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Boomer will hit the guy who destroyed his pants! DC 16 Attack Roll 1d20+10 = 18; Hit - DC 25 Toughness Save from Black Knight. Black Knight is up.
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Dauntless looked down at his tablet as Raina examined the periphery and seemed to make a few notes as he did so biting his bottom lip slightly in thought at the young girls approach to the scenario. He would have charged in of course but no one had ever said he was exactly level headed. He looked up from the tablet as the chanting reached its fever pitch and the final invocation was intoned a brow raised as he waited to see how Raina would react. In her circuit Raina found little to indicate the final purpose of such infernal might. In fact the closer she looked at the surroundings of the ritual the less sense it all made. It certainly seemed suitably out of the way and the assorted material elements of the ritual were well represented. However there was no real follow through, it grew increasingly clear that the expectation was that she would attack the chanting practitioners before the ritual completed and that power need manifest. This was further elucidated when moments after the cult leader shuddered and was engulfed by a showy wave of faux hellfire tat absorbed into the elderly gentleman leaving only a trace of infernal fire glinting in his eyes as the simulation stuttered and froze. Capote looked down at his tablet hit a couple buttons with a small shrug and nodded, "Ah well done, a most tactical approach." he praised loosely, Magic was not his strong suit. The simulation faded and he nodded to Robin, "Ms. Chevalier when you are ready."
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And we'll give Raina an HP for her "Stray Cat Sitting On A Fence" complication. Back up to 2 HP
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Boom you can see clearly now they are summoning infernal power into their apparent leader, You can tel he's in charge by the bigger collar on his cowled robe. Cultist fashion leaves something to be desired.
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Huang glanced at the straggler and nodded an easy greeting, "Hey there, Huang." he introduced somewhat redundantly given Raina already had but certain forms were built in pretty deep for the young Dhampir. "You didn't miss much don't worry." he added with a grin that flashed just a hint of hidden fang, "And the orientation stuff shouldn't have started." he mused with a shrug. He began to stride off toward the dorms and roommate assignments with an easy gait, "You local or just getting in from out of town Jimmy?" he asked casually and gestured tot he tables set up to welcome new students, "Think its right over there."
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yea 19 is a miss. Go ahead and post the IC unless you want to HP a reroll.
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As Rainas spell settled over her the words the practitioners spoke became more clear. The structure was highly ritualized as one would expect of sorcerous workings and the spoken words somewhat meaningless on their own clearly the workings of some sort of spell rather than a more spiritual recitation though the specifics would only be clear to those studied in such things. The Chanting grew in volume as they seemed to be reaching toward completion of the ritual and the acrid stink of sulfur and ozone filled the air. The students would feel their hair stand on end as if the air was charged with electricity (which behind the illusory walls it certainly was). Even those untrained in the arts arcane could feel the ritual reaching its climax, the only question was if they ought be interfered with or allowed to complete the dark magics they toyed with.
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Huang backed off from Jacks arm at his firs opportunity while the potent blood of the elder vampire was almost intoxicating in its own right it was as well a source of grave cognitive dissonance for hte already addled teen. He sat down hard on the ground closing his eyes as he tried to focus his mind and senses though now with Jacks blood coursing through him as well every rustle of leaves, or swish of fabric thundered in his ears. Every gust of wind prickled his skin as he felt the breeze more keenly than before, every blade of grass like a an imprint against his palm the details firing into his mind on the amplified nerves of his awakened vampiric potency. With a shuddering breath he slowly stood and opened his eyes, the dark clouds remained though the vibrant predatory red throbbed through for a few long moments before he with some effort retracted his fangs to their former length. He glared at Jack with the angst only a teen could really manage for their parent and shied away from Frost and the horrorshow that was his astral locale. Breathing deeply he finally muttered out, "Recovered enough." he revealed and with some effort looked around as the ghostly afterimages of the astral became easier to distinguish from reality. He glared again at Jack, "And I don't need to buy companionship." he groused frowning at the elder Faretti. He shook his head slightly to Set, "Not exactly the potency of your blood, my inexperience." he admitted with an uncharacteristic blush and self awareness. He frowned at the ground for a long time, "Your power though diminished opened my eyes wide to other realms." he offered with a shrug, "Nothing any of us could really anticipate," he added frankly and feeling a bit more himself offered a wry grin, "I am unique," he offered following it with a sarcastic, "Yay." and celebratory twirl of one finger.
