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Cast: Cinder, the Bull, played by Godfish Nightblade, the Legacy, played by Tricky Steelheart, the Beacon, played by Tardzilla Sunbow, the Outsider, played by Rauri -------------------------- It's a normal, sunny day in the city of Halcyon. The first panel opens up on Bird's Nest Cafe, with people stopping by for a snack or something to eat after school. Below, in the basement, a group of four teens are gathered and hanging out. The television is on, the news just normal everyday things. Until a breaking alert occurs and a newscaster quickly begins reading a summary of the ongoing situation: "This just in! It appears a pair of villains, along with a large group of armed individuals have seized control of the Halcyon City Zoo. Their demands are to gain access to the Unicorn that was discovered a few days ago, and being temporarily kept within the zoo." A picture of a big old man wearing a safari explorer outfit shows up on screen. "The Hunter, a man known for his love of tracking down rare and unusual prey is behind this - authorities say he is determined to have a, quote, proper hunt." Another image of several of The Hunter's minions show up. They're armed and probably dangerous even to a group like you. Not too huge a threat, but maybe you'd want to keep an eye on them. A final image is of a young man with no fancy costume - just armor that covers his body and a helmet. "Bullet, an upcoming villain has clashed with super heroes before. At the moment, it is unclear why he and The Hunter are working together. For now, authorties have closed off all access to and from the zoo. While a hostage situation has developed, it appears the villains are using them to stop authorites from just rushing in and currently aren't endangering them. We'll keep this news story up to date as it goes on." Cinder: You've had a run in with Bullet before. He has a gun that shoots bullets. Not very creative. But he also has cheap single-shot guns for trick bullets. How did you defeat him last time, and how do you think he'll be prepared for you this time? Nightblade: The Hunter is from the Gold Age of supers. What kind of encounters have the past members had with him? Steelheart: Do you think this is the situation where you'll prove yourself to Nighblade? After all, you're apparently the leader of the team according to everyone but Cinder. How do you plan on dealing with this threat? Sunbow: How'd a unicorn get here? They aren't native to Earth, so one must have come across by accident. Or was it an accident? How sentient are they anyway? And what kind of people hunt them back in Avalon? -------------------------- Influence Sheet Put your character sheet in a quote block at the bottom of your first post and keep it updated as you gain advances Generally you can do one roll/significant action per post, ask me if you want to do more Have fun!
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People: Akira Hattori - The second Nightblade, Nightblade's father, currently in recovery after a battle with Sablestar but plans on returning to the field once he gets better. Thinks Nightblade should be in the public eye. Alchemist - Super villain who kidnapped a bunch of kids and infused elements into them. Four of them are still with her, and Cinder violently left. Wants to capture the element of Aether to becoming all powerful and immortal. Has infused the kids with Fire, Water, Lightning, Wind, and Earth. Angel of Archery - Member of the Examplars who looks after Cinder and is paying for her apartment. Cassie Steel - Steelheart's sister, speedster superhero by the name of Blink. Thinks Steelheart shouldn't be a superhero, got into an argument with their dad over it and no longer talks to him. Fuuma Kotaro - Supervillain known as Wind of Death, almost took over Halcyon City with an army of undead but was stopped by the first Nightblade. Hanzo Hattori - The first Nightblade, retired but judgemental. Doesn't think Nightblade should be in the public eye. King and Queen of Avalon - Sunbow's parents, open show disdain of her staying on Earth but still maintain contact and send her supplies. Mr. Steel - Steelheart's father. Knows about and supports Steelheart even though Blink doesn't, got into an argument with her over it. Gives her a box of cookies every month. Myrserinde, Elder - Older sister, has cloaked disdain for Sunbow staying on Earth. Poseidon - The Water based villain that the Alchemist used to beat obedience into Cinder Yuuko Hattori - Nightblade's sister, next in line but not chosen because she is too soft hearted and kind.
