The Watcher may spend a doom die of any size to create a Timer complication whenever a criminal action takes place. This defaults to D6, but particularly time-crunched situations or extreme criminal conditions, it may start higher. Place the Timer in the action order as if it were a Watcher character. Whenever it acts, the complication automatically steps up to the next die size. If it reaches beyond D12, a General Alert is posted allowing for any responder to have the opportunity to enter the Scene. The Timer complication is also included in any Watcher reaction pool where time is a factor. Player villain(s) can target the Timer complication with tactics that could narratively decrease the Timer. If the player villain’s action total is higher, and the effect die is equal to or higher than the Timer complication, it steps back. Otherwise, it has no effect. As the Watcher, you may spend from the doom pool to step up the Timer if your reaction effect die is equal to or larger than the Timer’s current rating. Likewise, Watcher characters that are in a position to help can step the die up, unless successfully opposed by a player villain. A player villain can also opt to grandstand by taking an action against the doom pool whereas if successful, the Timer steps up.

Regarding arriving on scene, a General Alert operates as a D8 Asset. If D12+ effect die is attained vs the Doom Pool, the player may post their exit to their current scene and post their entry and first action into the General Alert area next turn. Until said D12+ effect die attained, the player is considered to be 'in transit', still gathering intel, or otherwise delayed in some narrative sense. Certainly, General Alerts won't be too helpful for players with D12 movement powers because all they need is a general direction. Likewise, players with D12 senses will probably sense something amiss before the General Alert is even issued. General Alerts are generally more for non-cosmic heroes who rely upon a network of information sources in order to determine where their abilities could be put to use - ranging from public news broadcasting stations and police band radio transmissions, to public chatter and general rumor-milling. General Alerts are also where natural disasters and other such events are reported so heroes, as well as villains, can team up to tackle an obstacle that they could not solve on their own - a sort of player versus environment kind of ordeal.
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A news bulletine interrupts the regularly scheduled broadcast informing of a freak power outage at The Abyss Towers in Brickstown. A representative of Crey Power & Lighting assured the outage is temporary and will have power restored shortly. The representative would not comment on the cause of the power outage though stated that no further area had been effected.

Neighboring residents expressed concerns about Zigursky Penitentiary as to whether or not the localized blackout had compromised security, but the senior supervisor at the time stated, "We swap to independent power generators in the event of power outages such as this." The senior supervisor concluded that no security risks had taken place, and there was no cause for alarm.

Traffic congestion and delays are to be expected in and around the affected area, taking alternate routes once past the Mashu Bridge is advised...

An emergency broadcast cuts into regularly scheduled programming and standard broadcasts informing that Zigursky Penitentiary is under lockdown. The parameter of the penitentiary is stated to still be secure, though no explanation regarding the lockdown has surfaced. All attempts to contact the Warden of Zigursky Penitentiary has failed alluding to the possibility of a hostage situation. A spokesperson from Hero Corps informed they already have a member on-site and hope to have answers in due course.

A news broadcast cuts into the regularly scheduled programming as a newscaster reports from outside Zigursky Penitentiary, "There still hasn't been any response from within the facility. Longbow has dispatched a unit to render assistance securing the parameter in case of a breakout attempt, and there is a second detachment of Zigursky Parameter Guards readying to breach the Plug in order to ascertain what's going on inside. So far, no one has come forward to claim responsibility for the current state of affairs...nor has there been any assistance from the outside, which leaves many wondering if what's going on is nothing more than a conventional riot gone awry. What happened to the first detachment of Parameter Guards, or the Hero Corps agent reported on-sight, remains unlcear."
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A news broadast cuts into regularly scheduled programming. "We are reporting live from outside Zigursky Penitentiary where a seemingly improbable event has unfolded. Eyewitness reports have claimed the entire Penitentiary's automated features had gone absolutely haywire, though seem to have gone inert as swiftly as they were taken over. All power to the Penitentiary seems to have also been cut, though the Veil still remains intact despite erratic momentary power fluctuations. There has yet to be an official report regarding the total number of injuries or fatalities regarding the freak incident, though it is presumed the number could escalate to well over fifty or more inmates and security personnel. This leaves the state of Zigursky Penitentiary in question as to whether or not it will still be able to fulfill it's role and function as a metahuman containment facility as the extent of the damage has yet to likewise be determined. Longbow and local PPD divisions have arrived on scene to help assist, though it is said that it was the actions of as few as three praticular individuals on site that helped prevent the current existing crisis from worsening. We'll have more to report as more information becomes available."

A news broadcast cuts into regularly scheduled programming...

"A district wide manhunt in Kings Row is currently underway for the whereabouts of Maxwell Tillerman, formerly known as 'The Mole', an inmate from Zigursky Penitentiary who escaped during the recent incident which compromised it's power supply." drones the reporter while a picture of the squat, broad and clawed mutant is displayed to the side. "PPD request that any sighting of this fugitive should be called in immediately. All callers will be guaranteed anonymity, and a $1000 reward will be granted to any caller whose information leads to the capture and subsequent incarceration if this known felon."

"Senator William J. Goddard had this to say about the recent events that has put Paragon City in a state of alert." continues the reporter and the image changes to a well-dressed middle aged caucasian male with the State and National flags crossed behind him.

"The honest and hard-working citizens of Paragon City, Rhode Island have seen their fair share of hardships...and persevered. This is no different, and I know their pain...having been personally assaulted by this mutant renegade. Rest assured that the State of Rhode Island does not take the Zigursky incident lightly, and are working in collusion with City and District leaders to ensure that no more innocent citizens will suffer at the hands of this blatantly dangerous mutant." states the Senator gravely.

"Public thoroughfare will be congested heading in or through the Kings Row District due to these checkpoints." concludes the reporter as the image beside him changes from 'The Mole' to a street map of Kings Row will all three major roadways entering and exiting are marked as being closed. "The Paragon Light Rail will also not be making it's regularly scheduled stop in the Kings Row District. Commuters will need to exit and enter prior to, or after, the Light Rail's regularly scheduled stop in Kings. The municipal sewer network accessways are also being blocked off, and all citizens are advised to stay clear until further notice."
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Choppy News Helicopter Feed...

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The morning headlines reads: Galaxy-Gal Reenacted - First Mutant Hero to voluntarily don an inhibitor collar.

Senator Goddard has gone on record to say that Galaxy-Gal serves as a prime example in what The Mutant Registration Act was designed to accomplish. "We're not trying to take away their identity, we're safeguarding everyone's."

The Warden of Zigursky Penitentiary was caught on video having this to say about the issue, "...that's NOT what they were intended for, you son of a...*bleep!* You're putting the punishment before the crime!..."

In other news, The Outcasts - a local gang of mutants cause a neighborhood vandalism spree in Steel Canyon, covering business and residential areas with graffiti while smashing windows and parked cars.

Video footage provides shaky coverage as an Outcast gang member can be heard shouting, "*bleep* your collars! We ain't dogs!"

A picture of one of the Outcasts spray painting a message on a wall goes viral, it reads: