Play@YSDC

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 7:50 pm**

Z-Day - 3:03 PM Central Time - Route 183, a few miles south of Holdrege, Nebraska
Jack Montrose sat on the roof of his RV, hugging his wife Emily and his daughter Lauren closely. The seven obviously insane people circled around the mobile home like sharks, reaching up in vain for the three hapless survivors on their little life raft. They had been stranded up there for hours now, with no sign of anyone else.

"I'm hungry," muttered Lauren.

Emily gave her a squeeze. "I know, honey," she said. "We're all hungry."

"So are they," said Jack glumly, glancing at the people trying to eat them. "Well, if we're going to go, at least we'll go together."

"We're not going to die here!" said Lauren defiantly. "Someone will come and rescue us!"

Emily didn't believe this, but she didn't have the heart to tell her daughter. Then a few gunshots echoed in the distance to the north.

"You see!" said Lauren excitedly. "There's someone back there who can help us! These guys don't use guns."

"I don't know," said Emily. "Whoever it is doesn't necessarily have our best interests at heart. They've got guns and we don't, so there's no telling what they could do to us. Maybe we should keep our voices down."

"And the alternative? We've got to call out to them, let them know we're up here!"

"Well, you've got a point," said Jack, "but I'm not sure. Maybe we should get a look at them first before we let them know we're here." He peered off to the north.

(Jack, Emily, and Lauren, roll Spot Hidden. If you do not have the skill on your character sheet, the base level for the skill is 25%.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:43 pm**

On the road-
Jack held his hand above his eyes as he looked to the north, shielding them from the mid-afternoon sunlight that was still bright, but he detected no movement. Emily saw nothing either. "Maybe they're down on ground level," she suggested.

"Look!" said Lauren, pointing to the north. Her keen vision had picked out a tall man climbing over the guardrail on the eastern side of the highway, around two hundred yards from the RV. He wore a flight suit that looked vaguely military. He went over to the wrecked car nearest to him and began to rummage through it. "Should we call out to him?"

"I don't know," said Emily hesitantly. "Can we trust him?"

Jack said nothing, deep in thought.

"I think he's already seen us anyway," said Lauren.

The pilot pulled out some jumper cables from the wreckage, tied them together, then secured one end to the guardrail and let the other end drop below.

(Everyone, roll Know to identify what kind of uniform the man is wearing.)

Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:38 am**

On the road-
As the Montrose family watched, the pilot started pulling at the cables, apparently trying to haul something up from below. In spite of his bulk, he wasn't having any success. Whatever it was, it had to be heavy.

"What is he doing?" Jack wondered aloud. Lauren shrugged.

"Maybe he's gone crazy like the others," said Emily.

"No, he's here to rescue us, I'm sure of it," said Lauren, excited. "Look, that's an Air National Guard uniform he's wearing!"

"But why is he out all by himself?" asked Emily. "What is he trying to pull up with him? None of this makes any sense. Whatever he's up to, I doubt he came up here to rescue us. Nobody even knows we're here."

Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:36 pm**

On the road-
After some more pulling, the Air National Guardsman succeeded in bringing up another man from below. This man had on a different military uniform and helmet. He looked Hispanic, with dark hair, and was a head or two shorter than his companion. He wore a white armband with a red cross on it, and he carried an M-4 carbine. The Montroses stood up and watched them.

"Maybe they didn't come here specifically to rescue us," said Lauren, "but now that they're here I'm sure they will."

(Everyone roll Know to try to identify the second man's uniform.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:28 pm**

On the road-
"I ought to know what kind of uniform that other man's got on," said Lauren, "but I can't quite place it."

"I can't identify it either," said Lauren, "but they're both heading this way."

"It's a National Guard uniform," said Jack. "He's a medic. Wonder what these guys are doing together, and away from their units. I think there's an airfield nearby, which is probably where the pilot came from."

Lauren waved to the two men as they approached and smiled. "Please help us!" she called. "They've got us trapped up here!"

The two men, Senior Airman Harry Flynn and Private Julio Alvarez, came to within 30 yards of the RV and stopped.

(Flynn and Alvarez, you may both fire at the zombies for one round of combat. You may use your full skill, with only a -5% penalty for shooting at the head. Flynn may fire twice, providing both shots are at the same target. Alvarez may fire once. Flynn, you did have the opportunity to reload while you made your way towards the zombies. Let me know if you wanted to do so, and I'll edit your weapon list to reflect that.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:37 pm**

OOC: Yes, i want to reload. If i spend some more time aiming, do i have any bonus?

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:56 pm**

(It doesn't really pay to take more time to aim than you already are. Using precision aim means that you double your base range, so you get to use your full skill at 30 yards instead of half skill. That means the bonus is already factored in. You can't normally get better than that, but precision aim also means that the point blank range is doubled. Usually you'd get to use double skill at 17 feet or less, but with precision aim this becomes 34 feet, or 11 1/3 yards. I don't think you want to get that close to the zombies, however. Your pistol is now fully loaded with an extra bullet in the chamber, so you can go ahead and take your two shots.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:12 pm**

OOC: I saw now the san: 36%! I must change my roleplay.

Flynn aimed and saw the first shot hit the head. He shot a second time but missed this time, cursing his bad luck.
-First Gardner, and now those morons!

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:47 pm**

" Be careful!" Emily shoted to the two men. "Something is wrong with them! You have to shoot their heads!"

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:44 am**

Alvarez was still moving a bit as he brought his M-4 up and fired. The shot missed and he hoped he had not hit anyone on top of the RV.

(OCC-Did I hit anyone on top of the RV and did I jam the M-4?)

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:48 am**

(It would take a 98 or higher to jam it, but you might have hit someone else. Alvarez, roll Luck.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:13 am**

-Yeah, we know, they are infected, eat human flesh and they look horrible.

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:45 am**

Alvarez stopped to look at Flynn and the people on top of the RV. He did not think he hit any of them but to make sure he said, "I say is anyone hurt? I mussed my shot a bit."

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:02 am**

On the road-
Alvarez's shot pinged harmlessly on the asphalt, and nobody was hurt. The seven zombies, however, turned to look at the sound of gunfire and started shambling towards Flynn and Alvarez. Six of them were advancing slowly, including the one Flynn had wounded. One, however, was moving very fast. It had already cleared most of the distance and would be upon them soon.

(The six walkers are another three rounds away after this one, but the runner will be able to attack this round after you shoot, if you choose to do so. There is no time to use precision aim, so if you fire you'll need to use random hit locations, but at least you won't have the -5% penalty for aiming at the head. Flynn may fire twice, but Alvarez may only shoot once. He may fire a burst, which gives him a +20% bonus to hit. If he does hit with it, roll 1d3 to see how many bullets hit and roll a separate random hit location on 1d20 and 2d8 damage for each one. If you roll an impale with the burst, only the first bullet does 4d8 damage and the others do 2d8 as normal. It will take a total of 50 damage overall or 10 damage to the head to finish the runner, but any hit to the head will slow it down. If either of you run away, roll Dex x 5. You may also attempt to Dodge as long as you don't attack, but your armor gives you a -10% penalty on this roll.

Only one of the people on the roof of the RV may climb down the ladder this round, without having to roll. If anyone tries to climb down without using the ladder, roll Climb, and if that fails roll Jump.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:28 pm**

Alvarez switched his M-4 to burst setting and fired at the running zombie. He did really well. He saw that only the first bullet had hit the zombie. but that the bullet had hit the zombie in the left arm but had not done much damage that he could see. "Flynn you better hit that bad boy or we may turn on each other in a way neither of us will like."

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:12 pm**

(OOC: Is there a roof vent on the RV that opens into the RV? Are the doors to the RV open or closed?)

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:09 pm**

(I'd have to say there isn't any vent they could climb through. If there had been, they would have used it already to access the interior of the RV. There's no moon roof or anything, and the exhaust vents are far too small, even for Lauren. Alvarez and Flynn do have the zombies' full attention, and they are already moving towards them, so you could safely climb down the ladder as long as you don't do anything as noisy as firing a gun. The RV's door itself is open, but you'd have to climb down to get in.

Also, the walkers will reach them in three rounds including the current one, not in addition to it. They already closed 1/4 of the distance in the previous round.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:57 am**

Flynn was with luck and hit the creature in the left leg hurting her.
He hit again, this time in the left arm and made moderate damage.
-Run, Alvarez!

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:03 am**

(That first hit was a critical, so go ahead and roll an additional 1d10 damage for it. Once you do that and I get a post for Emily, I'll post the next update.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:30 am**

Critical hit.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:54 am**

(OOC: The RV is still broken down, correct?)

Emily watches in horror as the raving maniacs surrounding the RV, start off after the two airforce men.
"Jack, how long do you think it will take to fix the RV? With those THINGS distracted, we should try and fix the RV and help those men out. Are their any more bullets down below?" Emaily said.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:07 am**

(Yes, the RV is still broken down.)

