Lukas hadn't exactly shared the townsfolk's joy over the 'generosity' of Middenheim when he heard the crack like thunder in the air.  He didn't really see the bottle smashed, nor knew from what direction the noise came from.

"Down Hans!" he cried, instinctively trying to pull himself and the other man to the ground.  (At least the urgency clarified a decision on the name of shopkeeper for Lukas...)

On the ground he instinctively reached for the handle of his hatchet.  It would probably be useless against the kind of weapon that was discharged but he kept his body low and his eyes scanning all-around.

(OOC: 15:38, Today: Lukas Kohl rolled 58 -- 1 degree of failure using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 44.  Perception Test Int 44.)

19:36, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 40 using 1d100 ((40)).

As the shot rang out Edgar did the only thing he could think of, he grabbed the two children he'd been talking to, one in each hand and pulled them down against one of the buildings covering  them with his own body to protect them

at the same time he pulled his belt from around his waist and fished a stone out of a pouch readying his sling in case he saw something or some one to shoot
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Fyodor knows his firearms and the Kislevite veteran looks to the East. From the angle and sound the shot must have come from there, on the other side of the River Taub. That was the part of Untergard that had been sacked by the foul beastmen and their allies but enough ruins were high enough to let a marksman take a spot. The ruined coaching house for instance. In fact Fyodor thought he saw the briefest sign of movement as whoever (or whatever) it was scurried back into cover.

Not that he had time to look for long as something else caught his eye - and everyone else's eye.

Everywhere civilians were panicking, trying to rush from the square. The twins Edgar had pushed to safety wailed for their parents. Hans (and it probably was Hans) looked white with fear as he lay belly down on the cobbles. Father Dietrich was calling out: "Women and children get back to safety!"

The two watchmen in the square - the others must be at their posts at the gates on the northern side of the town - have drawn their swords but are hemmed in by the fleeing crowd and and seem momentarily caught.

Captain Schiller was moving to help a pregnant woman who was in immediate danger of being trampled. The watch leader appears unharmed by the shot but for yet another stain on his beleaguered uniform. "The bridge!" he roared, "secure the bridge!"

All of you find yourself looking to the bridge over the River Taub and then you catch a glimpse of horrid figures running across it's span towards the Ackerplatz.

You see four men - or what used to be men. The attackers are vile mutants, bearing horrifying deformities. The first attacker looks almost like a Beastman, covered in thick fur and with horns sprouting from his forehead, yet his face is still all too human. The mutant next to him has grotesque, slimy tentacles in place of arms. Behind them approach two more Chaos-spawn, one with a pig-like snout instead of a nose, and another with a glaring red eye in the middle of his forehead. They are all armed with axes and clubs, and running at full speed towards the panicked townsfolk.

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OOC:

Roll for Initiative all (Agility+1d10) but don't post any actions just yet.



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22:42, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 44 using 1d10+40.  Initiative

It only took a second for everything to change.  Pandemonium ensued following the gunshot but it was the cry of Father Dietrich that shocked him into action.  He scrambled quickly to his feet, clutching his axe in his right hand instinctively.  Bodies rushed towards him to escape from whatever was coming but Lukas instead of fleeing pushed against the tide until he saw what horror was crossing the bridge...

"Ulric's beard!" he cried, and then, with a fury of the wolf Lukas began to run towards the monstrosities on the bridge....

At one time Lukas would have run away and hidden, at one time he would have looked after himself and got out of the way.  But now, they had to face this evil head on for if Untergard fell where else could he possibly go?

"If you're not armed, secure yourself indoors NOW!" he shouted into the air, as if he were Captain Schiller himself, "...and if you are armed get into these bastards before they cross the bridge!"

He held aloft his axe high above his head and charged across the bridge aiming to meet the nearest mutant head on.

(OOC:  Don't know if Lukas can get close enough with his charge, but if he can here is a failed roll to attack!
20:48, Today: Lukas Kohl rolled 41 using 1d100.  WS 33.)

Edgar stood and shouted at the twins to run for cover as he turned and quickly moved forward.

As he did so he started swinging his sling over his head as he came closer to the others he let the stone fly towards one of the mutants (1)

13:23, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 61 using 1d100.  Ballistic attack sling target 41.

Edgar's stone wings through the air but whistles over the head of the horned mutant, clipping off the stone of the bridge and spiralling with a splash into the cold waters of the River Taub below.

