Rifts Adventure IC

[Rykon]

Zephiron's slitted pupils narrow, feeling the rush of adrenaline urge him forward to action. With a sudden beat of his wings, he'd make an effort to pass behind the line of fire before diving back down on his prey with renewed vigor.

[Rolling dodge]

Spoiler: post-buff stats

This is the stat blocks after the spell and power modifiers are accounted for.

Hit Points: 300 (Effectively 600 until Resist Damage expires)
M.D.C.: 550 (Effectively 1100 until Resist Damage expires)
I.S.P.: 112 | 59 spent
P.P.E: 159 | 70 spent
Horror Factor: 21 (23 with extended frills)

IQ: 21 (+7% All skills, +3 Perception)
ME: 31 (+8 vs psionic attacks and +13 vs insanity)
MA: 26 (88% trust/intimidate)
PS: 64 (+49 to damage, 1D6 x 10 MD punch, 2D6 x 10 MD Power Punch)
PP: 33 (+8 to strike, parry, and dodge, +1 initiative)
PE: 35 (35% save vs coma/death, +8 against poison and magic)
PB: 29 (90% to charm/impress)

Weight Capacity: 3200
Lift: 6400 for 35 minutes
Run Speed: 19mph
Flight Speed: 75mph

Number of Attacks: 8
Strike: +13
Parry: +18
Dodge: +18

 

[Sherwood]

The sudden flap of Zephs wings is enough to be able to evade the incoming fire.

Psychie is up, and Silanon has a defense to declare or take the shot.

Current order
22 - Shaona [3]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) light damage/TK force field damaged
18 - Snowfall [4]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2]
14 - Daisy [3]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [1]
13 - Brains 3-4 [1]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [3] <====
--Baby [2] <====
--Junior [2] <====
9 - Thin Man 2 damaged [2]
9 - Thin Man 6 [2]
8 - Runner 3 [4]
3 - Zephiron [3]

 

[Psychie]

Terra has her three Automations turn and target the Exterminator, thinking that the missiles in its launcher are more of a threat to the group than the comparably light damage of the rail guns. Using the Starfire Pulse Cannons on the twins and the Lightning Bolt blast from Tiny, she hopes to take out the thing before it has another chance to shoot.

Spoiler

Total MDC 515

Number of Attacks: 6
Strike: +9
Parry: +9
Dodge: +9
Roll: +10
Initiative: +4
Perception: +5, +1 vs Vampires and the Undead
Horror Factor: +5 to Save, +2 vs dragons
Critical Strike on a natural 19-20
Critical Strike from behind
Damage: +2

When Piloting Automations
Number of Attacks: 8 / 3 / 1
Strike: +5 (+7 with Sword)
Parry: +6 (+8 with Sword)
Dodge: +2
Roll: +2
Initiative: +5
Damage: +1

Hit Points: 44
SDC: 135
PPE: 117 /
PPE Battery: 50
PPE Battery: 50 / 10

Bonus Points: 8

Tiny
Main Body 1,000 MDC / 690 left
PPE: 200

Baby
Main Body 500 MDC / 410 left
PPE 120
Starfire Pulse Cannon 8 / 3

Junior
Main Body 500 MDC / 380 left
PPE 120
Starfire Pulse Cannon 8 / 3

 

[Sherwood]

Terra's three Automations fire as one, and the Exterminator is hit hard, but the armor plating is still holding, even if only by a thread.

The two Thin Men try once more to strike Baby with melee attacks. They will hit unless you dodge or parry.

The last Runner in the hall fires at Snowfall, but it misses wide and to the left, so there is no need to dodge.

Rykon is up, and Silanon and Psychie have a defense to declare or take the damage

Current order
22 - Shaona [3]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) light damage/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted
18 - Snowfall [4]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged
14 - Daisy [3]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [1]
13 - Brains 3-4 [1]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4]
--Baby [3]
--Junior [3]
9 - Thin Man 2 damaged [3]
9 - Thin Man 6 [3]
8 - Runner 3 [5]
3 - Zephiron [3] <====

 

[Psychie]

I'll have Baby try to parry.

 

[Sherwood]

The parry effort is successful, and Baby takes no damage.

 

[Rykon]

Zephiron continues his assault on the Overlord, diving back down with halberd in hand.

110 MD

 

[Sherwood]

Thanks to the Magic Net on the Overlord, it is unable to parry since its arm with the TK force field on it is entangled. Zeph hits the Mechanoid unit hard, doing almost max damage with his weapon, and you can see the effects as its armor is getting more and more damaged.

