Slab couldn't stay standing inside the basement.  Every time he lifted one of his feet he ran into a very real danger of crushing one of his teammates. With Windtalker zooming up into the skies, he lost his primary target as well.  It was time to get a move on.  Get some distance and force Freedom Force to split up.

The giant jumped. The leap carried him a couple of city blocks away, flattening cars like pancakes at his landing.  And to make sure he was followed, he kicked the nearby apartment building for measure, bringing the entire five-story building down with just one blow.

Prowess 1d10, Supernatural Strength 1d10, 2d8 combat expert, Slabzilla distinction 1d8, Black Hole physical stress 1d8
Slab rolled 1,7,14,5,8 using 1d10,1d10,2d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 1,7,8,6,5,8.  reaction to Black Hole.  Spend 1d8 from doom pool to keep extra die. Total 23 vs 16 Attack resisted.  +1d8 to doom pool from Black Hole's opportunities.

Slab rolled 7,4,7,6,5 using 1d10,1d10,2d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 7,4,5,2,6,5.  reaction to Shiva. spend 1d8 from doom pool to keep extra die.  Total 18 vs 15, Attack resisted.

Slab spends his turn causing collateral damage, adding 1d10 to the doom pool.

Shiva's arms tried to wrap around several targets, with limited success.  Arclight was just too strong to be held down (as was Slab). The tornado created by Riptide created so much force it pulled one of his arms into orbit, spinning round and round, forming a band of light around the Mutant. One of Gorgeous George's legs became needle-thin, easily slipping out of his grasp.  The only people he managed to grapple were one of the other nameless Mutants, and, as he soon found out to be a big mistake, Scrambler.

Shiva's arm wrapped went limp the very second it wrapped itself around the power nullifying Mutant's body. What's worse - so did the other limbs too, as the Scrambler drained the power of everything connected to the arm.  The dizziness started to overtake him as his heart started slowing down.  Breathing became harder and harder, every grasp for air a struggle.

Prowess 1d10, supernatural strength 1d10, 2d8 master combat, 1d8 murderous assassin distinction. Arclight rolled 10,9,3,3 using 1d10,1d10,2d8,1d8 with rolls of 10,9,2,1,3.  reaction to Shiva. Total 19 vs 15, attack resisted.

Prowess 1d8, the eye of the storm distinction 1d8, Tornado power 1d10, Combat expert 1d8, Vortex asset 1d10. Riptide rolled 8,7,7,5,8 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 8,7,7,5,8.  reaction to Shiva. Total 16 vs 16, attack resisted.

Prowess 1d8, slippery as an eel distinction 1d8, stretching 1d10, combat expert 1d8
Gorgeous George rolled 6,4,7,5 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8 with rolls of 6,4,7,5.  reaction to Shiva. total 13 vs 15.  Attack successful.  Spend 1d6 from doom pool to remove grappled complication.

Ruckus rolled 2,1,7 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 2,1,7.  reaction vs Shiva.  Attack successful, extraordinary success steps up effect die.  Ruckus gains 1d12 physical stress.

Prowess 1d8, power hungry distinction 1d8, power nullifier 1d10, combat expert 1d8, 1d8 borrowed from doom pool (+1 PP to Shiva): Scrambler rolled 1,4,8,8,1 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 1,4,8,8,1.  reaction vs shiva. Total 16 vs 15, attack resisted.  Spending 1d8 from doom pool for counterattack SFX.  Shiva gains 1d12 power drained complication!
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Like Gorgeous George, Arclight decided to quietly slip away, only with much less flair.  Putting the hoodie of her bathrobe over her bald head, she started sprinting down the street, zigzagging to avoid the sniper fire.

Down at the basement, Scrambler was still trying to drain Tank of his powers, while his teammates were providing cover.  Ruckus' disintegrating sound wave was aimed at Kate this time, not caring much if he ended up melting the Hairbag as well.  The debris hurled by the tornado that was Riptide; broken pieces of glass and wood, were as fast as bullets fired from a gun, and just as lethal:


Ruckus rolled 1,6,6,7,6 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8,1d6 with rolls of 1,6,6,7,6.  sonic blast.
Total 12, effect 1d10.  Reaction needed from Kate

Scrambler rolled 7,4,6,4 using 1d8,1d10,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 7,4,6,4.  scrambling tank, again. Total 13, effect 1d10

Riptide rolled 6,2,4,7,3 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8,1d6 with rolls of 6,2,4,7,3.  area attack vs Tank, Kate.  Total 13, effect 1d10 vs Tank, 1d8 vs Kate.

