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Project Prometheus (Original Setting Superhero Quest)

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In terms of Global, one's on lock for John Henry's powering-up.

My personal call is Ibis's reality show, and then... raiding Nora's junk pile in the hopes of something useful for Third Person or R-Train?
 
Bitterman said:
Hypernovae Mode
If a sufficient source of radiation exists, Black Swan may spend the scene absorbing said source of radiation. Black Swan will recover injury levels depending on the sufficiency of the source, as well as potentially gaining "shielded" status. If Black Swan can absorb energy beyond that, she will enter Hypernovae Mode, adding +5 to her next HIT check.

Lightspeed Dash
Black Swan may fly at speeds approaching the speed of light. Doing so will trigger atomic fusion and explosions that will not harm Black Swan, but will cause damage to the areas through which she flies. If Black Swan is in Hypernovae Mode, she can absorb the energy of the explosions to continue Hypernovae Mode and prevent any damage, except for damage to what she flies through and where she stops.
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So Black Swan can use Hypernovae Mode to mitigate the collateral of Lightspeed Dash, but can she use Lightspeed Dash to trigger Hypernovae Mode? It reads like she can, but if she can't that does put a dampner on things.
 
Updated quest instructions. Forgot to say say label which mission Black Swan will be fine and which mission New Dawn will be included and which heroes.
 
Bitterman said:
[8 Turns Until Expiration] [RECOMMENDED: EXCEED-BEYOND and >/= 3 Max Potency Heroes]
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Quick theory crafting time.

On expiration, Moon River either dies or becomes evil. Former is bad, latter pretty much sends us into a soft-game over state. Let's not let that happen.

We'll need a full team of four maxed out people to get this done. Let's review our plans to see who can fit here.

Already Locked-In
  1. Black Swan (Mona)
  2. EXCEED-BEYOND (Noelle/Drug Boy)
I believe we should have Noelle be EXCEED-BEYOND, though it depends on personality. Having Drug Boy be EB could work as well. First let's see their missions.

Other Two…

3. Super Psychic? (Yara?)
Needed to deal with Jacob's Ladder BS and Lantern, but could cost us some important combat potential which we will need.

4. (Free Slot, Drug Boy/Noelle)
Cram as many synergies, narrative or power-wise, as we can into this one.
 
Bitterman said:
If you get the goldnine, you can do it this turn. I also ruled you can do Spoonful of Sugar and then empower him.
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So on the global actions I think we're at giving John the powers, spoonful of sugar, and improving Project Prometheus through Fast Pass in prep for our high tolerance candidates if I'm interpreting this right and it is possible. I'd love to get more global AP but with our high tolerance options incoming I feel like we need to get Fast Pass active now, and we need to boost John Henry to 6 and empower him here.

If any get swapped its Fast Pass for more AP if we're 100% certain we don't have the ambrosia supply fully ready there.
 
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I dunno man, someone who can read your mind knows what you're going to do next. Even if all of the psychic powers revolve around information gathering and defense/support, (remote viewing, psionic shields, mind reading), I don't think they'll be hopeless in a fight.

and this presupposes that a 13 potency telepathy won't be able to give someone a debilitating psionic headache or paralyzing grief/sorrow.
 
I'm locked in on Break Glass, Meet the Rookies, Cenotaph, and Magical Girls. That's 5 AP out of 7. So now it's up to whether I'm convinced we should go Hero Worship, or go for one of the ND missions
 
I just realized:

Our capacity is 5/10.

Belle, Sparksurfer, Jorogumo is 3 of those slots.

Drug Boy, Noelle, and Yara are 3 after that.

We need to work on getting the Valiant Kabuto base and other ones as well.
 
Bitterman said:
She can't. She has to consciously absorbing energy to hit Hypernovae mode as she did again Scarlet Maturity.
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Gotcha.

Next step on our agenda, getting our hands on some conveniently portable radiation emitters. Should we try and get our hands on a nuclear reactor, or make a Radiation Metahuman? I'm sure either one will do wonders for our public image!
 
