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Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)
- Thread starter Calinon
- Start date
Mordane76
First Post
"Might I suggest we skip the uniforms for this expedition -- not that I don't like them, but they are a little conspicuous," X12 says. "She already knows we're going to come to their rescue, but we might have a better chance making the trip undetected if we're not all decked out in EPIC black."
Calinon
First Post
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
The Mole, Aerin, Flick and Anithos
Cosmo sticks stubbornly to the floor amidst the whirlwind around him, squinting through the wind at Aerin. With a growl he lets loose another energy beam, striking the man and shutting down his powers. Aeirn lands nimbly on his feet from the short fall when his flight powers stop working.
"Flick, quit playing with her and..."
Anna hits the ground beside the woman and doesn't move. "Hello. She has a battlesuit. That wasn't exactly easy," she says, striding towards Cosmo, staff in hand.
Free of the whirlwind, Cosmo springs at the advancing woman, and as her energy tentacles spring forth, he nullifies them. Claws extended and fangs bared, he swings at Flick only to catch a blow from her staff in the side of the head, stunning him. A moment later, he flies backwards into the wall, uniform smoking from a blast of energy from that staff weapon. He slides to the floor, unconscious.
"There. Now quit whining," she mocks Aerin.
With a slight rumble, three armored vehicles come backing up into the warehouse, lead by the Mole through the now enlarged hole in the floor.
"I see he's still at it," the Mole chuckles, ears twitching over at Straightjacket who is moving very slowly. "He still has no clue?"
"None, but he isn't nearly as problematic as this fellow," Anithos says, wand pointed at a energy lined figure in the air. Magical energy crackles around the form, binding it in place. "He keeps slipping free, whoever he is. It's like he's absorbing my magic. Oh, and the elevators are coming down. I dare say we won't be alone for long."
"There are three identical units in front of you. One of the must hold the prize," Aerin says. "But I'll be damned if I can tell which one."
The Mole steps up and sniffs the air. With a swipe of his claws, one unit vanishes, then a second, leaving only a faint after image. "This one," he says with a toothy grin. "You three, prepare to greet the rest of the punks. I'll open the door."
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
The Mole, Aerin, Flick and Anithos
Cosmo sticks stubbornly to the floor amidst the whirlwind around him, squinting through the wind at Aerin. With a growl he lets loose another energy beam, striking the man and shutting down his powers. Aeirn lands nimbly on his feet from the short fall when his flight powers stop working.
"Flick, quit playing with her and..."
Anna hits the ground beside the woman and doesn't move. "Hello. She has a battlesuit. That wasn't exactly easy," she says, striding towards Cosmo, staff in hand.
Free of the whirlwind, Cosmo springs at the advancing woman, and as her energy tentacles spring forth, he nullifies them. Claws extended and fangs bared, he swings at Flick only to catch a blow from her staff in the side of the head, stunning him. A moment later, he flies backwards into the wall, uniform smoking from a blast of energy from that staff weapon. He slides to the floor, unconscious.
"There. Now quit whining," she mocks Aerin.
With a slight rumble, three armored vehicles come backing up into the warehouse, lead by the Mole through the now enlarged hole in the floor.
"I see he's still at it," the Mole chuckles, ears twitching over at Straightjacket who is moving very slowly. "He still has no clue?"
"None, but he isn't nearly as problematic as this fellow," Anithos says, wand pointed at a energy lined figure in the air. Magical energy crackles around the form, binding it in place. "He keeps slipping free, whoever he is. It's like he's absorbing my magic. Oh, and the elevators are coming down. I dare say we won't be alone for long."
"There are three identical units in front of you. One of the must hold the prize," Aerin says. "But I'll be damned if I can tell which one."
The Mole steps up and sniffs the air. With a swipe of his claws, one unit vanishes, then a second, leaving only a faint after image. "This one," he says with a toothy grin. "You three, prepare to greet the rest of the punks. I'll open the door."
