The Adventure

OOC:

I forgot Rocket's turn was up

Her swing strikes true as she blasts past Ragnar! Rocketeer touches down on the battle-torn street, the impact throwing gravel into the air. The presence of Erin Blount doesn't fail to escape her attention, and while this would normally annoy her, she considers the publicity to be welcome in this situation. There's no better way to humble a 'demigod' than on the daily news. In some twisted way, she reasons that it's for his own good. She looks up as Ragnar tumbles towards her.

"Sorry about this! We'll look back and laugh about it someday." Grinning, she grips Lightningfang with both hands and holds it up, positioning the blade to impale Ragnar if he's unable to recover.

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Rolls

Mad Rocket Scientist - (3d6+1)

(334) + 1 = 11

Fei-fei

Tickettbror

Mar 24, 2025 2:34 pm

Boodha takes the device and scrunches his nose up as best a tiger can, while still remaining polite. Usually, in situations where combat would occur he'd let Fei-fei go alone and enjoy a nice cup of tea- perform administration tasks, but it looked like his charge's usual impetuosity hadn't earned enough trust to carry the device alone.

It was for the best of course, because it didn't look like Fei-fei was even listening. She'd gotten distracted by the robotic animals, and was now playing with them. She perked up when Boodha started toward the car though. "Time to go?"

She followed him, and put her sunglasses back on.

OOC:

Fei-fei'll be heading toward the storm by car, since that's the direction pointed out.

Mar 24, 2025 7:56 pm

Round Five

11: Rocketeer – down to Mad Rocket Scientist (3), High-Flying Daredevil (1), Technopathic Nanoimplants (1)
11: Ragnar – down to Demi-god (1), Alcoholic (2)
5: Tomo – down to Another Weird Day (0)

Ragnar Thunderheart

Mar 24, 2025 7:59 pm

Things have gone from good, to bad, to worse for Ragnar, all seemingly in the blink of an eye. But drunkard or not, he's still strong-willed...and the indignity of being impaled on his own sword gives him another surge of adrenaline!

Straining, he summons a gale-force wind, sweeping him away from Lightningfang...barely. His cape and armor get slashed, and the point of the blade cuts him slightly. Still, no major damage....

Scrambling for a weapon, he grabs two cans of the remaining Bud Light, which have been scattered across the street. Angrily ripping one open with his teeth, he tosses it at Rocketeer. The brew covers her helmet and visor, momentarily blinding her!

"HRRAGGHH!!"

Ragnar chugs the other can for alcoholic fortitude, then puts all he has in one last punch. He connects squarely against the side of her helmet, shattering half of it, as well as her visor, and knocking her to the ground! While not unconscious, she's likely concussed, and out of the fight.

Pain shoots up Ragnar's entire arm, and he too collapses with exhaustion. The storm clouds above dissipate, and it's once again a hot summer morning.

OOC:

Since Ragnar won a roll with an inappropriate cliche, he defeats Rocketeer! But once the round ends, the pump damage reduces Alcoholic to zero, so it's a double KO! Actually, a triple KO, if you count Tomo.

What happens now, since there are no true victors, and Fei-fei has yet to arrive on the scene? Well, I'll tell you!

Multiple posts incoming. I'll let you know when I'm done.

Rolls

Alcoholic, +2 pump - (4d6)

(5461) = 16

Mar 24, 2025 8:36 pm

Before Erin Blount can report a breathless summary of the battle, an armored personnel carrier rumbles down the residential street, knocking aside the BOOM Channel 10 van. The OmniCorp logo is clearly visible. It rolls to a stop a few feet from the downed supers, and then all the doors open at once.

Six armored shock troops jump out, staking out positions around the battlefield. But though they're all well-armed, and appear competent, it's clear who's in charge: a hulking cyborg whose head is his only truly human feature. That head has a sinister grin, and he looks at the three of you like he would enjoy tossing you all into vats of acid.

[ +- ] Image

OOC:

Ignore the weird text. AI can't spell.

