[CCrusaders] Bert says, "Log on."
Cuddlepaws has connected.
Wanda hugs Cuddlepaws
Cuddlepaws says, "Aw"
Eben has arrived.
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "While we're waiting, are there any aspects that should be removed from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=1689105620 ?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Is everyone here?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I think my shadow burn is gone. It's been two weeks, right?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "3g said she was busy feeding Cassie and would be a bit late"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I think we're missing weird bird guy"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Yup -- I remember you asked about that at the end of the last session."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK, we'll give ggg a few minutes."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I logged on my son, but I also woke him up one minute ago ;-)"
[CCrusaders] genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, she doesn't want the bottle, so give me a moment for Amdi to get ready to take her from me."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "In the meantime, this is a good time to refresh your fate points if they're low."
GM sets his current fate point total to 5.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "i still have extra"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I remember college, and being forced to wake up on a weekend/vacation an hour before the crack of noon was indeed a struggle..."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Kids these days! Some sleep in, and some can't even feed themselves"
Jacob arrives from the east.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok"
Jacob sets her current fate point total to 3.
Wanda sets his current fate point total to 2.
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben, Deka), "Shall we begin?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure; he's on his way."
GM exclaims, "Welcome back to the latest exciting adventure of the CROWNSFORD CRUSADERS!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "dun dun DUN"
GM says, "SCENE: The top of the WCRN building, Crownsford's own Channel 6. Our heroes have been tirelessly work working through the rain to assemble the machinery that will stop the Quicksilver infection."
GM says, "At either end of the main rooftop is a large red lever switch attached to high-power cables that Wanda and Deka have carried up either side of the building. Higher up, on top of top of the elevator house -- the structure on top of the roof containing elevator and stairwell access as well as HVAC and other equipment -- is the steel tower holding up the station's main antenna dish."
GM says, "Around the base of that tower is an assortment of electrical and mechanical components that you've assembled, with Eben's laptop in the middle of it all. At the top of the tower is the antenna itself, heavily modified to carry the anti-Quicksilver signal instead of its usual television transmissions. Only three tasks remain:"
GM exclaims, "A) Someone needs to climb to the top of the tower to finish connecting the transmission line to the antenna. Then once it's had a chance to warm up (i.e. after the end of the round), B) someone needs to get to Eben's laptop and start the initialization sequence. Once the sequence has completed (after the end of *that* round), C) two people need to throw the two big red switches simultaneously to activate it!"
GM exclaims, "But then you hear the sound of wingbeats as loud as thunderclaps, and rising up through the air you see a shape with massive, half-rotted wings, with portions of its body covered with Quicksilver and other parts wreathed in mystical shadow. It's a CYBER NECRO DRAGON! And it's being ridden by that tall blond woman wearing a flowing black dress. Deka leaps into the air toward the dragon as lightning flashes across the sky - FREEZE FRAME!"
GM says, "https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_kkSPAq8=/"
GM says, "The freeze-frame ends with the next *THUNDERCLAP*: the beast's wings come down in a mighty gust of wind and magic, throwing all of you all backward! Place yourselves on the map where you landed in the East Rooftop or West Rooftop zone."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Someone stole this from a late 90s webcomic"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So for the last step, we have to have two people that both rolled the same initiative ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "It's so colourful!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Or one who's willing to delay their turn!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh wow"
GM says, "The woman in black laughs maniacally as the dragon perches on the steel tower, blocking your access to the antenna."
Cuddlepaws hunkers down as her yellow eyes gleam with anger. "Crusaders, converge!"
Shadow Queen says, "You fools! I don't know how you found your way into our lair, but if you think you can stop our plans, you're sadly mistaken. That was no more than a minor setback to the Disciples of Shadow! But now it's time to teach you a lesson about meddling in the affairs of others."
Shadow Queen says, "But I might be willing to be lenient on you... if you GIVE ME BACK MY CAT!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Wow, this map is awesome."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Thank you!"
GM exclaims, "And now it's time to rill initiative!"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "You no can has cat."
GM rolls ??? (++2) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Average (1)
GM clears the initiative.
Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Mediocre (0)
Jacob registers Jacob at init 0.
Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Good (3)
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 +1 | Average (1)
GM registers GM at init 1.
Eben registers Eben at init 3.
Cuddlepaws rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 +1 | Mediocre (0)
Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 -1 | Great (4)
Cuddlepaws registers Cuddlepaws at init 0.
Deka rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Mediocre (0)
Wanda registers Wanda at init 4.
Deka registers Deka at init 0.
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Deka), "When the dragon used its CDE -- Shadowclap -- everyone was thrown backward out of its zone! So you'll need to choose a location on the main rooftop to start the combat."
GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Wanda begins!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "I do? Shock!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(Sorry, just thinking�"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "Burn them! Burn THEM ALL"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of Wanda), "Are your consequences cleared?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "The only one I had was Malleable Mind?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "From my grandmother's sorcery?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "You have 'Split Psyche' and 'Chain Drained' on the aspect sheet."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Oh, these are aspects, not consequences, I think?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It looks like Malleable Mind was the renamed version of Split Psyche."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Because it started healing at the end of session 2 of the previous scenario."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Aha"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So that's still there; chain drained is not."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(?)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Chain Drained was, IIRC, a normal aspect, wasn't it?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yeah"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So it stays until it's overcome somehow or until it's no longer relevant."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] GM | For a moderate consequence, you have to wait one whole session after the recovery action (which means if you do the recovery action in the middle of a session, you should recover sometime in the middle of next session).
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Looks like it's time to climb the tower"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent!"
GM exclaims (at Wanda), "You can get on top of the elevator house with a normal movement. Going to the top of the tower in the same turn will require an Overcome action -- and the dragon is in your way, so it'll be opposing you!"
GM asks, "Are you going to try to get all the way to the top?"
Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"
GM exclaims, "Then give me an Athletics climbing roll, and I'll give you a Physique roll as it tries to swat you away!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "I get the bonus from Wall-crawling *and* Super-Athletics?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Probably!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Since I'm jumping and climbing and dodging the dragon"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Makes sense to me!"
