Discontinued Challenge The Stellar Reactor

Magi Heart · Dec 13, 2022

Magi Heart

169/ 220 HP
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Effect Details

There were few times if any that Magi would face something like this. Oh, she had fought more than her fair share of powerful enemies but this one met her sources of power in very specific ways. Wendy with her lack of experience still possessed the astral power but this was like a cruel joke. She didn't have anywhere near enough understanding or sheer energy to match a pure star straight from... uh space probably?

On the other hand, Wendel even in her increasing irritation with the bright (but dense) foe. She was the one who would take this challenge. The chance to blackout something like this... perhaps she could consume it as well... if only they all could take it down first.

Feel the pain, ignore Raina-chan for now...
What? She sounds funny right now yeah, but why? I thought we both car-
She will suffer here, everyone will. That doggo with the orb isn't enough to bring an end to anything. I need you to just... feel it with me... or do you want this to be the ending? So soon...
I...
You can't outshine it...
But what if yo-
*Giggle* even if I can't it still feels good to me. I win either way... they, Raina-chan needs me more than you. I'm not misleading you... this time I'm telling the truth.
So you admit to misleading me now? Gee whiz, I'm pretty difficult to deal with... Okay... I'll do anything to help them. Even if it means following you for a little bit.

Magi's body wrapped in shadow both of the natural cover and her own making. The burnt white metallic land of the Reactor and ancient city would fit a dystopic image for Wendel's dissonance well. If it had been a fast death for everyone if it had even extinguished their souls. Wendel would have gladly let this thing free.

This star wasn't good enough. She wouldn't let it claim her or Raina, and the turmoil Wendy offered her was also enough. The bow that Magi wielded once again took the form of Gertrud. Tendrils of shadow danced in the dark just at the edge of the light.

Eyes opened. In the past when going this far, there would be at least the presence of Wendy's pinkish eye but now even that had changed. Working together allowing Wendel to dominate. This was a battle of star and song... but where there can be a song so can there be dissonance, where there can be stars, there can also be dissonance...

The Mark of Terror set upon her by its grief... now absorbed and made into her own Aura of Terror. Shadows shot from the darkened land into the dazzling light. Surely Magi would not last long tapping such abilities. As her small body was still but flesh trapped within the limits of man. Yet the desire and the grudge would push her ever further...

A Shadow Dance commences.

❰ Magi Heart's Stats ❱

❰Saves❱

Cool Down (2)
vs
Sublimation

Sublimation Cool Down | Magi Heart | STC2

❰Main Action❱

Move from E6 -> C5
Burst Attack
vs
⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F

Evoke | Magi Heart | STC2

❰Bonus Action❱

Exceed
Dissonant Surge (+20)

[B](BA) Exceed[/B] | Evoke S | Magi Heart ``Sacrificing 10 HP for +20 Damage"

⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F: 9425/10000

Tarkya · Dec 14, 2022

What could stand against such brilliant light, if not for blinding darkness?

@Seigi Ling Ling's voice sings out across the battlefield, a counterpoint to the stellar scream of the WHITE DWARF. Within the veil of dark, she cannot feel the heat of its hate... but she can certainly hear the way that starsong twists, pain added to anger, as the fight truly begins.

@Cain Darlite thinks nothing of throwing himself against the distantly orbiting Quark Star, with @Crimson Ruby following in his wake. They can feel its density as they approach it, drawing them closer with the gravity slowing their allies further afield. Its a pressure that would destroy a lesser person... but the Starcalled are no lesser people. It takes only two to send it careening wildly on its axis, a process started by Cain's gravity and finished by Ruby's final slash. Before their eyes it rips apart and scatters.

Across the battlefield, Protostars hiss and burst, spilling their contents around them as a scalding cloud. @Lune, beneath her shroud of darkness, bears the brunt of their dying gasps, but their burn is not so fierce when sheltered so.

Battered by starlight, @Kyra Vashtana nonetheless stands against the tide. Her words, quiet as they are, nonetheless seem to draw the WHITE DWARF's attention, moreso than the scythe screeching across the black metal binding it together.

And @Magi Heart...

As she absorbs the power of the mark, the tether of shadow tying her to the WHITE DWARF snaps like a too-taught thread. In the blowback, words whisper through her mind...

To know is to understand.

To understand is to dread.

When they taught the star what men called "living", it learned what "dying" would be.

And so the star learned fear.

A scream rends the air as Magi's darkness rends the WHITE DWARF's form. For a moment, the writhing light of its form destabilizes like mist in heavy wind, as if struggling to break free of the armor containing it. It recoils away from its attacker as, for a moment, the light dims.

