"Necessary Evil" - supervillains save the world!

Game Master ZenFox42

What steps are y'all taking to destroy the base? Completely?

I'm trying to recall who we gave the device we created to so they could do that very thing.

Paradigm thinks for a moment and then says over MindText. "Which one of you has the destruction device? We're almost out of here and ready to turn this place into a crater."

we didnt expressly say who got the device, was it small enough to be taken in by a normalish strength person or someone the size and strength of bio/enkidu?. Also how's the fighting outside going gm?

I think Crackerjack last had the device, but Thomas had to carry it in so it would stay invisible. Thomas or Paradigm can take control of it at this point.
Sorry, forgot about the fight outside...

Initiative :
Biohazard - 5H
Hellion - JOKER (act whenver, +2 to attack and damage rolls)
V'Sori - 10C

Hellion - do you want to go first, or wait?

"Huh. Yeaaaaaah, no," Tom would say to anyone who tried to hand him...The Device!

"I'm not really the 'sponsibility type. Besides, I'd think the guy who made it would want to set it off," he adds, casualy.

I'll go ahead I suppose, how many V'sori are there and is there anyway to tell who's who, maybe rank or something since we're supposed to deliver a message before killing uhhh Shavak.

Helion rushed from her kill towards another V'sori letting Bio keep at his ranged duel. Swinging with ferocity again hoping to bring down another Fishy-Sharkman thing, "Keep moving big guy they aren't done yet."
WildAttack: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
WildJokerWild: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

JokerDamage(AP2): 1d10 + 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + (6, 7) + 4 = 24

Hit or miss she'd look to the V'sori she fought against, "Tell you what big guy, tell me where Shavak is and i'll make it quick and relatively painless."

"You'll probably break it anyway," Paradigm says as he takes the device in hand and starts the power up sequence. Once ready, he aims it behind them and prepares it for automatic locking and firing. "Once this thing goes off, anything not us will be atomized in minutes. I suggest we get out of here. Just in case."

Paradigm, you originally described the device as a "flamethrower" HERE, which to my mind requires you to traverse the base, burning sections as you go. Now it sounds like you're describing it more like a bomb (or are you just thinking it will destroy the immediate area? - but Dr. D said to destroy the *entire* base). Since you originally said "flamethrower", you're going to have to stick with that.

Hellion manages to put the point of her blade at the nearest V'sori's throat, proving that she could kill him in an instant. He freezes, then says in a strong accent "Ssshhhvak isss in...comand sssenter of building,", pointing to the base. He waits to see what she does next.

If you wish to kill him, you can use the damage roll you've already made.

True enough. Thus the locking and firing part.

Paradigm grins wickedly as gouts of white hot plasma shoot forth from the device, incinerating anything flammable and melting everything else into atomic sludge. He uses the weapon to carve a path through the facility, destroying everything he can see, and everything the onboard video is recording. Looking at the others over his shoulder, he says, "This shouldn't take long, get the device out of here, I'll deal with the rest of the junk."

Kathrine smiled and hissed at the v'sori, "Thank you kindly." before lopping it's head clean off she did promise to make it quick.

She then keyed her comm unit, "Para, our secondary target is in the command center, can you guide me and Bio there?"

Enkidu says "I've got this - Thomas, why don't you stay with Paradigm to protect him from stray V'sori?"

"Indubitably, good sir! Indubitably!"

Thomas does as he's told, staying back a bit and riding herd in case any fin is dumb enough to come close to a mad scientist's flame-thrower just to play hero.

"Follow the flames, they will lead you there.", Paradigm says into his comms as he sends a readout of his location to Hellion.

Thomas found the command center when he did his first scouting trip. He can direct Hellion there over comms.

"Sure, honey. Here's what ya gotta do..." Tom says as he leads her to the command station, while keeping watch on the firey flaming destruction the professor wrought.

