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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1651021" data-attributes="member: 13737"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Brazilia, SAA</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>SAP Research Facility</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>October 13, 2120</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Containment Area</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong></strong><em>Initiatives: Flick 31 (2VP, 1S), Aerin 30 (1L, 2S, 2VP, stunned), Vince 28, Cosmo 25 (3S, 3HP), Monica 22 (2HP, 1S, 1L, KO), Loki 21 (3HP, KO), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP, grappled), Mole 15 (scent-dazzled, 1L, 2S, grappled), Metal Mistress 13 (1HP), Neutron 12 (2HP, 2S, fatigued), Johan 7 (2S), Anna 6 (1L, 3S, 4HP, disabled), Rebound 5 (3HP, fatigued, enlarged), Mooks 0, Anithos 0 (3VP)</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sanjay mumbles his bluff, the result of which is a twitch of his ears and another sneeze. The Mole growls and sends Sanjay sliding across the floor underneath a containment unit, spinning as if to pummel the crap out of Straightjacket. Neutron ends up some 50 feet away, on the far side of the legs of a small containment unit, which he crawls out from under, gasping for breath.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Constitution check (DC12): 24</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bluff: 23</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sense Motive: 17</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">That is a half action for the bluff and half for getting up from prone. You couldn't have hit the hole until you got up and away from the Mole anyway. His ass was blocking your view.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Johan's duplicates jump at Flick, grabbing at her staff. Flick spins it rapidly, smacking their hands away in rapid fashion.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Johan's attack rolls: 13, 9, 18</em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Flick's attack rolls: 26, 13, 26</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Johan himself steps up to the shimmering force field around one of the trucks. Trying to mask his voice, he says "Recognize Aerin!" and tries to pass through the force field, but ends up being completely repelled. It might be simply voice activated, or you might need a certain frequency, or both, or something else, but you won't be walking through any force fields today.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anna follows Michelle's instruction and turns from attacking Flick. Her rockets scream as she blasts straight at the front of the truck with Aerin behind the wheel. An instant before she impacts the force field, she shifts out of focus. There is an hollow <em>boing</em> sound, followed by shattering glass and creaking metal. The entire truck lifts upwards from the front until the back bumper strikes the ground, then slams back down to the floor. The door opens and Aerin stumbles out, bleeding badly. Anna falls out, landing limp on the floor, her armor badly damaged.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The force field doesn't go down. But everyone that was suffocating, is suddenly breathing easier again.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anna uses her gadgets to add the incorporeal power momentarily.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Incorporeal check (DC20): 22 succeeds!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save, windshield (DC26): 4 fails (destoyed!)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save, Aerin (DC16): 8 fails (1L, stunned)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save, Anna (DC18): 2 fails (1L, disabled)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rebound streaks downward at Flick, intent on driving her through the floor! As he falls, he starts to grow to immense size, rivalling Straighjacket, stretching nearly 16 feet in diameter! "Get out of the bloody way you wankers!" he shouts at Johans and Vince. He slams into Flick and bounces only once short hop, ending up just behind her, towering overhead.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Attack roll: 20 hits</em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC22): 12 (VP to re-roll becomes 20) succeeds (1S)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Several mercs open fire, all of them focussing on the multiple Johans nearby them. The three shoot their blasters without concern for hitting any of the other containment units. Two of Johan's duplicates suffer wounds, collapsing and disappearing, while the third manages to avoid getting shot completely.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack rolls: Natural 20, 16, 10 (crit, hit, miss)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage saves (DC21/16): 15, 9 both fail</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Suddenly, as if by preordained plan, both Anithos' appear above the trucks. But they are there only briefly. "And now, we must take our leave of you all!" both Anithos' say in unison. Then, the entire room empties, leaving each of you standing, apparently alone, in the warehouse. Anithos has cloaked the entire room in illusion, including you!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Michelle, however, is totally unaffected, as are Loki, Anna and Monica (unconscious). A few others manage to overcome the fakery.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Will save, Johan (DC15): 13 fails</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Will saves for everyone else (DC19): Vince 14 (HP lower) fails, Cosmo 19, Mantis 14 (HP 16) fails, SJ 18 (fails), Neutron natural 20, Rebound 3 fails</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Those affected have all senses blinded by the illusion, in respect of attacking and such. You have a 50% miss chance on attacks and should know where the target is, or guess. You also can't get instruction from anyone. You get a new will save each round to overcome the affect as you are all interacting with it, on Anithos' turn (0 initiative now). Straightjacket, you can see the Mole, only. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You all can move freely however, as the illusion is perfect, save that there is no hole, no trucks, no mercs and nobody else. But you do have a general idea where people were at before this happened. Hope that all makes sense.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><strong>...round 5! Fight!</strong></em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Metal Mistress and Neutron can see Flick slam her staff into Anna, shattering her helmet and sending her sliding over the floor out of the force field. She watches for reaction and notices you looking in her direction. She waves over and calls out to you, "Better see to your friend," as she climbs into the damaged truck.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Aerin shakes off his pain and quickly runs to and climbs into the other truck, firing it up. He passes again through the forcefields without a problem.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Cosmo points up at Anithos, preparing to try to nullify him.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><strong>Vince is up.</strong> He stands alone in the undamaged warehouse.</em></span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Loki is up.