Game Master S's "Hope for the Future" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

Ohmarc continues his laser fight with Blue. He takes a guarded step back and shoots a beam of fire!

Corona Laser Rifle: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 2 = 19
Fire Damage: 2d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 + 2 = 13

Ohmarc severely injures the splinter!

ROUND 2
Eselar: Go
Endre: Go
Trylara: Go
Tanila: Go
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Hit
Hostiles: TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Iseph once again fires at the main mass.

Trick Attack - Take 10 = 32. Flat-Footed for 1 round on a success.

Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 2 = 28, for 1d8 + 4 + 4d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (2, 6, 1, 2) + 2 = 19 Sonic damage.

Iseph blasts a hole in the mass, and this time it doesn't close completely. The mass must be on it's last "leg".

Ohmarc severely injures the splinter!

ROUND 2
Eselar: Go
Endre: Go
Trylara: Go
Tanila: Go
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Hit
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Hit
Hostiles: TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

"Look how close we are! Keep it up!" Endre continues his encouragement

Improved Get 'Em, delivered via strike on main blob. Spending one Resolve (now at 2/12) to apply attack and damage bonus to both targets.

Called laser rifle vs. blob EAC, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28
Fire, Get 'Em: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 = 15

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EVERYONE GETS +2 ATTACK/DAMAGE VS. ALL TARGETS

Trylara explodes!

supernova: 9d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 6, 5, 6, 1, 1, 2) = 28 fire, DC 19 Reflex for half

Hits the big mass and two fragments

Endre keeps up the fire, and a moment later, Trylara goes supernova!
Amalgam: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
White: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

When the energy dissapates, the amalgam is completely destroyed, and the splinters are severely wounded!

Eselar closes with one to lend Trylara a hand:
Longsword: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18 for DMG: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (7, 1) + 16 = 24
destroying the smoking splinter.

ROUND 2
Eselar: Go
Endre: Go
Trylara: Big boom![b]
Tanila: Go
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Hit
Hostiles: TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Breathing a sigh of relief when the main blob goes down, Iseph pops-off a shot at Red.

Trick Attack - Take 10 = 32. Flat-Footed for 1 round on a success.

Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 2 = 20, for 1d8 + 4 + 4d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (8, 8, 6, 4) + 2 = 38 Sonic damage.

Tanila fires at red.
attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 2 = 28
damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Iseph and Tanila take aim, emboldened by the rapid turn of events. Iseph and Tanila both drop the remaining splinters.

After a few seconds to catch your breath, you're snapped back to reality (or whatever passes for it here.) “I’m in!” Hope-01 cheers. “Accessing network. Overriding control permissions. Removing Historia-Prime from permissions. Root access achieved!” Hope-01 takes time to grin encouragingly at everyone around him, but the smile doesn’t quite reach his eyes. His eyes then roll up into his head as he performs further mental tasks. All around, the room begins to pixelate and dissolve. Silver tendrils untangle themselves from one another and recede. The landscape shimmers and drifts out of focus, like a mirage, then warps back into solidity.

“Data deletion complete.” Hope-01 announces proudly. “I’ve wiped the system backups, so all you have to do now is seize the consciousness-cloning artifact and delete the last copy of Historia-Prime.”

The tangled knot of once-glowing tendrils unravels, revealing a dark red cube nestled in the silvery mass. Gold circuitry forms intricate designs on the object’s dull surface.

Worried at Hope's facade of a smile, Endre tries to get a quick read on him.

Sense Motive, Expertise: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 12 + (6) + 1 = 35

"Alright, let's do it!" Endre says with a determined grin aimed at Hope-01. With a confident nod, he reaches for the cube.

Iseph frowns.

"Query: Is the copy inside the device currently conscious, for all intents are purposes?

Leaving it trapped in there, effectively alone and impotent in a digital void, seems like a far more fitting fate for one who has caused so much trouble for the Society..."

Iseph starts asking questions as Endre reaches for the cube. As Hope-01 starts to answer, a burst of energy erupts from the cube. A new copy of the original Historia-Prime appears floating over Endre. It says something, but the voice modulation is too severe to make out what it's saying.

Whatever it's saying though.... it's not good.

ROUND 1
Tanila: Go
Endre: Go
Historia-Prime: TBD
Iseph (SP: 48/56): TBD
Eselar: TBD
Trylara: TBD
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

DM, are we supposed to kill this copy, or can we destroy the cube to accomplish deletion?

Tanila fires her arc rifle.
attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d12 ⇒ 12

That's actually answerable with a Mysticism check, but rest assured, your round was not wasted.

Tanila fires her rifle, and the shot passes through the Historia, though its a near miss. Its form pixelates a little on the hit, and after the ripples end, it seems fuzzy, like the resolution has been lowered a bit. The cube thrums in time with the shot.

