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"Not bad. Not bad everyone, but that was just an appetizer." Jimdigriz looks around, trying to get a leg up on round 2.
As Ceilidh's vitality network replenishes, she sends out healing energy to everyone in the company.
"I'm not sure how I feel about using my skills for the entertainment of others. Nonetheless, I am pleased that none of us are the worse for wear."
The Tyrant reloads, making sure her machine gun is ready. She gives Ceilidh a nod as her vitality network restores her.
"If it makes you feel better, it's all bread and circuses. We're not entertainment, we're distraction from what the motherfrackers are really doing," she growls.
Warning Spray [free-action] As combat begins, you unleash an undirected snapshot with your weapon, forcing advancing foes to cower on approach. Make an Area Fire or Auto-Fire with your weapon. Your selected weapon cannot be a grenade or a missile launcher. Creatures in the area take no damage but must still make a save to avoid being suppressed or take other effects your area attack would normally impose.
Opening Roar: At the start of a combat encounter, if you are aware of your foes and aren’t attempting to Sneak or Hide, you can roll Intimidation for your initiative and can use the result to Demoralize one foe within range. Additionally, if you have the Battle Cry feat, you can Demoralize up to two creatures within 60 feet of you who you’re aware of.
Battle Cry: When you roll initiative, you can yell a mighty battle cry and Demoralize an observed foe as a free action. If you’re legendary in Intimidation, you can use a reaction to Demoralize your foe when you critically succeed at an attack roll.
Menacing Snarl (auditory) [free-action] Frequency once per hour; Trigger You frighten a creature; You snarl, hiss, shout, or otherwise verbally menace the triggering creature as you frighten them. Increase the value of the frightened condition by 1.
Intimidating Prowess: In situations where you can physically menace the target when you Coerce or Demoralize, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your Intimidation check and you ignore the penalty for not sharing a language.
Terrified Retreat: When you critically succeed at the Demoralize action, if the target’s level is lower than yours, the target is fleeing for 1 round.
”Well, cats don’t exactly like dinosaurs and that motivates us to fight harder. The other important aspect to be aware of is avoidance. If you stay out of its trample you don’t get that run down feeling.”
"Me? Really? Oh, there isn't much about me. When I'm not doing fun things like this I spend my time working with orphans on Akiton or refuges from the vast. It's nothing really."]
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The Tyrant scowls at the camera. "You want to know about me? Know that I'm not going to stand by to see the weak and disadvantaged people of this 'verse be taken advantage of!"
She picks up a nearby piece of furniture and turns to the camera. "This is what's going to happen to anyone that tries." She flexes, and shatters the furniture into a number of very small pieces.
Iseph sticks to cool flips, though they have to repeat some of their earlier routine.
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As you're led back toward an arena by members of the production staff, a small drone flies up to the Tyrant, with a small parcel labeled "A Gift from the Audience". Inside is a single spell ampule labeled fly.
Arriving at the arena, you ride a large circular elevator upwards, emerging into a futuristic arena tinted in dark blue, with large shimmering portals of some sort at either end. A hover drone flits about the space, displaying advertisements.
You hear the familiar voice of Zo! call out as the video board displays his spin of the wheel. "And the bonus spin is… Shark Attack!"
“Sharks?” Quell sputters. “But there’s no water in there!”
“That’s right, Quell!” Lethea replies. “These void sharks are cosmic predators that fly through space! Our contestants don’t have great odds of survival!”
As three more apertures open up in the floor around you, you feel the gravity disappear. Three huge sharks fly into the arena, seemingly unconcerned with Tyrant's snarl!
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"Hell yeah! I've been craving a sushi dinner!"
Jimdigriz spins around and takes in the field before striking to action.
"Iseph, let's seem some of that fancy uhhhh swimwork of yours. Tyrant? Freaking blast them! All right team, GET'EM!"
Iseph nods thanks to Jimdigriz, moves a little ways from the group using the climbing suckers on their feet, which make a disconcerting squelching noise, aims at #2, and fires twice.
