KnightDisciple Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Hm. While "blasting him while he's down" is satisfying on one level, on another, it seems redundant. Still, won't hurt to make it harder for the guy to break out. Thus, I am switching the Sonic Control Array to Emotion Control, and choosing Despair. That'll be a DC 22 Will Save.
trollthumper Posted February 9, 2011 Author Posted February 9, 2011 Well, that's a fail. Not enough that he's helpless, mind you, but still a fail. Arcturus: 20, Mind Controlled, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 1 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Gabriel: 7, Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere: 7, Unharmed, 0 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x2, Bound, Shaken, 0 HP Now comes Nick's turn. He's going to manifest Banshee Wail to try and add to Vigourie's trouble. That'll be a DC19 Will save for Vigourie... which he makes. Hoo, boy. So now it's Vigourie's turn, and... A CHALLENGER APPEARS! Arcturus: 20, Mind Controlled, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 1 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Leraje: 9, Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: 7, Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere: 7, Unharmed, 0 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x2, Bound, Shaken, 0 HP Arcturus is up next.
GranspearZX Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Marcus is not himself, so there's really not a whole lot he CAN do... or rather, nothing he WANTS to do. Of course, his body has other plans: 1) Fort save vs Paralyze (I probably should've done this on the rounds where he was slowed AND where he was paralyzed, but...): 1d20+12=23 Not quite enough vs DC27, so Arc's done for now, until his Will save comes up for the mind control.
trollthumper Posted February 9, 2011 Author Posted February 9, 2011 That's fair. Arcturus: 20, Mind Controlled, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 1 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Leraje: 9, Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: 7, Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere: 7, Unharmed, 0 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x2, Bound, Shaken, 0 HP Push is up next.
Quinn Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Simple on this one, since Arcturus is Paralyzed, Push'll grab him with TK and both'll haul ass outta there.
Ecalsneerg Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Ok, apparently I forgot to spend the HP to not be Exhausted, so I'll spend that now. Then Extra Effort again! Blast 11 (Extras: Area - Burst [+1], Flaws: Action - Full [-1], Feats: Indirect [from above], Progression 5 [reduce area to 30' radius]]) [28PP] BOOM
trollthumper Posted February 9, 2011 Author Posted February 9, 2011 You planning on applying a Selective Attack to that, or is everyone gonna have to duck and cover?
Quinn Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 The owners of the motel are NOT going to be happy with us...
Ecalsneerg Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 You planning on applying a Selective Attack to that, or is everyone gonna have to duck and cover? Hmmm... good point: Blast 11 (Extras: Area - Burst [+1], Selective Attack [+1], Flaws: Action - Full [-1], Distracting [-1], Power Feats: Indirect, Progression 7 [20' radius]) [30PP]
trollthumper Posted February 9, 2011 Author Posted February 9, 2011 That's a bit better. Vigourie rolls a 13, meaning he's Stunned again as well as Staggered. Leraje, on the other hand, makes a 28, meaning he's unharmed. And speaking of that old devil, it's his turn. He aims right for Gabriel... and misses again. One of the downsides of being one of Hell's Crusaders... you really don't know the meaning of "take the time to aim." Arcturus: 20, Mind Controlled, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 1 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Leraje: 9, Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: 7, Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere: 7, Unharmed, 0 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x3, Bound, Shaken, Stunned, Staggered, 0 HP Gabriel is up next.
KnightDisciple Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Oh look. It's a demon. Again. The same one, in fact. Switch Array back to Drain Toughness. It worked well last time. 8-) Surging for 2 attacks. Attack: 32. Hm, Natural 20. DC 27 Fort Save for a Rank 12 Drain Toughness. On to the 2nd Attack! Attack: 23. Hey, I just flipped the numbers around. Nifty! Also, another hit. DC 22 Fort Save, Rank 12 Drain Toughness. Spend an HP to negate Fatigue.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Leraje fails the first Drain, and most certainly fails the second at that rate. Arcturus: 20, Mind Controlled, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 1 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Leraje: 9, Unharmed, -12 Toughness, 0 HP Gabriel: 7, Unharmed, 1 HP Nick Cimitiere: 7, Unharmed, 0 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x3, Bound, Shaken, Stunned, Staggered, 0 HP Nick is up next, and he's going to attack Leraje... and still end up missing. And because it seems dramatically appropriate, now that I've had Leraje taunt Nick, Nick is going to Stunt a second attack... and this one hits. Hoo boy, does this one hit. Vigourie... just lies there, likely cursing. Arcturus is up next, if we can still be considered to be in combat.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 On second thought, so that Arcturus actually gets to have some fun this combat... FIAT! Vigourie manages to break his bonds, withdrawing the power bound up in Leraje's contract and the ongoing Mind Control effect. He is now up, though he's still Bruised x3 and Staggered, and hits everyone with a Confuse effect. DC22 Will Saves, please. As InvisibleCastle is down for me right now, I'll be doing this with the chat room's dice roller. (09:24:03) ChatBot: trollthumper rolls 1d20 and gets 15. +5 equals 20, so Durand does not make her Will Save... (09:24:58) ChatBot: trollthumper rolls 1d20 and gets 1. ...and is now geared to attack Vigourie. Nice job, dude. (09:26:50) ChatBot: trollthumper rolls 1d20 and gets 5. +3, so she enters combat on an 8. trollthumper rolls 1d20 and gets 5. +12, so Nick likewise does not make the Will save... trollthumper rolls 1d20 and gets 3. ...but acts normally. Everyone gets a Hero Point, as per Fiat rules, so here's where we are now. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, Paralyzed, 1 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 2 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 2 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 1 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x3, Staggered, 0 HP Arcturus is up next.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 And for reference on Confuse, courtesy of Shaen: D20 BEHAVIOR 1-2 Attack the user of the Confuse effect. 3-5 Act normally. 6-10 Do nothing but babble incoherently. 11-14 Flee at top possible speed. 15-20 Attack the nearest creature. And keep in mind unlike Mind Control, Confuse is one of those effects where you do get to roll round after round.