He clears his throat, which enhances his voice, so everyone on the block can hear him clearly.

"Citizens of Small Town! Fear not! This irresponsible battle has disrupted your day, yes, but I, Bulwark, am here, in my capacity as a deputized OmniCorp official working with your local sheriff's office! These three will trouble you no more!"

He clomps over to each of you in turn, smashing an enormous fist into your each of your faces. Now you're all unconscious, at his mercy.

"Load them into the carrier! And be sure to grab Lightningfang! The scientists are very interested in that!"

His stats:

Deranged Cyborg Enforcer (5)

Armored: To beat Bulwark in a roll, you must win by 5 or more. Otherwise, the contest is a tie.

Erin Blount

Mar 24, 2025 8:41 pm

While her cameraman quails, Erin marches right up to Bulwark, shoving her ever-present mic into his face.

"What's the meaning of this?! OmniCorp can't just abduct citizens! And this battle seemed to start after a miscommunication...or mishap...a weird miscommunication or mishap, yes, but...."

Mar 24, 2025 8:46 pm

Bulwark pats Erin on the shoulder...while also moving her to the side, out of the carrier's path.

"We're not abducting anyone! We'll simply deliver them to a holding facility, and then turn them over to the law. And we are authorized to do this, pursuant with local regulation 25.64. I thought a reporter like you would be aware of OmniCorp's fruitful partnership with local law enforcement!"

Erin has more to say, but the troops have already loaded you into the carrier. Bulwark waves at nobody in particular, then climbs in himself. The carrier rumbles down the street, makes a turn onto a main road, and is gone.

Mar 24, 2025 8:54 pm

Rocketeer and Tomo awake in separate cells. Each one is roughly 15 feet by 15 feet. The cells contain nothing but a small bed and a toilet. Everything is smooth gray metal, except the pillow and bedsheets. Neither of you can see any cameras, but it's a safe bet you're being watched. Tightly-spaced bars prevent your escape. There are no windows.

There are five cells on one side of the hallway, five on the other. There's only one exit, a reinforced steel door. You're each in cells side-by-side each other, so you can hear, but not see, your battle-mates.

Both of you have had your clothes, armor, and any other gear removed, and are wearing gray cotton clothes with OmniCorp's logos on them.

Both of you also have thick metal devices around your necks. It'll immediately become obvious what they are: power nullifiers.

You both hear a familiar male groaning in a cell. Ragnar? Before you can shake off your grogginess and do anything, the steel door opens, and Bulwark appears.

Mar 24, 2025 9:02 pm

"Wakey-wakey, eggs and bakey! Hope you had a nice nap! And don't try using any powers. Those things around your necks nullify all powers. All means all. I know what you're thinking: 'My powers are super-unique, so I can bypass this thing!' You can't."

"As for you, Ragnar...."

He snaps his finger, and Ragnar's cell opens...and the self-proclaimed demi-god immediately lunges at Bulwark!

But not yet healed from battle, and without Lightningfang, he runs into the literal brick wall that is Bulwark. Laughing at his feeble efforts, Bulwark knees him in the gut, then powerbombs him onto the steel floor of the hallway. Ragnar lands so hard he bounces, and spits out blood.

"The scientists say they're close to a breakthrough regarding your stubborn sword, so we don't have any more use for you. Some cautious (I would say weak) factions want you alive, but this time the adults prevailed."

"So...any last words?"

Ragnar Thunderheart

Mar 24, 2025 9:03 pm

Ragnar hocks a bloody spitball up at Bulwark.

"Do your worst, villain. I'm not afraid to die. And I will be avenged."

Mar 24, 2025 9:14 pm

"Well, I'm glad you're not afraid of death! As for being avenged...that's to be determined, but I doubt it!"

He transforms his left arm into an enormous energy cannon, pointing it inches from Ragnar's head.

**VMMMMM...SCHRAKKK!!**

The cannon powers up, then blasts Ragnar's head, splattering blood and other body matter everywhere! The now decapitated body of Ragnar twitches for a few moments, then goes still.

