Mutants & Masterminds: The Indigo Children - Chapter 1: Test 01

jameson (ST) · January 26, 2009

Ramani moved off to the side, crouching low the long coat dragged in the rain soaked street. It flapped about her, open to allow for unrestricted movement. Inside the ruined store the Porcubear turned toward the street and stepped forward moving into the light cast by the street lamp. It was bigger, easily the size of a Kodiak bear, very likely close to two thousand pounds of muscle and spines. It advanced, growling with displeasure, in a hunched over posture its massive paws out before it. Bolos at the ready Ozzie prepared for the worst. Wally, caught completely off guard, found himself slow to react even as Cole snapped into action with lightening reflexes. Behind them Penny and Randy tended to the fallen cop but both looked up as the Porcubear growled and moved out to greet the others. With an audible gulp Randy swallowed hard, "Oh man, I just wanted some pizza ..."

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*****

As the stun blast hit Rodney a bang echoed through the rain. Below in the street something loud had detonated, loud enough to be heard above the ever present rain drumming down on the roof and the sheet metal housings of the heating and cooling systems. Rodney noted it distantly as his body spasmed out of control and the cyborg cocked its head toward the sound as well.

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Rodney twitched and jerked and fell into the wetness on the roof. The cyborg walked over and stood over him as its arm folded back over the end of the cannon. Its footsteps thudded on the roof sending vibration through the structure that Rodney could distantly feel in his disoriented body. From a compartment in one of its legs it withdrew two lengths of plastic zip-ties and set to work binding Rodney's legs and arms. As it worked Rodney recovered from the stun weapon's effect, but allowed the cyborg to bind him knowing that he could make it easier for himself to escape later. "Unknown subject subdued and detained. Pick up beacon placed." It spoke as it spiked a small object into the roof. A small light on the item immediately started blinking. "Proceeding to primary objective, recapture of Subject One-seven." The cyborg stood and without a further glance at Rodney made its way to the roof access door. A single impact from its mechanical frame burst the door inward and shattered the door's lock. It pulled the deformed door outward and disappeared down into the building.

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Cole Mulvaney · January 26, 2009

Cole's claws slide out as he flexes his fingers. He knew Ramani was going to try to flank it, and Ideally he would draw it's attention, for her and the others. He slipped his claws under the nearby manhole cover and hefted the disc up and then at the porcubear. "Hey! UGly! Over here you Reject from Frankenstein's zoo!" The Manhole cover went flying past it, crashing back into the storefront.

He did his best to Get its attention, preparing to leap away or just flat out run if it gave chase.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1913435/ 6 +4= 10 a miss

Ramani · January 27, 2009

Ramani moved sideways trying to get a flanking angle at the creature. She was hunched forward, ready to jump into action but hesitated. The others could still try to get a better opening at the porcubear. Once she reached a position that flanked the creature and gave the others a clear sight at it she rose to her full height and bared her fangs as she growled at the creature in an attempt to intimidate it.

,,

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Intimidation roll vs. Porcubear (1d20+6=20) +3 for a Total of 23

jameson (ST) · January 27, 2009

The creature snarled back in reply apparently un-intimidated by Ramani. Given its massive size and apparently hostile disposition, one could hardly blame it.

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z-Penny Mann · January 27, 2009

Penny continued to secure the officer carefully to the shelf, her heart pounding in her chest as she worked. Ramani's growl - sounding more like a roar to the terrified teen - made her jump and yelp a little. While Randy managed to not make any girly noises, he looked just as startled as her. The Porcu-bear's answering snarl made them flinch again, and spurred them to keep working.

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Ozzie Bloggs · January 27, 2009

Ozzie was a bit taken aback from the two mutants growling at each other. Great, now it's really pissed off. Can't make things too easy can we? Only good thing is that it might be a bit distracted now. Time to make my move.

Ozzie whispers a soft, 'hope this works' as he throws his bolos at the procu-bear. Hoping to ensnare the thing before it really gets out of control.

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(Attack roll using Bolos. Damage: Snare 4 ranks

1d20+3=21

jameson (ST) · January 27, 2009

Ozzie's bolos fly out and wrap around the great beast with surprising effectiveness. The great creature is wound up wholly as it struggles against it's bonds. With a roar the porcubear flexes it massive arms and attempts to break free of the snare. Cords snap and the bolo begins to break but it holds ... for now.

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Randy whips off his belt and uses it to secure the cops legs to the shelf. "Ok< let's go, we can at least get him out of the street and rain." Together he and Penny begin to slowly lift and carry him to the opposite side of the street.