Kathrine will start following the directions, waiting up slightly for Biohazard to follow. Once it's her turn of course

Biohazard seeks to finish off his "dance partner".

Fighting: 1d8 ⇒ 7 Wild: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

That's a Vigor roll or suffer a wound.

Enkidu gives the device a good heft and adjusts his grip. He Then starts making his way back to the exit. He'll stop at the exit before going through to make sure he's not walking into a firing squad.

"What is the exit plan? I'm going to need some decent cover if I'm going to run this out. Thomas, would your cloaking device cover you, me, and the macguffin?"

Thomas smiles, broad and involuntary. "The Ring of Obfuscation could cover me, and did I have your strength, possibly the Object. But alas, without the fortitude to claim it as my own, I can not command the Ring to embrace it.

But our house guests seem occupied on several fronts. For the now I'd council to charge forth and make them stop you."

Enkidu, you showed up at *just* the right moment, thanks! Hope you can stay engaged for the next little bit...
All - I'm swamped with work right now, and will probably catch up on Tuesday.

I'm looking down the barrel of two hurricanes, so if I disappear for a while, that's what happened.

Vigor: 1d10 ⇒ 4

Biohazard's attack does no damage.

It seems weird to me that damage to armor is determined *after* the Vigor roll, but that's the way it's described...

The V'sori attacks Biohazard :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 1

And swings wide.

Another V'Sori approaches Hellion.

Enkidu, seeing no one in the immediate area, heads out the main door of the building. As he moves away from the building, he hears the whoosh of a jet engine, and feels more than hears a tremendous *THUMP* as a V'Sori in a powersuit lands in front of him.

"You. You have bothered us long enough. Prepare to die." comes a metallic-sounding voice from the suit.

Initiative :
Biohazard - KS
V'Sori on Biohazard - JH
Hellion - 10H
V'Sori on Hellion - 7S
Powersuit - 6D
Enkidu - 3H

Biohazard and Hellion can act.

Enkidu, will you (the player) be able to participate in this upcoming contest?

Hello kept up with the streak as more V'sori approached and dashed over to the one approaching her attempting a great two-handed swing once again.

"Still a little tied up out here, send the kid our way we'll regroup before heading for the big fish."

WildAttack: 1d12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11
Wild Wild: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Damage(AP2): 1d10 + 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + (1) + 2 = 8

Biohazard just shrugs and swings at the V'Sori before him.

Fighting: 1d8 ⇒ 6 Wild: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Sure. I'll make an effort to be here through the fight. I also have a backup character mostly done if things go poorly (for me, anyway).

"Yup, me. Are you all they sent? I thought I was much more bothersome than that."

He sets the MacGuffin down to one side, and then squares off with his opponent. He rolls his neck around his shoulders before settling into a glare at the power goof.

He punches one oversized gorilla fist into his other hand with a smack and yells, "FORM OF... CAN OPENER!"

With that he shifts again onto the shape of a Utah Raptor.

"Alright, Prof. It looks like you're doin' good here. There just don't seem to be anyone around that wants to question you too hard while you set them ON FIRE.

But it seems like I gotta go save the bacon of the J-V squad, so halla' if ya needs anything."

That done, Tom flies to where the battle is shaking up.

Paradigm is too focused on destroying what is left of everything inside the base to acknowledge Thomas' departure. He instead makes sure the onboard camera is still recording everything before he incinerates it.

Neither Hellion's nor Biohazard's attacks have any effect.

The V'Sori on Biohazard attacks :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 12
ACE!: 1d12 ⇒ 12
ACE! ACE!: 1d12 ⇒ 8 = 32 I think that hits, with a Raise...

Doing
Damage: 1d6 + 1d8 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (7) + 2 + (5) = 15 (AP 2)
Biohazard takes 1 Wound.

The V'Sori on Hellion attacks :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 6
And misses.