Tank needed to end this little struggle with Scrambler before it became a major headache, or worse. And now Riptide was getting into the act. Tank really, really hated these guys. He jerked away from Scrambler to break contact, but only barely made it.

Resist Scrambler:
Wits d10
Brains Plus Brawn d8
Superhuman Stamina d10
Combat Expert d8

Tank rolled 8,2,2,4 using d10,d8,d10,d8 ((8,2,2,4)).
Spending 1 PP to keep 3rd die in Total.

Total: 14
PP remaining: 2

Then the hail of debris started to pelt him. Riptide was easier to deal with than Scrambler, but only barely.

Resist Riptide:
Prowess d8
Brains Plus Brawn d8
Godlike Durability d12
Combat Expert d8

Tank rolled 1,3,3,6 using d8,d8,d12,d8 ((1,3,3,6)).
Total: 9
Spending 1 PP to activate SFX - Invulnerability
Opps: 1 (+1PP)
Remaining PP: 2

Shrapnel pinged off Tank's chest like raindrops.

From her vantage point Ana Sofia can ascertain who she considered to be the biggest threat. She needs to take him down before he figure out she's probably the biggest threat to him. She reaches out to Scrambler with her mind, 'Surrender!'

d10 Willpower
d8 Mind Control
d8 One Step Ahead of You
d8 Psych
d6 Enthralling Mind (and step up effect die)

23:07, Today: Windtalker rolled 6,2,3,8,5 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6 with rolls of 6,2,3,8,5.  Mind Control on Scrambler.

That's 13 with a d12 effect die.

d10 prowess
d8 in touch with her wild side
2d10 natures response versatile
d8 combat expert
X2 to roll for each

21:54, Today: Kate Messer rolled 4,5,9,5,6 using d10,d10,d10,d8,d8 with rolls of 4,5,9,5,6.  resist Ruckus. total 15 vs 12 effect d10 success

21:54, Today: Kate Messer rolled 4,3,5,4,7 using d10,d10,d10,d8,d8 with rolls of 4,3,5,4,7.  resist riptide. total 16 vs 13 effect d10 (spent 1 pp to keep extra die)
2 starting pp -1 = 1 remaining pp

If I do want to spend a pp to turn that d10 against ruckus into an asset do I need to do anything further?


Kate having freshly and permanently tripped up Hairbag was just wondering who should be next when she got one specific volunteer and a second target of opportunity. Of course she felt it would probalby be a bit easier to slip close enough to the screamer than trying to dive into that tornado so as she dove to one side to avoid the scream she already started working her way towards Ruckus, staying in cover as best she could from the shrapnel coming almost randomly from the living storm.  Honestly she figured Tank would just step through it and cold cock him.  'I'll get the screamer' she sent to him just to keep things clear.

"Why are you fighting it?  Just. Give. Up" It wasn't clear if Scrambler was talking to Tank, himself, or both.

Wits 1d8, Power-hungry distinction 1d8, Psych expert 1d8
Scrambler rolled 3,6,5 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 3,6,5.  reaction vs Ana.
Total 11 vs 13. Scrambler gains 1d12 complication (mind controlled)

"Oh, don't you worry your pretty little head. I AM clearing out of here"
He seriously considered taking Gwyneth along with him.  She would make an excellent...hostage
"Need a hand?" he extended one of his to her, while his second one latched to the roof of a nearby building, ready to pull both of them away

"Windtalker, I need you to convince all of them to surrender! Black Hole, Shiva - we need to take the giant out before he destroys the entire neighborhood!!" Johnson started barking orders over the comms once Ana set him safely down on the street.  They needed to act fast, before things REALLY got out of hand. There was already one apartment building knocked down, with multiple casualties. The giant could take down an entire city block just by running through it
"Tank - take down the Scrambler without touching him.  Club him with something.  Agent Blake - go after the runners.  Don't let anyone escape"

Tank picked up a cinderblock from the rubble around him. This was more to protect his hand from Scrambler than to do any additional harm to Scrambler. (His fist was easily as hard as concrete.) He swung the block at Scrambler's head. He didn't want to kill the guy (again), but he was hoping for a one-punch knockout.


Prowess d8
Brains Plus Brawn d8
Godlike Strength d12
Combat Expert d8
Scrambler's Mind-controlled Complication d12

Tank rolled 8,1,5,8,5 using d8,d8,d12,d8,d12 ((8,1,5,8,5)).
Spending 1PP to keep 3rd die in Total.

