OOC: Umm.. slight problem with the running thing w/ full D

SWD pg73:

A hero using the full defense maneuver cannot move at all,
however. He’s doing everything he can to fend off whatever
is attacking him. If he wants to move away as well, use the
Defend maneuver instead.

Oh and because he missed CB, CB gets a counterattack :)

16:18, Today: Charging Bear rolled 4,3 using 1d8+1,1d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 3,2. Fighting (+2 Gang,+1TMW,-2 Counter).
16:18, Today: Charging Bear rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1. Blue Chip.
Going to burn my last red chip to reroll my fighting roll.
16:19, Today: Charging Bear rolled 8,15 using 1d8+1,1d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 7,(6+6+2)14. Fighting - Red Chip.
16 vs 7 is a hit w/ a raise.
16:21, Today: Charging Bear rolled 5,4,1 using 1d8,1d6+2,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2,1. Damage (Str, Tomahawk, Raise).
10 vs 7 is a shaken

((OOC: Ah. Meant Defend maneuver...the one that adds +2 to Parry. That being the case, he needs to attempt to Unshake before he can complete his action.

23:47, Today: Itza-Chu rolled 5,10 using d8-1,d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 6,(6+5)11. unshake.

So his action is the same. he's attempting to Withdraw and is using the Defend maneuver. His current Parry is 11.))

The trio that Itza-chu is attempting to flee from all do their best to prevent the psychotic savage from getting too far away, but only Charging Bear manages to connect with his tomahawk.

OOC: First up Charging Bear
08:46, Today: Charging Bear rolled 15,11 using 1d10+3,1d6+3, rerolling max with rolls of (10+2)12,(6+2)8. Fighting (+2 Gang,+1TMW).
15 vs 11 is a hit w/ a raise!
08:46, Today: Charging Bear rolled 3,7,2 using 1d8+1,1d6+2,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,5,2. Damage (Str, Tomahawk, Raise).
12 damage vs 7 is a wound

Next is the totem
08:47, Today: Charging Bear rolled 4,5 using 1d8+2,1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 2,3. Totem Fighting (+2 Gang up).
Swing and a miss! Burn the totem's red chip to a +d6 to that
08:48, Today: Charging Bear rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2. Red Chip.
7 still misses w/ only 1 white chip left

And last but not least Jeb
08:51, Today: Charging Bear rolled 4 using 1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 2. Jeb - Fighting (+2 Gang).
Sadly he too misses

The blow from the Tomahawk, however, cuts deep into Itza-chu's leg, severing his tendon and sending him stumbling to the ground.

He snarls, then uses the spear as a crude crutch to get to his feet and continue hobbling away as fast as his feet can take him...but right now, he's no longer "swifter than any horse" and is just as fast as any normal man.

((OOC: 21:50, Today: Itza-Chu rolled 2,3 using d8-1,d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4. Soak! Fail. Itza-chu takes a wound and is Shaken, which lowers his Pace. Since being Shaken doesn't stop his movement, he continues his action. His Pace is down to 6 (he has the Fleet-footed edge), so he's easily reachable. However, he also has the First Strike edge, so if Charging Bear or one of his minions gets close enough to get into Melee with him, he gets a free attack. It's CB's action))

Charging Bear moves to try to get a better line of sight on the Strike but then decides to deal with Itza-Chu. "Puppet first, then the puppet master."

OOC: Moving around to get a better line then shooting the psycho!
11:02, Today: Charging Bear rolled 4,2 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2. Shooting.
Hit, no raise.
11:04, Today: Charging Bear rolled 12 using 2d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 4,4. Damage (+1 Gun, +2 Magic, +1 Grim, AP1).
12 vs 7 is another wound

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Totem follows Charging Bear's example and charges Itza-Chu!

OOC: Charging totem mean wild attack!
11:06, Today: Charging Bear rolled 8,7 using 1d8+2,1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 6,5. Totem Fighting (+2 Wild).
That's a miss... burn a white chip to reroll.
11:06, Today: Charging Bear rolled 6,5 using 1d8+2,1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,3. Totem Fighting (+2 Wild) - White Chip.
Still a miss and totem is out of chips. Ugh!

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Jeb comes running right after the totem, but he also misses.

OOC: 11:08, Today: Charging Bear rolled 7 using 1d6+3, rerolling max with rolls of 4. Jeb - Fighting (+1 Gang, +2 Wild).
Dice roller must like Itza-Chu

11:08, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: 5D using a deck of 54 cards. Initiative.

Itza-chu stumbles at the gunshot, and actually screams as the bear comes at him. He's quickly surrounded...

((OOC: There's only three GM chips left, and I have other fights to run, so Itza-chu is effectively out of chips now. He's now at 3 wounds.

Card for next round: 5C.

Charging Bear goes before him. Suck to be Itza-chu right now.

The Shrike, though, is gone, run away from the battle.))

