(PrP) Nightmare At Large, Pt. 3

[Coco]

Were she not confronted with a slavering beast that had to be slain, Coco would have been delighted by Lynn's predicament. She might have even laughed about it, but as it was, the comedy was all taking place behind her and all of her focus rested on her oh so ill matched opponent. Truly, if the animal was delusional enough to think it could attack them all and live then she was really doing a favor by putting it to sleep.

With a fluid motion the blade appeared from within her cane, a line of sharpened steel which seemed to flow through the air, so elegant was the hand that wielded it.

"Stay back," Coco ordered her companions as she sank into her guard, "I shall handle this."

Coco will Riposte the dog's attack. Thus her defense is 13 (from skitterskulk and Dancer bonuses). Bring it on, puppeh.

[Malcolm Green]

Green is still struggling through the tight confines of the Hollow. All he can tell is that there is a commotion up front, something to do with a dog...

[Daniel Leto]

Dogs. Why was there always a dog when he went into the Hedge? At least this one's body language seemed very, very clear.

Hearing the shuffling behind him, Daniel glanced back and saw Ava making her way forward.

Given his lack of skill with either arms or animals, the Gravewight fell back to let someone else better suited take his place.

Daniel falls back to the end of the line. Letting either Lynn or Ava take the second position.

[Trickster]

Lynn will yield the second position to Ava

[Daniel Leto]

Daniel's watch went off, suprising him. He'd thought he had more time before he had to catch his bus. A brief thought that maybe the Hedge had messed up his electric time keeper gave way to the fear that it might have effected time itself.

"Hey," he said from behind the giant mountain man "Sorry but I have to go. Make sure to kill the bastard."

He gave a wave depite their attention being on the threat ahead.

"Good luck," he whispered calmly and then he left the way they'd come. Remenants of comforting mist clung the ground around their feet.

Daniel exits the scene.

[InvertedMonkey]

At the glint of steel, and the continued movement, the bulldog takes a single step forward. The growl grows, until with shocking abruptness it stops, only to be replaced with a greater noise; barking. Hugely loud, almost explosive barking. Deep like a drum, loud like a jet engine. Jowls flap to reveal fearsome ivory teeth as that squat, brutish jaw opens and closes, sound and spittle pouring out. The noise is unceasing, shocking, and disorienting. Far too loud and far too aggressive, especially in this tight, stone(ish) place. It echoes and bounces off the walls, building and multiplying on it's self. It is oppressive. Overwhelming.

Everyone must now make a Stamina + Composure roll to keep your shit together in the face of the ceaseless wall of noise assaulting you. Failing this roll means you take a -1 going forward. This penalty is cumulative, and for as long as the sonic assault continues, each failed roll will result in an additional -1.

Post your resistance rolls in the same post as your actions. Everyone may continue to act as previously described. If anyone's action alters the circumstances I have described, I will post to explain how.

Note for Coco: This is not technically a physical attack, thus does not trigger your Riposte.

[Coco]

Damn that infernal, despicable bag of racket and fur! Despicable coward that it was, yapping its stupid head off instead of following through on its threat! Well Coco would show it the cost of such interference, the cost of such temerity to stand her in way!

The sword blade lunged forward, the thrust only ruined by the strange, sticky footing of the rock candy floor and that jarring, madness inducing racket...

   gah! the noise! (failure), 3 lethal before defence and -1 from noise

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2015-10-11 23:40:19		Coco! rolls 14 to murder that infernal animal! (weap4+dex4+spec 1+sword2+thrust1+AoA2) (10 Again)		2, 1, 5, 3, 10, 1, 5, 9, 4, 7, 4, 10, 2, 6, 4, 1		3 successes
2015-10-11 23:38:16		Coco! rolls 4 to resist that infernal yapping (sta2+comp2) (10 Again)		4, 4, 2, 1		failure

Coco has no defense! Darn her foolish pride!

[InvertedMonkey]

Ava took a -2 penalty on the Animal Ken roll due to the 2 lethal damage that Coco has inflicted on the canine!

The wasp stings! Though perhaps not as deeply as she might have intended. The long, thin sword slides into the meat of the canine's shoulder. The barking becomes a concerned yelp for a moment, and the animal dances back, swaying back and forth as it resumes it's cacophony of noise. Miraculously, Ava's voice cuts through the barking, better even than Coco's sword. The smooth, melodic tones are still somehow heard over boom and echo, and after a moment, the barking ceases again. The bulldog has resumed it's low growling, but this time leaning back, and offensive. Teeth bared.

You may all continue acting normally, anyone who has not yet rolled to resist the barking disorientation must still do so, but after that it will not occur again going forward... unless you give the bull dog reason to start up again. Also, anyone making a Perception roll regarding the bulldog right now may make it at +1, but engaging this bonus means that your Perception roll will not be applied to other things. (Such as observing the environment or keeping an eye out for The Sandman.)