Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Read a sitch! What should I be on the lookout for?
[Desolation] Chapter 1: Digging In
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WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Hooper
Great choice. No one in the group of people hustling and bustling in the courtyard likes you, that's plain to see. But there is one man, Look is his name, that likes you a lot. A whole lot. You need to be on the lookout for him.
And you see him, standing and staring at you through the crowd. A devilish smirk on his face. He starts walking toward you.
What do you do?
Great choice. No one in the group of people hustling and bustling in the courtyard likes you, that's plain to see. But there is one man, Look is his name, that likes you a lot. A whole lot. You need to be on the lookout for him.
And you see him, standing and staring at you through the crowd. A devilish smirk on his face. He starts walking toward you.
What do you do?
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Ryoma
He steps in. Closer to you. "She ... doesn't talk much and seems ... insane. Like she's going to just start killing people around her. For no good reason." He hesitates. "She could kill me for no good reason ... I've felt that way before. Out of control, just wanting to destroy everything around me. Just kill. Kill them all ... " He looks down and is seeming to draw inward. Retreat inside himself. You notice his left hand trembling and his right hand opening and closing into a fist.
What do you do?
He steps in. Closer to you. "She ... doesn't talk much and seems ... insane. Like she's going to just start killing people around her. For no good reason." He hesitates. "She could kill me for no good reason ... I've felt that way before. Out of control, just wanting to destroy everything around me. Just kill. Kill them all ... " He looks down and is seeming to draw inward. Retreat inside himself. You notice his left hand trembling and his right hand opening and closing into a fist.
What do you do?
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Hooper
The edges of her vision darken as she focuses in on that man. A small group of followers in Red cross her path. She doesn't even look down as she knocks one aside.
She walks up to him, wheezing
"My face wants to know why you are smiling" her body is tense. The air in the yard gets heavier.
The edges of her vision darken as she focuses in on that man. A small group of followers in Red cross her path. She doesn't even look down as she knocks one aside.
She walks up to him, wheezing
"My face wants to know why you are smiling" her body is tense. The air in the yard gets heavier.
Ryoma takes his right hand. "You are stepping into hell. The past... the past is a pit. It sinks hooks on chains into your flesh..." she gestures at the tattoo on her right shoulder. "...and drags you back. And then... then you are in hell, and it is of your own making. Do you see?"
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Hooper
His smile grows. "You see it, don't you? They hate you. Look at the way they turn from you. You see it? Soon, you'll be bathed in their blood and you'll love it. I like that, Hooper. I think you're the only honest person I know in this god-forsaken fucking hell-hole. You are just you. You never try to be anyone else. I fucking love that about you."
What do you do?
Ryoma
He's twitching pretty bad as you take his hand. Roll to act under fire (roll+cool), and the fire is he's slipping into blood-lust, you'll have to keep your cool to calm him. Are your words strong enough to keep him calm?
His smile grows. "You see it, don't you? They hate you. Look at the way they turn from you. You see it? Soon, you'll be bathed in their blood and you'll love it. I like that, Hooper. I think you're the only honest person I know in this god-forsaken fucking hell-hole. You are just you. You never try to be anyone else. I fucking love that about you."
What do you do?
Ryoma
He's twitching pretty bad as you take his hand. Roll to act under fire (roll+cool), and the fire is he's slipping into blood-lust, you'll have to keep your cool to calm him. Are your words strong enough to keep him calm?
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Hooper
Does her momentary pause mean some sort of revelation? Does she search her mind for clarity?
"I don't care."
She wheezes again, clearing her throat. "Did you go in my room?" It comes across as more of a statement than a question.
Does her momentary pause mean some sort of revelation? Does she search her mind for clarity?
"I don't care."
She wheezes again, clearing her throat. "Did you go in my room?" It comes across as more of a statement than a question.
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Ryoma
Which do you choose?
Hooper
"I may have." A devilish smile crosses Look's face.
What do you do?
He starts shaking violently, you know he's going to blow. So, you have a choice to make. You can either suck it up and let him hit you, hopefully letting him vent, or you can go aggro on him with threat of violence or violence depending on how the roll goes and try to cow him.
Which do you choose?
Hooper
"I may have." A devilish smile crosses Look's face.
What do you do?
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Hooper
She tenses her muscles and in the blink of an eye strikes. Fingers grip the machete, slicing it up and down through the air.
She tenses her muscles and in the blink of an eye strikes. Fingers grip the machete, slicing it up and down through the air.
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Hooper
Okay, on a 9, he gets to choose 1. He's going to force your hand and suck it up. What's your Harm on your machete?
Ryoma
Take 1 Harm. He backhands you to the floor. You go sprawling and he has you cornered now.
He's trembling all over and reaches up to grab his hair. He's doing his best to fight it.
