Round One
Omnitron - Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 100
In Play:
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Flip to Rampaging Robot side.
Play a Card:
End of Turn:
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Omnitron - 100
In Play:
Trash:
Deck: 25x ?
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Play a card.
Hero HP: (order to be adjusted): Bunker 28, Legacy 32, Tachyon 27, Wraith 26, Absolute Zero 29
I shall grab Tacky, unless somebody else grabs Tacky first!
Opening hand: drew three Accelerated Assaults, Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage and Fleet of Foot, drop Barrage and an Assault to the bottom of the deck.
Absolute Zero
Initial draw: Focused Apertures, Isothermic Transducer, Onboard Module Installation, Subzero Atmosphere, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire
Opening Hand: Onboard Module Installation, Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire
Bottom of deck: Isothermic Transducer, Subzero Atmosphere
Not a bad start.
I will take Wraith then.
Starting hand - Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance
On bottom - Razor Ordnance, Throat Jab
Workable. Only qualm is whether Infrared Eyepiece is less useful in this set-up with Omnitron choosing from top 2 anyways. But it would still allow that power to bury villain cards in any case.
IREP lets you draw an extra card every turn, which is huge with the card filtering and potential deck-stacking. Definitely worth any possible nerf to its effectiveness. (A better example of a card which is badly nerfed by this rule would be Visionary's Suggestion; I may decide to allow that to come with an invisitext rider that stops the villain from choosing a different play that turn, since otherwise the card is pretty much useless.)
Bunker draws Decommissioned Hardware, Gatling Gun, Heavy Plating, Recharge Mode(2), Upgrade Mode.
Decomissioned and Recharge atop the ?Deck.
Great Hand Me!
I’m Legacy, then. Opening hand: Inspiring Presence, Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Flying Smash. Bottom of the deck: Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability
If we have any control on hero order do we want to not put Wraith and Bunker next to each other? They both tend towards projectile damage and no reason to make things easy for Omnitron's Adaptive Plating Routine. Same would probably apply for Tachyon and Legacy regarding melee damage.
Since the game is meant to be cinematic, making things difficult on the heroes would be rather fitting. I'm somewhat inclined toward specifically requiring the heroes to be paired off like this for that exact reason. (Those of you who play roleplaying games should be familiar with the maxim "Don't give the GM ideas!") I also rather want to specify that Legacy should come last in turn order, so that instead of making every hero awesome all the time, he takes until the last hero turn in round 1 to put in his dramatic entrance, and occasionally produces awkward interactions due to declaring Galvanize on the entire following round, before seeing what Megalopolis and Omnitron will do to the heroes that round.
Tell you what...Legacy and Tachyon both have to play cards for their damage, so I'll say Tachy's first (it's only fitting) and Legs is last, so there's an Environment turn in between. However, Bunker and Wraith should be second and third respectively (this keeps Tachy from colliding with Wraith in case of Throat Jab, though Combat Stance is still at risk), with AZ fourth, for the same thematic reasons as Tachyon (he's participating somewhat grudgingly). The collisions between Bunker and Wraith will discourage them from relying on the straightforward use of Flak Cannon and Razor Ordinance, pushing them toward different actions and thus making the "movie" less repetitive...certainly, Bunker charging up and firing an Omni-Cannon (ha!) and Wraith using IREP to predict Omnitron's attacks both seem like something you might see in an action movie.
First turn will come soon.
You mean abottom the deck. Anyway, let's roll the opening credits.
INT. ALDRED INDUSTRIES TEST CHAMBER – DAY
GENERAL DRAKE and several other Top Military Men are supervising the test-activation of Aldred's new flagship military hardware, the XK-9000 ALPHA, which appears as an ominous blue-glowing dome in the center of the lab. The brass and Aldred's corporate liason BRIAN BLISS are watching from a windowed bay overlooking the facility, while dozens of scientists mill about the machinery surrounding the XK, their purposeful motions reminiscent of ants in a hive.
BLISS: "As you're about to see, gentlemen, the XK-9000 Alpha represents the state of the art in military intelligence. When connected to a fully-equipped Aldred Industries Robotic Munitions Assembly Array, ts program will allow it to dynamically analyze the threat parameters of any enemy, and prioritize assets to the rapid construction of appropriate countermeasures, enabling the swift and economical deployment of exactly the weapons needed to end the engagement with minimal loss of life or property. Our patented Adaptive Interpolation Grid Encasement ensures that the core can never be hacked, either wirelessly or through physical access, and the use of quantum computing technology ensures that the program can handle data in excess of…"
In the back of the assembly, one of the other officers leans close to DRAKE and whispers:
OFFICER: "You ever get the impression he's being paid by the word?"
DRAKE remains silent and impassive, keeping some distance from most of the group as they ooh and aah over Bliss's enthusiastic presentation. Suddenly, an alarm light appears on the panel in front of Bliss, but he quickly covers it with his hand and pivots, appearing casual as he positions himself in front of it to block it from the military mens' view. In the room below, things begin rapidly going to hell; the scientists begin to panic as machinery surrounding the XK-9000 springs to life of its own accord. Alarms are sounded, the lights flash red, and at last Bliss can no longer keep the situation under wraps. While the other generals begin demanding answers, DRAKE slips out the door and begins walking briskly along the hallways leading out of the lab, flipping open a cell phone and pressing one button to dial.
DRAKE (into phone): "This is General Ulysses Drake. Tell Lt. Vance to be ready to deploy in ten. Also, get on the horn to the E-R Labs and tell Dr. Stinson we have a situation. No, I'm not sure…you'd better hope I'm wrong."
DRAKE walks forward out of the frame, which continues advancing along the hall almost as fast as him. In the distance, from the door he left, emerges the sound of "shatterproof" glass shattering, accompanied by angry mechanical noises, confused masculine shouts, and then screams (the first one from Brian Bliss).
SCREEN WIPE to EXT. EIKEN-RUBENDALL LABS, then immediately to INT. thereof.
DR. MEREDITH STINSON (TACHYON) is on the phone.
TACHYON: "I see. Aldred, eh? You're sure? Well, can't say I'm surprised,I'llberightoverandcheckitout!" Dropping the phone without bothering to hang up, she zips out of the room, leaving her lab coat behind before it has time to collapse out of shape.
INT. DOOR OF CRYO-CHAMBER.
TACHYON zips to a halt in front of the door and raps insistently on the glass. She then presses the button for an intercom and speaks rapidly.
TACHYON: "Mr. Frost! Suit up; time for you to start earning the downpaymentonthatsuit!"
Tachyon zips away, leaving a grumpy-looking RYAN FROST to begin slowly getting out of his bed inside the CRYO-CHAMBER. His skin is the color of the ice on a major city's less frequently-plowed streets in January, and his chest is covered by a black metal plate with glowing blue lines. Grumbling all the way, he begins taking pieces of a powered armor suit down off the wall and hastily strapping them onto himself.
EXT. MEGALOPOLIS - FINE DINING RESTAURANT, EVENING
PAUL PARSONS (Legacy) and his WIFE are enjoying a romantic dinner and making small talk.
EXT. ROOK CITY - WILDERNESS NEAR MONTGOMERY MANOR, NIGHT.
A MOTORCYCLE traveling at unreasonable speed and without running lights turns off the road and vanishes into the woods, improbably staying upright and clear of all trees as it's maneuvered through the forest and toward a steep hillside. Vanishing into an unremarkable-looking cleft in the rock, it emerges a moment later inside the WRAITHCAVE. Its rider, THE WRAITH, parks it and hops off, trotting toward the MEGA COMPUTER which fills much of the wall of one room. An alert is flashing; she touches the screen and it expands into a window, from which several others sprout, showing a series of alarming data: newsfeeds and just-gone-live articles describing power fluctuations at utility stations in Megalopolis, police reports of "developing situations" at several manufacturing facilities, and so forth, all superimposed over a map of the city. With a grimace that's visible in outline through her mask, Maia wheels and dashes toward the secret elevator into the house; once inside, she presses the button for the Roof. The elevator skyrockets to the top floor and Maia hurriedly crosses the HELIPAD and gets into her STEALTH HELICOPTER, which a moment later rockets out of an apparent skylight in one of the Manor's many gables. Flying without lights, it vanishes into the night sky, but the camera pans to imply it's direction - the glittering towers of Megalopolis in the distance.
EXT. DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS - Evening.
An army truck pulls up and parks. Inside, the BUNKER suit stands open, with LT. TYLER VANCE about to step inside.
JUNIOR SERGEANT: "Looks like General Vance was right. In less than an hour, there have been sixteen more incidents all over the city, concentrated in and around this area. I hope it proves to be just some Mega U fraternity prank, but you'd probably better be on your guard out there."
LT. VANCE: "Well, that's why they pay me the big bucks."
Lt. Vance gets into the suit, which closes up around him. He sits and awaits the order to deploy.
EXT. SKY - NIGHT.
The Wraithcopter is flying west.
EXT. RURAL AMERICA - Afternoon.
A red-white-blue-black blur is speeding down the side of a highway, effortlessly dodging the occasional pulled-over vehicle. Camera zooms in and manages to make out the heavily distorted figures of TACHYON and RYAN FROST (ABSOLUTE ZERO), the latter now completely enclosed in his suit and being carried over TACHYON's shoulder like a sack of flour. While his expression is invisible behind the suit's glowing blue faceplate, the tone of his voice as he shouts at her makes it clear he's not happy.
FROST: "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU CARRYING ME IF WE DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE ANYTHING'S HAPPENING?"
TACHYON: "IFANYTHINGISHAPPENINGWEWON'THAVETIMETOGETYOUTHEREANYOTHERWAYNOWSTOPCOMPLAININGI'MKINDABUSYHERE!"
FROST: "YOUR HANDS ARE HOT!"
TACHYON: "YOU CAN DOUBLE-CHECK THE CALIBRATION MODULE WHEN WE GET THERE! OWSONOVACRAPTHATONEGOTINMYEYE,WHEREDIPUTTHOSEDAMNGOGGLES!"
FROST: "I SWEAR TO GOD, IF ANYONE GETS A PICTURE OF THIS FOR THE TEN O CLOCK NEWS…!!!"
Camera zooms out. The blur of TACHY and ZERO crosses the shadow of sundown as it falls across the landscape. As they approach the western edge of Megalopolis, where the gloom of dusk is rapidly setting in, the shadow of the WRAITHCOPTER can be seen approaching from the darker sky to the east.
EXT. DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS - Evening.
The hustle and bustle of city life is interrupted by the sight of a huge beetle-like metallic hulk, its body crowned by the immense blue dome of the XK-9000, bursts through the wall of a metal fabrication company on the edge of the warehouse district. Firing a beam of red energy from its single ominous "eye", the clattering four-legged robot OMNITRON is the size of a small house and crushes cars beneath its steps as it rampages into the street. Where the beam strikes a car or a piece of electrical equipment, it transforms the existing machinery into an S-85 AUTOMATON DRONE, a skeletally humanoid machine toting a laser rifle. People begin screaming and running in panic in all directions.
INT. FANCY RESTAURANT.
PAUL PARSONS is in the middle of a quiet, affectionate conversation with his WIFE, when suddenly the DANGER SENSE sound effect plays and he cocks his head distinctively. MRS. PARSONS recognizes the gesture immediately.
MRS. PARSONS: "Oh dear, you have to go, don't you?"
PAUL PARSONS (LEGACY): "Looks that way. Always remember, honey, I love you."
MRS. PARSONS: "I love you t–"
The sound of chaos and screaming has reached the restaurant, but Legacy is already gone, into the bathroom and out the window, his nice suit neatly folded and deposited on a handy fire escape as he flies away overhead.
EXT. DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS - Evening.
