Play@YSDC

Tangerine,Ahh but fast talk does not work on PC's

Tzoohhmmmbeee,Dangnabbit - Who says PCs have independent thought? :P

Mr H,What if anything did he spy and can he use it for a weapon?

Inane OOC,A Rubber Chicken of Zombie Smiting!

OOC,Social skills such as Fast Talk and Persuade do not work on PCs. Players have free will. They are useful on NPCs, but they don't work in every circumstance.

OOC,Everyone roll Spot Hidden. [b]Murray[/b], roll Scent Something Interesting as well.

OOC,I need a Spot Hidden roll from [b]Murray[/b] as well. I'll let you know what you smell and see when I post the next major update.

OOC,Sorry about that. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1882224/]Murray doesn't see anything[/url]

Kate Wheeler and Alvin Drummond,Both [b]Kate[/b] and [b]Alvin[/b] saw a pack of ghouls some twenty strong lumbering close to the northwest corner of the fence. They were heading for her, and she glanced back and saw them, but they couldn't get to her with the fence in their path. The leading ones bumped into the fence and fell in a twitching heap outside it, but the rest of them kept coming. Several more touched the fence in their vain effort to reach the pretty policewoman. A few more fell, but then they noticed that the others, some ten in number, remained on their feet and started clawing at the fence. Could the generator have gone out? When they looked back at the school building, they saw that there were no lights on in the windows. Both of you make a Sanity roll for seeing the zombies. Sanity loss is 0/1d10, so if you succeed, you lose no Sanity. If you fail, you lose 1d10. If you lose 5 or more Sanity, roll Idea. Failing that means you may act freely. If you succeed, then you will go temporarily insane and I'll let you know how it affects you.

Murray,[b]Murray[/b] smelled a couple of sources of an awful scent of death and decay in the distance, the same smell that had accompanied the walking corpses that had been besieging the school. One source was off to the northwest, and it was strong. Another, weaker source of the smell was coming from the construction area. Yet he could not see the sources of the odors.

Mr Handy,Since I know how to roll sanity....and to take some burdon off of you...can I roll the whole way and let you know what occurs just like I did the last two chapters?

Kate Wheeler,You are currently about 75 yards from the zombies. Your weapon also isn't currently drawn, so if you draw it now and fire this turn you will only get one shot. Further, this is a long range shot, so even using precision aim you'll still be at half skill, and that's not counting the -5 penalty for aiming at the head. You may instead run towards the zombies this round, and you may draw your pistol while you move. You may get as close as 15 yards away, and as long as you are within 40 yards you may use precision aim without a range penalty. This will allow you to set yourself up for the following round, when you would get three shots with no range penalty. Note that these are not your only options, and you are free to do whatever you like. [b]Kate[/b] does have a walkie-talkie on her, which is tuned to the same frequency as one carried by [b]Jerry Law[/b] and a couple carried by the scientists in the lab. If you're going to use it, which you may do while moving, you'll have to hold it in one hand. Luckily, the pistol is a one-handed weapon, so you can hold it in the other.

OOC,Sorry to break the flow of the game but I'm new to the combat stuff! What's the base range for her Glock? A couple of other things - does the fence look like it will hold up to their numbers for the moment? How fast do they actually move - will she be able to attack them with enough time/space to bolt to the school if the fence comes down? Kate will contact Jerry and the science dudes, of course, but I will need to work it into an action sequence...

Kate Wheeler,That's okay. Feel free to ask questions if you're unsure of anything. The base range for the Glock (which is listed in the locations and weapons thread with its other stats) is 20 yards. Using precision aim, which you'll have to do if you want to target the zombies' heads, doubles this to 40 yards. Within that range, you'll use your full skill, with only a -5 penalty if you aim at the head. Within twice that range, you'd be using half skill, with the -5 penalty applied after halving your skill. Considering how limited your ammo is, you probably don't want to do that. The zombies are all of the slow-moving variety, so you can easily outrun them back to the school if they breach the fence. The fence is pretty strong, and it doesn't look like it will give any time soon, but neither will it hold out forever.

OOC,She whips out her patented Anti-Zombie Spray! Guaranteed to Melt Zombies, Grease Stains and all Known Metals! Hooray!

Mr Handy,Can Alvin start running this round or does he need to wait for a major update from you?

Alvin Drummond,[b]Alvin[/b] and [b]Murray[/b] are both assumed to have spent the last round running. I also just saw your earlier OOC comment. I would prefer to determine the type and duration of your character's madness myself if temporary insanity comes up. Sometimes it will be a random roll, but other times it may be tailored to fit the situation.