Wanda rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 0 | Fantastic (6)
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Oh, no!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Can I succeed at a cost?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Ooh -- is this hunk of dead flesh actually going to stand in your way?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "At a great cost -- or you could tag something."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Someone skipped leg day! And leg day! And leg day! And ..."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "A great cost like a moderate consequence, or maybe you're up there but completely pinned down by the dragon's claws and can't reach the cable, etc."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I like the latter. It's more dramatic!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
Wanda leaps and climbs up like a true spider! But...
GM says, "The rotting beast reaches out with its mighty Quicksilver claws, swatting at Wanda with supernatural might, but..."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Narrate the ending, give yourself a Pinned aspect, and init next when you're ready!"
Wanda exclaims, "...Wanda has been climbing tall things ever since she was a baby fire spider from outer space, and makes it to the top! But in her overconfidence, and as she for a moment poses dramatically like a empress surveying her domain, the dragon's claws finally catch up with her, pinning her in place before she can even react! And the cable is just out of reach!"
Wanda realizes then that her super strength is truly gone.
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Pesky chain, draining entire stunts worth of power :D"
Wanda advances the initiative: Wanda(4) EBEN(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
Eben tries to aim around the dragon's gigantic wings to shoot a blue portal at the top of the tower!
GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Assuming this is opposed:"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "But what are you placing the portal on?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "The dish?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Hmm. The dish is kind of mesh-y -- do you think that'll take a portal?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(That's why I drew it with those gaps in it.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "This is the part where I wait for Eben to come up with a really clever justification for why it should work that I can't really argue against."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can we say that there's a small platform where it attaches? Do I need to use Crafts to make a declaration of that?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Hee"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That sounds like invoking an aspect to declare a story detail!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I think you would need to spend a fate point for that"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So you could spend a fate point to tag a relevant aspect to claim there is a platform."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Also, c'mon, let him have us dramatically climb to the top!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yeah!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's grittier"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK! New plan, then."
Eben!rewot eht fo pot eht ta latrop eulb a toohs ot sgniw citnagig s'nogard eht dnuora mia ot siert
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Is this tenet-able?"
Eben climbs to the top of the elevator house, then shoots portals on the roof of the elevator house and the roof of the building.
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And assuming they can't oppose my doing that, I'll stop there."
GM says, "OK! I'll assume that you can place the portals without needing a roll, but if you try to use them for something that depends on their placement, I'll have you retroactively do a Shoot overcome to see how well you positioned them."
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM says, "The dragon seems to be taking a deep breath -- but you an see through the gaping holes in its chest that it must be more of a mystical action than a real breath..."
GM exclaims, "...which is confirmed when it 'exhales', and a blast of malevolent shadow energy washes over Deka!"
GM exclaims, "This is a ranged attack with Shoot!"
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 -1 | Great (4)
GM says, "Defend with Athletics? (Unless you have another way to defend against Shoot attacks.)"
Deka rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I'm going to spend a fate point to reroll!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Tagging Minion of the Shadow Queen!"
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 -1 | Fantastic (6)
GM asks (of Deka), "That's give shifts of stress! How do you respond?"
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 4.
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I takes 3 stress and a mild"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! What's your mild consequence?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "wreathed in shadow"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Nice -- add it to the spreadsheet and narrate any response you'd like while I move on to the other NPC!"
Shadow Queen says, "Ohohoho! You all look so confident down there, but that won't last for long! I call upon the powers of darkness!"
GM exclaims, "There's the sound of rolling thunder, and the clouds overhead spread and thicken and darken, filling most of the sky and completely blotting out the sun -- this entire block of the city is now in Pitch Darkness!"
GM says, "That's an Aspect (no free invoke) on the scene, and unless it's overcome, anyone who can't see in the dark... can't see."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Deka), "When you're ready, type 'init next'."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I Wanda who will overcome *that* aspect."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Well, so cats are pretty good at that, but I'm not sure wether you want me to have an aspect for that?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It's not Deka's turn ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "She was just attacked."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I was giving her a chance to narrate her defense if she wanted to."
Deka says, "Ow, dick"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(It's fine if she doesn't!)"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Wow, CC just got R rated"
Deka advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) JACOB/CUDDLEPAWS/DEKA(0)
GM asks, "Jacob, CP or Deka! Who's next?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Not it."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Let's go in that order?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Oh, okay!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Give Deka a chance to retaliate?"
GM exclaims, "Deka!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Jacob not being able to see... kind of reduces his effectiveness :D"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "He'll have to use his mind alone"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Which makes it a good thing that Jacob can see in the dark."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Oho, yes!"
Deka leaps at the dragon and tries to grapple it to pile driver it into the street below
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Actually, I was gonna summon some birds :D But we'll see."
GM exclaims, "The dragon is two zones above you -- you can find the ladder in the dark and climb up to the elevator house without too much trouble, but getting up to the top of the tower to reach the dragon will require an Overcome action!"
GM says, "Give me an Athletics or Physique Overcome! The dragon will try to stop you with Physique."
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "At the end of the last session I was able to jump at it with one action. has it moved since then?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I assumed, for the sake of your jump, that you were higher up at the time. Since that seemed dramatically cool."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have a power to let you jump up super high?"
Deka will increase her mass as she is jumping, then just as she is about to leave the ground, decrease her mass so her legs are giving a jump for something super heavy, while she is not. (And no this is not something on her character sheet).
Deka rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Superb (5)
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Legendary+2 (10)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "How do you get both a -4 and then a +4 within two rolls of each other? ;-)"
GM says, "The dragon's powerful limbs are stronger than you anticipated -- it swings its arm at you to knock you back..."
GM says, "You can tag aspects to reroll or add to your roll, or you can succeed at a great cost, or you can allow the dragon to succeed at keeping you back."
GM asks, "Which do you choose?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I was wondering that myself. I don't remember Tyler doing that back when he was alive..."
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I will take the grappled condition as we are both wrestling in the air"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
GM exclaims, "The dragon knocks Deka out of the air, but she still lands at the top of the tower -- pinned under one of the dragon's hind legs!"
GM asks, "CP or Jacob?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I can go, I guess"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Are Wanda and Deka... pin-downs instead of pin-ups?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "The dragon's like 'come at me, guys, I still have two legs left!'"
[Setting the zoned flag.]