"⠠⠠⠙⠳⠎⠻⠲"

It folds its wings around it, eyes darting wildly across the room with disconcertingly human panic. They look at anything, anyone but Magi, and eventually all of them focus on Kyra. The WHITE DWARF's wings snap open once more with a brilliant flash, flooding the room and ripping apart shadow and stone both. As the last shadow is swallowed and the light dims once more, the star tears through the shield of rubble protecting Kyra with tendrils of liquid light.

"⠠⠊⠀⠠⠠⠺⠀⠠⠠⠝⠀⠠⠠⠋⠁⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠁⠛⠖

Cycle 2 Damage

WHITE DWARF rolls for action points.2d6 (2 + 3) = 5 Gains 5 AP.
3 AP spent on < STELLAR WIND >. 2 AP remaining.
2 AP spent on < FLARE >. 0 AP remaining

<STELLAR WIND>. 72 damage and 1 <Sublimation> to targets in line-of-sight. Protected targets take 36 damage.
4d20 (19 + 19 + 18 + 16) = 72
Cain Darlite, Crimson Ruby, Magi Heart, Seigi Ling Ling, and Lune are are protected by <Shadow> and are unaffected.
<FLARE> on Kyra Vashtana. PROTECTED! 42 damage dealt. Inflicts 4 stacks of Sublimation.
8d20 (7 + 4 + 1 + 19 + 6 + 9 + 18 + 20) = 84
7 stacks of <Sublimation> inflicted.

Protostar A self destructs! Inflicts 3 stacks Sublimation on Lune (Halved by Shadow)
Protostar B self destructs! Inflicts 3 stacks Sublimation on Lune (Halved by Shadow)
Protostar C self destructs! No targets.
Protostar D self destructs! No targets.
Pulsar A has no targets! Orbits to D8.
Quark Star A is destroyed!

The light of the stars burns through your veins...

Cain Darlite takes 13 flat damage. (Dice doubled by Mark of Misery.
6d4 (4 + 2 + 1 + 2) = 9
Kyra Vashtana takes 43 flat damage.
16d4 (2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 4) = 43
Crimson Ruby takes 10 flat damage.
5d4 (4 + 1 + 2 + 3) = 10
Lune takes 21 flat damage.
9d4 (2 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1) = 21
Magi Heart takes 10 flat damage.
4d4 (4 + 2 + 3 + 1) = 10
Seigi Ling Ling takes 0 flat damage.
N/A

Light scours the land clean...

<Cover> at D6 decays.
<Cover> at F4 decays.
<Cover> at H6 decays.
Cast <Shadows> decay.

Cycle 3 - COMBAT

Dark zones are considered <Shadow so long as they are at least half-covered.

Zones affected by <Sublime Light> inflict a stack of <Sublimation> to players starting in or entering them.

Zones considered <Shadow> provide protection from <Starscorn> and line-of-sight attacks. Ending your turn in <Shadow> removes 1d4 stacks of <Sublimation>

<Cover> is a solid object that casts <Shadow> behind it. Cannot be traversed or shot through.

Cain Darlite

126/ 160 HP
Buffs: 1/3
Debuffs: 3
Misc:
Details

Kyra Vashtana

23/ 250 HP
Buffs: 2/3
Debuffs: 16
Misc:
Details

Crimson Ruby

91/ 180 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 5
Misc:
Details

Lune

211/ 300 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 9
Misc:
Details

Magi Heart

159/ 220 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 4
Misc:
Details

Seigi Ling Ling

198/ 250 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 0
Misc:
Details

Cycle 3 - Enemies

WHITE DWARF

❰ 9425 / 10000 ❱

Starscorn. Locations within line-of-sight of White Dwarf are considered Sublime Light.
Celestial WHITE DWARF has resistance to Astramancy, Pyromancy, and Divine Magic.
Action Points. At the start of the Damage Cycle, WHITE DWARF gains 2d6 Action Points to spend on its attacks. Remaining AP are converted to additional stacks of <Sublimation> to all players on the field.

(1 AP) Movement. WHITE DWARF moves 1 zone per AP spent.
(2 AP) Flare. WHITE DWARF deals 8d20 damage to either the target with the highest DPS or taunt. Inflicts a stack of <Sublimation> for every multiple of 10 rolled.
(3 AP) Stellar Wind. WHITE DWARF deals 4d20 damage to all targets in line of sight. Inflicts a stack of <Sublimation> to all targets.
(3 AP) Fission. WHITE DWARF rolls 6d6, placing adds on the map depending on the results (1-2=Protostar, 3-4=Pulsar, 5=Quark Star, 6=None) CD 1
(12 AP) Nova. [/I]WHITE DWARF generates a 1000 point SP bar. Failing to deplete the bar by end of cycle consumes all <Sublimation> stacks from the party and deals Xd8 damage, with X equal to the amount of stacks consumed.