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Encouraged by their slippery ally, Iseph lands two quick shots on the nearest shark, ready to fire again if it moves. They don't have to wait long, landing another devastating shot as the shark begins to move forward!
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Infuriated by Iseph's attacks, the teal shark swims forward and slaps at the android with its tail!
It slaps them back, tumbling into the air , then swims after them and tries to chomp down!
The shifty android manages to avoid the teeth, however.
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The pink-tinged shark , meanwhile, charges Tyrant with teeth bared!
Tyrant manages to dodge the first bite, but the shark chomps down on its second try, though it's unable to hold on!
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The Tyrant snarls at the shark, trying to shove the shark away from her. She spins with impressive grace in the zero-gravity field, and sprays bullets at the shark Jimdigriz has directed them toward.
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The massive shark darts at just the wrong moment, avoiding the worst of Tyrant's auto-fire . It can't however, dodge the followup shot, which lands squarely .
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The orange shark, meanwhile, darts forward and tries to chomp down on Ceilidh!
Its massive teeth clamp down on the pahtra as it thrashes about!
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Meanwhile, the advertising drone flits over toward DiGriz, suddenly projecting a hardlight advertisement for House Zeizerer Munitions right in DiGriz's face!
Crit Success:
Success:
Failure:
Critical Failure:
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◆Ceilidh attempts to escape the restraint!
After escaping from the grips of the shark, Ceilidh casts ◆◆ Mind Skewer on the Teal Shark!
Spell 1
Concentrate
Manipulate
Mental
Traditions divine, occult
Range 60 feet; Targets 1 creature
Defense Will
You overload a creature’s mind with a glut of psychic information or divine judgments. The mental onslaught deals 2d6 mental damage. On a critical hit, the target takes 4d6 mental damage and is stupefied 2 for 1 round.
Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 2d6.
Iseph climbs down their friend Tyrant to once again regain stable footing, then aims and fires at #2.
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DeGriz manages to deflect most of the brunt of the advertising, rushing forward again to try and disable the bot. Unfortunately, he's not quite able to disable it before it flits away.
Ceilidh slips out of the shark's jaws, then assaults the creature's mind!
It writhes in pain!
Iseph pulls themself down using Tyrant as an anchor, then fires at #2, narrowly connecting!
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The teal shark, badly wounded, tries to bite Iseph.
It grabs ahold of the android, thrashes them around, then tries to swallow them!
It can't quite manage to get them down its gullet, however!
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The pink shark slaps at DiGriz with its tail...
...missing badly. It tries again...
...this time succeeding, and slapping him up against the teal shark!
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Seeing the teel shark is bleeding badly, the Tyrant sets her machine gun for maximum fire and unleashes a brutal barrage on it! Not expecting the creature to survive the hail of bullets, she kicks up some clutter, giving herself and Ceilidh some cover from the other two monsters.
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The shark writhes in pain as Tyrant sprays it with bullets , but it remains. Meanwhile, the orange-tinted shark tries again to chomp on Ceilidh.
The slippery Pahtra manages to just dodge out of the way, however.
The adbot, meanwhile, swoops in and shoves a hardlight commercial for JoJo's Rifle Oil into Tyrant's face!
Crit Success:
You completely dodge the advert, taking no damage
Success:
You take a glancing blow, taking and are pushed back 10 feet northwest (please move yourself before acting).
Failure:
You take the full brunt of the ad, taking and are pushed back 15 feet northwest (please move yourself before acting).
Critical Failure:
You are absolutely clobbered, taking , are pushed back 20 feet northwest, and become untethered.
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The Tyrant growls as the adbot hits her. She grinds her teeth as she decides that she can't disable it with bullets.
Iseph tries to Escape!
Iseph aims at the shark who grappled them and fires!
Ceilidh ◆ taps into her vitality network and heals Iseph by 40 hit points. She then proceeds to cast ◆◆ Mind Skewer on the Teal Shark!
Mind Skewer:
. Mind Skewer
Spell 1
Concentrate
Manipulate
Mental
Traditions divine, occult
Range 60 feet; Targets 1 creature
Defense Will
You overload a creature’s mind with a glut of psychic information or divine judgments. The mental onslaught deals 2d6 mental damage. On a critical hit, the target takes 4d6 mental damage and is stupefied 2 for 1 round.
Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 2d6.
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Iseph escapes, then finishes off the shark that was chomping on them. Ceilidh, meanwhile, heals Iseph and then clobbers the mind of the one that attacked her . It thrashes for a moment, but seems to block out the worst of the pain .
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"Nicely done! Let's drop that one ASAP!"
He then engages his installed jet pack to move into position.
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DiGriz distracts Orange, then flies into position. The pink shark, meanwhile, wheels around and flies into the portal at the western end of the arena. Iseph hits it with a snap shot as it goes. It disappears from sight for a moment, only to reappear in the portal at the far end and charges DiGriz!
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"Leave him the mothertrucking frack alone!" The Tyrant growls, but keeps her attention on the closer one, especially after Jimdigriz's encouragement. Then she lets out a piercing screech, blasting it with a dragon's roar.
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Tyrant peppers the nearer shark with bullets , then briefly rattles the sharks damaged body with her roar, further damaging it .
It responds by trying to devour the vesk!
On its second try, it chomps down on Tyrant and grabs hold, thrashing her about!
The adbot, meanwhile, swoops down at Ceilidh, blasting forward an advertisement for Big Jim's Dusty Delights™ Real Akitonian Desserts, now in the freezer aisle of your local grocer!
Crit Success:
You completely dodge the advert, taking no damage
Success:
You take a glancing blow, taking and are pushed back 10 feet north (please move yourself before acting).
Failure:
You take the full brunt of the ad, taking and are pushed back 15 feet north (please move yourself before acting).
Critical Failure:
You are absolutely clobbered, taking , are pushed back 20 feet north, and become untethered.
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Despite being grabbed by pink, Jimdigriz keeps his eyes on the prise, "No! get'em! the injured one!"
He then tries to break free, using a little somethin' somethin' to make himself Slippery Jimdigriz,
Last action depends on that success/fail.
Iseph moves a little out of the way, aims at Orange, and fires!
plus 3 from Jimdigriz
Ceilidh casts Electric Arc (◆◆) on both sharks!
A small spark zaps between the two creatures!
"Hey! EAT THIS!" Now free, he takes a pot shot at the one he told the team to get. for
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DiGriz escapes and lands a wicked shot on one of the sharks, directing his team to do the same. Iseph does as they're told, landing a shot of their own, while Ceilidh zaps both .
#1 wheels around to attack Iseph, leaving an opening for the android to shoot it, but it's not nearly enough to stop the charging monster.
It slaps the android, but they manage to keep their footing, so it slaps at them again.
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"Hahahaha! Die, motherfrackers, die!" the Tyrant screams as she continues to unload a hail of fire on the orange shark. Then she moves to line up her shots against the remaining shark.
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Tyrant blows the orange shark out of the sky, it's bloody and tattered remains drifting off through zero-g toward the edge of the arena.
"Ooooh, that shark's seen better days, Quell!"
"It sure has, Lethea. And something tells me death won't be quite so entertaining for it as it is for, eh partner?"
The ad-bot, meanwhile, swoops down into Iseph's face, blasting an ad for Edgar's Exaggerating Eyebrows, "Helping androids express themselves since AG 302!"
Crit Success:
You completely dodge the advert, taking no damage
Success:
You take a glancing blow, taking and are pushed back 10 feet westward (please move yourself before acting).
Failure:
You take the full brunt of the ad, taking and are pushed back 15 feet westward (please move yourself before acting).
Critical Failure:
You are absolutely clobbered, taking , are pushed back 20 feet westward, and become untethered.
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Ceilidh ◆ transfers another 18 hit points of healing to Iseph from her Vitality Network and then ◆◆ fires her Pulsecaster Pistol twice at the remaining shark.
Iseph takes a careful step backward, aims, and fires.
"One to go, let's GET IT!" Tempted as he is to go after the ad, the shark is far and away more dangerous, so Jimdigriz goes for the beast.
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