Mutants & Masterminds: The Unlikely Prophets - The Unlikely Prophets OOC Thread

[Charlotte]

I won't be UPdating at the usual set schedule for a bit - right now I need to get Glitch hooked up with you all, which might require some waiting, odd posting dates, and/or fast-forwarding, so bear with me.

[Bodhie Armstrong]

@Glitch - Welcome!

@Rest - I'm back and hope I can pick up where I left - how's the situation? A short briefing would be nice and then I should be able to reconnect to you guys quickly.

[Thomas Froit]

Allow me...

The key points seem to be this:

- Jameson left the game, Forge has been currently written out. So CyCo and the Samurai are both out, it seems.

- Necronaut is busy in Boston, cruising the graveyards for information relating to the Iron Gates. A prison convict's ghost, although not aware of a prison called such, did relate a story about a prison riot ringleader who was sent to an undisclosed other prison. That man was told he 'would have a great view of the Olympics.'

- The rest of the part found out from Jack that there is another listener to the song (ME). After making their way to Silicon Valley via portal, they find me, in a minor sort of combat situation.

And though they identify me as THE GUY, all is not clear enough to ensure a full induction, shall we say. Basically, Hex is making a portal to some relatively safe location that is not our base- until we've hashed things out in a little talk.

[Bodhie Armstrong]

Thank you very much Glitch - now my next question would be - am I with the team or did I stay back? Anyone? Bueller?

[Charlotte]

Your choice, far as I'm concerned. If you choose to stay back, I'll have Necro arrive soon.

[Charlotte]

Since Jeremy is on vacation and Bodhie is MIA, there isn't much point in UPdating until at least one of them shows up again. So we're on vacation for the next week and a bit. This will change should one of them show up.

[jameson (ST)]

Saw this photo this morning and thought of this game (click to make big):

[IndyPendant]

Ugh. Hey guys, just wanted to say sorry for my rather extended absence. : / <excuse>I had started by waiting for something for her to do while she hid in the building and watched. When it was time, well...I'm full-time studying for the next few years, and a bunch of major projects and exams (like, five of each, no hyperbole) have all converged at the same time in these last few weeks, to attempt to drown me. Every time I meant to post something, I'd get distracted and forget.</excuse>

Mike's been incredibly patient with me throughout this, and I haven't quit! Things should settle down by Friday at the latest, at which point I expect them to stay settled for a good two months. Perhaps oddly, I expect Finals Week to be much, much less time-intensive for me.

Four weeks since my last post. Good gods. It would be reasonable for you to sort of dismiss me as a mostly-absent player, but please don't count me out yet! I was hoping to have more off-camera amusing stuff going on with Sharatur, stealthing around in the background, but I missed it. So we'll just say she's now off showering the dust and sweat she gained exploring Ayers, and will rejoin the group when I can finally resurface, later this week.

[Bodhie Armstrong]

alright - I simply assumed Bodhie stayed at Jack's. Post is up

[Charlotte]

Okay, the main thread seems to be sputtering out. If there anything you, the players, need out of me to get some direction?

[Thomas Froit]

Ok, do I need to make any computer rolls, or is this a narrative, and therefore it's all pure RP?

[Charlotte]

This is a secret roll. I'll make it for you, and tell you what you find out.

[Thomas Froit]

Originally Posted By: Mike OOC

This is a secret roll. I'll make it for you, and tell you what you find out.

Ok, now I'm scared, seriously. All it takes is a bad roll, then the Prophets will end up turning on me. Gloom certainly will.

[Thomas Froit]

Originally Posted By: Glitch

Ok, now I'm scared, seriously. All it takes is a bad roll, then the Prophets will end up turning on me. Gloom certainly will.

Ok, doomsaying is now self-prohibited.

Also, just to be on sturdy ground, I can presumably save the files of the blueprints on my WID?

[Thomas Froit]

And one more thing, somewhat of an issue. Glitch has a lot more gadgets than he's currently showing, since IC, he's not had time to construct them all. Now we're going on a jail-break, and it looks like everything is happening in quick succession.

Are we going to wait for the next chapter until Glitch shall officially have all his tricks?

[Charlotte]

If it's a concern, you can point it out in-character. Just say that you need a few hours (which is all it'll take) to get some equipment cobbled together.

[SalmonMax]

Glitch, remember you can spend your Hero point for a reroll...and on that reroll anyhing less than a 10 is treated as being a 10.

It's not bad to use on crucial, critical rolls.

[Thomas Froit]

But I don't have any more HP. I spent it in order to avoid being shocked out back in Jammed.

