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![]() You might consider trading the ability to use implantable tech based cybernetics that for a small pool of "bio cred" that can be used to temporarily purchase plausible bioware.
Anyone who wants to play an astrazoan would probably find this to be way more flavorful and fun. The bioware abilities the Astrazoan could get would need to be limited by modification level and cost, and may even come off a set list. Perhaps be limited in the total number you could have at one time, and by body modification slots.
Anyone who wants to play a non human shape changer would probably gladly make that trade. It seems flavorful. (full disclosure - I would love to play a character like this) ![]()
![]() Ravingdork wrote: Why wouldn't Peter Quill be an operative? Seems like he has the skills to do just about anything/everything he wants without any prep at all. Just "wings it" all the time. Because - Clever Feint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaaJyAjvajoAlthough I would agree, Envoy/Operative makes sense. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Secret stuff for GM and Liberteen: "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Liberteen." mutters to his comrade.
If the room is smaller than 60' and Cosmos can catch all the green eyed monsters in a single blast, Cosmos will wide angle stun the "glowing green eyes".
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Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Those... are not natural...Probably on guard duty. Cat, Do you think you can hack that signal you found and spoof it? We could try to keep them in one place? ATHENA and I will help." If needed:
"Then we jump down there and check out the base station, If there is something to find, I bet it's there." ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() GM Xabulba wrote:
At least someone understands me! :) did I mention I have a spaceship? ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Zed pilots the Astral Zephyr on manual as we get closer to the site. He hits one of the holographic controls and the sensors begin to readout on all the screens in the ship. He hits another switch and opens the cargo door at the stern of the ship.
We are going to do one pass with these sensors active...
Then switch to Radar and do another pass with these sensors active:
perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Cat, I'll follow your lead on investigating the Proto-gene people. If you want to hold off on doing that until we have done more downstate investigating, I'm good with that. A little cloak and dagger eh?" Captain Cosmos stops to carefully pour some more coffee into a clearly overused Starbucks cup from a coffee maker duct-taped next to the food synthesizer. "My plan was to check out the Proto-gene blast site. See if there were clues... the mysterious lights only make me want to go more. Again with the upstate raids on Veritech shipping. The entire event smells fishy, particularly in light of Vohon's comments." ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "ATHENA, Leave a message with Cat's people, and on the phone of the rest of the group. Tell them that we have found out some information and are planning to investigate. Let's see who is free to join us to check out Proto-Gene explosion site." ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Good work Athena, I am willing to bet that Dr. Lazarus wasn't among the bodies found. So we will assume for the moment he's still alive... or back from the dead. Now let's focus on finding connections between Veritech and Moldova... by the way, where is the Proto-Gene HQ?" He falls into the command chair, "We might be able to find something with our sensors that the earthlings missed." "Captain," ATHENA replies, "You are an earthling." "I know, don't remind me." ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Cat, if you want to take the lead on looking into connections between Veritech and Moldova please do, you are better with computers than I am. ATHENA will be available to assist you... let's start easy: ATHENA, What can you find out about Dr. Lazarus? We will assume he is connected to Moldova or Veritech...
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![]() Starting to look at my options, I am now thinking of Swashbuckler / Bard rather than gunslinger. I can get what I really want from Gunslinger from amateur gunslinger feat. I could still pick up Gunslinger later on if it makes sense. Could I take Perform:Leadership to reskin of bardic performance as command training? Mechanically it's the same, but it's force of personality rather than music causing the effects? ![]()
![]() It's taken a while to come up with something that I like for this. I want to play an ex-Derutei Space Marine Lieutenant from a "noble" background who refused to land his shuttle on a crowd of peaceful protesters. He was imprisoned where he was experimented on by a crazed scientist trying to unlock the "secrets of Sol" So mechanically I would like to try a Damphir Gunslinger 1/Swashbuckler 1 named Lazarus Xim. Roll is primarily combat, but I plan to be able to be charming and act as a party face... with the added complication that I am slightly cursed by undeath and would be hunted like a dog if anyone figures it out. Additionally, the scientist who created me may be trying to get me back to make more of me.
