SHINJO EVENT: Archery (D3, Early Afternoon)

[Moshi Asakiko]

The small Centipede took one of the smallest bows yet it was almost her size. I looked very comical yet she took point. "Lady Amaterasu light the way." She let the first arrow fly to the green target and she hit. She continued and just missed one arrow. The Moshi gave a bow. and left the arena.

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Archery event Green target 15: 3d10k3 19
Archery event Green target TN 15: 4#3d10k3 21 8 19 18

I think that is 8 pts.

[Seppun Hideo]

Archery?

Why not!

Hideo took his position, using his knowledge of how to draw a bow from reading into his shots. They went mostly ok, and he did score four out of five, but he considered that maybe he could have done better.

(Rolls:
D3 EA Archery Event (with no ranks in skill!) Roll 1 TN10: 2d10 11 1 point
D3 EA Archery Event (with no ranks in skill!) Roll 2 TN10: 2d10 11 1 point
D3 EA Archery Event (with no ranks in skill!) Roll 3 TN10: 2d10 10
D3 EA Archery Event (with no ranks in skill!) Roll 4 - TN10 (rerolled as I misread that you can't shoot higher): 2d10 19 1 point
D3 EA Archery Event (with no ranks in skill!) Roll 5 - TN10 (rerolled as I misread that you can't shoot higher): 2d10 7 0 point
total - 4 points)

[Soshi Bantu]

Bantu stepped up to the mark and was assessed as needing to shoot for the yellow target. The young Scorpion had spent plenty of time at the range, but given his lack of inherent skill with ranged weapons, that only just brought him to an even footing with the average student.

For now he wished he hadn't practiced as often, for then he might've had a closer target. But he abides by the judges decision and more of his arrows strike home than miss.

D3 Event. Yellow Target TN20: 5#4d10o10k2 23 22 14 35 13 = 3 points

"Not a total failure." He mutters in mild frustration before bowing and moving away for the next competitor to step up.

[Isawa Nonin]

While it was not something that he was trained in, Nonin was happy to try something new. Perhaps he would learn something.

Given both the most basic target and the most basic bow, he took his stance, drew and released, and repeated this four more times. To his surprise, all arrows found their target, not of them particularly well, but all found their mark. Perhaps he should try this more.

He returned the bow with a bow and thanked the Shijo for their indulgence.

OOC:
Five unskilled shots, all hits(!), 5 Archery Poins.

[Usagi Tsukimi]

"Green!"

"Are you sure, Usagi-san?"

Tsukimi looked down the archery field with wide eyes, and nodded once, firmly. "Yes. Green."

She was handed her yumi, chose her arrows, and took her mark. Her arrow flew true, and Tsukimi was thrilled, but kept it on the downlow. The second arrow did not hit and instead went wild. Each shot afterwards, however, was a success, and Tsukimi walked away from the event quite pleased with herself, for perhaps the first time since the start of this miai, she felt hopeful she would do well.

Kyujutsu (any bow)/Reflexes TN 15 (Green): 3#3d10k3 17 8 20
Kyujutsu (any bow)/Reflexes TN 15 (Green) Void 1k1: 2#4d10k4 24 27
= 8 Archery pts

[Shinjo Kemuri]

Kemuri was a fair archer, but not an expert marksman. He was not surprised when he was directed to the yellow targets, nor did he object. He took up the borrowed yumi and assessed the target. In a flurry of fluid motions he loosed arrow after arrow. Each struck true. The final two hit dead center.

With a smile, he bowed and left the field.

Yellow Target (TN 20)
Shot 1: 42
Shot 2: 21
Shot 3: 21
Shot 4 (2 CR): 32
Shot 5 (2 CR): 43

9 points

[Ichiro Daisuke]

Daisuke frowned, if he calculated the scoring right he was going to have to truly impress to even have a chance at placing in this, which meant targets farther away then anyone had attempted yet.

He nodded as the instructor told him to fire at the orange target. But decided to try a bit harder/

"Red." He muttered at last, with luck he'd even hit it.

Luck was not with him

Seeing his embarrassing performance He frowned, then quickly left.

