(The Dark) Pandora's Box

[Alessandra]

There was a satisfied smile as the shots find their target. Though it’s unsettling that it didn’t stop or slow him.

The chainsaw sounded like it was getting closer, which was not good. She really didn’t want to go toe to toe with some whack job Brood and a chainsaw. That just screamed bad idea. But she had other problems…

Really?! There is a grunt as the backhand lands and the guy faces her.

Guns are leveled at him and deft fingers pull the triggers.

  4 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-12 16:10:19		Ale rolls 10 to Bang Bang(Dex+firearms+damage) (10 Again)		8, 4, 4, 9, 8, 4, 4, 6, 8, 2		4 successes

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-12 16:10:53		Ale rolls 9 to Bang Bang 2(Dex+firearms+damage)-1 Off Hand (10 Again)		7, 10, 3, 5, 4, 3, 8, 7, 7, 4		2 successes

Robert Longstreet is up!

[Yumyumcrow]

Longstreet is all focus and strength. Someone is growling near him but the Haunt can no longer tell if it him, the Claw Chick, or both of them who is the source. He feels rather than sees her body shudder from the impact of his shot.

Ale turns her guns on the Suit, firing directly into him.

He doesn't stop.

He doesn't waver.

He comes right at her with holes poking through him with a fearsome strike that shakes her to her core.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-13 17:00:46		Suit to All Out Attack! rolls 12 to Strength + Brawl + Specialty + Vigor + Charge - Ale Def - Armor (10 Again, WillPower)		10, 7, 8, 9, 4, 3, 8, 9, 5, 9, 10, 6, 7, 7		7 successes

And Chain Saw?

Chain Saw hears the yowl and wet thud of Ugly Gunner. He turns...

Says something...

And moves quicker than an eye blink as he seemingly leaps from one side of the warehouse to the other, hurtling toward Cross with his signature weapon raised high to strike!

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-13 17:26:49		Chain Saw to OMG charge! Cross! rolls 6 to Strength + Weaponry + Vigor + Charge - Chainsaw penalty - Cross Def (8 Again)		3, 6, 4, 10, 4, 1, 9, 5		2 successes

For all the screaming and the explosion of his movements, his aim is off and the whirling blades simply trace a line down the Burned Man's shoulder.

INITIATIVE

Chain Saw (Celerity, Vig) 18 (15) - Cross (2L) 15 - Claw Chick (Grappled, Res, Vig) (8L) 14 - Monster (Res, Vig) (4L) 14 - Ugly Gunner (4L) 13 - Wild Man 12 - Alice 11 - Ale (1L 7B) 9 - Longstreet (2A 1L) 8 - Beauty Boy - Suit (Res, Vig) (4L) 8

Chain Saw activates Celerity this turn.

Claw Chick remains Grappled by Longstreet.

Suit heals

Robert Cross unlimited sink

[Robert Cross]

And like that, Leatherface is on top of him. Even with his vision heightened, Cross can't seem to track the Bastard until the chainsaw comes down.

The Burned Man back-pedals away from his assailant, letting the momentum of Chainsaw's attack push him.

Everything seems to happen at once. The Blood rushes to heal his wounds. The shotgun comes up.

Bang Bang, motherfucker.

Somehow, Cross is smiling. A grim and deadly smile.

  6 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-13 17:52:57		Robert Cross rolls 9 to Firing on Chainsaw Dex2 + Firearms3 + Shotgun4 (9 Again)		5, 9, 10, 8, 10, 1, 9, 1, 6, 6, 7, 2, 10, 7		6 successes

Cross has left cover, moves as far from Chainsaw as he can while facing him, and fires on his new target.

[Yumyumcrow]

Snarling, Claw Chick changes tack. Rather than break free, she seeks to overbear Longstreet and turn the grapple against him!

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-14 01:05:58		Claw Chick to overpower the Grapple rolls 7 to Strength + Brawl + Vigor - Longstreet (10 Again, WillPower)		7, 3, 10, 3, 10, 2, 7, 1, 10, 9		4 successes

Ugly Gunner hauls himself upright, cursing. He's lining up another shot but switches at the very last moment to Robert Cross when the shotgun blast rings out.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-14 01:09:31		Ugly Gunner tries a shot! rolls 7 to Dexterity + Firearms + Rifle - Concealment - Shooting into melee (10 Again)		4, 4, 8, 6, 8, 7, 10, 10, 8		5 successes

The Monster curses and scrabbles into the shadows behind Ale's pillar, where the Reeve and the Suit battle alone.

Wild Man gives an unholy howl and launches himself carelessly against Longstreet.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-14 01:15:49		Wild Man to charge Longstreet rolls 7 to Strength + Weaponry + EQ + Charge (10 Again)		10, 10, 5, 1, 3, 4, 5, 3, 7		2 successes

INITIATIVE

Chain Saw (Celerity, Vig) (5L)18 (15) - Cross (6L) 15 - Claw Chick (Grappling Longstreet, Res, Vig) (7L) 14 - Monster (Res, Vig) (3L) 14 - Ugly Gunner (3L) 13 - Wild Man 12 - Alice 11 - Ale (1L 7B) 9 - Longstreet (2A 3L) 8 - Beauty Boy - Suit (Res, Vig) (4L) 8

Chain Saw activates Celerity this turn.