On the road-
"I shot my load," said Jack, already on his way down the ladder. "The only bullets left are what those two guys have on them. Both of you stay up there! It'll take too long to fix the RV, and by then the fight would be over. If the soldiers win, we can fix it then. If they lose, we'll never get the chance. I'm going to get my golf clubs so I can help them out." When he reached the ground, he ran for the RV's door.

The running ghoul got spun around when it was hit hard in its left leg and arm, and it fell to the asphalt. However, it quickly got back up and continued its charge at Alvarez and Flynn, its left arm hanging limply at its side and no longer usable. It would reach them in a couple of seconds. The other six staggered towards them much more slowly, and had only closed half the distance between the RV and the two men.

(Because of your critical hits, the runner did not get to make its attacks last round. It will get to do so this round unless it's stopped. It has taken a total of 24 damage so far, so it needs at least another 26 damage - or 10 to the head - in order to take it out. The walkers will not reach you this round, but they will be able to in two rounds. The runner is now at point blank range, which means you get to double your firearms skills if you choose to shoot again. Alvarez, if you fire a burst again you get to add your +20% bonus after doubling your Rifle skill. Flynn, you get two shots at double your Handgun skill.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:12 am**

"Jack, be careful! Let the soldiers with gun take are of them! They can stay far enough away from the slow ones." Emily pleaded to her husband as she started down the ladder after him. "Lauren. Do not move off this roof, young lady. You hear me? I'll be right back."

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:16 am**

(Emily, roll Fast Talk if you want to try to convince Jack not to join the fight. The base skill level is 5%. There is no time for Persuade with a battle going on. You may also climb down the ladder this round if you wish, without having to roll anything.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:33 am**

Emily follows her husband down the ladder, trying in vain to get him to stay with them. "Please, Jack! Just stay with us and let them handle those raving maniacs!" Emily pleadedas she followed her husband to the glf bag. However, try as she might, she was not able to talk him into staying.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:31 am**

-Die, moth** fu****!
Flynn shot and nearly miss: he hit the left leg again, destroying it.
His second shot, was in the chest, but didn't make much damage.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:15 pm**

(That second hit was an impale, so go ahead and roll an extra 1d10 damage for it. You've done 12 damage so far, so it will take a total of 14 more to finish it. This will depend on how much damage Alvarez can cause. His effective Rifle skill is 120% if he fires a burst, which means he'll get an impale on 24 or less. Remember that an impale only doubles the damage dice for the first bullet that hits in a burst.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:41 pm**

OOC: I thought that to have a impale i needed 4%, my based value and it wasn't possible with the critical.

But the second shot was indeed a good shot!

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:08 pm**

(occ-I will post up tonight. Can I aim at the head this time and fire a burst or do I just have to fire and random hit again?)

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:51 pm**

OOC: I think you only need to make 4 points of damage to destroy the zombie whateaver the place, so a burst should kill him anyway as long as you hit him, and with a skill of 120%, it's certain, am i right Mr Handy? But of course, Alvarez don't know this...

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:25 pm**

(An impale happens when you get 1/5 of your effective skill or less. Flynn's base Handgun skill is 45, so normally he'd get an impale on 9 or less. Since the skill was doubled to 90, he would get one on 18 or less.

Alvarez, you cannot aim a burst at a specific body part, so you would need to roll a random hit location for each bullet that hits. In addition, the zombie is so close that it would get to attack first if you took the time to aim anyway. It has indeed taken 46 damage and only needs another 4 to finish it. Though your characters don't know exactly how close it is to being destroyed, they can tell that it's falling apart. With 120% effective skill, you can only miss on a Malfunction, which is 98 or higher for the M-4. If you hit with a burst, roll 1d3 to see how many bullets hit the zombie. Since each one does 2d8 damage, that's a guaranteed kill if 2 or more bullets hit, regardless of location or actual damage rolled.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:29 am**

Alvarez smiled and fired another burst at the zombie. He saw the bullets hit the creature. In fact he saw all of the bullets had hit since the creature had been so close. The first bullet his the creature in the left leg tearing it completly off. The second bullet hit the creature in the right arm but did not seem to do much damage. The third bullet hit the creature in the abdoman. Alvarez waited for the creature to fall from the blows that had occured.

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:43 am**

On the road-
The zombie collapsed, twitching in a heap. The remaining six trudged slowly towards them, one of them with a head wound, and they were now less than eight yards away.

"Daddy, don't go near them!" called Lauren.

"Don't worry, honey, I'll be fine!" Jack shouted back. He ducked into the RV and quickly found his bag of golf clubs, slinging it over his shoulder. He also grabbed a steak knife from the kitchenette.

Emily reached the bottom of the ladder.

(Alvarez and Flynn, if you remain where you are and shoot, the zombies will reach you and get a chance to attack this round after you fire, and you will not have time to use precision aim. It's also normal range, so you would not get to double your skill. You may retreat without rolling anything.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:24 am**

"Flynn those are heavy odds. Lets retreat 50 yards or so and then fire from there." He shouted to the group near the RV, "We are not leaving you here, we are just getting into better position to kill these creatures. We will come back to you soon."

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:40 am**

Jack Montrose hands the steak knife to his beautiful wife and says: "Honey, gather up my tools and then give the inside of the RV the once over for anything useful. I can't remember if I packed any spare bullets."

Calling up to Lauren: "Sweetie, I've got a very important job for you. I need you to stay up there and keep a look out. If you see any of those things coming towards us, yell your head off!"

Looking back to his wife with steely resolve, he says: "Those guardsmen are our best shot out of here. I'm going to give them a hand. Oh, and here," he says, handing her the .38, "in case you find more bullets." He kisses her. "Don't worry, they'll never see me coming"

"Looks like a seven iron," he mutters to himself as he purposefully strides toward the downed twitcher...

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:53 am**

(Good first post, John! The steak knife is a large knife, which causes 1d6 damage. The .38 revolver causes 1d10 damage per bullet, can fire twice per round, has a base range of 15 yards, a Malfunction number of 100, and holds 6 bullets. However, it is currently empty. Jack took all of his bullets for the .38 up to the roof and used them all on the zombies before the start of this thread, and there are no more left. While Jack was an NPC he had decided to try to help fight the zombies, but now that you are playing him he is free to reconsider if you wish. Fast Talk and other social skills cannot be used on him by others now that he's a PC. If Emily wants to convince him to do something else, she'll have to convince the player by posting in character.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:31 am**

I'll bash the twitcher with one of my irons and, assuming it stops moving, I'll turn the carcass over with my foot to see if it possesses or is wearing anything useful, distinctive, or informative.

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:10 am**

OOC: Welcome John Gaunt.

Flyn retreats with Alvarez and starts laughing.
-Aha! Who is the best now?-He says to the destroyed infected- Your dead, dead, dead! And you will all be following you leader!- he says to the other infected.

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:32 pm**

Emily reaches for her husband and grabs his shoulders to turn him towards her. "Jack, please! We need you here, with us. You're right, the soldiers are our best bet but so is this RV. While those things are distracted, we can fix the RV and pick up the soldiers if they need us. If you run out there those things will come after you and the soldiers will have to worry about not hiting you instead of just blowing away those monsters." Emily pleads as he looks deeply in Jacks' eyes. "Let's fix this while we have a chance. If those soldiers fail to stop them or, god forbid, get hurt we'll be right back where we started if we don't fix this tub of bolts."

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:56 pm**

"You're right, dear. You know me, never one to walk away from a fight. Discretion is the wiser part valor." He looks off in the distance to gauge how the fray between the shamblers and soldiers is going.

OOC: Has my character previously diagnosed our mechanical troubles? If not, I'll do so now. If the repairs can be done in the time frame Emily suggests, then I'll attempt a repair, otherwise I'm going to war...

"Emily, I still need you to take stock and gather up our gear in case we need to abandon this bucket of bolts. Look for flashlights and batteries, matches, a first aid kit, road flares, our cell phones and my Blackberry, rope and string, canned food and water, binoculars, our road map, and anything else I've forgotten that might come in handy later. My Swiss army knife is laying around in there somewhere. Throw them in our backpacks or use pillow cases if you have to. Do that for me and I'll try and fix the RV, OK?" he asks imploringly.

Before Emily can respond, Jack immediately follows up with a twinkle in his eye "How's that for a plea bargain?"

"How're we lookin' up there, pumpkin?" Jack calls up to Lauren.

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:03 pm**

Emily lets out a relieved sigh. "Not too bad, but my diagnosis is stress induced hero complex," she says with a smile and a wink. Emily kisses her husband and runs off into the RV to search for anything and everythign that may be useful.

Posted: **Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:35 pm**

Jack grins as calmer heads prevail and watches his wife scamper into the RV.

"Now, what would be truly heroic," Jack says to himself as he walks to the front of the RV, "is to get this boat rolling again..."

Jack attempts a mechanical repair and succeeds!
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1622502

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:15 am**

(Good call, everyone! No, Jack had not previously managed to diagnose the problem.)

