{Flashback}
{Location: Himalayas,
Earth}
A lone figure stood on the mountain top
admiring the scenery.
Patrick tugged at the inseam of his leggings,
adjusting them for comfort. It was the
first time he'd suited up in full costume and regalia, and the outfit was more
snug than he'd thought it would be; he was glad he'd ignored his first instinct
to "go commando." The material
was thin, no protection whatsoever against the icy winds billowing his
toga-cape, but he no longer required any protection from the cold anyway. They had seen to that.
It had taken him weeks to work up the nerve
to don mask and cape for the first time -- to begin his mission of justice --
but the day had finally arrived. Not
that he expected to encounter evil-doers in the Himalayas, but it had seemed
fitting to inaugurate his career as a super-hero (and agent of the space gods)
here at the very top of the world. And
it gave him a chance to reflect upon his mission, in peace and solitude. After all, what were the chances he'd run
into someone here, on a remote mountain pass at the ends of the Earth...
An unexpected person walked up the trail to
him.
“Hello, I am Nomad. It would be a pleasure to
make your acquaintance.”
Patrick stared, nonplussed, waving mutely in
response.
“I would have addressed you by your hero name
but it appears that Dimensipedia has 3 different names listed for you with the
historians constantly argue which is right. I am guessing Trekker but if I am
wrong let me know. I just didn’t have time to go to the Interdimensional
Library to do the proper research this time.”
"Trekker? I, uh, no.
No, it's actually Emis--" Patrick frowned. He hadn't actually been given any specific
messages to convey to the leaders of mankind just yet, so he couldn't really
call himself a true emissary. "That
is, it's Harb--” Nor even been directed to herald The Arrival, yet. He shrugged.
"Sure. Trekker. Why not?
Thanks for the suggestion."
“Earth needs your help. The Domain is
preparing to invade using an Interdimensional bridge being built from the
Scarlet Orb. I need you to join the other Earths’ heroes that are trying to
stop this.”
Trekker stared at Nomad in confusion. Domain?
Interdimensional bridge? Scarlet
Orb? Could this Nomad be one of ...
Them? No. He doubted that any of Them will be wearing
safari jackets and sunglasses when They arrive.
"Here allow me to open a door for
you."
Then again...
Trekker stared in wonder as Nomad casually shattered the barrier between
worlds. He gave Nomad a silent salute;
then plunged into the portal.
{End
of Flashback}
{Location: Domain
Dimension}
Although
they had just met, Red Hawk felt like he was abandoning his teammates when the
tumbleweed demons attacked. He and Orchid should have been the ones holding
them at bay while the others moved on, but there was no time to argue with the
veteran heroes of Earth's other dimensions. He would not abandon the Machinist
in this domain.
He marveled at the pink pachyderms as Crude
met them head on ... literally. They looked less like demons than a child's
stuffed animal he saw given away at Christmas. Not was as it seemed here. He
began to suspect the creatures here likely no more were willing servants than
he had been of Cyberdoom. It wasn't just Earth in need of protection. Nomad's
recruiting of heroes proved this was a Crisis of Infinite proportions.
The
Guardians and Menagerie continued down the twisting path. They saw in the
distance a large chamber. They stopped to scout out what it was. Before they
could split up they heard the sounds of something coming up behind them.
It
was Conquistador and a stranger.
Conquistador
told the heroes how they had defeated the Y’Tego but he was the only one not
incapacitated. Nomad had arrived after the battle was over. He had brought
Trekker with him.
Red
Hawk asked where Nomad was now. Conquistador told him that Nomad was taking
Machinist, Night Wraith, and Cougar back to their dimensions. Nomad would take
back Crude too.
Red
Hawk sighed in relief. He was determined there would be no more Agent Americas
left behind.
Conquistador
introduced Trekker to the team.
Adamas greeted Trekker, "Always happy to
meet a new hero."
"Uh, yes. Thank you.
I'm Em... that is, I'm Trekker."
