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    The goddess of the hunt watches with anticipation and a grin. The hunts progress as she wills. Across all her territory, warriors and beasts fight in her name.

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    Huntside

    So reads the sign posted outside of this small but bustling community, driven into the ground with a rather large stake and built of thick wood, as if expecting trouble for such a simple furnishing. Under the name reads "Keep your Weapons Holstered" in red.

    The town looks like it could barely hold a hundred occupants, but those that are there are certainly capable. A small but defensible wall tightly surrounds the town, with a gate at each cardinal direction. These walls are mostly concrete and stone, although some bits seem to have been repaired or reinforced with metal. Each gate is made of thick wood and metal, as stone is a bit heavy for doors. The buildings, few though they are, all seem to be either made of or reinforced with non-flammable materials, though several instead seem to have been reinforced with rubber or more exotic materials instead. Many seem to be made from salvaged materials, and the few that are made from more sturdy bricks have colors that don't quite match, as if they'd been built alongside existing walls and no one had bothered to hide it. On one side of the town is a number of small fields, the largest space thought sustainable with the place's location. The risk is likely still great, but to such an isolated place resources can be scarce if trade slows. A dedicated team of Felyns, (small antropomorphic cats) dutifully maintain them.

    Also outside the walls is a small station on the east and west side, including a large platform with a crane and a number of small structures. These are used in the hoisting and butchering of hunts of tremendous size, which are uncommon but not enough to devalue such things.

    The fields are noticeable from a distance, but two other things are equally as eye-catching. The first is a great tree, stretching at least fifty meters in height, which dominates the center of town, its broad branches extending over the entire central square. A small wooden building, squat and round, is built around one side of it, acting as the meeting place of a small circle of druids and the temple of the Hunting Ground's patron goddess, known simply for her role: The Huntress. She has been ever mysterious, so much so that few act as her clergy, as no one knows quite what that would entail. As such, there is simply a modest but well-built altar of the finest wood in a prominent place at the heart of the building, against the trunk of the great tree. Behind it on the walls are six plaques: One depicts a perfectly round hill in the forest. One depicts a dead caldera. The third, a floating island over a tower. The fourth an island in the ocean. The fifth, a seemingly out of place mountain in the middle of a desert, and the sixth a shrine in the tundra.

    Around the Tree and the Temple is the town bazaar, covering almost half the town and employing a very solid chunk of its population. Three circles of booths and stores surround the Tree. Closest and smallest are the weapon and armor vendors. This is mostly because the town's dedicated artisans have their own permanent shops on the streets proper, so the small vendors are usually temporary, small-time, visiting, or employed by the masters. The second circle is for food and other essentials, and the third is effectively everything else; jewelry to backpacks to books.

    But even in front of the enormous spread of the Bazaar, the town hall dominates the landscape. Constructed from the bones of some leviathan, its ribs arcing over into a roof after being covered in the strongest wood, scales, and leathers possible, it is certainly an imposing structure, even if some would call it a bit gaudy or unnecessarily complicated. It is here where Clans and hunting Guilds go and register themselves, and where most official business is conducted. It is easily the most recognizable part of the town, even compared to the size of the Great Tree. On a board outside the town hall itself is a number of bills posted for various monsters seen in the Grounds. Each has a hand-drawn picture. Apparently the idea is to inquire inside if you require more information, want a requisition, or other things the town would care about.

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    The Huntside Mess Hall is a long, sturdy wood building running north-south with a few bricks for its chimney and such, and a lot of opened windows, which is nice to keep the place a reasonable temperature but the smells have a tendency to make everyone hungry. The staff aren't complaining. It's mostly an open cafeteria, with its cooks stationed on the west side at a number of grills, spits, ovens etc. behind a number of counters. Many are laden with empty plates for the wash, but many are still active.
    Because you know what's the best thing about missing breakfast?
    You're just in time for brunch!

    Most people can't afford to wake up late enough to catch the Huntside Brunch special, which has a rather small window before the lunch menu starts, but that doesn't stop head chef Duzur from making it every day. Or so he claims, in reality he hasn't been doing it that long, he just felt like cooking waffles about a month ago and started doing it since without really telling anyone.