Rodney · January 28, 2009

With the team fighting for it's life and winning beneath him, Rodney struggled valiantly against his bonds ...

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(13:50:53) ChatBot: (Adrian) rolls 1d20 and gets 16+9=25! on his Escape Artist check.

... and won free.

{Now for time to catch up with our courageous rodent}

SalmonMax · January 29, 2009

"Aww, I can't just shoot 'em," Wally complains. "He's so cute! Besides, we both fell in battle together. Brothers in arms. Everyone clear out from around him!"

Wally reaches up to his tactical vest and yanks a smooth little cylinder off. It makes a little high-pitched whine as he flings it at the porcubear. He then covers his ears and turns away.

"Fire in the hole!"

(Throwing Flashbang. To hit 16 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1916796/ . This is a visual and audio Dazzle with burst area effect at rank 4. Reflex save of DC 14 to avoid blinding/deafening.)

jameson (ST) · January 29, 2009

The grenade all but lands at the creature's feet before it explodes with a thunderous blast of sound and light. The porcubear recoils and then looks around with curious and irritated expression as though searching for the source of the ringing in its ears.

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Cole Mulvaney · January 29, 2009

Cole Growls as his ears lay back against his head, and he closes his eyes when the grenade goes off. The explosion noise and light isn't very pleasant, but he shakes it off and opens his eyes and goes on the attack.

(reflex saves http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1917349/

14+8=22, 7+8=15 both successful)

He grabbs one of the shelves and uses it like a giant bat, aiming low trying to knock the procubear down.

(Cole is trying to hit it in the back of the Knee with a shelf.)

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1917354/

12+4=16 a hit.

jameson (ST) · January 29, 2009

Cole swings a chunk of shelving around and it slams into the beast's might leg. It skids off its thick pelt and clenched muscles as though it were nothing at all however seemingly doing nothing to the porcubear.

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Ramani · January 30, 2009

Ramani stood there still fully focused on the Porcubear obviously unaware of Wally's action. Maybe she didn't know what a grenade or a 'flash-bang' was?

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Forfeiting +3 Bonus b/c Ramani didn't understand the warning. (1d20+5=14, 1d20+5=6)

The deafining noise was barely tolerable but she wasn't prepared for the blinding flash stumbling backwards almost tripping over her feet. She let herself fall on her fours just to regain her balance while her eyes attempted to adjust unsuccessfully.

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Total Defense = +4 on Defense until your next action

Katalyst · January 30, 2009

"Uh oh!" is what Ozzie muttered as Wally let loose the flash bang.

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He managed to turn away from the blinding light, but it wasn't enough to keep him from losing his hearing. Ozzie looked to the others a bit confused as his world became quite. He looked at the PB and decided that Wally's flash bang should have affected it to. In a move straight out of a kung fu movie Ozzie jump kicks the PB in the hopes of paralyzing it.

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jameson (ST) · January 30, 2009

Ozzie leaps into the air with a quick running start and slams into the Porcubear. Thick quills punch up through his clothing and into his body even as he impacts the creature. Ozzie's heel spurs cut into the beast's hide and draw blood while injecting a venomous fluid into the creature.

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Ozzie Bloggs · January 30, 2009

Ozzie yelps in surprise as the quills poke through his body just enough to let him know not to attempt that move again.

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Toughness Save1d20+4=24

Still unable to hear anything from him companions Ozzie watches the PB in the hopes that his venom has infected the PB.

z-Penny Mann · January 30, 2009

The exploding Flashbang made Penny jump and squeak again, while Randy hid his fear by laughing at her. "You sounded like a squeak toy," he told her, grinning widely.

"Shut up," she growled, grabbing the edge of the shelf and catching his eyes over the edge of her glasses. "Lift on three, carefully - one... two... three." She and Randy lifted the same time and began to move the cop further away from the fighting. Penny groaned as her hands started to hurt from the shelf cutting in; she was glad to set the officer down under an awning, well away from the fight.

jameson (ST) · January 30, 2009

As Ozzie impacted the beast and slice it with his spurs the beast let out a might roar and strained against the bolos. Cable snapped and tore and the bindings gave way completely. The creature shook its head to clear the ringing from its ears and set itself into a combat stance once more.

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Cole Mulvaney · February 2, 2009

Cole lashed out with the shelf again, but missed this time, having swung too low and caught the concrete with the edge.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1922043/

(1+4=5) a miss

Ramani · February 2, 2009

Ramani's eyes readjusted quickly after she had regained her orientation. She had no idea what happened, but saw that the Porcubear was standing again ready to charge into battle. Maybe she could try to get behind it and try for a sneak attack. The creature needed to be subdued.

