IC-Ep 4-And the Law Won(Elliot Webb only)

[BenTheRat]

Elliot waits for the sea devils to turn back to their guard positions and attempts to sneak back into the store room.
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sneak,target = 70%, [dice]0[/dice]

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OOC:   ugghhhh!!

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Half way across, Elliot's foot slips and splashes in a puddle. Elliot freezes, waiting to see if they respond.

[Mr. Handy]

"There it is again!" said the first Sea Devil. "It's coming from the storage room."

"I heard it too," said the second.

"I didn't hear anything," said the third, "and the coppers already searched it."

"Well, I'm going to go check it out," said the first, and he strode towards the tunnel down which Elliot had gone.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot jumps into his hiding spot he used before. If the sea devil looks like he is about to spot me, he will attack with his fists, trying for a quick knockout. (that is a last resort.)
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hide,in case I need to roll again, if not ignore this. target = 65% [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot shrank against the wall as the Sea Devil entered the small chamber and looked around. As it turned in his direction, its already bulging eyes went even wider and it fumbled for its net.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], you can go ahead and roll Fist/Punch, and then 1d3 damage if you hit.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot gives it the biggest roundhouse he has. He knows those 1 shot knockouts are a movie thing, but who knows, maybe this guy has a glass jaw.
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OOC:   Punch, target = 50%: [dice]0[/dice]

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damage,[dice]1[/dice]

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Obviously catching the sea creature by surprise, he hits him hard right in the face.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot sucker punched the Sea Devil, his fist impacting it right in the nose, or what passes for it with these creatures. Blood sprayed out of it and the monster reeled. While the blow might have taken down a man, these things were a bit tougher. Further hits might do the trick, but would he get the chance?

"It's the human!" bellowed the Sea Devil, looming over Elliot at over eight feet tall. It flicked the net at him, but it was still wobbly from the punch and missed.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], it is your turn to act again.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot is thinking, I am so screwed.
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He swings again,

punch,target = 50%, [dice]0[/dice]

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Catching the huge beast with a left, hoping a 2nd good punch will take him down.

damage,[dice]1[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

The Sea Devil grunted and flailed with its net again, but it was even clumsier this time. Then the other two Sea Devils came rushing up the tunnel.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], it is your turn again.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot knows there is know way to take all three of these guys at once.
So time for a wild hair plan. I want to knock the guy I've been pounding on into the 2 coming down the hall. Hopefully just as they enter. The idea is it will knock down all 3 in a jumbled mess, and I have a split second to run past them.

If this isn't possible i will just take another swing.

handy,take this for whatever. [dice]0[/dice]

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damage,if needed [dice]1[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot tried to grab hold of the creature, but it was too slimy and slipperty to get a grip. Then the other two rushed into the chamber and spread out, wielding their nets. All three tried to entrap him, but they all missed badly.

OOC,What you tried to do was required a Grapple roll, so that failed. Now it's your turn again, At this point it is possible to run away through the only exit.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot runs towards the exit as fast as his legs will carry him. If he makes it to the next room he won't even stop to look he will just turn right and take the passage slopping up, that the guards were watching.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot sprinted between the Sea Devils as they gathered up their nets again. They chased him down the tunnel and back into the central chamber, where the sergeant and his men were just returning from the downward-sloping passage on the left. "Hey!" shouted the sergeant as Elliot turned right and darted up the tunnel in that direction, his former captors in hot pursuit. The tunnel rose gradually. At the end was a narrow stone stairway leading further upwards. It was only wide enough for two to walk side by side. The Sea Devils were right behind him, followed closely by the police.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot continues to run, as fast as his legs will carry him. If he sees something that can easily be thrown in front of the pursuers, he will try and knock that down to slow them down. So Torch or chairs or anything. Otherwise he just keeps running looking for a way out.

[Mr. Handy]

The stairway was devoid of everything, including light. If it weren't for the torches of the police bringing up the rear of the group of pursuers, Elliot wouldn't be able to see a thing. As it was, it was still difficult to see, but he could make out the outline of the steps. Before long, he reached the top. The stairs went all the way to the flat roof of the cavern, where they inexplicably stopped.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], please roll Spot Hidden.

[BenTheRat]

Spot Hidden,target = 60%, [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot could see a square outline in the cavern roof above him, and he could tell that it was a loose stone slab set into the ceiling that might be pushed upwards and removed. Relief flooded him that there should be another way out of here, as nobody would waste the effort building a stairway that didn't go anywhere.

[BenTheRat]

OOC:   back, I'm back now.

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Elliot sees the slab and tries to do a quick step on the wall and push the slab aside while pulling himself through.
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OOC:   handy, I know this is a very difficult move, but I feel that's the only way to get up there without being grabbed. If I'm not understanding the situation, let me know.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot slid the slab aside easily enough, revealing moonlight above him. The stairs actually went all the way up to where the slab had been, so he was able to simply run up them. The first two Sea Devils were right behind him, and they nearly snared him in a net before he bolted.



Elliot emerged into a ruined abbey perched on a high cliff top. Ahead, a road was visible some distance away. Behind him was the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea, which had to be to the east.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot, not wanting to risk the cliffs in the dark, even if there is moonlight, takes off for the road.
He knows which way is North now, he tries to remember if he has seen this place before or where Dunwich is from where he is.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot sprinted for the road, the shadowy shapes of his pursuers not far behind him. A wall separated the ruins from the road, but there was a gate. While a barrier prevented vehicles from entering from the road, it was no obstacle to a pedestrian. It was when Elliot reached this that he realized where he was. Across the street was a familiar cottage, where earlier today (was it still the same day?) he had met the writer Virgil Soames. The ruins were thus Greyfriars Abbey. The road went southwest (towards Lake Manor) and northeast (towards Dunwich proper).