[CCrusaders] Bert says, "Log on."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "We've got Eben, Deka and CP... Jacob, sadly, might not make it. But I assume Wanda is coming."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, aww."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "She went down the drain and has to climb back up."
Roger has arrived.
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do we need to reschedule?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I thought about that, but there isn't another weekend open for three more weeks."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But if Wanda is missing too, we might just have to after all."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to deka), "While we wait, Peregrine and me were thinking of taking the Winged trait from SCAG, but that might be a bit much? (It'd give both of us a flying speed)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Hmm. If we wanted to do a short game tomorrow, is that sometihng feasible?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Not for me, unfortunately"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "You can both take the winged trait if you want."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I chatted with Peregrine earlier and he didn't mention anything about not being here"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(AFK a few minutes while we're waiting.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So, um, what else is going on with you, Smiths?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "We just got back from vacation!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(last weekend)"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I am halfheartedly looking for a job."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Where did you go?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "<dad voice> Halfheartedly?!?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to deka), "Good luck! It's hard. Don't let your parents give your grief about it."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "We went to the Black Hills in South Dakota, where my dad's family built a cabin when he was a kid."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "That sounds gorgeous."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(Or like a horror movie opening)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It was nice--we went on all the classic hikes we take, drank water from the spring, and played games in the evening."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "We even played a city-building game ('Ex Novo') that I got from the Palestinian Bundle, and everyone from my mom to my young neice enjoyed it."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I'm thinking of giving him until 2:30 before we give up -- does that sound reasonable to everyone?)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of eben), "So it was a *whole* family thing?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah--my mom, two of my sisters and I, and two kids each."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Cool stuff."
Wanda has left.
Wanda has arrived.
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Sorry!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Was doing some household chores and lost track of time"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Well, we killed your character to teach you a lesson."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I am prepared for superhero adventure-- awww"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's a comic book, I can come back to life in a later run"
GM exclaims, "Welcome, readers and players, to the latest issue of the Crownsford Crusaders!"
GM says, "It's getting late, and our heroes have infiltrated the PayneTech building where they believe the Chocolatier is busy wreaking her revenge -- and also where the resoformacrohydrolinase that they need to cure Supremo should be found. They just freed the hostages being held on the main floor, but they have reason to believe that more of them have been taken away to an unknown laboratory for experimentation."
GM says, "For now, the Crusaders are in the large meeting room on the ground floor. But as they ponder their next step, unknown to them, *someone* is attempting to trigger the Ball-N-Chayn device, and it's being resisted by the suppression field that the heroes created during the last session (+5 opposition):"
GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Legendary+2 (10)
GM sets his current fate point total to +4.
Cuddlepaws sets her current fate point total to 2.
Wanda sets his current fate point total to 1.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Are all the consequences on https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=1689105620 still up to date?)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says (to Wanda), "You still have a point queued."
GM updates everyone's fate points for the end of the scene.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "There, it's unqueue!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yay"
GM asks, "Is anyone tagging anything to try to hinder that roll?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Mine was recovering last session, so it should be gone, because it was mild?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "What was the TN?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "My moderate was recovering last session; when will it heal?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "It started recovering the session before, right? Then yup."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "+5"
[CCrusaders] GM | For a moderate consequence, you have to wait one whole session after the recovery action
Cuddlepaws pulls wool out of her ears. "Aha, once more I will be able to hear the lamentations of our enemies."
Deka sets their current fate point total to 2.
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I see!"
Wanda says (to Cuddlepaws), "Hopefully they'll skip to that part instead of beating us up"
[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "Also, you set your fp to '+4' instead of just '4'; dunno if that'll mess with anything."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Thanks. 'fp view' looks good -- I assume Perl parsed the integer sensibly."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, it fixed it in the update."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Shall I assume no one is tagging anything yet?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So! If they get to just keep trying to summon people until they all get summoned, I don't think it's worth it to spend a bunch of fp to stop them."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Good point."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "But even if not, beating it be 5 is a lot."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then that's a success with style!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah fiddlesticks."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Who will we fight for the second time? Suspense!"
GM exclaims (at Eben), "Your phone rings!"
Eben answers it!
GM exclaims, "It's the police officer you talked to earlier!"
Eben exclaims (at police_officer_who_talked_to_me_earlier), "Hello!"
Officer says, "Hi, I just thought you should be aware that one of the prisoners you brought in earlier just... disappeared?"
Eben asks, "Crap. Which one?"
Cuddlepaws says, "That's probably not good."
Officer says, "The guy in the swimming trunks. Hydro-something."
Eben exclaims, "Got it. Thank you!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "We should have got him his book"
Officer says, "Is turning invisible one of the things he does, or...?"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Hydro Lick"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hydrolaxative"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hoil Hydro"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "hehe"
GM asks, "So, what do you, the heroes, do next?"
Cuddlepaws says, "So, she will probably sent Hydrotension to stop us, soon. Somewhere where he can use his powers."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Are the people in the room freed at this point? Back to my basement and/or somewhere?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup!"
Eben says, "OK, if they used the ball-n-chayne device, that'll have used a bunch of power for it; maybe I can track it."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(actually, do you have to plug the thing in?)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(or is it self-powered?)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's self-powered. But it presumably has some kind of power discharge that happens when it's activated."
Deka says, "Is there a way to make sure that this was every citizen in the building? If so, I could bring his entire building down if we wanted to."
[CCrusaders] Eben nods.
Eben says (to Deka), "Some of them said it wasn't, sadly."
Eben says, "But now might be a good time to Go Large."
Eben tries to build a thing quickly that'll show a direction for the power surge.
