A Meeting of F.A.T.E.
Xu Yi Shi's Tavern is a local favorite of the Neo-Atlantians, providing them with reasonably priced food, varieties of on-stage entertainment and annually cleaned bathrooms. For six anxious people, tonight it will be much more. They were all strangers now, but they would quickly become each others closest companion. For starters, they were all instructed to come to the basement by an image of the ghostly LeBron James in their sleep. What now?
Then, he arose. From the floors. From the abyss. From beyond. From nowhere. LeBron cometh.
"Hey, I'm the Ghostly B-Ball Spirit of LeBron James."
"Y'all may wonder we I've called you hear tonight. It's quite simple really. As you all know, the key instrument in the Miami Heat's 2013 NBA Championship Victory was, besides my stupendous athleticism, the Grand Basketball of Infallibility. This ball was the most sacred treasure of the Miami Heat organization, forged over 3000 years ago by a tribe of ancient ballers, who used it to cast away evil spirits. During the Great B-Ball Purge, Micheal Jordan knew the basketball was too powerful a tool to keep in the hands of any baller, and sent out a task force of Elite S.W.A.T. Officers to capture it.
Their plan, despite our best defenses, was eventually successful. I balled my hardest, hitting them with every Slam and Jam I knew, but they pried it away from my dead fingers. Jordan tried to obliterate the ball in a controlled sub-atomic explosion, but that wasn't enough. The ball simply split apart into 8 Shards that flew across the world, hidden from Jordan.
Even with Jordan gone, I fear the National Committee Against Basketball and B-Ball Related Activities may be onto the locations of the shards. This time, they will be smarter, and use a destructive technique powerful enough to erase the ball from reality. If this happens, then there will be no hope for Basketball returning. Ever.
Why have I chosen the six of you? Coincidentally enough, the first game of basketball played with the Grand Basketball of Infallibility were your ancestors. Yes, all of your ancestors were on the same team. This was in a day when many more players were allowed on the court at once. There are only six of you here, but that is because you are the six I could locate first; the descendants of the other players are still out there. I believe you will find them. If you can recover these shards, not only will you save the future of Basketball, as well as the world, but you will also figure out answers to your greatest questions, and solutions to your greatest problems.
I know not where all the shards lay, but I sense that one of them is located under the Neo-Atlanta Sewers, in the historic B-Ball Catacombs.
Waste no time heroes. Be off, I must return to the spirit world."
LeBron looked down at the floor.
"...Well, I'm not descending. I guess I'll chill here for a while. Must be some traffic over at the spirit border. I'll chill here I guess."
He sat upon a box, checking his watch.
The Tavern is busy tonight, it is happy hour. Perhaps one of the patrons knows something important, if they aren't all wasted off their asses. But that's alright, but outside in the metropolis city is a collection of all the stores and establishments one could hope to find.
So heroes, where off to?
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Doctor Bear
Level 1 Android
Weapon: Laser - A Standard android laser. Pew pew pew.
Clothes: Specialized Tunic - Oddly specific hole placed near the lower back. Normal otherwise.
Bling:
Techniques:
Laser - Shoots an enemy with a laser. Moderate damage, high accuracy.
Stratagems:
Spread Laser - LASERS. Shoots up to 3 enemies with a laser. Costs 10 BP.
BP: 18/18
Health: Fine
MC Nigel the Deadly Ninja Assassin, Shinobi Technician
Level 1 Shinobi Technician
Weapon: Unsilenced Pistol - Incredibly stealth. If it didn't have the minor side effects of muzzle flash and gunshot sound followed by someone falling to the ground screaming in agony, you wouldn't be able to even tell anything happened.
Clothes: Black Pajama Suit - Invaluable when blending into a background composed of black bedsheets.
Bling:
Techniques:
Shadow Takedown - The Shinobi silently brings down a target by running up to them and beating the shit out of them with jumping punches and flying dropkicks, possibly throwing a chair or two. Moderate damage, moderate accuracy, high stealth.
Darkness Chainsaw - Pull out a Chainsaw to sneak up on an unsuspecting enemy to stealthy remove their innards. Fairly-high damage, fairly-low accuracy, high stealth.
