#combat archer

[sca-nerd]

I am DMing for a group of teens and young adults who are learning to play DnD. Last night we were doing character creation for a brand new player joining us who has chosen to play a Ranger. We were going over weapons and their uses and rules when we got to the short bow.

Me> I have my own rules on the short bow.

P1> (who also plays a Ranger) Oh, yeah. She plays by the rule of cool, and this one is really cool.

Me> I allow you to use your short bow in melee combat. Because I have personally shot someone at 5 feet, and so I let you do the same.

Newbie> You what?

Me> If I can do it irl you can do it in game.

Newbie> An actual PERSON?

Me> Yeah.

I didn't elaborate, which was just more hilarious because neither did the other players. They just let him sit and IMAGINE.

[blumineck]

"The problem with trying to be historically accurate, is that history doesn't care"

So much of the time we think of historical cultures as being very uniform, but people have always been weird, and our expectations of past behaviour don't always match the reality!

[serenedash]

Okay but can we talk about the Freya conspiracy board with the horse and buggy like. Horses are in Scala. Imagine keyblade wielders on horseback. Are you imagining it with me

[tozettastone]

When people are like "is this the author's real life kink?" they are usually miles away from the truth.

Buuuut I think a lot of the time "is this the author's real life minor frustration that is adding a regrettable flavour of reality to this depiction of (sex/driving/arts/sea travel/medical appointments/etc)?" is secretly a much, much better question.

Me, lately:

"Hey!" His fingers closed on nothing. "Give those back!" "In a moment. Don't be so impatient." Szayelaporro drifted closer. He was holding one of the lenses up to his own golden eye and squinting through it — backwards, to accommodate his own glasses, which Uryū very belatedly realised were fake. Of course he'd known intellectually it was a hollow mask, but in the back of his mind, it had simply registered as what it looked like: spectacles. "Oh, I see. Your eyes don't focus the light properly. You wear these to accommodate your deficiency, then, and not as simply a stylish accessory... But this is a significant degree of distortion," he added, disapproving. "How defective is your pathetic human body?" Frowning, he turned and waved his hand in front of Uryū's face. "I can see that!" Uryū leaned back.

--

Uryū took the opportunity to retreat, scrambling to collect his glasses from the floor beside the bed in record time. He crammed them onto his face just the fourth espada's hostile spiritual pressure crashed down upon him. It felt like the sky was falling.

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"...I thought those were part of your face," Mila Rose said slowly. None of the others took the time to scathingly contradict her, which seemed to indicate that she was not the only arrancar of this opinion. "Like Szayelaporro."

This fic contains a lot of sex and our hero is constantly taking his glasses off and regretting it three seconds later. Art imitates life. In this way.

[questintheskies]

I'll be there tonight! Can't wait to attend! I was at Revolution earlier this year, so this will be my 2nd show in 2024!

[captain-price-unofficially]

Bakhmut, Swedish-supplied Archer artillery systems in Ukrainian service continue to prove to be incredibly effective in the counterbattery role, seen here hunting down and destroying multiple Russian towed howitzer positions.

[blogfanreborn777]

Dungeons and Dragons: Rules Compendium 1 by juliedillon

[tealmoth]

fma 2003: the other side of the gate is the real world and all this time alchemists have been harvesting energy from human lives in this world in order to fuel their alchemy, and also war is at risk of wiping out humanity and we have to stop it and we’re going to germany for the aforementioned reasons, and there’s probably a parallel version of everyone you know in this universe so you’ll just have to get used to that, and

also fma 2003: we made this guy into a cyborg. he’s gonna have two scenes and then he’s gonna get shot to death. hashtag scifi.

[wyllzel]

alistair has like 20 pixels put together and his hair makes him look like a doofus but why's he kinda... 😗✌️

[blueiscoool]

Big Guns

The Swedish 155-mm self-propelled howitzer Archer in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

[sca-nerd]

True story.

[blumineck]

Calling all artists, animators, and fans of fun and useful pose references! In 2 weeks time I will be taking part in @adorkastock & Friends' MASSIVE Group Poses for Artists Shoot.

We've got a bunch of models of different sizes and shapes, more props than you can shake a stick at (including bows, a pole and a POOL), and two full days of shooting to get as many reference photos as we possibly can. It's gonna be awesome, and there will be some PHENOMENAL references coming out of this.

