LORE KNIGHTS #2 starring Prof Wynde and Wonder Man!

Wonder Man rolled his eyes and turned to look at the compound. "How about this. Me and Snaga attack the place, smash as much of it up as we can then break off, get them chasing us. Then you get in there, disconnect that gate, smash it, whatever."

Robbie frowned. "That thing that powers the gate. Can it be some kind of reactor? Fusion reactor?"

"A what what?" asked Swordsmith.


"You know what radium poisoning is or radiation poisoning," Prof. Wynde asks, all he remembers really is the Curies died of it and he thinks that was in the 20s or earlier. "Well a fusion reactor uses radiation to generate electrical power. Gobs and Gobs of electrical power, more than the biggest hydroelectric plant that you can think of. And it's tiny in comparison. And if it runs wild by accident or on purpose or its casing gets cracked, it will release a cloud of radiation that will poison the entire area, and I mean maybe all of Scotland for decades if not centuries! And depending on which way the winds are blowing when it does, either parts of Ireland or Scandinavia. And it may also explode. I'm not a nuclear physicist so I'm not totally clear on all the details if it goes bad. We want to make sure not to fight too close to it."

"As I told you in the briefing, Ghost Knight, these are time traveling aliens from another world, called the Advent. In our time," pointing to Major Oak and himself, "England and America are some of the very few advanced nations not directly under their control. They somehow have come to the past to change that by helping Hitler win the war. That's why they look so weird to you. And all those people are under some kind of mind control device. If we could break the mind control device, if we knew where it was, then we could get those innocent folks out of here and really go to town against the Advent."

"Wonderman, if you and Snaga attack alone, we don't have any real muscle left to fight our way through. That's why I don't want to split us up. If we had a full complement of Lore Knights, then I would be more than willing to try to double offensive. But I think we are going to need all our powers and skills to finish this. Dragging away some of them is a good idea but we just don't have enough people to do that. However .... I think I have an idea, listen ...."

"Major Oak, you can summon animals right? And can teleport? This entire base is inside your range, yes? Or Faerie, you can keep in contact with him? Here's my idea, you summon every rat and mouse and other rodent from miles around. There are always mice and rats around. You get them to start chewing on all the wires OUTSIDE AND NEAR that building. Summon any other animals that would also chew or claw their way through powerlines. Chew through the insulation and short out all the powerlines you can. That will take down a great deal of their electronics and the base's main generator and with the rodents attacking all the powerlines, spread over the area, it will cause all the confusion Wonderman had mentioned without giving us away. Though in honesty, the moment we show up, they will know within seconds."

"I'm guessing you have to stay outside where you can see them or need to concentrate, not just give them orders and then forget them? When they arrive here and have been chewing for a bit, enough to almost chew through the smaller wires, that's when the rest of us will go inside. Faerie can keep in contact with you mentally and when they have chewed through almost everything they can or are mostly dead, that's when you teleport in and join us or Faerie can come get you."

"How's that sound to everyone?"

"Distraction... confusion... they'll know something is going on but will be preoccupied with rats everywhere. How many can you summon? Ten? Twenty?" asks Ghost Knight.

Major Oak frowned. "Let's see."

OOC Had to rejig the character for Major Oak. It turns out you need Speak to Animal rather than Animal Control on it's own which is odd but got rid of Growth, increased Will (and Density Increase) and added Speak with Animals.

Animal Summoning 10 - summon a horde of Rats.
Animal Control 10 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,10,+0 Total:19 (29) vs
OV0 (infl of rat) + multi 10 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,1,+0 Total:7 (17)
+5 (15) vs RV10=5 RAPs.

He held a hand up, concentrating and within minutes there were sounds of screeching and squeaking... Boudicea yelped, Faerie shrunk and flew into the air. Even Snaga pulled a face and summoned his axe... Hundreds of rats poured from the undergrowth to gather around Major Oak. "Ok..." he whispered. "Here's the problem. I can only control so many of them at a time." he said. "If I get closer and summon them there it will be better as my control will run out from here before they get to the base."

He opened his eyes and looked about. "I think that bush thing counts as a tree, albeit a small one. I may be spotted if I teleport there." he said of a bush near the compound fence. "But it's worth a try."

Then he vanished!

The rats instantly started to disperse...

"What the...?" spluttered Ghost Knight as rats washed over his feet. "What does the boy think he's doing?" Everyone looked to see where Major Oak was but in the darkness it was impossible from this distance. The lights of the compound were dim but that helped hide him.

Prof Wynde noted that the rats now appeared to be running down the hill towards the bush Major Oak had pointed out.

"Now we wait." said Wonder Man.

Minutes passed.

Boudicea looked out into the darkness. "How will we know if he's successful?"