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Both trying to plug in the cable, if they can figure out the right pin-out?"
Jacob feels around for a nearby flock of birds, and asks them to attack the shadow lady.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Rapport +4, assuming I find some"
GM exclaims (at Jacob), "OK! That sounds like an attack using Rapport!"
Jacob rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Jacob prepares to FP this.
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Jacob is good with animals.
Jacob spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "And...hm."
GM exclaims, "She tries to defend herself with some kind of magical spell, but she's not quick enough!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I guess I don't want to blow through them yet. But I'll take the one shift, to let her know we're serious."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Is she just taking one point of stress, or are you tagging anything more?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! Narrate, and then it's CP's turn!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "It's a warning :D"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(She ticks a physical stress box.)"
Jacob watches as some black-as-night crows come swarming through the darkness and peck at the shadow lady's head.
GM exclaims, "CP! In the darkness!"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "With the collar"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "First question? So... cat eyes, right?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "I would consider that a justification to tag that aspect if you want."
Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 3.
Cuddlepaws Done:-)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! Your cat eyes pierce the darkness!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "If I picked up some construction debris and then moved up to be in the same zone as the dragon to attack it with it, would you that work as movement+ attack action for you?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "I would let you pick up a bit of debris for free -- how are you doing the movement?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(The dragon is in the Top of Tower zone.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "TKing myself up on a piece of debris?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It's two zones."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have the ability to TK yourself?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "...doesn't that require taking Flight as a synergy though"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "I think our agreement was "We'll see when it comes up."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'm okay with just moving one zone."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee. You can move one zone, and then move a second zone as an action (with an Overcome)."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "But... you can attack adjacent zones, can't you?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Right!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "So move one zone, then attack!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(by jumping from rung to rung on the ladder)"
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "YOU LEAVE MY ADOPTED FAMILY ALONE YOU OVERSIZED BAT!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 0 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Hmm. Does this count as a ranged attack or a melee attack?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I.e., can I defend with Fight, or do I need Athletics?)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ranged, I'm pretty sure."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Good (3)
GM says, "Your attack hits -- although the Quicksilver that's coating the dragon is like a second armored skin, reducing the damage you deal."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you tagging or adding anything?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Not for now."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then the dragon takes two stress, ticking a physical 2-stress box!"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
GM asks, "It's pitch dark, and you're pinned to the top of a tower by a dead dragon infected with nanites. What do you do?"
Wanda becomes the light in the darkness. Quite literally.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yay"
GM exclaims, "And the Top of Tower zone is lit up by the light of a giant flaming spider!"
GM says, "Anyone can now clearly see what's happening in that zone or an adjacent one, even if their own zone is still in relative darkness."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Now to make it let go of me without using strength."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Hmm... the nanites have a mind of their own, right?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. I think we have established that, yes..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Can I try to persuade them to relax the dragon's hold on me just enough that I can reach the cable?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think that's reasonable."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yay"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(Crap now I need to make up stats for 'a small number of nanites in one claw'.)"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Ha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "This is going to be a Rapport... overcome? Opposed roll?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Influence is an Attack."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "oho"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "you're right"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "isn't it fortunate that nanites don't have names :D"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha."
[CCrusaders] (from Wanda) Nanite groan, 'We were just one evolutionary cycle away from being named NPCs!'
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "So make your attack, and they'll defend, and if you 'hit', they can't resist!"
Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Good (3)
GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 -1 | Terrible (-2)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "hohoho"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "let me RP"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(also, the success with style can be a forced movement, right?)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If that's the special effect on your sheet."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you going to forced movement the nanites on that claw?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "haha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "nah, I'll take a boost"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "...or, wait"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I also have Area Attack as a special effect"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So you could have your Influence attack affect the dragon, the Shadow Queen, Deka, and... would it affect you too?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Since you're in the zone.)"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "I assume area affect attacks don't affect the attacker."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Makes sense."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(because that would be weird)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Although if the attack is to command them to let you move, I'm not sure what affect that would have on things that aren't trying to hold you down.)"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Yeah."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Eh, better to settle for a boost unless you have a better idea"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Boost seems like it creates the fewest problems for me to solve :)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, crap, we can't do that, then."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Narrate and advance the initiative!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "typing"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Did she get to the switch? Or was that just effectively overcoming 'Pinned'?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Good question -- I think it's one or the other, her choice."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "The switch!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Well, it's actually a cable to be plugged in, but that's a minor detail.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, right."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(Also, the dragon takes a single point of stress from the flames, unless the quicksilver armor is fire-resistant.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(IIRC)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "The Quicksilver gives it Armor:2 against physical damage."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So it'll absorb 2 stress by itself."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I guess we're about to find out if 'fire' is included in that ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Yes, it is.)"
Wanda blazes in the darkness, angry and proud beneath the dragon's claw. She sees the nanites gleam, and in a blink of her eight eyes, Wanda's mind reaches out to the Quicksilver. LET ME REACH THE CABLE, FOR I MUST PLUG IT IN. YOU SHALL LISTEN. YOU SHALL... OBEY.
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "typing still"
Eben . o O ( Hunh; the quicksilver seems to be fire resistant... )
(From Wanda) The claw loosens its grip, not much, but enough for Wanda to move closer to the cable. One step closer to her goal!
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Also, technically it's a mild consequence, not 1 stress"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Unless the dragon is fireproof, of course."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(The 1 stress is in the case when an NPC is nameless enough to only have boxes)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh! Interesting. Then I guess that would still work!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "There's no defense roll for it, right?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "nope"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Then the dragon takes a mild consequence! What is it?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And also, are you plugging in the cable?)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "I can?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, I'd say so."
Wanda plugs in the cable! 'Yes!'
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you're willing to remain Pinned."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I am!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's heroic."
GM exclaims, "You hear the hum of the dish powering up! At the end of the round, it'll be fully powered and ready for step two!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "init next?"
Wanda is still pinned, but she feels proud of herself.
Wanda advances the initiative: Wanda(4) EBEN(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
Eben makes his way to the laptop and attempts to configure it to initialize on its own after a brief delay, utilizing a couple of the stray electrical components plugged into the USB port to accomplish this.
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(Crafts overcome?)"
