Because balance is overrated.
28 Oct 2023 - XSYS Team
Heroes: Rue (Wrathguard), Herringway (Arbiter), Dragoshi (Decider), Lana (Decider), Misty (Arcanimist), Amara (Sharker)
You’re not counting wrong– that’s six heroes! I didn’t want to make anyone drop, so I figured I’d let it roll and see what happens.
I was expecting to need to bulk out the hero team, so I’d prepared Supporters to leap in… but instead, I had Loa jump in on the side of the boss, providing an extra TP to the Altima Weapon! But, Herringway was able to keep summoning high-Tactical callcards to hit for -1 TP, keeping it pinned down and unable to benefit from it. Lana, in her first fight, also punched STRAIGHT through Big Fat Tacoma with a single carefully-planned HSD Railgun shot.
The fight ran a little slower, with this many people packed into the arena, but that wasn’t too much of a problem. It pushed about half an hour past the official end of the battle, but by the time it got a turn to use its, uh, altimate skill, the party had their Limit Breaks ready– and they used them to rush it down, knocking it out before its attack could resolve!
…Sure, Submerge was broken, but we’ll have that fixed by next time.
I awarded 250 pyroxene, 250 tomestones, and 1000 nuyen for the victory. See you all next month for a new battle! This one might be a little bit bitter, or a little bit sweet…