IC-Get to the Choppa!(Wallace/Bo/Helicopter Group)

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,The zombies aren't just going to stand still and let you shoot at them. They are coming for you. They are currently at point blank range, but if you fire this round instead of retreating and any zombies are still up afterward, they will definitely attack you. You must retreat in the first round in order to be safe. In the second round, they won't be at point blank range any more if you retreat, but they will still be fairly close. If you retreat in the first round and fire in the second, they may get to attack you. If you retreat in the first two rounds and fire in the third, the zombies will not reach you yet. They would then be in point blank range in the fourth round, but again, they would get to attack you if you don't retreat and they're still standing. If you do retreat, you will then be at the helicopter. If you don't get into the helicopter on the fifth round, you may then be attacked by any surviving zombies.

[Silver Priest]

Mr.Handy,Sean moves backwards for two rounds and then takes two shots on the 3rd and 4th round.

Sean moves backwards. Once he nears the helicopter he stops and takes a shot. Then as the remaining zombie(s) approach and are almost upon him he takes another, hoping the close distance will enable him to hit.

Rifle 30%,[dice]0[/dice]

Rifle 60%,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC:   Ack! Why could they not have been flipped?

His shots miss,and both creatures are upon him. It's all up to Stephanie, Bob, and fickle fate if he gets through this without one of them biting him.

[dustakr]

Mr.Handy,Change of plan, [b]Stephanie[/b] will retreat first before shooting at zombies one more time. [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

10:12:48 AM
At the landing site-
Stephanie and Sean retreated most of the way back to the helicopter, Sean sensibly reloading on the run. Bob opened fire now that the zombies were close enough, but his shots missed. So did Stephanie's and Sean's when they turned and fired just ten yards from the chopper. It seemed that, paradoxically, the closer they got, the harder it was to hit them. Perhaps it was the fear of them being almost close enough to touch them. When the two remaining infected were within a few yards, Stephanie sprinted the rest of the way to the helicopter, but Sean stood his ground, thinking that he couldn't miss. Yet he did. Then the ghouls were upon him. One of them wrapped its arms around him in a bear hug, tackling him to the ground, as it took a small bite out of his side. The other one would have grabbed him had he still been standing, so instead it settled for gnawing on Sean's right leg. Pain shot through him, and it seemed that fire coursed through his veins. He felt his ribs being crushed by his attacker...

"Stephanie, Bob, get aboard!" cried Erica. "There's nothing we can do for him now, but he's bought us the time we need!"

OOC,[b]Bob[/b]'s Handgun roll (45 / 2 = 22.5% skill), shooting at zombie's head, round 2: [dice]0[/dice] [b]Bob[/b]'s Handgun roll (45 / 2 = 22.5% skill), shooting at zombie's head, round 3: [dice]1[/dice] [b]Bob[/b]'s Handgun roll (45 / 2 = 22.5% skill), shooting at zombie's head, round 4: [dice]2[/dice] Zombie 1's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]3[/dice] Hit location: [dice]7[/dice] Damage from Bite: [dice]8[/dice] Zombie 1's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]4[/dice] Zombie 2's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]5[/dice] Hit location: [dice]9[/dice] Damage from Bite: [dice]10[/dice] Zombie 2's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]6[/dice] Sorry, [b]Sean[/b]. :cry: You do not get to try to Dodge on a round when you've already attacked. [b]Sean[/b], please roll Sanity for being bitten. Sanity loss is 0/1D10, so you lose no Sanity if you succeed or 1D10 if you fail. If you lose 5 or more Sanity, you must roll Idea. If you succeed at that, you go temporarily insane. If you don't go temporarily insane, you may act freely in the fifth round, or at least as freely as you can while being grabbed and eaten by zombies. Unfortunately, you cannot bring a long gun to bear when zombies are in your face, though you may use it as a Large Club. The base skill is 25%, with a -5% penalty for targeting a zombie's head in hand to hand. It does 1D8+db damage. Unarmed attacks are possible too, or you may use your knife (again at -5 if you target the head). You cannot flee as long as the zombie is grappling you. If you wish to use your action to try to break the grapple, you may instead make a Resistance Table roll pitting your STR of 15 against a STR of 14, so you would succeed on a 55 or less on 1D100. Succeed or fail, that would be your action for this round other than perhaps speaking. [b]Stephanie[/b], you may fire once if you wish, but if you miss, there is a danger of hitting [b]Sean[/b] by mistake. In that event, he will need to roll Luck.

[Silver Priest]

Sanity 34%,[dice]0[/dice] Possible loss [dice]1[/dice] Idea 55 [dice]2[/dice]

Terror floods through Sean as he is bitten. He knows it's over for him. But he keeps hold of his mind and focuses on the problem at hand. Dropping his rifle, he goes for his knife and aims it at the head of the one holding him down.

knife 48%,[dice]3[/dice] Of course now I succeed. :x Damage [dice]4[/dice] [dice]5[/dice]

It's a good blow, and goes right through the thing's head.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,That's good for a kill. That second Bite attack on you was a critical hit, so it does extra damage. I'll roll that now. Extra Bite damage: [dice]0[/dice] Also, I forgot to roll Sanity for [b]Erica[/b] for when she saw the zombies up close, so I'll do that now as well. [b]Erica[/b]'s Sanity roll (current level 70) for seeing zombies: [dice]1[/dice] Sanity loss: [dice]2[/dice] Idea roll (65% stat) to avoid temporary insanity - failure is good: [dice]3[/dice]

[dustakr]

Mr. Handy,[b]Stephanie[/b] would so much like to help [b]Sean[/b] now, maybe out of survivor guilt. can she make another attempt at zombies and shoot since they are engaged in fight with [b]Sean[/b] now. Maybe involve [b]DOC[/b] to delay lift off.