    Duzur himself is a very portly blue Seeq of middle age (although it's hard for most people to tell, since he doesn't have a head of hair, he's the same size he's been for years, and his voice is always gravelly due to his face and mouth structure), and that's portly by their standards, which is to say that a human his size would likely not be merrily walking around with a spring in his step. He is doing so now, dressed in his usual attire. Which is to say, he's wearing an apron that was probably white at some point, and not much else besides the minimum to cover his modesty, having apparently subscribed to his race's normal fashion sense coupled with "it's hot in here." It's something most people don't care about. After all, between the Druids and Hector being animals half the time, the felyns wearing what they feel like and nothing else, and the reptiles like Hector not caring about mammalian definitions of modesty, the people are pretty loose about that sort of thing.

    It's worth noting that anyone of a normal lifestyle would be appalled at the amount of calories (and frankly everything else) this fellow puts in his food, but he'd respond to any hypothetical accusations of serving unhealthy food by saying that if a Hunter can't burn off what he serves, they're not doing their job. And knowing the Hunting Grounds? He's pretty much right. Those who are only merchants tend to stick to the subordinate chef's counters. These other chefs consist of three humans, two Felyns, one other Seeq, an Ogier, a Twi'Lek couple, and an ifrit (his specialty is flame-broiling ), in addition to three halfling boys from town who work their family's stand but help clean up the place after meals. And every last one of them is a bit round, because no matter what Cielnoir sets as a limit for Duzur he always ends up making more food that's needed, and he adamantly refuses to throw away good food. In the end, they don't complain.


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    Roran Highwind- Huntside's chief courier. The town has a few dedicated couriers, although none compete with their leader's efficiency. The seven-foot bipedal dragon might not be as fast as a griffin or harpy, but few can match his endurance. He's also a complete workaholic, which means that he has his own staff to cover the actual mail-processing duties when he's out doing deliveries (read: most of the time).

    Reorx- this stout dwarf works the town's main forge, placed just outside the Bazaar circle. It's an open building mostly of reused bones and leathers forming tents, but the forges themselves are all stone. Despite the heat of his work he's never been seen without his steel helmet. He rarely talks, and as he's never told anyone his name people refer to him by the god whose holy symbol his helmet bears. No one is more skilled in arm and armor-craft than he, with any materials.

    Hound- this tall, imposing Yautja acts as the leader of Huntside's hunters, those dedicated both to its defense from roving monsters and continued raids into the Grounds for resources. He is strong and capable as both a leader and a fighter, but he is often irritable with outsiders.

    Gearhead- If Reorx can't forge it, it's probably impossible. If it's impossible, ask Gearhead. This tall, barrel-chested ork is named such for his distinct skull, which has a very large portion of its back and left side replaced with a brass cap with several gears sticking out, eternally spinning and clicking. His head was impaled by a Retriever years ago, but he assured his comrades it was a flesh wound and shot it dead before finding himself some replacement parts, ignoring all claims that his brains were splattered over the ground, that gears were not a suitable replacement for brains, and that they have no actual power source keeping them spinning.
    Oddly enough he has proven time and time again an extremely competent engineer. Most of the buildings he designs stay standing when build by ordinary architects, and his methods of maintaining guns involves actual tools and logic. The ones he makes though, most people don't bother to really inspect besides asking how to aim, shoot, and keep from exploding. All in all, his stuff is incredibly reliable, as long as you don't think too much about what's going on in that head of his. His workshop is a ramshackle affair covered in every bit of metal imaginable across from Reorx's, and of course painted bright red.

    Cielnoir- The Chief and leader of Huntside, he's been largely credited from turning it from a tiny outpost into a functioning community, even if it is still mostly a trade outpost. He's been described as intimidating, shrewd, subtle, and cunning. He has been called a master hunter and unrivaled with a firearm. He has been rumored to have once beaten a pit fiend in poker, and tossed it out on its ass when it accused him of cheating.
    He's also been described as an irritatingly cute little winged bunny-man, because he's a Moogle.
    Do not make fun of his pom-pom or his "Kupo." They are very effective ways to get shot. Still, the "fuzzy little leader" as Rory calls him has proven time and again his competence, and defended his title over many challenges. His home and office are in the Town Hall, within the skull of the beast used in its construction.


    Huntside is a trading post first and foremost. It's a place people pass through as a stop on their way to the Hunting Grounds, but slowly it developed into a small town built around preparing people for its hazards and the hunting business in general. Although its size is small, there are few places that could be called so incredibly specialized and so well-prepared in that field. But for this reason, its defenses are mostly only to protect against monsters. All are welcome if they follow the rules are the town, which are largely basic logic save for the one on its sign.

