As he closes the door to the chalet he burst into, sighing and muttering "
Où est-il?" under his breath, Maximilien brings his hands behind his back and begins a more methodical search for Jason Portman, [Spot: 5] There doesn't seem to be anything in the way of proof of Jason Portman being here, though the obvious fact that he could be hiding still appears in the back of his mind. No flashy cars, no bodyguards, no special treatment. If Portman
was here, he's showing no signs, very carefully hidden just out of sight, just out of reach. With no other leads truly in sight, Max snaps his fingers, but keeps his smooth upper lip as he returns to his car. Setting aside his sword and shield in the passenger seat, he checks his map again. The closest rest stop to here would be Ta Shebube Rooiputs, a private lodge to the northeast. Private lodge? Surely, a rich man would be there! He starts the engine right back up and begins speeding down the road towards his next destination.
Trying to ignore the scent of burnt toast and the sound of ringing in his ears, William Moran scrunches up his nose and mutters "
Oh shit," as he fumbles his foot towards the gas pedal. [Car Health: 1-1 (Damage)] Despite being pushed in from the back and landing on it's wheels, the engine seems to be incredibly damaged. Namely, that after the most horrific sputtering noise ever conceived of by mortal man, William and Agencourt look on as a
fire ignites from under the hood of their deluxe car. After a small, comedic beat of looking at eachother, they
bolt, throwing the doors open and scrambling for the open cavern in front of them, light and safety be damned. As they sprint for it, they come across a natural wall bending into a curve, and duck behind it. Agent Agencourt slides against the wall with a huff, clutching her limp right arm with a scowl. "
Fuck. I think my arm's dead, sir," she settles as William steps unsteadily beside her. "
But, I think we're okay. If we're careful, we can still win this...right, sir?" William looks down at her and nods quickly, drawing his pistol and waiting.
Slamming a fist onto the stone ground with a huff, he curses through gritted teeth "
Verdammt! Meine verdammten Rippen!" and looks up to see Chitti's shit-eating grin of self-satisfaction. Checking behind himself, he sees the car behind him has ignited and the doors have been flung open by the retreating agents. Scowling, he straightens up onto his feet with an arm still cradling his damaged ribs, and clutches his hammer in the free arm as he sprints towards a wall. He strikes, smacking the hammerhead against the walls of the chasm, [10 v 4] and sending a shockwave of energy up through the area. The lava sputters from the force and splashes harmlessly on the ground beside him as the shockwave flies up towards Chitti, who only has a second to realize something's up before the shockwave hits his foot and sends him
flying. Flipping backwards, he lands on his back with a thud, where a quick visual scan (and a simple sight check) confirms that the blow smashed the rotors in his ankles simultaneously. While it's an easy replacement, and his bizarre mobility will still allow him to move, it's going to slow the android down significantly. With that done, Josef turns back to offer a truce to the agents, only to realize that the car's...more on fire, and sparking. Oh dear. Wanting to run further in anyway, Josef makes to sprint for it [10 v 10+2 (Caffeine High)] as the car explodes. In a peak of speed, time seems to dilate, as he leaps over the lava, dodges wayward shrapnel, and makes it to cover before the fireball can catch him. As the flames fly harmlessly to his right, Josef smirks and nods, before doing a quick check for supplies. [Spot: 7] A discarded flashlight immediately catches his eye, which he picks up and clicks on. Still works.
Rinji smirks and gives a thumbs up back, and then watches as Chitti is thrown through the air by a violent shockwave that kicks up a cloud of dust. As soon as Chitti lands, he bolts to the entrance of the canyon and looks down, seeing no bodies, an exploded car with no one in it, and judging by the lack of extra abilities and the injured android, no death at all! He kicks the ground in a huff, and looks back to Chitti. "
Need a hand?" he asks, but Chitti waves him off with a simple response of "
No." Breathing in, Rinji then speaks "
Those damn government must have developed a way to block my attacks and survive yours. No matter. I've got more ways to with scum like them." With no clear angle for his first plan, he instead motions to Chitti to come closer, and watches as he crawls over quickly. With a nod shared between them, Chitti extends both hands as Rinji holds onto his jacket, and his bat holds onto him. With the force of his electromagnets, the three are dragged by an invisible force to the burning car, landing gracefully just a bit away from it's flames inside the canyon. "
Much better, thanks!" Rinji compliments, as he opens his gourd and drags up some Iron Sand with his Magnet Release. "
Time to finish this," he says, loud enough for the agents to hear, as he makes the Hand Seal of the Ram, "
Iron Sand: Scattered Showers!" Immediately, the sand hardens into iron grams the size of a 9mm bullet, and he sends the grains around the corner to attack them. [4 v 1+2 (Position Unclear)] [7 v 2+2 (Position Unclear)] William Moran hears the name of the technique and is able to press himself flat against the wall, save for a "bullet" that smashes through his right cheek, and out the left. Mathilda Agencourt takes a worse blow, taking two grains into her side, sending a gasp and a shout of pain out of her as blood splashes against the cave floor. Chitti begins to crawl after them, but being slower, he can't reach them to attack yet.
