SimplyJohn

Coruscant Sacked: Aftermath

I'm not really going to be in a position to start a second character right now, just got some work writing comic scripts and so will be on a limited schedule. Shouldn't be too difficult to keep going with Som though, especially at the current pace of posts. :)

Coruscant Sacked: Aftermath

~| Day 1, 17:46 GST |~
~| Aboard the Kaggath, Main Prison Complex |~

@Rtron

Tilting his head Som glanced over at his new companion, noticing the scared human girl lurking nearby for the first time as he did. The girl looked in a very bad state and Som doubted she'd been like that at the Temple, so unless there were prisoners from the lower city levels being held wherever this was then perhaps she'd been here for a while. It may be worth asking the girl what she knows of this place at some point, the Mirialan thought to himself, pushing the thought aside as he turned to consider his more talkative roommate.

"I do not believe that 'pissing him off' would be the best approach when dealing with any Sith, as my own wounds can attest to." As he spoke Som could tell that his jaw was beginning to swell, his words coming out mumbled and distorted by his barely functioning jaw.

Reaching up he quickly probed the bone with his finger tips, wincing slightly as the soft tissue sparked with pain at his touch. Fighting passed it the Mirialan ran his fingers down first one side of his face then the other, but could find no problem with the bone itself, although the joint felt a little looser than normal from where the Sith had struck him with her armoured hand. Perhaps some ligament damage? Som wondered to himself before letting his hand fall back down into his lap.

With nothing better to do Som took a long, deep breath, holding it for a second before expelling it again, clearing his lungs before breathing deeply once more. The foul stench of the chambers fell away from his senses as he began to focus his mind more clearly with the breathing exercises and Som could feel himself gaining full control of his body through the Force. His grandfather's teachings had served Som well in developing his hibernation trance techniques back in training, and hopefully even a low-level trance would help his mouth heal a little faster without having to place himself in a full sleep.

Turning his attention back to the more active of his two human companions Som nodded his head towards the walls. "How do you know we're on a ship?" He asked curiously, "They could've just armour plated the walls to make it more difficult for us to get out."

Codename: Prometheus (a super human rp)

"Are you alright? What was that?" he asked her curious to find out what had caused her sudden cry of pain.

@Weird Tales

Waving a hand over towards Bud dismissively Hardline held her other up to her forehead, or at least the piece of melted metal which had been reshaped to look like her forehead for the moment. "I'm fine, I'm fine," She said to the demi-god, shifting the components of her face to resemble a smile. Lifting her hand away from her face she watched for a moment as a trickle of silver blood wrapped itself around her finger before disappearing through a seam in her plating. "I think a friend of mine has been playing around with his toys again. If you'll excuse me, I think I'll just go and have a quiet word with him about considering the effects his work may have on others before shocking them with such pain."

Turning on the spot, her body reconfiguring itself in the process as her legs reversed direction and the bumps on her chest vanished to reappear on what had a minute before been her back, Hardline quickly began to make her way down the corridor towards Meltdown's lab. "_{...Идиот ублюдок. Я буду отрываться ему яйца и кормить их ему сырой...}" she muttered through simulated gritted teeth as her simulated heels dug small dents into the hallway floor.

Codename: Prometheus (a super human rp)

I honestly didn't see that part. I'm not caught up yet, just heard that there was a commotion after that one part. That is a bit hypocritical but it's in the past, oh well, we'll just move on.

@Wei Phoenix

I get the impression that may have been @Genni's intention, to make Nici come across as a layered and troubled person with a highly volatile personality. It fits with her description on the CS at least.

I can also understand the revulsion Nici may have experienced to have someone poking around in her head like that though, it'd be a highly personal and invasive intrusion to have someone do that without warning, especially someone she's only just met. You could almost equate it with someone walking up to a woman in the street and sticking a fingers into her pussy while introducing himself.

Codename: Prometheus (a super human rp)

Do i just jump in the IC

@Mugin

Pretty much. At the moment we're all just causing trouble for one another and upsetting our teammates before being called to our first briefing.

Nicotine + Hardline
Meltdown + Relay

@Lekkuen

That makes it easy for me, Hardline was already out and about before Nici left her quarters and Meltdown has been in the lab all night.

Not exactly sure how Relay's going to read Meltdown's mind, would his alien silver skin protect him from the mind reader, or would his thought patterns have been changed by the intense physical pain he suffered during the bonding process?

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

"Would you like a room? Hmm... it's not often we get humans here."

@SpookySquid

Not wanting to correct the elf's mistake that he was detattler not human, after all he wasn't sure just how welcoming the hotel might be to his unusual species, Chuck smiled and pulled out his ICPs, casually counting them out in his hand. "I've just arrived in the city on important business and am looking to acquire a place of residence for my stay. A very kind colleague of mine, a Mr Mateel, suggested this may be a suitable domicile. and assured me you would be able to offer very reasonable rates for my room and board."

Glancing back over his shoulder Chuck watched passively as one of the goblins lifted the dress of what seemed to be an elvish noblewoman and stuck his face up under it. The woman screamed at first, before bending over grasping the back of a nearby chair, moaning loudly. An angered male elf standing nearby reached for a cane and quickly belted the noblewoman's backside with it, causing the goblin to shriek in pain and collapse onto the floor unconscious, his long, wet tongue lolling out from the corner of his mouth as his friends laughed and pointed at his misadventures from their place at the bar. The noblewoman quickly dropped herself into the chair she'd been holding, wafting her blushing face with a stylish fan as her eyes darted devilishly over to the other goblins, her curiosity aroused.

"I sincerely hope this is not the kind of behaviour you encourage here in your city?" Chuck said turning back to the elvish woman before him, jerking his thumb back over his shoulder towards the raucous. "I appreciate far more civilised surroundings while travelling on business."

