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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 881674" data-attributes="member: 11437">Issue #10 - "Chaos" (Continued)-Cyber-Knight, the Duchess, Fang, and the Atlantean Soldiers vs. Acrobat Ace, Electrostatic, Puncture Proof, and the Scoundrel-***** Round Four *****"Electrostatic and Scoundrel," Acrobat Ace said, "Keep at those soldiers.  As for you, fuzzy..." The hero flung another razor-ring at Fang, who was closing in fact.  The weapon penetrated Fang's thick hide and slowed him a bit, but the berserker was still closing in.Wow, he sure is tenacious, Acrobat Ace thought as he ducked behind a tree for cover.{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership.  He throws a Razor-Ring at Fang (DEF 14) and hits with 18.  Fang gets a Reflex save (DC 25) but fails with 20.  Fang takes a Stun Hit.  As his other Half Action, Acrobat Ace moves 10' to get behind a tree.}"No problem," Electrostatic replied, firing a blast of lightning at a nearby captain.  The lightning bolt felled the Atlantean easily.  Electrostatic looked around.  "OK, who's next?"{Electrostatic fires his Energy Blast at the Captain (DEF 14) and hits with 29.  The Captain gets a Damage save (DC 21) and fails with 14.  There is one Captain left.  As his other Half Action, Electrostatic moves 15'.}Without a word, the Scoundrel aimed his Hellfire Pistols and fired at two soldiers, one of them being a captain.  While the Scoundrel missed the captain, his shot at the frontline soldier dropped the Atlantean where he stood.  Beneath the mask, the Scoundrel smiled.Adjusting his footing, the Scoundrel tried to gain a better defensive position against the upcoming rocket assault. {The Scoundrel takes a 5' step back and then fires his Hellfire Pistols, one at the remaining Captain (DEF 14), and one at a Soldier (DEF 12), and hits the Soldier with 16, but misses the Captain with a natural 1.  The Soldier gets a Damage save (DC 20) and fails with 13.  There are now 10 Soldiers left.}Acrobat Ace, lost in his strategic thoughts, had lost sight of the vampiress, and the Duchess planned to make him pay for that oversight.  She popped up behind him and hissed.  "Mortal, your soul is mine!"The hero, startled barely got turned around.  "Woah!  Where did you come from?  Fugitive from a halloween party?"Despite his bravado, Acrobat Ace felt a chill down his spine.  Is she for real? he wondered.{The Duchess uses a Free Action for Leadership.  She moves 20' toward Acrobat Ace as a Half Action.  The Duchess attempts to use her Startle feat on the hero.  The villainess gets an Intimidate check of 16, and spends a Villain Point to re-roll for a new result of 31.  Acrobat Ace now gets a Will save to resist (DC 31) and fails with 22.  Acrobat Ace now loses any dodge bonuses to Defense against the Duchess next round.}"We're not done here," Puncture Proof announced, and flew straight at the mounted Cyber-Knight.  Swinging at the villain, Puncture Proof belted Cyber-Knight in the chest, and the impact got through the villain's armor.Cyber-Knight barely held control of his steed.  "Thou art tougher than thou lookest," he admitted.{Puncture Proof flies 15' toward Cyber-Knight as a Half Action.  He punches Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits with 30.  Cyber-Knight gets a Damage save (DC 20) and fails with 16.  Cyber-Knight takes a Stun Hit.}Distracted by the Duchess, Acrobat Ace had now lost track of Fang.  The seething beast took advantage and clawed Acrobat Ace across the back, tearing through the hero's costume and drawing blood.  Fang growled approvingly.{Fang takes a 5' step and claws at Acrobat Ace (DEF 31) and hits with 31.  Acrobat Ace gets a Reflex save (DC 26) but fails with 19.  He spends a Hero Point to re-roll and this time gets 25.  Acrobat Ace takes a Lethal Hit.}"I have my own abilities, dark-skinned one," Cyber-Knight declared.  "And thou art no match for the power of science and mine own strength!"  Cyber-Knight lunged his Vibrosword deep into Puncture Proof's midsection, penetrating the hero's nigh-invulnerable skin.Puncture Proof fell to the ground, Cyber-Knight's weapon still lodged in place.  What -- ? he thought as he hit the ground.  But my protections... I...  With that, Puncture Proof fell unconscious for the moment.Cyber-Knight dismounted and came to Puncture Proof's side.  Freeing his weapon, Cyber-Knight looked with a bit of concern upon his former ally.  "Tis a pity thou didst not join Trickster when thou hadst the chance.  See what happens when thou makest the wrong choices?"{Cyber-Knight uses Extra Effort to Power Stun his damage to Lethal.  Using Power Attack, he adds +5 to Damage while subtracting -5 from Attack Roll.  Cyber-Knight attacks Puncture Proof (DEF 15) and hits with a natural 19 -- a Crit (total of 29).  Puncture Proof gets a Damage save (DC 32) and fails with 12.  He spends a Hero Point to re-roll and this time gets 19.  