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 Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Bird's Nest Cafe I took a small bite from the croissant in front of me as I sit back and relax with my friends. It had been a quiet day at school, all things considered, and I had managed to secure a decent score on the pop quiz in math. While I didn't have much natural aptitude for the subject as a whole, geometry was a different matter. The use of angles and impromptu measurements thereof were part and parcel to how I fought. How could I not do well? Of course, Audrey had suggested that we should start participating in another extracurricular activity before the school day was out. They were starting to pile up. Honestly, I've already forgotten what it was she wanted me to do this time... I suppose I'll simply have to agree if she brings it up and hope for the best. I can't exactly admit that I wasn't paying attention when she told me about it. The breaking news catches my eye. The timing of this report is fantastic. Not that I wish for more crime, far from it, but it will be an excellent opportunity to impress some of the more established heroes in the city and develop our team's reputation. Also, I know my grandfather is still somewhat upset with me and Cinder over that whole 'slug monster' incident. The Hunter, his appearance aside, is a truly fearsome foe. I'd heard the stories from my father's skirmishes with him, of course, but he had even butted heads with my grandfather. The fact that he was still a career criminal and active after a confrontation with the first Nightblade suggested that we shouldn't take him lightly. That made him the perfect quarry to impress my family with. The most iconic encounters between the second Nightblade and The Hunter would have to be those stemming from his attempts to hunt Starbolt. He went through a phase where he claimed to have exhausted all worldly challenges and turned his sights on the stars. As an alien princess of some renown and, of course, a beloved hero of the city, Starbolt caught his eye. His plots were myriad and strangely effective. I had honestly thought many of the stories of his usage of rope snares and large-bore weaponry to be exaggerated. Apparently not. Despite his surfeit of power compared to the likes of Nucleon, the Silver Savior, and the Nightblade, he refused to give up and fought them time and again. I hook a thumb at the screen, "See that? The Hunter? He's a pretty big deal. Tangled with a lot of heroes over the years and he's still out there. The way I figure it, the threat of hostages is his main strength right now. If a couple of us sneak in and release them, he's not going to be able to keep the authorities out and fight off the rest of us at the same time." I look over to Audrey, "What do you think? Nightblade, The Legacy posted:
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 Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Bird's Nest Cafe (Mood Music) This is so awesome. If you had told me a few months ago that I'd actually be a part of an actual superhero team, I'd very politely tell you to stop raising my hopes up, and yet, here I am, in a group with an awesome mystical shadow ninja, en elf princess who's also my best friend, and a super badass girl who can control flames! And they made me their leader! Er, sorta. Cinder didn't really care all that much, but Lauren and Kouzai seem to have enough faith in me! We even have our own base! Kinda! It's cool that my dad let's us use the cafe's basement as a temporary base until we find a better one, and it's even cooler of him to give us free drinks and snacks when we meet up. Dad makes the best coffee. Still, just because I'm the leader now doesn't mean I get to slack off. I need to train even harder now so I don't fall behind. I like to keep myself constantly active, which is why I involve myself in as many school activities as I can, and just today I signed up me and Kouzai for the martial arts club so we can spar at school, too. I'm sure he won't mind me signing him up without telling him. I take a sip of my coffee as I watch the news unfold. Wow, talk about the perfect opportunity! If we can take out The Hunter and his men, and save those hostages, then that'll be the boost we need to our reputation, and maybe I can impress Kouzai, too! He's just so cool, and he's way more of a hero than I am, if I'm being honest. I still remember how shocked I was when he voted me as team leader. I thought for sure that he'd be the one leading us, but he declined. I hope I don't let him down. I listen to what he has to say about The Hunter, and nod, "Focusing on getting the hostages out first is a good idea. I think you, with your whole shadow magic thing, and me, with my phasing thing, can sneak in and help them get out." I tap a finger on my chin as I work out the rest of the plan in my head, "It might help if one of causes a distraction, and take their focus away from the hostages, but that might be a little tricky." I look at the rest of my team, "Thoughts?" Steelheart, The Beacon posted:
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Cinder (Header coming soon!) Danger: +2 | Freak: +2 | Savior: -1 | Superior: +1 | Mundane: -1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: None! "A Unicorn?" I let out a small snort of amusement and then go back to eating my donut and watching the news curiously. "Well, if it's a Unicorn they want to hunt, bringing The Bullet was a good choice, he'll have it lured out in seconds." You know what they say about unicorns, after all! Finishing that donut and then another one, I look up at Steelheart, who is not the leader, but does have a pretty good plan. "Sunbow and I will be the distractions and focus on fighting the heroes. I don't know what Huntsman can do but neither of us will do much good at stealthily rescuing hostages. The Bullet isn't much of a threat, he just shoots bullets, though he has trick shots. You can tell if he's using them cause he'll pull out a smaller gun for it. He wasn't much a threat, I could burn up all of bullets but if he isn't packing some kind of water or fire-retardant bullets after our last fight, I'll be surprised. Either way, they both sound like ranged fights, so I'll try and get in close while Sunbow provides counter fire." Another donut. "If we find a large open area without any animals I could probably set it alight to draw the attention in too." quote:Cinder, The Bull
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Apr 26, 2017 07:16
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 Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: Cafe Basement Being a hero is a lot of fun! There is the basement, where we are all socializing, I believe it is called hanging out, watch a 'TV' and I will circle back to that in a moment. Then there is the cafe above where I help sometimes - the customers are funny, Audrey's parents are such nice people, and it is amusing to have them tell me what to do, like 'Lauren people have to pay for their orders before you give them to them' and 'Lauren stop arranging the sprinkles on those muffins' - where I'm from nearly everyone bows when I'm near, so it is great fun that a hat and some sunglasses can make people think I am a human! And then there is what we are seeing on the 'TV' - I told you I would circle back - a chance to be heroes! Floating just above the couch next to Audrey - I do not want to inflict any of the wear and and tear - while munching on an apple turnover, I have changed out of my work uniform back into my more comfortable native clothes. Humans like wearing both too much and too ugly of clothes, it is silly, so I am glad to be in my own garb again, and for this opportunity to oppose this Hunter and his squire Bullet's plans. They want to hurt a unicorn! Unicorns are smart and noble animals, only the truly reprehensible hunt them... so of course it is an Unseelie pasttime. They are the WORST, though this Hunter seems to be imitating them, which makes him... worser? Not quite worst, but close! "I will be one of the distractions!" I announce happily after Cinder confirms her plan, floating just a little higher in the air at the two of us being partnered together for this - did Audrey do that on purpose? She is so sweet! "If this Bullet person is good at hunting unicorns, we must make sure that they are arrested! Unicorns are incredibly kind creatures, and they can talk too - they just usually choose not to." They can be somewhat standoffish. Levitating over towards the coffee table to deposit the plate I had been using, I move to retrieve my weapons from the corner of the room, grinning at my fellow heroes as I spin about, fully prepared for our upcoming quest. "Steelheart, I can carry you there if you want?" quote:
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Bird's Nest Cafe (Mood Music) Oh my gosh! They actually agree with my plan! I wasn't sure if it was any good or not, but they all seem to think that it's a good idea. "Sure, that'd be great!" I say to Lauren when she mentions flying me there. "Alright, Youngbloods!" I stand, looking as determined as I possibly can, and pump my fist, "Let's go save that unicorn and those people, and kick some supervillain butt!"