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Save vs. blindness DV 14 (1d20+5=24)

SalmonMax · February 5, 2009

Wally winces a bit when he realizes the flashbang got some of the 'good guys' too.

"Uh, right, sorry 'bout that," he calls as he slaps the pockets in his vest, looking for something. "Thought he might be a bit big for this, but you never know...ah!"

He yanks a small, boxy pistol from a pouch and aims it at the porcubear.

"Sorry, mate. Hope this doesn't hurt too much."

There's a coughing noise when he pulls the trigger, and a dart sails out...connected by a long, thin wire to the pistol.

There's a flurry of sparks when the dart hits, and a pulsing, repeating buzz as it sends powerful charges of electricity into the beast, trying to interrupt its nerves to its muscles.

(Taser! 24 to hit! http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1926781/ Save DC 15)

jameson (ST) · February 5, 2009

The dart sinks into the soft belly flesh of the creature and a tick-tick-tick can be heard from the Taser pistol as its capacitors begin to empty their charge into the target. With a howl Subject 17 tears the leeds from its body apparently unaffected by the attack.

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Ramani · February 6, 2009

Ramani was getting impatient. Every seemed to be futile against the behemoth but something had to be done. She growled at the creature just before she unsheathed her claws and pounced it with fangs bared. There was no holding back in her charge.

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Spent 1 HP for Power Attack extra and av...+1. (1d20+3=14)

Ramani gains surprise attack advantage DC for attack roll is 11, so sayeth Jameson

Ramani solidly hits the Porcubear in its back clawing and biting away without regret.

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Save vs. Quills DC 20 (1d20+5=12)

The quills bore heavily into Ramani's side drawing blood and dazing her obviously. She was still holding onto the creature but her eyes had a blank stare as she was almost blinded by the pain she felt. Her roar changed into a painful yelp.

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Bruised -1 Toughness, Stunned for the next round -2 Def totalling her Defense to 9

jameson (ST) · February 6, 2009

Ramani's wicked claws dug deep into skin and muscle. Subject 17 let out a tremendous bellow of pain and rage as tissue tore and was cut. Even as she reacted with agony from the spine like quills which dug into her body Ramani clenched her hands and though she was dazed she held.

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Ozzie Bloggs · February 7, 2009

Ozzie's hearing comes back just in time to hear the lady tiger cry out in pain.

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1d20+4=15 Save vs/deafness

Ozzie is a bit torn on what to do next. The pb was looking pretty hurt, but that crazy lady tiger was just as hurt after that last attack. What recklessness! Did she want to get killed! Ozzie drew a boomerang from his belt and flung it at the pb.

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Attack roll 1d20+3=14

Damage +2 for Boomerangs, +1 for Throwing Mastery +3 STR Bonus

jameson (ST) · February 9, 2009

Ozzie flips a heavy boomerang out with a strong, straight throw. The weapon tumbles end over end and smashes into the side of the greate beast's head. The porcubear staggers back, a howl of pain escaping it as it tries to recover from the blow.

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z-Penny Mann · February 9, 2009

"Penny, stay here," Randy said, "watch the cop."

"No, wait!" Penny shouted, but Randy was already moving away, creeping back toward the fight. "Stupid... boy!" she growled, clenching her fists. She was really scared, though - what if Randy got hurt? It'd be her fault for bringing him into this!

Randy positioned himself behind the cop car. He felt relatively safe here, and it would let him help, a little bit. He picked up a hunk of broken concrete and threw it at the monster.

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jameson (ST) · February 9, 2009

The hunk of debris hit the large creature and glanced off its side to no apparent effect. Randy cursed and started looking for something, anything, else that he could use.

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SalmonMax · February 10, 2009

Wally sighs and throws the expended taser down.

"It's just no good talking to some folks," he laments. "I'm not really the diplomatic type myself. Bruce, you've got a way with people...why don't you try to talk him down?"

The demented kangaroo reaches back over his shoulder and pulls a double-barreled sawed-off shotgun out of its holster there.

"Be gentle with him, Bruce," he says, then aims at the porcubear. The report of its shot is oddly muffled though, and the round...while hitting hard...makes a bright green spatter against the monster's hide. building behind the beast.

(Can't roll from here, but please feel free to roll for me. Shotgun is +5 to hit, doing DC 20 nonlethal damage with gelpack riot round.)

jameson (ST) · February 10, 2009

Wally, perhaps unwilling to harm the great beast or perhaps wary of hitting Ramani, aims wide and misses. The round blazing past a bursting on the side of a building.

