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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Sun Jan 30 2011, 13:39
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Nah, firstly Lionheart is yours, but more importantly as you keep looking at it you think about what is wrong or you don't like so much so you end up going back over it again, and you know I could use my time better elsewhere. Bolland did a lot of Dredd then has worked pretty much for DC exclusively mainly doing covers. Has a good website to.
Lionheart could tell that things were tense, probably there wasn't much chance of reasoning with these things beyond brute strength, so he sighed and reluctantly sized up the opponents before him, hoping the was their match before anything harmful could happen to Beth.
He said in an urgent slow voice, trying to belay his actual intentions, "If you get a chance to get to safety, take it. Without a weapon they may try and take you if my back's turned and neither of us want that."
OOC:
Ok I guess its into combat we go, 1d10=8 for Initiative.
Depending on frames I will run up to the first guy and take a pop at him, before going to the next. I'm looking to try and see if I can't keep them off balance, whilst staying close to Beth to make sure they don't dart in a take her, to use against me.
Over to you.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
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OOC Yeah, I was wondering if you'd draw your own characters
Nah, firstly Lionheart is yours, but more importantly as you keep looking at it you think about what is wrong or you don't like so much so you end up going back over it again, and you know I could use my time better elsewhere. Bolland did a lot of Dredd then has worked pretty much for DC exclusively mainly doing covers. Has a good website to.
The creature in front of Lionheart tensed, as if poised to strike!
Lionheart could tell that things were tense, probably there wasn't much chance of reasoning with these things beyond brute strength, so he sighed and reluctantly sized up the opponents before him, hoping the was their match before anything harmful could happen to Beth.
He said in an urgent slow voice, trying to belay his actual intentions, "If you get a chance to get to safety, take it. Without a weapon they may try and take you if my back's turned and neither of us want that."
OOC:
Ok I guess its into combat we go, 1d10=8 for Initiative.
Depending on frames I will run up to the first guy and take a pop at him, before going to the next. I'm looking to try and see if I can't keep them off balance, whilst staying close to Beth to make sure they don't dart in a take her, to use against me.
Over to you.
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Mon Jan 31 2011, 17:29
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
OOC As you can probably guess running slightly behind today. This is probably the last update I can do before having to hit the sack. I'll update in the 'my posting rate' thread but basically I found a bag to take laptop to work... but internet signal from dongle didn't want to play *sigh* Will keep at it though. Back up to speed by tomorrow afternoon, then got 2 days off
Oh yeah - Raptor Men got 1 for initiative. 4 frames to LH...
Lionheart sped over to the first creature, disappointed that it would come down to a fight. The creature stood there, seemingly fascinated by the man in strange garb (strange being a torn white shirt, jodhpurs and knee high black boots). Lionheart scythed with a tremendous hook (OOC Roll 9, hit on the button - these things are fast! 20 damage - lousy roll of 1 and 3. However.. the creature swayed back.. dodge total of 7!)
Lionheart was about to set off towards the next creature when he watched the first simply sway backwards from his punch. If he'd not had superhuman speed and reflexes he would have fallen over! What in the...? This thing was fast! It reminded him of...him!
Beth called out "Richard! They're as fast as you are! If only I had a grenade!" Lionheart chuckled at her plucky spirit. She was half damsel in distress, half plucky fighter! only problem was, how were they going to get out of this one!
OOC maybe use the jungle to your advantage - Lionheart is about as agile as a superhuman could be. In terms of agility he's probably a grade lower than Spider-Man, but a grade higher than Daredevil, Black Panther and Captain America. You used 1/2 a frame to move, a frame to attack and have 2.5 frames left. You're within swinging distance of one Raptor Man and the other two are 10m away now, needing best part of a frame to reach. They are primitive though, and that's in your advantage too, if you can use it
Codename: Lionheart
OOC As you can probably guess running slightly behind today. This is probably the last update I can do before having to hit the sack. I'll update in the 'my posting rate' thread but basically I found a bag to take laptop to work... but internet signal from dongle didn't want to play *sigh* Will keep at it though. Back up to speed by tomorrow afternoon, then got 2 days off
Oh yeah - Raptor Men got 1 for initiative. 4 frames to LH... Lionheart sped over to the first creature, disappointed that it would come down to a fight. The creature stood there, seemingly fascinated by the man in strange garb (strange being a torn white shirt, jodhpurs and knee high black boots). Lionheart scythed with a tremendous hook (OOC Roll 9, hit on the button - these things are fast! 20 damage - lousy roll of 1 and 3. However.. the creature swayed back.. dodge total of 7!)
Lionheart was about to set off towards the next creature when he watched the first simply sway backwards from his punch. If he'd not had superhuman speed and reflexes he would have fallen over! What in the...? This thing was fast! It reminded him of...him!
Beth called out "Richard! They're as fast as you are! If only I had a grenade!" Lionheart chuckled at her plucky spirit. She was half damsel in distress, half plucky fighter! only problem was, how were they going to get out of this one!
OOC maybe use the jungle to your advantage - Lionheart is about as agile as a superhuman could be. In terms of agility he's probably a grade lower than Spider-Man, but a grade higher than Daredevil, Black Panther and Captain America. You used 1/2 a frame to move, a frame to attack and have 2.5 frames left. You're within swinging distance of one Raptor Man and the other two are 10m away now, needing best part of a frame to reach. They are primitive though, and that's in your advantage too, if you can use it
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Tue Feb 01 2011, 07:26
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Erm Been thinking about this one and I'm struggling fresh out of ideas at the moment. I keep thinking how would I stop myself and in this situation...So here goes nothing.
Lionheart saw that his ordinary attacks were not going to work in this situation if these creatures were as comparably fast as him. But Lionheart could see that they had wings and strange cloven feet, would they be as speedy up high as they were down below. He had to try, leaping up he started to use the trees about like a money trying to see if the creatures would follow, where amongst the branches they'd fly, and give him the chance to use his agility with his speed to out manoeuvre them so he could attack.
Certainly he wanted to do all he could to try and get them away from Beth, whom he kept glancing back at to make sure she wasn't snatched whilst he tried to lead the creatures a merry dance.
OOC:
Yeah its not much, but I know we could trade blows, me hitting them dodging and so it goes on. I figure they get a dodge bonus for speed on the ground but speed doesn't apply to flight so I'm hoping this will give me the chance to swing into combat with the chance of doing more credible damage, assuming they take the bait.
The other idea I had was if its easier to dodge an attack what about if I ripped up a huge tree limb like a giant bat and that made it harder to hit. The other thing I thought of was just fighting dirty - literally, getting handful of dirt and throwing it in their face to blind them so I could attack? If dodging and leaping isn't going to cut it these were the other ideas I had. If all that fails then simply grabbing Beth and running for it might be my other option, why fight if we're too evenly matched to make a difference? So lets see what happens if we fly these and if not, its back to the drawing board.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:
OOC maybe use the jungle to your advantage - Lionheart is about as agile as a superhuman could be. In terms of agility he's probably a grade lower than Spider-Man, but a grade higher than Daredevil, Black Panther and Captain America. You used 1/2 a frame to move, a frame to attack and have 2.5 frames left. You're within swinging distance of one Raptor Man and the other two are 10m away now, needing best part of a frame to reach. They are primitive though, and that's in your advantage too, if you can use it
Erm Been thinking about this one and I'm struggling fresh out of ideas at the moment. I keep thinking how would I stop myself and in this situation...So here goes nothing.
Lionheart saw that his ordinary attacks were not going to work in this situation if these creatures were as comparably fast as him. But Lionheart could see that they had wings and strange cloven feet, would they be as speedy up high as they were down below. He had to try, leaping up he started to use the trees about like a money trying to see if the creatures would follow, where amongst the branches they'd fly, and give him the chance to use his agility with his speed to out manoeuvre them so he could attack.
Certainly he wanted to do all he could to try and get them away from Beth, whom he kept glancing back at to make sure she wasn't snatched whilst he tried to lead the creatures a merry dance.
OOC:
Yeah its not much, but I know we could trade blows, me hitting them dodging and so it goes on. I figure they get a dodge bonus for speed on the ground but speed doesn't apply to flight so I'm hoping this will give me the chance to swing into combat with the chance of doing more credible damage, assuming they take the bait.
The other idea I had was if its easier to dodge an attack what about if I ripped up a huge tree limb like a giant bat and that made it harder to hit. The other thing I thought of was just fighting dirty - literally, getting handful of dirt and throwing it in their face to blind them so I could attack? If dodging and leaping isn't going to cut it these were the other ideas I had. If all that fails then simply grabbing Beth and running for it might be my other option, why fight if we're too evenly matched to make a difference? So lets see what happens if we fly these and if not, its back to the drawing board.
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Tue Feb 01 2011, 22:38
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart moved to the nearest tree (OOC 1/2 frame) and leapt up without bothering to reach for any branches. He scuttled high into the foliage and dared the creature to follow him! (OOC 2 frames) The thing looked up, head twitching, and took the bait! Flapping its wings it flew up, yanking at branches and leaves to get at its foe!
Meanwhile one of the creatures came forwards and grabbed Beth! She cried out, pulling back and appearing to stumble, reaching down to steady herself. The creature yanked her up ... and she came up with a knife in her hand, pulled from a sheath on her lower leg! The creature glanced at her then cried out as she slashed through its tentacles, severing them completely! Staggering back with a spurting stump the creature suddenly screamed its agony and wrath... and spat a mist of spores in a large cloud at Beth! She cried out, and stiffened, every nerve ending on fire and every muscle taut as a powerful nerve toxin took hold! Lionheart saw this through the branches and stifled a cry - no use in letting these creatures know Beth was his weakness!
The creature scrabbled at branches, parting them and proving - as Lionheart surmised - to be agile but reliant on its wings too much! Lionheart (OOC using actions in next round) grabbed a branch, swung up to a higher one, crouched and pounced! Almost as fast, the creature sprung aside to dodge... but its wings snagged and the thing crashed into branches - as a foot slammed into its snout! That was quickly followed by another hit, and the creature fell from the tree, hitting plenty of branches on the way down and crashing to the floor, the impact adding to Lionhearts hammer blows.
Lionheart dropped from the tree... Beth! She was gone! He looked about, then up... The pair of creatures had grasped a shoulder each and carried her limp form high above the trees and away! Lionheart cursed... turning to the downed Raptor man he saw it was still alive. With a look back to the receding creatures he knew this thing might be his only chance of tracking Beth before the creatures did who knew what!
OOC The creatures are flying away. I think (need to check) that Flight grade 1 is slightly faster in straight level flight, and definitely so when Lionheart has to dodge around trees but agility helps there. The creature at the base of a tree is stunned. Lionheart took it down, but they have Beth! She's certainly playing the role well of damsel in distress.. over to you!
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart moved to the nearest tree (OOC 1/2 frame) and leapt up without bothering to reach for any branches. He scuttled high into the foliage and dared the creature to follow him! (OOC 2 frames) The thing looked up, head twitching, and took the bait! Flapping its wings it flew up, yanking at branches and leaves to get at its foe!
