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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 885535" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p><strong>Issue #10 - "Chaos" (Continued)</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>-Cyber-Knight, the Duchess, Fang, and the Atlantean Soldiers vs. Acrobat Ace, Electrostatic, Puncture Proof, and the Scoundrel-</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 10px">*****</span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: white">Round Ten</span> <span style="color: blue">*****</span></span></p><p></p><p>Seeing that Puncture Proof still hadn't gotten up from the blow Cyber-Knight delivered, Acrobat Ace yelled, "I have had enough of this!"</p><p></p><p>Dodging Cyber-Knight, the hero spun and released more razor-rings, assailing the knight, the vampiress, and the bestial Fang in one move.</p><p></p><p>All were quite close to the spinning hero, and had much less time to react to Acrobat Ace's tactic. Despite their best efforts to get out of the way, the villains were all hit multiple times with Ace's razor-rings. Fang bore the worst of it, getting hit in the shoulder, neck, and head, and dropped to the ground instantly. Cyber-Knight and the Duchess, more resilient than the bestial villain, took hits as well, but survived.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red">{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership. He uses Blade Storm again. This time, Cyber-Knight, the Duchess, and Fang are all within the affected area. Each gets a Reflex save (DC 19) to halve the effect. Cyber-Knight fails with a natural 1, the Duchess fails with 13, and Fang succeeds with 19. Cyber-Knight and the Duchess each get Damage saves (DC 17), and both fail with 15 and 13 respectively, and both take Lethal Hits. Fang gets a Damage save (DC 24) and fails with 8. He is Disabled and takes a Lethal Hit.}</span></p><p></p><p><em>Wow,</em> Electrostatic observed,<em> Acrobat Ace sure seems mad now. I need to keep myself on his good side!</em></p><p></p><p>The electric hero blasted at the Duchess, but she easily sidestepped the errant lightning bolt. The villainess had a certain fear in her actions now, dispelling the bravado that normally colored her personality. She was obviously scared.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Electrostatic uses a Half Action to move 30' and get into flanking position on the Duchess. He then fires his Energy Blast at the Duchess (DEF 18), but misses with a natural 1.}</span></p><p></p><p>"Yeah," the Scoundrel added. "I've had enough of this too." He fired off two shots at the jumpy vampire. The Duchess dodged one shot, but the other Hellfire Pistol hit its mark, blasting the Duchess in the chest. The villain dropped to one knee.</p><p></p><p>The Scoundrel felt a familiar presence in his mind. <em>Scoundrel,</em> Harpy sent. <em>How are things progressing on your end?</em></p><p></p><p><em>OK, I guess,</em> the Scoundrel replied. He didn't particularly care for telepathic communication, but since they didn't have radio communication at this point...</p><p></p><p><em>MorningStar is down, but the rest of us are still fighting. Did you run into any of Trickster's goons?</em></p><p></p><p><em>Yes,</em> the Scoundrel responded. <em>But we also have some new friends. We picked up two allies who were in Pandemonium - Acrobat Ace and his friend Puncture Proof. Apparently, they were once enemies of Trickster as well.</em></p><p></p><p><em>We have a new ally as well,</em> Harpy said. <em>Mana, the sorceress. She switched sides.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Hmm...</em> the Scoundrel wondered. <em>Will wonders never cease?</em></p><p></p><p>The communication ended, leaving the Scoundrel wondering what to do next.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Scoundrel takes a 5' step back and then shoots the Duchess (DEF 18) twice, hitting with 25 and missing with 17. The Duchess gets a Damage save (DC 16) and fails with 8. She takes a Lethal Hit and is Stunned.}</span></p><p></p><p>"You fools think you've won," the Duchess remarked. "Mortals are so short-sighted. Trickster has completed the Chaos Machine and in staying here and doing battle with us, you have sealed your own doom." </p><p></p><p>With that, the villainess turned into mist and sank into the ground.