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THE SETUP: After finding herself in the employ of the Empire of Pity, Rianna has gone onboard a prison ship in order to finish off a Dark Sider that has gotten loose before he can engineer an escape. Things have not gone quite according to plan, but after a load of violence, Rianna and Borm are alone and can commence their duel...

ANALYSIS: Rianna is a talented swordswoman, of course, but Borm you are not so sure about. He is powerful in the Force so you will have to watch for his tricks. His body appears ruined but this could be a deception; he does have his regenerative schtick, after all.

Pick your six moves, please.

Three Agility, two Dexterity, and one Strength, please.

Agility Strong
Agility Normal
Agility Weak
Dexterity Strong
Dexterity Normal
Strength Normal


Uncommon for a Dark Sider, Borm is letting you make the first move and is merely standing still as you approach.

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Score:

Rianna- 0

Borm- 0


Rianna to attack.

Rianna narrows her eyes at Borm before moving in with a simple slash at his side. Normal Dexterity.

Borm waits patiently as you approach him with your lightsaber. When your attack comes in, he flourishes his lightsaber and holds it at an angle to catch your blade. He then flicks it up and shifts the direction of your blow over his head before stepping back to measure his next move.

An inconclusive exchange but you can tell he's no slouch...

Draw, goes to attacker.

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Score:

Rianna- 1

Borm- 0


Borm to attack.

After stepping back, the abomination springs forward and tries to run you through.

Rianna waits as he runs at her, before spinning to the side, angling her lightsaber to that his only slides off and away from her. Normal Agility.

The simple maneuver pays off. You whirl around and deflect the powerful thrust before it can make contact, leaving you a shot at Borm's awkwardly open side.

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Score:

Rianna- 2

Borm- 0

Rianna to attack.

Rianna grins slightly nastily at Borm, before pressing in with a powerful slash at his side. Normal Strength.

You are a little surprised when Borm does not actually attempt to block your attack. Your saber cleaves straight into his side and passes through. He ignores it and repositions himself by regaining his footing and smashing you in the back with his saber hilt before throwing you off the catwalk with the Force. You catch a handrail and hoist yourself up as he prepares to attack again...

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Score:

Rianna- 2

Borm- 1


Borm to attack.

He severs a section of handrail and guides it toward you like a projectile...

Rianna flips up and over the projectile, slicing through it with her lightsaber as she does so, before landing near Borm and slashing at him as well. Strong Agility.

Your flip and evasion go as planned, but cutting the flung handrail apart does not; Borm shows a surprisingly amount of control over it and you overextend in your attempt to destroy the projectile. You land near Borm but on uneven footing; your slashes are parried but you are, at least, near your target.

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Score:

Rianna- 2

Borm- 2


Rianna to attack.

Rianna growls in irritation, attacking Borm with several precise, controlled strikes. Strong Dexterity.

There is quite an exchange as Borm intercepts your incoming strikes. He has a firm guard and continues parrying your blade, but you attacks are increasingly fierce as your irritation mounts. He stumbles back after struggling to reflect one of your strikes and for a moment you think it might be over... but one of your thrusts for his chest is met with a wild flail that brings both of your blades crashing into the handrail to your left and leaving both of you wide open.

Borm rather forcefully hurls you backward across the walkway, sliding to a halt just short of an energy gate...

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Score:

Rianna- 2

Borm- 3


Borm is charging you down, shifting his lightsaber into a back-handed grip so I can pin you to the floor with a downward stab.

Rianna's going to go for a quick jump backwards out of his way and over his stab. Agility Weak (since it's all that's left).

Backwards would carry you into the energy gate unless you plan on jumping back and over...

Whoops I can't read. Flip over Borm, then.

That is liable to get you exactly what he wants right now.

This is the last time I change it

Rianna rolls over to the side and up, hopping up on the handrail to flip over Borm and out of the way of his lightsaber.

That finds you clear! By the time Borm brings his lightsaber down into the floor, it only punctures a hole in the walkway. From the handrail you are able to jump around the energy gate as Borm smashes through the rail you were standing on.

With the gate between you and Borm, you have a moment to pause. He impatiently thrashes his lightsaber against it before prowling on the other side...

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Score:

Rianna- 3

Borm- 3


Pick your next six.

