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coalgaze
ThunderClan
Posts: 10 
Rank: Deputy
Age: 32 Moons
Gender: Tom
Crush: Open
Apprentice: Open
Played By: Boggs
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Post by coalgaze on Jun 15, 2015 12:54:30 GMT -5
OOC NOTES: This is a d10 event thread in which a Thunderclan patrol is going to face off against a badger that has gotten too close to their usual hunting grounds. Coalgaze has organized a patrol to remove the threat one way or another. Since this is the first d10 event here, we're going to take it easy at first. That means keep the word count under 500 if you can, we're trying to make sure we can get through this and keep it moving. D10s work best with lower word counts.
All warriors start with 30 Health Points, apprentices have 15 Health Points.
Everyone will generate a random number between 1 and 10 using THIS link. The way this works is that 1 is such a terrible attempt that it might actually hurt your character and take 1hp away from them, and 10 is an awesome hit. To make it even simpler, your characters can do between 2 and 10 points of damage to the Badger per turn. The Badger has 40 Health Points and can do between 2 and 12 damage per turn using the same random number generator.
By joining this thread you agree that.....
01. Your cat may be injured in some way (nothing life altering without permission).
02. Your cat might roll a 1 and look like a complete dumb ass and NOT save the day. Additionally, you will not lie about your randomly generated numbers.
03. You will probably have to harass Brackenfang, our lovely medicine cat, to fix your kitties.
IC...
The smoky furred tom paused at the top of an overhanging ridge, peering down into the sunlight dappled glen below the Thunderclan patrol's current position. They had known about the badger for the better part of a week, and day by day, they had tracked its progress and habits. Coalgaze wanted to know more about the creature that he was facing off against—especially since he was bringing other clan mates along with him. The stealthy cats that he had sent out to track the badger’s movements hadn’t reported anything alarming. He didn’t growl to the wind, froth at the lips, or seize in the early morning. He was a normal badger.
It was good news, considering how close the foul tempered beast was to their usual hunting and training grounds. The last thing Thunderclan needed was for an apprentice to find themselves cornered by a badger with a bad attitude…. Particularly if that apprentice happened to be his niece or one of his nephews. The compact tom sat back on his haunches and wrapped his tail around his legs, flicking its tip rhythmically as a pair of dark eyes settled on the mouth of the burrow.
”He hasn’t woken yet. That gives us more time to prepare…” Coalgaze let his eyelids droop as he turned to face the warriors that had accompanied him. ”Team work is going to be important. Don’t try to overpower it on your own—work together and look out for each other,” His eyes swept over his clan mates, assessing each of them. This wasn’t the first badger that he had seen out of their territory, and Coalgaze had very little doubt it would be anywhere near the last—not even of this season.
”Cougarstrike—if this turn south, you’re in charge of getting the others back to camp.” Coalgaze turned back towards the den, his toes perched on the very edge of the rise the patrol stood upon. With their alliance with Skyclan, one border had been calmer than the other, and this side of the forest had seen little action in comparison to their borders with Shadowclan. It seemed only fitting that Starclan had sent them something to keep busy.
"Quietly," Coalgaze reminded them. Falling silent, Thunderclan's deputy slowly made his way down the slope, coming to a stop several fox lengths away from the mouth of the badger's home. The dark furred tom remained crouched amidst tall ferns, flagging his tail in the air to direct the others to follow suit.
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cougarstrike
ThunderClan
Posts: 7
Rank: Warrior
Age: 14 Moons
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Crush: ???
Mentor: Bournheart
Apprentice: Not Assigned
Played By: Gleam
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Post by cougarstrike on Jun 15, 2015 13:20:04 GMT -5
Cougarstrike trembled with anticipation and poorly contained excitement. This hunt would mark Cougarstrike’s first encounter with a badger, or anything larger than a fox. What the young tom had thought to be his first patrol with Coalgaze turned out to be more of a raiding party. He had hoped to have alone time with the Deputy after all that he had heard of the cat from his father.
”He hasn’t woken yet. That gives us more time to prepare…” Cougarstrike barely manages to stifle the impatient mew that threatened to break the silence so crucial to the mission. He wanted to move, he wanted to pounce right into the action! Daydreams flash through his mind; scenes of heroic and acrobatic feats that leave the other cats in awe and the badger in a wailing retreat. So distracted is the young tom by his delusions that he misses Coalgaze’s important instructions.
”Cougarstrike—if this turn south, you’re in charge of getting the others back to camp.” The tom in question snaps back to the present with a visible flinch, and blurts a confident-sounding affirmative. His amber eyes dip to the grass beneath his paws, and his knees dip in an athletic pose.
Without another word, for he had already embarrassed himself, he follows closely to Coalgaze like a shadow. Muscles ripple under striped fur as Cougarstrike lowers his belly to mere inches above the earth and readies himself to strike should the Deputy give the order.
