Ivan heaved himself out of the car, glowering. His knife darted out, slashing at two of the Vikings.

The Vikings are lightly scratched by the blade, although one of the cuts could develop into something more serious later.

OOC: Ivan needs a card up, and Void needs to decide if she's doing anything. One of the Vikings may be looking her way.

Void cocked her head and looked at the scene before her. She had noted a propensity for...violence, amongst the Born but this represented her first experience with it. She was intrigued and decided to join the others in defending themselves against the 'Vikings'.

Void seems to vanish for a second, only to reappear outside the van standing next to Johnny. A quick touch on his shoulder gives him hope and energy and a sense of power.

OOC: Your Storm Knights will realize that Void's touch transferred a Possibility into Johnny.


Recap of Hero Action
Johnny cuts down one Viking, reducing the total to 4. Jacob tries wrestling another Viking, who escapes but at the cost of twisting his elbow (for Shock damage). Ivan scratches two other Vikings. Case uses his psychic powers to mimic Johnny's swordplay techniques. Finally, Void slips out of the van and refreshes Johnny's Possibility expenditure.

Vikings will post their turn. The summary of damage and cards will appear at the end of their post. If people want to use the Seize Initiative to keep the current card, let me know. If not, I'll flip a new one.

Each Viking attacks one of the Storm Knights. Void's movements make her the odd one out who doesn't get targeted this round.

vs. Case:
Case manages to copy Johnny's melee weapons skill just before a sword comes swinging for him. Instinctively, he raises his lizard spear to deflect the Viking's sword, causing a scratch (2 Shock) instead of something worse.

vs. Ivan
The Viking manages to score a hit vs. the soldier's superior skill, but that same skill manages to keep the effect to minor pain (1 Shock).

vs. Jacob
This Viking scores what would be a serious blow to a living target, but against Jacob it's negligible (1 Shock).

vs. Johnny
Seeing his buddy get cut down causes a hint of hesitation in his attack, causing him to miss entirely.


19:10, Today: Viking Raider rolled 12 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Jacob.
19:09, Today: Viking Raider rolled 16 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Case.
19:17, Today: Viking Raider rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max ((1)).
19:09, Today: Viking Raider rolled 19 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Ivan.
19:08, Today: Viking Raider rolled 2 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs Johnny.

Recap Round 1
Case (0/3 Wounds 2/13 Shock) 3 Adds in Melee Weapons for 3 rounds
Cards in Pool

Title:	Second Chance
Description	Immediately reattempt a failed test. The new result replaces that failure.
	This can be played after a Mishap, preventing that effect.

Ivan (0/3 Wounds 1/7 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Action
Description	Add +3 to the total of your test.
	You may play this card after learning the result level of the test but before applying its effect.

Jacob (0/3 Wounds 1/8 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Adrenaline
Description	Add +3 to the total of a single Dexterity or Strength test, or a skill test based on such attribute.
	You may play this card after learning the result level of the test but before applying its effect.

Johnny (0/3 Wounds 2/8 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Coup de Grace
Description	Play to add 1 Bonus Die to your successful attack's damage.
	You may play this card after seeing the results of other Bonus Dice earned (including other Coup de Grace cards).

Void (0/3 Wounds 0/11 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Hero
Description	Play this card as a Possibility.
	You may only play one Hero card per test, but you may spend it in addition to regular Possibilities and/or a Drama Card.

Card for Round 2

Title:	Seriously?	Dramatic Skill Resolution	Critical Problem
Standard:	V -/H -	Dramatic:
Approved Action:	Any Multi-Action	Additional?:	Tests for the Critical Problem have additional -4 penalty

Ivan and Void should put a card into their Action Pool. Anyone who wants to Actively Defend should do so now. Once defenses are decided, I will process their next round of attacks.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:41, Sun 27 Mar 2022.

No AD

In reply to Viking Raider (msg # 40):

No AD

No AD.
I 'colorised' a card when I made my post, should I also not it in Ooc?
('Action' for completeness).

That's fine; I just missed it. Maybe a reminder after the post that you did would help. I am editing the previous post to show the Action

The Vikings continue the assault.

vs. Case: The training Case picked up from Johnny for a time again saves him from potential major injury, deflecting a gut shot into a strike to the side. (+2 shock)

vs. Ivan: A lucky swing from the Viking connects, but the stab vest prevents penetration (+2 shock).

vs. Jacob: The strike was on point, but not very powerful. The vest deflected most of the blow. (+1 shock)

vs. Void: The Viking that struck Johnny last time sees Void bolstering him and decided she was the more relevant target. The momentary lapse of focus caused the blow to swing wildly, missing entirely.

14:43, Today: Viking Raider rolled 1 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Void.
14:43, Today: Viking Raider rolled 17 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Jacob.
14:42, Today: Viking Raider rolled 39 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Ivan.
14:42, Today: Viking Raider rolled 11 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Attack vs. Case.
14:50, Today: Viking Raider rolled 1 using 1d6, rerolling max.  Bonus die vs. Jacob.
14:50, Today: Viking Raider rolled 5 using 1d6, rerolling max.  Bonus die vs. Ivan.

