Heroica: Glory Amongst The Stars - Mission #10: Pins & Needles

[Wolfpackfan99]

Having enough of the changeling’s taunts, Billeck aimed his blaster at Dagger, hell bent on sending the fiend to the darkest depths of hell.

 “Well I hope you find blaster fire exciting, because I’ve had enough of ya godsdamn cesspit!”

 

[Duvors]

OoC: I've decided that certain aspects of my action were not immediately obvious, and have edited the original post accordingly.

[Scubacarrot]

Jonk shrugs at Bertram being Frozen. They jump up a bar stool, and leap over the bar to reposition to B3 and attempt to rally Aysu.

"Only you know for sure you are the real Aysu, you can do it!"

[Peppermint_M]

(Sorry guys, friend had a family emergency so I was looking after her cat/house, but no internet and the phone signal was too spotty for data to be reliable!)

"Even more freaky there!" Aysu looked to her "twins". "Kinda unfair for it to be changelings that are the first time I see anyone else who looks like me..." Some of her brightness faded a little at that, but Aysu heard Enson's directions and Jonk' calls.

"Right, gonna get some payback"  Aysu followed Enson's directions

[Waterbrick Down]

MM Note: Hi folks, just a note, I should have the next round up in ~8hrs. Thanks for your patience.

[Waterbrick Down]

MM Note: I realized last round that Aysu wouldn't be able to make an opportunistic attack as she wasn't wielding a weapon, thus she wouldn't have used up her Lucky shot. Therefore Dagger's vitality has been fixed and Aysu's Lucky shot applies to her attack this round.

On 3/12/2022 at 4:08 PM, Duvors said:

"What next? Will you turn into me and spout off some nonsense about how harming you will be like harming myself?"

"You're not much for fun conversation are you? So serious. Cloak grab the kid, we've got to split now."

On 3/12/2022 at 4:33 PM, Wolfpackfan99 said:

 “Well I hope you find blaster fire exciting, because I’ve had enough of ya godsdamn cesspit!”

"Ok, I was thinking we're the bad guys here, but wow, anger issues."

Jonk gives up on Bertram and focuses his encouragement on Aysu. Billeck continues to pepper Dagger with blaster fire as Enson shoves the Changeling with enough force to pop the doppelganger's shoulder out of its socket. Aysu lines up her rifle bead on Cloak and nearly drops him in one shot. Seeing their chances drop, the Changelings move in for close combat, hoping to distract the heroes with their constant changing faces. Cloak, adopting Billeck's form, slashes at Enson, scoring a bloody wound on the Quo'ri's side. Dagger, her face contorted with pain, switches weapon and tries to wield her dagger in her non-injured arm.

Round 3 of Changeling Clash
Jonk repositions to B3
Jonk Rally's Aysu - 3 Smarts to next Offensive Combat Check
Billeck targets Dagger - (6) 1 Success
Billeck attacks Dagger - (6,3,+1) 2 Success vs. (6,2) 1 Success = 1 Damage
Enson repositions to C4
Enson Tries to Dislocate Dagger's Shoulder - Medicine vs. Athletics - (2,1,1,4,4,1,+1) 3 Successes vs. (4,5,2) 2 Successes = Dagger's Offensive Combat Checks Unlucky till spending an action to reset shoulder. 
Enson attacks Dagger - (1,2,+2) 2 successes vs. (5,5) 2 Successes = 0 Damage
Aysu repositions to D3 - Cloak no longer Restrained
Aysu attacks Cloak - (1,4,6,3,4,5,+2) (2,2,4,3,3,4,+2) 6 Successes vs. (1,6,6,1) 2 Successes = 4 Damage

Changeling Dagger switches Equipment
Changeling Cloak repositions to B4
Changeling Cloak attacks Enson - (5,5,+1) = 3 Successes vs. (3,2,5) 1 Success = 2 Damage

Changeling Dagger - Face-shift - Mimics Jonk
Changeling Cloak - Face-shift - Mimics Billeck