    Enjoy your stay, and happy hunting.


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    While there are currently no Monsters to be hunted right at the moment put up by players, there are always ones being put up by NPCs. Ask in OOC if you want a beastie to hunt down.


    The Plains, both Snowy and Grassy are where large beasts lumber along. many wary creatures, all dangerous in their own right, give wide berth to others. but always, always, you see a hunt occurring. Or you don't, if the attacked is striking from the shadows.

    The Forest, like the plains, becomes snowier as you go north, though it's clear of such things further to the south. Be warned; dangerous creatures stalk these woods; shadowy beasts willing to tear apart enemies if given half a chance.

    West of the forest is a set of Mountains, at least one of which is volcanic. Flying creatures often roost here, and the dangerous things that can survive both the altitude and the other beasts that call this place home. Deep, dangerous Caverns exist beneath the mountain range.

    In the rain shadow of the mountains is a wide Desert. Creatures of the sand make their home here, even going so far as to have developed land sharks ready to destroy unwary intruders. In the center of the desert lays a massive Marble Tower, apparently made from a single solid block of marble. There are no apparent entrances, but it stands there all the same.

    To the the East is the Ocean, and who knows what lives within its sunless depths? Nothing safe, that much is assured.

    And finally, though it's hidden from view below and above, by obscuring clouds, there is a Floating Island, out above the water. Nobody has ever been there, so what horrors exist upon this island are unknown... right now.

    Let the Hunt continue.



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    So, here's the skinny, partly stolen shamelessly from other threads.

    1. This is an open thread. Anybody can stumble across the hunting grounds if you want them to, but keep in mind that anybody here is fair game to be attacked by the other players, including with their monsters.

    2. Anybody can introduce a new monster without consulting me first. If you want a lightning unicorn? Go for it. Just remember that anything made here has to have a way to be killed. That isn't to say it can't be extremely difficult, but it should be capable of dying.

    3. This is a high lethality thread. Fights will happen here constantly, so don't complain if you get eaten by some terrible monstrosity. However, this leads us into the next point...

    4. If you character (or monster) proves themselves, they will be resurrected a few days later in a relatively safe location. To prove yourself, you need to show the goddess that you are a hunter. Creatures of humanoid intelligence will find their minds degrading slightly every time this happens, though this is eliminated if you prove yourself once more. Weaklings however? Die without the goddess resurrecting them. They can be raised by other means, but the goddess will not support a weakling.

    5. Every time a character or beast makes an impressive kill, they are rewarded in some way. Perhaps a swordsman is given a sword made from the bones of the dragon he just killed, or a wolf that kills a bear is given saber teeth to hunt larger prey. The rewards are always personalized, and I'll work with you to decide what they'll receive.

    6. If you have a Monster you want hunted, go ahead and place the monster on the job board outside the Town hall. Chances are, someone will pick it up.


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    Tier turns behind him looking at Hunter and then draws and fires his .44 Magnum in a quickdraw fashion like in western movies with the arm not bit. With the arm with the creature on it. He swings it down towards his knee and brings his knee up to smash it's head. If the attack hits the ground creature, it should smash its skull.
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    Johnson dives into a nearby hill and somehow disappears. Then, Multiple shots are fired toward the direction of the bullet with his Thompson. He is still invisible.
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    Not the most accurate way to shoot, quick-drawn duel style. Still, it's on point enough to scratch Hunter's armor. She's running to get around the corner, behind a wall that's still mostly standing. As for the creature on Tier's arm, its skull cracks, thoroughly crushed. It slumps, listing to that side, and lets go of him.

    Of course, it still has two heads left. One of them roars a high, pained screech as it swipes at Tier with its claws.

    On the other side of the building, outside, just over the city wall, that vast flying creature arrives, flapping its wings and coming to perch on the roof of Hunter's house, which creaks under the weight. It's a sort of pterosaur, improbably large, dwarfing the tiny pterodactyls in the house, with an unusually long tail. In its own simple, silent way, it asks what's going on.


