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Re: Nechronica
"Now." >Let's lift.
Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:19 am
TorrentHKU
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Re: Nechronica
> Back of the elevator, pistols out.
Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:38 pm
Areku
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Posts: 5212 Location: The Grills Locker.
Re: Nechronica
EVENTS: ________________________________________
Eigla: "Whenever you're ready."
Klimt: "Now."
As everyone piles onto the lift, Klimt flips the power dial to the ON position. You hear the brief, throbbing hum of a relay activating, then a gunshot-loud CLACK as arc lamps above come into life. With the elevator shaft now illuminated, you see that you're indeed in an enclosed space of some sort, the bottom level of a cavernous storage area. The upper floors, however, seem to contain old, dusty vehicles, instead of the everpresent crates.
Suddenly, you hear a loud, shrill shriek. The three of you cover your ears in pain, while Emilia caws excitedly. Klimt quickly sets the control lever to UP, and the platform begins its grinding ascent.
There is another shriek, even louder than the first, and you manage to catch a glimp of its source: A pale girl in torn black clothes, standing atop a nearby crate stack and banging on the topmost container with spindly arms. As if to answer her call, dozens - no, HUNDREDS of zombies begin crawling out of nearby crates, far to many to have been contained in pods. You realise the simpler, unaugmented zombies must have been simply stuffed into empty crates and left to rot.
And rot they have. As the mob begins bearing down on your position, you see most of them are barely recogniseable as human, just lanky, corpse-grey creatures with sharp fingernails and far too many teeth. They crawl up the elevator's scissor lifting mechanism and climb onto the platform, moaning unintelligibly. You notice a few of them carried the shrieker up, and she screams at you again, with clear murderous intent.
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Re: Nechronica
> Protect Rosa!
> Bang my Armor Plating (which is a manhole cover with some crude rigging to hold it to my Arm) against the steel floor, taunting the zeds.
"Gott befiehlt!"
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:05 pm
TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
>Move twice, into Tartarus. Activate the snakes and rip the Shrieker to bloody pieces.
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:08 pm
TorrentHKU
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Re: Nechronica
"Eigla. Cover Eden." > Rain dual pistol hell on the regular zombies in Tartarus.
Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:00 pm
Areku
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Posts: 5212 Location: The Grills Locker.
Re: Nechronica
BATTLE : ________________________________________
The Shrieker moves to Hades! AP: 10->7 Eigla defends: AP: 9->8 Klimt moves to Hades! AP: 9->6 Rosa fires at the 10Zombies! D10 roll: 1+1=2, Miss! AP: 9->6 The 10Zombies move to Hades! AP: 8->5 The 20Zombies move to Elysium! AP: 8->5 Eigla defends: AP: 8->7 The Shrieker uses Support 1 on itself! The Shrieker Shrieks! D10 roll: 10+1: 11, Critical Hit! Klimt takes 1 Madness. AP: 7->4 Eigla defends: AP: 7->6 The shrieker uses Hinder 1 on Kilmt! Klimt attacks the Shrieker with his Meat Snake! D10 roll: 4-1=3, reroll 10-1 = 9, Hit for 3 damage! (Entrails, Entrails, Heart) The shrieker loses AP! AP: 4->3 Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 6-1=5, Miss! AP: 6->3 Rosa fires at the 20Zombies! D10 roll: 8+1= 9, hit! The 10Zombies become 18Zombies. Rosa chain attacks! D10 roll: 8+1=9, hit! The 18Zombies become 16Zombies. AP 6->3 Eigla defends: AP: 6->5 The 10Zombies attack Klimt! D10 roll: 5, Miss! AP: 5->3 The 16Zombies move to Limbo! AP: 5->2 Eigla attacks the 16Zombies with her hands! D10 roll: 9, hit! The 16Zombies become 15Zombies. AP: 5->3 The Shrieker uses Support 1 on itself! The Shrieker shrieks! D10 roll: 4+1=5, Miss! Eigla attacks the 15Zombies with her hands! D10 roll: 7, hit! The 15Zombies become 14Zombies. AP: 3->1 Klimt attacks the Shrieker with his Meat Snake! D10 roll: 1, reroll 3, Miss! AP: 3->0 Rosa fires at the 14Zombies! D10 roll: 7+1=8, hit! The 14Zombies become 12Zombies. Rosa chain attacks! D10 roll: 3+1=4, Miss! AP: 3->0 The 10Zombies attack Klimt! D10 roll: 8, hit! 1 Damage (Spine) Keb defends with Armor Skin: D10 roll: 8, hit! The damage is removed. The 10Zombies chain attack! D10 roll: 2, Miss. AP: 3->1 Eigla uses Protect on Rosa! The 12Zombies are forced to attack Eigla! D10 roll: 9, hit! 1 Damage (Arm) Eigla defends with Armor Plating! D10 roll: 4, Miss! Eigla defends with Cracked Flesh! D10 roll: 4, Miss! Eigla defends with Steel bones! D10 roll: 4, Miss! AP: 1->0 The 12Zombies chain attack! D10 roll: 5, Miss! Eigla's arm regenerates! All players suffer 1 Madness damage.
