WWYCD: Felononius Feline

[Clonus]

So your character has stumbled across a cat burglar doing what cat burglars do. Having a sense of self-preservation, said burglar tosses the loot and runs, showing very little inclination for a fight. If you don't catch the loot, it's going to hit the ground 8 stories below, most of it's value lost in the process. If you don't catch the burglar, the burglar will probably get away (omniscient characters who can not be eluded need not apply). What does your character care more about?

 

Oh...and does it make a difference if your character finds the thief to be very hot?

[wylodmayer]

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Ace: It makes all the difference in the world, buddy. Ace would corner her, then offer to let her go if she makes restitution to the victims of her burglary... and ask her out on a date.

 

Cat: As a feline-themed hero, Cat would go after and attempt to capture the criminal. She doesn't swing that way, as it were, so she wouldn't be affected by the crook's beauty. Neither would she care about catching the loot - it's regrettable, of course, but she believes in looking at the bigger picture. Catching a criminal who may victimize others in the future is more important than saving the property of one particular victim.

[jkwleisemann]

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Hmm... apparent powers, if any, of the burglar?

 

Many of my characters have this little goody called 'flight,' and could probably grab the loot and go after the burglar with relative ease (and a bit of NCM). But, leaving that issue aside for the sake of actually making a choice....

 

Most of them would actually go for the loot. There's no telling what's in there - it might be dangerous, might hit a pedestrian, heck it might be *alive*! You don't want to find out in the morning news that you interrupted a cat burglar who was kidnapping a kid and pitched him off the building. Very bad karma.

 

Besides... there's decent enough odds of catching up with a burglar like this eventually, unless he gives up. And if he gives up... hey, cool, we saved the state the cost of trial and incarceration, saved the loot, *and* reformed the crook! Trifecta!

[Clonus]

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Hmm... apparent powers, if any, of the burglar?

 

Nothing too impressive, but he or she has really quick reflexes, faster than yours as can be seen by the burglar getting to go first on phase twelve and has clawed gloves. Against flying opponents he or she will dive in through a window into the building and try to lose (or possibly ambush) you that way. And if you are female and straight, the burglar is male.

[Cancer]

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Mr. Terrific doesn't have anything in his power suite that can catch the loot before impact, and only his mentalist form (which has no TK) seems likely to be able to interdict the burglar before he escapes. If he's not already in that form, though, the burglar probably gets away; changing form is a full-turn sequence.

[Mark Rand]

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Hot how? While Solara's a 20-something woman, her secret ID's a 14-year old boy and his responses might override hers.

 

Actually, she'd go after the loot before going after the cat.

[Lord Fyre]

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So your character has stumbled across a cat burglar doing what cat burglars do. Having a sense of self-preservation, said burglar tosses the loot and runs, showing very little inclination for a fight. If you don't catch the loot, it's going to hit the ground 8 stories below, most of it's value lost in the process. If you don't catch the burglar, the burglar will probably get away (omniscient characters who can not be eluded need not appy). What does your character care more about?

 

Oh...and does it make a difference if your character finds the thief to be very hot?

 

Unfortunately, I have to go after the loot.

 

I may be able track down or set a trap for the thief later, but if the loot is destroyed, it may be hard to replace.

 

As to the theif being "hot," it would not matter much. There are lots of very HOT! heroines also.

[Clonus]

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Hot how? While Solara's a 20-something woman, her secret ID's a 14-year old boy and his responses might override hers.

 

 

I'd suggest that you decide whether or not your character has the power to turn into a lesbian before trying to play them. Deciding on the spur of the moment isn't the best way to go.

[Mark Rand]

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I'd suggest that you decide whether or not your character has the power to turn into a lesbian before trying to play them. Deciding on the spur of the moment isn't the best way to go.

 

I know.

 

I was trying to figure out if Tim saw the cat from the ground, thought she was hot, then changed, or Solara saw the cat from above, decided that he looked hot, and gave chase.

 

Either way, she'd go after the loot.

[PhaseKitty]

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So your character has stumbled across a cat burglar doing what cat burglars do. Having a sense of self-preservation, said burglar tosses the loot and runs, showing very little inclination for a fight. If you don't catch the loot, it's going to hit the ground 8 stories below, most of it's value lost in the process. If you don't catch the burglar, the burglar will probably get away (omniscient characters who can not be eluded need not apply). What does your character care more about?

 

Oh...and does it make a difference if your character finds the thief to be very hot?

 

Stuff is just stuff it can be replaced. Chase the baddy no question.

 

If she's hot that makes catching her more fun.

 

[Alverant]

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Since we don't know what the loot is, my characters would try to save it. It could be explosive or toxic. Could be a scientific breakthrough that would save millions of lives. Could be a piece of art that will outlast the hero's and the robber's memories. It also could hit someone when it lands which most heroes would say is a Bad Thing.