As the Pokemon watch the crowd, looking to see any sign of Jason Portman, Houndoom looks back to the sand dunes. Another Warrior was right on them, waiting to strike despite a string of bad luck, and he's just made his presence known again as he dashes towards the creatures with his gun still in-hand. With a sharp bark, the crowd notices the madman approaching and begin to flee, sending the suspicious man bolting towards one of the cabins. Houndoom and Registeel take cover behind the Navi Starmobile, and with a roared command, the Navi Starmobile rounds on Terry Helmut and uses Smog! [5 v Immune (Chemical Imbalance)] With a rev, the car pushes out a small purple ball, that hits Terry Helmut and explodes into a cloud of purple poison. The Houndoom and Registeel look out, confident he's down, only for Terry to sprint out through the cloud, seemingly no worse for ware! With an alarmed bark, Houndoom leaves the safety of cover and uses Flamethrower! [1 v Immune (Chemical Imbalance)] Barking loudly just before, a stream of flames emerge from her mouth, burning towards Terry, who is hit by a flame and not only seems completely unfazed, but seems to
absorb it automatically, and fires his gun at them! [10 v 3] With a loud bang, Houndoom lets out a pained whine as the bullet flies through her hide. She collapses, but manages to stand back up and bolt behind the car. Bleeding, she growls to Registeel, who peeks its head out as its red eyes turn stark white. [4 v 9] Registeel uses Flash Cannon! Sending out a beam of pure light energy, Houndoom watches in alarm as Terry rolls and dodges away from the beam, still with a look of determination. Houndoom looks back towards the village, and notices the suspicious man, now with a gun, escorting another armed man and a third, unarmed man out of a cabin. An unarmed man with a...familiar face.
Suddenly, every Wiki-Warrior gets a psychic resonance.
Jason Portman has been found in Kielie Krankie! He is Jason Portman, ex-CEO turned corporate laysabout. Quite the resume.Snapping his fingers, interrupted right from his train of thought, Beryl Bushmouse says "
Well, darn it all!" Standing up out of the cockpit and looking with a hand over his eyes, he spots the silhouette of what seems to be the collection of chalets that make up Kielie Krankie, and smiles. "
Hot dog! I'm comin' for ya, you scamp! And when I do, my rifle's gonna have some fun!" Sitting back down, he pivots his controls towards Kielie Krankie and begins to fly his plane over. [Speed: 7+2 (Plane)] The Pokemon and Terry Helmut can already see his monochrome engine in the sky, and know company's coming.
Between the psionic message, and the sight of an enemy plane, Terry Helmut now knows definitively that CEO Jason Portman is in Kielie Krankie. Without his initial plan to interview the townsfolk, he settles on taking cover behind a chalet in the midst of the confusion, and watching. Yep. Flanked by two guards in his finest, tacky-ass tourist trap getup, is Portman. The trio are approaching a Safari truck with a canopy above them, and he can't have
that, now can he? [9 v 10] Raising his Smith and Wesson up to bear, he fires the pistol, missing by seemingly a hair's breadth as the trio duck down. One of the armed men starts the car, and at the
loud urging of Jason Portman, the other raises his Bartoli pistol and fires back. [6 v 1] Terry can feel a sharp impact, almost like a punch, into his gut as the trio begin to drive, and he looks down to see the bullet having hit his gut. With a sigh of pain, he watches the safari truck drive back onto the road.
BSN:
Quite the turn! Sorry for the delay, life stuff happened and I kept getting demotivated. But here I am!
I decided to give away Portman's Initial Location once he was properly located as a way to keep people on the move: Wiki-Warfare "maps" are infinite in size, you guys can go anywhere within reason, so to keep Quests fair, that was my compromise. But only his Initial Location! If he escapes, it's back on the hunt.
Name: Terry Helmut
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Chemical Imbalance Charge: Fire
Injuries:
Gunshot in Abdomen (Moderate Bleeding, Pain)https://manhunt.fandom.com/wiki/The_Terry_Helmut_Show: +2 Charisma, +Lapel Mic
https://manhunt.fandom.com/wiki/Carcer_City_Police_Officer_1: +Nightstick, +S&W Model 686
https://manhunt.fandom.com/wiki/Pirso%27s_Bar: +Beer Bottle, +2 Stealth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_property: +Ability: Chemical Imbalance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horacio_Monti: +Sailboat
Assets: Lapel Mic (useless as a weapon, good for recording), Nightstick, S&W Model 686 (short/medium-reload double-action 357. or 38. Special Revolver, 4/6. Six Shots of 357. and Six Shots of 38. Special in Reserve), Beer Bottle, Sailboat (off the coast of South Africa, a long ways away)
Abilities: Chemical Imbalance (your body is a reservoir for chemicals and their reactions. You are immune to fire, acid, and poison, and can fire those elements out as attacks. However, you must absorb those elements from the environment or enemy attacks to use them; you do not naturally produce any flames, acids, or toxins from your body that can be useful in a fight.)