Meanwhile one of the creatures came forwards and grabbed Beth! She cried out, pulling back and appearing to stumble, reaching down to steady herself. The creature yanked her up ... and she came up with a knife in her hand, pulled from a sheath on her lower leg! The creature glanced at her then cried out as she slashed through its tentacles, severing them completely! Staggering back with a spurting stump the creature suddenly screamed its agony and wrath... and spat a mist of spores in a large cloud at Beth! She cried out, and stiffened, every nerve ending on fire and every muscle taut as a powerful nerve toxin took hold! Lionheart saw this through the branches and stifled a cry - no use in letting these creatures know Beth was his weakness!
The creature scrabbled at branches, parting them and proving - as Lionheart surmised - to be agile but reliant on its wings too much! Lionheart (OOC using actions in next round) grabbed a branch, swung up to a higher one, crouched and pounced! Almost as fast, the creature sprung aside to dodge... but its wings snagged and the thing crashed into branches - as a foot slammed into its snout! That was quickly followed by another hit, and the creature fell from the tree, hitting plenty of branches on the way down and crashing to the floor, the impact adding to Lionhearts hammer blows.
Lionheart dropped from the tree... Beth! She was gone! He looked about, then up... The pair of creatures had grasped a shoulder each and carried her limp form high above the trees and away! Lionheart cursed... turning to the downed Raptor man he saw it was still alive. With a look back to the receding creatures he knew this thing might be his only chance of tracking Beth before the creatures did who knew what!
OOC The creatures are flying away. I think (need to check) that Flight grade 1 is slightly faster in straight level flight, and definitely so when Lionheart has to dodge around trees but agility helps there. The creature at the base of a tree is stunned. Lionheart took it down, but they have Beth! She's certainly playing the role well of damsel in distress.. over to you!
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Wed Feb 02 2011, 07:08
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
OOC: yeah flight in a straight line is faster. Well since I can't get this thing to fly me with its buddies and I don't have a handy rocket pack run after it, it is. Top speed Lionheart of the jungle - if its faster to go Tarzan style and keep up high, I'll do that. Leaping running and swinging between the branches hoping wherever they are going isn't to far away. If not run, run and run.
Lionheart set off, he daren't think what they might do to Beth, nor what else lie before him, moving back into the dense canopy he moved like lightening using all his senses, co ordination and agility to leap from tree, to branch to vine. He tried to keep in the high branches to keep them in view, but also dropped to the ground where he could get a clear run, or when he saw they gained on him.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:
OOC The creatures are flying away. I think (need to check) that Flight grade 1 is slightly faster in straight level flight, and definitely so when Lionheart has to dodge around trees but agility helps there. The creature at the base of a tree is stunned. Lionheart took it down, but they have Beth! She's certainly playing the role well of damsel in distress.. over to you!
OOC: yeah flight in a straight line is faster. Well since I can't get this thing to fly me with its buddies and I don't have a handy rocket pack run after it, it is. Top speed Lionheart of the jungle - if its faster to go Tarzan style and keep up high, I'll do that. Leaping running and swinging between the branches hoping wherever they are going isn't to far away. If not run, run and run.
Lionheart set off, he daren't think what they might do to Beth, nor what else lie before him, moving back into the dense canopy he moved like lightening using all his senses, co ordination and agility to leap from tree, to branch to vine. He tried to keep in the high branches to keep them in view, but also dropped to the ground where he could get a clear run, or when he saw they gained on him.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Wed Feb 02 2011, 23:58
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart was a blur as he sped through the trees. Even a stalking tiger - albeit one the size of a horse - was surprised as the man sped past along a branch and leaping out into the air, catching hold of another branch and twanging high into the air, uncaring of where he landed as he somersaulted, hanging in the air to see the reptilian kidnappers heading towards a hill in the jungle where the tip of some kind of Aztec type temple could be seen! It was a good few miles - five or so - from where Lionheart was, and they'd get there before him. He crashed through the branches and set off again, upping his pace, if such a thing were possible!
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Nowhere Boy crouched, watching as the insectoid army wound its way through the jungle...
They walked on hind legs, like men, but when Nowhere Boy heard them speak, it was in a human sounding -albeit a language he didn't understand - voice. Like walking Prey mantis, all spines and large pincers, and standing six feet tall. They even wore an armour of sorts over their front, where presumably their hard carapace didn't extend its protection to their soft underbellies. They were trouble, he had no doubt. Many held weapons - long spears with a green glowing spear tip of jagged rock. All marched with robotic efficiency, in time.
In the midst of a heavy guard of huge beetle like creatures - again walking on hind legs - a human male! Bearded, in his early forties, armoured like a Roman Centurion and with a hand on a holster containing some kind of futuristic pistol. What was going on here? Several insects were strange, with long snouts or proboscis sniffing at the ground. They would come across the crash site shortly, thanks to those tracking insects!
Nowhere Boy calmly adjusted one of the weapons he'd taken from the P'utinarians. It suddenly appeared in the air as it left the youngsters invisibility field! The legionnaire style insects were inhumanly fast, and moved to form a roman style formation, turning in and using hard back armour as a shield! The weapon overloaded, as Nowhere Boy had planned, and exploded! The human leader was showered in green ichor as the weapon destroyed a number of his guards. No matter - there were thousands where they came from!
"Find the intruder!" he shouted in English! He spoke with a well educated accent, as out of place in this dinosaur filled jungle as Nowhere Boy was himself in the body of a youngster!
The probing insects instantly turned to the invisible attacker, and started rushing through the bushes towards him! They paused when they saw the beeping weapon. It got louder, and louder... BANG!
It went off, spraying the tracking insects across several trees and into the faces of the charging Mantis troops!
Nowhere Boy used the mess and confusion to make his exit. If there were any stragglers at the crash site, he would not be able to help them!
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Lionheart crouched, getting his breath back...
He could see the jungle thinning out ahead... and paled at the sight. The place was buzzing with squawking, screeching flying Raptor men! They were constantly moving, circling the Aztec style pyramid in the jungle, covered as it was with vines and carved inscriptions. Lionheart also saw the glint of gold - the stuff was positively common about this edifice!
He crouched, looking up through the cover of bushes to the to top of the pyramid (OOC Ziggurat I think is the right word?)
Beth was seen for a moment at the top - which was heavily guarded - before disappearing into an entrance at the peak of the Ziggurat. Somewhere drums started pounding and ringing out across the jungle from within the huge temple like building.
How on earth would Lionheart fight through this lot? They clearly were some kind of high animal intelligence, though on a very, very basic level. He considered that his mental powers may indeed affect these creatures, but he counted more than a hundred outside the place...
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart was a blur as he sped through the trees. Even a stalking tiger - albeit one the size of a horse - was surprised as the man sped past along a branch and leaping out into the air, catching hold of another branch and twanging high into the air, uncaring of where he landed as he somersaulted, hanging in the air to see the reptilian kidnappers heading towards a hill in the jungle where the tip of some kind of Aztec type temple could be seen! It was a good few miles - five or so - from where Lionheart was, and they'd get there before him. He crashed through the branches and set off again, upping his pace, if such a thing were possible!
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Nowhere Boy crouched, watching as the insectoid army wound its way through the jungle...
They walked on hind legs, like men, but when Nowhere Boy heard them speak, it was in a human sounding -albeit a language he didn't understand - voice. Like walking Prey mantis, all spines and large pincers, and standing six feet tall. They even wore an armour of sorts over their front, where presumably their hard carapace didn't extend its protection to their soft underbellies. They were trouble, he had no doubt. Many held weapons - long spears with a green glowing spear tip of jagged rock. All marched with robotic efficiency, in time.
In the midst of a heavy guard of huge beetle like creatures - again walking on hind legs - a human male! Bearded, in his early forties, armoured like a Roman Centurion and with a hand on a holster containing some kind of futuristic pistol. What was going on here? Several insects were strange, with long snouts or proboscis sniffing at the ground. They would come across the crash site shortly, thanks to those tracking insects!
Nowhere Boy calmly adjusted one of the weapons he'd taken from the P'utinarians. It suddenly appeared in the air as it left the youngsters invisibility field! The legionnaire style insects were inhumanly fast, and moved to form a roman style formation, turning in and using hard back armour as a shield! The weapon overloaded, as Nowhere Boy had planned, and exploded! The human leader was showered in green ichor as the weapon destroyed a number of his guards. No matter - there were thousands where they came from!
"Find the intruder!" he shouted in English! He spoke with a well educated accent, as out of place in this dinosaur filled jungle as Nowhere Boy was himself in the body of a youngster!
The probing insects instantly turned to the invisible attacker, and started rushing through the bushes towards him! They paused when they saw the beeping weapon. It got louder, and louder... BANG!
It went off, spraying the tracking insects across several trees and into the faces of the charging Mantis troops!
Nowhere Boy used the mess and confusion to make his exit. If there were any stragglers at the crash site, he would not be able to help them!
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Lionheart crouched, getting his breath back...
He could see the jungle thinning out ahead... and paled at the sight. The place was buzzing with squawking, screeching flying Raptor men! They were constantly moving, circling the Aztec style pyramid in the jungle, covered as it was with vines and carved inscriptions. Lionheart also saw the glint of gold - the stuff was positively common about this edifice!
He crouched, looking up through the cover of bushes to the to top of the pyramid (OOC Ziggurat I think is the right word?)
Beth was seen for a moment at the top - which was heavily guarded - before disappearing into an entrance at the peak of the Ziggurat. Somewhere drums started pounding and ringing out across the jungle from within the huge temple like building.
How on earth would Lionheart fight through this lot? They clearly were some kind of high animal intelligence, though on a very, very basic level. He considered that his mental powers may indeed affect these creatures, but he counted more than a hundred outside the place...
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Thu Feb 03 2011, 07:45
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
OOC: Thanks for the ongoing Nowhere Boy updates, I like what is happening there. Would it be easier if I played him alongside Lionheart - but only till they've teamed up again? I'm not looking for another PC to play as if I don't have enough to do. But if he is going to be a significant part of this it might be more entertaining for you if I took him on temporarily. Assuming that his bits will come as and when but less frequently than my main characters?
Ok onto Lionheart - I think its time to try something plainly very stupid and bold, or just very stupid! I'm guessing there is no way that I've got time to wait till nightfall? Also that if I run at top speed through this crowd their speed, would mean they'd get something together before I got to the Ziggurat (yes I believe that is the right word?) Clearly there seems little likelihood of me discovering a convenient secret entrance either?
If the answer to any of the above might be a yes, its worth trying then consider them the option I take otherwise...
Lionheart knew he might be able to dash across to the Ziggurat but then what? Would he be able to get through all the guards, and surely for all his speed, some would be able to react and get back at him. Perhaps it might be best to cut to the chase and let himself be captured. Trusting that he might yet be able to surprise them, with his mental powers if push comes to shove.
With that Lionheart walked forward, his hands raised and speaking loudly and slowly. "HALLLLLLOOOOOO I COOOOME INNNN PEACCCCCCE"!"
Lionheart fully expected them to tie him up and take him to whatever was going on at the Ziggurate which he was desperately hoping wasn't going to be some sort of ritual sacrifice, but guessing that his hoping wasn't worth a great deal in the light of the evidence before him.
