The secret is a good foundation By d_knight7

Sersi flirted shamelessly with Simon on their trek, obviously taken with his physique. She would make subtle but raunchy comments then laugh and stroke her hand over his muscles as he blushed.

“So your body is completely made up of ionic energy you say?” purred Sersi, Simon nodded. “And you never tire you say? Mmm, the possibilities are staggering.”

“Boize moi cuze trat var,” mumbled Wanda to herself as she glared at Sersi’s back.

“Did you say something my dear?” asked Sersi with false sweetness. “I thought I heard you mumble something in your charming primitive tongue.”

“It is a saying from my native land. Roughly translated it means “beware of the cow that presents its udders,” replied Wanda in her own sweet manner.

Sersi spun around, her eyes crackling dangerously with power, “Did you just call me a…”

“SSSHHH!” Called Iron Man in the nick of time. “I saw some people up ahead and they look up to no good. One of them is BIG.”

Simon flexed and winked at Sersi, “How big?”

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Goliath drove the sledgehammer against the support beams without pause. Twenty feet of walking muscle slammed metal against metal and the massive support beams were buckling under the relentless assault.

Moonstone sighed and checked her nails for the hundredth time. “This is so tedious, why must I remain here?”

“Because I will it!” spat a voice from the shadows. “My surveillance tells me that the Avengers are busy elsewhere, but should they return and discover us destroying the foundations to their mansion you shall be needed.”

“That’s all we needed to know!” shouted Iron man as he leaped out alongside his companions.

“They’re not the Avengers!” cried out Moonstone.

“Not quite anyway,” mused the voice in the shadows. “They are the Avengers West Coast, the reserve team if you will.”

Simon punched a rock and shattered it. “RESERVE TEAM? Step out and try us and you’ll see who the reserves are pal!”

“Very well oaf, it is time for you and the world to shake with fear once more at the return of ZEMO!” With an acrobatic leap a man with a sword and a curious mask landed in the open and performed a flowery bow.

“Zemo?” said Wanda with horror, taking a step back. “It can not be, you were a bogeyman to everyone in eastern Europe for decades, but you died fighting Captain America sixty years ago!”

“And is not the good captain alive and well?” said Zemo with a smile that was visible through his skin-tight mask. “Come child, you’ll be telling me you think the Red Skull is dead too next.”

“Oh my god,” said Wanda before she reverted to babbling in her native tongue.

Iron Man took fast stock of the situation. “Wanda you stay back and watch Hawkeye, Sersi and Wonder Man, you two help me take out the trash.

Goliath and Moonstone lined up behind Zemo as he took up a fencer’s pose. “En Garde! Let us see how you fare against true MASTERS OF EVIL!”


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AWC
R Ironman 117
Wonder Man 97
Sersi 76
280

VS

MOE
Baron Zemo 90 *
R Moonstone 68
R Goliath 94 **
* Stunning Blow 10
** Shake Off 10
272


The map is Xavier’s school outdoor. The water is water and any hindering or blocking on the map counts as usual, just imagine them as rock formations. No soaring as it is actually a cave.

Yes! Bring on the Masters! Sorry mike, but I just have to barrack for my favourite villian (cum-hero) team here!

Okay, WMan, let's rumble underground.
Initiative: 6+3=9
Objects: 6+3=9 (okay...)

Is this map at Creation Matrix or Cabal City? Which one is it? I recognize it on paper, but which side is 'up' for coordinates purposes?

I presume three actions per turn?

'to barrack' is a verb?

It's on Wakandaman's homepage
http://au.geocities.com/wakandaman/M...iersschool.jpg

Actually mike I'm your villian today. The wheel has come full circle. I get to be the MOE to your Avengers.

Anyway:

Initiative: 7
Objects: 7

weird. we both rolled the same thing twice.

West Coast Avengers Homeward Bound
R Iron Man (Xplosion) 117 W12
R Wonder Man (Mutant Mayhem) 97 W11
U Sersi (Critical Mass) 76 W13

HOs: U12, O10,
LOs: O3,


Cool, Vance, i must've misread some message somewhere as to my (i could almost say 'our') villain for this issue.

