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The Power of Paperweight.

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Paperweight
player, 30 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 01:53
  • msg #64

The Power of Paperweight

I launch towards him attempting to tackle him into and possibly through whatever I can (power attack)
Paperweight
player, 31 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 01:54
  • msg #65

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 4. Nat 1
Mr. Swell
NPC, 8 posts
Thu 18 Apr 2019
at 18:45
  • msg #66

The Power of Paperweight

Swell spikes you into the ground and you land on one foot and one knee.

You look up as a shadow falls over you, and Mr. Swell's enormous right fist comes crashing down on you.

14:42, Today: Mr. Swell rolled 19 using 1d20+6.  Giant Punch DC 27.
Paperweight
player, 32 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Thu 18 Apr 2019
at 19:38
  • msg #67

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 27
Paperweight
player, 33 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Thu 18 Apr 2019
at 19:40
  • msg #68

The Power of Paperweight

I launch upwards with an uppercut (power attack)
Paperweight
player, 34 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Thu 18 Apr 2019
at 19:41
  • msg #69

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 18 (power attack)
Mr. Swell
NPC, 9 posts
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 15:05
  • msg #70

The Power of Paperweight

Hit. DC 31 Toughness Save.

11:02, Today: Mr. Swell rolled 20 using 1d20+13.  Toughness Save.

Failed by 11. Stunned and Staggered.

Swell goes down hard, but he's not out completely.

He is also now 42 feet tall.

Your move.
Paperweight
player, 35 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 15:07
  • msg #71

The Power of Paperweight

I hover above his head and bring both fist down (power attack)
Paperweight
player, 36 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 15:08
  • msg #72

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 10
Mr. Swell
NPC, 10 posts
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 16:00
  • msg #73

The Power of Paperweight

Mr. Swell rolls away from your punch. Bracing himself on a store front and rising to a knee, he fires a punch at you trying to regain some momentum.

11:59, Today: Mr. Swell rolled 21 using 1d20+6.  Giant Punch DC 29 Toughness Save.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:06, Fri 19 Apr 2019.
Paperweight
player, 37 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 16:10
  • msg #74

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 29
Paperweight
player, 38 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 16:11
  • msg #75

The Power of Paperweight

I shift to the side and raise both fist back up into his chin (power attack)
Paperweight
player, 39 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 16:11
  • msg #76

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 9
Mr. Swell
NPC, 11 posts
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 23:42
  • msg #77

The Power of Paperweight

Swell leans back away from your punch and throws a haymaker at you.

13:46, Today: Mr. Swell rolled 3 using 1d20+1.  Power Attack
Paperweight
player, 40 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 23:44
  • msg #78

The Power of Paperweight

I mimic the move, lean back, and throw a haymaker myself (power attack)
Paperweight
player, 41 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 23:45
  • msg #79

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 7
Mr. Swell
NPC, 12 posts
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 18:35
  • msg #80

The Power of Paperweight

Swell misdirects your attack with a titanic shove that plants you in the side of a building, though you sustain no damage.

Blood trickling from his nose from your last blow, Swell's boyish grin fades into a twisted scowl. He digs his enormous fingers into the pave meant deep below the street and lifts a two story laundromat above his head to throw at you. But that is all he can do due to being staggered.

You see a few customers through the windows of the building, and hear the screams of several more.
Paperweight
player, 42 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 19:59
  • msg #81

The Power of Paperweight

I attempt to shatter the ground beneath his feet and catch the laundromat (groundstrike followed by a movement)
Paperweight
player, 43 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 19:59
  • msg #82

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 29
Mr. Swell
NPC, 13 posts
Wed 1 May 2019
at 19:06
  • msg #83

