The Scottsburgh Extraordinary Enforcement League (SEEL)

[Hawker]

The City of Scottsburgh: formerly a den of sin and scandal, a slap to the face of good, American values. Nowadays, however... Well, it's a work in progress. The appearance of its several patron superheroes has helped the situation, but the streets are still rife with crime and extortion. And that's not even figuring the occasional supervillain into the equation. They sometimes appear through the quite-active Mafia, sometimes from a solar dome in orbit, sometimes from the living earth the city is built on. It's a big job for the city's various vigilantes to undertake, and often the job of cleaning up the streets becomes much more complicated than a simple "bash in the baddies' heads and drag 'em to the morgue and/or prison." Sure, the heroes have a modicum of backing from the city's police force, but the cops tend to struggle with the heroes as much as the villains: collateral damage takes quite a bit of taxpayer money to repair, and the Steel Sentinel's missiles, for example, cause a lot of collateral damage.

Then there's the PR. Heroes are generally regarded as helpful, and most citizens are overjoyed that there are guardian angels out there protecting their homes and businesses, but sometimes you just can't get past appearances. The Steel Sentinel scares most people as much as any armored military tank roaming the streets would, but he generally has the greatest trust, as he was the first of this generation of heroes to come to Scottsburgh. The Shadow is marked with wariness and a bit of distrust; people fear what they cannot see and do not know. The Sphinx is just as mysterious, and much newer to the city. Several local churches have even protested his intervention, claiming that he spreads heretic icons and corrupted values to the youth of Scottsburgh with his mysticism. Of course, citizens are cautious when dealing with Seth. Who knows where he is from, or if his race is peaceful? For all the people know, he could be the advance scout of an invasion force. And then there's the Scarlet Ray, a villain-of-sorts turned hero... Most people still haven't decided that he is sincere. And Stunt, a greek-styled warrior. There aren't too many complaints about him, except that he has been known to go into berserk fits of rage from time to time.

That's not to say that the heroes are hated; on the contrary, they have loyal fans and hordes of supporters. The people of Scottsburgh have simply lived in a place where, if you trust someone, it could get you killed. Most of them simply have not yet realized that the heroes are on their side.

[Starsign]

The life of a superhero can be a hard one, especially for the humans who's lives are either a peaceful nation on the rural grounds, a futile war where they can't survive a simple bullet wound, or a city where they are helpless to the dangers that inhabit it. All three are different from what Sethnidus lived with. He had the strength to fight those dangers and the durability to survive such fights. While he might not have cared for the planet considering the mostly weak inhabitants compared to him, he was no less an inhabitant himself, though he had yet to earn official citizenship. Sethnidus followed the rules that the Enscro followed, which he accomplish by saving people from those that endangered them; it didn't take long before the Enscro captain was known as a superhero. It was a bit awkward at first but he got used to it, and eventually grew to like it.

Today was a normal day for Sethnidus, he was taking his time returning from the hills nearby the city. He prefered the hills because of it's cleaner air and quiet sounds, allowing him to focus and practice in times of peace; he usually was not one to stand around. He tried to stay away from plain sight due to being a different species, but he greatly appreciated those who liked him and didn't mind his looks; some children surprisingly looked up to him, Sethnidus didn't know why, might have been the red cape.

[industrious]

The Shadow

It was a typical night for Duke Rizzo. An enforcer for one of Scottsburgh's Mafia families, the man spent a good number of his evenings making sure various businesses paid their protection money. Those that didn't...well. That was what this night was for.

The shopkeeper was dragged out of the car by the two other members of his team; the man was crying, weeping. Begging and pleading for another week, for another chance. But I have a family, he said.

"They'll recover."

Duke lit his match on the cement-filled cinderblock the man's feet were placed in. He was a traditionalist at heart; if he could, the enforcer would wear period suits and fire Tommy guns all day long. Throwing victims off the old Kirby Bridge had been done for over 80 years, and Duke saw no reason why it shouldn't continue.

"Bye-bye..."

And then came the laugh. It billowed and echoed around the bridge's girders, making it impossible to pinpoint any location. It was a deep laugh, with overtones of sadism; it promised pain and a profound enjoyment in the acts that were soon to follow.

"The Shadow..." the shopkeeper murmured. "He's here."

"Shut up. Lenny, Gio, spread out. It's probably just some jokster with a stereo."

The three men drew their weapons, eyes searching along the length of the deserted bridge. Their footsteps the only sound the three heard; the streetlights islands of light in the fog-filled dark.

"You murdered a policeman...Duke."

A muffled scream; and the footsteps of one of Duke's men falls silent.

"Who said that?"

Their eyes flicker from side to side. Trying to find a target. Trying to find the Shadow. They move much slower now.

"Did you think you'd get away with it?"

A feather-light brush past Duke's ear; he spins around, a beefy hand coming up to swat at the sensation. He encounters no resistance; feels nothing but air.

"Did you think I wouldn't know? The Weed of Crime bears bitter fruit."

Duke's remaining man opens fire, pulling the trigger as hard and in as many directions as he can, until his magazine is empty...and then continuing to pull the trigger.

"Reload. Reload, you damn idiot."

Duke finds that it's hard for him to speak; the dread that now fills his lungs prevents him from being any louder than a whisper.

"You committed murder, Duke. And now you're going to confess."

"Like hell I will."

Duke sees a flicker of motion in the corner of his eye, fires. One of the streetlights shatters. And still no sign of The Shadow.

"You will, Duke. Because if you don't, I'll be there."

His other henchman screams, this time, as The Shadow, still unseen, still invisible, knocks him out-painfully.

"I'll be there. Around every corner, and inside every empty room, as inevitable as your guilty conscience."

Duke empties his clip, shooting blind. His heart races in his chest as he does so; he backs up, a step for every shot, until he can feel the wall behind him.

But it doesn't help him. The Shadow, still unseen, slams him into that wall, and as the shock of the impact causes the enforcer to see stars, drags him to the edge of the bridge.

"You will go to the Eighth Precinct. And you will turn yourself in. Now."

"Alright! I'll do it! I'll confess! Please! I don't want to die!"

Duke is flung onto the pavement; he scrambles to his feet, and starts running, as fast as he can. He only turns back once, and only then does he see The Shadow.

The Shadow was a tall man, tall and whipcord thin, dressed in a long black coat belted at the waist. He wore a black opera cloak with a dark red lining; the collar of the cloak was turned up, framing the scarf that covered the lower half of his face in that same deep red. A beak-like nose protruded above the scarf, and the Shadow’s dark eyes were narrowed in fury. A black fedora, it’s brim far wider than it should be almost completed the outfit. For Duke’s gaze was drawn to the two polished silver pistols that the Shadow wore from shoulder holsters, the black leather straps crossing over the man’s chest.

“Run Duke. And remember. The Shadow knows. The Shadow always knows. Run.”

[Lord Bayushi]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District

The streets of Scottsburgh were dangerous, even to someone with the wisdom of the ages and the knowledge of magic. The thugs that accosted the public were often armed, and certainly brutal products of it's streets, not the kind for talking over differences or coming to peaceful understandings. More and more, Walt had come to appreciate his training in martial arts, as it was certainly helping to keep him alive. The gods demanded his intervention in the city's criminal affairs, but did little to keep him safe in such an environment.

More to the immediate point, Walt was nearly out of money. He had no experience with job hunting, as he was handed the only job he ever had by his father. His resume skills were somewhat lacking, as he couldn't site his job with his father for fear of the company alerting his father to his location, and, on paper, he was a college drop out with no job experience. He had just left his third attempt at a job interview, sure that he was not to be employed at the law firm Conner and Conner either. He had thought about using his powers to influence the interview, but worried that the Gods would take offense to that use of their gifts. Still, he had to eat, and pay rent, and both were going to be hard without a job. To the papers, the Sphinx was a mysterious, and possibly satanic, new vigilante. At the moment, Walt's life was much less glamorous.

[Sarco_Phage]

The Scarlet Ray

When it comes right down to it, the surface world is hardly the most hospitable place, even for a mighty Magman of Magmaria. The sewers, however, are far worse. Deep in the bowels of any city, the refuse and waste of surface life simply trickles ever downwards, making its way to the deep pits leading to the center of the Earth. And sometimes, the things that live in those pits stir.

The sewers of Scottsburgh city are no exception.

Marcus of Magmaria sat down on the corpse of the crocodile he had just finished beating soundly and permitted himself a great victory laugh. Even one of those fearsome saurian rulers of the Nile was no match for a Magman wearing a power belt. Perhaps it would make a good dinner, once he had dragged it back to his underground lair and reduced it to the traditional ultra-dehydrated fare of his people, served with his prized mantle mushrooms. He could never understand how the surfacers would simply eat anything that they set on fire. It reeked of barbarism, the kind of savagery exhibited by the cunning Underbeasts.

As he hefted the great beast over his shoulder, Marcus realized that it had been nearly three months since he'd last deigned to mingle with the strange surfacers, spending most of his time under the thin crusts of what he surfacers called "roads", within the sewer system, which was their meager excuse for "tunnels". Magmarian tunnels were not so covered in filth and refuse! Truly, the surfacers had no sense of decorum and dignity. Granted, in all the time he had spent in these tunnels, Marcus had yet to see more than one surfacer venture underground.

Making his way slowly back to his high-tech living space, Marcus resolved to visit the surface more often, and perhaps try to instill in the barbarous surfacers some hint of civilization.

[DaedalusMkV]

James Richards sits at his desk, his fingers flying over the keys of his computer. As much as he enjoys the thrill of walking the streets as the Steel Sentinel, the simple fact is that for every minute he is able to do so he spends two hours performing maintenance, monitoring the city's information feeds and, when necessary, even doing a little bit of contract work to pay the bills. The one benefit, he muses, of being a highly respected, experienced engineer is that when he does need to set to doing mundane work, he gets very well paid for it. Indeed, he's currently putting the finishing touches on the design for yet another automated assembly line and is quite looking forwards to another few weeks of independence. As he saves the file and prepares to forward it to his current client, he notices a small icon flashing on the bottom of his monitor. What's this, a priority alert? He presses another button, and suddenly his monitor is displaying a bewildering array of news stories, police reports and radio feeds. Ah, Doctor Akula has escaped from prison. Faster than usual, but he'll need some time to get set up. This should be good... With that, the engineer hurriedly finishes his work, then stands up and walks to the workshop. Yes, it looks like an exciting time ahead. The Steel Sentinel will need to be at his finest... With that, Richards puts on his safety apron and picks up a screwdriver. You've got to get the work out of the way before you go out to play...

A few hours later, his work is finished and his prized exoskeleton is once again a gleaming pinnacle of martial engineering. With almost reverent care he replaces the last access panel, then sets his multi-tool on the workbench. After quickly showering and changing into his black undersuit, Richards steps into the Steel Sentinel and initiates the activation process.

Initiating Start-Up...

With a slight whining of motors and hiss of hydraulic systems engaging, the armour slowly closes around him and seals itself.

Sentinel System is now online.

The 'eye' lenses on the front of the battlesuit's helmet flicker on, and the suit shudders as it synchronizes itself to Richards' movements. After a few quick, routine steps and jabs, the Steel Sentinel walks to the large concealed door that serves as the entry and exit for the inhumanly large Superhero, and with the heavy thump of armoured feet sets out to patrol the streets of Scottsburgh.

[Hawker]

SETH: City Outskirts, hillside
It was a beautiful day out in the outskirts of Scottsburgh. Seth was far enough that the city's smog cloud was fairly nonexistent, and the sun was shining brightly and warmly on the hero's reptilian skin.
Sethnidus, still quite a distance from the city, noticed a small flash of light from behind him. Upon closer inspection, a flying object of some kind seemed to be closing in fast... At its current trajectory, it looked as if it would crash into the hills, not too far from where he was standing!


THE SHADOW: Kirby Bridge
The shopkeeper in the cement shoes looked up at his savior with a combination of fear and gratitude. "Th-Thank you, Shadow!" he stammered, blubbering over his words. Tears began to roll down his face. "Bless you... Bless you, I'd be..." He gazed down into the murky waters; many bodies had been pulled from the depths in the past. "I owe you my life," he said, beginning to calm down. "Thank you."


WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District
As Walt turned a corner, he noticed a tall figure in the corner of his eye. Not really thinking much of it, he continued walking, but noticed the figure again after a moment. When he turned to look, the figure was gone. As he turned, now wary, to continue walking, the figure appeared directly in his path. Walt recognized it as jackal-headed Anubis, Egyptian god of death and the afterlife. Passers-by paid him no heed, some even phasing through the god's tall frame. Anubis flicked his tall black ears and spoke in the strange tongue. "Walter Mathis, Wielder of the Eye of Thoth, I come on behalf of the gods with a message. A warning of sorts."