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When the door opened almost immediately a yellow klaxon began to flash an alert of the breached door, doubtless the alarm was wired to the cockpit as well maybe if they were lucky it would go unnoticed but the element of surprise was in question. Once the Heroes gathered inside and managed to relatch the cargo door the klaxon ceased leaving them in the dim lighting of the cargo bay luggage heaped along the walls and restrained in the usual fashion. Wending their way forward a dog in one of the kennels starts barking suddenly startling the pets in the other three carriers nearby. Just forward from the kennels secure storage a small ladder ascends up towards the passenger deck likely emerging into the mid-plane flight attendant station. The ladder is clearly too small for more than one person to ascend at a time and it is difficult to make out in the gloom the mechanism for the door opening into the passenger decks but it seems unlikely to be much larger than the cramped ladder.
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Ok so DC 15 Knowledge Arcane Lore check to figure out the ritual in question is infernal. DC 20 reveals it's not a summoning but drawing on infernal powers to grant magical oomph. +2 Synergy bonus if you can comprehend Enochian.
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Capote was about to answer when Robin piped up to clarify and he nodded along, "Very good Ms. Chevalier." he replied pronouncing hte name correctly though clearly having to put effort in to do so. He tapped a few buttons on his tablet and nodded, "I see you've gone through some basic testing with Mr Archer already." he elaborated and looked to the other students as he continued to explain the days tasks. "today will be a little bit different than basic powers testing." he stated mostly for Robins benefit but it seemed for Anibals as well, "We'll be doing two rounds of assessment today First individual followed by a group exercise." the metal giant explained and nodded to Raina, "It seems Ms. Sanderson is ready so we'll start with her." he suggested and motioned for Raina to step forward whilst placing himself between her and the others. A moment later he tapped a few times on his tablet and the room vanished around them replaced by rough stone walls flickering with firelight a band of robed figures stood arms upraised around a roaring bonfire eerie chanting in forgotten tongues echoing through the chamber as they worked some sort of fel ritual.
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Huang smiled to Riley, though with less teeth this time, as the other teen tensed, "The whole rugged survivalist thing is hot and all but tone it down lest you drift into tinfoil hat collecting your own urine in a jar territory." he warned with a friendly maybe flirty laugh. He swung his gaze back to Winifred with a shrug, "Do I so excite you?" he asked with a grin, "The possibilities are-" he was cut off by phantoms curt command and he petulantly signed the attendance form with a sigh, "Do we need permission slips too?" he asked sardonically and perhaps in poor taste as only himself and Cathy had even remotely easy access to their parents and one of his was taking them. He sullenly leaned on a desk and glanced to Raina, "I'm guessing the dinosaur one." he murmured, "Enough connections with the portals in the amazon, south pole, et cetera that our presence is unlikely to effect it much and surprisingly safe if you have someone along to punch any over curious Tyrannosaurs." he explained and looked to Winifred, "Feeling up to it?"
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Phalanx Michael Harris, AKA Phalanx is a child of the Terminus. Born with spectacular powers due to the effects of the Terminus energies unleashed on the world during the 1993 invasion on him while in utero he takes to the skies and streets of Freedom City defending the innocent and stopping those who would exploit and abuse those weaker than themselves. The fel energies of the terminus have granted him amazing resiliency and might as well as speed, the power of flight and enhanced senses. Despite the dark circumstances at the root of his powers Mike is a kind hearted individual with a deep feeling of responsibility to do what he can to improve the world and help others. History Mike Harris was born mere months after the Terminus Invasion of 1993, this makes him one of the oldest of this generation of Terminus Babies. His parents discovered his powers when he floated himself out of his crib to continue playing after they had put him down for a nap he was not yet willing to take. They kept it secret for a time but with their good friends the Albrights in much the same situation they soon revealed his nature to a select circle none the less they tried to keep the super kids secret trust in the government had improved with the fall of the Moore regime but not been restored in its entirety. Alex Albright the young telepath daughter of the albright family and Mike became fast friends and in these early years formed a tight bond via the young psychics powers their minds joined almost as one. The pair attended a regular preschool together, Alex already clever enough to mask her abilities and help Mike do the same, it seemed that keeping it all secret might just work though both pairs of parents wondered if the government might be able to help understand what was happening with their children. The choice was however made for them when Mike was around four and got in a schoolyard scuffle with another boy. It was a minor altercation over a ball and mike shoved the smaller boy, who flew across the schoolyard. Panic erupted, authorities were