GM says, "OK! That would fall under Will! And fortunately, Wanda is close enough that you can see."
GM exclaims, "+3 Overcome!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Will?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Would my Gadgeteering for building complex devices apply here?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "This is more of a software than a hardware thing, wouldn't you say?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. Alright."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Will, with Gadgeteering, vs +3!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK!"
Eben rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 +1 | Superb (5)
GM exclaims, "Success!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have any more narration, or should I proceeed?"
Eben plugs the device in with a satisfying 'clunk', calls out "OK! It's about to initialize! Thanks, Wanda!"
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I was actually thinking of using my movement to jump through the portals. Would that be OK? Like, maybe a delayed create advantage from last round?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I have to spent *some* of my time in the air."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's in his contract."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you jumping down toward the orange portal?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Right."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That makes sense -- so you're in that zone, headed toward the portal, but haven't landed yet?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Perfect."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent!"
GM says, "By the light of Wanda's flames, you see the Shadow Queen standing atop the cyber necro dragon. She reaches out her arms, and a great pair of wings made of shadow-stuff emerge from her back."
GM exclaims, "She leaps off of the dragon and swoops down toward Cuddlepaws -- she's about to grab her!"
GM exclaims (at CP), "She's Creating Advantage with Athletics, and you can defend with Athletics to prevent it!"
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 -1 | Superb (5)
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Oops, broswer crashed"
Cuddlepaws rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Good (3)
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "If you lost the tab, it's https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_kkSPAq8=/"
GM asks (of CP), "Ooh -- does she succeed?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "And https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=1689105620"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "So I have this stunt : Cat's Grace (Athletics)"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "bonus on typical cat actions like jumping on stuff or getting off stuff or wriggling out of someone's arms"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "But I think we never made clear what kind of bonus"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Sounds like Athletics."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "I mean, is it like +2?"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Normally a +2 if it's a pretty narrow area, or +1 if it's a broad area."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "So +2? ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I'd say if it covers 'not being picked up', it's +1. If it just covers 'wriggling away after being picked up', then it's +2 :)"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(No, I'm too mean. Call it +2.)"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "So, a tie?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Boost for her!"
GM exclaims, "That makes it a tie! But she Can't Let Things Drop -- she's going to get what's hers!"
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "It's now +7 vs. +5!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "You've made me spend a fate point -- but do I get a success out of it, or are you going to tag something else?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Okay fine :-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I don't know which answer that means!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "have your success!"
GM exclaims (at CP), "You are now Held In The Arms of Shadow!"
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) JACOB/CUDDLEPAWS/DEKA(0)
GM backs up the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Whoops, forgot the dragon.)"
[Crows-Nest] (from Wanda) The undead dragon cries
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "No, I'm sure the dragon already went."
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Somehow."
GM exclaims, "The dragon takes another breath and blows out another plume of malevolent blackness, this time at Wanda!"
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 -1 | Legendary+1 (9)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And you're pinned."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "This is not amazing!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Which I think would prevent you from using your agility to defend."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Can I defend with Provoke? Deflecting some of the darkness with plumes of fire?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have a stunt/power that lets you use that for defense?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Hmmm, nope. It doesn't even exist!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "If not, you could spend a fate point to temporarily grant you a stunt with that."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "You still can use your normal Athletics to defend."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Ah, okay"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Just not your super power."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "You can try to, like, lean to one side, e.g. But you can't go all jumping spider."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Not going to spend an fp just to get an extra effective +1, then"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Normal athletics!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
Wanda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Oho"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Nice! Are you tagging anything?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'm going to tag the boost!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! That makes it 9 vs. 7!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But you're still Chain Drained..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "So you're going to tag that if I spend an fp?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "So you're still a bit stiff in the joints. Tagged to make it 11 vs 9!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "11 vs. 7, right?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "11 vs 7 yeah, unless I spend an fp"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Right, thanks."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Can't pass up a 7/11 joke."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Also, just because I can and am cruel, let's tag Pinned too!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "13 vs 7!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you going to tag anything else?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll spend an fp on... my high concept, since my fire mutation is so fundamental in its essence that it stands in stark opposition to darkness"
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "13 vs 9?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yep"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Anything more?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Or will you let it have a ... success with style?)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Hm. Will that lead to more drama?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It may lead to an Area Attack."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Poor CP and Deka!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Fortuantely, CP is a zone away. But it would suck for Deka alright..."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Could Deka spend a fate point or otherwise somehow resist?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll let it have a success with style"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Shall I narrate? (with you jumping in to describe the Area attack?)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If there's a suitable Aspect, she could tag it to reduce this attack from four shifts to two."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Making it no longer a success with style."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Or, really, any of you could, if you want to spend a fate point and know a good Aspect.)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I'm fine with you spending fate points meta-gamingly, even when your PC isn't the one directly involved.)"
Deka will tag grappled and say that I am not in it's range
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
Deka spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then Wanda, go ahead and describe it!"
Wanda tries to wiggle out of the way while still pinned, in an attempt to avoid the blast of shadow in the same way she'd dodged a point-blank shot back in the fight against the Raxiss guards. She shines brighter than ever, the very antithesis to the darkness. Still shaken by her previous attempt to control them, the Quicksilver on parts of the dragon's body actually leap off in order to block part of the onslaught, for one brief moment betraying their undead host in favour of the imperial alien mind which had touched them. But all this... all this is still not enough: some of the darkness hits Wanda in the eyes, nearly blinding her.
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) JACOB/CUDDLEPAWS/DEKA(0)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I tick a 3 box and take a mild consequence, right"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And that's two shifts of physical damage!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "With all the things you and Deka tagged, you only need to tick a 2 box and nothing else."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Oh, Deka tagged something? What was it?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "'grappled' to not be in the area effect."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Oh, then I don't see how that affects how much damage I take"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Grappled -- holding her with its hint claw reduced its range, so while it tried to spew some of the magic at her as well, it wasn't able to reach."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "oho!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "All good then."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think the dragon spent the special effect to try to do an area effect, it meant less damage to you directly."
