*The game has started. Please check the status tracker for info on the current turn order, scene distinctions, doom pool size, etc.

Maximum Carnage

Cletus Kasady is at large! Following his escape from Ravencroft Asylum, the symbiote-bonded serial killer is on a rampage! Joined by his twisted "family" of Shriek, Doppelganger, Demogoblin and Carrion, Carnage is determined to paint NYC red with blood! Can the Secret Avengers rally to stop him in time? And what lengths will they go to in order to bring Kasady down?

Available Player Characters:
Short List
American Dream Taken
Black Cat
Captain America (Bucky or Sam)
Cloak
Dagger
Daredevil Taken
Deathlok
Domino Taken
Firestar
Ghost Rider
Hawkeye
Iron Fist
Luke Cage
Mayhem Taken
Moon Knight Taken
Morbius
Nightwatch
Spider-Man Taken
Spider-Woman Taken
Tigra Taken
Venom Taken

... Or any appropriate street-level character not found on this list:
https://docs.google.com/docume...JenM73kYG-yS6qk/edit

Event Milestones:
HERO OR VIGILANTE?
1 XP when you call out an ally, either for crossing the line or for not having the stomach to do what must be done.

3 XP when you let a member of Carnage’s Family go so that you can help an ally, or abandon an ally to pursue a member of Carnage’s Family.

10 XP when you refuse to kill a member of Carnage's Family (or prevent an ally from doing it), or kill them (or convince an ally to do it).
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:08, Sun 08 Aug 2021.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 1):

Midnight in NYC...

Panic grips the city. Police sirens pierce the air for miles around as mobs of rioters loot and pillage their way across town. Makeshift barriers of wooden planks fall easily to the clawing hands of the enraged citizens, who break into stores to steal whatever loot they can get their hands on. The businesses are long empty, any valuables deserted in the owner's hasty exit. The absence of any potential victims only serves to drive the mob into a greater frenzy. More than anything worth stealing, what they truly desire are more victims. They fight each other over the spoils of their ransacking anyway, hardly knowing or caring why yet giving into their violent urges all the same. Those few citizens unaffected by the madness gripping the city have long since shut themselves indoors, fortifying their residences with whatever makeshift barriers they can erect. They know they are in for a long night at this mercy of the madness. All they can do is pray that someone- anyone- is coming to deliver them from this evil.

And speaking of evil... Strolling down Pennsylvania Plaza at this very moment is the madman responsible for this night of terror. Clad in his trademark extra-terrestrial garb, Cletus Kasady mumbles to himself, hardly even aware of the chaos around him...
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:28, Sun 22 Mar 2020.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 1):

“Now where have those so-called 'heroes' gone off to? I'd really hate for them to think I've been slacking off for the past few months!” Pausing for a moment, Carnage tilts his head back to look at a massive TV screen affixed to the side of a skyscraper. Staring down at him is the enlarged image of mayor Norman Osborn. "Now what's this?" he mutters, Some good old-fashioned emergency broadcasting? How soothing. I'm feeling calmer already!

"-and that is why it's essential for all citizens to stay indoors," the mayor is saying, although Carnage is hardly listening. "Authorities are monitoring the situation as it evolves. Do not panic. And remember to report any sightings of vigilantes to your local-"

"Good ol' Ozzy," Carnage laughs. "Can't risk letting those pesky Avengers get all the credit for bringing me in. What's a little blood on your hands if it means you get to swoop in and play the hero for a while? After all, that was part of our deal, wasn't it?" As if responding to what Carnage had said, the news program suddenly flashes to an image of the Iron Patriot, Osborn's well-known public persona. Yes, when this was all said and done, the "heroic" mayor would be taking full credit for cleaning up Carnage's little mess. And Kasady had given his word to play along, all in the interest of bettering Osborn's precious public image. Those hero-types must have really done a number on him recently for him to be stooping to such a desperate, pathetic little plan.

"As a wise madman once said, Normie, the fun part about being insane is the selective memory that comes with it. For all I remember, you and I never had this silly little 'deal.' You sprung me from prison, sure... Set me loose on this town so I could get my revenge for them locking me away... Now maybe you thought this was all some little game where you could make all the rules... But you should know by now that in the real world... there are no rules!"

Noticing a pair of figures huddled in a nearby side-alley, Carnage turns his attention away from the TV and toward them. "Out for a little stroll, were we? Fresh air really does a body good, doesn't it?"

His eyes narrow as he raises a clawed hand, fingers elongating into razor-sharp blades fit to peel flesh from bone. "Me, I always found a little fresh blood was what really did the trick!"

Before the eyes of any passerby, Carnage prepares to make his next kill!
This message was last edited by the player at 09:38, Sun 22 Mar 2020.

The alleyway Carnage is standing in is adjacent to a wide city street. In a four-way intersection nearby, a city bus lies smoldering on its side amid multiple wrecked vehicles. Garbage fires dot the sidewalk on both sides of the street and there is trash everywhere. There are multiple vantage points (rooftops, telephone poles, traffic lights) where an alert hero might be observing Carnage as he threatens the cowering elderly couple. But anyone seeking to intervene will first need to fight through the crush of rioting civilians who flood the city. As though sensing the intention of any nearby do-gooders wanting to intervene, the mob converges on any heroes in their midst. Those down on the streets might want to head for higher ground to avoid the surging mobs, while those perched up high already find the rioters clawing and climbing up to try and reach them. No matter where the heroes are, there is no hiding from the mobs for long. The city truly has fallen.

Scene Distinctions:
Smoldering Ruins
Overturned Vehicles
Debris-Strewn Streets

Mob of Rioters 5d6
Psychically Manipulated d4
Swarm d8
Area Attack 5d6

02:29, Today: Mob of Rioters rolled 5,3,5,3,3,1,4,6,1,6, 4,2,3 using d6,d6,d6,d6,d6,d4,d8,d6,d6,d6,d6,d6,d6 ((5,3,5,3,3,1,4,6,1,6, 4,2,3)).

Total: 12
Effect: d8 to Tigra, d6 to Dagger, Daredevil, Domino, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Spider-Man

I still need to get Tigra, Hawkeye, and Dagger's players set up on RPoL, but they will roll this reaction once they join in. For now, Daredevil, Domino, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Spider-Man can roll their reactions. One of them should also roll an action (doesn't matter who goes first), then pick one of the other four (or Carnage) to go next.

2 Opportunities available

Doom Pool 26 + 1d6 = 3d6

Reactions Needed: Tigra, Dagger, Daredevil, Domino, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Spider-Man

Next Action: Daredevil, Domino, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, or Spider-Man

*Note: Everyone starts with 1 PP. Please remember to list your total/effect die, remaining PP amount, opportunities rolled, and to choose who goes next at the end of your turn. XP for milestones will only be awarded the first time each goal is hit, but everyone can use both milestone sets on their character sheets or swap out one of them for an event milestone set. Message The Watcher if you need help taking your turn.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:28, Sun 22 Mar 2020.

As she stood watching the carnage below, she wasn't surprised to see Carnage among it.
She'd been watching him for a minute or so now, as he'd wandered down the street ... taking the time to talk to the big TV screen overhead, as though Mayor Douchbag could hear him.

And she was considering what to do about him, when it came to her attention that a bunch of slavering idiots were spilling over the fire escape lip onto the rooftop behind her.
Turning, casually bringing her guns around to face the oncoming hoard, killing the first few and therefore bulwarking the fire escape ladder below with the falling dead bodies.

Reaction: to Mob attack
d8:  Solo
d8:  Femme Fatale
d10: Probability Manipulation: Superhuman Reflexes
d10: Combat Master

- rolled 3,1,2,3 using d8,d8,d10,d10 ((3,1,2,3)).
Total: 6
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 1  equals  +1PP for me
SFX: Second Chance. If your pool includes a Probability Manipulation power, spend 1 PP to reroll.
- rolled 8,3,3,4 using d8,d8,d10,d10.  Probability Manipulation Reroll.
Total: 12
Effect: d10
PP = 0

Then, she returned her attention to the chaos below ... glad the the silencers on her guns had likely made very little impact on the situational noise down there.

Seeing, now, that the Symbiotic Goon had taken a shine to some cowering innocents, the hardened Mercenary in Domino rose up.
War was one thing, but slaughtering innocents was something that even her blackened soul didn't take well to.

Taking aim, she decided to put a bullet or two into the freaky alien mother**ker ... maybe get his attention, preferably claim some first blood.

Action:  Shoot symbi-idiot in the back
d8:  Solo
d8:  Hardened Mercenary
d8:  Guns
d10: Combat Master

- rolled 7,2,7,10 using d8,d8,d8,d10 ((7,2,7,10)).
Total: 17 hoping to catch the guy by surprise (shooting him in the  back, from on high)
Effect: d8

PP: 0

Next: Carnage!

Luke Cage came looking for trouble. After what Carnage did to him, after what he himself might have done to Jessica--or their baby girl? Luke wanted payback, and Sweet Christmas if he wasn't going to extract some.

And so Cage stomped the street, defiant and seething. When the infected scrambled towards him, the Hero of Harlem pressed forward to meet the threat head on!

"Come GET SOME!" Luke Cage snarled, his jaw clenched into a vice. He brought his fists slamming onto the pavement. Luke reasoned that a show of overwhelming force might give these feral creatures pause, force them back and away so he could get back to the business of finding Carnage.


Reaction to the Mob
Intent: Show of force to intimidate the mob into backing off.

Solo d8
Come Get Some! d8
Superhuman Strength (Versatile SFX) 2d8
Menace 2d8

Dice Pool 6d8
07:00, Today: Luke Cage rolled 29 using 6d8 ((1,2,6,8,6,6)).
Total 14, d8 Effect, 1 Opportunity

1 PP. Waiting for my turn.

Danny stood on the corner of the building's roof and looked down at the mayhem.  The city had been through so much and the citizens were meant to be sympathized with.  They didn't have training--they didn't have abilities.  When you did, you took action.

Danny leaped off the roof and kicked off the brick wall as he fell and landed in an easy roll.  But a mob was unpredictable.  And Luke's fists were stronger than the pavement, which meant the mob moved when he moved the ground and the cars on it.  Danny moved from flipped car, to crashed car, and tried to keep over the mob's head, but their hands were ever grasping despite his training and his abilities.  He held himself back from attacking, and they did--or could--not.  It was the kind of injury a citizen couldn't ignore, but he'd faced a dragon and won.  He would prevail here, too, but for now, how could he disperse a mob without hurting them.  They didn't know what they were doing!


Solo d8, <scene distinction> Overturned Cars d8, Enhanced Reflexes d8, Acrobatic Master d10 (as 2d8)

11:14, Today: Iron Fist rolled 5d8 (8,3,4,2,2).  React to Mob.

REACTION
Total: 12, effect d8 (no Opportunities)
PP: 1
This message was last edited by the player at 19:27, Mon 23 Mar 2020.

Tie goes to the attacker? I would ask this in an OOC thread, but there isn't one.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was wondering where his friendly neighborhood was. "People! Please go home! The TVs you're stealing will be obsolete by next year anyway!" he shouts as he hops, swings, and dashes nimbly to escape the mobs grasp. He didn't want to hurt anyone so he wasn't about to go then back, instead doin everything a spider can to keep out of harms way.

He had argued against killing Kassidy, and he always would, but it would be best to stop the madman before he hurt anyone else. The only question was where to look and the answer was unfortunately obvious. Just go wherever things were the worst.


Reaction pool
Solo d8 + Friendly Neighborhood Hero? d4 + Superhuman Reflexes d10 + Swingline d8 + Acrobatic Master d10

Spider-Man rolled 33 using d8+d8+d10+d10+d4 with rolls of 7,7,7,8,4.  Reaction vs Mob.

So that's 15 with a d8 effect. Gain one PP for using a distnction at d4

For the sake of simplicity, we'll be using the same house rules as the other MHR campaign on here as listed in the rules thread. This means player heroes win ties rather than the attacker (attacker still wins ties if it's PvP). I'll be posting Carnage's turn shortly.

I have also created an OOC discussion thread-- thanks Luke Cage for reminding me.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:03, Mon 23 Mar 2020.

As the pair of civilians cower before him, Carnage turns to look at the new arrivals on-scene. "Well lookie here, folks, the little heroes have come out to play! I'm disappointed there aren't more of you! Didn't the others get my invites?"

Craning his head up at the sound of gunshots, the killer's eyes light up when he spots Domino emptying bullets into a crowd of rioters.

"Say, Shriek didn't mention any new groupies joining our little murder circuit. But killing those poor civvies in cold blood... I like your style, sister! I don't suppose you've got time for a job int-- hey, watch it!"

He tries to duck as Domino turns her guns upon him next, unleashing a barrage of bullets...

Team d6
Sneaky d4 (He's just standing around in the open)
Superhuman Reflexes d10
Combat Expert d8

12:56, Today: Carnage rolled 3,2,5,8 using 1d6,1d4,1d10,1d8 ((3,2,5,8)).

Total: 13
Effect: d6

Domino's attack succeeds and Carnage takes d8 Physical stress.

"ACK!" Carnage turns, lifting a clawed hand up to shield himself from the incoming projectiles. Although he quickly forms a defensive shield from his red symbiote-suit, enough of the bullets strike him in the back to stagger him.

He turns his attention to the two elderly city folk now trying to run away in the confusion. Propped down on one knee from his injury, Carnage rolls his eyes at the sight of them ambling away.

"Is a little help too much to ask for, people? I'm the one throwing this party! The least you could do is show some gratitude to your generous host!"

With that, he stretches out a tentacled arm and scoops up the old woman as a human shield. The man (who bears an odd resemblance to Stan Lee) shouts and begins beating Carnage with his cane. "Put her down, Venom!"

"Venom?!" Carnage laughs, "You gettin' me mixed up with that little wuss? All this excitement must have you confused, gramps! Time for your nap!" The supervillain then brushes the man forcefully aside, causing him to hit his head against the brick wall lining the alley. As he drops to the ground, Carnage turns back to the heroes with a wicked grin, pulling the old woman close and positioning her in front of him.

"Putting down some rabid rioters is one thing, 'heroes,' and your friend up on the roof there seems pretty good at it. But looks like even with all the work I done to drive this city mad, poor Granny here still ain't in the mood for murder... No, she don't look like the type to hurt anybody. You gonna let Dollface up there put a bullet in this nice young lady next?"

He meets Domino's gaze as if inviting her to open fire, his eyes darting side to side to keep the other heroes in his periphery as his hostage struggles...

The next acting hero can make a reaction against Carnage to try and block him from sending his effect die into the doom pool. Doing this doesn't count as that player's action. The rules are a little fuzzy on villains grandstanding, but this seems fair to me.

Team d6
Murderous d4 (He's making himself a target in the process of causing terror)
Tentacles d8
Menace Master d10

17:53, Today: Carnage rolled 4,3,4,8 using d6,d4,d8,d10 ((4,3,4,8)). Grandstanding to build up the doom pool.

Total: 12
Effect: d8

Buying Luke Cage's opportunity to step up 1 doom die. Stepping up remaining 2 doom dice via Carnage's use of the Sneaky d4 distinction in his reaction roll and the Murderous d4 distinction in his action roll. Spending 1 d8 to add Shriek to the scene. 3d8 - 1d8 = 2d8

"Sorry I'm late, honey!" a cackling voice suddenly calls from down the street. "Traffic was murder!" A blaring horn pierces the air and suddenly, any hero looking that direction notices a large blue semi-truck barreling down the street, heedless of the dozens of civilians in its path!

Doom Pool: 2d8
Opportunities: 0
Next Action: Luke Cage
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 01:13, Tue 24 Mar 2020.

Spider-Man successfully leaps clear of the mobs, dodging and darting away from dozens upon dozens of clawing hands. A few hastily-created weblines allow him to stay out of the enraged citizens' reach for the time being. Iron Fist is also successful avoiding them, his equally sharp reflexes carrying him up and away from the surging bodies and to relative safety atop an overturned vehicle. Luke Cage takes a different approach, slamming his mighty fists on the pavement in an explosive show of force that rattles the nearby rioters enough that they stumble back in shock. But it may not be long before each of the heroes finds themselves at the mercy of the sheer number of yet more rioters converging on the area...

As we are going with the hero-wins-ties rule, every hero was successful in their reaction thus far. I have to say this is off to an exciting start-- thanks everyone for joining in!

Daredevil blinks and shakes his head. "Oh, wow," he says to no one in particular since whatever group arrived here are suddenly separated enough as to not be able to communicate between them. The feeling like he has been plopped in to the middle of the action without warning is disorienting, but it isn't the first time he's had to fight his way out of an abrupt and precipitous situation. At least this crowd seems like ordinary citizens and not, say, ninjas (even if something seems off about them, to say nothing of the rage sweeping through them for no reason he can discern. For later, he tells himself.)


Reaction to Mob attack, Total: 12, Effect: d8:
Solo    d10
Man Without Fear (overconfident, as usual)    d4
(+1 PP)
Billy Club/Swingline    d6
Hypersenses/Enhanced Reflexes    d8
Acrobatic Master    2d8

Daredevil rolled 5,1,3,1,5,4 using d10,d4,d6,d8,d8,d8 ((5,1,3,1,5,4)).

-1 PP to add third die to Total
Total: 14; Effect: d6
2 Opportunities

PPs: 1+1-1= 1

The first order of business is to get out of harm's way. Once he gets to higher ground he can assess the situation. He feels the familiar weight of his billy club in his hand, but not for long before flicking his swing-line to an open hole busted a few stories up in the side of a building nearby, hearing it attach, then pulling himself up the line and over the heads of the rioting crowd, missing their assault by inches. "No photos! No photos!" Daredevil calls, with a smirk, as he swings away.

Once he lands inside the hole in the building he retracts his line then turns to survey the action on the street. While it's dangerous for him to be in a building that could fall apart at any moment, it affords the best perch on which to study the scene below. When he gets an idea of what is going on, DD turns his attention to any innocent bystanders. With so much happening all at once, he has to keep priorities.

Daredevil swings clear of the mobs, gaining a high enough vantage point that his radar sense has a full sweep of the area. Through the dense scrum of bodies, he can sense pockets where non-rioting citizens are being threatened by the violence around them. In addition to the two being menaced by Carnage, there are at least four more scattered about in the roiling crowds. And those are to say nothing of the many more standing directly in the path of Shriek's vehicle, who are mere moments from being flattened!

Buying Daredevil's opportunities to step up both dice in the doom pool to 2d10.

Going forward, we should all be using Team for affiliation now that we're all in the same scene together. There will be opportunities to split up pretty soon if players decide to.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:47, Tue 24 Mar 2020.

Luke knew that the rioters were bound to get themselves killed if circumstances didn't change. This Carnage joker was dangerous, and with Shriek entering the mix, the Hero of Harlem knew he had to make a big move before things got too far out of hand.

"Hey," Luke Cage spat through gritted teeth before repeating with greater bass in his voice, "HEY!"

"You know who I am, and what I can do," threatened the Hero for Hire. His muscles flexed as he slammed both fists into the ground again, a rippling shockwave erupting through the ground. "Unless all of you want to catch these hands, I suggest you get the @&*<#! outta here. Go home, sleep it off. Do better."

One thing Luke Cage knew how to do, was to use his strength and size to assert dominance. If there was any humanity left in this mob, perhaps they would take his threat to heart.


Intent: Inflict mental (emotional? Your call, Watcher) stress against the mob, trying to intimidate them into fleeing.

Team d6, Come Get Some! d8, Superhuman Strength (Versatile SFX) 2d8, Menace 2d8, Area Attack 4d6

Dice Pool: 5d8, 5d6
Not the best roll.
2,6,5,3,1,2,3,1,2,3
Spending 1 PP to add a third die.
Total 14, d8 against 2 mob d6s, d6 against 3 d6s.
2 opportunities! Ouch!

1 PP still.

Reaction needed: The Mob
Next up: Can I call any hero?

<b>EDIT: Next up - Daredevil!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:07, Tue 24 Mar 2020.

"'Do better?'"rumbles a tattooed brute who stands head and shoulders above the other rioters. "Who do you think you are, man, Captain America?" It seems clear that he speaks for many in the mob who have no intention of backing down...

09:21, Today: Mob of Rioters rolled 6,2,4,5,4,3,6 using d6,d6,d6,d6,d6,d4,d8 ((6,2,4,5,4,3,6)).

Total: 12 (a lot of 12's so far)
Effect: d6

Mob takes d8, d6, d6, d6 of Emotional stress, reducing it to 4d6. 3 of 4 dice need only a d4 to knock them out.

Buying Luke Cage's opportunities to step up 2 doom dice for 1 PP. Doom pool stands at 2d12.

Then, seeing the hero slam his fists down directly in front of him, the bruiser takes a step back, eyes wide.

"Whoa man, I'm cool! I was leaving anyway!"

Seeing him flee, another half-dozen rioters standing near the brute turn as one and begin to push past each other, taking off down the block. The remaining rioters take one look at the deserters, back to Luke, then at each other, as if trying to gauge whether they should fight or flee.

However, the danger hasn't passed. Only seconds have ticked by, yet Shriek is that much closer to mowing down the crowd!

I would choose Daredevil, Iron Fist, or Spider-Man for the next Action. Still waiting on the other players.

A couple quick notes re: house rules just to get them out there. Per the rules thread, we are going to try out a PP cap of 5 for each player during this event (the first time I have ever used a cap-- if it's too limiting we can always adjust it). Also want to mention that counterattacks can only be used when the opponent has rolled an opportunity. Finally, a die can only be stepped up by an amount one less than its current amount, not just any amount. I will list more as we go if needed, but they are also listed in the rules thread for anyone who wants to go over them.

So many fires to put out, Daredevil thinks as he scans the area with his radar sense. So put out the hottest ones first. He doesn't even have to consciously will his body to go to the most immediate threat before he's moving toward it, leaping from the building and, using his billy club line once again, swinging toward the people in the path of the careening vehicle, but instead removing the crowd from danger, he moves to remove the danger from the crowd, and pitches feet-first through the windshield of the vehicle! Daredevil disregards his own senses warning him of a villain present, leaping to crank the steering wheel to divert the vehicle's path toward anywhere but into the crowd of people!

"People!" Daredevil calls to the other heroes. To the blind hero, more allies don't always mean more help, but maybe in this case they could lend a badly-needed hand amidst the chaos. "We've got to get these innocents out of here!"

Diverting the vehicle's path away from toward the people:
Team    d6
Man Without Fear (jumping in to danger (and possibly Shriek's presence) without caution)    d4
(+1 PP)
Billy Club/Swingline    d6
Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses    d12
(-1 PP)
Acrobatic Master    2d8

Daredevil rolled 5,4,1,11,6,4 using d6,d4,d6,d12,d8,d8 ((5,4,1,11,6,4)).

Total: 17; Effect: d8
1 Opportunity

PPs: 1(starting, from msg #13)+1(Opportunity, from msg #13)+1(negative Disinction)-1(Radar Sense SFX)= 2 (with potential Opportunity purchase)

Next Action: Shriek

In reply to Daredevil (msg # 17):

Correction to last post-- Luke Cage reduced the mob to 3d6, not 4d6. Each die was hit with d6 stress so they need only a d4 to knock them out. Thanks Iron Fist for catching that.

Shriek... well... shrieks as Daredevil comes crashing into the passenger side of the truck she's driving. As she recovers from the spray of glass shards hitting her in the face, she opens her eyes to see the devil-horned hero steering her truck from its path. "Hey, let go!" she snarls, trying to grab hold of the steering wheel, but to no effect. She can sense the hero's raw determination to put a stop to the mayhem, and his single-mindedness startles her a little. Up to now, most people she's encountered in this town have been such pushovers. Suddenly, Shriek's eyes widen as Daredevil's hard turn causes the tires to skid. "Hey, what's the matter with you, are you blind?! There's a wall right--!"

*CRASH*

As Carnage was unopposed in adding to the doom pool on his last turn, it would now include his d8 effect die. But we can assume Daredevil's action was targeting that d8 to remove it or step it back, with his d8 effect die eliminating it and representing DD saving the crowd of people and "putting out the fire," so to speak.

The truck comes to a hard stop against the brick wall, its occupants being thrown violently from their seats. By way of sheer luck-- or perhaps Daredevil's quick thinking-- the semi-truck's cab turned enough so that the trailer itself took the brunt of the impact. The civilians Shriek nearly flattened stand milling around near the wreckage, apparently in a daze. Moments later, Shriek herself crawls clear of the wreckage, a hand clutching her bloody nose as she lifts the other one toward Daredevil. "You're gonna pay for that!" she seethes, her outstretched palm crackling with sonic energy. Before the blind hero can gather himself, he senses the nearby civilians scatter as she lets loose a hyper-sonic blast right at him!

Team d10
Violent Tendencies d4 (That impact did nothing to lessen them)
Sonic Blasts 2d8 (see the below SFX)

SFX: Take it to Eleven. Step up or double Sonic Blasts for one action. If the action fails, add a die to doom pool equal to the normal rating of your power die then shut down Sonic Blasts. Activate an opportunity to recover that power.

18:36, Today: Shriek rolled 10,2,1,1 using d10,d4,d8,d8 ((10,2,1,1)).

Total: 12
Effect d4

Buying Daredevil's opportunity to add a d6 to the doom pool. Adding an additional d6 via Shriek's d4 Violent Tendencies distinction. Offering Daredevil 1 PP to activate his Limit: Overstim and shut down his Superhuman Senses d10 power trait.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 2d6
Opportunities: 2
Reaction Needed: Daredevil
Next Action: Iron Fist
This message was last edited by the player at 01:57, Wed 25 Mar 2020.

Reaction to Shriek's physical attack, Total: 12, Effect: d4:
Team    d6
Man Without Fear    d8
Hypersenses/Enhanced Stamina    d8

Daredevil rolled 2,3,1 using d6,d8,d8 ((2,3,1)).

