Hybrid World (Inactive)

Game Master Reckless

So looks like we got the Outsiders with a possible prefix.

Order settled as Canary recruits Oddball who quickly recruits Nightwing, together they contact Mariner and the group hears of Sentry who points them towards OMAX which completes the team. In that case the first three are within a week or so then a couple weeks for Mariner a week or two more then Sentry and OMAX within 2ish more weeks, around 1.5 months for the whole team to get together.

Does that work for folks?

That works what is the catalyst that brings us together?

If it works I had mentioned the possibly of the Hood who I have been romantically involved in proposing the team.

The Hood with some really awesome stark tech

Works for me.

If all of that works I think it covers the baseline that Reckless was looking for. Is there anything else we need Reckless?

I think we're fairly good to go with that, yes. Still trying to come up with an honorific for the Outsiders....

I expect with things being a weekend, we may jump off to a slow start. I've got a viewing to go to on Sunday myself and will likely be out of touch then, but I should be able to answer questions on Saturday at times throughout the day.

For now, we will be running theater of the mind, and likely will be splitting the party some since the Legion has done so.

Oh, what's up with sentry having impervious 10 toughness? The default for M&M3 is that it's limited to half PL.

Oh, what's up with sentry having impervious 10 toughness? The default for M&M3 is that it's limited to half PL.

I’ve always ignored that. I’m happy to lower it if that is what reckless wants.

No, in 3rd edition, it ignores half your ranks in Impervious or less effects, so with Impervious 10, he ignores effects of level 5 or lower.

Almost every example of tough heroes in the Basic Hero's Handbook and Hero's Handbook have Impervious greater than 1/2 their PL and some even have it higher than their PL.

10 is fine, higher than 12 would be an issue.

Ah, I misremembered.

I took a commset. It's 1 equipment point, which is 1/5 of a regular point. Hopefully we have at least one on the inside team.

You can replace that with something else; for "free", I'm going to say you have not only comms, but a base of operations as well. Although, to be fair, the base and comms were both furnished by the Hood.

The base is a bunker under an abandoned warehouse in the Narrows. It has a decent computer/police monitoring set up, as well as some rudimentary exercise and target practice facilities. It was not discovered by Daredevil or the police when they shut Oliver down.

I'm wanting to make sure I am getting this right before it comes up.

First, I messed up and spent two points to make my hearing acute, not realizing that hearing is already an acute sense. So that gives me two points back. I'm going to move one of those points into Extended for hearing, and the other to buy more perception skill points.

So for hearing perception checks I take a -1 penalty per 10,000 feet (Not quite two miles). I bumped my Perception up to +19.

I also have Penetrates Concealment for hearing senses, so I ignore penalties for barriers, soundproofing, etc. (Unless is it built with something like a nullify power).

I had previously missed this: Discerning details—such as clearly hearing conversation or reading fine text—requires at least three degrees of success on the Perception check.

So you have to get a 15 to clearly hear conversation.

That should mean that I can hear a conversation clearly at 40,000 feet. That was closer to my goal with the design.

Reckless, does all of that sound right?

The main goal of this is to be a plot hook generator, and a back up means of communication for the team.

With senses that wide, the issue is distinguishing the important bits. I'd suggest either analytical to say that you can sense the small details and let you recognize an ally out of millions of people. Or you could call it something like "perception filter".

You can replace that with something else; for "free", I'm going to say you have not only comms, but a base of operations as well. Although, to be fair, the base and comms were both furnished by the Hood.

I'll keep my existing commset in addition to the team one.

I'm wanting to make sure I am getting this right before it comes up.

First, I messed up and spent two points to make my hearing acute, not realizing that hearing is already an acute sense. So that gives me two points back. I'm going to move one of those points into Extended for hearing, and the other to buy more perception skill points.

So for hearing perception checks I take a -1 penalty per 10,000 feet (Not quite two miles). I bumped my Perception up to +19.

I also have Penetrates Concealment for hearing senses, so I ignore penalties for barriers, soundproofing, etc. (Unless is it built with something like a nullify power).

