Genni

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...I feel dumb now.

@rush99999

It was mostly my fault, the scene description is very misleading the way it's currently worded. :)

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Heretic assaults Cheerleader 4 while charged with demonic power.

Void's Void Sphere #2: Heretic is no longer Shielded!

@Genni

Need I say more?

@rush99999

Yes?

Heretic moved out from the protection of the Sphere when he engaged the Cheerleader. Unless he mentions moving back under it he won't regain the Shielded effect.

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Aren't they in the force fields?

@rush99999

Heretic isn't. He leapt out of it in the last round to attack Cheerleader 4.

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@Behemoth542 has been in touch, technical difficulties mean that Sigma's likely to be dropping into auto-play mode for the foreseeable future. As for @Shadowman215 and @GodOfWar, will Void and Heretic be joining in the fun this round, or waiting until they get themselves torched by the crashing helicopter?

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Also, a quick question for @Genni. Would Deimos be able to rescue Thrash, despite the fact that Thrash is trapped in a telekinetic barrier?

@rush99999

All the heroes can pass through the TK barriers with ease and are able to take anything they're carrying with them through as well. Otherwise most of the melee fighters would've lost their clothes the first time they broke cover.

Nothing wrong with them, but in the face of an explosion, Vex would look for something more solid than flesh.

@Leolycan

That's why the team brought Brick with them. Stand behind the guy covered with rock and you should be sheltered from any blasts.

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@KabenSaal Deimos has a better chance of winning the girls over by helping them out than any of the boys would have. ;)

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The fireball exploded on impact, taking out the tail and sending the helicopter spinning out of control, heading straight for the stage.

@rush99999

Okay everyone, just a suggestion here but there seems to be a large tank of burning aviation fuel heading for the rooftop. You might all want to take cover behind Brick, Psy-Warp's Barrier and Void's Sphere as quickly as you can.

Apart from Flare. You should go sand out in the open with your arms spread wide waiting for all that lovely, lovely flame to come to you.

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

Rocksmith uses his musical talents to try and inspire the rest of the team against the horde of rampaging punk rock cheerleaders.

Rocksmith recovers +1 Energy
Rocksmith is no longer Disorientated!
Rocksmith is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Void's Void Sphere #2: Rocksmith is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Rocksmith uses We Will Rock You (-4 Energy):

Bumblebee is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Flare is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Brick is now Inspired for two turns! - +3 Defence, +1 Attack
Heretic is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Sigma is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Psy-Warp is now Inspired for two turns! - +3 Defence, +1 Attack
Deimos is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Void is now Inspired for two turns! - +2 Defence, +1 Attack
Vex is now Inspired for two turns! - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Nightingale is now Inspired for two turns! - +2 Defence, +2 Attack

Rock Hard: bonus 5 XP!

Bumblebee strafes Thrash with a volley of shock bolts before coming in for a soft landing.

Bumblebee recovers +2 Energy
Bumblebee is no longer Levitating!
Bumblebee is currently Armoured! - +3 Defence
Bumblebee is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Bumblebee is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Void's Void Sphere #2: Bumblebee is now Shielded! - +3 Defence
Bumblebee is no longer Ranged!
Bumblebee uses Sting Like A Bee on Thrash -4 Energy:

Thrash is currently Shocked! (2/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash hit by Bumblebee's Sting Like A Bee for 7 Attack, 7 Defence, 0 Health loss. Thrash is now Shocked for three rounds - -3 Defence

Flight Control: bonus 1 XP!

Vex attacks Thrash, targeting her hands.

Vex recovers +1 Energy
Vex is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Vex is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Void's Void Sphere #2: Vex is no longer Shielded!
Vex makes a melee attack against Thrash:

Thrash's Wall of Sound trait activates! - -3 Attack to any attacker attempting to make a melee attack against Thrash
Thrash is currently Shocked! (2/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash is currently Tagged! (1/3) - Vex ignores 5 Defence when attacking
Thrash is currently Shocked! (1/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash is hit by Vex's melee attack for 4 Attack, -1 Defence, 5 Health loss.
Vex gains 5 XP!

Ninja Style: bonus 5 XP!

Deimos assaults Thrash with a martial arts combination attack.