The heroes scouted the area. There weren’t any
traps surrounding it. They decided to enter the large chamber formed of
sparkling golden Brain Coral; they immediately sense the presence of a great
intellect in danger. Menagerie changed his form into that of a grizzly bear.
There were 4 Ghouls physically assaulting the coral growths.
They heard a telepathic cry for help. It came for
the Brain Coral.
[49]
Trekker stared in confusion and awe. He'd been to every corner of the Earth, both
before and after his powers had been bestowed upon him, but he'd never seen
anything as surreal as the landscape he found himself in now. "I'm new at this hero thing, but I'm
guessing those..." He pointed at the ghouls. "...are bad?" Trekker held his
action waiting for the team’s response.
[42]
As they came into the clearing, Adamas hurled himself at
one of the Ghouls, "The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend, but other
than grounding us, the brain coral has not harmed us. If it needs help, I say we help,"
glancing back at the team leader.
Placing himself between the team and the
attackers, Adamas blasted the closest Ghoul.
Multiple Power Blasts fired from Adamas’ eyes striking the Ghoul hard in
its fur. It withstood the blasts with only singed fur to show for it.
{GM
Note: The Ghoul’s fur provides it Armor protection. Adamas’ blast struck its
armor}
[41]
"Well, that answers that question." Trekker took a deep breath, trying to steady
his nerves. He hadn't considered the
practical ramifications of super-heroics, which is to say combat, as carefully
as he should have. The last time he'd
been in a fight was the fifth grade, and he'd lost that fight, to a kid half
his size. "Ah, screw it." As super-heroic catchphrases went, that
wasn't a very good one, but it was enough to get him moving.
His companions suddenly seemed to be moving
in slow motion. They weren't actually
going any slower, nor was he moving any faster.
It was the flow of time that changed speed, and Trekker no longer
occupied the same space-time continuum as his fellow heroes. He envisioned a line of space-time puncture
points between himself and the nearest monster, and smiled.
Clearing the distance between himself and his
foe in an instant, leaving a line of after-images of himself behind him, he hefted
his Caduceus and gave a mighty swing.
He
missed.
{GM Note: With the
attack from behind bonus of +4, Trekker needed 11 or less on a 1d20 to hit. He
rolled a 12}
[34]
Trekker gave a second mighty swing and missed again.
{GM Note: Needing an
11 or less he rolled a 13}
[30]
Alerted by Menagerie the team jumped into action.
Following the true Guardian's lead, Red Hawk again took position at his wing
adding his own lesser firepower to the legendary Adamas. Dual Vibrational Blasts
struck the same Ghoul that Adamas hadn't finished off. His blast hit the signed
fur, which no longer provided any protection. The Ghoul screamed in pain as it
flew 20 feet away. It landed with a loud THUD! It was knocked unconscious.
{GM
Note: On the second blast Red Hawk did 9 points of damage to the Ghoul’s Hit
Points. On the 1d00 roll for KO, the roll was 03.}
[30]
The Skink said, "I wanna run up and attack more of these goons, but im
gonna have to run all over the brain coral to do it. i dont wanna hurt it with
my claws..."
“It
is okay, my skin is tough enough that your claws won’t do more than a little
scratch. Run all over me to save me!” Skink heard the
Brain Coral speak in his mind.
Skink
leaped up to the nearest coral branch. He performed a forward flip off of it.
In leaps and bounds he charged toward the left corner ghoul. As he moved by it
he attempted to strike the Domain pack demon with his claws. He missed.
[27]
StrikeForce kept his senses up and his head on a swivel.
He moved to not allow an adversary a shot at him from behind. He attacked Ghoul
1 with his staff, as it was the only opponent that was engaged with his
teammates. He struck twice with his staff hitting the Domain pack demon where
it was vulnerable. The Ghoul groaned as it flew back 60 feet from its attacker.
[26]
Ghoul 4 quit attacking the Brian Coral. It charged toward Adamas. Leaping into
the air it struck Adamas in the chest with its claws. The Alien Powerhouse
withstood the attack.
