep soundly.

It is the next day.

You wake up and check your wrist computer.

You see a summon from the Matriarch scheduled for the afternoon.

You see a summon from your mentor for anytime today.

You see a note from the weapons technician, informing you he has started work on your ship.

It is early in the morning.

Do you:

A. Visit your mentor
B. Visit the matriarch
C. Visit the space port and check on your ship.
D. Visit the archives.

>>24875758

HE HAS HIS OWN SHIP AND IS AN EXPERIENCED HUNTER.

HE MOST LIKELY IS LEADING HIS OWN FUCKING TEAM.

>>24875775
>>24875765
ALL CAPS MUST MEAN ITS TRUE

>>24875769
Matriarch can come later, techies are still working, I say Mentor.

>>24875769
>A. Visit your mentor

>>24875769
D. we can visit mentor in midday, matriarch in arvo

The Matriarch has her own schedule that we need to fit into, so mentor first.

>>24875769
A

>>24875769
A

>>24875769
A

A. Let's go meet with Sharp-Strike and get a thorough read on him before we decide to take him with us.

>>24875769
D) Find out what archivist learned about the na'vi.

>>24875786
There are a huge, huge number of clans being represented, partially due to political manuevering and partially due to the fact that fey'linn offers absolutely crazy trophies. We are not the only ones going - there will be some centralized planning, and we may link up with other preds, but we operate mostly as our own units.

>>24875827
>>24875802
>>24875769
D) that was a crit 20 - we're not a deadbeat daddy.

>>24875805
>>24875794
>>A. Visit your mentor

You make your way to the training grounds, and greet your mentor. He invites you into the dojo, and once more introduces you to Sharp-Strike. The young hunter quickly stands to attention.

"Sharp-Strike," he informs his student, "This is Three-Claw. High hunter of our clan."

Sharp-Strike shuffles his feet nervously.

"He is looking for an apprentice on his next mission, and you're one of the many, many, many candidates," your mentor continues. "Try not to embarrass yourself." He turns to you, and bids you good luck. "I'll be in the yard looking after the rest of my flock," he tells you. He exits the dojo and closes the door behind him.

You look at Sharp-Strike, and see him shuffle nervously.

Do you:

A. Begin by asking him to demonstrate his close combat prowess on a holo-dummy.
B. Begin by introducing yourself and explaining the purpose of your mission.
C. Begin by asking him to tell you a bit about himself.
D. Begin by asking him to quit shuffling around.

>>24875911
E. Practice battle with Combisticks.

>>24875911
>B. Begin by introducing yourself and explaining the purpose of your mission.

>>24875911
>C. Begin by asking him to tell you a bit about himself.

>>24875911
C. Begin by asking him to tell you a bit about himself. Specifically WHY he should be given the honor to join us on this mission.

>>24875911
>C. Begin by asking him to tell you a bit about himself.

>>24875950
This

>>24875911
C

>>24875911
C

>>24875950
>>C.

You ask him to tell you a bit about himself. He swallows hard, and says, "I - I am Sharp-Strike, and I-I am training to be a hunter. I have 6 years of... of training under master Bane-Hammer and two years under master Jackal-of-Carrion after master Bane-Hammer passed away. I... I'm a good runner. I can climb very quickly, but I - ah - " He lowers his head. "I'm not very good at aiming", he tells you.

Do you:

A. Take him to the obstacle course and watch him run through it.
B. Ask him to demonstrate his close combat prowess on a holo-dummy.
C. Ask him to spar with you.

>>24876041
C, specifically Combisticks, since we know he's alright with those. Also, this is adorable.

>>24876041
C. Ask him to spar with you.

Also tell him to have more confidence, he is a yautja damnit!

>>24876041

Fucking adorable.

Also C, in my experience you always learn more about a person when you spar with them than you would any other way.

>>24876041
C.
If we're lucky, he'll have no need of aiming at anything. We'll do the ranged thing ourselves.

