Chapter 24 - Dreaded Fortune, Irrational and Devoid, Flowing Alway: Part 2 - The Unforgettables: A ZeroYear litRPG
Silas watched the lights on the skyline long enough for Frank and Liora to become lost in their own thoughts. Then he spoke again: "The process of controlling people in the Far East involves preventing any knowledge or technology from being taught or commercialized. Before the cataclysm, almost all production was concentrated in the Eastern capitals. In the first years, with everything destroyed, there was a reconstruction effort, whose initial plan was to quickly re-establish production in the centers and then distribute the resources. However, the strategic and political direction of the New Metropolis changed radically as society began to fragment, creating a constant crisis. As soon as it was possible to restructure the productive system, they decided not to distribute any of the resources. Instead, the decision was to rebuild a contingency first and for the New Metropolis only. Like a domino effect, the Eastern capitals also began to replicate this type of policy so that the small villages far from the capitals also ran out of options while the capitals gathered resources. In Gate, it''s insane to try to survive without resources, as you can imagine. Everyone in my village practically only did physical training, and even then, they used primitive and limited techniques, far inferior to what you three train nowadays. On the rare occasions when someone among us proved strong enough, that one was hired to move to some distant place or even invited on a suicide mission to prevent us from getting stronger—something I think was my sister''s fate."
"I''m sorry about your sister, Silas, but are you sure we shouldn''t be trying to do something right now?" Frank commented.
"No, Frank. My uncle and I used the resources my sister sent to the village to escape, but for ebex, trips outside the region are completely forbidden, as is having bank accounts. We can''t have technological credit devices or even use money without permission from the local authorities. Because we used the money on our own in the parallel market, we will have to be careful when returning to the East. My uncle asked me to stay away because he knows that if we''re caught, and if anyone from our village is still alive, upon discovering that we fled to Metropolis, they would probably hunt and freeze not only us but all the survivors as a means of coercion—something that commonly happens where I come from." Silas lamented.
"You would be hunted just for returning? There''s border control? There are no rights for people? How does this work?" Frank asked.
"It''s not possible to register any ebex as citizens in the Eastern cities, much less those who came from nomadic villages. Control works through rewards; they pay mercenaries and militiamen to keep track of the enslaved people and enforce these laws against anyone who tries to escape. There would be a reward if any of them suspected my origin; in fact, there''s no need to prove anything. The mercenaries use cameras and sensors that record their actions, and they''re rewarded after a local police delegate evaluates the material. The militiamen don''t need to use cameras and receive a salary, military training, and some combat equipment; they can do whatever they want, but they''re paid additionally to perform actions previously agreed upon between the local government and the militia leaders. But whatever the case, when they capture a fugitive, there''s no trial with the right to a defense, as would be minimally expected in a civilization, because only those considered citizens have that kind of right. The most incredible thing is that Metropolis subsidizes these rewards for mercenaries, and Biggus''s government considers this as an investment in security. Anyway, in my case, I had a temporary registration in Metropolis without it stating anywhere that I was born in the East; I was registered as if I were a reborn ebex who had forgotten the past, and this registration would expire after my course ended. If I graduated as an engineer, I would be obliged to stay in Metropolis and thus have a permanent record; this was my uncle''s original plan to keep me safe. I ended up leaving the city on my own before I was expelled when the deadline ended because my course was compromised, along with the cancellation of the Seneca Project. Currently, my situation is peculiar because, in addition to the new registration in the City of the Dead, I also have a permanent registration in Paradiso. In that city, they only check fundamental information and register anyone who appears there in person," Silas said in a neutral tone but with almost dried tears falling down his tired face from revisiting his path until now.
"That''s unacceptable, Silas. We should be trying to solve your problem before Seneca''s. How is it possible that nobody has done anything!" Frank rebelled, now understanding more about what was happening. He continued, "But why didn''t you say this before, Silas?"
Silas replies while shaking his head. "Well... According to the extermination mages'' doctrine, in the Opoje galaxy, the Fthaones are considered superior to the Ebex, and this was used as an ideological justification to separate us from society. Regarding your question about nobody having done anything, the reaction was quite similar to other cases against atrocities of this kind. When this information about subsidizing mercenaries in the East leaked in Metropolis, the Fthaones mobilized against it. They created an association called Flama, which, in addition to positioning itself against the Ebex ostracism in the Far East, raised funds to mobilize people to go to my region to help. Their ultimate goal was to unfreeze all the unconvicted prisoners, which many analysts believed would lead to a revolution across the region. But I never got to know anyone from this organization because, long before I was born, in the first years of Biggus in power, Flama was annihilated; all its members in the field were killed in such a way that they could not be revived. Metropolis publicized that the barbarian tribes of the East never accepted external help and killed everyone who tried to approach—a great and cruel joke. Eastern nomad villages barely had resources to survive, much less access to magics or powers that could prevent someone from being revived. Even in the regional capitals, they freeze people instead of killing to prevent someone from being revived, as it was cheaper than extermination magic and avoided power conflicts with Metropolis. That excuse of barbarian tribes exterminating the Flama members was widely proven false by the Suma and was evidently taken in Metropolis media as just another political controversy between the City of the Spirits and the New Metropolis. What actually happened was that they sent some extermination guildmembers, and probably some Alphas, to do the dirty work along with the local militias to cover up their actions."