The Party

 Ensonvilterayquis (Enson) (Duvors)
60 cycles old male Quo'ri
Character Points: 0/22
Vitality: 3/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 3
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 3/3
Proficiencies: Insight 1, Medicine 3, Melee Weapons 2, Performance 1, Religion 2
Spells: Healing Light, Purging Font, Warding Bond
Credits: 2
Equipment: Plasma Falchion (+2 Melee Energy), Utility Belt (Tool, grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Successes)
Inventory: Void Star Hammer (+1 Melee Elemental), Plasma Splicer (Tool, as an action, transfer Vitality with an adjacent ally), Æther Brew, Essence of Glibness, Essence of Precaution, Nanite Elixir 2x, Plasma Potion 4x, Spider Bomb (Hampering, Minor, Contained, Chemical, Adhesive).

 Aysu Kundakçı (Peppermint_M)
22 Rotations Old, Female? Adopted Human.
Character Points: 4/18
Vitality: 3/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 3
Skill: 3
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 1
Proficiencies: Long Range Weapons 3, Nature 1, Survival 1
Spell: Enhanced Vision
Credits: 137
Equipment:  Environment Safe Ammunition "ESA" Rifle (Calibrated Long Range, Energy) with Gravimetric Bipod - Weapon Attachment (The first Offensive Combat check with this weapon is Lucky) attached, Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion 2x, Essence of Glibness, Field Rations (Consumable, Restores 1 Vitality), Gator Hide (Can be converted into either Kinetic or Elemental Standard Armor by a craftsman) Zinc (Calibrated Kinetic Long Range Weapon)

 Billeck Wallard (Wolfpackfan99)
26 Cycle old Male Human 
Character points: 0/10
Vitality: 3/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Coding 1, Explosives 2, Technology 2, Short Range Weapons 2
Credits: 10
Equipment: Standard Elemental Short Range Weapon, Standard Energy Armor, Energy Cell
Inventory:

  Jonk (Scubacarrot)
30-something cycles Male Celestial
Character Points: 0/10
Vitality: 5/5
Velocity: 3
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Persuasion 1, Sleight of Hand 2, Long Range Weapons 1, Perception 1
Credits: 10
Equipment:  Sighted Corpo Blazer (Calibrated Elemental Long Range weapon), Exo-Suit
Inventory:

The Enemy

 Changeling Cloak (Rogue) *Mimicking Billeck*
Vitality: 2/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Cloaking Generator, Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

 Changeling Dagger (Rogue) *Mimicking Jonk* *Unlucky Offensive Combat Checks*
Vitality: 5/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Cloaking Generator, Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

MM Note: Mimicked heroes do not have a chance to hit themselves. In case multiple heroes are equally close to a Changeling, the Changeling will decide which hero it is more advantageous at the time to mimic.

[Wolfpackfan99]

In the heat of the battle, Billeck was in his happy place. He called over to Enson.

”Hey Enson, see if you can finish off Cloak, I’m going for Dagger!”

 Billeck moves to D4, and fires at Dagger.

 

 

Edited March 14, 2022 by Wolfpackfan99

[Duvors]

17 minutes ago, Wolfpackfan99 said:

In the heat of the battle, Billeck was in his happy place. He called over to Enson.

”Hey Enson, see if you can finish off Cloak, I’m going for Dagger!”

 Billeck moves to D4, and fires at Dagger.

"No! That's the worst thing you could do, go for the other one!"

OoC: This really isn't a good action to take for several reasons. For one, you're attacking a non-adjacent enemy while another enemy is adjacent to you. this means that you'll be subject to a free attack (Opportunistic Attack in game terminology) from the adjacent enemy. Second, Dagger is currently mimicking Jonk, so your attack will have a 50/50 chance of hitting them instead. Since Jonk is in your weapon's optimal range, you'll deal full damage to them if they're targeted. I'd recommend moving to D5 and attacking Cloak instead. Since they're mimicking you, there's no risk of you harming an ally and their health is low enough that you can reasonably down them in one hit.

