Wanda flexes.
[CCrusaders] Bert says, "Log on."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I see that Eben has been logged in for thirteen and a half hours, just to be safe this time."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "hehe"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "*cut to* Lpsmith asleep at computer desk."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Will he wake up in time to save us all? *suspenseful music*"
[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims, "Indeed!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "He's here!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "I think that's everyone?"
[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Woo!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "We're safe! But not from dadjokes!"
Wanda sets their current fate point total to 2.
Jacob sets her current fate point total to 3.
Cuddlepaws sets her current fate point total to 3.
Eben leaves his current fate point total alone.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Time for part two of the season finale!"
GM says, "So far: You've concluded that Mayor Howard Fine is Agent Z and that he's up to no good -- and you���ve managed to convince Sarducci and Commissioner Webb of this as well. Now, Webb is trying to arrange a search of Fine���s office while you try to keep him busy by answering his invitation to meet at the abandoned Toy Circus."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Grr, smart quotes."
[Crows-Nest] Eben | and you���ve managed
GM says, "So far: You've concluded that Mayor Howard Fine is Agent Z and that he's up to no good -- and you've managed to convince Sarducci and Commissioner Webb of this as well. Now, Webb is trying to arrange a search of Fine's office while you try to keep him busy by answering his invitation to meet at the abandoned Toy Circus."
GM says, "When we last left off, you were in the Toy Circus back room, dimly lit by the evening light from the open back door, when Jacob had just discovered two LEAD Bots underneath a sheet! They threw off the sheet, turned on their headlights, and scanned the room, announcing:"
GM says, "'Criminal Identified: Scarlet Spider! Accomplices: Unnamed Augmented Feline. Eben Morris. John Doe 047.'"
Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
GM says, "'You Are All Under Arrest!'"
Jacob says, "Nah."
GM asks, "They brandish multiple sets of handcuffs -- what do you, the heroes, do?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Phew, no pawcuffs."
Eben opens a portal back to the car!
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "How big are these robots?"
[Crows-Nest] (from Jacob) Jacob throws the sheet back over the robots and runs
GM exclaims, "As Jacob was the closest -- since he was the one who lifted the sheets -- they try to grab and cuff him first!"
Cuddlepaws asks (of eben), "Hold on, weren't we supposed to keep them busy?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "About the size of a particularly large and bulky person."
Eben asks (of Cuddlepaws), "You don't think they'll follow us?"
Jacob dodges with athletics.
Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Average (1)
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Whoops."
Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "They might!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "That's a Create Advantage -- succeeding with style."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you going to do anything to modify your roll?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Can my portal have been a create advantage for C&J?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(or, asked here)"
Hunter arrives at home.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm not sure what would be useful here. Hm."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "If Jacob and you can come up with a good way for that to have worked."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I could tag it up to a 3 with Walking Library, I've learned specifically how to dodge from attackers or something."
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "And then, I dunno. I dodge into the portal?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Our plan was for Me, Jacob, and Cuddlepaws to leave via portals, C&J to then escape via the car and me to portal away from there, and Wanda to escape via walls."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Though I'm blowing 2/3 of my fate points in the first move."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So the portal was designed to provide an easy escape."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh, hey. I have that front door I can escape out of, can tag that, maybe."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "OK, let's say that setting up a portal that's just right for Jacob to use here would be a +4 opposition (with Shoot)."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(also, if jacob... right that.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Sounds good!"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Superb (5)
Eben creates a Convenient Portal!
Jacob spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Is the portal a free invoke, or just an aspect that can be invoked?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- so Jacob is spending a fate point to retroactively have used Lore to make his roll a +3, and is using Eben's portal to make it a +5, so he succeeds?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's one free invoke."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "No, I'm spending it as an aspect"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, right, cool."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I have walking library."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sorry, I was mixing it up with a different thing."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent -- narrate it out!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Might this not be a good time to enter..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "...INITIATIVE MODE"
Jacob ducks, circles around the robot and runs to the portal, diving head first into it.
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "Oh, soon... :)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "oho"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "BTW, remind me: how are you dressed?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "As a spider."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "And where did you say the other end of this portal was?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "The car?"
[CCrusaders] Alex says (to Jacob), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Car is a lisp function."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Near the car."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And in sight of distant buildings I can create new links to."
GM says, "...Jacob As you dive out of the portal, you hear the sound of heavy machinery nearby..."
Jacob looks around.
GM says (to Jacob), "And see something huge moving toward the front of the Toy Circus building..."
Jacob swears in censored.
GM says, "It looks a little bit like... a LEAD Bot. Except it's two stories tall, with massive fists and a cockpit in front."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Good thing we're running away!"
Jacob shouts into the portal "GET OUT. NOW." (Does that work as a thing?)
GM exclaims, "Meanwhile, the rest of you -- who are in the back room and haven't seen this yet -- see a person step up to the back door!"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Talking is a free action! Wait, that's D&D."
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "I meant can you shout through a portal? :)"
[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims (at Jacob), "You can!"
GM says, "'Hey, did somebody order a pizza?' asks the woman dressed as a stereotype of an Italian chef, holding a pizza box."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "wooot"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And *now* might be a good time to start initiative!"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Bow chicka bow wow."
GM displays the initiative:
GM registers GM at init 4.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'm blanking on this pizza thing"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Me too."
[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "We're not rolling Notice, right? Just setting it to our default notice?"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Right."
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Yeah"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "The Half Baker, I presume?"
Wanda registers Wanda at init 2.
Cuddlepaws registers Cuddlepaws at init 2.
Eben registers Eben at init 2.
Jacob registers Jacob at init 2.
GM says, "She's wearing all white, with an apron and a poofy chef hat, and she has on a pair of novelty nose-glasses with a big handlebar moustache attached to them."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And I'm going to say that that counts as the NPC actions already, so now it's you guys' turns!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Is half-baker a drug reference?"
Cuddlepaws displays the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha! I think it's a referenced to half-baked ideas."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "https://webwhiteboard.com/board/g554crgg"
Wanda says, "Pizza? We didn't order pizza."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm waiting for the map to settle down."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Feel free to add yourselves to it!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Which of you would like to go first?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I suggest we go in Display order"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "or maybe reverse display order, for once"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'm good with reverse display order. Let's go wild!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm fine with that. I wanted to try distracting the pizza lady."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK -- Jacob!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "He's not on the map?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I am! I'm out by the car"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "He's in the upper right."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "You might need to scroll if your screen res is low."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "We still plan to get out of there, right?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Aha. How did he see the robot from over there -- oh, never mind, it's huge."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah, it's like two stories, and I don't know how big this building is, but I'm sure it towers."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "Maybe make the bad guys green?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "The good guys should be green!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Bad guys are red."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That's... red-cist."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, right, sorry, Miss Scarlet."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "No, red guys are just misunderstood."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I do like red bad guys and green good guys, I admit."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Anyhow, it's still Jacob's turn."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Indeed!"