Cuddlepaws asks, "What about those other abducted people that the chocobo lady wanted for something?"
Eben says, "We'll need to get them, too, but we need to turn that Ball-n-Chayne thing off first."
GM says (to Eben), "OK! Fortunately, you're in a relatively high tech building, and you already know which closets the good gear is in. Plus, you've been working with Ball-N-Chayn stuff last session. So it's just a +4 opposition."
Eben taps on his phone, and uses the modifications he made to CP's collar to help view the quantum fluctuations in the area.
Eben rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Fantastic (6)
Eben exclaims, "They're this way!"
Wanda says, "Right. Let's go."
Eben charges ahead.
GM says, "Success! You identify that Hydrolyx was probably materialized around *there*, on the second floor."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "I will now compress the data into the form of a vector that I can express with my hand"
Cuddlepaws cracks her knuckles, baffling the scientific community.
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "How many stories high is the building?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, let's say six."
Wanda asks, "Also, can we be sure that Hydrolyx is near the Chocolatier and the other prisoners?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, wait--I should use the room boost to get a success with style to change it into a new boost."
Eben exclaims, "We can't!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! WHat was the room boost?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "'perfectly normal hostage room'"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It was a great quiet central place to search from."
GM says, "Your tracer leads you to a door labeled 'CHEMISTRY LAB 2A'. Eben probably recalls that this was one of the larger laboratories, for industrial-scale experiments."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee. OK."
GM exclaims, "And, as you get here, someone is attempting another Ball-N-Chayn teleport!"
GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 0 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That's against +5 opposition. Do they succeed without a struggle?"
Eben charges through the door, firing portals!
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, we don't seem to have anything applicable we can tag for free."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can the portal tech mess with the Ball-n-chayne tech?"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "weasel for a compel"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "you could use your portal to the bottom of the ocean."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I don't think it would, really."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "We can tag the 'unsure who we defeated', I think."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims (at Roger), "But Cuddles isn't a weasel!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "True!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "In which case, I'm tagging Pastrified!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "ha"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Eben was building this thing while still recovering from being smashed with exploding cream puffs; he wasn't at his best."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Poor Eben."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you tagging anything else?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Well, this counter-tag takes the cake."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "If they're actually in this room, I would like to try to disrupt them physically, but if not, I might tag something else entirely."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think you'd be better trying to tag something else."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Forcing them to use the tags that they would otherwise use to take us out physically seems like a plan!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Not least because this is happening just before you opened the door.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Could we spend an FP to retag my collar?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'll spend a fate point to tag CP's collar, yeah."
Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(By we I mean someone else because I only have 2 *puppeyes*)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And I'm *also* tagging Jacob's concussion: he may not be here now, but he was concussed while doing all the calculations that your suppression device is based on."
Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "Hey that tickles!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That still leaves him succeeding by one shift -- does he make it?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "While you're deciding, I'll set the scene..."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Just burning FP on tagging the collar seems kinda lame."
GM says, "Eben throws open the door, revealing a large, high-ceilinged chemistry lab. In the center of it is a huge transparent vat of colorful, bubbling chemicals, surrounded by monitoring and control equipment. The vat itself is taller than most of you are."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "Was this just an elaborate setup to take me to the vat ?!?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims, "Wow, that was terible. Nice!"
GM exclaims, "To your right, there are chained-off metal stairs leading up to a raised mezzanine platform that overlooks the vat, atop of which are several vats of chemicals large robotic arms, intended for interacting with the vat below. Also on that platform is a wooden pallet, on which there are several tied-up hostages!"
Wanda says, "I have a bad feeling about this..."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says (to CP), "took me a moment to get this pun, I'm ashamed to say"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "but it was perfect"
GM says, "Across from the door you're at, up high on the far wall (high enough that it's really on the third floor) is a large, one-way mirrored window. You can't see what's on the other side. There are also two doors in that wall, one at the right end and one at the left."
GM says, "Also standing here is Hydrolyx! He's just finished laying down an ice slick right in front of the door you're at, blocking your path and requiring an Overcome or other cleverness to get past it."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So no more tags? In that case..."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "When I first learned english, Vietnam vets confused me"
GM exclaims, "And just as you're watching... One Man Army materializes in the room as well!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "https://jamboard.google.com/d/1UihfUi-R0swfvgiqS3t4oZ8Thv3rbtpXshDULoukX4w/viewer?f=0"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "OK, now that I know they're not in a completely different part of the building, I am prepared to spend my last fp on 'I can build somethign to fix this!'"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(except here)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "Wait, so you *are* tagging something?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(also, whoops, timing)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I am! If they were in a different part of the complex, it would be pointless to keep spending fp, but if they're right here, it might actually help."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "But you didn't know that when we had the option to spend fp!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I mean, Eben isn't literally wondering whether to spend fp on a past action here ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's a bit of OOC knowledge, but as long as it's something that would make sense IC before Eben opened the door, I'm OK with it."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What's your justification for how the aspect applies, given that Eben didn't know what was happening IC?"
GM clears the initiative.
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Building the blocker in the first place was What I Do!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! Then you succeed!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And I built in compensations in case Jacob's calculations were slightly off."
Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 0.
GM exclaims, "And just as you're watching... One Man Army begins to materialize in the room, next to a pile of guns on one of the lab benches... but then suddenly flickers out again!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Time to roll for initiative!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 0 | Great (4)
Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Also, I'm doing the same thing again with the *** aspects: free tag for you and for them."
Cuddlepaws registers Cuddlepaws at init 4.
Wanda registers Wanda at init 1.
Deka rolls Average (1) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 -1 | Mediocre (0)
Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Average (1)
Eben registers Eben at init 1.
