Dang, I meant N9 for Taskmaster (since I need to base to attack someone in Stealth), and have that on my map. Any chance we can adjust? Daredevil's attack would still miss (Black Cat couldn't PC it anyway - no LOS to Daredevil in Stealth), and Human Torch could still attack Taskmaster in N9 from his final position at N3. What say you?

That's fine. Your intent was obvious. Taskmaster's in N9.

G, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you.

Leadership is a 5. Maybe I can capitalize on that...

HtH Ninja moves to P7.

Ranged Ninja will Push to target Black Cat - he can see her from O8, right? Anyway, using the HYRDA ability of his now adjacent compatriot, his AV is raised by one. 9 AV vs. 15 DV, needs a 6. Rolls a 5. Close, but no cigar. One click to him. If he couldn't see her, he was going to target Human Torch, and the roll of 5 would have missed him, too.

Kraven, move halved, moves to M13.

Hm... what else? Push Taskmaster to get to Daredevil? Not right now. I have a feeling I'll need to save his 11 AV for later...

Bullseye rolls Breakaway. Discretion is the better part of valor. A 5. Since Black Cat hasn't used her PC on me this turn, she can do so now. Reroll is a 1. Oh, well.

Just for grins, Kraven will OW Elektra's Stealth, so she can't hide in the bushes again next turn.

Ninja HtH - P7 @
Ninja Ranged - O8 @@ (1 click)
Taskmaster - N9
Boomerang - Q8 (4 clicks)
Blizzard - L10 (2 clicks)
Bullseye - Q7 @ (5 clicks)
Kraven - M13 @

The LoF from Ninja to Cat looks clear to me. Which means...

Cat will reciprocate the attack on the Ninja (Ranged). AV7 against DV15, so she needs an 8. Gets a 2. Needless to say, she'll use her PC. Rerolls an 8. 2 clicks to the Ninja.

Elektra to N8 (going round back of Daredevil so as not to be tied up by Blizzard).

Spider-Man R7 (1 click)
Black Cat @ J6 (1 click)
Human Torch N3 (1 click)
Daredevil M8 (stealth)
Elektra @ N8
SWAT Heavy Weapons KO

HO Q8, Q17
LO I8, M8, R10

Hang on, Ninja's not in range for Black Cat. If it's all the same to you, I'll transfer her attack over to Blizzard who is in range.

"Ooh, look a quarter!" Black Cat said, bending down to pick up the coin, oblivious to the throwing star that flew through the air where her head had been a second before. "Now, about this loser." She flung her baton at Blizzard, beaning him on the head.
"Ow!" he cried, then rubbing the sore spot muttered, "should have stayed in flippin' bed today."

Seeing Daredevil menaced by Taskmaster, Elektra broke into a sprint. She stopped beside her lover, sais at the ready. She whipped her weapons around in an impressive display of skill.
"Hey, you want a challenge, skull-face, try me on for size."

"Ha! Funny," Taskmaster quipped, his mind as quick as his reflexes, "size, sais. Nice pun. Okay, since you insist..."
Taskmaster responded with his own display of skilled swordsmanship.

"No!" Daredevil shouted, "Not again! You want her, you go through me!"

"How touching," Taskmaster said. "I'll just have to take you both down."

Leadership is a 5. Gosh, now in the late game when it doesn't really matter...

Taskmaster will definitely attack someone this turn - let's say, Elektra, with BCF. 11 AV vs. 16 DV, needs a 5. Black Cat's LOF is blocked by Daredevil, too. Rolls an 8. BCF roll is a 4. 4 clicks to her. Sweet - out of BCF for her.

Blizzard limps over to M9.

Kraven will OW Black Cat's PC, again.

Just for kicks, Boomerang will borrow Bullseye's AV of 6 (a whole 2 point increase! Yippee!) and attack Spiderman. 6 AV vs. 16 DV - rolls a 5. Hey, didn't expect anything.

Everyone else clears.

Ninja HtH - P7
Ninja Ranged - O8 (1 click)
Taskmaster - N9 @
Boomerang - Q8 @ (4 clicks)
Blizzard - M9 @ (4 clicks)
Bullseye - Q7 (5 clicks)
Kraven - M13

"I just hope I get through this to spend my fee," thinks Blizzard, as he head over to join the grim Taskmaster.

"Sweetness, I'm real sorry about this, but you should know I've learned by watching the best." Taskmaster lunged at Elektra, who barely blocked the blow. Reflexes honed by watching hundreds of hours of tapes of Spiderman, Daredevil, and Captain America were too much for the Greek assasin, however. Taskmaster's next sword stroke easily by-passed her guard, slicing deeply into her bicep. Crying out in pain, her sais clattered to the ground.

"Elektra!" cried Daredevil, cursing that he wasn't fast enough to stop this attack.

"Your next, DD. Patience," counseled Taskmaster.

Kraven watched the Black Cat carefully. Should she try any of her old tricks, he was going to be sure to warn his compatriots.

Daredevil will attack Blizzard. I'd love to hit Taskmaster, but since he'd just Mastermind the damage anyway, I may as well go for the easier hit. AV9 on DV11. Anything but a critical miss. He gets a 7. 2 more clicks to Blizzard for the KO.

Human Torch will attack Ranged Hand Ninja. AV8 on DV15. Need a 7. Gets a 4. No help there.

Tough choice on Spider-Man. Finish off the 2 Bs, who aren't terribly big threats, or leave them up for now, trust to their low AVs to not hit me, and work on the bigger threats. Grrr. Okay, he'll grab the HO out from under Boomerang and move to L12 to confront Kraven.

