Advere tries to keep an eye on his allies, prepared to help anyone who needs it, but in doing so, he neglects the area immediately around him. He feels a sudden tingle on the back of his neck, and before he can finish whirling around, the panther crashes into him, knocking him to the ground easily despite his superhuman strength. The beast immediately goes for his jugular, but it hardly touches his neck before he headbutts it, stunning it for a second, and then he punches it square in the chest (Roll + CQC = 3 ) It flips backwards from the force, but lands on all fours, growling and snarling. This one seems more aggressive, but before it can attack, a gunshot rings out and a bullet smashes into its face, sending the cat flying backwards and onto the ground. It doesn't get up. Advere looks back to see Damien in the distance. "Nice shot! ...would have been helpful a little earlier, though."
Passive Abilities
CQC (+1 to rolls involving close quarters actions)
Light Step (+1 to rolls involving stealth or sneaking)
Magneto Field (A magnetic field that deflects enemy bullets)
-Only when blurred
Techniques
Death Stare: Paralyze enemies with a terrifying gaze. Cost = 10 Energy
Dark Blur: Turn into the Dark Blur. Cost = 30 Energy
Shadow Hurl: Hurl out tangible shadows against your foes. Cost = 20 Energy
Shadow Wave: Create an explosive shockwave with a condensed ball of dark energy. Cost = 30 Energy
Annihilation: Unleash Godly fury with this high-energy attack; leaves you unable to fight for 1 turn. Cost = 80 Energy
Weapons
Lamina Tenebraum
M16A4 Rifle (30 rounds/90 spare rounds)
L9A1 High-Power Pistol (13 rounds/39 spare rounds)
Machete
Inventory
3 M67 Grenades
Full canteen of water (3 uses, restores Energy)
Hat and sunglasses
Condition(s)
Energy: 100 / 100

Damien hears a small scuffle some distance away, and looks over to see Advere floored by a panther. He knocks the big cat away, and it lands on all fours. Damien fires at it with his M107, and the bullet hits its face dead-center (Roll + Marksman = 5) He hears Advere yell "Nice shot!" He hears him mumble something else, but it's not clear what. "Meh. Whatever."
Passive Abilities
Marksman (+1 to rolls involving long-range combat)
First-Aid (+1 to rolls involving healing actions)
Null Field: An energy field that incinerates projectiles.
-Only when blurred
Hyperion Edge: A powerful light sword that spawns automatically with blur formation.
-Only when blurred
Dragoon Wings: Strong wings made out of light that spawn automatically with blur formation.
-Only when blurred
Techniques
Blur Morph: Turn into the Light Blur. Cost = 30 Energy
Blast: Generate a kinetic shockwave. Cost = 20 Energy
Panacea: Heal any and all injuries. Cost = 50 Energy
Sun Tendrils: Streams of tangible light. Cost = 20 Energy
Tsunami: Generates waves of burning light that rapidly expand in all directions. Cost = 50 Energy
Weapons
Barret M107 CQAM Rifle (3 rounds/50 spare rounds)
FA-MAS (30 rounds/60 spare rounds)
Conditions
Deadly Venom (Unpreventable death in 3 turns when activated)
Energy: 20 / 100

"LET THERE BE LIGHT, ♥♥♥♥♥es!" Fred begins randomly firing at the foliage in an effort to light up the darker areas of the forest that Die's flare isn't affecting, but it doesn't really do anything other than hurt some poor trees. "...welp."
Passive Abilities
Juggernaut (Increased health and endurance, reduces all damage taken)
Commando (+1 to rolls involving killing/shooting at animals/people; less affected by recoil and weight)
Awareness (Increased perception, less likely to be surprised by traps or ambushes)
Life Detection (+1 to rolls searching for people or vital signs)
Strong Arm (+1 to rolls involving throws; doesn't stack with "Knife Throw")
Techniques
Knife Throw (+2 to knife throw rolls)
Burst (+1 to a roll, removes negative modifiers temporarily; -2 to next roll)
Weapons
M240 w/ Foregrip & EOTech Holo-Sight (95 rounds/200 spare rounds)
Upgraded Mini-Uzi (Kinetically Charged Battery: 75%)
Combat Knife
Ban Ali Obsidian Spear
Inventory
First Aid Kit
Binoculars
N.V.G.
Heavy Kevlar Armor (Woodland Camo)
GPS
Atomic Watch
5 C4 Charges w/ detonator
Conditions