"So we can''t do anything about this situation? If organizing a revolt would be unfeasible, why don''t we just secretly remove people from there?" Frank rebelled.
"We''re doing something, Frank," Liora interrupted.
"Frank, unlike the tyrants of our past civilizations, Biggus has been more successful in hiding his intentions and capabilities, and attempts at direct confrontation against him have so far failed. However, something that happened in Seneca bothered him deeply, and I think discovering that will be more effective than attempting any other action. Despite having interesting new resources now, we''ll have to choose only one thing to do because a trip to the Far East would take a very long time," Silas said again in his serene voice.
"But it revolts me to know that a lot of innocent people in your region are being hunted." Frank worried.
"I think about that all the time, Frank, and also about the people in your world who are being systematically exterminated to hide something. It''s not just a question of who was or wasn''t innocent. Is this the time to judge who we''re trying to help?" Silas questioned.
Frank looked at Silas and shook his head in agreement. After a while, he said, "I understand your logic, Silas, and it also seems to me that your uncle''s long silence convinced you that, for now, it''s better to stay away. I either agree that it''s not the time to judge whether the people on Earth were good, but we can''t waste time; it would be great if Petra''s magic worked." Frank turned his eyes to observe Petra and Amanda, far away in the ravine, talking while the portal closing was already advancing to its final stages.
Liora interrupted: "I don''t completely agree with the idea of helping random people we did not know, especially in our situation. But I agree that Seneca is the priority now."
Before Frank could reply, Petra''s portal stopped gushing metal and suddenly became a tangle of mana threads again. This brought silence back to the severely altered region. Then, after a few seconds, the remains of the portal disintegrated into a shower of illuminated mana threads that fell slowly like snowflakes, exhausting before reaching the ground.
The group gathered in the ravine with shared relief, putting aside the discussions on the mountaintop to make way for urgent matters. Petra was exhausted, but she said excitedly: "Wonderful, team! I managed to fix this mess; now I''m ready to try again!"
Amanda, who had been talking to Petra and convincing her that she should continue her studies, was clearly satisfied. She said in a measured tone: "That''s the spirit, Petra, but you need a well-rested night''s sleep. Tomorrow, we''ll go to one of my universes to try again, and don''t forget to relax tonight and not think about too many things."
"Good, Petra, let''s all go to the ship to hit some pillows!" Frank said, lightheartedly masking the mountain troubles and looking at the colorful and quieter scene around him. "You will definitely leave your mark on Gate. What are we going to call this place? Petra''s Heat Cliffs?"
"We''ll call it Here Lies Frank′s Valley: The One Who Didn''t Know When to Shut Up!" Petra replied.
After a brief exchange of warm greetings, the animated group returned to the ship through Petra''s portal and slept a peaceful night, already prepared for another day of potential surprises.
After many hours of sleep, Petra woke up near lunchtime. She followed Amanda''s recommendations to try to rest as much as possible and keep her mind clear. When she left her room, she did her stretches and went straight to the coffee room to have a light snack and prepare for the day. Frank and Amanda also entered the room together, talking animatedly about magic, and found Petra already awake, finishing her meal.
"Good morning, Petra! Is everything okay for your new attempt? I''m always eager to see my students'' universes!" Amanda said.
"Yes, I did everything exactly as suggested; I''ll just finish this snack here, and in 15 minutes, we will be good to go! Let''s notify the others!" Petra said, already sending a telepathic message for everyone to meet on the bridge.
Frank made coffee and offered it to Amanda, reviewing the exact instructions for the assistants with her since he would be beside Petra as before.
When the three opened the bridge door, they found Silas and Liora inside, already prepared to leave. Without generating distractions, since it was important for Petra to be totally focused, they departed silently into a portal that Amanda opened to her particular dimension. She warned: "My dimension is a bit boring; the air is a little thin but sufficiently adequate for humans, and gravity is much lower. It''s a planet about half the size of Earth, floating in the middle of nothing."