Enson will cast Plentiful Healing on Aysu and Billeck.

[Wolfpackfan99]

Billeck moves to D5 and fires at Cloak.

[Scubacarrot]

"Let's take them down before they can escape."

Jonk repositions to D4 and rallies Billeck

Edited March 14, 2022 by Scubacarrot

[Peppermint_M]

With the mimicked faces no longer her own and a successful shot, Aysu was feeling a bit more with it. "So, if you guys want to dance about, where's best for me to get my shot?" Aysu watched her teammates. "Gotta get a pistol or something, shoot the closer types..." Brawling in a restaurant was not the best for sniping. 

(OoC: I was thinking E4 and fire at Cloak, but if that is not optimal, I am happy to change.)

[Duvors]

33 minutes ago, Peppermint_M said:

(OoC: I was thinking E4 and fire at Cloak, but if that is not optimal, I am happy to change.)

I think that's reasonable.

[Peppermint_M]

"Here goes!" Aysu moved to E4 and fired at Cloak "That is for stealing my face!"

[Waterbrick Down]

Jonk's inspiring speeches ring true as Billeck scores another hit on his changeling target. Enson recites a quick healing litany restoring needed vitality to his companions as Aysu in her attempt to quickly end the fight mistakingly targets the real Billeck. Thanks to the hero's armor and quick timing, he's able to dodge out of the way of danger. Cloak and Dagger swing wildly at Enson before the former makes a dash for Bertram attempting to grapple the Dwarf.

Round 4 of Changeling Clash
Jonk repositions to D4
Jonk Rallies Billeck - 3 Smarts to next Offensive Combat Check
Billeck Repositions to D5
Billeck attacks Cloak- (2,6,2,4,1,+1) 3 Success vs. (4,6) 2 Successes = 1 Damage
Enson casts Plentiful Healing on Aysu and Billeck - (1,3,+1) 1 Success = 1 Vitality Restored, -3 Spirit
Aysu repositions to E4
Aysu targets Cloak - (3) 0 Success = Targets Billeck
Aysu attacks Billeck - (3,4,6,+2,-2) 2 Successes vs. (6,2,+1) 2 Successes = 0 Damage

Changeling Dagger repositions to D3
Changeling Dagger attacks Enson - (1,3,+1) (4,1,+1) 2 Successes vs. (3,5,6) 2 Successes = 0 Damage
Changeling Cloak attacks Enson - (6,1,+1) 2 Successes vs. (3,5,1) 1 Success = 1 Damage
Changeling Cloak repositions to D2

Changeling Cloak - Face-shift - Mimics Enson

The Party

 Ensonvilterayquis (Enson) (Duvors)
60 cycles old male Quo'ri
Character Points: 0/22
Vitality: 2/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 3
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 0/3
Proficiencies: Insight 1, Medicine 3, Melee Weapons 2, Performance 1, Religion 2
Spells: Healing Light, Purging Font, Warding Bond
Credits: 2
Equipment: Plasma Falchion (+2 Melee Energy), Utility Belt (Tool, grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Successes)
Inventory: Void Star Hammer (+1 Melee Elemental), Plasma Splicer (Tool, as an action, transfer Vitality with an adjacent ally), Æther Brew, Essence of Glibness, Essence of Precaution, Nanite Elixir 2x, Plasma Potion 4x, Spider Bomb (Hampering, Minor, Contained, Chemical, Adhesive).