>>24876041
Other) Aim is something that can be learned, or compensated for when you earn your mask - I myself am not all that great with wrist blades. No hunter excels at every task and many specialize upon just one skill or weapon.

>>24876041
I'm gonna go with C. We've seen his weak point, now let's see one of his good points personally.

>>24876041
C

>>24876057
>>C. Ask him to spar with you.

You take a practice combi-stick from the rack and toss it to him. He catches it, and looks at you nervously.

"Spar with me," you tell him.

Do you:

A. Take a practice combi-stick for yourself.
B. Spar with him empty-handed (DC: Medium)

>>24876080
tl,dr; shore up his confidence, jackal-of-carrion is a somewhat strict tutor. Ask him about his training under bane-hammer.

Rolled 5

>>24876105
>B. Spar with him empty-handed (DC: Medium)

Rolled 12

>>24876105

B.

Rolled 12

>>24876105
B) Tell him that the na'vi, the hardmeat and the soft meat fight like this - if he can beat you he can beat any of them

Rolled 18

>>24876105
B. Spar with him empty-handed (DC: Medium)

Rolled 7

>>24876105
B.

>>24876105
A lets not shatter his confidence any further by kicking his ass bare handed.

Rolled 8

>>24876105

I really wanna say B.

>>24876105
A

If we spar with a huge handicap we are not showing any confidence in his abilities.

>>24876136
even if he just holds his own against us, he should be able to beat them in melee

>>24876105
I'll go with A

>>24876119
>>24876122
>>24876126
>>24876128
>>24876129
>>24876134
Seduced by the desire to roll dice, all of ye! Think about what's good for the lad!

>>24876133
>>24876136
He's well aware that we are above his skill level and there's no way he expects to beat us. Let's instill in him a sense of awe.

>>24876126
>>24876122
>> B. (Pass, vs. DC 12)

You take a combat stance, and gesture him to make the first attack. He looks at you questionably.

"Go ahead," you encourage him, "show me what you have learned."

He hesitates, and lunges at you half-heartedly. You deliberately wait until the tip almost touches your chest, then quickly side-step and wrest the spear from his hand.

Do you:

A. Sweep him off his feet and demand he gives it everything he's got.
B. Hand the spear back to him and encourage him to use his full strength.

>>24876155
The dice roll isn't necessarily to thrash him - its to measure out just how good he is, to find his weak points and explain them to him.

>>24876188
B. Hand the spear back to him and encourage him to use his full strength.

>>24876188
B. Carrot-time, not stick-time.

>>24876188
B

>>24876188
>B. Hand the spear back to him and encourage him to use his full strength.

>>24876188
B, we don't want to be too harsh with him.

>>24876188
B. Hand the spear back to him and encourage him to use his full strength.

But pause for a moment - show him the holo of our fight with the navi we threw our combi-stick at... who promptly used it against us. This is mostly training and partially sparring

>>24876188

B.

No matter how sharp a blade is, it won't cut unless you want it to.

>>24876188
B

>>24876188
>B
This pred needs to be nurtured

>>24876167
Leading by fear. Not a particular fan of it.

>>24876188
B

>>24874413
I love the predator quest. A day of the predator quest is like a day on the farm. Every meals a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune. I LOVE THE PREDATOR QUEST

>>24876218
thisthisthisthisthis. Boy needs to understand that we've faced sticks before in genuine mortal combat, and that if he hestitates in real combat he could die

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>>24876188
.A

>stop trying to hit me and hit me!

>>24876231
I wouldn't say it's leading by fear. Remember, in his mind, a seasoned predator with combat experience and the confidence to fight at a disadvantage has chosen him to come along on a mission. He's not shitting himself out of fear, but awe.

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>>24876246

I love the predator quest, its so bad.

>>24876188
>>24876218
>>24876263
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

NURTURING TIME.

>>24876202
>>B. Hand the spear back to him and encourage him to use his full strength.