If you'd like to pre-order Photo packs, you have until the 25th October. Get them here:

In the meantime, as a taster, here are some of the photos from last time I collaborated with @null-entity (who's also part of this project!) Enjoy!

(You can find the rest of these sets in my Patreon Shop)

[daisyswift3]

UMMM are the events in ivy abt to unfold? I feel like some shit’s abt to go down

“Clover blooms”->St Patrick’s Day->Same day Eras Tour started

“Spring break(s) loose”->spring break is mid March for most schools->first day of spring was March 20

“Crescent moon coast is clear” // “Wait for the signal and I’ll meet you after dark”

“He’s gonna burn this house to the ground”->her burning the lover house down after singing “you’ll see me in hindsight tangled up w you all night burning it down”->the midnights cover being her w a lighter->her lighting a match in the lavender haze mv->”burn all the files desert all your past lives”->”we’re burned for better”

“The time is near…moments that we stole on begged and borrowed time”->“It’s a clock it can help you tell time”->exile expires->”meet me at midnight”->bejeweled mv->Cinderella’s dress and carriage expiring at midnight->”shred my evening gown”->”dappled w the flickers of light from the dress I wore at midnight leave it all behind”

It feels like a ticking time bomb abt to explode. I feel like a lot of songs on folklore, evermore, and midnights, like ivy, willow, the great war, and long story short were actually written abt future events that hadn’t happened yet. “Actually I always felt I must look better in the rear view” not only being abt her masters but also abt how a lot of these songs were only meant to make complete sense in retrospect 👀 kinda like bejeweled and lavender haze

[zeeverseconfession]

im here to do fantasy au rambling don't mind me

Globe is a mage, cause why not? We get to see her cast spells, and learn new ones along the journey — her charm is probably going to be the first one to break if she's not careful.

She's not an experienced mage, but she's alright. Some of her spells go wrong, and during battles, she can cause harm to herself instead of the opponent.

Her powers are usually for healing, so she doesn't know many combat spells — that's what she's trying to learn, along with surviving along the road.

Grenade is a bandit, but a very clumsy one — sure, they're great at what they do, but they leave traces behind when they steal from a village.

They're part of a large group of people, who are also bandits/thief's, who all steal from the unknowing villagers and their market stalls, livingv in a pretty wealthy place.

Grenade is usually hanging around the outskirts of town, near the bridge. They have a charm, simply because it was stolen from the previous owner.

Their skills are more.. physical. The combat side of things, if you will. They're a great fighter, but need to be careful when it comes to knowing when to fight.

Pot is an elf — they carry a satchel filled with things that they've collected on the journey, along with a dagger for protection. The dagger has their charm on it, the shape of a leaf.

She also carry potions in their satchel, and when attacked, they use these to their advantage. Some have poisonous gas, while others do not.

Pot owns a market stand in the village he's from, and is pretty well liked from what we know, earning a good few gold coins in the process!

Debit Card & Wicker Basket are fairies — both carrying wands of their own. They fly around the forest, making sure it's nice and safe.

Wicker Baskets spells are on the nature side, used to grow plants, while also good for combat. She can use vines to wrap up her opponents.

Debit Card, on the other hand, uses his spells for things like commanding animals to attack the opponent at hand.

Combined, their charms are a flower and a bird.

Scroll is an Archer. He's not got much on his plate, but he has a good heart. He often helps around the local bakery, making sure the village is alright.

His skills are pretty good — while he can't work with a sword, he knows his way around a good bow and arrow, and can hit anyone with.. a good amount of perfection.

On the waters, we're greeted to a siren — a siren known as Purse, of course! She lures people into the water, before taking them as her own and sending them to die.

Her motives are clear, and most avoid sailing because of her reign over the other ocean dwellers.

Ripping out her heart is the only way to get rid of her — once it's done, the ocean is free from the chains she's left them in.

thats all.. for now..

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[captain-price-unofficially]

Luhansk Oblast, a Swedish-supplied Archer 155mm SPH in Ukrainian service hits a Russian 2S19 MSTA-S 152mm SPH with drone-spotted counterbattery fire, destroying the self-propelled howitzer.

[tgrailwar]

Tumblr Holy Grail War, Another Start: Wave 1 - Day 1 (Team Avenger, Team Foreigner, and Team Archer)

Heed my words… My ████ creates your body, And your sword creates my ███████… If you heed the Grail's call, and ████ my ████ and ██████, then answer my summoning…

"…Ehehe…ehehehehe…!"