On the road-
Flynn and Alvarez fell back. Flynn moved a lot quicker than Alvarez, and he managed to get 50 yards further back while Alvarez only managed around 30. The six walking ghouls progressed a bit more than twenty yards in that time.

"Thank you so much for staying, Daddy!" called Lauren from the roof of the RV. She peered out along the highway in both directions. "I can't see anything out there so far!"

Emily managed to find and gather all of the supplies in the RV that Jack had mentioned. While she was doing this, Jack looked again at the engine under the mobile home's hood. Now that he's taken a fresh look at it, he saw that it was a simple case of vapor lock. Since the RV was over twenty years old, it didn't come with fuel injection and thus was more prone to the problem. He could probably get the engine working again by rerouting the fuel lines away from the parts of the engine that generate heat.

(Flynn and Alvarez, you may fire for one combat round without risk to yourselves. You may use precision aim and target the head, just remember to apply the -5% penalty. The zombies are 15 yards from Alvarez and 35 from Flynn, though Flynn could easily stop five yards short of the full distance he could have run in order to get full skill with his pistol. Alvarez gets a single shot and Flynn gets two shots, provided both are at the same target. One of the six zombies has already taken 5 damage to the head, but the others are unharmed as yet.

Jack can repair the engine in twenty rounds, including the three that have just passed during the guardsmen's retreat. He could perhaps do the job faster if Emily and/or Lauren help him. Whoever helps would need to roll Mechanical Repair, and the base skill is 20%. Only if one of them succeeds would she make the repairs go faster. Jack does not need to roll again; his success will enable him to complete the repairs given enough time.)

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:40 am**

Can Flynn shoot the zombie that is already hurt in the head?

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:46 am**

(Yes, he can. It's obvious which one it is. Just roll two shots at it. Your chance to hit is 45-5=40% if you stop running 30 yards away from the zombies. For each bullet that hits, roll 1d10 for damage. If you get an impale, which in this case happens on an 8 or less, you would roll 2d10 for damage instead.)

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:24 am**

Emily gathered up all the supplies she could find, and grabbed a kitchen knife for her own defense and tucked it into her belt. She laid the colleted supplies at the bottom of the ladder and called up the Lauren, "Alright, honey. Just keep watching our backs while we get this hunk of junk running." With that, she ran over to the front of the RV and tried to help her husband out. "Well, unless this thing is suffering from depression, I'm afraid I cannot help you out. Shall I send Lauren down? I can try keep an eye out in her stead."

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:36 am**

Jack, without taking his head from under the hood, says to Emily: "Sure, why don't you do that? And make sure you take the binoculars with you, too."

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:04 am**

"Lauren, come on down here and see if you can help your dad. You kids are so much better with technical things than an old fart like me," Emily said as she grabed the binoculars and started up the ladder.

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:34 am**

Flynn runned until 30 yards and then shoot against the zomby he hit before in the head; he hit again in the head, killing it.
- I'm getting good at this! But i won't waste ammo in him, i will pick another one.

OOC: Since Flynn saw the zombi destroyed, i decide to not shoot again, after all, he cannot aim in this turn against another zombi.

Posted: **Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:24 pm**

Alvarez decided he was too close still and booked back toward Flynn.

(Occ-I am trying to get far enough away that I can chuck a grenade into the group without causing harm to the RV or family. Can you please let me know when I am far enough away?)

Posted: **Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:01 am**

(Emily already used her action last round to try to help repair the engine, so she will have to wait until this round to climb the ladder. This will allow Lauren to climb down first, though. The knife she just took from the kitchen is a small knife and does 1d4 damage. She already has the large knife that Jack gave her, but it's good to have two. A knife can easily get stuck if you roll an impale, plus you can always throw one at a distant target if you have a spare, provided it's not too distant. The base skill for Throw is 25%.)

On the road-
Lauren scampered down the ladder while her mother tried to help her father with the engine. "You're not an old fart, mom," she said. "Why, you're still almost as pretty as I am. Almost." She gave Emily a playful smirk.

Jack continued to reroute the fuel lines. He had completed about one-fifth of the necessary work.

The zombie that Flynn shot fell, never to move again. This still left five more which continued to advance slowly. Alvarez retreated to give himself more breathing room.

(Currently, the zombies are over 50 yards from the RV. Alvarez is some 17 yards beyond them, and Flynn is 23 yards beyond the zombies. Both of them may fire for one combat round without risk to themselves. Alvarez may attempt to throw a grenade at this point, but there is a lot of risk involved. There's no chance of hitting the RV from here; the real danger is catching himself and possibly Flynn in the blast radius. The grenade does 4d6 damage to everything within 4 yards, 3d6 to everything more than 4 yards away but within 8, 2d6 to everything within 12 yards, and 1d6 to everything within 16 yards. The base skill for Throw is 25%, but there is a -10% penalty due to your armor, reducing your effective skill to 15%. Flynn may also attempt to throw a grenade instead of shooting. His skill is better, but not by much. He has 30%, which is reduced to 20% while he is wearing his armor. If you hit, you will not be harmed. If you miss, roll Luck. A successful Luck roll means you overthrew the grenade, and thus you will also be unharmed. The zombies may still take some damage, depending on how badly you missed. A failed Luck roll means you underthrew it, and one or both of you will be caught in the blast radius. How much the grenade fell short also depends on how badly you missed.

Jack, you've spent 4 out of 20 rounds repairing the engine. You may still talk while you work, but cannot take any other action without suspending your work. If you do, you can resume where you left off later without needing to roll again. Emily, you may climb the ladder with your action for this round if you wish. Lauren spent last round climbing down the ladder, and in the next update she will see what she can do to help fix the engine.)

Posted: **Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:21 am**

Jack calls out to Emily: "Hey Em, take the cell phones and Crack-berry up with you. See if you can dial up some help while you're up there. And keep me posted as to how those guardsmen are doing. 'Kay?"

Posted: **Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:30 am**

"Flynn see if you can chuck a grenade into their midst will ya? I was bad at this in Basic."

Posted: **Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:14 am**

OOC: Invisible castle seems to be with some problem; i hit the roll dice button and my results didn't appeared, i cannot make a search, and i had to do everything again.

Flynn throw the the grenade but failed in a miserable way; but he was lucky and didn't suffer from the blast.

Posted: **Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:59 pm**

"Almost, as pretty, eh? Not sure about that, but I do know my ass is still better, young lady." she said to Lauren as she walked past her to help her father. She stuffed the cell phone and Blackberry into her pocket, and started up the ladder.
(OOC: I am not sure if she has time to do this, but Emily will scan the area for more crazies with the binoculars, before trying the cellphones.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:01 am**

On the road-
Flynn put far too much muscle into his throw, and the grenade soared over the zombies' heads and curved to the left. It sailed over the guardrail of the overpass and exploded somewhere below.

(Yes, Invisible Castle has been having problems for a few days now. You can't search on character name unless you've registered there before you made the roll, but you can still search for the most recent posts. Just type a number in the box such as 20 or 100 and it will give you that many of the most recent rolls on each page. If you ever make a roll and need to go back to find it, you can do this shortly after you've rolled.

Emily is using her entire action this round to climb the ladder. In the following round, she will be able to both scan the area and check the cell phones and Blackberry.

Alvarez still hasn't acted this round, so I'll wait for him before I start the next round. He may retreat further, take a shot with his rifle, or throw one of his own grenades.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:43 am**

Alvarez retreated a bit further.

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:59 am**

On the road-
Alvarez caught up with Flynn and retreated a few yards beyond his position. The five zombies shambled closer.

Lauren rolled her eyes and hurried over to where her father was working on the engine while Emily climbed up the ladder to the roof of the RV. Lauren took a look under the hood, but she soon shook her head. "I wish I'd paid more attention in shop class," she said.

(Jack has now completed 5 out of 20 rounds of repairs. Emily, roll Spot Hidden. The base skill is 25%. The binoculars will not give you a bonus to this, they just help you see farther.

The zombies are now 15 yards away from Flynn and 18 from Alvarez. Flynn may not throw another grenade this round, as they can only be thrown every other round. He may fire two shots with his pistol without risk from the zombies, or he may retreat. Alvarez may fire his rifle once, retreat, or throw a grenade. Unless Flynn retreats, he may be caught in the blast radius of a grenade and take 1d6 damage even if your Throw succeeds.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:13 am**

"Well, young miss, I'm sorry that's the case. In the meantime, grab my putter from the golf bag and hold onto it for your personal protection."

"Jeezus!" Jack exclaims, flinching at the sound of the grenade's explosion but remains composed as he single mindedly devotes himself to the task at hand.

"How're we looking up there, Em?"

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:36 am**

Alvarez grabbed one of his grenades and yelled, "Flynn fire in the hole!" He then chucked it toward the group of zombies. He missed his target however as the grenade flew over the zombies heads. "Dang it I knew I should have paid attention in basic!"

