IMPOCALYPSE

[idolpro]

BATTLE MECHANICS

• This is a turn-based fight. PCs will take their turn, the boss will react, and then the boss will take their turn. Players will react and take their turn, and so on and so forth.


• You may take up to six actions in one turn, including dodge. You may attack up to 6 times if you're not dodging, and you can attack even if you are dodging or fail to dodge. If a swing delivers more than one attack (throwing multiple projectiles at the same time) then it's counted as one "action".


• With every strike/blow/attack, .roll 1d6 twice (or !2d6. MAKE SURE TO DO IT THIS WAY BECAUSE NADEKO IS A TRAITOR. The first dice determines whether your attack succeeds or fails, with 1-3 as fail and 4-6 as success. The second dice determines how much damage you inflict on the boss. Please include both numbers with your comment on your turn.


• Roll for every strike, not for every turn. If your character decides to shoot 4 times in succession, roll a 2d6 for every bullet.


• Green text can be dodged, but red text is guaranteed damage. Dodge by using a 1d6, 1-3 as fail and 4-6 as success.


• UNIT ABILITY MECHANICS ARE HERE, but please note: this is not the end-all be-all of how these powers can be used, and these are not the only powers that can be used in a fight, these are just the ones that affect rolls specifically. The session's runner always has the final say, so ask if you want to do something cool but you don't think it's street legal. (It probably is.)

Note: characters that are heavily injured may acquire corruptions. There will be heavy maiming.

EFFECTS LIST

• Black substance, both sticky and acidic
  
  • A sticky substance that seems to cling to everything it touches, and is impossible to pull off. It melts through flesh, but the more it melts, the more it seems to become absorbed. Sufficient absorption of this substance in any capacity (skin absorption, digestion) will result in corruptions that may be permanent. May be removed by severing the affected area, or by bringing the affected area to the deadzone.

Comments

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[stakesthesame]

[ Zooms out of the way of the rubble right quick to dodge (6), readying her axe. ]

What is WITH these guys?!

BOSS REACTION

[idolpro]

[ So. Holy shit.

Nemesis unleashes a flurry of swords on one demon, each slamming into it and causing it to ooze smoky blood; Glory finishes it off with a well-placed shot, causing it to poof into a smoky miasma, then unloads the rest of her bullets into the next demon, which similarly just pops, before unloading the last bullet into a third, which is then struck in the chest by an electric shock from Ren and then by Thorn's spear.

The last demon looks like it’s trying to decide who to lunge at, in a panic, but then Thorn applies Machai Provocation and it roars with ferocity and charges at its sole remaining companion—

—but actually, when it slams into the other demon, they don’t impact so much as merge into each other, forming one bigger demon.

You are now facing exactly one demon. ]

BOSS ACTION

[idolpro]

[ ...Or you would be, if two more demons didn’t leap from over the pile of rubble, one lashing out with its claws at Nemesis and the other lunging to tear at Glory’s arm with its teeth. ]

PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[idolpro]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[tenebraecious]

[twirling her trident before driving the end into the ground, keeping her voice even as she calls to Melon]

Hold on then aim—!

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[lacrime]

[ Following Glacies' command and the Get Hype boost, Melon directs his aim toward the imp not attacking Glory, intent to not allow it another opening while everyone was focused on the others.

His slit pupils dilated in his focus, and he awaits Glacies' next move for his attack (4 1 4 3 1 5). ]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[tenebraecious]

[letting the electricity surge from her through her trident then on to Melon for some additional damage dice rolling]

Now!

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[justfuckingtryit]

[oh]


[oops]

[It... did not do that last time]

[Guess it's time to focus with Achilles Radar and put that Hysmine Blessing strength to good use. Which is to say, heads up to the giant fucking behemoth he just created]

[miss (1)
miss (3)
Hit: 5 Damage: 3 4 6
miss (2)
Hit: 5 Damage: 2 1 6
Hit: 5 Damage: 3 4 1]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[we_meet_again]

[Quick as a Wink, he zips over to try to intercept the demon that's lashing out at Nemesis, swiping at it several times in quick succession with his shuriken before twirling it overhead and and driving into the demon with both hands. As the blade sinks in, he electrifies it, sending as many volts as he can muster through the metal weapon and directly into the demon.

