[We find our crew (some of 'em, anyway), facing off against the ebil Man in Red, who is none other than Lucius Jennings. Jan and co. were there earlier, but now they're not, having ditched you guys in favor of saving Elly, who was kidnapped by other bandits.] (Oh, I thought they just didn't feel like fighting. Saving Elly is a less cool reason to leave. ;_;) [Luckily for you, Jinx and John, who had left to get the horses, have heard the gunshots and (presumably) are rushing to get to you. Unluckily for you, they're still a fair distance away.] ( Man, the women in this campaign can't go two minutes without getting kidnapped. ) (Elly has it coming) ( Gloria Steinam would NOT be happy. ) (I've never been kidnapped) (Similarly nor has Jan) [Suddenly Saki shows up and blows off Jenning's head. She then shows you how she managed to kill Will and Gustave and gathered all the pieces of the tablet. She is forever hailed as a hero. The end!] [Ok, that last part doesn't happen. [It's actually Yvonne that does it.] [Ok, that's not true either. Let's get this show on the road.] [Start!] * Tairan manages to completely fsck up his attack! Now who's next? [Init, by the way, is Riders, Kojiro, Lucius, Millie, Jan, Tairan, Greebo, Fanfan] [Which, when compressed, is actually Lucius, Millie, Tairan, Fanfan] [Technically it's Fanfan's turn, but she's trapped in ice and unable to move. So we move on to Lucius.] [Lucius calmly walks up to Fanfan, grabs her head, and slams it into the wall. She's out like a light.] [Millie's turn!] * Millie curses at the riders as they're getting away. "Cover me as best ya can, Lanky." She rushes out, trying to weave past cover. [Millie has a bit of a problem: Lucius is kind of between her and there.] (Oh...well then) (He covers the entire area? >.>) ( It's not a very big hallway. ) (...I thought it was a room.) ( It's a hallway that turns into a room. ) ( I thought we were outside. ) ( No, there's a hole that leads to the outside :P ) ( If you want to get past Lucius, you can with a successful body - acrobatics (tumbling). But if you miss it, you get a +2 to defend until your next turn from being off balanced. ) ('kay. Can I do a slide instead of a tumble though?) ( Yes. But the same thing applies. And you don't get through if you fail. ) * Millie eyes Lucius and steadies her aim at his hand. "Lay off." She whispers to Tairan. "Any way past this jerk?" Shortly after, she fires. (Disarm attempt) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-2) and gets 3. [Millie fires! But Lucius turns a bit, and the blast flies past him, making a big hole in the.... actually there's already a hole behind him, so it just flies off into oblivion.] [Tairan's turn] * Tairan raises his gun to fire, whispering back to Millie before firing a shot to cover his advance as he closes in for a stab attempt. "Over his dead body." 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-3) and gets 4. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 6. [Lucius fairly easily dodges Tairan's bullet, but the blade grazes his side, drawing blood. He sneers.] [And its his turn! He gestures at Tairan. "Frostbane."] ( Ranged magic def +1 ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6+1) and gets 9. Tairan finds himself covered with a deathly cold frost. His body numbs but somehow he's still able to move.] [Lucius raises his pistol next, and takes a shot at Millie.] [And maybe hits.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-2) and gets 10, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hope you invested in some good armor." [Millie is shot square in the stomach! ... Friggin' ow. She finds she can't quite keep on her feet, and collapses.] [Tairan's turn] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 7. * Tairan glances back, fighting to keep his concentration through the numbing cold, and scowls s'more. "What a fucking stupid way to die this is gonna be..." He slashes at Lucius, then hops back, firing his pistol. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 5. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-3) and gets 3. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 3. (dr1) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 6. [Lucius is ready for Tairan's blade this time, moving harmlessly out of the way as it goes past. Unfortunately for him, he seems to have forgotten about the gun, and takes a bullet in his side.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 6. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (d6+7) and gets 8. [About this time, John shows up!] [New order: Lucius, Tairan, John.] * Millie lies bleeding on Lucius's precious carpet. ( Millie's FINAL REVENGE! ) (Exactly) [Lucius scowls at the new comer. He takes a shot at both him and Tairan. But the shot at John ricochets harmlessly off the wall.