About to drive back from the beach, then jumping on a plane to Seattle in the morning. Will update as soon as I can; either at the airport tomorrow AM or on the plane if they offer WiFi.
With a roar, Nefaria unleashes a blast of energy at Saar.
Count Nefaria
Solo d8, Buddy d6, Team d10
Destructive, Mastermind, Seflish
Ionic Power
Energy Blast d8, Kinetic Control d10
Subsonic Flight d8, Superhuman Durability d10 (shutdown)
Superhuman Speed d10, Superhuman Strength d10
SFX: Area Attack, Boost, Energy Absorption.
Limit: Ion Depletion - Add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown any Ionic Power trait. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Saar is a blur as he ducks under Nefaria's outstretched arms, decades of training and battle having served him well. The coruscating energy sails harmlessly into the sky, and Saar dashes into a menacing position at the villain's shoulder.
For a moment, Nefaria turns serious. He glances behind him at the alien, then at the elongated man still maintaining a tenous grip.
"It looks like I'm outnumbered."
From out of the gaping maw in the Raft shoots a bolt of erratic energy. It stutters to a stop, resolving itself into a vaguely man-like shape. It raises a fist at a Telesto...
Living Laser
Solo d4, Buddy d6, Team d8
I Want to Be Human, Research Physicist, Show-Off
SFX: Holographic Constructs - Add d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when creating appropriate assets.
SFX: Immunity - Spend d6 from the Doom Pool to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from vacuum, hunger, thirst, or fatigue.
Limit: Mirror, Mirror - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool to turn Photonic Form into a complication because of mirrors or reflective surfaces. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Energy Form - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown Photonic Form when stressed out by energy-draining or light-trapping tech.
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edited September 2012
"Telesto doesn't move a muscle when the bolt of energy fires at him. Instead he just blurs and the bolt passes right through him- except it doesn't come out the other side. Over the din of the fight the others hear a light chuckle as he starts to glow a faint yellow and raises both his fists in the same way Laser did. A second later two bolts of light strike out in opposite directions, striking both the villains with a colossal 'ZAP'!"
Jake crosses his arms and nods to his dice. "Your move Kitty." he says with a grin.
Spend a pp to add a dice to total, giving a 19 Total and D10 effect die. I'll use the Counterattack SFX to inflict D10 physical stress on Living Laser for free.
I believe I have two PPs? If so I'll activate that opportunity to create a D10 stunt dice (based on mimic) for my next action.
Hmm. Let's say a 14 total with a D10 effect to inflict physical stress since his defences are down. Here's hoping it works because if this actions fails a D8 gets added to the doom pool.
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Jake puts a finger on his chin and pretends to think about it. "Why yes, I think I do."
Yeah sorry, the bit where I said physical stress was in the struck out part of my post. I've got no PPs to activate that opportunity, so @sneaks knock em dead!
A minute ago, Nellie had only been dealing with SHIELD agents. Now it was the island of misfit toys. Really. Stretch Armstrong and everything. In a matter of seconds, this Nefaria character seemed to have drawn the ire of everyone and everything.
Well, except for the glowing bloke. "Okay," Nellie resolved. "Let's lock that down." She'd pushed too hard too fast with Nefaria, tried to overwhelm him with sheer force. It was time to try a lighter touch…
'Is that who you are? The guy who comes when Nefaria calls him? Are you sure you're not better than that? That you're not better than him? Because that's what everyone thinks, you know. That he's better than you. And right now, in front of all these people, is the perfect time to prove them wrong. Beat Nefaria.'
Take Control of the Laser Total [21]
• Team: D6 [6]
• Power (Mind Control): D8 [7]
• Specialty (Psych Expert): D8 [8] Effect [5]
• SFX (Unleashed): D8 [5] Miscellaneous:
• Exploit (Watcher-Rolled 1; learned from attacking Nefaria): D4 [2]
I'll use a Plot Point for an extra total die.
"I know I said I was gonna work on Nefaria's powers," Carmen explained. "But you guys cracked his durability, so… Yeah. Let's take control of this Living Laser and turn him on Nefaria." The dice clattered to the table, and Carmen's mouth twisted into a grin. "That seems like it'll work. Lu—Obscura (@tzeentchling )! Go for it."
