Deck
A of the Doomsday Robot.
[13] Adamas remained focused on destroying
the Doomsday Robot instead of fighting CyberDoom. He planned on getting past
CyberDoom, heading down to the next level through the neck on the robot. Up
into the top of the Doomsday Robot’s head Adamas flew. He barreled rolled to
his left going into a power dive toward the closed hatch behind CyberDoom.
Adamas fired his eye beam power blast at the
hatch.
ZZWWT!! The hatch was
destroyed completely leaving a 5 foot hole for the Diamond Dynamo to fly
through.
{GM
Note: Adamas needed a 19 to hit or less. He rolled a 1. His second roll was a
15, critical success! On the crit table he rolled Solid Hit, which is +3 damage
to his roll. Adamas rolled 12 damage +3 crit bonus for a total of 15 damage
points. This amount is enough to destroy the hatch completely}
THWANG! CyberDoom shoulder
slammed Adamas into the wall causing the superhero to halt his flight as he
missed the opening and landed on the floor.
{GM
Note: Mighty Protectors introduced the concept of Zones of Control to V&V.
Each active character has a ‘zone of control’ within 1” of their position. If a
character attempts to pass through an opponent’s zone of control, the opponent
may try to block them. That is what CyberDoom did. The character must then make
a task check vs. 10 plus their physical defense, minus the opponent’s physical
defense. If the check is successful, the character may proceed. If not, their
movement ends for that turn.
Adamas
has a 1 defense to add to the base of 10 for the check. CyberDoom has a
Physical Defense of 2. Adamas has to roll a check against a 9, needing a 9 or
less on a 1d20. He rolled a 17. He failed his check, so his movement stopped
next to CyberDoom who blocked him.}
“You aren’t going anywhere, Alien; I am not
through blasting you!” CyberDoom said.
[ 6] Laserfire said, “While I appreciate the
witty banter you are laying down, CyberDud. I can’t hang I’ve got to fly as I
have a teammate that needs me to light it up”, He flew out of the eye of the
Doomsday Robot.
[ 4] CyberDoom pointed his left hand at
Adamas and his right at Manta-Man. CyberDoom fired his power blasts at both of
the heroes.
SHWROOSHH! Manta-Man was
blast out through the opening in the head of the Doomsday Robot. He flew away
for 20 feet until the momentum slowed enough he could stabilize himself and
remain in flight. He was still able to fight.
{GM
Note: CyberDoom needed a 15 to hit or less, he rolled a 10. CyberDoom did 22
points of damage. Manta-Man’s Electrical Aura protected him from 11 points. The
Aquatic Avenger rolled with 6 points, -6 PP. Manta-Man lost -5 Hit Points. His
mass roll was 1. The Crusader Chairman was knocked back 20 feet (4”). His
stopped without hitting anything so no additional damage was taken.}
SHWROOSHH! Adamas withstood
the power blast from CyberDoom’s gauntlet. The Alien Powerhouse was still
standing and could continue to fight.
{GM
Note: CyberDoom needed an 18 to hit or less, he rolled a 9. CyberDoom did 20
points of damage. Adamas’ Invulnerability protected him from 15 points. The Alien
Powerhouse rolled with 3 points, -3 PP. Adamas lost -2 Hit Points. His mass
roll was 2. The Diamond Dynamo was not knocked back.}
Deck
E of the Doomsday Robot.
[ 9] The Cyberion stood over StrikeForce. Its
hands were the origin of its power blasts. The Guardian Robot fired dual blasts
at the Bionic Brawler.
BRRZZT! StrikeForce rolled
with the blast. He felt a lot of pain but the Bionic Brawler was still
standing. He could continue fighting.
{GM
Note: Cyberion needed a 14 to hit or less, it rolled a 7. CyberDoom did 20
points of damage. StrikeForce’s armor protected him from 6 points. The Bionic
Brawler rolled with 7 points, -7 PP. StrikeForce lost -7 Hit Points. Cyberion’s
power blast does not cause knock back.}
BRRZZT! The Nanite Enhanced
Hero withstood the second blast. It was less than the first but it still got
through his protection. StrikeForce was still standing; soon he would launch
his attack.