Total: 5; Effect: u>d4</u> (default)
1 Opportunity

An Extraordinary Success by the attacker makes the acting Effect die a d6, for physical Stress on DD

PPs: 2(starting, from msg #17)+1(Opportunity, from msg #18)+1(Limit: Overstim; shut down Superhuman Senses)+1(Opportunity from this roll)= 4

The sound blasts from Shriek's palms explodes in Daredevil's ears, threatening to shatter his ear-drums. He's taken worse but he can't remember when, especially at this moment when the attack throws of his equilibrium enough to disrupt with his immediate brain functions. He can stand upright, but even that is a privilege he may soon lose.

And then, Iron Fist sped into action!  The crowd was left behind as he crossed the distance to Shriek in a veritable blur!  He channeled his chi into his fist, and leaped over a car.  His fist glowed and burned bright.  And like unto a thing of iron, he struck!  "No more!" he used the words as the focus, a kiai of sorts.

ACTION
Team D6, Living Weapon D8, Enhanced Strength D8 (SFX: Iron Fist steps up to D10), Combat Master D10

08:41, Today: Iron Fist rolled 1,5,9,6 using d6,d8,d10,d10 Attack Shriek.
Total: 9+5=14, effect D10 (Opportunity!)

PP: 2 (+1 bought Opportunity)

Next action: Tigra

In reply to Iron Fist (msg # 20):

Buying Daredevil and Iron Fist's opportunities to step up 2d6 in the doom pool to 2d8.

"Oh, looks like Kung-Fu Boy wants to play too?" Shriek hisses, letting loose another blast at the airborne Iron Fist. Despite her rage, she steadies her hand for maximum accuracy, perhaps sensing how devastating the hero's glowing fist could be if he connects...

Team d10
Fractured Psyche d4 (Worsening her aim)
Sonic Blast d8
d12 added from the doom pool

09:37, Today: Shriek rolled 2,4,6,9 using d10,d4,d8,d12 ((2,4,6,9)).

Total: 15
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 0

Spending 1d8 doom to counterattack Iron Fist. Paying Iron Fist 2 PP to keep both spent doom dice in the doom pool. Stepping up 1 d8 to d10 via Shriek's Fractured Psyche d4 distinction. Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d10, 1d8

Shriek's Sonic blast strikes Iron Fist in the nick of time, halting his momentum and launching him backward. He lands painfully in the street and rolls to a stop several meters away from Shriek. "Got him!" the villainess gloats. Who's your sensei now, numbnuts?"

Her smile fades when she looks up to see a grotesque six-armed figure descending a nearby building. "Doppel!" she exclaims. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be watching the prisoner!"

Spending 1d8 from the doom pool to add Doppelganger to the scene. Spending 1d10 to have Doppelganger interrupt Tigra.

Suddenly, Spider-Man's spider-sense goes off like a siren, and he looks up to see a hideous reflection of himself descending down the building behind him!

Next Action: Doppelganger
Doom Pool: 2d12

The Spider-Man doppelganger, or "Doppel," as Shriek appears to call him, is surprised when Spider-Man appears to notice his presence. As if realizing it has lost the element of surprise, it quickly extends a clawed set of hands and launches a barrage of razor-barbed webbing at the hero!

d6 Team
d4 Creature of Instinct (No plan here)
d8 Weapon
Combat Expert d8

SFX: Grapple. Add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when inflicting a web-related complication on a target.

10:53, Today: The Watcher, on behalf of Doppelganger, rolled 1,3,8,6,6 using d6,d4,d8,d6,d8 ((1,3,8,6,6)).

Total: 14
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 1

Reaction Needed: Spider-Man
Next Action: Tigra

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Alerted by his Spider Sense, Spider-Man reacts to the sudden appearance of his Doppelganger just in the nick of time to shoot out a swingline with his webs push off and...

...get caught by the monsters webs anyway. "Seriously! he moans out as he struggles with the sticky barbs beginning to fray his costume. "Ahh this is just awful. And you're like my 3rd worst evil clone, you know that! You don't even have a name!"


Team d6 + Wisecracker d8 + Superhuman Reflexes d10 + Swingline d8 + Acrobatic Master d10

13:35, Today: Spider-Man rolled 19 using d8+d8+d10+d10+d6 with rolls of 2,4,5,5,3.  Reaction vs Doppelganger.

Yikes, spending 1 pp for spider sense

13:39, Today: Spider-Man rolled 22 using d8+d8+d10+d10+d6+d8 with rolls of 7,1,4,5,2,3.

Well that helped a little but he got me.

Taking 1xp for Deadly Foes of Spider-Man

In reply to Mob of Rioters (msg # 4):

Tigra floated in through a magical hoop, confused as to what the racket was all about. She had been home at the Sanctum Sanctorum with Wong,who had just finished putting the final touches on her brand new Sorceress Supreme robe. As she floated into the scene, a gust of wind came through and covered her in ash.

Great. Now I have to explain what happened to Wong and I'm gonna get yelled at.

She saw a mob of citizens pillaging nearby stores and creating chaos - they were coming her way, throwing things, screaming, and taunting her. She didn't want to hurt them, they were clearly under some influence - best to avoid them, but if she couldn't, people may have to get hurt.

Things were so much easier when I was The Chosen Champion of the Cat People...

Team: d10
Smoldering ruins d4 (more things to trip over)
Chosen Champion of the Cat people: Superhuman reflexes, d10
Disciple of the Ancient One: Enhanced durability, d8
Acrobatics master,2d8: Converting Master d10 to 2d8

SFX: Pounce. On a successful reaction against a physical attack, inflict physical stress with your effect die at no PP cost. Spend 1 PP to step it up.

18:42, Today: Tigra rolled 9,2,2,1,5,8 using d10,d4,d10,d8,d8,d8.  Rolling reaction against Mob of Rioters.

Total: 17
effect: d10
Opportunities: 1

PP total: 1+1 for rolling d4 =2

Oops...well, being Sorceress Supreme is a learning curve. Wong said to be patient.

Then, Tigra heard that disgusting voice she knew too well...

"Hey Slime Boy! Haven't seen you in a while! Are you no longer fond of the sewers?"

She walked over to Carnage, who was holding an older lady hostage. Tigra could see the lady gagging in Carnage's clutches.

"Don't worry, ma'am,you'll get home safe soon and get that stench off of you!"

Tigra began to run in circles around Carnage, disappearing every other second and reappearing the next in a entrancing pattern. Distracting him, she slowly attempted to fuse Carnage's arms to the ground with magic.

This should make things complicated for him. Wong won't believe me when I tell him about this!

Team: d10
Magic is Awesome!:d8
Enhanced Speed: d8
Disciple of the Ancient One: Supreme Sorcery, d10
Mystic master,2d8: Converting Master d10 to 2d8
Limit: The Extent of Sorcery. When you add Supreme Sorcery to any pool, you may only create assets and complications as your effect.

19:08, Today: Tigra rolled 6,5,2,8,4,2 using d10,d8,d8,d10,d8,d8.

Total: 19 (used 1 pp to add 3 dice), attempting to make a complication.
Effect: d8
PP total: 2-1 = 1.

Next Action: Spider-Man
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The barbed webs slowed him down and bit into his skin, and Spider-Man cursed the wizard or whatever it was that had made the doppelganger in the first place. He really needed to start hanging out with a better class of people.

"Alright there bitey, to can play at this game!" Spider-Man declared as the struggled to get free of the webbing. Freeing his arms enough to aim, he launched his web shooters at the strange creature that bore his likeness. The weird creature may have barbs, but Spider-Man was the original and had far more practice. He would win a web out for sure.


Team d6 + With Great Power d8 + Superhuman Strength d10 + Weapon d8 + Grapple SFX d6 + Combat Expert d8
SFX: Grapple. Add d6 and step up effect die by +1 when inflicting a web-related complication on a target.

15:11, Today: Spider-Man rolled 22 using d6+d6+d8+d8+d8+d10 with rolls of 4,2,7,1,1,7.  Webbing Doppelganger Right Back!

Result: 14
Effect: d10(Stepped up d8) Giving Doppel a Webbed Up Complication

Needs Reaction: Doppelganger
Up Next: He's been waiting a while, so Luke Cage

"This area's gettin' too hot, babe," Carnage hisses to Shriek. "And it ain't from me watchin' you mop the floor with these nobodies. Think it's time for us to split!"

He extends a clawed hand, bringing a blade-sharp finger up to his hostage's throat.

"Guess me and Grandma can catch up later," he says, grinning. "At her funeral!"

But as Carnage tries to rake his claws against the woman's neck, he suddenly finds he can't move his arms. He looks up to see Tigra descending to the ground in front of him, palms outstretched.

"Hey Slime Boy! Haven't seen you in a while! Are you no longer fond of the sewers?"

"You again!" Kasady seethes. "Ruining my fun once wasn't enough for you?"

"Don't worry, ma'am,you'll get home safe soon and get that stench off of you!"

"YOU!! Wh-- I don't--- GRRRR!!"

Before Carnage can react, the sorceress is running circles around him at blinding speed, her after-images catching him in a hypnotic trance. After an instant, Carnage shakes his head in frustration, snapping out of it only to realize an odd sensation is taking hold of his arms.

"Hey! What gives?! Screw this, I ain't fightin' one o' you magic-types! I'm outta here!" In a desperate panic, Carnage tries to flee down the alleyway before the sorceress can complete her spell, using the darkness and debris as his cover...

Team d6
Murderous d4 (He was really itching to kill that poor granny but now he can't)
Superhuman Reflexes d10
Covert Expert d8
1d12 from the doom pool

14:47, Today: Carnage rolled 6,3,9,3,12 using d6,d4,d10,d8,d12 ((6,3,9,3,12)).

Total: 21
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0
Carnage resists Tigra's d10 complication. Adding a d6 to the doom pool for Carnage's d4 Murderous distinction. Paying Tigra 1 PP to keep the used d12 in the doom pool.

Just then, several rioters fleeing Luke Cage turn into the alleyway, barreling past Tigra, Carnage, and the two elderly folk at the villain's mercy. As the passerby surge past, Tigra loses sight of Carnage in the sudden thick of bodies.

"Haha, SUCKER!" she hears Carnage snicker from somewhere in the crowd. But by the time the alley clears again, Kasady is nowhere to be seen. Only a thin puddle of red symbiote goo-- still glowing with ethereal magic-- remains where Kasady had stood. Like a lizard shedding its' tail to escape a predator, Kasady has apparently done much the same.

The doppelganger is fast descending toward Spider-Man, propelled by its hideous appendages. Watching it crawl along the surface of the building, one can't help but think its' movements are more spider-like than human, and the sight of it is surely sickening. It moves with single-minded predator instinct toward Spider-Man, who is already encased in a thick cocoon of its razor-edged webs. The doppelganger opens its hideous maw, talons extended to seize the hero, when suddenly it stops. For an instant, it regards Spider-Man with an animal-like curiosity, as though realizing they share the same appearance. The moment of confusion is all Spider-Man needs to wrest an arm free of his bonds and fire his own web-shooters at the strange beast...

Team d6
Savage Spider d8 (It's moving in for the kill now...)
Superhuman Reflexes d10
Combat Expert d8
Spider-Man's "Webbed Up" complication d8

15:20, Today: Doppelganger rolled 1,6,4,4,1 using d6,d8,d10,d8,d8 ((1,6,4,4,1)).

Total: 10
Effect: d10
Doppelganger takes a d10 "Webbed Up" complication.

Spider-Man is apparently not boasting, as he quickly webs Doppelganger up in a head-to-toe coating of web fluid. For as eager as the creature was to web up its own prey, it doesn't take kindly to having a taste of its own medicine. Although it struggles and squirms, it can't seem to break free of the material. The web-off appears to be a stand-off for now.

"Cletus!" Shriek calls after Carnage, seeing him disappear into the crowd of civilians. "Don't go! Doppel needs our help!"

"Screw your dumb little spider-pet!" Carnage calls back over his shoulder. "Unless you really wanna hang around and fight that wizard... cat... tiger-lady again! One trip to the Arctic Circle not enough for you, sweetie?"

Shriek hesitates for a moment. She's managed to put the hurt on two of these so-called heroes, and a few more sonic blasts might just be all she needs to take them out of the game permanently. But that was never the plan. No, as Carnage always liked to say, there was no "plan." Just murder, mayhem, and all the wonderful things that came with it.

"Wait up! I'm coming!" she cries, turning away from her injured foes and chasing after Carnage. Although a hero with quick reflexes might have had a shot at stopping her, she quickly disappears into the cover of darkness, using the crowds to her advantage. Doppelganger watches her go, frantically trying to break free of its web-prison and follow its master, but to no avail.

Even with Shriek and Carnage gone, and a captive Doppelganger, there is still plenty else for the heroes to deal with. It's well into the late hours of the night now, and there is no sign of any end to the madness.

Spending 2d12 from the doom pool to end the scene.
Transition Scene: "Putting Out the Fires"
Doom Pool: Starting at 2d6 + 1 leftover d6 from last scene = 3d6
+2 XP to all heroes

New Scene Distinctions:
Injured Civilians
That Building's On Fire!
Lingering Rioters (From the 3d6 mob that wasn't fully defeated)

"Someone help!" a burly store-owner calls, "My building's on fire!" He gestures frantically to a derelict deli, smoke billowing from the spaces between the boarded-up windows. "Tito's still in there!"

"Someone, please!" a feeble voice calls from the alleyway. "My husband is hurt! He needs a doctor!" The voice belongs to the old woman Carnage had taken hostage. She kneels beside her husband, using her sleeve to mop up droplets of blood from the man's head where he'd struck it against the brick wall.

"Help!"
"Anybody!"
"Please, somebody!"

The growing chorus of voices rises to a cacophony, becoming a deafening curtain of noise. The only thing remaining to be seen is whether the heroes will answer the call. Or will tracking down the mad killers responsible take priority over saving the lives of these innocents?

Next Action: Luke Cage

Decision time for everybody: which heroes stay and help the citizens, and which decide to pursue the villains? I'd like if the heroes decided this amongst themselves through role-play. Some of the heroes are hurt too, so you can use this scene to try and recover your own or another player's stress. All player's stress has stepped back by one. Good time to get in character, try to hit your milestones, etc. Keep in mind you can swap out one of your milestone sets for one of the following event milestone sets:

ARE YOU A HERO...
You need to stop this, but can't compromise your principles.
1 XP - when you call out an ally who you think is crossing the line.
3 XP - when you allow a member of Carnage's Family to escape in order to help an ally or innocent bystander.
10 XP - when you refuse to kill a stressed-out member of Carnage's Family or prevent an ally from killing them.

... OR A VIGILANTE?
You are going to put an end to this... no matter what it costs.
1 XP - when you call out an ally who you don't think has the stomach for the job that needs doing.
3 XP - when you abandon an ally or innocent bystander who needs your help in order to pursue a member of Carnage's Family.
10 XP - when you choose to take the life of a member of Carnage's Family or convince an ally to do so against his better judgement because it "needed to be done."

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Daredevil stands still for a moment, his hands clutching his ears through his mask. His body is tensed but when an assault does not come he loosens, stands upright and lowers his hands, then surveys the scene. For such a quick attack the city is in shambles but his concern is for other than collateral damage. The screaming ring in his ears replacing the tones he uses to track objects around him throws him off balance, but through his dizziness he can still reach out with his radar sense and other enhanced faculties. While his radar sense tracks the villains beating a hasty retreat, he doesn't need enhanced smell to pick up the odor of a fire, one that can only mean danger to others. "We can't lose the bad-guys, but we have to get these people to safety!" he yells, considerably louder than needed. "If you're mobile or you have guns, follow Carnage. If you have webs or can hold up a building, let's get to work!"  As soon as he says it he surrenders any care if anyone follows what he says.

Before the hero can consider his own wounds from his tussle with Shriek, he moves toward the stench of the fire. Sliding down his list of immediate priorities is working out why that crowd had turned into a riot in the first place.

Correction to last post: Tigra's Pounce SFX means the mob was reduced to 2d6, not 3d6. (But in either case it's now been turned into a d8 Scene Distinction in place of those d6's.)

The store-owner moves to one side, waving Daredevil over. "Thank God that crazy witch is gone. One minute me and Tito were checking on the store, next thing I know she shows up and the whole place goes crazy. I tried to find Tito but I couldn't see with all the smoke in my eyes! I know he's in there somewhere, we just gotta hurry!"

The idea here is you guys can target the Scene Distinctions, rolling against the doom pool + distinction to step back/eliminate them and in effect saving the civilians.

If you want to pursue the villains instead, you will use your roll vs. the doom pool plus the villains' appropriate dice. You can use the scene distinctions negatively to explain how things are hindering you as you pursue them.
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The Spider-Man doppelganger struggles furiously against the webs pinning it to the building facade. Slowly, its aggressive growling gives way to a keening whine as it watches its masters go. Unable to break free, it resigns itself to helplessly watching as they disappear.

"Motherrrr..." it croaks weakly. Amid the chaos in the streets, any hero within earshot might just as easily miss the sound coming from a couple stories above. Or they might look up to realize the spider-thing just talked!

The field is open for any hero to go next. As a friendly reminder, please try to let me know if you can't take your turn within 48hrs of the last player/Watcher action. (It's in the rules thread but I forgot to post it here, so my bad.)
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As Domino, I intend to use the Milestones:
MUTANT MERC
1 XP when you discuss payment for a deed.
3 XP when you put aside money and safety to do something noble.
10 XP when you either take up a high paying position no matter the morality behind what you are paid to do, or find a calling that benefits others besides just yourself.

... OR A VIGILANTE?
You are going to put an end to this... no matter what it costs.
1 XP - when you call out an ally who you don't think has the stomach for the job that needs doing.
3 XP - when you abandon an ally or innocent bystander who needs your help in order to pursue a member of Carnage's Family.
10 XP - when you choose to take the life of a member of Carnage's Family or convince an ally to do so against his better judgement because it "needed to be done."

She's a badass Merc, and hardened vigilante, who will start by doing what needs to be done, then targeting the Scene Distinction 'Lingering Rioters'


From her rooftop position, Domino watched the scene play out below, with the Team running around like headless chickens.
Calling out to the SpiderFool below*, "Why can't you paragon types finish what you start, you gutless wonder",
              * tapping my Vigilante 1xp Milestone
the Hardened Merc allowed her Enhanced Reflexes and Combat Mastery to kick in as she casually spun her Guns around to point at the wall-webbed mimic, and let it spit out three of her best ...

Action: Put Doppelgänger out of our misery
d6:   Team (I assume we are all still having to use this)
d8:   Hardened Merc
d8:   Guns
~ SFX: Full Auto. Against a single target, step up or double a Guns die. Remove the highest rolling die and use three dice for your total.
d10: Enhanced Reflexes
2d8: Combat Mastery

- rolled 4,4,5,5,2,7 using d6,d8,d8,d10,d8,d8.  Shoot Doppelgänger.
Total: 14
Effect: d8
and hoping that Doppelgänger can't move.

PP: 0
Exsp: +1

Next action: anyone

As the spider-doppelganger struggles against its bonds, it suddenly notices a nearby hero taking aim from a neighboring rooftop. Doppelganger quickly extends its talons, sinking them into the thick coating of webbing and trying to pierce through.

Solo d10
Savage Spider d4 (Got itself into this mess)
Weapon d8
Combat Expert d8

14:26, Today: The Watcher, on behalf of Doppelganger, rolled 8,3,2,6 using d10,d4,d8,d8 ((8,3,2,6)).

Total: 14
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0
Doom Pool: 1d8, 2d6

Heroes win ties. Doppelganger takes d8 Physical stress. Stepping up 1d6 in the doom pool for Doppelganger's d4 Savage Spider distinction.

Before the beast can tear free, it lets out a piercing wail as Domino empties several bullets into its monstrous hide. The creature writhes in pain, helpless to dodge the assault or break free. It moans in pain, a pitiful sound more like that of a child than a monster. Drawing in harsh, ragged breaths, the strange beast attempts speech once again:

"Doppel... Help... Heroes..."

Its alien eyes dart around, desperately seeking any sign of pity from the group. Its hands grasp nervously at the site of its oozing wounds.

"Save... Grandfather..."
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Tigra cursed under her breath when she saw Carnage and Shriek leave. She winced as she heard a piercing wail, and climbed up the side of a building onto a rooftop to minimize the sound. She followed it until she saw  Domino overlooking the scene at an adjacent roof. She jumps over and approaches Domino.

What the hell are Carnage and Shriek creating now? Are these real people they are turning into monsters?


“Umm...excuse me, Miss Mercenary? You look like you are helping citizens, and it looks like this strange monster child won’t be causing much trouble. Perhaps you and I would be more useful people by getting hold of Slimy and Shriek. Your guns, my magic and uh, less shooting into the open? I’m talking about a spell for Symbiote Seeking Bullets. No innocents harmed. All you would have to do is aim for a body part once we find them. I have faith everyone else here can handle themselves.”

Rolling against Doom Pool for magic asset Symbiote Seeking Bullets for Domino, paying plot point to last until the end of the scene.

“This guy here is nothing compared to the other two. We need to stop them.“

Team d10
Magic is Awesome d4 (overconfident)
Chosen Champion of the Cat People: Superhuman senses d10 (using senses to gather an idea of the location for carnage - hearing, smell to detect Carnage’s whereabouts for the spell)
Disciple of the Ancient One: Supreme Sorcery d10 (creating asset for Domino for Symbiote Seeking Bullets)
Mystic Master,  d10, converting master d10 to 2d8

21:00, Today: Tigra rolled 7,3,1,5,4,8 using d10,d4,d10,d10,d8,d8.


Total:20
Effect:d8
Opportunities: 1 opportunity

PP total: 2-1 (for creating asset until end of scene) -1 for adding additional dice + 1 for rolling d4 = 1.

Next:Daredevil
Need reaction from Doom Pool

As Tigra begins to weave the spells needed to enchant Domino's bullets, a couple of the rioters still hanging around seem to take special notice of her. They watch with strange interest as she sniffs the air to obtain her enemy's location, matching the scent to the remaining sample of symbiote ooze that Carnage left behind.

"Yo, don't that tiger chick look familiar?"
"You mean like the tiger dude from TV?"
"No, dummy, look! She's dressed like that wizard fool!"
"I thought he got dusted by the purple guy? Hey, watch this!"
"Dude, what are you doing?! Don't-!"

Before the skinnier of the two can react, the larger one begins loudly mocking Tigra, apparently trying to disrupt her focus.

"Abra kadabra! Hocus pocus! Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!"

Lingering Rioters d8
1d8, 2d6 from the Doom Pool

11:11, Today: The Watcher rolled 9,2 using 2d8,2d6 ((1,8,1,1)).

Wow, what an awful roll...

Total: 8
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 3 (Available first to Tigra)

Tigra creates "Symbiote Seeking Bullets" asset for Domino. Extraordinary success steps up the asset twice from d8 to d12. Tigra's PP makes the asset last until the end of the next Action Scene.

Although the obnoxious fool yells and jeers at Tigra, the sorceress remains focused on her task. A few moments later, the necessary spells are complete.

Edit: I forgot to buy Tigra's opportunity before my roll. Buying it now to step up a d6 to a d8.

Doom pool: 2d8, 1d6
Next Action: Daredevil

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Daredevil swings over to the lingering rioters then lands near them with a thump, to make sure they know he's there. "Hey, fellas," he says, retracting his swingline and standing tall before them. "We have enough help here. Why don't you head home. You can find more Netflix to watch." He listens for their heartbeats, to track any danger they might throw down, if his presence isn't enough. He grips his billy club, ready for whatever they come back with.

Mental attack on Lingering Rioters:
Team    d6
Man Without Fear    d8
Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses    d10
Psych Expert    2d6

Daredevil rolled 5,6,8,5,5 using d6,d8,d10,d6,d6 ((5,6,8,5,5)).

Total: 11; Effect: d10 if a d10 Effect takes them out
or
Total: 13; Effect: d8 if a d8 Effect takes them out

PPs: 4(from msg #19)= 4

Next Action: Spider-Man

Domino, looked at the Hogwarts looking chick a moment, unsure if the witch was taking the proverbial Mickey.
But came to the conclusion that maybe she wasn't.

Looking down at the 'webbed up' fool on the wall below, Domino shrugged, and held her pistol out towards Tigra ... not giving it to her, hell no, but so she could do  ... whatever that was she was doing.

When the young punks decided to 'man up', she turned and gave them an encouraging look:  encouraging them to "come over here and say that".
But the gutless morons didn't, no surprise.

And moments later, the queen of mojo finished up her flying swatting and mumbo jumbling.
It didn't feel like anything had happened to her, or her guns, so Domino was willing to just play along with whatever insanity the woman had.
"Sure, lets go kick some ass.  You know where limp-dick went?'

Hell, it was likely more fun than shooting this duck in a barrel on the wall down there.

Spider-Man flexes against the webs restraining him, attempting to free himself.

Team d6
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility d8
SPIDER-POWERS: Superhuman Strength d10

09:08, Today: Spider-Man rolled 2,3,5 using d6,d8,d10 with rolls of 2,3,5.
Breaking out of Webbed-Up Complication.

Total: 8, Effect: d6
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Sorry guys, I goofed up my reaction rolls by combining the dice together. DD, you won the roll. Spidey, my total was a few points higher but see the following post.

Lingering Rioters d4 (These ones aren't so tough)
2d8, 1d6 from the doom pool

09:21, Today: The Watcher rolled 4,10,6 using 1d4,2d8,1d6.  Lingering rioters' reaction to Daredevil's mental attack.

Total: 13
Effect: d6
Opportunities: 0
Doom Pool: 28, 2d6

Daredevil wins. Lingering Rioters scene distinction is eliminated. Adding 1d6 to the doom pool for using the Lingering Rioters scene distinction negatively.

The lingering rioters back up a few steps as Daredevil approaches. Although they puff themselves up a bit, they seem more confused than defensive.

"Yo man, we was leavin' anyway. But ain't you guys gonna do somethin' 'bout the fire?"
"Yeah man, we was just stealin' some food from the deli. Some other crazy dude started the fire. Demo-gobbler or somethin' like that."
"Nah man, it was Dino-goblin!"
"What? Naw dude, you crazy."

They argue a bit with each other, but it's clear now they pose no further threat. Things seem to be calming down now that Carnage and Shriek are gone. The remaining rioters begin to lay down their weapons, looking around slowly as if waking from a bad dream. Though no one says much, they seem willing to listen to the heroes who have stepped up to take control of things.

