Superheroes of the Trust Game Thread II

[DM_Matt]

(The four who posted as the first four PCs in the init order, so I'll resolve that far.)

Apollo blinks, “Nice likeness…” he takes careful aim with his light bow and fires a single powerful shot at the guy who resembles Ares.

The arrow strikes true, penetrating the guy who resembles Ares' force field and exploding on his armored chest as he turns to face the group, wounding him (1 Bruise, HP for Apollo, the villain fiated a reroll).

Hope follows up with a lightning bolt, and again, some of its energy penetrates the field, causing him to writhe in pain but not fall. (another bruise)

Now its the villain's turn. Hearing Star shout "Wait, that's not the guy!, he answers "You must be looking for my father. I am Peter Voderac, but you can call me Phobos, Avatar of Will...or, "Master" will suffice."

The room darkerns slightly, and Phobos glows with dark energy, his eyes glowing red.

"Now BOW BEFORE ME! Look upon my might and DISPAIR!"

Everyone is assaulted with feelings of doubt and the sound of his voice and the light in his eyes cause intense pain. (Will DC 22 Despair Effect, Fort 23 Damage Effect)

The fearless Nitro feels none of the despair, though the sensory attack does hurt him a bit (1 bruise). Star, ordinarily rather vulnerable to such things, manages to summon the will to resist him, at least partially (HP spent to avoid a miss by 10+ total freakout, but still fails by one). Nightweaver resists the fear, but the light-based attack is especially harmful to her (1 bruise, after HP to reroll a staggered result) Viridian, too has to struggle to resist (failed despair save, HP to avoid staggered, bruised though) Hope grits her teeth to avoid the crushing despair, but collapses from the sensory attack (HP to reroll the freakout, stunned by the sensory attack). Fearless Wren is only lightly injured by the sensory attack. (1 bruise).

Mr. Black shrugs off the entire attack unharmed. "Pretty big display you've got there, kinglet. Now I'll show you mine" He raises his guns and lets the clips fall to his magnetic belt, then quickly reloads with livelier ammo. Mr. Black unloads numerous electrified depleted uranium slugs into Phobos' force field, with a few penetrating his armor and hitting him with kinetic and electrical force. A small amount of blood leaks from one of the holes in his armor, but he stands firm. (Free Action to switch from non-lethal to lethal, but he also has physical quickness 2 so he could reload as a free action anyway, 1 injury and bruise)

Meanwhile, Star dishes out some light blasts of her own, yelling "Drop your weapons!" as she flash burst at each technician, guard, and Phobos. Phobos, one of the guards, and most of the technicians seem blinded. She then ducks behind a console for cover.


Nitro, not especially fazed by the attack, says "Sidearms and suits of armor? They're no match for a good flying kick. Doesn't even have to be a flying kick to the balls."


...and proceeds to do just that, kicking Phobos in the stomach and causing the back of his head to bash through the bridge window, shattering it. Nitro manages to grab Phobos and pull him back in before he goes flying out, and is easily able to yank him back inside by his armor's collar, and lift him in the air above his head with the other arm helping (bruise + stun + successful grapple)


The three non-blinded guards all fire blaster rifles at Nitro, but all the shots either miss or bounce off his tough skin. Apollo is shot by a technician as well (all the others miss various targets or are blind), but shrugs it off as a graze.(undamaged)

(Those who failed saves v despair get -2 to attacks, defense, and checks)



Next UP: Viridian, Wren, Nightweaver, and then the top of the order (Phobos, Apollo, Hope, Star, Nitro, Guards)

 

[kirinke]

Hope clenches her fist, fighting against the pain and despair. She had dealt with worse in her life, much worse than what this spoiled brat could dish out. From her prone position, she lashes out at the creature, lightening crackling.

"If you're the Avatar of will, then it needs a better vessel," Hope shouts as she focus' the lightening on the brat with the big ego.

 

[Shayuri]

Viridian reels under the psychic attack! For a moment she has to fight for breath as all the anxieties she's been wrestling with bubble to the surface in a gray miasma of despair. Instinctively she clutches her amulet, trying to fight the unnatural influence...but it's hard when it plays to the insecurities she's already been feeling. Who did she think she was, fighting these people? She wasn't a superhero. She was just some random girl. Lost and afraid and alone and vulnerable and confused and...

"Enough."

The word came through her as much as to her, and it came with infinite calm, and unshakable gentle confidence. Viridian realized the hand she was holding her amulet with was feeling warm, and that the warmth was spreading through her, pushing the despair before it. It was emanating from her, like invisible radiance that cut through the psychic fog.

"Your 'might' is nothing, Peter Voderac," she says...her voice is her own, but it sounds strange too. Devoid of the undercurrent of uncertainty she usually has, and with a faint overtone, as if someone else were speaking the same words at the same time, overlapping her. "You and your father have offended greater beings than yourselves, and there will be justice."

(Emotion Control: Hope! To dispel the despair. Not sure if a roll is needed; if so I'll HP it if necessary)

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Wren HP 3 Toughness 12 (-1 for bruise)/ Defense +9, 1 Bruise

Wren can sense the power of this guy, as the feelings try to overwhelm him. He shrugs it off easily, as he notes that some of the others aren't so lucky. Noting that Nitro seems to have the super in control, Wren will immediately try to restrain the super, hoping to end this quickly.

Snare +11 to hit, Tethered to himself, just in case, also has the precise feat, so no penalty for Nitro being there, right?

OOC - On a side note, Wren DID have his Deflect Power up and triggered, and with this effect, would that be considered a use of it? It's Deflect Rank 9, Ranged, Standard Action, for All Ranged and Mental attacks. Would that have helped anyone out, since Wren can shrug off the effect a little more than some?

 

[Vanifae]

Apollo skims the ground to take cover, midway through his flight he fires another shot at Phobos speaking in Greek, “You aliens or half aliens pretending to be gods… what the hell is this, Stargate? God at least get a cool theme… gods are so two thousand years ago…”

He continues in English over the comm-link, “Well I wonder where the real Ares is hiding out? I mean sending your son to get his ass kicked, is pretty bad… but hey what do I know?”

Move-By-Action used to get to cover, +11 ranged attack with his bow.

 

[DM_Matt]

OOC - On a side note, Wren DID have his Deflect Power up and triggered, and with this effect, would that be considered a use of it? It's Deflect Rank 9, Ranged, Standard Action, for All Ranged and Mental attacks. Would that have helped anyone out, since Wren can shrug off the effect a little more than some?

Deflect doesn't work on area effects of any type, including selective, which this was.

 

[DM_Matt]

Apollo skims the ground to take cover, midway through his flight he fires another shot at Phobos speaking in Greek, “You aliens or half aliens pretending to be gods… what the hell is this, Stargate? God at least get a cool theme… gods are so two thousand years ago…”

(...says Apollo)

 

[Shayuri]

(oh SNAP! )

 

[Elric]

(OOC: Everyone stop referencing the fact that we know Ares's true identity in their speech. No 'beings' instead of 'people'. No 'you're impersonating Gods'. You're giving away the fact that we were the ones receiving that communication from Ares, which could matter quite a bit if he gets away).

 

[Shayuri]

(OOC - Technically, we could have found out in other ways. If they don't have a reason to suspect we're connected to the alien ship, the reaction is more likely, "Curses! Somehow they learned my secret past!" than it is, "Zounds! So it was THEM flying the ship I spoke with!"

And since they think we attacked that ship, hopefully it'll be enough to keep them guessing even if we slip up here and there on letting him know what we know... That said, the less we give away, the better. )