called, the child made a full recovery and Aegis saw to it the family was well taken care of to keep it quiet. They however did not inform the Harris' of this, it was all couched in secrecy but the implication was hte boy had been badly injured possibly killed. The agent in charge of the newly formed Terminus Energy Mutation Syndrome Task Force hoped to keep the Mikes Father and his ties to the media quiet with the threat of mike being revealed as some kind of monster. And for a time it worked. The Task Force gathered suspected and confirmed T-babies at a special facility at STAR Labs. There the tests for TEMS were perfected and the children's powers and psyches monitored. Some of the best behavioral psychologists available were on hand to see to it the children were raised as normally as possible, the parents visited regularly and schedules were maintained to allow the children the illusion of freedom they lacked, the more precocious students of course were less fooled but most played along at the least. Due to the close quarters in which they were raised most of this generation, at least those born in and around Freedom, are familiar with one another and some cursory knowledge of one another's powers. Over time the threat of the assorted children being outed grew less of a concern and the parents took legal action to have hte kids returned to their homes. for some the adjustment was difficult though not for Mike. From that point until they reached fourteen years of age the children lived at home and could even vacation if they alerted Aegis of their movements. Mike regularly vacationed with his family at his grandparents farm in the countryside, sometimes joined by Alex and her family sometimes on his own. It was a place of peace and relaxation and a place remote enough he could truly test the bounds of his powers without constant worry. When the TEMS children reached high school age the slow wheels of justice turned another small rotation and they were released if not deemed a high risk case to attend the high school of their parents choice. Both Alex and Mike ended up with invitations to the Claremont Academy which they attended happily. The secret school for supers was an excellent match for the young T-Babies others with similar but different experiences to relate to and adults far more prepared to handle super teens than available elsewhere. Of course it was still high school with all the usual ups and downs, and a few not so regular ones. For the first time Mike really connected and made friends outside of Alex and his family, it was slow going and he had a lot of residual guilt about his youthful loss of control among other issues related to his powers and his fear of them. Erin White a dimensional refugee with some of the same issues though far less angst about them became a friend, helped by her rooming with Alex, as well as the always chipper and good natured Mark Lucas, Mikes own roommate. The four of them as well as several fellow students thwarted a mad scheme at a baseball game field trip and formed Young Freedom who had many assorted adventures, once even stopping their teammate hellion from allowing himself to be used as a gate to bring Hell on Earth. They grew close as a team and dealt with many of hte usual teen issues of romance and break-ups and friendships strained and strengthened by the rigors of school and superheroics. Also the not so usual issues of time displaced offspring, and fighting Anihilists over spring break. After graduation Mike grew apart form his friend slowly, he still clung to a dream of a normal life, of the simpler things. While Alex went and built a multibillion dollar institute, Mike pursued Jr. College and the police academy. While his friends went forth to fight all manner of villains he fought with criminal justice exams and not tipping his hand in physical training exercises. He often questioned if it was the right thing, in many ways he could do more as Phalanx than as Mike the Police officer, or Matt as his AEGIS records from his youth followed him requiring a false identity. His former companions and even his fiance did great things and he strived for a normalcy that he ought have known could never be his. His stint as an active duty officer lasted less than a week, He was outed doing what of course he would stepping in front of bullets to save a crowd. It was all over the news and though his identity was kept mostly out of it the gig was up. With his powers he could not serve the FCPD directly, too much risk and liability of breach of civil rights at the least. Now and adult Phalanx steps onto the stage to greater things perhaps, certainly more honest with himself and those around him. Costume and Appearance Currently Phalanx wears a variation on his Claremont Academy uniform like many of the original Young Freedom did in the past. His is the standard blue and gold skin tight suit high necked with a deep V of yellow on the chest. A yellow belt, Boots, Bracers and cape finish off the high contrast look. This look of course may soon change as he emerges as an adult hero and attempts to differentiate himself. Powers The Terminus energies he was exposed to have wrought many changes upon the young hero granting him many stupendous powers. Phalanx is a physical powerhouse in the main. His titanic strength has outstripped most available methods of testing but is well in excess of a freight train his impervious flesh can accept anti tank fire with out a scratch and even more potent weapons are unlikely to cause him significant harm. He is as well incredibly fast on land or when taking flight able to circumnavigate the globe in under an hour and move at interstellar speeds in vacuum. His senses are enhanced well