Typhon, I’ll give you a last bit of time to make your move, since the thread auto-archived before the update. The other turns are locked in.

>>6018430
Suptg link to the first one:
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2024/5976616/

>>6018430

Dead player reporting in for spectating purposes

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>>6015095

One more shedding is needed for the G.E.L to take on a new form! With all its experience from wrecking shit and killing fools, it’s ready to grow. It emerges larger and taller than before, peeking over more buildings and swinging about claws that could cleave a battleship in two. This upgrade comes just in time as well.

>G.E.L Size: E>D

>>6015314

Similarly, the Bear finishes off the marble that contains Memitim, pushing them back beyond the veil and purging them from the material plane. It then rests and integrates that valuable radiation into its flesh, mutating itself further and gaining greatly strengthened skin. Crashing into an iceberg will do it no harm now.

>Arctic Ursa Stamina: E>D

>>6016625

Tests on the mushroom’s new forms prove promising. By synthesising the vast amounts of energy it has managed to gather up, it now has the ability to regenerate even in the heat of battle, with minor injuries sealing up quickly. Though its flesh may not be as hard as the others, the sheer speed with which it regenerates completely outstrips them. The most lethal and unfixable strikes will likely come from damage to organelles or storage segments within its flesh.

>Shroomy Stamina: D>C

>>6015114
2,2,1

Answering these questions gives the soldiers some insights into its origin. So, there’s extraterrestrial life after all! And it came here specifically to eliminate an organism? There’s much hope for diplomacy, and contact with it as an envoy of alien intelligence. Before they can quiz it further, however, Phantrumpitus turns to leave. The doors open up to let it go peacefully, and they observe as the titan makes its way across the land.

>Strength (C) VS Stamina (E)
>Strength (C>D) VS Stamina (E)

Entering the eye of the storm, it begins to lay into Typhon, reaching up into the sky to let psionic waves and crackling energy disperse across its thick hide.

Reaction:
The army remains stationed at the outpost, continuing to stay alert and ready in case Typhon moves into them. They scramble up a response team in case they have to come to the aid of the elephant. Next turn, a human army will follow Phantrumpitus onto its tile in order to assist.

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KAIJU CLASH! Phantrumpitus VS Typhon

>Phantrumpitus Strength (C) VS Typhon Stamina (E)
>Typhon HP: 1/4

The first strike makes contact! Typhon has neglected to heal itself after its bout with the army, no less with Phantrumpitus nearby and ready to capitalise on it.

>Memitim Speed (D>C) Vs Typhon Stamina (E)
>Typhon HP: 0/4

The second volley catches it off guard. Trunk, tusk, foot and body all slam against it, ripping through the alien weapon and sucking it dry. Typhon is slain, and Iceland celebrates as they watch their mythological giant fall apart at the hands of an alien beast. All eyes are on Phantrumpitus now.

>Phantrumpitus has defeated Typhon!
>Phantrumpitus absorbs Typhon’s energy. 6/6.

Phantrumpitus has achieved a milestone. At any time, it may choose to spend 3 actions to Upgrade Size. This fully heals it.

Same deal! You may choose what you want to do with the defeated remnants of Typhon, whether that be executing it or not.

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State of the World

Many, many things happen at once this year.

Firstly, the Middle-Eastern terrorist group finally launches an attack. Down in South Africa, a horrifying beast rises from the desert. Controlled by dozens of operators at once, the lobotomised, mechanised chassis of Shelob rampages across Mozambique, crushing towns and villages merely as a show of power. The terrorists have chosen Africa merely as a staging ground, not for any dogmatic reason, and now intend on marching Cyber-Shelob all the way back across the continent.

Cyber-Shelob
>HP: 4/4
>Size: E
>Strength: E
>Stamina: E
>Speed: E
>Special: E
>Energy: 3/6

>This creature may not evolve stats.

The creature has been outfitted with numerous metal plates, weapon platforms, and even chambers that can house the moving city of terrorists. To any sufficiently evolved Kaiju, this thing is not a major threat. It could even serve as a walking stockpile of energy if slaying it is easy enough. To the humans in its path, however, it is an unstoppable terror.

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Next, Japan stages a ceremony for their new weapon. Treaties to ban the development of weapons in Japan have been violated, but with the state of the world, nobody can blame them anymore (except China, who of course does).

MECHA-PENYU is unveiled to the world. From the remains of the god-turtle, a terrifying war beast has been born. Images of this creature are shared late into its development, right before they put on the finishing touches and repair it fully. The nigh unbreakable shell has been outfitted with metal to enhance it further, and missile launchers have been strapped to its limbs. All in all, it’s an utter wonder of mechanical engineering.

Unbeknownst to the public, but likely discernable to experts, the inner workings of the turtle are beyond human science. As noted before, Japan is unable to create a control system that can utilise such a vast body. Their only solution was to scavenge the remnants of The Hive Mind and outfit its psionic network within the creature, then making use of their own mind-control technology to hijack it. This method performed well in tests. However, each use returned more and more awareness to the twin minds that make up this colossal mech…

>Dewa-Penyu may take 1 of this Kaiju’s actions each turn
>The Hive Mind may take 1 of this Kaiju’s actions each turn
>Upon consent being given, or actions being unclaimed, either party can exchange these actions.

MECHA-PENYU
>HP: 3/5
>Size: E
>Strength: E
>Stamina: D
>Speed: F
>Special: D
>Energy: 3/4

>This creature may not evolve stats.

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To the humans’ surprise, the meteor comes early. It’s slated to make landfall in China, with its sheer size meaning certain doom for the first city it falls on. In order to combat this, the PLA authorises the firing of a missile into orbit, aiming to destroy it before it can land on Beijing. The pieces of indeterminate material will hopefully burn up in the atmosphere once reduced in size.

As such, there’s an internal panic when the entirety of the missile vanishes.

Minutes later, a glowing presence is sighted above Beijing.
【The Herald.】
>HP: 7/7
>Size: C
>Strength: D
>Stamina: D
>Speed: D
>Special: A
>Energy: 6/6

The alien is silent as it observes humanity, touching their minds with its own unfathomable intelligence. It leaves no markings and does no harm, only lightly brushing across their brains and absorbing every single lived experience they have. While the humans kneel down below, filling every news station with its blinding glamour, it rips through its gathered memories to form a picture of humanity. Then it goes even further, simulating their DNA and unraveling these projections to dig deeper into their genetic memory. Within seconds, thousands of years of history play out before it, and it lives a billion lives. Perhaps if it had landed elsewhere, it would have pulled something better from their collective unconscious, and gained a deeper understanding of man. But it has landed in China.

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Instead, it raises a hand and turns it downwards at the city beneath it. Millions stop in their tracks, watching as the godly being that hovers in the sky turns its attention upon them. They wait for its next words.

A colossal gravity wave flattens Beijing immediately, snuffing out twenty one million lives that all turn into glittering points of light in the sky. Its attention is snatched by the roaring dragon that has been awakened by this incursion, and within moments, Qinglong is on it. The tearful beast lashes out with bolts of lightning, intent on driving this threat to China back into space. It is already far too late, with its instantaneous rapture throwing China into chaos, but it does its job as a protector and comes to the aid of the survivors, even as mass waves of smoke and debris wash out over the countryside for thousands of kilometers.

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TURN 21: ARMAGEDDON
A final boss emerges. And so do familiar faces. These respawned Kaiju are no longer eligible for a victory at the end of the game, and can no longer grow, but are still able to influence things for a little bit more.

Memitim, hold up till next turn if you’re still lurking.

>Current players:

>dice+3d3
>Action 1
>Action 2
>Action 3

New entries are Closed

Oh shit it’s freaking God as the final boss

>>6019118

Honestly I’m shook, was not expecting such a dramatic escalation.

Well, for my turn, I suggest bunkering-down to heal MP’s wounds and bring him to 5/5 HP.

Hive-Mind, if you’re out there - we should make use of D-P’s old abilities and eat some metal to pump up his STAMINA before attacking the Herald

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>6019151

Here’s my roll QM - thanks for giving me an afterlife here…

Holy shit the literal rapture came and everyone would assume their religion is right and that they are unworthy.

Rolled 2, 3, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6019200
>Shroomy returns from his upgrading coma/fugue state/mushroom thingy it does.
>Looks at TV.
>It's a cross between the Rapture and the ending of Squirrel Stapler.
>31 million people dead.
>"This will definitely affect the quarterly report."
>Not to mention the trout population.

>>6019154
>"M.E.S.H. would like to remind you that our insurance plans also include immortality, regardless of body condition."
You may have been a nuisance but if you drag your pieced-together mess of a body to Shroomy and ask nicely, it probably won't refuse. You may also have to face some...downsizing, however. But it probably beats your current deal.

>>6019093
>Shroomy returns to awareness, and...well, things certainly hadn't been so chaotic in a while. This will definitely shake things up. Time to get ready, then. That thing outputs energy like it's topped off. Best not go in completely empty.
>Action 1: Politely inform humanity that, while it is not currently under threat by this new entity, it is still open to helping. So long as they provide transportation, that is. Otherwise the Herald will be halfway through turning China into a wasteland by the time Shroomy's main body shows up!
>Action 2 and 3: Gather energy for the oncoming mess.

Suffice to say I'm offering a truce until we're done ganging up on this thing, and let's say two turns after? I'll try and hold it down and maybe reduce its defenses while the rest of you and the humans blast the crap out of it. We should try and coordinate though. No one is above Size C I think, so we need 7 whole hits, and constant pressure so it doesn't regen.
Somewhat good news here seems to be that it's not hunting us, and is just busy exterminating the Chinese harder than at least most Chinese governments in history, so we can time a strike somewhat.

>>6019697
Oh my fucking god shroomy. Hahahaha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHExskV7Oo
Humans realizing the shroom kaiju does not fear god or death.

>>6019697

Sounds good, Shroomy. I’ll beeline to your location once I’m at full-health for whatever shroom upgrades you have to offer.

It seems like my only option is to become an awful dead turtlegod/mech/shroom/psychic monstrosity and transcend my limitations this way

Rolled 3, 3, 3 = 9 (3d3)

>>6019093
Phantrumpitus slays it's target. They are sure their masters will come for the corpse. It cocoons itself to make use of the energy it has gathered falling asleep Meer days before the herald landed.
>Evolve Stamina

>>6019697
You’re right, no one is Size C. NOT YET!

>Ursa sacrifices all actions to size up with milestone

Also just to let you know I will accept this truce.

>>6019093
In that case...

Action 1: D3
Action 2: E 21
Action 3: E 18

HP: 7/7 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat{Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

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Updating stat sheets as per the current turn. Writing update now.

>>6019697
As Hivemind is absent, I’ll consider you to have control of both actions

>>6019966
I think I mistracked your Energy, you should have 8/6 instead of the 6/6 mentioned, sorry! That means you're at 2 after this.

>>6019999
I think you might have misunderstood the movement upgrade. Scaling up size allows you to use it more times per turn, but the distance per use is only +1. That makes it an absolute max of 6 tiles. If you can correct it before the update, I'll use that, but otherwise I'll move G.E.L as close to your intended E18 as possible.

>>6019898
Real as fuck

>>6020264
Fuck, what am I saying. Ignore the comment about 8/6, Kaiju drop 4 energy upon death, not 6, I forgot. That means 6/6 is right after all.

>>6019697

Shroomy - one thought I have is to exploit your developed regen capabilities.

As a dead Kaiju, I can’t actually upgrade my stats, but I CAN exploit my relatively high HP, and if we work together to develop a regen-boost to MP, I can serve as an effective damage sponge.

I’m looking at the Herald’s Special stat (A) and it’s very high energy reserves - we’ll probably need to exhaust it before Ursa (and maybe others) comes in with the table to beat the shit out of it.

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>>6019151

Even though it’s starting to regain lucidity, the turtle bides its time. Slow and steady wins the race. For now, it’s still under the care of these same people who have dug into its bones, drilled into its flesh, and wedged prickling lightning into its scalp. They continue repairs on it, expediting the process now that China is under attack up North-West.

>MECHA-PENYU HP > 4/5
>MECHA-PENYU HP > 5/5

And once that’s done, they top it off with countless power cells.

>MECHA-PENYU has gained 1 energy > 4/4 (NPC)

>>6019697

Argentina sees no particular need to expend the military effort to travel all the way to China and fight. It has stronger, better-equipped allies who can do it, perhaps. While they’re supportive of Shroomy’s decision, they don’t have any particular wish for him to go out there.

Discussions about it are fraught with paranoia, and they’re afraid to lose it. Unlike the other Kaiju, it has a lifeline in the form of its decentralised body and lair, so even death won’t stop it as long as the cluster is safe. Sharing this could be a burden, but could also let trusted allies safeguard it and put them at ease. The beast continues wrecking the city, several continents away.

>Shroomy has gained 1 energy: 1/4
>Shroomy has gained 1 energy: 2/4

Reaction:

The Argentinian military prepares multiple vessels that can potential transport components of Shroomy. They don’t have a single large one that can pick up a gigantic mushroomy mass, but they have the resources to offer air transport that contains integral fragments and raw biomass to re-assemble on site. The electricity that Shroomy has given them has allowed this to be produced with ease.

>Flight Assistance: Shroomy gains the ability to move an extra tile during two of its move actions each turn. This is the same buff as Size, and will be overwritten upon size-up.

Additionally, Japan sends in a request ticket. They need a portable power storage source, for unspecified reasons. If Shroomy keeps up with the news, it can put two and two together. This will require an action, but if it makes that investment, it can help strengthen a potential ally in the upcoming fight.

>>6019966

>Phantrumpitus Energy > 0/6
>Phantrumpitus Stamina D>C
>Phantrumpitus HP > 6/6

>>6019977

Arctic Ursa, sensing the arrival of yet another alien invader, makes another growth spurt. It hibernates right there in the battleground, where reality has been fractured and ruptured many times over. It grows larger and larger, until it lords above the other beasts of the world and stands ready to clash directly with 【The Herald.】

>Arctic Ursa Size: D>C
>Arctic Ursa HP > 7/7

>>6019999

The Lobster begins crawling West, aiming to loop across time zones and make landfall in Asia. The furthest it can go, even with its large body and powerful swimming ability, is E21. It cuts through the ocean, untouched by any vessel or army.

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Rolled 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1 = 8 (6d3)

>>6019093

Qinglong is grief-stricken, yet furious. It’s largely outmatched by this thing, but it must try anyway. From afar, MECHA-PENYU becomes aware of its former enemy railing against this new threat, weaving about to try and dodge whatever blows are coming, then using all of its energy to strike it with bolts of lightning and beams of energy from its maw. The blue dragon roars in fury.

>Use Speed to dodge incoming attacks
>Use Special to attack!
>Use Special to attack!

>>6019093

The creature makes no effort to avoid it. Instead, it claps its hands together, fusing them into a ball of intense energy that blazes like the sun. The fusion bomb tears across the skyline, burning everything in the area and turning the crater of Beijing into molten slag. Qinglong is assailed by these waves, and once the heat clears, The Herald’s arms are reaching out to seize it and pull the Dragon directly in half, with as little effort as swatting a fly.

>Attack (Strength)
>Attack (Strength)

Whether its foe lives or dies is of no consequence to it. It then turns its attention to the world around it. Hovering over the ruins of a new Sodom, it slowly sticks out thin fingers and plucks the strings of reality like a harp. It’ll need assistants. Minions. And with reality already so fractured upon this planet, it knows just where to go to find one.

The rift opens up, allowing strips of light to flow through once again. It cuts it out before long, however, neutering the being and isolating it on Earth without letting its full mass flood through. This will be its angel. The first of many.

>Special (Spawn Shard of Memitim)
>【The Herald.】has consumed 1 energy: 5/6

Shard of Memitim
>HP: 3/3
>Size: E
>Strength: E
>Stamina: F
>Speed: E
>Special: D
>Energy: 3/4

>This creature may not evolve stats.
>2 of this creature's actions are controlled by Memitim

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KAIJU CLASH! Qinglong VS 【The Herald.】
>The Herald Strength (D) VS Qinglong Stamina (E)
>Qinglong Speed (E>F) VS The Herald Speed (D)
>Qinglong Special (E>D>E) VS The Herald Stamina (D)

Qinglong flies straight upwards to dodge. However, it can’t escape the light that burns even the sky. Its blue scales charred black and red, Qinglong falls from the air, its long body tumbling end over end as it roars in agony. The Herald is upon it in an instant, levitating over to its prone form with no change in its posture.