A voice crackles over the radio of the BUNKER Suit as the back of the truck opens and the ramp unfolds for it to walk out.
RADIO: "Looks like that's our confirmation, Codename Bunker! Good luck!"
BUNKER: "Always appreciated! Same to all of you!"
Stepping out of the truck, Bunker is joined by Legacy and Tachyon zooming in from opposite sides, the latter setting AZ down not quite gently enough to keep him from tumbling onto his face. A little closer to where the WRAITHCOPTER is just setting down, OMNITRON stalks into view, its domed head scintillating with iridescent colors among the blue. Behind it march a phalanx of AUTOMATON DRONEs.
Round One
Omnitron - Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 100
In Play:
Trash:
Start of Turn: Flip to Rampaging Robot side.
Play a Card: Adaptive Plating Subroutine
End of Turn: S-85 Automaton Drone is played and deals 5 energy damage to Legacy.
Omnitron - 100
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (nothing), S-85 Automaton Drone [5].
Trash:
Deck: 21x ?, REJECTED CARD, REJECTED CARD.
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Play a card.
ET: Automaton Drone deals energy damage equal to its health to highest-HP hero.
When Omnitron takes damage, it become immune to the type of that damage until it takes damage of another type.
Hero HP: Tachyon 27, Bunker 28, Wraith 26, Absolute Zero 29, Legacy 27
Wouldn’t the deck have 21 unknown cards, then the 2 rejected cards?
"Oh my, that is beautifulokayguyslet'sdothisbutmaybedon'tdamageittoomuchbecausethatisremarkable..."
Tachyon
HP: 27
In Play:
Hand: Accelerated Assault x2, Sonic Vortex, Fleet of Foot
Deck: ?x34, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault
Trash:
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Fleet of Foot; all players may draw a card. Tachyon draws Hypersonic Assault and Pushing The Limits, decks Hypersonic Assault.
Pushing The Limits enters play.
Accelerated Assault; one melee damage is dealt to Omnitron [99] and the S-85 [4].
Use a Power: Rapid Recon reveals and replaces Hypersonic Assault.
Draw a Card: Hypersonic Assault and Blinding Speed (deck Blinding Speed), Supersonic Response and Fleet of Foot (deck Supersonic Response).
End of Turn:
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HP: 27
In Play:
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Fleet of Foot, Hypersonic Assault
Deck: ?x28, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response
Trash: Fleet of Foot, Accelerated Assault
Legacy draws Bolster Allies and Lead from the Front, LftF to the bottom of the deck.
Wraith draws Utility Belt and Trust Fund. Utility Belt into hand and Trust Fund to bottom of deck. (And a hearty thanks to Tachyon.)
Bunker reveals Auxiliary power source and Grenade Launcher, Power Source to Bottom.
Questions:
1. With our draw 2 one to bottom of the deck, is it a reveal then draw 1 or draw 2 cards?
2. If we shuffle our deck during the match the order on the bottom is disrupted, are we going with that, or keping those cards seperate?
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 28
In Play:
Hand: Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Heavy Plating, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode.
Trash:
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Upgrade Mode, Gatling Gun
Use a Power: Upgrading
Draw a Card: Flak Cannon to hand, Heavy Plating to bottom of deck.
End of Turn: Discard Recharge Mode for Gatling Gun.
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HP: 28
In Play: Gatling Gun, Upgrade Mode
Hand: Heavy Plating, Flak Cannon, Grenade Launcher
Trash: Recharge Mode
Deck: 29+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Recharge Mode
Wraith
Wraith scans the oncoming machine and followers with IR. "That small portal looks unshielded and appears to controls several mechanisms." She lobs a light explosive into the portal hoping to at least slow some of the machine's attacks.
HP - 26
In Play: (none)
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt
Deck: 32x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance.
Trash: (none)
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Infrared Eyepiece
Power: Activate Infrared Eyepiece;
Reveal Innervation Beam and S-85 Automaton - S-85 to bottom of Villain Deck
Draw Utility Belt and Smoke Bombs; Utility Belt to bottom of deck
Draw: Draw Throwing Knives and Stun Bolt; Throwing Knives to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 26
In Play: Infrared Eyepiece
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt
Trash:
Deck: 28x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives
Effects:
ST:
ET:
Comment: Have a good array of equipment in hand - will now need time to deploy it and see how quickly Omnitron trashes it. I presume the group wants me to continue manipulating the villain deck when possible.
Not sure what you mean by reveal. You replace all instances of "draw X cards" with "X times, draw two cards and put one on bottom of deck". Things which don't say "draw" are unaffected.
- If we shuffle our deck during the match the order on the bottom is disrupted, are we going with that, or keping those cards seperate?
I've been figuring you'd shuffle the whole deck…it kind of gives a disincentive to the use of fetch cards, which are otherwise quite powerful. I don't feel too strongly about it though.
Yea, I figure the "bottom of deck" list is not that vital for Wraith since the first Impromtu Equipment play is going to shuffle it up.
I also need info on the top two villain cards so I can make a decision on which one to bury. (And that power is only half as effective since the reveal 2, play 1 effect for villains mean they churn their deck faster.)
IREP turns up another Automaton and an Interpolation Beam.
Absolute Zero:
HP: 29
Hand: Onboard Module Installation, Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire
In Play: None
Trash: None
Deck: ? x 34, Subzero Atmosphere, Isothermic Transducer
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Fleet of Foot reveals Cold Snap and Focused Apertures. Keep Cold Snap, Deck FA.
Start: Nothing
Play: Onboard Module Installation. Draw Cold Snap and Impale; keep Impale and deck Cold Snap. Search for an Isothermic Transducer and shuffle. Play Impale next to Omnitron.
Power: None
Draw: Modular Realignment and Null-Point Calibration Unit. Keep NPCU; deck Realignment
End: Nothing
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HP: 29
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cold Snap
In Play: Impale (next to Omnitron)
Trash: Onboard Module Installation
Deck: ? x 31, Modular Realignment
Please send the Automaton to the bottom of the villain deck.
(My reasoning is that I'd rather let Interpolation beam spread minor damage than another S-85 come out and dish someone a large hit. And then be around in the trash to potentially keep coming out as well. We should be able to keep components under control easier since Omni will be drawing fire as things develop.)
On the villain cards, I vote for the Interpolation Beam. It's looking like we'll easily smash components.
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 27
Hand: Inspiring Presence, Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Flying Smash, Bolster Allies
In play:
Trash:
Deck: ??, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front
[hr]
Start of hero turn:
Play a card: Inspiring Presence. I regain 1HP, and all heroes deal +1 damage.
Use a power: Galvanize. Heroes deal +1 damage until start of my next turn.
Draw a card: Inspiring Presence and Fortitude, keep Fortitude.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 27
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash
In play: Inspiring Presence
Trash:
Deck: ??, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence
Additional effects: Heroes deal +1 damage.
Heroes deal an extra +1 damage until start of my next turn.
[hr]
EDIT x2: Play Inspiring Presence instead of Flying Smash
(Double post)
The S-85 took 1 damage from Tachyon, so Flying Smash puts it to 1 HP. Omnitron is at 96.
Umm, Omnitron's currently immune to melee damage...
Er, so he is. Still want to play Flying Smash?
Oops! I'll strike a pose instead.
Don't forget, Legacy, you regain 1 HP from striking that pose. (streeeeetch-KRICK! "Ahhh...that spot in my back has been bothering me all day!")
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Shots ring out as heroic OFFICERS of the Megal-O-P-D arrive on the scene and begin firing on the beetle-like form of OMNITRON. Their bullets have little apparent effect, most ricocheting off the robot's armor plates without leaving a scratch, but a few manage to crack the glassy hexagonal facets of the XK-9000 dome which houses OMNITRON's "brain". A brilliant sheen travels across the plates and the next several bullets splatter like drops of water across the now vaguely gold-tinged surface.
OMNITRON (VO): "THREAT DETECTED: BALLISTIC PROJECTILES DELIVERING KINETIC FORCE. ACTIVATING COUNTERMEASURES."
Megalopolis
In Play:
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Dramatic music.
Play a Card: Police Backup
End of Turn: The cops open fire on Omnitron for 1, ignoring and being ignored by the Automaton army for some reason. Omnitron's Adaptive Plating shifts to "projectile".
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In Play:
Trash:
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Ignoring the POLICE's now ineffectual barrage, OMNITRON turns its "head" toward the five heroes. Its "eye" brightens for a single pulse of malevolent awareness, then it opens a series of gunports around the eye and discharges a spray of drugged needles. BUNKER's suit is riddled with tiny punctures, and the plates that were rapidly unfolding and realigning themselves on the surface of his armor are jammed open uselessly. TACHYON is caught in mid-blur and momentarily nailed to a utility pole, while LEGACY doesn't even flinch as he's turned into a pincushion, but the flechettes impact in a pattern which coincidentally spells out an obscene word, so a large censor mosaic appears over him and he no longer presents an impressively heroic image to his onlooking teammates. THE WRAITH was off to the side and suffered only flesh wounds, while ABSOLUTE ZERO also ignores the worst of the effect. However, he then comes under fire from the legion of AUTOMATONS, their laser weapons melting large streaks of angry pink across the surface of his bluish-black armor.
Round Two
Omnitron - Currently a Rampaging Robot, soon to be a Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 98
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (projectile), S-85 Automaton Drone [4].
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Flip to Self-Aware Robotics Factory side.
Play a Card: Sedative Flechettes (Interpolation Beam to bottom of deck). 6 damage to all heroes and their Ongoings destroyed.
End of Turn: Omnitron makes impatient clackety noises because you haven't destroyed anything for him to rebuild. (I should consider houseruling this for future battles with him; have him start with stuff in the trash like Chairman, and maybe also add some houserule to put Devices into play when he's destroyed so that you HAVE to do the mopping-up. That mechanic is pretty unique and fitting, and very seldom comes up in my experience.)
S-85 Automaton Drone shoots Absolute Zero for 4.
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Omnitron - 98
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (melee), S-85 Automaton Drone [4].
Trash: Sedative Flechettes.
Deck: 18x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam. (Note that [CARD] denotes a particular card whose identity is unknown to you, but which I am keeping track of. Since these are cards I put back earlier, they are *probably* not things that would be back-breakingly powerful in the early game.)
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Rebuild a destroyed Drone or Component.
ET: Automaton Drone deals energy damage equal to its health to highest-HP hero.
When Omnitron takes damage, it become immune to the type of that damage until it takes damage of another type.
Hero HP: Tachyon 21, Bunker 22, Wraith 20, Absolute Zero 19, Legacy 22
Envisioner, would you mind keeping track of the rejected cards and which turn they are from, and post them when the game is over.
I can do that, sure. Any special reason you've stopped by, other than to be sure I'm not cheating?
I always try to read through these games, but I never want to give suggestions if I am not playing, so i am very quiet.
Honestly, I didn't even consider this possibility until you said it. This is the first game I have seen where someone was controlling the villain, and I was curious about the choices you had to make.
Foo. Just tracked things enough to realize you trashed the Impale. *pbbbt*
@ Pydro: Actually I have yet to control the villain's choices, which is the other houserule that currently applies (I'm interested in whether this plus the play choices proves overpowered; I didn't want to make this first game too normal, even though inevitably it had to be). Choosing which cards the villain plays is not ultimately that different from the villain just getting lucky and having all the right cards to destroy the heroes; I won't really feel that I'm "in control" until the S-85 Automaton chooses to shoot Tachyon instead of Wraith, when they're tied for HP but Wraith has Stealth up and a Suture Self in hand.