GranspearZX Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Okay, here we go: Fort Save: (12:31:46) ChatBot: GranspearZX rolls 1d20 and gets 4. Will Save: (12:33:20) ChatBot: GranspearZX rolls 1d20 and gets 13. +9 gives me 22. And I'm blowing the HP to reroll on the Fort save: (12:36:14) ChatBot: GranspearZX rolls 1d20 and gets 6. HP (+10) + 12 gives me 28. Oh! And my attack roll: (13:12:41) ChatBot: GranspearZX rolls 1d20 and gets 14. +9 gives me 23.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 He makes the save, sadly,, but good saves on your part. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, 0 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 2 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 2 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 1 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x3, Staggered, 0 HP Push is up next, once we figure out how Confused he is.
Quinn Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Confuse save! (1d20+8=26) Woot! The nightmares in Push's psyche kick this rooty-toot sorcerer to the curb. Now, Push is veddy veddy angry. Vigourie shouldn't have commented on his teeth. Ergo? Power Stunt: Strike 12 (Kinetic Shoryuken) (Extras: Penetrating 5, Knockback 5; Power Feats: Improved Critical 2) Charge! (+2 Attack, -2 Defense) All Out Attack! (+5 Attack, -5 Defense) Power Attack! (+5 Damage, -5 Attack) Kinetic Uppercut REDUX! (1d20+10=29) O_O Ok, wasn't expecting that. DC 37 Toughness check. And if he's stunned, Knockback 5 going straight upwards.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Um. Boom goes the dynamite? Or it would be normally, but after discussion with Ecal and Quinn, it was decided another Fiat might be more appropriate for dynamic tension. So in compromise, Vigourie takes another Bruise and soars straight upwards like it's a test-your-strength test, but is not knocked out. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, 1 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 3 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 3 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 3 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x4, Staggered, 0 HP Equinox is up next.
Ecalsneerg Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 DC 29 Extra Effort'd, Power Attack for 2'd Blast of fire (1d20+7=13) Oh, sod off. Hero Point. Needs more fire (1d20+7=8) ... 18? Equinox has 1HP, and will be Exhausted next round.
trollthumper Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Sorry, Ecal. It misses on an 18. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, 1 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 3 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 3 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 3 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x4, Staggered, 0 HP Durand shoots at Vigourie. It misses, as Vigourie rolls out of the way. Gabriel is up next.
KnightDisciple Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Right, so, first a save against Confuse. Will Save: 22. Next, we have what do with Vigourie. I think I'll Surge; using a HP to avoid Fatigue. Mixing things up a bit... First, I'll attack with Drain Toughness again. Attack: 25. DC 22 Rank 12 Drain Toughness. Move around a touch, and then... Intimidate Check: 39
trollthumper Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 He throws off the Drain, but not the Intimidate. He is Shaken as all hell. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, 1 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 3 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 3 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x4, Staggered, 0 HP So it's Nick's turn. He's prioritizing and trying to ensure Vigourie goes nowhere via Poltergeist's Rage. Vigourie makes the Reflex save to halve the TK rank, which brings Nick's effective rank down to 3, making it a +13 vs. +13 roll. Here we go... 32 vs. 20. Vigourie is Pinned. But that doesn't mean Vigourie's helpless, as he unleashes a Mental Burst on Gabriel. That'll be a DC21 Will save on Gabe's part. Arcturus: 20, Unharmed, 1 HP Push: 12, Bruised x1, Fatigued, 3 HP Equinox: 11, Unharmed, Fatigued, 3 HP Durand: 8, Confused (Attack Vigourie), Unharmed, 0 HP Gabriel: Unharmed, 2 HP Nick Cimitiere, 7, Unharmed, Fatigued, 2 HP Vigourie: 3, Bruised x4, Pinned, Staggered, 0 HP Arcturus is up next.
KnightDisciple Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Will Save! Will Save: 27. He makes it quite handily.
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