Bulwark points at the both of you, then back at Ragnar's corpse, as if you somehow missed the gruesome death.

"Did you see that?! It's rare to get one to splatter like that! Look, there are some globs on the ceiling! Now, should I clean up this mess, or nah? [ponders] Nah! I'll let you both gawk at him for a bit. This is what you wanted, right? To kill him? Why else were you fighting so fiercely? I'm just gettin' the job done for you!"

He blows Rocketeer a kiss.

"And yes, we know who you are, Miss Lark. Garroway will be very pleased to see you're back in our hands."

He tilts his head at Tomo, clearly unsure of what to make of her.

"As for you...our scans revealed some interesting data, so we think we can make use of you."

"Anyway...you both sit right! We'll be with you shortly!"

Laughing a gravelly, metallic laugh, he exits through the steel door, which loudly locks behind him.

OOC:

Each of your cliches is at 1 dice, but as stated, your powers are COMPLETELY nullified.

Mar 24, 2025 9:17 pm

Meanwhile, Fei-fei and Boodha arrive at the site of the battle, just as the carrier rumbles onto the main road. Will they talk to Erin Blount? Pursue the carrier? Do something else?

Done for now! Excuse the number of posts, but I had an idea, and wanted to develop it thoroughly!

Tomo

saevikas

Mar 24, 2025 11:32 pm

At this point in this terrible, terrible day, Tomo is completely checked out, not really paying attention to the gratuitous execution (which probably annoys Bulwark) nor caring about the power nullifier collar at all. Reduced from an ordinary girl with snacks and infinite lives to an ordinary girl with not even a single popcorn shrimp to her name, Tomo simply sits.

Maybe somebody, like the other Tomos and the lawyer might come to help her after seeing her being brutalized and kidnapped on the news. Maybe the pendulum of luck might swing the other way and help Tomo out. But Tomo herself has no say in that, and there's little else she can do in this situation, besides drown herself in the toilet or hang herself with some bedsheets. Not like that'll let her respawn, but Tomo can see that the cards have been stacked against her, and isn't really seeing things looking up any time in the near future.

Deciding that the light is too bright sitting in the middle of the cell, Tomo rolls underneath the bedframe and stares at the underside of the mattress, picking at one of the springs until it pokes out. Tomo fidgets with the collar around her neck, which is now a literal pain in the neck as she lies on her back.

OOC:

Does Tomo's skinniness affect the collar's fit on her? I would assume that a thick, metal collar would be pretty limited in how much it can be adjusted for fit. I'm also curious how it interacts with the body to nullify powers. Does it work through contact points? Proximity?

Also, how does healing Cliches work?

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Mar 25, 2025 12:22 am

Quote:

Does Tomo's skinniness affect the collar's fit on her? I would assume that a thick, metal collar would be pretty limited in how much it can be adjusted for fit.

All the collars are fitted snugly to your necks. Whether they're "one size fits all" with some adjustment feature, or whether OmniCorp has different types based on neck size, is unknown to you.

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I'm also curious how it interacts with the body to nullify powers.

Not revealing that OOC. That's IC stuff you'll have to unveil, if you choose to do so.

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Also, how does healing Cliches work?

At the end of every day, you'll sleep/repair/etc. which will restore all cliches. Consider it a "long rest." You can choose to do something at night, or even stay up all night, but you won't heal.

During the adventuring day, there are several options:

- Solo: you can RP healing a cliche. This RP must be cliche-specific and have some detail. Not "I rest for an hour and heal everything." Get clever! Generally, 1 RP=1 dice healed, and then some time must pass before you can heal more. But if you really go HAM on your RP, I might reward extra dice.

- Team: you can collectively decide to take a "short rest." This also needs to be RPed. Depending on your RP, and the time you spend resting, you may heal multiple dice/cliches. Or you can RP that you're focusing on a single cliche.

The common theme: RP drives healing.

- You may also acquire items, or meet NPCs, that can heal you.

Right now, the nullifiers have a sapping effect, so you won't heal cliches until you remove or disable them.

