((Whilst it is not my turn technically with the new initiative needing to be drawn, going to go ahead and post anyway. As my action is pretty much a 'hold', will not interfere with initiative. Think my current options are 'run in and potentially get surrounded, or deal with an Artillery shot', and I think the latter is the better option. XD Whilst more intimidating is also an option, I feel it would be kinda tacky to do it without personally doing something to back it up, and not in the spirit of good roleplaying))<br/><br/>The badgeress' reaction to her firey challenge instilled a sense of pride in Arcea, and though it was difficult to tell, especially with her shields raised up defensively before her, the feline girl's chest puffs up just slightly. She might be a little on the small side, but it was clear - the badger girl knew the reputation of the Cal'Drua, and was likely none too terribly excited about tangling with one, much less the entire group if they came back. It was a considerable boost to her confidence, and whilst she was still scared to face down the superior numbers - okay, perhaps 'terrified' was a little more accurate - she felt the nervousness in her heart turn into a little trill of excitement that made her legs and arms suddenly feel powerful, more steady.<br/><br/>Hefting her shield up a little more firmly before her,  Arcea readjusts her grip on her weapon, planting her boots firmly into the snow, her tail swaying stiffly back and forth behind her. No deadly shot had yet been fired, and --<br/><br/>*Pzeeew!*<br/><br/>Arcea's entire body stiffens when Yasha's weapon pinks off the first shot directly aimed at someone, her attention briefly swiveling from the opponents to the north to see where the hit scored. A solid blow against the scythe wielding raccoon girl, enough to disrupt her shield and give her a nasty shock - not lethal, but she'd likely be out for the immediate count, if nothing else.<br/><br/>"Nice shot..." Arcea murmurs appreciatively. The first official shot fired, and it'd struck a nice blow for their side "...Glad you're on our side." She continues with a playful little smirk, giving the squirrel a tiny, playful nudge with her elbow, though not quite enough to throw off her aim for further firing attempts.<br/><br/>Sevana's own followup shot and taunt again makes Arcea's body stiffen, but this time the fearsome expression on her face relaxes, instead replaced by a rather excited smirk. So, the others had some gall too! This was good. Again, Arcea felt a little tremor of excitement trickle through her body, her breath coming in short, excited pants as the adrenaline kicked in. It always made her excited, made her eager, and...with that came no small amount of hunger, too "Hah! Nice shot as well, Sevana! That got his attention. Lookit him scamper..!"<br/><br/>Emboldened by her own allies' mental fortitude, Arcea takes another quick stock of the situation. Badger seemed like she no longer wanted to fight, and her mount - without guidance - was likely not a problem. Yasha's shot had taken out the scythe-wielding coon, and the larger male had been sent running by Sevana. Celrie's own--<br/><br/>--Oh.<br/><br/>Ooooh.<br/><br/>Celrie had taken an entirely different approach. Stepping out into view beyond her own shield, the pretty little elf was very much letting allure do the talking for her. Admittedly, it was...distracting. Horribly so. Even for Arcea, it was difficult to keep her eyes off of Celrie's enticing form, the subtle but calculated sway of her hips, the enticing bounce of the elf's soft breasts just barely hidden away beneath the thin fabric of her clothing. Admittedly, until she'd met the elf, Arcea had never thought much upon...well, the female form. Males had always been so very tempting to her, so alluring...<br/><br/>...And yet Celrie had changed that in short order, opening her up to the delights of her own gender. It was...well, an adventure she'd not quite dipped into yet, but fully expected to do within short order.<br/><br/>Not to mention, the sight of so much soft, bare flesh made her mouth instantly dampen with desire. It was no small secret she found Celrie's taste to be...enthralling. Oooh, how many times she'd already fantasized about feel that elf slowly passing between her lips, every inch of flesh subject to the hot, eager swat of her tongue, feeling those luscious curves squeeze deeper and deeper towards her tummy...<br/><br/>The thought made her shudder.<br/><br/>"Mmph...Celrie...no fair." Arcea complains, her surprisingly strong tail sweeping over to give the elf a solid little swat right on the tush "Supposed to be distracting them, not me. A...warm place does sound inviting, though..." It was too much. There was an artillery taking a rather steady aim at her, and she was more concerned with the elvish tush than the deadly projectile.<br/><br/>Oh, her priorities were so messed up...<br/><br/>((Arcea is 'Holding', so oughta continue her action from the previous round. That is 'Defensive' and 'Actively intercepting shots' for Yasha, Celrie, and Sevana since they're all within distance. ))<br/><br/><br/>((Weighing in on the 'seduction' thing...<br/><br/>Seduction can be great, and I think that charisma should apply to it. However, seduction should not have any place in this kinda fight, either. :3 Once shots are fired, it seems a little silly for 'I'm sexy, let me eat you' to work at all. Now an interesting way to allow it to would would be giving enemies a custom defect of... 'Prey mentality' or "Voreaphile' or something to that effect. Something you could give visual hints of, and THEN allow seduction to work on them.<br/><br/>I don't see it working in normal combat unless the enemy is quite suicidal, or there has been considerable buildup to it.<br/><br/>That being said, Persuasion is not a combat skill either. It's very easy to get a +2, +4, or even a +6 to it. Compare that to Intimidation and Taunt that has NO normal bonuses associated to it, and it requires an edge (A very difficult to get edge), to add even a +2 to it. Would charisma add to intimidate too? Making a non-combat skill better in combat than a combat skill seems like the opposite way it should be working. To me, Seduction DURING combat is best handled like Celrie did - as a trick that distracts them and COULD make them mess up, but likely won't be killing them or making them force-feed themselves to you. Again, unless it makes sense for the person in question!<br/><br/>Outside of Combat, persuasion for vore could totally be a thing. Lure someone into a false sense of security, make them desire you, and even cloud their judgement with lust and want so much that they almost willingly climb down your throat - this I can see!<br/><br/>During combat? Not so much.<br/><br/>My vote is a no on the 'Adding charisma to it in combat'.))