Charging Bear seeing that the Shrike has flown the coop holsters his pistol and retrieves his second tomahawk before closing in on Itza-chu

OOC: The -2 MAP for holstering and fighting is made up for by the ganging up.
12:19, Today: Charging Bear rolled 6,3 using 1d10+2,1d6+2, rerolling max with rolls of 4,1. Fighting (+1 Florentine,+1TMW).
12:20, Today: Charging Bear rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2. Blue Chip.
TOTALLY forgot the off hand attack
12:29, Today: Charging Bear rolled 14,1 using 1d10,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of (10+4)14,1. Off Hand (-2 Offhand +1TMW, Florentine).
hit with a raise!
12:30, Today: Charging Bear rolled 5,4,5 using 1d8,1d6+2,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2,5. Damage (Str, Tomahawk, Raise).
14 damage should be another wound and drop Itza-chu to Incap.

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Charging Bear's totem continues to attack the crazed indian.
OOC:
12:22, Today: Charging Bear rolled 9,5 using 1d8+4,1d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1. Totem Fighting (+2 Wild +2 Gang).
Totem hits!
12:25, Today: Charging Bear rolled 7,2 using 1d12+6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2. Totem - Damage (Str, Claw +2 Wild).
That's a shaken... he's got hardy so its nothing.

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Jeb flails at the psychopath with the sickle but misses.
OOC:
12:26, Today: Charging Bear rolled 6 using 1d6+4, rerolling max with rolls of 2. Jeb - Fighting (+2 Gang, +2 Wild).
Miss

Itza-chu collapses under the assault, and lies there in a pool of his own blood, his unnatural vigor struggling to close the grievous wounds inflicted on him.

Charging Bear's Totem looks over the downed Apache.

"The puppet is down, the puppet master has won the day. We must leave this place now. We must be rejoined, and you must be returned to the world." She says, turning to the Native Son. "Come. Let us leave this foul place."

((OOC: 15:00, Today: Itza-Chu rolled 3,0 using d8-3,d6-3, rerolling max with rolls of 6,3. Regeneration. Fail. He remains Incapacitated. Since he's not dead, you can't count coup on him.))

The native son nods to his totem but doesn't move. His gaze shift to the fallen Apache as a murder darkens his eyes. "I cannot leave him here alive, not after all he's done, who he's hurt." His grip on the twin tomahawks tightens as he leans down to do what he believes needs to be done.

OOC: Unless the totem or Jeb is going to stop CB, he's going to end Itza-chu.

"How can you end him? His totem still lives, fueling his healing. Were to chop him into tiny pieces, he would find a way back together." The totem say.

"And besides that, wouldn't you prefer to turn him over to that Bounty Hunter what's been after you?" Jeb says. "And see him get hung for all that shit he did in your name?"

"I doubt he'll stay in custody long." grunts Charging Bear as he puts away his weapons and checks Itza-chu for any hidden weapons.  "Jeb get his spear." Once satisfied, the native son lifts Itza-chu into a fireman's carry.

OOC: Notice?
08:04, Today: Charging Bear rolled 1,10 using 1d6,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,(6+4)10. Notice.

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Jeb picks up the spear...and snaps it in half. "There. Ain't gonna be no good to anyone no more." He says. Given he'd probably been stabbed with it, his anger toward that weapon is probably well-founded.

Itza-chu also had a steel knife on him. Charging Bear is able to bind the Apache with rope from the altar where Jeb had been tied, and gag him, too.

The Grizzly leads the trio out of the thorns, away from the murder tree. "We must travel to a sacred place." She says. "There, we can perform the ritual of cleansing. It will remove the taint from your name and place it where it belongs. Once this is finished, Itza-chu will never again be able to hide his misdeeds behind your good name, and when you are restored with your true name, you will have the power to cause him lasting harm, even through Shrike still lives."

"What will that do for the law?" Jeb says. "Will he still be wanted?"

The Grizzly shrugs. "He will be absolved in the eyes of the spirits."

"That's not an answer."

"Mortals have their own mind. I cannot give guidance there."

Charging Bear trudges along with Jeb and his totem. As the other finish talking the native son say to Jeb, "Cantrell know's I'm innocent. He'll take this one in for the deeds, and my name will be cleared. Also the spirits have their own ways of influencing our world, and I've no doubt if this crazed fool tries this again very bad things will happen to him."

In reply to Charging Bear (msg # 195):

"Then we can begin." The Grizzly rumbles. "Fetch sage and sweetgrass, a shell from the waterside, a feather. We shall need these things for the ceremony."

((OOC: We'll run this as a Dramatic Task. The first part of the task is gathering the right materials, so draw a card and make a Knowledge (Occult) check for me. If you draw a CLub (and thus a complication), things will get weird.))

Charging Bear nods and goes about his 'task'

OOC: 14:07, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: 4H using a deck of 54 cards. Card.
14:08, Today: Charging Bear rolled 3,4 using 1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4. Know (Occult).

The Grizzly inspects the items Charging Bear brings to her, nodding in approval. Jeb brings forth some other items...a dozen cactus needles and a round stone.