 Aysu Kundakçı (Peppermint_M)
22 Rotations Old, Female? Adopted Human.
Character Points: 4/18
Vitality: 4/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 3
Skill: 3
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 1
Proficiencies: Long Range Weapons 3, Nature 1, Survival 1
Spell: Enhanced Vision
Credits: 137
Equipment:  Environment Safe Ammunition "ESA" Rifle (Calibrated Long Range, Energy) with Gravimetric Bipod - Weapon Attachment (The first Offensive Combat check with this weapon is Lucky) attached, Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion 2x, Essence of Glibness, Field Rations (Consumable, Restores 1 Vitality), Gator Hide (Can be converted into either Kinetic or Elemental Standard Armor by a craftsman) Zinc (Calibrated Kinetic Long Range Weapon)

 Billeck Wallard (Wolfpackfan99)
26 Cycle old Male Human 
Character points: 0/10
Vitality: 4/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Coding 1, Explosives 2, Technology 2, Short Range Weapons 2
Credits: 10
Equipment: Standard Elemental Short Range Weapon, Standard Energy Armor, Energy Cell
Inventory:

  Jonk (Scubacarrot)
30-something cycles Male Celestial
Character Points: 0/10
Vitality: 5/5
Velocity: 3
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Persuasion 1, Sleight of Hand 2, Long Range Weapons 1, Perception 1
Credits: 10
Equipment:  Sighted Corpo Blazer (Calibrated Elemental Long Range weapon), Exo-Suit
Inventory:

The Enemy

 Changeling Cloak (Rogue) *Mimicking Enson*
Vitality: 1/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Cloaking Generator, Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

 Changeling Dagger (Rogue) *Mimicking Jonk* *Unlucky Offensive Combat Checks*
Vitality: 5/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Cloaking Generator, Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

MM Note: Mimicked heroes do not have a chance to hit themselves. In case multiple heroes are equally close to a Changeling, the Changeling will decide which hero it is more advantageous at the time to mimic.

[Scubacarrot]

Jonk repositions to A2 and fires at Dagger.

"Enson, Aysu, is this how this sort of thing usually goes?"

[Peppermint_M]

"My bad dude, all these copied faces!" Aysu apologised. "Maybe if I fire on Dagger instead eh?" Smiling wide, Aysu laughed at Jonk's comment. "First time I have faced changelings Jonk, but yeah, missions can get pretty random!" 

[Duvors]

In a blink, Enson vaulted over the bar, landing behind Cloak. Hoping to act before the distracted changeling could turn to defend themselves, Enson brought up his falchion and swung downwards with all his strength.

Enson will move to C2 and attack Cloak.

[Wolfpackfan99]

Billeck moves to D4, and fires at Dagger.

[Waterbrick Down]

The skirmish in the restaurant grows more desperate as the Changelings prepare to make off with Bertram. Jonk manages to wound Dagger, before narrowly dodging blaster fire from both Aysu and Billeck. Enson tries to finish off his double, but the Quo'ri mimicking Cloak, just manages to evade the falchion's swings. Caught off guard by the complete guard of his attack, Enson is unable to recover as Dagger critically wounds the healer, dropping him to the ground.

Round 5 of Changeling Clash
Jonk repositions to A2
Jonk attacks Dagger - (5,+2) 3 Successes vs. (1,5) 1 Success = 2 Damage
Billeck Repositions to D4
Billeck Targets Dagger - (1) 0 Successes = Billeck Targets Jonk
Billeck attacks Jonk - (3,2,+1,-1) 0 Successes vs. (3,4) 1 Success = 0 Damage
Enson Repositions to C2
Enson attacks Cloak - (2,1,+2) 2 Successes vs. (5,6) 2 Successes = 0 Damage
Aysu targets Dagger - (2) 0 Success = Targets Jonk
Aysu attacks Jonk - (6,6,1,+2,-1) 3 Successes vs. (5,6) 2 Successes = 1 Damage

Changeling Dagger attacks Enson - (5,3,+1) (6,5+1) 3 Successes vs. (1,2,2) 0 Successes = 3 Damage
Changeling Dagger repositions to E3
Changeling Cloak Tries to Restrain Bertram - Strength vs. Skill - (2,1) 0 Successes vs. (4)
Changeling Cloak repositions to D3

Changeling Cloak - Face-shift - Mimics Aysu
Changeling Dagger - Face-shift - Mimics Billeck