Name: Rinji
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: Otagakure/Hidden Sound Village
Chakra: 10/100
https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rinji: +Ability: Jutsu: Bat Controlling, +Kunai, +Ally: Bat
https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Sand: +Ability: Iron Sand Control, +Small Gourd of Iron Sand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthiran_(soundtrack): +Ally: Chitti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malusha: +Additional: The Prophetess
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_You_Know: +Ability: The Cost of Living
Assets: Kunai, Small Gourd of Iron Sand
Abilities: Jutsu: Bat Controlling (by spending your Chakra, you can communicate with your bat companion and give it orders.)
Iron Sand Control (through manipulation of Chakra, you are able to mold the iron sand into offensive and defensive shapes and use it however you see personally fit)
The Cost of Living (your anger over society is transcendent and unyielding, even surpassing your physical body. You are able to psychically attack anyone or anything, as long as they are with the government or it's a piece of government infrastructure.)
Allies: Bat (It's a normal Bat.)
Chitti (a lifelike Android capable of feeling and expressing emotion. Carries Super Strength, providing +2 Strength and +2 to Hand-to-Hand Attacks, a durable Metal Body with +2 Defense against Bullets, and an Electromagnetic Grip that can pull and push metal objects.
His ankle rotors are damaged, -2 Speed)
Additional: The Prophetess (allegedly, the mother of Saint Vladimir was a hundred-year old seer. At a random point in the match, an old woman will approach a random player and gift them with a Vision. That player will get a banked 10 that they can use on any single action of their choice.)
Name: Houndoom
Species: Houndoom
Gender: Female
Nationality: Johtonian
Injuries:
Gunshot through Body (Moderate Bleeding, Pain)https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Houndoom_(Crimson_Invasion_59): +Ability: Moveset (Bite, Fire Fang, Foul Play, Flamethrower)
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Registeel_(Pok%C3%A9mon)/Generation_III_learnset: +Ability: Moveset (Metal Claw, Flash Cannon, Iron Defense, Heavy Slam)
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Roxanne: +Potion x2
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Battle_VIP_Pass_(Fusion_Strike_225): +2 Lockpicking (somehow, you don't have thumbs. It's a bonus, tho)
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Atticus: +TM: Gunk Shot, +Ally/Asset: Navi Starmobile (Spin Out, Noxious Torque, Smog, Flame Charge)
Assets: Potion x2 (a dual set of healing potions that restore wounds), TM: Gunk Shot (a single-use disc that can swap out a single move with Gunk Shot, a projectile of noxious garbage. Can only be used with Navi Starmobile)
Abilities: Moveset (your moves as a Pokemon, inscribed here as four special abilities you can play in addition to striking hand-to-hand. Bite is a Dark-type move that has a rare chance to make opponents flinch, dealing a -2 penalty to their current action. Fire Fang is a Fire-type bite that burns the opponent in addition to puncturing them. Foul Play is a Dark-type move that gains a buff based on the opponent's Attack buffs. And Flamethrower is a Fire-type move, and is an actual flamethrower.)
Allies: Registeel (a legendary Pure Steel-type made of a flexible and hardy metal either engineered by Regigigas, found deep in the Earth's mantle, or having fallen from Space. It can synthesize sharp blades from it's hands with Metal Claw, release a beam of light energy with Flash Cannon, gain a +2 to Defense for three turns with Iron Defense, and jump up and slam onto opponents with Heavy Slam.)
Navi Starmobile (a living car formed from combining a normal automobile with an engine used in tandem with the Pokemon Revavroom. It can bowl opponents over with Spin Out, release a cloud of toxic gas with it's signature move Noxious Torque, spew out a cloud of poison with Smog, and cloak itself in flames and charge with Flame Charge)
Name: Beryl Brushmouse
Species: Cartoon Character
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MockyMouse: +Ability: Squash 'n' Stretch
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MusicIsEighthNotes: +Piano, +Violin, +Additional: Eighth Note Vocals
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LauncherMove: +Ability: Uppercut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_State_Airport: +Propeller Plane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_(film): +M1 Garand
Assets: Piano (portable keyboard form), Violin, Propeller Plane, M1 Garand (short-reload semi-automatic 30.06 rifle, 8/8. Two En Bloc Clips in Reserve)
Abilities: Squash 'n' Stretch (you're a cartoon! Your body can take real blows now, sure, but it's not like physics ever meant anythin' to you! You take no fall damage and your limbs can stretch further than normal.)