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Duchess spends a Villain Point to ignore her Stunned result. She turns Incorporeal and sinks 30' into the ground.}</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Fang, due to his Regeneration, gets a CON check (DC 20) to see if he can recover immediately from his Disabled condition. He fails with 15, so Fang won't be taking any more actions in this combat.}</span></p><p></p><p>"Have at you, varlet," Cyber-Knight said as he charged forward and took a swipe at Electrostatic with his sword. The electric hero, wary of the knight and his deadly weapon, somersaulted around and then behind Cyber-Knight to avoid the attack.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Cyber-Knight charges 15' at Electrostatic (DEF 30) and misses with 23. Using Move-By Attack, Cyber-Knight travels another 15'.}</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 10px">*****</span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: white">Round Eleven</span> <span style="color: blue">*****</span></span></p><p></p><p><em>Is she right?</em> Acrobat Ace pondered. <em>Have we spent too much time here? Maybe we should have been looking for that Chaos Machine.</em></p><p></p><p>The hero flung a razor-ring at Cyber-Knight. "C'mon, knight. You're through. All alone and nearly done for. Why don't you just give up already?"</p><p></p><p>The armored villain turned as the razor-ring tinked off his metal plating. "It is thou who art nearly finished! I shall slay thee as I did thine dark-skinned accomplice!"</p><p></p><p><em>What?</em> Ace thought. <em>That can't be! Luther's not dead... is he?</em></p><p></p><p>Acrobat Ace broke from the battle and ran to Puncture Proof's side, hoping that Cyber-Knight was bluffing.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership. He throws a Razor-Ring at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits with 31. Cyber-Knight gets a Damage save (DC 18) and succeeds with 29. Acrobat Ace attempt to Taunt Cyber-Knight. It will be opposed Taunt checks. Acrobat Ace gets 9 on his check, and Cyber-Knight counters with 30. Acrobat Ace is instead Taunted, and must flee next round.}</span></p><p></p><p>Seeing that Cyber-Knight was distracted for the moment, Electrostatic took the opportunity to blast him with a lightning bolt. The villain was hit right in the back of his helmet, nearly knocking it off.</p><p></p><p>"Dastardly peasant!" Cyber-Knight replied, turning his attention now to Electrostatic and the Scoundrel.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Electrostatic assigns +2 to his DEF against Cyber-Knight (Dodge feat). He shoots his Energy Blast at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits with a natural 20 for a crit. Cyber-Knight gets a Damage save (DC 21), and succeeds with 31. As his other Half Action, Electrostatic moves 40' to get behind Cyber-Knight.}</span></p><p></p><p>With a steel resolve, the Scoundrel fired off twice at Cyber-Knight, hitting the armored villain. He noticed that Cyber-Knight was starting to wear down, and could see a trickle of blood coming from a join in his armor.</p><p></p><p>"Keep pouring it on," the Scoundrel suggested to Electrostatic. "We've got him now!"</p><p></p><p>"Where did Acrobat Ace go?" Electrostatic asked.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know," the Scoundrel replied. "I guess we're on our own now."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Scoundrel assigns a +2 to his DEF against Cyber-Knight (Dodge feat). He takes two shots at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits twice with 22 and 18. Cyber-Knight gets two Damage saves (DC 16), succeeding once with 29, and failing once with 11. Cyber-Knight takes a Lethal Hit.}</span></p><p></p><p><em>I must get to the Chaos Engine,</em> the Duchess realized. <em>Trickster will need help to defend it once he has activated the device. These heroes will still try to destroy it. We cannot let that happen!</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Duchess sprints 60', still underground and Incorporeal.}</span></p><p></p><p>"Thou art on thine own, 'tis true!" Cyber-Knight shouted as he charged forward, recklessly lunging with his Vibrosword. The Scoundrel retreated and flipped backwards to avoid the attack.</p><p></p><p>"Stayest still, so that I might slay thee!" Cyber-Knight commanded.</p><p></p><p>"Yeah," the Scoundrel replied. "What are the chances of that?"