Jacob finds one of the nearest pigeons and touches it, turning into a pigeon himself. Then he divebombs the pizza lady. (Not attacking, just annoying.)
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Collateral damage of some sort?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Create advantage 'distracted'?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says (to Jacob), "I suggest: 'Incontinent'"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Haha, ew"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I wasn't sure if I could still make a roll action if I'm using collateral damage"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I agree with Eben -- that sounds like a Provoke roll, in addition to creating an Aspect from the CDE."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok, cool"
Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 +1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Defending with Will:"
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Terrible-1 (-3)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hee"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Succeess with style!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you want to use a special effect, or just get multiple free invokes?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hm. My special effect is extra action, or else I'll take the invoke."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Thinking."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I guess hte invoke is good"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm sure it'll be useful"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do the environmental aspects get one free invoke per side? Or are they just there to be tagged with fate points?"
GM exclaims, "The rest of the pigeons in the area see what Jacob is doing -- and uh oh, they're not happy that he's just grabbed Coolie-Z without even asking her first!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Uh oh!"
GM exclaims, "The whole area behind the shop is quickly filled with a Flock of Angry Pigeons!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(CDE)"
GM displays the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I wait post-Cuddlepaws?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Cuddlepaws!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(assuming Cuddlepaws is heading to the car)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I just plum run through the portal."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- that's your movement; are you also taking an action?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Drive!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Yeah, can I jump through the open window into the car?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Neat!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK, now CP is in the car -- what does Eben do?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I hope Eben is going zappy."
Cuddlepaws runs through the portal and then elegantly jumps onto the driver's seat. Then she looks up at the giant robot. "Oh crumpets!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Actually, I'm going to wait in case Wanda needs me, too."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And go after Wanda."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Well, I want to try and reason with the Pizza Woman, talk to her, because Redemption Is Always An Option"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee hee"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "That would be Rapport?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Or just RP?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Both, probably, but let's start with RP."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you trying to Create an Advantage?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yeah"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "But I'll start by seeing what she has to say first."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Wait, it's your turn -- you have to start the conversation!"
Wanda scuttles towards the Pizza Woman. 'Hi!'
GM says, "'Hey, you order a pizza? Fresh and hot.'"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Redemption is a dish best served hot."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "It'd be hilarious if she was actually a pizza lady"
Wanda asks, "I didn't order any pizza. I don't actually live here, in fact. Also, are you *really* delivering actual pizza?"
Wanda says, "Because normally people are scared shitless of me."
GM exclaims, "She flips open the box. There's a real pizza inside!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "THE PIZZA IS A LIE"
GM says, "'Yup, just doing my job. You're that terrorist that everyone is talking about, right?'"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "But it's got pineapple, and everyone knows superheroes are deathly allergic to pineapple!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "It is now canon: the pizza has pineapple. And bacon."
Wanda says, "I'm not a terrorist, I'm an alien, actually. And it's very hard to be helpful where you look the way I am. It leads to... misunderstandings."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "So -- I think I'm going to have to pin you down. What advantage are you trying to create now?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Something like 'Sympathy'?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yeah."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK -- Rapport vs. Will!"
Wanda rolls Average (1) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 -1 | Fair (2)
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success at a minor cost!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Or, wait, that's for Overcomes."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Oh."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "This is success, but it's just a boost, rather than an Aspect."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I hope that's OK too!)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm good with a boost."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "So you still get a free invoke, but her sympathy will go away once you've taken advantage of it, which seems pretty fair, come to think of it!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda plays 'Sympathy for the Spider'.
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I jump through the portal, and then portal away even further! I think I want to Create an Advantage 'moving fast' on myself."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a woman of - sorry I set you on fire"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Interesting -- so moving through a portal is moving one zone, and creating a new portal is an action, and I think you have a special effect to move extra zones on a success with style, right?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Lemme check."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I wonder if the Mayor deliberately had a pizza sent so that we might end up attacking an innocent civilian"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Trying to figure out a mechanical way for you to do all of this in one turn.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws naps.
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, my Two Places At Once extra action is probably the thing."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(the special effect)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! So you go through the portal, and let's say it's a +2 opposition to Overcome to create a destination portal in the right place while you're running."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And if you succeed with style, you can dive through on the same turn."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "sounds good to me."
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So Eben is now... we'll just call it 'several zones' away?"
[CCrusaders] GM waits to let him narrate if he wishes.
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure. ('up to 3' in my write-up)"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "will do!"
Eben dives through the portal into the alley, where, midair, he shoots a new red portal on the side of the building he scoped out earlier, and then, just before he lands, a new blue portal on the ground in front of him! He ends up in free-fall with a good view of the giant robot's backside, who he yells at as he falls. "Hey, you! Who's driving that thing, anyway!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Awesome"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "go old guy!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "This is why Eben's the leader of the Crusaders"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws asks, "Because he's good at running away?"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I thought it was because he had the coolest basement."
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
GM says, "The pizza lady, who has been trying to fend off the pigeon attack the whole time she was talking to Wanda, has apparently had enough."
GM exclaims, "She throws her pizza into the air... and it starts flapping, like a flying manta ray!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Oh."
GM exclaims, "And then tries to wrap itself around Jacob!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Who is a pigeon?"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Yes"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "excellent"
[Setting the zoned flag.]
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "That's a wrap!"
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 +1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Create Advantage, Physique vs. Athletics!"
Jacob uses athletics to fly away, right into the cluster of angry pigeons (with the hope that they'll eat the pizza before attacking me)
Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Terrible (-2)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Whoops, no wonder you weren't responding, I'd mistyped it.)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Oh no -- are you invoking anything?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Just spend a fate point to invoke those pigeons, maybe I'll get lost in them"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "And..."
Jacob spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Remember, you have the Distracted aspect two two free invokes."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "You'll need to invoke three things to tie."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, with two."
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Can I use both in one go?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Or just once"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I just read that in a Monster Car Announcer voice. "And aspect with two *two* free invokes!""
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup. You just can't spend two actual fate points on one aspect."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But you can do multiple free invokes."
[CCrusaders] Jacob does so. She's too distracted to keep track of me as I dodge away into the mass of birds.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Wednesday WEDNESDAY *Wednesday*!"
inky has arrived.