OOC:Ok bold or stupid or both! They may only sacrifice females, but whose to say they'd know the difference? But I guess I'm thinking the direct approach might be best, maybe not?
Ok now for a tense 24 hour wait ;-)
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote: How on earth would Lionheart fight through this lot? They clearly were some kind of high animal intelligence, though on a very, very basic level. He considered that his mental powers may indeed affect these creatures, but he counted more than a hundred outside the place...
OOC: Thanks for the ongoing Nowhere Boy updates, I like what is happening there. Would it be easier if I played him alongside Lionheart - but only till they've teamed up again? I'm not looking for another PC to play as if I don't have enough to do. But if he is going to be a significant part of this it might be more entertaining for you if I took him on temporarily. Assuming that his bits will come as and when but less frequently than my main characters?
Ok onto Lionheart - I think its time to try something plainly very stupid and bold, or just very stupid! I'm guessing there is no way that I've got time to wait till nightfall? Also that if I run at top speed through this crowd their speed, would mean they'd get something together before I got to the Ziggurat (yes I believe that is the right word?) Clearly there seems little likelihood of me discovering a convenient secret entrance either?
If the answer to any of the above might be a yes, its worth trying then consider them the option I take otherwise...
Lionheart knew he might be able to dash across to the Ziggurat but then what? Would he be able to get through all the guards, and surely for all his speed, some would be able to react and get back at him. Perhaps it might be best to cut to the chase and let himself be captured. Trusting that he might yet be able to surprise them, with his mental powers if push comes to shove.
With that Lionheart walked forward, his hands raised and speaking loudly and slowly. "HALLLLLLOOOOOO I COOOOME INNNN PEACCCCCCE"!"
Lionheart fully expected them to tie him up and take him to whatever was going on at the Ziggurate which he was desperately hoping wasn't going to be some sort of ritual sacrifice, but guessing that his hoping wasn't worth a great deal in the light of the evidence before him.
OOC:Ok bold or stupid or both! They may only sacrifice females, but whose to say they'd know the difference? But I guess I'm thinking the direct approach might be best, maybe not?
Ok now for a tense 24 hour wait ;-)
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Thu Feb 03 2011, 22:53
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
OOC Nowhere boy has stats of E:10 S:6 D:12: V:10 Htk: 35 Htc: 32 4 frames DC8 No dodge bonus or strike bonus. Powers of Field Manipulation (Electronic devices, range touch but control is total, reprogramming takes seconds and he can convince computers/circuits to do stuff they might not want to do normally...) Intangibility Gr 1, Flight Gr 1 and Invisibility Gr 1. He's no good in a fight, but that's not what Wraith/Nowhere Man was really about. Also James Caldwell is the most 'in touch' with his inner demon (so to speak) and most likely to gain his powers the fastest. The problem with him is that he's died so many times and kept bits of each personality in there with him, sometimes he's a bit odd. Kind of like a copy of windows that's been on a computer for years - you know it needs scrubbing and a re-install, but you've gotten so used to where everything is you leave it... Feel free to control his actions whilst he's still in Lionhearts' thread.
Lionheart winced as the creatures dashed forward, as fast as he was. Two grabbed his arms and pulled them behind him, whilst another snatched vine from a tree and wrapped it around his wrists. Thinking him secured they pushed him towards the base of the Ziggurat and two Raptor men there moved bushes aside to reveal a square opening in the lowest part. Up close the thing was enormous!
Lionheart was led into the darkness... unfortunately whilst the Raptor Men could see, he couldn't! On the plus side, he tested the vines and his superhuman strength was more than able to snap them at will, whenever he so chose! Inside the great structure, the drums were much louder. The Raptor men dragged their captive into the darkness....
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Nowhere Boy raced through the jungle...
The Insectoid legion moved with astonishing speed - he wouldn't have been surprised if they were as fast, or faster, than Lionheart! Fortunately, whilst intangible he didn't have to worry about bumping into things, so flew 'as the crow' flies, so to speak. Then he glanced up - a number of flying insect men buzzed behind him on gossamer wings above the treeline, spears in hand!
Grimacing, Caldwell made for the crash site - he had to warn the remaining P'utinarians!
Coming out of the trees he saw the P'utinarians had been unwilling to leave even the least useful piece of salvageable equipment behind, and several were working in tandem to transport big heavy blocks of stuff. A glance behind showed the insectoid fliers hot on Caldwells' heels, but they had no way of detecting him, save by scent. Scent! The humid state of this jungle was causing him to sweat, and that would be like leaving a marker to these things! He heard the trees crash as the bulk of the army made it's way to the crash site. He was 100m away now, and half a dozen flying Insectoids were only 10m behind him. In moments they would break through the trees and see the crash site!
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Lionheart saw light up ahead...
"Richard!" gasped Beth as she ran forward. She was in a large square room, the ceiling massive. All around the place on steps spreading out from a square sanded area on the floor were hundreds of Raptor men! The din was incredible, the things screeching and chittering away! Beth had been dragged here and thrust onto the floor. There, a rudimentary spear had been tossed. On the far side of the room where no Raptor men sat was an opening, wooden gate covering it. Something large and hostile prowled behind the gate, growling every now and again...
Flinging herself into Lionhearts arms, she kissed him full on, then hugged him. "Oh! They dragged me here, and seem to want to entertain their 'god'. It's on it's way, whatever it is! That's all I could guess at." The room was now full of Raptor men, the only exit being the one Lionheart had been dragged in from, or the one with the wooden gate across it. A living wall of Raptor men prevented escape though...
Suddenly the drums got louder, and the din lessened...
Something was about to happen!
OOC There is a 20m square of thin sand in the middle of this huge room where Lionheart and Beth are. On each side are steps/seats leading up to the Ziggurat walls, and they are fully occupied by hundreds of Raptor men. The entrance Lionheart came in by is blocked by five deep of Raptor men, and there are more clinging to the high walls (around 40m high, peaking to 60m high in the centre of the room). The gated door is 4m high and 5m across. Something is moving behind it... And the drums are getting very loud.
Codename: Lionheart
OOC Nowhere boy has stats of E:10 S:6 D:12: V:10 Htk: 35 Htc: 32 4 frames DC8 No dodge bonus or strike bonus. Powers of Field Manipulation (Electronic devices, range touch but control is total, reprogramming takes seconds and he can convince computers/circuits to do stuff they might not want to do normally...) Intangibility Gr 1, Flight Gr 1 and Invisibility Gr 1. He's no good in a fight, but that's not what Wraith/Nowhere Man was really about. Also James Caldwell is the most 'in touch' with his inner demon (so to speak) and most likely to gain his powers the fastest. The problem with him is that he's died so many times and kept bits of each personality in there with him, sometimes he's a bit odd. Kind of like a copy of windows that's been on a computer for years - you know it needs scrubbing and a re-install, but you've gotten so used to where everything is you leave it... Feel free to control his actions whilst he's still in Lionhearts' thread.
Lionheart winced as the creatures dashed forward, as fast as he was. Two grabbed his arms and pulled them behind him, whilst another snatched vine from a tree and wrapped it around his wrists. Thinking him secured they pushed him towards the base of the Ziggurat and two Raptor men there moved bushes aside to reveal a square opening in the lowest part. Up close the thing was enormous!
Lionheart was led into the darkness... unfortunately whilst the Raptor Men could see, he couldn't! On the plus side, he tested the vines and his superhuman strength was more than able to snap them at will, whenever he so chose! Inside the great structure, the drums were much louder. The Raptor men dragged their captive into the darkness....
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Nowhere Boy raced through the jungle...
The Insectoid legion moved with astonishing speed - he wouldn't have been surprised if they were as fast, or faster, than Lionheart! Fortunately, whilst intangible he didn't have to worry about bumping into things, so flew 'as the crow' flies, so to speak. Then he glanced up - a number of flying insect men buzzed behind him on gossamer wings above the treeline, spears in hand!
Grimacing, Caldwell made for the crash site - he had to warn the remaining P'utinarians!
Coming out of the trees he saw the P'utinarians had been unwilling to leave even the least useful piece of salvageable equipment behind, and several were working in tandem to transport big heavy blocks of stuff. A glance behind showed the insectoid fliers hot on Caldwells' heels, but they had no way of detecting him, save by scent. Scent! The humid state of this jungle was causing him to sweat, and that would be like leaving a marker to these things! He heard the trees crash as the bulk of the army made it's way to the crash site. He was 100m away now, and half a dozen flying Insectoids were only 10m behind him. In moments they would break through the trees and see the crash site!
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Lionheart saw light up ahead...
"Richard!" gasped Beth as she ran forward. She was in a large square room, the ceiling massive. All around the place on steps spreading out from a square sanded area on the floor were hundreds of Raptor men! The din was incredible, the things screeching and chittering away! Beth had been dragged here and thrust onto the floor. There, a rudimentary spear had been tossed. On the far side of the room where no Raptor men sat was an opening, wooden gate covering it. Something large and hostile prowled behind the gate, growling every now and again...
Flinging herself into Lionhearts arms, she kissed him full on, then hugged him. "Oh! They dragged me here, and seem to want to entertain their 'god'. It's on it's way, whatever it is! That's all I could guess at." The room was now full of Raptor men, the only exit being the one Lionheart had been dragged in from, or the one with the wooden gate across it. A living wall of Raptor men prevented escape though...
Suddenly the drums got louder, and the din lessened...
Something was about to happen!
OOC There is a 20m square of thin sand in the middle of this huge room where Lionheart and Beth are. On each side are steps/seats leading up to the Ziggurat walls, and they are fully occupied by hundreds of Raptor men. The entrance Lionheart came in by is blocked by five deep of Raptor men, and there are more clinging to the high walls (around 40m high, peaking to 60m high in the centre of the room). The gated door is 4m high and 5m across. Something is moving behind it... And the drums are getting very loud.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Got it ran a character sheet off for him based on this. Ok I think I know how I might play him.
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Nowhere Boy raced through the jungle...
"Can't lead them to the others, boy!" James the elder said. "Won't do!" He replied out loud, "Of course not sir!" With that he shouted back at the creatures. "You can't catch me..." And ran off away from the ship. "Well done young'un!" Jimmy sniggered, "Do you know who pompus you sound!" He said to himself.
OOC:
Ok multiple versions of himself talking and all offering advice, Jimmy is what he refers to himself as a boy, James is his older self. Jim would be another version of him, but I think I will keep it at three or it just gets too complicated.
I run off away from the ship but if the insects pick up on anything I'll fly up to them to taunting them - hopefully not making it too obvious that I am trying to distract them. But also making it very clear to the P'utinarians that danger is nearby and they need to get away.
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Lionheart saw light up ahead...
Lionheart returned the kiss, if only briefly. "I never knew you cared..." He said flashing her a grin before becoming more serious.
Lionheart could sense the change in the room, he wondered if he should try to find out what they faced, but he rather suspected that whatever lay beyond was going to come out in mere moments really not giving him much to go on. Looking about he sought some way to think this through.