</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Cyber-Knight rams 30' at the Scoundrel (DEF 30), but misses with 21.}</span></p><p></p><p>A thunderous boom could be heard, and it shook everyone's senses. They looked towards the mountain, obviously the source of the strange noise, and saw a large, glowing object atop the mountain.</p><p></p><p>"The Chaos Engine," Acrobat Ace said, looking up from the injured Puncture Proof. "Trickster must have activated it."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 10px">*****</span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: white">Round Twelve</span> <span style="color: blue">*****</span></span></p><p></p><p>Acrobat Ace stood up and looked at his comrades, who were still dealing with Cyber-Knight. "We've got to get over there -- now!"</p><p></p><p>"There you are," Electrostatic said.</p><p></p><p>"Look, I'm probably the fastest one here. I've got to get over to the machine and see what I can do to destroy it before anything bad happens," Acrobat Ace said and disappeared, running toward the mountain with lightning speed.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Acrobat Ace arrives at the mountain at the end of this round, sprinting 1800'.}</span></p><p></p><p>"He's right," Electrostatic said. "Play time is over, Cyber-Knight. I've got to go. C'mon, Scoundrel." The electric hero, not quite as fast as Acrobat Ace, took off for the mountain as well.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Electrostatic sprints 640' toward the mountain. He is 1160' away.}</span></p><p></p><p>"No time like the present," the Scoundrel said and took off toward the mountain.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Scoundrel sprints 1440' toward the mountain. He is 360' away.}</span></p><p></p><p>Coming out of the ground, the Duchess noticed that she was safely alone. She saw the Chaos Engine aglow. <em>Yes, it has begun!</em> Shapeshifting into a bat, the Duchess flew toward the mountain.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{The Duchess rises 15' to the surface as a Half Action. She turns off her Incorporeal power as a Free Action, then Shapeshifts into a bat as a Free Action. Finally, she flies 25' toward the mountain as a Half Action. She is 1715' away.}</span></p><p></p><p>"Cowards! Come back here!" Cyber-Knight called out to no one. He made his way to his mechanical steed. "Cyber-Knight shalt not be left alone!" He climbed onto the steed and activated it.</p><p></p><p>He would never make it to the mountain in time.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">{Cyber-Knight moves 25' to his Cyber-Steed as a Half Action. As his other Half Action, he powers it up (back to full movement).}</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Next Up, Rounds 10-12 of Bombardier, Mana, Surge, and Atlantean Soldiers vs. Harpy, Iron Dragon, MorningStar, and Pathfinder!</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 885535, member: 11437"] [b]Issue #10 - "Chaos" (Continued)[/b] [color=white][size=2][b]-Cyber-Knight, the Duchess, Fang, and the Atlantean Soldiers vs. Acrobat Ace, Electrostatic, Puncture Proof, and the Scoundrel-[/b][/size][/color] [color=blue][size=2]*****[/size][/color][size=2] [color=white]Round Ten[/color] [color=blue]*****[/color][/size][color=blue][/color] Seeing that Puncture Proof still hadn't gotten up from the blow Cyber-Knight delivered, Acrobat Ace yelled, "I have had enough of this!" Dodging Cyber-Knight, the hero spun and released more razor-rings, assailing the knight, the vampiress, and the bestial Fang in one move. All were quite close to the spinning hero, and had much less time to react to Acrobat Ace's tactic. Despite their best efforts to get out of the way, the villains were all hit multiple times with Ace's razor-rings. Fang bore the worst of it, getting hit in the shoulder, neck, and head, and dropped to the ground instantly. Cyber-Knight and the Duchess, more resilient than the bestial villain, took hits as well, but survived. [color=red]{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership. He uses Blade Storm again. This time, Cyber-Knight, the Duchess, and Fang are all within the affected area. Each gets a Reflex save (DC 19) to halve the effect. Cyber-Knight fails with a natural 1, the Duchess fails with 13, and Fang succeeds with 19. Cyber-Knight and the Duchess each get Damage saves (DC 17), and both fail with 15 and 13 respectively, and both take Lethal Hits. Fang gets a Damage save (DC 24) and fails with 8. He is Disabled and takes a Lethal Hit.