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Having come up with a plan, the four of you head off to the zoo as quickly as you can. You can see it's surrounded by police, but they haven't gone in yet. The armed guys working for The Hunter are watching the entrances and presumably other places you might enter. You'll probably have to deal with that if you want to get in unnoticed. Pretty easy to get in noticed though. Cinder: Do you want to wait while the others set up? You could probably just go in right now. What do you do? Nightblade and Steelheart: How do you guys plan to get in without being noticed? What do you do? Sunbow: What's your plan for getting noticed without letting the villains know something's up? You do look pretty unusual compared to everyone else here. What do you do?
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: The Zoo Alright, here we are. I'm a little nervous, but that's normal. As long as we stick to the plan, things should turn out well... hopefully. I pull out my phone, and start typing in the group chat I've created for us. We, uh, couldn't exactly afford actual communicators, so this is the closest thing we've got for now. I just hope Lauren remembers how to use her phone... The Youngbloods! posted:
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Apr 29, 2017 19:11
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Cinder (Header coming soon!) Danger: +2 | Freak: +2 | Savior: -1 | Superior: +1 | Mundane: -1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: None! "Er, no Sunbow he's good at hunting unicorns because he's a virgin." Is... that not actually true? "Well, that's what they say around here, about unicorns. It was a joke." Oh well. Off we go, and I'm holding tight to Nightblade as we fly over. I sort of wish I'd ended up on the hostage team because flying Nightblade over was pretty great, but letting him down and heading off with Sunbow to circle a bit of the way around the zoo was rather less nice. Still, at least we get the fun job, of fighting two villains at the same time. quote:You don't have to tell us the plan again Steelheart, we were all there when we came up with it And yeah, I could fly over right now and start it, but we don't want to start things off before they're ready to start freeing hostages... wait a second, what if Bullet or The Hunter is in with the hostages?! Crap! "Sunbow, we need to make sure The Hunter and Bullet aren't with the hostages, or Nightblade and Steelheart are going to be in trouble! Fly up and see if you can scout em, I'll get ready to start the distraction at the gate!" Not a provoke! GodFish fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Apr 30, 2017 |
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Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Halcyon City Zoo I nod resolutely, "Let's do this." A thought occurs to me as my phone dings and jingles incessantly for several moments. "Wait, can you show me how to silence my phone again?" After Steelheart shows me the proper button to push, I place it back into my pocket and place a hand on her shoulder, "Thank you. Now, from what I saw, the authorities haven't identified the location of the hostages. I do, however, have a plan. By traveling through the shadows, we can quickly reconnoiter the grounds from a position of stealth and find a position to assault the guards." I grin, "Just hold tight and close your eyes, alright? I'd hate to lose you in the shadows." We sink into the shadows and, in a moment, are gone without a trace. It's a strange experience to travel between them, one that words have difficulty doing justice. Suffice to say that one of the many points the Hattori clan's training focuses on is the mental techniques necessary to resist any temptations to abandon the path. The tricks used are myriad. Voices or visions of loved ones, attacks from phantom foes, and things far stranger still. We emerge at various points to gather our bearings and locate the group, but soon enough are hidden in the shadows near the hostages! quote:2:47 PM <Tricky> Nightblade unleashes some shadow portals!
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo Once we have arrived and split into our teams, Cinder and I head towards the edge of the zoo, and she suggests that I fly up overhead and scout the place out - which is exactly what I wanted to do! This is glorious. Cinder and myself will make an amazing team, she will get to see how much fun I can be while still being good at heroics (I suspect that she thinks I am not sometimes), and I will get to examine the zoo! My family has something like this, but we call it a Menagerie. Also ours is in a castle and much bigger, but I am still very excited by the prospect of seeing all these Earthly creatures - oh, and stopping the bad guys and succeeding in our quest. Bow over my shoulder and sword on my hip, I give Cinder a grin as I start to float upwards. "I will look overhead, and keep them busy if they spot me!" Suddenly having a good idea, I add "I will pretend that I am very interested in viewing the zoo animals, so they do not know we are cooking their gooses as a team." I believe that is the phrase. Giving her a final wave as I head off into the sky, it is time to notice what I can about this place! <Rauri> Unleash Flight to Extend Senses <Rauri> !r 2d6+2 <Krysmbot> Rauri, 10+2 = 12 In hindsight this might just be an assess, in which case asking the following: What here can I use to free the unicorn, how can we best end this quickly, and who here is vulnerable to me? Rauri fucked around with this message at 06:35 on May 1, 2017 |
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A serious of panels depict Steelheart and Nightblade traversing the shadows, Sunbow flying above the zoo looking for useful information, and Cinder on the ground, waiting for the right time for a distraction to be unleashed. You have 2 team to start with as you enter a battle against a dangerous foe. Steelheart doesn't have Influence over everyone, but everyone does share the same purpose in the fight which adds 1 to the Team pool. Current Team: 3 Steelheart and Nightblade: The two of you go through the shadows. What do each of you see or hear? Regardless, you end up in the shadows in a building where the hostages are being kept. Looks like a cafeteria for the visitors. The two of you seem to be really hidden from the villains here, you have some time to look around if you want. What do you do? Sunbow: Flying above the zoo, you notice a couple of things: First, you notice someone who looks like they work here, gathered by the uniform and the fact that they're being questioned by The Hunter himself. Seems like they want to try to find out where the unicorn is too. If you could get this man's help, he'd most likely tell you where the unicorn is. Second, of the caged animals are just casually walking around near the entrance to their exhibit. If you let them out and got them riled up, they'd probably be a huge distraction and something the villains would need to deal with. That has a pretty big chance of going badly though, do you think it's worth it? Of course, you floating around trying to find this out has attracted the attention of the armed henchmen keeping patrol. "Hey! Hey!" One of them yells at you, pointing his weapon at you. "Get down here!" Despite the threats and weapons aimed at you, you can tell they aren't taking you to be a huge threat. You did just fly over in plain view of them after all. You could capitalize on it, start attacking them after looking like you're going to follow their orders. What do you do?