Meanwhile, the deli owner clutches at his hair frantically. He looks desperately at each of the remaining heroes, trying to get their attention.

"Hey, what about my friend? Didn't you guys hear me say he's still in there?!"
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09:44, Today: The Watcher rolled 13,12 using 2d8,2d6.  Doom pool reaction vs. Spider-Man trying to break free of webs.

Total: 12
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Doom pool wins.

Although Spider-Man exerts his considerable might to try and tear through the webs that bind him, they hold strong. Worse, the more he struggles, the more the barbed edges dig into his suit. It seems the only way to get free is to wait for the material to dissolve on its own-- wasting precious time the heroes don't have!

Then, there is a sharp noise from above as the spider-doppelganger tears free of its bonds! In the blink of an eye, the creature springs down to the street, darting close to Spider-Man. It raises a clawed hand toward the hero, swiping its talons... And freeing Spider-Man from the webs!

"Doppel... Help... Spider..."

The sight of the monstrosity is unnerving, but it seems to be in pitiful shape. It labors to speak, wheezing in pain from its bullet wounds before continuing:

"Find... Father... Save... Grandfather..."

Spending 1d8 doom to remove Doppelganger's "Webbed Up" complication. Spider-Man's own "Webbed Up" complication is also removed.

**Haven't heard back from Iron Fist or Luke Cage in a while. Gonna turn it over to a different hero for now.

Next action: Domino
Doom pool: 1d8, 2d6

Are we in a Suspense Scene now?  Because if so, I'd like to 'create a combat resource' for myself.
If not, I'd like  handballs the 'next action' off to Tigra (permitting her to have my turn, if necessary), as Domino is agreeing to follow the Sorceress' lead on finding Sybi-guts

We're still in a Transition Scene right now, which is the perfect time to create a resource (eg. Connections, info, etc.) if that's what you want to do. As a reminder, it costs 1 PP and should be tied to one of your specialties (Expert resources are ranked at d6 and Master at d8.) Once created, it lasts until the next Transition Scene.

Buuuut, I just realized you have no PP's. You could still roll for another asset for yourself or someone else, or do a support action for Tigra.
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Ok, please remind me how to do a Support Action for Tigra.
I don't have my books with me right now)

Support actions are when you roll vs. the doom pool and if your total is higher, you give your effect die to an ally. If you fail the roll, the Watcher can spend their doom die to inflict a complication on them instead. (Fun!)

"Ok, sure", the gun-totting mercenary maniac said to the sorceress, "So how do you intend to find them, now they are gone?
Either way, my Guns are yours: what do you need me to do to help?"

She wasn't exactly sure why she was doing this ... going after hardened criminal, Buddying up with this strange woman ... and WITHOUT PAYMENT.
But for some strange reason, it was what she was going to do.
                   3 XP when you put aside money and safety to do something noble.


I'm not sure WHAT I am supposed to roll vs the doom pool, as I have no idea what Tigra intends to do ... but lets give this a shot:

d10:  Buddy    (as it seems we two are buddying up to go after the bad guys)
d8:   Hardened Mercenary     (doing this is more fun than helping round up some idiot civilians)
d8:   Guns
d10: Combat Master      (but maybe her skills, and this woman's magic, could compliment each other)

- rolled 7,2,8,9 using d10,d8,d8,d10.
Total: 17
Effect: d10

PP: 0

Next Action: Tigra

20:13, Today: The Watcher rolled 2,3,3 using 1d8,1d6,1d6 ((2,3,3)).

Total: 6
Effect: d8

Domino's extraordinary successes step up her effect die to d12 and creates a 2nd d6 asset.

After a brief conversation, Domino gets Tigra up to speed on the fighting styles of her opponents and their abilities. The hardened mercenary has clearly studied her targets and has an idea of what to expect during their next encounter.

Despite Carnage having a well-known reputation, Shriek is less easily understood. Even tapping all her extensive resources to drum up information on the villainess, Domino finds that the few hits on her in the usual databases contain little info on her powers or even her background. Unlike Kasady, who leaves a trail of chaos wherever he goes, the woman is an enigma.

It's not much to go on, but Domino and Tigra at least have a few leads now. With Tigra's superhuman senses and Domino's symbiote-tracking bullets, finding the killers shouldn't be too difficult. Having buddied up, the two are now ready to pursue their quarry anew.

Since it's an extraordinary success, you wind up with a d12 and a d6 as assets. We'll say the d12 represents your "Carnage File" and the d6 your "Shriek File." You can keep one for yourself and give the other to a teammate if you like.

Is it possible, please, to divide that extraordinary success into 'd10' (as rolled) and an additional 'd8'?
Instead of 'd12' and 'd6'.   That way, I can hand a substantial 'd8' off to Tigra ('d6' is such an irrelevant bonus), while keeping my rolled 'd10' Effect for myself?

@Domino: No, but you can try to make Tigra a better asset on your next turn if you want. I want to emphasize that the d12 represents your "intel" on Carnage, which far exceeds the intel (d6) anyone has on Shriek. Also, keep in mind each asset is usable only against its corresponding enemy (d12 can be used when tracking/fighting Carnage and d6 can be used for the same against Shriek).

In reply to Domino (msg # 46):

“OK, so I’m just trying to protect this city so these idiots don’t hurt the people. I’ve put a spell on your guns and bullets to go for Kasady, but you might want to rely more on your aim when we are within shooting distance than magic since I’m still pretty new at it. I appreciate you helping out.  What’s your deal with these guys?”

Tigra took a breath. Well, this wasn’t her typical team-up situation, but she knew in order to finish a mission successfully, trust had to be exchanged.

“I don’t usually tend to do this around other people, but this is a dire situation, so excuse the first impressions I'm going to see if I can track them.”

Tigra looks at the remaining goop, crouches next to it, closes her eyes and takes a BIG whiff - then gags.
Her fur bristled, she held on for a minute waiting for her superhuman powers to catch a scent.

Smelling goo to track Symbiote scent.


Buddy d6
Adventurous Sorceress d4 (inexperienced - never done this before)
Chosen Champion of the Cat People: Superhuman senses d10 (tracking scent)
Covert expert,  d8, converting expert d8to 2d6

20:05, Today: Tigra rolled 5,1,9,5,2 using d8,d4,d10,d6,d6.  Smelling goo to track Symbiote scent.

**Accidentally rolled d8 instead of a d6 for buddy - should I reroll?)**

Total:14
Effect:d6
Opportunities: 1 opportunity

PP total: 1+1 (for rolling d4) = 2

Milestone hit: Mystic Advisor: 1 XP when you offer advice to an ally (Rely on self, not on magic to Domino).

Next: Daredevil
Needs Reaction: Doom Pool
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20:49, Today: The Watcher rolled 4,6,1 using 1d8,1d6,1d6. Doom pool reaction to Tigra following Carnage's trail.

Total: 10
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Tigra)

Tigra wins, d6 effect die applied to new d8 scene distinction "Runaway Ooze." Remove scene distinction to obtain Carnage's complete location.

With the symbiote's rubbery scent filling her nostrils, Tigra soon sees the trail in her mind's eye. Her senses now point her in the right direction: down the alleyway and make a sharp left. From there, keep sniffing around and the way should become clear.

She knows every second they lose could mean another innocent life lost to Carnage-- or in Domino's case, increasing the chance another bounty hunter could move in on her target. But then the reddish ooze suddenly begins to recoil from Tigra, as if taking notice of her. Before their startled eyes, Tigra and Domino watch as the symbiote-blob slithers away at surprising speed, nearly disappearing down the alleyway!

We're gonna treat this as you guys entering a new scene separate from DD/Spidey. As soon as they're finished in their scene, they'll be free to use these new scene distinctions too.

Scene Distinctions
Brick Alleyways
Downed Power Lines
Runaway Ooze

@Tigra Since you went with the lower effect die, we won't worry about it. I also forgot to buy your opportunity before I rolled. Buying Tigra's opportunity to step up 1d6 in the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 2d8, 1d6
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As the heroines watch the ooze skitter grotesquely away, attempting to use the shadows of the alleyway to its advantage, a pair of slitted eyes watch them from afar. Mad, shrieking laughter rings out from above and behind them, ricocheting off the walls of the alleyway.

"And now the hunters become the hunted! Run if you like, it makes no difference. No sinner on God's earth can escape the righteous wrath of Demogoblin!"
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Using the arrival of Demogoblin as a distraction, the blob of sentient Carnage-residue scuttles toward a group of figures at the far end of the alleyway. Hearing the chitters of the red blob at their feet, they regard it with what seems an almost protective air. As the trio of silhouettes step into a pool of light cast by a nearby lamppost, what seem initially like ordinary civilians are revealed to be utter monsters.

Each figure is engulfed from head to toe in inky-dark symbiote ooze. Their bone-white eyes narrow at the sight of the heroines, yet their mouths twitch into smiles of dagger-like teeth. Ambling toward Tigra and Domino, the monsters seem to take their time, as if they already have their prey right within their grasp.

Behind them the Carnage-blob gives a tiny screech of triumph, as if taunting its pursuers, before it hurries off into the night. And behind the heroines, Demogoblin draws ever nearer, swooping down toward them on a glider of pure flame!
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Daredevil's heightened sense of smell picks up Spider-Man's unique scent, that singular, bodily musk mixed with cologne that might have been washed off days ago. "Spidey!" Daredevil calls to his frequent partner, in lieu of a greeting since there's no time. "The deli! There's still someone in there!" Though DD could find the other person in the building, Spidey is much closer, and time is of the essence!

Do you want to resolve Tigra & Domino's round before we switch back to me & Spidey?

And what are the rules about lending a die to a teammate's dice pool? What are the requirements of rolling for an Asset vs. using a Watcher Opportunity?

@Daredevil We'll switch over to you and Spidey for now since Tigra/Domino already went in the turn order.

Re: assets/opportunities, we're going by the book. Assets are created by rolling against the doom pool and if successful, spending the effect die. You can lend support dice to an ally this way, as Tigra did for Domino.

Activating a Watcher opportunity in a Transition Scene (which we are still currently in until DD, Spidey, and Doppelganger go) lets you step up an asset you've just created or create a resource. Spending 1 PP makes an asset last until the end of the next Action Scene.

Hope that clarifies it.
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"Spider-Man!" Daredevil calls to the Web-Head. "You've got to get in there and save that last person!" The horned hero turns toward the building and concentrates hard, searching with his hearing to find a sole heartbeat amidst the inferno's chaos. He quietly says a prayer that the advantage he gets from knowing the similarities in these buildings to those in Hell's Kitchen will be enough to find the last person and direct Spidey to him.

Create Location of Someone Trapped in Burning Building Asset (to give to Spider-Man):
Team    d6
Protector Of Hell’s Kitchen    d8
Hypersenses/Superhuman Senses    d10
Medical Expert    d8

Daredevil rolled 5,4,6,7 using d6,d8,d10,d8 ((5,4,6,7)).

Total: 12; Effect: d10

PPs: 4(starting; from msg #37)= 4


DD sets off toward the building at a full sprint, knowing Spider-Man will get there seconds sooner, long enough to make a difference. "I can guide you!" Daredevil then yells out the exact location in the building he picked up the last inhabitant, again secretly praying that it will be enough. He knows they have foes waiting in the wings ready to pounce, but without question, a life in danger takes priority.

Next Action: Spider-Man

@Daredevil Per your reply to my PM, we'll add the 3rd die to your total for 1 PP, since I would have allowed you to use your Buddy die instead. That brings your total to 16.

15:04, Today: The Watcher rolled 8,7,4 using 1d8,1d8,1d6 ((8,7,4)).

Total: 15
Effect: d6

Daredevil wins. "Location of Someone Trapped in Burning Building" d10 Asset created for Spider-Man.

Daredevil strains to focus his senses through the sound of falling debris as the fire blazes through the building. Up on the 2nd floor (It just had be one of those fancy two-story delis, didn't it?) he can make out a faint, rapid heartbeat like that of a child. He quickly relays the information to Spidey-- time is of the essence!
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Freed from the barbed webs, Spider-Man looks to his twisted mirror image in front of him. The wall-crawler isn't quite sure what to make of his words.

"Grandfather? I didn't realize the family reunion was this weekend."

His eyes fall to the wounds inflicted upon the creature by Domino. Spider-Man can see the labored breathing and pain across Doppelganger's face.

This isn't right. We're supposed to be heroes. This doesn't make us any better than the murderous psychopaths we're here to stop. I can't let her add to the body count, villain or not.

Peter didn't know much about the being in front of him, but he would have to take this opportunity to see if he's truly as evil as the company he keeps. Has he just been a pawn manipulated by Carnage and Shriek?

"Thanks," Spider-Man starts, the tone in his voice noticeably dropping to a more serious note. "I promise that I'll help you find your...grandfather. But right now, we have to help the people here."

With spider-quick reflexes and a "Thwip!" from his practiced wrist, a webline is shot almost instinctively to a nearby flagpole. As the Webhead leaps into action, he calls back to Doppelganger.

"We can play 'Olsen Twins' when I get back. Right now, I've got to hurry!"

I hope I don't regret leaving him alone...

Spider-Man swings to the burning building that Daredevil is sprinting towards.

"I hear you, DeeDee. I'm on my way."

With several twists and flips as he releases his grip on the swingline, Spider-Man attempts to fly through a second floor window into the blaze and search for the civilian in trouble.

Leaping through window in search of civilian:

Buddy d10
That Building's On Fire! d4 + 1 PP
SPIDER-POWERS: Enhanced Reflexes d10
WEB-SLINGING: Swingline d8
Acrobatic Master d10
"Location of Someone Trapped in Burning Building" Asset d10

04:35, Today: Spider-Man rolled 6,4,4,2,6,7 using d10,d4,d10,d8,d10,d10.

Using 1 PP to add an extra die to total

Total: 19, Effect: d10

1 PP remaining
Next Action: I'm not sure if this is the end of the action order. If not, Doppelganger or another Watcher character. If this is the start of a new action order, then Tigra.

Doom pool: 2d8, 1d6
Scene Distinction: "That Building's On Fire!" 1d8

12:09, Today: The Watcher rolled 8,8,6,3 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d6.  Doom pool reaction to Spider-Man attempting to locate trapped civilian.

Total: 16
Effect: d8

Spidey wins. "That Building's On Fire!" d8 scene distinction eliminated.

Spider-Man crashes through the second-floor window of the deli, emerging from a somersault to stand in the center of the room. His Spider-Sense is going off like crazy as he takes in the sight of flames in all directions. Black smoke is already blurring his vision as he searches the room. Meanwhile, his nostrils fill with the delicious smell of cooking meat from the lower level, lending a surreal air to the fiery horror all around him. As he scans the room, searching under tables, chairs, and the odd piles of collapsed ceiling that have fallen to the floor, there is no sign of anyone in danger. Then, there comes a sudden noise from behind him-- a child-like whimper from behind a closet door! As he goes to investigate, prepared for anything, the door slowly creaks open to reveal...

A tiny Chihuahua with a bit of smoked sausage in its mouth. A thin collar around its neck bears a small name tag:

"TITO"

Outside, a siren blares as a fire engine rolls up to the scene. Huge jets of water spray into the room, putting out the fires (and getting Spidey's feet wet). All that remains is to clear the building and get Tito back to his owner.

But not far from the scene of the heroic rescue, a sickly-looking figure watches in silent disgust. His eyes narrow as he plots his next move...

Next Action: Doppelganger
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Doppelganger watches and waits as Spider-Man heads into the burning building. Though it takes several steps after him, it hesitates when it sees the glowing flames. Before it can overcome its natural fear of fire, the rescue is over, and Doppelganger turns its head as a voice calls to it:

"Simpering beast, you weren't supposed to let Spider-Man go! My revenge was at hand! He was right there in our grasp!"

Approaching is a thin, skeletal man with pale, greenish skin. His mostly bare body is clad in faded, purplish rags. He regards Doppelganger with a cold disgust.

"No wonder Father Carnage and Mother Shriek abandoned you," he snarls. "Begone, you traitorous vermin, or I shall kill you myself! So speaks Carrion!"

Seemingly conflicted, Doppelganger looks from Spider-Man back to the strange man who apparently is its master. It lets out a whine of defeat, apparently in some kind of inner turmoil. Lowering its head in submission, the beast turns and flees!

"No matter, I'll do it myself," Carrion hisses, watching Doppelganger go. He turns to Daredevil, who stands nearby. "I don't suppose you intend to get in my way, devil. But then, of course you do. You "heroes" are always so quick to protect one of you own. Even a slippery bit of scum like Spider-Man."

He appears to notice the large amount of debris strewn nearby-- wreckage from the riots and the deli fire.

"That dumb beast is going to help me whether it meant to or not," he smirks. He extends his hands, and suddenly the discarded bits of barbed webbing float into the air toward him. He grabs hold of a length of webbing several feet long, wrapping one end around a chunk of loose concrete and fashioning it into a crude flail. He gives the weapon a test swing.

"Now, let me give you a proper introduction to the Carnage Family," he says to Daredevil. From the mouth of the nearby alleyway, several symbiote-covered citizens step forth into the light to stand behind Carrion. "Once you're out of the way, Spider-Man and I have some catching up to do."

Rather than make a roll, Doppelganger's action this turn is to lend Carrion one of his support dice for his next action. Doppelganger's Weapon d8 added to Carrion's next roll. Symbiote Monsters 3d8 added to the scene.

Next Action: Demogoblin

Demogoblin tears through the air on his flaming glider, swooping in low enough that the heroines can feel its terrible heat. The twisted rider of the strange device is a vision of terror as he comes screaming toward them, a gleaming, circular object clutched in one raised hand.

"Mercenary, did you really think you could hide from your sins? After gunning down innocents in cold blood?! And YOU, feline, call her your friend? You are no sorceress but a demon! Have a taste of the fires that await you back in hell!"

Without wasting another moment, he hurls the sphere in his hand directly at the two!

Team d8
Kill All "Sinners" d8
Superhuman Strength d10
Pumpkin Bombs d10
Combat Expert d8

18:55, Today: Demogoblin rolled 5,8,8,6,6 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d10,d8((5,8,8,6,6)).

(I forgot to add the d6 for Area Attack.)

18:57, Today: Demogoblin rolled 1 using 1d6 ((1)).

Spending d8 doom to add the d8 that rolled 6 to the total.

Total: 22
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 1
Doom Pool: 1d8, 1d6

Reactions Needed: Domino/Tigra
Next Action: Tigra
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Domino, seeing the incoming ball of flame, spun.  She was a Hardened Mercenary with her current Buddy by her side, and felt confident that her Superhuman Reflexes and Combat experiences could get her out of harms way.

Extending her extendable Staff with alacrity, she attempted to pole vault over (and behind) the nearest dumpster; using it for cover from the fiery assault.


Reaction to Demogoblin's {total 22} attack
d10  Buddy
d8 Hardened Mercenary
d6 Staff
d10 Superhuman Reflexes
d10 Combat Master

- rolled 3,2,5,8,9 using d10,d4,d6,d10,d10

Total: 17
Effect: d10

But, it appeared, things didn't go well for our Femme Fatale.

Demogoblin's extraordinary success steps up his d10 effect die. Domino takes d12 Physical Stress.

With her quick thinking and even quicker reflexes, Domino moves to escape what is surely about to be a fiery doom. Planting her staff against the ground, she moves up and away, heading toward cover with blinding speed. She is nearly clear...

And then the Demogoblin's pumpkin bomb explodes, and everything goes white! Only Domino's luck makes the final bit of difference in saving her hide as white-hot fire engulfs the alleyway. The shockwave of heat strikes Domino painfully, knocking her to the pavement. Blinded by the light, she cannot see what has happened to Tigra in the ensuing chaos.

In the sudden flash of light the building above goes from having four gargoyles to having five.

This is none of your concern, Marc Spector, said the voice in his head. The voice, hah! A voice. There were always several of those.

Stuff it, Konshu, he thought in return. Where there are explosions, there's usually a need for vengeance.

Konshu had no easy response to that, and fell into sullen silence. Far back in his head Jake laughed, and they all ignored him.

Isn't that Tigra down there? Stephen asked. We liked her.

Marc only dimly remembered his time with the West Coast Avengers. Had he been romantically involved with Tigra? That was a couple of resurrections ago, and he wasn't the same person people he used to be. He'd grown since then. Grown more violent, more deadly, and (to hear some tell it) he'd grown significantly more 'bat-crap crazy' in the years since then. Romantic involvements seemed laughably impossible now.

Quiet, all of you.

As the firefighters get to work putting out the blazes, Iron Fist kneels next to the injured elderly couple. He seems to be trying to heal the old man's wounds, but as he tries to focus, no glow of chi shines from his hands.

It's no use," he says to Luke, "My chi is all out of whack from whatever that freaky lady hit me with."

"Let the pros handle it," Luke replies as an EMT walks into the alley and begins tending to the elderly pair. "That dragon-power of yours is good for a lot, but it's no replacement for modern-"

Before the hero of Harlem can finish, a symbiotic tendril shoots out from the nearby alleyway and drags him away. As Iron Fist looks around in surprise, he too finds a strange limb pulling him away into the dark!

"Injured Civilians" d8 scene distinction removed from Daredevil/Spider-Man's scene. Iron Fist and Luke Cage removed from the turn order.

As their players haven't been active in a while, we'll remove these two from the action for now.
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In reply to Demogoblin (msg # 62):

The Carnage scent was so strong, but the little Carnage-blob had to do what it did best…

“That little...augh! Should have made sure it was clear. Great, more citizens involved in this. I think we should-”
Tigra and Domino were coming up closer to the symbiote monsters, but Demogoblin’s voice filled the air.
Tigra became enraged.Now was not the time to let her fury take over, but things are becoming a little overwhelming. Now WHAT?

“BEGONE, DEMOGOBLIN! Your self-proclaimed righteousness will lead you back to Limbo. You will NEVER be saved.”

Tigra saw Domino head behind a nearby dumpster and followed suit, jumping over debris and attempting to dodge the pumpkins coming their way. Maybe this way she could find a hiding spot to retaliate from the shadows. Haha, the shadows...guess the guy's not too far off by saying he'll send me to hell.I wish I remembered more about him, but Wong had to make those Important Mystical Villains class so BORING.I do hope my partner is doing all right. The symbiote monsters and ooze will have to wait this one out.

Buddy d6
Runaway ooze (d4, distracted about losing track of it)
Superhuman Reflexes d10 (dodging the pumpkin attack)
Mystic Resistance d8 (resistance against pumpkin bombs)
Acrobatics Master d10, converting to 2d8

18:35, Today: Tigra rolled 4,1,6,3,8,7 using d6,d4,d10,d8,d8,d8.  Dodging Demogoblin's pumpkin attack.

Using SFX: Pounce. On a successful reaction against a physical attack, inflict physical stress with your effect die at no PP cost. Spend 1 PP to step it up.

Total:7+8, paying two PP to add additional dice 6+4 =  25
Effect:d8, don't have anymore PP to spend so no stepping up on Pounce. I did get Demogoblin, so I returned the pumpkins aimed at me back to his face for a d8 physical damage.
Opportunities: 1 opportunity

PP total: 2 - 2 (for adding 2 additional dice), gained 1 PP for using d4, total now being 1.
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In reply to Tigra (msg # 67):

A pissed off Tigra, hiding from the shadows of the dumpster searches the ground for trash bags or other junk. She flings the bags using her enhanced strength, aiming for Demogoblin’s face. The only thing she could think of at the moment was to use her magic to transmute the trash into a motorcycle trash helmet over Demogoblin’s head to buy time to find Domino.


Buddy d6
Adventurous sorceress d8 (self-explanatory)
Enhanced Strength d8
Transmutation d8
Combat d8
Demogoblin’s physical stress d8


20:05, Today: Tigra rolled 3,2,5,8,4,8 using d6,d8,d8,d8,d8,d8.  Rolling to create Motorcycle Trash Helmet Complication for Demogoblin.

Total:16
Effect:d8,
Opportunities: 0

PP total:1

Next Action: Moon Knight
Need Reaction: Demogoblin

"That's right! Demogoblin cackles. "Hide amongst the filth like the sinners you are! You can't escape your fate!"

Seeing one heroine nearly struck down by his attack-- the dumpster she sought shelter behind knocked onto its side from the explosion-- Demogoblin moves in on his next target. As he hurls another pumpkin bomb, however, Tigra takes the opportunity to whip it right back at him! He puts his glider in reverse-- too late, as the bomb detonates just feet away from his face!

Demogoblin takes d8 Physical Stress from Tigra's reaction.

He staggers back, nearly falling from the glider, but recovers just in time. His eyes seared by the heat, he barely makes out the sight of the sorceress levitating the strewn-out dumpster garbage directly towards his head!

Team d8
Destructive Demon d4 (Engaging in reckless violence)
Enhanced Reflexes d8
Subsonic Flight d8
Combat Expert d8

20:37, Today: Demogoblin rolled 5,1,7,2,4 using 1d8,1d4,1d8,1d8,1d8 ((5,1,7,2,4)).

Total: 12
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 1
Doom Pool: 2d8

Tigra wins. Demogoblin takes "Motorcycle Trash Helmet" d8 complication. 1d6 in doom pool stepped up via Demogoblin's "Destructive  Demon" d4 distinction.

Demogoblin opens his mouth to chastise the heroines again, but his self-righteous oaths are muffled by the sudden barrage of garbage hitting his face, molded by Tigra's magic into the shape of a crude helmet.

That was an excellent opening for Moon Knight to act. He still didn't know exactly what was going on, but he knew Tigra from their brief time together in the West Coast Avengers, and he trusted that she was on the right side of the fight, whatever it was. Now with her opponent blinded by garbage (and when did she learn that trick?) Moon Knight dove from his high perch in order to lend a hand... or, more accurately, a foot.

Acting solo, the Fist of Khonshu used his glider cape to deliver him into battle. Using his Enhanced Strength and skills as a Combat Master, he planted a foot in the back of the Demogoblin's head. This was surely helped by Demogoblin's Physical Stress and the "Motorcycle Trash Helmet" Tigra placed on him.