{GM
Note: Cyberion needed a 14 to hit or less, he rolled a 10. CyberDoom did 16
points of damage. StrikeForce’s armor protected him from 6 points. The Bionic
Brawler rolled with 6 points, -6 PP. StrikeForce lost -3 Hit Points. Cyberion’s
power blast does not cause knock back.}
Dr Wildman dead-lifted the android and then
struggled to get the body into a useful position. He tried his best to remember
it was just a robot but it was difficult as the thing looked so lifelike.
"This would be so much easier if I was a
gorilla..." he strained between his teeth as he shifted his weight.
Holding the body over his head he brought it down headfirst into the console
with a sickening crunch! Sparks arced as electronic components scattered.
William stepped back and flinched.
He had driven the android headfirst into the
console and clearly some sort of short circuit had happened as the body went
into some sort of cyber-rigor-mortis. It stuck out of the console, rigid like
an arrow in a target! Dr Wildman waited momentarily to see if anything
happened...nothing!
'Well that plan was heading nowhere!' he
chuckled to himself.
He spun to watch how StrikeForce was doing
with the bigger robot. He seemed to have everything under control. William
checked his watch again...still at least 10 minutes before dawn.
Dr Wildman sat on the console next to the
upturned automaton describing the fight before them like a sports commentator.
As he adjusted his angle to get a clearer view he noticed the holster on the
hip of the android engineer. With a deft flick of the press stud an energy
blaster slides out into his hand.
Springing off the console William examined
where he has just sat.
Despite a protruding 6' android engineer
buried up to his neck in the console, clearly the stabilizing unit was still
functional. William remembered the elevator of Dr Velocity...or whatever his
name was...in the secret base in the swamplands a few months ago.
'Say what you like about the moral character
of today's supervillian but the quality of their engineering is to be admired!'
he mused.
"OK Strike...things may get a bit bumpy;
I'm about to go full Adamas on this gizmo!" he shouted.
Hearing his teammate give him a heads up The
Cyborg Crusader readied himself to have to move if the giant robot started to
fall. Through the team comm-link he relayed, "Heads up team, this giant
may tumble off the bean-stalk, watch yourself and brace for impact."
[ 7] Tapping the paralytic automaton in a
feigned comforting way he whispered: " sorry Hawkins, this might get a bit
messy in there!"
BZZANNK! The energy pistol
blast ripped into the console panel cover, twisting the metal and exposing the
electronics underneath which were unharmed.
{GM
Note: Dr. Wildman needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled an 11. The blast struck
the console harmlessly. It was too big to really miss so the game result of a
miss is nothing in the console was damaged}
BZZANNK! The energy pistol
blast ripped into the console keyboard, plastic keys flew everywhere exposing
the electronics underneath which were unharmed.
{GM
Note: Dr. Wildman needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 20 and then rolled a
1. This is a normal miss as the second roll was a success so a Fumble result
did not occur. The blast struck the console harmlessly. It was too big to
really miss so the game result of a miss is nothing in the console was damaged}
BZZANNK! The energy pistol
blast ripped into the console desk, wood and metal broke and bent exposing the interior
of the console. No electronics were within the desk so the controls were
unharmed.
{GM
Note: Dr. Wildman needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 14. The blast struck
the console harmlessly. It was too big to really miss so the game result of a
miss is nothing in the console was damaged}
BZZANNK! The energy pistol
blast ripped into the console monitors, polarized glass screens burst with a
fine spray of liquid crystal covering Hawkins and Dr. Wildman. The back of the
monitors were exposed. None of the console controls were behind the screens so
the controls were unharmed.
{GM
Note: Dr. Wildman needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 19. The blast struck
the console harmlessly. It was too big to really miss so the game result of a
miss is nothing in the console was damaged}
Dr. Wildman stared at the energy pistol and
then at Hawkins, then back to the energy pistol.
[ 6] StrikeForce continued his attack
pattern. Moving in a non repetitive way, so as not to give the robot an idea on
how to anticipate his movements and increase its chances to hit him.
StrikeForce took his attacks upon it when and where an opening presents itself.
The Bionic Brawer used the fighting defensively
combat stance and launching 4 attacks with his escrima against the Cyberion.
