"Heh. ♥♥♥♥ panthers. They don't even know what they're up against."
Andrew lifts his M4 Beowulf and points it from his hip into the trees. Everyone is facing more or less the same direction and as such the Panthers attempt to sneak around behind them. Johnny asks for some help and Andrew turns sideways to look at him - he catches the tiniest movement in his peripheral vision and drops to the ground, just in time. The Panther leaps at him and only barely catches his scalp with its razor-sharp claws before vanishing into the trees again. A trickle of blood drips down his temple from the small scratch. Then that Octo-leg Robot fires its machinegun at the Panther and Asfer practically obliterates the surrounding trees with several grenades.

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. 3 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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"Mahtch appreycieted."
Vlad takes the step needed and yanks the knife out from the tree and grabs his 'bag'.
"So, zehn, waht am Oy tew dew nau? Und who eeze theyt womeyn?"
"First, her name's Maria. Don't be rude. And second, -"
Before Michael can continue, a great many gunshots, explosions and shouts stream through the trees from the East. Michael looks toward the noise for a moment, then back at Vlad.
"Second, we can go help your buddies that have just arrived. They're in for a hell of a ride now that they're here."
"Michael, you said -"
"I know what I said and I'm changing my mind. You'll be fine. We'll all be fine."
Michael unholsters his pistol and leads the way, Maria close behind. He leads them all towards the group, avoiding the splintered trees and vegetation debris, and stops a few trees before they actually get to them. Across the way, a slim young man crouches behind a tree similar to their own. Michael swears.

"Oh ♥♥♥♥ me, not this kid again."
Maria punches him in the shoulder and scolds him for swearing. Vlad grins in spite of the situation.

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

Asfer fires his own volley of shots with the rest of the group. Half of his shells explode fervently - shattering the trees around them - and the other half throw shrapnel everywhere - obliterating what remains of said trees. Somehow, the Panthers all seem to dodge the explosions and the trees leave little cover for the group. His Suit Computer Assistant pipes up, saying he has to now reload the Mk.III.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. Shush."

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)
Generator Power 90%
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 (0 of 6 rounds, 1 turn to reload) RELOAD!
Mk.II 5.7x28mm Vulcan Gun (75 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: (14 slots used, 36 slots available)
- 40mm cannon rounds (3xHE, 3xFrag, 6xSmoke, 5xStun, 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 rushes away from the Panther corpse and crouches beside a tree with his MP5 aimed and ready to fire. Then Asfer decides to blow up the whole god-damn place - shrapnel or whatever takes out the upper half of his tree, leaving but a stump for him to sit next to.
"Hm, yeah. Thanks. Really works for me."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. Shush."

Appearance:
24, blue eyes, 5'6", curly hair, stylish hat.
Condition(s)
Sprained Ankle (Countered by makeshift crutch)
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)

Johnny can see that most of the group is busy shooting or dodging or whatever, so he goes to the seemingly most important person there: that Redhead that keeps telling everyone what to do.
"Hey, um, can I get something for my shoulder? See, it -"
"Alright, alright, stop whining. Can't you see I'm busy? Here."
She punches his injured shoulder with her off hand. It hurts like a ♥♥♥♥♥.
"Ow! What!?"
"Trust me, you're better off."
A bunch of explosions and gunshots look like they kill a few of the Panthers but Johnny doesn't think it's that easy.
CONDITION UPDATED: Blood Loss >> Heavily Injured Shoulder (Serious bullet wound, restricted movement but no death)

Appearance:
22, stereotypical Chinese face, average build
Condition(s)
Instant-5 Recuperation ( 0/10 )
Shot (-1 to using non-preferred arm)
Pain (-1 to all rolls)
Blood Loss (9 turns until loss of consciousness, death 4 turns after.)
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)

"ENGAGING. ENEMY FORCES WILL BE ABLE TO DETECT US NOW THAT THEY KNOW WE ARE HERE."
The VNW Mech tracks the closest and largest heat signal, which happens to be partly behind the group, and then fires the M1b Machinegun full bore after it attacks Andrew. The rounds fly through the air in the wake of the cat, somehow only barely hitting it, and it disappears into the trees again.
AMMUNITION USED: 100 rounds

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 DISABLED)
Wireless (Internal Linksys Wifi Card)
Weapons
Rotary Autocannon (125/125 shells)
Modified M1b Browning Machinegun (300/500 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)

A multitude of voices and gunshots originate from ahead of him and he hurries along to meet whoever they are. Just as he spots the group - his group - the trees ahead of him explode in fire and shrapnel. He dives behind a tree beside him, bent from an explosion, and peeks out at the carnage happening ahead.

