OOC Either way works for me. As for giggling you werent the only one Ethan. My bigger concern is getting the group back together and moving onto some more crunchy plot.

I understand the value if getting the party back together again too. Of everyone else wants to cut this combat short, I won't complain.

I would like to play out the action, but if you want to summarize it and wrap it up, I'm okay with that.  However, I must warn you not to deny the lady her climax.  That could be a good way to be murdered.LOL
I'm kind of disappointed no one has said anything about Jason's music.

1st Round, 2nd set of Initiatives

Doc holds his aim steady at the priestess and waits for her peak out again.

Kalista watches anxiously from a distance. She witnesses the temple doors (both of them) being knocked wide open by her husband's powers.

The cowering priestess words a statement in an unfamiliar hissing tongue.

Jason unloads another blast of water from his TW shotgun at his target's chin. The monster flinches as the trigger is pulled and gets hit in the shoulder instead. 20 more damage taken

Arulas has been holding his position, ready to strike at the two vampires who rush at him. They are not dodging either, their mistake. That damage stat is 1d6 x10, not 1d6 +10, right? Both priests take 50 points of damage. His psi-sword strikes for two devastating slashes. The vampires counter with a grasping claw attack and a bite, but both are rebuffed by the cyberknight's parries.


INITIATIVE CHART
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DOC 26
KALISTA 22
priestess 21
JASON 20
priest C 20
priest D 18
priest B 15
ARULAS 13
priest A 12
secret character beta 8
ETHAN 1
secret character alpha 1
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:16, Thu 12 July 2018.

With quick pump of the water shotgun, Jason moves towards the vampire he had just shot.  With a powerful thrust, he attempts to drive the barrel into the bloodsucker's sternum just before unleashing a blast of water pointblank at the heart.
He then steps back to defend himself against retaliation.

02:28, Today: Jason Damien rolled 6 using 1d6.  ×10 HP.  60 HP.
02:28, Today: Jason Damien rolled 15 using 1d20+2.  Called shot with water shotgun.  Into Heart
02:28, Today: Jason Damien rolled 18 using 1d20+4.  Called shot to chest as blunt object.  Over Heart.

That last post was incomplete. It was a sort of I'm getting interupted-post what I've got now or lose it-situation. I didn't mean to exclude you, Ethan.

Jason gets attacked by the other two priests, both dwarves. The priest who has already taken damage from Jason's shotgun makes a merely wild slash with his claws. He seems less threatening somehow, and his eyes glow with less intensity. His slash comes so short that there is no need to even attempt a parry.

The other priest flanks to Jason's side and makes a more serious effort. Even with the edge that his sixth sense gives him, Jason is unable to parry this determined attack. Both claws gash at Jason's armor. 25 mega-damage

Ethan sees his blast knock the temple doors wide open. His eyes meet with those of Kalista for only an instant. Then, the noise of combat draws his gaze back to immediate dangers.

Kalista sees Ethan inside the temple. Then, with a yank, her wrist is grabbed. Valentina is attempting to actually drag the Sea Titan into the fray.

Lastly, Geraldo finally gets involved. With his chain unhooked and ready, he swings a silver weight at one end towards the only vampire which has thus far actually inflicted any damage, the priest clawing at Jason. The chain swings and wraps around the monster's neck, entangling it's target.

Kalista will fight against joining the fight.

Jason takes the claw attacks to his side with a pained grunt, choosing to ignore that priest over the one he faces at the moment.  He presses the attack, pushing the barrel of the shotgun forward into the vampire's chest as he works the pump action and fires another point-blank blast.  However, just as he fires, he stumbles slightly....

08:39, Today: Jason Damien rolled 29 using 1d20+9.  Automatic parry.
08:39, Today: Jason Damien rolled 27 using 1d20+9.  Automatic parry.
08:38, Today: Jason Damien rolled 4 using 1d6.  ×10 HP.
08:37, Today: Jason Damien rolled 6 using 1d20+4.  Point-blank shotgun blast.

Seeing his wife resist being moved to the temple doors, Ethan decides she must not understand that they are under attack. He activates the built in loud speaker of his NEMA issue helmet and cranks it to the maximum volume of 80 decibels. "Vampires inside the temple! We are being attacked by vampires!"

Doc continues to wait for a shot at the priestess.

INITIATIVE CHART
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DOC 26
KALISTA 22
priestess 21
JASON 20
priest C 20
priest D 18
priest B 15
ARULAS 13
priest A 12
secret character beta 8
ETHAN 1
secret character alpha 1

How exactly is Kalista resisting the efforts of Valetina?

The priestess peeks out from behind cover and is punished for it by crispy headshot. The priestess responds with super-human agility, avoiding the first shot. His second bullet manages to clip her as she disappears again behind her cover. Roll damage for 1 bullet, please.

Jason released another blast of focused water from his weapon. The vampire opts to turn and run. It dodges well enough avoid a punch but not a shotgun. This vampire is not missing all flesh from his torso leaving only a spine holding him together. he is in full retreat.

Both of the opponents attacking Arulas continue to press their own attacks, trying to overwhelm the Cyber-Knight. If his bonus to parry is +12 or better, he successfully parried both. If not, one claw strike gets through.

Arulas cuts at them both again, dealing less damage this time, but the vampires definitely look weak now.

I'm out of time, folks. I'll have to finish this tomorrow.

Kalista Will passively parry and dodge without making overt attack.

Jason fires another pumped blast of water into the back of the retreating vampire, hoping to see it fall in two pieces.
Spineless bloodsucker!
14:05, Today: Jason Damien rolled 4 using 1d6.  ×10 HP.  40 HP.
14:04, Today: Jason Damien rolled 12 using 1d20+2.  Shotgun blast.

