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  1. #21
    Chris Wooding's Avatar

    Mask of Tranquility
    SL •• (Handsome)
    Domain ••• (Reeve)
    Circle ••• (Hierophant)
    Mekhet •• (Recognized)
    (-1 Vitae in Requiem for Blush)
    Chris Wooding

    Mask of Tranquility
    Mekhet
    Circle of the Crone


    - 1 Vitae for Blush of Life in Requiem Subforum

    1
    PRE

    The money seems fine, and so far Chris is happy with all this. New occult experiences, a nice book, a ghost story, a good amount of cash. Now, the Beast demands a little playtime. He puts the envelope in his bag, but his hand stays inside. It finds its way around his katana's handle.

    Is there any reason to wait? She seems awfully confident, but also just a bit crazy. And I can't really leave Matthew here.

    He clears his throat, an un-Chris-like-malicious grin appears. 'Well, professor, the whole point of us being here is that I would not like you to get on with your research.'

    And as the Mekhet pulls his hand from his bag, his intentions become awfully clear.

       Initiative 6 + 3 = 9, will use celerity if I can jump ahead of Aurora
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-18 08:49:11 Chris rolls 1 die for initiative 3
    Presence •• (Easy Going) | Striking Looks •• (Boy Next Door) | Mask of Tranquility | CotC ••• | Domain ••• | Mekhet ••

  2. #22
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    Caleb Fischer
    Caleb Fischer

    Predator's Bearing

    Ah, finally, down to business. Although, a little extra warning, beyond just the corny one-liner, would have been nice. Nonetheless, Rina was happy to finally get down to the actual reason why they were there. Even if they had spent quite some time talking it over because they couldn't kill her here. Rina even had a moment of thought as to whether they needed to kill her at all. She could be turned into a Ghoul, and in that state, if she were told to abandon her research, she would. Oh well, this way was faster anyway.

      Initiative 10 + 3 = 13
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-18 08:58:02 Rina Yui rolls 1 die for initiative 3
    Gangrel - Circle of the Crone
    Aspect of the Predator


  3. #23
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    Katya wonders at first just how Chris will manage to get this woman alone so that they can take her out. This is until he announces that that they will not allow her to continue her research. subtle

    She isn't so sure about doing it here though in front of a witness and so far deep into this academic labyrinth. Still, this is why she'll leave those factors up to the Reeve and his deputy.

      initiative 5+10=15
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-18 09:09:00 Katya rolls 1 die for initiative 10

  4. #24
    Matamune's Avatar

    Ermon
    Alfred Coldwell

    Pre 2 (Timid), SL 2 (Honest)
    Mastigos, Apostate

      Aurora Init 16
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 14:57:47 Aurora rolls 1 to Init (+8) 8 1 success

      Matthew Init 8
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 15:03:22 Matthew rolls 1 to Init (+5) 3 failure

      Shadow Init 14
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 15:04:47 Shadow rolls 1 to Init (+7) 7 failure

      Tom Init 14
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 15:08:58 Tom rolls 1 to Init (+5) 9 1 success

      Laura Init 12
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 15:08:58 Tom rolls 1 to Init (+5) 9 1 success

    Just as Chris is finishing his speech, one of the side doors flies open and Laura steps in. The cute, innocent girl that greeted them the last time is still wearing a smile on her face but it is grotesque now, distorted with rage. And she is carrying a very big and sinister-looking shotgun.

    "Get away from Master!"

    She is cut off by the sound of the wind. Something blurrs in the air in a way disturbingly familiar for the Kindred and a man appears between Aurora and the Reeve. He is lean, tall and pale like death itself - all the signs of the Vampire are easily recognisible, except for there being no feeling of a Beast. Clad in all black, he holds a rapier in his hand which remain motionless for barely a second before striking at Chris's torso with lightning speed:

      3L to Chris after Def if no Dodge, Celerity or WP
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 15:19:44 Shadow rolls 9 to cut Chris (Str + Wea + Rapier + Spec) (10 Again) 9, 4, 9, 4, 6, 9, 4, 6, 10, 10, 2 5 successes

    Aurora uses the reprieve to reach to a table behind her and pull an ancient-looking black tanto from under a stack of papers. As she looks at the Kindred, her beautiful red lips spreads into a lusty grin:

    "More fun".