And I have marked my sheet to make sure it doesn't say it has HP.

[SalmonMax]

Oh, ok. I thought it might have refreshed since then.

They do refresh after each adventure, as I recall...I forget the specific interval.

[Thomas Froit]

Oh... In that case, if the prologue counts as an adventure, then I can refresh and spend

[SalmonMax]

Best ask Mike to make sure.

[Charlotte]

Unfortunately, no, they haven't refreshed yet. All this has been one long chapter.

[IndyPendant]

Heh. Okay, so apparently we're not all in the plane. Radiance is doing something to hold Strongarm up, yet I can't find where that was described.

Can someone who understands the current situation explain where everyone is atm? If necessary, I'll edit my post(s) again for accuracy.

Also, Mike, timeframe: about how long do we have until he goes splash? How far away are we from him?

[Charlotte]

The situation, as I understand it, is this.

Necronaut and Strongarm are in Necronaut's plane. He has a limited number of Affects Others feats on his Flight - so he can take one passenger. That, however, can be worked around with Strongarm's strength, since Necro's plane effectively grants Flight to the 'passenger,' so whatever Strongarm can carry can come along. Radiance's ability to create solid objects made of light is the other factor - she has created a platform for Stromgarm to hold; everyone not named Necronaut or Strongarm is on this platform. It is being disguised by Hex's spell. This, minus Hex's illusion, is how you got out of the Cardinal building in Seattle.

Timewise, you have about two rounds. Spartan threw him up REAL high.

[Dawn OOC]

So Strongarm can't throw; she's holding us. Can Necro get the plane to him in time?

[Charlotte]

Strongarm can switch to a one-handed grip for the few seconds it'll take her to fling anyone.

Necro should be able to catch the falling man, though it'll be close.

[SalmonMax]

Whew. Hex has to concentrate to maintain the glamour, so she's kind of out of the running.

Though...I suppose seeing a flock of seagulls intercept a falling guy and carry him to safety might mean the glamour is obsolete regardless.

[Charlotte]

Some people have asked what can be done about the missile speeding towards you all.

Without giving it all away: look up "Countering Powers." If you can successfully shoot, deflect, or otherwise disable the missile, you may - though to use it as a reaction, you will need to spend a Hero Point.

[z-Gloom]

Gloom's out. Seriously, I can't think of a thing she can do.

[SalmonMax]

She has a Visual Conceal, right? Does it affect All Visual, or only Normal Vision?

Cuz 'heat seeking' is really just a fancy name for 'Infrared Vision.'

Edit - Of course, that would pretty much expose us as being abnormal...but that might be unavoidable now. I suspect unless that missile goes right through the middle of us and doesn't go off, Spartan will figure out we're not kosher.

[Thomas Froit]

Well, Glitch's Jammer which he has activated has Obscure Infrared, which yes, is what heat-seekers use to detect targets. I suppose a slight dodge wouldn't be too suspicious.

[Dawn OOC]

Originally Posted By: SalmonMax

She has a Visual Conceal, right? Does it affect All Visual, or only Normal Vision?

Cuz 'heat seeking' is really just a fancy name for 'Infrared Vision.'



Edit - Of course, that would pretty much expose us as being abnormal...but that might be unavoidable now. I suspect unless that missile goes right through the middle of us and doesn't go off, Spartan will figure out we're not kosher.

Actually, it needs to not go off; birds wouldn't set it off, would it?

[Thomas Froit]

We wouldn't, birds wouldn't, I doubt the ghost plane would. However, you never know if Radiance's lattice is near-infrared, that could pass as visible light and yet tip off the missile. But that's why the 'birds' dodge, and Glitch blocks off the missile's ability to heat-seek in our area.

[Thomas Froit]

Hold the phone. How does Obscuring Infrared cause a missile to be hijacked? I don't think that was what I intended...

[Charlotte]

Perhaps a poor choice of words. But without a hot target it turns around to home in on the next hottest target.

[Thomas Froit]

Ok, so be it. I have removed that HP then, and we'll chalk it up to Glitch's lack of experience with missiles and being rushed.

[Bodhie Armstrong]

ugh - 62 posts in my absence - Am I still in the story? Help? Bueller?

[Charlotte]

You're still in the story, yes. You are currently in Necronaut's plane, holding up a solid light lattice that Radiance created and that is supporting everyone.

[Thomas Froit]

Mike: In the combat tracker, it says that Glitch has 1 HP, but by my understanding, it was spent to counter that missile. Or have we gotten a new GM fiat bonus?

[Charlotte]

That depends. Has Glitch spent a HP at some other point in the last issue?