MARCUS OF MAGMARIA: City Sewers, Marcus' Home
Although not entirely compatible with Magman technology, Marcus had gotten his hands on a computer system used by the surfacers. It was flashing a light of some sort at him from its stone desk in the corner. Upon investigation, it appeared that somebody had sent him a message that brought up a black window with white text. It looked like a root menu of some sort, and the message read simply "I know where you are from. Halley Park, 9:50 PM."


THE STEEL SENTINEL: City Streets, Rose Street
As the Sentinel approached a more populated area, he heard a group of several civilians to his left cheer, some taking out their phones to take pictures of the armored vigilante. As the Sentinel looked over, his comm system chimed, signaling another priority news message. "Breaking news from the Akula medical clinic," the robotic, feminine voice read from a news website. "Doctor Vladimir Akula was found dead in his recently-closed clinic not more than three hours after his escape from the Scottsburgh Prison for the Criminally Insane. Police found his body during their search for the escaped supervillain and are currently unable to release information on the incident, though murder is suspected. More information may be released after the investigation is concluded."

[Lord Bayushi]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District

Making sure no one was paying too much attention to him, Walt quietly cast the spell enabling him to perceive the Landscape of the Mind, allowing him to respond to the messenger without seeming insane to the public.

"I am who you seek, the wielder of the Eye. What is this warning that you bear?"

[Hawker]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District
Anubis replied to Walt's telepathic message verbally. "A man has appeared in the city who would defy me and deny the dead their rite that separates the Ba, the part of the soul tied to the body, separation from it after death. He creates abominations, corpses that walk among the living and feed their Ka, the true soul, with human flesh rather than the food and drink that civilized men consume." The god shook his jackal's head and flexed his powerful, bare shoulders in fury. "I am powerless to stop them, as their souls are sucked from my grasp before I can graft the Ba to the Ka and allow the Akh, the combined soul, to continue its journey. The gods entreat you, Eye-Bearer, to hunt down this necromancer and stop his vile work."

[DaedalusMkV]

The Steel Sentinel waves to the cheering bystanders, though he continues to walk at his deceptively fast pace, his long powerful strides passing the distance with remarkable speed. Though Richards may not be very good at dealing with people, he does enjoy the acclaim and attention he receives in his superhero persona. He quickly loses his excitement, however, when the news report comes in. Akula... Dead, and so soon? Who could have done this? I have to learn more! With a jolt, the Sentinel speeds his walk to a blisteringly fast run, easily outpacing the cars on the street. The heavy battlesuit moves with remarkable grace and the Sentinel deftly avoids any obstacles in his path, simply jumping over them if need be. Upon arriving at the Akula Clinic, the Sentinel slows down and greets one of the policemen manning the cordon. "Greetings, Officer." The booming voice that emits from the armour's speaker arrays is slightly reminiscent of Richards', but has been modified to e more... Impressive. Realizing that the amplification isn't particularly appropriate, he dials it down to a much more reasonable level and continues. "It would seem that my old nemesis has found a sorry fate. Can you tell me what's happened here?"

[Hawker]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Akula Clinic
The masses of press and news reporters surrounding the taped-off clinic entrance spring into action upon the Steel Sentinel's arrival. Cameras focus and photo flashes go wild. The police manage to hold the sea of reporters at bay.

"Shoulda known that you'd show up, Sentinel," the officer he addressed says, craning his neck to look up at the massive battle suit's face-plate. "Wait here a moment, I'll see if the Sergeant will authorize you." The cop leaves his post out front and comes back a few seconds later with another officer: a large, square-shouldered man, presumably the Sergeant.

"Good to see you, Sentinel," the Sergeant says. He moves to extend a hand to shake, but reconsiders upon eyeing the massive hydraulics driving the hero's metallic arms. "I'm Sergeant Boulder, SPD. I'm afraid we haven't found much regarding Akula's death, but feel free to come inside and take a look. Just don't move anything, it is technically a crime scene. Creep had it coming, though, if you ask me."

Boulder leads Richards into the vampiric doctor's "clinic," though a more accurate descriptor of the place would probably be "abandoned torture chamber" at this point. Sheets cover iron maidens, strange spiked devices, and tubes that were probably used for bloodletting. The doctor's body is still lying on the floor in a puddle of blood, a circular wound around his heart. Boulder takes several plastic baggies and clipboards from a field forensics team and presents them to the Sentinel. "This is the murder weapon," he says, referring to a clear bag containing a wooden stake. "It was straight through his heart, just like in the vampire myths. Curious that someone would actually think to do that... We're about to send it in for prints." He holds out another forensics baggy containing a small piece of torn silver fabric. "This was left at the scene, caught on the door. We'll be sending that in for analysis, too. There are signs of struggle, as well. Scuffed floor, bloodstains. He didn't go down easy. Strangle marks on his throat, fractured skull... Do you have any specific questions for me or my team?"

[Lord Bayushi]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District

Walt shook his head. His dealings on the gods' behalf had been against criminals up to now, men that did crimes. Now, he was being told to face a person that made the dead walk. This quite a step up. Still, the deeds sounded vile, and he had made an oath.

"Where can I find this defiler, or evidence of his works"

[industrious]

THE SHADOW: Kirby Bridge


"There is no need to thank me," the Shadow rasps. "But one day, I may have need of your services. One day, I may come to you requesting aid."

The Shadow then draws his twin pistols, and taking careful aim at the concrete block, fires, hoping to shatter it.

[Sarco_Phage]

MARCUS OF MAGMARIA: City Sewers, Marcus' Home

Marcus frowned. It didn't look like he could trace the message back to its source, and at any rate there wasn't that much to go on. He leaned close and tapped the screen, stroking his chin with his other hand.

"What trickery is this?" he mused, glaring at the computer screen. Clearly, the message was not from one of his Magman brethren; the mighty warriors of Magmaria were not given over to encrypted messages and shadowy games.

With a snort, Marcus resolved to meet this mysterious person. Even if it was some kind of nefarious plot against him by whatever enemies he had accrued among the surfacers, there are very few under the roofless sky who can stand against a Magman with his power belt. Marcus stepped into his jumpsuit, tightened his bracers, and once again became the Scarlet Ray.

A few seconds later he was rocketing towards this... "Halley Park".

[Starsign]

Seth looks up to the skies to see the object heading to where he last was. In a hurry, he makes his way to where the object might land, and if there was anyone in there, he'll try to catch the object before it crashes into the ground. If he succeeds, he'd save those in the object. If he fails, he'd end up using himself as a cushion for the object to attempt to save the object. Seth braces himself; it would be painful, but the Enscro captain has taken worse, he'd survive through it.

I'd like to use my Withstand Damage feat to add 5 to my Toughness for this situation in exchange for 5 from my Defense bonus in case I need to make a toughness save.

[Hawker]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District
Anubis flicked his ears once again. "The man himself is cloaked by his evil deeds, I sense that some foul magics are at work. He is careless, though, and I have still been able to sense the souls of his 'subjects.' He gathers most of his dead from the morgue on the east end of the city." He bared his teeth and snarled. "Eye-bearer... I want you to send this man's soul to me. I want to tear it asunder. This nation's sense of justice is soft, and will not appease my wrath."


THE SHADOW: Kirby Bridge
The blocks shatter into millions of pieces, freeing the man's feet, though it doesn't look like his shoes can be saved. "Thank you, thank you!" the man says, praising the Shadow's heroism. After a few seconds, however, his face darkens. "But... You've taken out Duke... What if they send another?"

[The shooting stunt worked for the sake of cinematic pulp. Next time, I ask that you make a roll.]


THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
An area of green space in the heart of the normally smog-infested city, Halley Park dated back to the construction of the city. Originally, it was Halley farm, a place where the surfacers grew their food (Certainly, anything grown with energy from the sun would be far inferior to the Magman Mantle Mushrooms). Somehow, this farm managed to survive in the center of a city, but once the Halley family finally gave it up, they sold the land to the city for a park.
The park's reputation nowadays is not so good. Muggings, drug deals, the whole nine yards. People usually avoid walking through it by night except in groups, so the place is rather vacant this evening.
From behind where the Ray landed, he hears a female voice. "You're early," she says, half sultry, half threatening. When the Ray looks back, he sees no person. "You can search all night long, you won't find me. Just figure I'll save you some time."


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
As the projectile approaches, it becomes clear that it is a small escape pod of unknown make. It is careening toward Seth's location, and Seth likely will not be able to catch it safely at its current speed. It is, however, coming in hard, harder than even a pod using Enscro technology would be able to withstand.
[Roll Grapple to catch it, and roll Toughness as well. The Toughness DC will be much higher if you fail the grapple.]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus raises an eyebrow. "Reveal yourself, nefarious trickster!" he booms, puffing out his chest and attempting to look as impressive as possible. He tries to conceal his trepidation - it is a rare predator that can avoid a Magman's impressive array of advanced senses. It is an even rarer one whose voice carries such decadent licentiousness. "Why have you summoned me here?"

[DaedalusMkV]

The Steel Sentinel: Akula Clinic

The Sentinel seems taken aback by the grisly scene. He moves to ask the sergeant a question, then seems to stop for a moment. Why would the killer have used a stake? Akula never made it a secret that he wasn't a real vampire... Just a crazy old Russian doctor obsessed with pain. Is this supposed to be some sort of sick joke? The armoured superhero moves to take the bag, then changes his mind yet again and simply hunches down to take a look at it. "Perhaps you're correct that the Doctor deserved his fate, Sergeant, but I'm afraid I can't condone murder and that is clearly what this is." Inside the suit, Richards sets the Sentinel's impressive array of sensors to record every detail of the crime scene. He'll analyze all of this later, when he has more free time, but he doesn't want to miss a single detail. "He was murdered by this wooden stake, you say. That takes a truly impressive amount of force; it was clearly driven directly through the Doctor's clothes and ribcage. I doubt that any normal human could have overpowered Akula and accomplished this... We're clearly dealing with another superhuman." After another short pause as Richards examines the evidence, he continues. "I have no intention of impeding your investigation. I will make my inspection of the scene as quickly as possible and leave you to your work. Anybody who could kill Akula like this is extremely dangerous, Sergeant. I must recommend that you do not attempt to arrest this individual without my assistance. The last thing we need is a superpowered murderer set loose upon your men..."


Investigate: [roll0]
Search: [roll1]
Notice: [roll2]

I think that's all I can really do with this... I'll roll Knowledge: Physical Science, too, just in case I can get something out of that.

[roll3]

[industrious]

THE SHADOW: Kirby Bridge


Thanks. And my apologies.


"I will be there. The weed of crime bears bitter fruit...so says The Shadow!"

And he is gone, evaporated into the night.

[Lord Bayushi]

WALT MATHIS: City Streets, Legal District

Walt grimaced at first, the morgue was not a place he wanted to be. But his mood grew considerably more stern at the messenger's last request. "I didn't agree to be your executioner, Guardian of the Dead. I will stop this man's deeds, and return the defiled to their graves, but I will not seek to take his life. You may find the justice of man to be soft, but murder isn't a solution."

He walked into the nearest alley, seeking to be removed from any witnesses on the streets. "I will not kill unless it is to save life, and then only if I have no other choice. If you wanted a killer, then you should have chosen a different servant." He gave one last angry glance at the jackal-headed apparition, before walking completely out of sight.

Once outside of prying eyes, he dismissed his spell, and invoked Mystic Passage, traveling instantly to the rooftops. He made his way to his less than luxurious home, donning the mantle of the Sphinx before checking the internet for the location of city morgue. With his course set, he again used his mystic powers to travel there.

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
"Look, Scarlet. Can I call you Scarlet?" The mysterious woman giggles and reveals herself, stepping out of a tree. She is wearing a close-fitting pink and white latex outfit and a face mask that conceals her identity. Her hair is dyed to match the costume and cut to an angled bob, and her boots add about 5 inches of height to her already tall frame. She has an odd-looking pistol on one hip and a glowing device strapped onto her back that blends in rather naturally with her smooth, streamlined attire. "I want access to Magmaria," she said, getting straight to the point.


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Akula Clinic
"I can't make any promises," Boulder says. "Not all of the force are too fond of your, uh, interventions. We also have no way to get in touch with you. Listen in on our frequencies, I suppose."
The Sentinel notices a smattering of ash on the floor during his search of the area. It looks like it was stepped in during the struggle, but definitely fell from where Richards is currently standing. The forensics team doesn't seem to have found it yet.


