<strong>Hero Points:</strong>6 (Lionheart), 4 (Scarab), 2 (Hornet), 2 (H2GO!), 4 (Chlorophyll).<br/><br/>Check these pages out for uses of Hero Points (https://www.d20herosrd.com/home/victory-points/) and Extra Effort! (https://www.d20herosrd.com/#EXTRA_EFFORT)<br/><br/>Cannon did not have much time to react as the feline-eared woman charged forth. Instead of dodging he held up his hands, crossed over his torso. Lionheart made contact...and knocked him back quite a bit. She was close enough to spot a bluetooth earpiece on his left ear.<br/><br/>“Heh, got some fight in ya,” Cannon said as he wobbly got back on his feet. “But I can hit even harder!”<br/><br/>His smirk turned into a pained grimace as he looked slightly to the left, the chatter in his bluetooth message demanding his attention.<br/><br/>“Count yourself lucky,” he snarled. “Someday we’re gonna have a round two!”<br/><br/>His body vibrating rapidly, the space around the supervillain warped and stretched until he disappeared.<br/><br/>“Where is he?!” Chlorophyll screamed.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cannon used his Teleportation power (yes he has it in his stat block) to disengage from combat for the time. <del>He also hit the DC exactly. :(</del> You forgot you got a crit, so +5 damage DC means he failed by 2 degrees!<br/>Cannon Toughness 28 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147966)</div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><strong>Meanwhile...!</strong></span></span></div><br/>Kaitlyn and her parents hurried down the hall as a mass of people swarmed around and past them. Being in the larger lobby, Gargantua was unable to pursue them into the smaller hallways, but the long reach of his arms blindly bashed through the walls and rooms. Kaitlyn tripped just as Hornet flew through a now-shattered window arch.<br/><br/>“Everyone don’t panic, I’m here to help!” she exclaimed.<br/><br/>“I’ll give you this and more if you save my daughter!” Mr. Saito said as he tossed a disc-shaped briefcase up to her. Within was a sword and a wrist-mounted device. Sparing no time in putting them on, Hornet flew forward, slashing her sword at one of the behemoth’s fingers before it could dislodge a chandelier.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hornet spent her 1 Power Point to gain an Alternate Effect for her Sword-Stinger Array: Bee-Bee Gun!</div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><strong>Obstacle Two</strong></span></span><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/EuRZlls.jpg)</div><br/>Chlorophyll and Lionheart didn’t need to look (or smell) the next crisis point. The distinctive smoky scent accompanied by a warm sensation from the west indicated a fire, and more quakes to the south indicated that either Cannon or the other villains were busy nearby.<br/><br/>Sadly the section of the hotel with the fire escape and elevators were the ones on fire. Civilians alternatively spread out and clustered in disparate groups; some frantically dialed 911 while others looked for alternate routes, fire extinguishers, or any way to save themselves.<br/><br/>Chlorophyll looked out over a window and took in a deep breath. The potted plants and trees on various floors below grew larger, their bark, leaves, and vines reaching up into the air like an arboreal obstacle course.<br/><br/>“Everyone, follow me,” she said calmly. “I know you’re all scared. I am, too. But we’re not like those others back there. We’re here to help.”<br/><br/>The crowds were mollified. They were all still scared, but the wiser heads among them hushed the children and convinced their friends to heed her words.<br/><br/>“I’ll watch over them,” Chlorophyll said as she turned back to Lionheart. “Find Watergirl before the fire spreads even more.”<br/><br/>…<br/><br/>H2GO and Hornet weren’t fairing well against their adversary. The former hopped around frantically without rhyme nor reason as the latter flew out of range of Gargantua’s clapping hands, diving back into range and making ineffectual stabs with a sword. The other supervillains were nowhere in sight, the lobby long-since abandoned with no sign of Jonathan Grant, but the lumbering colossus’ inadvertent slaps and swaps took out more of the room the longer he stood.<br/><br/>“Did you try summoning the bugs?!” H2GO wailed as she shot a burst of water into Gargantua’s eyes. The supervillain wailed as he blindly swung and missed both girls.<br/><br/>“Yeah, but the hotel must be full of pesticides or something!” Hornet answered as she took refuge in the far corner of the room, coincidentally near Lionheart as she entered.<br/><br/>“Nothing we’re doing is working!” Hornet exclaimed with a loud cough. “And I think blinding him just made him even madder!”<br/><br/>“I’ll squash you like a bug, and make froggie a green pancake!” Gargantua screeched as he barreled dangerously close to the girls. Dangling above him were tendrils of exposed, sparking electrical wiring; combined with his already-moist status, could make for a deadly combination if exploited. Out of options, Hornet shot a wrist-mounted dart at an exposed area between the giant's toes, causing no real injury but creating a distraction that sent Gargantua toppling forth onto his knee.<br/><br/><em>You have various means of resolving this challenge, including those suggested above when dealing with Cannon. While Gargantua’s easy to hit, he’s hard to damage via traditional methods given his high Toughness and Fortitude defenses. Fortunately H2GO partially blinded him for a moment, which you can use to your advantage. Suggested tactics include feinting him into a window, a weak section of floor, or a nearby exposed electrical wiring now that H2GO’s got him nice and wet (Deception vs his Deception or Insight, Attractive doesn’t apply as he can’t get a good look at you and he doesn’t have any other super-senses to speak of). You can also try making a trip maneuver to turn his own size against him (roll vs his Parry (DC 7, including vulnerable condition and blinding penalty) with -2 penalty on your end). You can try using your offensive powers if all else fails, although targeting furniture or sections of room (Toughness 9, Dodge/Parry 0 for floors/walls/ceilings, or Toughness 6, Dodge/Parry 4 for chandeliers, tables, and such) to create difficult terrain, environmental damage, or an environmental-related condition in order to resolve this Obstacle.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">In combination with overcoming the last obstacle and Chlorophyll successfully helping evacuate civilians (to a safer level at least), you and she both gain a Hero Point. Hornet also gets a Hero Point as pesticide-related defenses in the fancy hotel prevent her from summoning any insect Swarms for the scene.<br/>Chlorophyll Persuasion 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147967)<br/><strong>Hero Point Reroll is 18, use 19 instead.</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147973)<br/>Gargantua Unarmed 21 vs H2GO, Miss (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147968)<br/>Hornet Attack 27 vs Gargantua, Hit (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147969)<br/>Gargantua Toughness 26, Success (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147970)<br/>Gargantua Fortitude 24, Success (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147971)<br/><strong>Hornet spends 2 Hero Points: one to cancel out Fatigue from Extra Effort to gain a bonus Action, and another to gain the benefits of the Set-Up advantage for 1 round. She uses Acrobatics to make a feint against Gargantua, and uses Set-Up to transfer the benefits to Lionheart.</strong><br/>Feint 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147974)<br/>Gargantua Deception to Resist, 14, Failure. Is Vulnerable against the next attack of Hornet's until end of the next round. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147975)<br/>Gargantua Dodge 15 vs H2GO, Failure by 2 degrees, Visually Disabled (-5 on relevant sight-based rolls) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=147972)<br/><strong>H2GO spends Hero Point to Edit Scene, causes nearby exposed electrical wiring to be present. Can add +5 to a relevant roll or DC on Lionheart's part if she makes use of this environmental element.</strong></div></div>