GM exclaims, "Jacob, CP or Deka!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hope the RP wasn't too long"
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "is the dragon over the roof of the building?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, that's how I'd narratively justif it."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "'twas cool!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "thanks :)"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Deka), "The dragon is at the top of the tower, next to the antenna."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "The tower is on top of the elevator house, which is on top of the roof."
Deka will try to push the dragon back with an attack
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Not it, got a baby for a moment"
Deka rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 -1 | Fair (2)
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Good (3)
GM asks (of Deka), "Assuming that was Fight, it's defending itself well -- are you going to tag anything to improve your attack?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "tagging Rebellious teenager"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Woo! That'll do one shift of damage -- are you adding anything else?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Don't we need to flip those switches soon?`"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "No, we have another round."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It'll be a little while: the dish hasn't even finished powering up yet."
Deka will push it back over the street, and use inflict condition to pin the wings of the dragon to its side so I can pile driver it into the street below.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "To Inflict Condition, you need to succeed with style -- that means succeeding by at least three."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "She's in 'hyper mode' which always inflicts condition."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Which you can do if you tag another aspect!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Neat!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "DRIVES WILL BE PILED"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "PILES WILL BE DRIVEN"
GM exclaims, "Deka and the dragon now have each other pinned -- Deka is clamped by the dragon's hind leg, but she's also holding the dragon's wings against the side of the tower!"
GM asks, "CP or Jacob?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Hooray for awkward hugging!"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "I can go, unless CP has a plan."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "The lady is still riding the dragon, right?"
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "She's not!"
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "She sprouted wings and leapt off!"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "She got off to get you."
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I will make one up right now, and call it physics expert. because I don't have all my aspects filled yet."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The dragon is in the Top of Tower zone; you and the lady are in the Top of Elevator House zone."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I want to squash her with some more debris while hissing madly!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hissing madly being my free action."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! That's an attack?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yes!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I tag unfinished business, making it +11!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Will Cuddles kill the woman who killed her family?"
GM exclaims, "She tries to flits away, a bit arrogantly at her own aerial dexterity -- but her arrogance may be unfounded!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda eats popcorn
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "A total of six shifts of damage?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yes sir."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Or 5 shifts and a boost :D"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "She ticks a 2 stress box but is forced to take a moderate consequence! What is it?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I bonked her into the head most nastily and now she's "not so smug anymore""
Shadow Queen says, "Oh, you little... we have ways of dealing with *things* like you."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Wait! I used TK so I also Inflict a Condition, right?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That depends; are you taking the full six shifts of damage, or reducing it by one to use a success with style?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "The latter, I think, but that probably means she won't get a consequence?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I think she still gets a mild consequence"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(if my math works out)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I'll tell you after you decide!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "5 shifts and the condition "Double vision" it is"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(with one free invoke)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! And... she *does* still have to take the moderate consequence!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Woo"
GM exclaims, "Jacob!"
Jacob sends the birds back around, while inching closer to the Big Red Switch in the east.
Jacob rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 +1 | Superb (5)
Cuddlepaws says (to Shadow), "Queen You grabbed the wrong [thunder crash in the distance], you bastard!""
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "(to the lady)"
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Jacob contemplates a FP.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "She going to tag 'Pitch Darkness' -- even though Wanda is casting light a little way away, she's still not easy to see, especially with her shadowy wings."
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you going to as well?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Fine, she do that. Not going to counter."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Aw, OK!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to jacob), "We gave free invokes on her condition AND her consequence"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Oh?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I was looking at the chart and didn't see anything yet."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Did some cat forget to add them?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "That's Eben being lazy"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hehe"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Eben USUALLY adds them to avoid confusion."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you tagging?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "So, 9 to 6, if I burn both"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, whoops ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hopefully that's useful to us"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Jacob going full Hitchcock"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's... a severe consequence!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yiss"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Go get her, tiger ... bird"
Jacob advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have a name for the consquence?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So there was an earlier consequence on the lady? And a new one now?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Uh, let's see. Severe. I want some sort of eye damage thing."
GM exclaims, "The hum levels off as dish finally finishes powering up. And if anyone is close enough to see Eben's laptop from here, you'll notice that right on schedule th initialization sequence begins! It'll be finshed after the end of this next round!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "the earlier one was "not so smug now""
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Yup. She now has moderate and severe ones."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, right, this same round. Got it."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Shall I advance while you're choosing?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I don't mind waiting.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben adds 'Queen: Some Sort Of Eye Damage Thing' to the sheet.
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "a new album?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "It's a kind ... of eye damage (to the tune of it's a kind of magic)"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I already advanced, and I said something eye-related. You can name it."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh, new round. Sure."
GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Sorry, I thought I was done and walked away :)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Now it's switching throwing time?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Still pinned, I assume?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "It will be next round."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "Yup."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Rapport again! This time to unpin"
Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 -1 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Wanda plugged in the cable last round; Eben's timer started the initialization sequence this round. So it'll be time to hit the switches next round."
GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: +1 0 0 +1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Do I succeed on a tie? (ie via fp)?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think that would make sense, yeah."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "gotcha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Then I will spend my last fate point on 'Lost Princess', because dammit if those puny nanites are going to ignore me"
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving him with 0.
Wanda exclaims, "NANITES, LET ME GO!"
GM exclaims, "The Quicksilver forces the dragon's claw to open against its will, releasing Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you also moving?"
Wanda leaps down!
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) EBEN(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hey, Wanda just dropped down all fiery and blazing like a... Meteor! How's that for a new supehero name :D"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(Plus, she's an alien, it works)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Nice!"
Wanda is like a meteor!
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So now you're in the same zone as CP and the Shadow Queen."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "yep!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Eben?"
[CCrusaders] Eben finishes falling through the portal, and flies up out of the blue one! At the top of the arc, aided by the light of Wanda's flames, he fires several portals at the Queen's feet, confusing and disorienting her!
Eben finishes falling through the portal, and flies up out of the blue one! At the top of the arc, aided by the light of Wanda's flames, he fires several portals at the Queen's feet, confusing and disorienting her!
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(this is Deceive, Create Advantage)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! And I believe that's opposed with Empathy!"
Eben rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Epic (7)
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Great (4)
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Another +4!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "You're hogging them"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style! I had no idea Eben was so deceitful!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at gm), "That's the whole point of being deceitful!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ha!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Do we want a forced movement on her? I assume she's OK where she is."