The group entered the portal and noticed some luminous points coming from Amanda''s technology devices that had been left there, already with heavy dust on top. Otherwise, a completely dark gray plain without stars could be perceived. There are active network connectors in this universe to the City of the Spirits, which excites Silas upon realizing the potential of a particular universe of that type.
Without further ado, Petra reviewed the steps with Amanda and began to perform her magic again. Time passed with much less stress until the moment when the mana thread portal formed, but this time, the threads were all white and light blue. Just before the portal opened, Petra felt a chill, and immediately afterward, the threads broke but without exploding. This time, a light gust of cold air came out of Petra''s portal for a few moments while Frank was already prepared to jump to the side. But the wind gradually lost intensity while the portal remained open, making a sound similar to a deflating balloon.
Frank looked at Petra almost disappointedly, shrugging his shoulders. He said, "This time, instead of dragons, we have a deflating balloon." Petra just rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Silas and Liora, using the sensors, announced: "Team! Our sensors are getting a visual return from inside the new universe. There''s a distant ultraviolet light source; it looks like a giant granite plane on the ground. The air is breathable but has too much oxygen, so things could catch fire more easily inside. And gravity is higher than on Earth. The temperature varies a bit but is always above the water''s freezing point. It seems to be a relatively safe place to enter."
With great excitement, Petra entered the gigantic portal, followed by Amanda and Frank, and then the others followed with the sensors. Petra and Frank felt fine inside, but everyone else had great difficulty moving around because of the gravity, though nothing extreme enough to injure them.
After some time analyzing the data from the various sensors, Silas said, visibly animated: "This reminds me of my ebex resistance training; it''s difficult to walk in here, but I have good news: we''re relatively near one of this universe''s edges. It''s an ellipsoid cut by a stone plane whose major diameter is about 40 light-years and whose minor diameter is about 25. The closer to its centers, the greater the gravity. Therefore, if we move toward the edges, we''ll eventually reach a gravity more similar to Gate''s. And the air in here is abundant but quite concentrated near the ground; mixing with the air from Amanda''s universe ended up creating an air bubble similar to Gate''s near the portal."
Amanda cast some magic that made her sweat quite a bit due to the high mana consumption and commented: "I''ve just activated an enchantment to identify magic effects with my senses. This is an excellent universe! The edges of your universe, Petra, are what we call ejectors; when something approaches one of the edges with considerable force, it''s ejected out of this universe and will appear near the last open connection point—that is, the location where you performed your Va magic. So, in the future, I ask that you cast that magic again in Gate to prevent anything from falling into my universe unintentionally."
"Ah, yes, I''m sorry about that. If I understand correctly, anything that breaks one of the edges in here will end up in your particular universe," Petra replied, still marveling at the purple luminosity throughout the environment. "I''ll make another portal from Gate tomorrow, Amanda!"
"No, no! Don''t rush! You can do that in a few years, Petra, when you find a suitable place, maybe even inside another of your universes. I was just saying this to avoid any accidents in case something falls into my universe unintentionally," Amanda warned, her voice full of experience. "By the way, can I stay with you on the ship for a few days? I intend to relocate three of my Vo portals in the world of the living before returning to my city."
"Of course, Amanda! You can stay as long as you want. If you need any help with transportation, you can let us know; if we can, we''ll help!" Liora replied promptly.
"Thank you, Liora, but it won''t be necessary. I''ll enter through my Vo portals. I intend to relocate them, and I will do everything directly from the destination. I don''t want to interrupt your objectives, which are quite urgent. What I need is access to the City of the Dead''s internet while I''m on the ship because I''ll be back with my teachings tomorrow," Amanda explained, still observing with her active magic if there was anything else in Petra''s new universe that was different from usual.
"You can use it as much as you want, Amanda; the network''s security level is quite high already," Silas interrupted.
"Amanda, you''ll always be welcome on our ship!" Frank said. "I''d actually be delighted to have a magic teacher with us."
Amanda thanked them with a strange Suma smile and warned: "I also found your ship quite interesting. I''m grateful, but I intend to return to the World of the Dead soon and stay there for a good while. However, get my contact information with Petra, and I can give you some extra tutoring remote sessions if you need them."
"Certainly, I''ll do that, Amanda. Thank you!" Frank replied politely.
Meanwhile, Petra took one of her stones and handed it to Frank, asking him to run closer to one of the edges where the gravity was lower. Amanda also enchanted him with her flight magic so he could move more quickly.
Without delay, Frank took the stone and set off at an incredible speed toward one of the edges, saying, "Wow, I''ve never felt so fast; I''m going to take advantage of this to test this ground!" He then took leaps forward that functioned like explosions, lifting parts of the ground in a cadence of colossal explosions.