She winces as she adds up the dice. "Wow, that's going to hurt. 15 points lower? That's +3 to your effect die. Which is already a d8, so that's a d12 of Stress plus a d6 of trauma." Kitty looks at Carmen. "Do you want to inflict Mental Stress and Trauma? Arthur will be out of the fight, unless Nefaria can rouse him. And even if he does, Arthur is still going to have a nasty d10 or d12 of Stress you can add to your pools against him."
Player Characters Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row Nellie Cochrane
Obscura Telesto
NPCs
SHIELD Agents
Count Nefaria Living Laser
Expert S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent d8
Solo d4, Buddy d6, Team d8
Body Armor d6, Comms d6, Small Arms d6
Count Nefaria
Solo d8, Buddy d6, Team d10
Destructive, Mastermind, Seflish
Ionic Power
Energy Blast d8, Kinetic Control d10
Subsonic Flight d8, Superhuman Durability d10 (shutdown)
Superhuman Speed d10, Superhuman Strength d10
SFX: Area Attack, Boost, Energy Absorption.
Limit: Ion Depletion - Add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown any Ionic Power trait. Activate an opportunity to recover.
SFX: Holographic Constructs - Add d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when creating appropriate assets.
SFX: Immunity - Spend d6 from the Doom Pool to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from vacuum, hunger, thirst, or fatigue.
Limit: Mirror, Mirror - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool to turn Photonic Form into a complication because of mirrors or reflective surfaces. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Energy Form - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown Photonic Form when stressed out by energy-draining or light-trapping tech.
Living Laser slumps to the ground, his humanoid form flickering in and out of cohesion. His vague mumbling includes phrases like "will never be human", "always a sidekick", and "so close, I was so close."
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"Let's see," Lucy murmurs to herself. "Nefaria's Durability is shut down, and I know about his general weakness. This could be a good opportunity to try to hit him with some darkforce bolts."
Pepper Nefaria with Darkforce Blasts:
Team D8 + Created by Magic D4 (+1PP) + Darkforce Bolts D6 + Mystic Expert D8 + Ego Backlash Resource D10 1d10+1d8+1d8+1d6+1d4[1d10=3] [1d8=8] [1d8=2] [1d6=2] [1d4=3]
Wow that was mostly crap. I guess I'll take the 1d4 and the 1d8 for a total of 11, with a D10 effect die, inflicting physical stress if successful.
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Use plot point! The transformer that Nefaira just dived behind, that's ominously sparking, was damaged even more by her attack. It could blow at any second!
"Mama Bird, this is Unit 37. Additional metahumans have breached the perimeter. One is down. Inmate N is still active, but local forces have him engaged. Backup still requested!" Langtry released the comm unit and fired off two quick shots. "Orders, sir?"
Rubens glanced at the darkforce-charged transformer. "Target his cover! Light it up!"
Solo d8 + Mastermind d4 (Step up Doom Pool) + Combat Expert d8
11 w/ d4 effect.
Doom Pool , , ,
Player Characters Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row Nellie Cochrane Obscura Telesto
NPCs SHIELD Agents
Count Nefaria Living Laser
Expert S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent d8
Solo d4, Buddy d6, Team d8
Body Armor d6, Comms d6, Small Arms d6
Count Nefaria
Solo d8, Buddy d6, Team d10
Destructive, Mastermind, Seflish
Ionic Power
Energy Blast d8, Kinetic Control d10
Subsonic Flight d8, Superhuman Durability d10 (shutdown)
Superhuman Speed d10, Superhuman Strength d10
SFX: Area Attack, Boost, Energy Absorption.
Limit: Ion Depletion - Add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown any Ionic Power trait. Activate an opportunity to recover.
SFX: Holographic Constructs - Add d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when creating appropriate assets.
SFX: Immunity - Spend d6 from the Doom Pool to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from vacuum, hunger, thirst, or fatigue.
Limit: Mirror, Mirror - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool to turn Photonic Form into a complication because of mirrors or reflective surfaces. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Energy Form - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown Photonic Form when stressed out by energy-draining or light-trapping tech.
