GURPS superheroes - session 5
In session 5, Our Heroes (tm) discover a supervillain hangout. So it's time to set aside our normal straight-shooting approach and do some covert surveillance to see how deep this conspiracy goes...
[Stuart the GM gives us a little more information on the Society of Evil Intent.]
Stuart the GM: "The rest of the team rotates based on who's available and who's out of prison at any given moment."
[After a day of researching, Our Heroes (tm) decide to go get some dinner.]
Vector: "To the Vector-mobile! By which I mean, my wheelchair."
[A chance encounter at the diner...]
Daisy: "Don't turn around -- there's a supervillain at the counter."
Vector: "Where?!" *turns around*
[The supervillain in question is The Butcher, who has been out of circulation for a while. Since we weren't planning on an encounter, the team must decide how to proceed.]
Eric: "Some of us will follow him and some of us will go back to get our equipment."
Stuart the GM: "Yes, because splitting up the party is always a good idea."
[The Neon Knight tails the Butcher.]
Stuart the GM: "You... think you're doing an okay job at tailing him."
Eric: "That's never good."
[Some questions are more straightforward than others.]
Vector: "I have an existential question: why are we going after this guy?"
Corex: "Because he's a supervillain."
Daisy: "We think he may be evil."
Neon Knight: "He's been known to have killed and eaten people."
[More on the Butcher.]
Richard Harvest: "He was thought to be dead."
Neon Knight: "How does that affect his legal standing?"
[We need to decide whether to confront the Butcher.]
Neon Knight: "The question isn't whether we can justify it legally but whether we'll get killed."
[It turns out the Butcher's destination seems to be frequented by other supervillains as well.]
Richard Harvest: "Something just occurred to me: I have some extra costumes..."
Neon Knight: "I don't like where this is going."
[More of the same.]
Neon Knight: "If five totally unknown supervillains walk into a bar, other than being the setup of a bad joke..."
[We decide that some of us will infiltrate what we believe to be a supervillain hangout.]
Daisy: "All you have to do is focus on being evil!"
[We contemplate ways in which the infiltration plan could go wrong.]
Robert: "They're supervillains! They don't care about fire safety!"
Stuart the GM: "When you have people who can shoot fire, you become very concerned about fire safety."
[Some of us are not as keen on the infiltration plan as others.]
Vector: "I think this is a bad idea. We should just go back to the shwarma place and finish dinner."
[We've been debating this for a while. The GM tries to get us back on track.]
Stuart the GM: "What would you like to do?"
Julie: "Continue procrastinating!"
[Things you don't hear every day...]
Vector: "Maybe it is gauche to take your henchmen out for a walk."
[We finally make a decision.]
Fortunate Son: "Let's do this, Daisy!"
Vector: "All right, let's go toast our fallen comrades."
[Of course, Daisy and Fortunate Sons need supervillain names to match their temporary luchador masks and costumes.]
Daisy: "I Could be The Mala Chiquita!"
Cortex: "That's... very you, Daisy."
Neon Knight: "Wouldn't it be La Chiquita Mala?"
Daisy: "...Maybe!"
[As we prepare for the infiltration...]
Vector: "We'll have to agree on a signal if things go bad."
Eric: "How about 'Arrggghhh'?"
Stuart the GM: "It's traditional."
[Let the infiltration begin!]
Stuart the GM: "You guys get in. It feels surprisingly easy."
[Fortunate Son and Daisy approach the bar.]
Robert: "I'll ask him to mix me..."
Eric: "What's an evil drink?"
[They find a poker game going on upstairs.]
Villain: "Buy-in's 500."
Robert: "Do I have 500?"
Stuart the GM: "Oddly enough..."
[Fortunate Son plays poker with The Mole, Electron, Dynamo, and Dark John. Table-talk turns to recent events in the superhero / supervillain sphere...]
Electron: "One of those new guys messed up Speed Thing!"
Martin: "Curse those handsome devils!"
[Meanwhile, Neon Knight is staking out the building from across the street. He is noticed.]
Dark John: (Approaching Neon Knight from behind) "Why don't you turn around?"
Neon Knight: "Because I'm watching something. Why don't you come around and join me?"
[More of the same.]
Dark John: "What are we looking at here?"
Neon Knight: "I think it's a supervillain hangout."
[Dark John "invites" Neon Knight into the hangout.]
Neon Knight: "Just so we're 100% clear, are you threatening me, or are you actually inviting me?"
[Neon Knight makes a deal with Dark John whereby they'll both go their separate ways and the rest of the team won't attack the hangout tonight.]
Stuart the GM: "So, you're not attacking tonight because of Neon Knight's deal?"