"Dr.Hausman We have to get him back on the chopper." Stephanie talks in panting voice.

[Mr. Handy]

At the landing site-
"Stephanie, no, it's too dangerous!" cried Erica. "Get in, we have to go now!"

Stephanie Bridges,You may fire one shot at the zombie's head now, which will be at half skill, so you'll hit on a 25 or less. However, if you miss, you may hit [b]Sean[/b] by accident. He would need to roll Luck in that case. A critical miss will automatically hit him, unless it's a Malfunction, which would jam the gun instead, or a misfire (1 less than the Malfunction number), which won't hit anything.

[dustakr]

"Did not mean to upset you, Erica", Stephanie looks at Erica in compose manner and reaches for the chopper to get in but before that returns Handgun back to Erica while thanking her.

[aine]

"We cannot bring him on board. You can try to shoot Sean in the head if you want to help him, to save him from a fate truly worse than death. He has given his life so that we have a hope of saving mankind; we must not squander his sacrifice, Erica, get us out of here!"
Dr Haussmann is white faced but stern as she turns away from the gruesome sight on the ground.

ooc,Nooooooooooooo!

[Mr. Handy]

10:13 AM
At the landing site-
"You don't have to tell me twice!" said Erica, who was nearly on the verge of panic. She had already disconnected the fuel pump, gotten into the pilot's seat, and shut the door, while Bob got into the co-pilot's seat. Erica started the engine, and the rotors began to gradually build up speed. She took back the pistol and returned it to her holster. "I'm sorry, Stephanie, I'm not upset with you. I was just worried for you. You're far too important to put yourself at risk, and Sean's already gone. I'm sorry, but he's going to become one of them. Maybe very quickly. I've heard what's been happening on the radio. But you did great out there! You managed to take down one of them."

Ten yards away, Sean rammed the blade of his survival knife through the eye of the zombie that had grabbed him. The tip of the blade poked out through the back of its skull, and its grip slackened. He managed to extract the knife and shove the corpse off of him while the other one tried to wrestle with him.

OOC,Zombie's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]0[/dice] Zombie's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]1[/dice] [b]Sean[/b], you may act again.

[Silver Priest]

Hyper focused, Sean tries to gut the other zombie with the knife.

Knife 48%,[dice]0[/dice]

In his excitement he just misses.

[Mr. Handy]

10:13:12 AM
At the landing site-
As soon as the rotors were spinning fast enough, Erica began to lift the helicopter off from the ground.

Sean and the zombie continued their hand-to-hand combat. So far neither was able to score a hit on the other.

OOC,[b]Erica[/b]'s Pilot Helicopter roll (77% skill) for takeoff: [dice]0[/dice] Zombie's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]1[/dice] Zombie's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]2[/dice] [b]Sean[/b], you may act again.

[Silver Priest]

Sean tries again.

Knife 48%,[dice]0[/dice]

And fails, much to his frustration.

[Mr. Handy]

10:13:24 AM
At the landing site-
The zombie finally managed to grab Sean and pin him to the ground. He could feel his ribs starting to give as its jaws lunged for him.

"I can't look any more," said Erica, focusing her attention on the sky instead as the chopper rose further. "I'm sorry, he's done for..."

OOC,Zombie's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]0[/dice] Zombie's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]1[/dice] [b]Sean[/b], you may attempt to parry the Bite attack on you with your knife, as it has a crossguard. To do this, please roll against your unmodified Knife skill. You may then act again, though if your parry roll fails, you will get bitten again first.

[Silver Priest]

In desperation, Sean tries to parry the attack.

knife 53%,[dice]0[/dice]

But he fails, and he screams in pain as he is bitten again. Summoning any strength that is left, he lashes out with the knife.

knife 48%,[dice]1[/dice] [dice]2[/dice] [dice]3[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

10:13:36 AM
At the landing site-
The zombie bit Sean in the right arm, causing even more agony. Sean managed to stab it in the head in spite of the pain, but his blow was weakened, perhaps due to his arm injury, and it was still moving. It began to crush him, and he could feel a rib crack. He probably couldn't survive much more of this. His one relief was that the helicopter was rising higher and higher, out of harm's way.

OOC,Hit location of Bite attack: [dice]0[/dice] Damage to [b]Sean[/b] from Bite attack: [dice]1[/dice] Damage to [b]Sean[/b] from Grapple attack: [dice]2[/dice]+[dice]3[/dice] Zombie's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Sean[/b]: [dice]4[/dice] [b]Sean[/b], you may act again. This will most likely be your last chance.

[Silver Priest]

Giving a feral cry, Sean puts all his strength into a last blow at this beast's head.

Knife 48%,I seem to recall that damaging the head at all weakens the zombie. If this gives me any sort of bonus I'll happily take it. ;P [dice]0[/dice] Well, guessing I don't need it. :o Not sure if damage bonus stays the same, but I strongly suspect none of this matters. Still, want to see how badly I kill it. ;) [dice]1[/dice] [dice]2[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,The zombie was slowed by that damage to the head, but that didn't matter, as it didn't really need to move any more. That is a critical hit, so it does a total of 4D4+4 damage, as the damage bonus gets doubled too. Go ahead and roll that extra 1D4 if you like. You only needed 1 more damage to the head to finish it off, but there's no kill like overkill.

[Silver Priest]

[dice]0[/dice]