So after La Capitán's poor showing, let's try another villain. Spiff's randomizer gave us:
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Plague Rat snuck in through the sewers to the Freedom Tower while the Freedom Five were off on Mars! Can the visiting heroes save the day?
EDIT: Almost full! EDIT #2: And we're off!
It's raining here, so the clear choice is Tempest
I'll take the Sentinels.
Starting hand: Coordinated Assault, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Sentinel Tactics
I don't play many forum games but when I do it's as Chrono-Ranger against Plague Rat.
Chrono-Ranger draws a starting hand of
Danny-Boy, Displaced Armory, Sudden Contract, "Just doin' my job".
Chrono-Ranger baggsies the first Infection!
I have never played Parse - so I will give her a shot.
Initial Hand:
Critical Multiplier, Snap Decision, Extrasensory Awareness, Gauge
Chalk me up for Ra, to fill up the group!
Starting hand: Reclaim from the Deep, Cleasing Downpour, Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm
Turn 1
Plague Rat
HP: 85
In play: Plague Locus 13
Intial HP status: Sentinels: The Idealist 11, Medico 13, Mainstay 14, Writhe 14
Chrono-Ranger 28
Horus Ra 29
Tempest 26
Parse 26
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Start of villain turn:
Play a card: Noxious Bite. Plague Rat deals The Idealist 5+2 toxic damage (4). Put Infection into play next to Chrono-Ranger.
End of villain turn: Plague Rat deals each hero target 1+2 irreducible melee damage (4 to Chrono-Ranger).
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HP: 85
In play: Plauge Locus 13, Infection (Chrono-Ranger)
Trash: Noxious Bite
Additional effects: Increase damage dealt by Plague Rat and by Infected heroes by 2 (Plague Locus, Advanced)
At the end of the villain turn, Plague Rat regains X HP, where X = the number of Infected heroes (Plague Locus).
Infected Heroes: Chrono-Ranger
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HP Status: Sentinels: The Idealist 1, Medico 10, Mainstay 11, Writhe 11
Chrono-Ranger 24
Horus Ra 26
Tempest 23
Parse 23
The Sentinels
HP: Idealist [1], Medico [10], Mainstay [11], Writhe [11]
Hand: Coordinated Assault, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Sentinel Tactics
In Play:
Trash:
Effects:
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Start:
Play: Sentinel Tactics
Power: Telekinetic Jab - Idealist deals 2 psychic damage to Plague Locus [11]
M.D. - Idealist regains 3 hp [4]
Draw: Team Communication
End:
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HP: Idealist [4], Medico [10], Mainstay [11], Writhe [11]
Hand: Coordinated Assault, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Team Communication
In Play: Sentinel Tactics
Trash:
Effects: The first time each turn that one of the Sentinels deals damage, they may use a power
Chrono-Ranger, I forgot about Plague Rat's Nemesis bonus against you. You should have started your turn at 24 HP.
Dagnabbit! Can't a fella catch a break!
Posting this now so I don't have to tomorrow on my phone
Tempest
HP: 23
Hand: Reclaim from the Deep, Cleansing Downpour, Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm
In Play:
Trash:
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Cleansing Downpour
Power: Cleansing Downpour, Each hero target heals by 2
Draw: Grievous Hail Storm
End of Turn:
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HP: 25
Hand: Reclaim from the Deep, Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm, Grievous Hail Storm
In Play: Cleansing Downpour
Trash:
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Effects:
Ra: Horus of Two Horizons
HP: 28
Hand: Scorched Earth; Summon Staff; Flame Spike (x2)
In Play: n/a
Trash: n/a
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Summon Staff: I pull a Staff of Ra and put it into my hand. Draw Living Conflagration. Play Living Conflagration--Plague Rat takes 2 fire damage [73]
Power: Living Conflagration--Plague Rat takes 1 fire damage [72] and I draw Wrathful Gaze
Draw: Excavation
End of Turn:
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HP: 28
Hand: Scorched Earth; Flame Spike (x2); Staff of Ra; Wrathful Gaze, Excavation
In Play: Living Conflagration
Trash: Summon Staff
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Effects:
PlatinumWarlock, Plague Rat was at 73 HP before your turn. By my count that puts him at 70 HP after your turn.