"It is good. Now for the hard part. We will first begin with a cleansing. I will teach you my special song, which you will need to sing as you do this. Then, you will need to be tied to me forever. We will do this through scarification and tattoo, of myself, of you, and of the Apache. His will be the most difficult, as his flesh resists permanent marks. We shall use the ash from the cleansing for ink. Are you ready?"

With a slight nod, Charging Bear says "I am as ready as I can be."

OOC: Guess I need another card and to do another Knowledge Occult roll to continue this Dramatic Task!
14:02, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: 10S using a deck of 54 cards. Card.
13:59, Today: Charging Bear rolled 1,2 using 1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,2. Know (Occult).
I'll burn a red chip to reroll that
14:02, Today: Charging Bear rolled 3,5 using 1d4,1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,5. Know (Occult) - Red Chip.
That's a success.

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Charging Bear prepares the sage and Sweetgrass, weaving the plants into a braid. He sets the grass braid into the shell and sets it on fire, then uses the feather to direct the smoke. First he directs it over himself, letting the pungent sage smoke wash over him and carry his sins away. Then he does the same to the Grizzly, wafting the smoke over her with the feather. The wounds and sores on her hide seem a little less gangrenous and sour, though she's still clearly in pain. Last of all, he flicks the feather at Itza-chu, who glares at him and strains against his bonds.

Making the ink out of the ashes turns out to be the hardest part. He has to make the ash and water mixture just right. Too thick, and it gets clumpy and is of no use. Too thin, and the ash ink will just dribble away. He has to burn all the sage and sweetgrass he brought to get enough ink.

The next part of the process is shaving a small patch of the Grizzly's hide and then using the cactus needle to make the painstaking dots the tattoo requires. This isn't a task he's had much practice with...he wouldn't want to harm his totem further.

((OOC: That roll will cover learning the song and performing the cleansing. Now for the Tattoo and scarification.

First, draw a card to check for Complications. If no complications show up, make a Smarts check at -2 to mark the Bear with the proper symbols. If a Complication DOES show up, well, I'll get to that.))

The shaving was relatively easy, it was the tattooing that was the more difficult task. The native son takes his time but doesn't waste time as he has a feeling that  there are things lurking.

OOC:
11:48, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: 10D using a deck of 54 cards. Card.
Woot! Now the hard part
12:04, Today: Charging Bear rolled 1,6 using 1d6-2,1d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+2)8. Smarts (-2 GM mod).
No raises but that'll do unless you say otherwise.

When the tattoo is finished (after several hours, or at least it seems that way...), Charging Bear pauses and examines his work.



Not bad. Now he needed to do the same to his own skin.

((OOC: Draw a card to check for complications. Then, make a Vigor check (-2) for this next bit of work. If successful, you get another success but suffer a level of Fatigue from Bumps and Bruises. If you fail, you still suffer the fatigue, but the tattoo is horribly botched and you'll need to make another Vigor roll to avoid getting ill from the ink. If a complication occurs...well, I'll get to that.))

A slight nod acknowledging the work is all Charging Bear gives as he looks at the tattoo he's produced. Without much ado he goes about replicating the tattoo upon his forearm.

OOC: Alright another card
08:34, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: KS using a deck of 54 cards. Card.
Woot! Now that Vigor @-2
08:35, Today: Charging Bear rolled 11,3 using 1d8-2,1d6-2, rerolling max with rolls of (8+5)13,5. Vigor (-2 GM mod).
With a raise!

The inking process is long and painful, and the skin around the tattoo is puffed and swollen by the time Charging Bear is done, but he's able to work through the pain. Once he's done, he feels amazingly cleansed, as if a terrible weight had been lifted from him.

((OOC: Sweet! That's 5 successes altogether. What that means is you've passed the Dramatic Task challenge.

You lose the Cursed Mysterious Past and the Bad Luck hindrance that goes with it. You gain the Knack (Spirit touched--Bear) edge (you gain a power you can activate with a Spirit roll, though you have a limited number of Power Points) and the Elan edge (+2 bonus to rolls you spend Fate Chips on, including Soak rolls and rolls with Red or Blue chips added to the total). Because you're Charging Bear, you also gain the Trouble Magnet (Major) Hindrance from Last Sons (at least Once per session, the character experiences trouble of some sort).

The last part of the ritual is figuring out how to make a mark on Itza-chu that won't fade. Draw a card to check for complications, then make a Knowledge (Occult) roll (-2) to try and figure out what you need to do next. Remember that you have a Fatigue level.))

The uplifted feeling makes Charging Bear smile. "Now to finish this ..." mutters the native son as he turns his attention to Itza-chu.

OOC:
13:44, Today: Charging Bear rolled -1,5 using 1d4-3,1d6-3, rerolling max with rolls of 2,(6+2)8. Know (Occult) -2GM, -1 Fatigue.

I'm thinking a tribal style tattoo of the Shrike would be a good idea.

((OOC: And the card, to check fro complications?))

OOC: Opps!
13:58, Today: Charging Bear drew the single card: 5S using a deck of 54 cards. Card.
Safe ... for now

What power and how many power points does this knack give?