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Archer's eyes narrowed as he saw that his opponent was wounded but still standing. Furthermore it seems his friend has now been ordered into the fight and is wasting no time in closing the gap. "Time to leave" thinks Archer "our objective should have been completed by now and that servant isn't one I want to let too close to me." He dodges backwards, doing his best to keep his distance from the now airborne servant and fires off a quick volley of arrows, his limbs moving in a blur to make it happen. With the final arrow fired Archer reveals yet another noble phantasm, this time calling out "V

Archer noticed several things at the same time. The most pressing of these is that the servant that had been sent into the bounded field has now returned. Next is that Lancer didn't stop the arrow sent in his direction, he dodged it. "There's no way his movement has been impeded by Varunastra, he'd never have been able to dodge if that were the case. Is he like me or are his flames truly that powerful?" After hearing Lancer's declaration, his true name now revealed and his line about respecting Archer's abilities Archer responds with "it is only natural that you would respect me, I am close to

So if Lancer isn't in the water should I fire Vajira directly at him instead? Or will it still hit him if I use the water as a medium?

Yeah, he's kind of like a less powerful version of Gilgamesh with a better personality. Gandiva is less powerful but similar to Gate of Babylon. Varunapasha is less powerful but similar to Enkidu. Pashupatastra is less powerful but similar to Ea. Etc.

I thought you might have, but I feel like Lancer wouldn't have been able to keep up with Archer anyway. If he moves to pursue him then he's knee deep in water while Archer's running over the top of it, and Archer's faster to begin with. That's my justification anyway. Quick question, at the time of your post was Lancer in the water? Or is the fire keeping him completely dry? I must admit I didn't expect it, seeing as Varunastra is a noble phantasm as well, it's not like this is ordinary water. Still I do need to make some compromises. As he moves to find Hels is he in the water then? Or is he

Hi. Bye. Sky.

My last post is kind of massive for an action post. Most of the length comes from descriptions and the like, but if I've gone too long without giving you a chance to act then by all means, call me out on it.

Archer's feet danced as he dodged the true tip of his opponent's lance, and he saw its impact before the weapon hit the ground sending sparks flying. However he wasn't ready for the ever growing flames engulfing the lance to chase him after he'd already dodged the attack. Off balance he realized he had no time to dodge and instead did the only thing he could. "Varunastra" came the cry from the one most beloved of the gods. With no time to visualize how he wished to wield the water, Arjuna summoned it in its most basic form, and suddenly a torrential river was created inside the street. But

Funnily enough I didn't actually step on the lance. Ordinarily I would have, but it's kind of on fire. Do you think you can edit your post?

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"He wants me to jump" was Archer's immediate impression of the low sweeping attack executed by the Lancer before him. However past experience with fighting longer weapons has taught him that he will be at an immediate disadvantage if he enters the air. "I'll have nowhere to dodge and his spears length is unsettling." Instead of jumping the sweeping lance Archer struck downwards with his blade, blocking the spear haft with the flat of his blade. Archer was surprised at the amount of strength required to stop the swing, as he needed both hands to fully halt its progress. "Strength equal to a de

Double post but I've gotta get this out there. Dunno if you understood my previous post Flynn but I'd already taken Archer past the point that I think you're writing at. Did I move too quickly? I can edit mine to make it fit if you want, but I've gotta go for now. Domestic issues.

What? Hell no, Archer isn't the type to kill innocents. Gandiva has the unfortunate side effect of giving off the sound of thunder every time it's fired. I'm gonna specify clear skies if I do need to fire it, that should be enough right?

The grin didn't leave Archer's face as his opponent materialized a gargantuan spear. He had expected something along these lines to happen, no servant would willingly die without a fight, though he hadn't expected the weapon to be quite this... big. The thrust was fast but Archer is faster. Just as he's thinking he should have no trouble dodging it he feels an impact on his breastplate. That catches the servant by surprise, there looks to be a good three feet left to go before reaching the tip of his opponent's spear but something is hitting his armour. Through a combination of natural talent,

I can give him an avenue in. Even if Rider can't sense the conflict from there (which we can probably say he can if you want to show up) if Archer is pushed to the point at which he feels the need to pull out Gandiva the whole city is going to know about it.

Depends on when you're talking about. Well, actually no it doesn't. The first time they fight Lancer is inhibited by a command seal lowering his abilities, the second time it is a one sided massacre. I just read that part in the VN, Lancer slaughters him.

"Hah" laugh's Archer "letting chivalry be the death of them is the mark of every knight of honour. I have given you more than enough time to draw your weapon, it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth but if you refuse to fight then you will simply die all the quicker." So saying Archer closes the gap between the two in less than a second and jabs his sword forward, aiming for his opponent's heart.

Oh and just a heads up for the up coming fight Flynn. If you want an idea of Archer's skill level in melee combat I'm going to try and write it as if he's equivalent to Karna, seeing as in the legend he was considered Karna's equal in skill at just about everything. For reference on how good Karna is check here for a short fight between Karna and Siegfried: http://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthread.php/1451-Fate-Apocrypha-Translation-%28no-spoilers%29?p=1300452&viewfull=1#post1300452 Archer won't have the advantage of reach like Karna does, but his skill is undeniable.

Back in the very early days of planning this I was considering using Samson as Berserker. That would have been a pretty monstrous servant, though probably not as OP as my Archer. Plus with a strength ranking of EX the instant mad enhancement is turned on the master's probably gonna kark it in around 5 minutes or so.

Archer's features distort in anger at the mention that he was not worthy of this servant's respect. "You insult me servant. The fact that I do not live by a knight's code of conduct does not leave me devoid of honour. But you confuse me, first you speak of yourself as a knight and now I am to believe you are a Roman general? If you truly are Flavius Aetius then I'm disappointed, I'm here to fight skilled warriors rather than famous generals. But if you are the honourable knight that you would have me believe then you would not lie to me, so either you've been deceiving me from the start or Fl

A good rule of thumb for that area is at every opportunity try to travel towards the top of the screen. If you find you go the wrong way then come back and try a different path.

I jam out to that every time you post it for a new staff member.

Shouldn't that have hurt him though? I mentioned before it should be at around an A rank noble phantasm level.

Now now guys, you can't expect episode 14 when the beta hasn't even been released yet.

That's a mammoth effort right there. I thought my Fate magic summary was long. As far as recommended pokemon/sets go maybe anyone can contribute? As long as you're the only one with input into what is recommended people that use this as a guide are going to have their playthrough constrained somewhat by what you like/find effective which is not necessarily everything out there.