>Qinglong HP: 2/4

>The Herald Strength (D>E) VS Qinglong Stamina (E)

It seizes Qinglong with unerring accuracy. Its limbs sear deep gouges into the dying dragon’s flesh upon mere contact. Fingers rest upon the reverse scale, causing Qinglong to leap into a thrashing fury. With a squeeze, it bisects the ancient god and leaves its organs to bake on the molten ground. Then it steps aside to rip open reality, digging through a conveniently adjacent dimension to pry an ally from their defeated slumber.

>Qinglong HP: 0/4

>【The Herald.】 has defeated Qinglong!
>【The Herald.】 absorbs Qinglong’s energy. 9/6.

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State of the World
The complete destruction of Beijing has left the world in chaos. Attacks have happened before, but not even Baba Yaga’s rampage has completely wrecked a population center like this. There are immediate mobilisation efforts from those nearby, seeking to kill it before it can cause any more harm. One such nation is Japan, which seeks to deploy their creation. Other countries are apprehensive. The sight of this thing strikes the fear of God into their heart. It’s like no Kaiju they’ve laid eyes on before. Can they really raise hands against this thing?

The entire world is watching what the Kaiju do now.

TURN 22: RAPTURE

You know the drill by now.

It’s getting powerful we need to kill it fast before it gets too powerful

Rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6020288
Action 1: G 20
Action 2: Harvest an energy
Action 3: E 18

Rolled 1, 1, 2 = 4 (3d3)

>>6020288

Wow, extremely based that the dead Kaiju has been “claimed” by factions… I am also somewhat sad to see Qinglong die…

Alright, not much else to do except try to prepare…

Shroomy, can I assume that you’ll be sending me “infestation box” by overnight mail? Infesting the corpse of MP would be helpful to provide regen boost.

QM, I know you said that dead Kaiju can’t upgrade stats, but does that also apply to the temporary boost ability that DP demonstrated before his death?

If I’m allowed to eat metal like before, I’d like to do that now…

MECHA-PENYU wrestles with his new existence, sensing the threat to the west. A hazy memory of its life drifts into its mind, the influence of the Hive Mind allowing it some measure of rationality… metal must be consumed to improve upon its design.

MP activates its weakened Hive Mind psychic capabilities and broadcasts its desire to the Japanese engineering teams nearby. More metal is needed, rare alloys!

The Japanese teams are stunned by this capability - psychic activity from the mechanized corpse was NOT anticipated, but in their desperation to avoid “rapture” at the hands of the Herald, they leap to provide a bevy of strange materials - titanium, depleted uranium, osmium, and other elements are produced and rapidly consumed by the dead mechanized god…

Turn 1: spend energy to buff STAMINA
Turn 2: spend energy to buff STRENGTH
Turn 3: spend energy to buff SPEED

If I can’t do temporary buffs here, I would instead spend all my turns building a lair with the help of the Japanese

>>6020412
Yeah, this doesn't count as a permanent upgrade, and is fine. I'll ignore the 3rd since it's being 1/3rd controlled by NPC actions (me!) and can't completely break away from Japanese control, as a lifeline.

>>6020462

Sounds good, thanks for this compromise.

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Rolled 3, 2, 2 = 7 (3d3)

>>6020288
#Shard of Memitim
HP: 3/3
Size: E
Strength: E
Stamina: F
Speed: E
Special: D
Energy: 3/4

The sundered tendril of Memitim rises limply into the space directly in front of The Herald.
Forcibly recalled from the places between places and disconnected from the greater whole, a pale shadow of what it should be.
Curving around and then through itself with an incensed jerk of motion, the contours of the rent fragment of Memitim bursts open like an umbrella in a hurricane. Starsmoke eyes, or things that might be eyes, flare furiously as the Kaiju unravels - only to go abruptly still, the energy which had begun crackling down the expanse of Memitim's mutilated anatomy abating.
Myriad beads of piercing light within Memitim glare into The Herald and the Herald impassively stares back. The two beings hang suspended there for a few tense moments, observing each other in appraisal, in consideration... in recognition.
Memitim flattens visibly, then slowly descends back towards the planet's surface.
> Action 1: (Special, unpowered) Wreathing itself in a dense field of decoherence, Memitim tunnels into the earth's crust on a steadily-expanding spiral path. Tremendous amounts of radiation pours out of the grave of Beijing in a torrent, the elements and compounds composing the elements and compounds of the planet's crust being dramatically more energy dense than the ocean it had glutted itself on prior.
> Action 2: (Special, -3 energy) As the seams of reality falter in the wake of Memitim's influence, the eldritch entity pauses and hones in on each flicker of distortion left rippling out and then, expending a great deal of energy in the process, begins to exacerbate them. Violently the wrinkles in veil between Here and Elsewhere are wrenched open into yawning rifts sustained by the ceaseless disgorgement of unreality, metaphysical discharge, and displaced distortions of alternate worlds. A runaway hemorrhage of incongruent existence is set into motion, pandemonium spilling into and upsetting the delicate existential clockwork which had presided over Earth since its conception.

>>6020499

wtf bro, stop killing the earth!

Actually I’m impressed with your commitment to the Herald, but still

>>6020499
>>6020288

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN!

>Action 1 Move to A4
>Action 2 Move to A2
>Action 3 Move to A21

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Rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6019898
Yup, this is what I was going for. Not even God will stop the stonk line going up. Because when it comes down to throwing rhizomes with a god or facing a bear market, deicide is very much in the cards.

>>6020288
>>6020412
>Shroomy, can I assume that you’ll be sending me “infestation box” by overnight mail?
I was thinking about that exact thing. Also.
>Calling it an infection box is slander! Here at MESH, we guarantee product quality to inhuman standards! The Mk1 Mushroom Long-Term Battery has a 0% chance of accidental contamination Contact with a Kaiju and attempts to disassemble the container will void product warranty
As an aside, I've been thinking. Since Shroomy's infection is a secondary nervous system, wouldn't that make it able to eventually animate inanimate objects, like constructs? Because Ii find the idea of turning Dewa-Penyu into a small marketable plushie of itself very amusing. Also, by signing up with Shroomy, wouldn't DP fork over its likeness as far as copyright is concerned? Can Shroomy corner the market on Kaiju merchandise by getting exclusive rights to merch of any Kaiju he infects? Is this really the time to think about that? Profit projections say yes!
Possibly because we're all about to die. Well, those of us without Mushroom-insurance anyway!

>The Argentinians would much rather hang back and watch. Shroomy understands. After all, it has been doing that for a long while. But, as a human politician once put it...
>"We must, indeed, all hang together, or we will assuredly hang separately."

>Action 1: The Japanese will have their battery. Shroomy puts one together in record time. It is more than a little messy, but it is self-contained and non-infectious. The outputs are drawn from the previously-developed power converters used by the Argentinians, so the biggest issue the Japanese may face in interfacing the battery with...whatever "mysterious" thing they might use it on would be differing voltages and power adapters. What the Japanese do not need to know is that any part of the mushroom, even cut off and repurposed and shipped across a quarter of the globe, is still a part of the whole. The inside of the battery does contain spores and enough to kickstart a growth and infection. Shroomy can still tell energy signatures apart and watch a TV screen. Mecha-Penyu only needs to gently peel back parts of the battery and let the spores do their thing. The battery will still work, even! Shroomy could do it, but still wishes to give DP a choice. Said choice would stretch beyond the current fight. Would it be willing to leave its own body behind to be free, or at least free-er? Still, those are questions for later.

>>6020565
>Action 2 and 3: For the first time in years, familiar seismic activity is detected in Argentina. At a pre-determined spot near the cordoned off area becomes abuzz with activity as a fleet of transport helicopters and planes is loaded up with the component parts of Shroomy's main body. The latest upgrade will make reassembly all but trivial, hastening regrowth between the separated parts of the main body. Soon enough the world will be able to put something of a face on the Mushroom. It will be inaccurate, but certainly memorable. It doesn't mind. Some extra PR is always welcome after all.
>Shroomy moves its main body (in parts) to G9, then E11.

From what I'm seeing going this way is a little shorter, but I'll still be two turns away next turn until it moves. Ganging up on it at once may work better, we don't want it regenerating outside of combat. I'm hoping Phantrumpitus isn't here for Shroomy for some reason, but it was either him, getting into range of Cyber-Shelob, or ending up in the ocean somewhere. And Shroomy doesn't exactly like oceans too much...so Italy it is, I suppose. Ah, right. Mushroom pizza is a thing. Well, let's hope for a safe trip...

>As for telling the Argentinians about the main body not being necessary to its survival, well Shroomy figured they would already know. And if they didn't, seeing the Parasitized be unfazed by the idea of the creature that promised them immortality wandering off to probable doom despite still being a bunch of self-serving politicians and high level corporate executives probably would clue anyone in that they know something everyone else doesn't, and it wouldn't be hard to figure out what once anyone thinks about how mushrooms work. At this point, the main body getting carried off is much smaller than the mycelium entrenched in the Argentinian forest, even!
>And yes, there is a part of Shroomy that longs for the emotional rollercoaster people would go through upon seeing its body struck down to protect mankind, only to be remade. A powerful marketing tool. And maybe also a sign that it has been indulging in too many soap operas, or making too many religious references...

>>6020500
Memitim is just finishing the job he started. If he can't win he will make sure no one else can either.

Rolled 1, 1, 1 = 3 (3d3)

>>6020288
The elephant can sense a great calamity has arrived on this planet but is uncertain what the best course of action is.
>Move to D 11
>Allow the knowldgeseekers to determine my last 2 actions

>>6020803

Not to be dramatic, but it’s likely that Memitim will destroy reality sooner rather than later.

Probably all of us should proceed immediately to his tile and stop him ASAP. Presumably even the terrorists will want to team up with Cyber-Shelob

Qm here. Haven’t worked on update yet, just had a brief thought about balancing and the Speed issue. Would like opinions.

What would you guys think of action rolls only being done at the end of the turn? I think it’d be kinda awful and clunky on the Gm end, and take away the fun of rolling your own. However, I think it would solve an issue of the second poster always having an advantage in knowing what the incoming actions are. That way, they don’t know with certainty whether attacks will land properly or not, and it becomes more of a risk taking measure. You won’t know with certainty that all 3 attacks are just gonna bounce off you, and immediately become able to forego defense.

I’m split 60-40 Against favor of it, but I’d like to hear thoughts.

>>6022019
I was never a player but I think speed is fine as is, basically guarantees no damage done to you if you invest in it and allows your attacks to be resolved before the corresponding opponent's attack
Realistically, you could either choose to dodge all three attacks, in which case you will because of your speed, or you could try to attack or flee, which guarantees the opponent can get a hit in on you, so it's balanced enough already, especially since you already have it so active defense/dodge lines up with the first attack the enemy does
Keep the rolls as is, meta-gaming is meta-gaming, but true chads just keep going regardless

>>6022019
I've tangled with the combat system perhaps the least out of any player, so I'll just say I'm among those who don't mind not rolling dice. Some of my favorite quests and skirmishes had it QM-side, so I've never been hung up on it.

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Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>6020387

The Lobster moves into the patch of ocean that Shelob once harvested radiation from. The remnants of the nuclear bomb are fully absorbed by it, stored within its cells for further use. It then comes ashore on Japan, attracting the attention of the JSDF. They can’t afford an attack while The Herald is laying waste to China so near by, so they mobilise their new largest weapon to mount a defense.

>G.E.L gains 1 Energy > 1/6

Reaction:
Japan provides MECHA-PENYU as a prime target via positioning! They march out the giant robot, making it difficult to assault the country without first meeting it.

>>6020412

The mech’s adaptive systems push power towards several areas that it sees fit to prioritise. The JSDF are caught off guard by this level of control, but they chalk it down to residual instinct left over from the turtle. Reactive shielding and electro-weaponry are supercharged for the moment, making it easier to get a hit in.

>MECHA-PENYU has spent 1 energy > 3/4
>MECHA-PENYU’s Stamina is increased by 1 degree for the next hit.
>MECHA-PENYU has spent 1 energy > 2/4
>MECHA-PENYU’s Strength is increased by 1 degree for the next attack.

While it does this, they send the beast out on its maiden voyage. It makes a beeline for G.E.L, coming within sight and placing itself between it and the nearest population center. Evacuation efforts are underway, and the mech is made to power its weapons in preparation.

>Intercept G.E.L’s first attack against E18 cities next turn by redirecting it to itself (NPC)
>Speed (F) VS Speed (F)
1st 1d3 in this post is the degree the above action will have, G.E.L please take note if it’s relevant!

Reaction:
Shroomy has constructed a battery for MECHA-PENYU, that arrives for retrofitting just before it’s made to bait the Lobster. See Shroomy’s turn for information.

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>>6020499

The release of energy from the soil floods the ruins with energy, providing an additional power source that surpasses the remaining nuclear plants that China has unwisely failed to shut down. It washes across the land in vast quantities, leaking from the edges of the deepening hole and charring the land for generations to come. The survivors of the ashen shockwave find themselves racing to flee before the radiation follows, creating aftershocks in triplicate that threaten all life in the region. It’ll feed the Shard of Memitim well.

>E17 radiated

Then it digs into the rifts left behind by such an act, tearing them open so that the aberrant physics spill out and into reality. Space folds on itself, cracking and splintering as it rapidly loses coherency. Only the natural gravity well of a Kaiju can survive close proximity to this mass, and with it, this portion of the continent is doomed. The area becomes highly challenging to navigate, slowing down invaders harshly and making them vulnerable to attack.

>Shard of Memitim has consumed 3 energy > 0/4
>Lair progress: 100%
THE RIFT
>Size: F
>Strength: F
>Stamina: F
>Speed: F
>Special: E
>Dimensional Scar: Kaiju who do not have at least as much Special as this lair suffer from a decreased degree of Speed while on it. This lair may not be upgraded with new Lair skills. Instead, upgrades will allow it to extend to adjacent tiles.

The will of The Herald instructs this assistant, bidding it gather strength and replenish its stores for the battle ahead. It absorbs some of the radiation that’s leaking out, beginning the arduous road to refilling its tank.

>Shard of Memitim has gained 1 energy >1/4 (NPC)

>>6020519
Its enemy is back again, and awfully soon too. Ursa moves so far West that it loops around the earth, coming into proximity of China and preparing to wage a final war on these eldritch monstrosities.

>>6020803

After it returns to the outpost, there are a dazzling amount of questions directed at it. What was that creature? How did it harm it? How did it know its weaknesses? The fact that it has managed to slay yet another threat is taken seriously, and celebrations abound within Iceland and surrounding European countries. However, they give up on those questions soon enough, deciding to not bother it with trivialities when there’s a global threat on their doorstep.

They inform it that, like the ‘weapon’ it came to kill, some form of alien organism has landed on Earth, and is devastating the East as they speak.

With the elephant receptive to their requests, they bid it head East to assist in military efforts to kill the beast, with power stations being set aside as rest stops that it can gather up energy from along the way.

>Move to D13 (NPC)
>Gather Energy (NPC)

>Phantrumpitus has gained 1 energy: 1/6

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>>6020288

Absolutely overflowing with energy, The Herald metabolises it rapidly. Its body, already wreathed in glowing light, begins taking on the properties of such. It becomes faster, developing the ability to transfer the molecules in its form by transmitting them directionally, like photons.

>All 3 actions: Upgrade Speed

>Speed: D>C
>Energy: 3/6

It then turns its body West, where it can sense an incredibly dense population center.

Reaction:
The Chinese remnants are desperate to end this. They make sure to launch a proper, genuine nuclear bomb straight into their soil, in order to kill this monster that has destroyed large portions of their Capital and ruling class all at once.

