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Danger-Pumpkin posted:Sorry, I've lost internet. Will post asap. All right, I'll update after you get in.
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May be a few hours at this rate. Update without me, and I'll catch up. Don't want to hold anything up.
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Jun 3, 2015 22:08
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Wanda pulling a Prince of Space with that "weapons are useless against me" line. I dig it.
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Jun 4, 2015 21:10
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Since you've been good sports about me dropping some bullshit on people so far and this encounter will probably only end one way, I will disclose the following things:quote:LIMIT: Some things cannot be changed. The Horseman of War is unable to shift stress into another pool though normal means
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Jun 4, 2015 21:19
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Yeah that's about what I expected to accomplish. My effort to remove a die from the Doom Pool was successful!  Time to hurry up and make Wanda feel bad before she kills us all, I guess. Little Mac posted:Aw man I can't believe I saw this a month too late! I've been jonesing for Marvel Heroic for awhile (I'm sad Exiles fizzled). Looks awesome, gang. What up, Shocker buddy!
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Jun 4, 2015 22:45
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Hopefully she can still have conditions thrown on her because I intend to be STUNNING when my turn comes up.
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Jun 4, 2015 22:48
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LifeGetsWorser posted:Hopefully she can still have conditions thrown on her because I intend to be STUNNING when my turn comes up. See I considered spending my third PP on adding an additional effect die to the roll for a 'Superheated Chainmail' complication or something like that, but I decided 'naaah, if the roll works, what's the point of stress AND a complication?'
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Jun 4, 2015 22:58
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Sorry that took so long. But with the connection problem resolved, I can hopefully not hold things up. Also, apparently you posted
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Jun 5, 2015 00:47
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Question: can Nicolas Cage do the penance stare like in the comics where he makes people relive things through the eyes of their victim, or is "penance stare" in the movies just a term for Cageface?
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Jun 5, 2015 01:06
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Like in the comics. Tragically, the Cage Face is lost in the transformation process. But I suppose you could think of it as a transformation into the ultimate Cage Face, which cannot be perceived by mortal minds, and thus causes the appearance of fire, skull, and death to the viewer.
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Jun 5, 2015 01:22
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I was just thinking you might rethink what kind of effect die you're trying to create, is all.
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Jun 5, 2015 01:27
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It's a one-two combo. Locking this in makes the chances and effect of the Penance Stare much more likely to work. Which is important, because failing the Penance Stare automatically adds a d10 to the Doom Pool.
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Jun 5, 2015 01:52
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There's still plenty of room left in the doom pool for this encounter, let's go all in on making disparaging comments about her weight and choice of dress! Or Emma can just crack her brain open like a walnut if she's been softened up a bit beforehand with complications and other stress. I've got the PP left to hopefully make a good show of it once it comes down to my turn again.
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Jun 5, 2015 19:29
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I need a reaction roll from Emma, by the way.
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Jun 7, 2015 05:59
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Oh shoot I thought I had. Apologies for the wait.
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Jun 7, 2015 15:36
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You can spend PP to counter but remember that it will cost you 2 PP to use your D10 effect die.
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Jun 8, 2015 20:58
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Defiance Industries posted:You can spend PP to counter but remember that it will cost you 2 PP to use your D10 effect die. Then let's go with that plan please. 2 PP spent = d10 Emotional Stress on Wanda because of deep seated inferiority complex reasons sounds good to me. I'll edit my post in a bit to match.
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Jun 8, 2015 22:39
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Paging Kellsterik to the fight.
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Jun 10, 2015 22:31
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Well, looks like Kellsterik is out of touch. Emma Frost is the last person to act in this round, so take us out!
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Jun 11, 2015 18:28
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Defiance Industries posted:Well, looks like Kellsterik is out of touch. Emma Frost is the last person to act in this round, so take us out! Isn't it the second round of combat? If it is, Goblin hasn't acted yet, either.
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Jun 11, 2015 18:31
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I finished the last round so I'm definitely still in the queue. Don't think Peter's gone either though so if you want to go ahead of me feel free. I won't be able to post until I get off shift in some unspecified number of hours.
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Jun 11, 2015 18:58
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LifeGetsWorser posted:Isn't it the second round of combat? If it is, Goblin hasn't acted yet, either. Oh yeah, you're right. My apologies. Whoever posts can go!
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Jun 11, 2015 20:54
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Don't forget you can throw on the d10 Emotional Stress from my reaction/brain-hurting. I'll start writing up my post pretty soon. Mind if I wait to see if Peter's complication takes hold first?
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Jun 12, 2015 00:09
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Puppies are dicks posted:Don't forget you can throw on the d10 Emotional Stress from my reaction/brain-hurting. I'll start writing up my post pretty soon. Mind if I wait to see if Peter's complication takes hold first? True but Orokos has been shady to me recently and then that d4 barfed out an opportunity on an otherwise clean roll, so. I'll leave it.