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Exactly!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That brings your roll up to +4 -- a tie!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So instead of creating an actual aspect, she can only create a boost."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'Covered In Pineapple'"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Rather than being wrapped up in a calzone, you've just got cheese all over your wings."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ew. Ok."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And pineapple!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "A brigeon."
GM says, "The two LEAD Bots, meanwhile, focus their attention on Wanda."
GM exclaims, "Please Come Peacefully To The Station For Processing!"
GM exclaims, "And they descend on her with many handcuffs!"
GM exclaims, "The Physique vs. her Athletics!"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Good (3)
Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(I'm jumping out of the way, so my super agility counts)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sounds good! Where are you jumping to? The ceiling?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yup!"
GM exclaims, "But try as they may, Wanda is one step ahead of them, wriggling free and leaping out of their reach!"
GM says, "And then you hear a rumbling, like a rocket taking off..."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Shit, the Mayor's Evil MacGuffin."
GM exclaims, "...and those of you outside see smoke billowing out from under the feet of the giant robot, as it lifts into the air on its rocket feet!"
GM says, "It's backlit against the setting sun, but that's no hindrance to Jacob's eyes, who can clearly see the word 'TALOS' emblazoned on its chest..."
GM exclaims, "...and the face of the mayor himself peering out through the windscreen of the cockpit!"
Eben says, "Hey, he *did come himself! How nice."
Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "ha ah"
GM exclaims, "The giant two-story robot sails through the air over the top of the Toy Circus building, then crashes down on the other side, shaking the earth with its enormous mass on the other side!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "We're fighting Iron Man!"
GM says, "Even the car is bounced several feet into the air -- it's an AREA ATTACK against everyone behind the store! (Jacob, CP, and the Pizza Woman)"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I only hope his weak point is highlighted!"
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 +1 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Defend!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Atlethics?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(That's an attack with Fight, so any defense appropriate to a Fight attack within your zone.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Or Drive, if you want to drive away. Not that you have that at 1 or anything."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee."
Cuddlepaws rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 0 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I'm not on the ground. Am I still affected?"
Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Mediocre (0)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Because I'm about to take a fuckton of damage :("
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "Yeah -- this is the kind of quake that knocks down lamp posts and throws up chunks of asphalt into the air."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "Would you say Cat's Grace comes into play here?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "So I'M at +3"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I am a kind and generous GM.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "And handsome, and smart"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "CP takes three physical stress!"
Jacob is whacked by a piece of asphalt and takes 2 points physical damage and a moderate condition of some sort (name it?)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Boo, I hate you, you ugly dullard"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Would you like to name it or should I?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, and of course the pizza lady:"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Anyone who isn't me can, b/c I'mbad at naming."
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 0 | Mediocre (0)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yiss, pizza lady damage."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Broken Wing?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Ruffled Feathers seems too light."
GM exclaims, "The pizza lady is knocked to the ground, and almost cracks her head on the curb, but at the last second, the pizza swoops in like a pillow and cushions the blow!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Broken wing/arm, I guess."
Cuddlepaws the car flies up and barrel rolls into a wall! A few second later, a clearly ruffled Cuddlepaws comes stumbling out.
GM says, "She takes no damage, but that poor, self-sacrificing pizza is with us no more."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Drat"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah, the way all pizza goes"
Jacob falls to the ground and changes back, favoring his left arm.
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Jacob!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Thinking!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Skip me for now."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Because I have no idea."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, and that was a CDE, so there's also an Aspect on the area: Earthquake Damaged"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Eben?)"
Eben fires a new red portal at a building the end of the street(?) that the robot is now at, and a new blue portal where he's about to land, so he can fly over the robot's head! And just at the peak, he drops the EMP on it.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Woo"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! So that sounds like your action is to create the portals, and your move is to go through them?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Using Terminal Velocity to help, since I'm falling and shooting where I land."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And I'll need an extra action to attack?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sounds good!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or can I use 'Gotcha!' to use 'use shoot in conjunction with his portal gun as an attack'?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So let's say the portal placement is a +3 overcome, and we'll resolve that first."
Eben rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 -1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And to get the extra action, you need to succeed with style -- are you invoking anything to get the extra shifts?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Also, I think 'Gotcha!' would have worked if you'd wanted to, say, use the portals to launch the EMP device at him by itself, without setting up portals for you to travel through yourself.)"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Oh, I need another +1? Sure. Hmm, can I tag 'earthquake damage' to say the robot is stumbling a little, making it an easier target?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sure! That's a FP."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, then I'll just tag 'moving fast'."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then you succeed with style, and can attack with your extra action!"
Eben does so!
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Which, since you're throwing a weapon, seems like a Shoot attack."
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Good (3)
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And are you invoking the EMP aspect itself?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, seems like the right time to do that."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK -- then he'll take two shifts of damage! Go ahead and narrate that!"
[CCrusaders] Eben:
Eben, as he flies over the Giant Robot's head, neatly drops his EMP at it, sailing away out of the blast zone before a giant *WUMP* bursts from the top of the robot's cockpit!
GM says, "Smoke pours out -- some important electronics must have taken some damage there."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Jacob, are you up, or do you want to wait?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "AFK, sorry"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- CP?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "I assume Earthquake Damage means there are chunks of conrete lying around?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "There are!"
Cuddlepaws lits a chunk of concerete and with an angry hiss, slams it into the cockpit's glass.
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 -1 | Fantastic (6)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Infinite powaaaaah!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Hmm, I forget, can I use Fight to defend against that?)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Uh, good question. My gut says yes?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 0 | Great (4)
GM exclaims, "And the windshield cracks and shatters! Shards of glass rain down over the mayor's face!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And he takes the Consequence: 'Shattered Glass'"
Cuddlepaws says, "Consider your impeachment started, ass"*CUT TO JACOB"
Jacob stands off to the side and investigates the robot to find the non-obvious weak points that can be utilized against it. (Create an Advantage)
Jacob rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Legendary (8)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Any moment now, the mayor's going to go full-out evil and pull out his big guns"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Jacob), "Fantastic! Er, I mean, Legendary!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Super sight is truly super!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Let's see... the Craft that went into this is probably maybe a +3 opposition, so that's easily a success with style."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Go Jacob!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Going for the extra free inoke?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "What's a condition?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "As opposed to an aspect?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "#tangent My folks used to have a professor who would half-heartedly agree to things by saying 'Certainly! Probably. Maybe." #probablymaybe"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That's my success with style on super sight. Inflict a condition."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think it lets you create a whole second aspect."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So you could have two aspects with a free invoke on each."