    Out in the street, the hunter rolls to the side, while fire proceeds almost automatically at the hill area.
    "Gunman's gone invisible in the hill south of the site, opened fire immediately."
    His hidden eyes flick to thermal imaging, checking if Johnson's camouflage covers radiant energy or if they'll both be fighting blind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Not the most accurate way to shoot, quick-drawn duel style. Still, it's on point enough to scratch Hunter's armor. She's running to get around the corner, behind a wall that's still mostly standing. As for the creature on Tier's arm, its skull cracks, thoroughly crushed. It slumps, listing to that side, and lets go of him.

    Of course, it still has two heads left. One of them roars a high, pained screech as it swipes at Tier with its claws.

    On the other side of the building, outside, just over the city wall, that vast flying creature arrives, flapping its wings and coming to perch on the roof of Hunter's house, which creaks under the weight. It's a sort of pterosaur, improbably large, dwarfing the tiny pterodactyls in the house, with an unusually long tail. In its own simple, silent way, it asks what's going on.


    Out in the street, the hunter rolls to the side, while fire proceeds almost automatically at the hill area.
    "Gunman's gone invisible in the hill south of the site, opened fire immediately."
    His hidden eyes flick to thermal imaging, checking if Johnson's camouflage covers radiant energy or if they'll both be fighting blind.
    Fortunately for Tier, his M4A1 was around his shoulder on a sling. He swings the gun around by the foregrip and points it at Hunter. He then fires the M203 grenade launcher attachment. After doing that, he looks at the flying beast, pulls back the hammer of his .44 Magnum, and fires it, aiming at its head. For now, he ignores the feline beast. Unless their teeth have more power than the full force of a .50 BMG round, they aren't going to do much to him.
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    Bleeding Out... 3

    (( I do apologize for the delay. My character is an utterly mundane human with nothing that could possibly save him, so unless someone interacts with him further you may freely skip me decrementing the counter. ))

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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Not the most accurate way to shoot, quick-drawn duel style. Still, it's on point enough to scratch Hunter's armor. She's running to get around the corner, behind a wall that's still mostly standing. As for the creature on Tier's arm, its skull cracks, thoroughly crushed. It slumps, listing to that side, and lets go of him.

    Of course, it still has two heads left. One of them roars a high, pained screech as it swipes at Tier with its claws.

    On the other side of the building, outside, just over the city wall, that vast flying creature arrives, flapping its wings and coming to perch on the roof of Hunter's house, which creaks under the weight. It's a sort of pterosaur, improbably large, dwarfing the tiny pterodactyls in the house, with an unusually long tail. In its own simple, silent way, it asks what's going on.


    Out in the street, the hunter rolls to the side, while fire proceeds almost automatically at the hill area.
    "Gunman's gone invisible in the hill south of the site, opened fire immediately."
    His hidden eyes flick to thermal imaging, checking if Johnson's camouflage covers radiant energy or if they'll both be fighting blind.
    Thermal vision does work but because of the automatic fire he also sees distracting flashes from the gun. He sees Johnson running side to side shooting at him but if the hunter aims he should be able to make a hit.
    "Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!" -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

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    Whether it's the force of the blast, a bit of shrapnel that struck through a joint in the armor, or just really bad timing, Hunter is knocked to the ground when the grenade goes off. Not finished at all, she's up to hands and knees right away, starting to get back to her feet. Oddly enough, she dropped the sword in the fall, and when it left her hand it just disappeared.
    The pterosaur is struck on the bony ridge right in the middle of its head, and ducks away. It jumps down on the side of the house, between Hunter and the front. Its movements are clearly pained, a little slow.
    The feline beast does not compare favorably to such a bullet - it would need a moderately larger jaw. Perhaps with the perfect angle, going after someone who was already on the ground...but for now it's scrabbling uselessly at Tier, not inflicting any damage.

    Is that the right target? Up in that treetop perch across town, a sniper raises their gun. Johnson is the problem that was radioed in, but Tier is clearly up to no good as well. He keeps watching.
    Flashes from the gun are certainly a bit distracting, but they also confirm where Johnson is - he can't get too far away from his gun, after all. The hunter takes aim and fires a plasma blast at Johnson's center. Of course, this clearly gives away his own location for a moment, if anyone can make use of that information.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Whether it's the force of the blast, a bit of shrapnel that struck through a joint in the armor, or just really bad timing, Hunter is knocked to the ground when the grenade goes off. Not finished at all, she's up to hands and knees right away, starting to get back to her feet. Oddly enough, she dropped the sword in the fall, and when it left her hand it just disappeared.
    The pterosaur is struck on the bony ridge right in the middle of its head, and ducks away. It jumps down on the side of the house, between Hunter and the front. Its movements are clearly pained, a little slow.
    The feline beast does not compare favorably to such a bullet - it would need a moderately larger jaw. Perhaps with the perfect angle, going after someone who was already on the ground...but for now it's scrabbling uselessly at Tier, not inflicting any damage.