The Power of Paperweight

(Ok, so the first thing that needs to be settled is the trip Attack from the ground Strike. The D.C. to not be tripped is 29 because of your strength roll. Swell will make a Strength check against tripping in return, with an additional +4 per rank he is over medium sized. Medium sized is 4-8 feet tall. Swell is currently 42 feet tall which makes him Gargantuan sized, three tanks up from medium. This gives him a +12 from his size alone. He'll then receive an additional bonus of a +14 from his strength, bringing him to a total of a +26 on this roll. Which will lead us to,
14:45, Today: Mr. Swell rolled 40 using 1d20+26.  Trip Check Against Groundstrike.
So he doesn't fall. But, does he drop the building? I will answer that question with a Dexterity Check against the rank of your Groundstrike, which was 29, as as far as I can tell dexterity is what solves most rolls not to drop something, not raw strength. And because if he does clamp down with his strength he will likely crush the laundromat over his own head, which would only hurt him anyway. At his current size, accounting for his decision bonus, this roll will become a -2.
14:52, Today: Mr. Swell rolled -1 using 1d20-2.  To Not Drop a Laundromat.
So, as you can see he super fucking drops it. Which brings us to you catching it. Ordinarily catching something would be a dex roll, but as this is a fucking laundromat and you can fly over 100mph, getting under it doesn't seem like the issue here. So this is going to be a strength roll. But, how difficult will it be? I googled how much a laundromat weighs and Google laughed me. Then, I googled the weight of a house. The ballpark figure seems to be 70 tons, not counting the foundation. I'm going to use this figure for the laundromat, and to account for the weight of the foundation (which Swell specifically lifted the building by) and the weight of the large steam laundering machine, in going to multiply it by four, bringing the weight of this Laundromat to approximately 210 tons. Which is 40 tons lighter than Paperweight's light load carrying capacity. So, give me a D.C. 10 Strength Check to catch the fucking laundromat. The higher you roll, the less damage the building and the people inside will sustain from the catch.)
Paperweight
player, 44 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Thu 2 May 2019
at 01:52
  • msg #84

The Power of Paperweight

Paperweight rolled 30
GM-Logan
GM, 63 posts
Thu 2 May 2019
at 15:12
  • msg #85

The Power of Paperweight

(Out of combat)

You catch the building as gracefully as could be, deftly manipulating your anti-gravity field to support every molecule of the structure without crushing it in on its occupants.

Having said that, your required need to touch what you lift means you can see nothing around you but cement foundation. From the direction of Mr. Swell you hear a crackling like a lightning rod and feel a wave of warm air hit you like you're suddenly standing too close to a Christmas tree. But otherwise, he makes no move to Strike you.

You do hear many, many police sirens gathering around you.
Paperweight
player, 45 posts
The Heavy Hitter
Thu 2 May 2019
at 16:16
  • msg #86

The Power of Paperweight

I go and attempt to put the laundromat back where it was as gently as I can. Then I fly to a rooftop and see if I can see Swell.
GM-Logan
GM, 64 posts
Thu 2 May 2019
at 17:48
  • msg #87

The Power of Paperweight

You set the building back down in its plot and dig yourself out from it. By the time you get back to street level, you see that the customers of the laundromat have already fled and there is a veritable swarm of police officers moving towards you brandishing pistols and shotguns.

"Halt, in the name of the law!" barks the most decorated of the officers. But you ignore him, swooping up over the city streets.

Try as you might though, you cannot find any trace of Swell. Though you do, from up here, see the how large the trail of destruction from your battle has been.

There are screams and sirens still echoing off the buildings as fire trucks pull in. Faintly, you can hear the officers still trying to get your attention.
GM-Logan
GM, 66 posts
Wed 22 May 2019
at 03:28
  • msg #88

The Power of Paperweight

You completed your first Story Arc! "With Friends Like These". Receive 2 Power Points, and proceed to your second story, "The Search For Cosmic Ray".

It's been one month since the attack on Pearl Harbor, and for you that month has been a whirl wind. A photo taken of you hitting the creature known as Kumame with the remains of the USS Nevada was used on the cover of time magazine, and the press on you has shifted from "the screw up who let a slug fest trash Chicago" to being the only super hero that responded to the attack getting any personal recognition.

Though your injuries were more minor than most, it still took you about a week to heal from the injuries you sustained in the fight. During that time the US declared war on Japan and the two sides of the Great War have organized a cease fire to negotiate the terms of superhuman involvement in combat. Eager to show what you have to offer, you have waited patiently for the call telling you that you were being put into active duty. Instead, you got a cryptic call asking you to come to the DARE wing at Fort Clark but wouldn't tell you why.

That mystery led you to the waiting room you've been in for the last 30 minutes. The silence is broken by a middle aged woman in a gray dress coming into the room with a pen and clip board.

"Mister...uhhhhh...Paperweight? Is that right?" She crows.
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