@ Jffdougan: So I did, I had mistakenly thought AZ lost nothing to the Flechettes other than HP, hence why he's described as not being hurt as much by them. But honestly, I think it was unwise for you to play the Impale as long as Omnitron has Adaptive Plating, as Impale would always fire at the start of AZ's turn, thusly the Plating'd always be set to "cold" during his turn and he couldn't do anything else to hurt Omnitron (except maybe Hoarfire, or of course Fueled Freeze).
OTOH, Impale would let AZ get a couple damage in during the early rounds while he rolled out modules.
I was thinking of it something along the lines of what Oaktree said, TBH.
"Oh I see, this robotseemstohaveawidevarietyofcountermeasurestoprotectagainstalmostanyformofdamagewecouldhopetodealtoit, whichisbadbutfortunatelyitseemstobeunabletodeploymultipleprotectionsatonce, sowe'llneedtomixupourstrikestomaximisethedamagewedealtoit..." Tachyon zips about, distracting the huge robot to create potential openings for her allies, then nips in and strikes.
"THREAT DETECTED. ACTIVATING COUNTERMEASURES."
Tachyon watches the robot's surface shimmer and its various parts reorganise themselves, then strikes at it again, to no effect. "Beautiful... pleasetrynottotakeitdowntoohardguys!"
Tachyon
HP: 21
In Play:
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Fleet of Foot, Hypersonic Assault
Deck: ?x28, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response
Trash: Fleet of Foot, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Fleet of Foot; all players may draw a card. Tachyon draws Hypersonic Assault and Fleet of Foot, decks Hypersonic Assault.
Fleet of Foot; all players may draw a card. Tachyon draws Nimble Strike and Synaptic Interruption, decks Synaptic Interruption.
Nimble Strike; two melee damage is dealt to Omnitron [95, immune to melee], Tachyon draws Sucker Punch and Nimble Strike, decks Sucker Punch.
Use a Power: Rapid Recon reveals and replaces Lightspeed Barrage.
Draw a Card: Lightspeed Barrage and Lightspeed Barrage, deck Lightspeed Barrage.
End of Turn:
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HP: 21
In Play:
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Nimble Strike, Hypersonic Assault, Lightspeed Barrage
Deck: ?x20, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike [5]
I think Omnitron is actually at 95. Galvanize is still boosting damage and I think Envisioner got the end of turn HP wrong.
Also, let’s not forget about the Automaton Drone.
Omnitron is indeed at 95 now.
Fleet of Foot #1: Draw Next Evolution and Surge of Strength, deck Surge of Strength.
Fleet of Foot #2: Draw Fortitude and Heroic Interception, deck Fortitude.
Hand is now Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Next Evolution, Heroic Interception.
Yummy, some good combos there as soon as I can get them down.
Fleet of Foot1: Upgrade to hand, Foam Grenade to bottom of deck.
Fleet of Foot2: Maintenance Mode to hand, Grenade Launcher to bottom of deck.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 22
In Play: Gatling Gun
Hand: Flak Cannon, Grenade Launcher, Heavy Plating, Maintenance Unit, Upgrade Mode.
Trash: Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
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Start of Turn: Gatling Gun deals 3 projectile to SR-85 [1]
Play a Card: Grenade Launcher
Use a Power: Grenade Launcher: 3 projectile to SR-85 [x], 3 projectile to Omnitron [92, immune to Projectile]
Draw a Card: Auxiliary Power Source to hand, Maintenance Unit to bottom of deck.
End of Turn: Discard Maintenance Unit for Gatling Gun.
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HP: 22
In Play: Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, Flak Cannon, Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Trash: Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
Deck: 24+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit.
Bunker, did you mean to play the Grenade Launcher? You didn't list a card play, and have Upgrade Mode in play at the end of turn.
From Fleet of Foot, AZ draws Frost-Bound Drain and Coolant Blast; decks Thermal Shockwave and Focused Apertures. Current Hand is Focused Apertures, NPCU, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-Bound Drain, and Coolant Blast.
Wraith
Fleet of Foot Draw #1:
Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece - deck Micro Targeting Computer
Fleet of Foot Draw #2:
Mega Computer, Mega Computer - deck Mega Computer
Current Hand:
Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt, Mega Computer
Wraith
Expecting the giant robot to make an adaption against projectiles from the recent grenade attack Wraith takes to cover along the alley and up into a fire escape while she looks for additional opportunities to slow the behemoth down.
"That hatch looks like something nasty can come out of it. A little duct tape might give it some trouble deploying."
HP - 20
In Play: Infrared Eyepiece
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt, Mega Computer
Deck: 24x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives, Micro Targeting Computer, Mega Computer.
Trash: (none)
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Utility Belt (Wraith may activate an additional power)
Power #1: Activate Infrared Eyepiece; (Reveal S-84 Assault Drone and an Electro-Pulse Explosive - S-84 Assault Drone to top of Villain Deck, Electro-Pulse Explosive to bottom of Villain Deck)
Draw Impromptu Invention and Suture Self; Suture Self to bottom of deck
Power #2: Activate Stealth
Draw: Draw Grappling Hook and Infrared Eyepiece; Infrared Eyepiece to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 20
In Play: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt, Mega Computer, Impromptu Invention, Grappling Hook
Trash:
Deck: 20x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives, Micro targeting Computer, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Infrared Eyepiece
Effects: Next Damage that would be dealt to Wraith reduced by 2.
ST:
ET:
Is it just me, or is it getting hot in here?
Absolute Zero
HP: 19
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cold Snap, Frost-Bound Drain, Coolant Blast
In Play: Impale (next to Omnitron)
Trash: Onboard Module Installation
Deck: ? x 31, Modular Realignment, Thermal Shockwave, Focused Apertures
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Start: Nothing
Play: Null-Point Calibration Unit
Power: Thermodynamics to deal 2 cold healing to myself
Draw: Onboard Module Installation and NPCU. Keep Onboard, deck NPCU
End: Nothing
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HP: 21
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cold Snap, Frost-Bound Drain, Coolant Blast
In Play: Null-Point Calibration Unit
Trash: Onboard Module Installation, Impale
Deck: ? x 31, Modular Realignment, Thermal Shockwave, Focused Apertures
Legacy’s skin starts to develop a strange sheen.
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 22
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Next Evolution, Heroic Interception
In play:
Trash: Inspiring Presence
[hr]
Start of hero turn:
Play a card: Next Evolution
Use a power: Galvanize. Hero targets deal +1 damage until the start of my next turn.
Draw a card: Motivational Charge and Bolster Allies. Deck Bolster Allies.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 22
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge
In play: Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence
Deck: ??, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies
Additional effects: Heroes deal +1 damage until start of my next turn.
Need info on the top two cards of Omnitron's Villain deck before we get to its turn. (Infrared Eyepiece)
The upcoming villain cards are a Skittery Stabby Thing and That Bomb. (More formally, an S-84 Assault Drone and an Electro-Pulse Explosive.)
Bury the bomb. And what's another drone among friends?
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
The heroes appear ready to give the battle their all, when suddenly there is a shrill scream of distress. A LUNATIC in a Linux shirt and a plastic Cylon mask is hauling a feebly struggling old lady out of a side alley and toward Omnitron; his deranged babbling hurts the heroes' brain and leaves them unable to form complex plans.
LUNATIC: "Behold! The Machine Overlords have come to assimilate us all! I welcome your coming, Great Robot Master! Please accept this sacrifice as proof of my devotion! Her life is Yours to upgrade as you choose, the first of many who will be converted into cybernetic perfection for Your glory! Take this weak flesh to be integrated into your apotheosis matrix, and dazzle the minds of feeble organic beings with your awesome fractal revelations! Ia, ia, Davros Fhthagn! IA, IA, DAVROS FHTHAGN!"
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup
Trash:
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Hostage Situation
End of Turn: The cops fire ineffectually at projectile-proof Omnitron.
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In Play: Police Backup, Hostage Situation
Trash:
Effects: Hero cards cannot be played.
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Miniature versions of OMNITRON's insectile body begin to swarm into view, their blade-tipped legs clacking menacingly across the asphalt as they begin to close in on Legacy. Suddenly, Bunker's grenade launcher seals itself shut and then fires, blowing itself and the adjacent Gatling gun off his shoulder; at the same time, AZ's thermal calibrator reverses its polarity, beginning to raise his suit's temperature close to boiling, before he hurriedly rips the malfunctioning module off and discards it. Even Wraith's IREP begins flashing angrily, inducing a mild epileptic seizure which impels her to bash her face into the nearest wall until the device deactivates. She is then embarassed to note that she has not only revealed her position through these gyrations, but somehow misplaced her utility belt in the process, leaving her needing to hold her pants up with one hand as she gets her bearings again. Adding insult to injury, the LUNATIC narrates all of these technological mishaps as they happen, and rants loudly and triumphantly about how these incidents prove the validity of his twisted worldview. His jibber-jabber is so frenzied and his voice so unpleasantly grating that even Legacy and Tachyon, with their heightened senses and fast-time perception, are irritated into confusion by his mile-a-minute ravings.
Round Three
Omnitron - Currently a Self-Aware Robotics Factory, soon to be a Rampaging Robot
Omnitron - 92
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (projectile), S-85 Automaton Drone [4].
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Flip to Rampaging Robot side.
Play a Card: S-84 Assault Drone (Something other than Electropulse Explosive to bottom of deck).
End of Turn: Technological Singularity is played (another card bottomed). Each piece of hero Equipment blows up and deals 2 lightning damage to its owner. (Bunker loses two cards and takes 4, the formerly Stealthy Wraith loses two cards and takes 2, and AZ loses one card and takes 2.)
Skittery Stabby Thing skitters up to Legacy and stabs him for 2.
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Omnitron - 92
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (projectile), S-84 Assault Drone [4].
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, S-85 Automaton Drone, Technological Singularity.
Deck: 15x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam, Electro-Pulse Explosive, [CARD], [CARD].
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Play a card.
ET: Assault Drone deals 2 melee damage, +1 for each other Drone in play, to highest-HP hero.
When Omnitron takes damage, it become immune to the type of that damage until it takes damage of another type.
Hero HP: Tachyon 21, Bunker 18, Wraith 18, Absolute Zero 19, Legacy 20
Didn't the EPE already get decked on Oaktree's turn?
Anyway, I don't have my cards right now, but Tachyon will be drawing two, so everyone else can go ahead and do things.
EDIT: Tich-Tach draws Research Grant and Synaptic Interruption, decks Synaptic Interruption, draws Synaptic Interruption and Pushing the Limits, decks Synaptic Interruption.
Ah yes, actually, it did; the card that was bottomed during Omnitron's play phase was a [REDACTED].
Paging Dr. Phantaskippy...Bunker is on turn.
Because I have company until Wednesday morning (significantly delayed due to the ice storm that hit MI before Christmas, and staying here later than originally planned due to the forecast winter weather system that should hit me, I'm posting a turn now for when my turn rolls around.
If I'm following properly, Hostage Situation is currently in play and therefore the good guys can't play cards. If that changes before the start of my turn, I'll revise (but I don't think it can).
HP: 19
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Cold Snap, Frost-Bound Drain, Coolant Blast, Onboard Module Installation
In Play:
Trash: Onboard Module Installation, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit
Deck: ? x 25, Modular Realignment, Thermal Shockwave, Focused Apertures, Null-Point Calibration Unit
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Start: Nothing
Play: Nothing
Power: Nothing
Draw: Sub-Zero Atmosphere and Cryo Chamber. Keep Sub-Zero, deck Cryo Chamber. Draw Frost-Bound Drain and Thermal Shockwave. Keep Thermal Shockwave, deck Frost-Bound Drain (an unusual decision for me.)