Since the total Damage bonus (+27) exceeded Puncture Proof's Damage save bonus (+9), his Durability does not convert the damage to Stun.  Puncture Proof takes a Lethal Hit and is Disabled.  Cyber-Knight spends a Villain Point to ignore the Fatigue from Extra Effort.}The soldiers moved into position, and fired at the Scoundrel and Electrostatic.  The heroes, far too quick for most normal people to target, easily evaded the attacks.Rockets exploding all around him, the Scoundrel considered his defensive position, and made a move for a higher ground for the time being.{The Atlantean Soldiers move into flank positions.  Using Combined Fire, 4 Soldiers support the Captain and he fires at the Scoundrel (DEF 30), but miss with 19.  4 Soldiers fire at Electrostatic (DEF 30) but all miss (highest result was 21).}***** Round Five *****Seeing Puncture Proof go down, Acrobat Ace felt the urge to run to his side.  The natural leader in him, however, saw the wisdom is depleting the largest number of foes most quickly, so he made a mental note to check on his best friend as soon as possible.Drawing a razor-ring, Acrobat Ace flung it at the nearest Atlantean soldier, and dropped the soldier like a bad habit."Keep at it," he urged his companions.  "I need to get to Puncture Proof!"{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership.  He makes an Acrobatics check (DC 25) to go through Fang's square, and succeeds with 27.  He moves 20' behind the Soldiers as a Half Action.  Acrobat Ace throws a Razor-Ring at a Soldier (DEF 12) and hits with 26.  The Soldier gets a Damage save (DC 21) and fails with 7.  There are now 9 Soldiers and 1 Captain left.}"I can do that," Electrostatic replied, though he wondered what might have happened to his new ally.  He concentrated on the closest soldier and nailed him with a lightning bolt.  The Atlantean took the blast in stride and kept coming.  Seeing that, Electrostatic ducked behind a tree for cover."Hey, Scoundrel," Electrostatic called out.  "Watch out.  They're trying to surround us!"{Electrostatic fires his Energy Blast at a Soldier (DEF 12) and hits with 31.  The Soldier gets a Damage save (DC 20) and succeeds with 20.  As his other Half Action, Electrostatic moves 30' to get behind a tree.}Indeed, the Scoundrel replied to himself.  They can't very well surround us if they're aren't enough of them.  He blasted a captain and a soldier with his Hellfire Pistols, and dropped both where they stood."All right, Electrostatic," the Scoundrel replied.  "Looks like eight left now.  We can take 'em!"{The Scoundrel takes a 5' step and shoots the Captain (DEF 14) and a Soldier (DEF 12) hitting both with 21 and 20.  They both get Damage saves (DC 20).  The Captain fails with 14 and the Soldier fails with 6.  There are no more Captains left and only 8 Soldiers.}Her target distracted by the thoughts of his ally and the two supervillains attacking him, the Duchess knew that Acrobat Ace could not evade her forever.  She bared fangs and dove at him, grappling him and throwing him to the ground.  She sank her teeth into Acrobat Ace's exposed neck, drawing fresh blood.  Ace rolled away immediately and got to his feet."Augh!  You bit me!" the hero said, astounded.  "Are you like a real vampire?"The Duchess rose to her feet and glared at him, her mouth awash in his blood.  "What do you think?" he asked.{The Duchess uses Power Attack to add +3 to Damage and subtract -3 from Attack Rolls.  She charges 15' at Acrobat Ace (DEF 18 against her this round) and hits with 27.  Acrobat Ace cannot evade her, so he gets a Damage save (DC 28).  This is an Impossible Save situation, since his Damage save bonus is +2.  He rolls his save and fails with 16.  Spending a Hero Point to re-roll, his new result is a natural 20!  Acrobat Ace takes only a Lethal Hit.}Puncture Proof tried to stand, but fell quickly to the ground.  He was still shaken with disbelief in Cyber-Knight's ability to penetrate his magical shell.  Ace, he thought.  You can't handle Cyber-Knight and the rest of them!  Get away while you still...  With that, Puncture Proof fell soundly into unconsciousness.{Puncture Proof is Disabled.  Since he has Regeneration, Puncture Proof gets a CON check (DC 20) to see if he can shake off the Disabled effect, but fails with 17.  Puncture Proof is not going to take any more actions in this combat.}Fang leapt behind Acrobat Ace, who had about all the trouble he could handle.  The hero tried to dodge, and barely avoided Fang's lunge, sending the villain to the ground.  That was close, Acrobat Ace realized.  Too close...  I've got to get out of this mess.  Time to regroup.{Fang moves 10' toward Acrobat Ace as a Half Action, now flanking him against the Duchess.  He attacks Acrobat Ace (DEF 31), but misses with 27.}Cyber-Knight, having soundly trounced one of the heroes, found a new target, the cocky Electrostatic.  