THE SPHINX: Outside East-City Morgue
During his search of the morgue's location, Walt had found an interesting news report mentioning missing bodies, stolen from the morgue during the night. No security footage had any record of the thefts.
The East-City morgue is a large, grim-looking brick and concrete building. Although in a less dense area of the city, it is still rather well known for housing unclaimed bodies, dead homeless, and victims of violent crimes. It's the perfect target for a body-snatcher. The morgue appears to be closed at this time; no lights shine from within.

[Sarco_Phage]

latex?!. This went really weird really fast.:smalltongue:

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus squints at the apparition for a brief second, then bursts into a rich peal of laughter.

"Silly surfacer! It would be impossible for you, a mere human, to travel to Magmaria without the aid of a Magmarian Power Belt, which can only be wielded by the finest of Magmen!" He crosses his arms, giving her a piercing stare. "And besides which, I cannot return to Magmaria, for reasons of my own. If you wish agency, then you must find another path."

He turns to walk away, keeping an eye half-trained on the woman.

[Arudin]

STUNT

Picking up an a rusty spada, Stunt makes a motion as if to brush some dust off. As he does so, there is an awful kreening noise as his gauntlets shave away years of misuse from the blade. Now, it gleams brilliantly, more like a prop from his last film than a relic he picked up at an unheard of battlefield. His "spring cleaning" done, the hero grasps the intricately cut ruby that hangs from his neck with one hand and makes a symbol towards the center of the sanctuary with the other.

Tightening all the straps and buckles on his armor, he leaps upward, simultaneously pushing out. With a groan, a massive slab of stone is moved away from the entrance, something no normal man would ever be able to life, or spot, really. Then, with a burst of speed, and a brief flash of crimson energy, Stunt rushes off to his favorite hunting grounds. Moonlighting for the spirits of War was difficult, but at least it was never boring. Always something to do, someone who needed to be roughed up at least a little to bring mankind just a little closer to another Golden Age.

[industrious]

The Shadow

Unseen by all, the Shadow stalks the streets and back alleys of the city. Looking for crime. Looking for trouble. Looking to save another soul.

[Lord Bayushi]

THE SPHINX: Outside East-City Morgue

Wandering around the outside of the building, the Sphinx invoked the cloaking powers of the Cloak of Fog in order to remain unseen by onlookers. He then looked for any window to the inside of the building. He knew that he could move himself to any point that he could see.

He also cautiously extended his senses to see if he could detect any lingering magic in the area.

OOC:
Scout the building for any way to see inside so that I can teleport inside. Also, actively using Magic Awareness to see if there are any magic powers or effects in use nearby.

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
From the corner of his eye, the Scarlet Ray can see the woman's back-piece fold open and rapidly cover her entire body with white armor plating. She draws her pistol, which begins to hum, apparently powering up somehow. Her face, visible through a clear faceplate on her white helmet, has changed from friendly but wary to deadly serious. "I'm not taking no for an answer, Scarlet. Now we can talk through this, or I can take the belt off of your corpse." She raises her weapon, aiming it at the Ray.

Yes, latex.

laxex. http://www.latexfashion.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Olivia-Wilde-Tron-Legacy-Poster-Shiny-Leggins-and-boots.jpg

latex. http://www.toledofreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/watchmen_silk_spectre.jpg

latex. http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Licensed-Deluxe-Latex-Costume/dp/B001EVMA70

A staple in superhero costumes.


STUNT: Downtown
After a moment of looking for trouble, Stunt hears a shout from a nearby alleyway. "Please! That's all I have!" a frightened man is shouting. Probably a mugging, and easily dealt with.


THE SHADOW: Downtown
After a moment of looking for trouble, the Shadow hears a shout from a nearby alleyway. "Please! That's all I have!" a frightened man is shouting. Probably a mugging, and easily dealt with.

[This is in fact the same incident that Stunt is witnessing.]


THE SPHINX: Outside East-City Morgue
The Sphinx does not detect any lingering magic, but he does find a window. He can see into an unlit room that looks like an office of sorts, probably where records are kept of the morgue's "guests." It could be a prime spot to start sleuthing.

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

"A duel!" shouts Marcus, delighted. His hands fly to his belt, activating the Force Field with an incandescent hum. "Very well then, female surfacer, I will give a good account of myself!"


Force Field activation is of course a free action.
Also, roll for initiative, then? It looks like it's combat time.

EDIT: And I forgot my damn roll. Initiative roll is further down the page.

[Starsign]

Grapple check: [roll0]
Toughness Save: [roll1]

Spent a hero point on a better toughness save, please check the OOC thread for it. :smallsmile: And I forgot to calculate my grapple check correctly it's a +10 bonus, not +5 (so it's a check of 27)

[Lord Bayushi]

THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue

The Sphinx teleported into the office room, then quickly reestablished his magical camouflage. He decided to check the records first for discrepancies, which would require accessing the computer files. He looked around the desks and in drawers for passwords to the system, hoping he wouldn't have to take the time to break the security.

OOC:
Search Check: [roll0]

[industrious]

The Shadow

Still invisible, he begins his advance. Gathering his breath for a moment, he begins his iconic laugh, a family tradition that had put fear into criminals for over three generations.

It started low and quiet, echoing quietly in the alley, and then grew stronger, louder. It was a low, mocking peal of laughter; a weird, uncanny laugh, chillingto the heart. A laugh that madmen dreamed of with envy.

Showtime


Initiative (if needed): [roll0]
Move Action to get closer to the sound.
Intimidating Presence(Standard Action): DC 16 Will Save.
Current Status: Invisible.

[Sarco_Phage]

Initiative roll:
[roll0]

[Arudin]

Stunt

Hearing the man's pleas, Stunt quickly slows down from his near-supersonic run. His eyes flash silver for a brief moment as he focuses on the trails of movement and kinetic energy, trying to determine which would be most indicative of a crime. Finally, he decides on his path and blurs into motion once more.

With a might crash, the hero lands feet first onto the pavement, right next to the alley he heard the noise from. At the same time, he hears a familiar, yet chilling, laugh. Beneath his helm, his mouth turns upward into a smirk. The Shadow, he thinks.

[DaedalusMkV]

"I always do, Officer." It's maybe not the most respectful parting remark, but no less true for it.

A few minutes later, the Sentinel bends down, then focuses all of his optical systems on the lone footprint, carefully scanning it into his suit's databanks. When he gets back to base, he'll run it through his databases and online connections to look for a match, but for now there's not much he can do. After getting all the data he can on the crime scene, the Steel Sentinel approaches the Sergeant in charge again. "Thank you for your patience, Officer. I found a footprint your people may be interested in," one of the Battlesuit's armoured limbs points out his discovery as he talks, "over there. Otherwise, I have nothing to add to your investigation for the moment. Good luck, and be careful." With his current tasks exhausted, the Steel Sentinel sets out again on his patrol. He moves at a brisk pace, definitely looking forwards to returning to his base and examining all of the data he's collected.

[Hawker]

THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
Although the Sphinx finds no passwords in his search, his cape accidentally bumps the mouse, waking up the desktop from its electronic slumber. It appears that whoever last used it forgot to log off, presenting the hero with full administrator access. All the records and notes of every corpse are in there, but the security feed appears to be elsewhere.


Downtown Alley
The mugger looks away from his target. He drops the poor man's money, searching wide-eyed for the source of the Shadow's frightening laughter. The man's search is interrupted by a loud crash. His eyes dart over to the alley's entrance and widen at the sight of Stunt. Confronted with two heroes, the man begins backing away and holds his knife feebly out in front. He stumbles a bit and drops it. After a brief pause, his face turns white as a sheet. "No... no no no... Please... all his money is in the wallet. Just let him take it, please..." The mugger who bullied his victim into submission was now the one begging for mercy.
The mugger's target scoops up his wallet and stumbles back to the mouth of the alley, placing himself behind Stunt. "Thank you," he says, gasping with relief. "Get him good!" With that, the man runs off around the corner.


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Akula Clinic
Sergeant Boulder nods. "Thank you for finding that." He turns to the forensics crew. "Roberts! The Sentinel found a footprint over there. Get some photographs." Addressing the hero once more, he gives another respectful nod. "Good luck. I hope you discover something valuable."
Once outside, the mass of press immediately assembles tightly around the taped-off area. "Mr. Sentinel! Steel Sentinel!" they shout hectically, all trying to beat out the others in the pursuit of a story. It doesn't look like he'll be able to get through without answering a few questions. The cop out front shrugs at the armored hero. "I tried my best to keep them calm," he says, appearing rather helpless in this situation.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
The escape pod crashes down, crumpling even Seth's muscular, scaly arms. It--or, more accurately, Sethnidus--crashes into the ground at a great speed, creating a cloud of dust and debris and a crater that obliterates one of the hills. Seth's body seems to have kept the pod relatively intact, though its hull has a rather large crack up the side and the heat shield is still smoldering. There's a slow hiss as the cabin inside begins to calibrate for Earth's atmospheric pressure.
Seth himself is barely hurt from the incredible blow that would have crushed a human into paste. He can dig himself out from under the pod with a degree of ease.
[I somehow misread your save result as 43. The DC was 40, so with a 38 Seth takes a bruise. I was afraid it would end up killing him, how silly of me... Roll another toughness save during your next action against the pod's heat.]


THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
"The hard way, then," the woman says, smirking slightly through her helmet. "Oh well." From her strange pistol she fires an arc of lighting which hits the Ray square on, though his force field absorbs most of the lightning's energy, giving him a slight static shock, but nothing painful or disruptive. She sidesteps, phasing back into the tree after making her shot.
[Make a toughness save in the OOC so that I can edit this post with how it affects your character. In fact, everyone should do this from now on with toughness saves.
No damage, Sarcophage.]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus lets forth a hearty laugh, and fires a devastating sonic attack at the tree! "You were foolish to attack me, female! I have studied your primitive surfacer codes, and under the principles of this 'selph dee-fense', I may now kill you without repurcussion!"

[industrious]

The Shadow

Slowly, the Shadow fades into view; no longer does he cloud the minds of those around him.

"We will."

Beneath his scarf, Lamont's mouth turns upwards in a cruel grin.

"Stunt. It is good to see you again. Shall we?"

He draws his twin pistols while talking, fingers beating a tattoo against the stocks.

[Starsign]

The crash into Sethnidus knocked the Enscro down almost as if he was a target for the pod, though that was partially his goal. He recovers quickly afterwards, his hard exterior breaking the fall of the pod, and at the same time, any injury that a human would have been obliterated by; the high-speed collision with a inferno-descending pod for him was equal to a normal human getting hit in the gut with a baseball bat. Realizing that the pod was still incredibly hot, Sethnidus quickly started digging himself out, thinking to himself that this was not one of his better ideas; though with the circumstances, he didn't have many other options. He knew that the crash would get people's attention; those who knew Seth was at the hills (especially some other heroes he knew and some who idolized him) would probably be worried about him, likely even coming there to check up on the hero, despite that he was in much better condition then the pod that crashed into him and destroyed the hill.

Thinking back, that was rather foolish of me to attempt that, I figured I'd just be taking non-lethal damage. Oh well, at least Sethnidus looks badass taking that blow like it was nothing :smalltongue:

Toughness save: [roll0]

Withstand Damage is still being used. BTW, Seth is immune to all environmental conditions (at half-effect), so does this effect the Save DC against the pod's heat?

[DaedalusMkV]

The Steel Sentinel takes a step back, then dials the volume on his voice modulator back up to speak over the roaring of the crowd. "Thank you for your concern. I will say that, Supervillain or not, this sort of premeditated killing will not be tolerated. I will be working with the police to bring the perpetrator of this foul crime to justice." The Sentinel pauses again for a moment, looking over the crowd, and sees that they don't seem to be leaving. "I'm afraid I cannot discuss any details of the investigation at this time. Please, be patient and address your concerns to the SPD." His statement finished, the Sentinel winds up and takes a running leap over the crowd onto the top of a nearby building, then continues on his patrol.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Finding little to go on in the computer system, Walt resolved to explore the building more thoroughly. Continuing his magical concealment, he did a quick search of the building for a security office, or anything else that might be suspicious.

OOC:
Relevant rolls: Notice check [roll0]; Stealth check [roll1]; Search check [roll2].