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:45 am**

(Actually, you didn't miss by that much. The zombies will still take 3d6 damage, and Flynn is far enough away that he will not be hit and may still act freely this round. Make five rolls of 1d20 for the primary hit location along with five rolls of 3d6 for damage, one for each zombie. Shrapnel will hit them all over, but one location will take the brunt of the damage. If you prefer, I'll roll for you.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:43 am**

Alvarez saw he had not been that far off. The grenade exploded and shapnel sprayed everywhere. The first zombie was hit in the Right Leg, the second in Left Arm, and the other three in the chest. Alvarez smiled as he saw the damage caused. It looked pretty nasty.

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:57 am**

Flinching at the sound of the second explosion Jack pauses in his task and grabs his daughter by the shoulders and implores: "Sweetheart, do your ol' man a favor, will ya? Pick up the supplies your mother gathered and get inside. Don't come out until one of us says the coast is clear. Ok? It's getting way too hairy out here."

He looks in the direction of the shamblers and the explosion, assessing the situation before he goes back to work on the engine.

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:05 am**

OOC: I can't believe this! It jammed!

Flynn tried to shoot, but his weapon didn't make asound.
-Dammit!

Posted: **Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:19 pm**

"Jeasus!" Emily cried, ducking and turning away at the sounds of the exploding grenades. "Crap, I don't see a thing out there." Emily called back down to Jack. "Emily, come back up here on the room and help me keep an eye out. You can be the eyes in the back of my head."

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:15 am**

(Wow, two 100's in a row! I'd ask "what are the odds?" but I already know they're 1 in 10,000. Just be glad one of those wasn't for a grenade throw... )

On the road-
Lauren grabbed the putter from the bag of golf clubs. "Coming, mom!" she called. She ran to the back of the RV, handed the club up to Emily, and quickly scaled the ladder. Then she took the club back and started to help her mother keep an eye out while Jack kept working on the engine.

All five zombies had been damaged somewhat by the blast. The one hit in the leg fell, but it was still able to drag itself over the asphalt. The other four weren't knocked down or even slowed down. They continued to advance as Flynn uselessly pointed his jammed pistol at them.

(Jack has now completed 6/20 rounds of repair. Emily has been temporarily blinded by the grenade blast, so she cannot see anything for now. Her vision will return over time, but expect penalties to Spot Hidden rolls for a while.

Four of the zombies are now 7 yards from Flynn and 10 from Alvarez. If Flynn does not retreat this round, they will reach him and get to attack. He may start trying to clear the jam while retreating. Roll Mechanical Repair, as that is higher than your Handgun skill. If you succeed, roll 1d6 to see how many rounds it will take. Alvarez may attack without risk this round with the rifle, or he may retreat too. He may not throw a grenade, as he threw one last round - plus the zombies are way too close. The zombie with the wounded leg is three yards behind the others.

Alvarez and Flynn, roll Idea.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:32 am**

"Well, honey' Emily said to Lauren while rubbing her eyes. "You'll have to be the eyes up here. I'm seeing spots after looking directly into that grenade blast."

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:46 am**

Flynn retreated immediatly and saw with relief that if he tried to repair the gun he could make her function after some time.

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:09 am**

Can Alvarez fire a burst again? How much would I have to hit below then? 50%?

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:45 pm**

(Yes, Alvarez may fire a 3-bullet burst this round. There's a +20% bonus for that, so your chance is 70%. If you hit, roll 1d3 to see how many bullets hit, and then roll a 1d20 hit location and 2d8 damage for each bullet that does. You get an impale on a 14 or less, but only the first bullet will do 4d8 damage and any others will still do 2d8. Remember that you can't aim at the head if you do this. These zombies all started with 40 HP. None of these zombies has taken more than 11 damage, so you'll need at least 29 damage in general to put one down unless you're lucky enough to hit the head and cause 10 damage.

Also, don't forget that you and Flynn should roll Idea.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:26 pm**

Flynn was only interested in repairing his gun.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:21 am**

Alvarez made sure his M-4 was on three burst status and fired into the crowd of oncoming dead. He did an excellent job but only the bullet had hit however. It hit one of the zombies in abdoman but the zombie continued advancing.
Alvarez stopped to think of what they could do to end this battle. However he was too worried to think straight.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:37 am**

On the road-
"I hope those spots clear up soon, Mom," said Lauren. She took the binoculars and looked around. "I see something!" She focused in on some movement far to the north. "Oh, no, there's more of them coming this way! I count ten of them. They're moving slowly, but they'll be here around the time Dad thinks the engine will be fixed - or maybe a little before. They'll reach the soldiers before that happens, though. Maybe they can do something about them." She cups her hands to her mouth and calls out. "Hey, guys, you've got ten more coming your way from the north! They're a ways off and moving slowly, but keep them in mind!"

Alvarez wounded the zombie badly in the belly, but it still did not even slow down. It and its three comrades advanced closer, and they were now almost on top of him. The other one crawled after them. Flynn retreated well out of their reach.

(The repairs are now 7/20 of the way done. The zombies are less than three yards from Alvarez, who must retreat or they will get to attack him. If he did attack, he would be at point blank range. The one he just wounded is the one that had taken 11 damage to the chest previously, so it has now taken a total of 23. Another 17 damage total will drop it. Flynn may stay where he is this round without risk, as the zombies are ten yards from him, but there is little point since he cannot shoot while his gun is jammed. He may keep clearing the jam while he retreats. It will take two more rounds, including this one.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:42 am**

OOC: Is there any way that we may outrun the zombies to the RV?

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:49 am**

(You may try to run past the zombies, but they will each get a chance to attack as you go by except for the crawling one. You would get to roll Dodge against any attacks that hit you if you tried this. Even if you succeed, these zombies would still reach the RV before it could be repaired.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:17 am**

Flynn decided to retreat.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:54 am**

Alvarez retreated also.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:13 am**

(Since it will take two rounds of retretaing until Alvarez is far enough to fire again and for Flynn to finish unjamming his pistol, I'll cover them both in this one post.)

On the road-
Lauren watched the ghouls approaching from the north through the binoculars and also kept an eye on the battle below. "I hope they can finish them off before the others reach them from the north," she said. "Those must have come from Holdrege too."

Alvarez and Flynn continued falling back. Now they were about 100 yards north of the RV, and the zombies were still in unrelenting pursuit. By the time Flynn cleared the jam, the four walking zombies were 9 yards from Alvarez and 28 from Flynn. The crawling zombie was a good seven or eight yards behind those.

(The repairs are 9/20 complete. Emily has another two rounds two to go before her vision starts to return. Alvarez and Flynn, you now have one combat round to act. Alvarez is close to the zombies and will be caught in the blast radius if either of you use a grenade, and it would take about four more rounds of retreating for him to get far enough away to reduce the risk - during which time Flynn could still get some shots off. At this point it pays for Flynn to fire, since if he retreats this round he would be at half skill afterwards. He gets two shots with his pistol. Alvarez may fire either a single shot or a burst with his M-4. The zombie with 17 HP left is actually the one with the crippled arm, since that's the one that took 11 damage from the grenade. The other walkers have 30, 30, and 32 HP respectively. The crawler has 30 HP left as well. As always, it only takes 10 damage to the head to put a zombie down for good, but don't forget the -5% penalty for aiming at the head and that bursts cannot be aimed at the head.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:25 am**

-Take this you bastard!
Flynn shoot in the head of the first zombie and hurt him; he was lucky and hit also with the second shot, but wasn't able to finish him.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:18 am**

Alvarez sat his M-4 onto single shot and aimed at one of the zombies heads. (not the one that Flynn had just shot). He fired and the bullet went right where he had aimed it, which was a first for him! The zombie's head simply exploded into gore. "Take that bastards, that leaves only 3 walking dead and one crawling dead by my figures."

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:35 am**

On the road-
Jack was making good progress in his repairs, and was now halfway done. Lauren cheered from her perch on top of the RV when she saw Alvarez and Flynn having a turn of good luck. Not only did Alvarez blow the head off of one of the creatures, but the one Flynn had shot twice in the head dropped to the ground and was reduced to a crawl. Only two more remained on their feet to the south of the two men and they were getting dangerously close, though the ten to the north were still far off but slowly getting closer.

(The two walkers are now less than two yards from Alvarez and twenty yards from Flynn. The crawler with 8 damage to the head has 22 HP left overall and is five yards from Alvarez. The other crawler with the crippled leg is about twelve yards from him, and has 30 HP overall. One of the walkers has a crippled arm and has 17 HP left, and the other has 30 HP left. If Alvarez does not retreat, they and the nearer crawler will reach and attack him. Flynn may either retreat or fire twice this round as he wishes.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:05 am**

(If Alvarez chooses to run toward the RV he would have to run the gatlant with all 4 creatures getting a chance at him correct? Then he would be able to roll Dodge each time if they did try to grab him right?)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:23 am**

(If you run for the RV, only the two walkers will be able to attack you, as the crawlers are easily avoided. Each of them gets both a grapple and a bite. You would get a Dodge against each attack that hits. You would also get one parry with your M-4, using your Rifle skill, but you would only be able to parry a bite and not a grapple. You also would have to declare which zombie you were attempting to parry at the start of the round - #1 or #2. If the bite hits and the parry succeeds your weapon may be damaged, but that's a lot better than getting bitten! Note that Dodge and Parry rolls are at -10% because of your armor.

