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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MnM_UH" data-source="post: 775090" data-attributes="member: 10023">Issue #7 - "Engulfing" (Continued)Scene 3: "Beachfront Battle" - Combat Round Three"I've got ya now, puny one!" Barracuda announced as he lunged foward and bit Iron Dragon's arm, causing the hero to scream out as the eight-inch long dagger-like teeth dug into the flesh.(Barracuda uses Power Attack to add +3 to damage and take 3 from his attack roll, and attacks Iron Dragon (DEF 20) with his bite, hitting with 25.  Iron Dragon, using Evasion, gets a Reflex save (DC 23) against the attack but fails with 18.  Iron Dragon takes a Lethal Hit.)Surge separated from Pathfinder, who wasn't proving to be worth his time.  "Little birdie," he called out, "I'm going hunting!"  He aimed and fired a blast of electrical energy at MorningStar, who was hit squarely in the midsection.  She was knocked back by the attack, but was none the worse for wear."Hmm," he said, "I'll need to try harder next time."(Surge moves 30' as a Half Action, and shoots MorningStar (DEF 21) with his Energy Blast, hitting her with 29.  MorningStar does not need to make a Damage save since the damage bonus of the Energy Blast (+8) is less than her Force Field (+10).)This one is the most dangerous, Pathfinder decided, producing his SuperX Crossbow and leveling the weapon at Surge, who was ignoring the Native American hero.  Pathfinder fired a well-placed shot, but barely missed as Surge kept constantly moving.I wonder whether the other villains are coming, Pathfinder thought.  Using his super-vision, the tracker gazed toward the island castle, and spotted several of the villains gearing up to come down to the beachfront.(Pathfinder whips out his SuperX Crossbow as a Free Action (Quick Draw).  He takes a 5' step and fires the crossbow at Surge (DEF 24), missing with 14.  Finally, using his Telescopic Sight, he attempts a Spot Check on the castle, and gets 25.  He sees other villains getting ready for something, perhaps to join the battle.)"That hurt... not!" MorningStar said defiantly as she blasted away at the electrical villain.  Surge was covered with fiery energy, but still evaded the worst of it.  Barracuda, who was still close enough to be hit by the blast, was concentrating on Iron Dragon and was caught in the flames.  The Atlantean let go of Iron Dragon as he felt the pain and heat of the fire rush over him. (MorningStar fires her area Energy Blast at Surge (DEF 24), making Barracuda a Secondary Target.  She misses Surge with 8, but he is still affected as a Secondary Target of the area attack.  Both Surge and Barracuda get Reflex saves (DC 18) to halve the damage.  Barracuda gets 3 and Surge gets 11, so both take full effect.  Barracuda gets a Damage save (DC 17) and fails with 13, so he takes a Lethal Hit.  Surge uses Evasion, so he gets a Reflex save (DC 19) against the attack and succeeds with 24 for no effect.)Looking down at his arm, Iron Dragon could see the blood seeping from his deep wounds.  He almost tore my arm off, the Asian hero considered.  "You shouldn't have let go," Iron Dragon declared.  "It was your only chance."  Iron Dragon concentrated, and his fist became as hard as iron.  He struck Barracuda across the face, dropping the villain where he stood.(Iron Dragon uses Power Attack to add +5 to damage and take 5 away from his attack roll.  He attempts a Concentration check (DC 20) to activate his Strike, and succeeds with 28.  Iron Dragon attacks Barracuda (DEF 15) and hits with 24.  Barracuda gets a Damage save (DC 28) and fails with 7.  He spends a Villain Point to re-roll and this time gets a total of 15.  Barracuda takes a Stun Hit and is knocked Unconscious.)(This ends Combat Round 3.)</blockquote>

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