I tend to like "jack of all trades" dex based fighter characters. Is it worth working on numbers for this idea? ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "I can tell you that some of my friends already find that topic interesting..." Cosmos turns back to his friends. "Time for us to go... Cosmos to Zephyr, begin transmatting our friends aboard. This time we have got to get everyone's phone numbers. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Cosmos waves at the aging cop. "Hi! I'm Zed, Zed Cosmos, Captain of the Astral Zephyr. We spoke on the radio earlier." He smiles and gestures to the assembled heroes, "We aren't really a team, or have a leader as such; we are just friends who met when the bug men attacked the medical center... As to the Bear, we know only slightly more than you do. His name is Vohon, he's not Russian, I don't know if he really is a bear, or a person who looks like a bear. He says he's here to reclaim weapons that were stolen from his boss who goes by the name Doctor Lazarus. Apparently, he means this shipment of S.M.R.T. weapons." Zed looks over at the bear. "I think he is serious that his team of meta-humans thinks their attack to get the weapons is justified, and getting the S.M.R.T. weapons out of Manhattan where people can be hurt is a really good idea." then with a wry smile, and a thumb over his shoulder, "Jersey is right over there. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Cosmos to Zypher, patch me through to the Smarties... Carver, There is a bear waiting for you on the dock. He's ready to go to jail, or so he says." With a swagger Cosmos holsters his ppg and goes to help his injured friends. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Cosmos levels his gun at the Burning Bear, and takes careful aim. Thinging to himself, Okay Q, I'll back your play but one hundred Quatloos says Vohon isn't the surrendering type. As he aims, he says quietly..."Cosmos to Zephyr, If Liberteen doesn't start moving by the time the transmat cycles, pull her up to the ship too... I know she has some healing ability, but it doesn't seem to be working right now." Standard action to take the aim action at Vohon. If he chooses to fight I get a +5 to my attack roll next time my turn comes around. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Dodge + Evasion Adv.: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 2 = 31 Toughness vs PL5: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 A duck and a roll takes Captain Cosmos out of the way of the blast. "FINE! You are not Russian. But Lithuanian bear on fire doesn't make ANY thematic sense at all!!!" ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() At the moment, it looks like we have a 3 on 1 dogpile on Vohon, but Liberteen could use some help with the Lightning guy. I think I can help with that. Captain Cosmos changes a setting on his PPG to Temporal/Spacial Helix setting. The captain makes a deft combat roll and pops up drawing a bead on the energy form of Living Lightning. "Hey Sparky, even energy can't avoid a twist in space and time!" PPG - Temporal/Spacial Helix Blast PL 8: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
PPG - Temporal/Spacial Helix Setting: Damage 8 (Alternate; gravity, radiation, space, technological, DC 23; Affects Insubstantial 2: full rank, Increased Range: ranged, Variable Descriptor 2: broad group - Energy) ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() GM Xabulba wrote:
I want to clarify that as I understand it, the Dodge DC only applies to 'Damage' powers. Other, 'non-damage' affliction powers just use the appropriate save for the affliction. It's the equivalent of a "reflex save" in PF. Are we on the same page there too?![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "TOY RAY GUN? Do you really want to make this personal?!?!?"
Standard blast attack PL10: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 ATHENA taking 10...: I don't think she can take 10 on this. You are correct that my intent is to beam out all the wounded while the fight is going on, and not fighting, so taking 10 may be appropriate. The problem is that it is not a skill use so a routine check doesn't seem to me to apply.
It's the Unreliable flaw activation roll:
UNRELIABLE wrote:
So It isn't a skill check, and I don't think a player can take 10 on it. (I am happy to go with your ruling. Don't get me wrong.) ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() "Cosmos to Cat, Hey look! Liberteen and Chris are here too! We are even less alone than we thought. a near miss from a fireblast echos through the comlink, "We should try to get their numbers so next time we can just call them. I think you and I are the only ones who monitor radio transmissions as a hobby... I bet Liberteen is going to insist we shine a liberty bell on the clouds though... that would be awesome!" ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() When I designed the transmat, I built it with the unreliable flaw; basically 50/50 odds of working on a given turn. The thinking was the operator is messing with the controls to get the lock, there is no way to tell how long that will take, but it takes move+standard each turn, so you have to spend most of your action futzing to get the lock, even in perfect conditions. That way it's more like the Star trek transporter and less like a superpower. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Deftly avoiding the bear's heat ray, Captain Cosmos alights upon the crates on the far side of the dock from the Moldavian crates to take some cover from the bear's heat rays. "Let's see if we can make this a couples skate..." He mutters to himself, setting his PPG to heavy stun and fires on Coldsnap's beloved bear. Heavy Stun Blast vs. Dodge: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 Assuming it hits, Fortitude vs. DC 20 for cumulative status effects based on the same affliction stun effects... Daze -> Stun -> Incapacitated
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Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Captain Cosmos leaps out of the airlock and takes to the sky flying. Suddenly becoming visible over the East River. Taking advantage of the surprise he attempts to catch the ice woman, the bear and the metal man in the 60ft cone of his wide angle stun. fort save vs. DC 20 1st degree: Dazed, 2nd degree: Stunned, 3rd degree: Incapacitated ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Added Power Attack Advantage, and a multi-attack setting for the PPG. Sending the portfolio as email. Updated abilities: Advantages
Particle Projection Generator (Easily Removable)
. . . . PPG - Rapid Fire: Damage 10 (Alternate; DC 25; Increased Range: ranged, Multiattack; Unreliable (5 uses)) . . . . PPG - Stun Setting: Cumulative Affliction 6 (Alternate; technological, 1st degree: Dazed, 2nd degree: Stunned, 3rd degree: Incapacitated, DC 16; Alternate Resistance (Dodge), Cumulative, Increased Range: ranged)
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Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() Are we allowed to spend those 2 power points before the fight starts? I was planning to put a multi-attack setting on my PPG, and horde the other one. I bet cat would like to spend them on some more Dodge or Parry defense. ;) Sorry that I was so slow on this. Back to school is a rough time. ![]()
Status: Normal | Dodge 12(22), Parry 12(22), Fortitude 2, Toughness 2(8), Will 2 | ATHENA Status: Normal
![]() ATHENA init: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 AtHENA's mechanical voice intones "Please advise the optimum location for transmaterialization relative to the <designation> Samurai themed combatant." Captain Cosmos starts climbing down the ladder to the airlock. "I get your point Cat, without my Gav belt I am just a person too..."Speaking of that," The watery shimmer of his gravity protection field forms around him. "She can put you by the Samuri guy. Humn, If you think you will be more useful up here in the ship, that's fine too. Unfortunately, a lot of the control systems have been routed through the same junction bus... We are working on that, but it means that many major systems can't run at the same time."
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