Villains & Vigilantes: Crisis at Crusader Citadel (Inactive)

Game Master WhtKnt

heightened endurance and natural weaponry. so basically none

Tver, then you should have a shield of some sort, like Captain america. Maybe you can work with the GM to get something that can work as defence and offence. You really need it.

Well, T-lord you should stick close to Flurry and Tver then. You guys together should be pretty potent.

I'd be willing to permit that, Tyver, if you are interested. Maybe a shield and/or melee weapon. I certainly wouldn't classify you as defenseless, however. Heightened Endurance really adds the hit points, and your natural weaponry is nothing to sneeze at. Your weapon would start out pretty basic, but you could modify it using inventing points (or get someone to modify it for you) into something more suited to your desires.

A good example is a character I once had who started out using a simple katana. By the time she was 4th level, she had tricked it out so that it could generate a magnetic field to repel metal objects and did electrical damage on a successful hit. At 6th level, she modified the sword into a pair of wrist-razors, to prevent her being disarmed. By 9th level, she had added the EMP generator and sonic burst.

so would it be possible to modifiy my gauntlets to one day act like the device in singularity? Also what are the cost for healing recent wounds and would it be possible to revive someone who just died? like reverse his time before he was shot? ill probably have more questions later, time is a tricky thing and typing on a ds is annoying.

shield would be good, maybe some armor. natural weapon isnt just a fist or a claw?

Natural weapon is martial arts, claws, teeth, spikes, etc., yes. But nothing stops you from carrying a weapon as well.

A natural weapon could be something like a bombardier beetle too. Could be a cool Super hero hook :)

Orion powers up from his rest position. rather much more lively than before.
"by the ancient arms of the immortals, where am I?
He looks around the room at the heroes gathered around him,then pauses.
"would any of you gentlemen happen to have superpowers?"

Hi Orion. We're all outside doing target practice. did you want to retcon a convo?

nah, I'll just make do with it.
Orion realises he is speaking to absolutely no one and ventures outside.

Zane whispers a few words and then a blast of magical energy fires out.

Artillery then. I can also leave my body for a time and scout around. I hope to complete learning some more spells soon.

does the "Natural Weapon" power have to be just one? or could my power be to make one that suits the situation? just wondering what the limits are.

Natural Weaponry simply grants a straight bonus to attack and damage rolls in unarmed HTH combat. However, there is a 20% chance that you also get a bonus power that suits the nature of the Natural Weaponry. For example, if your Natural Weaponry is due to martial arts skill, your bonus power might be nerve combat. If your Natural Weaponry represents claws or teeth, the extra power might represent a venom.

The weapon and shield are not associated with the Natural Weaponry. They are simply pieces of equipment that you might modify using the inventing system.

In a nutshell, you get a number of inventing points each level equal to your Intelligence score divided by 10. Your chance of successfully inventing something is equal to your Intelligence score x3%. In other words, if you have an Intelligence of 10, you get 1 inventing point each level and have a 30% chance of successfully inventing or modifying a piece of equipment.

Dialkar will someday work on an improved spear and bolos...

Excellent example, Dialkar. Each successful use of an inventing point (each attempt costs 1 point) allows you to build one device or modify an existing device to provide a new ability.

in that case, i will try to do that when we are at a point where it would make sense. not sure if Mr. Mansion has such a workshop, heh. Or what my intelligence is.

Assuming Dialkar shows his stuff in practice

Zane, you should team up with Jiminy. I think you would complement each other.

When Orion shows up. Morning Sleepy head. He brings the dimensional traveler up to date, and asks him to find a place in the team dynamics. Just giving Orion some scarves, he could effectively blind opponents with his telekinesis.

Ice takes Zane aside and asks. Daddy Warbucks, can you get some comm devices short notice, for the team?

Dialkar is...napping. :p

Orion considers his options for a while,then replies
"My frame is not durable, and my abilities falter in might compared to yours.I shall take the role of crowd control then."

I should be able to come up with something...but we wouldn't have them until tomorrow if I next day air them.

Jumps on ipad...These look likely. It says they are ear pices...like the secret service use. Hmmm, they only have a 30 day warranty though.
What about these, 1 year warranty and made locally! Wow, they are $150 each...oh well. Next day air... clikc click click.

My lab is at your disposal. I do have some open ground in the back. This is still a residential area though, large explosions would be heard.
We do have some land outside of the city though that we could use.