Total: 21
Effect: d12
Opps: 1
PP remaining: 2

Tank smashed the cinderblock into Scrambler's head, and the result wasn't pretty.  Tank didn't intend to kill him, but even if he did survive he was sure to suffer some brain damage, seeing that some of it was smeared all over the floor.

Prowess 1d8, Mercenary distinction 1d8, combat expert 1d8
Scrambler rolled 3,3,2 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 3,3,2.  reaction roll vs Tank.
Total 5 vs 21.  Effect die (d12) stepped up three times! Scrambler eliminated.   

All of Shiva's remaining arms, as Five has vanished due to the draining, proceeds to smash into Slab over and over.

OOC:

13:56, Today: Shiva rolled 1,5,3,10,1 using D8,d10,d12,d12,d4 with rolls of 1,5,3,10,1.  Second chance sfx.

Prowess-d8
Streaching-d10
Asset-d12
Slab's Stress-d12
Essex Blacksite-d4(+1 PP)

Spending 1 pp for second chance.

Total roll=15
Effect die=Slab(d12)

2 opps

2 PP due to opps.
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Gwenyth looks at Agent Shiva's arms and listens to the chatter in her headset and mind. Her smile goes a little lopsided, sheepish even. "Oh, wait, you're one of the Marauders? Sorry, I have to take you in. You seem nice, I suppose you'll cut this girl some slack and some quietly? Pretty please?" She flashes her pretty amethyst gemstone eyes at him.

Focused Wits+Psyche, Mind Control, and Godlike Beauty!
00:58, Today: Gwenyth Blake rolled 1,6,2 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 1,6,2.  I have two eyes, both beautiful!
00:58, Today: Gwenyth Blake rolled 3,3,8 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 3,3,8.  Pretty people get along, right?

Totals of 11 and 8 with d8 and d4 effect dice.
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"You have to take me in?" George grinned at her, revealing a row of fanged yellow teeth "I'd oblige, but I really don't want your friends joining in on us"
Though he refused, he still held out his hand out for her, in case she changed her mind.

slippery as an eel distinction 1d8, willpower 1d8, psych expert 1d8
Gorgeous George rolled 7,8,1 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 7,8,1. total 15 vs 11
Gorgeous George rolled 7,6,8 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 7,6,8.  total 15 vs 8

Even if Shiva wasn't partially drained he still would have found it nearly impossible to physically harm the giant.  He was just that big, and his skin was as hard as steel.  He barely noticed the arms slapping at him, more interested in seeing how he can cause as much collateral damage as he possibly could

Prowess 1d10, Slabzilla distinction 1d8, Durability 1d10, Combat Expert 2d8, Shiva's complication 1d12.
Slab rolled 1,6,7,9,10 using 1d10,1d8,1d10,2d8,1d12 with rolls of 1,6,7,8,1,10.  reaction to Shiva. total 19 vs 15.  Attack resisted.

In reply to Slab (msg # 109):

Shiva proceeds to do a scan of the giant's body, trying to find a weakspot...

OOC-spending 1 pp to use one of Slab's opps, getting a d10 on my next roll against him.

Ana Sofia is getting really frustrated seeing her friends getting messed up and the bad guys getting killed or nearly so. She's also worried with two of them tearing off into unprotected civilian areas; she's got to save the civilians. She mentally yells out a command, 'Surrender so you don't get killed!!!'

d10 Willpower
d8 Mind Control
d8 Pysch
d8 Densely Populated Residential Area
d6 Enthralling Mind (and step up die)
5d6 Area Attack (Slab, George, Ramrod, Ruckus, Arclight, Riptide)

15:40, Today: Windtalker rolled 10,3,3,6,4,3,2,2,3,4 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6,d6,d6,d6,d6,d6 with rolls of 10,3,3,6,4,3,2,2,3,4.  Mind control on the lot of them.

That's 10+6=16 with effect dice of d10 on George, d8 on Slab, d6 on Riptide, d6 on Ramrod, d6 on Ruckus, and d6 on Arclight.

Every Mutant halts for just one moment.  Surrender so you don't get killed!!!
Was it really that bad though? Getting killed wasn't the end of the world when Essex can clone a new body for you in a matter of days.  Ana sensed it in their minds - if they caused enough collateral damage, there wouldn't BEa Freedom Force for them to worry about.  They didn't have to defeat Freedom Force to win.