You are correct, sir. For some reason I read 73 as 75...
Carry on!
Also Warlock, for future turns you are ahead of me in turn order I just didn’t want to post my first turn on my phone
Consarn it! I came inside to get out of the rain
Richard, I’m planning on getting you sudden contract back on my next turn so you can maximize your damage
That's right nice of you there space alien person
Parse
HP: 25
Hand: Critical Multiplier, Snap Decision, Extrasensory Awareness, Gauge
In Play: (none)
Trash: (none)
Additional n/a
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Start of Turn:
Play: Extrasensory Awareness
Power: Extrasensory Awareness - Parse may look at the top 3 cards of the villain deck, discard 1 of them, and put the other two on top of the deck in any order. She may shuffle the villain deck.
Draw: Recompile
End of Turn:
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HP: 25
Hand: Critical Multiplier, Snap Decision, Recompile, Gauge
In Play: Extrasensory Awareness
Trash: (none)
Additional Effects:
Comment: I figured given the opponent that deck manipulation may be the preferred action rather than just inflicting a few points of damage.
The top 3 cards of the villain deck are Tooth and Clow, Noxious Bite, and Infection. Decision?
(Tooth and Claw and Noxious Bite both pull a copy of Infection.)
Discard Tooth and Claw. Two others back on top of deck with Infection on top of Noxious Bite. (If we're gonna get another Infection into play, might as well do it without the additional damage.)
OK, and who will want the Infection this time around?
Freedom Tower
In play:
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Start of environment turn:
Play a card: Security Station
End of environment turn:
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In play: Security Station
Trash:
Additional effects: (Security Station) SE: A player may discard their hand to destroy an environment card.
Turn 2
Plague Rat
HP: 70
In play: Plauge Locus 11
Infection (by Chrono-Ranger)
[hr]
Start of villain turn:
Play a card: Infection by Parse.
End of villain turn: Plague Rat deals 3 irreducible melee damage to all heroes (4 to Chrono-Ranger).
Plague Rate regains 2 HP (to 72).
[hr]
HP: 72
In play: Plauge Locus 11
Infection x 2 (Chrono-Ranger, Parse)
Trash: Noxious Bite, Tooth and Claw
Additional effects: Increase damage dealt by Plague Rat and by Infected heroes by 2 (Plague Locus, Advanced)
At the end of the villain turn, Plague Rat regains X HP, where X = the number of Infected heroes (Plague Locus).
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HP Status: Sentinels: The Idealist 3, Medico 9, Mainstay 10, Writhe 10
Chrono-Ranger 19
Horus Ra 25
Tempest 22
Parse 22
Parse will take it. Middle of the pack HP currently.
Parse will take it. And Tooth and Claw is in the Rat's trash as well.
Sounds like Parse wants the Infection. I'm cool with that, so I'll take my turn.
The Sentinels
HP: Idealist [3], Medico [9], Mainstay [10], Writhe [10]
Hand: Coordinated Assault, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Team Communication
In Play: Sentinel Tactics
Trash:
Effects: The first time each turn that one of the Sentinels deals damage, they may use a power
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Start:
Play: Team Communication - draw Unique Capabilities, Caliginous Form, Fling Into Darkness, Human Shield
Play: Unique Capabilities - put Hippocratic Oath into play
Play: Caliginous Form
Power: Telekinetic Jab - Idealist deals 2 psychic damage to Plague Rat [70]
M.D. - Idealist regains 3 hp [6]
Draw: Dark Delusions
End: Idealist, Medico, and Chrono-Ranger each regain 1 HP
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HP: Idealist [7], Medico [10], Mainstay [10], Writhe [10]
Hand: Coordinated Assault, Dark Delusions, Fling Into Darkness, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Human Shield,
In Play: Sentinel Tactics, Caliginous Form, Hippocratic Oath
Trash: Team Communication, Unique Capabilities
Effects:
I'll totally take the next Infection.
