<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"So yeah, let's talk details: what can we do to pull the crowd on my side?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Bring up all the times he and his master lost. This one's before my time, but that time in 1995 when the last Lady Liberty trashed that Zodiac cult. Was the first superbattle uploaded to the Internet, a classic. Seeing that big lunk butcher his own Phoenician chant is something I bet an immortal would never forget!"<br/><br/>"Good idea, Bowman," Centuria added. "If he's so confident in his new plan, egg him into revealing why Hades will succeed<em>this time."</em><br/><br/>Besides his suggestion plan, Thunderbolt has been silent in this regard.<br/><br/>"Do you have any ideas?" Centuria asked Thunderbolt.<br/><br/>"I'm not exactly a people person anymore. I can angle the ambient lighting to showcase you for dramatic effect."<br/><br/>Bowman smiled. "And maybe some loud thunder crashes while mimicking past battles, too! If we time it in tune with your speech Chica that can really have an effect!"<br/><br/><hr/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">The Big Fight</span></span></div><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/YfGIQeE.png)</div><br/>Scene Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x63F4NZH3xo)<br/><br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>6 (La Mariposa), 1 (Bowman), 1 (Centuria), 1 (Thunderbolt)<br/><br/>Passing over the Liberty Dome, the Freedom Leaguers exited the plane down onto the Liberty Dome, which began slowly opening for their arrival. Centuria and Thunderbolt waited as Bowman rappelled down with a well-placed arrow and Chica fell like a graceful meteor, timing their flight so that they'd be in tune with their partners. Crowds of thousands appeared as the dome's roof receded, the flashing of recording devices mixed with flip cards illustrating a pantheon of various gods fighting in the underworld. The seats were at full capacity, but there was a crowd of twice as many spirits flying about the dome like schools of fish, where the ferryman Charon was passing out see-through tickets (grudgingly, due to the free admission). A huge obstacle course spanned the grassy field, its platforms, aquariums, and precarious structures looking like a cross between a series of arenas and game show athletic challenges. And standing upon the tallest platform in the center was Cerberus, holding a megaphone the size of his body.<br/><br/>"And like angels descending from Olympus, the Freedom League comes!" he exclaimed.<br/><br/>The crowd cheered.<br/><br/>"Oh, just four of you? Is the rest of the League too scared to take on Hades?!"<br/><br/>Cerberus laughed as the crowd booed at him.<br/><br/>"Don't mess with Earth-Primers!" Bowman exclaimed. "We're so good we can beat your has-been god at half strength!"<br/><br/>The thousands-strong crowd gave a collective 'wooooah!'<br/><br/><em>Treat this pre-fight event as a Challenge Sequence. (https://www.d20herosrd.com/9-gamemastering/8-action-adventure/) La Mariposa must succeed on 3 out of 5 checks in order to bait Cerberus into monologuing Hades' plan. You must accumulate 3 DC 25 successes before 3 failures in order to pass. If you fail, Cerberus gets bored and immediately proceeds to clobbering time.</em><br/><br/><strong>Build 'em Up:</strong>La Mariposa gives an inspiring speech, either the typical triumph of good over evil or something similar. This is a Persuasion check (Good Vibes Feature grants +5 on said check). Alternatively, Centuria can spend her Hero Point to use her Inspire advantage (rank 1) (https://www.d20herosrd.com/5-advantages#TOC-INSPIRE-FORTUNE-RANKED-5-) and succeed automatically, which will also apply when combat begins.<br/><br/><strong>Knock 'em Down:</strong>La Mariposa emphasizes Cerberus' weaknesses (and likely that of Hades') and past failures. This is closer to Intimidation, and Good Vibes Feature does not apply. You can even apply Death Visions Power Rank to substitute for Deception if you want to go 'full heel,' implying that you won't hold back against Cerberus (although killing is taboo in superhero circles).<br/><br/><strong>Victory Is Assured:</strong>La Mariposa can move on over to one of the obstacle courses ahead of time while talking, showing how trivial his little evil schemes are. This can be either an attribute check, Expertise:Training, or Power Rank check (power-lifting to pick up an entire courses' foundations, super-leaping to clear an acid-filled pit, etc). However, if she fails then she triggers one of the traps early and must succeed on a DC 28 (13 damage) Toughness save to avoid injury.<br/><br/><strong>Call Out the Dead:</strong>La Mariposa addresses the unseen spirits in attendance, getting insight and pointers from her fans beyond the grave to display "divine foresight" the mortal crowd may not necessarily know. This can grant a +5 bonus to a related check (Expertise: Pop Culture for a speech from a long-dead luchadore, for example).<br/><br/><strong>Superpowered Light &amp; Magic:</strong>Via pre-rehearsed cues, Bowman, Centuria, and/or Thunderbolt use their powers to further enhance La Mariposa's performance. They may apply their relevant attritube, skills, and/or power ranks to the check. Thanks to La Mariposa's Teamwork advantage, they gain +5 bonus (not included in following modifiers) on their relevant rolls! Examples include Bowman making a Ranged Combat: Bows check (+12, can HP for natural 20 result), Centuria's own Might for power-lifting or Swiftness (STR 17), or Thunderbolt's Electrical Control (Ranged Combat +10, Power Ranks range from 8 to 13).<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Initiative</div><div class="spoiler_body">Just rolling this ahead of time. Do so for La Mariposa<br/><br/>Centuria 18 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139024)<br/>Bowman 14 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139023)<br/>Cerberus 13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139026)<br/>Thunderbolt 11 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139025)<br/></div></div>