USH'S MATRIX GAME FIFTH ASSIGNMENT (COMBAT PATH)- 'Payback'

Yes I am. I like being hard to hit.

Active dodge.

Indeedy so, Rex. Tyr will Fox's Retreat that, for sure! Ares, you roll +1, nice, but not enough to beat a Fox.

Tyr, following the same pattern as before, hits you with a Hands Without Shadow modified Claw of the Tiger.

Burn, that is four frames in total you have to be down- three for the re-load, and one for the Laughter; I'll translate that into two lots of -2 on your next exchanges.

Loomis rolls +1 and you roll +3 on the next 'see who shoots' roll. I am afraid the edge then goes to him as he carries the lighter weaponry. He fires four bursts again, rolling a -2... JUST a hit. Are you taking the Wisdom dodge on that?

Khali rolls -2 and you are safe from that blow, San. Khali will follow that up with a Bite on you, however!

How much damage is that?
Yes I will negate it

It would only be a few points but that is quite efficient for a retrospective miss. Ready for the next exchange?

Fox's Retreat.

(I've really got her irritated, haven't I...)

Irritated enough that she rolls a +5, San. That is seven damage as she slices across your chest.

Mors uses an Active Dodge.

Khali rolls -7 and you dodge, Mors.

Low rolls from both Loomis and Burn for the next shooting contest, but it is Loomis who gets it. Four bursts and this time a whacking great +8 is a very solid hit from him, a score of 26! That is 12 damage to Burn, which impairs him.

Loomis now re-loads himself

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: Sixth Sequence, Frame 11

Central route

Mors: 10/35/7

Khali: 6/2/9

San: 5/11/7

Left route

Cloud: 15/5/8

Sinister: 10/9/11

Second Level- pillars

Burn: 1/26/-

Loomis: 9/24/-

Back route

Ares: 5/21/8

Tyr: 6/4/7

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Twirling her knife thoughtfully, Khali makes a standard knife attack on Mors.

"Dammit Khali, you know this will get you nowhere..." Mors says forcefully with a standard dodge. "You might kill me, but it will do nothing to increase what power you have..."

Khali rolls evens- close! She's not interested in what you say.

San and Mors may both attack...

Holy shit! Loomis Got lucky!!
Well All I need is 2 points of damage on him and he's on the same playing field.
4 bursts on Loomis.
"Now you ****ing ticked me off."

Mors strikes at Khali with Whirlwind Blade Onslaught.

(San, do something flashy, like Vengeance of the Butterfly...)

Khali will most certainly Fox's Retreat against that, Mors. With very adequate timing, you roll a +6! That is a direct hit, though only for three damage, I am afraid.

Loomis has a -1 on this roll as he re-loads, Burn. In any case, you beat him by a long way, and get the shot.

Oooh, you roll boxcars... and then a +5! That makes 22, and 12 damage to Loomis! That takes him to 36 damage, and a Death Check... which he passes, with a -1.

"Awh heck..." says Loomis. "Jericho's gonna have my ass for this..."

(Well, at least Mors did SOMETHING...)

Removed one damage from Ares due to faulty Grasshopper Kicking...

"No, I'm gonna have your ass for this."
Another go with 4 bursts

(Booyah! One point gone...)

(Where'd my defense go?)

Ares dodges with the Fox's Retreat.

Ush, I want Mors to use Jade Emperor's Stance as defense, since I completely forgot about it...

(that actually was in my plan...)

Vengeance of the Butterfly, followed by a standard knife attack on Khali.