Genni

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Could you run that by me again please? But with less complicated words this time.

@rush99999

Because her abilities are all based around her drumkit Thrash can't be separated from it. If she had another piece of equipment, like added armour, weapons or gear which only worked by giving her an extra status effect (like Bumblebee and Brick's armour, Flare's gun, etc), then those could be taken from her permanently (or at least until she recovered them somehow) by nullifying the status effect somehow.

Since all Psy-Warp did was to move the drumsticks, Thrash could easily take them back again. If she'd trapped them somehow by using a skill and spending Energy then it would've been more difficult for Thrash to get them back.

Basically I'm bullshitting here to justify returning Thrash's powers to her since letting Psy-Warp completely depower a boss with a wave of her hand would be far too powerful an effect considering it was taken as a reflex action and not a special attack of any kind.

So, I'm guessing six mobs and a boss is why you have been hinting at this super blasty Helicopter?

@KabenSaal

Yeap. Although if you hadn't taken out Discord it would've been 6 mobs and 2 bosses.

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Can't I get Overkill points?

@KabenSaal

That's what the KO bonus is for. :)

Nitpick: wouldn't summoning her sticks back to her from an active disarm be a second power, similar to an equipment trait?

@knighthawk

Since the sticks are an intrinsic part of Thrash's Attack stats any action to recover, retrieve or repair them is automatic. Only enhancing additional equipment with its own status effect would be able to be disarmed permanently and destroyed.

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

Rocksmith uses his musical talents to clear Flare's mind.

Rocksmith recovers +1 Energy
Rocksmith is currently Disorientated! (1/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Rocksmith uses Uprising -4 Energy:

Flare is no longer Mind Controlled!

Rock Hard: bonus 5 XP!

High over the rooftop Bumblebee fires up her afterburners and begins her dive back down towards the stage.

Bumblebee recovers +2 Energy
Bumblebee is currently Levitating! - -1 Energy, Immune to ground-based attacks and effects
Bumblebee is currently Armoured! - +3 Defence
Bumblebee is currently Ranged! - May only use ranged attacks and abilities on opponents, may only be targeted by ranged attacks and abilities by opponents
Bumblebee attacks Discord with a melee attack:

Discord hit by Bumblebee's melee attack for 17 Attack, 2 Defence, 15 Health loss
Bumblebee gains 15 XP!
Bumblebee is no longer Mach 1!
Bumblebee is no longer Ranged!

Psy-Warp trips up Discord with a telekinetic pull

Psy-Warp is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Psy-Warp is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Psy-Warp is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Psy-Warp tripped Discord:

Discord is now Off-balance! - -1 Defence

TK Support: bonus 5 XP!

VEX activates his advanced AI, targeting Discord

Vex is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Vex uses RETINA -3 Energy:

Discord is now Tagged for 2 rounds! - Any attacks by Vex ignore half of Discord's Defence

Ninja Style: bonus 5 XP!

Deimos strikes Discord with a combination of martial arts attacks.

Deimos is no longer Shielded!
Deimos is no longer Shielded!
Deimos is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Deimos uses Kai Lao on Discord -2 Energy:

Discord hit by Deimos's Kai Lao for 12 Attack, 1 Defence, 5 Health loss
Discord is now KO'd!
Deimos is now Awakened for two turns! - May unlock additional effects for other powers
Deimos gains 5 XP!

Deimos's Martial Prowess trait activates: may trigger upto two different abilities on the same turn

Deimos uses Yamazuki on Discord -4 Energy:

Discord missed by Deimos's Kai Lao: Discord already KO'd!

Target incapacitated: bonus 20 XP!

Void throws a broken speaker at Discord.

Void recovers +1 Energy
Void is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Void is currently Armoured! (1/3) - +4 Defence
Void throws Speaker at Discord:

Discord missed by Void's ranged attack: Discord already KO'd!

Flare attacks Discord's helpless, limp, unconscious body!

Flare recovers +1 Energy
Flare is currently Armed! - +2 Attack
Flare is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Flare makes an unarmed attack against Discord:

Discord missed by Flare's melee attack: Discord already KO'd!

Brick armours himself up with Stone Skin

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 for three turns! - +5 Defence

Protector: bonus 1 XP!

Heretic and Sigma stand idly by, watching as the others finish off Discord

Heretic recovers +1 Energy
Heretic is currently Armed! - Base Attack = 6, all hostile targeted abilities disabled
Sigma recovers +1 Energy
Sigma is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack

As she turns back to her human form Thrash is just in time to see Discord falling to Deimos's martial assault. Screaming in anger she holds out her hand, her drumsticks magically appearing along with her drumkit. Immediatrely she begins to pound out an nagry beat, shaking the heroes to their core.

Thrash is no longer Walrus!
Thrash is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Thrash uses Crescendo -3 Energy:

Thrash gains a Beatdown status effect
Rocksmith is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Bumblebee is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Brick is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Flare is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Heretic is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Sigma is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Psy-Warp is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Deimos is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Void is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Vex is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Nightingale is hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss and is now afflicted with Downbeat! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Psy-Warp's Barrier hit by Thrash's Crescendo, takes 2 Health loss

Overhead a transport helicopter hovers over the bank rooftop, it's hull painted in a garish colour scheme which seems to match the set dressing of the Hell's Bitches' stage. Suddenly the cargo hatches swing open and a wave of punk rocker cheerleaders leap down rappel lines, none of them seeming to care that their white cotton panties with the Hell's Bitches logo displayed prominently on the crotch were fully visible to the heroes as they dropped into the middle of the group.

Fighting her way through the punishing wall of sound Nightingale quickly darted across the rooftop, administering medical aid wherever she could.