OOC,[b]Alvin Drummond[/b] and [b]Murray[/b] are moving to the the thread linked below. Please stop reading the current thread at this point. [b]Kate Wheeler[/b], you remain in the current thread.

Kate Wheeler,You may now fire up to three shots this round. If you don't use precision aim, you'll be at half skill. If you do use it, which is recommended, you get your full skill, with only a -5 penalty for aiming at the head (and you must use precision aim to go for a head shot). Normally precision aim only allows one shot per round, but I allow up to the maximum provided all shots are at the same target. The Glock fires three times per round. For each shot, make a Handgun roll (against the skill listed on your character sheet, with the -5 penalty for a head shot). If you hit, roll 1d10 damage. It takes at least 40 damage in general to kill a zombie, but only 10 damage to the head, which is why such shots are very effective and highly recommended. If you roll 1/5 of your effective skill (this includes the penalty) or less, you score an [i]impale[/i], which means you roll 2d10 damage instead of 1d10 for that bullet. Since your Handgun skill is 67%, you'll need 62 or less to hit a zombie in the head and you'll get an impale on a 12 or less. If you kill your target with one or two shots, stop firing at that point. You'll have to wait until the following round to switch to a new target. [b]Kate[/b] also heard the voice of [b]Dr. Helene Saunders[/b] on her walkie-talkie: "[b]Adam[/b], the generator in the basement is down! It must be repaired ASAP!"

OOC,Crap - is that a malfunction... already?!

OOC,No, the Malfunction number for the Glock is 98, so that's "only" a critical miss. In this case, you missed badly and lost your aim, so you don't get a third shot this round. Doing 8 or 9 damage to a slow-moving zombie's head will reduce it to a crawl, however. It can still claw at the lower portion of the fence and try to get through, but it will move even more slowly if it eventually does. You should probably target a standing zombie next round and leave the crawler for last, but don't shoot again yet. You'll need to wait for my next major update and a description of what happens, and I'll need to wait for some players to post in the other Omaha threads before I can make one. All the Omaha threads need to stay in sync with each other.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you may fire up to three more shots at another zombie this round, using the same rules as before.

OOC,How much ammo in total does Kate have? And man, what lousy dice rolls! :D

OOC,You can see [b]Kate[/b]'s ammo in the Locations and Weapons thread. She started out with 51 bullets (3 magazines of 17 rounds each), and she has fired 5 so far. That was rotten luck, only doing 2 damage this round. I'll let you know when the next round starts.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you get up to three more shots, using the same rules as before.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you have up to three more shots this round. You only used one last round, as that was enough to take out your target. Also, roll Listen.

OOC,Kate's successful [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1915876/]listen check[/url]... maybe.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you used only two bullets last round, as your target was destroyed before you fired the third one. You may fire up to three more times at a new target now.

OOC,Damage rolls - http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1920761/ Did I remember correctly that 98 was the malfunction number?

OOC II,Yay! Thanks Ms Rifler! I can save some ammo!

OOC,Yes, 98 is the Malfunction number. It's listed in the locations and weapons thread. Your roll of 95 wasn't even a critical failure, just a normal one. That's another kill you've got, but you spent three bullets this time. You can't fire again until the next major update, but roll Spot Hidden to see what details you can make out on the roof.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you get another three shots at a zombie with the same rules as before.

OOC,Rightio - there's the malfunction number :S Can I get a refund on my dice-roll luck? :D

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], if you want to try to unjam the pistol, you should roll either Handgun or Mechanical Repair, whichever is higher. Since the base skill level for Mechanical Repair is 20%, this is your Handgun skill. For this roll, there is no penalty. If you succeed, roll 1d6 to see how many rounds it takes, including this one. If you fail, you just waste the current round. If you critically fail, by rolling a 96 or higher, you've broken the weapon.

OOC,With that excellent roll, it will shorten the time required to clear the jam. It will only take 3 rounds, including the last one and the current one. You may head back to the school while unjamming the pistol if you wish. Also, roll Spot Hidden.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], roll Listen. It will take one more round to finish clearing the jam, and you can do that as you move.

OOC,[b]Kate Wheeler[/b], roll Track if you want to try to determine where whoever got out of the hole went - though it's possible to figure this out easily enough anyway.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], roll Listen.

OOC,Having a terrible month so far :S Power supply fizzled and I'm broke - borrowed a junky one :D

OOC,Welcome back! I've had a few power supplies go on me over the years, so I know the feeling.

OOC,I'm sorry, but I can't wait any longer and I need to go ahead and update now. The update was long overdue anyway.

OOC,[b]Kate[/b], you may enter the cafeteria this round if you wish, but you cannot get to the hall beyond it just yet.

OOC,[b]Kate Wheeler[/b] is moving to the following thread.