GM rolls ??? (+) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Average (1)
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 -1 | Good (3)
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Epic (7)
[Setting the zoned flag.]
Deka registers Deka at init 0.
GM registers Chocolatier at init 3.
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "These supervillains have studied our tactics!"
GM registers Gatemaster at init 3.
GM registers Hydrolyx at init 3.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Is Randolp Dexter someone we should know?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Randy Dexter is the R&D Directory at PayneTech! You once had a meeting with him to convince him to let you take their fancy mind helmet to Ganymede."
GM advances the initiative: CUDDLEPAWS(4) Gatemaster/Hydrolyx/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Oh yeah! Randy! We are Facebook friends!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "NAh we hate him"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "He sux"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Whoops, messed up the init.)"
GM removes Gatemaster/Hydrolyx/Chocolatier from the initiative list.
GM registers Chocolatier at init 3.
GM registers Gatemaster at init 3.
GM registers Hydrolyx at init 7.
GM backs up the initiative: HYDROLYX(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh, in that case I just harrass him on FB"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Is everyone clear on the map? The parts to the left, behind the one-way mirror, you can't see from here."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I think so. I would call myself the usual amount of confused."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Did you mention Randolph Dexter in the room description?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I don't see why people are talking about him."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "He's among the hostages"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I mentioned 'several tied-up hostages'."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "Read the room (literallly)!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But didn't call him out by name."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Oh, I missed the jamboard thing!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, whoops. That would have made things much more confusing."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "https://jamboard.google.com/d/1UihfUi-R0swfvgiqS3t4oZ8Thv3rbtpXshDULoukX4w/viewer?f=0"
Hydrolyx says, "So you decided do go back on our deal, then? Never mind. I can fix this world without you!"
Hydrolyx fires a stream of scalding hot steam at Eben!
Eben exclaims, "Who said we backed out! We've been busy!"
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Legendary (8)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's a ranged attack!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Sorry, had to go afk. Catching up"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "I would like to do 'portal dodge', if you're OK with that. I said I opened the door and randomly fired portals--did any of them stick?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "You know, Eben should wear light armour with loads of flat sides so that he can place portals on himself and redirect attacks"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(alt: can I fire a couple and dodge with the second?)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. Let's retroactively do a Shoot overcome for the door-opening-portal-firing to see if any are well-positioned. Since you didn't get a chance to look around, the opposition is +5."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "That works!"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Aw."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Nope!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then you'll need to defend with Athletics!"
Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 0 | Mediocre (0)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oof -- that's 8 physical stress."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think that just takes me out."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Unless my Microwave Dial has recovered?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Noooo"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'm pretty sure it has."
[Crows-Nest] Roger asks, "hmmm you can take Moderate+Minor+2 stress, maybe?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It took a session to recover."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And Pastrified has not?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Right. That takes a scenario."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "It's a me, Scenario"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK! I take a new Moderate and a 4-point stress box!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Phew! What's your moderate called?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "('Steamed!')"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "Steamed Grandpa - cocktail or porn genre?"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) CUDDLEPAWS(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "CP!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And also, before you act:"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "There's a countdown!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "To position myself in the room, could I slide across the ice, evading Hydrolux and position myself in the room?"
GM exclaims, "IC, you know there's an evil experiment in progress. OOC, the players also know that it'll take three full rounds to complete, unless you stop it first!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(And would that be movement or action?)"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Yes! That would take a +2 Athletics Overcome action."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, it's kind of a waste of an action, but I really like it, so here we go:"
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Legendary (8)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "haha"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Wow."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I bet this will be our best roll this session"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "sniffle"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with a lot of style and get a boost! Narrate your awesomeness (then init next)!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Would that maybe give me enough momentum to get upstairs? Like slide towards wall - walljump - land on platform?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "It's certainly catlike"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Well. Technically getting up on the platform should take an action, but that's just the rules. And this sounds cooler than the rules."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So yes, you can turn in your boost to get up on the platform with your movement this time."
Cuddlepaws takes a few steps back, runs, and slides over the ice! While Hydrolux looks on, confused, she picks up speed, jumps, lands half against the rear wall, sommersaults through the air and lands on the upstairs platform. Even CP herself seem unsure just how and what happened.
Cuddlepaws advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "quick crb"
GM exclaims, "The Gatemaster, somewhere, out of your sight... tries again to summon One Man Army!"
GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Against +5, that's a success -- does he make it this time?"
GM says, "You can see One Man Army flickering in and out of view..."
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "and his multiverse counterpart, The Gametaster"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK, I take it that he does succeed!"
GM exclaims, "One Man Army appears next to a lab bench with a pile of guns -- he's still unarmed at the moment, from having been arrested -- but he won't get to act until the next round!"
Cuddlepaws has disconnected.
Cuddlepaws has connected.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Okay fine, have your second villian"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Enh, sure."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'm almost dead anyway."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Aww"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(joke!)"
GM says, "And as for the Chocolatier..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Poor Grandpa"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "There is a real comic guy called OMAC -- One Man Army Corps -- I think"
GM exclaims, "The robotic arms up on the platform swing into motion -- and one of them is aimed right at Cuddlepaws!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "In fact, it's a melee attack!"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "is the vat open on top?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'm not sure what you mean by 'on top'."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, wait, I missed the word 'open'."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "One Many Army Corps : One Man Army :: an apple core : an apple"
GM exclaims, "You succeed with style!"