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo Oh wow, this zoo is amazing! We should come here as a team later - or maybe just Audrey and me (or Cinder and me~). It is so educational and fun from what I can tell, and I want to pet the animals already - there are restaurants, and shops with trinkets depicting animals I very much want, oh and cotton candy! I have only had it once but it is glorious. Also there are people pointing guns at me, which is somewhat distressing. Luckily they are probably not using cold iron, so I am probably fine, but even still not what I exactly wanted - I was looking at the animals! Floating down towards the surface, I pretend to surrender, seemingly extremely confused as I look around at all the guards, clearly not threatening them. "Yes, I am down here now - what is next?" I am not really sure they expected me to seemingly surrender to them - nobody here looks like they were ready to take an Elven Princess into custody, which works to our advantage. I am too nice for them to be mean too, especially with how cooperative I am being. "Is this place closed? I had thought this was Business Hours, was I wrong?" Suddenly grinning, I clap my hands together, as if I have realized several things. "Oh, are you all here to take me on a tour?! Wonderful!" I beam at the gang, not a hard thing for me to do. "Can I please speak to your manager first though? I want to register a complaint." That is an Earthly phrase that means they will soon bring me to the Hunter - many people have said that to me in the cafe after I have learned things about Earth, though most were mad while I happen to be smiling profusely, and it means they will show me to their boss since I am being nice. My friends will surely use this opportunity to enact their parts Steelheart's plan! <Rauri> !r 2d6+3 Provoke Minions to Take Me To Your Leader <Rauri> !r 2d6+3 <Krysmbot> Rauri, 4+3 = 7 Guessing their response is "let us disarm you first", which Lauren will agree to. +1 on Assess from realizing these guys are vulnerable to me via previous prompt. Rauri fucked around with this message at 08:21 on May 1, 2017 |
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Current Team: 3 Sunbow: Some of them look a little confused, and a few even lower their weapons. They start talking amongst themselves. "Uh, should we take her?" "No, what if it's some kind of trick?" "She just flew over and wants to talk to the manager and she's clearly not a human. Maybe she doesn't know what's going on?" They're not sure what to do now. What do you do? Take +1 forward to act against them
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Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Halcyon City Zoo The trip between is always a challenge of the heart. Fortunately for me, it is one where the temptations are known. I heard the voice of my mother calling out for me, as well as inviting visions of a warm home. I had never truly known her. She died when I was young. Far too young to remember. My father did not speak of what had become of her, but... Well, I had my suspicions that it had to do with the shadows. Steelheart's ever-tightening grip around my shoulders and chest helped anchor me as much as my training. I hope that she does not see anything too disturbing. As we finally emerge into the deep shadows of the cafeteria building, I feel Steelheart still pressed up against my body. She is... very, very close to me. It is not an unwelcome feeling, but this seems hardly the time nor the place to engage in such displays. I silently rest my hand on hers, both in reassurance and to signal our arrival, while I scan the room. It seems that the distraction has not yet begun, given the lack of excitement or other overt signs of tension in the building, so it is still too early to begin the rescue. Perhaps this is advantageous. It should allow us to defuse this hostage situation with minimal risks to either the civilians or to the members of the Youngbloods. quote:10:41 AM <Tricky> Nightblade assesses the situation! Tricky fucked around with this message at 21:20 on May 3, 2017 |
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Current Team: 3 Nightblade: Taking a look around you can see that even when the distraction goes down, there's enough henchmen guarding here that they'll still be able to keep an eye on the hostages - probably something The Hunter and Bullet might have foreseen. It'd be a good idea to stay here and make sure they're safe when that happens. What do you do?