Nefaria dives out from behind the transformer as it erupts with darkforce. Black energy still plays across its metal surface, filling the air with the smell of ozone.
Dr. Row pauses for a moment to compose himself, then charges at the exposed Count Nefaria. The mutant leaps into the air, forming two gigantic hammers with his hands that he brings down in an arc towards the Count's head.
Dr. Row's Attack:
Team d6, Unleashed Shapeshifting d12, Expert Acrobatics d8, Nefaria's Physical Stress d10
Count Nefaria uses Boost - shuts down Superhuman Speed d10 to step up Energy Blast d8 -> d10
Count Nefaria uses Area Attack - targets Ranger Saar, Dr. David Row, Nellie Cochrane, Obscura, Telesto, and the SHIELD Agents.
Count Nefaria:
Solo d8, Destructive d4 (Step up Doom Pool), Energy Blast d10, Combat Expert d8, Area Attack 6d6
I'm rolling the reaction for you, but you're welcome to override me and roll your own if you like. I also can't remember if you have any Plot Points, which would be a factor here.
Dr. Row reacts:
Team d6, Brilliant d8, Shapeshifting d10, Acrobatics Expert d8
Kitty looks at the last two dice in the Doom Pool: both d12s. She picks them up. "Scene's over, folk. Give yourself 2 XP for my expenditure of d12s from the Doom Pool. Count Nefaria is clearly on the ropes, scared, and unhinged; some of you are injured, and your allies have been killed. How do you want this to go down? Does Nefaria get away? Does he surrender? Or do you mash his face in?"
The dice clatter to the table, and James closes his eyes. "That's a terrible roll. Good thing I've got superhuman stamina, 'cause I think Saar's going to be rebuilding itself from the ground up. I think, in the light of that roll, Nefaria would get away -- from Saar, at least."
Results: Dodging Nefaria's Blast 1d6 1 1d10 5 1d10 4 1d8 2 (lost the link somewhere, sorry).
So. 9 total with a d8 effect. The attack hits superstyle, and I add 2 to the doom pool (1 for the d6 and one d10 for failing an Unleashed action). That's not good.
The now harmless husks of the transformer and the SHIELD agents seemed to be the only cover on offer. Nellie dove for the transformer, nabbing one of the abandoned M4s en route. (For all the good Nellie thought it would do!)
Take Cover from Nefaria! Total [18]
• Team: D6 [6]
• Specialty (Acrobatics Expert) D8 [4]
• Stunt (Watcher Opportunity; Acrobatics Expert) D10 (Spend one PP)[8] • Distinction (Nervous Nellie) D4(Gain one PP)[1]
And I'll spend a Plot Point for an extra total die again.
Also, how did Nefaria get an 18? I can't make the dice rolls add up. Which values were you keeping?
"Nefaria totally needs to get caught. He needs to answer for his crimes here!" Lucy exclaims. "Of course, that assumes any of us are still standing...."
Nefaria wound up keeping pretty much all the dice that weren't 1s. I could be reading Area Attack wrong? "Add a d6 and keep an extra effect die for each additional target."
So I kept two 5s, a 6, and the 2, and used a d8 on effect.
Extra effect die is different than extra success die, right? So I'd read it that the power would have a higher effect, but still only a total of your best two dice. Still a total of eleven, with an effect of d8 -- and then extra effects of d8 and d4 strength (the others having been negated for being ones) as per "Keep an Extra Effect Die [OM12]." It also seems that maybe you're supposed to add only 1d6 (as opposed to 5), and then you get to keep an extra effect die for every target. I think. Maybe. Nope. That last bit may be wrong.
(OOC) Watcher error: Nefaria needs to use a separate Effect Die for each target. Retcon incoming.
Edit: For those interested, here's how it works:
Dividing Your Attention, OM52
Some special effects (SFX) allow area attacks without spending Plot Points; these allow you to add a d6 to your pool and keep an additional effect die after the roll, one for each target. The downside to this is that it increases the likelihood of complications.
Emphasis mine. "Keep An Extra Effect Die" is actually a keyword, which is something I missed. See below.
