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[notquitethere]

Is this still accepting? Cause if yes, glory to Arstotzka

I don't know what I'm doing. That's good right?

The game is still accepting, I'll roll up some mutations for you:

ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES

Vladimir Vladim Vladislav's mutations:

Infectious Positivity
You can tap into a reserve of boundless optimism, overcoming dread, pain and interpersonal difficulty. This optimism can spread to others.

Celerity
In concentrated bursts, your can move with incredible speed.

SHAD0Wdump

Benjamin's mutations:

Interdimensional Memories
You can draw upon the memories and life experiences of versions of yourself that were never frozen.

Unstable Teleportation
You can teleport to places you can see or have been to before and can clearly visualise. But when it goes wrong, it could go very wrong. When you teleport you bring everything your holding or wearing, but it's difficult to bring anything large.


Walt Labs
Two capsules open in the dark chamber of Walt Labs. Cold blue mist hisses out and two men pull themselves out into the future. One, a mechanic, Benjamin Sriracha. He has his trusty toolbelt around his waist. Opposite him is the square-jawed Vladimir Vladim Vladislav, wearing boxer shorts and a tattoo of a red eagle on his chest.

The laboratory is abandoned, the computers trashed, papers everywhere. In one side room there are molten lumps of metal and flesh and hair fused to the ground. There's only the dim light filtering through grimy windows clogged with vines. Outside an unfamiliar crumbling city spreads out all around, trees towering through the shattered streets.

There's the sound of shouting and a car engine and crunch of metal outside.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[notquitethere]

Walt Labs (outside)

”There is strength in numbers, and the Church of New Millenium is west, so we should be fine if we don’t head there...if you were taking Tiger with you to meet his friend, why did you threaten to kill him just now?”

"Señorita, are you okay to travel south? I wouldn't want to further damage your carapacho with an unneccessary detour."

Seeing everyone is distracted, sneak SE to Thorny Industrial Estate and then to the Stepping Stones. Irma has a radio tower to find.

"A beheading need not be fatal... you must know that," says Dulcamara, before turning to El Tigre, "Now are you getting on the bike or not?"

"Ipswich is on the way to London. This would bring me closer to where I need to be..." Helen whispers, and then more quietly, "or we could just get rid of this woman and take the bike."

While the negotiation is ongoing and Irma is ignored, she slinks off. She makes her way through a trampled path across an industrial estate thronged with brambles, until...[/i]

Stepping Stones
Irma arrives at a narrow stretch of the river where cars are trapped in the stream, their dented, slimy roofs emerging from the water. There are footprints in the slime indicating people have used the cars to cross here.


Gated Community

Issac decided to keep his distance from the truck, but would take a moment to look it over to see what he could discern about it by observation.

[Isaac rolled 1+6+3wits=10]
Isaac sees that truck has an immense back section out of which sticks a huge chimney, indicating some kind of mobile kitchen or forge set up. He sees clearly a young woman in the driving compartment. She has a machete in one hand and is surveying Tuckswood with keen intent.



Cromer Pier

Darrin thinks for a moment, before turning to Cass.
"Do you think you can get back to the Keep alright without me? I can put my skills to use better with the Lab, and I can probably act as a liaison for the Keep as well."

The Freak feels a calling to go to Walt Labs. Research is never done. Look for a group of people going back south and see if they have room for me. Make sure to hide my blue spot, don't want to accidentaly hurt someone.

[Alex rolled 6+3-2empathy+0keep=7]
"Fine by me, Darrin," says Cass. "We always knew you were just hitching a lift up. You're always welcome back if things don't work out." She hefts a crate of the nutrient mix onto one shoulder. "And we look forward to future trading!"

As soon as Cass has ambled off, waving hand signals up to her friends on the rooftop, Davis addressed the assembled mutants, "Ladies, Gentleman, and Others!" he says. "Now that we have good food for another month, you are each entitled to take your share... but should you wish to work with me, with Walt Labs, then please stay and I will induct you into the next phase. But know that you are always welcome back. If you find a working radio, I broadcast on 777AM."

Once they have left, Davis continues. "We have an important mission, more than just trying to eke out a survival. And you are all a part of this. The mutations... if I am honest, we don't yet fully know how they can be honed or where they truly come from. We know that we can induce them by harnessing mirror neurons which we believe match neurons in versions of yourselves in other dimensions... If that sounds farfetched, take it up with the Sundercom physicists. We were doing groundbreaking work in Loncom, in the London laboratory. But... there was a problem with some of the test subjects and the whole base has gone dark. I'm looking for three volunteers to go with my colleague, Dr Melano, here to help reclaim the site. I'm also looking for helpers who can stay here and make a base in Cromer fully secure in case for when we inevitably attract the attention of killer robots."