{GM Note: Ghoul did
11 points of damage. All damage to Adamas’ invulnerability, -11 to
Invulnerability. Invulnerability is now 13}
[25]
Ghoul 3 charged toward the Guardians. With a mighty leap it attacked Red Hawk
with its claws. The Ghoul’s talons passed through Red Hawk’s vibrating body
without harming him. The Domain pack demon’s attack missed.
[24]
Black Orchid turned invisible. She said nothing and as she had done multiple
times before she moved in to support and protect her teammates. She shot her vacuum
blast at the one Ghoul that hadn’t attacked yet, draining energy from the
Domain pack demon; bringing it closer to becoming fatigued.
[24]
Ghoul 1 picked itself up from ground. It ran the 60 feet back toward its
attacker. The Domain pack demon attempted to rake its claws across
StrikeForce’s chest. Its attack missed.
[24]
{GM Note: Ghoul 2 failed its wakeup roll.}
[19]
In a series of trans-dimensional teleports while suspending
time, Trekked didn’t leave behind a blur when he used his "speed," everyone
saw a series of after-images; it reminded the Guardians of somebody at a dance
club between flashes of a strobe light. Trekker stopped behind Ghoul number 1.
With a mighty swing of his Caduceus he missed again.
[17]
With a load roar, Menagerie charged toward the Ghouls. The Shapeshifting Shaman
attacked Ghoul 1. He bit into the side of the Domain pack demon. It cried in
pain as its fur failed to protect it. It was hurt but still able to fight.
[14]
Conquistador floated behind Menagerie. He moved to get the best line of sight.
With a wave of his hands, light formed around them. A solid beam on matter
sprang forward rocketing toward Ghoul 1. Conquistador’s solid shaft of light
missed his target.
[04]
Trekker swung at the Ghoul again. This time his Caduceus staff connected. With
a loud CRACK! he hit the Ghoul in a spot where its fur wasn’t
protecting it. The Domain pack demon groaned in pain as it flew 10 feet away
from Trekker.
With
a solid THUD! It landed on the ground. Its morale was broken. Ghoul #1
begged for mercy and asked to join Earth’s Pack.
<What is your
reply to its request?>
<Replies
and Actions due Mar 7th>
Battle Conditions:
Adamas Hit Points: 46 Power
Points: 54 Invulnerability: 13
Black
Orchid Hit Points: 30 Power Points:
81 Willpower Defense active; Invisible
Red
Hawk Hit Points: 74 Power
Points: 58 Invulnerability: 10; Willpower Def active
StrikeForce Hit
Points: 60 Power Points: 80 Invulnerability: 28
The
Skink Hit Points: 30 Power Points:
73 Evading
Trekker Hit Points: 11 Power
Points: 36 Adaptation Defense active
Phase of Action for
next turn:
[43] Trekker 1st action
[42] Adamas
[34] The Skink
[31] Red Hawk
[29] StrikeForce
[28] Trekker 2nd action
[21] Black Orchid
[20] Menagerie
[19] Conquistador
[13] Trekker 3rd action
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Adamas greeted Trekker, "Always happy to
meet a new hero." To Nomad, "Thanks for continuing to replenish our
ranks"
As they came into the clearing, Adamas hurled
himself at one of the Ghouls, "The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend,
but other than grounding us, the brain coral has not harmed us. If it needs help, I say we help,"
glancing back at the team leader.
(Unless Red Hawk signals him to stop, he will
continue)
Placing himself between the team and the
attackers, he will blast the closest Ghoul.
Multiple Power Blasts, (2) not auto-fire.
Jon
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The Guardians and Menagerie continued down
the twisting path. They saw in the distance a large chamber. They stopped to
scout out what it was. Before they could split up they heard the sounds of
something coming up behind them.
It was Conquistador and a stranger.
Conquistador told the heroes how they had
defeated the Y’Tego but he was the only one not incapacitated. Nomad had
arrived after the battle was over. He had brought Trekker with him.
Conquistador introduced Trekker to the team.