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coalgaze
ThunderClan
Posts: 10
Rank: Deputy
Age: 32 Moons
Gender: Tom
Crush: Open
Apprentice: Open
Played By: Boggs
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Post by coalgaze on Jun 17, 2015 21:10:32 GMT -5
The Badger... (3/10 - Awareness)
Nestled away in the warmth of his burrow, the young badger kept his back turned against the chill breeze that filtered down from the mouth of his den. He didn't want to pay any mind to the outside world-- it wasn't nearly so warm or comfortable as his bedding. As willfully ignorant as the stocky creature was, it was easy for him to overlook the growing scent of cat collecting on the breeze as his assailants crept closer.
Coalgaze... (6/10)
As Cougarstrike, Sparrowfoot, and Redfang joined him amidst the coverage of the ferns, Coalgaze glanced over his shoulder just long enough to ensure that they were focused and ready for the skirmish ahead of them. He had known Redfang and Sparrowfoot for long moons and considered them quite reliable—but Bournheart’s son, Cougarstrike, was still a young warrior. The wiry little tom found it difficult to place much trust in a young buck. He knew the sort of idle fantasies a fresh warrior toyed with, and more than that, he knew the consequences that resulted from them. Narrowing his eyes, the dark furred tom crouched low to the ground and stalked towards the mouth of the den. As the highest ranking member of the patrol, he took responsibility for its leadership—and that included undertaking the most dangerous task… luring the creature out.
The walls of the burrow pressed in tighter than he expected from the reports of his warriors on the creature’s size, but he quickly dismissed his shock. It wasn’t uncommon for both prey and predator to grow larger with each telling of the tale. As he inched his way farther inside, Coalgaze was relieved to find that his compact size made the going far easier, and soon he was able to stand upright. He could hear the badger breathing heavily ahead of him, and after a quick assessment to determine where its head end was, the smoky furred tom lunged with a yowl and slashed his claws and bit at the badger’s neck, just behind the base of his ear. Just as quickly, the little tom cat rocketed out of the den. It was a minor blow, but still the first of the battle.
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cougarstrike
ThunderClan
Posts: 7
Rank: Warrior
Age: 14 Moons
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Crush: ???
Mentor: Bournheart
Apprentice: Not Assigned
Played By: Gleam
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Post by cougarstrike on Jun 18, 2015 14:19:51 GMT -5
Redfang... (7/10)
Redfang reacts quickly, latching on to the young badger's tail and delivers a swift bite to the intruder's hindquarters. Just as quickly, Redfang leaps away to safety.
Cougarstrike... (2/10)
Cougarstrike, in all of his natural talent and zeal, lacks judgement and attempts to attack the badger while Redfang has distracted it. The crazed striped beast keckers with pain and turnswith a furious snarl reinforced by a sharp clawed swipe. The young tom is batted away, though not without a mouthful of fur from the badger's right foreleg.
Cougarstrike screeches at the badger and skitters towards the beast's right flank in order to create an opening for his fellow clanmates. He wanted to swallow more than fur with his next strike.
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coalgaze
ThunderClan
Posts: 10
Rank: Deputy
Age: 32 Moons
Gender: Tom
Crush: Open
Apprentice: Open
Played By: Boggs
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Post by coalgaze on Jun 18, 2015 22:08:50 GMT -5
1-Coalgaze (20hp), 2-Cougarstrike (30hp), 3-Redfang (30hp), 4-Sparrowfoot (30hp)
Badger (10hp)Badger... 10/12, Target 1/4
After having wrestled its way out of the den, bleeding neck and all, the badger was angry. It was even angrier to find that there was more than one of these cats roaming around and hissing at him. Snarling and stomping his forepaws, the striped creature reared up, sizing his opponents up before selecting one of the smaller cats-- the same one that bit him.
Lumbering forward, the badger howled as Redfang's teeth sank into his flank, but rather than turning to attack the fleeing cat, he continued his assault on the primary target. The badger's teeth clamped down on Coalgaze's left hind leg as the deputy tried to scramble out of range. Luckily, the continued assaults of the other Thunderclan cat's forced him to release his grip.
Coalgaze... 6/10
Just as he had worried, the youngest of the group tried to get a swipe in before the badger was positioned properly in the clearing. He moved first to try and steer Cougarstrike away from their target-- only to find it bearing down on him moments later. His hind legs scramble on loose foliage on the forest floor, and large teeth sink into the meat of his back leg. With a snarl, the smoky furred tom whips his body about to rake his claws across the badger's face, swiping and clawing at the creature's eyes.
Sparrowfoot... 9/10
The last into the fray, the shy natured Sparrowfoot flew forward after hearing Coalgaze's pained yowls. The tabby cat hissed and spat as they slipped under the badger's stretched out neck to sink their teeth into the already torn flesh. The wound is deep, and the resulting blood soaks Sparrowfoot's cheeks.
The Badger Has Enraged, And Now Deals +3 Dmg Per Turn.
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cougarstrike
ThunderClan
Posts: 7
Rank: Warrior
Age: 14 Moons
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Crush: ???
Mentor: Bournheart
Apprentice: Not Assigned
Played By: Gleam
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Post by cougarstrike on Jun 19, 2015 17:17:01 GMT -5
Cougarstrike... (3/10)
Cougarstrike cringes when he hears Coalgaze's yowl of pain. He had thought the older warrior to be impervious to pain, he had never seen the tom injured in any way. With vengeance in his heart, the inexperienced warrior bounds forward to engage the badger.