If Flynn runs for the RV at the same time you do, with one of you going to the left and the other going right then one zombie will attack each of you. In this case you'll each know which zombie to parry.

Also, each of you has a combat knife that you can draw and use to parry with by rolling against your Knife skill. Flynn has one hand free, so he could do this with no problem. He cannot parry with the pistol. Alvarez would have to sling his M-4 if he's going to draw his knife.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:00 am**

"Flynn I think we are going to get trapped or pushed into this group behind us. We need to head for the RV so we have both groups in front of us. I will run to the left and you run to the right. You ready?"

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:09 pm**

-Forget it, i'm too far. Retreat just a little more, and I will shoot one of the zombies, so you may run by him.
Flynn shoot the one from the left, but failed; he shoot again, but luck had abandoned him;

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:39 pm**

Alvarez cursed and retreated a bit more but also kept an eye on his back so he would not get jumped

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:02 pm**

Her vision being no good at spoting things from afar, Emily picked up the cellphone and Blackberry she had pocketed, and tried to get a signal with them.

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:30 pm**

On the road-
Emily's vision was starting to return gradually, though it was still very blurry. As much as she tried, she could not get a signal on the cell phones or the Blackberry. All of the functions that did not require a connection still worked; she simply could not establish a connection for whatever reason. She didn't know enough about the technology to understand why, but perhaps Lauren would.

Both of Flynn's shots missed. His magazine was starting to feel light, and he knew he only had a few bullets left before he would need to reload. The two zombies still on their feet doggedly pursued Alvarez as he fell back towards Flynn's position. At this point he could see the pack of ten to the north, but they were still some distance away.

(Jack has now completed 11/20 of the repairs. Emily can see once more - somewhat. All of her Spot Hidden rolls will be at 1/4 skill for now, which means she'd need a 6 or less to succeed.

The walkers are four yards from Alvarez and eleven from Flynn. Alvarez will have to continue to retreat or they will get to attack him. Flynn may shoot again this round without risk. If you both want to try to run past them now, just follow the instructions above.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:43 pm**

"Hello? Hello?" Emily said, lifting the Blackberry to her ear. "Hmm, can't seem to get a signal here. The thing is working, I just can't call anyone."

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:29 pm**

"Flynn we need to run. I want to run to the RV. I would like you at my back and with me please. Come on we can do this man"

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:58 am**

Flynn looked at the zombies and then said:
-Count on three, i will go to the right: 1, 2, 3! Run!

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:05 am**

On the road-
The zombie with the broken arm lunged for Alvarez as he ran by on the left. Its jaws came right for him! The other standing zombie went after Flynn, but the nimble pilot was too fast.

(Alvarez, you have two chances to avoid being bitten. First, you may roll Dodge at -10%. This gives you only an 8% chance, but it's better than nothing. You may also attempt to parry. Your best bet is to use your knife to do this. Since your Knife skill is 65%, the penalty for your armor reduces your chance to 55%.

Even if you are bitten, if the bite's hit location is protected by armor, it will reduce the damage for half of its protection value. If this reduces the damage to 0 or less, the bite does not break the skin and you will not be "infected." However, such locations are unlikely to come up on the melee hit location table. Once you make your rolls, I'll make the next update.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:23 am**

Alvarez tried to dodge the bite but failed. However he brought up his knife and parried the creature away from him. He kept on running.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:29 am**

On the road-
"Let me look at that," said Lauren, examining the Blackberry for a minute. "Hmm. I'm not quite sure. I'll keep working on it."

The zombie sank its teeth into the cold steel of the knife instead of Alvarez's flesh, damaging it somewhat. The knife could still be used, however. Flynn and Alvarez both made it past the creatures, which turned and lumbered after them.

(If you want to keep running until you reach the RV, let me know. There is nothing that can stop you at this point. You may reload your weapons while you run if you wish.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:39 am**

Alvarez reloaded his M-4 while he continued to run toward the RV.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:41 am**

Flynn continue to runn, and reload his weapon.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:55 am**

On the road-
As Flynn and Alvarez ran back to the RV, Jack kept working on the engine while Lauren fiddled with the Blackberry. She shook her head in confusion, but kept at it. Finally, she gave up in frustration. "Well, I've got no idea what's wrong with it. It ought to be working." She handed it back to her mother.

Flynn reached the RV without incident, and Alvarez was about a minute behind him. The two walking zombies were a minute behind Alvarez, and the bunch of ten zombies was now only five minutes away. Unfortunately, it would take Jack six more minutes to fix the engine working by himself.

"Are either of you guys any good at fixing stuff?" called Lauren. "We've got to get out of here fast!"

(Flynn, if you want to shoot at the walking zombies you'll be at half skill, with the -5% penalty for shooting at the head applied after your skill is halved. However, you'll effectively get five combat rounds to fire, for a total of 10 shots. Alternatively, you can try to help Jack fix the engine faster by rolling Mechanical Repair. Alvarez, you will reach the RV after the next update.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:42 am**

OOC: Which direction is the nose of the RV pointing?

"Hey guys," said Jack, glancing up from the engine, "need a lift?"

He paused and wiped the grease from his hands before reaching for a different size wrench, glancing down the road to assess the location of the hostile shamblers.

"Although, we're not going anywhere until I get this vapor lock cleared up. It's gonna take me at least a few more minutes so I need you to buy us some time, unless either of you is a gear head, in which case, you're entirely welcome to give me a hand."

Calling up to his girls: "Ladies, now would be a good time to gather up our things and get inside. We're going to be leaving in a hurry."

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:47 am**

(Luckily, the nose of the RV is pointing south, away from the zombies. It had been heading that way when fleeing Holdrege before it broke down. Jack can't see the big group of zombies from the front of the RV, but they're less than 200 yards from the RV's rear. The two walking stiffs are only 75 yards off and will arrive in 2 minutes unless they're dealt with.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:25 am**

(Can Alvarez toss his last granade back toward the group and still run or would that take too many actions?)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:33 am**

(Throwing the grenade will take only two combat rounds and he has five available, and he can reach the RV in three, so go ahead and throw it if you wish. Remember that you have a -10% penalty due to your armor. The two walking zombies are about 45 yards away from you and the big group of ten is too far away, so there is some risk of you getting caught in the blast radius. If you miss, roll Luck. As long as you don't miss by a lot, you'll be okay. A near miss will still hurt the zombies for partial damage.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:05 am**

Lauren took her fathers cue and started gathering everything she had with her. She took one last look all around just to make sure that while everyone was preoccupied with what was obvious nothing had snuck up. She didn't want anything to spoil an otherwise semi-lucky day.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:18 am**

On the road-
Lauren easily gathered what little she had. Looking around, she saw nothing she hadn't noticed already.

(Either Lauren or Emily can climb down the ladder before the next update, but not both. One of you can climb down off the side of the RV while the other climbs down the ladder, or one of you can simply wait until after the next update. Anyone can descend the ladder without having to roll anything. If you want to climb over the side of the RV, roll Climb. The base skill is 40% if it's not listed on your character sheet. If you fail this roll, then roll Jump. The base skill for that is 25% if it's not on your character sheet.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:45 am**

Lauren sighed with relief when she saw nothing new coming up to take a bite out of them. "Hey mom we need to get off here. We can probably help more down there than up here." She decided to wait for her mom to climb down the ladder and thought better about climbing down the side. She figured a broken ankle would be the worst thing that could possibly happen in this situation. "You go down first mom ill try to think up anything that might help all of us out."

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:50 pm**

-Let me help.
Flynn decide to help repair the RV.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:30 pm**

(I just checked, I only have 1 grenade left and no telling where I will get others from so my question now is can he fire a burst setting at the two walking dead and still run?)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:40 pm**

(You have two combat rounds to spare, so you may fire up to two bursts and still run. Each burst can only target one zombie, but you may fire one at each.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:06 pm**

"Alright, sweetie." Emily said as she made her way down the ladder. Once down, she gathered up the useful items she had collected earlier and stowed them in the RV.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:56 pm**

(sorry bout that)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:18 pm**

Looking at Lauren, Jack says "Of course we are, doll-face, now that we've got these brave soldiers backing us up. The engine trouble is almost cleared up. Get in the passenger seat and pull out our maps, I'll need you to navigate when we're ready to leave.

"Em?" he asks, handing her the RV keys, "Start er up when I give you the signal. Kay?"

OOC: By how much time will repairs be sped up now that Flynn is assisting?