    Something tells you this professor's notion of fun doesn't entail much book-reading.

    Init Order: Shadow 14 (17 this turn with Celerity), Aurora 16, Katya 15 (is UP), Tom 14, Rina 13, Laura 12, Chris 9, Matthew 8.

    Shadow cuts Chris, Aurora draws a weapon

    sumthingpositiv is up

    Combat rounds begin which means I'll be updating this daily (except probably on my birthday on the 24th). Let's try and do this quickly

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    Everything happens so fast, Katya almost doesn't register the notion that 2 more people have joined them this evening. When it finally dawns on her that one person has zoomed in, she realizes just how much of a shitstorm they walked into.


    Reaching from behind, Katya draws her whip and lets the lash unravel to the ground, keeping her eyes on the new arrivals. Oh goodie, we're not her only friends.

    Katya draws a weapon

  6. #26
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    Caleb Fischer
    Caleb Fischer

    Predator's Bearing

    Well, at least if there was one person using Celerity, another wouldn't be Breaching too much. It meant Rina didn't have to hold back. Moving her Vitae through her body, she accelerated, drawing her katana in an instant and slipping through the air to bring it straight down on the most obvious threat - the other vampire.

      5L before Defence
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-21 16:15:10 Rina Yui rolls 13 to Slash! (Strength + Vigor + Weaponry + Spec + Katana + Kendo) (10 Again) 7, 8, 4, 8, 3, 9, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 6, 8 5 successes

    -1 Vitae for Celerity, raising Init to 15.
    Gangrel - Circle of the Crone
    Aspect of the Predator


  7. #27
    Matamune's Avatar

    Ermon
    Alfred Coldwell

    Pre 2 (Timid), SL 2 (Honest)
    Mastigos, Apostate

    Rules clarification


    Rina's blade moves with lightning-fast speed to cut at the man in black, aiming to open up his torso up but instead finding mostly open air and clanging off something solid. The Vampire spins with inhuman speed deflecting the worst of it but the tip of Rina's blade finds him still, slicing the shirt and the kevlar he's wearing under and cutting the bleach-white flesh beneath it.

    Meanwhile, Tom launches himself at Chris with a battle-cry grabbing wildly at his clothes in order to establish a hold and keep the Elder Mekhet from attacking his friends.

      Grappling Chris, 2xx
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-22 15:49:15 Tom rolls 9 to grapple Chris (Str + Bra + Spec) (10 Again, WillPower) 9, 4, 2, 1, 9, 3, 1, 2, 6 2 successes

    With Celerity, Rina acts before Tom. Chris' Init is 12, though so he acts after Tom. Dark Passenger , please re-post.

    Rina deals 1 Lethal to the Shadow as the man does his best to avoid being cut.

    If Chris allows Tom to grapple him, I'm ruling that Riposte can't be used while grappled (with mobility restricted).

  8. #28
    Chris Wooding's Avatar

    Mask of Tranquility
    SL •• (Handsome)
    Domain ••• (Reeve)
    Circle ••• (Hierophant)
    Mekhet •• (Recognized)
    (-1 Vitae in Requiem for Blush)
    Chris Wooding

    Mask of Tranquility
    Mekhet
    Circle of the Crone


    - 1 Vitae for Blush of Life in Requiem Subforum

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    PRE

    OOC


    The Mekhet growls as he's being cut by the sudden appearance of a rapier.

    What the fuck!

    He wants to bring his own sword down on the man, and he uses celerity with hopes of being quick enough. But before he knows it Tom attacked. Quite effective for just a science kid.

    'Possess the bitches!' he shouts, hoping that Matthew would just drop his current body instead of making some useless punch. Although he'd probably go mad on Aurora.

    Chris, however, has only one option. Attempt to overpower his attacker.

      probably fail
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-23 03:11:20 Chris rolls 5 to Str + Brawl to overpowering grapple (10 Again) 4, 6, 6, 8, 10, 4 2 successes
    Presence •• (Easy Going) | Striking Looks •• (Boy Next Door) | Mask of Tranquility | CotC ••• | Domain ••• | Mekhet ••

  9. #29
    Matamune's Avatar

    Ermon
    Alfred Coldwell

    Pre 2 (Timid), SL 2 (Honest)
    Mastigos, Apostate

    Chris attempts to twist Tom's arms but the man is just strong and skiled enough not to let him apply the appropriate pressure. They continue struggling, tense muscles and muffled grunts.