BLAAAAAAA BLAAAAAAA BLAAAAAAA!!!

A distant alarm rang out and Snaga grinned. "I think you have your answer!" They saw distant sparks as a power line was severed and a building exterior went dark. Then more sparks as the wires were severed one by one!

"Time to go!" said Boudicea, summoning her amour and weapon.

Faerie called up her teleportation ability...

OOC GFB +4/-6 Adren Surge 9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 10,8,+0 Total:18 (27) vs
OV1 + GFB 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,12,+0 Total:19 (24)
+2 (to 11) vs RV1 - 6 GFB so RV-5=16 RAPs. Good enough.

All of a sudden the group were crouched in the shadows of the gate room, hiding behind crates and some machines. The alarm was blaring and troops were running everywhere. A light overhead sparked and died but the aliens at the gate including that hovering sphere, weren't budging. The armoured ADVENT troops ran in squads of six towards the lifts and stairs. The lifts appeared to be non functional which bought more time.

There were 2 Mutons, a Snake Woman, a Thin Man, A faceless and that ominous looking floating sphere in front of the gate. They appeared to be conversing with each other and looking about. This warehouse/gate room was a lot emptier than it had been. They clearly had been busy loading boxes and equipment into transports ready to ship elsewhere seeing as the complex had been compromised.

"Can we take them?" asked Ghost Knight.

"Watch us!" hissed Snaga, eager to get into the fight!

"Call it." said Wonder Man to Prof Wynde.

OOC: And if memory serves, Prof. Wynde has no idea that the Thin Man has a gun that takes away powers.

"I don't like that glowing orb so I will try to take it out. Ladies, you are on the lady snake. Gents, pair up and take down someone. Go!"

ooc2: I believe there are 7 of us so each one gets a bonus of 1 for this first round. Trying neutralize on the glowing sphere.

With the alarm blaring the defenders were on high alert and so were not surprised when the Lore Knights burst from cover! Had they attacked from cover they might have gained surprise, but Prof Wynde saw the Ghost Knight was eager to flex his muscles!


OOC initiative...



As you can see, this may take some sorting out!

Ghost Knight charges into the fray, targeting the Faceless, the biggest foe!
Sorcery into Regeneration 9 for Ghost Knight

MULTI Adren Surge 16 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,2,+0 Total:9 (25) vs
OV12 + 2 Multi + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,2,+0 Total:8 (22)
+2 (to 18) vs RV12 + 2 multi so RV14=4 RAPs

Dex boosts to 14, Claws boosts to 16

CRIT BLOW AV14 + 3D Weaponry (0D Acro) + Roll(5d12)+0: 1,3,11,5,6,+0 Total: 17 (nearly failed!) (32 with +1) vs
OV8 + 4 Crit Blow + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,12,+0 Total:18 (28)
+3 (to 19) vs RV12 -6CB so RV6=13 RAPs. The Faceless absorbs 2 damage (Now on 2HP) and is on Body 1/12 and STUNNED this round and next

The 'Thin Man' blasts Ghost Knight!

OOC MULTI Crit Blow Dex 12 + Weaponry 5D + Roll(7d12)+0: 1,9,4,8,10,2,8,+0 Total:16 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 2,9,+0
Total:27 (39) vs
OV10 + Multi 4 + Crit Blow 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 10,7,+0 Total:17 (35)
+3 (to 23) vs RV13 + Multi 4 - Crit Blow 6 so RV11=12 RAPs

Ghost Knights DEX drops to zero! Sorcery drops to zero! Claws drops to zero! Mind Blast drops to zero!

Ghost Knight frowns, looking down at himself. "What? What's happened?"

The Snake Woman coils her body around Ghost Knight!

OOC Crit Blow Snare 12 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,12,+0 Total:18 (30) vs
OV6 + 4 Crit Blow + Roll(2d12)+0: 11,3,+0 Total:14 (24)
+3 (to 15) vs RV10 (str) - 6 CB so RV4=11 RAPs. Ghost Knight is on Dex 0 and Initiative

The Earl is encircled by the snake woman's lower body and gasps as he can't move!

"Wha...?" he splutters. "Help?" he squeaks.

The Orb starts to move forwards.. then ZAPS the Lore Knights (aside from Ghost Knight who is bound by the Snake woman) with an AREA ATTACK

OOC This might sting. A lot.

Mind Blast 12 +
Roll(2d12)+0: 2,12,+0 Total:14 (26) vs
Snaga Int 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,3,+0 Total:8 (13) +5 (to 17) vs RV5=12 RAPs. SNAGA is DOWN and OUT (Mind 0)

Roll(2d12)+0: 2,5,+0 Total:7 (19) vs
Swordsmith Int 9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,9,+0 Total:21 (30) Attack missed!