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
The Ray's sonic attack misses the tree widely, catching another tree and stripping off a section of bark into dust. His armored female foe pokes her face and arm out of her tree and takes another shot with the lightning ray. The arc of lightning barely misses and makes a scorch mark on the ground nearby. After cursing her miss, she withdraws herself back into the tree.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
[Environmental immunity doesn't really help here, it's less "extreme heat" and more "searing metal up against your skin." Doesn't matter, though, as Seth made his save.]
Sethnidus, barely fazed by the scorching heat shield pinning him down, digs his way out from underneath the pod. After a bit of the dust settles, it becomes apparent that the markings on the pod are of neither Enscro or human origin. In fact, they are completely unique from any alien race the reptilian captain has ever encountered.


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Rooftops/Downtown
Today's patrol is rather uneventful; the Sentinel doesn't find any lawbreakers or evildoers (unless jaywalking counts).


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
While roaming around the morgue, the Sphinx suddenly feels a wave of dark magic wash over the area. The necromancer must be here, doing his vile works in the cold chamber ahead!

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

"Curse my infernal aim!" Marcus mutters under his breath. "Another shot should take care of you handily, my friend!"

He levels his bracers at the tree and lets loose another rippling shot!


Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[DaedalusMkV]

The Steel Sentinel, his patrol finished for the day, returns to his hidden warehouse base and stands still as he enters the commands to shut down and exit his suit. The process is remarkably complex, but happens quickly and precisely. Once he's out of his battlesuit, Richards immediately returns to his computer and uploads all of the data he collected from the crime scene, then sets to cross-referencing it with his own databases, online sources and compromized servers in the police department. "I'm coming for you, whoever you are. Akula may have been a monster, but murder is murder, and he was my monster to face..."


Rolling Computers to get this investigation started. With the +2 bonus for Masterwork Tools, I have a +16 to this.
[roll0]

[Starsign]

Sethnidus brushes off any dust and dirt on his clothing as he examines the pod. His scales were incredibly hot with him been collided with a small capsule that entered Earth's atmosphere way stronger than his Enscro transporting vehicle. Seth decided to wait off from opening the pod right now, instead letting it stabilize with earth's atmosphere, like how Seth did when he crashed on Earth. In the meantime the Enscro captain got to his injury that he received from the pod smashing into him. A second look surprised Seth how the crater completely replaced the hill. He was amazed he took but a bare bruise with a landing like that. It was one of those things though that showed why Sethnidus was captain of the Enscro. He could only imagine the newspapers when they see this; "Reptilian Superhero Selflessly Saves Alien Life with Body!"

I'll take 10 for medicine to Diagnose the injury Seth received from the crash, and also take 10 to Perform Care on his injury. I believe it's a check of 19 to both as I get a -5 for using these on myself (otherwise it would have been 24). If needed I can make a roll too.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Walt stealthily approached the doorway to the chamber, taking care to only proceed as far as he needed to in order to see what was happening within.

OOC:
Maintain Concealment, moving up to the edge of the doorway in order to get a view of what is going on inside. Stealth check [roll0]; Notice check [roll1]. Initiative (if needed): [roll2].

[Arudin]

Stunt

"Let's," the armored hero replies with a nod to his comrade. He then replies to the man he just saved with a "You're welcome," before cracking his knuckles ominously.

He starts moving down the alley, ponderously at first, but picking up a little speed as he travels. "This guy needs to be put behind bars before anyone get's hurt."

[Hawker]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue
Walt creaks open the insulated door to the cold room, where the recently deceased lie in wait to be claimed by their survivors. A man in dark robes, his face concealed by a large hood, has converted the room into a ritual chamber of sorts. A small stack of bodies lies in the center of a small collection of fetishes and strange talismans. The hooded man raises his arms slowly, and all at once the corpses begin to gasp, taking in air through their dessicated throats. They begin to move: first with limb spasms, and then with more control over their motor functions. The man's mouth, visible now that his arms are up, curls into a twisted smile. He doesn't seem to notice the Sphinx.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Seth's wounds appear to be mostly minor and will heal with time. As he is looking them over, however, the pod's cabin finishes pressurizing and the front panel begins to slide open. A wash of steam flows out, and a humanoid creature with four arms and a chitinous partial exoskeleton begins to stir within.


JAMES RICHARDS: Hidden Warehouse Base
Richards spends a good deal of time searching through reports and archives, but doesn't find much concrete information about a stake-wielding, boot-wearing vampire slayer. He mostly finds fiction when searching the internet: Buffy, True Blood, even Twilight. It seems that the popularity of vampires and their enemies would be a problem. In order to wade through the vast amounts of bull, Richards will need to spend a lot more time in front of the screen.



THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
This time, the Ray's sonic attack hits its mark, splitting the tree's wood and sending his foe reeling backwards. She recovers, though, and somersaults to the side before firing her lightning gun once more. "Looks like you actually [I]can hit the broad side of a barn, then!" the woman declares as her shot sparks out at the Magman, missing narrowly. Her face falls, it looks like her taunt backfired.

[industrious]

The Shadow

The Shadow nods.

"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit."

And the vigilante follows, pistols at the ready.

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

"I know not these barns of which you speak," sneers the Magman as he digs his heels into the ground, preparing for a devastating rush. "However, I do know that you have no leafy allies in the immediate vicinity!"

Jaw set, Marcus sprints at his agile assailant, fists raised in a vicious charge!

Bonus: +2 attack from charge, -2 defense for next round.
[roll0]

[Starsign]

Sethnidus turns away from his minuscule wounds to see the pod opening up. He wasn't able to make out the creature much aside from it's chitin exoskeleton. It almost looked like an insectoid creature, like the insects he saw around Earth. It was similar to the Enscro captain as well, who had seen much smaller lizards and reptiles, who he had thought were just born. His conclusion to them now though was that they're a pre-evolved species compared to the Enscro; it was a bothering conclusion but it was what he decided on. As the creature in the pod started to become more clearer, Seth stayed around 5 feet from the pod, being aware that he does not know what this creature is. He finally decided to break his silence, and, provided the creature could hear and understand him, asks it, "Are you alright?"

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Walt felt something stir within him at the sight of the dark ritual and the moving corpses. He thought it was fear, and perhaps it was, but his mind quickly twisted the feeling into rage. This man was committing terrible sacrilege, and it was amuzing him. Clearly, he had to be stopped.

Concentrating on his own magic for a moment, he crossed the distance from the doorway to just behind the necromancer in a blink of an eye, bearing his clawed gauntlet in a vicious uppercut of a strike to the unsuspecting villain. He immediately reversed his spell, returning to the spot at the door he occupied only a breath earlier, and, as he reformed there, shouted out, "Your foul magic stops now, necromancer!"

OOC:
Using Mystic Passage's Turnabout ability to move, strike, and return to point of origin. My strike will be a Power Attack, with a full penalty to attack (-5) for bonus damage. (Hopefully, my attack is a Sneak Attack, so my target will be denied his Dodge bonus, as well as another -2 to Defense, so it shouldn't be a terrible gamble.)

Attack Roll [roll0]; Damage DC 15 +6 (Strike +4, Mighty), +2 (Sneak Attack feat), +5 (Power Attack feat)= 28

Edit: Spending a Hero Point to fix that disaster of a roll. See OOC thread, please.

[Hawker]

Downtown Alley
The mugger grits his teeth and, not wanting to fight two super-powered heroes at once, but also not wanting to be put away, prepares to charge them with bare fists!
[Roll initiative, both of you. Previous rolls don't count.]


THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
Not expecting a direct charge, the woman's eyes widen as the Magman's fist plunges at her. Her armor absorbs nearly all of the hit, cracking the hero's knuckles against the white alloy. "Fisticuffs, huh?" she says, managing a giggle. "Well, macho man, let's see how you do!" She holsters her pistol and jabs him in the gut with one quick motion. Her palmed strike hits hard and nearly knocks the wind out of the Scarlet Ray!
[Toughness, then an edit here. Take a bruise.]


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside Crater
The alien creature's eyelids open, revealing bright red eyes that stare at Seth for a moment. Lights flash behind the creature as it begins to speak with a raspy voice. "Kreeech kranth boraa-- There. Language sensors calibrated." It stares at the Enscro for another few seconds, and then continues. "I am fine, resident of... Earth? My name is Briggoth."


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The necromancer, shocked by the unexpected attack, howls. His hood falls back, revealing a dark, menacing face, wracked with pain. He stumbles for a moment and does not respond to the Sphinx's declaration.
His corpses, on the other hand, clamber to their feet and begin to approach the costumed hero.
[He's stunned from the attack and cannot act. His zombies, however, can. Roll initiative.]

[DaedalusMkV]

James Richards: Secret Warehouse Base

Richards takes a short break from his research to eat and shower, then sets down at his computer desk again. He's got nothing else to do for the next few hours, so he will find the results he needs. He quickly wades through the popular culture, knowing there's a good chance that the murderer based his crime on these same stories and thus the Sentinel may gain an advantage by knowing it, but he remains focused on the task of identifying the killer. You aren't perfect, whoever you are. Either I'll find you or the police will... And either way, you're going to have to deal with the Steel Sentinel.

Alright, I'll take 20. It's not like there's much more productive work I could be doing anyways.

That's a 36 on Computers. Must remember to use proper headings in the future... Also, any progress on the footprint and other forensic data I pulled from the Crime Scene?

... This vampire stuff's kind of funny. Did you know, I originally envisioned Akula as a mad scientist who absolutely hated people making Dracula references?

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus lets out a winded laugh. "You are not so puny as I had thought, surfacer female!"

He waits for an opening, and then strikes, sending a precise hook at his sultry oppoonent!


Maxed Accurate Attack: +5 to Attack roll, -5 to Toughness save

5 + Attack Bonus of 8
(1d20+13)[17]

Spent hero point.

(1d20+13)[25]

[Starsign]

Seth looks at the new creature, then responds to it. "I am indeed a resident, but not a native; like you, I came from another planet, and crashed here. I am Captain Sethnidus of the Enscro; I am a protector of this world, or city, however big this world is. Briggoth, where have you come from and what race are you? You were quite lucky you crashed here, I was there to help the pod land safely, but with how fast you came, it was more like I broke your fall." Briggoth should be easily able to see the wound Seth got. "Your direct collision with me didn't leave me with much more than a small injury, but you destroyed the hill in the process," he noted, the crater they were in once being the hill.

[Hawker]

SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside Crater
"Sethnidus of the Enscro, I am Briggoth of the Quorat." He began, with both sets of arms, to unhook himself from the various life support tubules and wires contained within the pod. He seemed relieved that he was speaking to another alien being and not a native of Earth. "I was intending to land my pod on this planet to prospect, but the native defense systems registered me as a threat and opened fire while I was entering the atmosphere. Are all of Earth's natives this violent and inhospitable?" He regarded Seth's wound for a moment. "I apologize for the injury you have sustained. It is a miracle that you are still alive, and so lightly injured."


[B]
THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
Marcus' opponent rolls with the blow, apparently unharmed, and counters with a quick jab that hits its mark, but the force of the blow was almost completely absorbed by the subterranean's Force Field. "Things don't look so good for you, Magman. Give it up!"
[Toughness... You know the drill. Won't be able to edit it in until later today, though. Edit'd.]


James Richards: Secret Warehouse Base
The hours roll by as James sits in front of his computer. He looks in pop culture, superhero news sites, police reports, everywhere, and just as he is about to throw in the towel and give up, an email notification pops up. The account name and address are blocked out, and there is no subject line. The text simply reads "You're looking for me. Why?"

[Starsign]

Seth made a small smirk of confidence at the Quorat's apology. "Do not think much of it; the Enscro are tough enough for feats most other races would break under, this is but a scratch. I do admit most others of my race would get crushed attempting to save the pod through using their own body, but that's what made me stand out to them as a hero, strong, practically fused with an adamantite body, and have a bit of luck on my side." He reached out a hand to Briggoth, to help him climb out of the pod.

"My world is described by most races as a 'gladiatorial hell', and it would be accurate. We Enscro lived by relying on one another, to the end if it came. I don't plan to change that ideal, even on a more peaceful planet such as this." He paused for a moment again. "Most humans here are actually quite pleasent compared to the monsters who were not Enscro on my own planet. They are a bit... protective of Earth; I myself was shot down like you were to this place, but I had prepared well for a more preferable landing." He cleared his throat. "Apologies, I have been known a bit to talk a lot among other aliens."