I'll just stick with the same split - three Agility, two Dexterity, and one Strength.

Hmm, not the greatest draw...

Agility Normal
Agility Weak
Agility Strong
Dexterity Strong
Dexterity Weak
Strength Weak


As you calculate what to do next, you see Borm trying to decide how to proceed himself. The energy gate poses a greater problem for him than for you. He is strong and refined, but not agile; jumping around it is not an option.

The option he chooses is all sorts of horrifying.

He decides to go through it.

Throwing his lightsaber into the air and over the gate, Borm throws himself into the energy gate. A normal human- like yourself- would be immediately disintegrated. Borm's hardened and rapidly-healing flesh allows him to pass through the gate... leaving a near-fleshless, smoldering skeleton staggering toward you. His eyes burned out (though already regenerating), he uses the Force to catch his lightsaber and come at you...

Rianna to attack.

Rianna just stares, shocked and slightly disgusted, for a moment before slashing at him with her lightsaber, looking to (literally) disarm him. Dexterity Strong.

When you slash for his hand, you are very surprised when Borm simply reaches for your blade. It doesn't quite remove his hand as you had planned. Instead, it is split neatly down the middle. His palm open, he then uses the Force to pry the lightsaber from your grip. You struggle against his power for a moment until he delivers a strong kick to your midriff that causes you to let go- even with his muscles on the mend from the energy gate, the Dark Side feeds him strength.

When you let go, your lightsaber flies forward and directly into Borm. He pulls his hand clear and then grasps the hilt, pulling it free and bringing it to bear on you...


Score:

Rianna- 3

Borm- 4


Borm to attack! He begins to savagely slash all around him in your general direction, taking chunks out of the walkway and severing the handrails to your sides as you back away.

Rianna is going to swiftly back away clear of his attacks, doing her best to avoid his mad swinging by ducking, weaving, and jumping as is necessary. Strong Agility.

"You need to steal my lightsaber to have any hope of winning, is that it?" she hisses with irritation as she backs away from him.

Rianna's acrobatic display does the trick. With his eyesight still returning and your speed proving too much for him, Borm's assault only wastes his energy.

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Score:

Rianna- 4

Borm- 4


Rianna to attack.

The walkway is starting to give away after much of it is carved up.

Rianna quickly darts in to attack, trying to take advantage as she leaps up and kicks him in a face, before vaulting off of him to jump over the energy field. Normal Agility.

In a move that could have gone very badly, you use Borm as an abusable step-ladder and send him staggering while hopping up and over the energy gate, landing smoothly on the other side.

Borm is not as calculating and cold as he was before; you've triggered some sort of beserker rage within him. He throws the lightsabers around the gate and charges straight through it once again, burning off whatever flesh he had reformed in the past few moments.

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Score:

Rianna- 5

Borm- 4

Match point to Rianna.

Borm comes charging at you again before the lightsabers reach him, bringing with him a tremendous wave of power to bowl you over.

Rianna ducks in, rolling low and aiming to knock him off of his feet before he can attack and then dodging back away, while attempting to recall her lightsaber back to her. Weak Agility.

(haha, totally reused my Matrix springboard move there...and it worked again! )

Trying to knock Borm down before he can unleash his power upon proves to be a fruitless effort. His pain tolerance is high and he is in rather more pain from the burns; your attack does little but distract him enough to get your lightsaber back just before he sends you flying down the walkway.

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Score:

Rianna- 5

Borm- 5

Rianna to attack.

Glaring at him with frustration, Rianna moves back in, this time making precise stabs with her lightsaber. Weak Dexterity.

You close in and begin trading heated blows with Borm once more. This time, though, he proves to be more dexterous, the flesh and muscle having reknitted itself on his arms first. Additionally, you are moving too slow; all this fighting is wearing you down. The red blade flashes against yours as your jabs are parried neatly.

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Score:

Rianna- 5

Borm- 6


Match point to Borm.

Having sufficiently parried your attacks, Borm now attempts to press his advantage and run you through with his lightsaber.

Ahhh crap, I've a feeling I'm about to lose...

Out of options at the moment, Rianna puts all of her strength into one swing of her lightsaber, trying to deflect his strike away from her and do the side. Weak Strength.

