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[Thevshi]

Okay, with Baz clearing his daze there are other things to deal with.

 

First, on count 30, more threats appear, as a Moon-Moth Drone teleports down with 8 other Praetorians (all turned to Communion Drones). I will add them to the initiative order as needed (many will be engaging the Freedom League). But, will give everyone another HP for the added threats.

 

Star Knight moves over near Rot to assist her, taking down several of the insect drones and otherwise drawing the attention of the others.

 

Two more insect drones join the one that survived Blue Bolt's attack and they chase her, but all miss

 

Lawrence is going to power stunt off his main array, looking to reverse time and undo Paradigm being converted to a Communion Drone:

 

Transform 13 (3 pt per rank (Communion drone to original state); Extras: Permanent (+2); Alt Save: Will (0); Flaw: Touch Range) [52/58 PP]

 

He will then move over to Paradigm (who he needs only a 6 to hit currently): hitting 

DC 23 Will save vs the transform: the Paradigm Drone fails with a 15!

 

As she transforms back to her normal state, I will have her throw off Michael and Parker (but no HP for this, as not a set back)

 

Throwing up an updated order:

Round Three

 

38 Velocity (unharmed)

32 Gamma Buzz 4 HP (injured, bruised, dislocated leg, prone)

30 Moon-Moth Drone (unharmed)

25 Insect Drones (many (3 around Blue Bolt); 20 others around the park at the heart of City Center)

24 Timeout 5 HP (unharmed)

21 Blue Bolt 4 HP (unharmed)

21 Rot 4 HP (unharmed)

20 Golden Star 3 HP (injured, bruised, fatigued)

20 Spaceman 3 HP (injured, bruised)

17 Paradigm (unharmed)

17 Torpedo Lass II  5 HP (unharmed)

15 Drones (many: 5 are within 30’ of Timeout/TL2/Sever; 26 are within 250’ of Timeout/TL2/Sever); other groups further out in area )

13 Needle Fighters (many)

13 Large Alien Drones (6 (2 currently near Gamma Buzz))

10 Sever 3 HP (injured, bruised, prone)

 

 

Then Blue Bolt is up! @Kaede Kimura

 

[Kaede Kimura]

Okay, can Vueriz set the

Alternate Power: [19PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Magnetism, Subatomic Particles, Electron, Electricity)

Stun 8 (Nervebuzzer; Extras: Area [Burst]; Feats: Ricochet, Thrown 1, Triggered 2; Flaws: Unreliable [5 Uses]; Drawbacks: Full Power) [19PP]

 

To go off once she is clear, then move by action swoop through where Baz is, dropping the Nervebuzzer and spending a HP to take an extra standard action to grab Baz before continuing on as far towards Lawrence as she can get?

[Thevshi]

Sure, you can get Baz and get right over near Lawrence.

 

Both the large Communion drones fail their reflex saves. But they both make their Fort saves against the stun.

 

@Huckleberry Rot is up, but I would like to get the three toughness save for last round first.

 

[Thevshi]

Okay, in order to keep this moving, will move on. @Huckleberry Please provide the toughness saves when you can, as well as any action you want for this round.

 

@Poncho Golden Star is up!

[Poncho]

Inspire 3 on: Blue Bolt, Torpedo Lass II, Sever, Spaceman, and Timeout.

 

drops my HP to 2.

 

EDIT: to clarify, that's +3 to Attacks, Saving Throws you make, and skill checks for the round, until my turn comes back up again.

Edited April 20 by Poncho

[RocketLord]

Time to buy Lawrence some time, then!

 

Gonna drop Parker's stunt and switch Space Movement Array to Flight, then fly straight for the big bad not!Time Trapper, which, as I've been informed on discord, has barrier around that Parker's senses can feel is there. And then I'm gonna punch it.

 

It's stationary, so no attack roll, so gonna do a full Power Attack, for a DC30 Toughness save.

 

1PP dropped from the Super-Strength boost means I'm at +7.5 Super-Strength ranks, so +7 boost. 

[Thevshi]

As mentioned on Discord, right now the temporal barrier around it is effectively PLX, although that can change.

[Thevshi]

Paradigm will fly up and unleash a shockwave into the air, catching 4 of the needle fighters: DC 25 Reflex save: only one makes it (and avoids with Evasion). Three have DC 30 toughness saves: 27, 16, 22

 

She also catches about a dozen of the insect drones in the shockwave: only 1 makes its reflex save, the other 11 blasted out of the sky. 

 

@The Sailor TL2 is up! Currently there are two drones near her, Sever, Dadealus, Velocity and Johnny Rocket

[The Sailor]

Since it's a drone I'll take 10 with a phosphorescent sphere attack on one of the drones while retreating back to the rest of the group around me, warning them of the incoming pair of drones.

[Thevshi]

It fails its toughness save, so goes down.