}[/color] [i]Wow,[/i] Electrostatic observed,[i] Acrobat Ace sure seems mad now. I need to keep myself on his good side![/i] The electric hero blasted at the Duchess, but she easily sidestepped the errant lightning bolt. The villainess had a certain fear in her actions now, dispelling the bravado that normally colored her personality. She was obviously scared. [color=red]{Electrostatic uses a Half Action to move 30' and get into flanking position on the Duchess. He then fires his Energy Blast at the Duchess (DEF 18), but misses with a natural 1.}[/color] "Yeah," the Scoundrel added. "I've had enough of this too." He fired off two shots at the jumpy vampire. The Duchess dodged one shot, but the other Hellfire Pistol hit its mark, blasting the Duchess in the chest. The villain dropped to one knee. The Scoundrel felt a familiar presence in his mind. [i]Scoundrel,[/i] Harpy sent. [i]How are things progressing on your end?[/i] [i]OK, I guess,[/i] the Scoundrel replied. He didn't particularly care for telepathic communication, but since they didn't have radio communication at this point... [i]MorningStar is down, but the rest of us are still fighting. Did you run into any of Trickster's goons?[/i] [i]Yes,[/i] the Scoundrel responded. [i]But we also have some new friends. We picked up two allies who were in Pandemonium - Acrobat Ace and his friend Puncture Proof. Apparently, they were once enemies of Trickster as well.[/i] [i]We have a new ally as well,[/i] Harpy said. [i]Mana, the sorceress. She switched sides.[/i] [i]Hmm...[/i] the Scoundrel wondered. [i]Will wonders never cease?[/i] The communication ended, leaving the Scoundrel wondering what to do next. [color=red]{The Scoundrel takes a 5' step back and then shoots the Duchess (DEF 18) twice, hitting with 25 and missing with 17. The Duchess gets a Damage save (DC 16) and fails with 8. She takes a Lethal Hit and is Stunned.}[/color] "You fools think you've won," the Duchess remarked. "Mortals are so short-sighted. Trickster has completed the Chaos Machine and in staying here and doing battle with us, you have sealed your own doom." With that, the villainess turned into mist and sank into the ground. [color=red]{The Duchess spends a Villain Point to ignore her Stunned result. She turns Incorporeal and sinks 30' into the ground.}[/color] [color=red]{Fang, due to his Regeneration, gets a CON check (DC 20) to see if he can recover immediately from his Disabled condition. He fails with 15, so Fang won't be taking any more actions in this combat.}[/color] "Have at you, varlet," Cyber-Knight said as he charged forward and took a swipe at Electrostatic with his sword. The electric hero, wary of the knight and his deadly weapon, somersaulted around and then behind Cyber-Knight to avoid the attack. [color=red]{Cyber-Knight charges 15' at Electrostatic (DEF 30) and misses with 23. Using Move-By Attack, Cyber-Knight travels another 15'.}[/color] [color=blue][size=2]*****[/size][/color][size=2] [color=white]Round Eleven[/color] [color=blue]*****[/color][/size][color=blue][/color] [i]Is she right?[/i] Acrobat Ace pondered. [i]Have we spent too much time here? Maybe we should have been looking for that Chaos Machine.[/i] The hero flung a razor-ring at Cyber-Knight. "C'mon, knight. You're through. All alone and nearly done for. Why don't you just give up already?" The armored villain turned as the razor-ring tinked off his metal plating. "It is thou who art nearly finished! I shall slay thee as I did thine dark-skinned accomplice!" [i]What?[/i] Ace thought. [i]That can't be! Luther's not dead... is he?[/i] Acrobat Ace broke from the battle and ran to Puncture Proof's side, hoping that Cyber-Knight was bluffing. [color=red]{Acrobat Ace uses a Free Action for Leadership. He throws a Razor-Ring at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits with 31. Cyber-Knight gets a Damage save (DC 18) and succeeds with 29. Acrobat Ace attempt to Taunt Cyber-Knight. It will be opposed Taunt checks. Acrobat Ace gets 9 on his check, and Cyber-Knight counters with 30. Acrobat Ace is instead Taunted, and must flee next round.