The New Winds

Please conduct your match here

Kai had developed an interest in horses since her time at the special dojo.

That didn't necessarily mean she was any good at their care or riding them; it was a purely academic, a purely theoretical - in short, a purely Phoenix - interest in equines.

Still, the Kaito did well to saddle up her assigned mount and made a good, if pedestrian, effort at riding too and fro. She snatched up the flag, though returning to her riding position unsettled her mount. She wasn't thrown, but it didn't look good either, and Kai had to expend effort to calm her mount down.

Recovering well, Kai proved handy at lancing rings and managed to stick the return to starting position that time around with no incident, having learned a lesson about what the horse liked and did not like.

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RESULTS

Use Fire Ring

D3 EA Horsies - Mount Horse TN15 VP for Skill: 4d10o10k3 21

D3 EA Horsies - Ride to Flag TN15: 4d10o10k3 27

D3 EA Horsies - Grab Flag TN20: 6d10o10k3 28

D3 EA Horsies - Ride to Start TN20: 4d10o10k3 15

D3 EA Horsies - Ride to Ring and Lance TN25 VP for skill: 4d10o10k3 25

D3 EA Horsies - Return to Start TN25: 4d10o10k3 33

End Result: +4 TP + Potential Ring Choice bonus

Tanshin applauded as Kai returned to the starting point. "Very well done cousin!" He called.

Tanshin once again sought the assistance of the Kami to aid him in the competition. The Isawa were known to be masters of the elements, after all.
He once again sought the aid of the water kami to direct him to the correct path. He could feel the water kami excitiedly rush to his call, which he needed to temper, lest their will overcome his own.

D3 EA Willpower Test +1VP TN 25: 5d10o10k5 43
Maintaining his control, he chants the invocation:
D3 EA Cast Reversal of Fortunes +2R +1FR TN 25: 5d10o10k4 46
OOC - 1 VP spent, same as Obstacle Course, forgot to add to note

As prepared as he could be, given his lack of experience with animals, he began the test. Based on the Judge's comments, his IINTELLIGENCE and AGILITY would be most scrutinized.

D3 EA Mount Animal Handing/INT: 2#5d10k5 24 30
He easily mounted the sturdy pony, and circled around to begin his run.
D3 EA Ride Horsemanship/AGI +4R TN 35: 2#6d10o10k5 17 42

He charges his steed forward to the flag, and leans to the side to grab the flag as he passes:
D3 EA Grab Flag Athletics/AGI +4R TN 40: 2#8d10o10k5 31 59

He wheels about, and takes his charge against the ring target:
D3 EA Ride Back Horsemanship/AGI +3R TN 35: 2#6d10o10k5 38 30
He lines up his aim, and lunges towards the ring!
D3 EA Mount Animal Handing/AGI TN 25: 2#5d10k5 18 29

With ring grabbed, he turns the pony about and dashes back towards the starting line:
D3 EA Return Horsemanship/AGI +2R TN 35: 2#6d10o10k5 41 32