Titans Annual #1
“Identity Crisis part 5”

by Lightshear


After the JSA broke through the flank of the citadel, and with the JLI taking the main force at the front, the Titans assaulted the fortress from the rear. It was hard going – all the finest assassins and soldiers of fortune in the world were throwing themselves against the Titans’ assault. Changeling took rhino form and charged through their formation while Cyborg used his sonic cannon to disable several groups. Starfire penned in others with her starbolts and Raven paralyzed even the coldest assassins with fear.

Roy dove headlong into the fight. He was calling himself Arsenal, now, and had his new uniform on. He had been anxious to go after the Kingpin ever since his time in Checkmate, and given the chance, he was ripping the walls down. Explosive-tipped arrows arced overhead and landed in plumes of flame and scorching heat. As the guard scattered, Hawk picked them off. His red-gloved fists beat tattoos on the faces of those who tried to flee, and his whoops and bellows could be heard clearly over the noise and din.

Despite the numbers of the opposition, the Titans would not be denied. The Kingpin had made this personal, and now he was going to pay. It wasn’t long before Nightwing had broken through to the inner sanctum…
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“…And that brings us to now,” Nightwing said, facing down the Kingpin. “It was a clever ruse, but I knew that Luthor couldn’t be the Kingpin. He had no connection to Donna, and she would never have trusted him. Not enough to become…to do what she did. And Arsenal told me how her fall started well before the Titans went down, so this had to have begun much earlier.”

“Well done, Richard. For all of Batman’s reputation, I knew it would be you who found me.”

“Don’t act so d*mn smug,” Nightwing said, trying hard to keep his cool. He had to stay detached, or this could go very wrong very quickly. “You were practically flaunting your identity to us. The colors of Donna’s uniform when she fought us – I just didn’t make the connections. But there’s one thing I couldn’t figure out. What’s the motive? Why do what you did? Sure, you get the power of your new position, but why us? Why use Donna to get what you wanted?”

“She was convenient. It was just a job, really. I had been contracted to take you down, and I knew that I’d need an inside man. Young girls tend to be very…pliable, if you know what buttons to push. And Donna had so much naiveté. She’d never been to our world; never been exposed to the things I showed her. Once she needed me – loved me – the secrets started flowing out of her mouth. It was easy enough to get her to set you Titans up for the fall in that funhouse. With her help, you fell like a house of cards. Didn’t you ever wonder why she left so quickly? She was probably the strongest one of you, but she flew off awfully quickly.”

Nightwing was ashamed of himself for never asking that question. And he was ashamed of Donna for her weakness – but he pitied her, too. This man was a snake; he was a poison that looked like the cure, and his words could have turned anyone. If he turned his whole intellect to polluting her, did she really stand a chance of resisting? She was a young girl in a world she had never known and he was…

“So this was just a job for you?”

“Just another hit. We called it the ‘Judas Contract.’ I think you can appreciate the sentiment. I’m sorry to say, you just aren’t that special. If you kids hadn’t made HIVE so angry, our paths never would have crossed.”

“D*mn you, Deathstroke.”

“But you can have Troy back – she’s a little too far gone, now. Her…dependencies are making her a liability that I just can’t afford. Besides, I have the perfect replacement. Allow me to introduce you.” Slade Wilson, known to his enemies as Deathstroke the Terminator, stood from behind his wide desk and swept his hand to the side. His smile grew proud beneath his snow-white Vandyke beard, his good eye narrowing in satisfaction. From a side door, a girl walked in wearing a costume almost identical to his own. She wore a half-mask of his design, and carried a wicked looking sword.

“Is this the man, Daddy?” she asked.

“Yes, Rose, this is Nightwing. Richard, meet my daughter – Ravager.”

Just then, the rest of the Titans burst into the room. Arsenal was leading the charge, two arrows drawn. He screamed out when he saw Deathstroke and let them fly. Slade simply smiled, and snatched both arrows out of the air.

“I dislike your numbers. I could take you down, myself, but I’m no fool.” With a tap on a button, doors flew open and Deathstroke’s elite personal guard stormed the room. “Now you see me…” he said, donning his mask, “Now, you don’t.” Then, the lights went out and the room was plunged into pitch-blackness.

“Play all the games you want, Slade,” Nightwing called out. “But I swear to you – you will not leave this room!”

