Veiled Malice

Okay, it looks good to me. Approved

I think I am having far too much fun playing teen heroes. ;)

I think I am having far too much fun playing teen heroes. ;)

Megastar especially looked bored during the horrifically long speech by The Emissary. It took everything he had not to harm his own ears to block out the pontificating of the metal man. Surely firing his own MegaBlasts into his eardrums couldn't hurt as much as the sermon? After the first minute or so, he just tuned out the rest. He'd used the same technique many a time against his most dreaded of foes: his math teacher, and it had worked so far. Yeah, maybe this guy was some bigshot, but he'd have to get fed up and fly off at some point, right? While Megastar pointedly ignored The Emissary, Sonic had the good manners to at least feign interest, albeit tenuously. But when he mentioned his and his companion's erstwhile benefactor, he sat up and took notice. Sonic elbowed Mega, who looked startled, then pointed at the metal man. "Listen up, yo," he whispered to him. "What? Why?" "'Cause I think he's about ta wrap it up." Megastar snorted silently and looked at the ground. "Shoulda stayed there 'steada buggin' us," he mumbled under his breath. This earned him an even harder jab to the ribs from Sonic, with a glare accompanying it. "What?" he hissed under his breath. Before Mega could weigh in on that particular accusation, Sonic cut in. "A'ight, you got us there. 'Cept you didn't see us tryin'a wave the thing off before it rammed the island. Yeah, it's our bad it hit here, I ain't even gonna sweat that, but when they got all up in our face, you think were what, gonna back off 'an give 'em space to take hostages? That's these dude's MO, y'know. If you really threw down with these guys back in the day, ya'll gotta know that." "Yeah!" Mega chipped in unnecessarily. "And you saw that guy trying to shoot at the woman and kid! If we hadn't been here-" "Chill, yo!" Sonic yelled. Then he held up his hands in surrender. "That wasn't exactly the best example there, either, y'know. Look, we screwed up. That's what it is. An' if you wanna take us down a peg, mission accomplished. But believe me, ya'll ain't got nothin' on what's comin' to us once we get back, right, 'Star?" he said meaningfully to the blue-haired powerhouse. "Oh, crap," Megastar said, his eyes wide and fearful. "Yeah, that." Sonic scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably. "So, what are we, 'Star?" "...Sorry?" "Yeah, sorry," he sighed, awaiting the judgement of the older and wiser among them. No matter how much he hated it.

Megastar especially looked bored during the horrifically long speech by The Emissary. It took everything he had not to harm his own ears to block out the pontificating of the metal man. Surely firing his own MegaBlasts into his eardrums couldn't hurt as much as the sermon? After the first minute or so, he just tuned out the rest. He'd used the same technique many a time against his most dreaded of foes: his math teacher, and it had worked so far. Yeah, maybe this guy was some bigshot, but he'd have to get fed up and fly off at some point, right? While Megastar pointedly ignored The Emissary, Sonic had the good manners to at least feign interest, albeit tenuously. But when he mentioned his and his companion's erstwhile benefactor, he sat up and took notice. Sonic elbowed Mega, who looked startled, then pointed at the metal man. "Listen up, yo," he whispered to him. "What? Why?" "'Cause I think he's about ta wrap it up." Megastar snorted silently and looked at the ground. "Shoulda stayed there 'steada buggin' us," he mumbled under his breath. This earned him an even harder jab to the ribs from Sonic, with a glare accompanying it. "What?" he hissed under his breath. Before Mega could weigh in on that particular accusation, Sonic cut in. "A'ight, you got us there. 'Cept you didn't see us tryin'a wave the thing off before it rammed the island. Yeah, it's our bad it hit here, I ain't even gonna sweat that, but when they got all up in our face, you think were what, gonna back off 'an give 'em space to take hostages? That's these dude's MO, y'know. If you really threw down with these guys back in the day, ya'll gotta know that." "Yeah!" Mega chipped in unnecessarily. "And you saw that guy trying to shoot at the woman and kid! If we hadn't been here-" "Chill, yo!" Sonic yelled. Then he held up his hands in surrender. "That wasn't exactly the best example there, either, y'know. Look, we screwed up. That's what it is. An' if you wanna take us down a peg, mission accomplished. But believe me, ya'll ain't got nothin' on what's comin' to us once we get back, right, 'Star?" he said meaningfully to the blue-haired powerhouse. "Oh, crap," Megastar said, his eyes wide and fearful. "Yeah, that." Sonic scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably. "So, what are we, 'Star?" "...Sorry?" "Yeah, sorry," he sighed, awaiting the judgement of the older and wiser among them. No matter how much he hated it.