Roll(2d12)+0: 8,12,+0 Total:20 (32) vs
Wonder Man Int 7 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,7,+0 Total:12 (19) +5 (to 17) vs RV6=11 RAPs. Wonder Man is DOWN and OUT! (mind 0)

Roll(2d12)+0: 3,12,+0 Total:15 (27) vs
Prof Wynde Int 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 11,7,+0 Total:18 (23) +3 (to 15) vs RV6=9 RAPs Prof Wynde is DOWN and OUT (mind 0)

Roll(2d12)+0: 4,4,+0 Total:8 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 11,6,+0 Total:17 (29) vs
Faerie Int 6 + Roll(2d12)+0: 8,10,+0 Total:18 (24) +3 (to 15) vs RV7=8 RAPs. faerie absorbs 2 damage, is on Mind 1/7 and STUNNED HP29

Roll(2d12)+0: 5,9,+0 Total:14 (26) vs
Boudicea Int 6 + Roll(2d12)+0: 11,8,+0 Total:19 (25) + 1 (to 13) vs RV6=7 RAPs. Boudicea absorbs 2 Damage, is on Mind 1/6 and STUNNED with HP 29

With a blinding flash a ball of psionic energy struck the area in and around the Lore Knights that dropped or stunned the entire team!

OOC It looks bleak! But .. Snaga has Regen 10. You can control Swordsmith this round as he's the only one left who can act. The ladies are stunned and easy prey for the other aliens, mind... This battle could have gone very very differently if someone had gotten a shot off at the Gatekeeper first.

That sphere is metal right? Could Swordsmith use his powers on the exterior metal and change it into hmmm a large metal plate or a shield? Without its metal outer coating, it might fall apart.

OOC Good thinking, I didn't think of that! Yup, it's an alien alloy but qualifies as metal!

Metal Manipulation 14 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,11,+0 Total:18 (32) vs
OV7 + Range 2 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,12,+0 Total:14 (23)
+4 (to 18) vs RV10=8 RAPs. Success.

Swordsmith waves his hand and the sphere reforms as a cube on the floor!

The Creature that had been inside it was a mess of tentacles and flesh... and it splattered across the floor into a collapsed pile of flesh and sludge!

OOC Gatekeeper is KILLED, INSTANTLY! Can't survive without the sphere!

There's an awful smell in the air and Swordsmith wonders if his powers will work on the other Aliens' weapons... which are all now trained on him!

OOC Muton #2 Dex 8 + 5D weapons + Roll(7d12)+0: 12,9,3,1,3,4,12,+0 Total:24 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 10,1,+0 Total:35 (43) vs
OV9 + 3D Acro + range 2 + Roll(5d12)+0: 11,6,8,7,8,+0 Total:16 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 1,12,+0 Total:29 (30)
+5 (to 18) vs RV12=6 RAPs. Swordsmith absorbs 1 damage, is on 1HP and body 1/6 and is STUNNED

The other Muton (#1) walks over to Swordsmith and rams his weapon into the heroes face!

OOC Dex 8 + 4D M Arts + Roll(6d12)+0: 6,12,1,3,2,4,+0 Total:18 (26) vs
OV9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,9,+0 Total:18 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 2,6,+0 Total:26 (35) Attack Missed!

Somehow Swordsmith rolls to the side before the blow can smash his teeth in! He's still stunned though and knows it's only a matter of time before the alien finishes him off!

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Outside Major Oak wonders how the others are getting on.

"Bet they are already on their way out. Those guys get all the glory and I'm here pointing rats at cables." he mutters.

OOC initiative...



Snake Woman blasts Swordsmith!

OOC Dex 9 + 3D Weaponry + Roll(5d12)+0: 6,4,2,3,6,+0 Total:12 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 11,4,+0 Total:27 (36) vs
OV9 + range 2 + Roll(2d12)+0: 4,11,+0 Total:15 (26)
+4 (to 15) vs RV12=3 RAPs. Swordsmith is on 0 Body and is DOWN and OUT!

"Can't we... *gasp* talk about this?" asks Ghost Knight, tied up in her coils!

The Thin man moves over to Faerie and backhands her!

OOC CRIT BLOW Dex 12 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,8,+0 Total:20 (32) vs
OV (shrunk) 15 + crit blow 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,4,+0 Total:16 (35) Attack Missed!

Despite flitting about drunkenly Faerie avoids the backhand!

OOC Mind 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 3,11,+0 Total:14 (19) vs
OV0 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,1,+0 Total:7 (7)
+5 (to 10) vs RV0=Snaga is on Mind 5/5 and now conscious!

Snaga opens one eye and sees his team mates laid out! What had... then he sees the Muton moving around, picking at the limp forms...