Lukas races forward and sets foot on the bridge proper but the enemy are still too far too reach him. The mutants themselves lope along reaching the middle span of the bridge, close enough for the charcoal burner to see the wild look in their eyes and the flecks of foam coming from their snarling mouths.

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OOC:
Updated Map:



Jocelin, Harkrim and Fyodor you guys are up! :)
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The dwarf spat and grabbed his axe before moving towards the bridge. But with his short legs it would take a moment before he could get there. He quietly hoped the fight won't be over by the time he arrives by the bridge!

OOC: Harkrin would run towards the enemies, though he's pretty confident he won't be able to engage any of the mutants anytime soon...

Fyodor walked with long strides towards the corner pillar, takes aim and then almost trips over the halfling Edgar as he pulls the trigger. His arquebus fires but the shot goes wide.


OOC:
07:14, Today: Fyodor Fyodoreski rolled 89 using 1d100.  BS 30.

"Pfarrer, get the peasants to safety!" Jocelin said as she let go of the priest and hustled towards the foot of the bridge weaving through the fleeing crowd.

As she moved, she began her incantations to prepare her mind to touch the warp and channel the Winds; the air around her shimmered and her robes seemed to move with her from one position to the next without traveling through the intervening space.

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OOC:
Half-action: move 4 squares towards Fyodor.
Half-action: move 4 squares towards Fyodor.

quote:

Half-action deferred to Round 2:
Channeling

15:14, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 35 using 1d100.  Channeling - Success target 43.

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OOC: You can move four squares in one half action.

Technically Channelling and casting a spell cost a half action each so if you want to Channel, cast a spell and move you'll have to use a Fortune Point (see pg. 135 of the rulebook.)

You don't need to declare which spell you use until after you've rolled Channeling.

The crack of Fyodor's shot echoed around the Ackerplatz, causing a few startled heads to turn in the Kislevite's direction. Unfortunately the shot missed it's target, embedding itself it the bridge stonework.

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OOC:
Round Two!



Initiative as before - Edgar and Lukas first, then the Mutants, then Fyodor, Jocelin and Harkrin.

Not wanting to get in the big man with the gun again Edgar stepped onto the bridge and stood by the railing. He loaded another stone and swung it round his head again



21:49, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 78 using 1d100.  ballistic attack sling target 41.

Lukas, possessed by an almost irrational urge to stop the mutants continued to charge at the foul creatures crossing the bridge (OOC: Mutant 4).  As he ran he could see the hate and hear the snarl of the chaotic scum but he could also hear the commotion of the townsfolk and the watchmen behind him.  As his feet met the stone of the bridge he felt a sudden awareness of overexposure and a fear that he was rather too close to the band of mutants than he would like!

(OOC: For narrative purposes I think it would be strange for Lukas to stop his charge so he will carry on.  Worryingly, it looks like all four could be on him in the next round which could lead to a short adventuring career for Lukas.  I'll use the failed WS roll earlier for when he meets mutant 4.

EDIT: 09:56, Today: Lukas Kohl rolled 7 using 1d6+3.  Damage (+3SB).)
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Once again Edgar's sling shot goes wide, clattering away against the cobbles.

Lukas's heroic charge brings him into direct contact with three eyed mutant and his hatchet strikes the hideous creature in the side of the head - not a fatal blow but hard enough it gives an all too human wail of pain and the left side of his face is suddenly masked in red blood.

The charcoal burner has only moments to register his success as the snouted mutant comes barrelling towards him snorting like a swine, a stout cudgel in hand. The snouted mutant misses with that attack but Lukas's momentary distraction allows the injured mutant time to launch a savage attack of it's own with a battered sword, no doubt captured from a fallen Imperial. This assault lands a blow on Lukas's left arm though the angle of the blade is off, only nicking the limb rather than biting deep.

Ulric or Sigmar must be looking out for Lukas as the ferocious attack of two mutants leaves Lukas with only a light wound to his off arm! Of course the fight is not done yet...

The other two mutants ignore the fight and continue loping across the bridge, hungry for other prey.

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OOC:

11:24, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 4, rolled 6 using 1d6+3.  Damage.

11:23, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 4, rolled 24 -- 2 degrees of success using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 51.  All Out Attack against Lukas.

11:21, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 3, rolled 67 -- 1 degree of failure using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 51.  Charge Attack against Lukas.

