( Copperhead had Combat Reflexes showing, which means he didn't take knockback from that critical hit?... otherwise, Silver Surfer would get another IAP?... )

WCAvengers turn 13b

Iron Man felt a sense of urgency. He knew the Avengers had a limited amount of time before more bad things would happen.

This Silver Surfer fellow seemed to know it, too, and Namor rushed off as soon as Copperhead had been knocked out, as well. Hellcat had also leapt after her teammates.

Iron Man flew through the dark, dank air, alighting so that he could draw a bead on Fer-de-Lance. < SKRAAK > The repulsor ray attack was impressive, but Fer-de-Lance proved remarkably elusive. "Hold still!" Iron Man exclaimed. "Let me take you out so that we can deal with your boss."

The Scarlet Witch had little desire for a melee with Fer-de-Lance. Wanda was injured and she could tell that Fer-de-Lance was using a variety of nefarious poisons, all too like her deadly namesake. She knew she could not stand toe-to-toe with her, even if she had been at full health. Suddenly, she noticed that the distance between her and the last remaining opponent from the Serpent Society was growing. She had been grabbed psionically by Sersi, who was drawing her out of harm's way. She and Sersi had never been on good terms, but Wanda's emotion was apparent when she said to the Eternal, "Thank you."



- ('free') Scarlet Witch uses Chaos Magic/Perplex to decrease the Defense value of Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze.
- Iron Man pushes and uses Running Shot, moving to M17 and attacking Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze > AV10 vs DV15-1 > roll: 2+6=8 HIT; Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze has Super Senses > roll: 5 (aargh!); EVADES. Iron Man takes 1 damage for the push.
- ('free' TA move) Vision moves to O15.
- Tigra moves to J12 (thanks to her Sneak feat).
- Sersi uses Telekinesis on Scarlet Witch, moving Wanda to L18 (the digital rendering says K18).






Defenders:
1) V Namor (gg203) 100 (6/7) I-16@ {6}
[Super Strength X2]
2) V Silver Savage (Mutations & Monsters) 96 (7/9) J-21@@ {26}
[Armor, Super Strength]
3) V Hellcat (Ultimates) 38 (5/6) K-15@ {12}
[Always avoids any random selection]
4) R Clea (Secret Invasion) 59(2/6) K-22
[Magic]
Team Total: 293

WCAvengers:
1) [7] U Iron Man (Mutations & Monsters #200) (-2) M17 @@
2) [1] R Scarlet Witch (Chaos War) (-2) L18
3) [8] V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @
4) [2] LE Marc Spector (Critical Mass) 35 (-1) M16
5) [5] U Sersi (Critical Mass) + Life Model Decoy (-1) L21 @
6) [ ] R Vision (Supernova) (-1) O15 @
===> 397 points

Serpent Society:
7) Black Mamba (aa026 Nightshade) 50 ""KO""
8) Fer-de-Lance (acb001 Ezio Auditore de Firenze) 100 (-4) J16 @@
9) Boomslang (bd005 Captain Boomerang) 61 ""KO""
C) Copperhead 88 ""KO"" [Assassins TA]
Total: 299

HOs:S-10, K-20, T15
LOs: C-8, O14, J9

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I think no extra IAP because he was dead before he would have taken the knockback damage, from what I understand the rules to be anyway. Correct if I'm wrong though.

Also I thought that figure had Mastermind not Super Senses? It's the 100 point dial not the 130, I think.

ach!... I was looking at the replacement figure I'm using upstairs!... Ezio Auditore de Firenze doesn't have Super Senses, you're right!...

Let's see, so Iron Man knocked him out...

updated / corrected / edited after my mistake...

WCAvengers turn 13b

Iron Man felt a sense of urgency. He knew the Avengers had a limited amount of time before more bad things would happen.

This Silver Surfer fellow seemed to know it, too, and Namor rushed off as soon as Copperhead had been knocked out, as well. Hellcat had also leapt after her teammates.

Iron Man flew through the dark, dank air, alighting so that he could draw a bead on Fer-de-Lance. < SKRAAK > The repulsor ray attack was impressive, but Fer-de-Lance proved remarkably elusive. "Hold still!" Iron Man exclaimed. "Let me take you out so that we can deal with your boss." Finally, Fer-de-Lance went down under Iron Man's barrage. "Man, she's tough -- for a reptile..."





- ('free') Scarlet Witch uses Chaos Magic/Perplex to decrease the Defense value of Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze.
- Iron Man pushes and uses Running Shot, moving to M17 and attacking Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze > AV10 vs DV15-1 > roll: 2+6=8 HIT; Fer-de-Lance/Ezio Auditore de Firenze takes 3 damage and is KOd.
- ('free' TA move) Vision moves to O15.
- Tigra moves to J12.
- Sersi uses Carry, moving to J14 and placing Clea in J13.

Scarlet Witch will use Chaos Magic/Probability Control if...