Calinon
First Post
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Straightjacket
You battle the Mole for a fairly long time, neither of you getting the upper hand. Your father stops calling for you, and neither Anna nor Cosmo seem to be nearby any longer to help you. Suddenly, there is an insanely large screech of ripping metal behind you, though glancing back, you spot nothing amiss. Even more oddly, dust continues to billow out of the hole created by the Mole, as if the wall just exploded.
As your brain processes all of this, you realize you've been duped. All around you, images shift and rearrange themselves, making you dizzy, and when things reform, you find yourself near the wall, which is once more whole. Across the room, Anna lies on the floor and Cosmo lays slumped against the wall. Wounded and unconscious guards lay everywhere. Three armored trucks are in the room, along with the mercenaries. The Mole is carving his way into the main containment unit and Loki's illusions have been dispersed. Near the containment units, Anithos has your father trapped in a green energy field that is sprouting from his wand. He's trying to break free.
Everyone other than you seems to be moving at rapid speed, and Anithos is looking at you. He calls out in a voice that is rapid, making him sound like a high-pitched animated character, "The stretching giant finally saw through the illusion."
You also have a good view of the elevators from here, and several are rapidly coming down the shaft.
Initiatives: Vince 28 (still upstairs, 3 rounds), Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1 round), Loki 21 (1HP, 2 rounds), Flick 21 (1VP), Mantis 19 (1 round), Straightjacket 18 (1HP, slowed), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (2 rounds), Neutron 12 (1 round), Anithos 11 (2VP), , Johan 7 (2 rounds), Anna 6 (3S, 2HP, KO), Rebound 5 (2 rounds), Aerin 4 (1S, 1VP)
Currently, Straightjacket is up. Then it will be the top of the round, and anyone in the bay, plus those "1 round" away can act.
Wow, that is going to be a headache for me
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Straightjacket
You battle the Mole for a fairly long time, neither of you getting the upper hand. Your father stops calling for you, and neither Anna nor Cosmo seem to be nearby any longer to help you. Suddenly, there is an insanely large screech of ripping metal behind you, though glancing back, you spot nothing amiss. Even more oddly, dust continues to billow out of the hole created by the Mole, as if the wall just exploded.
As your brain processes all of this, you realize you've been duped. All around you, images shift and rearrange themselves, making you dizzy, and when things reform, you find yourself near the wall, which is once more whole. Across the room, Anna lies on the floor and Cosmo lays slumped against the wall. Wounded and unconscious guards lay everywhere. Three armored trucks are in the room, along with the mercenaries. The Mole is carving his way into the main containment unit and Loki's illusions have been dispersed. Near the containment units, Anithos has your father trapped in a green energy field that is sprouting from his wand. He's trying to break free.
Everyone other than you seems to be moving at rapid speed, and Anithos is looking at you. He calls out in a voice that is rapid, making him sound like a high-pitched animated character, "The stretching giant finally saw through the illusion."
You also have a good view of the elevators from here, and several are rapidly coming down the shaft.
Initiatives: Vince 28 (still upstairs, 3 rounds), Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1 round), Loki 21 (1HP, 2 rounds), Flick 21 (1VP), Mantis 19 (1 round), Straightjacket 18 (1HP, slowed), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (2 rounds), Neutron 12 (1 round), Anithos 11 (2VP), , Johan 7 (2 rounds), Anna 6 (3S, 2HP, KO), Rebound 5 (2 rounds), Aerin 4 (1S, 1VP)
Currently, Straightjacket is up. Then it will be the top of the round, and anyone in the bay, plus those "1 round" away can act.
Wow, that is going to be a headache for me
Come on, come on. Michelle whispers to herself, still floating a few inches off the ground.
Remember we are here to make sure they don't take the virus, everything else is secondary, we have more people then they do, double team them. She tells the other passengers in the elevator
Remember we are here to make sure they don't take the virus, everything else is secondary, we have more people then they do, double team them. She tells the other passengers in the elevator
Dalamar
Adventurer
"I think I'll try and double-team a couple of them."