    Meanwhile Laura is looking for a target. The girl's arms are trembling with something that is more fear than excitement. After a brief moment of hesitation, she points her double-barrelled pump-action shotgun at Katya as both Chris and Rina are too near her bosses and Matthew doesn't have a weapon.

      1B to Katya
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-24 00:12:57 Laura rolls 9 to shoot Katya (Dex + Firearms + Spec + Shotgun) (10 Again) 4, 8, 1, 5, 3, 6, 1, 3, 7 1 success

    The Vampire is lucky: the bullet that could have torn a hole all through her, only grazes her side. The pain barely registers with her because of the sheer sound of a gun fired in an enclosed space. It leaves everybody's ears ringing and the Mekhet can see that not using Auspex was the best idea they've had in a while.

    Thankfully, Chris' order came before the shot and Matthew seems to agree with his threat assessment. The butler focuses his eyes, on Laura and whispers something faintly before his eyes go in the back of his head and the body drops to the floor, convulsing wildly. Laura goes rigid, almost shooting the other gauge into air before a her expression completely changes from fear and excitement to pure rage that had been on the butler's face a second ago.

      Laura is possessed
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-24 00:24:08 Laura rolls 4 to resist possession (10 Again) 6, 5, 2, 7 failure
    2015-04-24 00:23:48 Matthew rolls 7 to possess Laura (10 Again) 5, 6, 1, 9, 2, 3, 8 2 successes

    Next turn. Init Order: Shadow 14 (17 this turn with Celerity), Aurora 16, Katya 15 (is UP), Tom 14, Rina 13, Laura (Matthew) 12, Chris 9, Other Butler 8 - prone.


    The eyes of the other swordsman stay focused on Chris all the time. The man adjusts his stance slightly when Tom gets in the way and moves forward with a vicious lunge. Thankfully for Chris, the strike is affected by a lifetime of habit and strikes at his vital organs that aren't performing much function now instead of simply cutting as much tissue as possible.

      3L to Chris before Def
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-24 00:32:29 The Shadow rolls 12 to skewer Chris (Str + Wea + Spec + Rapier) (10 Again, WillPower) 5, 4, 8, 5, 8, 8, 5, 4, 6, 1, 3, 3 3 successes

    Meanwhile, Aurora points her knife at the man whose body Matthew has just left and screams:

    "KILL THEM".

    There more weight in her words than just a simple command and, as she utters it, something breaks. Her beautiful form seems to waver for a moment before changing completely. The woman's eyes turn a completely unearthly shade of green and glowing slightly, her skin is deathly pale with with blue veins visible under it and the formerly-blond hair is completely white and moving eerily wihtout wind. Whatever Aurora Hitwick is, she is not human.

      Compulsion successful
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-24 01:16:26 Other butler rolls 5 to resist compulsion (10 Again) 1, 3, 7, 10, 8, 5 2 successes
    2015-04-24 01:15:20 Aurora rolls 9 to Compulsion (Pre + Resolve) (10 Again) 4, 9, 4, 4, 1, 1, 10, 10, 3, 6, 6 3 successes


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    It's much more like a wound that would inflict a bruise that Katya feels when the shotgun blast takes her. She grunts but not loud enough to out drown the noise of the blast. It definitely smarts but she's certainly had worse. Turning her head to the source of the blast, Katya is about strike but then realizes Matthew seems to have neutralized her. Katya underrstands she isn't the most threatening and if they are to survive this, she needs to free up the ones who are. Targeting Tom, Katya swings her arm at his back since he is currently busy grappling with the Reeve.

      7 successes before penalties
    Date Action Roll Result
    2015-04-24 05:41:16 Katya rolls 6 to Whipping tom (Dex+Weaponry+1+1(whip specialty) (10 Again) 10, 8, 10, 2, 10, 8, 6, 8, 8 7 successes

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