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: The Zoo "Ah!" I close my eyes, and hang on to Nightblade as he takes me with him through the shadows. I try my best to ignore the voices, but it's... hard. I hear a soft, elderly voice call out to me. Granny? But I thought you passed away? What was that? You want me to join you for coffee? But granny, I'm on an important mission. I'm a hero now, just like you and Cassie! It'll just be for a few minutes? Well, in that case, I suppose I could- NO! That is NOT my granny's voice! Granny would never tell me to stray away from the path! I don't care how much you sound like her, you're not my granny! You're not- Huh? Is someone touching my hand? I cautiously open one eye up, and that's when I've noticed two things: One, we're not in the shadow realms anymore (Thank God), and two, I... am clinging on very tightly to Nightblade. My head is practically buried in his chest. His... incredibly well-toned, chiseled chest... "U-um!" I quickly let go of him. My face is incredibly flushed right now. Alright, Steelheart, get your head back in the game. Things might've gotten a little awkward, sure, but you've got a mission to do, and a team to lead! Stop thinking about Nightblade's abs, and focus on what you came here to do! I pull out my phone again, and send Cinder and Sunbow the signal. The Youngbloods posted:
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 Danger: +2 | Freak: +2 | Savior: -1 | Superior: +1 | Mundane: -1 Potential 1/5 | Conditions: None! I wave Sunbow off and now I just have to hope she actually does that and doesn't mess up. Nothing I can do to make sure though, so I just move along the wall back towards the front gate. I figure that's the best spot to make a distraction, gather all the guards there. If some head off towards the hostages hopefully they'll run into Sunbow and not make it there. Just got to wait for the signal. And wait. Aaaaaaand wa-oh here it is! Alright! As soon as the message arrives I slip my phone away and blast up into the air, perching on top of the large ornate gate entrance to the zoo, flames billowing off me. "Things are about to get hot, so now's your chance to surrender if you want it!" I yell out to the henchmen and then immediately yell, "too late!" Gathering up a ball of fire into my fist, I leap off the gate and rocket down to the ground, slamming my fist into the road and sending torrents of fire blasting up around us. [18:28:26] <GodFish> directly engage henchmen [18:28:49] <GodFish> !r 2d6+2 [18:28:49] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 3+2 = 5 [18:29:08] <GodFish> ehhh I'll take it
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo While these bad guys debate things, I am fiddling with the phone that my teammates provided to me. It is very confusing sometimes - I always end up calling the people I did not mean to - but I have figured out how to read the Text Messages by now. Audrey has sent a bunch, and I must respond to update everyone on my status! txt to Team posted:I have spotted the unicorn and the Hunter! Putting my phone back into my pocket, Cinder seems to have sprung into action, flinging her flames and sending the bad guys running as she does - it is sooo amazing! I cannot let her or my friends down, and now is the time for me to show what I can do! "Ha! I do know what is going on," I declare triumphantly to the villains, drawing my sword since we are in close quarters. Starting to drift off the ground, the sun shines off my blade as I level it towards these servants of our true enemy. "And I am going to stop you all!" With that super good line, if I do say so myself, I dart into the fray as well, trying to chop up guns and knock these guys out with the flat of the blade - I do not want to hurt anyone! That said, I do want to help Cinder out! <Rauri> This is gonna go great - Sunbow Directly Engage, +1 Forward <Rauri> !r 2d6 <Krysmbot> Rauri, 5 = 5 <Rauri> yuuup Edit: Actually a 6 due to assess, but still a failure. Spending a point of team to help Cinder. If this /does/ succeed, picking take something from them (their weapons). Rauri fucked around with this message at 10:21 on May 6, 2017 |
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Current Team: 2 Cinder: These guys are a bit sharper then your average henchmen - once you get up and yell they immediately look up and some fire at you as you come down. Roll to take a powerful blow But you slam down and several of them are knocked off their feet, thanks to Sunbow jumping in to help you out. Do you appreciate her help? Meanwhile, one of them is yelling into a communicator, "We have heroes outside! Send some help right now!" They seem pretty freaked out at least. What do you do? Sunbow: Are you really fine with Cinder just jumping in and possibly ruining the element of surprise for you? Regardless, as some of them fall the other henchmen turn to you. You hear one of them shout, "Take her down first!" Some shots ring out from enemies whose guns you haven't cut and a few of them back off to give the others aiming in a better shot. What do you do? Nightblade and Steelheart: The two of you hear the sounds of fighting from outside, along with the shouting from someone on a communicator. A couple of the people here leave, but there's still some guarding the hostages. Plus, you don't know where Bullet is. What do you two do?
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Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Halcyon City Zoo Nightblade looked at Steelheart and murmured, "I'll take care of the guns. Keep an eye out for Bullet, alright? We can't let anyone get hurt on our watch. If this goes as planned, you might even be able to get them out of here right away. You'll know when to move." He waited for a few seconds as the remaining guards milled around in confusion, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. With a thumbs-up to his teammate, Nightblade sank into the shadows. That was about the time all hell broke loose. Shurikens and kunai, almost invisible against the backdrop of the shadows, sprayed out with incredible precision. For a moment, the only sounds were guns clattering across the floor and a soft swear that cut across the room. Nightblade stepped from the shadows, standing atop a large light in the center of the room. He stood, the shadows rippling around him in a manner reminiscent of water, then said, "Those who would prey on the weak should fear the shadows! Nightblade, iza mairu!" As he assumed the pose that accompanied the entrance that his father had used for countless years of heroics, he was struck by a brief moment of self-consciousness. Nobody did entrances like that anymore. Not anyone of his generation, anyways. quote:5:52 PM <Tricky> Nightblade does the shadowy thing! (Directly Engage, +1 from Assess)
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Current Team: 2 Nightblade: The guards all stare dumbfounded for a moment, wondering what exactly is going on. They can't even fire back, because their weapons are on the floor. Not without you being able to attack them again anyway. They stand there, unsure of what o do. But then, suddenly the gray door to a nearby large fridge bursts open and Bullet, doing a very quick and graceful roll from the crouching position he was in, pulls out a gun and begins to fire on you. If Steelheart doesn't do something, roll to take a powerful blow. Steelheart: Well, Nightblade has their attention. But now Bullet is firing on him! Are you going to take this moment to help the hostages or Nightblade?