Mar 25, 2025 12:38 am

Also, the mattresses are memory-foam things, so no springs. OmniCorp thought of that. 😈

You also don't see any nuts or bolts anywhere. Everything seems to be welded together...even the toilet.

Tomo

saevikas

Mar 25, 2025 2:22 am

OOC:

Well, between all of that and the fact that all of our cliches have been automatically nerfed, I guess we have to get creative if we're going to be doing anything other than sitting around waiting.

[ +- ] a diagram drawn by michelangelo

Step 1: Tie bedsheets around one end of mattress. Shove mattress through gap in the cell bars, squeezing as needed. Make sure to keep the untied of the bedsheet in reach.
Step 2: Pull untied end of bedsheet to fold the mattress in half.
Step 3: Tie untied end of bedsheet to target object. Let go. The mattress springs back into shape with force. Things I was considering this mechanism for: breaking the lock/latch mechanism, decapitating Tomo (so that she's technically not wearing the collar when she dies), breaking one of the bars, wrenching the toilet out of place to open up an escape hole, breaking the bedframe to get some pieces to work with, flinging Ragnar's body so that Rocketeer can reach his collar and figure out how it works, setting a trap to attack anybody who comes in, etc.

[ +- ] the ol' floss on the finger trick

I was also considering something like the trick to get a stuck ring off of a finger using floss, but with getting a stuck collar off of Tomo using a bedsheet wrapped threaded beneath the collar and wrapped up around her head. Maybe combine with the above mechanism to really give it that oomph. If she has to dislocate her jaw to do it, so be it.

Barring that, we could use a short rest in the form of a pep talk with each other. Tomo would appreciate a sympathetic ear after the weird day.

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Chillmera

crazybirdman

Mar 25, 2025 3:40 am

Tevin saw the tail end of the scuffle, getting there just as the storm dissipated. The only other hero types he sees around after that armored car leaves is a white tiger. He finds a discreet spot, not hard to do with everyone else's attention diverted, and 'suits up' (Covering his body and hiding his face behind protective icy armor). He walks over to the tiger and asks "What's going on!? Were those friends of yours? *Cough cough* "Uh, I mean, can I be of any assistance?" Mentally smacking himself he thinks 'I've got to focus, and work on my opening line I'm going to do this hero stuff'

OOC:

let me know if i got anything wrong and I can edit the post. Fei-fei and Boohda are both there right? She doesn't turn into the zodiac creatures?

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Fei-fei

Tickettbror

Mar 25, 2025 11:44 am

Fei-fei stands with one hand on the bonnet of the car. She runs the other hand through her hair, utterly bewildered. She'd been expecting some kind of fight or strange occurance, and definitely a pair of people one of whom had power armour. She hadn't expected what looked like a corporate hit van and a bunch of heavies.

Nor the person approaching them. Most were apprehensive when they saw a tiger in a suit, but then the guy wore some kind of armour and mask so who could say what he found normal. People on this side of the world were pretty odd, from Fei-fei's experience. Not that she had much room to talk. Still.

"Friends? No." She shrugs. "Honestly I have no idea who they were-"

"We have an idea, but we've never actually spoken to them." Boodha gives Tevin a small nod in greeting.

"I think they could probably use your help more than us though. We're heading to a church."

Boodha narrows his eyes. "You're not planning to help, ma'am?"

"Should I? It's not really what we got asked to do, and they look... safe?"

OOC:

Fei-fei doesn't turn into the animals, but when she's using her powers she has an aura resembling them.

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Chillmera

crazybirdman

Mar 25, 2025 4:22 pm

"Well, uhm, it looked like Omnicorp waited until they were weakened and then kidnapped all of them. Maybe we could at least make sure they were delivered to the local authorities?" Chillmera replies. "If church can wait, that is."

OOC:

sorry haven't read the entire thread yet. Does Fei-fei not live with the others n the basement? Are they still in the basement?

Fei-fei

Tickettbror

Mar 26, 2025 9:42 am