Well, your impervious rank does not have to equal your force field rank. Basically, you'd take off 3 imp. from your force field, and use the points to up the rank to 13, leaving you with a total toughness of 14. It would look like this: Force Field 13 (Feats: Subtle; Extras: Impervious 7) 21 pp Your Con bonus brings that up to 14 toughness total. And it would not affect the linked at all, don't worry. Linked powers do not have to be in any way similar in point value to the parent power. The only thing that's bad is that if the parent power goes away, like if you get stunned, the linked power does too.

Well, your impervious rank does not have to equal your force field rank. Basically, you'd take off 3 imp. from your force field, and use the points to up the rank to 13, leaving you with a total toughness of 14. It would look like this: Force Field 13 (Feats: Subtle; Extras: Impervious 7) 21 pp Your Con bonus brings that up to 14 toughness total. And it would not affect the linked at all, don't worry. Linked powers do not have to be in any way similar in point value to the parent power. The only thing that's bad is that if the parent power goes away, like if you get stunned, the linked power does too.

Wait, can Daisuke take a shot at catching the cage, or no?

Wait, can Daisuke take a shot at catching the cage, or no?

Katrina nodded, mostly to herself, as her hero flew away. She stood up with Matty standing in front of her, hands on the boy's shoulders. "Did you see him, Matty? That's a real hero." Matty just nodded... then tugged on his mother's dress a couple moments later. "Can I get some ice cream?" She sighed. "Yes, you can get some ice cream." Megastar shielded his eyes from the harsh glare coming from behind Captain Wonder. He grimaced in irritation as his jaw clicked when he tried to snort derisively. "We were handling it when you showed up, grandpa," He floated up to his detractor's level and looked his directly in the eye. "And who the hell are you supposed to be, anyway? The Elvis impersonators usually stay uptown." His friend in the black headband chuckled a bit from Megastar's insult. "Yeah, man. That hair cost you a lot? I think I seen it at Spencer's a while back."

Katrina nodded, mostly to herself, as her hero flew away. She stood up with Matty standing in front of her, hands on the boy's shoulders. "Did you see him, Matty? That's a real hero." Matty just nodded... then tugged on his mother's dress a couple moments later. "Can I get some ice cream?" She sighed. "Yes, you can get some ice cream." Megastar shielded his eyes from the harsh glare coming from behind Captain Wonder. He grimaced in irritation as his jaw clicked when he tried to snort derisively. "We were handling it when you showed up, grandpa," He floated up to his detractor's level and looked his directly in the eye. "And who the hell are you supposed to be, anyway? The Elvis impersonators usually stay uptown." His friend in the black headband chuckled a bit from Megastar's insult. "Yeah, man. That hair cost you a lot? I think I seen it at Spencer's a while back."

Ren smiled at Lynn as she took up his hand. She was warm, he realized. Not that he expected anything different, but any kind of sensation beyond the bland null that was his existence these days was to be cherished. "Safe," he repeated. "Yeah, hard to believe." What was hardest for him to believe was that she actually felt that way with him around. She was a vigilante, a "hero" by any other name. He was a villain. A reluctant one, yes, but a villain all the same. The last thing he was about to do was question it. He cocked an eyebrow when Sean stared down the person who took an inordinate amount of interest in them. Maybe this area was worse than he thought.

Ren smiled at Lynn as she took up his hand. She was warm, he realized. Not that he expected anything different, but any kind of sensation beyond the bland null that was his existence these days was to be cherished. "Safe," he repeated. "Yeah, hard to believe." What was hardest for him to believe was that she actually felt that way with him around. She was a vigilante, a "hero" by any other name. He was a villain. A reluctant one, yes, but a villain all the same. The last thing he was about to do was question it. He cocked an eyebrow when Sean stared down the person who took an inordinate amount of interest in them. Maybe this area was worse than he thought.