Defenders:
1) V Namor (gg203) 100 (6/7) I-16@ {6}
[Super Strength X2]
2) V Silver Savage (Mutations & Monsters) 96 (7/9) J-21@@ {26}
[Armor, Super Strength]
3) V Hellcat (Ultimates) 38 (5/6) K-15@ {12}
[Always avoids any random selection]
4) R Clea (Secret Invasion) 59(2/6) J13
[Magic]
Team Total: 293

WCAvengers:
1) [12] U Iron Man (Mutations & Monsters #200) (-2) M17 @@
2) [1] R Scarlet Witch (Chaos War) (-2) K17
3) [8] V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @
4) [2] LE Marc Spector (Critical Mass) 35 (-1) M16
5) [5] U Sersi (Critical Mass) + Life Model Decoy (-1) L21 @
6) [ ] R Vision (Supernova) (-1) O15 @
===> 397 points

Serpent Society:
7) Black Mamba (aa026 Nightshade) 50 ""KO""
8) Fer-de-Lance (acb001 Ezio Auditore de Firenze) 100 ""KO""
9) Boomslang (bd005 Captain Boomerang) 61 ""KO""
C) Copperhead 88 ""KO"" [Assassins TA]
Total: 299

HOs:S-10, K-20, T15
LOs: C-8, O14, J9

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... and here's the dramatic development for this turn 13!...

"Apophis' reach into our world grows stronger... the many heads of the serpent god stretch out to test the will of Earth's defenders. Randomly choose three non-"Magic" heroes and make a ranged-combat mind-control attack against them 11. Successfully hit heroes are immediately given an action by the villain player as normal for uses of mind-control.

If any of these actions resulted in a KO, the attacker becomes controlled by the villain player for the remainder of the game."

Ughhh. Ughhh I say. Ughhh.

Ok. According to my calculations, there are 5 (possibly 6) non-"Magic" heroes available for the selection pool.

The way I'm reading this, Mike could choose to make Moon Knight "Magic" and give him immunity from this challenge.

The other 5 are:
1) Namor
2) Silver Surfer
3) Iron Man
4) Tigra
5) Vision

Does this sound right? If so, let me know your decision on Moon Knight and we'll see how strong Apophis is by now.

I should have posted that right away...

with the story line development as it has been, I sorta have to have Moon Knight use this MAGIC characteristic (even though I think tactically I would do otherwise)...

Okay: Moon Knight will use his MAGIC characteristic to avoid possible Mind Control here...

I gotta get to work, but I have a quick question: Is Apophis's attack subject to Scarlet Witch's PC? If so, Mike, would you want to?

if Scarlet Witch may use Chaos Magic/Probability Control to force a re-roll on Apophis' Mind Control attempt(s), then she will focus on Namor (i.e. only on the Mind Control roll to take over Namor)...

if she may not do this (LoFire?) she will wait to use PC for the attack rolls following Apophis' Mind Control, and she will use PC on the first successful attack roll, to which she has LoFire...

PC requires LoF to the attacker, so Wanda cannot use it against Apophis (who is not actually on the map). She can use it against any mind-controlled victims she can see, though.

Yeah, that was a dumb question. I should know better than to try to think that early in the morning.

There are 5 non-"Magic" heroes available for random selection.

1) Namor
2) Silver Surfer
3) Iron Man
4) Tigra
5) Vision

Roll #1: 1 = Namor. Roll #2: 1 = duplicate roll. Roll #3: 1 = duplicate roll. Roll #4: 3 = Iron Man. Roll #5: 4 = Tigra.

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As Fer-de-Lance collapsed, a deep, rumbling groan rolled through the catacombs, as if something were straining against the ancient stone walls. The gloom seemed to deepen, then brighten slightly as the heroes noticed a nimbus of sickly green light settle about the heads of Namor, Iron Man and Tigra. Before most of their comrades realized what was happening, the three affected heroes attacked!

The Silver Surfer saw Namor's eyes go blank, then widen as a madness fueled rage overcame him and he landed a savage blow to the Surfer's ribs.

Moon Knight saw Iron Man raise his hands, repulsor discs glowing. Thinking there was danger behind him, he turned his head, then felt the hammer blow of the repulsor rays hitting him from behind.

Clea recognized the mystical energy surrounding Tigra, and knew what was happening, but her injuries had left her too weak to react in time. She heard Tigra snarl as she felt the razor sharp claws slashing her body, but she barely had time to scream before consciousness fled.

The madness that had come upon Namor and Iron Man seemed to pass as quickly as it had come. Tigra, however, was not so lucky. She crouched over the fallen Clea, teeth and claws bared, ready to pounce.

Turn 13-C

1) Apophis MIND CONTROL Namor, Iron Man, and Tigra. 11 vs. 17 (Namor), 16+2 (ES/D) (Iron Man), 15 (Tigra). Roll: 6+4=10. Tigra SUPER SENSES roll: 3. Failed! Hit everyone!

2) Iron Man attacks Moon Knight. 10 vs. 14. Roll: 5+1=6. Scarlet Witch PC re-roll: 6+3=9. Hit! Moon Knight takes 3 damage.

3) Namor attacks Silver Surfer. 10 vs. 15. Roll: 4+1=5. Hit! Silver Surfer takes 3-2 (INVULNERABILITY) = 1 damage.

