mad pear brawl solo finished

| Jan 3rd, 2025|

| Plymouth |

| a spar to test my builds against each other! |

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	Pericles had somehow survived to his final year at Hogwarts. He was nearly a young man by wix standards, but still fresh-faced to the world at large, with just enough knowledge to know he was barely prepared to face it. Auror training felt like a means of changing that, despite the less than subtle protests of his father. ("Are you confident in this path? They'll cut your hair and send you far away. You could travel with the Company instead, see greener shores....") With graduation fast approaching, his grandmother was determined to tutor him in the year leading up to it. Tamasa had been providing martial arts instruction to the son of a friend for nearly two years. Both boys fought with drastically different styles, so she sought to blend physical combat with martial magic, pitting her students against one another in an effort to teach them their weaknesses. Asking on it the night before, Peri had been stunned to hear that this mystery protege was none other than @Dealla Prince's beau, @Madhup Hexum. Mad had a markedly different view of the Ravenclaw. On arriving by Floo that morning, the Durmstrang Chaser greeted the Hogwarts racer with an easy grin and pleasantly surprised "Dee's roommate?" He'd heard enough stories about Aly and Pericles to know Dee thought highly of them, and was decidedly on good behavior when under the eye of his mentor. Pericles, on the other hand, had his peace disturbed both at Hogwarts and at home by this rock-throwing Neanderthal. There was dismissiveness in his eyes but a wry truce to his tone as he acknowledged, "Dee's post-curfew caller." It didn't take much to instigate Mad, who snorted and reached out for a handshake. "You British wizards know you can just say 'boyfriend', right?" "Boys." At the sound of conversation, Tamasa had drifted in from an adjacent room. It set weirdly with Pear to hear his best friend's boy-whatever-he-was shout an informal "Mamo Tama!" as he moved in for a hug. "We won't waste time today. Ready yourselves for a no-holds-barred spar. I will assess your methods, then we will structure our ongoing regime around the areas which require improvement." The duo began stretching on the sidelines. Mad kept dubiously looking Pericles up and down, and the bird was pretending not to be annoyed with it when the silence was finally broken. "Is this a fair fight? I mean no disrespect my boy, but I am on the Combat Magic track." His thick Russian accent was laced with the same needling tease Dee used on their opponents at the start of a match. Pear continued avoiding his eye, though a wry humor shadowed his face when he mused "I'm an alumni duel captain, and a Hogwarts student. I'm sure I'll manage." He rolled his wand arm for one last set, gave Mad a disapproving look for cracking his knuckles, spine and neck, then took up his position on the other half of the entryway. This room had seen more than its fair share of balls, and while duels were rare in the Dralt estate, they were hardly unheard of. Pericles could hear the hushed chatter of his ancestor's portraits egging him on from all sides. Anticipation built until his ears filled with white noise, body bracing itself with an influx of adrenaline, eye hardened by resolution as he took aim at a reluctant opponent. "Begin." "Petrificus Totalus." Madhup seized midstep, the momentum toppling him with the stiffness of a wooden plank. Pericles arched an eyebrow Tamasa's way as if to say Is this a fair fight?, expecting her to call a pause, but the elderly woman only stared back stoically. Shrugging, Pericles used the lapse to put further distance between himself and his opponent. Mad was bounding for him the second he could do so. His attempt to grapple Pear to the ground was dodged, and an in effort to drive him back, Pericles cast the Shocking Area Spell. It had all the effectiveness of an eel trying to slip away from a shark. Even as electricity coursed through him, eliciting a pained groan through lock-jawed teeth, Madhup threw a frenzied uppercut that connected perfectly with Pear's jaw. It hit so hard that the eagle briefly felt himself lifted off of the ground before reconnecting with it all too violently. Regaining his footing, he blearily made out the brutish shape lumbering towards him and flicked out his wand, blurting a split-second "Confringo!" An explosion at short range had the desired effect. Mad hit the ground, rolled, and lie still. His Fouplay was so convincing that Tamasa moved in from the sidelines and Pericles raced to his side. As soon as the Chaser felt himself being turned over, he lunged, yanking the Ravenclaw off balance and pinning him to the ground. Pear's teeth flashed and grit. He enjoyed duels, but this was a brawl, and he was quickly realizing how long he had relied on the rules and regulations of structured matches. He was also reminded of how intensely he hated having his personal space invaded. A "Levicorpus!" yanked him off by both ankles, suspending Mad upside-down. While dangling, he retaliated by (finally) drawing his wand from his belt and thrusting it at Peri with the movement Dee had taught him. "EXPELLIARMUS." Loud, clumsy, yet shockingly efficient. The spell worked and the jinx was ended. Mad had time for a triumphant "HA" before landing head-first on the floor. Peri dove out of the way to grab his wand. He knew Mad would be barreling after him in no time, ceaselessly pursuing with a physical brutality Pericles only experienced with monsters, possessed persons, and @Ami Procoppio that one time in second year when she pinned him to the ground for five minutes. He continued to play defensively, keeping the brawler at bay with a blindfold and dodging Mad's attempt to grab him. "Ventus." High velocity winds began pummeling the Chaser. He wrenched off the blindfold and covered his face, only to drop to all fours as he fought for air, feeling strapped to the top of a plane. Then he advanced. Mad was digging his fingernails into the rug, literally clawing his way towards Pericles, who was holding his wand at arm's length with a dumbfounded expression. He had no context for what this feral Durmstrang boy was doing. Try as he may to will pressure into his winds, Mad kept coming until he was close enough to leap like a great cat. His arms coiled around his target's neck. Pear jabbed his wand into the other's ribs, though when he tried to cast, the words couldn't escape. "Tap out." Mad's gruff advice was answered with defiant writhing. Peri tugged at the forearm against his throat to no avail, panic growing as darkness closed in on the edges of his vision. "You have to tap." As soon as Mad felt two listless pats against his elbow, he lowered him to the floor, gripping his arms until Pear pushed him away with strained coughing. The most help Mad could offer in that moment was giving him space and air. Between her spellwork and potions, Tamasa made short work of any injuries they sustained. Only when she was satisfied with their condition did she begin her grandson's critique: "Stop playing by duel rules. Sportsmanship stunts you, and opens you to the exploitation of your enemies. A threat should be put down when the opportunity to do so arises." Pear wore a grim frown yet nodded in agreement. "The two of you clean up, rest, drink a glass of water. We begin again in twenty minutes." Carting her salves and bottles back to an alcohol cart turned mobile apothecary cabinet, Tama turned her back towards them, at which point Mad nudged Peri's arm. "Put down...? Your grandma is intense." He had meant to lighten the mood, but the Ravenclaw was still blinking shadows from the corners of his sight, and couldn't have mustered the will to laugh even if he found Mad funny. "Lavatory's down the hall," he offered instead, underhandedly trying to get away from him. Madhup either overlooked the charade or was countering with ignorance. "The what? Oh. You mean the bathroom."
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Reducio