The Powersuit attacks Enkidu with a ROF 4 minigun :
Shooting: 1d10 - 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 = 71d6 - 2 ⇒ (6) - 2 = 4
Wild ACE!: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Wild ACE! ACE!: 1d6 ⇒ 5 = 15 A hit with a Raise...
Damage: 2d8 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (8, 7) + 4 + (1) = 20
Damage ACE!: 1d8 ⇒ 6 = 26
Enkidu takes 2 Wounds! Wanna Soak?

Shooting: 1d10 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 21d6 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3

Shooting: 1d10 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 21d6 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

Shooting: 1d10 - 2 ⇒ (7) - 2 = 51d6 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 8) + 4 = 13
Damage ACE!: 1d8 ⇒ 2 = 15, no damage

Initiative :

Hellion - JOKER! Act anytime, +2 to attacks and damage
V'Sori on Hellion - 10S
Enkidu - 10H
V'Sori on Biohazard - 9S
Powersuit - 7C
Biohazard - 2H

Hellion can act first, if she wants.

Soak: 1d12 ⇒ 111d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + (1) = 7
Soaked 2

Enkidu dashes towards the power suit, raking at it with sharp claws.
Claw 1: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 101d6 ⇒ 2
Damage: 1d12 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 2 + (3, 5) = 16
Claw 2: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 41d6 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d12 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5, 2) = 12

attack: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10
wild: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

damage: 1d10 + 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + (2) + 4 = 10

Hellion keeps up her wild swinging, "Come on go down! Bio, hit em with the s@#% that melts through everything!"

Am I able to engage anyone?

Enkidu's first attack slashes thru the armor, but he doesn't feel his claws touch the creature's skin. His second attack misses completely.
Enkidu, don't forget that a +1 on the skill die is also added to the Wild die...

Hellion's attack hits the V'Sori, but doesn't get thru its armor.

Thomas, if you "run" this round, you'll get outside the building, then you can attack whoever you want next round.
Ooops, just noticed I left you out of initiative. Sorry, having one group in initiative and one group out is confusing...

The V'Sori on Hellion attacks her :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 1
And misses.

The V'Sori on Biohazard attacks him :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 3
And misses.

The Powersuit attacks Enkidu with a metal fist :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 121d6 ⇒ 5
ACE!: 1d12 ⇒ 5 = 17, a Raise
I'm going to say that a large metal fist is about the same as a great maul...

Doing
Damage: 1d10 + 1d12 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + (10) + 1 + (5) = 24
Enkidu takes a Wound.

Biohazard is up!

Could everyone please do me a favor, and say in the "[dice=" list where each bonus is coming from? Like "{dice=Fighting+TdmkWpn}d12+1..." just so I know where they're all coming from? Thanks!
Like, Hellion, where is that +4 coming from? I couldn't figure it out from your character sheet...

yeah I can do that next time, it's just +2 from wild attack and the +2 from joker slammed together though. I'll say what's what in the next one

Biohazard attempts first to soak the wound.

Soak: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Next, Biohazard grabs for the armored V'Sori in an attempt to bearhug him.

Fighting: 1d8 ⇒ 2 Wild: 1d6 ⇒ 5

That should activate my Midas Touch Decay on his armor.

Hellion - thanks, it's knowing that you're doing a Wild Attack which will affect my next attack on you, that's exactly why I asked!

Biohazard - I'm considering a "bear hug" as a Grapple, so the V'sori gets an opposed Fighting attack to avoid it :

Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 6
The V'Sori manages to evade BioHazard's grab.

Initiative
V'Sori on Hellion - AD
Enkidu - KS
Biohazard - 10C
V'Sori on Biohazard - 9S
Thomas - 6D
Powersuit - 2H
Hellion - 2C

The V'Sori on Hellion attacks her :
Fighting+Hellion's WA: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
And just misses.

Enkidu and Biohazard, you're up!

Biohazard makes another attempt at a grapple.

Fighting: 1d8 ⇒ 8 Wild: 1d6 ⇒ 1 Ace!: 1d8 ⇒ 6 = 14

That might do it!