Cuddlepaws ducks unde the arm. "Man, this *is* like vat day!"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0)
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "someday he'll end up a One Man Army Veteran"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "That means a boost, right? (Last time it was a literal boost up to the platform, I reckon)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "OK! So I can melt a path through the ice slick, but that seems like a waste of time if Deka can grow big and CP already crossed and so on"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It is a boost! (A normal mechanical boost this time.)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Taking out One Man Army before he gets to the guns is one possible goal."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I put it as 'dancing with robot arms' ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Or taking out the guns before OMA gets to them."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Eben), "He hasn't duplicated himself yet"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "if we wait too long, he'll be able to use his powers"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Either's fine with me."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "I'll jump over the ice slick and attack One Man Army. Does that requires an Athletics roll in addition to Fight?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Or is it standard super athletics (second story building etc)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "You have Super Athletics with all that 'jump a story without rolling' stuff, right?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "yeah!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Timing. That'll do!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "so this will just be a fight roll:"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That's success; do you do anything to make it worse on him?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "He takes 4 stress in total because Harm"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "And I'll tage Family First because I don't want Grandpa to be shot!"
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Nice! Mild consequence: Superficial Burns. And a 2 stress box."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Shall I narrate?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Please!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And then it'll be Eben's turn."
Wanda sees that One Man Army is only moments away from getting to the guns, so she coils her legs and leaps straight over the ice slick and Hydrolyx, landing straight upon One Man Army with a vengeance, like a terrifying alien in one of those videogames! Her fangs blaze with flames which scorch straight through to the skin as she tries to knock out the villain.
Wanda exclaims, "None of you are going to hurt Grandpa!"
Wanda advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) DEKA(0)
[CCrusaders] Eben is Moving With Portals! I fire one at the door and one at the ceiling with open floor beneath me to fall through the air, at which point my plan will be to fire a new one at the floor and another at the wall across the room from the windows so I can fly over and smash through them. I'll do a Create Advantage for the first part; if I succeed with style, I might spend the bonus on my special 'two places at once' extra action to carry out more of the plan.
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Wanda says, "Again.""
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "indeed"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "also sorry for init advancing too soon"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So, if I understand correctly, your goal is to use yourself as a high-speed projectile to break the one-way mirrored window?"
Eben backs up the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0)
GM backs up the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
Cuddlepaws backs up the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) CUDDLEPAWS(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Ha!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "ha ha ha"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0)
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0)
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims (at GM), "Correct!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Everyone had the same idea :D"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Or if someone else breaks it first, I'll just fly through it."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! And for this particular action, you're doing a Create Advantage that leaves you falling through the air?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Right!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! For the Create Advantage part, that'll be a +2 opposition!"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I'll spend it on Extra Action!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I imagine Wanda's attack of OMA as somewhat similar to the headcrabs in Half-Life Alyx"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Man, we finally ran out of low rolls"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you trying to smash through the window *without* hurting yourself, or is that less important to you?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(That affects the difficulty of that part.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think that's less important to me."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Biggest headcrab ever."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "Do we tell him of Half-Life 1 and 2?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! Then the Overcome would just be a +3, but you'll take two shifts of physical stress from breaking through the glass."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Sounds good! Do I roll something new for that, or...?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Extra Action involves dividing up the shifts from the original roll, right?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, you're right."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Jacquelynne could explain it, I think...)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I *think* you have enough shifts for both, if I did the math right."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I get... two extra shifts? As part of the split?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "I think so, yeah. Unless I'm remembering wrong?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Which would be a +3 and a +4."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I think that's correct!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "A full success on each, just barely!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I didn't plan it that way, honest!)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Heh."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I assume you're narrating; I'll describe the room when you finish."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK! So the upshot is that I create the aspect 'Eben: high-speed projectile' and am smashing through the window!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Wanda: None of you villains get to hurt Eben! Eben: No, only *I* get to do that! *cuts himself crashing through window*"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "And he was already pretty banged up"
Eben fires one portal at the ceiling and one at the door, then waves to Hydrolyx as he throws himself sideways through the door portal! He twists as he falls through the air, perfectly aiming two new portals, below him and across the room at the wall on the other side, then does a perfect swan dive through the floor, rolls himself into a ball, flies across the room again (sideways this time) and smashes through the windows, sending glass flying everywhere!
Eben advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) DEKA(0)
Deka grows to as large as she can become and bursts through the door, sending rubble flying across the room. She stomps through the ice barrels into the vat, trying to break the glass and send the acid into Hydolyx, One Man Army and the pile of guns. While also hoping for some explosions from the lab equipment mixing with acid. (will Wanda be safe because she is top of someone?)
GM says, "In the control room, the Chocolatier -- the woman you recognize as your waitress at the cafe this morning, still wearing that metal dress and chainmail gloves (but not the goggles) is sitting at a large control panel overlooking what used to be a window. She's surrounded by a shimmering framework in the air, of interlinked geometric shapes of glowing gold, forming some kind of shield around her."
GM says, "Nearby, the Gatemaster sits hunched over a table. He's got the Ball-N-Chayn base unit in front of him, opened up to expose the inner circuitry, and he's working on it with some black-and-gold tools that look similar to the keys and locks you've seen earlier."
GM exclaims (at Deka), "And that sounds like an attack!"
GM asks (of Deka), "It'll be an attack with Fight -- do you have the Area Attack special effect?"
GM says, "(It looks like yes!)"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I do have the area attack."
Deka rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 0 | Fantastic (6)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "It's Dekalaid Man! Oh yeah!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "woo"
GM says, "Excellent! So which is the main person you're attacking? They'll defend, and if you succeed with style, then you can convert it to an area attack against the whole zone."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can the main target be the vat itself?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I was interpreting this as her using the vat to attack people in the room."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That makes sense."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Does anyone remembr who has the worse defense of the two? ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hydrolyx is on land, at least."