Given the nature of things, he suspected that if, by some means he won, their captors would be outraged and escape would not come easy. If however the creature could be turned on the crowd, or Lionheart could turn it to some other use, he might yet be able to use their 'god' against them.
OOC:
1. Ok looking for the exists and entrances.
2. I move Beth behind me, clearly no point in pretending that I don't care.
3. I kneel down and grab a handful of the dust off the floor, and scoop it into a pocket - in case I need it for some dirty tricks fighting.
4. Once I've got the measure of the room, I aim to move forward to face what is coming out, rather than wait for it to use the room and corner me. I want to find out what I am facing, I was thinking of using Telempathy but I don't want to waste the psi points if the thing is beastial, if I've reason to suspect its more and that something can be gained from using it, I will do 1d20+18=27 ego check But don't use this otherwise.
5. I'll move forward and use the space to keep Beth behind me and give me some room to narrow the gap between the cage and me.
Ok enough writing - lets go for this.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:
OOC Nowhere boy has stats of E:10 S:6 D:12: V:10 Htk: 35 Htc: 32 4 frames DC8
Got it ran a character sheet off for him based on this. Ok I think I know how I might play him.
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Nowhere Boy raced through the jungle...
He was 100m away now, and half a dozen flying Insectoids were only 10m behind him. In moments they would break through the trees and see the crash site!
"Can't lead them to the others, boy!" James the elder said. "Won't do!" He replied out loud, "Of course not sir!" With that he shouted back at the creatures. "You can't catch me..." And ran off away from the ship. "Well done young'un!" Jimmy sniggered, "Do you know who pompus you sound!" He said to himself.
OOC:
Ok multiple versions of himself talking and all offering advice, Jimmy is what he refers to himself as a boy, James is his older self. Jim would be another version of him, but I think I will keep it at three or it just gets too complicated.
I run off away from the ship but if the insects pick up on anything I'll fly up to them to taunting them - hopefully not making it too obvious that I am trying to distract them. But also making it very clear to the P'utinarians that danger is nearby and they need to get away.
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Lionheart saw light up ahead...
"Richard!" gasped Beth as she ran forward. Flinging herself into Lionhearts arms, she kissed him full on, then hugged him.
Lionheart returned the kiss, if only briefly. "I never knew you cared..." He said flashing her a grin before becoming more serious.
Suddenly the drums got louder, and the din lessened...
Something was about to happen!
Lionheart could sense the change in the room, he wondered if he should try to find out what they faced, but he rather suspected that whatever lay beyond was going to come out in mere moments really not giving him much to go on. Looking about he sought some way to think this through.
Given the nature of things, he suspected that if, by some means he won, their captors would be outraged and escape would not come easy. If however the creature could be turned on the crowd, or Lionheart could turn it to some other use, he might yet be able to use their 'god' against them.
OOC:
1. Ok looking for the exists and entrances.
2. I move Beth behind me, clearly no point in pretending that I don't care.
3. I kneel down and grab a handful of the dust off the floor, and scoop it into a pocket - in case I need it for some dirty tricks fighting.
4. Once I've got the measure of the room, I aim to move forward to face what is coming out, rather than wait for it to use the room and corner me. I want to find out what I am facing, I was thinking of using Telempathy but I don't want to waste the psi points if the thing is beastial, if I've reason to suspect its more and that something can be gained from using it, I will do 1d20+18=27 ego check But don't use this otherwise.
5. I'll move forward and use the space to keep Beth behind me and give me some room to narrow the gap between the cage and me.
Ok enough writing - lets go for this.
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Sat Feb 05 2011, 16:35
OOC no idea how long I'll have to answer this message - stuck on a train and doing what will turn out to be a 14 hour shift with no form of break whatsoever. Illegal, of course, and it's got me seething, but I literally have no alternative course of action than see it through. Right then...
Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
Nowhere Boy switched his course, heading one way, then veering across the path of the buzzing insects behind. He heard a commotion, and looked back to see them crash into each other at speed! With a grin he slowed to let them gather themselves, and glanced up. The curling smoke above the treeline was a dead giveaway, but these things had locked onto his scent - he hoped they'd be blind to everything else!
Nowhere Boy saw them gather themselves, look about, twitching, then take off after him. The chase was on!
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The chasing Insectoids saw the buzzing fliers take off in another direction...
"What are they doing?" bellowed the Centurion. He frowned, then considered. The 'buzzers' were expert trackers. Literally, they ignored everything else and locked onto a target. Only killing them would stop them from finding and attacking/harassing their prey. Not particularly useful in a fight they were still fast, annoying, and distracting. Whatever it was they were tracking was surely of interest. He turned to a squad of half a dozen or so Mantis men, towering over him. "You! Investigate that smoke!" he said, referring to the black smoke curling into the sky somewhere in the jungle ahead. "The rest of you! This way! Our quarry won't get away, and we'll make it pay for the attack on our column!" The group charged into the jungle, and even fearsome dinosaurs knew to stay clear, lest they end up on the Insectoids dinner table!
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Nowhere Boy burst out of the jungle and stopped...
The ground ended abruptly beneath his feet - the land had broken away in a slide and toppled hundreds of feet below into a waterfall plunge pool! The water roared, and Nowhere Boy noticed the jungle in its splendour, split by a lazy wide river that plunged from this fall. A glance at the ground around showed more was ready to fall - of course he himself wouldn't be affected, being intangible and able to fly, but there may have been some way to...
He paused. The glint of something metallic had caught his eyes. Shading eyes from the sun he saw it! The tail end of some futuristic rocket ship! Though it was several miles distant it towered over the treetops, and must have been something along the lines of a quarter mile long at one point before it's crash! Even from here he saw dots - Pteranodons? - encircling it. Vines had crept over its shiny surface but there was no mistaking the thing. He also noticed the silvery bubble extending out and across the vast jungle land seemed centred on the vast craft!
Turning, he heard the buzzing getting closer, and the caw of exotic birds and animals as they cleared from his pursuers unruly path as they scythed through the jungle hunting for their prey!
OOC Nowhere Boy hovers over a cliff, a fall of hundreds of feet into a plunge pool that gathers and runs on as a river through the jungle. They are moments away. Across the river and several miles through teeming jungle is the crashed spacecraft.
Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
Nowhere Boy switched his course, heading one way, then veering across the path of the buzzing insects behind. He heard a commotion, and looked back to see them crash into each other at speed! With a grin he slowed to let them gather themselves, and glanced up. The curling smoke above the treeline was a dead giveaway, but these things had locked onto his scent - he hoped they'd be blind to everything else!
Nowhere Boy saw them gather themselves, look about, twitching, then take off after him. The chase was on!
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The chasing Insectoids saw the buzzing fliers take off in another direction...
"What are they doing?" bellowed the Centurion. He frowned, then considered. The 'buzzers' were expert trackers. Literally, they ignored everything else and locked onto a target. Only killing them would stop them from finding and attacking/harassing their prey. Not particularly useful in a fight they were still fast, annoying, and distracting. Whatever it was they were tracking was surely of interest. He turned to a squad of half a dozen or so Mantis men, towering over him. "You! Investigate that smoke!" he said, referring to the black smoke curling into the sky somewhere in the jungle ahead. "The rest of you! This way! Our quarry won't get away, and we'll make it pay for the attack on our column!" The group charged into the jungle, and even fearsome dinosaurs knew to stay clear, lest they end up on the Insectoids dinner table!
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Nowhere Boy burst out of the jungle and stopped...
The ground ended abruptly beneath his feet - the land had broken away in a slide and toppled hundreds of feet below into a waterfall plunge pool! The water roared, and Nowhere Boy noticed the jungle in its splendour, split by a lazy wide river that plunged from this fall. A glance at the ground around showed more was ready to fall - of course he himself wouldn't be affected, being intangible and able to fly, but there may have been some way to...
He paused. The glint of something metallic had caught his eyes. Shading eyes from the sun he saw it! The tail end of some futuristic rocket ship! Though it was several miles distant it towered over the treetops, and must have been something along the lines of a quarter mile long at one point before it's crash! Even from here he saw dots - Pteranodons? - encircling it. Vines had crept over its shiny surface but there was no mistaking the thing. He also noticed the silvery bubble extending out and across the vast jungle land seemed centred on the vast craft!
Turning, he heard the buzzing getting closer, and the caw of exotic birds and animals as they cleared from his pursuers unruly path as they scythed through the jungle hunting for their prey!
OOC Nowhere Boy hovers over a cliff, a fall of hundreds of feet into a plunge pool that gathers and runs on as a river through the jungle. They are moments away. Across the river and several miles through teeming jungle is the crashed spacecraft.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Sat Feb 05 2011, 16:49
Admin wrote:OOC no idea how long I'll have to answer this message - stuck on a train and doing what will turn out to be a 14 hour shift with no form of break whatsoever. Illegal, of course, and it's got me seething, but I literally have no alternative course of action than see it through. Right then...
That is outrageous mate, but its difficult to fight your corner if in the process of winning your rights, you also get handed your notice. I'm sorry to hear you're being taken advantage off mate! Is there something you can do, or someone you can go to, to make a formal complaint without it coming back to haunt you?
Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
[Qoute]OOC Nowhere Boy hovers over a cliff, a fall of hundreds of feet into a plunge pool that gathers and runs on as a river through the jungle. They are moments away. Across the river and several miles through teeming jungle is the crashed spacecraft.[/quote]
Jimmy said to himself, "That bears further examination, time to loose the pursuit I think."
Leaping over the wall he turned intangible and allowed himself to float into the path of the waterfall, allowing it to both mask his presence and his scent. He held his breath for as long as he could, his intent wasn't to follow the waterfall down, but rather leave it floating behind the wall of water, where the cliff face receding behind the water so he could hide there allowing the insects to follow the course of the water down assuming he was being swept away.
Within a space behind the waterfall, he could wait to his pursuers were gone, and then fly off to see what he could make of the crashed ship.
OOC:
Ok so hope that is obvious, dive into the waterfall intangible and flying so I can float down and then hide behind the curtain of water where there is a gap behind, before leaving to investigate the downed ship.
Hope the rest of your shift goes ok mate. Thanks for replying amidst such a difficult working day!
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Sun Feb 06 2011, 12:19
OOC stopped whilst tipping in a power station. Hopefully got chance to finish off the earlier post! I plan to take the matter up with the union, but having dark thoughts about my boss and all the management team isn't good for my rage issues... grrrr.... right then...
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart glanced about whilst the murmurs died, the drums ceased. Suddenly all heads turned - to behind him! There was a hush and a distinctly non reptilian figure walked out, wearing a cloak of leaves and what looked to be...
"Is that a papier mache head?" whispered Beth? She was referring to some kind of crude crocodile hat/mask that the newcomer wore!
The Raptor Men appeared to hold the figure - around 5'8" tall and rather portly around the middle, in some reverence!
Silence cut through the hall, even from the thing behind the wooden gate, as what was obviously their leader walked forward. Those closest to him slumped to the floor in obeisance. Lionheart was suddenly presented with the opportunity to escape, until the strange figure spoke "I say! You aren't insectoids! What's going on?" he said in a very english accent!
