<em>Universal Initiative Order<br/>Hornet: 28<br/>Dreamer: 24<br/>Buddy: 17<br/>Red Queen: 16<br/>Bikers: 11</em><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Hornet &amp; Red Queen, Round 3</span></span></div><br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>6 (Red Queen), 1 (Hornet)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Edit Scene</div><div class="spoiler_body">Now's as good a time as any for Red Queen to start spending those Hero Points! (https://www.d20herosrd.com/home/victory-points/) In addition to the typical effects here are a few sample Scene Edits:<br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Cause the fires to weaken a section of wall or ceiling to fall upon Buddy and the biker, as a Damage 4 effect which imposes the Immobile conditions upon them for 1 round.</li><li>Gain Inspiration to discover a common escape route and thus tip off the Emerald City PD of the bikers fleeing by motorcyles.</li><li>Spot a weakened section of the foundation to tear apart/break with your super-strength, thus cutting off Buddy's escape route.</li><li>Gain Inspiration to realize that given his association with Plague, Buddy may be weak to holy things. Red Queen recalls a nearby church in the Undercity, and may retrieve some objects from there during a chase to use against Buddy or for later.</li></ul></div></div><br/>The Red Queen dramatically broke through the second floor's window, causing the biker upstairs to desperately open fire. Although he missed, some of the stray bullets hit an old water pipe nearby, causing bursts of pressurized jets to hit the Red Queen.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">GM Fiat</div><div class="spoiler_body">This is one of the cases where you and Hornet gain a Hero Point for me playing fast and loose with the rules. The water pipe is effectively a Move Object Rank 6 effect, which will knock Red Queen down to the first floor inside unless she succeeds on a DC 16 Dodge roll. No damage, more an inconvenience.</div></div><br/>Hornet flew out upon hearing the Red Queen's arrival, drawing some fire from the thug downstairs but not before giving Buddy a slight flesh wound.<br/><br/>"I found their leader, he's to-OW!" she shouted as Buddy gave chase, walloping her in the back but hardly stopping her flight.<br/><br/>"Come back here and fight!" Buddy exclaimed as he leaned over the rails. "Or retreat like a scared little girl!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">2nd Floor Biker Submachine Gun 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134811)<br/>Hornet Attack Roll 23 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134812)<br/>Buddy Toughness 28 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134813)<br/>First Floor Biker vs Hornet 9 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134814)<br/>Buddy Unarmed vs Hornet 26 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134815)<br/>Hornet Toughness 26 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134816)</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Consolidated Positions</div><div class="spoiler_body">1 biker is on the first floor<br/>1 biker is in the hallway outside the storage closet and Buddy's room on the second floor.<br/>Buddy and Hornet are on the second floor, Buddy overlooking the balcony and Hornet flying in mid-air.<br/>Red Queen is on the second floor and can make a melee leap to the room Buddy and Hornet are in, unless she's been knocked to the first floor.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Hornet &amp; Red Queen, Round 4</span></span></div><br/>It would seem that Hornet let his taunt get to him, for her arc swung around to go back to the railing. But instead of going for Buddy she swerved at an angle at the last minute to hit the biker nearby. Her thrusting sword stabbed through the cuff of his shirt and pinned him to the wall with a noticeable<em>thud,</em>knocking out the criminal.<br/><br/>Buddy swore under his breath at the uselessness of his compatriots.<br/><br/>"Are you idiots good for anything?!?" he exclaimed.<br/><br/>Just then, the flames of the spreading fire from the drug lab spread around the corner, the heat emanating from the back doors in the first floor.<br/><br/>"I guess you are for<em>something,</em>" he mused.<br/><br/>Dropping down to the first floor he focused, summoning the spirits of Plague to create a miasmic cloud around the Red Queen while he retreated into the flame-filled room.<br/><br/>"C'mon Hoss!" he shouted to the last biker, whether he's standing or already taken care of by the Red Queen. "We're getting outta here!"<br/><br/>Should he still be up, the last biker followed, grabbing a nearby fire extinguisher to clear a path. Buddy cared not, walking through the fires as they harmlessly licked at his leather jacket.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hornet uses a routine attack to take out the submachine gun biker.<br/><br/>Buddy uses his Pathogens on the Red Queen (unless you're lucky enough to knock him out in Round 3 somehow), forcing a DC 25 Fortitude save to avoid his Affliction (Impaired failure, Disabled failure by 5 or more, Incapacitated failure by 10 or more).<br/><br/>The fire is a Burst Area Damage 4 effect, and imposes slight cover due to the smoke and fumes. Buddy is immune to heat effects and damage, so is unhindered.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Consolidated Positions</div><div class="spoiler_body">1 biker is on the first floor unless dispatched in Round 3.<br/>Buddy is on the first floor, making a retreat through the fire-filled drug lab in back.<br/>Hornet's on the second floor balcony.<br/>Red Queen's position varies depending on where she moved in Round 3.</div></div>