Spending Plot Points, OM12
Keep An Extra Effect Die
You can spend 1 PP to keep an additional effect die. It doesn’t combine with or add to the first one; you have to use it on something else. Do this when you describe a cool action you want your hero to take that actually ends up having multiple effects. You could compare it to those panel sequences in comics where the hero takes down one crook, then another, boom boom boom. For multiple effects you need multiple effect dice. You can use effect dice to create assets and complications as well as inflict stress, so think of it as a kind of combo—for instance, you might inflict some stress and hand an asset over to your buddy so he can follow through with his own attack.
SFX included for reference.
Examples of Special Effects, OM90
Area Attack
Add a d6 and keep an additional effect die for each additional target.
Frequently included in Power Sets with Strength, Attack powers, or Elemental Control powers.
Useful against mobs (similar opponents grouped together as a single threat).
Rolling opportunities on an Area Attack action generally causes collateral damage, represented by the doom pool getting bigger.
Hmm can I just choose 1 die for my total? If so I'm gonna use that d4 for a total of 2 with an effect die of d10 (negating the stress I think). If I can't do that then a total of 5 with a d4 effect will have to suffice.
Either way I gain a Plot Point and 1d10 is added to the Doom Pool.
"Yeah looks to me like Nefaria's gambit paid off. Maybe he just disappeared in the blast? Like we don't know if he just self-destructed or got away?"
Saar's hand snaps out and wraps around Nefaria's neck. The blisters and burns left on the alien's green-brown skin by the blast are already writhing and fading as eerie metabolic processes kick in. Saar lifts the Count off of his feet and his face contorts for an instant. The ranger's shoulders ripple as he begins to clench his fist...
I figure that with only d4 stress (that disappears at the start of the transition scene) plus Saar's superhuman healing, he'd recover faster than James originally thought. Also, he's used to dishing out frontier (ie fatal) justice. He'll listen to reason if anyone wants to keep Nefaria breathing.
Actually, neither of you take any Stress. Your effect die are larger than Nefaria's d4, and your results are close enough to step the d4 down to nothing.
(OOC) Edit: Deleted, want to see how this plays out.
Saar turns his head towards the approaching shapeshifter, and patches of squirming tentacles on the massive alien's face taste the air.
"Why?" Saar gestures around him at the wreckage and carnage of the Raft. "He seems to have resisted your attempts to rehabilitate him, and" he twitches his other hand slightly, prompting a panicked squirm from Nefaria "there may never be a better opportunity to rid ourselves of him."
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I think Grog has already gone - pretty sure only Nefaria is left.
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Solo d8, Buddy d6, Team d10
Destructive, Mastermind, Seflish
Ionic Power
Energy Blast d8, Kinetic Control d10
Subsonic Flight d8, Superhuman Durability d10 (shutdown)
Superhuman Speed d10, Superhuman Strength d10
SFX: Area Attack, Boost, Energy Absorption.
Limit: Ion Depletion - Add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown any Ionic Power trait. Activate an opportunity to recover.
@GrimmyTOA
Solo d8 + Destructive d8 + Energy Blast d10
Nefaria attempts to Blast Saar: 1d8 6 1d8 2 1d10 3
9 w/ d8 effect die
Doom Pool:
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1d6 (team)
1d8 (reflexes)
2d8 (master combat)
1d8 (alien cop)
Saar's Roll: http://orokos.com/roll/80261 (4, 3, 2, 7, 2)
Keeping the 7 and 4 for a result of 11, and a d8 as the effect die. I create a d8 complication for Nefaria: Flanked!
@jdarksun to choose next actor.
"It looks like I'm outnumbered."
From out of the gaping maw in the Raft shoots a bolt of erratic energy. It stutters to a stop, resolving itself into a vaguely man-like shape. It raises a fist at a Telesto...
Solo d4, Buddy d6, Team d8
I Want to Be Human, Research Physicist, Show-Off
Photonic Form
Godlike Flight d12, Intangibility d12
Laser Blast d10, Light Supremacy d12
SFX: Holographic Constructs - Add d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when creating appropriate assets.
SFX: Immunity - Spend d6 from the Doom Pool to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from vacuum, hunger, thirst, or fatigue.