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Neat. Ok, what's useful to folk, in terms of weak spots on this thing?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I like the two aspects idea."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "But I am so bad at coming up with aspects."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Maybe a control panel at the ankle."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, ""Should've caught that in beta""
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "The rockets, if damaged, will turn on permanently? ;-)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "A Chink In The Armour?"
[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Haha. Shoot him off into space."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Easy access (panel) and Chink the Armor (spot that took some stress when he landed earlier and raised asphalt and stuff)"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "+in"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Or easy access could be a ladder up"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Something like that. The mayor had to get in SOMEHOW"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I like the ladder thing."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "me too"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It'll help Jacob and Cuddles make it up there"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "With my broken arm?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "And I'm not sure cats are good with ladders"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Ah ouch"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ha. OK, Wanda next!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Remind me, I'm on the ceiling and the two bots want to arrest me."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Right!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Do they have 8 sets of handcuffs?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Wait, they'd only need 4"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "They have a handcuff-dispensing slot!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "INFINITE HANDCUFFS."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh crap"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, ""Handcuffs are everwhere", cried the robo police-captain, "Handcuffs, Handcuffs!""
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Are the robots nameless NPCs, or...?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I mean, until you put them in the hospital and their families come to visit them."
[CCrusaders] Wanda dies of laughter. RIP.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Wait, they're robots. No problem, totally nameless."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Snrk"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hospital? You mean Apple Shop"
[CCrusaders] Alex says (to Cuddlepaws), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that A hospital is a place where they take sick people, but that's not important now."
Wanda pounces down onto the floor, facing the robots defiantly. 'Just one thing,' she says, 'I totally appreciate that you protect people from bad guys and stuff. But, two things: A, I'm not human, so I don't fall under your jurisdiction, and B, I'm innocent. So.'
(From Wanda) And she grabs one of the robots by the leg with her fangs, hurling it through the wall and into the storefront!
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo!"
(From Wanda) At the exact same time, she bursts into flames.
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Given that they're not human either, I guess that means you're arguing they only have justidiction over other robots ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Asimov's fourth law"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "The laws are for humans, not aliens. It's a loophole."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(Although that loophole won't last for long)"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
GM says, "The other LEAD Bot, naturally, reacts to this."
GM says, "'Suspect Non-Cooperative! Escalating Encounter. Engaging Less-Lethal Subdual Techniques.'"
GM exclaims, "He raises his arm and fires his built-in taser at you!"
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Defend with Athletics!"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "These robots are very helpful"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I misread that as laser, and I was like *less* lethal?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Uncanny Dodge (If you can see a projectile coming, you can get out of its way with some clever gymnastics. You gain +2 to defense rolls when dodging ranged attacks.)"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Woo."
Wanda rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Epic (7)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You have succeeded with style! Which means you can either use a special effect or gain a boost!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Boost!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "ilac"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'd go for the boost!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Do you have a name for it?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Mindblowing Reflexes?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(as in, the robot cannot even comprehend this level of dodging)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sounds good!"
GM says, "Meanwhile, outside..."
GM says, "The pizza lady picks herself up, and picks bits of bacon out of her hair, harrumphing."
GM exclaims, "Then she reaches into a pocket of her apron and pulls out... a croissant!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob gasps!
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Shit just got ral"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "also real"
GM exclaims, "Which she proceeds to throw like a boomerang at Eben!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "A Shoot attack, which you must defend against!"
GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Mediocre (0)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, that should have been +3, for a +1 total."
[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Athletics, I assume?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup."
Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style! Which means you *also* get a boost against her!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I snatch the croissant out of the air?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm imagining a Winter Soldier situation where Eben catches the croissant and then eats it."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure:"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "hehe"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "But Eben is gluten intolerant!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Eben is *crime* intolerant."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yay!"
Eben catches the croissant in mid-air, takes a bite, and makes a face. "Man! That's waaay too dry!" The Pizza Lady gets a negative boost 'Snubbed!'.
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "ha ha ha"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ouch!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "By the way, you're still in mid-air, aren't you?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I am!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "He's so cool."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "About three stories up."
GM exclaims, "In just the same way that Eben grabbed the croissant out of the air, TALOS' massive arm reaches up to grab Eben!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Create Advantage -- Physique vs. Athletics!"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 -1 | Fair (2)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Ooh -- are you invoking anything?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "That's a double advantage right now?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "An advantage with two extra invokes, yeah."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Unless he uses a special effect."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hrm hrm."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I use the 'snubbed' boost to say that I was dodging to get the croissant, so the mayor failed to predict my movement?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Mmm. I think that would be a stretch."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Too much of a stretch. You're not Elastigirl."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Fair enough! I'll just tag 'shattered glass' to say that he couldn't see me as well as he otherwise would have."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "and take the simple advantage against me."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- so you spend a fate point, and your roll is now a +4?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "No, the free invoke."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh, right, nice!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then the mayor spends a fate point to invoke the world aspect -- which you may recall from the first session -- LEAD Initiative!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Since the TALOS robot is a part of said initiative."
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.
GM sets his current fate point total to 4.
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Bringing his roll up to 7, again a success with style!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you counter that?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Oh no!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Nah, let's see what he has ;-)"
GM says, "TALOS grips Eben tightly in his Iron Fist -- creating an advantage for himself with one free invoke -- and then uses his special effect Inflict Condition to create a second aspect..."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Grandpaaaaaa noooo"
GM exclaims, "...as Eben, dangling upside down, drops his portal gun and is presently Disarmed!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "What was the first aspect?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Iron Fist."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "'grabbed' basically."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Or, um, what's a better way to express that?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Grabbed By An Iron Fist"
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says (to Eben), "If you're nothing without that portal gun, you shouldn't have it."
Jacob apologizes to the pigeons, "Look, I'm sorry. I'll make it up to her later." Then he motions at the pizza lady, "That lady over there has pockets full of baked goods!" (Rapport?)
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ha ha."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "To create an advantage"
[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Is he the god of roleplaying or the god of portals?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "hahaha"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent -- Rapport vs. the pigeons' Will!"
Jacob rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Superb (5)
GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 0 0 +1 | Average (1)
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(Pigeons have, like, zero willpower.)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success with style!"
inky might have been the Drizzt of werewolves or something.
(From Jacob) The pizza lady is SURROUNDED by hungry pigeons. (two invokes)
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Maybe this will keep her from attacking?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "So we can take her out"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Woo -- Eben?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "(mechnically, I mean: boost someone's defense rolls)"
Eben swings himself up, still grabbed by the robot, and begins to tinker with the robot's wrist!
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yay"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."
Eben . o O ( OK, let me see what I remember from those other robots... )
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Is this an Overcome roll to get yourself un-grabbed?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure, let's go with that."
