A dramatic villain waits for the last moment to bring about the grand battle scene. An effective ones does it when the heroes least desire it to happen.

Say hello and welcome again to, from left to right:

  • Arman Boyanov, also known as Dastardly Cowboy Hat. No more cowboy hat, still dastardly.
  • Duritta Leibeshem, last seen ready to serve time for, officially, “working against Syn interests”
  • Tu’ali, last seen being supportive, open and encouraging.
  • and finally, yet in the lead, Ivan.

Thirty points to whomever guesses correctly all of their Crystals. They’re all from the core RPG book! We know about Maw, of course, because our heroes researched it. Here it is again:

 

Also, regarding the Hold: “Shouldn’t that be opposed Athletics checks?”

According to the rules, yes. My house rules default this to Agility, because that makes more sense to me – attributes are used for reactions and “saving throws”, skills are used for active stuff. The active stuff here is the action itself; your ability to act just in time should be reactive.