[IC] The New Mythos: Trials and Tribulations

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Re: [IC] The New Mythos: Science and Superstition

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Dice Rolls
Guard T:13 Failure {Felix}
Guard T:10 Failure {Cheyene}
Guard T:16 Failure {Cheyene}

SG Attack: 21
Erick T: 12 2nd degree

??? Toughness: 25 {Mikjal}

Guard Athletics: [https://orokos.com/roll/907258]21[/url] {Escaped!}
Guard Attack: 18

??? Toughness: 15

???: Attack: 17
Door Toughness: 13 Destroyed

Eric's Perception: 20
SG Stealth: 31
Felix bravely, an act that surprises both Mikjal and Eric, rushes out of the invisibility field and starts wailing into one of the first soldiers he could see. She barely manages to elicit a shout of surprise as the magically charged weapon whaps her alongside the head, sending the woman tumbling into a heap. Cheyene follows suit and takes advantage of the surprise by launching for the two pointing down the hallway, managing to take out both of them with one satisfying clack of their helmets against one-another.

The gangly woman in full gear swears aloud as Eric takes furious yet unfocused swipes in her direction, "God damn! Lookit' the size of this squatch, never seen something like you before! Then again," She takes a single focused shot for the were-tiger, hitting him center mass. "I doubt you've ever seen something like me before either."

And then, in the space of an eye-blink, she's gone. Eric growls, and starts frantically searching for her to no avail.

Mikjal Frowns when he takes notice of the supernatural's odd vanishing, but can't spare her another moment as there seems to be something more pressing happening at the door. He pulls out a short-barreled pistol, and firse dead on for the bulky forearm graspign the woman's neck. Yet though it hits, the bullet only flings up sparks as the tattoos flare in response. Feral growling can be heard from the other side, and the woman seems to have been given just enough slack to pull away from the door, scrambling backward while gasping for breath. The only other man left standing swears, and makes a split-second choice between the intruders and whatever's coming in on the other side. He chooses the latter, and whether by luck or timing manages to land something that actually digs into the arm.

Growling morphs into a an angered roar, and the hand digs into the meta like it was putty, gaining purchase. With a terrible metallic screech the door is suddenly wrenched right from it's hinges, bolts ricocheting off the walls in a flurry of sparks from the sheer force. Thick smoke billows out from the now opened room, lit only by the soft strobe of red warning lights. A tall, hulking figure emerges from the shadows holding the torn door like it was a post-apocalyptic tower shield.

As the light from the hallway graces it's grime covered form, you are met with a man wearing the black pants and combat vest you've seen on almost all the facility security personal you've seen thus far. In place of a shirt, his bulking biceps are on full display, the left one bearing a white patch with a torn wire hanging loose. His forearms and neck bear something that's instantly familiar to the team; Runic tattoos the like of which decorate cheyenne. Something seems wrong about them however, off in a way you just can't put a finger on.

In place of a helmet, his long brown hair hangs completely free, and his eyes are wide and feral. When he seethes through his clenched teeth you can almost imagine twin trails of steam emanating from the sides.

"C-captain..." The choked woman weakly gasps, desperarly trying to scramble further away.

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Turn Order {Players may act in any order!}
"Captain": 24 (-1 Toughness)
Eric: 22 (-1 Toughness, Dazed)
Felix: 19
Cheyene: 18
Jenny: 16

SG: 15
Mikjal: 9 (-1 Toughness)
Guards{2}: 7 (Three are down!)
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Felix Ian Xavier - Mr. FIX I.T.
Status: Normal
HP: 2


Using his robot arms to help reset his staff, Felix raises his staff looking around and has his eyes bug out at the giant man coming through the door.


"Hey," He yells, glancing over at Cheyenne, "You have a brother?!"

He considers his options for a second, decides that attacking the door wielding barbarian was crazy even for him, then goes after one of the still standing guards. Staff snapping with energy, he does another wild one handed swing with a manic grin on his face.

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Jenny Ember
HP: 2; LP: 1; Condition: Normal

Jenny was almost entirely focused on her magic, but the massive figure managed to get at least some of her attention. "You're not Claire," she slurred. "You're supposed to be Claire..." Then she spat a word in a language not particularly suited to a human voicebox and spun off another few sparks of gathering magic...