I had previously missed this: Discerning details—such as clearly hearing conversation or reading fine text—requires at least three degrees of success on the Perception check.

So you have to get a 15 to clearly hear conversation.

That should mean that I can hear a conversation clearly at 40,000 feet. That was closer to my goal with the design.

Reckless, does all of that sound right?

The main goal of this is to be a plot hook generator, and a back up means of communication for the team.

Alternatively/Additionally you could use Analytical (Hearing) to be able to sort out/clearly hear details, but if you want him to have to figure out the different sounds he's hearing, what you have seems right. I could see the Analytical Hearing be something you pick up with practice after gaining hero points....

@Reckless

Mariner is immune to concealment from normal fog as a weather controller. Is the concealment normal fog?

thanks

@Reckless

Mariner is immune to concealment from normal fog as a weather controller. Is the concealment normal fog?

thanks

Yes.

Weirdly, the official Superman build in the DC book has Acute and Extended Hearing but not Analytical. Hearing is an acute sense already, I think, so that seems redundant. But the rules were new when they were making that so maybe there were mistakes.

I'm going to ditch microscopic vision and take Analytical hearing to be able to distinguish sounds at a huge distance. I'll update the build in the profile.

Also dropping a couple points of perception and adding accurate to perception.

And now finished.

@Reckless. Did you see my last PM with questions?

thanks

Howdy, friends. I am dealing with some health issues and may be out of communications for a few days.

Hope you feel better soon!

Thinking I should let OMAX take a leap with me and as I leap throw my SMoke ball down to impair the Metal dude. Not sure though.

I'm traveling on business trip early Wednesday to late Friday. Posting will be challenging. Luckily I rolled bad for Initiative.

cheers

Just to clarify, who is up?

Omax, will skip her and post later today if she doesn't post before then.

Apologies gang - was me, just posted.

@Reckless Who's action?

cheers

Everyone's-Lightning Lass just did her action (the protective vortex/whirlwind and moving further up into the sky.

Slammed at work folks - will likely be well into the weekend before I'm afforded some free time.

Please bot OMAX-23 as necessary.

Sorry, I’ve been a bit busy recently. Wrapping up my last finals before I graduate college after this weekend. I should be more available.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Thank you!

Back now!

@GM What's going on? Is there a wrap up? Are we going for Shwarma?

thanks

The Crash Pad sounds like a great name for a hidey hole

I am following along and enjoying, please let me know when you want me to move things forward.

ready to move

Let me know if Sentry gets annoying. I'm really trying to think through what his "just fell off the turnip truck" origin means. He isn't stupid, but he doesn't understand any social norms yet. At the same time, I know how that sort of thing can be bothersome. If if gets to be too much don't hesitate to let me know.

Let me know if Sentry gets annoying. I'm really trying to think through what his "just fell off the turnip truck" origin means. He isn't stupid, but he doesn't understand any social norms yet. At the same time, I know how that sort of thing can be bothersome. If if gets to be too much don't hesitate to let me know.

I'm really enjoying it.

cheers

Hey, this week till late Sunday I have huge commitments at work so I likely wont be able to get on to check and definitely won't be able to make a post. if things are waiting on me please bot!

I've got some stuff going on at home now and will be a bit spotty in posting, probably can't post over the weekend.

I'll try to catch up on Monday.

Are you going to meet with "Brainiac" ?

I think we never replied to Braniac to set up the meet, but yes, let's do it.

Let's go. What other lead do we have? Go. Go. Go.

My mother in law is hospitalized and we are working on setting up hospice and setting things up at her home so I can be her health aide/companion. I may be posting spottily.

No worries chief - hope all goes well.

Can I write a narrated post directing other PCs to put everyone inside the building to trigger the conversation with Brainiac or trap?

sure

sure

Or maybe you could just get us into the warehouse to meet Brainiac or spring the trap.

I’ll post later if you don’t want to

Cheers

Checking in. Mariner is the only one to post in a while. I know we had Gen COn, so I'm not too worried yet.