WHIF! The escrima missed
the right side of the Cyberion.
{GM
Note: StrikeForce needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 15. StrikeForce
missed with his first attack.}
KRAK! The escrima smashed
into the chest of the Cyberion. Pieces of its armor flew into the air. The
Robotic Guardian smashed into the wall behind it but it was still standing.
StrikeForce could tell that its armor was weakened but he knew the Cyberion was
still able to fight.
{GM
Note: StrikeForce needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 4. He rolled 21
points of damage. Cyberion’s armor protected him from some of it. The Cyberion
has ablative armor which StrikeForce’s total damage points exceeded its total
Armor value. This caused the armor to be reduced by 1. A random roll determined
which damage type of protection was reduced by 1. The Cyberion rolled with about
half of the remaining damage, The Hit Point loss was greater than its mass
roll. The Cyberion was knocked back into the wall.}
WHIF! The escrima missed
the left side of the Cyberion.
{GM
Note: StrikeForce needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 15. StrikeForce missed
with his first attack.}
WHIF! The escrima missed
the head of the Cyberion.
{GM
Note: StrikeForce needed a 10 to hit or less, he rolled a 15. StrikeForce missed
with his first attack.}
Deck D of the Doomsday Robot.
The Mistress of the Vacuum knew she had to
pass through C Deck which was above D to get to B Deck where the weapons
systems for the Right and Left Hand resided.
[ 4] Martin thought he heard the sound of the
hatch opening. He turned from his station and looked at both the floor and
ceiling hatches. Both were closed. He listened for a moment but he didn’t hear
anything but the distant sounds of battle on other decks. “Hmm” he muttered.
{GM
Note: Martin was making a perception check to see if he spotted Black Orchid.
Normally a check wouldn’t be needed if she was obvious to his senses but she is
not so a check is required. A perception check is made by performing
Intelligence save. The best senses are used. For Martin that is vision as it is
at full level where hearing and scent is basic. Unfortunately for Martin, Black
Orchid is Invisible. Her invisibility ability prevents him from using vision
for the perception test. If he could perceive foot prints or other
environmental clues instead of trying to perceive her then he could use vision.
I ruled in D-Deck there are no environmental clues he could use. With vision
ruled out, he will have to use either hearing or scent. Black Orchid is invisible
and using stealth then a successful perception check on a basic sense requires
a critical success
Martin
needed a 1 or less to hear Black Orchid. He rolled a 19. Martin failed to
perceive Black Orchid}
[3 ] Black Orchid slipped past the current
level and moved to the next level.
{GM
Note: Black Orchid moved stealthily using at ½ her normal movement rate. She
had to make an Agility save to open the ceiling hatch without making a sound
which could possibly give her location away. Black Orchid needed a 17 or less,
she rolled a 5. Black Orchid left D-Deck without making a sound.}
[2] Gaugran thought he heard the sound of the
hatch opening. After listening for a moment longer he figured his sensors were
over compensating, scanning on high alert for when the battle came to D-Deck.
The two robots continued their tasks making
sure that Life Support systems were still running and within acceptable
parameters. The Engineering station had several alarms sounding as the Doomsday
Robot had been taking a severe beating from the heroes both inside and outside.
They rerouted systems and adjusted power flow to make sure nothing overheated
or shut down from the stress.
The Computer Control station flashed warning
signs of pending system failures and software crashes. They rebooted a couple
of systems and ran recovery programs on others. The Doomsday Robot was still
functioning but overrides and manual controls had to be performed. Martin
communicated with the Command Center the status of the systems and the immediate
emergencies which needed to be addressed. The Command Center Commander gave
them their instructions and the priority order to work the emergencies.
Outside of the Doomsday Robot
[ 9] Demolisher tried using his strength to free
himself. He was really tired of spending the whole fight being help down by a
giant hand; he was feeling suppressed by the man, the giant metal man! “Urgh!”
Demolisher pushed but wasn’t able to lift the left hand off of him. It
continued to press him into the pavement.
{GM
Note: Demolisher need to make a Strength save against a Grapple Hold. A
Strength save is made by rolling his basic HtH against the opponent he was
making the save against. The Doomsday Robot rolled 16 for its basic HtH.
