HP: 5, Condition: Fine
She didn't know! Oh great, now he would have to tell her.
"Uhm... maybe we should talk about this later?"
Never before was Jason thankful for being in a hot zone.
She didn't know! Oh great, now he would have to tell her.
OOC wrote:
Use Stealth Mastery and Hide in Plain Sight
Depending on the response from the radio Nightbird might change her action
Activate Fade and move behind some cover.
Despite the vast wealth of interviews and speeches given by you, Rex seems surprised at the depth of your eloquence. You are not quite what he expects from a talking animal. He looks at you for a long moment, his face hard.stavaros_the_arcane wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:05 pm"Plus consider which member of the Champions you are dealing with. I am as you've noticed, a dog. I have no financial motivation to learn or reveal your business secrets. No stake in corporate sabotage or espionage. No reason to not ensure your secrets stay secret beyond what is needed to stop Anarchy Command. So you can extend me a little bit of trust and we'll deal with this threat to your employees and livelihood... or not and we'll politely settle for whatever public relations tour of the facility you show reporters and stock holders."
"Jamming? This close to shore? But our transmissions with the Ragnarok are proceeding as normal. Hah! You may have slipped through the cannon fodder, audacious imposter, but your mischief comes to an end. Feel fortunate General Havoc has ordered you captured instead of fried!"OOC
AA Catastrophe Insight: 1D20+10 = [16]+10 = 26
Your HP is refunded since the reroll is still a failure.
You see a glowing figure dart out from the sub, followed shortly by eight missiles from its vertical-launch missile tubes. Whatever Jason and Nightbird are doing out there, they have certainly got the Anarchy Command's attention.Psistrike wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:28 am Aranel debated with herself, take on the immediate threat to herself or try to cripple the sub again so it can't send reinforcements to attack her friends. Seeing the sub left undamaged, she decided it was a more immediate threat to the mission and her friends and took aim. Lava began to form around the engine this time as if drawn straight from a lava flow deep underground.
Gelert nods solemnly. "I appreciate your honesty and candor. Thank you for your cooperation Mr. Richards. Shall we?"Ysariel wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:41 am Gelert & Amethyst
General Arms Systems -- HQ interior
Despite the vast wealth of interviews and speeches given by you, Rex seems surprised at the depth of your eloquence. You are not quite what he expects from a talking animal. He looks at you for a long moment, his face hard.stavaros_the_arcane wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:05 pm"Plus consider which member of the Champions you are dealing with. I am as you've noticed, a dog. I have no financial motivation to learn or reveal your business secrets. No stake in corporate sabotage or espionage. No reason to not ensure your secrets stay secret beyond what is needed to stop Anarchy Command. So you can extend me a little bit of trust and we'll deal with this threat to your employees and livelihood... or not and we'll politely settle for whatever public relations tour of the facility you show reporters and stock holders."
Without turning, Rex gestures to the arm candy behind him. The two women get in the sports car and drive off. Then he pulls off his sunglasses and looks you right in the eye. "Our great nation is not defended by trust. It is defended by the by the wealth of its coffers, by our willingness for sacrifice and above all else by the force of its arms -- by missiles and bombs and bullets."
"I don't trust you, Mr. Gelert. And you would be a fool to trust me. However," he continues. "I know you'll raise trouble if I don't show you something. And I know your friend will be able to tell if I give you the dog and pony show I give to nosey reporters. And even though I don't use the T-word, you do have a point that your harassing those Anarchy Command loons is far more productive than harassing me. So I'm going to give you the real deal. No tricks, no surprises. When you see it, you'll see why this company is being targeted."
Gelert takes a moment to process what he's seen. "I'm not going to lie, I have a whole host of questions and concerns about everything I've just seen. I'm not going to go into all the ethical questions about that right now... you're a weapons manufacturer working for the government, I'd be barking up the wrong tree."Ysariel wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:41 am You proceed down a flight of escalators, past armed security guards, and through a set of weapons scanners. Both you and Amethyst set off every alarm on the scanners but Rex waves you through. You continue through a tunnel into a large conference room guarded by two guards in power armor. The walls are solid metal half a foot thick, visible when the door glides open. This seems to be some kind of secure meeting place for high-ranking visitors. "What you're about to see has only been seen by the President, the joint chiefs and a handful of top DARPA personnel. Field tests will commence next week."