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Cole Mulvaney · February 11, 2009

(Assuming I'm up)

Cole lashes out again with the shelf at the Porcubear trying to capitalize on its distraction. Inwardly his mind rages as Ramani is hurt by her own attack. Idiot! This thing is covered in quills qhy in God's name would you strike it bare-handed?

(roll to hit = 15

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1934777/

damage is +5 from strength and whatever the shelf's damage rating is.)

jameson (ST) · February 11, 2009

Cole swings and the shelf slams into the porcubear bending and deforming as the cheap sheet metal begins to give into the stresses it was never meant to endure. The blow is a glancing one however and aside from making the creature that much more agitated it does no apparent damage.

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Ozzie Bloggs · February 11, 2009

Ozzie watches in disbelief when Wally's shot misses and Cole's attack does nothing against the Porcubear. Damm, why does it seem that I'm the only one doing anything here. Christ! This is taking way to long. Looking to the ground Ozzie looks for his boomerang. "Let's hurry this up guys, we don't got all day!" Ozzie yells as he goes for the boomerang.

z-Penny Mann · February 11, 2009

Where in the world is Rodney? Penny wondered, hunched protectively next to the cop. He'd been here she knew, so where was he now? She wondered if he'd gotten in trouble, but he seemed capable to her. Nervously, she glanced up into the dark sky, trying to see if she could spot any sign of the bat.

"I'm so going to get grounded," Randy muttered as he eased around the cop car toward the open door. There had to be something that he could use in here. Maybe if he could set off the sirens, he'd could scare it, or something.

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jameson (ST) · February 11, 2009

Randy started looking into the Cruiser's interior. There was the radio dangling where the second cop had dropped it but Randy decided that the shit was plenty deep enough as it was. The lights and siren were already going. He popped the trunk, hopefully something back there would help.

Meanwhile Penny looks around the area for Rodney. There is no sign of him anywhere but as she looks around she does spot a black truck at the opposite end of the block. It was barely noticeable with its lights out and its matte paint but it sure did remind her of the van from the park and the truck Wally and Ozzie described.

Nearby the Porcubear recovered from the stunning blow Ozzie's boomerang had dealt it. With a bellow of pain and rage it swept a mighty paw at Cole as the metal shelf still reverberated from its blow to the creature.

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Cole Mulvaney · February 11, 2009

Cole is knocked senseless by the sheer strength of the porcubear's attack and staggers back, dropping the shelf.

He'd clearly never been hit that hard before.

Toughness save 19 fail by 6

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1935532/

bruised and stunned... somebody kill this thing now please)

Ramani · February 17, 2009

Ramani barely registered what happened in the meantime. She was still hanging on the back of the porcubear thanks to her claws... and its quills.

Time was running out and something needed to be done. Ramani extended all claws to get a better grip and started to climb the back of the behemoth. She hoped to find a weak unprotected spot somewhere close to its neck. Maybe one good placed strike would end this fight?

As Ramani tries to get a good angle at hitting the neck of the Porcubear she suddenly loses grip and fails to connect with her claws.

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Attack roll vs. Porcubear (1d20+3=12) 12=miss

The moment she missed she cursed her bad luck as the quills bore deeply again into her flesh. This time the pain not only blinded her it knocked her senseless and she dropped off the huge creature, falling to the ground helplessly.

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Save vs. quills DC20 (1d20+5=12) - failed by 8. Stunned again for 1 Round 2times Bruised

SalmonMax · February 18, 2009

"There we've got it!" Wally crowed. The tiger wasn't in the way, the porcubear was a clean target. He brought his rifle back up to bear...

BLAM!!

There was a spatter of gelatin on the pavement in front of the porcubear.

With some shock, Wally realized he'd been a bit too excited, and pulled the trigger too soon.

"Oy, love...this never happens to me, never," he muttered, abashed, to the sleek black gunmetal rifle.

To hit: 10

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1944350/

(OOC - Just...frustratingly bad luck sometimes. )

Ozzie Bloggs · February 19, 2009

As Ozzie recovers his boomerang he sees Wally miss again. "Blimey mate! Stop playing around will ya?" Ozzie yells Wally. We definitely need to work on some things once we get out of this mess he thinks as he hurls his boomerang at the procu-bear again.

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Attack roll 1d20+3=17

Damage +2 for Boomerangs, +1 for Throwing Mastery +3 STR Bonus

jameson (ST) · February 19, 2009

The boomerang again smacked the porcubear directly in the skull. The creature howled and rocked back on its legs. It recovered its balance before it stepped or fell on Ramani and focused its mad glare on the duck-like creature.

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