Protostar

Orbit. The Protostar moves 2 zones clockwise towards the nearest target, stopping if it enters the same zone.
Unstable. The Protostar self-destructs at the end of the cycle, inflicting one stack of Sublimation to targets within 1 zone for every 50 SP remaining.

N/A

Pulsar

Orbit. The Pulsar moves 2 zones clockwise towards the nearest target when spawned, stopping if it enters the same zone.
Emission. The Pulsar deals 2d10 damage to targets in same zone.

Pulsar A @ E6

❰ 500 / 500 ❱

Quark Star

Retrograde. Quark Star moves 2 zones counter-clockwise away from the nearest target.
Attraction. Damage to White Dwarf is halved so long as Quark Star is on the field.

N/A

EX Actions

Cast Shadow

Bonus action. Make a DC 75 Mastery check. On a success, you turn a zone in range into <Shadow> for the rest of your turn. You have advantage with Shadow Arts and Illusion Magic

Create Cover

Action. Make a Quality (Mastery) check. On a Great result or better, you create a piece of <Cover> on an adjacent zone. For every tier of quality above Great, you may either reinforce the created cover for an additional cycle, or create a second piece of cover in range. You have advantage with Guard Arts.

Communion

Free Action. If you have Harmonic Magic or Astramancy, you may attempt to commune with the WHITE DWARF. Roll a Mastery Check and inform @Tarkya. Depending on the result, you may learn something more...

OOC

Post Speed: Cycle updates will come every 24-48 hours-ish.
Post Length: No word limit, at least for now. This may change later.
Playtest Packet 2 rules are in effect
Cycle Code: STC3
Communications Thread

Code:

[hp=current]max[/hp]
[status]
[/status]

Post here

[action]
[move] Current > New [/move]

Action Here
[/action]
[b]  WHITE DWARF:[/b] X/10000

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Crimson Ruby · Dec 16, 2022

91 / 180

Location: E7
-10 flat damage from Sublimation
Sublimation (x5)

After sliding near the flagbearer in a protective stance, Ruby shielded her eyes against the blinding flare once again, shaking her head and opening her eyes widely and worriedly. "KYRA!" She yelled, with concern lingering in her tone.

"We can't lose time-" She spoke, side glancing at the man nearby, swaying her blade and tail before darting off in a sequence of acrobatic dances and rush, dodging debrils and quickly finding her way to @Lune, slashing her blade to try and surround them with a barrier of solidified blood, but it didn't end as well as intended.

Regardless, most of her attention remained on @Kyra Vashtana's situation, that made her momentarily forget her own well being.

Rolls

Play Sheet

Magi Heart · Dec 15, 2022

Magi Heart

Unit Style | Masteries & Tags

1/ 220 HP
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The Voice of Dissonance reaches into the Parallel Instances.

"̷.̶.̶.̷.̵*̷G̶i̷g̵g̷e̴l̷*̴.̷ ̵Y̴o̵u̶ ̷d̸o̶n̷'̴t̵ ̷l̶i̸k̷e̴ ̸m̵e̴ ̵d̸o̷ ̴y̶o̷u̴?̷ ̷.̵.̶.̷I̷t̵'̵s̸ ̸n̶o̵r̵m̴a̸l̷ ̶t̷o̷ ̴h̶a̷t̵e̷.̴.̴.̴ ̴t̴o̶ ̵w̷a̶n̵t̸ ̸p̵e̵a̵c̷e̴ ̷b̸u̶t̸ ̶s̵t̶r̸u̷g̸g̵l̵e̴ ̶a̷g̶a̵i̴n̵s̷t̸ ̸i̷t̶.̷ ̷A̸l̸l̸ ̴s̵t̶a̴r̵s̵ ̶e̵v̸e̵n̴t̴u̴a̸l̵l̸y̸ ̷g̷o̴t̴t̵a̷ ̵g̶o̷ ̵o̸u̴t̷?̶ ̸E̵v̸e̴n̴ ̸I̶ ̸k̷n̶o̸w̸ ̵t̸h̶a̵t̵ ̵d̵u̴m̸m̴y̵ ̷c̴r̴y̴i̶n̷g̸ ̶l̶i̶k̷e̵ ̶a̸ ̶b̷a̶b̴y̵.̸ ̸D̶o̸n̴'̷t̶ ̸w̵o̴r̷r̴y̷.̸.̴.̴ ̷I̴ ̴f̴e̸e̴l̸ ̴f̵o̶r̴ ̶y̵o̴u̶.̵.̶.̶ r̸e̴s̷t̷ ̵t̵o̸g̸e̶t̴h̴e̴r̴.̵"̷

As the shadow's dissipated and the light filled all in its expanse. A torrent of dark remained. Circling around Magi like a cocoon. Beneath her one would she hints... signs of what Wendel may be if she only had the time and opportunity to do so.

