mission #1008 - hydra havoc (posted a day early)

[wizardjr]

WHO: Everyone is invited!
WHEN: Monday, February 12th.
WHERE: Lerna, Greece
WHAT: Cadenza Pickle, amateur YouTube archaeologist, has accidentally awakened an ancient hydra and needs all the help they can get, ASAP. Byron Best leads the charge.
WARNINGS: Violence.

HYDRA HAVOC

Cadenza Pickle, amateur YouTube archaeologist, was filming a dig in a restricted area when they accidentally chipped an enormous boulder that then split in two, awakening the immortal severed hydra head that had been lying inert beneath it. Once exposed, the creature regenerated its body and began its rampage anew.

BYRON BEST was asked to lead this emergency mission, and he needs all the help he can get to defeat the creature before it can destroy the local villages and ruin Cadenza's YouTube rep.

Since Byron has had very little time to prepare, he has only managed to throw together three helpful types of magical gadgets for this mission. Each participant may choose ONE of the following (there are multiple items of each type):

• Cauterizing sword - to slice off heads and keep 'em that way
  
• Protective forcefield bubble - to deflect physical attacks
  
• Poison immunity bezoar ring - to deflect poison attacks

Upon arrival, the hydra already has 3 heads. Consider your strategy carefully or they will multiply!

HYDRA FACTS

• Serpentine water monster, guardian to the Underworld
  
• Every head chopped off grows three more in its place
  
• Poisonous breath/poisonous blood
  
• Invulnerable as long as it retains at least one head

RULES

EVERYONE is welcome to participate in this mission regardless of department, job or relevant skills—they need all the help they can get. This mission is considered DANGEROUS, and injuries are possible (please keep this in mind if you do not want your character to be hurt).

• Choose one of the magical objects above to assist your character.
  
• Select one of the two teams below: FIGHT for characters actively attacking the monster, or SUPPORT for characters supporting the fighters (eg. healers, documentarians, creature experts, anything else).
  
• Characters will receive an RNG score for their contributions toward their team's success (or failure)!

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Comments

ARRIVALS/VIBES

[wizardjr]

ARRIVALS/VIBES: Richard

[angvil]

Richard is really feeling great about missions after their successful first mission with Hyacinthe & Birdie, lead by Cinder.

He is very pleased with yet another mission where he believes his powerful wings will be useful.

ARRIVALS/VIBES: Maya

[werewho]

This missions screams injuries in Maya's mind. She's been a little hesitant to volunteer for missions so far since her skills don't lean towards combat (that is, until she can control her wolf form) but she feels right coming with the intent to be on the support team.

She's very focused and is carefully watching fighters so that the healing support team can be ready.

ARRIVALS/VIBES: Byron

[wizardjr]

Byron is trying his best to look and feel confident, but inwardly he's going FUUUUUCK.

ARRIVALS/VIBES

[horseboi]

Hyacinthe (in unicorn form, because he's more powerful that way) is here and ready to do his thing.

"Lernean Hydra again?"

ARRIVALS/VIBES

[cursorily]

Asher did not take ANCIENT HYDRA as seriously as he should have and now he's here going I've made a mistake.

ARRIVALS/VIBES: Broderick

[abracadavers]

Broderick is in older brother mode and is very determined to make sure Byron (and obviously everyone else) is safe and successful. He will probably be a bit bossy. Let's gooooo, fuck this Hydra.

ARRIVALS/VIBES: Darcy

[lepreconned]

Fun! The Society really has been hit after hit lately, and Darcy is here for it. Seems extremely unbothered and not at all alarmed by the "danger."

ARRIVALS/VIBE: Dio

[rattled]

Dio thought a quick work trip to Greece to clean up a situation with some neat fantastical creature sounded like a great idea. They'd handle it, and then have time for sightseeing.

When he actually sees the situation, he's a lot less excited. "Fuck."

FORMS

[wizardjr]

Please choose a team for your character(s):

FIGHT - characters attacking the hydra directly
SUPPORT - characters acting as support for the fighters (eg. healing, documenting, creature experts, etc)

Then post the corresponding form under the appropriate header.

Cutoff for for final rolls is February 12th at 5pm CST.

FIGHT

[wizardjr]

FIGHTING characters will face the hydra head-on (no pun intended). I will roll for each character in the order of posting. Failure will result in the hydra growing more heads, making killing it more difficult for the next person.

(NOTE: If hydra is killed too early, another hydra will spawn so that everyone can fight one.)

ROLL SCALE IS AS FOLLOWS:

1-5: Failure with severe injuries (eg. unconscious). Hydra grows more heads.
6-10: Failure with moderate injuries (eg. broken limbs, heavy bleeding). Hydra grows more heads.
11-15: Success with minor injuries (eg. scrapes, cuts).
16-20+: Success with no injuries, plus you can keep an arrow dipped in its poison blood for future use. Killing blow.

Please fill out the following form for your character and post below.

<b>CHARACTER NAME:</b> Your character's name! <b>MAGIC OBJECT:</B> Choose one of Byron's magic objects to help your character. <b>WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?:</b> What is your character's strategy here? <b>SKILL/EFFORT:</b> Scale of 1-5. <b>SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE:</b> Anything relevant you'd like to note!

