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Calling All Heroes and Villains!

@Pumpkinlord Little too soon for that. We still have lots of players, and some will always leave in the beginning. What we should focus on is content that is player-focused.

Calling All Heroes and Villains!

@BurningCold Oh whoops, I might have missed that. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll edit it. :>

Calling All Heroes and Villains!

@Half Pint All good, thanks for your interest. :>

ArrowFell: The Wizard Queen's Court

Post should be completed tomorrow or the day after. :>

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

@LanaStorm I started visualizing Ezra's abilities a bit differently, so I had to update the sheet. ^^

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

I have updated Ezra's ability slightly.

Yume

Gyft: Yume

Ezra's Gyft transcended from simple sleight of hand tricks to full on illusions. It's rumored that Ezra's very appearance is a big illusion, but that may just be hearsay. He is able to affect anyone, as many people as are around him. He can affect sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste, as well as pain.

Ezra typically uses his Gyft to entrap someone during negotiations. If he feels the negotiation will go badly, he'll catch them in his Yume so they can't escape. Then he can toy with them as he pleases, unless they are strong-willed enough to see through the illusion. He has used his Gyft during fights to temporarily blind his victims before mowing them down as well. Victims who are under his Yume influence become frozen still, unaware of themselves.

The act of entrapping someone is as simple as someone being within his energy field of about thirty feet. Then, his energies take over that person, suffusing their brain with new energy signals that that the brain interprets flawlessly. Most are completely unaware they are within a Yume unless something odd stands out, like an unlikely circumstance. Ezra is aware of these things, however, and will keep a Yume as normal as possible to avoid suspicion.

He has no limit to how many people he can entrap, as long as they are within his energy field.

Limitations and Weaknesses:

The victim can try to leave the Yume if they notice something out of place, like if their skin is melting or if they're vomiting crows. These would be torture methods that Ezra would use. Then they can roll a 1d12, and if they are higher, they break free of the Yume. Then he is unable to perform another Yume for at least two posts. If they fail, they are unable to escape the Yume for another two posts.

He can only simulate a few conversations at a time before he can no longer catch up, which can tip off his victim that they're in an illusion.

If he physically or mentally traumatizes them, they take -2 on their rolls to escape.

Calling All Heroes and Villains!

@ManyThings Looking forward to it!

Edit: Ah, alas, only delayed Arcticus by a few minutes....

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

The Best Friends Coalition?

Calling All Heroes and Villains!

Nova City Bank, Lobby, Main Level

_{Interactions:Rift @Aku the Samurai, Halcyon II @Half Pint, Glutton @BurningCold, Bloodlust @Vidar the Quiet}

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The sounds of blood curdling screams echoed out from the lobby as one goon after another was felled. Some had it lucky. They were only disarmed. But others? Others had their actual hearts ripped out.

In cases like these, who were the real villains here?

Regardless, the lobby was quickly neutralized. Of course, the only sounds the heroes and police would hear now was the sound of melting concrete as Ethan shot him, Pestilence and Pine up to the rooftop.

The hostages themselves were rescued as well, removed entirely from their vines. The lobby was cleared.

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Masked Solaris

Nova City Bank Rooftop

_{Interactions: Pestilence @Goblininamech, Everyone outside the building.}

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Ethan directed his focus to the police barricading the building. They would have to take care of that first, before taking off. Wouldn't want to be easy targets in the sky now, did they?

So, Ethan raised his hand, ”Fast and quick it is, Pestilence.”

Stars of varying sizes blossomed out of his raised hand, collecting around him in almost a flower shape, before they shot forward.They rained down on the police and civilians gawking below, like holy fire, prepared to smite the weak. If any of these yellow stars were to connect, they'd ignite their targets easily, burning through flesh and clothing like paper. Anyone under the hellstorm would be severely injured, if not dead by the end of it.

He watched, hoping to have the group out and away in the next thirty seconds, if that was enough to decimate the police force.

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@Kensai

As Violet Lightning would happen upon the scene at Nova City Bank, she would be in for a shocking surprise. All the police officers, police cars, and bystanders too close to the hailstorm were moments away from being rained on by little yellow stars that would most certainly act like the burning insides of a kiln, prepared to burn people alive.

If she had any ideas to combat the stars, she could take that action. Or wallow in the misery of being a fraction too late.

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Near Glutton’s Crime Scene

_{Interactions: Hellfire @Archazen, Sir Arcticus @ManyThings}

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Syla attempted calling Hellfire. Poor bloke must have been too busy watching his TV, though, as it went to voicemail.

Ah well. She'd leave a voicemail then.

”Hellfire. The Masked Solaris has asked that I reach out to you. His stunt today is just first of many big-time cases. He is building up a coalition that will one day rival the Dragon and throw him out of the city. You know the Dragon won't stop until he has devoured this city.

That's why he is offering you a job. A partnership. Come join us, and forge your destiny in hellish flames, like they were meant to be. You have my number if you're interested.”

She pocketed her phone, turning the corner to come face-to-face with Sir Arcticus, staring confusedly as a police cruiser took off. He was right where the office boys said he'd be. Now she just had to initiate plan Distract.

”Sir Arcticus. There is a bank robbery. You must act with haste and apprehend the suspects, people are in danger.” She said, like she was talking about the weather instead of evident peril.

She pointed to the left. ”It's at Dewdeny Bank, ten minutes that way.”

Though, that couldn't be right. Nova City Bank was in the opposite direction, the same direction the cruiser had gone in. But would Sir Arcticus be able to tell if she was lying?

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Across the Street from Nova City Bank

_{Interactions: Georgia @enmuni}

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There was a slight step-step behind Georgia as footsteps approached her. With her hands placed behind her back, space given to the thorns in her left arm, the veiled magnificence of Aster stood beside Georgia, watching the chaos of Nova City Bank unfold.

”Beautiful, isn't it? The rich suffering for their sins through the actions of a few noble supers. As we speak, the Masked Solaris, Pestilence, and Poison Oak are doing their duty to the city, ridding it of corruption.”

Her veiled eyes glanced down at Georgia, and she almost seemed to smile. ”You deserve to be up there with them, bathing in the glory of righteousness today. But… Perhaps there are… other opportunities for you?”

She leaned in close, as if she was confiding in a secret for Georgia and Georgia alone.

”The Dragon is on the move. If we want a chance at punishing him for his sins, we will need more capital, more manpower. And more importantly, we need you.”

Aster leaned back slightly, taking in Georgia’s reaction. ”What do you say, Fallen Sister?”

Calling All Heroes and Villains!

IC post is complete, just double checking something with Pumpkinlord. :>