    Is that the right target? Up in that treetop perch across town, a sniper raises their gun. Johnson is the problem that was radioed in, but Tier is clearly up to no good as well. He keeps watching.
    Flashes from the gun are certainly a bit distracting, but they also confirm where Johnson is - he can't get too far away from his gun, after all. The hunter takes aim and fires a plasma blast at Johnson's center. Of course, this clearly gives away his own location for a moment, if anyone can make use of that information.
    Tier quickly holsters his revolver and grabs the M4A1's correctly and fires 10 shots in automatic fire at Hunter. After firing, he opens the grenade launcher, ejecting the grenade shell as Tier puts in a new one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Whether it's the force of the blast, a bit of shrapnel that struck through a joint in the armor, or just really bad timing, Hunter is knocked to the ground when the grenade goes off. Not finished at all, she's up to hands and knees right away, starting to get back to her feet. Oddly enough, she dropped the sword in the fall, and when it left her hand it just disappeared.
    The pterosaur is struck on the bony ridge right in the middle of its head, and ducks away. It jumps down on the side of the house, between Hunter and the front. Its movements are clearly pained, a little slow.
    The feline beast does not compare favorably to such a bullet - it would need a moderately larger jaw. Perhaps with the perfect angle, going after someone who was already on the ground...but for now it's scrabbling uselessly at Tier, not inflicting any damage.

    Is that the right target? Up in that treetop perch across town, a sniper raises their gun. Johnson is the problem that was radioed in, but Tier is clearly up to no good as well. He keeps watching.
    Flashes from the gun are certainly a bit distracting, but they also confirm where Johnson is - he can't get too far away from his gun, after all. The hunter takes aim and fires a plasma blast at Johnson's center. Of course, this clearly gives away his own location for a moment, if anyone can make use of that information.
    Johnson sees where the shot was from but is hit and he falls on his hand in pain and the heat in the sensor begins to fade.
    "Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!" -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

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    The pterosaur hunches over Hunter protectively, and gets a few holes shot in its wings for the trouble. A few more shots find their mark, and Hunter is shot in the back and slumps, not able to try to get up. She's not dead yet, but she's beyond any conventional fighting back. The flying creature, tough thing that it is, grabs her in its claws and begin the laborious process of flying away.

    The feline monster, meanwhile, bunches itself up and leaps at Tier, trying to bowl him over. It can't easily penetrate his armor, but it's still a big mass of muscle. And just maybe, it hopes, it can get him on the ground, get some jaws around his throat, and snap his neck.

    The hunter fires again at Johnson's signature. Trusting that one shot brought someone down is a great way to set up unpleasant surprises. But he does have time to report in a low voice "Target in the hills hit. Another shooter is at the side of the house, fighting the pets."
    The officer in the trees adjusts his aim towards Tier.
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    The pterosaur hunches over Hunter protectively, and gets a few holes shot in its wings for the trouble. A few more shots find their mark, and Hunter is shot in the back and slumps, not able to try to get up. She's not dead yet, but she's beyond any conventional fighting back. The flying creature, tough thing that it is, grabs her in its claws and begin the laborious process of flying away.

    The feline monster, meanwhile, bunches itself up and leaps at Tier, trying to bowl him over. It can't easily penetrate his armor, but it's still a big mass of muscle. And just maybe, it hopes, it can get him on the ground, get some jaws around his throat, and snap his neck.

    The hunter fires again at Johnson's signature. Trusting that one shot brought someone down is a great way to set up unpleasant surprises. But he does have time to report in a low voice "Target in the hills hit. Another shooter is at the side of the house, fighting the pets."
    The officer in the trees adjusts his aim towards Tier.
    Tier rolls with the feline beast on his back towards the Benelli he dropped and fires at the two remaining heads of the beast. He then turns his aim to the pterosaur and empties the rest of the magazine at the head (4 shells). Because it is a semiautomatic shotgun, he is able to fire all the shots fairly quickly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    The pterosaur hunches over Hunter protectively, and gets a few holes shot in its wings for the trouble. A few more shots find their mark, and Hunter is shot in the back and slumps, not able to try to get up. She's not dead yet, but she's beyond any conventional fighting back. The flying creature, tough thing that it is, grabs her in its claws and begin the laborious process of flying away.