beyond human norms able to see and hear vast distances and sight that can penetrate even solid surfaces of low enough density. Focusing the energies empowering him allows him as well to project powerful beams of light from his eyes with startling accuracy. Allies Phalanx has been close friends since childhood with Psyche, Alexandra Albright, She has as long as he can remember been a constant presence in his life and his mind and they are now engaged. He also maintains friendships with several of his friends from the Claremont Academy, particularly, Edge, Wander, and Midnight. He has been invited to potentially join them on the revived Liberty League though it has yet to be formalized. Mike has recently undertook a somewhat disastrous career in Law Enforcement with the FCPD and though due to his powers and the legal issues that would spring from them he no longer is an officer he maintains friendships with fellow cadets from the academy and veterans he served with if briefly though the upper echelons are less warm he may be able to call upon his police contacts upon occasion. (Sidekick, HQ, Etc) Phalanx does not maintain such a location on his own though he does have some access to his fiances resources through AEON and is currently if temporarily staying with Trevor and Erin at the Midnight Manor. Playlist Come With Me Now - Kongos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz2GVlQkn4Q Shake it out - Florence and the Machine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN0nX61rIs I Won't Back Down - Johnny Cash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8i5NLyXZdc Shut up and Dance - Walk the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q (For Mike and Alex) Timeline Placement Tests - Phalanx Arrives at Claremont Academy and his abilities are tested. Take Me Out To The Ballgame - Young Freedoms Inaugural Adventure after which the Team forms! String and Tin Cans - Alex helps Mike through a rough patch with how to be a hero and not be afraid. Some Girls - Mike is manipulated by Daisy Gibbons to believe hte worst about Mark and Alex My Best Friends Girl - Mike and Mark work out most of their differences after Some Girls. Invasion! - Riverside: Gate - Young Freedom Faces one of its greatest challenges yet when one of their own is used to open a Gate to Hell Itself! It's a Jungle Out There - Young Freedom face down the sinister Shadivaan Steelgrave and stop Omegas plans... For Now. Save Tonight - Alex throws a Prom for her friends and classmates and perhaps discovers why Summers does not have an official one... It's Five O'clock Somewhere - Mike recovers from his disastrous try at the simple life with a little help from his friends
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that will miss. Nothing goes over his head his reflexes are too fast! Initiative Phantasmo 23 2HP Boomer 18 (Desires a decent pair of pants) Black Knight 9 1HP Bruised x 1 Sea Devil 6 1HP Back to Phantasmo
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There would be a passage up to the passenger deck letting out into the little stewardess kitchenette. And yea the basic idea is that because science! there is no concern about someone getting sucked out through a door or other dire consequences of going in through the boarding or escape doors for passengers. Stealthier approach through the luggage bay has, well, stealthiness though.
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To clarify the pressure seals are a standard slowly being rolled out on planes so not completely standard but not so unusual as to be suspicious. I should probably do more posting not in the middle of the night with an insomniac toddler screaming for juice ... All in all the point is depressurization for many reasons is not something we're worrying about in this thread huzzah!
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For simplicity his pants take 10 on their saves meaning they lose 9 toughness then fail their toughness save by 15+ and are destroyed. His pants are no more... He is probably not pleased. Lifestealer hits; DC 25 Toughness save 1d20+10 = 26; he saves no damage no healing. Aquaria is up.
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Alright nice! That's just a bruise then. Initiative Phantasmo 23 2HP Boomer 18 Black Knight 9 1HP Bruised x 1 Sea Devil 6 1HP Black Knight is up.
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Boomer sneered at his cohorts and shook his head, "Knew you lot dinae have it in ya." he grumbled, "Buncha cowards the whole lot." he grumbled then leered at the heroes with a feral grin. " But, Wesleys right ya know." Boomer rumbled as the energies suffusing his body coalesced into a crackling entropic field around his fists, "I just might." he laughed a raucous laugh. "You lot had your chance now you gonna find out why you don't spit in a gods eye mate." he growled and swung one energy sheathed fist directly into the crest of the Black Knights armored breastplate the mystic alloy all that stood between the explosive blow and the Knights solar plexus. As he connected with the blow the terminus energies around his fist exploded with a deafening boom shattering the glass cases nearby and sending boxes falling from shelves across the store. The thug in Phantasmos grip thrashed as he tried ineffectually to free himself from the bindings enveloping him ranting in a fearful tone about Boomer being some kind of psycho a whimpering at the sound of the explosion against the Black Knights chest. The remaining thugs and civilians were making for exits now none wanting to be in the midst of a super brawl with an exploding psychopath. One of the toughs called out as he joined the throng, "Let it go Boomer you made yer point."