Shot 1 = 21 miss
Shot 2 = 27 miss
shot 3 = 31 hit + 2 point
shot 4 void 1 raises = 31 miss - 1 point
Shot 5 void 1 raise = 32 miss -1 point

total 0 points

[Otaku Chi-Pu]

Chi-Pu walks to the archery field, dressed in her usual purple tunic and brown leather riding pants. Her face is bright and smiling, the morning makeup she applied still looks fresh and accentuates her natural looks. She has an odor of spring flowers about her, and her hair has been brushed out, long, black and shiny. She smiles as the samurai of the miai gather, waiting to hear what the Shinjo had in store for them.

When she found out, her expression turns dark. Her smile into a frown, her eyes haunted instead of welcoming.

"Otaku-sama, your"

As she watches and listens to the instructions, the face of the Shinjo speaking to her is covered in a shadow from a passing cloud.

Thump

Her heart beats fierce in her head, drowning out all other sounds. Sweat drips from her palms.

THUmp

Another beat, louder still. Her vision goes blurry and her breath rapid.

THUMP

As she takes the bow, her world goes dark for a moment, only her thoughts to keep her company.

Chi-Pu shakes her head and opens her eyes, the Shinjo in front of her looking somewhat confused.

"You are to shoot the Green target, Otaku-sama."

With determination she shakes her head no.

"I wish to have my target the Orange instead."

The Shinjo frowns.

"Otaku-sama...are you certain? After last time..."

Chi-Pu clenches her fist and nods, determination set on her face.

"Very well."

She takes a deep break and steps into firing position. With a long drawn out breath, she gauges the wind, the elevation, the distance, all calculated in her mind. The first arrow looses as she exhales. It flies straight and lands in the center.

Knocking another arrow, she takes another deep breath, repeating the same motions as before. The arrow flies true, but lands a short distance in front of the target.

She shakes her head, her arms begins to shake. Try as she might, her next two shots fly wide and she is visibly distraught.

Taking a moment to clear her head, Chi-Pu sets the bow down and takes a few breaths. Finally, she picks up the bow one last time and lets the arrow fly. It lands dead center next to the first.

Chi-Pu smiles for a moment, but frowns as she walks off, thoughts filling her head again.



----Rolls----
D3 EA Archery, Orange Target+Doubt, TN 30, Void, +Honor: 5d10o10k4+7 37 +3 points
D3 EA Archery, Orange Target+Doubt, TN 30, Void, +Honor: 5d10o10k4+7 28 +0
D3 EA Archery, Orange Target+Doubt, TN 30, +Honor: 3#4d10o10k3+7 21 23 36 +3 Points

Total=+6

[Kitsune Kumahime]

As the Shinjo introduce her to the event, Kumahime boasts openly of her hunting experience, but once the bow is in hand, her good sense gets control, and she clarifies; hunting with knives, traps, and her bare hands is not hunting with a bow, and the proctor makes the appropriate choice for an untrained archer.

Still, with so many people faring so well, she has to be ambitious, and tries for the green target. Her first shot lands close to the mark, and she uses it to guide the second to a clean hit, but from there loses focus, with another shot going stray, and as she uses it to guide her back to the mark, she quickly runs out of arrows.

Well. That was unimpressive. Maybe tomorrow's test will be more suited to her talents? Hopefully?

((Overconfident: 2d10o10 20, pass. Surprisingly enough. Choosing the green target, for +1 point per hit.
Green Target x2, VP, TN15: 2#3d10 13 16. Miss, hit.
Green Target x3, TN15: 3#2d10 7 9 10, miss x3.
2 points total.))

[Matsu Kogo]

Kogo entered the archery area, gratefully accepting the offered yumi bow. Though not experienced with the weapon, she was determined to make a good showing and not dishonor her family.

She selected the green target, pushing herself in the hope of excellence and utilizing other skills to help her guide this new(er) weapon.

Her first two shots flew true and well. She felt as if she had underestimated her abilities. But the 3rd shot, she failed to compensate for the wind, having never had to do so with a katana or a warfan. The 4th shot went the same way. By the 5th shot, she had realized what she was doing wrong and managed to send it in the target again. Far better than she had anticipated doing. She felt her heart fill with pride, but kept it from her face. She silently passed the bow back and left the field.

Perhaps I will need to practice more. It seems the Unicorn value these sorts of weapons.