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "I assume both of your portals are now in the Top of Elevator House zone. Are you moving?"
Eben's last portal ends up under the queen's feet, which she falls through, and ends up in exactly the same place, but facing backwards, and somehow upside down. She is Quite Disoriented.
GM exclaims, "The dragon is struggling against Deka, and it tries to use its strength to free its wings from her -- Physique vs. Physique, for brute strength!"
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 -1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "My movement was to up here--my arc is taking me down to the switch next round."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, right."
Deka rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 0 | Superb (5)
GM asks (of Deka), "Does it succeed in breaking your grapple?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "So that's how eben swept Frances off her feet"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can you tag the aspect it's trying to break?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If there's a way you can justify it benefiting you."
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "tag pinned wing"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And spend the fate point.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Inflict Condition gives it a free tag, no?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh, right!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, does a tie mean it succeeds?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or not?"
GM exclaims, "There is a mighty struggle, and in the end, they're mostly evenly matched -- the two remain locked together in mortal combat!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "A tie means the dragon gets a boost."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But it doesn't succeed in its objective (breaking free of Deka)."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "So for its boost, I will say that it's Grapple against Deka is now even stronger than before!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I hope Crownsford TV is filming this battle. We're fighting atop their studios after all"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(uh, unless this is Crownsford Radio, in which case they can only record a lot of grunting and sound of things breaking)"
GM exclaims, "The Shadow Queen, still gripping Cuddlepaws, summons a portal of her own -- a shadow portal, between both of Eben's, which she flies through!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Gasp!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I was wondering about this--is that a forced movement on CP? Does that require anything extra?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "It could be one of those old-timey radio plays"
GM says (to Cuddlepaws), "You are now in that otherworldly realm of shadow -- still atop the roof of the WCRN building, but separated from your friends and family by the dimensional membranes."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh no"
Cuddlepaws says, "That's probably not good."
Wanda exclaims, "Cudddddles!!!!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. Narratively, it seems like a person should be able to carry a cat."
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) JACOB/CUDDLEPAWS/DEKA(0)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'm fine with it"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So I'm going to go with that for now, but feel free to petition me later if you feel that's inappropriate."
GM asks, "Jacob, CP or Deka?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Deka's typing."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Deka would like to move both her and the dragon to 'in the air'."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(speaking of forced movement of a grappled opponent ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! That would be an Overcome using Physique as brute strength!"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "OK there was some confusion on my last turn. When I said I wanted to push the dragon back with an attack, I actually wanted to push it back, and I thought that that would be an attack action, not its own thing."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, ah. I apologize for misunderstanding."
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "So can we just say for this turn that it is over the street and not the roof?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So right now, you're both grappled, and you're basically going to leap off the tower while you're clinging to each othr, right?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "Hell yeah"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent -- roll for it!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Woo"
Deka rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 0 0 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success with style!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you want to describe it or should I?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "It's not an epic Crusader fight if it doesn't involve a PC engaging in combat with an NPC in mid air"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "He's thinking ;-)"
Deka will make the wings on the dragon paper thin as we both fall
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(for Inflict Condition)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh, nice!"
GM asks, "Jacob or CP?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I have no idea what I want to do."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "My target went poof."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "You can hold your action if you want."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Sure"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Or you could order your birds to go through the portal."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ohhhhh"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That is an idea."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or summon the shadow birds you know are on the other side?"
Jacob sends the birds through the shadow portal, being crows and all, and requests politely (I do not order!) them to continue attacking.
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "does this mean I can do two special affects or just one? Hyper-Mode (giant size): You are hiding an even more powerful transformation, one so powerful that the very act of transformation does damage to your environment, and which you can only hold on to for a few minutes at a time. While in hyper-mode, you can use special effects whenever you tie or succeed on a roll while using your power, in addition to when you succeed with style."
Jacob rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "UGH."
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "No one tagged the eye damage yet?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I might need to, but we'll see."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Nope. Nor confused."
GM says, "As the birds approach her, she shrieks at them. 'No! Not the birds again! Argh!'"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(which was for exactly this)"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "In the TV version, the shadow lady is played by Janet Leigh"
GM exclaims, "She turns -- dropping CP -- and swoops away, pursued by birds, disappearing into the shadowy distance!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Haha."
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Concession?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "She has CONCEDED!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Timing"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "oops"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "actually Tippi Hedren"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "darn Hitchcock's blonde obsession"
GM exclaims, "As she gets further and further away, the shadowy magic keeping the CYBER NECRO DRAGON in its state of undeath begins to dissipate -- it is now merely a CYBER DRAGON!"
GM exclaims, "Cuddlepaws is still in the shadow realm, on top of the Elevator House, and the shadow portal she came there through is beginning to fade!"
GM exclaims, "CP's turn!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "hisses, "You better run, you fucker *looks around* Oh right, there's no thunderstorm here.""
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So, you stay there becase you don't want to get wet."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I jump through the portal!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "'I guess I'm a ghost now; I get to avoid rain drops this way.'"
GM exclaims, "And not a moment too soon, as the portal dissolves behind you!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "hey Cyberdragon! How about some more concrete to the face!"
GM asks, "Are you also taking an action?"
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 0 | Superb (5)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Concretely, what are you doing"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Straight attack"
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Do we have free invokes left?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah; 'paper-thin wings'."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "You make holes in them!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Tagging that!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "That would be one shift, which isn't enough to pierce its Quicksilver armor."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Although don't you still have a free invoke from when Deka pinned its wings initially?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Which they are, indeed, still pinned.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "No, Deka tagged it when it was trying to break free of it."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, tagging stubborn bugger - the concrete blocks keeps pounding him until it gets through the armor"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, right."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "That should be at least one shift of damage?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! That's a shift of physical stress, which will take its 1-stress box!"
Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM exclaims, "There's a 'PING!' from Eben's computer!"
GM exclaims, "The initialization sequence is complete! It's ready to go!"
GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Do the grappled air people move down a zone? ISTR a thing like that in the Spider fight."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Good point!"