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo Clothes and hair and sword glittering in the sunlight, it is clear to me that these minions have never had to deal with a royally trained swordswoman before. They are wielding guns, which I have come to understand since I arrived in this world... but I am wielding a magic sword. I call it Seventh Star (in English anyways, its true name is so long I will not recount it now) and it is carving through their chosen weapons effortlessly. "Wait, why me first?" I ask, ducking under some gunfire as I soar towards another one of the villains' guards, slicing his gun as I pass by. "Rude!" As they start to aim at me and Cinder meets opposition, it seems wise to regroup with her - we are a team for this, and we will do better together! Sheathing my blade as I take off into the sky above where my fire-elemental-friend is fighting, I draw my bow with practiced speed while I evade their attacks - bullets are so much faster than arrows and most magics, it is really difficult - and start laying down cover for her. "Cinder, I hope you are well!" I call out to her, managing to smile briefly at her between pulling arrows from the enchanted quiver over my shoulder. "We should not damage this zoo too much, it seems very interesting!" These lackeys seem determined to bar our way to the true villains opposing our quest, and to try and hurt my wonderful friend Cinder - I will not allow them to do this! Darting about in middair and firing down upon them with practiced grace and magic arrows, I know there is no way they will be able to hurt her with me watching out overhead! <Rauri> Sunbow Defend Cinder vs Henchmen <Rauri> !r 2d6+1 <Krysmbot> Rauri, 9+1 = 10 Cinder's defended for this round, time for some covering fire~ Adding a team to the pool Rauri fucked around with this message at 07:15 on May 9, 2017 |
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: The Zoo "Nightblade!" I rush to him as fast as I can when I see Bullet shooting at him. I grab his arm, and phase the both of us, causing the bullets to go through our intangible bodies. Phew, that was way too close. ...Oh! Right! The hostages! I was so focused on helping Nightblade that I almost forgot about them! I quickly let go of his nice, strong arm, and say, "Well, I guess we know where he is now. Do you think you can handle him while I try to get the hostages out of here?" quote:<Hugzilla> Steelheart is going to defend Nightblade! (+1 from influence)
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Current Team: 3 Steelheart: As you make Nightblade and yourself intangible, Bullet stops firing. He catches onto what you're doing rather quickly. "Ah, so you're one of those heroes with a possibly vaguely useful power that might sort of maybe come in handy? I assume that's why he was trying to get everyone's attention. So you could have something to do." He has a helmet on, but you get the idea that he's grinning behind it. "And what else can you do? You going to walk through a table at me? Or more likely, you're going to leave it to the actual hero here to take care of?" He makes a vague motion at Nightblade. Do you accept what he's saying? If you accept, shift Freak up and Savior down. Otherwise, roll to reject his Influence
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Danger: +3 | Freak: +2 | Savior: -1 | Superior: +1 | Mundane: -2 Potential 1/5 | Conditions: Angry, Insecure [00:55:35] <GodFish> cinder, powerful blow [00:55:37] <GodFish> !r 2d6 [00:55:39] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 8 = 8 Taking Insecure and Angry Oh please, bullets? They haven't been a threat since I started out, I mean, take a gun and go shoot at a bonfire, see how much damage you can do to it. It's like that, no a thr-"youch!" I let out a small and completely unintentional yelp as one of the bullets passing through my fiery body leaves a trail of pain - not at the level as if I'd actually been shot, obviously, but it definitely wasn't a normal bullet. My fireball slam doesn't even go off right because I ended up grabbing my side mid-plunge, and it's only because of Sunbow joining in that I even hit most of these guys with the fire spurts. Uuuugh, this is not going off to a good start! Furious with myself slash Sunbow slash them, I erupt up from the ground, glaring around at my opponents and rocket forward, catching the nearest gunner with a flaming lariat. I'm going to find whoever had that special ammo - is it Bullet? I didn't see him - and get some payback! [01:17:06] <GodFish> directly engage henchmen [01:17:09] <GodFish> !r 2d6+3 [01:17:09] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 8+3 = 11 taking their guns from them, create an opportunity for Sunbow With Sunbow giving me covering fire from her arrows, at least I don't need to worry about them shooting me with another one of those, so I can go all out, bursting jets of flame out from the lariat arm to spin in a circle, fire rippling out in a spiral wave from my arm and filling the area. It isn't hot enough to cause say, serious burns, but it is hot enough - and wide enough - to ignite any gunpowder they have on them, causing a nice series of explosions from their guns. That, along with the still persistent flames filling the area should give Sunbow plenty of time to fill them fuller of arrows from above.
