Genni

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Would smashing both sets of speakers hamper the gituar's efficency? If she has speakers, it has to be an electric, because acustics don't have ports to plug in. And Electric gituars sound rather crap without speakers.

@KabenSaal

The guitars used by Discord and Rocksmith are magic guitars. They don't need speakers to sound awesome, the speakers are only there to make their music more powerful.

@rush99999

The guitar and drumkit will still work without the speakers being there, since they're magical in nature, but removing the speakers will ensure they can't be used by the Hell's Bitches against you in some way. If you don't take out the speakers something bad might happen to the team, on the other hand it might not have any effect at all on the battle. Don't want to give away too many of my tricks too early, do I?

As I said there's hidden plot hooks in place around the location which can be used in both positive and negative ways against the team. It might be worth reading back over the previous scenes to try and spot where I may (or may not) have laid traps.

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Since Rocksmith used 4 energy, Thrash will be a walrus for 2 turns, not 1.

@rush99999

I was certain that said 2 Energy the first time I looked. :)

Jurassic War

I've actually been waiting for something to happen which my characters could react to.

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@Shadowman215 And the advantage of being Shielded means Discord's 'Power Cord' won't have as much of an impact as it would on a character who was Armoured.

And with all that stunning and walrus-ing going on 'Void Burst' wouldn't have had anything to absorb.

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Both the bosses rendered incapable of counterattacking in the first round. I think they'll be a little pissed once the effects wear off though.

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The team are engaging the Hell's Bitches on the bank rooftop.

Brick armours up and prepares a flash bang grenade.

Brick recovers +1 Energy
Brick is currently Armed! - Base Attack = 6, all hostile targeted abilities disabled
Brick is currently Armoured! - +3 Defence
Brick uses Stone Skin -3 Energy:

Brick is now Armoured! - +5 Defence

Protector: bonus 1 XP!

Deimos throws the rooftop access door at the speakers.

Door is now Speeding! - +5 Attack
Speaker is hit by Door's melee attack for 15 Attack, 2 Defence, 10 Health loss
Speaker explodes in a shower of sparks!

Discord is Startled for one turn! - -1 Defence
Thrash is Startled for one turn! - -1 Defence

Adaptive: bonus 1 XP!

Bumblebee flies high above the rooftop before firing a volley of shock bolts down at Discord.

Bumblebee recovers +1 Energy
Float Like A Butterfly: -1 Energy; Bumblebee is Levitating! - Immune to ground-based attacks and effects
Bumblebee is currently Armoured! - +3 Defence
Bumblebee is now Ranged! - May only use ranged attacks and abilities on opponents, may only be targeted by ranged attacks and abilities by opponents
Bumblebee uses Sting Like A Bee -4 Energy:

Discord's Flexible Where It Counts trait activates - +5 Defence against ranged attacks
Discord hit by Bumblebee's Sting Like A Bee for 7 Attack, 10 Defence, 0 Health loss. Discord is now Shocked for three rounds - -2 Defence

Flight Control: bonus 2 XP!

Rocksmith plays a mystical tune to transform Thrash into a Walrus.

Rocksmith uses I Am The Walrus -4 Energy:

Thrash is now Walrus for two turns! - All status effects cancelled, all Attack points transferred to Defence, character unable to attack or activate skills.

Rock Hard: bonus 5 XP!

Flare channels his energy, preparing for a heavy attack.

Flare is currently Armed! - +2 Attack
Flare uses Fireball -10 Energy:

Flare is now Primed! - Next attack will be fire-based AoE

Firestarter: bonus 1 XP!

Psy-Warp generates a telekinetic barrier

Psy-Warp uses Telekinetic Barrier -4 Energy:

Barrier is summoned with 7 Health and 5 Defence
Psy-Warp is now Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void is now Shielded! - +5 Defence
Deimos is now Shielded! - +5 Defence

TK Support: bonus 5 XP!

Heretic dodges behind cover and shoots an SMG at Discord.

Heretic recovers +1 Energy
Heretic is no longer Weaponized!
Heretic is currently Armed! - Base Attack = 6, all hostile targeted abilities disabled
Heretic shoots at Discord with an SMG:

Discord's Flexible Where It Counts trait activates - +5 Defence against ranged attacks
Discord hit by Heretic's ranged attack for 6 Attack, 8 Defence, 0 Health loss.

Sigma launches an amped up Sonic Pulse directed at Discord's guitar.

Sigma uses Sonic Pulse -8 Energy:

Sonic Pulse negates ²/₃ of Discord's Defence - -4 Defence
Discord hit by Sigma's sonic-based area attack for 6 Attack, 0 Defence, 6 Health loss. Discord is now Stunned for one turn! - Unable to attack or activate skills until the end of the character's next turn.
Mystically-powered Guitar is immune to Sonic Pulse: Indestructible!
Sigma gains 6 XP!