You hand the spear back to him. "This is a test," you tell him. "Give it your all."

He takes the combi-stick, hesitates for a moment, and adopts a combat position. He lunges at you again. This time, you hear the sharp whistle of the air as the tip springs towards you.

"Good!" you cry, and dodge quickly to the side, this time with far more effort. You whip your hand at the spear and attempt give it a sharp pull. He holds his own, however, and you find his grip to be surprisingly strong. You were not able to disarm him this time.

He withdraws his thrust, flourishes briefly, and attacks again with a quick swipe. Again, you hear the stick whistle sharply through the air.

You dodge and weave through this attacks, and not without effort. If you did not know your mentor's style so well, you surmise, your skin would be full of welts by now.

You notice his footwork is solid - favoring balance and strength over fancy maneuvers and speed. His attacks are well organized and carries good strength behind it, but they lack flexibility and improvisation. This student has studied Jackal's spear-work with rote precision, but has not yet made its style his own.

You slowly find yourself exerting more and more effort to dodge his attacks. Do you:

A. Leap back and declare the sparring to be over.
B. Strike out and attempt to disarm him. (DC: Medium-hard)

>>24876309
You know, I owned a Power Glove. That line always made me break out laughing because of it.

Great piece to own though, especially if you do costuming. Power Gloves are awesome for a whole bunch of costumes.

>>24876324
A. We're good

Rolled 9

>>24876324
B) INSPIRE HIM, MAKE HIM OWN THE STYLE

Rolled 1

>>24876324
B
msut roll dice!

Rolled 7

>>24876324
>B. Strike out and attempt to disarm him. (DC: Medium-hard)

See how he reacts under pressure. All the technique in the world doesn't matter if you choke when it counts.

>>24876324
A. Leap back and declare the sparring to be over.

We achieved what we were trying to acheive, praise and instruct him.

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>>24876341

Rolled 18

>>24876324

Rolled 16

>>24876324
B, let's see what he can do when pushed.

Rolled 18

>>24876324
B

One does not simply end a sparring session with no contact.

>>24876324
>A
We're good, we have a point we can help him. But at least he's competent.

>>24876344
>>24876341
>>24876338
Actually, this is good. Confidence builder.

>>24876341
Whelp.

Or should I say, WELTS

>>24876341
Uh oh, critical failure, write-up incoming.

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>>24876341

>>24876372
>>24876389
What is this. Stop cheating.

>>24876341
Ah well, it's always good to get a butt whoopin' sometimes.

>>24876379
We gonna get bonked on the head.

>>24876372
>>24876389
Don't delete rolls, that's bad form.

>>24876399
Sorry, fucked up and forgot to get rid of the dice rolling stuff in the e-mail field.

Lets just be thankful we rolled a one in sparring and not whilst fighting a queen.

>>24876427
Or in mating. *shudder*

>>24876427
He needed a confidence booster anyways.

>>24876440
THEN we would get our head bitten off

>>24876427
I'm actually invisioning us getting stabbed by the kid, then him freaking out.

There's a moral to the story - sometimes fights are won not through skill on your part, but by sheer dumb luck, or by failures on the opponents part.

>>24876379
>>B. Strike out and attempt to disarm him. (Critical Failure)

You slowly press forward and goad him into an overhead attack. Familiar with your mentor's style, you know exactly how the attack will proceed.

You quickly spin out of the way, push outward with your arms, and expect to catch the attack on the down-swing. However, the spear's direction suddenly changes midway and comes at you from an unexpected direction.

You quickly lunge forward out of sheer reflex, but suddenly feel a sharp pain catch your ankle.

You tumble, lose your footing, and fall. You quickly roll to the side and stand up again.

Sharp-Strike dashes back and holds his weapon in front of him defensively, not sure what to do next.

You stand up.