Deciding there's power in numbers, David follows Wilson, the closest party member, who's looking to help anyone that gets attacked. They both jump when they hear a gunshot not too far away, and hear someone yell out "Nice shot!" a few seconds later. They don't encounter any panthers themselves, though.
Passive Abilities
Athletic (+1 to mobile actions)
CQC (+1 to close quarters' actions)
Knife Mastery (+1 to knife attacks; stacks with CQC)
Reactive Energy (Automatically attacks incoming threats. Four uses. [***-])
Techniques
Long Jump (+1 to jumping)
Weapons
Magpul PDR (25 rounds/90 spare rounds)
MGL-140 loaded w/ High Explosive Grenades (6 rounds/16 spare rounds)
-Anti-Tank Grenades (5 rounds/0 discs)
Trench Knife
Inventory
Shoulder Bag:
-Rations
-Comprehensive First-Aid Kit
Conditions
Light Scratch (-1 to movement for three turns) [***]

Wilson finds that David is following him, and he's glad to have someone to watch his back if one of the panthers shows up. They both jump when they hear a gunshot not too far away, and hear someone yell out "Nice shot!" a few seconds later. They don't encounter any panthers themselves, though.
Passive Abilities
Charismatic (+1 when interacting with people)
Tactical Mind (+1 when carrying out plans)
Blade Mastery (+1 to rolls using heavy blades, like machetes and scimitars)
Techniques
Dark Hands (Makes dark energy envelop hands. Four uses. [****])
Double Slash (Roll twice for blade attacks, take the larger roll.)
Weapons
M4A1 (30 rounds/132 spare rounds)
-M230 Underslung Grenade Launcher (1 round/6 grenades)
MAC-10 (32 rounds/96 spare rounds)
Composite Scimitar
Inventory
Backpack:
-N.V.G.
-$2.74 in loose change
Conditions

Blue draws Cohlichimarde and moves around at a fast pace, hoping to find a panther. She sees a small flash of gold in the bushes- a pair of eyes. The panther immediately flees, but she leaps into the brush and slashes towards the fleeing shape, cleaving off the tip of its tail. Surprised by the sudden hurt, the cat trips and gets tangled in the brush. Blue quickly finishes it off with a solid chop to the head, and then she yanks out Cohlichimarde and walks back onto the lighted trail.

Die stops in a small clearing, feeling a sharp presence on either side of her, and shoots out flaming chains on both sides. The left chain flies and wraps around a tree trunk, but the right wraps around a fleshy target. She yanks on it and a dark cat flies out of the woods, unable to pull itself out of the fiery collar around its neck, and Die slams her arm into the face of the oncoming panther, breaking its neck and killing it instantly. She notices a small burn on the back of the panther- it's the same one that she hurt just minutes ago. "Knew I'd get you."

(4+Berserk=5): The nearest Panther seems to be stalking on the other side of the clearing, so Andrew sprints across from one side to the other and right in front of the other group still left fighting. Those unaware of him jump at his sudden rush but he get to the other side without any problems. Crouching right there is that Panther, seemingly waiting for him, so he gets in first. (4+Berserk+FoF=6): Andrew charges along with one fist pulled back and - as soon as he closes the distance - smashes his fist smack bang in the centre of its face. The cat recoils at the impact and Andrew's fist throbs but the cat is definitely down for the count, if not for the next hour.
ABILITY USED: Berserk (3 turns remaining)
NEW CONDITION: Knuckles Busted (Negates Fists of Fury for 5 turns)

Appearance:
20, Black hair, brown eyes, 6', well built.
Condition(s)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)
Abilities
Fists of fury (+1 to actions involving melee)
Forced Break & Entry (+1 to actions involving breaking things)
Hyper Focus (+1 concentration. 2 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 (0 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
- 8 Rations (+1 to next action)
- A water bottle (+1 to next action, 1 use)
- 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 3 red flares
- A Folding Shovel
- Some empty vials
- 30ft of rope
- Briefcase (Broken lock but closed)
- 5 Beowulf Magazines
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"Uh, hi Vlad."
James sidles along a bit, facing Michael, and stands next to Vlad.
Michael raises an eyebrow.
"Who are you and why did you -"
James holds up a grazed hand.
"No wait. Stop. I had a good reason to do that."
"Then start talking before I shoot you."
He raises his pistol as intimidation, but then all four of them hear growling from where James came from.
"How about later?"
"You better."
Maria looks at Vlad. He shrugs.