End: Nothing
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HP: 19
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Cold Snap, Frost-Bound Drain, Coolant Blast, Onboard Module Installation, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave
In Play:
Trash: Onboard Module Installation, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit
Deck: ? x 21, Modular Realignment, Thermal Shockwave, Focused Apertures, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cryo Chamber, Thermal Shockwave
(phantaskippy seems to have fallen off the map temporarily. Do other players want me to play his turn so we can continue?)
Sure. For the record, I vote that Bunker deploy and use the grenade launcher.
[quote="phantaskippy"]
With Christmas here and new years, and then I'm gone to Magfest from the 2nd to 5th. So after I get back I'll start the new episode, around the 6th or 7th. If someone else wants to run a game go for it, since I think we are down to one game going on right now.
[/quote]
Since we've waited this long, I'm in favour of waiting the day or so it'll take him to return.
Ah...I never saw and/or forgot about that note. We'll wait.
Thanks for waiting, I got really ill after Christmas and then went to Magfest, but I'm back now.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 18
In Play:
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, Flak Cannon, Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Trash: Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card:
Use a Power: Initialize: External Combustion to hand, Turret Mode to bottom of deck
Draw a Card: Flak Cannon to hand, Adhesive Foam Grenade to Bottom of deck.
End of Turn:
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HP: 18
In Play:
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion, Flak Cannon(2), Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Trash: Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher,Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
Deck: 20+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade
Halfway point of my deck.
I posted a turn while waiting.
Right, Oaktree is next, and I'll announce OT's next two cards forget that I destroyed the Infrared Eyepiece, then jffdougan's turn slots in and dpt will need to post, and then it's movie time again.
EDIT: Aww, Bunker didn't feel like firing a Foam Grenade into downtown traffic? The Papparazzi will admire his restraint…
Wraith
Wraith shakes her head as small pieces of fried electronics and equipment fly past and out of her cloak. "Should have expected something like that."
HP - 18
In Play:
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt, Mega Computer, Impromptu Invention, Grappling Hook
Trash:
Deck: 20x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives, Micro targeting Computer, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Infrared Eyepiece
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: (Blocked by Hostage Situation)
Power: Activate Stealth
Draw: Combat Stance and Smoke Bombs - Smoke Bombs to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 18
In Play:
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Stun Bolt, Mega Computer, Impromptu Invention, Grappling Hook, Combat Stance
Trash:
Deck: 18x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives, Micro targeting Computer, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Infrared Eyepiece, Smoke Bombs
Effects: Next Damage that would be dealt to Wraith reduced by 2.
ST:
ET:
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 20
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge
In play: Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence
[hr]
Start of hero turn: Galvanize expires.
Play a card: Blocked
Use a power: Galvanize. Hero targets deal +1 damage until the start of my next turn.
Draw a card: “Thokk!” and Heroic Interception. Deck “Thokk!”, Heroic Interception to my hand.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 20
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception (x2), Motivational Charge
In play: Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence
Deck: ??, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies, “Thokk!”
Additional effects: Heroes deal +1 damage until start of my next turn.
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Long panning shot of a monorail train zooming overhead (from upper left to lower right, since the one in Spider-Man 2 ran straight left and the one in Batman Begins came from the lower left). OMNITRON "looks" up at it, and an ominous red glow flashes in the cab, then the train slams on the brakes and begins to derail.
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup, Hostage Situation
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Heroes may discard 1 card each to end Hostage Situation
Play a Card: Plummeting Monorail.
End of Turn: The cops fire ineffectually at projectile-proof Omnitron.
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In Play: Police Backup, Plummeting Monorail [10].
Trash: Hostage Situation?
Effects: At start of next environment turn, the Train will hit things.
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Omnitron's body settles down in place and unfolds, the formerly mobile mechanical terror unfolding into a stationary installation. Great tentacular waldoes snake out from between his triangular plates, scoop up the broken chunks of the smashed Automatons, and quickly reassemble them as fast as they can be demolished. Meanwhile, a great and terrible device rises into view atop a gunmetal-gray pedestal, its blue core thrumming with destructive power.
Round Four
Omnitron - Currently a Rampaging Robot, soon to be a Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 92
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (projectile), S-85 Automaton Drone [4].
Trash:
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Start of Turn: Flip to Self-Aware Robotics Factory side.
Play a Card: Electropulse Explosive (another card bottomed).
End of Turn: Omnitron rebuilds the Automaton Drones (one card, representing at least five robots which are the card's HP).
S-84 Drone skitters up to Tachyon and stabs her for 3.
S-85 Drone shoots frickin' laser beams at Legacy for 5.
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Omnitron - 92
In Play: Adaptive Plating Subroutine (projectile), S-84 Assault Drone [4], Electro-Pulse Explosive [15], S-85 Automaton Drone [5].
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity.
Deck: 11x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam, Electro-Pulse Explosive, [CARD], [CARD], [CARD].
Effects: ST: Flip.
ST: That Bomb deals its HP in energy damage to highest-HP hero.
ET: Rebuild a destroyed Component or Drone.
ET: Assault Drone deals 2 melee damage, +1 for each other Drone in play, to highest-HP hero.
ET: Automaton Drone deals its HP in energy damage to highest-HP hero.
When Omnitron takes damage, it become immune to the type of that damage until it takes damage of another type.
Hero HP: Tachyon 18, Bunker 18, Wraith 18, Absolute Zero 19, Legacy 15
Wraith will discard Stun Bolt for the beginning of the Environment Turn in order to get rid of Hostage Situation.
"OW, frickthathurtgetoffmeyoulittleblighteryou! Oh..." Tachyon gazes at the Electro-Pulse Explosive. "That is alsobeautifulbutexceedinglydangerousGUYS! Thatthingtakeitout!" She pauses for a moment - well, to her it seems that she takes a moment to think, but to the people around her her perpetual blur merely slows for a moment - then launches into a run, striking at weak points on several of the robots. "Takefiveguys, Igotthis!"
[Discard Nimble Strike for Hostage Situation]
Tachyon
HP: 18
In Play:
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Hypersonic Assault, Lightspeed Barrage, Research Grant, Pushing The Limits
Deck: ?x16, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike x2 [6]
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Pushing The Limits
Hypersonic Assault; Tachyon deals 2 sonic damage to Omnitron [90, immune to sonic], S-83 [2], EPE [13], S-85 [3], Monorail [8]. All targets hit cannot deal damage until the start of Tacky-Woo's next turn.
Use a Power: Rapid Recon reveals and replaces Research Grant.
Draw a Card: Research Grant and Blinding Speed, deck Research Grant. Supersonic Response and HUD Goggles, deck Supersonic Response.
End of Turn:
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HP: 18
In Play: Pushing The Limits
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage, Research Grant, Blinding Speed, HUD Goggles
Deck: ?x12, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault [6]
Bunker drops Flak Cannon for Hostage.
Any comments on priorities for this round? We have a grace period due to Tachyon before the EPE blows so I presume weakening it will be the main target. Beyond that I do have a Grappling Hook available so either Omnitron's Plating Routine or the Monorail can be taken out. I would presume the former since that will simplify attacks on Omnitron going forward, but would be willing to give a hearing anyone who thinks the Monorail should get it instead.
And I presume the drones will deserve some attention before they build up too much.
And since this is game discussion outside of "in character" I am curious why BlueHairedMeerkat has not had Tachyon save a Synaptic Interruption. It's an effective EPE counter card. (Not a criticism, part of the reason I want to play and read forum games is to learn alternate strategies and plays for various heroes since it is how to learn to play them better.)
My priority as AZ is still going to be getting set up, since I've now been wiped twice.
I should also note that Bunker gets his full turn right now, since I'm between him & Wraith.
Bunker is up. Then Wraith I think - with AZ and Legacy rounding things out. Since I have an Impromtu Invention available I should be able to get a weapon out and hit something - probably Throwing Knives since I can then hit the EPE and both drones for 2 each at the very least. Additional play from there can potentially be increasing that, Utility Belt back out, or as mentioned using the Grappling Hook on something. Will wait and see what Bunker does first in any case before deciding.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 18
In Play:
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion, Flak Cannon(2), Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Trash: Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Upgrade Mode, Heavy Plating
Use a Power:
Draw a Card: Ammo Drop to hand, Flak Cannon to Bottom of deck.
End of Turn:
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HP: 18
In Play: Upgrade Mode, Heavy Plating
Hand: Ammo Drop, Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion, Flak Cannon(2), Heavy Plating
Trash: Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher,Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
Deck: 18+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Flak Cannon
We have 11 cards in the villain deck, and Omni will go through 4 of them this turn. Likelihood we get another Singularity or Flechettes is good, and in two more turns we'll clear all but one non-rejected card from the deck. Rejected cards will make up at least three turns of play after that.
My plan is to Combustion everything next turn, for 4 damage if Legs can Galvanize again. Anything at 4 health or less can die that way. (unless we see flechettes I will Ammo Drop first, so please leave as many things at 4 or less health as we can)
Strategy:
16 cards are unknown, the next 13 in the deck and the last 3
There are 6 drones, 5 components, 2 terraforming, 1 singularity, 1 flechettes and 1 adaptive plating unacounted for. I think we can assume priorities will eliminate Repair drones while Omni is high HP and most Components, that's 7 of the cards easily chosen to bury. Terraforming right now would burn 4 cards and play 2, basically meaning we will see destruction cards soon, and probably attack drones mixed in.
I doubt AZ or I will get too set up as it takes 13 card plays to go through Omni's deck entirely, and 4 of those are destruction cards, which averages to every other round if no Terraformings are played.
The speed at which he will burn his deck and the ability to cut the fat out is far more benefitial to Omni and his destruction cards than it is to us, since we are using the cards to set up stuff he will keep knocking down.
One-Shot damage is going to be more valuable than trying to get set up for better things, sadly we have 0 base power damage to fall back on, so we will have to keep rebuilding on the fly. I don't think AZ is going to be able to do anything this match, he isn't going to be all that effective until he gets several cards in play, at which time those cards (at least some of them) should be getting destroyed.
That said the great equalizer is Tachyon-Galvanize, the faster Tach can burn her deck the faster she can get Hypersonic, and that is our real chance to win, Throat Jab and Take Down too. I will keep trying to set up for a gun in play or a combustion, too many equips will get me killed, and no way I can use Turret for more than a turn or two.
Wraith
Wraith notes that she is in the alley by the back entrance of an electronics store. She kicks over the trash can, spilling an array of wires and miscellanous electronic bits. "Let's see what we have here..." as she grabs some items from her utility belt and knells to scoop up some parts.
A few minutes later Wraith fires a grappling hook into a building across the street. She swings over the currently quinescent mechanical monster. As she does so she tosses throwing knives and also tosses a sparking device onto the top of Omnitron's dome - "Your little adaptive routine should have fun with this!"
HP - 18
In Play:
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Impromptu Invention, Grappling Hook
Deck: 19x ?, Trust Fund, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Throwing Knives, Micro targeting Computer, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Infrared
Eyepiece
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Impromptu Invention
Draw Stun Bolt and Impromptu Invention - Stun Bolt to bottom of deck
Search deck for Microtargeting Computer and put in play
(Shuffle Deck)
Play Impromtu Invention
Draw Throat Jab and Infrared Eyepiece - Infrared Eyepiece to bottom of deck
Search deck for Throwing Knives and put in play
(Shuffle Deck)
Play Grappling Hook (one shot) - Destroy Omnitron's Adaptive Plating Subroutine
Power: Activate Throwing Knives - (1 pt + 2 {targetting comp} + 1{Galvanize} = 4 HP to three different targets)
4 points projectile to EPE [9]
4 points projectile to Omnitron [86]
4 points projectile to Plunging Monorail [4]
Draw: Razor Ordnance and Mega Computer; Mega Computer to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 18
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance (x2), Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Throat Jab
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook
Deck: 21x ?, Mega Computer
Effects: Next Damage that would be dealt to Wraith reduced by 2.