Her voice vibrated into the threads of fate. The silhouette of Magi's dissonance also shared the astral affinity. For at this moment Magi was almost one again. Her voice, not only reached the Stellar Reactors cursed child but also... darkness from beyond.

Was it that the light was so bright that it came full circle? Creating shadow that seeped beyond this very path of destiny? The dissonance that watched her from beyond and herself as well. Wendel, a dissonance that hated her own kind.

Yet right now, she surely hated this annoying monstrosity much more.
...and it seemed happy to return the feeling.
Yet with her hate came so much care.

"̷A̵l̵l̵ ̴o̶f̴ ̴y̶o̴u̸r̸ ̷p̵a̸i̵n̴ ̶a̵l̷l̶ ̸o̸f̴ ̴y̶o̷u̶r̶ ̶s̶u̵f̴f̴e̷r̶i̶n̸g̷,̵ ̵I̶ ̵w̴a̴n̴t̴ ̷i̶t̴.̴ ̷S̷h̶a̵r̸e̴ ̷i̶t̸ ̵w̷i̴t̷h̵ ̸m̶e̸.̸ ̵I̶ ̶w̶i̴l̵l̸ ̸s̵h̵o̶w̸ ̷y̸o̴u̵ ̸p̷e̶a̴c̵e̸.̷.̵"̵

Her voice distorted in the gleaming radiance of the sentient star. Like the deepness of the black space communing with a lonely sparkle in its vastness. Yes, Wendel wallowed in her mad hubris, but so did this creature.

The dark and astral power converged. A dissonance from within the small girl reached out. She reached out her hand and from behind her came an abyss that sought to challenge the stars might. She strained... her skin paling and tears in her corrupted flesh rapidly formed. From within the darkness, that abyss that seeped beyond reason.. came another voice.

"̸̘̙͗̂Ọ̷̢̘͌n̸̘͖̞̍̇͗ẻ̴̩̎ ̶̲͝ẅ̷̮̫́̑͐ͅh̷̗̒̄̓o̸̘̖͆ ̸̥̪̣͒ŝ̵̛̫͈̟u̷̩͝f̸̭̟̒͝f̷̧̥͉̐̄̒e̴̛͓r̷͖̒s̶̞̅.̴̡̢̬̒ ̸͖̭͂̈́E̸͎̱̺̋͝m̸̜̅b̵͓̓͝ŗ̵͕͊͘à̴̠̬̝̎̑c̵̫̠͒e̴̱͚̬̋̐͘ ̵̛̤̺͠m̷̝͕̊́̍ͅẻ̶̹̻̪̓.̸̥̮̄"̷̼̊̂

Wendel, Starfallen Savior filled the WHITE DWARF with her own words of sublimation.

The Dissonant Savior braced her will. Her shell of a body decaying from both the furious starlight and her own unstable power. Yet she did not die to persevere was her edict and she would outlast this desperate light. Deep down there was one difference beyond just power between her and this thing. Wendel knew that she wasn't alone here. Raina-chan and her friends, sufferers as they were...
Now was their time to act...

Embrace the end and cease to exist Fallen Star.

❰ Magi Heart's Stats ❱

❰Saves❱

N/A

Magi Heart

❰Main Action❱

Move from C5 -> E3
Stable Attack x2
vs
⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F

Evoke | Magi Heart | STC3

❰Bonus Action❱

Exceed
Parallel Crossing
(Stable Attack x2]

(BA) Exceed | Evoke S | Magi Heart``Sacrificing (100HP) +1 non-special action."

⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F: 9204/10000

Cain Darlite · Dec 19, 2022

126 / 160

+36 Buff [0/3]

Vulnerable
Damage Reduction: 0
Sublimation: 1
Mark of Misery

He could see it too, the sudden drop as a result of the concentrated fury of the Starspawn. Kyra Vashtana, laid so low that she was near-death, when she had been entirely healthy just moments before. The Flagbearer pursed his lips and gave @Crimson Ruby a push on the back as the beastwoman sprinted off first, leaving a trail of blood and an uncommon invigoration of the spirits in her wake.

They all had people they wished to care for. Mayhaps she never ought to have left their side.

But hindsight played at omniscience, and the present could only be examined within the frame of instants. Bending his legs, lowering his stance, Cain drew his Battle-Banner low. The vestiges of the Quark Star swirled around it still, capturing by the gravity of the bannertip, and from its remains, he forged it into a blade of starfire, of nuclear reactions restrained within the confines of a black hole.

@Magi Heart had drawn the monster's attention, while @Seigi Ling Ling would no doubt see to Kyra's recovery. He could trust them, no matter what they've suffered, what they'd become. He would trust them, even as he strove to become an individual who didn't need them.

Yes, if there was a future in Terrasphere for him, what he needed to do was become perfect.

