<strong>Hero Points:</strong>0 (Ghost-Signal), 1 (Scarab)<br/><br/><em>Initiative<br/><br/>Squad Leader 22<br/>Scarab 17<br/>Iron Matron 16<br/>Ghost-Signal 12<br/>Minions 4</em><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: onyx;"><strong>Round Three</strong></span></span></div><br/>Dizzy's jurry-rigged trap worked...to a point. While it did cause the elevator to suddenly jerk downwards, the Iron Matron reacted just in time to position herself under the escape hatch, jump up vertically, and grab one of the cables going upwards to make up for the descent. Dizzy bought precious seconds, but not minutes, with this maneuver.<br/><br/>The Brande Management forces did not initially fire, and were then less-inclined once a teenage girl got in the middle of them. This wasn't the movies; when surrounding an opponent soldiers did not want to be in a position parallel from each other in case their shots miss and they hit each other. However, her expertly-timed kick was met with some resistance from the armored vest, which left some bruising but no concussions.<br/><br/>"Stupid kid!" one of them shouted as he swung the butt of his rifle at her and missed. Another grabbed her from behind in a shoulder lock while the third sought to punch her right in the gut...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">I'll allow for multiple maneuvers to combine to a single action. Ignore the initial DC 18 on the first Toughness save; it was me rolling too fast.<br/><br/>Iron Maiden's Dodge Save vs DC 20. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139479) Made it exact.<br/><br/>First Minion Toughness vs DC 19. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139480). Got a 21.<br/><br/>Now their turns:<br/><br/>First Rifle Butt 17 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139485)<br/>Second Grab 24. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139486) Dizzy must now resist using a Dodge roll vs his 24. If she fails by one degree (20-23) she's restrained (immobile and vulnerable). If she failes by 19 or less she is bound (defenseless, immobile, and impaired.<br/>Third Punches with a 7. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139487) Unlikely to hit unless she's bound/defenseless, at which point this would be a routine check that hits with a 15 with a Toughness DC of 17.</div></div><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: onyx;"><strong>Round Four</strong></span></span></div><br/>The female squad leader arrived, Dizzy could tell by her voice, although it was also a distance away.<br/><br/>"Keep her pinned down!" she said as she advanced across a nearby catwalk. Get her to the truck!"<br/><br/>"You mean this truck?"<br/><br/>A blue pick-up truck flew through the air in a wide arc, smashing against the catwalk and knocking the woman off of it. She rolled on her shoulder away in time before the vehicle could crush her.<br/><br/>Even when fighting off three men Dizzy did not have to look to see who it was, but if she did she'd see a dark-skinned woman in a colorful suit and ivory white cape, the golden symbol of a scarab upon it and an Eye of Horus symbol upon the chest area. (https://i.imgur.com/aiXQDpc.jpg) Dizzy knew her identity to be Esther, but when donning the garb she went by another title.<br/><br/>"Like the eventual return of Sopdet in the sky, so too is the Scarab reborn!" she exclaimed.<br/><br/>"A metahuman?!" one of the men gasped. "Where'd she come-"<br/><br/>Undeterred, the Iron Matron caught up with her quarry, but the sight of a more-threatening woman in mid-air with telekinetic powers refocused her attention. Instead of going for a knife she drew a pistol from her stocking and shot...somewhere off-base. Reacting faster than she could think, the superhero prepared a kinetic barrier to redirect where she thought the bullet would hit in her center of mass. But the Iron Matron foresaw this and shot it so that the bullet instead ricocheted right into the Eye of Horus.<br/><br/>"Agh, ouch!" the Scarab exclaimed as she unexpectedly flew back from the hit, whose telekinetic barrier fortunately reduced the velocity. to make the gunshot less lethal.<br/><br/>At this point the store workers knew that things were going to escalate, and began running for cover...but not before snapping a few smartphone photos of the woman majestically hovering in the sky!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Scarab arrives on the scene with a 17 Initiative! (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139490)<br/><br/>And hits her with a 24! (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139492)<br/><br/>Toughness 19, fails by 2 degrees. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139493) Is injured -1 and Dazed.<br/><br/>Iron Matron shoots at Scarab, getting a Natural 20 for a critical hit! (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139495)<br/><br/>Scarab gets a 19 against DC 24 (damage 9). (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139496) She is injured -1 and Dazed as well.<br/><br/>I presume that Dizzy will try to hit the Minions again unless she wishes to focus on the squad leader and Iron Matron, so rolling their Toughness values ahead of time. All will fail to her Takedown attack.<br/><br/>First 17 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139481)<br/>Second 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139482)<br/>Third 8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139483)</div></div>