(2) - Dawn of the Metahumans

Game Master mdt

Just noticed Snap marked a movement line

As Snap moves around the cage Rocket is in, she sees another woman standing to the left of Aegis.

Frickin. Frackin. Force Walls.

Quick Q before Violet's next action: Mind Scan is a targeting sense. Can Violet, now that she has a lock on Queen, relay that location information to the rest of her team? I would assume so, and if she can, would that reduce their PER penalties? Obviously they still have to see through the illusions, etc, but they'd have a better chance, since they know where she "should" be?

Pulse has already been relaying positions of the real ones, relative to the buildings geometry

Yes, and with both of us doing so, that may assist the others even more - triangulation works.

Rocket realizes that he's trapped. ::Dammit! They've got me in a box now.

::Mud or Aegis, can either of you try to bust me out?::

Haymaker: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 2, 5) = 28 8 BODY. Can I tell if that did anything to it at all?...and to be clear, this is replacing my previously posted action, now that I understand I'm trapped.

Can I attempt to keep an eye on the one I can see until my next action?

@Violet - It would help with non-targetting perception rolls, but it would still leave them with penalties. If they pierce the illusions, then they don't need it. It would really be useful for area of effect blind attacks, but that's it. @Snap - No, as soon as your action is done, the illusion snaps back and you have to penetrate it again.

Rocket rears back and hits the wall as hard as he can, his fists bounce off painfully. Feels like you hit a steel wall that's a foot thick

::Your call, Blaze. I've tried to get it cleaned up, but... we don't really have that option, now. I'm gonna try to get to cover, they've been hammering me.::

Snap is up!

PER: 13 - 4 - 3d6 ⇒ 13 - 4 - (5, 6, 4) = -6

Snap, losing sight of the Queen, prepares to trip anyone who makes themselves seen. Preparing Martial Throw vs any enemy visibly moving within 5" stretching range and field of vision.

"Brain Drainer!" The 16 say almost simultaneously, making the room echo with the noise.

The music changes again, and Pulse sees an angry looking white tiger in the mirror, stalking toward her reflection from behind.

???: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 4) = 8

Attack 1: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 6) = 11
Attack 2: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 2) = 7

Just as the tiger in the mirror leaps and smashes her reflection into the ground, a paper tiger charges through the mirror and slams into her at full speed, claws ripping and mouth snarling silently!

Damage, Tiger: 2d6 + 1d3 ⇒ (6, 4) + (1) = 11
Damage, Tiger: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

Location, Tiger: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 2) = 5 Head!, 11 body, 55 stun

KB: 22 - 3d6 ⇒ 22 - (4, 6, 3) = 9

Attack vs Violet: 3d6 - 5 ⇒ (1, 3, 4) - 5 = 3 Hit!

Damage vs Violet & Pulse: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 3) = 35 35 stun 10 body

Pulse is hurled backwards and Violet has a split second to realize that the image of Pulse coming out of the mirror is real, and not fake, when it slams into her and her shield at speed!

Pulse takes 35+8=43 Stun from the pair of hits, con stunning her and knocking her unconscious, then her body slams into Violet, doing another 15 pts on top of that. Violet takes 11 stun from Pulse's body. Pulse drops out of the mental link network, but Violet can feel that she's not really injured, just overwhelmed

Vioet, Mud, Aegis, Etc.

Reminder, Pulse's defenses dropped when she hit the ground, so if anything like a fire were to start now, she'd take damage with no defense, also any further attacks will hit her with no defenses.

"Oooh! We took green down! Oh! Is she ok?" Jester asks in harmony.

"She's breathing..." Queenie replies. "And nothing's at odd angles..."

"Yay! This is fun!"

Segment 6

Mud hustles upstairs. He oozes under the door at the top of the stairs and looks around. Perception: 12 - 3d6 ⇒ 12 - (2, 4, 2) = 4

If he sees nothing interesting, he continues to the elevator door and oozes under the door into the elevator shaft attempting to drop all the way to the bottom.