Recap after Villains actions in Round 2
Case (0/3 Wounds 2/13 Shock, +2 Shock soakable) 3 Adds in Melee Weapons for 2 more rounds
Cards in Pool

Ivan (0/3 Wounds 1/7 Shock +2 Shock soakable)
Cards in Pool

Jacob (0/3 Wounds 1/8 Shock +1 Shock soakable, -1 Shock after taking action)
Cards in Pool

Johnny (0/3 Wounds 2/8 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Void (0/3 Wounds 0/11 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Card for Round 2

Heroes may now act. There are still four active Vikings.

In reply to Viking Raider (msg # 45):

"Screw this!" Jacob snarls. With one action he draws his whip from his coat, snapping and lashing out at three of the armed warriors.

OOC-spending a possiblity and my adrenaline card to hit 3 vikings. Got a damage total of 19 against 3 of them. Which should be 1 wound 2 shock.

Regenerates 1 shock.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:38, Mon 28 Mar 2022.

The 28 final die roll gets +9, 3 targets gives a -4 Multi-target penalty, and Adrenaline adds +3 for a total of +8 to the Melee of 10 gives 18, just enough for a bonus die on each. This would be rolled separately on each target, but since even a 1 on a bonus die is enough to defeat them, I won't bother. There is now one Viking left, who may not have enough time to contemplate his life choices.

Battered a bit by the Viking, an arc of flame emerges from the young man's hand to splash against the the raider.

OOC

02:46, Today: Case Morrow rolled 8 using 1d20.  pyrokinesis.

so 14 to hit no bd....so 2 shock.

Willpower into pool.

In reply to Gamemaster (msg # 47):

Occ-placing Adrenaline into my pool.

Do I get a card draw because I used a multi action?

No, because Multi-Target is different from Multi-Action. Multi-Action involves actions using different attributes (Taunt and Attack, for example) as opposed to the same action done to multiple targets.

Johnny is not accustomed to using his words in these situations, but the tableau speaks for itself. "You have one chance. Drop your weapons before I take them From your corpse," he says menacingly.

The Viking is visibly rattled.



12:31, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 20 using 1d20.  Intimidate (Unskilled)
8+7=15 vs 10, Viking is Very Stimied.

Pooling Second Wind

His face a peculiar mixture of pleasure at a good fight and indignation that the dared to hurt him, Ivan lashed out, but got nowhere.

Void took advantage of the wild swing, ducking underneath it. Then she rolled under the open van door and popped back up. When the Viking turned to continue the attack, Void slammed the door into him, knocking him down and sending him back a couple meters. The Viking, seeing he has been overpowered, fades into the shadows.


12:51, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 3 using 1d20, rerolling max
12:52, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 18 using 1d20+3, rerolling max.  Hero Card (Trick). +5 Bonus

11 Trick +5 Bonus =16. Outstanding vs. trick defense 6.

This message was last edited by the GM at 04:23, Sat 16 Apr 2022.

With the Vikings dispatched, it is a simple matter to put out the flaming carts and clear the street. The trip continues and turns onto Amager Boulevard on the way to City Hall.

Just after turning onto Amager Boulevard, the van is rocked as though a boulder had struck its roof. Ten toes attached to two ugly feet are seen wiggling over the roof. Two trolls, with feet and toes like those hanging off the roof, cheer wildly and encourage: "Ride 'em, Urk! Go! Go! Go!"

Combat from the Vikings is over, but the scene is still in effect, so cards are back in your hands. However, since there is no combat yet, cards may be played and traded from the hand.

As the driver of the van, Johnny will need to make a Difficulty 14 land vehicles test to keep the van from crashing. If he succeeds, then he engages in a contest with the troll on top of the van (land vehicles vs. unarmed combat, troll has 13 skill). Others can attempt things after we find out if the van has crashed.

At first Johnny tries to use his weight to shift the van as he would with his preferred motorcycle, but a memory of a lifetime he still isn't sure was his shifts his hands and feet into a maneuver he once watched on...a vidscreen? He pushes all other thoughts and memories aside as the one thing he is certain of in this situation comes out of his mouth:

"When driving in combat, attention must be maintained on task."

21:18, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 9 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Possibility:.
21:15, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 16 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Land Vehicle
LV 11 + 9 = 20 for Good Result

Case grabs the 'oh my god' handle as he notices the troll feet outside the window.  "Ew...nail fungus!"

Urk squats on the van as though he was riding a surfboard. The other trolls cheer him on mimicking surfing motions.

The troll has rolled a 12 on Unarmed Combat. Johnny will need to make a Land Vehicles test to keep the vehicle's speed. If he gets a Good success, he can dislodge the troll, but if the Troll gets a Good success the van will stall out.

18:44, Today: Troll rolled 9 using 1d20, rerolling max ((9)).

"we may have to fight soon." Johnny says.
17:30, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 12 using 1d20, rerolling max with rolls of 12.  And I mean it! (Possibility).

17:29, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 3 using 1d20, rerolling max with rolls of 3.  Not trolling around .

Total 13

Johnny manages to keep the van going for the time being, but Urk reacts by putting his right foot onto the hood. The shift in weight threatens to tip the van forward into a reverse wheelie. Urk's friends are noticeably impressed.


21:25, Today: Troll rolled 30 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Unarmed Combat Contest (13 base).
21:25, Today: Troll rolled 1 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Bonus for 10. Total die roll: 31 (+10 bonus)
Unarmed Combat 13 + 10 bonus = 23. Johnny will need at least a 19 to keep the van straight. If he fails, the back wheels will leave the road, stalling the van out.