{Flashback}
{Location: Himalayas, Earth}
A lone figure stood on the mountain top
admiring the scenery.
Patrick tugged at the inseam of his leggings,
adjusting them for comfort. It was the
first time he'd suited up in full costume and regalia, and the outfit was more
snug than he'd thought it would be; he was glad he'd ignored his first instinct
to "go commando." The material
was thin, no protection whatsoever against the icy winds billowing his toga-cape,
but he no longer required any protection from the cold anyway. They had seen to that.
It had taken him weeks to work up the nerve
to don mask and cape for the first time -- to begin his mission of justice --
but the day had finally arrived. Not
that he expected to encounter evil-doers in the Himalayas, but it had seemed
fitting to inaugurate his career as a super-hero (and agent of the space gods)
here at the very top of the world. And
it gave him a chance to reflect upon his mission, in peace and solitude. After all, what were the chances he'd run
into someone here, on a remote mountain pass at the ends of the Earth...
An unexpected person walked up the trail to
him.
“Hello, I am Nomad. It would be a pleasure to
make your acquaintance.”
Patrick stared, nonplussed, waving mutely in
response.
“I would have addressed you by your hero name
but it appears that Dimensipedia has 3 different names listed for you with the
historians constantly argue which is right. I am guessing Trekker but if I am
wrong let me know. I just didn’t have time to go to the Interdimensional
Library to do the proper research this time.”
"Trekker? I, uh, no.
No, it's actually Emis--" Patrick frowned. He hadn't actually been given any specific
messages to convey to the leaders of mankind just yet, so he couldn't really
call himself a true emissary. "That
is, it's Harb--" Nor even been
directed to herald The Arrival, yet. He
shrugged. "Sure. Trekker.
Why not? Thanks for the suggestion."
“Earth needs your help. The Domain is
preparing to invade using an Interdimensional bridge being built from the
Scarlet Orb. I need you to join the other Earths’ heroes that are trying to
stop this.”
Trekker stared at Nomad in confusion. Domain?
Interdimensional bridge? Scarlet
Orb? Could this Nomad be one of ...
Them? No. He doubted that any of Them will be wearing
safari jackets and sunglasses when They arrive.
"Here allow me to open a door for
you."
Then again...
Trekker stared in wonder as Nomad casually shattered the barrier between
worlds. He gave Nomad a silent salute,
then plunged into the portal.
{End of Flashback}
Adamas greeted Trekker, "Always happy to
meet a new hero." To Nomad, "Thanks for continuing to replenish our
ranks."
[OOC: I don't think Nomad came with
Trekker. It was Conquistador who
escorted him in.]
IC:
"Uh, yes. Thank you.
I'm Em... that is, I'm Trekker."
Conquistador told them that Crude was still
fighting the Devilopes when they passed through. He expected the Oily Goliath
to win but wasn’t expecting him to be able to join them in time. The fight
appeared legendary and wouldn’t be done anytime soon.
The heroes scouted the area. There weren’t
any traps surrounding it. They decided to enter the large chamber formed of
sparkling golden Brain Coral, they immediately sense the presence of a great
intellect in danger. Menagerie changes his form into that of a grizzly bear.
There are 4 Ghouls physically assaulting the coral growths.
They heard a telepathic cry for help. It came
for the Brain Coral.
Trekker stared in confusion and awe. He'd been to every corner of the Earth, both
before and after his powers had been bestowed upon him, but he'd never seen
anything as surreal as the landscape he found himself in now. "I'm new at this hero thing, but I'm
guessing those..." He pointed at the ghouls. "...are bad?"
As they came into the clearing, Adamas hurled
himself at one of the Ghouls, "The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend,
but other than grounding us, the brain coral has not harmed us. If it needs help, I say we help," glancing back at the team leader.
"Well, that answers that
question." Trekker took a deep
breath, trying to steady his nerves. He
hadn't considered the practical ramifications of super-heroics, which is to say
combat, as carefully as he should have.
The last time he'd been in a fight was the fifth grade, and he'd lost
that fight, to a kid half his size.