"He''s fast, but he won''t go far; he''s much slower than the speed of light. Gravity is now at 1.620 G, and if he continues his little jumps at maximum speed, he should reach a gravity of 1.618 G," Liora informed. She added, "Even so, it will be far enough from our current entry point."
"This place is quite interesting; I think I''ll assemble a simple structure that is more solid than the ground to serve as support when I have time," Silas said, already thinking about what to do. It would be another idea to set up a technology lab here; that way, if something happens to the ship, we''ll have a nice contingency.
The group was thrilled with the various possibilities of Petra''s new universe. After the long hours needed for the portal to close, everyone returned to the ship in the middle of the night. Frank, this time, returned particularly tired but quite excited about the day''s exercise.
Three days passed on the ship with Amanda working on her classes almost non-stop, sporadically appearing in the café and on the bridge to stretch her tiny legs and grumble about how they ached in the world of the living after spending the whole day floating, giving classes. Despite the woes of a physical body, she still hadn''t decided when she would return to her city, and then the day arrived when Frank was to return to Rocatrista. This time, he asked everyone to accompany him on the bridge since it wasn''t known what could happen, and if necessary, someone could wake him up and interrupt the magic in an emergency.
At the time Frank scheduled, Amanda was the only one in her room because she was in the middle of a class, but she asked to be called in case of emergencies. She calmed Frank, saying that the communication magic was relatively safe, and warned that few magics could be performed remotely. She suggested that if something strange was detected, all they needed to do was interrupt the Lo magic by waking him up with a slap, and Frank would be safe on the ship.
Frank spent an anxious morning not knowing what had happened with Ramirez. At the scheduled time, everyone waited in their places on the bridge. Finally, Frank said, "Okay, team, it''s time to return to Rocatrista. Let''s resolve this once and for all!" as he cast his magic once again, prepared to return to his captive spot at Tommy''s Bar, but this time at an unusual hour.
<hr>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Name: Silas "Archon" Cade</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Species: Ebex</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">XP: 69+4 / 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Powers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Life</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Energy</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Resistance (ebex)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Technique</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Unknowledge (ebex)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Superior Technology: Architect</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Natural Combined Armor (ebex)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Know it all (party)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Skills</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Traditional Dancing (Dex) +2</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Mathematics (Int) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Computer Engineering (Tech) +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Kung fu (Res) +4 (fixed - know it all) </td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Essence: Reality +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Days: 9227(4)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Equipment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Superior safety clothes (AC 3)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Northern Valley Shielded Bracers (1 parry), resized</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Silas′ Flexoclava, Damage: d12, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produces 1TP / turn (quirk: Silas got +3 hit bonus when using it)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Other</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">3 credits on Paradiso account</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">11375 spirit credits on PCU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">City of the Dead revival service insurance 1x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Survival kit (food cube, shelter cube)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Flight surveillance drones (1x, normal tech)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Airbike, speed +4 (boosted), flight (normal tech): Following 4 Golens</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Aircar, perception +4 (boosted), flight (normal tech)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
Schrogae 5-engine cargo airship: life support +4, capacity +7, maneuver +7, speed up +7, flight (.01c normal tech), space flight (.5c sub-light, normal tech), stealth +3(superior tech 1000/1000), inertial stabilizer +4, gravity engine +7, Energy cells battery x10 (superior tech, 10 TP charge, 100/100), Advanced Auto-Repair (superior tech, prototype bonus+, 20/20, consume 2 TP to regen 20 HP, or make 2 rolls to repair devices except for berserker mode+), Double-layered full armor (superior tech, AC 4, 200/200), 2x Energy positional shields (superior tech, 2 parry, 500/500), Structures (superior tech, 2000/2000 HP, 2000/2000), long-range scan +2 (superior tech, 1000/1000), short-range communicators +2(superior tech, 100/100),
2x turret 9th sentinel artillery/ranged (2/2) (superior tech, 120 fixed, Art.Rng., Hit: Dex/Tech, infinite ammo, 5000/5000),
Main gun - plasma cannon 5th generation shooter x4 (1/4) (superior tech, 10, Rng., Hit: Dex, infinite ammo, 6400/6400),