Just for group FYI my current interim plan with Parse for the next few rounds is to play Critical Multiplier this turn while using Extrasensory Awareness on Plague Rat's deck again - to get rid of Noxious Bite and see what the next round will bring up. Turn after will be play of Recompile to power up some damage a bit for someone and draw cards; not sure what power use will be since it will depend on whether I need to make an attack myself or continue with deck manipulation.
I just figure we're trying to make this a short game and finish off the Rat before he flips if possible. And instead of hitting the Rat for a few points I'll instead try to reduce how much he inflicts and maybe help us avoid some of his nastier cards. And I pretty much figure one character per round getting infected is going to be par for this.
Not that this really matters but you left Caliginous Form off your effects. Also that's going to be fun because his end of turn damage is irreducible so when he redirects it its going to hurt him more
CR probably will play Just doin' my job next turn so Critical Multiplier might go best to him if you discard for that, which would be a good idea
EDIT: And Ra it's your turn. I played early last time to avoid having to post the first time on this thread from my phone, which is a pain
Keep in mind that if you use Critical Multiplier to boost someone's damage: if they're infected, the first thing they're going to do on their turn is hit themself.
Good call. I guess I missed it.
If he pumps it to CR, he can discharge it on PR's turn, with Ultimate Target
EDIT: See also, Medico with Infection
Wow, the draws are almost falling perfectly here for Chrono-Ranger. I'll deal another 10 damage during Plague Rat's turn (thanks to "The Ultimate Target" and Compounded Bow) and another 29 during my turn (if Tempest does Reclaim, otherwise it'll be 20 or 25). Even if Parse doesn't look at his deck again this turn I can't see PR lasting to play an unknown card. With the worst environment card in the deck we still have this well and truly sown up.
CR, you got healed 1 point on The Sentinels turn (from Medico's Hippocratic Oath), so you started your turn at 20HP.
It is Ra's turn, however his play won't affect mine and I want to post again before having to post on my phone again.
"Jim, moisture is good for the skin and the mind. The small child appears dehydrated so a small rain is appropriate"
Tempest
HP: 22
Hand: Reclaim from the Deep, Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm, Grievous Hail Storm
In Play:
Trash:
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Reclaim from the Deep, do not move anything from my trash. Draw Localized Hurricane
Power: Cleansing Downpour, Each hero target heals by 2
Draw: Shielding Winds
End of Turn:
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HP: 24
Hand: Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Localized Hurricane, Shielding Winds
In Play: Cleansing Downpour
Trash: Reclaim from the Deep
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Effects:
I will discard a Grievous Hailstorm for "Just doin' my Job". This is going to be insane
Feel free to change the official turn order to reflect Tempest going ahead of me. You've beaten me to the punch twice now (my work schedule is kind of messy), so there's no sense in changing things now.
I will discard Wrathful Gaze for Just Doin' My Job, when that comes around.
Ra: Horus of Two Horizons
HP: 27
Hand: Scorched Earth; Flame Spike (x2); Staff of Ra; Wrathful Gaze; Excavation
In Play: Living Conflagration
Trash: Summon Staff
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Staff of Ra. I return to 29 hp.
Power: Living Conflagration--Plague Rat takes 2 fire damage [49] and I draw Flame Barrier
Draw: Staff of Ra
End of Turn:
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HP: 29
Hand: Scorched Earth; Flame Spike (x2); Staff of Ra; Wrathful Gaze, Excavation; Flame Barrier
In Play: Living Conflagration; Staff of Ra
Trash: Summon Staff
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Effects: Damage dealt by Ra is at +1
Yeah but you going in front of me doesn't really matter to my plays because I'm being Tempest the Priest. Next round I may go on the offensive if we are close enough. Healing is useful now but not as much as we get close to killing him.