>Special (D>C) vs Stamina (D)
>Nuke: This Special weapon is the most powerful individual weapon that humanity has invented: A nuke. Only with these devices can they hope to kill a Kaiju, for even their other special weapons have failed. This attack has an increased degree of success. However, it leaves an irradiated-spot on the location of its detonation, that contains one turn’s worth of energy.

When the dust clears, it reveals chunks of light that have been carved out of the towering humanoid. It carries on without a care, however, only lightly scuffed by the force of a nuclear explosion.

>The Herald HP: 6/7

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Rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6020565

The battery, once constructed, is hurriedly shipped with the fastest transport carriers that money can buy. As with most of the remnant-Kaiju that have either risen from the grave or been hijacked by human hands, the total energy capacity has been haltered. With this new battery, MECHA-PENYU can achieve total energy capability befitting of its size!

>MECHA-PENYU energy cap increased> 2/6

There’s an amount of media coverage as the helicopters take off. Those at home, who by now have learnt of the aid this creature is giving their nation, cheer as they watch it fly Eastwards to face this existential threat. They cheer it on, and as it flies, the Argentinans relay to it- WATCH OUT WATCH OUT!

>>6020288

>Move to G-11
>Attack Shroomy and the convoy with a barrage of missiles (Special)
>Tear into the spilt mushroom remnants and try to destroy them with further explosions (Special)

As Shroomy and their helpers fly above Africa, a sudden onslaught falls upon them. The first helicopter blows up, dropping a hanging crate that contains a great deal of biomass. Others are shot out of the sky in short order, in a disorienting strike that leaves the mushroom in a sea of flames and shrapnel.

When the crates break open, they see the colossal mechanised spider, here to steal its material. These terrorists don’t seem to care about the creature ravaging the world. In fact, they likely think it’s on their side, here to cleanse the world of the unworthy and bring peace to the Middle East.

>Cyber-Shelob has consumed 1 energy > 2/6
>Cyber-Shelob has consumed 1 energy > 1/6

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Countless conventional arms blow up against the mushroom, as the spider-city comes into view. Once the choppers crash, it charges forward regardless of whether the mush-mass has been properly hurt or not, stabbing at fungal material and chomping down with pneumatic mandibles.

>Special (E>D) VS Stamina (C)
>Special (E>D>E) VS Stamina (C)

However, for all of its aggression, it hasn’t put a scratch on Shroomy. Only killed its transport temporarily, and likely earned its ire. The mushroom has simply spent too much time increasing durability, while the spider sat dormant in a cave post-defeat. Even the missiles have limited efficacy.

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State of the World
America has nukes to offer, and that’s all. Their giant-Kaiju capability has been taken out by G.E.L, and they’re readying a strike against the beast. Other nations have taken on China’s example and are prepping their own nukes. Years of forced denuclearisation for the sake of avoiding the ire of Kaiju is being reversed nearly overnight, at the prospect of having to use them on a greater-than-human threat yet again. All news stations are providing round the clock coverage of the battle going on in Asia now, and the fact that the world’s Kaiju are converging.

TURN 23: REVELATIONS

I’m pretty surprised nobody tried pouring in multiple energy at once before this! Though I gotta say, it won’t work for something like increasing hp damage in combat, as that bypasses the size advantage too hard.

Also it's strangely difficult to find giant robot spider images on Pinterest, if you guys find any cool links to images for it, please post em so I can put them in updates o7

>>6022151
>>6022177

Thank you for the feedback, fellas! Always glad to have people reading. I think I’ll stick to the current system, then.

>>6022621
Damn, thought I'd planned the route specifically to get around Shelob. Seems I miscalculated and it grappled me onto the next tile somehow?

>>6022639
Oh fuck, I think I messed up that part entirely. No, it's not supposed to grapple you and prevent you from moving off, I just accidentally ignored the subsequent second movement. Very sorry! Gimme a sec to redo it.

G.E.L., i propose a non-aggression pact until Memitim and the Herald are dead?

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>>6022639
>>6022684
This is what it should be. In order to pursue and attack Shroomy, Shelob would have to go:

H12 > F12 (2 movement w size)
F12 > E11

Which is the proper end-destination Shroomy intended.

So because of that, it's only able to use the 3rd action to try and attack, which still ends in failure and wastes 1 energy and does no damage. On the other hand, it means Cyber-Shelob will have 2/6 left instead of 1.

Very sorry again for the miscalculation. It's still within attacking range, but you get where you meant to go without the actual movement being intercepted.

Ah shit, i wasn’t expecting to become relevant again and I left the thread after I died
Well, DP’s still following so consider that I give him my "turns" for now, I’d be happy to play a coop kaiju though

>>6022692
Noted! You each have executive control over 1 action. I'll consider you to be allowing DP yours indefinitely until you make an action that overrides it.

>>6022621
Action 1: Move E17
Action 2: Fire at Memtim (Spc) (-ENG)
Action 3: Try to get a swing in. (STR)

Destroying Japan is cool and all, but killing a god takes priority by miles.

Consider me a signatory for Herald +2 turns.

HP: 7/7 || Eng: 1/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Rolled 1, 3, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6022689
>>6022700
I knew I forgot something.

Rolled 3, 2, 3 = 8 (3d3)

>>6022700

Based, I was hoping that you might be good for a team-up.

>>6022692
>>6022693

Duly noted, thanks HM.

Alright time for the attack!

Action 1: Move E17.
Action 2&3: Attack twice Memitim with ENERGY-BOOSTED ROCKET ATTACK! (-2 Energy burn).

I’m assuming that the Japanese rocket munitions that I am now outfitted with count as a ranged STR attack, but let me know if that’s not true, QM.

HP: 5/5 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:E || Str: D* || Sta: C* || Spd: F || Spc: D]

* denotes temporarily stat boosts
Milestones: [0] Franken-Kaiju

Special note to Memitim - I’m sending you to the shadow realm!

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>>6022621
#Shard of Memitim
HP: 3/3
Size: E
Strength: E
Stamina: F
Speed: E
Special: D
Energy: 1/4

> Action 1: Memitim siphons ambient energy from the smoldering grave of the Chinese capitol.
> Action 2: (Speed) Drifting up out from the craggy crater of glass and dust, Memitim traces sinuous routes through the bruised heavens and the occasional tattered tract of space-time with urgent flashes of hastes - assuming an evasive posture as it monitors the region for incoming kaiju.

>>6019092
Turn 20
"Breaking news has just come in from China where what looks to be God's Herald has descended on the nation. Originally this entity as seen as a comet making its way to Earth before unfurling and making its presence known across the world. Passing things to Alice to see the international reaction."

"Thank you Lee. We are receiving reports between religious experts, scientists, and atheists devolving into brawls trying to fit the entity into reality. One side claiming it's one of the gods finally coming to usher in an age of peace. Atheists think it is another form of kaiju considering they are part magic, bioforged, or glitches in reality considering the existence of Memetin, Phantrumpitus, Typon, and the Hive. Then we have the scientists that believe it could be an advance type 2 civilization that just appears holy due to advance technology."
"Well no matter the ans-

A pulse of power. Strands of memories. Centuries of progress pass. Unseen eyes stare into Humanity's history and found it unworthy. A golden hand stretches outward as 21 million souls' despair at the judgement and blink out. A wave of intent washes the world. An artic predator instinctively looks South-West knowing a stronger apex has come. The water predator's antenna buzz from the threat as it moves Westward. A million sensors wake up for its quick slumber as it processes the ascendent's memories to see a new monster has come. A war machine feels a new aberration Eastward seeking more knowledge to aid its creators. Twin minds shaken awake as death approaches yet again to take them back into the veil. A guardian despairs as it races to save that is left. A shard reawakens in front of the Herald knowing its duty.

Despair grips the world at the coming rapture. Hatred emboldens the ones that can fight.
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"It killed them! The fuck, fuck, fuck. I need to get to my family!" Lee yells as he and half of the studio rush out. With Alice taking up the seat to keep the truth rolling.

"This is a dark day for Humanity."

Helicopter pilots rush to their vehicles volunteering to transport their best hope to the battlefield as shroomy rolls into the crates.

"Worse than anything faced before."

GEL begins making its West as the US navy realizes its heading to China and clears the way to let it fight.

"Humanity witness berserkers, able negotiate, or even kill kaiju before."

Ursa roars at the challenge as it races to ensure its crown as the Canadian military pulls out of its way.

"But we must stand together."

Energy and nuclear crews begin laying down material for Phantrumpitus to absorb on its way to war.

"To survive what is coming."

Maintenance crews rush to link the shroom battery onto their mecha hoping it would be enough to protect their home.

"Or we will all die alone."

Memitim stands on top of the world's reality. Knowing it can't reach its apex form settles for the second-best outcome. If it can't transcend reality then no one will either.

Rolled 3, 2, 3 = 8 (3d3)

>>6022621
Gather energy for two turns then head to e 14

Rolled 2, 3, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6022621
>Shroomy is angry. Angry about a lot of things. About this so-called god making a ruckus and throwing off the precious, precious market. About overturned plans, about seemingly never having enough time, such a human concept that. Angry at the other Kaiju for being so weak as to allow itself to be taken over like this. Angry at those humans, still squabbling when there is so little value in it, and so much else to do. Angry that its main body's rightmost head is now getting nibbled on, too. >It is angrier still that those who did try to help it get things done are getting hurt. Are dying. They aren't his people. But if there ever was a time to make an exception, now would be it. Shroomy has never been one for taking the most efficient path, at least not in the short term. But it has learned favors should be repaid.
>Action 1: (Special) Shroomy's first move isn't retaliatory. From every damaged, crashed or crashing chopper, mycelium burst forth from its crates, targeted not at the spider but at the pilots and crews. Those not in immediate life-threatening danger from blood loss or various hazards are left alone or given help to escape the wreck. The others are forcefully taken over in a somewhat desperate bid to save their lives, or at last their consciousness, as much of it as The Mushroom can manage, and a sample of DNA and stem cells for later use. There is no time for explanations sadly, not that those it targets can do much before a mycelium spike stabs into the back of their neck, dampening pain and climbing upwards as fast as possible. Them ending up lost and traumatized in whichever animal or mycelial body The Mushroom can toss them into back in Argentina beat dying.
>With emergency help done, Shroomy turns back towards the offending insect. Well, arachnid. The images of Shroomy's first battle start filtering on the net from those close enough to the patch of Tunisian coastline where the interception took place. The world does not get treated to Shroomy sticking a superhero landing, but they do get to see a 30-meter three...two-headed monster made of grey mycelium peppered with strange plant-life pull itself together in the span of moments, odd bits of mushroom and plant binding together, the whole structure rising, coursing with energy. Even with the obvious gap where the right head should be, it still makes for an impressive sight, even facing a taller spider bristling with weapons. The more impressive sight comes when the spider unleashes its full arsenal of guns and missiles on it, achieving precisely nothing. Whatever chip damage is done simply closes as it starts closing the distance. Once it is within ten meters, it simply extends a hand which turns into a spike and flies into the spider's metal-covered exoskeleton. The chitin and metal both soon start bulging and creaking as thousands of tendrils seek to burrow deep and tear apart the armor. This weapon was developed to threaten much tougher foes.

>>6023040
>Action 2: (Special vs Stamina) Lower Cyber-Shelob's Stamina by damaging its armor and chitin, exposing the softer internals.
I'm hoping that such a move would not inflict damage, but still inflict a debuff until repaired by using an action, and maybe only out of combat.
>Action 3: In the absence of friendly forces which could take advantage of the exposed vulnerabilities, Shroomy has to take matters into its own tendrils as it starts wrapping around the bigger spider, tearing away the terrorist's modifications and generally trying to beat up the giant enemy spider. Let's face it, it probably looks like a children's slapping fight, but this really wasn't Shroomy's plan for a Kaiju battle, give a space mushroom a break, okay?

I am once again back on my bullshit. But screw it, Shroomy has made a habit of sentimental decisions, and they've mostly been working out. And hey, new friends! I do hope local human forces realize the opportunity, especially since Cyber-Shelob has moved withing range of any European naval assets in the Mediterranean, and come down hard on it. Otherwise this will look really dumb, especially if my armor-stripping gambit doesn't work...

Rolled 3, 3, 1 = 7 (3d3)

>>6022621

Coming in with the steel chair!

>Action 1: Move to C19
>Action 2: Move to E17
>Action 3: Jump and tackle the Herald out of the air.

>>6022723
Anything that doesn't use energy is considered Str. Once you use energy, it's Spc, and vice versa. So since it's burning energy, you retain the D* for actual strength attacks next turn.

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d3)

>>6022724

Going to roll real quick so I can write update

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>>6022950

Phantrumpitus soaks up the energy that has been left for it, powering up for the fight ahead. It has a little bit more to travel.

>Phantrumpitus has gained 1 energy: 2/6
>Phantrumpitus has gained 1 energy: 3/6

>>6022700
1,3,3

After making its way across Japan without wrecking anything of importance, G.E.L charges into China, where it opens up with a cavitation wave that tears through the sky and aims to destroy the newly rebirthed shard! Due to the increased size, the attacks do extra damage if they make contact.

>Special (E>D>C) VS Stamina (F)
>G.E.L has consumed 1 Energy: 0/6

But it doesn’t just stop there. Its claws reach out to slash at the beast, aiming to rip it apart and cause its form to lose coherency once again.

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (F)

>>6022723
3,2,3

The will of the turtle and its Japanese pilots are in sync today. They would have done the same, so it’s able to charge in and release a salvo of missiles without hesitation. Though it won’t always be in full control of itself, it’s able to regain its faculties as it launches these brand new weapons against the shard.

>Special (D>C) VS Stamina (F)
>Special (D>C>B) VS Stamina (F)

The attacks, upon making contact, would do the expected amount of damage.

>>6022724
2,1

Memitim’s synthesis of radiation is soon to be interrupted by the approach of two great foes, who arrive to send it back to the other dimension. It watches and prepares itself for their attacks.

>Memitim has gained 1 energy: 2/4

>Speed (E>F) VS Speed (F)
Even with its temporarily decreased speed from gorging on radiation, Memitim is faster than the other two by a long shot. However, there are too many attacks coming its way, and it can’t avoid them all.

That’s when The Herald tugs at its mind again, willing it to move. While it cannot stand in place and dodge four deadly blows, it can act swifter than them. All it has to do is cease to become a target.

>Move to F15 (NPC)

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Rolled 2, 1, 1 = 4 (3d3)

>>6023040
2,3,1

While the spider sifts through the wreckage for fungal pieces, Shroomy digs through it for survivors. There are many who are unsalvageable, but the Kaiju’s abilities pull just as many back from the brink of death. Any ingratitude will have to come later, but it’s able to spend some time defending its folk.

Next is its attempt to seize the spider and wrench parts of it open, weakening it to future strikes.

>Special (D>C>B) VS Stamina (E)
>Cyber-Shelob’s Stamina is lowered by one degree until it receives damage.

It immediately tries to capitalise on this by slapping at the damaged armour.

>Strength (F>G) VS Stamina (E>F)

>>6022621

The spider, now that it has a target, launches more of its weapons directly at Shroomy! The terrorists on board do their best to fight, firing with mobile machine guns, throwing down explosives, and shooting down from their base atop its back.

>Special attack Shroomy
>Attack Shroomy
>Attack Shroomy
>>6023780
3,3,1

>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)

>>6022724

The Herald synthesises energy, filling its reserves up and glowing even brighter than before. It’s still somewhat damaged, and the portions that have been lightly singed by the nuke seem to dull amidst the oceans of shining flesh. It sees the bear coming, and quickly shifts itself away.

>Gather energy
>The Herald has gained 1 energy: 4/6

Its next spot is a highly populous source of life: India. It appears over them, causing millions to prostrate themselves in hopes of escaping the fate of their neighbours.

>Move to F15
>Move to F14

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L AND MECHA-PENYU VS Shard of Memitim

>G.E.L Special (E>D>C) VS Shard of Memitim Stamina (F)
>G.E.L has consumed 1 Energy: 0/6

>MECHA-PENYU Special (D>C) VS Shard of Memitim Stamina (F)
>MECHA-PENYU has consumed 1 Energy: 1/6

G.E.L and MECHA-PENYU launch a dual attack on Memitim’s remnants. However, they spend the first third of this timespan moving towards China, while it gathers up energy. This renders their arrival in line with its next action, directed by its new lord.