By the way, I definitely should have awarded Seth a Hero Point for stopping the pod WITH HIS BODY. Take one.
Y'know, if you expand the sentence so it's described that he stopped a pod that slammed into Earth and destroyed a hill like a meteor WITH HIS BODY, I might have asked if I could quote that for my signature :smalltongue:

[DaedalusMkV]

James Richards: Secret Warehouse Base
Richards is shocked by the offending Email. He's got the best computer security systems on the market, with his own after-market tweaks. His computer systems are as heavily secured as most spy organizations, so this sort of intrusion is pretty much unheard of. Why am I looking? Simple... He quickly activates all of his best countermeasures, then accesses a dummy mail program to prevent being traced and replies, "You are a murderer, and a dangerous one, regardless of your victim. I will see to it that you are brought to justice for your crime. -SS" He loads a simple virus into the message disguised as an image displaying the SS signature, then sends it on its way to the mysterious killer.


The virus is intended only to read data on the infected computer's system information and IP address, then send it back. Pretty sure this requires a Computers check, so I'm rolling it now. It probably won't work, but it's worth a shot.

[roll0]

[Hawker]

SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Briggoth has completed his disconnection from life support and begins to use his four arms to pull himself out of the damaged pod. "Hm. Protective, you say..." Briggoth's eyes glaze over as if the four-armed alien were thinking very, very carefully. "Perhaps... Well, nevermind. Contained within my pod is a small matter collapser, you may want to stand back." The Quorat gingerly works the controls inside his pod and steps away. "3... 2... 1..." There is a loud crack, similar to that of a Tesla coil, and a dome structure, about 20 feet in diameter, appears around the pod. There is a metallic door in the front, which he approaches. "I need to work on getting my comm system back online, Sethnidus. If you feel the need to contact me, I shall be here. For now, though, farewell, and thank you for saving my life."


JAMES RICHARDS: Secret Warehouse Base
Interestingly, the virus is successful. There doesn't seem to be any security on the offender's computer, and the IP registers as a local Moonbucks coffee shop. The computer itself doesn't seem to have any files other than the bloatware it had upon purchase. It doesn't even have a browser; how is this mysterious person even emailing Richards in the first place?
[Roll computers to see if the countermeasures are successful.]

[Starsign]

Seth views the done that suddenly appeared from the pod. These Quorat's seemed to be at a level of technology higher than Humans or Enscros. "You are welcome. I'll wish you the best of luck then Briggoth..." He paused to think for a moment. "Actually, I should be warning you; the humans might want to investigate this area because your pod crashed here. When I crashed, I had trouble just trying to communicate with the humans, and a battle almost ensued between them and me had another protector come to quell the aggressive tension. He took a look at the city to see if anyone was coming. "Briggoth, I'd like to stay nearby the dome in the case anyone else comes; I can communicate with them, understand them. I'd rather avoid a conflict between you and humans due to a misunderstanding, if you do not mind."

Notice check: [roll0]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus puts his hands on his hips and laughs heartily. "Surfacer female, you surprise me! Never before have I been so evenly matched in combat, save in battle with the ferocious hordes of the Underbeasts!"

He steps away, keeping his hands up in the event of a sudden attack. "Perhaps I can help you find the way to Magmaria, provided only one thing: that you tell me your intentions, and your plans! My people do not take kindly to outsiders and deserters!"

Blocking this round, preemptive roll: [roll0]

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

The Sphinx pressed the attack, drawing a handful of Talons of Horus and hurling them at the still reeling necromancer. He then dropped back into a defensive stance, ready for the attack of his undead horde.

OOC:
Drawing and throwing blades with Power Attack of -2 Attack/+2 Damage from the doorway. Attack roll [roll0]; Damage DC 15 + 2 (Blast 2) +2 (Sneak Attack feat) +2 (Power Attack feat) = 21 + Autofire (+1 DC/ 2 Attack roll over Target Defense).

[DaedalusMkV]

James Richards, Secret Warehouse Base
Richards frowns again. That... Should not be the case. There's something I'm missing here. He halfheartedly stores the data away and waits for more information.


Computers again:
[roll0]

[Hawker]

SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Seth sees a group of several police cars, lights flashing, heading down the road in the direction of the crash site. It was likely they were coming to investigate.
"If you must," Briggoth says with a sigh from the tracheae in his neck."I would very much like to begin the system repairs as soon as possible, but I suppose they can wait several hours." He places a hand on a small scanner at the door; there is a mechanical scraping, presumably as the door locks.


THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
Marcus' adversary also takes a step back but does not let her guard down. "I start winning, so you back down. How noble." She touches a dial on her wrist and the face-plate of her armor recedes back into the device on her back. "I need access to Magman technology and knowledge," she says. "There are Underbeasts on the surface.


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
Although their leader is too dazed from the first attack to so much as stumble, the risen corpses approach and swing at the masked hero. Only one of the five manage to connect its blow (which the masked hero shrugs off), though they are now blocking the Sphinx off from the room. Fortunately, his magic still allows him to teleport.
[Toughness in the OOC, then wait for the edit. No damage.]


JAMES RICHARDS: Secret Warehouse Base
The address for the specific Moonbucks IP registers and pops up on James' screen. It is not more than a five minute walk away. The mystery user also attempts to access Richards' computer directly, but he is able to lock out the intrusion before a connection is established.
[Nat 20 this time, nice.]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Ignoring the pink-clad pugilist's pointed remark about his nobility (or lack thereof), Marcus lowers his force field, as a sign, perhaps, of respect (or overconfidence). "Underbeasts!" he cries. "Vile servants of the Terra-King of Nimbor! I had thought I had seen the last of them. What could such fiendish creatures be doing here, on the surface?"

"Those vicious barbarians are far more uncivilized than even these surfacers!" he says to himself (unfortunately not quietly enough). He turns to his assailant. "There is not a moment to spare - to return to Magmaria would take far too long! Surfacer female, I will aid you in combating the Underbeast menace. Where are they, and in what numbers?"

[Starsign]

"My thanks Briggoth," Seth says as he sees the police cars coming. "I'll try to make this as short as possible so you may get to your repairs sooner." He stayed right next to the crater, waiting on the police to come so he could talk with them and assure them about the meteor; last thing he wanted was a fight against anything.

[DaedalusMkV]

JAMES RICHARDS: Secret Warehouse Base
Hmm... Well, I've got no other leads. It's probably a dummy, and if not it's probably a trap, but I suppose I should investigate this Moonbucks situation. Richards grabs his coat and keys in the code for the security system of his warehouse, then heads for the suspicious coffee shop. Once he gets there he'll lurk around the area a little, seeing if anyone has tapped into the phone lines or something similarly suspicious, before heading in to get a coffee while surreptitiously looking around for any signs of something amiss.


Basically, a full investigation of the Coffee Shop. I'll take the full two minutes to Take 20 on my Search check for the lurking phase for a check of 26.
Here's Stealth: [roll0] (note: he's basically just walking past a couple of times, if that helps this any)
And Notice: [roll1]

[Arudin]

Stunt

The hero blurs into motion, hoping to end the battle without serious injury for either party. He winds up behind the man, swinging his arms up in a vicious, if non-lethal, bear hug in an attempt to leave the man vulnerable for whatever the Shadow has to offer.

Moved to Mugger
Grapple: [roll0]

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
"They've come up through the southern sewers," the woman says, easing up a bit once Marcus' shields are down. "As far as I know, they haven't gotten to the streets yet, but my shock-gun doesn't seem to affect them. Perhaps it has something to do with the high mineral counts my mentor has observed in them. They eat rocks and children, I hear." She rests her hand on the holstered shock-gun. "I need Magman tech to combat them. You can't do it alone, trust me."


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
The police arrive and clamber out of their cars. With them are several other men wielding Geiger counters and backpacks, presumably full of haz-mat equipment. As they approach on foot, weapons not trained, but cautiously cradled, they marvel at the strange dome sitting in the crater. Upon seeing Seth, they ease up. Though he is an alien, the police force has known him to be honorable and trustworthy. "Seth!" one of the cops calls out once he is about 10 meters from the crater. "And... a friend? What happened here?"


JAMES RICHARDS: Uptown, Moonbucks Coffee Shop
At a first glance, the coffee shop doesn't seem to have any offenders within. However, once Richards gains the courage to snoop at the screens of the several laptop-users, he notices that one of them is simply displaying a desktop with no icons. Its late-teen user is staring at the screen, mumbling something under his breath, and looks otherwise unremarkable: messy black hair, plastic-framed glasses, a t-shirt reading "For The Horde," and jeans.


Downtown Alley
The mugger, by a stroke of sheer luck, stumbles a bit as Stunt approaches and slips, giving the hero an awkward clutch on his arm. He twists and slips out somehow, and he seems just as shocked at the successful maneuver as Stunt!
[He rolled a nat 20 on the opposed check... How the hell...
Also, I went with it, but next time don't forget to make the grab attack roll before the grapple check.]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

"Of course," says Marcus to himself. "Surfacer technology has not yet happened upon the might of sonic blasters, which are both tool and weapon, and have proven to be the bane of the vile Underbeast in pitched combat."

"You must have a keen mind and wit to use a Magman's power bracers, but I believe it should be a simple matter to cobble together one of my people's mighty pulse generators with your crude surfacer weapon. I may be able to do it in an hour, perhaps less were you to come to my lair to assist me!"

He turns and scans the horizon, squinting. "Truly, I had thought I had left those insidious creatures behind when I came here. No matter! Soon, they shall be pulverized by sonic technology!"

Marcus turns back to his one-time foe. "Surfacer female, before we undertake this grand battle, I must ask - what is your name?"

[DaedalusMkV]

JAMES RICHARDS: Uptown, Moonbucks Coffee Shop
Richards walks to the counter, orders a coffee and then sits down somewhere there's a clear view to the strange teenager and his empty computer screen. Him, possibly? Should have brought a laptop... Richards continues to sit there, drinking his coffee and watching and listening for any sign that this is the quarry he seeks.


Not sure what, if anything, to roll for this. Would you mind terribly rolling for me if I need to roll something, to keep the pace going?

[Starsign]

Sethnidus calmly raised his right hand to head-level, signifying everyone to calm down. "This is a member of the Quorat, his pod was shot down by Earth's defense system much like how I arrived. I took the blow of a point-blank collision to save the pod and the Quorat; the hill did not survive the impact however." He still had the injury on him, though any pain from it was gone by now. "He came to Earth to 'prospect', but for now he is simply trying to repair the damage that was made. He then had the realization he didn't know what Briggoth meant by "prospect". "I'd like you all to leave him be for now, him and me have had a good first impression; he doesn't seem to mean any harm to either of us."

Is there any way I might be able to have Briggoth as a Contact or something similar? Anything like that from any M&M books? :smallbiggrin:

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park
"Well now, is that request really fair? I don't know your true name, I know you as the Scarlet Ray... Call me the Pink Wraith." She giggles a bit, perhaps not taking the name she gave herself very seriously. "Now, let's get going." She motions for Marcus to lead the way.


JAMES RICHARDS: Uptown, Moonbucks Coffee Shop
James discreetly listens, trying to catch bits of what the kid is mumbling. "Security...firewall?...locked out..." His voice begins to raise above a whisper level, though none of the other patrons of the coffee shop appear to notice. "I don't care how," he mutters more audibly, "just get into the system." It seems as though he is talking to his computer, giving it orders.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
"Hm," the officer grunts. "There's not exactly a protocol for aliens landing within spitting distance of Scottsburgh. Our team will need to take a look around just to be sure that Briggoth here didn't take any harmful materials in with him."
Briggoth speaks, keeping his voice calm and reasonable. "That is acceptable, and perfectly reasonable. I ask, however, that you not enter my temporary abode. There is quite a bit of expensive and delicate machinery contained within, and a very precise atmosphere is being kept to prevent their malfunction."
"Fine," the officer responds. "John? Check the area."
One of the men with haz-mat gear waves the Geiger counter around and begins to circle the crater. "Just getting background levels for now..."

[Starsign]

Sethnidus stands back to watch the area scouting, ready to stop a fight if one should arise for whatever reason. He did take the time to think, he was not sure of the meaning of "prospect", or even why Briggoth has such interest in Earth. There wasn't much he could do at the moment though, he'd just have to let things play out for a bit...

I'd like to take 10 on Sense Motive (that's 25) on Briggoth's meaning of "prospect" and whether he's going to be antagonistic to Seth and humans or not.

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Halley Park

Marcus raises himself to his full - albeit, not very intimidating - height."Very well! Come to my lair, and we shall fuse underground and surfacer technology, in a glorious alliance of savage and Magman!"

He starts off towards the nearest manhole.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Walt called on the power of the Cloak of Fog, causing himself to appear as if seen and heard through a deep fog. He struck out against the first of the necromancer's minions, slashing at it with his claws while holding his ground against the others.