Next day not fast enough. Dash says We've got a date at Manning enterprises tonight. I think Ice managed to wrangle some police issue comms for that though

Perhaps it would aid the ambush if I gave that reporter an interview after all, and let her know we're checking out some leads, spending the day interviewing the previous sites of attack, etc. You know, pretend we don't have a clue. Pretty much where we were at earlier today. I should probably run it past Broyko first, though.

Maintaining your integrity with the public and the reporters, would be more valuable to the team, then spending it on what would result in a minor advantage at best. You handled that Cutie with professionalism, and, in my opinion, are a great front man for the group. I hate to see your reputation tarnished, just when its getting established.

You're right, of course. The potential fallback from having one of the city's top reporters upset with us would outweigh any momentary advantage against the Crushers. I'd feel better if I was more certain of this ambush, though.

Orion raises a curious eyebrow as Zane speaks of his lab.
" a laboratory? do you happen to have by any chance any altars to forgotten gods? yas-missoth? ring any bells?"

You and me both. But we have a couple of Astral travelers in the group that could act as an early warning system. Ice pulls the picture of the Marionette and with a series of agressive finger flicks to her head This one should be taken out first, should she show up. Other than that, I think we're as ready as we can be. I'm going to rest and rejuvenate for a few. I want to be fresh for tonight.

Hey guys....maybe we can get a rough layout of the area of the lab? Google Earth might have something we can use....any surveillance/security cameras we can get access to?

I don't really follow any gods...my family has seen many come and go. Yas-Missoth...no I don't think I have heard of that one. Is it one you follow?

I can also scout it out in my spirit form and draw a map out of the interior without my body leaving here?

Ummm...that works.....sure....

Firelash is still getting used to the fact of associating with other supers...

"Hmm. I am going to need a shield. Or maybe some kind of light armor."

Zane being one of the filthy rich...maybe he has an old Spartan Shield in his family collection of stuff...

Zane is well off not filthy rich :].
I would say more in the 10-15 million dollars rich category vs. the 1 billion dollar rich category.

You have any kind of weapon then Dash knows how to use it Dash boasts.

@Zane, so you can't help a brother out? It'd only cost a bit of imagination. For instance if we were at my crapbox of an apartment. I would probably have body armor in the closet from when I was in the service

Feeling exceptionally well rested after a long...nap?...Dialkar listens for a minute before unfolding to his full height and stretching his limbs to full extension...spear raised...then he rejoins the group, curious.

Its not the kind of thing that Zane would keep around. His spells have toughened his body and sharpened his senses but swords, body armor, and the like he wouldn't have around, unless it was decoration. He could buy something but probably wouldn't have it sitting around to use.

Perhaps we should go buy something while we still can? Maybe a military surplus might have something like Kevlar.

Kevlar is available. It acts as 8 points of Invulnerability, but has no effect on attacks other than kinetic. With ceramic inserts in place, it acts as 15 points of Invulnerability, but reduces agility by 2 points due to bulk and difficulty moving.

spitballing here...but what about an actual shield, like the ones SWAT teams use....

That would be nice. vest with SAPI would be nice, but only if they use guns, plates are kinda pointless in hand-to-hand...

Riot shield is also available. It has a Parry Rating of 5, which means that when you spend an action to evade, you subtract 5 from your chance of being hit by any attack that could be parried.

I think maybe a vest with the riot shield would be a good idea for the ones who do not have the best defensive capabilities

I have no issue with Tver getting some protective equipment, but don't go overboard. The two things to ask yourself are: a) does this suit the character, and b) is it overkill?

Think about the super-heroes in the comics. Batman doesn't carry an assault rifle, even though it would make him more effective. Spiderman has incredible agility, so he doesn't wear armor.

i agree..i was just thinking as a one shot deal...kinda til we get our feet under neath us and work some kinks out...

To move things along, We can ask, or I can nick some police body armor, or a bomb shield from a swat van at the warehouse

I don't think we've got anymore planning to do so I guess we're ready to go ahead and get to the stakeout place?

Lt. Broyko can provide floor plans for Manning Enterprises, so as to aid your plotting.

Manning Enterprises, Ground Floor
Manning Enterprises, Upper Floor

I will be putting your tokens on the side of the map, When you are ready, please position yourself where you want to be at the appointed time.

My phone doesn't get along with Google Maps...someone please place me somewhere good. Dialkar is much like a mantis...good at staying perfectly still, then exploding into action.

Just positioned myself....trying to take advantage of my range attacks...

Is on the roof a valid option? I think that's where Dash would want to be.