Rosa: "Eigla. Cover Eden."
Eigla bellows a challenge to the dead horde, banging on her shield.
Eigla: "Gott befiehlt!"
Klimt runs at the shrieker, intending to attack it! The girl lets out a piercing scream that stops him in his tracks, however!
OBEY. KILL. OBEY.
Despite the strange voice now echoing in his head, he starts charging again, thrusting his tentacled arms deep inside the Shrieker's torso! Screaming like a madman, he pries apart clothing, then flesh, then ribcage, exposing her red, pulsating innards. Her long hair moves with a mind of its own, trying to restrain his arms, but he's far too strong to care for it. He lassoes the contents with his barbed wires, and breathes deeply for a moment. The nearby zombies try to claw and bite at him, but are unable to penetrate his armored skin.
Then he pulls his arms back.
There is a sickening, moist sound as most of the Shrieker's organs, including her still-beating heart, are forcefully pulled off her body and torn to shreds. She scrambles back, wheezing and screaming, and narrowly avoids Klimt's second attack.
Meanwhile, Rosa begins working on the larger mob of zombies, bursting heads left and right with precisely-aimed shots. The mob eventually gets into melee range, but Eigla joins the fray, grabbing the two closest undead by their heads and smashing their skulls together like eggshells. A zombie manages to latch onto her arm, biting off a huge chunk of flesh, but it begins regrowing as soon as she bats the creature away, tendon and muscles reknitting themselves in seconds.
The battle rages on. Everyone suffers a point of Madness.
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Re: Nechronica
> Pistol fire exclusively on the 10 group with the shrieker. Klimt can handle that thing on his own, but not it plus a posse. Eigla will have no trouble holding on to the 12 zombies here.
Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:06 am
TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
>Unload a series of 3 Meat Snake attacks. Hit the Shrieker until the Shrieker is totally destroyed, then switch to zombies in Hades. Activate Spine once - prepare for another destructive bout of melee combat.
Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:09 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
> Protect Rosa! Voice Effect Rosa!
"Kill them all, Rosa!"
Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:26 am
Areku
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Posts: 5212 Location: The Grills Locker.
Re: Nechronica
BATTLE : ________________________________________
Klimt attacks the Shrieker! D10 roll: 5, reroll 2, Miss! AP: 10->7 Rosa fires at the 10Zombies! D10 roll: 9+1=10, Hit! The 10Zombies are now 8Zombies! Rosa chain attacks! D10 roll: 3+1=4, Miss! AP: 9->6 Eigla uses Voice Effect! D10 roll: 5, Miss! AP: 9->7 The Shrieker uses Support 1 on itself! The Shrieker shrieks! D10 roll: 1+1=2, Miss! AP: 9->6 The 10Zombies attack Klimt! D10 roll: 4, Miss! AP: 8->5 Eigla uses Protect on Rosa! The 12Zombies are forced to attack Eigla! D10 Roll: 6, Hit! Eigla takes 1 damage! (arm) Eigla defends with Armor Plating! D10 roll: 6, Hit! The damage is negated. The 12Zombies chain attack! D10 roll: 2, Miss! AP: 8->5 The Shrieker uses Hinder 1 on Klimt! Klimt attacks the Shrieker! D10 roll: 8-1=7, Hit! The Shrieker takes 3 damage! (Brain, eyes, hair) Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 8, Hit! The shrieker takes 3 damage! (Throat, spine, bones) Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 10, Hit! The shrieker takes 3 damage! (OVERKILL-OVERKILL-OVERKILL) AP: 7->4 Eigla attacks the 12Zombies! D10 roll: 8, Hit! The 12Zombies are now 11Zombies. AP: 7->4 Rosa shoots at the 8Zombies. D10 roll: 8, hit! The 8Zombies are now 6Zombies. Rosa chain attacks! D10 roll: 5, Miss! AP: 6->3 The 6Zombies attack Klimt! D10 roll: 9, hit! Klimt takes 1 damage (spine) AP:5->2 Klimt defends with Armor Skin! D10 roll: 2, Miss! Eigla uses Protect on Rosa! The 11Zombies are forced to attack Eigla! D10 roll: 10, Hit! Eigla takes 1 damage! (Jaw) Eigla defends with Armor Plating! D10 roll: 9, Hit! The 11Zombies chain attack! D10 roll: 10, Hit! Eigla takes 1 damage! (Jaw) AP: 5->2 Eigla defends with Armor Plating! D10 roll: 3, Miss! Eigla defends with Cracked Flesh! D10 roll: 9, Hit! The damage is negated. Klimt attacks the 6Zombies! D10 roll: 4, reroll 8, hit! The 6Zombies are now 3Zombies. Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 2, Miss! AP: 4->1 Rosa fires at the 3Zombies! D10 roll: 9+1=10, Hit! The 3Zombies are now 1Zombie! Rosa chain attacks! D10 roll: 8+1=9, Hit! The 1Zombie is slain. Eigla attacks the 11Zombies! D10 roll: 2, Miss! AP: 4->1 All players suffer 1 Madness damage.