Silanon is up, and has a defense to declare

Current order
22 - Shaona [3] <====
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) moderate damage/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted
18 - Snowfall [4]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged
14 - Daisy [3]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [1]
13 - Brains 3-4 [1]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4]
--Baby [3]
--Junior [3]
9 - Thin Man 2 damaged [3]
9 - Thin Man 6 [3]
8 - Runner 3 [5]
3 - Zephiron [4]

 

[Silanon]

Incoming shots, a thundering volley - the greenhair, however, is quick on her feet. Magic and psionics unite as she jumps, rolling sideways to avoid the worst of it. Coming back up, she glances around; lots of targets still standing, firing away, slowly firing away at her comrades. Her own gun - useless at this point, there's not been a moment to take a deep breath and slam a new magazine into the place of the bad one. There isn't really time, now. Instead, the useles barrel rises, until it points at the Exterminator; the missiles, thus far, have been the cause of much damage already. Of course, there's no shot that gets fired, no volley. Instead, another net like Snowfall's, just aimed at the missile-firing foe to interrupt its steady firing. Hopefully.


Dodging. Down to 50 ppe in the battery, 33 on herself, casting Magic Net.

 

[Sherwood]

The rail gun bursts go wide, missing their target as Shaona dodges. In return, the Magic Net covers the Exterminator, pinning it in place and covering up the missile launcher. It is now quite helpless and cannot attack.

The Overlord does something, but you don't know what. It just seems to keep on hovering in place.

Purr is up

Current order
22 - Shaona [5]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) moderate damage/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted
18 - Snowfall [4] <====
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged/Magic Netted
14 - Daisy [3]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [1]
13 - Brains 3-4 [1]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4]
--Baby [3]
--Junior [3]
9 - Thin Man 2 damaged [3]
9 - Thin Man 6 [3]
8 - Runner 3 [5]
3 - Zephiron [4]

 

[Purr]

Snowfall the Kitsune
The Foxiest Messenger of Inari!​

Spoiler: Combat Bonuses

Perception +8
Initiative +5 (+9 when using W.P. Quick Draw)
Attacks per Round: 6
Strike +12
Damage +16
Parry +14
Dodge +19 (+22 in Fox form)
Roll +17
Maintain Balance +10
Save vs. Magic +10
Save vs. Pain +14
Horror Factor Saving Throws +4

Damage by Weapon Type
See Character Sheet.

"Yowch!" Snowfall cried as the railgun blasted his shields. Thank Inari for those; he would have been ashes a long time ago without his tattoo magic!

The Kitsune messenger kept his wits and senses about him. Terra's party was now splitting their fire to some effect, but the Overlord just did something he could not quite perceive. Well, having Magic Netted the leader of the Mechanoid fiends did limit its options. Since it did not seem to be casting a spell or using a mechanical function, that seemed to narrow things down. It was time for more teamwork!

"Miss Terra! Clan Draco Amicus team!" he said over his Atlantean Communication Crystal, "I think the Big Boss is using his Super-psychic powers to try and turn things around! How about both of our teams all take a moment to see what this gang is like when we remove their leader, huh? Or, uh, 'how the slaves work without their master' if you like computer technobabble?"

Snowfall didn't like it when enemies kept secrets; they had a nasty habit of surfacing when you least wanted them. Having witnessed the western dragon's rune weapon attack, Snowfall further encouraged the netted Overlord's demise with a Lightning Blast from Tatsu Blaster. "Present from Nippon, you wanna-be Amazon 'bot!" Isn't that what ruled households the world over before the Time of Rifts? Something powerful and altogether mysterious called... Alexa?

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STATUS

Location: The Mechanoid Main Fortress
Statblock: Self-M.D.C. (228/228) Self-P.P.E. (226/278). Power Matrix (--/60 P.P.E.) . Effects Active: Blazing Comet (Mach 5 for 5 [6]hours. 100/120 M.D.). Invulnerability (190/450 M.D. for 35/50 [60]minutes). All-seeing Helm (30 minutes). Immunity to Energy (Terra's duration).

 

[Sherwood]

The rune weapon flares, and a massive gout of energy fires out, striking the Overlord with a resounding zap, doing a massive amount of damage.

The Exterminator is entangled up in the Magic Net and is unable to act.

As Daisy prepares to fire again, she notices a change in the air that makes her nose twitch. The mystic energies of the nexus are building up to a head, and it is quite likely that there will be another rift opening up, this time, right inside the main chamber you are in now! That must be what the Overlord is doing, trying to bring in some nasties to reinforce its side in the fight. What do you do?