R.A.T.S. - RP now live

@SimplyJohn Just bringing Bee over as she is with a few minor stat adjustments then? :)

@Genni

Pretty much. I also tweaked her 'Up, Up and Away!' Ability so that it uses a status effect now granting her protection.

Apokolips Attacks

Name: Jackson 'Jack' Lake
Alias: Sureshot
Age: 31
Powers:

Marksmanship: Jack is highly skilled with many forms of firearms, although generally prefers to make use of his custom-built twin automatic pistols when taking on opponents.

Marksmanship Skills

• Double Whammy - Using both pistols at once, Sureshot shoots a target with a quick one-two combination.
• Rapid Fire Volley - While emptying his clips may not always be the best way to get a good, clean shot off at a target the rain of bullets certainly makes them keep their heads down, providing cover for Sureshot's allies.
• Disarm - Using his skilled precision to best effect Sureshot can shoot an enemy's weapons from their hand, hit a piece of equipment in such a way as to render it inoperable or even switch on the TV without having to reach for the remote.
• Headshot - Sometimes an enemy is so irredeemable that there's only one way to ensure innocents come to no harm, and when those times come Sureshot knows that making the shot may not be the easy choice but it is the best choice.

Body Armour: Sureshot's high-tech body suit incorporates low-light goggles and an air-filtering mask which ensure he can continue operating in a variety of battlefield conditions. Granting good protection from all manner of small arms, energy bursts and puncture weapons, the armour struggles when dealing with concussive and thermal blast waves and offers very little protection against radiation. With the latest in nanotechnology constantly repairing and adapting itself the armour makes sure it retains its protection no matter what stresses Jack puts it through.

Weaknesses: Despite his skills Jack is still only human, and reliant on ammunition. While he tends to carry a plentiful supply with him, sometimes Sureshot can find himself in need of a fresh clip, with no other way to help his allies. Without his body armour Sureshot is just as vulnerable as any other human would be to damage, something he's very aware of when going into combat.

Appearance:

Stat Card

Brief Bio:

Biography

Formerly an Army Ranger Jack was dishonourably discharged for striking a superior officer when his commander ordered his unit to open fire on civilians during an engagement. With his entire unit refusing to corroborate his version of events Jack was left out to dry by the country he once served with distinction. Falling on hard times Jack found himself taking unsavoury mercenary jobs just to make ends meet, but when once again facing the moral dilemma of being order to kill innocents he turned on his employers and protected the targets instead.

Now on the run from the organised crime syndicate who once employed him, Jack has turned his abilities to the side of good. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire Sureshot.

Notes:

Notes

Jack's wife and son are currently in hiding at a safe location known only to the family and their closest, most trusted allies.

OOC Notes: I've given Sureshot a Speed of 4 since he uses two guns simultaneously, and so would be twice as fast as an average human. His situational awareness and ability to calculate trajectories for his weapons in his head give him a slightly higher IQ than average and his equipment and specialisation with weapon attacks give him a fair number of abilities rather than making him a physically powerful character.

Basically Sureshot is a blend of Green Arrow and the Punisher, with a little Deadshot thrown in for good measure.

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Since when could WW throw lightning?

@The Kid Lantern

Pre-New 52 - Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #39 (February 2010) - The ability to channel Zeus's lightning through her bracelets. Zeus explained to her that this power had been contained within the bracelets since their creation, because they were once part of the Aegis, and that he had only recently unlocked it for her use.

Post-New 52 - "Clay" Wonder Woman v4, 3 (January 2012) - Further explained that this ability was due to Diana being the natural born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, who had become lovers after a violent clash. Hippolyta revealed Diana's earlier origin story (having been crafted by Hippolyta from clay and made flesh by the blessings of the Gods) to be a lie, spread amongst the Amazons to protect Diana from the wrath of Hera, who is known for hunting and killing several illegitimate offspring of Zeus.

BattleCorp™: Combatant Creator

I think I saw him trying to drag a giant lobster into the hangar where he keeps him mechanized death machines while mumbling something about creating the ultimate killing machine.

@Genni

Are you saw you saw that right? I could've sworn it was a rabbit with a flamethrower.

Champions of Thedas - Dragon Age RP

On with the adventure. I'm time and space-skipped us to the Deep Roads entrance, which is located in a forest two days inland from the southern Nevarran coast (see the map for details.) Feel free to have your characters comment on anything which may have happened in the last two days, but try to keep it brief if possible, we're looking to get on with the story at this point rather than reminiscing too much.

Martin needs three volunteers to head down the stone steps and into the tunnels first (see the illustration for an idea what the place looks like.) Whoever heads down, feel free to encounter some low-tier creatures in the darkness, but no Darkspawn. If there were any Darkspawn around then either Martin and Karras would know about it.

@WildCobra

On the other hand, if Karras is one of the volunteers then it's possible he may sense something, but any Darkspawn lingering in the tunnels will be keeping their distance for now, either respecting the Architect's peace accord or simply biding their time for an ambush later.

I want a mabari. I love dogs! D:

@Adorabadass

Darkspawn tainted Mabari found wandering in the Deep Roads perhaps? Might be useful to have a Grey Warden hound who can sense Darkspawn coming by your side. It'd be a little mean towards Martin and Karras though, so best keep it on a short leash.

Not caring for Gears, but excited for FO4.

@CAS1006

"War never changes..."

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EDIT: This will be our last chance for recruitment for a while, so anyone wanting to join the adventure best jump in now, otherwise your choices for character backgrounds will have to be limited to either Awakened Darkspawn or Deep Roads Survivor.