Turn 15a:

Actions:

1. Octosquid attempts breakaway. Rolls a 4+ and moves to S23

Story:

Octosquid lifts into the air on its legs and walks away from Namor and next to Hellcat, poison fumes still leaking the it.


The Defenders!

1) [13] R Subby 116 (7/9) R21 w/LO
2) [4] LE Hulk (IC 199) 96* (0/10) KOed!
3) [16] E Hellcat 31 (2/6) S22 @@
Total: 246 pts

AIM

1) gi007 V Chemo (Octosquid) (4,8) S23 @
2) sn003 V HYDRA Officer (-4,5) KOed!
3) cm013 R Dreadnought Soldier #1 (-1,5) KOed!
4) cm013 R Dreadnought Soldier #2 (0,5) KOed!
5) sn002 E HYDRA Technician (0,4) KOed!
Objects:

HO: N/A
LO: N22, Namor

Map:

http://www.ianparmenter.com/hcutils/...14&u3=x-102y93

Ugh. What an annoying last turn. Well I can't even attack the Octosquid now, so I can't even 'hope' for a Critical Hit to KO him. I won't bother doing anything. That's the end of the game.

End of issue IAP calculations:

Individual IAP earnt:
[13] Namor = [4,1] + [4,0] = [8,1]
[4] Hulk = [16,0] + [1,0] = [17,0]
[16] Hellcat = [2,1] + [4,0] = [6,1]

TAP from KOs:
2) sn003 V HYDRA Officer (-4,5) 24pts KOed!
3) cm013 R Dreadnought Soldier #1 (-1,5) 30pts KOed!
4) cm013 R Dreadnought Soldier #2 (0,5) 30pts KOed!
5) sn002 E HYDRA Technician (0,4) 19pts KOed!
Total: 24+30+30+19=103/4 = 25.75 = [6,2]

Total TXP earnt:
[4,0]+ [1,0] + [4,0] + [6,2] = [15,2]

New Team total:
[23,0] + [15,2] = [38,2]

Well a good regen roll and constantly successfull breakaway rolls all game robbed me of 9 TXP, but I did manage to get some much needed IXP with Hellcat at least.

Next issue I'll use the same squad I used for the first issue of the arc:

R FF Sub-Mariner 116
E IC Dr. Strange 71
E Sin Valkyrie 60
Total: 247pts

Sorry about that man. I hope your not too upset, but I really had no other way to deal with Hulk. My strategy was divide and conquer, basically to weaken the other 2 and after I finished the Hulk I would engage them.

Was I supposed to play differently? I don't want to get anyone upset at me.

It was a great game, of (Strategy) cat and mouse tactics. You almost had the Octosquid, but I made my regen roll and with the gaint rules, I knew it was unlikely you could lock him down.

You played well, just had some rolls go against you and with me at certain times. (I always send results of all rolls to my email, so I review the again when I create the final report). Your Right, I didn't miss any breakaway rolls with Octo, but don't forget some of those rolls I did have pasticity also

Looking forward to our next battle.

I had no problem with you running while you had RCE- it made sense then, even if it was a little frustrating.

In the last turn though I really expected you to hit Subby since you had CCE then and the chance that I would KO you was slim anyway. Hiding behind my pushed character on the last turn just seemed like it was aimed at stopping me from getting points- which if that happens every game can get quite annoying. (Just realised that since you're a giant I could've at least thrown the LO at you for 1 damage-ah well).

There's usually no particular way to play villains though, so do what you want. I usually go for KOs as much as possible myself, but I also try to play them 'in character' and do what I think they would do. You played very well overall really, just that last turn annoyed me.

Always forget about my guest star roll. Need a 5 or 6: Roll is a 2.

Sorry for being a bad sport, I was just feeling frustrated at not being able to KO the character worth over 50% of your build. You played well.

I was going to try and hit you, but I forgot the game ended on Turn 16. I was suprised when you posted that, I keep forgetting the 16 turn limit.

I thought I would move and poison Hellcat then after you moved I would smack you.

I was going to attack you, but I needed another 8 to hit and I really didn't Think I would hit.


Next time, I will not be so points denying, sorry.

No worries- I was wondering if you didn't realise that it was 16 turns, since it did seem like you were setting up for poison.

Mind if I throw that object for the last turn? At least I can earn 1 more TAP/IAP that way.

Nope go ahead.

1. Namor vs the Squid with the LO. AV of 8 vs DV of 15. Needs a 7. Rolls.....a Critical Hit! Ironic that I got what I would have needed to KO him! That's 2 +1 for the Crit, +1 for hitting the map edge -1 for Toughness for 3 clicks total. Namor earns 2 more IAP and I earn one more TAP. I'll edit that in to my calculations above.

Namor picked up a piece of wreckage that the Hulk had torn off of the giant mechanical robot. "Surface world trash! Begone and never return!" He hurled it at the flailing creature and it smashed through the cockpit revealing the pilot cowering inside. "Y-yes sir." Was all he could say as he ignited the robots boosters and it flew clumsily away.

We still do guest star rolls? I had no idea. I've never rolled one.

You know what....you're right. I think it got trimmed from the rules a while ago when we were streamlining. I just noticed mike doing it and thought I'd just been forgetting to do it.

Guest Stars are just Editor decided now.

For the sake of being official (and so you can find it easier) here is my next squad:


76 MM082 Hulk*
*w/Monster Hunter
55 HA101 Samantha Parrington
116 FF067 Sub-Mariner
250