2014年12月9日星期二

If her opponent refuses the challenge or retracts his claim of mastery

Description: Cunning Stratagem is Warleader of fifa 15 coins the War Aurochs. He is in command of the war-band when Ahlat has other business, and he runs them through their regular training exercises. He makes up the watch-bill assigning them either to duty in Yu-Shan or to specific districts within the South. Believing that a soldier’s duty is to perform any function, the Warleader shuffles the au- rochs between many duties in the South. He includes himself in the rotation, taking guard duty at Ahlat’s temple as often as he supervises battles. Recognizing that military preparedness requires time for rest and relaxation, he schedules the aurochs for regular leave and retraining back in Yu-Shan. At any given time, a third of the force is on call in Creation, a third is on duty in Yu-Shan and a third is going through retraining or a rest period in the Heavenly City or in Creation.
The Warleader currently suffers from an addiction to a dreamstone of the Games of Divinity. The stone is in the possession of Misarand, a charming dove-spirit of the Goddess of Southern Peace, Jewel of Prosperity. In ex- change for the use of the stone, he is feeding regular reports on matters in Ahlat’s palace and offices to Misarand. He deeply fears discovery of his betrayal, but he fears loss of access to the dreamstone even more. He will do anything Misarand asks of him.
Cunning Stratagem has a white diamond-shaped patch on his black forehead, whether in humanoid or aurochs form.
Other Notes: Cunning Stratagem’s stats are as for war aurochs in general, but he possesses Charisma ••••, Influence ••, Martial Arts •••••, Presence ••• and the numerous additional Charms: Accuracy Without Dis- tance, Arrow Storm Technique, Phantom Arrow Technique, Striking Cobra Technique, Serpentine Eva- sion, Snake Form, Excellent Strike, Hungry Tiger Technique, and One Weapon, Two Blows.
Description: Alone of the war aurochs, Sharp Edge carries a daiklave, and she wields it as only a puissant master can. She is the Training Master of Ahlat’s school of combat, and in all the South, she is the singular spiritual champion and advocate of those who use such weapons. Nominally, Sharp Edge is the head of the Desk of Essence Users in the South, though, in practice, she ignores all but the bare necessities of her office, giving herself over to the study of her chosen weapon, a daiklave of moonsilver she received from the hand of Luna herself after the Primordials War.
That blade, Horns of the Waning Moon, is a double- edged monstrosity of jutting spikes and edges, each grooved and razor-sharp. It transforms from a shape suitable for Sharp Edge’s hands when she’s in humanoid form to a horrific spiked crown that mounts on her horns and head when in aurochs form.

Sharp Edge has studied the daiklave and its uses in combat for longer than that the weapon has existed among mortals. It is her policy that if she hears of any user of the weapon claiming mastery of it in the South, she will appear to him in physical form and challenge him to a duel, daiklave against daiklave without Charms or sorcery, from dawn until noon, or from noon until dusk. More often than not, such a contest results in the death of an arrogant Exalt. If her opponent should succeed in holding his own for the stipulated length of time, however, without flagging or failing, she will point him toward a new daiklave or a powerful Hearthstone for his current one’s hilt. If her opponent cheats, she will summon the other war aurochs to hunt down and destroy the offender or to chase him out of the South. If her opponent refuses the challenge or retracts his claim of mastery, she will “give him a few pointers” and thereby raise his Melee by one dot, up to the limit allowed by his Essence.

2014年12月4日星期四

A delivery bowled by a spinner is far slower than one from a fast bowler or a swing bowler

The aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces off the pitch it fifa 15 coins will change direction, either towards or away from the batsman.
Spin bowlers use wrist or finger motion to cause the ball to rotate.
Deviation – or spin – off the wicket can make it hard to hit the ball properly. The direction and the extent of the ball spin may be misjudged which could lead to the batsman missing the ball altogether and being bowled or dis- missed leg before wicket . Alternatively the batsman may only manage to hit the ball with the edge of the bat – rather than off the middle – so giving the chance of a catch to the wicket-keeper, bowler, or fielder.
Few sights are better in cricket than a spin bowler in action. Cricket watchers just lap it up because the bowler is trying to outsmart the batsman. The spin bowler doesn’t rely purely on pace to get his wickets, but on guile.
Spin bowlers prefer to bowl with an old, worn cricket ball because the older a ball, the rougher the seam, and the more it spins off the wicket. In longer matches, such as test and first class games, spin bowlers tend to be more effec- tive in the later stages of the game because the wicket deteriorates. Cracks appear and the pitch crumbles, providing more purchase for the spinning ball.
Here are some of the ways that spin bowlers can trap batsmen in their wicket-taking webs:
Spin off the wicket. Spin is the number one weapon in the armoury. See the later section ‘Understanding the types of spin bowler’ for an explana- tion of the different types of spin bowler and an outline of the types of delivery each specialises in.
Variation of pace. The ability to bowl quicker or slower is not just the preserve of seam bowlers – spinners can do it too. With just a little effort, most good spinners can bowl a ball much quicker or slower than normal, hoping to catch the batsman unawares and cause a mistake.
Flight. The higher the ball loops in the air on leaving the bowler’s hand, the longer it takes to come down. A delivery that is in flight for a long time can trick the batsman into playing his shot too soon. On the flip- side, a ball that is the same pace on leaving the bowler’s hand but headed on a lower trajectory can arrive at the batsman quite quickly, possibly hurrying the batsman into playing a poor shot.
A delivery bowled by a spinner is far slower than one from a fast bowler or a swing bowler. Sometimes you may hear spin bowlers referred to as slow bowlers.

A cricket ball bowled by a spinner can also deviate in the air. This deviation is called drift. When combined with spin off the wicket, flight and changes of pace batsmen can find it very hard to judge where the ball is headed and what is the best shot to play.