Muton #2 blasts the helpless Earl!

OOC CRIT BLOW Dex 8 + 5D weaponry + Roll(7d12)+0: 12,9,7,7,7,3,12,+0 Total:24 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 3,6,+0 Total:33 (41) vs
OV0 (snared) +crit blow 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,8,+0 Total:13 (17)
+7 (to 20) vs RV13 -6 CB so RV7=13 RAPs. Ghost Knight is DOWN and OUT! His medallion also needs repair!!!

With a point blank blast into the back of the hapless Ghost Knight the Muton takes out the Lore Knights leader!

The other Muton strikes at Boudicea!

OOC Dex 8 + 4D M Arts + Roll(6d12)+0: 3,10,9,10,1,10,+0 Total:20 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 2,10,+0 Total:32 (40) vs
OV6 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,7,+0 Total:12 (18)
+7 (to 18) vs RV11=7 RAPs. Boudicea absorbs 2 damage and is on Body 1/6 and is STUNNED on 26HP

The Muton frowns (if such can be said of its alien face) and shouts over to the other, gesturing to Boudicea who is on her knees in her armour but still conscious!

[color=#0033cc]OOC Initiative...



The Snake Woman takes aim at Faerie...

[i]OOC AV9 + 3D Weaponry + Roll(5d12)+0: 8,10,10,5,11,+0 Total:20 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 12,2,+0 Total:34 (43) vs
OV15 + 3D Acro + Roll(5d12)+0: 1,12,9,10,1,+0 Total:22 (37)
+3 (to 14) vs RV6=8 RAPs. Faerie is on 0 Body and is DOWN and OUT!

The tiny woman grows as she drops to the floor, unconscious!

OOC You are up as SNAGA! He can strike with a Blindside bonus (-2OV) and will be using Adren Surge on Claws no doubt but I suggest on Kinetic Absorption too. Maybe a multi attack, and depending on the claws boost, a crit blow - but that might not be needed

too bad Major Oak can't sense when his comrades are in danger, like someone else can.  
And actually, I was thinking the sphere was some kind of robot/sentry device. Didn't figure it had someone in it. BTW, would Prof. Wynde's negate have worked on it? I'm still not too sure how to use that power yet.


OOC You are up as SNAGA! He can strike with a Blindside bonus (-2OV) and will be using Adren Surge on Claws no doubt but I suggest on Kinetic Absorption too. Maybe a multi attack, and depending on the claws boost, a crit blow - but that might not be needed


What the heck, let's do what you suggest but avoid the crit blow.  If the dice love us, Snaga will be bragging about how he is the MVP.  And if it hates us, we will never know he blew.    

OOC Snaga Multi on 2 Go for broke +8/-12 Adren Surge 14 +2D (Hero Points) + Roll(4d12)+0: 2,12,11,10,+0 Total:23 (37) vs
OV9 + Multi 2 + GFB 8 + Roll(2d12)+0: 4,11,+0 Total:15 (34)
+2 (to 16) vs RV9 + multi 2 - GFB 12 so RV-1=17 RAPs
Claws is boosted to 23, Kinetic Absorption boosts to 26

Multi on 4 Dex 9 + 4D Weaponry + Roll(6d12)+0: 2,12,11,12,1,11,+0 Total:24 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 12,7,+0 Total:19 (43) vs
OV12 + 2D Acro (3D Weapons) - Blindside 4 + Multi 4 + Roll(4d12)+0: 3,11,9,11,+0 Total:22 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 12,8,+0 Total:42 (uh oh. 58) Attack missed

Snaga leaps up with a roar, swinging the mighty axe that gives him his name... only for the Aliens to dance about and avoid him!

The aliens aimed their weapons and blasted at Snaga!!!

OOC TEAM ATTACK!

faceless Dex 8 + 3D M Arts + Roll(5d12)+0: 6,6,7,10,5,+0 Total:12 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 1,5,+0 Total:18 (26) vs
OV9 - T Att 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,10,+0 Total:16 (25) +1 (to 16) vs RV9=7 RAPs. ABSORBED BY KINETIC ABSORPTION (Now 19AP)

Muton AV8 + 5D Weapons + Roll(7d12)+0: 7,2,12,3,9,2,9,+0 Total:18 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 5,2,+0 Total:25 (33) vs
OV9 - T Att 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,3,+0 Total:5 (10) +7 (to 20) vs RV9=11 RAPs. ABSORBED BY KINETIC ABSORPTION (Now 8AP)

Thin Man AV12 + 3D Weapons + Roll(5d12)+0: 9,11,12,11,6,+0 Total:22 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 5,7,+0 Total:34 (46) vs
OV9 - T Att 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,7,+0 Total:14 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 8,11,+0 Total:33 (38) +4 (to 24) vs RV9=11 RAPs drained from ADRENALINE SURGE. SNAGA has ADREN SURGE 3/14 FOR ONE HOUR

Muton AV8 + 5D Weapons + Roll(7d12)+0: 6,11,3,4,6,2,8,+0 Total:12 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 8,4,+0 Total:24 (32) vs
OV9 - T Att 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,1,+0 Total:8 (13) +6 (to 19) vs RV9=10 RAPs. OVERLOADS KINETIC ABSORPTION Snaga absorbs 2APs for 3HP is on 123HP and Body 1/9 and is STUNNED!

