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[Smoke Mirrors]

I'm not doing anything until I get a full council including Glass.

[Madman198237]

So, Rigel's fast. Fast enough to make the shot that would *Certainly* (or so it appears) kill her.
Is he ALSO fast enough to shoot the bow in her hands?


Also, how long does it take you to go incorporeal?

[Smoke Mirrors]

By my count, milliseconds, and C2 never disputed, I also mentioned that upon seeing Artemis, Rigel would likely turn into smoke.

[Glass]

Smoke out is my vote.

[chubby2man]

Based on my reply way back on smoke form in the discord, it takes about a second to fully change. While mundane weapons don’t cause damage, magic and enchanted items will.

[Smoke Mirrors]

Ok, if I have the time to do a kill shot, do I have the time to disarm her?

[blueturtle1134]

Shoot her in someplace vital but technically non-lethal and coldly go "it'll heal" before shifting into smoke.

[Smoke Mirrors]

If I can't disarm her, I might aim for the kidneys.

[blueturtle1134]

If I can't disarm her, I might aim for the kidneys.

Or disarm her. Literally.

The point is that it's quite unrealistic that there's no middle ground between killing or standing around doing nothing to avert your fate, which actually makes me think the GM has a very good reason for railroading you into this decision. Maybe it's a test of character type thing where she won't actually shoot or something.

[Madman198237]

Well, you could take the Hobbit (movie) option.

Give her the chance to NOT shoot, but if she does just shoot the arrow down. I'm sure it will work just fine!

[Glass]

SM, what is your archery skill?
C2, can we get a rough idea of where Artemis's archery skill might be?

[Smoke Mirrors]

I'm at 20, but I have some other skills I think should augment that, like hunting and force arrows.

[chubby2man]

Yes you can disarm her. You have the initiative. There isn’t a “right answer”. The only sure option is to take the shot. You don’t know for sure if she will kill Rigel or not, it’s a gamble if you show mercy. 

Also what does Rigel remember in that moment? Maybe nothing comes back until after you take the shot, or maybe it all comes back in that instant? What would he do based on that?

You don’t know her skill level, but you can assume it is high

[Smoke Mirrors]

So, I think I can pull off shooting her bowstring and then going smoke, or I cold try for one of those "mortal to anyone who isn't immortal" shots.

[Madman198237]

Well, first questions:
What would Rigel do?
What would Orion do?
Which one is more appropriate to your character at the moment?

Also, if you go nonlethal, make sure the shot goes through the BOW ITSELF, not the string. Not unless you want to find out how fast an immortal can restring their bow.