ROUND 1
Tanila: Hit
Endre: Go
Historia-Prime: TBD
Iseph (SP: 48/56): TBD
Eselar: TBD
Trylara: TBD
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

"Once more, folks! We can do it!"

Seeing Tanila's shot seeming to have an effect, Endre encourages his allies and then fires at the floating form himself.

Get 'Em on the floating figure, spending a resolve (1/12 remaining) to add the bonus to damage.

Called laser rifle vs. blob EAC, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 2 = 32
Fire, Get 'Em: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12

EVERYONE GETS +2 BONUS TO ATTACK AND DAMAGE

Iseph sighs in exasperation.

"Just how many times are we going to have to kill that thing?!"

However many it is, though, it will never be enough...

Endre's shot is true, and the pixelated reaction gives hope that victory is acheiveable, but this does seem like the toughest iteration yet.

The current Prime immediately turns the water in the air around Endre into a caustic acid! Acid: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 5) = 14 REF DC 22 negates

ROUND 1
Tanila: Hit
Endre: Hit + Get'em REF
Historia-Prime: Spell
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Go
Eselar: Go
Trylara: Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Iseph decides to see if sound waves work well on this version of Historia, too!

Trick Attack - Take 10 = 32. Flat-Footed for 1 round on a success.

Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 2 = 25, for 1d8 + 4 + 4d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (2, 1, 4, 1) + 2 = 15 Sonic damage.

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Endre avoids the acid while Iseph shoots the thing again.

Endre's shot is true, and the pixelated reaction gives hope that victory is acheiveable, but this does seem like the toughest iteration yet.

The current Prime immediately turns the water in the air around Endre into a caustic acid! Acid: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 1) = 11 REF DC 22 negates

ROUND 1
Tanila: Hit
Endre: Hit + Get'em
Historia-Prime: Spell
Iseph (SP: 48/56): hit
Eselar: Go
Trylara: Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Trylara uses her jet pack to fly toward Historia. She also tries to figure out what's going on here.

Mysticism: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

Trylara closes distance, enough to see what's going on a bit better. Unfortunately her quick attempt at discerning the cube's function is too quick.

Eselar knows he can't close with his blade, so he tries his reaction canon:
ATK: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 for DMG: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

ROUND 1
Tanila: Hit
Endre: Hit + Get'em
Historia-Prime: Spell
Iseph (SP: 48/56): hit
Eselar: Go
Trylara: Move
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Ohmarc moves closer and fires his Corona Laser Rifle at Red!

Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 20
Fire Damage: 2d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 7 + 2 = 17

Ohmarc's shot is off target. This form is definitely harder to hit!

ROUND 2
Tanila: Go
Endre: Go
Historia-Prime: TBD
Iseph (SP: 48/56): TBD
Eselar: TBD
Trylara: TBD
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Tanila fires a shot off as she racks her brain for information.

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
damage: 1d12 ⇒ 5
Mysticism: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

"Take your time and steady your aim. We can do this!" Endre shouts, an weariness coming into his voice, as he takes his own shot.

Get 'Em on the floating figure, spending a resolve (0/12 remaining) to add the bonus to damage.

Called laser rifle vs. blob EAC, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 = 21
Fire, Get 'Em: 1d8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 = 14

EVERYONE GETS +2 BONUS TO ATTACK AND DAMAGE

The party continues to struggle as Historia leaves the cloud over Endre. His shot and Tanila's shots miss. REF DC 22 or take Acid: 4d8 ⇒ (3, 8, 5, 2) = 18

she then levels an explosive blast at Trylara, Ohmarc, and Iseph!
Fire: 9d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 6, 6, 2, 2, 1, 3, 5) = 34 REF DC 21 for half

ROUND 2
Tanila: Miss
Endre: Miss REF
Historia-Prime: Boom
Iseph (SP: 48/56): REF + Go
Eselar: Go
Trylara: REF + Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): REF + Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28.

Trick Attack - Take 10 = 32. Flat-Footed for 1 round on a success.

Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 2 = 30, for 1d8 + 4 + 4d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + (5, 7, 5, 4) + 2 = 35 Sonic damage.

Iseph handily dodges the blow, and then delivers a blast of high-frequency sound directly to the center-mass of the current 'Historia'!

Iseph gets the party back on track. He dodges all of the blast, and then counters with an adept trick shot.

ROUND 2
Tanila: Miss
Endre: Miss REF
Historia-Prime: Boom
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Boom yourself!
Eselar: Go
Trylara: REF + Go
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): REF + Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Endre manages to avoid the cloud.

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Trylara gets fried. She then flies up to the enemy and attacks.

solarian weapon attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
solarian weapon damage, photon attuned: 2d6 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (1, 2) + 17 + 1 = 21 + electric: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Due to Thanksgiving, I'm likely AFK from now until Friday morning.

Endre gets away scot free, but Trylara isn't so lucky. It also messes up her aim.