West Coast Avengers Homeward Bound
R Iron Man (7/7) W12
R Wonder Man (8/8) W11
U Sersi (8/8) W13

HOs: U12, O10,
LOs: O3,

AWC
R Iron Man (7/7) W12
R Wonder Man (8/8) W11
U Sersi (8/8) W13


VS

MOE
Baron Zemo * (6/6) B6
R Moonstone (7/7) B7
R Goliath** (8/8) B8
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12, O10, C8
LOs: O3, C7, L12

Sersi looked askance at Iron Man. She was certainly not accustomed to taking orders from anyone, particularly from a mortal man. She had to wonder whether humans' nature had changed much over past couple centuries, if they had gained in wisdom or knowledge. In light of the adversarial reaction of the armored man next to her, she thought not. In fact, there was something about their masked challenger's aggressive stance and bravado that reminded her of a French officer she had known who had served under Napoleon. Nonetheless, she followed her new compatriots into battle, partially out of gratitude for their having rescued her, partially out of curiosity
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Iron Man grabs Wonder Man and moves to Q11, placing Wonder Man in P11.
Sersi moves to Q12.
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WCAvengers
R Iron Man (7/7) Q11 @
R Wonder Man (8/8) P11
U Sersi (8/8) Q12 @

VS

MOEvil (evil!!)
Baron Zemo * (6/6) B6
R Moonstone (7/7) B7
R Goliath** (8/8) B8
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12, O10, C8
LOs: O3, C7, L12

Move Goliath to L1 picking the HO in C8 on the way

Moonstone will carry Baron Zemo, picking LO in C7 on the way, Moonstone in K5, Zemo in L4

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WCAvengers
R Iron Man (7/7) Q11 @
R Wonder Man (8/8) P11
U Sersi (8/8) Q12 @

VS

MOEvil (evil!!)
Baron Zemo * (6/6) L4
R Moonstone (7/7) K5 (LO)@
R Goliath** (8/8) L1 (HO)@
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12, O10
LOs: O3, L12

Something nagged at Simon's memory as he warily watched the approach of the three individuals who had been trying to damage the foundations of the Avengers mansion -- something sbout the way thaat flying woman carried herself, or was it the voice of their apparent leader, the masked man. in any event, Wonder Man's jaw clenched, and he readied himself for the coming melee.
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Iron Man and Sersi clear.
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WCAvengers
R Iron Man (7/7) Q11
R Wonder Man (8/8) P11
U Sersi (8/8) Q12

VS

MOEvil (evil!!)
Baron Zemo * (6/6) L4
R Moonstone (7/7) K5 (LO)@
R Goliath** (8/8) L1 (HO)@
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12, O10
LOs: O3, L12

inevitably there is an attack coming next turn. so here we go.

zemo runshots to K6 to attack ironman. av10 vs dv16. need a 6. get 4+1 for 5. that's a miss.

geez, that was gonna be the easy one, i'll just pass on moonstone.

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WCAvengers
R Iron Man (7/7) Q11
R Wonder Man (8/8) P11
U Sersi (8/8) Q12

VS

MOEvil (evil!!)
Baron Zemo * (6/6) L4@
R Moonstone (7/7) K5 (LO)
R Goliath** (8/8) L1 (HO)
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12, O10
LOs: O3, L12

I don't think Zemo has clear LoFire to Iron Man from K6 because Wonder Man is next to/in front of Iron Man and blocks it, no? Moonstone is on the direct diagonal.

you're right, i'll aim the attack at wonder man, which still misses.

>SKRAAK< Iron Man's repulsor rays were loud in Wonder Man's ears as he began to charge their opponents. The destructive beams struck the blonde woman full force as she hovered amidst some rocks. "Aieee!" she shouted, dropping the chunk of granite she had picked up during her approach.
Wonder Man scooped up a large boulder and charged the masked man, who had just shot at him. "What do think you're doing?!" yelled Simon and brought the huge chuck of bedrock down on top of the man's head. With a stifled grunt, their opponents' leader gave an indication that the crushing attack hadn't killed him, but he was certainly on his last legs.
Sersi was almost entertained by the proceedings. She awaited an opportunity to participate and mused briefly to herself about the advantages of taking either of her two new companions as paramours... why not both?...

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Iron Man attacks Moonstone using RCExpert > AV8 vs DV15+1 (hindering) > roll: 6+2=8 HIT for (2 +2 (RCE) -1 (Toughness)) 3 damage. I believe she no longer has Super Strength and would then drop the LO in K5, where she is, right?
Wonder Man, using Charge, grabs the Heavy Object in O10 in the way, moves to L7 and attacks Baron Zemo > AV9 vs DV16 > roll: 6+3=9 HIT for 5 damage. (yeah, baby. y'know these two attacks were so crucial to the further course of this match!... luck -- a fickle mistress)

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WCAvengers
[3] Iron Man (7/7) Q11 @
[5] Wonder Man (8/8) L7 @
[ ] Sersi (8/8) Q12

VS

MOEvil (evil!!)
Baron Zemo * (1/6) L4@
R Moonstone (4/7) K5 (LO)
R Goliath** (8/8) L1 (HO)
* Stunning Blow
** Shake Off


HOs: U12
LOs: O3, L12, K5