Under a withering hail of fire Snaga is dropped to his knees, roaring in defiance but knowing he is going down! Finally his body can take no more and he reels, stumbling drunkenly about. The Aliens exchange words and one of the Mutons looks at its gun, wondering if there is some malfunction. The human had been shot point blank and scythed at by a Faceless and was still - just - on his feet!

Meanwhile Faerie tries to recover...

OOC Note the rules say NPCs NEVER use Desperation recovery but the way we run this game means the characters have personalities and I try my best to run them as PCs, plus you as the sole player can opt to jump into control at any time of any and all characters (unless I am determined to screw things up for the team!). Therefore Faerie spends 15HP for Desperation recovery and is on 14HP

Body 6 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,10,+0 Total:19 (25) vs
OV0 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,10,+0 Total:22 +2 (to 8) vs RV0=FULL BODY. Faerie wakes up!

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Major Oak is concerned at the blaring alarm and knows now something is wrong when the ring of muffled blasts continues to go out. "That can't be good." he mutters.

Taking a handful of seeds and acorns he throws them to the roof of the main building the Lore Knights were in.

OOC Dex 6 + Roll(2d12)+0: 8,3,+0 Total:11 (17) vs
OV5 (range) + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,2,+0 Total:14 (19) Missed!

Tossing the seeds towards the building he misses! To be fair it was nearly 300' away and would be a 'hail mary' in the NFL but Major Oak frowns. His rats continued to gnaw at cables but he knew he needed to get in there to help. At the back of his mind was the thought he would die again.

He sucked in a deep breath and looked down at his trembling hands...

OOC Before we do initiative...

SNAGA pays for DESPERATION RECOVERY for:

Wonder Man Roll(2d12)+0: 10,7,+0 Total:17 vs Roll(2d12)+0: 3,2,+0 Total:5 FULL MIND Wonder Man is CONSCIOUS
Prof Wynde Roll(2d12)+0: 12,11,+0 Total:23 vs Roll(2d12)+0: 1,12,+0 Total:13 FULL MIND PROF WYNDE is CONSCIOUS
Boudicea Roll(2d12)+0: 8,3,+0 Total:11 vs Roll(2d12)+0: 1,6,+0 Total:7 FULL BODY & MIND BOUDICEA is CONSCIOUS
Swordsmith Roll(2d12)+0: 6,9,+0 Total:15 vs Roll(2d12)+0: 7,3,+0 Total:10 FULL BODY SWORDSMITH is CONSCIOUS

for 60HP and is on 63HP (also he is still stunned)

Snaga roars "SNAGA calls on thee, LORE KNIGHTS! RISE and FIGHT ON! WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!!!" as he totters on the edge of consciousness! The hero looks desperately about and knows that the Aliens have had enough of him! They are no longer looking to capture Snaga but to KILL HIM!!!!

OOC initiative then, somewhat changes now!



Wonder Man staggers to his feet, snarling, and leaps at the thin Man!

OOC AV12 + 2D M Arts (1d acro) + Roll(4d12)+0: 10,11,12,1,+0 Total:23 (35) vs
OV12 + 2D Acro (3D weapons) + Roll(4d12)+0: 8,8,10,9,+0 Total:16 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 5,8,+0 Total:29 (41) Attack Missed!

Faerie shrinks and blasts at a Muton (#1)

OOC CRIT BLOW Magic Blast 9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,10,+0 Total:17 (26) vs
OV5 + range 1 + CB 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 8,2,+0 Total:10 (20)
+3 (to 12) vs RV7 - 6 CB so RV1=11 RAPs. Muton #1 is DOWN and OUT!

The Thin Man blasts at Faerie!

OOC AV12 + 3D Weapons + Roll(5d12)+0: 2,5,4,2,11,+0 Total:24 (can't take double it would burn power out) 16 (28) vs
OV15 + 3D Acro + Roll(5d12)+0: 11,12,2,7,11,+0 Total:22 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 5,8,+0 Total:35 (50) Attack Missed!

Swordsmith rises and tries to deactivate three weapons!!!