Appearance:
27, Russian. 6' 2", shaved blonde hair, green eyes, well built.
Condition(s)
Rested for ∞ turns, ∞ turns before tiredness.
Holey foot (-1 to running every second turn)
Apricot Effect ( Anti-Poison )
Abilities
Cybernetics (+2 to mobile actions, speed is doubled, 4 of 5 uses)
Athletic (+1 to mobile actions, passive ability)
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)
Khazar-replicated knife
Spy's Grappling Cane with hidden blade (Stored)
Inventory
Containment Unit (37 slots used, 13 available)
- Carved Wooden Statuette of self
- Radio
- Cellphone
- Flare gun
- 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

(RanNadeLoad=5): Asfer fires once just above Johnny to save him from the Panther and luckily a Stun Grenade explodes and distracts the cat, which falls off the tree trunk. Asfer fires again and - again luckily - it happens to be a Frag Grenade, which the Panther actually LANDS on top of before it explodes. Bits of warm flesh fly everywhere and Johnny looks out at Asfer through the dissipating smoke, one arm covering half his face in reflex. He's fine.

Appearance:
Pilot: 21y/o. Mobile Armored Frame EXpirimental 103 Cannon Exosuit.
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)
Random Grenade Loadout (Randomly chooses from available grenades when firing Mk.III)
Generator Power 90% (Being ignored for ease of gameplay)
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.III 40mm Revolver Cannon (4 of 6 rounds, 1 turn to reload) READY
Mk.II 5.7x28mm Vulcan Gun (75 of 250 rounds, 1 turn to reload) READY
Bladed Shield (Left arm) EXTENDED
Inventory
Mk.III Current Grenade Loadout: 1xHE, 1xFrag, 2xSmoke, 2xStun
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: (14 slots used, 36 slots available)
- 40mm cannon rounds (2xHE, 2xFrag, 4xSmoke, 3xStun, 9 slots total)
- 250 spare Vulcan rounds (3 slots total)
- 4 spare Thermite rounds (2 slots)
- Mk.IV 20mm Thermite Revolver (5 of 5 rounds, minor action to reload) READY

Ruben watches as Asfer blows a Panther into little chunks.
"Heh."

Appearance:
24, blue eyes, 5'6", curly hair, stylish hat.
Condition(s)
Sprained Ankle (Countered by makeshift splint)
Night Vision Goggles (No darkness modifier)
Abilities
Veteran Sniper (+1 to sniping actions)
Sneaky (+1 to stealth actions)
Night Vision Goggles (+1 to seeing in low-light/darkness)
Branch Balancing (+1 to actions involving movement in/on trees)
Weapons
Silenced Dragunov Sniper Rifle (5-15x scope, .44 FMJ, Magazine 6/7, slung)
Silenced MP5 (Magazine 15/30, wielded)
Molotov x5 (Roll a 3 or higher to successfully throw)
Inventory
Wet Wooden Torch used as a Crutch
Night Vision Goggles (Worn, activated)
Backpack (12 slots used, 13 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) One used as padding on makeshift crutch
- Lighter (1 slot)
- 21pk Cigarettes (1 slot)

"Bwaaaaaaaa!"
Johnny whips out his knife and stabs upwards - barely slicing at the Panther's face - before a flash above him and then a muffled explosion in front blow the big cat into little chunks. Johnny lowers his protective arm from his face, shakes himself a bit, then gets up and goes over to Ruben, who is equally awed by the happenings.

Appearance:
22, stereotypical Chinese face, average build
Condition(s)
Instant-5 Recuperation ( 1/10 )
Shot (-1 to using non-preferred arm)
Heavily Injured Shoulder (Serious bullet wound, restricted movement but no death)
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 examining or similar)
Make it happen (instant-5, can only use once per 10 rolls, see condition)
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)
Bright Green Apricot-like fruit (Unknown effect, 1 slot)
Black Overcoat
Aviator Shades (NV, TV, Motion Tracking)
Bulletproof Vest (100%)
2x Laser InfraRed attachments (used)
Black Backpack (9 slots used, 16 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)

The VN Mech fires without much processing of the situation and misses the few rounds it shot, but the animal is killed anyway.
AMMUNITION USED: 10 MG rounds, 290 remaining