Casualty misaligned, fates skewed by desperation and hunger. He shot forwards, a blur of amethyst and alabaster, the Battle-Banner of Fallen Fates skewering deeply into the infinite cosmos that composed the White Dwarf's body. It had been a terrific hit.

It had been too shallow, still.

"@Lune! While it's distracted!"

With a wrenching of the flagpole, Cain gouge aether out from the body of the monstrosity, a second impact to accompany the first. Its attentions were on Magi, then diverted onto him. And between these two blows, surely it wouldn't notice the third fighter from behind, heaving a block of steel too grotesque to call a sword!

Rolls

Movement: J9 to E7
Weapon Charge: 100

Multi Attack
1d100 (61) + 25 + 25 + 25 + 1d100 (1) + 25 + 25 + 25 = 248 (Critical Failure...)
248 damage
You are Vulnerable.
Pierce Weapons | Cain Darlite | STC3

Bonus Action Rush

Roll Result
1d4 (2) = 2
-2 Sublimation Stacks

⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F: 8956/10000
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Lune · Dec 20, 2022

She fell on one knee, having to take a breather after absorbing so much light, after then the light fully illuminated the area again. Even with the stars orbiting around her and exploding, the damage was quite negligible due to the light not being able to escape the pull of the black hole. This was how much her power was boosted, huh?

The White Dwarf turned to Magi Heart, and Lune could feel every fear and terror it felt. Cain and Ruby quickly rushed from across the chamber to regroup, as the flagbearer signaled her that it was time to attack from behind.

"Let's go," the woman got up and stepped in front of the two as both of her eyes turned black again. This time, they were absorbing from a much larger area, albeit with lesser efficiency. She hoped that it would at least bend the lights so that most of it won't reach the two behind her.

Rolls

Movement: D8>E7
Consume Mark of Apathy

Mastery Check
1d100 (23) + 25 = 48
Astramancy | Lune | STC3 | Shadow Casting

Ultra Protect
2d100 (52 + 9) + 25 + 25 = 111
111 damage
Give 2 allies within range the Protected State. You are Vulnerable. @Cain Darlite @Seigi Ling Ling
Hyper Sense | Lune | STC3

,⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F: 8845/10000

Play Sheet

Seigi Ling Ling · Dec 18, 2022

198 / 250

1 Stack of Sublim Light
~~Vulnerable Protected by Lune~~

Magi used inner darkness. It was very effective! And the Star certainly did not like it, at all.

Something is seriously wrong with Wendy! I thought you fixed her.
Once something is broken, it'll be cracked forever.
Nonsense!
It's a simple matter of fa-
Nonsense! You're just a terrible handyman... woman. Why do I have to do everything myself?!

Though for now she couldn't go and slap Magi yet. The girl ran off anyway! And, there were other people dying and needing her, too! One of them was @Kyra Vashtana, who took the brunt of the White Dwarf's force.

"Hey, you!" She called out to the girl whose name she still didn't know. "You really should tell me your name! Mine's Seigi! You hurt? Don't worry, it's just a flesh wound. Just tough it out!" Suddenly, whatever pain Kyra felt, was suddenly gone for the most part. "Aaannyyway, it's a lot safer over there with the others!"

With these words, Seigi too got into motion. Considering how crowded the space was, however, she knew she had to do something. Clearly, the little Star wasn't a fan of shadows, and there seemed to be a constant struggle between light and dark.

In this case, being dark was good thou, no? Hmpf. "And Seigi said: There shall be night!" Punching her fists into the ground, a shadow started to extend itself all the way toward @Cain Darlite @Lune and @Crimson Ruby. "And it became night." Confident, she crossed her arms and nodded.

It was then that a thought occurred to her. A stroke of genius. Intuition, guts and effort, and stuff. As some may call it. She could still hear the Voice of the Stars, though most of it was nothing more but the saddened flails of a baby. Except... "The Star is scared of the dark! Can anyone make it reeaaallll dark!?"

Rolls

Movement: D5> E6
Roll Result
3d20 (2 + 8 + 20) = 30
Corruption | Corrupt S | Seigi Ling Ling | STC3

Mastery Check
1d100 (79) + 25 + 15 = 119
Harmonic Magic | Seigi Ling Ling | STC3
Finding out the star is scared of dark

Mastery Check
2d100 (Advantage) (56, 10) + 25 + 15 = 96
Harmonic Magic | Seigi Ling Ling | STC3
Shadow created at E7

Heal (Single)
4d20 (12 + 3 + 1 + 13) + 25 + 25 + 25 + 30 = 134
+134 HP to 1 target
You are vulnerable.
Harmonic Magic | Seigi Ling Ling | STC3
@Kyra Vashtana

WHITE DWARF: 8845/10000

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Siondhe · Dec 20, 2022

Buffs: 3/3
Debuffs: 16; Vulnerable
Misc:

Kyra felt the burning sensation over...everything. It felt like her entire form was being melted away in the light, as if everything was on fire and frozen at the exact same time. As the feeling washed over her, leaving her seething in pain for longer than she would've liked, she opened her eyes to find a new face before her - speaking words to her that her mind barely registered.