Heavy Weapon: bonus 1 XP!

Void summons a protective sphere of void energy.

Void uses Void Sphere -3 Energy:

Sphere is summoned with 3 Defence
Psy-Warp is now Shielded! - +3 Defence
Void is now Shielded! - +3 Defence
Deimos is now Shielded! - +3 Defence

Empty Handed: bonus 5 XP!

On the stage Discord stumbles backwards with her body wracked with shocking electrical energy as the speakers explode next to her and the sonic pulse from the mechanical man forces her back away from her microphone. Behind her Thrash howls angrily as she feels her body morphing and changing into some fat, blobby sea creature. As her hands turn to flippers her drumsticks fall to the floor and her drumkit fades away as if it had never been there to start with.

Discord is currently Startled! (1/1) - -1 Defence
Discord is currently Shocked! (1/3) - -2 Defence
Discord is currently Stunned! (1/1) - May not attack or activate a skill until the end of her next round
Thrash is currently Startled! (1/1) - -1 Defence
Thrash is currently Walrus! (1/2) - All status effects cancelled, -3 Attack, +3 Defence, character unable to attack or activate skills.

Seeing her opportunity Nightingale fires a toxic dart at Discord, adding to the damage already suffered.

Nightingale uses Salt In The Wound -2 Energy:

Discord suffers 6 Health loss!

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Bumblebee, Flare, Brick, Heretic, Sigma and Nightingale are standing at the stairwell entrance onto the rooftop.

Rocksmith is several metres away, standing on the lip of a hole leading down to the floor below.

Psy-Warp, Deimos, Void are on the far side of the roof, on the opposite side of the stage but still in front of it.

Discord and Thrash are standing out in the open on the raised stage, surrounded by speaker stacks and stage lights.

In the distance a helicopter can be seen flying towards the bank.

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Callsign: Discord
Real Name: ?

Discord

Role: Flanker
Stats: 28 / 6 / ?
Energy: 7
Power Origin: Magic
Power Set: Heavy Metal Harridan
Abilities:

• Power Cord - Energy Cost: 3
  ^{With a strum of her fingers Discord launches a powerful wave of sonic energy which causes her enemies' armour to resonate, causing them 1/₃ their Defence (rounded down) worth of Health loss and inflicts the Sundered status effect, causing 1/₃ (rounded down) reduction in their Defence. Sundered may stack with itself.}
• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>

Traits:

• Flexible Where It Counts
  ^{Years of performing on stage have given Discord a highly toned and flexible body, allowing her to dodge and weave like a seasoned martial artist. Any time she's targeted by a ranged attack Discord gains +5 Defence.}
• <UNKNOWN>

Race/Species: ?, Human
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Morality: Chaotic; Evil
Motivation: Pleasure

Callsign: Thrash
Real Name: ?

Thrash

Role: Flanker
Stats: ? / 10 / 3
Energy: 10
Power Origin: Magic
Power Set: Devilish Drummer
Abilities:

• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>

Traits:

• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>

Race/Species: ?, Human
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Morality: Chaotic; Evil
Motivation: Pleasure

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Madison 'Nightingale' Johannson - [LINK]
Energy: 8/10
20 / 3 / 5

Action: Salt In The Wound: -2 Energy; Nightingale immediately applies the same Health loss as another attack which has already occurred in the same round to the same target.

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@rush99999 Rocksmith
@SimplyJohn Bumblebee
@Eklispe Flare
@knighthawk Brick
@GodOfWar Heretic
@Behemoth542 Sigma
@General Scales Psy-Warp
@KabenSaal Deimos
@Shadowman215 Void
@Leolycan Vex

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@knighthawk She can kiss this girl anytime she wants. XD

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@Shadowman215 No problem. As I said the system's set up to allow for absences.

Also if anyone ever thinks they may not be able to get online for a few days they can always leave 'standing orders' with me via PM so I can 'autopilot' their characters for them until their return.

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It depends on how well the fight's going. If the team looks like they can handle themselves and are managing without the involvement of the missing players I just let it ride, but if they look like they're beginning to struggle I'll introduce a few wrinkles to help them out.

At the moment there's four potential plot twists lined up to help or hinder the party, should they be needed, and there's still room for more to be introduced as required.

The Echo Game! Something Different! Always Recruiting! Exclamation Marks!

"What? CC,how do you know Alice?"

@SpookySquid

Staring at the new arrival for a moment CC stepped forwards with a smile. "Did you ever hook up with a girl in the bathroom of a club in Queens after a punk rock gig?" SHe asked 'Alice' with a smile, her eyes wandering down the girl's well proportioned body with a feeling of familiarity.

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One of the advantages of this system is that there's no need for players to wait for each other to post before doing their actions, and while I can do the round summery as soon as the last player has logged in, I can also easily move on without them if needs be.

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@FrolickingFox Interested in joining? Still one slot left on the roster.