FIGHT: Byron

[wizardjr]

CHARACTER NAME: Byron Best.
MAGIC OBJECT: Protective forcefield bubble.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?: Use magic to boil its blood to cook it from the inside out (less chance of being sprayed with poison blood, lower risk of causing it to grow more heads).
SKILL/EFFORT: 5. He's a talented wizard, has a lot to prove, and wants to take it out before it hurts anyone he cares about. He's taking his leadership position very seriously here.
SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE: Werewolf healing & enhanced senses/strength/etc.

FIGHT: Richard

[angvil]

CHARACTER NAME: Richard.
MAGIC OBJECT: Poison immunity bezoar ring.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?: Distraction. Richard doesn't think there is any use in slicing and dicing. They choose poison immunity so that they can fly up close and annoy the heads into looking their way and blinding the heads with white light.
SKILL/EFFORT: 5. He is an expert flier.
SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE: Nothing that I can think of right now.

FIGHT: Briar & Bracken

[arietids]

CHARACTER NAME: Briar & Bracken Hemming
MAGIC OBJECT: Briar takes the sword, Bracken takes the bubble.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?: Twin Wolf Team-up Time! As a wolf, Bracken rushes around to distract the hydra while human Briar uses the openings provided to slice.
SKILL/EFFORT: Briar: 4. Trying his hardest and has swung things like axes before, but not a sword. Bracken: 5. It's important and Byron's in charge!
SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE: Standard werewolf advantages, trained to fight together except it's been twenty years lol and also Briar's better at strategizing, and Bracken's spent too much time playing fiteboy in fur.

FIGHT: Cyprien

[desseller]

CHARACTER NAME: Cyprien du Voy
MAGIC OBJECT: Forcefield if he can carry it.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?: Target the hydra's heart and bypass the heads altogether. He can teleport right close up, with the forcefields hopefully bypass the bites for others, but even if not, he is not particularly scared for his own safety, for obvious reasons.
SKILL/EFFORT: 4! It's a new sword so he's still getting used to that, but he's largely fearless, graceful and is riding on the high of being able to actually Do Stuff.
SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE: Just because it's not that fair that he can't be killed-killed I'm newly deciding his body can take injury it just heals pretty quickly since it's not real-real.

FIGHT: Velvet

[halfnight]

CHARACTER NAME: Velvet Vespertine
MAGIC OBJECT: Cauterizing Sword
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?: Get in close and start chopping off heads. She lacks natural defenses against the hydra's attacks, but will try to use her ice powers to freeze any heads that come at her.
SKILL/EFFORT: 5. Slicing and dicing is what she's made for, and she has a successful mission track record to maintain.
SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE: Dhampir strength/reflexes.

FIGHT: HYDRA ROUND 2

[wizardjr]

There is a deep rumbling from the ground and a second hydra emerges from the hole that the first one came out of.

The hydra currently has 3 heads.

(Characters that aren't seriously injured may roll again if they wish!)

FIGHT: HYDRA ROUND 3 (FINAL ROUND)

[wizardjr]

There is a deep rumbling from the ground and a third and final hydra emerges from the hole that the first one came out of.

The hydra currently has 3 heads.

(Characters that aren't seriously injured may roll again if they wish!)

Re: FIGHT

[wizardjr]

ROLLS ARE NOW CLOSED.

SUPPORT

[wizardjr]

SUPPORT characters are off to the side, waiting to heal fighters, giving them crucial tips, handing them weapons, or other essential help. Complications may ensue, so they may have to face some yet-unknown danger as well.

ROLL SCALE IS AS FOLLOWS:

1-5: Failure with severe injuries (eg. unconscious). Complication to be revealed.
6-10: Failure with moderate injuries (eg. broken limbs, heavy bleeding). Complication to be revealed.
11-15: Success with minor injuries (eg. scrapes, cuts).
16-20+: Success with no injuries, plus you can keep an arrow dipped in its poison blood for future use.

Please fill out the following form for your character and post below.

<b>CHARACTER NAME:</b> Your character's name! <b>MAGIC OBJECT:</B> Choose one of Byron's magic objects to help your character. <b>WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?:</b> What is your character's strategy here? <b>SKILL/EFFORT:</b> Scale of 1-5. <b>SPECIAL ABILITIES/CONSIDERATIONS/ANYTHING ELSE:</b> Anything relevant you'd like to note!

RESULTS

[wizardjr]

VELVET killed 1 hydra.
CINDER killed 1 hydra.
DIO killed 1 hydra.

MAYA killed 1 giant crab.
HYACINTHE killed 1 giant crab.
DAFNE killed 2 giant crabs.

All of the monsters have been killed, so this mission is COMPLETE. Thank you everyone! 💖

Re: FORMS

[wizardjr]

ROLLS ARE NOW CLOSED, sorry! (I can't go back and edit the cutoff time!)

THREADS

[wizardjr]

Optional but here just in case!

THREADS: Tree's Tattoo Stand (Temporary and Open to All)

[somainstreem]

Tree is here with a lot of little temporary tattoo stamps imbued with the ability to defend or attack, very roughly drawn. There's all sorts of designs, and she's feverishly sticking them on the fighters. "Here." Tree murmurs, slapping down the nearest design on their arm and pressing with a little water. "It's cute." (Is it?)

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/ETC

[wizardjr]

Please put them here!