Whew, this was a big one. It would have been too hard to keep the contents secret, so to be fair everybody now knows everyone else's.

FoiL (-) Andrew Rodrigues
Andrew knows exactly what is in his present - it can only be one thing, judging by the length and weight of it. He rips the paper off and uncovers a black plastic case. He flicks the two latches up and opens the lid. Inside, nestled in dark foam, is a M4 Carbine and six magazines. Although, the weapon does look a little different from when he saw one last: the barrel is thicker and the receiver is larger. A small metal plaque sits in the foam next to it:
Mark 4 Carbine
with Beowulf
calibre upgrade
Andrew grins.
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. 0 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 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, in foam)
AA-12 (32 of 32 Rounds, slung)
Beretta 92FS (7 of 10 rounds, holstered)
Extendable baton (Wielded)
Inventory
Top gun sunglasses (Worn)
Blast-Proof Jacket (Pockets: 7 slot used, 3 available)
- Jacket Usage Manual (1 slot)
- 9 Rations (+1 to next action, 3 slots)
- A water bottle (+1 to next action, 2 uses, 1 slot)
- Ammo (5 Handgun magazines, 2 slots)
Waist Pockets (18 slots used, 2 available)
- 3 rockets for a SMAW (6 slots)
- Swiss army knife (1 slot)
- Utility Machete (1 slot)
- Ammo (2 Drums, 4 Handgun Magazines, 10 slots total)
Botanist's Backpack (19 slots used, 11 available):
- Flare Gun and 4 red flares (6 slots)
- A Folding Shovel (3 slots)
- Some empty vials (3 slots)
- 30ft of rope (5 slots)
- Briefcase (Broken lock but closed, 4 slots)
- 6 Beowulf Magazines (3 slots)
Condition(s)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)
Broken Leg (Splinted, -1 to jogging and faster, belt-tied to stop blood flow)
Sore Head (Must keep bandaged for 1 day, -1 to taking head damage)
Misaligned Shoulder (Doctor/Medic required, minor tasks with preferred arm only!)
Crispy (Burns, -1 to taking melee damage, requires burn medicine in 5 turns)
Poisoned Arm (Numb, -1 to using preferred arm)


Ociamarru (-) Vladimir Ivanov
Vlad opens his cube-shaped present, wondering what it is going to be. He hopes that it will help his Cybernetics somehow. Under the paper is a small plastic crate with latches. He flips the latches open and lifts the lid so examine the contents. Inside, within some foam, is a small plastic container about 2 inches cubed, a CD case and a metal plaque, which says:
Cybernetic Enhancement
Upgrade Kit - Strength
Chip Implant and
Firmware Upgrade
Appearance:
27, Russian. 6' 2", shaved blonde hair, green eyes, well built.

Abilities
Cybernetics (+2 to mobile actions, speed is doubled, 3 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, wielded)
Khazar-replicated knife (Sheathed)
Inventory
Containment Unit (36 slots used, 14 available)
- Carved Wooden Statuette of self (1 slot)
- Radio (1 slot)
- Cellphone (Reception: 3/5, 1 slot)
- Flare gun with 2 green flares (4 slots total)
- Ammo (18 Shotgun Shells, 8 handgun magazines (80), 9 slots total )
- 5 days of Rations (15 meals, 5 slots)
- TOP-SECRET Information File (4 slots)
- Bubblewrapped Mechanical Cube (Downed Phoenix?) (3 slots)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Kit (1 Use left, nonrefillable, 1 slot)
- Cybernetic Enhancement Upgrade Kit (2 slots)
Condition(s)
Rested for ∞ turns, ∞ turns before tiredness.
Fail Chest? (Healed?)
Holey foot (-1 to running every second turn)
Apricot Effect ( Anti-Poison )


Point.Blank (-) Asfer Wilks
Asfer sits his delivery down on the ground with a thump.
Geez, this must be something heavy!
He rips off the paper to uncover a large plastic crate. He opens the lid of said crate and finds the one weapon that his Captain wouldn't let him use: The Mk.IV 20mm Thermite Revolver with Underslung Harpoon Gun.
"WOOOOOO! Yeah!!"
He attaches it to the side of the suit's right arm and stores the 9 spare clips into his Cargo Container.
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, )
Mk.III 40mm Revolver Cannon (5 of 6 rounds, 1 turn to reload) HE SHELL - DISENGAGED
Mk.II 5.7x28mm Vulcan Gun (200 of 250 rounds, 1 turn to reload) DISENGAGED
Bladed Shield (Left arm) EXTENDED
Inventory
MAF-EX103C Exo-suit (1 turn to enter/exit)
Ultra-compact generator (Recharged by light, 5% per turn if resting, damaged)
Sensor node (Left Shoulder, IR, NV, auto-targeting camera)
Underslung Harpoon Gun (Attached to Thermite Revolver, loaded)
Rear cargo container: (18 slots used, 32 slots available)
- 40mm cannon rounds (3xHE, 3xFrag, 6xSmoke, 6xStun, 9 slots total)
- 250 spare Vulcan rounds (3 slots total)
- 9 spare Thermite rounds (4 slots)
- 2 spare Harpoons (2 slots)
Condition(s)
Loud (-2 to sneaking, stealth etc)
Heavyweight (-1 to any actions involving fast movement)
Limp (Old wound, -1 to jogging or faster)
Heavy Armour (Asfer's body is mostly safe from harm)
Generator Power 95%


