Amaranth watches The Inhuman fall, and starts to look a bit nervous.  But as Vosper runs past, she reaches out to tap him lightly on the shoulder again.  "Hi," she says, with a smile... just in time for Vosper to tag him in a particularly embarrassing spot.

Vosper comes out from the building and sees The Inhuman tumble away and lay still. She whirls and throws a dart at the big Russian, striking him in the side of his behind and drawing blood.

Amaranth reaches out and touches the behemoth with her pale hand, and again the slight touch seems to have a dramatic effect on him.

Nightmare moves towards where he thinks Shroud may be, sending another shot towards Red Sledgehammer's head but it goes wide.

From seemingly out of empty air a brief muzzle flash and report happen, a bullet just deflected by Onyx's magnetic field. A breath later another shot rings out from the same area. This one strikes Oscillator solidly, drawing some blood even despite the bulletproof vest.

OOC: Oscillator is shot for 16 damage, 12 of which is rolled into power from the bulletproof vest (-12 power), and the remaining 4 go into hit points (-4 hp). Please make a KO roll vs. the 4 damage. Hit points and power adjusted as needed. Oscillator, Poco, and Vosper are up. (Just to forestall the inevitable question, yes Shroud is THAT damn good. Between level adjustment, accuracy, training, sniper rifle, and the bonus from Invisibility he still has good odds to hit)

Vosper 42 (Evade)
Shroud 33 (Attack in 19)
Poco 31 (Evade)
Vosper 27 (Move/Attack in 22)
Red Sledgehammer 24 (Attack)
Nightmare 23 (Move/Attack)
The Inhuman 22 (Unconscious)
Amaranth 21 (Attack)
Onyx 19 (Evade)
Shroud 18 (Attack/Move)
Oscillator 18
Poco 16
Vosper 12
Red Sledgehammer 9
Nightmare 8
The Inhuman 7
Amaranth 6
Onyx 4
Shroud 3
Oscillator 3
Poco 1

- rolled 14 using 1d20 with rolls of 14. Attack: +12 bonus.
- rolled 19 using 2d10+10 with rolls of 8,1. Damage.

Damn that bloody Sniper, Vosper cursed.  But she couldn't do anything about it now.  Hopefully Onyx and/or Osc could take him out.  She'd managed to put a dart into Sledgehammer's behind, but that was going to royally tick him off.  And anybody who could lay out a big sod like Muldoon's Inhuman form would probably turn her into a fine red mist - IF he connected.

Continuing to weave evasively, she dashed to the Inhuman and prodded him at super-speed with her foot whilst keeping an eye on Sledge.

"Wake up, Sergeant, we need you," she said forcefully, hoping he would recover.

(OOC: Using 1 action to give Muldoon a wake-up roll; maintaining my Evasion of course.)

In reply to Vosper (msg # 97):

OOC: Today: Sword of Damocles, on behalf of The Inhuman, rolled 5 using 1d20 with rolls of 5. Wake-up roll (-8 to base). (Close, soooo close....needed a 4. BTW, if we were doing d100 save as per the rules instead of modified saves he would have needed a 15 or less on d100 vs. 20% chance w. the modified save rules)

When the shot hits him, Oscillator spits blood.  Vibrating, dodging, and STILL apparently an easy target for Shroud?!?!  Oscillator squeels "Ayeeeee!"  and falls to the ground
OOC:  Oscillator rolled 62 using 1d100 with rolls of 62. 4% chance of KO. NOT KO'd.
-- and Oscillator vibrates into the ground, (2' or so? -- just deep enough to NOT get shot again).

The only good part about getting shot was that now he has a plan.

Oscillator's HAART, his 'vibranium tuning fork' special weapon, thrumms in his hand, filtering the pulsing vibrations coursing through the ground.  Oscillator's holds his breath, eyes closed, as he reaches out with his senses to detect Shroud and he waits.

OOC:  Oscillator rolled 87 using 1d100 with rolls of 87. Vibration Detect Hidden.  Meh!

Oscillator vibrates down into the ground with his head just barely visible, waiting to see if he can spot where Shroud is shooting from.

Poco rushes back into the fray, slashing at the massive Russian with his claws and opening up another bloody cut but he is still standing.

Vosper zig-zags quickly over to where The Inhuman is laying. He is obviously alive but unconscious. She tries hard to rouse him but so far not a stir.

Seeing two targets in front of him Red Sledgehammer has a decision to make. The cat-man has been harrying him with vicious slashes with annoying regularity. The strange pale woman however unnerves him to some degree. With a mere touch, as if caressing a child, he feels as if his life force is being torn and that is a new sensation for him. He raises his massive fist and brings it smashing down on Amaranth like a pile-driver and that is the general effect. She is driven partway into the ground by the force of the blow. The part above ground is horribly mangled; blood everywhere, snapped bones sticking out throught the skin, and even some organs protruding. Red Sledgehammer raises his eyes back to Poco and growls himself in challenge, his fist covered in her blood.