The V'Sori attempts to evade :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 5

Actually, now that I look, according to the rules, you can only make a Touch attack (Fighting +2), which requires no opposing roll. I got sidetracked by your "bearhug" description.

Regardless, you hit. The V'Sori makes a Vigor roll :
Vigor: 1d10 ⇒ 7
And avoids any damage.

Enkidu and Biohazard, you're up!

while the v'sori doesn't get hurt does his armor still start to melt since it's inorganic matter?

According to the rules, the Vigor roll comes before assigning Wounds, and it's the Wounds that damage armor, which I too thought weird, but that's the way it is.

Enkidu, you around?

Oh right, I was looking for a shape to shift to that would give me a leg up, and then got distracted. Guess I'll stick with the Raptor for the moment.

Claw 1: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 71d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Claw 2: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 31d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Doubting I connected with either of those.

Biohazard swings for the fences, trying to connect with the V'Sori's jaw (if that is even possible).

Fighting: 1d8 ⇒ 4 Wild: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Sorry Biohazard, I'd forgotten that you'd already posted once this round, so your last post didn't happen.

The V'Sori on Biohazard attacks him :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 3
And misses wildly.

Thomas, you're up! You come out of the building and see 3 of your teammates under attack.

Thomas knows that he can't do much to V'Sori in combat...no matter how much help he has.

Also, he's very squishy. Like, totes squishy.

Instead he tries something else. And there's no need to be sneaky about it.

Chamealeoned as a V'Sori officer as he is, and floating in the air, he bets that no one has noticed him yet. Or, at least, isn't paying attention. So he tries digging around in the brain of the V'Sori fighting Kat.

Opposed Smarts roll!: 1d8 ⇒ 6
WILD Opposed Smarts roll!: 1d8 ⇒ 8 ._.

Kat looks like someone who would dig around in someone's brain anyway, so he'll just blame her.

Probably.

(I'd like his name and rank.) Status: Flying, Intangible, Chameleon (V'Sori Officer)

Smarts: 1d8 ⇒ 7 --> Success for Thomas
The power's description says you get one surface thought, and so I'm assuming that you can't specify what you're looking for (maybe with a Raise).

But as you read his mind, he looks around as if searching for something. And then...

Everyone hears in their mind "Look out! There's a telepath amongst the invaders! Guard your thoughts!"

Notice: 1d8 ⇒ 3

The Powersuit attacks Enkidu with a metal fist :
Fighting: 1d12 ⇒ 31d6 ⇒ 2
And misses.

Hellion, you're up!

attack+wild+TrdMkWeap: 1d12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 1 = 15
Ace: 1d12 ⇒ 10 (25 to hit pretty sure that's a few raises)

wilddie: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9
wildAce: 1d6 ⇒ 5 (14)

weapon+str+ace+wild: 1d10 + 1d8 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + (6) + (2) + 2 = 18

Hellion thanks whatever distraction just happened which allowed her to bury her magical blade into the V'sori. "Oh come on!"

if he dies i'll go and assist Bio and provide some flank bonus

I usually check all my games every day, but I've been handed an extra project at work that will be eating up a lot of my free time. So if I disappear for a few days, don't worry, I'll be back.

Hellion's attack kills the V'Sori.

Initiative
Biohazard - JOKER! +2 hit, +2 damage, act whenever
Thomas - JD
Enkidu - 10S
V'Sori on Hellion - 10H
Powersuit - 7S
Hellion - 6S
V'Sori on Biohazard - 3S

Biohazard, Thomas, and Enkidu are up!

Biohazard will strike hard and fast with a roundhouse punch.

Fighting: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Wild: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Ace!: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 Ace!: 1d10 ⇒ 7

Total is 12 attack. Damage is 19 points, plus 1d6 ⇒ 2 if my attack netted a raise. A hit will destroy 10 pounds of matter or cause a wound (if it gets past armor).