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Titans:

E Nightwing* – 53
R Speedy – 28
R Cyborg – 44
E Icn Starfire – 77
R Icn Raven** – 54
R HT Changeling – 31
E Hawk – 55

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Total: 357

Vs.

The Kingpin:

R/E/V Deathstroke*; **; ***; #; @ – 148
V Ravager*; ***; # – 50
V Scourge - 21
V Scourge - 21
V Scourge - 21

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

Total: 366

Map:

Battlefield Condition: Deep Shadows

Scenario Rules:

 Special Deathstroke Rules: Deathstroke starts with the Vet Deathstroke dial. Once that dial is KO’d, he is replaced by the Exp dial at full strength (regardless of damage taken on her last dial), followed then by the Rookie dial at full strength.

Ex: Starfire attacks Deathstroke on his last click and hits for 4 damage. Deathstroke is immediately replaced by his second dial at full strength, even though Starfire did 3 more clicks than needed to KO the first dial.

 Deathstroke cannot be captured until the last 3 clicks of his last dial. A successful capture by Nightwing nets twice the usual IAP/TAP reward for a capture (8 IAP/TAP).

Something I missed was brought to my attention - it IS a special rule that Deathstroke gets access to Trick Shot despite not having the prereq's. So no, your eyes don't decieve you.

Poop on a stick! We get the hardest game of all, and we will be kicking some booty. Oh well, Titans GO!

Inish-6 & 4
Objects-6 & 3

And we waste our good rolls off the bat.

Yeah - this is how tough DS will be each and every time you meet him! He really is that bad. I'm actually hoping for an updated dial for Collateral Damage, but until then, this'll do. Good luck, Oogie! Crack him a good one for me!

I think he should be this good, it's just hard to deal with the multi dials. They just get stronger when you beat them down! And I'm still waiting on some villainy. Any takers?

Hardest game of all? What about Amazo!

Init 6+6
Objects 6+3

Shoulda saved those for cleanup of my game!

Hmm... we're missing map arn't we. DC A work for you? Will wait for your setup.

oh geez... didn't notice Deep Shadows. Yeah this might be harder... :/

Lucky i'm a poor player

The Titans will be busting in from the bottom-

Titans:

E Nightwing* (6/6) W15
R Speedy (5/5) W11
R Cyborg (6/6) W12
E Icn Starfire (7/7) W10
R Icn Raven** (5/5) X13
R HT Changeling (5/5) X10
E Hawk (7/7) W13

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Vs.

The Kingpin:

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6)
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6)
V Scourge 21 (4/4)
V Scourge 21 (4/4)
V Scourge 21 (4/4)

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/R15
LO-Q5

Setup

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6) B13
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6) B12
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Dais) B14
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Cale) B15
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Sehkmet) B11

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/R15/ K16
LO-Q5/G16/O16

MOVE The guards move out per narative

1) Dais to I15

2) Sehkmet to I13

3) Cale to I14

Titans:

E Nightwing* (6/6) W15
R Speedy (5/5) W11
R Cyborg (6/6) W12
E Icn Starfire (7/7) W10
R Icn Raven** (5/5) X13
R HT Changeling (5/5) X10
E Hawk (7/7) W13

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Vs.

The Kingpin: (currently all stealthed I guess because of Deep Shadows, yikes!)

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6) B13
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6) B12
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Dais) I15
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Cale) I14
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Sehkmet) I13

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/R15/K16
LO-Q5/G16/O16

"These guys are highly trained. It's like fighting ninja's in the dark. Be extra cautious, because you never know what draps that evil f##k has planned."

Most of the team had never heard Nightiwng talk like that. But most knew why. He had killed (or supposedly killed) half of the team. But now that Donna was found and Speedy was alive, could there be hope that Tempest was OK too? Even Wally was walking, and helping out a division of the JLA. But what would the new Titans do against their deadliest foe?

"I friggin hate ninja's. A lot." Hawk's view was easily seen. And that pretty well reflected the mood of the team.

"TITANS GO!!" they shouted in unison.
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Turn 1 Part 2

1.Nightwing to P19.

2.Starfire carries Speedy to O11, she stops at P10.

3.Raven Phases to P15.

4.Cyborg tries to give his friends a PW jumpstart. Av8 vs DefV12 & 13. Roll is 5 & 2, Hawk and Changeling each take 1.

