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This ruling is in regards to the latest round of posts in the Boonta's Eve Tournament match between Daliah/Alais and Habibah.
Per the Jump Boots description "... is able to propel a person up to 10 meters beyond what a normal person would normally be able to jump". Key word jump. It also notes that they are not capable of sustained flight, like we see with Cad Banes very different Rocket Boots, and do not in any way have the same sort of thrust. While they could conceivably be used to soften a landing associated with their boosted jumps, they still require a jump in order to be effective. "Hurtling" vertically toward the ground from a dropship three stories in the air and trying to go straight into a horizontal lunge a mere 1m from the ground is certainly well beyond their ability or intended use as written. The post in questions says "... nor mitigate her movement downwards". That would be correct.
Habibah hits the ground painfully in a crumpled heap, breaking both legs in several places.
Falls from that sort of height can be deadly, and there is very little in the way of mitigating factors here. Trying to use her jump boots would probably rag doll her legs, doing further damage and causing very intense pain. Habibah might move a few feet closer to Daliah/Alais, but she will be in no condition to fight effectively. It's up to the player whether she passes out from the pain.
On the bright side, Habibah is now holonet famous. The holo-clip of her ill-fated dramatic entry will be run on loop by every broadcaster showing the event, and memes begin cropping up within the hour. After her recovery, she could have a lucrative career ahead of her performing dangerous slapstick comedy stunts.
This ruling is final.
@Darasuum @Sreeya
Per the Jump Boots description "... is able to propel a person up to 10 meters beyond what a normal person would normally be able to jump". Key word jump. It also notes that they are not capable of sustained flight, like we see with Cad Banes very different Rocket Boots, and do not in any way have the same sort of thrust. While they could conceivably be used to soften a landing associated with their boosted jumps, they still require a jump in order to be effective. "Hurtling" vertically toward the ground from a dropship three stories in the air and trying to go straight into a horizontal lunge a mere 1m from the ground is certainly well beyond their ability or intended use as written. The post in questions says "... nor mitigate her movement downwards". That would be correct.
Habibah hits the ground painfully in a crumpled heap, breaking both legs in several places.
Falls from that sort of height can be deadly, and there is very little in the way of mitigating factors here. Trying to use her jump boots would probably rag doll her legs, doing further damage and causing very intense pain. Habibah might move a few feet closer to Daliah/Alais, but she will be in no condition to fight effectively. It's up to the player whether she passes out from the pain.
On the bright side, Habibah is now holonet famous. The holo-clip of her ill-fated dramatic entry will be run on loop by every broadcaster showing the event, and memes begin cropping up within the hour. After her recovery, she could have a lucrative career ahead of her performing dangerous slapstick comedy stunts.
This ruling is final.
@Darasuum @Sreeya
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