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "can I tag the environment for a plus two?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes! In fact, the Vat itself has a free tag on it!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "You mentioned Hydrolyx first -- shall I assume he's your main target?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "sure"
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 -1 | Good (3)
Deka will tag the fact and the fact that he was pinpointed for a total of 10
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "s/fact/vat"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(for the first 'fact')"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I no longer understand vats going on"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent! And to make it an area attack, you can spend the 'style' (bringing it down to a +7), and then One Man Army will also have to defend!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "I assume you're doing that?"
Deka says, "Yes"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 +1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Oh, and the pile of guns!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Don't I also have to defend"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(and I suppose the lab equipment just for the spectacle)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Man, I know he's a villian, but do we really want to infrige on OMA's 2nd amendment rights?"
GM exclaims, "A large crack appears in the side of the vat, spewing caustic chemicals into the room! Both of them take damage! In fact, because of how caustic the chemicals are, they take an extra Weapon:2 damage!"
GM exclaims, "Narrate away, while I calculate their consequences!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "I assume I manage to dodge this?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Or do I roll"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Hydrolyx takes a total of 6 shifts of damage (which is a moderate consequence and 2 physical stress), and One Man Army takes 5 (also a moderate consequence, plus one stress box). Both consequences; IT BURNS! IT BURNS LIKE ACID!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(He thinks the narration already is fine; can't think of anything to add)"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "It's an area attack using Deka's special effect, so you're safe unless I tried to compel you."
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Which, you know what? I compel you!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Oh noes!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "What is this compel?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Wanda), "I compel the Huge Vat of Caustic Chemicals to say that the acide splash targets you as well, and you have to defend against +7 too!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you accept?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "I accept!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I can do with an extra fp"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "wait"
GM gives a fate point to Wanda.
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "ah good"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Are the guns also affected by the area attack?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Is the area attack a ranged attack?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I assume not"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's not."
Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I'm going to have to say not."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "So I take 4 stress?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Wanda), "You do!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "ie a 3-stress box and a Mild Consequence"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Ooh. Is it also IT BURNS! etc.?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yes"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "or better"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'Oh, the hubris!'"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'It burns!'"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "The fire spider burns!"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Damn acid."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I bet it's insecticide"
GM exclaims, "The other robot arm, the one that *didn't* just attack CP, starts moving... and it picks up the pallet full of hostages and begins to move it over the bubbling vat!"
GM says, "Meanwhile, since the vat is now spewing chemicals..."
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 +1 | Poor (-1)
GM registers Chemicals at init -1.
GM advances the initiative: HYDROLYX(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM exclaims, "And it's Hydroyx's turn!"
Hydrolyx says, "Augh! What are you doing? Do you want to turn us all into some kind of deformed mutants?"
GM exclaims, "And he attacks Deka with a stream of steam!"
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Epic (7)
Wanda exclaims, "I'm already mutated enough, it's true!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's a ranged attack, to defend against with Athletics!"
Deka exclaims, "I wouldn't be against it!"
Deka rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, I forgot to add OMA to the init."
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I'm always the perfect predator and incredibly cute!"
GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 0 | Good (3)
GM registers One Man Army at init 3.
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I'll just take it"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Do you have a free 3-stress box to check?"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "I do."
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) CUDDLEPAWS(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent!"
GM exclaims, "Cuddlepaws!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Is the pallet already over the floor full of horrible acid?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's in motion -- say, half over the vat, half over the platform."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "I'd like to use TK to tip it - so they fall in faster! I was one of the villians all along! Muahahaha - No, I mean can I tip it so they roll onto the platform?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think the vat is draining but is not empty."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Right."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "OK! That's TK, and... what was the TN for TK'ing a car? That seems on par with this."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "+4 I think"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(It's an Overcome)"
Cuddlepaws rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Woo"
GM says (to CP), "But as it starts to tip, some of the loose barrels on the platofmr fall over and roll into the way..."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Tagging the barrels!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Dang, you did a barrel roll"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That raises the opposition to +6 -- what do you do?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "You have your boost from before!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I tag my boost from escap --"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah, that."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then you succeed!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I shall narrate!"
Cuddlepaws begins to tip the pallet, and people beging to slowly roll off it, landing in a disgruntled heap of "ouch" "my foot" "my hand!" "Worst rescue ever!" - while barrels roll around them, some splashing down dramatically into the acid below!
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(init next when you're ready)"
Cuddlepaws advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/ONE MAN ARMY/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM exclaims, "Gatemaster!"
GM exclaims (at Eben), "The Gatemaster sees you flying through the window!"
Gatemaster says, "No! Stay away from her!"
Gatemaster throws his hand out toward the Chocoatier -- you notice that part of his palm is black with gold filigree on it.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Create Advantage using Will, vs. +3 opposition!"
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I won't try to interfere, I think."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It would be a little hard to, anyway ;-)"
GM exclaims, "The network of lines floating in the air around the Chocolatier glow more brightly -- there's now an aspect of Reinforced Shielding!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee."
GM exclaims, "And meanwhile, the Chocolatier tries to fix what Cuddlepaws has done! The arm that attacked her earlier tries to scoop up the hostages, back onto the pallet!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Do you actively oppose her?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Bring it!"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Fair (2)
Cuddlepaws rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Update: She did not bring it."
GM exclaims, "She madly presses buttons and twirls joysticks on the control panel, but to no avail!"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(another success with style!)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh, indeed. Boosty kitty."
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "OK"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sorry to bring this up, but OMA hasn't gone."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Fight!!!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And also, while the countdown got a check the first round, it won't be getting one this round, thanks to CP's work!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Oh, thanks!"