>OOC: Expertise (Sorcery) 1d20+5= 20; roll https://orokos.com/roll/907640 . So that is 10 more PP gathered- 2 more that were unused, and 8 points off of her current Concealment, removing the Cloud and Effects Others so that it only conceals her now. Next round- some fireworks (or something)
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Cheyenne
HP: 2; Condition: Hunter

Chey wasted no time this was a fight and something in her revved its engine She launched herself at the Captain and made to put him down as quickly and brutally as she could.

the Grin on her face was positively predatory as she did


Chey will AO/PA for +2/-2 _: 1D20+8 = [17]+8 = 25
just missed a crit thats a DC 27 and her attack counts as magical for any resistances
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Dice Rolls
Grab Check: 18 (SG Vs. Erics)
Strength Resist: 22

Toughness Resist: 9 (Mikjal Vs. SG)

Toughness: 9 (Felix Vs. Guard)

Dodge: 21 (Guard Vs. Self)
Dodge: 21 (Guard Vs. Captain)
Dodge: 24 (Guard Vs. SG)
Dodge: 23 (Guard Vs. Erics)

Fortitude: 17 (Guard Vs. Effect)
Fortitude: 12 (SG Vs. Effect) (First degree Failure)
Fortitude: 16 (Captain Vs. Effect)
Fortitude: 26 (Erics Vs. Effect)

Toughness: 14 (Cheyene Vs. Captain) Erm, that'd be a little anti-climatic. Cheyenne takes a Hero Point as I reroll
Reroll: 28
Defensive attack: 15 (Captain Vs. Cheyene)

Grab: 17 (Erics Vs. SG)
Dodge: 7 Ouch
With a wild swing, Felix cleanly smacks another guardsman across the temple. Their body jerks with the brief magical discharge, and they go limp. The Captain, as he was called, dosn't seem to react to the little mage's comment at all. Instead his entire focus has been drawn towards Cheyenne, his arms just barely getting up fast enough to block the powerful blow, nearly leaving him staggered. He recovers, shifting into a loose boxer's stance with both arms close up to block. He tosses one quick jab towards the amazonian woman, yet she's able to catch and soften the blow.

{Take a Hero Point for compensation for my reroll, Cheyenne.}

While Eric was focused elsewhere, two hands suddenly spring out from behind him and try to grab for the massive beast of a man. Yet he's able to power though the initial attack with a snarling display of strength, and starts to reel on the unnaturally flexible woman contorted just behind him. "Eh-"

The last one standing aside from Eric's opponent, the woman who found herself freed decides it's all or nothing and fumbles for something on her belt. What she pulls from a pouch seems to be a black cylinder with a central glass compartment containing two swirling liquids. The hair on Felix's neck starts to stick on end as he spies what seems to be a weaponized form of the vial recovered earlier. She fives it a quick twist from both ends, breaking something within the tube and starting a chain-reaction within. Then she tosses it upward just seconds before it explodes outward in a rolling stormcloud.

Eric is Quick to take advantage of the shocks which rack the gangly woman's form, Mikjal following suit with a quick bullet shot to her side while the were-tiger goes for a more dirrect grappling approach. "Not letting you slip away this time!" He boasts.


Cheyenne and Felix: DC 18 dodge, DC 18/14 Fortitude Vs. Affliction (Hindered, Stunned, Paralyzed)

Turn Order {Players may act in any order!}
"Captain": 24 (-1 Toughness, +4 Active Defenses)
Eric: 22 (-1 Toughness, Dazed)
Felix: 19
Cheyene: 18
Jenny: 16

SG: 15 (-1, Staggered, Hindered, Pinned)
Mikjal: 9 (-1 Toughness)
Guards{1}: 7 (Four are down!)
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Felix Ian Xavier - Mr. FIX I.T.
Status: Hindered
HP: 2


Felix watches the guard hurl the thunderstorm grenade with an indignant yell.

The lightning storm rolled over the technomage, striking at his forcefield repeatedly. But instead of striking him down, he stood tall as the arcs of electricity rolled down his jacket and into the ground.

