FoiL (3) Andrew Rodrigues
"People prepare for battle!"
Andrew hunkers down and calms himself.
ABILITY UPDATED: Hyper Focus (+1 uses, now 1/6)
Appearance:
20, Black hair, brown eyes, 6', well built.

Abilities
Fists of fury (+1 to actions involving melee)
Forced Break & Entry (+1 to actions involving breaking things)
Hyper Focus (+1 concentration. 1 of 6 uses)
RAGE FACE (+1 to intimidation & pain-ignorance)
Anti-Laser (Immune to attacks using Pure Energy as a Main Source, unless rolling a 1)
Blast-Proof (Immune to explosive forces, unless rolling a 1)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Berserk Mode - Uses all abilities as needed and an additional +1 to all rolls. -1 to the roll in which you exit this mode. Maximum 5 consecutive uses and 2 turn cooldown.
Weapons
M4 'Beowulf' Carbine (30 of 30 rounds, slung)
Beretta 92FS (7 of 10 rounds, holstered)
Extendable baton (Wielded, snapped in half)
Inventory
Top gun sunglasses (Worn)
Blast-Proof Jacket (Pockets: 7 slot used, 3 available)
- Jacket Usage Manual
- 9 Rations (+1 to next action)
- A water bottle (+1 to next action, 2 uses)
- Ammo (5 Handgun magazines)
Waist Pockets (18 slots used, 2 available)
- 3 rockets for a SMAW
- Swiss army knife
- Utility Machete
- Ammo (2 Drums, 4 Handgun Magazines)
Botanist's Backpack (19 slots used, 11 available):
- Flare Gun and 4 red flares
- A Folding Shovel
- Some empty vials
- 30ft of rope
- Briefcase (Broken lock but closed)
- 6 Beowulf Magazines

Condition(s)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)

Ociamarru (6) Vladimir Ivanov
Vlad can't force himself to rest after such a dramatic event, so he notifies Kyle:
"Oy em aut ahf hier, moy Freynd. Won't be tew far aheyd - Oy veel warn yew ahf anytheeng ahp aheyd. Gewd lahk!"
- and sets off into the Swamp.
Appearance:
27, Russian. 6' 2", shaved blonde hair, green eyes, well built.

Abilities
Cybernetics (+2 to mobile actions, speed is doubled, 4 of 5 uses)
Athletic (+1 to mobile actions)
Scar-face (+1 Intimidation, -1 Charisma etc)
Resilience (Gains one extra roll before death)
Pilot Training (Able to fly aircraft, Cannot roll 1s)
Mental Link (Can project thoughts to others and 'see' theirs)
Slow Motion (Uncontrollable)
Instinctual Actions (Vladimir does things without thinking or knowing)
Say what? ( ??? )
Weapons
Saiga-12 Combat Shotgun (6 of 8 shells, slung)
Khazar-replicated knife (Sheathed)
Grappling Cane with hidden blade (Stored)
Inventory
Containment Unit (36 slots used, 14 available)
- Carved Wooden Statuette of self
- Radio
- Cellphone
- Flare gun with 2 green flares
- Ammo (18 Shotgun Shells, 8 handgun magazines)
- 5 days of Rations (15 meals, +1 to next turn)
- TOP-SECRET Information File
- Bubblewrapped Mechanical Cube (Downed Phoenix?)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Kit (1 Use left, nonrefillable)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Upgrade Kit

Condition(s)
Rested for ∞ turns, ∞ turns before tiredness.
Fail Chest? (Healed?)
Holey foot (-1 to running every second turn)
Apricot Effect ( Anti-Poison )
Bruising & Pain (-1 to taking damage, -1 to actions requiring heavy lifting)

Point.Blank (3) Asfer Wilks
Asfer uses his Sensor Node to scan sections of the clearing up ahead, then stitches the images together and examines it:
On the southern side is a mess of metal and foliage - the remains of the crashed Biplane.
On the north to north-east sides are four small, elongated ponds, most likely filled with undrinkable swamp water.
And on the west side is the 'entrance' to the Swamp.
Generator Power unchanged - 65%
Appearance:
Pilot: 21y/o. Mobile Armored Frame EXpirimental 103 Cannon Exosuit.