OOC Multi metal Manipulation 14 + Roll(2d12)+0: 4,2,+0 Total:6 METAL MANIPULATION BURNS OUT! (Someone had to do it!)

"My power won't work!" he cries.

OOC Prof Wynde is up! Phew! This better post, hate to lose all this!!!!

Hmmm .... the fighting is too mixed up to try an AOE attack. Let's try Magic Blasting the Thin Man and the Snake Woman, crit blow. Attacking two foes has a lesser penalty then attacking 3, right? If the penalty is the same to attack 3, then attack a third one too, otherwise just those two.

"Disperse yourself, Swordsmith, go defensive until you can get your hands on one of their weapons and can use it against them," Prof Wynde yells out.

OOC Multi on 2, Crit Blow (this make things tricky but if it succeeds...) Magic Blast 11 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,12,+0 Total:24 BOOM double + Roll(2d12)+0: 3,12,+0 Total:39 (50) vs
OV6 + 2 Multi + Crit Blow 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 11,4,+0 Total:15 (27)
+7 (to 18) vs RV8 +multi 2 - 6 Crit Blow so RV4=14 RAPs. The Thin Man and Snake Woman are both DOWN and OUT!

Prof Wynde is eager to make amends for sitting out the first 20 seconds of the fight and blasts both Aliens at point blank range!

The powerful blast put paid to two of the aliens leaving a Faceless towering over the stunned Snaga, Boudicea and another Muton!

OOC Faceless KILLING COMBAT CRIT BLOW Dex 8 + 3D m Arts + Roll(5d12)+0: 4,8,3,9,3,+0 Total:6 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0:
11,2,+0 Total:19 (27) vs
OV9 + 4 CB + Roll(2d12)+0: 10,12,+0 Total:22 (35) Attack Missed

Somehow Snaga scrambles aside from a blow that would have taken his head off! Boudicea screamed a war cry and lunged at a Muton!

OOC Multi 2 GFT +4/-6 Adren Surge 13 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,9,+0 Total:11 (24) vs
OV6 + Multi 2 + GFB 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 1,7,+0 Total:8 (20)
=3 (to 16) vs RV6 + multi 2 - 6 CB so RV2=14 RAPs. Claws and Superspeed to 20 APs

Multi on two Crit Blow Dex 20 +3 D Weaponry + Roll(5d12)+0: 12,10,6,5,12,+0 Total:24 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0:
11,4,+0 Total:39 (59) vs
OV8 + 2D Acro (3D Weaponry) +Multi 2 + Crit Blow 4+ Roll(4d12)+0: 10,2,10,5,+0 Total:20 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 4,8,+0 total:38 (46)
+5 (to 25) vs RV12 + multi 2 - crit blow 6 so RV8=17 RAPs. Both the Faceless and Muton are DOWN and OUT!

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Major Oak ducked. It was too hot for comfor out here. SO many guards! He hoped that it would drag them away from the gate in the depths of the central complex, but now some of them were heading downstairs again...

He had to do something!

"HEY!" he yelled, waving his hands about and jumping around. "Hey you idiots!" he yelled. The soldiers, distant, turned and immediately started running to where Major Oak was! Some took pot shots and he ducked behind the wall, counting... Then he teleported away to a tree near a village they'd originally passed! Arriving safely in the shade of a tree he started jumping and running back to the vantage point they were using to look down on the compound.

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"We did it." breathed Snaga, leaning over and heaving great breaths.

OOC Snaga heals and Faerie starts healing everyone. All Lore Knights on full health.

"Whatever you did, you saved us." said Wonder Man, shaking Snaga by the hand.

Snaga nods, "You've done the same. I'd die fer you lot."

The Earl awoke when Boudicea healed him and found he was depowered. "The amulet is broken." he said. Faerie turned to Prof Wynde "He needs transporting back to Caer Alwyn."

Boudicea looked up "Someone is coming! A lot of someones!" she said. She was probably referring to the massed troops who would be here in moments!

OOC Danger Sense 7 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,10,+0 Total:16 (23) vs
OV4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,3,+0 Total:15 (19)
+3 (to 10) vs RV4=6 RAPs

"Find Major Oak and get him to block the entrances with as many trees as he can," Prof. Wynde orders Faerie. "The rest of you, get through that door, we have to get to the source of magic in here or else!"

"You two, get weapons from our foes and figure out how to use them," he says to the Earl and Swordsmith.

He goes to the entrance where the guards will be coming from and summons a continual wind blasting up and out the stairwell{? or corridor?}

Sorry no, no time gate. Trying to block the entrance where the guards are coming from so that they can't come in.