[Thevshi]

Okay, none of the drones are able to attack anyone this round, so they keep closing in as more needle ships land and release more. 

@Thunder King Sever is up! (and still prone from being dazed last round).

[Thunder King]

Sever is going to use his teleport to teleport to a nearby drone and attack it; -2 damage, +2 attack, take 10, that's a DC22 toughness save.

 

If that drops the drone, the same to any adjacent drones.

[Thevshi]

First one goes down. But the second makes its toughness save.

[Thevshi]

Okay, that moves us on to: (Going to try to get this to a point to wrap up sooner rather than later)

 

Round Four

 

38 Velocity (unharmed)

32 Gamma Buzz 4 HP (injured, bruised, dislocated leg, prone)

30 Moon-Moth Drone (unharmed)

25 Insect Drones (many (Many spread out around the park at the heart of City Center)

24 Timeout 5 HP (unharmed)

21 Blue Bolt 3 HP (unharmed)

21 Rot 4 HP (unharmed)

20 Golden Star 3 HP (injured, bruised, fatigued)

20 Spaceman 3 HP (injured, bruised)

17 Paradigm (unharmed)

17 Torpedo Lass II  5 HP (unharmed)

15 Drones (many: spread out in park, none close to any PCs at the moment)

13 Needle Fighters (many)

13 Large Alien Drones (8)

10 Sever 3 HP (injured, bruised)

 

Velocity will move over and take out the last two near Sever. Johnny Rocket speeds off to help fight some elsewhere.

 

That brings up Gamma Buzz @Supercape He is currently being held/carried by Vueriz, who used her board to fly him and her over near Lawrence and Micahel. His leg is still dislocated.

[Supercape]

Can Baz blast something with Laser vision from that angle? If so, taking a 10 to blast nearest minion (DC 23 Tough)

[Thevshi]

Yes, he can get a shot off at one of the big drones that attacked him. It misses the save and is out.

[Thevshi]

Okay, time for Lawrence to burn some more HP. He will stunt the following power:

 

Transform 10 (3 pt per rank (Communion drone to original state); Extras: Permanent (+2), Targeted Burst Area (50ft up to 1250ft), Selective, Alt Save: Will (0); Flaws: Distracting, Full Round action; Feats: Accurate, Progression 4 (x25 area burst); Indirect 3) [58/58]

 

He will take the +3 Inspire from Michael and power attack (-2/+2) for  +12 effect with +7 to hit.

 

16 on the attack roll, so will use a HP to reroll: 24

 

So, that will trigger a lot of DC 22 Will Saves.

First the large groups:

Normal Drones (will say it catches about 60 within its area): Only about 18 make their saves:

 

Insect Drones (say about 30 in the area): Only 5 make the save:

 

Large alien drones (will say there are 10): 1 makes the save:

 

Now the drone Praetorians:

Traveller: 18

Elite: 10

Dragonid: 25

Moon-Moth: 24

Barrier: 9

Magnetar: 18

Kharg: 25

Spectra: 25

Seresk: 23

[Thevshi]

@Kaede Kimura Okay, Blue Bolt is up. Let me know if you have any questions on things.

[Kaede Kimura]

Okay, doing a Knowledge (Physical Sciences) check to try to identify weak points in the temporal barrier. Given her Mental Quickness I am guess it'd be considered a free action, but I'll wait for confirmation from Thev on that.

 

1d20+18+3 = 33

[Thevshi]

Well, at x25 speed not quite sure that turns a full-round action into a free action, but that is sort of academic here, as she can make the check and still have an action to start working on the plan.

 

So, brainstorming with Rocket, here is what Vueritz has come up with: She thinks she can jury-rig her Meson Driver to take and focus Baz's radiation (boosted by Michael) and focus that into a beam that might pierce the barrier around the entity after Parker and Lawrence weaken it with the combination of their space/time manipulation powers.

That should take down the barrier, at least momentarily, and give the other heroes a chance to try to focus on the entity.

She figures it will take about three rounds to make the adjustments (starting this round). DC 35 Craft: Mechanical check (no taking 10 or 20).

[Kaede Kimura]

Okay, is it reasonable to assume she has tools with her, since she has her gadgets? And I'm guessing this counts as Jury-rigging, so that'll be a Hero Point?

 

1d20+26+3 (Thank you Poncho) = 35

 

Man my soul left my body rolling exactly 35.

 

 

[Thevshi]

Gotta keep it interesting

 

But yes, this is jury-rigging, so takes a HP.

[Kaede Kimura]

Given their proximity could Vueriz give her Skyboard and the Nervebuzzer to Michael? (If both you and Poncho are okay with that)

[Thevshi]

Sure.

 

@Poncho Golden Star is up

[Poncho]

Sure, let's do that. so that's a Stun 8? So should I just go ahead and make a ranged attack roll to chuck them around? Presumably flying towards a big group of them and tossing

Edited May 22 by Poncho