Her...name? The odd question in the middle of their fight caught Kyra by surprise, and she didn't managed to say anything aloud until the other body was moving - preparing to head to the next individual who needed their help.

Uh...Kyra! My name's Kyra! Nice...to meet you? I think...?

Unsure of what else to take from the encounter, she forced herself back to her feet before rushing across the open, blistering area towards the giant...thing. Whatever it was, Kyra was relatively sure it was causing the heat that burned her - which meant that it needed to be put down, for everyone else's safety.

I'm...I'm okay...I think...

Her words were called out towards Ruby as Kyra spotted the worried look the catgirl was throwing her way - likely distracting Ruby from whatever she needed to do. Gritting her teeth, she swung towards the giant form, closing her eyes as she did so against the bright light that seemed to be everywhere.

Focus...on taking it down, Ruby! Faster is better! Just like the minotaur!

Rolls

Movement: C6 > E7
Critical Attack
2d100 (Advantage) (10, 3) + 25 + 25 + 25 + 97 = 182
182 damage to ,⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F
You are Vulnerable
Slash Weapons | Kyra Vashtana | STC3

Mastery Check
1d100 (66) + 25 = 91
DC 75 Mastery Check; Successful created SHADOW
Hydromancy | Kyra Vashtana | STC3

Remove Sublim
1d4 (4) = 4
Kyra Vashtana | [s]Because Tarky said so[/s] Remove Sublim Damage

,⠠:ITE ⠠⠠DW>F

❰ 8663 / 10000 ❱

Play Sheet

Tarkya · Dec 21, 2022

The tides of fear quickly shift into waves of rage. Eyes turn towards the abyss, gleaming with red hatred towards @Magi Heart.

This cosmic speck, stellar dust feigning life, would stand against it? Would put such fear into its heart! Would dare consider herself capable of a fraction of the fire burning within it?

How dare she.

And yet... no matter how powerful its rage, it cannot bring itself to approach. The dissonant void yawns before it, and within the abyss is a promise. The simple fact that all of its kin must accept, that it could never accept.

Spots of darkness swirl through the light, painting a tableau of the sky in negative. Fire roars from the White Dwarf in defiance, and it turns its rage towards those within reach - starting with @Cain Darlite. The light bleeding from its wounds streams into a current that engulfs him, tasting the magic that still claws through his soul and pulling it to the surface as it scours him.

But before it can turn this rage onto the rest, before it can tear apart the feeble shadows protecting the creatures that dare to stand against it...

The tether between @Lune and the White Dwarf snaps, replacing Lune's previous lethargy with almost painful energy. The remaining magic twines around the star as the echoes of the relict's magic drags it down once against.

In the window created by the enchanment's last gasp, @Kyra Vashtana and @Seigi Ling Ling find a chance weave their own magic. Conjured darkness surrounds the White Dwarf, thick enough that even its own light is smothered....

...and the chamber is swallowed by darkness.

The pulsar spins idly through the darkness, the only shining point within the all-consuming void.

To call such a thing a star is only half-true. Perhaps it was a star once, but now it is only the cooling heart, the remnants of something that was once grand.

And yet it continues to spin, singing its final scream into the void. Soon, it will cool, and be swallowed by the dark.

All stars fade.

But some rage against this dying of the light. Against the inevitable end of all things.

Men are one such creature.

And having learned death, the star became another.

And thus, man and star found common ground.

An unearthly scream rends the air as the chamber explodes into light.

Black metal glows dull red with unearthly heat, slowly melting away as light cuts rivulets across the surface. The magic once binding it to human form breaks apart as the marks are consumed. Echoes still remain, but it dissolves with every passing moment. It wavers, staggering like the dead thing it had always been.

And yet as its humanity melts away, the worlds falling from its mouth continue to congeal into something the System can translate. The hiss of startongue still twines through it until not even the words of emotion ring clearly, but with enough attention...

",⠠HOW ⠠⠠DARE⠀⠠⠠Y⠕U"

...words can be made out amidst the mess.

"YOU W⠕⠥LD⠀C⠇AIM⠀T⠕⠀BE⠀TO BE⠀⠞H⠑⠀SIL⠑NC⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀MY⠀⠎⠕⠝G"

Slowly, agonizingly, it reaches an iron-bound arm to its chest and digs its claws into softening metal. Light bleeds from the self-inflicted wound as it melts open, pooling on the ground around it.

"YOU THA⠞⠀F⠕RGED W⠑AK⠀⠋L⠑S⠓⠀⠋⠗⠕M⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠁VIN⠛⠎..."

