Warmonger

From above Golden Guardian can hear the sounds of a battle in the warehouse. He cant make out much but he can see Two massive doors, that are the Warehouse's main entrance. They seem to be closed.

Ok gonna need a notice check Jack.

Initiatives Ronin 28 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146985/ Thug1 5 Thug2 3 THug3 7 Thug4 10 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146991/ Ok I go first using Swordsman configuration The room is 20x20 so I can attack them if I hit them all with Whirling Blades from the arsenal. Using all out Attack. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2147001/ They cant make their saves. New thug hears commotion and enters the room http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2147044/ Initiative is lower than Ronin's. Ronin rolls initiative gets 21 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2147059/ Gunfighter configuration Uses Machine Pistols DC20 damge Saves with 21 (lucky @#$@%) Oh wait forgot about auto fire. So the DC is 29 End of Round 1.

The air whistled as one blade went through a man who was holding his damaged eyes. Ronin leapt him, before he even fell, and landed on the next one, twin slashes of steel made quick work of two more. The last man who had manged to avoid the Flashbang aimed his AK-47 at the mercenary's chest but it was too late. Ronin slashed the gun in half and its wielder wasn't far behind. When the carnage had died down, Ronin sheathed his swords. He took a second to take in the room. There were machine guns on the tables, as well as grenades. He had been fortunate that he hadn't set one off. The door opened as someone stuck there head in. "What the hell is going on?" The man's eyes widened when he saw Ronin. Faster than the man could react Ronin snatched his two Steyer TMPs and opened fire. The bullets rip through the door throwing the man back into the room beyond. Ronin hears shouts from the outside, others were coming, and form the sound of gun slides working, they knew they were in for a fight.

As Ronin watched on of the side doors opened up and one of the men strolled out. The man had a shot gun slung over his shoulder and he began looking for something. Ronin noticed he left the door open. As he watched the man foudn what he had been looking for: a box of smokes. In a split second Ronin's mind ran through the various scenarios that might happen. HE decided the best one came when he went now. This was not a stealth mission after all, though the element of surprise would do him some good. The man held his head down to light it, the temporary blindness was all the mercenary needed. In a flash he had crossed the few feet separating them, and hammered his palm under his chin, knocking his head against the concrete. He slumps to his knees, unconscious. Ronin pressed his back against the building, and put one hand on the hilt of the sword above his shoulder, waiting to see if someone had heard him. When no one came to the door Ronin crept to the edge and had a look inside. He quickly snapped his head back as he saw the room was filled with armed thugs. He didn't need more than a glance though. His mind processed optical information much faster than any human. What the had seen was a room filled with every conceivable weapon. Military hardware at that. Fortunely for him the four men inside had been watching the T.V on the table. Good I was hoping this wouldn't be easy. "Hey man, close the door. Your letting the Mosquito in," someone shouted from inside the building. Ronin took a canister off of his weapon Bandoleer and pulled the pin. He tossed the grenade into the room. It clanked onto the floor and skittered to a stop in the room. All the occupants turned to look at what had caused the noise. They recognize the flashbang too late as it explodes filling the room with a blinding light and a loud bang. One man quicker than the others covers his ears and squeezes his eyes shut and drops to the floor. Ronin springs into the room, his sword clearing his scabbard...

Ok thug gets an additional notice check http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146891/ fail again so he is unaware Ok giving myself the All out Attack and Sneak Attack x2 feats. Taking 5 from DEF and adding it to ATK Hit. Impossible damage save. DC 22. He is out. Ok going to see if the thugs inside hear the noise DC15 Fail. Ok notice check as Ronin tries to hear and see what is going on inside. He could hear the and see the room. Ok so he makes an attack I think cause it is a general area I don't make an Attack Roll. Everyone is flat footed. fortitude Save DCs 14 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146971/ Ok so two thugs save and two. Reflex saves http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146976/ So 2 are both blinded and deafened and one is blinded but not deafened and one avoids both. Ok surprise round is over as the combatants are aware they are in a fight. So its time to roll initiatives.

