[M&M 3e] Defying the Future IC

[Quellian-dyrae]

On the one hand, Lily didn't really think she had much for ghosts.

On the other hand, they appeared to have stymied the ghost's initial attacks, so no immediate healing was needed. And Lily was, after all, a scientist.

So, you know, she'd experiment.

Most of Lily's repertoire operated on a largely physiological basis. Poisons, drugs, pheromones. They operated on biochemistry. Not super great against creatures that lacked a biology. For those, such as Dr. Proxy's robots, Lily went with acid. But acid was still a material substance, and seemed unlikely to harm something without a physical body.

But the ghost could perceive them, obviously. Its senses couldn't work quite like theirs did - if it was permeable to energy, light couldn't interact with its eyes. If it was permeable to matter, vibrating air couldn't interact with its eardrums. Nonetheless, there was no reason to believe it couldn't see and hear.

And although trace chemical particles in the air couldn't interact with its nose, there was no reason to believe it couldn't smell.

So Lily fell back on her oldest, most reliable combat strategy.

Smell good at them.

REALLY HARD!

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Free: Reconfigure Flower Power. 4 points to Olfactory Clarity (Acute Analytical Accurate Smell), 6 points to Scent Intensification (+5 Olfactory Perception, Counters Concealment [Overlapping Scents], Extended Scent), 5 points to Overpowering Scent, 5 points to Overwhelming Scent, 10 points to Complex Scents, 10 points to Lingering Scents, 10 points to Floral Vines (Dynamic Choices to apply it to Affliction). Variable Descriptor to pure [Sensory] [Olfactory] - basically straight up smelling good so hard the sheer intensity of the stimulus causes combat penalties.

Move: Active Perception to better detect the ghost: (1d20+10)[12], add +5 for olfactory purposes. Oh yeah.

Standard: Attack the location Helios appears to be targeting, using Shapeable Area to extend the attack up there and then spread it over as large an area I can manage. Assuming that's sufficient for targeting, (1d20+10)[14]. On a hit, Resistance DC 20+Multiattack vs. Impaired+Vulnerable/Disabled+Defenseless Affliction. This carries a Secondary Effect. It's definitely Lucy.

Current Status: Normal.