The Party

 Ensonvilterayquis (Enson) (Duvors) *Unstable*
60 cycles old male Quo'ri
Character Points: 0/22
Vitality: 0/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 3
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 0/3
Proficiencies: Insight 1, Medicine 3, Melee Weapons 2, Performance 1, Religion 2
Spells: Healing Light, Purging Font, Warding Bond
Credits: 2
Equipment: Plasma Falchion (+2 Melee Energy), Utility Belt (Tool, grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Successes)
Inventory: Void Star Hammer (+1 Melee Elemental), Plasma Splicer (Tool, as an action, transfer Vitality with an adjacent ally), Æther Brew, Essence of Glibness, Essence of Precaution, Nanite Elixir 2x, Plasma Potion 4x, Spider Bomb (Hampering, Minor, Contained, Chemical, Adhesive).

 Aysu Kundakçı (Peppermint_M)
22 Rotations Old, Female? Adopted Human.
Character Points: 4/18
Vitality: 4/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 3
Skill: 3
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 1
Proficiencies: Long Range Weapons 3, Nature 1, Survival 1
Spell: Enhanced Vision
Credits: 137
Equipment:  Environment Safe Ammunition "ESA" Rifle (Calibrated Long Range, Energy) with Gravimetric Bipod - Weapon Attachment (The first Offensive Combat check with this weapon is Lucky) attached, Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion 2x, Essence of Glibness, Field Rations (Consumable, Restores 1 Vitality), Gator Hide (Can be converted into either Kinetic or Elemental Standard Armor by a craftsman) Zinc (Calibrated Kinetic Long Range Weapon)

 Billeck Wallard (Wolfpackfan99)
26 Cycle old Male Human 
Character points: 0/10
Vitality: 4/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Coding 1, Explosives 2, Technology 2, Short Range Weapons 2
Credits: 10
Equipment: Standard Elemental Short Range Weapon, Standard Energy Armor, Energy Cell
Inventory:

  Jonk (Scubacarrot)
30-something cycles Male Celestial
Character Points: 0/10
Vitality: 4/5
Velocity: 3
Strength: 1
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Persuasion 1, Sleight of Hand 2, Long Range Weapons 1, Perception 1
Credits: 10
Equipment:  Sighted Corpo Blazer (Calibrated Elemental Long Range weapon), Exo-Suit
Inventory:

The Enemy

 Changeling Cloak (Rogue) *Mimicking Aysu*
Vitality: 1/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Cloaking Generator, Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

 Changeling Dagger (Rogue) *Mimicking Billeck* *Unlucky Offensive Combat Checks*
Vitality: 3/8
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Proficiencies: Deception 5, Stealth 1, Short Range Weapons 2, Melee Weapons 2
Credits: 0
Innate: Face-shift (At the end of the round, the Changeling takes on the appearance of the nearest hero in the room, attacks against the Changeling have a 50/50 chance of targeting the mimicked hero instead).
Equipment: Rime Dirk (Standard Elemental Melee Weapon)
Inventory: Cloaking Generator, Throwing Darts (Standard Kinetic Short Range Weapon)

MM Note: Mimicked heroes do not have a chance to hit themselves. In case multiple heroes are equally close to a Changeling, the Changeling will decide which hero it is more advantageous at the time to mimic.

[Duvors]

8 hours ago, Wolfpackfan99 said:

Billeck moves to D4, and fires at Dagger.

Why did you move? You were already in optimal position.

[Scubacarrot]

"Why would you hit me? What did I ever do to you?"

Jonk repositions to C5 and rallies Billeck. With a little luck they could end the battle before Enson bled out.

[Peppermint_M]

"I do not like changelings, not one bit..."  Aysu shook her head, she could have sworn she targeted their enemy and not her teammate. Stepping back to E5, she fired on Dagger. "Sorry Jonk, these pair have me all mixed up." 

[Scubacarrot]

"Could you finish off Cloak, Aysu?"

[Waterbrick Down]

MM Note: I see there still some discussion about actions. Please have your final actions in within the next 12hrs. @Wolfpackfan99 I still need an action for Billeck.

[Wolfpackfan99]

Billeck will move to D5 and will fire at Cloak.