A hella of a lot reaction rolls, but the summary is:
Gorgeous George gains 1d10 mental complication
Slab gains 1d10 mental complication
Ramrod gains 1d8 mental complication
Arclight gains 1d8 mental complication
Riptide gains 1d8 mental complication

Kate hurries to take down Ruckus, given his condition it shouldn't take too much more effort on her part and so she's unusually for her careful not to actually kill him in the effort.  Hopefully she can get him down quickly enough to move on.  From Ana's mental yell things were not all going well.


d12 ruckus stress
d10 prowess
d8 in touch with her wild side
2d10 natures response versatile
d8 combat expert
d10 asset vs ruckus
1 pp

08:29, Today: Kate Messer rolled 1,2,3,10,3,4,1 using d12,d10,d10,d10,d10,d8,d8 with rolls of 1,2,3,10,3,4,1.  takedown rukus.
Total 14 effect d10
1+1 = 2 pp

Gwenyth looks down at the hand Georgeous George is offering. She bites her lip and chews it over for just a second before swinging over, reaching out, and taking it. But then, she adds: "Sorry, the offer is non-negotiable."

With her whip no longer needed to support her she wraps it around George's wrist, binding the two of them together so he can't get away, and then begins working with great speed to tangle him up in the thick braided cord!

d10 prowess, d8 pirate of the cinema, d12 reflexes, d8 Focused swingline+combat!
15:42, Today: Gwenyth Blake rolled 20 using 1d10+1d8+1d12+1d8 with rolls of 7,6,1,6.  WHIP BONDAGE OMG KINKY.
15:44, Today: Gwenyth Blake rolled 1 using 1d10 with rolls of 1.  Compulsion to SURRENDER.
The kinkiness of the situation is probably lost on George. Total 13, d8 effect.

Ruckus opened his mouth again, but this time he could barely let a whimper out.  His eyes watered from the pain, just before rolling in their sockets.

1d8 Prowess, 1d8 Rock Your World distinction, 1d8 combat expert,
Ruckus rolled 7,7,7 using 1d8,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 7,7,7.  reaction roll vs Kate.
Total 14 vs 14.  Reaction failed.  Ruckus stress stepped up above 1d12.  Ruckus eliminated.
+1d8 to doom pool from Kate's opportunity.

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"Get off him, bitch!"
Ramrod was holding a nasty-looking spiked club in his hand, but instead of smashing Kate over the head with it, he held it up in front of him.  The thorned branches growing out of his shillelagh started moving around Kate, slowly encircling her.  Though they did spurt and extended in an amazing pace (for a tree...) they were still rather slow compared to Kate's catlike reflexes:


Prowess 1d8, Ram-Rod distinction 1d8, Botanopathic Transmutation 1d10, Combat Expert 1d8, constructs SFX 1d6
Ramrod rolled 1,6,1,3,3,1 using 1d8,1d10,1d8,1d8,1d6,1d10 with rolls of 1,6,1,3,3,1.  capturing Kate.  Reaction needed from Kate.  Total 9, effect 1d10 (grappled complication)
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The tornado grew in velocity and strength by the second.  It was now growing so tall as to eclipse the height of the entire building.  The scouring vortex sucked the rubble into it, and even Tank would find it hard to escape without something to hold on to.

Prowess 1d8, The Eye of the storm 1d8, Tornado 1d10, Asset 1d10, Combat expert 1d8, 1d10 loaned from doom pool (+1 pp to Tank):
Riptide rolled 8,4,8,2,9 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 8,4,8,2,9.  Tornado complication vs Tank.
Spending 1d8 from doom pool to keep 1 extra die. Reaction needed from Tank:
Total: 25, effect 1d8 (complication effect)

"If you insist"
George's body was like play-doh.  As she reached to bind his hand, he stretched and wrapped his entire arm around Gwyneth's waist like a serpent.

Gorgeous George rolled 4,2,2,8 using 1d8,1d10,1d8,1d8 with rolls of 4,2,2,8.  grappling Gwenyth. Reaction needed.  Total 12, effect 1d10. 

d8 ramrod's physical/mental stress
d10 prowess
d8 in touch with her wild side
2d10 natures response versatile
d8 combat expert
2 pp

05:42, Today: Kate Messer rolled 10,6,4,5,8,4 using d10,d10,d10,d8,d8,d8 with rolls of 10,6,4,5,8,4.  resist entanglement.
Total 18 effect d10->d12 1 pp to create asset 'it's the animal kingdom for a reason'vs ramrod
2pp-1 =1pp remaining
Kate was a bit surprised that Ramrod was still fighting, with how poorly he moved he had to almost already be on his last legs and he really should know better at this point.  She closed on him while weaving almost effortlessly around the growing obstacles.