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<blockquote data-quote="Stormwind" data-source="post: 3421463" data-attributes="member: 48084"><p>Scout listens carefully to the different questions and information given in the discussion, the turns back to face the young major, <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"Thank you Major. One last question before we go, the two metahumans who have agreed to host us, ... what are their names?"</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Raylis (GM only)]Are the photos/images shown in the briefing sufficient for teleporting to Tokyo?</p><p></p><p>If not then while the others are loading the vigilant, Scout will disappear for a few moments. <span style="color: Gray">Teleport high into air in the general area of Japan (Long range, standard action), and then use her general knowledge of geography to locate Tokyo and LoS teleport around until she finds an appropriate place in Tokyo (rooftop or something). With Change Velocity she can zero her velocity each time she 'ports, and since teleporting is a free action for her she should be able to teleport at least 3x per round (once as free, twice as move). Then with an accurate picture of Tokyo she will teleport back to the vigilant. Note that while teleporting around, she will 'hide in plain sight' whenever necessary (Stealth check: take 10, +30)</span>[/sblock]</p><p>After the major replies, Scout follows the others down to the waiting Vigilant. Once everyone is onboard, she turns to face the others and again speaks in that clear crisp voice, <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"I think that we may have an opportunity here. The activities of the Resolutes are not so secret as I would like, thus if we consider the worst case, then there is a possibility that our movements and arrival may be a known factor. I propose that I teleport some, or all, of us to Tokyo, we do a careful reconnaissance being sure not to be noticed, and then, as the vigilant arrives in Tokyo, I teleport us back into the vigilant and we disembark as planned. This would allow us to get an early, uninterupted look at the situation."</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"Nimbus, whilst we were talking before, you mentioned that you can bend the light around yourself or others, making people invisible. Could you do that for all of us for an extended period of time?"</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Nimbus]You have <em>Affect others</em> and three levels of <em>progression</em> for <em>Concealment</em>, but the text directly below it states that you can make <strong>5 others</strong> invisible by touch. </p><p></p><p>Shouldn't 3 levels of progression put you one step further at <strong>10 people</strong>? (<em>Affect others</em> lets you affect 1 other person, <em>Progression 1</em> -> 2 other people, <em>Progression 2</em> -> 5 other people, <em>Progression 3</em> -> <strong>10 other</strong> people)[/sblock]</p><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"Mecha Musume, I think that your and Gauntlet's idea about these things being manifestations from movies or TV is worth checking out. Perhaps checking the movie and TV schedules for 1800, 2000 and 0800 hours on the corresponding days would be worthwhile."</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"However before we go anywhere, I think we should have a better idea of what each of our teammates can do. For myself, I am a teleporter, and can teleport myself or others. I have worked in the Finnish military and within the Finnish contingent of the UN forces for several years."</span></p><p></p><p>Scout pauses a moment, then adds <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">"Also can anyone here understand or speak Japanese?"</span></p><p></p><p>Her eyes look over the other Resolutes before her, awaiting their responses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormwind, post: 3421463, member: 48084"] Scout listens carefully to the different questions and information given in the discussion, the turns back to face the young major, [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]"Thank you Major. One last question before we go, the two metahumans who have agreed to host us, ... what are their names?"[/COLOR] [sblock=Raylis (GM only)]Are the photos/images shown in the briefing sufficient for teleporting to Tokyo? If not then while the others are loading the vigilant, Scout will disappear for a few moments. [COLOR=Gray]Teleport high into air in the general area of Japan (Long range, standard action), and then use her general knowledge of geography to locate Tokyo and LoS teleport around until she finds an appropriate place in Tokyo (rooftop or something). With Change Velocity she can zero her velocity each time she 'ports, and since teleporting is a free action for her she should be able to teleport at least 3x per round (once as free, twice as move). Then with an accurate picture of Tokyo she will teleport back to the vigilant. Note that while teleporting around, she will 'hide in plain sight' whenever necessary (Stealth check: take 10, +30)[/COLOR][/sblock] After the major replies, Scout follows the others down to the waiting Vigilant. Once everyone is onboard, she turns to face the others and again speaks in that clear crisp voice, [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]"I think that we may have an opportunity here. The activities of the Resolutes are not so secret as I would like, thus if we consider the worst case, then there is a possibility that our movements and arrival may be a known factor. I propose that I teleport some, or all, of us to Tokyo, we do a careful reconnaissance being sure not to be noticed, and then, as the vigilant arrives in Tokyo, I teleport us back into the vigilant and we disembark as planned. This would allow us to get an early, uninterupted look at the situation." "Nimbus, whilst we were talking before, you mentioned that you can bend the light around yourself or others, making people invisible. Could you do that for all of us for an extended period of time?"[/COLOR] [sblock=Nimbus]You have [I]Affect others[/I] and three levels of [I]progression[/I] for [I]Concealment[/I], but the text directly below it states that you can make [B]5 others[/B] invisible by touch. Shouldn't 3 levels of progression put you one step further at [B]10 people[/B]? ([I]Affect others[/I] lets you affect 1 other person, [I]Progression 1[/I] -> 2 other people, [I]Progression 2[/I] -> 5 other people, [I]Progression 3[/I] -> [B]10 other[/B] people)[/sblock] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]"Mecha Musume, I think that your and Gauntlet's idea about these things being manifestations from movies or TV is worth checking out. Perhaps checking the movie and TV schedules for 1800, 2000 and 0800 hours on the corresponding days would be worthwhile." "However before we go anywhere, I think we should have a better idea of what each of our teammates can do. For myself, I am a teleporter, and can teleport myself or others. I have worked in the Finnish military and within the Finnish contingent of the UN forces for several years."[/COLOR] Scout pauses a moment, then adds [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]"Also can anyone here understand or speak Japanese?"[/COLOR] Her eyes look over the other Resolutes before her, awaiting their responses. [/QUOTE]
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