Abilities
Large Muscle Mass (+1 to action requiring strength)
Sixth sense (+1 to detecting enemies, traps etc)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Super Sprint (Diverts all power to the legs of the Exo-Suit to sprint. Max 3 consecutive uses. +2 to sprints, -2 to any other power-using action)
Weapons
Mk.IV 20mm Thermite Revolver (5 of 5 rounds, minor action to reload)
Mk.II 5.7x28mm Vulcan Gun (100 of 250 rounds, 1 turn to reload) READY
Bladed Shield (Left arm) EXTENDED
Inventory
MAF-EX103C Exo-suit (1 turn to enter/exit)
Ultra-compact generator (Recharged by light, 5% per turn or 15% if resting)
Sensor node (Left Shoulder, IR, NV, auto-targeting camera)
Underslung Harpoon Gun (Attached to Thermite Revolver, loaded)
- 2 spare Harpoons
Rear cargo container: (17 slots used, 33 slots available)
- 40mm cannon rounds (3xHE, 3xFrag, 6xSmoke, 6xStun, 9 slots total)
- 250 spare Vulcan rounds (3 slots total)
- 9 spare Thermite rounds (5 slots)
- Mk.III 40mm Revolver Cannon (5 of 6 rounds, 1 turn to reload) HE SHELL

Condition(s)
Loud (-2 to sneaking, stealth etc)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)
Limp (Old wound, -1 to running or faster)
Heavy Armour (Asfer's body is mostly safe from harm)
Generator Power 65%

HighEndNoob (4) Kyle Berguard
After Vlad leaves, Kyle has a quick look around: On a Guerilla-type corpse he finds a few items of interest and a small fruit on one of the Native's. After storing them, he turns to see the rest of the group come along from a southern path.
OBTAINED: Medical Kit (2 uses), Shotgun Shell x3, Bright Green Apricot-like fruit
Appearance:
French. 5'8", goatee, green eyes.

Abilities
Marksman (+1 to longrange combat)
Pyromaniac (+1 when using explosives or flame)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Emotionless State (Max 5 consecutive turns, only usable in battle, discounts negative modifiers, resting auto-ends uses)
Weapons
FAMAS-A3 (20 of 30 rounds, Semi-auto mode, slung)
Dual Golden Desert Eagles (4 - 5 of 9 Rounds ea, holstered)
Katana (Sheathed)
Inventory
Holographic Sight (Mounted on FAMAS)
KAC Masterkey Shotgun Attachment (Mounted on FAMAS)
Recoil-countering Wristguards (85% Energy)
Backpack (27 slots used, 3 available)
- 5 Flashbangs (Non-Lethal, Audio/Visual, 2 slots)
- 5 Claymores (Lethal, contains ball-bearings and shrapnel, 5 slots)
- 4 Molotov Cocktails (Flammable, 2 slots)
- Cigarette Lighter (100% Fuel, 1 slot)
- 3 Semtex Plastic Explosives (Waterproof, malleable, 2 slots)
- 4 C-4 Explosives (Everything-proof, malleable, 2 slots)
- Detonator (C-4/Semtex, 1 slots)
- 5 spare FAMAS Magazines (2 slots)
- 10 spare Desert Eagle Magazines (5 slots)
- 10 Spare Shotgun Shells (1 slot)
- Rations (2 uses - +1 to next turn when used, 2 slots)
- Medical Kit (2 uses, refillable, 1 slots)
- Bright Green Apricot-like fruit (Unknown effect, 1 slot)

Condition(s)
Highly Explosive (Roll a 1 when shot and one of your explosives blow up)
Recoil-Countering (+1 accuracy, -1 when Energy has run out)
Explosives (Roll 3+ to successfully use, 2=fumble, 1=premature explosion, 6=dud)

bbbzzz234 (3) Ruben Strongstone
Ruben follows the group as they enter the Battleground clearing.
Appearance:
24, blue eyes, 5'6", curly hair, stylish hat.