Solo d10
Fist of Khonshu d8
Glider Cape d6
Enhanced Strength d8
Combat Master d10

Moon Knight rolled 5,4,3,4,8 using d10,d8,d6,d8,d10 ((5,4,3,4,8)).

...adding...

Physical Stress d8
Motorcycle Trash Helmet d8

Moon Knight rolled 2,4 using d8,d8 ((2,4)).

Total: 9
Effect Die: d10
Opportunities: 0

PP total:1

Next Action: Tigra


(I hope I've done this correctly.)
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Domino tried to recover her senses and wits, as she lay on some hard, uncomfortable ground ... her body bent over something that left her torso and head hanging downwards.

'Whaaaaa' she tried to think, her head spinning and pain rippling through her entire body.

'Get UP' some distant part of her soul screamed at her, 'Get UP and fight, damn it'

Spending 1d8 doom to remove the "Motorcycle Trash Helmet" as much as I love it. :P

Paying Tigra 1 PP to keep the spent d8 in the doom pool.

Demogoblin writhes atop his glider, his vision cut off by Tigra's garbage assault. He claws at the mask with his goblin-like hands, conjuring hellfire to burn away the debris only moments after it forms. Freed, he turns his gaze upon the sorceress, rage in his eyes. But before he can say or do anything, he is struck from behind by a new attacker!

Team d8
Kill All "Sinners" d4 (He's getting angry)
Superhuman Durability d10
Subsonic Flight d8
Acrobatic Expert d8

10:15, Today: Demogoblin rolled 4,2,6,4,2 using 1d8,1d4,1d10,1d8,1d8 ((4,2,6,4,2)).

Total: 10
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Demogoblin wins. No stress taken. Stepping up 1d8 in the doom pool via Demogoblin's "Kill All 'Sinners'" d4 distinction.

Doom Pool: 1d10, 1d8

Moon Knight's kick takes Demogoblin by surprise, knocking him forward, but he rolls with the blow and executes a midair flip that plants him right back on the glider. He turns to see his new attacker, appearing to recognize him.

"The Moon Knight, eh? Still worshipping that sinful idol of yours, no doubt. How fortunate of you sinners to congregate where I can send you all to hell at once!"

As the villain greets the new arrival, Domino sees she has an opening. But can she move quickly enough to take advantage of it?

@Moon Knight We'll turn it over to Domino since Tigra has already gone in the turn order. After her, the 3d8 Symbiote Monsters still need to go.

Next Action: Domino
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The garbage fire raging in the alleyway burns bright, bathing the combatants in its fiery glow. The symbiote-bonded rioters are blocking one end of the alleyway, yet not advancing on the heroes. They hang back, occasionally stepping towards the fire between them and the heroes, only to leap back with a screech of alarm.

Then one of them plants a clawed hand against the wall, appearing to notice the way its oozing palm adheres to the brick. Then it gets a foot up, and slowly begins climbing its way up the surface. One by one, the others follow suit, crawling up the walls and angling toward the heroes!

Team 3d8
Pawns of Carnage d4 (Not used to their powers)
Swarm d8
Wall-Crawling d6

08:02, Today: Symbiote Monsters rolled 7,5,1,1,7,3 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d4,1d8,1d6 ((7,5,1,1,7,3)). Symbiote Monsters attempting to increase the doom pool by moving in on Domino, MK, and Tigra.

Stepping up 1d8 in the doom pool via the Symbiote Monsters' "Pawns of Carnage" d4 distinction.

Total: 14
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 2 (Available to any of the 3)
Doom Pool: 2d10

Any one hero in this scene (Domino/Moon Knight/Tigra) can make a reaction roll against the Symbiote Monsters to try and prevent them from sending their effect die into the doom pool. Use any applicable dice to narrate how your action is impeding their progress.

Next Action: Domino
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Domino forced herself to stumble to her feet ... her natural, trained instincts reaching for her guns, as her eyes took in the burning carnage* about her.

Sensing the threat to her Team, rather than seeing the actual shadowy forms creeping up the walls at the alley mouth, her Superhuman Reflexes kicked in.
The Femme Fatale raised her Guns and released several rounds in their direction to Sweep the Room proverbially.

She hoped to give them pause, and driving them backwards away from the current combat scene.



Action: make a reaction roll against the Symbiote Monsters to try and prevent them from sending their effect die into the doom pool (Total 14)
d6   Team
d8   Femme Fatale
d10 Superhuman Reflexes
d8   Guns
SFX: Roomsweeper. Against multiple targets in an action including Staff, for each additional target add a d6 and keep an additional effect die.
d10 Combat Master

- rolled rolled 2,8,10,5,4,2,6 using d6,d8,d10,d8,d10,d6,d6  .... keeping 4d
Total:  29
Effect: d10


PP=0

Next Action: Tigra

* Pity that isn't 'burning Carnage' eh!

Hearing Domino's spray of gunfire, the symbiote-ridden rioters hang back, screeching in fear as the bullets ricochet off the brick alley walls. The blast seems less a direct assault and more a warning, with the message clear: get the @#$& back! For now, the mercenary has bought herself and her companions some time to decide their next move.

Domino wins with 15 total (see my message). Mob fails to increase the doom pool.

@Domino As Tigra has already gone and you were reacting to the mob, you still have a chance to take an action in the turn order.

Satisfied with the carnage she'd present to the symbiotic sycophants, she spun with Superhuman Reflexes and turned her attention to the bastard who'd just given her the mother of all headaches.

"Hey, freakshow, Now It's My Turn", the Hardened Mercenary squeezed the trigger of her Guns to send a bunch of bullets Full Auto in his direction.
Screw him if he thought he was going to BBQ her Team.


Action:  shoot the loudmouth, flying motherfreaker
d6  Team
d8  Hardened Merc
SFX: Full Auto. Against a single target, step up or double a Guns die. Remove the highest rolling die and use three dice for your total.
2d8  Guns
d10 Superhuman Reflexes
2d8 Combat Master

Yeah, I figured it was time for a crap roll ...
- rolled rolled 2,3,5,8,4,2,6 using d6,d8,d8,d8,d10,d8,d8.
Total   = 15
Effect = d10

PP = still 0

Next = still Tigra

Demogoblin whirls atop his glider at the sound of Domino's threat. Seeing her raise the guns, he stomps one foot hard on the glider, causing the front end to tilt up and back. The villain then ducks for cover, using his ride as a makeshift shield!

Team d8
Destructive Demon d4 (Forced to play defense)
Enhanced Reflexes d8
Subsonic Flight d8
Combat Expert d8
1 d10 added from the doom pool

06:54, Today: Demogoblin rolled 8,1,7,3,2,4 using 1d8,1d4,1d81d8,1d8,1d10 ((8,1,7,3,2,4)).

Spending remaining d10 doom die to add 3 dice to the total. Paying Domino 2 PP to keep both dice in the doom pool. Stepping up 1 doom die via Demogoblin's "Destructive Demon" d4 distinction.

Total: 18
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Domino)
Doom Pool: 1d12, 1d10

As Demogoblin hunkers down behind the glider, the visage of a demon becomes visible in the center of the flaming instrument, opening its jaws to swallow the bullets whole! When the strange "beast" has finished its meal, it gives a roar that shakes the alley, and the flames surrounding the glider begin burning even brighter!

"Such profane weapons have no place in the battle between heaven and hell," Demogoblin hisses. "Our warfare is conducted in the battlegrounds of the spirit!"

He reaches behind his billowing cloak to produce what looks like another pumpkin bomb. This one is not fiery orange like the last, but a deep black, and the sight of it fills one with a strange dread!

Edit: I forgot to roll Domino's d12 of stress in my reaction pool. Rather than redo my whole post, we'll just chalk it up to your luckiness and call this one a freebie. :P

Next Action: Daredevil
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Flanked by his symbiotic "family members," Carrion advances on Daredevil, swinging the makeshift weapon in a wide, circular arc over his head. At any moment, he seems ready to let it fly straight at the blind hero!

New Scene Distinctions for DD/Spidey:

Rescue Vehicles
Blanket of Ashes
Burned Deli Meat
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Daredevil takes a step back and takes in the scene with his radar sense. He tracks his environment and quickly takes note of escape routes and how much room he has in case this skirmish turns into a super-power-fueled brawl.

Soon, Carrion is advancing on the hero and DD turns his attention to this new and most immediate threat. If he can keep him busy, that may be enough for Spider-Man to help sort out the chaos around them.

DD's brow furrows, as he focuses on the bodily signs coming from his foe: hearing whatever internal processes are keeping him going, smelling the rank corrosion of his form, tasting the fetid decay, feeling the corpse's chill even from this distance. "Easy, now," the horned hero says evenly. "Why don't we back off and talk this through before both of us are dead?" Trying to talk sense to a madman never works but it could give DD a moment to get a reading on Carrion's vitals and find a vulnerable point if and when it becomes needed.

To create Back Down Carrion Complication:
Buddy    d8
Man Without Fear (this never works)    d4
(+1 PP)
Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses    d12* (with potential reroll)
(-1 PP)
Hypersenses/Superhuman Senses (power stunt: focusing all senses)    d8
(-1 PP)
Psych Expert    2d6

DD rolled 4,2,7,4,1,2 using d8,d4,d12,d8,d6,d6.
Radar Sense SFX Reroll: DD rolled Daredevil rolled 7,4,6,3,4,5 using d8,d4,d12,d8,d6,d6 ((7,4,6,3,4,5)).
-1 PP

-1 PP to add third die to Total

Total: 16; Effect: d8, d12

Spend 1 PP to create Sense Carrion Weak Spot Asset d12 with extra Effect die

PPs: 4 (starting; from msg #37) +1(negative Distinction) -1(Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses) -1(power stunt) -1(Radar Sense reroll) -1(extra die to Total) -1(extra Effect die)= 0

Next Action: Carrion

Team d8
Vendetta Against Spider-Man d4 (Clouding his sense of reason)
Telepathy d6
d12 added from the doom pool

17:58, Today: Carrion rolled 1,4,5,6 using 1d8,1d4,1d6,1d12 ((1,4,5,6)). Carrion reacting to Daredevil attempting to create Back Down Carrion and Sense Carrion Weak Spot.

Total: 11
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Daredevil)

Extraordinary success steps up Daredevil's d8 effect die. Daredevil creates a "Back Off Carrion" stepped-up asset (d10) and "Sense Carrion Weak Spot" asset (d12). Paying Daredevil 1 PP to keep the spent d12 in the doom pool (DD gains 1 XP). Stepping up 1d10 in the doom pool via Carrion's "Vendetta Against Spider-Man" distinction.

Doom Pool: 2d12

Carrion stops in his tracks as Daredevil approaches, folding his bony arms across his pale chest. Before the horned vigilante has even opened his mouth, the villain cocks his head, eyes closed as though he is listening to some faraway sound. He smiles wryly, as if he has just heard a good joke, and then Daredevil begins to speak. One can't help but sense the timing of his reaction is uncanny, as though he has already read the hero's thoughts before the words have even left his mouth. Nevertheless, he waits until Daredevil finishes speaking before he gives his reply:

"Talk?" Carrion snorts, "Why, I'd be happy to! Let me tell you about a so-called 'hero' who stole my research grant while we were grad students at ESU. Yes, it was right around the time he set me up to be exposed to the virus that turned me into this walking corpse. Imagine feeling your blood turn to ice and your heart stop in your chest; your skin rotting off your bones as you scream, only for your mouth to fill with the dust of your own dissolving insides! Imagine looking in the mirror* every day to see death itself staring back at you!"

He seems to be looking not at Daredevil as he speaks, but at the part of the building Spider-Man disappeared into.

"Do you see, then, why I am far past the point of 'talking this through?'" Carrion continues. "If you truly wish to avoid violence, how about handing over Spider-Man so he can face my justice?"

He drops his hands, the weapon he holds coming to rest at his feet. But as DD's senses track his vitals, it becomes clear he has not calmed down, and his lean muscles are tensed for a possible attack coming at any moment!

"And I have no fear of 'ending up dead' either," Carrion finishes, an almost somber note in his voice. Daredevil begins to get the sense the villain does not truly want to fight, but simply believes a conflict is inevitable, much as he does. "Whether I like it or not, I already am the very embodiment of death."

As if to illustrate his point, a fly suddenly lands on Carrion's exposed shoulder. Instantly, the creature recoils as if burned, but as it flies off it crumbles to dust in mid-flight! Reaching out with his senses, however, Daredevil realizes the webbing in Carrion's hands has not decayed one bit. Quickly, he deduces the likeliest reason: Carrion's apparent death-touch only affects living things!

Armed with this knowledge, the blind hero prepares himself for whatever comes next...

Next Action: Spider-Man

*I know DD can't see his own reflection but Carrion wouldn't know that. See, I didn't forget DD is blind... this time. :P
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It's too perfect that I would forget to post my villains' action after making a post in the OOC thread about not confusing reactions for actions. Anyway, here we go. :P

Carrion's words make it clear that his grudge against Spider-Man won't be easily forgiven. Worse, his account of the origins of this apparent "feud" carries an important reminder: Carrion is aware of Spider-Man's dual identities. Daredevil remembers a choice the web-head made long ago. It is one that he's still paying the price for to this day: unmasking himself on live TV before a shocked nation! With madmen like Carrion on the loose who know Spider-Man's name and face, it's all too possible Peter's loved ones could soon be in danger, and with that realization, the stakes grow ever higher!

Carrion seems to be focusing, his eyes closed and brow furrowed. After a moment, he gives a satisfied grin. Unbeknownst to anyone, his telepathy has beamed a startling realization into Spider-Man's head!

"It's done," Carrion grins. "I wasn't sure he could hear me over there amidst all his "heroics," but thanks to a little trick of mine, that web-slinging fool knows just what I want him to know."

The only question is, how will Spider-Man handle the knowledge that Carrion knows how best to hurt him? That he could even know the names and faces of his closest friends and family? Can the web-head endure that kind of emotional stress?

Team d8
Vendetta Against Spider-Man d8 (Exploiting Spidey's weakness intelligently)
Telepathy d6
Menace d8
d12 added from the doom pool

08:18, Today: Carrion rolled 1,5,3,6,1 using 1d8,1d8,1d6,1d8,1d12 ((1,5,3,6,1)).

Total: 11
Effect: d6
Opportunities: 2 (Available first to Spider-Man)

Paying Spider-Man 1 PP to keep the spent d12 on the doom pool (Spidey gains 1 XP for having a d12 doom die used against him).

Doom pool: 2d12

Aaand a crap roll takes all the wind out of my villain's sails. Coulda seen that coming. :P

Reaction Needed: Spider-Man
Next Action: Spider-Man
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In reply to The Watcher (msg # 60):

"Tito, huh? Well, you're not who I was expecting. Come on, little guy. Let's get you out of here."

Spider-Man scoops up the Chihuahua and turns back to the window that he had just crashed through. He looks out, readying his escape and the whereabouts of Tito's owner. As he is about to exit, his Spider-Senses start to hum in the back of his skull. Spidey's eyes are almost instinctively directed towards the sickly figure of Carrion.

"Carrion...this can't be good. This guy's dangerous, Tito. And not all there in the head, either. Definitely not my favorite New Yorker."

Spider-Man catches the end of Carrion's monologue to Daredevil (they always monologue, don't they?), and knows that the two of them will need a way to stop the villain without letting him get too close.

With seemingly little effort, Spider-Man front flips out of the window, clutching Tito and his smoked sausage against his chest. As his body clears the building, the hero's arm reaches out and "Thwips" a swingline to a nearby building. The swing is wide, and allows Spidey the perfect trajectory to swoop in near the pet's owner and deposit the canine into their arms safely.

"Take care of your owner, Tito! Treat yourself to a biscuit later. You've earned it."

In reply to Carrion (msg # 80):

Following up on the swing near Tito's owner, Spider-Man uses the momentum to gain some height. He displays his superhuman athleticism again with more effortless twists, turns, and flips as he gains air and releases the swingline. While still airborne, He calls out to Daredevil.

"DD! Carrion can disintegrate organic matter with a touch! Don't let him get close!"

In reply to Carrion (msg # 81):

Carrion has been a thorn in Spider-Man's side for a while, going back to a mess between his not-so-secret-anymore identity as Peter Parker and his old professor Miles Warren. Warren used the clones of Gwen Stacy—the woman Peter had loved—as well as creating clones of Spider-Man himself that he used to torment his life. Carrion was a nasty, convoluted byproduct of the nightmare that Peter wish he could forget. Knowing that Carrion and every other villain had the knowledge of Spider-Man's true identity, it sent shivers down the Web-Swingers spine. It sends a flurry of terrifying thoughts through the tangled web of Spider-Man's mind.

What if they go after my loved ones? What if I can't protect them? What if I lose them like I lost Mary Jane. Aunt May...

No. No, I can't think like this. I don't know if it was the right decision, but I can't let it stop me now. I can't let him get in my head. For Mary Jane. For Gwen. For all those that I've lost, with or without a secret identity. I have to push through and protect this city. I have to make sure that Carrion doesn't hurt anyone here. I can't let anyone else lose someone today.

Reaction roll to Carrion's emotional attack
Buddy d10
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility d4 + 1 PP (Spider-Man is feeling the weight of his decision to unmask)
Psych Expert d8
Steel Resolve d10 Stunt (Spending 1 PP to activate the Watcher's opportunity to upgrade d8 stunt to d10. Spider-Man is distraught at the thought of his friends and family being attacked, but he's using that as determination to help the civilians here. He can't give up now!)

13:04, Today: Spider-Man rolled 7,4,7,1 using d10,d4,d8,d10.

Total: 11
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 1 (+1 PP)

Heroes win ties. Spider-Man is barely able to stave off the dread he's feeling, but he presses on.


Still high above the streets of New York from his previous web swinging, both of Spider-Man's web shooters train onto Carrion and fire out impacted webbing.

"You want me, Carrion? Here I am! Let's get you dressed up nice and tight for Ravencroft."

Webbed-Up Complication on Carrion
Buddy d10
Wisecracker d8
SPIDER-POWERS Superhuman Reflexes d10
WEB-SLINGING Weapon d8
SFX: Grapple. Add d6 and step up effect die by +1 when inflicting a web-related complication on a target.
Combat Expert d8

13:12, Today: Spider-Man rolled 3,8,1,8,1,5 using d10,d8,d10,d8,d6,d8.

Spending 1 PP to add extra dice to total.

Total: 21
Effect: d12 (d10 effect die, step up with SFX: Grapple)
Opportunities: 2 (+2 PP)


Spider-Man finally lands near Daredevil.

"I'm back. Did you miss me? By the way, I'm suddenly craving tacos for some reason. Let's hit up some terrible Mexican restaurant after all of the rioting and mayhem stop. I know a terrible place on 3rd Avenue. It'll be perfect."

Although Spider-Man cracks jokes towards Daredevil, his gaze keep on Carrion. His body stays tense and ready to react to whatever other terrible surprises the night may bring.

DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
1 XP when you declare a villain as an old foe

1 XP d12 doom die used against Spider-Man

4 PP remaining
Opportunities rolled: 3
Activated 1 Watcher opportunity, 1 remaining
Next action: Symbiote Monsters 3d8

"Hmph," Daredevil says, as if Spider-Man interrupted his action before he posted it.

DD flexes the muscles in his hands to get the blood flowing then turns toward the other spot of danger. "Next stop: the other symbiotes?"

Buying Spider-Man's 3 opportunities for 1 PP to add a stepped-up d10 to the doom pool.

"I can read your thoughts, Spider-Man! And as usual, you think of yourself before all else!" Carrion seethes. "But you are not the only one who has known loss. And now that Mother Shriek has taken me in-- tasked me with your destruction-- you're a fool to believe I'll let you turn the tables on me!"

Seeing Spider-Man web-traversing towards him, Carrion tenses. But rather than try to dodge the coming attack, he seems to be directing his efforts in a different fashion. Quickly, he spins and hurls the web-flail he carries right at the wall-crawler, more to throw off his aim than to actually strike him. Then his body shimmers and wavers like an image on an old TV with a bad signal as he tries to assume a ghostly form. Will Spidey's flurry of webs put an end to the villain's rampage just as it is beginning?

Team d8
Shriek's Son d8 (Motivating him to act)
Weapon d8
Intangibility d8
2d12 added from the doom pool

20:24, Today: Carrion rolled 6,1,2,1,6,11 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d8,1d12,1d12.  Carrion reacting to avoid Spider-Man's web attack by turning intangible.

Total: 23
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 2 (Available first to Spider-Man)
Doom Pool: 2d12

Spending 1d10 doom to add a 3rd die to the total. Carrion wins. No complication taken.

Spider-Man's PP's have capped at 5, so we'll have to arrange other payment for my keeping the 2d12 in the doom pool. Spidey also gains an additional 2 XP for having 2d12 doom dice used against him.

The webs travel straight through Carrion's incorporeal body, impacting across the concrete in their signature pattern. The villain smirks, beckoning wordlessly to his symbiotic partners in what can only be an order to attack!

Next Action: Symbiote Monsters
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"Tito! My friend!" the deli owner cries, hugging his pet. "Thanks, Spider-Man! We owe you a free sandwich once this place is up and running again!"

Then his smile fades as he turns to see Carrion ordering his symbiotic minions to attack!

The symbiote monsters fan out in front of Carrion. Slowly ambling towards Daredevil and Spider-Man, they are like something out of an old zombie flick, their oozing symbiote coverings giving off a slick sheen in the light of the *full moon. Their jaws of razor-sharp teeth drip with green saliva, each grotesque tongue probing the air for its various scents. They are clearly hungry.

The monsters stop only a few feet from the heroes, and one by one, they extend their arms towards the pair. In the blink of an eye, thick tendrils of symbiote-webbing launch from their palms, spiraling not towards the heroes but the civilians standing by the ruins of the deli! Have these monsters got an appetite for human flesh?!

Not yet it seems, as each tendril of symbiote-web shoots harmlessly past the civilians. For now they are interested only in the piles of burned meat left over from the deli fire. They reel in their prize, munching on the spoils ravenously with a sight and sound that surely disgusts all in the vicinity. In seconds, the meat is all gone.

Trembling in his owners' arms, Tito lets out a whimper at the sight. One of the symbiote-creatures turns at the sound, and seeing the sausage in Tito's mouth, lets out a growl of hunger. Without warning, the monsters all launch more web-line right at the helpless animal! As if this night hasn't seen enough horrors, soon everyone may be forced to witness an innocent Chihuahua giving his life for sausage!

Team 3d8
Burnt Deli Meat d4 (Distracting the monsters from doing Carrion's bidding)
Swarm d8
Web-Slinging d6
Menace Expert d8

Symbiote Monsters attempting to send their effect die from this roll into the doom pool. Daredevil or Spider-Man can react to try and block the web-line, saving Tito and stopping the doom pool from increasing.

11:48, Today: Symbiote Monsters rolled 8,2,3,1,1,1,1 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d4,1d8,1d6,1d8 ((8,2,3,1,1,1,1)).

@#$%! I better not roll any more 1's the rest of this campaign. :P

Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via the Symbiote Monster's use of the "Burnt Deli Meat" scene distinction at d4.

Total: 11
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 4, yes FOUR (Available first to either Daredevil or Spider-Man)
Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d6

Reactions Needed: Daredevil or Spider-Man
Next Action: Tigra (Start of a new turn order)

*Private comment to Moon Knight
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Relieved to see Domino still standing Tigra was hopeful they could take on this clown. Moon Knight showing up was a relief. Perfect timing. Now it's MY turn to show this demon my own profane weapons.

Her wild animal instincts taking over, a livid Tigra pounces from the Dumpster Shadows with tooth and claw after stalking her prey while Domino and Moon Knight were attacking. She goes for the jugular - hoping to put an end to Demogoblin.

I bet he tastes like $#!+, but at least this is a step closer to get rid of him and get to the real threat.

Tigra rolls to go for Demogoblin's throat.

Team d10
Adventurous Sorceress d4 (letting animal instincts take over)

Chosen Champion of the Cat People power:
Enhanced strength d8, changed to d6 due to Multipower- see below. (bite strength on throat)
SFX: Multipower. Add more than one Chosen Champion of the Cat People power to your pool. Step back each Chosen Champion of the Cat People die in your pool once for each die beyond the first.
Superhuman senses d10, changed to d8 (using her wild animal senses to strike at the right moment)

Acrobatics master d10, changed to 2d8
Demogoblin's physical stress d8

18:46, Today: Tigra rolled 2,3,5,5,7,2,5 using d10,d4,d6,d8,d8,d8,d8.  Tigra rolls to go for Demogoblin's throat.

Total: 7+5+5 =17
Effect: d10
Opportunities:0
PP:1 + 1 (from motorcycle trash helmet) - 1 (for adding third dice to dice pool) +1 from rolling d4 = 2

Next Action: Symbiote monsters
Need reaction: Demogoblin

Sensing Tigra's growing rage, Demogoblin shows no fear as the sorceress runs and leaps right at him!

"Giving into your true nature, are you, sinner?" Demogoblin hisses. "COME ON THEN!" Without hesitation, he swoops to meet Tigra aboard his glider, and the two begin a mid-air clash!

Team d8
Kill All "Sinners" d4 (This fight is getting personal)
Superhuman Durability 2d10 (Due to Unleashed SFX)
Subsonic Flight d8
Combat Expert 2d6

SFX: Unleashed. Step up or double any Demonic Nature power for one action. If that action fails, take Emotional Stress equal to the normal rating of that power.

20:28, Today: Demogoblin rolled 2,1,9,10,5,4,2 using 1d8 1d4,1d10,1d10 ,1d8,1d6,1d6 ((2,1,9,10,5,4,2)).

Total: 19
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Tigra)

Demogoblin wins. No stress taken. Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via Demogoblin's use of the "Kill All 'Sinners'" Distinction at d4. Activating Demogoblin's Limit "Gear" to shut down Subsonic Flight d8 and add an additional 1d6 to the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 2d6

A ferocious struggle ensues as Tigra attempts to seize Demogoblin in her clutches and bite his throat. But as the heroine pins Demogoblin's arms to his sides and tries to sink her fangs into his flesh, she finds his leathery goblin hide is too thick to pierce! As the two violently separate, Demogoblin staggers backwards and topples from the glider, landing in a crouch. One clawed hand still clutches the black pumpkin bomb-- and Tigra has landed right within striking distance!