OOC:
Change Array as a free action, then activating Concealment (also a free action), then attacking with Claws, using Power Attack for -2 Attack/+2 Damage. Attack roll [roll0]; Damage DC 15 + 6 (Strike +4, Mighty) +2 (Power Attack feat) = 23

[Hawker]

THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The zombie goes down, its spine severed by the Sphinx's claws. The remaining four fill the space of their fallen fellow, not even noticing his body as it falls to the floor. They attack, but the Sphinx easily dodges their clumsy blows.
"Fool! You dare to strike me?!" the necromancer cries from beyond the fog. He begins to chant...
...but the Sphinx manages to shake off whatever nefarious magics the necromancer was summoning up!
[Roll a Fortitude save in the OOC]


THE SCARLET RAY: Manhole near Halley Park
"Savage?" the Pink Wraith says, rolling her eyes. "Savage, he calls me, while climbing into the sewer... You do know that's where we uncivilized surfacers dump our waste, right?" She follows, but puts her helmet back up presumably to guard against the offensive odors.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Prospecting... The way Briggoth said the word did sound ominous, though he seems peaceful. He was hiding the contents of his little base, as well... Perhaps he is not as trustworthy as he first appeared? The only way to know would be to confront him about it, though, and ask more about his reasons for coming to Earth.

"All clear," John says. "No radiation or harmful emissions that my sensors are detecting." He put his equipment back into a case.
"We're all set, then," the officer says. "Once the report gets filed, I'm sure a team of scientists will want to talk to you about your homeworld and species. You can ask Seth about it, the same thing happened upon his arrival, and he was treated well."
"That is fine," Briggoth replies. "I will be ready to answer any questions they may have. Farewell." The officers begin to head out.


Downtown Alley
The mugger regains his footing and lunges for Stunt fist-first. His attack, though precise, is easily avoidable for the superhero.
[Forgot he was next in initiative order, sorry]

[DaedalusMkV]

JAMES RICHARDS: Uptown, Moonbucks Coffee Shop
Richards smiles grimly at this discovery. So, this is my target, and clearly some sort of technopath. He's wasting his time trying to defeat my security with a machine as primitive as that, superpowers or not. The engineer sips his coffee thoughtfully, doing his best to memorize the teenager's appearance and continuing to listen in on the one-sided 'conversation'. It looks like my virus is in place, and this one doesn't seem the type to notice silly little things like his hardware being infiltrated. Again, arrogance proves the undoing of the criminal... Richards quickly finishes up his coffee then stands up, buys a muffin for the road (sleuthing is hungry work) and sets out for his base. This murderous child will soon be dealing with the full might of the Steel Sentinel.

When he gets back home, the tasty muffin delightedly devoured, Richards immediately slips into his interface suit and uploads the tracking data sent by the virus into the Steel Sentinel armour, then enters it himself and activates it. As the motors begin to whirr and the hydraulics hiss, the Steel Sentinel sets out to bring a criminal to justice.

Technopath: A combination of technology and empath. Refers to an individual who can communicate with technology directly, often using their mind. As far as I know, not a real word.

Yeah, I'm aware that Richards is being a bit of a hypocrite here, chastising criminals for being arrogant while himself dismissing his opponents attempts as futile. What can I say, when you're probably one of the 5 smartest people in the world and built a suit that lets you punch out Superman, you generally develop a bit of hubris. I like to build in some room for character development anyways...

[Starsign]

As Seth watches the police head off, he turns back to Briggoth. "Will you like any assistance with repairs? I may not be a mechanic, but I can try to see if I may gather supplies or see any malfunctions that your dome might have." The Enscro captain wanted to know exactly what Briggoth was doing here, but to come straightforward would not get him anywhere. It would be best to try and gather what info he can from whatever he might be able to do for the Quorat. The arrival on Earth for Sethnidus did not go smoothly. He remembers talking back at humans in a language they didn't understand; a unavailability in communication.

Daedalus, if you don't mind, perhaps the Steel Sentinel could have been the guy that helped Seth learn about Earth and got him into the superhero business? :smallsmile:

[industrious]

The Shadow

"The Shadow knows. And the Shadow judges!"

Raising his twin pistols, the Shadow fires at the mugger, aiming for the man's kneecaps.


Attack Roll:[roll0]
Non-lethal Toughness Save DC 21

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers

"This would go much quicker if I could use my bracers' digging ability as I did to reach the Park," remarks Marcus to the Wraith. "However your surfacer authorities do not take too kindly to tremendous holes all over these tunnels."

He takes a quick glance at his bracers' chrono-piece. "It will be thirty minutes or more at a tunnelsnake's pace if we are to make it to my lair as quickly as possible!"

[Hawker]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: On The Technopath's Trail
The signal coming from the teen's computer is no longer pointing Richards towards the Moonbucks; it seems that he's left the area. There's still a strong signal, but it appears to be connected to a 4G phone network. The Sentinel could hash together a triangulation program to track the mobile server's location, though it might be difficult within his suit. Alternatively, he could calculate it in his head.
[Computers or Knowledge (Physical Sciences) to track his signal.]


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Briggoth makes a strange sound--perhaps a chortle?-- upon Sethnidus' suggestion. "I doubt that you would understand the various intricacies of Quorat technology. This is not a comment on your own intellectual level, but rather on the level of technology on which you are used to working." He pauses for a moment. "I do appreciate your offer, Sethnidus."


Downtown Alley
The mugger yelps in pain, but he quickly falls unconscious after reeling on the hard ground for a moment.
[...Natural 20 on that grapple, then a natural 1 on the toughness save... My dice are being really strange...]


THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers
The Wraith rolls her eyes once again. "You are a strange man, Scarlet." She sets to a run, trying to hasten the trip.
Several minutes later, the pair arrive at the Ray's lair. "This is... interesting. You consider this to be... comfortable?" the Pink Wraith asks incredulously, eying the stone furnishings. "My... the only other Magman I knew preferred surfacer beds. They're softer."

[Starsign]

Seth didn't need to take a look at the dome to tell the Quorat's technology was above that of his own or humans. "The simple examination of your pod when it crashed into me was enough to realize your people's level of technology." He had wondered who else in the universe had such a level beyond the Enscro's. "Well I thought I'd ask at least. I'll leave you to your repairs for now. Might you have any sort of communicator to contact me in the case of anything that you need or want me to know about?" Sethnidus was about the only person Briggoth could rely on Earth at this time, at least that's how Seth viewed it.

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: On The Technopath's Trail
On the move, then? Irrelevent. The technopath, adept as he may be with his pet computer certainly doesn't seem like the type to fly, and the Sentinel will easily outrace any human being on foot. The difficulty of locating him is a little bit greater, but hardly an issue for the Steel Sentinel. He sets out immediately in the general direction of the Moonbucks while Richards triangulates his quarry's location based on the data he's receiving. Unlike normal, the Sentinel completely ignores the crowd and passers-by except for the effort needed to dodge them, his attention entirely focused on tracking down and capturing the young Technopath.

Rolling Physical Sciences: [roll0]

[Hawker]

SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
"Hm," Briggoth grunts. "Perhaps that is a good idea. I have come here for a reason after all. Perhaps you can provide me with information that is necessary to my mission's success. Wait here a moment," he says, opening his dome's door and ducking inside. The four-armed alien seems rather calm considering his situation. Perhaps he is underestimating human xenophobia, or maybe he has so much faith in Quorat technological superiority that he doesn't fear the possibility of human aggression. He emerges a few seconds later with a small chrome disc. "This should function with your species' anatomy. Place it someplace near your head, against the skin, and it should allow us to communicate telepathically at a distance. It will hum and glow when one of us is trying to contact the other, so keep it close."


THE STEEL SENTINEL: The Teenage Technopath's Trail
[Couldn't resist the alliteration.]
Richards performs his calculations at lightning speed, quickly determining that the teen hacker is travelling north along a fairly common bus route. The Sentinel can easily catch up with a bus, especially if it is making stops. He figures he'll catch up to the bus in about five minutes.
[He can get to the bus just fine, post actions for once James gets there. Assume he has the element of surprise.]

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: The Teenage Technopath's Trail
A bus? Well, I suppose that makes sense. Next I'll find out this one lives in his mother's basement... Richards muses to himself. The Sentinel closes the distance until he's only a few blocks away from the bus, and the teenager he's chasing, then slows down and keeps pace just out of sight of it. The Steel Sentinel isn't built for a fight in crowded, cramped conditions and a bus like that is quite possibly the worst scenario for him. If I go after him while he's in there, people could be hurt. I'll have to hold back and wait for him to leave the bus... Then make my strike. Richards continues to monitor his tracking information, waiting for the computer to slow down significantly or otherwise show some sign of leaving the bus before sprinting the last few blocks to take down his prey.

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers

Marcus blanches when the Wraith makes casual mention of another Magman on the surface.

Untrained Bluff Roll: [roll0]

He does his best to hide his surprise as he turns to his guest. "Behold my lair, Pink Surfacer!" says Marcus. "You are no doubt unaccustomed to such finery. However we cannot tarry long - quickly, hand me your weapon, that I may attempt to modify it with superior Magman technology!"

[Lord Bayushi]

Concerned with the potential effects of the necromancer's magics, Walt decided not to be distracted by the animated dead any longer. He called upon his own spell, traveling to the space to the dark sorcerer's rear right, striking out at him again with the Claws of the Sphinx.

"Your foul spells will not avail you now. My claws will end your evil."

OOC:
Free Action: Shift Array to Mystic Passage, teleporting to the Necro's flank and attacking, using Power Attack for -2 Attack/+2 Damage. Attack roll [roll0]. Damage DC 15 + 6 (Claws) + 2 (Power Attack feat) = 23; +2 for Sneak Attack feat if this counts as a Surprise Attack.

[Starsign]

Seth checks the small disc. Following Briggoth's advice, he tries placing it behind his right ear, and then his forehead; he wasn't sure which one suits him better. "Alright, be sure to let me know of anything that happens." He had a pause, unsure that just leaving like this was a good idea now. "One last question, if you don't mind." He decided now was a good time to ask. "You said you came to Earth to 'prospect', what might you have meant by that? With all due respect, by your words of this being a 'mission', I doubt your coming here was a casual thing."

[Hawker]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: The Teenage Technopath's Trail
The coordinates stop coming in (looks like he finally shut down the macine) as the bus rolls to a stop. The technopath gets out and begins walking down the block, and the bus rolls away. Looks like he's in the residential district, a densely populated collection of apartments and high-rises. There are a few other people on the sidewalk, but a confrontation should be fairly easy to time so that no bystanders are in the immediate area.
[Roll stealth in the OOC before your next post, please. No need to wait for an edit.]


THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers, Underground Base
The Wraith gingerly removes her shock-gun from its holster and passes it to the Ray. "Be careful, Scarlet," she says as the weapon changes hands. "That thing took me quite a lot of time and money to build." She takes a seat on a nearby stone chair and watches as Marcus begins to work.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
"Indeed, I do have a rather important mission here," Briggoth says. "My people rely on several specific organisms for their survival, and a bio-scan of Earth showed an abundance of similar species. I was sent to assess the planet at ground level and perhaps initiate some sort of preliminary trade or exchange, as the Quorat are currently expanding more rapidly than they are able to produce resources." He takes a breath from the tracheae in his neck. "Does that answer your question, Sethnidus?"


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The necromancer is ready for the hero's claws this time and manages to absorb the blow with a protective ward. He snarls, "I have heard about you, Sphinx. Your false gods and petty magics are no match for the power that I wield!" With that, he holds out a withered hand and chants, summoning dark magics from around the room and absorbing them into his own body as a supernatural battery!
The zombies, fumbling around near the door, manage to find their way out of the fog and shamble-charge at the Sphinx. One of the four manages to actually connect a substantial blow, a slam to the hero's kidney.
[Toughness roll, please]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers, Underground Base

Baby needs a new pair of shoes (CRAFT MECHANICAL): [roll0] (HELL YEAH)

The minutes pass by swiftly as Marcus sits at his work bench, allowing his keen Magman mind to comprehend the mechanisms of the Pink Wraith's pistol. Taking one of his sonic generators from a bench close at hand, he begins to work, rapidly retrofitting the related reactors together. A few test flicks of a switch and he is done - a little under an hour has passed while he labored.

Leaping to his feet, Marcus tosses the gun to the Wraith. "We must defeat this Underbeast menace! Take me directly to them - the sinister servants of the Terra-King will not stand long this day!