   Arulas grunts as a claw strike rakes his armor. His psi-sword slicing a finger off as the vampire's hand moves a little to slow.

+11 Parry are you kidding me! Lol.

 He responds with a new flurry of blows on the pair on him. However he elects to form a second sword to maybe end this that much quicker.
Gonna have to sit down and redo the numbers for Arulas.

Doc curses as his first shot just misses, but the second finds a home in the side of the priestesses head.

10:25, Today: Doc rolled 15 using 5d6.  silver bullet damage.

Me: Hey everybody, GM Zaboem is back!

voice in the wind: nobody caaaaareeesss

The priestess shrieks in pain, more from the painful sting of silver than from the damage inflicted by the shot Doc made.

The final Dwarven priest is the one caught in Geraldo's chain. It turns its attack towards the Dwarven captain. (This is the vampire who seems slightly different from the other in his eyes.) As Geraldo gathers his chi for a powerful kick, the vampire lunges at him. Geraldo attempts a duck but is caught by the fiend's wicked claws. Geraldo's blood erupts from the Dwarf's flesh.

It turns out that the Warrior Monk's abilities do not include anything that becomes MDC protection like in Ninjas & Superspies. Also, a superior quality Dwarven ball & chain grants no bonuses to parry. I had previously stated that Geraldo was bare-chested, and he just took a mega-damage attack to that bear chest. That's too bad because he was just about to inflict a ridiculous amount of damage using his Spirit Strike. We're going to use the Hit Location and Damage Chart from Page 359. Somebody roll percentage dice with no modifiers to determine what Geraldo the Grouch is losing. If he survives, he'll finally have something to complain about.

Ethan projects his warning, amplified by his suit's loudspeakers. "Vampires inside the temple! We are being attacked by vampires!"

Kalista witnesses an immediate reaction. The crowd gathered outside of the temple panics and screams. Apparently, they know enough English to understand what is happening.

END OF 3RD SET OF INITIATIVES

Jason sees the vampire priestess run.  But, he also hears the squelchy strike against Geraldo and sees blood fly into his field of view.  He turns, sees the downed captain of the guard, and the vampire looming over him.
STOP THE PRIESTESS!, he bellows as he pumos and fires a blast of water at Geraldo's enemy.  And nothing comes out, but a single, falling drop....
16:17, Today: Jason Damien rolled 3 using 1d20+2.  Shotgun blast.  Natural 1.
15:37, Today: Jason Damien rolled 90 using 1d100.  Request by GM Zaboem.

n sees the bystanders immediately rush off in all directions. “I guess the do understand at least some English,” he thinks to himself as he turns to go back inside and assist the others. He didn’t wait for Kalista to enter for he felt certain that now that his lady wife and cyber-knight errant, knew of the vampires inside, she would be quick on his heels. No, he needed to return as quickly as possible to aid the team.

If Ethan arrives back inside in time to see Geraldo be struck by the vampire’s claws, he will slap a force field dome around Geraldo to prevent the vampire from doing anymore damage to the dwarf. The dome will have 200 MDC



Today: Ethan rolled 68 using 1d100.  determine what Geraldo the Grouch is losing.


PS I didn't see that Jason had rolled until after I did.

The vampire actually cut through Geraldo's abdomen and the claw exited out his back. The vampire pulled the blood-drenched claw free as Geraldo collapses in front of him. Even Ethan can not heal that.

INITIATIVE CHART
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DOC 26
KALISTA 22
priestess 21
JASON 20
priest C 20
priest D 18
priest B 15
ARULAS 13
priest A 12
secret character beta 8
ETHAN 1
secret character alpha 1

At this point, some of the characters are using up their final attacks per melee.

Doc is still waiting for another his shot against the priestess, right? This is what I will guess unless a different action is posted.

The priestess remains hidden.

Jason fires a quick blast at the retreating vampire. The blast shears away most of it's flesh from it's back and the back of its head. The monster falls to the ground but continues to move, crawling into the shadows. Jason quickly pivots his shotgun towards his next target, the vampire who just felled Geraldo and shouts his warning.

Arulas sees both is his own opponents turn and run away from him. They are running in the opposite direction that Jason's target was running.

The only uninjured dwarven priest is standing before the falling body of Geraldo. With Geraldo's chain still around his neck, the monster gives into a frenzy and drops to its knees while opening his fanged mouth wide.

My wife is home. I'll get back to you guys later in the evening.

Arulas lunges and slashes at the retreating vampires.

I thought that Arulas was already using two psi-swords. That is why I was giving him two attacks every time his initiative came up.

With great speed, he slashes wide and catches both of his opponents in their backs. The taller of the (formerly a human) collapses and falls to the ground. The shorter (the dwarf-shaped vampire) staggers away towards the shadows, his head nearly severed at the neck and holding on by only bone and ligaments.

Ethan can see Geraldo collapse. His small dome force field smacks the hungry vampire in its surprised face.

In reply to GM Zaboem (msg # 107):

Per initiative round I get 7 actions. If I am dual wielding I get 14.

Is Arulas pursuing his opponent or turning to fight a different target?

OOC that is correct sir.

  It seems that the others have the issue well at hand. So pursuit would be best I think.

Ethan had seen enough death during his time as a NEMA soldier before his being flung into the far future, to know that Geraldo was gone. He didn't have to be an expert in Dwarven biology to realize that amount of blood loss, tissue and organ damage, meant the dwarf had likely been dead before he hit the ground. There was nothing, not his skill as a doctor or his new powers of healing, could do to change that.

What Ethan could do, was run toward the murdering vampire that had killed the dwarf, while creating a form fitting force field around himself.


OOC - Technically two actions and if allowed, that will use up all of my actions for this melee. The body armor force field has 200 MDC