*berserker mode[*non-newtonian liquid atmosphere +4 (10000/10000), *tech meld interface 4x Tech/Dex/Str/Res (160000/160000), *8th circle retro-plasma saber x4 (2d12+1, Mle., Hit: Dex, infinite ammo, 10000/10000), *Avatar AI (superior tech, all Atts+4, 90000/90000)]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Name: Liora “Stardust” Gorgath</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Species: Oioioi</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">XP: 68+4 / 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Powers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Life</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Energy</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Dexterity</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 56</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Shardify (oioioi)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Superior Technology Network (oioioi)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Structural (oioioi)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Know it all (party)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Skills</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Aerolito′s Dojo Training (Dex) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Informatics (Wis) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Streetwise (Cha) +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Kung fu (Res) +4 (fixed - know it all) </td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Essence: Reality +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Days: 8672 (4)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Equipment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Double-trouble (5), ranged, hit: Dex, 2TP\turn, prototype (quirk: +3 hit when shooting twice a turn)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Other</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Secure private network nano-connector Mk1: enables connection with Mag1 safety</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">2 credits on Paradiso account</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">11375 spirit credits on PCU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">City of the Dead revival service insurance 1x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Survival kit (fuel cube, shelter cube)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Name: Petra "Warden" Somerson</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Species: Human</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">XP: 67+4 / 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Powers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Life</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Mana</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Strength</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Resistance</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Wisdom</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Constitution</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Spellcasting</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Skills</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Aerolito′s Dojo Training (Res) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Shooting (Dex) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Military Discipline (Mor) +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Tang Soo Do (Str) +4 (fixed - know it all)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">School of Transport(v_) (Wis) +2 38/100</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Essence: Reality +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Days: 5341 (4)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Equipment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">11375 spirit credits on PCU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">City of the Dead revival service insurance 1x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Flexoclava, Damage: d12, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produce 1TP / turn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Sci-lab jacket (AC 3), regen, prototype (quirk: AC 2 to magical defense)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Northern Valley Shielded Bracers (1 parry)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Other</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Survival kit (food cube, shelter cube)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Trained Magic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">(vo) The Door of Returning: Enchant a stone to serve as an anchor; a mage can have up to Mag stones enchanted at the same time. After being enchanted, at any time, the mage can open or close a flat circular immobile portal of up to Mag Km in radius at a distance of ~10 meters from this stone; the mage chooses, for each portal entry, if the portal is one-way, two-ways, one-side, or both-sides at will, need 1 action to change those parameters. When the portal near the stone opens, at the same time, this spell also opens an identical-sized portal at a distance of ~10 meters from the mage who cast this; those portals are spatial distortions and connect the two places; this effect ignores everything. The portal takes approximately 1 minute to open or close entirely for each Km in radius (minimum of 5 seconds or 1 action); the spell consumes mana (Mag MP) only to enchant the stone, and only actions are spent to open or close each of the portals. For 1 MP cost, the mage can make the stone ethereal and meld it with any inanimate object or terrain, permanently placing the stone anchor on its melded target. Each portal pair can have different colors, chosen by the mage at the casting time. If the mage tries to force a closing door upon an object/target crossing the portals to damage it (the mage can always bring some stones already enchanted and open/close local portal pairs at will, both at ~10 meters from the mage, on melee range), it must roll Wis(or Tech) vs. Dex to hit the target; on a successful hit, the portal grapples the target (Str vs. Wis roll to break free, grappled targets must expend one action for each try to fight the portal). The portal does Mag+Wis, crushing magical damage each turn until it breaks the grappled target and closes. If the mage uses any number of portals at the same time, puts one portal inside another, opens portals crossing entry and exit points, or makes any creative combination of portals to split or smash targets, the result may change, but hit rolls and damage totals caused solely by the portals apply the same way and do not stack. Range: You must touch the stone to enchant it; after that, ~10 meters to open/close portals. The distance between paired portals is infinite (the distance between the mage and the anchor). Target: One stone, or at an extra 1MP cost, any inanimate object or location melding the stone into it. Duration: Infinite on every instance, even in extreme cases where the mage dies, the portals remain in the last state forever since no mana is needed to maintain those (the portals may remain opened forever), but only the mage can modify them (including opening/closing). Tags: Enchantment, Disenchant (Mag MP, must touch the stone or place)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