ST:
ET:
Strategy Comments: Leaving drones intact for Bunker next round - so hit Omnitron, the EPE, and the Monorail. The last, if it takes another hit is also now vulnerable for Bunker. Killed the APS so that we can hit Omnitron with any type of damage for at least a little while - or at least suck a card play out of him to re-establish it.
Simply because Research Grant and Pushing The Limits are both powerful cards, and it didn't occur to me that Synaptic would be fantastic against the EPE. Lesson learned, I guess.
I forgot the Galvanise on my turn - the Monorail is now at 4HP (and Omni at 86 and the EPE at 9), so the Combustion should take it out now.
Legacy discards Heroic Interception to resolve the Hostage Situation.
I was planning to go for the Next Evolution/Lead from the Front combo rather than another Galvanize. Presumably Wraith will be able to finish off things that Bunker leaves. That is vulnerable to the Sedative Flechettes, though.
(Waiting for AZ's turn.)
No problem with the Synaptic thing. I didn't realize how neat that trick was until I saw someone ask about it on the forum. And at this point the other EPE is buried at a known point in Omni's deck.
Absolute Zero
discard Coolant Blast to resolve Hostage Situation
start - nil
play - cold snap
power: none
draw: Isothermic Transducer and Hoarfire. Keep Hoarfire; deck the Transducer.
end: nil
(I realized that Lead from the Front didn’t make sense this round, as there’s little damage coming our way anyway.)
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 15
Hand: Lead from the Front, “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Fortitude, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge
In play: Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
[hr]
Start of hero turn: Galvanize expires.
Play a card: Fortitude.
Use a power: Galvanize. Hero targets deal +1 damage until the start of my next turn.
Draw a card: Surge of Strength and Lead from the Front. Surge of Strength to my hand, Lead from the Front to the bottom of the deck.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 15
Hand: “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front, Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength
In play: Fortitude, Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
Deck: ?? x 20, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies, “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front
Additional effects: Heroes deal +1 damage until start of my next turn. -1 damage dealt to Legacy.
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
After Tachyon has zoomed past Omnitron and his various Devices, all are standing still. Camera focuses on each one in turn.
SFX: *Tinnitus and static*
A small white kitten wanders into the street and strays perilously close to the rhythmically clacking mandibles of a currently-paralyzed Assault Drone.
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup, Plummeting Monorail [4]
Trash: Hostage Situation
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Start of Turn: Monorail Plummets into the Original Mattress Factory and lands gently.
Play a Card: Impending Casualty.
End of Turn: The cops fire at Omnitron [85]. One hero may discard a card to save poor Fluffy.
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In Play: Police Backup, Plummeting Monorail [4], Impending Casualty?
Trash: Hostage Situation
Effects: At start of next environment turn, heroes will watch Fluffy get turned into Fancy Feast unless they have taken action by then.
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
An unsteady-looking Omnitron folds shut again and rises back onto its segmented legs. From a compartment on its underside, one more beetle-like drone scuttles forth, seemingly unaffected by the sonic shockwave which has crippled its parent and siblings. With its scythelike legs taking chunks out of the asphalt like so many jackhammers, it makes a bee(tle)line for the nearest viable target, who happens to be glowing blue in places much like Omnitron itself. The great robot then begins emitting arcs of electricity; where they pass close to Tachyon and Bunker, the two feel their thoughts being scrambled by the static charge, like an old-fashioned TV going snowy when another appliance is running nearby.
Round Five
Omnitron - Currently a Self-Aware Robotics Factory, soon to be a Rampaging Robot
Omnitron - 85
In Play: S-85 Automaton Drone [2], Electro-Pulse Explosive [9], S-85 Automaton Drone [3].
Trash: Adaptive Plating Subroutine, Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity
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Start of Turn: Flip to Rampaging Robot side.
Play a Card: S-83 Assault Drone (another card bottomed).
End of Turn: Interpolation Beam enters play (another card bottomed). The new Drone stabs AZ for 4.
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Omnitron - 85
In Play: S-85 Automaton Drone [2], Electro-Pulse Explosive [9], S-85 Automaton Drone [3], S-85 Automaton Drone [4], Interpolation Beam.
Trash: Adaptive Plating Subroutine, Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity
Deck: 7x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam, Electro-Pulse Explosive, [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD].
Effects: ST: Flip.
ST: That Bomb deals its HP in energy damage to highest-HP hero.
ET: Play a card.
ET: Assault Drone deals 2 melee damage, +1 for each other Drone in play, to highest-HP hero.
ET: Automaton Drone deals its HP in energy damage to highest-HP hero.
If Omnitron takes 7 or more damage in a round, destroy his Components.
When a hero draws a card, Omnitron deals them 1 energy damage (if able).
Hero HP: Tachyon 18, Bunker 18, Wraith 18, Absolute Zero 19, Legacy 15
I will discard a flak cannon for Fluffy.
Need to edit out the Adaptive plating text and put in the Interpolation Beam effects.
And is there a "Kitty with a Big Gun" environment card now in effect? 
"CHARGE!"
Tachyon
HP: 18
In Play: Pushing The Limits
Hand: Accelerated Assault, Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage, Research Grant, Blinding Speed, HUD Goggles
Deck: ?x12, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault [6]
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Start of Turn: OW Pushing The Limits [15]
Play a Card: HUD Goggles
Research Grant
Accelerated Assault; Tachyon deals 2 melee damage to Omnitron [83], S-83 [DEAD], EPE [7], S-85 [1], S-83 #2 [2], Monorail [2].
Use a Power: Research Grant; draw Lightning Reflexes and Blinding Speed, deck Blinding Speed, draw Sonic Vortex and Quick Insight, deck Sonic Vortex, discard Quick Insight. (Double Interpolation [13])
Draw a Card: Lightning Reflexes and Sucker Punch, deck Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles and Nimble Strike, deck HUD Goggles. (Double Interpolation [11])
End of Turn:
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HP: 11
In Play: Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Research Grant
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage, Blinding Speed, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike
Deck: ?x4, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight [8]
By the way, what happens to player hands between games? Or player discards?
Don't forget interpolation beam Tach, it would have hit you 8 times.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 18
In Play:
Hand: Ammo Drop, Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion, Flak Cannon
Trash: Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Ammo Drop, External Combustion (3-1 fire to me [16], 4 fire to all non-hero: Monorail [x], S-85 [x], S-83 [x], EPE [3], Omnitron [79] (6 this round) External to hand, Decomissioned Hardware to deck, Turret mode to Hand, Maintenance Unit to deck, Gatling Gun to hand, Turret Mode to deck (take 1-1 damage 6 times)
Use a Power:
Draw a Card: Grenade Launcher to hand, Upgrade Mode to deck (take 1-1 damage 2 times)
End of Turn:
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HP: 16
In Play: Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Turret Mode
Trash: External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
Deck: 10+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Flak Cannon, Decomissioned Hardware, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Upgrade Mode
Is it 8 times or 4 times? I think we need a ruling from our moderator, but I would think that "take 2 cards, deck 1" is what is meant by "drawing" one card.
Err, whoops... Fixed now, assuming it's four hits and not eight; if it's eight, I'll probably trade one of my card plays for a Blinding Blast to take it out.
I'm gonna say that at the end of the game, any hero who neither got incapped nor received a DXM (remember, this is a movie, the last hero can't actually die, but he can get written out) puts their hand into their trash, then shuffles their trash and puts it on the bottom of their deck. The objective is to see them getting new cards from game to game, but not to allow them to stack their entire deck; a little randomness gets injected back in, even while the bottomed cards from the previous game do give you some determinism. (I wish I had an idea how to stop heroes like Wraith from mucking the whole thing up with their search cards.)
Correct, the extra card that you bottom doesn't count as "drawn". Not that I don't think Interpolation Beam could stand to suck less, but I don't want to risk any other unintended interactions.
Wraith
Grabs some loose wires and sees what she can short circuit.
HP - 18
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance (x2), Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Throat Jab
Deck: 21x ?, Mega Computer
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Throat Jab - 3 melee to Omnitron [76] and components go BOOM and Omnitron cannot inflict damage until start of next Wraith turn
Power: Activate Throwing Knives -
4 projectile to EPE [x]
4 projectile to Omnitron [72]
Draw: Inventory Barrage, Suture Self; Suture Self to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 18
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance (x2), Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Inventory Barrage
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab
Deck: 19x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self
Effects: Next Damage that would be dealt to Wraith reduced by 2.
ST:
ET:
Comment:
Played Throat Jab so that if Omnitron plays Tech Singularity or Flechettes he doesn't get to hit us with hefty damage *and* loss of ongoings or equipment. The latter will be bad enough.
Also a question regarding Trust Fund. It's normally "Draw 4 and Discard 2". In this game is it essentially "Draw 8 and Discard 6" or some sort of "Draw 2 and keep 1 (x4) and then discard 2 of the 4"?
It's normally Draw 4 and Discard 2, but the 2 need not be from among the 4 that you drew. Now I think it's "Reveal 2, keep 1 of them" (x4) and then "Discard 2" (which need not be from the 4).
Trust Fund will be a bit of a pain in this mode. You do NOT draw 8 and keep 4 of them; you draw 2, keep 1, and repeat three times. If your first draw is Mega Computer and Inventory Barrage, and you keep Mega Computer, and then the next two are both Mega Computers? Sucks to be you.
So for multi draw then discard you pick up 2 deck one, draw one for each draw, then discard.
Ammo Drop:
The component: Ammo Drop to deck, Omni-Cannon to hand.
EPE: Heavy Plating to deck, External Combustion to hand.
Absolute Zero --
"Dangit, Meredith, can't you get this thing working properly?"
HP - 19
In Play - Cold Snap
Hand -
Trash: Onboard Module Installation, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Coolant Blast
Deck: ? x 19, Modular Realignment, Thermal Shockwave, NPCU, Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Frost-Bound Drain, Isothermic Transducer
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Start: Cold Snap does 2 cold damage to Omnitron [70]
Play: Onboard. Draw Frost-Bound Drain & NPCU; keep NPCU. Search for Isothermic Transducer & Shuffle. Play Transducer
Power: Thermodynamics. Do 2 fire damage to me [17] to deal 3 cold damage to Omnitron [67]
Draw: Cryo Chamber & Modular Realignment. Keep Realignment, deck Cryo Chamber
End: Nothing
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HP: 19
In Play: Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer
Hand: Focused Apertures, Modular Realignment, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-bound Drain, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave, Hoarfire, NPCU, Modular Realignment
Deck: ? x 22
Trash: Onboard Module Installation x 2, Impale, NPCU, Coolant Blast
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 15
Hand: “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front, Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength
In play: Fortitude, Next Evolution
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
[hr]
Start of hero turn: Galvanize expires.
Play a card: Lead from the Front.
Use a power: Galvanize.
Draw a card: Superhuman Durability to hand, Bolster Allies to bottom of deck.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 15
Hand: “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength, Superhuman Durability
In play: Fortitude, Next Evolution, Lead from the Front
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
Deck: ??, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies, “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front, Bolster Allies
Additional effects: Heroes deal +1 damage until start of my next turn.
-1 damage dealt to Legacy.
Any villain damage dealt to heroes may be redirected to Legacy.