[CCrusaders] GM says, ";If so, Crafts, vs. that same +3 from earlier."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Crafts vs. crafts?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "How crafty."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup. Yours vs. whoever built this thing."
Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Success with a minor cost -- or do you invoke something?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hmm."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "YOur crafts is only 3?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, my 4 is shoot."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "He gets a bonus to building or repairing stuff."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But not to destroying stuff."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, forgot about that ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "So, any invokes, or...?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Or do you take the tie?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I... was actualy thinking about turning it into a Rocket Hand."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Nah, let's just go with the tie."
GM exclaims, "TALOS' right hand springs open with a SPROING!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "How?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can we leave me in midair again?"
GM exclaims, "And Eben is dropped once again, falling through the air -- but this time, upside down, such that his long fall boots will do him no good!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Perfect!"
GM displays the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "CP!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'm sure he can build himself a cool wheelchair"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "If he lands on his head, he'll need a cool cybernetic head"
Cuddlepaws says, "Now, CP does not know a lot about robots. But, she has seen Star Wars 7 times with Wanda and Jacob just pointed out that open air duct thingie on the back of the robot. So CP grabs one of the lampposts and tries to stab the robot right in the chink in the armor."
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 -1 | Epic (7)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "yay"
Cuddlepaws says, "Plus the free invoke fromc chink"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "pop culture references saving the day"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 0 +1 | Superb (5)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(which is in itself a pop culture reference)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Woo -- so your effective roll is +9?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yes sir"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Four damage, and he takes a moderate consequence!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What do you want to call it?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hmm"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Fuel Leak?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yes! Fuel Leak!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Just like in that old Jason and the Argonauts movie."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Question:"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "can I do a CDE and then an action or a movement?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think that the CDE would use up your action."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But you could still do a movement."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "okay"
Wanda bites the last LEAD robocop in the ankle, whacks it through shelves of old toys (which go flying) and then hurls the robot through the same hole in the wall its companion went through.
(From Wanda) She jumps out into the street!
GM says, "The two LEAD Bots, having done their best to serve their city, have now been officially retired."
GM exclaims, "On the street, you see chaos!"
Wanda exclaims, "Grandpa!"
Cuddlepaws says, "They both had only 2 days until the next firmware update"
GM exclaims, "For instance, that woman dressed as a pizza chef? She's clearly very angry at Jacob for something -- and she's throwing croissants at him!"
GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "A Shoot attack!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims (at wanda), "Hey! 8legs! Set that fuel on fire!"
Jacob attempts to dodge.
Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 -1 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Unfortunately, that greasy cheese on your shoes makes it difficult!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "She invokes her boost to get a +5 against your +1."
Jacob invokes surrounded by birds. Twice. She can't get the croissants through the birds.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "That makes it a tie! Giving her another boost, but no damage."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yay"
[CCrusaders] Wanda imagines birds being knocked out of the sky by croissants.
GM exclaims, "The croissants strikes the wall behind you, shattering, and raining Crumbs In Your Eyes!"
Eben exclaims, "I toooold youuu theeey weeerre drrrryyyyy!"
GM says, "TALOS stomps on the front bumper of the station wagon, flipping it up into the air -- with CP still rattling around inside it -- and grabs it in both hands. 'BATTER UP!'"
GM exclaims, "And he swings it at Eben like a bat!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Attacking with Fight -- defend however you can!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Did CP get back in the car?"
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I think I got out, but I like this version more"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ha ha retcon!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "Can I jump out and cling to Eben?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
Cuddlepaws rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "This is still Eben's roll to defend, though."
Eben twists in mid-air, attempting to grab the car!
Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 0 | Great (4)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Oh, are you trying to defend in his place?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "That was Atheltics to jump out mid-swing and land on his chest with out-stretched claws."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "I'm going to invoke the fact that Eben was falling upside down, to make that attack +7, plus I'll spend a fate point to invoke Mayor Fine's aspect 'Agent Z Doesn't Trust You' because, well. Obviously. +9 for his attack -- do you invoke anything in response?"
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So CP's action is completely separate from my own?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah -- CP is now clinging to you."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, let's see."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "She rattled out the window and grabbed onto you."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "And of course she forgot to retrieve my skinsuit from the car. D'oh!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "Could I use Will to TK the portal gun up to us?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "On your turn, perhaps!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But this is TALOS' turn."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "I used it for scratching post while I waited"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I will invoke my general Engineering Geek Grandpa to know that if I get hit and bounce off, that's *twice* the momentum I would have been hit with, so I hold on to the car instead, reducing the damage! one fate point, and 3 points stress, and I'm now holding on to the car; not as an aspect, just as a thing. Sound OK?"
[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Nah, your suit's back at my workshop."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sounds great!"
Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 2.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Three shifts is still enough for a success with style, so:"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "ah cool"
[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Oh, that wasn't just an attack?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "It is!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So that's just 3 points stress, right?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "But in an attack, if you succeed with style, you can reduce the damage by one to create a boost."
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, 1 point stress and a boost instead?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or 2 points stress and a boost?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup -- and I'm using a special effect instead of the boost: Forced Movement!"
GM exclaims, "The car swings through the air, smashing into Eben, who tries to grab onto it -- softening the blow somewhat, but not enough to keep it from knocking him through the air like a baseball, two zones away, with Cuddlepaws clinging to his chest!"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Thinking, thinking, thinking."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "So, to summarize: only two shifts of damage, but now you're both two zones out of the action."
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Do you want to act now or let Eben go first?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah, I'll wait"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Eben!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Who, as per tradition, is in mid-air!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Are we still flying through the ... timing"
Eben exclaims, "Cuddlepaws! See if you can guide us through that blue portal!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "You got it, old guy!"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "People must be startled by the sight of a car flying through the air with a cat and an old guy riding it"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "We got dislodged from the car, right?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or did he throw the car, too?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "No, he hit us with the car like a baseball bat and we're the baseball"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I intended the former, but I'm happy with the latter if you'd prefer."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "better not retcon too much"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Let's be separated from the car."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "So are you asking CP to take her turn first?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I am!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Are you up for Eben's idea about using TK to get through the blue portal?"
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I am!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! That's a +4 Overcome using your TK!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And counts as both action and movement.)"
Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 -1 | Average (1)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh no!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What do you do? Invoke something? Fail? Or succeed at a great cost?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, a human-sized object is only +2"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "But I guess with flying and all +4 is fair"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "I was thinking of hitting the portal-sized target as being a bit of a challenge too."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Can I invoke STUBBORN BUGGER?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "How does it apply?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I force us with extreme willpowet to fly in a straight line"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! That makes your roll a +3!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Willpowet: the Russian equivalent of Willpower"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Vs. opposition of +4."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "SAnd than success with minor cost!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You need a tie to do that!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you want to invoke another aspect?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or can I?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"
Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "What are you invoking?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I'll invoke my general Engineering Geek, and make a few minor adjustments to CP's helmet, to strengthen the effect!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "ha ha"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha ha."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "In-flight upgrades."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Then you succeed! Narrate away!"