sloppy mod notes

MAD STA: 10 | EVA: 15 | STR: 18 | WIS: 3 | ARC: 3 | ACC: 19
MC - Muggle Condition: +3 accuracy roll on non-magical attacks and actions
Punch: Attack done at +2 accuracy. Damage = [100*(strength)*0.9]/5
Grapple: Pins a target so neither can move. Accuracy for hit, then contested Strength
Kick: Attack done at -2 accuracy. Damage = [100*(strength)*1.1]/5
Choke Hold: ACC, then the difference in Attacker's STR VS Opponent's is success %.
If failed twice, they fall unconscious.

PEAR STA: 10 | EVA: 15 | STR: 5 | WIS: 15 | ARC: 10 | ACC: 14
Keen Eye - can't be disarmed for more than one round
Perfectionist I + II - spells cannot backfire
Blindvision - immune to debuffs from vision-impairing spells or non-magical darkness

R1 Summary
Mad health 400/1000
Pericles health 676/1000
Madhup won by forfeit

Reducio

rolls
Pear casts Petrificus Totalus
WIS [d20 : 4] + 15 = 19
ACC [d20 : 20] + 14 = 34
EVA = [d20 : 14] + 15 = 29

Mad uses grapple
ACC [d20 : 8] + 19 + 3 (MC) = 30
EVA [d20 : 20] + 15 = 35

Pear casts Fulgurunda
WIS [d20 : 12] + 15 = 27
contested Arc:
Mad [d20 : 8] + 3 = 11
Pear [d20 : 19] + 10 = 29
Madhup suffers –4 ACC one round

Mad tries to punch
ACC [d20 : 11] + 19 + 2 (punch) + 3 (MC) - 4 (Fulgurunda) = 31
EVA [d20 : 11] + 15 = 26
damage = [100*(18)*0.9]/5 = 324
Pear health 1000-324=676

Pear casts Confringo
[d20 : 18] + 15 = 33
ACC [d20 : 17] + 14 = 31
EVA [d20 : 6] + 15 = 21
Damage 150 + 10 × 15=300
Mad health 1000-300 = 700

Mad tries to grapple
ACC [d20 : 13] + 19 + 3 (MC) = 35
EVA [d20 : 8] + 15 = 23
Grapple: Pins a target so neither can move. Accuracy for hit, then contested Strength
STR contest
Pear [d20 : 14] + 5 = 19
Mad [d20 : 20] + 18 = 38

Pear casts Levicorpus (WC 14)
WIS [d20 : 15] + 15 = 30
ACC [d20 : 15] + 14 = 29
EVA [d20 : 5] + 15 = 20
target suffers –5 EVA while the spell is maintained.
target loses 100 HP from falling on their head after the spell's effect ends.

Mad casts Expelliarmus WDC 10
WIS [d20 : 7] + 3 = 10
I'm just giving this one to him because I'm amazed he even cast it
Duration = 1 round (Keen Eye)
Spell is broken, Mad loses 100 HP from falling on his head
Mad health 700-100 = 600

Pear retrieves wand

Mad tries to Choke Hold
ACC [d20 : 6] + 19 +3 (MC) = 28
EVA [d20 : 17] + 15 = 32

Pear casts Obscuro
WIS [d20 : 18] + 15 = 33
ACC [d20 : 11] + 14 = 25
EVA [d20 : 3] + 15 = 18
Mad is blindfolded, EVA/AC = 0

Mad removes blindfold

Pear casts Ventus
WIS [d20 : 12] + 15 = 27
ACC [d20 : 20] + 14 = 34
EVA [d20 : 2] + 0 (blindfold) = 2
DURATION [d3 : 1] = 1 round
DAMAGE 50 + 10 × 15 = 200
Mad health 600 - 200 = 400
–4 Evasion for the duration of the spell

Mad tries to Choke Hold
ACC [d20 : 18] + 19 +3 (MC) = 40
EVA [d20 : 18] + 15 = 33
Mad STR 18 Pear STR 5
27% chance (must roll 73 or higher)
If you fail your escape attempt twice you are rendered unconscious.
[2d100 : 36,22]