IC-THRU-The Conqueror Worm(Everyone)

As the afternoon gets underway, the survivors from the T-Bone have been split up. The helicopter group must land at an airfield halfway to Omaha for refueling. Those still on the surface try desperately to defend the motel, while those trapped underground fight for their lives as they search for a way out.

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(I still haven't gotten Sanity rolls or an action for Bobby Sheen, but I know his player has been active on the board for the last few days, so I went ahead and rolled for him and assumed he'll prepare his M-24 so he can fire next round.

Walkers from the east: 40 dead, 1 with 9 damage to head, 1 with 8 damage to head
Walkers from the west: 31/32 dead
1 at NW corner [9 damage to head, 10 damage to left leg]
NW barricade: 10/60 HP left
SW barricade: 48/60 HP left)


Z-Day - 1:06 PM Mountain Time - At the motel and truck stop
On the motel roof-
Malanowski's LAW struck the parking lot about ten yards too far to the west, not damaging the creature but far enough away that no friendlies were hurt. He discarded the empty launcher. Sergeant Black saw that his shot had still done decent damage to the creature, as one would expect from such a powerful weapon as the Barrett. Luke's shotgun also did significant damage. The giant worm's hide was tough and absorbed some of the damage, but it was still horribly wounded. A couple more hits like those would bring it down.

Bobby Sheen did not panic upon seeing the creature, but he did flinch. He hastily chambered a round in his M-24 so he could fire at it. Airman Thomas Cole nearly lost it, but continued hanging by a thread. He lobbed a grenade, but in his near-panic he was way off target. Unfortunately, it arced and bounced well to the north. Ernest Granger gaped in shock, his mind all but destroyed by the impossible sight before him. He knew this monster would be the death of him, and he began to sob uncontrollably.

The monstrous worm reared up, letting out a screech of pain and rage. Its wounds appeared to be starting to knit themselves together, though it was still very badly damaged. Then it brought itself crashing down upon the cluster of men on the west side of the roof, scattering them like bowling pins! Cole was too slow to get out of the way, and he was crushed to a pulp. Ernest Granger somehow rolled far enough out of the way that he escaped without injury.

(Luke, Black, Sheen, and Malanowski, you each have one chance to avoid being crushed by the worm. You will need to roll against either Dodge or Jump, whichever is higher. However, those of you who attacked the creature - everyone but Sheen - will not be able to Dodge and thus must roll against Jump. Dodge has a base skill of DEX x 2, and Jump has a base skill of 25%. Also, all of you but Luke are wearing body armor, which gives you a -10 penalty to both Dodge and Jump. If you succeed, you will manage to move far enough away from the center of impact that you take no damage. If you fail...well, don't fail. :twisted:

If you succeed at your roll, you may take another action, and each of you will be able to attack the creature once if that's what you want to do. However, any further damage to the creature will take effect in the round about to start, after this attack. The worm has 5 points of armor, so deduct 5 from whatever damage you roll for each attack. All of you have the +20 to hit. Luke, don't forget the -5 penalty for fatigue. You still hit last time even with the penalty.)


On the motel balcony-
David managed to keep from losing it, but he was still somewhat shaken. Amanda also remained calm, though she was affected too. Her carbine was also jammed, and she didn't fancy the chances of her revolver doing much to the enormous creature. "Run!" she cried, retreating east along the south side of the balcony while trying in vain to clear her jammed M2.

"You don't have to tell me twice!" said David, following her.

"Doc, stay back!"

Dr. Owens looked startled as the two of them approached him, but stayed where he was. "What is it?" he asked.

"It's a freaking huge ass worm!" yelled David. "It's like some kind of...graboid!"

Kincaid looked startled as Cole's grenade landed not far below and to the west. While the balcony would shield him somewhat, it would still hurt!

(Kincaid, roll Dodge. If you succeed, you may then attack the worm with the SAW if you wish, as the Dodge takes place in the round that's ending and your attack would take place in the next round. If you fail, give me a CON x 5 roll, as you'll probably take enough damage to need to do this to stay conscious. Even if you succeed at your CON x 5 roll, don't act until I tell you how much damage you take. It is quite possible you could be knocked out or even killed automatically.