6 6 2 6 dmg: 3 <-- total dmg 9
4 6 2 3 dmg: 2 <-- total dmg 4
2 2 4 3 dmg: 4 <-- +5 bzzt, total dmg 9

Hands off!!

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[rollplayinghouse]

[Glory is totally unprepared for the attack (1 dodge), and the demon's teeth sink deep into her gun arm. She lets out a low noise of pain as her gun clatters to the ground.

With her free hand she goes for her skirt, pulling out a heavy combat knife and attempting to attack the demon's eyes, taking a few wild slashes before she hits. It takes her two more tries to get it in the jaw to try to loosen its grip.]

[2d6 (3 6)] miss, [2d6 (2 2)] miss, [2d6 (4 4)] hit, [2d6 (2 2)] miss, [2d6 (6 2)] hit]

[romanticlove]

[Using Quick As A Wink, Ren zips on over to the monster attacking Glory [2d6 (1 5)], [3d6 (5 1 5)] and fires her gun at it [2d6 (2 6)], [3d6 (4 5 3)]]

Back off!

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[unbr8kable]

Whoa!

[This is more difficult without alerts over the comms for sure; Nemesis ducks under the claw swipe with a dodge (4)--the one bonus of not being smaller than her power suit--and ducks out of the way so Cobalt can zap it.]

Thanks--

[Once the lightning is clear clear--if the demon's still standing--Nemesis charges in to make sure it doesn't, slashing at the demon's legs--achilles tendon, the soft points behind the knee...locations meant to incapacitate or at least slow its movement. (Four attacks: 4 2 / 1 3 / 4 3 / 5 3)

Before she can do anything more, she catches sight of the other demon going at Glory and shouts at it--attempting to Appel it still (3)]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[send_noods]

[We're going Quick as Wink and weilding a rebar n' concrete mace at that big ol' demon

3 6 5 1 dmg 5 :total dmg 10

5 6 4 3 dmg 1 :total dmg 3

1 2 3 3 dmg 6 :total dmg 6

And adds in some Bzzt to the final flurry of hits

6 6 2 1 dmg 4 and 5 :total dmg 18

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[stakesthesame]

[ SURPRISE PTSD ROLL FOR REQ BECAUSE LIKE THREE PEOPLE HERE HAVE GUNS AND ALSO ELECTRICITY, but it's a 6. so she's good.

she's too focused to be disturbed, right now-- she launches herself at the demon that's got hold of Glory, swinging her axe high over her head to slam it down into the demon's back(4 hit, 2dmg)

and then trying to slap her hand against the demon's wrist as she pulls her axe back to cast Curse of Chains and chain it to the asphalt (4, pass) ]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[worldlyafflictions]

[Wants to pass out Get Hype to the other non-Peppeps--but with everyone moving and on the attack he's not able to tag everyone without getting in the way. Melon is already covered by Glacies, but there's still Thorn, Nemises, Glory, and Req. (1 3 3 4)--only one successful Get Hype tag--

He circles around to the troll closest to the last person he tagged aiming a strike for the back of it's knees with his charged up brass staff (5 2 3 1: dmg: 4+1 bzzt!)]

BOSS REACTION

[idolpro]

[ Thorn lashes out with impossible strength at the large demon, driving his spear deep into its flesh, spattering a black blood that steams into miasma across the pavement; Gladio follows up with a flurry of blows, and finally Glacies and Melon rig up an impromptu railgun to spear it with an electrified trident. Despite its size, that one looks… not good. Almost as if it’s about to come apart at the seams, its form wavering.

Ren and Pink zip over to assist Glory, Ren shooting the demon twice, Pink striking it in the back of its knees with an electrified charge, and Glory, in spite of her injuries, rallies with a combat knife. Req then takes the opportunity to slam her axe into it after having… a moment… and chains the demon to the asphalt.