4) Tigra B/C/F Clea. 8 vs. 14. Roll: 2+5=7. Hit! Tigra B/C/F roll: 3. Clea takes 3 damage. KO! Tigra becomes a thrall of Apophis.


Defenders:
1) V Namor (gg203) 100 (6/7) I-16@ {6}
[Super Strength X2]
2) V Silver Savage (Mutations & Monsters) 96 (6/9) J-21@@ {26}
[Armor, Super Strength]
3) V Hellcat (Ultimates) 38 (5/6) K-15@ {12}
[Always avoids any random selection]
4) R Clea (Secret Invasion) 59(-1/6) "KO"
[Magic]
Team Total: 293

WCAvengers:
1) [12] U Iron Man (Mutations & Monsters #200) (-2) M17 @@
2) [1] R Scarlet Witch (Chaos War) (-2) K17
3) [8] V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @ [Enthralled]
4) [2] LE Marc Spector (Critical Mass) 35 (-4) M16
5) [5] U Sersi (Critical Mass) + Life Model Decoy (-1) L21 @
6) [ ] R Vision (Supernova) (-1) O15 @
===> 397 points

Thrall of Apophis:
1) V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @

HOs:S-10, K-20, T15
LOs: C-8, O14, J9

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14A:
Clear

Defenders:
1) V Namor (gg203) 100 (6/7) I-16 {6}
[Super Strength X2]
2) V Silver Savage (Mutations & Monsters) 96 (6/9) J-21 {26}
[Armor, Super Strength]
3) V Hellcat (Ultimates) 38 (5/6) K-15 {12}
[Always avoids any random selection]
4) R Clea (Secret Invasion) 59(-1/6) "KO"
[Magic]
Team Total: 293

WCAvengers:
1) [12] U Iron Man (Mutations & Monsters #200) (-2) M17 @@
2) [1] R Scarlet Witch (Chaos War) (-2) K17
3) [8] V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @ [Enthralled]
4) [2] LE Marc Spector (Critical Mass) 35 (-4) M16
5) [5] U Sersi (Critical Mass) + Life Model Decoy (-1) L21 @
6) [ ] R Vision (Supernova) (-1) O15 @
===> 397 points

Thrall of Apophis:
1) V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @

HOs:S-10, K-20, T15
LOs: C-8, O14, J9

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( when does Tigra lose her action token? not at the end of my turn here, I hope?... also, remember that the real map has the center 4x4 area all as blocking terrain... how are we playing this?... )

WCAvengers 14b

"Unnngh," Moon Knight groaned. Iron Man's repulsor rays packed quite some punch. The Avenger in jet and silver realized that the serpent god of chaos had exerted control over his teammates. He turned quickly and leapt at Iron Man, grasping his helmet between his white gauntlets.

"Iron Man!" Moon Knight cried. "It is Apep controlling you!" Moon Knight slapped the hard steel alloy of the helmet, and slowly Iron Man regained his usual composure.

James Rhodes had always been involved with technology and mechanized controls. Perhaps that was why he was less susceptible to the machinations of the evil god.

Tigra was, however, closer to mystical realms, being one of the Cat People. Morgan Le Fay had once controlled her*, and now Tigra was completely in the thrall of Apophis. She hissed and snarled over the unconscious form of Clea.

'I have to try to stop her,' Moon Knight thought quickly to himself. He leapt past Sersi and confronted Tigra from her rear flank. "Tigra!" he shouted. He was, however, weakened by Iron Man's blast and hoped his teammates would come to his aid.

Sersi spat. "Apophis must be stopped! He corrupts us with his spirit!" The Eternal's resolve strengthened. She could see Tigra in the gloom of the catacombs and readied herself...

* See WCAvengers #25-27 of the spring of 2009, http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257223



- ('free') Scarlet Witch uses Chaos Magic/Perplex to increase Moon Knight's Marc Spector's Defense value +1.
- Moon Knight leaps to I11.
- Scarlet Witch moves to I15.

Scarlet Witch will use Chaos Magic/Probability Control on the first successful thing Tigra rolls. Wanda will also use PC if Namor Charges and misses Tigra...



Defenders:
1) V Namor (gg203) 100 (6/7) I-16 {6}
[Super Strength X2]
2) V Silver Savage (Mutations & Monsters) 96 (6/9) J-21 {26}
[Armor, Super Strength]
3) V Hellcat (Ultimates) 38 (5/6) K-15 {12}
[Always avoids any random selection]
4) R Clea (Secret Invasion) 59(-1/6) "KO"
[Magic]
Team Total: 293

WCAvengers:
1) [12] U Iron Man (Mutations & Monsters #200) (-2) M17
2) [1] R Scarlet Witch (Chaos War) (-2) I15 @
3) [8] V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @ [Enthralled]
4) [2] LE Marc Spector (Critical Mass) 35 (-4) I11 @
5) [5] U Sersi (Critical Mass) + Life Model Decoy (-1) L21
6) [ ] R Vision (Supernova) (-1) O15
===> 397 points

Thrall of Apophis:
1) V Tigra (Fantastic Forces) + Sneak (-2) J12 @

HOs:S-10, K-20, T15
LOs: C-8, O14, J9

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