Do you:

A. Congratulate him and praise him on the quality of his skills with the combi-stick.
B. Go into a lesson about why you shouldn't under-estimate your opponent.
C. Tell him he did well, and ask him where he learned that move from, since you're not familiar with it.

>>24876452
>>24876440
Both true.

>>24876474
A and C.

>>24876482
That

>>24876474
B

>>24876474
A and C

>>24876474
A. Congratulate him and praise him on the quality of his skills with the combi-stick.
>C. Tell him he did well, and ask him where he learned that move from, since you're not familiar with it.

>>24876474
A

He's certainly got the moves, just needs the confidence to back them up.

>>24876474
>B. Go into a lesson about why you shouldn't under-estimate your opponent.
>C. Tell him he did well, and ask him where he learned that move from, since you're not familiar with it.

NOW CAN WE SHOW HIM THE HOLO OF US UNDERESTIMATING THE NA'VI WHILE WE BANDAGE OUR SELVES UP?

>>24876474

A, nice job kid.

>>24876474
A and C.

>>24876474
>A. Congratulate him and praise him on the quality of his skills with the combi-stick.

>>24876474
A and C

>>24876474
All 3
But priority to C

>>24876474
B. Underestimating an opponent can kill even a veteran of many hunts. May our embarrassment serve as a lesson to this unblooded hunter.

>>24876534
this

>>24876482
>>A & C

You ignore the burning pain on your ankle and approach him. You clap him on the shoulder and tell him, "Good work, Strike-Spear. That last hit was unexpected, even for me. You did well - much better than I expected. You should be proud of yourself. That last swing - I'm not familiar with it. I was expecting an overhead smash, but you transitioned it into a swipe instead. Did you learn that, or was it an improvisation?"

Strike-Spear beams. "I learned that from Master Bane-Hammer." He rubs his head. "He taught me to use it when I'm running out of room to maneuver. Says it'll put the opponent off his guard."

You click with amusement. "Good work," you tell him, "it certainly caught me off-guard."

His face lights up. "I - uh - I did well then?"

You answer:

A. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see you run that obstacle course."
B. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see how you handle that spear-gun."
C. "It was a lucky hit, but commendable. Now, let's see how well you do with a ranged weapon.
D. End the interview.

>>24876584
A. Scouts should be agile.

>>24876584
>A. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see you run that obstacle course."

>>24876584
>A. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see you run that obstacle course."

>>24876584
>A. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see you run that obstacle course."

>>24876584
A

>>24876584
A. and lets fix ourselves up while watching

>>24876584
A.

We can check out his ranged prowess (or lack thereof) later.

>>24876584
A

>>24876584
A of course...B just feels mean...though we should check at some point and maybe try to help

Consensus, geth, et cetera.

>>24876584
A
Why did his name change anyway

>>24876629
has that been you doing that this whole time or multiple people?

>>24876584
>Strike-Spear
???

A

>>24876631
Seems like OP slipped up.

>>24876651
>>24876631
He did so well, his name changed mid battle.

>>24876613
>>A. "Yes, you did. Now, let's see you run that obstacle course."

You lead him over to the obstacle course. It has been a long time since you, yourself ran through it, but it seems like your mentor has made quite a few improvements since then.

You ask Strike-Spear to run through it. He acknowledges, and moves toward the entrance. He seems more confident now.

You look at the obstacle course settings, and find four difficulty settings which changes the height and width of the obstacles. You recall running through it at medium without much difficulty, back when you first started.

Do you set it to:

A. Easy
B. Medium
C. Hard
D. Very Hard

>>24876655
D
Show us what you got

>>24876655
C. Hard

>>24876655
Medium. We'll bump it up to hard if he's breezing through.

>>24876653
Typo. Official name is Sharp-Strike, but it seems the narrator was slightly unreliable.

>>24876655
>C. Hard

Lets see how he handles a bit of challenge.

>>24876645
Multiple people, I think.

>>24876655
B, let's see how he handles the normal setting before trying the higher ones.

>>24876655
C