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 1. [And Tairan avoids the bullet from the big black gun.] [Tairan's turn] d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (d6+7) and gets 10. * Tairan hops forward to slash at Lucius, then hops back, firing his gun to cover his move and to give John room to fire. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 6. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-3) and gets 3. [Tairan slashes a good sized cut across Lucius's chest, but the bullet, he manages to avoid.] [John's turn] * John draws both his pistols and, guessing correctly that the person Tairan's shooting is a bad guy, fires twice at Lucius! ( In this city? Who ISN'T a bad guy? :P ) 2 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2 2d6-5) and gets 2 0. ( Yeah, really. ) [Lucius dodges one of the bullets, but the other hits him in the gut. He's starting to look in very bad shape.] [And now Jinx arrives on the scene! Order is: Lucius, Jinx, John, Tairan] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 9. [Lucius scowls even more at the new arrival. He decides to run, gestureing at Jinx and John as he flees. "Frostbane!"] ( Gimme ranged magic def, +1 ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6+1) and gets 7. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6+1) and gets 8. [Jinx and John are both covered in frost. Their bodies are too numb to move.] [Tairan's turn] ( They are both conscious, though ) * Tairan scowls as he sees Lucius run. "Oh no you fucking don't." He conctentrates for a moment, then stabs his sword down into the ground in Lucius' direction. (Blades of the Earth) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 3. ( Made. Ranged magic attack, +1 to dodge. Eat it! ) [Lucius howls as the walls and floor impale him with spikes. He dies on his feet, a very bloody mess.] * Tairan pulls his sword out of the ground, and sheathes it. "That's more like it." *turns around; goes to check on Millie* [He's pretty dead. Incidentally, getting around him is going to be a trick, too.] (So we cutting here?) (And does the freeze wear off?) ( Nah, not just yet. ) ( It starts to, but you'll still be icy for a bit. ) ( But you can do stuff and such ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6) and gets 4. * Jinx starts to shake off the freeze. He looks over the dead Lucius and comments evenly. "Guess I didn't need to run after all." He then sees Millie on the ground and loses the even tone. "Shit! Millie! How is she Tairan?" ( Nobody mentions Fanfan :P ) ( Jinx will get to her. But he has his priorities. ;P) ... bad. Gutshot. Bleeding pretty bad. Decent chance she'll pull through if we can get her medical attention... none without. * John 's teeth *ting* as he mouths slowly. "Fire swarm." The ice shatters and melts away as he transforms into a swarm of fire-wasps, quickly re-materializing as a normal John Rogers, nice and defrosted. "What the hell is goin' on?" ... my mistake. She *could* pull through without medical attention. Forgot how goddamn stubborn she is. * Jinx then mutters a rapid stream of profanity and looks around and sees Fanfan and goes to check on her condition. "Anyone remember if that mage bitch of Jan's can heal?" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 8. (dr2) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 10. * Tairan pulls some bandages out of his pack, and tries to staunch the bleeding as best he can. "Dunno. You got any healing potions left? Or, failing that, have you seen Crazy Feathers?" (Waits for it) (Waits...) [Crickets chirp outside.] [Even Crazy Feathers isn't crazy enough to try to sell stuff in Hellspoint.] ... right. Jinx, get her onto the horse. John, get Fanfan. I'm gonna see if Lucius wants to help pay for Millie's doctor, and then we're gonna go find her one. * Tairan goes to loot the corpse! Yay! Damn. * John goes and gets Fanfan! 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6) and gets 9. * Jinx nods and then gently picks up Millie, trying to hold her in a way to staunch the bleeding. "Try to find Jan first. I'm not sure a half-Injun and an Eastern will fair well by Hellspoint medicine." [Tairan finds $250 on Lucius.] * Jinx then heads out to the horses. * Millie slumps in Jinx's grip. If she's faking, she's doing a damned fine job. * Tairan also stuffs Lucius' revolver in his pack, then *carefully* climbs around the spikes to the outside. "No, but a shiny-toothed Teckian with a wad of cash might get someone to treat her." * Jinx nods. "True. And if that doesn't work, there's also the threat of painful death if he fails." [End!]