A Servant was summoned. Beautiful and ephemeral, like a sunflower. Vines gripping and corroding the wood of the church, and the data compiling the Holy Grail War.

The purpose of the Foreigner Servant was clear. Annihilate the other Servants. Claim the Grail. Annihilate the other Servants. Annihilate the other Servants. Annihilate the other Servants. Annihilate. Annihilate. Annihilate. Annihilate. Annihilate!

'FOREIGNER': "Masters... Masters... are you all my Masters...? I'm Van Gogh... let's repaint this world... together... ehehe... ehehehehe!"

Angra Mainyu: "...Well, I tried. Your Servant is here. Congratulations. I sealed some of her skills, so this won't be awful, I don't think. And I'm not dead thanks to you, which is also neat. That being said, going from 'outside threat' to 'internal competitor' is a fine change, but still makes her dangerous. Guess this'll be my first real fight as a Servant!"

As he readied himself to fight, another Servant burst in through the doors of the Church, readying his bow for battle.

Angra Mainyu: "Finally, the cavalry is here! Okay, let me catch you up to speed. That's Foreigner. Bad news, honestly. So… let's work together on this one, Archer."

Arjuna: "…I'll agree to that, simply because the other Servant seems more dangerous. Though… I can't say that 'teaming up' with a Servant like you is an idea I'm fond of. Just looking your direction is giving me the impulse to rend you asunder."

Angra Mainyu: "Yeah, yeah. Believe me, I don't like you very much either, but I'd prefer NOT dying. Anyways, since we're in a new phase-- ahem, some 'things have changed' in the Grail War, I guess we're dealing with new mechanics! Uh, 'new' mechanics? Overseer?"

[ Avenger has forged a temporary 'alliance' with Archer!

If an allied Servant wins first place during a Free-for-All, then their partner won't sustain a wound! When fighting alongside an allied Servant, they both gain a +5% boost! Additionally, they're immune to ally debuffs!

Due to the nature of this alliance, it will fade once the battle ends if not renewed by the Masters of Archer and Avenger! ]

Angra Mainyu: "Look at that, making old mechanics make sense. Better late than never, so... go us! Here's the thing though… I'm basically a lost cause, so as much as some of you will probably hate this, you'll need to dump as much mana as possible into Archer or things will get ba--"

The connection crackled and shorted out, before a voice came out from the other side.

'FOREIGNER': "Masters... Masters... It's me, Van Gogh... I've answered your call... I came here as fast as I could..."

VAN GOGH: "Can you lend me some of your mana...? I can work on commission... ehehe... just a Gogh Joke...!"

As Masters who summoned the Foreigner-class Servant, Van Gogh, it seems as if you can command her! Which means... you CAN win the Grail War with her if you band together to support her, just like any other Servant! Maybe her winning the Grail will unlock a 'special ending'? While the other Servants may stand against her, that doesn't make her any different than the others. Though... it doesn't seem like she has proper Command Spells?

Well, that's a topic for later. For now... fight on, Masters of Foreigner!

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Angra Mainyu is uninjured!

Arjuna is on his final wound!

Van Gogh is uninjured!

Angra Mainyu and Arjuna are allies! They both gain +5%!

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Based on skills, augmentations to the final score are:

Angra Mainyu: -12%

Arjuna: +3%

Van Gogh: -3%

Active Skills:

Angra Mainyu (Avenger)

Zarich: Right Fang Grinder (C) - Reduce enemy Servant boosts by -3%.

Tawrich: Left Fang Grinder (C) - Gain a +3% attack boost.

Annihilation Wish (A) - When fully healed, gain a -20% demerit to his final score. With one wound, the demerit is reduced to -10%. With two wounds, the demerit is changed to a +20% boost.

Arjuna (Archer)

Hero of the Endowed (A) - If fighting an enemy Servant, and the difference between scores is within 3%, take the win.

Mana Burst (Flame) (A) - Gain a +8% boost to combat poll results when attacked during 'playing defensively', rather than +3%. When not ‘playing defensively’, gains a 5% boost to final combat poll results instead.

Van Gogh (Foreigner)

Het Gele Huis (A+) - When winning first place in a Free-for-All, inflict 2 wounds on the bottom Servant, rather than just one. If engaged in a one-on-one, inflict 2 wounds instead of one upon victory. Additionally, reduce Servant bonuses by 10%, and if the gap between scores is greater than 35% when winning, recover from a 'wound'.