::Pulse is down, but uninjured,:: Violet relays across the mindlink. ::They're using something similar to my powers, I think... I have a lock on Queen. Taking the shot.::

Violet focuses her attention at the mind she's identified as Queen's.

"You really don't want to keep this up," Violet says, her voice carrying across the room (yay, knowing how to project). "You've delayed us long enough. You can pack up and get out of here before things get really bad. Just take your friend and go."

Mind Control, command is to "stop fighting and get out." PUSHING. I'm assuming we're using Superheroic "no need to roll" rules.

ECV Attack, 19-3d6: 19 - 3d6 ⇒ 19 - (5, 5, 1) = 8

I hit an 8.

Mind Control, 10d6, pushed to 12d6: 12d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2, 5, 2, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2, 6, 6) = 43

Hopefully "whammo."

Violet? You haven't bought your mind scan out of your multipower yet, so... how are you mind controlling while maintaining the slot?

I thought we previously established that I could get the lock and then attack, but not get the lock, do something else, then attack? IE: I know at the start of Segment X that Mind N is "right there," and can attack it, but if I do anything else I have to lock all over again? If I'm wrong I'll change up my action.

Also, my own fault for making the Scan a Multi, the Illusions a Multi, but not the Control. But then, Violet doesn't like using Mind Control. It makes her feel the wrong kind of powerful, sooo...

For the record, what's the minimum number of dice you'd want me to use to keep the Scan active once I have a lock? 2?

We established that with the multi's, as long as you kept a minimum in the scan, you could activate the illusions at the reduced power. But because of the mental defense they have, your minimum on the scan doesn't leave enough for the illusions to work. To get the other attacks to work, you have to buy the other slots up to multi as well.

Okay, can I attempt to hit her with the Mind Control without the lock? Visual? "I think she's right there, because that's what I thought three seconds ago, so I'm going to try to tell her what to do." kind of thing? If not, I'll revise. Sadly, my edit window has lapsed so I'll have to make a new post.

Unfortunately, mental powers are line of sight. So you'll need line of sight or lock on combo. You'll have to make the perception check to pierce the illusions to get an attack off. These guys aren't tough, but they are hard to hit because of their combined powers messing up everyone's line of sight.

That's fair. And duly noted.

Perception Roll, 13 or less on 3d6, -5 penalty, 8 or less: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1) = 5

Made by 3

Violet squints and looks around the room before giving her little speech to Queenie. (repeated here from above)

"You really don't want to keep this up," Violet says, her voice carrying across the room (yay, knowing how to project). "You've delayed us long enough. You can pack up and get out of here before things get really bad. Just take your friend and go."

Assuming that I can use the same rolls, I hit an ECV of 8 and got a base effect before any defenses, of 43, and have spent 15 END this turn so far. Pushing is rough, man.

"No, I can't take the chance Brain Drainer." Queenie responds, in octet. If she didn't have the extra defense, you'd have had her, but whatever it is that's inside her head is interfering with your attack.

Then her voice changes. "Stay out of her head, thank you very much." Her voice is extremely precise and clipped, but with no recognizable accent.

"Hey! Stop that!" She says indignantly.

Sorry Mud, my response to you got eaten

Mud oozes under the door of the elevator, and drops to the bottom of the shaft with a splat.

He finds himself on the first floor, behind the curved glass wall.

::You're right. Nothing going up on the second floor.:: Mud thinks with disappointment.

::Maybe the elevator goes to the basement with a security code.:: He moves from the stairwell into elevator shaft and splats on the bottom. But, no access to the basement.

::Crap. No quick access to the basement. Good thing this bank is insured.::

::So, I'm thinking Jester is a paper-manipulator. Like a Magneto for paper. I think that heavy thud that I noticed a few seconds ago near Queenie was Jester densifying the paper around Queenie with one of those walls like Rocket to protect her. Queenie is an illusionist. And, it sounds like Brain Drainer is riding shotgun in Queenie's head.:: Mud hypothesizes.

