Move Approval V

[Roger Smith]

Bayonet Storm: Does the cast time require his full concentration, or can he parry and use other moves or something so long as he's stationary?

Changes in bold.

Bayonet Storm (Requires: Ranged, Area Attack) -- 300

Anderson prepares this attack in a manner almost identical to his Bayonet Swarm, but as opposed to simply hurling the handfuls of blades directly at his target, he hurls them into the sky. They vanish seemingly without a trace, until 3 seconds later there is a rumble in the sky, a silvery flash of lightning, and the silver bayonets start to fall, in much greater numbers than the ten that were thrown. They pour down like rain, blanketing a large area thirty meters in radius with the deadly hail. Individually each blade does only minor damage as it falls, but the sheer quantity makes dealing with them a worrying proposition. The entire process takes nearly eight seconds to prepare, including drawing, preparing, and throwing the blades, then the short wait until they begin to fall; during all of this time save the wait until they begin to fall, Anderson must remain stationary to prepare and imbue the attack with the proper energy, which necessitates his entire focus; once he has thrown the blades he may then move as normal, to avoid or dodge attacks but otherwise must maintain his focus until the first blade falls. The rain of blades will persist for fifteen seconds, after which it will end. The falling blades all shatter or break on impact, rendering them useless after their initial impact. Summoning such absurdly vast numbers of his blades in such a manner is quite taxing, rendering this an ineffective attack to use multiple times in a single battle, and even one use leaving him notably winded.