</strong> He can spend a HP to get a DC10 check to become conscious and act with -2 penalties this round.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Straightjacket is up</strong> and has the Mole grappled.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1651021, member: 13737"] [font=Times New Roman][b]Brazilia, SAA SAP Research Facility October 13, 2120 Containment Area [/b][i]Initiatives: Flick 31 (2VP, 1S), Aerin 30 (1L, 2S, 2VP, stunned), Vince 28, Cosmo 25 (3S, 3HP), Monica 22 (2HP, 1S, 1L, KO), Loki 21 (3HP, KO), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP, grappled), Mole 15 (scent-dazzled, 1L, 2S, grappled), Metal Mistress 13 (1HP), Neutron 12 (2HP, 2S, fatigued), Johan 7 (2S), Anna 6 (1L, 3S, 4HP, disabled), Rebound 5 (3HP, fatigued, enlarged), Mooks 0, Anithos 0 (3VP)[/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman]Sanjay mumbles his bluff, the result of which is a twitch of his ears and another sneeze. The Mole growls and sends Sanjay sliding across the floor underneath a containment unit, spinning as if to pummel the crap out of Straightjacket. Neutron ends up some 50 feet away, on the far side of the legs of a small containment unit, which he crawls out from under, gasping for breath.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Constitution check (DC12): 24[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Bluff: 23[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Sense Motive: 17[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]That is a half action for the bluff and half for getting up from prone. You couldn't have hit the hole until you got up and away from the Mole anyway. His ass was blocking your view.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Johan's duplicates jump at Flick, grabbing at her staff. Flick spins it rapidly, smacking their hands away in rapid fashion.[/font] [font=Times New Roman][i]Johan's attack rolls: 13, 9, 18[/i][/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Flick's attack rolls: 26, 13, 26[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Johan himself steps up to the shimmering force field around one of the trucks. Trying to mask his voice, he says "Recognize Aerin!" and tries to pass through the force field, but ends up being completely repelled. It might be simply voice activated, or you might need a certain frequency, or both, or something else, but you won't be walking through any force fields today.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Anna follows Michelle's instruction and turns from attacking Flick. Her rockets scream as she blasts straight at the front of the truck with Aerin behind the wheel. An instant before she impacts the force field, she shifts out of focus. There is an hollow [i]boing[/i] sound, followed by shattering glass and creaking metal. The entire truck lifts upwards from the front until the back bumper strikes the ground, then slams back down to the floor. The door opens and Aerin stumbles out, bleeding badly. Anna falls out, landing limp on the floor, her armor badly damaged.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]The force field doesn't go down. But everyone that was suffocating, is suddenly breathing easier again.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Anna uses her gadgets to add the incorporeal power momentarily.[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Incorporeal check (DC20): 22 succeeds![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save, windshield (DC26): 4 fails (destoyed!)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save, Aerin (DC16): 8 fails (1L, stunned)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save, Anna (DC18): 2 fails (1L, disabled)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Rebound streaks downward at Flick, intent on driving her through the floor! As he falls, he starts to grow to immense size, rivalling Straighjacket, stretching nearly 16 feet in diameter! "Get out of the bloody way you wankers!" he shouts at Johans and Vince. He slams into Flick and bounces only once short hop, ending up just behind her, towering overhead.[/font] [font=Times New Roman][i]Attack roll: 20 hits[/i][/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC22): 12 (VP to re-roll becomes 20) succeeds (1S)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Several mercs open fire, all of them focussing on the multiple Johans nearby them. The three shoot their blasters without concern for hitting any of the other containment units. Two of Johan's duplicates suffer wounds, collapsing and disappearing, while the third manages to avoid getting shot completely.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack rolls: Natural 20, 16, 10 (crit, hit, miss)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage saves (DC21/16): 15, 9 both fail[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Suddenly, as if by preordained plan, both Anithos' appear above the trucks. But they are there only briefly. "And now, we must take our leave of you all!" both Anithos' say in unison. Then, the entire room empties, leaving each of you standing, apparently alone, in the warehouse. Anithos has cloaked the entire room in illusion, including you![/font] [font=Times New Roman]Michelle, however, is totally unaffected, as are Loki, Anna and Monica (unconscious). A few others manage to overcome the fakery.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Will save, Johan (DC15): 13 fails[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Will saves for everyone else (DC19): Vince 14 (HP lower) fails, Cosmo 19, Mantis 14 (HP 16) fails, SJ 18 (fails), Neutron natural 20, Rebound 3 fails[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Those affected have all senses blinded by the illusion, in respect of attacking and such. You have a 50% miss chance on attacks and should know where the target is, or guess. You also can't get instruction from anyone. You get a new will save each round to overcome the affect as you are all interacting with it, on Anithos' turn (0 initiative now). Straightjacket, you can see the Mole, only. [/font][font=Times New Roman]You all can move freely however, as the illusion is perfect, save that there is no hole, no trucks, no mercs and nobody else. But you do have a general idea where people were at before this happened. Hope that all makes sense.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman][i][b]...round 5! Fight![/b][/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman]Metal Mistress and Neutron can see Flick slam her staff into Anna, shattering her helmet and sending her sliding over the floor out of the force field. She watches for reaction and notices you looking in her direction. She waves over and calls out to you, "Better see to your friend," as she climbs into the damaged truck.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Aerin shakes off his pain and quickly runs to and climbs into the other truck, firing it up. He passes again through the forcefields without a problem.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Cosmo points up at Anithos, preparing to try to nullify him.[/font] [/font][font=Times New Roman][i][b]Vince is up.[/b] He stands alone in the undamaged warehouse.[/i][/font] [i][font=Times New Roman][b]Loki is up.[/b] He can spend a HP to get a DC10 check to become conscious and act with -2 penalties this round.[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman][b]Straightjacket is up[/b] and has the Mole grappled.[/font][/i] [/QUOTE]
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