[Starsign]

Sethnidus's mouth slightly opened upon hearing Briggoth's reason for coming. What the problem might be are what specific organisms he needed. "Would you be aware of what specific organisms you're looking for?" He had a pause; no way he wanted to bring up humans, but the chitin looks of the Quorat gave Seth an idea. "I believe I have seen some creatures here that might resemble your own species in a way, might those be what you are looking for?" He was talking about the insects like grasshoppers and beetles.

[Hawker]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers, Not-So-Secret Underground Base
The Pink Wraith, with her new sonic-shock combo gun, smirks devilishly. "Thanks for the help, Magman. You've been a real friend. Entrusting me with the super-advanced technology of Magmaria? I can't thank you enough." Despite Marcus' sub-par skills of perception, he can hear the sarcasm dripping viscously and viciously from her words. She activates her suit's helmet once again. "Did I say friend? I meant trusting chump. Here's a tip: Never underestimate we 'savage surfacers.' If I need anything ever again," she pauses to giggle, "I know where to find you." With a sly smile, she dives into the wall headfirst, phasing through into the labyrinth of the Scottsburgh sewers.


SETH: City Outskirts, Hillside
Briggoth tilts his head and nods slightly. "Insects, they are called in this language? Yes, they may very well be related somehow to my ancestors. Even though they evolved on separate planets, small creatures similar to the Quorat are often the dominant species by total mass and diversity on planets with similar biospheres as Earth, Quoratia, and certainly your homeworld as well. These Earthling insects may prove invaluable to my mission." Briggoth swept his hand across the door panel, unlocking it. "Now I really must get to the damage assessment and repairs. Thank you, Sethnidus, for all of the help you have given me."


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
Although certainly not comfortable, the Sphinx is not particularly hindered by the zombie's strike.
[No damage. Decided to post here instead of doing an edit; it'll be easier to see and harder to forget to post.]

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: The Teenage Technopath's Trail
While he does manage to time his attack to minimize the number of bystanders in the area, the Steel Sentinel is anything but subtle. The armoured behemoth closes the gap with his young quarry with blinding speed rather than attempting to skulk or hide. "I have evidence linking you to the murder of Vladimir Akula! Surrender now, and this need not become violent!" The Sentinel's voice blares from the loudspeakers, so even if by some miracle the technopath hadn't seen him by now he's certainly aware.


If I'm capable of closing the distance before he acts, or otherwise, I'll attempt to Grapple him so that I can haul him in. Only if he really starts fighting back will I actually start throwing attacks around.

Grapple: [roll0]

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers, Not-So-Secret Underground Base


Marcus of Magmaria lets loose a peal of laughter. "These surfacer savages have an animal cunning I have not foreseen!" he remarks to himself. "I must remember not to be so trusting in the future."

He considers the wall the Wraith has disappeared into. "I may have to find a new place to put my belongings. Also: must remember to retrieve that sonic generator. But for now, food!"

With that he sits down to his dinner, foolishly unfazed by the turns this night has taken.

[Starsign]

Seth gives a nod to the Quorat. "It is no trouble," he responds. "Just let me know of anything that happens." He then starts finally making his way back to the city, turning once more back to Briggoth before leaving him be to do his repairs.

[Hawker]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
The Sentinel seizes the technopath and easily holds him off the ground. "Steel Sentinel?! What is this?! I didn't... Let go of me!" Richards feels his suit begin to twitch, it looks like the boy is giving it commands! The Sentinel's hands open, dropping the teen onto the ground. He scrambles to his feet and puts his hands out in front of him. "I... I don't want to fight! I didn't kill Akula, but I know who did!"
[Just so we're clear, there was a roll involved there. He (probably) does not have god powers over you. That being said, James doesn't necessarily know that there was a chance of failure... Also, remember the grab roll next time you try to grapple. Also also, if you're going to attack, roll some initiative now that he's not surprised.]


SETH: Entering Scottsburgh
As Seth returns to the city, night falls. By the time he gets into town, it's getting fairly late. As he passes through the financial district, he spots something odd: A woman dressed entirely in pink, walks into--no, through--a wall, presumably ending up inside the building. Although an odd sight, Seth only becomes drastically concerned when he sees the building's name: the Scottsburgh United Bank!
[It's purely coincidence. Not a scripted event at all. No, siree. Not a chance.]


MARCUS: Scottsburgh Sewers, Underground Base
The mantle mushrooms are as delicious as ever, and that crocodile from earlier turns out to add a nice touch, after all. It's probably dark up on the surface, but Magmen don't really go by a diurnal schedule; they sleep when tired, regardless of time of day.

[Starsign]

Seth wander through the city wasn't supposed to be long, but was delayed due to the noticing of the woman in pink moving through a wall. He couldn't figure out how she did it; he thought only ghosts were capable of that, and those things shouldn't even be visible. Fearing the risk of alarming anyone that might be inside aside from the... ghost, Seth started to climb the building rather than go brute force through the front door. He needed to find some way in that wouldn't set of any alarms, any way at all...

I'll take 10 for a 26 in Climb.

...I'm still bruised aren't I? :smalleek:

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
The Sentinel looks at his hands, then back to the teenager, somewhat perturbed. The suit is programmed only to follow Richards' movements; the Technopath should not have been able to make it move independently. "How did you... Never mind. Come with me to the police station so that you can tell us what you know safely. If you are innocent, you have nothing to fear and can help us find the one responsible." The Sentinel stands back, trying to look both not surprised at the kid's ability to manipulate his suit and not as threatening as he tends to be.

Diplomacy to convince the kid to be reasonable: [roll0]
Bluff for the rest. [roll1]

Social skills? What are those? :smallamused:

Yeah, I misread the Grapple rules. I'll do it properly in the future.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Concerned with the ease that the wizard avoided his last blow, the Sphinx decided to change tactics. He once again cloaked himself with the appearance of fog to ward off the undead, and made a false kick to draw the necromancer off his guard. Finding an opening, he slashed with his claws again, hoping that force and effort would overcome the magic defenses.

OOC:
Free action to change array to Cloak of Fog, Free action to use Concealment, Move action to Feint at -5, Standard action to Attack with claws, using Power Attack for -4 to Attack/+4 to Damage.

Feint roll: [roll0]
Attack roll: [roll1], Damage DC 15 + 6 (Strike, Mighty) + 4 (Power Attack feat) +2 (Sneak Attack feat, if Feint is successful) = 25/27

[Arudin]

Stunt

Stunt picks the unconscious man off the ground and hefts him over a shoulder. Turning to the Shadow, he asks, "So, straight to jail with this one, or do you think he's part of something bigger?"

[industrious]

The Shadow

"He's a common mugger, little more than a small blight on the vast tumor of crime that stalks the streets at night."

The Shadow holsters his weapons, cracks his neck.

"But he managed to avoid your initial blow, Stunt. Is something amiss?"

[Arudin]

Stunt

"Just bad luck, nothing more," the big hero says. Mumbling he adds, "Happens to everyone."

The man then starts moving out of the alley, staying at a normal pace so his ally can keep up if he wants to.

[Hawker]

SETH: Financial District, Scottsburgh United Bank
After a moment of climbing, Seth reaches the bank's roof. It is not a very tall building, only three floors, and Seth's reptilian climbing instincts easily carry him up the building. Up on top of the building there is a grated-off air duct and several HVAC units, but no roof access doors. Several overt security cameras are trained on the roof, though Seth hasn't been spotted yet.


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
Despite his apparent ability to control the Sentinel's suit, the kid still looks frightened half to death. "No..." the technopath stammers. "I'm not going to the police. I said I didn't kill Akula, not that I'm innocent." He takes a small step backwards. "I'll only go to the cops if you can promise amnesty."


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The necromancer manages to keep up with the feint, but fails to block the Sphinx's attack nonetheless. He snarls at the slash on his chest and focuses the dark energy that he attained into his palm, then lays a heavy-handed strike down on the hero's head! The energy manifests as a strange blacklight flame midway through the punch, and the Sphinx can feel the evil fire burning at his skull.
[Toughness please Take a bruise.]


Downtown Alley
As the pair of superheroes make their way out of the alley, a police car pulls in fast. Two cops exit the vehicle, attracted by the gunshots from their local patrol. They emerge with their pistols at the ready, though they lower them upon seeing the heroes. "What happened here?" one of them demands. The other one glances from the mugger's knees (what's left of them) and then back to the Shadow nervously.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Walt pushes through the pain, hoping to overcome his foe by physical prowess. "Your dusty tomes and dark rituals won't avail you against my claws, fiend."

He continued his offensive, clawing hard and fast against his sorcerous foe.

Continue with the Concealment, and continue to attack, with Claws and Power Attack for -3/+3

Attack Roll: [roll0]; DC 15 + 6 (Strike, Mighty) +3 (Power Attack feat) = 24

[Starsign]

Seth sees how he could get in. And yet, thought of his other ideas. If he went in, he could catch the pink ghost. Yet if it backfired, then he could easily be framed for it, which the last thing he wanted. He could also catch the ghost as she leaves, a safer strategy to avoid suspicion, but it could be easier to her to escape. He decided with the latter. Seth stayed out of range of the security cameras, but circling the building on the roof, waiting for the pink ghost to make it's escape so he may give chase after it.

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District

The Sentinel responds quickly to the young Technopath's statement. "I am not an officer of the law, nor do I otherwise have the power to offer you such a promise. However, you are still a minor, and so long as your crime was not too severe and you willingly assist the investigation, your punishment should be light." It's hard to tell where the Sentinel is looking, thanks to the suit's emotionless faceplate and inanimate eye-lenses, but the teenager gets the impression that the armoured superhero is staring at him. "I do not recommend you try to avoid this. You will not escape me, and the police will look much less kindly upon you if you do not do this willingly."


No intimidate here. The Sentinel isn't trying to scare the kid (though he's likely doing it anyways), just giving him the (rather vague, due to that low knowledge roll) facts.

[Sarco_Phage]

THE SCARLET RAY: Scottsburgh Sewers, Underground Base

Marcus wipes the dehydrated crumbs from his mouth and gets to his feet. Now that his meal is finished, he can get down to slightly less important business of retrieving his Sonic Generator from the Pink Surfacer. But first the question of how...

"Pfah!" scoffs Marcus. "With my vast knowledge of EARTH SCIENCES, I can easily track down this interesting interloper. And my sonic propulsion devices should allow me to reach her location in no time! The surfacer authorities will forgive the inevitable damage, as it is for a good cause - me!"

He checks his instruments and trains them on the wall.

EARTH SCIENCES ROLL
[roll0]

[Arudin]

Stunt

As the two policemen approach, Stunt puts his hands up in the universal gesture of "be calm," careful not to drop the mugger and cause any further damage.

"No problems here, guys. Just came upon a mugging in progress," the armored hero answers. "He," Stunt says, motioning at the mugger with a shrug of his shoulders, "was just unlucky and moved the wrong way into a shot. In fact, we were actually on our way to drop him off at the station, so it'd be nice if I could just hand him to you..."

[Hawker]

THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
It is clear that the Sphinx is the superior combatant here, though there is something to be said about the necromancer's protective magic, which once again absorbs the claw attack. "Die for me!" the necromancer wails as he channels more of the dark energy into a spell. His chanting grates against Walt's mind, aided by the foul magics.
His zombies catch up, too, and the remaining four swing... and miss.
[Will save, please.]


SETH: Scottsburgh United Bank
Minutes pass; from his perch Seth can see every side of the building, and there doesn't seem to be any activity. Then--he almost misses it--but a pink blur catches the corner of his eye. She's fleeing behind the building, a bag full of (presumably) cash slung over her shoulder!


MARCUS: Scottsburgh Sewers, MagLair
Marcus is unable to determine where the Wraith ended up, but not all hope is lost! He remembers her computer message from before; it shouldn't be hard to track down the source on that primitive surfacer technology, given time.


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
The technopath glares at the hulking Sentinel. "I'm eighteen! Just because I can't grow a beard doesn't mean..." His voice cracks as he speaks, and he stops to clear his throat. "How about a deal? I help you, and only you, and in exchange you don't bring me to the cops. I think you'd be better off working with than against me, considering that suit of yours." Despite his big talk, the kid still looks about to soil himself in fear.


Downtown Alley
The officers look at each other, then back at the heroes. "Y-yes. We'll take it from here." One of them gets back into the car and begins to make a call on the radio, and the other moves to take the criminal from Stunt's shoulders.