Johan creates a couple of full-power duplicates of himself, dismissing those that were left upstairs. He doesn't create so many duplicates as to make the elevator crowded, and makes a point of letting the others out before leaving himself.
Johan creates a couple of full-power duplicates of himself, dismissing those that were left upstairs. He doesn't create so many duplicates as to make the elevator crowded, and makes a point of letting the others out before leaving himself.
Calinon
First Post
Lancheng, China
October 25, 2120
Raisa
You and Li get the man to the infirmary and manage to easily requisition a vehicle from the town. About twenty minutes later, Carl, Kevin, X12, Dara and Michael meet you in the town square.
X12, Kevin
Michael has no problem with leaving uniforms behind, since he doesn't have one, but both Carl and Nova go and put theirs on.
"They have our communicators in them, and are a heck of a lot sturdier than our training gear," Dara says. Carl just nods, and you notice his uniform has a rather full holster.
Noticing the stares, he says, "Best not to ask how I got that in China."
Dara also has Raisa's uniform in hand, while Michael has a pair of staff weapons from the dojo in hand.
If I don't hear anything else from you, I'll assume you two go as you are to the town square as mentioned above.
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Containment Area
Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28 (still upstairs, 2 rounds), Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (1HP, 1 round), Mantis 19 (snared), Straightjacket 18 (1HP, slowed, paralyzed), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1 round), Neutron 12, Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (1 round), Anna 6 (3S, 2HP, KO), Rebound 5 (1 round),
Straightjacket lumbers towards Anithos, and manages to grab hold of him around the chest with one hand, just barely, but an invisible shield about him prevents him from being harmed in the least. He manages to maintain his concentration on the hold over SJ's father, his wand still emitting the green energy beam that binds him.
Attack roll: 21 hits
Damage Save (DC15): 16
Grapple Check: 27 vs 11 (grappled)
Concentration Check: 14 succeeds
You may want to give me benchmarks if you want to use rerolls on saves or attack rolls.
Aerin and Flick take up position outside the elevators, wind circling around Aerin like a tempest and Flick standing directly in front of the lead elevator, staff glowing brightly. A second Anithos stands in the open well behind her. He glances briefly at his counterpart held by Straightjacket, but returns his attention to the elevators. Fifteen armed guards appear near Flick, weapons trained on the elevator.
The Mole gives a mighty heave, and the huge monster, standing as tall as he did when you encountered him in New York, manages to rip the entire front of the containment unit off. Frosty mist billows out, sparks fly, metal shards dance over the floor and alarms start going off. Men, eight in all, come from the armored cars in bio hazard suits and enter the containment unit.
The Anithos in SJ's grasp cuts his concentration on the energy beam. The green light retracts into his wand, sucking Straightjacket's dad in with it.
"That was unexpected," Anithos says with some surprise. Reversing his grip, he jabs the wand into Straightjacket's stomach. "Anithos Vindu!" You start feeling very rigid.
Attack roll: 19 hits
Will save (DC16): 11 fails (paralyzed)
You can use a half action once per round to gain a new will save. You get a +1 cumulative per round bonus. You should still post a half action for when you do break free.
With you paralyzed, he frees himself easily, striding quickly towards the Mole. "That won't restrain him long," he says as the elevator door opens.
...and into the fray come Sanjay, Kitten and Mantis.
As soon as the elevator door opens and the threesome is about to step out, Flick takes a quick step forward end thuds her staff through the opening, right into Monica's head. There is a loud crack, and she drops like a stone.
Attack roll: 22 hits
Damage save (DC23): 12 fails (1S, KO)
Following up that rapid assault, a quartet of curiously shaped cloud being streak in, clinging to Mantis' legs and wings, binding her to the floor and rendering her wings useless!
Attack roll: 14 (VP to re-roll becomes 27) hits
Reflex save (DC20): 16 fails (snared)
Straightjacket tries desperately to break free of the mind numbing paralysis, but fails.