Deimos recovers +1 Energy
Deimos is currently Awakened! (2/2)
Deimos is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Void's Void Sphere #2: Deimos is no longer Shielded!
Deimos is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Deimos uses Yamazuki on Thrash -4 Energy:

Thrash's Wall of Sound trait activates! - -3 Attack to any attacker attempting to make a melee attack against Thrash
Thrash is currently Shocked! (2/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash is currently Shocked! (1/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash hit by Deimos's Yamazuki for 5 Attack, 4 Defence, 1 Health loss
Thrash is now Exposed! - -5 Defence
Thrash hit by Deimos's Yamazuki for 5 Attack, -1 Defence, 6 Health loss
Thrash is no longer Exposed!
Thrash is now Unstable! - -1 Defence, -1 Attack
Deimos gains 7 XP!

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

Deimos uses Kuchiki Daoshi on Discord -2 Energy:

Thrash's Wall of Sound trait activates! - -3 Attack to any attacker attempting to make a melee attack against Thrash
Thrash is currently Shocked! (2/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash is currently Shocked! (1/3) - -3 Defence
Thrash is no longer Unstable!
Thrash hit by Deimos's Kuchiki Daoshi for 5 Attack, 4 Defence, 1 Health loss
Thrash is now Stunned! - target is unable to attack or take an action on their next turn
Deimos gains 1 XP!

Martial Arts Madness: bonus 5 XP!

Heretic assaults Cheerleader 4 while charged with demonic power.

Heretic recovers +1 Energy
Heretic is currently Armed! - Base Attack = 6, all hostile targeted abilities disabled
Heretic is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Heretic is currently Weaponized! (1/2) - +1 Attack, attacks cause Bleeding
Void's Void Sphere #2: Heretic is no longer Shielded!
Heretic is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Heretic uses a melee attack against Cheerleader 4:

Cheerleader 4 is currently Disturbed! (1/1) - -1 Defence
Cheerleader 4 hit by Heretic's melee attack for 7 Attack, 2 Defence, 5 Health loss
Cheerleader 4 is now Disturbed for one round! - -1 Defence
Cheerleader 4 is now Bleeding! - 10% more damage from all sources
Heretic's Blood Drenched Hero trait activates! - +1 Energy
Heretic's Hell's Lost Flame trait activates! - Cheerleader 4 is now Burning! - 4 damage taken at the end of each round
Heretic gains 5 XP!

Hellspawn: bonus 1 XP!

Psy-Warp generates a telekinetic barrier between the heroes and the Cheerleaders.

Void's Void Sphere #2: Psy-Warp is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Psy-Warp is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Psy-Warp is now Inspired! (1/2) - +3 Defence, +1 Attack
Psy-Warp uses Telekinetic Barrier -4 Energy:

Barrier #2 is summoned around heroes with 6 Health and 5 Defence
All characters now receive Shielded status effect when using Barrier #2 for cover! - +5 Defence

TK Support: bonus 5 XP!

Brick armours up and moves to provide cover for his allies.

Brick recovers +1 Energy
Brick is currently Armoured! - +3 Defence
Brick is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Brick is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +3 Defence, +1 Attack
Psy-Warp's Telekinetic Barrier #2: Brick is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void's Void Sphere #2: Brick is now Shielded! - +3 Defence
Brick uses Stone Skin -3 Energy:

Brick is now Armoured for three turns! - +5 Defence

Protector: bonus 1 XP!

Flare opens fire on Cheerleader 3.

Flare recovers +1 Energy
Flare is currently Armed! - +2 Attack
Flare is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Flare is now Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Psy-Warp's Telekinetic Barrier #2: Flare is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void's Void Sphere #2: Flare is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Flare makes a ranged attack against Cheerleader 3:

Cheerleader 3 hit by Flare's ranged attack for 9 Attack, 3 Defence, 6 Health loss.
Flare gains 6 XP!

Void relaxes and rests a tad.

Void recovers +1 Energy
Void is currently Armoured! (2/3) - +4 Defence
Void is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Void is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +2 Defence, +1 Attack
Psy-Warp's Telekinetic Barrier #2: Void is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void's Void Sphere #2: Void is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Void Rests:

Void recovers +1 Energy

Sigma stand idly by, watching as the others fight around him.