The light begins to shift. What was once brilliant white begins to shift, taking on a red hue. As the air warps with heat, that steady, blinding light...

"...SHAL⠇ BE⠀⠎W⠁⠇⠇O⠺⠑D⠀⠃Y⠀M⠽⠀⠑T⠑RNI⠞⠽, AND ,I⠀W⠊L⠇⠀BE⠀M⠁⠙⠑⠀⠺HO⠇⠑"

...begins to flicker.

Cycle 3 Damage

White Dwarf rolls for action points.2d6 (1 + 1) = 2 Gains 2 AP.
2 AP spent on < FLARE >. 0 AP remaining

MARK OF TERROR puts @Magi Heart in White Dwarf's sights!
Magi Heart is out of range...
<FLARE> on @Cain Darlite. Cain Darlite takes 81 damage.
8d20 (1 + 11 + 12 + 9 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 20) = 81
4 stacks of <Sublimation> inflicted. (Halved by <Shadow>

Pulsar A has no targets! Orbits to D6.

The light of the stars burns through your veins...

Cain Darlite takes 26 flat damage. (Dice doubled by Mark of Misery.)
10d4 (4 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2) = 26
Kyra Vashtana takes 35 flat damage.
12d4 (4 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1) = 35
Crimson Ruby takes 18 flat damage.
5d4 (3 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 4) = 18
Lune takes 22 flat damage.
9d4 (2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 4) = 22
Magi Heart takes 8 flat damage.
4d4 (2 + 2 + 1 + 3) = 8
Seigi Ling Ling takes 3 flat damage.
1d4 (3) = 3

Light scours the land clean...

Cast <Shadows> decay.

Cycle 4 - COMBAT

Dark zones are considered <Shadow so long as they are at least half-covered.

Zones affected by <Sublime Light> inflict a stack of <Sublimation> to players starting in or entering them.

Zones considered <Shadow> provide protection from <Starscorn> and line-of-sight attacks, and halves <Sublimation> gained from direct attacks. Ending your turn in <Shadow> removes 1d4 stacks of <Sublimation>

<Cover> is a solid object that casts <Shadow> behind it. Cannot be traversed or shot through.

Cain Darlite

19/ 160 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 5
Misc:
Details

Kyra Vashtana

122/ 250 HP
Buffs: 1/3
Debuffs: 12
Misc:
Details

Crimson Ruby

73/ 180 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 5
Misc:
Details

Lune

189/ 300 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 9
Misc:
Details

Magi Heart

1/ 220 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 4
Misc:
Details

Seigi Ling Ling

195/ 250 HP
Buffs:
Debuffs: 1
Misc:
Details

Cycle 4 - Enemies

White Dwarf loses trait: Celestial.
White Dwarf gains trait: Burn Bright. White Dwarf can convert HP to AP at a rate of 100 HP per AP. This cost increases by 25 HP per point gained this way. Cannot gain more points than its pool (for now...)

White Dwarf

❰ 8663 / 10000 ❱

Starscorn. Locations within line-of-sight of White Dwarf are considered Sublime Light.
Burn Bright. White Dwarf can convert HP to AP at a rate of 100 HP per AP. This cost increases by 25 HP per point gained this way. Cannot go above its AP limit (for now...)
Action Points. At the start of the Damage Cycle, White Dwarf gains 2d6 Action Points to spend on its attacks. Remaining AP are converted to additional stacks of <Sublimation> to all players on the field.

(1 AP) Movement. White Dwarf moves 1 zone per AP spent.
(2 AP) Flare. White Dwarf deals 8d20 damage to either the target with the highest DPS or taunt. Inflicts a stack of <Sublimation> for every multiple of 10 rolled.
(3 AP) Stellar Wind. White Dwarf deals 4d20 damage to all targets in line of sight. Inflicts a stack of <Sublimation> to all targets.
(3 AP) Fission. White Dwarf rolls 6d6, placing adds on the map depending on the results (1-2=Protostar, 3-4=Pulsar, 5=Quark Star, 6=None) CD 1
(12 AP) Nova. [/I]White Dwarf generates a 1000 point SP bar. Failing to deplete the bar by end of cycle consumes all <Sublimation> stacks from the party and deals Xd8 damage, with X equal to the amount of stacks consumed.

Protostar

Orbit. The Protostar moves 2 zones clockwise towards the nearest target, stopping if it enters the same zone.
Unstable. The Protostar self-destructs at the end of the cycle, inflicting one stack of Sublimation to targets within 1 zone for every 50 SP remaining.

N/A

Pulsar

Orbit. The Pulsar moves 2 zones clockwise towards the nearest target when spawned, stopping if it enters the same zone.
Emission. The Pulsar deals 2d10 damage to targets in same zone.