Uppercut (you may have been created before the advent of such classics as Street Fighter and Tekken, but you know a good bopper when you see one! Using Uppercut, you can knock an opponent into the air for a single turn. They only take the damage a normal punch would for the roll's result, but they are fully susceptible to the full range of damage the fall after gives. And of course, you can combo into other blows while they're airborne.)
Additional: Eighth Note Vocals (all sound effects you make create physical Eighth Notes. All of them. They don't really do much besides pop up for a second. -2 Stealth)
Name: Maximilien Ringelmann
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: French
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringelmann_scale: +Ability: Opaque Smokecloud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeselager: +Sword, +Shield
https://hitman.fandom.com/wiki/Coin: +Dime x3
https://hitman.fandom.com/wiki/Minhatsu: +"Minhatsu" Toyota Hilux
https://hitman.fandom.com/wiki/Fresh_Faced: +Additional: Just Get Rid of Him
Assets: Sword, Shield, Dime x3, "Minhatsu" Toyota Hilux
Abilities: Opaque Smokecloud (you are a master of identifying the opacity of smoke and it's nature, and now, you can harness it. You can throw a Smokebomb and produce a thick smokecloud that is near-impossible to see through. You are not immune to this, so it is recommended solely as an escape tool or distraction.)
Additional: Just Get Rid of Him (in addition to winning the Wiki-War, it has been discovered that a visitor to the park is one Jason Portman, a tech-bro CEO. Killing him will ensure you earn an Article, same as killing a Wiki-Warrior. But be warned: the contract is an open one, and any Wiki-Warrior who kills Portman will receive the same reward.)
Name: Josef Szombathy
Species: Cyborg
Gender: Male
Nationality: Austro-Hungarian
Augmentations: None
Injuries:
Broken Ribs, right side.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Szombathy: +2 Exploration and Archeology, +Chisel, +Hammer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove,_Coffee_County,_Tennessee: +Coffee Thermos, +Bag of Coffee Beans, +Ability: Caffeine High
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy: +Ability: Lithotripsy
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Cave: +Additional: Cave System
https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Mods/Installing_mods: +Ability: Augmentation
Assets: Chisel, Hammer, Coffee Thermos, Bag of Coffee Beans
Abilities: Caffeine High (like a late-night office worker or a creative with ADHD, it's caffeine that fuels the body above all else. When drinking coffee or soda, you gain +2 to your Speed, used for running away from or towards something)
Lithotripsy (the medical act of destroying kidney stones through shockwaves or lasers rather than surgery or natural passing, now passed itself on as an ability. By striking a surface with your hammer, you can create a shockwave that can damage anything on the other side of that surface.)
Augementation (you are no longer fully human, or at least, you won't be. You become a cyborg, able to augment yourself with extra components and chips for new abilities. Right now, you don't have any. But through crafting, purchase, or scavenging, you can find new limbs or modifications.)
Additional: Cave System (a chasm has opened, revealing a scenic cave full of interesting biomes, structures, resources, and hostile monsters. But be warned: dig too deep, and you will find yourself assaulted by the guardian of a hostile place, one slowly encroaching on the rest of the world...)
Name: William H. Moran
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Injuries:
Concussion, Gunshot through Cheek (Light Bleeding)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Moran: +Collapsible Baton, +FN P90, +SIG-Sauer P229, +Ally: Secret-Service Agent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(book): +Poison, +Apple
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Chevrolet_Styleline_De_Luxe: +1952 Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Trevor%27s_Bagpipes: +Bagpipes
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Fountain_Pen: +Acid Pen
Assets: Collapsible Baton, FN P90 (medium-reload fully-automatic 5.7x28mm SMG, 50/50. Two Box Magazines in Reserve), SIG-Sauer P229 (short-reload semi-automatic 9mm handgun, 10/10. Two Box Magazines in Reserve), Poison, Apple, Bagpipes, Acid Pen (a fountain pen containing Nitric and Hydrochloric Acid, perfect for dissolving metal.)
Allies: Secret-Service Agent (Mathilda Agencourt, a skilled agent. Carries a Glock 19. The Glock 19 is a short-reload semi-automatic 9mm Pistol, 15/15. The Glock 19 has Two Box Magazines in Reserve.
Her right arm is broken, and her face and hands are Lightly Bleeding. Her right side has been shot twice. Light Bleeding, Pain)
Win the Wiki-War! (Mandatory): You know the drill.
Reward: Victory
Just Get Rid of Him (Optional): Eliminate Jason Portman
Reward: Article
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