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Jun 12, 2015 00:47
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I just really want us to take down Wanda non-lethally now that I've decided maybe Shocker's gonna try and redeem her, because he doesn't understand things like 'horseman of apocalypse' and '1-in-a-million multiversal chance of sanity', just 'I was a villain and changed, so maybe other people can too!' Also, I have internet set up now! Posting (and life) should be much easier.
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Jun 12, 2015 02:11
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You'd better get to her before the Rider does, then. Redemption isn't high on his list of priorities.
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Jun 12, 2015 09:31
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I don't think that's a race poor Herman can win. He doesn't even have a hellfire-powered motorcycle! But maybe he has something that could win...  Yeah, there we go.
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Jun 12, 2015 21:32
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You know, you guys will need off-road-capable vehicles a bit later...
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Jun 12, 2015 21:43
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RandallODim posted:I don't think that's a race poor Herman can win. He doesn't even have a hellfire-powered motorcycle! If you want to give it a shot I can tag you in after another round of softening her up. Although you might be a bit hard pressed to deliver emotional stress to her via repulser blasts long distance. Maybe uh, give her PTSD from all the loud noises or something?
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Jun 12, 2015 21:48
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Puppies are dicks posted:If you want to give it a shot I can tag you in after another round of softening her up. Although you might be a bit hard pressed to deliver emotional stress to her via repulser blasts long distance. Maybe uh, give her PTSD from all the loud noises or something? Emotional stress can also be induced through verbal means. It's mental stress that's the trickier one to inflict, since it usually means either psionic powers or disorientating someone.
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Jun 12, 2015 21:51
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Defiance Industries posted:You know, you guys will need off-road-capable vehicles a bit later... Oh hell yes. Preemptively planning out an entire "DON'T MOCK THE SHOCKER(MOBILE)" Milestone centered on driving the Shockermobile and warning people not to mock me. Puppies are dicks posted:If you want to give it a shot I can tag you in after another round of softening her up. Although you might be a bit hard pressed to deliver emotional stress to her via repulser blasts long distance. Maybe uh, give her PTSD from all the loud noises or something? If you want I'd be glad to take a shot, but I don't think I'm necessarily the best equipped to do emotional stress, so tossing to someone else might be a good idea anyway, if only to wrap up this fight quickly. I could maybe go for a physical complication, instead of straight stress, but I can't remember if those can take someone out if stepped up past d12, so it might not even be worth it.
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Jun 12, 2015 23:51
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Pretty sure you can take someone out by Complicationing them to death, yeah. In any case I'm writing up another round of emotional attack right now so assuming I don't knock her out with the double tap it's all yours if you're ready to post for it. As soon as I can figure out a reasonable way to make the dialogue fit anyway.
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Jun 13, 2015 00:12
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Wait should I go with the 7+7+11= 25 d10 instead assuming my opportunity gets bought? I'm always kind of iffy on what's better in these instances, higher rolls or higher effect die.
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Jun 13, 2015 00:48
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Puppies are dicks posted:Wait should I go with the 7+7+11= 25 d10 instead assuming my opportunity gets bought? I'm always kind of iffy on what's better in these instances, higher rolls or higher effect die. Well, that's the price you have to pay for rolling and picking your number first. Exceeding a defense roll by 5 steps your die up so theoretically a higher number is as good as an effect die, but if you use a really high die in the first place and still have a roll in the high-teens, it's possible to succeed AND step up your effect. So I guess what I'm saying is that it's HEAAAAADGAAAAAMES
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Jun 13, 2015 01:45
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 As long as the attack is successful the stress steps up right? Can it step up more than once by exceeding the defense roll by 5, etc.?
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Jun 13, 2015 02:04
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Yeah, if you exceed the defense roll by more than 10, you step up twice. I'd have to fumble my rolls on a catastrophic level for that to happen, though.
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Jun 13, 2015 02:05
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Ah I vaguely remembered that was a possible if unlikely thing. Good to know  The way I read it, it's a safer but slower bet to go with a higher result/lower effect die since stress increases incrementally anyway. In any case it also comes down to if you're buying the opportunity or not. You want it? If you do I think I'll go with the 25 d10 and count on at least double tapping Wanda with d12 emotional stress so that some combination of Shocker/Green Goblin can complication the poo poo out of her with some awkward or inappropriate quips.
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Jun 13, 2015 02:32
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Well, my first experiment with tuning 6v1 fights has yielded some valuable insights. I probably should have left the Infinite Army in play or given her large-scale threat die, first of all.
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Jun 15, 2015 06:49
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I don't think anyone used that asset. So we lost 2010s Gambit and 1992 Rogue, right?
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Yep, Civil War Gambit and Local Rogue are off the table. Since you made that asset and you've parlayed it into something else useful, why don't you convert it into a vehicle asset? Never know when having an enemy transport could come in handy. It worked on Endor. I mean, it would have worked if Luke hadn't been there to tip Vader off. But that definitely doesn't have a parallel.
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