Do you mean we are past the huge vault door and are facing the source of magic? If so, then have Faerie work on neutralizing the magic on the thing instead of going for Major Oak while Prof. Wynd sends a continual hurricane of wind out against the guards trying to rush in.

Faerie and Prof Wynde detect the gate itself as magic.

Sure enough under the wiring and devices that surround the stone arch that the gate is comprised of, there is ancient worn and carved stone with strange symbols which though worn were clearly of a magical or occult nature. The machinery the arch was wrapped around in was clearly added on and Prof Wynde was no expert in the marriage of science and sorcery but it seemed like the machines provided power on a huge scale which the gate somehow converted into sorcery which created the time gate's ability to transport things through time, some 80 years or so!

In theory Prof Wynde and Robbie (Major Oak) could use this to get to their own time!

Wonder Man and Snaga moved to a doorway and peeked in. "Stairwell. Leads up. I guess it's the only way in or out if the lift stays jammed." called Wonder Man. "Keep an eye on those guys." he said, referring to the Aliens. "If one gets up and we're not watching, they may cause trouble!"

The newly awakened Earl groans. "I feel weak as a kitten. Clearly I need to learn something about being 'invincible' because I charged in like a rookie!" Faerie placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "You'll learn sir. We're all still new to this."

"Please, call me Reggie." replied the Earl with a smile.

Wonder Man turned away and kept an eye on the stairwell.

Boudicea came up to Prof Wynde. "We need to destroy this arch thing. The problem is, will disconnecting or damaging any of this extra stuff might... be bad. We just don't know."

"Hey Prof! We got company! I can hear footsteps at the top of the stairwell!" shouted Wonder Man.

Prof Wynde looked at the gate. Would there be trouble by yanking out, or attacking the machines that support this thing? He followed several inch thick cables that led deeper into this place and to the fusion reactor. Before long they'd have to fight the entire compound. Time was running out!

"Faerie, lets you and I try to negate the magic in the center of this thing," Prof Wynde decides.  "The rest of you, destroy that stairwell.  Bring down the ceiling in the stairwell or jam it with machinery.  Just plug it up. we can have Faerie teleport us out once we are done here."

Prof. Wynde uses the amulet to start neutralizing the magic in the machine.


ooc:  And I hope it works because if Faerie's powers burn out, then we trapped ourselves in here for an hour.  

OOC I can't see you having much success with Neutralize but lets see. Yours is 10, higher than Faeries' but to time travel like these guys do is using at least 32APs of Time Travel. In game terms this thing has 20 Time Travel then gets boosted by all the gizmos with that crazy powerful power supply by another 13APs.

Prof Wynde Neutralise 10 + 1 (Faerie assist) + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,12,+0 Total:18 (29) vs
Time Travel 20 + Roll(2d12)+0: 7,12,+0 Total:19 (39) Failed. To be honest you'd need a Devastating Attack to even have a chance of making a dent. Not happening.

The Arch appears to be beyond Prof Wynde's ability to affect.

Thwarted, the hero stands back, wondering how else he can affect it.

Wonder Man bounds over. "What about this. We follow those cables to the power supply and drag the whole thing back to the arch, pull all the cables out and throw it through the arch before it explodes? It might work... or we all might be vaporised. I'm a scientist but this is way beyond me." admitted the hero.

Snaga called over. "I can see them!" and he slams the door, holding it shut. "Wonder Man!"

"Coming!" scowls Wonder Man. "If worst comes to the worse I suggest we find something that will explode and set it to go then get the heck out of here."

Banging sounds came from the other side of the door that Snaga was holding shut.

"Wonderman, you and Swashbuckler carry out your plan. The rest of us will hold them off while you do so," Prof Wynde decides. "Those of you who have lost your powers, grab some weapons and figure out how to use them!"

"Snaga, when I say NOW, open the door and stand behind it, I'm going to blast a funnel of wind at them and try to knock them back out. Ready? NOW!"

Swashbuckler (OOC huh, knew I'd missed someone out.) yells "At last! A chance to get into the action!" (OOC seeing as the GM forgot he was there...)

He follows Wonder man as they trace the thick cables running from the arch/machine hybrid to the very rear of the warehouse, some distance away. The cables were inches thick and the machine that housed the reactor was large.

"Get to the other side and watch out for anything that snags. Keep it out of the way. If we yank one of these cables before we are ready..." said Wonder Man.

"What? Surely there's something else I can do!" argued Swashbuckler.

"Sure, you can push this instead. How strong are you?" replied Wonder Man.

Swashbuckler looked at the 20-30' cubed device and winced. "I'll sort the cables out." he admitted.

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Snaga held the door. "There's lots on the other side!"

The other Lore Knights stood ready. The weapons were easy enough to work out... BUT would only work for alien DNA!