    The feline monster, meanwhile, bunches itself up and leaps at Tier, trying to bowl him over. It can't easily penetrate his armor, but it's still a big mass of muscle. And just maybe, it hopes, it can get him on the ground, get some jaws around his throat, and snap his neck.

    The hunter fires again at Johnson's signature. Trusting that one shot brought someone down is a great way to set up unpleasant surprises. But he does have time to report in a low voice "Target in the hills hit. Another shooter is at the side of the house, fighting the pets."
    The officer in the trees adjusts his aim towards Tier.
    Johnson falls down onto his sniper rifle with his head on the stock as red can be seen on his armor.
    "Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!" -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

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    (( Not that there appears to be much hope here, but... ))

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    ((Sorry Mel))

    With that, the feline monster is finished off, messily. It briefly tries to continue fighting with just its center head intact before it's finally killed. The air gets just a little quieter.
    The pterosaur's had a moment to work on getting away and is now properly in the air, bobbing higher and higher with each wingbeat, but by no means is it out of range. More importantly, Hunter has had a moment to process being shot. She flexes a hand; not very far, but a deliberate movement, and a dark barrier appears in the air between them and Tier. It starts dissolving the moment it appears, but it lasts long enough to block most of the shot. The pterosaur is grazed and faltering, but not blown away.

    The hunter on the ground stops firing and hurries over the little hill to get a closer look at Johnson. The sharpshooter fires once at Tier; unlike the cat-beast, his bullet compares well to the .50. It's not exactly sporting, but it's meant to be noticeable to the big impossible monsters you get out here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    ((Sorry Mel))

    With that, the feline monster is finished off, messily. It briefly tries to continue fighting with just its center head intact before it's finally killed. The air gets just a little quieter.
    The pterosaur's had a moment to work on getting away and is now properly in the air, bobbing higher and higher with each wingbeat, but by no means is it out of range. More importantly, Hunter has had a moment to process being shot. She flexes a hand; not very far, but a deliberate movement, and a dark barrier appears in the air between them and Tier. It starts dissolving the moment it appears, but it lasts long enough to block most of the shot. The pterosaur is grazed and faltering, but not blown away.

    The hunter on the ground stops firing and hurries over the little hill to get a closer look at Johnson. The sharpshooter fires once at Tier; unlike the cat-beast, his bullet compares well to the .50. It's not exactly sporting, but it's meant to be noticeable to the big impossible monsters you get out here.
    It may seem hopeless for Johnson but the death was actually faked and he is making sure he will hit with his sniper rifle when he is aiming at the hunter.(I've given you hints in past posts but the hunter probably wouldn't know).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    ((Sorry Mel))

    With that, the feline monster is finished off, messily. It briefly tries to continue fighting with just its center head intact before it's finally killed. The air gets just a little quieter.
    The pterosaur's had a moment to work on getting away and is now properly in the air, bobbing higher and higher with each wingbeat, but by no means is it out of range. More importantly, Hunter has had a moment to process being shot. She flexes a hand; not very far, but a deliberate movement, and a dark barrier appears in the air between them and Tier. It starts dissolving the moment it appears, but it lasts long enough to block most of the shot. The pterosaur is grazed and faltering, but not blown away.

    The hunter on the ground stops firing and hurries over the little hill to get a closer look at Johnson. The sharpshooter fires once at Tier; unlike the cat-beast, his bullet compares well to the .50. It's not exactly sporting, but it's meant to be noticeable to the big impossible monsters you get out here.
    ((GG Mel, You were cool while you lasted))

    Tier was reaching for something before he was shot and the round goes into his shoulder. The armor is penetrated, but it also slowed down the bullet, so while Tier is hurt, he doesn't have any serious injuries (maybe if you made your shot next time). Tier doesn't want to engage with this new hostile yet, and since the shock of the hit made Tier drop his Benelli, he quickly pulls a smoke grenade off his belt and throws it behind him, creating a large smokescreen. Unless the sniper can see through smoke, there is no way to see where Tier is. While down at his belt, he takes out the magazine in his M4A1 and quickly puts in another round into the mag before he puts it back in, if Hunter saw it, she could be able to see that it is the same as a 5.56mm NATO round, except that the round itself is purple and transparent. He then carefully looks through his ACOG scope and leads his shot to attempt to hit Hunter in the forehead. The bullet ignores any magic, including magic shields, armor, or spells to knock the bullet off course.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenric View Post
    (( Not that there appears to be much hope here, but... ))

    Bleeding Out... 1
    ((Not all is lost! For Tier may have called in his favour, but Sana isn't done with him yet!))