I'm just going early because I don't have access to wifi at work so I have to post from my phone, which is a pain for a forum game
Parse
(Infected)
HP: 24
Hand: Critical Multiplier, Snap Decision, Recompile, Gauge
In Play: Extrasensory Awareness
Trash: (none)
Additional n/a
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Start of Turn: Deal self 3 irreducible toxic damage [21] (Infection)
Play: Critical Multiplier
Power: Extrasensory Awareness - look at top 3 cards of the Rat's deck
Draw: Recompile
End of Turn:
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HP: 21
Hand: Snap Decision, Recompile (x2), Gauge
In Play: Extrasensory Awareness, Critical Multiplier
Trash: (none)
Additional Effects:
Whenever Parse discards a card from her hand select a hero target. Increase the next damage dealt by that target by 1. (Critical Multiplier)
I noted that. My intent is that it goes to an uninfected hero, CR since he'll hit the Rat on the Rat's turn due to a bounty, or once Medico gets infected possibly him since he can redirect damage to healing. Next couple of plays will be Recompile to get cards and then whatever seems the appropriate power usage given the current situation.
Extrasensory Awareness reveals Noxious Bite and two copies of Tooth and Claw.
Since I think a random shuffle has better than a 50% chance of bringing up something I consider "worse", discard Tooth and Claw; other cards back to deck with Noxious Bite on top of Tooth and Claw.
OK. So long, Idealist, it's been nice knowing you...
Freedom Tower
In play: Security Station
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Start of environment turn: I’m assuming no one wants to discard here.
Play a card: Ironclad Maintenance Bay
End of environment turn: Put the top card of each trash pile under its associated deck.
[hr]
In play: Security Station, Ironclad Maintenance Bay
Trash:
Additional effects: (Security Station) SE: A player may discard their hand to destroy an environment card.
(Ironclad Maintenance Bay) EE: Put the top card of each trash pile under its associated deck.
Yeah. She's totally done.
But I think we can burn the rat down if we give the infection to Ra
Does Ra or The Sentinels want the Infection?
Turn 3
Plague Rat
HP: 49
In play: Plauge Locus 11
Infection x 2 (Chrono-Ranger, Parse)
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Start of villain turn:
Play a card: Noxious Bite. Plague Rat deals The Idealist 5+2 toxic damage (2). Infection enters play next to The Sentinels (or Ra?). The villain deck is reshuffled.
End of villain turn: Plague Rat deals each hero targat 1+2 irreducible melee damage (Writhe’s damage is redirect to Plague Rat (46), The Idealist X, 4 to Chrono-ranger).
Chrono-Ranger uses Compounded Bow to deal net 10 damage to Plague Rat (36)
Plague Rat heals 3 HP (39)
[hr]
HP: 39
In play: Plauge Locus 11
Infection x 3 (Chrono-Ranger, Parse, Sentinels)
Trash: Noxious Bite, Tooth and Claw, Noxious Bite
Additional effects: Increase damage dealt by Plague Rat and by Infected heroes by 2 (Plague Locus, Advanced)
EV: Plague Rat regains X HP, where X = the number of Infected heroes (Plague Locus).
[hr]
HP Status: Sentinels: The Idealist 0, Medico 9, Mainstay 9, Writhe 12
Chrono-Ranger 15
Horus Ra 26
Tempest 21
Parse 18
As it is now important to know, Sudden Contract back on top of my deck from Tempest's Reclaim from the deep, leaving Displaced Armorary on top of my trash to get back under my deck.
