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    Continued from here...


    Bolide clambers out of the concrete bowl. The concrete is deliberately smooth, made for small wheels and high speeds. With a sheen of rainwater over it, it's like wet glass. Michael's spell is like a spotlight beaming down on the other Obrimos, but at the edges of it Bolide can see the shambling figures on the right approaching as he slips past. Even the sodden clothing and lank hair can't hide the pallor of skin or dead gazes; here and there, decomposition has set in.

    Moving forward, Bolide can see a dozen more crowding the bleachers. One of the metal seating constructs has been dragged in front of the fence gate like a barrier. Some zombies are attempting to navigate the steel jungle; others, crowding a fallen figure. His missile hits with a wet sound and staggers a zombie before it slowly turns to face him.

    Behind Bolide, the left group is converging at the edge of the bowl, leaving him alone between the two groups.

    Any attempt to approach either group (including returning to the bowl) will require an Initiative roll.

    Any action other than movement at walking pace will require a successful Reflexive Dexterity + Athletics roll to avoid slipping/falling on the slick ground.
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    Bolide

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    Light gathers and flickers around Bolide, and the roaring sound of a fast moving object like a jet or a meteor billows out from him.
    Bolide combat stats

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      13 Initiative
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-09 00:42:22 Bolide rolls 1 to Initiative! (+6) 7 failure

    Since init precludes action and I fully intend to engage immediately, I figured I'll post the roll and resume narration in the next post.

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    Continue!
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    Bolide

    Nimbus:
    Light gathers and flickers around Bolide, and the roaring sound of a fast moving object like a jet or a meteor billows out from him.
    Bolide combat stats

    ([5] Shape Liquid (Artifact Mana))Mana 1 Willpower Spent
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    The sight of the rot as Bolide passes the zombies is almost enough to make the Theurgist gag. His off hand rose to cover his mouth, and once he was past he trained his gaze on his true target. The missile had launched and connected to something, but it wasn't enough. Worse yet more zombies were attempting to escape and Bolide was entirely alone to try and stop them from menacing the city.

    Regardless of circumstances, Bolide still felt the need to help the victim of the zombie attack. That need wouldn't change if there were one or one hundred zombies, so with the figure in sight he took a deep breath to center his thoughts. It wasn't the most original, but the Imago of a scuba diving suit began to form in his mind as his soul reached out to the Supernal. The water on the ground began to move in little waves towards the body, wrapping it in a form fitting suit. It continued to rise and wrap around the person, eventually coalescing into a scuba mask he hoped would protect her from zombie bites without drowning them in his attempts at protection.

    As he was concentrating, he managed to maintain his balance on the slick moist surface. NASA had an intense physical training regiment for anyone looking to travel up towards the stars with all the health risks that entails. It meant that the people who make it generally have some form of coordination, coordination that was now serving him well. Not exactly what the agency had in mind with it's regiment, but Bolide wasn't really going to complain.

      5 suxx for Shape Liquid after Contagion, 4 suxx to not fall, and 2 suxx to shape the liquid if needed
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-10 01:06:53 Bolide rolls 7 to magic liquid shaping (Dex+Crafts) (10 Again) 1, 2, 2, 9, 8, 2, 4 2 successes
    2017-05-10 00:20:52 Bolide rolls 7 to not fall down (Dex+Ath) (10 Again) 10, 5, 9, 7, 2, 5, 9, 8 4 successes
    2017-05-10 00:20:04 Bolide rolls 8 to Imp Shape Liquid (Mana from Artifact) (Gno+Matter) (9 Again, WillPower) 10, 1, 8, 10, 2, 8, 7, 10, 3, 9, 1, 1 6 successes

    Shaping the rain water already on the ground. Forgot -2 for contagion in roll, so it's 5 suxx instead of 6 going to Volume 3 and Strength/Durability 2. 2 suxx shaping before mods if needed. If Bolide needs to move closer to see/shape around the victims head he will do so.

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    Bolide has to get pretty close, given it's really dark, raining really hard, and there's a cluster of people surrounding what he wants to see.

    He begins Shaping the Water over what he can see as the undead turn their attention towards him. Yellow, broken nails clutch and grasp at him and gnashing teeth with the fetid breath of decay tear into him.

    Bolide is Grappled and takes 3 Bashing

      Rolls
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-10 11:50:34 Zombie rolls 2 to Bite Bolide (10 Again) 10, 9, 10, 3 3 successes
    2017-05-10 11:50:19 Zombie rolls 2 to Grapple Bolide (10 Again) 10, 8, 7 2 successes
    2017-05-10 11:50:10 Zombie rolls 2 to Grapple Bolide (10 Again) 7, 1 failure
    2017-05-10 11:49:56 Zombie rolls 1 to Grapple Bolide -1 DEF (10 Again) 9 1 success
    2017-05-10 11:49:47 Zombie rolls 1 to Grapple Bolide -2 DEF (10 Again, Chance) 3 failure
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    (Grapple check)Willpower 1 Spent
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    Bolide had hoped to draw the zombies attention towards himself. If they were focused on him it meant they weren't focused on others. That also meant he might be the next person to die, but hey, maybe he'd get lucky.