To attack with the SAW, decide how many bullets you're firing first. You may fire up to 20. Then make a Machine Gun roll, with a +20 bonus due to the creature's size and a +5 bonus for every bullet after the first, for a maximum effective skill of 90% if you fire 5 or more bullets. If you hit, roll 1dX to see how many bullets hit, where X is the number of bullets you fired. For each bullet that hits, roll 2d8-5. If you get an impale, only the first bullet that hits does 4d8-5 and all others do 2d8-5. If you get a critical hit - a roll of 5 or less - you will bypass its armor and roll 2d8 for every bullet, including the first.)


In the comm room-
"The nuke just went off on schedule," came Carmichael's voice over the comm system, barely audible over the roar of battle.

"Sir!" answered Lt. Curtis. "The motel is under attack by some kind of giant worm!"

"Say again?!" Carmichael sounded incredulous.

"The civilians reported that it came out of the ground, sir!"

"But you haven't seen it yourself, have you? I wouldn't be too sure that report is accurate. It sounds impossible to me."

"Sir, it just hit the roof - hard! If our snipers are dead, we're sitting ducks!"

Lt. Doolittle finished repairing the M-4. "It's done!" she said. "Anyone got any magazines?"

(Ramirez, roll Idea about the worm. By the way, you're already armed with an M-4 if you'd rather use that than your pistol.)

West of the motel-
Cole's grenade went off not far from the northwest stairs. Ortega stood paralyzed as a massive spray of shrapnel struck him in the gut. His armor saved his life, but he fell to the ground unconscious and bleeding. The barricade was nearly destroyed. One of the zombies at the stairs fell, its skull split open. The crawler's left leg was heavily damaged, and the other one lost its right leg and stopped moving for good. The zombie crawling across the parking lot was also destroyed as the metal fragments pierced its skull. Hodges was far enough away that the blast didn't touch him.

(Hodges, you may attack now. If you throw your grenade, remember that your armor gives you a -10 penalty to your Throw roll, but attacking the worm gives you a +20 bonus from its size for a net +10. If you miss, roll Luck.)

East of the motel-
Cheng drilled the zombie that had been crawling after Applebee, finishing it off. Lt. Blanco and Zorie Spooner rushed to where the man had fallen. Zorie got there first and saved his life, tying a tourniquet around his thigh and stopping the bleeding. Applebee awoke, and while his wound was looking a lot better, he was still in intense pain and feverish. He might be able to stand and walk, with difficulty. "He's burning up!" said Zorie, putting a hand on his forehead.

"Cheng, come over here and cover us!" called Lt. Blanco, waving him over. "I'll take a look at that arm of yours!"

(Applebee, roll Sanity for realizing you've been bitten. Sanity loss is 0/1d10.)

At the garage-
On the roof, Lewie aimed at another zombie and fired, only to miss badly. Melinda remained seated in the truck, waiting for Keith's return. Coltrane took another shot and hit, knocking a ghoul off of its feet - yet it still kept crawling. "The motel's being attacked by something huge!" he shouted as Colin arrived in his truck, with Joe Soarez sitting next to him and mumbling something incoherent. "I wouldn't head over there until it's dealt with."

At the top of the stairs-
Keith watched as Lisa, Sue, Clarence, and Tsuba emerged from the stairs at last. "The motel is under attack!" said Clarence. "I just heard it on the radio." He paused, realizing something. "Amanda's there!" Four zombies crawled onto the landing down the first flight of stairs and began making their way toward the surface. Clarence and the others from below also saw the horde coming from the east.

