Play@YSDC

Lake Manor - Dunwich, England
12:30 AM- Saturday, September 7, 1985

The Brigadier led Staff Sergeant Donald Forney and his squad of UNIT soldiers, as well as the rest of the group, down the road to the southwest. They soon reached the stone wall that surrounded the Lake Estate. At this point the wall turned a corner, heading southwest along the road and west into the woods. The gate was in the distance to the southwest.

"Right," whispered the Brigadier. "We go over the wall here, then cross the grounds stealthily to the mansion." He began to scale the rain-slicked wall, seeking out handholds and footholds.

OOC,Everyone, please roll Climb. If you fail the roll, you will not be injured (unless you crticially fail). You will merely still be outside the wall for now.

"Right boys...you heard the Brigader. Up and at'em!" says Sgt Donald. Then he gives the example by escalating the wall.

Tobias mutters something about 'boy scouts', wipes the sweat from his hands and starts to climb, it's difficult finding footholds in the dark and he's slow.

Chad Engraham quickly scaled the wall and came down on the other side with Donald. The Brigadier nearly made it to the top, but the wall was a little too slippery for him to get over it just yet. Dr. Kirby wasn't doing too well either, nor was Virgil. Tinker only narrowly made it over the wall, and she lowered herself down. Valerie Soames made it without difficulty, her old training coming back to her. Of the six soldiers in Donald's squad, only two were able to make it over so far. Dr. Baxter could not find sound footing, but Evert made it to the other side.

The grounds of the estate were thickly wooded, which help provide cover. In the distance ahead, a couple of buildings were visible through the pouring rain. "That's the carriage house," Valerie Soames pointed to the nearer one. "There are cars in there. The big building is the main house."

OOC,Everyone who has not yet succeeded at a Climb roll may try again.

Muttering a quiet curse Peter tried to climb the wall again.

A panicky voice came over the radio: "This is Greyhound Two! We just got hit by a tidal wave! We're capszized...going down..." Then there was nothing but horrible silence.

"What was that?" exclaims Sgt. Donald, "Greyhound Two is gone?!"

Despite the dreadful information imparted by the radio transmission, Sgt. Donald keeps observing the are on the other side of the wall while the latecomers finish climbing over it.

Tobias kept on climbing, cursing in the rain.

climb,(40) Rolled 23 on dice as IC is down

The Brigadier finally vaulted over the lip of the wall and lowered himself down the other side. Dr. Kirby still wasn't getting anywhere, and neither was Virgil. All but one of the regular soldiers finished climbing over the wall, but Gordon failed to make it again.

A red flare off to the northeast briefly lit up the night sky. "That's bad news," said the Brigadier. "Right, we'd better move forward now. The stragglers will just have to catch up with us. We'll advance to the carriage house first, using it for cover when we get there."

"Greyhound One, this is Greyhound Three!" shouted a frantic voice on the radio. "We've got a hull breach!"

"Oh, bloody hell," muttered the Brigadier. "The submersible too?"

OOC,[b]Peter[/b], you may try another Climb roll. Everyone else who has made it past the wall, please roll Sneak and Hide.

Trusting his military training, Sgt. Donald attempts to make heads way in a stealthy manner...

Sneak: Hide: ...and does so like a drunken elephant in a china shop.

Peter spat on his hands and launched himself at the wall.

Right as Peter neared the top of the wall, he lost his grip on the rain-slick stone and fell backwards.

OOC,[b]Peter[/b], please roll Jump to land safely.

Once on the other side, Tobias Maddox creeps towards the carriage house. He follows the sergeant's lead...

sneak,hide [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4798882/]1d100=56, 1d100=24[/url] failed both (10,10)

"Do what you can," the Brigadier said into his radio. "If you can't seal the breach, abandon the boat and save yourselves." He led the team forward, soon reaching the carriage house, which was completely dark.

"The main house isn't far," whispered Valerie Soames. "The front doors are at the top of those steps, but it's rather obvious and likely guarded on the other side. It might be a better idea to sneak in through the kitchen door on the right side of the mansion. That's how Elliot and I got in and out."

Peter plummeted backwards and landed badly, twisting his ankle! Dr. Kirby rushed to his side and bandaged him expertly. He was able to hobble around a little and walk it off thanks to her quick action. Virgil still couldn't get a sound footing on the wall, but Gordon just barely managed to get over. The last UNIT soldier was still stuck.

OOC,[b]Peter[/b], you may try again to climb the wall. Because of [b]Dr. Kirby[/b]'s extreme success, you've healed all three damage and suffer no penalty from your ankle.

"Trap One to Greyhound One," said Salem Shields over the radio. "We've got a report of a boat coming in to shore. Possibly survivors from Greyhound Two."

Peter swore quietly to himself, took a deep breath and launched himself up the wall.