"You," He barks, pointing his staff at the guard, "Are a fool meddling with the very forces of creation, risking the fate of all around you!"

"It is not a toy!"

"You wish to play with magic?"
He demands loudly as his staff glows ominously, "Let me show you the fate you are tempting!"

With that the electricity that had rolled across his jacket flowed back up from the ground, up his jacket and down his staff to fire itself in a thunderous blast at the guard in a burst of techno-energy.


OOC: DC 18 dodge, DC 18/14 Fortitude Vs. Affliction: 1d20+7 20 1d20+6 13
Failure by 1, so Hindered.

Attack on Grenade Guard (DC 23 toughness): 1d20+8 28
Uh... Critical Hit, so DC28 toughness save, and yes it is non-lethal.
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The woman, though she managed to whether the artificial storm, is brought low by Felix's display if Real Power(tm). Her eyes go wide, and with her yet to recover windpipe can't even muster a surprised grunt as it connects with her body center-mass. It does an absolute number on her, briefly disrupting her body's own electrical just long enough for her to go limp. When she wakes up, Felix has a nagging suspicion she'll end up forgetting the last few hours.
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Cheyenne
HP: 3; Condition: Hunter

Chey was having a blast as she went toe to toe with the Captain he was a brute almost ton par with her and skilled she felt it when he slipped a jab through and caught her on the chin fortunately she had a pretty firm one even before shed become like she was now.

Chey was so caught up in the fight she almost missed the clank of the grenade behind her. Almost but she did see it and braced herself against what it might unleash, which in this case was a veritable thunderstorm of lightning. the lightning bolts rolled over her body causing the mystic tattoos and her eyes to glow as bright as the lightning it self. She Screamed a blood curdling war cry as she stood there focusing all the power she had as she concentrated on the lightning and grabbed it with her rune covered hands it took her a near monstrous effort but she closed one hand into a fist that was screaming with lightning then she let it fly at the captains face hoping to light him up like a Christmas tree.

Dodge check _: 1D20+6 = [8]+6 = 14 thats a fail she takes the full hit

Fort check vs DC 18 _: 1D20+10 = [10]+10 = 20 and shrugs it off

The Captain did hit her Def was reduced from AO attack so her toughness save _: 1D20+10 = [17]+10 = 27

Shell AO Pow Attack same numbers -+2/-2 +2/-2 _: 1D20+6 = [19]+6 = 25 :shock:
WIOO thats a crit for a DC 32 impact


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GM: Damn, Cheyenne. You play rough.
Toughness: 24 2nd degree, dazed and bruised


This time Cheyenne manages to complete by pass the Captain's guard, gathering the late alchemically charged energies into her fists for one electrifying smack. His body doesn't react well, his body seizing in a similar manner to the last mundane guardswoman, but he's still made of tougher stuff. Whereas someone like Longhorn may've grinned from the thrill of hard combat, this man looks positively feral with rage.

GM: Jenny's up.
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Jenny Ember
HP: 2; LP: 1; Condition: Normal

The first thing they notice is the voice, seemingly from nowhere, a shrill sibilant cry utterly unlike Jenny's normal soft speech. And then the air itself seemed to tear apart, first one thread, then another and another, revealing what had been hidden behind a cloak of illusion. Each thread, each layer of the web hung for a moment, then lashed out, spinning, twisting through the air until it filled most of the room with a flickering tangle of multicolored light. Each of their foes seemed to draw these threads like a magnet, but the shimmering tangle spun away from her allies- though some of the thread DID reach back to the one who had conjured them. No longer concealed, she stood with one hand raised, making a last ripping gesture that gathered the threads back into a tiny glowing orb...


>OOC: Expertise (Sorcery) 1d20+5= 15, roll https://orokos.com/roll/908361 . That is 5 more PP, so 17 total, and her Concealment effect collapses. Then switch her Variable to "All the Pretty Colors" (16pp, so 1 available): Affliction, WILL (vs. Dazed+Impaired/Stunned +Disabled), Selective Close Burst 1 (also effects Jenny). So that is DC 18 Dodge, then DC 14 or 18 Will (depending on Dodge success). Jenny Dodge 1d20+10 with Evasion= 17, Will DC 18 1d20+10= 26 (Pass); rolls https://orokos.com/roll/908363
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Jenny's magic flares with mesmerizing purpose, and the already dazed and unsure gangly woman is left helpless to Eric slamming her into the ground, one hand going to his pockets to pull out a pair of zip-ties. "Cheyene, hold off on that bastard for a moment longer!"