>Shard of Memitim moves to F15

Due to having higher speed than a metallic turtle and a crawling lobster, it zips out of the Chinese crater ahead of their strikes, abandoning any effort to accomplish anything on its tile, but avoiding these blows by completely leaving range.

The upside is that the invalidation of this attack allows the turtle to keep the missiles that would have been spent on blowing the monster to smithereens.

Reaction:
Chinese aircraft are sighted high above. Some drop a few paltry bombs on the two of them, which explode without leaving any damage. They stop the attack before any harm can be done, but continue hovering. Perhaps they’re rescuers? Either way, the area is hostile.

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KAIJU CLASH! Shroomy VS Cyber Shelob

>Cyber-Shelob Special (E>D) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

While Shroomy is saving citizens, Shelob fires another salvo of missiles. It only halts when Shroomy starts ripping into it.

>Shroomy Special (D>C>B) VS Cyber Shelob Stamina (E)
>Cyber-Shelob’s Stamina is lowered by one degree until it receives damage.

>Cyber-Shelob Strength (E>F) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

Terrorists are flung from its back along with fragments of metal and sheets of armour. Shroomy peels off large amounts of Cyber Shelob’s hull, making it vulnerable to future attacks. The barely cognizant mind of the giant spider stares out from under the cybernetic fittings, then it lunges back to clash at the same time, directly slicing with metal weapons.

>Shroomy Strength (F>G) VS Cyber Shelob Stamina (E>F)
>Cyber-Shelob Strength (E>F) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

Unfortunately, its attack fails to cut down the spider, unable to make it through the chitin that’s underneath the metal. It’s too hard for an inopportune strike to breach. The spider can’t keep Shroomy down either. Every attack heals within moments, leaving the mushroom unscarred.

Reaction:
Fortunately, it’s humanity to the rescue. Regional military forces have been briefed that the mushroom is not a target. Meanwhile, the giant spider is. They’ve previously failed to attack it due to its anti-air capabilities, coupled with how far away Africa is, but with the spider engaged, they can come by and bomb it with ease. Spain and Germany are two of the largest contributors to this effort.

>Human Army Strength (E) VS Cyber Shelob Stamina (E>F)

>Cyber Shelob HP: 3/4

The planes fly off to reload and resupply, leaving Shroomy to hold it off till they can come by for another run.

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KAIJU CLASH! Arctic Ursa VS The Herald

By the time the bear’s journey takes it to China, the gigantic beast is gone, visible over the horizon as a shining beacon of gold. It has spent earlier actions moving out of range, rendering the tackle ineffectual. Arctic Ursa now stands there amidst the ruins, with two smaller Kaiju beside it and planes circling like vultures overhead.

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State of the World
The American nuke is ready. They seek to launch it at the very next location that The Herald attacks, declaring that the region will be condemned anyway, and that casualties will be kept to a minimum. When this happens, all Kaiju on that tile will have an attack roll against them.

TURN 24: FINAL WARS
Seems like the alliance is solidified! The whole gang, vs the NPC and Sub-NPC. Also highlighted a tactic I mentioned last thread regarding speed. Action order goes: Base Speed, action dice roll if tied, then completely simultaneous.

Going to re-look rules after game, but also considering making the action dice roll affect the success degree of move-dodging. At the moment, it does nothing, and I want it to be possible but not guaranteed in the future. Since that rules change hasn’t been implemented for 24 turns, not adding it now.

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Rolled 3, 2, 3 = 8 (3d3)

Unlike previous turns, The Herald acts first this time. Its alien intelligence attunes itself to the minds of these new people. An eighth of the world's population lie before it. Many are now praying and begging, trying to gain its favour, while others believe it will not harm them. Some are preparing to shoot it down, and others are already mobilising.

The creature looks at the insides of their heads, forming a web of minds that allow it to live the lives of every human within this region. What it experiences is an even larger failure than it saw in the history of the last place it destroyed. If China is Sodom, then this is to be Gomorrah. It raises a hand, and the people only have moments of warning before a gravitational wave bursts forth to devastate the land. It stretches from New Delhi to Nagpur, pressing down in the form of a colossal and plain circle. Buildings are forced into the earth, and a cylinder is carved into the country. Thousands of years of culture and nature are erased, compressed into a thin disc.

It then rips into the fabric of the world, using long fingers to unravel it and allow physics to become unchained. It moves rapidly, not wanting to be interrupted as it does this.

>Destroy India in its entirety.
>Fracture reality and create a source of energy from it, in order to nourish both itself and its shard with a bountiful source of radiation.
>Actively dodge an attack by rapidly transferring its energy from one point to another, manifesting ahead of itself wherever its own light shines.

>>6024540

Alright, now I officially dislike the Herald, what an asshole

Rolled 3, 3, 3 = 9 (3d3)

>>6024540
Act 1: Move to F15
Act 2: Swing at Memitim (STR)
Act 3: Move to F13

HP: 7/7 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Teams of Japanese scientists review the data from the prior engagement, and realize their error. The mechanized corpse of Dewa-Penyu will simply never have the speed of match Memitim, and so pursuit “on foot” is doomed to failure. Nonetheless, time is spent retrofitting the Kaiju’s joints, and where possible, the mechanized portions of the nervous system - anything that might conceivably boost reaction time, even if these components are not expected to burn out under the strain.

But there’s another way as well - advanced targeting solutions are applied to the rocketing systems and support for drone targeting assistance is made as well. Hyper-maneuverable rocket munitions, secretly purchased from American suppliers a decade ago (out of concern for an invading China) are unveiled without ceremony and installed. A dead turtle cannot catch a fourth-dimensional hare - but high explosive rocketry might!


Action 1: Spend one energy boosting Mecha-Penyu’s speed.
Action 2: Absorb 1 energy for the crater of Beijing.
Action 3: Leap to Memitim’s position at F15 and prepare for combat!

HP: 5/5 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:E || Str: D* || Sta: C* || Spd: E* || Spc: D]

* denotes temporarily stat boosts
Milestones: [0] Franken-Kaiju

>>6024647

Oops - a minor correction - I think I have 2 energy currently given that my previous rocket attacks were canceled.

>>6024535
I think the only reason why the action dice roll seems like it doesn't have any effect on dodging is because this game has a lot of people maxing out strength/stamina
In a speed demon game, the one guy who maxed out stamina would be invincible to pretty much any attack, and have a higher health pool
Basically, you need to build strength to fight stamina, and you need to build speed to fight speed. If someone has higher stamina than the attacker has strength, they'll no-sell any attack with active defense, just like with speed/active dodges. You could argue that stamina can be lowered by doing what Shroomy did, but the same thing could be done to lower the opponent's speed using special, and a lot of lairs lower speed passively, just no one has utilized it
The one issue I do see is that having just one rank of speed higher than your opponent guarantees dodges, and that's because the attacker's (hidden) speed roll is locked in at a 2 (their stat value). This issue was avoided in strength/stamina matchups (even if no damage is almost guaranteed) because if your opponent has one stamina rank higher than your strength and employs active defense, in the one scenario you get lucky and roll a 3 while your opponent rolls a 1, you can land a hit and deal damage, in all other cases you do nothing, (if your opponent's stamina is two ranks higher, they will no sell every attack without even having to roll for it)
The solution to this could just be to have the player's roll also affect their speed stat (say I roll a 3 to attack someone with strength> my strength gets boosted by one rank, and my speed for that attack would also get boosted by one rank). Speed two ranks above the opponent speed would still guarantee dodge every attack, but the same goes with stamina, and stamina wouldn't even have to waste an action on dodging. The way to balance the "I leave the tile with my first action and thereby autododge every attack since my actions resolve first" is to have it so that if you're already in combat, leaving the tile has to be the last action, so they have to use their first two actions dodging before leaving, which I think is fair (your whole turn was used up, the attacker's whole turn was used up)

>>6024674
Sorry for the giant block of text, I could've formatted it better, but basically I still think speed is balanced even with rolls not mattering, and if we really want to introduce the fix to the roll not mattering in autododges, we could have the attacker's attack roll also affect the speed of their attack
This would nerf speed "fairly", though if it were implemented I think stamina becomes the better stat because you don't even have to use actions for stamina
The one balancing measure that definitely needs to be implemented, however, is the "I leave the tile with my first action and thereby autododge every attack since my actions resolve first" possibility, which can be balanced by forcing it that if you're already in combat, leaving the tile has to be the last action

That's the basic summary of my points, you only have to read the giant block of text for autistic examples

Oh god we need to do as much speed as we can

Oh yeah, also, this is just an assumption on my part since we've rarely seen any 2v1s and certainly no 2v1s against a faster opponent, but I assume that one dodge action corresponds to one attack, i.e. if two players spent 6 actions attacking one target, and that target spent 3 actions dodging, the dodger would only be able to dodge 3 of the attacks, and the other 3 land
It does make sense, as the way to counter a speed demon is to corner it between two opponents, but if this is the case, then stamina is flat out a better investment in these fights, since it gives you passive defense against all six attacks
Long story short I'm trying to argue why it's justified for speed to autododge regardless of roll if you have one rank higher (the current system), it makes speed somewhat better than stamina in 1v1s (reminder you still have to spend precious actions on evading), but in multiple party battles you get fucked

>>6024682
Yes, that makes sense. I'll include that in the rulebook and upload an amended PDF at the end of the thread. I actually had moving included in the action priority order at one point, but decided against it. Reconsidering it, I think it would still be usefukl if it was lowest priority, but meant that someone could absorb the 1st few hits, then flee the tile to evade action 2 and 3, even if they have low speed.

That would mean future games would go:

Defensive first, causing your actions to move upwards in order > Mix of speed and roll > Simultaneous ties > Tile Movement

>>6024814
That is correct. One dodge is one attack, making ganking effective because you fuck with a player's action economy.

Your assumption that you can try and hamstring someone's speed using special is also correct, that'd be a smart way of going about it. Just like what Shroomy is doing to Shelob, and what the Shelob nest/Memitim rift had as their lair effects.

Rolled 1, 1, 2 = 4 (3d3)

>>6024535
Move to the herald and attack twice. Spend energy on both attacks.

Rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6024535
Whoops, it's only now I realize you didn't outright state whether Shroomy's rescue action did consume energy or not. So it either has 1 or 0. Not ideal, but I was working with zero in mind anyway.

>Action 1: Grapple the Spider. Shroomy may be smaller, but its main body is still quite heavy and cumbersome. As the original anti-Kaiju plans called for, it just has to keep the opponent lock in place and focused on itself while the humans fire away.
>Actions 2 and 3: Still, there is little time to waste. India is gone. The better part of a billion humans wiped off the face of the Earth. It doesn't have the luxury to wait around. Shroomy shifts the rhythm of its attacks, regrowing its piercing tendrils larger and putting its whole body's mass into a smaller number of strikes which hopefully will stand a better chance at breaking through the chitin.
If we can spend 2 energy on one action, perhaps we can spend two actions at once to increase the stat temporarily? In essence, an extra energy unit is one gathering action anyway. Well, for those that have an endless energy supply, that is...
By the way, what caused Shroomy's attack to tank down to G in that last action ? My lack of combat this quest is really showing now...
Also, the grappling stall tactic might not even work if it's calculated off of strength and not Stamina/mass. Whoops again.

>>6025843
Whoops, I missed that part, sorry! No, the rescue consumed no energy. Only the shelob armor rip.

Shroomy's attack tanked to G because action 3 >>6023040 rolled a 1, which equates to a decrease. 2 is neutral, 3 is increase.

I think I probably won't let two actions be condensed into one, but yes you're right that gathering energy could let you stuff 2 energy into an action instead. Only interfering factor is that since actions are compared sequentially (with the exception of defenses being 'shield points'), you'd be leaving yourself open during the gathering.

Yeah, grappling sounds like it should be based off Strength. But fortunately, you rolled a 3, increasing your F>E.

>>6024655
Only the second one was cancelled. Putting you at 1 right now.

Will try and update in 24 hours, please get turns in by then!

Rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6024535

Action 1: Move to F16
Action 2: Move to F15
Action 3: Finish what I’ve started and try to kill the shard with my claws

>>6024535
#Shard of Memitim
HP: 3/3
Size: E
Strength: E
Stamina: F
Speed: E
Special: D
Energy: 2/4

> Action 1: Move to F14
> Action 2: (Special, -2 Energy) Apply reality decoherence to distort the fabric of space-time. Teleport Memitim *AND* The Herald to E13.

>>6024647
Why exactly is Mecha-Penyu allowed to flagrantly ignore the AP limitations of being a reincarnated Kaiju? Last I checked, he should only have two actions per turn - one from him, one borrowed from Hivemind.

>>6026792

Uh, well - I usually forget the limitation myself, honestly. But I basically understood that Hive Mind donated his turn to me temporarily and the third turn is actually under control of the Japanese engineers. So it’s been more or less coincidental that my actions have aligned with the desires of the Japanese engineering team as well.

I could certainly make an effort to only list two turn actions and then leave it to QM discretion for turn 3 in the tuture

>>6026792
>>6026803
Yes, I'm ignoring the 3rd action. Last turn was pure coincidence that he did exactly what I was planning, and the turns before I've kept them as separate NPC actions. I would prefer it if only two were listed though, that makes it less confusing as well.

Rolled 2, 1, 3 = 6 (3d3)

>>6024647

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>>6024647

>Mecha-Penyu has consumed 1 energy: 0/6
>MECHA-PENYU’s Speed is increased by 1 degree for the next contested action.

The existing energy is used to power the rocket-boosters and greatly increase the turtle’s speed. It’s not supercharged and ready to chase. It saps up power of its own volition, from the fractured crater of Beijing. The crew does its best to keep this thing under control.

>Mecha-Penyu has gained 1 energy: 1/6

While the controls are trying to move by themselves and direct the creature West, there’s a more pressing problem to the Japanese populace: The gaping flaw in reality that’s cutting between dimensions. In order to deal with it, they rapidly formulate a plan of attack.

>Attack The Rift (NPC)

Firstly, large amounts of combustible material are flung into the air. It’s easy to find forests that have been flattened into carbon discs by the gravity wave, so after rifling about in the crater for a bit, they find peat discs speckled with diamond sparkles. They fling these materials into the unstable rifts, where the laws of physics rebel against them and shatter the matter.

Next, napalm missiles are launched straight into the mass, igniting the sky and forcing the laws of physics to re-align through the need to maintain chemical processes. With an existing stimulus, and a large amount of force expelled directly into it, the natural laws of the world start closing in, sealing part of the rift and shrinking it to a manageable size. The Kaiju find themselves no longer slowed by it.

>Strength (E>D) VS Stamina (F)
>The Rift is damaged!

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>>6024540
3,2,3

India is flattened by the creature. A foray into the collective minds of these folk has maddened it, and it hovers over the landscape to tear open a new hole. Energy floods the tile, filling it with light, but no life. Even down South, where the gravity wave hasn’t touched, clouds of debris are swooping towards villages and cities, then striking the ocean to form radial tidal waves. When the water comes rushing back inwards, it floods the coast once more.

The constantly shifting creature becomes a difficult target to hit.

>>6025298
1,1,2

The Elephant marches down into the Indian crater. Many tiny earth creatures reside here, similar to it in shape. It attacks the floating mass, aiming to utilise its stored energy to strengthen itself and rip the monstrosity apart.

>Special (F>E>F) VS Stamina (D)
>Phantrumpitus consumes 1 energy: 2/6
>Special (F>E) VS Stamina (D)
>Phantrumpitus consumes 1 energy: 1/6

However, using its Special is a large gamble, that doesn’t pay off. The knowledge-givers fly around it as it enters the tile, screaming out warnings and attempting to redirect it. When an object plummets towards it from the sky, however, they’re forced to flee…

>>6026792

The shard ends up in the ruins of India at roughly the same time as Phantrumpitus, who’s attacking its master. It instinctively defends them both, burning great energy stores to rip a wormhole open and shunt them both into an adjacent pocket of reality. The Herald turns its head to it curiously, but once it senses the nuke falling upon them, it follows along and lets its assistant guide it. The shard was here on Earth for longer, after all, and has wisdom of use.