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/ooc


Green target TN 15

Shot 1: Shot 1: archery event, using one void, tn 15: 3d10o10k2 21 +2 pts, 1 void used

Shot 2: Shot 2: archery event, using one void, tn 15: 3d10o10k2 22 +2 pts, 1 void used

Shot 3: Shot 3: archery event, tn 15: 2d10k2 10 (rerolled, due to accidental overuse of void) -0pt

Shot 4: Shot 4: archery event, TN 15: 2d10k2 10 -0pt

Shot 5: Shot 5: Archery event, TN15: 2d10k2 19 +2 pts


Total:6 pts

[Ryuuta Tsume]

Tsume stands with her feet planted solid, the unfamiliar bow already cutting into her untrained hands

"It seems unfair to start with one that I could hit just as well by throwing the arrow. Let us try for green."

The first two shots are solidly on target, but when the wind shifts Tsume has no idea how to adjust her shot and the next to go far off target. Luckily the air is capricious, and the last shot resoundingly goes where she intends.

If I understand correctly Skill Level+1 yields 6 points on three successes.

[Shinjo Taichi]

Stepping up to the archery range while still feeling less than his best from the fight with the oni on the first day, Taichi decides that he should not push himself too hard. Agreeing with the green target that was recommended to him, he takes up his stance. He wasn't very skilled at kyujutsu, but he had at least been taught the basics. He drew back, and loosed the arrow...

Which thwacked solidly into the target, pretty much right where he'd wanted. A little surprised, he immediately puffed himself up. Clearly such minor inconveniences like getting poisoned by an oni couldn't stop him! He drew back the bow once more, this time in a grand style... released.

...after the next three arrows failed to locate the target through what was clearly no fault of his, he began to think that perhaps the grand stance that he had adopted was perhaps not optimal. Loosing one last arrow almost as an afterthought, he was a little shocked when it hit the target near dead centre. That's what was supposed to happen. Ah well, next time.

[ooc]
Firing at Green target. TN15 - 2 successes
2 points.

[Togashi Udo]

Udo entered the archery field. He had spent so much time here recently, he felt totally relaxed.

He spoke with the Shinjo present and informed them that he had not spent much time with a bow, so they told him he was welcome to aim at the blue target, but he could choose any target he wished. They wanted him to shoot five arrows in succession at the same target.

Udo nodded his understanding, but elected to shoot at the green target. The Shinjo handed him a bow, and he drew strength from his Lion tattoo. He was ready.

He missed the first shot, it going wide by a small margin. He corrected on the second shot, and he hit the target.

He calmed himself and let the arrow guide its own path... and it was a hit. He quickly launched another arrow, cleanly striking the target. With a final shot, he sank an arrow in the target, off-center.

Udo was pleased with his results, and he stood aside to see other shoot. Hopefully, he could learn something from those more trained than himself.

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OOC:
All shots taken against a target one step up.

First & Second - Miss & Hit - 2 points
Third - Hit w/ Raise - 3 points
Fourth - Hit w/ Raise - 3 points
Fifth - Hit w/ Raise - 3 points

Total: 11 Archery Points

[Shimizu Ryori]

The Shinjo looks at Ryori checks out his stance and eyes Kyra and laughingly says "Blue"

The lion looks back at the Shinjo raising an eyebrow he seems to be considering lining up on the target suggested but his sister growls and shakes her head eyeing the Shinjo, Ryori smiles and nods to Kyra and turns firing off 5 beautiful shots in the direction of the Black target.

None of them hit of course....

(+5 targets, each shot worth 6 points no raises)

black tn 35 archery go lion or go home no raises: 3#3d10o10k2 19 19 11
black tn 35 archery your commited now, all or nothing, no raises, void: 2#4d10o10k3 22 11

(0 hits, no loss or gain of Archery points)

[Moto Khulun]

Khulun tries her hardest and even tries above what is recommend and hits three out of five shots. Not terrible, it was passable.

She seems pleased by the result.

OOC: 6 Points. Increase Tns to 20 due to fatigue still passed, same result.

Green target + Void TN 15: 4d10o10k3 29

Green target + Void TN 15: 4d10o10k3 30

Green target TN 15: 3d10o10k2 12

Green target TN 15: 3d10o10k2 26

Green target TN 15: 3d10o10k2 11