(va) Fiat Lux: Every time this magic spell is cast, one pocket universe is accessed by the mage over an infinite range of options. One and only one mage may first access each of those pocket universes using this spell, and any other power could not first access those universes in any other way nor even gather any information about them. Still, after the link is made, other forms of contact could be implemented using any other power or tool available for such things, but only after the first contact (after the spell is cast successfully). All rational beings, dead or alive, that ever existed in that pocket universe are linked to Gate and Umbra after the first contact and could be brought back to life as usual. This means that if the pocket universe once supported rational life, access to this pocket universe could leak in spite of the mage that first opens a portal to it. To define the overall parameters of each universe, 3 rolls will be made: the first roll is entirely random, a chaos roll (d20) that modifies the rolled entry every time this spell is cast. The second roll is a Luck roll for control (the mage''s overall intention with that spell), and usually, this is the most crucial roll for this spell. The third and last roll is another chaos roll (d20) that modifies the entry when it is cast, but this time, it improves or modifies the universe parameters based on Magnitude. As this magic nature is a mix of balance and chaos essences, the effects could never be controlled the way most of the other spells are. A mage can only open such portals up to Wisdom''s different universes, and once the connection is made the first time, it is perpetual and permanent; this effect ignores everything, so if the mage wants to open portals to new universes and is already at its limits, the mage needs to train Wisdom before doing so. To open a single portal, the mage needs to spend the total mana cost (Mag) at the casting start, and it takes at least 8 hours to finish casting it. During all this time, the mage can do nothing else and must always be touching the portal; failing to do so makes the spell fail, and the mage must restart it all over again; the mage may need a Constitution roll vs. Mag to not fall unconscious after each casting. The portal is a perfect circle of (Magnitude + Wisdom) Kilometers radius that the mage positions at the start of the casting (usually, the mage sits on a wide-open area, and the portal starts to grow in size upwards, it reaches maximum size in minutes, shortly afterward wild magic effects and visuals start to react with the portal during the entire process making an ominous view, giving faint hints of what the results may be when it is finished). It is always a one-side portal (hot face always facing the mage to open, and the cold face to close) and a two-way (mage universe and pocket universe in-out connection). Besides the fantastic visual effects, the portal does not interact with reality in both universes until the casting ends. The cold side of the portal is inert on both openings (mages universe and new universe openings). Suppose a strong force starts to do significant damage to the cold side (more than 10 x Mag damage). In that case, it starts to bend the portal, making bubbles of space that, when collapsed, lead to the other side of the portal, but inside the same universe, any universe travel may be done only through the hot side. When the spellcasting finishes, it opens on both universes on an explosion of magic (and maybe an explosion of something else). If the mage remains conscious, it has 1 turn (5~6 seconds) after the casting ends to do something before it takes effect and the portal opens on an explosion. The mage has only this time to figure out what happens (Wis roll vs. Mag) and react somehow, but the mage may not undo this spell at that point. To close the portal, the mage must spend mana and time and do the same ritual, touching the portal from the other inactive side to close it. While this spell is being cast to close the portal (at least 8 hours), the portal remains fully open, connecting the two universes; even after closing the portal, the Umbra and any other kind of interaction cannot be undone. Every time the mage casts this magic, it needs to choose to open the portal to any previous universe he opened before or open it to a new universe, if it is possible. The minimum space size of each universe accessed with this spell is ~(Mag + Wis) Light-Gate-Years. Range: Melee, the mage must touch the portal all the time. Duration: Infinite (can be closed and opened again to the same universe). Tags: Permanent effect, chaos magic, ignore all.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Spell Complements</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
(vo) Light Green - Space observatory near the Tempus Mountain.
(vo) Fire-red - Heavy Metal Infinity Universe, near the entry point.
(vo) Pinky-red - with Petra
(vo) Deep-blue - cargo door of The Unforgettables schrogae ship.
(vo) Pale-white - Ellipsoid Dojo, 250.000 miles from the entry point, near the closest border.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
(va) Heavy Metal Infinity, Magnitude 1: An utterly inhabitable universe with tilted physics and very weak gravity force, it is filled with an infinite quantity of heavy metal(primarily liquid and vapor steel, but very rich in Tungsten, Osmiun, and Iridium) lava and vapor at 2100K..4200K temperature range. When the portal is open, a constant flow of hot lava jets out of the portal in a dozen-kilometers-long gush until it eventually jams, which may take years and may make the process of closing it complex because the jam could disrupt the other side if the mage remains near the ground. The lava deals (1d12+1)x3 physical damage on everything it touches in a wide area, raising the damage dice by "1" every turn up to the maximum damage (39 damage every turn). Anyone caught by the lava needs to roll Str vs. 3 to take any physical action (swimming is possible for Str 6+, if solidified digging is possible at Str 21+). 1st roll: "6": Fire, heat and metal, wild elemental universe, thermodynamics, and gravity may differ. 2nd roll: "roll result -17": (double critical failure, a mage could not control anything, the effect is dangerous, extra dangerous side effects at first time casting). 3rd roll: "19" The universe is infinite in size. Any effects related to this universe cause +1(Mag) base damage (weapons done with this metal have this extraordinary bonus and the weapon uses heat to cause damage). And any physical, earth, fire, or heat effects deal an additional +30 Damage only when inside the Heavy Metal Infinity universe (base: 30 x Mag damage).