Eben says, "Now that I see this in action, I bet I could..."
Eben makes a few tweaks to CP's helmet.
Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.
Eben exclaims, "There we go!"
[CCrusaders] Eben hands narration back to cp
Cuddlepaws, through gritted teeth, "Left, left, further left"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(By the way, am I correct in my recollection that the red portal was high above the ground?)"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "It is!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you up for your turn?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "But we could land on the robot fairly easily, I think."
Cuddlepaws, with some difficulty, steers her and Eben into the blue portal.
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can we do that with the last of CP's movement?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "I don't think so -- but it's a good idea for the next round."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Does that imply that the red portal is still in the same zone as TALOS, then?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Did Eben go? Or was that just both of them?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I can go, either way."
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "That was CP."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, I haven't gone yet. But you go."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It at least implies that moving through it at high speed puts the movers in Talos's zone."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Which we did!"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Hee. Not that you're hedging anything."
Jacob uses stealth, admist the chaos to move away from the robot and hide on the side of the buliding where neither the lady or the mayor/robot can see him.
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Mostly I'm getting away from potential FIRE."
Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 0 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Create Advantage?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Sure."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK, her Notice to defend:"
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You tie and create a Boost!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm Hidden in Shadows, as my boost."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Excellent. Eben?"
Eben I will Overcome with Crafts to use CP's helmet to pull my portal gun back!
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "er, ;, not :"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do I get my +2 Crafts build/repair thing?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Not sure if this is *quite* building something, though it's a new feature."
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Hey! Hands off the merchandise!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Interesting -- I think that if CP cooperates, that's reasonable, but I don't think you get the bonus."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "+3 opposition."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Of course, that's *if* CP cooperates.)"
Eben exclaims (at Cuddlepaws), "Can you help? I'm using your helmet to get my portal gun back!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah, I grumble, but I let him"
Cuddlepaws says, "Hmpf, FINE"
Eben exclaims, "Thanks! You're the best!"
Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 -1 | Good (3)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Succeed with a minor cost?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Yup!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Any ideas for a good cost?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hrm."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Maybe the portal gun gets banged up a bit and is "unreliable" until repaired?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "We also attracted some rubble?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- so you maybe each take a shift of physical stress?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Hey! We call her Wanda"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Aw."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That's OK with me if it's OK with CP."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Also, :P"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I already have 3 shitfs from earlier"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That's your '3' box; this would be your '1' box."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah. Leaving your '2' box still free."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(for me, I have my '2' box, or I'd volunteer to get hit with both."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, ")"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah, man, I did it wrong again. In that case, fine"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So now I ticked my 1 and 3 box?"
GM exclaims, "On your way down out of the sky, you meet the portal gun on its way up! And soem neat rocks, too! Ow!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Right."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That's the way I understand it, yes."
Cuddlepaws says, "*hiss*"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Each stress box or consequence absorbs the amount of damage its labelled for."
Eben exclaims (at Cuddlepaws), "Sorry!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Wanda!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Ok!"
Wanda is a flaming giant spider. She turns her head briefly in the Pizza Lady's direction, says 'You might want to get the hell out of here', and then proceeds to ram into one of TALOS' feet with all her might, igniting the leaking fuel and attempting to destabilize the steel titan...
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Woo! Is that an Attack? With Fight?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo! Roll that!"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Superb (5)
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And are you invoking anything? (Like, say, a fuel leak?)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Fuel Leak!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Anything else?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Can I spend a Fate point on 'Chink In The Armour'?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Does that still have a free invoke?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh, it doesn't -- then yes you can!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "No"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It doesn't; 'access ladder' does."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Anything else?"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Maybe access ladder to say that the fire gets into the innards of the beast?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Yeah!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Woo -- that brings you up to... +11, I think?"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "And... do I see Eben and CP in danger from TALOS?"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Why yes, yes you do!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Don't worry, we have the portal gun!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "So I spend another fate point. Family first!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "+13, m*********"
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.
Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 0.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Excellent!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "The mayor, as it turns out, is also Dedicated to the LEAD Initiative."
[CCrusaders] Jacob miscounts, assumes you're saying Mozzarella.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And he spends one fate point to bring his roll up to +7."
GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Because he is not willing to give up, even if he's surrounded by flames."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Leaving six shifts of damage -- which he absorbs with Serious Consequence."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And now please narrate how that happens!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And what you'd like that consequence to be.)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Ok!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of eben), "I forget, what ended up happening when yolu messed with the robots hand?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It just sprung open and released me."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah yes"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And he hasn't actually touched the ground since then."
(From Wanda) The leaking fuel lights up, and Wanda finds herself in her natural element, surrounded by flames which flow into every possible vent and opening in TALOS' leg. Wanda's strength makes the metal burst at the seams, and the leg partially disintegrates, leaving TALOS Standing On One Leg. She nimbly avoids the falling shrapnel with her lightning reflexes.
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Severe Consequence: Standing On One Leg!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woot!"
GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) Wanda/Cuddlepaws/Eben/Jacob(2)
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Forget the LEAD Initiative, the CRUSADERS Initiative is far more competent."
GM says, "The mysterious woman wearing the racially offensive moustache looks at the flaming robot, then at the shadows where Jacob just disappeared..."
GM says, "...turns around, and runs for it."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And she has conceded on her own terms: escaped!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "She followed my advice."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, ""Did I leave the oven on?""
GM says, "But the mayor is not so easily stopped."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Talos, Thanos... hmhmhm..."
GM exclaims, "He -- or rather, the giant TALOS exoskeletal robot he's piloting -- swings the car he's still holding as Eben (and CP) fall past him, but this time *downward*, to smash them into the ground!"
GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM says, "An attack against Eben, using Fight."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Defend!"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I defend with shoot to be hit with a portal instead of the car?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think that would require a specific Stunt for it."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Of course, you might be getting an extra point of refresh very soon that you could spend on things like that...)"
[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I spend a fate point/my last Refresh to create aforementioned Stunt?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Because that sounds awesome ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ha. Yes!"
Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)
Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 0.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Meanwhile, TALOS is spending an actual fate point as well -- invoking his *own* Fuel Leak consequence..."