Limit: Mirror, Mirror - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool to turn Photonic Form into a complication because of mirrors or reflective surfaces. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Energy Form - Step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool and shutdown Photonic Form when stressed out by energy-draining or light-trapping tech.
Crime Expert d8, Science Master d10, Tech Expert d8
@Grog
Buddy d6 + Show-Off d4 (step up Doom Pool) + Laser Blast d10 + Science Master 2d8
Attack on Telesto: 1d6 6 1d4 1 1d10 9 2d8 6, 8
Telesto may activate an Opportunity.
17 w/ d8 effect die
Doom Pool:
@Grog
Yet to Act
Nefaria
SHIELD Team
Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row
Nellie Cochrane
Obscura
Edit:
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Jake crosses his arms and nods to his dice. "Your move Kitty." he says with a grin.
Team D8 + Fatalistic Levity D8 + Intangibility 2D10 (unleashed)
Reaction: 1d8 5 1d8 5 1d10 7 1d10 9
Spend a pp to add a dice to total, giving a 19 Total and D10 effect die. I'll use the Counterattack SFX to inflict D10 physical stress on Living Laser for free.
I believe I have two PPs? If so I'll activate that opportunity to create a D10 stunt dice (based on mimic) for my next action.
Zapping:
Team D8 + Ethereal Splendour D8 + Mimic D10 (unleashed) + Stunt D10
Zapping Nefaria: 1d8 4 1d8 3 1d10 6 1d10 10
Hmm. Let's say a 14 total with a D10 effect to inflict physical stress since his defences are down. Here's hoping it works because if this actions fails a D8 gets added to the doom pool.
edit: forgot the flanked complication!: 1d8 8 Woop! That'll make an 18 total with a D10 effect die
Let's see what Nellie does after Nefaria's reaction.
"Those are some nice rolls!" Kitty beams. "Let's see how Nefaria does."
Nefaria reacts to Telesto's attack: 1d6 2 1d4 1 1d8 3
Telesto may activate an Opportunity
3 w/ d6 effect (or 5 w/ d4 effect, doesn't matter), attack succeeds.
Doom Pool:
"Hah, yeah, that gets him. Jake, I assume you want to create physical stress for Nefaria?"
@Sneaks
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Well, except for the glowing bloke. "Okay," Nellie resolved. "Let's lock that down." She'd pushed too hard too fast with Nefaria, tried to overwhelm him with sheer force. It was time to try a lighter touch…
'Is that who you are? The guy who comes when Nefaria calls him? Are you sure you're not better than that? That you're not better than him? Because that's what everyone thinks, you know. That he's better than you. And right now, in front of all these people, is the perfect time to prove them wrong. Beat Nefaria.'
Total [21]
• Team: D6 [6]
• Power (Mind Control): D8 [7]
• Specialty (Psych Expert): D8 [8]
Effect [5]
• SFX (Unleashed): D8 [5]
Miscellaneous:
• Exploit (Watcher-Rolled 1; learned from attacking Nefaria): D4 [2]
I'll use a Plot Point for an extra total die.
"I know I said I was gonna work on Nefaria's powers," Carmen explained. "But you guys cracked his durability, so… Yeah. Let's take control of this Living Laser and turn him on Nefaria." The dice clattered to the table, and Carmen's mouth twisted into a grin. "That seems like it'll work. Lu—Obscura (@tzeentchling )! Go for it."
Buddy d6 + I Want To Be Human d4 (Step Up Doom Pool) + Intangibility d12
(I wrestled with Intangibility, but at d12 he's almost not even real anymore. So I included it.)
Living Laser reacts to Nellie's attack: 1d6 6 1d4 2 1d12 1
6 w/ d4 effect.
She winces as she adds up the dice. "Wow, that's going to hurt. 15 points lower? That's +3 to your effect die. Which is already a d8, so that's a d12 of Stress plus a d6 of trauma." Kitty looks at Carmen. "Do you want to inflict Mental Stress and Trauma? Arthur will be out of the fight, unless Nefaria can rouse him. And even if he does, Arthur is still going to have a nasty d10 or d12 of Stress you can add to your pools against him."
Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row
Nellie Cochrane
Obscura
Telesto
NPCs
SHIELD Agents
Count Nefaria
Living Laser
Doom Pool:
@tzeentchling
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@Sneaks
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Team D8 + Created by Magic D4 (+1PP) + Darkforce Bolts D6 + Mystic Expert D8 + Ego Backlash Resource D10
1d10+1d8+1d8+1d6+1d4 [1d10=3] [1d8=8] [1d8=2] [1d6=2] [1d4=3]
Wow that was mostly crap. I guess I'll take the 1d4 and the 1d8 for a total of 11, with a D10 effect die, inflicting physical stress if successful.
Solo d8 + Mastermind d4 (Step Up Doom Pool) + Combat Expert d8 + Doom Pool d8
Nefaria's reaction to Obscura's attack: 1d8 8 1d4 1 1d8 4 1d8 5
With a Plot Point, Obscura can exploit an advantage from the 1.
12 w/ d8 effect die
Doom Pool:
@tzeentchling to decide who's next.
Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row
Nellie Cochrane
Obscura
Telesto
NPCs
SHIELD Agents
Count Nefaria
Living Laser
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SHIELD agents next.
Rubens glanced at the darkforce-charged transformer. "Target his cover! Light it up!"
Team d8 + Expert SHIELD Agents d8 + Small Arms d6 + Nefaria's Physical Stress d10 + Obscura's Darkforce Resource d6
Attack Nefaria: 1d8 3 1d8 1 1d6 4 1d10 1 1d6 2
Two of 1s.
7 w/ d10 effect.
Nefaria reacts
Solo d8 + Mastermind d4 (Step up Doom Pool) + Combat Expert d8
11 w/ d4 effect.
Doom Pool
Player Characters
Ranger Saar
Dr. David Row
Nellie Cochrane
Obscura
Telesto
NPCs
SHIELD Agents
Count Nefaria
Living Laser
Nefaria dives out from behind the transformer as it erupts with darkforce. Black energy still plays across its metal surface, filling the air with the smell of ozone.
@Suicide Slyde
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He smiles to take the sting out of his words.
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Team d6, Unleashed Shapeshifting d12, Expert Acrobatics d8, Nefaria's Physical Stress d10
Dr. Row attacks Count Nefaria: 1d6 4 1d12 12 1d8 8 1d10 10
22 w/ d8 effect
Nefaria reacts:
Solo d8, Kinetic Control d10, Combat Master d8, d10 from the Doom Pool
Nefaria reacts to Dr. Row's attack: 1d8 8 1d10 10 1d8 7 1d10 5
15 + 10 (spending a d10 from Doom Pool) = 25 w/ d10 effect
Nefaria barely deflects the attack and slides aside. Sweat drips down his face. His eyes are wild, his breath heaving.
"No! NOOO! I refuse to allow this to happen again!"
@tzeentchling @Grog @GrimmyTOA @Sneaks
Count Nefaria uses Boost - shuts down Superhuman Speed d10 to step up Energy Blast d8 -> d10
Count Nefaria uses Area Attack - targets Ranger Saar, Dr. David Row, Nellie Cochrane, Obscura, Telesto, and the SHIELD Agents.
Count Nefaria:
Solo d8, Destructive d4 (Step up Doom Pool), Energy Blast d10, Combat Expert d8, Area Attack 6d6
Nefaria goes postal, attacks everyone: 1d8 5 1d10 1 1d8 5 6d6 5, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1]
Nefaria goes postal mistake - did not roll distinction: 1d4 2
Nefaria rolls five 1s. Anyone may spend a Plot Point to activate one or more of these Opportunities.
18 w/ d8 effect
The massive energy blast unleashed by Count Nefaria catches everyone on the platform.
Team d8, Body Armor d6, Expert SHIELD Agent d8
SHIELD Agents react to Nefaria's blast: 1d8 3 1d6 3 1d8 1
3 w/ d8 effect
d8 effect + 15 / 5 = 3 steps up, the SHIELD Agents are killed.
d8 effect + 8 / 5 = 1 steps up, the SHIELD Agents are Stressed Out with d4 Trauma.
As the brilliant after-image fades, your eyes are immediately drawn to the smoking corpses bodies of the four SHIELD Agents.