    The grounds rumbles as something emerges from underground. It attempts to grab Mel and dive back into the tunnel with him, pouring a healing potion in his mouth. If one can somehow look closely, one will see that it is a robot, modeled after a gnome, that is covered with dirt and currently has drills for hands. Tier would be able to recognize it as Lanjinbot.
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    The sniper has no particular ability to see through smoke, and is about to be distracted anyways, scanning for Johnson.
    Now, it might be a little difficult for Tier to hit the forehead, since Hunter is facing away at the moment. But he lands the headshot, there's a spray of blood and bone, and Hunter is pretty clearly dead. There's a certain symmetry to this end, one shot in the back of the head with a magic bullet. The pterosaur jerks slightly, but doesn't let go of the body. Instead it folds its wings a bit and swoops down towards the treeline, away from the houses.

    Speaking of the treeline, one might hear something from that-away. Trees being pushed out of the way, and lots and lots of legs thrumming along the ground. If you went to get a clear line of sight, around the house and debris and out of the smoke, you'd surely have something to see.

    A neat trick by Johnson, hiding his heat when hit. The gambit works, and the hunter flickers into greater visibility around the bullet's point of impact. A tall, stringy, armored figure with a blade in one hand and that energy cannon on the opposite shoulder, breathing mask over the face, not quite the right proportions to be human. The camoflage quickly kicks back in. The hunter also springs back, jumping a good ten feet up in the air and another five away. A few plasma blasts fire wildly in Johnson's direction, and when he lands, he'll try to duck back behind the hill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    The sniper has no particular ability to see through smoke, and is about to be distracted anyways, scanning for Johnson.
    Now, it might be a little difficult for Tier to hit the forehead, since Hunter is facing away at the moment. But he lands the headshot, there's a spray of blood and bone, and Hunter is pretty clearly dead. There's a certain symmetry to this end, one shot in the back of the head with a magic bullet. The pterosaur jerks slightly, but doesn't let go of the body. Instead it folds its wings a bit and swoops down towards the treeline, away from the houses.

    Speaking of the treeline, one might hear something from that-away. Trees being pushed out of the way, and lots and lots of legs thrumming along the ground. If you went to get a clear line of sight, around the house and debris and out of the smoke, you'd surely have something to see.

    A neat trick by Johnson, hiding his heat when hit. The gambit works, and the hunter flickers into greater visibility around the bullet's point of impact. A tall, stringy, armored figure with a blade in one hand and that energy cannon on the opposite shoulder, breathing mask over the face, not quite the right proportions to be human. The camoflage quickly kicks back in. The hunter also springs back, jumping a good ten feet up in the air and another five away. A few plasma blasts fire wildly in Johnson's direction, and when he lands, he'll try to duck back behind the hill.
    Tier empties the remaining 5 rounds in the magazine at the pterosaur, hoping to stop the beast. However, he isn't too worried, as his helmet recorded the entire fight, and he has more than enough evidence that he killed Hunter. He reloads his M4A1 and Benelli M4, and then checks with his M4A1 pointed out what the sound is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    The sniper has no particular ability to see through smoke, and is about to be distracted anyways, scanning for Johnson.
    Now, it might be a little difficult for Tier to hit the forehead, since Hunter is facing away at the moment. But he lands the headshot, there's a spray of blood and bone, and Hunter is pretty clearly dead. There's a certain symmetry to this end, one shot in the back of the head with a magic bullet. The pterosaur jerks slightly, but doesn't let go of the body. Instead it folds its wings a bit and swoops down towards the treeline, away from the houses.

    Speaking of the treeline, one might hear something from that-away. Trees being pushed out of the way, and lots and lots of legs thrumming along the ground. If you went to get a clear line of sight, around the house and debris and out of the smoke, you'd surely have something to see.