He moved closer seemingly eyeing you both up, with a lingering eye on Beth. "Haven't seen a woman for a long time! or one as pretty! And you... by jove! How did the pair of you get... ah... " he glanced around. "My primitive friends are expecting some kind of show. I hope you're fast. oh, and the thing that's coming out of the gate... if you're quick enough to get under its belly you can tickle the thing and it will fall face first onto the floor. Trust me! if an old man like me can do it!"
Beth gaped at the retreating figure as the Raptor men rose. "What on earth...?"
Lionheart wondered the same thing... but turned to see the gates, now open, and saw a creature from the history books! It was some kind of Allosaurus... but looked around with a form of intelligence in its eyes!
OOC Apologies, again. I started this post last night and work has totally sucked away my weekend. Anyway, this thing is 10m away and towers 20' high. The jaws are big enough to bite you in half! It's not interested in the crowds, only the food placed in front of it!
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart glanced about whilst the murmurs died, the drums ceased. Suddenly all heads turned - to behind him! There was a hush and a distinctly non reptilian figure walked out, wearing a cloak of leaves and what looked to be...
"Is that a papier mache head?" whispered Beth? She was referring to some kind of crude crocodile hat/mask that the newcomer wore!
The Raptor Men appeared to hold the figure - around 5'8" tall and rather portly around the middle, in some reverence!
Silence cut through the hall, even from the thing behind the wooden gate, as what was obviously their leader walked forward. Those closest to him slumped to the floor in obeisance. Lionheart was suddenly presented with the opportunity to escape, until the strange figure spoke "I say! You aren't insectoids! What's going on?" he said in a very english accent!
He moved closer seemingly eyeing you both up, with a lingering eye on Beth. "Haven't seen a woman for a long time! or one as pretty! And you... by jove! How did the pair of you get... ah... " he glanced around. "My primitive friends are expecting some kind of show. I hope you're fast. oh, and the thing that's coming out of the gate... if you're quick enough to get under its belly you can tickle the thing and it will fall face first onto the floor. Trust me! if an old man like me can do it!"
Beth gaped at the retreating figure as the Raptor men rose. "What on earth...?"
Lionheart wondered the same thing... but turned to see the gates, now open, and saw a creature from the history books! It was some kind of Allosaurus... but looked around with a form of intelligence in its eyes!
OOC Apologies, again. I started this post last night and work has totally sucked away my weekend. Anyway, this thing is 10m away and towers 20' high. The jaws are big enough to bite you in half! It's not interested in the crowds, only the food placed in front of it!
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Sun Feb 06 2011, 13:53
Admin wrote:OOC stopped whilst tipping in a power station. Hopefully got chance to finish off the earlier post! I plan to take the matter up with the union, but having dark thoughts about my boss and all the management team isn't good for my rage issues... grrrr.... right then...
We'll I appreciate getting to me, first but don't feel like you can't fill the others threads as well.
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:"if you're quick enough to get under its belly you can tickle the thing and it will fall face first onto the floor. Trust me! if an old man like me can do it!"
Beth gaped at the retreating figure as the Raptor men rose. "What on earth...?"
Lionheart hardly had time to think about what the strange man had said before he needed to make sure the Reptile focused on him, rather than Beth. "Get over to one side and stay low."
With that Lionheart had no trouble speeding forward under the legs of the creature and to where its underbelly distended down. Feeling somewhat absurd, Lionheart sure preferred rubbing its tummy to fighting it. So he used his skills, trying to rub the things belly, bringing to mind how some of the handlers around Bletchley were affectionate with the guard dogs, they looked after.
"I am never going to feel good about this, if I ever get out of here!" He couldn't help thinking to himself.
OOC:
Ok dash forward and rub tummy and hope my friend was right- or he's not my friend!
Admin wrote:
OOC Apologies, again. I started this post last night and work has totally sucked away my weekend. Anyway, this thing is 10m away and towers 20' high. The jaws are big enough to bite you in half! It's not interested in the crowds, only the food placed in front of it!
You've no need to worry, as far as I'm concerned mate, just take your time, if you've been gone 48 hours then I worry ;-).
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Mon Feb 07 2011, 22:34
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
OOC As mentioned in another thread I do posts in date order, so there's no favouritism - simply the fact that you're running three characters tends to have you popping up more than the others. At some point (when my life settles down) I'll extend the invitation to the other players to see if they fancy taking on an extra character (have a main then a less powerful secondary). Not quite sure when that might be, mind...
Beth cried out "No! What if it's a ..." she watched Lionheart speed away, ducking under a snapping jaw and cringing at the leathery flesh in front of him. Then he tickled for all he was worth!
WHUMP!
The world was shut out, darkened, and the roars muted. Lionheart strained, and with his miraculous superhuman strength pushed at the soft underbelly of the thing lest it suffocate him!
"Ah yes!" shouted the old man in the bizarre 'Raptor man' costume. "Should have mentioned to tickle then keep going, straight under the tail. Hope your friend is alright! I broke all my ribs the first time. After that I got used to being doused in Dino muck as the big fellow tends to let go when he's being tickled..."
Beth gaped, moved well clear of the thrashing claws and chortling jaws of the huge creature, and pulled on a hand she saw jutting from underneath the creatures massive form! The crowd went silent, then gasped as Lionheart emerged, covered in dust from head to foot but alive!
The old man in the costume walked forwards, even as the dazed Dinosaur shook its head and looked about. He patted the thing on the side of the head, muttered something, and it relaxed! in an instant, it was snoring! Turning, he addressed the crowd. "Chan Tzar, kra Mona, Tikki tak tak!" and gestured to Lionheart and Beth! She was pulling a face from the four foot high pile of excrement the dazed dino was lying in, he was spitting dust and brushing his tattered shirt down, all the while looking about for treachery!
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Having been escorted from the arena as an honoured guest of the high chieftain....
Beth and Lionheart were led behind the man with a heavy escort of suspicious looking Raptor Men. That their leader had given them life was disappointing, especially since the great one had ordered the capture and death in the arena of all pale skinned bipeds after the death they had brought down on the normally peaceful Raptoids!
At the peak of the Ziggurat the door closed behind Beth and Lionheart into what appeared to be a throne room. A primitive one, to be sure, but a crude stone throne looked out across the jungle valley through openings in the ziggurat. From there Beth and Lionheart could see the distant colossal spaceship jutting from the jungle, the massive force bubble arcing over the land and the glare of the Antarctic ice beyond!
"Right then" said an old man (OOC Picture Dickie Attenborough from Jurrassic Park, old round, white bearded fellow) "Seeing as I'm king around here..." he said, tossing his papier mache hat and cloak of leaves on the throne, and pulling back a curtain to reveal what amounted to a junk room, "How about you tell me who you are, and how you got here?" He appeared to be rummaging about in the room, then cried out. Returning, he held aloft a kettle made of plastic (Lionheart recognised the material, but Beth was rather confused by it all). He poured water from a wicker bowl into it and muttered "Hope the bloody power cell still has some charge left or we're drinking cold tea again..."
Lionheart gaped. Power cell technology was a commonplace item in his era! Tiny self powering units that drew power from a tiny hydrogen processor unit about the size of a matchbox! After the various world wars, societies had rebelled against dependence on wall mounted power supplies that tended to get cut when the power station was bombed out of existence! Was this man...
He turned around. "Tea for two?" with a grin.
Codename: Lionheart
OOC As mentioned in another thread I do posts in date order, so there's no favouritism - simply the fact that you're running three characters tends to have you popping up more than the others. At some point (when my life settles down) I'll extend the invitation to the other players to see if they fancy taking on an extra character (have a main then a less powerful secondary). Not quite sure when that might be, mind...
Beth cried out "No! What if it's a ..." she watched Lionheart speed away, ducking under a snapping jaw and cringing at the leathery flesh in front of him. Then he tickled for all he was worth!
WHUMP!
The world was shut out, darkened, and the roars muted. Lionheart strained, and with his miraculous superhuman strength pushed at the soft underbelly of the thing lest it suffocate him!
"Ah yes!" shouted the old man in the bizarre 'Raptor man' costume. "Should have mentioned to tickle then keep going, straight under the tail. Hope your friend is alright! I broke all my ribs the first time. After that I got used to being doused in Dino muck as the big fellow tends to let go when he's being tickled..."
Beth gaped, moved well clear of the thrashing claws and chortling jaws of the huge creature, and pulled on a hand she saw jutting from underneath the creatures massive form! The crowd went silent, then gasped as Lionheart emerged, covered in dust from head to foot but alive!
The old man in the costume walked forwards, even as the dazed Dinosaur shook its head and looked about. He patted the thing on the side of the head, muttered something, and it relaxed! in an instant, it was snoring! Turning, he addressed the crowd. "Chan Tzar, kra Mona, Tikki tak tak!" and gestured to Lionheart and Beth! She was pulling a face from the four foot high pile of excrement the dazed dino was lying in, he was spitting dust and brushing his tattered shirt down, all the while looking about for treachery!
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Having been escorted from the arena as an honoured guest of the high chieftain....
Beth and Lionheart were led behind the man with a heavy escort of suspicious looking Raptor Men. That their leader had given them life was disappointing, especially since the great one had ordered the capture and death in the arena of all pale skinned bipeds after the death they had brought down on the normally peaceful Raptoids!
At the peak of the Ziggurat the door closed behind Beth and Lionheart into what appeared to be a throne room. A primitive one, to be sure, but a crude stone throne looked out across the jungle valley through openings in the ziggurat. From there Beth and Lionheart could see the distant colossal spaceship jutting from the jungle, the massive force bubble arcing over the land and the glare of the Antarctic ice beyond!
"Right then" said an old man (OOC Picture Dickie Attenborough from Jurrassic Park, old round, white bearded fellow) "Seeing as I'm king around here..." he said, tossing his papier mache hat and cloak of leaves on the throne, and pulling back a curtain to reveal what amounted to a junk room, "How about you tell me who you are, and how you got here?" He appeared to be rummaging about in the room, then cried out. Returning, he held aloft a kettle made of plastic (Lionheart recognised the material, but Beth was rather confused by it all). He poured water from a wicker bowl into it and muttered "Hope the bloody power cell still has some charge left or we're drinking cold tea again..."
Lionheart gaped. Power cell technology was a commonplace item in his era! Tiny self powering units that drew power from a tiny hydrogen processor unit about the size of a matchbox! After the various world wars, societies had rebelled against dependence on wall mounted power supplies that tended to get cut when the power station was bombed out of existence! Was this man...
He turned around. "Tea for two?" with a grin.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Tue Feb 08 2011, 09:11
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Fair enough mate, just thought others had been waiting longer judging by the dates and I am aware that my posting might inadvertently put you under more pressure to reply to me, before others who'd be waiting. I guess I didn't want you to feel you couldn't ignore me till you've replied to the others. When life is hassling you I want to be the guy in the room who isn't ;-).
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Lionheart didn't need much more proof as to what the man had, but did that imply he came from his time? Could he be a time traveller, he certainly seemed familiar with the items and their operation. And yet the kettle - seemed more late 20th Century. So possible a time traveller? Could he have come back to study all this strange conglomeration of aliens and dinosaurs all shielded within some fantastical energy dome, living in a prehistoric bubble?