Abilities
Veteran Sniper (+1 to sniping actions)
Sneaky (+1 to stealth actions)
Night Vision Goggles (+1 to seeing in low light)
Branch Balancing (+1 to actions involving movement in/on trees)
Weapons
Silenced Dragunov Sniper Rifle (5-15x scope, .44 FMJ, Magazine 7/7, slung)
Silenced MP5 (Magazine 30/30, wielded)
Molotov x5 (Roll a 3 or higher to successfully throw)
Inventory
Backpack (11 slots used, 14 slots available)
- 5-10x Thermal Scope (1 turn to switch to, 1 slot)
- 5 Dragunov Magazines (2 slots)
- 5 MP5 Magazines (2 slots)
- Rations (3 days, 9 uses, +1 to next action, 3 slots)
- Night Vision Goggles (1 slot)
- Lighter (1 slot)
- 21pk Cigarettes (1 slot)


Condition(s)
Bruised (-1 to taking melee damage, healed in 3 turns)
Rolled Ankle (-1 to any heavy movements, healed in 3 turns)

hax (4) Johnny Maxfield
After entering the Battleground clearing, Johnny loots the few corpses he can.
OBTAINED: Bright green Apricot-like fruit
Appearance:
22, stereotypical Chinese face, average build

Abilities
(Johnny's abilities are unknown and will only be revealed when he uses them)
Night/Thermal Vision (No Darkness modifiers)
Motion Tracker (+1 to aiming at moving targets)
Sword Mastery (+2 while fighting with Tang-Jian & Sheath, -1 when using other melee weapons)
Observant (+1 to searching)
Weapons
(Johnny's weapons are hidden from view and will only be revealed when he uses them)
JS 7.62 Sniper Rifle (10 rounds, hidden)
FN P90 Silenced (50 rounds, hidden)
Tang-Jian (Sheathed across back, under coat)
Inventory
(Most of Johnny's inventory is hidden from view and will only be revealed when he uses it)
Black Overcoat
Aviator Shades (NV, TV, Motion Tracking)
Bulletproof Vest (100%)
2x Laser InfraRed attachments (used)
Black Backpack (9 slots used, available)
- 3 P90 Mags (2 slots)
- 3 JS 7.62 Mags (2 slots)
- Laptop (Touchscreen, linked to SR Scope) (2 slots)
- 2 Spare Laptop Batteries (Shake-to-charge, 100%-100%, 2 slots)
- Bright Green Apricot-like fruit (Unknown effect, 1 slot)
Condition(s)

NPCs

Captain Joseph Barker (1)
After getting to the clearing, Barker practically collapses. He's pretty worn out from the whole fiasco these past few days.
Appearance:
40-50 y/o, Short grizzled hair and beard, jungle-camouflage uniform

Game Events
It is about 6pm. The sun is getting glare-y as it starts to set.

Vladimir strides away from Kyle and enters the Swamp. The ground quickly changes from the slightly soft earth back in the Battleground to a squishy, wet half-earth-half-mud, and then to a sucking, water-logged, barely-earth-anymore terrain. There are many trees around, except their foliage is on the upper-branches only - the trucks are quite bare and skeletal. Directly ahead of him the ground falls away in favour of a Small lake. The surface of this lake looks almost like the surrounding earth, except for the fact that it ripples and waves every so often. This place gives a sense of fear or dread, like there are dangerous things just hidden from view but watching him.
Direct Picture reference to an Amazonian Swamp

CURRENT SUB / OBJECTIVES:
Find the Fabled Tree - through the swamp and past the mountain ridge.

NOTES ABOUT THE SWAMP: Green are paths, teal-ish are lakes, mountain ridge is to the west.