[Comic]

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Hrm. Unless the loot's going to hit someone on the ground, or the burglar's dangerous-seeming, why go after either?

 

Seems like nonviolent property crime's a matter for insurance investigators and the police.

 

Now, if the cat burglar happened to linger, a stern lecture about the perils of climbing out windows on the 8th floor may be in order...

[BNakagawa]

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Stuff is just stuff it can be replaced. Chase the baddy no question.

 

If she's hot that makes catching her more fun.

 

 

catfiiiiight!

[Wormhole]

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Catch the loot, if for no other reason than so it doesn't fall on some passer-by's head and injure/kill them. An object no larger than a grape can be lethal if dropped from high enough up.

[Zeropoint]

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Special Agent Trent would TK grab the bag of loot, while attempting to keep track of the cat burglar. If he saw which window she ducked into, he'd follow with his psychokinetic forcefield up. She may be faster than he is, but he's confident in his ability to withstand physical harm.

 

As far as her hotness goes, he wouldn't care. She's a criminal, and the law applies to everyone, hot or ugly.

 

Lindsay "Gojira-chan" Connor would dive for the loot, hoping to save it and thereby help the victim of today's robbery. If she could keep track of the burglar afterward, she'd give chase, but would go easy on a sufficiently hot and charming guy, especially if he could convincingly pretend not to be put off by her half-human nature.

[OctoberRaven]

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So your character has stumbled across a cat burglar doing what cat burglars do. Having a sense of self-preservation, said burglar tosses the loot and runs, showing very little inclination for a fight. If you don't catch the loot, it's going to hit the ground 8 stories below, most of it's value lost in the process. If you don't catch the burglar, the burglar will probably get away (omniscient characters who can not be eluded need not apply). What does your character care more about?

 

Oh...and does it make a difference if your character finds the thief to be very hot?

 

I'll go by each of the three characters I've had in my current campaign so far:

 

Mister Nonsense: The burgler is a bad man and bad men are in league with the garbage cans! Womp the burgler with a flying penguin and if possible go for the loot later. Also, Mister Nonsense is too insane to try and pick someone up if it's a Catwoman.

 

Shift: Port down, grab the loot, port back up (this version had a stretching move that's SFX is teleporting). Then, chase down the crook. Once I take him out with nonlethal ammo, I pound on him for a bit to keep him down, then have him hauled in. If it's a Catwoman, Shift doesn't care. To him, criminal behavior makes even the hottest woman ugly.

 

Emerald Dragon (Martial Artist with ki attacks): For all I know, those are priceless valubles. Sure I can bring the guy to justice, but that won't bring any heirlooms back. Dive for em with my force field on and try to break my fall (maybe grab a pipe on the way down). Once they're safe, tell the cops where the burgler was last seen. If it's a Catwoman, he'd make some suggestive one-liners. 'Now, you can't POSSIBLY just be looking for loot with that pushup on...' but he wouldn't get romantic (Unless it's Lucy Liu. He has a Pulsar complex with her.)

[Drhoz]

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So your character has stumbled across a cat burglar doing what cat burglars do. Having a sense of self-preservation' date=' said burglar tosses the loot and runs, showing very little inclination for a fight. If you don't catch the loot, it's going to hit the ground 8 stories below, most of it's value lost in the process. If you don't catch the burglar, the burglar will probably get away (omniscient characters who can not be eluded need not apply). What does your character care more about?[/quote']

 

Hmm. First call a warning, so I can justify what comes next at the coroner's inquiry.

 

Then stun them, whilst they're running away. They'll probably tumble 8 storeys ( Power description : Major Transform, Pavement Pizza )

 

Recover the shattered remains of the loot, as further evidence.

 

Carry on with something more important.

 

Oh...and does it make a difference if your character finds the thief to be very hot?

 

Yes, since Vitus finds almost all species other than his own rather unpleasant. If she's attractive, that implies she's a gnoll. If she's a gnoll, then Vitus has a chance at restoring his species. So he'ld have to take more care in stopping her getting away.

 

Can you still bear children with a broken spine?

[lapsedgamer]

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Sureshot would go for the bow. He'd try his pinning shot to snag he loot on its way down. Then he'd follow upwith a pining shot to slow the fleeing felon down so he could catch up using is swinline and acrobatics. OCV between 10 and 13 depending on how the levels are split up and 5 penalty levels for range modifiers. 29 DEX with Lightning Reflexes just for shooting arrows. Pinning shot is bought as an Entangle with the special effect that the arrow catches clothing or the bag that the loot is in.

[McCoy]

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Millennium and Iron Will: TK the loot while flying after the perp.