The bastard in question, unlike the woman, is left completely nonplussed by the magical enthrallment. As earlier bruises seem to loose their discoloration, he instead presses the attack. Their movements have become more feral, seeming to sense that a bolstered defense was meaningless against the bounty-hunter's raw power.

Mikjal's ears twitch, and they suddenly twist backward while pulling out a partially-collapsible rifle from their shirt. With a click and some effort he fixes it down the hallway behind them, focusing his aim on the hard corner. "We're loosing time." He comments just before pulling down on the trigger. A harrying barrage of bullets is released, giving whoever was approaching some pause.

Cheyene Needs to make a DC 25 Toughness save!
Turn Order {Players may act in any order!}
"Captain": 24 (-1 Toughness, Dazed, -5 Active Defenses)
Eric: 22
Felix: 19
Cheyene: 18
Jenny: 16

Mikjal: 9 (-1 Toughness)
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Cheyenne
HP: 3; Condition: Hunter

Chey kept trading shots with the big man taking several in turn but just powered through the pain her own rapid healing ability kicking in as she did.

Cheys toughness save _: 1D20+10 = [19]+10 = 29
:shock: wanted that one for another hit :P but ill take it

Chey well keep the same numbers _: 1D20+8 = [12]+8 = 20
if that hits thats another DC 27 toughness check
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Felix Ian Xavier - Mr. FIX I.T.
Status: Hindered
HP: 1 =2 HP - 1 Reroll


"Every heist he's gotta start yellin' my name," Felix mutters under his breath as he turns his attention to what's going on.

Helping with the minions behind might be helpful, but clearing the Cheyenne's gender bent doppleganger would let them move on. With a grunt he flipped the staff up onto his shoulder, a handle popping out of the bottom for him to hold as the crystal started glowing. His robot arms popped out from the coat to brace his aim as he charged up an extra large blast.

The blast cracks into the roof above the man, and with a grunt Felix pulls the staff down to bring the stream of energy to bear on the brute.
OOC: Power attack +2/-2 on Rune Tattoo Captain: 1d20+6 11
Uh..
HP Reroll Power attack +2/-2 on Rune Tattoo Captain: 1d20+6 10
So that'd be a 20 to hit.
DC 25 toughness if that connects.
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Jenny Ember
HP: 2; LP: 1; Condition: Normal

Jenny gave a considering glance towards the massive figure of their remaining opponent, then shook her head- with both Felix and Cheyenne beating on him, her won magics would not be likely to tip the scales there. Instead she began to move, slowly and carefully, around the fight, towards the door where the captain had emerged from- perhaps Claire was also in there somewhere...

>OOC: Expertise (Sorcery) 1d20+5= 6 (natural 1), roll https://orokos.com/roll/908965 . No PP shifted, and probably loses the 1 PP she had free, will try again next round. Only other action is move, towards the now very open door...
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It's evident that Cheyenne's hits are having an immediate effect on the magically enhanced bruiser, as the last strike makes his wild eyes go even further astray. Yet his muscles still flex, the runes still pulse with power, and so he continues to try tackling the Amazonian woman to the ground with brute strength. If his first strikes aren't getting through her toughned skin, then he merely had to hit her harder!

Felix, though he managed to land a solid hit, this time it didn't break through whatever magical defenses he had woven into his skin.

Off to the side MIkjal continues to keep reinforcements at bay, while Erics secures the only other actual threat they've really experienced.

Cheyene Needs to make a DC 28 Toughness save!
Turn Order {Players may act in any order!}
"Captain": 24 (-2 Toughness, Staggered) One more good hit will take him out!
Eric: 22
Felix: 19
Cheyene: 18
Jenny: 16
Mikjal: 9 (-1 Toughness)
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