}[/color] Seeing that Cyber-Knight was distracted for the moment, Electrostatic took the opportunity to blast him with a lightning bolt. The villain was hit right in the back of his helmet, nearly knocking it off. "Dastardly peasant!" Cyber-Knight replied, turning his attention now to Electrostatic and the Scoundrel. [color=red]{Electrostatic assigns +2 to his DEF against Cyber-Knight (Dodge feat). He shoots his Energy Blast at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits with a natural 20 for a crit. Cyber-Knight gets a Damage save (DC 21), and succeeds with 31. As his other Half Action, Electrostatic moves 40' to get behind Cyber-Knight.}[/color] With a steel resolve, the Scoundrel fired off twice at Cyber-Knight, hitting the armored villain. He noticed that Cyber-Knight was starting to wear down, and could see a trickle of blood coming from a join in his armor. "Keep pouring it on," the Scoundrel suggested to Electrostatic. "We've got him now!" "Where did Acrobat Ace go?" Electrostatic asked. "I don't know," the Scoundrel replied. "I guess we're on our own now." [color=red]{The Scoundrel assigns a +2 to his DEF against Cyber-Knight (Dodge feat). He takes two shots at Cyber-Knight (DEF 14) and hits twice with 22 and 18. Cyber-Knight gets two Damage saves (DC 16), succeeding once with 29, and failing once with 11. Cyber-Knight takes a Lethal Hit.}[/color] [i]I must get to the Chaos Engine,[/i] the Duchess realized. [i]Trickster will need help to defend it once he has activated the device. These heroes will still try to destroy it. We cannot let that happen![/i] [color=red]{The Duchess sprints 60', still underground and Incorporeal.}[/color] "Thou art on thine own, 'tis true!" Cyber-Knight shouted as he charged forward, recklessly lunging with his Vibrosword. The Scoundrel retreated and flipped backwards to avoid the attack. "Stayest still, so that I might slay thee!" Cyber-Knight commanded. "Yeah," the Scoundrel replied. "What are the chances of that?" [color=red]{Cyber-Knight rams 30' at the Scoundrel (DEF 30), but misses with 21.}[/color] A thunderous boom could be heard, and it shook everyone's senses. They looked towards the mountain, obviously the source of the strange noise, and saw a large, glowing object atop the mountain. "The Chaos Engine," Acrobat Ace said, looking up from the injured Puncture Proof. "Trickster must have activated it." [color=blue][size=2]*****[/size][/color][size=2] [color=white]Round Twelve[/color] [color=blue]*****[/color][/size][color=blue][/color] Acrobat Ace stood up and looked at his comrades, who were still dealing with Cyber-Knight. "We've got to get over there -- now!" "There you are," Electrostatic said. "Look, I'm probably the fastest one here. I've got to get over to the machine and see what I can do to destroy it before anything bad happens," Acrobat Ace said and disappeared, running toward the mountain with lightning speed. [color=red]{Acrobat Ace arrives at the mountain at the end of this round, sprinting 1800'.}[/color] "He's right," Electrostatic said. "Play time is over, Cyber-Knight. I've got to go. C'mon, Scoundrel." The electric hero, not quite as fast as Acrobat Ace, took off for the mountain as well. [color=red]{Electrostatic sprints 640' toward the mountain. He is 1160' away.}[/color] "No time like the present," the Scoundrel said and took off toward the mountain. [color=red]{The Scoundrel sprints 1440' toward the mountain. He is 360' away.}[/color] Coming out of the ground, the Duchess noticed that she was safely alone. She saw the Chaos Engine aglow. [i]Yes, it has begun![/i] Shapeshifting into a bat, the Duchess flew toward the mountain. [color=red]{The Duchess rises 15' to the surface as a Half Action. She turns off her Incorporeal power as a Free Action, then Shapeshifts into a bat as a Free Action. Finally, she flies 25' toward the mountain as a Half Action. She is 1715' away.}[/color] "Cowards! Come back here!" Cyber-Knight called out to no one. He made his way to his mechanical steed. "Cyber-Knight shalt not be left alone!" He climbed onto the steed and activated it. He would never make it to the mountain in time. [color=red]{Cyber-Knight moves 25' to his Cyber-Steed as a Half Action. As his other Half Action, he powers it up (back to full movement).}[/color] [color=white][size=2][b]Next Up, Rounds 10-12 of Bombardier, Mana, Surge, and Atlantean Soldiers vs. Harpy, Iron Dragon, MorningStar, and Pathfinder![/b][/size][/color] [/QUOTE]
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