Cromer Pier (outside)

Harjinder, one of the women in the group, and Alex the Freak take their allotted supplies and slip away along with a handful of others, but most stay. Alex finds, outside the pier, the woman, Cass, and two men who she calls Dell and Frog. They're normal humans who look hardworn and ragged, dressed in jeans, padded shirts and thick jackets. They're loading the supplies into a large cart attached to two bicycles.

Alex and Harjinder ask to join them south.

"Another freak, huh," says Frog, curling his lip at Alex. "Well if you're anything like Darrin, I guess you're okay. You'll be expected to fight if we get attacked. There are robots and worse things on the road..."

Harjinder accepts and climbs into the cart, and reaches out a hand to Alex. "What do you want back in the city?" she asks.

Alex has gained purple goop x30.


Chemical Plant

"So.. do I get anything for defending myself from you, or am I going to just fight you again and again every day until you give up?

Just talk to the guy and then..  run away.  Keep a lookout for any other killer robots I can lure this guy into, such as that rhino, but if none are visible, keep moving until I can get into an advantageous position, such as somewhere with an elevation advantage, or in a narrow hallway that's cramped for the giant monster.

[Sandeep rolled empathy 4+1+0empathy-2hunter=3]
[Sandeep rolled 5+4+3body-1headwound=11]
"Ahaha," cries Troll. "Well will I follow you to the ends of the Earth to get mine Kudos!" As he speaks there's a rumbling from somewhere deeper in the plant.

Sandeep suddenly darts away, trying to find somewhere, anywhere advantageous. Troll gives chase. He turns around a corner and bursts through the doors into a large warehouse. There are barrel upon barrel of chemical compounds here. He spots labels like ammonia, sulfur, bromine, thonyl chloride, iodine and cyanide salt. He runs up a narrow set of stairs to a gantry that circles the warehouse.

Troll chases across the warehouse floor. Bursting through another door comes the cyberrhino, it's foreparts damaged but its horn still razor sharp. It spots Troll and begins to charge towards him in the centre of the warehouse.[/quote]
Sandeep gains +1 tally for critical failure.


Cathedral -> Castle

"Damn it I lost them, and I wanted to see a fight."
Try to find the cyber animal's again, if I can't look inside the cathedral and see what I can find.

[Goldstine rolled 1+5+2wits+1veteran=9]
Goldstine searches for signs of passage. He breaks into a crumbling newsagents and runs up to trashed flats above. With height, out the window, he spots the cyberbeasts making their way past the castle. Goldstine gives chase.

Red Cap runs along side him, tirelesslessly, as they bound towards the castle. The beasts have taken a longer route around, out of sight of the keep, so the pair are able to catch up with their path. As he follows, Goldstine begins to recognise some of the buildings: one more street south and the beasts will be outside Walt Labs, with Goldstine & Red Cap on their tale.

"You joining the fray, chief?" asks Red Cap, "Or hanging back to watch?"

Spoiler: City Map (click to show/hide)

[Naturegirl1999]

”alright, let’s go”
When they are on the bike, head south

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Robo-bug (Eyes of Gaia): Millipede with antennae, mandibles and the ability to roll into a ball
Body 1
Wits 2
Empathy 1
Connexion 1
Profession: Teacher
Big dream; To create peace among the factions in a way that protects nature
Someone on Earth I know: Tas, Acquaintance

[SHAD0Wdump]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Benjamin Sriracha
Appearance: Tall slender dude with no clear physical prowess, instead he seems to have spent his prior life focused on looking like a street punk. Dyed red hair that looks slightly faded from being frozen or just time, nose ring, lip piercing, and a couple of missing teeth are clear facial features. He wears jeans and a tank top with the old earth Sriracha logo on it, must have loved the stuff.
Profession: Car Mechanic

Body: -1
Wits: 2
Empathy: 0
Weird: 1

Mutations:
Interdimensional Memories
You can draw upon the memories and life experiences of versions of yourself that were never frozen.

Unstable Teleportation
You can teleport to places you can see or have been to before and can clearly visualise. But when it goes wrong, it could go very wrong. When you teleport you bring everything your holding or wearing, but it's difficult to bring anything large.
Signature Gear: Toolbelt.
Big dream: Make the most wicked sick post-apocalyptic hotrod on this forsaken rock.
Conditions:
Relationship: Gregory Mayo, friendly competitor, loves sick looking bikes so loud you can hear them for miles.
Experience Tallys:

Ben takes a look around, and is briefly distracted by the flesh spot on the floor before hearing the noises of a car engine, he chooses to go investigate.