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I will invoke Standing on One Leg to say that his attack is off-balance, and presents me with an easily-accessible flat side of the car!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Because now that Wanda has lit him on fire, he is spraying burning fuel everywhere, and so the car he's hitting you with is *also* on fire!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Which makes it +7 vs. +5."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, +7 vs +6."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you do anything else, or do you accept that shift of physical stress?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Dang, my '1' stress box is already filled ;-)"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "How's your '2' box looking? :)"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Also filled!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Uh oh -- any stress boxes left?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So, I will take a minor consequence, 'singed!'"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(yeah, I have a 3)"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- would you like to narrate how it goes?"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I will!"
Eben, as his own massive flaming car swings at him, suddenly realizes that he could shoot a portal at it, and not get hit at all! He fumbles with his portal gun, but just as the flames begin licking his hair, he manages to shoot a blue portal, flinging himself and Cuddlepaws through the red portal again!
GM advances the initiative: GM(4) WANDA/CUDDLEPAWS/EBEN/JACOB(2)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Jacob!"
Jacob waits patiently in the shadows (letting the other PCs go)
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Eben?"
Eben exclaims (at Cuddlepaws), "Get ready! I'll try to get us into position!"
Cuddlepaws asks, "Okay. Wait. In position for what?"
Eben exclaims, "To hit it with your tk!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Okay!"
Eben fires a new red portal just underneath and to the side of the robot, then a new blue one where they're about to land!
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(create advantage, 'in position')"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK -- shoot, opposition +3!"
Eben rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "CP?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So, given how damaged it is, would I deem it possible to move parts of the robot against the mayor's will?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sure! Is this an attack using TK, or creating an advantage, or something else?"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "'Why are you slapping yourself, TALOS?'"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, an attack I think"
Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 +1 | Great (4)
GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Great (4)
Cuddlepaws says, "I tape "in position!""
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Er, I tag "In position""
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Then you do 2 shifts of physical damage..."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "...and take him out!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Woo!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Tell us how that happens!"
Cuddlepaws says, "HEY MAYOR!" - The robots arm moves slowly but steadily upwards "WHY ARE YOU HITTING YOURSELF?" - and punches itself in the cockpit! It stands swaying for a second, before keeling over backwards."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Where is he keeling over?"
[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "(Let me know when your narration is finished.)"
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "We don't want another Man of Steel on our hands."
[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Or Sokovia."
Cuddlepaws says, "The burning robot crashes onto the abandonded toy factory, which begisn to go up in flames as well. <fin>"
GM says, "And the robot is motionless. As, you notice, is the mayor as well."
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Is the mayor trapped in flames?"
GM says, "Who is now in the middle the flaming wreckage."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "A job for the Scarlet Spider!"
Jacob steps out of the shadows.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "He is!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims, "8 legs! Save him! It's the right thing to do or whatever!"
[Crows-Nest] GM says (to CP), "Ha ha."
Wanda exclaims, "I know! Redemption's always an option, Cuddles!"
Jacob says, "Or Prison."
[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "CP has learnt her morales from "which options nets more tuna from Eben""
Wanda jumps into the flaming wreckage.
Eben, still mid-air, readies his Ocean in case it's needed.
Wanda tries to pull the mayor out safely between her fangs.
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Wanda), "To get him out of there, that's an Overcome -- +4 opposition using Physique!"
Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Superb (5)
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Just as well, since I have no more fate points to spend"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Shall I narrate?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Please."
Wanda bends the metal wreckage with her fangs, lifting it off the senseless mayor. Immune to the flames, she gently takes the unconscious man between her giant spider fangs and jumps straight out of the fire and into the street again.
Jacob rushes over and assesses the situation.
Wanda then puts down the unconscious body gently for Jacob to check out.
Cuddlepaws gently headbutts one of Wanda's legs. "Good job, kiddo"
GM says (to Jacob), "He's badly burned, and his breathing is shallow -- probably inhaled a lot of smoke -- but he *is* breathing."
Jacob pulls out his phone and calls 911.
GM says, "'911. What is your emergency?'"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah, let the robot EMTs handle this"
Eben puts out the fire with some well-placed ocean water.
Jacob says, "We've got a fire at <address of toy store>, and a badly injured man who was pulled from the flames."
GM says (to Eben), "We can now add 'flooded' to the list of aspects on this scene."
Jacob says, "it's the mayor, if that gets you here any faster."
Jacob says, "Bring the police."
GM says, "The 911 operator thanks Jacob and assures him that first responders are already on their way."
GM says, "And then, Eben's phone rings."
Eben looks at the caller ID
GM exclaims, "It's Commissioner Webb!"
Eben answers!
GM says, "'Hey, Eben, it's Tom. I'm at the mayor's office right now. If you want to swing by, I can tell you about what we've found.'"
Eben asks, "Great! Is it, uh,.. is it enough?"
GM says, "'I think so!'"
Eben exclaims, "Whew!"
Wanda says, "Good news? Yay."
Eben exclaims, "OK, we'll be there!"
Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "I think the giant robot was at least circumstantial"
Eben hangs up, looks at the car. "....somehow."
Eben asks (of others), "Do you think we might be able to get a confession out of him?"
GM says, "And then the police, ambulance, *and* fire vehicles begin to surround the scene."
[CCrusaders] (from Jacob) :calls a Lyft.
Eben says, "Well, not right now, I guess."
Wanda looks down at Mayor Fine. 'I still don't get what he was trying to do.'
Eben says, "Just wanted to stop crime by controlling everything."
Cuddlepaws says, "I guess crime was his red dot"
Wanda says, "I guess... we've got to go."
GM says, "As the EMT's put the mayor into an ambulance, a police officer walks up to the group of you."
GM says, "'SO you can explain just what happened here?'"
Eben exclaims, "We can!"
Cuddlepaws asks, "Meow?"
Wanda says, "It's a long story."
Jacob let's Eben do the talking.
Eben uses Rapport to tell a *great* story.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Would you like to roll for that?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Can you compel his telling of dad jokes to make it harder?"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Or shall we just assume you succeed with style?"
Eben says, "...and they's why you should take us to see Commisioner Webb! We've been working with him."
[CCrusaders] Eben says (to Cuddlepaws), "Hee"
Cuddlepaws slow-blinks.
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Either way is fine!"
Wanda sort of stays close to Eben, trying to look like a friendly, neighborhood giant alien mutant spider.
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'Trying' being the operative word here."
Eben absently pats Wanda on the head as he tells his story.
GM says, "'Wow! That's... well, I'd say that would be difficult to believe, but--' he looks at the remains of TALOS. 'But I guess that sounds pretty much about right. Come on, hop in!'"
GM says, "He leads all of you back to his squad car."