"And now the fires of hell await you, sorceress," the villain sneers. "But fear not, for your partners in sin will be waiting there when you arrive!"

He gestures to the three symbiote monsters who still cling to the alley walls, who immediately move to attack the other heroes!

Next Action: Symbiote Monsters
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"Your moment of judgement approaches, mercenary," Demogoblin taunts. "And once I've seen to her... You, Moon Knight, shall pay for your servitude to a false god!"

Demogoblin's minions seem reluctant to follow his orders, owing both to the fire still raging closeby and to the fear Domino's bullets struck in them earlier. Nevertheless, the symbiotic servants move into action. Sensing Domino's injury, the strange beings seize the opportunity to surround the mutant mercenary. Then each one extends a limb and fires symbiote webbing in an attempt to engulf her!

Symbiote Monsters attempting to create "Engulfed" complication on Domino.

Team 3d8
Afraid of Fire d4 ('Nuff said)
Swarm d8
Web-Slinging d6
Domino's Physical Stress d12

13:03, Today: Symbiote Monsters rolled 3,8,3,1,5,1,12 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d4,1d8,1d6,1d12((3,8,3,1,5,1,12)).

Total: 20
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 2 (Available first to Domino)

Stepping up 1d6 in the doom pool via the Symbiote Monster's use of the "Afraid of Fire" distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d8, 1d6

Reaction Needed: Domino
Next Action: Moon Knight
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The world around them seems to grind to slow motion as Daredevil senses the symbiotes' tendrils pass by them, then hearing and smelling them feed like hogs. This could have given the heroes a moment to catch their collective breaths before pushing their own offensive, until one of the creatures goes after an innocent bystander. "Spidey -- " Daredevil calls, to alert the web-head, if the moment hasn't already passed!

Domino's head was still blurry from the blast;  the Downed Power Lines were sparking nearby, making Domino nervous, while the dust from the Brick Alleyway she'd just shot to pieces was still settling around her shoulders and into her eyes.

But her Combat Mastery and Superhuman Reflexes kicked in as she watched the Sybiotes move.
Even as each one extends a limb and fires symbiote webbing, Domino's Guns swung around to take them in again, spitting Symbiote-seeking bullets at the three to, again drive them back away from she and her Team.

React to Symbiote Monster's 'Engulf' complication.
d6   Team
d4   Brick Alleyways (or) Downed Power Lines  scene distinctions
SFX: Full Auto. Against a single target, step up or double a Guns die. Remove the highest rolling die and use three dice for your total.
2d8 Guns
d10 Probablility Manipulation: Superhuman Reflexes
2d8 Combat Mastery
d12 'Symbiot-seeking bullets' Asset

-  rolled 1,4,4,8,9,1,4,5 using d6,d4,d8,d8,d10,d8,d8,d12.
Total: 22
Effect: d8

Opportunities for the Watcher: 2 ... adds +2PP for me

PP = 3   (1 for the d4 Distinction, +2 from Opp's rolled)

Notes:
- regarding "d6 "Shriek File" asset ... handing this off to Tigra.  As Domino 'created' this by telling Tigra what Dom knows about Shriek, maybe Tigra can increase its value (with a relevant roll) by 'remembering more'.

- I used 'Full Auto' on them, because even as they are being narrated as three beings, they are being mechanically treated as one threat.   In the future, would you prefer that I used the 'Roomsweeper' SFX?

False God? How dare that mortal monstrosity—

Seriously, Khonshu? Are you the god of hurt feelings now? Moon Knight suppressed a sigh as he removed his truncheon from his belt. With a twist it extended into a bo staff. Give me strength.

Granted, Marc Spector.

As the full moon broke through the clouds, a feral grin broke across Moon Knight's hidden face. Ducking the three stooges, he broke away from his makeshift Team and drove his attack straight for the Demogoblin. Using his Lunar Might, the Fist of Khonshu, Combat Master, swung his Weapon with skull-crushing strength. Even as he swung, though, he felt as though Khonshu was holding something back from him, building towards something...!

- Using 1 PP/Opportunity to activate SFX Lunar Might for Enhanced Strength at d10 for the remainder of the scene.
- Using Fist of Khonshu at d4 (+1PP)

Team d6
Fist of Khonshu d4
Weapon d8
Enhanced Strength d10
Combat Master d10

Moon Knight rolled 2,3,3,8,5 using d6,d4,d8,d10,d10 ((2,3,3,8,5))

Total: 13
Effect: d8

Damn it Khonshu, you'd better know what you're doing!!

In reply to Carrion (msg # 85):

"Tito! Deli guy!"

Spider-Man springs towards the mob of symbiote-clad civilians as their oily tendrils aim for innocent bystanders like a snake's fangs about to sink into prey.

These symbiotes are slow moving, and thankfully they don't seem as malicious as Carnage. They're leaving themselves wide open for an attack. It's a good thing that I stopped by my apartment on the way to the scene and grabbed this project I've been tinkering with. I just wish I had been able to finish it. As it is now, it's not going to be strong enough to stop Carnage, but maybe it can stun these newbies long enough to get the symbiotes off of them. I hope my soldering holds up!

Spending 1 PP to active Watcher's opportunity for Tech Expert resource:
Homemade Sonic-Disrupter d6

The Homemade Sonic-Disrupter is a DIY device that Spider-Man pieced together using his science and tech skills at home. It's in a small, metal box with a toggle switch on the side, a belt clip on the back, and a tiny speaker grill on the front. It emits a low-power sonic sound that symbiotes are vulnerable to. Peter decided to be a little more prepared after his history with Venom and symbiotes, but this model wasn't quite battle ready and will probably fall apart.

Bounding off of one of the rescue vehicles nearby, Spider-Man flips into the air and lands softly several feet from the attack. The symbiotes seem to be distracted, and Spidey spies with his spider eyes a manhole cover that's close by. Oh my! As he clips the Homemade Sonic-Disrupter to his tights and flips the toggle switch a low hum and shrill, high-pitched noise emits from the device. Spider-Man brings the manhole cover to him with a quick webline and tosses it in a throw that would make Captain America proud.

Spending 1 PP to activate Watcher opportunity for Power Stunt: Thrown Manhole Cover

Reaction to save Tito and the deli owner
Buddy d10
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility d8
SPIDER-POWERS: Superhuman Strength d10
Power Stunt: Thrown Manhole Cover d10 (step up d8 stunt die with Watcher opportunity)
Combat Expert d8
Resource: Homemade Sonic-Disrupter d6

13:12, Today: Spider-Man rolled 6,3,5,2,6,6 using d10,d8,d10,d10,d8,d6.

Total: 12 (6+6)
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 0

Spending 1 PP to use effect die to inflict physical stress on Symbiote Monsters

As it's connecting with the offending tendrils, Spider-Man moves into position between the creatures and the hapless New Yorkers.

"Hurry! You two get out of here while you still can!"

2 PP remaining
2 Watcher opportunities remaining

Demogoblin is just preparing to hurl the black pumpkin bomb when Moon Knight leaps into action! The narrow alleyway provides little room to maneuver, so the villain quickly raises an arm to block the staff coming his way. The best the goblin-man can hope for is that his superhuman durability will allow him to withstand the blow...

Team d8
Brick Alleyways d4 (No room to dodge)
Superhuman Durability d10
Combat Expert d8

19:52, Today: Demogoblin rolled 8,4,6,5 using 1d8,1d4,1d10,1d8 ((8,4,6,5)).

Total: 14
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Demogoblin wins. No stress taken. Stepping up 1d6 in the doom pool via Demogoblin's use of the "Brick Alleyways" scene distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 2d8

Demogoblin's confident expression falters as Moon Knight's blow lands with unexpected force granted to him by the light of the full moon. Nonetheless, the villain's magical might is a force to be reckoned with as well! He gives a mighty shrug to force Moon Knight aside, then takes aim at Tigra, hurling the black pumpkin bomb directly at her!

Team d8
Brick Alleyways d8 (Little room for Tigra to dodge)
Enhanced Reflexes d8
Pumpkin Bombs d10
Combat Expert d8
d6 from Black Pumpkin Bomb SFX
1d12 added from the doom pool

SFX: Black Pumpkin Bomb. Add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when using a Pumpkin Bomb to inflict emotional stress.

20:32, Today: Demogoblin rolled 2,8,6,7,3,6,9 using 1d6,1d8,1d8,1d8,1d8,1d10,1d12 ((2,8,6,7,3,6,9)).

Spending 1d8 from the doom pool to add a 3rd die to the total. Paying Tigra 1 PP to keep the spent d12 in the doom pool (Tigra also gains 1 XP for having a d12 doom die used against her).

Total: 24
Effect: d12 (Stepped up from d10)
Opportunities: 0
Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d8

Reaction Needed: Tigra
Next Action: Domino
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While the rest of her Team dealt with Pumpkin Head, Domino continued to keep her Combat Skill focused on the Symbiote Monstrosities before her.

Her Superhuman Reflexes kept her Guns tracking the enemy, the Auto Fire mechanism spitting Symbiote-homing Bullets at the three creatures with skill and ease.


Cause Physical Stress to the Symbiote Monsters.
d6    Team
d8    Femme Fatale
SFX: Full Auto. Against a single target, step up or double a Guns die. Remove the highest rolling die and use three dice for your total.
2d8  Guns
1d10 Superhuman Reflexes
2d8  Combat Mastery
d12   Symbiote Seeking Bullets asset
 .... as I got no response to my previous question, I am still assuming that, mechanically, the 'Symbiote Monsters' are one target.

- rolled 4,6,2,5,7,6,6,3 using d6,d8,d8,d8,d10,d8,d8,d12.
Spend 1PP to keep an additional Total Die
Total: 23
Effect: d12

PP= 2

Next=  is a new round ... so lets have Moon Knight kick some Pumpkin Ass!

@Domino Sorry about that. I was hoping to follow up in the Symbiote Monster's reaction post, but looks like you beat me to it. I'm fine with how you've used the Full Auto SFX on the previous turns.

First part responding to Domino's winning the reaction roll:

Firing off her guns, Domino succeeds in holding off the gang of symbiote-soldiers. Even as their superhuman reflexes allow them to dodge the gunfire, the enchanted bullets reverse course and slam into them from behind! Taken by surprise, the confused creatures halt their attack.

But holding off the creatures and taking them down are two different matters. In just moments, the monsters decide to press on again. Domino reloads her weapons and opens fire!

Team 3d8
Brick Alleyways d4 (Cramped quarters)
Enhanced Durability d8
Swarm d8

14:06, Today: Symbiote Monsters rolled 6,5,8,3,4,7 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d4,1d8,1d8.  Symbiote Monsters reacting to Domino targeting them with a hail of enchanted bullets.

Total: 15
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Symbiote Monsters reduced to Buddy 2d6. Domino's extraordinary success steps her d12 up, adding a d4 of stress to the next Symbiote Monster. Stepping up 1d8 in the doom pool via the Symbiote Monster's use of the Brick Alleyways scene distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d10

Domino focuses her hail of bullets on the lead monster, slowing its advancement as it tries to run right at her. For a moment, there is a strange back-and-forth struggle as the symbiote attempts to swallow Domino's bullets and absorb the impact. But the sheer amount of lead being spat at them, coupled with the bullet's enchantments, proves too much for the strange lifeform to handle, and it soon collapses in defeat. True to Tigra's word, the civilian inside the symbiote-suit has been neutralized (almost) harmlessly, owing to both the sorceress' spell and the natural resilience of the alien goo housing the host.

Seeing their partner fall before Domino's bullets, the other two let out angry shrieks and charge forward! Domino doesn't let up, already targeting the next monster in line!

We'll let Tigra do her reaction, then switch over to the other scene.

Edit: Another lucky break for Domino. Forgot to roll her d12 of stress. Oh well. :P

Double-edit: 1d8 added to the doom pool for Domino's opportunities rolled in Msg #90.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d10, 1d8
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In reply to Demogoblin (msg # 93):

Tigra retched after getting a taste of Demogoblin’s leathery, old skin. It tasted like a brick of decaying maggots, just like when Wong made her go on a deserted retreat to “Cleanse her Soul”. Ugh, this guy must have tea with Wong on the weekends. It's like they got the same recipe. Good thing I don’t have to explain to anyone about the maggot eating situation.
With no way out, she tries to bounce off the alleyway walls to dodge the pumpkins. “Race you to hell, Demogoblin. Loser treats dinner,” she taunts the demon. With three of them now against him, it shouldn’t be too long before taking him down.

Team d10
Brick alleyways d4 (little room to dodge)
Superhuman reflexes d10
Acrobatics master d10, changed to 2d8
Domogoblin’s damage d8

18:18, Today: Tigra rolled 3,3,7,7,7,4 using d10,d4,d10,d8,d8,d8 ((3,3,7,7,7,4)).

Total:7+7+7=21
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 0

PP = 2 -1 from adding die to total, +1 from d4, and 1 from watcher = 3

The black pumpkin bomb ricochets off the alley wall, exploding inches away from Tigra's face in a sudden burst of smoke. But this is not the acrid smell of smoke from a fire. This is a heavy, inky blackness that feels cold to the touch. As it enters her lungs, the heroine collapses under its weight, feeling as though she is sinking through the pavement and falling into an endless void. Her vision blurs and the voices of her allies suddenly begin to sound farther and farther away.

Glancing over, her fellow heroes can see that Tigra's eyes are open and twitching, but it's as though the heroine doesn't even see them. She seems to be somewhere else entirely, beholding visions the others can only guess at. Whatever they are, the expression on her face leaves little doubt they are highly unpleasant.

Tigra takes d12 of emotional stress.

Next Action: Carrion

Spider-Man's counterattack reduces Symbiote Monsters to Team 2d8. (I made a mistake in Msg #95. Both sets of Symbiote Monsters should still be Team 2d8 until one more Symbiote Monster/villain leaves either scene.)

Spider-Man directs the burst from his homemade sonic disrupter toward the lead symbiote-creature, which immediately stops in its tracks. The fluid-like covering of blackish goo recoils wildly from the sound waves, trying to retreat into the host's form yet seemingly frozen in place. Already, Spider-Man has followed up the attack, striking the symbiote-monster in its midsection with a thrown manhole cover and knocking it senseless! It twitches rapidly, the host dropping to the ground and convulsing in unison with the symbiote. Then, just as quickly as it began, it is over. The alien lifeform crawls forth from the man's body and collapses into an inert, helpless puddle.

Struck by Spider-Man's sonic waves, the other symbiote monsters howl in rage. The ooze begins to peel from their skin and the citizen's faces become visible underneath the grotesque masks they wear. Bits of ash from the smoldering ruins of the deli fall through the air and into their eyes, adding temporary blindness to their growing list of problems. They writhe around in pain and confusion, trying to avoid or even walk through the waves to get to Spider-Man, but it's no use. Confused, they target any hero in sight with their flailing tentacles, trying in vain to do anything they can to make the pain stop!

Team 2d8
Blanket of Ashes d4
Tentacles d6
Swarm d8
Combat Rookie d6
Area Attack d6

SFX: Area Attack. Target multiple opponents. For every additional target, add d6 and keep +1 effect die.

14:13, Today: Symbiote Monsters rolled 3,1,2,5,8,1,4 using 1d8,1d8,1d4,1d6,1d8,1d6,1d6 ((3,1,2,5,8,1,4)).

Total: 13
Effect: d8 to Daredevil, d6 to Spider-Man
Opportunities: 2

Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via the Symbiote Monster's use of the "Blanket of Ashes" scene distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d10, 1d8, 1d6

Reactions Needed: Daredevil, Spider-Man

Next Action: Carrion
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Carrion watches un-amused as Spider-Man takes the fight to his remaining symbiote servants. As the next symbiote-monster is struck by the cone of sonic waves from the hero's disrupter, it withdraws slightly and the host's face becomes visible. Carrion seizes the man by the nape of his ooze-covered neck, and the symbiote immediately begins to smoke and steam from the villain's death-touch!

As host and symbiote scream in unison, Carrion brings his other hand inches from the man's face. He looks as though he is ready to try and peel away the man's very skin with his fingers.

"Did you really think I intended to face you in combat, Spider-Man? I am only here to tell you that you have already been defeated. Now you can either choose to come with me and bear witness to the full weight of your failures, or you can let yet another innocent life end in your selfish quest to be a 'hero.'"

Spending 1d10 to create a "Carrion's Hostage" Scene Complication. Carrion will also attempt to inflict emotional stress on Spider-Man using his action. Spending 1d6 doom die to use Carrion's SFX: Ash to Ash, Dust to Dust.

SFX: Ash to Ash, Dust to Dust. Against a single target, step up or double Death Touch. Spend d6 from the doom pool to do both. If the action fails, spend a doom die equal to or larger than the normal rating of the power die.

Team d8
Walking Death d4 (For all his power, he can't hope to lay a hand on Spidey directly)
Death Touch 2d12 (stepped up/doubled due to SFX)
Menace Expert 2d6
1d12 added from the doom pool

16:31, Today: Carrion rolled 5,2,8,4,1,4,1 using 1d8,1d4,1d12,1d12,1d6,1d6,1d12 ((5,2,8,4,1,4,1)). Carrion attempting to inflict emotional stress on Spider-Man by taking a hostage.

16:40, Today: Carrion rolled 9 using 1d10 ((9)). Scene complication I forgot to add to Carrion's roll.

9 + 8 + 5 = 22

Total: 22
Effect: d12
Opportunities: 2

Paying Spider-Man 1XP to keep the spent 1d12 in the doom pool. Spider-Man gains an additional 1XP for having a d12 doom die used against him on this turn. Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via Carrion's use of his "Walking Death" distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d8, 1d6

Reactions Needed: Spider-Man
Next Action: Daredevil

Spidey, I just want to let everyone know how bad I fudged this roll. If you fail the reaction, it's only for that reason. This is the first time I've used a scene complication and I didn't know I could have added it to Carrion's roll until after I had already seen his total. I also had said Carrion would go first in this turn order, but I changed up the order so I could set up a better roll for Carrion. I want him to win but you'll probably find a way to pull this off. :P

I have converted Daredevil's d10 "Back Off Carrion" asset into a complication on Carrion as DD intended it to be, so you may use it on your reaction if you like.

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In reply to Symbiote Monsters (msg # 98):

Reaction to Symbiote Monster's area attack
Total: 13
Effect: d8 to Daredevil, d6 to Spider-Man
Opportunities: 2

The symbiotes are hurt, and they're lashing out. I have to protect the people here!

Spider-Man steels himself to the attack, using his enhanced speed and reflexes—but not to avoid the blows. The Daily Bugle's own Masked Menace is instead putting his body on the line to protect those behind him, deflecting the tentacles or even absorbing the damage himself!

2 PP
Buddy d10
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility d4 + 1 PP (Spider-Man has to protect the civilians, even if it injures himself)
SPIDER-POWERS Superhuman Reflexes d10
Combat Expert d8
3 PP

13:07, Today: Spider-Man rolled 3,2,1,5 using d10,d4,d10,d8.

Total: 7
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 1 (+1 PP)
4 PP

Spider-Man fails.
Symbiote Monster's attack is an extraordinary success (step up attack's effect die by one)
Spider-Man's effect die is larger (step back attack's effect die by one)
Spider-Man's effect die cancels out the extraordinary success
Spider-Man takes d6 physical stress

"AAGH!"

Several sharp pains hit Spider-Man all at once, as if being sliced by a dozen knives. The red and blue costume he wears gains many precise tears on his arms and legs, revealing razor thin lines of blood streaking out from a few cuts here and there. It hurts, but he'll live.

In reply to Symbiote Monsters (msg # 98):

Distracted from the Symbiote Monster's attack on the innocent Tito and Deli Guy, Spider-Man didn't notice Carrion approaching until it was too late. He already had a grip on the freed symbiote host.

Reaction to Carrion's emotional attack
Total: 22
Effect: d12
Opportunities: 2

4 PP
Buddy d10
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility d4 + 1 PP (Carrion really has the upper hand here with a hostage)
Psych Expert d8
Back Off Carrion complication d10
5 PP

13:43, Today: Spider-Man rolled 8,2,3,8 using d10,d4,d8,d10.

Total: 16
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0
5 PP

Spider-Man fails.
Spider-Man gains d12 emotional stress.

Spider-Man realizes he's helpless to stop Carrion from murdering this innocent if he chooses to. He's completely at his mercy.

"Carrion! Let him go! You don't have to kill an innocent man to get to me."

Spider-Man pleads with Carrion, but that's all he can do. Unable to do anything else, he just hopes that Daredevil has a trick up his red sleeves.

5 PP
Opportunities: 1
Spider-Man: d6 physical stress, d12 emotional stress

Defend from Symbiote Monsters' physical attack, Total: 13, Effect: d8:
Buddy    d8
Burnt Deli Meat    d4
(+1 PP)
Billy Club/Enhanced Durability    d8
Hypersenses/Enhanced Reflexes    d8
Acrobatic Master    d10

Daredevil rolled 4,3,5,1,6 using d8,d4,d8,d8,d10 ((4,3,5,1,6)).

Total: 9; Effect: d10
Higher reacting Effect die steps acting Effect down, to d6
1 Opportunity

Daredevil twists around the symbiotes' tendrils, slapping them down with his billy club, gritting his teeth from a few that get through and slice at him like over-sized, murderous paper-cuts, but he keeps a focus on Spider-Man, even when the burnt deli meats assaults his senses so badly it disorients him. Even while keeping active, he concentrates: If his frequent partner ever needed his help, it's now!

This nonsense with Carrion has gone too far. "You had your chance when I was being a Chatty Cathy, Carrion," Daredevil calls as lets his billy club slip down so he can grab the end of it with a light grip. "Now you're making me regret that I gave you a chance," And put Spidey's life in danger, he thinks. He leans on his other foot and shifts his shoulders to get the better angle. "But thanks for letting me make it up." Then in one motion he reaches his arm to the side to whip his club through the noise of the ash thick in the air, not to the reeking villain's head but to the brick wall beside him. For just an instant it looks like a missed shot, until the club banks off the wall and hits Carrion in the temple, the softest, most vulnerable part of his decayed skull!

Physical attack on Carrion:
Buddy    d8
Blanket of Ashes    d4
(+1 PP)
Billy Club/Weapon/Rebound    2d6*
Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses    d10
Combat Expert    d8
Sense Carrion's Weak Spot Asset    d12
Back Off Carrion Complication    d10

Daredevil rolled 3,1,4,4,9,8,9,7 using d8,d4,d6,d6,d10,d8,d12,d10 ((3,1,4,4,9,8,9,7)).

Total: 21; Effect: d10
1 Opportunity

PPs: 0(starting; from msg #79) +1(negative Distinction, reaction) +1(Opportunity, reaction) +1(negative Distinction, attack) +1(Opportunity, attack) = 4


Next Action (new round): Spider-Man

Buying Spidey's 1 opportunity for 1XP to step up 1d8 in the doom pool. Buying DD's 2 opportunities for 1 PP to step up 1d6 (twice) in the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 2d10

Carrion gloats as Spider-Man succumbs to the pressure of the dilemma before him. Although Daredevil is addressing Carrion, the villain hardly pays him any mind, savoring the sweet pain he has caused to his lifelong enemy, Peter Parker. Too late, he snaps back to reality to realize Daredevil is not playing his game and has dared to attack! All the villain can hope for is that with his hostage in play, the horned hero might be off his A-game!

Team d8
Vendetta Against Spider-Man d4 (Distracted by gloating over Spidey's dilemma)
Intangibility d8
Menace Expert 2d6
1d12 added from the doom pool

18:44, Today: Carrion rolled 8,1,2,4,2,4 using 1d8,d4,1d8,1d6,1d6,1d12 ((8,1,2,4,2,4)). Carrion reacting to Daredevil's rebounding billy-club attack.

20:37, Today: Carrion rolled 1,4 using 1d6,1d10 ((1,4)). Adding DD's d6 of physical stress and the d10 Scene Complication to Carrion's last roll.

Total: 12
Effect: d12
Opportunities: 2 (Available first to Daredevil)

DD's extraordinary success steps up his effect die to d12. Carrion takes d12 of physical stress. Stepping up 1d10 in the doom pool via Carrion's use of the "Vendetta Against Spider-Man" distinction at d4. Paying Daredevil 1XP to keep the spent 1d12 in the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 3d12, 1d10

Too late, Carrion tries to whirl out of the way of the flung billy-club, but takes a hard blow to the head as it ricochets off the nearby wall. He drops to one knee, clutching the side of his head in pain, yet still managing a pained smirk. He maintains his grip on the hostage, still applying his death-touch as the victim squirms and screams.

"You aren't going to fight your way out of this one, I'm afraid," Carrion gloats. "And this fellow here isn't my only hostage. Spider-Man, if you're serious about righting the wrongs of your past... You'll come along with me."

Keeping his eyes on Daredevil, Carrion gestures to the wrecked semi-truck sitting among the rubble where Shriek had driven it into a brick wall. Though there are other totaled vehicles in the area, this one is conspicuously marked with giant-sized writing scrawled along the side of the trailer: "CARNAGE RULES." The villain marches his hostage over and hops into the cab, starting the engine. He keeps his hostage in the passenger seat where he can keep a close eye the whimpering civilian. The lift gate of the trailer opens, and Carrion leans his head out the window.

"Into the back, 'hero.' And don't try anything or my passenger might find this is a very short ride indeed."

He looks at Daredevil with contempt.

"And as for your friend there... Sorry, Daredevil. No free rides."

With Carrion quite literally in the driver's seat, the heroes may have no choice but to agree to his demands! Just where will this madman's vendetta bring them?

As Spider-Man was stressed out by Carrion and can take no action, this is the end of the turn order. Spending 2d12 from the doom pool to end the scene. Daredevil and Spider-Man each gain 2XP. We'll switch over to the other heroes' action order for now, but I'd like it if Spidey and DD role-played out how they decide to proceed from here.