[Supernerd]

Issac decided to start walking closer to the entrance to Tuckswood, but stick around to see the interaction between the truck owners and father Michael.

Spoiler: Issac Revero (click to show/hide)

Name: Issac Revero
Appearance: Issac's appearance may change from day to day due to his abilities. His "default" appearance is as a tall thin man with pale skin and short black hair. His pointer finger on his right hand is made of gold.

His left arm is longer than a normal arm.

Profession: Lawyer

Stats:
Body: 1
Wits: 3
Empathy: -2
Weird: 1

Mutation:
Goldfinger
One of your fingers is made of gold. It is much harder than the rest of your body and cannot feel pain, though it cannot yet bend.

Faceshift
With some effort, you can completely change your physical appearance, from your hair, to face, to body size. Your goldfinger never changes though.

Signature Gear: Three piece suit
Big dream: Impose the rule of law upon this world
Wounds/Status:
Reputations: Church of the New Millenium (+1)
Relationship: Senator Chandler Brevil. Former client. Sort of a big deal back in the day. Not known for being a nice person to say the least.
Items: x2 Mysterious Syringes (labelled Chrome Yellow, Aquamarine), Bit of Sharp Metal, Key to 24 Maid Marian Road, Stun Rod, Biscuits, Jan 4th 2027 Newspaper.
Experience Tallys: 11

[Devastator]

Stalk the two of them and let them fight it out.  Attack the winner, again aiming to disable.  These guys are going to keep coming unless I can convince them it's better to just not fight me.

If I do disable one of them, try again to convince them that I'm just not worth it to go after.  Threaten to simply break any robots, but keep them prisoner instead of letting them get revived to come back.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Sandeep Singh
Appearance: middle-aged turbaned Sikh with the characteristic thick mustache and short beard.  Beginning to gray.
Profession: Architect.

Status:
Body  3
Wits  1
Empathy  0
Weird  1
Mutation 2

Inventory:
Razor-tipped Cyberwolf tail.
Lighter.  (just sparks)
Scissors
Plastic Funnel
Rubber hammer
Screwdriver
Thin Wires
pack of water filters

Telepathy:
You can communicate with anyone within a few miles. You need to focus to pick out their mind, but once you've connected with someone, you can communicate with them mentally whenever you like so long as they're within range. And, until you break the connection, they are able to speak with you mentally at any time.

Powerful Jaw:
You have an immensely powerful bite. You can chew through anything as strong as bone without effort, and bite through much harder materials with focus.

Signature Gear: Narrow, wire-rimmed glasses.
Big dream: Razing all the ugly buildings.  Bwa ha ha.
Conditions: Cut head
Relationship: Harjinder.  Spouse, had terminal disease before being frozen.
Experience Tallies: 8

[Glass]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Dr. Darrin Amoretto
Appearance: Taller than average and skinny, though kind of awkward-seeming. Gets antsy when around a lot of people, though becomes much smoother when expounding on a topic he's interested in. Hair is short and brown, skin is pale and moderately sunburnt. His left hand is redder than the rest of him, and looks slightly burnt; it also seems to perpetually have ashes on it.
Profession: Scientist, Engineer, Scout

Stats:
Body (using your physicality): 0
Wits (using your mind): 1
Empathy (dealing with people): 1
Weird (using your mutant powers): 2

Mutation:
Sonic Boom - You can create an intense blast of sound, enough to knock someone off their feet or more.
Blow Torch Thumb - Your thumb burns with an intense heat, glowing hotter the more you concentrate on it. It sheds light as a candle.
Signature Gear: A steel meterstick, frequently used as a pointer, leaned on like a cane, or tossed about like a baton.
Other equipment: old rifle (loaded), 14mm spanner
Big dream: Fixing up the world and getting society started up again sounds like a good plan.
Wounds: None
Relationship: Dr. Jackson "Frost" Davis, one of Jeffery's friends and a member of Walt Labs. Presumably frozen, but if he was, he's nowhere to be seen now.
Experience Tallies: 4

I'll stay here.

EDIT: Check if they know that the robots are remote-controlled, and suggest that we set up some radio-jamming defenses and weaponry.

[Naturegirl1999]

Sandra asks the wrestler, “what’s your name?”

[Wozzy]

...Helen definitely brings up an interesting alternative, but there is strength in numbers.

Try to shake off the ear ringing.

"Fine, we will follow you to Ipswich, but you try something funny and I will pull you off this bike again."