OOC: Amaranth is *hammered* by Red Sledgehammer for 29 points, 4 of which roll into power (-4 power), 16 bring her hit points to zero (-16 hp), and the remaining 9 points are divided evenly between hit points and power (-4 hp, -5 power). She is most definitely unconscious. Hit points and power adjusted as needed. Nightmare and Onyx are up.

Vosper 42 (Evade)
Shroud 33 (Attack in 19)
Poco 31 (Evade)
Vosper 27 (Move/Attack in 22)
Red Sledgehammer 24 (Attack)
Nightmare 23 (Move/Attack)
The Inhuman 22 (Unconscious)
Amaranth 21 (Attack)
Onyx 19 (Evade)
Shroud 18 (Attack/Move)
Oscillator 18 (Hold)
Poco 16 (Move/Attack)
Vosper 12 (Awaken attempt)
Red Sledgehammer 9 (Attack)
Nightmare 8
The Inhuman 7
Amaranth 6
Onyx 4
Shroud 3
Oscillator 3
Poco 1

Nightmare moves around the periphery of the battle with Red Sledgehammer searching for the sniper. As he finds himself unable to find the sniper, he turns back just in time to see Red Sledgehammer smash Amaranth into the ground. His upper lip twitches on the left side of his mouth only, but other than that his face remains impassive as he points his pistol and fires, sighted directly between Red Sledgehammer's eyes.

OOC:
20:43, Today: Nightmare rolled 74 using 1d100 with rolls of 74. detect hidden shrouds.
still can't find the sniper
20:44, Today: Nightmare rolled 11 using 2d20 with rolls of 7,4. shoot RS in the head (special attack).
so I'll take another shot at Red Sledgehammer, which may actually hit
20:46, Today: Nightmare rolled 12 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 7. damage, just in case.
so I'll roll the damage, and actually get a good roll

Amaranth bleeds profusely.  Perhaps Red Sledgehammer will slip on it.

OOC: I won't try rolling for that, though.  Probably have to be a Special Attack anyway.

   Firing again in the Shrouds direction, the light blasts from Onyx's hand seem to be unfocused somehow, hitting nothing.

OOC:  21:02, Today: Onyx rolled 17 using 1d20 with rolls of 17. Lasers!!! +2 to hit.

Didn't bother rolling damage.

OOC: Shroud fired, Oscillator has a held action he is able to use before Shroud might move. After that is resolved he has another attack and Poco can take his last attack then I will wrap-up the turn.

Oscillator flies rapidly to Shroud and shoots at him from behind cover -- and misses him.

He waits again to see what Shroud's next move might be...?

ooc: Oscillator rolled 16 using 1d20 with rolls of 16. eat hot energy SHROUD.
Gah!  Missed.  Not gonna say much more than that.
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The 'Inhuman' Muldoon was down.  
And now this Red Bastard had smashed that sweet little Ami into the very earth. 

There comes a point when a cat stops playing with its prey.   

Eddy lept, with a snarl, claws first, for the face. 


Special Attack: Head shot
- rolled 10 using 1d20 with rolls of 10. Attack:  +12 bonus.
- rolled 1 using 1d20 with rolls of 1. Attack:  +12 bonus. 
-  rolled 17 using 2d10+10 with rolls of 5,2. Damage.

Is that a Critical? On a Head Shot?

Oscillator makes another attack vs Shroud.

OOC: HIT!  (Rolled a 1!  Yay!)  Uh, unless he's not there...?

Nightmare is unable to locate Shroud so while moving he takes another shot at the big Russian. This time the bullet strikes squarely between the behemoth's eyes. It bounces off his skull but not before drawing blood. The big guy shakes his head to clear his vision.

Onyx sends another bright lance of light out seeking the Russian sniper's flesh but this time it appears to hit nothing.

The sniper rifle barks again as Shroud sends a round at Onyx but again it is deflected by his magnetic field. The muzzle flash and momentary distortion of the air localize his position.

Taking advantage of delaying to see if he can spot Shroud, Oscillator sends a pair of blasts of energy sizzling towards where he believes the Russian is. The first appears to strike nothing while the second passes through a slightly different area, appearing diminished somehow after a certain point. A loud curse is heard from the distance.

Poco launches himself at Red Sledgehammer with a feral roar, his claws slashing into the Russian's head and drawing blood yet still the behemoth fights on.

OOC: And that's the turn.....power and hit points updated where needed. New inits coming up. (Vosper don't forget to regenerate between turns)

Vosper 42 (Evade)
Shroud 33 (Attack in 19)
Poco 31 (Evade)
Vosper 27 (Move/Attack in 22)
Red Sledgehammer 24 (Attack)
Nightmare 23 (Move/Attack)
The Inhuman 22 (Unconscious)
Amaranth 21 (Attack)
Onyx 19 (Evade)
Shroud 18 (Attack/Move)
Oscillator 18 (Hold)
Poco 16 (Move/Attack)
Vosper 12 (Awaken attempt)
Red Sledgehammer 9 (Attack)
Nightmare 8 (Move/Attack)
The Inhuman 7 (Unconscious)
Amaranth 6 (Unconscious)
Onyx 4 (Attack)
Shroud 3 (Attack)
Oscillator 3 (Attack)
Poco 1 (Attack)

Turn 5

Those near the battle hear some subtle yet horrific sounds coming from the area where Amaranth was driven partly into the ground.