Eigla: "Kill them all, Rosa!" No response. The thundering report of Rosa's guns drowns any attempt at conversation.
Klimt swings at the shrieker, but it dodges again.
Klimt gets angry. You won't like him when he's angry.
Klimt shoves one of his arms into the Shrieker's face, grabbing it firmly and cracking her skull among his tentacles. Meat snakes shoot into her eyes, mouth, ear, and through the hole he'd torn in her chest. Not a single orifice is left untouched, and the girl twitches feebly as his barbed tendrils wrap around every muscle, every bone, every organ. Then they begin thrasing.
The Shrieker's entire body mass comes out as a liquefied slurry of flesh and bone fragments, pouring from its opened torso and bursting through every little cut on its legs, showering Klimt and the nearby zombies in a fine red spray.
When he finally retracts his tentacles, the creature's hollowed skin and clothes fall backwards with the breeze, floating slowly until they disappear in the darkness.
Eigla and Rosa pause for a moment to gape at the ridiculous amount of violence they just witnessed. Both of them suffer 1 Madness on their Fetter towards Klimt.
Still, the battle rages. Klimt turns to face the nearby zombies, ripping three into pieces with his tentacles but receiving a nasty bite to his back, while Rosa mops the rest up with headshots. Meanwhile, Eigla keeps the larger group at bay, caving one's face in with her shield.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 1:55 am
TorrentHKU
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Re: Nechronica
> shoot shoot shoot. Until my arms break and my guns run dry, I shoot. Until my legs fall off and my pile can fire no longer, I... Shoot? That, isn't shooting. Hm. Shoot.
Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:03 am
TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
>Move to Limbo. Two Meat Snakes on the zombie swarm, two Spine procs.
"I can barely see for all this blood."
Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:05 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
> Voice Effect Rosa.
"Keep shooting, Rosa!"
> Maintain protecting and defending, attacking only when there is nothing to defend from.
Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:38 am
Areku
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Posts: 5212 Location: The Grills Locker.
Re: Nechronica
BATTLE : ________________________________________
Klimt moves to Limbo! AP: 10->7 Rosa shoots the 11Zombies! D10 roll: 7+1=8, Hit! The 11Zombies are now 9Zombies! AP: 9->6 Eigla uses Voice Effect on Rosa! D10 Roll: 10, Hit! Rosa loses 1 Madness from her Fetter to Eigla! AP: 9->7 Eigla uses Protect on Rosa! The 9Zombies are forced to attack Eigla! D10 roll: 10, Hit! Eigla takes 1 damage (jaw). AP: 8->5 Eigla defends with Armor Plating! D10 roll: 7, Hit! The damage is negated. Klimt attacks the 9Zombies! D10 roll: 10, Hit! The 9Zombies are now 6Zombies. Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 6, Hit! The 6Zombies are now 3Zombies. Klimt chain attacks! D10 roll: 2, reroll 7, Hit! The 3Zombies are slain. AP: 7->4 The players' Treasures remove 1 Madness from them all.
Eigla: "Keep shooting, Rosa!"
Rosa feels the comfort of her protector's voice. That's right. With Eigla by her side, she could take on the world, with no fear or danger. She relaxes a bit, and shoots the nearby zombies with renewed confidence, while her friend blocks each and every incoming hit with her shield and body.
Then Klimt moves closer, grabbing three nearby zombies with his snakes. Each is systematically dismembered. The next three have their heads crushed. The last three, he holds over the edge of the platform by their necks, acting as a sort of human gallows until the weight of the creatures' bodies breaks their thin necks. They are then carelessly discarded, to splatter onto the floor far below.
Klimt: "I can barely see for all this blood."
Indeed, you're all a bit spattered with red, but he's positively drenched in zombie bits. One of his hands gurgles as it spits out a piece of broken skull, completely cleaned of flesh and skin. Ew.
BATTLE - FINISHED!
You gather 3 units of Flesh from the corpses. ________________________________________
EVENTS : ________________________________________
As you finally get a moment to breathe, the elevator suddenly grinds to a halt, lights flickering. Looking over the edge, you realise the ever-growing mob of zombies down below has jammed itself into the lifting mechanism. Seems like your ride's dead, and another wave of undead is quickly climbing towards your position.
The boom of the crane truck seems to barely reach the next floor, however. Maybe you could climb up it?
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