"Mi nombre es El Tigre Picante de Hierro, but you may call me El Tigre. And what is your name, señorita?"

Spoiler: El Tigre Picante (click to show/hide)

Name: El Tigre Picante (de Hierro)
Appearance: A very large, well built man. He is wearing plain clothes, but is wearing a mask designed to make him look like a tiger. He has metal protrusions coming out of his fingertips.

Professions: Luchador, Telenovela Star
Body: 2
Wits: 0
Empathy: 1
Weird: 1
Mutation:
* Hand Clamps
Your hands have a metallic skeleton, the metal protruding out of your fingertips. This leaves you with a hard, tenacious vice-like grip

Signature Gear:
* El Tigre wrestling mask (hides his true identity)
* Insecto Brilliante's metal wing (lost in the arena when used as a folding chair)
* Bent giant razor leg

Big dream: Gain confidence in the man behind the mask
Wounds: Ringing Ears
Relationship: Caballero Fuerte (the man who defeated and humiliated him)- Rival
Experience Tallys: 8
Kudos: 1

[/quote]

[Naturegirl1999]

“My name is Sandra. How did you and Helen meet?”

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Vladimir Vladim Vladislav
Appearance: A square-jawed slav wearing boxer shorts and a tattoo of a red eagle on his chest.
Profession: Boxer

Stats:
Body (using your physicality): 2
Wits (using your mind): -2
Empathy (dealing with people): 0
Weird (using your mutant powers): 2

Mutation:
Infectious Positivity
You can tap into a reserve of boundless optimism, overcoming dread, pain and interpersonal difficulty. This optimism can spread to others.

Celerity
In concentrated bursts, your can move with incredible speed.
Signature Gear: A pair of GLORIOUS RED boxing gloves made in Arstotzka.
Big dream: Peacefully spread the glory of Arstotzka to the new world...BY FORCE
Conditions: None
Relationship: Johny McGun Freeman, the boxer who defeated you in the big matchup of 1985, and brought about the fall of glorious Arstotzka.
Experience Tallys: None

Vladislav waked up from nap. Hearing noise of Capitalist machine, he investigates.

[King Zultan]

"I think I'm gonna sit this one out and watch."
Keep following the cyber animals and watch the fight when we arrive.

Spoiler: Dr. Goldstine (click to show/hide)

Name: Dr. Burt Goldstine
Appearance: He looks like middle aged man with thinning hair.
Profession: Medical Doctor, Veteran

Stats:
Body: 1
Wits: 2
Empathy: 0
Weird: 0

Mutation:
Prodigious Growth: You are much taller than you used to be, and with concentration you can grow even bigger still.
Lightning Touch: You can arc electricity from your fingertips.

Condition: Hungry
Signature Gear: An torn old white lab coat
Inventory:
 Small rock
 Bag containing 3 zip ties
 Flyer
 Printed news story
 Unstable Cabinet Armour
 Powdered caffeine pack
 Whistle
 Raincoat
 8 sugar sachet
 Rebar club

Big dream: Find out what happened to the world.
Wounds: None
Relationship: Benny the crazy homeless guy that lived behind an office building, Burt's only real friend.
Experience Tallys: 8

[Wozzy]

"Sandra, nice to meet you. Helen and I met...actually, fought at the arena. The company Terraterror had us fighting before I disabled the device that was interfering with Helen, and then we faced off against a big yeti."

[Naturegirl1999]

"oh my, I'm glad you two managed to survive. Would you be willing to tell more about your friend in Ipswitch?"

[Elvish Miner]

Spoiler: Irma Rama (click to show/hide)

Name: Irma Rama
Appearance: Tall, olive skinned with gold undertones. Dark, piercing eyes accentuated by fierce eyebrows, and dark hair in a tight ponytail.
Profession: Crimelord

Stats:
Body (using your physicality): 0
Wits (using your mind): 0
Empathy (dealing with people): 0
Weird (using your mutant powers): 2

Mutation:Palm Spines
Your hands are very adhesive. You can climb anything a spider could climb.

Radio Sense
If you concentrate you can hear radio transmission, and even send radio signals of your own.

Signature Gear: Broken heart Also an engagement ring.
-Note addressed to Sandeep
-Gun [load]
Big dream: Assemble the biggest crime syndicate this century has ever seen.
Conditions: None
Relationship: Easton Reade, her former lover turned fiance, and the one who betrayed her. She hasn't decided if she still loves him, or hates him, but doesn't care to find out until she puts a bullet in his stone-cold heart.
Experience Tallys: None

Jump from car to car to get to the other side. Should I slip, use my Palm Spines to grab onto a car instead of falling into the river.