Yomanticore, you should have some medics show up sometime soon so I can use my superstrength implants soon enough. Also, when will my holey foot heal up, do ya figure?
Continue on my way. Just for this turn only, use Cybernetic Enhancements to rush on ahead. Also, draw my knife and be prepared to slice any swamp life.

You may want to redo your action in a moment Ocia - I'm altering the roll.

And a holey foot doesn't just heal itself, you should know that from your Flail Chest. Duh.

FoiL (3) Andrew Rodrigues
Andrew continues to rest
ABILITY UPDATED: Hyper Focus (+1 uses, now 2/6)
Appearance:
20, Black hair, brown eyes, 6', well built.

Abilities
Fists of fury (+1 to actions involving melee)
Forced Break & Entry (+1 to actions involving breaking things)
Hyper Focus (+1 concentration. 1 of 6 uses)
RAGE FACE (+1 to intimidation & pain-ignorance)
Anti-Laser (Immune to attacks using Pure Energy as a Main Source, unless rolling a 1)
Blast-Proof (Immune to explosive forces, unless rolling a 1)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Berserk Mode - Uses all abilities as needed and an additional +1 to all rolls. -1 to the roll in which you exit this mode. Maximum 5 consecutive uses and 2 turn cooldown.
Weapons
M4 'Beowulf' Carbine (30 of 30 rounds, slung)
Beretta 92FS (7 of 10 rounds, holstered)
Extendable baton (Wielded, snapped in half)
Inventory
Top gun sunglasses (Worn)
Blast-Proof Jacket (Pockets: 7 slot used, 3 available)
- Jacket Usage Manual
- 9 Rations (+1 to next action)
- A water bottle (+1 to next action, 2 uses)
- Ammo (5 Handgun magazines)
Waist Pockets (18 slots used, 2 available)
- 3 rockets for a SMAW
- Swiss army knife
- Utility Machete
- Ammo (2 Drums, 4 Handgun Magazines)
Botanist's Backpack (19 slots used, 11 available):
- Flare Gun and 4 red flares
- A Folding Shovel
- Some empty vials
- 30ft of rope
- Briefcase (Broken lock but closed)
- 6 Beowulf Magazines

Condition(s)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)

Ociamarru (3+2=5) Vladimir Ivanov
Vlad forces himself to speed through as much of the Swamp as he can, while he can. He draws his Knife for defence and runs ahead, about half-way around the lake.
Appearance:
27, Russian. 6' 2", shaved blonde hair, green eyes, well built.

Abilities
Cybernetics (+2 to mobile actions, speed is doubled, 4 of 5 uses)
Athletic (+1 to mobile actions)
Scar-face (+1 Intimidation, -1 Charisma etc)
Resilience (Gains one extra roll before death)
Pilot Training (Able to fly aircraft, Cannot roll 1s)
Mental Link (Can project thoughts to others and 'see' theirs)
Slow Motion (Uncontrollable)
Instinctual Actions (Vladimir does things without thinking or knowing)
Say what? ( ??? )
Weapons
Saiga-12 Combat Shotgun (6 of 8 shells, slung)
Khazar-replicated knife (Wielded)
Grappling Cane with hidden blade (Stored)
Inventory
Containment Unit (36 slots used, 14 available)
- Carved Wooden Statuette of self
- Radio
- Cellphone
- Flare gun with 2 green flares
- Ammo (18 Shotgun Shells, 8 handgun magazines)
- 5 days of Rations (15 meals, +1 to next turn)
- TOP-SECRET Information File
- Bubblewrapped Mechanical Cube (Downed Phoenix?)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Kit (1 Use left, nonrefillable)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Upgrade Kit

Condition(s)
Rested for ∞ turns, ∞ turns before tiredness.
Fail Chest? (Healed?)
Holey foot (-1 to running every second turn)
Apricot Effect ( Anti-Poison )
Purplish Spots and tingles (-1 to something-or-other, -1 to actions requiring thingamajigs)

Point.Blank (3) Asfer Wilks
Asfer sticks close to the group as they walk towards the Swamp.
Generator Power unchanged - 65%
Appearance:
Pilot: 21y/o. Mobile Armored Frame EXpirimental 103 Cannon Exosuit.

