The New Winds

Please conduct your match here

This has been another part that Zashi has not been looking forward to. He's a shugenja, not a duelist. If the kami can't help, he has the bow. If that doesn't work, he has his Jiujitsu. This was his fourth option for danger.

But they were testing it.

Zashi picks up a bo staff, trying to display a basic kata. It appears it was something he had overprepared for, scripting in anticipation, then prepares for combat.

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OOC
Water ring

Weapons-Demonstration-Staves/Water-Tn 15: 4d10o10k3 35 pass+2 ES

Weapons-Initiative: 5d10o10k4 39

Seeing her opponent select the stave, Hinata does the same. She bows and then does a demonstration of her form to the judges before taking up her stance against Zashi, However, she overdoes a flourish and nearly drops the Bo...


(((Rolls, Water Ring))
D4 Weaponry - Stance, 3 raises TN 30: 6d10o10k5 26

D4 Weaponry - Initiative: 4d10o10k3 13

D4 Weaponry - Attack 1: 6d10o10k5 29

Zashi winces as he gets hit

Weapons-Round 1-Stave/water: 4d10o10k3 22

The hit is light and gently.

((Rolls))
D4 Weaponry - Attack 1 Damage: 5d10o10l1 2

D4 Weaponry - Attack 2: 6d10o10k5 58

"Well struck" Zashi bows and prepares for the next set

so this is how Kai felt


Weapons-Round 2-Stave/water: 4d10o10k3 19

((Rolls))
D4 Weaponry - Attack 2 damage: 5d10o10l1 1

D4 Weaponry - Attack 3, 3 raises: 6d10o10k5-15 13

Zashi sees his opponent getting fancy, trying to make a showy end of the match

No you don't

Zashi gives a basic poke during the vulnerable point of the flourishy spin strike, grinning and he scores a point, knocking his opponent to ungainly tumble off balance.

Weapons-stave/water: 4d10o10k3 21

Damage: 2d10o10 16 (lowest die kept)

((Rolls))

D4 Weaponry - Attack 4, 3 raises: 6d10o10k5-15 4

Is she trying to get me back in the match?

The idea annoyed him

She went for the same flourish, Zashi trying a slightly fancier riposte, striking home and landing another smarting blow.

Weapons-Round 4-Stave/water-1 raise: 4d10o10k3-5 8
ROUND 4 Damage-Strength minus 1 (small): 2d10o10 11 (Keeping 11)

Hinata grunts a little at the blow but tries another complex maneuver

((Rolls))
D4 Weaponry - Attack 5, 3 raises: 6d10o10k5-15 23

Zashi sees it coming, and goes for one final push.

Sadly, the previous two had taken too much and he comes up short

Weapons-Round 5-Stave/water-vp spent: 5d10o10k4 16
Mirumoto Hinata wins

Hinata bows to Zashi and exits the ring slowly.

((Rolls))
D4 Weaponry - Attack 5 damage: 5d10o10l1 2

Points: 25 points not counting ring

Zashi sighs, frustrated. "I suppose I should thank you for taking it easy on me"

9 points not counting ring for Zashi

"Taking it easy on you? I am not sure I follow you. I gave the spar my fullest of efforts."

"You could have won faster if you didn't go for the flourish at the end." Zashi retorts. "That's why I cracked you when I could." He offers a small smile. "But you are indeed superior here."

"I think we were well matched. I have only had basic training in the Bo, but if I had used a boken, the match would have likely been one sided."