Wanda folds herself in the back, all eight legs kind of tangled.
Cuddlepaws rolls up on top of Wanda.
Wanda says, "That was... epic."
GM says, "And with the help of the flashing blue lights and a few well-timed toots on the siren, it's only a matter of minutes before you're all in the lobby of the town hall! Normally the building would be locked at this time of night, but a helpful police woman at the front door lets you all in."
GM says, "And a short elevator ride later -- ding! -- you're in the spacious penthouse office of Mayor Fine."
GM says, "Thomas Webb sees you arrive. 'Eben! Wanda! Jacob, Cuddlepaws! Glad you're here.'"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "I'm still a spider, right?"
GM says, "You see various officers collecting evidence, packing things away in appropriate containers, cataloguing everything bit by bit."
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oh, whoops, good point!"
Cuddlepaws lies on a top of a stack of important looking papers.
GM says, "(Fortunately, Commissioner Webb only said that within *your* earshot.)"
[CCrusaders] (from Wanda) Bonus scenes: people being frightened.
GM says, "We've found plenty of paperwork -- accounts, logs -- showing what Mayor Fine has been doing here."
Eben says, "Thank goodness for accurate record keeping."
GM says, "'This LEAD Initiative pet project of his, he wasn't *just* fighting crime. He was building his own personal army, with more backdoors and secret access points built into it than you can shake a stick at.'"
GM says, "'And that doesn't even start on how much *money* he'd been embezzling out of the project!'"
Eben shakes his head, sadly.
Cuddlepaws asks, "SO it was never about fighting crime?"
Eben asks, "Where do we fit in--the project X stuff, if that's what he was calling it?"
GM says, "'Well, frankly, if this city is going to have a project to stop crime, I'd rather see someone like you behind it than someone like Fine. So if you're up for it, I'd be willing to give your team official status.'"
Wanda asks, "Really?"
GM says, "'There's precedent -- those teams they've got in New York and LA -- and I think Crownsford could use something like that.'"
Wanda asks, "No more hiding?"
Cuddlepaws asks, "What's in it for us?"
Jacob says, "Cuddlepaws!"
Wanda says, "Cuddles, there'll always be enough fish."
Cuddlepaws says, "Ah, well, then I'm in"
Wanda says, "So am I."
GM says, "He says to Cuddlepaws, 'For one, dropping the charges you've been collecting so far -- breaking into Sarducci's, putting the security guard in the hospital, not to mention that gang leader...'"
Eben gives Tom a big smile, and shakes his hand.
Cuddlepaws glares at the technician who pickes her off the stack off papers and places her on the ground.
GM says, "'And if you're official, I'm going to have to ask you to stop breaking quite so many laws in the future.'"
GM says, "And he looks at Wanda. 'And maybe to stop hiding so much from us.'"
Wanda nods subtly.
GM says, "'So it's a deal, then?'"
Cuddlepaws asks, "Do we get a signal?"
GM says, "'Sure, if you want. For that matter, if you're a team, do you have a name? Something we can put on the books?'"
Wanda says, "Well, we don't have capes..."
Wanda says, "... but you could say we're... the Crusaders."
Eben exclaims, "But we're near a cape! We can be the Cape Crusaders!"
Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "That'll never catch on! That idea is bat-sh*t crazy!"
Wanda rolls her eight eyes.
Wanda asks, "Will 'Crownsford Crusaders' do?"
GM says, "'Well. I'll just put that down for now until you think of something better.'"
Eben says, "The X-men-and-cats-and-spiders."
GM says, "He writes in his notebook: 'Crownsford Crusaders'."
Eben says, "The Average Avengers"
Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Yes, Eben, you keep thinking of ideas"
Wanda comes within an inch of going 'Grandpaaaaa' with a sigh.
GM says, "<ROLL CREDITS>"
Eben says, "The Fantabulous Four"
[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Postcredit scene?"
Cuddlepaws jumps on Wanda's back and rolls into a ball.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I like the idea that Eben continues coming up with more names while the credits are rolling.)"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yeah, me too"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And the post-credits scene is even more of them."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "And that finishes the arc! I hope everyone enjoyed it."
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "We did!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Yaaaay!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yipeeee"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That was great"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Here's to a Season 2 in the potential future!"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And is everyone interested in playing a second arc at some point in the future?"
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yes"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I am 100%"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "You betcha!"
Eben says, "The League of Extraordinary Folks"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Yay!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, absolutely."
Cuddlepaws says, "Cuddlepaws and the non-cats"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'm really happy that this ended with you guys being recognized heroes. I was worried that any second season would have to start with you guys in jail or something."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Haha"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Me too."
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, that worked nicely."
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I really liked this last fight. Everyone had something to do."
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It was the best."
Eben exclaims, "Our initials! JESSC!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Me too! And I'm glad we didn't try to rush it last week."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Oh, by the way, what does everyone feel about the lengths of things?"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Like, the number of sessions per scenario, the number of scenarios per arc."
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Would it be better to have more scenarios with fewer sessions each, for instance?"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Number of sessions was fine; the length of each session was a little long for me, just in terms of having to do other things that day."
[CCrusaders] GM nods.
[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Oh, and any other feedback is welcome too, of course. Either now or later as you think of it.)"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "The inidividuall length is fine for Saturdays. I think generally the length of arcs was fine."
GM says, "<CREDITS END>"
GM says, "Scene: interior of a laboratory someplace."
GM says, "Vials and beakers filled with various liquids are visible on a workbench."
GM says, "A hand picks up a test tube filled with some silvery liquid and pours it into a beaker full of something red."
[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oooh"
GM says, "The red liquid swirls and mixes and begins to sparkle."
GM says, "A voice laughs. Softly at first, then loud, perhaps even... maniacally."
GM says, "<END>"
[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Ooo"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Intriguing."
[CCrusaders] Wanda maybe has an idea of what is going on.
Eben's voice, over a black screen: "The Just Desserts League of Crownsford!"
[CCrusaders] GM says, "YAY"
(From Cuddlepaws) Sound of wastebasket being dumped on Eben's head.
(From Wanda) THE CRUSADERS WILL RETURN
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And that's it -- next week, a break, and then on August 5, Bastafore!"
[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Thanks everyone for playing!"
[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "It was an absolute pleasure and joy!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Thanks for GMing, that was a ton of fun!"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "And yeah, August 5 is Bastafore"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Gonna be a short session though, because it's a Sunday"
[CCrusaders] GM asks, "At 1pm rather than 2pm, according to the schedule?"
[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah"
[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Oh, right! And I have a character!"
[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Lemme upload."
[CCrusaders] GM says, "Woo."