[Sarco_Phage]

MARCUS: Scottsburgh Sewers, MagLair

Marcus sniffs. Earth Science, the discipline of his Magman fathers, has not failed him until this day! "The cunning of this Pink Female knows no bounds - she has baffled even the keen wit of all the Earth Science knowledge I have ever accrued! What insidious technology could do such a thing?"

Cracking his knuckles, he heads on over to the computer console and frowns at the Surfacer Wraith's message.

"Perhaps my COMPUTING ACUMEN will win the day. Now, then, I shall attempt to discover the originary point of this message, and recapture my sonic device, and also subject this nefarious villain to Magman Justice!"


Computer Use: I'm taking 10 on this one, which would make my total 18.

[Starsign]

Seth catches eye of the pink ghost making a run for it. In an instant Seth gives chase after her, hoping that he can catch up to it. He made sure to keep his nose sharp as well, if he can see a ghost, it has to leave a scent behind.

I'll take a move action to catch up to her, and sacrifice a standard action as well just to be sure. Also using my Scent Super-Sense to make sure I stay on her tail.

[Arudin]

Stunt

Stunt gently lowers the criminal from his shoulders and onto the ground. That done, the hero begins to turn away from the policemen and faces the Shadow.

"Any tips on other crimes that we should look into?"

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
The Sentinel continues to 'stare' unnervingly at the terrified teenager for a few seconds, then settles back on his feet and stands there quietly for a few more. Richards, though dedicated to bringing Akula's killer to justice, can't help but feel a little bit of sympathy as he watches the young metahuman cower in front of him. "Do not think you intimidate me, kid. You might be able to affect my suit to some degree, but I assure you you cannot defeat me... Nonetheless, I do not have time to properly arrest you and I do not wish to cause undue harm. If you direct me to Akula's true killer and promise that you will not become further involved in these crimes, I will not inform the police of you." The Sentinel continues to stand in place, the blank faceplate and empty eye-lenses impassionately observing the technopath.

[Hawker]

MARCUS: Scottsburgh Sewers, Maglair
The Wraith apparently wasn't attempting to cover her tracks; an obvious data trail traces the message back to... somewhere. Unfortunately, the Magman's familiarity with superior computing technology does him more harm than good here, as the Boolean code is too primitive for him to understand. He will have to find an interpreter.


SETH: Near Scottsburgh United Bank
The pink thief spots Seth springing down from the rooftop and breaks into a run. Seth's fall does not hurt him or hinder his running speed; he manages to hit the ground running and give chase to the woman. She draws a strange looking pistol from a holster at her hip.



Downtown Alley
Just as one of the cops opens his mouth to say, "No, it's been a surprisingly calm night around here," the cruiser's radio goes off.
"[I]Calling all available cars to Scottsburgh United Bank on Green Street. A caucasian female, dressed in... pink latex... is currently fleeing on foot. She appears to have super-powers and walked straight through the bank's wall. She is armed and considered dangerous."
"Go there," the cop says. "We've got to take care of this one," he gestures to the unconscious mugger, "And they could use the help if she's really a super."


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The strange chanting seizes the Sphinx's mind and cuts it off from his limbs, freezing him in place. The zombies begin to close in, baring teeth and nails as the villainous necromancer cackles maniacally.
[Don't forget about Extra Effort and Hero Points, if you have any left. The Sphinx is not down just yet!]


THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District
The technopath seems to relax a bit and lowers his hands. "He's been giving me 10 grand a week to keep his identity secret on the net... I didn't realize the extent of his crimes until it was already too late, I was afraid he'd try to kill me..." He looks up from the ground at the Sentinel's chest. "Pay Attention." He closes his eyes for a second, then nods. "His address is loaded into your suit's computer. Be... Be careful. If he beats you, he'll find me, and..." The kid trails off, not wanting to finish his statement.

[DaedalusMkV]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: Residential District

The Steel Stentinel turns away for a moment, then turns back. When he speaks again, his voice is quieter and less heavily modulated. "Thank you for your cooperation. I can assure you this criminal will not overcome me, so you need not fear his wrath. While our bargain stands, I must recommend that you approach the police yourself regardless. They are not fools and they may very well find you regardless of my silence, but if you turn yourself in and state your case properly they will be fair. Your crime is relatively minor, after all, and the Government is always looking for people with a knack for technology. I suspect you will receive no punishment more severe than Parole and Community Service." His last speech out of the way, the Steel Sentinel speeds off to the location indicated by the Technopath. Murder isn't all this one has done, it would seem. The boy was terrified...


Yeah, the Sentinel's got no patience left for subtlety. Unless it's obviously going to cause a lot of collateral damage and put civilians in danger, he's going right through the front door to take this guy out. And I do mean through the front door...

[Starsign]

As Sethnidus catches up to the pink ghost, he draws his spear and shield. He realizes that the criminal was already ready to attack, so the Enscro prepares for impact from her weapon and retaliates in response. "Hold down your weapon and stop!" he cried out to her. It probably wasn't going to work, after all it was pointless against the monsters on his own planet, but it was worth a try on someone who looked as fragile as her in comparison to him.

Withstand Damage in place, +5 Toughness/-5 Defense

Sethnidus's attack [roll0]
DC 27, Autofire 1 in effect.

[industrious]

The Shadow

"Then by your leave..."

The Shadow leaps onto the nearest fire escape, and begins his movement from rooftop to rooftop.

[Lord Bayushi]

Walt nearly panicked as his body locked up around him. Monsters, necromancers, a horrible undead existence, such thoughts fought their way past the panic, and his lips responded first, the rest of his body following quickly along.

"You. Won't. Stop me!" He whipped around, slashing low at another of the zombies while recalling his spell of Mystic Passage. Focusing on the room that he had first entered the morgue through, and spent time in searching, he called on magic energies to whisk him away from the danger in the small, cold chamber.

Extra Effort to break the spell, see OOC thread for the roll. Free action to switch Array to Mystic Passage. Standard Action to Attack a zombie with Claws, Power Attacking for -5/+5. Finally, taking a Move action to Teleport to a familiar location within 400 ft (I hope the room qualifies, if not, I will just teleport as far away as possible from the group of assailants.)

Taking 10, for an Attack roll of 10 + 12 (Attack Bonus) -5 (Power Attack Feat) -1 (Fatigued Status) = 16
Damage DC is 15 + 5 (Strike, Mighty, w/ Str lowered by 2 for Fatigue) +5 (Power Attack Feat) = DC 20

[Hawker]

THE STEEL SENTINEL: 407 Bartlet, Downtown
The Sentinel's suit guides him to an apartment building downtown located at 407 Bartlet Street. It's a shabby-looking place with around 30 small apartments within; the technopath's tip points him toward apartment 3B. Almost all the shades are drawn in the entire brown brick building, and the front door to the lobby is locked.
[Rather than skip to the apartment, you can post preparations. Or simply charge in. Your call.]


SETH: Near Scottsburgh United Bank
As expected, the woman does not acquiesce to Seth's demand; she whirls around and fires a shockwave of sound and air from her gun. It strips the paint from the road around him and cracks the pavement. Seth, caught full-force by the attack, is knocked back . The attack seemed familiar... He had seen it before employed by Scottsburgh's own Scarlet Ray! "Cool," she remarked, glancing at her weapon. "This one's better than Erith's. You're Seth, right?" Her playful smile quickly drops as the Enscro prepares his retalliation; she quickly strikes a button on her backpiece and a white, metal exoskeleton wraps itself around her just in time to get struck by Seth's barrage.
[I need your toughness save before I can finish this... The -1 from a bruise would make the difference between a Stun (and maybe knockback) and just a bruise.]


THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The zombie falls, its chest cavity sliced open through the rib cage. The Sphinx, with his teleportation magic, winds up on the opposite side of the room. "IMPOSSIBLE!" the necromancer bellows. "DIE FOR MEEEE!" He fires the last of the dark energy out as a raw blast of evil, but misses in his rage. The wall near Walt is scorched and glows a strange, purple light. The three remaining zombies approach, but do not reach him just yet...

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Walt's muscles and mind both burned with the effort of the fight, but he couldn't give up. An idea occured to him, and he leapt at the zombies, casting his Mystic Passage spell just before landing. He appeared a few feet to the side of the necromancer, rolling into a ball and coming up in a hard slash to his kidney, before reversing the spell.

Seeing the undead still coming in quickly, he cloaked himself in the Cloak of Fog and readied himself for thier assault.

Attempting an Acrobatic Attack to regain my Sneak Attack bonus. First: Acrobatics roll [roll0]; Teleport (with Turnabout) to attack the bad guy (Power Attacking for -3/+3), then return to my starting point, take a couple of Free Actions to switch my Magic Array and use Concealment.

Attack roll (+12 normally, -3 for Power Attack and -1 for Fatigued) [roll1]; Damage DC 15 + 5 (Claws, Mighty, but -2 Str) + 3 (Power Attack = 23, or 25 if my Acrobatic Attack gives me Surprise.

[Arudin]

Stunt

Hearing the news, Stunt gives a small start, before nodding at the Shadow's words. "I'll be off as well then," he says. In another instant, he blurs into motion, rushing off to the scene.

[Starsign]

Seth get's annoyed at the antagonist's block as he makes another series of attacks with his spear, this time being a little more reckless to tradeoff the faster spree of attacks. "I see I am quite well known among the community now," he says to the pink ghost. "I'd figure that knowledge of my existence would mean that people like you would not continue such foolish acts!"

All-Out Attack in place. +5 Attack/-5 Defense

Sethnidus's Attack: [roll0]
DC 27, Autofire 1 in effect.

[Hawker]

THE SPHINX: East-City Morgue
The necromancer moves his wards to block a high kick just as the Sphinx's claws swipe his leg. He crumples down onto one knee and reels, just as before, panting on the floor. "No! I will not be slain like this!" he screams between heavy breaths. His three remaining zombies struggle in the Cloak of Fog and fail to hit the hero.
[For the record, he had a lot of lucky toughness rolls (His warding magic was Force Field) and the times I asked for a non-toughness saving throw had nothing to do with attack rolls.]


THE STEEL SENTINEL: 407 Bartlet, Downtown
The Sentinel crashes through the locked pane-glass doors in the front of the apartment building and begins ascending the stairs, taking them five at a time with his gargantuan mechanical legs. He reaches his quarry's apartment in a matter of seconds and smashes through the door to find a very spartan one-room apartment, furnished only with a bed, a desk, a fridge and stove, and a card table with a partially-eaten meal atop it. The walls are adorned with various archaic weapons; swords, pikes, and crossbows seem to be the murderer's favorites.
The resident himself, a tall, pale man wearing a black fedora and tailcoat, springs up from his seat at the table and immediately grabs a nearby sword. "Sentinel... I knew you'd come. Here to avenge your nemesis, I assume?" he hisses through pointed teeth. His eyes peek out from behind his low-slung hat; they are fully black. "How quaintly noble."


Near Scottsburgh United Bank
Seth's flurry of attacks dents the pink ghost's armor, but she grits her teeth and leaps to her feet. "You think I fear an overgrown iguana?! Pride's a deadly sin, alien scum!" She fires another shot from the sonic gun and dives into a wall for cover, phasing right through. The sonic pulse strikes the Enscro commander directly once again. The cracks in the pavement widen; the sonic blast must be operating at the road's resonant frequency.
[Toughness, please. The Shadow and Stunt will arrive at the end of the Wraith's next action.]

[Starsign]

The blast from the sonic gun damages Seth's own armor and knocks him down as the pink ghost dives out of his sight. He'll need to get that armor fixed again. "And you don't consider your own acts a sin? You know nothing..." he tells her, pretty sure that she didn't hear him however through a wall. With a lack of visual cue, Seth started tracking her down with her scent. She could move through buildings, but she'll always be leaving a clue behind to her position. He prepared for a counterattack in case she would surprise him.

Using Sethnidus's scent ability to track her down. Also using Withstand Toughness and taking Total Defense for this round.

[Lord Bayushi]

The SPHINX: East-City Morgue

Seeing the necromancer falter, Walt pressed his attack. He teleported beside the villain, bringing his claw down in an overhead strike to put him down for good.

Free Action to change Array to Mystic Passage, Move Action to teleport adjacent to the necromancer, Standard Action to Attack at -5 for a +5 bonus to DC from Power Attack.

Attack roll, +12 normally, -1 for Fatigue, -5 for Power Attack, for a total of +6: [roll0]

Damage DC 15 + 5 (Mighty Claws, but -1 for Fatigue) + 5 (Power Attack) + 2 (Sneak Attack) = DC 27

Thanks for the info about his powers, but what I was asking was for a chance to make some rolls to discover the nature of his powers. In the future, I will ask earlier.