"Ah, screw it." As
super-heroic catchphrases went, that wasn't a very good one, but it was enough
to get him moving.
His companions suddenly seemed to be moving
in slow motion. They weren't actually
going any slower, nor was he moving any faster.
It was the flow of time that changed speed, and Trekker no longer
occupied the same space-time continuum as his fellow heroes. He envisioned a line of space-time puncture
points between himself and the nearest monster, and smiled.
Clearing the distance between himself and his
foe in an instant, leaving a line of after-images of himself behind him, he
hefted his Caduceus and gave a mighty swing.
[OOC: Since his super-speed is actually him
engaging in a series of trans-dimensional teleports while suspending time, he
doesn't leave behind a blur when he uses his "speed," so much as a
series of after-images (like when you watch somebody at a dance club between
flashes of a strobe light).
Not sure if I am supposed to just post my
first action for the fight or all of the actions I get in the turn. He's going to swing his staff at the nearest
ghoul and keep swinging. If he gets hit
(and stays conscious) he'll use his next action to set up an evasion defense,
then go back to swinging.]
Christian
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I need all actions for the turn. I know this
will require a few If-Then statements.
We will figure it out together
Tom
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Okay, then.
First action is to move to the nearest ghoul using Heightened Speed and
attack with his staff. He will try to
use his superior "speed" to get behind his target and attack from the
rear. Unless one of the following
If/then statements apply, he will continue to attack until the ghoul is out of
action, at which point he will move to a new ghoul if any are available.
If he is attacked in return and successfully
hit, he will roll with the punch and then use his next available action phase
to set up an evasion defense. Then he
will get back into the fight, attacking the nearest ghoul (from behind again).
If any of his new allies is struck and
knocked out of the fight, he will use his Heightened Speed to drag that
character someplace out of the action, then get back to the fight on the next
available action phase.
Christian
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OOC: I missed that. Please remove the greeting to Nomad.
As to continuing actions, Adamas will remain
focused on each opponent until they go down, and then move to where he is most
needed. His defensive actions will be
more to stay between the other heroes and the enemy than to prevent damage to
himself. Movement should be used to that
end.
Jon
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OOC: StrikeForce will keep his senses up and
his head on a swivel. He will use movement to not allow an adversary a shot at
him from behind. He will attack with his staff, preferably against an opponent
that is engaged with one of his teammates. He will "stick and move"
on targets of opportunity.
Jamey
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Red Hawk
Although they had just met, Red Hawk felt
like he was abandoning his teammates when the tumbleweed demons attacked. He
and Orchid should have been the ones holding them at bay while the others moved
on, but there was no time to argue with the veteran heroes of Earth's other
dimensions. He would not abandon the Machinist in this domain. There would be
no more Agent Americas left behind.
He marveled at the pink pachyderms as Crude
met them head on ... literally. They looked less like demons than a child's
stuffed animal he saw given away at Christmas. Not was as it seemed here. He
began to suspect the creatures here likely no more were willing servants than
he had been of Cyberdoom. It wasn't just Earth in need of protection. Nomad's
recruiting of heroes proved this was a Crisis of Infinite proportions.
Alerted by Menagerie the team jumped into
action. Following the true Guardian's lead, Red Hawk again took position at his
wing adding his own lesser firepower to the legendary Adamas.
[Actions] Dual Vibrational Blast following up
any any opponent Adamas hasn't finished off and moving counter-clockwise when
that option isn't available. Vibrational and Willpower defenses activated.
OOC: His new power and the environment should
give him power points to burn so let’s see how that plays out. Tom could you
post updated character sheets on the site? It's nice to see and easy to
reference.
John
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OOC: Im late!
All of the skink's actions are move-bys on
the left corner ghoul... he will maximize his move rate, and make a series of
hit and run claw attacks on the creature...
Chuck
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"I wanna run up and attack more of these
goons, but im gonna have to run all over the brain coral to do it.. i dont
wanna hurt it with my claws..."
Chuck
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