Abilities
Large Muscle Mass (+1 to action requiring strength)
Sixth sense (+1 to detecting enemies, traps etc)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Super Sprint (Diverts all power to the legs of the Exo-Suit to sprint. Max 3 consecutive uses. +2 to sprints, -2 to any other power-using action)
Weapons
Mk.IV 20mm Thermite Revolver (5 of 5 rounds, minor action to reload)
Mk.II 5.7x28mm Vulcan Gun (100 of 250 rounds, 1 turn to reload) READY
Bladed Shield (Left arm) EXTENDED
Inventory
MAF-EX103C Exo-suit (1 turn to enter/exit)
Ultra-compact generator (Recharged by light, 5% per turn or 15% if resting)
Sensor node (Left Shoulder, IR, NV, auto-targeting camera)
Underslung Harpoon Gun (Attached to Thermite Revolver, loaded)
- 2 spare Harpoons
Rear cargo container: (17 slots used, 33 slots available)
- 40mm cannon rounds (3xHE, 3xFrag, 6xSmoke, 6xStun, 9 slots total)
- 250 spare Vulcan rounds (3 slots total)
- 9 spare Thermite rounds (5 slots)
- Mk.III 40mm Revolver Cannon (5 of 6 rounds, 1 turn to reload) HE SHELL

Condition(s)
Loud (-2 to sneaking, stealth etc)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)
Limp (Old wound, -1 to running or faster)
Heavy Armour (Asfer's body is mostly safe from harm)
Generator Power 65%

HighEndNoob (5) Kyle Berguard
"Bonjour, friends! For those who are new, my name is Caporal Kyle Berguard. Welcome back."
Kyle gestures for them all to follow him, and he leads them to the 'entrance' to the Swamp with his Masterkey Shotgun ready.
Appearance:
French. 5'8", goatee, green eyes.

Abilities
Marksman (+1 to longrange combat)
Pyromaniac (+1 when using explosives or flame)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Emotionless State (Max 5 consecutive turns, only usable in battle, discounts negative modifiers, resting auto-ends uses)
Weapons
FAMAS-A3 (20 of 30 rounds, Semi-auto mode, wielded)
Dual Golden Desert Eagles (4 - 5 of 9 Rounds ea, holstered)
Katana (Sheathed)
Inventory
Holographic Sight (Mounted on FAMAS)
KAC Masterkey Shotgun Attachment (Mounted on FAMAS)
Recoil-countering Wristguards (85% Energy)
Backpack (27 slots used, 3 available)
- 5 Flashbangs (Non-Lethal, Audio/Visual, 2 slots)
- 5 Claymores (Lethal, contains ball-bearings and shrapnel, 5 slots)
- 4 Molotov Cocktails (Flammable, 2 slots)
- Cigarette Lighter (100% Fuel, 1 slot)
- 3 Semtex Plastic Explosives (Waterproof, malleable, 2 slots)
- 4 C-4 Explosives (Everything-proof, malleable, 2 slots)
- Detonator (C-4/Semtex, 1 slots)
- 5 spare FAMAS Magazines (2 slots)
- 10 spare Desert Eagle Magazines (5 slots)
- 10 Spare Shotgun Shells (1 slot)
- Rations (2 uses - +1 to next turn when used, 2 slots)
- Medical Kit (2 uses, refillable, 1 slots)
- Bright Green Apricot-like fruit (Unknown effect, 1 slot)

Condition(s)
Highly Explosive (Roll a 1 when shot and one of your explosives blow up)
Recoil-Countering (+1 accuracy, -1 when Energy has run out)
Explosives (Roll 3+ to successfully use, 2=fumble, 1=premature explosion, 6=dud)

bbbzzz234 (2) Ruben Strongstone
Ruben follows along at the back of the group while fiddling with his MP5.
Appearance:
24, blue eyes, 5'6", curly hair, stylish hat.