Sigma recovers +1 Energy
Sigma is currently Downbeat! - -2 Defence, -2 Attack
Sigma is now Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Psy-Warp's Telekinetic Barrier #2: Sigma is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void's Void Sphere #2: Sigma is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence

Momentarily stunned by Deimos's attack Thrash's hands hover in the air eerily still as the echoes of her 'music' die away across the rooftop.

Thrash recovers +1 Energy
Thrash is current Beatdown x2!
Thrash is current Stunned! (1/1) - unable to attack or use abilities this turn
Rocksmith is no longer Downbeat!
Bumblebee is no longer Downbeat!
Brick is no longer Downbeat!
Flare is no longer Downbeat!
Heretic is no longer Downbeat!
Sigma is no longer Downbeat!
Psy-Warp is no longer Downbeat!
Deimos is no longer Downbeat!
Void is no longer Downbeat!
Vex is no longer Downbeat!
Nightingale is no longer Downbeat!

With the music dying away the fangirls stamp their feet in frustration. Turning they spot the idle robot standing nearby and quickly head over to it with their weapons raised.

Sigma is currently Inspired! (1/2) - +1 Defence, +2 Attack
Psy-Warp's Telekinetic Barrier #2: Sigma is currently Shielded! - +5 Defence
Void's Void Sphere #2: Sigma is currently Shielded! - +3 Defence
Cheerleader 2 wraps her chain around Sigma's legs, tripping him over:

Sigma is now Staggered for one turn! - -2 Defence

Cheerleader 3 jams her pipe between Sigma's armour plates, prizing them apart:

Sigma is now Exposed! - -8 Defence

Sigma hit by Cheerleader 1's melee attack for 8 Attack, 3 Defence, 5 Health loss.

Sigma gains 4 XP!

Sigma hit by Cheerleader 4's melee attack for 8 Attack, 3 Defence, 5 Health loss.

Sigma gains 4 XP!

Sigma hit by Cheerleader 5's melee attack for 8 Attack, 3 Defence, 5 Health loss.

Sigma gains 4 XP!

Sigma hit by Cheerleader 6's melee attack for 8 Attack, 5 Defence, 5 Health loss.

Sigma gains 4 XP!

Torn between helping her robotic friend and taking down the villainess with the drumkit Nightingale decides her duty comes first and fires a toxic dart at the wounded Thrash.

Nightingale recovers +2 Energy
Nightingale uses Salt In The Wound -2 Energy:

Thrash suffers 6 Health loss!

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The entire party are standing on the rooftop in front of the stage, behind a telekinetic barrier and covered by a shimmering bubble of void energy. They are surrounded by punk rock cheerleaders.

Thrash is on the stage trapped inside a telekinetic barrier

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: 29 / 10 / 3
Energy: 6
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:

• Wall of Sound
  ^{With her music never pausing for a moment Thrash generates a sonic field making it difficult for anyone to get close to her. Any time she's targeted by a melee attack the attacker loses -3 Attack.}
• <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:

• Rhythm's Coming Over Me
  ^{The Cheerleaders are not only used to hearing the Hell's Bitches play, they actually get off on it. Any turn where either Discord or Thrash have used a special ability each of the Cheerleaders heals Health equal to their own Defence.}
• <UNKNOWN>

Cheerleader 1 Cheerleader 2
Stats: 11 / 3 / 8 Stats: 15 / 3 / 8
Energy: ? Energy: ?

Cheerleader 3 Cheerleader 4
Stats: 7 / 3 / 8 Stats: 10 / 3 / 8
Energy: ? Energy: ?

Cheerleader 5 Cheerleader 6
Stats: 15 / 3 / 8 Stats: 15 / 3 / 8
Energy: ? Energy: ?

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Madison 'Nightingale' Johannson - [LINK]
Energy: 7/10
10 / 6(7) / 6(4)

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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You still there, @Genni?

@rush99999

Hmm... if I answered 'no', would you believe me?

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Based of the trait description he could have something more like every 2 turns he gains the effect Void-Touched causing his next ability to have an additional effect.

@Eklispe

I'd be happy to make it an effect which triggered each time you used one of your powers, as long as it dissipated after two turns, but having it almost constantly active would be a little too much.