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:46 pm**

(sorry bout that)

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:01 pm**

"Sure thing, honey." Emily said to Jack. "Don't be gettign all 'inspired' on me with the soldiers here and run off with a golf club, alright?" She said with a wink as she finished climbing down the ladder.

Posted: **Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:46 pm**

-Hi, I'm Flynn, and he his Alvarez, as soon as we get out of here we will make all the niceties.

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:18 am**

(Please don't get ahead of yourselves! There's only so much you can do in one turn, especially in a combat situation with zombies closing in. I still haven't posted a major update for the next round, as I'm waiting for an action from Alvarez. Once I get that, I can move the clock forward. Emily only had time this round to climb down the ladder and not to do anything else. Lauren will have to wait until the following round before she can climb the ladder. The two walking zombies will reach the rear of the RV where the bottom of the ladder is at the end of the following round, but there should be enough time for Alvarez to finish them off first.

Now that Flynn is helping with the repairs, you'll cut the remaining time needed in half to three minutes. One of those minutes is the current turn, so after I post the next update there will be two minutes left. You'll be able to pull out the turn after repairs are complete. The two walkers will reach the RV the round after this one unless they're stopped. The ten walkers behind them and the two crawlers are far enough away that you don't need to worry about them, as the repairs will be done early.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:31 am**

(OOC: Sorry for getting ahead. Edited post above.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:09 am**

Alvarez set his M-4 to burst setting once again and fired at the walking dead on the left. He managed to hit the zombie with two bullets. One in the right leg and one in the left leg. Although he did not kill the zombie with the shots he felt he had slowed it up.

Alvarez took aim at the second zombie and fired a burst again He hit the zombie. He saw that he had hit the zombie with two bullets both in the chest. The bullets had also done some nice damage he felt.

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:21 am**

(The first burst did just enough damage to finish the zombie with the crippled arm. The second zombie had 30 HP left before you shot it. That second burst was an impale, so the first bullet does extra damage. Roll another 2d8 to see how much.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:50 am**

Alvarez saw he did alot more damage then he thought on the second zombie! In fact it looked dead, once again, to him.

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:01 am**

On the road-
Both zombies fell twitching to the highway a few dozen yards from the back of the RV. Emily made it down the ladder from the roof, and now Lauren was able to start down. At the front, Jack Montrose and Flynn made good progress in their repair efforts. They would be done in a couple of minutes. The two crawling zombies were still getting closer, and the repairs would be done at around the time they arrived.

(It will take two more minutes for Jack and Flynn to finish the repairs. Lauren can climb down this turn, and Emily can get on board. The crawling zombies will pose no threat as long as nobody stays at the back of the RV and everyone not working on the engine is aboard at the time the repairs are done. Jack and Flynn can enter through the front door right after they finish before the zombies can reach them. Alvarez is free to shoot at the crawlers for another five combat rounds if he wishes. One has already taken 8 damage to the head, so any head hit from an M-4 will finish it. The other has 30 HP left overall, and its head is undamaged.)

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:32 am**

Lauren descended down the ladder as quickly as she could. She looked nervously at the two people that had just been brought down by the soliders, "Good job guys." She felt a twinge of sadness though at the deaths. She knew something was wrong with those people and that they wanted to attack her but she didn't quite know what was happening. She hated to bother her father when she knew he was doing something important but she need a bit of reassurance. "Were going to be ok now... right dad?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:21 am**

-Alvarez, don't waste ammo in those creatures, we shoud finish before they arrive, just enter in the RV.

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:29 pm**

(Can Alvarez use his First Aid skills to help heal the mother's site or has she fully recovered now?)

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:46 pm**

"Lauren," Jack said through gritted teeth, "if everyone does what they're supposed to do, then we'll be alright. Now get in the car!"

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:47 pm**

"Come on dear, I need a navigator," Emily said to Lauren from the drivers seat. "Well be out of here in no time."

Posted: **Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:41 pm**

(First Aid isn't going to be enough to fully restore Emily's sight. Even Medicine probably won't help, but you may roll Medicine to diagnose her problem once you get in the RV, which Alvarez and Lauren are free to do at any time.)

On the road-
Lauren climbed down and reached the bottom of the ladder, where Alvarez was waiting. The crawling zombies were now only 25 yards away, but they could easily be avoided by getting inside the vehicle. Flynn and Jack were almost done redirecting the fuel lines. In another minute they would be finished, and Emily could then try to start the engine.

(Everyone, roll Idea.)

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:03 am**

Jack has an Idea (1d100=25)

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:16 am**

On the road-
Jack realized that, considering his wife's impaired vision, maybe it would be better if someone else drove the RV.

(Nobody else needs to roll Idea now that he has succeeded.)

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:43 am**

Lauren ran inside the RV sat in the front passenger seat and started rummaging around looking for the maps.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:26 am**

Alvarez walked up to the driver side door and said, "Mam I can drive the RV seeing as how your sight is not good right now. That is if you want me to?" He stood waiting for an answer.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:17 am**

"That's OK, soldier, I'll drive," says Jack quickly. "Why don't you get in back and keep a look out through the rear window?"

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:14 am**

Very well civilian.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:46 am**

Jack pauses and meets Alvarez' eyes with a level gaze. "The name's Jack. Jack Montrose. That's my wife Emily behind the wheel and my daughter Lauren next to her. Alvarez, is it? You and Flynn couldn't have come along at a better time. Thanks," he says with a nod. "There's a door to the sleeping area on the other side."

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:51 am**

Lauren looked back from the front seat to take a closer look at the new arrivals. She gave a little smile and said, "Thanks for the help. I was hoping you could tell us what was going on around here and why those people were... well.. the way they were."

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:11 am**

-Ok, let me tell you what we know, even if it doesn't make any sense, and believe me it's not a nice story.
A meteorite hit a place near. We were placed in a airfield and our officer sended a group of soldiers, and from the meteorite, insects appeared and started to bite the soldier turning them. Some escaped but they sick with this disease, and it spread. The soldiers bited, started to attacked the others and after a couple of fights we were reduced to a handful of survivors. Then, the worst happened. The survivors started to fight against each other without being turned- don't ask why, it wouldn't make any sense now. And our superior kidnaped a women- you can imagine to what purpose- shoot several of our companions and runn away. We were chasing him, to see if we can save her.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:11 pm**

Alvarez takes up the rest of the story as he sits in back, "But then our superior placed a strip across the road below the bridge and we got two flats. While he drove away, he tried to figure out what to do and we climbed up to this highway as you saw. We were only looking for a car that had been just left but we saw you so we helped you out. The way I figure it is like my late grandma said this was a God thing so while I still want to go after and rescue that woman and kill my superior officer, maybe God has other plans for us so it is up to you where you want to drive us." Alvarez smiled at Lauren and the rest of the family.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:20 pm**

Emily takes a seat at the eating table, not quite sure of what to say. After a moment, she looks up, "You said the soldiers got bit, and infected. What do you mean infected? What about those people out side coming after us? Why....... why....why won't they go away? Why doeso nly shooting them in the head stop them?" the gravity of the day came down on Emily like a ton of bricks. She wanted to be strong for her daughter, but she couldn't stop the tears from coming.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:38 pm**

-It's all very weird. We had a collegue who was aparently killed by an explosion and wasn't infected and she sudenly raised like them. And how could it affect people who is living so far, like here? We know that the cities are in chaos. So maybe it's a diferent virus, or it can travel very fast.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:51 pm**

"Wait, the cities are in chaos?" Emily said in disbelief as she gathered herself a bit. "Oh jesus. Where are we supposed to go, then?"

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:07 pm**

Flynn is thinking if he can tell them. Then he says:
-Well, we helped a group of scientist, who said they had a solution. We helped them to escape from our superior who wanted to steal the helicopter. They wanted to go to Omaha, since there was some facility there, and they were still responding.

Posted: **Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:21 pm**

Lauren's grip tightened on the maps as she heard more and more of what was going on. She couldn't believe it. How the hell did things get this bad. Why weren't the ones in charge doing something she thought to herself. Then a more frightening thought hit her. Was there anyone in charge anymore? "Have you guys heard from anywhere else except for this Omaha place? What about the rest of the military or the government or anything." After she had finished asking all this she started wondering what her dad and mom would decide to do.

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:21 am**

On the road-
Lauren sorted through the maps and found the one for Nebraska on top of the stack - since they were currently in Nebraska, they'd been using it last. She found their position on it easily enough, on Route 183 just a few miles south of Holdrege. The highway continued south towards the Kansas border. About 15 miles to the north was Interstate 80, which went across the entire length of Nebraska. Omaha was on I-80, a little more than 200 miles to the east and a few dozen miles north. Under normal circumstances they could make the drive in under four hours if they decided to head that way, but these circumstances were anything but normal. If they made good time, they just might reach Omaha around sunset.

Flynn and Jack Montrose finished redirecting the fuel lines and hurriedly closed up the hood and gathered their tools. They had completed the repairs not a moment too soon. The two crawlers had just reached the rear of the RV and were starting to head around the sides. The ten walkers were only 75 yards behind them.

