Outer Space
As you fire, you have an unbidden vision, an image in your mind. You see aliens you have never seen before embrace horribly wounded kin in an operating room stained blue with ichor. You see the citizens of some impossibly faraway world march in protest as soldiers fire into the crowd. You see, on a distant world, the tendrils of alien plants creep out from under radioactive ruins to lap up the first rays of sunlight to shine through nuclear winter. While war is eternal, in its own way it is also a passing, fleeting thing, and when it is over there is still hope for healing and forgiveness.OOC
Yes. Since Kaak-Shar is not a willing receipent, you do have to make an attack check against him and he does get a resistance check. I will say that since this was very unexpected he counts as Vulnerable, as if you made a surprise attack.
You get a 6 on the d20 for an attack check of +55, and that easily hits his halved defense. Unfortunately he ]passes with a natural 20 on the die.
Your healing beam is not an attack in the traditional sense. Regardless of whatever effect it would have on him if successful, Kaak-Shar's power level continues to decrease, and his penalty intensifies to -5!
Kaak-Shar's power level: X-2 (-5)
Your vision gives you conviction. Your conviction shines pure and blue through the void. The powers of war and carnage have no authority over you. You are anathema to them and they fear you.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO," groans the Incarnate of War as your blue light washes over him. It sounds more like a moan of despair than of pain, and the countless faces inscribed on his armor groan with him. With a godlike effort he shakes off the blue light and flies at you.
But his movements are sluggish, his terrifying presence diminished somehow. You sense that you have seized the advantage. If your borrowed power can last a little longer - just a little longer...
"YOU. WILL. NOT. PREVAIL." The Incarnate of War raises his skyscraper-sized sword, and it erupts into cruel flame before it swings down upon you.
OOC
Kaak-Shar uses Ultima Ratio. This attack is Incurable. He also uses PA +5/-5.
1d20+50-5: 60 [1d20=15]
Hits. Make a DC 70 Toughness check vs damage.
Recall that your powers and traits have a +40 bonus, so your toughness score (with force field) is actually 53, and you roll 1d20+53.
Turn Order
-- Gelert *
-- Kaak-Shar, War Incarnate, Conquerer of Conquerers
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