Stratagems:
Molotov Toss - Light an enemy on fire with a Molotov to distract them from an actual attack. Lowers Agility. Costs 6 BP.
Shotgun Sneak - Assassinate two enemies with a double-barreled shotgun before the rest of their group even knows an attack commenced. Target up to 2 enemies. Costs 10 BP.
BP: 18/18
Health: Fine
Rubric "Kitty-Kitty" Dao
Level 1 Non-Pacifist Monk
Weapon: Unarmed - The default Non-Pacifist Monk weapon, a skilled martial artist's punch or kick can be just as deadly as any guns'hot or b-ball attack.
Clothes: White Gi - A simple Eastern get-up for practicing the material arts. Be wary of food stains.
Bling:
Combo Meter:10 Combo Points
Attacks:
Jab - A quick straight punch. Low damage, decent accuracy. 2 Combo Points.
Low Kick - Straight to the shins. Moderate damage, moderately-low accuracy. 2 Combo Points.
Punch - A powerful hook. Decent damage, moderate accuracy. 3 Combo Points.
Finishers:
Spinning Hook - A hard swing targeting the skull. Lowers Brain. 4 Combo Points
Sweep - A spinning kick to send your target to the ground. Lowers Agility. 6 Combo Points.
Stratagems:
Holy Touch - Invoke healing powers to erase wounds. Heals a moderate amount. Costs 10 BP.
Medical Knowledge - Recall teachings to eradicate ailments. Stops Ailments. Costs 20 BP.
BP: 30/30
Health: Fine
Krrosh Anvilhumper
Level 1 Celtic Space Warlord
Weapon: Rusty Claymore - Nothing beats a rusty claymore if you want to stock up on obsolete, ruined weaponry!
Clothes: Tattered Kilt - The tattering isn't all that bad, it didn't cover up that much to begin with.
Bling:
Techniques:
Charge! - Run at the target before launching at them with the pointy part of your weapon. Decent damage, fairly low accuracy.
Slice n' Dice - If you swing it around enough, you'll be bound to hit them at some point. High damage, low accuracy.
Stratagems:
Beserker - Let the thirst for death seep through your veins! Increases Strength. Costs 5 BP.
Dance of the Barbarian - Front-flips are an essential part of Warlord culture. Targets up to 2 Enemies. Costs 10 BP.
BP: 10/10
Health: Fine
Johnny Johnson the 2nd
Level 1 Zaubermancer
Weapon: Basic Zauber - A somewhat respectable blade, at least if you didn't know it was bought for 42 Neo-Shekels in a Chinese souvenir store.
Clothing: Robes - Long and mysterious.
Bling:
Techniques:
Zauber Strike - Launches an elemental attack according to the type of Zauber wielded. Moderate damage, moderate accuracy, elemental properties.
Dash Slice - Slash apart a monster with precision cuts. Low damage, high accuracy.
Zeta Scan - Use tactical knowledge to decipher the patterns of your opponents. Targets all enemies, slightly lowers Agility.
Stratagems:
Fire Zauber - Creates a wall of fire around an enemy, lowering their Strength. Costs 10 BP.
Water Zauber - Showers up to 3 enemies with deadly waters, inflicting either Dysentery or Glaucoma. Costs 15 BP.
Ice Zauber - Freezes an enemy to keep them in place to deliver a sophisticated, powerful strike. Costs 20 BP.
BP: 32/32
Health: Fine
Sarah
Level 1 Ex-Intelligence Agent
Weapon: Baton - Plastic and non-lethal, which is good because you don't have to worry about accidental death ending the interrogation prematurely.
Clothes: Cheap Suit - Good enough for work, unless you had to attend a dinner party.
Bling:
Techniques:
Incapacitate - ?
Choke - ?
Stratagems:
Eliminate - SERVICES NO LONGER REQUIRED. Costs 15 BP.
Bribe - FORWARD FUNDS TO CAYMAN ISLANDS ACCOUNT. Costs X Amount of Neo Shekels.
BP:20/20
Health: Fine
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