    A neat trick by Johnson, hiding his heat when hit. The gambit works, and the hunter flickers into greater visibility around the bullet's point of impact. A tall, stringy, armored figure with a blade in one hand and that energy cannon on the opposite shoulder, breathing mask over the face, not quite the right proportions to be human. The camoflage quickly kicks back in. The hunter also springs back, jumping a good ten feet up in the air and another five away. A few plasma blasts fire wildly in Johnson's direction, and when he lands, he'll try to duck back behind the hill.
    Johnson goes invisible and rolls forward. The bullets hit the ground. He picks up a rock and throws it to his left creating an illusion of where he is but sneaks around to the left and pulls out a large knife of plasma.(you still can't see him). He then activates a device that reveals all cloaking in a ten yard radius.
    "Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!" -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Socks View Post
    ((Not all is lost! For Tier may have called in his favour, but Sana isn't done with him yet!))

    The grounds rumbles as something emerges from underground. It attempts to grab Mel and dive back into the tunnel with him, pouring a healing potion in his mouth. If one can somehow look closely, one will see that it is a robot, modeled after a gnome, that is covered with dirt and currently has drills for hands. Tier would be able to recognize it as Lanjinbot.
    Not in any condition to resist at all, Mel is grabbed and dragged away! Perhaps death will still be averted after all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenric View Post
    Not in any condition to resist at all, Mel is grabbed and dragged away! Perhaps death will still be averted after all.
    The healing potion should leave Mel conscious and stable, but weak.
    The robot tunnels for a few minutes, eventually emerging in the Grassy Plains.
    The robot sets Mel down and speaks.
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    Nothing more from the sniper right now.

    The pterosaur ducks and weaves and stalls quite nimbly to dodge the shots, and makes it into the treeline with only another hole in its wing to trouble it. Speaking of, through the trees one can get a glimpse of a monster, a giant fuzzy myriapod of some sort, hundreds of feet long, which seems to have been charging headlong towards the town. But now it's stopped, and its vast, bizarelly human eyes fix on Tier, and it turns and starts to scuttle away.

    The hunter on the ground (well, once he lands), gets out of there. He makes a real jump, not the little bunny hop of before, and springs up to the roof of what's left of Hunter's house. He shoots once at the decoy at the apex of his arc, and yes, his camouflage fades away somehow. He's running along the roof, now creaking under his weight (thanks to the damage the building's already sustained, heading away from Johnson's little hill and in the direction of the edge of town.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Nothing more from the sniper right now.

    The pterosaur ducks and weaves and stalls quite nimbly to dodge the shots, and makes it into the treeline with only another hole in its wing to trouble it. Speaking of, through the trees one can get a glimpse of a monster, a giant fuzzy myriapod of some sort, hundreds of feet long, which seems to have been charging headlong towards the town. But now it's stopped, and its vast, bizarelly human eyes fix on Tier, and it turns and starts to scuttle away.

    The hunter on the ground (well, once he lands), gets out of there. He makes a real jump, not the little bunny hop of before, and springs up to the roof of what's left of Hunter's house. He shoots once at the decoy at the apex of his arc, and yes, his camouflage fades away somehow. He's running along the roof, now creaking under his weight (thanks to the damage the building's already sustained, heading away from Johnson's little hill and in the direction of the edge of town.
    Tier fires his grenade launcher at the creature and makes a break for his ship.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Recaiden View Post
    Nothing more from the sniper right now.

    The pterosaur ducks and weaves and stalls quite nimbly to dodge the shots, and makes it into the treeline with only another hole in its wing to trouble it. Speaking of, through the trees one can get a glimpse of a monster, a giant fuzzy myriapod of some sort, hundreds of feet long, which seems to have been charging headlong towards the town. But now it's stopped, and its vast, bizarelly human eyes fix on Tier, and it turns and starts to scuttle away.

    The hunter on the ground (well, once he lands), gets out of there. He makes a real jump, not the little bunny hop of before, and springs up to the roof of what's left of Hunter's house. He shoots once at the decoy at the apex of his arc, and yes, his camouflage fades away somehow. He's running along the roof, now creaking under his weight (thanks to the damage the building's already sustained, heading away from Johnson's little hill and in the direction of the edge of town.
    Johnson picks up his weapons and leaves.
    "Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!" -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

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    Looks like it... Dang, but I'm doing a poor job of keeping my rear off the floor today. Thanks for the rescue and revive.
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