HighEndNoob (-) Kyle Berguard
Kyle opens his gift in a hurry to find what's inside. He opens the lid of his plastic crate and finds a FAMAS-A3 rifle - one of the prototype ones - with 5 spare magazines.
"Awesome."
He replaces his current FAMAS-G2 and its magazines with the new FAMAS-A3 and its magazines, due to his lack of space in his pack.
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)
Weapons
FAMAS-A3 (30 of 30 rounds, Semi-auto mode, in foam)
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 (25 slots used, 0 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)
- 7 Spare Shotgun Shells (1 slot)
- Rations (2 uses - +1 to next turn when used, 2 slots)
- Medical Kit (0 uses, refillable, 0 slots)
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)


Sakiskid (-) Tyler Smith
Tyler opens his gifts, which looks rather small compared to everyone elses. If it is what he hopes it is, then it won't matter how large it is. He peels the paper away to uncover a A5-sized touchpad with 'MAD SKILLZ' printed on the top. Tyler smiles.
Appearance:
19, 6 foot, shaggy hair, skinny grey jeans, T-shirt, dark zippered-hoodie, skate shoes, headphones.

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 (Worn and playing)
Garrote (5 of 5 uses)
Ammo (1x UMP45, 1x USP)
MAD SKILLZ E-Book (5 uses)
Condition(s)
Bullet Wound (-1 to taking torso damage, heals in 8 turns)


Game Events
It is noon.

Miss Blue opens her gift with care - the long parcel is very heavy. After fully unwrapping it, her eyes widen: in her hands sits a sword. A mix of beauty and deadliness, the golden blade is at least 3 feet long and guarded on either side in red from the hilt. The edged side of the blade curves up and back, similar to a scimitar. The hand grip is blood red and a single tassel hangs from the pommel. On the blade is engraved Cohlichemarde underneath a fanciful wave pattern. She stands there in mild shock.

The redhead, now known as Die, opens her crudely-wrapped parcel. Half way open, the object inside falls out the bottom and lands on the grass. She drops the paper wrapping and picks up the object. It's a lump of coal, dark and forboding. She frowns at it and throws it like a shotput into the jungle, then just stands there with her arms folded and a frown on her face.

Advere opens his gift, trying to contain his excitement. His parcel is just slightly shorter than Miss Blue's and probably heavier. After pulling the last of the wrapping off, he examines his gift: its a sword. The one-sided blade is black and wide and the hilt shaped like the flow of water, except even blacker than the blade. Every inch or so is a sharp notch cut in the blade's other edge, and engraved on the blade are two words: Lamina Tenebraum. As he holds it in his hand the blade seems to pulse and his hand darkens to match the colour of it.

Damien's gifts is a large one. He pulls off the paper to uncover a black plastic crate, and opening the crate reveals the mother of all sniper rifles: The Barret M107 Close Quarters Anti-Materiel Rifle. The metal plaque next to it says that it uses .50 calibre rounds, but he already knew that. There are also 5 spare magazines, along with the 10-round magazine already loaded.

Frederic opens his gift and uncovers a Universal Firearm Receiver Energy Upgrade and a battery that charges by movement. These can be used to upgrade a firearm to use focused beams of energy, like a laser, from compatible batteries - one of which came with the upgrade.

David is non-plussed about his gift, and so is Wilson. They both open their gifts and find the same thing in both: Comprehensive First-Aid Kits and a box of 5 Shrapnel Grenades. David's grenades fit his MGL-140 whereas Wilson's fit his M230. Both are happy.

Two gifts sit unopened - James' and Derik's. The Blurs have yet to decide on what they think is in Derik's, and both groups should decide on who gets the gifts.

I assume I need someone with medical training to use this? Or is DYI? Also, thank you very much, I humbly accept these and they will aid in breaking things very much so.

Looks like I need to go comfort die with my large barrel

Potassium Chlorate on the other hand...
Catalyzes all the energy in glucose in one go. Inject someone with this, and they will literally either explode or catch on fire from the inside out.

Wow. I feel sad for Die. This RTD would make an awesome movie.
Take the FAMAS-A3 out of the foam, and test fire it by fireing 3 rounds into a tree.

EDIT: G3 and A2? I thought it was G2 and A3.

Ragdoll, just a reminder, the point wasn't to make an ice-ray sort of implementation, it was to use expanding gas to blow ♥♥♥♥ up. and it works in the WASP knife, that was the inspiration for it all.

EDIT: Is it even liquid N2 in the WASP though?

The effects would be minor if not entirely negligible considering you can only fit so much liquid nitrogen into a small dart. Unless you had a shoulder mounted cannon or something, I can't see it working lethally with a gun. Even then, why would you bother? It's not any more effective than a regular gun against a human. Even less so against people with any moderate amount of boday armor.

Well then fine, why not just highly-explosive bullets or some bull♥♥♥♥ like that?

Why not just an armour-piercing .50 calibre sniper rifle?

We need a group vote. First we should vote for a category though - Gadget or Weapon

I'd say gadget. We already have plenty of weapons.

I think it might be carbon dioxide... I'm not sure though

@Ragdoll : It would be quieter then a gun, because a dart gun is designed to be silent, making it ideal for our spy.

Maybe a gadget that works on the entire party simultaneously?

So there's this great invention called a silencer that can be placed on anything from pistols to high-powered automatic rifles.

I say Gadget. He was a spy.