    As the zombies actually began to lurch and reach for him, that idealism quickly began to slip away. Rotted bodies with an open maw getting ready to take a bite out of him brought more terror then a movie ever could. The biggest thing was the shear number of limbs reaching towards him that made them all so overpowering, and it was eventually more then he could dodge. One eventually grabs him, and though he struggled he couldn't escape.

    As the final zombie tries to dig his teeth into Bolide's flesh a hiss escapes in anticipation. When it's teeth meet his magic Armor though, the hiss stopped and the Theurgist looked. They couldn't pierce the armor. That didn't mean Tuesday's Necromancer couldn't come up and put a bullet between his eyes but it meant he wasn't in the imminent peril he thought he was. At least not yet.

      Failure to escape the grapple, 4 suxx to avoid falling
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-11 01:48:48 Bolide rolls 7 to not fall down (Dex+Ath) (10 Again) 2, 3, 10, 9, 5, 8, 7, 8 4 successes
    2017-05-11 01:48:26 Bolide rolls 4 to Escape grapple (Str-Untrained Brawl) (9 Again, WillPower) 1, 6, 2, 6 failure

    Unless my sling derp earlier condemns me to 1E, Bolide's Matter armor soaks the 3 Bashing.
    Just your friendly neighborhood gulmoth!

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    Rotten bodies continue to flail and gnash at the Obrimos, beating and tearing him down...

    Bolide takes another 7 Bashing for 10 total and should begin rolling STA checks.

    The sling derp doesn't condemn Bolide to anything, but not having his Armor value posted as I repeatedly requested does. Armor is ignored again.
      Rolls
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-11 08:59:19 Zombie rolls 1 to Immobilize Bolide -2 STR (10 Again, Chance) 2 failure
    2017-05-11 08:59:08 Zombie rolls 1 to Immobilize Bolide -2 STR (10 Again, Chance) 9 failure
    2017-05-11 08:57:44 Zombie rolls 5 to Attack Bolide + AoA -0 DEF (10 Again) 7, 7, 5, 3, 10, 9 2 successes
    2017-05-11 08:57:28 Zombie rolls 4 to Attack Bolide + AoA -1 DEF (10 Again) 10, 9, 7, 6, 9 3 successes
    2017-05-11 08:57:09 Zombie rolls 3 to Attack Bolide + AoA -2 DEF (10 Again) 10, 10, 1, 4, 4 2 successes
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  8. #8
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    Bolide

    Nimbus:
    Light gathers and flickers around Bolide, and the roaring sound of a fast moving object like a jet or a meteor billows out from him.
    Bolide combat stats

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    And now Bolide was the one screaming.

    With the zombies taking chunk by chunk out of his body, Bolide began to concentrate on the water he had begun to shape and tried to will it towards him. With his armor nullified and him completely immobilized, Bolide could only try and summon the protection he had tried to lend the fallen figure and hope it was enough.

      1 success to stay conscious, 2 to stay on his feet, 2 to shape Liquid into armor on himself
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-11 15:36:56 Bolide rolls 7 to not fall down (Dex+Ath) (10 Again) 2, 8, 1, 1, 3, 5, 10, 3 2 successes
    2017-05-11 15:36:39 Bolide rolls 7 to magic liquid shaping (Dex+Crafts) (10 Again) 4, 8, 2, 6, 6, 1, 10, 7 2 successes
    2017-05-11 14:56:42 Bolide rolls 2 to stay conscious (Sta) (10 Again) 8, 2 1 success

    Bolide is trying to concentrate on his Shape Liquid spell to pull it towards him and form it into armor. The Liquid can only move 2 meters though, so if Bolide is further it fails and he gets nommed.

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    The undead continue to thrash at Bolide, but it's ineffectual. Unfortunately, he's still caught; trapped in a prison of clinging, rotten bodies.

    All you needed to do to get your Armor was post with an account with the proper info.
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    Bolide

    Nimbus:
    Light gathers and flickers around Bolide, and the roaring sound of a fast moving object like a jet or a meteor billows out from him.
    Bolide combat stats

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    As the zombies stopped the onslaught of lucky hits through his armor it brought a silver lining to Bolide's cloud.

    Or it would, if he didn't clearly have a concussion and heavily blurred vision. The two zombies holding him still were basically able to pull him freely as he did everything he could just to maintain consciousness. An attempt to call for help was muffled to a low slur as his surroundings got progressively darker and darker.

    After a few seconds of struggling against the dizziness and disorientation he just couldn't take anymore. Trembling knees brought him low, and the rotted prison of flesh around him was swallowed by the darkness of the night.

      Failure to maintain consciousness
    Date Action Roll Result
    2017-05-13 01:05:00 Bolide rolls 2 to stay conscious (Sta) (10 Again) 3, 2 failure

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