Demolisher needed a 16 or more, he rolled a 13. Demolisher was still covered
and press to the ground by the giant robot’s hand.}
[ 9] Patty Plus stood ready to intercept any of
the Doomsday Robot’s physical attacks with her Reflection power.
[ 8] The Doomsday Robot closed his left hand,
grabbing the Domain Destroyer in its fist. It lifted Demolisher up off of the
pavement and into the air. Demolisher was trapped in the grip of the giant left
hand of the Doomsday Robot.
{GM
Note: Doomsday Robot needed an 11 to hit or less to turn his grapple into a
grapple lock. It rolled a 4. Demolisher was now in a grapple lock. To escape
now he would have to make a Strength save with -2 points applied to his roll.}
The Doomsday Robot swung its right hand to
attack Skink.
Patty Plus ran to get in front of the attack
to intercept it.
{GM
Note: On a normal attack Patty Plus could use her held action to intercept the
attack so that it wouldn’t hit Skink. This is an area attack so she can’t
prevent Skink from being hit but she can use her reflection to damage the
robot.}
Skink attempted to leap out of the way. He
did not jump high enough or fast enough.
BABAM! Skink was hit hard
by the giant hand. He flew across the street smashing into a building. Skink
slump to the ground knocked out.
{GM
Note: Skink needed a 15 to hit or less to jump out of the way of the area
attack, he rolled a 17. The Doomsday Robot’s attack hits. The Doomsday Robot
did 21 points of damage. Skink has no protection. The Acrobatic Reptilian Hero rolled
with 8 points, -8 PP. Skink lost -13 Hit Points. This is more than ½ of his 24
Hit Points. Skink is KO. His mass roll was a 2. The attack does 11 points of knock
back Skink travels 4 squares before hitting the building. The building’s
Structure Rating is higher than Skink’s protection of 0. Skink takes 7 points
of damage. He is knocked out so he can’t roll with the damage so he takes it
all against Hit Points, -7 HP.}
BABAM! Patty braced
herself as the giant hand slammed into her; she rolled with the damage as she
prepared to send it back to its source.
{GM
Note: Patty Plus was automatically hit so she could reflect the damage. The
Doomsday Robot did 21 points of damage. Patty Plus’ reflection power protected
her from 16 points. Patty rolled with 5 points of damage; -5 PP.}
BABAM! Patty Plus
reflected the physical force through herself and back into the hand of the
Doomsday Robot. The force was great enough that it whipped its arm back across
it body. The giant robot was still standing, continued to hold the Demolisher,
and could continue to fight.
{GM
Note: Patty Plus needed a 10 or less to hit. She rolled a 7. Patty reflected 21
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from some of the
damage. Vehicles (which the robot is) can’t roll with damage. The Doomsday Robots
mass stopped the rest of the damage taken.}
James had traveled to Megalopolis. If he was
going to hide in plain site as a "Cape" then he needed to be where
the Capes News Channel and other mediums had dedicated resources. Maybe one of
the contributors to Unit One would even want to interview him. He obtained a
job as a paramedic in Center City. That was why he was in Times Square ducking
behind a dumpster as a giant robot was battling the New Crusaders. He was
helping those who had decided to hide in their office buildings instead of
evacuating when Dr. Apocalypse made his announcement demanding the Refuge
Islands be turned over to him, if the city leaders didn't then he would
demonstrate the extent of his power in Time Square. A huge storm followed by the
Doomsday Robot is what he had meant.
Having finished bandaging the injured man,
Carl might have been his name, James turned this attention to the center of
Time Square where the Doomsday Robot stood. He had just enough time to duck out
of the way as one of the giant's fingers came bouncing down the street past
him. Seeing nobody left to help, he thought to himself, "Now's the time. I
can make my mark now or I can continue to try and hide and live in fear."
Taking off his paramedic uniform, he revealed
his new suit. It was black with vibration lines running out from the middle
and, most importantly, it looked good.
Running up the street he was intent on
helping out the heroes in any way that he could and hopefully, he'd get caught
on camera doing it. Once he was close enough to the giant robot's foot, he
looked around to make sure there was a camera nearby before letting loose with
a vibratory blast. He spotted that both Shutterbug and Osgood the Newt were
recording and reporting on the battle.