::So, I'm thinking about grabbing that wall around Rocket and throwing it at Jester. Cause, I think I'll have to batter that wall around Queenie. I'll need someone to spot the real Jester for me. Otherwise, I'll throw Rocket's wall at Queenie's wall and see what gives first. Anyone have a better idea? :: Mud tries to strategize.

::Right, I'm coming in, then. I can at least give the Jester a bit of a worry, I'm thinking. The other two…not so sure.::

I'll just hope that the building's fire suppression is up to task, he thought.

If the window's shattered, I'm doing a direct half-move fly until I'm inside next to the big number "6". If not, I'll use the door like any other sensible person and half-move five hexes inward.

Are you sure you want to do that?

::We have problems here, Pulse is down stop playing hide and seek and help, If we could spot the real Jester we would have down by now!::

If Aegis doesn't know Pulse is down emit that

::Get the wall off Rocket I don't care what you do with it after, Rocket get the paper out of this floor and Blaze do not come in here until he does. Change of plans, no way we can stop them all now deal with these two and we'll use them to trace the others. Snap and Violet anything that will help us find out which is real is priority right now do what you can all I have is trial and error right now.::

having a bit of trouble following the fight so sorry if I used any info Aegis wouldn't know

Aegis swings at the nearest area they might be.

Attack: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 6) = 11
Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 6) = 17

Perception, Aegis: 13 - 4 - 3d6 ⇒ 13 - 4 - (1, 5, 6) = -3

Aegis can't seem to find anyone, and swings on empty air. Sorry, perception failed

Are you sure you want to do that?

Well…actually, no I'm not. Is it too late to try an alternative?

No, you can do something else if you like. As you approach the front door, you can see confetti and paper dust in the air.

Okay, got it.

::Actually…no, not the front entrance. The air looks literally too volatile right now. I'm gonna swing around to the building's north side. I think there's another exit they might use there.::

Paper dust in the air? Might as well be misted gasoline as far as I'm concerned, he thought. Let's get some altitude while I'm at it

Okay, if I'm reading the map correctly, the North side has another ground entrance and possibly a deck of some sort on the second floor. Blaze is going to swing around to that side, and rise up to second floor height so that he might cover both levels, if need be. That'll take a couple of phases, even at 20" flight.

Who's action? Probably Rocket considering his speed

Yes, sorry, Rocket up

Whoops, sorry, somehow I didn't see that there were any new Gameplay posts. That's happened a few times recently to me. Dunno why.
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Rocket holds his action.

Rocket wait, frustrated to be trapped inside this box...and frustrated with himself that he can't figure out some way to help himself.

He considers calling out again for assistance...but reminds himself that his allies don't move quite as fast as he does.

Think its Snap, right?

Bad guys have been going first during the 3x phases each round that Rocket doesn't. It's possible, though, as I think she's higher dex than us.

Snapdragon waits, and prepares to grab the nearest bad guy as soon as someone points them out.

Ok, sorry folks. SO, looking back over it, we were on Phase 9. Everyone went on Phase 9. Then on phase 10...

Tohit: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 6) = 11
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

Violet sees a tiger in her mirror, stalking her reflection, and then it pounces and bites at her reflection's neck. She feels the teeth sink into her neck and her nerves scream.

Phase 12

Rocket holds...

Snapdragon holds...

As Eye of the Tiger continues to play....

ToHit Tiger: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 4) = 14
ToHit Tiger Image: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 1) = 12
Damage, Tiger: 2d6 + 1d3 ⇒ (5, 4) + (3) = 12
Location, Tiger: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2) = 12 Stomach, x4 stun, 48 stun, 24 after defenses

KB: 24 - 3d6 ⇒ 24 - (4, 6, 5) = 9
KB Damage: 8d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 1, 1, 5) = 28 28 stun, 4 after defenses, prone

A paper tiger leaps through the mirror and slams into Violet's stomach! Violet slams back into the wall behind her!

"Did we get her Queenie? Is she ok?"

"She's breathing..."