You do have the opportunity to attempt fleeing at any time, if you feel it is inevitable that you will lose. Especially considering that Strength is not Rianna's strong point (literally).

...fleeing might be a good idea. Even if running is not Rianna's style.

How does fleeing a duel work? I don't quite remember as I've never done it...

The score resets to zero and the duel continues as normal. The person fleeing is trying to escape the fight; the opponent tries to stop that from happening.

If the fleeing duelist fails to escape, the duel resumes.

Rianna is going to try and get out of there, then, using her superior agility to get back away from Borm and run back to the entrance.

Rianna flees!

It is only a matter of time before the duel resumes. If you succeed in fleeing, Borm will lose a point off his score.

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Score (Fleeing):

Rianna- 0

Borm- 0


Borm is still running you through as it is his turn to attack.

Rianna will use her lightsaber to deflect Borm's to the side long enough to move away from him. Weak Strength (as it's all I have left).

Your strength is not enough to match his. You bat the initial thrust aside but it requires more power than you thought. Following through on the swing leaves you open and you have to deflect more incoming thrusts as you try to back away without much success.

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Score (Fleeing):

Rianna- 0

Borm- 1


Pick your next six.

Three agility, two dexterity, one strength.

Better this time.

Agility Strong
Agility Weak
Agility Normal
Dexterity Normal
Dexterity Weak
Strength Normal

The turn is yours.

Rianna is going to start off by racing away from Borm, leaping over any obstacles in her path, and simply trying to get away from him. Agile Strong.

It can be assumed that obstacles means walkways and energy gates as Rianna goes flip, flip, flipping away. That is not at all Borm's thing and he is falling behind. He hacks up walkways in your wake, jumping off of them as they collapse.

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Score (Fleeing):

Rianna- 1

Borm- 1


Borm does not like this. He calls on the Force to pull you back, taking some steam out of your leaping and dragging you back along one walkway...

Grrr at that. Rianna is quite displeased at that, and is going to duck behind a large piece of debris for a moment so that he can't drag her back any further. Normal Dexterity.

Rianna manages to wedge herself behind a piece of fallen walkway and cling onto the handrails so that Borm can't pull her much further. He stops pulling her to yank the debris out of the way... giving her time to get away and get back on her own terms!

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Score:

Rianna- 5

Borm- 5


Borm has lost a point to your successful escape! Rianna to attack!

Rianna immediately lashes out with a violent attack, flipping out of her hiding spot as he's distracted, and slashing at him with her lightsaber while still in midair. Normal Agility.

Borm does not defend himself. Your lightsaber goes through him as you come down. Unphased, Borm brings the debris slamming into your back, sending you tumbling down the walkway again.

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Score:

Rianna- 5

Borm- 6

Match point to Borm. He comes at you with his lightsaber raised high.

Rianna is going to roll out of the way and get back to her feet, holding her lightsaber up to block his strike. Weak Agility.

Rianna intercepts his blow! Again your agile maneuvers outplay him, and he is growing more and more frustrated.

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Score:

Rianna- 6

Borm- 6


Rianna to attack.

Rianna runs at him, holding her lightsaber to catch his and try and push him off-balance, before following up with a swing aimed at his neck. Normal Strength.

To your surprise, Borm defends himself from the strike at his neck. Your sudden use of power attacks manages to drive him back as you rain blows down on him.

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Score:

Rianna- 7

Borm- 6

Match point to Rianna.

Borm is being pushed with his back to an energy gate as you come at him. In an effort to put yourself between him and the gate, he tries to leap onto the handrail and swing for your neck.

Rianna grins slightly as she sees that she has Borm backed into a corner, both figuratively and literally, as well as finding what is possibly his weak spot. She watches as he makes his leaping attempt, bringing her lightsaber up to parry his attack and knock his lightsaber off to the side, hoping that this move will unbalance him enough that she can easily knock him off and finish him. Weak Dexterity.

This entire fight, Borm has been very stiff. This does not change now. When he leaps up onto the handrail, he does not have the agility to pull it off safely. He slips and loses his footing, causing him to clumsily land on the walkway behind you and missing his attack. His defenses dropped, you expertly slice in and remove his lightsaber from his hand in a flash of sparks.

An unprepared Borm is then swiftly decapitated.

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Score:

Rianna- 8

Borm- 6


Match to Rianna.