>Shard of Memitim has consumed 2 energy: 0/4
>Stat contest eliminated: Willing target

Once they’ve both teleported away, it’s instructed by The Herald to replenish its stores in the usual way.

>Decohere the ground and create a source of energy (NPC)

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Rolled 2, 3, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6024572
3,3,3

The lobster attempts once more to crawl towards Memitim and seize them in its crushing grip. It’s a passing swing, and it moves to a different region afterwards.

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (F)

G.E.L passes by the Indian crater and settles adjacent to the conflict, by the Persian Gulf. Many ships and planes fly past, but none dare to attack it.

>>6026625
>2,2,3

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (F)

Yet again the claws descend! But like G.E.L before it, it was too slow. The lobster scurries off to another vantage point, leaving the bear there to witness the incoming nuke that’s falling on India’s wreckage.

>>6025843

Shroomy reaches out with tendrils to seize Shelob and keep it in place, so that the humans can bomb it to hell. Hopefully without bombing itself too. The terrorists are in a panic, and bullets constantly stream out from the fortress mech to tear into the mushroom’s body.

>Strength (F>E) VS Strength (E)
>Shelob cannot exit the tile until the grapple is relinquished.

Next up, Shroomy attempts to rip through the shell and metal of the wounded beast. The airstrike has capitalised on the broken armour, but the weak spot isn’t vulnerable forever.

>Strength (F) VS Stamina (E)
>Strength (F>G) VS Stamina (E)

And unfortunately for it, the damage it does isn’t enough to cut through and slay it.

>>6024535

Cyber-Shelob is in a bad situation. It’s grappled, out of energy, and seems completely outclassed. However, the terrorists are prideful. They keep trying, hoping that repeated strikes will do something to Shroomy. But the mushroom just keeps regrowing and regrowing.

>Strength (E) VS Stamina (C)
>Strength (E) VS Stamina (C)
>Strength (E) VS Stamina (C)

Dice for Shelob. Pointless though!

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KAIJU CLASH! Shroomy VS Cyber-Shelob

>Shroomy Strength (F>E) VS Cyber-Shelob Strength (E)
>Cyber-Shelob Strength (E) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

After grappling the creature and pinning it, what ensues is a fruitless battle where neither party can seem to do permanent damage to the other. Each rips away with unparalleled savagery, but the metal is too hard to be shattered by fungal material, and the fungus grows too fast in the sunlight to be destroyed. Over the course of days, they do battle.

>Shroomy Strength (F) VS Cyber-Shelob Stamina (E)
>Cyber-Shelob Strength (E) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

>Shroomy Strength (F>G) VS Cyber-Shelob Stamina (E)
>Cyber-Shelob Strength (E) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

Finally, the two are forced to stop battling for a brief moment to take a break, with the spider still grappled. That’s when they each hear a loud whistle from up above.

Reaction:
The US finally contributes! Apart from the nuke that they’re planning to launch, they fire an EMP missile

>Special (D) vs Stamina (E)
>EMP: This Special weapon is particularly devastating against mechanical lifeforms. It shuts down cybernetic implants and scrambles systems, rendering robots inert for a brief moment. This attack does 1 extra damage if it hits a mechanical Kaiju.

Even in the best case scenario, it cannot defend itself.

>Cyber-Shelob HP: 1/4

It teeters and totters, falling over in a heap. Should Shroomy slay it, it’ll be able to sap it dry of energy immediately. The only flaw with letting the humans claim it would be requiring an action to suck up the radioactive power later on, but that remains a reasonable plan still.

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L And Arctic Ursa VS Shard of Memitim

>G.E.L Strength (D) VS Shard of Memitim Stamina (F)

The passing strike misses for the same reason again, as the Shard crawls out of reach before it connects. However, G.E.L is already on the move moments later, heading into a region further West. It’s close by to the twin abominations now, masquerading as angels. This is the second time it has been outsped, and without an increase in its own speed, it can’t seem to match them.

The same goes for Arctic Ursa. By the time it reaches the tile, its adversary is long gone. It’s too slow to seize or grapple it easily, and the monster keeps slipping through its grip.

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KAIJU CLASH! Phantrumpitus VS The Herald
Phantrumpitus arrives to blast the monster with energy. Before its eyes, however, it sees space and time tear open to admit the two of them. It’s left alone and confused on a flat plane, with its aides flying above it and screaming warnings. They try to redirect it, but with no language board here, they can’t fully communicate the idea that something is happening.

While it can pick up on the fact that there’s danger, and might have been able to sense it prior, it’s far too late. The >>6024535 US Nuclear missile lands right in the Indian crater, meant to target the devastated region and kill The Herald— even though it’s now safely on another spot.

>Human Army Special (D>C) vs Phantrumpitus Stamina (C)
>Refined Atomic Bomb: This Special weapon is the most powerful individual weapon that humanity has invented: A nuke. Only with these devices can they hope to kill a Kaiju, for even their other special weapons have failed. This attack has an increased degree of success, and as a primary nuke in the American arsenal, it does 1 extra damage as well. However, it leaves an irradiated-spot on the location of its detonation, that contains one turn’s worth of energy.

>Phantrumpitus HP: 4/6

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State of the World
Once more, the UN is in an uproar. Another nation flattened. Germany is extremely displeased by the fact that their allied Kaiju has just been nuked, and are criticising the Americans staunchly. However, the US cabinet maintains that Phantrumpitus was their responsibility, and they ought to have guided it away in the first place. Spectators wince at the sight once cameras are able to get a satellite view of the crater. A well-regarded Kaiju has just been hurt, and rather harshly as well.

At the very least, Cyber-Shelob seems to be on the verge of defeat, with energy free to take for a victorious Shroomy or greedy third party. That’ll be one threat to the world taken out.

TURN 25: ATOMIC AGE
Fuck, didn’t expect anyone to just walk onto the nuke tile after telegraphing. Was a clever move from Memitim to specifically get the boss out of there.

Sorry for the long periods between turns still! Work is kicking my ass recently. Try and get turns done within 48 hours regardless, please! So that I can try to keep to that 2 day schedule that I’ve been failing to adhere to recently.

>>6027031
Disregard the second 'consumes energy' btw. Since there would be no reason to use it once Herald got teleported away on turn 2, you still have 2/6.

Memitim is carrying the Herald, best support player right here

>>6027045
And forgot to add, with only two actions per turn too

Rolled 1, 3, 2 = 6 (3d3)

>>6027037
Act 1: E13
Act 2: Attack Memitim (STR)
Act 3: Steal energy

HP: 7/7 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Hmm, might as well finish the job

Action 1: Attack the Rift with rocket munitions, thrown boulders, etc etc <STR>
Action 2: Attack the Rift again.
Action 3: <LOCKED>

Any left over turns should be spent soaking up energy.

HP: 5/5 || Eng: 1/6
[ Sze:E || Str: D* || Sta: C* || Spd: E* || Spc: D]

* denotes temporarily stat boosts
Milestones: [0] Franken-Kaiju

Other players - we’re going to have to get tricky to catch Memitim. I would suggest that you guys launch beam attacks and whatnot since physical attacks are not working that well…

Rolled 3, 1, 1 = 5 (3d3)

>>6027037
3 turns absorbing energy

Rolled 3, 3, 1 = 7 (3d3)

>>6027037
Now, I'm about to get ahead of myself here, but if I haven't misread the stats, that special should be guaranteed to hit, like the EMP.
>In a not-entirely-planned turn of events, the Shroomy has enough juice left for one potent attack while its opponent is almost tapped out. In keeping with every other Kaiju so far, humanity doubtlessly expects the Spider to be killed in short order, especially since it obviously has been so thoroughly modified by the terrorists as to be unable to act on its own. Well, it's obvious they don't know the Mushroom, who is certainly not about to let such a juicy opportunity for a merger pass him by in favor of a simple asset rip and fire sale! What kind of second rate lichen do they take him for ?

>Action 1: As the mutual flurry of blows resume, Shroomy finally gets what he needs. With most of the tech keeping the spider under human control and docile completely fried, and its mounted crew in disarray, Shroomy has a straight shot into the Spider's weakened chitin, at the junction between cephalothorax and abdomen. Not a headshot killing stroke, but would it need to be? A large spike of bark-like mycelium stabs straight through the chitin, injecting tens of thousands of spore right into Cyber-Shelob's nervous system. The spores have simple enough instructions, of the kind Shroomy has declined to use so far. The spores set about taking control of the giant spider's nervous system. First, they give the boot to any remaining control implants. Second, they give the spider some much needed pain relief. Third, instead of simply sitting back and giving it full control, they start nudging it, essentially letting Shroomy order it around, though in a much more elegant fashion. Lastly, the mycelium spine embedded in the spider breaks off nearly at chitin level, leaving a conduit through which Shroomy could easily tap into its energy store. Where before two Kaijus attempting to share energy might have run into adaptability issues, the spores inside Shelob should help smooth the process over.

Now before I have Shoomy wander off victoriously into the...sunrise actually, it's headed east, I'll make sure I didn't roll a 1, not that it would matter I think? Gah, this is what I get for not paying attention at the start...

>>6028456
The spoiler comes in later.


Yes, that would do it.
>Whatever stunned silence might have fallen on the scene as the giant spider stopped moving is somewhat ruined by Shroomy using its various tendrils and spikes to rid its opponent of its human parasites. It pulls back, satisfied, and transmits through somewhat dumbfounded yet cheerful Parasitised that "The Spider is no longer hostile."
>Action 2: Noticing the Herald and its Shard straying close, Shroomy emits contentment. Awfully nice of that overblown light-show to get so close to itself. In short order it transmits its need for a ride near the latest sighting of the Herald as it reattaches a slightly chewed-on third head onto its main body. A new aerial fleet is soon put together from various European military forces, with everyone more than happy to contribute, and hoping that throwing and especially resistant mushroom at the Herald might stop its advance towards their own territories, especially considering what just befell India, and the newfound American tendency for not-entirely-restricted high-yield nuclear warfare. Shroomy moves to E13, with the Herald and its shard. This time, he lands a little ways off, not wanting to have another fleet blown out from under him.

>Action 3: Shroomy faces God, and feels nothing. Nothing but annoyance. A great deal of it to be sure, but mere annoyance. What does this thing think it is, floating on over and making a mess of things? Now, Shroomy has no real way to hurt it. No good attack plan that doesn't require energy. No energy. But what Shroomy has is knowledge. Shroomy is fairly certain from what reports have been broadcast on TV and through various confidential channels his friends in Argentina have access to that this Herald thing studied humans before it burned Beijing and trashed India. Meaning it understands human mentality and is sapient. It also means he knows human culture. Shroomy has no plan for this main body but to be an immovable object while others do the damage. Shroomy just needs to get the Herald to try and destroy it. It hopes that once it starts, it will keep going, allowing the others to encircle it and dogpile it. Shroomy just needs to get it to attack. Shroomy has one plan. And Shroomy has opposable thumbs. Shroomy raises its arms and fashions the tips into two five-fingered hands.
>What follows may go down in history as one of the first conversations between two known sapient aliens and Kaijus humanity has witnessed.
>[Spoiler]

It's surprisingly hard to find a gif of that!
I don't think I get the spider's actions for this turn, and it'll probably be stunned anyway, not that we've ever had a defeated Kaiju spared thus far, no ? Anyway, Shroomy has a new friend! And is about to make another friend! For a certain definition of friend, anyway...

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>>6028474
And now let's do it and actually press the spoiler button this time! It may even flow better like this, actually.

Okay no, that's quite enough.
These constant games of chicken over meta advantage are a waste of everyone's time, and personally I haven't the patience or unscrupulousness to entertain them further.
GM, I am transferring full control of the Shard of Memitim back to you and promptly bowing out of the game.
Best of luck.

>>6029866
Noted, see you around o7

>>6029866
It was a nice run memitim and you came closest to killing everyone twice. Best of luck. Hoped you like the news report segment.

>>6029866

Hmm, sad to see you go, but I enjoyed your role as an agent of chaos!

Finishing up last bits of update. Ursa, I'm going to have to skip you in a few hours.

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>>6027242

Another salvo of boosted missiles fire into the rift. The more the laws of physics are made to act on it, the more unstable it gets. Eventually, after numerous bombings that exhaust the boosted strength of the mech, the rift seals! There’s still a glowing fracture in space, that remains highly radioactive, but it’s a thin line. In order to recreate it, the shard will have to spend the full effort on lair construction again, instead of just a single action for repairing a damaged lair.

>M.P Strength (D) VS Lair Stamina (F)
>M.P Strength (E) VS Lair Stamina (F)
>Lair (Rift) is destroyed!

The Japanese pilots then direct it West. It’s time to join the other Kaiju in that joint attack. There are energy sources along the way, and they have no time to clean up or charge it in the loading bay. Now that the threat is gone, they cave to international pressure and direct their war machine towards the aliens.

>Move to F15 (NPC)

>>6027264

Damaged by the nuke, Phantrumpitus finds itself in a treasure trove of energy. As its flesh sizzles, it sucks up vast quantities of radiation to power itself up, preparing to use it for either further evolution, or to boost its special abilities in the near future. As it absorbs fuel, it sees yet another shape above it, different from the one that hurt it.

>Phantrumpitus has gained 3 energy: 4/6

Reaction:

The knowledge seekers airdrop packages and containers from high above, beyond the reach of the deadly mushroom cloud at ground zero. They can’t approach to check on it, so all they can do is dump shipments of radioactive material and raw biomass into the crater, so that the elephant can consume them and fix at least a bit of the damage it received. The alliance it has created with them is paying off.

>Phantrumpitus HP> 5/6

>>6027232
1,3,2

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (E)

After chasing the Shard yet again, G.E.L snaps at it with a deadly claw. It’s a brief, testing strike, that would only erode a bit of The Herald’s body. But for the smaller shard, it’s devastating.

It then siphons up the energy torn open by the rift, seeking to harvest it and charge up for later.

>G.E.L has gained 1 energy: 1/6

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>>6028456

>Shroomy has consumed 1 energy: 0/4
>Special (D>C>B) VS Stamina (E)

By using up the last of its energy, Shroomy is able to take a sure shot and impale the spider. As the spores tear through its systems, the mechanical implants and bio-dampeners are forced out through the gaping holes in the chitin. The enemy forces are thrown into disarray by this. In the immediately wake of this attack, the spider is left to obey the spores and regain its ancient instincts.

Once that’s settled, Shroomy moves onwards into the remnants of the Indian subcontinent, where The Herald and its minion sit. The ensuing action is recorded by satellite imagery and inadvertently broadcasted across the world, amidst the grainy radiation damage.

The attention of the creature is sufficiently grasped.

((Yes, you wouldn’t get to control it this turn, as its actions would be spent attempting to fight back, up until it becomes incapable.))

>>6027037

On its last legs, the terrorists continue controlling it. They’ve lobotomised it so heavily that even its survival instincts have been overwritten, forcing them to hit the controls over and over in an attempt to fight a smaller, but way more powerful creature. Eventually, they get the idea to try and escape the grapple, but it’s likely too late then.

>Attempt to actively block (Sta)
>Attack Shroomy back (Str)
>Attempt to break grapple (Str)

>>6027037

Being in the middle east means that numerous local powers can blast missiles and nukes at the two alien gods unimpeded. The Shard of Memitim, however, seems to be exhibiting a loss of drive and will ever since its teleportation feat. The Herald orders it to fight the numerous planes, tanks, and missiles coming both their ways. This leaves it vulnerable to an attack by the lobster, however.

>Attack military forces in the Caspian sea and keep them occupied (NPC)

>Strength (E) VS Stamina (F)

>>6027037

The Herald spreads its arms wide, allowing the light from the reality rift to shine down upon it. As it absorbs the energy, its assistant releases warped lances of space and time that rip apart the numerous planes zipping above them. It conducts it like a symphony, filling the desert with a high-pitched buzzing that shifts rapidly in tone and resonance. The singing is interrupted soon enough, as it spots a series of helicopters approach with a creature in tow. The arrival of G.E.L has prompted it to take notice as well, but it doesn’t destroy it just yet.