"Yes, yes, we're fine, thanks to you." Katrina wiped away one of her tears with the back of her hand. "Aren't we, Matty?" The little boy looked up at Captain Wonder and tried to hide himself behind one of his mother's arms. "Say thank you to the nice man, Matty." Shyly, and more than a little hiccupy from the excitement, Matty mumbled, "Thanks," before burying himself back into his mother's dress. Katrina gave Captain Wonder one last grateful smile. "Thank you again. I'll never forget this... I'm sorry, I don't know your name."

"Yes, yes, we're fine, thanks to you." Katrina wiped away one of her tears with the back of her hand. "Aren't we, Matty?" The little boy looked up at Captain Wonder and tried to hide himself behind one of his mother's arms. "Say thank you to the nice man, Matty." Shyly, and more than a little hiccupy from the excitement, Matty mumbled, "Thanks," before burying himself back into his mother's dress. Katrina gave Captain Wonder one last grateful smile. "Thank you again. I'll never forget this... I'm sorry, I don't know your name."

:flash: <--- I'm speeding you birthday wishes!

:flash: <--- I'm speeding you birthday wishes!

Ah yes, you still use that o-so-quaint "Metric System". Thank god we're more sensible than that, and use 12 inches to a foot, and 5280 feet to a mile. And that "Celsius" thing! How ever can you remember that 0 degrees will freeze water, while 100 boils it? Wouldn't 32 and 212 respectively be far easier? (I'm not a huge fan of America's use of the Imperial system, in case my sarcasm was that hard to decipher. )

Ah yes, you still use that o-so-quaint "Metric System". Thank god we're more sensible than that, and use 12 inches to a foot, and 5280 feet to a mile. And that "Celsius" thing! How ever can you remember that 0 degrees will freeze water, while 100 boils it? Wouldn't 32 and 212 respectively be far easier? (I'm not a huge fan of America's use of the Imperial system, in case my sarcasm was that hard to decipher. )

Well, your defense is still a bit low. You might try giving yourself some dodge bonus instead of having all of it in BDB. Impervious Toughness 10 is good, but you realize that most PL 10s are throwing down +10 damage, so if you want a better chance of saving versus them, how about dropping the Impervious to 7, enough to ward off all small arms without needing a save, and upping your Toughness to 14? That's a big number to beat, and almost puts you dead even with a +10 damage effect. (+10 damage making for a DC 25 save, and +14 Toughness making the average roll a 24) Either of those options are good. Just decide if you want to be hit less often, or save more often.

Well, your defense is still a bit low. You might try giving yourself some dodge bonus instead of having all of it in BDB. Impervious Toughness 10 is good, but you realize that most PL 10s are throwing down +10 damage, so if you want a better chance of saving versus them, how about dropping the Impervious to 7, enough to ward off all small arms without needing a save, and upping your Toughness to 14? That's a big number to beat, and almost puts you dead even with a +10 damage effect. (+10 damage making for a DC 25 save, and +14 Toughness making the average roll a 24) Either of those options are good. Just decide if you want to be hit less often, or save more often.

"Wha... what?" Ren's expression goes blank suddenly, then a desperate look worked it's way onto his face. "No, you don't understand! Here, look!" As suddenly as the initial disassembly, the card reintegrated in same condition it had been in when he first made it "disappear". "See? It's fine. I just did that so I wouldn't loose it or get it damaged." He looked downcast after her rejection, but was still eager to prove he didn't mean anything by it. "Do you really think I would have just destroyed something you gave me? I just wanted it to be close to me; to be safe. Please, Lynn... just... just give me a chance here."

"Wha... what?" Ren's expression goes blank suddenly, then a desperate look worked it's way onto his face. "No, you don't understand! Here, look!" As suddenly as the initial disassembly, the card reintegrated in same condition it had been in when he first made it "disappear". "See? It's fine. I just did that so I wouldn't loose it or get it damaged." He looked downcast after her rejection, but was still eager to prove he didn't mean anything by it. "Do you really think I would have just destroyed something you gave me? I just wanted it to be close to me; to be safe. Please, Lynn... just... just give me a chance here."

JDRook and I talked over some points in the chat, so he will be altering his character to work on them.

JDRook and I talked over some points in the chat, so he will be altering his character to work on them.