(va) Ellipsoid Dojo, Magnitude 2: An ellipsoid with 42 light-years primary diameter (x 35 x 35 light-years minor diameters) composed of solid stone and air, temperatures near water freezing, and a respirable air atmosphere rich in Oxygen. The gravity varies between ~30g at the central axis and near zero at the extreme borders. The universe is closed and has expelling walls, which means that anything that causes 2 or more damage at its borders is expelled to the outside of the universe at a random location near the last entry point. The floor is made of a solid granite layer over solid compressed graffiti, with a solid structural lower border under the stone that supports up to 20.000 damage to expel things like the surface air border. 1st roll: 12: "Stone, simple shapes and solid universe." 2nd roll result: +4 "single success, no extraordinary effect." 3rd roll: 11 "Universe is larger than usual, has a few security improvements and only small quirks."
(va) -
(va) -
(va) -
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.252%">Name: Frank "Firebreaker" Summers</td>
<td style="width: 33.4146%">Species: Human</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">XP: 67+4 / 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Powers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Life</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Mana</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Willpower</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Strength</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Dexterity</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Intelligence</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Charisma</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Super-Constitution</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 66.6667%" colspan="2">Spellcasting</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Magnitude 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Skills</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.252%">Aerolito′s Dojo Training (Dex) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.4146%">Bar Politics (Int) +4</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Power Drinking (Res) +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.252%">Drunken Fighting (Str) +4 (fixed - know it all)</td>
<td style="width: 33.4146%">School of Communication (l_) (Int) +2 60/100</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Essence: Balance +4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Days: 5056 (4)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Equipment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">11375 spirit credits on PCU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">City of the Dead revival service insurance 1x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Dual-ray trigger happy riffle (5), ranged, hit: Dex, 2TP\turn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Ebexian Flexoclava (d12), melee, hit:Dex</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Other</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Survival kit (food cube, shelter cube)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Vabala, complete, open</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Northern Valley Shielded Bracers (1 parry) 2x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Northern Valley Guard Armor (AC 2) 2x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">Northern Valley Stun Rifle (2), hit: Dex, dam: Dex, ranged, non-lethal option, unlimited ammo 4x</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3">Trained Magic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
(lu) Unforgettables, Assemble! Enchant with telepathy and sharing perception up to Int targets (Int+1 for the Unforgettables party only) simultaneously, enchanted beings opt to turn on and off this power at will at no cost or to filter it as desired. Grants a circumstantial bonus of +Mag on mobility rolls and can share skills to make rolls using the highest within the group. Targets: Mag targets each casting. Range: Indirect perception (only for enchanting or disenchanting; after that, the range is infinite and ignores all). Duration: infinite. Tags: Enchantment, Disenchant (no cost, at will)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3"> (lo) Pub Proxy Projection: Enchant one location so that you can hear/see/taste and speak/be seen as if you were present. You can keep enchanted up to Mag locations simultaneously. You make an Int roll for accuracy (with a +3 bonus for any pub). Range: Knowledge. Targets: A point in relative space and maximum radius of (Int + Mag) meters, expend mana to cast and expand radius if needed. Duration: infinite Tags: Enchantment, Disenchant (no cost, at will)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="3"> Spell Complements</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">(lu) Self (Frank): Str +4, Res + 4, Dex + 4, Int +4
(lu) Liora: Wis +4, Cha +4
(lu) Silas: Tech +4
(lu) Petra: Mor +4
(lu)
(lu)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="3">
(lo) Rokatrista Bar "Taco′Bout Trouble Tavern" aka "Triple Ts," Gate, Northern Edge Region
(lo) Petra′s Heat Cliffs, still have no Bars, Gate, North region of the Kings Mountain
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Superior Technology projects</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">People on development</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Silas</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 research/day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">People on prototyping</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Silas</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">60 research/day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">People on production</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Silas, Liora (1 copy)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">61 research/day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Repair rate</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%"> </td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">600 / day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Blueprints</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Flexoclava</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Foundation melee weapon + 1x internal energy generator</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Sci-lab jacket</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Foundation main protector + regeneration</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Dual-ray trigger happy riffle</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Foundation ranged weapon + energy(2)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 / 30 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Mister Snoop-Sentry, the 1st</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Network sentinel of 1st anti-horror</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">10 / 10 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Mister Snoop-Sentry, the 2nd</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Network sentinel of 2nd anti-horror</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">1st modified Flexoclava +5Fire</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Melee weapon of 1st circle, +3x internal energy generator</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 / 30 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">2nd modified Flexoclava +5Fire</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Melee weapon of 2nd circle, +3x internal energy generator</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">50 / 50 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Prototype</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Silas′ Flexoclava</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: d12, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produce 1TP / turn (quirk: Silas got +3 hit bonus when using it)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Sci-lab jacket of disbelief</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">AC:3, regenerate (quirk: AC:2 for magical defense)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Double-trouble</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: 5, ranged, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produces 2TP\turn (quirk: +3 hit when shooting twice a turn)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 / 30 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Mister Snoop-Sentry, the 1st</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Nullify: hacking mag 1, bonus roll: +3 (quirk: on single failure, delay hacking in 1 turn and warns on comlink)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">10 / 10 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Mister Snoop-Sentry, the 2nd</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Nullify: hacking mag 2, bonus roll: +6 (quirk: on single failure, delay hacking in 1 turn and warns on