Next Action: Moon Knight

Edit: Spidey, I think you technically took trauma on your last turn due to an extraordinary success on Carrion's part, so you can hit your 3XP "DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN" milestone if you want.
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Daredevil keeps his attention on Carrion and the truck but knows that Spider-Man is suffering nearby. Reluctantly, the horn-headed hero breaks from Carrion's attention and turns away. In a rush, Daredevil recovers his billy club on his way to Spider-Man's side. He reaches to help the web-headed hero to his feet. "I'm here," the horn-headed hero reassures his partner. "But there are innocent lives in danger and that mad-man can't be allowed to run free. Are you okay to keep going?"

Is the Scene completely over or could I use an action to help heal or resuscitate Spidey?

This demogoblin creature was already getting on Moon Knight's last good nerve. The villains that ranted nonsense did that pretty quickly, probably because he was more used to opponents who yell "Moon Knight? Oh crap!" and start to run away. What was the point of being crazy if it didn't instill pants-wetting terror in criminals? It was almost enough to drive a guy sane.

With his team at his back, he tried a new tactic. Demogoblin could shrug off a hit to the head from his staff, but what if he used this weapon as a lever to launch a bigger attack? With a grunt of effort, the Fist of Khonshu, Combat Master wedged the staff under the edge of the dumpster and used his Lunar-Enhanced Strength to flick the entire thing into the air and straight at the goblin.

"Dumpster attack!"

[Spending 1PP to create a Stunt die.

Team d6
Fist of Khonshu d8
Weapon d8
Lunar Might/Enhanced Strength d10
Combat Master d10
Dumpster Attack d8

Moon Knight rolled 6,1,6,3,4,6 using d6,d8,d8,d10,d10,d8 ((6,1,6,3,4,6)).

Total 12
Effect d10]

Next Action: Tigra

Buying Moon Knight's opportunity for 1 PP to step up 1d10 in the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 2d12

Demogoblin grins as Tigra falls victim to his black pumpkin bomb. For an instant, it's as if the villain is oblivious to his surroundings, too caught up in his torment of the "sinner" at his mercy. Moon Knight takes advantage of the enemy's overzealous nature to strike, turning to the upturned dumpster nearby and launching it at Demogoblin with far greater strength than the villain could have imagined! Quickly, Demogoblin spots his glider hovering nearby, and tries to do a running flip off the dumpster in order to reach it.

Team d8
Kill All "Sinners" d4 (Too focused on Tigra)
Enhanced Reflexes 2d8 (Doubled due to SFX)
Acrobatic Expert 2d6

SFX: Unleashed. Step up or double any Demonic Nature power for one action. If that action fails, take Emotional Stress equal to the normal rating of that power.

09:57, Today: Demogoblin rolled 4,1,3,5,3 using 1d8,1d4,1d8,1d8,1d8((4,1,3,5,3))

Total: 9
Effect: d8

Moon Knight wins. Demogoblin takes d10 Physical Stress and d8 Emotional Stress due to his failed use of the Unleashed SFX.

Demogoblin's hand grasps empty air as he reaches in vain for his glider, his flip thrown off by the sheer speed at which the dumpster is traveling. He loses his footing, botches the flip, and crumples to the ground in a heap as the thrown object sails down the alleyway to land with a loud crash among the downed power lines nearby. Demogoblin gets to his feet, prepared for a furious counterattack. As Tigra stirs nearby, the villain is pleased to see his last attack on her is having just the effect he intended!

Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via Demogoblin's use of the "Kill All Sinners" distinction at d4. Offering Tigra 1 PP to activate her Limit: Human Form.

Doom Pool: 2d12, 1d6

Next Action: Tigra

@Daredevil Since you went last in the Action Scene, you could choose yourself to go first in the Transition Scene turn order and try to do a quick recovery action on Spidey. It would be after Domino/Moon Knight/Tigra finish their scene. Narratively, it'd probably need to happen quick-- Carrion isn't exactly going to let Spidey drag his feet on a response.
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Getting his bearings, Demogoblin shakes off the pain of Moon Knight's attack. He runs and flips off the nearby brick wall and onto his strange, living glider. Rising into the air, he brings forth several more pumpkin bombs and prepares to scatter them at his foes.

"A pity you sinners decided to spend your last moments fighting rather than begging forgiveness. Now it's too late and you'll all-"

He trails off suddenly, cocking his head to one side as though listening to some faraway sound. His pointed goblin ears twitch as he mutters to himself.

"Blast it...! The children! I told that insufferable fool Kasady not to put them in harm's way."

He turns on the glider and swoops down toward Tigra in a fiery blur of motion. The demonic, birdlike glider sprouts a pair of talons that seize Tigra and lift her into the air. Demogoblin rises higher and higher, out of reach of her allies whom he addresses with disdain:

"Let this brush with death be a lesson to you, mercenary," he nods at Domino. "As for you, Moon Knight... Your punishment will have to wait."

Without another word, he turns and speeds off under the night sky with Tigra in tow!

Spending 2d12 to end the scene. Domino, Moon Knight, and Tigra all gain 2XP. Per Tigra's preference, spending 1d6 to activate her Limit: Human Form in the Transition Scene.

@Moon Knight As you had taken no physical stress, I'll give you a choice: We can say you manage to follow Demogoblin to wherever he's taking Tigra, or you can stay with Domino. Whatever the choice, there are only seconds to act, so Moon Knight would have to decide quickly!

Next Action: Tigra (1st in the Transition Scene)
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Ignoring Domino, Mook Knight takes to the rooftops to pursue the Demogoblin.

[I believe this might apply...?

3 XP - when you abandon an ally or innocent bystander who needs your help in order to pursue a member of Carnage's Family.]

Domino watched the flying felon leave.   He had with him the feline sorceress, but she wasn't helpless ... and the Fist Of Khonshu was on their tail to give her aid.

The Femme Fatale grunted.  She was in pain, but she had a job to do.
Turning away from he fleeing scene, she focused herself on the task at hand ... getting herself healed up a little, and getting back on the trail of that insane symbiotic madman.

She knew she was abandoning an ally who needs your help in order to pursue a member of Carnage's Family (trigger 3XP for this scene), but the Hardened Mercenary within her knew it was what was needed.

Picking up her extendable Staff, she reduced it and stashed it back into her belt; her Guns she reloaded with barely a thought, and holstered.
Then, rubbing her weary muscles, she turned her attention to tracking the escaped criminal again.


Will await GM reply to my OOC post before I define Domino's Transition Phase actions
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@Domino and Moon Knight You both succeed in hitting your 3XP milestones. Congrats!

Near the ruined deli, Spider-Man and Daredevil plan their next move as the villainous Carrion awaits their response to his ultimatum. In the dark skies overhead, the faint outline of Demogoblin can be seen soaring away from the brick alleyways with Tigra in his clutches. Moon Knight leaps and dashes between rooftops to keep on the trail of his enemy, who soon disappears among the dark clouds. And not far from there, Domino gets to her feet and brushes the dust from her costume. The symbiote monsters have been driven off for now, so she prepares to renew her pursuit of Cletus Kasady, the man at the heart of all this madness!

What exactly does Carnage want with Shriek, the villainess whose powers seem to bring out the very worst in humanity? And what role does the Doppelganger play in their twisted game? One hopes that before the night is over, these questions will have answers. As the city is swallowed up by the endless sound of sirens, and the ceaseless fog of panic, one thing is for certain... It's going to be a very long night indeed!

End of "Act I: Enter Carnage." Beginning of "Act II: Welcome to the Family!"

Everyone may post dialogue, recovery actions, asset rolls, etc. until we are ready to begin the next Action Scene. PM me if you need help setting up something to do in the Transition Scene.
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Transition Scene:  Beginning of Act II
1/ Use 11XP to purchase:
- 1PP
- Probablility Manipulation SFX  Lady Luck on my side Spend1PP to borrow the highest die in the doom pool as an asset for your next action; then step back and return the doom die.

Currently gives me a PP Pool of 2.

2/ Domino's Physical Stress drops to d10
... and Recovery Roll:
d8  Solo
d8  Hardened Merc
- rolled 9 using 2d8 with rolls of 6,3.  Recovery Roll.
Total: 9
Effect: d4

3/ Spend 1PP to create (Combat Mastery) Resource (or, narratively, continue) 'Symbiote Seeking Bullets d8'.
Leaving me with a PP Pool of 1.


Looking skyward, Domino watched as the Flying Felon, carrying the Fallen Feline, raced off across the darkened sky ... with the glowing, ghostial gladiator in pursuit.
She had to trust that those two would handled themselves, and the goblinoid goon.
Domino, however, was choosing to tread another path ... to continue hunting the Symbiotic Syncophant, Carnage.
After all, someone had to, right?   And if the 'real heroes' were all getting captured, and saving dogs from burning buildings, it was up to someone else.  Namely, her.

Rubbing her weary muscles, and feeling 'worse for wear', the Hardened Merc holstered her Guns, after manipulating the odds that the magic spell the Feline Sorcerer had cast on her bullets remained (at least to some degree).

Domino was a skilled Detective; especially when it came down to tracking bounties, and other folk she'd been hired to hunt down.
And so she drew upon that experience in continuing to follow the elusive Symbiote via the trail of Runaway Ooze

Action: Track Carnage
d8   Solo
d8   Runaway Ooze
d10 Covert Master (includes Detective skills)
d12 'Carnage File' Asset
- rolled 6,7,8,5 using d8,d8,d10,d12.  Track Carnage.
Total: 15
Effect: d12 (not sure how this works in a Transition Scene??)

PP: 1
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Moon Knight stopped running. There was no sign of the goblin anywhere. With that blasted glider of his, he could skim the rooftops, climb high, or shoot between buildings and turn tight corners. It was an excellent conveyance.

"I need to get one of those." He wasn't talking to anybody in particular, but he was never alone, either. "Still, I'm not without my own resources."

He opened a radio channel, using the mic built into his mask to talk.

"Frenchie, I need the copter, and I need it fast."

Hopefully from a higher altitude he'd be able to spot something.

Doom Pool 2d8
Domino's Physical Stress d10

14:00, Today: The Watcher rolled 6,3,9 using 1d8,1d8,1d10 ((6,3,9)). Doom pool reaction to Domino's recovery roll.

Total: 15
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Recovery roll fails.

Domino had been burned before, but these injuries Demogoblin had given her were something else entirely. It was no real surprise, though. Of course the goblin was going to use some kind of magical fire, with all that mumbo-jumbo he was spouting. That must by why, unlike a normal burn, the site of her injuries continued to tingle painfully even now. She could take the pain, no problem, but the distraction was annoying as she tried to focus her efforts on tracking Kasady.

Doom Pool 2d8
Runaway Ooze d4 (It's a dumb blob of ooze, how hard could it be to track?)
Domino's Physical Stress d10

14:13, Today: The Watcher rolled 8,7,2,5 using 1d8,1d8,1d4,1d10 ((8,7,2,5)). Runaway Ooze's reaction to Domino attempting to track Carnage.

Spending 1d8 doom to add a 3rd die to the total. Paying Domino 1 PP to keep the spent d8 in the doom pool.

Total: 20
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 0

The doom pool wins. Stepping up 1d8 in the doom pool via the doom pool's use of the "Runaway Ooze" distinction at d4. Spending 1d10 to create a scene complication: "Downpour of Rain." Paying Domino 1 additional PP to keep the spent d10 in the doom pool.

Doom Pool: 1d10, 1d8

No sooner had Domino begun following the thin trail of red slime than she heard a loud crack of thunder overhead. Gazing up at the dark storm clouds gathering in the sky, she felt a smattering of rain hit her face. She had to hurry-- the downpour was already washing away her best shot at finding the symbiotic scoundrel. If she lost the trail, she might have to resort to teaming up with another do-gooder again, and there had already been quite enough of that for one day. No, this was only a temporary setback-- she knew her luck would win out in the end, one way or another.
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Moon Knight's spoken request lingers in the air as he is met with silence. There is only the eerie fuzz of static from the other end as he listens for any sign of a response. He is about to try a different line when there is suddenly a stacatto burst of noise in his ear:

"--Knight, come in--"

More static.

"Mayday-- they're inside--"

Silence.

As Domino stood in the Downpour of Rain, she realised how painful the pumpkin burns were ... as the rain slammed into the burns like a million little hammers.
Whats more, the trail of slime was being washed away faster than she could find it.

She swore to herself.  This was not her day.

Recreate Asset 'Carnage File'
d8 Solo
d8 Hardened Mercenary
d10 Covert/Detective Mastery

- rolled 2,4,6 using d8,d8,d10.
Total: 10
Effect: d8
What's more, as she stood there, she realised that somehow everything she knew about Carnage ten minutes ago, had completely vanished from her head.

With no trail, no knowledge of the target beyond what the common man on the street knew, no backup ... Domino just stood there and let the rain wash over her.
'Fuck it', she thought to herself,  'Back to square one'.

She remembered that there was a Symbiote back there, that fate had distracted her from finishing off.
Maybe it could be 'convinced' to cooperate with her.

With a dint to her confidence, Domino turned around, and headed back to 'square one' ... where she'd left that arachni-hero screwing around with the symbiote.


PP: 3
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"Frenchie!!"

Damn it, they'd somehow found the lair! How?!

Moon Knight skidded as he turned, fighting against his momentum until he was racing back the way he came. Not only had they gotten into the lair, the Demogoblin had suckered him in the wrong direction! At top speed, he'd make it in five, maybe six minutes... but that was almost a lifetime in a crisis situation. Frenchie was as tough as they came, but could he last that long against symbiote creatures?

At least the wind was with him, letting him glide in short bursts to shorten the trip a bit and save some strength. Even still, he wasn't feeling very hopeful.

You bastards hurt Frenchie, and there will be VENGEANCE.

Looking up, to curse the rain and storm again, Domino noticed Moon Knight racing across the rooftops ... away from the directions he had been, chasing Demogoblin.

THIS piqued her curiosity ... and he looked like he was either being chased by the very devil itself, or running towards something equally important.
Maybe, just maybe, the apparent Fist Of Khonshu knew something that Domino didn't ... and needed to.

On instinct more than anything, the Femme Fatale gave chase in the hope of catching her Buddy.
Her Superhuman Reflexes gave her the best advantages she could swing for herself, and her Staff came in handy for the leaping and the jumping and so forth.

Carrion keeps a close eye on Daredevil as Spider-Man enters the rear of the truck, affording the heroes little time for any plans or preparation. Once Spider-Man is inside, the villain hits a switch to close the truck's rear gate. Without further ado, he begins driving off with the hero in tow, and in moments, he will leave Daredevil behind completely!

Daredevil's senses pick up the sound of Domino and Moon Knight nearby. But they seem to be going in the opposite direction of his protege, heading toward some new danger! He is faced with a choice: pursue Spidey alone, or try and join up with the others?
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"I'll go with you, Carrion. Just let them go."

As Spider-Man makes his way into the back of the truck, he says one last thing to Daredevil without looking back.

"Daredevil. I'll go with him for now. The civilians are more important. Carnage and his twisted family are still out there. And who knows what Venom is up to? Take care of them. I'll be fine."

Daredevil is silent and motionless as Spider-Man goes away, not out of weakness but in focusing his senses to memorize every aspect of the vehicle that will allow him to track it. If the nearby innocent bystanders are accounted for, hands down he takes the option to aid his frequent partner who is in dire need -- he can catch up to the others later, and there are more of them to help each other. The horned hero can stay on the task with more precision without the distraction of others in the first place (even conscious of the fact that if he's wrong, lives could be in jeopardy).

Once the truck rounds a corner, Daredevil takes off, concentrating on the vehicle and catching up to it using short-cuts through buildings and across rooftops. He can follow Spider-Man's heartbeat for a while but the truck's stinking motor emissions are an even clearer beacon. When he gets a bead on the escaping vehicle, he can formulate the next step of the plan to get his partner out of there and take care of Carrion once and for all. "Hang in there, Spidey," Daredevil whispers, in case any kind of communication or prayer can break through.

I can make a roll to create an Asset to follow the truck or spend PP to make a Resource.

As the truck's lift gate closes behind him and everything goes dark, Spider-Man readies himself for anything. From glancing around, there doesn't appear to be anyone else inside the trailer, though. For the first time in what seems like ages, he's been given some space to relax-- ironic, given Carrion's intentions. Now might be a good time to take a look at his injuries and see what he can do about them.

Then, in the faint city light seeping in through the damaged truck exterior, the hero can see a glimmer of something in the far corner of the truck. A pair of narrowed eyes bore into him as a dark figure rises to its feet and a familiar voice growls in his direction:

"You mind your business, Parker, and we'll mind ours. We knew you didn't have what it took to save this city!"

@Daredevil Let's handle your tracking the truck as a Resource in this scene.
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Daredevil rushes across one rooftop then leaps to the next and the next after that, tuning his radar sense for the path in front of him, and keeping the truck on the streets beneath him. The truck makes it easy, with speeding, screeching tires, and the stink of emissions from an old motor for good measure. The distance becomes just too far to track Spider-Man's heartbeat, but the rest of the aspects of Carrion's means of escape make it a bright light in darkness. Tracking the thing is the easy part -- it could be extracting Spidey and putting down Carrion that could be the challenge. When the truck reveals itself once more on the open, nightly streets below, Daredevil smiles to himself as he starts to put together a plan, staying out of sight but pounding feet toward it.

Daredevil creates Bead on Spider-Man d8 Resource (from Covert Expert)
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Moving quickly, Domino manages to catch up to Moon Knight, intercepting him as he clears another rooftop. Standing before him in the rain, the mercenary appears ready to offer her assistance in whatever new mission he's taken up. She's heard a bit about this "Moon Knight" and his... unique reputation. Is the name he keeps yelling that of an ally, or is he just talking to himself, or his god or whatever? Domino knows she had better think of something to say fast before the guy decides she's in his way.

Next Action: Moon Knight
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Huh. Moon Knight had thought the woman with the black circle on her eye was injured in some way, but she managed to catch up with him regardless. She might come in handy, if these symbiote creatures had indeed invaded the lair... although he supposed Frenchie didn't really indicate who was attacking. It could be just about anyone, he supposed. But no matter who it was, Frenchie needed help, and Moon Knight was going to give it.

But, like he'd thought, the woman might actually prove useful. He just needed to get her to follow him.

"Sorry," he said, sliding past her. "Can't play right now."

Smooth, Stephen said in his head. Should have let me do the talking.

Elsewhere, Tigra stirs, awakening on a nearby rooftop. Her head is spinning from the side-effects of the black pumpkin bomb. She gives a shake of her head to get the rain drops out of her hair, her skin soaking wet from the downpour.

Skin?

Somehow she's reverted to her human form. Slowly, it all comes back to her. Demogoblin... He had said something about children being in danger somewhere. No, there was another word he had used, as she was being carried away in the grip of his flying death-machine...

"Innocents."

She vaguely remembers how she got here. She'd snapped out of her vision just as they were passing by a children's hospital being overrun by more symbiote monsters and rioting citizens. She'd heard the screams as the monsters broke through the barricades, flooding into the building. She'd sensed the panic of the innocent civilians trapped inside.

Tigra had pounced on that moment to unleash a spell, breaking free of her bonds and preparing to rush to the aid of the innocent civilians. But before the monsters had advanced too far, Demogoblin himself had swooped in and taken the fight to them with a fiery barrage of pumpkin bombs! As Tigra had fallen to the roof, she must have passed out again, but now she was awake and back in fighting shape.

As Demogoblin walks out of the hospital, he can be seen leading a group of children to safety. He looks up to Tigra, his red goblin eyes strangely calm.

"Get these little ones to safety," he calls to her. "I'll forego your punishment for now."

Before Tigra can reply, the goblin boards his flying glider and takes off!
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Domino hadn't been intending to stop the White knight from whatever crusade he was running towards ... or from? ... but she had hoped that he would at least slow down enough to tell her where the fire was.

"No time to rescue your friend either, huh?" she replied, as he pushed passed her.

- tap Milestone 'when you call out an ally, either for crossing the line or for not having the stomach to do what must be done'.
I understand I can do so once each scene, and this is a new scene, yes?

But as he seemed disinclined to explain himself, and she had to assume that something important had actually drawn him away from following the cat-sorcereress, she attempted to keep up with him ... in the hope that he might 'talk as they walk', so to speak.

"Wrong friend," Moon Knight said before leaping the twelve foot gap to the next building. At this point he assumed the woman would be following, so he just kept talking. "Had to pick one or the other."

He had voices in his head, but until they spawned other bodies he could only be in one place at a time, dammit. And Tigra could fight. And do magic, somehow. (He'd really need to find out where that came from, because she couldn't even control her physical form without a magic amulet last time they'd seen each other.) So she could probably defend herself a lot better than a double-amputee. Frenchie was pretty tough, but he couldn't run away if retreat was called for.

“Fair enough”, Domino replied, as she raced to keep up with the Olympic Grade athlete.
“I’ll tell you what, you throw me two clips of Incendiary when we’re done, and I’ll help you with this friend before I go on my way”, she called.
Domino had heard that the man behind that mask had been a soldier and a mercenary; so he no doubted had access to that sort of hardware, and would understand that kind of barter for her skills.

Tap Milestone ‘when you discuss payment for a deed’.

"Help me save my friend and you can raid my armory for whatever you like," Moon Knight said appreciatively. This one was a mercenary like himself, then. That was well. He knew how to deal with mercenaries. It was heroes that he failed to understand. And it was just as well that someone would put the guns and ammunition to good use; he didn't rely on them much, but he kept a good arsenal for emergencies. "Then we can go kill that flying goblin... thing."

Domino nodded, “... and the Symbiotic Freak.
And I’ll hold you to that agreement”.   She bloody well would, too.  Her choice from his armoury: Domino wasn’t going to turn that deal down.
And all she had to do to earn the prize was fuck up some folk who (probably) deserved it.

A smile of anticipation grew across her face as the two sped across the city.

After a few more minutes of travel, the odd pair of Domino and Moon Knight at last arrive. Their journey has brought them to Hell's Kitchen, where lies the empty warehouse building that Moon Knight operates out of. *Luckily, the site isn't far from Pennsylvania Plaza, where this all began mere hours ago. Thankfully, the riots have moved on, though the ground here is strewn with glass shards and debris.

The building itself is oddly quiet considering the nature of Frenchie's radio call for help. None of the alarm systems are going off, which must mean the enemy snuck inside somehow. Whatever happened, Frenchie didn't even have time to manually activate them, which must be why he radioed Moon Knight instead. The vigilantes know they had better be wary of the Active Alarm Systems which could let their enemies know they're coming.

There are a number of ways the two could proceed. The outside of the building has several Air Ducts which the two could travel through in order to sneak in from above. Moon Knight also knows of a secret basement entrance into the Freight Elevator that could allow them to surprise their enemies from below.

Of course, they could always take the direct approach, and storm in through the main entrance. But that could be suicide, even with the plentiful Warehouse Equipment lying around for them to use in the inevitable fight.

Next Roll: Moon Knight (Please choose Spidey or Tigra next)

*About 8 minutes' travel according to Google Maps.
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"Let's take the below-ground route," Moon Knight whispered to his new Buddy, Domino. He appreciated that she'd be able to handle herself if it came to a fight, as they were both mercenaries with a Dangerous Past. Frenchie's alarm systems would still be active, but with his Enhanced Reflexes and Enhanced Durability, the Covert Master had an excellent chance of running the gauntlet in one piece.

Moon Knight rolled 3,7,2,5,8 using d8,d8,d8,d8,d10 ((3,7,2,5,8)).

Total: 15
Effect die: d8

As a Covert Master with Superhuman Reflexes herself, and Domino assist Moon Knight with the Covert Intrusion?
Or does that require taking an action?

@Domino Yes, it would require an action. You could do it on your next turn if you choose.

Moon Knight makes his way to the secret underground entrance, with Domino not far behind. Clearly there is more going on here than appearances suggest. The whole thing smells of a trap, and if the mercenaries play their cards right, they may just get the jump on any enemies who lie in wait.

Doom Pool 1d10, 1d8
"Active Alarm Systems" d10 Scene Complication

18:10, Today: The Watcher rolled 7,6,4 using 1d10,1d10,1d8 ((7,6,4)). Moon Knight attempting to sneak into the building.

Total: 13
Effect: d8

Moon Knight succeeds in sneaking past the alarm systems on this turn.

Keeping an eye out for any sign of an ambush, Moon Knight makes his way to a hidden panel in the ground near a dumpster (What is it with the dumpsters tonight?). Sliding it to one side, he can see into the underground passageway beyond. This is the entrance that leads to the Freight Elevator, and eventually, to where Frenchie must be.

But far away from here, another ally is dealing with his own problems. If his injuries and concern for Carrion's hostage weren't enough to deal with, it seems Spider-Man has also been confronted with yet another unpleasant reunion. For sharing the cramped quarters of his makeshift prison is none other than Eddie Brock, also known as Venom!

Next Action: Spider-Man
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Venom looks at Spider-Man with that familiar expression of contempt. It's almost a comforting sight on this dark, dangerous night.

"Relax, spider. We're not here to fight you... for now. Just to remind you of what's at stake."

He slams a fist against the metal wall of the trailer, pointing an accusatory finger at Spidey in the dim city light filtering in.

"We didn't expect you to fall so easily to that skinny punk, Carrion. Not when there are innocents out there that need protecting."

He doesn't seem to know anything about Carrion's hostage.

"Venom..."

The words seethe out of the usually friendly mouth of the wall-crawler. Although Spider-Man's face is entirely covered with his (some would say iconic) webbed mask, the large, white eyes that covers a large portion of his disguise seem to narrow with a look that is unmistakably a scowl.

Venom is one of my deadliest foes. I don't know what his motives are, or if they'll change at a moment's notice. For now, I'll have to keep my guard up until I can get out of him what he's up to.

"So you're working with Carrion and this demented Symbiote and his family, Brock? This really isn't my night."

Despite Venom's assurance, Spider-Man stands ready for an attack. His fists stay clenched, his legs apart, and his posture looking as if he could pounce in a fraction of a second.

"I'm not the only hero in New York, you know. I've got plenty of friends out there helping the innocent people. Carrion took a hostage, and I saw no other way to save them except to meet his demands...for now. I'm not going to let them get away with this rampant murder and chaos."

DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
1 XP when you declare a villain as an old foe.

"Lots of friends out there, huh?" Venom snorts. "You mean like all those so-called 'heroes' that Carnage and his gang have been rounding up all over town?"

He gestures to the trailer walls and ceiling that serves as their temporary jail.

"A lot of other do-gooders have taken a ride on the Carnage-Mobile tonight, spider. What, did you think we were just taking a road trip or something?"

Venom's eyes narrow. "No... He's taking us back to their hideout. But that's OK, because we have a plan, and you're going to help us..."

As Daredevil pounds feet across the city's roofs in keeping up with the truck that is carting Spider-Man away, a thought flits back: Why was that crowd of people rioting? Was mind-control to blame? If so, by whom? But the notion in his mind shuts off when the moment comes for his body to act: The truck on the street below plows into a semi in an intersection, not enough to stop it but to slow enough that maybe it could be accessed from a lower building between here and there. Maybe. If the angles are just right and the jump doesn't over- or under-shoot and Carrion doesn't speed up suddenly or put on the brakes or -- So many variables he doesn't have the time for. This instant for action will only come once -- if there's any more to it then he's a dead hero. The city is an enormous smear of distractions for his senses, overwhelming sensation unless he concentrates, and so much pressing on him, have to get this just right --

Slam! An explosion of noise from inside the trailer, then another, sinister voice, not far from where Spidey must be, brings DD back into focus, and becomes a clear target for his senses. With that, he knows just where he needs to go. And so, not taking even another breath to think otherwise, he takes the leap from the building, waiting for his next thought to be that he made contact with landing on the top of the truck.

Venom's gaze flits to the ceiling as there is a light thump from above.

"Friend of yours, huh?" he says to Spider-Man. "Good. We'll need him. Now, listen up, spider, because we don't want to repeat ourselves."

Venom folds his arms and leans against the side of the truck. His symbiotic mask retracts so Parker can make out the details of his face in the dim light.

"Carnage and those other freaks hit the Life Foundation building a few hours ago. We-- the symbiote and I-- followed them there and got the jump on Kasady. We were about to take his head off when Shriek and Demogoblin showed up. Sonics and fire... It wasn't a fair fight."

His pride clearly wounded, he waves a hand as if not wanting to discuss the details.

"When we woke up, they had locked us in some kind of symbiote extraction machine. Carrion had used the damn thing on us... Split us apart!"

He shakes his head as if reliving the experience, before taking a breath and continuing on.

"We played dead. Listened as Carrion studied us. He said the symbiote had mutated our blood somehow. But he had no idea just what that meant. He thinks we're a sitting duck right now, and we'll let him keep on thinking that right until he takes us to where the others are."

He lifts his own arm, the symbiote peeled back to expose his bare flesh. Drawing a sharpened finger against his own skin, Eddie watches as blackish ooze drips from the wound.

"As you can see, spider, the Venom symbiote and Eddie Brock are still one! Even separated, the symbiote regenerates in our bloodstream. A perfect copy!"

He looks at Spider-Man, his expression already telling the hero what he is thinking.

"And if this mutation happened with us..." Brock continues. "Then the same must be true for Carnage. If removing his symbiote won't work, there's only one way to deal with him, spider..."

Venom dons his mask again, his white eyes narrowed into slits.

"No more games. As soon as we see Kasady, we kill him on the spot!"

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 125):

Demogoblin was asking Tigra something about children...wait- no, commanding her? Saving her?  No. Something else was going on.  She had to be careful.
Her head was pounding and she had her human hands again.
He’s letting me go. Am I in his debt now? What is he doing here and what was he planning on doing with me?

The crying and screaming children felt like a punch to the gut.
She rushed them all away from the chaos. “Follow me, little ones. I'll take you to safety.”
Tigra opened a portal, the den to the Sanctum Sanctorum on the other side, Wong looking up from his Chronicles of Narnia book, sitting in his cushy big red chair.
"Wong, can you get these children to safety, please? I don't know what's going on...I.. need you to take them and contact their guardians.”

Tigra found herself crying, a huge wave of emotion rushing over her, she remembered all the people she had failed. My Cat People...Oh, how it hurt to think of her first husband. Of Russ, her current husband so far away from her. And Domino - I hope she's okay, I can't believe I didn't put a protection spell on her. And was that Moon Knight who was helping them out?

"Tigra, you're the Sorceress Supreme. You'll know what to do," reassured Wong as the last of the children went through and the portal closed.

Tigra had a heavy heart. All she wanted  was to be back home, wrapped in a blanket, eating some waffles, and sipping on warm tea. She had no  idea of where she was or what was happening. Perhaps she ought to backtrack to her team, but right now it she was a wreck.

Tigra, crying, sat amongst the chaos, took a deep breath and tried to heal.
Solo d8
Mystical Legend (failing as one) d4
Mystic Master d10, converted to 2d8

16:53, Today: Tigra rolled 4,4,3,8 using d8,d4,d8,d8 for healing emotional damage.

Total: 12
Effect die: d8
No opportunities
PP: 1 + 1 from d4

Tigra removing the children from the scene results in the scene complication going away.

Tigra tries hard to remember the incantations for a soul cleansing spell Wong taught her long ago. True, she could have just asked him for a refresher a moment ago, but that would be bad form. She was, after all the Sorceress Supreme. It was time to start acting like one.

Doom Pool 1d10, 1d8

11:02, Today: The Watcher rolled 9,2 using 1d10,1d8 ((9,2)). Doom pool reaction to Tigra's recovery roll.

Total: 11
Effect: d4

Tigra wins. Her Emotional Stress steps back to d8.

Tigra's body glows with ethereal light as the darkness of Demogoblin's black pumpkin bomb is drained from her soul. The warm sensation leaves her with the feeling of satisfaction one might get after removing a bad stain from their carpet. As if in response, she feels herself transform once more into her feline form. Feeling a renewed sense of determination, the sorceress is ready to renew her mission.

"Chosen Champion of the Cat People. Sorceress Supreme. And the one who's gonna save this city from those damn freaks."

Suddenly, Tigra's ears perk up in response to a nearby sound. Whirling, she sees none other than the spider-doppelganger from before, watching her from the shadows with its blank expression. Both heroine and beast freeze.

Then there is a sound of rending metal as, down on the streets below, a semi-truck plows into another vehicle and knocks it aside. As Tigra and Doppelganger turn, they both see the truck barreling away. Tigra catches a glimpse of the tacky writing scrawled on its side in huge, looping letters: "CARNAGE RULES!" And who is that perched atop the truck? Doppelganger lets out a yip of excitement.

"Grandfather!" it cries, scuttling in the direction of the vehicle.

Fudged this roll a bit, but suffice to say Tigra recovers some stress.

Next Action: The Watcher (Specific character TBD)

The truck-- or rather, Carnage-Mobile, as everyone seems to insist on calling it-- barrels along for a good stretch of time. How long has it been since Carrion sped away from the scene with Spidey in the back of the semi-truck? Five minutes? Ten? Twenty? Perched atop the truck, Daredevil's used the time to listen in for any more information from Spider-Man and Venom's conversation, not missing a single word of it. He feels the cool air from the nearby Hudson River blowing in from the west. The sensation should be relaxing, but he can't shake the feeling that there's something odd about the direction Carrion is heading.

Then the blind hero's ears pick up a faraway sound, coming from a familiar landmark. Yankee Stadium? But that doesn't make any sense. No one should be there right now.

And then, a familiar voice, coming from the loudspeakers of the stadium up ahead. Of all the times... of all the places... of all the people. Why him? But it all made sense now, didn't it?

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls!" booms the amplified voice of the psychopath. "Are you ready to play ball?!"

Murdock knows that voice anywhere.

Bullseye.

Then there is the sound of raucous cheering from what must be scores of people. With a crowd that large, who knows how many other villains could be lurking in it? There are still a few moments before the truck will reach whatever horror show awaits. Spidey looked pretty shaken earlier-- now might be a good time for Daredevil to check in with his partner and make sure he's ready for whatever comes next.

Final action in the Transition Scene goes to Daredevil. Then we'll start off some more action.
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"I'm not a murderer, Brock. And you know I can't let you kill Kasady, either."

Spider-Man's posture straightens, but he remains on his guard.

Venom doesn't seem to be interested in a fight right now, but that can change before I could blink.

"What would they be looking for in the Life Foundation? What do you know about their plans, or where we're headed?"

Daredevil, atop the truck, absorbed every word from the two inside the back. He already had Spider-Man's heartbeat memorized, and could tell his partner understood the heightened state of danger with a foe in the back, but was relaxed, albeit slightly, enough that he could trust Venom to not be the immediate threat. If Spidey could calm, then so could DD. He got a track on Venom as well, also in a calmer state. Daredevil had stayed tense, to jump in at the slightest sign of trouble, but he could surmise that Spidey had it under control. I'm not a murderer, Brock. And you know I can't let you kill Kasady, either, was all the horned hero needed to hear to know that Spidey had his space under control. He trusted his frequent partner of years explicitly, but this was a situation more extreme than either would encounter on the average day, to say nothing of possibly resorting to fighting fire with fire and Spidey's personal stake in all this.

As Carrion continued to thunder down the city street, DD had tensed to leap into the back of the truck, until the truck barreled toward Yankee Stadium and the voice of an all-too-familiar foe. Now DD had his own personal stake in this, blast it all.

Daredevil could hold on to the truck but he couldn't comprehend what might come next. Symbiotes, rioters, fire, the Yankees, a witchy tiger-woman, and now Bullseye -- this was just one of those nights. And just like usual he was diving right in. But looking first was never -- could never be -- his thing.

"Whoa! Comin' through, sports fans!" Daredevil calls as a warning to anyone who isn't practicing nefarious deeds when the truck rolls into the stadium. "As my pal Bob Sheppard would say, 'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome... to Yankee Stadium!'" Then he crouches on top of the truck, ready to leap into action when the next threat pops up, even when it's the truck finally colliding to a full stop.

"The lunatic wanted himself some symbiotes." Venom growls. "So he took 'em. Said he's gonna use 'em to turn the whole damn city into 'one big happy family.'"

Watching Spidey's expression, Venom seems to decide his partner is surprised by this news.

"Don't worry, spider, we're sure the 'plan' also involves him murdering anyone who gets in his way," Venom shrugs. "For all his talk, he's still the same old psychopath."

Suddenly, the whole truck is rocked by a mighty impact-- and then another-- as Carrion plows through what can only be a series of walls. The vehicle comes to a screeching halt, smoke billowing out in every direction as the engine groans in distress before dying completely. As the sounds of a jam-packed Yankee Stadium can be heard outside the trailer, Venom braces himself against the wall, then places a hand against a hole in the metal. A symbiotic tendril pokes out, performing what Spidey takes to be a quick look-around.

"Hmph, Venom mutters. "Yankee Stadium? We wouldn't have taken that punk Carrion for a sports fan."

A second later, Venom draws the appendage back into his mass, giving a shake of his head.

"This... isn't good," he says. "We could have handled Carrion and those other losers Carnage hangs with just fine. But the number of bad guys out there... Is the entire goddamn Raft his family now?"

Venom looks to the ceiling.

"If your friend's still up there, let's hope he has a plan."

Then, the sound of a door pushed open and footsteps on grass, as someone approaches the rear of the vehicle!

Follow-up posts to set up DD/Spidey's action scene and Domino/Moon Knight's action scene coming shortly.

Carrion throws open the doors of the wrecked trailer, his haughty expression boring into each of his prisoners in turn. "Now, Spider-Man, you shall do exactly as I say. One wrong move and this man will--"

But then, evidently having had enough of being a victim, the hostage begins to struggle. Carrion's expression twists into a furious scowl as he simply grabs onto the man harder. As the blackish symbiote bubbles and oozes from Carrion's death-touch, the assembled heroes feel what is almost a telepathic scream of pain coming from the alien lifeform. Desperate to escape, the ooze shifts away from Carrion's touch and before anyone can react, launches itself directly at Spider-Man! In an instant, the hero is engulfed from head to toe in its ink-like form, which darkens his costume to a shade of deep black.

"That's... our symbiote," Venom remarks, a touch of surprise in his voice. "The one Carrion stole from us. Guess that makes this one we're wearing a clone of sorts."

But the anti-hero doesn't sound angry. Rather, there is a strange note of pride in his voice.

"The look suits you, spider," Venom nods. "Suddenly we get the feeling we're gonna get along with you after all."

Spider-Man unlocks the Symbiote Suit power set in return for spending 15 XP.

Next Action: Carrion
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"Damn slippery thing!" Carrion snarls, having lost his grip on the hostage in the symbiote's explosion of movement.

"I tire of these antics," he seethes, advancing toward the man with both of his deadly hands outstretched. "Consider this your first failure in a night full of them, Spider-Man!"

The man-- an average Joe, really-- trembles as he looks around desperately to each of the heroes for some sign of help!

Solo d10
Vendetta Against Spider-Man d4 (Somehow blaming him for the hostage/symbiote's actions)
Death Touch 2d10 (Due to SFX)

SFX: Ash to Ash, Dust to Dust. Against a single target, step up or double Death Touch. Spend d6 from the doom pool to do both. If the action fails, spend a doom die equal to or larger than the normal rating of the power die.

11:58, Today: Carrion rolled 7,3,3,7 using 1d10,1d4,1d10,1d10 ((7,3,3,7)). Carrion attempting to increase the doom pool via killing the hostage.

Total: 14
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 0

Adding 1d6 to the doom pool via Carrion's use of the "Vendetta Against Spider-Man" distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 1d10, 1d8, 1d6

Reaction Needed: Daredevil or Spider-Man
Next Action: Spider-Man
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Far away from Yankee Stadium, Domino and Moon Knight make their way toward the freight elevator in the bottom floor of Moon Knight's headquarters. As the two proceed, they are alert for any signs of activity in the dimly lit corridor. There are loose piles of boxes on either side of the hallway, apparently overturned by the intruders as they made their way into the base. Huge pools of water have formed from dripping pipes overhead, slashed open in the assault. One look at the damage is enough to know that these intruders are a force to be reckoned with.

As the two mercenaries head down the hall, an alarm terminal on a nearby wall can be seen hanging open. The device shows clear signs of being tampered with-- exposed wires cut and then re-attached, and telltale ooze on several of the buttons. Clearly someone has been monkeying with the headquarter's security systems.

Suddenly the light above the freight elevator flickers, and there is a sudden flash of movement from within. Something or someone has just entered the elevator, and triggered the doors to close. If the pair hurry, they might be able to get inside before the doors shut completely. Or perhaps they should hang back-- it could be a trap!

@Domino and Moon Knight New scene distinctions added for this section of the base. I'll let you guys decide how to proceed, and then we'll get the action started.
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Daredevil has bided his time, waiting for the most opportune moment to jump in, to get a sense of what's going before he adds to the chaos, but that moment has come to an end when a civilian is in danger.

The horned hero has used Spider-Man's heartbeat as a tether, tracking its rhythms and the warnings his partner is getting from that vaunted danger sense. Venom knows he's here too, but if that monster hasn't moved against him yet then maybe he'll have a minute to prioritize the immediate threats.

DD can hear news reporters not far away, surely about to descend like vultures on the story of the skirmish that he's about to introduce himself to, but he can hope that the villains will have the same distraction.

Spider-Man might be taking a moment to catch his breath but that civilian's life in harm's way can't wait. A distanced attack would be wiser, to stay away from the villain's reach, but time to formulate a plan has run out! Without taking another instant of hesitation, Daredevil connects his billy club's swing-line to the tallest pole atop the nearest news-van and makes the leap. "Hey, Carrion!" Daredevil calls in mid-swing. "My foot has a message for you!"

Reaction to Carrion attempting to increase the doom pool, Total: 14, Effect: d10:
Buddy    d8
News Broadcasting Vehicles (distracting)    d4
(+1 PP)
Billy Club/Swingline    d6
Hypersenses/Superhuman Senses    d10
Combat Expert    2d6
Carrion Physical Stress    d10
Bead on Spider-Man Resource    d6

DD rolled Daredevil rolled 7,2,1,3,2,3,10,3 using d8,d4,d6,d10,d6,d6,d10,d6 ((7,2,1,3,2,3,10,3)).

Total: 17; Effect: d10
1 Opportunity

PPs: 1 (starting; from msg #144) +1 (negative Distinction) +1 (Opportunity)= 3

Daredevil slams his diving foot smack in the middle of Carrion's decaying face, forcing the putrid villain back at least a step, which is all the hero needs. Now DD has placed himself between Carrion and the civilian, giving the innocent man the space to make a hasty escape, even if Daredevil is now directly in front of his foe and that deathly touch!

Daredevil succeeds in blocking Carrion's attempt to increase the doom pool by killing his hostage.

Carrion lets out a cry of pain as Daredevil's kick launches him flat on his back. Clutching a hand to his face in pain, the villain rolls over and struggles his way into a kneeling position. As he gives a shake of his head to get his bearings again, he seems to spot something through the corner of his eye.

Anyone peering through the massive hole in the stadium walls might see it too. Through the damaged, rubble-strewn section where Carrion's truck made its entrance, there is a clear view down the city streets. Odd though it seems, fast approaching the stadium is a burning figure atop a black motorcycle!

Ghost Rider added to the turn order.

Next Action: Spider-Man

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 141):

Tigra calmed down and collected herself. She was back to her cat form. She definitely has had better days. She watched Doppelganger follow behind the truck after they made eye contact, but didn't hear her "Who are you calling grandfather?!" She had to follow both him and the truck, seeing that the truck had the obvious "Carnage Rules" scribbled on the side. She hoped she could finally catch a break and find answers to this crazy day. Domino and Moon Knight were probably doing their thing now, and she was sure they could look after themselves.

Well, what better day than to try flying by myself for the first time, huh?

She glanced to the side of the rooftop, seeing that if she were to fall, she would at least land on her feet. The advantage of being a cat. The sorceress whispered an incantation under her breath, and she slowly levitated. After acclimating her gliding from one end of the rooftop to the other, she picked up speed and followed behind Doppelganger and the truck until she arrived at a stadium. Tigra saw a Behinana, hopeful she could have a snack before sneaking around, but to her dismay it was closed, tripled locked. These New York people sure do know how to lock up merchandise. Guess it means less distractions for me. But I'm gonna have to get some sushi after this.  She would have to wait and hope her stomach didn't give away her location as she sneaked up to the gathering of some figures in the diamond below. Doppelganger was already slowly making his way through the stadium and she followed after him.

Domino, who (of course) already had her Guns drawn, noted the imminent threat ... as I am sure Moon Knight did.
She considered this 'his' affair: she was simply the hired gun to back him up.  As such, she was inclined to let Moon Knight decide how he wanted to proceed at this point.

It didn't stop her Superhuman Reflexes from kicking in, as she slipped behind some of the Overturned Crates, though: for both protection and surprise.   Her years of Covert activity made this sort of reaction as natural to her as breathing.
After all, the threat here were no doubt expecting her Buddy here, and probably not anyone else with him.
Action:  create once-off Asset to use against the next threat to appear  "A Body in the Darkness"
d8   Affiliation: Buddy
d8   Distinction: Overturned Crates
d10 Superhuman Reflexes
d10 Covert Master

- rolled 3,2,3,5 using d8,d8,d10,d10.  A Body in the Darkness.
Total: 8
Effect: d10 to use in first action against the next threat ... 'Surprise'
Opportunities: 0

PP: 3

Next: tell me what we are doing, Moon Knight

As the inky alien life-form lunges at Spider-Man, he was unable to react quick enough. With no Spider-Sense to aid him, he was caught off guard as his focus was on Carrion and the hostage. The Venom Symbiote spreads over his entire body before Spider-Man has a chance to do anything.

No! Not again! I can't let the Symbiote bond itself to me!

Looking at his chest, he sees the large, white spider symbol he had worn in the past. He's used this symbol since he was bonded with the Symbiote, but for a long time, it's only been used when his anger and hatred were driving him to act violently.

Spider-Man feels a familiar sensation, as if every inch of him is tingling from having fallen asleep. His limbs feel lighter and stronger. His body temperature feels perfect and regulated. It's like a whole body massage. Everything about the Symbiote is comforting and exhilarating. You'll never feel as whole as you do when you're together, as if it's the missing piece that can make you the best version of you that you were always meant to be. Perfect symbiosis. Extremely addicting.

And then—from the back of his skull, from the deepest reaches of his mind, from the synapses firing inside his brain where his Spider-Sense travels through every nerve—comes a voice. It's so subtle that you won't even know it's there at first. It feels just like your own thoughts and ideas and emotions, convincing you that everything is fine and that you're right in what you're doing. A voice that Spider-Man only recognizes now because of what he's seen and done under the influence of the Symbiote, and what he's seen it do to others under its influence.

"Unh..Hnng! C-Can't..."

Spider-Man grabs tightly onto the living thing covering his chest, attempting to pry it from him. No matter how hard he pulls, it pulls back stronger. His hands feel trapped as if they're pulling on tar.

CRACK!

Spider-Man's senses are pulled back into the moment as Daredevil's kick connects with Carrion's head. Spider-Man's eyes follow Carrion as he rolls away, shaking off the pain from the attack and kneels, distracted.

Glaring at Carrion, a new emotion suddenly fills Spider-Man.

Carrion! This is all his fault! He's willing to kill innocent people to get to me. Him and Carnage and all the rest!

In an instant, Spider-Man is seething with anger. His arm reaches out towards the villain. The thought comes, and the suit reacts. As tendrils extend forth from his arms as if it's the most natural feeling in the world.

Tentacle attack on Carrion
Buddy d10
Friendly Neighborhood Hero? d4 + 1 PP (Spider-Man is definitely not acting friendly right now)
SPIDER-POWERS Superhuman Strength d8 (stepped back from d10)
SYMBIOTE SUIT Tentacles d8
SFX: Feed Me. Add d6 to your dice pool for an attack action and step back the highest die in your pool by -1. Step up physical stress inflicted by +1.
Combat Expert d8

20:08, Today: Spider-Man rolled 4,2,5,3,2,1 using d10,d4,d8,d8,d6,d8.

Spending 1 PP to keep additional total die

Total: 11
Effect: d10 (stepped up from d8 per SFX)
Opportunities: 1

As the tendrils attack Carrion, Spider-Man looks at his arm.

It's as if someone else is controlling my arm...but...I know...It's me doing this.


1 PP remaining (from Watcher auto purchasing opportunities)
Next Action: Ghost Rider (Welcome aboard!)
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Adding 2d6 to the doom pool for Daredevil and Spider-Man's opportunities.

Carrion turns his attention back to Spider-Man as the black-suited hero's symbiotic tendrils close around his throat. As it begins to squeeze, the symbiote seems to be intelligently clinging to the villain's ragged clothing so as to avoid his deadly flesh. As the air is choked from his lungs, Carrion reacts on pure instinct, reaching a hand up to try and grasp onto the symbiote and fry it with his ability.

18:53, Today: Carrion rolled 1,2,7 using 1d10,1d4,1d10.  Carrion relying on his death-touch to keep him safe from Spidey's tentacles.

Total: 9
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Spider-Man)

Doom Pool: 1d10, 1d8, 3d6

Spider-Man wins. Carrion takes d10 of Physical Stress, which brings him up to d12 Physical Stress.

But it's too late. The oxygen is already leaving Carrion's brain as the symbiote grips him tighter and tighter, and in a mere instant, the villain goes completely limp. Hands dropped to his side, head rolled back, Carrion is now completely helpless in Spider-Man's grasp.

Next Action: Ghost Rider

@Domino Doom pool reaction coming up shortly.
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19:46, Today: The Watcher rolled 4,2 using 1d6,1d6 ((4,2)). Doom pool reaction to Domino creating the "A Body in the Darkness" asset.

Total: 6
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 0

Domino wins. "A Body in the Darkness" d10 asset created.

Domino takes cover behind the stack of crates, gaining a covert position from which she can back up Moon Knight in the event of an ambush. Peering around the edge of the column, she can make out the sight of a familiar shape in the elevator. It's the red blob of ooze from earlier, taken on the shape of a miniature pint-sized Carnage!

@Domino Interestingly, I learned recently that the Watcher doesn't have to roll the entire doom pool when opposing the players with it. While I would normally go all-out in a high-stakes scenario, I'm going to try experimenting with having the doom dice rolled reflect the risk level of the scene/action.

"It's a trap," Moon Knight decided in a low whisper. He was crazy, but he wasn't stupid.

Being crazy, though, he charged right ahead, attempting to wedge his staff in the lowering lift-gate door to the elevator and prevent it from moving.



Buddy d8
Fist of Khonshu d4 (+1 PP)
Weapon d8
Enhanced Strength d10 (Lunar Might SFX)
Combat Master d10

Moon Knight rolled 8,4,2,2,2 using d8,d4,d8,d10,d10 ((8,4,2,2,2)).

Total: 12
Effect: d10

Gains +1 PP
No opportunities

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 156):

10:39, Today: The Watcher rolled 1,4 using 1d8,1d6.  Doom pool reaction to Moon Knight attempting to slow down the elevator.

Total: 4
Effect: d4
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Moon Knight)

Moon Knight wins with an extraordinary success. "Freight Elevator" d8 scene distinction removed and replaced with "Fleeing Carnage Minion" distinction.

Moon Knight charges forward and jams his staff between the elevator doors, quickly preventing them from shutting. Immediately, the strange little quasi-Carnage inside melts back into puddle-form, sliding through a gap in the elevator walls. Through a glass panel in the ceiling, Moon Knight can see the little imp taunting him. It blows a raspberry at him before turning away and climbing its way up the elevator shaft. Where it's going is anyone's guess, but it may just lead straight to Carnage.

Behind Domino, what formerly looked like stray puddles of liquid rise into the air. Unlike the symbiotes encountered earlier, which were bonded to human hosts, these are symbiotes in their natural form. Desperate for a host to glom onto, they slither towards the elevator. In moments, they will pass Domino's hiding spot as they make their way straight for Moon Knight!
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Johnny Blaze's motorcycle had just crossed the George Washington Bridge from the Jersey side into New York City, navigating the off ramp onto I-87 South and passing the world-famous Yankee Stadium when he heard the crash, saw the cars on the highway on the northbound side slow to a stop. Pulling off to the left side of the road, the stunt driver saw the likely cause of the commotion: a gaping hole in the side of the stadium.