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo Ahhhhhhhhh! Cinder is hurt! She is... well, seemingly fine now, but she clearly WAS hurt, and that is what matters here. These people have gone too far, by royal decree! Exactly out of range of Cinder's attack, for a moment or two I am too distracted by the marvelous attack to pay attention to what I am doing, continuing to drift in midair with bow in hand and staring at the sequence of explosions she has set off. "Wow! So cool!" Remembering myself, I give her a wink and my most winning smile. "I mean, so hot!" Her attacks are fire and not cold after all, she will think I am confused again if identify her elemental allegiance incorrectly! The minions that have not already been defeated are scurrying about in the flames, and I hate to do the 'jinxing', but they are too easy to shoot. I switch from physical arrows to bolts of pure light, so as to make sure everyone I hit survives this - I do not want to kill any of them, even if they are extremely bad people. Soaring high above and with them channeled by the narrows streets of this place and Cinder's lingering flames, I am both out of sight and they are all perfectly out of position. I have used a bow since I was able to walk, I can - but never would - shoot the wings off a pixie with a single shot, and they are within my sights. This is no challenge at all. While these minions of our true foe are distracted, I strike. "Hey evil guardsmen - Cinder watch out! Radiant Volley!" That is all the warning I am giving them - they hurt Cinder after all - and a split second after I do, I release the drawstring on my bow, loosing a volley of solar energy directly into each of them - oddly enough given my luminescent attack, it is time for the Lights Out for them. Directly Engage Henchmen: 2d6+1 12 Picking resist or avoid their blows and impress, surprise, or frighten the opposition. +1 from assess and +1 from Cinder's opportunity, though neither ended up actually mattering. Rauri fucked around with this message at 11:18 on May 13, 2017 |
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: The Zoo Bullet's mocking words cause me to go silent. I wish I could say his words didn't affect me, but they do, a little. I've been told, time and time again, by so many different people, that I'm not a "real" hero. I'm just a regular girl pretending to be one. I have powers, sure, but they're so small and limited, and a little useless when it comes to an actual fight. I've been told I should give up on this "silly" dream of mine, and let the "actual" heroes do the "real" work. All I'm ever going to do is get in the way. After all, what could a "normie" like me do? Heck with that! Sure, I might not have any fancy powers, but that doesn't make me any less of a hero! It's about heart, and having a strong sense of justice! And right now, my justice is telling me to take this two-bit thug down! "...Nightblade, there's going to be a slight change of plans," I let go of his arm, and stand in between him and Bullet, "You go get the hostages out of here," I go into my fighting stance, and narrow my eyes at bullet, "I'm going to show this punk how much a hero with a "vaguely useful power" can do." quote:<Hugzilla> Rejecting Bullet's influence!
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Current Team: 3 Sunbow and Cinder: Between Cinder hurling flames and Sunbow firing down bolts of light, the henchmen are done for. Those still up are fleeing the fight, trying to head elsewhere in the zoo. You sucessfully took them out...but there's a moment of silence and you realize nothing else is happening where you are right now. Neither The Hunter or Bullet are showing up, and when Sunbow looks back to where she saw the zoo employee, she can see The Hunter is no longer there - the man is by himself for some reason. What do you do? Steelheart: Bullet scoffs. "Yeah, okay. Go ahead." He aims his gun at you. "This might not be much of a challenge, but it should still be fun taking you down." What do you do? Bullet takes advantage of his Influence to give you -2 to your roll. If Nightblade doesn't help out then shift Freak up and Savior down, and mark a condition.
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Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Halcyon City Zoo Nightblade looked at Steelheart for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, I'll leave him to you." He started walking back towards the huddled hostages, stopping briefly to bop her on the shoulder with the side of his fist as he passed. "Show him your justice. It's not something so cheap that words like those can shake it, right?" A faint grin was visible through the shadows cloaking his features. Nightblade boosts Steelheart's Reject back to a 7! With that, he broke into a more determined pace. While he was certainly confident in Steelheart's martial abilities, the fact of the matter was that there were a number of people who might be seriously injured if a gunfight broke out inside. He gestured at the hostages, then at the door, "Everyone, follow me!" It was too risky to send them through the shadows, let alone the fact that it would take a number of trips. Still, it was dim enough that he should have plenty of shadows to shield their passage if the goons tried anything or Bullet started firing at them.
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Freak: -1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +3 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Beat-down city! I nod at Nightblade. He's right; my justice is not so easily shaken. If it was, then there's no point in me being a hero in the first place. I became one so I can help people, and so I can stop people like him. People who trample all over the weak. People who only care about their own selfish gains. He's nothing but a big bully that needs to be taken down. "My name is Steelheart!" I loudly declare, "The hero with a heart of steel! And I-" I point at him, "Will be the one who will bring you to justice!" I charge forward, phasing through his bullets, and once I get close to him, I bring my arm back, "Ha!" and deliver a palm strike to his chest. I put enough force into the strike so he'd still feel it under all that armor. I don't stop there, I continue hitting him with a flurry of kicks and punches, and not giving him a chance to use those guns of his. He tries to get a punch in, but I dodge it, and hit him with an upwards palm strike, causing that helmet of his to rattle a little. "What's wrong? I thought you said this wouldn't be "that much of a challenge?" Don't tell me you're actually having trouble fighting a "weak" hero like me?" I can't help but give a self-satisfied smirk. He goes in for another punch, but instead of dodging, I grab his arm, and use his momentum against him to toss him onto his back. "There's no way you're winning this fight. I'd give up now, if I were you." quote:<Hugzilla> Steelheart is going to Directly Engage Bullet! (+1 forward)
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo We were supposed to be a distraction but it did not seem to work... nevertheless, with all those minions defeated, I cannot help but be somewhat delighted. Cinder and I defeated them easily - that may not exactly have been our job, but still, the two of us worked together! I suspect she looks more favorably upon me now, and if it's even possible, I do upon her. I had known she was tough, but she is quite the Badass, as humans say! Stowing my bow and drawing my sword again as most of our enemies seem to be defeated, I cannot spot either of the Main Villains here. I do, however, see the one person here that can help the unicorn. "I am going to go free the Zoowarden that can help the unicorn!" I declare to Cinder, beaming at her for just a second as I start to fly towards my destination.