"Yay!"

Everyone else is up again

Correction, I reversed the target numbers, it was the paper tiger that missed, not the tiger reflection

Damage, Tiger Image: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 3 stun

The tiger claws at Violet's image, and gets a light swipe that leaves claw marks on her images arm, but doesn't do much damage.

Segment 12

Assume Mud can sense the heavy object around Rocket and Queenie with these actions.

Mud oozes through the elevator door and around Snap solidifying when he reaches the dense paper cylinder around Rocket. ::Get ready, Rocket. Hoping to throw your cylinder.::
Half action to move 3 inches
free action to solidify

He pushes the dense paper cylinder with his shoulder enough to get his hand under the edge and throws it at Queenie.
half action to grab and throw. 5 End

Hoist 12-: 12 - 3d6 ⇒ 12 - (5, 4, 4) = -1
Throw 5 OCV: 5 - 3d6 ⇒ 5 - (1, 4, 4) = -4

Segment 1

The boards acting up ate my post! GRAR!

Violet's Segment 12

Violet sends a quick thought-burst to Snapdragon:

::I think Queenie is riiiiiight... there!::

Snap, you'll probably have to make a PER roll, but I hope that Violet knowing where Queenie was and having reached her mind successfully, that you'll get a bonus.

Violet makes use of her theatrical skills to try and make it seem that she took more damage than she did, while she recovers her inner strength.

Taking a recovery while also making an Acting Roll (a 0-phase action) to make it seem that she was hurt more by the tiger than she was. Trying to get a jump on all that END I'm spending on the Force Field. The End Reserve will get its normal recovery post-12.

Acting, 13 or less: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 5) = 7

Don't forget all the stun you've been taking from the images, that's NND damage

Violet took 11 Stun from the Pulse-a-pult and - after you revised the hit numbers - 3 stun from the Mirror Tiger (which I assumed was an NND), for 14 total. That's 12 stun I'm back up from the volitional recovery and I'll recover the remaining 2 at the Post-12. All's well on my end at this point.

Segment 12 - delayed to Mud's Init - resolving on Seg 1

::Righto, Mud! Thanks for coming to the rescue!

::On the count of three...::

Rocket coordinates with Mud, trying to add some oomph from inside the wall.

Teamwork: 15 - 3d6 ⇒ 15 - (2, 6, 5) = 2 MDT, do I need to roll teamwork to coordinate vs a wall like this? Just in case...
Haymaker: 8d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2) = 21 6 body

Segment 12 also delayed to Mud's attack

::I'll try to help Mud and Rocket, I can't keep swinging wildly while we go down and if I use my power I'll put a hole in the floor. If we let the ones under get away and capture these two we can use them to find the others.::

Teamwork: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 3) = 8
Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 2, 4) = 13 I don't think I can haymaker and move

I think I did that right but still trying to get a grasp on the teamwork and the book was a bit fuzzy on it so sorry if I messed it up

That was it, technically you'd be readying an attack to land on 1, to coordinate with them, but it works.

The three friends work together, each slamming their fists into the papers surrounding Rocket. They slam the paper with perfect timing and the paper shatters, literally. The paper stays as hard as steel for a few tenths of a second, falling down around Rocket like shards of glass, but before they can slice him up, the paper returns to it's flexible normal paper form and instead of turning him into hamburger, it just adds to the swirls of confetti.

Post 12 recoveries for those that get them, punches land on Phase 1

Rocket up on 2

Pulse is now at -2/-2 on end and stun and will automatically take a recovery on phase 3 if not targeted.

"Woot!!" Rocket crows. "Thanks yall, go teamwork!"

Telepathically, he says, :: I wonder if I can deprive Jester of her paper. It seems like that might really cramp her style. Let's give it a shot!::

With that, he swirls into a blur of motion, attempting to shovel as much paper as possible out of the room and the air.

PS General Assembly (clean up): 15 - 3d6 ⇒ 15 - (2, 4, 2) = 7 Using rapid tasks to counter time penalties.

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