key quest
Activating the temporary upgrade dazzles Wessex in a flare of light for a moment. Every bit of technology in her body fires on full blast for a moment, and the damage is undone. Ice sparkles out from the Queen's fingertips and erupts outward from Neron. The monsters are able to dodge the spikes that protrude from the hardened earth, but the missiles from Wessex find their way into modified flesh and pockets of skin. (W hits, N misses). There is no time in this chaos for Wessex to heal herself.
Cluster 2 is entirely decimated.
AsEdrei loads the crossbow, it does exactly as it was meant to: the arrow is suddenly bathed in fire. As we all know, fire and ascended are not a good match. So as the Rapacious shoots the bolt, she finds that she has been quite burned by the weapon she had been holding. Worse, because she's an ascended. Luckily, her arrow just hits, and the largest monster is forced to feel her pain.
Peter lashes out again at the monster of cluster 4, though only his feet make an impact, rather than his claws. Still, it's better than nothing.
Now for the monster's turns.
Enraged at seeing yet another swath of their brethren decimated, cluster three attempts a new tactic. It is clearWessex 's strengths (thus far) are tied to Neron...so why not separate them? Reaching out again, Cluster 2 will try and grapple Wessex...and again misses.
Invisibility is clever against those who rely on their sight. But so much of what motivates the monster hoards are driven by mechanisms so much more advanced than mere optics. Neron is not invisible to the monsters, and to prove this, cluster 5 tries to do what cluster 2 couldn't: if they couldn't pull Wessex away from Neron, they'd pull Neron away from Wessex. They grapple him with cables and wires that tangle around him, drawing him back and back and back...eliminating that precious 30ft distance needed for the Queen to steal his strength.
The largest monster continues to target Edy, fiery bitch she's proven to be. However their game of cat and mouse will continue as the blast goes wide.
And what of Peter's fate? He continues to prove himself more dexterous than the monsters give him credit for. As he kicks out at cluster 4, a clawed hand reaches out to slice off his leg, missing entirely.
Your randomly chosen initiative order is:Wessex, Neron, Edrei, Peter. You have 24 hours to respond, based on when the person before you posted.
Please keep your posts as concise and clear as possible. Remember, this is a KQ. You can spend words on introspection later. Keep things action-based, and refer to the KQ guide in the guidebook for information about our expectations.
If I don't specifically say how your character has evaded an attack, or where the damage is, feel free to add this flavour in yourself!
Wessex: 295.5/396
Neron: 62/92
Edy: 45/120
Peter: 72/72
Monster Swarm:
Cluster 2 is entirely decimated.
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Now for the monster's turns.
Enraged at seeing yet another swath of their brethren decimated, cluster three attempts a new tactic. It is clear
Invisibility is clever against those who rely on their sight. But so much of what motivates the monster hoards are driven by mechanisms so much more advanced than mere optics. Neron is not invisible to the monsters, and to prove this, cluster 5 tries to do what cluster 2 couldn't: if they couldn't pull Wessex away from Neron, they'd pull Neron away from Wessex. They grapple him with cables and wires that tangle around him, drawing him back and back and back...eliminating that precious 30ft distance needed for the Queen to steal his strength.
The largest monster continues to target Edy, fiery bitch she's proven to be. However their game of cat and mouse will continue as the blast goes wide.
And what of Peter's fate? He continues to prove himself more dexterous than the monsters give him credit for. As he kicks out at cluster 4, a clawed hand reaches out to slice off his leg, missing entirely.
Your randomly chosen initiative order is:
Please keep your posts as concise and clear as possible. Remember, this is a KQ. You can spend words on introspection later. Keep things action-based, and refer to the KQ guide in the guidebook for information about our expectations.
If I don't specifically say how your character has evaded an attack, or where the damage is, feel free to add this flavour in yourself!
Wessex: 295.5/396
Neron: 62/92
Edy: 45/120
Peter: 72/72
Monster Swarm:
Cluster 2: 0/50
Cluster 3: 75/75
Cluster 4: 26/60
Cluster 5: 50/50
