Superheroes of The Trust OOC Thread (Accepting Alts)

Hehe. Well, we could hash it out IC.

That, or I could open a portal to the roof of the building. We could take out the minions there, and get the high ground advantage.
 

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Shayuri said:
Hehe. Well, we could hash it out IC.

Hashing out the minion rules in character is kind of difficult. That's why there's an OOC thread :)

The roof could work fine, too- if we're on the roof we'll want an easy way to get into the building and if we're in the building we'll want an easy way to get to the roof. Nightshadow's Teleport will probably be sufficient to take her and another character from one place to the other, whichever one the majority of the party ends up at.

Edit- the guys on the rooftops are right near the doors to the inside, so they presumably won't have enough room to use the rocket launcher or grenade launcher if we start up there. So that might be a good choice.
 
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Hmm, does the move action to use the portal allow for continued movement, or will we all be bunched up next to the door unless we take another move? It looks like the latter to me. Hopefully, we'll get the surprise by stepping out of the door, thus effectively canceling the cost.
 

Victim said:
Hmm, does the move action to use the portal allow for continued movement, or will we all be bunched up next to the door unless we take another move? It looks like the latter to me. Hopefully, we'll get the surprise by stepping out of the door, thus effectively canceling the cost.

I also think the move action is just to get through, with some allowance so we don't all end up in the same square. Shayuri should obviously be last (as the portal may be sustained in duration or the like).

Two other questions: can we attack through the Portal without going through it? Attack with our standard action right after going through it? The latter I'm guessing is yes (although this feels a tad cheap :))- if so, this could be a very effective surprise attack.
 

I think attacks through it would be blind, since I dunno if you can see through it before you step through it...

But yeah, I also dunno if attacks are valid targets for teleporting. Persuasive logical arguments could be constructed for them to be so though.
 

The allowance that we end up in different squares would be handy.

We could fire blindly through, and then use guidance from Optic's super vision to adjust fire. Spotter plus artillery fire. :) With Indirect, Star and Optic could use the tactic easily enough without portals though.

Well, using the portal might effectively be our surprise action, thereby leaving the situation up for grabs. My DnD group had that rule for teleport attacks to avoid overly rewarding them.
 

Victim- is dropping to prone a free action? If so, that's certainly useful for your character since with +20 Acrobatics you effectively have Instant Up for free :)

I'd have Nitro try it as well, but thematically I kind of doubt if you should be able to use Interpose while also getting the Defense benefits of being prone.

Also, Nitro isn't just "pretty tough" to hurt with guns- he's "pretty damn tough" to hurt with guns. That "damn" makes all the difference :)
 

Elric said:
Victim- is dropping to prone a free action? If so, that's certainly useful for your character since with +20 Acrobatics you effectively have Instant Up for free :)

I'd have Nitro try it as well, but thematically I kind of doubt if you should be able to use Interpose while also getting the Defense benefits of being prone.

Also, Nitro isn't just "pretty tough" to hurt with guns- he's "pretty damn tough" to hurt with guns. That "damn" makes all the difference :)

Yeah, it's a free action. I wonder if lying flat against the ceiling counts as being prone. :) But going prone can work pretty well when there's a minimal melee threat even if you don't have Instant Up or lots of Acrobatics. It just makes you look like a sissy in the eyes of the cameras or bystanders. Real superheroes stand up and take it.

The way I see, it's less like getting Instant Up for free, and more like not flushing points down the drain. Concepts that want Instant Up generally also call for high Acrobatics (possibly with Skill Mastery). So the feat is almost entirely superfluous. Maybe some kind of shambling ooze would have it without Acrobatics, to go along with Slithering (but with Slithering or Prone Attack, there's little need to stand up except as flavor).

Maybe if the person you were Interposing for was also prone, it could work. :) Otherwise, yeah, I don't really see it either.

Bulletproof may have been a more reassuring description. :) And maybe damn tough means that Nitro gained his superhuman physique and durability from a pact with the devil. :p
 

Oh, I didn't mean having instant up for free is abusive or anything. Obviously Acrobatics having a DC 20 for Instant Up means that acrobats being able to do it by default is intended. Taking Instant Up and high acrobatics would just be silly.

Nitro isn't really bulletproof, though- he just can't take lethal damage from normal guns. I think of bulletproof as the word used to describe Impervious.

Edit- I guess "step high" means "watch out that you don't trip over something on the ground."
 
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Elric said:
Nitro isn't really bulletproof, though- he just can't take lethal damage from normal guns. I think of bulletproof as the word used to describe Impervious.

Oh, what does "step high" mean?

Oh right, I forgot that Nitro didn't have Impervious.

Watch your step; assume something/somebody is on the ground, so have your foot elevated when you step through to avoid tripping. I guess it isn't very clear. Well, she knows what she means - Quickness can't catch everything.
 

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