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
The kitten was saved, but there's a new problem. Though threats of being shot, smacked, and frozen were enough to drive the LUNATIC away, he apparently has friends. A couple dozen pudgy, pimply, pasty-skinned, or otherwise unattractive youths with Cyberman, Terminator, Borg or Megatron masks filter out of the nearby alleys, chanting "IA! IA! SKYNET FHTHAGN! IA, IA, MASTERMOLD FHTHAGN!" The crowd of misguided youths form a human chain around OMNITRON, their backs to him and their hands linked together. Tempting though it is, the heroes dare not allow these imbeciles to be slaughtered, either by OMNITRON or by themselves in an attack on the robot.
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup,
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Hostage Situation.
End of Turn: The cops fire at Omnitron [69, dude].
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In Play: Police Backup, Hostage Situation
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail
Effects: Heroes cannot play cards.
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Seeming to comprehend that some of these humans want to be killed by it, OMNITRON decides not to give them the satisfaction. Tucking its legs underneath and plopping back down onto the asphalt, it unfolds its production line again and rolls out a series of new bettle-bots, who scuttle out between the feet of the goofball machine-cultists and advance on Our Heroes. A few others remain closer to their "parent", and seem to be engaged in repairing its battle damage. Perhaps it is tolerating its "devotees" because it senses that it needs all the help it can get?
Round Five
Omnitron - Currently a Rampaging Robot, soon to be a Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 69
In Play:
Trash: Adaptive Plating Subroutine, Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-85 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-85 Automaton Drone, S-83 Assault Drone, Interpolation Beam.
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Start of Turn: Flip to Self-Aware Robotics Factory side.
Play a Card: S-84 Repair Drone.
End of Turn: Omnitron rebuilds an S-83 Assault Drone, which deals either 3 melee damage to AZ or 2 melee damage to Legacy. Omnitron regains 3 HP between the Assault Drones' arrival and their attack.
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Omnitron - 72
In Play: S-84 Repair Drone [4], S-83 Assault Drone [3].
Trash: Adaptive Plating Subroutine, Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-85 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam.
Deck: 5x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam, Electro-Pulse Explosive, [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD].
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Rebuild a destroyed Drone or Component.
ET: Assault Drone deals 2 melee damage, +1 for each other Drone in play, to highest-HP hero.
ET: Omnitron regains 2 HP, +1 for each other Drone in play (S-84 Repair Drone).
Hero HP: Tachyon 11, Bunker 18, Wraith 18, Absolute Zero 19, Legacy 15
[I thought you were picking who got hit in tied situations?]
Tachyon
HP: 11
In Play: Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Research Grant
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage, Blinding Speed, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike
Deck: ?x4, Lightspeed Barrage, Accelerated Assault, Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight [8]
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Start of Turn: Let PtL go.
Play a Card:
Use a Power: Research Grant; draw Pushing the Limits and Quick Insight, deck Pushing the Limits, draw HUD Goggles and Sucker Punch, deck HUD Goggles, discard Sucker Punch.
Draw a Card: Lightspeed Barrage and Accelerated Assault, deck Accelerated Assault
End of Turn:
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HP: 11
In Play: HUD Goggles, Research Grant
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage x2, Blinding Speed, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike, Quick Insight
Deck: Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles, Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Accelerated Assault
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits x2, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight, Sucker Punch [9]
Not a tie. Legacy has option to take the damage due to Lead From The Front being in play.
Ah, right, ignore me then.
I think I'll let AZ take it, if that's all right: he has good healing capabilities.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 18
In Play: Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, External Combustion(2), Flak Cannon, Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode,
Trash: External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card:
Use a Power:
Draw a Card: Omni-Cannon to deck, Recharge Mode to hand; Decommissioned Hardware to hand, Auxiliary Power Source to deck.
End of Turn:
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HP: 18
In Play: Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Upgrade Mode
Hand: Auxiliary Power Source, Decommissionaed Hardware, External Combustion(2), Flak Cannon, Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Recharge Mode, Turret Mode
Trash: External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode, Upgrade Mode
Deck: 2(Adhesive Foam Grenade and Ammo Drop)+Recharge Mode, Decomissioned Hardware, Auxiliary Power Source, Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Flak Cannon, Decomissioned Hardware, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Upgrade Mode, Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Omni-Cannon, Auxiliary Power Source.
So the next time a villain card is destroyed I will have gone through my entire deck, and the unknowns will be gone. (It's pretty easy to figure out the last two, and order doesn't actually matter at 2 cards)
Wraith
HP - 18
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance (x2), Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Inventory Barrage
Deck: 19x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab
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Start of Turn: Omnitron capable of dealing damage again
Play a Card: (Stares at annoying interlopers)
Power: Activate Throwing Knives - Initiate targetting program "House of Flying Daggers"
(special effects gurus may now have thrown knives curve all about and violate physics before they plunge into drones at vulnerable places)
4 points projectile to S-83 Repair Drone [x]
4 points projectile to S-84 Assault Drone [x]
4 points projectile to Omnitron [68]
Draw: Trust Fund, Inventory Barrage; Inventory Barrage to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 18
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance (x2), Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Inventory Barrage, Trust Fund
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab
Deck: 17x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Inventory Barrage
Effects: Next Damage that would be dealt to Wraith reduced by 2.
ST:
ET:
Comment:
Will discard Razor Ordnance at start of Environment Turn to play part in dealing with Hostage Situation.
Bunker gets two cards from Ammo Drop due to Drones getting spiked.
Ammo Drop to deck, Adhesive to hand: Recharge Mode to deck, Decommissioned to hand.
It's awesome not having to have my deck to run it now.
Along those lines maybe an added rule for SCU games is that deck search cards only shuffle the "unknown" part of the deck after the search. That might fix the chaos created by Impromptu Invention and other cards that Envisioner wishes to avoid.
At some point in the last couple days, my deck/hand arrangement has gotten shambled. Sure, I'll take the damage and draw two, which I'll post once I get everything re-sorted. -- AZ
Editing to add full turn status:
Absolute Zero
HP: 16
In Play: Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Cold Snap, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-Bound Drain, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave, Hoarfire, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Modular Realignment
Trash: Onboard Module Installation x 2, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Coolant Blast
Deck: ? x 21, Cryo Chamber
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Start: 2 cold damage dealt to all non-hero targets
Play: Nothing
Power: Nothing
Draw: Onboard and Transducer. Keep Onboard, deck Transducer. Draw Fueled Freeze and Impale. Keep Impale, deck Fueled Freeze
End: nothing
(Waiting on dpt.)
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 15
Hand: “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength, Superhuman Durability
In play: Fortitude, Next Evolution, Lead from the Front
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
[hr]
Start of hero turn: Galvanize expires
Play a card: None
Use a power: Next Evolution. Legacy’s skin turns a metallic green. Immune to melee damage.
Draw a card: The Legacy Ring to my hand, Next Evolution to bottom of the deck.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 15
Hand: “Thokk!”, Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength, Superhuman Durability, The Legacy Ring
In play: Fortitude, Next Evolution, Lead from the Front
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception
Deck: 16 x ?, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies, “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front, Bolster Allies, Next Evolution
Additional effects: -1 damage dealt to Legacy.
Any villain damage dealt to heroes may be redirected to Legacy.
Legacy is immune to melee damage.
Now I need to know whether everyone is discarding to get rid of Hostage Situation.
Everyone is definitely discarding. I will discard Recharge Mode.
I'll discard the duplicate Cold Snap -- AZ
I'll discard "Thokk!"
Tach-Nuke discards Quick Insight.
One from Oaktree and we can proceed.
Discard my extra Razor Ordnance per my earlier comment.
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Omnitron gets back to its feet and scuttles backward slightly, perhaps intimidated by the invincible Legacy as he attempts to close the distance between them. From overhead, another train slams on its brakes and derails.
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail, Hostage Situation
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Plummeting Monorail
End of Turn: The cops fire at Omnitron [65].
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In Play: Police Backup, Plummeting Monorail [10]
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail, Hostage Situation
Effects:
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Proving its display of fear to have been a ruse, Omnitron unfolds a fearsome weapons array from its "head", firing another spray of drugged needles which mostly catches Legacy with its brunt, though Absolute Zero also feels their sting. Piercing through Paul's mutating skin and Ryan's metal armor with equal ease, the flechettes deliver their toxic payload and both champions stagger, feeling their strength fade. A handful of the projectiles might manage to get past Legacy's blockade to reach the rest of the Freedom Five and inflict grevious wounds.
Round Five
Omnitron - Currently a Self-Aware Robotics Factory, soon to be a Rampaging Robot
Omnitron - 65
In Play:
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-84 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-83 Assault Drone, Interpolation Beam, Adaptive Plating Subroutine,S-83 Assault Drone, S-85 Repair Drone, Sedative Flechettes.
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Start of Turn: Flip to Rampaging Robot side.
Play a Card: Electro-Magnetic Railgun (another card bottomed)
End of Turn: Sedative Flechettes. Omnitron inflicts five instances of 6 projectile damage; Legacy may take any or all of them for the other hero they're meant for. Then Legacy's limited-invincibility combo, AZ's Cold Snap, and any other Ongoings I missed are gone.
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Omnitron - 65
In Play: Electro-Magnetic Railgun
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-84 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-83 Assault Drone, Interpolation Beam, Adaptive Plating Subroutine,S-83 Assault Drone, S-85 Repair Drone, Sedative Flechettes.
Deck: 1x ?, [CARD], [CARD], S-85 Automaton Drone, Interpolation Beam, Electro-Pulse Explosive, [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD], [CARD].
Effects: ST: Flip.
ET: Play a card.
Hero HP: Tachyon 11, Bunker 18, Wraith 18, Absolute Zero 16, Legacy 15
(There were errors in my trash between the previous posts in the thread and my own records; I had mistaken one type of drone for another. And even though the trash is being shuffled, I've put it in the order I had it listed in both places to prevent confusion as I continually rebuild the deck for each turn, so that I don't have to omit Omnitron or Megalopolis from my real-life games.)
"OW Okay don'tpanicTachy, justdealwiththetrainfulofpeopleplummetingtotheirdeathsandthentakeoutthemassivegoddamnrobot. Simple."
Tachyon
HP: 5
In Play: HUD Goggles
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage x2, Blinding Speed, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike, Quick Insight
Deck: Hypersonic Assault, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Sucker Punch, Lightspeed Barrage, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles, Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Accelerated Assault
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits x2, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight, Sucker Punch, Research Grant [9]
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Blinding Speed; destroy the train.
Quick Insight; draw Hypersonic Assault and Blinding Speed, deck Blinding Speed, draw Supersonic Response and Hypersonic Assault, deck Hypersonic Assault, draw Synaptic Interruption and Sucker Punch, deck Synaptic Interruption, discard Supersonic Response and Sucker Punch.
Use a Power: No time.
Draw a Card: Lightspeed Barrage and Synaptic Interruption, deck Synaptic Interruption.
End of Turn:
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HP: 11
In Play: HUD Goggles
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage x3, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike, Hypersonic Assault
Deck: Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles, Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Accelerated Assault, Blinding Speed, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits x2, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight x2, Sucker Punch x2, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Research Grant [13]
I take 5 for my shot, lose Ammo Drop and Upgrade.
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 13
In Play: Heavy Plating
Hand: Adhesive Foam Grenade, Auxiliary Power Source, Decommissioned Hardware(2), External Combustion(2), Flak Cannon, Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode
Trash: Ammo Drop, External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode(2), Upgrade Mode(2)
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Flak Cannon
Use a Power: Flak Cannon, 3 Projectile to Omnitron (62)
Draw a Card: Auxiliary Power Source to hand, Heavy Plating to deck.
End of Turn:
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HP: 13
In Play: Flak Cannon, Heavy Plating
Hand: Adhesive Foam Grenade, Auxiliary Power Source, Decommissioned Hardware(2), External Combustion(2), Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode
Trash: Ammo Drop, External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode(2), Upgrade Mode(2)
Deck: Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Flak Cannon, Decomissioned Hardware, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Upgrade Mode, Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Omni-Cannon, Auxiliary Power Source, Ammo Drop, Recharge Mode, Heavy Plating.