>The Herald has gained 1 energy: 5/6
>The Herald has gained 1 energy: 6/6

After landing, the thing down below signals to it with a sign that it only regards as an insult. A challenge. From its knowledge of the human psyche, it can identify this and take the sign for what it is.

The Herald claps its arms together again, using its Dayglow and washing the surrounding regions with such extreme heat that the sand beneath it becomes glass.

>Attack Shroomy with Special

First three dice are shelob

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 14 (7d3)

>>6031108

Fuck, accidentally posted. First three dice are Shelob (not that it matters), Fourth is Memitim's NPC move, Five, Six and Seven are Herald.

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L VS Shard of Memitim

As soon as it emerges, the lobster attacks! Its claws cut into the pseudo-angel, damaging its form and scattering parts of it back into the void. There’s a substantial amount of reality-shattering backlash, but the tough claw protects it from any of it. The creature is busy preventing a bombing from harming them both, and is hanging low to destroy a military base, so it remains within range of the attack.

>G.E.L Strength (D) VS Shard of Memitim Stamina (E)
>Shard of Memitim HP: 1/3

After the damage is done, it sits there to absorb the ambient energy and wait.

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KAIJU CLASH! Shroomy VS Cyber-Shelob

The mushroom coils up a piercing spike of fungal matter, then injects the spore-filled payload into it. It attempts to brace itself, but there’s little it can do while pinned in this way. The mushroom’s takeover is complete, resulting in the defeat of the monster. Its victory is celebrated by people watching back home, and they remain glued to the screen as word trickles down from its Argentinan contacts.

>Shroomy Special (D>C>B) VS Cyber-Shelob Stamina (E)
>Cyber-Shelob Stamina (E) VS Shroomy Special (D>C>B)
>Cyber-Shelob HP: 0/4

>Shroomy has defeated Cyber-Shelob!
>Shroomy absorbs Cyber-Shelob’s energy. 0/4 > 4/4
Shroomy has achieved a milestone. At any time, it may choose to spend 3 actions to Upgrade Size. This fully heals it.

While it moves on with a different batch of transport craft, Shroomy is informed that regional military forces will come by and deal with the terrorist remnants and ensure that the creature is cleared. Although it has been neutralised and spared, it’ll be unconscious for a while, with its faculties requiring plenty of time to recover even with the regenerative boost of the mushroom.

Then it moves onwards for the next fight, raising a hand to goad the otherworldly invader.

>Cyber-Shelob is spared
>Cyber-Shelob is unable to act for a turn.

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KAIJU CLASH! Shroomy VS The Herald

After being flipped off by Shroomy, The Herald takes the bait and lets loose with a devastating attack, directed in the mushroom monster’s direction. It burns too hard to be warded off, and the cauterising heat destroys enough fungal matter that it does lasting damage.

>The Herald Special (A>S) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)
>Shroomy HP: 3/5

Due to the massive size difference, the attack does additional damage to the mushroom. Its full salvos are capable of mincing the creature in an instant, and causing its form to return to the jungle. It doesn’t make any attempt to communicate with its mind, closing it off once it goes on the attack. Reasoning with this unknowable being is nigh impossible, with no starting point to go off.

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State of the World
The destruction of Cyber-Shelob’s terrorist masters is celebrated across the region. Shroomy’s victory is short-lived, however. Roughly a day after the defeat of the creature, once it makes it into the Caspian sea with the other Kaiju, it’s blasted on-camera by another beam of The Herald’s light. Onlookers gasp once in horror, then once more in relief when the light and heat clears, revealing the mushroom’s form, good as new.

The battle is brewing, and with this many Kaiju in an already tense area, global militaries hesitate to bomb it further. The nuke against Phantrumpitus has wounded one of their few weapons against the alien, and they’re unwilling to risk harming the other Kaiju and earning their ire. The war rages on.

TURN 26:

Ran out of turn titles yet again.

Shelob has been spared! I never got to introduce the mechanics, because all fights were to the death, but I was going to add in a clause before that if you spare a Kaiju, you can place conditions and make orders, like Godzilla being an alpha titan. But since it’s a bit late for that, and it’s just NPCs left, I’ll say that Shroomy gains control over 1 of a respawned Shelob’s actions when it comes back.

Rolled 1, 2, 1 = 4 (3d3)

>>6031122
Consume energy for two turns then move to E 13

>>6031122

>Move to F14
>Absorb Energy
>Move to E13

Rolled 3, 1, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6031122
Act 1: Try to finish Memitim (STR)
Act 2:Move to Memitim if needed
Act 3: Double tap (STR)

HP: 7/7 || Eng: 1/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Rolled 2, 1, 2 = 5 (3d3)

>>6031122
>Shroomy is alive, and its main body is only mildly singed to boot! Considering how he went into this last encounter, this is a good result. It gets to grab the memorable spot of the first creature to survive the Herald's power, and it can tell it had to expend some energy to get said power to a sufficient level to harm it. Bad news, its latest calculations show a full volley would only take about half its reserves and destroy the main body outright, even less than that with current damage. Even if it grew the main body as much as available right now, it would barely be enough. No matter, its main goal of stopping the Herald's march towards populated Europe has succeeded, and with other Kaijus coming over to put the shard down for good alongside the Herald's annoying ability to teleport, and it may decide to pick a fight with them instead of proceeding, angered at the fact. Or it could keep gunning for Shroomy, offended at it not crumbling away like the rest. Which would be even better, since Shroomy does not intend to stick around, at least for now. Its body is more useful as a wildcard that can hurt the Herald here than reforming half the world away.
>Standing bravely at the doorway to Europe (and likely getting just as bravely vaporized for its troubles) is a sub-par tactical and business decision. Shroomy decides much like a large brand's Middle Eastern social media account during pride month that discretion is the better part of both valor and profit-making.
>This leaves the question of where to go to repair and collect energy. Always with a practical mind, Shroomy decides to move towards the Indian nuke site to hoover both energy and goodwill from the surviving populating for bringing down radiation levels. And if the Herald follows, it will find itself stuck in an already depopulated zone, reducing casualties, and may make world powers more willing to attempt to nuke it again. Without the teleport, moving after Shroomy would leave it unable to instantly destroy its body.
>And so the Mushroom half-walks half-waddles off, tipping the brim of one of its mushroom caps at each of the three Kaijus it passes on the way. As they pass within a few dozen kilometers of each other, Mecha-Penyu feels the battery installed within its frame output slightly more power in a slow, pulsing pattern, before returning to baseline. A small reminder of an option it has been offered.
>Action 1: Move to F14
>Action 2: Absorb energy
>Action 3: Repair damage to main body

Jesus the herald is getting stronger we need to stop it

Rolled 1, 3, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6031122

>Action 1: Move to F14
>Action 2: Move to E13
>Action 3: Try to rip into the Herald before it escapes.

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Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>6031251
1,2,1

Hefty amounts of nuclear radiation are siphoned up by the beast, causing parts of its body to glow with sheer energy. The reality rift and nuclear fallout both provide plentiful fuel. Survivors see an elephant-god of myth sapping up vast quantities of deadly energy, and they watch in amazement even as their flesh curls and their eyes liquefy. There are very few survivors on the outskirts, but they witness this with awe.

>Phantrumpitus has gained 1 energy: 5/6
>Phantrumpitus has gained 1 energy: 6/6

No more aid from the knowledge-seekers comes this turn. With its wounds not fully healed yet, Phantrumpitus makes the march upwards into the Caspian sea, where the battle at the end of the world seems to be ramping up in intensity. Its tanks are fully charged now.

>>6031259

>MECHA PENYU has gained 1 energy: 2/6

Yet again, the wishes of the giant turtle seem to align with that of the pilots. After gathering up energy, it makes its way into the region for the massive conflict again. It arrives too slow to fire shots of its own, but it can oversee the carnage from here. Many of the mech’s peripherals are still humming with increased energy, boosting its ability to take strikes or make them.

((For future turns, leave the 3rd action blank please! It’s meant to be an npc-controlled action, so I don’t want to have the intended course of action listed out.))


>>6031295
3,1,3
The Lobster has its sights set on its target now, and has already scored one blow. It seems to be leaving the bigger threat to fellow Kaiju, and is wiping up the smaller minion in the meantime. It remains prepared to give chase, so that the monster can’t get away a second or third time. Its claws are prepared to snap.

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (F)
>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (F)

>>6031122

Memitim’s will seems to have left it, for the most part. Perhaps it’s exhaustion from its teleportation manuever, or a loss of connection with the greater part of itself still stuck beyond dimensions. Perhaps it’s the destruction of the rift. Regardless of what it is, it takes no further steps beyond obeying The Herald’s instructions.

With its body almost ripped apart already, and it having little in the way of preservation instinct, its master casts it aside. It is ordered to lance the Giant Enemy Lobster in its weak spot for massive damage. Memitim’s shard lashes out with a swirling mass of un-reality, piercing it into the ground and causing an explosion of aberrant physics to burst out from beneath the lobster like a bladed hurricane.

>Attack G.E.L with Energy. (NPC)
(Dice is for this)

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Rolled 1, 1, 3 = 5 (3d3)

>>6032600
2,1,2

As Shroomy makes a cap-tipping exit, The Herald follows after to deliver another strike at its fleeing form. Due to its far higher speed, the blow connects before it can fully exit the tile. Whether it’s harmed or not remains to be seen.

Regardless, it manages to escape with its life. The energy from Cyber-Shelob has fully charged it, and attempts to overload its cells with new power fail. It’ll need to increase in size to grow its tanks. There, it begins healing itself and returning to its original state.

>Shroomy is at energy cap.

((Will update HP in the clash section because it depends on the roll that’s taking place in this same post))

>>6033182
1,3,3

Finally making its way across Asia, the Arctic Ursa reaches the colossal foe and immediately opens up with a ripping strike, seeking to freeze it and dispel the strange light that makes up its body.

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (D)

>>6031122

The Herald has taken offense to the creature’s mockery. As it leaves, the monster projects an image of itself forward. A strange sensation overtakes Shroomy, as the light that its body naturally photosynthesises is pulled outwards in reverse. It’s like having food pulled out of your stomach with a string. Materialising from the light is the full physical form of The Herald, a divine arm ready to chop off a chunk of the Mushroom’s side.

>Attack Shroomy

It has plenty of targets now, and plenty of energy. It vaguely gauges how strong each of their defenses seem to be, then picks a target: The lobster that’s likely killing its minion and about to receive a deluge of energy. It has seen plenty of these eaten raw by the Chinese, and it has some idea of how to harm it.

>Attack G.E.L (Special)
>The Herald has consumed 1 energy: 4/6

And lastly, a creature its own size is emerging onto the tile to attack it. The Herald attempts a defensive move, attempting to dodge the swipe in its usual method.

>Dodge Arctic Ursa (Speed)

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L VS Shard of Memitim

A wave of shifting reality bursts out from beneath the lobster, looking for gaps in the caraprace where empty air sits. These pockets of air turn into shredding currents where the laws of physics fail to obey, causing spontaneous combustion of atoms and sudden gale winds caused by vacuums. The wound hurts, but it’s little compared to what the lobster can do.

>Shard of Memitim Special (D>C>B) VS G.E.L Stamina (C)
>G.E.L HP: 6/7

A claw slices the shard in half, dispelling it with a mighty explosion of light. This time, the creature is snuffed out for good. In time, The Herald may be able to rip another portal open, but the servile shard has been extinguished at the hands of the lobster, who absorbs the energy to grow strong.

>G.E.L Strength (D>C) VS Shard of Memitim Stamina (F)
>Shard of Memitim HP: 0/4
>G.E.L has defeated Shard of Memitim!
>G.E.L absorbs Shard of Memitim’s energy. 1/6 > 5/6

However, there is no time to relax yet. An attack is coming its way.

((Rest of update will need a bit more time! Don't post yet please))

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KAIJU CLASH! Shroomy and G.E.L and Arctic Ursa VS The Herald

>The Herald Strength (D>E) VS Shroomy Stamina (C)

The Herald’s grasp carves out a chunk of Shroomy, However, it’s not so deep a wound that it cannot be immediately regenerated. It watches silently as the creature makes a swift exit, but cannot afford to blindly give chase. There are numerous enemies here to deal with, the closest of which is the lobster that killed its minion while it was fighting the mushroom.

This time, the beam is brief and silent. Charged particles are sent in the lobster’s direction, meant to form waves that sear its flesh directly through the shell.

>The Herald Special (A>B) VS G.E.L Stamina (C)
>G.E.L HP: 5/7

With the expenditure of energy, there is no Kaiju that can resist its blows. It will run out of this power eventually, but there are plenty of sources around it that need to be managed.

Then comes the bear, with claws of ice. It attempts to slash the alien overlord, but is a fraction too slow. Its attention then splits between the various Kaiju like a hydra, and it attempts to pick a target.

>Arctic Ursa Strength (D) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald Speed (D>C) VS Arctic Ursa Speed (F)
After the bear’s near miss, most of The Herald’s attention is on it now. That’s a good sign for the others, who are more vulnerable to its strikes.

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State of the World
One more major threat down, one more cause for celebration. By all except those in the vicinity of the Caspian sea, of course. Their homes are being glassed by waves of heat and light, and the radiation from the combined presence of these Kaiju will cause the very sand to bear death. There are concerns that the irradiated particulate has the potential to spread far and wide.


TURN 27:

Shroomy, you can control Cyber-Shelob’s 1 action starting from this turn. It only gets 1 as a sort of servile minion.

Also, this turn, I'll have The Herald post about mid-turn rather than at the start or end.

>>6034139

FINALLY, I’m ready to attack!

Action 1: Attack the Herald with double-boosted rocket weaponry! Let’s see if the God is immune to American-made high-explosive! <-2 energy expenditure, SPC>
Action 2: Attack the Herald again with standard rocket munitions <STR>
Action 3: <LOCKED>

HP: 5/5 || Eng: 0/6
[ Sze:E || Str: D* || Sta: C* || Spd: E* || Spc: D]

* denotes temporarily stat boosts
Milestones: [0] Franken-Kaiju

Rolled 1, 3 = 4 (2d3)

>>6034350

Oops, forgot my roll

Rolled 1, 3, 1 = 5 (3d3)

>>6034139
Act 1: Retaliate! (STR)
Act 2: Be ready to pursue
Act 3: Strike! (STR)

HP: 5/7 || Eng: 5/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Rolled 1, 3, 2 = 6 (3d3)

>>6034139
As a testament to how tired work has made me this past week, I genuinely didn't register getting Shelob's defeat reward, and was about to say I though not getting it last turn meant I wasn't getting it at all. But I did get it last turn, I'm just very, very blind. And now my last turn makes little sense, but oh well, that's what I get. So I wasted the energy gathering, and I'm going to assume Shroomy is back at 5/5 HP since the regular attack didn't hit and it got to heal.
Good thing I reread everything again. Shelob only gets 1 action total, then? And I didn't see it stayed on E11 with the grey text, what is wrong with me, that's three things in a row now...
Anyway, let's get going. It would be quite embarrassing to just walk back in after all that, so let's just upgrade Special so I can hit for sure without overcharging.

>Shroomy finally gets some quiet time in the burned and flooded remains of India. It lets the gigantic flora covering its main body mend the last, mostly ineffective strike from the Herald, pleased to see it cannot do much damage without expending precious energy, and pulls from the irradiated surroundings to mend the much greater damage in its main body's side. The left arm which raised the middle finger is a charred husk, along with the tip of the right arm, and most of its front has taken at least some degree of burn damage.
>But once again, Shroomy is finding the good in all of it and coming out ahead! All this damage has given it precious data about the Herald's energy, far beyond what it half-guessed from sensing Memitim's energy signature from a continent away.
>And it is now finally done processing the Spider's energy it sapped from it before moving on and...well, it can certainly see how the bear got so powerful, this is quite the bounty! Away from home as it is, this will be very useful.
>Upgrade Special from D to C.
>Shroomy begins its fastest round of experiments thus far. While it has garnered very interesting data about Kaiju chitin it may be able to use in both defense and offense, such an upgrade would not stand up to the Herald's full power, and be unneeded for anything less it might put out. So Shroomy focuses on what it has taken to calling screamer spores, its answer to Memitim and other non-corporeal Kaijus. With direct exposure to the Herald's energy, and said energy beig a cut above Memitim's, it is able to refine the spores into a much better countermeasure. Better output, better wavelength isolation, better spread on impact accounting for a mostly intangible body instead of flesh, and freshly tuned to the Herald's energy. When Shroomy comes out of its fugue state, it is confident its new screamers and their spear delivery system will hurt the Herald.