Lionheart couldn't be sure he was with a friend and that complete honesty would gain him the information he needed. He could probe the man later, but for now decided to act without knowledge, hopefully letting the man tell him more that way.
"So firstly where can I clean up, I stink to high heavens, and this has been one long day so far. By the way, have you any idea where we are, what all these strange creatures are doing - alive! Kept my some sort of bubble amidst some decidedly strange chaps like you're friends back there?" Lionheart tried not to over ham his show of the English of this period. But having been around quiet a few folk now, he could more or less get the mannerisms and language down pat.
He hoped his off hand curiosity worked for him, after all what person wouldn't have a million questions from all they'd witnessed after seeing a real human being? Turning quickly to Beth, and trying to stay downwind of her, he indicated all was well for now. He knew she would be on her guard. It was a war after all?
OOC:
Ok play dumb, ask touristy type questions - we're knew here, who are you, what is going on, I demand to see the British Ambassador etc.
But I'm on my guard for funny stuff. I want to know if this man is any way connected to my time line (or for that matter a later one) to Trowers and or the Nazi's etc.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:OOC As mentioned in another thread I do posts in date order...
Fair enough mate, just thought others had been waiting longer judging by the dates and I am aware that my posting might inadvertently put you under more pressure to reply to me, before others who'd be waiting. I guess I didn't want you to feel you couldn't ignore me till you've replied to the others. When life is hassling you I want to be the guy in the room who isn't ;-).
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Admin wrote:Lionheart gaped. Power cell technology was a commonplace item in his era! Was this man...
He turned around. "Tea for two?" with a grin.
Lionheart didn't need much more proof as to what the man had, but did that imply he came from his time? Could he be a time traveller, he certainly seemed familiar with the items and their operation. And yet the kettle - seemed more late 20th Century. So possible a time traveller? Could he have come back to study all this strange conglomeration of aliens and dinosaurs all shielded within some fantastical energy dome, living in a prehistoric bubble?
Lionheart couldn't be sure he was with a friend and that complete honesty would gain him the information he needed. He could probe the man later, but for now decided to act without knowledge, hopefully letting the man tell him more that way.
"So firstly where can I clean up, I stink to high heavens, and this has been one long day so far. By the way, have you any idea where we are, what all these strange creatures are doing - alive! Kept my some sort of bubble amidst some decidedly strange chaps like you're friends back there?" Lionheart tried not to over ham his show of the English of this period. But having been around quiet a few folk now, he could more or less get the mannerisms and language down pat.
He hoped his off hand curiosity worked for him, after all what person wouldn't have a million questions from all they'd witnessed after seeing a real human being? Turning quickly to Beth, and trying to stay downwind of her, he indicated all was well for now. He knew she would be on her guard. It was a war after all?
OOC:
Ok play dumb, ask touristy type questions - we're knew here, who are you, what is going on, I demand to see the British Ambassador etc.
But I'm on my guard for funny stuff. I want to know if this man is any way connected to my time line (or for that matter a later one) to Trowers and or the Nazi's etc.
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
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Nowhere Boy watched the insectoids buzz madly about, looking for sight or scent of their prey.
Suddenly there was a flurry of activity... and Insectoid legionnaires tumbled headlong in a rush from the jungle as they charged to the lip of the unsteady cliff face...
It began breaking away, and tens of Insectoids tumbled to their watery end hundreds of feet below!
As the forces slowed, and stopped shoving those in front from behind, Nowhere Boy used the opportunity to slip away into the jungle. That rocketship needed checking out, and he needed to find out what had happened to the P'utinarians and Ani-men.
OOC Nowhere Boy is clear of danger now. The Insectoids are milling in confusion and lost a good part of their number. They'll be tied up fro quite a while on the crumbling cliff face edge of the jungle. Nowhere Boy can look for the others or investigate that rocketship...
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Nowhere Boy watched the insectoids buzz madly about, looking for sight or scent of their prey.
Suddenly there was a flurry of activity... and Insectoid legionnaires tumbled headlong in a rush from the jungle as they charged to the lip of the unsteady cliff face...
It began breaking away, and tens of Insectoids tumbled to their watery end hundreds of feet below!
As the forces slowed, and stopped shoving those in front from behind, Nowhere Boy used the opportunity to slip away into the jungle. That rocketship needed checking out, and he needed to find out what had happened to the P'utinarians and Ani-men.
OOC Nowhere Boy is clear of danger now. The Insectoids are milling in confusion and lost a good part of their number. They'll be tied up fro quite a while on the crumbling cliff face edge of the jungle. Nowhere Boy can look for the others or investigate that rocketship...
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
The man raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and led the way over to a room with a woven vine doorway. Inside, constructed of cane and wicker, a shower area of sorts. Pulling a vine in the ceiling poured cooling water from a vent in the ceiling, along with scented flowers and crushed leaves. It all smelt rather... invigorating!
Beth looked over and gasped "Oh! Me first me firrrrst!" she purred, putting Lionhearts cheeks in her hands, kissing him, then pushing him and the old man out of the shower room. In moments she could be heard singing from behind the screen.
The old man shrugged.
Pouring the tea, he handed a cup over and settled back against the arm of his throne. "I've had my scanning equipment have a good look at you when you came in. Confirms what I thought." said the man, sounding rather more serious than the jovial, blustering old man who'd been in the room a heartbeat before. "Temporal scanner shows you're from... what.. 22nd century? Early 23rd? We're practically related!" he said. "I'm from the late 23rd. I came back in time to save planet Earth..."
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Beth wore a a cotton dressing grown supplied by the old man, though it was rather shorter, showing her tanned legs off...
She settled down in a wicker chair in a side room, as the old man helped himself to a piece of fruit and some fish from a plate on a table. "In the future things are... a mess. Somethings happened. After the eighth world war there really wasn't much of anything left on Earth. Myself and my companions were part of the Jupiter 12 mission to colonise Mars. Something happened. We saw what was happening on Earth and started back, hopeful that our crew of selected leaders, scientists, explorers and soldiers might bring some sanity back to Earth, especially as our rocketship had the most powerful weapon on Earth thanks to the solar emitter array we used for power. If they didn't cease the fighting we would force them..."
"Except... except it didn't work out that way. The solar array surged when the sun gave out various solar flares. Instead of firing the weapon we opened a rift through space and time, and became part of the problem the Earth was suffering from! The Rocketship crashed here... a long time ago, but thanks to our genetic tampering the survivors of the crash managed to shield this area from most of the shockwave, but not before turning this jungle continent into a snowy wasteland..."
"But that must have been... a long time ago?" asked Beth.
"Oh yes. We gave the world it's first ice age..." replied the old man. "Since then, we've stayed inside the field provided by the Spacecraft to keep us alive. Stepping outside of the field will cause our bodies to age and collapse, killing us without a trace of our existence! It's not all bad, mind. We play about genetically with the dinosaurs and insects, hoping to find some way of alleviating the boredom and perhaps create some new, higher form of life."
The old man sighed. "We are human beings however, the half dozen or so of us that remain. Wars have reduced our number, and now we few that remain rule as gods over this bubble of Jungle in the snow. We can't help ourselves." he shrugged. "Man will ultimately destroy himself, given no alternative and having exhausted all others. 100,000 years or so will tend to exhaust the options of 'what to do when you get out of bed' " he sighed.
"Now, I've blathered on enough. I know you're from the future." he smiled, then pulled a small hand weapon from the folds of his robe to point at Lionheart. "Who are you, and why did you come here?"
Codename: Lionheart
The man raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and led the way over to a room with a woven vine doorway. Inside, constructed of cane and wicker, a shower area of sorts. Pulling a vine in the ceiling poured cooling water from a vent in the ceiling, along with scented flowers and crushed leaves. It all smelt rather... invigorating!
Beth looked over and gasped "Oh! Me first me firrrrst!" she purred, putting Lionhearts cheeks in her hands, kissing him, then pushing him and the old man out of the shower room. In moments she could be heard singing from behind the screen.
The old man shrugged.
Pouring the tea, he handed a cup over and settled back against the arm of his throne. "I've had my scanning equipment have a good look at you when you came in. Confirms what I thought." said the man, sounding rather more serious than the jovial, blustering old man who'd been in the room a heartbeat before. "Temporal scanner shows you're from... what.. 22nd century? Early 23rd? We're practically related!" he said. "I'm from the late 23rd. I came back in time to save planet Earth..."
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Beth wore a a cotton dressing grown supplied by the old man, though it was rather shorter, showing her tanned legs off...
She settled down in a wicker chair in a side room, as the old man helped himself to a piece of fruit and some fish from a plate on a table. "In the future things are... a mess. Somethings happened. After the eighth world war there really wasn't much of anything left on Earth. Myself and my companions were part of the Jupiter 12 mission to colonise Mars. Something happened. We saw what was happening on Earth and started back, hopeful that our crew of selected leaders, scientists, explorers and soldiers might bring some sanity back to Earth, especially as our rocketship had the most powerful weapon on Earth thanks to the solar emitter array we used for power. If they didn't cease the fighting we would force them..."
"Except... except it didn't work out that way. The solar array surged when the sun gave out various solar flares. Instead of firing the weapon we opened a rift through space and time, and became part of the problem the Earth was suffering from! The Rocketship crashed here... a long time ago, but thanks to our genetic tampering the survivors of the crash managed to shield this area from most of the shockwave, but not before turning this jungle continent into a snowy wasteland..."
"But that must have been... a long time ago?" asked Beth.
"Oh yes. We gave the world it's first ice age..." replied the old man. "Since then, we've stayed inside the field provided by the Spacecraft to keep us alive. Stepping outside of the field will cause our bodies to age and collapse, killing us without a trace of our existence! It's not all bad, mind. We play about genetically with the dinosaurs and insects, hoping to find some way of alleviating the boredom and perhaps create some new, higher form of life."
The old man sighed. "We are human beings however, the half dozen or so of us that remain. Wars have reduced our number, and now we few that remain rule as gods over this bubble of Jungle in the snow. We can't help ourselves." he shrugged. "Man will ultimately destroy himself, given no alternative and having exhausted all others. 100,000 years or so will tend to exhaust the options of 'what to do when you get out of bed' " he sighed.
"Now, I've blathered on enough. I know you're from the future." he smiled, then pulled a small hand weapon from the folds of his robe to point at Lionheart. "Who are you, and why did you come here?"
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
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"You know you ought to go find the P'utinarians?" Jimmy thought about this, though he didn't much care for the aliens they had at least proven to be better than he thought at first. But Jimmy's attention was irresistibly drawn to the ship. "Nah, I think I'm going to take a look at the ship."
And with that he took to the air, again, invisible until he flew through a small flock of birds, before soaring on toward the ship partially hidden but still visible among the dense undergrowth.
Sj
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Admin wrote: Nowhere Boy can look for the others or investigate that rocketship...[/i]
"You know you ought to go find the P'utinarians?" Jimmy thought about this, though he didn't much care for the aliens they had at least proven to be better than he thought at first. But Jimmy's attention was irresistibly drawn to the ship. "Nah, I think I'm going to take a look at the ship."