[ 6] As he steeled himself against the force
of the vibrations that he generated, he thought to himself, "Hopefully
this vibration will shake something loose inside of that big metal beast!"
VARR! The vibe blast of
Erdbeben smashed into the chest of the Doomsday Robot. It staggered under the
force of the blast. The Doomsday Robot’s armor and mass wasn’t sufficient to
withstand the blow. It was knocked back sending it down the street. The giant
robot’s feet tearing grooves into asphalt and cement as it slid. Its
stabilization systems kept its occupants from being tossed around during its
being knocked back. When the giant robot stopped, it was still standing,
continued to hold the Demolisher, and could continue to fight.
{GM
Note: Erdbeben would have needed an 18 or less to hit the Doomsday Robot but since
it is a mechanical target, Erdbeben when using his vibe attack could switch the
ability from to hit for extra damage. So every reduction to hit of -1 will
receive a +1 to damage, if it hits. He decided to switch 7 points from to hit
to damage. Erdbeben needed an 11 or less to hit. He rolled a 9. Erdbeben rolled
27 points of damage plus 7 points of switched vibration for a total of 34
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from a little of the
damage. Vehicles (which the robot is) can’t roll with damage. The Doomsday
Robots mass stopped the majority of the damage taken. 11 points of damage was
greater than its mass roll. The Doomsday Robot was knocked back 11 squares (55
feet).}
[ 6] Laserfire flew after the giant robot.
“Don’t worry Demolisher, I will light the way to your freedom!” Laserfire fired
twin laser beams at the left hand of the Doomsday Robot.
ZZAM! The laser struck
the armored hand but did no damage.
{GM
Note: Laserfire needed an 11 or less to hit. He rolled a 2. Laserfire did 8
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from all of the
damage. }
ZZAM! The second laser
struck the armored hand but did no damage.
{GM
Note: Laserfire needed an 11 or less to hit. He rolled a 3. Laserfire did 4
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from all of the
damage. }
[ 2] Manta-Man flew back toward the Doomsday
Robot. “Unhand Demolisher! you overgrown mechanical man!” Manta-Man unleashed two
bolts of lightning at the three finger grip it had on the Demolisher.
KKZZKTT! The first lightning
bolt struck harmlessly against the armored hand.
{GM
Note: Manta-Man needed a 13 or less to hit. He rolled a 9. Manta-Man did 6
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from all of the
damage. }
KKZZKTT! The second
lightning bolt struck the hand damaging. Manta-Man wondered how much more
damage was needed before the Demolisher could free himself. The Aquatic Avenger
realized it didn’t matter because he would do it.
{GM
Note: Manta-Man needed a 13 or less to hit. He rolled a 10. Manta-Man did 14
points of damage. The Doomsday Robot’s armor protected it from some of the damage.
The giant robots mass stopped the rest of the damage taken.}
Deck C of the Doomsday Robot.
{GM
Note: Black Orchid moved stealthily using at ½ her normal movement rate. She
had to make an Agility save to open the ceiling hatch without making a sound
which could possibly give her location away. Black Orchid needed a 17 or less,
she rolled a 5. Black Orchid entered C-Deck without making a sound.}
She immediately was confronted with chaos in
the Command Center. Caufield was screaming at Hawkins to calm down, to remember
his programming. “The new entrant was unplanned for but not worthy of
initiating flight protocols. Continue scanning the monitors and start database
searches to identify the newcomer. His weaknesses had to be documented just
like all the others.”
“Krajovic,” Caufield said to the woman
nearest him, “contact the other team. I know CyberDoom wants to handle the
Capes himself but direction from Dr. Apocalypse is to prime them. Let them know
our status.”
Krajovic nodded. She spoke into her
communications equipment, quietly and quickly.
{GM
Note: Black Orchid needed an 11 or less (base 14 less -3 for the noise between
her and her target) on her perception test to hear what Krajovic saying. She
rolled a 13, Black Orchid failed her perception test}
Caufield spoke to Cavagnaro next, “Make sure
you are ready, You may need to take action at any moment.”