Map update:



Summary of Round Two so far:

Edgar's sling shot misses.
Lukas Charges and successfully wounds Mutant #4.
Mutant #3 Charges Lukas and misses.
Mutant #4 makes an All-Out-Attack against Lukas and wounds him.

Mutant #1 and Mutant #2 make two Moves each.

Wounded
Mutant #4: 4 Wounds.
Lukas: 2 Wounds

Harkrim, Fyodor and Jocelin can act!

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From her vantage point at the foot of the bridge, Jocelin saw Lukas charge headlong at the beastly mutants. Such heroism cannot be unaided!

The air around the Apprentice began to shimmer and bend as she incanted and opened her mind to the Winds. From her belt she drew a small dart and cupped it in an upraised palm. Speaking a final incomprehensible word her hand lowered, but the dart stayed aloft! Hovering for a moment, it sped forward before vanishing into a prism of unreality...

... reappearing close by to the horrid mutant traveling even faster and thrusting itself into the creature's chest with a sickening thlurk.

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OOC:
Half-action: Channel
15:14, Yesterday: Jocelin Herzog rolled 35 using 1d100.  Channeling - Success target 43.
[preserved from yesterday]

Half-action: Cast Magic Dart
09:05, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 7 using 1d10+2.  Cast Magic Dart - C#6.

09:08, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 6 using 1d10+3.  Damage - Magic Dart.

Fyodor calmly slung his rifle over his back and unsheathed his mighty halberd known as a Berdysh. The weapon itself is a 2 foot axe-blade attached to a 5 foot wooden shaft. Even in the hands of the large warrior, the weapon looked huge.

In one fluid motion he draws the weapon, agilely spins it above his head and then takes up a position to receive the mutants charge.

He stares at the oncoming foe charges over the bridge, his mental state switching to that of survival. The years and years of fighting have only improved his will to survive and he has no intention of dying to these two mutants.

"We stay together, we survive." he says to the people near him.


OOC:
Pack away the arquebus and then draw the berdysh and prepare to receive any charge.
Fyodor has Dodge Blow and will attempt that if he gets it in the next round.


 

"Wait... for... me..." Harkrin puffed as he ran towards the approaching mutants.

OOC: If he can get there, Harkrin will take the post two squares down from Fyodor and prepare for the charge. He has Dodge Blow and will attempt to avoid any damage before striking back.

The mutant with horns and fur who might almost be thought a beastman himself save for his human face staggers under the magical dart conjured by Jocelin. He shrieks in pain and there is a horrid smell of singed fur and burning tin from the mix of magic and mutant but he keeps coming nonetheless.

From behind you you hear a thin cheer from one of the townsfolk at your defence of the bridge. While none come rushing to your aid the panic is starting to fade and perhaps in a moment or two help will be on the way.

Perhaps.

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OOC:

I've slightly moved Jocelin's position to make more sense.

Map update:



Summary of Round Three so far:


Wounded
Mutant #4: 4 Wounds.
Mutant #2: 3 Wounds.
Lukas: 2 Wounds

Edgar and Lukas can act!

though EdgaR had his club hooked to his belt he decided that fighting from a distance was the better idea and loaded his sling, just before he did he gave the missile a kiss for luck and and whirled it over his head before letting it fly towards the same mutant on the bridge he'd tried to already hit (1)





21:11, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 24 using 1d100.  ballistic attack sling target 41


21:13, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 13 using 1d10+3.  damage

Ulric's fury


21:16, Today: Edgar Stoutfoot rolled 57 using 1d100.  ballistic attack sling target 41

No extra damage :(

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Lukas backed up slightly towards the wall, he didn't want to cut off his escape route but felt a little more comfortable fighting two mutants when they couldn't get behind him.  Alas, despite the fury of his first attack his caution made him ineffective as the swing of his axe was more to push the mutants back than get a cutting blow to one of them.

(OOC:  Taking up a Defensive Stance (half action), Standard Attack (half action) - feels sensible when fighting two opponents, and he gets the parry option if a blow gets through?

21:21, Today: Lukas Kohl rolled 60 using 1d100.  WS 33)

Edgar's sling shot at last finds it's mark. The bullet sings through air before striking the tentacled mutant with astonishing force on the shoulder, above the point where normal human limb was replaced by writhing grey-green tentacle. All of you hear an awful crack and the mutant shrieks with pain. A streak of blood and a yellowish ichor dribbles from the mutants shoulder.

