IC-THRU-The Conqueror Worm(Everyone)
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:33 pm
(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.
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.
(Lisa and Sue, roll Sanity. Lisa, you can lose no more than 3 points as you've already lost 7 for seeing zombies. Any loss of more than 3 counts as 3. The zombies to the east are about 200 yards away, so only those with rifles can target them. Anyone at the top of the stairs can shoot at the zombies coming up from below, and any hit to the head will guarantee a kill at this point. Lisa, you may fire twice provided both shots are at the same target. Sue, you may fire once at a single target.)
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.
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.
(Lisa and Sue, roll Sanity. Lisa, you can lose no more than 3 points as you've already lost 7 for seeing zombies. Any loss of more than 3 counts as 3. The zombies to the east are about 200 yards away, so only those with rifles can target them. Anyone at the top of the stairs can shoot at the zombies coming up from below, and any hit to the head will guarantee a kill at this point. Lisa, you may fire twice provided both shots are at the same target. Sue, you may fire once at a single target.)
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