Rumblers League Beta Week 11: Randy Mandy vs. Tami

[Estrecca]

Randy Mandy

fights

Tami

in

1933 New York City

[Estrecca]

Randy Mandy strat

Rachel Summers & Starhawk. Anti-blitz.

In the field, there are four characters in or near the Kryptonian speed scale, two belonging to Tami, two belonging to me. Osiris with the power-up of the Norn stones stands above the others, but not by so great a margin that he can blitz before my characters react and since his one weapon is a glove that lets him punch harder, Starhawk is good enough to handle him.

So Starhawk engages Osiris, pulling out his swords as he approaches his target. Not only is the Claw of Horus an obvious weapon, but Osiris' dual magic enhancement also makes him count as an armed enemy for Shieldbreaker, unless Osiris depowers himself to his normal human state. Starhawk will compensate the speed difference with beams of slowdown photons to freeze Osiris (and any other enemies in the range of his ability) and if the guy shifts to human, he'll merely blast him with a starburst to finish him.

Rachel and Miss Martian are in terms of psi-strength and reactions close enough to each other that neither is gonna be able to get much past the other if they concentrate in countering each other telepathically. However, Rachel can make more or herself. Miss Martian can't. So Rachel is gonna be making a clone or two to contain Miss Martian with psi-warfare, while she goes around depowering other enemy characters with the power-draining function of Aviarius' staff or mind controlling them or beating them up. Either the clones or the original will make the rest of the team invisible using Batina powers when they get a chance to do so. If Miss Martian tries to use the matter rearranger against my team, Rachel will raise telekinetic barriers to block the energy beam.

Raistlin. Magic blitz.

Between Tamiko having a powerful magic item merged with a more powerful magic item, Meggan's weirdness, Talisman having three powerful magic artifacts in her person and Eve actually having another, Raistlin is in the strange position of being magically outgunned by a largish degree. However, thanks to the Uni-Power, he has speed which they lack and since speed kills... Well, that's all that really needs to be said.

So. First action. Raistlin casts Quickened Time Stop (level 11) and that gives him time to cast between four and ten spells with no chance of enemy retaliation while he does this. For the sake of conservativeness, I'll run with the worst case scenario.

Spell 1 - Quickened Limited Wish (level 9) to learn the specific location and identities of the members of the enemy team, an effect that will remain active for the duration of the battle.
Spell 2 - Teleport (level 5) to the location of the largest concentration of enemies, who should still be close to each other at this point.
Spell 3 - Quickened Black Tentacles (level 6) to generate all around the enemy characters (priority the casters, but anyone else who gets affected is a nice bonus) magic tentacles impervious to physical damage that will grab whoever is nearby the instant the time-stop ends.
Spell 4 - Limited Wish (level 7) to replicate Silence. This'll generate around the spell's focal point (the Staff of One ideally) an area of magical silence that will prevent the casting of magic requiring verbalization.

Supposing that his multi-tasking is good enough to use the Evil Eye at the same time he casts, Raistlin will also exploit the time stop for fun stuff like transmuting the air around his enemies into adamantine and that kinda thing. At the end of the time-stop, Raistlin will cast a Quickened Circle of Death (level 8) spell which should insta-kill the less physically powerful members of Tami's team (Tamiko, Eve, Daniel). Talisman is potentially too strong with the physical enhancement of the Sword of Kamuu and Meggan should be protected by her parasite. Osiris and Miss Martian are both too though to be affected.

Following this, Raistlin will use the powers of the Evil Eye to remove all the enemy power-ups he can and deal with whatever is left with whatever ability of those he currently has seems better for the situation.

Kabutomaru/Eclipso & Vlad Plasmius. Attack of the clones.

Under the veil of invisibility (if the Batina power fails to make them invisible, they'll use their respective invisibility powers), Eclipso and Vlad Plasmius will teleport behind the enemy team.

Eclipso will summon in his new position Manda II and the Edo Tensei zombies and have them attack in very visible fashion. Meanwhile, Eclipso will perform Temple of Nirvana and sonic genjutsu, which will knock out some enemies. These will be then eclipsed with the Black Diamond and join their master in a total assault against whatever is left of Tami's team.

At the same time, Vlad Plasmius will create ghost clones that will try to overshadow all the enemy characters. Those who manage to resist will be annihilated by a sphere of invisible clones that will spam Respira and ectoplasmic blasts without leaving any path to escape.

Xemnu, Jacen Solo & Shrakti. Rear echelon operations.

Xemnu will expand the forcefields of the Mobius chair to cover his two allies, while Jacen will begin hiding their location with a Force illusion and Shrakti uses her suit's intangibility circuits to make them all intangible.

Following this initial move, Xemnu will fire an augmented telepathic blast against the entire enemy team and at the same time Jacen will be using telekinesis to damage the internal organs or enemies (or teleporting items he happens to carry in his person into the heads of said enemies) and Shrakti will concentrate in redirecting incoming attacks back to sender with her portals (and tearing to pieces those enemies that get close enough for her to portal pieces of them to the Sun).

