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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1646563" data-attributes="member: 13737"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Brazilia, SAA</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SAP Research Facility</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">October 13, 2120</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Containment Area</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28, Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (2HP, Suffocating), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1HP), Neutron 12 (1HP), Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (1S, Both duplicates suffocating, 1 unconscious), Anna 6 (3S, 3HP), Rebound 5 (1HP, Suffocating)</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>OOC: It will take heroic effort to destroy a cannister, but yes, it is a half action. This is basically because it is very hard to do, not that your powers need a boost. You can spend a HP to counter fatigue, which I've done for you this round, though it isn't required. Just a note, it would be even harder to destroy one of the freezer units and all inside it.</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Neutron holds his hands in front of him and a jet black energy stream blasts outwards. As it strikes the cannister held by the two soldiers, a secondary pulse races down the stream. When it hits the cannister, there is a sudden rush of air and the structure, and all contained within it, vanishes!</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 21 hits!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hardness is insufficient to withstand the assault and Sanjay's extra effort allows him to destroy the substances in the container! One batch of Anaconda down!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sanjay, you float just far enough to see that there are two soldiers in the far armored vehicle, with an already sealed freezer unit. They are pulling the door closed as you see them. The other trucks are empty.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One Anithos can be seen sitting at a computer terminal in the security office. He attaches something to it, and waves his hand over it. Suddenly, sparks fly out of the terminal. Through the window, he glances over at the elevator, making eye contact with Loki.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Good job, Anithos!" the Mole says with a toothy grin.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Innuendo: 26 succeess!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Loki, you glance over as Anithos gets your attention and notice that the entire security office is cloaked in an illusion. Anithos shows you something in his hand, and smirking, sets it on the desk, leaving the office without actually doing anything to the terminal. None of his companions, or yours, seems to notice the illusion.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The other Anithos rises into the air, then vanishes with a quick wave of his wand, obviously cloaking himself in invisibility. Straightjacket suddenly feels very free to move.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SJ is no longer slowed...</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Johan's two choking duplicates rush around Flick, trying to assault Aerin. One makes it only a few feet, then collapses to the floor, unconscious. The second tries to grapple the man, but he manages barely to hold him off.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Constitution checks (DC10): 8 fails, 12 succeeds</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 20 hits!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Opposed grapple: Johan 17 vs Aerin 20 (Aerin wins. No grapple)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">There is a guard just outside the elevator on the floor, his powerful looking hand blaster laying beside him. Johan grabs the gun.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Unauthorized DNA signature detected. Safety engaged," a computerized voice comes from the gun. With an audible click and whine, the gun powers off.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anna stirs slightly on the ground, groaning. She manages to push herself to her feet, looking around somewhat confused.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">HP used to make check to recover (DC10): 13 succeeds</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rebound manages to inflate, and bounds through the elevator door, straight at Flick. A tentacle lashes out, and he plows straight through it, slamming into her and bouncing by. Flick manages to roll with the attack, turning just enough to avoid getting crushed to the ground. Rebound continues by, bouncing high into the air, keeping his eyes focussed downward on the two bad guys as the elevator door opens and a force field springs up around one of the armored trucks.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Constitution check (DC10): 14 succeeds</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 5 (HP to re-roll is a 15) misses</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>... and Vince enters the fray.</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Flick turns in one rapid motion and slams her staff across Johan's shoulders. "Haven't you heard of DNA encoding, sweetheart," she says with a smirk as she uses her staff to vault onto a nearby containment unit, looking up at Rebound.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 17 hits</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC 19): 18 fails (1S)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Jump check: 24 succeeds</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Aerin steps back and ten small whirlwinds suddenly form around him. They grow to five feet in height, sprout tendril-like arms. Lightning crackles in the form of eyes and a mouth and swarm outwards and some into the air, blocking any forward route to the man and letting out windy moans.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Aerin creates ten air elementals. You will require acrobatics checks (DC 25) to get to him, and he now has half cover.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Vince is up. Loki and SJ can also declare actions.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Lancheng, China</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">October 25, 2120</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"This isn't some science class. I know how to kill people, but I don't want to do it," Michael says with some surprise. "Do you have any idea how cold you sound? Like a machine..."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Good. About time someone came to their senses," Carl says. "We're not going to get anyone back without killing." He holsters his gun. "Better get used to that."