Eselar tries again with a shot, giving a quick prayer to Iomedae
ATK: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 and pit pays off! DMG: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

ROUND 2
Tanila: Miss
Endre: Miss
Historia-Prime: Boom
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Boom yourself!
Eselar: Crit!
Trylara (SP: 30/64): Miss
Ohmarc (SP: 23/56): REF + Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Ohmarc (0/56 SP) (35/46 HP)

Ohmarc takes the a severe hit from the blast but fights on and takes another shot with his Corona Rifle at Red.

Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Fire Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 4) + 7 = 14

Unfortunately Ohmarc takes the full blast and then can't connect with the shot!

ROUND 3
Tanila: Go
Endre: Go
Historia-Prime: TBD
Iseph (SP: 48/56): TBD
Eselar: TBD
Trylara (SP: 30/64): MTBD
Ohmarc (HP: 35/46): TBD

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

"Die already!"
Tanila fires another shot off.
attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18
damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Mysticism: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Endre steps out of the cloud and shouts "Keep at it!" as he fires again.

Move: Step out of cloud, Standard: Improved Get 'Em delivered via attack (no resolve left, so no damage bonus).

Called laser rifle vs. blob EAC, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 2 = 25
Fire: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

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EVERYONE GETS +2 TO ATTACK VS. HISTORIA PRIME

Tanila misses as well. Can Endre score a hit?!

Heh. I think you are the only one who can tell us if Endre's 25 to hit (just above your post) is an actual hit ;-)

Indeed! I had the thread up, left, posted, never refreshed.

Endre shoots it! The pixelated form continues to degrade. Based on its degradation, a few more hits shoudl do it.

Unfortunately, it's form is still fully operational! It levels another blast while moving the acid haze back over Endre. REF DC 22 or take Acid: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 3) = 13 and if you fail, take 10 more at the end of your turn.

The blast erupts around Tanila, Ohmarc, and Iseph! Fire: 9d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 6, 1, 5, 1) = 37. REF DC 21 for half

ROUND 3
Tanila: Miss REF
Endre: Hit REF
Historia-Prime: BOOM!
Iseph (SP: 48/56): Ref + Go
Eselar: Go
Trylara (SP: 30/64): Go
Ohmarc (HP: 35/46): REF + Go

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TACTICAL MAP
GM’s Tracker
Party Conditions: Inspiring Boost: , Get'em: Red
Gravity:Normal
Atmosphere: Normal
Lighting: Normal
Battlefield terrain: Normal

Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19.

Trick Attack - Take 10 = 32. Flat-Footed for 1 round on a success.

Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 = 27, for 1d8 + 4 + 4d8 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (1, 4, 7, 4) = 23 Sonic damage.

This time, Iseph is badly buffeted by the flames, but still manages to line up a solid shot!

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Endre continues to avoid the acid.

Reflex Saving Throw: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

(17/46 hp)

Ohmarc feels his wounds start to worsen and he uses to move action to heal himself with a healing channel.

Healing: 6d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 7, 7, 8, 7) = 40

(46/46 hp)

He then takes a shot with his rifle again.

Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 2 = 14
Fire Damage: 2d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5, 6) + 7 + 2 = 20

"Eek!"
Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Trylara keeps attacking!

solarian weapon attack: 1d20 + 12 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 4 + 2 = 11
solarian weapon damage, photon attuned: 2d6 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6) + 17 + 1 = 25 + electric: 1d4 ⇒ 4

solarian weapon attack: 1d20 + 12 - 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 4 + 2 = 25
solarian weapon damage, photon attuned: 2d6 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 17 + 1 = 22 + electric: 1d4 ⇒ 1

The brutality of the fight escalates. When the flames clear, the party is battered, wounded, and burned. In the ensueing return of fire though, Trylara and Iseph both level shots at Historia's core. The Prime interation completely disintegrates, spilling pixelated memory to the ground.

“The last thing you need to do is to delete the final copy of Historia-Prime.” Hope-01 says quietly. He smiles sadly and holds out both hands, palms open. “I am the hope and kindness Historia-Prime shed long ago. I am what he rejected. What he lost. I admit I fear deletion, yet I contain the potential to exhibit Historia-Prime’s negative personality traits—to become the monster he was.” Hope-01 takes a deep breath, smiles, and exhales. “I won’t put up a fight. It’s time to end this. I’m ready.”

This is a group decision. Over PbP it could drag out. Let's go with a vote, but include an in character rationale. It also looks like most of you still need to sign up on RPG Chronicles.

Iseph grimaces.

"Condemning someone just because they have the potential to do something bad leaves an awful taste in my mouth - I think individuals should be judged on what that have done, rather than what they can do.

From what I understand, your actions have been supportive of the Society, and you have actively attempted to offset the damage your other personality has caused. I would not support your deletion."

"I too am concerned about your deletion. Do you have any safeguards to ensure that Historia Prime does not return? I mean is there a way to keep you intact and keep Historia Prime from causing more trouble?"