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Due the confusion I'll give Phantasmo an HP putting him at 2 Alright Boomer will strike out at Black Knight as the most obvious threat. [Strike 6 (Extra: Penetrating; PFs: Improved Crit 2, Knockback 2, Mighty, Precise)] Attack Roll DC 16 1d20+10 = 28; Yee thats a crit due to the improved crit on the attack, DC 30 toughness save for Black Knight.
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Huang had opened his mouth to counter his father disparaging remarks on he and his chosen companion of the moment only to have it filled with Jacks own opened vein and the potent vampiric blood flowing through it. The young Dhampir had really no chance of fighting off his fathers much superior strength and was reduced to growling and grumbling around the wrist crammed in his mouth in a most undignified manner that he had managed to avoid since Jacks youthful games trying to entice more potent fangs from young JJ had petered out unsuccessful. "Mrghg, hrmgh nrmh Shrmgl dngdn," he grumbled angrily at the elder Faretti. However at the accusation that Set had been selling or perhaps that Huang had been buying blood his eyes flashed red despite the inky blackness that still lingered in his pupiless orbs. He reared back ever so slightly and bit down hard his full fangs finally coaxed forth by this outrage and honestly rather bad day all around. The more potent feeding like as not had little to no effect on the potent elder but was a sure sign not all was as it had been with the young dhampir before his experimentation with the Goddess as he rapidly pulled forth the vital essence from his father to no meaningful effect on his condition beyond sharpening his mind in a predatory manner. His eyes still swam with the shadows of the gods blood and his sight still dashed freely between this world and the next.
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The looming metallic man smiled wide and nodded, "Mostly around the campus to get to the various areas from up top." he explained, "Though there are other routes in case of evacuation." he explained easily but shook his head, "No maps, there was a mess a few years back when some students tried to go exploring and," he made a slight frown of distaste, "Your RA's know the assigned evac routes should it be necessary." he offered with a pleased nod as the elevator rang out their arrival. He looked back to Robin at her question and sighed slightly at Rainas response. "Readiness for mainstreaming." he said flatly, "The goal of our program here is to train youth in control of their powers, prepare them to carry on the life they choose after graduation without fear of their powers." he clarifies and looks between the youths before him for a long moment, "Some choose to take up the mantle of heroism, it is true, but that is not the headmistress' ultimate goal." he finishes with finality. "Today." he says louder as they reach the intended testing room and the door slides open, "We are testing you individually as well as jointly to ensure your own safety as well as that of your classmates." He gestured into the large empty room with its myriad slate grey panels and the thin lines of hard light projectors between them.
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Huang started at the sound of his name bracing against the expected follow up of '-Huang Faretti jr.' that did not come. He was not sure if that was a good or bad sign but was fairly certain that it was a bad sign his father was here to fetch him rather than his mother. He turned somberly to Set to whisper a hushed, "Shhhhhh, he'll find us." with a serious nod as he tried to force himself with minimal effectiveness to look less like he was out of his mind blitzed on god blood. When Jack found them he froze and murmured out of hte side of his mouth to Set, "Freeze his vision is based on movement." as he did his best to hold still though having to dodge the etheric visions made that difficult and likely more comical. At sets appologetic words ha shook his head distracted form his father for the moment, "Oh no you were great." he assured her with a smile and sultry caress of the side of her face.
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Huang snorted slightly at the insinuation, "Self control my dear." he said with a wink, "I'm sure that's something you can understand yes?" he offered with too easy a smile showing of his new found finer control of the fangs as they elongated with the wide grin before retreating back to their former more subdued format, "Terribly hard to talk around otherwise." he explained with a wink. As they maneuvered in toward the middle of the room once more he added quietly, "Though if you play your cards right you might get a chance at a more thorough examination." he flirted shamelessly because when one was raised mostly by monsters who resolved domestic disputes via thrown furnature ones good sense about flirting literally with danger ended up somewhat stunted.
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Lemme clarify the thug that was running you'll grab no problem He's a flavor mook not even in the fight I thought you were going after boomer. Feel free to edit accordingly.