[]Titans:

[]E Nightwing* (6/6) P19@
[]R Speedy (5/5) O11
[]R Cyborg (6/6) W12@
[]E Icn Starfire (7/7) P10@
[]R Icn Raven** (5/5) P15@
[]R HT Changeling (4/5) X10
[]E Hawk (6/7) W13

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Vs.

The Kingpin: (not Stealthed, just can't be seen from more than 6 away!)

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6) B13
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6) B12
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Dais) I15@
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Cale) I14@
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Sehkmet) I13@

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/R15/K16
LO-Q5/G16/O16

Actually Deep Shadows makes all terrain hindering for LOF purposes along with lowering the range. So everyone would be in stealth. That's why I think your game is really hard since Starfire is your main powerpiece and she's pretty nuetralized until you get hits on the big guys.

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/images/f...HDLG_BF002.jpg

Darkness is the one that only lowers range.

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix...sp?unitid=6354


Can't move now though still at school.

This looks like a job for cyborg's pulse wave!

Man I love the cybog piece!

Cripes, I was looking at Darkness thinking they were the same. That is going to make this game nearly unwinnable. Everyone has stealth, and then when I do knock it off of Stroke, he'll get it back when he falls to the next dial. Hmm.... this one will take some more thinking.

I know... also I wonder if we are using the same Map. Since you have Grayson in the buildings to the left of the room and everyone else to the middle section, well either way... can't waste the oppurtunity for a good story.
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"You made me look bad Richard. I thought you would have gotten the message when I took care of your team the last time. That's why I let some of you live. I thought you'd give up playing hero. You surprised me, even impressed me a little. But you made me look bad. This time i'll show you that when Deathstroke the Terminator beats you down... it's better to STAY DOWN!"

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1) Deathstroke will move to J19

2) Ravager to G14

3) Scourge(Cale) will push to attack Speedy 11 on 15, need a 4. 2+1 for a miss, heh that's what i get. 1 to Cale.


[]Titans:

[]E Nightwing* (6/6) P19@
[]R Speedy (5/5) O11
[]R Cyborg (6/6) W12@
[]E Icn Starfire (7/7) P10@
[]R Icn Raven** (5/5) P15@
[]R HT Changeling (4/5) X10
[]E Hawk (6/7) W13

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Vs.

The Kingpin: (not Stealthed, just can't be seen from more than 6 away!)

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6) J19@
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6) G14 @
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Dais) I15
V Scourge 21 (3/4) (Cale) I14 @@
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Sehkmet) I13

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/R15/K16
LO-Q5/G16/O16

"Where the hell are they? I can't see a thing!" Vic was clearly rattled. It may have been why he fired wildly, catching Hank and Gar in the blast field.

"Victor, you must calm yourself. We cannot let fear overtake us. Focus and push forward." It was odd to hear Raven in such a leadership role. That may help, but who knows how much.

I can hear Deathstroke coming my way, and only see bits of him as he darts around. But then I hear Hawk coming behind me, and think that we may have a chance.

"I can see them shooting, but I can't lock onto where the bullets are coming from!" Roy was starting to freak a bit too. I had no idea how we would get out of this.
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Turn 2 part 2

1.Hawk to O21, grabbing the HO on the way.

2.Changeling to Q10.

[]Titans:

[]E Nightwing* (6/6) P19
[]R Speedy (5/5) O11
[]R Cyborg (6/6) W12
[]E Icn Starfire (7/7) P10
[]R Icn Raven** (5/5) P15
[]R HT Changeling (4/5) Q10@
[]E Hawk (6/7) O21@ w/HO

* Stunning Blow - 10
** Passenger - 5

Vs.

The Kingpin: (not Stealthed, just can't be seen from more than 6 away!)

V/E/R Deathstroke 215*/**/***/#/@ (8/8;7/7;6/6) J19@
V Ravager 85*/***/# (6/6) G14 @
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Dais) I15
V Scourge 21 (3/4) (Cale) I14 @@
V Scourge 21 (4/4) (Sehkmet) I13

* Swingline x2 - 20
** Trick Shot – 20
*** Armor Piercing x2 - 20
# Pounce x2 - 30
@ Automatic Regeneration - 12

HO-O11/w/Hawk/K16
LO-Q5/G16/O16