Spider-Man @ L12 (1 click)
Black Cat J6 (1 click)
Human Torch @ N3 (1 click)
Daredevil @ M8 (stealth)
Elektra N8 (4 clicks)
SWAT Heavy Weapons KO

HO Q17
LO I8, M8, R10

Blizzard moved into position next to Taskmaster, only to receive a kick to the midsection from Daredevil. After the beating he'd already taken, Blizzard crumpled to the ground motionless.

The Human Torch threw a batch of fireballs at the ninja. The ninja looked a little comical dancing around, but he avoided them all.
"Wow," the Torch said. "I'm impressed. Maybe there is something to all that Ninja business."

"Sorry boys," Spider-Man said. "Looks like things are heating up down there. I'll be right back though. Don't go anywhere."
Grabbing the large spool of electrical cable that some repairman had left, he crawled down the wall and out to meet Kraven before Boomerang or Bullseye could stop him.

Leadership is a 4.

HtH Ninja moves to O4.

Kraven will OW Spiderman's Super Senses - thought about going for his Super Strength, since I really don't want to get smacked for 4 next turn, but if I hit he'll be knocked out of Super Strength anways. After all, what's the sense in not taking any risks? Besides, Spidey is blocking LOF to Black Cat - no chance of a PC.

Kraven will then follow up with an attack on Spidey - 10 AV vs. 16 DV. Rolls an 8. That's three clicks to Spiderman, which is awesome, but puts him into an 18 Defense with Defend. But I'll tackle that later...

Ranged Ninja will attack Elektra - 7 AV vs. 12 DV. Rolls another 8. 2 clicks to Elektra for the KO.

Finally, Bullseye will take a risk and aim for Black Cat - seems like my dice have warmed up. 6 AV vs. 15 DV, hoping for that 9. Rolls a 7. The streak endeth.

Ninja HtH - O4 @
Ninja Ranged - O8 @ (1 click)
Taskmaster - N9
Boomerang - Q8 (4 clicks)
Blizzard - KO
Bullseye - Q7 @ (5 clicks)
Kraven - M13 @

Taskmaster watched as Blizzard fell to Daredevil's fury. "That angry over the treatment of your squeeze, eh? Shen, dispatch the woman so that the horned one and I might tangle."

Shen nodded, stowed his shuriken, and whirled his nunchaku. Elektra Natchios, already dazed from loss of blood after Taskmaster's vicious attack, couldn't avoid the ninja's blows. Within seconds, she was crumpled at the feet of the silent Shen.

"#### you, Taskmaster!" cried Matt Murdock. "You'll pay for that."

"Temper, temper, DD..." muttered Taskmaster, steadying his katana and assuming a defensive stance. "Well, no one ever called you the Man Without Anger, I guess. Although now, you seem to be the Man Without A Girlfriend."

As Spiderman landed next to Kraven, carrying the heavy spool of wire from the roof, he glanced over at the fray involving the ninjas. The distraction was enough - not even his famed Spidey Sense could protect him from the wicked blow The Hunter landed. Kraven thrust his palm into Spiderman's face, snapping back his head and causing the spool to fall from his hands.

"Yowch! That's no way to treat your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman!" Peter Parker rubbed his jaw with chagrin. Kraven merely smiled a feral grin, and prepared his next strike.

"Jeez, mate - I'm glad that Spiderman's gone, for sure!" muttered Boomerang.

"You're telling me," said Bullseye, spying Black Cat and squeezing off a shaky round in her direction. "Look at that - my head's spinning so fast, I couldn't even hit the girl!"

Amidst the chaos, Taki flipped next to the Human Torch, and balked at the fiery figure. "Guess it's your turn, huh? By the way, they say black is out. Red is this year's hot color..." smiled The Torch.

To push, or not to push. Spidey needs a 9 to hit Kraven. Even with PC that's an awfully big risk to take considering I'm guaranteed to take a hit from it. Daredevil could attack Taskmaster, but Taskmaster would just Mastermind the damage anyway. Not worth clicking myself out of stealth just to do 2 clicks to one of your generics. Have to hope his Super Senses hold until next turn. As for the Torch, if I don't push to attack your Ninja, you might push to attack me, and he doesn't need very much to succeed either, so I'd be looking at a BCF roll. But Torch will drop to 1 damage and a 7 AV, which isn't all that hot, if you'll excuse the pun. However, I think I'm going to do it anyway. AV8 on DV15, he needs a 7. Rolls a 6. Black Cat will use her PC. Argh. Reroll is a 3. Torch take the click and misses anyway.

Black Cat will move to M11.

Spider-Man L12 (4 clicks)
Black Cat @ M11 (1 click)
Human Torch @@ N3 (2 clicks)
Daredevil M8 (stealth)
Elektra KO
SWAT Heavy Weapons KO

HO Q17
LO I8, M8, R10

Johnny Storm created his own katana out of fire and used it to attack the closing Ninja. In retrospect, he realized it was a bad idea to go after a Ninja with a weapon he's proficient in. In the end, he just couldn't connect with his foe.
"Geez," he thought, "these guys ARE good."

The Black Cat saw Kraven's blow to Spider-Man and she rushed to his aid.
"Are you okay?"
"Got the wind knocked out of me, but yeah, I think I'm fine."
"You won't be, Wallcrawler," Kraven interrupted. "And the kitty-cat just saved me the trouble of going to look for her when I'm done with you."

There's now a Heavy Object in L12 where Spidey dropped it.