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He's not currently looking in Eleanor's direction, which means he's only seeing her with his 360-degree mind sense. He doesn't yet know she's invisible!

Then Rescuer would "see" her, too. As a mind without a body...

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

While waiting for the teller to fill up the bag, John hears the old man in the next line breathing raggedly. He gently unlatches the rope and steps up to the man. "Are you alright? Do you need help?" he asks pointedly. If he doesn't get an answer, he will assume there's trouble, and start checking the man over: look in his eyes, take his pulse, etc.

OOC:

So Orange, Pink, Shriek, and Fluke are heading towards the secure door? And the other robbers are staying where they are?

I just want to be sure of where everyone is when the fighting starts.

As Papa Bear said, there's an awful lot of info passing around that only one PC knows. It's gonna be a challenge to all work together.

I see there are AGI weapons. If a character has, say, AGI 3 and END 1, are they considered trained in any AGI weapons?

I would love to see Shriek locked in a bank vault with a couple of robbers, and then the lights go out. If you remember John Cleese's character in Yellowbeard.

But, no, I'm not going to be the first one to resort to violence.

I didn't know we were in phases at all yet.

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

"Excuse me," John says to the man in front of him as he moves to the head of the line. "Ma'am, I don't work here, and I'm no bank robber. You'll have to decide what to do." More quietly he adds, "How long do you think until the police arrive?"

As she thinks, he scans the mind of a different robber. Were they all at that meeting? Or do the others have a different opinion about this job?

OOC: Telepathy attack against the guy by the security guard, OMCV+6

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

After Mr Brown orders the others to get back to work, John looks over at Mr Brown. The leader. He must know what's really going on. Which might not be exactly what he told his minions. But he's gotta know, and I'm going to get it out of him.

OOC: Telepathy attack against Mr Brown. OMCV+6.

Who says I'm gonna get shot first? I made my "I'm not a threat" persuasion roll :)

I'm not shooting first. I'm no Han Solo.

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

John holds his hands out slightly to his sides, in a kind of shoulder-less shrug to give the guy a clear view of his waist. "I'm not armed. I'm no threat. Honestly, take all the money you want. I just don't want to see anyone hurt. You've heard of me. You know that's my highest priority."

He's still wary of striking out with his mind and injuring someone. Even if (a big if) he could one-punch one of them, that would be likely to make the others start shooting.

OOC: Persuade 14- "I'm not threat" on Number 5

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

Already looking towards the front door, John turns full around as the punks burst into the bank with guns drawn. This could be really bad. Better not provoke them, or a lot of people in here could get shot, he thinks. He just stares at them with a blank expression, as if dazed and not comprehending what they want him to do next.

OOC: Going to make a roll to figure out which of the guys that came into the bank is in charge. Some kind of social skill, which I have most of at 14-. Bureaucracy sounds like a good choice.

Succeed or fail, he will then memorize the mind he figures is the leader, so later he can locate the guy after they run off with the cash.

I was going to rotate my icon to show facing, but I have no idea which way to turn it to indicate I'm looking towards the bank robbers.

Perhaps not so clearly stated in my backstory, but John prefers to simply be called John by his friends and associates. Some local newspaper invented the name 'Rescuer', and there's nothing he can do about it.

I'm unclear on who has a secret identity. It's not apparent from the character sheets.

John / Rescuer does not.

Would you mind putting labels on the thugs? Even just "thug 1", "thug 2", etc. would be fine. It makes it easier to say who we're targeting.

I have to admit feeling limited by the options in MERP, after having played full Rolemaster. I suspect there are still enough Rolemaster players on MW to make for a game.

I think it's simpler to have Stun/Body/End in posting templates. I've also run into the problem on Roll20 sometimes where those colored bars are visible to the player and GM, but not the other players. No idea why. In a post header here, it'll be public knowledge.

Will check Roll20 when I get home.

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

It was quite a beautiful morning. John had gotten up early to go for a run along the riverside path, then a shower, and when he got home it was still there.

He'd hung a few paintings in a uptown show last weekend, to good reception from the rich folks viewing it. Maybe because he was there in person. Who knows with rich people. He'd spoken with one old lady who asked why he had so few available here, and he'd let slip that he had more completed at home but this was all the space the gallery could let him use. She and her driver had appeared at his apartment yesterday and he graciously showed them his workroom and what was ready for sale. While he was thinking to himself about what to charge, given he was avoiding hanging and agent fees on this sale, and before he'd even reached for his phone to share his payment app details, the woman had already finished writing it. A check. Who uses checks in this day and age?

Already tired of looking at it (and the more than generous amount it was good for), he got in the car and headed downtown to the bank. After zipping into a tight spot in the parking garage, a feat no less challenging than maneuvering a fire truck down an alley in Chinatown, he happily walks the couple of blocks to the bank and gets in line at a teller. He couldn't find a deposit slip, but he does have a bank statement on his phone and his ATM card. Hopefully that's enough.

Not being one to just stare at the back ahead of him while standing in line, he's continually looking around, and notices Fluke come in the door. He gives a wave and a nod, but honors the almost museum-like quiet of the bank by not calling out.

OOC:

Sure, I'm fine calling it at this point.

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

With the boy's name in hand, John heads home to shower and change. Gathering up a pad and pencils, and a bag of licorice, he hops in his jeep and heads for Sovereign General Hospital. He know it's getting late and he might be turned away, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. He can always try again tomorrow.

At the emergency room desk, he asks for the boy, explaining he was the fireman who pulled him out of the fire, and that the fire department needs his help describing what he saw in there. "The boy said it was arson. We need to make sure."

OOC:

Click on the smiley face, scroll down to the bottom, and select an orc. Like this:

John Harcourt, aka Rescuer
DCV: 6  Stun: 24/24  Body: 13/13  End: 40/40  Status: none

"Looks like the 'burning man' got away while I was getting that woman out. I don't see him anywhere in the area. If that kid was right about him, then we're looking at more building fires. You get to critique my priorities again."

"Guess I'll have to find where he went, and then draw a portrait of the guy to give to the police for questioning."

John goes to check with the medics still on-site about what hospital he was taken to. Or what hospital everyone was taken to.

OOC:

It still seems to be working. It's dancing, all right.