GM exclaims, "Meanwhile, Deka and the dragon plummed several stories toward the ground!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Deka), "Would you rather land now, or on your turn?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "now"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Also, 'plummed' == 'plummet'."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Plummet in a plum line."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hmm, looks like I have to move down, and get ready to pull the switch on my side"
Eben exclaims (at Wanda), "Grab the east switch! I'll grab the west!"
GM says, "The ground crashes into the two of them with... let's say eight shifts of force. Defend with Athletics or Physique! (Not brute strength.)"
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 -1 | Good (3)
Wanda exclaims (at Eben), "Okay Grandpa!"
Deka rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Superb (5)
GM exclaims (at Deka), "You take three shifts of damage from striking the ground!"
Wanda jumps down and takes hold of the switch with a foreleg.
GM exclaims, "The dragon, because of its armor, also takes three stress!"
Wanda advances the initiative: Wanda(4) EBEN(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "tick my 4 box"
Eben lands by the west switch and pulls!
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And the dragon ticks its 3 box!"
GM exclaims, "VWOooOOoOooOOoOoOOOM!"
Wanda exclaims, "It's working!"
GM says, "A crackling spheric shockwave emerges from the antenna! As it expands outward, it clears the clouds and shakes any loose, unattended objects on the ground..."
GM exclaims, "...speaking of the ground, when the wavefront reaches Deka and the dragon, the Quicksilver coating its body shrivels up, rapidly drying and flaking off! The CYBER DRAGON has lost its CYBER powers!"
GM exclaims (at Deka), "This is it! YOu can finish it off now with one more blow!"
GM says, "And the shockwave continues out; you can see it gradually expand, eventually fading, but only after it's engulfed the entire city."
Eben advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) Jacob/Cuddlepaws/Deka(0)
GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Eben(3) GM(1) JACOB/CUDDLEPAWS/DEKA(0)
GM exclaims, "Deka!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And you don't need to roll at this point -- it's weakened enough that you can just describe however you want to end it."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(typing intensifies)"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "AFK"
Deka will get up and brush herself off, then walk over to the dragon still on the ground and just stomp on its head a bunch while saying "how dare you *stomp* not die *stomp* when I do a super cool move *stomp* and now I need to finish this fight *stomp* with something no where near as cool *stomp* as a several story *stomp* pile driver *extra forceful stomp*"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yay hahaha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I love it"
GM says, "You have stopped the Quicksilver plague. You have destroyed the CYBER NECRO DRAGON. You have, at least, delayed for now whatever sinister plot was planned by the Disciples of Shadow."
GM says, "*** You have won. ***"
Eben sits down and breathes heavily.
Wanda shakes the last embers of shadow from her eyes, and the flames die down as she flops down, exhausted, in a tangle of her own legs.
Cuddlepaws swishes her tail. "She escaped. She ran away into the shadows."
Deka keeps stomping
Cuddlepaws makes that weird "cat can't get at bird through the window" sound.
Wanda says (to Cuddlepaws), "I'm sorry, Cuddles."
Eben tries to take some readings on where the shadow portal was.
Cuddlepaws rubs against Wanda's leg. "at least my family is sa- Hey, what's the new girl doing down there?"
GM says (to Eben), "You're able to collect some good data."
Cuddlepaws says (to deka), "CUT IT OUT, RIVERDANCE"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "At the end of this session, everyone will get a Major Milestone -- which means both a skill point and a point of refresh that can be spent on new powers if you wish."
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kucCNyw0E4&t=55s (Deka right now)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And if anyone wants to study the shadow portals and take 'creating shadow portals' as a new power, I'd be happy to hash out the rules for it with you."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Please forbid your son to play God of War, I don't think it's good for him."
Eben mutters, "Hmm, maybe this means the shadow realm is time-shifted? Or in a different time frequency? Have to correlate this with the readings I took a few weeks ago..."
Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Get it working, old man. We have some hunting to do."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "new powers!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "squeeee"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Is that a 'you can move something to 5' milestone?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "I can also spent that point of refesh on new Enhancements for existing powers, correct?"
GM says, "The city is grateful for your work. Everyone is pleased that the Quicksilver infection has ended, especially the families of those who were afflicted by it."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/advancement-change"
GM says, "The city cleaning crews who need to mop up the semi-liquified remains of dragon corpse that Deka left on the street are a little bit less pleased than everyone else."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "If someone has enough skill points to get something to 5, they can do it now!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yes! Long distance telekinesis, baby!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(Not Cassie)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Epiloguing remains!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at gm), "What an epic ending!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "an epic battle indeed"
GM says, "The Quicksilver, Inc. offices have been cleaned out and abandoned. Perhaps Dr. Nichols doesn't trust you with knowing his current whereabouts or whatever he might be working on next."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "Thanks!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "And did you want to be reminded of a mid-credits scene you wanted?"
Cuddlepaws says, "Bye Felix :/"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "yes!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hmm, not sure if I should bump Crafts or Shoot."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I guess I can always switch them later with any ol' milestone if I dislike the choice."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo, +5 Will!"
Wanda has spent so much time of late outside of her skin suit that going back to wearing one seems... different somehow, especially after all that's happened. And there's a thought in the back of her mind... an idea...
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "And I still didn't need Ninja Vanish"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "That's another thing you can do at a milestone; trade in a stunt for a different one."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Or an Aspect.)"
Wanda looks up 'Nuwu TrueYou'.
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "GM?"
[CCrusaders] Alex says (to Wanda), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that GM is the Goober's Manual."
GM says (to Wanda), "You find an address. It's a small shop on an unregarded side street. The storefront is decorated with hippie paraphernalia."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Crap. Wanda is gonna get snatched by the department."
GM says, "'NUWU HOLISTIC TREATMENT', says the sign over the door."
GM asks (of Wanda), "Are you wearing a skinsuit?"
Wanda smooths out a crease in her arm - did the skin suit chafe like that before? - and enters the shop.
GM asks, "And is there anyone else joining you?"
Wanda says, "(Maybe CP)"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Did we meet Nuwu at the science fair way back at the beginning of this set of adventures?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Sure. Though I was just thinking up my mid-credits scene."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"
GM says, "You see various beads and crystals for sale. Magnetic bracelets for balancing your chi. Little electronic I Ching devices. Behind the counter is Amanda, the woman you met at the expo."