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Current Team: 2 Steelheart: "Maybe I will give up this fight." You can sense a sudden change in his voice - his armor may be protecting him from your blows (and might be a little hard on your fists), but you still prevented him from being able to attack back. And if he didn't have the armor, well...things might have gone differently. He doesn't seem so confident anymore. With a sudden burst of speed he rolls and pulls out a single use gun with his other hand. It's not aimed at you though - he's looking at the kitchen. The shot rings out and leaves a burning red glare as it streaks towards a fryer, filled with flammable oil. There's a brief moment of silence, and then an explosion. Fiery globs of oil splatter all over, and the fire begins to spread. The fryers next to the one that exploded go off soon afterward, making things even worse. While this is happening, Bullet stands back up having gotten a little bit of distance between the two of you. "But I'm not letting you win either, hero." What do you do? Nightblade: The people saw Steelheart punching out the guy holding them hostage (even if it didn't hurt him that much) and with the guards too afraid to interfere they made no real effort to get out. But then Bullet sets the place ablaze, and panic begins to emerge from the crowd - including the people working with Bullet. They're about ready to just run out - in the process hurt each other or block the doorway or who knows what. What do you do? Sunbow: You head over the the man, who is just sitting right where you last saw him. As you approach, you notice that he's not acknowledging your presence or even doing much other then...just sitting. Kind of odd. What do you do? Cinder: What do you think of your victory here? Or how neither of the villains have shown up? What about you and Sunbow helping each other? Regardless, she's gone off to meet the man she thinks will help locate the unicorn. What do you do?
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo What else would I do? I approach the man, give him a wave, and then tap him on the shoulder - in that order, as I believe that is the custom in this world. "Hello new friend - I am Sunbow!" What a lucky day for him, and for me! Standing proud and sheathing my sword to assure him I mean no harm, the villain must have scared this man greatly. Tragic and lamentable, truly something The Youngbloods shall fix! "You know about where the Unicorn is, right?" He, he is not responding. Hmm. Alright, it is time for the mild shaking. "I want to help it, please just tell me where it is and I can do my best to assist it escaping back to Faery!" Rauri fucked around with this message at 07:34 on May 19, 2017 |
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Danger: +3 | Freak: +2 | Savior: -1 | Superior: +1 | Mundane: -2 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: Angry, Insecure Hmm. Not the most satisfying victory, since it was a bunch of henchmen, but not too bad! I have a small grin on my face as I jet up into the air near Sunbow to take a look around. No sign of The Hunter or Bullet, which means our diversion didn't grab either of the two important targets either. drat. Sunbow wants to go find the Unicorn, which is... fine, I guess. Not really the big concern here, but whatever. Leaves the important stuff for me to do! "Okay! It'll probably like you!" I call after her, smirking slightly, then touch back down onto the main zoo walkway and head off on foot until I get to one of the main intersections of various paths, helpfully forming a large paved area that I don't have to worry about accidentally lighting the zoo on fire from. "Alright hunter, let's see where you've got to..." Channel the fire up into my feet, I burst upwards, creating a billowing jet of flames pouring down and scorching the tiles of the ground, launching me high enough into the sky above the zoo I should be able to see everything. [13:12:50] <GodFish> unleash powers [13:12:53] <GodFish> !r 2d6+2 [13:12:54] <Krysmbot> GodFish, 5+2 = 7 its an assess, so that's a 6 "Oi, Sunbow! Did you see the Hunter earlier?" Cupping my hands around my mouth, I shout over to her. GodFish fucked around with this message at 02:44 on May 26, 2017 |
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Freak: +1 | Danger: -1 | Savior: +2 | Superior: +0 | Mundane: +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! | Location: Halcyon City Zoo Nightblade sighed. Of course, they just wanted to sit tight and watch the fight. With the man who had a gun and a lot of bullets. Civilians. As much as the sudden fire and subsequent stampede for the door was a problem, it also proved the solution to his earlier worries. He simply needed to craft a few walls of shadow to funnel the mob appropriately and shield them from any fire - or bullets - that might draw too close. He concentrated for a few moments and... quote:1:45 PM <Tricky> Nightblade defends the hostages! (+1 from assess) Black barriers erupted out of the shadows, cordoning the hostages off from Bullet, Steelheart, and the guards. The heat from the fire and noise of the battle faded to a dull warmth and a muted buzz respectively. In a firm, commanding voice Nightblade added, "Listen up! We will protect you, but you need to do what I say! We'll make for the fences and I promise that I'll see you all to safety!"
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Fre: +2 | Dan: -1 | Sav: 0 | Sup: +2 | Mun: 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: - | Location: The Zoo "He was where I am now, but I do not see him here!" I shout back to Cinder before returning my attention to the zookeeper. Spending a point of Team to boost Cinder's roll. Rauri fucked around with this message at 04:43 on May 26, 2017 |
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