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:57 am**

"Thanks for the assist!" Jack says enthusiastically to Flynn, punctuated with a slap on the back. "Get in!" Jack runs to the driver's side door, opens it, gets in and turns the key in the ignition. It starts on the first turn and he puts in drive. "OK," he says, turning around to face the passengers in the rear, "where to?"

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:17 am**

"well the cities are going to crawling with undead. If i have a vote I think we should somehow get down to the road below the bridge and follow the police crusier to rescue that woman. But if you do not want to we can do what you want to do."

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:45 am**

"Didn't you say your old commanding officer killed fellow soldiers and kidnapped that girl to have his way with her?" Emily said, with a small pit of panic rising in ther voice. "I'm not putting my daughter in any more danger than she already is in. What if something happens to the two of you? We're not soldiers. We can't fight him off." Emily pauses for a few moments, then says, " I don't know. I just don't. Jack, honey. What do you think?"

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:32 am**

"Honey," Jack says, looking deeply into her eyes, "I think, if what these guys are saying is true, then the world's going to hell in a hand basket and it's up to the remaining decent people to do what's right. Besides, you've seen how these guys measure up in a fight. We're safer with them." Turning around, he takes his foot off the brake and as the RV begins to roll, he meets Emily's eyes in the rear view mirror. "Trust me."

"No what were you saying about your CO? How heavily armed is he and how many has he killed? And who's this girl he kidnapped?"

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:23 am**

Well, at least 3 men. He used a grenade, and the blast killed them. He must have a couple of them, and a gun. But remember, nobody was expecting he would use such violence; after all he was in charge! With us it will be diferent, we won't give him any chances, as long as we don't put Erica live in risk.

OOC: Does Flynn and Alvarez already realized that dead people raises? Or do they still think that it is people who were sick, and turned, but they are still alive?

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:57 pm**

"How much of a head start does your CO have on us and what was he driving? Who's this Erica? Your CO has never seen us or this RV, has he? If we can catch up to him, with you guys hiding in the back, I bet we could get the drop on him, " Jack says thoughtfully as he begins to accelerate.

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:34 pm**

"Do we know where this CO guy is?" Lauren asked the soldiers. "Where he was headed? Just curious to see if were walking into trap. I would think he'd be waiting for people to come barreling down the road."

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:03 pm**

To Warren AFB. But he must think that without a car, we are practically dead. And he won't take the risk of going with Erica, since she could testify against him.

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:21 pm**

"Hell in a hand basket is putting it lightly." Emily said. "Sounds like this guy has fully snapped and is on a homocidal rampage. I've read about it in several text book. None of the cases ended well. I'm on board with what every you think is best, Jack. But remember about your family. THink this through first before you try and run off with a golf club again."

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:30 pm**

Jack smiles wistfully at his wife's comments. "Yeah, about that. Before you guys showed up I was fending off that mob with a 7 iron. Alvarez, seeing as you have a rifle, would you mind loaning me that sidearm? I have had training and I've spent some time on a gun range before."

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:51 pm**

"Speaking of guns; how much ammo do you two have?" Emily said to Flynn and Alvarez. "If only we knew the area better, I bet there are a few hunting or summer cabins in the area that have a rifle or two in them."

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:41 pm**

(Flynn and Alvarez both talked to Bo and Bob at the warehouse, and they saw Dawkins get back up after being shot, so they do realize that dead people are rising. Also, Erica got away in the helicopter. It's Kathryn who was kidnapped.

You can see how much ammo each of you has in the locations and weapons thread, by the way.)

On the road-
The instant everyone was aboard, Jack pressed down on the accelerator and drove off to the south. The ghouls kept slowly pursuing the RV, but they quickly fell behind and were soon out of sight. After going a mile down the road, Jack saw an off-ramp ahead that descended to another east-west road that went under the highway.

Posted: **Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:50 pm**

Eyes attentively sweeping the road before him, Jack glances over at Lauren. "What route do you think we're on, hon? Does that map show any towns or rest stops?"

Calling back to his wife, "Hey Em, can you pass those binocs up here to Lauren?"

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:06 am**

(Lauren already has the binoculars.)

On the road-
According to the map that Lauren had found, they were on Route 183 South, a few miles south of Holdrege. Omaha lay a little over 200 miles to the east, and Warren AFB was some 235 miles to the west, though both were also somewhat to the north.

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:14 am**

Alvarez smiled and said, "Sure he is my Beretta along with my 3 magizines of extra ammo.

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:28 am**

"I don't know if you having a gun is such a good idea dad." Lauren said laughing. "but as to where were going according to this map the place the commander guy is at is about 230 or so miles north west from here. You sure this is a good idea?"

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:33 am**

(He was heading to Warren AFB. He hasn't had anywhere near enough time to actually reach it yet. It will take about four hours to get there, but it's possible to get there before sunset because you'd be heading west and you'll gain an hour of daylight.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:04 am**

OOC: my mistake about Erica.
-That's a tricky situation. Waren must be full of those things. But if we are lucky, they will probably stop to rest, and we may catch them, and save the girl. If not, and they enters in Warren, we will return: they will be killed by those creatures, and it's not worth risking our lives for dead people, so we will go the to Omaha.

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:05 pm**

"There is a town close by called Holdredge. Is there any way you think your CO could have stopped there? I wouldn't be comfortable completely abandoning that woman. We have to at least try"

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:53 pm**

"We also need to be aware that she may not want to be rescued any more. Under the stress of a kidnapping situation, the captives often begin to empathize with their captors and form a bond with them. It's called Stockholm Syndrom after a famous hostage situation in Stockholm. You add in the stress of the world ended and murderous, ravagin lunatics that can only be killed with head shots, and this poor girl could be comepletely attached to this guy by now. After all, he's been her source of protection through this." Emily said to everyone. "It may not have happened, but we need to be aware that it's a real possibility that she could just as easily turn on us as the CO will."

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:24 pm**

"So what are you suggesting, dear? That we leave this poor girl to her fate? You're the expert in these matters. How much time must typically elapse for Stockholm Syndrome to take hold?" Jack asks, meeting his wife's eyes in the rear view mirror with an arched eyebrow.

"An air force base sounds like a pretty safe place, at this point. Who is this girl that was kidnapped and why do guys think the CO will take her back to base? What were your orders before this mess took place and what were the events that occurred before we crossed paths?"

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:54 pm**

"I'm just saying that we need to be careful and not run in there assuming this girl is waiting for us to come riding in to rescue her. If we try and help her, we need to be aware that she could be just a resistant to the idea as the captor is." Emily said to her husband.
"Do either of you have radios? Can we contact your base to warn them that your CO may be heading there and to have the MP's capture him when he arrives?"

Posted: **Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:46 am**

(Don't worry about it; there's a lot of information and it's hard to keep it all sorted.)

On the road-
The Montrose family had passed through Holdrege this morning, and the only people there had been just like the ones who had attacked the RV - which had in fact followed them from Holdrege. Flynn and Alvarez only had portable radios, which had a range of just a few miles, so there was no way they could contact Warren AFB. Even from the tower's control room they couldn't cal the base directly; they only knew it was still functioning from talking to aircraft in the morning and the people who had arrived in the helicopter.

(Alvarez and Flynn, roll Idea.)

Jack had just about reached the off ramp. If he was going to get off the highway and turn onto the road below, he would have to do so soon.

Posted: **Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:41 am**

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Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:37 pm**

Alvarez said, "Hey I have an idea."

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:41 am**

On the road-
Alvarez recalled some of the radio traffic with various aircraft in the late morning, when he had been in the control tower. Warren Air Force Base had set up a forward communications position in southwestern Nebraska, about 40 miles east of the base itself and 195 miles west of the RV's current location. It was located at a truck stop on I-80, halfway between Kimball and Sidney. If they could get there, it might be possible to establish communications with the base and gain permission to enter. While they were at it, they could also warn the base about Gardner. Alvarez also realized that Gardner and Kathryn McCoy had both been in the tower at the time too and had also heard those transmissions. There was a chance Gardner would head for that truck stop for the same purpose.

(Jack, I still need confirmation from you about which way you want to drive. The highway continues to the south, and there is an off-ramp here leading to a another road. From there he can turn left (to the east) or right (to the west).)

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:09 am**

Jack will turn right, heading in the direction of the communications center.

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:44 am**

Alvarez set back and while looking out the window began to whistle the Bridge on the River Kwai tune.

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:34 am**

Casting an annoyed glance in the rear view mirror, Jack queues up the CD player, drowning out Alvarez with the soothing stylings of Jimmy Buffet's "Wasting Away in Margaritaville".

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:50 am**

Lauren set the maps down and pulled her knees up. She finally felt the rush of the things that had happened. The adrenaline from earlier had blocked it out and now she was realizing the gravity of the situation. She felt a wave of sadness and despair which sapped her of her remaining energy. The hunger she was feeling had started to return as well. She meekly asked," Dad... do we have anything to eat left in here i cant remember right now."