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1646563, member: 13737"] [b][font=Times New Roman]Brazilia, SAA SAP Research Facility October 13, 2120 Containment Area[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][i]Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28, Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (2HP, Suffocating), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1HP), Neutron 12 (1HP), Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (1S, Both duplicates suffocating, 1 unconscious), Anna 6 (3S, 3HP), Rebound 5 (1HP, Suffocating)[/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman][i]OOC: It will take heroic effort to destroy a cannister, but yes, it is a half action. This is basically because it is very hard to do, not that your powers need a boost. You can spend a HP to counter fatigue, which I've done for you this round, though it isn't required. Just a note, it would be even harder to destroy one of the freezer units and all inside it.[/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman]Neutron holds his hands in front of him and a jet black energy stream blasts outwards. As it strikes the cannister held by the two soldiers, a secondary pulse races down the stream. When it hits the cannister, there is a sudden rush of air and the structure, and all contained within it, vanishes![/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 21 hits![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Hardness is insufficient to withstand the assault and Sanjay's extra effort allows him to destroy the substances in the container! One batch of Anaconda down![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Sanjay, you float just far enough to see that there are two soldiers in the far armored vehicle, with an already sealed freezer unit. They are pulling the door closed as you see them. The other trucks are empty.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]One Anithos can be seen sitting at a computer terminal in the security office. He attaches something to it, and waves his hand over it. Suddenly, sparks fly out of the terminal. Through the window, he glances over at the elevator, making eye contact with Loki.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Good job, Anithos!" the Mole says with a toothy grin.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Innuendo: 26 succeess![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Loki, you glance over as Anithos gets your attention and notice that the entire security office is cloaked in an illusion. Anithos shows you something in his hand, and smirking, sets it on the desk, leaving the office without actually doing anything to the terminal. None of his companions, or yours, seems to notice the illusion.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]The other Anithos rises into the air, then vanishes with a quick wave of his wand, obviously cloaking himself in invisibility. Straightjacket suddenly feels very free to move.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]SJ is no longer slowed...[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Johan's two choking duplicates rush around Flick, trying to assault Aerin. One makes it only a few feet, then collapses to the floor, unconscious. The second tries to grapple the man, but he manages barely to hold him off.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Constitution checks (DC10): 8 fails, 12 succeeds[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 20 hits![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Opposed grapple: Johan 17 vs Aerin 20 (Aerin wins. No grapple)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]There is a guard just outside the elevator on the floor, his powerful looking hand blaster laying beside him. Johan grabs the gun.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Unauthorized DNA signature detected. Safety engaged," a computerized voice comes from the gun. With an audible click and whine, the gun powers off.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Anna stirs slightly on the ground, groaning. She manages to push herself to her feet, looking around somewhat confused.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]HP used to make check to recover (DC10): 13 succeeds[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Rebound manages to inflate, and bounds through the elevator door, straight at Flick. A tentacle lashes out, and he plows straight through it, slamming into her and bouncing by. Flick manages to roll with the attack, turning just enough to avoid getting crushed to the ground. Rebound continues by, bouncing high into the air, keeping his eyes focussed downward on the two bad guys as the elevator door opens and a force field springs up around one of the armored trucks.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Constitution check (DC10): 14 succeeds[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 5 (HP to re-roll is a 15) misses[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman][i]... and Vince enters the fray.[/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman]Flick turns in one rapid motion and slams her staff across Johan's shoulders. "Haven't you heard of DNA encoding, sweetheart," she says with a smirk as she uses her staff to vault onto a nearby containment unit, looking up at Rebound.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 17 hits[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC 19): 18 fails (1S)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Jump check: 24 succeeds[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Aerin steps back and ten small whirlwinds suddenly form around him. They grow to five feet in height, sprout tendril-like arms. Lightning crackles in the form of eyes and a mouth and swarm outwards and some into the air, blocking any forward route to the man and letting out windy moans.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Aerin creates ten air elementals. You will require acrobatics checks (DC 25) to get to him, and he now has half cover.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman][b]Vince is up. Loki and SJ can also declare actions.[/b][/font] [b][font=Times New Roman]Lancheng, China October 25, 2120[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]"This isn't some science class. I know how to kill people, but I don't want to do it," Michael says with some surprise. "Do you have any idea how cold you sound? Like a machine..."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Good. About time someone came to their senses," Carl says. "We're not going to get anyone back without killing." He holsters his gun. "Better get used to that."[/font] [/QUOTE]
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