GM backs up the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/ONE MAN ARMY/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
One Man Army splits into three! But all of them are badly burned, both with fire and chemicals, and none of the group appears to be in very good shape.
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Mechanically, the three of them will act as one group and can be attacked as a group."
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "So I can attack them all at once since they're together right now?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup!"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That's Fight?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yep"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "And spending an fp!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Hey, good thing you got that one!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "You can also tag their consequences."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "You are *really* looking out for us, not just in game!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Is that a free tag? Then yes!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you tagging them both?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "yep!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And are you spending the FP as well, or no?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "and don't forget the +2 damage"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "from fire"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "because (without fp), that's a total of 5 stress"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! Then I'm tagging your Hubris! (Mild consequences)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "To make it three stress. Do you use the FP to make it five again?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then they take a severe consequence! Name it and narrate, and then it's Eben's turn!"
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I miss Eben ending his turns in mid-air; it's been a while."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Their severe consequence: Fried Kidney On Toasted!"
Wanda latches on to the middle copy of One Man Army and spins around with her legs lashing out in the faces of the other two, like a fire tornado!
Wanda advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) DEKA(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM backs up the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "oops again"
GM exclaims, "Eben!"
Eben, now that the Gatemaster is concerned about the Chocolatier, attempts to snatch the Ball-N-Chayne device as he opens another (blue) portal in front of him just in time to not smash into the back wall!
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Which I dunno what to roll for; presumably the 'snatch the device' is a contested overcome or something? Physique?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ooh. Since this is all part of the general portally-stuff, I'd consider all of that to be part of a single Shoot overcome. Wihich the Gatemaster will attempt to oppose with Athletics!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "That works!"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 -1 | Good (3)
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 0 0 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "argh."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think rather than completely failing, you can choose which part you want to fail at."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Did you grab the device, but miss the portal? Or did you miss the device but succeed at flying through the blue portal?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Either way, I'm fine with the blue portal being on the wall.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, narrating:"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Wait, no! I can tag both 'high-speed projectile' and 'ball-n-chayne base unit'!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Which is a tie == minor cost?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's a tie! You only have a minor cost!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I can't think of anything special--one point of stress?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Can you think of a good one before I do?)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What if you're snagged on the portal?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I could have the aspect 'tumbling' if I caught the edge of the portal and it sent me spinning?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So you're hanging off the edge of the red portal, and... your long-fall boot is caught on it, so you're dangling there?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(that way I still end my turn in midair ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That would also work, though"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha. Let's call tumbling a boost against you instead of an Aspect, but I lose it if you can fix it before I use it."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Perfect!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, narrating for real:"
Eben calculates that he has approximately 2.8 seconds as he flies through the room to snatch the device and place a portal on the other side of the room so he doesn't just crash into it. He fires the portal with one hand while his other scoops up the device from under the Gatemaster's hands, distracted as he is by attempting to protect Thea! But the device was slightly larger than Eben had calculated, and it catches on the edge of the portal as he flies out, sending Eben spinning in mid-air over the main room!
Eben advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) DEKA(0) Chemicals(-1)
Deka again goes for the vat, trying to drain it fully and is now just trying to smash it so they can't drop people in it any more. Using Physique to create advantage of acid everywhere.
GM exclaims, "Woo! It's pretty big and strong, so that'll be a +5 opposition!"
Deka rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success with style! Your Aspect gets two free invokes!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you want to narrate, and then init next?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(typing intensifies)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I swear, if this splashes us again, we'll all be taken out"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "This is a Create Advantage not an area attack."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Oh good"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And it's not as though the Chemicals now have their own init turn to attack everybody with."
Deka lets off a flurry of blows towards the weakened vat, sending cracks spiderwebbing across the glass, until finally with a roar Deka puts her fist straight through it. The sound of shattering glass reverberates around the room as the acid is sent flying.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, wait."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "They do."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(init next?)"
Deka advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) CHEMICALS(-1)
GM exclaims, "The chemicals splash everyone standing on the floor in the main lab! At Deka and Wanda and Hydrolyx and One Man Army alike!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "They perform their own Area Attack!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "..."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Before Acid, we are all equal"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 0 -1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Acid --> dicA --> Deka"
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "does it hit the guns this time?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Defend against melee!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sure, let's say it does."
Deka rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Superb (5)
GM says, "Hydrolyx:"
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Average (1)
GM says, "One Man Army:"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks (of GM), "Do I get a bonus from Wallclimbing out of the way of the acid?"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I just noticed that in the description of that stunt"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "That seems reasonable."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Groovy"
Wanda rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Epic (7)
GM exclaims, "Deka succeeds; Hydrolyx fails and takes a stress box; One Man Army ties and has a boost against him. ANd Wanda succeeds with style and gets a boost of her own!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "woo"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: HYDROLYX(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM says, "Hydrolyx! He's not happy with Deka at all, and this time he's throwing pointy icicles at her the size of baseball bats."
GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Deka), "Another ranged attack! Athletics?"
[CCrusaders] Deka asks, "do I have to use athletics, or can I use fight?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "This is a ranged attack, so Fight won't apply, alas."
Deka rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That's five stress! How do you handle them?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "gingerly"
[CCrusaders] Deka says, "takes it right to the gut."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What kind of consequences/stress boxes are you using?"
Deka takes lightly stabbed, and ticks off a four stress box.
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) CUDDLEPAWS(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM exclaims, "CP!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Could one of the mechnical arms reach back into the control room="
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. That seems plausible, yeah."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Cool! I want to attack Chocolatier's shield with it!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Fantastic (6)
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 0 -1 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I'll use my boost!"