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:03 am**

On the road-
The kitchenette had enough food to last a family of three for three days. Most of it was perishable, but the fridge and freezer were still working fine. Alvarez and Flynn also had enough rations for themselves for three days.

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:11 pm**

-So where you in hollidays or something?

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:08 pm**

Alvarez stopped whistiling and said, "Flynn take over watch please. I would like to catch some winks." He laid down on the couch and tried to sleep over the sounds of Jimmy Buffett.

Posted: **Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:56 pm**

"Good idea, Lauren." Emily said, snapping out of a blank stare and getting up from the couch. "I think we could all use something to eat before we have an adrenaline crash."
Emily proceeded to the galley and prepared sandwiches for everyone, including the soldiers.
" So, what do we know about this forward communications post?" she said as she worked.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:44 pm**

-This morning it was still operating. Now, well, we may be the last persons in the earth. I'm kidding of course, isolated outposts have more chances to escape than big centers. But if the army already know how to kill them, they may resume an offensive, and start the recover. Like in Pearl Harbour- said Flynn, trying to cchange the mood.

Posted: **Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:43 pm**

On the road-
Jack steered the huge RV onto the off ramp and returned to ground level. He turned right onto the road below, heading west towards the truck stop and the slowly sinking sun. There were still a few hours of daylight left, enough to get to the truck stop and perhaps even to Warren AFB itself, provided there were no lengthy delays. After driving west for a mile or so, he could see an intersection ahead with a north-south road. The road he was on continued to the west. While the truck stop was far to the west, it was also some distance to the north, as was Warren. Alvarez and Flynn also knew that the road they had been on previously was a mile to the north, parallel to the road on which the RV was currently traveling. If they went that way, they might be able to pick up the police cruiser's trail again.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:15 am**

Alvarez opens his eyes, sits up, and points this fact out to Jack.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:15 am**

"Thanks for the pointer, Alvarez." Jack replies to Alvarez.
"Hey Flynn, would you like to ride shotgun?" he calls to the Airman.
Glancing at Lauren, "Honey, why don't you give those binoculars to Mr. Flynn and grab yourself a bite to eat? OK?"

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:25 am**

"Come on back here, darling" Emily said to her daughter. "Peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. No crust. Just like you like" she said as he handed her a sandwich and gave her a wink. Walking to the front of the RV with sandwiches in hand, she handed out sandwiches to her husband, Alvarez and Flynn. "Here you go guys, eat up while you can." Putting her hand on her husbands shoulder, the leaned in as said, "I left your crust on. It's good for you." She gave Jack a sly smile and a wink before sitting down to eat with Lauren.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:29 am**

(So, is Jack going to turn right at the intersection and head north? Please confirm.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:32 am**

Darting a quizzical look at his wife in the rear view mirror, Jack accelerates up to a respectable speed and sets the cruise control.
When Flynn, sits in the passenger seat, Jack asks:"Hey Flynn, two questions. One: What's your first name? Two: What happened to you guys before we crossed paths?"

(Would it be fair to just read the previous threads if Flynn says he brings Jack up to speed or should we rp it out as it looks as if we're going to be driving for a few hours?

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:40 am**

(If Flynn does in fact tell you everything, then you can read the previous threads that Flynn has actually been in (up to the point where he leaves those threads), but feel free to roleplay anyhow. The same goes for Alvarez. There's a thread history for each character in the Locations thread. If they want to hold some information back for any reason, then you shouldn't read those threads and you should just roleplay it instead. There are hours of driving ahead, but other things may happen on your way to your destination. There should be enough time to tell the story first, though. Also, are you turning right here or are you simply driving straight ahead to the west? You never said.)

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:06 am**

Lauren handed off the binoculars and sat down with the sandwich. She was drained and just wanted to finish eating so she could sleep. There wasn't much left to do besides wait she supposed.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:43 am**

OOC: I think we may tell an embellished version of the story. It's not exactly lying...

-My name is Harry. I'm a pilot, and before this morning, i never used a gun since i entered the Force. Imagine my surprise when i had to fight against God knows what, here in America, and without receiving any instructions. We were an entire unit, and suddenly we were reduce to a handful of men. No wonder Gardener start acting craizy.
Well, after our officer died, Gardener (the corporal) had the idea of ambushing an helicopter who was landing, so he could steal it. He had a hostage and the help of the sniper so nobody could do anything against him; to make everything worst, the infected attacked us again; within the police, crew and use, we win again. Finally the sniper decided to help us, but Gardener eliminated her, and several members of the crew and police. We were busy fighting some infected but we delayed Gardener so the scientists could escape. He used the hostage and escaped. We tried to chase him, but he was prepared and we ended here; the rest you know.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:03 pm**

Alvarez agrees with the story not adding anything but he says, "You might want to turn left at the intersection here so we can maybe catch up that that bastard."

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:15 am**

(I think you mean right, not left. You're driving west now, and you'd have to go north to get back to the road you were on before and pick up the police car's trail. You're at the intersection now, so I need Jack to choose a direction.

Since Flynn and Alvarez aren't telling the whole story, the others will not be allowed to read their old threads. If you want to know more about what happened, you'll have to ask them questions and hope they give you full answers. Feel free to roll Psychology, though. If it's not on your character sheet, the base skill level is 5%.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:58 am**

Jack turns right, heading north. As he does so, he maintains a keen ear to the story being relayed to him and, relying upon his years of prosecuting experience, attempts to gauge the veracity of the tale being told.

Something in what he's being told just doesn't ring true. Slowing down and pulling over to the shoulder, Jack turns off the ignition and faces Flynn, all the while gripping the 9mm pistol in his lap.

"Harry, before we go any farther, don't you think it's about time you fellas leveled with us?" Jack asks with steely eyed directness.

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:12 am**

On the road-
Jack pulled over after another mile, just before another intersection with a road going east and west. He could tell that, while the gist of what they had said seemed to be true, Flynn and Alvarez hadn't told him everything about what happened at the airfield. A lot of details seemed to have been left out.

When Flynn looked down the road to the right with his binoculars, he could see the overpass off in the distance with the truck beneath it. The road was clear both to the east and the west. The police car would have had to come through this intersection, and it might be possible to get back on its trail. They knew it was likely heading to the west, but there were a number of roads that led that way and it could have taken any of them, not just this one.

(Jack Montrose and Harry Flynn, roll Track. The base skill is 10%. Anyone else who wants to come up front and look out a window may also make a Track roll.)

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:35 pm**

Jack views the road ahead but it yields no clues to him of the police cruiser's passage.

"Harry," Jack says evenly, not taking his eyes off the road ahead, " it's important that we all be able to trust each other and it's obvious to me that you guys are holding something back."

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:45 pm**

Alvarez walked to the front and looked out the window to help track. (what is the skill please?) He also told the complete story of what had occured to them leaving out nothing. (see threads)

Posted: **Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:07 pm**

(As I said above, the skill is 10%. It will take a while to tell the whole story, and you probably don't want to remain stopped on the road the whole time, but there will eventually be time to explain it all as you drive. Note that the secrets I sent to Flynn and Alvarez are not included in the threads, so you'd have to specify any information about the airfield's backstory here.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:32 am**

"From the sound of it, this CO of yours is worse off mentally then I feared. He's gone completely off his rocker. If we do catch up to him, which I am rather afraid to do now, we should not even think that he can be reasoned with. He's in his own world. However, we may be able to catch him off guard if he does not spot that the two of you are with us." Sally says to eveyone from the back of the RV.

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:18 pm**

"I am worried about dad. Maybe if the CO guy just thought it was you and me mom he would be less likely to shoot us. I hope... Maybe we could trick him or something." Lauren said with a worried look on her face.

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:18 pm**

"well....i cannot see any tracks out there. Maybe we should just stop chasing him and go to the place where the base can radio the info in instead and let the army capture him. I do not want to see you all hurt after all.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:00 am**

Jack restarts the RV. "I'm all ears, Alvarez," he says as he depresses the accelerator. "Harry, do me a fave and pan those binoculars over that truck ahead of us. Just cause we don't see signs of your CO's passage, guys, doesn't mean we can't catch up to him. I vote we make our way to this comm station/truck stop and call ahead to the AFB if we haven't come across Gardner by then."

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:07 am**

(The RV is facing north and is at the intersection. The truck is a mile down the road to the right, which is eastwards. The truck stop lies far to the west, which is to the left, and a bit to the north. Please indicate which direction you're heading at the intersection. Flynn also still gets a Track roll.)

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:20 am**

" That sounds like a great plan, honey." Emily said from the back of the RV. "The thought of having to deal with this sociopath makes me very uneasy."

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:13 am**

OOC: Sorry, i was out this weekend, and only returned a couple of hours ago.

Flynn wasn't able to see any tracks.
-I agree, you are risking your family. Not only there is Gardener, but also the infected.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:33 am**

"I think I'd like to check that truck for survivors or salvage first," says Jack, turning right.

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