 

Cheeta: Can't fly. No way to get to the ground safely after catching the loot, follow the perp.

 

Snow Leopard and Dolphin: Can't fly either. But Snow Leopard has a higher breakfall roll and is more likely than Cheetah to do the awing/flagpole/grab fire escape/dig claws into wall thing than Cheeta; and Dolphin falls with the best of them, he's walked away from higher dives than eight stories before. Will grab the loot for reasons others have given.

[Spidey88]

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Phidippus isn't likely to be even remotely phased by having to do two things at once (he can do four or five without penalty), so he'd likely try to snag the falling loot with a grapple/web line or two while he aimed for the burglar with an entangle or ranged grab (grapple/web lines also bought as limited stretching) or two - probably entangles, figuring those claws might make short work of a single grapple line. Alternatively, swing down and grab the loot, and up in front of the burglar to block her exit on the upswing - all in one smooth motion.

 

"Excuse me - miss? You seem to have dropped these..."

 

That being said: if there are some extremely wacky extenuating circumstances that absolutely necessitate going for the loot or the burglar first, Phidippus will grab the loot first - he's more than confident in his speed and agility, and consequently, his ability to catch up to the burglar when she bolts. Plus - eight stories up, on the side of a building? Hah! This is his turf.

 

...he or she has really quick reflexes, faster than yours as can be seen by the burglar getting to go first on phase twelve...

 

Better than a DEX of 39? Ouch! This is serious! Her threat level might get bumped up a notch or two on that alone...

[Spidey88]

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Phidippus is a Spidey homage - hopefully this goes a little like when he met Black Cat...

 

Mrrowr!

[TheQuestionMan]

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Sunburst (aka Vidarsson) - Grabs the loot then chases the girl. Just encase there is something important in the bag.

 

Cougar (I) - Uses a Linegun to grab the bag and continues pursuit of the girl.

 

Guardian (aka TK Jones) - TK grabs them both. (Watch those mental fingers... LOL).

 

Riot - Sends one Duplicate after the bag and the other 5 chase after the girl.

 

Rogue Trooper (aka Bengal, the Canadian Super Trooper) - Chases after the girl.

 

Roland - Pursues the woman.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

[nexus]

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Tao :Assuming the loot was of no actual importannce (jewelry, art, etc) If there were no apparent threat to passer by, would go after the criminal without hesitation. That is her assigned function.

 

Velocity, being impulsive would probaby go after the crook, if for no other reason than to prove he is NOT faster than her...and eh's kinda cute

 

Shidoku would go after the crminal, she doesn't have a reliable means of getting the goods anyway without killing herself in the process. She might make some quips and come ons about his appearance and might be willing to negotiate if/when she catches him. Theft is low on her list of offenses

 

Eve and Ivy would probably get the goods assuming that the crook will strike again at some point but the item(s) can't be replaced and he doesn't seem to be a violent. Appearance wouldn't have an impact on their descision

[Zed-F]

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Soulbarb has swinging and enough stretching (barbed grapnels/harpoons) that she may be able to catch the loot and still go after the cat burglar. If Soulbarb figures that she cannot pursue both the loot and the burglar, then likely whatever reason it is she has for chasing the burglar overrides any concern for the fate of the loot.

 

I will assume that the cat burglar is an obvious metahuman and Soulbarb has some reason to be chasing after him/her beyond the simple matter of common theft, which she typically leaves to the police to deal with. She doesn't patrol for random street crime, generally speaking, but only goes out at night when she has something specific in mind to accomplish. For instance, she might be seeking out this cat burglar to get information from him/her about some other, more serious crime. The gender and attractiveness of the cat burglar are unlikely to influence Soulbarb's judgement on the matter.

 

Sylph is more likely to come across the cat burglar by happenstance, just because things like that happen around her all the time anyway. Which she goes after first depends on which seems more urgent, but by default she'd probably try to save the loot first and catch the thief second. Fortunately she has access to both TK and entangles via her plant control powers, so she has plenty of ranged options available to deal with the situation and slow up the thief. The fact that the thief is a hunk wouldn't prevent her from stopping him, but might cause complications later once she has done so, especially if something happens to bring her maenad aspect to the fore.

[Amber Nytstar]

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Luna Moth: She'd go after the loot first, then try to track down the thief that's poaching her territory. Of course if he was really hot looking, she'd forgo tracking him down, choosing instead to leave this message in the personals: "Evening, near the museum. You - at a 8th story window in dark clothes. Me - the blue haired glider with the aqua wings. Think it was a case of mistaken identity. Can we meet to discuss our common career?"

 

The Flying Kittens: One goes after the loot, the other two go after the burglar. And no, appearance and/or charm would not make a difference in this case.