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On the motel roof-
While Luke wasn't as badly smashed as he could have been, it was still enough to crush the life out of him. Only the toughest of people could possibly have survived the impact.
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Keith pulls the pin from his grenade and lobs it towards the massive worm. His armor prevents him throwing the grenade accuratly, however, he was lucky in that the miss did not vere towards his companions.
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West of the motel-
The grenade curved to the right and landed nearly ten yards west of the giant worm. While it was still close enough for some of the shrapnel to hit it, it did not appear to be damaged in the slightest.
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Frank cursed his luck, and un shouldered his LAW. Seeing the terrible damage the best was doing to the motel, Frank knew the worm had to be destroyed.
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(It's Hodges who has the grenades and the LAW, not Keith. Keith is at the top of the stairs in the ruined diner and has yet to act, though he can't see the worm yet. Probably a good thing given his current Sanity!)
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But for his body armor, Airman Malanowski would have been able to avoid the conquering worm's crush but, alas, his reflexes were slowed.


Where is the zipline in proximity to all this action?
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(The top of the zipline is in the middle of the east side of the roof. It would take someone one full round to reach that part of the roof, and then one more round to slide down the zipline. Unfortunately, I don't think Malanowski is going to make it there... :cry:)

On the motel roof-
The worm squashed Malanowski to death beneath its massive form.
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Does his body armor afford him (or anyone else, for that matter) any damage reduction?
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(Not in this case. It doesn't help you against being crushed or falling, and the damage is applied equally across your entire body.)
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The newly resolute Native American woman barely blinks when she catches sight of the impending horde.

"Well, isn't that just peachy," she says sarcastically through clenched teeth, takes aim, and fires at another zombie below.

"Dammit!" she yells in frustration as the 9mm misfires and jams.


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On the Roof-

Black tries to jump out of the way but his body armour slowed him down to much. He made one last desperate attempt to save lives. Over the radio he cried " We need help!" He had no time for anything else as his fate desended on him.

In the Comm Room-

Rameriz suddenly thinks of something. He grabs his M4 and moves towards the door.
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(The Rough Riders' motorcycles are parked on the west side of the garage, except for Amanda's which is parked at the motel. It will take anyone at the top of the stairs one full round to reach the bikes, and Lisa has already acted this round.)

On the motel roof-
Black also was brutally crushed to death underneath the behemoth.

In the comm room-
Ramirez suddenly recalled his conversation with Dr. Hausmann in the underground facility this morning. She had mentioned something about a great snake spirit emerging from the ground and consuming all. Maybe there was some kind of connection.

(You might want to review Dr. Hausmann's tale at http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewto ... 6da527803b - only Fearlessfred and Laraqua, who plays the good doctor herself, are permitted to view the above link.

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Sheen tried to jump out of the way but failed to move far enough in time. He cursed knowing that death was coming to greet him with its open arms.

(Where is Colin Lewis during all this? I did not see him listed in the thread but I was told to come here? Also sorry bout not posting up lately. Very busy with things in my life lately.)
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(Colin is there. He's mentioned in the "At the Garage" segment, and he has just arrived on the west side of the garage with his truck. You can post for him whenever you're ready. It's okay that you've been busy and haven't had time to post. If you ever have to be absent for any length of time, you can leave instructions for your characters.)

On the motel roof-
Bobby Sheen also met his demise beneath the massive worm, leaving a weeping Ernest Granger the sole survivor on the roof.
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(Geeze of all my people I figured Sheen had the best chance of living! Also can Colin roll something to snap joe out of his sanity problems and if so what and what is the number I have to get under? I cannot find it in my book.)
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(As has been said before, anyone can die at any time. Sheen was safe up on the roof for a while, as the zombies couldn't get up there. However, you've discovered that there are worse things than zombies, and some of them have a long reach. Sometimes it's the characters you least expect to survive that actually do, and those with the best survival skills who die early. Just ask Alex from Chapter 1.

To suppress Joe's temporary insanity, you need to roll Psychoanalysis, and the base skill level is 1%. You don't have the skill any higher, and you don't get any bonus. Ironically, Joe gets a bonus for using it on Colin. Colin does know that Lewie Newton, who is up on the roof of the garage, is a school counselor and would be very good at helping him - he's helped Colin often enough. Amanda could also do the job. She's over at the motel, but you'll need to roll Spot Hidden to see exactly where she is.)
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Sue keeps her nerves and fires at the zombies getting up onto the landing behind them, scoring a hit.
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Cheng is on position to cover his collegues.
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