If telepathy fails, Xemnu will fly high above the city, warn the rest of our team to remove themselves from the premises and use the Mobius chair to shrink Manhattan (and those in the city) to the size of a notebook. Jacen and Xemnu will then combine mental powers to atomize the reduced Manhattan and Shrakti will send whatever is left to some other dimension.

Other standard contingencies (inc. those regarding bringing folks back from ringouts, restoration of those affected by exotic effects, resurrection of the fallen, protection against enemy mental takeover) are go when relevant, to be done by the characters most suitable for each task that is available.

[Estrecca]

Tami strat

Environment: NYC, Empire State Building. Is night time, and the building is surrounded by crowds of people and police on the ground and bi-planes in the air. High above, a giant Ape has climbed up to the top of the building. It’s like fighting in a strait jacket.

Team Shifting Stars react immediately, using teleportation and/or their incredible speed to attack. Defenses are up, as always. Weapons, staffs and tools are out and ready. Each team member will be fighting at their absolute best, the fastest, their strongest, their quickest, and their smartest. Any attempts to dimension dump or banish will be countered. They will work as a team and back each other up as needed.

First Act:

Lady Tamiko Heaven – Tamiko will use Pale Shadow and Phase through the building, using Phase Sight to locate the opposing team. With Pale Shadow, she will create multiple Shadow copies of herself to lure the opposing team out into the open while hiding her own presence. The Shield of Angha protects her from direct attacks, power boosted (along with all her spells) by the power of the Wand of Watoomb. The power of the Wand also shields Tamiko from Psychic Attacks and allows her to locate Intangibles (ghosts, etc.).

Her first target will be Vlad Plasmius. Keeping her distance, once located she will Use her Psychic Bow and Arrows, charged with her Sacred Flame, and attack the evil Vlad. with great accuracy and speed. Even as she does this, she has sent out Soul Spheres charged with Sacred Flame to seek out Kabuto. Finding him, they will attack, purifying Eclipso and Kabuto’s evil soul with her amped up Sacred Powers.
Lady M'gann M'orzz Tempest – Her first actions will be to counter Marvel Girl’s psychic attack with her own, while remaining invisible and moving at high speed around the Building. Once Osiris joins up, they will tag team attack Marvel Girl, using all of their powers against her.

Lord Daniel Infinite – with barely a thought, he will create psychic defense collars and have them appear around the necks of everyone on his team. These should be powerful enough to counter even the most powerful psychics. Using the Quantum Bands Shields to protect himself from attacks, Daniel will multiply the effect with the appearance of his Four Friends, each of which have their own Quantum Band set. The Five Quantum Band wielders ‘attack’ Starhawk by not attacking him. Keeping their shields and defenses up, if needed Daniel can create added shields and defenses, they will surround him and keep him surrounded. If he attempts an attack, they will absorb that attack or reflect it back at him. They will slowly move him towards the Hudson River, until he is close enough for a wave of water to wash over him and trap him.

Lady Meggan Perfection – Summons Knights of the Round to Attack Jacen and any other members of the opposing team they can find. She uses her powers to transfer King Kong’s love for Anne into a desire for Marvel Girl. The Great Ape will now have his big eye on the opposing team, adding to their troubles. She confronts Raistlin Majere and uses her powers to assume his form and powers, her own defenses make her untouchable.

Lady Elizabeth Destined – Her mystical defenses up, and sword in hand, she uses her powers to see any intangibles and invisibles., She casts Crimson Bands of Cyttorak on Shrakti, Jacen, and anyone else nearby, binding them and keeping them from using their powers. If she encounters Vlad before Tamiko, she will cast Cage of Cyttorak around him, designed to hold any ghost or spirit. Her main target, however, is Xemnu. Using a combine Mystical energy and Moonstone energy attack, she will blast him and his chair. Her enhanced magic will counter his psychic powers and destroy him.

Lord Amon Chaos – Will join Miss Martian in taking down the powered up Marvel Girl. While Miss Martian fights her psychically and physically, Osiris will attack her physically and with elemental attacks. His speed, strength and power now even greater than Captain Marvel, will allow him to take her down.

Lady Eve Serene – Will use the Tactigon on Shrakti, destroying the battlesuit and her in it. She will then assist Talisman in taking down Xemnu, using the Tactigon to blast the Mobius Chair, and the Staff of One to counter his powers, turning them against him.

Second Act:

The fights wrap up with each member of Team RM being taken down, dimension dumped, or imprisoned.

[Tami]

Reminder to myself to write my defense.

[Tami]

Before I try to defend, any comments or questions? Do I need to post scans or proof? I'll try to have something up tonight.

[Randy Mandy]

Well, since Tami isn't around I am taking the first stab.

Before I get to it, anyone around has any questions or comments or anything?

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

Not particularly. I can't say I'm leaning one way or the other just yet.

[Tami]

As I see it, Mandy's strat depends on her team getting in the first hits, having enough time to do all of the cloning and other tricks she mentions, and expecting to do more one-on-one fights.

My Strat seeks to get in the first hits, work as a team, in some cases two-on-one, and take the enemy by surprise whenever possible.

My team has more durability, Meggan alone is untouchable, and better defenses.