Nightingale recovers +2 Energy
Nightingale is currently Disorientated! (2/2) - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Nightingale uses Combat Triage -5 Energy:

Nightingale heals herself for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Rocksmith for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Bumblebee for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Brick for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Flare for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Heretic for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Sigma for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Psy-Warp for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Deimos for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Void for 2 Health
Nightingale heals Vex for 2 Health

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Bumblebee, Flare, Brick, Sigma, Psy-Warp, Deimos, Nightingale are standing on the rooftop in front of the stage. A shimmering bubble of void energy covers Psy-Warp and Deimos and the pair are taking cover behind a partially damaged wall of telekinetic energy. They are surrounded by punk rock cheerleaders.

Rocksmith, Heretic and Void are on the stage fighting Thrash at close quarters.

A helicopter is hovering above the bank rooftop, the down-thrust of its rotors playing around the heroes.

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Callsign: Discord
Real Name: ?

Discord

Role: Flanker
Stats: 0 / 6 / 8
Energy: 2
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>
• Mindbending Melody - Energy Cost: 6
  ^{Strumming her fingers with the twisted tones of the night Discord takes control of a single Male Heterosexual, Hermaphrodite, Bisexual or Female Homosexual target, inflicting the Mind Controlled status effect for the number of turns difference between her Attack and their Defence, to a minimum of 1 turn. While Mind Controlled any attack or ability the character uses must target one of their own allies.}

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.}
• Crowd Control
  ^{Discord revels in controlling the bodies and minds of her audience while performing. Whenever Discord manages to inflict a status effect against an opponent she gains the Energized status effect, gaining +1 Energy Regeneration until the end of the following round. Energized does not stack with itself.}

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

Callsign: Thrash
Real Name: ?

Thrash

Role: Flanker
Stats: 48 / 10 / 3
Energy: 7
Power Origin: Magic
Power Set: Devilish Drummer
Abilities:

• Crescendo - Energy Cost: 3
  ^{Breaking out into a long drum solo Thrash beats out the music so fast her enemies can barely keep themselves from collapsing. Crescendo grants Thrash the Beatdown status effect, inflicts a cumulative Downbeat status effect, which reduces her targets' Attack and Defence by 1, and then causes 2 Health loss for each Beatdown effect currently active. This ability bypasses all normal defenses and is counted as a field-wide effect which cannot be dodged or blocked.}
• <UNKNOWN>

Traits:

• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>

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

Callsign: Cheerleader

Hell's Cheer Squad

Role: Blitzer
Power Origin: <UNKNOWN>
Power Set: <UNKNOWN>
Abilities:

• <UNKNOWN>

Traits:

• <UNKNOWN>
• <UNKNOWN>

Cheerleader 1 Cheerleader 2
Stats: ? / ? / ? Stats: ? / ? / ?
Energy: ? Energy: ?

Cheerleader 3 Cheerleader 4
Stats: ? / ? / ? Stats: ? / ? / ?
Energy: ? Energy: ?

Cheerleader 5 Cheerleader 6
Stats: ? / ? / ? Stats: ? / ? / ?
Energy: ? Energy: ?

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Madison 'Nightingale' Johannson - [LINK]
Energy: 2/10
20 / 6(4) / 6(4)

Action: Combat Triage: -5 Energy; Nightingale herself and all allies for Health equal to her Attack rating.

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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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Catwoman was never PG-13.

@KabenSaal

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Lapdancing, rooftop chases and subtle lesbian undertones. What else could you want from a children's cartoon show? XD

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I was thinking of searching someones cleavage, all sorts of things are kept in bras.

@knighthawk

You wouldn't have much luck with my girls. Fandancer's traditional costume doesn't include a bra, Nightingale and Ironside don't wear bras under their skintight suits and if you tried sticking your hand in Nightbeast's sports bra she'd most likely cut off your fingers, and then feed them to you.

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@knighthawk Did you check down the back of the couch? Whenever I lose something that's were it usually turns up. That or some stranger's apartment.

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Eventually Void is going to become any anti-tanks worst nightmare. Because I make Force Barrier have an effect Spine shield that returns half of all attack damage recieved and then return it to the attacker, or I may make Vaerin acquire a weapon that takes half his defense as an attack bonus, because one attack is no way to cause true pain.

@Shadowman215

Sounds like a good combination of skills to have, as long as you're not facing an opponent who can use your own defence against you, avoiding triggering any sort of payback.

I found hell's bitches bassist!

@knighthawk

Hmm... Scourge told me she was too busy attending a fetish convention in Las Vegas to help the others with a bank raid. Her heavy damaging attacks and debilitating down beats would've made the fight far more interesting, as would her taste in leather bondage gear.

Anna Sentina (@annapocalypsee on Instagram and Twitter, LilChocCarrier on YouTube) - Bass guitarist from San Deigo, currently based in Los Angeles

Old School Rock Hound

See You On The Beach

@Eklispe
@knighthawk
@GodOfWar
@Behemoth542

You guys gonna post something?

@rush99999

Still another 25¹/₂ hours before the next deadline, plenty of time for them to contemplate their next moves.

And oh look, there's a helicopter overhead. That couldn't possibly herald trouble for the heroes, could it?

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Long term goals for this place, is to get more styles. So not just the Kai Lao chain, but a Chai Style focused on huge burst dps, and Bloody Hands, focused on DoT. And a Combo trait that adds damage the more a single target is hit. To much additional damage can add a 'predicted' debuff, but switching from one style to the next could consume Predicted and give them 'flat-footed'.

@KabenSaal

Sounds good. I'm particularly fond of 'combo moves' which can be chained together for extra effects, similar to Bumblebee's Float Like A Butterfly/Afterburners! chained effects and Sigma's Incendiary Rounds/Bullet Barrage combination attack.

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And I'm sure the attack gunship with missiles and chainguns won't help either. XD