As Cavagnaro replied in the affirmative,
Caufield focused on all the monitors and screens in front of him {Note I on the map}. The monitors showed
a 360 view outside the robot. Black Orchid spotted someone standing near Patty
Plus. She had never seen the man before.
Black Orchid studied the station nearest her,
the one that Cavagnaro was sitting at.
{GM
Note: Black Orchid needed a 14 or less on her perception test to know what the
station was. She rolled a 2, Black Orchid succeeded in her perception test}
The station was a dead man’s switch. It was
the equipment which controlled the self destruct timer and mechanism for the
Doomsday Robot. It controlled all of the internal explosives set to destroy the
technology within. This was to prevent CyberDoom’s tech from getting into the
hands of the authorities. The timing appeared to be on a 30 second delay {3 game turns}. The switch would set off
the timer if the station was damage, Cavagnaro was forced from her station, or
she activated the self destruct command.
{GM
Note: Please everyone welcome Paul to our game. He is playing Erdbeben. I have
put his character sheet on the website}
<Turns
and Actions due June 1st > {GM Note: This is my birthday. Yeah Me!}
Battle
Conditions (Mighty Protectors character data):
Adamas Hit Points: 19 Power
Points: 36
Black
Orchid Hit Points: 24 Power
Points: 90 Invisible
StrikeForce Hit
Points: 29 Power Points: 75 Combat Stance: Defensive
The
Skink Hit Points: 4 Power
Points: 74 KO!
Manta-Man Hit Points: 8 Power Points:
60 Lightning Aura Defense:
On
Dr.
Wildman Hit Points: 12 Power
Points: 60 Form of: Man
Demolisher Hit Points: 28 Power
Points: 66 Absorption: Fortitude (2x rolling dmg)
Patty
Plus Hit Points: 15 Power
Points: 50
Laserfire Hit Points: 12 Power
Points: 36 Flame Aura Defense: On
Erdbeben Hit Points: 46 Power
Points: 61 Flame Aura Defense: On
Phase
of Action for next turn:
[13] Adamas
[ 7] Erdbeben
[ 7] Black
Orchid
[ 6] StrikeForce
[ 6] Laserfire
[ 3] Dr.
Wildman
[ 2] Patty
Plus
[ 2] Demolisher
[ 2] Manta-Man
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All
OOC:
Again, a home run. The cover art, the maps with locations,
before and after, the story itself, all just WOW.
And to the team, so impressed with
everyone. Shane - reflection power,
Awesome! Never seen that before... love it.
Jamey - StrikeForce doing what he does best, fantastic. Marc - way to use your powers and abilities
to the maximum effect, I really think that's how someone with her intelligence
would be in a super group, smarter not harder, avoiding direct combat, even
though she could totally just be bashing heads. :) and Steve - Your write-ups are always
amazing. I love the detail you add,
bringing in history and stories. I'm so
glad you've joined us.
I can't tell you guys what a joy it is for me
to be a part of this campaign. Not just
because it's a distraction, but it's the closest thing I've had to getting back
to the V&V of my youth.
Jon
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Tom,
Happy about the new issue. It would be cool
to see it on the website, but do it when you are able.
Thanks,
Jamey
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Jon,
Thanks for the compliment on StrikeForce/me.
And for the rest of us (including all that Tom does as well). I agree with you.
Jamey
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Hi
everyone,
Hope you are all well - Tom, I'll be working
on my turn over the next couple of days.
Steve
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Dr Wildman dead-lifted the android and then
struggled to get the body into a useful position. He tried his best to remember
it was just a robot but it was difficult as the thing looked so lifelike.
"This would be so much easier if I was a
gorilla..." he strained between his teeth as he shifted his weight.
Holding the body over his head he brought it down headfirst into the console
with a sickening crunch! Sparks arced as electronic components scattered.
William stepped back and flinched.
He had driven the android headfirst into the
console and clearly some sort of short circuit had happened as the body went
into some sort of cyber-rigor-mortis. It stuck out of the console, rigid like
an arrow in a target! Dr Wildman waited momentarily to see if anything
happened...nothing!
'Well that plan was heading nowhere!' he
chuckled to himself.
