Advere tries to again watch over his allies, but once again, feels himself focusing his awareness away from himself. He realizes this and refocuses his perception on the area immediately around him, apparently just in time- he feels a small tingle behind him and spins around with a sword slash. It's an attack that's launched a bit too early, though, and the sword ends up cutting through a tree trunk. The panther it was intended for, meanwhile, flips in mid-air and lands behind Advere. He kicks at it and it dodges, slashing his lower leg with a claw and then fleeing into the darkness before he can retaliate. "Gah! Dammit!"
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
Slashed Leg (-1 to movement, three turns) [***]

Damien darts around, trying to stay on the move to prevent from being ambushed, and sees some movement in the trees to his right. He raises the FA-MAS and fires towards the shape, but when he runs over, he only finds another trail of blood and no body. "Dammit."
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

Fred looks around for any sign of the panthers and sees a small flash of gold in between two trees (Roll + Life Detection = 5), so he raises his M240 and lets it rip (Roll + Commando = 5), hearing a yowl of pain and surprise as his bullets find their mark and begin shredding the offending cat into bits. "Heh. Didn't miss this time."
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 (75 rounds/200 spare rounds)
Upgraded Mini-Uzi (Kinetically Charged Battery: 80%)
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 again sticks close to Wilson, the nearest group member, and while the scratch on his chest hurts, it also seems to be heightening his awareness of the situation, helping more than harming (Roll - Light Scratch = 5) David hears a small rustle to his right and whirls around, firing a burst of PDR rounds without any hesitation. After a few shots towards a patch of trees, he can see splashes of blood lit up by his muzzle flashes, and he stops firing. Just as he thinks the threat is over and lowers his rifle, a panther leaps out from the trees, blood streaming from a dozen bullet holes, forelimbs outstretched and gaping mouth wide open, fangs extended. Before David can raise his rifle, he feels a tingle and the Reactive Energy once again erupts from his chest and slams into the panther, knocking it back into a tree. A burst of rounds from Wilson finally kills it. "Damn, these things are tough."
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 (10 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 creeps along, trying to keep an eye on his allies, when he hears a burst of gunfire behind him. He whirls around to see David firing into the brush, and seconds later, a wounded panther leaps out at him. Before Wilson can do anything, David's Reactive Energy slams into the beast and sends it careening back into a tree. Wilson takes the opportunity to execute the downed monster before it can get up and run.
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 (25 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

"LET'S GO, ♥♥♥♥!" Elated by her success, Blue Demon runs around slashing wildly at whatever movement she sees. She fails to really hit anything, but she does keep the cats moving, no doubt preventing some of them from launching attacks. At one point, two panthers assail her simultaneously- one leaps out in front of her as a distraction while one jumps down from a tree and smashes into her, taking a bite of her upper shoulder as it falls. She gives a yelp of pain but turns around and cleaves the bastard's head off, holding her sword in her uninjured right arm. She turns around to face the other cat, but it's gone by the time she finishes off the ambushing panther. "No worries- I'll get all of you eventually."
Conditions
Left Shoulder (-1 to all actions/-2 to actions using left arm for three turns) [***]

Die struts along the lit path, looking left and right at the forest and failing to detect anything. "Oh, forget this." (Continued in Game Events)

(2+Berserk+FB&E=4): Andrew hasn't seen Vlad in a while and - knowing how good he is at finding trouble - looks for the place where the least amount of team members are. That's where Vlad would be. He quickly jogs over and finds not only Vlad hiding behind a tree, but also James Blond and two others he hasn't seen before - not to mention 2 Panthers stalking straight at them. Andrew crouches next to Vlad with his Baton raised.
"Goddamnit Vlad, why didn't you call?"
"Gah! Vere deed yew come from?"
Andrew doesn't answer as he suddenly is preoccupied with the Panther that just snarled and leaped at him. Both he and Vlad separate to either side to surround the Panther, dodging and weaving closer in to smack it around and then falling back before it can strike. The other Panther is taken by James and the other two.
ABILITY USED: Berserk (2 turns remaining)

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.
Knuckles Busted (Negates Fists of Fury for 5 turns)
Weapons
M4 'Beowulf' Carbine (0 of 30 rounds)
Beretta 92FS (7 of 10 rounds)
Extendable baton (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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Vlad crouches next to a tree a distance away from James and watches as the two Panthers snarl and hiss at them, slowly getting closer.
Out of nowhere, Andrew crouches next to Vlad with his Baton inhand. Vlad is startled.
"Goddamnit Vlad, why didn't you call?"
"Gah! Vere deed yew come from?"
Andrew doesn't answer as he suddenly is preoccupied with the Panther that just snarled and leaped at them. Both he and Vlad separate to either side to surround the Panther, dodging and weaving closer in to smack it around and then falling back before it can strike. The other Panther is taken by James and the other two.

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
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

(SixthSense=4) Asfer whirls around (as fast as he can in an exosuit) to fire another shell at the obvious enemy behind him, (RanNadeLoad=3): hitting it right in the face with a smoke grenade.
"Oh great."
The smoke billows out and quickly fills the area with whitish mist - making it even harder to see.
Asfer opens the revolver chamber to see that there are 3 shells left: two stuns and one smoke in that order.

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 (3 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 switches his half-mag for a full one and loads a round into his Dragunov's mag. Then there's a bang and smoke starts going everywhere, restricting his sight even further.
"Oho craaaaaap..."

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)

Suddenly there's a bang and smoke starts going everywhere. Johnny can barely see Ruben in front of him.
"Oho craaaaaap..." says Ruben.
Johnny just keeps quiet.

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)

There are not any healthy Panthers detected in the immediate vicinity. However, the VN Warrior does detect the remnant of a radio signal from another semi-sentient robotic device from just back where the others were.

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)

With no spare ammo left, Tyler stashes his guns and pulls out his Machete and Ballistic Knife - ready for some close quarters action. There is another snarl from behind him. He spins around,
"Goddamn I thought I kil-"
... and receives a gutful of Panther-claw for his efforts. He swings wildly at the cat but misses.

NEW CONDITION: Slashed Midsection (-1 to all rolls, can bleed out if kept unchecked)

Condition(s)
Slashed Midsection (-1 to all rolls, can bleed out if kept unchecked)
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
Broken Roomba thing

James watches as two Panthers snarl and hiss at all of them, slowly getting closer. Vlad crouches next to a tree a distance away from him. Andrew jogs in and joins Vlad and they take on the first Panther, but James isn't getting anywhere NEAR Michael. The second Panther takes James as the better choice instead of Michael and Maria.
James grins.
"Wrong choice, kitty cat."
(3+Sly=4): He pulls out his laser pistols and takes aim, circling the Panther. A few blasts leave etched burn marks in the cat's fur and it grows even more aggressive. It take a few steps toward him and then leaps with outstretched claws and a mouthful of teeth.
James has seen this attack many times before - only it was done by felonies instead of felines.
He drops to the ground and lands on his back. The cat sails right over him and he blasts the underside of it with countless shots from his pistols. When the cat lands from it's leap it's almost whimpering, but still in fighting shape.

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)
High-Powered Dual Laser Pistols (70% | 70% Energies)
Mono-filament Bladed Bronze Knuckles
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)