Ok this is the thread me and JAckDaniels are in. I'm going to take 20 on my notice check as I circle the building. Going to make a stealth check while moving my full speed. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146809/ Making a group Notice Check for the thugs outside the building http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2146812/ Ok no chance to be spotted it takes 5 minutes fro Ronin to circuit the building and Finish his pot check.

Grenbank 10:30 PM From a distance this abandoned warehouse looks no different than any of the numerous others; old, rusty. Though Ronin could see something different. He was perched on an industrial crane several stories above the building. For an an abandoned building The place had an awful lot of people going in and out.. Well he assumed that this was the place. His mission was simple if a little messy. As he watched he notices that the Warehouse had two massive main doors, that opened only once to let a luxury Sedan. He climbed down and moved to examine the building from a closer vantage. As he circled the building he saw only two other doors on the same side of the building. He crouched out in the shadows away from the light the building cast. He was going to have to make his move there. Then he would be in the building. Once in he had to find and burn the drug supply and take out their leader Jeffrey. Piece of Cake.

Doh!

Sen watched her walk away, somewhat taken aback. I wonder whats wrong with her? Perhaps she had been drinking. Had he done something? He rubbed his chin between his fingers. Why had he come here? Was it truly just to look for Night Rival? Did he hope to find something else? The sword at his hip "moaned". It wasn't audible, but he felt it. The sword felt threatened. He suspected that a room filled with heroes had something to do with that. He crossed the room, headed for a window. He felt like getting some air.

He remained silent but arched an eyebrow. What was that supposed to mean? His journey had unlocked his history and his power, was there more? Was there something he had missed? He grimaced at her news and turned his head in frustration. He barely heard her words after. "I had hoped..." He shook his head. When last he had seen Night Rival they had just rescued his father, but they had gotten separated in the return voyage. Had he gotten that noble man killed? He turned around to see the haunted pain in Grim's expression. For some reason he felt guilty, though he didn't think he had done anything to feel guilty about. "This must, surely be difficult for you as well." He stood there looking down letting the silence stretch, he began to feel uncomfortable for some reason. In sword play one must sustain the offensive if one was to succeed. He could not see which strike would serve him here. Perhaps a change in tactics. "Are these your friends?" He indicated the group standing there watching her. He didn't look at them so much as gesture.

Alright IC post made, ready to roll.

The passenger door opened and Rick hopped out, dropping the three feet to the ground and nearly running the last three feet, to the brick wall. He had stopped smelling the garbage truck months ago. He feverishly worked his zipper and began reliving himself on the side of the building. "Oh man that is it. I was telling you guys the doctor found something right? A pulpit or something like that. In my prostate. Says thats why I gotta go to the bathroom six times a night I tell you it feels like I got a lead weight in there." he laughed. "He used two fingers too, ever feel what that is like. I mean I know you did right, Chuck." Finally he finished and zipped up his overalls and turned back to the truck. "Come on Chuck you know I'm playing. Is this-" He caught a glimpse of Chuck sprawled at foot of the open door before a fist hammered into into the bridge of his nose, snapping his head back and he blacked out.... Ronin zipped up his overalls. He looked at the name on the overalls, the one he had taken from the last man: Rick. Terrible name. He fitted on the ball cap over his mask. No one would mistake him for a sanitation worker, if they looked hard enough, but by then it wouldn't matter. "Wow if my high school guidance counselor could see me now." He climbed into the driver's seat. "Ok then. Why did it have to be stick? How does this work now?" He stepped on a pedal and tried to change gears and heard a large grinding of metal. "Damn. Ok wait, no problem this is why I pay taxes." Finally he sifted through his memories and remembered how to drive stick. "Now to go down to the mall pick up some girls..." he watched as reporters swarmed the Courthouse down the hill. "Right, mission first." He put the truck into gear as he came out of the alley the workers had parked in. He checked his rear view and saw that they were sill unconscious. No need to kill them, their lives sucked enough as it was. "Alright time for one last pick up."