He span to watch how StrikeForce was doing
with the bigger robot. He seemed to have everything under control. William
checked his watch again...still at least 10 minutes before dawn.
OOC - Dr Wildman will sit on what remains of
the console next to the android, open a bottle of water form his medic bag and
engage the pole axed automaton in mock conversation describing the battle going
on in the room using phrases like: "O I do wish you could see this...I
don't give your man much of a chance here I'm afraid - ouch he felt that! -
that is going to sting...etc", he will hold his action ready to respond to
whatever might happen next.
Steve
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As Dr.
Wildman talked to the android, he spotted an energy blast pistol holstered on a
belt across it's waist.
Tom
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Yes!
Steve
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Hmm,
the similarity in our ages indicates the age at which V&V made an
impression on us as I'm 52 myself!
I live in Colorado, and I'm a human factors
engineer, human-system integration consultant, and part-time Excel guru.
Started D&D with the Holmes version in
1979 and then moved to a number of other games (MERP, Runequest, Call of
Cthulhu, The Fantasy Trip, V&V).
Now I do more recent RPGs as well (Savage
Worlds, D&D 5E) and miniatures games (Song of Blades and Heroes, Gaslands)
Gaming with my kids is usually Savage Worlds
when we can all get in the same place at the same time.
Thank you for the kind words, Jon! I do try
to make The Black Orchid's moves very deliberate and thought out, allowing
myself the luxury to think through many possibilities even though the time
frame is short because she's just so damn smart!
- Marc
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Dr
Wildman sat on the console next to the upturned automaton describing the fight
before them like a sports commentator. As he adjusts his angle to get a clearer
view he notices the holster on the hip of the android engineer. With a deft
flick of the press stud an energy blaster slides out into his hand.
Springing off the console William examines
where he has just sat.
OOC - Tom, does Dr Wildman get a sense that
if he does more damage to the stabilizing system it might fail - i.e. he hasn't
broken it enough...or does it look really wrecked and no more damage is going
to make a difference?
Cheers
Steve
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He
knows he hasn't broken it enough.
Thanks
Tom
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Springing
off the console William examines where he has just sat.
Despite a protruding 6' android engineer
buried up to his neck in the console, clearly the stabilizing unit was still
functional. William remembered the elevator of Dr Velocity...or whatever his name
was...in the secret base in the swamplands a few months ago.
'Say what you like about the moral character
of today's supervillian but the quality of their engineering is to be admired!'
he mused.
"OK Strike...things may get a bit bumpy;
I'm about to go full Adamas on this gizmo!" he shouted.
Tapping the paralytic automaton in a feigned
comforting way he whispers: " sorry Hawkins, this might get a bit messy in
there!"
OOC: Taking aim he repeatedly pulls the
trigger and shoots the console - Bwahahaha!
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Jon, I
have Adamas still focuses on destroying the Doomsday Robot instead fighting
CyberDoom. He next action will be to get past CyberDoom heading down to the
next level. I plan on him traveling through the neck. Is that right?
Jamey, StrikeForce will continue his attack
pattern. Fighting Defensively with 4 attacks against the Cyberion. Is that
right?
Steve, Dr. Wildman will blast away at the
console with the blaster he found. 4 Blasts would be a 10 or less to damage
something significant instead of hitting
molding or framing. Is that good or do you want to change the odds? Each attack
increase lowers by -3 and each fewer attack increases by 3? Is 4 attacks what
you want?
Marc, I have Black Orchid slipping past the
current level and moving to the next level since this is not the level with the
weapons on it, is that correct?
Shane, I have Patty Plus ready to intercept
any Doomsday Robot physical attacks with her Reflection power, is that correct?
Chris, I have Demolisher using his strength
to free himself from the Doomsday Robot's grapple. He could attempt an agility
save instead. Using his strength to escape is the current plan, is that
correct?
Chuck, I have Stink using his claws in an
effort to free the Demolisher from being trapped under the Doomsday Robot's
hand. Is that correct?
Please confirm or correct as needed.
Thanks
Tom
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4
seems a good number
"BWAHAHA"
Steve
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That’s
correct, he will use his strength and if he can get out he will attack that leg
he damaged before, trying to immobilize or bring down the robot. If he can he will use his find weakness
ability to help with either or both of those things.