comlink)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 20 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Stone Bastion Flexoclava +5Fire</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: d12+1, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produces 3TP / turn (quirk: Petra can free-parry one extra blow against herself every turn, totaling 2 free parries for attacks against her, and one parry against any target committing her action as usual)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 / 30 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Flametongue Flexoclava +5Fire</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: 2d6+1, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produces 3TP / turn (quirk: Frank has a +9 fix damage modifier if he ignites it using mana wildly)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">50 / 50 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="3">Production</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Flexoclava (complete: 2x)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: d12, melee, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produce 1TP / turn</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">20 / 40 Research</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Dual-ray trigger happy riffle (complete: 1x)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">Damage: 5, ranged, Hit: Dex, consumes 1TP / successful hit, produce 2TP\turn</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%">30 / 30 Research</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 100%" colspan="10">The Unforgettables Assembly (Milestones 5/2)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Maneuver: 35+6 (condition: Firebreaker on vanguard)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Perception: 5+4 (condition: Warden on perception range)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Tactical Insight: 5+4 (condition: Firebreaker on perception range)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Hacking defense: 30 + 10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Feats of strength: lift ~34 billion tons on Earth''s gravity, could easily bare-hand redirect a 100 miles-wide mineral asteroid (condition: Firebreaker and a solid anchor point to apply the force)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Vanguard: Firebreaker, Warden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Ranged: Stardust</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 100%" colspan="10">Artillery: Archon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100%; text-align: center" colspan="10">Combat Totals</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">Char-action</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%; text-align: center">life</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%; text-align: center">aural</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">hit</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">dam</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">def</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">mdef</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">dodge</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">TP cost</td>
<td style="width: 10%; text-align: center">extra</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Warden</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%">130 / 130
Umbra: -60</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%">MP 6/6</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">90</td>
<td style="width: 10%">10</td>
<td style="width: 10%">0+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">regen 6/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">War - melee</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">0+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">2(d12+1)+5</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">War - parry</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">30+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">30(d12+2)+5</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-3</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Firebreaker</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%">30 / 30
Umbra: -20</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%">WP 2/2
MP 2/2</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">0</td>
<td style="width: 10%">0</td>
<td style="width: 10%">15+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">regen 2/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - melee</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">15+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">35(2d6+1)+5</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-3</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t, 9 fire</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - melee TF2</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">5+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">35(2d6+1)+5</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-3</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t, 9 fire</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - brawl</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">35+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">35(d4)</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">bare hands</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - brawl TF2</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">25+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">35(d4)</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">bare hands</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - ranged</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">15+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">75</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Fir - ranged TF2</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">5+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">75</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Stardust</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%">30 / 30
Umbra: -1</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%">TP 8/8</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">0</td>
<td style="width: 10%">0</td>
<td style="width: 10%">56+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Stardust (self)</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%">+10X</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X</td>
<td style="width: 10%">reaction</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">56+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged TF2</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">46+7</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged TF3</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">36+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged TF4</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">26+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged TF5</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">16+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - ranged TF6</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">6+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">280</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-2</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Star - Blast (rng)</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">56+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X(d6)</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X</td>
<td style="width: 10%">push</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Archon</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%">10 / 10
Umbra: -1</td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%">TP 5/5</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">5</td>
<td style="width: 10%">0</td>
<td style="width: 10%">0+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Arch - melee</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">0+7</td>
<td style="width: 10%">1</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-1</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Arch - parry</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">1+7</td>
<td style="width: 10%">1(d12+1)</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X-1</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X hit/t</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Arch - Blast(art)</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">26+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">X(d6)</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X</td>
<td style="width: 10%">push</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 10%">Arch - Nova(mle)</td>
<td style="width: 10.0813%"> </td>
<td style="width: 9.9187%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">26+4</td>
<td style="width: 10%">2X</td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%"> </td>
<td style="width: 10%">X</td>
<td style="width: 10%">all targets</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>