"New York City," Johnny mutters. "Nothing else like it."

Gunning the bike, he weaves his way through the traffic to the nearest exit and quickly finds himself on Jerome Avenue. From there it's a quick curb-jump onto the sidewalk, and into the stadium, where he sees a black-suited man sprouting...tendrils?...and choking the life out of some other costumed figure.

"Time for Johnny Blaze to exit, and the Ghost Rider to appear!"

In a flash of hellfire, the skin of Johnny Blaze's head ignites, turning it into the ghastly form of a flaming skull. Gunning the bike, the macabre man points his hand and fires!

"Away! The Ghost Rider commands it!"

Shooting at Spider-Man! (Sorry, Spidey!)

Solo: D10
Avenger of the Innocent: D8
Hellfire: D8
Vehicle Master: D10

14:45, Today: Ghost Rider rolled 8,2,6,6 using d10,d8,d8,d10 ((8,2,6,6)).
Total: 14
Effect: D10
This message was last edited by the player at 13:15, Thu 04 June 2020.

As Carrion goes limp in the Symbiote's grasp, Spider-Man's anger is replaced with horror at what he's done.

"No! I-I didn't mean to..."

The tentacle's grip begins to loosen. But suddenly, Spider-Man's senses alerts him to danger. Ghost Rider's flaming skull comes into view just as his blasts do. Spider-Man attempts to leap out of the way of the attack.

Reaction to Ghost Rider's attack (Total: 14, Effect: D10)
Solo d8 (I feel like Spider-Man would count as acting on his own here without help from anyone else)
Friendly Neighborhood Hero? d4 + 1 PP (Still not quite himself)
SPIDER-POWERS Enhanced Senses d8
SYMBIOTE SUIT Superhuman Durability d10
Acrobatics Master d10

06:42, Today: Spider-Man rolled 6,2,8,4,8 using d8,d4,d8,d10,d10.

Total: 16
Effect: d10

If not for his Spider-Sense, the Wall-Crawler would be extra crispy right now. Spider-Man narrowly avoids the attack with a high leap that sends him over the blast, landing a few feet from where he had been standing. However, the hellfire elicits a reaction from Spidey's new suit.

"Aaah!"

The sudden appearance of fire has the Symbiote bristling. The all-over comfort of the Symbiote has become a million needles pricking Peter's skin, telling him to get away from the flame as fast as he can.

The Symbiote Suite has the following Limit: Fire and Sonic Weakness. On a fire or sonic-based attack, change any Symbiote power into a complication and step up or add d6 to the doom pool.

2 PP Remaining.

In reply to Spider-Man (msg # 159):

Tigra, now close to the action, saw Spider-Man barely missing Ghost Rider's hellfire.
Tigra attempted to recall her studies on a not-so-obscure book she first found when she became Sorceress Supreme. Ah, yes, page 75 from my "Entities to Stay Away From" guide. I have no idea what will hold him. Wasn't supposed to come across him to begin with. He'll kick my butt. What a day. Holy items! No, might hurt him and piss him off and we don't want that - oh! Maybe the Bands of Cytorrak might be strong enough to restrain him for a while.

She leaps from her hiding spot, landing between Spider-Man and the vengeful spirit.

"Mr. Blaze, Sir, I am sure we are on the same side. Nice to meet you, the new Sorceress Supreme, Tigra. Spider-Man is just like you, Mr. Blaze. He's an innocent and it isn't his fault he has all the weird tentacles and is binded to a symbiote. He can't help it.  We are all trying to find the guilty and punish them - Carnage and Shriek. They've been doing experiments on the innocent and I know you have your duty. We can all work together.
I will try to restrain you so we can all here have a conversation and nobody gets hurt since we all have done questionable actions in the past that may require us to pay for our sins and you may not be able to help yourself. I know you were sent over by a greater Power because it knows we need your help. Think of all the good change you can do to help all these people in this city, maybe even the world!"

Tigra tries to summon the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak as a complication for Ghost Rider to keep him from unleashing hell upon the stadium.
Team d10
Adventurous Sorceress d8 (new experiences are thrilling!)
Superhuman Reflexes d10
Supreme Sorcery d10 to create the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak complication.
Limit: The Extent of Sorcery. When you add Supreme Sorcery to any pool, you may only create assets and complications as your effect.

Milestones; SUMMONER SUPREME
1 XP when you discuss the greater Powers at work in a given situation or which Powers could be brought to bring about change.

14:18, Today: Tigra rolled 6,1,3,8 using d10,d8,d10,d10 ((6,1,3,8)).

Total: 14
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 1
PP: 2

As Spider-Man drops Carrion following the Ghost Rider's attack, the villain draws a sharp breath and begins scrambling away.

"Oh no you don't!" growls Venom, taking a step forward to stop the escapee. But then, to his surprise, he spies Doppelganger already moving to intercept the villain. Trapped between them, Carrion looks from one to the other in confusion.

"Doppelganger! You followed us here just so you could turn against me? And you, Venom! I took your symbiote away! How--?!"

Doppelganger hisses angrily at Carrion, then looks up at Venom with a strange affection.

"Doppel... Help... Grandfather," it rasps.

"You sure did," Venom remarks, giving the beast a pat on the head. "Good boy, Doppel. Too bad Carrion's not safe for eating... His head looks delicious, doesn't it?"

The heroes can only guess what other strange alliances will be made before this night ends! And speaking of alliances, will the Ghost Rider heed Tigra's words or has her attempt to bind the Spirit of Vengeance just caused things to heat up even more? Someone had better get things under control here before someone gets hurt!

Adding 2d6 to the doom pool for Ghost Rider and Tigra's opportunities. (Bearing in mind Ghost Rider's limit counts 2's as opportunities.)

Reaction Needed: Ghost Rider (To Tigra's complication)

Next Action: Daredevil
This message was last updated by the GM at 00:21, Fri 05 June 2020.

Daredevil was about to move between Spidey and the newly-appeared Ghost Rider to block the demon's attack but it was less of a muscle twitch before sorcery intervened. He's had relationships with magicks before, though as briefly as he could ever manage, and he knew to give it a wide berth when he could. Though his path kept crossing with Tigra of late, through all her various permutations. But this is business. Best to keep it professional.

He takes in the scene, tracking the heartbeats around him: Tigra, Spider-Man (monitoring as a tether to his danger-sense), Carrion (for what there was and what he was left with), now the Doppelganger and the carnival he brought with him, and the Ghost Rider, whose heartbeat it could be hard to get a bead on even, but even blind it was hard to miss a guy standing in the middle of an inferno. The guy certainly didn't make a point of staying quiet or subtle. Blaze -- or Ketch, or Zarathos himself, whoever he was these days -- could usually be counted on as an ally, but it was never a promise. Now with coming on to attack Spider-Man, the 'rider could probably be trusted as well as Venom. It would be a good idea to get a clear idea on that as well before including them all in this rodeo.

Daredevil turns to concentrate hard on the unpredictable heartbeat of the black, inky symbiote. "Venom!" the horned hero calls. "Are you with us or against us? Decide now!" he demands. Whether Venom could commit to fighting against Carnage's forces or was allying with the other side -- or even staking a own claim to his own -- DD could track his heartbeat to know exactly where he -- it -- stood. DD knew it was like putting his head in the jaws of a hungry shark in the first place to even consider trusting Venom to be on his side but this situation was falling apart quickly and they'd need all the help they could get. They, he thought. Now I'm taking charge. But maybe the fittest leader would be the one who could have the sense -- or senses -- to figure out what's going on.

Mental attack on Venom to either talk him into siding with us, or know if he's against us:
Team    d6
Man Without Fear (ill-advisedly taking on Venom as an ally)    d4
(+1 PP)
Hypersenses/Radar Sense/Superhuman Senses    d12 (with potential reroll)
(-1 PP)
Superhuman Senses Power Stunt (tracking so many heartbeats)    d8
(-1 PP)
Psych Expert    d8
Bead on Spider-Man Resource    d6

Daredevil rolled 3,1,3,6,4,1 using d6,d4,d12,d8,d8,d6 ((3,1,3,6,4,1)).
Radar Sense SFX Reroll: DD rolled Daredevil rolled 6,1,2,2,7,3 using d6,d4,d12,d8,d8,d6 ((6,1,2,2,7,3)).

-1 PP to add third die to Total
Total: 16; Effect: d12
1 Opportunity

PPs: 3 (starting; from msg #149) +1 (negative Distinction) -1 (Radar Sense) -1 (Superhuman Senses Power Stunt) -1 (adding third die to Total) +1 (Opportunity rolled) = 2

Next Action: if it's a new round then any villain, especially one who is the biggest threat to me or Tigra

Still, the hero of Hell's Kitchen thinks. That's a lot of heartbeats to get in the way. And this usually works a lot better as a solo gig.

Adding 1d6 to the doom pool for Daredevil's opportunity.

At Daredevil's words, Venom turns to face him, towering over the vigilante with his considerable size and bulk. Greenish saliva drips from his mouth as he sizes up the hero in his midst. His posture makes it all too clear what he's thinking. After all, someone's gotta have brass to be barking orders at him-- they don't call him the Lethal Protector for nothing!

18:26, Today: Venom rolled 5,4,2,5 using d10,1d8,1d6,1d6 ((5,4,2,5)). Doom pool reaction to decide how Venom responds to DD's orders.

Total: 10
Effect: d8
Opportunities: 0

Daredevil wins. "Friendly Neighborhood Venom" d12 asset created for Daredevil. DD's extraordinary success also creates a d6 "Friendly Neighborhood Doppelganger" asset for Spider-Man.

"Take it easy, Devil Shrimp," Venom growls to Daredevil, "We hate that scarlet slimeball Carnage and his little band of freaks just as much as you do."

He casually stretches, cracks his knuckles, and looks around the stadium.

"And we were hoping we might join you in kicking their asses..." he continues, his gaze shifting over to Ghost Rider and Tigra. "Once Evil Knievel and Hello Kitty are finished dancing over there, that is."

At a gesture from Venom, Doppelganger takes up position next to Spider-Man, apparently ready to lend its aid as well. The strange beast regards the black-suited hero with curiosity, perhaps remembering his earlier kindness.

"Now, just point us in the right direction," Venom nods to Daredevil. "We'll handle the rest."

Next Action: Hostless Symbiotes (In Domino/Moon Knight's scene)
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 01:57, Sun 07 June 2020.

I was hoping to hit the Unbound Symbiotes as they pasted Domino’s hidden location, before they could get at Moon Knight’s hind quarter ... but it’s up to you whether she achieves that, or this post happens after theirs.



As the natural form Symbiotes slithered past Domino’s hiring spot, her first inclination was to gun them down.
But as a Hardened Mercenary, she knew that this was not the time to announce their presence down here with gunfire.

Quietly slipping the guns back into their holsters, she drew out her extendable Staff; and with Superhuman Reflexes and Combat Mastery she moved upon them, making best use of her Body in the Darkness.

Action: Attack the freeform Sybiotes
D8:   Buddy affiliation
D8:   Hardened Mercenary distinction
D6:   Staff
D8:   Superhuman Reflexes
D10: Combat Mastery
D10: A Body in the Darkness asset

- rolled 1,3,4,7,3,10 using D8,d8,d6,d8,d10,d10
- Spend 1PP to add a die to the total
Total: 21
Effect: d10

Opportunities: 1 ... and >b>adding 1PP</b>

Next: Villain of the ST’s choice

PP: 3

"Sorcerer Supreme?" says the Ghost Rider in a sepulchral tone, staring at Tigra as her words bring him up short. He brakes his demonic cycle as magic lances forth and wraps itself around him, and for a moment, his temper flares as adrenaline and Hellfire war with reason and a desire not to hurt those undeserving of his wrath.

17:28, Today: Ghost Rider rolled 5,1 using d6,d4.
Total: 6
Effect: 0
+1 PP for d4 Distinction: Pawn of Heaven and Hell

"Where is Stephen Strange?" asked the Rider.
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Stepping up 1d6 and adding 1d6 doom for Ghost Rider's opportunity and Spider-Man's activation of his limit in Msg #160 (Just caught it).

Doom Pool: 1d10, 2d8, 6d6

As Spidey experiences the sensation of needle-pricks all across his body, the Venom symbiote he wears lashes out in a panic. Ghost Rider's hellfire is the hottest thing the fire-phobic creature has ever been exposed to! Or is this alien creature perhaps experiencing the burning of whatever "soul" it possesses? Either way, it doesn't like it, and the tentacles dangling from Spidey's hand lash out in all directions, nearly hitting a few of his allies!

Spidey's limit changes his "Tentacles d8" into a complication on him.

A few feet away, Ghost Rider is quickly ensnared by Tigra as she unleashes the mighty Crimson Bands of Cytorrak upon him. His question to Tigra hangs in the air as he stands bound in the otherworldly manacles. Though he doesn't struggle, everyone knows he had better like Tigra's answer or that could all change at a moment's notice!

Tigra's extraordinary success places a d12 "Bound by the Bands" complication on Ghost Rider.

Next Action: Unbound Symbiotes (It sounded cooler, Domino, so I'm stealing it :P)

Where is Stephen Strange? Daredevil hears it better than anyone, and he has the same question as well.

The horned hero turns slightly from Venom, to track what is going on nearby. He stands by, to let this Tigra v. Ghost Rider incident play out, but he redoubles his grip on his billy club, just in case things go south.

In reply to Domino (msg # 164):

Stepping up 1d6 in the doom pool for Domino's opportunity in Msg #164.

Doom Pool: 1d10, 3d8, 5d6

Moving quickly and silently, Domino creeps from her hiding place to smack one of the serpent-like beasts across the head. She knows she will need every bit of her natural stealth to get the drop on one of these alien creatures, which are known for their excellent senses and reflexes. Fortunately, they only seem to be focused on Moon Knight, and in just seconds she brings her staff sailing toward the "head" of one of the blackish symbiote-snakes...

Team 3d8
Desperate for a Host d4
Superhuman Reflexes d10

09:55, Today: Unbound Symbiotes rolled 7,1,3,1,8 using 1d8,1d8,1d8,1d4,1d10 ((7,1,3,1,8)). Unbound Symbiotes reacting to Domino's staff attack.

Total: 15
Opportunities: 2 (Available first to Domino)

Domino wins with an extraordinary success. Unbound Symbiotes are removed from the turn order.

Domino clobbers one of the beasts over the head, dropping it to the ground in an instant. As the next creature hisses in surprise, she strikes that one too, knocking it back a few feet and causing it to flee back the way she and Moon Knight came. But one of the damn things slithers away before she can get to it. It launches itself at Moon Knight with a flying headbutt, knocking him into the elevator and pinning him down inside. Then, without warning, the mechanical doors shut and the freight elevator lifts off!

Domino hears footsteps behind her. Someone else is walking into the shadowy hallway... but who?

Spending 1d10 doom to split up Domino and Moon Knight. Adding 1d6 doom for the Unbound Symbiote's use of the "Desperate for a Host" distinction at d4.

Doom Pool: 3d8, 6d6

Next Action: The Watcher

In reply to Ghost Rider & Daredevil (msg # 165 & 167):

Surprised the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak worked, Tigra cautiously walked closed to Ghost Rider.
He's relaxed, but I want to make sure he will not harm anyone.

Tigra took a breath. She supposed she had some brief explaining to do, but even she could hardly believe being here in the first place.
She let out a sigh and quickly explained her story.

"Long story short, Stephen is gone. I am Sorcerer Supreme now because the Infinity War happened, Stephen is gone, I had the Iron First for a while due to Danny Rand having a bad accident, traded it back to Danny Rand when he felt better, who was Sorcerer Supreme for a bit, by the way. Oh, I was also a candidate for Sorcerer Supreme after Stephen went away, it wasn't out of the blue. Aaaand here I am. Wow, that felt good. Anyway,I know these bands are probably uncomfortable, but are you joining us, Mr. Ghost Rider?"

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There was something disarmingly candid about the way Tigra spoke. Living as he did on the razor's edge of Heaven and Hell, being used to dominating conversations and issuing threats backed by demonic fire, fighting for control and vengeance, Johnny Blaze was unused to plain speaking. He relaxed within the bonds that encircled him, no longer fighting them.

"I know not about the others, nor who they serve, but the Ghost Rider will follow you, Tigra, Sorceress Supreme. Tell me what needs to be done."
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Spending 1PP now, to activate one of those Opportunities as a Stunt on my next Action.

PP: 2

"So this is Moon-Boy's secret lair, huh?" comes a familiar voice in Domino's ears. "Always knew that hairy little bastard had a few tricks up his sleeve. Where's he keep the big red dinosaur? Is it in that broom closet?"

Strolling out of the darkness is none other than the totally insane-- the completely unpredictable-- the merc with a mouth-- Deadpool! The fabric near the edges of his mouth lifts up in a wide grin as he waves to Domino.

"Hey there, Beatrice. Gotta say, I'm a little peeved you would ditch me to team up with someone as batshit-crazy as that guy. Or... guys? Just how many people are renting out that space in his head anyway? And what do you think he's charging? 'Cause I know my rent in this town ain't cheap."

As the mercenary walks toward Domino, he casually unsheathes one of his katanas, polishing the blade with a dirty napkin from his pocket.

"And speaking of moolah," he goes on. "Me thinks it's time you handed over that intel on Carnage so ol' Deadpool here can snap up his bounty and open the greasy spoon he's always dreamed of. Or maybe a Mexican place. Did someone mention Mexican food earlier?"

He wads up the napkin and tosses it away, holding out his hand to Domino in the universal sign for "gimme."

"Now, how about a little freebie for your ol' pal Wade? You gimme the intel, stay here and take a breather. I find Cletus Kasady, cut off the hillbilly ginger's head, and skip town with the money-- oh, I mean, come back and split it 50/50 with you! That's totally what I meant. Whatta ya say... partner?"

He doesn't seem to realize whatever intel Domino had is gone. But perhaps she does have something for Deadpool...

Deadpool is attempting to trick Domino out of her intel on Carnage and the bounty she is pursuing.

Solo d8
The Merc With a Mouth d8 (Talking Domino's ear off)
Psych Expert 2d6

04:01, Today: Deadpool rolled 6,1,6,6 using 1d8,1d8,1d6,1d6 ((6,1,6,6)). Deadpool attempting to hijack Domino's mission.

Total: 12
Effect: d8 (Mental stress)
Opportunities: 1 (Available first to Domino)

Reaction Needed: Domino
Next Action: The Watcher


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Offering Moon Knight 1 PP to activate his Gear limit and shut down his Weapon d8 power trait.

Moon Knight's staff springs free of the elevator doors as they slam shut, his weapon falling away into the hall where Domino remains. The symbiote that knocked Moon Knight into the elevator quickly pins him to the floor, encircling him as its "face" hovers near his own. The creature appears to be sizing him up before it attempts to bond to him, perhaps confused by the vigilante's complete lack of fear or struggle. There is only the oddly calm sound of elevator music as their ride approaches the next floor.

Then, without warning, the elevator grinds to a sudden stop between floors. The lights suddenly flicker and die. Both man and symbiote hear a crash of glass as the ceiling panel overhead shatters! Something falls into the elevator, its outline barely visible in the glow of the elevator's dim emergency lights-- a black, heavy, spherical something.

A grenade!

A familiar and maniacal voice assails Moon Knight's ears, echoing down the elevator shaft from up above.

"Oh, hi Marc!"

Moon Knight knows the voice of his hated enemy, the Bushman, anywhere. There are only seconds to act before the hero and his new pet alien are blown to smithereens!

The Bushman drops a grenade into the elevator.

Solo d8
Violent Mercenary d8
Weapon d10 (Due to SFX)
Combat Expert 2d6

SFX: Grenade. Step up or double a Weapon die against a single target. Remove the highest rolling die and add 3 dice for your total.

11:14, Today: Bushman rolled 4,2,2,4,4 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d6,1d6 ((4,2,2,4,4)). Bushman's grenade attack on Moon Knight.

Total: 10
Effect: d10
Opportunities: 0

Reaction Needed: Moon Knight
Next Action: The Watcher

It was a good thing the doors had shut. Without having to worry about Domino, Moon Knight was free to act as he generally did while operating solo: ruthlessly. The Fist of Khonshu pulled out his swingline and fired the grapnel up the shaft... and right at Bushman's throat. The evil mercenary thug could either serve to as the anchor that pulled Moon Knight out of the shaft, or fall in and die from his own grenade. In the event that Bushman fell, Moon Knight hoped that his Enhanced Strength might help the combat master survive the blast.

"We live together or we die together!" he shouted at Bushman. Of course 'live together' didn't necessary mean for long. Once he was out of the shaft, Moon Knight fully intended to kill Bushman... again.

Solo (d10)
Fist of Khonshu (d8)
Swingline (d6)
Enhanced Strength (d8)
Combat Master (d10)

Moon Knight rolled 10,6,6,6,6 using d10,d8,d6,d8,d10 ((10,6,6,6,6)).

Total: 16
Effect die: d10

Moon knight didn't know if the symbiote would cling to him or not, but it was the next problem to solve. If it came up the shaft with him, he'd have to deal with it later. If it stayed behind in the blast, maybe that was one less alien to deal with. It was strange that it wasn't actually attacking him, but there were just too many things going on to think about that now.

In reply to Ghost Rider (msg # 170):

Tigra stood  still for a moment, with a blank look on her face.
Is this real? THIS IS SO COOL AND TERRIFYING!

She remembered Wong saying things about showing respect to mystical beings or something like that.

“Okay, thank you Ghost Rider. I am honored,” Tigra did an awkward bow while releasing her incantation.
I have no idea what I'm doing. Wong didn't help me with this stuff. Oh man, I hate being a leader, but I’m sure it's not a good idea to let Ghost Rider run free...yet. I'll have to check in with everyone here first.

“Right, Mr. Blaze, Sir,  I think our good friends are Daredevil and Spider-Man. Daredevil we can completely trust. Spidey has a symbiote attached to him for some reason, but Spidey is one of the best ones around, let’s try to keep that burning Hellfire a little on the lower end when next to him, please?  Venom is ok for now as far as I can tell, and we also have Venom’s grandson Doppleganger on our side. Believe it or not, Doppelganger is mostly innocent, so what he does out of malice is more based on how he was brought up. Poor soul.”  Tigra whispers to Ghost Rider, “We’ll probably wanna keep an eye on that Venom though, but keep him on our good side.”

Tigra turns over to the rest of the team, “Other than that, I think we just need to decide what to do next, right, guys? Daredevil, Spidey, and I can't believe I am asking - Venom? ”

Domino was a little confused about why Deadpool was here.
Sure, he was a mercenary, just like her ... but, working for who?
Or did he follow she and Moon Knight here, just to confront Domino like this?

Either way, the whole situation had caught her off guard, and now she was on the mental blackfoot, attempting to figure it all out.

REACTION to Deadpool's Mental Attack (total: 12)
d8   Affiliation: Solo
d8   Distinction: Femme Fatale
d8   Pysche Expert

- rolled 3,2,5 using d8,d8,d8.
Total: 8
Effect: d8

"Aw, isn't that just precious?" rings out a voice over the jam-packed stadium from the press box. "The heroes have put together a little team."

Most of the assembled heroes can recognize the electronically-amplified voice of the Purple Man, known alternatively as Zebediah Killgrave. Sitting next to him with his own audio set-up is fellow psychopathic killer, Bullseye.

"The Voice of God, ladies and gentlemen," smirks Bullseye. "One command from our announcer here, and things could get ugly up in the stands. His voice sure has a way of bringing out the passion in sports fans, doesn't it?"

As if on cue, a burly pair of men from the crowded audience hurl something onto the field from their seat in the stands. It is the lifeless body of another spectator, tossed onto the field like a piece of garbage. Seeking their next victim, the men shout with rage as they drag a woman from her seat, raising a baseball bat towards her as she screams in terror! But a word from the Purple Man stops them in the nick of time.

"You there, in the Yankees jersey. Yes, with the bat. Drop it."

At his command, the man drops the bat.

"Now let her go and return to your seats."

Without protest, the men return to their seats, forgetting their attempt on the woman's life as though it never even happened. Around them, the other members of the audience seem as though they are in a trance. They cheer when told to cheer, boo when told to boo, and generally mill about in a daze, watching the events on the field with slack-jawed interest. It's clear to the heroes that this pair of psychopaths have complete control of the stadium! One command from the mind-controlling Purple Man and the hundreds of fans could start tearing each other apart!

"Now then," Bullseye grins. "How about a game, heroes?"

Nearby, a recovered Carrion snickers. This must be the horror show he wanted Spider-Man to witness. But even he may not predict what's going through the hero's mind right now, with the black symbiote suit tainting his emotions!

Next Action: Spider-Man

Anyone in this situation could be forgiven for freezing in action. The amount of threats is overwhelming, and all of it captured by the news reporters and witnessed by the world at large. However, it is not time to stop. Now, possibly more than ever, is the time to act.

Normally Daredevil would go to the root of the problem, dig it out, and beat it to within an inch of its life if he had to. He could go straight there with his keen senses, but now he has more problems, which hopefully don't include the help he could have. But if anyone could offer the benefit of the wider view of this situation, even without sight, it would be him.

First, tackle the biggest problem. "Tigra! Can you get those spectators out of there? Transport them to Hoggoth County or something?" Shouting orders was alien to his ears, but, as she said herself, they need to decide what to do next. If anyone here has the power to get those people out of here, it would be Tigra, the powerhouse of the moment. She may not realize how much all those people are ammunition for that damnable Purple Man.

Then the root. "Ghost Rider, how utterly and quickly can you obliterate that press box before someone in there says something to you?"

Satisfied that this patchwork team might now avoid tripping over each other, Daredevil pauses to wait for the next shoe, which he could almost already hear. In his own way, he shores up his defenses. "Venom," he says, turning on a heel toward the field and the press box and the threats before them. "You're with me."
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