Eric: "I thought we weren't attacking because we'd be slaughtered."
[Stuart the GM gives us a little more information on the Society of Evil Intent.]
Stuart the GM: "The rest of the team rotates based on who's available and who's out of prison at any given moment."
[After a day of researching, Our Heroes (tm) decide to go get some dinner.]
Vector: "To the Vector-mobile! By which I mean, my wheelchair."
[A chance encounter at the diner...]
Daisy: "Don't turn around -- there's a supervillain at the counter."
Vector: "Where?!" *turns around*
[The supervillain in question is The Butcher, who has been out of circulation for a while. Since we weren't planning on an encounter, the team must decide how to proceed.]
Eric: "Some of us will follow him and some of us will go back to get our equipment."
Stuart the GM: "Yes, because splitting up the party is always a good idea."
[The Neon Knight tails the Butcher.]
Stuart the GM: "You... think you're doing an okay job at tailing him."
Eric: "That's never good."
[Some questions are more straightforward than others.]
Vector: "I have an existential question: why are we going after this guy?"
Corex: "Because he's a supervillain."
Daisy: "We think he may be evil."
Neon Knight: "He's been known to have killed and eaten people."
[More on the Butcher.]
Richard Harvest: "He was thought to be dead."
Neon Knight: "How does that affect his legal standing?"
[We need to decide whether to confront the Butcher.]
Neon Knight: "The question isn't whether we can justify it legally but whether we'll get killed."
[It turns out the Butcher's destination seems to be frequented by other supervillains as well.]
Richard Harvest: "Something just occurred to me: I have some extra costumes..."
Neon Knight: "I don't like where this is going."
[More of the same.]
Neon Knight: "If five totally unknown supervillains walk into a bar, other than being the setup of a bad joke..."
[We decide that some of us will infiltrate what we believe to be a supervillain hangout.]
Daisy: "All you have to do is focus on being evil!"
[We contemplate ways in which the infiltration plan could go wrong.]
Robert: "They're supervillains! They don't care about fire safety!"
Stuart the GM: "When you have people who can shoot fire, you become very concerned about fire safety."
[Some of us are not as keen on the infiltration plan as others.]
Vector: "I think this is a bad idea. We should just go back to the shwarma place and finish dinner."
[We've been debating this for a while. The GM tries to get us back on track.]
Stuart the GM: "What would you like to do?"
Julie: "Continue procrastinating!"
[Things you don't hear every day...]
Vector: "Maybe it is gauche to take your henchmen out for a walk."
[We finally make a decision.]
Fortunate Son: "Let's do this, Daisy!"
Vector: "All right, let's go toast our fallen comrades."
[Of course, Daisy and Fortunate Sons need supervillain names to match their temporary luchador masks and costumes.]
Daisy: "I Could be The Mala Chiquita!"
Cortex: "That's... very you, Daisy."
Neon Knight: "Wouldn't it be La Chiquita Mala?"
Daisy: "...Maybe!"
[As we prepare for the infiltration...]
Vector: "We'll have to agree on a signal if things go bad."
Eric: "How about 'Arrggghhh'?"
Stuart the GM: "It's traditional."
[Let the infiltration begin!]
Stuart the GM: "You guys get in. It feels surprisingly easy."
[Fortunate Son and Daisy approach the bar.]
Robert: "I'll ask him to mix me..."
Eric: "What's an evil drink?"
[They find a poker game going on upstairs.]
Villain: "Buy-in's 500."
Robert: "Do I have 500?"
Stuart the GM: "Oddly enough..."
[Fortunate Son plays poker with The Mole, Electron, Dynamo, and Dark John. Table-talk turns to recent events in the superhero / supervillain sphere...]
Electron: "One of those new guys messed up Speed Thing!"
Martin: "Curse those handsome devils!"
[Meanwhile, Neon Knight is staking out the building from across the street. He is noticed.]
Dark John: (Approaching Neon Knight from behind) "Why don't you turn around?"
Neon Knight: "Because I'm watching something. Why don't you come around and join me?"
[More of the same.]
Dark John: "What are we looking at here?"
Neon Knight: "I think it's a supervillain hangout."
[Dark John "invites" Neon Knight into the hangout.]
Neon Knight: "Just so we're 100% clear, are you threatening me, or are you actually inviting me?"
[Neon Knight makes a deal with Dark John whereby they'll both go their separate ways and the rest of the team won't attack the hangout tonight.]
Stuart the GM: "So, you're not attacking tonight because of Neon Knight's deal?"
Eric: "I thought we weren't attacking because we'd be slaughtered."