@Suicide Slyde
Dr. Row reacts:
Team d6, Brilliant d8, Shapeshifting d10, Acrobatics Expert d8
Dr. Row reacts to Nefaria's attack: 1d6 1 1d8 6 1d10 5 1d8 5
Dr. Row reacts to Nefaria's attack - forgot Nefaria's Stress: 1d10 2
11 w/ d10 effect
11 = 11, hit. d8 < d10, step effect die down. d8 -> d6
Dr. David Row takes d6 Physical Stress.
Kitty looks at the last two dice in the Doom Pool: both d12s. She picks them up. "Scene's over, folk. Give yourself 2 XP for my expenditure of d12s from the Doom Pool. Count Nefaria is clearly on the ropes, scared, and unhinged; some of you are injured, and your allies have been killed. How do you want this to go down? Does Nefaria get away? Does he surrender? Or do you mash his face in?"
(empty)
EDIT: RETCON
Removing the 1s: [2d8=5,5], [2d6=5,6], [1d4=2]
11 w/ d8, d8, d4, (and default) d4, d4, d4 effect
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Saar's Dice:
1d10 Reflexes (Unleashed)
1d10 Combat Master
1d8 Alien Cop
Results: Dodging Nefaria's Blast 1d6 1 1d10 5 1d10 4 1d8 2 (lost the link somewhere, sorry).
So. 9 total with a d8 effect. The attack hits superstyle, and I add 2 to the doom pool (1 for the d6 and one d10 for failing an Unleashed action). That's not good.
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Total [18]
• Team: D6 [6]
• Specialty (Acrobatics Expert) D8 [4]
• Stunt (Watcher Opportunity; Acrobatics Expert) D10 (Spend one PP) [8]
• Distinction (Nervous Nellie) D4 (Gain one PP) [1]
And I'll spend a Plot Point for an extra total die again.
Effect [4]
• Default: D4 [4]
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Team d6 + Excellent Scout d4 (+1 PP) + Acrobatics Expert d10 + Flight (Darkforce Wings) d6:: 1d6+1d4+1d10+1d6 [1d6=3] [1d4=4] [1d10=5] [1d6=3]
9 with a d6 effect.
Also, how did Nefaria get an 18? I can't make the dice rolls add up. Which values were you keeping?
"Nefaria totally needs to get caught. He needs to answer for his crimes here!" Lucy exclaims. "Of course, that assumes any of us are still standing...."
So I kept two 5s, a 6, and the 2, and used a d8 on effect.
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Edit: For those interested, here's how it works:
Dividing Your Attention, OM52
Emphasis mine. "Keep An Extra Effect Die" is actually a keyword, which is something I missed. See below.
Spending Plot Points, OM12
SFX included for reference.
Examples of Special Effects, OM90
Penny Arcade Rockstar Social Club / This is why I despise cyclists
@grog
(OOC) [/RETCON]
Penny Arcade Rockstar Social Club / This is why I despise cyclists
Jake looks at the 1s arrayed before him. "It doesn't..."
Reaction: 1d10 1 1d10 1 1d10 3 1d8 1 1d4 2
Hmm can I just choose 1 die for my total? If so I'm gonna use that d4 for a total of 2 with an effect die of d10 (negating the stress I think). If I can't do that then a total of 5 with a d4 effect will have to suffice.
Either way I gain a Plot Point and 1d10 is added to the Doom Pool.
"Yeah looks to me like Nefaria's gambit paid off. Maybe he just disappeared in the blast? Like we don't know if he just self-destructed or got away?"
2 w/ d10 vs. 11 w/ d4 -> extraordinary success. 11 - 2 = 9 / 5 = 1, d4 -> d6. d6 < d10, step back effect by one. d6 -> d4.
Telesto takes d4 Physical Stress.
@GrimmyTOA @tzeentchling
(OOC) Edit: Deleted, want to see how this plays out.
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"Why?" Saar gestures around him at the wreckage and carnage of the Raft. "He seems to have resisted your attempts to rehabilitate him, and" he twitches his other hand slightly, prompting a panicked squirm from Nefaria "there may never be a better opportunity to rid ourselves of him."