Pulsar A @ E6

❰ 500 / 500 ❱

Quark Star

Retrograde. Quark Star moves 2 zones counter-clockwise away from the nearest target.
Attraction. Damage to White Dwarf is halved so long as Quark Star is on the field.

N/A

EX Actions

Cast Shadow

Bonus action. Make a DC 75 Mastery check. On a success, you turn a zone in range into <Shadow> for the rest of your turn. You have advantage with Shadow Arts and Illusion Magic

Create Cover

Action. Make a Quality (Mastery) check. On a Great result or better, you create a piece of <Cover> on an adjacent zone. For every tier of quality above Great, you may either reinforce the created cover for an additional cycle, or create a second piece of cover in range. You have advantage with Guard Arts.

OOC

Post Speed: Cycle updates will come every 24-48 hours-ish.
Post Length: No word limit, at least for now. This may change later.
Playtest Packet 2 rules are in effect
Cycle Code: STC4
Communications Thread

Code:

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[b]White Dwarf:[/b] X/10000

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Lune · Dec 25, 2022

The battleground had been covered in immense heat that it might as well have been hell itself. It's a surprise that everyone was still standing against the blinding light, given that its attacks had enough power to annihilate even a city easily. The woman looked behind her, seeing the resolve in their eyes, making sure that they still have the resolve to fight this celestial being.

"I'll distract it for a while, go set up your attacks," Lune whispered, her soft voice traveled around the air easily to reach the party as she quickly dashed, circling the White Dwarf.

"Your rage, your light. Against mine," Her eyes glowed before the rest of her body followed, emitting a bright blue light; the color that burns the brightest. With a booming voice, Lune growled, trying to grab the raging star's attention to herself. "Let's which star burns brighter, and which one dies first, White Dwarf." She called its name, challenging the star directly.

Some of her own light should nullify the White Dwarf's, reducing its effectiveness against her comrades.

Taunting ()

Rolls

Movement: E7>C7
Taunt

Protect
1d100 (93) + 25 + 25 = 143
143 damage
Give 1 ally in your zone the Protected State @Cain Darlite
Hyper Sense | Lune | STC4

White Dwarf: 8520/10000

Play Sheet

Seigi Ling Ling · Dec 29, 2022

172 / 250

Vulnerable
0 Sublim Stacks
-23 HP corruption

The fires raged on — the flames of their heroism versus the all-consuming heat of a star. Yet, despite the odds, the group stood resolute. As the group sought safety in the embrace of Seigi's own shadow, the Stellar Assault seemed to grow weaker. A fading pulse that likely meant to be a transition into something worse.

"Cain!" Seigi called out, her voice echoing over the battlefield. "You better not dare die or I will kill you!" A threat? "That's a promise!" His body clearly didn't want to experience THAT as he started feeling better... like having never been hurt in the first place.

Having said that, Seigi now repositioned herself closer to @Lune. "Keep it up! I'll provide cover..." Seigi's own shadow continued its constant battle against the White Dwarf.

Rolls

Movement: E6 > C7

Roll Result
3d20 (9 + 3 + 11) = 23
Corruption S Rank | Seigi Ling Ling | STC4

Power Heal
2d20 (10 + 11 + 8 + 19) + 25 + 25 + 25 + 23 = 146 (0 explosions)
+146 HP to 1 target
You are Vulnerable.
Harmonic Magic | Seigi Ling Ling | STC4
@Cain Darlite

Mastery Check
1d100 (70) + 25 + 11 = 106
Guard Arts | Seigi Ling Ling | Shadow Building STC4
Created Shadow at C7

Roll Result
1d4 (2) = 2
remove Sublim stacks

White Dwarf: 8520/10000

Play Sheet Link

Asch · Feb 4, 2023

Per the DM's request, this Challenge has been discontinued.

Discontinued Challenge The Stellar Reactor

Magi Heart

Guest

Magi Heart

❮ II. Dungeon Knave ❯

Cycle 2 Damage

Cycle 3 - COMBAT

Cain Darlite

Kyra Vashtana

Crimson Ruby

Lune

Magi Heart

Seigi Ling Ling

Cycle 3 - Enemies

EX Actions

OOC

❮ Pathfinder ❯

Magi Heart

Guest

Magi Heart

❮ Pathfinder ❯

❮ Steel Reclaimer ❯

❮ Dissonant Exterminator ❯

❮ Shield of Hope ❯

❮ II. Dungeon Knave ❯

Cycle 3 Damage

Cycle 4 - COMBAT

Cain Darlite

Kyra Vashtana

Crimson Ruby

Lune

Magi Heart

Seigi Ling Ling

Cycle 4 - Enemies

EX Actions

OOC

❮ Steel Reclaimer ❯

❮ Dissonant Exterminator ❯

❮ Administrator ❯