Abilities
Veteran Sniper (+1 to sniping actions)
Sneaky (+1 to stealth actions)
Night Vision Goggles (+1 to seeing in low light)
Branch Balancing (+1 to actions involving movement in/on trees)
Weapons
Silenced Dragunov Sniper Rifle (5-15x scope, .44 FMJ, Magazine 7/7, slung)
Silenced MP5 (Magazine 30/30, wielded)
Molotov x5 (Roll a 3 or higher to successfully throw)
Inventory
Backpack (11 slots used, 14 slots available)
- 5-10x Thermal Scope (1 turn to switch to, 1 slot)
- 5 Dragunov Magazines (2 slots)
- 5 MP5 Magazines (2 slots)
- Rations (3 days, 9 uses, +1 to next action, 3 slots)
- Night Vision Goggles (1 slot)
- Lighter (1 slot)
- 21pk Cigarettes (1 slot)


Condition(s)
Bruised (-1 to taking melee damage, healed in 2 turns)
Rolled Ankle (-1 to any heavy movements, healed in 2 turns)

hax (3) Johnny Maxfield
As he passes one of the dead Tribesmen, Johnny swipes the scimitar-like Tribal Belt Knife from the corpse and attaches the sheath to his belt.
OBTAINED: Tribal Belt Knife (1+ to hidden or stealthy attacks)
Appearance:
22, stereotypical Chinese face, average build

Abilities
(Johnny's abilities are unknown and will only be revealed when he uses them)
Night/Thermal Vision (No Darkness modifiers)
Motion Tracker (+1 to aiming at moving targets)
Sword Mastery (+2 while fighting with Tang-Jian & Sheath, -1 when using other melee weapons)
Observant (+1 to searching)
Weapons
(Johnny's weapons are hidden from view and will only be revealed when he uses them)
JS 7.62 Sniper Rifle (10 rounds, hidden)
FN P90 Silenced (50 rounds, hidden)
Tang-Jian (Sheathed across back, under coat)
Tribal Belt Knife (1+ to hidden or stealthy attacks, sheathed)
Inventory
(Most of Johnny's inventory is hidden from view and will only be revealed when he uses it)
Black Overcoat
Aviator Shades (NV, TV, Motion Tracking)
Bulletproof Vest (100%)
2x Laser InfraRed attachments (used)
Black Backpack (9 slots used, available)
- 3 P90 Mags (2 slots)
- 3 JS 7.62 Mags (2 slots)
- Laptop (Touchscreen, linked to SR Scope) (2 slots)
- 2 Spare Laptop Batteries (Shake-to-charge, 100%-100%, 2 slots)
- Bright Green Apricot-like fruit (Unknown effect, 1 slot)
Condition(s)

NPCs

Captain Joseph Barker (2)
Barker trails the group, puffing like an old dog.
Appearance:
40-50 y/o, Short grizzled hair and beard, jungle-camouflage uniform

Game Events
It is about 6pm. The sun is getting glare-y as it starts to set.

Vlad makes it about half-way around the first lake before a loud, low growl stop him in his tracks. He glances at the lake to see a few rotten logs and lilies moving about like something has disturbed the water underneath.
Then he realises.
Those logs and lilies aren't only just floating plant life - they're part of something much larger. Something scaly, floating and very territorial - the Giant Mutant Swamp-Gator.
The 20ft long Gator roars, and the fetid wind blasts over a coughing Vlad.

The other rollers hear the roar and wonder what it could be.

CURRENT SUB / OBJECTIVES:
Defeat the Gator!
Find the Fabled Tree - through the swamp and past the mountain ridge.

NOTES ABOUT THE SWAMP: Green are paths, teal-ish are lakes, mountain ridge is to the west.

Oh Jesus the gator.

Don't you guys absolutely LOVE my bosses?

JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU GET PAST THE SWAMP HORHORHOR

Give or take a few degrees and he'll be shooting Vlad. Just a warning.