Faerie muttered "Maybe we should get Ghost Knight, Snaga and Swordsmith out of here. Their powers are weakened and Ghost Knights amulet is not working..."

The banging on the door was getting louder and more insistent. "I can only hold them so long as... Ooooff!" He was about to add "So long as they don't bring those armoured guys who are strong" until the door was yanked opened!

A man stood in a Nazi grey uniform with a domino mask stood in the stairwell flanked by Advent troopers (OOC citizens mind controlled)

"A chance to test my new powers!" declared the man in accented German!

Blow hurricane force winds at the group in the doorway and hope I don't kill any of the innocents being forced to attack us with the knockback.

"Somebody take him out while I hold back the rest," Prof. Wynde grunts, continuing his mightier than hurricane forced winds.

OOC initiative...



Wonder Man leaps to the attack! CRIT BLOW AV12 + 3D M Arts + Roll(5d12)+0: 5,7,12,1,7,+0 Total:14 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0:
11,1,+0 Total:26 (38) vs
OV10 + 2D Acro (1D m arts) + Crit Blow 4 + Roll(4d12)+0: 5,12,7,8,+0 Total:20 (34)
+3 (to 16) vs RV14 - 6CB so RV8=8 RAPs. ALL is absorbed by Kinetic Absorption!

The Nazi grunts as Wonder Man delivers a terrific blow and the slim built man slides back a few feet. "You are... impressive, though gaudily dressed, Amerikaner." he admitted. "You have power, but not enough to trouble ME!"

Swordsmith strides up "These people always talk too much?" he asks as he clangs forward and swings with fists!

OOC CRIT BLOW AV9 + 3D M Arts + Roll(5d12)+0: 4,12,12,4,3,+0 Total:24 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: Total:45 (54) vs
OV10 + 2D Acro (1D M Arts) + crit blow 4 + Roll(4d12)+0: 8,2,10,9,+0 Total:19 (33)
+6 (to 17) vs RV14 - 6 CB so RV8=9 RAPs. Kinetic absorption is BURNED OUT and the Nazi must absorb 1 damage (1HP so on 19HP) and Body 1/9 and is STUNNED

"You softened him up Wonder Man, but we need that machine dragging over my friend!" said Swordsmith woodenly as he wallops the nazi into a wall which splinters from the impact!

"Ach... you hit... like a girl..." splutters the Nazi agent as he spits blood and wonders where he is!

Faerie hangs back from the fight, Prof Wynde keeps the wind howling up the stairwell and Boudicea attacks!

OOC Multi on 2 Adren Surge 13 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,4,+0 Total:16 (29) vs
OV6 + multi 2 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,10,+0 Total:19 (27)
+2 (to 15) vs RV6 + multi 2 so RV8=7 RAPs. Superspeed 13 and Claws 13

Dex 13 + 3D Weaponry + Roll(5d12)+0: 10,2,6,4,10,+0 Total:20 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 2,2,+0 Total:4 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 12,8,+0 Total:44 (57) vs
OV10 + stunned no dice + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,7,+0 Total:9 (19)
+7 (to 20) vs RV14=6 RAPs. The Nazi can't absorb this and goes DOWN and OUT!

"I can't believe how tough these new agents are!" said Snaga, shaking his head. "Wonder Man is among our heaviest hitters and he barely budged!"

"He softened him up enough!" said Swordsmith. "And I barely had to hit him!" said Boudicea.

"Imagine facing half a dozen... a dozen... of these guys." said Snaga. That silenced the group.

Wonder Man got back to pushing the huge machine and soon it was set up in front of the gate.

"What do we do about those in the armoured suits that have ordinary citizens in them?" asked faerie.

"NOTHING," Prof. Wynde shouts over his wind, "not right now.  Shutting down this portal is most important.  Maybe that will break them free from their spell."

Wonder Man called over the howl of wind to Prof Wynde "I'm ready here to yank the power from this thing and I think it will get messy!" said the hero.

"In fact... I've a feeling it will explode immediately!" he added. "That means one of us must stay whilst the rest of you teleport away!"

"No!" shouted Snaga. "We all go or none go!" he roared.

"He's right!" said Boudicea.

"As soon as this cable is yanked the reactor will spew energy and this whole place will be bathed in power that will smash this place to pieces!" said Wonder Man. "Unless anyone else is able to resist it, I am the best suited to survive!"

Ghost Knight stepped forward. "I am leader of the Lore Knights! I order you to find another way!"

Wonder Man rolled his eyes and looked to Prof Wynde. "We don't have long Prof, what say you? I think I can survive this ... but I can't say the same for all of you!"

"Get Major Oak and have him put up his wall of trees to help block and direct the blow," Prof. Wynde yells back.