Also Writhe redirects his
So if Parse discards for just doin my job, CR does 30 damage. Since the rat hit himself for 3 that brings him down to 19. I’m good for 4, Parse is good for 7 so that leaves 8 health. Ra can do that on his own without the infection but it’s 14 with it
EDIT: I also forgot ultimate target damage so this is over
Plague Rat's actually 10 down from where he currently stands, C-R gets to use Compounded Bow when PR hits The Idealist, take another 10 damage there ol' meany face.
EDIT: Ah! You edited while I was posting about "The Ultimate Target", you should be the one playing the cowboy with the fast draw, not me!
I moved Team Communications to the top of the deck and Unique Capabilities went to the bottom during the environment turn.
The Sentinels (infected)
HP: Idealist [0], Medico [9], Mainstay [9], Writhe [12]
Hand: Coordinated Assault, Dark Delusions, Fling Into Darkness, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Human Shield
In Play: Sentinel Tactics, Caliginous Form, Hippocratic Oath
Trash:
Effects:
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Start: Writhe deals himself 3 irreducible toxic damage, redirected to Plague Rat [36]; M.D. heals Chrono-Ranger for 3
Play: Coordinated Assault - Writhe deals 6 melee damage to Plague Rat [30]
Power: Telekinetic Sadness (unless someone wants the card from the bottom of their deck moved to the top)
Draw: Team Communications
End: Medico, Mainstay, and Chrono-Ranger each regain 1 HP
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HP: Idealist [0], Medico [10], Mainstay [10], Writhe [12]
Hand: Dark Delusions, Fling Into Darkness, Positive Energy, Restorative Burst, Human Shield, Team Communication
In Play: Sentinel Tactics, Caliginous Form, Hippocratic Oath
Trash: Coordinated Assault
Effects:
Why don't you Block if you have nothing better to do? Of course, it's likely not to matter.
2 things. First is ra or I after CR? We talked about it between the two of us but dpt never confirmed one way or the other.
Second Ra should discard something other than wrathful gaze so he can use it on the rat
Eh, I'll go, just to keep things moving along.
Ra: Horus of Two Horizons
HP: 27
Hand: Scorched Earth; Flame Spike (x2); Staff of Ra; Wrathful Gaze; Excavation; Flame Barrier
In Play: Living Conflagration; Staff of Ra
Trash: Summon Staff
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Flame Spike--Plague Rat takes 2 fire damage [28] and I can use 2 powers this turn.
Power: Living Conflagration--Plague Rat takes 2 fire damage [26] and I draw Inferno.
Staff of Ra--Plague Rat takes 4 projectile damage [22] and I destroy Staff of Ra.
Draw: Excavation
End of Turn:
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HP: 29
Hand: Scorched Earth; Flame Spike; Staff of Ra; Wrathful Gaze, Excavation (x2); Flame Barrier; Inferno
In Play: Living Conflagration; Staff of Ra
Trash: Summon Staff; Flame Spike; Staff of Ra
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Effects: Damage dealt by Ra is at +1
I'm going to declare that you switch places, as it seems to fit better with your schedules. So the turn order is Sentinels, Chrono-Ranger, Tempest, Ra, Parse.
Hmm, well, now Ra jumped the queue a bit! It's not going to matter, though.
CR hasn’t gone yet. He will leave the rat at 1 hp, unless he draws another eye on the prize in which case the rat is dead
Rat no more...
That game was even shorter than the last!
And he actually kills the rat if Parse discards for just doin my job
And yes that was fast. Even faster than our Blade demo game on hangouts when we recorded it
There are very few Nemesis bonuses that see as much action as C-R/PR, add in the fact that PR can also boost hero damage and that makes for very short fights one way or another when C-R is hunting his other half.
Sorry for jumping the queue! For whatever reason, I had it in my head that it was my turn…looks like it really didn’t matter too much though!
Thanks for running the last 2 games, dpt
I'll be happy to start another tomorrow, if someone doesn't beat me to it.
(Watching smoke from blazing Rat corpse waft through the forum.)
Thanks for running the game, dpt. Nice face-smashing, everyone.