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[GreatWyrmGold]

On the other hand, you now won't be able to reform yourself like you did when Naga smashed you.

And your form isn't superdense, only a few times the density of concrete. You probably don't weigh much more than half a ton. or so. (Which is good. Multi-ton forms are hell on floors.))

[Nicholas1024]

As the various civillians in attendance either cowered in fear or fled in a panic, Abel dropped to one knee, opening up the backpack he'd brought with him.

Let's see… no forms of identification, check. A hood and scarf to hide my face? Check. Near the back of the room, close to the exit if things go wrong? Check. Roughly a hundred 9-inch nails to serve as handy projectiles? Bundled and ready for use.  I just need to get a good viewpoint… these crowds are a pain.

Being out of the power-nullification range, Abel untied a bundle of roughly 25 nails, waiting for the various bystanders to finish running away.

Alright, I'm pretty sure one of the Herbicide villains is a power nullifier, though for the life of me I can't remember which. I don't think I can really take out those giant mechanical suits with just nails, so that'll have to be the priority. If I can act quickly, I can take down the entire group with one volley.

Standing up on the chair for a better view, Abel held the bundle of nails over his head, pointy ends directed at Herbicide.

From this angle I shouldn't hit any civilians, and the heroes aren't in the line of fire… I don't think this will kill anyone, but I doubt any of them will walk again. Although come to think of it, if a couple of the villains do die, I doubt I'll lose any sleep over it. Hopefully none of the heroes make any sudden movements.

Without any further delay, Abel used his power on the nails he held, propelling them at roughly a hundred miles per hour towards the Herbicide villains, aiming for their knees and legs, in order to disable, rather than kill.

((Yeah, Abel didn't actually see Steven in time, but I don't think the nails are going to seriously hurt someone tougher than concrete.))

[GreatWyrmGold]

-snip-

Oh, good, there are other players still watching.

[Nicholas1024]

((Well, I did mention that Abel was pretty much just waiting for the induction ceremony to be introduced to the story.))

[Unholy_Pariah]

On the other hand, you now won't be able to reform yourself like you did when Naga smashed you.

And your form isn't superdense, only a few times the density of concrete. You probably don't weigh much more than half a ton. or so. (Which is good. Multi-ton forms are hell on floors.))

I know i wont be able to reform, but my body should be hard and dense enough to ignore physical attack, also noone in the field with me has powers to harm me with and the use of firearms would be ill advised so im pretty safe.

i did post an action to make a super dense form though
Also half a ton is like 2 statues can we up it to one ton and four statues?
(Adult males in good shape weigh around 100-120 kilograms, double that for stone.)

[GreatWyrmGold]

((Well, I did mention that Abel was pretty much just waiting for the induction ceremony to be introduced to the story.))

((Oh, right.
...Did you want to actually be initiated, and if so what was your character's codename? And age?))

On the other hand, you now won't be able to reform yourself like you did when Naga smashed you.

And your form isn't superdense, only a few times the density of concrete. You probably don't weigh much more than half a ton. or so. (Which is good. Multi-ton forms are hell on floors.))

I know i wont be able to reform, but my body should be hard and dense enough to ignore physical attack, also noone in the field with me has powers to harm me with and the use of firearms would be ill advised so im pretty safe.

i did post an action to make a super dense form though
Also half a ton is like 2 statues can we up it to one ton and four statues?
(Adult males in good shape weigh around 100-120 kilograms, double that for stone.)

The human body is around 70 liters, usually a bit less. This is 0.07 cubic meters. Concrete has a mass around 2400 kilograms per cubic meter. 0.07*3*2400=504 kilograms.
Making really dense stuff isn't easy; your power doesn't "like" screwing with matter on that fundamental basis, and so tries to minimize the amount of density-changing it does. You can get around it with practice, but there's a bit of diminishing returns once you hit a certain point. If you want heavier, you should see if you can get a good supply of lead or something.
And...why would firearms be a bad idea?

[Unholy_Pariah]

Bullet + rock = ricochet

Ricochet + crowd = bad

[Nicholas1024]

((Not buying the ricochet. If you shoot a brick wall, you're not in danger of mortally wounding yourself. Too much energy is lost in the collision for it to really "bounce" and kill someone else.

Anyway, Abel didn't want to join the initiation ceremony, partly because he kind of suspected something like this would happen. Since he was considering crashing the ceremony himself, he figured that someone would. Though he wasn't expecting EVERYONE to crash it.))

[GreatWyrmGold]

((Not buying the ricochet. If you shoot a brick wall, you're not in danger of mortally wounding yourself. Too much energy is lost in the collision for it to really "bounce" and kill someone else.

Not to mention that most of the combatants don't care about civilian casualties.

Anyway, Abel didn't want to join the initiation ceremony, partly because he kind of suspected something like this would happen. Since he was considering crashing the ceremony himself, he figured that someone would. Though he wasn't expecting EVERYONE to crash it.))

Not everyone is. Just the guys worried about image.

[Unholy_Pariah]

((Not buying the ricochet. If you shoot a brick wall, you're not in danger of mortally wounding yourself. Too much energy is lost in the collision for it to really "bounce" and kill someone else.

Brick walls = flat = penetration
Statue = curved = deflection

Not to mention that most of the combatants don't care about civilian casualties.

The heroes do, they wont risk it and will focus their attention on those who do.

[GreatWyrmGold]

And how many of the heroes have guns? Like, bullet-guns?

[Nicholas1024]

((Not buying the ricochet. If you shoot a brick wall, you're not in danger of mortally wounding yourself. Too much energy is lost in the collision for it to really "bounce" and kill someone else.

Brick walls = flat = penetration
Statue = curved = deflection

((These are nails, not bullets. If it hits it anywhere close to head-on, the force of the impact will bend the nail into uselessness. I'm more concerned about hitting a civilian (or a different hero) due to bad aim than due to ricochets. And if the GM does rule that it happens, Abel will face the consequences.))

[Unholy_Pariah]

((Not buying the ricochet. If you shoot a brick wall, you're not in danger of mortally wounding yourself. Too much energy is lost in the collision for it to really "bounce" and kill someone else.

Brick walls = flat = penetration
Statue = curved = deflection

((These are nails, not bullets. If it hits it anywhere close to head-on, the force of the impact will bend the nail into uselessness. I'm more concerned about hitting a civilian (or a different hero) due to bad aim than due to ricochets. And if the GM does rule that it happens, Abel will face the consequences.))

What are you on about? Im talking about why the heroes and their non cape guards cant use firearms, this has nothing to do with nails which you cant use against me anyway due to nullification field, bodyblocking by random bystanders or the sheer distance you need to stand at in order to use your power against me.
Also nails are even more prone to deflection than bullets.

[MrVoid]

((Hey Gold, what would you consider a win condition for the Protectorate here?))

[GreatWyrmGold]

((Hey Gold, what would you consider a win condition for the Protectorate here?))

Well, forum game this may be, there aren't really "winners" and "losers" so much as survivors and casualties. However, we can look at the PRT's goals to find an answer to your question.

 Obviously, no deaths and a minimum of injuries and property damage is a first step. Moreover, capturing at least some of these villains--especially the leader-type ones like Skull--is also a goal. Above all, though, is this: The PRT wins if it looks like they won.