Ch.5 By The Lake In Moonlight

[HoneyDog]

Howard groans in pain and attempts to pull out the spine.

OOC,Does he need to roll?

[Mr. Handy]

"Everyone in the car!" shouts William. "We have to get out of here fast!"

OOC,Drive Auto roll (50% skill + 20 bonus = 70%) driving the car: [dice]0[/dice]

[Philulhu]

OOC,Howard - A DEX check, please. William - the dice roller appears to be cursed...

[HoneyDog]

Howard struggles with the spine...

Dex,Dex 5 =25: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/707576]dex[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]56[/b]

[Philulhu]

OOC - Howard,You can tell that trying to pull out the spine will cause more damage.

[peper757]

Thomas hears William and begins running towards the back of the car. He joins Jacob, and yells ”Come on! Push!”.

[HoneyDog]

Howard desperately grabs at the spine in his shoulder, but it is stuck fast. He groans in pain and sinks to his knees.

Philulhu,He would like to try to pull it out anyway.

[Bullfrog]

Lawrence ran to the back of the car to assist in pushing it.

[Philulhu]

OOC - William,Can you try another Drive Auto roll, please?

[Mr. Handy]

William is easily able to maintain control of the car.

OOC,Drive Auto roll (50% skill) driving the car: [dice]0[/dice]

[Philulhu]

With the additional momentum behind the car, William pressed the starter button again and the engine backfired loudly and then roared into life! It jumped forward and the back tyre ran over the naked man’s leg, which snapped with a sickening ‘crack!’

William howled in frustration as he slotted a single shell into the shotgun and fired in the direction of the car. The blast took out the windscreen in the passenger side, where Jacob had been sat just moments before. The buzzing from the creature intensified to the point where speech was almost inaudible and a tentacle shot out and crashed across the bonnet, leaving a huge welt and a hiss of escaping steam...

With gritted teeth, Howard pulled the long spine from his shoulder. A gout of blood erupted as the spine cleared his flesh and he felt his head spin.

OOC,William To hit: [dice]0[/dice] Damage: [dice]1[/dice] Gla’aki To hit: [dice]2[/dice] Damage: [dice]3[/dice] Howard Damage caused by removing the spine: [dice]4[/dice] Actions, please!

[HoneyDog]

Groaning in pain, Howard gets to his feet and begins moving towards the car.

[Bullfrog]

Lawrence frantically jumps in the car as fast as he can.
"Drive!"

[peper757]

Thomas decides to follow suit and jumps into the car, keeping his head low to avoid any further shotgun blasts.

[Mr. Handy]

With everyone else aboard, William throws the car into gear and drives away as fast as he safely can.

[Philulhu]

William pulled the wheel hard left and gunned the engine. The back wheel skidded momentarily on the wet ground before it gained purchase and started to turn. The turn took them close to William and the creature, which was so close that they could hear its spines scratch down the side of the car. The passengers could only stare in horror at the sickening, fleshy maw that filled the side window as the passed. The creature lashed out one last time but missed.

As the car completed its turn and William pushed the accelerator down hard, Robert crashed into the driver’s side door. His fist rebounded from the window though and left a bloody smear as the car moved forward.

William has snapped open his shotgun and slid another shell into the barrel. He leapt back when the car approached but now fired another shot through the back window as the car straightened up and headed out of the clearing. The window shattered, sending glass flying through the car, which left the back of Lawrence’s head and shoulders a raw and bloody mess.

As the tyres finally gripped the tarmac and the car surged forward, William glanced back in the mirror one last time. Silhouetted against the white mist of the lake, he saw the emaciated form of his friend, James, who stood and watched him leave with cold, dead eyes. William blinked and pulled on the wheel to point the car in the direction of Arkham and when he looked again, his friend was gone... ...

OOC,William To hit: [dice]0[/dice] Damage: [dice]1[/dice] Target: [dice]6[/dice] Gla’aki To hit: [dice]2[/dice] Damage: [dice]3[/dice] Robert To hit: [dice]4[/dice] Damage: [dice]5[/dice] Lawrence - CON check please. That was a serious wound! Can you advise what your plans are? Going back for another round? Going back to Arkham?

[HoneyDog]

OOC,I think everyone's probably had enough for one night. There's not much to gain from continuing the fight at this point. It will take a while to recover, but Howard will be willing to go back and settle things if the others are willing too.

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's get back to Arkham," he says. "We all need to get to the hospital, and we can alert the State Police at this point - though we might not want to mention the monster that came out of the lake. I don't think we can do anything more than that tonight. I feel like I've gone ten rounds with Jack Dempsey."

[HoneyDog]

Howard groans in pain in the back seat, trying to staunch the flow of blood from his shoulder with his handkerchief.

[peper757]

"We need to prepare ourselves and go back as soon as we can. Who knows what they'll try to do now that we've uncovered their sinister doings?", Thomas says.
"Perhaps we should think about better arming ourselves too."