The Gatemaster winces.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And he checks off a mental 2-stress box!"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) GATEMASTER/ONE MAN ARMY/CHOCOLATIER(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
Cuddlepaws says (to Chocolatier), "You seem to have problems with the controls. LET ME LEND A HAND"
Gatemaster says, "Thea, we need to do something about these robot arms controls. Let me try something..."
Gatemaster takes his tools and tries to recalibrate the control panel.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Create Advantage with Crafts, vs. +3!"
GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Aww, he uses crafts! Guys, he's not so bad after all!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success with style -- the control panel now has the aspect Well-Calibrated with two free invokes for them!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Gatemaster vs Portal Man!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "A battle of the minds!"
GM says, "One Man Army, meanwhile, looks sadly at the pile of guns he was promised, which are now just all melty like a chocolate bar left under a car's windshield on a sunny day."
One Man Army says, "You know what, I don't need guns! It's you and me, spider! Mano-a-mano-a-mano-a-mano-a-..."
GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And they attack Wanda with Fight!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "For the longest time, I thought mano-a-mano meant man to man"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'll use my boost pre-emptively!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "OR wait, perhaps not, in case I need a reroll."
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "That makes you just like a lot of native English speakers!"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 0 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Should I use my boost and spend an fp, or should I reroll?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Also wait"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I used Fight but I didn't need to"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Can you take 1 stress? I'd just take the boost as a +2."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I can take 1 or 2 stress"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "But also it might not make sense for me to use Fight here"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Since I would have leapt onto the wall?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I don't know"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you want to keep the same roll but fix the modifier, on the assumption that Wanda would have known better than you which skill to use, I'll allow it."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims (at GM), "If I take into account that I'm on the wall, then climbing and dodging would imply a modifier of +7 instead of +4, so a success!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "If that makes sense."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think that you're either climbing *or* jumping, but presumably not both simultaneously."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hmm, fair."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, climbing and boost?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "What Eben said"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Do you want to narrate or should I?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'll narrate!"
Every blow from the combined strength of the One Man Army hits only thin air (and occasionally the wall) as Wanda's agility allows her to leap about, while remaining on the wall away from the acid.
Wanda exclaims, "You might want to consider running away!"
The Chocolatier takes over the new and improved control panel, and the movement of the other robot arm is silky smooth as it swings back to smack Cuddlepaws. It's a melee attack that's trying to knock her into the acid puddled all over the floor!
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Defense?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I guess CP got disconnected? Is everyone else still online?)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'm here ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm online"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "test test"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "weird"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "There you go."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "The robot arms are attacking you again!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Eeep!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 -1 | Mediocre (0)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "more eep!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "That's five shifts of damage! Do you take it?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "No, sorry, seven shifts, because of CHEMICALS!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'll tag our free barrels to push it down to 5."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Oh noes! Not CP's supervillain origin story!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think you also have your Confused Robot Arms boost."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(you can also tag for a reroll)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh, then I tag the free barrels for a reroll"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "CP can't roll worse"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "literally"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "fudge 4"
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 0 -1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'll take those 3 shifts of physical damage"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then I'm tagging the recalibrated controls to bring that back up to +9 vs. +4!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims (at CP), "you spoke too soon!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Then I'll tag inconspicious because I'm hard to hit!"
Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Bringing it down to 5 shifts?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "3"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "With the boost?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "I've used both my boosts"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(+2 from the chemicals)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "What Eben said."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It's still on the list; I thought you got a new one last time. Maybe you already spent it."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, you got one for tying when you attacked the shield."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Using the robot arms."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh, right. Yeah, I use that boost to bring me to +7"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "no, +8."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "The struggle for survival continues!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "so, that's one point of success, bumped to 3 from the chemicals. one more fp would take it to zero, or you could take the 3 stress."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So the barrels to reroll to 4, Inconspicuous for a FP to 6, the arms boost for 8, vs. the Chocolatier's 5 + the controls boost, making it a success by one shift, plus Weapon:2, for three shifts of damage."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'll take em"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, the Controls aspect, I mean (twice)."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Do you have a three stress box?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yes!"
GM advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) WANDA/EBEN(1) Deka(0) Chemicals(-1)
GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Time to finish off One Man Army and then hop to the control panel"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "With Fight?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "And this would be actually Rapport, because I'm ordering him to run away"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "sorry I should have described first"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm a little distracted"
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Poor (-1)
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "So he either runs away or takes 5 mental stress!"
One Man Army says, "No! I'm no deserter!" His face twists in anguish, as he struggles against the power of Wanda's mind. "I'll... never... run... aw..."
GM exclaims, "And all three of him collapse, unconscious!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You've taken him out!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "This was cooler than just the physical attack :D"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Plus I literally made the order/suggestion on the previous round"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Nice."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And you were also using your movement?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Yes! Can I wallclimb/jump to the control room now?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Grandpa needs me"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes! It would normally be an overcome to try to jump or climb up that high, but not for someone with super athletics or wall-climbing!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "woo!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I will narrate!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "and then init"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Did I see if the Gatemaster and/or Thea still had their own anklets on? Or did they already take them off?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "except that I won't type init next"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo -- and then it'll be Eben's turn next!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "because -yeah"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Heh."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I think that as a High Speed Projectile, that would have been hard to tell."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Reasonable!"
Wanda contemplates her work - ending a foe with her mind! - and then takes a running leap up the wall and through the hole made by Eben, arriving in the control room ready for the last stand! 'I'm here!'