Will Save (DC15): 13
The Mole watches the first pair of men carry a canister to the trucks and they disappear within the back, likely to put them in storage. He positions himself between the Straightjacket, Anithos, the containment unit and the trucks, nose and ears twitching.
Neutron is up.
October 25, 2120
Raisa
You and Li get the man to the infirmary and manage to easily requisition a vehicle from the town. About twenty minutes later, Carl, Kevin, X12, Dara and Michael meet you in the town square.
X12, Kevin
Michael has no problem with leaving uniforms behind, since he doesn't have one, but both Carl and Nova go and put theirs on.
"They have our communicators in them, and are a heck of a lot sturdier than our training gear," Dara says. Carl just nods, and you notice his uniform has a rather full holster.
Noticing the stares, he says, "Best not to ask how I got that in China."
Dara also has Raisa's uniform in hand, while Michael has a pair of staff weapons from the dojo in hand.
If I don't hear anything else from you, I'll assume you two go as you are to the town square as mentioned above.
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Containment Area
Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28 (still upstairs, 2 rounds), Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (1HP, 1 round), Mantis 19 (snared), Straightjacket 18 (1HP, slowed, paralyzed), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1 round), Neutron 12, Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (1 round), Anna 6 (3S, 2HP, KO), Rebound 5 (1 round),
Straightjacket lumbers towards Anithos, and manages to grab hold of him around the chest with one hand, just barely, but an invisible shield about him prevents him from being harmed in the least. He manages to maintain his concentration on the hold over SJ's father, his wand still emitting the green energy beam that binds him.
Attack roll: 21 hits
Damage Save (DC15): 16
Grapple Check: 27 vs 11 (grappled)
Concentration Check: 14 succeeds
You may want to give me benchmarks if you want to use rerolls on saves or attack rolls.
Aerin and Flick take up position outside the elevators, wind circling around Aerin like a tempest and Flick standing directly in front of the lead elevator, staff glowing brightly. A second Anithos stands in the open well behind her. He glances briefly at his counterpart held by Straightjacket, but returns his attention to the elevators. Fifteen armed guards appear near Flick, weapons trained on the elevator.
The Mole gives a mighty heave, and the huge monster, standing as tall as he did when you encountered him in New York, manages to rip the entire front of the containment unit off. Frosty mist billows out, sparks fly, metal shards dance over the floor and alarms start going off. Men, eight in all, come from the armored cars in bio hazard suits and enter the containment unit.
The Anithos in SJ's grasp cuts his concentration on the energy beam. The green light retracts into his wand, sucking Straightjacket's dad in with it.
"That was unexpected," Anithos says with some surprise. Reversing his grip, he jabs the wand into Straightjacket's stomach. "Anithos Vindu!" You start feeling very rigid.
Attack roll: 19 hits
Will save (DC16): 11 fails (paralyzed)
You can use a half action once per round to gain a new will save. You get a +1 cumulative per round bonus. You should still post a half action for when you do break free.
With you paralyzed, he frees himself easily, striding quickly towards the Mole. "That won't restrain him long," he says as the elevator door opens.
...and into the fray come Sanjay, Kitten and Mantis.
As soon as the elevator door opens and the threesome is about to step out, Flick takes a quick step forward end thuds her staff through the opening, right into Monica's head. There is a loud crack, and she drops like a stone.
Attack roll: 22 hits
Damage save (DC23): 12 fails (1S, KO)
Following up that rapid assault, a quartet of curiously shaped cloud being streak in, clinging to Mantis' legs and wings, binding her to the floor and rendering her wings useless!
Attack roll: 14 (VP to re-roll becomes 27) hits
Reflex save (DC20): 16 fails (snared)
Straightjacket tries desperately to break free of the mind numbing paralysis, but fails.
Will Save (DC15): 13
The Mole watches the first pair of men carry a canister to the trucks and they disappear within the back, likely to put them in storage. He positions himself between the Straightjacket, Anithos, the containment unit and the trucks, nose and ears twitching.
Neutron is up.