GM says, "She's dressed similarly -- tie-dye t-shirt, long skirt, long straight hair. She smiles at you when you come in."
Amanda says, "Hello! How can I help you?"
Deka wants to get here bike back
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I have yet to hit anyone with it"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Hee. You brough it back from the shadow dimension, right?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "We walked into the base, so no!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I have to upgrade my portals to get it back for her."
Wanda asks, "Hello! It's Wanda, from the expo. I...I didn't get to try the TrueYou thing back, and there's something which has been at the back of my mind for some while, so do you mind if I give it a go?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(unless real things left in the shadow realm long enough eventually pop back to the real world.)"
Amanda says, "Oh, of course! We still don't have the funding to start manufacturing them, but I'd be happy let let you try out the prototype!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Trying to catch up now. Sorry :/"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I see we won though."
Wanda says, "Thank you, I appreciate that"
[CCrusaders] Eben says (to Jacob), "No problem! Just epiloguing."
GM says, "She leads you into a back room. It reminds you of Eben's basement, with various tools and gadgets and half-assembled pieces. The TrueYou circle is in the middle of the floor."
Wanda takes a deep breath. And steps inside the circle.
Amanda says, "Sorry about the mess -- my daughter Rayla never cleans up after herself. Let me just turn it on for you..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "dun dun dun"
GM says, "And above Wanda appears something in the shape of a giant jumping spider, but made not of flesh but of pure flame. Including an additional ring of flame floating over her head."
Amanda says, "It-- wha-- uh--"
Cuddlepaws says, "Oooh"
Amanda faints.
Cuddlepaws says, "oh"
Cuddlepaws telekinetically moves a blanket under her so she doesn't hit her head.
Wanda steps back out of the circle and helps Amanda regain consciousness.
GM says, "She recovers, looking a bit dazed and confused."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Wanda is typing.)"
Cuddlepaws has disconnected.
Cuddlepaws has connected.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I also have an epilogue for CP, but it's more of a mood piece."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(At least I think she's still typing?)"
Wanda says (to Amanda), "It's okay. You see, I'm not human. I was raised as such, and Earth will always be my home. But this disguise... although it's helped my adoptive parents raise me, helped me belong here, it's now becoming a lie that I don't need anymore. This form was never the *real* me, I see that now thanks to your prototype. From now on, I don't care if people are scared of me, because what matters is the good I can do."
Wanda says, "Speaking of which..."
Wanda asks, "... 'Scarlet Spider' *sucks* as superhero names go. What do you think of 'Meteor'?"
Wanda says, "/scene"
Cuddlepaws says, "I love it."
Cuddlepaws says, "Oh."
Cuddlepaws says, "(That was from off-screen while the scene faded.)"
Wanda says, "(hehe)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Does anyone else have any mid-credits scenes they'd like to do?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yeah!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Already written it out, one sec."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "And now to change my high concept to remove the 'skin suit' part! Good thing this is a Major Milestone!"
(From Cuddlepaws) In her dreams, the shadow queen still disappears into the shadows, to haunt her once more. In her dreams, a hodded figure still takes her struggling mother out of her cage before she herself escapes, bleeding and scared, into the rain. But as she startles awake with a hiss, the bed is warm and comfy and safe. Eben tosses and calculates some formula in his sleep, and Frances snores ever so slightly. Cuddlepaws sneaks up and thanksfully licks Frances face. "Eww, stop that, you silly cat." Cuddlepaws rolls up into a ball and sleeps again. In her dreams, Ebens opens the shadow portal, crows fly up in the air of the shadow realm, searching. A motorcycle revs up behind her. Flames flicker on Cuddlepaws face. In her dream, is no longer scared. It's time for someone else to be.
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "Yay."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "Also yay!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben, Deka, Jacob), "Did any of you have any that you wanted to add?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'll take that as a no. In that case, the final credits roll by, the screen fades to black, and then..."
GM says, "The screen lights up again, as the camera pans across the early morning skyline of New Urbia, a vast, sprawling American city, before settling in on the top story of one particularly tall building. Peering through a window, we see the interior of a penthouse apartment."
GM exclaims, "Coming down the hall, yawning and scratching the back of his neck, is a man dressed in a loose burgundy silk bathrobe with a folded up newspaper under his arm. But underneath that bathrobe, you can see the instantly recognizable purple and gold of the costume of Maximo, one of the greatest and most famous superheroes in the world!"
GM says, "After putting on a pot of coffee and dropping two slice of bread into the toaster, he sits down at his kitchen table and unfolds the paper to read it. But then his eyes grow wide in alarm, and in a *whoosh* of super speed, he's gone! The bathrobe flutters to the floor, and the newspaper is left on the table, open to the front page headline:"
GM says, "'PRISON BREAK'"
GM says, "And in slightly smaller print, just below that: 'SUPER CRIMINALS ON THE LOOSE!'"
GM says, "</ARC>"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "gasp!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "double gasp!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And that's it for now! Thanks for playing everybody!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yayayyy"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Good thing that's not happening in our city and will have no relation to our adventures!"
Eben and Deka go out of town with Eben's newly-adjusted portal gun. "OK, I think it was around here..." He open an orange portal, then adjusts a setting and fires the blue one... which seems to not exist. He steps through the orange one, and the camera follows him to... the shadow realm! And resting nearby is Deka's bike 'Singularity'. "It's here!" he calls back through. As Deka retrieves it, he looks back towards the town. "Hmm. There's probably a lot of other people like that woman who need some help. Not to mention the Shadow Queen, who's still out there..."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I've added November to the schedule, so everyone can add their availability for whatever game is next after Alice."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(sorry, was typing ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Ha, sorry for jumping your moment!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "A post-post-credit scene!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "So many post-credit scenes. One can only ... marvel at them."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I'll need a few months' break to prepare for the next season, so I hope the rest of you guys can find cool stuff to run in the meantime to keep me entertained!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at gm), "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "neighborhooooooood ahoooy"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woohoo!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Did I mention I have a friends who loves to hear of the adventures of the Crusaders?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think it's a series of ggg-led oneshots ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Also excellent!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "So what shall we call this arc on the wiki?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "That's for you guys to decide!"