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)
Ammo (1x UMP45, 1x USP)
Cellphone

Deciding that it would be best to hunker down and watch for any movement, as opposed to moving and exposing himself, Advere keeps an eye out for a sign of the panthers, using his enhanced senses to try and detect them. He feels occasional little pulses- sounds and smells caused by shifts in movement- but nothing strong enough to encourage him to move and attack. Suddenly, he feels a heavy pressure behind him, and spins around to see a panther coming down from a tree. With Lamina Tenebraum already unsheathed, intercepting the attack with a brutal decapitation is almost child's play. The lifeless hulk hits the ground hard, blood spurting out of the stump where its neck used to be.
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 slings his M107 back and draws his FA-MAS instead, knowing it'll be much more suitable for such close quarters. He slowly moves around the forest, occasionally hearing gunshots or voices as his allies try to fight the huge cats. He continuously feels energy ebbing into his body, warming up his body- he hadn't even really noticed how cold he'd been since he'd burned out his powers when fighting the tribesmen. Suddenly, he sees a shape in the trees up ahead, and fires towards it without hesitation. He doesn't hear any sort of response from what he was firing at, so he cautiously advances forward until he gets to the spot where he saw the creature. Something is shining dimly on the forest floor, lit up by a thin ray of moonlight that's managed to pierce the canopy- blood. He follows the trail, hoping to track the creature, but is disappointed to see that the droplets continue for only a few yards, then vanish. There aren't any on the surrounding trees or brush, but he can't fathom that a bullet wound would clot so fast. "Hm. Maybe I just grazed it."
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: 10 / 100

Fred pulls out his M240 and reloads it, then hoists up the big weapon and starts looking for any sign of the panthers. He peers into the blackness of the forest, and suddenly sees a little glow behind one of the trees (Roll + Life Detection = 5) He takes aim and fires a heavy burst of rounds towards the shape (Roll + Life Detection + Commando = 6), but he seems to have jumped the gun, so to speak- the panther was still behind the tree, and the bullets aren't strong enough to pierce through. The cat flees as soon as the first bullet hits the bark. "Grrr... dammit." Before his frustration sets in, Fred feels the hairs on the back of his neck stand up (Roll + Awareness = 5), and whirls around just in time to smack a panther with the front of his gun. He hears a little growl from the beast in response to the impact, which sends it veering off to the side, but it quickly flees into the dark woods, behind too many trees for Fred to keep track of it.
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: 85%)
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

David pulls out his trench knife and wields it with his Magpul, advancing forward into the forest. Suddenly, he trips over a tree root (Roll: 1), and hears the smallest noise- a tree branch creaking. He sprints forward and whirls around (Roll + Athletic: 2), seeing a panther flying at him, and swipes at it with his knife (CQC + Knife Mastery + Athletic + Roll: 4), inflicting a cut on the panther's shoulder. The beast gives a little grunt, but it flies into David at full momentum. David feels a slight pulse in his chest, and suddenly there's a burst of dark purple energy that sends the panther flying back into the forest. It gets up and skitters away, hampered by its injured leg but still quick enough to escape the burst of PDR rounds that David sends towards it.
(-1 use of Reactive Energy, -5 PDR rounds)
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 readies his MAC-10, reasoning that a lighter, more mobile weapon would preform better against these quick cats. He moves quietly around, the SMG raised and prepared to fire, but has no luck finding any of the panthers. Fortunately, they don't have any luck finding him, either.
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 tries to think up of an effective way to deal with the panthers, cycling through several ideas. "Hmm... No... no... no... that might work, maybe." Having come to a decision, she tries to detect any nearby panthers, but she's unable to definitively pinpoint the location of any. Facing towards one side of the woods, she takes a breath and gathers up a considerable amount of energy into her right hand. "Butenko Raisen!" she yells, slamming the ground with her fist and sending a shockwave towards the trees. Unfortunately for her, all this does is uproot the nearest three trees and cause them to fall towards her. She rolls out the way as they slam into the ground, then looks behind them to see if she got any cats- no such luck. "Well, the attack works fine. I just need to actually find something to use it on..."

Die creeps around, trying to find another panther- she doesn't intend to be caught by surprise again. Suddenly, she hears a twig break to her right, and she immediately hurls a fiery chain towards the noise. She hears a yelp, and in the dim light produced by the red-hot glowing chain, a silhouette is clearly visible against one of the trees. She slings back the chain, intending to pull the panther off its feet, but it sprints off into the darkness at an extraordinary speed. "Hmph. Well, I probably did more than just singe his fur. Hope that burn hurts, asswipe."