He is
really tired of spending the whole fight being help down by a giant hand; he's
feeling suppressed by the man, the giant metal man!
Chris Burke
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Tom, sounds good.
Jamey
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Correct
for Patty
Shane
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Correct
for Adamas as well.
Jon
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Correct,
she is good at keeping a low profile and staying out of trouble
Marc
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James had traveled to Megalopolis. If he was
going to hide in plain site as a "Cape" then he needed to be where
the Capes News Channel and other mediums had dedicated resources. Maybe one of
the contributors to Unit One would even want to interview him. He obtained a
job as a paramedic in Center City. That was why he was in Times Square ducking
behind a dumpster as a Giant Robot was battling the New Crusaders. He was
helping those who had decided to hide in their office building instead of
evacuating when Dr. Apocalypse made his announcement demanding the Refuge
Islands be turned over to him, if the city leaders didn't then he would
demonstrate the extent of his power in Time Square. A huge storm followed by
the Doomsday Robot is what he had meant.
Having finished bandaging the injured man,
Carl might have been his name, James turned this attention to the center of
Time Square where the Robot stood. He had just enough time to duck out of the
way as one of the giant's fingers came bouncing down the street past him.
Seeing nobody left to help, he thought to himself, "Now's the time. I can
make my mark now or I can continue to try and hide and live in fear."
Taking off his paramedic uniform, he revealed
his new suit. It was black with vibration lines running out from the middle and,
most importantly, it looked good.
Running up the street he was intent on
helping out the heroes in any way that he could and hopefully, he'd get caught
on camera doing it. Once he was close enough to the giant robot's foot, he
looked around to make sure there was a camera close by before letting loose
with a vibratory blast. As he steeled himself against the force of the
vibrations that he generated, he thought to himself, "Hopefully this
vibration will shake something loose inside of that big metal beast!"
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Is that the kind of narrative that you're
looking for? Let me know if I should tweak it in any way.
Thanks,
Paul
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Your are correct on my making the rolls. It
is easier and a time saver. The narrative is great!
I also need you to provide the game
information too. For example: OOC: Erdbeben makes vibe attack at the Robot. or
OOC: Erdbeben is making a special attack against the Robot's chest. (which
would be a -3 to hit but will have a chance to do extra specific damage).
Two things to be aware of.
1) The Doomsday Robot is huge. It has a
Profile of 10.1 compare to Erdbeben's profile of 1, so he will not be getting a
range penalty if Erdbeben is 5 hexes or further away. Since Erdbeben is next to
the Robot's foot he will get a bonus of +4 to hit. If he decides to move away
later every 5 hexes further away will be a -1 to the +4.
2) Since the Doomsday Robot is a mechanical
target, Erdbeben when using his vibe attack can switch the ability to hit for
extra damage. So every reduction to hit of -1 will receive a +1 to damage, if
it hits.
So I need to know a) is he targeting a
specific area of the Robot (-3 to hit), b) is he reducing his ability to hit to
increase damage, if yes how much. c) is he pushing his damage, spending two
additional Power Points to get +2 damage if it hits?
Thanks so much.
This is going to be fun!
Tom
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Okay, that's how that works. In that case, if
Erdbeben has an 18 to hit with a +4, that makes it a 22, total. If that's the
case, he'll reduce his chance to hit to 15, giving him a +7 to damage if he
hits.
He's not going to target any special area so
that he won't decrease his chance to hit any further.
Paul
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StrikeForce continued to implement his
strategy against the Cyberion Robot.
OOC: What we had previously discussed Tom.
Moving in a non repetitive way, so as not to
give the robot an idea on how to anticipate his movements and increase its
chances to hit him. StrikeForce takes his attacks upon it when and where an
opening presents itself.
Hearing his teammate give him a heads up The
Cyborg Crusader readies himself to have to move if the giant robot starts to
fall. Through the team comm-link he will relay, "Heads up team, this giant
may tumble off the bean-stalk, watch yourself and brace for impact."
OOC: StrikeForce will use his parkour to help
him if this thing starts to fall.
OOC: Steve, your post had me laughing, thank
you, it was much appreciated.
Jamey
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