(Wraith takes 4 points of damage as reduction from a Stealth a number of rounds back gets used)
Wraith
HP - 14
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance,
Inventory Barrage, Trust Fund
Deck: 17x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Inventory Barrage
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Razor Ordnance
Power: Activate Razor Ordnance -
5 points projectile to Omnitron [57] - Electro-Magnetic Railgun goes KABLOOIE
Draw: Stun Bolt, Suture Self; Stun Bolt to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 14
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance,
Inventory Barrage, Trust Fund, Suture Self
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance
Deck: 15x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Inventory Barrage, Stun Bolt
Effects:
ST:
ET:
Comment:
We need to protect Tachyon at least long enough for her to unload Lightspeed Barrages. Main flaw in that plan is if Omnitron rolls out his remaining Adaptive Plating Routine since it will take an extra turn to get that out of the way.
HP: 10
In Play: Isothermic Transducer
Hand: Focused Apertures, Cryo Chamber, Cold Snap, Hoarfire, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-Bound Drain, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave, Hoarfire, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Modular Realignment, Onboard Module Installation, Impale
Trash: Onboard Module Installation x 2, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Coolant Blast, Cold Snap
Deck: ? x 17, Cryo Chamber, Isothermic Transducer, Fueled Freeze
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Start: Nothing
Play: Onboard Module Installation. Draw Onboard Module Installation & Coolant Blast. Keep Onboard Module Installation; deck Coolant Blast. Search for Null-Point Calibration Unit & Shuffle.
Play: Onboard Module Installation. Draw Isothermic Transducer & Fueled Freeze. Keep Transducer; deck Fueled Freeze. Fish out Null-Point Calibration Unit. Shuffle deck.
Play: Null-Point Calibration Unit
Power: Thermodynamics to zap myself for 1 cold damage & heal (11)
Draw: Thermal Shockwave & Focused Apertures. Keep Thermal Shockwave; deck Focused Apertures.
End: Nothing
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HP: 11
In Play: Isothermic Transducer, Null-Point Calibration Unit
Hand: Focused Apertures, Thermal Shockwave, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-Bound Drain, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave, Hoarfire, Modular Realignment, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit x2, Isothermic Transducer
Deck: ?? x 13, Focused Apertures
Trash: Onboard Module Installation x 4, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cold Snap
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On the plus side, we've now had both Sedative Flechettes come out at us. On the minus side, there's still another of That Bomb and another Technological Singularity waiting to nuke Wraith, Bunker, and me.
Edited to fix HP error from no Galvanize.
AZ, Galvanize is not currently active, so I think you only heal for 1.
It looks like everybody decided to take their own damage. I took 6-1 damage before my Fortitude was destroyed.
America’s Finest Legacy
HP: 10
Hand: Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Motivational Charge, Surge of Strength, Superhuman Durability, The Legacy Ring
In play:
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception, “Thokk!”, Fortitude, Next Evolution, Lead from the Front
[hr]
Start of hero turn:
Play a card: Motivational Charge enters play.
Use a power: Galvanize. Hero targets deal +1 damage until the start of my next turn.
Draw a card: Take Down to my hand, Surge of Strength to bottom of deck.
End of hero turn:
[hr]
HP: 10
Hand: Bolster Allies, Flying Smash, Heroic Interception, Surge of Strength, Superhuman Durability, The Legacy Ring, Take Down
In play: Motivational Charge
Trash: Inspiring Presence, Heroic Interception, “Thokk!”, Fortitude, Next Evolution, Lead from the Front
Deck: ? x 14, Back-Fist Strike, Superhuman Durability, Lead from the Front, Inspiring Presence, Surge of Strength, Fortitude, Bolster Allies, “Thokk!”, Lead from the Front, Bolster Allies, Next Evolution, Surge of Strength
Additional effects: Hero targets deal +1 damage until the start of my next turn.
EXT - BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Several well-dressed men and women rush onto the scene, snapping photos of the heroes, the machine "cult", the rampaging robot itself, the two derailed trains (one smashed head-first into a mattress factory, but thankfully almost empty when it crashed; the other having been safely guided to the ground by TACHYON), and the general chaos of the situation. Their snapping flashbulbs have little if any effect on OMNITRON and his "friends", but make the heroes' job of unloading their firepower on the deranged machine more difficult. One reporter makes herself particularly obnoxious by standing directly in front of the camera and keeping the viewer from seeing more than faint snatches of the heroes in action.
REPORTER: "Thanks Roger, this is Diane Jansen live on the scene, where America's newest superhero sensation, the 'Freedom Five', after their much-publicized battles against their comically inept 'nemeses', now have their hands full with a REAL challenge! This mechanical colossus, and an apparently suicidal legion of what appear to be ill-adjusted teenagers, are wreaking havoc in the heart of Megalopolis, and Legacy and his 'teammates' appear to have their hands full dealing with the threat! Let's see if we can get a quick soundbyte from the man himself...Mr. Parsons? Mr. Parsons! Is it true that this is actually a publicity stunt funded by the Department of Defense to support new legislation to de-regulate superhero vigilantism?"
Megalopolis
In Play: Police Backup
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail, Hostage Situation, Plummeting Monorail
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Paparazzi On the Scene
End of Turn: The cops fire at Omnitron [56].
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In Play: Police Backup, Paparazzi on the Scene
Trash: Hostage Situation, Impending Casualty, Plummeting Monorail, Hostage Situation, Plummeting Monorail
Effects: Heroes cannot use powers?
EXT. - BATTLE IN DOWTOWN MEGALOPOLIS, NIGHT
Apparently not realizing that he has an unwitting ally in the press, OMNITRON discharges a beam of malevolent red energy which sweeps across the jostling reporters and vaporizes them, then swivels around to blast the police to atoms as well (he had been very patient with them so far, but enough was enough!). The sparkling reddish-gray dust into which both groups of professionals were transformed then seems to sculpt itself into solid shapes out of thin air...the shapes of more of the Terminator-esque robot soldiers, who immediately open fire on the Wraith, clearly not fazed by her attempts to conceal herself. In the midst of the robot legion, the pulsating sphere of the bomb stands resurrected. A stringent whine sounds as the camera cuts to each hero in turn; the viewer may at first assume it's a sound effect meant to signify their despair, but the final shot of TACHYON cringing and covering her ears suggests that the sound is actually present in the battle, produced by OMNITRON in order to grate on the heroes' nerves.
Round Six
Omnitron - Currently a Rampaging Robot, soon to be a Self-Aware Robotics Factory
Omnitron - 56
In Play:
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-84 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-83 Assault Drone, Interpolation Beam, Adaptive Plating Subroutine,S-83 Assault Drone, S-85 Repair Drone, Sedative Flechettes, Electro-Magnetic Railgun
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Start of Turn: Flip to Self-Aware Robotics Factory side.
Play a Card: Terraforming destroys Police Backup and Paparazzi On the Scene, plays S-84 Automaton Drone and That Bomb; a total of three other cards bottomed, the last of which was an Interpolation Beam.
End of Turn: Omnitron rebuilds his other Interpolation Beam. Automaton Drone shoots Wraith for 5 energy.
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Omnitron - 56
In Play: S-84 Automaton Drone [5], Electro-Pulse Explosive [15], Interpolation Beam
Trash: Sedative Flechettes, Technological Singularity, S-84 Automaton Drone, Electro-Pulse Explosive, S-83 Assault Drone, Adaptive Plating Subroutine,S-83 Assault Drone, S-85 Repair Drone, Sedative Flechettes, Electro-Magnetic Railgun, Terraforming
Deck: [CARD 3], [CARD 4], [CARD 5], [CARD 6], [CARD 7], [CARD 8], [CARD 9], [CARD 10], [CARD 25 or CARD 1 whichever one wasn't Terraforming], [CARD 2], Interpolation Beam.
Effects: ST: Flip.
ST: Electro-Pulse Explosive deals each hero energy damage equal to its HP.
ET: Rebuild a destroyed Drone or Component.
ET: Automaton Drone deals the highest-HP hero energy damage equal to its HP.
Heroes can indeed use powers after all.
Whenever a hero draws a card, Omnitron deals them 1 energy damage. Destroy this Component if 7 or more damage is taken by Omnitron in a round.
Hero HP: Tachyon 5, Bunker 13, Wraith 9, Absolute Zero 11, Legacy 10
"Ohmygod,allthosepeople! Comeonguys,weneedtoendthisandweneedtodoitNOW!"
Tachyon
HP: 5
In Play: HUD Goggles
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Lightspeed Barrage x3, Lightning Reflexes x2, Nimble Strike, Hypersonic Assault
Deck: Synaptic Interruption, Research Grant, Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles, Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Accelerated Assault, Blinding Speed, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits x2, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight x2, Sucker Punch x2, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Research Grant [13]
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Lightning Reflexes; I can play three more cards this turn.
Lightning Reflexes; I can play four more cards this turn.
Lightspeed Barrage; deal 14 melee damage to Omnitron [42, smashy components]
Lightspeed Barrage; deal 14 melee damage to Omnitron [28]
Lightspeed Barrage; deal 14 melee damage to Omnitron [14]
Hypersonic Assault; deal 2 sonic damage to Omnitron [12], Electro-Pulse Explosive [13], S-84 [3]; targets hit cannot deal damage.
Use a Power: No time.
Draw a Card: Research Grant and Synaptic Interruption, deck Research Grant.
End of Turn:
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HP: 5
In Play: HUD Goggles
Hand: Sonic Vortex, Nimble Strike, Synaptic Interruption
Deck: Supersonic Response, Blinding Speed, Sonic Vortex, Sucker Punch, HUD Goggles, Pushing The Limits, HUD Goggles, Accelerated Assault, Blinding Speed, Hypersonic Assault, Synaptic Interruption, Synaptic Interruption, , Research Grant
Trash: Fleet of Foot x3, Accelerated Assault, Pushing The Limits x2, Nimble Strike x2, Hypersonic Assault x2, Accelerated Assault, Quick Insight x2, Sucker Punch x2, Blinding Speed, Supersonic Response, Research Grant, Lightspeed Barrage x3, Lightning Reflexes x2 [13]
If it still matters when my turn rolls around, I think I've got 9 of the damage needed to wipe Omnitron in hand -- AZ
Between Bunker and Wraith I expect we'll take Omnitron and the drone down, plus weaken the Explosive appreciably. If the EPE hangs around to the next round it can be taken out then, or Tachyon can put a Synaptic Interruption in play that can be used to blast it with itself if has 3 or more HP left.
Nicely done Tachyon! 
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE BUNKER
HP: 13
In Play: Heavy Plating, Flak Cannon
Hand: Adhesive Foam Grenade, Auxiliary Power Source, Decommissioned Hardware(2), External Combustion(2), Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode
Trash: Ammo Drop, External Combustion, Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode(2), Upgrade Mode(2)
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: External Combustion, 2-1 to me [12], 3 to Omni [9], EPE [10], S84 [x]
Use a Power: Flak Cannon, 3 Projectile to EPE [7]
Draw a Card: No thank you.
End of Turn:
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HP: 12
In Play: Flak Cannon, Heavy Plating
Hand: Adhesive Foam Grenade, Auxiliary Power Source, Decommissioned Hardware(2), External Combustion, Gatling Gun, Grenade Launcher, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode
Trash: Ammo Drop, External Combustion(2), Flak Cannon, Gatling gun, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Recharge Mode(2), Upgrade Mode(2)
Deck: Heavy Plating, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Grenade Launcher, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Adhesive Foam Grenade, Flak Cannon, Decomissioned Hardware, Maintenance Unit, Turret Mode, Upgrade Mode, Ammo Drop, Heavy Plating, Omni-Cannon, Auxiliary Power Source, Ammo Drop, Recharge Mode, Heavy Plating.