What do you do?
Okay, on a 9, he gets to choose 1. He's going to force your hand and suck it up. What's your Harm on your machete?
Ryoma
Take 1 Harm. He backhands you to the floor. You go sprawling and he has you cornered now.
He's trembling all over and reaches up to grab his hair. He's doing his best to fight it.
What do you do?
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Harm 3
"Can you feel the flames, Skags?" She rises up, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. "Can you hear the spirits of those you've hurt screaming for you? Pulling on those chains, rending your flesh, dragging you back? But... but..." she stands. "They are all your creation, in the end. There are no ghosts. There is no heaven, and no hell, but the one you now forge for yourself."
"Let go. That is all you need do. Let go, and they will fall silent."
"Let go. That is all you need do. Let go, and they will fall silent."
solyrflair
Have Towel - Will travel
Where is my best way in, without Balls seeing me? I am going to have to sneak up on him to prevent him from shooting either of us it seems.
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Red Bean
Your best bet is around Fauci's van. Balls has his back to the van pointing his pistol in the opposite direction.
Approaching from that direction will require you to act under fire and the fire is whether or not he notices you. But, you'd have a +1 on the roll from acting on your question you asked me.
Hooper
You bring your machete down on Look and bury it deep in his chest, nearly slicing him in half. He dies instantly on your blade. Blood splatters all over you and all around you.
There's a heartbeat of silence before everyone realizes what's going on.
Then ...
A woman starts screaming her head off and is quickly followed by the crowd around you panicking. Everyone starts running in different directions screaming. You see another woman pick up her child, hiding his eyes.
From behind you, you hear a man yell, "You crazy bitch! Fucking die!" You turn your head enough to see an ugly guy lunging at you with a knife. You've seen him before. His name is Dig. Told you once he understood you in a way. Tried to compare your mask to his cut up and scarred face. But it wasn't drunk raiders that gave you your mask, unlike him.
Ryoma
You're trying to push him into nirvana or a lesser effect. At the very least, you're trying to calm him down. You'll have to act under fire again. The fire is his blood lust still coursing through his veins. Roll+cool.
Your best bet is around Fauci's van. Balls has his back to the van pointing his pistol in the opposite direction.
Approaching from that direction will require you to act under fire and the fire is whether or not he notices you. But, you'd have a +1 on the roll from acting on your question you asked me.
Hooper
You bring your machete down on Look and bury it deep in his chest, nearly slicing him in half. He dies instantly on your blade. Blood splatters all over you and all around you.
There's a heartbeat of silence before everyone realizes what's going on.
Then ...
A woman starts screaming her head off and is quickly followed by the crowd around you panicking. Everyone starts running in different directions screaming. You see another woman pick up her child, hiding his eyes.
From behind you, you hear a man yell, "You crazy bitch! Fucking die!" You turn your head enough to see an ugly guy lunging at you with a knife. You've seen him before. His name is Dig. Told you once he understood you in a way. Tried to compare your mask to his cut up and scarred face. But it wasn't drunk raiders that gave you your mask, unlike him.
Ryoma
You're trying to push him into nirvana or a lesser effect. At the very least, you're trying to calm him down. You'll have to act under fire again. The fire is his blood lust still coursing through his veins. Roll+cool.
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Hooper
There is a slight moment of enjoyment at seeing someone who wronged her die. The tunnel vision fades into a symphony of screaming and more words.
Hooper spots the man who bragged and compared. He seemed ready to try and harm her. Fool
She turns, yanking the machete free and slicing back in a hideous arc.
There is a slight moment of enjoyment at seeing someone who wronged her die. The tunnel vision fades into a symphony of screaming and more words.
Hooper spots the man who bragged and compared. He seemed ready to try and harm her. Fool
She turns, yanking the machete free and slicing back in a hideous arc.
thyme
New Member
"No weapons. Haven't worked on any of those in a while. I got some food. Nothing you can live off, just snacks. Want them?"
Fauci figures it's time to read a sitch/this charged situation.
My sharp is +1, so 7 in total.
Sharp is highlighted, so I gain XP, as well.
What should I be on the lookout for?
Fauci figures it's time to read a sitch/this charged situation.
My sharp is +1, so 7 in total.
Sharp is highlighted, so I gain XP, as well.
What should I be on the lookout for?
solyrflair
Have Towel - Will travel
Red Bean
I inhale slowly as I set my course in my mind before I even start moving. I wink to Fauci in the hopes that he will see me coming to his aid. I move off to get behind the van and start sneaking around so that Balls won't be able to see me.
I inhale slowly as I set my course in my mind before I even start moving. I wink to Fauci in the hopes that he will see me coming to his aid. I move off to get behind the van and start sneaking around so that Balls won't be able to see me.