OOC: OK here we go again. Remember to locate Shroud requires a Detetc Hidden (an action) *unless* he gives himself away by firing in which case you have a general enough area to take a shot (albeit still w. penalties for invisibility since he is still invisible). Oh yeah, this is Vosper's first 4 action turn in a while....very nice but a power drain as well.

BTW, Shroud is holding his 1st action so everyone up until Phase 23 can act. I will interrupt actions if need be.

Vosper 49
Shroud 38 (Hold)
Poco 37
Vosper 34
Onyx 27
Nightmare 25
Amaranth 25 ("Unconscious")
Shroud 23
Poco 22
Vosper 19
Red Sledgehammer 18
The Inhuman 18 (Unconscious)
Oscillator 17
Onyx 12
Nightmare 10
Amaranth 10 ("Unconscious")
Shroud 8
Poco 7
Vosper 4
Red Sledgehammer 3
The Inhuman 3 (Unconscious)
Oscillator 2
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Not interested in decorating the scenery with her guts, Vosper sets up an Evasion.

   Onyx begins another dizzying zig-zagging flight pattern, trying to find some decent cover from the Shrouds shots.

OOC:  Evade

Nightmare moves farther away (about one hundred feet) from Red Sledgehammer while circling the behemoth. He holsters his pistol while he jogs to his new position, and pulls his shotgun from under his trench coat.

"For Christ's sake, bloody WAKE UP!" Vosper said, prodding Muldoon one more time with her foot.  If he couldn't snap out of it, she was going to have to take on that Russian man-mountain by herself, and given her combat record with the team so far, that was likely to only end one way...

In desperation she added, "Unless you admit you Yanks were better off as a colony!"

Maybe that would prod him up...

- rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19. Attack:  +12 bonus.
-  rolled 23 using 2d10+10 with rolls of 4,9. Damage.

Non Action Dialougue

The nearly thousand pounds of rubber like flesh that is the Inhuman began to stir. His eyes still a bit cloudy, the massive brick began to focus.

"You are beautiful .. am I dreaming?"
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Things were going so fast that Oscillator felt overwhelmed, like a fish out of water in this battlefield royale.
His scientific brain was built for research, not combat.

OOC:  The only upside to having crappy INIT is my evasion lasts longer. HA
My post is just an attempt to account for his slowness to act.

Vosper continues to dodge and weave as she again tries to awaken The Inhuman.

Nothing is heard from the invisible sniper, but everyone knows he is out there somewhere.

Poco slashes wildly at the big Russian but this time in his zeal he overestimates his strike and misses.

Vosper initially prods The Inhuman with her foot then sets herself to a little more careful 1st aid and this time the big rubber man stirs, speaking to her.

Onyx continues to weave back and forth in the air, trying to see if he can sense anything of Shroud and hoping to find him.

Nightmare moves out further, drawing his shotgun and trying to sense where the invisible sniper is located, waiting for an opportunity to act.

Suddenly, from about 20 feet behind Nightmare, is heard the boom of the sniper rifle and a round strikes Onyx but is fortunately absorbed by his vest although it definitely is going to leave a nice bruise. Onyx was able to sense the rifle at the last moment and was able to turn to avoid being hit in the back.

OOC: Onyx is hit by a bullet for 8 points of damage, all of which is rolled into power (-8 power). Nightmare you have a general idea of where Shroud is so you may use your held action to go before he moves (if he chooses to). Shroud is going to hold his action in 23 so Vosper and Poco can go. Power scores updated where needed.

Vosper 49 (Evade)
Shroud 38 (Attack on 24)
Poco 37 (Attack)
Vosper 34 (Wake-up attempt on The Inhuman)
Onyx 27 (Evade)
Nightmare 25 (Hold)
Amaranth 25 ("Unconscious")
Shroud 23
Poco 22
Vosper 19
Red Sledgehammer 18
The Inhuman 18 (Unconscious)
Oscillator 17
Onyx 12
Nightmare 10
Amaranth 10 ("Unconscious")
Shroud 8
Poco 7
Vosper 4
Red Sledgehammer 3
The Inhuman 3 (Unconscious)
Oscillator 2

Poco was getting angry, now, and went in hard for another head shot with razored claws.


SPECIAL ATTACK to the head
- rolled 7 using 1d20 with rolls of 7. Attack:  +12 bonus to hit.
- rolled 6 using 1d20 with rolls of 6.

- rolled 23 using 2d10+10 with rolls of 6,7. Damage.