>>6034589
>The process is simple enough. Separate the spores into a spear created from its own mass, which it then breaks off and grabs with one hand, and can fight with or toss. Not the most refined method, but it has learned that "Throw Sharp Stick" is something that has worked well enough for humans so far. >The spear itself is not unlike a submunition cluster-bomb. At either contact or a signal from Shroomy, the spear detonates, sending screamer spores into an expanding cone. After a small amount of time, the screamers do as the name imply. They do not so much scream as they vibrate violently, outputting energy at a certain frequency, tearing themselves apart in the process. It is designed to turn the strength of non-corporeal Kaijus against them, by disturbing the link between Earth and their place of origin while leaving anything else entirely unharmed, if somewhat uneasy. Damage should be significant, but actual effects are unknown, from dispersing part of the Herald's physical form into harmless light and heat to sending it back beyond the veil, or even making it more solid and vulnerable to attack.
>Well, Shroomy thinks as it stretches its newly repaired form, some humans also say that the best part about weapons research is thorough field testing!

>As for Shelob, Shroomy has little time between the fight and its experimenting to coordinate with human governments, so it does not feel comfortable sending Shelob collecting reactor fuel in Europe, afraid of a diplomatic incident from understandably trigger-happy Europeans who have witnessed the beast carve a bloody path through Africa for several months.Its original nest, or whatever is left of it, is too far, same for Argentina. There are enough Kaijus surrounding the Herald for now, so Shroomy elects to let the Spider rest and maybe try and recover somewhat. Its mind appears heavily damaged from all that has happened to it.
>Shelob lingers in E11 and rests for the turn.

Shroomy
HP: 5/5 || Eng: 4/4 > 0/4
[ Sze:F || Str: F || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: D>C ]
Milestones: I need to fetch those, not that they're likely to be used anyway, I like the rapid upgrades too much.

Rolled 1, 2, 1 = 4 (3d3)

>>6034139
3 attacks. Use energy in all of them

>>6034139
The Herald sees many attacks coming its way. Even with its physical prowess, it cannot just absorb all of them. And so, it peels away from the throng, leaving attacks to land in the wreckage. Those with inferior speed who have not prepared themselves to give chase are left behind. When it arrives to flatten a Russian nuclear plant and eat the ensuing cloud, however, it's met by G.E.L, who has followed it swiftly. The two clash once more.

>Move to C-14
>Gather Energy
>Attack G.E.L

Rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6 (3d3)

>>6034139

>Move to C14
>Try to stab behind the herald as he’s fighting GEL
>Then try to go for a grapple so it can’t teleport.

>>6034136
Sorry, this should be 4hp, as GEL is smaller (C vs D).

Rolled 2, 3, 2 = 7 (3d3)

>>6035868

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>>6034589
1,3,2

Shroomy has a brief reprieve from the action as the battle rages on elsewhere. There’s enough radioactive power for it to integrate into itself and gain a permanent upgrade. While it’s still the smallest Kaiju, that means it has the highest rate of growth, and by the time it needs to make itself larger, it’ll be on par with the others in both size and stats.

The production of the Screamer Spores results in a weapon that could potentially interfere with the otherworldly nature of creatures like Memitim and The Herald, directly targeting their bodily makeup. Time will tell how effective this will be. Once it finishes the upgrade, Shroomy’s tanks are empty once more, and the battle rages on ahead. More helicopters chase after the mushroom, various containers and pulleys hanging from them, and awaiting any attempts to load itself in for swift transport.

>Shroomy energy: 0/4
>Shroomy Special: D>C

>>6034139

The giant spider rests, while the military mills about and deals with the remnants of the cell. The signal from the giant mushroom prompts it to sit down and enjoy a break, repairing a bit of the hefty damage done to it. It’ll be smashed instantly if it shows up now, so recovering just a tad will increase its survivability.

>Shelob HP: 2/4

>>6035868
2,3,2

The Herald is swift as ever, rapidly displacing itself across the continent faster than the attacks can properly connect. The only ones who take measures to intercept it are Ursa and G.E.L, and the latter is who it focuses on when they all arrive in a region of Russia. It sucks up radiation from a plant, watching the two from afar.

>The Herald energy: 5/6

Another cutting laser emanates from its hand, aimed at the lobster.

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (C)

>>6034350
1,3

The turtle is the first to begin moving, even though it’s among the slowest to reach its target. It racks up its missiles and loads them, before firing a massive barrage against the highly mobile enemy.

>Special (D>C>B>C) VS Stamina (D)
>MECHA-PENYU has consumed 2 energy: 0/6

In the wake of the attack, the Japanese forces chase down the monstrosity, following the path of carnage that the creatures leave in their wake. They’re urgently trying to pilot it and catch up with the enemy. Simply attacking it in the present has been proving ineffectual due to its high speed, and its clear desire to not be struck.

>Move to C14 (NPC)

((Note that you still have your improved Speed E, as there was no Contested Action just yet, like an actual dodge attempt for example))

>>6035478
1,2,1

Much like MECHA-PENYU, Phantrumpitus attempts to claw at the monster and wound it before it exits the tile. However, it doesn’t simply stay still to take the blow, and the elephant finds its actions wasted as the creature swiftly flees.

>Special (F>E>F)
>Phantrumpitus has spent 1 energy: 5/6

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>>6034389
1,3,1

G.E.L’s first strike comes too slow, and like before, the beast is gone. However, the lobster has learnt from its mistake, and takes measures to chase it down! It swims through the Caspian sea and scurries over land, arriving as The Herald is draining a station of power. This time, it charges through its attack and swipes at it with its own claws.

>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)

>>6037005
3,1,2

Arctic Ursa decides to wait until The Herald is in place before taking its turn. This move proves to be wise, for it interrupts the creature right as it’s eating. Claws descend on it, and though the first blow is weakened, it manages to split its attention between itself and the smaller lobster. It’s too late to tank the blow for its ally, but is able to reach out and try to seize it.

>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)
>Strength (D) VS Strength (D)

It’s a successful attack, and the white-hot skin of the entity sends up a deluge of steam as it reacts with the ice. The alien stares down at it coldly, before beginning to writhe.

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L and MECHA-PENYU and Phantrumpitus VS The Herald

The Herald repeats the same move from before. As multiple attacks come flying its way, it rises high into the air and shunts itself through its own light and projects itself into a different tile. Phantrumpitus’ supercharged strike, as well as the missiles from MECHA-PENYU, smash into empty sand.

Only G.E.L is prepared to chase after it, scurrying as fast as it can move over land. While the other two swing their attacks, it vanishes in hot pursuit. The Japanese pilots take the turtle North as well, following in its footsteps.

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L and Arctic Ursa VS The Herald

>Arctic Ursa Strength (D>E) VS The Herald Stamina (D)

Arctic Ursa begins the battle by attacking with a swift blow. Unfortunately, it seems to pass through the creature without harming it. It steps back to prepare for a stronger move while The Herald and the lobster face off.

>The Herald Strength (D) VS G.E.L Stamina (C)
>G.E.L Strength (D>E) VS The Herald Stamina (D)

A deadly laser slashes across the carapace, heating it up but failing to do any damage. Similarly, the lobster fails to cut through The Herald. However, coming up behind it is the gigantic bear, claws ready to seize it!

>Arctic Ursa Strength (D) VS The Herald Strength (D)
>The Herald is grappled! It cannot exit the tile until it breaks free.

The Herald twitches as it tries to wiggle away, but falters within the Kaiju’s grip. It goes still and quiet, taking on a deadly focus.

The first creature who attempts to attack it will receive the full brunt of its wrath this turn.

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State of the World
The battle has passed into Russia once again. Still reeling from the mass destruction they faced earlier on, they struggle to put up a defense. The US is unable to send any nukes straight into their land, but efforts are made internally to launch a strike and try to wipe the monsters out indiscriminately.

TURN 28:

Sorry for such a long delay this time, will try to be faster. I think I’ll have to conclude it after The Herald is defeated, though, I’m running out of steam.

Rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6 (3d3)

>>6039398

Japanese engineers scurry into frantic overdrive - this is their best opportunity to wound the Herald! Rocket munitions are loaded, prepared and activated with a rising whine that ascends out of the range of human hearing.

Some distant fragment of the turtle god's fractured mind roars in frustration - but no matter. The Japanese teams load the orders into MECHA-PENYU's software control system - FIRE EVERYTHING!

Turn 1: Attack Herald with rocket munitions! <STR>
Turn 2: Same as above.
Turn 3: LOCKED.

Rolled 1, 3, 1 = 5 (3d3)

>>6039398
Evolve: Size

HP: 4/7 || Eng: 5/6
[ Sze:D || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™)

Rolled 2, 2, 3 = 7 (3d3)

>>6039398
>With this latest bout of somewhat unexpected weapons testing done, Shroomy goes forward with its earlier plan of replenishing its energy, now more confident it can use it to greater effect, though it is annoyed the Herald lingers far enough away it will have to do the journey in two parts, cutting into its alpha-strike potential. No matter, it decides, the Herald is still in a difficult position by virtue of Shroomy's main body being in play so close. To destroy it would take a full-force attack, leaving it with half of its reserves gone and no time to dodge the other Kaijus encircling it or go wreck another country.
>Action 1, 2 and 3: Gather more radiation from India, trying to curtail damage from drifting radiation whenever possible.

>As for Shelob, the damage its/her mind has sustained seems to require more than rest. It is unlikely to be able to catch up to the fighting. For now, Shroomy has it rest some more while it has the Parasitised make some calls to see whether any African or European country would be willing to get over their (very understandable) distrust of the creature to funnel it energy which it could bring closer to the fight, acting as Shroomy's mobile battery.

I'm fine with concluding after the Herald is gone, it was my understanding things would end then anyway, maybe with a small epilogue.

Rolled 2, 1, 1 = 4 (3d3)

>>6039412
In response to the first strike on it, The Herald attacks full-force, aiming to obliterate its target with its counterattack.

>Attack MECHA-PENYU
>Attack MECHA-PENYU
>Attack MECHA-PENYU

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>>6042162

>>6042178
I think you're fine, it's at E Strength on the first attack and F on the other two, and you're at D Stamina.

Maybe crack that life-insurance Shroomy battery open before it tries again, just in case. Though I may be able to have Shroomy do it remotely before you get finished off. Maybe.

Rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6 (3d3)

Try to bite and tear into the Herald as much as possible while still grappling him.

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>>6040122

There’s plentiful radiation to soak up, and each time Shroomy charges itself, less of it is left to kill and poison the population. It’s a mutually beneficial situation, and Shroomy’s cells are charged with power soon enough. It’s not enough to synthesise into another upgrade, but it’s close.

>Shroomy has gained 1 energy: 1/4
>Shroomy has gained 1 energy: 2/4
>Shroomy has gained 1 energy: 3/4

>>6039398

The order is received well. Shelob lies down to rest, taking time to feed off ambient radiation. It’s back in that same coma-like stupor it was in when it crashed into the coast of Africa, except this time, there are spores to encourage it to move forward again.

>Shelob HP> 3/4

>>6039950
1,3,1

G.E.L goes still, backing away from the conflict while The Herald blasts the mecha. It quickly gathers up its energy to grow stronger, while Kaiju battle all around it. After being untouched for a while, it bursts free with the earlier damage done to it repaired, and a new form that can rival that of The Herald. Blows to it will no longer cause the same level of harm, and its survivability has grown twofold.

>HP> 8/8
>Size: D>C

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>>6039412
3,1,2

Mecha-Penyu attacks with its momentary burst of increased strength! Rockets fire in quick succession, attracting the attention of The Herald. It focuses its full power on fighting back against it, launching bursts of heat and light.

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (D)
>MECHA-PENYU’s strength returns to normal: D>E

After running out of power, the systems return to normal. It keeps up the assault.

>Strength (E>F) VS Stamina (D)

Meanwhile, the Japanese crew saps up radiation from the surroundings, opening up panels and siphons on the turtle’s shell to passively gather energy while it fights. Some of the blasts levied its way are turned into energy, at risk of overloading systems.

>MECHA-PENYU gathers energy (NPC)
>Energy: 1/6

>>6042162
2,1,1

The Herald’s attention is pulled by the turtle. While Arctic Ursa grapples it, lasers are emitted from its front, attempting to cut through the metal layers of the turtle and tear into the internals. Each strike will be particularly damaging due to the sheer difference in size, but perhaps something about being grappled is weakening it, for after it sears the energy-boosted biosteel, the rest of the lasers lose power.

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (C)
>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)
>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)

>>6042623
3,1,2

While maintaining the grapple, Arctic Ursa starts ripping right into The Herald’s body. The natural light and heat melts the outermost layer of ice, but there’s plenty more to take its place. The bear’s furious onslaught begins squeezing the life out of the alien.

>Strength (D>C) VS Stamina (D)

>Strength (D>E) VS Stamina (D)

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (D)

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KAIJU CLASH! MECHA-PENYU and Arctic Ursa VS The Herald

The first attack is executed by The Herald as always, due to its higher speed. A burst of light emerges from its chest, burning against the metallic exoskeleton of the turtle. Metal turns cherry red as it melts, but the heat is dispersed throughout the shell before it can burn into any one point.

>The Herald Strength (D) VS MECHA-PENYU Stamina (C)

The energy boost to the shield systems go offline after that. But it doesn’t matter, for now is the chance for a counterattack.

>MECHA-PENYU Strength (D>C) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>MECHA-PENYU’s strength returns to normal: D>E
>The Herald HP > 5/7

>Arctic Ursa Strength (D>C) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald HP > 4/7

While Arctic Ursa grapples it, the three Kaiju trade blows over and over. The laser continues sizzling.

>The Herald Strength (D>E) VS MECHA-PENYU Stamina (D)
>MECHA-PENYU Strength (E>F) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>Arctic Ursa Strength (D>E) VS The Herald Stamina (D)

There’s an utter stalemate as the three fight. Arctic Ursa is unable to harm it further while the two are struggling so hard, and the secondary missiles don’t manage to do much. Neither can the golden laser cut through. When MECHA-PENYU stops firing to gather up more energy, the bear gets its chance once again.

>The Herald Strength (D>E) VS MECHA-PENYU Stamina (D)
>Arctic Ursa Strength (D) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald HP > 3/7

With so much of its health eroded, The Herald’s shape begins to waver. The strange light that lets it teleport about at will fades, and its body is revealed to be something far uglier. More alien. Made of flesh and pseudo-photons, rather than pure light like it would have worshippers believe. The creature shrieks now, violent and desperate, and very much ungodly. They have the advantage now that its assistant has been dealt with, and this unified effort may very well end it here.

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State of the World
Footage of the Kaiju and their efforts circulate heavily. The Herald is no god! This false deity is simply some alien, wrathful and destructive, and about to be killed by the titans that walk the earth. Destructive as they may be, they’ve proven their level of intelligence.

Russian forces have put together a response plan. The tile that the creatures are doing battle on will be subject to The Tsar Bomber, making remaining on it a poor, poor choice. Even at their size and strength, the largest nuke in recorded history will hurt bad.

TURN 29:

Will likely be the end soon!. Sorry for being unable to hold out all the way for the post-battle PVP, I know some people might still have wanted to finish off foes, but I think I’m running out of time and steam, and I think it’d be better to call it with a conclusion rather than risk flaking on the post-30 replies.