Moving silently while under fire. Cool +0. I am beginning to hate this die roller app. I seem to get at least one 1 each roll, so now that i am rolling only 2 dice, it sucks.
Result = 2 = Miss
Result = 2 = Miss
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Hooper
This actually would be a seize by force move since he's armed and trying to injure you as well. It's still roll+hard, so I'll keep the results. You got a 6, a miss.
Your swing was too slow and Dig moves in past it, burying his knife in your chest. [2-harm, your armor applies] He wrenches it free and tries to stab you again.
What do you do?
Ryoma
Skag's mental state and instability are no match for your enlightened mind. You're unfazed and in that moment you feel a part of him relax. Seeing the mountain withstand the storm has switched something inside him.
He roughly pulls you close to embrace you, maybe a little too roughly. If you let him embrace you, he will have complete control as he has weight and leverage on your much smaller frame. You don't know for sure what his intent is.
What do you do?
Fauci & Red Bean
Nice roll, Fauci! You need to be on the lookout for Balls' companion who has overwatch on him. He's not in the open, but he has line of sight. You see Red Bean making her way around your van.
Red Bean, Balls sees you moving around the van in the reflection of an old chrome bumper that Fauci salvaged and has in his workshop.
Fauci, you see Balls smirk. Then, before you have a chance to think, he slips behind you and puts the barrel of his pistol to your head. He's using you as a meat shield.
Balls yells at you, Red Bean, "I can see you. Don't do anything you'll fucking regret, bitch."
What do you both do?
This actually would be a seize by force move since he's armed and trying to injure you as well. It's still roll+hard, so I'll keep the results. You got a 6, a miss.
Your swing was too slow and Dig moves in past it, burying his knife in your chest. [2-harm, your armor applies] He wrenches it free and tries to stab you again.
What do you do?
Ryoma
Skag's mental state and instability are no match for your enlightened mind. You're unfazed and in that moment you feel a part of him relax. Seeing the mountain withstand the storm has switched something inside him.
He roughly pulls you close to embrace you, maybe a little too roughly. If you let him embrace you, he will have complete control as he has weight and leverage on your much smaller frame. You don't know for sure what his intent is.
What do you do?
Fauci & Red Bean
Nice roll, Fauci! You need to be on the lookout for Balls' companion who has overwatch on him. He's not in the open, but he has line of sight. You see Red Bean making her way around your van.
Red Bean, Balls sees you moving around the van in the reflection of an old chrome bumper that Fauci salvaged and has in his workshop.
Fauci, you see Balls smirk. Then, before you have a chance to think, he slips behind you and puts the barrel of his pistol to your head. He's using you as a meat shield.
Balls yells at you, Red Bean, "I can see you. Don't do anything you'll fucking regret, bitch."
What do you both do?
Let him.
Enlightenment cannot come in absence of trust.
Her saber's within reach, just out of his view.
One clean movement will bring it into his ear.
The bruise on her cheek will be all the evidence she needs; simply say Skag assaulted her, which he did.
Karma will always favor the virtuous soul.
Enlightenment cannot come in absence of trust.
Her saber's within reach, just out of his view.
One clean movement will bring it into his ear.
The bruise on her cheek will be all the evidence she needs; simply say Skag assaulted her, which he did.
Karma will always favor the virtuous soul.
Teh Frixz
That lady robot
Hooper
She looks down at Dig, gripping the knife in her. She begins helping him sink the blade further into her chest. The hilt touches skin with a hollow thud. He's close enough now to look up and see into the emotionless eyes. Not an ounce of pain nor sadistic pleasure. Her eyes could be mistaken for somewhat bored. Neither one shows any reaction to the situation. How little the knife mattered was a representation of Dig himself.
The important thing was that Dig was in close now. She grabs dig and pulls his hair back, resting the blade of her machete on his throat. Almost with a sigh, she pushes hard and slide it across tanned flesh.
She looks down at Dig, gripping the knife in her. She begins helping him sink the blade further into her chest. The hilt touches skin with a hollow thud. He's close enough now to look up and see into the emotionless eyes. Not an ounce of pain nor sadistic pleasure. Her eyes could be mistaken for somewhat bored. Neither one shows any reaction to the situation. How little the knife mattered was a representation of Dig himself.
The important thing was that Dig was in close now. She grabs dig and pulls his hair back, resting the blade of her machete on his throat. Almost with a sigh, she pushes hard and slide it across tanned flesh.
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Hooper
So, on a 9, you get to choose 2:
So, on a 9, you get to choose 2:
- you take definite hold of it (I assume you're trying to seize his life by force, so this would be his life, so you'd kill him)
- you suffer little harm (he'll do -1harm to you)
- you inflict terrible harm (you'll do +1harm)
- you impress, dismay, or frighten your enemy
What do you do?