Finally, Nemesis manages to strike the demon hunting her with a slash of her sword, and Cobalt follows it up with a flurry from his shuriken. These demons are all not looking too good, in fact! ]

BOSS ACTION

[idolpro]

[ The demons are, however, FUCKING PISSED. The large demon conglomeration (blue) slams its fist into Thorn, sending him flying and skidding across the pavement, and screams at Gladio at a level that could deafen him.

Meanwhile, the demon attacking Nemesis (purple) unleashes an unholy, ear-piercing shriek at her. The demon attacking Glory (magenta) manages to crane its neck out to tear a chunk out of Pink’s arm. ]

PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[idolpro]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[stakesthesame]

[ ptsd roll (4, pass) definitely flinching a little from the gunshots but carrying on as well as she can.

Since Glory and Pink are both on this demon now, though-- and Nemesis is facing one alone-- so she pivots to go attack the demon(purple) instead, zooming in to swing the axe for its head.

And whiff with a 1 ]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[justfuckingtryit]

[Thorn goes down hard, hitting the pavement with a sickening crack and then bouncing, the asphalt skimming the skin off his back and leaving a red streak behind on the pavement]

[He grits his teeth - sets his jaw - pushes up to his feet and wades back into it]

[He misses the first thrust with his spear - still shakier on his legs than he'd ever admit - but the next two blows hit hard and pointed, Achilles Radar pinpointing the way and Hysmine Blessing making them count]

[miss (3)
Hit: 4 Damage: 3 5 3 1
Hit: 4 Damage: 5 1 4 1 ]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[send_noods]

Thorn!!

[before Gladio can do anything else, the demon screams loudly in his face, but he shakes his head to clear it (dodge 6) ]

Rrraaaargh!!

[He screams right back at the (blue) demon and hefts his impromptu mace, arcing lighting as he hits the damn thing with another flurry of blows.

5 3 1 3 dmg 3,3 -- total dmg 6
2 5 4 2 dmg 6,2 -- total dmg 16
3 4 2 5 dmg 2,3 -- total dmg 10
4 2 3 5 dmg 6,6 -- total dmg 24
3 4 3 5 dmg 6,6 -- total dmg 24

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[romanticlove]

Hey, we got you.

[Ren places a hand on Glory's shoulder, granting her Get Hype and presses onwards to fight the monster in front of them when it tears into Pink.]

Ah- Pink!!

[That just pisses her off so she tries to launch herself at it, zipping behind it with Quick As A Wink ([2d6 (2 2)], [3d6 (1 6 6)]), to jump onto it's back and sink her teeth into it's throat.]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[rollplayinghouse]

[With the magenta demon biting Pink, Glory's arm is freed, but is very bloodied and torn up, hanging limply at her side. She returns her knife to its sheath , bends to retrieve her gun left handed, and holds it between her thighs as she reloads one-handed (success roll of 6; she manages it with surprising dexterity).

Then she raises the gun to aim point-blank at the magenta demon and fires the rest of her bullets.

Hit rolls: [6d6 (5 2 5 5 2 2)]
Damage rolls (4 HTF dice x 3 successes): [12d6 (3 1 2 3 5 2 6 4 2 3 5 4)]

(If she takes out the magenta demon she turns to fire at the purple one next.)]

Re: PLAYER (RE)ACTION

[unbr8kable]

[Nemesis just barely turns at Pink running past to Get Hype her before staggering backwards at the purple demon's roar. Her hands go to her ears--thanks for that, as if her torn eardrum from the other day wasn't shitty enough--falters back for a beat.

But like an angel from the skies, Req rushes over to pull heat. This is true romance, miss or no, and Nemesis rallies--staggers forward to go after the demon again. Living Forges another blade--something large and choppy--and goes after the purple demon with newfound super speed, if not super accuracy (atk-dmg: 4-2 / 3-2 / 5-1 / 4-1 / 1-5 / 3-5 / 4-6 / 4-6 / 1-5 / 1-5)]

1/?

[we_meet_again]

Lumen!