he charged forward on his steed, and after the hero tried to dodge some rocket fire, Cyber-Knight took the opportunity to swing, but just missed the quick and flighty hero.{Cyber-Knight rams 30' at Electrostatic (DEF 30), but misses with 21.}Now on their own without any commanders to speak of, the soldiers split into two groups of four, with each taking either Electrostatic or the Scoundrel.  The soldiers fired their rifles, but the heroes again proved too elusive.{The Atlantean Soldiers move to get into flanking positions around Acrobat Ace and Electrostatic.  4 Soldiers fire at Acrobat Ace (DEF 31) and all miss.  4 Soldiers fire at Electrostatic (DEF 30) and all miss.}***** Round Six *****Acrobat Ace deftly moved aside and shot a look towards Puncture Proof, who was not moving.  Ace had hoped that his friend had just been stunned, but now it looked much worse.  Angered, Acrobat Ace grabbed a razor-ring from his belt and hurled it right at the Duchess' throat.  The vampire, who was considering her own next move, was caught by surprise, and felt the piercing weapon catch her in the neck."That ought to keep you busy," Ace remarked as he looked for a way to reach his fallen ally.{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership.  As a Half Action, he moves 25' away from the pack of villains.  Noticing that Puncture Proof was Disabled, Acrobat Ace switches his Razor-Ring damage to Lethal.  He tosses a Razor-Ring at the Duchess (DEF 18) and hits with 28.  The Duchess gets a Damage save (DC 18) and fails with 15.  The Duchess takes a Lethal Hit.}Electrostatic, now well aware of the substantial presence of Cyber-Knight, knew that it was time to get rid of the rest of these soldiers and maybe combine efforts on the bigger threats.  He blasted another soldier, dropping him to the ground without resistance."Um, Scoundrel," Electrostatic said.  "I don't know about you, but I'm a little worried about the guy with the sword.""Our leader has it covered..." the Scoundrel replied unassuredly.  "I guess."{Electrostatic takes a 5' step back and fires his Energy Blast at a Soldier (DEF 12), hitting with 26.  The Soldier gets a Damage save (DC 21) and fails with 18.  There are now 7 Soldiers left.}As he considered his options, the Scoundrel took two more shots at soldiers, dropping two more."Maybe if we get the tin can off his horse," he suggested to Electrostatic.  "Didn't you drain his steed's power last time we met them?""Sounds like a plan," Electrostatic replied.  "Maybe you can help Acrobat Ace."{The Scoundrel takes a 5' step forward and fires his Hellfire Pistols at 2 Soldiers (DEF 12) hitting twice with 28 and 21.  Both Soldiers get Damage saves (DC 19) and both fail with 10 and 6.  There are now 5 Soldiers left.}"Fang," the Duchess called out.  "We have him right where we want him.  Surrender now, and maybe we'll let you live."Acrobat Ace shot back a sour look.  "If I had a dime for every time I've heard that one..."The Duchess lunged forward, but Acrobat Ace simply leapfrogged over the attempt.  "Aw, c'mon now.  That's wasn't even close!"{The Duchess turns off her Power Attack.  She uses a Free Action for Leadership.  The Duchess charges 20' at Acrobat Ace (DEF 31), but misses with 17.}Seeing Acrobat Ace apparently preoccupied with the Duchess, Fang licked his claws and charged forward, hoping to catch the hero in mid-leap.  Ace saw the bestial villain coming, but could do little to avoid a collision.  Fang's claws bit into Acrobat Ace, and the hero screamed out in response.{Fang regenerates a Stun Hit.  Fang rams 20' at Acrobat Ace (DEF 31) and hits with 31.  Acrobat Ace gets a Reflex save (DC 28) to evade, but fails with 27.  Acrobat Ace takes a Lethal Hit.  Since he rammed, Fang must make a Damage save (DC 17) and succeeds with 19 for no effect.}Cyber-Knight felt a familiar presence in his mind.  Trickster was trying to contact him via telepathy.  Everything seemed to be going according to plan.  Cyber-Knight knew that victory would be assured, and redoubled his resolve."Thine cause is lost," Cyber-Knight announced to Electrostatic.  "Thou art finished.  Mayhap thou knowest this as well."  He swung his Vibrosword at Electrostatic, who easily avoided the swing."Man, where did you get that vocab?" Electrostatic inquired.{Cyber-Knight regenerates a Stun Hit.  Cyber-Knight moves 5' and takes a swing at Electrostatic (DEF 24) but misses with 24.}The remaining soldiers considered their options, then fired at Acrobat Ace and Electrostatic.  Both heroes, well aware of the presence of these Atlanteans, managed to get out of the way before the rockets struck home.{The Atlantean Soldiers get into flanking positions against Acrobat Ace and Electrostatic.  2 Soldiers fire at Acrobat Ace (DEF 31) and miss with 14 and 12.  3 Soldiers fire at Electrostatic (DEF 30) and miss with 24, 12, and 6.}Next Up, Rounds 4-6 of Bombardier, Mana, Surge, and Atlantean Soldiers vs. Harpy, Iron Dragon, MorningStar, and Pathfinder</blockquote>

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