Despite the pain (or maybe drawing on it) the altered figure runs across the western span of the bridge and flails at Fyodor - only to miss him with the axe gripped in it's right tentacle.

Nearby the horned mutant charges at Harkrim, an evil looking club in it's hand. The attack is a canny one and might have hit if it wasn't for Harkrim's experience in gaol brawls. The dwarf is hardly fast yet he steps to the side on instinct, allowing the mutant to miss him and near overbalance.

The last two mutants cornering Lukas have better luck that their brothers. The three eyed mutant draws a jagged line across the charcoal burner's chest while the snoted mutant grunts in glee as his cudgel slams into Lukas's arm.

Lukas hears and feels something break as his entire left arm becomes a twitching mass of pain...

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OOC:

21:43, Today: Game Master, on behalf of Lukas Kohl, rolled 65 using 1d100.  Critical Hit.

21:38, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 3, rolled 11 using 1d10+3.  Damage.

21:38, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 4, rolled 10 using 1d10+3.  Damage.

21:38, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 3, rolled 15 -- 1 degree of success using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 31.  Attack Lukas.

21:37, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 4, rolled 29 -- a simple success using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 31.  Attack Lukas.

21:37, Today: Game Master, on behalf of Harkrin 'Klinka', rolled 7 -- 1 degree of success using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 24.  Dodge Blow.

21:36, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 2, rolled 50 -- a simple success using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 51.  Charge Attack against Harkrim.

21:35, Today: Game Master, for the NPC Mutant 1, rolled 87 -- 3 degrees of failure using the Warhammer Test system with a target number of 51.  Charge Attack against Fyodor.


Map update:



Summary of Round Three so far:

Edgar severely wounded Mutant# 1 with his sling.
Mutant #1 Charged Fyodor but missed.
Mutant #2 Charged Harkrim and hit but Harkrim successfully dodged.
Mutant #4 severely wounded Lukas with his sword.
Mutant #3 critically wounded Lukas with his cudgel.


Wounded
Mutant #1: 10 Wounds.
Mutant #4: 4 Wounds.
Mutant #2: 3 Wounds.
Lukas: Critically Wounded

Lukas takes a Critical Wound to his left arm:

Arm is now a dangling mass of bloody meat. Anything held in this hand is dropped (excepting a shield). Blood loss is such that character has a 20% chance of dying each round until medical attention is received. Test at the start of victim’s turn each round. Use the Sudden Death rules for any further Critical Hits on this opponent. If he survives this combat, he must make a successful Toughness Test or lose the arm from the elbow down permanently.

Jocelin, Harkrim and Fyodor can act.

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Jocelin maintained her connection to the Aethyr and her robes began to float ever so slightly, as if the pull of gravity didn't fully bind them.

Her incantations continued, but she saw the mutant's club crush his arm and she shouted, "LUKAS!" involuntarily -- a gust of wind that touched only her blew her hair and her skirts backwards -- but she grimaced and continued channeling the Aethyr: again holding her palm up, empty this time, but when the prism gates appeared between her and the mutant, an iridescent dart manifested and struck another blow.

Jocelin allowed her mind to fully inhabit reality, and her robes suddenly hung normally from her body. "LUKAS, RUN!!" she shouted.

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OOC:
Half Action: Channel
17:31, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 66 using 1d100.  Channel Skill Check - Target 43.

Half Action: Cast Magic Dart
Target Mutant 4
17:34, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 9 using 1d10.  Magic Dart - CN 6.
17:34, Today: Jocelin Herzog rolled 7 using 1d10+3.  Magic Dart Damage.

The kislevite saw the mutants hit the other guy across the bridge and knew from experience that person was in trouble.
Despite the blood and screams of the man, Fyodor calmly stood his ground and watched the tentacled beast lunge against him and missing.
With a loud war cry "YPA!"and just at the right moment he swung the mighty berdysh in a wide arc towards the tentacled mutant but the blade goes wide above its head.

OOC:

Parrying stance and one attack.
Mutant has -10% to parry a Fast weapon.

20:51, Today: Fyodor Fyodoreski rolled 71 using 1d100.  WS - 36 - reroll, didnt see it was a D20 last.




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"Har... die... you... bastard." Klinka breathed heavily and swung his axe at the nearest mutant.

08:22, Today: Harkrin 'Klinka' rolled 30 using 1d100.  WS 50 attack.

08:24, Today: Harkrin 'Klinka' rolled 4 using 1d10+3.  dmg (SB:3).