D. Rex is up

Current order
22 - Shaona [5]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) moderate damage/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted
18 - Snowfall [5]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged/Magic Netted
14 - Daisy [3] <====
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [1]
13 - Brains 3-4 [1]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4]
--Baby [3]
--Junior [3]
9 - Thin Man 2 damaged [3]
9 - Thin Man 6 [3]
8 - Runner 3 [5]
3 - Zephiron [4]

 

[D. Rex]

The tell tale "smell" of psionic power. Unmissable even within the confines of the hermetically sealed Glitter Boy. As her nose twitched, she fought the urge to sneeze as she recalled its subtleties.

"Rifts incoming! Main chamber. Watch yourself little dragon!" Daisy called.

Snowball indeed had the proper strategy. Had to take this Overlord out now.


The cannon aimed at the head of the Overlord. If she couldnt destroy it, maybe she could at least stun it to buy some time. The impact of a shell might have it see stars to interfere with its concentration.



Aim target: Overlord Head
Strike: 24
Damage: 140

 

[Sherwood]

The Boom Gun roars again, and it is on target this time. Slamming into the Overlord, it does a crap-ton of damage, and the thing is really hurting, but it is still up and functioning.

Brains 1-2 both turn on Daisy, and they fire on you with their blasters to try and stop you from continuing to attack. They must be a bit rattled, because they forgot to use their projectile weapons on you, and with the Energy Immunity spell up, it dissipates off your armor harmlessly.

Brains 3-4 don't make that same mistake. They both fire their hand held rail guns at Daisy, and they will hit unless you dodge.

Out in the corridor, the Atlantans and their summoned beasties manage to wipe out the last of the Thin Men and the Runner that was out there, and they are advancing into the main chamber now.

Psychie is up, and D. Rex has a defense to declare or take the hit.

Current order
22 - Shaona [5]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) critically damaged/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted
18 - Snowfall [5]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged/Magic Netted
14 - Daisy [4]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brains 3-4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4] <====
--Baby [3] <====
--Junior [3] <====
3 - Zephiron [4]

 

[D. Rex]

(That was an aimed attack to the head. Thus uses 2 actions, than 1. IIRC)



Dodge!

Dodge: 34

 

[Sherwood]

(That was an aimed attack to the head. Thus uses 2 actions, than 1. IIRC)



Dodge!

Dodge: 34

I missed that you were aiming at the head. It does indeed take two actions, and let me edit my post to reflect on the effects of the head-shot.

In other news, you are able to dodge successfully.

 

[Sherwood]

The head shot at the Overlord hits and shears the top of the mecha/body armor clean off. Sparks fly, and the flying mecha wobbles a bit on its flight jet before drifting over and banging into the wall where it is just sitting there. This does have an effect on the budding rift you sense; the itching in your nose is fading as whatever it was doing seems to be stopped.

You also manage to evade the rail gun bursts with ease.

Psychie is up.

Current order
22 - Shaona [5]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) seriously damaged/TK force field damaged/Magic Netted/head missing, possibly dead
18 - Snowfall [5]
17 - Exterminator (In the main chamber) [2] critically damaged/Magic Netted
14 - Daisy [6]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brains 3-4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [4] <====
--Baby [3] <====
--Junior [3] <====
3 - Zephiron [4]

 

[Psychie]

Terra lets out an excited 'Whoop!' at the sight of the Overlord going all stupid, but the fight is still not over. She directs Baby and Junior to fire their cannons at Brain 3, while she has Tiny charge forward and use its sword to cleave into the damaged Exterminator, hoping to take it out of the match all together.

Total damage on the Brain (if they both hit): 80 MD
Damage on the Exterminator: 120 MD

Spoiler

Total MDC 515

Number of Attacks: 6
Strike: +9
Parry: +9
Dodge: +9
Roll: +10
Initiative: +4
Perception: +5, +1 vs Vampires and the Undead
Horror Factor: +5 to Save, +2 vs dragons
Critical Strike on a natural 19-20
Critical Strike from behind
Damage: +2

When Piloting Automations
Number of Attacks: 8 / 3 / 1
Strike: +5 (+7 with Sword)
Parry: +6 (+8 with Sword)
Dodge: +2
Roll: +2
Initiative: +5
Damage: +1

Hit Points: 44
SDC: 135
PPE: 117 /
PPE Battery: 50
PPE Battery: 50 / 10

Bonus Points: 8

Tiny
Main Body 1,000 MDC / 690 left
PPE: 200

Baby
Main Body 500 MDC / 410 left
PPE 120
Starfire Pulse Cannon 8 / 3

Junior
Main Body 500 MDC / 380 left
PPE 120
Starfire Pulse Cannon 8 / 3

 

[Sherwood]

Tiny's massive sword bifurcates the damaged Exterminator with ease, causing it to burst into flames as it falls to the deck. Brain 3 gets hit with both shots, but it is still functional.