And with that he took to the air, again, invisible until he flew through a small flock of birds, before soaring on toward the ship partially hidden but still visible among the dense undergrowth.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Steeple_jackuk Wed Feb 09 2011, 14:34
Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
Lionheart wondered if he could take the old man, his own speed and agility were probably more than a match for him, but then he wouldn't fire at him, he'd fire at Beth, he knew.
"OK after 100,000 years I can see not much is going to get past you." Lionheart smiled, his old affable self, but he still wasn't sure what or who he was dealing with here. Nor indeed what the future beyond his own time line held. To all intents purposes he imagined it to be shattered beyond hence the need to go back in time in the first place. Lionheart had to wonder as well if the man wasn't already familiar with the Nazi's? Technology and travel in this time period meant that they might be aware of or have discovered this site. But then to what end, the human's couldn't leave this protective cover in any case.
Clearly Lionheart had little to loose from telling the man, after all what could he do with it. And right now he needed allies.
"Well I too am from the future! My future is a mish mash, such as it is. I was specially bread with the purpose of going back to rescue my time line from what I thought was a rogue policeman, called Saladin. Turns out the future I thought I knew, might not have been all it was painted to be. One of the main people who was behind the whole initiative a guy called Damian Trowers, has already jumped back here. Turns out he wanted me and Saladin for some experiment. Not sure if Trowers is trapped here like I am. But you basically find me messed up in the conflict going on around us, trying not to get myself killed whilst helping out and getting to the bottom of my original mission."
Lionheart sat back, but his eyes narrowed, he wanted to make sure if he had to his mind was clear and focused to take the man with his mind if need be.
"Now one question for you, I don't think you've even told us your name?"
OOC:
Hopefully this man, whoever he is might be ok with what I've said. If not time to cut our looses and go on the offensive, unless there is much more to learn from him.
I am all high alert if he turns on Beth I will throw myself in the way of the gun. If not I will speed over and deliver a blow to his wrist to disarm him.
If however he is interested in helping, we need some way to gather our people together and to some how get a message to HQ, all things considered we need a major new strategy before the Nazi's come knocking at No10 at this rate. If he can help us all good and well.
Sj
Codename: Lionheart
Admin wrote:"Now, I've blathered on enough. I know you're from the future." he smiled, then pulled a small hand weapon from the folds of his robe to point at Lionheart. "Who are you, and why did you come here?"
Lionheart wondered if he could take the old man, his own speed and agility were probably more than a match for him, but then he wouldn't fire at him, he'd fire at Beth, he knew.
"OK after 100,000 years I can see not much is going to get past you." Lionheart smiled, his old affable self, but he still wasn't sure what or who he was dealing with here. Nor indeed what the future beyond his own time line held. To all intents purposes he imagined it to be shattered beyond hence the need to go back in time in the first place. Lionheart had to wonder as well if the man wasn't already familiar with the Nazi's? Technology and travel in this time period meant that they might be aware of or have discovered this site. But then to what end, the human's couldn't leave this protective cover in any case.
Clearly Lionheart had little to loose from telling the man, after all what could he do with it. And right now he needed allies.
"Well I too am from the future! My future is a mish mash, such as it is. I was specially bread with the purpose of going back to rescue my time line from what I thought was a rogue policeman, called Saladin. Turns out the future I thought I knew, might not have been all it was painted to be. One of the main people who was behind the whole initiative a guy called Damian Trowers, has already jumped back here. Turns out he wanted me and Saladin for some experiment. Not sure if Trowers is trapped here like I am. But you basically find me messed up in the conflict going on around us, trying not to get myself killed whilst helping out and getting to the bottom of my original mission."
Lionheart sat back, but his eyes narrowed, he wanted to make sure if he had to his mind was clear and focused to take the man with his mind if need be.
"Now one question for you, I don't think you've even told us your name?"
OOC:
Hopefully this man, whoever he is might be ok with what I've said. If not time to cut our looses and go on the offensive, unless there is much more to learn from him.
I am all high alert if he turns on Beth I will throw myself in the way of the gun. If not I will speed over and deliver a blow to his wrist to disarm him.
If however he is interested in helping, we need some way to gather our people together and to some how get a message to HQ, all things considered we need a major new strategy before the Nazi's come knocking at No10 at this rate. If he can help us all good and well.
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
It took time for the youngster to move through the jungle towards the crashed rocket ship, as he made a wide path around where any potential trackers might gather his scent. Eventually he left them behind and approached the craft.
It was immense!
Half submerged into the ground with jungle growing around it, the back half stood a full half mile in the air and a quarter mile across. Over the eons vines and plants had gown on the thing, and birds nested in the heights, mostly safe from predators save those of the dinosaur type! As he approached through the jungle Nowhere Boy felt an unsettling energy field and soon enough came up to the edge of it. The spacecraft seemed to emit several energy fields, the biggest of which housed the jungle environment in the middle of Antarctica! Perhaps some kind of environmental system malfunction, or the ships systems providing some means for the crew to survive in the deadly cold?
The energy field he approached was different though. Unseen, to Nowhere Boy he felt rather than saw it. Was it some kind of defensive field? He watched as jungle animals, mostly of the grazing, harmless variety, ignored the field to move about the jungle floor. To Nowhere Boy it seemed to agitate his intangible form the closer he got to it, as if to try and make him solid?
Suddenly there was a crashing sound as something big and heavy started bearing down on Nowhere Boys position! It ignored trees and bushes, barging them aside as if there were made of paper!
OOC Nowhere Boy is 100m from the vast ship, 10m from the edge of this unseen field, and this unseen new threat is 30m away, making a ruckus as it barges its way through the jungle towards the boy from Nowhere.He's still intangible, invisible and flying, but this ship may have sophisticated sensors that detect him anyway!
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It took time for the youngster to move through the jungle towards the crashed rocket ship, as he made a wide path around where any potential trackers might gather his scent. Eventually he left them behind and approached the craft.
It was immense!
Half submerged into the ground with jungle growing around it, the back half stood a full half mile in the air and a quarter mile across. Over the eons vines and plants had gown on the thing, and birds nested in the heights, mostly safe from predators save those of the dinosaur type! As he approached through the jungle Nowhere Boy felt an unsettling energy field and soon enough came up to the edge of it. The spacecraft seemed to emit several energy fields, the biggest of which housed the jungle environment in the middle of Antarctica! Perhaps some kind of environmental system malfunction, or the ships systems providing some means for the crew to survive in the deadly cold?
The energy field he approached was different though. Unseen, to Nowhere Boy he felt rather than saw it. Was it some kind of defensive field? He watched as jungle animals, mostly of the grazing, harmless variety, ignored the field to move about the jungle floor. To Nowhere Boy it seemed to agitate his intangible form the closer he got to it, as if to try and make him solid?
Suddenly there was a crashing sound as something big and heavy started bearing down on Nowhere Boys position! It ignored trees and bushes, barging them aside as if there were made of paper!
OOC Nowhere Boy is 100m from the vast ship, 10m from the edge of this unseen field, and this unseen new threat is 30m away, making a ruckus as it barges its way through the jungle towards the boy from Nowhere.He's still intangible, invisible and flying, but this ship may have sophisticated sensors that detect him anyway!
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Agent Richard King
Codename: Lionheart
"Trowers!" said the man. He glanced at the gun, smiled gently and tossed it onto the table. "Empty anyway. Trowers... he was one of the instigators of the Abrahams intitiative! that eventually led to the last world war, I'm sure of it! That snake! It basically went that mans inability to get on with one another was genetic, and that to 'cure' the problem a new breed of men and women would be born from the experiments with the PSI Corps. We watched in wonder and anger from space, and when we got back? It was too late. Trowers and his mentor, Lincoln Abrahams were gone, and the world in virtual ruins!"
Abrahams?
The highfather of society, the benvolent lawmaker, scientist and religious leader that governed with an all knowing, wise hand? It was he who had backed Trowers and the PSI Corps project! Lionheart sagged back... everything he believed and had been taught was as ash! Abrahams and Trowers had been seeking to remake society to their whims, and what better way to purge the unwanted masses than a world war! Then why come back?
Saladin! There was something in his genetic code, something unique, that they needed! Now they had it! Lionheart frowned. So why had he been chosen, he who'd been one of the worst students, a lackadaisical (OOC think thats right word) PSI Corps operative at best? He knew the answer. The genetic code in Saladin was only one part. The other was in him... and after the blood tranfusion? Maybe all of it was in him! But how far could he trust this stranger from his own time?
"Oh I'm sorry. Bruno Hawkes." said the old man, shaking Liohearts hand. Lionheart had heard of Hawkes - a scholar, historian, TV presenter in his own time. And now? Space traveller, virtual self made immortal!
"If you want to get in touch with your friends, or back to civilisation, you need to go there..." he pointed a hand out the window towards the huge crashed rocket in the distance. "But, ah... there are problems. After our last... ah, war, our truce involved the creation of a guardian robot to prevent any one faction getting access to the rocket technology to prevent an arms race. And the robot took things a step further. It 'drew a line' around the rocket, declaring death to any who sought access to the crafts secrets... including us!
OOC I think I've missed something out here with regards Lionhearts past/the future. Something is nagging at me. It will come to me I'm sure, but if anything I've wrote contradicts something else, let me know and will redo it. Stuck on a train in Immingham at the moment, twenty to three in the morning...
Codename: Lionheart
"Trowers!" said the man. He glanced at the gun, smiled gently and tossed it onto the table. "Empty anyway. Trowers... he was one of the instigators of the Abrahams intitiative! that eventually led to the last world war, I'm sure of it! That snake! It basically went that mans inability to get on with one another was genetic, and that to 'cure' the problem a new breed of men and women would be born from the experiments with the PSI Corps. We watched in wonder and anger from space, and when we got back? It was too late. Trowers and his mentor, Lincoln Abrahams were gone, and the world in virtual ruins!"
Abrahams?
The highfather of society, the benvolent lawmaker, scientist and religious leader that governed with an all knowing, wise hand? It was he who had backed Trowers and the PSI Corps project! Lionheart sagged back... everything he believed and had been taught was as ash! Abrahams and Trowers had been seeking to remake society to their whims, and what better way to purge the unwanted masses than a world war! Then why come back?
Saladin! There was something in his genetic code, something unique, that they needed! Now they had it! Lionheart frowned. So why had he been chosen, he who'd been one of the worst students, a lackadaisical (OOC think thats right word) PSI Corps operative at best? He knew the answer. The genetic code in Saladin was only one part. The other was in him... and after the blood tranfusion? Maybe all of it was in him! But how far could he trust this stranger from his own time?
"Oh I'm sorry. Bruno Hawkes." said the old man, shaking Liohearts hand. Lionheart had heard of Hawkes - a scholar, historian, TV presenter in his own time. And now? Space traveller, virtual self made immortal!
"If you want to get in touch with your friends, or back to civilisation, you need to go there..." he pointed a hand out the window towards the huge crashed rocket in the distance. "But, ah... there are problems. After our last... ah, war, our truce involved the creation of a guardian robot to prevent any one faction getting access to the rocket technology to prevent an arms race. And the robot took things a step further. It 'drew a line' around the rocket, declaring death to any who sought access to the crafts secrets... including us!