[ ] Plan: Baby's first plan
- Cenotaph (AP 1, REPUTATION 3, OPERATIONS 2)
- Hero Worship (AP 2, HIT 10, ESPIONAGE 6, REPUTATION 10, OPERATIONS 4)
- He's Got a Gun! (AP 2, HIT 7, OPERATIONS 10)
- Mahou Shoujo no Justice Unlimited (AP 1, HIT 5, ESPIONAGE 3, OPERATIONS 2)
- Making the Rounds (AP 1, HIT 2, REPUTATION 3)
- Blackswan (we cat and mouse): So . . . How 'bout Them Yankees? (AP 0)
- Manger Witch: Read the Manual (AP 0)
- Handyman (can't think of nickname): Whispers Through the Web (AP 0)
- Chalet: You Live Like This?! (AP 0)
- Global action 1: Legally Distinct Shields
- Global action 2: Move that Bus! (HIT)
- Global action 3: Why Didn't They Just Run Sideways?: Guaranteed Keywords
- TOTAL AP: 7
- TOTAL HERO: HIT 24, ESPIONAGE 17, REPUTATION 16, OPERATIONS 18
 
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How we feeling on personals, btw?

Black Swan, I'm thinking Operations training?

Menagerie Witch and Handyman, Rep training?

And Chatale, You Live Like This.
 
Also in terms of plans considering Break the Glass is our main source of actually getting Ambrosia guaranteed for John this turn. I feel like we are stuck doing Meet the Rookies, Hero Worship, Mahou Shoujo, and Break the Glass which takes up 6 of 7 AP. At which point we probably grab Cenotaph over Making the Rounds unless we need the money or more poking in at the Mitt.

It helps that Break the Glass can also very easily function as the mission where we loan Black Swan as its an Espionage and Operations mission, her weakest areas.

From here, I'm currently assuming Abarimon not having a time limit is intentional but that may be wrong. Still, barring that and the Moon River mission, we are staring down the barrel of 4 missions that are time sensitive we are not doing this turn, the 2 ND/John's mission/The Fellowship, but only two of said missions are actually high hit and the Fellowship one is absolutely one that should be on an otherwise quiet turn. But the important thing is I think doing the above pool doesn't put us behind on our time limited actions.
 
EternalObserver said:
I'm locked in on Break Glass, Meet the Rookies, Cenotaph, and Magical Girls. That's 5 AP out of 7. So now it's up to whether I'm convinced we should go Hero Worship, or go for one of the ND missions
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The Shroud is more espionage with us probably using Handyman as body double to take him down.
The rewards are lower but we can afford BS not being there, it also has lower star req than hero worship and doesnt need rep to take.

Lastly while Crusade is mentioned dont know if qm mistake but Crusader isnt encountered there.
Probably because were working directly with people who knew and trusted nora. So they cant interfere with us.
 
Bitterman said:
Cenotaph (AP 1, REPUTATION 3, OPERATIONS 2): You've had your private ceremony, but your team was beloved by many in the city. You owe it to them to let them mourn too. You owe it to your team. You owe it to yourself. Have a public ceremony to honor the fallen members of Justice Unlimited.
Lady Leizi: No public ceremony has been held in honor of those who fell in the QZ . . . or for Justice Unlimited's former members. The closest was that debacle at Christmas, and that self-indulgent insult cannot stand as the only memorial to those who actually gave their lives to protect Horizon. It would draw a clear distinction between Crusade and ourselves—namely that we actually served in the QZ—and it would give us an excellent opportunity to scout for potential candidates for Project Prometheus without arousing suspicion.
(Chance of permanent global +1 to REPUTATION, Recruit 2 to 4 low and medium tolerance candidates, Encounter with Crusade)

Meet the Rookies (AP 1, REPTATION 4, ESPIONAGE 6. OPERATIONS 5): The public needs to meet the newest members of Justice Unlimited. Surely, a carefully vetted interview will be a harmless way to introduce Black Swan, Menagerie Witch, Handyman, and Châtelet, as well as yourself? What could possibly go wrong?
Lady Leizi: Takanashi Chihiro was Nora's old roommate in college and a current anchor on the Ọsanyìn Centralized News. She is also a fiend for hero culture. She has been salivating at the chance of an exclusive interview with the new interaction of Justice Unlimited. Doing her this favor would put her in our debt, and perhaps let us poach her from OCN.
Following the advent of Crusade, she has been messaging me nearly daily. She's been begging me to let her "strike back". It seems she too feels enraged at the attack on a dead woman's reputation.
(Chance of increase to REPUTATION for Black Swan, Menagerie Witch, Handyman, Châtelet, and Lady Leizi, Encounter with Crusade, Chance of recruiting Takanashi Chihiro as a Public Relations Manager—+1 Global Action and New Global Actions Unlocked)
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These are exactly what I hoped for. We need to go on a media blitz and remind everyone what Justice Unlimited stands for. We can't let people try and denigrate all the heroes who died for them, who haven't even gotten a memorial yet, without kicking them in the balls and making it crystal clear you don't do that shit around here.
 
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