"Kiyoshi Sen," he stated. "Yes we have met before as I thought." He looked her up and down and his eyes narrowed. "It has been a while." Was this the same girl, no, woman? Her walk was more...primal. The sorcery about her was old, but new at the same time. "You have changed." It was a simple statement of an uncomplicated man. There was some magic about you when we first met, but it is deeper now, more dangerous. She was more dangerous now. He broke his hawkish regard, to take in his surroundings. "I think I preferred our previous meeting place," he said to no one in particular. He might have looked out of place standing there one hand on his weapon as if he expected to be attacked int he middle of a party. Though he carried it off, making a few people wonder if they would indeed be under attack shortly. Suddenly his face softened; not quite a smile though. "I was not aware you could dance." There was a brief glint of humor in his face, before it clouded again. "Night Rival. Have you seen him?" His voice was firm but with a hint of pleading.

ok I should edit my post to reflect that.

Done.

Sen stepped past the front door security as he handed them his invitation. He had not intended to attend, but Akai had been insistant. "Go out, cousin," he said. "Go meet some of the others, you Kiyoshis are so damned stiff-necked some times. Who knows you might meet one of those lady heroes with plunging neckline, let me tell you-" Sen didn't much care for parties, and he wasn't looking for allies, though he had a hard time arguing with how effective his last team up had been. But surely Nightrival had been one of a kind, but maybe... Akai had frowned at the sword but Sen had no intention of leaving it. Nor did he put on a mask. He wasn't a costumed crime fighters; this was the only life he knew. When he crossed the threshold, he was immediately buffeted by a wash of magical auras, the place was pulsing with mystic energies. He walked through the crowds, recognizing few if any people.A few faces did stick out, he could remember them from Newspapers, and T.V news. He saw a small knot of people surrounding a dance floor. He moved to take a look. Their attentions seemed focused on two individuals. A woman and... something. It was man shaped but it seemed empty some how, like a ghost. Then Sen got a look at the woman. Young, pretty, strange magic's radiated from her; what was even stranger was that she was familiar. Where had he seen her before? Sen moved to get a closer look, excusing himself if he could, but forcing his way past if he had to. When he got to the edge of the dance floor he remembered. She had been with Night Rival. Could she know where he was? He almost took a step on the dance floor before he caught himself. No point in making a scene now. Eventually she would finish and he could ask her. He took the time now to look around him. He began to notice the room's odd occupants. Some strange young man in a ridiculous outfit was walking out of the bathroom, and he was standing next to some tall masked man. He felt a faint stirring from the Muramasa, but it was barely there, probably the sword's usual malice.

Gracias, so is Scarab in costume?

Yeah I was seeing if Geezer showed, up I thought maybe he might have the money, to hire Ronin to break out Kneival. Conversely he might have hired Ronin to shut him up before he reveals their partnership. Another Idea that floated by is that someone else, who bleived that the Captain would beat his trial, possible the family member of one of Cap's victims, might have hired him to take him out. Another thought occurs to me. Who are the Captain's former sponsors? Are they in anyway connected with Grant, or the Labyrinth. He might accept a non-payment if it brings him closer to his other goals.

I was thinking of having Sen show up to the party. He has an awarnes of mystical energy's meaning he would recognize certain persons as being supernatural. I think that means he would recognize Jack as avampire, but maybe I'm not sure oif an accute sense could tell him that, or that the character was simply mystical. Same thing for the Scarab. So I was curious what Jack looked like at the party.

Yes that remains the most difficult part, as Ronin is at heart, a pragmatist, and doesn't work for free.

Its all a dream?

Ok so now that I am approved, I have been informed taht a certain mad captain my need armed assistance in his liberation. Requesting permission to "show up". Though I don't know when would be an appropriate time.

Alright I believe that this meets format regulations now.

So I just got back form seeing it. Wow I think the best way to summarize this is: If you liked the first one, you will like this one as well. It essentially the smae movie but with much more of everything thrown in. Meaning more Giant Freaking Robots duking it out. More Transformers. Finally the Autobots weren't shivering in a corner waiting for the humans to come save them. They fought the deceptacons toe-to-toe and won. It also means more uninteresting acting, more terrible romance, more dumb jokes that I might have laughed at when I was 13. More groan inducing one liners, and more plot holes. More veiled stereotyping. Overall Grade: B