Appearance:
10ft tall Spider-mech, Jungle Camo, Y-shaped feet, Serial no. on back, Robotik© logo
Condition(s)
Large Size (+1 to taking specific damage, cannot fit in small spaces)
Core Processing (Exploitable, Fast 'thinking')
Loud (Cannot sneak)
Abilities
Metal Plate Armour (Immune to small arms fire)
Thermal/Night Vision Camera (Automatic, no darkness modifiers)
Enhanced Radio System (External Mic & Speaker)
Wireless (Internal Linksys Wifi Card)
Weapons
Rotary Autocannon (125/125 shells)
Modified M1b Browning Machinegun (290/500 rounds)
Inventory
Mk. IV Robotik© Octo-Core Realtime Processing Unit (A.I. V1.1b)
High Resolution Camera (Thermal/Night Vision)
'Black Box' Situational Events Recording Archive
Backup Processing Core (Storage only: must be manually connected)
3x Extra Firearm Mounting Ports
Storage Container (10 slots used, 2 available)
- 9x Cannon Ammo box (125 shells ea, Minor reload action)
- 1x Browning Ammo box (500 rounds, Major reload action)

Tyler performs a highly gymnastic manoeuvre is just a few seconds: he pulls his chest to his knees, grabs both of his firearms in each hand, pushes his balance forward and kicks back to send himself into a half-somersault. As he skims the ground upside-down and facing backward, he fires both guns simultaneously at his feline stalker. Just as he slides to a stop on his back both triggers click empty. The cat is frozen in place. Tyler blinks once and the cat slowly falls to the side, swiss-cheesed by his rampant shooting. He is lying close enough to the group now that they can see him. He gets up, brushes himself off and reloads both guns.
ITEMS USED: Ammunition for both guns (*NONE REMAINING*)

Condition(s)
None
Appearance:
19, 6 foot, shaggy hair, skinny grey jeans, T-shirt, dark zippered-hoodie, skate shoes.
Abilities
Stealth (+1 to stealth actions)
Athletics (+1 to agility-related actions)
Chaotic (Things are more chaotic or gory around you)
Akimbo (Can use two weapons at once, 4 or 5 to use successfully)
Auditory R&R (+1 to any non-combat action while listening to your music)
Weapons
Silenced H&K UMP45 (25 of 25 rounds, stock-less, slung)
Silenced H&K USP .45 (12 of 12 rounds, holstered)
Machete (Sheathed)
Ballistic Knife (Single use unless retrieved, sheathed) Paralysis
Pair of Throwing Knives (1 turn to extract from shoes)
Inventory
Skiing mask
Chocolate snack bar
iPod and Skullcandy headphones
Garrote (5 of 5 uses)
Cellphone

"Uh, hi Vlad."
James sidles along a bit, facing Michael, and stands next to Vlad.
Michael raises an eyebrow.
"Who are you and why did you -"
James holds up a grazed hand.
"No wait. Stop. I had a good reason to do that."
"Then start talking before I shoot you."
He raises his pistol as intimidation, but then all four of them hear growling from where James came from.
"How about later?"
"You better."
Maria looks at Vlad. He shrugs.

Condition(s)
None
Appearance:
British, tall with an athletic build; blond hair, blue eyes, attractive.
Abilities:
Ambidextrous (+1 to rolls involving the use of both hands)
Sly (+1 to sneaking, deceiving, picking up ladies etc)
Mental Link - Vladimir ('Telepathy' with Vladimir)
Weapons:
Super-Heated-Plasma-Rounds Rifle (92% Energy, Slung)
High-Powered Dual Laser Pistols (80% | 80% Energies, Holstered)
Mono-filament Bladed Bronze Knuckles (Worn)
Inventory:
Backpack (20 slots used, 5 available)
-Rations (12 meals, +1 to next action, 2 slots)
-Water Bottle (1 use, +1 to next action, 1 slot)
-One hand-lit flare ( slots)
-Box of 6 Cigars (lasts 2 turns, +1 to awesomeness, 1 slot)
-Box of 42 matches (3+ to use, 1 slot)
-1x C-4 Explosive (3+ to use, 2 slots)
-3x Flash bangs (3+ to use, 2 slots)
-Blasting caps (3+ to use, 1 slot)
-Box of 6 Cigar guns (Disposable, single use, 1 slot)
-Fancy Expensive, manly cologne (1 slot)
-Plasma Rifle Ammo (5 mags, 5 slots)
-Utility machete (2 slots)