Rolled 2, 2, 2 = 6 (3d3)

>>6043067
Act 1: Return to harassing the Herald (STR)
Act 2: Stay close!
Act 3: Fire my claw for the finisher! (SPC) (-5 ENG)

HP: 8/8 || Eng: 5/6
[ Sze:C || Str: D || Sta: C || Spd: F || Spc: E ]
Milestones: [3] (Defeat the Mass Obliterator {Spent}) (Defeat a Kaiju in combat {Spent}) (Defeat Buddy™{Spent})


It was a fun game. Thanks for running!

Rolled 2, 1, 2 = 5 (3d3)

>>6043067

Fuck it, I’ve gone this far.

>Turn 1: Launch forwards to grapple the wounded Herald, clamping into its exotic flesh, grappling it. You’re going nowhere, pal!
>Turn 2: Same as above.
>Turn 3: Locked.

HP: 5/5 || Eng: 1/6
[ Sze:E || Str: E || Sta: D || Spd: F || Spc: D]

* denotes temporarily stat boosts
Milestones: [0] Franken-Kaiju

Rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6 (3d3)

>>6043067
>Shroomy was not planning to go for another round of experimenting anyway. Besides, it is out of time, it seems. The battle with the Herald is reaching a fever pitch, and Shroomy wouldn't want to miss it.
>Action 1 and 2: Close with the Herald: Shroomy is loaded back into its transport fleet and delivered near the site of the battle. It has gotten the new about the Russian bomb during transport, and so waves away the helicopters to a safe distance.
>By the time Shroomy closes with the Herald again, it looks much different from the first time, its disguise and very flesh sloughing off in places. And with brave Mecha-Penyu holding it in place, Shroomy can line up the shot. Once more an arm is raised, once more a mushroom flips off a God. But this time the mushroom is packing a loaded gun. Welcome to Earth, Herald, now kindly bugger off.
>Action 3 (Special, 2 Energy): Shroomy made its calculations during transit, and really wants to confirm the kill. The very arm itself is fashioned into a spear, the whole main body rotating upon itself to give the arm/spear throw the necessary power. Shroomy crams as much energy as it can get away with until the very last moment, and the arm ruptures the shoulder as it explosively separates and flies towards the false deity, thrumming as it goes.
>Shroomy gets to be part of the final confrontation, get a hit in, get a fancy looking wound in the process, maybe have its main body destroyed in a glorious, memorable fireball in the process, and if both it and the Herald somehow live through that, it has enough energy for another spear, albeit a smaller one. Thinking about all of the favor such actions will gain it with humanity as a whole makes it downright giddy! Still, one must not count one's outer gods until they are banished.

Rolled 1, 2, 1 = 4 (3d3)

>Arctic Ursa continues to grapple and bite into the Herald, but when it sees the nuke it decides to bail and let the Herald die to Man

>>6043565
>>6043290
>>6043137
>>6043100
Fucking russians coming in to kill steal a false god and gel.

Rolled 3, 2, 2 = 7 (3d3)

>>6043067
The Herald is in dire straits now, with numerous attacks coming its way. It tries to escape one final time, and if it does, the nuke will fail to kill it while severely harming earth's defenders. Unbeknownst to it, nor the Kaiju (except possibly Shroomy and MECHA-PENYU), the United Nations is in an uproar over the announcements of plans to launch the Tsar Bomba. Some countries threaten the ruined Russian remnants, particularly Argentina, and others support the possible slaying of these colossal beasts if it takes The Herald down with them.

>Attack Arctic Ursa with special, burning it to try and make it easier to writhe free. (Spc, Energy)
>Attempt to Break free of a grapple (Str)
>If freed, move to A15. (Will be cancled if Grapple fails)

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>>6043100

2,2,2

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (D)

G.E.L is confident that whatever this is, it can tank it. It focuses on killing The Herald first and foremost, making allowances for movement so that it can chase it down should Arctic Ursa let it go. The claw-howitzer gets ready to fire once more!

>G.E.L Energy: 0/6
>Special (E>D>C>B>A) VS Stamina (D)

>>6043137
>2,1,2

The turtle attempts to join in the grapple and keep The Herald in place. However, their strength isn’t enough. It pushes them off at every avenue, only held still by Arctic Ursa. If the bear leaves, the creature can as well, making it a massive risk to everything and everyone. They’ve done little to stop it.

>Strength (E) VS Strength (D)
>Strength (E>F) VS Strength (D)

Desperate, the JSDF members piloting MECHA-PENYU hit a button frantically. They look each other in the eye, then promptly salute as a massive burst of energy courses through the cockpit. The overclock electrocutes the pilots, breaking through the insulation shielding in order to power the electric breath that the god-turtle once held in life. It spirals through the air, white-hot as it sears through the false deity’s flesh.

>Special (D>C) VS Stamina (D) (NPC)
>MECHA-PENYU Energy: 0/6

>>6043290

Shroomy chases after The Herald in the choppers, then sends them away as the time of the bombing approaches. They flee happily, never turning back as they get to safety. This is no place for mere men. The mushroom forms a spear, packing all its power straight into the thrusting motion.

>Special (C>B>A) VS Stamina (D)
>Shroomy Energy: 1/4

Then it releases, sending a great projectile skyward into the floating monster.

>>6043565
>Strength (D>E) VS Strength (D)

Arctic Ursa attempts to reinforce the grapple, so that it can grasp back on if The Herald pulls free like the slippery bastard that it is. Although it fails to reinforce the grip, it still maintains the current grapple, and that one is up to its enemy to break free of. It then bites on, hoping to slay this creature once and for all.

>Strength (D) VS Stamina (D)

With all that done, Arctic Ursa is the first to leave the tile, moving upwards into the frozen sea to escape the incoming bombing.

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KAIJU CLASH! G.E.L and Shroomy and MECHA-PENYU and Arctic Ursa VS The Herald

Very first is The Herald’s light.The remaining glow of its body is sloughing off, revealing the fleshy mass beneath. It takes on an uglier form as it sheds all of its luminescence to form a blazing sheet that coats the bear’s front, burning it as it grapples it.

>The Herald Special (A) VS Arctic Ursa Stamina (D)
>Arctic Ursa HP> 6/7

Then comes the attacks from various sources, all acting slower than the angel. G.E.L snaps at it, cleaving away at the tendrils that hang low. They come away in vast chunks, slamming into the earth beneath.

>G.E.L Strength (D) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald HP> 2/7

Then MECHA-PENYU grabs on, trying to stop it from pulling free. It’s a fruitless gesture, however, for The Herald is too strong to be restrained a second time at once.

>MECHA-PENYU Strength (E) VS The Herald Strength (D)

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Arctic Ursa attempts to reinforce its grapple, but it’s already having a hard time holding the beast down.

>Arctic Ursa Strength (D>E) VS The Herald Strength (D)

It’s a good thing that the enemy is already in its arms, however, for it tries to escape first and foremost.

>The Herald Strength (D) VS Arctic Ursa Strength (D)

It successfully breaks free! The damage from the fiery release of light has seared the bear enough to make it let go, and the creature attempts to move off. Before it can, MECHA-PENYU is there to clutch it and hold it down.

>MECHA-PENYU Strength (E>F) VS The Herald Strength (D)

It’s a failure, but it buys valuable time for the bear. Next, it’s Ursa’s turn, savagely mauling The Herald like a wild beast and ripping it further apart in its grapple. Flesh comes free, and blood spills out onto the earth, tainting the wrecked Russian soil with unknown contaminants.
>The Herald HP> 1/7

It seems as though it’s too late. Like before, The Herald has broken free and is able to swiftly move wherever it pleases. With the loss of its light, the creature seems to have lost its teleportation, but it can still fly. It seems to be making its way out of range too, as Arctic Ursa begins fleeing the scene to escape the nuke. The creature is about to wiggle free again.

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That’s when a colossal bubble of superheated gas and matter flies through the sky, obliterating its torso and tearing off one of its limbs. G.E.L snaps its limb shut in satisfaction, having been staunchly prepared to chase it to the ends of the earth.

>G.E.L Special (E>D>C>B>A) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald HP> 0/7

It sags heavily, blood gushing from the wound as it loses altitude. Despite the devastating damage to it, the creature moves forward as a corpse, desperately resisting death as it tries to float onwards to its means of escape. If it cannot kill them all, it will at least wreak havoc on the poles one last time, completing the collapse of the magnetosphere as Memitim once attempted and flinging humanity into a dark age.

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What it cannot predict, however, is the great spear that’s now flying right towards it. The Herald puts up a paltry shield of light, struggling as it tries to repel the spinning projectile. For a moment, it seems like it may halt, but in the end it tears right through and impales the foul body. The alien screeches in utter agony a second time.

>Shroomy Special (C>B>A) VS The Herald Stamina (D)
>The Herald HP> -1/7

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Lastly, the sacrifice of the Japanese crew allows the mechanical monster to release a fraction of its true power once more. With their deaths, there’s nothing controlling it, leaving it free to move about and pursue some avenue of action in the wake of this. The electric breath has been powered up, and with its faculties partially returned to it, it takes that time to launch a devastating beam, bisecting the battered remnants of the creature like it killed the turtle’s old rival, Qinglong.

>The Herald HP> -2/7

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Rolled 2, 1, 2 = 5 (3d3)

State of the World

Finally, as the monster falls to the ground, well and truly slain by their combined efforts, a mysterious black dot plummets from the sky: The Tsar Bomba.

>Human Army Special (D)
>Tsar Bomba: This Special weapon is the most powerful individual weapon that humanity has invented: A nuke. And not just any nuke, a 50 megaton bomb that’s 3000 times stronger than the one that fell upon Hiroshima This attack does 4 damage upon wounding a Kaiju.

>Shroomy
>Mecha-Penyu
>G.E.L

Whatever it does to them, it incinerates the remnants of the lowly herald as well, turning its cells into fine ash and scattering them to the wind and sky.

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Unharmed. All of them are unharmed. Even Shroomy, with its body made of flammable fungi. Even MECHA-PENYU, clinging on to its second chance and with its crew dead within its hull. As the dust and ash clears, the three Kaiju find themselves joined by Arctic Ursa to the North, all alive and well in the wake of this near apocalypse that the world has experienced. A collective cheer of victory spreads across the world, from the most prosperous of cities to the lowliest of slums.

TURN 30: FINALE

All remaining Kaiju live. While they may fight in the future, and may take each others' lives in future clashes, they have ended this war and cemented their place as lords of the earth. There are still many affairs to deal with—the subsequent reactions from humanity, mysterious Kaiju continuing to emerge from the deep, such as the still-unseen beast sighted by Australia, or even more where the dimensional invaders came from. Despite whatever lies in the future, they stand strong. They have won, and they will win once again when crisis returns.

For this is now... A World of Titans.

=FIN=

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Thank you guys for playing! I really appreciate you guys sticking through Thread 2. Thank you for joining, sharing your creativity with your own massive monsters, and putting up with the jankiness of a new system! I'm really grateful to all you guys, and all the lurkers as well.

There may no longer be actions, but do feel free to take this Epilogue turn and narrate what your Kaiju gets up to from now on. How they spend the immediate future, what they do after winning, and how they carve out a place in the world now that they've each overcome this massive crisis.


Going by action order, The Herald would actually have made it to A15 before getting killed by G.EL alone. But I figured that since it was going to be killed anyway, this was a better way to ensure that everyone got a bit more accomplished, and didn’t just have their turns wasted.

>>6044652

Based QM, what a fun quest. Thanks for running!!!!!

What a adventure it was fun I wonder if there can be a semi sequel where we do the humans pov and see the future aftermath

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>>6044652
First order of business is of course to bask in the radiation of victory. "Help" clean the nuclear attack sites, taking what I can without starting a fight.

After that, take a tour to Australia and see what happened or is happening down there. Let's put down a lair on K19 while I'm at it.

Widen the Panama Canal to fit myself comfortably, and carve a similar channel into F12.

Finally, bequeath (ENG) to a gathering of my ancestors, giving rise to a new subspecies of Giant Enemy Lobsters.

Predictions: Arctic Ursa and I fight, the U.S.A makes Heavy Lobsters, and whalers go up a few calibers to put my kin on a dinnerplate.

>>6044652
The immediate aftermath would be nuclear cleanup in Russia, India and China, though Shroomy may bow off that if other Kaijus try to hog it. f they don't, then sometime in the future, I'd expect a tradition to crop up in those places about planting mushrooms in the ground to keep away bad harvests/evil spirits/what have you. Then likely retreating towards Argentina, assuming other Kaijus don't rampage. Probably some time spent on the Shelob case as humanity debates on whether Shroomy should have control over another Kaiju for security reasons. Shroomy wouldn't even be all that opposed to just leaving it in its lair to try and unfry its brain a little. There would be a debate on whether the diminished Kaiju would be an animal or a weapon. I'm expecting a similar thing with Mecha-Penyu. Push comes to shove, Shroomy can "officially" put Shelob down and just make her share a brain with various South American spiders. Going back to basics might help. Similarly, the offer to Mecha-Penyu still stands, especially now that its pilots are gone. Should it prefer starting again to being kept as a leashed pet or weapon by the japanese, I'm sure that last fight and energy blast screwed with system enough to excuse an explosive malfunction. And with Shroomy's gift battery vaporized, no oen would suspect foul play on its part. I'm sure one of the Parasitised knows someone who could source a baby turtle with genes close enough to Dewa's original body.

Speaking of the Parasitised, Shroomy expects their numbers to grow. While rolling out the covenant to the majority of the population probably won't be a thing, at least not for a long, long time, it is confident from its knowledge of humans that many of the rich and powerful would jump at the chance to keep living instead of wasting away, wondering if their descendants will carry the torch.
This probably mans that research into cloning or rapid body growth might become a thing. Can't exactly just shove the original consciousness away, at least not ethically. So test tube babies implanted with the mushroom at a very early stage and then speedily grown until the client can start taking over, maybe.
Of course, some might just decide not to stick to a copy of their original body, or to go around sharing brains with animals, or mushroom constructs. Rich people are weird when bored.

The future may just be a conspiracy theory, the world led from the shadows by mushroom-linked post-mortals making deals on how the world is run. MESH would become just another megacorp with tendrils in everything.

As for Shroomy, why with so many friends, it won't get bored anytime soon, even if its main body will stay in Argentina. Over time, more APMs may get permission to be created to supply the world with the energy of tomorrow, ensuring that nothing short of burning the planet would destroy the mushroom, and that it can respond to any threat in short order.

Then maybe fund a space program, see where it came from!

>>6045614
Of course this is one future of many. Maybe the humanity that leaves Earth is more mycelium than flesh. Maybe the Mushroom ends up worshiped as a god, as Ursa might be.

Seeing this unfold, and the many paths taken and not taken has been a genuine pleasure, QM. Thank you very much for running, and rolling with my and Shroomy's contrarian way of going about things.

Life got in the way of me keeping up the human POVs from the beginning, but even now I want to go back and write some when I have the time, and maybe a couple what if scenarios. If so, I may share them in the qtg. Or be on the lookout if I post them elsewhere under something like "Tales from the Mushroom: Stories from the Kaiju Wars". It may well not happen, but you never know! ^ ^
If you care for it, here is a couple from the ideas list:


More povs from the soldiers who witness the disastrous first infections I wrote about in the first thread.
Old pov about a news reporter getting infected by the stealth strain while covering the first reactor break-in showing in detail how the infection works and feels, as they eventually accept the covenant and work PR for the Mushroom.
One of the pilots shot down by Mecha-Shelob who last sees a mushroom tendril spear both him and his copilot through the neck, dies wondering if it betrayed them, only to come to as part of the network, having to rebuild himself and his sense of self, and eventually figuring out how to cobble the pieces of his old life and family together.
Several what-ifs where diplomacy breaks down. Shroomy doesn't modify the infection and wages war on humanity properly. The taskforce kills the infected, and Shroomy starts a war over it, with the Parasitized turning into guerillas using something like Battlefield 2's hotswap mechanic to take control of Shroomy's mushroom warforms to surprise the enemy. Plenty of potential to show the loss of humanity and treating it all like a game as a coping mechanism.
The the complete 180 where the first people Shroomy bonds with are researchers and maybe ecologists, or even rainforest protection activists.
Then the ET/Stephen King version where it's a bunch of kids and you'd get a small scale story with everything else still going on in the background.

Lots of fun to be had, I'd say.