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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8268148" data-attributes="member: 6809274">4th session of Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. Hulk, Punisher, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine. Previously, they'd been captured and framed for masterminding the breakout at The Raft, a superhuman prison offshore from Manhattan.This session started with the heroes shackled inside VTOL aircraft, flying over Times Square on their way to H.A.M.M.E.R.s new private prison for superhumans. All the heroes were bound with shackles that neutralized their powers. This had no effect on Punisher, but was a definite hindrance to Hulk, Ant-Man, and Spider-Man.Wolverine had avoided capture and had hitched a ride on the landing gear. He cut his way inside the aircraft holding Punisher and Spider-Man, then ambushed the two high-tech armored guards in the transport bay. He nearly took out both...but not quite. Mayhem commenced as the three heroes fought the troopers for control of the aircraft.On the second aircraft, Hulk escaped his shackles by transforming into Bruce Banner. The oversized shackles clanked to the floor. But Banner couldn't transform into the Hulk again unless someone made him angry. So Ant-Man used his turn to hurl insults at Banner, inflicting the necessary "emotional stress" to trigger the transformation. Meanwhile, the guards opened fire on Banner, hoping to take him out before he could Hulk out. Close but no cigar. When his turn came around again Bruce transformed into Hulk and KO'd both guards with a single hit.The troopers in the cockpit responded by opening the bomb-bay-like doors. Hulk managed to find a handhold but Ant-Man plummeted toward Times Square one thousand feet below. Falling, he could see the news coverage on the Jumbotron -- and he and the other heroes were public enemy number one. Unfortunately, he still had not managed to get his shackles off. At the last minute, Spider-Man swandived from the other aircraft, swooped him up, and swung them both back to the aircraft holding the Hulk. There the Hulk ripped off Ant-Man's shackles.The three heroes then weblined back to the aircraft that the Punisher was now piloting. They had an aerial battle with the remaining two VTOLs. Hulk leapt from his aircraft onto one of the pursuing aircraft and ripped it apart. Wolverine leapt into the other pursuing aircraft, punching straight through the cockpit and tumbling into the cargo bay. Spidey webbed a crane, swung it around, and flyswatted Wolvie's VTOL. K-THOOM!At that point, the Doom Pool had reached 2D12, so I called the scene and let the players narrate their successful escape and evasion from H.A.M.M.E.R.That was as far as we got. The players are really digging the Cortex system and how the narrative elements allow them to focus on being badass superheroes and not worry about counting 5' squares. They loved how powerful they felt during the mid-air escape sequence. But the system plays slow, presumably because we still have so much to learn.Next session: Transition scenes with MJ, Microchip, and more!</blockquote>

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