Rex waits for the door to close, then taps his smartwatch and gestures at the far wall, which comes to life, revealing it is a display screen. It shows rows upon rows of advanced powered armor suits standing at attention before an American flag.
....
Superhuman Threat Armed Response System
Gelert replies to Amethyst the same way. "That would make sense. We've seen how Daka Crystals can negate or bypass powers before. Its a rare material that the government would have to trade for, so that would limit the number of these things they could produce. Would that mean that the effects of these weapons wouldn't be permanent? Because that to me sound like the easiest way for these to be misused. Also how difficult would it be to theoretically hack that kind of weapon system?"Ysariel wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:41 am There is no doubt that this is why the Anarchy Command is targeting G.A.S. Weapons specialized against superhumans would be a severe threat to them, especially if they are as effective as the video suggests.
Your communicator crackles to life with Amy's voice, actually Amethyst sending an encrypted transmission using text-to-speech so that Rex can't hear her speak. "Those weapons are powered by Daka crystals. I know. I was stabbed by one before."
Rex swipes a keycard in a door at the far end of the room, taps in 12 digits into a keypad, and presses his palm against a palmprint reader. The door glides open and reveals a cylindrical lift.
"Come."
OOC wrote: Nightbird will use Birdy Wail (Ranged Damage 12, Sonic Extra Area Cone) DC22 Dodge Save for a DC27/21 Toughness Save
Nightbird is reacting as though she is still Jason's baby sitter and suppose to keep him safe after discovering who he was.
stavaros_the_arcane wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:53 pmGelert replies to Amethyst the same way. "That would make sense. We've seen how Daka Crystals can negate or bypass powers before. Its a rare material that the government would have to trade for, so that would limit the number of these things they could produce. Would that mean that the effects of these weapons wouldn't be permanent? Because that to me sound like the easiest way for these to be misused. Also how difficult would it be to theoretically hack that kind of weapon system?"
You transmit a reply by blinking on and off the glow of your Ring of Hope in a coded sequence. Amethyst thinks a bit before answering your first question.OOC
Amethyst can transmit securely because she has subtle communication. Whether subtle communication is required to reply is less clear. In this case you can reply securely as a freebie since we can assume you and Amethyst worked out what to do in this situation beforeand (and Rex is not eavesdropping in any case), just note that there may be future scenes where being able to talk privately in the presence of an enemy is valuable.
As stated in OOC, hold until just before the missiles go and move up to her and activate his shield, Contego, around both of them.
The shield spell will deactivate the Concealment as it is Passive.
Catastrophe has a very witty retort in store. Unfortunately for him, it gets obliterated in a deafening sonic blast that would shred steel. He screams and covers his ears as the sonic waves bombard him, causing the air and his corona of energy to ripple and flicker dangerously.Gilliam wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:54 pm "Finally I was getting bored waiting for someone to turn up though I was expecting Havoc and not a nobody" Imogen called out her voice carrying round the cove.
"Wise move staying up there, you look like you're brave but you and I and your colleagues all know better but I can't really blame you being afraid. If I was you I would be scared of me as well. Now lets see if this will cut you down to size"
Ysariel wrote: "A metahuman?!" he spits. "You heroes are the worst of traitors. You chose to side with the imperialists and the oppressors -- now SUFFER!"
He holds out both hands towards Nightbird and a sizzling bolt of electricity arcs from his fingers towards her and into the ground.
As the sand and dust cleared Imogen realised that Jason was standing beside her, not where he should be, and had saved her life from the looks of what was left of the cove.Ysariel wrote: High up in the air, the missiles reach the apex of their arc and turn back down towards the ground. The resulting fireball throws up a wall of sea water, salt and sand some 60ft high. It collapses both arms of the cove, causing them to collapse into the sea. However when the smoke clears Catastrophe sees a dome of energy protecting Nightbird and a new, unfamiliar figure with her. The look on his face is that of someone who has just been informed that his lotto ticket with winning numbers is invalid.
OOC wrote: Nightbird Toughness DC29: 1d20+10 19
Fail 2 degrees Bruise and dazed
Nightbird will repeat her Birdy Wail attack DC22 Dodge for a DC27/21 Toughness Save.
Did Catastrophe fail by 3 degrees as he rolled a 9 on his toughness against DC21?