Claw Chick turns the Grapple against Longstreet. He will need 5 sux to break out / take it back.

Claw Chick heals. WP used in Grapple

Ugly Gunner heals.

Monster moves right into the far corner and heals

Alice Hart Saber Sloth is up! And yes, she can pretty much make out Ugly Gunner and Chain Saw. Chain Saw must be barely standing on his feet given the erratic sounds of his shuffling and the irregular keening of the chainsaw.

[Alice Hart]

There is Blood and there is Sound.

The unsteady gait, shuffling feet, cuts through the chaos and hold's the Doll's focus.

Knife raised, the Doll rushes the source of the sound, not caring that she was leaving herself wide open, the wraith cared only for the moment when her little fang slices flesh!

  2 successes!

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-14 18:37:45		Alice Hart rolls 1 to forgot knife damage (10 Again)		4		failure
2017-05-14 18:35:14		Alice Hart rolls 4 to All Out Attack v. Chainsaw (Strength 2 + Weaponry 2 -2blind +2AoA) (10 Again)		8, 9, 6, 6		2 successes

Alice preforms an All out Attack against Chainsaw, losing her Defense
Orianna , Alessandra 's Up!

[Alessandra]

Even though she knows at least one bullet hits, he keeps coming at her.

And hits her.

And fuck does it hurt! A cry escapes from her gritted teeth, but she can’t waiver, she cannot fall. There were three other Kindred in this room that she needed to protect. She had to fight through the pain, through the brutal assault she just took.

Eyes narrow as the guns drop, and she feels the grotesque claws begin to grow from her finger trips. Skin parts and bone cracks as the claws grow to their full length.

There was a sick twisted smile as she attacked the guy, letting her claws lead the assault. She wanted his head.

  5 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-14 19:34:12		Ale rolls 11 to Claws!(Strg+Brwl)+1(close combat) (10 Again, WillPower)		4, 1, 10, 6, 10, 3, 9, 4, 5, 1, 8, 5, 8		5 successes

[Yumyumcrow]

Alice hurls herself against Chain Saw. But he's too nimble. He's too quick. Dancing on quick shuffling feet and enhanced by the power of his Dark Art, he is untouchable. Alice can feel the presence of his Beast but, maddeningly, she carves through only air.

Snarling he swings his slicing blades at his new attacker but doesn't account for his own speed. His saw snags the Pale Wraith's side, rather than carving it in twain!

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-16 04:02:00		Chain Saw to swing at Alice rolls 8 to Strength + Weaponry + Vigor - Chainsaw penalty - Alice Def (8 Again, WillPower)		2, 5, 6, 8, 7, 1, 5, 5, 6		1 success

Ale carves into the Suit. Clothes may shred but for the most part, the Reeve doesn't feel his body yield to the blow as she expected. Suit is still standing, grim faced and hungry. He continues to pummel her in return.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-16 03:53:16		Suit to attack and attack! rolls 10 to Strength + Brawl + Specialty + Vigor - Ale Def - Armor (10 Again, WillPower)		9, 2, 7, 7, 2, 2, 6, 2, 3, 8		2 successes

The battle between the Claw Chick and Longstreet enters a new phase of violence as the pair continue their titanic struggle. Grunting and growling they hurl away from the pillar and slam into the closest wall. Metal framing distends and bends. The whole frame of the warehouse shakes from the impact of their struggle. It even shuts up maniacal Wild Man for once - caught up in awe at the sheer monstrosity of the struggle.

At its end, Longstreet has regain control of the grapple.

INITIATIVE

Chain Saw (Celerity, Vig) (5L)18 (15) - Cross (6L) 15 - Claw Chick (Grappled, Res, Vig) (7L) 14 - Monster (Res, Vig) (3L) 14 - Ugly Gunner (3L) 13 - Wild Man 12 - Alice (1L) 11 - Ale (Res) (2L 8B) 9 - Longstreet (Grappling Claw Chick) (2A 3L) 8 - Beauty Boy - Suit (Res, Vig) (2A 7L) 8

Chain Saw continues to power his Celerity. WP for attack.

Suit's Resilience downgrades 3 levels of Aggravated Damage. WP on attack.

[Robert Cross]

Cross grunts and staggers as the bullet hits him.

His grunt becomes a ragged growl as Vitae rushes to repair some of the damage.

His growl becomes a roar of rage when Chainsaw goes after Alice.

Straightening, he targets Leatherface, trying his best to avoid the Blind Doll, and fires.

  5 suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-05-16 06:43:33		Robert Cross rolls 10 to Fire on Chainsaw Dex2 + Firearms3 + Shotgun4 - 2 into close combat (9 Again, WillPower)		8, 3, 6, 1, 4, 10, 9, 5, 8, 4, 8, 4		5 successes

And then he breaks for the door again, looking to gain cover and regroup. "Alice!" he calls out, hoping she follows after him, not wanting to leave her exposed.