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "init next"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I would like to take out the Ball-n-chayne device by dropping it in acid. I assume that'll count as an action?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yes! You're also still sailing through the air toward the window, so if you don't do anything else, you'll end your turn landing in the control room."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Destroying it with acid seems like... well, Athletics, since it's practically like playing basketball."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure:"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Dunk it, grandpa"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It would be an Overcome, and vs... +3 opposition, since it's fairly sturdy but it's been opened up."
Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I will tag Acid Everywhere!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I might not have great aim, but I don't need it ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "But it's so hard when you're Tumbling!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "True! But there is a *lot* of Acid Everywhere!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then you succeed!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(tagging it twice)"
[CCrusaders] Eben narrating:
Eben tosses the ball-n-chayne device at the almost-empty vat, hoping to drown it in acid. But he misses, because he's spinning around in midair and this has been a long day and he's just tired, OK? But it falls into a sink that was *also* filled with acid in Deka's mighty Spray Around The Room, and the interior circuits fizzle and pop! With a satisfied nod, he lands solidly in the control room. "Give it up, Thea! Nobody else can help you, and your quest for revenge is ended! And, uh, I'm sorry you got that power it sucks can I ask how it happened maybe I can help
Eben advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) DEKA(0) Chemicals(-1)
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ha ha."
GM exclaims, "Deka!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Guess Eben finally got rid of the old ball and chain hehehehe *is whacked with a newspaper by Frances*"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I'm going to wait until her turn to answer that because I'm going to need the time to figure out how she's even going to respond to that."
Deka steps on Hydrolyx.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's an attack with Fight!"
Deka rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Legendary (8)
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Great (4)
Deka will tag IT BURNS
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Nice! That makes it six shifts..."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Which takes him out!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Nice!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Narrate your victory and init next!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Such an undignified end for a prince of Atlantis."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "He must feel gravely underfoot"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "There is a sole joke in there somewhere"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "He's now six foot under the waves"
Deka grinds him into the acid covered floor under her heel, and the soccer ball kicks him into the remains of the tank. She then jumps up to th observation room with the others.
Deka advances the initiative: Hydrolyx(7) Cuddlepaws(4) Gatemaster/One Man Army/Chocolatier(3) Wanda/Eben(1) Deka(0) CHEMICALS(-1)
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims (at Deka), "You have guaranteed that he'll come back as a even worse villain in the next arc!"
GM exclaims, "Meanwhile, puddles of caustic chemicals are still everywhere, sloshing around on the floor. Everyone who's standing in the main lab -- Deka and CP -- is melee attacked by it!"
Deka says, "Eh"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Deka moved at the end of her turn."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, right! Hmm. I guess in her giant size, yeah, she shouldn't need an Overcome to climb up there."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then it's just CP!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "I'm on the platform! I've been there the whole time?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You were on the platform until a giant robot arm smacked you off!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "A lot of things were tagged!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "oh. CP might have a concussion."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Can I use shielding to defend?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Make a vertical shield, step on it?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Did you ever use your action to create a shield around yourself?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Or, do you have some Shielding enhancement to let you spontaneously do that as a defense?)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Alas, no."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Atlethics it is"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Then I think you'll need to use Fight or Athletics."
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "We've all seen cats on a wet floor"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "As it turns out, I haven't used my free tag on the vat yet..."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Do we have any free tags left?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "How are your consequences right now?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Cuddlepaws), "We don't have any graf-free-ti left, no"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "I have a mild one. But! This only brings it to a tie, which .. gives the chemicals a boost?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Well, unless I spent a fate point on Acid Everywhere."
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Congratulations on draining fp away from the GM, CP!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Okay, since I'm saving my last FP, you win this game of tag!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So that's two shifts?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Four, since it gets a bonus."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Plus Weapon:2 for the chemical burning, as Eben said."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "oh bugger"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Guess I take a moderate consequence"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to CP), "Grittier CP, now with extra scarring"
[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Acid Trip"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "yay"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "While you think of a name for the consequence..."
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "BALD SPOTS"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, more seriously : WOUNDED PAWS"
GM says, "There's vat is nearly completely drained, with only a couple of inches of fluid left in it. Not enough to submerge a group of four hostages in. Barely enough to experiment on a single person."
GM says, "Aside from a couple of loose barrels and Hydrolyx -- whom Deka tossed there -- it's otherwise empty. But yet, the pre-programmed control mechanisms are still active."
GM says, "Lights flash, mechanisms mechanize, and the remaining bit of material in the vat changes color to a kind of swirly purple-ish orange."
GM says, "Hydrolyx is unconscious, but whatever it is seems to be having an effect on him, as the last of it seeps into his pores..."
GM says, "...and that's where this session ends. <TO BE CONTINUED>"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "This is going to have far-reaching effects, isn't it..."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Man, the GM had to throw in a metaphor about ocean pollution"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And we should be able to wrap up this story arc next time. With Jacob!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Hooray!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yay/ Awww"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "w00t!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "that's in two weeks, right?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Three. July 31. (ggg is out two weekends in a row.)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Aha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "This was exciting!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Thanks everyone for playing."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yeah, it was sizzlinG!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Thanks for DMing!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Even players who completely forgot the time and got here half an hour late."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "You're welcome!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to GM), "Aww"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That was my bad"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Some people respect everyone's time, others don't"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "You made it eventually; that's the important thing."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to GM), "Yay"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Heh."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "It all works out!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And yes; thanks for a fun session; it was great to fly through the air again."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I'm glad I didn't take you out in the first round!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I just realized that Deka reminds me of Wanda before she started worrying about collateral"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "and this amuses me"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I appreciated that, too!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Deka is the ruthless teen we all once were"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Indeed"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "And she appears to have created a new plod hokk"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Heh."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Until next time!"
Eben exits stage left.
Eben has disconnected.