Rykon is up

Current order
22 - Shaona [5]
20 - Overlord (in the main chamber) seriously damaged/Magic Netted/head missing, possibly dead
18 - Snowfall [5]
14 - Daisy [6]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brain 3 [2] seriously damaged
13 - Brain 4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [5]
--Baby [4]
--Junior [4]
3 - Zephiron [4] <====

 

[Rykon]

Zephirons whips the Halberd around over his head before attempting to cleave the Overlord in two with a downward strike.

120 MD from the crit.

 

[Sherwood]

The massive blow from the dragon rips into the body of the Overlord, rending it into pieces and scattering them across the room. If there was any doubts about the thing, there is none now. It is quite dead.

Silanon is up

Current order
22 - Shaona [5] <====
18 - Snowfall [5]
14 - Daisy [6]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brain 3 [2] seriously damaged
13 - Brain 4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [5]
--Baby [4]
--Junior [4]
3 - Zephiron [5]

 

[Silanon]

There was only one choice - such a thing of tech and brilliance, destroyed by uncaring adventurers... without a second thought, the greenhair began to assemble the pieces spread across the room, so that one day, it might become her masterpiece...

The overlord silenced, overcome by the combined power of a mighty tech, magic, and a dragon's ferocity. There are few words that could describe the deed, and none of them enter the greenhair's mind. "Fricking hell - thing's done for!" is her attempt, a thumb pointing upwards. Her eyes, however, are on the foes that remain. Too many have died during premature celebrations.



Delaying my action until they try to kill me, or they stop doing stuff - I have only one action left, no decent weapon at the ready, and don't think using magic is better that potentially dodging something.

 

[Sherwood]

Pausing in place, Shaona stands ready to dodge in case anyone fires on her.

Purr is up

Current order
22 - Shaona [5] delay
18 - Snowfall [5] <====
14 - Daisy [6]
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brain 3 [2] seriously damaged
13 - Brain 4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [5]
--Baby [4]
--Junior [4]
3 - Zephiron [5]

 

[Purr]

Snowfall the Kitsune
The Foxiest Messenger of Inari!​

Spoiler: Combat Bonuses

Perception +8
Initiative +5 (+9 when using W.P. Quick Draw)
Attacks per Round: 6
Strike +12
Damage +16
Parry +14
Dodge +19 (+22 in Fox form)
Roll +17
Maintain Balance +10
Save vs. Magic +10
Save vs. Pain +14
Horror Factor Saving Throws +4

Damage by Weapon Type
See Character Sheet.

"Yahoooo!" Snowfall yipped. The western dragon had cut the Overlord into pieces with a single beautifully-timed blow from his enchanted halberd! One could say he cut the creature in half and then some. Well, the little Kitsune could not stay silent about that!

"Hey Mechanoids! Have you heard the latest? There's an opening in the Overlord Department! It's only part time, but I hear the benefits aren't half-bad!!"

He fired a Lightning Blast at the most-damaged brain while shouting, "Here! I'll sing a song in honor of the recently departed!"

Spoiler: This is what Snowfall sang

"Half the Man I Used to Be" by Nirvana

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STATUS

Location: The Mechanoid Main Fortress
Statblock: Self-M.D.C. (228/228) Self-P.P.E. (226/278). Power Matrix (--/60 P.P.E.) . Effects Active: Blazing Comet (Mach 5 for 5 [6]hours. 100/120 M.D.). Invulnerability (190/450 M.D. for 35/50 [60]minutes). All-seeing Helm (30 minutes). Immunity to Energy (Terra's duration).

 

[Sherwood]

The lightning blast aimed at the damaged Brain doesn't do max damage, but it came very close. It has no chance to survive against the force of your attack and it explodes.

D. Rex is up with Daisy

Current order
22 - Shaona [5] delay
18 - Snowfall [6]
14 - Daisy [6] <====
13 - Brains 1-2 slowed [2]
13 - Brain 4 [2]
10 - Terra [1]
--Tiny [5]
--Baby [4]
--Junior [4]
3 - Zephiron [5]