With a screech, Cougarstrike lunges forward and delivers a swift swipe to the badger's flank in an attempt to gain its attention and draw it away from the wounded Deputy.
Redfang... (4/10)
Redfang engages the enraged badger once more, and delivers a crippling blow to the beast's hindquarters. He skitters away from the weakening badger and begins to prowl around it.
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coalgaze
ThunderClan
Posts: 10
Rank: Deputy
Age: 32 Moons
Gender: Tom
Crush: Open
Apprentice: Open
Played By: Boggs
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Post by coalgaze on Jun 23, 2015 18:55:03 GMT -5
1-Coalgaze (20hp), 2-Cougarstrike (18hp), 3-Redfang (30hp), 4-Sparrowfoot (29hp)
Badger (-1hp - enraged buff)Badger... 9/12 + 3, Target 2/4
Wounded and angry, the badger's fur bristles and it snarls furiously. With most of the noise coming from behind him, the creature quickly rounds on his opponents and lunges at the young Cougarstrike, gleaming teeth shining as a stray beam of sunlight caught them through the leafy overhanging branches high above in the trees. His teeth sink into the meat of Cougarstrike's shoulder and chest.
His assault might have continued, but the blood leaking steadily from deep lacerations on his flanks and the puncture wounds at his neck sway him to another line of thinking-- as does the bristling ball of fur that slams into the side of his head.
Keckling anxiously, the grizzly creature quickly stumbles off in the direction of the Skyclan border.
Sparrowfoot... 1/10
With their teeth embedded inside of the Badger's neck flesh, Sparrowfoot had no time to react when the creature decided to turn on Cougarstrike. Unable to leap away or adjust their hold, Sparrowfoot found themselves taking a thick foot to the face as their mouth disconnected from the bite wound they inflicted on the badger's neck. Staggering, they shake their head rapidly to clear the stinging dizziness.
Coalgaze... 4/10
The puncture wounds in the meat of his thigh burned, and from the warm, sticky feeling coating the fur of his hind leg, he knew that the injury was oozing blood as the battle progressed. For a moment, when Cougarstrike let out his angry yowling, Coalgaze thought that Bournheart had somehow found his way to the battle. The two toms sounded so similar in the heat of things that it was almost disorienting.
Their enemy presents an opening, and the smoky furred tom digs his claws into the loose dirt for leverage as he propels himself forward, slamming his entire body against the side of the badger's head to drive it off of Cougarstrike. He would not let a Thunderclanner die on his watch-- least of all the promising son of a well respected senior warrior.
The Badger Has Fled, And The Battle Is Won!
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cougarstrike
ThunderClan
Posts: 7
Rank: Warrior
Age: 14 Moons
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Crush: ???
Mentor: Bournheart
Apprentice: Not Assigned
Played By: Gleam
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Post by cougarstrike on Jun 23, 2015 22:50:09 GMT -5
Cougarstrike's eyes widen as the badger turns on him. He hadn't anticipated just how quickly the beast would move. The young tom bows up so quickly that he is forced to sit up to prevent himself from tumbling backwards.
Cougarstrike lifts his paw to strike with his claws, as the badger's breath parted his chest fur through wicked fangs. The badger lunges forward with a startlingly violent intent, its jaws parting to seize muscle. Fire pierces Cougarstrike's torso and shoulder and he screeches in agony.
Just as soon as it had happened, the badger begins to lumber away in a full retreat towards the border. Cougarstrike writhes across the forest floor, spitting and hissing. Though his eyes were open, he felt blinded by the pain. Oh, how in the world could something hurt so badly? And how could there be so much blood?
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coalgaze
ThunderClan
Posts: 10
Rank: Deputy
Age: 32 Moons
Gender: Tom
Crush: Open
Apprentice: Open
Played By: Boggs
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Post by coalgaze on Jun 24, 2015 10:55:45 GMT -5
As the two older warriors that had joined the patrol settled themselves and kept watch, Coalgaze breathed heavily as he stalked over to where Cougarstrike flipped about on the forest floor, hissing and spitting from the pain of his first badger bite. Coalgaze vividly remembered his first—it had been an old female, with thick, yellowed fangs. The resulting infection kept him confined to the medicine cat’s den for almost half a moon… Though he had been an apprentice at the time, Coalgaze had resolved never to stay in that cursed den again.
”Cougarstrike—enough, if you keep moving like that you’re going to make it worse,” Coalgaze informed him frigidly, holding his own injured leg up so that his paw pad was hovering just barely above the ground. ”Settle yourself. The night’s not over. Redfang, Sparrowfoot—go leave scent markers at the mouth of the den. We don’t want another one taking up residence just when we’ve gotten rid of this one,” Coalgaze’s dark eyes fixated on the youngest warrior again, eying the blood as it seeped freely from his wound, ”You’ll live.” he stated simply, turning away from him, ”It’s a long walk back to camp, try not to put weight on that leg if you can.”
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