OOC I think I've missed something out here with regards Lionhearts past/the future. Something is nagging at me. It will come to me I'm sure, but if anything I've wrote contradicts something else, let me know and will redo it. Stuck on a train in Immingham at the moment, twenty to three in the morning...
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
Although Jimmy was as any other boy his age, at the same time he had the combined memories of several lifetimes swilling about inside his head. Fear was something he'd faced many times and it just wasn't fearful to him. Besides the fact that the ship might be able to detect him, but little else could and even if it picked up his sent, invisible and intangible he was as untouchable as could be. "Well save Psi attacks..." James corrected.
Turning to face the oncoming menace Nowhere boy was intrigued more than anything else.
OOC:
Ok remain where I am and wait and see what emerges. I will happily drift higher to get a better look if need be, but remain away from the barrier, if this a dinosaur, I'd be very happy to let it crash into the barrier to see what happens.
In a detached scientific kind of way.
Sj
James Caldwell/Variants
Admin wrote:Suddenly there was a crashing sound as something big and heavy started bearing down on Nowhere Boys position! It ignored trees and bushes, barging them aside as if there were made of paper!
OOC Nowhere Boy is 100m from the vast ship, 10m from the edge of this unseen field, and this unseen new threat is 30m away, making a ruckus as it barges its way through the jungle towards the boy from Nowhere.He's still intangible, invisible and flying, but this ship may have sophisticated sensors that detect him anyway!
Although Jimmy was as any other boy his age, at the same time he had the combined memories of several lifetimes swilling about inside his head. Fear was something he'd faced many times and it just wasn't fearful to him. Besides the fact that the ship might be able to detect him, but little else could and even if it picked up his sent, invisible and intangible he was as untouchable as could be. "Well save Psi attacks..." James corrected.
Turning to face the oncoming menace Nowhere boy was intrigued more than anything else.
OOC:
Ok remain where I am and wait and see what emerges. I will happily drift higher to get a better look if need be, but remain away from the barrier, if this a dinosaur, I'd be very happy to let it crash into the barrier to see what happens.
In a detached scientific kind of way.
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
The trees parted as an immense robot, some seven and a half feet tall, stalked through the trees. "SCANNING." it stated. "IMBALANCE OF OXYGEN/NITROGEN MIX SUGGESTS A LIVING CREATURE WITH BREATHING REQUIREMENTS APPROXIMATELY MATCHING THE VOLUME DISPLACED BY A HUMAN YOUTH. SCANNING. ADAPTING. GROWING PSIONIC NEURAL NODE.ADAPTING..."
Nowhere Boy was taken aback! This couldn't see him - but it COULD see the fact that he was breathing! More than that - it seemed able to adapt itself to new situations! He saw an opportunity however. Until this thing could figure out a way to stop him, he had that time to move about and act as he saw fit. When the time ran out though... what kind of trouble would he be in?
'Boy, listen to the inner voices. You are but one host of dozens that the man James Caldwell and I have used. In his vast experience as a superhuman he has met and defeated many opponents. He will help you, and if you are truly in direst straights, the power can be called upon. Your existence will, unfortunately, come to an end but Caldwell, I and the previous hosts will live on, in a new host form. As will a part of you...' said the inner voice. Hardly an encouraging thought for the youngster mind!
James Caldwell/Variants
The trees parted as an immense robot, some seven and a half feet tall, stalked through the trees. "SCANNING." it stated. "IMBALANCE OF OXYGEN/NITROGEN MIX SUGGESTS A LIVING CREATURE WITH BREATHING REQUIREMENTS APPROXIMATELY MATCHING THE VOLUME DISPLACED BY A HUMAN YOUTH. SCANNING. ADAPTING. GROWING PSIONIC NEURAL NODE.ADAPTING..."
Nowhere Boy was taken aback! This couldn't see him - but it COULD see the fact that he was breathing! More than that - it seemed able to adapt itself to new situations! He saw an opportunity however. Until this thing could figure out a way to stop him, he had that time to move about and act as he saw fit. When the time ran out though... what kind of trouble would he be in?
'Boy, listen to the inner voices. You are but one host of dozens that the man James Caldwell and I have used. In his vast experience as a superhuman he has met and defeated many opponents. He will help you, and if you are truly in direst straights, the power can be called upon. Your existence will, unfortunately, come to an end but Caldwell, I and the previous hosts will live on, in a new host form. As will a part of you...' said the inner voice. Hardly an encouraging thought for the youngster mind!
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
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Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
"Blow that for a game of soldiers..." Jimmy said to himself. "Ok Jamesy, what do you think, do we connect with its neural net and try and see if it will play nice, or phase into its body?"Jimmy smiled, he knew it would rankle James to know he was calling him by a childish name. But he felt petulant his under developed brain and glands made it harder to think above such prurient levels.
OOC:
I know what this thing is, its from Captain Britain, the Fury! Such a dangerous monster, killed so many heroes in the old Marvel Series including Captain Britain, until Mad Jim Jaspers god like powers warped it out of existence or something like that.
Anyway I am thinking the other thing would be to destabilise the earth around it and sink it into the depths where its form would rematerialse in a way that you couldn't tell where rock began and robot ended.
Anyway depending on my reading of the Robot's or Cybiots functions and what not I might have to leave it and get help?
Sj
James Caldwell/Variants
Admin wrote:'Boy... He will help you, and if you are truly in direst straights, the power can be called upon. Your existence will, unfortunately, come to an end...'
"Blow that for a game of soldiers..." Jimmy said to himself. "Ok Jamesy, what do you think, do we connect with its neural net and try and see if it will play nice, or phase into its body?"Jimmy smiled, he knew it would rankle James to know he was calling him by a childish name. But he felt petulant his under developed brain and glands made it harder to think above such prurient levels.
OOC:
I know what this thing is, its from Captain Britain, the Fury! Such a dangerous monster, killed so many heroes in the old Marvel Series including Captain Britain, until Mad Jim Jaspers god like powers warped it out of existence or something like that.
Anyway I am thinking the other thing would be to destabilise the earth around it and sink it into the depths where its form would rematerialse in a way that you couldn't tell where rock began and robot ended.
Anyway depending on my reading of the Robot's or Cybiots functions and what not I might have to leave it and get help?
Sj
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Re: World War II - Lionheart Issue #1
Admin Mon Feb 14 2011, 00:43
Nowhere Boy
James Caldwell/Variants
One of the (many) James Caldwells inside the youngsters mind called out. 'This is no game, boy! That thing could kill you, and we'd be cast adrift until a suitable host is found!'
Another voice pointed out 'You compassion for the youngster is touching. Try it boy. In a fight, Wraith then Nowhere Man wasn't much cop. He left that sort of thing to Ghost Knight and the others. This though... this is bread and butter to him!'
OOC Spot on with recognising this nasty piece of work. Captain Britain was far less powerful than the later versions (which, in the hands of other writers and artists totally dissolved my love for the character) when he met the Fury, but he never stood a chance against the thing. Only the fact that it had fought and effectively beaten the worlds most powerful mutant (Jaspers) so was feeling rather beaten up when an alternate Captain Britain, Cap UK, got stuck into it.
Concentrating, and still invisible, the youngster floated towards the robot. It was suddenly aware of something coming towards it, a remarkable feat given Nowhere Boys status, but its energy blasts succeeded in hitting nothing but jungle! Whilst they were powerful enough to slightly effect Nowhere Boys intangible form (OOC he has only grade 1 Intangibility) the youngster looped up, down and into the robot!
It twitched, all of a sudden, then stiffened! Backup systems morphed and grew, and the thing generated a dozen new brains to control its powerful form! It started to rip out systems that didn't respond, whilst backup systems repaired itself almost as fast!
Minutes later the thing lay in ruins, having smashed itself to pieces chasing the elusive ghost in its system!
Slowly, wires extending towards severed sections, circuits reformed and the robot stood.
Nowhere Boy flexed a powerful hand. He felt stronger, faster, tougher than he'd ever done! His concentration was totally focussed on nullifying the efforts of the robot to circumvent his control, but he still resided ina form many times more powerful than his own!
OOC S50 D10 V25 Htk102 Htc N/A Tough Skin grade 3 Energy Attack (plasma) Grade 3 (28 dice, -3DD, QBlast, High power blast) It has other powers but these are the ones Nowhere Boy can currently access. There is no telling when the thing will expel him, even if it has to destroy itself and reform! So long as there is a source of power somewhere near it, and matter it can form itself from, the thing is indestructible and will adapt to defeat any foe, in time.
The robot/Nowhere Boy looked up at the ship. What other surprises lay in store?
OOC Destroy the robot or use it for as long as possible and head into the ship?
James Caldwell/Variants
One of the (many) James Caldwells inside the youngsters mind called out. 'This is no game, boy! That thing could kill you, and we'd be cast adrift until a suitable host is found!'
Another voice pointed out 'You compassion for the youngster is touching. Try it boy. In a fight, Wraith then Nowhere Man wasn't much cop. He left that sort of thing to Ghost Knight and the others. This though... this is bread and butter to him!'
OOC Spot on with recognising this nasty piece of work. Captain Britain was far less powerful than the later versions (which, in the hands of other writers and artists totally dissolved my love for the character) when he met the Fury, but he never stood a chance against the thing. Only the fact that it had fought and effectively beaten the worlds most powerful mutant (Jaspers) so was feeling rather beaten up when an alternate Captain Britain, Cap UK, got stuck into it.
Concentrating, and still invisible, the youngster floated towards the robot. It was suddenly aware of something coming towards it, a remarkable feat given Nowhere Boys status, but its energy blasts succeeded in hitting nothing but jungle! Whilst they were powerful enough to slightly effect Nowhere Boys intangible form (OOC he has only grade 1 Intangibility) the youngster looped up, down and into the robot!
It twitched, all of a sudden, then stiffened! Backup systems morphed and grew, and the thing generated a dozen new brains to control its powerful form! It started to rip out systems that didn't respond, whilst backup systems repaired itself almost as fast!
Minutes later the thing lay in ruins, having smashed itself to pieces chasing the elusive ghost in its system!
Slowly, wires extending towards severed sections, circuits reformed and the robot stood.
Nowhere Boy flexed a powerful hand. He felt stronger, faster, tougher than he'd ever done! His concentration was totally focussed on nullifying the efforts of the robot to circumvent his control, but he still resided ina form many times more powerful than his own!
OOC S50 D10 V25 Htk102 Htc N/A Tough Skin grade 3 Energy Attack (plasma) Grade 3 (28 dice, -3DD, QBlast, High power blast) It has other powers but these are the ones Nowhere Boy can currently access. There is no telling when the thing will expel him, even if it has to destroy itself and reform! So long as there is a source of power somewhere near it, and matter it can form itself from, the thing is indestructible and will adapt to defeat any foe, in time.
The robot/Nowhere Boy looked up at the ship. What other surprises lay in store?
OOC Destroy the robot or use it for as long as possible and head into the ship?
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