I think Galvanize is in effect and all those damages are increased by 1. So Bunker is at [11], EPE at [5], and Omnitron at [8].
Wraith
HP - 9
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Inventory Barrage, Trust Fund, Suture Self
Deck: 15x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Inventory Barrage, Stun Bolt
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance
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Start of Turn:
Play a Card: Utility Belt
Power: (First Power) Activate Razor Ordnance -
6 points projectile to Omnitron [2]
(Second Power) Activate Throwing Knives
4 points projectile to Electro-Pulse Explosive [1]
Draw: Trust Fund, Combat Stance; Combat Stance to bottom of deck
End of Turn:
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HP - 9
In Play: Microtargeting Computer, Throwing Knives, Razor Ordnance, Utility Belt
Hand: Micro Targeting Computer, Infrared Eyepiece, Throwing Knives, Smoke Bombs, Mega Computer, Combat Stance, Inventory Barrage, Trust Fund (x2), Suture Self
Trash: Infrared Eyepiece, Utility Belt, Stun Bolt, Impromptu Invention (x2), Grappling Hook, Throat Jab, Razor Ordnance
Deck: 13x ?, Mega Computer, Suture Self, Inventory Barrage, Stun Bolt, Combat Stance
Effects: Wraith may use an additional power during her Power Phase
ST:
ET:
Comment:
We leave Omni at two hit points so that AZ or Legacy can knock its block off to complete the win.
Frost forms around one side of Ryan Frost's suit, streaming off it to the bomb before fire blasts out the other side, channeling the excess heat away from his core temperature.
HP: 11
In Play: Isothermic Transducer, Null-Point Calibration Unit
Hand: Focused Apertures, Thermal Shockwave, Cryo Chamber, Hoarfire, Cold Snap, Isothermic Transducer, Frost-Bound Drain, Sub-Zero Atmosphere, Thermal Shockwave, Hoarfire, Modular Realignment, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit x2, Isothermic Transducer
Deck: ?? x 13, Focused Apertures
Trash: Onboard Module Installation x 4, Impale, Null-Point Calibration Unit, Cold Snap
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Start: Nothing
Play: Hoarfire. Deal 3 cold damage to myself (14) and 3 fire damage to That Bomb (X). Deal 2 cold damage to myself (16) and 2 fire damage to myself (14), which lets me do 3 cold damage to Omnitron (X)
Game.
Burn.
The SCU rules worked really well, I thought :D
Dang, I thought Omnitron had a chance this game, but you handled him nicely. Oh well, the first movie is rarely the best. I'm already workshopping villain/environment pairs for the second, if folks would like to play again. One hero, probably Haka, is now "benched" towards the eventual launching of a second movie series.
I eagerly await any and all postmortem analysis.
Remarks:
I don't think we communicated that well as a team. I sort of knew what various other heroes were up to, but that was mainly from having played them myself. So the strategy sort of defaulted into "Build up, deal with threats, and knowing that at some point Tachyon was going to bring Omni down to a vulnerable level." So, therefore, I think there needed to be a little more side chatter to confirm who was taking care of what, and so on. Such as, if the group thought sufficient damage was being inflicted whether it was worthwhile rolling out another IR Eyepiece to deck some of Omni's cards, etc.
And given the group's relative lack of on-going control I think we should have taken more steps to ensure a consistent capability regarding that if possible. Omni rolling out another Adaptive Plating Subroutine in that last round would be crimped Tachyon's barrage, and also slowed up our final series of attacks. Probably not enough to make a difference, but the threat was there.
And I think the "draw 2/play 1" mechanic makes the villains more threatening. Much less chance of a "dud play" by a villain such as wasting a healing card or something like Technological Singularity in the 1st round. It also lessens any attempts by the heroes at villain deck control. On the flip-side it helps the heroes as well, but probably not to the same degree.
Oh, and the Megalopolis environment did a fair job in rolling out its more annoying cards.
Cinematic Remarks:
One thing to make sure of is to add scenes where the reporters are annoying to either the heroes or Omnitron earlier in the movie. Disintegrating them in front of the heroes without there being some ironic justice being delivered just makes the heroes look bad. Especially given that the rambunctous pro-machine protesters get off scot-free. (Though I guess you can have Tachyon do a modified Accelerated Assault and spank all their asses on the way out.)
I liked it as Bunker, it instantly solves any slow starting Heroes card woes.
Speeding up the Villain is going to be hellish vs. a Baron Blade or Citizen Dawn.
Chairman being able to time up Jailbreak just seems nasty.
Overall I liked it. It takes increased effort to run your character, which is why I think the communication suffered, that wouldn't be a problem in person.
Regular Omni was cool, but even these rules couldn't make him a threat vs. 5 heroes. his danger there is his components, and 5 heroes don't let components survive. (I still think (H)x2 would have been better for component destruction)
Cannot Trumps can, and Tachyon Legacy and Wraith provide a lot of cannot.
I was thinking, with reveal effects like IR eyepiece, and Visionary's stuff, maybe change it so they don't put one on top, one/two on bottom, but could put any number on top or bottom, in any order (at least when used on Villain or hero decks). In my opinion that would leave them more useful for these rules, while still not as powerful as in regular play.
I enjoyed it! Your flavor text was often hilarious, Envisioner.
The deck stacking doesn't help Legacy so much, I don't think. I found myself not bothering with my card-drawing cards, since everybody's hand was already so good. As mentioned, it does really hurt the villain deck stacking possibilities.
Might I also suggest, for purposes of planning the next game, making Unity the next character on the bench? I can also see the Baron setting up in the Ruins of Atlantis being somewhat thematically appropriate, as he uses the power there to fuel the Impulsion Beam.
As promised, a post-mortem of this game detailing all the cards Omnitron bottomed.
No-brainers on both counts.
I chose Police Backup in part because I'd already started writing flavor text for Omnitron, and didn't want to pause to verify whether you were destroying Impending Casualty in case the other Terraforming showed up (nevermind that the deck was stacked by IREP). But also because Impending Casualty is kind of a lame non-event, and I figured you could maybe use the help taking down that 100-HP juggernaut. (It didn't occur to me that the cops would step on Bunker's and Wraith's toes during turns when Tacky didn't manage to deal damage…I figured I was going easy on you.) Of course, picking the back-breaking Flechettes over wimpy Interpolation Beam was easy enough, especially with Legacy having half of his ubercombo in play - why dpt played Next Evo on a turn when he wasn't using its power I don't know, but it meant Omnitron had a fighting chance this game.
I still consider Megalopolis a good choice for newbie games in large part because of Rooftop Combat, which enables you to ignore the Environment deck for several turns. (Others have pointed out that there are good reasons for reconsidering this policy…perhaps Megalopolis is still good if you stack the deck, but it can be problematic if Hostage or Paparazzi show up too early.) Since Rooftop suggests a climax, I didn't want it to show up this early, and anyway it was likely to help you more than it hurt you, and I wanted to give Omnitron all the help I could, since he has such a pathetic record in my experience. Once it got to his turn, I had an easy enough choice…Disintegration Ray is a Component, and Components seldom last long in five-hero games, so even the wimpy Drone was preferable to a card that wouldn't do anything until the next turn, and likely wouldn't last that long.
I didn't want Targeting Innocents to see play until there had been an Impending Casualty, as it seems narratively necessary - although in fact, I now think it'd be more appropriate to have one turn of TI without IC, then have IC start happening, as if the Targeting Innocents was getting worse (I had perhaps failed to grok that it does this every round). Even more ideal would be for IC to happen, then the deck to be reshuffled so TI could come out, and only then for IC to turn up again…but even with the deck burning an extra card each round, that would take a long time to happen. With a choice between two cards that both would need to avoid 10 damage within a round in order to do anything, I picked the one with the more dramatic effect, even knowing that it might (and did) prove repetitive. Once Omni's turn rolled around, I had a seemingly easy choice to make, but if I'd realized the Self-Aware Robotics Factory was going to rebuild a Drone, I might have made this choice differently, even though the ominous image of the Bomb rising into view was compelling to me. Still, I have a hard time getting out of the habit of considering Repair Drone a weak card, a waste of one of Omni's valuable plays, and EPE his strongest attack under all circumstances (instead of just most of them - stupid Hypersonic Assault), so I made the apparently obvious decision.
Revisiting the choice from the first enviro turn, I made it the opposite way (having perhaps forgotten the Terraforming risk, or just decided it didn't matter enough), but found myself un-inspired by IC now that it was finally coming out…I considered Poor Fluffy to be a weak point in my storytelling for this match. In retrospect, with Tacky having Hypersonicked (and I should have noticed it was coming), playing Targeting Innocents last round would have been even better, for it would mean there could be an "either/or" moment with IC that's normally impossible. Oh well, live and learn. On Omni's turn, I passed on TechSing because I figured poor AZ deserved a break, and on the Railgun for the usual reason of not wanting to wait a full round to get anything done…Interpolation wouldn't do much, but at least there was a chance it'd push a character closer to the breaking point, as I was very much hoping to do (I had forgotten the "one incapped hero is dropped from the team" rule, which would have suited my desire to keep the hero selection dynamic, but still, I get tired of effortless victories for the hero team, and wanted to see Omnitron take at least one of you out).
Though I was mostly pretty careful with my recordkeeping, there was one turn in which I got distracted with IRL stuff and forgot to take note of which cards got bottomed on Omnitron's turn, so I was later forced to guess from an imperfect memory…I assume it must have been this turn, because I can't think why else I would have rejected a Terminators card in favor of the wimpy Repair drone. I really hated repeating Hostage Situation, but Legacy had actually activated Next Evolution at least once somewhere around here, and I wasn't about to turn all damage to Melee right then, when I actually had some hope of snuffing him out if I got a bit of luck on the card plays, before he entirely shut the game down with his Lead From the Front combo. I liked the idea of the heroes getting up close and personal with Omnitron, and I definitely liked the idea of upping his damage by one, not to mention the Plating if that was still in play…but as it was, I just couldn't risk it.
I really hated how much repetition was happening, but this time Legacy actually had the damn combo in play, so I definitely couldn't go CQC this time, as much as I wanted to. I was hoping fervently for the Flechettes, and got them…I knew the Component was doomed, but the Drone was even more hopeless with Legacy immune to melee, so at least we got to see it in the "movie". I don't remember whether I was relieved or annoyed to have APS get bottomed in order to play the critically-necessary Flechettes; I wanted to help Omnitron, and APS plus CQC would have been a beautiful combo if I could have finished Legacy off, but as it was, I needed the Ongoings gone, and was indeed able to make that happen, knowing it was my last chance to possibly turn the game around.
Writing the Paparazzi's dialogue was awesome, it was very sad that they didn't survive to affect the game in any way. Overall, the ending was the most unsatisfying part of this game by far…the main reason I say that I'd have to rewrite this "script," if the movie were actually being made, is that basically very little happened until the last round of the game, and then far too much all at once. You get a goofy picture of Tachyon standing around scratching her head for several minutes while the drones and Hostaging cultists postured and Trains fell ineffectually from the sky, then all of a sudden incredible carnage was unleashed all at once after all that nothing…it would take a fair bit of polishing to turn it into a decently paced action flick.
Still, all told, it was a good first outing for the SCUverse rules, and I'm glad that one of the decks ran all the way through so that the semi-predictability could affect the climax, even if it didn't work quite the way I hoped.